1 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,000 me? Everybody? 2 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,880 BT unleashed in the house. Got a big show for you today. 3 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,960 Ready to rock'n'roll. All right, so The Jets had their 4 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,800 OC Sal is going to join me in about 15 minutes or so. 5 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,960 Looking forward to reuniting with my former partner. 6 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,760 So I know you guys have been asking about Sal. 7 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:28,160 What are you guys going to hook up together? 8 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:29,160 What are you guys going to do something? 9 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,680 Well, we did the BT and Sal live show, which was phenomenal. 10 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,720 And now the next plan is to head out to Long Island and have a 11 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,840 second version of the show. But Sal will join me in about 15 12 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:40,920 minutes. We'll chop it up. 13 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:42,480 I know we'll do a lot of baseball. 14 00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:44,360 I got a couple things I want to run by him. 15 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,240 We'll have a little bit of fun, get after it and just basically 16 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,400 do what we do. So get those questions in now 17 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,560 before we get moving here. So I was, I was obviously 18 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:53,920 setting things up before the show. 19 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,080 And J Rod, see, this is how you know you hired the right person. 20 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:01,440 OK. If you recall about a week and 21 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:06,320 1/2 or so ago, he and it it, it wasn't a derisive shot. 22 00:01:06,320 --> 00:01:09,440 It was because he's young and because he's a little naive and 23 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:13,000 because he's a little green. He didn't realize how important 24 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,600 Don Mattingly is to me. So when I, when I hook up the 25 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,160 laptop today and start setting up all the equipment, J Rod 26 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,520 goes, hey, BT, look what I got. J Rod, look, look at this guy. 27 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,920 Look. Sir J Rod, Come on, J Rod. 28 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,520 We're getting learned. Yes, we, I like to get alerted. 29 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,680 Now I like even better because, you know, I'm a big Family Guy. 30 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,000 Tell everybody where you actually got the shirt from. 31 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,440 This tells me. This tells me that J Rod's from 32 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:38,480 good stock. Go ahead. 33 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:43,120 No, I mean my mom, she, you know, she saw the gaffe on air. 34 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,600 And so she, you know, sent me this shirt to try to, you know, 35 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:51,360 help me get into the, to, to welcome me into the community. 36 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,240 I love it. You are more than welcome. 37 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:54,520 You're a bit. You're a, you're a part of the 38 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,000 team, man. But now I officially don't have 39 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,600 to worry if there's going to be a heel turn, because now you're 40 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:00,920 showing me that. Yeah, exactly. 41 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:02,480 That's you're rolling. In. 42 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,160 You're locked in, you're rolling, you're loaded, you're 43 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:06,240 ready to rock. All right, man. 44 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,280 So we got Sal whatever about 11-12 minutes coming up. 45 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,440 Let's jump into the show here again, get the text going. 46 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,480 All right. So The Jets, it's funny, it's 47 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,560 like every time I go on the air, there's breaking news that 48 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,280 happened with me and Sal all the time while the fan and it's 49 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:19,760 happening a little bit today. Who knows? 50 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,840 Can you imagine by the way, if we are together and say it like 51 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:28,200 1035, the Knicks get Yachtis. I mean, that would be ABS. 52 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,080 If there if there's any justification in the world of 53 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:36,200 content, I mean the radio, the YouTube, the content gods, they 54 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,120 will descend upon their mountaintop and they will just 55 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:43,520 drop Yachtis in our lap or a big Yankee or a big met movement. 56 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,800 Even if there's not, and I don't expect the Knicks to get 57 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,720 Giannis, but even if there's no breaking news, we're going to 58 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,520 have a blast. So we'll get after it would 59 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,640 sound a little bit here. All right, listen, I like the 60 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:55,280 Frank reichiring. I truly do. 61 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,160 I think he's a good football man. 62 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,120 Obviously he knows Aaron Glenn. For a long time they were 63 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:04,400 teammates on that that amazingly vaunted one in 15 rich coal tie 64 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,760 jets team from 1996 went when Frank got a little bit of run. 65 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,240 He was a backup. And obviously Frank is really 66 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:16,440 carved out more of a a legacy as a coach and as a personnel 67 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,880 person, whatever, you know, not so much as a quarterback. 68 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,720 He was a a good ball though. You know, that Buffalo Bills 69 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,600 game coming back for the playoff deficit, I think it was 37, 70 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,760 three, whatever it was against the Oilers. 71 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,960 He had some pretty good moments as a quarterback as well. 72 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,960 You know, boys with Boomer, they go back to Maryland. 73 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:33,920 Do I like it? I do, I do. 74 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,000 Listen, The Jets had to get somebody in the building that 75 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,400 that has done something that it's not a guessing game, like, 76 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,800 all right, here's a dart. Oh, let's see if this guy can 77 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,320 work. Duker or Durker or Deeker, 78 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,040 whatever the hell to do Brian Durker, that gets Duker the DC. 79 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,720 Like you got to just stop throwing darts at some point and 80 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,680 bring somebody in the building that's actually done the job 81 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,480 before. So on that level, I like it. 82 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:01,080 I think another level that nobody is really factoring in 83 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:02,720 yet. By the way, it just broke, so 84 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,600 maybe people will start to, but I'll be the first here. 85 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,480 I personally like the fact that he was in college last year. 86 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:14,400 I don't know, you know, how much Muji or Glenn or Woody, if he 87 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,839 started, Woody starts to get his grubby hands all over the draft. 88 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,519 There was a lot of stuff going around yesterday with Woody, 89 00:04:19,519 --> 00:04:22,360 Woody meddling a lot of stories. Listen, I don't know what's 90 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:23,640 what. I'm not here to refute 91 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,160 somebody's report, but let's just call it for what it is. 92 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:31,480 Any report from anybody, all right, that states that Woody 93 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,720 Johnson is becoming meddlesome? Is that exactly breaking news? 94 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,520 Like Woody Johnson's always been a meddling clown? 95 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:38,280 What? What this is? 96 00:04:38,280 --> 00:04:40,760 This is supposed to take the world by what? 97 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,360 Wait, wait. Woody's doing what? 98 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,840 Woody's flexing behind the scenes. 99 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,880 Woody's getting a little agitated. 100 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,120 Woody's getting a little rambunctious. 101 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:54,120 No shits what he always does. That's one of the main reasons 102 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:59,560 why The Jets are The Jets, because Woody Johnson has been a 103 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:05,000 meddling fool forever and just can't keep his grubby hands off 104 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,720 the football product. Hey Woody, here's your job. 105 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:11,160 You got 2 jobs. There's an old expression like 106 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:12,880 mobs. Mob guys used to say this. 107 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,880 Hey kid, go make yourself small. You know, like basically let the 108 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,360 men handle the conversation. Just just take a hike. 109 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:24,280 So Woody, go make yourself small #1 and #2 the only time we 110 00:05:24,280 --> 00:05:26,280 really need you is to cut the checks. 111 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:31,240 Anything else that Woody Johnson weighs in on, whether it's a 112 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,280 thought, whether it's an actual flex in terms of note we're 113 00:05:34,280 --> 00:05:37,720 doing this, whether it's, well, you know, as as per some of the 114 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,720 reports, Aaron, I'm paying you all this money to be the head 115 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,480 coach. Why the hell aren't you calling 116 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:43,840 plays? You did it in Detroit. 117 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,280 What, what? Whatever the story might be, we 118 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:51,000 all know by now that Woody is a mess of deterrent to anything 119 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,640 good happening for The Jets. And let's face it, guys, 120 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,200 anything that good, anything could that does happen for The 121 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,320 Jets, it's going to happen by accident. 122 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,000 It's not going to be some amazingly well crafted, 123 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,800 incredibly brilliant forward thinking plan that finally 124 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,360 elevates The Jets from the graveyard to the penthouse. 125 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,560 Like that's not the way it's going to go for The Jets. 126 00:06:10,840 --> 00:06:13,800 Like when The Jets, whenever it's going to be, you know, 127 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,200 whether it's with the second, second first round pick this 128 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,640 year, Ty Simpson, whatever, whether it's next year with the 129 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,760 three first round picks, whether it's, I don't know, Sonny Malik 130 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,720 Willis and him being amazing and him ultimately being the guy. 131 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:30,160 Well, whatever it is, signing Mac Jones and him doing well 132 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,360 trading. Yeah, you'd have to trade for 133 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,720 Mac Jones, getting Mac Jones and then him being really good. 134 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,840 And I, I don't know, you know, Matt Jones 2 point O or Matt 135 00:06:38,840 --> 00:06:42,760 Jones 3 point O was the move, the impetus behind the revival 136 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,840 of The Jets. Whatever it is, it's basically 137 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:49,000 going to happen through sheer luck. 138 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,360 Like, so we need to understand that. 139 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,000 So Frank Reich is here. I do like it. 140 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,200 The fact that he was at Stanford, as I started to say, 141 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:00,640 the the intimate knowledge that he has of some of these college 142 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,080 players, it can't be a bad thing. 143 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,240 I mean, not that he played, not that he coached against all of 144 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:06,600 them. And I don't think you really 145 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,000 drafted anybody from Stanford that's meaningful in the first 146 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,360 couple of the rounds. But I do like the added value. 147 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:16,200 I'm not here to overstate it, but but the small added value of 148 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:21,000 somebody coming from the college ranks who already has a deep NFL 149 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:25,040 resume coming into the building and strengthening the building. 150 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:26,600 He's got a rapport of Aaron Glenn. 151 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:31,040 This will now enable Aaron Glenn to just worry about the defense. 152 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,800 Frank Reich's a former back, He's a former head coach, he's a 153 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,400 former OC. He was dabbled in the college 154 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:38,920 game. There's really like nothing to 155 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,400 shit on with this move. Now, the other thing that I will 156 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:43,960 say, I really, I don't know about you guys. 157 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,920 I really don't get that excited by coordinators. 158 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:50,920 I feel like there's so much attention to coordinators. 159 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:55,120 Oh, look at this young hot assistant or, or and I don't 160 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,280 mean when that young hot assistant gets elevated sweat 161 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:58,160 coach. That's different. 162 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,240 I'm talking about when you're bringing a coordinator and you 163 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,880 don't have a lot of talent. Like, I don't care how good the 164 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:07,560 coordinator is, what schematically, you know, the way 165 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,720 he connects to players, whatever it might be, if you don't have 166 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:15,240 the horses to run the race, you ain't going to finish very well 167 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,880 in the race. So yes, I do like Frank Reich. 168 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,880 I Lord is a bit strong, but I certainly I support the move. 169 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,880 I believe in the move. Now, you got to get some players 170 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,720 and you got to get a quarterback that Frank can work with, and 171 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,040 Aaron Glenn's got to start winning some games because here, 172 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:32,200 here's the other thing that happens. 173 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:36,280 Now, if Aaron Glenn doesn't win games right away and this thing 174 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:40,280 is ugly and it's one and five or two and seven and they're 175 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,400 getting shredded and the defense is awful and the offense isn't 176 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,400 putting up any points on the board, guess what, Aaron Glenn, 177 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,280 see ya, you're gone. Frank Reich, you're elevated. 178 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,160 So at least there's somebody in the building that could take the 179 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,040 reins and piece this together if need be. 180 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,160 It won't be a circus like when Olbrich, who was never a head 181 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,680 coach before, took over for Robert Sala. 182 00:09:01,680 --> 00:09:04,640 And amazingly, The Jets actually got worse. 183 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:06,640 So, yeah, I'm fired up today, man. 184 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:11,080 I'm in a good mood today, by the way, How ironic is this? 185 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:12,800 I'm going to save it for when Sal comes on. 186 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:17,280 How ironic is this? So BT and Sal got a major award 187 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:20,480 today for our work at the fan. Well, what does it mean? 188 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,560 It means nothing. It's it's not going to pay the 189 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:24,520 mortgage. It's not going to get more Subs 190 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,760 for YouTube, but it does validate what we did on the Fan. 191 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:29,240 So I'm proud of that. I'm going to have a little fun 192 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,480 with with Sal coming up in a few minutes here. 193 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,760 All right, let me I was actually going to get into Leon Rose out 194 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,120 of the shoot. I'm going to condense this 195 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,400 because I want to make sure I got plenty of time here with 196 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:41,200 Sal. So there's been some trades 197 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,520 here, whether it's Sharon Jackson to Utah for the three 198 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:45,560 first round picks, Harden, Garland. 199 00:09:45,560 --> 00:09:47,320 That was an interesting trade, by the way. 200 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,160 I like that trade, even though I'm not a massive James Harden 201 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,280 guy. James Harden, you know, he's not 202 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:55,560 incredibly efficient anymore. He shoot about 41% overall, 203 00:09:55,560 --> 00:09:59,000 which stinks. He's right around 3435% from 204 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,000 three, which stinks. He's a high volume, high usage 205 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,800 rate guy, monopolize the ball, no defense, whatever. 206 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,720 But you look at it from a from a Nick perspective, playing 207 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,760 against the Cavaliers, they're back court when Garland's even 208 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:12,440 healthy, which he's not right now. 209 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,120 And that's part of the impetus to, you know, make a move and 210 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,320 get somebody in there for Cleveland who's underachieving 211 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,200 this year. They're back court. 212 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,960 You know, you talked about Mitchell, who's 62, Garland, 213 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,360 who's 61. You could just work over the top 214 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,960 of those guys and they're a problem defensively, right? 215 00:10:27,680 --> 00:10:29,520 So even Harden stinks on defense. 216 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,360 Those three or four extra inches, believe it or not, close 217 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,080 outs will matter just a little bit. 218 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,200 But it's an interesting move because Harden's putting up 219 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,520 right around 2525 1/2 points a game, which is the most he's had 220 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:44,600 since 2019-2020. Now, he's still, he's not the 221 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,840 same guy. He's lost some some balance and 222 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,280 some bursts there, obviously, but he's crafty. 223 00:10:49,560 --> 00:10:51,920 And I think what it does for the Cavaliers, I don't think it's a 224 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:53,480 mistake. Like generally, anything the 225 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:57,600 last couple of years involving James Harden to me is a mistake 226 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,000 if you're acquiring him. But I don't think that this is a 227 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:04,840 mistake because when you look at Donovan Mitchell's usage rate 228 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:06,320 and this stuff obviously matters. 229 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:10,920 He hasn't had the ball with his hands this much since his last 230 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:15,040 or second of last year in Utah. So you've got to alleviate some 231 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,000 of the pressure, some of the burden on him. 232 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:20,000 And, and I really think that, you know, I'm not saying it's a 233 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,400 move that puts him over the top, but I think it's a decent move 234 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:24,760 there. And and now you get to Leon Rose 235 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:26,440 as these trades are sort of trickle in. 236 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:30,280 You know, Leon Rose, I've got a really condensed this, but maybe 237 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,200 I'll get into this with Sal. I want to talk about baseball, 238 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,800 Sal, But you know, Leon Rose has done a good job. 239 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,160 He's elevated, he's restored the brand. 240 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,440 They've got a puncher's chance for the championship. 241 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:44,720 But because Giannis is available, clearly, whether it's 242 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,680 Miami, Minnesota making a move now there's there's a thought 243 00:11:47,680 --> 00:11:49,440 that he's going to wind up there if he's dealt. 244 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,440 I think he will be. And I don't think the Knicks get 245 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,400 him. But when you really look at 246 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:57,160 everything in totality Leon Rose has done, you know, whether it's 247 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:00,760 overpaying for Randall coming off the one NBA all NBA season, 248 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:02,960 they're ridiculous. Evan 48 deal. 249 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:04,640 And these are just a little he's done a lot of good. 250 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:08,200 You know, four years, 80 mil benched, awful defensive player, 251 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:11,280 eventually cut, didn't draft Tyrese Halliburton. 