KSR - 2024-06-03- KSR - Hour 1

Episode Date: June 3, 2024

Myron Medcalf hosts KSR along Ryan, Drew, and Shannon talking UK Baseball and everything from the weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It is the return of the one and only Black Jones. I'm back. You know what it is. Don't act like y'all don't know me. You know who this is. When I didn't know. Lyraint Bacalf, the one and only replacing Mr. Matt Jones, who is somewhere in Europe. Do we know where he is, fellas?

Where is he at like right now? He sent out some posts on Instagram that he was in Rome. That's where he flew to. Since then, I don't know, Drew, do you know? Somewhere in Italy. Backpacking around Italy, somewhere. Yeah, just enjoying life. Asked me to fill in on Mondays.

I'm excited. This is like, though, like, it'd be like, going to a Garth Brooks concert and ludicrous shows up, right? That's a little bit of what this changed. It's going to be like on Mondays, right? You go in there, you're like, oh, I'm looking for a great country music concert. And then all of a sudden, ludicrous shows up. It'd be a little of a different vibe.

But I'm excited, fellas. How are you all doing after the big baseball weekend with Kentucky? Well, dude, Drew is still wet, I think, because he was there and set through all the rain, the pregame, when the rainstorm. I was there all weekend. I saw every pitch. I saw every rain delay. I think my shoes are still wet, but I wouldn't change a single thing.

That was such a fun weekend, winning all three games, getting the shut out yesterday. The weather couldn't have really been worse. Both Saturday and Sunday got delayed. We spent a lot of time in the concourse getting to no other baseball fans, but at the end of the night, they were holding up the trophy, and that's all it matters. Clothes will dry. We had a great time over there at Kentucky Proud Park, and so thrilled for what's next, hosting Super's for the first time next weekend.

Did you have proper rain gear? What was your saying? Not at all. Not at all. I did. No umbrellas? I did, but I had family, and it was one of those small umbrellas. And when you're the male there, you say, ladies, you all take this umbrella,

and I'm going to sit here and get drenched. But we still had a good time regardless. I mean, the cool thing, though, about getting wet like that, like once you hit a certain wet point, it doesn't really matter how much, you know, wetter you get from there, right? Like, at some point, you know, 10 minutes it is what it is. And that's what I tweeted you guys last night. The people are crazy.

on Saturday night, they started raining during the game. You guys set through the rain through the end of the game. But then on Sunday, Myron, there were people standing outside in line while it was rain during an hour and a half rain delay. I mean, it was unbelievable the dedication, I think the people showed. Kudos to everybody out there that did it. But after that delay, after all that wait, it just added that excitement. It made for such a special night when in 5-0, as I said, they're hosting the Supers for the first time next weekend. Tickets are already sold out in the chairbacks went on sale this morning.

Those are gone. Only general admission. It's just a fun time for Kentucky baseball at a school that doesn't have a lot of successful history with Kentucky baseball. But back-to-back years went in the regional here. Yeah, it was cool to watch, man. It was it. Ryan Nicholson hit the bomb in the second. Mason Moore.

He's a Kentucky kid. He's a Mexican kid. And Mason Moore is a Kentucky kid. So they pulled them through. Ryan Nicholson has got to be one of the hottest hitters in the country. About Grant Smith making these. acrobatic plays out on defense. Oh yeah, that was sports center worthy.

Yeah, that was incredible. And then what, Mason Moore, what is he 9 in 0 now? And I think he's, what, 20 and one third inning scoreless over the last two seasons. Like he's just been unhittable. So that's got to be cool. Where does, go ahead. Well, look at you watching the game and becoming a Kentucky backcat fan, Myron. Look at that.

Oh, you all didn't think I would do research. See, I heard, see, listen, I can tell the concern in Billy's voice. Like, with the text message, I could hear Billy through the text. He was concerned. Like, I think he was wondering, like, is he going to get connected? is he going to be ready? I think Billy was a little worried about what was going to happen with Metcalf Mondays. But no, I was ready.

I watched. It was an exciting game. And now I wonder, though, like what? In Kentucky, where does the super regional rank? Like, I know obviously the basketball history. I know football has been much bigger over the last five to seven years, right? But now there's this sort of baseball frenzy. So, like, where would a college world series?

ranks for Kentucky sports fans. Well, I'll say this, Myron. I've lived here now for 28 years, and I've always said, despite the UK basketball success and the football success, Lexington is really a baseball town. I mean, the youth baseball, these guys win World Series, you know, at all levels. I mean, it is a crazy baseball town. They produce a lot of big league players out of this town.

So if they can make it to the College World Series, Maireen, I mean, the whole town will explode. You know, I don't know if it would rank ahead of a college football championship or a basketball championship, but it would be pretty big. So are you saying like, okay, because you said it's a local thing. So like baseball is really big in Lexington? Yes. Is that I'm just saying? Yes.

The community really embraces it. Oh, yeah. Yeah, the youth leagues. And like I said, they always win World Series titles and the baseball in this town. And we approved it, man. There were like 6,000 people there every game this week. in and even the series finale against Vanderbilt were like 6,000 people there every game.

