The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - The Big Suey: Mad Dog Plays The Immaculate Grid

Episode Date: July 31, 2023

The crew is joined by Brendan Hunt to breakdown the USWNT and the World Cup. Plus, Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo plays the Immaculate Grid & 'Shot For Your Life' and gives Stugotz some advice for co-hosting on WFAN. Joe Burrow has agreed to join Netflix's Quarterback for season 2 and are American flags still for sale? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're listening to Giraffe King's Network. Welcome to the big, sweet, presented by Giraffe King. Why are you listening to this show? The podcast that seems very similar to the other Dan Levitard podcast. I'm sorry, I'm not going to apologize for that. In fact, the only difference seems to be this imaging. I have been tempted in restaurants just walking past tables to grab somebody's fries that if they're just there.

That hasn't happened to you guys. I've done it. And now, here's the marching man to nowhere, that face and the habitual liar. Our next guest, Brendan Hunt, has done a lot to grow the global game soccer here in the United States through his work in front of the camera. And now behind a microphone, you can catch him on after the whistle,

an Apple news original podcast, the Metal Arc helped put together in season one, Brendan and Rebecca Lo, do a phenomenal job with that podcast. It is World Cup time. Somebody remembered. A little must win, huh? A little must win at 3 a.m. A little must watch at 3 a.m. too. A little can dry, I think also technically.

Yeah, and I want to reiterate that it is a women's world cup, and it's going on right now, because Johnny Infantino doesn't seem to know that. The FIFA president who showed up to multiple games in a day, sometimes leaving it half time to show up in another game, for the men's world cup has not really shown up to that many women's world cup games. In fact, I think he's taken a holiday right now. So Brendan, we... You're a busy man. We welcome you aboard because in a few hours, you're going to be traveling to Sydney and you're

going to be watching this match between Portugal and the United States, which is hugely important, but also impossibly late for East Coasters. What are you feeling going into this? Early, really. Yeah. First of all, thanks for having me. And Johnny, if you know you can go to hell, and on top of that,

yeah, I won't be flying till after the USA Portugal game, but then once hopefully the US advances or I will be taking a long trip for for substantially less value than I had hoped. But I'm just going to be happy to be in the proper time zones to watch these games. These things are murder. Oh yeah, yeah, 3 AM, 6 AM. I got a kid.

This is nuts. Yeah, if you said the United States is not going to win that game, are you still hopping on the bird or what? I mean, I mean, you you know we got tickets to the zoo uh... that is a part of the game with those good waste uh... now still had down there mean you know couple weeks and sit in city and is in with the family that should be alright and uh... they'll still be good games to watch just you know this shirt will have become

meaningless well united states women's national team aside, it has been a pretty Fascinating tournament in terms that it's been really unpredictable Columbia's upset over Germany. We can get into a little bit later in the show their ability that women's national team's ability to persevere Over a really toxic environment. It's been one of the best stories of the tournament Linda Kaisato Pierce would be one of the best players in the world However, we're coming off of what many are saying is a pretty disappointing US performance and that only one substitution was made. They left points out there.

They did have to battle back from down 1-0. Netherlands are a really good team. That was a rematch of a former final. But as a huge US soccer supporter, were you like most usually disappointed with how that game was managed? It does seem like the, and we had Juleleus on our podcast and she mentioned this too, and bless her heart for kind of being honest about even notes to the current regime. But like one of the strengths of the US team is depth. So you might as well use it at least a little bit and to not make a single substitution except for the one and

half time it seems a little bit of a waste of resources, but you know, could have been worse, could have lost and at least they're in a position to run things against Portugal. But you know, Portugal is going to be one of those part of the bus teams. And that can be very, very tough. And as we're seeing some of these other results, anything can happen. Yeah, yeah, yeah, were you a big soccer fan before Ted Lasso or you just riding this wave here and faking it? I got I was not a soccer fan at all as a kid. Right. Go on a bit Chicago is just,

you know, the pro sports was was all I needed. But then I moved to Amsterdam to do comedy out there in 1999. And this is pre-streaming, this is pre-broad band, I couldn't just keep up with what the bulls and bears were doing. And Michael Jordan just retired anyway, surely to never return. And so the door was open for soccer to come walking in. And yeah yeah long story short i caught the bug hard and uh... it is never let me go in watch in this tournament we we outline the the Colombian performance against germany new zealand has been bounce i think as of this morning uh... canada has been

bounce what uh... what story lines are you finding most intriguing what team are you most surprised by uh... uh... night here has been pretty damn exciting uh... to make it through especially since part of the making a through was getting past canada who are the only the champions in one of the one of the powers of the game columbia beating

germany in the ninety eighth minute or something that's what germany does to whoever they're playing that's not supposed to happen against Germany. So yeah, all the big guns are taking beatings and it's still going to be all the big ones on top of the hill by the end for sure. But France was in trouble for a second. Now Brazil is in trouble because of France, but most of all, I'm super happy that Australia has made it through.

