What's Wrong with Andy Reid?

Summary

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Dan Bernstein Unfiltered

Episode: "What's Wrong with Andy Reid?"
Date: July 28, 2026
Host: Dan Bernstein
Producer/Co-host: Matt Abbatacola

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Episode Overview

This episode of Dan Bernstein Unfiltered takes a sharp, critical look at Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid's response to the shocking shooting incident involving assistant coach Eric Bieniemy's family. Bernstein, joined by Abbatacola, explores the lack of visible empathy and humanity in Reid's public statements about the alleged attempted murder of Bieniemy's wife by the couple's son. The conversation becomes a broader critique of the NFL’s culture, the media’s lack of scrutiny, and the dehumanizing effect of professional football. The latter half of the episode shifts to lighter topics: White Sox expectations, summer shark hysteria, and pop culture, blending signature Chicago sports talk with candid, sometimes dark humor.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Andy Reid Controversy

Recap of the Incident ([01:10]-[04:00])

• Eric Bieniemy, former Bears and current Chiefs coach, leaves camp after his wife is shot multiple times by their son.
• The 27-year-old son has been arrested for attempted murder and related charges.
• Bernstein meticulously lays out facts to give the horrifying context.

Andy Reid’s Statement and Bernstein’s Reaction ([04:00]-[13:00])

• Bernstein reads and analyzes Andy Reid’s public comments, which included:
  • “Mia is stable, which is a plus.”
  • “You hate seeing those things happen.”
  • “But things happen.”
  • “These kinds of things happen, but there’s always a blessing in there somewhere.”
  • "The most important thing is that EB has an opportunity to spend some time with his family and take care of that business."
• Bernstein:
  • "Where’s the blessing? And he gets the—oh, he gets to spend time with his family? He gets to go to the intensive care unit to make sure his wife doesn’t die. What are we doing here, Andy?" ([08:37])
  • Calls the use of “things happen” three times “gobsmacking,” likening it to minimizing a cataclysmic event.

The Issue of Empathy in Coaching ([11:10]-[17:00])

• Bernstein and Abbatacola debate whether Reid’s own tragedies (two sons, one deceased from overdose, one involved in a fatal DWI) should increase his empathy.
• Abbatacola: “The fact that there is zero empathy shown is alarming about his character.” ([11:25])
• Bernstein: “What are we doing? ... He’s talking about it like it’s a minor inconvenience.” ([11:31])
• Comparison to other sociopathic-sounding coach comments, e.g., Mike Zimmer after his wife’s death and Teddy Bridgewater’s injury:
  • “The sun came up the next day. The world kept spinning.” ([13:20])
  • Bernstein: “This is another data point for football coaches being sociopaths.” ([13:50])

Media’s Lack of Critical Response ([19:40]-[25:00])

• No beat reporters or sports media have pressed or criticized Reid publicly.
• Bernstein: “I am as concerned with the lack of reaction as I am with what he actually said.” ([14:51])
• Abbatacola notes reporters frame it as “raw, off the cuff,” while the comments feel “unusually casual for a grave tragedy.” ([20:05])

The NFL, Big Business, and Humanity ([23:23]-[27:41])

• Discussion of organizational and media apathy: Violent or morally questionable incidents are ignored if they threaten big business or the NFL’s brand.
• Contrasted with how coaches or staff can be fired immediately for less serious off-field issues like a DWI.
• Bernstein: “The big business of football takes precedent over everything, including the humanity of the people involved in the game. And that’s alarming.” ([23:56])

The Core Criticism: Is This Normal? ([27:41]-[35:06])

• Both hosts repeat the theme that “These things happen” is a wildly inappropriate response to attempted murder, suggesting a monstrous lack of empathy.
• Ongoing frustration that there’s zero wider outrage or even questioning.
• Satirical riff: “These things happen” is joked about as a catch-all for any tragedy, showing its absurdity.
• Bernstein: “[It] is not human to react that way.” ([27:41])

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2. Sidebar: White Sox Status and Trade Deadline ([38:56]-[48:44])

• Quick pivot to baseball: White Sox exceeding expectations, need to “raise the standards.”
• Schultz needs more seasoning in Charlotte: “He has to marry up his stuff with the command...That doesn’t look like a major league starting pitcher right now.” ([39:08])
• White Sox defensive lapses, fan expectations, and trade deadline speculation discussed.
• Fangraphs and projections: Sox given just a 41% playoff chance despite being five games over .500.

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3. Shark Sightings and Summer Hysteria ([49:14]-[56:16])

• Annual "Summer of the Shark" media cycle mocked.
• Drones, not sharks, are new; increased drone sightings lead to more documented encounters.
• Statistics: Fatal shark attacks are extremely rare ("one in 3.7 million") compared to lightning strikes.
• Jokes about “Water Park Shark” on Netflix and absurd movie premises.

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4. Pop Culture Quick Hits ([58:10]-[63:41])

• Box office rundown for 2026:
  • "Toy Story 5" and "Super Mario Galaxy" are billion-dollar hits.
  • "The Odyssey" ranks seventh in worldwide revenue.
  • Plug for “Other Mommy”—a scary Jessica Chastain film.
• Humorous speculation about golf, lightning, sharks, and the same “these things happen” refrain, hammering home the episode's critical theme.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Bernstein (on Andy Reid's response):
  “I am gobsmacked by this response from Andy Reid. Absolutely, completely gobsmacked. And I feel like I’m the only person reading the quotes of a complete sociopath.” ([09:47])

• Abbatacola:
  “The fact that there is zero empathy shown is alarming about his character. It really is.” ([11:25])

• Bernstein:
  “He’s talking about it like it’s a minor inconvenience.” ([11:41])

• Abbatacola:
  “Shows a lot about the lack of empathy. Shows a lot about his character. That’s just bizarre.” ([27:32])

• On Media Inaction:
  “Several [beat writers] have just transcribed his remarks, characterizing them as raw, off the cuff remarks regarding the horrific family situation.” ([19:49])

• Bernstein's Satirical Take:
  “It’s attempted murder. He’s making attempted murder sound like he’s talking about dropping a pass or something. ‘These things happen.’” ([34:01])

• Circular Callback—Gallows Humor:
  "These things happen." ([Repeated for effect])
  “Blessing in disguise. I could spend more time with my family.” ([64:42])

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Important Timestamps

• 01:10: Topic intro—Andy Reid’s response to Bieniemy incident
• 08:37: Bernstein deconstructs Reid’s “blessing” remarks
• 11:14: Empathy debate begins
• 13:20: Mike Zimmer “sun came up” anecdote
• 14:51: Concerns over lack of media scrutiny
• 19:40: Media and public response analyzed
• 23:56: Big business vs. humanity in NFL
• 27:41: “It’s not human to react that way” and full critique of the sociopathic language
• 38:56 – 48:44: White Sox, trade deadline, and division standings
• 49:14 – 56:16: Shark hysteria, drones, and risk statistics
• 58:10 – 63:41: Box office blockbusters and pop culture riffs
• 64:42: Satirical full-circle joke about “these things happen”

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Tone and Speaker Style

• Bernstein: Candid, incredulous, sometimes searingly sarcastic—unfiltered, as promised.
• Abbatacola: Steady, supportive, occasionally deadpan, emphasizing just how out-of-touch and alarming the lack of empathy is.

