Cubs force game 5 in Milwaukee

Summary

Dan Bernstein Unfiltered

Episode: Cubs force game 5 in Milwaukee

Date: October 10, 2025
Host: Dan Bernstein
Producer/Co-host: Matt Abbatacola

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Episode Overview

On this fall Friday in Chicago, Dan Bernstein and Matt Abbatacola break down the Chicago Cubs’ critical Game 4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, which forces a decisive Game 5 in the NLDS. The episode delves into the influence of the Wrigley Field crowd, the psychological impact on Brewers’ pitchers, on-field strategy debates (notably, the analytics of bunting), and the emotional rollercoaster of postseason baseball. Other segments include their signature banter on tacos and desserts, a dissection of famous “commanders” in pop culture and history, parental sports failure stories, listener feedback, and, of course, their football picks.

This summary captures the show’s blend of sharp analytics, personal storytelling, cultural references, and the trademark Chicago blend of wit and candor.

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Main Topics and Key Insights

1. Cubs’ Game 4 Win at Wrigley: The Crowd’s Impact

[04:12–19:35]

• Crowd as the X-Factor:

  • Dan breaks out of his “comfort zone” (which is usually data-driven) to say, “That Cubs crowd was one of the best performances in a game by a baseball crowd that I can remember.”
    ([07:17], Bernstein)
  • He notes all Brewers’ pitchers — notably Freddie Peralta — looked unsettled, attributing it at least partially to the crowd’s intensity.
  • Detailed observation that playoff crowd at Wrigley is different: no tour buses; real, local fans, “a real ass baseball crowd…hanging on every pitch.”
    ([07:56], Bernstein)
  • Cubs fans, often maligned as being there "for beer and a party," proved themselves as deeply engaged and impactful.

• Contrast with Milwaukee's Crowd:

  • Matt recounts his experience at American Family Field: “What I experienced in Milwaukee on Monday night was something I’ve never experienced at a Brewers game before…that crowd was a different level…because usually there’s more Cub fans there.”
    ([09:03], Matt)
  • Notes Brewers organization manufactures minor league-style hype, while Wrigley relies on organic energy.

• Notable Quotes:

  • “I don’t pander to you. I don’t say ‘you’re the best fans in the world,’ but that was a great crowd. That mattered in that game.”
    ([08:42], Bernstein)
  • “We just made every pitch uncomfortable. And that’s what you’re supposed to do.”
    ([16:09], Cubs manager Craig Counsell, postgame audio)

• Mentality Shift Since 2016:

  • Discussion about the psychological weight post-World Series. Old Wrigley was “edgy and negative, a little almost sinister” (referring to 2003), while now there's confidence and pride — “the lows feel lower, the highs feel higher.”
    ([11:47–13:42], Bernstein)

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2. In-Game Strategy: The Analytics of Bunting

[33:12–36:46]

• Bunting and Win Expectancy:
  • Bernstein, ever the analytics guy, rails against sacrifice bunts—citing real game examples and win expectancy numbers:
    • After a Brewers’ bunt: Cubs win expectancy went UP
      (“A successful bunt made the Cubs more likely to win and the Brewers more likely to lose.” [34:28], Bernstein)
    • After a Cubs’ bunt: Their own win expectancy went DOWN
  • “Bunting makes you less likely to win. Sacrifice bunting, not bunting for a hit…but even that has no possibility of being a home run.”
    ([36:32–36:41], Bernstein)
  • Matt: “You have a finite number of outs to give up in your game—27. If you start handing outs to the other team…you’re making it easier on them.”
    ([35:14], Matt)
  • References to Moneyball, OBP over “old school” thinking.

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3. Pitching, Mental Side & Key Cubs Performances

[15:31–18:06]; [40:05–41:17]

• Pitcher Pressure:

  • Craig Counsell emphasizes the Cubs “putting pressure on every pitch.”
  • Both agree the at-bats were unusually disciplined throughout the lineup.

• Key Players:

  • Ian Happ’s “playoff moment” and home run get highlighted.
    ([15:41–16:28], Counsell)
  • Seiya Suzuki’s approach—acknowledging he chased high but noting his power on those pitches.
  • Matthew Boyd’s crucial start:
    • “Just getting through the first inning was the key for Matthew's outing.”
      ([17:21], Counsell audio)
  • Kyle Tucker’s bounce-back game: On base four times, a home run (“Just great to see…On base four times. If that carries through…” [40:33], Matt)

• Outlook for Game 5:

  • Matt’s confident prediction: “They’re going to win. And I hope Shota is going to show up…he is going to be ready to go.”
    ([19:41], Matt)

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4. The Agony of Baseball and Parenting

[22:13–32:04]

• Orion Kirkering’s Painful Moment:

  • Recap of Phillies reliever Kirkering’s error that cost Philadelphia their season.
  • Both empathize, drawing on their own youth sports parenting embarrassments and heartbreaks.
  • Dan: “We’ve all been there as sports parents. It sucks. You learn more from a bad day than a good day.”
    ([27:06], Bernstein)
  • Lessons from Terry Boers: “What’d you learn? You learn more from a bad day than a good day.”
    ([27:06], Bernstein)

• Personal Anecdotes:

  • Both share stories of their kids’ tough outings and how to respond as a supportive parent: “That happens…they take it as a reflection of who they are in the community.”
    ([26:53], Matt)

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5. Listener Feedback & Cultural Debates

[45:54–54:54]

• Listener Engagement:

  • Dan addresses Feedback Friday, emphasizing gratitude for listeners’ engagement and for making the show feel like “reconnection” for many after his radio departure.
  • Matt admits to not replying much, but assures listeners every message is seen.

• Wisconsin vs Illinois Banter:

  • Matt’s ribbing of Milwaukee’s “minor league” fan experience sparks colorful, sometimes hostile, listener responses (“fib” = “f***ing Illinois bastard”):
    “God, you moron. You really are a jealous loser…please stay home and watch your loser team in your trash stadium…”
    ([49:31], Listener Steve Davis)

• Celebrity Endorsement Pet Peeves:

  • “Iraq-poing”—when commercials have celebrities identify themselves because no one knows who they are, e.g., Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow for a mobile game.
    ([51:57], Bernstein)

• Candy Bar Challenge:

  • Dan hails the Fast Break as elite; Matt reveals Bernstein “made me buy candy bars.”
  • Matt: “I’ll see your Fast Break and raise you a Take 5. Un-fucking-believable. One of the best candy bars I’ve ever had in my life. Fully recommend.”
    ([55:09], Matt)

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6. Pop Culture & Historical: “Top 10 Commanders”

[57:33–80:55]

• Part farce, part trivia contest, Dan and Matt, with help from the “committee,” run down their top 10 “Commanders,” both real, fictional, and tongue-in-cheek.
• Picks range from Alexander the Great and Abraham Lincoln, to GI Joe's Cobra Commander, James Bond ("Commander in the Royal Navy"), Top Gun's Viper, and car models like the Jeep Commander.
• Hilarious detours about Napoleon, George Von Trapp (Sound of Music), Gary Busey’s turn as Commander Krill in “Under Siege,” and Commander's Palace in New Orleans.
• “One of those lists that’s so absurd it’s wonderful” — blending sports, pop culture, and history and full of riffs and deep cuts.
• “He was my number one!” (Bernstein, about Alexander the Great landing only at #10 on the committee list [58:51])
• “Benefits of a classical education.” (Bernstein, quoting Die Hard [59:50])

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7. Food Talk, Bargains, and Domestic Life

[81:01–84:49]

• Thrifting Meat:
  • Matt shares triumph of “Bernstein’ing” at Mariano’s—a three-pound ground turkey package, reduced for quick sale:
    “Look what I got. Check this out. $6.49, that’s usually a pound.”
    ([83:52], Matt)
• Family Taco Logistics:
  • Discussion of taco preferences in their households: “I gotta buy flour tortillas, taco boats, regular tortillas, hard shells, certain chips...”
    ([82:44], Matt)

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8. DBU Picks: Football

[84:58–87:24]

• Matt’s 3-Team Parlay:

  • Jets +7.5 vs. Denver (London game)
  • Browns +6 at Pittsburgh
  • Bengals +14.5 at Green Bay
    “Joe Flacco AKA Frankenstein’s monster…that is his cadence!”
    ([86:13], Matt)

• Dan’s Pick:

  • Aaron Rodgers (Steelers QB) over 210.5 yards passing — despite his personal dislike for Rodgers.

• Closing Banter:

  • As always, digressions (“I’m tired of raking leaves—so I just cut down the trees”), threats of crashing youth games as overzealous coaches, and ongoing jokes about their hypothetical “All-American halftime show” at Turning Point USA.

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• “That was a great crowd. That mattered in that game.” — Bernstein, [08:42]
• “We just made every pitch uncomfortable. And that’s what you’re supposed to do.” — Craig Counsell, [16:09]
• “You have a finite number of outs to give up—27. When you give them up, you lose!” — Matt, [35:14]
• “Bunting makes you less likely to win … you can’t score runs unless you’re on base.” — Bernstein, [36:32–37:37]
• “You learn more from a bad day than a good day.” — Bernstein (quoting Terry Boers), [27:06]
• “I’m proud to be an American!” — recurring gag about the “All-American halftime show,” [38:16, 88:25]
• “Un-fucking-believable. One of the best candy bars I’ve ever had in my life.” — Matt, endorsing Take 5, [55:09]
• “That was Feedback Friday. Thanks for all the emails and comments. It just feels right to have this in their lives.” — Bernstein, [45:54]
• (On 'commanders' list) “He was my number one!” — Bernstein, defending Alexander the Great, [58:51]
• “I Bernstein’d at Mariano’s… What would Dan Bernstein do? He would shift his menu and buy the reduced-priced meat.” — Matt, [83:22]

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Segment Timestamps

| Time | Segment | |-------------|---------------------------------------------| | 00:00–04:08 | Intro, show rundown, food talk | | 04:12–19:35 | Cubs win G4, Wrigley crowd effect | | 19:35–22:13 | Looking ahead, playoff pitching | | 22:13–32:04 | Phillies error, emotional cost of mistakes | | 33:12–36:46 | Analytics: bunting vs win expectancy | | 36:46–41:17 | More in-game strategy, Cubs standouts | | 41:17–45:54 | Listener feedback, crowd pride | | 45:54–54:54 | Feedback Friday, celebrity commercials, candy| | 54:54–57:33 | Candy bar showdown | | 57:33–80:55 | Top 10 Commanders (hilarious list segment) | | 81:01–84:49 | Mariano’s bargain buy, domestic digressions | | 84:58–87:24 | DBU picks: football | | 87:24–End | Wrap-up, closing banter |

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Tone & Style

• Direct, irreverent, and honest — leaning on longtime rapport between Dan and Matt.
• Mix of sharp analytics and unapologetic old-school storytelling.
• Cultural references, inside jokes, and Chicago sports “in-group” language throughout.
• Willing to get silly (“All-American halftime show,” top Commanders list) but always returning to real fan/parent experience.
• Respectful to listeners, responsive to feedback, and appreciative of fandom.

