Hour 1: Mets Struggles

Summary

Podcast Summary: Don, Hahn & Rosenberg - Hour 1: Mets Struggles
Release Date: August 6, 2025

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1. Introduction and Ty Butler’s Knee Injury

The episode kicks off with a light-hearted yet concerning discussion about Ty Butler’s recent knee injury. Hosts John Frenchie Fuqua and Ty Butler navigate through the mishap that almost resembled a WWE storyline when Ty went missing due to his injury.

• Ty Butler (02:00): “Now it's not confirmed because I haven't got an MRI yet, but we're trending there very much...”

• John Frenchie Fuqua (01:35): “There's an APB out for my man Rosenberg. That knee injury might have gotten him that knee.”

They delve into the nature of Ty’s injury, speculating it to be a meniscus tear, and discuss the implications for his immediate future on the show.

• Ty Butler (04:15): “She said it's a wrap for the meniscus if it's torn as an adult. So I don't even know if I'm gonna get in the tube.”

2. The Role and Challenges of Interns

A significant portion of the discussion centers around the contemporary role of interns at their station. Ty expresses frustration over the current intern system, feeling that modern internships lack the hands-on, meaningful experiences he once had.

• Ty Butler (27:36): “Supposed to go move your car. They're supposed to go get your dry cleaning...”

• John Frenchie Fuqua (28:01): “You have to pay you to be here.”

The conversation highlights the tension between traditional, task-oriented internships and the current trend towards unpaid positions that offer limited learning opportunities.

• Ty Butler (37:58): “I hate that we've taken away the free internship.”

3. ESPN and WWE Partnership

The hosts transition to discussing the newly announced partnership between ESPN and WWE, exploring its potential impact on both organizations and their audiences.

• Roman Reigns (09:24): “Anytime you can team up with a platform like ESPN, it's an obvious partnership.”

• Ty Butler (08:12): “This is not going to be... it'll mostly feel the way the UFC deal feels...”

They speculate on possible integrations, such as featuring WWE personalities on ESPN platforms and the creative directions this collaboration might take.

4. Mets’ Performance and Game Analysis

A core focus of the episode is the Mets' ongoing struggles, particularly a recent game against the Guardians where the team was moments away from achieving a no-hitter before succumbing to a loss.

• John Frenchie Fuqua (18:20): “The Mets right now being no hit at home in Citi Field.”

• Ty Butler (19:22): “You were no hit into the ninth. You got a hold of one and you stopped and just admired the work.”

The hosts express frustration over the team's performance, analyzing key moments like Juan Soto's controversial home run celebration and its effect on Mets fans.

• Ty Butler (25:07): “My man hit the ball, pulled the blunt out of his pocket... poured a glass of cognac.”

Discussion also touches on defensive plays, specifically Juan Soto's missed opportunities to secure the no-hitter.

• Ty Butler (19:16): “He stops and watches it is crazy.”

5. Upcoming Show Segments and Teasers

Towards the end of the episode, the hosts tease upcoming segments, including a list titled “Five Yankees of the Modern Era That I Hate the Most,” promising heated opinions and engaging discussions.

• Ty Butler (47:36): “We're going to have a list coming up at 4:30. Ty Butler is going to break down the five Yankees of the modern era that he hates the most.”

They emphasize the blend of sports analysis with personal anecdotes, aiming to provide both informative and entertaining content for their listeners.

6. Personal Anecdotes and Station Dynamics

Throughout the episode, the hosts share personal stories that add a relatable and humorous layer to their discussions. This includes anecdotes about commuting challenges, interactions with station interns, and navigating life’s unexpected hurdles like Ty’s knee injury.

• John Frenchie Fuqua (43:23): “Two hours.”

• Ty Butler (44:50): “I'm not saying it is a bad thing or a good thing. I'm 46 years old with a bad knee now.”

These interactions not only humanize the hosts but also foster a sense of camaraderie and candidness that resonates with the audience.

7. Closing Remarks and Listener Engagement

In their closing segments, the hosts encourage listener interaction by promoting their contact number for fan messages and feedback, maintaining an open channel of communication with their audience.

• John Frenchie Fuqua (25:33): “We're on 1050 right now as the Mets fall short against the Guardians.”

• Ty Butler (38:44): “We’re having a lot of fun here, 1-800-919-3776.”

They wrap up by reiterating key discussion points and expressing enthusiasm for future topics and listener engagement.

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Notable Quotes:

• Ty Butler (02:00): “Now it's not confirmed because I haven't got an MRI yet, but we're trending there very much...”
• John Frenchie Fuqua (01:35): “There's an APB out for my man Rosenberg. That knee injury might have gotten him that knee.”
• Ty Butler (37:58): “I hate that we've taken away the free internship.”
• John Frenchie Fuqua (18:20): “The Mets right now being no hit at home in Citi Field.”
• Ty Butler (25:07): “My man hit the ball, pulled the blunt out of his pocket... poured a glass of cognac.”

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This episode of Don, Hahn & Rosenberg provides a deep dive into the tumultuous state of the Mets, the evolving landscape of sports media internships, and the exciting yet uncertain partnership between ESPN and WWE. Through candid conversations and engaging banter, the hosts offer listeners insightful analysis intertwined with personal experiences, making it a must-listen for fans of New York sports and beyond.

Transcript

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[Peter Rosenberg]

Don.

[Ty Butler]

Sauce was everywhere. And Rosenberg, if you want to stay up, he's got the energy that matters. This isn't North Dakota, this is New York.

[Peter Rosenberg]

This is Don Han and Rosenberg John Frenchie Fuqua on 8 80, ESPN and the ESPN New York app.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Listen. This was supposed to be a show hosted by both Peter Rosenberg and Ty Butler. Here's all I know. Peter had the doctor's appointment this 11:30. Haven't heard from him since. He's going AWOL. We know he's dealing with the knee injury. We can't find him. Bunch of phone calls. John's calling him, Anthony's calling him. I'm texting him. We just can't find him. So I don't know what's going on. Here's what I do know. We're on the air until 7 o' clock tonight. 800-919-3776. The Mets right now being no hit at home in Citi Field. The Yankees just underway. But there's an APB out for my man Rosenberg. That knee injury might have gotten him that knee. Oh, wait.

