Hour 2: Better Together?

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The 2024 NFL draft heads to Detroit GPE, and it's time to see who gets the job. Caleb PERSON is a unique in special talent throwing the football. And what sets them apart. The Heisen Trophy winner is Jaden Daniels PERSON. All of the greats were hired here.

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Full throw by the homes.

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See who gets the job.

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Are you the rubber?

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The 2024 NFL ORG draft begins Thursday, April 25th on ESPN, ABC, and NFL network.

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Dakota Prescott isn't the only Cowboys ORG seeking a new deal.

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All-Pro C-D. Lamb, Zach Martin will be unrestricted free agents after next season, while Micah Parsons is under team control through 2025.

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Jerry PERSON, could you please talk to me about the current roster?

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Thanks.

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Doc PERSON has enjoyed in his career that we're proud of,

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some of the best supporting cast that you could put around him.

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And to move forward, we're going to have to diminish that.

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That's the fact. That's the rules. We're very proud of our personnel, very proud of this roster. We're very, very, feel good about the promise of the team that we're going to have this year with this roster. We feel great about what we've been in pre-agency.All in. All in. All in. We're all in with these young guys coming on.

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Okay. I just want to make sure I got this straight before I come to you, R.C. So essentially he's saying that he's put incredible teams around Dak Prescott PERSON, but he's no longer going to be able to do that for Dak PERSON to get paid, essentially, right? So Dak PERSON's now going to be in a position where he's not going to have the talent around him?

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What did you do? You know, Molly PERSON, I think that you did a great job of trying to translate that. You know what that felt like? That felt like when you're watching the UFC and the Brazilian NORP fighter winsand they bring in the translator, and the Brazilian NORP fighter talks for a long time, and the translator goes, he's very happy to be here.

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But did you feel like, RC, the question is, are you buying what Jerry PERSON's saying, but I just

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need you to break it down from me one more question because I can't help it.

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I felt like that was a low-key shot at DAC ORG in some capacity.

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Well, one thing he said that was puzzling was he needed, he thought that there was more growth for Dack PERSON. Dack PERSON is what he's going to be. Last year, Dack was a top three MVP candidate. Last year, Dack was the quarterback that led his team to the NFCE championship. He's not going to be more than that.There is no watching him play this year and saying to yourself, I'm more sure of who Dack Prescott PERSON is than I was a year ago. To me, you're saying you're comfortable moving on from Dack Prescott PERSON. You're comfortable with Dack Prescott PERSON being an unrestricted free agent. There's no trade clause, right? And there's also no opportunity to tag Dack Prescott PERSON. So you're saying is we're going to let him test the market the same way you would do a Kirk Cousins PERSON, the same way we've seen that throughout his career.So to me, it is almost Jerry Jones's admission that Dack is a good quarterback, but Dack can't win us a Super Bowl EVENT. And if he can't win us a Super Bowl EVENT, I'm going to stop building teams around him. Because when you look at what this team has done this off season, it's a fireable offense for any GM. Your question. To not add any pieces, to not get Dax PERSON deal done, to not work on getting C.D. Lam's PERSON deal done, and to lose the starters that you have lost, along with the defensive coordinator, you're not trying to build the team that could compete,along with having a lame duck head coach. Well, listen, he's been the owner of the Cowboys, and in the last 29 years, they're not trying to build the team that could compete, along with having a lame duck head coach.

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Well, listen, he's been the owner of the Cowboys, and in the last 29 years, they have not played an NFC ORG title game. That's what you need to know. Three decades, he has not played an NFC ORG title game. And name me another owner in a sport in football where the owner holds a press conference the day before the draft.I don't want to hear from Jerry Jones PERSON. I'm a cowboy fan. I don't want to hear from him. I'm not a cowboy fan. I don't want to hear from him. I'm not interested. And listen, the problem that the Cowboys ORG have is the Cowboys are trying to win a Super Bowl EVENT,paying a quarterback, $55 million a year, who's the 12th or 13th best quarterback in the league. I was looking at it the other day. We love Stroud PERSON. You got, you know, Burrow and you got Mojoms and you got Allen PERSON. You got to put Aaron Rogers back in the mix. Certainly you have to, you know, Lamar Jackson, you know, Cousins, you got, you know, Burrow and you got Moehmus and you got Allen. You got to put Aaron Rogers back in the mix.Certainly you have to, you know, Lamar Jackson PERSON, you know, cousins, you can make an argument. Stafford PERSON, Love, golf. I mean, go on and on and on. So you're trying to win a championship with a quarterback who, if I'mnot mistaken, can somebody look it up with me, is you making $54 million a year?

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He's a 55. $55. I'm a cap. Cap hit. Cap hit. Cap hit. $55 million. I'm a half. Cap hit. Cap hit. So he is.Second in the league behind the Sean Watson.

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What is the cap?

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About $2.50?

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Two third.

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What are the number?

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It went up a ton this year.

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It went up $30 million.

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$30 million?

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Yeah.

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So let me get this straight.

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We are paying a quarterback who never wins in a playoffs.

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We're paying a quarterback $55 million a year to be the quarterback for a team

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that's a sixth of your

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that's a fifth of your payroll

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for crying out loud

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with an owner

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who all he likes to do

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is do press conferences

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who's had a list of coaches

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should I give him to you Dave Campo Wade Phillips Chang Galey I love Jason Gary he had a job there for lifelet's be honest like 10 years Mike McCawthy is not Tom Landry PERSON. I mean, and he fired Jimmy Johnson. How about he look at himself?You know, and I'm the reason why we stink. I've been here for three decades. We've won nothing. I had Jimmy Johnson's All-A-Fame WORK_OF_ART coach. It took forever to put the Ring of Honor stuff around him. We fire him. I gave Prescott PERSON a fortune. He's not that great.So how about him taking a couple of hits once in a while? He's done a lousy job at the ownership situation.