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Takeaway

This episode is a pointed, sometimes darkly funny, and deeply critical look at the culture of the NFL—particularly its dehumanizing tendencies and the failure of both leaders and the media to acknowledge real human suffering when it conflicts with institutional priorities. Bernstein and Abbatacola press for accountability and urge listeners not to let “these things happen” become acceptable shorthand for tragedies that deserve real humanity and scrutiny.

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Transcript

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DBU on 3. 1, 2 and my question for today is, is there something wrong with Andy Reid? Is seriously, am I the only one? Am I the only one asking a question about the response from at the moment, like the best active coach of all time to one of his assistant coach's wives being shot multiple times by the assistant coach's and wife's son in their home? And Andy reads responses that don't even really sound like something a normal person would say. Did anybody else read the quotes from the main copy here? I was just reading the ESPN copy. Did you really read these? Am I reading this correctly? Because this is bizarre. So the story here is espn. This is Nate Taylor. I just want to set the scene here because this is an absolutely horrifying story. And I read the responses. I watched what's available that coincides with these quotes to make sure I got all this right, to make sure I got tone, to make sure I got context. And I feel like I'm looking around here like, am I crazy to be reacting this way? Let me what happened was this is former Bears running backs coach, now back with the Kansas City Chiefs, Eric B. Enemy. The wife of Eric B. Enemy was reportedly shot by the couple's son Sunday night at their home in Virginia. Mia Biennome, 57 was hospitalized in stable condition. Yesterday, police in Loudoun County, Virginia, confirmed a woman was being treated for what they described as serious injuries from multiple gunshot wounds but did not disclose her identity. Elijah Zion B. Enemy, 27, was arrested and charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside of a dwelling, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Sources told ESPN that Mia Bienemi was shot in the chest and Army Elijah B. Enemy is being held without bond at a detention center in Loudoun county, according to police. Eric B. Enemy, left Chiefs training camp, was not in attendance for Monday's practice. He was with the Chiefs on Sunday in St. Joseph, Missouri, at the campus of Missouri Western State for their second practice of training camp, Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Leah Paul said Monday. Police responded to a report of a shooting at a home located in the 20000 block of North Park Drive in Ashburn, Virginia, 7:32pm Eastern Sunday. The sheriff's office later said yesterday that his investigation was ongoing. The Enemy rejoined the Chiefs earlier this year as their offensive coordinator, a position he previously held from 2018 to 2022. Part of Reed's initial staff in Kansas City in 2013, spent five years as the running backs coach before being promoted. Offensive coordinator interviewed for several head coaching jobs, was continually skipped over. Went to the commanders in 2023 in hopes of burnishing his resume, but the team struggled. Ron Rivera staff was let go. B Enemy spent one season as the offensive coordinator in UCLA before working last season the running backs coach of the Chicago Bears. Those are the facts. Here are the quotes Our hearts go out to Eric B. Enemy, chiefs coach Andy Reid said after Monday's practice. Mia is stable, which is a plus. A plus. She has shot multiple times. Yes, that's a plus. We all love E.B. he said. You hate seeing those things happen. He said there was no timetable on the Enemy's return. We'll just see how things go, reid said. This is real life. You take care of that. She's a saint, one of God's blessings. But things happen. Things happen. Things happen. What, your 27 year old son comes in and shoots your wife multiple times. It was one thing. Do you remember when, when Vinnie Del Negro after the Bulls blew a 35 point fourth quarter lead to the Kings? Or like late third quarter lead, he said. It happens. Make the point. Like no it doesn't. Like I know you're, you're. I know you're. You're laughing. I'm not. I'm really not making fun of this. This isn't a bit. He said. She's a saint, one of God's blessings. But things happen. There's more. These kinds of things happen. But there's always a blessing in there somewhere. Reid said. I know things will work out. The most important thing is that EB has an opportunity to spend some time with his family and take care of that business. He shot his mother multiple times. Where's the blessing? And he gets the oh, he gets to spend time with his family. He gets to go to the intensive care unit to make sure his wife doesn't die. What are we doing here, Andy? Everybody loves EB. He's a great person. All right, there's more. This is the third time things happen. You have to work through it. Time will have to be involved in this to help heal a little bit. It'll all work out in the long run. It will. I am gobsmacked by this response from Andy Reid. Absolutely, completely gobsmacked. And I feel like I'm the only person reading the quotes of a complete sociopath. What kind of person says these things about an incident like this? Their 27 year old son shot Eric Bien, Amy's wife shot his own mother multiple times. And Andy Reid is talking about like he got suspended from school. These things. Three times he said these things happen. I want to read these quotes again. I am not making these up. This is the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, the standing active dean of NFL head coaches. Is this the world we're living in where this is the kind? Yeah, it happens. Now I can hear you clicking keys and picking up the phone and using the app to respond. Andy Reid may have a different perspective because of the things that have gone on in his life. We do know he's the difficulties and horrors with his own children. Absolute unconscionable horrors have already happened twice with his own children. That's true. He, one of his sons was lost to a heroin overdose in 2012 when he was 29 and one of his sons had a three year prison suspended prison sentence for an extreme DWI that left a five year old brain damaged severely. I know those things have happened to Andy Reid, but still, if anything, if anything, doesn't that make you more sensitive? Two of your own unthinkable personal tragedies involving your children and here, this is your running backs coach, your long time right hand.

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11 years together.

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11 years. Your longtime right hand has had their 27 year old son go into their home and shoot his mother multiple times. And this Is how you. This is what you say. Mia's stable, which is a plus. You hate seeing these things happen. We'll see how things go. You take care of that. She's a saint, but things happen. These kinds of things happen. But there's always a blessing in there somewhere. I know things will work out. The most important thing is, is EB has an opportunity to spend some time with his family and take care of that business. He's a great person. Things happen. You have to work through it. Time will have to be involved in this to help heal a little bit. It'll all work out in the long run. What are you talking about? Andy. Andy.

[C]

What?

[A]

Is it me?

[C]

No, it's fair to say.

[A]

Do I find this completely unhinged?

[C]

No, it is unhinged. And it's fair to say, yeah. His perspective is different because of what he's experienced with his own kids.