Every World Cup is better when the host sticks around for as long as they possibly can. And for them to have been bounced because the best play in the world, their striker Sam Kerr, got hurt like, you know, the day before the tournament was supposed to start, that would have been cruel. That would have been angry football gods for no good reason. So I'm glad I'll be going down to a country that's going to still be like, up for it and into it and you know, feel that World Cup host country energy because that's the rare stuff that you got to soak in when you can.

The United States has been oddly wasteful. It's not a lack of chances that they're getting in these games, lack of finishing. And to your point, there are huge advantage over these other nations is the waves upon waves of unrelenting depth and talent that they can throw at teams. It's been said that a team filled with a starting 11 that didn't make the US national team could advance to the knockout stages in this tournament. What is the salvo for her, a lack of finishing? Or is it just a numbers game in the will send to the mean? I think the latter, primarily, you know, like enough chances eventually they got to start

going in. I mean, there's some that's still on this team, you know, from the last World Cup and the one before that. And then there's some new players, we're in the first World Cup and hopefully some of them are just getting over, you know, nerves or, or, or rookiness or what have you. You know, Trinity Rodman is an amazing player and, uh, and she's up there and she still hasn't scored yet. And it's like, it feels like the Dan's going to break.

Like once she scores one, she's going to get, you know, 10 in a minute. Um, so hopefully the, yeah, the, the Dan breaking is kind of. Well, we're building towards in this Portugal game Like this Portugal game could be nothing nothing or it could be six nothing like there's kind of no middle ground But yeah, like all the shots have been there. There's been statistical dominance for two games There's just no goals and I hear tell those are important So hopefully those are coming around if you are mr. Manager for the day for this US Portugal game Who would you be starting and you're starting 11 that we maybe haven't seen yet and who would

you be subbing into maybe get some goals later on in the second half? I think this is not even a hot take. This is the most lukewarm of takes, but it's probably time for rules of Elves to start. Even if you can't go full 90, you probably got to get her out at the beginning and see how that affects the attack and chemistry of everybody. And as much as they do still believe in Trinity Rodman, she is young and she has not performed quite yet.

So maybe have Lynn Williams up there. But other than that, I wouldn't want to shake things up too much because again, they've been playing well except for that one important detail of the ball in the onion bag, et cetera. Speaking of balls and onion bags, do you have a favorite goal yet of this group stage? Is it the goal in the 97th minute against Germany yesterday that we were already talking about a little bit, or do you have another one that you have stood out to?

I think it's the earlier goal for Columbia, the one that put them ahead, one nothing by Linda Kassato that Mike was just mentioning. That thing, that thing is a rocket. And plus she has a defender in front of her and behind her. And she's like, whoop to the right. And then it's in there from Akasha, I don't know, 15 yards. It's a heck of a goal. Google that. I'm patriotic.

So mine was Lindsey Haran's goal against the Netherlands, but I am also I mean I am also patriotic, but I'm less patriotic at 3 a.m. in the morning and given how much Ted Lasso is done for uplifting people's spirits during a time that we really needed it I need you to make me feel better that if that alarm goes off at 258 and I decide to hit snooze, I can still feel like a patriot. Well, I don't know. Is there anything less patriotic than the snooze button? Mike, really?

Did they snooze? The fact that we snooze our way. Time zones are less patriotic. Time zones are less patriotic. If time zones were patriotic, everybody would be on the same East Coast time. We didn't snooze our way across the Delaware. We didn't snooze our way to Omaha Beach. You snooze you lose, am I right, Brendan? 100%.

I mean, they're going to play the game. I mean, three o'clock is so much tougher than I mean, it's going to midnight here and like, okay, I'm just about to midnight. So I have enormous sympathy for all you East Coast folks. That's a drag. I also have a child. This is not going to be easy, but this is me basically wanting to be applauded for my ability to just sit down

on a couch and watch soccer as opposed to playing yet. But you can say more about me than you can for Johnny Infantino who can't be bothered on his holiday to even show up to these important games. Brennan, I am curious before we let you go and once again, check out after the whistle, great podcast that he does with Rebecca Lo who were huge fans of here. You represent, and that show represented so much to so many people. And I think maybe you get into some awkward situations where people are just trying to convey that to you.

