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Episode Date: June 13, 2025

C&R react to Game 3 of the NBA Finals! They talk Juan Soto (shocker), and "survey says." The show has a great discussion on what part of being in the big leagues is hard, according to players. Plus, 'OLD-SCHOOL WHEN 50 HITS,' with 5 phone lines tied behind our back!     Follow C&R on their Apple Podcast page: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/covino-rich/id1212071900See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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in your hearts. 87799 on Fox is the number. Everything at Covino and Rich. Hope you had a Pacer's store tonight. I thought the coolest thing that Halliburton addressed a few weeks ago was that how they've just become masters at problem solving. They're able to see what the issue is, resolve it. If there is a problem, yo, he'll solve it.

Check out the hook while Halliburton. So they make adjustments, turn it around in the fourth quarter, and bam, your Pacers are up two games to one. 116-107. No, who's the saddest guy in all the land today? Who? Jay-Z. I don't care.

Lost a million dollars. No, but he bet a million. Yeah, but you keep talking about it? Couldn't care. I'm not saying it's not news. I'm just saying I feel zero sympathy at all for that guy. I didn't say. I didn't say you should be all bent about it, but I'm saying Jay-Z was so.

Good. Cockshore. You want a bet. Yeah, you want to bet a million dollars beat it. I'm glad he's losing. And it's like you drop in 100, Rich. I mean, you know, you're so confident that you bet a million on thunder and five. And then just like that, three games in, your bet's done.

And it's such a battle. Like I said, it came down to the fourth quarter, very close game until the Pacers, problem self, figured it out, made their shots, played good D, turned it around, pulled away with it in the fourth quarter. It's been so back and forth that every time a team loses, the next team wins. So based on this pattern, and it's been the same for both teams throughout the postseason throughout the playoffs. OKC wins the next game.

You follow that pattern. Indiana Pacers win this and maybe Danny G is right all along. We'll see what happens. Let me throw this out. I had written down first hour our Jay-Z sympathies. No, no, no, no. It's a fun tidbit of information, but if you think I care at all, and I'm a Jay-Z fan, I'm not saying that he stinks or anything like that, but you want to blow money and risk money

like that, you deserve to lose. Yeah, a whole losing that bet is like betting the under. And if you're a football gambler, you know this feeling. You bet the under and it's like 2110 in the first quarter. And you're like, yeah, this ain't going to work. You know the secret weapon for the Pacers. Iowa Sam, you're going to like this stat. The Pacers playoff record with Caitlin Clark in attendance, 8 and 0.

Wow. They finally won a game three too. Yeah. They lost game three in each of their series, finally won one. So maybe he. She is the good luck charm I was Sam. You're on to something there. I think so.

Man, so a big night for the Pacers and, man, just O KC was so dominant all season long. SGA MVP. You're thinking that they got this easy and it doesn't look that way as of now. But hey, we'll see. Please. If you don't think that OKC comes back in game four ties it up, listen, I think they will. There might be all these gibronies that are like, Small Market Team.

This is going to go seven and we are going to get some thrills. There's no way one of these teams just closes it out. Because if anything, you imagine that the Thunder will find a way. SGA didn't have a great game. And the bench won that game for the Pacers. And we set it from the start. Yes, small market team might equal bad ratings for the NBA. But it doesn't mean we're not going to have a battle.

For the real fans, actually, Karen, want to tune in. And so that's what we're getting so far. I'm digging it. And that's the misconception. I saw someone hit us up on Twitter yesterday with that same dumb debates and that we were insinuating. It's not a good finals because of the small market teams. No, no, no. We've never said that.

What we've said is the networks don't like it. But the true NBA basketball fans are going to get a great series. Before the finals started, we pointed out it was a great matchup. Yeah, it's, I was. And I thought it was going to be fast-paced and a lot of energy. on the floor and that's what we've got. You're absolutely right. I just pointed out that who cares about the networks, but they're the ones

that are like, oh, no. I do agree with Oklahoma. One thing Jason McIntyre said on the herd, it's the lack of star power where the casual fans sort of tune out, therefore, and small market, therefore the ratings will be down. But we're getting a really great

NBA finals. You could argue that SGA doesn't appear to be the guy that carries that LeBron, Steph Curry torch, because if he were, than we'd be excited about the beginning of a dynasty right now. Dan Byer. And guys, just a heads up with that. Kavino could have referenced me saying it on his own show yesterday,

but he chose to use Jason McIntyre on a completely different show on Fox Sports radio. You know what? You're a Kavino guy. Yeah. I don't know. We'll see. Not too sure. Dan, consider it me keeping you on your toes.

I wasn't sure you were paying attention. Is that what it is? Oh, man. I remember Mike Harmon always telling me how his dad always said, stab kissing is. What do you mean? I see it. The Jason Smith show with Mike Harmon,

weeknights on Fox Sports Radio, 10 Eastern 7 Pacific. What the hell? I just making sure you were listening. That's okay. He's testing you, Dan. He's testing you. You're right.