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Conclusion

This episode deftly walks the line between serious postseason analysis, deeply personal and relatable stories (especially around parenting and failure), and pure entertainment. Whether you care about the Cubs’ pitching usage, the “realness” of playoff crowds, or just want to laugh about taco logistics and Gary Busey villains, it’s a quintessential example of why Chicago sports fans have always valued Dan Bernstein: sharp, unfiltered, and always up for a sidebar.

Transcript

[A]

Dan Bernstein Unfiltered.

[B]

Unfiltered on 312Sports Do Today on Dan Bernstein unfiltered on this fall Friday in Chicago. So we might as well get right to it. Today's show, presented in partnership with my bookie, we are going to talk about the Cubs impressive victory last night. Impressive.

[A]

Let's go.

[B]

Performances across the board, including something that I'm going to talk about that has me really well out of my sports comfort zone.

[A]

Okay. I'm looking forward to that.

[B]

We've got feedback Friday.

[A]

Feedback Friday. Because today's Friday.

[B]

We have the top 10 commanders. You and I have both put our lists together of the top 10 commanders.

[A]

Well, I didn't. I don't have one.

[B]

This. The committee did.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

And I have to say, this was tough for me. At least this was as far as defining the overall terms here. I'll get to it when we get to this segment. And then there are things written on the board here. I don't know exactly what these are. It just says bernsteined at Mariano's. Yep.

[A]

I bernstein'd at Mariano's.

[B]

Okay. And you didn't get arrested?

[A]

I didn't get arrested.

[B]

All right, you're here. I can't wait. And it also says candy bar.

[A]

Yes. You. I don't eat candy bars. Like, I don't go out and buy candy bars.

[B]

I had two king size fast breaks last night.

[A]

I know. I can't believe it's. Oh, my God. It's so much.

[B]

I had a three.

[A]

It's so much, buddy.

[B]

I had a three taco dinner including rice and beans, hot sauce, and then two king size fast breakfast.

[A]

Did you make tacos or did you get them?

[B]

No.

[A]

Where'd you get them from?

[B]

It was weird because we got. I got hungry in the middle of the club. That's right.

[A]

You had your thing last night.

[B]

Yeah, we had the charity dinner for Rebecca's dream. A lot of thanks, by the way, to everybody involved. Just to see so many familiar faces and so many cool people. It's a wonderful charity, the Rebecca's Dream Foundation. Destigmatizing depression and bipolar. It's okay to not be okay. They're doing unbelievable work.

[A]

Awesome.

[B]

And there's a lot of big fans there. I saw some really cool people.

[A]

Did you eat there? Was there food?

[B]

I nibbled a little bit.

[A]

Yeah. Cause it's too early for you.

[B]

Yeah, there's a lot going on. And I noshed is what I.

[A]

You're mingling and talking.

[B]

Right. And I came back and I got.

[A]

Hungry and so where'd you get tacos from?

[B]

So it's funny. I actually got a craving for Taco Bell, which is rare. Okay. But on my way to Taco Bell on Irving park in California, I realized Malecon was open and there was no way I'm gonna go to that.

[A]

You're not gonna drive past Malecon.

[B]

I'm not gonna drive past a real cause again. In the city of Chicago, every independently owned taco stand is great. Every single one of them is great. It's just varying degrees of great. So I got the three taco dinner and they had just pulled the chips out of the fryer like they had just.

[A]

The chips were hot and salty. What kind of tacos did you get?

[B]

I got three steak tacos. Just cilantro and onion.

[A]

Yeah. So in Libertyville, there's a place, Tacos del Rey de Oro. That's my favorite spot to go to.

[B]

Tacos of the Golden King.

[A]

Yes, tacos. The Golden King.

[B]

That's.

[A]

That's set up. Yeah. The standard is there.

[B]

These are the tacos of the Golden King.

[A]

So when I go, I get the. The carne asada. Carne carne asada. Tacos or, or burrito. Either way. Yeah. But just cilantro, onions. The only way to go.

[B]

And they're salsa?

[A]

Yeah, they're salsa. I do their salsa verde.

[B]

I do whatever the hottest thing is. The only thing I like better than steak is. Is tongue. If you can give me a good lengua taco. They didn't have any last night, but.

[A]

There'S a place in Libertyville. Milwaukee. Taco right on Milwaukee, right downtown Libertyville. And they. They do a decent tongue for a place you think is more trendy, like tequila bar, whiskey bar. They actually do a really, really good language.

[B]

Do they have tripa? Do they have tripe?

[A]

They may on special. I don't. I don't know if they do it regularly.

[B]

That's the truth, man. Not. And not totally crispy either. Just kind of al dente.

[A]

Yeah, you. That's. I don't. I can't do that mouthfeel.

[B]

I like, give me all the energy.

[A]

You like basically raw bacon.

[B]

Sometimes not. Yeah. I have to commend something that I noticed last night in the Cubs game and it was. You had to see it. You had to feel it.

[A]

Is this out of the. Out of your comfort zone?

[B]

Let me just explain. You know me, and when I start talking. When I start talking about bunting, in a little bit, I'm going to give you all the win expectancies and everything. Because stop bunting, okay? Stop bunting, everybody. Pat Murphy, Greg Counsel, every. Stop it. I like things measurable. I don't like when it comes to baseball. I don't function well outside of the measurable sometimes. But I will tell you, if there's something I know or I feel or I'm certain of that I can't back up for you. I can't give you hard numbers. And I'm bad at this. I was just on Sherman and Tingle. If you listen to Bernstein at 8:15 on Mondays and Fridays on Sherman and Tingle, a 97.1 FM the drive. If, if you hear then you, you've heard me say this, but that crowd last night was meaningful. That Cubs crowd was one of the. It is one of the best performances in a game by a baseball crowd that I can remember. And there have been some unbelievable. Like old Yankee Stadium, when you're talking about some of the great Boston games. And I think back to the 70s, the people that would throw batteries and storm the field and all that. That level of insanity that. And I don't know if it's the extra hour. I noticed that every single pitcher Milwaukee brought in was something less than himself. Yes, every single one. For different reasons, different issue, different command issues. And whether or not it's actual crowd noise affecting the communication. Like we can see in football games, you can see it. You can see it in delay of game penalties, you can see it in false starts. You can't really see it in baseball, but I saw every single picture. Freddie Peralta was not himself and that mattered. Everybody else they brought in, there was something wrong, there was something off, there was something not right. I will also say that, and my belief is, and I noticed this because during the regular season, the stretch of Irving Park Road in between Clark and Sheridan by the cemetery is packed with buses. That's the staging area for all the tour buses that drop people off coming from the far flung places. That is the indicator of the tourist attendance at a game. Are those buses bringing people in from the hinterlands? Everybody says it's Iowa or it's not just Iowa, it's wherever it is, rural Indiana, Downstate Illinois. Because playoff games are scheduled late and sometimes you don't even know if a playoff game is going to exist. You can't plan bus trips for those games. You can't sell bus trips. You can't bring people in from Ottumwa, Iowa, that you get. You get a real ass baseball crowd in that building that is hanging on every. And not just every pitch Every time a pitcher comes set, every time time is in, in the game, people are watching, people are paying attention. You don't hear as much of the hooting and howling on a pop up that people think is a home run. The crowd was unbelievable. I love this subplot of did the check swing and the. The what's going on between both teams and the umpires at first and third and whether it's ruled. Somebody went around. It's been all series, the Cubs fans have felt like they've gotten shafted on some of those calls, not to mention how hard it is to react to a strike zone at a game. And I thought Cubs fans are even good at that. I thought some of the questions about some of these pitches that were, were they on the corner? Were they not? Again, not a great strike zone. But that crowd was remarkable. And I'm not a panderer. I am not a hooray for all fans. Oh, you're, you know, you're the 12th man or whatever, all that stuff. I don't pander to you. I don't say, oh, you're the best fans in the world and all that. And I don't do all that jerk off stuff. That was a great crowd. That mattered in that game.

[A]

Yeah. And I said that on, on Monday, Dan, after. On Tuesday, after going to the game in, in. In Milwaukee, that the Cub fans need to show up and support the team.

[B]

That was more than showing up and supporting the team. And that was intense and be loud and be that.

[A]

That intense. It was. It was. It was critical to the Cubs tying the series up. Because what I experienced in Milwaukee on Monday night was something I've never experienced at a Brewers game before. Now, I've never been to a playoff game in Milwaukee, but it was that that crowd was at a different level than anything I'd ever experienced before in Milwaukee, partly because usually there's more Cub fans there. And I said to you on Tuesday morning that there was. If I counted 200 Cubs jerseys, or maybe I said 100, that may have been a stretch because I did not see that many Cub fans. And normally I see a lot more than what I normally see. So that's part of it. But from the production of what they did at that game Monday night, what the organization did to get the team even more involved or the fan, the fans more involved was at a different level.

[B]

Now. I couldn't see what's on the video boards of Cubs games, and I don't know how much direction, but I didn't sense It. I didn't. I didn't sense that there was a reaction to what? Fans make some noise.

[A]

No, Dan, there isn't that. There isn't that at Wrigley.

[B]

It's.

[A]

It's not. It's not the same. Wrigley doesn't do it the same way. And the brewers, again, the organization, took it to a different level. At one point in the fourth or fifth inning, they showed replays on the video board of the brewers clinching the division at Wrigley from years ago. And it pissed me off as a Cubs fan. Good. I mean. And I'm like, okay, that's where the whole minor league thing started with me.

[B]

Oh, that. Okay. But we got some reaction to that coming up in Feedback Friday.

[A]

It got the crowd even more pumped up. They were. They were louder than I've ever heard ever at American Family Field. And that's why I said the Cub fans need to show up and show up in a. In a different way because. Because the. The Cubs organization, they. They don't do that stuff. They don't. They don't mimic minor league type, you know, rah, rah atmosphere. It's just get into it. Get into the game and that. They were standing most of the game loud. They got into every pitcher's head on that mound, starting with Freddie Peralta. I can't prove it. Taunting Freddie.

[B]

Yeah. I can't. In taunting him. I can't prove it.

[A]

No, you can't prove it.

