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Casuals with Katie Nolan
Baby Racing, Baseball, and Is Milwaukee Sexy? | with Dani Wexelman
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Hello! It's the podcast that's half Mike McDaniel, half Michael McDonald. Today, Katie and the Casualties discuss the very different, yet equally public takes on fatherhood from both Scottie Scheffler and Tom Brady, plus the WNBA's move to Boston and Katie's moral dilemma, Gilbert Arenas publicly declaring his intent to snitch on the Israeli mob, Hollywood's upcoming sports movie slate and the ideal length of a film in 2025, Sydney Sweeney and whether two pairs of jeans is too many to be wearing at one time, baby racing, Banana Ball, Trinity Rodman's return to play, a US Open dating show, and the dry-nacho hellscape of MLB's Speedway Series. Was it MLB's Fyre Fest? Many are calling it that. Many. Then, Dani Wexelman returns to Casuals [1:08:36] to discuss baseball at the two-thirds mark, Milwaukee as the league's sexiest destination, Seattle as a dark horse World Series contender, Toronto and Boston atop the American League with the Yankees fading fast, and the dichotomy of the bre...
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Katie Nolan
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Brady
My voice cracked when I did it, too.
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Katie Nolan
No, I liked it. Okay. If a vampire policeman had a warrant, could they enter your house?
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Brady
No.
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Isabella
No, I'm sorry. I think vampire laws go above, like, U.S. laws.
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Katie Nolan
Okay.
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Isabella
You got to be invited in, and.
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Katie Nolan
You don't think in. A warrant doesn't act as an invitation in this situation because technically they've been given permission to enter, which is what they need, and they're showing up with it. You think they still can't come in?
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Isabella
I don't think so. Because when it comes to vampires entering, it's all about the owner of the home.
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Katie Nolan
Okay.
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Isabella
Giving invitation.
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Katie Nolan
And they didn't say it was okay?
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Isabella
No.
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Katie Nolan
Okay. Sorry. Maybe that's why we're not seeing a lot of vampires as cops.
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Isabella
I think so. When have you ever.
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Katie Nolan
Yeah, I have.
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Isabella
Vampires are usually the suspects.
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Katie Nolan
Yeah, sometimes.
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Isabella
Yeah, they could be nice.
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Katie Nolan
All right. Do you guys agree with that?
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Chris
Cause you can have opinions Yes, 100%. Isabella's right. Isabelle's the perfect person to ask about.
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Katie Nolan
This, and she gave the absolutely the perfect answer. I know. Thank you.
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Isabella
It's crazy because vampires are supernatural. They come from deeper than government. This is like, you know what I mean? They're embedded into the folklore of the universe. So you know what I mean? Those rules don't change just because the cops are like, yeah, we can come in. Vampire culture doesn't care about the cops.
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Katie Nolan
That's right. The cops come and go. They've seen many police departments come and go. They've seen governments crumble, and they have persisted.
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Isabella
Exactly right.
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Katie Nolan
And so, okay, warrants don't supersede vampire law. No, I agree. I agree. I thought it was more complicated, but I'm seeing now the error of my ways. And you're right, of course it's not more complicated than that.
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Isabella
That's my favorite part.
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Katie Nolan
Bite. Horrendous. Hello. Hi. Hi there. Welcome to Casuals, the sports podcast for fans of all sizes. Big, small, maybe. You're new here. We love that. I'm Katie Nolan. I'm your host and joined today by my casualties via Zoom. Coming up in a little bit, we're going to get caught up on baseball with Danny Wexelman. She's going to swing by. She had a dentist appointment right next door, and so she came by to talk to us about baseball. If you want to email us Casuals at katie nolan@gmail.com. voicemail is 646-801-0043. On IG and tick tock, we are at Casuals, the podcast. Before we get into things, sometimes we let me yap a little bit and I've got a bit of yapping to do today, so. So at this point, I think this was a couple weeks ago now. Remember Scotty Scheffler, golfer, fantastic. Doing it so well that he came out and said something about, you know, sometimes when he wins, it's like the excitement of a win lasts for like two minutes and then he wonders, like, what, what he's doing it all for. And he made comment, some comments about his family and prioritizing family. We have a, A, a little snippet of one of the things he said. We'll play that right now.
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Chris
Yeah. That's why I talk about families being my priority, because it really is, you.
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Danny Wexelman
Know, I'm blessed to be able to come out here and play golf, but.
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Chris
If my golf ever started affecting my home life or it ever affected the.
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Katie Nolan
Relationship I have with my wife or with My son, you know, that's gonna be the last day that I play out here for a living.
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Chris
You know, this is not the be all, end all.
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Katie Nolan
This is not the most important thing in my life.
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Chris
And that's why I wrestle with, why.
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Katie Nolan
Is this so important to me?
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Chris
Because, you know, I would much rather be a great father than I would.
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Katie Nolan
Be a great golfer. Now, I loved this. And it always gets complicated when an athlete brings up it potentially not mattering more to them than anything else. I think as a, as sports fans, we tend to want the type of athlete who is like, this is all I care about. I am singularly focused and dedicated to this cause me of greatness, of me becoming the greatest athlete I can be. Uh, we love that. The myth of the singularly focused athlete, it's what drives so much of sports culture is this idea that it's not about the money, it's not about anything. Life for them is about achieving greatness in this sport in the most pure way. And so when a great athlete comes out and basically says that, like, I love doing this, but it's not how I define myself and that my life is more than this, there is a balance to my life between sports and this. I think sometimes sports fans get very like, no, that's not right. And I imagine partially that's because a portion of fans of sports are people who played sports at one point and then reached their ceiling. We reached our point where it was like, okay, well, I'm not going to be able to do this for a job. I'm not that good, and so on. I'll go do other things. I'll have a family, I'll do whatever the. And so I think sometimes people get a little bit. I don't know, it's hard for them to sit with the idea that the greatest golfer on earth doesn't wake up with a boner about being the greatest golfer on earth. He instead wakes up and is like, I've gotta go do this golf stuff. And I love my family. So when he said this, I loved it. You don't often hear another thing just as a woman. Oftentimes, women are asked about the effect of kids on their careers. Women are asked about raising a child. And working men are just. It's like they have a child and they can. And nobody ever brings it up or asks if it's been difficult to get back to work now that they've got a kid. It's just not the line of questioning that men often get. So whenever I hear like an Athlete bring up the fact that he's a father in a way that almost implies it could take precedence over his sport. I love that because they're always telling women that we can have it all. And to have a man go, it's tough to have it all. Sometimes I feel like I've got to sacrifice one thing for another. As he said at the end there, if this ever affected my relationship or with my. My wife or my kids, then I would stop because those are priorities in my life. So I love hearing that. I thought it was great. Tom Brady heard it, and he did not think it was great. Tom Brady's got a newsletter. I know you must all be signed up for it. I know you're all letting Tom send messages into your inbox and you're wondering, what are they going to say? Of course. What are they going to say? What's Tom Brady going to say to me today?
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Danny Wexelman
Reading is really hard. I'm very judicious about who I allow to take. Take that time of my life, put a lot of effort into the words I read.
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Katie Nolan
Wow. And so you don't want to read Tom Brady's newsletter? Look, the concept. I do like the concept is that he every week does basically what he does sports wise, which is like he takes stock of things and then he's. The theory. The. The idea behind this newsletter is he's supposed to say, like, here's the lesson to learn, here's the analysis, and then here's the application. I don't know. I see the. I see the vision.
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Danny Wexelman
That's what I listen to you for.
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Katie Nolan
What?
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Danny Wexelman
It's what I listen to you for.
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Katie Nolan
Thanks. Hey, thanks. People are calling me the Tom Brady of this podcast.
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Isabella
That's exactly how I see you.
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Katie Nolan
Many are saying I'm the Tom Brady. A lot are saying it's Isabella, though, so I don't know. It's. We'll see. He put out this newsletter and it was called your actions reflect your priorities, which I thought was pretty funny. And he said he took issue with this. He said as part of his answer at media day, for example, Scotty said he'd rather be a better father and husband than a good golfer in. My question is, why are those mutually exclusive? Sure, they're different blocks on the pyramid, but they're part of the same pyramid. They're connected, exclamation point. I'm starting to see your point, Brady, about not necessarily just reading anything anybody writes. For instance, I think part of being a great father is being a great example of doing what it takes to take care of your family. I chose to do it by playing football. My dedication to the sport, the hours of practice, the moments when I was laser focused, those were times when I believe I was doing the best possible thing for my family and my kids by prioritizing my profession and teaching by example, what it takes to be really good at your job, what it takes to follow through on commitments, what it takes to be a great teammate, and showing them also by example, that work is a big part of our lives. I think I can see what Tom Brady's trying to say, but it sounds a lot like cope. And listen, if we're calling out cope the way that people seem to, then we have to call it out, even when the greatest of all time does it. Tom Brady, you are an incredibly talented, fascinating football player. Watching his growth was incredible. Watching the way, like when Tom Brady had the ball in his hands and it was two minutes left in the game, you're like, anything can happen. He can do this. He can turn it all around. Incredible. What an honor to have gotten to root for him as my quarterback. But there is a tradeoff, and the trade off is like, you're not going to be there. You can't be there as much. It just is. That just is the way of things. You're so focused on, on work that it's not crazy to consider it might have cost you some of your relationships, considering it very famously cost you your religious relationship. I feel insane reading this because Scotty Shuffler, every time he mentions his kids in these clips, he's saying his wife and kids. He's talking about his wife and kids, talking about his relationship with his wife and his relationship with his children. And I find it very interesting that Brady just kind of ignored, first of all, that part and, and, and second of all, that it's, yes, I think teaching your kids a solid work ethic is important, but I, I don't think that is number one on being a good parent, father, or mother. I don't think number one on the list is like, set a good example by working all the time. I think the example that Tom Brady sets and the greatness that he exudes is almost a way to set a good example for other people's children. It's like fathering in terms of, like, being a great role model for kids. But I don't think that my relationship with my own dad would be better if he were around less and working all the time. Like, I think, you know, you can work and be a parent. It's Complicated. But I think that, like, it was just interesting to hear Tom Brady be like, I take issue with this. I was. I. This sentence is where I. I chose to do it by playing football. I don't think. I think you chose to play football, and then you chose to be a dad, and you made it so that you could keep doing the football and being a dad. I don't think you were like, in order to be the best dad I can be, I'm going to play football. That's not really.
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Isabella
He sounds so defensive over this.
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Katie Nolan
It's like, it's a hit dog will holler situation where, like, Scotty Shuffler was just talking about his life and that for him, the. The truly rewarding things in his life are his relationship with his wife and his kids, and that he would never sacrifice that for anything. And I think that's healthy. And I think everybody's got a different balance and everyone's entitled to it. It was just funny to have Tom Brady be like, no, you can be a good dad by being incredible at football, so let's slow down.
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Chris
It's not as if he was never around because he was working two jobs trying to make ends meet for his family, because that is a situation where you might not be able to for your kids or your family as much as you would like, but that is the only option for you to keep food on the table for your family. But that is not Tom Brady's situation where he was making a lot of money, because you could still make a lot of money. You could be like someone like Al Horford, right? Who has made millions of dollars throughout his career, but prioritizes his family throughout his career and makes sure to be there for all these kids or his entire family. Like, you can have both of those things. Maybe not. If you want to be the greatest of all time, there is absolutely some sacrifice that you need to make there. But, yeah, it seems like he's trying to make himself feel like he is. The working two jobs 14 hours a day never sees the family.
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Katie Nolan
Dad has to be at the office to make ends meet for us to put food on. That's like, no, you weren't. There was no struggle youe just wanted to be. And there's nothing wrong with wanting to be the greatest of all time. There's nothing wrong with. I'm not criticizing Tom Brady for being as great as he was. I appreciate mostly the. The New England years, but I appreciate it, obviously, what he does for the sport. But you can't also be like that's. How I'm a great dad. That's not really the same thing. I think you've got the ability to be with your family as much as you wanted. You could go away and. And be with them all the time. And.
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Danny Wexelman
I need to hear on this. Yeah, I need to hear from LeBron, because LeBron has continued to be great for so long that he worked his way into just creating a job for his son to be his backup with the Lakers. That's parenting right there.
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Katie Nolan
Yeah. Tom, you want to be a great dad? Get your kid into the league, then we can talk. You haven't even brought one of your kids into this league yet. You think you're a good dad? I don't know.
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Danny Wexelman
Until Bronnie Brady takes some snaps for the Patriots.
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Katie Nolan
I also just think it's ignoring. I think what really is bothering me, what's jumping out because it's hard to put my finger on. I think it's that, like, Scotty Scheffler's comments all were like, I go out. I'm so grateful to go out here and do what I do. My wife gives me a kiss before I go to work, and she says, like, thank you for working so hard. And then I thank her for working so hard, picking up my slack, taking care of the kids when I have to go do things like making sure that the children are taking care. Like, he thanks her for what she does because she is a part of the equation for him that, like, without her, those kids would be having a harder time because he can't be there because he's doing this. But she appreciates that he's doing this because it's what, like, that is all about, the balance. And Brady's defense of this is, like, glaringly missing a part of the balance of, like, the raising of the kids. It's like, it never even comes up in this newsletter at all that there was, like, you fully leaned on another person to do most of the raising of the kids. And I just think that's interesting. But he's. Who's he dating now? He's. He said Sofia Vergara was too old. Was that a real report that I saw?
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Danny Wexelman
I can't keep up. Are we done with Sophia Vergara already?
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Katie Nolan
Dude, I don't know. I heard they just were keeping it casual. Shout out. Shout out. That's. Anytime someone says casual, I go, that's a plug that counts. Count it. But then I saw. And look, misinformation's crazy. It's going to get into this podcast at some point, because I keep getting pushed these things. And I'm like, really? And then, no, it turns out not really. But I did see a quote that he said, Serpia Vergara was, in so many words, too old, which I can't.
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Danny Wexelman
Brain can't process.
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Katie Nolan
Could not be me. We love you, Sofia Vergara, so much. Okay, and then I see in here, you guys have housekeeping. The dildo thrower was arrested. Was it? Unless it was one of you, I don't think that goes under housekeeping. Did one of you throw the wnba.
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Danny Wexelman
Dildo was warm up.
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Isabella
That's me practicing for my.
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Chris
We all have avoided jail so far this week.
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Katie Nolan
I'm a child. But I saw when the second one was thrown, somebody said, a second dildo has hit the court. And I laughed at that so hard. I don't know if anybody else was alive for 9 11, but there's just that specific reference. A second dildo has hit the court. But they arrested at least one person for throwing a sex toy at the gate. The Valkyries Dream game. That was the first one, right? They arrested that person, so we should be getting answers pretty shortly. I doubt it. Do you think we're gonna find anything out? You think they'll investigate and go, what were you. Why did you do that? Do you need it back? Did you have spares lying around? Did you buy it expressly for this purpose? Did you sneak it in in your dildo pocket? How did it get into the stadium? So that's housekeeping, I guess. And Isabella has a first pitch. That's. These are. Those are what I have under housekeeping. We do need to get some time on the schedule to practice. Isabella, we haven't. It's gonna be here before we know it.
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Isabella
I know, I know.
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Katie Nolan
And we haven't thrown a ball, so it's been too hot for me to do any physical exercise lately. So maybe if it cools down a little bit. Is there anywhere we can do it inside?
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Isabella
Not that I know of.
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Danny Wexelman
Unless you got a nice gym facility. That's.
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Katie Nolan
Oh, where is that? Is it in, like, Secaucus, like everything else?
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Danny Wexelman
I think so. It's right across the river.
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Katie Nolan
Oh, and now Marissa's gonna yell. Okay, but that would be our first stop.
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Isabella
It's only one stop for you, though.
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Katie Nolan
Secaucus is not one stop.
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Isabella
Yeah, from Penn Station. That's the first stop, usually.
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Katie Nolan
Also, I should be saying Sea Caucus, which is crazy. That's a. I don't. Get out of my face Sea Caucus. Everything sounds.
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Isabella
I saw Mike the situation say sec caucus. So I'm believing that that's a Jersey man right there.
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Katie Nolan
And you trust Mike the Situation.
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Danny Wexelman
I don't think literally one field of expertise.
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Katie Nolan
I don't recommend that when it comes to pronouncing secaucus. Sure, sure, I'll allow it. What do you think was the last book that Mike the Situation has read?