[A]

But shouldn't it be more. Shouldn't it be deeper and more empathetic?

[C]

The fact that there is zero empathy shown is alarming about his character. It really is.

[A]

What are we doing?

[C]

And I'm not trying to go off on a rant about Andy Reid being this or being that, but the lack of empathy is unbelievable.

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He's talking about it like it's a minor inconvenience.

[C]

Even if he had two of the most wonderful children ever that were just the most character filled and have been living great, positive, influential lives in this country. Even if he had that, the fact that he's not showing any empathy at all, Empathy, it's alarming. It really is.

[A]

Where is the empathy? I don't really even have a way to comprehend how this is one of these dearest friends in the world. I would think he's always there.

[C]

You would think they're super tight back.

[A]

Yes, I would think it's like a brother to him. And rather than be empathetic. Yeah, you know, it happens.

[C]

I'd be curious.

[A]

He gets to. He gets to spend more time with his family.

[C]

She was shot in the chest.

[A]

She was shot in the chest, in the arm. By their son.

[C]

Yeah. I just. I'd be curious to know if anyone would ask, what blessings did you receive from the experiences and the difficulties that happen in your life to your kids? Like how did the heroin overdose. What blessing was there?

[A]

How did your son wrecking the life of a five year old when he was driving drunk home from the team facility?

[C]

Yeah, it's just. It's really bizarre and the lack of empathy really is bizarre.

[A]

It's jarring. It's monstrous. In a lot of ways, it reminded me of this quote. I had to look it up. I had to look it up. Do you remember when Mike Zimmer was coaching the Vikings? Yeah, I remember.

[C]

I remember.

[A]

And Teddy Bridgewater got hurt. Non contact injury. Teddy Bridgewater. Do you remember this quote? This was August 30, 2016. I've never forgotten this. When he was trying to talk about how they'll recover from the Teddy Bridgewater injury, and Mike Zimmer said, my wife passed away. Right. It was a tough day. The sun came up the next day. The world kept spinning.

[C]

Yeah, I'll never forget that.

[A]

I'll never forget it either. This is in line with that.

[C]

It is.

[A]

This is another data point for football coaches being sociopaths.

[C]

And I know, like, Andy Reid is, like, he's. He's king there in Kansas City. Like, I mean, no one's gonna like.

[A]

He.

[C]

It's. It's his. It's his thing. I get it. But you don't think. There was not one person in the PR department that said, hey, Andy, we've put together a statement for you. Or, hey, Coach, what do you. What do you plan on saying around Eric's situation with his wife and his son?

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It may be that they prepped him and he biffed it. But. But you don't say it three times.

[C]

But this. This isn't a prep situation. And a biff. This is. It couldn't have been. I mean, he doesn't biff it if he was prepped. He ignored it, didn't look at it or threw it away or whoever prepped

[A]

him has to go.

[C]

But to me, I think, given his stature in that organization, he wasn't prepped. Like, no one goes to the king to tell the king, hey, I understand.

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That's what you should say. But, Matty, I am as concerned as the lack of reaction with the lack of reaction as I am with what he actually said. I hope other people are noticing this. I hope other people are asking questions about the lack of humanity in here. You know, I think it's really important to be smart about managing your finances, and that's why I believe Monarch is the app that can help you in doing so. Monarch's like having a financial advisor in your pocket. It's a personal finance app, and it tracks everything that can help you take care of your financial picture. Accounts, investments, saving goals, and spending. Most apps only tell you what you've already spent. Monarch helps set goals, map out big purchases, and see if you're actually on track before it's too late to adjust. There's an AI weekly recap. It flags spending spikes, net market worth, shifts and upcoming expenses. And you can ask the AI assistant anything about your finances. How much did I spend on travel last summer? Can I afford this vacation without touching my savings? Write your own money story with Monarch use the code [e-mail] to get your first year of Monarch Core Half off at just 50 bucks. That's 50% off your first year at monarch.com with the code DBU. If you're a baseball fan in Chicago, you know this season isn't one in April, May, or even June. It's one in the grind. Every series matters. Every bullpen decision gets second guessed. Every at bat feels like it could swing the conversation the next morning. Whether you're riding with the Cubs through a pennant race or hoping the White Sox give you something to believe in, baseball gives you opportunities every single day. That's why my bookie is for you. Sure, you can bet the game, but the prop board is where things get interesting. Strikeouts, hits, home runs, total bases. There's plenty of ways to get involved without worrying about picking a final score. And and because it's all under one account, you can jump from baseball to live betting or even the casino while you're waiting for the late game to start. Go to MyBookie AG, use promo code DBU and get your first bet covered up to 500 bucks. If it doesn't hit, use your bet back bonus token and run it back. Don't just watch another night at the ballpark. Make it pay with my bookie I have a vivid memory of sitting down with my wife right after we bought our first house and talking about having another kid and what our lives were going to be like and realizing we need a plan for life insurance for both of us. How could we make sure things were taken care of for the kids if either one of us got hit by a bus or something? And how those numbers could still add up? Well, we found policies that fit. I'm glad we did it. And now Ethos can help you do the same. Ethos makes getting life insurance fast and easy. It's 100% online, a quote in seconds. Apply in minutes and same day coverage. No medical examination. You just answer a few simple health questions and you can get up to $3 million in coverage. With some policies as low as $30 a month, you'll get the lowest rate from their network of trusted carriers. Take 10 minutes. Get covered today with life insurance through Ethos. Get your free [e-mail] dbu that's e t h o s.com dbu Application times may vary. Rates may vary. The lack wears the stirrings of any empathy. Our hearts go out to Eric B. Enemy. Do they? It sure doesn't sound like it. I don't hear any heart in this at all. No. Mia's stable, which is a plus. You hate seeing these things happen. We'll just see how things go. It's real life. You take care of that. She's a saint. One of God's good blessings. But things happen. These kinds of things happen. But there's always a blessing in there somewhere. I know things will work out. The most important things that EB has an opportunity to spend some time with his family and take care of that business. That business. It's just business. That business. Like, oh, my kids taking a gap year from school and guys, you know, she's got to figure out exactly where she's. What she's doing for the rest of her life. Take care of that business. The dog died. Take care of that business. What the hell? That business. And then again, things happen. You have to work through it. Time will have to be involved in this to help heal a little bit. It'll all work out in the long run. Well, I'm glad you think that. He shot her multiple times. She's in the icu. It's fine. Eh, what's next?

[C]

So there haven't been any Chiefs beat reporters that have criticized his comments or even marked them as odd or strange?

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What's wrong with you?

[C]

Several have just transcribed his remarks, characterizing them as raw, off the cuff remarks regarding the horrific family situation.

[A]

No, it's not Ron off the cuff. He's an NFL head coach who has plenty of time to choose his words.