So packed it out. Just new territory. They won the SEC for only the second time ever. Yeah. Second time winning their back to back here and then hosting for the first time. So it's all new to us. It almost feels like I know that they're not in the final four of the baseball tournament yet. But getting that region heading into Super's, it kind of feels like we're in that

basketball excitement that you get a little more often in sports. Wow. Yeah. I mean, I've seen the buzz. It's been definitely exciting to watch. I want to know what listeners think. What's the number? What's the number I'll be giving out?

859-280-2287. 859-2-80-cats. I want to know where this would rank. Where it ranks now? That's good question. Kentucky fans. Also, I'm going to do something every Monday I'm here. I'm going to call it Merry Monday.

So, like, I want you to call in. Tell me something good that happened to you. Over the weekend, within the last week, just something to start the week off right. I like it. It's so hard, right, to get going on a Monday. That's why we gave you. Mondays. That's what I'm saying.

I want to do my part to help people get right on Mondays. Now, listen, I was watching the baseball game, and I was thinking of my own baseball career, right? Because I loved baseball, but I wasn't good at it, right? And that's a problem. Like, it's a problem to like something and you're not good at it, right? So fifth grade, I go to Little League trials, okay? And now my assumption is, even though I'm not great, they don't have a black shortstop. Okay, they got a white one, right?

But they ain't got a black shortstop, so I feel like I got a chance here, right? Give me a shot. And I field this ground ball and I make this throw to first base. And in my mind, we had to go inside in the gym because it was raining. So our trial got rained out. We're inside. So I throw to first base, fellas. And in my mind, this is Ken Griffey Jr.

Like I have just done Willie Mays. Like the whole world is watching the gym is full. And I have just made the perfect throw to first base that's going to solidify me getting this spot on this. elite little league team, right? This ball went like 15 feet above the first basement, right? And again, we're in a gym. And it smacked the wall. And it smacked it so hard that everybody just like sort of jumped, you know?

But it was the worst throw literally in the history of Little League, man. And that was where my career ended. Like that's when I realized, you know what? I should probably do something else because in my mind, that's the best I have. And now I'm throwing it 15 feet away from the first basement, you know, dreams sometimes end early. And for me, I'm glad it did. I wouldn't have been a good baseball player.

But I still really love the sport, man, and it's cool to watch. Were you all baseball players? Did you all play the game at any level? Myron, I tapped out of baseball pretty early, but we have baseball greatness with us in Ryan Lemon is still a record holder at his university several decades later. I shouldn't say several decades. Really? What position did you play, Ryan?

I was left field. I was an outfielder. I couldn't run. I couldn't hit, but boy, I could run, Myron. So, yeah, the stolen bases, that was my thing. So you were like Ricky Henderson and where are you at? What's cool? Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Come on, the premier division two institution and all the land. He doesn't kind of have the record. Like, there's not really anyone close to him on the list. Like when he does the season records, he's like number one, number two, and number four. And the all-time, you could build a Walmart between him and the next person on the list. So you were a superstar baseball player. That's what you're saying? Don't be humble.

I told you my start. Be brag. If I were good at baseball, I would tell everybody. Well, like I said, I had maybe big league speed, but a little league bat. So that's why I couldn't go any further than that. Let me jump in here just real quick because I saw you tweet out over the weekend, Ryan, a quote from your playing days in a newspaper. This was the quote. This is Ryan right here, Myron.

He said, I don't want to sound cocky, but I don't think there's a catcher who can throw me out. The Division I schools we played, Louisville, Moorhead, Tennessee State have all tried to throw me out. I have quickness on my first couple of steps. If you get a good lead and a good jump on a pitcher, you can steal. So where's that cockiness at now, Ryan? Yeah, I mean, right. Is that real? That's a real quote?

That's a real quote? That's a real quote? You can't be humble now. Don't act like, you know, you're suddenly humble if you're saying stuff like, I'm the greatest ever. You got to stand on that, man. I knew when Corey Price tweeted that out, that was going to get me in trouble. I knew it right then, yeah. You get humble pretty quickly when you work with Matthew Harper-Jones,

because there's not much you can do right when he's really running the ship here. Yeah, Matt, we get on you. But I get, though, those moments, though, of sports excitement. We won the state track championship to 4-1 when I was in high school. Right. So we were the best 4-by-1 team. We win state. A reporter runs up to us, and he's interviewing us, right, to say, like,

hey, how does it feel? And I said, I believe I said, we're the fastest team in the world. Right? Like, that's where I was at. Like, that braggado. So I get it. I get feeling yourself. in that moment when somebody asks you something like that, Ryan.

So stand on it, man. If you were great, lean into that, man. Like, you should love that. You should be talking about that all day, especially right now. Well, you know, I got a lot of slack this weekend for some of that stuff that Corey Price tweeted out. But I was more proud of the fact, Maher, and I hit a grand total of three home runs mine college, college career.

Three. And he found the box score for all three of them. That was it. Because I wasn't a very good hitter. Well, as somebody who couldn't even be the black shortstop on my little league team, you know what I mean? Like, it was just me, competing against me, and I didn't make the team. So I'm jealous of anybody who can play that sport. It set you on the path where you can be the media mogul that you are today.

See, you all that coach a favor, thank you for setting you on this path. You know what it's like when the coach looks at you with disappointment like that in fifth grade, when everybody knows you didn't make the team? Like, I didn't have to look at the tryout list. I knew that throw was my tryout. And I knew, based on the way the coach looked at me, because he gave me one of those good try looks, but like, you're never going to play for me.