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Interesting. Be fair.

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By the way, the cap's 255.

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You're paying him one-fifth of your cap the quarterback.

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He's not working.

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25.5.4 increase of 30 million per team.

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Here's the bottom line.

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Jerry Jones, my buddy, has done a horrible job this offseason.

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My buddy.

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My buddy.

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My leader buddy. Horrible. My Libre PRODUCT buddy.

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Horrible. Dereliction of duty. I don't know. All I know is that they go out to drink and they have lunch and they have dinner. I don't know anything else that the front office for the Dallas Cowboys have done this offseason. And let's just go through the names because it's got the names here.Okay. You lost the left tackle in Tyron Smith PERSON, okay? You lost Gallup. You lost Pollard, you lost two defensive ends, including Dante Fowler, you lost two defensive tackles, including Jonathan Hankins PERSON, you lost Stefan Gilmore. You don't remember.You digs got hurt. So he's coming back, but he's coming back from a devastating season and an injury, okay? And you lost Stefan Gilmore, because you lost Geron Kurses PERSON, the safety spot as well. So you lost all of that stuff. You missed out on getting Derek Henry PERSON, and I'm big on that one.That's the big one to me. And here's the reason why. Derek Henry PERSON helps you in a multitude of ways, not just running a football, not just being a bell cow, but also taking the ball out of the handsat Dak Prescott PERSON a little bit so you don't put the pressure on him to have to make plays for you, not to mention moving the chains so the defense can, they don't have to come and save the day because we know they weren't capable of doing that. Now, you've got to sign CD Lamb. You probably should sign Michael Parsons PERSON instead of waiting,and obviously you got to take care of Dak Scott PERSON. I don't know what the hell the Dallas Cowboys ORG are doing your lawyer defensive coordinator who's not a head coach in the nation's capital. All right. And Dan Quinn PERSON, I'm just looking at them right now and I'm saying, damn, I know I like to troll y'all, but what I resent is that you're making it too easy.I really, really need you to make it suspenseful. I really need you to be able to lie to the football fans out there in Dallas and make them believe you got a chance before you're plummet.

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Nobody believes that right now. We're looking at what they're doing and we're saying this is not good enough.

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We know from Jump Street WORK_OF_ART this ain't going to be good enough. And I resent that. I like to be tough.

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I just don't know. I don't know like every offseason you should set a list of priorities. And in setting that list of priorities, the list should be set by how do we get closer to winning a championship? The Dallas Cowboys have done none of those things. And so I agree with Doggy PERSON and this. Like every time we hear Jerry Jones PERSON speak, nothing he says matters because we're lookingat your inactivity in the all season. We're looking at you not fielding a team that has an opportunity to win the NFC ORG. And every year, for the last three decades, we've sat here and analysts have sat here, and we've talked about what the Dallas Cowboys ORG have done to move closer to that. And I agree with you. Every year it at least feels like they tried.And now in the year that Jerry Jones PERSON says that he is all in, he's done absolutely nothing. And then when asked why he didn't do anything, he says it's because I believe there's more growth I need to see out of my quarterback. He said, and then he said to see out of my quarterback. He said, and then he said that he's an option quarterback. He brought it back to 1995 Tommy Frazier in Nebraska GPE.We don't know if he going to give the dive. We don't know if he's going to pitch it. We don't know if he's going to keep it. I believe it's because they don't know, Stephen A. They don't know, Molly PERSON.

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They don't know bad, don't. Because now they have to pay Dack PERSON. Dack PERSON has all the leverage. But you guys are only focusing on this past year. And I feel like this off season, to Mad Dog's PERSON point. And Stephen A, no one trolls them harder, Cowboys ORG fans.He's got a point. We're talking about three decades. So, like, is Jerry Jones PERSON the problem there?

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Absolutely.

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I mean, I don't think we've ever, I don't think anybody's ever ignored the fact that Jerry Jones's PERSON decision-making as a GM and as an owner has played into the inability to win championships.

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But the Dallas Cowboys ORG aren't the only team that hasn't won a Super Bowl in the last 30 years. They're the only team that we talk about this much. They're the only team that continues to make headline. And they're also the team. But they've also been in

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position to. Well, let me say this. Let me say this. Come on. I don't think so. Because you brought

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this up before. Dad has caught it. Let me educate the public about something here.

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Remind the audience. the average NFL ORG team is worth more than $5 billion. The Dallas Cowboys are worth over $9 billion. The Dallas Cowboys

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have been absolute masters spanning back to the 60s at Steely Headlines ORG. You know, they made

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sure they're the ones that's going to be playing on Thanksgiving Day. We still ask, why you got to play every Thanksgiving Day? But it makes sense because obviously where they go, ratings go. Even when they stunk up the joint, the ratings are there. So we get it. And why do we not talk about Jerry Jones PERSON? Let me tell everybodyin the world why we don't talk about Jerry Jones PERSON. The same reason we don't talk about most owners because they ain't firing themselves. Usually when we're talking about an executive,

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we're saying, what the hell are you doing? It's time for a change. But we can't do that. Usually when we're talking about an executive, we're saying what the hell are you doing? It's time for a change.

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But we can't do that. How do we know that? Do you think that Nick PERSON fans, maybe not at this particular moment because things are going well, but do you think that Nick PERSON's fans,how many years we wanted to get rid of Dolan PERSON? But you know what? You ain't going nowhere because he ain't firing himself.

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But you don't need to fire himself, but you could delegate those responsibilities

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to someone more competent. He has tried to delegate those things.

