Don Hahn (0:00)

Your data is like gold to hackers. They'll sell it to the highest bidder. Are you protected? McAfee helps shield you blocking suspicious texts, malicious emails and fraudulent websites. McAfee Secure VPN lets you browse safely and its AI powered tech scam detector spots threats instantly. You'll also get up to $2 million of award winning antivirus and identity theft protection, all for just $39.99 for your first year. Visit McAfee.com, cancel anytime terms apply. This is the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast. That sounds like heaven to me. Listen live weekday afternoon starting at 3 on 8 80, ESPN, the ESPN New York app and your smart speakers. 4:00 hour we go. Don Hunt Rosenberg, 880 ESPN the ESPN. Let's get a few. Few more calls in here, shall we? I think we shall. Yeah. Because again, now my people are coming. Now here we go to back me up. Eric and Woodbridge. Eric. What's going on, guys? How are you today? Good. All right, so I'm here to come to Alan's defense. Go ahead. Everybody knows that a PR is a personal record. I know, we established that already, but everybody, everybody knows that. But I do have to come to Peter's defense a little bit at the same time. Go ahead. Because all the gym bros know that. You know, if you're not a gym bro, you. You don't know that. I'm kind of. I'm kind of teetering between the two sides, Eric. I mean, I was kind of hoping you just stay on one side here, but instead you're trying to like, play the room and make everybody like you. I don't know if I like this now. Well, I got, I got to come to the fence with my boys when I come to it. But, but. So you knew what I meant. So are you saying that you're so. No, no. You must be. No, no. According to Peter, no, you must be, because you know what that means. Well, in fact, I am not a gym bro. So I. I definitely do, you know. But do you know. Do you know Jim Bros? Yes. Plenty of them. You're friends with Jim. You said that with such disdain in his voice. Yeah, well, I mean, it's hard not to, but let's say I think both can be true. I think the term personal record is totally in play. Once you start saying PR at the gym, that means you're the. You're a big time gym guy. You're not just someone who stays in shape. Like, you're a gym bro. And that doesn't mean it's all bad. There could be good gym bros, man. I just don't understand why it's a bad thing to want to better yourself. That's a different way to frame it. You could want to better yourself and not say pr. I'm going to ask when I go to. I'm going to Toronto for WWE on Saturday to check with you everything you think. All the. By the way, I asked my co host on Definitely not a gym bro. Quite the opposite. Cypher sounds. We were doing the podcast today. He was in lockstep with me about cap, age limit. Can't do it. He will not say it. It just doesn't come out of. Very, very bizarre. Yeah, like rules about. I know it's not right. What we can and can't. Listen, I don't make the rules. No, apparently you do. I don't know, I just. You enforce them, though. I enforce them. So you're a narc. I'm like. I'm like a patrol. I'm like a patrol. I'm just here to let you know you get a demerit. You're. You're, you're. You're a slang narc. That's what you are. I'm a lot of things narc, by the way. I'm very. I know this about myself at 45. I am very judgmental when it comes to, like, stupid, inane things. It's one of my better radio qualities. Probably one of my worst personal qualities. But I will call things out that have. You don't need to call out. But I'm in the. You're the first guy to do it. I'm that guy Sam in San Antonio. Sam, gentlemen, good evening. Congratulations on the great show, guys. Thanks, man. So first of all, Peter, congratulations on the birth of Maya. Thanks, man. You're welcome, brother. So I'm calling for two reasons. One, I'd like to throw in a great sports movie to see if it qualifies. And second, between the three huge anthology of music education that the three of you guys have, I'm a little bit disappointed that the line that you said, alan, I don't know karate, but I may know crazy that James Brown. See, there you go. I knew it was. He says that in the Big Payback. In the Big Payback. Yes. Wow. You know, to be fair, does anyone really know what James Brown's saying? Right. That's a great point. Like, to be honest, I'd have to probably go to the liner notes to see the lyrics to know that that's what he said, no, that's. But by the way, but it does prove my point of where Rick stole it from because I said it was probably an old Chris Tucker stand up. It was one of those. I get it. One of those late night. One of those random late night Def Comedy Jam BET comics said the one where he has the black jersey on and the black said, I don't know karate. I know karazi. And Rick