[C]

Some outside sports commentary pieces, social users noted that his phrasing felt unusually casual for a grave tragedy. Credentialed team.

[A]

Okay, so on the same. At least a couple social media users might have pointed this out somewhere.

[C]

Credentialed team reporters framed his comments as the emotional protective response of a longtime coach supporting a close friend through a devastating real life crisis.

[A]

No, I didn't hear any of that. I didn't hear any of that. How do you. I don't hear that at all. This is dismissive. That he'll be fine, gets to spend more time. It's insulting. He gets to spend more time with his family. I bet that was his first thought. Well, you know, yeah, my son shot my wife in the chest. You know what, though? I get to spend more time with my family.

[C]

I mean, maybe it's like, hey, Eric, you're back with Kansas City. It's great to have you back. Yeah, I really could use a break. I mean, you know, maybe I'll get sick and I'll be hospitalized, or maybe my wife will get shot and I can get some time home with her. Like, what are you saying?

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Okay.

[C]

No, it's. It's bizarre.

[A]

Bad.

[C]

It's bizarre. And I think. And you know, without being able to process it and sit through and think through this a little bit longer, my initial thought is, when it comes to football, man, people just don't care about the humanity within the game itself.

[A]

Because this is your. Forget the.

[C]

I know, but I mean, he. I know this. It's very odd. Well, some fact that reporters aren't going to push that.

[A]

Whose job is it to show empathy here, if not the head coach who. Who's been through these things?

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, what happens through these family horrors?

[C]

So you're there and you hear these remarks. Okay. And you say, coach, it sounds. I mean, your response sounds really, really strange or lacking some empathy. Like to categorize what happened.

[A]

Do you care about.

[C]

So you ask that question and his wife. Okay, you asked that question. And then of course he's going to say, well, of course I care. Why would you ask me if I don't care? And then what happens to you on that beat?

[A]

Well, maybe they just didn't think it. If they don't ask, if there's no response, if there's no commentary or even in the blogosphere, somewhere, somebody around this, or is everyone okay? What can we do? How can we help? This is so much bigger than football, but it's flippant, it is glib, it's dismissive. He'll be fine. Yeah, next man up. She'll be fine. It's okay. She. It's a plus. Hey, she's stable. That's a plus. Like, he got an injury report that says she's going to play the next game without.

[C]

Again, without more time to process and put it all together. It just. It. I think back to what happened with the Patriots and Mike Vrabel, and again, I don't care if you cheat on your. You want to cheat on your wife, go ahead and cheat on your wife. You do all that. That shouldn't impact your business, but the fact that their relationship impacted the business of the NFL and that nobody and no one cares.

[A]

Yeah, that's.

[C]

That There's a greater. There's there's something bigger within the coverage of the NFL.

[A]

Yeah. And wait till on forward progress when we get into the. The new details merging in the Kyle Shanahan stuff too, like that. That's another one.

[C]

It's just. Yeah, it's another. Another story to add to it, where the big business of football takes precedent over everything, including the humanity of the people involved in the game. And that's alarming. It's alarming to hear one of the most celebrated and decorated head coaches in NFL history respond this way.

[A]

Would this happen in a different sport? I don't know, but I don't want to blame the sport. I don't want to.

[C]

It's hard, though, not to blame the sport when there are other significant stories that just. People don't care. The NFL doesn't care. But yet you have a guy in Washington, Dan, one of the tight end coach, who was just fired because he was arrested for DWI a month ago, and he's fired for violating team policy. He didn't do any. He didn't hurt anyone. He didn't hurt himself. He got arrested for dwi, which happens how often in this country? Every day. And he lost his job for violating team policy. I don't know if there's any further details they haven't shared, but a guy gets a DWI and gets fired, but yet you can impact and influence the business of the NFL while having your affair with a national reporter. And, oh, he's a great guy and he's, he's, you know, he's here to lead these men. It's just that they, they don't care. The John, the Kyle Shanahan accident happens and 11 days pass before anyone even knows about it. This is just, this is just really odd. And the fact that no one's going to dig deeper into the humanity, but

[A]

even just react, react like there's the one thing that we can do in today's day and age is publicly react. Everybody's got a way to do that. Everybody's got a way to respond. Like, let's. I want to narrow the focus a little bit here.

[C]

Yeah, I know, but. But here's the thing with the reporters. These reporters, beat reporters. I'm sure they, they all walked away from that going, well, that's fucking weird. Maybe they didn't. I would hope they did.

[A]

That's the thing. I can't presume that.

[C]

Okay. But I'm going to presume that about other humans, that these Other what? That they walked away and said, this is fucking weird. This was really odd. Does the guy even care? But they're not going to push that because that's not what their job is.

[A]

Okay, well, then I would. I guess I'm surprised there isn't a larger outpouring. And I don't read comments on stories, but, and I don't know where the comments, but just the AP copy, just the wire copy. This isn't a column. This isn't somebody's hot take or somebody's reaction to oh, what a Pat McAfee say or what did Stephen A. Smith say? This is the head coach of the Chiefs responding to his assistant, his friend's wife getting shot by their son in their home. We'll just see how things go. You take care of it. Things happen. These kinds of things happen. I know things will work out. He has an opportunity to spend some time with his family, take care of that business. Things happen. You have to work through it. It'll all work out in the long run.

[C]

Well, I wonder, in his decades and decades of time in the NFL, how many other assistant coaches have had their spouses shot by a child?

[A]

I don't know. Does this happen every day? What do we not know? What do we not know about Kansas

[C]

City reportings that we don't know of his time in Philadelphia? I don't know.

[A]

You know, these things. Do they?

[C]

13 years in Kansas City. These things happen. Okay, coach, do they? How many other coaches, wives have been

[A]

shot right by their kid?

[C]

Oh, you've had 13 of these incidents.

[A]

Oh, yeah, exactly. For this to be like he's acting like there was some fender bender on the way to work or a pipe exploded in there and he had to go home to fix their house.

[C]

No, he's talking like a six year old son spilled a glass of milk in the kitchen and the wife had to clean it up. These things happen.

[A]

These things happen. Or somebody has, I don't know, a minor injury, he's got to go home and help out or he's had a problem at school. What? What?

[C]

No, it's bizarre, man. It's bizarre. And to me it just, it shows a lot about the lack of empathy. Shows a lot about his character. That's just bizarre.

[A]

It's, it's not human. It is not human to react that way.

[C]

Like, I'm going to presume that they've met each other. He knows her, they've been around team functions.

[A]

How many holidays has he been at their house?

[C]

Right. I would assume that that has happened.

[A]

These things happen.

[C]

Like, and yeah, the thing about getting More time with her. That, that kills me, man. That's just like, dude, I mean, you can't be that stupid. Well, now he gets to spend time with her.