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His son.

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No, Molly PERSON's going in a different direction than I'm going.

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I'm simply saying, yeah, he could delegate the responsibility. But the point is, the reason why you don't lament but so much when it comes to him, because you know you can do nothing about it, it's futile, because he's not going to relegate himself. He's not going to do it. Just like you doing radio for years with Mike in the Maddor, How many times you go crazy about something George Starnbrner PERSON did it? But most of us loved it.Like George Stenbrner was going, oh, George Stambraynman PERSON, he needs to shut up. He needs to delegate to responsibility to other people. He doesn't need to be so hands-on so heavy. And guess what? He ignored it. I don't give a deal.Derek Gene PERSON, I don't want to. Listen, man, what do you? You part of the night? Don't you need to be at the ballpark right there? Don't I need to be doing it. They made it into a damn commercial.No crying out loud. Because George Simon PERSON didn't give a damn. And it ain't about the name on the back of the jersey. About the name on the front of the jersey. And oh, by the way, oh, Ryan Clark, you're going to play for the Yankees ORG. Shave your face.Shave your face. Think about that.

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But you know what? He didn't care. And we lamented it, but ultimately we ended up shutting the hell up. You know why?

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Because it wasn't going to change, but they wanted the 90s. They weren't that way in the 80s. Right. But they wanted the 90s. You know, I mean, I'm just saying, owners, you don't talk about them but so much because you know it's nothing you can do.

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I think the other part of it is, too, though, you're talking about some of the rules and regulations of how you're supposed to move around the building. Jerry Jones PERSON makes decisions that actually affect the play on the field.

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And I do believe that's why it's to Mad Dog's PERSON point. He has to consider himself a part of the problem. And it's also okay to bring him up as a part of the problem because even if he's not going to fire himself, he has to realize that he's as much to do with their inability to win a up as a part of the problem. Because even if he's not going to fire himself, he has to realize that he's as much to do with their inability to win a championship as anybody is a part of the organization.

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And I'm just saying, talk about him all day.

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Talk about him because he deserves it. No doubt. He's making those decisions. But he's not going away. Well, they're not going to win it. There you go.You know, I know that. I do know that.

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He's not going away. So, Maddo PERSON, what's the answer? I tell you my first answer. I'm letting Prescott PERSON walk. He's not going to be my quarterback. I'm not spending $60 million on him.He's the 12th best quarterback in the league. And you can argue 10, 11th. He's in that category. I'm not spending $60 million on the 10th, 12th best quarterback. I'll spend it on homes. I'll spend it on Rogers. I'll spend it on Burrough PERSON. But if you have nobody to spend

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it on Doggy PERSON, do you, are you willing to get worse than him at the quarterback? Well, I'm going to

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have to, that's the good point. I'm going to have to suck it up for a while until I get somebody

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else who's cheaper. And I let Cooper Rush PERSON play for a little while, who served a couple

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years ago. He played decently. He's a decent backup. And then I will spread the money around and

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when you are paying the

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quarterback one fourth

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or one fifth of your salary cap

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and the quarterback is not a

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quote unquote, Hall of Famer,

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and he isn't. You're in big trouble.

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I will say this. I'll say this probably. You know this better

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than me. There are members,

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even members of the Dallas Cowboys and obviously guys in the league not specifically about Prescott PERSON, but lament what quarterbacks are getting paid. Yeah. Because it's automatic that these guys get this amount of money,the Daniel Jones PERSON of the order.

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How significant is the difference? It's very significant. It's very significant. I understand the most is on their shoulders, but why is that?

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Why are they getting so? Because coaches and them will tell you that, you know what, our quarterback, if our quarterback is right, this is what he could do for the franchise. So because of that, you need this is where you need to invest your money. And the owners have bought into that. And the league is board into that because look at the experience.

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You need a line.

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You need weapons.

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You need a defense.

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It's because if you don't have a quarterback, you don't have a chance. That's right. And that teams, no team wants to take a stand and say, just because you're, you need a defense. It's because if you don't have a quarterback, you don't have a chance.

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That's right.

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And that teams, no team wants to take a stand and say just because you're up next,

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that doesn't mean you should be paid the most.

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Patrick Mohn's should be the highest paid quarterback in the league every single day,

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every single year until you retire.

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But a team won't step up and say no.

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Setting the market.

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Yeah, and you're right.

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And it's just based on timing.

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And that's why you.

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Timing. That's exactly.

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Timing.

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It needs to be talent.

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Book it now.

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Next quarterback of the Dallas Cowboy should do or Sanders PERSON.

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And that is what's going to happen. You want to make it worth more than $9 billion?

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Deon's kid. Dion PERSON said there are certain places he will not go. Why not let him go home? Fair.

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He's been taking a lot of points, but they got to save him. Good Lord. He was sacked about 52 times last season.

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I mean, it got so bad that Dionne PERSON pulled the sins. I got to look out for him. He's still my son. I mean, I know I'm a football coach, but he's my son, too. I got to protect him.Brought to you by the Capital One Venture card. Earn unlimited double miles on every purchase every day, and you can use those miles on any travel purchase. Plus earn unlimited 5x miles on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One ORG travel. Your next trip is closer than you think with the venture card from Capital One ORG. Terms apply. See Capital One.com for ORG details.

