Cubs lose game 2 in Milwaukee

Summary

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Dan Bernstein Unfiltered

Episode: Cubs lose game 2 in Milwaukee
Date: October 7, 2025
Hosts: Dan Bernstein & Matt Abbatacola

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Episode Overview

This episode dives deep into the Cubs’ crushing loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 2 of the NLDS. Dan and Matt break down the recurring offensive failures of the Cubs in the playoffs, Matt’s firsthand account from American Family Field, and a broader look at organizational shortcomings. There are spirited riffs on ballpark environments, fan culture, and the brewing frustration among Cubs fans. The episode blends sharp analysis, personal anecdotes, bitter humor, and classic “meatball” Chicago sports talk. Notable non-Cubs segments touch on the Bears’ upcoming challenges, a hilarious Monday Night Football play, and the North Carolina Belichick coaching mess.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Cubs Playoff Woes and Breakdown of Game 2

• Chronic Offensive Ineptitude:

  • Dan laments nearly a decade of the Cubs’ postseason “offensive anemia.”
  • “Almost a 10 year postseason run of offensive anemia...the Cubs have really tortured you with the inability in the postseason to score.” (01:00 - 05:17)

• Game 2 Recap:

  • Cubs led 3-0 after Suzuki’s towering homer, only to fall apart after Andrew Vaughn’s game-tying home run and a solo shot by Contreras.
  • “Suzuki hits a ball above the strike zone. 440ft, and you’re thinking, all right, three, nothing. And then, of all people...Andrew Vaughn.” (02:52 - 04:09)

• Matt’s In-Stadium Perspective:

  • Attended in Milwaukee, describes the visceral fan atmosphere, the sick feeling as home runs left the yard, and being surrounded by Brewers fans.
  • “There really isn’t anything better from a visual standpoint than a perfectly manicured baseball field...God, I wish the Cubs had something like this.” (07:49 - 08:29)

• Frustration with Vaughn and Contreras:

  • Ex-White Sox (Vaughn) thriving for Brewers, ignites particularly raw reactions.
  • “Andrew fucking Vaughn. I mean, the guy, he’s...got an OPS of almost a thousand with the Brewers.” (04:40 - 05:00)
  • “And then he’s, you know, he’s obliged to give up the solo home run, of course, to Contreras, too. I just...I want to take a baseball bat to—” (06:56 - 07:09)

• Cubs’ Playoff Scoring:

  • Dan runs the numbers: Cubs have scored four runs once in 18 postseason games since winning the World Series.
  • Matt: “They’re scoring three or less, almost every single game in a large sample!” (05:39 - 05:45)

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2. Organizational Analysis & The Velocity Gap

• Bernstein’s Theory — Lack of Velocity:

  • Points to Cubs’ habitual absence of high-velocity arms, both in starting rotation and bullpen.
  • “Wherever the league has been, the Cubs have been behind the curve when it comes to starting pitching velocity and bullpen.” (19:23 - 19:58)
  • Cites stat: This postseason has more 100mph+ pitches than ever before. (20:01)
  • “Other teams don’t react to ‘oh, my God’ when the guy throws 100. Yeah, you’re supposed to throw 100.” (19:44)

• Hitting Approach and Roster Critiques:

  • Matt slams uncompetitive at-bats, mentions Peter Armstrong looking overmatched, and new acquisition Kyle Tucker being invisible.
  • “If Kyle Tucker’s not good enough to play right now...he should just sit. He should just sit because his swings didn’t look good.” (22:44)
  • “They have zero confidence. It just...It shows that even up 3, nothing. They just don’t feel like they’re going to win the game.” (23:12)

• Defense & Bright Spots:

  • Praise for Pete Armstrong’s defense, possibly best CF in MLB, but offensive struggles overshadow.
  • “He’s the best center fielder in baseball...And they might have the best defense up the middle.” (29:48 - 29:54)

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3. Ballpark Culture & Milwaukee Rants

• In-Depth Ballpark Comparison:

  • Matt extols Milwaukee’s American Family Field, but jabs at its “minor league” feel and blames Brewers fans for their “provincial” behavior and rally towel overuse.
  • “It feels very minor league-ish when you’re at games...” (08:36)

• Rant on Trevor Hoffman’s Participation:

  • Irritated that ex-Padre Trevor Hoffman was included in Brewers’ pre-game ceremony.
  • “You’re fucking Trevor Hoffman. You’re a San Diego Padre. You’re not a Milwaukee Brewer. You’re not, so shut up.” (11:04)

• Food & Amenities Envy:

  • Matt (mock-angrily) gripes about Brewers’ food, drinks, and stadium quality.
  • “I don’t like that they have a taco bar where you can make your own Nacho bowl and it’s fucking delicious. I don’t like it at all.” (12:59)

• Crowd Composition:

  • Surprised by the lack of Cub fans; playoff tickets much harder for visitors to get.
  • “If I saw 100 Cub fans the entire time we were there, that may be a stretch.” (34:09)

• Self-Deprecation & “Meatball” Sense:

  • Dan teases Matt about secretly loving the Brewers.
  • “I think you secretly like the Brewers.” (12:58)

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4. The Bears: Resetting Expectations Amid Schedule Changes

• Cautious Take on NFL Scheduling:
  • Dan warns against overreacting to preseason schedule releases due to inevitable QB/injury chaos:
  • “Never draw sweeping conclusions from an NFL schedule before you know who’s hurt.” (01:00 - 01:55)
• Bears Post-Bye Outlook:
  • Framing the next games as “make it matter” after bye, importance of showing growth, possible lineup changes, and reflected on the self-scouting that’s happening in the bye week.
  • “It is important for them to come out of the buy and do something other than other Bears teams have done out of the buy. Make it matter.” (40:54)

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5. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Cubs Meltdowns

• “Another kick in the crotch for your Chicago Cubs.” — Dan (02:52)
• “And then Andrew fucking Vaughn, and it’s three-three.” — Matt (06:56)
• “Their offensive constipation for the last decade is almost remarkable.” — Dan (05:17)

On Brewers Fans and Ballpark

• “It's like a minor league environment in Milwaukee. You act like a minor league baseball team.” — Matt (08:43)
• “They all stand up and wave these fucking towels, like sit down and watch the fucking game. Bunch of hillbillies.” — Matt (12:21)

On Organizational Missteps

• “If I had to boil this down to one thing...the Cubs have been consistently lacking and going up against what other teams have that they don’t. I think it has been a lack of appreciation or respect for velocity.” — Dan (19:23)
• “This is why you have Kyle Tucker. You are in the NLDS. And now it was time for the guy who’s supposed to be your best player to be your best player. It turns out Peter Armstrong was your best player. And he’s disappeared, too.” — Dan (29:29)