You know what I mean? So my baseball dreams ended there. Shanne, what about you? Did your dreams in early? No, I actually played Division II NCAA baseball at Bellarmine University here in Louisville. I had the best 70-mile-in-hour fastball you've ever seen for a college pitcher. I threw so slow that nobody could hit it, you know,

because they would bring in the guy throwing, 90 miles an hour, then they would bring me in from the bullpen throwing by 70 mile an hour fastball. They couldn't touch it. Man, but listen, at least you can play, man. That's right. At least you got on the team, man. We were at rival schools.

We didn't play at the same time, but we were at rival schools. It feels like to me, well, like outside of golf, baseball is the most difficult sport to be good at. Right. If you're just going to pick up a sport out of the blue and you're like, okay, I want to get really good at this. I'm going to invest a lot of time and energy into it. baseball to me is right below golf in terms of trying to be decent at a sport.

You all agree or disagree with that? Oh, thanks for making me feel good, Myron, because I quit baseball to pick up golf. And that's what I played in high school. So making me look like the real athlete on the panel here. I appreciate that. And I'm terrible at golf. And that's the hardest sport I think to be good at for sure. But like baseball, like the timing is it really natural?

You know what I mean? Just like there are so many elements of the game that I think you have to have like a specific skill set for. So when I was watching last night, I was like, wow, these are some really acrobatic catches. Mason Moore was the one I liked, though. Just like to be that cool and calm, you know, as a pitcher, I think that to me felt like you can follow that dude. Like he kind of had that bravado, that confidence that made you feel like, you know what, this dude can lead us to the college world series. Did you all feel like that? Oh, yeah.

And he's from an area of Myron that's Moorhead, Kentucky. It's where Moorhead State, if you're from here. I've been there. Yeah. So you know that area where he's from. I mean, it's eastern Kentucky. And that situation last night where I think the bases were loaded, nobody out, and he got out of it. I mean, I myself, you know, like, yeah, I jumped up off the couch because that was a pretty big moment.

You could tell it meant a lot to him to do that. I didn't even know until the game was over. It came out in the press conference that he was so sick the day before he didn't even go to the stadium with the team for the Illinois game. And he had to have two IVs just to be able to pitch on Sunday. So it was kind of a flu game performance by Mason Moore, who had a big game last year in the regional. And then got called on again to. to in-state kid making plays again this time after a couple IVs just adding to his legacy. See, that's how I know I'm different, right?

Like he said it after the game, right? You find out after the game he'd been that sick? See, for me, I would have had an IV like on the mound. Like I would have had them come out, you know, like put an IV in me, right? Hospital bed, the whole deal and like, okay, delay a game. We're trying to get him right. You know, he's sick. And then I would have like yanked it all off and then pitch.

So I would have really been theatrical with it. You know, like the whole finding out after that somebody was sick, that's pretty amazing. But me, I would have talked about it going into the game. I mean, I'm just wired that way. I would want the praise that would come with that. Like Hugh Freeze up there in the window, that'd be you in the bullpen laying on the bed, waiting for them to call you onto the field.

I'd have a team of nurses. You know what I mean? Like, I'd have a team of nurses on the field. Like, maybe he can't, maybe he shouldn't be here. Right? Like, and then just as they are wheeling me off. He's not going to be able to play today. I jump off the hospital bed.

I run back to the mound and I keep pitching. Because what's the point of a flu game if you're not going to milk it? Like we talk about Michael Jordan's flu game. He really milked that. I mean, he was on the sideline collapse. People had to carry him. I think that's the way it should be if you're sick going into a game like that, fellas. Yeah, Bill Russell coming out of the locker room, you know.

No, it's Willis Reed. It was Willis Reed. Not Bill Russell. Willis Reed. Yeah, yeah. Came out and played. but I love it too when like the cameras would zoom him on him

and he's talking to himself he was like come on let's go you know getting back in his own you can read his lips what he was saying he was a very very good moment for that young man that would have been marron looking in the camera telling everyone hey I'm sick

by the way just everyone watching home I'm sick I need you to know I'm sick listen I would have had a blanket you know with a blanket over my shoulders you know what I mean I would have been like had someone take my temperature after every couple of pitches

you know so I mean I would have really really milked it you know yeah go back in the dugout and sit in the corner like all in a fetal position like you're sick and you can't hardly move and then you go back out and you strike out the side. I would have fallen down. I mean, at some point I would have fallen down who had to pick me up like James Brown.

You ever see the James Brown performance? Like they would put a cape on me. I'd be like, okay, I can't do it. And then I throw it off and I go right back out. Yeah. You got a milk a moment like that, man, and really, really enjoy it. Now you said tickets are sold out already. Is that what you said?

The chairbacks. They went on sale this morning. Any reserve seating's gone. I don't know. General admission still might be. I don't know how quickly they went, but all that went on sale at 9 a.m. So, UK Baseball Tix, T-I-X.com, if you want to try their luck. So they can get tickets or no?

You said the chairbacks are out? The chairbacks are gone. There might still be some general emissions. All that went on sale an hour ago. I don't know what's left at this moment, but it's worth a shot if you're interested. Man, that's a big moment. So what, two wins in there in the World Series, huh? Yeah, they played two out of three against the winner of Oregon State and UC Irvine.