[B]

I can't quantify any of this, and I know that. And I am stipulating. Bernstein, you're the guy. I know. That's why I said I'm not necessarily comfortable doing this. But you know, also that I'm not here just to celebrate fans, to pander to them for, you know, cheap, you know, political points. No, Dan, I'm not. But I'm telling you, that was an unbelievable job. I don't care if that's you and your friends or your. Or whoever it is, that that whole crowd was right on it and sharp and heavy. It was oppressive. The ability for Wrigley. New Wrigley. And let's specify new Wrigley with the new sound system and the video boards and the bright lights and everything very, very different from old Wrigley. And old Wrigley had a. A different way of amplifying emotion. I was talking about the great Len Casper description of Wrigley Field as amplifier of emotion. The lows feel lower, the highs feel higher. Some of that has been tamped down by technology and by a more controlled environment. But whatever. Old Wrigley's, whatever that was. And even compared to 03, when 03 was just like a lot of loud, angry, scared, drunken. There was something kind of edgy and negative then a little almost. I don't want to say sinister, but I think it was Andy McPhail who told our show. Remember when we were down in Fort Lauderdale with them and he was sitting with us in.

[A]

The only guest we had.

[B]

No. Gene Klein's was with us also. Okay, I remember that. That was a fun trip, though.

[A]

It was.

[B]

And we almost had Matt Clement. We saw him in the elevator and he was like, eh, I don't know. I don'.

[A]

Yeah. And then that's when we saw who the first baseman in the second. Eric Caros, Eric Harrows and Grudge Alonic were leaving the hotel at like 12:30. We were going up to our rooms. They were coming out fully dressed, ready? And we're like. And we were like, where. Where are you guys going? Like, oh, we're just going down to get some food.

[B]

Yeah, we.

[A]

At the hotel here. Yeah.

[B]

Let's see if the gift shop has some potato chips.

[A]

Remember, there's a game tomorrow. Yeah, you got to.

[B]

You gotta play. Okay. Have fun storming the castle.

[A]

Yeah, that was great.

[B]

Yeah. So that energy was very, very different. Cause of the nervousness. This crowd. Because they won the World Series.

[A]

Makes a difference. Yes.

[B]

Because it was like, oh, my God, we might. That was. Everything had an undercurrent of holy terror.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And I'm not gonna fear this. Does it?

[A]

Yeah. Cause I'm not buying into that. But it was the whole idea of being cursed and the Cubs and this. And I know. I'm not. I'm not advocating for it. I know you don't believe it, but.

[B]

It mattered to the crowd.

[A]

But that mattered in 2003 when it was like, we're still cursed. And it's that. That whole negative undertone that it's never going to be us. Now I'm going to tell you, you can't quantify it. Last night, you can't. I know, but, Dan, it is real. It plays a factor. Because they're humans on the mound. They're not robots. And you can't tell me. I don't care how good Freddie Peralta was this year, because he was fucking outstanding. Era under 3. Think he had 17 or 18 wins on the season. He was outstanding in the regular season. Great. One of the best in baseball in 2025. But he's a human being. And he had 40,000 plus people chanting his name.

[B]

And did you hear Ron Darling said it's the first time he'd heard that since the infamous chance against the Mets when Daryl Strawberry was being taunted.

[A]

Darrell. Oh, yeah, Darrell.

[B]

A lot of us were thinking that too. And there's Ron Darling sitting right there.

[A]

Sitting right there. Yeah. And you didn't have your guy Smolt. So sorry about that. But, but that, that played a factor because he did not look the same. His pitches were not hitting. And there's another thing to it too. The Cubs batters. And there was a few swings that were, they were. They chased. But for, for top to bottom of the lineup, dude, they were more disciplined. It was the most disciplined at bats as a team that we saw in these four games. And that matters.

[B]

It works with the. Turning the screws on the pitcher's brain.

[A]

That's Craig Counsel talks about putting the pressure on, applying the pressure on every pitch. He talked after the game about Ian Hap and the atmosphere at Wrigley Field.

[C]

I'm just so happy for Ian. I think it was great for Ian to have the playoff moment that he deserved. And it was a huge swing. A huge swing. And the first thing I would say is the crowd was incredible tonight. I mean, I've never seen a baseball game like that. That was just amazing what they did tonight. And we, offensively, we, you know, we did a nice, really nice job of putting pressure on them often. And they, the crowd picked up on that, I thought consistently. And they were, they were awesome with it. And we just made them uncomfortable. We just made every, every pitch uncomfortable. And that's, that's what you're supposed to do.

[A]

Yeah, so he talked about that, about making every, every pitch count. Make them uncomfortable, Tighten those screws. And that's what they did in those approaches. Now I think Suzuki had a, I mean, he reached for one high in the zone. That was, it could have been a very pivotal point.

[B]

I don't mind him reaching a little higher in the zone because the one that he hit for the home run was the 440 foot home run. I know it was a ball high.

[A]

But you know how hard those are to chase those 99.

[B]

I know he can't get.

[A]

No, he can, but, but last night he has that huge hit. And here, here's what was different. Even for me at home, watching the game, three to nothing, to me felt like it was going to be enough. Just because Boyd got through that first inning. The way it looked, the way it started and the way the Crowd was energized into this game. It felt like it was going to be enough. And then Craig Counsel talked about Matthew Boyd and his performance last night.

[C]

I thought the first inning was just so important tonight. And you know, the yellow draws a walk and then he just. He makes pitches. But just getting through the first inning was the key to me, the key for Matthews outing. And. And then as it went on, you just saw like the landing, the slow breaking ball early in the count to get ahead, I thought was kind of the difference. Right. And it just puts the hitter on. What Matthew's so good at is kind of that hard, soft combination that gets the hitter in between. And the landing, whether it be the slow breaking ball or the change up early, you know, let him kind of play with the hitters timing. And he did a really nice job of it.

[A]

Yeah, he had. He had a great, great outing last night. Four and two thirds. And as he was. He was sharp. And that mix of slow and fast. Fast for him, it really worked and was effective. And again, I'm telling you, they were energized by the crowd. It makes a difference to put a.

[B]

Bow on it if that was the last game at Wrigley Field this year, which there's a good chance it was. Well done. Well done. That you can. The Cubs, you can bank that one. And for anything that is ever said about a Cubs crowd. Oh, they're in the bleachers. All they care about is drinking beer. They're not paying attention. They're on their phones. It's all a party. It's a dating scene. That's all right. Maybe that's in. Maybe that's in mid August, and that's okay. But when it mattered most, if that was the last game, when it absolutely mattered most, that is absolutely everything. A sports crowd should be everything. And even those of us who romanticize some of the edgier crowds, that there wasn't an incident. And there's even some playful stuff that goes on that we've seen when the brewers have been over toward the screen and falling into the crowd. That's how you do it. That. That is how you. You go to a playoff game and show up for your team. And I think Cub fans, if whatever happens in this series, I think you are entitled to be proud of yourselves today.

[A]

Yeah. And I'm telling you, it's not the last game in Wrigley this year. They win. They win Saturday, then they have. I don't know what the schedule is.

[B]

Even know what the pitchers are.

[A]

Doesn't matter. They're going to win. They're going to win. And I hope it's showed up because I hope. Because Shot is going to show up. He's going to show up and he's going to pitch the way that he can pitch after. After what happened his last outing when he said I ruined the game, he said I ruined the game. He is going to be ready to go. And I'm telling you this, the energy that they feel winning game three last night from the crowd will carry over. They'll play the Dodgers in LA the first couple games. I don't know what the schedule is, but whether it's next Friday or Saturday, there will be a game three and the NLCS at Wrigley. I'm telling you right now.

[B]

Okay. We don't know the pitchers are. Everybody certainly hopes that you're right.

[A]

Yeah, but we knew that Matthew Boyd was the pitcher and people were counting that out last night too.

[B]

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[A]

No balls in the strike.

[B]

Pajes breaks his bat. Kirkring gotta find it. Throws to the plate. Oh, my goodness. He throws it away. And the Dodgers have won. The Dodgers win, and they are moving on to the nlcs. And a most improbable finish. Pandemonium at Dodgers Stadium and your heartbreak for Orion Kring. Dodgers ecstatic.

[A]

You know, this game ends in the cruelest way for the Phillies.

[B]

You hate the game ended this way.

[A]

It was played so well. And King right there. Plenty of time to go to first.

[B]

I mean, plenty of time to go to first. Even though he bobbled it and just kind of in the moment, panic. And look at that right there.

[A]

Even if he threw a good one.

[B]

He saves Kim, got a break, jump.

[A]

Off and runs back to the plate.

[B]

Kring knew it immediately. He couldn't field it cleanly. And then the panic set in. Oh, my goodness. Right here. Look.

[A]

You see where PA is not even halfway down the line. That's a throw Kirkering's made a thousand.

[B]

Times in pfps and just lost track of the outs.

[A]

He came in to the inning with two away.

[B]

Needed just the one out. It is the Los Angeles Dodgers, their title defense. Defense continues. That was Brian Anderson and Jeff Francour last night. Frenchie on TNT Sports. Well handled by Brian Anderson, because my. My heart sank. I don't really have a rooting interest in the game.

[A]

Yeah, I felt terrible.

[B]

Oh, my God. How can you not feel awful? And I want to commend Rob Thompson. Did you see him come to the top step of the dugout?

[A]

Stopped him.

[B]

And not only did he stop him, that he knew where the camera was to pull him aside and to talk to him. And I read that also as a message to the famously cruelest fans in the world. Boy, that must be a day today on wip.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

After their football. We're gonna get to that in forward progress.

[A]

Oh, yeah. What a night for them last night.

[B]

We are gonna get to that in forward progress about just everything. And flipping was a nightmare for me last night because flipping from the. The Amazon prime back to DirecTV. And I'm keeping tabs on the Tulane game because Tulane's got East Carolina and they fumble at the goal line. Well, what do you do?

[A]

Do you have 12 TVs in your man cave?

[B]

I got one. I know my man cave. My man cave. So I'm like, ah, but I'm trying to follow Tulane. I'm trying to follow a little bit of the football. Obviously we got all this going on. But when I saw that happen, I didn't, you know, somewhere like, can you imagine being his dad? Yeah, can you imagine being his dad?

[A]

It's funny you say that because if you, if you didn't see the play, just go online, find it, watch it. And I felt like the dad of a 12U player and 11U player making that, that bad throw. So they had bases loaded, two outs. All they had to do was. He throwed a first and even pages as he's running down the first baseline is about halfway, a little more than halfway. Turns and looks, turns and looks at the pitcher because he knew he was. He was dead out at first base. Yeah.

[B]

What's going on?

[A]

Had no shot. And it was watching the play develop and just an errand throw that. Even if it's a good throw, I think Kim is safe at home. I think Brian Anderson even said that he was. And he would have been just throw to first, throw to first base. But he bobbled it and he panicked and he got scared. And I again, I felt like I was watching one of my kids in a critical play in one of their, One of their 12 EU games make a bad play.