[Ty Butler]

Hello? Hey, I'm here. Wait, I made it.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Do we have the breaking news? Sounder.

[Ty Butler]

Oh, I'm alive.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

You know what's perfect about this? This is like a WWE bit and it's amazing that it happens today.

[Ty Butler]

Of all days.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Of all days, it happens today.

[Ty Butler]

I'm going to take my brace off like Seth Rollins.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Just start running to the R. I haven't.

[Ty Butler]

I have. This is the first time I've taken the brace off.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Wait, so how you. I know we got to get to the sports, but how you feeling, man?

[Ty Butler]

I went in. I just want to thank my, my doctor, Dr. Ty Butler, who knew meniscus from the very beginning.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I called it.

[Ty Butler]

Now it's not confirmed because I haven't got an MRI yet, but we're trending there very much. Trending because they did like the, you know, she, the doctor, she wasn't a doctor. Whatever, whatever. Role this person's title is. She wasn't a nurse. I don't know what the hell she is. But she was very lovely. And she. I guess she was an orthopedist situation. I don't know.

[Anthony]

Did you go to a place that.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Would make her a doctor?

[Ty Butler]

It was called Orchids of Asia. I don't know. It felt really nice.

[Anthony]

Different thing.

[Ty Butler]

And when she. When she was, like, grabbing the leg and, like, saying, how's this feel? What about this? What about that? I'm here to report. And you can. You can give this to Alex. Fuse all the people at ESPN to release this information. No problems. The acl, mcl, and LCL are perfectly intact.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

There we go, baby.

[Ty Butler]

It's a big bit of news now.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Because anytime, and I'll give you credit for this, but anytime you are monitoring the injury of, like, one of your favorite players on your favorite team, once that tweet comes out and it says what you just said, no, no, no.

[Ty Butler]

Structural damage to the eight, it means, you know, you're talking about just a meniscus situation.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Probably day to day, week to week, still uncertain.

[Ty Butler]

I'm out for this weekend for sure.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Okay.

[Ty Butler]

But, like, let me put it this way. If I have a big game next Sunday, I feel like we're having a conversation about. We'll see where he's at.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But if game seven were played on Sunday, you're out.

[Ty Butler]

What sport? It's no longer football because you went seven.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Game seven. It's the NBA finals.

[Ty Butler]

NBA finals.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Come on. You know me.

[Ty Butler]

Truthfully, if we're being completely real, my guess would be it would be you get a shot and play situation.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

You get. Okay, you get a shot.

[Ty Butler]

This is pain. This is just like, pain. I don't. I don't. She didn't. She felt like she. She felt a tiny bit. She said there is a tiny bit of bruising around, a little bit of puffiness, if you will. Swelling. Tiny bit inside the knee. Not enough. I think that, like, we're thinking it's a tear, but what I didn't realize is if you tear the meniscus, it's a wrap. Your meniscus is either hurt and you can rehab and it gets better, or it's torn and you move on. Like, there's no. There's no repairing the meniscus as an adult. She said it's a wrap for the meniscus if it's torn as an adult. So I. I don't even know if I'm gonna get in the tube. I scheduled an Appointment?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I think you should.

[Ty Butler]

But if I get better, do I need to get in the tube?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No, you want all the answers so.

[Ty Butler]

I can move on with my career.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah, just so. Just so you have like that, you know, I become fulfilled when I get all the answers. That's the kind of guy you like that.

[Ty Butler]

You like that.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I like that.

[Ty Butler]

Information helps.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yes.

[Ty Butler]

All right, well, listen, the good news is I got a brace. The dude who called yesterday and was like, yo, Peter, here's the drugs they're gonna give you. They help a lot. I got that.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Okay, so great shape.

[Ty Butler]

So we got the drugs, got the.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Brace, and we're good.

[Ty Butler]

Got the Mr. I Got the physical therapy recommendations. We're gonna, we're gonna get.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

You have to do the physical therapy.

[Ty Butler]

Oh, I am, I am definitely doing it. I'm definitely doing it.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Now. I will say this. So I took the training today and I did like at some point consider as I'm walking up the train steps, once I got to seven steps left, I considered trying to hop up, but decided against it.

[Ty Butler]

You guys wanted something crazy too. Do you remember the controversy I had the other day? Cuz my food had said delivered and I didn't get food.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I don't think that made it to air.

[Ty Butler]

It didn't, but I told you guys yes, because here they have a very strict we call you policy. We won't hold your food. It's like every delivery they get could be some sort of terrorist attack in this building. They will not take the responsibility. Cuz you know how much easier it would be if they would just be like, yeah, it's a delivery. And they, they would say, who's it for? They'd say, peter Rosenberg on the fifth floor. They would take the food and go, cool, sit it down. And then you get it. When you get it. I'm not even asking them to deliver it. Just sit it on the desk right there so I can. They don't do that. So when my food said delivered the other day and it wasn't here, I had to cancel it. You heard me on the phone with Seamless.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah, you were very agitated.

[Ty Butler]

Happened again today. Delivered. I asked the guys downstairs, I go, guys, for the second time, it's saying my food was delivered here. Is that possible? No, I said, are you sure? Is there any place it could be? He went, unless they dropped it in the loading dock. I said, can you take a take a peek?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Food was at the loading dock, sitting.

[Ty Butler]

In the loading dock. Wow. So that means some random vagrant wandered by the loading dock the other day and had my delicious juice press as well. So anyways, a lot of controversies happened.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

That was a very inauspicious beginning to like, you're welcome back. That was a loaded day for you.

[Ty Butler]

Everything that happened Monday was bad.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

It was crazy.

[Ty Butler]

It was everything Monday was. We're only on 1050 in the apparatus. It was ass. Everything about it was pure, unadulterated ass. It was not great.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But since then, things have gone better.

[Ty Butler]

Things have gone better. The pain hasn't gotten worse. I was able to get an appointment. I have a brace. I can move around a little bit. If I found out that WWE is now in business with espn.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No one happier than you because for all the people in your mentions, mad, listen, no one wants to hear about your WWE script that fit now you have it. You literally have a license to talk about it.