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Danny Wexelman
There was more than one Waldo in it.
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Katie Nolan
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Katie Nolan
Buckle up for a wild ride with the pickup, where the plan goes sideways and the laughs hit hard. Streaming August 6th on Prime Video. Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson star as Russell and Travis, two armored truck drivers who think they're on a basic cash run until everything goes off the rails. They get ambushed by a crew of ruthless criminals led by mastermind Zoe, played by the one and only Keke Palmer. Now Russell and Travis have to survive the chaos, clash with each other, and.
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Danny Wexelman
Somehow make it through one very bad.
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Katie Nolan
Day that just keeps getting worse. Directed by Tim Storey, the pickup is packed with action, comedy and a cast that delivers every single time. Think car chases, big laughs and even bigger personalities. If you love a high stakes mess with wild energy, this is the movie.
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Danny Wexelman
You don't want to miss.
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Katie Nolan
Watch the pickup only on Prime Video August 6th. Let's get into some news because we've got a lot to get to and I want to get to Danny Wexelman, our sweet baseball hottie. That's what I think I'm gonna call is her title. She came in here with this beautiful hair and she's like, oh, it's just air dried bitch. Get out of here. Get out of here. You're so gorgeous. What the hell? Yeah, this is just me going to the dentist. It's like, oh, okay.
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Isabella
And in the heat, like I did not see a single, like piece of piece of sweat.
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Katie Nolan
Yeah, not a single piece of sweat. A piece of sweat. Not a drop of hair in the wrong spot. Big news in the WNBA non dildo division.
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Danny Wexelman
Misclassifications of news.
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Katie Nolan
The Connecticut sun is moving. Are are moving now. See, this is where the s thing gets confusing, Brady. You're right. The Connecticut sun are moving. Is moving. The Connecticut sun is moving.
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Danny Wexelman
Is so setting. The sun is setting.
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Katie Nolan
Yeah. A group led by Celtics minority owner Steve Paliuca has reached out to. Nope, sorry. They've reached a deal to buy the Connecticut sun for a record $325 million to move the team to Boston. Multiple reports say Paluca would also contribute $100 million for a new practice facility in Boston for the team. The franchise wouldn't play in Boston until the 20122027 season. The sale is pending approval of the league and its board of governors. The league has announced five expansion teams. We've talked about this in the past. That will begin play over the next five seasons. We've got Portland and Toronto. Sorry, Toronto. I know that's how they like their city. Said Portland and Toronto in 2026. Then we've got Cleveland in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2020. In 2020. 30.
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Danny Wexelman
It's a while away.
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Katie Nolan
Yuck. 2030. Yuck. I'm throwing up. We're at 2030. It's. We're wrapping up, I think. Each were then paid a a record 250 million dollar expansion fee. Nine other cities bid for expansion teams, including Houston, which the league singled out as getting a team in the future when it announced Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia in June. Boston did not. The sun are owned by the Mohegan Tribe, which runs the casino in. I would have been to Mohegan sun so many times. I've never once looked at the name of the town in Connecticut that they're in. Uncasville. Huh. Sounds about Uncasville. Uncasville. I've never even. Surely I've put it into my gps.
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Danny Wexelman
A lot of words on this pod already about appropriate local pronunciations and you're.
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Katie Nolan
Just not giving a too many. I know. I'm so sor. They've played there since 2003. The tribe bought the franchise for $10 million and relocated it from Orlando, Florida that year. 2003, 10 million. And just to reiterate, it's been bought for 325 million. The Connecticut franchise was the first in the league to run to be run by a non NBA owner and become the first to turn a profit. So big news, lots of money. Didn't you say somebody made a bid for this team, Brady?
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Danny Wexelman
So Dave Portnoy was trying to get a team in Boston for that 250 million dollar fee and apparently like wasn't enough. Like this Is. This is part of the discussion. And when they say. You know, when people try to say that these franchises aren't making money, well, then if they're not making money, why are rich people spending a quarter billion or more to make more teams?
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Katie Nolan
Right. It doesn't make any sense. And buying a franchise for $10 million, then. Then selling it for $325 million. I'm no math lady. Business ain't my thing. But I think that's a. That's a big. That indicates growth.
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Danny Wexelman
So the biggest angle on this is that in 2027, you have a life choice to make.
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Katie Nolan
Yeah. Yeah. So I don't know what to do. Granted, it's a few years out. Anything could happen. I could not be here. Jesus. I'm sorry. The burp or the. Or the suicide threat. I don't know which.
- [26:47]
Isabella
It was offensive.
- [26:50]
Katie Nolan
I just think that, like, 2027. What. What would you do? I.
- [26:59]
Isabella
What would Jesus do?
- [27:00]
Katie Nolan
I. Okay. I always forget to ask myself that. The world's most important question. The most popular bracelet of my childhood. What would Jesus do? And I think Jesus, in this scenario.
- [27:13]
Danny Wexelman
For going by popular bracelets, he would.
- [27:15]
Katie Nolan
Live strong, would root for the league. I think Jesus would just love the W. I don't think Jesus can choose a team, famously, I feel like.
- [27:26]
Isabella
But he is the son of God.
- [27:28]
Katie Nolan
Right? But then also. And this is where things get confusing.
- [27:31]
Isabella
Like, I will be rooting for the Boston sun.
- [27:36]
Katie Nolan
But are they gonna stay the. I don't think the Boston Sun. There's no way. Oh, they're not gonna. Oh, they couldn't.
- [27:40]
Danny Wexelman
Because they were named after the casino and facility they played in Mohegan Sun.
- [27:46]
Katie Nolan
And I mean, they could keep it. The Lakers. Stay the Lakers. I mean, you could keep that. You essentially could. But I don't think they will. And I. I'm gonna throw my. It. How about. Can I say this? If they. If they are the Covenant, I will switch.
- [28:03]
Chris
I think that's fair.
- [28:04]
Katie Nolan
But it's gonna feel weird not rooting for the Boston team in general. I think I just have to root for the Boston team. But then I'll feel really icky about just abandoning the Valkyries. So I'm not really sure what the right thing to do here is.
- [28:18]
Danny Wexelman
So I have split local fandom. I grew up a Washington football franchise team fan because we had no team in Baltimore. I grew up a Baltimore Orioles fan. We had no team in Washington. This is me living in Maryland. These were my local teams. The Nationals came to town from Montreal. The Ravens came to Town to Baltimore from Cleveland. I felt no obligation to root for these new teams just because they moved locally. I did have another quasi local team, but I think if you feel strongly enough about the Valkyries. And it's okay. I think it's okay because, like, you're. You're not.
- [28:57]
Chris
You're not living in Boston.
- [28:58]
Katie Nolan
You're right. Yet now current, we don't know. Yeah, anything could happen.
- [29:04]
Danny Wexelman
Ship though, you do need to write an actual former formal letter to Natalie Nakase to. To tell her. So, like, you owe that to her.
- [29:12]
Katie Nolan
It's like a gym. I have to show up to cancel my membership.
- [29:15]
Danny Wexelman
Yeah.
- [29:15]
Chris
What if they hire her as the coach?
- [29:19]
Katie Nolan
Okay, that's crazy. Why would that.
- [29:20]
Chris
Let's. Let's bring. Let's bring Adelina Casa over to the Boston Coven. If we. If the Boston coven or what the team is called, and they hire Natalie Nikasi as the head coach, it's a no brainer.
- [29:31]
Danny Wexelman
For the record, we're completely making up the coven. No one.
- [29:34]
Isabella
If they become the coven Loki, I might join.
- [29:36]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, I mean, we'd all have to.
- [29:38]
Isabella
It's a really cool name.
- [29:39]
Katie Nolan
They could do so much with it, and I would hope that they do.
- [29:43]
Danny Wexelman
But it does call back to, like, a long history in Massachusetts of, like, murdered women. So, like, maybe it's not the right right call.
- [29:50]
Katie Nolan
Well, but it's taking back our power. It's. You used to kill us, and now we kill it on the court. You know, it's that type of stuff. But let's not forget the tragedy that was Boss Nation. Okay, so like, Boston naming women's sports teams. Not great lately. Although they did listen, as Chris said, bullying works. We said, don't name it that. And they were like, our bad. We're not going to name it that.
- [30:16]
Danny Wexelman
The whole campaign was also all about balls.
- [30:18]
Katie Nolan
It was so strange. And then somebody said that they were gonna make a T shirt that said Girl Boss Nation. And I was like, they are. They are. I can't. So we will be. We'll be watching and seeing. If you have thoughts, strong thoughts on what I should be doing in regards to this situation, call in and leave us a voicemail. We can take those. Like, if you think I'm crazy for maybe not rooting for them, I don't know. It's just. I'm not ready, you know? And we've got time. I don't have to make a decision. I would feel icky not rooting for Boston. It's just I. So much of my identity is tied up in that city, whether I live there or not. This one's really interesting. Gilbert Arenas. Earlier this week, former three time NBA all star Gilbert Arenas, also I believe the first NBA player to be active while having a podcast. That was so long ago. He was one of the first athlete podcast and look what he did. Look what he's Draymond. I think so. Yeah, yeah.
- [31:12]
Danny Wexelman
It had been before Draymond.
- [31:13]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, yeah. Former three time NBA all star Gilbert Arenas was arrested for his involvement in an illegal gambling operation. But he's prepared to do what's necessary to be acquitted. And that is snitch. He was indicted on July 31 by the U.S. attorney's Office for the Central District of California, accused of operating an illegal gamble gambling ring out of a Los Angeles Mansion from 2021 to 2022. One count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, one count of operating an illegal gambling business and one count of making false statements to. So you lied about it. So he, he was going to do the thing. He did the thing and he lied about it. Those are the three charges it seems like have been brought against him. And when they say gambling ring, this is. Oh, here it is. Federal prosecutors alleged that he rented the Encino property to host high stakes poker games and instructed co defendant Arthur Katz to manage the operation. Another co defendant, Evgeny Gershman, believed to be a high level member of an Israeli organized crime, was also charged. The day after the arrest, a chipper Arenas was seen running around the courthouse steps and immediately hopped on his no Chill Gill platform to say he has no qualms about spilling everything he knows to remain a free man. Quote, good luck in court. I'm pretty sure I ain't gonna be there when it's starting to go, cuz. Yeah, I'm snitching. Ain't nothing wrong with snitching, man. It ain't nothing wrong with just telling, man. Especially when you got a fine ass girl at home. Okay, I'm in now. Okay, wait, now I'm starting to pick up what you been down.
- [32:49]
Isabella
I didn't know about that last line.
- [32:54]
Katie Nolan
Arenas went on to explain. He doesn't even know the man who's allegedly responsible for running the gambling ring. Saying he wishes he knew some worthwhile information so he could quote. He wishes he knew worthwhile information so he could quote, snitch so bad. Just because they even got me in this situation, you know, even if I don't know anything, I wish I did because I would snitch my ass off because I have nothing to do with this. His trial, snitching. His trial is scheduled for September 23rd. I don't think I've ever seen a more. That's almost. That's. I've never seen someone just come out and go, yeah, I'm not gonna be there. Cause I will be tattling. I intend to rat you all out. A man who's alleged to be a high level member of an Israeli organized crime group. Not somebody I'd want to piss off. Just saying I fear too much. This is crazy. This is a cr.
- [34:02]
Isabella
I'm gonna snitch so bad.
- [34:03]
Katie Nolan
Oh, I'm gonna snitch so bad, your head's gonna spin.
- [34:07]
Chris
My three year old daughter already knows not to snitch. She's like. Brought up a couple of things at the dinner table before where we're like, where did you. Where did you learn about this? Like, why are you saying these words? Like, did you hear it from daycare? And she would just look us in the eye and say, I got chicken in my mouth.
- [34:21]
Katie Nolan
I got chicken.
- [34:21]
Chris
That was. That was always her thing. I got chicken in my mouth. That was her thing.
- [34:23]
Katie Nolan
When she Child for I plead the fifth. I got chicken in my mouth.
- [34:27]
Chris
Got chicken in my mouth.
- [34:27]
Katie Nolan
I got nuggets.
- [34:28]
Chris
I'm like, all right.
- [34:29]
Isabella
Can you see that?
- [34:29]
Chris
She ain't telling us.
- [34:30]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. Gilbert Arenas, when you go into that courtroom, you should say, I got chicken in my mouth. I don't know what you guys are talking about. Is that not. Am I crazy? Is that not how you get murdered?
- [34:41]
Danny Wexelman
It feels like how you get murdered.
- [34:42]
Brady
Go online and go.
- [34:43]
Danny Wexelman
Seven weeks. Still trying.
- [34:44]
Katie Nolan
I'm gonna. Yeah. It's not till September 23rd. He needs to be in detective custody. That's. I'm gonna tell. Hey, can I just be honest? I'm gonna tell. I'm not worried about this at all.
- [34:54]
Brady
Keep these thoughts to yourself.
- [34:56]
Katie Nolan
Not worried about this at all. Because I intend to rat on you all. I'm gonna push you all in front of the bus and so, like. And subscribe, I guess.
- [35:06]
Danny Wexelman
Gil's been alive for 45 years now. He owns a TV. It is impossible not to have seen Goodfellas. Like, it's impossible to avoid it this long. He knows how this works.
- [35:17]
Katie Nolan
Have I seen good fellas?
- [35:18]
Danny Wexelman
You've absolutely seen.
- [35:19]
Katie Nolan
Well, is that.
- [35:21]
Danny Wexelman
It's a. It's a man, Mr.
- [35:22]
Katie Nolan
Pink. Is that Goodfellas? No, I don't think I've seen Goodfellas.
- [35:28]
Chris
It's a good one.
- [35:29]
Danny Wexelman
I'm aware that there's a gender Discrepancy.
- [35:32]
Katie Nolan
I know I'm not good at seeing movies in general. Not good at seeing movies in general. I'm certainly not good at all these boy movies. I don't see a lot of boy movies, but I happy for you and I'm happy that you love it. Please stop screaming at me. It's just a movie. I'll watch it at some point, have add, so I'll probably miss half of it. And.
- [35:50]
Danny Wexelman
Oh, it's three hours long. Good luck.
- [35:53]
Katie Nolan
What is it? Happy Gilmore. Can you believe Happy Gilmore 2 is two a half hour longer than Happy Gilmore the First? That's when I. That was the point that made me go. No, I will be criticizing.
- [36:02]
Danny Wexelman
Well, it's a half hour of Happy Gilmore 1. Content.
- [36:04]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. The YouTube compilation of it all. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- [36:07]
Chris
Comedy. Neither comedies nor horrors should be above 90 minutes.
- [36:11]
Katie Nolan
Damn. That's a. That's a subway take if I've ever heard one.
- [36:15]
Chris
Absolutely not. 90 minutes at most.
- [36:17]
Danny Wexelman
Hotter take. No movie should be above 90 minutes. I don't have time for that.
- [36:21]
Katie Nolan
Well, that's.
- [36:22]
Isabella
No, there's some movies that should be like.
- [36:24]
Chris
They're awesome.
- [36:25]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. Brady, you know what?
- [36:27]
Danny Wexelman
Return of the King. Just split it down the middle. Give me two movies.
- [36:29]
Isabella
Like, I don't think I could.
- [36:31]
Danny Wexelman
I'm gonna watch that in two sittings anyway. You know how long it took me to watch the Irishman? That was like four sittings.
- [36:37]
Isabella
Oh, that one was really. Wasn't that like three hours?
- [36:39]
Katie Nolan
Not worth it.
- [36:39]
Chris
Yes, that was four hours.
- [36:40]
Katie Nolan
I think. I think I got an hour in and I was like, that's a enough for me.
- [36:44]
Chris
One of my favorite movies of all time is like four and a half hours, but it took me like three days.
- [36:48]
Katie Nolan
Schindler's List.
- [36:50]
Chris
No. Until the end of the World.
- [36:51]
Katie Nolan
I've never even heard so literally. What's until the end of the World?
- [36:56]
Chris
It's like a sci fi road trip romance movie from. I don't know.
- [37:02]
Katie Nolan
Why am I writing it down four hours long?
- [37:04]
Brady
I'm obviously not going to watch it.
- [37:05]
Katie Nolan
I'm writing it down like, oh, look that up.
- [37:07]
Danny Wexelman
What language is it originally in?
- [37:10]
Chris
It's in English.
