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Peter Rosenberg
I wore you were losing con Don.
Alan Hahn
Peter. Thank you, Alan. I hope you make the team.
Peter Rosenberg
And Rosenberg, Richard, have you ever heard of brazzers?
Don Hahn
No, this isn't North Dakota.
Peter Rosenberg
This is New York. This is Don Hahn and Rosenberg on.
Alan Hahn
880 ESPN and the ESPN New York app.
Peter Rosenberg
Don, how can it be better than that one?
Don Hahn
That's a real good one.
Peter Rosenberg
Honestly. Between I was fighting obesity, you were losing the. The Joe Namath saying he hopes Alan makes the team and asking Richard about Brazer. That's got to be the best one.
Don Hahn
That's really good.
Peter Rosenberg
1-800-919-3776. So why am I giving out the number, Don? Because the phone lines have been jammed. Jammed for a while. For fraud alert Friday. Let's if you don't know how the game works, if you're just joining us now, maybe you're just getting in the car. We have an email address dhrespnmail.com and you can send your fraud questions and you can call with your fraud questions as well. Let's go to Ed in Babylon who wants to ask the question. Don't miss Am I a fraud? Ed, are you a fraud? What's going on?
Alan Hahn
Listen, first of all, I gotta say, Don, I've been listening to you for a long time. 17 years is a long time. So I have a lot of respect for you. Same, Peter. I've been listening to you for a long time too. But now that. Yeah, you're welcome. I gotta just tell you, Don, that I respect your word so much that I got rid of my Jeter, a Rod Cano Sanchez and Aaron Judge Jersey because of you gave them away because of the names. I'm like, you know what? Let me finally buy one. Let me finally buy one without a name. Because, you know, it just. You just drilled that in my head. So since you are the the man, the king of detect and fraud, I gotta access am I a fraud? Because ever since we traded who we traded 22. I even forgot his name. Now that's how much it Hurts.
Don Hahn
Well, Juan style. He didn't trade him. He signed with the Mets.
Alan Hahn
Well, exactly. Sorry. Yes. Since he signed with the Mets, I was hurt. I was really hurt. And I honestly, when he goes to bat now or when I watch him, I'm still. I'm watching Mets games now because I'm rooting for Juan Soto. I'm not rooting for the Mets, but I liked him and I miss him so much. And not only that, but, you know, I'm Dominican. I root for my Dominican people, but I just wanted Sotos to be a Yankee so much.
Peter Rosenberg
So. Question.
Don Hahn
I asked him one question. Hopefully he's still there that I can ask.
Peter Rosenberg
No. Is he? No, he's gone.
Don Hahn
You got. Just listen, I'm. Well, the kind words were really appreciated, but just got. You got to get. You got to get to the point a little quicker.
Peter Rosenberg
Yeah.
Don Hahn
I was just going to ask him, what would he do? Would he root for Soto to do well when he plays the Yankees or then it would make him a fraud. But if you wanted to continue to follow him and, like, root for him to do well, I think I would definitely allow that. You're not rooting for the Mets. You just love him. He's Dominican. You're Dominican. He was your favorite Yankee last year. You're really upset that the Yankees didn't pay him the money. Yeah. Now, I wanted to ask him, all right, you know, tie game, ninth inning, you're going to root for him that home run and beat your team, then you're a fraud. As a matter of fact, rooting for him to do well against the Yankees, fraudulent behavior for sure. But if you want to keep an eye on him, it happens.
Peter Rosenberg
That's just being honest about sports, Don. Sometimes you root for someone on your team and you have an affinity for them, and in the end, you like them a lot. And you end up liking them so much that when they're not playing your team, you always root for them.
Don Hahn
It just, it happens. It's odd that he would fall in love so fast with what was, you know, one season, but he did. And, and the Dominican connection. The other thing I would want to ask him is, is he buying any Met merch with Soto? Because that would be. That would be fraudulent behavior as well. But, you know, popping a Met game on Soto's up. You root for him to do well. I think I'll allow it, but I had some questions.
Peter Rosenberg
What were you going to ask?
Don Hahn
I just.
Alan Hahn
I just said.
Peter Rosenberg
Well, yeah, you did. You did just say. That is. All right, here we go. You covered it. Let's go to. Let's go to Sam Diaz, who's been holding for a long time. Maybe. It's so Friday.
Don Hahn
If I just didn't know what day it was. If I woke up from a coma and just on feel. It's. It's.
Peter Rosenberg
Oh, it's Friday. Sam, what do you got for us?
Alan Hahn
Hey, first, I want to correct Don. He kept saying that I hit the hat off of my son. It's not my son. It was my daughter. Not that it makes it any better.
Peter Rosenberg
It's worse, if anything. But she just left it alone.