That you represented so much positivity in their lives that you get maybe trauma diarrhea just projected all over to you all over you because of when your show showed up in the in the national discussion how often do you have to excuse yourself from a conversation because of how much you mean to somebody and you're just some dude on a show and you have to grapple with how important you are to that person but also you've got to go make lunch. People are fine, especially except for when they come into my house while I'm making lunch, that part is a little too intimate and personal, I wish they wouldn't. But I leave the door open and that's on me. People are nice and for people to like stuff you've done enough to come up and say hi about it, that's more blessing than curse.

And really for the most part people just want selfies, and like I don't know what it was like in the situation in the 80s or 70s, but a selfie, if nothing else, is a very clear transaction with a very clear time limit on it. So we can all get through it together. And, and you know, so just go for it. But everyone's lovely. How often does it should be? How often does someone try to retake the selfie with you?

And at that point, they don't get a second chance. They do that. There's a big one. I don't like how I came on the man. Get it right the first time. I checked the selfie to see how you came out. He grabs the phone at some point. It's like, I'll do it.

Yeah, he breaks it I will I will often give a second chance because sometimes they're just straight up nervous and it's adorable But by the third is like, hey, I'm sorry. You gotta get out of my house now Reaction in the first place about to burn this grilled cheese Thank you for stopping by also if they have the live setting just go to edit hit that two circle thing And I'm sure there's a good one in there. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, 100% what great technology. It's a secret to everything This is your first women's world cup that you're attending or are you attending another one? No, it will be the first proper Worms World Cup of Ben 2

Even 99 happened I was in Amsterdam by then to like the whole Kind of beginning of that wave and phenomenon happening. I was very removed from, I remember reading about it at ASPN, but I was like, oh, we have a little Israel cup, how about that? But I've caught up, I mean, really, it came down to, in 2015, the 2015 final, I was the first one, I was like, all right, I'm watching this final. At Family's in town, we've got shirts, we're going to the bar, we're watching the final, and Carly Lloyd comes in and scores a hat trick in the first half, including a goal from the halfway line. Like, okay, I'm late to this party, but I am now

in, I'm making arrangements, I'm buying the kegs, I'm making sure the cupcakes are all the right color. This is it to the rest of the way. And so I'm fine, I'm very happy to finally get into one. Again, hopefully, the US will still be in it by the rest of the way. And so I'm very happy to finally be getting to one. Again, hopefully the US will still be in it by the time I get off. Yeah, sincerely hope. But Australia's there. So you're fine. You got that's your second to get back for hosting.

Yes, yes. 100% I will switch horses that quick. We're based out of Miami and you have like a fundamental responsibility to feel like you're part Colombian anytime there in an international competition just because the parties are so good. Brendan, we appreciate you taking the time. Have a safe trip out to Australia to Echo, Sugatsu, Statement and America's

Statement. We really hope you don't go there for nothing and then they can win this game or at least get a positive result at 3 a.m. Eastern. Check out his podcast after the whistle with Rebecca Low and some shows that we'd love to talk to you more about but we know that there's that pesky strike thing going on Brendan So we appreciate your time Thank you guys appreciate it. You as a yeah Don't let it hard. I don't think in 2021 I can get away with my Michael Irvin radio show and press Stulgats video show and press now probably one

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Why? I don't know. Not that I really want any gothiest stuff, but I just, the dance was great. Why? I don't know. Not that I really want any goth your stuff. But I just, the dance was great. Yeah, I don't know. I just don't tell me that. Who cares?

I don't tell me that he has finals say. But you think her cousin's like, like in an editing studio and he's like, hmm, what's trim that slate, lady? He's like, yeah, that's just one of those things you agree to you want. And then like, he's not sitting down through 10 hours of stuff.

He's a busy guy. I'm betting he has reps that are getting first cuts or that he's saying hey don't use any of the stuff you shot yesterday if something happens that he doesn't like it doesn't necessarily mean he's in the edit bay but what are you trying to get out of this show right here that no i know i'm saying as someone who's watching what you hoping to get an audience is trying to actually get like

You want marital strife behind the scenes like who cares? I mean that would be wild if like he got caught cheating on his wife I'm not gonna lie and say like But like yeah, I mean midway through he realizes oh shit There's a reason my Vanderpump rules ratings went through the roof this past season but no I think people do what like a little behind the scenes that it doesn't feel you know canned force that part where I procure to blood diamond let's cut that Billy we actually had the producer of the last dance on stupidity while you were out on paternity leave and he said that Michael Jordan did not have final say did not have final edits I started laughing.