It's a lack of star power, but guys like Halliburton are stepping up. There are bench players, like you said, that are stepping up. You're still going to get a battle. So don't be sleeping on it. And again, hope you had a Pacer's night. They're up two to one.

And then you got your game four on Friday. in game four NHL tonight. Well, Stanley Cup, again, another series that could be tied up at the end of tonight. That's 2-1 right now. We'll see what happens. I do have to selfishly check in with my guy, Dan Byer. He's slowly becoming a Rich Davis guy, I can tell. How's my dude, Cotei Senghis hamstring?

So this is all that we know. MRI scheduled for tomorrow after injuring it today. It came that they almost gave away after his injury. I know. are hot. They won six in a row, best record in baseball. And I hate Soto heating up. I hate it. I can see it. Soto. He's got that look in his eye. I hate him. I hate him. I hate him. Kavino hates Soto so much because you could feel it

happening. You just, as a Yankees fans sitting there watching, like, oh, no, here it goes. I'll tell you, he's doing for the Mets, that thing he did that I admired so much when he was on. Your Yankees where he swings through a pitch, looks at the pitcher, and he gives him a, okay. Like, I figured you out. And then the next pitch hits a rocket. I remember him doing that on the Yankees in the postseason last year saying, yo, that is ridiculous. But you know what?

That ties into what we're saying about the Pacers and the magic that they're finding, able to figure it out. Like, oh, okay, I got you now. That's what Soto's saying to the pitcher in that moment. And that's what the Pacers are able to do. They're able to adjust and make the changes to be like, you know what? We figured it out. We got it.

Now we're going to win. And we've seen that, man. That's been the difference. And it's working for your boy, Juan Soto, too, right now. Well, you see, it's clicking. It's clicking. I'm going to credit our very own Dan Bayer. I'm not going to, you know, shout out another show like you because I respect Dan Byer.

Thank you very much. But it was just Dan yesterday who said, Rich, a plethora of starting pitching cannot be a bad thing for your team. Because I said the Mets got guys like Frankie Montas and Mania coming back. Where are they going to make room? Hey, listen, if Sena, knock on what hopefully has like a mild hamstring strain, hamstring strain, you miss a starter or you put in Blackburn or Montas when he comes back. So I think this is where you see that depth is never a bad thing, especially in starting. It will be an IL stint for sure, but just how long we don't know yet. It's two weeks and he misses two to three starts.

Hey, listen, he has a league leading 1.47 ERA. So Sanghis health down the line, way more important than rushing him back, especially when the Mets have, again, a pretty decent depth at the starting pitching position. And you know what, Kavino? On top of all that, there are rumors that come trade down. headline. It could be your Yankees or my Mets that bring Jacob de Grom back to New York. Have you seen those rumors? Yeah. I mean, it could happen.

I'll say this. As much as I want to hate on your Yankees, in a playoff series, if you had Max Fried and Jacob de Grom won two punch, you know what I give that? A James Hetfield. Ooh, yeah. And imagine if you had Garrett Cole, too. But then again, he's not a big playoff guy. He has stumbled in the playoffs. but this might be his chance to show that he's got it. He can earn that rain because Rich's biggest criticism about DeGromes.

He left the Mets to win with the Rangers, but he really didn't play with the Rangers. No, I'm saying DeGrom's a big game pitcher. Garrett Cole. Oh, Cole, yeah, that sucks. He hasn't been. So I'm saying when you lost Cole, a lot of people said, well, how can the Yankees, they're going to win 90 games.

They'll make the playoffs, but the Yankees got to do something to make up for the fact that they lost Garrett Cole. Except big moves don't come cheap, so you might have to lose a Jason Dominguez or something like that, a high young prospector player. Well, if you don't know what I'm talking about, I'll wrap up the baseball talk quick with. Earlier today, the Mets continued their winning ways. And on a ground ball to first base, Koresanga, Mets ace, Sy Young-level candidate this year, runs over to first base to cover. Pete Alonzo, who's been errant with his throw.

was here and there. You saw it against your Yankees. Yeah. He tosses the ball a little high to Senga, and you see him over-extend the leg, and he comes down and starts rolling on the floor, and it's like, oh, no, come on. Scary. Come on. He walks off the field, so they're hoping it's just

mild, but yeah, it happens all the time in sports. You just hope you have depth. All right, hey, the number, 87799 on Fox. I don't know if it's working right now, so give it a shot later if you want. We'll play a game. Maybe we'll do something to give away some prizes, but we got a lot doing today.

Yeah. Speaking of baseball and it's not just baseball. This applies to all of sports, but especially baseball. Because baseball is the longest schedule. There was an article from the athletic. New York Times.com

athletic about how 130 ballplayers were interviewed and surveyed and they went over the misconceptions. That's the real pronunciation. I never get surveyed. Have you ever been surveyed? Never.