[B]

I've. Look, we've all been there as sports parents. We've all been there and it sucks. I'll never. But it wasn't an important game. Like I remember Jason came out of the goal to play the puck. Yeah, it was sort of like a dump in. And he came out just to kind of come out like 45 degree angle, stop the puck, pass it, just sort of like feather it over to a defenseman. And he came out and he took his eye off it for a second and it went under his stick and it hit his skate. They go in trickle, trickle, trickle, trickle, trickled in.

[A]

Oh, no.

[B]

And you just want to. And he dealt with it better than I did.

[A]

Oh, of course. Oh, absolutely.

[B]

I wanted to just sort of, you know, slowly turn into a corn cob. I didn't know.

[A]

Well, because you felt bad for him. I mean, you weren't one of those parents that their child's performance reflects on who you are as a person. You weren't mad about it. You felt bad.

[B]

Never do that again.

[A]

That happens. I mean, that happens. There are parents that I see on a regular basis where their children's performance on the Field, whatever sport it is, they take it as a reflection of who they are in the community.

[B]

It was always Terry Boers who gave me the advice as a sports parent who always said, the best thing can say, look, you learn more from a bad day than a good day. And it's so he. This is always the mantra, like, from T ball, you know, what'd you learn? You learn more from a bad day than a good day. And sometimes I went too far a little bit with that mentality. Like, I don't want him laughing when it happens.

[A]

Right?

[B]

But he was just like. He's like, yeah, I fucked up. And the coach didn't have to say anything. Yeah, the coach is a former pro goalie. We just kind of gave him a.

[A]

Look like, he's not a pro bowler. He's a pro goalie.

[B]

No, but he was like, come on. Come on, kid. Yeah, what are you going to do?

[A]

Yeah, Hank had a game, so he plays. He plays second and he plays short and plays some outfield or second and pitcher and some outfield. And he really wanted to play short. And so he got an opportunity in the game to play shortstop. And I'm like, all right, this is awesome. It's what he wanted. Same inning, three errors at short. And I remember just. I remember my heart was like, oh, Jesus, this. Like, seriously. And I felt. I felt so bad for him. And he. And Hank is a kid that he wears his emotions outwardly where Jack doesn't. I'm not sure Jack has any. So Jack is my mini me, and I'm concerned about that. But Hank wears it outwardly, so he was. He was visually upset. And so I have. I have different communication relationships and styles with both kids from a sports perspective. And with Hank, it's like. It's comforting. It's like, dude, it's okay. Mistakes happen. You know, you've helped the team. You'll get, you know, chance to pitch, and you play second base, you play outfield, you're all good. You hit the ball, like, just shake it off, let it go. But didn't get any more opportunities short after that. Where. If that were Jack, in that case, it would just be like, yeah, whatever.

[B]

Well, I.

[A]

We get McDonald's or ice cream. Exactly. What's going on?

[B]

Well, I. And I always. It's sort of this running thing when there's a couple ballparks, we drive by where I want us in Highland Park. We're near Westridge. When he was. He was 10, I think. And I always craned my neck out of the out of the window. He said, dad, what are you. I'm still looking for that ball. He said, we played Lake County Lightning.

[A]

Okay. We play them a lot.

[B]

Yeah, this was. It was like. I think it was 11U.

[A]

What team was Jason playing on?

[B]

He was on Wells Park Travel. This was a tournament.

[A]

Oh, yeah, we played Wells park, sure. Oh, yeah, yeah.

[B]

And we actually beat Libertyville in the tournament at Libertyville.

[A]

Oh, really?

[B]

And, yeah, we had beaten Deerfield and then beat Libertyville. So this big kid on Lake county lighting that. Because that's at the age where some of the kids are shaving and some of the kids are not this monster. The coach walks out, he goes, hey, Jason, I want you to throw three sliders in the opposite batter's box. Just. Just throw three sliders in the opposite Batter's box.

[A]

This is a 10U.

[B]

11. U 11.

[A]

Tell the throw sliders.

[B]

They called it a cutter. Okay.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

It wasn't a cutter.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

They lied.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

So he throws the first one and it just gets middle, middle. And the guy hits it, you know, however many feet. The farthest a kid that age could possibly hit a ball.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So every time we drive by, I cry like, somewhere at that ball is still. It never came down.

[A]

What is. What did he say?

[B]

He just, you know, flips me off or whatever. Or the one Savion Flowers hit off of him at McGuain Park. That's still going.

[A]

At least.

[B]

Savion Flowers now is a starting outfielder at University of Kansas.

[A]

Yeah. So he can. He has that on his resume.

[B]

He makes the majors because there's never. It's the only ball at McGuain park that's ever been hit into the tennis courts on the other side of the street.

[A]

Oh, Jesus.

[B]

Grand Slam, too. Oh, yeah, absolutely. Like, if you're going to do it, I mean, get. Give that thing a damn ride.

[A]

All right, so sorry.

[B]

So anyway, that's not what you want, Orion Kirkering.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I feel awful. I hope Philadelphia fans can find it to understand a little bit.

[A]

Oh, they're not.

[B]

And when we were sitting on the couch, it somehow devolved between Beth and me into my mention of Donny Moore. And she said, who's Donny Moore? And I said, look him up on Wikipedia. And she goes, oh, my God. Oh, my God. She's like, ooh, this is right up my alley. Has anybody done a. Is there a miniseries about this? Yeah, no, there's no true crime miniseries about the Donny Moore story. But the fact that it even got mentioned shows you that, you know, the Gravity of some of these things.

[A]

Yeah. So I'm sure that the Philadelphia fans want to get him traded or out of town.

[B]

I hope that there's an understanding that he. However bad you feel, he feels worse.

[A]

Oh, that was terrible. It was so bad. It was so bad to watch.

[B]

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[A]

You love stats and data and everything in your life, don't you?

[B]

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[A]

Baseball thoughts because I have one more cut. I want to play, too, from Craig Counsel. You talked about Kyle Tucker, but get into your.

[B]

Let me just get to this really quickly. That if you ever go to fan graphs and you click on scores and you go to play log, it can give you what's called win expectancy, which just tells you a team's statistical likelihood to win that game.

[A]

Yeah, I think people are familiar enough with that now. It's. It's an. It comes up enough on broadcasts.

[B]

Yeah. That you hear win expectancy. And just to give an example here about what happens when you bunt. And I thought at the time, okay, I can understand why Joey Ortiz is going to sacrifice a couple guys over in a three nothing game, because Joey Ortiz isn't that good. And. But winds blowing out at Wrigley Field. Anybody can run into one and hit it. The wind is blowing out at Wrigley Field. The Cubs, at that point, because they always do this with the home team. The Cubs had a 73.9% chance of winning after the Blake Perkins walk.

[A]

So this is before Joey Ortiz bunts. There's the first and second.

[B]

That comes at a 73.9 win expectancy.

[A]

That's pretty good.

[B]

After the bunt, the cubs had a 75.4% win expectancy.

[A]

All right. So jumped up almost two points.

[B]

A successful bunt made the Cubs more likely to win and the brewers more likely to lose.

[A]

So advancing the runners first to second, to second and third, you sacrifice the out, but you move the runners, and the win percentage for the Cubs goes up nearly two points.

[B]

You made the Cubs more likely to win even with a quote, unquote successful bunt because you gave away an out. The out itself is more valuable without even factoring in the wind is blowing out at Wrigley Field. Then we go to the bottom of the sixth. Pete Crow, Armstrong, a sacrifice bunt to move Carson Kelly to second. The Cubs win expectancy went down. Before the bunt, it was 92 7. After the bunt, it was 92. 3.

[A]

So if people are confused about that or want to argue the nuances of baseball and the way it used to be, you can make it really, really simple. You have a finite number of outs to give up in your game.

[B]

27.

[A]

27.

[B]

That's it.

[A]

And once you give up 27 outs, if your team's behind, you lose that game, it's over. And if no clock, if you start handing outs to the other team and saying, hey, I'm going to give you this out with who knows what could happen, advancing that guy from first to second or those two guys second to third, I'm making it easier on you to get those 27 outs. So that's just the easiest way to explain it, to say why those nuances of baseball in the old way of thinking aren't up to modern standards. When you have information and knowledge and data to use as a tool to help you win games.

[B]

Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes there are extenuating circumstances that cannot be measured by the numbers. Where, you know, the players hungover or he can't hit or his is, his thumb hurts. He can't really swing the bat. He has to bunt because he got hurt. And we don't know. Obviously there are things that these, these, some of these crude metrics cannot measure.

[A]

But in general, general terms, that's all you're talking about.

[B]

Bunting makes you less likely to win. Sacrifice bunting, not bunting for a hit. But even that has no possibility of being a home run.

[A]

Zero.

[B]

When you swing the bat at Wrigley Field with the wind blowing out, you have a possibility of hitting a home run.

[A]

Because a few, a few shows ago we talked about hitting a home run is just the best way to put a run on.

[B]

The most efficient. Yeah, ball, go far, team, go far. What did the Cubs do last night?

[A]

They had a bunch of home runs.

[B]

Yeah. How'd they get those runs?

[A]

Interesting stuff, you know, and it's funny because, you know, if you're, if you don't understand this thinking or don't want to even try to understand this type of thinking in baseball. The movie Moneyball, Brad Pitt plays.

[B]

No, no, just listen. Forever ago.

[A]

It is forever ago. But there's this scene there when he's talking to the players before they have that 21 game win streak and he talks about bunting. He's like, we don't bunt, we don't bunt. And he talks about on base percentage and how a walk is just as valuable as a hit because you get on base and you can't score runs unless you're not on base. And yes, a walk is not an out. It gets you on base. You can't score runs unless you're on base. So he'll take a walk because that's just as good as a hit because you're on base.

[B]

It's more than that. You look at on base percentage is not out percentage. And if you don't make outs, you score an infinite number of runs.

[A]

So which brings me to a guy that we've been critical of and get an on in Matt Shaw, who's just, who's not hitting the ball, had two hits last night, but he also had five walks now in this series and for this series, for the series, he is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5th right now. And on base percentage in the Cubs lineup. His defense is so valuable. And that's why Craig Counsel talks about why he's still in the lineup despite the lack of hitting, having two hits last night, adding another walk. He's fifth best in on base percentage for this series.

[B]

Dan and I heard he's actually now slated to perform at the Turning Point USA All American super bowl halftime show where he is going to be coming out singing. It's I'm proud to be an American.

[A]

All right, I was going to save this for later, but I'm going to tell you now.

[B]

Here's Kid Rock, here's Creed, here's Matt Shaw.

[A]

Just wait. I booked us some time there. Oh, did you? To perform. We're actually going to record. We're going to record one of our shows at the Turning Point halftime show.

[B]

We're going to All American halftime show.

[A]

And we're going to record one of our podcasts. I don't know.