They got caught in a rain delay last night. So I think Oregon State's up like six to four. They're going to finish that game today. And if Irvine wins, they've got to play another game tonight. So that's who Kentucky's waiting on. You want to impress me, play through the rain. Right? I mean, what's this rain delay stuff, right?

At this point in this season, you want to make it interesting? Play through the rain. Let's see what happens, man. Kentucky did. Kentucky played during the rain Saturday night. I mean, unless it's thunder and lightning, unless it's lightning like right around the field, what are we doing, man?

I'd love to watch some rain baseball. How much fun would that be? We do it in football. You know what I mean? We do it in other sports, so why not this? We're talking about this. Before we go to the break, I've got to ask you, since you watched the game, you saw those kids behind home plate crouching down.

And then when Indiana State pitcher get ready to release the baseball, they jump up and scream and holler, what do you think about that? Yeah. Love it. Love it. That's what they're there for. That's the whole point. Why not take advantage of the moment?

Like, that's why you're here. Did people not like it? Did people disagree? There was a lot of chatter online. They kept thinking they were going to get, somebody was going to walk down there and make them stop. But apparently there are the, some of them. or the grandkids of some pretty well-known people in Lexington.

So that wasn't going to happen. They were going to let those kids do whatever they wanted, I think. I thought about joining them. Listen, if you got that invincibility, that is your moment. You got to take advantage of it. I loved it, man. I did too. I loved it.

I guess you got to take a break now. So I think that's what we will do. We'll come back soon. Last night, a blown call changed a game. This morning, the Internet lost its mind. Highlights are trending, opinions are flying, and nobody's telling you, exactly what happened. That's where SportsSlice comes in. I'm Timbo. Every episode, we're cutting

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and my guys somewhere in Europe. I said earlier it was like Garth Brooks going to Garth Brooks concert and then Ludica shows up. That's what I try to bring here on these Mondays. We got some calls. So we'll go to the calls, Billy. Who's our first call?

Actually, I've got them. So it's Mike. Mike's up. Mike's up. Morning, guys. How you doing, Mike? We're going to start on Merry Monday. First, you got to tell me

something great that happened to you over the last week. something great happened to me. Well, Kentucky. Something you're happy about. Anything you're happy about. What was that? What am I happy about?

Happy to be alive. I love it. I love it. What say you? All right. Cudos to Kentucky for winning. The catch y'all made, that kid made, y'all said it was

sports center worthy. It was. It was the number one sports center place. So that was great. Oh, did it? Okay. Good. Oh, yeah.

It deserved it. It deserved it. Let me, let me ask them something. Y'all remember when Cal went to Arkansas, the day they done all this, Kupla and all that, and he was talking to, introduced to the other coaches, and he was introduced to the Arkansas baseball coach and some of their players, whatever. And Arkansas at that time was ranked number one, and they were bragging about. it. Well, the next good thing

than Kentucky winning was Arkansas losing. So Arkansas's out of that tournament. And that makes you happy. Is that what you're saying? Oh, that makes me very happy. And only thing going to make me happier when Arkansas comes to town and Kentucky kicks their butt. I can't believe. Thanks you for the call. I can't believe they gave us one Arkansas- Kentucky game, by the way. The SEC. Like, I mean,

why are we getting multiple games? games. That's so bizarre to me. You knew the SEC office was going to guarantee Arkansas come to Rupp. I mean, you could have predicted that. That was coming. But I'm like you, Myron. I thought it'd be a home and home. I thought that'd be one of the games that Kentucky would play twice. We could travel to Arkansas also next year. They could have created a rule just for this year. Go ahead. Yeah, forever Caliperi has said, you know, when Kentucky comes to your town, it's a Super Bowl,

it's free t-shirt night. I think you might ask the league, don't put me in this awkward spot where I have to put out T-shirts for Kentucky in this first year. So I think he said, please, year one, don't bring them here because for 15 years, I've talked about how Kentucky's the show, wherever they show up. And he's not ready to stick by that statement in his first season in Fayetteville. Man, I can't wait to be at that game. That is going to be electric for everybody who's there and everybody watching on TV. We got another call. We do.

Let's go to Bill. Bill, first off, we're going to start Merry Monday. Tell me something you're happy about, something that made your smile. Bill there? Yeah, Bill. Go ahead, Bill. Bill, you there? Maybe he's got nothing.

Nothing makes them happy today, maybe. Is Bill calling us from a 1995 Motorola? Like, what is? Do we got to beat Bill? Did you all have a pager? Did you all have pagers at all? Oh, I did. Was that a thing in Kentucky?

Oh, yeah. Man, listen, I had one point, I had two pagers. I don't know why. I wasn't a drug dealer, but I felt like one having two pages, you know what I mean? It was like that cool vibe. I had a white and a black one. So I was the man I felt like for this really cool stretch in like 1995. I don't know why I had it though.

But like think about it. You had to get paged and then drive to a pay phone to call somebody back. How ridiculous was that whole system? And why did I have two pages, fellas? What was that all about? Well, you weren't cool unless you had a pager during that time. You had to clip it on your belt loop too. So everybody saw you had a pager.