- [37:10]
Danny Wexelman
Okay.
- [37:11]
Chris
William Hurts in it.
- [37:12]
Isabella
You know, I think more movies should be doing intermissions in. In theaters.
- [37:16]
Brady
They had that.
- [37:17]
Chris
Yes, The Brutalists and that definitely 100% agree.
- [37:20]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. But then there's gonna be a line at the bathroom and you're. By the time you're through the line, it's gonna be there every. I think. Didn't somebody a while ago Start putting online, like, when to take bathroom breaks. That I thought was brilliant.
- [37:31]
Danny Wexelman
There wasn't. There was an app for that. I don't think it was Run P was the app, I think.
- [37:35]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. Where it was like, you've got a few. You can. At this scene, you can go. I love that.
- [37:40]
Danny Wexelman
Well, especially like, when you're. Yeah. For, like, Spider Man 3, they're like, this shit's gonna be boring from minute 30 to 40. Go pee.
- [37:46]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. And I thought that was brilliant. That way. It's like we're not all getting the information. Because if you notice now that everybody drives with gps, they'll put you on, like, a little road, but everybody will get on that little road. And you're like, oh, we're all getting the same instructions from the same gps. So it's actually causing more traffic on.
- [38:02]
Isabella
What would have been like, want to save 10 minutes? Go this way.
- [38:05]
Katie Nolan
I don't go that way. I say, no. Same thing. And I feel like that's. If an intermission at a movie came up, everybody would get up to go to the bathroom. Whereas if I have to look it up on an app specifically, other people have that info, too. But it's not given to everybody, so there wouldn't be as much of a line. Anyway, that's my thought on that.
- [38:21]
Isabella
How did we get here?
- [38:22]
Katie Nolan
I don't actually remember.
- [38:25]
Danny Wexelman
So moral of the story. 90 minutes max, every minute.
- [38:27]
Katie Nolan
Okay. Try your best to keep it at 90. And if you're doing. Oh, don't snitch, and don't snitch. This really was that. This is related to that. That's how we got that. I like the big fellas. Ah, that's right. I was gonna say we have all these sports movies we've been wanting to talk about. This could be the end to that discussion. We've got a lot of sports movies coming up. Sydney Sweeney, she's playing Christy Martin, a female boxer, which I think the. I mean, if you think that the media around Sydney Sweeney now is nuts, wait until she plays this role where she's not gonna be seen as what they like to see her as, which is just a. A beautiful, perfect little doll who has great jeans.
- [39:09]
Danny Wexelman
Two pairs. She's wearing two pairs of jeans in that.
- [39:12]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. I don't care how great they are. You can't.
- [39:15]
Danny Wexelman
Then there's a pair of jeans over the jeans.
- [39:18]
Katie Nolan
Are you not doing that? You don't. You didn't wear under jeans. I got under jeans. No, these are my over jeans. And then right here are my under Jeans. Well.
- [39:30]
Danny Wexelman
Second pair of jeans. What is this?
- [39:33]
Isabella
Okay. Honestly, realistically, it's probably not two jeans. It's probably just like, the cut of the top of a jean that's, like, sewn into. You fool the jean, like, as a design.
- [39:42]
Danny Wexelman
Jeans. And then, like, the jeans open up, but there's more jeans underneath.
- [39:46]
Isabella
It's like Pepperidge Farm bread, but not all the way down to the thigh and the leg.
- [39:50]
Brady
Like.
- [39:50]
Isabella
Like, it's probably just, like, a design.
- [39:52]
Katie Nolan
Is that because Pepperidge Farm bread is in a bag? Inside of a bag?
- [39:55]
Danny Wexelman
It's in a bag. In a bag.
- [39:56]
Katie Nolan
That's. I. When did they start doing that?
- [39:57]
Isabella
Kind of.
- [39:58]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, it sucks. I think the first thing you should do is rip the plastic off of the whole loaf and put it back in the bag. I think, like, that's the. Otherwise, you're fumbling around with too much.
- [40:07]
Isabella
Especially if you get a double loaf bag, like, from Costco kind of thing, and then it's, like, twice the amount of plastic.
- [40:14]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. There's only two of us. We're not ever getting a double.
- [40:17]
Isabella
I mean, me neither, but I just, like, know of it.
- [40:19]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [40:19]
Danny Wexelman
Trying to imagine just being, like, half drunk in my early 20s and, like, unbuttoning a pair of jeans and then.
- [40:24]
Katie Nolan
Finding more, like, just unbuttoned these things.
- [40:26]
Danny Wexelman
Like, they're still buttoned.
- [40:27]
Katie Nolan
That's tough. What? Somebody talked to me about this Smashing Machine movie because I saw a promo that had the Rock in it that he looked gigantic.
- [40:40]
Danny Wexelman
Yeah. So the Rock plays Mark Kerr, MMA fighter, and it. You know, we've all been clamoring for the Rock to re reunite with Emily Blunt from Jungle Cruise. And then later on Jungle Cruise 2.
- [40:52]
Katie Nolan
Undeniable chemistry, of course. Was it. Did they. You saw those films?
- [40:56]
Danny Wexelman
No, I didn't. I do love Emily Blunt, though.
- [40:59]
Katie Nolan
She's very talented. Yeah.
- [41:01]
Danny Wexelman
Edge of Tomorrow, man. But it's the Rock as an MMA fighter, And it's an A24 film. And I don't think they have much of a plot description past that. He is very big. He's in that, like, Mark Wahlberg, like, pain and gain mode, where the Rock is just going to be as big as he's ever been at age 53. And we'd be like, all right.
- [41:19]
Katie Nolan
And that's. We'll just go. That's how it works. He must be working out a lot and eating his vegetables.
- [41:26]
Danny Wexelman
I mean, there's no Mitchell Report for Hollywood. Not accusing him of anything. I'm just saying, like, I fear for, like, Hugh Jackman's long Term health. Because I see like Hugh looking big and shredded in his 50s, and I like the man. I feel like we'd be a good.
- [41:42]
Isabella
I like it and I like it.
- [41:45]
Katie Nolan
I like the way it looks.
- [41:46]
Danny Wexelman
This doesn't have a long term effect on him.
- [41:48]
Katie Nolan
And when does him come out? That's the one I'm excited for. The Jordan Peeler.
- [41:52]
Chris
Real quick before we move on from the Smashing Machine. That's. That's. That's your guy that wrote and directed that, Benny Safdie. So you gotta go and see it.
- [42:00]
Katie Nolan
Have we discussed this on the pod or has this been an indoor conversation that I'm.
- [42:04]
Chris
I think we mentioned it during our.
- [42:05]
Katie Nolan
Happy about the safties. I mean, I get it. I was Josh Safdie's music. They've got a lot going on and people seem to really like them. And I don't know if I'm people. That's just. Well, I'll leave it at that.
- [42:19]
Isabella
Didn't you guys say he was. He was in Happy Gilmore too.
- [42:22]
Katie Nolan
Was he the.
- [42:23]
Isabella
The villains guy? Whatever the.
- [42:25]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, he was the bad guy.
- [42:27]
Isabella
The IMAX Golf. Yeah, that's what it was called, right?
- [42:30]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, something like that.
- [42:31]
Chris
Maxi, wasn't it? Maxi. Something like that.
- [42:34]
Danny Wexelman
I mean, Uncut Gems was a marvel. Like, that was incredible. Like, you talk about, like, what does the director do if he's in charge of the one creating the tension and the anxiety in that movie. Does a great job also getting the best possible performance out of Kevin Garnett.
- [42:48]
Katie Nolan
Right.
- [42:48]
Danny Wexelman
Credit to the man.
- [42:49]
Isabella
That's a sports movie.
- [42:50]
Katie Nolan
Which.
- [42:51]
Danny Wexelman
Oh, yeah.
- [42:51]
Katie Nolan
Which Safdie did the show with Nathan Fielder and what's her name, Emma Stone.
- [43:01]
Chris
Was Benny okay?
- [43:02]
Katie Nolan
Interesting.
- [43:06]
Isabella
Him.
- [43:07]
Katie Nolan
Him. When does it come out?
- [43:09]
Chris
September 19th.
- [43:10]
Katie Nolan
Okay, so we got time. That's the CTE horror movie. Jordan.
- [43:15]
Chris
It seems like incredible.
- [43:16]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, it does. Look, the trailer is really good.
- [43:18]
Chris
The trail is in. Intense.
- [43:20]
Katie Nolan
Intense. Very interested to see where that goes. But a lot going on. A lot going on in sports and entertainment in Hollywood. One other thing we have in the works that I just saw a scripted series about the Shohei Ohtani translator situation potentially coming to stars. Now, the biggest part of this headline. I didn't know stars was still out here. I don't. Do they have a subscription service I have to sign up for if I want to see this or are they under one of the other ones? God, streaming is a mess.
- [43:51]
Chris
I think you can get like a subscription, two stars through like YouTube TV. It's like an add on, right?
- [43:57]
Katie Nolan
What's even?
- [43:58]
Isabella
Or if you have Hulu. I think you can do a Stars add on.
- [44:01]
Danny Wexelman
Oh, man.
- [44:02]
Chris
So, yeah, it's an add on to other streaming services.
- [44:05]
Danny Wexelman
Stars. Home of the hit show Outlander. I don't know what Outlander? What is Outlander?
- [44:12]
Katie Nolan
It's popular with the people it's popular with. Right? Isn't it like a. A period? Yeah, but is it like sci fi maybe? Kind of.
- [44:20]
Isabella
You couldn't like the main character can, like, go back in time or something like that.
- [44:23]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. Whoever loves it is listening to this going, that's not correct.
- [44:26]
Isabella
I know. My mom and my sister love that show. And I'm. They're always trying to get me to.
- [44:31]
Katie Nolan
Watch names without looking it up. Can anyone name one other thing that was on Stars? Power, I believe was on stars.
- [44:38]
Danny Wexelman
Powers on stars. That's right. That's right.
- [44:40]
Katie Nolan
Is there another show from Stars?
- [44:44]
Chris
Off the top of my head, I'd have no clue.
- [44:45]
Katie Nolan
I know. But they're getting this potentially. A series about the sh. Otani and the gambling scandal surrounding his interpreter in 2024. Obviously, Ohtani made headlines over the world. The world over when he signed a 10 year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers. The star pitcher and designated here had for years been working with interpreter Ippe Mizuhara. But one day into the 2024 season, it was revealed that Mizahara had stolen nearly $17 million from Ohtani to cover gambling debts. He was immediately fired and later turned himself into federal authorities and pled guilty to bank and tax fraud charges. And he was sentenced to nearly five years in prison. And he began that sentence in June of 2025. What? Isabella?
- [45:23]
Isabella
I did not know about this.
- [45:24]
Katie Nolan
You didn't know about this?
- [45:26]
Chris
This was pre. Isabella getting into sports.
- [45:28]
Katie Nolan
Yes. It's pre podcast.
- [45:30]
Isabella
So his interpreter stole money from him.
- [45:32]
Katie Nolan
Huh. And gambled.
- [45:34]
Chris
Was pretty, like, put a lot of money on, like, really silly things. Like, he clearly didn't know what he was doing. He was just a guy who was in charge of a lot of money. And in the throes of an addiction, I believe. Yeah.
- [45:46]
Danny Wexelman
Trying to figure he put a lot of trust on him. Put a lot of, like, financial ability to deal with. Show his money. The wildest part of this is like when the accusations first started coming out that there was like some sort of investigation going on, people would ask Shohei Otani about, like, you know, what's going on here, but it's the English media asking about it. So they were asking the interpreter.
- [46:08]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [46:09]
Danny Wexelman
And just assuming that he was like, directly giving, like, doing this conversation Accurately. When in fact you're asking the guy who's guilty of this and he's just going to make up whatever he thinks Shohei Otani is saying.
- [46:22]
Chris
And then when it also came out, I think there was some suspicion about Shohei Otani himself. Some people, like, initially, which I think is. Yeah, initially people were wondering whether he.
- [46:31]
Danny Wexelman
Haters.
- [46:32]
Katie Nolan
Haters.
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Chris
Whether the. The, you know, whether he was involved. And then later on whether the interpreter was sort of the fall guy for him. There was a lot of people who had that theory. Theory.
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Katie Nolan
Can you hear my stomach rumbling?
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Chris
Not through zoom.
- [46:47]
Katie Nolan
That was so loud. That was crazy.
- [46:49]
Chris
You need a break. You need a break for a.
- [46:51]
Katie Nolan
That was nuts.
- [46:51]
Chris
For a sconk.
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Isabella
The listener's gonna comment be like, I did.
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Katie Nolan
Ew. I did. I turned my volume all the way up and I did hear it. Yeah. So that should be interesting. The guy who wrote Air, which I know you really liked, Chris. Alex Convoy would be the writer of the series, the head writer. So it could be good. I love a baseball TV show. I'm into that. I think I'd watch this even though I have no idea how to find it. I think I could figure out stars for this.
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Danny Wexelman
That's not a baseball TV show in a while. So one with like Mark Paul Gosler and the female pitcher for the.
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Katie Nolan
Oh, yeah, I was in that.
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Danny Wexelman
You were in that?
- [47:27]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, it was the.
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Danny Wexelman
What a wild thing for me to randomly bring up.
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Katie Nolan
I was the. Like, they would go to the TV in the. In the. Like. I was like, they're Stephen A. Smith. They would go and I'd go, like, be giving my take.
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Chris
Like, Logan Lucky. Like, how you in Logan Lucky. Yeah.
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Katie Nolan
Yeah. So that's fun.
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Danny Wexelman
What was the name of that show?
- [47:45]
Katie Nolan
Pitch, I believe.
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Danny Wexelman
Oh, sweet.
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Katie Nolan
So that's been your sports in Hollywood moment. Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep. Hollywood, Our next story. I can't believe we haven't gotten to this yet. This is my most exciting story of the week. The greatest. One of the greatest athletic performances I think I've ever seen in my lifetime. The halftime baby race at the Las Vegas Aces Minnesota Links game ended with one of the young racers. That's where they take a baby. It's like a crawl race. They set the babies down and all the babies crawl towards their parent or whoever it is. At the end of the. They have to crawl over and the babies race and the whole stadium goes nuts about the babies crawling on the floor. Well, this one baby said I need to rise to the occasion. Quite literally, one of the babies stood up on the court during the crawl race and took their very first steps and then walked to who I'm assuming is their mommy and won the race. I've never seen anything like it in my life. When the baby just decides to put her feet on the ground and the crowd is going, no, no way, no way. And then the baby starts walking and you see the mom is like, she doesn't do this. This is new. What a high stakes time.
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Isabella
The baby was like, fuck this.
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Katie Nolan
To take your very first steps. What it. And maybe I'm joking, but I think I'm pretty serious. If you're a baby and you're not scared by that moment. First of all, this isn't early years of the wnba. The league is booming. This is a popular time for the wnba. It's a, a crowded place, loud, over stimulating. You're crawling, people are yelling, there's other babies crawling. You have the mental fortitude to focus not only on the goal, but to understand that there's something your body could do more than what it's currently doing. What you currently think is your ceiling for your ability to go, I can exceed this, I think. And to try, even just to try, I would have been like, this is the greatest athlete of our time. But to succeed, to walk for the very first time in front of more people than anyone's ever had, to do that, and to walk right to victory, incredible. Now, is that disqualification worthy?
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Chris
Yes.
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Katie Nolan
Now that I've given the baby the flowers, it is called the baby crawl race. And if you were to enter the child into the race with the ability to walk and the child walked, everybody would go, boo, you can't do that. And so I hate to be a stickler for the rules I just was advocating against, but I don't know, I just. It is worth debating. Does anybody among the casualties feel strongly enough that that is actually disqualification worthy?
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Chris
Yes, I think it's disqualification. The baby lost the race, but it won the hearts of a nation, which is much bigger, much more important. So it doesn't matter that that baby lost the race. You can give that win to whoever came in after the baby.
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Katie Nolan
I mean, I didn't even see another baby finish cross the finish line. I don't even know.
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Danny Wexelman
The baby's like Josh Hamilton at Yankee Stadium. Like, the baby didn't win, but we're gonna remember that baby forever, ever.
- [51:08]
Katie Nolan
That's the home run derby reference, I believe, correct?