[A]

He gets to spend, now he gets to spend more time with his family. That's plus. That's a blessing. And here, silver shot, you know the two silver linings. One, she's stable. He said that's a plus. That's a plus. So on your ledger of assets and liabilities, credits, debits, pluses, minuses. Okay. Shot in the chest. Yeah, it's probably bad. Stable, that's a plus.

[C]

Yeah, but to think that no one sat down with him to say, hey, this is how we should address this.

[A]

I guess it doesn't matter there.

[C]

It does. It must.

[A]

It apparently doesn't matter.

[C]

Like, is someone in pr. Are they, are they, are they sitting around right now talking about this saying, did you believe. What the fuck?

[A]

I don't know.

[C]

Didn't you talk to him? Didn't. Should we have prepped him for this or given him a statement?

[A]

Maybe it's me. Maybe this is one of those times. And look, I know sometimes it happens where I have a thought and I'm just out there on this.

[C]

Listen, you're not.

[A]

I might just be out there and say, hey, it's not that big a deal. These kinds of things do happen, Bernstein. You just lead a sheltered life where you don't realize it's really common for a kid to come in and shoot his mother in the chest. That happens all everywhere. But you don't. Because, you know, you're just not exposed to that kind of thing in your life, Bernstein. That's what I'm going to get on this. I guarantee you.

[C]

No, I'm going to, I'm going to people that are being sincere and real agree with your thoughts on what his comments were as being bizarre. I think everyone agrees on that. I'm going to, I'm going to assume,

[A]

I don't know if that's true.

[C]

I'm going to assume that, that other humans agree.

[A]

Public reaction.

[C]

But I also don't think anyone, that no one's going to agree with you that reporters should have done anything different.

[A]

If you think I didn't, I didn't say that or ask anything, or I

[C]

just, or write anything, even after the fact.

[A]

But maybe there's a follow up, maybe there's a question or maybe maybe not. Reporters. And I, and I did not urge reporters.

[C]

No, you didn't. I know I didn't, but so, but I'm just What other reaction did you want?

[A]

I'm just surprised that there aren't other people. Like who Maybe outside of sports in Kansas City or. Because it's a huge thing in Kansas City culture. Everything. The Chiefs dominate Kansas City culture beyond just people who enjoy sports. This is an awful, awful, terrifying, unthinkable thing that happened. It happens. It happens. It happens. Oh, now I get to spend more time with this family. Is there anyone? Cuz it's a news story there usually my experience with things where there are things in sports that sports people will accept as, ah, that's just the way it is. But sometimes news people show up and they say, why is this like this? Why do we. Why, why is this done this way? And it was also my experience, the difference between local coverage and national coverage or national coverage and international coverage. There's always somebody who comes in from the outside who isn't using it and asks perfectly reasonable questions because of an outside perspective. And even though I have an inside perspective and I know how sociopathic coaches can be and that's why I referenced the Mike Zimmer quote. I know that and I still am blindsided by the complete lack of humanity, complete lack of empathy from somebody in Andy Reid whose own personal experiences should inform him to know better, to feel more than he's feeling, to express those feelings more than he's expressing them. If I thought he were a more complicated guy, I would think that he's just doing this publicly and then, I don't know, is somebody in the Chief's organization offering them whatever they need? Hell, it was the Chief. Was it Jovan Belcher who. Remember the Chiefs when they had a player, they had an active player blow his brains out in the parking lot.

[C]

Well, I'm just, I'm looking at Yahoo Sports on their Instagram and they have the video with, with closed captions here as I'm reading. And it's all the comments that you read before the stuff that you read. Though he did talk about the support that Eric Bien me has here within the organization and they, they captioned this video. Andy Reid vocalized his support for OC Eric B. Enemy after the tragedy, after the tragic news about his wife on Sunday night. So yeah, so Eric has support here, but again, I mean, this is Yahoo Sports. There's nothing stating how it was odd. It just, it's, it's, it's captioned as support for Eric B.

[A]

Enemy. But it would be a story if he didn't have support. That's not a story.

[C]

Right? That's like The. Phil Nicholson was a great guy because he stayed with his wife while she had breast cancer, and Tiger wouldn't do that. That's. I mean, that was all that stupid bullshit. But, yeah, dude, it's just. I don't. I don't think we're going to see what we want to see. His comments were not okay. No, they're not.

[A]

No.

[C]

I just don't think anyone.

[A]

Terrifying.

[C]

Gonna talk about it because I think the people just don't care.

[A]

Okay. All right. Well, it's too bad.

[C]

It is too bad that. That.

[A]

That's too bad, because I was. I. It ain't right.

[C]

I mean, I would. I would have loved for one person who was there to hear his actual comments say something along the lines of coach, it. I mean, you're. The. The reaction doesn't sound. It doesn't fit with what.

[A]

Do you know what actually happened? It sounds like he isn't aware of what the actual incident was.

[C]

His comments sound as though he's minimizing what actually.

[A]

It sounds like they thought their kid fell off his bike.

[C]

Yeah, it's just. It's really bizarre.

[A]

It's like. Do you realize he. That the. The kid. It's attempted murder. He's making attempted murder sound like he's talking about dropping a pass or something. These things happen. Okay. I guess I'll just leave it there. There's no way to. I can just express my dismay and my lack of ability to understand this disconnect. And if it's on me and you want to. Oh, you're overreacting. Okay. I don't think I am. And I hope I'm not. Like, I hope I'm the normal one.

[C]

No, I think maybe I'm not. I think you are.

[A]

Maybe I'm overreacting, but I'm being hypersensitive.

[C]

It's justified here, though, because his comments don't match the situation.

[A]

They just don't. If I'm reading all the facts right, his comments are wildly inappropriate.

[C]

Right.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

I mean, unless we're missing that the mom went after the kid with an axe or something. Like, they're leaving out parts. I mean, like, he shot his mom,

[A]

tried to kill her, and you can't

[C]

just say, these things happen.

[A]

These things happen. Hey, he gets to spend more time with his family. He's got to handle that business. Okay.

[C]

Oh, Andy. It's Andy.

[A]

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[C]

Yes.