Has anyone ever come up to you and said, Survey says, minus Rich Davis, Family feud, ratings, TV, radio. Has anyone ever surveyed you? Politics? You know,

they'll be like, this guy's leading in the political polls. No one's ever asked me crap. I've only skipped surveys. Would you like to skip survey? Yes. If I knew it was for family feud, it'd be like, sign me up.

You know, that's true, right? You do skip it. So it's probably it. You probably are asked, Rich. But anyway, the athlete. That's what all those Netflix and YouTube things, they're actually four family feud and we're just skipping them. Damn. Yeah.

Man, I never. Surveys. Survey says what, Kavino? Survey says there's a lot of ballplayers out there that are saying there's a lot of misconceptions of what it's like to be a big leaguer. Now again, if you're not a baseball fan, it doesn't matter because this applies to all professional sports. And my question right off the gate is, do you feel bad for them? Hold on. It's kind of hard to have sympathy.

goes back to the Jay-Z thing. When these guys are making millions of dollars and living the dream. Hold on. When you say all professional sports, do you include hot dog eating or no? Of course I do, yes. I want to make sure if I could put Joey Chestnut in this conversation. I mean, of course. It's the tough side of sports.

That's basically what they're talking about in this new article, the challenges and the misconceptions of what it's like to be a big leaguer. Many baseball players can recognize the privilege that they have of playing the sport for a living, but every job, your job, people in the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB has its share of challenges. Our life is awesome, but it's not as easy as people think it is. Yeah, money and celebrity and hitting home runs and playing a kids game. It's fun, but it's not all it's cut out to be. That's what they're saying.

And they go over some of the things that some people sometimes forget about. And I'm wondering, again, do you feel bad? Do you keep these things in mind? Or do you not care at all? Get out there and play and get out there and win because you're compensated fairly for it. Look at it this way. The other day, I forgot what the conversation was because we talk about a million things every day. We're the most not only interactive, but we cover so much in this two-hour span.

The other day, we were just talking about how no matter what your job is, you're going to have moments where it sucks. Remember I even reference like, you could be an adult film star. be like, man, today I got to go. It's me and four women. There's even dudes in the adult industry that are like, man, I hate my job today. No matter what you do, you could be a starting quarterback in the NFL. And there's days

where like, man, this stinks. And he's, dude, you're a quarterback. Hey, that's life, right? But their life is not all sunshine and rainbows, as the great Rocky Balboa was said. I mean, dude, think about presidents of the United States. You talk about, is there any more of an honor than being the president?

always see those before and after pictures of Obama, Clinton, Bush, and Trump. Like, you age. It's thankless. Yeah. Four years later, you look like old man Clements. Anytime, they often compare it like manager of the Yankees the same way, too. I mean, any coach or big league manager, it's highly stressful. You're putting wear and tear and age on your body, dealing with the media, dealing with

the day to day grind. So the athletic covers MLB players and the biggest misconceptions about travel and missing family events. Now, Danny G., Sam, Byer, Rich, this whole thing was done anonymously, though. I don't know how you feel about that too. You do like that? I like it because people will not be scared to give a real answer because if, let's say, Bryce Harper or Mike Trout or Pete Alonzo or some big star said something, you might be like, oh, you okay, Christ. right, baby. I bet you Juan Soto said all of this stuff.

That's my guess. You love Juan Soto. I could be here, but I miss my family. I bet you Soto said all this stuff. That's my guess. I feel like, before we can get into this, I am going to have way more sympathy than me. Because you're a like work, work, work type of guy.

I'll give you some of the examples. Well, you got to keep in mind, Rich, they're playing a kid's game. They're living the dream. These are the players blessed from the gods that actually made it. every young boy all over the world, especially here in America, pick up a bat and you know what? Even before you have this stupid thought of, I'm going to be an astronaut.

You're like, I'm going to play in the big leagues. I'm going to be a fireman. I'm going to play in the NFL. They're living the dream. And they're getting paid millions of dollars. Women, celebrity, mansions, fast cars. They got it all.

But they're saying there is a tough side. And one of the things that comes up is, dude, I missed my mom. I missed 17 birthdays in a row. I didn't even get to celebrate with my mom. Missed his family's birthday. 17 years in a row was one of the stories. And forget about your mom. Even though time with your mom and dad is limited and that's important,

part of that is missing your own kids' birthdays and missing them grow up. So that's a big, big factor for all professional sports because you're traveling all the time. And that's another thing. the travel. There seems to be a giant misconception of, yeah, they got on a plain whoopty-do. But the wear and tear that it takes on your body to recover, the packing up every week that no one ever factors in.

And when you think about what a drag it is to pack up, like even if you're going to the sweetest destination, you know you put off packing to the last minute because it sucks. They have to do that every, basically every other week, if not every week. So traveling. packing up, missing birthdays, the feeling of they're letting people down.

This was another big one too. They see their time is so limited. It's like they got to get out there, take some batting practice. They see these kids and they want to sign autographs and everything, but you know what? They got to get out. They got to get ready.