[B]

You're a swarthy southern Italian. Your people were conquered by the Moors. I don't think. No, I don't think you're all American enough. You're not one of those Alpine northern Italians.

[A]

Hey, guess what? None of us are.

[B]

No, I'm way out.

[A]

We're all immigrants. Just keep that in mind. All of us are. It's not just about the color of your skin.

[B]

Yeah, I don't think so.

[A]

You got, you know, there's history to it.

[B]

Those Moorish invaders came through there. They got inside those trullos in Bari.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

But they're away with, you know what Italians left Italy to come to America? The ones that weren't doing well, the Sicilians and the. Yeah, the ones that weren't winning in life because there's no reason to leave your country when you're winning in life. We're all immigrants. Just keep that in mind. But yeah, still, we're going to perform at the All American.

[B]

I'm really excited. I was surprised that they asked Dan Bernstein unfiltered to be part of it, but we appreciate it.

[A]

I mean, they may be bringing us there to beat the shit out of us, but who knows?

[B]

We're a trap. No, but I'm at least billock out of this. No, I'm excited for it. I really am. There. That concludes my baseball thoughts.

[A]

Oh, wait, hang on one second.

[C]

Yeah, I mean, I think that's when you see consistent pressure. I think it's people like Kyle that are so good at like every at bad is just a hard out, a very difficult out. And that's what. That's what Kyle showed you today and obviously had the big swing with the home run, but on base four times. And it's. Look, it's important. It's part of why, you know, at times this has been a really, really good offense and he's a big part of it.

[A]

Just great to see. Two walks last night, a hit, a home run. So he's on base four times. Just really, really good to see. And I take that back. Matt Shaw is actually fourth among guys with. With enough at bats. Justin Turner doesn't count, but fourth right now in on base percentage. But really good to see. Kyle Tucker hit that home run last night. And if that carries through and helps mentally, I don't know, maybe his caps feeling better or maybe it was just one of those games because the fans got to the mindset of every single pitcher that took them out for the brewers.

[B]

And I don't know who the pitchers are going to be. You say it's definitely going to be showed up.

[A]

I hope so.

[B]

Do you use an opener?

[A]

I don't. I me personally, I don't like them. I don't like that.

[B]

I like one time through the top of that order.

[A]

I like your starter to get out there, and I like your starter to get through that. That top of the order. I like Matthew Boyd.

[B]

He's bad at it.

[A]

I know, but. I know, but I, I like. I like the starters starting the game and getting through it and then building that confidence.

[B]

I wonder how instead of Craig, hey.

[A]

Listen, you're the starter. You're just not going to start. We're going to go with a different guy for an inning or two, and then you're going to get the ball.

[B]

That's when he struggles. I know. Or is his first inning, his first inning whenever he starts?

[A]

But his struggle was recent. More recent. I mean, he's. He's been. It's been bad as of late. But again, we still talk about Justin Steel going down and how spectacular Shota had as far as his regular season was concerned.

[B]

If you're like I am, one thing you do in the fall is you get a new propane tank, because sometimes I don't know why I timed it out so perfectly this year at home, where I'm just about at the end of this one, and then I'm gonna get my fall and winter grilling tank all set and be ready to go.

[A]

You get through one a summer?

[B]

Pretty much, yeah. Okay.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Because I'm only really grilling for myself generally. I don't have, like, Full days of having people over in the back. I go, I grill what I have and I turn it off.

[A]

Yeah, you're not grilling for six, right?

[B]

Regularly, no. And I'm just, it's not an all day thing. I make a steak, I turn it off and it's fine. Or anything that I'm getting from Omaha Steaks. And really, if you haven't gotten the big box of meat from Omaha Steaks, you're missing out because this deal is ridiculous. Ridiculous. Right now it's the early Black Friday sale. That means 50% off site wide and an extra 20% off select favorites@omaha steaks.com plus because you're listening to DBU, you get an extra $35 off with the promo code. Bernstein. Just my last name. B E R N S T E I N Bernstein at checkout. Terms apply. C site for details. It's Omaha Steaks. You know, there's unrivaled quality and variety. There's chicken breasts, there's pork chops. There's awesome all beef franks. There's different kinds of hamburgers you can get. I actually have ground filet mignon burgers, which are ridiculous. I mean, like, I just want to like sear them on the outside and then put a fried egg on top and have all the runny goodness on a toasted bun with a little bit of maldon salt or sea salt on there. Man. I'm telling you, grass fed grain finished beef. It has more marbling for exceptional flavor. Omaha Steaks, America's original butcher since 1917. So save big right now. Visit omahasteaks.com 50% off site wide, an extra 20% off select favorites during the early Black Friday sale for an extra $35 off. Just use my last name. That's the promo code. Bernstein at checkout. That is 50% off at Omaha steaks.com at checkout. The promo code is Bernstein. Don't forget to do is now time for feedback Friday on Dan Bernstein on filtered. Yay. Couple things in general, I am trying, trying to do my best to respond to your feedback in real time. It might just be an emoji. It might be a hey, thanks. It might be a thumbs up or it might be something that some people have some long statistical questions that are over my head that I may struggle with. But I'm telling you, I'm trying. If you're emailing every day, that's different. If it's some, if it's something I haven't seen before, like I'm not going to be opening up essentially like new text threads in Instagram or wherever and having full conversation. So please understand that I am. I appreciate every bit of feedback that we're getting and I'm doing my best to take the time to respond as I can. And if I can't, we'll try to use. I try to characterize a preponderance of opinion to have it presented here on Friday. Feedback. If there's. If a lot of people are saying the same thing, I will try to have that represented here on Fridays in one way or another, almost like a constituency and let somebody speak for everybody. But I really do appreciate all the nice things that everybody's saying about the shows and three 1, 2 sports and what it means for people to have some reconnection or at least just have what everybody's describing as comfortable. There's no better compliment that I think you can give me that people just say it feels good or it feels right or it just makes people feel like things are okay to have this in their lives. That makes me feel really good.

[A]

Yeah, it is nice. And I, I don't respond to things because there's a lot that comes through. So if you feel bad that I haven't responded, I'm sorry about that. But there's this. There's a lot of emails, there's a lot of feedback to read through on YouTube and the social media platforms and whatnot. So I can't respond to anything, so. Or to everything. I should say so. But thanks. They are, they are all red. Just know that they're read, they're received, they're thought through at times when the feedback may be critical. Appreciate all the positive comments and all the, all the, all the well wishes, too. So thank you.

[B]

Now, we always get responses to our top 10 Bears opponent lists. And I mentioned. Yes, I know I missed the masturbating bear.

[A]

Yeah, we both did.

[B]

We both did. But I did that. I know. That's. I think it's one of the funniest things of all time.

[A]

Oversight. And nothing to do against Conan o' Brien or complete oversight.

[B]

It was my mistake. Thank you for pointing it out and thank you for being mad at me. There's. People are actually angry with me about it. How dare you. That I dropped the ball. Yeah, I dropped the ball before I got in the end zone. And that was another thing that also got a ton of feedback about what is a comp. Oh, to dropping the ball carrier in football on purpose. Dropping the ball before the end zone. And this was sent in by Tim that actually has video where he said this comp is the ultimate example of being dumb with an empty net in hockey or an open net. He said goals in general have the same impact as a touchdown. When you look at the math about six points versus what a goal is, the most egregious example, Patrick Stefan of the Stars had an empty net and tried to lazily skate it in, but he caught an edge and he lost it. And the Oilers brought the puck out and scored with two seconds left, sending it to overtime. Now, although the Stars ended up winning in overtime, the unintended impact was this mistake. Allowing it to get to OT gave the Oilers an extra point that put them in a tie with the Blackhawks and no longer dead last in the NHL because of. Because they got this point. The Hawks won the draft lottery and drafted Patrick Kane first overall.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[B]

That's exactly what I said. I said, oh, wow. Now, also getting a ton of feedback was your rant about your experience in Milwaukee.

[A]

Oh, the minor league baseball game.

[B]

And I mentioned it offhandedly, that there were a number of respondents who didn't quite understand the point you were making. And what I can make simple was that was a satire. It was a rant that became a self satire of a rant as you were making it very, very clear that you had an absolutely unbelievable time at a terrific park and you were torn with cognitive dissonance about your distaste for some of it while you were enjoying yourself. I think it just didn't come through for some people, unfortunately.

[A]

That's surprising.

[B]

Like this guy.

[A]

Oh, boy.

[B]

At. He uses real name in his. This is a comment on YouTube at Steve Davis. God, you moron. You really are a jealous loser. That. That's you, Matty. Okay? You are the moron. You are the jealous loser.

[A]

All right?

[B]

Why go to Iowa to play a minor league team when we can play one at home? That's we, the Brewers.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

A minor league team.

[A]

Yeah, I'm tracking it now. Right, Yep, I'm on it.

[B]

Please, please stay home. Stay home and watch your loser team. Loser team in your trash stadium. Okay? It's always funny how you fibs come up to Wisconsin and rip us fibs. It must be Wisconsin pejorative. Yeah, you fibs come up to Wisconsin and rip us, but keep coming back to get out of the hinterlands. Wish we'd put a toll for all Illinois cars coming north. That's Steve. Steve's mad at you. Okay? So I just. I wanted that to reflect a great deal of the feedback because That's. That is a perfect example. Now I also know that this show.

[A]

Oh, here you go, Dan. Fib a flippin Illinois bastard.

[B]

Oh, there was flipping. Wow.

[A]

Ooh, that's new. Thanks, Steve, for I never heard that. Yeah, but you know, expression before.

[B]

You know what you do. You're certainly coming here to get weed, I can tell you that.

[A]

Oh, yeah, because it's closer to golden Michigan.

[B]

Yeah, you're coming here to get easier. You're coming here to get big bro. I have five of Broats.

[A]

We've.

[B]

We've ruined some celebrity television endorsements for you because of the concept of iraqpoing.

[A]

Are they still losers that it's tied now to?

[B]

I don't know.

[A]

Okay, Just wondering.

[B]

So the concept of Iraq poing, of the needless identification or sometimes needful identification of a celebrity in an ad. Why pay a celebrity money when you have to tell people who the celebrity is? Sometimes I ask, sometimes I don't know. Sometimes I really don't. Like in that weird one with Antonio Banderas and Macho Man Savage. That's not Macho Man Savage because he's dead.

[A]

What commercial is that?

[B]

I don't know what they're selling, but.

[A]

Huh?

[B]

Oh, Bosch power tools, I think.

[A]

Oh, really?

[B]

Be a Bosch or be a Bosch. I don't know. It's Antonio Banderas and then it's some guy, but I didn't know who that guy was.

[C]

I still don't.

[B]

I don't know what the deal is. So everybody is sending in their examples that they're finding of Iraq poing. I appreciate this from Chris, who emailed to say Courtney Cox and Lisa Kudrow, just a rack pod all over themselves for that cell phone game. It's a good thing because really, whoever saw the show Friends, that famous cult classic, who would ever know that? That's Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow.