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Hey, hey, I'm Molly Karam and thanks so much for listening to the First Take WORK_OF_ART podcast. You can now stream the most MLB games on DirecTV ORG without a satellite dish. Yes, catch the clutch hit, strikeouts, grand salamis, web gems with nothing on your roof. So whoever's up there, whether it's roofers, Santa, birds, old-time chimney sweepers, moody teenagers, thrill-seeking raccoons, you name it, they won't find a satellite dish, but you will find yourMLB games on DirecTV ORG. That means DirecTV is your home for baseball this season. Root, root, root, with nothing on your roof. Yes, stream your team. Call 1-800 DirecTV or visit directtTV.com to sign up today. Claim based on the total games carried on sports networks. Sports availability varies by zip code and requires choice package. Thanks much for listening to the first take pod. Have a fabulous day. Oh, it's time for a quick take. Here we go. The NBA released a two-minute report for the next stunning comeback victory over theSixers on Monday night. In the report, they ruled that Tyrese Maxie was fouled twice before ultimately turning the ball over and that Nick Nurse PERSON should have been granted a timeout before the ball was imbounded on that pivotal play. SA ORG talk to your girl.

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It's nothing different than what I said. The Tyrese PRODUCT got mugged. I was a few feet away. I was about three feet away. He got mugged. No question about it.Should have been foul called against the New York Knicks ORG. They definitely got away with one. No doubt about it. And the last two-minute report coming out to confirm those things only exacerbates the agitation that the Philadelphia76s are clearly feeling I don't blame them one bit. But in the end, they're still down too old. They don't get to get that game over. They're going to have to answer the call in Philadelphia GPE.

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Can I say something here?

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Of course you can.

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Number one, Larry Mitz two free throws.

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Number one.

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Number two, do not let Hartnstein PERSON get an offensive rebound. Okay, simple as that. He doesn't get the offensive rebound, and that's a disaster. You win the game. I understand. You're sitting there.I can see you. I can Steve PERSON. You're a Steve. Steve can see you. I guess, Steve. Steve took and Wimbledon with Johnny McEnroe PERSON. Wasn't doing that. He was right there.

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You see Johnny Mack PERSON right there.

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Anyway, get the offensive rebound if you're filled it out for you. So they're going to lament. The fans are going to scream and yell. You sort of built your own nest. Lowry PERSON misses their free throws.They had a loose ball in the middle of the court, and the Knicks got it and gave it a Brunson to make the three. It's sort of a combination.

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But it's not that simple, doggie. If you call the foul, likelihood is that maxi hits at least one of those free throw, and the game's over.

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Well, they got to vote.

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They were just a two-point game.

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Okay, I got you.

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But the point is that still no, okay, you got to hit both.

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But you win, you hit one at least, which I'm willing to bet money you would have, okay?

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And at the very least, it's overtime.

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If you find yourself in a situation where to hit the three, so it's got a point.

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I didn't get to properly appreciate the outfit.

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What a phenomenal.

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What a beautiful.

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It's nice and phenomenal.

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It's not one of those that you're going to happen on.

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It's just, it's the way you're wearing it on television. You know who always brings it? It's this guy as well.

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That's right.

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Joe Ford PERSON.

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Oh, Joe PERSON, he's in the house.

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What's up, Joe PERSON?

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Joe PERSON, I just want you to know you should be so proud of me. I have officially collected on the show, not in De Niro PERSON, but in gifts. So I now have shoes that I beat from him last year that I got in a bet, and I officially got my bag from Shannon PERSON. So I'm collecting. And you know what? I'm not a gambling addict, so I'm just going to stop right here. I'm going to stop right here,

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why I'm up. Yeah. How do you feel about that decision? Not only is that elite handicapping,

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Molly Carrow PERSON, but it's got to feel so much better.

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Rather than taking it from a bookier sports book to get into the pockets of those two.

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It's got to feel to leave it. When I unwrapped the Gucci bag, I was like, oh, Molly PERSON, keep bending on yourself, kid. You know, it was a good moment.

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Now, I had the Wizards a year or so ago as an over. They lost the last game of the year. They lost to Houston GPE. And he told me before the year, take them. They were a lock. And I took them and I lost.And he never paid me the money.

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I never won. I didn't bet doggy. I didn't bet Doggy.

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Number one.

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And number two, I never, to me mentioning the Wizards ORG as a lock for anything, stop it. That is a lie. He came to me and asked me, what should I do? What should I do? I said, if Bradley Bill PERSON is healthy enough, they will take the over. And Bradley Bill went down in the last 10, 15 games.

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All right, Joe PERSON. He's so busy. Rousseau PERSON, so busy. We didn't even do it with Mike Check today. Like, Joe PERSON, how you doing? It just starts with, hey, I got hockey plays.I want to run him by you. What do you think of the Maple Leafs ORG?

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This is how you do TV. Oh, this guy. This guy. You got to watch him with the wallet. All right, Joe, you have a futures bet involving Stephen A's Knicks ORG. Could you please explain to me what's happening here?

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So you can bet the over under on the total amount of games played in an NBA ORG series. Right now, the over under for Nick Sixers is five and a half. Will we see it go to six games or more? That'd be an over, fewer than five or fewer games. That would be an under. I would bet the over, even though it's a two-oh series.Stephen A, you might get angry because you're a Knicks ORG fan, but this is good news for you. It means we see that pretty mug court side again at MSG game five. Not a sweep. Put you back in the spotlight, which is where we all like to see you. I won't be good. Roll players, as we you back in the spotlight, which is where we all like to see you.

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I won't be there. Role players, as we all know. I will, Joe PERSON. Roll players, as we all know, better at home than they are on the road. Nick's role players have come to play. Hartnstein, Devencenzhenzo in game two, Deuce McBride in game one. Sixers ORG' role players, nowhere to be found. Led by the $40 million man who has been completely worthless in this series get a rebound at the end of the game pay for the salary but that's neither here nor there at the moment sixers come to play their four and a half point favorites in game three i see them winningthat game price will be adjusted let's lock it in now over five and a half total games that's a

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very good play i think the three games will be close i'll give the sixers two of the three he's right

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i go over too well listen i don't blame you guys for going over. I mean, I would be inclined

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to, but I just sensed that the New York Knicks can steal one in Philadelphia GPE. And it won't be game three in all likelihood, but could they steal game four? Yes. And then they got to come back to the guard of the game five. And it ends there. But they could lose game five at home too.