They got to pack. They got to get on a flight. They got to get into the clubhouse and get ready. They don't have time for all that. So they feel like they're letting kids down all the time. They come across as arrogant, and that's never how they want to be perceived, but that's how they are left feeling,

and that's how people talk about them on social media, which is a whole other aspect of the misconceptions and downside of everything that we seem to glorify. I saw something in this athletic article that hit me, which was, yeah, you miss some birthdays and events for your kids. One of the anonymous players said, he hasn't been to the wedding of a family member or friend in a decade, because weddings are always usually what,

spring and summer or fall weekends. And if you're playing and your team makes the postseason, you're not going to a wedding. You are missing every wedding unless it's in a little couple-month window. That might be a good thing. You've been to some weddings where you didn't want to be there. You don't want to do the Cunga to Buster Point Dexter?

No, thank you. I'm a huge wedding fan. I love going to weddings. Does not surprise me. I love Rich shows off his electric slide moves. I love drinking. I love dancing. I love seeing love.

I love a wedding. Well, speaking of summers, Rich, when these weddings go down, anonymously, of course. I haven't had a summer since I was eight or nine years old. Come on, Danny. Congoline. Now, okay. To say that one again, that's a big one.

You haven't had a summer since you were eight or nine. But you know what? You have probably some sort of built-in pool, some sort of grotto probably in your own backyard that you're diving on. off of. I'm sure you're able to use it from here and there. Can we go back to the travel really quick? They're saying it's way more of a grind than we

could ever imagine. I understand that it takes some out of you to travel, but I feel bad for players way back in the day who traveled commercial, who traveled on broken down buses. Nowadays, they are in the lap of luxury. These teams really take good care of them. And in your life, as a famous

athlete, you have a lot of people trying to help you. Like, if you watch the starting five on Netflix, Anthony Edwards. His uncle did all of his packing for him for every trip. And Anthony Edwards threw him some money. He said every other week he gave him some money for helping out. These guys are not doing

this on their own. Some of them might be, but a lot of them have the family support. Do their wives have to grind and do a nine to five like our wives do? I'm sure they're there to support that. Well, Dan, I'm glad you brought that up too, and you're right. There's a flip side, right? Hey, man, you got the money to make all these things happen. But think of the

think of the pressure you're putting on your significant other. Who signed up for this lifestyle, right? But that puts a major strain on your relationship. So not only are you missing out on time with your kids, major strain on any relationship in your life. That's why I hate to quote him, but he did it all right. He did everything right.

There's more strain not having money to pay your bills and your significant other having that sort of stress. You know, a lot of people say absence makes the heart grow fonder. It sometimes makes the heart grow cold. And that wife, that significant other, starts getting bitter towards you not being there. And she's picking up all the slack while you're hitting home runs. I agree. Being broke is worse than missing someone in so many cases.

But, you know, the guy who had the greatest blueprint to life, Derek Jeter, didn't get married, didn't have kids, didn't do any of these things until his career was over. And that's why he did it. If I was a professional athlete, I think I would wait as well. There's still other things to get to. The downside, because we do, we glorify it every day. what are some of those other things that maybe we have a misconception of. It's all in this article from The Athletic and we'll get to it next. I think about it and I'm going to read our feedback at Covino and Rich.

Well, the question is, do you have any sympathy? I do. I do. Listen, because I know it's a big thing to say, well, put money aside because money is such a big part of it. It's like it's telling you to put the biggest element aside. You know, put aside the $50 million you're making in the end. NBA. That's hard to put aside. But being away from your family, that's a price tag of its own, right? It is. It's a sacrifice. I think, you know, the unsung heroes are the guys that travel with these

teams that aren't paid that way. Borgcasters do that, too. I think about it all the time. Don't you wonder how guys like Michael Kay have a life? We have a buddy that works with the WWE. We have friends that work for the NBA or like baseball, like Steve Gels and Gary Cohen and these guys that they're going on every road trip. To me, some of those jobs seem so cool. Like, oh, man, that must be awesome. I don't think I would ever want to do it. Yeah, you're sacrificing a lot.

Yeah, and I don't think that ballplayers are the only profession that travels. No. So, like, there's others where CEOs and people are flying across country and doing this and that. People in sales. Yes, absolutely. And they're making a fraction of the money, right? Absolutely. And they're not playing a kid's game.

And they're doing it year round. And that's the one place where I have, like, sympathy and empathy is where, you You just, you don't get a day. Like very rare. Like, you get a day off, but that day off may be like, hey, we're traveling to Baltimore or we, because we got to start a three game set at that point. To sit there and always have to be there in baseball player mode

for five straight months or waiting up at least to the All-Star break, I think would wear them. The All-Star break is like three days. Yes. And we make it seem like they got a month off. Dan Byer, again, amazing point. And I'll tell you why. Why are you kissing it?