[A]

So they're doing a commercial together for a video game.

[B]

Look at the A list. Celebrities who are doing those.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Like Amy Poehler.

[A]

And so. And then they're in the commercial. They identify. They self identify, apparently. Okay.

[B]

Apparently they do.

[A]

Yeah. Because they're not recognizable at all.

[B]

Who would possibly know?

[A]

So even if you didn't watch the show regularly or hated it or claimed to hate it because you really loved it deep down inside, it was fine. You know who they are.

[B]

Do people have that strong a feeling about it?

[A]

Oh, yeah, I think. I think so.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

I think there are, like, really manly men that wouldn't admit to liking friends.

[B]

Why? It's full of hot babes. Why wouldn't you like it? It's full of sexual innuendo and hot babes.

[A]

That's why you're a manly man.

[B]

Oh, yeah. I only want to watch men with other men.

[A]

That's why.

[B]

Oh, I see. I understand there. Let me get to one last one here before we move on to what you're really tuning in for. And that was my opinion about the fast break candy bar and how much. How I had lived my entire life without having a fast break and how they're awesome. Well, everybody, including Dave, said, if you like that, you've got to try the Take 5. The Take 5 has pretzel bits inside. Everybody saying this out there. If you're listening, I'm a huge fan of salty sweet combinations. Not a huge fan of candy nor dessert, but it's the best candy bar in planet Earth. It has started showing up in Halloween combo bags. My kids know where those take five bars go.

[A]

Okay, so let's jump ahead to the board where I say candy bar.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Yeah. Real quick.

[B]

So do this here and then.

[A]

Yeah. Because here's. Here's the deal. I. And this is what. This is how all I was going to present. This is I'll. I'll see your fast break candy bar.

[B]

Yes, Stan.

[A]

And raise you a take five. Because that's what I had the other day. You've. You've made me buy candy bars, which I don't buy. So I had the fast break bar.

[B]

There's a bogo on. You know, I just.

[A]

I don't buy candy bars. And so I'm checking out at Mariano's and I have. I see the fast break, and I'm like, nope, Right next to it is a Reese's take five.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Pick it up. It's a chocolate covered bar with peanut butter, peanuts, pretzel, and caramel. And I said, okay, I'll give this a whirl. Un. Fucking believable.

[B]

Really?

[A]

Oh, my God. So it's because of your fast break, you got me into trying a take five. One of easily the best candy bars I've ever had in my life. And I will be buying those again.

[B]

Okay, maybe I'll try one of each.

[A]

That addition of the caramel, which I enjoy the caramel more than the nougat and the peanuts and the pretzels, though, together. Oh, and it's a. It's a perfect layer of peanut butter. It's not too much.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

And it's a really thin, nice layer of car. Oh, dude. Absolutely unbelievable. Fully recommend that you try a Take 5 candy bar.

[B]

All right. Thank you, as always, for all of your feedback for every show, for all of the comments that we see on YouTube, whatever that community happens to be. Thanks.

[A]

I missed that email. I don't know if I was on that email, but I missed that about the take five, so. That's funny.

[B]

You were. You were on it. If you're waiting for Sunday to start betting, you're missing half the fun and half the money. College football is already cooking upsets, blowouts, wild covers, and my bookie lets you hit it all. Game lines, player, props, more everything you need before the pros even kick off. When Sunday rolls around, you are already up. I got my college football nervousness out of the way because Tulane did hold on to beat East Carolina despite a fumble at the goal line. Or the one time I flip over, they fumble at the goal line, but they did hold on for that win, so. And I actually have a. I've got a pick for you coming up in DBU picks with my bookie, but my bookie has it all under one roof. Win big on the NFL super contest and survivor pools. If you are new to my bookie, we have a code. It's DBU. And any bet you choose up to $500 is fully covered. You make your play. If it doesn't hit, you get it right back. When you opt in using the bet back bonus token, my bookie is where win together. Because bragging is good, but cashing in is better. Now, if you have. If you. If you only listen to forward progress, you don't listen to DBU or the other way around. This is something we've been doing on forward progress, but we've made a. An editorial decision because we don't want to piss off the angry football people. I thought you were gonna be talking about X's and O's, and now you're doing all this silly crap. Yeah, we don't make you angry. We don't want that. No, no. Especially if you're football. Football.

[A]

I mean, especially since we're making you listen.

[B]

Give me sports.

[A]

Yeah, we don't want to force you to listen. Listen to something you don't want to listen to while we're forcing you to listen.

[B]

God forbid the people forcing you to listen should do that to you. But we have been going out of our way to spend time compiling. Well, the committee has, and I have as well, compiling lists of the best ever for the Bears opponent. And this week, it'll be the Bears and the commanders. And this Was not an easy one. This is the toughest one yet.

[A]

I didn't find it that hard. Or the committee.

[B]

The committee didn't.

[A]

Committee didn't find.

[B]

I should say, well, we always do this. We're going to have the. We're going to have the. Well, you. You are in charge of managing the committee.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

So I'd like to, as always, we go through the committees. I'll let you know if there's anything else on my list. And we sort of explain where we're going here, but these are the top 10 commanders of all time.

[A]

Yeah. And we're going to jump right into the committee's top 10 list. Get right to it. No honorable mentions. Right. To the top 10 commanders of all time, starting at number 10. Alexander III of Macedon, most known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father, Philip II, at the age of 20. By the age of 30, he had created one of the largest empires in history. Stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered to be one of the history's greatest and most successful military commanders. Number 10, Alexander the Great.

[B]

He was my number one.

[A]

Wow. Look at that.

[B]

He was my number one.

[A]

Look at that. That is spectacular. Dan.

[B]

And not only was he, he died at age 33.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

And what was incredible, what he was known for after conquering an enemy, everyone still loved him. He was so influential and so awesome that even after he would decimate a country's army, or not even a country, a city, state, or whatever, it was a territory and part of his domain. Everybody learned, like, you know, this guy who conquered us, he's not that bad. He's so cool. Look, now we're part of his empire now. And that was his amazing skill. And he's also in Die Hard. When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

He wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Benefits of a classical education.

[A]

Very good. So you're number one, the committee's number ten. Alexander the Great. Number nine, Cobra Commander. The supreme leader of the terrorist organization Cobra and the main antagonist of the GI Joe franchise, serving as the arch enemy of the GI Joe team. He's a brilliant but ruthless mastermind who seeks world domination through his powerful private army and terrorist network. Number nine, Cobra Commander.

[B]

Okay. Yep.

[A]

All right. Number eight, George Von Trapp.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Was a lieutenant commander in the Austro Hungarian Hungarian Navy.

[B]

Lieutenant Commander.

[A]

The musical and film adaptation of the Sound of Music refer to him simply as Captain. The real story behind his Military career is far more distinguished. He was a decorated submarine commander and one of the Austro Hungarian Navy's most successful officers. After Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany. Von Trapp, who opposed the regime, rejected and offered to serve in the German Navy. He and his family fled Austria to escape the Nazis. Number eight, Lieutenant Commander Georg von Trapp.

[B]

All right, but not a real person.

[A]

Was a real person.

[B]

No, he wasn't.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, George Von Trapp was a real. A real commander in the Austro Hungarian Navy.

[B]

I thought that was from Sound of Music.

[A]

It was from Sound of Music, which was adapted based on his character because he truly was an individual that fled Austria to get away from the Nazis.

[B]

Okay, Yeah, I thought he was fake.

[A]

No, he was real.

[B]

All right, Well, I learned that today.

[A]

Yeah, he was real. And I think as a commander of the Austro Hungarian Navy, I think sank 13 or 14 allied ships. So I mean. But yeah, but when the Nazis came, took over Austria, he and his family fled.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

So yeah, so George Von Trapp, number seven. One that I'm sure you'll never heard of or know is Jeor Mormont. Jeor Mormont, known as the Old Bear, so it could have been on the top 10 bears list too. Was the 997th Lord Commander of the Night Watch and former Lord of Bear island in the culturally significant and one of the most watched television shows of all time. Game of Thrones, which I'm sure you've never seen.

[B]

Correct.

[A]

Right. He abdicated his Lordship to his son to join the Night's Watch. A respected and pragmatic leader, he led a great ranging beyond the Wall to investigate the growing threat of the wildlings and White Walkers, but was betrayed and murdered by his own men at Craster's Keep. But he is number seven. Jeor Mormont of Game of Thrones. Commander of the Night's Watch. Not on your list, I'm sure. Number six, John Paul Jones. Not the guitarist, but the Scottish born naval officer.

[B]

Bassist.

[A]

Was he a bassist? Oh yeah, he was a bassist, yeah.

[B]

Jimmy Page was a guitarist.

[A]

Correct. Thank you.

[B]

Not that it matters. And John Paul Jones, if you've seen the Led Zeppelin authorized documentary.

[A]

Yeah, you've mentioned that a few times.

[B]

John Paul Jones looks oddly like character actor Lance Henriksen. Now the guy who played the Android Bishop in Aliens.

[A]

Oh, all right. I'll have to look up the pictures.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But this John Paul Jones was a Scottish born naval officer, served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Jones is regarded by several commanders as one of the greatest naval commanders in the military History of the United States. Often referred to as the father of the American Navy, as some sources credit him with the founding of the Navy after leaving his command in 1787 because there's no more wars for him to fight. Jones joined the Imperial Russian Navy, which is odd, and rose to the rank of rear admiral. However, after Jones was accused of raping a minor, he was forced out of the Russian Navy and soon died in Paris at the age of 45. John Paul Jones, number six. As the founder of the American Navy. Number five.

[B]

Marco Ramius was his rank. Commander, captain, first rank.

[A]

Ramius was a Lithuanian born Soviet Union Union sub commander of the Red October.

[B]

Okay, now, not real. He's a character, a Soviet Typhoon class.

[A]

Submarine who appeared in the novel Hunt for Red October.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Not a real character. So not teaching you something there.

[B]

And oddly, they never explained why he has a Scottish accent.

[A]

Correct.

[B]

It's wise to know the ways of one's opponent. It is.

[A]

Well, maybe he had. Maybe his mother was Russian, I don't know. And maybe his father was, you know, who knows? Who knows what it was? Marco Ramius. Number five.

[B]

Forgiveness. Gayo. Hey.

[A]

All right. Number four on our top ten list of commanders. Dwight Eisenhower, Five star general. Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II. He's remembered for his leadership in both military and political arenas and for his commitment to promoting world peace. Eisenhower would later serve as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

[B]

His expressway in Chicago sucks.

[A]

I don't think it's necessarily.