252 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,000 That was a big mistake. Even though he's hurt now. 253 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,440 Even the Cam Reddish experiment where he gave up a protected 254 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,960 first round pick. I thought he jumped into the RJ 255 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,960 Barrett extension way too soon. Yeah. 256 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,080 So there's things on his resume that have been very problematic, 257 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,880 But again, hit on Brunson, Grand Slam bill credibility, 258 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,440 stockpiled assets. But when you look at now what 259 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,800 what I think is a it's a reach to be able to get to be able to 260 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:37,960 get Giannis. You know, you got to move 261 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,120 freaking mountains. Let's get a third team. 262 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,560 Let's get a 14. Well, I got news for you. 263 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:46,160 If Leon Rose didn't give up five first round picks for Mikhail 264 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:51,880 Bridges, this would be a much easier bridge to cross. 265 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:55,520 So do I think they get them? No Would I do it? 266 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,160 Yes. Are the Knicks going to win a 267 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,720 championship is currently built? No, but at least they got a 268 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,760 punchers chance. Like there's a lot of stuff here 269 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,480 and I just jammed it into two minutes. 270 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,760 I want to get my boy up in a minute, but the the thought that 271 00:13:09,680 --> 00:13:13,040 just because you elevate like think about this like if the 272 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:16,080 Mets win, you know, 90 games this year and they very well 273 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:17,960 might, I think the Mets will be pretty good this year, as I've 274 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,600 said, and the next couple of years are good. 275 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,920 Maybe, you know, three playoff appearances in four years or 276 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,640 maybe even 4 out of four or three out of three, but they 277 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,840 don't win the championship. Well, I mean, is David Stearns, 278 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,400 is Stearns an A? The answer would be no. 279 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,800 He's AB Plus he's you got to downgrade from an A if you don't 280 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:37,640 win the championship when you make all the moves. 281 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:41,160 So this thought of erecting a statue outside of the Garden for 282 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,680 Leon Rose, for merely pulling the Knicks out of the hot trash 283 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,240 and getting them to a point where they matter. 284 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,640 That's one aspect of it. The big aspect, the real thing 285 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,000 that matters is we want a freaking championship. 286 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,800 And right now we're watching Giannis, who's going to probably 287 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,000 be dealt tomorrow by three Eastern. 288 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:02,640 We are watching the Knicks on the outside, looking in because 289 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:05,920 of some of the moves Leon Rose has made. 290 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,360 All right, without further ado. He's doing his own thing on 291 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,520 YouTube. He's doing his thing on S&Y, as 292 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,920 he always does. I miss chopping up with him. 293 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,880 I've obviously talked to him a lot, text and all that stuff. 294 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,880 We did the BT and loud BT and Sal live show. 295 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:23,360 You know, I love him and we know, I know that you guys miss 296 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,480 BT and Sal. So where's my guy? 297 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:29,320 Bring him in, Sal. You know, we it's funny, first 298 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:32,440 of all, thanks for having me. And you're right, you know, just 299 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,840 just to nip it in the bud. Like people like, oh, you guys 300 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,360 are competing. Like, you know, I'm doing the 301 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,720 podcast and the YouTube, the Salicada show, as you mentioned, 302 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:41,800 you're doing your own thing. Obviously BT only we're not 303 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,720 competing like there's a, there's enough space for 304 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:46,960 everybody and what like when are you supposed to do it? 305 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,000 You want to go live at 10? Like I'm trying to do it first 306 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,000 thing in the morning. We've been recording at 7:30 307 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,920 trying to get it out there. So I just want to nip that in 308 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:55,840 the bud. The notion that we would try be 309 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:57,960 trying to compete or anything like that. 310 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:00,720 That's just ridiculous in this, in the landscape of the way 311 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:01,680 things are. Same thing with the fan. 312 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,360 Like I'm trying to compete with WFA and it's ridiculous. 313 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,200 You're doing your own thing. I'm doing my own thing. 314 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,560 Hopefully we can do some things together as you mentioned. 315 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,240 And you know, there's some ideas maybe my my guy Bada Booms is 316 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:14,320 talking about like we should do live once a month, like 1 317 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:17,600 channel, one month, your channel, one month, my channel. 318 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,040 Yeah. That's the way to keep it going. 319 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,720 Yeah. Point is, it's not competing 320 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:23,960 against each other and it's fun to do this and we haven't done 321 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:25,080 this. We did the live show as you 322 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,000 mentioned, but we haven't done anything like this since 323 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,600 December 12th, our last show on The Fan and fitting that you 324 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,880 would have me on today, a day where we got the number two in 325 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:35,600 the Barrett Barrett Media. In midday, yeah, by the way, 326 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,080 hey, Jay, Rod, splash that up for us here. 327 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:41,640 So there are even when we stop working, we get accolades. 328 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,360 Check this shit out. So hey, guys, Well, well done 329 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:45,160 guys. You're out. 330 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:49,040 So this is keep it up there for SEC Jay. 331 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,360 This is and they do this every year, the Barrett media, which 332 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,640 is the pre eminent media site for a sports. 333 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:57,200 But everything at this point, they're great. 334 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:59,760 And what they do is out of Sal. I don't know if you know the 335 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,040 depth of how they came to this this voting. 336 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:06,720 Basically there were 41 program directors across the country and 337 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:10,240 what they do is they tabulate ratings and revenue generation 338 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:14,880 and digital popularity and digital success and other other 339 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:18,120 measurables here. So BT and Sal, even though we no 340 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:22,160 longer not, I'm still alive. And so we Sal but but BT and Sal 341 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:25,360 no longer exist. I got to tell you, the fact that 342 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,800 this dropped today and the fact that we are #2 even though, 343 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:33,200 let's face it, we should be #1 nationally is very interesting. 344 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,640 But our timing is always good. If you new BT and Sal Theron 345 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:40,440 Breaking news BT and Sal Theron on the YouTube show #2 in the 346 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,040 country, not bad. I did think it was funny because 347 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:44,640 I didn't. I saw something about where they 348 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,440 ranked the morning shows the other day and I was like, oh, I 349 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,440 wonder if because then you, you asked me the other day to come 350 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:49,920 on. I was like, yeah. 351 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,800 I was like, oh, I wonder if they release that the day that we're 352 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:54,400 coming on together. And I always wanted to get 353 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:56,440 number one. I think we started at like #4 or 354 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,760 something. But then the last two years were 355 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:01,240 #2 so I always want to get #1 next year we're not going to be 356 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:02,080 ranked. So no, no. 357 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:04,520 No, I don't know. I don't know, man, the the 358 00:17:04,599 --> 00:17:07,920 shadow of BT and Sal, we might still crack the top 10, but hey, 359 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,560 maybe even if we do one YouTube show, it'll be good enough to 360 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,760 still crack the top 10. But it's awesome to have you on, 361 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:16,839 man. Obviously, you know, it's so and 362 00:17:16,839 --> 00:17:20,000 I know that I know that you feel the same way that I do, but I 363 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,680 think we should address it just for a minute, right? 364 00:17:22,079 --> 00:17:26,200 Because all the articles and just the just just just tsunami 365 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:30,360 of coverage for a midday show and the, you know, the 366 00:17:30,360 --> 00:17:35,080 deconstruction of our show. I mean it was it it got a lot of 367 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:38,800 run and everybody that you talk to wants to talk about PT and 368 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:40,920 South. Now eventually that dissipates. 369 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,040 I'm doing my thing, you're doing your thing. 370 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,760 S&Y got St. John's, I've got public speaking 371 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,160 was on Fox. I'm going back on Fox on Friday, 372 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,680 by the way. So we're doing our own thing. 373 00:17:51,120 --> 00:17:54,120 But like I, I, I say this, you know, you and I like to, you 374 00:17:54,120 --> 00:17:55,720 know, flex a little bit and have some fun. 375 00:17:56,040 --> 00:18:01,960 But as humble as I can be, like the the way our audience and the 376 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:05,720 way people view the show and still view it and have lifted us 377 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:08,280 up and elevated us, it meant the world. 378 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,600 Because at the end of the day, for two guys who always wanted 379 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,200 to be on WFAN, that was our main professional aspiration. 380 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:17,080 And we hit it right. It was always important for 381 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:20,080 validation. And yeah, the ratings validate 382 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:24,440 and #2 in the in the country and contracts, that validates it. 383 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:28,160 But when the fans have our back the way they did, that's the 384 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:29,960 ultimate validation. I know you agree with that, 385 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:31,800 right? Yeah, and I know we've each done 386 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,920 like a lot of interviews and things like that since, you 387 00:18:35,120 --> 00:18:37,080 know, all that went down. I keep saying the same thing, 388 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,040 like very proud of the way that we handle ourselves as a team 389 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:43,240 the last two weeks under those tough circumstances. 390 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:44,880 And also I say like, I don't think I've ever been more 391 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:48,800 popular than I am now with with all that happening. 392 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,120 And yeah, it it's almost every day. 393 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,240 Like some of the yesterday happened on the PATH train going 394 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,360 in at SNY. The guy didn't even know that I 395 00:18:56,360 --> 00:18:58,280 was working at SNY. What are you doing on the path 396 00:18:58,280 --> 00:18:59,520 train? And, you know, it's always all 397 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:02,440 I'm sorry with BT and Sally, you know, I missed the show. 398 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,400 I love listening to you guys without fail. 399 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,640 And I think the live show was great for us in that regard, 400 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,040 that we got to see it and feel it first hand from the few 100 401 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:10,520 people that were there. So, yeah. 402 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,200 Also though, what's saying that BT, like it's fun to do this 403 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,840 stuff together. And I know that there are some 404 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,480 people who, you know, I see the comments. 405 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:18,880 Oh, why you guys just do it together? 406 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:20,120 Like there are obvious reasons for it. 407 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,280 I also personally, not that I want to separate, separate 408 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,280 myself from you, but just distance myself from what we 409 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:27,320 did. Like it's over. 410 00:19:27,360 --> 00:19:30,920 We did it on the fan. There's still going to be maybe 411 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,200 a marketplace for whether it's live shows, like I said, maybe 412 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,640 we join the YouTube stuff on occasion, whatever, do some 413 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,320 stuff together. But ultimately, I'm just trying 414 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,960 to move on from that because I know what resonated with with a 415 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,520 lot of people and it would suck to always be then associated 416 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:48,280 with the the show ending at the fan and people always saying 417 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,160 when we miss you guys as opposed to well, I'm like, you can 418 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:52,360 listen to BT, you can listen to me on our YouTube stuff. 419 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,560 We're still here. We're just not together on the 420 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:56,200 fan every day. Let's face it. 421 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,000 I mean, if everybody's referencing the fan in two 422 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,000 years, we failed. Exactly. 423 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,320 That's kind of my right. That's kind of my .1 of the 424 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:04,800 first interviews I did. It was with Stu Gotts. 425 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:06,000 And he saw that. Yeah. 426 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,120 So he's like, Oh well, would you want to go back to fan in a 427 00:20:08,120 --> 00:20:10,040 couple of years? I'm like honestly, if I'm in a 428 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,200 spot where I have to go back to fan in two, it's like to me that 429 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,360 would be a failure. Not that I would never go back. 430 00:20:15,360 --> 00:20:17,680 Obviously we both love the fan and still have a good 431 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:19,680 relationship with the fan and maybe do some part time stuff, 432 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,560 whatever. But but the point is that part 433 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,360 of it's over, and now it's time to move on. 434 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:26,640 And by the way, you know, you mentioned how you're on the PATH 435 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:28,120 train the other day. If this shit doesn't work out, 436 00:20:28,120 --> 00:20:31,240 we're going to be cleaning PATH trains and something. 437 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:34,760 Felt bad for me. He felt bad. 438 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:36,400 He's like, what are you? What are you doing on the PATH 439 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,680 train at this hour? You need a couple quarters. 440 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,480 Yeah, I do. All right, so before we jump 441 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:43,840 into a bunch of stuff here, what are you wearing? 442 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:45,000 A Knicks hoodie or a Mets hoodie? 443 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:46,000 What are you rocking right there? 444 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,760 Look at this guy. Look at him. 445 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:48,760 Look at. This. 446 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:52,040 This is unplanned by the way. I was not unplanned. 447 00:20:52,120 --> 00:20:54,360 I was not coming on here without mech gear on. 448 00:20:54,360 --> 00:20:56,680 Coming into your Yankee world, you knew that, so I had to 449 00:20:56,680 --> 00:21:00,560 represent a little bit. OK, not not a bone to pick with 450 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:04,560 you, but it but an observation and it's about your YouTube 451 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:06,600 show. OK, you can't help yourself. 452 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:11,640 I already see you needling pot of booms, you know, running him 453 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,440 over with the bus when he makes a mistake. 454 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,680 You can't help yourself. You get you just got it. 455 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:20,160 You got to hit him, huh? He's he's first of all, he's 456 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,320 done a tremendous job. So I'm thankful to have him. 457 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,800 But it's fun when other people like yesterday I was getting 458 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,360 text, people are critiquing. I'm I'm sure you maybe get the 459 00:21:27,360 --> 00:21:29,720 same thing. It's it's helpful, but I get a 460 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,840 million things going on right. So people, one of my friends 461 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:37,320 like, hey, the logos on the YouTube video or on the video we 462 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,080 post on Instagram, too many logos. 463 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,000 And then somebody else hit me with the same thing. 464 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,120 So I send them to Bada Booms, busting his chops a little bit 465 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:46,400 in my mind. Like, that's great, I appreciate 466 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,080 the criticism. We'll clean that stuff up. 467 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:51,960 But 1314 episodes in the least of my concerns is how the 468 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:53,960 fucking thing looks like. I really don't give it. 469 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:56,840 I care about the content, getting it off, let's get 470 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:58,200 moving. I don't care about that. 471 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:01,920 But it is fun busting his chops. Yeah, no, he seems like a good 472 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:03,160 dude. And J Rod is my guy. 473 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:07,480 Listen, the the goal here is to for for BT at least to be so 474 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,680 successful. And your Sal Licata showed it to 475 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:13,280 be so successful that we create careers where maybe bada boom 476 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,000 and bada booms and J Rod get together and start doing some 477 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:17,960 stuff. Why not? 478 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,480 You know, it's, it's funny too, because when I first launched 479 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,880 it, you know, and I made the decision to go right away. 480 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:25,720 I'm like, you know, you also had S&Y. 481 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:28,480 So I only had sporadic Saint John's work couple of games 482 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,360 here. Obviously it's not the NBA. 483 00:22:30,360 --> 00:22:32,000 They're not playing 3 three times a week. 484 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,480 So and then obviously the TV show, I'm like, hey, oh, if it 485 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,480 was the summer, I'd be out of the house playing golf, that's 486 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,640 for damn sure. But I'm jumping right back in 487 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,840 and everybody and they were doing it the right way. 488 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,560 It was born out of a good thing. Like all the thumbnails, the 489 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,240 resolutions, not good, won't it? Don't do it. 490 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,480 I don't. I'm lucky the fucking microphone 491 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,640 works right now. Are you kidding me? 492 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,600 Yeah, I give. You credit for going right away. 493 00:22:55,600 --> 00:23:00,160 I needed mentally just a break. I could, I just couldn't do. 494 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,080 I needed a break and I want to get some things in order. 495 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,720 You mentioned I still at SNY plus it was the two weeks at the 496 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,560 end of the year that I was looking at like forward to 497 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,120 having off. For those two weeks, yeah, yeah, 498 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:10,400 yeah. Yeah, I just wanted some time. 499 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:11,800 Like you said, it was different situations. 500 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,320 And then I went not too long after that. 501 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,320 I think January, like that week of January 12th or whatever it 502 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:19,040 was, maybe like my original plan was the Monday after the new 503 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:20,360 year got pushed back a little bit. 504 00:23:20,360 --> 00:23:22,040 Had to make sure I find the right guy and get everything 505 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:23,440 set. But yeah, I give you credit, 506 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,280 you've been going hard right out of the end. 507 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:26,800 You stayed on the fan a little bit longer too. 508 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,280 I just needed to get be done with that and like move on. 509 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:31,560 So it was just different timelines, which is fine. 510 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,480 I think you're going to like this, so I did this. 511 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:34,480 I'm going to do this in a minute, though. 