- [51:11]
Danny Wexelman
Yes. Hamilton hit like 35 homers in the first round. And, like, was Dinging them off the scoreboard, everybody is the greatest performance anybody ever seen. He didn't win. No one gave a. Because he went down in history. This baby, like, just flexing on all babies. This baby is him.
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Isabella
Now, if you were a parent of one of the other baby contestants, Katie, would you.
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Katie Nolan
I'd be a real problem. Would you be like, hold the fucking phone. Now, here's the thing. Here's the thing about me that I desperately try to conceal on this podcast. I. I have it in me, you know, I have that, Karen. It exists. I suppress. I. I've. I've done the work to dismantle her, but when a manager needs to be spoken to, she bubbles up inside of me. And I can go, well, well, who can I speak to? Who's in charge? Because I have an issue I'd like to raise just because. Especially if it's in defense of. If it were my baby. Well, it's like, well, technically, um, it says here, crawl race. Am I right? Am I right that it says crawl? Yeah, I could. I would. I would take issue. I'd be embarrassed of myself, but I would take issue.
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Danny Wexelman
Meanwhile, if you're the baby parent, I imagine you are full on Pete Weber at half court.
- [52:30]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [52:31]
Danny Wexelman
That baby stands up and crosses the finish line. You are throwing double barreled thumbs up and like, thrusts.
- [52:37]
Katie Nolan
Who do you think you are? I am. Wah. I am. I am me.
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Isabella
That was me being the baby.
- [52:46]
Katie Nolan
Oh, thank you for the captions. I appreciate the assist. The NWSL is back. They took a month off. They were for all those international competitions, so. So we're back in, I believe Kansas City feels like they might be running away with it, but there's a lot of teams in the conversation still. One of those teams, the Washington Spirit, they got Trinity Rodman back. She hasn't played in a game since April. She entered the game in the 76th minute. Here's her first time on the pitch in 114 days. And then what did she do in the 92nd minute? Scored a goal. I would highly recommend looking up that clip. We used to have a segment on sports called Go look it up. Go look it up with the call. It's very exciting. It's awesome to have Trinity Rodman back. She's great for the sport, the nwsl. I mean, things are gonna get heated and exciting, so I'd love to make a push for everybody to get back in, find it, watch it, and get into it. The Spirit beat The Portland thorns 2 to 1. Other news before we get to, I mean, do we have to talk about the stupid Trump Sports Council? It's just like, so the president's bringing back the Presidential Fitness test, which was around for a while. Do you know which president brought that up? I forget. But I know Obama ended it. He feels like a Reagan thing else. Yeah, it does, doesn't it? He is reestablishing the fitness test. He also launched a council of sports stuff for a council on sports, fitness and nutrition.
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Danny Wexelman
Oh, it's Eisenhower.
- [54:31]
Katie Nolan
Oh, Dwight D. Yeah, this is a little. A little DDE Well, Trump announced this council and he said it'll have up to 30 members per this executive order. He signed it on July 31st. That established it. It's tasked with advising the President and recommending actions on a number of fronts, including challenges in school based programs, rewarding excellence in fitness, physical education, fitness goals, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Right on this council we've got Roger Goodell, a paragon of fitness. Nick Bosa, tuatanga vailoa. But how did Trump pronounce it?
- [55:15]
Danny Wexelman
Not that.
- [55:16]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, there's a lot of pauses. Harrison Butker, every girl's favorite kicker. You know the one who said, don't work, have a baby, otherwise your husband can't do what he wants. Pro football. Oh, we're gonna call him Pro Football hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor. We're not gonna call him registered sex offender Lawrence Taylor.
- [55:37]
Danny Wexelman
I guess, you know, both would be accurate.
- [55:38]
Katie Nolan
Both are illegal for me to say Registered sex offender Lawrence Taylor. Retired legends Jack Nicklaus and Wayne Gretzky. Current Live Tour golfer Bryson Dechambeau. I believe I saw Annika Sorenstam is on there. That's the only girl name I saw. I don't know just from the 30 members. And this is the party of Protect women's sports. Just fine. I only saw one woman on there, so I don't feel like maybe starting to feel like maybe women's sports and the protection of them wasn't really the priority. I don't know though. It just feels that way a little. And then Saquon Barkley was invited to it or mentioned in it, and it said he was shocked he did not accept President Donald Trump's invitation to serve on his Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. He was shocked. His name was mentioned a couple of months ago, was brought to my team. About the council, I'm not really familiar with it. I felt like I'm going to be super busy, so me and my family thought it'd probably be out of best interest to not accept that. Little shocked when my name was mentioned. I'm assuming it's something great.
- [56:38]
Brady
So I appreciate it, but was a.
- [56:39]
Katie Nolan
Little shocked when my name was mentioned. So Saquon said that he's not really too familiar with it. It sounds like nobody is. Lawrence Taylor was clearly impromptu asked to speak at the announcement of this. And here's what he had to say. I'm just proud to be on this, on this team. I don't know why, I don't know what we're supposed to be doing.
- [57:02]
Chris
But I'm here to serve and I'm.
- [57:04]
Katie Nolan
Here to serve you. Okay? So I'm gonna do the best I can for as long as I can. Thank you very much. I mean, insane. That's absolutely, absolutely wild thing to say. At the announcement of the thing to go. I don't know what it is, I don't know why it is, but I'm gonna do what I can until I die, I think is what. As long as I can. I don't know what. All right.
- [57:35]
Isabella
And I'm here to serve.
- [57:36]
Katie Nolan
I'm here to serve.
- [57:37]
Danny Wexelman
To be fair, they may have explained what this council is for. The presidential fitness test at a school where children would be taking the test and he would be the one who is not allowed to attend that.
- [57:48]
Katie Nolan
Not allowed to attend, been arrested because he keeps forgetting to tell them when he moves. That's such an embarrassing to keep being arrested because you forget to say you moved, which is something you have to do because again, you are a registered sex offender. So good luck to that counsel on whatever the fuck that is. And I am comfortable not knowing what it is because I'm not on it. So if I, I think it's okay for me to know less about what it is than them. And then last thing, we're getting a reality show, a dating show about the US Open. Isabella, did you see this? Yeah.
- [58:27]
Isabella
And I don't know. I don't know how to feel about it.
- [58:30]
Katie Nolan
The US Open is going to host its own reality series set at the Billie Jean King National Tennis center in Queens. The eight episode series called Game, Set, Matchmaker will be filming again.
- [58:41]
Danny Wexelman
That's thinking of the title first and then the show after.
- [58:44]
Katie Nolan
And that's sort of everything now. I think you just need a title. Will be filmed the week before the event begins in late August. It will air on YouTube during the tournament. The Bachelorette at the center of the series is Alana Sedeika, a tennis savvy, 24 year old former figure skating champion and Pilates teacher who was born and raised in Long Island. And now lives in Miami. She sounds expensive. I don't know. That sounds like a. That's like an expensive taste. She'll be matched with seven men and will go on dates, which will include playing games and exploring the tennis center. And a contestant will be sent home at the end of each episode. Okay.
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Isabella
I don't know how romantic Arthur Ashe Stadium is or like the US Open grounds, but I mean, I guess if this is where you want to find.
- [59:34]
Katie Nolan
Love, how many love jokes do you think we're going to get? It's going to be a lot.
- [59:40]
Danny Wexelman
I think it's 96 degrees and we're outside in Queens. Let's go be romantic.
- [59:46]
Katie Nolan
But not even at the US Open. What I don't get is, like, do it at the Open. Film it at the Open.
- [59:53]
Isabella
Yeah, that would be more fun. Like, I would like to see also, like, maybe if they. If they filmed something like during a match, but not obviously when they're playing, like maybe in the background or something.
- [60:01]
Katie Nolan
Like they did some. Some cool stuff I saw on Social during. I believe it was the French Open when they had. They would give a random group of people a microphone and they would just record them watching for 30 minutes and they would cut it up for Social. I loved that. They also did like overheard at. And they did that really well. Like, tennis has been doing a good job of making this doesn't feel. This feels like, I don't know, do it during the Open. Make it interesting. But I guess it's a dating show and we need.
- [60:32]
Isabella
Imagine if the. The main contestant was that AI influencer from Wimbledon.
- [60:39]
Danny Wexelman
Win a date with me as a Lou.
- [60:41]
Katie Nolan
You know her name? Do you follow her?
- [60:43]
Isabella
No, I remember from. We mentioned it on the pod.
- [60:45]
Katie Nolan
I know, but I don't remember. You remember it, Brady. Like that.
- [60:48]
Danny Wexelman
Yeah. Cut the. Put out the Instagram video about her.
- [60:51]
Katie Nolan
Damn. I really just. My memory is useless. I couldn't even if you could have given me a thousand chances to guess that lady's name.
- [60:57]
Isabella
If there's one pop pro for us though, I do like the idea of like just creating extra, I guess, entertainment around like a tennis Grand Slam.
- [61:08]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. You know what? Take a swing, right? And this is a swing.
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Isabella
Yeah, I guess. And I guess, you know, reality television is really popular right now, so maybe that's what they feel like will get people. Who knows?
- [61:19]
Katie Nolan
Who knows? And maybe they're right. Maybe. Maybe. It turns out to be the greatest thing I've ever seen.
- [61:24]
Isabella
Game, set, matchmaker.
- [61:25]
Katie Nolan
I also saw. There's two other dating shows in the Works from former bachelor or bachelorette contestants. One of them is about age gaps, relationships. Sick. It's going to be men and younger women. Sick. Sick. Love that. Sick. And then the other one, I forget what it's about, but it's something equally as bleak. Oh, it's about losing your virginity. It's like, will you be my first? I believe is what it's called.
- [61:44]
Chris
What?
- [61:45]
Katie Nolan
So things are going good and I.
- [61:48]
Isabella
Don'T know if I would want that experience televised.
- [61:51]
Katie Nolan
You don't say. You wouldn't. All right. Transitioning into baseball. The trade deadline has come and gone and people have been moved. Not all the big names. Not. Not everything has happened, but a lot happened also this past weekend. I want to talk about. Before we get into Danny Wexelman, I wanted to talk with you Casualties about this. Did you see the MLB Speedway Classic? It was a big deal. They were making a big push around this event. It was going to be the most fans ever to gather live to watch a baseball game. 80. They sold more than 85,000 tickets at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. It was a game between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds. Did I already say that? It was called the Speedway Classic. They wanted to set a record. Amazing. Encountered a lot of logistical challenges. So the game was supposed to be on Saturday. There was a lengthy rain delay and eventually, after playing like an inning, it was called. The game was called until the next day, Sunday, which already on. Even when you're playing that at a baseball stadium, that's got to be a logistical nightmare in terms of, like, planning for food and planning for staffing and et cetera, et cetera. It seems like this was a bit of a mess before we even got to that point. Fans at Bristol Motor Speedway encountered logistical issues at the venue. Many concession stands ran out of food during the first rain delay, which lasted two hours and 17 minutes. The venue's communications department announced early Sunday that fans could bring in outside food and non alcoholic beverages because they weren't allowed to do that on Saturday. And a lot of places ran out of food. Fans were left with nachos with no cheese and hot dogs with no buns.
- [63:35]
Danny Wexelman
If you serve me. Not if I. If I order nachos and you serve me nachos with no toppings, which is just chips. I am rioting.
- [63:42]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
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Danny Wexelman
Like, that is. That is when the populace has been pushed.
- [63:45]
Katie Nolan
I will not pay you for that. If I. If you hand me a plastic container of circular tortilla chips, you will not get money from me. I need the cheese. The Money's for the cheese. I thought we all agreed upon that. I'm not paying you for chips. The beer had run out by the time they did the national anthem.
- [64:07]
Chris
Jesus, they were expecting a big crowd. They were expecting 85 million.
- [64:12]
Katie Nolan
Poison was the big crowd. That's what's crazy to me is they were bragging about what a big crowd this was going to be. I guess I don't understand event planning enough to know how is it possible that by the time the game was about to start you didn't have any food?
- [64:30]
Danny Wexelman
I think it's the danger of doing a one off event is that it's not like, well, we'll order a bunch. Can't sell it today, we'll sell it tomorrow. They're like, we're just gonna try to guess how much we.
- [64:39]
Katie Nolan
Are we out of season for the Bristol Motor Speedway. There's nothing else. When do they do events?
- [64:44]
Danny Wexelman
Yet another car race coming up.
- [64:46]
Katie Nolan
They must. So this feels like a. I don't know, it feels like it should have been handled properly. I love the opportunity to call anything the fire fest of, of anything. And I feel like many were calling this the fire fest of baseball. I will say I went to a winter classic game at Notre Dame and I feel like they ran out of beer very early. I think it was like the fourth. I think it was like the, the fourth period. I think it was. I think it was like the. It was the first or the second. It. I don't want to slander them and be wrong, but I remember being having no beer very early in the game. And so it really must be something about bringing a sport to where it's not supposed to at somebody else's, some other sports house.
- [65:38]
Chris
But they still drink beer and eat nachos and hot dogs during NASCAR events, don't they?
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Danny Wexelman
Oh, yes, they did.
- [65:46]
Katie Nolan
But you're always allowed to bring in outside stuff for racing or is that at certain raceways? Cause I know. Oh, I don't know. I've been to one race over.
- [65:54]
Danny Wexelman
I can't. I don't know.
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Katie Nolan
Yeah, I know. That's part of the appeal of going to racing for at least some places. I feel like Daytona, you can bring your own.
- [66:02]
Chris
Oh, interesting.
- [66:03]
Isabella
Oh, maybe that's what they expected. They were like.
- [66:05]
Katie Nolan
But they weren't allowed to do it.
- [66:06]
Danny Wexelman
Well, you have to because I mean the big speedways, when they have just the infield, people just go into the infield with their RVs and you're packing whatever. So I guess you have to be allowed to Take something in.
- [66:16]
Katie Nolan
So it feels like maybe baseball was like, we don't operate by those rules. And then they immediately were like, maybe, okay, you can operate by those rules. It rained.
- [66:23]
Danny Wexelman
Beauty of Camden Yards. Camden Yards let you bring in whatever.
- [66:26]
Chris
Really, that is not a gun, not.
- [66:27]
Danny Wexelman
Boot, not a gun, not booze.
- [66:29]
Katie Nolan
Not bringing.
- [66:30]
Danny Wexelman
Mostly, like, sharp objects and ninja weapons. But what about a finger? I mean, food. Finger guns are good. Finger gun's totally cool.
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Chris
I guess the same in Australia as well. You see, like, people bring, like. We used to bring sandwiches and things like that to the football growing up. Yeah. Actually, it's a very normal thing. Why isn't it done more often over here? That's right.
- [66:47]
Katie Nolan
Especially if you're going to Fenway. You should all bring sandwiches.
- [66:49]
Chris
We didn't buy food at a. At a. At a stadium for years.
- [66:54]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. Have you met capitalism? Have you met late stage rampant capitalism? There's no way they would let you come in and not make money off of you.
- [67:04]
Chris
On top of that, brought in our own soup. Our hot tomato soup that we would dip in rolls, buttered rolls into games. We keep it in a thermos.
- [67:14]
Brady
Soup and toast.
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Chris
That's what we did.
- [67:16]
Katie Nolan
Bringing soup to a sports game. I don't.
- [67:19]
Chris
It was very cold. When we're watching.
- [67:20]
Katie Nolan
Oh, like sippable soup, like a chicken broth.
- [67:24]
Chris
We would bring, like, plastic cups. We'd bring the soup in a thermos, and then you'd pour the soup into the plastic cup, get your rolls out, dip the rolls into. Into the hot soup. It was a very normal thing for people to do.
- [67:40]
Danny Wexelman
A man with a gallon Ziploc bag of spaghetti at an Orioles game. That's my favorite one.
- [67:44]
Chris
That is a good one.
- [67:46]
Katie Nolan
The Orioles.
- [67:47]
Danny Wexelman
You throw away the vessel when you're done. It's not like you're carrying around Tupperware.
- [67:49]
Katie Nolan
But it's a. Dan had to. Dan had to throw away a lighter last night at the Barclays Center. They wouldn't let him bring a. I mean, a lighter. I asked him, like, why do you have that on you? We don't have anything to light. It's just a. He naturally just always has certain things in his pockets and one of them's a lighter, and they made him thrown away. He's gonna light. He's gonna light the place on fire. What's the. That's crazy.
- [68:11]
Isabella
I mean, they don't even let you bring in, like, those, like, metal water bottles.