Yes. And you were just sitting there waiting. for somebody to page you and then you had to get to a pay it was just a whole kids today don't understand how good they have it right to just be able to do everything on a cell phone it's always

with you it takes you know wherever you want to go you can always reach out they don't know what it's like on a Friday night you know what I mean to be at Taco Bell or someplace you get a page now you got to drive down the street to a pay phone to figure out where the party is right all these kids

are just texting in real time man I'm jealous. I'm jealous of their ability to do that. It's basically what I'm saying. Is this the music to say we're going to break? That's going to break. That's it. We're out of here. Let's go. Last night, a blown call changed a game. This morning, the internet lost its mind. Highlights are trending. Opinions are flying. And nobody's telling you exactly what happened. That's where Sports Slice comes in. I'm Timbo. Every episode, we're cutting through the noise. Breaking down the plays, the controversies, and the stories behind the headlines.

We go straight to the source, the athlete themselves. their locker room stories, their reactions, the stuff nobody gets to hear. The laughs, the drama, the triumphs, the moments that never make the highlight real. From viral moments to historic games, from buzzer beaters to controversial calls, we break it down, give you context, and ask the questions everybody wants answered. Sports Slice brings you closer to the action with stories told by the people who live them. Listen to Sports Slice on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo Slic Life 12 and the TikTok podcast.

network on TikTok. Welcome to my new podcast, Learn the Hardway with me, your host, and your favorite therapist, Kear Games. And in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, I'm bringing over a decade of my own experience in the mental health field and conversations with so many incredible guests. I'm talking, Tripp Fontaine, Ryan Clark. Sometimes when we're in the pursuit of the thing, we get so wrapped up in the chase that we don't realize that we are in possession of the thing. And we're still chasing it. And we don't know when we've done enough. Because people scoreboard watch. Life becomes about wins and losses.

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as we have real conversations about healing, growth, fatherhood, pressure, and purpose on my new podcast, learn the hard way. Open your free, our heart radio app. Search learn the hard way and listen now. What's up, guys? This is Clever Taylor the 4th. And on my podcast, The Cliverts Show,

I'm bringing you conversations about all kinds of stuff, like being an internet famous referee. We're in the middle of a game. This linebacker walks up to me, he goes, A, ref, my mom wants you to wave at her. What? Time out. Quarterback on office, Blue, 42.

A rep, my mama want you to wave at her. What? Where's he at? Hey, Miss Parker. Listen to the Clifford Show on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. T.J. Smith, personal injury attorney. Call T.J. He'll make him pay. Now, more of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones. Talk to him, Al Green. What y'all know about Al Green down there in Kentucky?

I used to have Al Green's greatest hits album. on a CD when I was kid. I used to fall asleep to Al Green. You know I love Al Green. Al Green will tell you how to talk, you know, to a partner, a spouse girl, whatever. Al will talk to you.

I mean, he'll let you know everything you need to say. You know, you just write down Al Green lyrics, say it to that special someone, and it works every time. 100%. Al Green has a 100% success rate when it comes to talking. I'm telling you, man,

Al Green is undefeated. I'm just trying to give you all a few clues here. but if you listen to Sam Al Green, it will help you out. The other thing I want to say here, I was confused who was on the show, right? So here's the thing for people at home. I can only see Ryan from the Zoom, right? Yes. I thought Billy was on.

Billy's not on. It's Shannon and Drew and Ryan. So my bad, I don't think all white guys look alike. I don't want you all to think that on these Mondays, right? It ain't like that. It's just I wasn't sure the wall was on the show. Yeah, you can't even see me. Yeah.

Yeah. But I could only see that. see like one angle, you know what I mean? But that Al Green tip is universal. That's not black, white, brown. That is a universal thing. I'm telling you, you're having a tough situation with someone special in your life.

I mean, for men, if you're trying to figure it out, don't, you know, go to some of these weird websites. Go to Al Green. Go to the Reverend Al Green, write down the lyrics and just say them. You know what I mean? I'm so tired of being alone. I'm so tired off on my own. Won't you help me? Please. That's what Al

Green will tell you to say, and I'm telling you works every single time. We got some calls. We got more calls. Who's our first call? We do. Let's go to Kentucky Joe, who was out there at the ballgame yesterday. Yes, I was.

And Merry Monday, Myron was seeing my buddy Drew Franklin. Saw you a lot out there, Joe. Saw you a whole lot out there. You were everywhere. I said you were everywhere out there, Joe. I feel like I ran into you 15 times throughout the weekend. Yeah, yeah. We ran in some former, well, we see, former on Friday, we met, let's see, what, Mr. Square.

DeAndre Square, yes, got to introduce you. And then I ran in, I saw Marcus Lee in the auxiliary stands on Friday afternoon. Marcus Lee was there? Oh, wow, okay. Yes, he was in good seats. Yeah, he was, Marne. Yeah, he was there. And, yeah, I'm a wild person.

I like to sing a little bit. You like to sing? Do you know Al Green? Don't encourage him. Oh, no. What do you know about Al Green? I think soul songs, right? I mean, so.

Yeah, what is your song? What do you sing? What do you sing? I got a song. I got a song here. Joe, let me set this up for you. I ran into Joe yesterday, and he kept telling me there's a new song, and he broke out into song in the concourse,

drew a little bit of a crowd around during the round, during the rain delay. And he promised me he would call in today. So I assume this is it. Are we going to hear a little bit of everyday Joe from you, Joe? Yes. All right. You have the floor.