Humor, Rants & Color

• “I'm just so bummed out by those games. It's just. It's awful. It's awful to watch.” — Matt (28:43)
• On Brewers’ offensive reliabilty:
  • “You start to feel like every Brewer plate appearance is going to just pain your ass.” — Dan (31:16)
• “That minor league team is kicking your ass up, down, and sideways.” — Dan (09:02)

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Notable Segment Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment | |-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:08–01:55 | Cubs’ playoff failures; Brewers are just better | | 03:58–05:17 | Suzuki, Vaughn, and emotional rollercoaster of Game 2 | | 07:49–09:02 | Stadium experience at Milwaukee; fan & culture comparisons | | 19:23–21:01 | Cubs’ organizational philosophy: Lack of pitching velocity | | 22:44–23:12 | Cubs’ poor at-bats, confidence, and missing pieces | | 29:29–30:24 | Key acquisitions (Tucker) disappearing in the postseason | | 31:16–31:55 | Brewers’ relentless offensive approach; Cubs’ contrasts | | 34:09–34:28 | Fan base breakdown at road playoff games | | 40:54–41:43 | Bears’ bye week mindset; “Make it matter” challenge |

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Sidebars & Tangents of Note

Football Diversions

• Monday Night Football Play of the Year:

  • Laughter over Trevor Lawrence’s stumble-fall-getup-run TD for the Jaguars.
  • “Might be the funniest game-winning play I’ve ever seen.” — Dan (43:03, see full discussion 42:56–45:53)

• Broadcasting Quality Bit:

  • Praise for Jason Benetti, Greg Olsen’s NFL broadcasts — lamenting homogenization of play-by-play voices. (48:19–49:58)

College Football Sideshow

• UNC/Belichick Scandal:
  • Brief on WRAL’s reporting about turmoil in the University of North Carolina football program under Bill Belichick. (53:23–55:05)

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Overall Episode Tone & Language

This episode is deeply expressive, punchy, and fully in “meatball” mode: lots of passionate, sometimes profane rants (“Andrew fucking Vaughn”), gallows humor, fan envy, ballpark banter, and self-mockery. Dan delivers analysis with context and wit, while Matt channels the raw exasperation of a die-hard fan.

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Summary for New Listeners

If you missed the episode, here’s what matters:
The Cubs, again, have profoundly disappointed in the postseason, falling to the Brewers and exposing long-running organizational issues—from timid bats to a chronic shortage of power arms. Bernstein and Abbatacola dissect not only the game but a decade of playoff pain, with Matt’s firsthand Milwaukee dispatch providing color and catharsis. The Brewers, like it or not, just have the better roster right now. There’s hope, if slim, for a turnaround at Wrigley, but the Cubs’ pathway forward will demand a philosophical reset on player development.

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Memorable Quote:

“There are a few things worse. And the Cubs have really tortured you with the inability in the postseason to score. And their offensive constipation for the last decade is almost remarkable.”
— Dan Bernstein (05:17)

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Transcript

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Dan Bernstein, unfiltered. Unfiltered on 312 sports.

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Crap. After last night's Cubs outcome, and I'm not going to tell you not to because it was pretty brutal. This is Dan Bernstein unfiltered here on 312 Sports. And today's show is brought to you in partnership with my bookie. On this show, we're obviously going to talk about the Cubs and what has been now almost a 10 year postseason run of offensive anemia and whether or not there's anything that tells us why this keeps happening. But I think the headline is the brewers are a better team than the Cubs. Cubs might come back and win, but I just, I think the brewers are better at baseball than they are right now. So we're going to talk about Matty's experience at the game. He was our ambassador, our envoy for dbu was there taking it all in. And I can only imagine once again you had that first inning sense of, okay, all right. And then let's reset where the Bears are right now in Bearsdom. Coming off of this very, very early buy and looking at frankly, what is a very different schedule than it appeared. And I don't know how many times I have to say this about everybody that goes crazy when the schedule comes out. And I know schedule releases and the memes and the social media is a big deal, but never draw sweeping conclusions from an NFL schedule before you know who's hurt. This is every year and nobody wants to hear it because everybody's like, win, loss, win, loss, win, loss, win, loss. You can't do that unless you know who the quarterbacks are. And when once quarterbacks start getting hurt, it changes everything. Once teams start getting hurt, it changes everything. And the Bears can look at a schedule that looks very, very different right now. And I told you it was going to look different. I don't know that it fundamentally alters the arc of their season, whether it's playoffs or not, and it changes our, our narratives regarding Ben Johnson. But it's just yet another reminder during don't be stupid when schedules come out. We also had a fun little Monday Night Football game. And I think it says something last night that I found myself attracted to that game on my television, that there were times like, oh, yeah, I got to flip back to Cubs, where I had to remind myself, I mean, the Cubs game matters more. There's no question. It's a playoff game. It matters more. But how many hits did they have after the first inning? 1.

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2.

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2 hits after the first inning, 2.

[A]

After the first inning.

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Okay. Because that's. And then I started to feel like, all right, well, this football. It's a football game. Football games are more entertaining, baseball games.

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And it gave us one of the. One of the great offensive plays of the season.

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That was one of the best laughs that. His reaction to it and everything that should have come out of that. That. I don't know if he did it after the game, but if I were Liam Cohen after that play, I would have made fun of Ben Johnson with a wink. You know what I mean? I would have said, oh, yeah, we. We call that stumble, stumble, get up, run. It is exactly how we drew it up. We practiced it over and over and over again. They got everything right. They got the step on the foot correct. He got the slip while getting up correct. It was all great. So we're going to get to that and hear what everybody had to say about it. But I do think we should start with a. Another. Another kick in the crotch for your Chicago Cubs. And what it's meant to be a Cubs fan, because you're riding high. Suzuki hits a ball above the strike zone. 440ft, and you're thinking, all right, three, nothing. And then, of all people. Of all people, it's Andrew Vaughn.

[A]

Yeah. No, when it. When it happened, I actually. I said, what you texted me out loud?

[B]

Well, it's funny.

[A]

I stood. I mean, I'm sitting there, and I was like, andrew Vaughan fucking Vaughn.

[B]

I. I got a text as I was texting you that. And you could look at the timelines here. My son text me the exact three words. Those exact three words.

[A]

Yeah. I mean, we all felt the same thing in that moment. And, you know, Dan, from where I was sitting, so we were in the right field, first baseline, all the way down to the corner.

[B]

Okay.

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I mean, almost behind the foul pole. And it. That. That ball was just. It was really, really high.

[B]

Well, you could tell by Ian Hap's reaction.

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I just.

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I thought that he never gave up on.

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Yeah, I was like, it's. It's not going out. I turned. You know, Natalie's. She's. She's nervous and watching it, and I'm like, that's not going out. It's not going out. And then it went out, and I'm like, you've got to be. And I'm Andrew fucking Vaughn. I mean, the guy, he's. I think he's at an OPS of almost a thousand with the Brewers.