Because Dan's right. Yes. We do our show here on Fox Sports Radio on Friday. We don't do our other podcast on Fridays. So it's sort of like a half day. We just do this show. Then we have Friday night, Saturday, Sunday. And we sometimes be like, man, that wasn't enough to refresh.

Dan Byers right. A baseball player has a Monday or Thursday off. And that day is usually spent on a plane. There's a flip side like Danny G pointed out before. They also have youth on their side. So tell me, when you were in your early, 20s and early 30s in the prime of your career. You weren't putting in the extra work, the extra hours, the extra grind.

It's kind of what they're doing for the rest of their life because they have the rest of their adult life to sort of chill. Their career's over at 40. I traveled for college football early at my time here at Fox Sports Radio. It was every weekend at a different game and usually on the other side of the country. You were grinding. It was. But it was every weekend.

So I'd come back, fly back on a Sunday, leave again on a Thursday and it was the same way circle through. The one week where they're like, we're not going to a game that week. and we're not covering. It was amazing. It was like it was worth the world to not just go on a plane that one weekend after doing it for 10 straight weeks. I don't know if you've noticed. Because of our industry, Dan Byer, I'm sure you follow a lot of broadcasters and your, you know, acquaintances with folks that work for Fox, ESPN, NBC. You do notice that once the season ends, they all go on like three week vacation with their family. You'll always see like, oh, there's Kevin Burkart on a, you know, on a vacation for three weeks. Or, hey, there's this guy.

You know why, Kavino? Because they put so much time in that when that season ends, it's, you know, they have the only time of the year to do what they want to do. Exactly. And there's more reasons that you might feel a little bad for them or not at all. Are you hearing what? Or are you saying, you know what? I never thought of it that way. I kind of understand.

Again, this is from the athletic. We'll discuss it even further. Plus, we got Dodgers News and more on the Kavino and Rich. And more. Look at that. And more. I can't wait for the more. All right. Hey, Travis Matthew.

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We created our own podcast called, Hey, Jonas. We invented a podcast? Well, we didn't invent it. We just contributed to it. We're the first people to do podcasts. Pretty. Yeah, pretty wide range of podcasts throughout there. But this one's extra special.

So how do we actually come up with a name, Hey Jonas, guys? I honestly don't remember. I think it was on a call about what we should call it. Oh, we were thinking I'm originally calling it one of the early names of our band. Before Jonas Brothers was... This is how you guys remember it going down? Yes. I have a very different memory of this.

We were talking about a thing, a bit for the podcast, for people could call in and say, hey Jonas, and then I wrote down on my little notepad, Hey Jonas, and offered it up as a potential title for the podcast. But thanks for remembering that, guys. Listen to Hey Jonas on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Just listen. We don't care where you hear it.

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Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter. Listen to humor me with Robert Smigel and friends on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The French Open is one of the toughest tests in tennis, and I know firsthand because I competed there myself.

I'm Renee Stubbs, and on the Renee Stubbs' tennis podcast, I'm breaking down everything happening. happening at Roland Garris, every match, every upset, and what it really takes to win on Clay. Jenchian win. I mean, she went down in three to Rabakina, but I'm delighted. She's an outsider to win the French for me. And she likes Clay. Listen, Lina Rabakina is arguably the best player in the world right now, and I actually can win on any surface.

Because if she's serving, well, good luck. Consider this your court-side seat to the French Open. Listen to the Renee Stubbs tennis podcast on the IHeart Radio app. Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Presented by Capital One, founding partner of I Heart Women's Sports. Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal but encouraged. It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque.

Others say it's unleashing human potential. Either way, the podcast's Superhuman documented it all, embedded in the games and with the athletes for a full year. Within probably 10 days, I'd put on 10 pounds. I was having trouble stopping the muscle growth. Listen to Superhuman on the I-Hard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 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. SportsSlice 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 Slices Life 12 and the TikTok podcast.

network on TikTok. Look at Sam rocking out. He knows the traveling man. Danny's boy, LeBron James. He'd be traveling. Iowa Sam on the ones and twos. Danny G's on the phones at 87799 on Fox. I usually say meager like Bob Seeger,

but this one's the jam right here. Am I really on the phones right now, though? Is he really? The phones are broken. Yeah, we'll explain it. Not broken all the way. There's one line open right now. Right. There's one line open.

DB's got your updates in about five minutes. We're Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio again. Congrats to the Pacers. Taking the game last night, 116, 107, ran away with it in the fourth. Talked about that. And in the world of professional sports, it's a glorified business. They get paid like rock stars. They're living the life.

But in a recent article from the athletic, they anonymously interviewed about 130 big leaguers and man they were all talking about the dark side, the downside of how tough it is to be a professional athlete, especially in the world of baseball. And we can't really fault them. Like it does sound like, because life's tough and no one has it really that much better than them.

And are we going to fault grown men for opening up? when they were asked. Yeah, A, they were asked, and how often do people say, why can't men have feelings too? Men have feelings to? Right? Like, we're going to crucify these guys for opening up for once. It's not like they complain all the time. That's what this article was about.