- [68:15]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. So they wouldn't even let us. I got a Red Bull shout out, and they put In a. And a water. And they had to pour both out of their containers into a cup. I was like, this sucks.
- [68:25]
Chris
Yeah, that's.
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Katie Nolan
You. What I don't understand. We were at Monday Night Raw. We went to Monday Night Raw after. She's yelling that at me. And. And they. They let you leave. Usually, like, big wrestling things, they let you leave with the chairs. So it's crazy to me that you can't let a wrestling fan have a water bottle because you're afraid they're gonna throw it at the wrestler when they're allowed to leave. Leave the stadium with a folding chair. Wait.
- [68:52]
Danny Wexelman
There's a really long history of people throwing the cans at the wrestlers, though. It's documented.
- [68:57]
Katie Nolan
Guys, Guys. Yeah, babe?
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Isabella
What do you mean, leave with a chair?
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Katie Nolan
So if you sit on the floor of, like, a WrestleMania summer slam, something like. Like a folding chair, they'll be. I mean, we have eight of these in our house. It's what we use for seating when we have guests over. There's, like, a branded chair that bits. You can fold up and take. I remember the. When I went to SummerSlam a couple years ago, I saw people leaving the venue holding their chairs, and I was like, isn't this dangerous? We just watched people use chairs as weapons. And now you're letting people leave. A big crowd of people all hyped up after an event, leaving with chairs. I was like, please don't hit me.
- [69:34]
Danny Wexelman
The best part of those chairs is they always have, like, a wrestler's face on them.
- [69:38]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [69:38]
Danny Wexelman
Like, they put the logo and then there's, like, John Cena's face right on it. Yeah, just.
- [69:45]
Katie Nolan
But did you just come over.
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Danny Wexelman
You just put out the. Put out the table. Beer here, plop down on Shawn Michaels here.
- [69:51]
Katie Nolan
Did you see the greatest moment of Raw? Less. I mean, there were a lot of good moments, but did you see Becky lynch talking to my dear friend Nikki.
- [69:59]
Danny Wexelman
Bella, Friend of the program.
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Katie Nolan
Friend of the program, who we were instructed there were certain topics we were not to ask about, and one of them was brought up. And I'm sure this is why we weren't supposed to ask, but they were saving it. John Cena was brought up very pointedly in the ring. Did you see that, Brady?
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Danny Wexelman
Yeah, Becky. Becky called her out during their. Their promo of, like, she said something about, you used to. You used to have a hot boyfriend or something, but now you can't see him anymore. It was aggressive. Very aggressive.
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Katie Nolan
The whole. I was like John Cena's catchphrase screaming. So much fun. Last night was so much fun. Oh, yeah. And we're getting into baseball. But Brady, you went to the Bananas and we're not talking. I feel like we're missing all of the things that make this podcast. This podcast. It has to be three hours long. Do you want to talk about the bananas?
- [70:51]
Danny Wexelman
Bananas was so good.
- [70:52]
Katie Nolan
Okay. That's it? That's all you want to say?
- [70:54]
Danny Wexelman
No. I mean I could talk for. I could talk for two hours about a two hour baseball game.
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Chris
I'll give you three minutes.
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Danny Wexelman
Thank you, Chris.
- [71:01]
Isabella
Chris is like, I need to edit this. I don't want.
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Danny Wexelman
Took my kids Friday night in Baltimore to the Savannah Bananas. Kids and wife. Wife was there.
- [71:12]
Katie Nolan
Oh yeah.
- [71:13]
Danny Wexelman
Incredible time.
- [71:13]
Brady
Okay.
- [71:13]
Katie Nolan
Tom Brady.
- [71:16]
Danny Wexelman
You know, we were there to be great. We were just there to be greatness. That was my parenting that I was doing. It's such a party. The. I've never seen Camden Yards where the Orioles play. I've never seen it that packed. I've been there for a postseason game which didn't feel that packed because I don't think it was as loud as it was for the Savannah banana bananas. It's 40, 000 people singing, 40, 000 people cheering all at the same time. There's just constantly a dance routine or a pitcher on stilts or a baby race or a late 90s pop punk band just. Just playing their hits, walking through the crowd. They brought in like Orioles legend Adam Jones took a pinch hit in the. In the eighth inning. Like it's so great. Like I. They. You see it on TV and it looks like so much fun. Then you see a guy doing backflips while catching fly balls in real time and it doesn't look like something that's athletically possible. The best time. I want to go back. I want to go back again.
- [72:13]
Katie Nolan
What are you gonna keep going back? What is your argument to the people who say that it's. That they. That it's overrated and that it's stupid. Because I'm seeing a lot of this swell up online. I guess it's just cuz once something is cool, you have to immediately say that it's not.
- [72:27]
Danny Wexelman
That's what happens when anything is popular.
- [72:29]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [72:29]
Danny Wexelman
Like, of course it's stupid. It's. The whole point is to be entertaining sports. Harlem Globetrotters baseball. And that's the greatest compliment.
- [72:37]
Katie Nolan
Were the tickets expensive?
- [72:39]
Danny Wexelman
No. My God, the tickets were face value. On the tickets, which you had to jump through a lot of hoops to like go through a lottery to get a slot to buy the Tickets. I. I got two sets. My wife got one. I got one. We gave a couple to our neighbors. They were 40 or 60 bucks.
- [72:55]
Katie Nolan
Oh, that's nothing. Oh, I thought they were much more expensive than.
- [72:58]
Danny Wexelman
No, no. It was, like, intentionally. Very good. I mean, they ate us alive at the merch tent, of course, which.
- [73:05]
Katie Nolan
But that's voluntary. You don't have to do that.
- [73:08]
Danny Wexelman
You know, Voluntary.
- [73:09]
Katie Nolan
You chose to do that, so. All right, well, good. Savannah Bananas Brady says stamp of approval.
- [73:17]
Danny Wexelman
Thumbs up.
- [73:18]
Katie Nolan
All right, let's go take a quick break, and when we come back, we will talk to Danny Wexelman about who's good now. What's going on in baseball. Is your team somebody that you should be rooting for or should you give up on your season? Danny Wexelman. After a quick break, Danny Wexelman's back with us. Thank you so much for being here.
- [73:36]
Brady
You are having me all over the place.
- [73:37]
Katie Nolan
Very busy. How's the season going for you?
- [73:39]
Brady
It's great. We're rounding the bend into focus on Major League Baseball, which is awesome. It's been a busy year. You've been crushing it as well, my friend.
- [73:47]
Katie Nolan
What do you mean?
- [73:48]
Brady
Let me give the compliment.
- [73:49]
Katie Nolan
No.
- [73:50]
Brady
What do you mean? Yes. Casuals.
- [73:52]
Katie Nolan
Thank you very much.
- [73:53]
Brady
Unbelievable jobs.
- [73:54]
Katie Nolan
And in part because of you.
- [73:56]
Brady
Listen, I look at your guest list, and then I look at me and I'm like, hmm, something's not so bad.
- [74:00]
Katie Nolan
And I say, one of these things is just like the others. That's what you should say.
- [74:04]
Brady
Monster job you guys have done.
- [74:06]
Katie Nolan
Thank you. We've got a great team. We work very, very hard.
- [74:11]
Brady
Somebody does.
- [74:11]
Katie Nolan
I wanted to bring you in because, look, trade deadline's over. We are, like, in the push for the end of the baseball season. This is when I think people start caring. I know that's unfortunate. I've cared. We care the whole time. But this is when people start going like, where's my team at? Are we good? Is this worth giving a. About? So I wanted you to come in and kind of help us level set. Yeah. Where we're at in baseball.
- [74:33]
Brady
Okay.
- [74:35]
Katie Nolan
Who's good?
- [74:36]
Brady
Yes.
- [74:37]
Katie Nolan
Who's good in baseball right now? Who are the teams you care about?
- [74:40]
Brady
This is a great question.
- [74:41]
Katie Nolan
Okay, good.
- [74:42]
Brady
Let me. Let me sink my teeth into two teams.
- [74:46]
Katie Nolan
Yes, please.
- [74:47]
Brady
And give some love. Number one, the Seattle Mariners.
- [74:49]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [74:50]
Brady
I was banging on the door. Please, Jerry Depoteau. Please do something. Please give your team a chance to play in October. Postseason baseball in Seattle. Are you kidding me? So they go and get Geno Suarez from the Arizona Diamondbacks. And they get Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks. They get other guys, too, but those were the pillars. Gino's back, good vibes guy back. Big freaking deal. This team needed offense like we need oxygen. And now, paired with the pitching staff that they have. Hello, Seattle. Three games back today from the Houston Astros. Whenever we're recording this today, I don't know, it's Tuesday.
- [75:28]
Katie Nolan
Tuesday.
- [75:28]
Brady
I think it's Tuesday. You're right, it's Tuesday. And so they're three games back. And then the San Diego Padres and A.J. preller down there.
- [75:36]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [75:37]
Brady
Sweet old San Diego.
- [75:38]
Katie Nolan
Amazing.
- [75:39]
Brady
Loaded up his bullpen. And I am obsessed with this, because when it comes to October baseball in the postseason, you're going to see so many arms coming through. And he has a stable of thoroughbreds in his bullpen now. Mike Schultz, the manager, has his pick of the litter. It's like being a kid in the candy store, and I am so thrilled. San Diego, also three games back from the Dodgers as of today. I think that they could win that division. And they also have, I think, the best fans in baseball, the Padres. The Padres fans pack on a Monday night, a Tuesday night. They don't what day it is. They don't even know what day it is. They're there to party. So those are the two teams that did the. I think they did some of the best jobs at the deadline. To keep your eye on and pay attention.
- [76:22]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. Also, I mean, two. Yeah. I like both of those fan bases. The poor Mariners. I hope they can have, like, some success.
- [76:29]
Brady
They deserve it.
- [76:30]
Katie Nolan
Deserve it.
- [76:30]
Brady
Yeah.
- [76:31]
Katie Nolan
I think we all deserve it. They're a fun team to root for. And I. It's just been frustrating.
- [76:37]
Brady
You like talking about Cal, Raleigh. Everyone loves.
- [76:39]
Katie Nolan
Everybody likes a big dumper. Everyone, like dumpers are very in right now.
- [76:43]
Brady
They're hot and popular.
- [76:44]
Katie Nolan
Hot and popular.
- [76:44]
Brady
You can't buy it. Just to let you know, you can't go buy that. That's homegrown.
- [76:48]
Katie Nolan
No, I mean, you can.
- [76:49]
Brady
I guess. You could pay for that.
- [76:51]
Katie Nolan
We could.
- [76:52]
Brady
Would you?
- [76:52]
Katie Nolan
But I. No. Anything that makes it harder to do my favorite thing, which is sit. I can't. I can't be partaking in that.
- [77:00]
Brady
You're a good sitter.
- [77:01]
Katie Nolan
Thank you so much. Thank you. Not babysitter, to be clear. Just regular sitting. I like to just sit. The brewers. Yeah. 68 and 44.
- [77:11]
Brady
Okay.
- [77:11]
Katie Nolan
Is that our best. Is that the best team in baseball?
- [77:13]
Brady
Milwaukee is the best team in baseball right now. So a side note, Jacob Mizarowski. They're they're young superstar. Superstar.
- [77:22]
Katie Nolan
With that controversial All Star Game that everybody was like, oh, he's too. It's not enough. Is it pitched enough?
- [77:28]
Brady
Let's side note real quick on that.
- [77:29]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [77:29]
Brady
You can't be mad if you said no to the All Star Game and they asked him to come. Yeah, he's a baby. He's not gonna say no.
- [77:36]
Katie Nolan
I agree. No one's gonna go, no, thank you. I'm not. I'm not ready for that. It's like whenever someone's like, that person gets paid this much, like, would you think they were going to go in and go, no, don't. No. Pay me a little less kick rocks. I don't think I deserve that. Just pay me a little less so the Internet doesn't get mad.
- [77:48]
Brady
Yes.
- [77:48]
Katie Nolan
Doesn't happen.
- [77:49]
Brady
So the brewers have this three headed monster. Freddie Peralta, Brandon Woodruff, and then Jacob Misarowski. He is on the 10 day il. They're expecting him to come back. And it's interesting. Someone made a point to me yesterday. Jim Duquette. We were on XM MLB Network Radio and he was like, he's gonna be rested. Yeah, thank you. He's gonna be rested for the postseason and they're gonna need him. That's your game two starter. Starter, by the way, potentially a game two starter. That rookie. That's how good he is. Throwing triple digits. He's got a little sass coming off the mound, which is sexy and fun and we need more of that in baseball. Let the rookies have some fun. And then they've got a really great offense to pair with their pitching staff. They've done a really nice job. No one's talking about Milwaukee because it's not sexy to talk about Milwaukee. Let's bring Milwaukee back.
- [78:31]
Katie Nolan
Milwaukee can be sexy.
- [78:32]
Brady
Can it? What do they have?
- [78:33]
Katie Nolan
Cheese and beer.
- [78:36]
Brady
So that's long pause.
- [78:38]
Katie Nolan
Look, as a lifelong hetero, try as I might, I must find beer and cheese sexy because that's what dudes like, right?
- [78:48]
Brady
And if dudes.
- [78:48]
Katie Nolan
And I love dudes. Again, against my best effort.
- [78:52]
Brady
Chicks dig cheese and beer.
- [78:54]
Katie Nolan
We do.
- [78:54]
Brady
That's all we need.
- [78:55]
Katie Nolan
So I think we can make Milwaukee sexy.
- [78:57]
Brady
I want to make it sexy.
- [78:59]
Katie Nolan
You know their logo, it's that cute. It's one of those fun.
- [79:03]
Brady
Yeah, the M and B.
- [79:04]
Katie Nolan
One of those fun baseball logos where you get to reveal something to someone and they go, I never saw that before. And you go, yeah, isn't that neat? It's an M and a B.
- [79:12]
Brady
Let me give you one more Point on them.
- [79:13]
Katie Nolan
Okay.
- [79:13]
Brady
Pat Murphy, their manager. Hard nosed, dry humor, quick witted.
- [79:18]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [79:19]
Brady
He's the perfect person to lead this team. They have those young guys and the old guys. But have you met Pat Murphy?
- [79:24]
Katie Nolan
No.
- [79:24]
Brady
Oh, I think you'd love how Murphy. Yeah, he's just that old school baseball dude. And you're kind of like, I wonder what he's thinking right now. And then he says something and you're like, I didn't see that.
- [79:32]
Katie Nolan
There's no chance. That's what I thought you were gonna say.
- [79:34]
Brady
Yeah, you would love him.
- [79:36]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. Is that. Who had a. Who had a waffle in their pocket? That was the other day. Was wild. Yeah, Wild little.
- [79:43]
Brady
I mean, listen, you could put. You could put anything in your pocket and call it. Call it cool and fun. Right?
- [79:49]
Katie Nolan
Listen, Danny brought these little pineapple gummies.
- [79:54]
Brady
It's not ASMR right now.
- [79:57]
Katie Nolan
Pineapple. They're not gummy gummies. Don't get excited. They're the good kind, but they are candy. From Hawaii.
- [80:05]
Brady
From Hawaii. From Honolulu.
- [80:07]
Katie Nolan
The.
- [80:07]
Brady
The team from Honolulu. The Little League team brought that for us.
- [80:11]
Katie Nolan
So nice.
- [80:12]
Brady
A shell like Lei and. And chocolate. It was really. I didn't bring that for you. I saved that for me.
- [80:17]
Katie Nolan
Okay. Well, thanks for the gummies, I guess. No weed in them. Okay. American League. The Blue Jays.
- [80:25]
Brady
Is that the best team in the American League? They're up there. Yeah. I mean, right now in the American League east, they are. But watch out, the Boston Red Sox.
- [80:35]
Katie Nolan
Okay, so fine, we'll just talk about it. I tried to act like I wanted to talk about every team equally. Yeah.
- [80:40]
Brady
Yeah.
- [80:41]
Katie Nolan
At the beginning of this season, I cursed your name. I cursed your name. I let you know in your DMs. But I was like this.
- [80:47]
Brady
I love when you slide in my DMs.
- [80:48]
Katie Nolan
This bitch told me to get high. I was like, she told me to get hyped. And now what the fuck? The Devers trade.
- [80:55]
Brady
Were you okay? I didn't even check in on you, dude.