[B]

It's been amazing to see by leaving the White Sox and having somebody I don't know. Whisper a couple things in his ear.

[A]

Who knows?

[B]

Approach and. About seeing the ball, about. I don't know, maybe not swinging at pitches outside the zone.

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Yeah. I don't know.

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Don't chase.

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Whatever's happened to him, it's made him a completely different player.

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It's so frustrating. And there are a few things worse. And the Cubs have really tortured you with the inability in the postseason to score. And their offensive constipation for the last decade is almost remarkable. Is it? In 18 games since they won the World Series, did they score four runs?

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Once, I think one time. But, yeah, they're scoring three. Three or less, Three or fewer.

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Almost every single game in a large sample now over multiple managers, multiple players, multiple hitting coaches, multiple run environments. So I have an idea as to what might be going on, and I don't know that there's a direct correlation, but it's something that I've kind of been turning over in my head. And you will tell me if you have. If you think there's any validity to this. But as far as the specifics of the game go, I don't know how deep you want to go in what happened and when it happened, but. But this feels like after a clear. Burn the tape game, forget about it. Wash it out of your system. It's just one. To come out like this and have exactly what we said yesterday about Shota. A solo home runs. Fine. Yep. Don't give up multiple run homers by allowing guys on base. You strike the first two guys out.

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Yeah, it's. You know, it's the. The. The cubs are winning. 3 Nothing. Shota comes to the mound. You're like, all right, let's see what happens. And he gets the first two guys on strikeouts. And I'm like, great. I'm like, this is. Okay.

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This is.

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This is something to cook with.

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Here, here.

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Here we go.

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Inside.

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Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. And then two guys get on. And then Andrew fucking Vaughn, and it's three. Three. And then he. Then he's, you know, he's obliged to give up the solo home run, of course, to Contreras, too. I just. I want to take a baseball bat to.

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Why?

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I just don't like him. I don't like him. I don't. I don't like him. I just. I don't like him, brother. When he was doing this. I don't like him now, either. They can all go to hell.

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Meatball.

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I have a meatball. And. Yeah. And I'll Tell you something, you might.

[B]

As well have your cargo shorts on and your backwards visor.

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Oh, no. The bros in Milwaukee have stolen that from the Cub fans.

[B]

What? Old school ass clown.

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There are just, like, meathead meatballs wearing jerseys that are two sizes too small. You know, it was arm day today. And backwards hats, they've. They've. They've taken that. They've run with it.

[B]

But Milwaukee baseball fan, bros. Okay.

[A]

American Family Field is a great place. And I'm sitting there before the game starts, the field's empty, and I'm like, there really isn't anything better from a visual standpoint than a perfectly manicured baseball field. Like, it's really pleasing to look at. And sitting there, looking at this great field and just thinking, looking all around the stadium, like, God, I wish the Cubs had something like this. I like Wrigley. It's not my. It's what's not. It would. It wouldn't be my top 10 or of ballparks I've been to. I. You know, I like newer stuff and bigger and better for the team. But whatever this is, it's a great place to go. And the city of Milwaukee, like, American Family Field and its fans have that kind of Oz shucks kind of like quaint small town.

[B]

We're just a small town trying to scrap our way to.

[A]

Yeah. And it, you know, it feels very minor leagueish when you're at games and then. And then the game.

[B]

Are you saying like.

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Well, now I am, yes. It's like a minor league environment in Milwaukee. You act like a minor league baseball team. You know, fine. You won the division three years in a row.

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Matty, they're kicking your ass.

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The first team to make the playoffs the last two years. Great. But you feel like a minor league team. And then the game starts.

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That minor league team is kicking your ass up, down, and sideways.

[A]

Great. And what do they have to show for it? Where's the room where they showcase the trophies that they've won for the World Series? Yeah, I couldn't find that room last night at American Football.

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Like, the Cubs have a room with one in it.

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It's more than the Brewers.

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Technically, it's more.

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Yeah, technically, it's more. But the game starts, and it's like all the other women in the. In the bleachers are. It's like being in an 11U baseball game.

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Okay.

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No, it is. Come on, Joey. Come on, Joey. Hit the ball, Joey. You can do it, Jackson. Come on, miss. You've got it. You've got it, Miz. Shut the fuck up. Stop acting like your Mom's at an 11U baseball game with the talk and Joey and. Come on, Jackson.

[B]

His name is Joey.

[A]

Yeah, but it's like. Shut up. They sound like it's a. It's an 11U baseball game. Yeah, I like it. And here's the thing that. Then this is what really got me. I'm going to say a baseball player to you. You tell me the first thing comes out of your mind. Trevor Hoffman.

[B]

Change up.

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Okay. Team.

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Padres.

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Yes. Right. Yeah, Padres. Did you remember he pitched for the Brewers?

[B]

Yeah. Okay.

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I mean, I didn't. I didn't.

[B]

I didn't remember it, but I don't associate him with the Brewers. Right.

[A]

No one ever would, with a fucking brain would associate Trevor Hoffman.

[B]

Why are you mad about Trevor Hoffman?

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Well, he comes out as one of the ceremonial first pitch guys.

[B]

Okay.

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Cecil Cooper. Fine. I mean, the guy had.

[B]

Okay, let me just say, Cecil Cooper, is Matt Abaticola approved for the Brewers?

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Yes. You know, I bet you people of my age and younger don't. Don't remember that he played for the Red Sox because his career was built In Milwaukee, the 11 years he played there. Great, great player, Cecil Cooper.

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Robin, you. Okay?

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Milwaukee Brewers. Okay. Another. Another guy, Bob Eucar Jr. Throws out a first pitch. Great. Yeah. Get it. Bob Euger Jr. Great. Love it. Celebrate it. Clap the guy. Here comes Trevor Hoffman, and they give this a microphone to fire up the fan. You're fucking Trevor Hoffman. You're a San Diego Padre. You're not a Milwaukee Brewer. You're not, so shut up.

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All right?

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Put the microphone down. Give it to a guy associated with the fucking Brewers. You had. Okay. You had two years. One was a terrible fucking season in 2010.

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Matt.

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What?

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They're kicking your ass.

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I don't care. It's two games. There's two at Wrigley. There's one more game in Milwaukee, they win these three, the brewers can take their minor league fucking show to, like, I don't know, somewhere in Iowa and do a fucking game against the Iowa Cubs.

[B]

Why not stay in Wisconsin? Why go to Iowa?

[A]

Cuz. Get the fuck out. That's why.

[B]

I'm sorry.

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8% of his saves for Trevor Hoffman came as a Milwaukee brewer. 8. And they give this guy the microphone to rile the fans up. You know, you're a San Diego Padre.