You know what? Danny G. has great thoughts. He's on the phones, on our one phone line that's working. So you better be good if you call today. But you said Iowa State was rocking out. I have to bring this up because I thought he was training for the Air Guitar Championship. Because I have ADD to the fullest. How about you take care of that?

Because I was about to say today show or yesterday's show or both. I was saying every show. Yeah. You said you were rocking out. Today's the anniversary of the movie Dirty Work with Norm McDonald. And I know you're a big Norm fan. Love that movie. One of my favorite scenes ever is when the late Chris Farley goes up to the jukebox

when they're about to have a big bar fight. And he's like, yeah, let's rock out. G7. And he hits the wrong song. Yeah, but there was a specific, like, fight song that he wanted to cue up. I forget which one it was. You remember? Is he the guy who had that Saigon wife who bit his nose?

I'm using the term wife, but bit his nose off. Yes, that was Chris Farley. Yeah. In the Dirty Work classic. Yeah, just, hey, that was on this day in 98. If you're not catching it, he hit the wrong song on the jukebox. So they have a full-on brawl at the bar to this song. Pina-Colada song, Rupert Holmes.

Now, Rich, what I was about to say to give this story some more juice, yeah, it's missing your kids growing up. It's the traveling. it's not being there. But they also express that even when your family's in town, they're there to support you, but you don't have time for them

because you're obligated to be there at practice. Like your schedule doesn't align with everything they're doing. Your hours are always off. And we can't forget the struggle that they all put in just to be there with the minor league salaries and things like that. Can I give you the weakest mild comparison? Sure.

Next weekend, we're going to be having big event in Vegas. The head count is getting a little out control. Keep them coming. I'm excited. This could be our biggest party we've ever had. My wife's coming. All seven of my kids are coming. Danny, I already told my wife, like,

I'm probably not going to talk to you much. Yeah, we don't have to divine and conquer. Because we're going to be schmoozing and being thankful for all the listeners and support. So I said, honey. Yeah. And so. It's like a wedding. That's like a small microcosm of the,

but you still, they still get to give you a hug. What about our. military. That's true. Ooh, yeah. See, when you put it in perspective. You don't get to go visit your, your mom or dad when they're in the military. That's also chosen. There's no draft. They choose that life. You chose the professional sports life as well. How many people in this country are check to check, right? So a lot of people reading this. 75% of us. Yeah. So a lot of people are like, oh, you didn't get to go to the wedding.

And I do sympathize with a lot of their schedule and a lot of the struggles. It's got to be tough, but like Danny G. said, they made that choice. They're living that life. But please keep in mind, too. The flip side here is, these dudes are done at 40-something years old. They got the rest of their life to do everything else.

That's not the case for the average American person. But you keep saying it, like, the rest of your life is guaranteed, and oh, you're going to live to 90 and have a healthy long life. But Rich, that's a better this better lottery grab than what regular people have. You know, to compare it to a celebrity

couple. That's why it was very talked about when Travis Kelsey and Taylor Swift seemed to go above and beyond to be there for each other, which got a lot of eye rolls but a lot of attention because he's going to Japan, showing up to a game. She, in between her tour stops

were like, you know, I love this dude. She's thinking, I got to go see him. And when you really think about those two, easy to mock, but that's what made them such an interesting story last year, right? I think the takeaway here is, yes, these guys are living the life in all professional sports.

They really are. They're living the dream. And they were asked, by the way, what the setback is. But it's not all fun. It's not all sunshine and rainbows, not to repeat myself, but it's just not all glamour and glitz. There's a lot of downside. I would say it's like a movie set, Covino. Like we put actors and actresses up on a pedestal.

Yeah. But there's so much downtime. It's to hurry up and wait life. Exactly. Sitting around or missing out on time with the family. Yes, their lives are very interesting. We see the finished product. Right.

But we're not there during the grind of it all. And truthfully, we don't care. So they have to deal with that too. Nobody cares that. You know, we play 162 games a year. We don't. We really don't. But this article is trying to express that, hey, man, it's not as easy as we think.

Yeah. All right. Let's go to my favorite news anchor. maybe not Covino's. Oh, Dan Byer. What's going on, man? When Monty's here in an hour, I know that answer may change, but since he's not here, I'll take it right now. What's up, buddy?

Right now at the U.S. Open, there is a lead at four under par, and it's held by J.J. Spawn. Sung J.M. got it to five under one point, but has dropped a couple of shots. He's now in a group that's at three under par that includes Sam Burns and Tristan Lawrence, who's in the clubhouse after a round of 67. John Rom's at two under par, as is Cameron Young and Siwu Ken.

As for World Number 1, Scotty Sheffler. He's on the course right now, but two over par through 13 holes. A couple of other notables. Jordan Speeth is 1 under par through 14 holes. And currently three shots back to the lead. Brooks Kebka, even par through 15. Bryson DeCambeau shot 73 today puts him at plus 3. Rory McElroy and Phil Mickelson each shoot 74.