heard that was like, yeah, that' mine now. That's mine now. So the movie I'd like to throw in is Bloodsport. Oh, that's. I mean, sport is. That is blood sport. Great. That is. People love them some blood sport. That's such a great. And you got to throw in kickboxer if we're going Van. Wait, but hold on. But now. Okay, but now we're there. Are we throwing in Karate Kid now? Now we're. Yeah, now we're getting a little out of hand, Sam, by the way, I mean, there's no sports going on. So let this be the conversation for the day. There's a lot of fans of sports movies out there and. Yeah, Alan, what were you about to say, brother? I was just going to say, I'll be out there in a couple of weeks, Nick. Spurs. And you know what's funny now, Alan? That you're going to be out in San Antonio. You're not going to be back to Jersey three weeks ago. Then why did you say you're from San Antonio? Because I wanted you to recognize me. I see. I love San Antonio. Lovely place. Where do you live now? So now we'll know you're Sam from Somerset. Somerset. Well, let's see. The alliteration continues. I love it. Absolutely. I love you guys. Thanks so much for taking the call. You got it. Yeah. I don't know if we can start going into like a lot of the peripheral sports and turn. Unless the movie was just that freaking good. That's. That's the thing where. Chariots of Fire. That's what I mean, right. Once we start breaking away, like, when are we going to. Like we start ending up in that path? It's a little dangerous. By the way, before I forget, speaking of sports, I got another lovely gift. The random gifts keep coming in for Maya. The NBA sent us this gold NBA ball with Maya's name and birth date engraved on the ball. What a beautiful, beautiful, classy gift from my friends at the NBA. It's wonderful. It's a great sport, this thing they're doing with the basketball. I love what they're Doing. I love the basketball. We love basketball. Let's go to Rob in the car. What's up, Rob? Rob? Hey, guys. One Olympian who lived off one day was Bill Johnson, won the downhill in Sarajevo, a ski racer and never really reached those height again. How about Bruce Jenner passed away a few years ago. Well, he. All right, Bruce Jenner. Well, he's lived. He's. He's famous for other things now. But, but, but until then. But it turned it like why was he ever on a Wheaties box? Yeah, yeah, it's. I think Olympians. Is that, is that now the second most like the second most notable thing that Bruce Jenner's depending on your age. Maybe not for you or me, you know what I mean? For 76, but I think for a younger audience, like maybe Peter Lynn Jenner is more, more noted for her reality TV career than her Olympic career. Wouldn't have had a reality TV career if you are a decathlon gold medal winner. Yeah. Underrated. Isaac fastly underrated. A basketball movie that maybe Alan, you're the only one familiar with this would be the fish that save Pittsburgh. Goodness, that's a good one that you talk about way back and. But I have a question, a serious question for you guys. I think someone mentioned Tin cup, which was a great golf movie, but Kevin Costner's been in three baseball movies, two of which I think are in competition for, you know, great sports movies of all time. Love of the Game would be Bull Durham and Field of Dreams. Field of Dreams and Love of the Game. Which of you preferred Right for the Love of the Game. Is the third one right? Yeah, that's definitely nothing that holds up to the other two. Tigers pitcher, Yankee Stadium, probably his last performance. Throws no hitter. Yeah. Listen, for those who didn't see it, I actually as far as enjoyment is concerned, Bull Durham and Phenomenal is a great movie. I think it's better. I think Feel the Dreams is better. But here's the problem. I can't get over it. Peter will tell you in my second life I'd be a continuity what happened. It's very upsetting. So you can't have Ray Liotta who plays Shoeless Joe Jackson bat right handed. He was left handed. I'm sorry. Oh, Jesus. And, and, and, and the argument, the Levinson argument is. Well, people didn't come out of weeds either. I know that we suspend ghosts that came back but you know, we have the technology could have flipped the film. Haven't bought Left Handed and Moonlight Graham did not die in 1972, he died in 1969. These are little tiny things that are fixable that you decided to not have. That's actually, that's really important. That's quality control. That's all that is. Right? It's an easy fix. As we're setting up the movie, there needs to be the quality control guy that's like, oh, hold on a second. No, no, no, he's batting on the wrong side. Well, and also that's a simple little fit. Ryan Reynolds here from Mint Mobile. I don't know if you knew this, but anyone can get the same Premium Wireless for $15 a month plan that I've been enjoying. It's not just for celebrities. So do like I did and have one of your assistant's assistants switch you to Mint Mobile today. I'm told it's super easy to do. @mintmobile.com Switch upfront payment of $45 for 3 month plan equivalent to $15 per month. Required intro rate, first 3 months only, then full price plan options available, taxes and fees, extra fee, full terms. @mintmobile.com I can say to my new Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, hey, find a keto friendly restaurant nearby and text it to Beth and Steve. And it does without me lifting a finger so I can get in more squats anywhere I can. 1, 2, 3. Will that be cash or credit? Credit. 