[B]

It sucks. It always, always, always. I believe that was on a Matabaticola Tournament of Bad list and it was one of the top three.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

It might have been the version one where it just said the Eisenhower.

[A]

You know, I can go back and I still have all the. All my folders of the Tournament of Bat.

[B]

I have.

[A]

I have all of that stuff still at home.

[B]

That should be a special show at one point where we should just maybe in March where we'll go back and like, go do like the all time best entries in the history of the Tournament of Bad.

[A]

Because I have it all.

[B]

Are we allowed to do.

[A]

We own.

[B]

We don't own that intellectual property, do we?

[A]

Does it mean we can't talk about it?

[B]

Is Odyssey going to sue us?

[A]

Well, does it mean I can't talk about my own history? We just can't.

[B]

We created it.

[A]

We can't duplicate it.

[B]

Right.

[A]

And redo it.

[B]

No, we can certainly talk about it. Okay. All right.

[A]

Yeah. Okay. Man. Talk about my time there, right?

[B]

Yeah, it was our bit.

[A]

Yeah, it was our bit. Number three, James Bond, Commander in the Royal Navy. A rank he holds in both the original novels and the films. His naval background is tied to his service. Listen to this. His service in the Reserve. Naval Volunteer Reserve. Like they couldn't.

[B]

That's the Reserve. Reserve.

[A]

The better name. Where he achieved the rank of commander.

[B]

It's like tonight. I'm going to rock you tonight.

[A]

After serving in intelligence during World War II. Listen to this. The 25 James Bond films, what would you guess those 25 James Bond films have grossed worldwide?

[B]

Total?

[A]

Total. What would you guess?

[B]

Oh, God, I don't know. A billion? 10 billion?

[A]

7 billion.

[B]

Okay, okay.

[A]

And. Well, 7 billion, 25 films, so just put in perspective. Avatar, the first one, which you've never seen. Neither have I. $3 billion worldwide alone. Endgame, which I think you've seen. Endgame. Correct.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay. 2.8 billion by itself, and 25 Bond films. 7 billion.

[B]

Yeah, but you're also dealing. It's much more skewed to modern dollars, Einstein.

[A]

But I'm just saying, just to give birth, just to give some perspective. Number two. On our top 10 commanders of all time, Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president of the United States and Commander in Chief through the Civil War. Defeating the Confederate States played a major role in the abolition of slavery. Oh, just. By the way, April 9, 1865, is the date that the Civil War ended. When? When Lee surrendered.

[B]

The Grant at appomattox.

[A]

Appomattox courthouse, 1865. So it's over, folks.

[B]

It's over. It's all over.

[A]

It's just a quick historical note for you.

[B]

Well, first of all, it's called a war between the States.

[A]

Yeah. It's over. So just. Just.

[B]

South will rise again.

[A]

It's over. Y' all just keep that in mind. All right. And then. Why? Why the. Why the.

[B]

The.

[A]

The sound after I said Abraham Lincoln. Why the.

[B]

Because. I don't know. The way you define command.

[A]

He's a commander in chief, then any.

[B]

President could be on there. Every President.

[A]

Every president could be, but they're not. Because this is the top 10 of all time.

[B]

Fine.

[A]

You want to take up the issue with the committee, I will.

[B]

But you got my number one already. You got Alexander the Great.

[A]

All right. And here is the number one commander of all time, according to the committee.

[B]

Good morning, gentlemen. The temperature is 110 degrees.

[A]

Holy.

[B]

It's Viper.

[A]

Viper's up here. Great.

[B]

Oh, great. He's probably saying, holy shit, that's Maverick and Goose.

[A]

Yeah, I'm sure he's saying that. Number one in the top ten commanders of all time is Mike Metcalf, naval aviator. Served as an instructor and commanding officer at Top Gun. Known by the call sign Viper, Metcalf serves as a mentor, eventually becoming a friend to Lieutenant Pete Maverick Mitchell in the greatest American film of all time, Top Gun number one commander of all time, Mike Viper Metcalf, played by Tom.

[B]

Skerritt, who is alive at age 92.

[A]

Ooh, let's go.

[B]

And I remember running into.

[A]

Could be a guest on the show.

[B]

I walked by him. I was at a restaurant. We were in Montreal, and we went in. It was an outside little Italian cafe. And we walked by, and I said to Beth, I said, that guy looks like Tom Skerritt, except really old. Like, that could be Tom Skerritt's dad.

[A]

Okay. It probably was really old at that time.

[B]

And we go downstairs. This is a long time ago. And we go downstairs, and the waiter is like, hey, you see Tom Skerritt out there?

[A]

Oh, wow. So it's probably when he's in his 70s, I would imagine.

[B]

Yeah. But every. All actors look old because we see the movies that they were in forever ago, and then we see them as actual people.

[A]

Like, oh, great mustache, too.

[B]

What happened?

[A]

Great mustache.

[B]

All right, so here's my list.

[A]

All right, I'm excited for this.

[B]

Of the greatest commanders of all time, number 10. And first, let me say all Star wars and Star Trek I took out. I just couldn't deal. It was too much.

[A]

I agree.

[B]

And everybody. There are a lot of people who became higher ranked just because Admiral Ackbar at one point was a commander or could be defined as a commander. He wasn't Commander Ackbar, he's Admiral Ackbar.

[A]

Correct.

[B]

So technically, there are whole universes of commanders within both Star wars and Star Trek.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

All out.

[A]

Yes. Agreed.

[B]

All right, number 10, Sun Tzu, author of the Art of War. Wasn't that Trump Sun, Art of War, a classical Chinese text on military strategy. He is revered as a legendary historical and military figure. However, it is believed his historical existence is uncertain. But whatever the representation is, whatever the belief is of each of Sun Tzu, I don't know. Or maybe he's a combination of people. He's sort of an amalgam of great military leaders. But he's number 10, so he could.

[A]

Be like an amalgama. What is it?

[B]

Amalgam?

[A]

Amalgamation. An amalgamation of maybe Lincoln, Eisenhower, Trump and Admiral Ackbar and Viper Telling you, man.

[B]

Number nine. Number nine. Napoleon Dynamite. Napoleon Dynamite. Actual Napoleon Bonaparte.

[A]

Bonaparte.

[B]

Oh, that Napoleon got it. Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon I. I have. I have stood at his coffin. I have stood at his tomb at Les Invalides. And Napoleon, of course, is a classic French pastry, which is wonderful. That has nothing to do with him as a commander.

[A]

We, the committee considered Napoleon. Yes. Oh, absolutely.

[B]

All right. Did you consider number eight?

[A]

But he was.

[B]

He was taken.

[A]

He was actually in the top 10. But he was taken down based on the most recent movie that was made about his life starring Joaquin Phoenix.

[B]

Okay. I thought.

[A]

Which was one of the biggest fucking terrible pieces of shit I've ever watched. I turned off. It was fucking awful.

[B]

But that's exactly what Leonard Malton said. So bad.

[A]

Did he really?

[B]

One of the biggest fucking pieces of shit. That's what he said. I thought Napoleon got disqualified because the committee had one of those things. In the roller coaster line, you must just be this height to be considered for the top 10 commanders of all time.

[A]

Well, no. So there's a gate you have to get through and you have to be of a certain width. And so that's why we couldn't get Trump through. And then Napoleon was too short and width. Okay, got it.

[B]

Number eight. Julius Caesar.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Also considered Gaius Julius Caesar, the Roman general and statesman, a member of the first Triumvirate, leading the Roman armies in the Gallic War, is also the subject of a wonderful William Shakespeare tragedy, Julius Caesar. Number eight. Number seven.

[A]

What's this Julius? What's the Shakespeare? What did he write about?

[B]

Romeo and Juliet. Oh, it's all about Julius Caesar.

[A]

Oh, it is. Okay.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. There was this girl that he liked.

[A]

And I thought it was about the pizza place. My bad.

[B]

It was actually about the dressing. It was a Caesar dressing.

[A]

Gotta do it right. Egg yolk, anchovy. Don't mess around.

[B]

Best I ever had was in Anchorage, Alaska.

[A]

You told me that. Yeah, that's bizarre.

[B]

Tableside made Caesar salad with big wooden bowl, and the owner came out and did it all by hand. Oh, my God.

[A]

You know, that's. I don't know why I'm surprised by that. Cause I've read that. That the most popular Caesar salads are in Anchorage, Alaska.

[B]

Have to be. Number seven, Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen. Commander Cody. They're an American country rock band formed in 1967. Commander Cody was the nom de guerre of George Frayne iv. And they are best known French for a remake of Hot Rod Lincoln, a cover version of a 1955 song from their first album in 1971, Lost in the Ozone. Some picking right there. There it is.

[A]

Have you heard the story of the hot rod race with the Fords and Legos was set in the face.

[B]

That story is true. I'm here to say I was driving.

[A]

That Model A, remember the war ended in 1865. It's really souped up.

[B]

This guy's from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Used them all.

[A]

Got over like it just won't stall.

[B]

With a four bar carb and a dual exhaust with four. All right, that's enough of Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen. They can go back to being lost as far as I'm concerned. Number six, you remember who had the nickname the Commander? Who did Hawk Harrelson call the Commander Standing Still? Put that away. No, it was not Commander Cody David Robinson.

[A]

No, he was the Admiral, like the actual. Who was the Commander? Couldn't tell you.

[B]

Carlton Fisk.

[A]

Oh, really?

[B]

Put him away, Cody. Go back. Carlton Fisk. Career WAR of 68.4 on Baseball Reference. 376 homers. Batted.269 on base.341, slugged.457, career OPS OPS OPS percentages of 117. An easy hall of Famer, played forever. His comps, Johnny Bench, Gary Carter, Yogi Berra. So that is number six in Commanders. Carlton Carlton Fisk. Okay.

[A]

Lines on the road just look like dots.

[B]

Took a corner, Sideswiped a truck, crossed my fingers just for luck. My fenders was clicking the guardrail post away.

[A]

You brought this up. Just keep that in mind.

[B]

Number five from one of my favorite movies of all time, Under Siege. Oh, Commander Krill.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[B]

Gary Busey. Yeah, Gary Busey as the cross dressing, maniacal, sadistic, venal Commander Krill.

[A]

Yeah, that's a good one. That's a good pull right there.

[B]

And especially with Gary Busey's giant teeth to say that he's chewing scenery. Yeah, I think he had a lot of fun with this role. And it's one of those movies because everybody's overacting and it's okay. I love that movie, okay? I love it. I know. It's Die Hard on a Boat, bro. It is. It's Die Hard on a Broat. And it's. It's. And Steven Seagal's great. And Erica Leniak is. Is fine for what she's asked to do. Raymond Cruz is in it. You got Tommy Lee Jones completely over the top. You have the. What's the guy's name? Andy something. The guy that plays Garcia? No, the guy that plays the Admiral. Well, If I can't stop you, soldier, I might as well support you. You know when they're in the classic into the room with the lights on and he's got, and I forgot, he's got Andy Martino, you know, who is, he's also, that actor is also the bench coach in Major League. He's Lou Brown's bench coach.