They are at plus four. Stanley Cup final game four tonight. Oilers and Panthers, 8 o'clock Eastern time. Florida's up in the series two games to one. New York Rangers has traded Chris Crider to the Anna. Ducks today. While in baseball, Mets got that win against the Nationals 4-3, but pitcher Kodai Senga, likely

heading to the injured list because of a hamstring strain. Mets say he'll get an MRI tomorrow. Rangers Rout of the Twins 16-3. Rockies trying to come back against the Giants, but running out of time. 7 to 5 right now in the bottom of the eighth inning in favor of San Francisco. Steelers,

coach Mike Tomlin said today that he's optimistic they get a deal done with T.J. Watt, who was sitting out mandatory minicamp because he wants a new deal. And ESPN reports that there's some traction on a possible Kevin Durant trade from the Phoenix Suns. In fact, Sharnia says that teams are motivated to get a deal done prior to the NBA draft, which is less than two weeks away. Guys, back to you.

Thank you, Dan. Again, we're Kavino and Rich, and I thought of one more thing, Rich. Recently on overpromised, you remember we discussed something that Aaron Judge said, that he'd never said before, that he never leaves his hotel room when he's on the road. So something else we don't think about is the fame and celebrity that they're sort of prisoner too. A lot of these guys can't even go out and live life. Some of the superstars can't. It's Frankenstein.

Oh, wait, no, it's Iron Judge. No, but it could be a lonely sort of existence when you're there and you can't even leave your hotel. So the point is, sometimes, according to this athletic article, sports aren't always, professional sports aren't always what they're cut out to be. But you're going to get sympathy from very few. No one will care at all. All right. Well, listen, coming up, we're going to go old school when 50 hits. Start thinking about this.

Very funny meme. Things that were in your classroom in the 80s and 90s that are just not there anymore. Something you would find in schools back in the day. You know when you realize this? When your kid has like an open house and you go to visit and you're like, what the hell? Try erase boards. What's going on here? So we'll get to that.

We'll go old school, talk some NBA finals, baseball, football, all your fun here on Kavino and Rich. Hey, it's us, the Jonas Brothers. And guess what? We have some big news. What's the news, name? Huge news. We created our own podcast called, Hey Jonas. We invented a podcast?

Well, we didn't invent it. We just contributed to a first people to do podcasts. Pretty, yeah, pretty wide range of podcasts throughout there. But this one's extra special. So how do we actually come up with a name, Hey Jonas, guys? I honestly don't remember. I think it was on a call about what we should call it. Well, we were thinking I'm originally calling it one of the early names of our band.

Before Jonas Brothers was... This is how you guys remember it going down? Yes. I have a very different memory of this. We were talking about a thing, a bit for the podcast, where people could call in and say, hey, Jonas. And then I wrote down on my little notepad, Hey Jonas, and offered it up as a potential title for the podcast.

But thanks for remembering that, guys. Listen to Hey Jonas on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Just listen. We don't care where you hear it. Another podcast from some SNL, late night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guest, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel.

Help an a cappella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter. Listen to humor me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The French Open is one of the toughest tests in tennis, and I know firsthand because I competed there myself.

I'm Renee Stubbs, and on the Renee Stubbs Tennis podcast, I'm breaking down everything happening at Roland Garris. Every match, every upset, and what it really takes to win on clay. Genshin win. I mean, she went down at three to, two. Rabakina, but I'm delighted. She's an outsider to win the French for me. And she likes Clay.

Listen, Lena Rubakina is arguably the best player in the world right now. And I actually can win on any surface. Because if she's serving, well, good luck. Consider this your court side seat to the French Open. Listen to the Renee Stubbs Tennis podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Presented by Capital One, founding partner of IHeart Women's Sports. Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal but encouraged.

It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashing human potential. Either way, the podcast's Superhuman documented it all, embedded in the games and with the athletes for a full year. Within probably 10 days, I'd put on 10 pounds. I was having trouble stopping the muscle growth. Listen to Superhuman on the I-Hard Radio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Jacob Kingston grew up in an isolated polygamous sect. We were God's chosen kingdom on earth. He felt destined for greatness. So when a swaggering Armenian businessman catapults Jacob into an extraordinary world, he doesn't look back. Ferraris and Lamborghinis, private jets, meeting the president of Turkey. I'm Michelle McPhee, and this is one of the most shocking criminal conspiracies I've ever come across.

When Jacob met Levan this went to a billion dollar fraud. But with two kings from entirely different worlds, just how long can their empire survive? The largest tax investigation in American history. You need to tell me what you know. Is somebody coming after me? Jacob told Levan, you're ruining my life. Listen to Kingdom of Fraud on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. from the Fox Sports Radio Studio.

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installation. So head to Tyraq.com right now the way tire buying should be. Hey, look at the clock. It's time when 50 hits. Let's go. There's a search. Yeah. What we're going to do right here is go back.