Yeah, that's I did. Take them seriously. And also the last dance like a little of rated. Stop it. Are you saying it's overrated because of the time that it came out we were just so starved for something. Well, I think that's part of it, but I also think like as it was coming out, the multiple timeline jumping Westworld season two type

narrative structure was just like a little much. Can we get that take on social with an unflattering picture of Jessica, because that's what happened to me last segment. When I said the thing about running back, I love this meme of you, Chris. It's the meme that they use. I hate that it's Mike Ryan's fault. It's me without a beard.

Him wanting to do this stupid X thing in Salt Lake City. You look like the first day of XFL football. Mike's like, hey, cross arms with me. That picture. You're a hair of Oakley's away from being in the montage of all the people. It is haunting me. That photo.

The right guy montage, yeah. I hate that photo. I love that photo. It is probably one of my favorite show memes Might be like hey dude do this thing with Meryl fast like I he tricked me You didn't even tell me for the group chat for the group chat I heard a great take on running backs on ESPN radio and you would think it was from a host But it wasn't it was from Doug and Dallas a caller

Follow me down this path. It's a great take. I wish I had thought of it I should have claimed it for you know, for myself, but Doug and Dallas did call in this morning and I happened to be listening where he said running backs, what they should do, okay, is do what they're paid to do, which is when the ball is given to them, they run the football. But when the ball is not given to them and they're in the game, don't block. No pass pro. They don't ask guards and tackles to run the ball 25 to 30 times a game. Okay, you're asking these guys, hey, run the ball 30 times a game and then block someone who's five times your size an additional 30 times per game.

So stop doing their job. Yes. Get paid more. But no, their job is to be a running back, not to be an offensive lineman. It's a great point by Dougie and Dallas. I have a hat. What do we do with tight ends here? I'm, look, I'm not gonna do it again

because I bothered somebody by being captain obvious when it came to running back. But the running back discussion on this show is some of the whitest shit I've ever heard in my entire life. No, we're just not gonna block. Hey coach, no, I'm just gonna switch positions to that again. All right, take care.

If you don't like it, play another position. Don't be six four. It's the whitest shit I've ever heard on this show. It could be dumb. No, no, it's dumb and white. It's all those things. I think it can be both. Yeah.

I feel like I'm being misrepresented. I'm not saying I don't feel bad for running backs. I feel bad for for the grocery store worker that doesn't have their job anymore because the checkouts are automated. Like I feel bad, but that's just part of life. Things change. I'm not helping.

Value is a... Part of life is such like, why is it part of life? It's part of life because sometimes you do something a certain way and you realize this isn't smart what we're doing. Let's, oh, I'm gonna, I'm gonna, chain, I'm gonna evaluate. But this isn't smart what we're doing let's oh i'm gonna i'm gonna change i'm gonna evaluate but that this is isn't smart is paying them it's just like it's not smart how we're doing this we're gonna keep taking advantage of it but it's not paying them as much as they probably should be paid that's that's the point i mean i think it

goes without saying when you look at their their productivity especially when you get to the top of line i'm not necessarily sure what the solution is, but there are people out there taking the take with the take that, okay, well that's just what it is. We shouldn't explore solutions to this. You guys are just doing the pay the teachers thing. Like pay the running back like a year. I actually, well, yeah, I had a,

it's fair. I had a more nuanced conversation about this last week with Goliath, where I don't think that there is an easy solution to it because of the way that the salary cap is structured and the negotiating power of the players with the owners. It is a zero sum game in the NFL. I think it is. It's totally fair.

I don't, just because there isn't an easy solution doesn't mean it's not a shitty situation if you're one of these players and it also isn't to me and excuse to just be like go play wide receiver or whatever like i understand why it is this way i don't tell darren spruels a place strong state of a out from a young age time at what Chris is saying is you have to talk about tomorrow you switch position that's even dumber you have to adapt no no no mike he's not wrong here he's saying you have to adapt. No, no, no, Mike, he's not wrong here.