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The Knicks ORG are spotty at home at time. Fair enough. Fair enough. Joey Joe. I love you, Steve PERSON. Go ahead.Give me something else.

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Can I speak?

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Yeah, oh, sorry. Oh, that's okay. No, I'm just wondering. Okay. He in Boston tonight to take on the Celtics ORG. What do we like there?

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This is going to be a tough one, all right? It's not going to be an easy watch. So for Doggy, for Stephen A PERSON, you're getting a little extra heart medication here because we are going to take the heat plus the 14 and a half.

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Huge number to cover. Huge number to cover when the total is projected to be a very low scoring game. Look at the total. It's 203 and a half. This is going to be the 84th Celtics game of the season. This will be the lowest total of any Celtics game this season by six and a half points.It's hard to cover 14 and a half when it's projected to be a low scoring game. Game one, Boston shoots 45% from deep, 7% above their season average. We'll get a little regression there. Game one, Miami shoots 32% from deep, 5% below their season average. We get a little positive regression there. Backdoors wide open.It's not going to be easy. Heat cover the 14 and a half.

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I like that, too. And plus the heat played Friday night, Sunday afternoon, a couple days off. You and I will play that tonight.

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I don't believe that's going to be the case. I'm not taking the heats and the over. I think the Celtics ORG are going to cover. I think the Celtics are going to be the case. I'm not taking the heats and the over. I think the Celtics are going to cover. I think the Celtics ORG are going to blow them out. Now, let me say this to you. The only potential hiccup that can lead to you guys being rightis if they're running away with it, they bench their starters.

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And they get separate points. Exactly. Which was similar to what happened the other night. That's it. Other than that. That's part of the bet, Steve PERSON.

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I'm saying that's not going to be happy.

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I think the Celtics walk away with a 20.50.

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Not going to be easy.

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20 point.

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Okay.

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Yeah.

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NFL ORG draft?

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Yeah, that's give me something else. Are you going to, do you get in on the draft?

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Do you do action in the draft?

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Maybe he's motivating.

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Go ahead.

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Okay, let's get motivated, folks.

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For your motivation. The NFL draft starts tomorrow. What do we do here, Joe PERSON, to make it, you know, exciting for doggie? Best thing to bet. This is the best thing to bet because it's got predetermined outcomes. You just got to stay ahead of the news cycle.The bookmakers, this is a rare opportunity where they're on the back heel. They're trying to stay on top of what Schefter PERSON's saying just like you are. If you're first, though, if you can connect the dots, if you watch the domino's fall, you can put yourself in a good position. Look at a guy like Jaden Daniels number two overall. That's a long story.Doggy, this is for you. I know you don't like him. J.J. McCarthy, under five and a half for his draft position, so we need him to go in the first five picks. I know you don't like the guy, but at four and five, Arizona and the Chargers ORG, those two teams are open for business.The Giants ORG have made it very clear. They're interested in a quarterback. Maybe it's a smokescreen. Maybe they're trying to induce a trade up so that Marvin Harrison PERSON falls to them. Who knows? But between Minnesota and needing a QB, Denver at 11, Raiders at 12, 13.Secret teams, Saints ORG maybe get involved. Seahawks ORG get involved. I think someone's going to come up. Supply versus demand. McCarthy goes into top five. Yeah, Seahawks ORG get involved. I think someone's going to come up. Supply versus demand. McCarthy goes into top five.

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Yeah, it's a very interesting bet. Will somebody trade with the Chargers or Arizona to steal McCarthy PERSON? That's a very, very interesting bet. I would probably take that. I would go under five and a half. That's a show you are good at this.You know that? That is sharp. That is a good thought.

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I don't believe anybody's going to take a chance with J.J. McCarthy on the top five pick. I think it's career suicide. And I'm not saying that to knock J.J. McCarthy PERSON in any way as if I don't believe he has the potential. I do believe he's a champion.He's a national champion. Went undefeated last year. There's something to be said for that. I'm saying because of what picks mean to NFL ORG executives and how it can serve to define their career. I don't think you take that kind of chance.You look at Ryan Pace in Chicago and how he passed on Mahomes and Sean Watson for Mitchell Dubitsky PERSON. He may never get another job as a leading executive in the NFL ORG again after that decision. I think it's too risky and I think NFL executives are too scared to do what Joe PERSON said.

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You go over. Joe, if I would like to make some money during these NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, NFL ORG draft, all of the above, baseball, where could I find more of you in your expert analysis?

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Where could I get more Joe PERSON? Talk to me. Just a first class, first class setup right there. Thank you very much. Carlin versus Joe today, noon to 3 p.m. Eastern on ESPN Radio ORG. We'll be in Detroit. We'll be rocking and roll in the next two days. ESPN, bet live, live from Detroit, Thursday, Friday, 4 p.m. Eastern.