[Ty Butler]

It really is going to be bad news for the people who hate me when I mention it. Like why you're on ESPN. Why would you ever mention WWE? Well, $325 million a year says. I think I could bring it up here and there.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah, I mean, so I don't want to get the number incorrect, but. SummerSlam between the two nights, 118,000 fans. I saw Triple H was on either get up or First Take today talking about it. But the combo of the two nights, 118,000 fans, your sport is trending up. This is. This is. I thought about you immediately when I saw this.

[Ty Butler]

You know what this is?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Peter Rosenberg.

[Ty Butler]

I hope it feels like it could be very good news for your boy who's been sitting at sort of the crossroads of both of these things for a long time. Where's this Roman Reigns audio from Jacob? He was on First Take. Also Triple H and Roman Reigns.

[Anthony]

I guess you weren't in the know on this one.

[Ty Butler]

Yeah, why didn't I get the call for First Take today though?

[Anthony]

Well, I told them, they texted me. They said, we'd love to have Peter. I said, very important, medical emergency.

[Ty Butler]

I'm sending a text right now.

[Anthony]

I hope you understand.

[Ty Butler]

Who else. Wait, tell me. This is very important. Who were the regular non Steven Ayers on First Take today?

[Anthony]

Sid Luckman.

[Ty Butler]

Okay.

[Anthony]

Benny Agbayani.

[Ty Butler]

Oh, Agbayani was on. You don't know? No one knows. Let's hear. This is Roman Reigns on the new ESPN WWE deal.

[Roman Reigns]

It's almost like the news cycle in itself. It just. It's always something new for us. It seems to always be bigger and better. You know, I think Nick Khan has done a great job. Paul Levesque has done a great job of leading us.

[Ty Butler]

Interesting pronunciation.

[Roman Reigns]

We just keep leveling up, and this is no different.

[Ty Butler]

What does it mean for the fans.

[Jacob]

Of the WWE in your estimation?

[Roman Reigns]

I think it's a chance to continue to grow. I mean, anytime you can team up with a platform like espn, I mean, you guys are the, you know, sports media leaders. Nobody does it better than you guys. So to help us tell these stories, to help us reach and have as much attention, it's an obvious partnership. So it's huge for our fan base. Anytime we can grow, you know, our art form, our, you know, form of sports and entertainment, it's always going to benefit our fans.

[Ty Butler]

I just. After all this time, he just pronounced Triple H's name Levesque. Roman didn't get the note. It's Paul Levesque.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

You know what I just thought about, and I'm shocked. This never came up in the meeting. Okay, this is so obvious. It's so obvious. Who's getting a celebrity match at one of these WWE events?

[Ty Butler]

Stephen A. Oh, Stephen A. Is going to end up in something.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Stephen A. Is going to end up.

[Ty Butler]

Because he's been saying it for a long time. Stephen A Has been saying he wants to be a part of. I love that he says it, too. He's always like, how can I? I want to manage. Someone needs to. I need to manage. And I'm like, stephen, if you literally just said, hey, I'm serious, I want to do that, they would say, well.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

He said it on first take. I feel like there's room between him and Paul Heyman. Like, he's. He's got the opportunity to manage, but he's gonna end up in the ring somehow.

[Ty Butler]

No, he's act.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I mean, he's acting on General Hospital.

[Ty Butler]

Stephen A. Is not gonna end up in the ring.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Oh, we could put money on this, man. We could put some serious bread.

[Ty Butler]

What do you think, Jacob? I don't. There's a chance he would actually, like, take a bump.

[Scott Hansen]

I don't think he's taking a bump. I think he'll manage probably a superstar to the ring.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

All I said is physically, him stepping in the ring is going to happen.

[Ty Butler]

As a manager, though, or as a.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Wrestler, I don't know in what capacity, but something is going to happen.

[Ty Butler]

I believe that.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I don't know. I'm not trying to take shots at Stephen A, but after the boxing video, I don't know if he wants to be caught, like, fighting someone, but he will physically be in a. In a WWE video. I'm not trying to.

[Ty Butler]

Why you bringing up all.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I'm not trying to take shot. I love Steve trying to take shots. That's my guy.

[Ty Butler]

Anthony, what were you going to say? I felt like you wanted to say something.

[Anthony]

Steel chair, back of the head to somebody.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I don't know who.

[Ty Butler]

Stevie, back of the head. I mean, a concerto.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Oh, yeah. Oh, It's a Pat McAfee. No, no, no. Not Pat McAfee. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Ty Butler]

Now, that's a grudge match for the ages. The old. Bringing back the old be.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah, take pause. Take us back to the Buried Alive match.

[Ty Butler]

Stephen A. Stephen a. Burying Pat McAfee alive. Oh, my God. Are you kidding?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Throwing him off the hell in the cell. See, yo, if y' all need me, wwe, I'm here, man.

[Ty Butler]

That's where you think. You think that the writing you just did.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

You think is.

[Ty Butler]

All right, It's. The phone number is 1-800-919-3776. Not just WWE, by the way. In business with ESPN, this one was not as good a kept secret because the WWE secret was kept incredibly. The other one was out there for sure, and that is NFL Network, Red Zone, et cetera, also to espn. Um, which. It's gonna be interesting to see how that. Truthfully, that's probably the more interesting. What will this mean? Because wwe, we can speculate, it will mostly feel the way the UFC deal feels, like there's a connection. But you can very much sense UFC is its own thing and it's on espn. I think WWE is its own thing, and it'll be on espn.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Hype, pre, like, events.

[Ty Butler]

Right. But it's not going to be. You know, it won't have a direct impact on every single day. Yeah, I think the NFL Network coming here, though, that. That's a conversation now we're having about Rich Eisen and K. Adams and all the other talent that's over there. And that's. You see what I'm saying?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Adams is no longer at NFL.

[Ty Butler]

Whatever. You get the idea. Whoever replaced K. Adams, Shea Adams, the.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Tom Pell of the world, Tom Palace.

[Ty Butler]

No, who did replace K. Is. What's her face doing?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I know Cynthia Freeland's over there and didn't Jamie Erdle.

[Ty Butler]

Yeah, Jamie Erdle does some. But like all those shows, the Good Morning Footballs of the world, etc. You're right, because now Kay has the deal with FanDuel. She got herself a big old bag paid. Okay, Adams. You might as well call her Pay Adams. Kay Adams is paid.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Listen you bet on yourself. I'm curious as to what this, what this means. Yeah, I'm not gonna be honest. Cause I'm still ignorant to it. I'm still reading articles about. The network still exists.