512 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:35,720 I want to throw a couple things at you. 513 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,400 Obviously some Yana stuff, some Frank Reich stuff, this as well. 514 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:40,200 So this, I put this together yesterday. 515 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,400 This was pretty much the meat of my show yesterday where the 10 516 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,680 most burning questions facing the Yanks and Mets entering the 517 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,480 season. I'm going to hit you with each 518 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,080 one quick and I want you to give me a quick response to what you 519 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:52,640 think is going to happen. First, though, I mean, Frank 520 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,280 Wright, I I like it. I mean, if if it goes sideways 521 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,000 with Aaron Glenn, you got a former head coach in the 522 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:58,520 building. You got a guy who's a 523 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:00,320 quarterback, a guy who's worked with quarterbacks. 524 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:02,400 Now The Jets need to find the quarterback for Frank Wright to 525 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:03,880 actually work with. As we know. 526 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:08,120 But I don't, I don't some, and maybe it's desperation. 527 00:24:08,360 --> 00:24:12,200 Some people get so excited about coordinators. 528 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,480 I'm not saying it's not interesting and it's not 529 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,040 newsworthy, but holy shit, tap the brakes. 530 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,600 It's the coordinator. Yeah, and even with the Giants, 531 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:21,160 and I'll give you my thoughts on Reich in a second. 532 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,160 Even with the Giants, like they hired Harbaugh. 533 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:26,480 OK, you got the head coach. It hit the home run with the 534 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,120 head coach. What's the difference? 535 00:24:28,120 --> 00:24:30,560 Who the coordinators are? It shouldn't be about the 536 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,760 coordinators. OK, big deal, Monken went to 537 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,280 Cleveland. Big deal, you figured out. 538 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:35,760 And I actually like the naggy thing. 539 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,600 What I would say is I think. Me too. 540 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:39,520 Me too, I think. Yeah, people are ripping that 541 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:40,640 like. They're crushing it. 542 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:42,360 They're just complaining just to complain. 543 00:24:42,360 --> 00:24:44,120 How do you not? He's not the head coach. 544 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,160 He's the coordinator under a great head coach in Harbaugh, 545 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:49,680 where I do think the coordinators matter. 546 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,840 Or when you have an inexperienced head coach like 547 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,480 Aaron Glenn, specifically a defensive mind. 548 00:24:55,840 --> 00:25:01,480 I feel more comfortable today trusting The Jets offense run by 549 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:03,760 Frank Reich than I did yesterday. 550 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,360 Even eggstrained, who was promising maybe, but a young 551 00:25:06,360 --> 00:25:08,920 guy, the same thing that they did with Salah than before, 552 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:11,400 who's now gotten a head coaching job like rookie head coach, 553 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:15,080 defensive guy, rookie quarterback and rookie OC Recipe 554 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:16,720 for disaster. That's the way that it was. 555 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,040 And The Jets had that same structure outside the rookie 556 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:20,160 quarterback. The field was a mess. 557 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,720 So I like Frank Reich and I think it's better for The Jets 558 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,080 to have a legitimate offensive veteran play caller guy who has 559 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:29,080 head coaching experience. He can be an asset to Aaron 560 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:30,840 Glenn. OK, So the first thing that I 561 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,320 throw at you we we agree with. So that's got to change at some 562 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:35,200 point because we got to get something where we're 563 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,400 disagreeing, a natural disagreement, which we will, I'm 564 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:39,600 sure with the baseball list here. 565 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,040 But the one thing I don't, I don't know if you process it 566 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,120 this way. The one thing that I hope the 567 00:25:44,120 --> 00:25:47,040 arrival and the presence of the experience of Frank Reich does 568 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:51,280 not do is that it almost emboldens The Jets to a point 569 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,280 like, all right, we got a former quarterback, now let's reach for 570 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:56,560 a quarterback in the draft. Like they still have to remain 571 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,080 married to their board. Just because you got a guy who's 572 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,080 worked with quarterbacks and was 1 doesn't mean I'm looking to 573 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,800 throw an extra wide net in the ocean to find a guy that I don't 574 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:07,400 think necessarily is the absolute answer. 575 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,280 Like you. Still, you've got to mitigate 576 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:11,240 risk in this next. Like you, you still can't be 577 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,200 foolish in in terms of what you do with the quarterback. 578 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,200 No, that's my number one thing. We talked about that. 579 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,000 I think we talked about that when we're still doing shows 580 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:18,880 where they cannot reach for a quarterback. 581 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:22,160 The one thing I would not do definitively if I'm The Jets is 582 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:24,360 just reach to get a quarterback just because they need one. 583 00:26:24,360 --> 00:26:26,120 The problem is you look at the list of who's going to be 584 00:26:26,120 --> 00:26:28,320 available and there aren't many good options. 585 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:29,840 I was doing that today on the podcast. 586 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,720 They they're just aren't good options, but they still should 587 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:36,080 be better than fields. And what they need to do BT is 588 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:39,240 compete next year. I expect them to compete like no 589 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:41,600 more kid gloves, no more giving Aaron Glenn a pass. 590 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,320 Some people, I don't want them fired after five weeks, but you 591 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:45,640 got to let him play this through. 592 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:49,560 But in year 2, with the with the picks that they have and with 593 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,600 the moves that they need to make here, they got to be 594 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,560 competitive. So they do have to find a 595 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,720 quarterback that Wright can lead and and develop here or whatever 596 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,680 will make the most out of to have, you know, a competitive 597 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:01,720 season and win some games. They're gonna win 7-8 games. 598 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,360 They have to. But DC, that's what worries me 599 00:27:04,360 --> 00:27:07,400 because we know that that's the case. 600 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:10,200 And, you know, Woody's already getting petulant with his grubby 601 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,120 fingerprints all over this product here. 602 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:16,760 And, you know, when Woody has, you know, an itch, he's going to 603 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,720 scratch it kind of quick. And what I don't want The Jets 604 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,400 to do is to try to microwave this thing. 605 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:24,480 But because job securities are out there and all the narratives 606 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,320 are what they are, and they're pretty accurate. 607 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,600 Because Glenn was a disaster in Year 1. 608 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:30,080 Not all of his fault, but the record is why. 609 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,880 I mean, The Jets were an absolute circus, especially in 610 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:35,840 December. I just hope that they don't try 611 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:40,800 to like circumvent the like the natural, normal, effective way 612 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:45,160 to build a team just to either placate some fans and win a few 613 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,120 games and just change the narrative a bit. 614 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:49,920 Like, hey, I'm in the long run. I've been a Jet fan forever, as 615 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:53,480 you know, and I'm generally more optimistic than not, which is 616 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,240 counter to what most Jet fans think. 617 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:58,160 If I've sat here for this nonsense for this long, I could 618 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,480 certainly sit here for one more year, provided they're doing it 619 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,320 the right way. Well, well, as long as there's 620 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,720 direction, I wouldn't sit here definitively and say well, if 621 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:06,800 they don't win seven or eight games, Glenn's got to go. 622 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,040 I'm saying it'd be nice to see them start to build it out. 623 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:12,960 Year 1 was like pre-K, OK, well now maybe they could enter the 624 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:16,240 1st grade and even the bad teams win 6-7 games. 625 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:19,280 That's not a good season. But can they compete? 626 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:22,040 And maybe it's less about the win total and just more week to 627 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:24,280 week competitiveness. Dude, they come on man. 628 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,720 I know they trade a lot of guys. They had no defense, They had no 629 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,680 shot at the end of the season, As you mentioned, the offense 630 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:32,760 wasn't there. So I wanted to see a somewhat 631 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:36,640 competitive football team with a clear direction and then 632 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,280 expecting that in Year 3, OK, maybe they now got to find their 633 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:40,720 quarterback. This is going to take a long 634 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,760 time. I think you can be patient. 635 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:45,280 I can be patient. Smart fans can be patient. 636 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:47,760 I don't believe the owner can be patient. 637 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,760 And ultimately, that's probably going to be the downfall again. 638 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,400 And of course, everybody knows that nobody has more patience 639 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:55,720 than BT and Sal. You know what I wanted to ask 640 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,040 you before you mentioned? You mentioned Stu gods, right? 641 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:01,040 Yeah. And so I just want to just for 642 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:03,960 the record here, is that the same Stu gods that you were 643 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:05,480 shitting all over? Yeah. 644 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:07,560 I just want to make sure that's the same guy. 645 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:11,120 Yeah, well, he, remember, he, I think they ripped either us or 646 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:14,080 me for a Soto. I was criticizing Soto and him 647 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,000 and Lebatar got on me for something. 648 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:18,440 Yeah, Yeah. And then and actually when I was 649 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:19,560 on with him, I brought you up, remember? 650 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:21,480 Then he came in. There was rumors about him being 651 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:24,520 the program director. Yeah, maybe if you, maybe if he 652 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:25,840 got the job would still be there. 653 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,920 I mean, I I think that that might have been the case, but 654 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,800 anyway, he didn't take the job. So yes, he will. 655 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,520 And, and I was like, hey, beat like he admitted, he openly 656 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:40,040 admitted to lobbying or wanting one of those jobs eventually, 657 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:41,680 whether it was one woman retired or whatever. 658 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:42,920 But yes. I think he was trying to get rid 659 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:45,000 of Evan, right? Didn't he say yeah, get ready to 660 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:47,000 whack Evan? Didn't he say that? 661 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:48,640 Would you? I I think that might have been 662 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:52,560 his, his first choice, yeah. Hey, man, we've been good for 663 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:55,080 me. It is what we're just having a 664 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:58,320 little fun, all right at Here's the other thing about YouTube. 665 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,240 You got to look at this, right? All these the names, the 666 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:03,560 numbers, the underscores, tada, I think I actually got that 667 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:05,840 right. TADA 1722. 668 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:07,680 You two were amazing. I know that I can speak for all 669 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,720 of us. This is what the people needed. 670 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:11,280 You 2 know you the shit and I love it. 671 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:12,920 Go Dodgers. Well, everything up until that 672 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:15,520 last point is phenomenal. We hate the dodgers. 673 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:17,440 Dodgers suck. Dodgers will win again this 674 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:20,200 year, but thank you for that affection and I'll I'll just 675 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,240 periodically throw some things up on the screen, you guys, as I 676 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:24,880 see the stream coming in, I'll pop them in. 677 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:29,040 All right, giannis #1, how aggressive number one, do you 678 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:30,880 think he'll be dealt by tomorrow anywhere? 679 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:33,560 I do. Did you see the latest report? 680 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:36,560 I was seeing that just before we came on here, that Miami, 681 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:40,680 there's a report that has Miami potentially looking to get Yanis 682 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:43,920 and John Moran. Dude, once I heard Riley's 683 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:46,560 involved, man. Yeah, once I heard Miami's 684 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:49,480 involved and Riley, that's where I started to get scared off a 685 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,000 little bit. Look, the bottom line is the 686 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:54,080 Knicks don't have what it takes as far as the best packages go 687 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:56,600 to get Giannis. Now, is he going to force his 688 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,200 hand and just go to the Knicks? That's maybe the hope. 689 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,200 The other point is, and I heard you mention this before, and I 690 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,720 agree, even if the Knicks don't, I want them to make a move 691 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:05,280 because we both don't. We agree. 692 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:08,520 Cat's not the guy. No, I it's almost less about 693 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:10,560 Giannis to me and more about trading Cat. 694 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:14,760 Like maybe there's another star player or another iteration of 695 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:17,040 the the Knicks that could help them outside of Yannis. 696 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:18,720 He's just the one that's available now. 697 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,640 Worst case scenario, they still have a chance to go make a run 698 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,400 at the championship this year and then maybe you recess on the 699 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:26,760 offseason. My guts telling me, though, he 700 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,440 gets moved and it's not going to be to the Knicks. 701 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:32,120 I agree. I don't think they've got the 702 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:33,560 resources. Yeah, that's one thing I was 703 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:35,440 talking about. Obviously Leon Rose, who's done 704 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:38,560 a lot, right, a lot well to elevate the brand and restore 705 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:41,920 the Knicks from, you know, an absolute, you know, doormat to a 706 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:43,840 team that's at least got a, you know, have punchers chance to 707 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,000 win something here. But see, I, I don't know if 708 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,800 you've noticed this and they haven't played a lot of good 709 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:48,960 teams during this winning streak. 710 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:51,400 So I don't want to overreact and I'm not changing my opinion. 711 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:55,840 I don't think Karl Anthony Towns in May and June for two months 712 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:59,240 of Chris basketball against good teams with game plans and good 713 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:01,680 coaches and all that stuff. I think you'll be exposed. 714 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:04,520 I think we both agree with that. But they're they're, they're 715 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,360 doing something a little different philosophically like 716 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:08,760 that. Again, I want to geek it up too 717 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:10,760 much, but it is interesting because he's starting to play 718 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,840 better and focus more on rebounding and take fewer shots. 719 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:16,400 And maybe there's a path for this new version of the Knicks 720 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,320 to be better than both you. And I thought, let me hit you 721 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:20,840 with it. So early on, the Knicks 722 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:23,760 defensive philosophy was funnel everybody into the middle, 723 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:27,240 funnel them in right now they've they've augmented that and now 724 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:30,320 it's funnel them to the baseline where your wings could trap and 725 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:32,160 and do some what a basketball stuff, right? 726 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:34,400 And now again, they're playing weak teams. 727 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:36,720 They're giving up about 91 1/2 points a game during this 728 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:38,280 winning streak. And that's kind of like, you 729 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:40,120 know, 1990s defense. That's good. 730 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,160 Will it be effective against the the great teams? 731 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:48,240 I don't think as much, but do you at least have any hope that 732 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:52,800 the new version of Cat can be enough to maybe take the Knicks 733 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,280 to a place that both you and I right now, or at least before 734 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:56,720 the street, didn't think they could get to? 735 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:59,120 Hope, yes. Do I think it's going to happen? 736 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:00,640 Like do I think they're going to win the championship? 737 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:03,000 No. But my point is that like, we're 738 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:04,800 grading them on a championship level. 739 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,120 Curve which is as we should. Yeah, exactly. 740 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:09,280 But it's a great thing to be talking about it like that. 741 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:13,040 So worst case scenario, we sit back and say, all right, take 742 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:15,680 your shot with this new defense. They figured it out. 743 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:18,880 Let's see how that plays in the postseason in what is a wide 744 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,240 open E at the very least. Like, I think the Pistons are 745 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:22,800 good. Celtics are always going to be 746 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:24,600 dangerous. I don't know if I like the Cavs 747 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:26,200 trade. I'd rather them Garland. 748 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:28,080 To me, I'd rather have Garland than Harden, but whatever. 749 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,240 I actually like it. Garland's banged up. 750 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:31,760 That toe's a real issue. I don't know. 751 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:33,120 I don't know how long he's going to play all. 752 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:34,640 Right. So health aside, though, I feel 753 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,520 like Garland was a game changer. Harden is on the wrong side, 754 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:39,480 obviously, but whatever. The Cavs are going to be a 755 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:40,960 threat. Like there are a bunch of teams 756 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,320 in the East. It's wide open the West. 757 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:44,160 I don't think anybody's really beating the Thunder anyway. 758 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:46,680 Maybe some of the other top teams in the Western Conference. 759 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:49,360 But you could take your chances. Like we could think that it 760 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:51,840 might not happen for the Knicks. It can happen for the Knicks. 