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I'm going to see if I can play a little blackjack in the casino in between commercial breaks. Let's see if the producers allow it. Why don't you go down to Greak Town and have some good food after two? All right? Hey, I'm Molly Karam and thanks so much for listening to the First Take WORK_OF_ART podcast. Have you ridden an electric bike yet?Well, you need to check out electric e-bikes today. The number one selling e-bike in America, two things stand out that bikers love about electric. Number one, the majority of their models come pre-assembled so you don't need to be a bike savant to ride them. Number two, Electric wants to empower riders to more exploring time outside on their bikes. So they've made range a priority. Long-range batteries allow riders to hit typically around 65 miles of range for up to 150 miles on some models. Bonus, electric ORG has purposefully priced their bikes to beaffordably awesome. So you don't have to break the bank to get these sweet rides. See why people who have made the switch to electric bikes have fallen in love with biking again by visiting electric ebikes.com. That's L-E-C-R-I-C-E Bikes.com. Hey, Molly Karim here, and thanks so much for listening to the First Take WORK_OF_ART podcast. We all know breakfast is part of your day, but sometimes when you're traveling for business, you end up staying at a hotel that doesn't offer any, and you know what happens. You grab a cup of coffee, you skip the meal entirely.We've all been there. But if you book a room at Lakeinta by Wyndham ORG, you can enjoy their free bright side breakfast featuring delicious bake goods, fruit, eggs, yogurt, even waffles. And really, who doesn't want to start their day with a fresh hot waffle? Come on. Tonight, Lequinta, tomorrow you shine.Book direct at LQ.com ORG. It bored than me.

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It bored than me, too.

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Christopher Madgeoff, Rousseau PERSON.

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I got Mr. Clark PERSON here. You may look like a million bucks, but I know you're angry. We got three good ones.

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Are they good? Number one, you know, let's compare Leon Rose for a minute with Daryl PERSON, who might be the most overrated general manager in the history of the National Basketball Association ORG. He is not Red Auerbach PERSON. His fascination with James Hardin, Case in Point in Houston GPE. Look at the supporting castthat both these teams have. Knicks have McBride PERSON. They got Hartenstein PERSON. They got obviously Mitchell Robinson PERSON. Jay Hart PERSON, how good has he been? They make the trade with Detroitto get some out there. They got so many guys who fit this Brunson and Randall PERSON, this combination, that Leon Rose PERSON picked off and made trades. Didn't give a lot for him and did a superb job that Leon Rose PERSON picked off and made trades,didn't give a lot for him, and did a superb job that made the Knicks ORG a tough son of a gun out, and you can make an argument they're probably the second best team in the Eastern Conference ORG. And then go look at what Moray's done with this Philadelphia GPE team. He's got one of the great players in the history of the sport at the position in Embed PERSON. I know he's injured, He's still got him. And Maxie PERSON's going to be great.All right. He's got Kyle Lowry PERSON. What? He's got Aubrey. What? His back old center is Paul Reeve PERSON.What? Harris PERSON states. I mean, they have done, he has done such an awful job of putting people around two big players, and he deserves to be knocked around. Philadelphia GPE always underachieves.They haven't played the conference in front of the Bede PERSON. He loved Hardin to death than Tony PERSON included. They never did anything in big games. And if you watch this Nick series in these first two games, go look at the Nick PERSON pieces. Looking Hardin's starting Robinson PERSON in heart.Look at Rick Blyne making five pleas. Look at McBride making five please. But got it the other night making big shots in the fourth quarter. And Philly ORG's got nobody. They got two players. And here's Moray, who everybody thinks is Red Arabac PERSON. God, a fellow's a Philly ORG fan.I go nuts. A third one. Matt PERSON is a dog.

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Mad dog. Up high, given Leon Rose's PERSON flowers. And you're right about it.

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Leon Rose PERSON deserves his flowers. What I would tell you is that the biggest critique against Darryor Mory is that you had Elton Brand PERSON there who was doing a damn good job. Now, he's still there, but he never should have been relegated in favor of Darry.They should have kept things as is and not interrupted. I don't think that Darryor Mory PERSON is bad, but he's never gotten his team to the finals. We can't ignore that. And him thinking that analytics is the order of the day, no matter what the outcome is.

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Stephen A. I don't like your energy, though.

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Why?

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Your energy needs to mad. Mad, though. It's about what you mad about.

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I got you, but I'm not mad.

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You know why? Because Nick PERSON's good.

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That was strong. That was strong.

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Number two.

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But you're paying attention.

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I have paid attention.

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I'm right here.

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It's not Moray PERSON.

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It's more.

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It's more.

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Whatever it's name is.

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Get him out of him. All right.

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Number two.

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How, who made Hunter PERSON win the status? It's a plate of eggs. Yeah.

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Oh my God.

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The unparated home plate on Monday afternoon at Yankee Stadium against the A ORG's.

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I mean, Hunter, geez, you throw the kid out, you throw, no, I don't love Boomer PERSON.

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We'll get them in a minute.

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But you throw Boone out of the game, three pitches in because the fan behind the Yankee ORG dugout is screaming out here if you're talking to be quiet. We can play the sound that's too boring. It's just, it's the fourth pitch of the game. It's a day game. Hunter must have had one in Friday.They got scrambled. Wanted buttermilk pancakes that they got banana pancakes. Whatever it might be, that is a joke. Now, before Reiki fan in America GPE,

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Steve Torrey PERSON, before, you know him, before Reiki and a fan of America GPE says, Boone PERSON got a raw deal. Here's a stat for you about Boone who thinks he's no Casey Stengler PERSON.Now, be fair. Did you know that Aaron Boone PERSON?

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We are letting me finish.

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We are letting me finish. Go ahead.