- [80:58]
Katie Nolan
I feel like our listeners are rolling their eyes. They must be so sick of hearing the name Devers come out of my mouth. I have ranted and yapped about this on end since it happened. It upset me. My fiance is a Giants fan. So it was also sort of like an in house, awkward, like, excuse me, give me back my guy type of a situation. But I was shocked. It confused me. We had just beat the Yankees in, like a triumphant way. And like that night, they trade him, and I'm like, wait, I was just starting to Feel good. And now I feel bad again. But, like, things have kind of turned.
- [81:36]
Brady
Around and now are you feeling optimistic?
- [81:39]
Katie Nolan
Well, listen, anytime you can sweep the Houston Astros, that. That's truly all I need to give me life for at least a couple more months. I can't stand that team and I love to watch them lose. So it. It. And the Yankees suck. So, like, is this really happening?
- [81:58]
Brady
Okay, so there's a few things here that in the American League east, you're looking at the Blue Jays. They have held that top spot for a while now. I don't see them relinquishing it. It, But I do see it being a tight race in the end with the Red Sox. So here's the thing. Everyone on the Red Sox has to stay healthy. If anyone goes down, I think that they're. They're a wild card team. That's where I see this. It's gotta. It's gotta come down to health. Trevor Story is a guy that you're not talking enough about and how important he is to this team. Roman Anthony, what a gem.
- [82:32]
Katie Nolan
What a stud.
- [82:33]
Brady
What a gem. I got to cover him and Marcelo Meyer in high school when they were.
- [82:37]
Katie Nolan
Like, what, three years ago, weren't they?
- [82:39]
Brady
Yeah, five years ago. These two guys, they're bringing back that old school, like, bachelor pad, live in the city, be bros, be baseball players, and also hit dingers. And they're reviving and reminding people why Fenway park summer baseball there's the best, nothing better. So, yeah, I do think they're for real. Alex Core is one of the best managers in all of baseball. He knows what he's doing. They have to stay healthy. They are legit. They are for real. They're a playoff contender. They're gonna have to go through, though. Houston and Seattle and Toronto. And don't forget Detroit. Everyone keeps now forgetting. Detroit's like, slunk down a little bit. There's still a wide margin in their division. They're leading by eight games today over the Guardians, and they have the largest lead of any team in the division. But a lot of people felt like they had a poor trade deadline. They did not do enough for their team. And so there's a little bit of concern there. But, yes, I'm high on the Red Sox. I've been high. Not that kind of high. A good kind of high. Not this the kind. Yeah, no, I'm. I'm bought in, dude. I'm bought into them. I think they're super fun. And the Yankees, The Yankees, right now, they are. This is the analogy I've been using. They're the car on the side of the road that has like three popped tires and they're trying to get to the gas station to fix up, but every time they do another tire pops or something, the hubcap falls off. I don't know parts of cars, but I think that's like. I think that. Is it still a hubcap?
- [84:04]
Katie Nolan
Do cars have hubcaps, though?
- [84:06]
Brady
Yeah. That's who they are. Man. It has been brutal. They're a worst team without Aaron Judge. Their defense is atrocious. So bad. They've committed their top 10 in errors over the last two years. That's everyone on the field. Don't just sit there and point at Anthony Volby. Don't do that to that kid.
- [84:22]
Katie Nolan
They do.
- [84:22]
Brady
He's a kid.
- [84:23]
Katie Nolan
He's a kid.
- [84:24]
Brady
You guys are forgetting, like, he's an absolute kid playing the position and a dream. And so if you can't fix your defense yesterday, you are not winning the World Series.
- [84:34]
Katie Nolan
I mean, the socks were doing pretty shitty with errors at the beginning of the season. It's like a. It was a plague. It was a truly a plague upon us. But the base running errors too, from the Yankees, you're just like, what's going on?
- [84:47]
Brady
It's got to get cleaned up. You just be responsible. It's interesting. Like, I'm sure behind the scenes they're having those conversations. I saw they were out for some early work yesterday. You gotta clean it up. And if you don't, again, like, it won't matter who you bring in or when Aaron Judge comes back. You can't win a World Series playing mediocre baseball. Yeah, sorry.
- [85:04]
Katie Nolan
And nobody would want to watch you do that anyway.
- [85:06]
Brady
Exactly.
- [85:07]
Katie Nolan
What do you feel like is going on with, like, the manager situation over there with the Yankees?
- [85:14]
Brady
I think that Brian Cashman loves Aaron Boone and I think Aaron Boone takes the heat.
- [85:21]
Katie Nolan
I think the he does.
- [85:21]
Brady
The players need to take a little more accountability and responsibility. They're the ones on the field field making the errors. They're the professionals. Right?
- [85:29]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [85:29]
Brady
He's the one managing the game. He's not going to sit there in front of the public and the media and scorn his players. Like, I don't know why people think he's going to do that. I think that they have a small window of Aaron Judge being healthy and Cody Bellinger being a boss right now and having Max Friedman on your team and getting Garrett Cole back next year. Even though Max Freed he the bed the other day.
- [85:50]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [85:52]
Brady
I think the window is small. And if they decide that Aaron Boone's the right person, which I think they do. If they didn't want Aaron Boone, they would have already fired.
- [85:58]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, you're probably.
- [85:59]
Brady
You fire him after you don't win the World Series.
- [86:01]
Katie Nolan
Right. Yeah. They do seem to love him. I can't stand him, but that's fair. That's baseball hate. I'm allowed to have that. That's like. I'm with that.
- [86:09]
Brady
Bring back baseball hate.
- [86:11]
Katie Nolan
Right. I'm, like, allowed to dislike him because of, A, what he did to us.
- [86:15]
Brady
Yeah.
- [86:15]
Katie Nolan
And then, B, just. He's the manager of the team I hate the most. It's like, this is safe hate, I think.
- [86:20]
Brady
Yeah.
- [86:21]
Katie Nolan
In a world full of, like, scary hate. Yeah.
- [86:23]
Brady
Yeah.
- [86:23]
Katie Nolan
Sports hate is a. Like, I hate him.
- [86:25]
Brady
Same hate.
- [86:26]
Katie Nolan
But, man, some of his press conferences, I'm like, yikes.
- [86:29]
Brady
It's uncomfortable.
- [86:30]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. Someone made a super cut of him saying, like, it's right in front of us. The best part is, it's, like, right in front of us. He just keeps saying it.
- [86:36]
Brady
Yeah.
- [86:36]
Katie Nolan
Like. Well, then go take it.
- [86:37]
Isabella
Oh, man.
- [86:38]
Katie Nolan
What's up with Nick Kurtz?
- [86:40]
Brady
Curtsy.
- [86:41]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. Big Newts. Big Amish.
- [86:43]
Brady
I'd like to kibosh Big Amish, respectfully.
- [86:47]
Katie Nolan
Okay. No more of that.
- [86:48]
Brady
He's from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by the way. It's not Lancaster. I learned this when I worked in Harrisburg for that minor league team.
- [86:54]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [86:54]
Brady
Lancaster is right.
- [86:56]
Katie Nolan
It.
- [86:56]
Brady
And you say. You got to say it real fast.
- [86:57]
Katie Nolan
Lancaster.
- [86:58]
Brady
Yeah. It's not Lancaster.
- [86:59]
Katie Nolan
This is useful.
- [87:00]
Brady
Do you know this?
- [87:00]
Katie Nolan
No, but I do now.
- [87:01]
Brady
Okay. It's not Lancaster, which my idiot brain.
- [87:04]
Katie Nolan
That's what I would say.
- [87:05]
Brady
Lancaster.
- [87:06]
Katie Nolan
Right.
- [87:06]
Brady
The Amish. I love the Amish so much. They go.
- [87:08]
Katie Nolan
They.
- [87:08]
Brady
I saw them playing baseball one time. We love the Amish, but it's Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- [87:13]
Katie Nolan
Okay.
- [87:13]
Brady
He's Nikki Nukes from Wake Forest. That's his name.
- [87:16]
Katie Nolan
Okay.
- [87:16]
Brady
That's where he got it in college. Let's bring back Nikki Nukes. I'd like. But I understand why Big Amish is fun. And listen, I love the athletics broadcasters, but Nikki Nukes. Nikki Nukes. This is what Nick Hurts has always done. This guy is an absolute beast.
- [87:31]
Katie Nolan
Wild.
- [87:32]
Brady
He tore up college baseball. He's a grinder. He played through a broken rib in the postseason a few years ago.
- [87:38]
Katie Nolan
Love that.
- [87:39]
Brady
Great kid. Great family. Comes from a baseball family. He went to boarding school, and so when you go to boarding school, you're on your own early, and you're doing all those things early.
- [87:47]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [87:48]
Brady
And so he attributes that.
- [87:49]
Katie Nolan
That.
- [87:50]
Brady
A lot of his success in college to doing that. Right. Because you have to cook for yourself, clean for yourself. Mom, mom, how do you get state? You know, like, that's what he's doing. And now I do think it matters. That's the difference between a lot of times kids who go from high school to the pros and then college to the pros. Is it. You're just. You know how to do more things for yourself, which kind of matters.
- [88:10]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [88:10]
Brady
You're not thinking about it. Whereas when you're 18 years old, playing in the middle of nowhere, and you don't know how to do your laundry and all you have to worry about is playing baseball, it's different. Nick Kurtz is a superstar. He could be the next Aaron Judge. He could be a 30, 40, 50 Homer guy. I want to see him have the opportunity to do that. He's special.
- [88:32]
Katie Nolan
Nikki Nukes, Stop calling him Big Amish.
- [88:36]
Brady
Respectfully.
- [88:37]
Katie Nolan
Respectfully.
- [88:38]
Brady
He's not Amish.
- [88:39]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, that is a tough. That's kind of a misnomer. It's like, if Big Dumper had no ass. Ass, you'd be like, well, that's.
- [88:44]
Brady
Would you want people to call you? You know, let's hear a. A New Yorker.
- [88:50]
Katie Nolan
No. What? No.
- [88:52]
Brady
You wouldn't want them to, would you?
- [88:53]
Katie Nolan
I live here.
- [88:54]
Brady
You live here. You're a Bostonian.
- [88:57]
Katie Nolan
You're right.
- [88:58]
Brady
Right.
- [88:58]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [88:59]
Brady
That's not quite the same analogy.
- [89:01]
Katie Nolan
No, but I get what you're saying. You're. It's hitting. It's hitting with me. I don't know if it's hitting with them, but it's hitting with me.
- [89:05]
Brady
All I care about is you.
- [89:06]
Katie Nolan
How many players are going to hit 60 home runs this season? O.
- [89:10]
Brady
That's a great question. I love that debate. I think none.
- [89:15]
Katie Nolan
None.
- [89:18]
Brady
Is that boring?
- [89:19]
Katie Nolan
No, it's. It feels controversial.
- [89:21]
Brady
So we have Judge, who's coming back today, hopefully Tuesday or Wednesday this week with the Yanks. So he's been out for a second, and they're going to be careful with him. You need him in the postseason.
- [89:32]
Katie Nolan
You sure do.
- [89:33]
Brady
Yeah. And then you have Cal Raleigh, who's barreling towards it. I think it's going to be six.
- [89:38]
Katie Nolan
Where's he at?
- [89:39]
Brady
Is he at 40?
- [89:41]
Katie Nolan
Let me look it up.
- [89:43]
Brady
And then 42 for dumper. Two.
- [89:45]
Katie Nolan
Okay, 42.
- [89:45]
Brady
Gino Suarez. I. I don't think anyone's gonna get to 60, but if I. If I could pick one to get there, it's Cal Raleigh because he's the AL mvp. Even if Aaron Judge didn't get hurt. Cal Raleigh is the AL mvp. I'm not taking any questions at this time.
- [90:00]
Katie Nolan
What about the NL mvp? Mvp? You're not taking any questions about that either? There's no questions at all. I feel like that means we have to wrap this up.
- [90:07]
Brady
Who is the front runner for the NL mvp?
- [90:10]
Katie Nolan
Well, there were chance last night for what's his face, and then he hit a grand slam right after.
- [90:17]
Brady
Oh, Schwarbs.
- [90:18]
Katie Nolan
Yes. So there was a chance last night for Schwarber, and then he hit a grand slam. I love Kyle Schwarber. So do I. I mean, I loved him on the Red Sox we, but I love him.
- [90:31]
Brady
I.
- [90:32]
Danny Wexelman
According to the degenerates, it is prohibitively Ohtani as the favorite to get.
- [90:36]
Brady
Oh, for the mvp.
- [90:37]
Katie Nolan
Oh, I mean, that makes sense.
- [90:39]
Danny Wexelman
Is he Rotani, then Pete Crow, Armstrong, then Schwaber?
- [90:43]
Katie Nolan
Oh, yeah.
- [90:44]
Brady
I think a lot of people have discounted Pete. I like Pete a lot for the NL mvp. His defense is off the charts. His bat has finally caught up to him. He's the face. He's a face of the league.
- [90:54]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, he really is.
- [90:55]
Brady
He's earned that.
- [90:56]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [90:56]
Brady
And if he keeps playing this way, if they get into our October. I think there's always a little bias when teams play longer.
- [91:02]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [91:02]
Brady
The Dodgers obviously will, but Pete could stand a chance. But once Ohtani throws a postseason gem, it's all over.
- [91:09]
Katie Nolan
And that's what we're working towards. Ohtani will be pitching like a full. Like a real.
- [91:13]
Brady
I think they'll.
- [91:14]
Katie Nolan
He will be rehabbed by the postseason. When is this supposed to be? Do we have a timeline on him when this is supposed to be like, well, August, September.
- [91:21]
Brady
I. I'm guessing they're not going to let him go longer than four until October, and then maybe they'll let him go five, then maybe six. Like, it's long term for them. Right? They're so cocky. The Dodgers are. And the. The idea that we're playing for October so right now doesn't really matter for.
- [91:40]
Katie Nolan
Us, which is like, I get it.
- [91:42]
Brady
A little bit, but don't disrespect the game.
- [91:45]
Katie Nolan
I want to watch a game. To watch a game.
- [91:47]
Brady
Yeah.
- [91:47]
Katie Nolan
I don't want to watch a game and go, this game was okay, but that's because all of the fun I wanted to have at this game is because being saved for me to have later.
- [91:55]
Brady
That stinks.
- [91:56]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, that stinks. I don't like that.
- [91:58]
Brady
Yeah. I love. I love Pete Crowe Armstrong. I. I am a huge fan. Call me The VP of the fan club, man. Just. Yeah.
- [92:05]
Katie Nolan
Not even the P, though. You just immediately made yourself. Who is the president?
- [92:09]
Brady
Well, there's probably other people.
- [92:11]
Katie Nolan
Damn. I like that.
- [92:12]
Brady
I'm a little busy.
- [92:12]
Katie Nolan
I like that you leave room for, like. Listen, I'll be the treasurer, but I don't have. I can't be.
- [92:18]
Brady
Give me the social chair.
- [92:20]
Katie Nolan
I can't be leading this thing.
- [92:21]
Brady
Yeah. Yeah.
- [92:22]
Katie Nolan
What do you love about him?
- [92:23]
Brady
Yeah. Well, number one is that he's a real human and he's honest and he gives great answers to the media.
- [92:30]
Katie Nolan
We love someone who does something that is something instead of absolutely nothing.
- [92:36]
Brady
Yes.
- [92:36]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [92:36]
Brady
Plays his heart out.
- [92:37]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [92:38]
Brady
I love defense. Number one. That's my favorite thing about sports is defense. And he's been a lockdown since chicks love. You know what?
- [92:46]
Katie Nolan
Let's.
- [92:47]
Brady
Let's set the record straight.
- [92:48]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. It's not the long ball. It's not the long ball. I don't actually care about the balls at all.
- [92:52]
Brady
I couldn't care less.
- [92:53]
Katie Nolan
I'm not paying any attention to the balls.
- [92:54]
Brady
Not at all. Irrelevant. Yeah.
- [92:56]
Katie Nolan
It's strong D. It's the D that comes up big.
- [92:59]
Brady
Heard it here first.
- [93:00]
Katie Nolan
I love strong D. Strong D, Lockdown.
- [93:06]
Brady
D. And that's what Pete does. And then the bat came along, and he's a freaking blast. He's an entertainer.
- [93:11]
Katie Nolan
He really is.