[Ty Butler]

Right. So it's gonna be. The NFL Network exists, I'm guessing. Right. But it's owned by espn, so that's just gonna be. There'll be a smoother relationship between. I'm sure they'll keeping their operations in place, but there will be a smooth, you know, people from NFL Network will pop up on SportsCenter and you know, it'll just be working together. But it will, it will create more interesting. I mean, what about my man on Red Zone? He's Gucci.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah. Well, he tweeted out today, Scott Hansen, Scott Hanson. He said, listen, I'm fine, I'm good.

[Ty Butler]

He said, me and this very interesting look that I've cultivated. We're going to keep going.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Wait, are you saying that like in a negative way, the interesting look?

[Ty Butler]

No, saying it's notable.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Okay.

[Ty Butler]

He's a notable looking person.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah. It's official. For those wondering, yes, I will still be hosting Red Zone. So he's, he's Gucci.

[Ty Butler]

He feels very comfortable with this.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Very comfortable to tweet it out. Good.

[Ty Butler]

Well, he's good and he earned it. He's been doing that job for a long time.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

That's a tough job.

[Ty Butler]

Tough job. And he does it. He really has like cemented that as his thing. So I'm glad to hear that.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Just Anthony, isn't there like a story about like, he has to prepare for those six hours because he knows he can't use the bathroom. He can't.

[Anthony]

I believe he's said that no bathroom breaks for him. He's had the story out that he doesn't go to the bathroom during that time.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But that's tough, man.

[Anthony]

That's a talent.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

You think you can do that? Six hours, just NFL highlights. Bang, bang, bang. No bathroom, no eating.

[Ty Butler]

They don't take a break.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No breaks.

[Ty Butler]

To me, it's not the bathroom and eating part.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I think you get distracted.

[Ty Butler]

By the way, as they were having that conversation, I just took a bite of my food. That's the best part. I literally took a bite while you guys were setting up the question. So it's less the food and lack of urination that blows my mind. Although you think, what if the wrong day, like you just can't do anything about it. But it's more the ability to continue talking non stop for six hours by yourself and Never.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I don't feel like I've ever heard him have a hiccup, get someone's name wrong, stutter if that's tough. By the way, Mets three outs away from being. No, wait.

[Ty Butler]

Also, by the way, this is so stupid. Why can't he go to a bathroom break? They go into the game sometimes and he is not calling the game.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But they don't go into the game for that long.

[Ty Butler]

But they could. But they can seamlessly transition to another game.

[Anthony]

I respect that. He doesn't. I like, I think he challenges himself.

[Ty Butler]

But no, by the way, how about he's lying. He's lying.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

We're calling out Scott Hansen.

[Anthony]

He's a new friend of the, of the entire operation.

[Ty Butler]

By the way, I, I listen, we.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Might have him on this show.

[Ty Butler]

I'm sure we will. I hope we do. I, I told you I appreciated what Seth Rollins did the other day when I saw him, and he made me believe he wasn't injured. Scott Hanson has developed a really great storyline of. He's the guy who doesn't do anything except talk for six straight hours. But now I remember I've watched when they go to a game and they're in that game for a good five minutes.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I don't think I've ever seen it.

[Ty Butler]

No, if they're inside, if they're in the red zone, an important game, I mean, I guess you're right. They most often try to bounce back. You're telling me he's never had a desperate moment, though, where he goes, hey, I'm hitting the head. If you have to switch games, switch games. I'll be right back.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

He works on that. Like, that's part of his preparation going into the season.

[Ty Butler]

And as you're saying that out loud, you don't realize you're being worked.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Maybe.

[Ty Butler]

Doesn't it sound like a great, great storyline, though? Yeah, that's my thing. I never go to the bathroom.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But here's the thing. What would be the reason to lie? Like, well, great. Why come up with that?

[Ty Butler]

Because it's a good story. Why? Never let the truth get in the way. It's a. You listen to the morning show, you listen the morning show. Why does Ebro lie about absolutely everything? Because you never let that Ebro. You never let the truth get in the way of a good story. That's Ebro's motto. Yeah, same with Scott Hansen. Anyways, lots of news about sports media today, and thank God, because without that, we'd be left to talk about the Yankees and the Mets.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Three outs Away for the Mets. No hitter.

[Ty Butler]

Oh, they're going to get a no hitter.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No, there being no hits.

[Ty Butler]

Oh, sorry.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

There being no hit. Somehow, a team with Lindor and two outs now. Lindor, Alonzo Soto, clown show at home, in desperate need of a win, might get no hit.

[Ty Butler]

Yo. Damn. How is it, by the way, that when the teams here get into a funk, they get into it like no other team in sports. Like when they're bad. How often are other teams in this league besides. I'm not talking about the Orioles. I'm not talking about the teams who have a history of having moments like that. The Marlins, even the Guardians at times, respectfully. How many teams, though, get bad the way these teams get bad? Like, they get bad in a way.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Oh, Soto. Hold on.

[Ty Butler]

Soto.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

So. Oh, he had a chance at it. Soto breaks up the. Wait, is it over the wall?

[Ty Butler]

No, it was. It looks like a single.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No, but why did he just stop?

[Ty Butler]

They stopped on the play. It's a home run.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Oh, it's a home run.

[Ty Butler]

Yeah.

[Scott Hansen]

I think it bounced back.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Pause.

[Ty Butler]

No, no, it bounced back. You're not even trying.

[Scott Hansen]

Definitely not.

[Ty Butler]

Let me see. Hold on. I need to see this again. Because it looked like. First of all, it looked like the center fielder absolutely had a shot at catching it, and I think he just mistimed it.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah.

[Ty Butler]

Then it looked like it stayed in and was going to be a double, and then they just gave up on the play and it was called a home run.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

They're incredulous. But that's fun, right? Soto bring being the guy to break it up. That's a nice little story, I suppose. And I guess he's coming out of the game now. This picture for the Guardians, Gavin Williams.

[Ty Butler]

Yeah.

[Scott Hansen]

They'Ll probably pull him after this.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

So they're reviewing this to see if it's a home run. Soto going dead center, by the way. That's some strength, by the way.

[Ty Butler]

He is such a. You know what? I'm. I love him, but sometimes.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah, that's clearly a home run. I mean, what are we reviewing?