[A]

Oh, yeah, he's.

[B]

And he's, he's, he's so good in this movie. And the nervous smoking guy that was in charge of the CIA or whatever it was. And then you've got Dale Dye, the white haired actual. That movie's, that movie's fantastic. It's a lock in movie for me. If it's on, I'm watching it.

[A]

Okay, well, yeah, no, that's a, that's.

[B]

A good point, Commander. Krill is number five.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Number four is the jeep, Commander.

[A]

The vehicle.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Because it's, you know, one of these sort of all American things. It's a car you don't think about. It's just kind of never ubiquitous and it's always been there. And I don't know that it's ever been the most popular. It's been out there since 2005 and I decided to make it the number four all time, Commander. Now you already got the number one, so we only have a few left here. Number three. If you were some of us around a certain age, maybe you were sick and you were home from school and you got to watch Tennessee Tuxedo around lunchtime.

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I loved Tennessee Tuxedo.

[B]

Tennessee Tuxedo was a great compilation of various cartoons. And I believe this cartoon also would appear occasionally in some of the Bullwinkle shows here and there, various iterations of the Bullwinkle show. But it was the exploits, the exaggerated, vainglorious exploits of Commander McBragg. This is the world of Commander McGrath.

[A]

Your hair will curl.

[B]

In the world of McBrag, he fights monsters galore and then asks for still more for. So says the brag of McBrag there. Tanzania. Did I ever tell you about why? Yes, Commander, you did. We were surrounded by natives and it's, it's crazy. Racist, crazy racist. He's always surrounded by brown people who are like trying to boil him in.

[A]

Oil because he's trying to take over their. Right, exactly.

[B]

He's trying to take everything, everything from them and take.

[A]

But, but the number one cartoon of.

[B]

Maga, he ends up defeating the, the brown people and taking all their stuff and then he tells you about it. So that's number Three. So my last one on my list, the number two is one of the great restaurants in the world. When you go to New Orleans. Oh, Commander's palace, you must go to Commander's Palace. And the. I've been there three times. And if they have their combination of soups that you can get, their turtle soup is still the best that I've ever had. When you're talking about Creole classics in a beautiful old southern home, wear a jacket, get fancy, make your kids dress up nicely and go. I know they've gone through various executive chefs who have put their touches on the menu, but there's always some versions of the great Creole classics in that setting. There are few places, few restaurants in this day and age when so many things are cookie cutter, whether it's the glam steakhouses or the big portion Italian kind of things, Commander Andrew's palace remains a special experience. And I suggest you're in New Orleans. It's not ridiculously expensive, but it gives you that understanding of old fashioned fine dining in what feels like a museum or someone's lovely estate home. And yeah, I know there's probably some horrible cancelable slave history involved in it somewhere and I'm gonna probably get angry letters about it, but I have enjoyed every meal I've ever had at Commander's Palace.

[A]

That's a good pull. Yeah, that and the Gary Busey role. That was, yeah, two, two good polls.

[B]

Thank you. Thank you. So we got one more thing.

[A]

One more thing and then do our picks. Yeah. So I Bernstein at Mariano the other day.

[B]

What does that mean? So did you, did you adopt, did you rescue a pastry?

[A]

Wednesday? I was, I was going to the, the meat section to get some, I, I meat, some, some burgers, some hamburger patties because I, I like a hundred dollars. I buy ground ground beef and I make my own. And the boys don't like them, so I don't know. But I do now. I just buy the, the pre made ones in the package.

[B]

I don't like them.

[A]

I don't know. I, I couldn't tell you. Okay. Because they're, because they're, because they're too good. They're. It's too full of flavor and seasoning and taste. So I just buy the generic patties now and that's, that's what they like on the grill. So I'm going to get hamburger patties and I walk past the ground turkey section and there's a three pound package of Kroger 8515 ground turkey.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

It's got a Sticker on it, it says reduced.

[B]

Buy it immediately and freeze it if you don't want it.

[A]

And it was used or freeze by that particular day.

[B]

It was the last day, which is still made up. They don't know. What do they know?

[A]

It was £3 for $6.49.

[B]

Gotta get it.

[A]

Which is an absolute steal. I immediately grabbed it shifted from what I was gonna make and just did tacos for the boys.

[B]

Yeah, that's. That's how it's done.

[A]

So I bought a reduced package expiring package of meat for $6, which would normally probably be around 21 or 22 bucks.

[B]

Did you use all three pounds?

[A]

Oh, yeah. Hell yeah. Oh, yeah, I used all three pounds. Dude, I'm making enough tacos for the boys. And then Natalie and I. So it's six of us having tacos.

[B]

Hard Tacos.

[A]

Hard. There's a combination I gotta buy.

[B]

You see that face?

[A]

I gotta buy flour tortillas. Then there's the. The flour taco boats. Have you seen those, bro? The Broats. Have you seen those? So I have to buy those regular tortillas and hard shells. And I gotta make sure I have a certain style of chips that Jack likes because he'll just do meat and chips.

[C]

So.

[A]

So, yeah, so I had all of that. But it was the first time I've ever bought reduced meat.

[B]

Really? Yes, man. And it's a win, right? You feel good. It's a pull.

[A]

But here's the thing.

[B]

It was thrifting meat.

[A]

I was so Bernstein, though, because like, if I was going to buy turkey meat, like if I went there for the purpose of buying and then saw that, all right, that's just. That's an extra bonus. But I was going for something else and I shifted because I saw the giant reduced price sticker on it and I thought, what would Dan Bernstein do? He would shift his menu and buy the reduced priced meat.

[B]

Not before holding it up over my head like I won Wimbledon. Oh.

[A]

I stopped everyone on the way to the checkout and said, look what I got. Check this out.

[B]

What do you think of this? I beat you.

[A]

Yeah. Three pounds of turkey.

[B]

What are you paying for your turkey?

[A]

$6.49. That's usually a pound. It was a steal.

[B]

So now, nicely done.

[A]

I'm on the hunt.

[B]

Little boy all grossed up for reduced spoiling.

[A]

Expiring meat.

[B]

Not spoiling. It's not expiring. Telling you.

[A]

So look what you did. You. And that was the same trip. I bought a candy bar too.

[B]

Or just get it and freeze It.

[A]

I don't. I don't freeze meat. I don't. I don't. I don't. I just don't. I don't like frozen meat. I don't like the process.

[B]

Three pounds of lamb chops, and I wasn't in the mood for them, but it was too good a deal and I bought them and I just put them in the freezer.

[A]

I would rather. I would rather go to the store each day to buy the meat I need. Or like, I did this the other day. This was a couple weeks ago. The boys wanted burgers, so I bought a package of burgers. And there was a really, really nice package of center cut pork chops. I bought those at the same time. I just made them all. And I ate the pork chops over the next couple days because I just don't. I don't like the free stuff.

[B]

All right, we're recording past our drop time.

[A]

This is the longest. I know. It's fine. It's fine.

[B]

It's the longest DBU ever recorded. Let's do.

[A]

Here, start it up. I'll go first and close it out.

[B]

My bookie presents DBU picks.

[A]

Oh, is that it?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay, so here are my picks. I'm giving you a parlay right now. A three team parlay.

[B]

Okay? Okay.

[A]

We have the. The jets getting seven and a half against Denver. It's the early game on Sunday in London, so jets getting seven and a half against Denver.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

The Browns getting six points and they're playing the Steelers at Pittsburgh. So Browns plus six and then this one. Dan, when this trade happened, and he's now the starting quarterback, Joe Flacco. We actually. Yeah, we have. We have audio from their press conference where they introduce Joe Flacco.

[B]

This is the introduction of Joe Flacco. If you're blue and you don't know.

[A]

Where to go to, why don't you.

[B]

Go where fashion sits?

[A]

So Joe Flacco, AKA Frankenstein's monster, when he calls out his signals.

[B]

That'S his cadence.

[A]

That is his cadence. He sounds like Frankenstein's monster.

[B]

He does the super duper.

[A]

That's what he sounds like.

[B]

You gotta go in motion and come back the other way.

[A]

That's what he calls. All right, so we're taking the Bengals plus 14 and a half.

[B]

All right.

[A]

In Green Bay. So The jets plus seven and a half. The Browns plus six. The Bengals plus 14 and a half. I put that. That play in earlier today.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

In.

[B]

You mentioned Cleveland and Pittsburgh, even though Cleveland's defense is stout.

[A]

Stout.

[B]

I'm Taking Aaron Rodgers over 210.5 yards passing. Stop it. As long as you don't play Commander Cody again. So that's it. My DBU pick. Aaron Rodgers, Steelers quarterback. As much as I despise him, I think he's going to go over 210.5 passing yards. Lock in your picks now with my bookie. Bet on anything, anywhere, anytime. That is a new record. A nearly 90 minute Dan Bernstein unfiltered.

[A]

And we're late.

[B]

So sorry we're late. You want some People wanted. Look, maybe you got a long commute on a Friday. I don't know, maybe you just want something to do while you're doing fall yard. You're raking leaves tomorrow or whatever it is. Have even started falling yet?

[A]

I don't know. No, they haven't.

[B]

Okay, well, then rake your grass or something. Rake your kids.

[A]

I stopped raking. I just cut the trees down to eliminate the leaves from falling.

[B]

Mr. T. Yes?

[A]

We had a tree in the front yard. I was tired of it, so we just took it all out. The whole thing's gone.

[B]

Maybe I'll. Maybe I'll come by tomorrow and fish your pond.

[A]

We have a game at 4.

[B]

Oh, do you?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Because I was thinking of fishing my spot up there. Don't say it.

[A]

Yeah, go there and then come to Butler and you can fish there too. And we play four o'.

[B]

Clock.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And I could just be a complete jerk at your game. Just start stomping around, yelling at everybody, heckling the kids.

[A]

You could do that.

[B]

Or should I have like a. I could. I could put on coaching pants, Have a stopwatch on a clipboard. You could.

[A]

You could. You could come guest coach.

[B]

No, but I'm scouting.

[A]

Oh. How about halftime? Halftime speech.

[B]

I could do the All American halftime show.

[A]

Oh, God. I could do the Turning Point.

[B]

I'm proud to be an American. As people know, I'm 82 or whatever it is. Yep. Here's our All American halftime show, Commander Cody. And that's gonna for this edition, Dan Bernstein Filtered, presented in partnership with my bookie.

[A]

I was driving that model A Saw.

[B]

Lincoln motor and it's really souped up that model A body.

[A]

Makes it look like a Dan Bernstein Unfiltered. Unfiltered on 312Sports.