- [93:12]
Brady
He's an entertainer in his blood. That's it. It is in his blood. Blood. His mom, Ashley Crowe. Right. Like, it is literally in his blood. And another kid I got to cover in high school. Right. He's into theater.
- [93:21]
Katie Nolan
He's into books. Cool.
- [93:22]
Brady
He is so in tune to what's happening in the entire world. You're talking to him. You're like, how old are you?
- [93:27]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [93:28]
Brady
Like, this kid is next level.
- [93:30]
Katie Nolan
I love that.
- [93:30]
Brady
So, big fan of Pete. And listen, Ohtani probably will win it, but I. I said this earlier in the year. Like, we need to be a little more creative in the way that we're thinking about MVPs. Right. Of Ohtani and Judge are the easy pick. Fine. You'd never be mad if I picked them. You'd be like, oh, right.
- [93:46]
Katie Nolan
Of course. Right.
- [93:47]
Brady
Let's be a little more creative. There are others that deserve it. The stats are important, but so is defense.
- [93:53]
Katie Nolan
Right.
- [93:53]
Brady
So is Windsor above replacement. Those things are important.
- [93:56]
Katie Nolan
That's war, Isabella. Remember war? We talked about war.
- [93:59]
Brady
Yes. Try to be conversational only.
- [94:01]
Katie Nolan
Good. War. So do you feel like. Like the way Shohei is built, you're almost like he's always Going to have to win. Envy. He's always going to be the most valuable. Nobody can be more valuable than somebody who's a, like a pitcher, a great pitcher and a great hitter. So you think that you should just kind of accept that he is what he is, but also like, notice other people. Like, how do you not always give it to the guy doing the thing?
- [94:27]
Brady
That's why Aaron Judge was like, thank you for leaving the American League.
- [94:30]
Katie Nolan
Bye, bye so much.
- [94:31]
Brady
Yeah, bye, bye. It's mine. Yeah. I think the way Ohtani plays and, and let me set the record straight, I understand why they're slow rolling him. Like, I don't want him to get injured again and I want him to pitch in October.
- [94:42]
Katie Nolan
I want him to play forever.
- [94:44]
Brady
I respect that. I want him to live forever. Freeze that man and let him play baseball forever.
- [94:48]
Katie Nolan
Yes, please.
- [94:49]
Brady
He should win the MVP because he's bringing value on both sides and nobody else is doing that in the game.
- [94:54]
Katie Nolan
Right.
- [94:54]
Brady
But that's unfair to the hundreds of other players in the league who are doing just as impressive, if not more. Like, if Ohtani was only doing one thing, you would pick the other guy. Right? He's only pitching three innings, but he's doing it. So I just think it's unfair to discount everybody else who is doing really impressive things, that's all. I mean, listen, if Paul Skeens was on another team, like, you could consider him for the MVP in his division, right? It is so rare to get that they have their own award. But like, what Paul has done as well, like, you have to think about it.
- [95:28]
Katie Nolan
Right?
- [95:28]
Brady
That's what I'm saying. Think outside the box just a little more.
- [95:31]
Katie Nolan
Right.
- [95:32]
Brady
Boxes are boring.
- [95:33]
Katie Nolan
Right?
- [95:33]
Brady
Let's color outside the lines, people.
- [95:35]
Katie Nolan
Especially like the conversations. Like, you don't have to give it to anybody. Yeah, but it's like the conversation needs to involve more people. So do you agree?
- [95:42]
Brady
Do you think so?
- [95:43]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, I think I go back and forth on the. Like, I think Pablo Torre made this point about basketball a while ago that, like, the MVP conversations are so interesting because if the aliens showed up tomorrow and said, bring me your best basketball player, we'd bring them LeBron. Like, it's just what you would do. But then we get into these debates about who's the best, and I feel like that can happen sometimes with like, sh. And I'm like, maybe we should always be giving it to the most valuable player, because that is what the award is for. And if you win it five years in a row, what an accomplishment. And how dare we want to give it to somebody else to keep you from getting that just because we're bored with giving it to you.
- [96:20]
Brady
Yes.
- [96:21]
Katie Nolan
But then on the other side, other side of it, I'm like, it's just like a thing that you give to highlight somebody's accomplishments. And there are all different types of accomplishments and they should all be. I see both sides.
- [96:32]
Brady
You're making great points. I think it goes both ways. I don't want him to not receive it because it's boring. That's he's still gonna get it. Like, don't get it twisted. He's still probably gonna win the NL mvp. I just, I think it's important for the game. If you want to grow the sport, you have to talk about other people. You have to talk about the Tigers and the brewers and the Guardians and the teams that are in smaller markets that make less money.
- [96:57]
Katie Nolan
Not to end on a sad note, but you did mention the Guardians and Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have had their lockers cleaned out. This was before Friday's game. Both players were placed on paid leave amid an investigation into gambling allegations. They've reportedly had their leave extended through at least August 31st. Class A is a three time All Star and has accrued 181 saves in five seasons with the Guardians. With a career 188erra under contract for the 2026 season with a salary of 6.4 million. People were talking about moving him at the deadline until this all happened and then obviously that didn't go that way. Previously banned for the shortened 2020 season after testing positive for a performance enhancing drug. If found guilty, these players face a lifetime ban under Rule 21 of the MLB Rule Book, which now that Pete Rose is allowed to potentially be in the Hall, I guess doesn't matter as much anymore. But I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. Maybe if these guys are friends with Trump, they can get what they want too. What do you this is such a bummer to me because I love Emanuel Clase. I love watching him pitch. This is like a real loss if this is the end of of his career. I can't speak as much to Luis Ortiz, who I'm sure also has a good career, but I just feel like, like as somebody who is resistant to the influx of gambling into the sport, all sports, this feels like the worst case outcome. This is why it's a a bummer. What a frustrating way to have maybe lost an awesome closer who we like to watch. What do you think I'm like, trying to think of, like, I don't want to back you into a corner here on having a take on it, but it just. As a baseball fan, I imagine you also are bummed by this.
- [98:41]
Brady
Yeah, it sucks big time. And it sucks for the team, it sucks for the sport. And I'm on your side. I think that when these guys get to spring training, there's the, the conversation, there's the rule book. It's very obvious. The things that you cannot do. You make so much money, you play a kids game and that's what you do for your living. Right now there's only a couple things you can't do do, right?
- [99:08]
Katie Nolan
Not that many.
- [99:09]
Brady
It's not that many that he's done.
- [99:10]
Katie Nolan
A couple of them that you can't.
- [99:11]
Brady
Do and he's done those things. And the gambling part, the betting part kills me. Like, you're, you're ruining the sport. You are taking away from the entire point. I, I think it's dangerous. I think we should have had better bumpers on for, for that before introducing it so easily. Right. The amount of betting you can do and how quickly you can do it is dangerous. And for baseball, it's a, it's another, you know, black mark, I think. And that sucks because the team deserves better. His teammates deserve better. Right. They also get screwed in all of this because they don't have their closer, they don't have their guy, and he's extremely important. You know, Stephen Vogt doesn't have that in his arsenal anymore. And I don't, I don't know what's going to happen. I think they're still trying to figure it out. But yeah, it's heartbreaking to see this happen. And I hope that it's a really big, big warning for the guys who maybe were thinking about it. I don't think it's prevalent in the sport, but I think that unfortunately the doors opened.
- [100:13]
Katie Nolan
It's very frustrating. It's very frustrating that it was on like. Or I know with Ortiz that it was at least like single pitch. Yeah. We're like, really? I mean, you guys make us out. How much more money could you need.
- [100:25]
Brady
To have to do it when you leave the game? You don't need to do it when you're in the game. Do it when you're out of the game.
- [100:30]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. I could also see them being, being like, what? Who's gonna notice? It's one pitch, everybody throws a ball. But it's like, it's the amount of bets being placed on that One pitch.
- [100:37]
Brady
Yeah.
- [100:38]
Katie Nolan
Which is how the system goes. Like, that's not normal. Why are people putting so much money on this one?
- [100:42]
Brady
How dumb can you be?
- [100:43]
Katie Nolan
Don't be dumb.
- [100:45]
Brady
Just don't be dumb. Please don't throw it all away. Please don't.
- [100:48]
Katie Nolan
For more money on top of the money that you already get paid to do the thing. Just don't do the thing, please.
- [100:53]
Brady
How are you doing, by the way? No ac. You doing okay?
- [100:55]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. How are you doing?
- [100:57]
Brady
Going fine. I mean, the city's a hot box.
- [101:00]
Katie Nolan
It sucks. It's been so humid.
- [101:02]
Brady
It's hot.
- [101:03]
Katie Nolan
I wish it would stop with the humidity.
- [101:05]
Brady
Yeah. Can you put in a call? You got a Rolodex, dude?
- [101:08]
Katie Nolan
I'll try.
- [101:08]
Brady
You got a thick Rolodex.
- [101:10]
Katie Nolan
It's not as thick as you seem to think, but when you're here, when you leave here, I always sit up straighter. I'm like, yeah, yeah. Okay.
- [101:16]
Brady
Okay.
- [101:17]
Katie Nolan
We are making a good podcast. We do know people. Hell, yeah. We have broken into this space.
- [101:21]
Brady
Wait, can I ask you, like, who? Like, have you had a moment Moment where you're like, oh, that was awesome.
- [101:27]
Katie Nolan
All of it. I mean, look, I didn't work for a little bit, so, like, coming back to work, at first I was like, I'm tired. And now that, like, we're rolling. There's never a time during this that I've been like, meh. You know, everything's been exciting. We've gotten really cool people. And to come in in person is my favorite part. Getting to sit with. Because everything I see now since, like, the pandemic, it's so much easier, obviously, to execute over zoom. And I know the casualties are on zoom, but it's been really fun.
- [101:58]
Brady
The casualties. Oh, my God. I love that.
- [102:01]
Katie Nolan
I love that. Pretty morbid.
- [102:02]
Brady
I told you this, but it is morbid. But it's on brand.
- [102:05]
Katie Nolan
Right? Thanks.
- [102:05]
Brady
I think it's really hard to break in with podcasts because we're so oversaturated.
- [102:10]
Katie Nolan
Everyone has one.
- [102:11]
Brady
Yeah. And you bring something that has, like, gone above and beyond over the moon. Seriously.
- [102:17]
Katie Nolan
And.
- [102:18]
Brady
And the people who come on want to talk to you and want to share things with you, and, like, it's spicy and fun, and I just, like, I feel lucky that you brought me on early and then you brought me back.
- [102:27]
Katie Nolan
I was like, oh, my gosh.
- [102:28]
Brady
Seriously, you're crushing it.
- [102:30]
Katie Nolan
I actually realized I don't have to end it on a sad note. One last thing, Isabella. Yeah.
- [102:34]
Brady
Oh, yeah.
- [102:35]
Katie Nolan
Is throwing out a first pitch at the Brooklyn Cyclones game later this month.
- [102:40]
Isabella
I am.
- [102:42]
Katie Nolan
Is that so exciting? Wait.
- [102:44]
Brady
Tell me everything, please.
- [102:46]
Katie Nolan
Well, we don't really know anything.
- [102:47]
Brady
Oh, okay.
- [102:48]
Isabella
I don't have much to say.
- [102:49]
Brady
We had a cheat.
- [102:50]
Katie Nolan
We bought a baseball. I had it in here. I must have put it somewhere.
- [102:53]
Isabella
Oh, it's in the Target bag.
- [102:54]
Katie Nolan
We bought a baseball for her the other day.
- [102:56]
Brady
I put in my purse if you.
- [102:57]
Katie Nolan
Need an extra, that's what we needed. The other. I'm like, someone's got to just.
- [102:59]
Isabella
So you do have a Mary Poppins bag?
- [103:01]
Brady
I do have a baseball in my bag.
- [103:03]
Katie Nolan
It is a pretty tiny bag that she just keeps pulling stuff out of. It's pretty remarkable.
- [103:06]
Brady
Do you need to practice? Do you need. That's what we're going to do.
- [103:08]
Katie Nolan
We have to get her. We have to. She. We got her a ball and she held it, and she said, this is smaller than I thought. And I was like, good. This. Good start.
- [103:17]
Isabella
My hands will fit. Fit it.
- [103:18]
Katie Nolan
Yes, exactly.
- [103:19]
Brady
You'll do great.
- [103:20]
Katie Nolan
She's got a. Do you want to tell her your idea for the type of pitch you'd like?
- [103:23]
Isabella
Oh, yeah. So since it's for the Brooklyn Cyclones, I was thinking of doing, like, a cyclone spin before throwing it.
- [103:28]
Brady
Hell, yeah.
- [103:29]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [103:29]
Brady
Hell, yeah.
- [103:30]
Isabella
I gotta practice that, though, because I don't want to fall.
- [103:32]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. She also wants to do it from the mound, which I said. Respect.
- [103:36]
Brady
Ballsy.
- [103:37]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [103:37]
Brady
Big fan.
- [103:37]
Katie Nolan
Really? Respect.
- [103:38]
Brady
Take a risk. I've never thrown out a first pitch. I know you have. We showed it the last.
- [103:43]
Katie Nolan
Not good.
- [103:44]
Brady
You're going to crush it. Just practice, that's all.
- [103:46]
Katie Nolan
We're going to go have a catch.
- [103:48]
Brady
Have a catch out in Bryant Park.
- [103:49]
Katie Nolan
Do you. Isabel, do you have any questions that you want to ask of Danny for help with how to throw a ball?
- [103:55]
Isabella
I guess the question would be, what would you not want to see someone do during a first pitch?
- [104:00]
Brady
I think on the. Anything that's going to land on the ground first, I think it's okay to throw it up. I would prefer the air mail to the spike in the ground.
- [104:07]
Katie Nolan
I think I agree.
- [104:08]
Brady
Yeah. So. So. So.
- [104:10]
Katie Nolan
So.
- [104:11]
Brady
Honestly, it's about the follow through. If you let go of the ball too late, it's gonna hit the ground. Right. So that's all. So just practicing where it releases. You're gonna crush it. Smile. I wanna see you smile. And that's amazing. First pitches are so cool.
- [104:26]
Isabella
I'm gonna do a kiss to the crowd.
- [104:28]
Katie Nolan
Oh, yeah. You didn't tell me that. Oh, I love that.
- [104:32]
Brady
She's been practicing or maybe just to you, Katie, I'll just go look at you and be like, are you her catcher? I don't think it would be.
- [104:37]
Katie Nolan
I would. I think that a player probably will be. It would also be very funny if you, like. Like it threw a heat and just, like, broke my nose. I think that would be really good for the plot, but I'll be there.
- [104:48]
Brady
Congratulations.
- [104:48]
Katie Nolan
I'm making a jersey that says, like, isabella is my sports daughter. Oh, that'd be cute.
- [104:53]
Brady
Yeah, I'm stoked for you. Way to go, girl.
- [104:55]
Katie Nolan
Yes, Very exciting.
- [104:56]
Isabella
Katie's my sports mom.
- [104:58]
Katie Nolan
That's right. That's right.
- [104:59]
Brady
And what am I, your cousin?
- [105:01]
Katie Nolan
Your auntie? Oh, yeah.
- [105:02]
Brady
Okay.
- [105:03]
Isabella
Danny's auntie.
- [105:03]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, that's right.
- [105:04]
Isabella
Danny's my sports auntie.
- [105:07]
Brady
I'll take this.
- [105:07]
Katie Nolan
That it's. When is it again?
- [105:09]
Brady
Sunday, August 17th, coming up.
- [105:11]
Katie Nolan
Oh, my God. It's so soon.
- [105:12]
Brady
Oh, my God. I'm throwing up.
- [105:15]
Katie Nolan
I'm not even the one throwing the picture.
- [105:16]
Brady
I'm throwing up.
- [105:18]
Isabella
I told myself I won't get nervous until five seconds beforehand.
- [105:21]
Katie Nolan
Oh, man. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, man. I also am excited to see you nervous. I don't think I've ever seen you nervous. I want to see how you handle it.
- [105:27]
Isabella
Oh, my God. Now I'm feeling like I'm going to have to be.
- [105:29]
Katie Nolan
Have a straight face.
- [105:29]
Brady
Can I add one more point? If you practice with a glove on, you should go out with your glove on. On.
- [105:34]
Katie Nolan
Good point.
- [105:35]
Brady
Either practice with the glove on or off. Yes. Because then you'll feel weird that you don't have something.