Alan Hahn
She deserved it.
Don Hahn
What did she doing with a. Yeah, listen, you may. The video is not nearly as bad as what anybody could imagine.
Alan Hahn
You want me to take a head off?
Don Hahn
Oh, no, the opposite.
Peter Rosenberg
We were relieved. We thought you were a monster.
Alan Hahn
No, no, I'm not an animal. Come on. Listen, without. You know, you guys are talking about, I'm still fraudulent because I was a Yankee fan. So without this going. Getting in too much of a. Like a better health session here, right? There is some nuance as. As Pete likes to say. So my brother, who was like my idol at the time, was a big Yankee fan. So that's why I was a Yankee fan. And then when I got old enough to realize my brother is not someone I should be idolizing much, I got defiant. And that was part of the reason why I went with the Mets. So does that absolve me of any fraudulent behavior? It was an act of defiance. Besides Keith Hernandez as well, if he was the man.
Don Hahn
I don't like it.
Alan Hahn
Think about it.
Don Hahn
If I have to think about it, then.
Alan Hahn
No, no, come on. What? Sonny, come on.
Peter Rosenberg
You heard it. Did you not hear the siren? Play it again.
Alan Hahn
No, I heard it. I don't think I deserve it, but I heard it.
Peter Rosenberg
Sam, I'm sorry. We appreciate you, but Don has ruled yet again.
Don Hahn
That's it. I just rule. I was slightly distracted, though, by this tweet, this text I got from Anthony. Oh, did you see this? Fanduel. Top 10 New York City athletes.
Peter Rosenberg
I'm looking right now. Okay, let's see. Top 10 New York City athletes. All right, I'm with you now. Okay.
Don Hahn
All right, so number 10, Karl Anthony Towns. All right, number nine, Brianna Stewart.
Peter Rosenberg
Stewie. She's a champion.
Don Hahn
Eight, Francisco Lindor. Seven. Igor Sha Sturkin. Six, Sauce Gardner. Number five, Sabrina. I ask you.
Peter Rosenberg
Sabs. Sabs is deserving of spot. The kids love Sabs.
Don Hahn
Four, Malik Neighbors.
Peter Rosenberg
I mean, listen, it's early, but he's certainly on his way to stud them three.
Don Hahn
Juan Soto.
Peter Rosenberg
Yep.
Don Hahn
To Jalen Brunson. Okay, one Aaron Judge.
Peter Rosenberg
Now, tell me what you're upset about. Most of this. I have a couple of things here, Don, but most of this list, I'm fine with the. Let me think here.
Don Hahn
The best. The best New York Giant is Dexter Lawrence. Yeah, Dexter Lawrence. Not on those. It's completely frozen.
Peter Rosenberg
Oh, oh, this is top. Not most popular.
Don Hahn
No, no. Top 10 New York City athletes.
Peter Rosenberg
Most popular.
Don Hahn
God love Malik Neighbors. I'm sorry. He had a nice rookie season. He's not 4, and he's not the Giants representation. Dexter Lawrence is the best New York Giant. And. And you know what? Juan Soto is better than Jalen Brunson. Juan Soto is better at baseball than Jalen Brunson is a basketball. If you want to say more popular. Whatever, Clutch. You want to throw all that garbage out, fine. Juan Soto is a better baseball player than Jalen Brunson is a basketball player.
Peter Rosenberg
And I would say. And Lindor and Stewie and Cat should all be ahead of Sauce Gardner. I can't speak about Igor.
Don Hahn
Here's the thing about Sauce Gardner, all right? He had a great rookie season, no question. And he's really good. But to say that he's number six.
Peter Rosenberg
Last year was not a number six.
Don Hahn
Was not very good. Now, I'm not going to throw him out. I still would love to have him. Don't get me wrong. But I mean, this list is just. And what makes Karl Anthony Towns in the top ten? He's been here five minutes. Very good. Don't get me wrong. I don't like this list at all. Again, I can't speak to the Liberty players the way you can. I watch the wnba, but the fact that I know who both of them are tell you that they must be very good.
Peter Rosenberg
But I mean, frankly, I think even that's wrong. I think Stewart should be ahead of Sabrina.
Don Hahn
And again, this is not popular.
Peter Rosenberg
You know, this is. That's what I'm saying. This is top. Now, if it. When I thought it was popular, I thought Sabrina made more sense because Sabrina, you know, she's the three point gunner. She is a player the kids love. But I mean, Brianna Stewart's a 20 and 10 every year. She's. She's like heart and soul of the team. Now, granted, and again, Sabrina is a career Liberty player, but that's not what it's about. It was about to be. It's supposed to be top. I'm putting Stewie ahead of Sabrina, and I'm not having Sauce at six. But I will tell you, it is a testament to how many athletes there are in this town, though. Think about how many athletes are in this city that you could have a list. And we're not arguing that Karl Anthony Towns is 10.