Back into time. Throwing it back for a Thursday. Old school when 50 hits. At 50 after, CNNR give you the time capsule topic, and we reminisce together. Yeah. We reminisce and we get you involved every Thursday, old school when 50 hits on the clock. But, N.EG, this Thursday, it's like one line at a time, right? Yeah, for sure.

So your call is really going to matter this afternoon. Slash this evening. You got to make it count because they're working on our phone system right now. Only one of the lines is functioning at the moment. Can we give incentive, though? Like, if you completely unlock a memory and we're all like, no, oh, man, I forgot about that. How about we'll give you a swiggy if you're able to do that, all right? I got the mailing list right in front of me.

Perfect. 877, 99 on Fox is the number. Now, you got to realize that this week out here in California, yeah, lots of protests and lots of craziness, right? But school also wrapped up this week here in L.A. For fools, look at me. And school is pretty much winding down to everyone else in this country. next Friday, the first official day of summer. Yeah, kids are graduating out here in L.A.

So we're starting to think about school time in the end of school. And something that you would find in schools in the 80s and 90s that you wouldn't find today. That's the question. So think back. Put yourself in your grade school, high school, classroom, something that used to see there then that you don't see now, that your kids are like, I don't know what you're talking about. So many things come to mind. So many things.

I'm going to give you one. I'll get the obvious one out the gate, out the way. You think there's a number one answer? I mean, one that you know you're just not seeing anymore. You know what that is? That old-ass TV with the VCR on that roller, and it was like, had like a rope around it? They always call this genius from the AV club in there.

And it has, yeah, it has that stupid rope or that stupid. It's like a harness to keep it on the stand. understand they had wheels on it. No one knows how to really use it ever. Or the teacher would pick two students to go wheel it in. Yeah. That's so funny. But I don't think that's the number one answer. I think that's a great answer that we all remember. I mean, unfortunately, that's how a lot of us saw the Challenger and some other, you know, pivotal moments, 9-11 for some younger kids. Someone wheeled it in. That old-ass TV wheeled in with the VCR. And again, there was that like harness rope that kept it all together. I don't know what you're talking about. I think the

number one answer on the board is the shock you feel when you go to your kid's classroom for open house or whatever. And you realize that there's no more chalkboards. There's no more chalk or chalk boards. You're like, you have dry erase boards? Wait, so what's it's when? What kid gets to go bang out the erasers? A feeling on your fingers?

Oakh. Cove, one your dad wouldn't appreciate it. At the beginning of the school year, we got an email from the district saying, no more vending machines on campus. Oh, wow. Yeah, something we all lived off the vending machine. For sure. So things that you saw in schools, in the classrooms,

in the classroom 80s, 90s that aren't there anymore. I'll give you another one. I don't want to steal anyone else's answer, but... You know what? I'll tell you next. How about that? Hey, guys, it's us. The Jonas Brothers. I'm Joe. I'm Kevin. And I'm Nick. And guess what? We created our own podcast called, Hey, Jonas. We invented a podcast?

Well, we didn't invent it. We just contributed to it. We're the first people to do podcasts. We get to ask other people questions because we're sick and tired of being asked questions. Well, sick and tired is a strong way to put it, but, you know... Tired and sick. Tired and sick. Listen to Hey Jonas on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Just listen. We don't care where you hear it. Another podcast from some SNL, late-night comedy guy, not quite.

Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guest, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel, help an a cappella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter. Listen to humor me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Last night, a blown call changed a game. This morning, the internet lost its mind, and nobody's telling you exactly what happened. That's where Sports Slice comes in. I'm Timbo, and every episode, we're cutting through the noise, breaking down the biggest moments in sports and giving you the real story behind the headline. And we're going straight to the source, the athletes themselves. Rockroom stories, their reactions in the moment, and the stuff nobody gets to hear. Listen to SportsSlice on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo Slicalif 12 in the TikTok podcast network on TikTok.

I'm Michelle McPhee, and I've been unraveling the strangest criminal alliance I've ever reported on. A Mormon polygamist and an Armenian businessman. Multi-million dollar house, Ferraris and Lamborghinis, private jets, a billion dollar fraud. But how long can this alliance last? Tell me what you know. Is somebody coming after me? Listen to Kingdom of Fraud on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Winning on Clay is an art.

The rallies are relentless. And at the French Open, only the toughest survive. I'd know. I competed there for decades. Join me, Renee Stubbs, on the Renee Stubbs tennis podcast for no-nonsense breakdowns of the biggest matches, the toughest players, and the moments that define rolling games. She's a good to win. She's an outsider to win the French name. And she likes Clay.

Listen, Lernerabakina is arguably the best player in the world right now. And I actually can win on any surface. Listen to the Renee Stubbs tennis podcasts on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Presented by Capital One, founding partner of IHart Women's Sports. This is an IHart podcast. Guaranteed Human.