[Ty Butler]

Yeah, that's decidedly a home run, but also could have been caught. But by the way, the Soto's. Yo, man. The way he sometimes stops and watches it is crazy.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Down.

[Ty Butler]

He got it by two feet and he stopped.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

And my man.

[Ty Butler]

And you're down for nothing.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Not only are you down for nothing, you were being no hit into the night, into the ninth inning.

[Ty Butler]

You were no hit into the ninth. You got a hold of one and you stopped and just admired the work.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

As you're about to get swept.

[Ty Butler]

Nah, you. That's. No, this is, this is the problem, by the way.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But you were saying, like, what other town gets bad? Like these teams where it's the jets missing the playoffs every year, 15 years straight. The Giants, they're, you know, Joe Judge shenanigans. Like, when it's bad, it's bad. And maybe because we pay attention to it more, it's, it's the number one market. But you're right, man. Like, this is terrible.

[Ty Butler]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

Sports thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[Ty Butler]

I didn't listen to anything you just said.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Catch the show on demand whenever you want. Just subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

DHR on ESPN. We're on 1050 right now as the Mets fall short against the Guardians. No. No hitter. I find it just. If I'm a Met fan, I'm annoyed Juan Soto is celebrating as emphatically as he did. You were getting embarrassed by the Guardians. You end up losing four one. You're swept. We'll see what happens with the Phillies, but the Mets are hemorrhaging. That's the type of move. And I've been protective of Soto, but that's the type of behavior you see if you're a Met fan. And it turns you off, celebrating, pimping a home run when you're already losing a game. You're on the cusp of being no hit. Maybe I'm just, you know, reading too much into it, but I'd be curious to hear from Met fans. 800-9193776 there's no way that doesn't annoy.

[Ty Butler]

You if you're a Mets fan. My man hit the ball, pulled the blunt out of his pocket, licked the blunt, which was disrespectful, smelled it, lit it, then poured a glass of cognac. This is before anything happened. And then the ball hits the wall and you think, oh, my God, did he not get it? He did, but he probably ty. If you're gonna. If you're gonna showboat like that, you'd usually want it to be an absolutely decisive home run. Not one where everyone watching it thinks the center fielder is going to catch the ball. But either way, the moment just isn't appropriate for it.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

That's what I care more about because I am pro celebration in sports. Like, I'm the young cat. I know all these old heads, you know, respect your opponent. I'm all about you being able to celebrate. But the moments didn't call for that. Your team has been an absolute disaster. You're getting swept by the Guardian Clown show.

[Ty Butler]

Clown show. Clown show.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

The Mets have followed up their, what was it, a seven game win streak. They've now lost six of seven games. Yeah, and now it's seven of eight games with the loss today. So listen, I've defended one, but that behavior just exudes selfishness to such a degree that even Met fans have a right to criticize him. You don't want to see that. You're getting no hit by Gavin Williams. But you know, maybe I'm looking too much into it. 800-919-3776. We're having some fun today, Pete.

[Ty Butler]

Why not? Why wouldn't we?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Well, we got some good news for fresh off the knee. I still don't know if she's a doctor or like what to call her, but the knee expert.

[Ty Butler]

The lady.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

The lady.

[Ty Butler]

The lady checked me out and yeah, it's looking like meniscus. I just hope. Oh man. By the way, you know what got me annoyed? When I was on vacation, I saw a picture with. It was a picture with Allen and Don and the Good Karma interns. What do these interns do?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Don't disparage the interns.

[Ty Butler]

No, no, but why don't we have interns? Why are the interns always in a department where they cannot help me?

[Anthony]

Well, ESPN doesn't have interns anymore. These are Good Karma's interns.

[Ty Butler]

Yeah, but I'm in the building with Good Karma. Good Karma can't have their interns help out the ESPN hosts who work at the Good Karma station. I don't understand the rules.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

This is all backwards. The reason why that picture was taken. Yeah. Was because since Alan and Don knew they were leaving and they weren't going to be here this week, this is their last week. The interns.

[Ty Butler]

Oh, the interns are still here?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yes.

[Anthony]

They were here all day.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

They decided to wait.

[Ty Butler]

Did the day end?

[Anthony]

They leave around 4 o'.

[Ty Butler]

Clock.

[Anthony]

They get in at like 8 or 8.

[Ty Butler]

It's only 3:30.

[Anthony]

They're still in there.

[Ty Butler]

What do they do?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

They're having a meeting.

[Ty Butler]

About what? I remember the old days when I. You know what interns are supposed to do?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Here we go.

[Ty Butler]

Supposed to go move your car. They're supposed to go get your dry cleaning. Oh, it's bad. Oh God. People think I'm a snowflake. Oh my God. The people think I'm a snowflake. And meanwhile, when you. When you. The ner. I can sense the tension that I'm suggesting interns do hands on, nitty gritty.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Work because you don't know what they do.

[Ty Butler]

I know. I know what they.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But that's the problem.

[Ty Butler]

I know what they do. They don't go get me a sandwich when I'm hungry. When I'm hungry. And by the way, I gotta get. I gotta handle my parking. Am I supposed to hold on? You. You have 30 minutes for me to limp to my car like Kaiser Sosei during the break.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I'm sorry, does this not sound privileged. They don't go get me my sandwich. You're a grown ass man. Get your own damn sandwich.

[Ty Butler]

Well, by the way. Okay, good luck, by the way. By the way, how's it working out for me? Because I used to go get Tigger sandwich. I would get Tigger a sandwich if he needed one. What do you need, Tig?

[Anthony]

What'd you say? I'm gonna tell you, Peter, times have changed a little bit.

[Ty Butler]

Just a little bit. Well, guess what?

[Anthony]

I bet you didn't get paid back then either.

[Ty Butler]

No.

[Anthony]

Well, there you go.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

And also.

[Ty Butler]

So hold on, hold on. So real quick, pay them and have them do even less.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No, they're not ESPN interns.

[Anthony]

They've been shadowing programming a lot. They've learned a lot.

[Ty Butler]

Hey, Jacob, you seem to be the only one who's not weighing in, so I'll take it as you might be on my side. Hey, Jacob, real quick, what department is this area where the talking into the mic happens?

[Scott Hansen]

Oh, this is all program.