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Is the equivalent like having Jim Edmonds do it for the Cubs?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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Yes. If we. If we brought Jim Edmonds to a playoff game to throw out a first pitch and give A microphone to rile the fans up like it's a minor league fucking baseball game. I'd be like, you know, what is this bullshit? And then the rally towels at a baseball game and these assholes. There's a. There's no one on base. There's no outs. It's a 3, 2 count early in the game. Ian Hap. They all stand up and wave these fucking towels, like, sit down and watch the fucking game. Bunch of hillbillies.

[B]

You chose to go.

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So I can criticize it if I want. Just like people can listen to something and criticize it and talk more about this.

[B]

And you also live practically in Wisconsin.

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Yeah, it's easier to get there. It took 45 minutes.

[B]

So it's a. Hey, this is a convenient trip at a relatively inexpensive.

[A]

I even was thinking to myself last night, sitting in the chair, going, I wonder what it's like to get season tickets here because the Cubs are up here a lot. There's games up here.

[B]

I could see you talk about a self hating baseball fan. I think you secretly like the Brewers.

[A]

I don't.

[B]

I think you do.

[A]

I don't like the Brewers. I don't like their uniforms. I don't like their jerseys. I don't like their color schemes. I don't like their stadium. I don't like that they have Coors Edge non alcoholic beer, which is delicious. And I don't like that they have a taco bar where you can make your own Nacho bowl and it's fucking delicious. I don't like it at all.

[B]

You know what? You know what? I. I presume you also don't like the way they play baseball.

[A]

No, I don't like all the hits and all the strikeouts.

[B]

How about the defense?

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The guys that throw 100 miles an hour?

[B]

How about. Yeah, how about Freelick climbing the net to make a play?

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Yeah, I think he broke his hip driving into the wall. I don't.

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He's a tough little nut. I gotta say, I like his game.

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And I didn't say out loud last night, I wish they were still in the American League so I could root for him. I. I didn't say that because I fucking hate him.

[B]

Just making sure this ends with a big, wet, sloppy kiss on the deck of an aircraft carrier.

[A]

Oh, no, we're still in the locker room. Towels on. Oh, yeah.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Like that.

[B]

Pat Murphy, the level. I did not think that an opinion about a baseball team could have this level of homoerotic sexual tension, but it clearly does.

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If you were Pat Murphy. I'll be bad boy anytime. Pat.

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This is obvious.

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That's not a bat.

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Picks yesterday, I gave you a winner again last night.

[B]

I think everything hit.

[A]

Yeah. Yours hit yet? What, 22 yards?

[B]

It was Patrick Mahomes on the over rushing guards, which he did. He tripled it essentially.

[A]

And then I gave you Jacksonville plus three and a half and the over a 45 and a half. So that, that obviously hit and 59 points was the, the final total. So yeah, that parlay hit for you gave you another one. And you know, and Trevor Hoffman was part of a Brewers team, 2009, 2010, where they finished third place in the NL Central both times. So I don't know what you're celebrating this guy for. He was born in California, played baseball at the University of Arizona, drafted by the Reds. And you bring them out there and give him a microphone to rile your fans up before the minor league game starts.

[B]

That awesome minor league game with all that good food and convenient parking. Damn you, Milwaukee Brewers. And can I say too, when the kids were young, it was one of their best ever experiences at a game. When we took them there, I found it in the back of Jason's closet. We were cleaning out his closet when he left for college. Tiny, tiny little Corey Hart jersey.

[A]

Oh, nice.

[B]

Yeah, he bought a Corey Hart jersey. It was so cute. It was like this little brewers thing and he'd never been a brewer for any little league thing.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So it was the only. I knew it when I saw it.

[A]

Because there's a but at a game. Or wart. For the game. At the game.

[B]

No, no, no. It was there at the game with the bratwurst and everything. And they came back and they won, and it was, I think. Yeah. Because that was Prince Fielder and. And, like, their fireworks and stuff.

[A]

Yeah. And, you know, most stadiums, they have their. Their promotions. People, you know, hand out and toss out T shirts. You know, they. They come through, you know, about the fifth or sixth inning, and they're handing out, you know, bratwurst out of a bratwurst gun and tossing bratwurst. Yeah.

[B]

That sucks.

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Yeah.

[B]

Damn it. So here's what I think, if anything, and this is just my spitballing of what could possibly be the linking factor between all of this. What we see. The Cubs have been in the postseason for the last ten years, and my. If I had to boil this down to one thing, The Cubs have been consistently lacking and going up against what other teams have that they don't. Why can't they score in the postseason when other teams can score against them? I think it has been a lack of appreciation or respect for velocity, that even when the Cubs were good, even when they've been good, they haven't had enough guys throwing as hard as you have to throw. And I'm not saying it's Mizarovsky and everything's got to be 104, but wherever the league has been, the Cubs have been behind the curve when it comes to starting pitching, velocity, and bullpen, that maybe there's one guy here or there or for the Cubs, you know, Ooh, look at this. Look at. Look at Kate Horton at 95 or Ben Brown at 96. And Palencia. Oh, my God, 100. Other teams don't react to oh, my God, when the guy throws 100. Yeah, you're supposed to throw 100. But for some reason, and I don't know if it's been the way that we've romanticized pitching and John Lester and Kyle Hendricks and the upsetting of timing. Well, all these guys throwing 100 a day, you don't have to do that because it's pitching. It's not throwing any throw, you know, whatever trope you want that romanticizes slow pitching. I understand under the Theo Epstein regime, the Cubs were always in the market for other people's pitchers that had developed and shown they could withstand injury. That was the philosophy, and it wasn't wrong. They won a World Series. They did everything they said they were going to do. They developed bats for that environment and for where the pitches were and everything was living back then. They did it and they bought pitching when they needed to buy pitching and now they started developing some pitching, but they're not developing enough guys that throw 99 or 100.

[A]

Yeah, because you said that this playoff run so far, all MLB playoffs, more pitches of 100 or higher than any other postseason ever.

[B]

It's not changing. It is not changing.

[A]

I mean, I mean there was one stretch where Mizarowski yesterday a four pitch sequence against. I can't remember which batter. I'd have to take a look at it. I think it was like 103, 102, 104, 103.

[B]

And this is a very. I admit to this being half baked that I haven't done the hard work necessary. But just from a sense of where the Cubs have been, it's been a lack of respect for the significance of MLB pitching velocity. Eventually the hitters can figure it out. Did you see Jackson Cheerio. When Palencia is like, oh, you watch this. And it's like Flick. Yeah, Flick.

[A]

Yeah, that he. And he crushed that ball. That absolutely crushed.

[B]

As much as. You know, I thought Suzuki's was impressive.

[A]

That was.