I may get a little emotional when this is done because it's like my first time. That's okay. We ain't afraid of emotions here. Do what you got to do. Get ready, my. I think my deep voice may come out here. Get your earplugs. But it's called.

It's called. It's called. It's called. It's called. If I can get it out. You got to get to the song. You do have a title? Yeah.

But what is it called? Is it called? Is that the name of the song? It goes like this. Everyday Joe. That's what it's called. Everyday Joe. It would be good.

Okay, here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Let the build up. There's a feeling in wild and BB in fandom now. That love for their bad cats is growing strong. every day and I know they have a mission to accomplish and I sing the song for BB and every day I'm just an everyday show I'm just an everyday man and I try to be the best I can

I'm just an everyday joke. I'm just an everyday man. It's all you can be is an everyday man. I ought to be the best I can. I'm just an everyday joke. I'm just a never day man. I'm just an everyday man. I'm just an everyday man.

I'm just an everyday man. I'm just an everyday man. I'm sorry. Yeah. I was trying to. We just got a collaboration. I'm the songster of KSR. My, my back, I was trying to add church to it a little bit.

I was trying to add some of that, that, like, black church field to it. Yeah, I loved it. You know what I mean? That's a little Al Greenish. You know, I was trying to put a little touch in there, a little soul, you know. So, you know, maybe we could do something with that. You know, if I learn all the lyrics, we can kind of team up and then do the remix. I think the people like, with the people like that?

Oh, yes. Maybe people would like that. Line up for that. You know what I mean? Put you on the stage of Real Bird like we had this weekend. Yeah, good job, Joe. I'm ready. I appreciate it.

I really appreciate it. Hey, hey, thank you all. You have a good. You too. You have a good week. Y'all have a good week. Y'all too. Did y'all like that?

I put a little, was that too much? No, no, no. It needed it, really. You're going to be honest. Yeah. I was coming to help. I was coming to help. Yeah, I was trying to, like, add a little bit extra on there.

Okay. Just so you could. appreciate what you just heard. Shannon may have to dig up some of Joe's old songs. Oh, no. No, no, you don't. I think he used to hear. Do you really want to do that?

Big Blue Man in the morning or Willie Colleystein man or something. I got to tell you all at the baseball games, several, several people came up to me and said, you got to go get your boy, Kentucky Joe. He's just singing on the concourse. So I think everyday Joe was about every inning at Kentucky Proud Park. Everyone got a live concert. I respect it, man. I might jump in on the remix, man.

We definitely might have to do that. Who's our next caller? All right. We'll try to follow that up with Bill. I think this is Bill from earlier. Go ahead, Bill. We'll see if your phone works. Does the phone work?

Yes, it's working. Bill, what's your Merry Monday? First thing. What's your Merry Monday? What's something that made you happy and made your smile? Everyday Joe, obviously. Okay. Did you like what I added to it?

Did you like the remix that I added to it? Was that a little much, you'd think? No, no, no, no. I told my wife to hurry up and grab a recorder. I wanted to put that as my ringtone, but it was too late. Yeah, okay. Okay. No, I loved it.

I got just a couple quick stories for you. This one, for Shannon real quick. I was out cleaning my yard up this morning, and my daughter came running to me with a piece of paper, and she was asking me to do something. I didn't know what it was, and I looked down. And it's actually a flyer for OVW in Montgomery County here on the 15th, so I've got that book.

I've got to take my eight-year-old daughter. to go see you. So they're just dumping flyers for OVW in people's front yards now? Is that our tactic for advertising? Yeah, I think she stole it from an old lady. I don't really know. But either way. She's tough, man.

You've got to watch you. She probably tried to get in there and fight you. Anyway, no, I heard your story earlier about baseball. Yeah. When I was a college, I walked on in college and played one year. Didn't want to be there, didn't want to play. Obviously, I was terrible. And I remember our end of the year meeting, one of the coaches stood up.

And I distinctly remember, I had no intentions on coming back to next year, but I distinctly remember him saying, some of you all need to rethink your college choices and why you're here. And I remember at the end of that statement, he locked eyes with me directly talking to me. And I just remember saying, yeah, don't worry about it. I'm gone, brother. I'm out. So, anyway, y'all have a good day.

I can relate to that. I can relate to that. I can relate to that. Because the coach in my, that fifth grade tryout, he kind of nodded his head, but, like, in a sad way. You know what I mean? like he looked at me like I believed in you. That was kind of the way he looked at me.

Like I believed in you and you do this. You know, so I understand that feeling when a coach is kind of saying your name without saying it. So I respect that. I can relate to that emotion, man. Well, there's still hope for you and I to go play some maybe some church league softball one day and team up with Ryan and Shannon and Drew. Oh, is there a league? I'll get the church league.

Do you all have church league basketball on there, by the way? They do. Oh, yeah. And it's kind of, you've got to have a couple ringers because these two down here can play. Let me tell you. You'll be in a church league in Lexington and a former wildcat will just walk in that finished playing five years ago and you're in trouble. Listen, my cousin Greer played in the church league when we were young, right?