He's saying you have to adapt. You have to roll with the times, okay? It's kind of like the journalism discussion, Dan and I were having with Steve and A Smith and all that where Steve and A and Dan realized, hey, my news, my writing, my words landing on someone's front porch is no longer valuable. So what can I do to be more valuable?

So they did first take a Dan decided to do a radio shit, right? Even though I'll do more I'll skip out on the obvious show to make it to tense here But there are no measurables to become a talent in the sports media game There there's a thing as Measurables in pro football you can't just decide give me the message and now give me the measurables for a good running back Because that that person can play safety and cornerback from an early position. What I'm telling you, if Sequan Barclay

could be an all world pass rusher, Sequan Barclay would be in all world pass rusher. That's what I'm telling you. I'm confused though, like are all position skill sets interchangeable at a young age, or do you think some people have like inherent gifts at certain things that other people don't have? It's just built on a fallacy, Chris.

You're just saying, oh, just go be Bob Sanders now. If they could be, they would be. It is about people. It is about people. I'm talking about kids. I'm talking about parents not wanting their kid to play running back. I guess that down the line, we're going to see they're eventually, there's going to be a time where we're like, man, there's just not a lot of good running backs.

And if we keep treating them this way, as we say. I don't think so, I don't think so. Well, we're, it's not like quarterback. There's just always gonna be them. We can't find 32 people to play the position well at quarterback. Mike, if all 32 running backs just decided to strike.

I can't do this again. If all 64, 2 on each team decided to strike, you think 64 guys could just throw away and do it. I can't, I can't, I can't do this again. If all 64, two on each team decided to strike, you think 64 guys could just stroll in and do it. I can't, I can't, I can't. Well, we think 64 people could stroll in and do their jobs. I can't do this. Where was the value of running back 16 years ago?

Because that's basically what you're saying. Because 16 years from now, you think they're going to be the same value that they are today. Because if 16 years ago, you'd be like, I want my kid to be running back. Like they could be the star of that team. And now they're running back, so now they're not. I don't think that discussion really happens, guys. We're just approaching this from two different places.

I don't think that's going to happen. Can I buy American flag anymore? Yeah, what? What do you mean? Well, because I was at a hardware store and they had a- It's a star be this weekend. There's American flag was on sale,

and it was like stitched, and it was all, it was like this nice flag flag and I thought, man, like I'll get that maybe I'll fly at the 4th of July or go to like a world-based fall class. I could use a good American flag. Like this is very well made and it was $5. It was a great deal, right? And then I also bought these utility gloves

and it was five pairs for $5. And I was like, that's a deal that I can't beat. I have to trim the hedges, I have to do all this stuff. And then I was just like driving around my car and I was like, that's a deal that I can't beat. I have to trim the hedges, I have to do all this stuff. And then I was driving around my car and I was like, man, I have an American flag and a bunch of gloves. Like, I could be an insurrectionist if I get pulled over.

Like, should I be buying these things? What you're saying, like, can I wrap this thing up? Should I still be buying it, especially if I'm buying gloves and other things are like, are people gonna get the wrong message? Because I thought about it when I paid, I was like, I don't know if I should be buying these things together. I'm just allowed.

I am so with you on the American flag. I just curious if anyone else has just wondered this. If I'm just odd. So the American flag has strangely been co-opted by just one political party in that I can't actually visibly love America as much because I'm afraid of my money. It's $5 and it was staged. It seemed like such a good deal.

I'm dying to get a forearm tattoo of the American flag, but I think I can't do that. I can't do the first Democrat in recorded history to go for that look. Good deal because demand is down, Billy. I mean, perhaps, I'm just saying. I don't know, I don't know why it's on sale. I think demand is way up.

When I find things on sale, I just buy them. I'm sure there were a lot of people buying spirit airline tickets to DC on January 5th That were like it was a good deal. Yeah, no one's traveling right now. I think back in January 5th They might have had bundles Like utility glove American flag bundles At least like maybe it Belk Maybe it Belks Have you guys used team room yet Yeah on Instagram I see this this company team that sends you anything you want is like two dollars

You could buy a nice UV for two dollars. I don't understand how it works. T.M. You. We'll talk about it later I can buy an SUV for two dollars. I'm telling you Don't love a card always trip out when guys are man, you know Officer tag me or all you can have a glass of keys man your job you fat 300 pound All you have to stay in front of another fat 300 pound for three second for three second one fat 300 other fat Three-hours in front of the three Mean still got I got to go out here For three seconds, one fat, 300 other fat, three hunts, and in front of the three seconds. Me, me, me. Still got you. I gotta go out here.