[A]

Time to go to Charlotte. And I didn't see anything last night that convinced me otherwise. Because you're trying to win something now. This is not a developmental season for the White Sox. This is not. You're in first place. And it is a really down year in the American League. You got the Yankees right now as a shell of themselves. You got no Judge, no Bellinger, no Stanton. There's guys out there you've never heard of, and they can say, oh, these are the Yankees. These are the Yankees. Yeah, but these, you, you. You got it. You got to take these. You're at home. You're a first place team playing a second place team. And there's still this sort of weird sense of like, oh, I don't know, they're the Yankees. That's okay. You're the White Sox. Go get them. Go get them. And you had freed on the ropes early. You got. You got to come through with some. You got to have more than three. I know three is good. But you had him. He had no command. And he was. He kept staring into the dugout and he was looking around. He looked uncomfortable. But no, Schultz, no, no, no. Not one more. Not one more. And I have. There's nothing to do with his long term future at all. At all. There's nothing to do with his possibilities, with his ceiling, with what he can be with that pitch arsenal. But he has to. He has to marry up his stuff with the. With the command and with his decisions, with his pacing. It just. That doesn't look like a major league starting pitcher right now. It's kind of a collection of things. And it might take a little more time with a guy with his frame and with all his ability that to iron out some of these things of replicating his delivery, of understanding sequencing and just making some of these pitches a little bit more competitive out of the hand. Other than that they're. These Sox just have to tighten up the defense because I'm getting a little concerned that as they're smashing the ball all over the place that there might be. Might be some issues when it comes to that that they need to overcome. And I'm usually. Fielding is not something you can fix immediately. Fielding comes from constructing a roster that, you know, overall cares about it and they're. They're in the middle of most of the numbers. Catching is going to be an issue with Carroll out there. What stood out last night was the mental error allowing Jazz Chisholm just to walk into third base unchallenged on a delayed steal because he realized that Carroll was just kind of flipping it back to the mound and he just kind of ran over to third. Can't happen. It cannot happen that Venable has had a nice year in a lot of respects. I think Venable's got to tighten things up and just make sure that they understand that, you know, this whole 90. Every 90ft matters and every out is going to matter and you can't give anybody. You can't start opening doors for people that was. And that run ended up scoring on and out because they let him. They let him take 90ft. Just weakened the, the standards for the White Sox are going up. We've got to raise the standards for them because it's. You move from fun, cute story to now getting in there with, with. With real teams and real situations and the Guardians, the Twins, the Tigers. It's. It's a down year. Take advantage of it. A lot of the metrics still don't like the Sox a lot. The fan graphs, numbers don't like them. Third order record says The Sox are a.500 team and that they're. That that's about what they are. Maybe that's the case. Maybe they are just a.500 team. I think any team can overcome that. You can play over the peripherals. You can. You can for a season outperform the peripherals. But they're going to have to tighten up what they can tighten up, and that is making sure everybody out there is giving them a chance and making sure defensively that they're not. They're not allowing extra bases or extra outs.

[C]

Yeah, if you look at fan graphs, they have a 41% chance of making the playoffs. But if you look at their projected records and look at other Teams in the American League, if they don't win the division it looks by win loss, they won't make the playoffs. That's how much fangraphs doesn't like where they're at right now, even though they're five games over.500.

[A]

And again we say not like. It's not anybody liking or not liking. It's what the, the number, what the numbers say.

[C]

That's what that's. Yeah, that's what that means. But I mean they would have the Rays win the division, the Guardians and the Rangers with the Yankees, the Red Sox and the Mariners having more wins than the White Sox projected wise to take those three wildcard spots.

[A]

If they're going to keep out playing these numbers, having Mooney back is great. Look, this is, this is that time slug.

[C]

What were, what were the preseason projections for the White Sox?

[A]

Because are we talking about 74, 75 wins? Right.

[C]

So 74, 75.

[A]

Oh, that's.

[C]

They're way beyond, way beyond it because it was the last three years of 100 plus losses, three seasons. And so the expectations were 70 something and 90 something.

[A]

I'm not even holding that. That's what I'm saying. That's all changed. Yeah, that, that's why the standard to which we hold them has to increase now because they're a first place team and we're about to hit August and they're going to be a first place team. So that means now we're going to say, all right, act like it be

[C]

the first place team. I know there was a report by Bob Nightingale that said he said the White Sox would not move any of their top 10 prospects at the trade deadline.

[A]

Which, which is fine.

[C]

The White Sox heard about that and said they were upset because they never said that. Which makes me believe that they did say that Bob Nightingale is correct.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

They're not moving any of their top 10 prospects.

[A]

Or they said it right. Either way, my guess is he's right.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

And it probably came from Jerry because

[C]

that's exactly what I thought.

[A]

Because Bob gets stuff from Jerry.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

And I'm sure that Getz might have then called Jerry's like, Jerry, come on, man, don't say that to Bob. Help me out here.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

We're trying to do business.

[C]

So I just, I just guess, I mean, I wonder like how, how invested would you be as a Sox fan with your prospects who haven't done anything yet, major league level?

[A]

I don't think I do too much because I believe that this Sox team has the makings of a sustainable winner. I don't think this is a flash in the pan. I don't. I really don't think so. I think this Sox team, that. The bones of this team are pretty good. You can find a little bit of pitching that they've. That they're in a much better place and they're not going to win the World Series this year. I think even with some deadline additions, I don't think they're going to win the World Series this year. I would try to look at next year or the year after. What can we do to do everything we can this year reasonably while not taking a bite out of some. Some better possible World Series teams. The issue then is the fact that there may not be baseball next year.

[C]

Right.

[A]

And you lose a year of that, does that make it worth going in a little harder this year for the unlikely opportunity to win a championship?

[C]

I don't think it should.

[A]

Okay. I probably don't either.

[C]

Yeah, I don't think it should because you're going to have some baseball in 27 and then you're back to regular business in 28. To give up years of control at low cost for this organization, that would be a priority for me is keeping that.

[A]

I tend to agree.

[C]

Keeping low cost talent as long as you can.

[A]

I tend to agree. But I do think it is important to establish that now we're looking at the Sox differently.

[C]

So if the, if the White. Let's say the White Sox finish at.500, they finish 81 and 81 incredible season and they missed the, they missed the playoffs.

[A]

It's still a great season, right?

[C]

Are you used to walk away going, what, what a great season? Or are you.

[A]

Yeah, I would need to see it. I mean, unless they're kicking the ball all over the place and making stupid decisions and, you know, they could spit it up by their own doing. But if this is just how good they are and another team rises and ends up settling after 162 at a higher level. I can't get too mad at him.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

And I. And I'm not going to. I'm not. I'm not. Because I definitely think that there are, there are ways after the fact and ways to say, wow, what just happened this year? How was that? What was that?

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

And be like, okay, all right, well, that's that they didn't give up too much. They probably weren't going to win the World Series anyway. And it probably sets them up for some sustained success. Which is more important.