Greer shot 67 times a game. Like there was no, like you could call plays and he wouldn't follow the play. He would just shoot. No defense, though. It was the worst experience of my life. he would just come down and shoot, and he wasn't a great shooter, but, you know, he was good enough to use one of our best players. But I promise you shot like 67 times a game,

and it just bothered me that he never ran actual plays. Who's our next caller? All right, let's go to Matthew. Matthew, Merry Monday, man. What's something that made you happy today? Something that made you smile. Well, I got to say, both my wife and I are teachers. We finished up our school years last year.

We got a seven-month-old at home, so we're excited to spend the summer with him. Congratulations, man. And thank you for the work you do as teachers. And I mean that. My mom was a teacher, and you all are some of the most important people on this planet. I wish more people thought that. Well, if they don't, that's on them. I definitely do.

Go ahead. I appreciate it. Thank you. I want to shift gears a little bit. I know the conversation is more about baseball today. There's been a lot of conversation on the show about the different generations, reactions, the cows leaving. and my dad is 65 years old.

He is eight weeks post-off of a major spinal fusion, and he has had a very hard time getting back, and mentally he's not been well. He's been delusional almost. He finally came about over the weekend and went to see him, and we were about talking to Kentucky. He was able to talk Kentucky basketball, which is how I knew he was back.

And he being 65 years old was the most upset I've ever heard anyone about Cal leaving. And me, 32, is excited about Cal leaving. And it's funny to see that generational swap because typically we've seen the opposite. The older generation, they're ready for Cal to go. My generation really hesitant about it. So I thought it was interesting. I wanted to know your all's take on that.

Now, that is interesting. Now, I want to get into Cal in the next hour, but that, I'm sure there is a generational component there that I definitely want to discuss. I think we've got to take another break. Is that what we're doing? Is that what I'm being told? We're taking another break. Okay, we're going to take a break, and we'll be back after that.

Last night, a blown call changed a game. This morning, the internet lost its mind. Highlights are trending, opinions are flying, and nobody's telling you exactly what happened. That's where Sports Slice comes in. I'm Timbo. Every episode, we're cutting through the noise, breaking down the plays, the controversies, and the stories behind the headlines. We go straight to the source, the athletes themselves, their locker room stories, their reactions, the stuff nobody gets to hear. The laughs, the drama, the triumphs, the moments that never make the highlight real.

From viral moments to historic games, from buzzer beaters to controversial calls, we break it down, give you context, and ask the questions everybody wants answered. Sports Slice brings you closer to the action with stories told by the people who live them. Listen to Sports Slice on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo Sliced Life 12 in the TikTok podcast network on TikTok. Welcome to my new podcast. Learn the hard way with me, your host, and your favorite therapist, Kear Games.

And in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, I'm bringing over a decade of my own experience in the mental health field and conversations with so many incredible guests. I'm talking, Tripp Fontaine, Ryan Clark. Sometimes when we're in the pursuit of the thing, we get so wrapped up in the chase that we don't realize that we are in possession of the thing. And we're still chasing it,

and we don't know when we've done enough. Because people scoreboard watch. Life becomes about wins and losses. Steve Burns, Dustin Ross, because you find it important to be a good person while you hear on earth, or are you a good person because you're afraid? Because that's two different intentions, bro. Absolutely.

And that's two different levels of trust. I want you to just really be a good person. Join me, Kear Gaines, as we have real conversations about healing, growth, fatherhood, pressure, and purpose on my new podcast, learn the hard way. Open your free, our heart radio app. Search Learn the Hardway and listen now. What's up, guys?

This is Clever Taylor the 4th. And on my podcast, The Cliverts Show, I'm bringing you conversations about all kinds of stuff. Like being an internet famous referee. We're in the middle of a game. This linebacker walks up to me. He goes, hey, ref, my mom wants you to wave at her. What?

Quarterback on office blue with 42. A rep, my mama want you to wave at her. What? Where's she at? Hey, Miss Parker. Listen to the Clifford Show on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. What is this? This is your boy Kentucky Joe right here.

This is a remix. Kentucky Joe? Yeah. Okay, I don't know if this is his genre. I don't think this is, I think he got to stick to like the country folk thing. This one zoomed up the charts, though. This was really popular after we did the remix. Oh, yeah.

Divine Zoom. Devine zoomed up the charts. What is it? Shannon. He's got some, he's got like an album he could fill with just his greatest hits if you'd like to hear it. Does he? Yeah. Over the course of the summer, maybe we'll play him for you.

Yeah, I might have to hear some of that. I think we ought to do a live read. Is that what we're saying? Is that what I'm being told? Ryan, who's doing the live? Ryan's got it. I'll do it for you. It's Stockton Mortgage, Myron.

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They get to the closing table. It's easy to apply. You go to Stockton.com. There's a little button there says, get started. Hit that button and you can get started all your way. Employ, you know, upload your documents because you want to get pre-approved for you got looking for that new home. So whether if you're like maybe Billy, who may be looking for a home to buy very soon since

he's an engaged man now, or if you're my boy, Myron, who's already. got a home, maybe looking to refinance. Stock the mortgage can help you all along the way. Stock to mortgage, NMLS, 8259, Equal Housing Lender. And I also have to, Myron, we forgot to do this at start of the show. Every KSR episode is sponsored by the T.J. Smith Law Office. What happened, Shannon? Call T.J., he'll make them pay.