Don Hahn
Yeah, it's, it's. It's a lot.
Peter Rosenberg
There's a lot here. Let's go to, um. Let's go to Fake Richard in Manhattan. We love Fake Richard.
Alan Hahn
Don, Peter, how you guys doing today?
Peter Rosenberg
You didn't. You didn't. Fake Richard. You didn't mess with your phone enough when picking it up.
Alan Hahn
How you guys doing today?
Peter Rosenberg
Good.
Don Hahn
Good. Yourself?
Alan Hahn
Four things for you today, fellas. Or maybe 20. All depends on how much I feel like walking all over you. We'll see. Okay, first, Michael's Chicken Tender reviews. For too long, chicken tenders have played second fiddle to nuggets, and it's not okay. So I think what he's doing is great. And I had this for Allen, but I don't know what happened to Alan. I know he's a fat guy. Tenders were invented in 1974 at the Puritan Back Room in Manchester, New Hampshire. If you won't look it up, you should look at it. You shouldn't. But I don't think you're going to the great backstory. It's a wonderful thing. Second, yesterday you were talking about disco. Definitely not my cup of tea. But in 1978, I actually made out with Donna Summer in Studio 54. Either that or was just a woman. Either that, it was just a woman named Donna. And it was during the summer. I don't really remember another sport. 6. You didn't ask for. Baseball games are too long, even with the pitch clock. So what do you think about this? And when I say, what do you think about this? I don't really want you to answer because I'm not interested in what you have to say. After three innings, if one team is leading, you ask them if they want to end the game. If they say yes, the game ends. But they only get one third of a win in the stand. Adding fractions could completely revolutionize how you look at baseball. I think it would be interesting.
Peter Rosenberg
Like it.
Alan Hahn
And last one. And Peter, is this for you? The other day, you had on your friend elope from Tribal Quest. I have no idea about Bonita Apple Bomb, but growing up in my neighborhood, Rochelle Applebaum was a hot number who had it gone on. All the best fellas. Have a wonderful weekend. Thank you.
Don Hahn
Start out slow, but ended very strong.
Peter Rosenberg
No, no. He picked Up. I was worried that it was a disaster fake Richard call. But when he came with the after three innings, you. You can choose to quit. I thought that was tremendous.
Don Hahn
And Donna Summer wasn't bad either.
Peter Rosenberg
No. And Donna Summer was decent. You know what? Let's. That inspired me. Don, you want to go to real Richard?
Don Hahn
Yes.
Peter Rosenberg
Richard.
Alan Hahn
Hi, Don. Hi, Peter. Before we get to the weather, you know, Peter, Don, I was reading the marketing guy for the Gatorade during the Giants, you know, when they used to throw the Gatorade on parcels. He just passed away. And it was in the Times, you know, who started doing. Wasn't Harry Carson. It was Jim Burton, 85, and he had a love hate relationship with Parcells. And he was, you know, after a win and Parcells was riding them all game and during practice, this was his payback. So they got this marketing guy got whiff of it. He actually paid Harry Carson not in money, but Brooks Brothers gift certificates and. And Bill Parcells to keep it going in 86. And that's why you never saw Parcells get mad or because he was getting paid for all that stuff. So I thought that was kind of cool, fellas. All right, before we get to the baseball weather. Oh, by the way, it's been cold in New York since the day after Thanksgiving. So 135 days. I keep track of this stuff. Out of the 135 days we've had, 15 have been good. 120 days. We've had four months of winter. Four months of winter, and it's still going. So it's been unbelievably bad. Now, the thing in football is, how do you build a stadium without a retractable roof? You don't need a. Here in New York or in Jersey. You don't need it for the cold and you don't need it for the snow, but you need it for the rain. One out of every 10 games fans are going in the rain. That's ridiculous to sit through a game in the rain. 10% of your games are done in the rain. That is not good at all. And you had two teams owning the stadium. They should have put a retractable roof. And finally, with baseball, look, I understand they want the playoffs spread out because of TV in October. So there are five days off in between the All Star game. They throw in an extra day. They don't want any double headers during the year. I understand all that. They got to fit everything in the schedule. And I understand. And you can't change. God, you can't change Mother Nature with the weather. Here's what you got to do for games in April. Simple. Make the concessions one third the price. That's it. This way you don't have to worry if it rains, they call a game. Now, people will come. If they can get a beer instead of 15 for 5, a hot dog instead of 10, 350, they'll come. They'll come for the food, they'll come for that. Maybe walk around the stadium, it won't be such a big thing because you can't control the other factors. So don't fight it. But you got to take a bite in your profit. So you give out some of the food. That's the. And a lot of that stuff they throw away anyway. At the end of the day, you make it worthwhile for fans to come. The really hardy people. And they'll come. They'll come for the food, and that's it. Fellas, always a pleasure. Thanks, guys.