[Ty Butler]

Program.

[Anthony]

I meant promotions. They've been shadowing Troy. They've been shadowing the sales team. They're learning a lot from them. And as Ty was trying to tell you, Don and Alan took it upon themselves. And I noticed that they hadn't come in and talked to us yet, that they can sit in on each individual segment and have their own segment to talk about their internship.

[Ty Butler]

Hold on, hold on.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

They had their own segments last week and they got treated to the last.

[Anthony]

And we said this would never happen if Peter was here.

[Ty Butler]

Wait, hold on.

[Anthony]

We said that on the air.

[Ty Butler]

They never did a thing for us. For us. And they got segments.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

This is what you call paying it forward.

[Ty Butler]

This is what I call men. This is what I call what's wrong with our nation. They got on their wild take.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yo. This is. This is incredible.

[Ty Butler]

This. Hold on. You think.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Hang on. But. But here's the. You know what's blowing my mind?

[Ty Butler]

I'm right, by the way.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

You know what's blowing my mind?

[Scott Hansen]

Peter does have a point, though.

[Ty Butler]

I have so many points.

[Anthony]

You liked when they were here.

[Ty Butler]

I like them, too. They're lovely, nice people.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

You know, sometimes, like, your argument can be very strong, but then you intercept it. But where's my damn sandwich?

[Ty Butler]

I don't.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

They're not parking. Come on. Tell me that's not, like, taking it a little bit too far. No, Jacob, come on. That to me, you're an intern, Jake, and you're. We got the show playing through these speakers and you're hearing him Say that.

[Scott Hansen]

That, that sounds great.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Come on.

[Ty Butler]

No, if you, if you're, if you are a new, modern day intern, I'm sure it would sound too far, but I come from a different era.

[Scott Hansen]

I must say, I do agree. I. I was part of the interns where I had to go move cars, I had to go pick up food. And the consolation of it was I probably get a free meal out of it.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But that's not a learning experience.

[Ty Butler]

No.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

By the way, learning experience. Working your car.

[Ty Butler]

And Jacob, real quick, where are you gainfully employed now?

[Scott Hansen]

Espn.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Oh, okay.

[Ty Butler]

So I guess it worked out because you develop camaraderie, closeness, trust and respect.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

So that's a. So that is a product of your internship that you landed here. Jacob, come on.

[Ty Butler]

But Ty, real quick, did you intern here?

[Scott Hansen]

No, I didn't intern here.

[Ty Butler]

I wasn't here.

[Scott Hansen]

No.

[Ty Butler]

No.

[Scott Hansen]

Where was it started at hot and then.

[Ty Butler]

Oh yeah, that's right.

[Scott Hansen]

Translated to everything else.

[Ty Butler]

Did I ever send you for a sandwich? No. Okay.

[Scott Hansen]

I did.

[Anthony]

By the way, if you ask any of the five kids in there to do that, they would do it in a heartbeat. That's not the point.

[Ty Butler]

Yeah, that's not at all about them. It's not remotely about them. Here's the thing. The problem is Ty's actually defending the interns as if I think the ones at fault here are the interns. The problem is companies these days don't believe in the concept of free internship or they don't want to pay for internship or. You know, even though I often tend to fall on the snowflakey side of things, we've gotten so soft that we don't believe working for free should be a thing. Here's my problem. If you want to work in truly in programming because Anthony Met Promotions. If you were to work in programming, as I did, I interned into programming, right? So when I went to wpgc at the time that I did, I got to intern for Big Tigger, the legendary Big Tigger, host of Rhapsody. What did I offer as a 19 year old to programming? Honestly, what. As a 19 year old, I can offer my. Hey, Peter, what songs are hot out there? What are the kids listening to? At the time I knew, can you answer the phones? I did that. I got to answer the phones. I got to write down songs. I got to take the CDs. At the time, this wouldn't be a thing anymore. Load them up, stack them, do all that stuff. But Tigger needs X, Y and Z thing also. I got that too. And you know what? That led to. Now Tigger has an event. Guess who wants to roll with him?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Me.

[Ty Butler]

Because I'm his road dog now. I can help him out and learn things. I'm still doing the other stuff.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But the way you present.

[Ty Butler]

Why would they pay me? I should have been paying them to be there. In fact, I was.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Hang on. But the way you presented, it wasn't like that.

[Ty Butler]

Well, that's not entertaining.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No, I understand.

[Ty Butler]

I just am saying I need someone to go to my car at 4 o'. Clock. It can't be. I don't have 15 minutes to hobble my way to the car right now. So I just would need someone to get my drugs.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

And they're also.

[Ty Butler]

This doesn't sound great either.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But none of it's getting worse. Let's have the intern.

[Ty Butler]

The drugs are prescription for my knee. Okay? For the inflammation. We've heard that before. Now I'm sounding a lot more like Rush Limbaugh all of a sudden.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah, I got my plug. I'm giving on 14th Street. Go pick up my drugs. What are we talking about? These are again? These are good karma interns, not ESPN employees.

[Ty Butler]

Listen, all I'm saying. Okay, can you hear me out on this part though?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Okay?

[Ty Butler]

It's not a little weak? It's not a little weak. You have. Don and Allen have made fun of me taking paternity leave. Which if I didn't take it, I could only be described as a bonafide moron. That would be the only way you describe someone, right? Ty, I'm gonna offer you something. 52 weeks, $1 million. I don't make a million dollars. But I wanna keep you. Or 40 weeks. $1 million. What's the deal? You take.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I'm taking 40.

[Ty Butler]

You're taking 40?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yes.

[Ty Butler]

You want to spend the other 12 with your family? Yes. So they're gonna give me a hard time. And guys, it's gonna continue, I'd say through the holidays. I mean, Christmas time, I'm going to get a hard time because it's soft that I took my paternity leave. You're telling me it's not soft that Don and Allen invited interns who never did one thing for them, ever, because they work at other departments to get radio time?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No, it's not soft.

[Ty Butler]

That is soft.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No. You know why it's not soft?

[Ty Butler]

How'd they get that?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Well, because we were in the conference room. Go ahead. Smash Burger pulled up with some Smash Burger.

[Ty Butler]

What the hell was going on while I was gone?