761 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,360 If they really did unlock something and figure it out 762 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:57,400 here, then it can happen. Like if I'm looking at them, I 763 00:33:57,400 --> 00:33:59,720 think Cats the biggest weakness and I think Mike Brown's the 764 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:01,720 biggest weakness. He needs to prove it to me. 765 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:02,520 You. Like. 766 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:07,920 MM clown. But but if you give him credit, 767 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:11,360 if this is legit like I would just feel I would feel better 768 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:14,480 about if Tibbs were the head coach of this team with this 769 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:16,199 exact situation, I'd feel better about it. 770 00:34:16,199 --> 00:34:18,960 With Tibbs I trust him more, but maybe Mike Brown could take him 771 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,360 to another level. We're going to see worst case 772 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:23,639 scenario, the the Knicks right now are still one of the best 773 00:34:23,639 --> 00:34:25,719 teams in the league and they'll stay that way and take their 774 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:28,040 shot of the championship. Here's the other issue, too. 775 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:29,480 Like, forget about Giannis for a moment. 776 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:33,639 If the Knicks made a move for other types of players and cat, 777 00:34:33,679 --> 00:34:35,560 Cat was involved, right? Let's say Cat's out. 778 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:38,600 The problem is Mitchell Robinson's not physically 779 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:40,239 reliable. Forget about the fact that he's 780 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,480 a massive issue late in games. And I love Mitch. 781 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:45,520 What, like what Mitch does? Well, he does as well as anybody 782 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:48,159 in the in the NBA, offensive rebounding, defense. 783 00:34:48,159 --> 00:34:51,960 Like he's great at his job, but how's he playing 35 minutes a 784 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:53,280 night? He's still getting rest back to 785 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:55,159 backs and there's maintenance days. 786 00:34:55,159 --> 00:34:58,360 So if they move on from Cat, even if they got a really 787 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:01,840 interesting wing or another 2, whatever it might be, you still 788 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:03,720 don't have to go out and get another big that could be 789 00:35:03,720 --> 00:35:05,960 serviceable in big games against good teams. 790 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:07,920 Yeah, I would think that they need another big. 791 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:09,160 You could argue that they might need that. 792 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:12,240 Anyway, I still worry about the inconsistency shooting and I 793 00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:15,800 just don't know if I like It's not even just Cat, although I do 794 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:17,840 think Cat's a problem because he's an All Star. 795 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:20,880 He's a great player, but in the big spots, dude, he's out of 796 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:23,880 control offensively. It's the same stuff with the 797 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:25,440 fouls and all these different things. 798 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:29,520 So I don't love Karl Anthony Towns in general for this group, 799 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:32,440 but also the fit of of Bridges. That's another one. 800 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:33,760 I know you mentioned that before like that. 801 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:35,720 These are moves that they went all in on. 802 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,400 Is it the right team? Like we know definitively I 803 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,680 would not trade Mitch because when he is healthy, he does 804 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:43,600 something at an elite level. Hart can't go because he's the 805 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:46,680 glue to the team and an Obi's arguably their best player 806 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:48,120 overall right there with Jalen Brunson. 807 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:50,160 We know Brunson's a super story going anywhere, but you look 808 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,080 what Anna Novi does night in, night out. 809 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:53,400 I love the defensively. Right. 810 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:57,920 So those those four guys there I would not touch. 811 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:00,160 OK, well then how does Bridges fit in? 812 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:03,760 Could you can you replace him with a more consistent shooter 813 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:06,520 from downtown? How does Towns fit in? 814 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:10,520 Can you replace him with maybe a a serviceable big and then make 815 00:36:10,520 --> 00:36:13,680 up for the lack of offense somewhere else with an 816 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:15,640 additional piece? I I don't have the exact 817 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:20,960 answers, but I just don't feel like Cat and Bridges fit this 818 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:23,600 group well enough to win a championship. 819 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:25,520 I agree. We both agree with that. 820 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:26,760 All right, let's pop this in here. 821 00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:30,120 I want to throw a lot more things at you at JT Bombers, BT 822 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:33,120 ask Sal talk about Johnny's on his podcast. 823 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:36,840 Hey, are you at least into Friday night Yukon? 824 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:40,760 Johnny's Garden for first place in the Big East Yukon #3 in the 825 00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:42,160 country. I know you're into it at least a 826 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:43,080 little bit. You got to be. 827 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:45,360 Yeah, well, truth be told, you know me with St. 828 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:47,240 John's, like, I got into it because of you and they haven't 829 00:36:47,240 --> 00:36:50,000 been good for so long. So you got me into it a little 830 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:52,160 bit last year, Pitino. And the fact that they were good 831 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:53,040 helped. I went to the Big East 832 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:56,280 tournament, all that. I saw your post about it last 833 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:57,960 night. I didn't know, like their 834 00:36:57,960 --> 00:36:59,040 schedule. I've been following along a 835 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:00,320 little bit more from your tweets. 836 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:03,360 Anything else? But when you said about UConn 837 00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:05,400 Friday night, that's one that gets my attention. 838 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:07,520 So yes, dude, but that's a big game. 839 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:09,240 I'm almost saying. Where's Where are the tickets? 840 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:11,480 What's going on? Well, well, for you, I mean. 841 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,040 Yeah. Listen now. 842 00:37:13,240 --> 00:37:14,240 Yeah. Sal's a St. 843 00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:16,320 John's fan. When BT put some courtside at 844 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:18,120 the Garden to watch St. John's, that's it. 845 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,400 That's what Sal likes them. I know you love Pitino, though. 846 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:22,760 We had Rick on the show a couple times. 847 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:24,760 I'm going to get Rick on this show as well, obviously. 848 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:25,760 All right, so let me ask you this. 849 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:30,280 So one of the things about doing the podcast here, and this is 850 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:32,360 one of the things you and I talked a lot about on the show, 851 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:36,600 family dynamics, you know, a lot more time at home. 852 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:40,520 Sometimes I find myself, I'm just going for a ride. 853 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:42,240 Oh, honey, I go, I got to go get some gas. 854 00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:44,360 I just got to get the fuck out just for a minute. 855 00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:46,320 Even when she's not, she's not even annoying me. 856 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:49,040 I'm like, I just got to get out of my house. 857 00:37:49,240 --> 00:37:53,040 So what are you doing? Is it the gym, which I know you 858 00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:54,840 always tell me you want to get back in and you've been working 859 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:56,320 out. What do you do to kind of piece 860 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:58,520 the day together so you don't lose your mind? 861 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:02,680 You know, I still haven't gotten in full control of the new 862 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:04,880 schedule you mentioned. So I have SNY Monday through 863 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:06,920 Friday, OK, so that's pretty consistent. 864 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:10,480 But during the day, I think there's this thought that 865 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:15,680 because I'm here, like I've got to be taken care of, Sammy and 866 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:17,080 all that stuff. And I'm like, well, I gotta do 867 00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:18,840 the podcast in the morning. And that's treated. 868 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:20,880 Remember we talked about like the radio shows like, Oh yeah, 869 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:24,800 big deal, you talk about sports. So the podcast now is even less, 870 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:26,560 in her mind, treated like a real. 871 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,800 Thing. And I'm like, no, it's the exact 872 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:30,760 opposite. Like I need to put everything I 873 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:33,800 have into this to make sure like this, this is a job. 874 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:36,560 So I've, I've been, but I've been taking Sammy to school If I 875 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:38,520 can, I'll take her up from school a little bit, going to 876 00:38:38,520 --> 00:38:40,600 the gym more. So I'm actually doing a lot of 877 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:42,200 stuff like you meant. We we talked about it off the 878 00:38:42,240 --> 00:38:44,400 air busier now. Yep. 879 00:38:44,720 --> 00:38:47,320 It's dude, it's amazing. I look at my account calls or 880 00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:49,280 podcast guest spots or this or that. 881 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:52,560 Like it just seems nonstop. So still trying to find my way. 882 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:56,440 But yeah, being home more often during hours where you should 883 00:38:56,440 --> 00:38:59,160 probably be working is not necessarily a good thing for the 884 00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:01,080 Mariner. But you're not driving your 885 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:02,440 nuts. I I guess the better question 886 00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:03,840 is, are are you driving her nuts? 887 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:08,160 Maybe a little bit you. Know it happens is what it is. 888 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:11,760 Look, it's I don't think my wife works from home part time. 889 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:15,080 I don't think it's healthy to have everybody home all the 890 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:16,800 time. No, no, no, no, it's not. 891 00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:18,240 It's not meant to be that way, Sal. 892 00:39:18,240 --> 00:39:19,560 Yeah. And even when I go to SLY, I'm 893 00:39:19,560 --> 00:39:21,360 not there all night. Like generally I leave it. 894 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:24,080 I leave it almost three. I get back at 7:30 or so. 895 00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:26,000 So really I'm not out of the house enough. 896 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:27,800 So I I haven't figured it out yet, but we. 897 00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:33,440 Got good God, let me see here. All right, Jay Rod, Hey, Jay 898 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:36,240 Rod, do me a favor. If you see something pop up that 899 00:39:36,240 --> 00:39:38,960 is about you know the BT and Sal there were question for Sal or 900 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:42,320 something you think I would want to there we go all right, so we 901 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:45,480 didn't everything's back to normal couple of baldies going 902 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:47,520 at the gym. As a fellow baldy, this is 903 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:50,560 appreciated. Thank you strategy appreciate 904 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:52,880 that dude. Have you figured out see the big 905 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:56,720 obstacle for me when I launch YouTube was, and I know you've 906 00:39:56,720 --> 00:39:58,880 heard the term a million times. I'm sure about a boomsprit like 907 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:01,280 monetization modetization. It's how you make money. 908 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:04,600 I mean, when I got a hobby here, this eventually is going to turn 909 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:07,160 into a lucrative profession, right? 910 00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:10,200 So I know you already have the 4000 Subs. 911 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:14,080 Good job on that. The tougher thing to do is 1000 912 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:17,120 watch hours, which you'll get in no time soon, I'm sure. 913 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:21,040 But once you do that, have you do you under like you see these 914 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:23,040 things popping up with money attached to them? 915 00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:25,280 Do you understand the Super? I did not understand. 916 00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:28,280 For the first two weeks I'm like what is a super chat? 917 00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:31,120 What about 12 years old? Am I getting half of that? 918 00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:32,680 What's going on? You getting nothing, you getting 919 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:35,600 gots is what you get. I don't know anything about it. 920 00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:39,040 Obviously I've seen you do it and see those things pop up. 921 00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:41,600 Yeah, Bada Booms is in control of all that. 922 00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:45,160 I just, we're almost at 5000 subscribers, which is good. 923 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:47,920 I'm happy with that. We're all we're. 924 00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:49,480 I just got approved for like the. 925 00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:52,960 I guess you have to go through a process to monetize it. 100% 926 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:54,840 yeah. You got to have 4000 Subs, which 927 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:58,000 you do, and 1000 watch hours, which evidently you got. 928 00:40:58,000 --> 00:40:59,800 Good job. Well, I guess because it got 929 00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:02,200 approved just the literally the other day he was talking to me 930 00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:04,760 about that. So we're on our way to to trying 931 00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:07,480 to build it up that way. So I'm, I'm not yeah, I'm not in 932 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:09,240 any hurry. I don't know what I'm learning, 933 00:41:09,240 --> 00:41:10,360 dude. I'm learning as we go. 934 00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:12,160 He's teaching me bada boom's teaching me some things. 935 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:14,840 I'm teaching him some things, like kind of learning as we go 936 00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:16,080 and seeing what works and what not. 937 00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,840 Even with the timing of it, like is it better to go live at 938 00:41:18,840 --> 00:41:20,840 night? Is it better to go live period? 939 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:24,040 I don't. I at first we started, my idea 940 00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:27,160 was tape it at night, so you kind of catch up on whatever 941 00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:30,080 happened during the day and have it in people's feeds the first 942 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:31,440 thing in the morning. I don't care when you put it up 943 00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:33,720 on YouTube or just put it on the podcast feeds. 944 00:41:33,720 --> 00:41:35,280 But then I just didn't want to do it at night. 945 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:36,840 I don't want to do it. I did. 946 00:41:36,840 --> 00:41:39,320 That's why I have other stuff. So I'd rather do in the morning. 947 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:41,040 So now we've been recording first thing in the morning 948 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:44,520 trying to get it out. But anyway, work in progress as 949 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:46,400 I'm sure you had to learn on your own and now with J Rod 950 00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:49,200 helping you out. Has Booney been texting you to 951 00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:51,240 get off his behind about Grish and being a lead off man? 952 00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:53,080 Now, let's let me just set the stage for a minute. 953 00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:56,880 So Sal tells me before the BT and Sal live show is like, hey, 954 00:41:56,880 --> 00:41:59,640 Booty got on my ass a little bit the other day, Which, by the 955 00:41:59,640 --> 00:42:03,000 way, you and I disagree with on a fair amount of things with the 956 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:04,800 Yankees. We both agree on that. 957 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,400 If you're a World Series team, Trent Grisham cannot be batted 958 00:42:07,400 --> 00:42:09,360 first, but he is until further notice or whatever. 959 00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:12,920 So anyway, I guess Booty texted you before the event. 960 00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:15,440 And then when we get up on stage, we got like, I wouldn't 961 00:42:15,440 --> 00:42:17,960 say friction. Well, Booty clearly wanted to 962 00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:20,800 get out of message. And it was a little salad Booty 963 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:22,840 to start. I'm sitting back saying I kind 964 00:42:22,840 --> 00:42:24,880 of like this, no problems coming my way. 965 00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:26,560 He you're right. He burned up on stage. 966 00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:29,240 So he called me the day before and I thought he was. 967 00:42:29,240 --> 00:42:30,120 Just going to be. That's right. 968 00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:32,240 Yeah, I thought he was well, I didn't pick up because I was on 969 00:42:32,240 --> 00:42:33,440 the path train. I was like, all right, I got to 970 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:34,520 call him back when I get in the car. 971 00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:36,760 I can't answer this now. I thought he was going to maybe 972 00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:38,960 bust my chops about like, hey guy, dude, I'm sorry. 973 00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:41,800 I can't make it to the live show because he's done that before 974 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:43,080 joking around. I was like, oh, let's hope. 975 00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:45,560 I mean, imagine that happened. It would have been a disaster. 976 00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:49,040 So then I I call him, I'm like, hey, what's up booty? 977 00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:53,320 And he just starts lacing into me about something I said on SL1 978 00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:54,600 that the Yankees need a leadoff hitter. 979 00:42:54,600 --> 00:42:57,280 And then he even said he's like BT I tell BT the same thing. 980 00:42:57,280 --> 00:43:00,040 So obviously you and I, when we've had conversation with him, 981 00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:01,280 say the same thing about the leadoff hitter. 982 00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:04,600 He kept saying his point was that we had a leadoff hitter 983 00:43:04,600 --> 00:43:07,000 last year. Grisham OPS was 8. 984 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:08,920 Whatever it was. He's like, if you want to make 985 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:12,440 the argument that he can't do it again, different argument. 986 00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:14,840 But don't say that we need a lead off hitter because we had a 987 00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:18,880 pretty darn good 1A year ago. OK, you know I love my numbers, 988 00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:19,880 right? I love numbers. 989 00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:22,360 I, you know, you obviously you can't just bombard people with 990 00:43:22,360 --> 00:43:23,520 numbers. But to me it's a good point of 991 00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:25,000 reference. And I do like diving into the 992 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:27,960 advanced numbers, right? But you don't need advanced 993 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:32,400 numbers for an answer to this question. 8th inning, 9th 994 00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:36,960 inning, guys on base, down a run, upper run, tie, score, big 995 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:39,160 spot, big game. Red Sox, Jays. 996 00:43:39,160 --> 00:43:40,720 Mets. Subway Series, Dodgers. 997 00:43:40,720 --> 00:43:43,880 Whatever it is, Do you really want Trent Grisham up there 998 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:46,120 before Aaron Judge? Do you really want that? 999 00:43:46,240 --> 00:43:48,160 That's that's what I told him. I'm like, well, what about in 1000 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:49,720 the postseason? Because Grisham, what he did in 1001 00:43:49,720 --> 00:43:52,640 the regular season was great, but in the postseason he didn't 1002 00:43:52,640 --> 00:43:53,840 do anything. He goes what was only four 1003 00:43:53,840 --> 00:43:55,040 games. I was like, well, that's not my 1004 00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:56,200 fault, that's your fault. The Blue. 1005 00:43:56,280 --> 00:43:58,280 Jays. Only four games. 1006 00:43:58,440 --> 00:44:02,640 So So do we think Grisham could a do what he did a year ago? 1007 00:44:02,720 --> 00:44:04,760 Probably not. I mean, that was such a high 1008 00:44:04,760 --> 00:44:07,360 level, Probably not. But let's say he even could do 1009 00:44:07,360 --> 00:44:10,600 that, BT Do we trust that he's going to do that in the playoffs 1010 00:44:10,600 --> 00:44:12,320 against the best pitching? I don't. 1011 00:44:12,680 --> 00:44:15,520 And I know we had to see, we we couldn't even trust that Aaron 1012 00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:17,880 Judge was going to do that in the playoffs until we're going 1013 00:44:17,880 --> 00:44:21,320 to trust Trent Grisham, who had three straight sub 200 batting 1014 00:44:21,320 --> 00:44:23,480 averages before before last year. 1015 00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:25,160 Same thing. Same thing with Jazz. 1016 00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:26,880 Same thing with Luke Voit in 2020. 1017 00:44:26,880 --> 00:44:30,440 The Yankees have had a knack. Nobody's ever going to question 1018 00:44:30,440 --> 00:44:31,960 their prowess in the regular season. 1019 00:44:32,160 --> 00:44:33,800 OK, they're dominant. Their numbers were better 1020 00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:36,880 offensively than the Dodgers were a year ago in the regular 1021 00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:40,760 season. The question is, does that style 1022 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:45,680 transfer into October? And so far hasn't bingo. 1023 00:44:45,720 --> 00:44:49,880 It hasn't it just Ernie Clement didn't put a big gaudy numbers 1024 00:44:49,880 --> 00:44:51,360 like Jazz. Like, look at Jazz's numbers. 1025 00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:54,240 They're elite for a second. They're Hall of Fame numbers for 1026 00:44:54,240 --> 00:44:56,200 a second baseman, 25 homers, 30 steals. 