[B]

Yeah, who baby. And that was a. I mean, just wait. Timed it up and murdered it. So if you're saying Bernstein, you're wrong and here's why you're wrong. Maybe I am. And that's okay because I'm just offering you. What has felt like to me was the cuz of trying to swim upstream against the current of constantly increasing velocity. And even those who said, wow, these pitchers will all get hurt, they do. And you know what? When they do, organizations have another guy who is throwing 100 who maybe you've never heard of or maybe they plucked as a Rule 5 guy or maybe it was an outfielder in a ball, but they saw the arm and they make these guys into pitchers and it's really, really hard to hit. And in the case of last night's umpire, apparently hard to see. And this is. I'm not both ways. Yeah, that strike zone was garbage.

[A]

Yeah, Again, you know, we're really far down first baseline and some of the. Some of the pitches from where I'm watching, I was like, well, that. How is that not a strike? But more than that though, Dan, the approach by some of the batters and going back to the Cubs playoff run and their lack of offense just go from 2000. The last time they made. Or. I'm sorry, in 2020. Last time they made the playoffs, and they got swept by the Marlins. So that's. That's 2. 5 games so far this year. So that's 7 games, and they've scored 3, 6, 9, 12. 13 runs in 7 games. 13 runs in the 2020s. So that's. That's not good. Right. But the approach that some of the guys had at the plate last night, I just. If Kyle Tucker's not. Not good enough to play right now and that leg is bothering him too much, then he should just sit. He should just sit because his swings didn't look good. Peter Armstrong had an A bat last night that looked like he'd never played Major League baseball before. I mean, there was a ball thrown 59ft that he swung at, and that wasn't the only time. I just. I just don't like their approach at all. They have zero confidence. It just. It shows that even up 3, nothing. They just don't feel like they're going to win the game. That's. That's like. This is just the vibe you get watching it. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know what to say about it. Yeah, obviously, the brewers are a much better team. And don't get me started in their. And their Giants, their giant screens, the video screens, those are terrible to have.

[B]

Also terrible.

[A]

All the information that they share, the replays that are there for you, it sucks. So get a new ballpark with less video screens. You need a handheld scoreboard operator to make it more enjoyable for the fans.

[B]

This man needs a baseball therapist.

[A]

We got.

[B]

We got to get somebody on staff to come in and talk you through this tension.

[A]

Well, no, it's fine, because Ty own starts game three. They win that game, they win game four with whoever. And game five is, you know, nine guys pitch and they win, and they move on to get the shit kicked out of my. The Dodgers. So, you know, hallelujah, Dodgers, keep putting.

[B]

Old Blake Trine out there. Good things are going to happen. God, can I tell you how much I love his meltdown.

[A]

What started that? I don't understand. Like, where? Well, first of all, pinpointed to a.

[B]

Certain area, he is a colossal asshole, and I love watching him get destroyed. Somebody compiled the stats, I think since he did the Charlie Kirk tribute on his hat, I don't think he's recorded it out. Oh, boy. And then they put him. And just the look out of his face and more of that. Just Shoot that directly into my veins. Him being bad is so much fun. And he almost ruined it. And by the way, Tommy Edmond had. Why he didn't run right up to Freddie Freeman after that last out and kiss him on the lips and say thank you.

[A]

He'd be my wingman anytime.

[B]

Thank you, sir. My God, what are you doing? And he had this weird, like, Chuck knob lock thing, that throw. And he kind of half assed it. He was completely in between, about, do I flip it? Do I throw it? And then he almost threw the entire game away. It could have thrown the series away. The difference between 1, 1. If that ball gets by him. Yeah, I mean, and Freddie Freeman, he did like a. The look on his face was, you owe me, you son of a bitch. How dare you make me do that?

[A]

Yeah, we were, we were listening to the game on the drive up to. To Milwaukee, and it was a really boring game. I mean, the first several innings that we. Oh, not late. Yeah. And then. And then I check my phone, I'm like, oh, all right. There's some hits, there's some runs being scored because it was very boring on the way up.

[B]

Shame was awesome. Keep. Keep going. Keep walking. Jerk off. Keep walking.

[A]

But.

[B]

And that Freeman did not expect to have to make the play that he made in that game. Woof.

[A]

Well, you made it. That's all that matters. It happened.

[B]

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[A]

I feel a lot better.

[B]

Good.

[A]

I feel better. I got that off my chest. Good. I'm just. I'm so. I'm just so bummed out by those games. It's just. It's awful. It's awful to watch.

[B]

It is. It is a stark message that's being sent that this is a systemic issue with the Cubs that is much more than their manager and Craig Counsel is taking. Boy, he's. Cub fans don't like him. Brewer fans don't like him. Yeah, I think this is beyond managerial decisions. I really do. I think the brewers have assembled a much better baseball team. Well, clearly I think the Cubs have tried to do some things on the less expensive side. And their. Their big ticket move to get Kyle Tucker to trade away Cam Smith in a big deal hasn't paid off at the most important time. That, that's a fact, that this thing for whatever it was, this is why you have Kyle Tucker. This is why you got Kyle Tucker. You are in the nlds. And now it was time for the guy who's supposed to be your best player to be your best player. It turns out Peter Armstrong was your best player. And he's disappeared, too.

[A]

He's disappeared.

[B]

He's been terrific in the.

[A]

Fantastic in the field. He's a. He's the best center fielder in baseball. And they might have the best defense up the middle.

[B]

And I Should not discredit.

[A]

Don't diminish that.

[B]

Yeah, it's a big deal to be that good at defense for sure.

[A]

But Kyle Tucker disappeared after the first half of the game. He's just not healthy the first half of the season. He's not healthy. Peter Armstrong has been struggling offensively and just had some bad at bats. Ian Happ had some bad at bats last night. You know, when, when Justin Turner has two of the best at bats in your game, then that, that's an issue right there. When you can evaluate every at bat and say, well, JT had two of the better ones of the game. That's. That's a problem. And be like, all right, Cubs are going to lose that game for sure.

[B]

Yeah, I just think that they're. The brewers have so thoroughly outclassed the Cubs on so many levels that. But it's not really about Craig Counsel's decisions at this point.

[A]

No, it's just they're. They're a better baseball team. It's just that simple. And better, better baseball teams win more games now. It's worked out so far the way it's supposed to. The brewers won the first two games at home. That's what they're supposed to do. The Cubs have two chances now with the fan base behind them to be loud and give them the energy that they always talk about to win the next two games. And you tie this up and you go back to Milwaukee for one game and it's zero, zero, winner takes all. One game. That's what you're playing for. You just. You have to win these next two at home. I mean, that's just. It's just that simple. And that's how it's supposed to work out. The brewers were the best team in baseball, record wise. They get three games out of the five at American Family Field.

[B]

But you talk about approach and you just, you. You start to feel like every Brewer plate appearance is going to just pain your ass.