I gotta fight a dude to come off the line of scrimmage just to get into my route. Go run a route, fake another dude out. Go turn, catch a ball that's being projected down the field fast, going so up between heaven and earth. Snacks that I've to have, mid-A, come down, put my foot on the ground,

oh, I somebody trying to take my hair off, and I don't get a tear to like it in the end, so I'm like, please, come on, man, let's be real. This is the Don Levittar show with the stugats. Man, dog, I don't think we've ever met, but I wholeheartedly agree with your take on Notre Dame's graduation being way too long. There you go! 100%, throw me freaking crazy, that stupid guy. Mine was like eight hours, it was terrible.

Oh, you want the Notre Dame too? I did, yes. What year did you graduate? 2016. Oh, wow went the Notre Dame too. I did. Yes. And I, what did you graduate? 2016. Oh, wow. OK. Yeah. It was way too long. Oh, my god.

Let me go home, please. Exactly. I just wanted to go to the bars and get a drink. Oh. Yeah, that's it. Doggy, what's going on with the hair today? I mean, that's not the thing. Yeah, but here's a little better than I have in dinner.

I was going to do the makeup right now for the baseball show, but I want to get you guys in properly first. So my hair's a little crazy today, but you can catch me in 20 minutes. I'll look at a new man. Okay. I look at that. Oh my god. Yeah, it's at a hand doggy. It's at a head. That's

not the hair I see when you're on MLB. That's right. Something would Steven A Smith. Okay. That's not the hair you see is 100%. Yeah, 100%. Doggy, I need some advice. I am doing two shows this week, Thursday, Friday, with Greg Giannaadi, WFAN, and the morning filling in for Boomer.

Are you really? So I'll probably send you a text on Wednesday asking you to come back on, but I am wondering if I can get some doggy advice as I head to New York on Thursday for two shows. I don't know that much about Geo as how he does the shows because I left before he started. I would let that's an interesting point. Let me think about that. I mean, you know, he's, you know, he's a huge Viking fan.

He's a huge match fan. He's a huge match fan. He likes to gamble. Yeah. He, you know, he likes to imitate voices. You know that, of course. Very good guy was my producer. Long time ago on Sunday mornings. You know, yeah. But, Doggy, do I need to break down like a button, the third inning of a baseball game or just piece to go? The Yankees are playing Tampa Wednesday. And that

will be, is it a four game? I know they're playing the ass goes on Thursday night. So the Yankees have used, tamper and used in this week and the Mets are out because the meds playing Kansas City nobody cares. So the Yankees are playing the meds and the Yankees playing Houston Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tampa Monday to use the Wednesdays. So there'll be some Yankee discussion. So obviously a lot of our on Rogers. Those are your two big topics, the jets and Yankees this week against Hamper and Houston.

Those YouTube videos. Is your question, should you prepare to do the show? Well, I was asking Doggie, like, are they still breaking down Bunts in New York City on local radio and the third inning, the way you and Mike used to do? Or can I just be still going to fight? You know, I don't have the answer for you on that. I would think that they probably, de-met steply not. It will be two days after the baseball deadline of trading.

I would think they would spend a good part of their time having fun. Early August, football, still a week or two away. There's nothing in the other sports. I think that's perfect for you guys. I think that'd be a little bit of a gaggy show. It was amazing, too specific. Right Right or serious. You're right. Well serious. Yep. Chris. Because the meds are out of it and they've already made the trades. Yeah.

And so it's two days after the fact the Yankees are so so and it's still now that jets play the grounds that night in the Hall of Fame. That would be a time. Loops, soup and puller bunnies there, doggy when you tie your shoes. Yeah, you did that whole thing tie on your shoe. Yeah. What happened? Yeah. What's the technique? Bunny ears are the loop swoop and pull. Nah, I do the two. I do the two.

You do. You double knot? Yeah, I do what I run. Yeah, I've had trouble running on my right foot's been bad. Oh, man. Sorry. I double knot and then tuck in the laces into the side of it. I just do the double knot. I don't tuck in the laces. I just do sand do both. I double not and then tuck in the laces into the side. I know, I just do the double not. I don't tuck in the laces.

I just do sand. Laces are so damn long now, the doggy. Am I right? No, I don't judge your crazy. The laces thing. Yeah, plus bending is harder, right? Doggy is you get old. And I woke up today, my freaking science kill me.