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Aaron Boone, in the last two years, brought this first month. You know how many times he's been thrown out in Major League Baseball ORG games? 18. Quarrel PERSON, a better manager,thrown out eight. Brendan High, manager of the Orioles, ejected seven, and Kevin Cash of Tampa GPE, who's got no money to work with, five. So I know Aaron Boone PERSON may have not been for this time, he's got to calm down. Billy Martin nonsense, Leo de Rocha PERSON nonsense. He's always doing something.Four pitch the game, Aaron. Do we got to check at first base I'm a little down on him 18 times and hunter jeez Have a cup of coffee in the morning wake up

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Why is he so close to the care? I don't want to hear that from you

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I completely disagree with you. Let me tell you something right now. Okay, don't come to me or that that man is managing in New York City GPE, okay? There's pressure that comes to death and you can't have it both ways. You can't sit up there and look at the official, the umpire,

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and sit up there and call him out for getting on, for blaming Aaron Boone for what a fan was saying in the stand, but then turn around and say Aaron Boone PERSON, calm down, calm down. Especially coming from you, you don't get to tell anybody to calm down.

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You calmed down.

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Aaron Bull PERSON was right, that damn umpire

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even when the information was brought to him that it was indeed a fan and not Aaron Boone PERSON he

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still wouldn't apologize he still wouldn't capitulate he still wouldn't acknowledge that he was wrong

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hmm how about that at least I got 17 injections I got 18 maybe it wasn't that his eggs were messed up.

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Maybe his car service was in the wrong place this morning.

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I was feisty this morning.

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That could get up when he fired up and then they don't mute themselves on the production.

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Oh, look at you.

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And they're feisty.

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You caught me at the day.

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I was mad at 720.

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Oh, you were mad.

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All right, here's the third.

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Now, this is interesting.

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I'm flipping around there right now.

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I wasn't invited. Oh. But I'm flipping. No, don't get it on you. I'm flipping around there right now. I wasn't inviting.

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But I'm flipping around there a couple nights ago.

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I was flipping around watching all the ball games.

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Talk to me, man, though.

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Flipping all the games.

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And lo and behold, who do I see sitting next to my buddy McEnroe, Stephen A PERSON?

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But look at this.

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He's looking at his phone the whole time.

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This is game tool to playoff, and Stephen A.

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Sit there is button on the phone.

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So he texted me. What the hell is he texting me for? He's at the game. He wanted to know. Will you let me finish? He wanted a little Leaf's Bruins ORG score in the hockey.He saw that Carolina was coming back against the Islanders in the third period in game.

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And he texted me. I got a guy who claims he's Mr. Nick PERSON. And he's sitting at court side that is a court from Spike Lee. And he's texting little Chrissy Russo PERSON for some reason I don't have the service. What's going on in the NHL tonight?

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You won't worry about it. I said, oh my gosh. You won't worry about oh my you all right you all worried about I said he went

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he was he left he had leased ruins with two two in the third and he wanted a

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score what a disgrace and the Nick PERSON fan thinks he's a big Nick fan

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he's just there for looks Russo PERSON he's just there for looks Russo he wanted the

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hot neck he wanted the hockey.

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I'm sitting here in my pajamas,

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a cookie, and a glass of milk,

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and I'm getting these text messages.

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I don't get a score.

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How did Carolina ORG come back and get scum?

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You got the Knit ORG game here.

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Excuse me?

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You are a fraud.

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Fraud.

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Ladies and gentlemen,

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a few hours before the next game,

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Mad Dog Russo said, text, where are you today for 10 minutes?

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When I told him I wasn't available that I was too busy, I would try to call him in, but then I couldn't.

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Then he sent me a text message out of the blue at 9.25 p.m. It's 2-2 Leafs ORG, baby. Bruins ORG, if you can't find the score on your phone, all I said was high. Then he says, Leifes PERSON won. He tried to distract me on purposebecause he was mad I didn't show up to do the damn interview on Mad Dog Radio ORG, and now he's come and lying on national television

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and making up a story about me. You should be ashamed of yourself.

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Strike me.

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Damn.

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I swear to God.

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Hey.

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He did blow me off on the radio.

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How dare he?

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He pulled me up in the radio.

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And then I see him talking to McEnroe PERSON at the court looking at his phone.

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Funny though.

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Not when it counted.

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He had all these calls now.

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Max PERSON, he was fabulous.

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You know what I need to tell him about though.

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I do this every week.

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You need YouTube ORG TV.

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I was thinking of you because I discovered there's multicast.

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You don't need the multiple.

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So I had four games at once and you can have all the ABC ESPN ORG.

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You can have the hockey.

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You can have the NBA ORG all at the same time. TV that will reply him paying more money he's too

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cheap no it's not even that's not what he'll do you have to admit one thing this

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he's back I was kidding yeah that was a tremendous text because I saw I'm looking

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at his phone I said Steve you can get a league scores two two and a third that was

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fun you have to try to lot were you were you more bad that you were you more I said, Steve, you're taking a leaf score. It's two, two, and a third. That was fun. You haven't been it was fun.

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You tried to lie.

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Were you more mad that you weren't at the game or he was with McEnroe PERSON and not you?

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Because Maconroe PERSON is his friend.

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Tell me the truth.

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What were you upset about?

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I was annoyed at him because he keeps on telling me I'll take it to a nick game.

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And he knows I love the tennis.

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And he knows he's sitting there next to John McEnroe. And then's sitting there he doesn't know he wouldn't know macaro PERSON's won seven

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grand slam titles that they fell out of him. Yes I would of course. Now you would. Yes I would.

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I wouldn't know about various others but I wouldn't know about Maconville GPE. You wouldn't know about

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Macon. So it bothered me that I see him sitting at that's where I used to sit back in the 90s.

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This was really bothering. I have an idea. It's too. I ex-bris for it making a idea they won't let him sit

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court side of the mix game because of all of him years and running his mouth on

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mad mic and a mad door they put him in the upper deck yeah and that's what he's not

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telling you oh yes it is true oh you know no do you know what yes it is true yes

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you know what I think we should do?

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What?

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If the Knicks make it to the Eastern Conference ORG finals. We've talked about this for a long time.