1027 00:44:56,200 --> 00:44:59,320 Like that just doesn't happen. But in the postseason, empty at 1028 00:44:59,320 --> 00:45:02,160 bats, swings and misses. Just that. 1029 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:04,040 That's my issue with the Yankees, where I would have 1030 00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:06,360 liked a little more stability, specifically in front of Aaron 1031 00:45:06,360 --> 00:45:07,520 Jones. You know, one of the things that 1032 00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:09,640 bothers me about the Yankee lineup is that too many of their 1033 00:45:09,640 --> 00:45:12,400 guys don't adjust to the moment. Like, it's, it's one thing 1034 00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:14,200 you're playing the Royals, you're playing the Orioles, 1035 00:45:14,200 --> 00:45:16,720 You're playing whatever May, June, July are, you know, you're 1036 00:45:16,720 --> 00:45:19,080 swinging for the moon. And Jazz always swings for the 1037 00:45:19,080 --> 00:45:20,760 moon and Grisham swings for the moon. 1038 00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:23,160 And so and so does Volpe and so does Wells. 1039 00:45:23,160 --> 00:45:25,440 And, you know, I don't know if McMahon swings for the moon. 1040 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:28,000 He's just, he just strikes. He just strikes out too much. 1041 00:45:28,240 --> 00:45:31,680 They have too many guys like the best teams and then go back to 1042 00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:34,320 the older Yankee teams. You know, Jeter two strike boom 1043 00:45:34,600 --> 00:45:37,400 right field now be getting on base, Bernie adjusting, Tino 1044 00:45:37,400 --> 00:45:40,880 adjusting, O'Neill adjusting. Even Posada was a power guy as a 1045 00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:44,720 catcher adjusting and they just don't have enough guys in in my 1046 00:45:44,720 --> 00:45:46,000 opinion. And by the way, the numbers back 1047 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:49,320 this up that I trust in those big spots. 1048 00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:53,560 And now the one thing that maybe count their balance that is, and 1049 00:45:53,560 --> 00:45:54,600 I don't think it's a World Series team. 1050 00:45:54,600 --> 00:45:55,800 I think the Yanks are a playoff team. 1051 00:45:55,800 --> 00:45:58,520 I think the Mets are as well. But you want to tell me if 1052 00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:01,920 Gerard Cole's pitching up in Toronto rather than Louis Hill 1053 00:46:02,240 --> 00:46:04,560 and he's really Gerard Cole? All right, maybe that's 1054 00:46:04,560 --> 00:46:07,040 different. OK, you know, and now I get it. 1055 00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:09,280 You know, you have Rosario for the whole year. 1056 00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:11,040 You have Caballero. At least you have a better 1057 00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:11,840 bench. I'm not over. 1058 00:46:11,840 --> 00:46:13,920 I'm not saying yeah, I'm not overstated, but at least you 1059 00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:15,680 have a bench and you have some more components. 1060 00:46:15,880 --> 00:46:18,320 You'll have Cam Schlittler for the whole year, much like the 1061 00:46:18,320 --> 00:46:20,360 Mets will have McClain for the whole year. 1062 00:46:20,360 --> 00:46:24,160 So I'm not saying that there aren't elements of what the 1063 00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:26,640 Yankees say that could be true and that are true. 1064 00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:30,920 I just think the problem the energy from Yankee fans that 1065 00:46:30,920 --> 00:46:33,440 they have with the Yankees is that it seems to be the same 1066 00:46:33,440 --> 00:46:37,960 approach every freaking year. OK and I agree with that, but 1067 00:46:37,960 --> 00:46:40,760 let's put it this way because they could say, and Boone did 1068 00:46:40,760 --> 00:46:42,960 say this, he said this to us on stage of the live show. 1069 00:46:42,960 --> 00:46:45,720 Like we won 94 games. We just think we ran into a hot 1070 00:46:45,720 --> 00:46:47,440 team in Toronto. We'll see what happens this 1071 00:46:47,440 --> 00:46:48,600 year, even with Cole coming back. 1072 00:46:48,600 --> 00:46:52,480 Imagine Cole Freed, Schlittler game 1-2 and three in the post 1073 00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:55,280 season can make a legitimate, legitimate argument that the 1074 00:46:55,280 --> 00:46:57,600 Yankees right now should be the favorites in the American 1075 00:46:57,600 --> 00:46:58,400 League. I thought they were the best 1076 00:46:58,400 --> 00:47:00,000 team last year. I was wrong. 1077 00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:01,240 They thought they were the best team last year. 1078 00:47:01,240 --> 00:47:02,560 They were wrong. They think the best team this 1079 00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:04,200 year. Who knows, Even with other teams 1080 00:47:04,200 --> 00:47:07,680 getting better, my issue is, well, okay, even if you were 1081 00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:10,280 good last year and you're going to be better this year, why not 1082 00:47:10,280 --> 00:47:13,200 try to get even better? The Dodgers won two World Series 1083 00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:15,680 in a row, they get Tucker and Diaz. 1084 00:47:15,840 --> 00:47:19,000 What would be the harm in getting a better like they're 1085 00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:20,640 the Yankees, I don't. Understand it? 1086 00:47:20,680 --> 00:47:23,040 It's a good point. Now that really is the point I 1087 00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:25,200 think you laid out well. All right man, You ready for the 1088 00:47:25,200 --> 00:47:27,040 list? Yeah, go ahead, hit me with it. 1089 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:29,680 You have to spend too long on each one, but I want to. 1090 00:47:29,680 --> 00:47:31,200 So I'm going to go in descending order. 1091 00:47:31,560 --> 00:47:32,840 Let me just read this real quick. 1092 00:47:32,840 --> 00:47:34,800 What up with Drew? Miss you guys tuning in after 1093 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:38,320 New York sports triumph or some debacle to hear your takes isn't 1094 00:47:38,320 --> 00:47:40,360 the same anymore. Hope to do that here now. 1095 00:47:40,360 --> 00:47:43,080 Can't wait for the Long Island event live show, hopefully a 1096 00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:44,680 golf outing. I did bring that up the other 1097 00:47:44,680 --> 00:47:46,600 day. And by the way, no means is it 1098 00:47:46,600 --> 00:47:48,240 set in stone. Sal and I were just 1099 00:47:48,240 --> 00:47:51,080 conceptualizing a possible golf, golf outing. 1100 00:47:51,080 --> 00:47:53,600 Now, you know, Andrew, Andrew used to call this quite a bit. 1101 00:47:53,600 --> 00:47:56,840 Andrew from you don't know him personally, but he called this a 1102 00:47:56,840 --> 00:47:57,600 lot. Bay Ridge. 1103 00:47:57,600 --> 00:47:59,160 Thank you for that, Andrew. I appreciate it. 1104 00:48:00,000 --> 00:48:02,560 Yeah. The live show, the next targets 1105 00:48:02,560 --> 00:48:05,800 Long Island, which will be a rousing success, I have no 1106 00:48:05,800 --> 00:48:06,880 doubt. We'll sell that out. 1107 00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:09,080 You know, logistically, we got to put it together. 1108 00:48:09,360 --> 00:48:12,320 And I actually float it to Sal before I get to the list. 1109 00:48:12,320 --> 00:48:16,240 The concept of a golf outing now, the only thing is I think 1110 00:48:16,240 --> 00:48:17,840 we could sell it. I think people will come. 1111 00:48:17,840 --> 00:48:21,200 I think we can get the venue. I just got to know which Sal's 1112 00:48:21,200 --> 00:48:25,040 showing up to the golf course. Because if it's the Sal who was 1113 00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:30,240 on the green, when me and JJ are on the tee box basically racing 1114 00:48:30,240 --> 00:48:34,720 through the round, I want Sal to show up with five surf sides in 1115 00:48:34,720 --> 00:48:36,720 them. Doesn't give a shit if he Shanks 1116 00:48:36,720 --> 00:48:40,040 or bangs one 250 yards, which he did a couple times with Mike. 1117 00:48:40,320 --> 00:48:43,080 I want to drive around, I want to have a good time. 1118 00:48:43,080 --> 00:48:46,920 I want to Uber there like I don't want Sal racing to finish 1119 00:48:46,920 --> 00:48:48,480 the round. Sal Otherwise I don't want. 1120 00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:49,520 To do the event. No. 1121 00:48:49,520 --> 00:48:51,560 Usually I get bored with the back nine. 1122 00:48:51,560 --> 00:48:53,160 Usually. Although that day with Mike, 1123 00:48:53,160 --> 00:48:55,320 like, it was freezing cold. The day that we went with Mike, 1124 00:48:55,320 --> 00:48:56,320 Yeah. It was the only time you and I 1125 00:48:56,320 --> 00:48:57,880 played together, right? Correct. 1126 00:48:58,120 --> 00:48:59,120 Yeah. So, all right, that was our 1127 00:48:59,120 --> 00:49:01,160 first time playing together. And it was in unique 1128 00:49:01,160 --> 00:49:03,120 circumstance. It was great with Mike and JJ. 1129 00:49:03,120 --> 00:49:05,840 Like, that was fun. I know you got hit in the chest, 1130 00:49:05,840 --> 00:49:09,080 whatever, but the the IT was freezing, dude. 1131 00:49:09,080 --> 00:49:11,920 The wind was nasty. Yes, it was very windy. 1132 00:49:12,840 --> 00:49:15,480 So outside of that, I usually go and enjoy myself. 1133 00:49:15,480 --> 00:49:17,520 I'm not good. I don't care to be good, 1134 00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:19,720 although I would like to be a little bit better and just more 1135 00:49:19,720 --> 00:49:22,480 consistent, like hit the ball at least somewhere near the 1136 00:49:22,480 --> 00:49:24,200 fairway. It can't just be, well, wow, 1137 00:49:24,200 --> 00:49:27,200 that was a beautiful drive. And the next 5, you know, Shank 1138 00:49:27,200 --> 00:49:28,000 them off to the. Side but. 1139 00:49:28,200 --> 00:49:29,680 Yeah, I'd have fun with it if you can make it work. 1140 00:49:29,720 --> 00:49:32,680 The thing I said, and I said this on the live show, if there 1141 00:49:32,680 --> 00:49:37,880 is a demand for BT and Sal in whatever in case that may be, 1142 00:49:37,880 --> 00:49:40,680 whether it's a golf outing, whether it's a live show, then 1143 00:49:40,760 --> 00:49:42,960 then I think it's up to us to supply that. 1144 00:49:42,960 --> 00:49:44,960 Even if it is once a month or whatever, like if there's a 1145 00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:47,600 demand for it, then we can control to supply it. 1146 00:49:47,760 --> 00:49:49,720 And there will be. And you know that even that I 1147 00:49:49,720 --> 00:49:51,080 say that humbly. I don't say that like an 1148 00:49:51,080 --> 00:49:53,040 arrogant jerk. People want as much BT and Sal 1149 00:49:53,040 --> 00:49:56,280 as they could get. All right #10 does Sean and I 1150 00:49:56,280 --> 00:49:58,920 bounce back? I think he does, but to what 1151 00:49:58,920 --> 00:50:00,840 extent? I think probably somewhere in 1152 00:50:00,840 --> 00:50:04,000 between. Not the ace like pitcher that he 1153 00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:07,480 was at the end of 2024, not the disaster that he was last year. 1154 00:50:07,480 --> 00:50:09,240 I would say probably somewhere in between. 1155 00:50:09,480 --> 00:50:13,040 A solid #3 starter. OK, I know that you guys 1156 00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:15,640 discussed this on baseball night in New York on SNR the other 1157 00:50:15,640 --> 00:50:17,560 day, but I didn't. I just saw a quick clip and I 1158 00:50:17,560 --> 00:50:19,360 didn't. I saw the topic, I didn't see 1159 00:50:19,360 --> 00:50:22,160 the answer so I'm curious. How long does Volpe's leash? 1160 00:50:22,280 --> 00:50:25,600 Volpe comes back when he comes back, Caballero to start. 1161 00:50:25,800 --> 00:50:27,760 You know they're going to run him out there and try to have 1162 00:50:27,760 --> 00:50:31,360 him re establish himself. How long do the Yankees run with 1163 00:50:31,360 --> 00:50:33,840 him if he's not playing well? I think he's, I think he's 1164 00:50:33,840 --> 00:50:36,640 getting the full year. I think about the timeline. 1165 00:50:36,640 --> 00:50:38,160 He's not going to be ready to win May. 1166 00:50:38,600 --> 00:50:40,440 Yeah, I would say about that, he's a little bit ahead. 1167 00:50:40,440 --> 00:50:42,040 I I spoke to his dad the other day. 1168 00:50:42,360 --> 00:50:44,640 He's doing well. Yankees gave a favorable report, 1169 00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:47,960 but I think Middish may probably pretty, pretty good timeline. 1170 00:50:47,960 --> 00:50:49,040 Yeah. So do the math. 1171 00:50:49,040 --> 00:50:51,400 We know the Yankees love him. Boone talked about his defense 1172 00:50:51,400 --> 00:50:53,160 and all that stuff and thought that the last, you know, 1173 00:50:53,160 --> 00:50:55,480 whatever bad defensive thing was just a spurt. 1174 00:50:55,920 --> 00:50:58,760 His bats got potential. If he's not coming back until 1175 00:50:58,760 --> 00:51:01,960 May, do you think that there's enough runway to go out and 1176 00:51:01,960 --> 00:51:04,760 trade for a shortstop at the deadline? 1177 00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:08,600 If he's if he's slowed down like I, I think that I think at least 1178 00:51:08,920 --> 00:51:11,600 this year it's going to be his job. 1179 00:51:11,720 --> 00:51:14,320 If not, Caballero is going to be the guy, but I think he's going 1180 00:51:14,320 --> 00:51:15,720 to get a full leash. Again, There's no reason to 1181 00:51:15,720 --> 00:51:17,480 believe that they're going to go away from him because they 1182 00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:19,040 haven't. And I can't imagine it's going 1183 00:51:19,040 --> 00:51:21,280 to be any worse than it than it was a year ago. 1184 00:51:21,640 --> 00:51:23,800 Yeah, you know, I don't think it's going to be worse, but it's 1185 00:51:23,880 --> 00:51:26,640 it's got to be better. And see the problem with me with 1186 00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:30,720 Volpe here is that he's got he's got fundamental issues with his 1187 00:51:30,720 --> 00:51:33,760 approach and his swing. I've talked to Alex about this. 1188 00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:36,320 You know, whether was at the party, whether it was when I had 1189 00:51:36,320 --> 00:51:38,720 Alex on the show when when you when you wrapped up before I did 1190 00:51:38,720 --> 00:51:42,440 it fan so mechanically Volt he's a mess like he misses the 1191 00:51:42,440 --> 00:51:45,640 fastball upstairs fouls it back start swinging at the slop blow 1192 00:51:45,640 --> 00:51:47,760 it away. You look up it's O212 you dead. 1193 00:51:47,960 --> 00:51:51,200 That's how you hit 210 of the majors miss fast fastballs and 1194 00:51:51,200 --> 00:51:55,000 flail at soft stuff in the dirt. And because it's a shoulder 1195 00:51:55,000 --> 00:51:58,080 injury, he hasn't been able to swing even though it's his non 1196 00:51:58,080 --> 00:51:59,160 throwing. I'm not worried about his arm. 1197 00:51:59,160 --> 00:52:03,720 I'll never have a good arm, but the radical overhaul that I 1198 00:52:03,720 --> 00:52:07,880 believe is necessary for him to possibly meet whatever we 1199 00:52:07,880 --> 00:52:11,000 thought he could be, He hasn't been to the laboratory because 1200 00:52:11,000 --> 00:52:12,640 he's just merely healing right now. 1201 00:52:12,640 --> 00:52:15,320 So why do I expect of different Anthony Volpe? 1202 00:52:15,400 --> 00:52:18,400 Why? I wouldn't but I and if it were 1203 00:52:18,400 --> 00:52:19,960 me I wouldn't have as long of a leash. 1204 00:52:19,960 --> 00:52:22,400 You and I talked about this many times like I would have sent 1205 00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:24,120 them down. I don't see what the harm. 1206 00:52:24,280 --> 00:52:26,600 Yeah, you always said that. I I would never have sent them 1207 00:52:26,600 --> 00:52:28,920 down, but you always said that. Just just to get, it's not a 1208 00:52:28,920 --> 00:52:31,280 knock, it's just to get him, get him right. 1209 00:52:31,480 --> 00:52:34,360 But I think the Yankees are going into this year again, as 1210 00:52:34,360 --> 00:52:37,520 rock headed as it may seem, as Anthony Volpe is going to be 1211 00:52:37,520 --> 00:52:40,240 their shortstop and if he fails again, then they're going to 1212 00:52:40,240 --> 00:52:41,560 have to reassess in the offseason. 1213 00:52:41,560 --> 00:52:43,400 But otherwise, I would think that they'd have more insurance 1214 00:52:43,400 --> 00:52:44,760 than Caballero. But they like him. 1215 00:52:44,760 --> 00:52:46,400 So I think it's those two guys are going to be their 1216 00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:49,560 shortstops. #8 Can you fully trust Devin Williams? 1217 00:52:50,880 --> 00:52:54,760 Fully no, but I definitely expect to bounce back. 1218 00:52:55,400 --> 00:52:59,160 Forget Diaz for a second, I think Williams bullpens are 1219 00:52:59,160 --> 00:53:01,040 fickle. I love the idea of getting a guy 1220 00:53:01,040 --> 00:53:04,840 off of a down year. He also righted himself through 1221 00:53:04,840 --> 00:53:07,880 what was a turbulent season in his first year in New York. 1222 00:53:08,120 --> 00:53:10,320 His last 19 games or so were lights out. 1223 00:53:10,320 --> 00:53:13,240 So maybe he's not pitching his ERA in the ones, but it's 1224 00:53:13,240 --> 00:53:14,920 certainly not going to be in the four or Fives. 1225 00:53:14,920 --> 00:53:17,200 I think I think he'll be serviceable enough to win a 1226 00:53:17,200 --> 00:53:19,520 bunch of games. I agree with that, but I want to 1227 00:53:19,520 --> 00:53:22,320 throw a couple of subsets here. Number one and one's +1 is 1228 00:53:22,360 --> 00:53:24,600 negative. So because he was able to 1229 00:53:24,600 --> 00:53:27,760 stabilize in New York, generally when you get chewed up early in 1230 00:53:27,760 --> 00:53:30,600 New York, you either bounce back or you're dead. 1231 00:53:30,680 --> 00:53:35,560 Like Ed Whitson back in the day or Carl Pavato or or or Rabu, 1232 00:53:35,560 --> 00:53:39,400 like there's early sunny Gray. The signs are there and you 1233 00:53:39,440 --> 00:53:42,400 either respond and then you, you, you earn the respect or you 1234 00:53:42,400 --> 00:53:44,680 freaking drown. He didn't drown. 1235 00:53:44,680 --> 00:53:47,000 That's favorable. But the thing that I think makes 1236 00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:50,520 this a little more complex here is it's not like the Mets had a 1237 00:53:50,560 --> 00:53:53,560 sea level closer a year ago. They had the best in baseball. 1238 00:53:54,160 --> 00:53:57,160 And if he gets off to a start, even though we stabilized it 1239 00:53:57,160 --> 00:54:00,920 after a rough, a brutal April with the Yankees, if he flushes 1240 00:54:00,920 --> 00:54:03,880 a lead or two down the down the chute early in April in Queens, 1241 00:54:04,240 --> 00:54:06,000 they're going to be all over him, dude. 1242 00:54:06,760 --> 00:54:09,600 I think I think that's the biggest point is that the fans 1243 00:54:09,600 --> 00:54:12,560 are going to be ready to pounce because they know what Williams 1244 00:54:12,560 --> 00:54:14,280 did with the Yankees and wasn't very good. 1245 00:54:14,280 --> 00:54:18,400 And they hate the idea of replacing Diaz with Williams 1246 00:54:18,400 --> 00:54:19,640 obviously hated what happened with Diaz. 1247 00:54:19,640 --> 00:54:22,640 So it will be a short leash from the fan base. 1248 00:54:22,880 --> 00:54:25,280 But I think I think ultimately I think he'll be OK. 1249 00:54:25,280 --> 00:54:27,600 I don't think the Mets will lose because of Devin Williams. 1250 00:54:27,600 --> 00:54:29,400 And by the way, if he stinks, they're gonna have to go get a 1251 00:54:29,400 --> 00:54:31,160 real closer. That that's just simple as that. 1252 00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:34,000 If you want to be taken seriously, got to get on that 1253 00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:35,680 ASAP. Well, let's be honest, Stearns 1254 00:54:35,680 --> 00:54:37,440 fucked that up. I mean, that was one of the few 1255 00:54:37,440 --> 00:54:38,600 mistakes. I think that was the only 1256 00:54:38,600 --> 00:54:40,080 mistake that he made this offseason. 1257 00:54:40,480 --> 00:54:43,720 But I don't know how it got to that point and and the Mets 1258 00:54:43,720 --> 00:54:46,360 don't have the wiggle room to make mistakes like that. 1259 00:54:46,720 --> 00:54:49,160 They Pete is one thing. They didn't want Pete back at 1260 00:54:49,160 --> 00:54:51,680 that price. They wanted Diaz back. 1261 00:54:51,680 --> 00:54:54,320 They thought maybe Diaz and his agent would come back to them 1262 00:54:54,680 --> 00:54:57,040 and say, OK, well, here's our offer and then they can up it 1263 00:54:57,040 --> 00:54:59,480 and just bring him back. But for whatever reason, I don't 1264 00:54:59,480 --> 00:55:01,480 know if it's buddy buddy with the Dodgers, maybe Diaz didn't 1265 00:55:01,480 --> 00:55:02,520 want to be with the Mets anymore. 1266 00:55:02,520 --> 00:55:04,080 Maybe he didn't like the games that he thought strong. 1267 00:55:04,280 --> 00:55:06,080 Who knows But they. Maybe wants to win. 1268 00:55:06,080 --> 00:55:10,480 Maybe win the championship. Maybe, you know, maybe I mean no 1269 00:55:10,480 --> 00:55:12,960 guarantees we talked about that, but but hard to argue when 1270 00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:14,840 you're going to the load of dodgers just one two in a row. 1271 00:55:15,080 --> 00:55:18,240 However it is, they screwed that one up and the Mets aren't in a 1272 00:55:18,240 --> 00:55:20,920 position to where they have any wiggle him to be making mistakes 1273 00:55:20,920 --> 00:55:25,680 like that. #7 Is Ben Rice on the precipice of being a hitting? 1274 00:55:26,240 --> 00:55:27,760 I think so. Me too. 1275 00:55:28,080 --> 00:55:30,800 We talked about, yeah, we talked about this a year ago. 1276 00:55:30,800 --> 00:55:32,680 I mean, as a matter of fact, I remember fighting with Boone 1277 00:55:32,680 --> 00:55:34,960 about it in the postseason. Remember where he was getting 1278 00:55:35,480 --> 00:55:38,000 criticized for not having rice in the line up against the 1279 00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:41,400 lefties? Yep, side tax and what do you 1280 00:55:41,400 --> 00:55:42,960 do? You get get rice in there. 1281 00:55:42,960 --> 00:55:44,920 We need his bat in there. And then we love that. 1282 00:55:45,040 --> 00:55:47,520 And then of course, and then of course Rice wasn't any good 1283 00:55:47,520 --> 00:55:49,080 against the lefties. I think I might have. 1284 00:55:49,320 --> 00:55:51,320 I think we said it on the air. And then afterwards I text him, 1285 00:55:51,320 --> 00:55:53,480 hey, maybe, maybe you should do the right transmit rice. 1286 00:55:53,480 --> 00:55:56,880 You should. Not wait a minute, let's get 1287 00:55:56,880 --> 00:55:58,040 this straight. That's hysterical, dude. 1288 00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:01,720 Think about what Sal just said. He's texting the manager of the 1289 00:56:01,720 --> 00:56:03,320 Yankees, right? Hey, why? 1290 00:56:03,320 --> 00:56:05,560 And I'm just paraphrasing why, you know, put Rice in the in 1291 00:56:05,560 --> 00:56:06,320 there. Why isn't he playing? 1292 00:56:06,320 --> 00:56:09,840 What are you doing? He and and and and then he puts 1293 00:56:09,840 --> 00:56:13,800 him in He he does not hit. And then Sal text again and says 1294 00:56:13,800 --> 00:56:15,840 yeah, you know. You might have been right. 1295 00:56:16,400 --> 00:56:18,680 Right, you are out of your mind. Bro. 1296 00:56:18,680 --> 00:56:22,520 But no, I think, I think he I think he's a stud offensive 1297 00:56:22,520 --> 00:56:23,200 player. Me too. 1298 00:56:23,320 --> 00:56:26,120 Now, how he's going to develop against lefties consistently, I 1299 00:56:26,120 --> 00:56:27,880 don't know. Do I worry about him 1300 00:56:27,880 --> 00:56:28,800 defensively? Yeah. 1301 00:56:28,800 --> 00:56:30,920 I don't think he's good first baseman, but it should be 1302 00:56:31,160 --> 00:56:33,200 serviceable enough. I definitely don't think he 1303 00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:34,520 should be a catcher. That was a failed experiment. 1304 00:56:34,520 --> 00:56:36,280 I don't think they're going to go to go back to that. 1305 00:56:36,280 --> 00:56:39,240 I think he's on the verge of a big time offensive breakout 1306 00:56:39,240 --> 00:56:41,720 stardom. I would bat Bellinger first, 1307 00:56:41,720 --> 00:56:43,720 lefty, I would bet Judge second, righty. 1308 00:56:43,720 --> 00:56:45,200 I would put Ben Rice third. He won't. 1309 00:56:45,280 --> 00:56:46,760 He won't. And then obviously Stanton, 1310 00:56:46,760 --> 00:56:48,760 however long he's healthy, you ride that horse, you got a 1311 00:56:48,760 --> 00:56:50,440 righty. So lefty righty, lefty righty. 1312 00:56:50,440 --> 00:56:54,440 How about rice first? Yeah, that's a possible and then 1313 00:56:54,440 --> 00:56:58,080 yeah, yes, you can Rice Judge belly. 1314 00:56:58,120 --> 00:57:00,720 Yeah, because Bellinger protect, protect the judge a year ago. 1315 00:57:01,040 --> 00:57:03,760 I just look at Rice. He's got more thump. 1316 00:57:04,040 --> 00:57:05,960 He's just he just bat. He hits the ball harder than 1317 00:57:05,960 --> 00:57:07,800 almost anybody outside of Stanton and Judge. 1318 00:57:07,800 --> 00:57:10,680 And I know P puts the balls on the screws in terms of the exit 1319 00:57:10,680 --> 00:57:12,720 below. I just think when you look, and 1320 00:57:12,720 --> 00:57:15,160 I'm not going to do now, but when you do a deeper dive on his 1321 00:57:15,160 --> 00:57:18,760 analytics, like when you're in the 95 percentile, I know this 1322 00:57:18,760 --> 00:57:22,160 bores you, but it's it matters that like 95 percentile on 1323 00:57:22,160 --> 00:57:25,320 really offensive categories and you're just figuring out the 1324 00:57:25,320 --> 00:57:27,720 league. That's not by accident. 1325 00:57:27,720 --> 00:57:29,320 I think Ben Rice is going to be a measure. 1326 00:57:29,320 --> 00:57:32,640 I really do. All right, number six, what's 1327 00:57:32,640 --> 00:57:36,880 Brett Beatty's role? I hope it's not Opening Day left 1328 00:57:36,880 --> 00:57:38,880 fielder for the Mets. I love the idea that they're 1329 00:57:38,880 --> 00:57:41,760 giving bench an opportunity. I think Beatty's going to be 1330 00:57:41,760 --> 00:57:44,480 best suited and I know you like Beatty a lot more than I do I 1331 00:57:44,480 --> 00:57:46,280 do. I think he's going to be best 1332 00:57:46,280 --> 00:57:50,920 suited to be replace Jeff Mcneil's role, which should be a 1333 00:57:50,920 --> 00:57:54,760 little third, a little second, a little first, a little left 1334 00:57:55,040 --> 00:57:58,200 move, some DH and you hope to get his bat in a lot of 1335 00:57:58,200 --> 00:58:00,440 consistently. He should hit 20 homers if he's 1336 00:58:00,440 --> 00:58:02,400 in the if he's healthy and in a lot of consistently. 1337 00:58:02,760 --> 00:58:03,600 Absolutely. Yeah. 1338 00:58:03,600 --> 00:58:05,680 I think there's some legitimacy to what he did a year ago. 1339 00:58:05,680 --> 00:58:07,520 I just don't want him in the lineup every day. 1340 00:58:07,520 --> 00:58:11,000 Is the everyday left fielder in the event Bench can't cut it out 1341 00:58:11,000 --> 00:58:12,800 of spring training? The only thing that worries me 1342 00:58:12,800 --> 00:58:15,200 about that I was talking about this the other yesterday, matter 1343 00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:17,360 of fact is I expanded on my list, but I want to get your 1344 00:58:17,360 --> 00:58:20,440 thoughts on this. But I remember saying like, all 1345 00:58:20,440 --> 00:58:21,960 right, everybody knows I like Beatty. 1346 00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:24,200 I liked him from jump. Then I cooled on him to be fair, 1347 00:58:24,200 --> 00:58:25,800 because he just looked a little bit overwhelmed. 