[A]

Yeah, it just. It feels like it's just filled with such confidence that it doesn't matter what the game situation is, who the pitcher is, they're going to get barrel on the ball.

[B]

It's relentless.

[A]

Yeah, it is.

[B]

They foul off pitchers pitches, too.

[A]

It's really frustrating. And the way they play defense and hustle. They caught three balls yesterday on the side walls, balls in foul territory, three caught on sidewalls, where, if that's Wrigley Field, there's guys reaching over and grabbing and trying to catch the ball.

[B]

Now you're blaming Cubs.

[A]

No, I'm not blaming anybody. It's just. It's just. There's a. It's a different atmosphere. It's a different feel to it. One feels like minor league, bush league, you know, baseball. That's really, really good. And the other has got a lot of money.

[B]

Spending your hard earned discretionary income to have a lovely night with your lovely wife.

[A]

Anyhow, the other one, they. They break even inside the walls, and they're just trying to get by in life, and they're struggling. So, you know, whatever.

[B]

Yeah, there. There are lessons to be learned. Who is the guy sitting next to Tom Ricketts last night?

[A]

I couldn't tell you because he was nowhere near us.

[B]

Okay. I. I just.

[A]

I can tell you who was sitting behind me, in front of me. So our whole row was Cub fans.

[B]

There was also. Did anybody else notice anything behind the plate?

[A]

You told me. I haven't watched. I haven't watched the replay of the game yet. Not sure if I will.

[B]

But let me just say that there was.

[A]

Was there two of them or just one day?

[B]

There was a set of distractions behind the plate last night where you're kind.

[A]

Of like, were they male or female?

[B]

As far as. I don't know. I do not know.

[A]

Okay, there you go.

[B]

There's the answer. But, yeah, there was. There was. There was definitely a distraction right. Right there. So I dealt with that and the terrible strike zone.

[A]

So, no, we got. We got lucky in the bleachers. The row in front of us was a mom and a dad and some young boys. So, you know, not drinking and being rowdy and stupid. Our entire Wisconsin, though. Yeah. So they may have been drinking.

[B]

Who knows? We're drinking.

[A]

Yeah. Maybe they. Yeah, our role was Cub fans. The row behind us was all Cub fans, too.

[B]

So.

[A]

Okay, so we get. We lucked out in that regard.

[B]

Well, it's. Is my. I'm hopeful that the Cubs can be one of those 10 percenters, the teams that can come back from down.02 and a best of five.

[A]

No reason why they can't.

[B]

Yeah. The reason why they can't is they're not good enough.

[A]

Sure. If you want to be, you know.

[B]

Realistic about it, there is a. There's a very specific reason, but there's.

[A]

A 10% chance they're not that team. Yeah. So. Oh, and I will say one last thing. As I heard the radio broadcast as we were walking through the concourse at one point, and the radio broadcast is coming through the speakers and the broadcast teams talking about how brewers fans were really concerned and the team was really concerned about the number of Cub fans that were going to be at these.

[B]

They're worried about people selling out to Cub fans, cashing in.

[A]

If I saw 100 Cub fans the entire time we were there, that may be a stretch.

[B]

Really?

[A]

Yes, yes. I expected to see a lot more Cubs jerseys, and if I saw 100 Cubs T shirts or jerseys, I'd be surprised.

[B]

Well, that was important to them.

[A]

Yeah, sure was.

[B]

They wanted to keep it provincial and.

[A]

And they did. However they did it, they did it because those regular season games are pretty much split, if not more Cub fans. But this playoff game certainly was not that case. And I mean, you're. You're a 96, 97 win baseball team, number one in the national League. You're going to have home field throughout the entire World Series if you make it that far. And good luck too, if you do. And you're worried about the number of fans showing up from the opposing team. Yeah, that's. That's a minor league mentality.

[B]

Did you go to protein bar today to up your spirits a little bit?

[A]

I didn't because of the rain. I wanted to, though. I wanted to get the Wrigley peeled because the last time I had that, the Cubs won a Padres game. So I'm gonna have to do it after the show today for lunch.

[B]

That's what I'm saying. I was thinking that you do that and then maybe you can somehow alter the cosmos in a way that helps one of the teams.

[A]

Yeah. Because the last four. Four times I've gone, I've had the perk, which is it's the chocolate and the almond milk and the espresso. It's just, it's. It's a great way to start the day.

[B]

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Yeah, and I might have to try the Smashing Pumpkin Shake. Actually, I think for the, for the fall time. We actually, we went to the Northbrook location about a week ago for dinner and I had, I had their chili and they serve it over quinoa, organic quinoa. It's unbelievable. But I'll tell you what, download the app right now. I mean, even if you're not going to go like every day, like I've been going like a lunatic. Get the app. Because the rewards and the perks that come through the app, you have to have it like it's, you're, you're just, you're throwing money out the window. If you don't download the app, they, they reward you for going. They give you things for going and being there as a customer. You have to download the app. I'm telling you. Do it. And then you could use DBU50 and get 50% off your order through the app. So download the PBK app right now.

[B]

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[A]

Yep.

[B]

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[A]

Yeah. That's huge. Yep, that's huge. And it's, it's unbelievably. Delicious, too. I've had the Mexicali burrito for breakfast a couple times. It's just. It's so good. All the food is so good. I just. I love the protein shakes, though. It's so quick and easy if you need it for, like, a quick lunch or a quick breakfast to start your day. And that perk one I love with the espresso in it because it's like, think of going to a fancy coffee shop and getting, like, a fancy coffee drink that's loaded with sugar and, like 2,000 calories. This is not that it tastes better. It's better for you. And it's a great way to start your day off.

[B]

And you can be full without feeling like, oh, God, I just had.

[A]

Not regretting it.

[B]

I just had dessert for break. It's not dessert for breakfast.

[A]

No.

[B]

Right.

[A]

Which is. That's what those fancy coffee things are. This is not. This is a great way to start your day. And I love it. It says at the one I always go to, it says, zero bad choices. And that's what PBK is.

[B]

Protein bar and kitchen. When you tune in later today to forward progress, you're going to hear a lot of extensive Bears talk. Because now, now it's on. The buy is over. They are getting back to practice today, and we're going to get in some detail of where they are. I would say, though, just looking at the overview of the Bears at the moment, they're. They're okay. They're okay. It's not great. It's not some sort of shocking national story. Ben Johnson takes over and look what they're doing. For example, that the Jaguars win last night for Liam Cohen.

[A]

That's huge.

[B]

I got something going on down there.

[A]

Huge win. That puts him at 4 and 1. That. That's a. That's a significant win over a Chiefs team. That.