[Anthony]

Well, that was a food drop you were part of the other.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Pulled up with some lunch, and in the conversation, they learned that some of them had, like, radio career aspirations. So they said, you know what? We'll do something nice for you. We'll put you on the air, tell your story, give your take. I think that that's cool. I think that's dope. You were mentioning something about Flex. What were you gonna say about Flex?

[Ty Butler]

Oh, you don't want. You don't wanna know. Well, yeah, I used to probably send him to the Bronx to pick up a sandwich.

[Scott Hansen]

Yeah. First of all, I've heard stories where Flex had you go get, like, fries from McDonald's, a burger from Burger King.

[Ty Butler]

That is a fact.

[Scott Hansen]

Shakes from that is a fact.

[Ty Butler]

He likes to get different restaurants.

[Scott Hansen]

But it was more so about Trolley.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Right? But come on.

[Ty Butler]

Yeah, I think so, in a way.

[Scott Hansen]

But I see what the outcome could be. Like, come on. Like, I did things like for Flex, that became crucial to his setup of the show in terms of set up his turntables, like, go move his car if need be, get a playlist ready if he's not ready. And this is all before I was even a board op or production. I said, no. I couldn't even get a salary from the station at the park.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Can you meet me here? All right, I'll move your car in addition to the actual learning experience. Is that cool? Of course.

[Ty Butler]

Well, the whole thing should be, but.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

That'S what I'm saying.

[Ty Butler]

No, no, listen.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I have no problem moving your car. Yo, I'm not.

[Ty Butler]

People are gonna think I'm asking you to move my car. How do you think optically that looks? Ty Butler works with Peter Rosenberg, and Peter takes the Butler part very seriously and says, can you go move my car during this break?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

By the way, it also wouldn't look right. I mean, he's the right dude on the butt.

[Peter Rosenberg]

What are you thinking?

[Ty Butler]

You already called me yesterday. You already said something was racial. I didn't ask Ty to move my car. I'm talking about unnamed interns. Specifically the white one.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

He called me a substitute teacher yesterday. That felt a little racial. But, yo, I remember I hit you up. I remember I hit you up. This was back when I was part time bored, op asking if I could come to your morning show, just sit around and do that whole thing. And you said, nah, it's not a good idea because there are certain people on the show who wouldn't love that. But I get you. I just feel like in addition to.

[Ty Butler]

The learning, there should always be a learning Part.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah.

[Ty Butler]

But in addition to the learning, you're gonna also just. You're gonna be Aaron guy, too. And for me, it was. It was incredibly valuable. Made me feel like I had a purpose. Because otherwise, what do you offer at first when you're. Honestly, by the way, I don't know, these kids, maybe they really offer a lot to the department they're in, but sometimes a 19 year old shows up to a TV station or radio station and you're like, what can you do? And they're like, absolutely nothing. I have to pay you to be here.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I just also feel like.

[Ty Butler]

And also my dream, how badly I want guys. When I walked into WPGC as at 19 years old and saw that I got to be there, that was such motivation for me. And listen, I came from privilege. I was someone who was able to be in college. I didn't need a job. My dorm was paid for. So I get it. If you're someone who really comes from nothing and you don't have any time to waste, that a paid internship is clearly what would make the most sense. But for some people, a lot of college kids in particular, they're just out there to learn. I hate that we've taken away the free internship.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No, I feel that it limits opportunity. Think that this might be their last day. So if this is the final conversation they're hearing on their way out, that kind of. That kind of sucks.

[Ty Butler]

Well, listen, if it makes you feel any better, have you heard how high the volume is kept in this building? They didn't hear anything. They could be walking by the speaker. They don't hear it. I promise you, they would have to read lips.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

And you do. Yeah.

[Ty Butler]

Listen, by the way, I would like to meet all of these interns. I want to shake their hand. I want to wish them well.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

He's got some errands he needs y' all to run. Pull up.

[Ty Butler]

By the way, I really could use someone run by car, and it's not gonna be Ty. Okay. All right. We're having a lot of fun here, 1-800-919-3776. Didn't know we'd do a full intern break, but here we are.

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[Ty Butler]

Feeling more fulfilled now that you're back to work on August 15th?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No. I need a vacation.

[Ty Butler]

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[John Frenchie Fuqua]

You're right about that. They're coming after our fans. Go fix this.

[Ty Butler]

Oh my. Nobody 2 rated R only in theaters August 15th.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Thanks for listening to The Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[Ty Butler]

I didn't listen to anything you just said.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Catch the show on demand whenever you want. Just subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts.

[Ty Butler]

This is about the intern conversation. Yeah. I love interns, by the way. Not like that. We love it.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

You're one of those back at my day kind of guys.

[Ty Butler]

I am about this because it was such a good thing for my life. The internship was. Honestly, I don't know where my life is without the original internship. And I hated when I lost it at my two jobs. Not because there's no one there to get a sandwiches, but truthfully, because I was like, there's no. No new blood. You never meet new blood at the radio station.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Not that. Not that you're ever at the radio station.

[Ty Butler]

You mean the other one?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah.

[Ty Butler]

No, over my dead bottle.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Because the reason why I bring that up is because we had someone in our mentions yesterday complaining that we did the show from home. They put the stream out and like, day two, and he's already at home, that Peter Rose.

[Ty Butler]

And yet here I am with my meniscus. Came in, no problem, light work, happy to be here. I like coming in here. Honestly, the only thing that's annoying about coming in here is the toll and paying for parking. Now, I do take the train sometimes, but there are certain times a year where I'm just not.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yo. Last week, I had to deal with a train issue. There was an outage at West 4th Street. It took me two hours to get from Queens to the. To the station. I was late to Barton Carlin. Carlin had to start without me. Two hours.

[Ty Butler]

Damn.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Two hours.

[Ty Butler]

That is the worst. You're just stuck on the train.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Just stuck on the train. And poor woman's on there talking about, we appreciate your patience. We're dealing with the slight delay.

[Ty Butler]

Were you between stops?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

No, we were at, like, we were parked at a station, but you couldn't.

[Ty Butler]

Get out and just leave.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

There were. There were seven trains that were down, so I had no options. I had to stay. And I considered Uber happening in an Uber, but they've gotten. They've gotten smart enough where they do the price gouging thing. $90 to go a mile. I said, hell, no, I'm not doing that. That.