- [105:39]
Katie Nolan
Because I think I did it without a glove.
- [105:41]
Brady
And I think people do.
- [105:42]
Katie Nolan
Felt uncomfortable. I was like, do they give you a glove? No, I think you'd have to bring it.
- [105:45]
Brady
Yeah, but make them give you a glove.
- [105:47]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. Okay. Give me your glove.
- [105:49]
Isabella
But they'll let you pitch without one.
- [105:51]
Brady
Yes. Oh, yeah.
- [105:51]
Katie Nolan
Yes, yes, yes. But it's hard. It's harder. But maybe that's because we've thrown a ball, like, I don't know, for Isabella, if she's like. It's actually easier for me to not have to worry about a glove. Yeah. But we'll figure we have all this. We have so much time, like, week to figure this out, and I think we're going to figure it out. Okay. Danny Wexelman, thank you so much for coming back and being here and updating us on baseball. You're the greatest. Tell everybody where they can find you and what you're doing for the rest of the season.
- [106:12]
Brady
Oh, okay. Okay, now. Where am I going to do it now? Yeah, I. I will be on MLB Network radio on SiriusXM.
- [106:22]
Katie Nolan
Great.
- [106:22]
Brady
Every Sunday, 1 to 4. You can listen to Sunday Sliders. That will be a treat. And I'll do some work at sny. So we'll be doing Mets coverage.
- [106:31]
Katie Nolan
Sick.
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Brady
I'll be at the ballpark. That's it. That's all. That's me.
- [106:36]
Katie Nolan
That's her.
- [106:37]
Brady
And if you see me on the street, don't say hi.
- [106:39]
Katie Nolan
Oh, don't say hi.
- [106:41]
Brady
Just kidding. You could say hi.
- [106:42]
Katie Nolan
Don't say, that was me. You see me on the street. No, you didn't.
- [106:46]
Brady
It depends on the day.
- [106:48]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. Judge my mood and then approach.
- [106:51]
Brady
If you saw me last night leaving five margaritas deep.
- [106:54]
Katie Nolan
Hell yeah. Yeah, you got into it last night.
- [106:56]
Brady
Went to the dentist this morning after that. Not a great idea.
- [107:01]
Katie Nolan
They were like, hey, you've got like lime in your teeth. What is this? Mind your business.
- [107:05]
Brady
Mind your business. Thanks for having me.
- [107:07]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, thank you for being here. All right. Big thanks to Dani, our girl. Love her. Love to see her. Chris. It's Tuesday, so you got to let the people know what to watch this week if they want to watch some sports. What do you got?
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Chris
This is a very special what to watch this week because there is an event coming up later this week. Week it is the World Games. The World Games begins, I think the first event actually kicks off tonight at 9pm it will be in China. It'll be taking place in China. This is essentially a. It's like the Olympics. It's been going on since 1981. It's the second most important global multi sport event in the world according to the World Games website. It's a multi sport event for sports and disciplines that are not in the program of the Olympic Games. So it's sort of those sports and those disciplines that are on the periphery of the Olympics and there are some wild events that is going to be part of the World Games. I just want to run you through some of some of the events that will be taking place in the World Games. We have flag football. So I guess this is almost like a test before the LA Olympics in a couple of years, which is that sooner than two years away from that. Yeah, they got softball, beach handball, we got handball, regular handball in the Olympics, but they have beach handball at the World Games. You got billiards, you've got casting, which is like fishing without the actual catching of fish. It's testing how well you can throw out a line, essentially like the. The Distance, the accuracy, things like that, which is fascinating.
- [108:44]
Isabella
Be like casting like a roll. Like, who's good at casting?
- [108:47]
Katie Nolan
And I was gonna say Karen Feehan as Karen Reed. And in The Future, Michael McDaniel film. Mike McDaniel, the head coach of the Dolphins, I think Ethan Cutkowski. Was that his name? One of the sons from Happy Gilmore 2. The one that was sitting to my Left, that's Mike McDaniel. I've putting that if we're doing casting as an Olympic sport. Those are mine. Yeah.
- [109:10]
Danny Wexelman
Nice.
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Katie Nolan
Sorry, guys.
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Chris
They've also got ultimate Frisbee, disc golf, tug of war, and 10 pin bowling is one of the events as well. My daughter might actually be participating in the World Games as a ten pin bowler in a few years because I went to. I took her bowling on Saturday morning, just me and her. She is three and a half. I will show you the score on the screen. I can't. That's gonna block it out. She's got 152. She beat me 152 to 122.
- [109:43]
Danny Wexelman
Bumpers or no bumpers.
- [109:45]
Chris
Bumpers, she's three. Brady, she's three.
- [109:50]
Katie Nolan
That's kind of bullshit, though.
- [109:51]
Chris
Still 152.
- [109:52]
Katie Nolan
Okay.
- [109:52]
Brady
But a three and a half year old still.
- [109:54]
Danny Wexelman
But to not say with bumpers.
- [109:57]
Katie Nolan
This is with the giant bowling ball.
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Chris
Yeah.
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Katie Nolan
Cause when I was a kid, we did candlepin. I didn't realize in Massachusetts that we did bowling different than everybody else. Else.
- [110:07]
Isabella
And my mom told me that.
- [110:08]
Katie Nolan
What is that? I don't know. I don't get why we do it. But the bowling ball was small. It was like easier to. I couldn't imagine as a child rolling one of those gigantic, heavy. Good for her. What an asshole.
- [110:19]
Isabella
Don't listen to me.
- [110:20]
Katie Nolan
Yeah, Izzy, you can. You're. You're the best.
- [110:22]
Chris
So she beat me in that first game. She beat me 152 to 122.
- [110:26]
Katie Nolan
Okay. And then you had to lay the.
- [110:28]
Chris
Smackdown on her to beat her by about 100 in the second game. It was 181 to 88.
- [110:34]
Katie Nolan
And now she'll never play again. Now she's dejected.
- [110:36]
Chris
So, yeah, she. She got a bit bored halfway through that second game.
- [110:39]
Katie Nolan
Girl, I get it.
- [110:41]
Danny Wexelman
She.
- [110:41]
Chris
She's like.
- [110:42]
Isabella
Honestly, if I was a parent, not feel at this game, I'd get pissed.
- [110:45]
Katie Nolan
Yeah. I don't think I'd handle it well.
- [110:47]
Chris
I was so proud of her.
- [110:48]
Katie Nolan
A number of these things are why I'm going into why I'm not having kids.
- [110:51]
Danny Wexelman
A number of good at pretending you're not trying. Like, oh, I've been letting you win this whole time.
- [110:57]
Chris
Yeah.
- [110:58]
Danny Wexelman
Art form.
- [110:59]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [110:59]
Isabella
But you have been trying, and they still.
- [111:01]
Katie Nolan
No, he has been. He's just pretending he's not.
- [111:04]
Chris
Yep. But those aren't the three events that I wanted to touch on. Those three even more interesting and important casting didn't make it. There's three more that I am fascinated.
- [111:16]
Katie Nolan
He looks like Michael McDaniel. I don't know why I'm calling him Michael McDaniel. He's Michael McDonald's.
- [111:25]
Chris
The first. Oh, by the way, everything in the World Games is available to watch live and on demand through the World Games Live, which is a dedicated global streaming platform.
- [111:35]
Katie Nolan
And how much is that gonna cost me?
- [111:37]
Chris
It's free.
- [111:38]
Katie Nolan
What?
- [111:39]
Chris
It's free. You can watch live and on demand, and it's free. You don't have to pay anything.
- [111:42]
Katie Nolan
What? So.
- [111:43]
Chris
Yep.
- [111:44]
Katie Nolan
Damn.
- [111:44]
Chris
This platform will offer free access to live streams of competition ceremonies and daily highlights, as well as replays.
- [111:49]
Danny Wexelman
They're actually stealing your data.
- [111:51]
Katie Nolan
All right, so what are we watching then? Now that we know it's free and it's. I mean free, quote, unquote, what are we gonna watch?
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Chris
All right, the first one. On Thursday night at 9:40pm Eastern, we have orienteering. And specifically, the discipline that I'm going to be touching on in this segment is foot orienteering, middle distance. Now, orienteering, Katie, is an outdoor adventure sport which challenges athletes in route choices and route execution, as well as being physically demanding. And has developed into an enthralling TV sport where the action is followed through TV pictures and the terrain from the terrain and GPS tracking trails on the competition map. It's essentially, these people don't know how to get to the finishing line, but they have to try to figure it out through map.
- [112:37]
Katie Nolan
What?
- [112:38]
Isabella
That sounds so much fun.
- [112:39]
Danny Wexelman
It's like a marathon with no signs.
- [112:42]
Katie Nolan
It's like the Amazing Race, but a little smaller.
- [112:47]
Chris
Yeah, and they've got middle distance and they've also got the split sprint discipline as well in these World Olympics. But what. Yeah, I'm highlighting the middle distance. Orienteering.
- [112:59]
Katie Nolan
Orienteering.
- [113:00]
Chris
Foot orienteering. Middle distance. That's. That's the one I'm telling everyone to watch Thursday night, 9:40pm Eastern.
- [113:05]
Katie Nolan
And if not foot, what is the other option?
- [113:10]
Chris
The only disciplines at this World Games, foot orienteering, middle distance, and foot orienteering. Okay, I think maybe there's. There might be other disciplines within the orienteering world.
- [113:24]
Katie Nolan
Arm, ship.
- [113:27]
Brady
Someone in a plane, like.
- [113:28]
Katie Nolan
Trying to find a finish and the pilot being like, I really need more information. I, I can't do this on the fly. I sort of have to know. I'm supposed to go to my. What am I supposed. What do you want? What do you want me to do? And he's like, just give me one second. I just have this, this, I have this map and this, what's it called?
- [113:47]
Danny Wexelman
A sextant.
- [113:48]
Katie Nolan
What's the a sextant. A compass was the word I was looking for. What's a sextant?
- [113:53]
Danny Wexelman
That's where you read the stars.
- [113:54]
Katie Nolan
Oh, you're circumnavigating the globe as one does Ferdinand Magellan.
- [114:01]
Isabella
Okay, Chris, tell me about the second one because I'm really interested in that one.
- [114:04]
Chris
The second one comes under the life saving discipline. So you. We have the pool 50 meter mannequin carry. Mannequin?
- [114:13]
Katie Nolan
Why is it spelled that way?
- [114:14]
Chris
I don't know. That's how it's spelt in the World Games, if I may.
- [114:20]
Katie Nolan
M A N I K I N. Yes.
- [114:24]
Chris
It took. I, I was trying to figure out for a while what that word meant until I said it out loud to myself. I'm like, oh, mannequin.
- [114:30]
Katie Nolan
That's not, it's not how you spell it, but please tell me more.
- [114:35]
Chris
So then It'll take place 2am Eastern on Saturday. So for all you night hours, if you're coming home from a big night out on the east coast or if it's just, that's 11:00pm on, you know, that's 11:00pm Pacific time.
- [114:47]
Isabella
So that's how you.
- [114:47]
Chris
Not too much the mannequins coasters but, but life saving, as it says on the website, is a sport practiced in the pool, on the beach and in the ocean. The sport consists of a series of competition disciplines. Disciplines intended to develop and demonstrate life saving skills, fitness and motivation replicating common rescue techniques, including mannequin I. E. Victim carry with or without fins, mannequin toe using a rescue tube. The rescue medley, a combination of freestyle dive and swim underwater to a mannequin and a super lifesaver combining the carry and tow disciplines in the same competition. There's a lot going on here. I had no idea this was a competition.
- [115:26]
Katie Nolan
Crazy. In a world where I guess if you can murder for sport, you could save lives for sport. But it does just feel tough. It's interesting. Is it weird?
- [115:38]
Brady
Is it weird they use real twins?
- [115:41]
Danny Wexelman
If they're using a mannequin they gotta change the title because then it just becomes way too low stakes.
- [115:45]
Katie Nolan
Right? Yeah. I need somebody near death who needs you to save them? Otherwise, what are we doing here?
- [115:52]
Chris
Good point.
- [115:53]
Katie Nolan
Thanks.
- [115:54]
Chris
But I thought that was fascinating. Definitely is the third one and the event that I am the most excited about, which will be taking place on Saturday at 4 at 7:45am Eastern.
- [116:04]
Katie Nolan
Oh, I'll be up.
- [116:05]
Chris
Indoor korf ball, which is a sport that I, strangely enough, grew up playing in primary school in Greensboro in Australia.
- [116:17]
Katie Nolan
What are you saying? Cor?
- [116:18]
Chris
Corf, Korfball. K O R F B A L L. Yeah. It's very similar to basketball. Also very similar to netball, which is a very popular sport in the Commonwealth countries. Yeah. It's essentially a team of both men and women. It's a mixed game. Compete on a court and try. The aim of the game is essentially to try and get the ball through the core, which is essentially like a netless basketball hoop. Oh, that's what it is. And so the Netherlands will be facing off against Chinese Taipei on Saturday at 7:45am Eastern. The Netherlands are quite good at this event. They have been 10 gold medals given out for Korfball. Netherlands have won every single one of them.
- [117:03]
Katie Nolan
Whoa.
- [117:04]
Chris
So they. They're dominant. Belgium, who are also very good at it, have won nine silvers. So they are easily the second best.
- [117:14]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [117:14]
Chris
Couldn't quite get the 10th. But yeah, it's gonna be a fascinating matchup between Netherlands and Chinese Taipei. It's being played at a high school gymnasium in Chengdu. So that's going to be very interesting.
- [117:25]
Isabella
Okay.
- [117:26]
Chris
But.
- [117:26]
Katie Nolan
Okay, this.
- [117:27]
Chris
I didn't know. I don't know much about kofball outside of my experience playing it for two years and being quite good at it now. School dominating, but apparently it's very popular.
- [117:38]
Katie Nolan
You know, a lot more than I do.
- [117:39]
Chris
That's true. That's true. And the final, by the way of indoor kofball will be played next Tuesday morning at 7:45am they also have a beach kofball discipline as well, which I didn't know existed. I was. I'm all about indoor golf ball myself, but, you know, for all you beach golf ballers.
- [117:55]
Isabella
Yeah, Sounds like the wind. It's just too much to deal with.
- [117:59]
Chris
Yeah.
- [117:59]
Isabella
You know.
- [118:00]
Katie Nolan
Yeah.
- [118:00]
Chris
And the sand is. Would be tough, but also fun.
- [118:04]
Katie Nolan
When does the butts up competition happen? Is that earlier in the day? What about four?
- [118:09]
Chris
I gotta check the schedule in front of me.
- [118:12]
Katie Nolan
How do we get into these? I want to go to a World.
- [118:14]
Chris
Games, by the way, because that kofball game is at 7:45am Are we popping a coffee to watch the Kofball it's like coffee.
- [118:24]
Isabella
I like that one.
- [118:25]
Katie Nolan
Oh, okay. All right.
- [118:26]
Chris
Popping a coffee.
- [118:27]
Katie Nolan
Brewing a Corfi.
- [118:29]
Chris
Brewing a coffee.
- [118:30]
Katie Nolan
I don't think we would pop it.
- [118:32]
Chris
You know, get one of those canned ice coffees.
- [118:36]
Katie Nolan
Yum, yummy.
- [118:39]
Chris
The nitro brews. Is that what they are?
- [118:41]
Katie Nolan
Sure. All right, everybody. Papa, Papa Corfi brew a coffee. 7:45 in the morning. It's crazy. After telling me I'm staying up till two to watch life saving and then I'm gonna for four hours and wake up.
- [118:56]
Chris
I just wanted to give everyone from every time zone the opportunity to watch. I don't want to be east coast biased here.
- [119:02]
Katie Nolan
That's great.
- [119:03]
Isabella
So kind.
- [119:03]
Katie Nolan
I love that.
- [119:04]
Chris
Thank you. World games. Check it out.
- [119:07]
Katie Nolan
World Games. How exciting and exciting. I mean, there's too much sports. You guys are right. It's not the slow season. There's too much sports is the three hour podcast. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you to Danny Wexman for swinging by with those fresh teeth. Casuals@katynolmail.com 646-801-0043 Casuals, the podcast on IG and TikTok. Thank you to my casualties for joining me. We will see you guys on Thursday. We love you. We mean it. Bye.
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Danny Wexelman
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Chris
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Katie Nolan
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Chris
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