So I think that's the best thing. Doggy, you okay? I mean, you're working too hard, dog. Yeah, crazy. I said, Gapy, I see you must have twe doggy. Okay. I mean, you're working too hard. Dog. Yeah. Crazy. I said, got me a C. I must have tweaked something anyway. All right. Uh, check out Mad Doggy headlines.

The Mad Dog Sports Radio channel on serious XM and host the channels anchor program. Mad Dog on leased every weekday at 3 p.m. East aired. Uh, you're headed back to bar a hot doggy. That's a big deal for you. Uh, looking forward to it Friday night. Here we go, baby. Uh, went there. I don't know how many to it Friday night. Here we go, baby. Went there.

I don't know how many years it was. It had to be 3, 9, 11. I used to go down there all the time on Fridays the first couple of times I went by myself and Mike was with us, because he was in Saratoga those first couple, then he came down and then it became a huge event for a long period of time. And the last one I did was 07.

So I haven't been there in, you know, almost 16 years. And you know, we picked this Friday to do it. So I'm looking forward to it on Friday. Belmaw, New Jersey, band, the Eddie Tested band as well. Well, let's hope the weather cooperates. I've been there when it's forward, but hopefully it'll be okay. Dougie, you and baseball, I mean, they're synonymous

at this point. And you have a tendency to go viral with clips from high heat. And you recently did go viral, but it's one of the few times where you were the one that just sat back and enjoyed what was going on. As Joey Votto totally took over your show, we have a clip. But I get the gist of what's going on here. I know what you're doing. You're looking down on us.

A couple small market, midwest ball players, just because we're not big city, just like you. Mr. New York City, serious XM radio star, Mr. National Television, ESPN star, with your fifth avenue ties and your crisp pocket squares, your tailored suits and your polishes, and your hair, your perfectly quaffed Broadway hair. Must be nice to sit atop that Madison Avenue Ivory Tower, looking down on us with those luscious locks. Not everyone can be the next Roger

Peckin' Paw mad dog. You should be ashamed of yourself. Here are the Scrapes. Number two. You should be ashamed of yourself here are disgrace number two The peck and paul parents But the Roger peck and paul was phenomenal You know, I did not know that they were planning that now that was in the planning stage I did know it wasn't like the day before I found that it was coming out I knew about two weeks ago that that day He was gonna do that a day game in Milwaukee So we taped it for the following day I knew about two weeks ago that that day, he was gonna do that a day game in Milwaukee.

So he taped it for the following day. So that had 24 hours to promote it. He did a tremendous job. I hadn't really had him on before that. I could become maybe one other time a year ago, but he was excellent. He did a great job. And the key to the whole thing were the first two questions because obviously I'm not too sure what is what is what is

Gold is here with the interview. So when I asked them the first two questions he gave me one word answers. And then I want to rezo my partner she asked me a question he expounded so the fact that I did not get flustered with the first two questions is the key to the whole spot and then he responded did a wonderful job. Great guy, super, and he hit a home run yesterday, Reds BDL8, 2 out of 3. I'm out of move for the Reds like crazy. So that whole thing was a home run and I tell you right now, I'm bleeding shined. He hit a home run on that and that was about him. You guys are a thousand percent correct.

Mad dog. They're two. There are two things sweeping baseball social media. It's that clip and the immaculate grid. How familiar are you with the immaculate grid? My buddy Tom Moore, one of the assistants at UConn basketball. He's a big baseball fan. He told me about it about two weeks ago.

I had heard about it. And then he plays it every day. He can't get enough of it. He told me about it about two weeks ago. I had heard about it and then he plays it every day. He can't get enough of it. He threw some questions at me. All the time, baseball trivia, you guys are gonna call me probably something now as if I can get it right, but it's everybody loves it.

And I know I've heard nothing but good things. I have not played it yet, only because I probably are terrible on computers and I can't catch it in. So that's probably the biggest reason, but I know everybody is a big fan of it. The older guy loves it, and I know it's been a hot topic of conversation.

So everybody is all pumped up. All right, we tried this with Joe Bach. We're gonna do it with you, but I maintain that just hearing you, Doug, it's my favorite part of your show is just hearing you talk through certain things and that finally come into some sort of conclusion to take. I think hearing you talk through the Immaculate Grid

is going to be fantastic. So we have an Immaculate Grid up right now. Jess can walk you through it. We have a theory that you're gonna be amazing at this. I think the record, Jeff Passen completed one of these in 12 seconds. Wow. If anyone can go at Jeff pass and it's mad dog Jess you have the floor. Mad dog, can you see the immaculate grid up on your screen?