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[A]

Something is happening this summer that happens every summer. And at least most summers, we get to. To the point where we get a couple stories about a shark sighting, and then it becomes Summer of the Shark. What's the deal with all these sharks? What is good? And it's, we know why sharks live in the water. And in summer, people like to be in the water. And people go live at their places and stay at their places. They're near the water, and all of a sudden, anytime there's an interaction or there's information, it becomes what could possibly be causing all of these headlines about sharks and people? Well, they're doing it again. But now, for the first time, there's another aspect to this that maybe I didn't consider. And I need to be open. When I read this story on Gizmodo, I need to be open to something else. And I'll tell you how I was thinking when I read this. Shark sightings are hitting record highs along U.S. coastlines. Now, when we see. That's just. That's the lead. That's the first line of this story. What's the other big change in our lives that would increase the number of shark sightings? The answer is the availability and inexpense of drones. Anybody can have a drone. Drones are cheap, effective. And look, they're changing war, not wins above replacement.

[C]

They're.

[A]

They're. Drones are changing the entire calculus of war and what constitutes power in war. We're seeing all that. There's some wonderful things being written about that, too. Military strategists, those who haven't been fired by the Department of War, are mentioning that we have to recalibrate a lot of that. But drones are all around beaches, and there's a lot of sharks around. You see them a lot. They swim, they go looking for food, and sometimes they circle around somebody who's out water skiing or in a kayak. And that's just because that's where they live and there's a lot of them. But according to this story, they're seeking cooler waters amid rising ocean temperatures this summer. Beachgoers are on alert after receiving multiple warnings of shark sightings in popular spots like Rockaway beach in New York, among others. Well, and then there's the aspect, if something happens in New York, then it's gotta be everybody's problem, right? Because if it's snowing there, you know, it's a national international story. If it's hot there internationally and it boy, so somebody sees a shark off in New York, now it's everybody's problem. Research suggests that warmer oceans are forcing several shark species to change their habits, adopting new migration paths that puts them further north during this time of year. And you know all this information. Over the past decade, the oceans have experienced record temperatures. The ocean absorbs most of the excess heat from greenhouse gas emissions, soaking up more than 90% of the heat trapped in Earth's climate, according to the national oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Which right now is two people in a closet if that. Some there with a pencil and paper. Cold blooded sharks are not a fan of warm waters and these increases are forcing them to adapt. So they're expanding their range. Rockaway beaches in 23 shark sightings, 16 of them in the first week of July. State park police are using drones to monitor the waters to keep beachgoers safe. In California, an increased number of juvenile great whites moving north due to rising ocean temperatures. Many marine species are being pushed toward the poles as they seek cooler waters. And they're tracking individual sharks. There's a shark named Ernst, a 12 foot long 1000 pound great white who was spotted off Montauk, New York in June, following an unusual path toward Atlantic Canadian waters. An even larger great white named contender, measuring 14ft long, appears to be following a similar path, making it one of the largest ever tagged in the Atlantic Ocean. So we're seeing them. They want nursery sites farther up the east coast, moving their young toward temperatures preferred by the juveniles. So according to this piece, there's going to be more shark sightings where these apex predators aren't normally seen. It's not necessarily a bad thing. Sharks are a good sign for a healthy ocean. They help regulate marine ecosystems and their presence isn't necessarily a threat since humans aren't their preferred prey. You are more likely to get struck by lightning than bitten by a shark. What do you think the odds are of suffering a fatal shark attack one in.

[C]

I don't know what's lightning strike?

[A]

I don't have that information in front of me.

[C]

Well, hang on a second.

[A]

This is, this will allay some fear I would imagine if I told you, do you have the lightning odds.

[C]

All right. Less than one in one million.

[A]

One in 3.7 million.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

That's your.

[C]

So you're three times as likely to be struck by lightning.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

Than you are bitten by a shark.

[A]

Correct.

[C]

Okay, so here's the thing. A lot. A lot of humans do this. When there is dangerous storms and there's lightning, they go indoors. Right.

[A]

So if you're afraid of sharks, you

[C]

think you avoid the lightning because they're

[A]

not going to come on land and get you.

[C]

Sharks are going to come to your house to get you.

[A]

Right.

[C]

Stay out of the water where the sharks are.

[A]

Got it.

[C]

You have a really good chance of not getting bitten.

[A]

Your chances go up.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

Or maybe, I don't know, a foot away. Wade around a little bit. Yeah. Bernstein the bull shark. You can't get a guy. There's a wobbegong carpet shark. He can step out and he can bite you. Gotcha. Okay. All good. I still haven't seen the Odyssey.

[C]

You haven't?

[A]

I think the odds of me seeing it are going down. I think the chances of me seeing it are going down.

[C]

Well, I'm glad you bring that up and I'm glad you talk about sharks too, because it made me think of a movie I just watched. I don't know if you've seen this on Netflix, at least advertised or the trailer for it, but it's called Water Park Shark. It might be something you want to watch at night, like Water Park Shark late one night.

[A]

I want to say a water park shark.

[C]

Just watch the trailer and water park. Someone's going down a water park slide and a shark is behind them.

[A]

Let's go.

[C]

So you might want to check out Water Park Shark. Okay. Okay.

[A]

I saw the funniest thing. Do you know. Do you ever watch hanging with Dr. Z?

[C]

I don't.

[A]

Do you know what that is?

[C]

I've seen it. Yeah, but I.

[A]

Okay. There's a comedian named Dana Gould. I don't know if it's Gould or Gould. He was a writer for the Simpsons. He's one of these comics, comic guys. Like he's buddies with everybody and he does a talk show, like a 70s style talk show where he dresses as Dr. Zayas from Planet of the Apes with full makeup, full mask and everything. But there's no reference to the fact that he's in orangutan makeup.

[C]

He just does it.

[A]

Orangutan makeup. He just does it as Dr. Zayas. It's called hanging with Dr. Z. And he's an absolute hoot. He Always has Bill Hader on. And you get like. He cracks up Bill Hader. So he was saying something about Sharknado.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

And he said, you know, I was hoping there wasn't a Sharknado 2. I was hoping that they took the concept about this and moved on to other natural disasters with other animals and combined them differently. So he thought the second movie should have been Tarantulanche.

[C]

So it's just hundreds of thousands of

[A]

tarantulas walking up the mountain. Everybody's hiking up the mountain and there's a rumble. But instead of an avalanche, it's a tarantula.

[C]

I like that. Yeah, I did. That's good. But yeah, it's.

[A]

I want to know more about that show because it looks. Every time I see a clip from it, it's great.

[C]

All right. You haven't seen the Odyssey yet?

[A]

No. Do you know.

[C]

Do you know where the Odyssey ranks Worldwide box office revenue?

[A]

Okay. Can I bernstein this? Sure. Worldwide box office. That's all. That's all the theaters, all the screens. Not just the preferred.

[C]

It's foreign and domestic.

[A]

Domestic. All theaters, all screens. I say it ranks number one.

[C]

The Odyssey for 2026 is seventh in revenue generated at $652 million.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

Can you guess? No. There are three movies this year that have earned over $1 billion worldwide. You take any guesses at those three.

[A]

This year's movies.