4 Galaxy S25 Ultra, the AI companion that does the heavy lifting. So you can do you get yours@samsung.com compatible with select apps. Requires Google Gemini account results may vary based on input. Check responses for accuracy. Get the Angel REEF Special at McDonald's. Now let's break it down. My favorite barbecue sauce, American cheese, crispy bacon, pickles, onions and a sesame seed bun, of course. And don't forget the fries and the drinks. Sound good. I participate in restaurants for a limited time. And you know what's frustrating when you're watching a great. I didn't realize that an otherwise great movie that makes an unforced error. A couple of years ago I really loved it. I can't remember if you've seen it yet. The movie about the Von Erichs, the Iron Claw, which you can now watch on tv. It's like on Max and stuff like that. And it's a story I've always cared deeply about. A story about this wrestling family in Texas where almost all the brothers died. It's really tragic. But they have the guy who plays Ric Flair and the audience. You're watching it. Half the audience at least knows who Ric Flair is. Cause it's a wrestling movie. Do you remember when Will Ferrell played the car dealership? The guy looked like that on the Kenny Power show. Yeah, when Will Ferrell. That's what he looked like. He looked like that. And it was so embarrassing that like if you, if you do that bad a casting job with someone who's notable to me, those unforced errors, I can knock you down a whole grave. It takes away from the movie. Again, just go to baseball reference. When did he die? He died in 1969. That's so easy. Like that's an easy fix. Now the only thing I can think of is were they just because the marquee said the Godfather did, they want to have a big movie on the marquee? And 72 worked better than anything that came out in 1969. I don't know. I don't know what the logic is. And if you remember, in 61, Anthony Michael hall played Whitey Ford. Whitey Ford, he couldn't pitch left handed. So they flipped it. They flipped the film so that he didn't have to easy. So the argument. And that was only a few. 88 was when field of Dreams came out. I was like, well, sorry, Ray Liotta couldn't bat left hand. He couldn't do it. All right, well then flip the film. Do something. We have the technology. Ballard chimes in with a major sports movie that we have not remembered. At least we can argue about. No, it's sports because it is about a professional league kingpin. A phenomenal kingpin. Sports comedy. Phenomenal. Yeah, you can't argue with that. That's another good one. Now it makes this a list. If we had to, if we had to make a. An all time top 10, it would not be easy to do. No, it'd be incredibly hard. And let's not even power rank them. Let's just put 10 in the room. We have 10 places in the hall of fame and we're going to put you all in this room. And that we've. Whoever's 11th, it would be very. We'd be fighting for that 11th. Is there a better sports name in a movie though than Ernie McCracken? I mean that's just up there. Big Earn, he was so over the top. I call him Big Earn. He was terrific. That movie is very good. It's so good. Well, Farley, I mean, yeah, fairly. Fairly. Ogie Oglethorpe is another. That's a great name. Fantastic sports name. That's strong. Slap shot strong. Ogie oglethorpe. Big Earn McCracken. Chubbs, Peterson. I mean, you get strong names for these sports. You really do. Dennis and Wallington. Dennis. We're never getting on anything. Current events right now, it's. We're struggling. Everyone wants to talk about this. How you doing? Good. This should be right up your alley. I don't know if you guys brought this up yet. Blue Chip. Love that movie. A film that aged well. Well, and think about it, right? And now with Nil, it's almost like that the duffel bag of. Of cash is. Oh, no big deal. It's real. Nothing, right? Oh, what? The tractor for the family? Oh, no. No problem. And I also have one more. Well, since Ballard brought up. What do you bring up? Kingpin. Kingpin. Phenomenal movie, obviously. But then we got to go into dodgeball. But also, I