1348 00:58:25,800 --> 00:58:28,080 Then he stabilized and I'm like, all right, he's kind of what I 1349 00:58:28,080 --> 00:58:29,680 thought he could be. I really like him. 1350 00:58:29,680 --> 00:58:31,920 I like his approach. He's got a good arm at third. 1351 00:58:31,920 --> 00:58:34,000 He's a pretty good athlete. Like I'm not saying he's Robbie 1352 00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:35,440 Allamore. If you could play second base, 1353 00:58:35,480 --> 00:58:39,840 you have enough athleticism to I think, eventually project into a 1354 00:58:39,840 --> 00:58:43,240 serviceable left fielder and there's value in that defensive 1355 00:58:43,240 --> 00:58:44,920 versatility. Like we talked like Bellinger, 1356 00:58:44,920 --> 00:58:46,720 not that he's ever going to be that, but you know what I mean. 1357 00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:50,960 But my fear is as he's learning to find himself as a hitter, and 1358 00:58:50,960 --> 00:58:53,640 I think he could be a six hitter, I think it'd be maybe A5 1359 00:58:53,640 --> 00:58:55,320 hitter down the road on a really good team. 1360 00:58:55,720 --> 00:58:58,040 But if you're so focused on right, one day I'm in left 1361 00:58:58,040 --> 00:59:00,640 field, one day I'm at second, one day I'm a third, maybe, 1362 00:59:00,680 --> 00:59:03,200 maybe spell Polanco at first, Little DH. 1363 00:59:03,960 --> 00:59:08,400 Is that kind of making your head too busy worrying about defense 1364 00:59:08,400 --> 00:59:10,040 where the offense could take a step back? 1365 00:59:10,040 --> 00:59:12,600 I worry about that for a young hitter as maybe somebody who 1366 00:59:12,600 --> 00:59:15,360 might not be playing every day. Well, and especially if somebody 1367 00:59:15,360 --> 00:59:17,920 starts to struggle in the field defensively and then you worry 1368 00:59:17,920 --> 00:59:19,600 about, oh, can I do this in left field? 1369 00:59:19,600 --> 00:59:21,280 Hey, look, that's his job though, his job. 1370 00:59:21,280 --> 00:59:22,760 And I'm sure they're going to work on everything in the 1371 00:59:22,760 --> 00:59:25,360 spring. His job is to go out there and 1372 00:59:25,360 --> 00:59:27,480 make sure that he's versatile, can play a little second when 1373 00:59:27,480 --> 00:59:29,920 needed, play a little first when needed, get acclimated in left 1374 00:59:29,920 --> 00:59:31,920 field. I mean that that's just he's 1375 00:59:31,920 --> 00:59:36,440 going, he has the chance to be a A+ utility guy in that regard 1376 00:59:36,440 --> 00:59:39,200 and get a lot of IT bats. That's his opportunity for now. 1377 00:59:39,200 --> 00:59:41,320 And maybe they tell him, look, it could turn into a full time 1378 00:59:41,320 --> 00:59:42,720 thing, Who knows? I don't. 1379 00:59:42,720 --> 00:59:44,600 I mean, that's part of being a big leaguer BT he's got. 1380 00:59:44,680 --> 00:59:47,360 He's got to understand that. I hope he thrives in that spot. 1381 00:59:47,360 --> 00:59:49,000 And if he doesn't, guess what, they're going to move on and 1382 00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:50,520 find somebody else. Next one. 1383 00:59:50,520 --> 00:59:52,320 Now you don't have to go too deeply because we already 1384 00:59:52,320 --> 00:59:55,800 touched on him a few times, but is last year's Grisham the new 1385 00:59:55,800 --> 00:59:59,080 Grisham? No, I don't think so. 1386 00:59:59,080 --> 01:00:01,480 I I think that it's probably, again, somewhere in between. 1387 01:00:01,760 --> 01:00:03,880 And by the way, when I say he can't do it in the postseason, 1388 01:00:03,920 --> 01:00:07,520 Grisham has had success before. 20/22 he beat up the Mets with 1389 01:00:07,520 --> 01:00:09,080 the Padres in that wild card round. 1390 01:00:09,080 --> 01:00:11,480 So it's not that he can't perform in the clutch. 1391 01:00:11,480 --> 01:00:16,360 It's that I don't think that those outrageous gaudy offensive 1392 01:00:16,360 --> 01:00:19,880 numbers are sustainable or realistic to carry over in the 1393 01:00:19,880 --> 01:00:21,600 postseason. I don't even think they're 1394 01:00:21,600 --> 01:00:23,520 realistic when you look at what he's done in his career. 1395 01:00:23,520 --> 01:00:25,720 So I I think that he could still be. 1396 01:00:26,040 --> 01:00:29,040 Good and serviceable and and be a power threat. 1397 01:00:29,360 --> 01:00:31,960 I don't think that what he did a year ago is going to be able to 1398 01:00:31,960 --> 01:00:33,600 be replicated. See, here's the thing that I 1399 01:00:33,600 --> 01:00:36,800 struggle with with Grisham, like when you hit under, I know he 1400 01:00:36,800 --> 01:00:40,360 wasn't playing every day, but when you hit sub 200, I know 1401 01:00:40,360 --> 01:00:41,960 it's an old stat. I we know. 1402 01:00:42,400 --> 01:00:45,600 But if you didn't, if you're in the one 90s, man, something's 1403 01:00:45,640 --> 01:00:47,280 wrong. I don't care how old the stat 1404 01:00:47,280 --> 01:00:49,960 is, right? So I can't misremember that 1405 01:00:49,960 --> 01:00:52,480 number one. And then you have this, this you 1406 01:00:52,640 --> 01:00:56,160 pop and you know, right field porch, 314 fits your swing. 1407 01:00:56,160 --> 01:00:58,960 OK, Little bit of a step back defensively, fine. 1408 01:00:59,520 --> 01:01:01,680 Boone, Boone. Boone told me it was a hamstring 1409 01:01:01,680 --> 01:01:03,240 issue. What we'll find out. 1410 01:01:03,720 --> 01:01:09,720 But if he was a 245 hitter, which it was a year ago, 34 home 1411 01:01:09,720 --> 01:01:13,840 runs, OPS, you know, 812, whatever it was, and he was 1412 01:01:13,840 --> 01:01:17,360 making $22 million a year, I'd say fucking fantastic dude. 1413 01:01:17,560 --> 01:01:20,200 That's a steal. The problem is, and I do think 1414 01:01:20,200 --> 01:01:23,480 some Yankee fans get this part wrong, some Yankee fans wrongly 1415 01:01:23,480 --> 01:01:26,560 think that even though I would, I didn't want to bring it back, 1416 01:01:26,560 --> 01:01:27,960 you know that cuz we were still working together. 1417 01:01:28,240 --> 01:01:30,680 But some people think that because he accepted that, it 1418 01:01:30,680 --> 01:01:33,040 prevented them from going after some other players, which I 1419 01:01:33,040 --> 01:01:36,280 don't financially agree with. I can't prove it, but I don't 1420 01:01:36,280 --> 01:01:38,880 really agree with that. But it's because the track 1421 01:01:38,880 --> 01:01:41,880 record before last year was the outlier. 1422 01:01:41,880 --> 01:01:45,000 So how can I believe even that guy who's not batting 7th or 1423 01:01:45,000 --> 01:01:48,800 8th, he's patting first until further notice, being a key cog 1424 01:01:48,800 --> 01:01:50,640 on a World Series team? That's my push back. 1425 01:01:50,800 --> 01:01:53,000 I know he's going to hit some home runs, but is he going to be 1426 01:01:53,000 --> 01:01:55,280 two O 9 again or two O 1? I don't know. 1427 01:01:55,440 --> 01:01:57,640 I think that's the best point. Last year, he's not making any 1428 01:01:57,640 --> 01:01:59,520 money, he's coming out of nowhere and you're getting a 1429 01:01:59,520 --> 01:02:02,680 high level performance, far exceeding the expectation of the 1430 01:02:02,680 --> 01:02:05,080 contract. Now it's going to be hard 1431 01:02:05,080 --> 01:02:07,800 because the expectations have raised, the salary has raised 1432 01:02:07,800 --> 01:02:09,480 for the one year. Is he going to be able to live 1433 01:02:09,480 --> 01:02:11,800 up to that or not even live up to it exceeded the way that he 1434 01:02:11,840 --> 01:02:12,920 did last year? Probably not. 1435 01:02:13,400 --> 01:02:15,480 All right, number, I can't wait to get the number 2, by the way 1436 01:02:15,520 --> 01:02:20,680 #4 is Cole or will Cole get back to being Cole? 1437 01:02:21,200 --> 01:02:24,040 I don't know man, that's an impossible question to answer at 1438 01:02:24,040 --> 01:02:26,360 this point. I like Eric Cole a lot. 1439 01:02:26,360 --> 01:02:29,360 I trust him. There's an unknown there. 1440 01:02:29,360 --> 01:02:32,640 Last time we saw him like he was he fully, 100% in the World 1441 01:02:32,640 --> 01:02:34,880 Series against the Dodgers, like the end of that year. 1442 01:02:35,120 --> 01:02:38,120 He wasn't right. He's only getting older. 1443 01:02:38,320 --> 01:02:40,840 He's coming off and missing an entire season where it felt like 1444 01:02:40,840 --> 01:02:43,200 that was inevitable. I think there's going to be a 1445 01:02:43,400 --> 01:02:46,280 some growing pains when he comes back eventually. 1446 01:02:46,280 --> 01:02:49,360 I hope that we get the vintage Garrett Cole but but I'm not so 1447 01:02:49,360 --> 01:02:51,360 sure at his age coming off of the injury. 1448 01:02:51,960 --> 01:02:54,360 Well, let me ask you this. See, this is my fear about the 1449 01:02:54,360 --> 01:02:55,720 Yankees. I do think there'll be a playoff 1450 01:02:55,720 --> 01:02:56,920 team. I think both teams get in there. 1451 01:02:56,920 --> 01:03:00,360 But because Rodon's out, you and I differ on Rodon a little bit, 1452 01:03:00,360 --> 01:03:01,520 but I don't want him in a big spot. 1453 01:03:01,520 --> 01:03:03,080 But he's he's obviously good you. 1454 01:03:03,080 --> 01:03:05,480 Know it was very good last year. And it was especially with the 1455 01:03:05,480 --> 01:03:06,440 Yankees. He was really, really good, 1456 01:03:06,440 --> 01:03:08,960 there's no question. But with Rodon out, with Cole 1457 01:03:08,960 --> 01:03:11,680 out, like the Yankees are relying on a lot of young arms 1458 01:03:11,680 --> 01:03:13,080 to get them through April and May. 1459 01:03:13,080 --> 01:03:15,120 Now, you're not going to win a pen in April or May, but you can 1460 01:03:15,120 --> 01:03:18,640 put yourself in such a a disadvantage or at such a 1461 01:03:18,640 --> 01:03:21,320 disadvantage early that you're trying to climb out of it all 1462 01:03:21,320 --> 01:03:23,360 year. And if the Yankees offense isn't 1463 01:03:23,360 --> 01:03:25,760 crushing and let's just say Judge starts slow and it's 1464 01:03:25,760 --> 01:03:29,960 possible, then do the Yankees have enough arms to stay afloat 1465 01:03:29,960 --> 01:03:32,000 in April and May? And we'll ultimately get the 1466 01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:33,240 answer. That's a concern. 1467 01:03:33,240 --> 01:03:37,440 But what encourages me if things work out favorably and call this 1468 01:03:37,440 --> 01:03:42,360 back to not even Cy Young 9085% eventually, I don't mean right 1469 01:03:42,360 --> 01:03:46,320 away, 85% of what he was and Schlittler and obviously freed 1470 01:03:46,680 --> 01:03:48,560 to me that could be the best rotation in baseball. 1471 01:03:48,560 --> 01:03:52,120 So I'm worried about the start. I'm worried about the reality of 1472 01:03:52,120 --> 01:03:54,440 maybe Garrett Cole's never going to be close to being Garrett 1473 01:03:54,440 --> 01:03:55,640 Cole again. Understood. 1474 01:03:55,880 --> 01:03:58,440 But if he is, Yankees rotation is going to be sick. 1475 01:03:58,600 --> 01:04:01,800 Right, think about it, even if he's not what he wants was it's 1476 01:04:01,800 --> 01:04:04,280 still going to be a plus to have him in the rotation versus where 1477 01:04:04,280 --> 01:04:07,280 they were a year ago. I think they'll be fine to to 1478 01:04:07,280 --> 01:04:10,160 hold the Fort down with all the those guys being banged up early 1479 01:04:10,160 --> 01:04:11,600 on. I mean, the only thing to me, 1480 01:04:11,600 --> 01:04:13,560 and we've talked about this many times, it's the same thing every 1481 01:04:13,560 --> 01:04:14,480 year. The only thing to me that can 1482 01:04:14,480 --> 01:04:17,040 derail the Yankees in the regular season is an injury to 1483 01:04:17,040 --> 01:04:19,360 Aaron Judge. Outside of that, well, I'm just 1484 01:04:19,360 --> 01:04:21,840 saying like outside of that and even that they still might make 1485 01:04:21,840 --> 01:04:24,880 the postseason, but outside of. Without judge. 1486 01:04:25,120 --> 01:04:27,360 I'm saying not making anything without judge. 1487 01:04:27,640 --> 01:04:29,520 Yeah, I mean, maybe make the postseason. 1488 01:04:29,520 --> 01:04:31,520 You don't think the Yankees, dude, they don't. 1489 01:04:32,160 --> 01:04:34,320 They have a lot of seasons where Judge has been hurt and they 1490 01:04:34,320 --> 01:04:37,000 still win 88 games or whatever it may be and still find. 1491 01:04:37,000 --> 01:04:40,160 The division was different, Sal. The The Blue Jays sock the Red 1492 01:04:40,160 --> 01:04:43,680 Sox like this division's good. If he gets hurt for a 1493 01:04:43,680 --> 01:04:46,360 significant amount of time, that to me is the only thing that 1494 01:04:46,360 --> 01:04:48,320 could really derail them in the regular season. 1495 01:04:48,320 --> 01:04:50,360 So I think they'll be fine pitching wise. 1496 01:04:50,360 --> 01:04:53,040 And you're right, if Cole comes back and is anything close to he 1497 01:04:53,040 --> 01:04:57,960 was Cole freed, Schlittler, Rodon as your four heel, that's 1498 01:04:57,960 --> 01:05:00,080 how they're going to win the World Series with a dominant 1499 01:05:00,080 --> 01:05:02,440 starting rotation. And you would expect a bullpen 1500 01:05:02,440 --> 01:05:05,440 that Cashman, who usually does figure out a way to build a good 1501 01:05:05,440 --> 01:05:08,440 bullpen, That's going to be their recipe for success, not 1502 01:05:08,440 --> 01:05:10,680 the balance on offense. He's good at that cat. 1503 01:05:10,680 --> 01:05:11,600 He's good. He's got to be good at 1504 01:05:11,600 --> 01:05:13,880 something. I mean, if he didn't build a 1505 01:05:13,880 --> 01:05:19,680 good bullpen, all right, or I think this is so fun now the age 1506 01:05:19,680 --> 01:05:22,040 difference and I've referenced this like I when I was I got to 1507 01:05:22,040 --> 01:05:26,360 see Dwight Gooden pitch live and sit in front of Channel 9 and 1508 01:05:26,360 --> 01:05:29,040 watch him in front of a full house with a great Mets team 1509 01:05:29,040 --> 01:05:33,600 strike out 12/13/14 Doctor K, the placards absolute beast. 1510 01:05:33,600 --> 01:05:36,920 Like I didn't see prime Guidry. But the point is when you when 1511 01:05:36,920 --> 01:05:39,840 we have as much as the games about offense and home runs and 1512 01:05:39,840 --> 01:05:42,600 all that stuff, when you have a lights out pitcher that can 1513 01:05:42,600 --> 01:05:46,120 strike out like a school bull or some of these other guys, it's 1514 01:05:46,120 --> 01:05:49,000 it's so excited, such a jolt. It's a different jolt. 1515 01:05:49,000 --> 01:05:50,800 There's more people in the stands, right. 1516 01:05:51,000 --> 01:05:55,280 So I asked you this, number 3 are Cam Schlittler and McClain, 1517 01:05:55,360 --> 01:05:58,120 Are they the real deal? Real deal. 1518 01:05:58,560 --> 01:06:01,040 Yeah, I think so. Now, it's hard to say that 1519 01:06:01,040 --> 01:06:02,800 definitively. We've seen guys come up for 1520 01:06:02,800 --> 01:06:06,440 short spurts and pop, but I think there's enough legitimacy 1521 01:06:06,440 --> 01:06:09,000 to what each guy did, and they did it differently. 1522 01:06:09,240 --> 01:06:12,360 Schlittler was consistent in the regular season, showing some 1523 01:06:12,360 --> 01:06:14,640 upside certainly to power. You know, the strikeout numbers 1524 01:06:14,640 --> 01:06:16,560 for Yankee pitcher, we didn't see that this year outside of 1525 01:06:16,560 --> 01:06:19,560 him, but he's A5 inning guy. And then in the postseason it 1526 01:06:19,560 --> 01:06:23,280 was who the hell is this animal? The beast was unleashed with 1527 01:06:23,280 --> 01:06:25,800 McLean. It was more just solid through 1528 01:06:25,800 --> 01:06:29,200 those eight starts and doing it with the spin stuff and the spin 1529 01:06:29,200 --> 01:06:30,960 rate and all that. But he did it in a high 1530 01:06:30,960 --> 01:06:33,600 pressurized situation trying to save the Mets season in a 1531 01:06:33,600 --> 01:06:37,080 playoff push and he did it against some pretty good lineups 1532 01:06:37,080 --> 01:06:39,080 as well. So I think both are very 1533 01:06:39,080 --> 01:06:42,160 different. I also think both are very 1534 01:06:42,160 --> 01:06:45,800 sustainable or or the possible possibilities there to have both 1535 01:06:45,800 --> 01:06:48,200 those guys sustain that high level of success. 1536 01:06:48,200 --> 01:06:50,760 You never know. I mean, Matt Harvey, you know, 1537 01:06:50,760 --> 01:06:53,080 looked like a Greek God and then he got hung up with some things 1538 01:06:53,080 --> 01:06:54,400 off the field, which he's talked about. 1539 01:06:54,400 --> 01:06:56,000 You know, you just you'd never know. 1540 01:06:56,240 --> 01:06:58,440 Louis Seal looked dominant as a rookie of the year. 1541 01:06:58,440 --> 01:07:00,160 And then, you know, I don't even care if they trade him at this 1542 01:07:00,160 --> 01:07:02,600 point, really, quite frankly, But you don't know. 1543 01:07:02,600 --> 01:07:06,040 But I, I think the thing that's different for these two guys is 1544 01:07:06,040 --> 01:07:09,120 that I think and it's, it's, it's a projection and a read 1545 01:07:09,120 --> 01:07:12,000 from a distance, admittedly small samples, obviously, I 1546 01:07:12,000 --> 01:07:17,040 think there's 22 or 23 starts, 14 and 914 for Cam, 9 for 1547 01:07:17,040 --> 01:07:18,680 McClain. So it's a very small sample. 1548 01:07:18,880 --> 01:07:21,120 So I've got to obviously extrapolate a lot to come up 1549 01:07:21,120 --> 01:07:24,240 with this opinion. I think their makeup is perfect. 1550 01:07:24,480 --> 01:07:26,800 I don't think they're getting hung up in the booze or the 1551 01:07:26,800 --> 01:07:28,880 models. I mean, get hung up in the 1552 01:07:28,880 --> 01:07:30,200 models. Just make sure you're ready to 1553 01:07:30,200 --> 01:07:33,400 pitch with the drugs or just not being locked in. 1554 01:07:33,400 --> 01:07:36,360 I think that they are built and wired the right way. 1555 01:07:36,360 --> 01:07:39,960 I think if they're healthy, I think Cam Schlittler and McClain 1556 01:07:39,960 --> 01:07:43,400 are going to be superstars. And put it this way, I'd rather 1557 01:07:43,400 --> 01:07:47,200 have them experience what they did a year ago and instead of 1558 01:07:47,200 --> 01:07:49,560 like, well, Schlittler was great, but he didn't taste the 1559 01:07:49,560 --> 01:07:52,600 postseason or McClain was great, but he never felt that playoff 1560 01:07:52,600 --> 01:07:54,800 pressure and push. I know he didn't pitch in the 1561 01:07:54,800 --> 01:07:57,040 postseason, but essentially those games were all do or die 1562 01:07:57,040 --> 01:07:59,520 for him. So now they now they had that 1563 01:07:59,520 --> 01:08:01,360 experience. That's almost as tough as it's 1564 01:08:01,360 --> 01:08:02,480 going to get. Obviously, the more you move 1565 01:08:02,480 --> 01:08:03,560 through the postseason. We get it. 1566 01:08:03,560 --> 01:08:05,920 But they had that experience right out of the gate and they 1567 01:08:05,920 --> 01:08:08,240 were successful in that. So you'd have to imagine going 1568 01:08:08,320 --> 01:08:09,480 to be better. I just don't know if you could 1569 01:08:09,480 --> 01:08:12,040 pencil in McLean for a status yet. 1570 01:08:12,040 --> 01:08:13,800 Like I'd have him be a 3 or 4. You don't have to. 1571 01:08:14,000 --> 01:08:16,920 That's why the acquisition of Peralta was so big. 1572 01:08:17,319 --> 01:08:19,920 Right. And their rotation significantly 1573 01:08:19,920 --> 01:08:21,720 better than it was a year ago. Yeah. 1574 01:08:21,720 --> 01:08:24,640 And we touched on Manaya. I don't even know that that I 1575 01:08:24,640 --> 01:08:26,960 would necessarily start because it's really where you finish. 1576 01:08:26,960 --> 01:08:29,000 I don't even know if I need McClain to pitch Game 2. 1577 01:08:29,200 --> 01:08:32,240 Like you could put put Peterson, put Manaya. 1578 01:08:32,399 --> 01:08:35,160 You can still shield him early, save some innings early. 1579 01:08:35,399 --> 01:08:37,920 I think both guys will be are going to be phenomenal if 1580 01:08:37,920 --> 01:08:41,120 they're healthy. All right #2 I think we'll 1581 01:08:41,120 --> 01:08:42,359 disagree. I'm not sure. 1582 01:08:43,640 --> 01:08:47,960 Will Mendy seat your boy Mendy? Will Mendy seat get hot this 1583 01:08:48,000 --> 01:08:51,359 year? I think it's a hot seat going 1584 01:08:51,359 --> 01:08:53,120 in. If you compare it to Boone. 1585 01:08:53,120 --> 01:08:55,560 We did this on sports night. Like I, I think it is a hotter 1586 01:08:55,560 --> 01:08:57,040 seat than Boone just because I feel like the Yankees aren't 1587 01:08:57,040 --> 01:08:58,479 going to make any changes. Where's the Mets? 1588 01:08:58,880 --> 01:09:00,840 Who knows. If they don't do, if the Mets 1589 01:09:00,840 --> 01:09:04,040 don't do well out of the gate here, you could see a change. 1590 01:09:04,120 --> 01:09:06,000 I don't think though, that that's going to happen. 1591 01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:09,160 I, I believe in Mehndy as a manager based on what we saw in 1592 01:09:09,160 --> 01:09:10,520 Year 1, obviously wasn't perfect. 1593 01:09:10,520 --> 01:09:12,040 Nobody is. Year 2. 1594 01:09:12,040 --> 01:09:14,200 He took some hits, some accountability as well, which I 1595 01:09:14,200 --> 01:09:16,399 like. I think the Mets will get off to 1596 01:09:16,439 --> 01:09:17,680 a good start. I think they're going to be a 1597 01:09:17,680 --> 01:09:19,880 good team for the most, hopefully consistently 1598 01:09:19,880 --> 01:09:21,920 throughout the poor throughout the majority of the season. 1599 01:09:22,200 --> 01:09:25,080 Therefore, I don't think his seat will ever truly be and I 1600 01:09:25,160 --> 01:09:26,479 expect them to make the playoffs. 1601 01:09:26,760 --> 01:09:29,560 So I don't think his seat will ever truly get hot in season. 1602 01:09:29,880 --> 01:09:32,040 I I tend to agree. I do think the Mets are a 1603 01:09:32,040 --> 01:09:34,840 playoff team, but you know, last year and you and I talked about 1604 01:09:34,840 --> 01:09:38,479 this on the fan a little bit like there was I and I again, 1605 01:09:38,479 --> 01:09:41,479 it's it's not an in game tactical thing that I'm about to 1606 01:09:41,479 --> 01:09:43,479 reference, even though I did reference a few during the 1607 01:09:43,479 --> 01:09:44,720 season that I thought he mismanaged. 1608 01:09:44,720 --> 01:09:46,520 But so does boom, you're mad at you're going to make mistakes, 1609 01:09:46,520 --> 01:09:48,840 whatever. But I didn't love what he was 1610 01:09:48,840 --> 01:09:51,680 projecting post game. Like when the Mets were drowning 1611 01:09:51,680 --> 01:09:53,840 and they were just hemorrhaging and bleeding out. 1612 01:09:54,200 --> 01:09:55,800 I kind of heard the same message. 1613 01:09:55,800 --> 01:09:58,280 It didn't seem very resolute. Not a lot of conviction. 1614 01:09:58,280 --> 01:09:59,440 I think Mehdi's good baseball man. 1615 01:09:59,440 --> 01:10:00,960 You know, I like him and I did this first. 1616 01:10:00,960 --> 01:10:03,680 She was really good and the Mets do let him, you know, operate 1617 01:10:03,680 --> 01:10:05,840 from the gut a little bit. He's not just pushing buttons. 1618 01:10:05,840 --> 01:10:08,400 And neither is Boom, by the way. So I if you think of Boom still 1619 01:10:08,400 --> 01:10:10,560 doing that because Boom's telling the whole free world, 1620 01:10:10,840 --> 01:10:13,280 you know, he is on a mission to let everybody know it's not just 1621 01:10:13,280 --> 01:10:15,120 about numbers. And and I agree with that to an 1622 01:10:15,120 --> 01:10:19,560 extent, but I do think because of whatever chemistry issue 1623 01:10:19,560 --> 01:10:22,720 there was a year ago, whatever sloppiness there was on the 1624 01:10:22,720 --> 01:10:25,760 bases and defensively, certain guy Lindor took a step back 1625 01:10:25,760 --> 01:10:28,640 defensively. Now that they've changed it, the 1626 01:10:28,640 --> 01:10:31,720 expectation, the core, the expectation has to be buttoned 1627 01:10:31,720 --> 01:10:35,320 up baseball and successful baseball with the payroll and 1628 01:10:35,320 --> 01:10:37,000 what the and with the acquisitions. 1629 01:10:37,040 --> 01:10:40,400 And if it's not early, it's going to be a bumpy ride. 1630 01:10:40,400 --> 01:10:42,200 And that's fine. Doesn't mean you can't recover. 1631 01:10:42,440 --> 01:10:46,120 But if he doesn't, I do think there's a chance that seats in 1632 01:10:46,120 --> 01:10:47,640 flames. But I have more faith in the 1633 01:10:47,640 --> 01:10:49,360 Mets to be good than not, right? So you. 1634 01:10:49,640 --> 01:10:51,560 Know, I think there's a chance. I agree. 1635 01:10:51,560 --> 01:10:53,360 I think there's a chance. But I just believe the Mets are 1636 01:10:53,360 --> 01:10:55,000 going to be good. So I don't think we ultimately 1637 01:10:55,000 --> 01:10:57,880 get there, but certainly if they don't get off to a good start, 1638 01:10:58,080 --> 01:10:59,960 he's going to feel the pressure. The pressure will mount and if 1639 01:10:59,960 --> 01:11:02,000 they don't make the playoffs or get close to not making the 1640 01:11:02,000 --> 01:11:03,880 playoffs in season, something can change. 1641 01:11:03,880 --> 01:11:05,440 I would not be shocked if that were the case. 1642 01:11:05,640 --> 01:11:07,840 All right, last one here bro with this with this list here 1643 01:11:08,120 --> 01:11:11,720 and it's more bigger picture than 2026 Pacific. 1644 01:11:11,720 --> 01:11:14,600 But how much longer can Judge be Superman? 1645 01:11:15,000 --> 01:11:17,480 How much longer? Dude, I mean, I I would have 1646 01:11:17,480 --> 01:11:20,960 probably said last year, it's not just law of averages. 1647 01:11:20,960 --> 01:11:25,960 How does a guy it's maintain that level of performance year 1648 01:11:25,960 --> 01:11:29,640 in year out? At some point, the the bubble is 1649 01:11:29,640 --> 01:11:31,840 going to burst. Let's hope that it's not anytime 1650 01:11:31,840 --> 01:11:33,240 soon because it is truly special. 1651 01:11:33,240 --> 01:11:35,760 I don't care if you're a Met fan, Yankee fan watching him. 1652 01:11:35,760 --> 01:11:37,760 He I, I've said this before, he's the best player that I've 1653 01:11:37,760 --> 01:11:40,640 ever seen eclipsing Barry Bonds in that regard. 1654 01:11:40,960 --> 01:11:44,400 But but can you expect him to keep doing it year in year out? 1655 01:11:44,720 --> 01:11:46,880 I mean, look at look at historically, how many players 1656 01:11:46,880 --> 01:11:50,080 have done that? So just health alone or just 12 1657 01:11:50,080 --> 01:11:51,240 average. Yeah, like. 1658 01:11:51,760 --> 01:11:53,840 Basically. It's it's almost impossible to 1659 01:11:53,840 --> 01:11:57,280 even stay healthy and and produce to to that regard year 1660 01:11:57,280 --> 01:11:59,400 in year out. But I, I hope that that's the 1661 01:11:59,400 --> 01:12:00,760 case. I would say that they probably 1662 01:12:00,760 --> 01:12:04,000 have two years. Where you at with that? 1663 01:12:04,000 --> 01:12:05,080 I'd be curious. To give you 23. 1664 01:12:05,080 --> 01:12:07,200 Years. Yeah, I'm kind of in the same 1665 01:12:07,200 --> 01:12:09,400 neighborhood. But so you're looking at a guy 1666 01:12:09,560 --> 01:12:15,080 and you know, when you have an OPS of over 11111 for four 1667 01:12:15,080 --> 01:12:17,080 straight years, you're playing wiffle balls. 1668 01:12:17,080 --> 01:12:18,760 What you're doing, it's just unfair. 1669 01:12:19,040 --> 01:12:21,240 And even remember when he got hurt against the Dodgers, he 1670 01:12:21,240 --> 01:12:23,480 probably would have won the MVP. He definitely would have cranked 1671 01:12:23,480 --> 01:12:26,320 55 bombs because he was on that. He still hit 38 because you and 1672 01:12:26,320 --> 01:12:28,720 I had that bet that I never made you pay off. 1673 01:12:29,360 --> 01:12:31,400 Yeah, I know you miss your opportunity. 1674 01:12:31,640 --> 01:12:34,120 I know you never know. Beating Sound live. 1675 01:12:34,440 --> 01:12:37,000 Show that is true. I was supposed to dress up as a 1676 01:12:37,000 --> 01:12:38,800 player of your choice, right? In full uniforms. 