I see the uh the six things. All right, so the first square is the Metz and the Giants. Do you know a Metz player that was also on the Giants? Dave King. All right, how about Yankees Giants? We'll move left to right. Uh, Carlos, though, Trin. What about a Giants no hitter? Ed Helvicki. The Giants are his wheelhouse. That's easy. That role was easy. All right. Now we'll do Metz Marlins. Come on. Yeah. You know, a Metz Marlins player, Mad Dog. The O fan of the game. Come ahead. You know, I met Marlon's

player, Matt dog. Yeah, it's a nice. This one. This one. Yankees. Yeah. Yankees. Mallans.

Yankees. Mallans player. Robertson. Very good. I was thinking Stan. Stan Robertson. He's fine. What about a Marlon's no hitter? our mornin's uh... jeez mornin's heaven brown

did he have one of the uh... i was a good age a burn out when he had the nine walks i was not really a no-hitter but i'm all right and the idea go i think about have one for them the first two rows were too easy we go to the next row the final row this is a little bit tougher this is the uh... texas team that i hardly ever hear anything about. Texas, the Rangers, Texas Rangers, and New York Mets. That's an easy one for dog.

Texas Rangers, New York Mets, a mutual player. Yeah, but keep in mind, you do have a no hitter square. So you may want to save an answer for, you can't use the same player more than once. Oh, I can't use the same player more than once. That's a nice one. I can't use the same player more than once. So I got to come up with a. So there's two guys. Yeah. The Texas Ranger and a mess. Same player on those two teams.

Maybe some was the same manager, but he didn't that doesn't managers don't count right. No, unfortunately, no, someone was just right in their dog. Yeah, offseason. Uh, okay, well, he hasn in their door. Yeah, offseason Okay, well he hasn't played yet the shurs are count. Yeah, yeah, okay He doesn't play hasn't specifically played a game yet. Okay good

Yankees Which one? Ranger and Yankees Rangers and Yankees You know the Rangers are sort of obscure team. You're right. Yeah, it's kind of a weird one You never hear about how they exist honestly. Maybe a giant contract Ranger Yankees 52 million maybe a guy that was probably more defensively sound at shortstop than the actual shortstop So he had to move positions and let the other person maintain the limelight just for optics.

Historic suspension. Historic suspension is a Yankee. Dominion steroids. Big man, how major is that? Alex Rodriguez. Alex Rodriguez. Oh, geez, A-Rot. A-Rot.

We also would have accepted Kenny Lofton. I thought it was going Mickey Rivers. I did. I thought that's where he would go. Yeah, A-Rot, it should have gotten. That's pretty bad. A ranger's no hitter. Rangers no hitter. I know they were no hit. Boy, the Rangers haven't had a lot of great pictures. There's got to have been no hit

against a lot. Muscle of Kobe, cluber, Mike Whit, who threw a ranger's no hit. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no Rod is going to stick with him the rest of the day. I know. And so is the first one. Shurser. But you threw me off on that because I thought he had about actually performing a game yet. And Shurser has not done yet. So that's what the impact that it grid is. It's those kinds of things. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. New one every day. Yep. You're will have come out every day. What's happening about like nine o'clock in the morning. That kind of thing. Midnight. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Like around that kind of thing. That kind of thing. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. And on weekends, two, seven and a week. Oh, yeah. It doesn't stop twice on Sunday. Twice on Sunday. I got to look into that. That's a good one. You were immaculate on your first try there, doggy. I got a right. But not as quick with the third one, which I don't know. And then the side game is a rarity score. We'll get into that another time. You got the plug for them. Stugots. Yeah. Mad dog on least every weekday, 3 PM Eastern mad dog sports radio, serious XM. I'll believe you on this note, doggy. Okay. Shop for your life. We like to play a game

around here. Shop for your life. Redic, JJ, redic, your buddy or Larry bird. You have to choose one of the two. They have to make it or else you die. Oh, come on. What are you kidding me? No way, reddit bird. Larry bird. Reddit. I'm a name of the time that JJ in a big spot made a big jumper in a big game. I made a, he was a great Larry per herd. What free championships burn the bird man. Mr. Burr. All right, doggy. We love you. I'll talk to you on Thursday or Friday. Okay. Looking forward to it. See that. All right. Mr. Burr. All right, Doggy, we love you. I'll talk to you on Thursday or Friday, okay? Looking forward to it. See you then. All right.