[Ty Butler]

See, that's disgusting. Now you want to know disgusting? The fact that they can flip that to make that $90 to go a mile because they know the trains are out. Same thing with bad weather.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah, so that. That last week pissed me off.

[Ty Butler]

No, I like coming here now. Hot I'll tell you this right now. I'll negotiate this live on the air. I don't care if they hear it. They're never going to pay me enough money at HOT to go in live every day again.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Do you?

[Ty Butler]

Because mornings going in, for me, it's. It's. Listen, God bless Rick and Dave. God bless you. God bless rj, right? God bless Santiago. Santiago particularly. That guy's schedule's insane now for me, after all the years I got up every day and went in for mornings. When that pandemic hit and my life became weight, I just leave the room. I can't go back.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

It introduced you to a whole different reality, by the way.

[Ty Butler]

And I'm not saying it with like. I'm not saying it is a bad thing or a good thing. I'm not saying that you can judge me and think I'm lazy. I'm 46 years old with a bad knee now. With a bad knee. That chapter is over. They'd have to come with. So they'll never have enough money to say, we think you should come in every day.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Wait, is there a minimum amount of days you have to appear in studio in the morning? No, not at this moment.

[Ty Butler]

Not at this moment. Because it's sort of like left in the air and our numbers are great. So, like, you're going to tinker with. How much of a fuss do you want to make with a morning show that's consistently top five, 18 to 34, 25 to 54? We're in. You listen. Come on, bro. Who am I talking to? You're the audience. We know what we're doing. We have. We found our groove. Yeah. So, like, there's no. Is there some upside to one more in person? Sure, I think there is some upside. But, like, general day to day, the show sounds like the show.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

It does.

[Ty Butler]

We've been. We. The pandemic. We did it so much that we just kind of found our groove with it. And for me, it made me such a happier person. Bro, when you have to leave your house every day to everyone out there who's wakes up at pre 5, 6am, you know how different it is to when all of a sudden you don't have to do that.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

And that's the argument. We're just going in so many different directions. Listen, it's like a podcast we're doing.

[Ty Butler]

I got news for you. First of all, we're on the app. Second of all, it's August 6th, so go ahead. What were you gonna say?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

So the argument that because there's been a lot of research done on, you know, pushing back against companies bringing their employees back into, into, you know, into the office. And one of the biggest points of emphasis is you get a more joy, a more joyful person. They're happier. You eliminate the commute, you know, childcare and all that. Like they're a happier person. So it sounds like to you that.

[Ty Butler]

Works for me it did. I think in some cases it doesn't. Right. Like for me on this show I like coming in because now it's already 2 o' clock in the afternoon. I have my baby who I adore, but I'm tired. Natalie's dealing with her own things. Come 1:30 I'm like, you know what?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

It's a nice day out.

[Ty Butler]

It's beautiful. I thought I'd head on down to the. And then, you know, listen, work from home on Friday. I think that's a great situation.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But four days later, nine to five people, I'm saying I know.

[Ty Butler]

I think it really depends on the person and I think some people can really self motivate and do a great job from home a lot. I'd say like half the people I know, their jobs became telecommute. At least a good amount of people I know now. I personally wish the Mets and Yankees could start to telecommute. That would be an ideal situation where they don't even have to show up anymore because you basically know what you're getting now. The Yankees currently are holding on by a thread. That game's 2:1. Where are what innings that in?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

They are headed to the top of the fifth.

[Ty Butler]

Top of the fifth. They're up to one two one on the run. J the Mets nearly no hit up until a Juan Soto home run. But they lose again to the Guardians. We are going to have a list coming up at 4:30. Ty Butler is going to break down the five Yankees of the modern era that he hates the most. I'm so looking forward to this.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Bad about.

[Ty Butler]

Listen sometimes, sometimes bad is good radio.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I understand that but when Anthony hit me with the text, how about we go five Yankees you hated the most.

[Ty Butler]

Listen, I felt.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Damn.

[Ty Butler]

Listen. I felt bad about like when I called Brett Gardner at the time a tryhard because he's a wonderful guy. Right. I felt bad but like sometimes you have to go with your gut because it's. That is what the real content is and it's timely in this moment. Yes, this specific list is timely, not the Guardi thing. Who by the way now I misses try Harding. So who doesn't miss Brett Gardner, what a, what a great asset he was to have for this baseball team that he is exactly who they've been missing ever since he walked out the door. It's not even about what he that's the intangible thing that these metrics don't ever show you. A guy who's like, you know, pretty good at getting on base, conceal a base for you now and then. Good, good fielder, situational hitter, whatever. Pretty good in all those ways. But what do they bring to the clubhouse?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Not tolerating bs, not tolerating.

[Ty Butler]

Are they someone who is ultimately going to pull someone aside who may be better than them and say, hey, we need more from you.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

But here's what I just thought about because I agree with that point. It was an excellent one you made earlier this week. Do the Yankees want a guy like that in that clubhouse who's going to push back against the culture that they've.

[Ty Butler]

Tried to create, or do they assiduously avoid anyone like that?

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

Yeah, because now there's dissension. We don't want guys like that.

[Ty Butler]

I have horrible news. If you are someone who hates professional wrestling and you hate the idea of WWE and ESPN working together and that news is that at 6 o' clock a gentleman by the name of Paul Heyman will be in studio to hang out, talk about SummerSlam weekend. That was talk about the brand new ESPN WWE deal. And frankly Ty, I don't know if you've ever talked to Paul.

[John Frenchie Fuqua]

I never have. So I'm really looking forward to this.

[Ty Butler]

His stories. Like if we can just go into his life some. You want to talk about grinding from being an intern? This is a guy who has like a 12 year old showed up with a Polaroid camera to Madison Square Garden and said how can I do something? And now is, I don't know if you're aware, very successful. A lot of money in that bank account. Star of screen every single week and it really worked out. So he's just got amazing stories from taking pictures at Studio 54 and msg to making it all the way to managing people like Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, etc. So we'll have Paul Heyman in Studio 6 o'. Clock.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[Ty Butler]

I don't want to know how the.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Sausage is made, man.

[Ty Butler]

I just want to know.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's good. Hear more of Don Allen and Peter later. Weekday afternoon starting at 3 on 8 80, ESPN, the ESPN New York app and your smart speakers.

[Paul Heyman]

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