[B]

Yeah, that was. That was a hell of. And like I say, I was. I found myself stuck on the football game when I. Cubs aren't going to get a hit. They're not going to get a hit. Then I would check back and I flip back and I'd flip back and I'd flip back, but it was hard to flip away from that. Jags win when you've got, you know, dueling drives at the end of the game and people falling all over the place. But this, this Bears thing, I do think it is an important game. It's important for them to play well. It is important for them to come out of the buy and do something other than other Bears teams have done out of the buy. Make it matter. That's what I would say to the Bears. Show me that this extra time matters in how you go about things.

[A]

Yeah. And when we get into forward Progress, so make sure you subscribe to both shows. DBU and Forward Progress, two separate YouTube channels. Subscribe to both. Hit the bell icon so you get the alerts for both channels as well for when we go live. You want to be alerted by that, but we'll get more into it. But the Bears used this bye week, Dan, as a way to self scout.

[B]

That's what teams always do.

[A]

And they wanted to evaluate the first four games. And what I've read on their, on their website was about using those first four games as like a secondary preseason to understand who they are, what they have and where they can go, what adjustments need to be made.

[B]

All right. That tells me that they're going to make a change at left tackle for sure. That tells me using in that context, did you come out of this knowing that Braxton Jones has lost his job?

[A]

So what I want to do in Ford Progress and what we will talk about is we're going to use the first four games and we're going to, we're going to scout the Bears and we're going to share what we both think we know about the Bears. What do we know about the Bears through four games? What do we know for sure about them? And I also on forward progress, want to get into Roma Dunes A specifically because if you remember one of our early shows, we talked about the expectations.

[B]

For Rome for him to emerge as the number one and I have the.

[A]

Numbers that you have for him for the season and I have my numbers and we're going to take, we're going to take a look at. I have them. We're going to take a look at what he's on pace for and what that compares to our expectations for his second year in this league. That's going to be fun.

[B]

I know I'm light on touchdowns.

[A]

It's going to be fun.

[B]

Fun. Not for me.

[A]

No, no. Dude, you're. Listen, I mean, no one expected five touchdowns through four games. He's way ahead of pace. Way ahead of it. Not Ryan Pace, but an actual touchdown.

[B]

I know I'm light on touchdown, but that's fine.

[A]

We'll get into that. But that is on forward progress. We'll get more into it. I do want to go back real quick though to the Jaguars game because I just want, I want you to hear or if You. If you didn't hear it, because I didn't get. I didn't see it until you texted me at the game and I watched the video without sound.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

It's. This is again, essentially one of the highlights of the season through five weeks.

[B]

Can I say it might be the funniest game winning play I've ever seen?

[A]

You could say that. You could say it the least scripted.

[B]

There are game winning play, there are funny plays. But I don't think I've ever seen a funnier play that mattered this much.

[A]

Tonight. It's first and goal with 30 seconds left. Now Laura Lawrence goes down, has to get up, breaks a tackle. Touchdown Jacksonville. The center, I think, steps on his foot or the guard.

[B]

It's the.

[A]

It's the right guard. That's what happens. Steps on his right foot as he's trying to come out and it looked like he was dead in the right. And here they all come. He looked like Earl Campbell getting out of there. Okay.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

That whole thing was all over the.

[B]

Place from Akin, who had a great game, by the way. I think Aikman's been really good.

[A]

Oh, no. I mean, they're great. It's a great combo.

[B]

They're. And that was courtesy espn, but the guy steps on his foot and Trevor Lawrence falls down. So the quarterback. And he's a big dude.

[A]

Yeah. Athletic guy.

[B]

And he's lying there. But the best part is then completely on his own without somebody stepping on him, he tries to hurry up and tries to pop up and falls down again.

[A]

Second time.

[B]

That's the best part.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Is he's like, oh, I fell down. I'll get off. I fell down again.

[A]

So what I thought immediately was your guy from Oregon. Who's that? Who's that tackle you? Like the offensive line that just falls on his own dramatically.

[B]

Alex.

[A]

Alex. Hardy. Hardy. Harkin.

[B]

Harky.

[A]

So that's what I figured that he looks like he just falls down on his own. No.

[B]

Then he gets up, he's like, oh, okay, I'm still here. I can go over here. I scored a touchdown.

[A]

How is no one on top of him at that point?

[B]

I don't know. I don't. I mean, he.

[A]

A tackle.

[B]

Yeah. You had it well blocked. He kind of threw a guy off of him. But it was. The second fall was just. Because it looked like something that would happen to the Bears. It looked like something like, oh, no, Nick Foles fell down or something. Oh, my God. I was dying when that. I saw a. It was in blue sky where someone said this was as if the Butt Fumble had a happy ending. Oh, and we should mention, speaking of Mark Sanchez, that if you were listening to this show yesterday when we were talking about that insane story that since we last left you on Dan Bernstein unfiltered, that charge was upgraded to a felony with severe injury when they, when the, and good for the cops and good for the DA and whoever made the decision actually seeing the photos and seeing how badly this guy was hurt to say, wait a second, this is not a misdemeanor. This is not a scuffle.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

This was not just a little innocent drunken scuffle. A little fight in a bar where a couple guys start shoving each other and somebody falls on a pool table.

[A]

This is a 69 year old man that got manhandled by a 38 year old former NFL player.

[B]

It's real bad. And we're still waiting to hear more about what's going to happen here. And there's more video that's coming out of Sanchez staggering around bleeding.

[A]

Well, they, they, they recorded each other before they got physical. And you know, obviously, so the, the, the, the, the police got his phone and you know, I, I would love to see what those videos are. Like, what are you, what are you doing? What, what, like what is going on in your brain? I'm telling you, man, alcohol gonna get you.

[B]

It is either alcohol or it's more than alcohol as far as substances go.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And I know there's some speculation that there are other drugs, especially when he sort of was immune to pepper spray.

[A]

Well, there was, I didn't see that there was other speculation of other things maybe. Okay.

[B]

That when he was pepper sprayed and just didn't care.

[A]

Well, I just, I took that as maybe he didn't get a direct, a direct shot.

[B]

Or there were other stronger things at work here or, or we should allow for the possibility that there was a legitimate psychotic break of some kind, that whether or not there were substances also contributing to that. But this is the kind of thing that has the earmarks of maybe a larger psychiatric issue. I'm not even saying psychological. I'm saying like a clear break from reality when he claims he doesn't remember things that happened. So I do want to be sensitive to the possibility that there is something medically wrong.

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You know, and talking about how good Buck and Aikman were and the fact that Mark Sanchez was supposed to call the Colts game the next day, they get Brady Quinn to fill in because he obviously can't do it. I'm watching the Lions and Browns game on Sunday. As I'm in the kitchen, I'm cooking, and I have the game on, and it's Greg Olson, and I'm like, wow. I go, this is. This is what a broadcast is supposed to sound like. Like, this is really good. It sounds good. And it's giving me information about the game I'm watching that maybe I wouldn't know as a regular. As a regular guy.