want to bring up Million Dollar Baby. Wasn't that Despise the movie? Absolutely. If you talk about continuity, I despise that you hate that movie. Wait a minute. I'm gonna take awards. I understand. And they should give them back, because why do you hate it so much? Again, he's. Don. Calm. Become. He decides. I don't want to spoil it. The movie's been out for two decades. Everybody knows, okay, he is gonna pull the plug on a respirator. He goes into the hospital. The lights are out. Do you know a hospital that shuts it down? Have you ever been in a hospital walking through the halls where they shut the lights off? Unfortunately, I've been in hospitals. Like the last time I took Marco to the emergency room, I was literally there for 24 hours. They don't shut down. I don't know what Podunk town they were in. They don't shut the lights in the hallway. All right? It's not a restaurant that closes. Also pulls the plug. Does an alarm sound? Wouldn't something activate to say, the respirator's down, we've got to go save her? And he waltzes out of there. That didn't bother them to the point they wanted to pull their brain out of their eye socket. You're making a movie, for God's sakes. Use your brain. Am I? Remember if I'm remotely wrong. Well, it's always takes away from everything. Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, phenomenal acting, great story. Garbage. Because that can't be your ending. The. I. The. The. The hallway lights don't bother me as much as the. That was for dramatic lack of alarm. Right, A lack of alarm. And unfortunately, I experienced it. Like, it definitely is a. Not getting away with that. Alan, if you're going to go there? Can I then? Can I. Can I go here? Because while. And because we were just started this with Gene Hackman and I love Hoosiers. I've seen it a trillion times. And you know when you see a movie so much, you see things, like, deeper, like, you start to, like, realize. Wait. You almost catch, like, the mistakes. The thing that I can't comprehend in this movie that no one ever really talks about is that in the state championship game, this great coach was about to have the best shooter in the state play the decoy for the win. Jimmy Chitwood. The guy never missed, ever. Oh, no, no. You're the decoy who's shooting the ball, Ollie, who's shoot. Like, you're not gonna have Jimmy. Like, if you're not making Jordan the decoy. Like, think about it. Like, right. Think about it like this. If you were to cover the game, because as a sports. I think a bunch of us did this one time. We're like, watch sports, movies. As a sports rider. Like, if you were in the game, and how would you write it? And as I'm watching hooches, I'm like, thinking to myself, if. If they did this and the kid missed, why didn't Chitwood get the ball? How many times do we do that where we rip a coach? Because how did he not get the ball? You're letting him shoot. How's he not shooting it? Like, that's the first question you asked. Coach. Real quick, Jimmy, did we not call the play for him? Was the ball supposed to go to Jimmy and he didn't get it right? Like, what happened there? Like, that's the first question you'd ask as a sportswriter. That is a great one. I'm sorry. The state championship. He's the best shooter in the state. You are about to pull off a huge upset against this big school and you're like, yeah, Jimmy, you're gonna sit this one out. No, it's gotta be other examples. That's what made it a crazy play. There's gotta be other examples of that. I gotta. I gotta thank God. Thank God. Jimmy said, coach, I'll make it like, thank God. He went alpha at that point. The high school kid looking at the coach going for dramatic nuts. I kind of understand where they were going. I know, but it does bother. So if you want to get mad about that, right? I. I'm like, okay, no, but all right. It didn't ruin the movie by him saying something. If he was a nice kid, he's like, all right, all right. I guess I'm not getting the ball. You know, it was an out of the blue, no pun intended. Great football movie was Varsity Blues. Love Varsity. That is a terrific. And not only is it a terrific story. Yes, but the. The football was great. Your life. James Vanderpeek looked like a legit quarterback. He did a great. No, seriously, great job. Ryan O'Reilly, by the way. The Nashville Predators, dead ringer for James Vanderby. You got to take it. You gotta check it out. Yeah, that's a good one. I think Varsity was a terrific movie. Has everyone here had that moment? The scene they come out of the strip club and it's like bleary eyed, early morning sunlight? No. You've never experienced that? No. A club, but not a strip club. I don't know. What am I doing there that long? Why don't I just bang my head against the wall? Well, no, no, I'm being serious. I don't