[C]

I will say that you could possibly. I'm going to say I'll be generous and kind to you and say that you'll guess one. But my heart wants to say you won't guess any of them. Three movies that have earned over $1 billion this year worldwide.

[A]

There. We haven't had a Marvel movie yet.

[C]

Yet. Spider man opens up this weekend that.

[A]

I'd like to see that. Because my first thought was you're gonna have a Marvel movie. But we're not including any last year.

[C]

This is 2026 worldwide box office revenue. Three have earned over $1 billion.

[A]

I don't know.

[C]

Okay, I'll give you one clue.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

Two of the three are animated.

[A]

Oh, it's like Zootopia 2.

[C]

No, because that.

[A]

That apparently Zootopia has been a. Some kind of phenomenon.

[C]

Oh, I know that may have been last year.

[A]

Toy story.

[C]

Toy Story 5 is number one. 1,001,023.

[A]

That didn't take long. Minions.

[C]

Minions is in the top ten at number nine. Monsters. And Minions has earned $413 million.

[A]

Okay. What else?

[C]

Number two at 1.016. Michael Mov. Michael Jackson.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

It was Very good. There's a sequel coming out to it, too. Number three is the Super Mario Galaxy movie. $1.011 billion. Coming in at number four at 690 million is the Devil Wears Prada 2.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

Number five. Number five was a movie I started watching over the weekend. Dan and I turned off 45 minutes in, and I haven't gone back, and I shan't be going back at $684 million. Project. Hail Mary.

[A]

All I know is everybody told me to read the book, and the book was bad.

[C]

Lost interest, and I stopped watching, and I will not go back.

[A]

I just, I don't like the protagonist. I I. And the writing is terrible.

[C]

Number six is something called Pegasus. Three. $656 million. The Odyssey. At number seven, Obsession. Frighteningly terrifying horror movie. Just. It was. I was.

[A]

Yeah, that thing freaked you out.

[C]

Jesus.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

458 million. Number nine, monsters and minions. Or minions and monsters. And number 10 is backrooms at $389 million.

[A]

Wow, that's a lot of money.

[C]

It's a lot of money. So three over $1 billion. Mario, Toy Story, and Michael. Yeah.

[A]

And I guess the Odyssey isn't going to do much better until you can build more of the theaters on which it's supposed to be seen.

[C]

Yeah. And it's a pretty good split between domestic and foreign. Yeah, 652 million. And it was 250 million to make. And they recoup that money in the first weekend. So, yeah, it's doing its job, I guess. Now. The most terrifying thing I saw, though, was the trailer. And maybe you've seen this online. There is a trailer they're showing before the Odyssey.

[A]

Oh, I've heard about this. With a jump scare in it.

[C]

Yes. It's called, like, Other Mommy or Other Mom.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

Fucking terrifying.

[A]

There's apparently a jump scare in it that there's.

[C]

I don't know the whole premise of it, but this little girl got her mom, and it's Jessica Chastain. But then there's another person that looks just like her mom that comes in at certain times of her life, and she's around her. And so she's in the kitchen and the trailer. The dad comes in the kitchen, and he's like, hey, what's wrong? And Jessica Chastain is, like, all squared up like a spider under the fucking coffee table or the kitchen table. Like, just. Dude, it's. It's terrifying.

[A]

Okay, thanks for the warning.

[C]

Other Mommy, if you go see the Odyssey in theater, which you should, I don't Know why you haven't seen it yet? You're not that busy in life. Go see it. And you've got to see this trailer for.

[A]

Because if I see it, I want to see it on the 70 millimeter giant IMAX.

[C]

What original. Do it.

[A]

That's the thing.

[C]

Make a day of it.

[A]

Fish out there in Woodridge. Can I probably.

[C]

Seven Bridges is right there. You can go play some golf.

[A]

I've caught some big bass at Seven Bridges.

[C]

Maybe bring your fishing pole in the. In your bag.

[A]

And that Seven Bridges bounce.

[C]

Take your. Take Jason out there. You guys can golf and see a movie.

[A]

That's kind of a whole day.

[C]

There's a Taco Bell right there.

[A]

No, we actually. We've got a rain check at Highlands of Elgin that we got to use because we got rained out when we went to Highlands. So we got to go back there.

[C]

Couldn't play in the rain.

[A]

Jason was par, par, par. And we had. And it started a storm.

[C]

Oh, was it a bad storm?

[A]

Yeah, complete washout. Total washout of the day.

[C]

Is there any.

[A]

Flooded the course?

[C]

Any bodies of water on that golf course?

[A]

Yeah. Okay.

[C]

Because then you had a chance of getting hit by lightning and being eaten by a shark.

[A]

By a golf pond shark.

[C]

Yeah. You never know.

[A]

Yeah. Well, I survived that, and I guess we'll celebrate that.

[C]

And you know what?

[A]

And let's say that. Let's say.

[C]

Okay, let's say, for example, Jason's ball went close to the water. He went to go pick it up, and then as he goes to bend over to pick it up, a shark comes out of the water, bites him, and eats him, and he's gone.

[A]

These things happen.

[C]

And I would have just said to you, these things happen.

[A]

I would have said, you know, it happened.

[C]

You would have texted me and said, hey, Jason was just eaten by a shark on the golf course. I would have said, how are you shooting? And by the way, these things happen.

[A]

And blessing in disguise. I could spend more time with my family.

[C]

Well, not. Not Jason, no.

[A]

But the rest of the family, as everybody gets over it, you know, figures it all out, divides up his stuff.

[C]

Oh, it wouldn't even. It wouldn't even affected your family. These things happen.

[A]

These things happen.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Next kid up, you know, it's just that. That's. That.

[C]

Oh, you could have had another kid.

[A]

Yeah. You know, just how. Just how it works. You're playing a golf course, you're out in the Elgin. Shark comes up, eats you.

[C]

You know, it's.

[A]

I got to go home, take care of that business.

[C]

Well, you got to watch the signs that say, you know, shark.

[A]

It happens. That has been.

[C]

I would just leave the ball there.

[A]

Dan Bernstein.

[C]

Oh, you're not gonna do your thing?

[A]

No, I'll save the thing.

[C]

Why?

[A]

I'll save it. I'll save it. I don't know what it was. No, no, no, no, no. I didn't even tease it on you.

[C]

No, you just told me that you asked me the question. I have no other detail.

[A]

Well, you're gonna have to tune in tomorrow.

[C]

The question is, what would you pay?

[A]

Yes.

[C]

4.

[A]

I'll tell you tomorrow. I'll tell you tomorrow. We're out of time. On Dan Bernstein Unfiltered on 312 Sports. Dan Bernstein Unfiltered Unfiltered on 312 Sports. Thanks for listening to today's episode brought to you by my bookie.

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