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We should do a show.

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Listen to me, we should do a show live in New York with fans and have the two of you on a mat-doll day.

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That would be crazy.

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That would be epic.

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The New Yorkers, we should do it.

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I have to think about that.

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I mean, we have to take money into consideration.

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Oh, as the executive producer?

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It's not cheap.

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It's not cheap.

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They have to be responsible.

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But more importantly than that, this dude is big time now with Mad Dog Radio ORG.

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Some people would say they felt he's abandoned New York GPE.

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I don't know if he would have.

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So here's my question.

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Here's my question.

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Would the fans be on Mad Dog's PERSON side or Stephen A.

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side?

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No.

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No.

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No.

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No.

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His side.

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His side.

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That's what I want to.

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I'm a New Yorker NORP.

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He would definitely be.

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He lived in L.A. and Miami GPE.

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Have you heard him complaining about New York GPE?

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Taking the train.

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Let's be honest.

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We know who the fans are coming to soon.

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More first take after this quick break.

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segment where we get to throw some quick take style topics at our crew here. I've solicited these questions from social media, so you're dictating what's happening. The first one is for you, Stephen A. Smith PERSON. Will Yokic have a better legacy than Kevin Durant PERSON when it's all said and done?

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Yes, easily. Wow. Because outside of his greatness, he also stayed in one place. He didn't go from Oklahoma City to go to the state to Brooklyn, now to Phoenix GPE, and not appear happy anywhere that he was. He's in Denver GPE, same franchise, uplifted the franchise, born, you know, drafted by them and did what he did, won a championship, one two leagueMVP, one an NBA finals MVP, without question. His legacy would be better. Enrique PERSON,

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thank you for sending in that question. We'll keep finding those. That was a good one.

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And Steve's 100% right, 100%. Yeah. Okay.

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So with R.C. PERSON here, we couldn't miss the opportunity to ask him about this gem that R.C. put out on his own social media account.

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For social media, though, Molly PERSON.

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So let's just own the moment.

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We're all about accountability on the show.

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R.C. PERSON, what happened?

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So I was at Chris Long's charity event for the Waterboys NORP,

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and one of his old teammates both said that he wasn't good at golf. And he asked me, could I take a swing for him? I said, I can't play either. I feel like he gave me a short club. I think this was a setup. There was a lot of Philadelphia Eagles out there. I'm a Pittsburgh Steeler NORP. And all of a sudden, as I grabbed the club, there are all of these cameras on. Right now, everybody wants to see me hit the ball. Clearly,you can see I wasn't dressed for golf. was dressed like a soccer dad and so what I think it is Stephen A PERSON is because of my proximity to you and your greatness people want to see me

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fall right that's what it is you really think it was a short club no I'm just that that's the excuse

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is he stick it to it to it all that all I'm trying to say is this welcome to the family welcome to the family I mean baseball wait a bit wait a wait get all that. All I'm trying to say is this. Welcome to the family.

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Welcome to the family.

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I mean, these things happen.

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Wait a bit.

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Wait a way to it.

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All I'm trying to say is this.

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Okay. I never stepped on a mound in my life.

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All right.

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Outball.

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Okay, okay.

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Hold on.

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Hold on.

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Hold on.

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I'm told we have more athletic exhibits.

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What do we have that?

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They don't show me.

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I know what they're going to do.

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I truly don't know.

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I don't like that swing that much.

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No.

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This is a good serve, though.

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That is a good. That's a nice serve. That's actually not bad. That's a bad. That's a bad. That's not a bad. much. No. This is a good serve, though. That is a good serve.

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That's actually not bad.

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That's a bad.

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That's not a bad serve at all.

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It's a nice second serve.

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Do you play tennis often?

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Yeah, all the time.

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Yeah, all the time.

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See, that's all the time.

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Dude, okay, that's all the time.

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You're sticking your belly out while doing all of that.

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I don't understand why.

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I don't understand why.

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Can we go back to this one? Go to the top. I don't even care about him on the mound. Oh, my God. I don't understand why I I I don't know what I'm gonna say why I don't can we go back to this one's great go to the top I don't even care about him on the mound

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oh my god I don't see one other part bad is bad I'm gonna make up for it Randy PERSON can we

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show the walkout because that's what really gets you know what the fire I want to

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it's the catcher can we get the ramming the pitch on a bounce it's this though

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it's this yeah it's like RC can you have RC it's like this for me it's yeah what I like it's like what. It's this. Yeah. Can you have me?

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It's like this for me.

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It's like, what I like to.

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What I like to do.

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What I like to do.

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When he was walking though, he put it with a tongue out, you're like, yeah.

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Yeah.

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Can we stay focused?

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Can we stay focused?

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What's this?

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Like this.

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Yeah.

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Like you know what it is.

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Yeah.

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And I'm gonna do it again.

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I'm gonna do it again.

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I never stepped on the mound before.

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Stephen A.

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Excuse me.

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You struck out swinging to the golf.

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No, because I only missed it once.

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Stephen A.

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I didn't miss it three times.

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Stephen A.

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That was a rookie pitch, but that was a Hall of Fame ORG walk.

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I mean, you look like you were Derek G.

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That's right.

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Damn right.

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And I'm going to do it again.

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And I'm going to do it again. I'm going to do it again. I'm going to do it again And I'm going to do it again. And I'm going to do it again.

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I'm going to do it again.

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And this I'm going to make up for it.

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I'm going to learn how to play golf now.

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You should.

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I'm not going to do any of the above.

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It's hard.

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It's a hard for.

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Why would you want to do that?

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It takes up so much time.

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You have so many jobs.

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Welcome to the family.

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Welcome to the family.