1677 01:12:38,800 --> 01:12:40,120 That's what, yes. Yeah. 1678 01:12:40,120 --> 01:12:43,280 Babe Licata, Sal Booth. Little belly, right, Little 1679 01:12:43,280 --> 01:12:45,520 cigar. Anyway, three of the last four 1680 01:12:45,520 --> 01:12:49,200 years he's had a WAR of over 1010 or more, and the only year 1681 01:12:49,200 --> 01:12:51,960 he didn't have it was what he missed 3050 games with again 1682 01:12:51,960 --> 01:12:53,240 because he got hurt against the Dodgers. 1683 01:12:53,480 --> 01:12:56,040 So his numbers are historical. You're right. 1684 01:12:56,040 --> 01:12:57,520 Best player I've ever seen as well. 1685 01:12:57,920 --> 01:12:59,320 I don't worry. I see. 1686 01:12:59,320 --> 01:13:01,120 I think people position the question wrong. 1687 01:13:01,120 --> 01:13:03,800 That's why I said how much longer can it be Superman, not 1688 01:13:03,800 --> 01:13:06,800 how much longer before Judges is is wildly diminished. 1689 01:13:07,120 --> 01:13:12,040 What my fear is right because he masks so many problems for the 1690 01:13:12,040 --> 01:13:16,120 Yankees. When you're hitting 58596060 1691 01:13:16,120 --> 01:13:20,480 plus home runs, you know, 1100 OPS, hitting 32330, winning 1692 01:13:20,480 --> 01:13:24,040 baddy titles, you are picking up the slack for a lot of slop in 1693 01:13:24,040 --> 01:13:26,760 that lineup. And if there's even a slight 1694 01:13:26,760 --> 01:13:28,960 regression, and I mean, I don't think it'll happen this year, 1695 01:13:28,960 --> 01:13:34,320 but it wouldn't stun me, What if he hits 289 with 41 home runs 1696 01:13:34,640 --> 01:13:39,520 and 109 RBI's instead of the old world Superman numbers he's been 1697 01:13:39,520 --> 01:13:41,720 putting up? Well, if that happened last 1698 01:13:41,720 --> 01:13:43,880 year, Yankees don't win 94 games. 1699 01:13:44,120 --> 01:13:46,400 If it happens this year, I don't know what happened. 1700 01:13:46,400 --> 01:13:48,600 So that's my fear. Not that he's going to fall off 1701 01:13:48,600 --> 01:13:52,280 a Cliff, but that this expectation that he could keep 1702 01:13:52,280 --> 01:13:54,840 doing this. I mean, it's a short ramp. 1703 01:13:54,840 --> 01:13:57,360 It's a short runway dude. You know, it's a great point 1704 01:13:57,360 --> 01:13:59,560 that it plays to what we were talking about before. 1705 01:13:59,640 --> 01:14:02,160 Why not try to get better, OK, you think you're a great team, 1706 01:14:02,160 --> 01:14:03,560 you won 94 games, you're going to be better. 1707 01:14:03,560 --> 01:14:05,120 But why not try to build on top of that? 1708 01:14:05,120 --> 01:14:06,680 If the Dodgers could get better, you should. 1709 01:14:06,960 --> 01:14:10,000 They're also factoring into their equation that Judge is 1710 01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:13,720 going to continue to do what he's done where they should be 1711 01:14:13,720 --> 01:14:17,520 accounting for maybe a little bit of drop off, even just where 1712 01:14:17,520 --> 01:14:20,200 he becomes a, you know, a great performer. 1713 01:14:20,200 --> 01:14:22,600 Just maybe not the Superman level as the term that you use 1714 01:14:22,600 --> 01:14:24,080 there. I can see that they should be 1715 01:14:24,080 --> 01:14:26,280 accounting for that in in some regard, and they're not. 1716 01:14:26,280 --> 01:14:28,320 I mean, there's no way around it because they're building the 1717 01:14:28,320 --> 01:14:30,080 same team. OK, well, if this happens the 1718 01:14:30,080 --> 01:14:32,520 same way they did last year and we get called back, now is how 1719 01:14:32,520 --> 01:14:35,160 we surpass the Blue Jays. But yeah, what if Judge only 1720 01:14:35,160 --> 01:14:37,600 hits 40? Only hits 40, plus home runs and 1721 01:14:37,600 --> 01:14:40,720 drives in 110? Yeah, it's it's unfair what they 1722 01:14:41,120 --> 01:14:45,160 right what they expect from him. And really it's unfair that the 1723 01:14:45,160 --> 01:14:48,040 expectation, even though it's not like verbalized, but based 1724 01:14:48,040 --> 01:14:50,280 on what they put on the field, this is their expectation. 1725 01:14:50,520 --> 01:14:52,640 All right? Just go out there, do you be you 1726 01:14:52,920 --> 01:14:55,320 and cover up all the other shit that we put out there next to 1727 01:14:55,320 --> 01:14:56,880 you. I mean, that's not the way you 1728 01:14:56,880 --> 01:14:59,480 win a championship, though. How many times do you think you 1729 01:14:59,480 --> 01:15:01,880 wanted to say shit on the air and and couldn't? 1730 01:15:02,000 --> 01:15:03,920 I love the freedom, dude. I love it. 1731 01:15:03,920 --> 01:15:06,520 I freaking love it. Now, the one thing that I don't 1732 01:15:06,520 --> 01:15:10,320 do, it's just come out and just gratuity and gratuitously F bomb 1733 01:15:10,400 --> 01:15:13,600 like that's that's lazy, that's unintelligent, but it's listen, 1734 01:15:13,600 --> 01:15:16,440 you and I curse a lot off the air, like a lot of times during, 1735 01:15:16,560 --> 01:15:19,120 you know, commercials, which telling stories, we're laughing, 1736 01:15:19,360 --> 01:15:21,840 we're throwing F bombs like when it fits the moment. 1737 01:15:22,160 --> 01:15:23,800 I mean, hey, I'm here for it, man. 1738 01:15:23,800 --> 01:15:25,720 I love you. We had, we had, we had some 1739 01:15:25,720 --> 01:15:27,520 directed at each other along the way as well. 1740 01:15:27,640 --> 01:15:30,080 Not many, though. Not many, not. 1741 01:15:30,120 --> 01:15:31,560 Many. No, I know there were a couple 1742 01:15:31,560 --> 01:15:34,840 of like, you know, maybe a couple of blows, but no, it was 1743 01:15:34,840 --> 01:15:36,560 not many. When were you most angry at me? 1744 01:15:36,760 --> 01:15:39,480 Be honest, what was the time we were like, Dan, that was fucked 1745 01:15:39,480 --> 01:15:41,040 up. Like I'm really pissed. 1746 01:15:41,040 --> 01:15:44,360 And not that we can't get through it, but the moment where 1747 01:15:44,360 --> 01:15:47,520 you're like, and I know earlier rather than later, I don't know. 1748 01:15:47,520 --> 01:15:52,600 If it was 1, there's only one real fight that we had. 1749 01:15:52,600 --> 01:15:55,360 I don't know if it was like me being angry at you, but it was 1750 01:15:55,360 --> 01:15:58,160 you being angry at me and then in turn me being angry at. 1751 01:15:58,160 --> 01:15:59,760 You, of course. Well, you got to reciprocate the 1752 01:15:59,800 --> 01:16:01,760 anger. Yeah, well, that, but that's the 1753 01:16:01,760 --> 01:16:03,160 one that comes to mind. Which one? 1754 01:16:03,160 --> 01:16:05,600 Again. That was where I I forget what 1755 01:16:05,600 --> 01:16:09,000 happened, but it must have been at the height of like where the 1756 01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:12,480 show just felt very combative. Oh yeah, yeah. 1757 01:16:12,520 --> 01:16:16,480 And you were pissed at some of the ways, like maybe I got into 1758 01:16:16,480 --> 01:16:18,160 a fight with a caller or something like that. 1759 01:16:18,160 --> 01:16:21,760 And then you really so and you were getting on me for that type 1760 01:16:21,760 --> 01:16:23,960 stuff, Yes. And then we kind of had it out 1761 01:16:23,960 --> 01:16:27,160 in in that regard. I remember that. 1762 01:16:27,320 --> 01:16:29,880 That's the one that I remember. And then you know what, dude, we 1763 01:16:29,880 --> 01:16:33,440 had it out and we just came back and did the show is as we 1764 01:16:33,440 --> 01:16:35,880 normally would and moved on. Like it wasn't like we let it 1765 01:16:35,880 --> 01:16:38,560 fester or anything like that and then eventually got way better 1766 01:16:38,560 --> 01:16:41,160 from that, but. I think, listen, I I think 1767 01:16:41,160 --> 01:16:44,520 without that Sal, without that growth, you can look at it as a 1768 01:16:44,520 --> 01:16:46,960 marriage or friendship, a radio partnership. 1769 01:16:47,240 --> 01:16:50,600 Like to me to and remember you and I have talked about this 1770 01:16:50,600 --> 01:16:53,120 publicly a lot, but I remember sending Sal a couple of text 1771 01:16:53,120 --> 01:16:55,040 messages. Hey, we got this is early. 1772 01:16:55,040 --> 01:16:57,600 We got to learn to trust each other here once, once I know 1773 01:16:57,600 --> 01:16:59,480 that you're not trying to make me look bad and I know I'm not 1774 01:16:59,480 --> 01:17:00,680 going to try to make you look bad. 1775 01:17:00,920 --> 01:17:03,520 And it's just content and it's debate and there's no side 1776 01:17:03,520 --> 01:17:05,480 angles. Like then we have a chance to be 1777 01:17:05,480 --> 01:17:06,880 the best show in the history of the station. 1778 01:17:06,880 --> 01:17:09,000 Not not the longest in terms of Mike and Chris and all that. 1779 01:17:09,000 --> 01:17:10,560 Like we're never going to be on Mount Rushmore. 1780 01:17:10,800 --> 01:17:13,520 But what we had a chance to produce I thought was really 1781 01:17:13,520 --> 01:17:15,440 real. And we ultimately hit that mark, 1782 01:17:15,440 --> 01:17:18,640 which was great. But I, I, I remember the at 1783 01:17:18,840 --> 01:17:22,040 least for me, I'm like, I'm trying to, I was trying to 1784 01:17:22,040 --> 01:17:26,240 figure you out, right, Because you're a very, you're personally 1785 01:17:26,240 --> 01:17:27,640 very number one, you're very talented. 1786 01:17:27,640 --> 01:17:30,880 I've I've always said that talented guy out of your mind 1787 01:17:31,000 --> 01:17:34,560 talented. And I'm like, alright, how do we 1788 01:17:34,560 --> 01:17:40,440 straddle this line of it being combustible but not toxic? 1789 01:17:40,760 --> 01:17:44,880 And I think once we did that and then we addressed it, I think 1790 01:17:44,880 --> 01:17:47,400 that's where that healthy relationship and that trust and 1791 01:17:47,400 --> 01:17:50,040 that friendship, if you really think about it like you're a 1792 01:17:50,040 --> 01:17:51,800 friend of mine and I'm a friend of yours, we're friends. 1793 01:17:51,800 --> 01:17:54,880 Like we could have easily gone see you, Sal, see you, BT you 1794 01:17:54,880 --> 01:17:57,440 know, that's it. Instead, we remain friends. 1795 01:17:57,440 --> 01:18:00,160 But I think the early blow up, if you want to call it a blow 1796 01:18:00,160 --> 01:18:04,120 up, got us to a place that enabled us to get stronger. 1797 01:18:04,920 --> 01:18:06,720 Yeah. And, and these things, I don't 1798 01:18:06,720 --> 01:18:09,400 care how close you are, how much you trust each other, they take 1799 01:18:09,400 --> 01:18:12,840 time to build a radio show. And unfortunately for us, we had 1800 01:18:12,840 --> 01:18:14,280 the 2 1/2 years or whatever it was. 1801 01:18:14,280 --> 01:18:16,520 And I think our best year was probably the last year where we 1802 01:18:16,520 --> 01:18:19,360 just relaxed a little bit. There are other circumstances 1803 01:18:19,400 --> 01:18:21,400 that were involved, and we've talked about it many times. 1804 01:18:21,400 --> 01:18:24,000 I have some regrets about things, but it's a learning 1805 01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:25,240 curve. Like I could beat myself up a 1806 01:18:25,240 --> 01:18:27,520 little bit for it, for some of the ways that things were 1807 01:18:27,520 --> 01:18:30,280 handled in the beginning or just the mentality going into the 1808 01:18:30,280 --> 01:18:32,840 show. It took a little while to learn 1809 01:18:33,040 --> 01:18:37,000 where we wanted to be or learn, OK, well, despite what is being 1810 01:18:37,000 --> 01:18:40,800 said or who's saying this or that, I think that there's a 1811 01:18:40,840 --> 01:18:43,120 better way to maybe handle this for for us. 1812 01:18:43,120 --> 01:18:44,400 Maybe it would have worked for other people. 1813 01:18:44,400 --> 01:18:46,920 But the way that this show is, here's what we need to do to 1814 01:18:46,920 --> 01:18:49,560 have it be successful or be better. 1815 01:18:49,560 --> 01:18:50,720 And it took a little while to learn that. 1816 01:18:50,720 --> 01:18:52,240 But I think we got there eventually and then we got 1817 01:18:52,240 --> 01:18:54,720 booted out and. Hey, get out. 1818 01:18:55,160 --> 01:18:56,840 Hey guys, you guys are doing phenomenal. 1819 01:18:56,840 --> 01:18:59,240 You learn from early mistakes, you got the ratings, you 1820 01:18:59,240 --> 01:19:02,520 generate revenue, you know, you create a ton of clicks and you 1821 01:19:02,520 --> 01:19:05,000 run the digital show. You get the highest digital of 1822 01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:07,400 all the shows on the fan. You're in the newspapers, 1823 01:19:07,400 --> 01:19:09,320 websites. Good job the fuck out. 1824 01:19:11,720 --> 01:19:14,000 Hey, it is what it is, man. Yeah. 1825 01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:16,640 No, I mean, you know, we did. We did what we could do and we 1826 01:19:16,640 --> 01:19:19,760 understand why why it happened. And not just domestically, it 1827 01:19:19,760 --> 01:19:22,120 was BT and Sally Hit, how about Australia? 1828 01:19:22,120 --> 01:19:24,680 Aaron has reached out to you and I on The Fan before. 1829 01:19:24,680 --> 01:19:27,600 He's been a fan of BT Unleash. Make sure you guys follow Sal's 1830 01:19:27,600 --> 01:19:29,360 YouTube show as well. I'm going to be a couple of more 1831 01:19:29,360 --> 01:19:30,440 minutes. I know you got stuff to do. 1832 01:19:31,080 --> 01:19:33,720 Aaron from Australia lads called you guys on The Fan. 1833 01:19:33,720 --> 01:19:36,840 My favorite combo scene back doing this The world is normal 1834 01:19:36,840 --> 01:19:38,720 again. I will not read that last part, 1835 01:19:38,720 --> 01:19:41,240 but by all means if you would like to read that that last 1836 01:19:41,240 --> 01:19:43,320 part, go ahead. Let's go, Mets. 1837 01:19:43,400 --> 01:19:45,640 There you go, Aaron. We appreciate you checking in. 1838 01:19:45,840 --> 01:19:47,560 They got the teamwork to make the dream work. 1839 01:19:47,560 --> 01:19:49,320 You want to laugh? Dude, I'm in the car real quick. 1840 01:19:49,320 --> 01:19:52,000 I'm in the car. The other night I was taking my 1841 01:19:52,000 --> 01:19:56,000 son to, I think travel basketball practice, right? 1842 01:19:56,400 --> 01:20:02,040 We get in the car and I had to. I had the fan on and he reaches 1843 01:20:02,040 --> 01:20:03,720 over and I go, what are you doing? 1844 01:20:04,360 --> 01:20:05,200 He goes. I'm deleting it. 1845 01:20:06,760 --> 01:20:07,960 He did that. He. 1846 01:20:07,960 --> 01:20:10,320 Wanted to I'm like no, no, I mean now why do you. 1847 01:20:10,480 --> 01:20:12,920 You you still listen or you just you're saying it just had on. 1848 01:20:12,920 --> 01:20:14,160 By I just haven't gotten around the chat. 1849 01:20:14,160 --> 01:20:17,200 And by the way, if I get in the car, you know, I'll throw on 1850 01:20:17,200 --> 01:20:19,600 Evan Tiki for a minute like I'm I'm not going out of my way to 1851 01:20:19,600 --> 01:20:20,960 listen to the station. I mean, I'm not. 1852 01:20:20,960 --> 01:20:23,400 I am. Not it's I, I don't, it's not a 1853 01:20:23,400 --> 01:20:25,280 knock. It's maybe it's just the part I 1854 01:20:25,280 --> 01:20:27,560 just want to move on. So I, I'm not, I don't have that 1855 01:20:27,560 --> 01:20:30,640 on music or podcasts or whatever. 1856 01:20:30,640 --> 01:20:32,920 Silence, my wife told me. Yeah. 1857 01:20:33,440 --> 01:20:35,360 How about Daddy reaching over? I'm like, what are you doing, 1858 01:20:35,360 --> 01:20:36,720 Colt? He's getting ready to take it 1859 01:20:36,720 --> 01:20:39,280 off the preset. Like, I like the instincts, 1860 01:20:39,280 --> 01:20:40,480 buddy. Wait, I have Daddy's back. 1861 01:20:40,480 --> 01:20:41,960 That's right. Delete that. 1862 01:20:41,960 --> 01:20:44,240 Yeah, I'm just kidding. Alright, man. 1863 01:20:44,320 --> 01:20:45,600 What? What do you got going on in the 1864 01:20:45,600 --> 01:20:46,720 next week or so? What? 1865 01:20:46,720 --> 01:20:48,160 What? What's and what am I coming on 1866 01:20:48,160 --> 01:20:49,360 your show? What are we doing this? 1867 01:20:49,560 --> 01:20:51,760 Yeah. Well, by the way, have you had 1868 01:20:51,760 --> 01:20:52,840 other guests on? I know we. 1869 01:20:52,840 --> 01:20:55,000 You're my first one, dude. That's what I thought because I 1870 01:20:55,000 --> 01:20:57,080 haven't my first one so I appreciate that. 1871 01:20:57,200 --> 01:21:00,640 You're my first one. We just started getting, we had 1872 01:21:00,640 --> 01:21:03,560 like Seth Rollins last week. I had a Royal Rumble tonight 1873 01:21:03,560 --> 01:21:05,240 actually. I'm going to go live I think on 1874 01:21:05,240 --> 01:21:07,720 my YouTube Salakata show, the podcast YouTube. 1875 01:21:07,720 --> 01:21:10,040 We're going to go live at 8 with Frank Isola. 1876 01:21:11,280 --> 01:21:13,480 But yeah, I mean, you know, I'm going on vacation in a couple 1877 01:21:13,480 --> 01:21:16,480 weeks. So I'm trying to plan how how 1878 01:21:16,480 --> 01:21:18,200 we're going to because the contents got to be out. 1879 01:21:18,480 --> 01:21:19,840 I'm on vacation. I'm not doing it. 1880 01:21:19,840 --> 01:21:21,320 So we got to have some in the bank. 1881 01:21:21,440 --> 01:21:24,080 Yeah, right. I mean, what do you do? 1882 01:21:24,320 --> 01:21:26,360 Have you thought about that? Yet when you go on vacation. 1883 01:21:26,520 --> 01:21:29,120 Yeah, I've got it now. You you can't steal these 1884 01:21:29,120 --> 01:21:30,720 concepts. I got a couple things that I'm. 1885 01:21:30,840 --> 01:21:32,320 It's just Evergreen stuff like you. 1886 01:21:32,320 --> 01:21:34,280 Don't have to tell me the concepts I I have because I 1887 01:21:34,280 --> 01:21:35,520 don't. You shouldn't get it out there 1888 01:21:35,520 --> 01:21:36,680 anyway. You have your own thing. 1889 01:21:36,840 --> 01:21:38,960 I already did yesterday. I already said stuff but. 1890 01:21:39,120 --> 01:21:40,640 But yeah, you. Put it out there. 1891 01:21:40,920 --> 01:21:44,560 I have ideas but it's just you got to like plan it and then 1892 01:21:44,560 --> 01:21:46,400 execute it and and actually do it. 1893 01:21:46,760 --> 01:21:49,120 So one week is going to be double the work as opposed to 1894 01:21:49,400 --> 01:21:51,960 each. That's true, but think about the 1895 01:21:51,960 --> 01:21:53,400 difference. I know we've talked about this 1896 01:21:53,400 --> 01:21:57,320 like I think I think one of one of the things that that I'm 1897 01:21:57,360 --> 01:21:59,600 again, and not to just always walk down memory lane. 1898 01:21:59,640 --> 01:22:04,920 Oh man, but the energy that we had was as like we never took a 1899 01:22:04,920 --> 01:22:06,520 segment off. Now I'm not saying every segment 1900 01:22:06,520 --> 01:22:09,040 was an A+, but that was the motivation, the energy, the 1901 01:22:09,040 --> 01:22:12,800 passion, the investment, just the the, the willingness to do 1902 01:22:12,800 --> 01:22:16,440 battle and bring it every freaking 2nd and over 4 years, 1903 01:22:16,440 --> 01:22:20,480 dude, over 4 hours. Pardon me, that's hard to do 4 1904 01:22:20,480 --> 01:22:22,120 hours. Like we would empty the holster, 1905 01:22:22,160 --> 01:22:23,800 I'd get off the air. I know you'd get, you'd be a 1906 01:22:23,800 --> 01:22:25,560 little tired. I'd be a little tired. 1907 01:22:25,560 --> 01:22:28,000 I wouldn't need that ride home. Like I felt like it was in a 1908 01:22:28,000 --> 01:22:29,960 freaking boxing match of like Jesus. 1909 01:22:31,040 --> 01:22:33,960 Man, in the beginning especially, what I will say is I 1910 01:22:33,960 --> 01:22:36,400 don't think radio shows should be and whatever. 1911 01:22:36,400 --> 01:22:38,280 Everybody's got their own opinion on this stuff and I 1912 01:22:38,280 --> 01:22:40,720 understand why certain things are the way that they are. 1913 01:22:40,720 --> 01:22:43,320 The idea of doing a four hour radio show, even you you go 1914 01:22:43,320 --> 01:22:46,160 along on the podcast, maybe with a guest, a little bit different, 1915 01:22:46,160 --> 01:22:49,520 but for me, I'm in the mindset of the shorter the better. 1916 01:22:49,520 --> 01:22:51,360 I just feel like the way that the world is going with the 1917 01:22:51,360 --> 01:22:53,840 content. So the idea of doing a four hour 1918 01:22:53,840 --> 01:22:57,440 show to me is absurd after not having to do it now for a month 1919 01:22:57,440 --> 01:22:59,320 or so. Now we, you don't say the exact 1920 01:22:59,320 --> 01:23:01,120 spot you going to an island, right, You going somewhere, 1921 01:23:01,120 --> 01:23:02,520 whereas Caribbean or something. We. 1922 01:23:02,520 --> 01:23:04,720 We. Had it was my wife turned 50 1923 01:23:04,720 --> 01:23:06,960 this year. So and you know obviously what 1924 01:23:06,960 --> 01:23:08,760 went on last year with her brother and all that stuff. 1925 01:23:08,760 --> 01:23:11,880 We needed a vacation didn't take one I don't think a year ago 1926 01:23:11,880 --> 01:23:15,000 because of all that stuff. So we had this predetermined or 1927 01:23:15,000 --> 01:23:16,720 pre planned. I surprised her on Christmas 1928 01:23:16,720 --> 01:23:19,080 because she wasn't and sure about work status. 1929 01:23:19,280 --> 01:23:20,840 Surprise her on Christmas with the trip. 1930 01:23:20,840 --> 01:23:22,560 Yeah, we'll be going to the Caribbean. 1931 01:23:22,600 --> 01:23:25,880 I believe it is. Whatever, but doing that, this 1932 01:23:25,880 --> 01:23:29,640 sounds not a big geographical. Man, I actually looked at the 1933 01:23:29,640 --> 01:23:31,360 Matthew and he was like, oh, I didn't know this was there. 1934 01:23:32,600 --> 01:23:35,040 Hey, by the way, I hope you got a good deal because if you're 1935 01:23:35,040 --> 01:23:38,480 dropping 15 grand on a beach vacation right now, I mean as 1936 01:23:38,480 --> 01:23:40,520 your as your financial advisor, I'd say. 1937 01:23:42,080 --> 01:23:44,880 Yeah, I the way I say it is, I don't play scared, whatever, I 1938 01:23:44,880 --> 01:23:46,720 don't care. I mean, I, you, you have two 1939 01:23:46,720 --> 01:23:47,960 options. You could sit there and be like, 1940 01:23:48,080 --> 01:23:50,320 oh, I'm worried about it, or screw it, you know what, I'm 1941 01:23:50,320 --> 01:23:51,920 going to go live my life. I'll put on the credit card, 1942 01:23:51,960 --> 01:23:54,000 worry about it later. That's one of the reasons I love 1943 01:23:54,000 --> 01:23:56,200 you, man. Make sure your mom comes to the 1944 01:23:56,200 --> 01:23:58,240 next BT and Sal live. She'll be out there, out of 1945 01:23:58,240 --> 01:23:59,280 there. She'll be at the show, right? 1946 01:23:59,600 --> 01:24:02,240 If it's if yes, it's all going. She'll be there, yeah. 1947 01:24:02,240 --> 01:24:04,960 OK, all right bro, hey, go do your thing. 1948 01:24:05,240 --> 01:24:07,520 Awesome to have you and and by the way, you are my first guest, 1949 01:24:07,520 --> 01:24:11,120 but I I was waiting to have the entire studio redesign. 1950 01:24:11,360 --> 01:24:13,040 They just came, they measured it's being printed. 1951 01:24:13,040 --> 01:24:14,160 It's going to be, you know, put on. 1952 01:24:14,800 --> 01:24:17,200 It's a big process, but I'll have that next week. 1953 01:24:17,200 --> 01:24:20,280 And I said, you know when I get a rod on when I get Michael K is 1954 01:24:20,280 --> 01:24:22,400 going to come on talk Yanks Stephen A is going to come on. 1955 01:24:22,400 --> 01:24:25,080 That's already unlocked. I said, let's face it, for those 1956 01:24:25,080 --> 01:24:27,840 guys, for the A listers, I got to have a real backdrop for Sal. 1957 01:24:27,840 --> 01:24:30,440 It doesn't matter what the hell it looks like, you know, C minus 1958 01:24:30,440 --> 01:24:31,880 backdrop. Who gives a shit at Sal? 1959 01:24:32,480 --> 01:24:34,840 Doesn't matter, pop them up and let's go do some sports. 1960 01:24:34,840 --> 01:24:37,120 And how much do we make today? I saw those numbers popping up. 1961 01:24:37,120 --> 01:24:42,320 What's our What's my share? 0.00 is your is your share. 1962 01:24:42,680 --> 01:24:45,120 You know, isn't it wild? And I don't ask for it because 1963 01:24:45,120 --> 01:24:47,280 it's obviously tacky and I appreciate it. 1964 01:24:47,280 --> 01:24:49,480 I'm not going to turn it down, but you know people throwing in 1965 01:24:49,480 --> 01:24:52,880 super chats 510 fifteen, 20-30 bucks just to read a message 1966 01:24:53,080 --> 01:24:55,080 like this YouTube world is wild, man. 1967 01:24:55,080 --> 01:24:57,920 So the more that you figure it out, which you will along with 1968 01:24:57,920 --> 01:25:00,400 Bob booms, provided you don't make him run to the mid to the 1969 01:25:00,400 --> 01:25:03,120 hills and get away from you, you're going to really enjoy it. 1970 01:25:03,120 --> 01:25:05,160 And I think more importantly, going to be great at it because 1971 01:25:05,160 --> 01:25:07,680 at the end of the day, dude, you know, they could take away the 1972 01:25:07,680 --> 01:25:11,600 WFN microphone from US and it's all good and we move on. 1973 01:25:11,640 --> 01:25:13,480 But talents, I'm talking about you, not me. 1974 01:25:13,480 --> 01:25:16,280 Talents, talent, work ethic is work ethic. 1975 01:25:16,400 --> 01:25:18,680 You got it in spades bro. I'm rooting for you. 1976 01:25:18,880 --> 01:25:20,640 You're a friend for life. Awesome. 1977 01:25:20,640 --> 01:25:22,440 Appreciate you being the 1st guest on the show, dude. 1978 01:25:22,440 --> 01:25:24,040 I miss you, ma'am. Thank you very much. 1979 01:25:24,040 --> 01:25:26,400 I appreciate you having me sharing the platform with me for 1980 01:25:26,400 --> 01:25:28,880 an hour or whatever it is here and we should work on doing 1981 01:25:28,880 --> 01:25:30,600 something I'll have you on at some point soon. 1982 01:25:30,600 --> 01:25:32,960 We can figure out our schedules and work on doing something 1983 01:25:32,960 --> 01:25:35,000 potentially once a month or whatever that may be. 1984 01:25:35,160 --> 01:25:37,480 Like I said, if there's a demand, we got to supply it. 1985 01:25:37,760 --> 01:25:39,560 There's a stop asking the question like you know the 1986 01:25:39,640 --> 01:25:41,200 answer. It's. 1987 01:25:42,880 --> 01:25:45,560 Uncomfortable so you're my rash than I am. 1988 01:25:45,560 --> 01:25:47,000 I don't know. It's not like. 1989 01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:49,360 A We just finished second in the country, but not even on the air 1990 01:25:49,360 --> 01:25:53,720 anymore. Yeah, 40 people there. 1991 01:25:53,840 --> 01:25:56,200 Yeah, the one that matters, they may not have voted. 1992 01:25:56,200 --> 01:25:59,400 I mean, he voted. He voted us off the island, that 1993 01:25:59,400 --> 01:26:01,640 one. That's hysteric this let let's 1994 01:26:01,640 --> 01:26:03,960 look. Oh wow, BT and Sal finished 1995 01:26:03,960 --> 01:26:07,720 second out of 41 program directors and 36 executives from 1996 01:26:08,160 --> 01:26:10,840 and this is true from 9 different companies and not to 1997 01:26:10,840 --> 01:26:13,440 mention digital platforms. Oh who's the one guy who didn't 1998 01:26:13,440 --> 01:26:18,000 vote for you? The guy who runs the fan, you 1999 01:26:18,040 --> 01:26:19,840 fucking lunatic man. I love you, dude. 2000 01:26:19,840 --> 01:26:21,960 I'll see you soon dude. All right bro, we'll talk to you 2001 01:26:21,960 --> 01:26:23,560 later. All right, man, there he is, 2002 01:26:23,560 --> 01:26:29,040 Salicada in the house, Sally Boy, he is an absolute trip, 2003 01:26:29,040 --> 01:26:32,400 man, absolute trip. Hopefully you guys enjoyed that. 2004 01:26:33,240 --> 01:26:36,160 You know, it just makes me it makes me proud. 2005 01:26:36,160 --> 01:26:39,320 It makes me proud of what we created because you know, to 2006 01:26:39,320 --> 01:26:43,920 tell you, I don't know that I should have asked him this. 2007 01:26:43,920 --> 01:26:44,960 I'll ask him next time he's on him. 2008 01:26:46,080 --> 01:26:47,600 I didn't know that he had the same feeling. 2009 01:26:48,080 --> 01:26:57,400 But when initially when WFAN told me about changes, so it was 2010 01:26:57,400 --> 01:27:00,440 me and Tiki. And then I found out that Tiki 2011 01:27:00,440 --> 01:27:03,360 was going to at the new drive. And my first instinct is why the 2012 01:27:03,360 --> 01:27:04,840 hell am I not going to at the new drive? 