get it. I don't get it. Now, listen, I don't. Alan, anybody. New state, hanging out in the Champagne Room for three hours. What are you doing there for that long? What's the statute of limitations on the corporate card, by the way? Don and I. You're working with a couple of squares. We're not. But I never had that, like. No, I've never walked out of anywhere. Out with the boys and it's like the door opens. You're like, yo, the sun's up already. No, I'm a boar. That's one of the. I love that scene. The way they walk out the door and you see their eyes. Oh, it's a great scene. I know the scene well. And then they're puking in practice the next day. I've had that moment, but not, you know, stumbling out of a strip club and did you see a teacher from your school at the strip club? Would you go to the prom with me? What a great. Come on. So many good songs. I got a similar story. Not for air. I'll tell you a. Oh, come on. It's similar, but different. We can't have our friends, can't be involved in this. It's similar, but way different. Interesting. I can't even go there on the air. Wow. But it's similar and yet different. Wow. I'm so intrigued. You can't wait to go to break. What about. We're gonna break on time. This. I almost feel like Earl. Don, we have enn coming up. Unfortunately, not at 6, but here. Well, what? No, you said unfortunately. I know what you meant. It's kind of. It feels Earl. Kind of like what I said about the other day when Marco came. You heard Marco? And I said, unfortunate. Is Marco there? And I said, unfortunate, yeah. Which is not the way to do it. We're going to call this premature. Enn. That's coming up. Oh, in the meantime. Yeah, in the meantime, Don. A message. A message. You want to get the most for your money. That's why more Mazda buyers choose Ramsey Mazda Lisa Do 2025 Mazda CX30 All Wheel Drive only 199amonth or buy and get 0.9% APR financing for 36 months. Start shopping now at Ramsey Mazda.com choose wisely. Choose Ramsey Mazda. Call 833-853-2970 for details. Excludes tax, title, registration, zero security deposit, VIN SM 809-45245, MSRP26940 and 228. 25. Some people just know they could save hundreds on car insurance by checking Allstate First. Like you know to check the Jumbotron first before attempting to eat a stack of Supreme Nachos in one bite. Now you're just a meme that everyone shares on game day. Checking first is smart, so check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds. You're in good hands with Allstate Savings vary, subject to terms, conditions and availability. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company and Affiliates, Northbrook, Illinois. This episode is brought to you by Lifelock. During tax season, your personal info travels to a lot of places between payroll, your tax consultant and the IRS. If your W2 gets exposed, that's just the ticket for identity thieves. That's why Lifelock monitors millions of data points every second. If your identity is stolen, they'll fix it, guaranteed, or your money back. Don't let identity thieves take you for a ride. Save up to 40% your first year. Visit lifelock.com podcast terms apply. Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast. I didn't listen to anything you just said. Catch the show on demand whenever you want. Just subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, the Road to the Big Game. Wait, what did you say? Thanks. Thank you. The Road to the Big Game is Now open through March 30th at the Paley Museum in Midtown Manhattan. You can come see the Vince Lombardi Trophy, the one the Giants held up. All 58 championship rings. Super Bowl Three tickets signed by Broadway Joe Namath. Artifacts from Eli Manning, Phil Sims and Tom Brady. Unforgettable commercials, photo opportunities, and a celebration of the black heroes of football's biggest game. Find the contest tile in the ESPNY app for your chance to win tickets. Fans of all ages welcome and free for Pelle members and kids under 12. Visit paleymuseum.org for tickets and information. One of the smartest things I ever did was when we had the Eli dinner after that first Super Bowl. He won. I took the ticket, my super bowl ticket, because I got a ticket for being in the suite. Michael. And got Eli to sign it. Nice. So that might be something. That's actually not bad. That's something. Did you take care of it? It's in a. I have Ziploc. I have a lockbox. You know, you keep, like, my passport stuff that you can't really go without. Birth certificate stuff like. No, like a metal. You know what I'm saying? Like, God forbid, if there's a fire, this would survive. Safe. Yeah. Yeah. It's not a safe. It's. But I lock it. But it's a. It's a steel box. Safe, but it's a lock box because there's no. Who was the snl? Which president did they say on snl? The thing with the