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Sure.

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Like, this is great.

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It's not only not making you dumber, it's actively making you smarter.

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Right. It makes the game more enjoyable. A game that I. I don't really care about other than the fact that the Lions playing the Bears division. But I'm into the game and I'm like, this. This is great. Olson is so good. He's. He's easily the best guy in football right now. Who is this guy doing play by play? Because I'm like, God damn.

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They all sound the same. They all have this. A very similar baritone now.

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So good. And I'm like, this guy is so good. I'm like, it's weird. He sounds like Jason Benetti. I'm like, man, he's. I'm like, he's great at baseball. I'm like, what a great guy. It was great that we.

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Smart and funny.

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Yeah. Like. Like, way above, like, pay grade level. Being a part of our show years ago, like, just. It was way beneath him, what he was doing because he's so good. And I'm like, how? He sounds just like Jason Manetti. Who is this guy? Who is this guy? Sure enough, it's fucking Jason Benetti. And I'm like, okay, you're an asshole. So it's Benetti and Olson, and it was just. It was absolutely outstanding. And what every game should sound like, it reminds you.

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Was it Ron Santo that was watching? I think it was Ruben Cavedo or some former Cub was pitching against the Cubs. And he's like, God, it reminds him of. Yeah. I can't figure out what this guy reminds me of. He really reminds me of somebody who would pitch for the Cubs. And I forgot exactly who it was, but it was the guy himself.

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Yes.

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He's like, well, Ronnie, there's a reason why he may remind you that person. He is that person.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So it was good for you. But I will say, though, we are in an era of a homogenization of sports. Play by play voices.

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Yeah. No, I agree.

[B]

There are a lot of people with similar sounds right now. I think that Alex Faust is excellent. I also think he sounds remarkably like Joe Buck, I think that, you know, Wayne Randazzo sounded a lot like Adam Amin.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

That there are. There has been a vocal timbre that has been prized now. It's part of the, you know, ESPN would always find these, you know, Dave o' Brien and Dan Shulman, and there is a baritone nature to that. I don't have it, but there is a nature to these, to a lot of these play by play guys. It's one of the reasons I like Brian Anderson. It's another Brewer guy. Right. Who. Another reason I like the brewers that hear their regular voices. Brian Anderson is very, very good. That when somebody does have a little different sound, it's notable. Like the. Who's the ESPN basketball guy with the. The high. Ryan Ruko, who does WNBA stuff.

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Yes. Oh, okay. Yeah.

[B]

And NBA. And he's really good.

[A]

Yeah, but.

[B]

But he's. He doesn't sound like all the rest of these guys, which does set you apart. Yeah, a little bit. When you. When you don't have the. The big broadcaster pipes.

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Yeah. I just. I had totally forgotten that. That Jason does NFL games, and I was like, man, this is so enjoyable. Who is this guy? Who is it? And it's. It's Benetti. If you didn't listen to the DBU episode from last Friday with Wayne Randazzo, you should encourage you to do it because it's. It's a great baseball conversation. His knowledge is just. It's great. He shares a lot, has a lot to say about all the playoffs teams. We talked about the whole playoff setting that going into the weekend. Really, really enjoyable. If you don't remember, Wayne, he was at the score with us. He went on and did eight years with the Mets and Mets radio, did some fill in, did pre and post, and then he's in his third season, just finished his third year with the Angels. So he's doing Angels TV play by play. And he's fantastic. And it was just a great conversation. He shares a lot, a lot of great knowledge, a lot of great information. So check that out. But Jason Bonetti just did a fantastic job and that was such a fantastic broadcast to listen to.

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If you're waiting for Sunday to start betting, you're missing half the fun and half the money because college football is already cooking and it is wild, man. I'll tell you, there is everybody transferring at these top programs now. There is a lot of instability. And Varian that is incredibly entertaining right now. Upsets, blowouts, wild covers. My bookie lets you hit it all also with this kind of variance. Gives you a chance to find some market inefficiencies if you really know what you're doing. Game lines, player props and more. Everything you need before the pros even kick off. So then when Sunday rolls around, you are already up and 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, you can use the code DBU. Dan Bernstein unfiltered DBU. And any bet you choose up to $500 is fully covered. Make that bet and then if it doesn't hit you get it right back. You just gotta opt in using the bet back bonus token. It's my bookie where bettors win together. Start your account, make your deposit and get rolling right now. Because bragging's good, but cashing in is better. Something that I was reading regarding college football that is going to merit a little bit of time. Check out. WRAL in Raleigh has a huge story about what's going on in the University of North Carolina program under Belichick.

[A]

Oh boy.

[B]

And what a complete pig fuck it is.

[A]

Oh, really?

[B]

It is as bad as you think it is with how they've carried themselves. And it doesn't even mention, is it? Jordan Hudson doesn't even mention the girlfriend. Like I thought the whole thing would be another excuse. A lot of the stories about Carolina are excused to put her picture up there for clickbait.

[A]

So this has nothing to do with that at all.

[B]

The entire thing is Belichick himself and Mike Lombardi and Belichick's kids and Lombardi's kid. The lack of communication, the double standards, how everybody's miserable and the thin denials that are coming out of the program. Even the trustees who were involved in the hiring, like somebody decided to walk in there and do the work. And with a lot of the North Carolina articles, I generally think, okay, here's an excuse to show a beauty queen for your thumbnail clickbait. And I'm sure that the metrics, the data would show that here she is in a slinky dress and people are going to click. But they avoided that. It is all about the program, all about football, all about the actual problems with Belichick's coaching and why he has been a bad coach. Wrong place, wrong time. Sold a bill of goods that hasn't come through. A lot of this was just phony baloney stuff about being the 33rd NFL team and how to practice like a.

[A]

Pro and it didn't seem realistic.

[B]

It's a con job. So far is what it is. It's been a long con and there are a lot of people in and around Chapel Hill who sniffed it out from the beginning, who had bad feelings about it. And there's a ton of I told you so's, a lot of recrimination and a lot of finger pointing going on. And it's some really, really good reporting that has been done by by wral.

[A]

All right, well, we'll check it out. Just looking at the college football rankings too, because my Vanderbilt team, they dropped four. They're 20 now and they play 11. LSU coming up this weekend. Another another tough game for them. Alabama jumps up to eight. Miami is ranked AP top 25. They moved up to two. They jumped Oregon who didn't play last weekend. Oregon jobs to 3. Big movement from Missouri, Michigan, Notre Dame, Illinois all jump up five spots. Notre Dame at three and two is ranked in the 16 in the top top 25. So yeah, it should be some fun, fun college football weekend. So make sure you take advantage of that. Play along with us at my bookie. If you haven't made your account yet, do so and then get your deposit in and then we'll have a DBU picks for you on Friday. Looking at the weekend that's been a.

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