2013 01:27:04,840 --> 01:27:07,320 Like that's my first thought. And I didn't project that in an 2014 01:27:07,320 --> 01:27:10,360 arrogant way, but competitively. And you know, I certainly 2015 01:27:10,360 --> 01:27:11,800 believe that I've got the talent to do it. 2016 01:27:11,800 --> 01:27:13,560 They didn't want me to do it. That's fine, I respect it. 2017 01:27:13,560 --> 01:27:16,200 That's your decision. They run the company and I'm not 2018 01:27:16,200 --> 01:27:18,880 going to sit here and say that I had the ultimate power as to who 2019 01:27:18,880 --> 01:27:21,520 I worked with. I I didn't, but they asked me, 2020 01:27:21,520 --> 01:27:23,960 my old boss, Spike, who I've got love for. 2021 01:27:24,280 --> 01:27:26,480 I know a lot of you don't, but I've got love for Spike. 2022 01:27:27,000 --> 01:27:29,280 And he's like, you know what, what are you thinking? 2023 01:27:29,280 --> 01:27:31,360 Who you thinking? Oh, you know, you know, we're 2024 01:27:31,360 --> 01:27:32,840 going to have to really weigh this out, but what are you 2025 01:27:32,840 --> 01:27:34,520 thinking? Sal was the first and only name 2026 01:27:34,520 --> 01:27:37,120 that I put out there. I'm like, Sal, I want to work 2027 01:27:37,120 --> 01:27:39,440 with Sal. And in my mind I'm saying I 2028 01:27:39,440 --> 01:27:40,640 haven't communicated this to them. 2029 01:27:40,640 --> 01:27:44,520 Like it's going to be bumpy at first and there's no guarantee 2030 01:27:44,800 --> 01:27:48,280 that it's going to work. But if you put us in a room and 2031 01:27:48,280 --> 01:27:52,640 you give us time, like our radio chops and our passion. 2032 01:27:52,720 --> 01:27:56,480 Yankee met fan different dynamic, animated, willing to 2033 01:27:56,480 --> 01:27:59,440 get after it in battle and fight and and and and the buy play 2034 01:27:59,440 --> 01:28:01,760 with the call. There's like in my mind, even 2035 01:28:01,760 --> 01:28:05,680 before I worked the second with Sal, I'm like, this could be 2036 01:28:05,680 --> 01:28:07,600 great. That's the guy that I wanted to 2037 01:28:07,600 --> 01:28:10,400 work with, you know, So they gave us a shot and we did well. 2038 01:28:10,400 --> 01:28:13,000 And then they said get out. What do we got here? 2039 01:28:13,800 --> 01:28:16,760 How about my bad? J Rod, get that up. 2040 01:28:16,760 --> 01:28:18,400 I got it. Boom, look at that. 2041 01:28:18,640 --> 01:28:20,920 See that's J Rod. Keep keep that up. 2042 01:28:21,240 --> 01:28:23,600 See, I'm not going to start getting you on you like Sal gets 2043 01:28:23,600 --> 01:28:26,160 on bottle booms, right? Maybe younger people would have 2044 01:28:26,160 --> 01:28:27,880 done that. But one thing that we got to 2045 01:28:27,880 --> 01:28:29,920 work on, and it's really nobody's fault. 2046 01:28:29,920 --> 01:28:32,760 We just got to figure it out. You know, it's like gelling. 2047 01:28:32,760 --> 01:28:34,960 It's like chemistry with a partner, but also with a 2048 01:28:34,960 --> 01:28:37,480 producer. I hit a button because I've got 2049 01:28:37,480 --> 01:28:39,200 the ability to put these up on screen. 2050 01:28:39,600 --> 01:28:42,680 Obviously J Rod does as well, and you see it like a little 2051 01:28:42,680 --> 01:28:44,000 tennis match. It's up, it's gone. 2052 01:28:44,000 --> 01:28:45,520 It's up, it's gone. So we got to figure that out. 2053 01:28:45,880 --> 01:28:49,760 All right. MMM, Cardoza, appreciate that, 2054 01:28:49,760 --> 01:28:52,360 buddy. You and Sal are not only great 2055 01:28:52,360 --> 01:28:55,720 together, but the freedom of the form out format of online will 2056 01:28:55,720 --> 01:28:59,800 allow both of you to be more authentic and really hammer on 2057 01:28:59,800 --> 01:29:01,120 topics that you want to talk about. 2058 01:29:01,520 --> 01:29:03,680 Onward and upward. Appreciate that. 2059 01:29:03,840 --> 01:29:06,920 Thank you very much. Oh, Bada bada pooms, Jay rods on 2060 01:29:06,920 --> 01:29:09,680 top of it there. So I agree. 2061 01:29:10,600 --> 01:29:12,960 I agree. I I think it's a great, it's a 2062 01:29:12,960 --> 01:29:15,880 great format for me. It's a great form for me, it's a 2063 01:29:15,880 --> 01:29:18,800 great platform for me. And and again, it's not about 2064 01:29:18,800 --> 01:29:21,000 getting on the air and sounding like a 12 year old in the 2065 01:29:21,000 --> 01:29:24,560 schoolyard just cursing to curse like, but there is an element of 2066 01:29:24,560 --> 01:29:26,360 authenticity. Like I, I think that you guys 2067 01:29:26,360 --> 01:29:29,160 know, like if I'm sitting around watching the game with my 2068 01:29:29,160 --> 01:29:31,920 buddies, you know, I've got a war on this to me, like you 2069 01:29:31,920 --> 01:29:35,520 don't just turn it on and off. That's, that's kind of ingrained 2070 01:29:35,520 --> 01:29:40,520 in me, you know, and I think the ability to do it here when you 2071 01:29:40,520 --> 01:29:43,960 know, when it applies to, you know, forcefully hammer 2072 01:29:43,960 --> 01:29:47,600 something home or to show that I'm thinking what you're 2073 01:29:47,600 --> 01:29:49,840 thinking. I think one of the great assets 2074 01:29:49,840 --> 01:29:54,080 for anybody, I'm not talking about myself is relatability and 2075 01:29:54,080 --> 01:29:55,960 authenticity. When you're on the air, when you 2076 01:29:55,960 --> 01:29:58,000 put yourself out there on the air every day, whether it's a 2077 01:29:58,000 --> 01:30:01,800 four hour conventional radio format format, 90 minutes doing 2078 01:30:01,800 --> 01:30:04,560 this, two hours doing that and 40 minutes doing this, whatever 2079 01:30:04,560 --> 01:30:07,400 it might be. I think cuz I remember feeling 2080 01:30:07,400 --> 01:30:11,320 this before I was in the business, you, I think the best 2081 01:30:11,320 --> 01:30:14,160 tool to have and you got to know your stuff and you got to have 2082 01:30:14,160 --> 01:30:16,600 diversity and all that. But I think one of the greatest 2083 01:30:16,600 --> 01:30:20,600 characteristics of anybody who pumps out content is that people 2084 01:30:20,600 --> 01:30:23,920 who consume it, they say that's a guy that I want to hang out 2085 01:30:23,920 --> 01:30:25,240 and have a beer with and watch a game. 2086 01:30:25,600 --> 01:30:28,240 That's the guy that I want to be in the parking lot tailgate and 2087 01:30:28,240 --> 01:30:29,520 getting ready to go watch a game. 2088 01:30:29,760 --> 01:30:31,080 That's the guy that I want to call. 2089 01:30:31,200 --> 01:30:32,480 That's a guy that I want to text. 2090 01:30:32,680 --> 01:30:36,360 That's a guy that I want to be able to go back and forth with. 2091 01:30:36,400 --> 01:30:39,080 I think that that resonates and I think you either have it or 2092 01:30:39,080 --> 01:30:40,920 you don't. I, I think I'd like to think 2093 01:30:40,920 --> 01:30:44,280 that I do because yeah, I'm, I'm, I'm not here to BS. 2094 01:30:44,280 --> 01:30:46,520 I'm not here to pull punches. I didn't do it on the, on on the 2095 01:30:46,520 --> 01:30:48,560 radio. I'm sure as hell not going to do 2096 01:30:48,560 --> 01:30:52,400 it here. So it's, I'm loving it. 2097 01:30:52,400 --> 01:30:53,760 I'm really enjoying the platform. 2098 01:30:54,000 --> 01:30:55,960 Hey, Jay, Ron, why don't you pipe yourself in there for a 2099 01:30:55,960 --> 01:30:57,160 moment? Jay, Rod, what's up? 2100 01:30:57,200 --> 01:30:58,680 What's up? What's up, brother? 2101 01:30:59,000 --> 01:31:01,080 Now, before, look at that. Yeah, pull that shirt up a 2102 01:31:01,080 --> 01:31:03,160 little bit more. Gotta gotta keep showing it. 2103 01:31:03,160 --> 01:31:05,040 Look at this guy, it's kind of sick too. 2104 01:31:05,040 --> 01:31:08,280 It's definitely a fan. I've got that baseball card 2105 01:31:08,280 --> 01:31:10,880 where that's actually from one of his baseball, the defensive 2106 01:31:10,880 --> 01:31:14,760 position right there. So Jay Rods, Mama said, all 2107 01:31:14,760 --> 01:31:17,000 right, little bit of a rough start with, you know, with BT in 2108 01:31:17,000 --> 01:31:19,680 terms of, you know, dismissing Mattingly, not intentionally. 2109 01:31:19,960 --> 01:31:22,840 So Mama J Rod got him the shirt. So he's made amends here. 2110 01:31:22,840 --> 01:31:25,120 And me and Sal were going for over an hour in case anybody 2111 01:31:25,120 --> 01:31:27,480 didn't see it because I had him show everybody at the start of 2112 01:31:27,480 --> 01:31:29,240 the show. I want him to show everybody 2113 01:31:29,240 --> 01:31:31,440 again. So what did you think of having 2114 01:31:31,440 --> 01:31:33,920 Sal on? Oh my goodness, that was I mean, 2115 01:31:33,920 --> 01:31:37,920 that was electric, obviously, you know, just great to see the 2116 01:31:37,920 --> 01:31:41,440 dynamic back together again. I think you know what I really 2117 01:31:41,440 --> 01:31:42,680 enjoyed was like kind of how you. 2118 01:31:42,680 --> 01:31:45,600 Bounce those, Yankee. Questions off of him that we did 2119 01:31:45,600 --> 01:31:47,720 yesterday. I thought that was like, thought 2120 01:31:47,720 --> 01:31:50,040 that was great. And yeah, I mean, obviously, 2121 01:31:50,040 --> 01:31:54,680 like, you know, I'm pretty fresh to this whole WFAN world of BT 2122 01:31:54,680 --> 01:31:58,240 and Sal, but I mean, I can see why you guys were #2 man, I can 2123 01:31:58,240 --> 01:32:00,840 see why it worked out. Like it was awesome. 2124 01:32:01,080 --> 01:32:05,480 Also, I think I'm seeing just a good amount of comments for it. 2125 01:32:05,760 --> 01:32:09,040 Would love to. Whenever we do a reunion show, 2126 01:32:09,120 --> 01:32:11,920 we do a show Get Me and Bada Booms talking. 2127 01:32:11,920 --> 01:32:14,160 I think that could be. Funny. 2128 01:32:14,240 --> 01:32:15,480 I think that could be definitely funny. 2129 01:32:15,480 --> 01:32:18,160 I think it would be hysterical. I think you've got AI. 2130 01:32:18,360 --> 01:32:21,080 Can't tell yet because I've seen some of the stuff that Sal put 2131 01:32:21,080 --> 01:32:22,440 on. And by the way, obviously go 2132 01:32:22,440 --> 01:32:24,400 support Sal. You guys just watch them. 2133 01:32:24,640 --> 01:32:27,680 You support BT and Sal, make sure you you you support Sal 2134 01:32:27,680 --> 01:32:29,560 individually. Go subscribe to his channel. 2135 01:32:30,480 --> 01:32:34,920 The the dynamic of bada booms with Sal is it's good. 2136 01:32:34,920 --> 01:32:37,920 It's interesting and I'm but I'm still trying to get a sense of 2137 01:32:37,920 --> 01:32:40,880 bada booms, absolute personality. 2138 01:32:41,320 --> 01:32:43,240 I don't know if you guys are polar opposites. 2139 01:32:43,240 --> 01:32:45,520 I don't think you're too similar where it wouldn't work. 2140 01:32:46,000 --> 01:32:47,360 I think there's a little potential. 2141 01:32:47,360 --> 01:32:49,600 And by the way, J Rods names got to go first to the show, so it 2142 01:32:49,600 --> 01:32:52,960 will be J Rod and Bada booms, not Bada Booms and Jay Rod. 2143 01:32:52,960 --> 01:32:55,240 There you go. We got to get the Marquis 2144 01:32:55,240 --> 01:32:57,480 straight. But yeah, you actually want to 2145 01:32:57,480 --> 01:32:59,400 do shows, you want to do content, you want to do stuff 2146 01:32:59,440 --> 01:33:00,840 like. That yeah, I mean, So what I've 2147 01:33:00,840 --> 01:33:04,240 been seeing from like, at least like his side, like he's kind of 2148 01:33:04,280 --> 01:33:07,360 actually like been going in really trying to build himself 2149 01:33:07,360 --> 01:33:08,920 up on Twitter and stuff like that. 2150 01:33:08,920 --> 01:33:11,520 And, you know, I've got some funny tweets from when I was, 2151 01:33:11,520 --> 01:33:15,360 you know, a young dude, but like, nothing seriously. 2152 01:33:15,360 --> 01:33:18,920 But yeah, no, I mean, definitely seems like something we could 2153 01:33:18,920 --> 01:33:21,160 get after. I feel like just build build the 2154 01:33:21,160 --> 01:33:26,480 content umbrella. Yes, yes, yes, yes, All right, 2155 01:33:26,760 --> 01:33:28,280 yeah, We got a lot of comments here today. 2156 01:33:28,280 --> 01:33:29,880 We got a lot of good stuff. People loved it. 2157 01:33:29,960 --> 01:33:31,840 I'm sure not everybody, but that that's fine. 2158 01:33:31,840 --> 01:33:34,440 I mean, to think that everybody's ABT and South fan in 2159 01:33:34,440 --> 01:33:37,600 the world would be ridiculous. But you know the this is 2160 01:33:37,600 --> 01:33:40,560 something that I would really I would like to do. 2161 01:33:41,520 --> 01:33:43,240 You can't do it frequently because I'm doing my thing. 2162 01:33:43,240 --> 01:33:45,680 He's doing his thing. And by the way, my thing is, 2163 01:33:45,680 --> 01:33:47,800 it's it's branching out. Like I'm really looking forward 2164 01:33:47,800 --> 01:33:51,200 to more public speaking, more motivational speaking. 2165 01:33:51,240 --> 01:33:53,960 You guys know, I was on Fox the other night about youth sports. 2166 01:33:54,200 --> 01:33:56,360 They invited me back to talk about the Super Bowl. 2167 01:33:57,560 --> 01:33:59,440 So that's something I'm branching out into a little bit 2168 01:33:59,440 --> 01:34:01,560 more. Obviously, you know, working on 2169 01:34:01,560 --> 01:34:03,880 this book about youth sports. That's very important to me, 2170 01:34:03,880 --> 01:34:05,880 more of a passion project, but to make money. 2171 01:34:06,200 --> 01:34:08,800 So it's not like then then to make money is more about the 2172 01:34:08,800 --> 01:34:11,040 passion project and something that I view is very important. 2173 01:34:11,040 --> 01:34:14,080 But the the likelihood like it's just not going to happen where 2174 01:34:14,080 --> 01:34:17,040 me and Sal are doing something everyday, but there is no reason 2175 01:34:17,280 --> 01:34:20,880 why we can't find kind of way, you know, during the baseball 2176 01:34:20,880 --> 01:34:23,880 season especially. And then once the once The Jets 2177 01:34:23,880 --> 01:34:26,720 and the Giants fire it back up, whether it's once, I don't even 2178 01:34:26,720 --> 01:34:28,440 think once a month is, is enough. 2179 01:34:28,480 --> 01:34:30,520 I, I think, of course I got to talk to Sal about this. 2180 01:34:30,520 --> 01:34:31,600 I don't want to talk out of school. 2181 01:34:31,600 --> 01:34:36,000 But to think that we couldn't carve out an hour a week, even 2182 01:34:36,000 --> 01:34:39,000 if it's recorded so that it matches his schedule and it 2183 01:34:39,000 --> 01:34:42,080 matches mine. I, I, I think that that's 2184 01:34:42,080 --> 01:34:44,480 something that would be phenomenal and something that I 2185 01:34:44,480 --> 01:34:46,080 would certainly on board, be on board with. 2186 01:34:46,080 --> 01:34:48,280 So we'll see where that goes. I'm going to wrap it up, man. 2187 01:34:48,280 --> 01:34:49,840 We've been what about an hour and 40? 2188 01:34:50,120 --> 01:34:52,600 There you go. Tomorrow's the trade deadline. 2189 01:34:53,320 --> 01:34:58,320 You know, I did talk a lot about about Leon Rose and how some of 2190 01:34:58,320 --> 01:35:01,120 the well, there's not a good job, some of the mismanagement 2191 01:35:01,560 --> 01:35:04,560 that he had early on, whether it's trades or, you know, 2192 01:35:04,600 --> 01:35:07,440 allocation of draft picks or, you know, firing them off too 2193 01:35:07,440 --> 01:35:09,920 early with bridges or drafting the wrong guy, like when he 2194 01:35:10,120 --> 01:35:13,360 passed over Tyrese Halliburton. It has not been an A all right. 2195 01:35:13,360 --> 01:35:16,600 It's been a solid B, maybe AB plus because the Knicks have 2196 01:35:16,600 --> 01:35:20,280 elevated to a very high level. But if you if you don't punch 2197 01:35:20,280 --> 01:35:22,240 through, then you don't get an AI. 2198 01:35:22,280 --> 01:35:23,720 Don't like it. This is not a curve. 2199 01:35:23,720 --> 01:35:26,720 This is not like, all right, you got a 39 on your math test. 2200 01:35:26,920 --> 01:35:30,680 Now you got a 76 and that's like an A No, it's a 76, which is 2201 01:35:30,680 --> 01:35:32,760 whatever, whatever that equates to. 2202 01:35:33,080 --> 01:35:36,840 So I'm not grading on some rolling grand scale here. 2203 01:35:37,120 --> 01:35:41,080 I'm grading you on the the absolute accomplishments. 2204 01:35:41,160 --> 01:35:45,080 And right now, bottom line is this Giannis is out there 2205 01:35:45,080 --> 01:35:48,440 hanging by a thread and he got Miami, Miami knocking down their 2206 01:35:48,440 --> 01:35:50,400 door, Minnesota knocking down their door. 2207 01:35:50,560 --> 01:35:53,480 The Cavaliers making, I think a move that a lot of people are 2208 01:35:53,480 --> 01:35:55,160 denouncing because of James Harden. 2209 01:35:55,360 --> 01:35:58,760 But for them and where Garland is injury wise, I actually think 2210 01:35:58,760 --> 01:36:00,960 it's a very good move. You know, you've got the Utah 2211 01:36:00,960 --> 01:36:04,840 Jazz, the Utah Jazz going out there and get Jared Jackson for 2212 01:36:04,840 --> 01:36:07,960 three first round picks. So this is already proven to be 2213 01:36:08,800 --> 01:36:11,840 a fairly volatile NBA trade deadline. 2214 01:36:11,840 --> 01:36:13,880 And I believe that Giannis is going to be dealt. 2215 01:36:13,880 --> 01:36:16,160 I just don't think he's going to get dealt to the Garden, to the 2216 01:36:16,160 --> 01:36:18,000 Knicks. And if that happens, fantastic. 2217 01:36:18,000 --> 01:36:20,080 We evaluate. If not, I want to know why. 2218 01:36:20,360 --> 01:36:23,600 And I could further react to it. Like how serious were the Knicks 2219 01:36:23,920 --> 01:36:26,680 and what prevented the Knicks from getting Giannis? 2220 01:36:27,000 --> 01:36:28,880 And I already think I know the answer because I've outlined it 2221 01:36:28,880 --> 01:36:30,960 here. But you know, Lily on row stuff, 2222 01:36:30,960 --> 01:36:33,560 if you just tuned in, you're going to want to rewind the 1st 2223 01:36:33,560 --> 01:36:35,800 15 minutes of the show. Well, I also reacted the Frank 2224 01:36:35,800 --> 01:36:38,520 Reich announcement that he's officially the OC of The Jets, 2225 01:36:38,520 --> 01:36:40,840 which I like. He's a veteran, he's a 2226 01:36:40,840 --> 01:36:43,080 quarterback, he's in college a year ago. 2227 01:36:43,880 --> 01:36:45,760 He's been a head coach, he's been a coordinator. 2228 01:36:46,040 --> 01:36:48,760 There's really no measurement that would say it's not a win or 2229 01:36:48,760 --> 01:36:51,080 at least or a perceptual win for The Jets here. 2230 01:36:51,360 --> 01:36:54,280 But they get overly, you know, jumping through hoops and doing 2231 01:36:54,280 --> 01:36:57,720 the somersaults because The Jets hide in OC is not something that 2232 01:36:57,720 --> 01:37:00,200 I'm about to do. So I'm going to approve of the 2233 01:37:00,200 --> 01:37:01,120 move. I like it. 2234 01:37:01,360 --> 01:37:03,360 It's better than bringing in some no name who's done nothing 2235 01:37:03,360 --> 01:37:06,200 at the NFL level. But it's sit here and say it's a 2236 01:37:06,200 --> 01:37:07,560 home run. It's it's an OC. 2237 01:37:07,560 --> 01:37:09,400 If you don't have a quarterback, it doesn't matter who you have. 2238 01:37:09,400 --> 01:37:12,840 So I, I do think that you guys, if you missed that, if you 2239 01:37:12,840 --> 01:37:15,520 missed the, the Next up at the beginning, go back and check it 2240 01:37:15,520 --> 01:37:17,240 out. Obviously, the more you guys 2241 01:37:17,240 --> 01:37:19,840 like it, the more you guys subscribe, the more you guys 2242 01:37:19,840 --> 01:37:22,800 spread the word, the more of a digital imprint we can make, 2243 01:37:22,960 --> 01:37:25,000 which means more things we can do. 2244 01:37:25,880 --> 01:37:28,280 And, and obviously now you can see what it's like when I start 2245 01:37:28,280 --> 01:37:31,000 to roll in some guests here. And it was really, it was 2246 01:37:31,000 --> 01:37:33,880 awesome, man. It was a lot of fun to just rap 2247 01:37:33,880 --> 01:37:35,360 with Sal. It's crazy. 2248 01:37:35,360 --> 01:37:37,480 Like, I'm sitting in my Home Office, he's sitting at home 2249 01:37:37,480 --> 01:37:39,280 there. We don't live too far from each 2250 01:37:39,280 --> 01:37:40,800 other. We're only about 10 or 11 miles 2251 01:37:40,800 --> 01:37:44,560 away, amazingly. And you know, we're on, we're on 2252 01:37:45,320 --> 01:37:48,520 app, we're on a, you know what, not an app, not an app, whatever 2253 01:37:48,520 --> 01:37:51,240 digital technology. And I felt like we're sitting in 2254 01:37:51,240 --> 01:37:53,200 the WFN studio. That's how, you know, you got a 2255 01:37:53,200 --> 01:37:56,120 natural rapport with somebody and you got chemistry that you 2256 01:37:56,120 --> 01:37:59,720 can't buy, that you can't recreate by recreate by forcing 2257 01:37:59,720 --> 01:38:03,280 people to work together. And that's a reason why I really 2258 01:38:03,280 --> 01:38:05,360 believe on some level to what we'll figure it out. 2259 01:38:05,600 --> 01:38:09,640 The BT and Sal brand, the BT and Sal show, the BT and Sal 2260 01:38:09,640 --> 01:38:12,640 experience needs to continue on some level. 2261 01:38:12,640 --> 01:38:14,680 And I believe that it will. And that's something I'll talk 2262 01:38:14,680 --> 01:38:18,600 about with Sal when he gets back from the beach and all that good 2263 01:38:18,600 --> 01:38:20,800 stuff. So enjoy the rest of your day. 2264 01:38:20,960 --> 01:38:24,200 Nice job by, oh, very fast. Nice job by the Johnnies last 2265 01:38:24,200 --> 01:38:26,760 night, I was worried about that game, even though they were big 2266 01:38:26,760 --> 01:38:28,160 favorites. They were laying nine and a 2267 01:38:28,160 --> 01:38:29,560 half, ten points, whatever it was. 2268 01:38:29,800 --> 01:38:31,880 There's 4000 people at the Polls Arena. 2269 01:38:32,280 --> 01:38:34,840 The polls. It was a that that match up 2270 01:38:34,840 --> 01:38:38,720 worried me for a lot of reasons #1 the poll plays well at home. 2271 01:38:38,920 --> 01:38:40,920 Number 2. The Johnnies are on a long win 2272 01:38:40,920 --> 01:38:44,160 streak and the more you win, you know, like all right, you'd have 2273 01:38:44,160 --> 01:38:46,680 to think at some point the odds of tripping up against the team 2274 01:38:46,680 --> 01:38:49,840 that you should be increased just because there's an element 2275 01:38:49,840 --> 01:38:51,720 of unpredictability when it comes to sports. 2276 01:38:52,040 --> 01:38:54,240 But they handled and they didn't play well in the first half at 2277 01:38:54,240 --> 01:38:55,840 all. They did not they couldn't 2278 01:38:55,840 --> 01:38:57,560 shoot. They had a one point lead at the 2279 01:38:57,560 --> 01:38:59,360 half. They came out, they played well. 2280 01:38:59,640 --> 01:39:01,560 They made some. I thought sell versus 3 for the 2281 01:39:01,560 --> 01:39:04,880 right wing was big, although Bryce Hopkins played very well, 2282 01:39:05,080 --> 01:39:07,880 although Zubi after a rough first half was able to flex. 2283 01:39:07,880 --> 01:39:10,520 I thought they got to the foul line, although their defense was 2284 01:39:10,520 --> 01:39:14,800 great, which gave them a chance to line through and figure 2285 01:39:14,800 --> 01:39:16,440 things out. And that's why St. 2286 01:39:16,440 --> 01:39:18,560 John's going to have a chance to do something this year really. 2287 01:39:18,560 --> 01:39:22,320 Because think about this like Marquette, like they can't stop 2288 01:39:22,320 --> 01:39:23,840 anybody. Like Creighton can't stop it. 2289 01:39:23,840 --> 01:39:26,080 Like those teams can score a little bit, but they can't stop 2290 01:39:26,080 --> 01:39:29,240 anybody. But if if your offense is off, 2291 01:39:29,240 --> 01:39:31,400 which St. John's offense was off and it 2292 01:39:31,480 --> 01:39:33,960 it's been on for a while, but it was off in the first half. 2293 01:39:33,960 --> 01:39:37,840 I think they scored 29 points. I think it was 2928 or 3130, 2294 01:39:37,840 --> 01:39:39,520 whatever it was that they have low scoring game, but it 2295 01:39:39,520 --> 01:39:43,560 finished low scoring. If their defense was average or 2296 01:39:43,560 --> 01:39:46,680 subpar, they'd lose that game. And if they would have lost, 2297 01:39:46,680 --> 01:39:49,320 This is why I was really worried if they would have lost that 2298 01:39:49,320 --> 01:39:52,120 game. All of the metrics and the 2299 01:39:52,120 --> 01:39:54,920 advancements that they've had, going from an 89 matchup in 2300 01:39:54,920 --> 01:39:59,760 seeds to A6 or A5 going up in net rankings, going up with all 2301 01:39:59,760 --> 01:40:02,480 these quad wins, quad one wins and quad two wins. 2302 01:40:02,720 --> 01:40:04,800 They've got 9 quad, 1, quad two wins. 2303 01:40:04,800 --> 01:40:05,840 That's a lot. That's good. 2304 01:40:06,120 --> 01:40:09,080 The committee cares about that. But if they would have lost last 2305 01:40:09,080 --> 01:40:12,480 night, it would have undone so much that they had accomplished 2306 01:40:12,480 --> 01:40:14,760 to get back in the. In a position to really, you 2307 01:40:14,760 --> 01:40:16,720 know, have a good seat and and make some noise here. 2308 01:40:16,720 --> 01:40:19,440 If they're ranked again, as they should be, I think they're under 2309 01:40:19,440 --> 01:40:21,800 ranked. So I thought going into last 2310 01:40:21,800 --> 01:40:24,840 night, I even I even I even tweeted this. 2311 01:40:24,840 --> 01:40:27,360 I'm like, even though everybody's got their eyes on 2312 01:40:27,360 --> 01:40:29,640 UConn, something else I was worried about maybe looking 2313 01:40:29,640 --> 01:40:32,440 ahead to the Huskies Friday at the Garden, which is going to be 2314 01:40:32,880 --> 01:40:35,040 bonkers. I cannot wait to call that game 2315 01:40:35,040 --> 01:40:37,600 with Minko. But if they were worried about 2316 01:40:37,600 --> 01:40:40,040 that and they weren't ready to go last night and he would have 2317 01:40:40,040 --> 01:40:44,560 lost, I think that beating UConn is going to sound odd. 2318 01:40:44,920 --> 01:40:49,960 But beating UConn compared to losing to DePaul, I think would 2319 01:40:49,960 --> 01:40:52,920 have been less meaningful. Because when you will lose to a 2320 01:40:52,920 --> 01:40:57,080 team you're not supposed to, you drop and you drop hard and you 2321 01:40:57,080 --> 01:41:02,280 are penalized harshly if you lose to a team like UConn, who's 2322 01:41:02,280 --> 01:41:03,760 number two, number three in the country. 2323 01:41:04,040 --> 01:41:06,880 And I would imagine, I haven't checked the odds yet or the the 2324 01:41:06,880 --> 01:41:09,000 line. I would think that Uconn's going 2325 01:41:09,000 --> 01:41:13,960 to be, if I had to take a guess, maybe Uconn's laying 2 1/2. 2326 01:41:13,960 --> 01:41:16,560 Maybe they'll Vegas will throw the number out there. 2327 01:41:16,560 --> 01:41:18,920 Maybe they're laying 2, maybe they're laying 1 1/2, whatever 2328 01:41:18,920 --> 01:41:21,560 depend upon where you shop. And maybe that will either be 2329 01:41:21,560 --> 01:41:24,240 bet up or bet down and, and and favor Saint John's. 2330 01:41:24,240 --> 01:41:26,000 I don't know where the money's going to go probably towards 2331 01:41:26,000 --> 01:41:30,800 UConn, but if they would have lost last night, that's very 2332 01:41:30,800 --> 01:41:33,600 different than losing to UConn even though it's at home. 2333 01:41:33,600 --> 01:41:36,440 So big win keeps the momentum going. 2334 01:41:36,760 --> 01:41:39,240 I'll see Rick tomorrow. Got to get out to Queens and 2335 01:41:39,240 --> 01:41:41,680 fill the Red Storm report. Looking forward to that. 2336 01:41:41,680 --> 01:41:44,400 And then Friday at the garden, before you know it, you're going 2337 01:41:44,400 --> 01:41:47,080 to start seeing these stories. Spring training ganks, Mets 2338 01:41:47,080 --> 01:41:48,520 pitchers, catchers. Let's go. 2339 01:41:48,720 --> 01:41:51,720 We got the Yachtest timeline 3:00 PM Eastern tomorrow. 2340 01:41:51,720 --> 01:41:55,520 All right, so me and J Rod back tomorrow with 10 like it 2341 01:41:55,520 --> 01:41:58,880 subscribe it, get it out there. Appreciate you guys tuning in to 2342 01:41:59,160 --> 01:42:01,960 to follow me and Sal and reunite a little bit and do our thing. 2343 01:42:02,160 --> 01:42:05,000 Have an awesome Wednesday. I will catch you guys tomorrow 2344 01:42:05,000 --> 01:42:06,000 at 10. Peace. 2345 01:42:06,200 --> 01:42:08,360 This is unleashed are you listening can you hear me? 2346 01:42:15,240 --> 01:42:15,920 can you hear me?