Myron will award our Whiskey Thief Song of the Day. Myron will also award our Kentucky-branded tweet of the day. You mean that Kentucky Joe's song wasn't the song of the day? Do we already have a song in there? Maybe. Isn't that? You want to give it to him to him? It would have to be Kentucky Joe, right?

It'd have to be, or like a song I pick out of nowhere. What is that? You pick it. You whatever you think is the Whiskey Thief Song of the Day, Myron. You pick it and we'll go with it. Al, Brie's loving happiness. Oh, yeah, we go. You got it.

And the A Vision Glass text machine is 502-735-3680, and I have two texts, Maura, and I have to read because they're both for you. Okay. First one says, Ryan, five minutes in, I already like Mondays and Black Jones hosting. Too funny. Yeah. I appreciate it, man. I love the love that I get. The other one is, is Myron married asking for a friend?

Well, now, hold on a second. You know what? I don't really talk about that. I'm not married. But, you know, I keep my dating life private. But is that person saying it like they might be interested? Is that what they're asking? I would take it as that, wouldn't you, Drew?

You know what happened? I'm going to tell you what happened. I'll tell you what happened. We played out green. We played out. That's what it was. Right? And I started talking about Al Green and what happens? I get a mysterious text from someone saying, are you married?

This is what happens when you follow the book of Al Green. I mean, if you get nothing else for me in this first hour, just know that Al Green is for the people. It is here to help always. So I'm guessing maybe that's where that text came from. I would say my branded text, Corey Price found the official record of us winning the 4x100 relay. in Wisconsin in 1999 and he posted that. I was a member of the

1999 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association D1 400 meter relay state championship team Nicolay High School he found the result

somewhere and so for anybody because you know what Matt Jones would have done he would have been like you didn't win any championship that's what he would have doubt it that I'd actually done

and I would have to show the evidence of it so Corey Price Corey P.08 found the actual record. That proves I'm not lying. So I actually did win a state champion. Finding this stuff. And we never doubted you.

Drew and Shannon and I did not doubt you, Myron. I'm just used to Matt. That's all. Because Matt would have. Matt would have been like, you didn't run track. You know, and then we get into it about it.

I'd have to go dig up the record. And he still wouldn't believe it. So I appreciate you all having the confidence in me. Do we have another, we got a caller? We do. Let's talk to Jackie. How you doing, Jackie? How you doing, Jackie?

Merry Monday. What's something that's made you smile? Something that made you happy. Hey. Still there, Jackie? Hey. I'm still here. Merry Monday.

No, Mary Monday. What made you happy and made you smile? Yeah. Listen to you guys this morning and the baseball win, those kids. I love that. And you're 100% right about Al Green. 100%. You are correct.

Isn't it? Isn't it? Like if you just follow the lyrics, Jackie, right? That'll take you far, won't it? You can follow the lyrics. You can play the song. I mean, you know, there's so many ways. Talk to them, Jackie.

Talk to them. You really got to do it. You're right. You're absolutely 100% right. I confirm it. I appreciate that. I appreciate it. You guys have a great day.

Love y'all. Thanks. Oh, thank you. See what I'm saying? I was talking about Al Green. People think I'm maybe just making it up, right? Maybe it's just like, oh, okay, Al Green, whatever, his lyrics. But that call confirms it, right, fellas?

Like, you hear what she said? She said, you can just play the song. That's all you got to do. Play the song and everything gets better. You know what I mean? I think that confirms it. I'm taking the advice to heart. You may be shocked and may not realize this,

but I often get in the dog house with my lady friend. So I'm going to pull this out next time that I get in trouble. Usually it's Darius Rucker he pulls out, see. He's a big Darius Rucker guy. See, Daris is a different vibe. Darius is when things are already good. You know what I mean? Like, Darius is like you're just extending the celebration.

Right, right? It's a good day and now you're going to make it a better day. Al is when you got to make a move, right? Like maybe things have taken a little turn. Maybe things are not as exciting as they once were. You know what I mean? Maybe the vibe is a little off. You got to go consult Al Green because he will talk to you, man.

And I like what Jackie said. you don't have to quote the lyrics fellas you just play the song play some al green love and happiness i'm so tired of being being alone let's get married i mean there's so many incredible all that's the song for shannon shannon shananne needs to hear that song let's get married no why do i need to hear you get married no no no ryan wants me to get married i'm not getting married though but ryan drew's the only one of us that's married right now okay shan i you're not getting married you don't want to or like you have a partner and y'all talking about it what do you me. I mean, I've got a girlfriend, but no, we are not talking about getting married. But Ryan always tries to push that on me.

But, you know, Ryan's the one that's been married. Well, how many times now? Twice. Twice. There you go. Oh, hey, listen. I'm old for two. So don't be pushing that on me, Ryan. Like, hey, life happens. I get it. Maybe I should have had Al Green in my arsenal back then. Maybe too, I'm telling you, Al Green can be trouble, too, because there's going to be some other folks coming around when you play some Al Green. Because it adds to the attraction. You know what I mean? It just adds to that level of attraction. But Al Green, Al Green is for everybody.

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This linebacker walks up to me. He goes, hey, ref, my mom wants you to wave at her. What? Time out. Quarterback on office blue with 42. Hey, rep, my mama want you to wave at her. What? Where's she at?

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