locksbox. Lockbox? I don't know. Was it Al Gore got a lockbox? I can't remember who the joke was about. There was the song. 1, 2, 3, lockbox. Remember that one? No, no. Game time brought to you by. It was Al Gore and Bush. It was Al Gore. Al Gore and Bush. Is game time, fellas. Brought to you by. Tell them to Irish whiskey. Because when it's game time, it's telly time. I do like Hulu. Peter, do you know it's all the time. No, it's Holly time. Are we not practicing this? I was talking to Jacob in my ear. Even when we're together, we can't get it straight. Not right. I thought this would be the one we would nail. Yeah, but. Because when it's game time, it's. Now he's sleeping. All right, we've got two more chances to do this. Wake him up. Let's. Let's, you know, let's regroup. In action tonight, the. The Islanders are in Boston to take on the Bruins at seven. Huge game. Oh, my God. Like you dream about, you know, Zach asked me for tickets because it's only like a. Like an hour train ride from New Hampshire. He wanted to go. And I'm like, well, I'm not. No, I'm not. No, I'm not getting you tickets for that terrible game. Well, that's not up to you. It is up to. He asked me. I said he actually wanted something and you said no. I told him no. You didn't think it's worth it? Not worth my money to send him. Attaboy. It's a good job. On a school night. It's a good job. Alan, can't you get him a credential? No. What? You don't have that kind of sweat. Come on. He's not going to do it. What kind of animal is he to give his son a credential? That's terrible. You got to earn it. He wants to walk into an NHL game without having to pay. Listen, if you want. Listen, if you want to give your unqualified children things to do at a radio station, you work at the fan. Not here. Wow. Easy game time. Brought to you by Telemore. The original triple distilled, triple blended, triple cash matured Irish whiskey. Be sure to grab a Telemardu or try the new Tullamore Dew. Honey, during tonight's action, glasses up to enjoying Tullamore Dew responsibly. You don't know what I'm talking about. By the way. There's multiple options that we'd rather have. Why is it the kid's fault? It's not. But that's the point. That's Alan. That's Alan. That's Alan. Being a good parent, you don't want to put your kid in a spot where they're getting handed things they don't deserve. I just. Yeah. This kid doesn't need a credential now. Well, it's also. It's Islanders. Bruins. It's. It's not. Yeah, it's like Bruins. Islanders in February. Don't give the kid a big head. He's. It's not. It's not. Game seven of the stand. By the way, they might let him ref the game. What? Did you ask if he wants to ref? I was going to. The others could use them. Maybe plays. Maybe Ron is in orange. Ron. Yes. Just wanted to talk about the movie Draft Day. What do you think? That's a great. Underrated. I love that movie. It tells people what they do in that war room. And Kevin Costner really plays that up. He really does. It's excellent. Very good. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know why that get more love. Because it's so accurate. It's so well done. Yeah. I. And it's Kevin Costner. It's not nobody. Right. So I wonder why. Why doesn't it get more play. People don't reference it enough as a great sports movie. Yeah, probably because there's no action. Think about it. There's no gameplay. I understand. But every sports movie is like a dramatic moment in the sport. His is making a draft pick and making changes. It is possible that the reason I love it so much is I just love that process and the decision making and all. So maybe people turned it on thinking they were going to get a, you know, a sports movie with a lot of football. But they had. It was great, great actors in that. It was, it was excellent. I'm not saying it's award winning, but like, I'm surprised it doesn't get the love, like the love of the game. It was not a great movie. I understand why that gets lost because he's done so many baseball movies. But Draft Day I think is vastly underrated. Completely agree. Thanks for listening to the Don Han and Rosenberg podcast. I don't want to know how the sausage is made, man. I just want to know. It's good. More of Don Allen and Peter weekday afternoon starting at 3 on 8 80, ESPN, the ESPN New York app, and your smart speakers. Hey, if you've been thinking about going back to school, here's your shot. National University's year of you scholarship can get you up to $6,000 a year on your bachelor's or master's degree. And don't worry, their flexible online courses fit your schedule, so you can stay in the game while you study. Plus, you'll get free tutoring, career counseling, and a lot more. Make this your year and apply by February 28th at Nu Edu. Terms and conditions apply. Check out the site for details.