Don Hahn
There's a lot. There was a lot there.
Peter Rosenberg
Anything you want to. Anything you want to take a. You know, not really.
Don Hahn
I guess that's the Gatorade thing from the Giant perspective. I'm glad he brought that up because everybody thinks it was an 86 thing. They were doing it in 85, and it was Jim Burt. So he nailed that. And God rest his soul, the guy that passed away, I did not see who his name was, or I didn't see the story in the Times, but that was like a big thing of the Gatorade shower, which started the year before the Giants won the Super Bowl. But that's all I got. You.
Peter Rosenberg
Let's. No, let's talk to Esther in Edison. Hey, Esther.
Alan Hahn
Hey, guys. Thanks for taking my call.
Don Hahn
Of course.
Alan Hahn
Okay, so I wanted to talk about how in football there's this idea that, like, if you get the quarterback, you're set. And that's definitely part of it. But I feel like there's a lot of other components, variables, nuance that should be assessed. So, for example, not a lot of quarterbacks. There's definitely scarcity in quarterbacks. No lie there. But also o linemen, right? There's a scarcity in o linemen, There's a scarcity in tackles. There's a scarcity of healthy athletes. Right. And it's like, I just feel like you need a more complete team. I feel like the argument that you need a quarterback to be able to do anything, while there's merit to it, I feel like it's kind of low hanging fruit. So I do some data analysis. I'm one of those analysts that all these sports people hate. But there's a concept of, like, weighted averages where different variables carry different levels of significance. So you have teams with great coaches or great quarterbacks or great teams or great general managers or whatever, but you need all of those pieces. Right. So we saw with the Eagles, even though people have kind of judged Jalen Hurts as a very pedestrian game managing quarterback, because he had a complete team around him, he had a functional coach, and they have an elite gm, I feel like that's really what, like, we need a complete team and even your good teams. Right. When your players are always injured or holding out or doing this, that or the other thing. I feel like there's so many variables to consider. We saw Pat Mahomes last year. The greatest quarterback in the league right now.
Peter Rosenberg
No, no, Esther.
Alan Hahn
Right. So quarterback. Yes.
Peter Rosenberg
You went far away for a second. Sorry. Finish your point. Apologies.
Alan Hahn
Oh, no worries. Yeah. So my point was that, like, I think to just put it all on the quarterback is not really a fair argument, Especially when we have people coming up from college that are in the nil, aren't staying with a consistent program, don't have consistent coaching competitions at a lower level. I just feel like, again, there's a lot of variables, and I feel like even if you don't have an elite quarterback, you can still make a really good run at a championship. So that was really my point.
Don Hahn
Oh, yeah. But I do think the less the quarterback, the more the talent around him has to be terrific. And that's what the Eagles did. I mean, superior offensive line, great defense, great weapons. And so they didn't need Patrick Mahomes to be their quarterback. Jalen Hurts is fine. If Jalen Hurts was a member of. Of the Carolina Panthers, they'd win maybe a couple more games than they did last year, but they're not going to the playoffs. But to have the elite quarterback. It's funny, Peter, how the elite quarterback all of a sudden makes the offensive line look better, because not every sack is on the offensive line. Sometimes it's the quarterback holding the ball too long or not calling the right play, not changing the play at the line of scrimmage, you know, but when you have an elite quarterback, then all of a sudden the offensive line plays a little better. And now your receivers are getting open a little bit more. You gotta have. You gotta have the ability to play quarterback. And the better your quarterback is, the better your team's gonna be, period. There's always exceptions to every rule. I think Philadelphia falls in that category. But Buffalo, Kansas City, Baltimore, Cincinnati, for the most part, are always gonna be in it because they've got the great quarterback. Didn't work out for Cincinnati this year, tons of injuries, but you can't blame it on the quarterback. So that would be an exception to the rule, right? Philadelphia would be the exception to the rule. You give me a great coach and a great quarterback, I think I'll be able to figure everything else out.
Peter Rosenberg
Although, remember, even with Cincinnati, who wasn't able to make it work, they easily could have it just they could not catch a break. They could not stop anyone. Which is sort of why I was amused by the huge deal about whether or not Hendrickson comes back to Cincinnati. I mean, I get he's an incredible defender, Don, but you couldn't stop anybody with him either. One of those things that always amuses me.
Don Hahn
Isn't it funny with all of the bad losses they had and couldn't catch a break to save their life, they were still hanging around.
Peter Rosenberg
They did.
Don Hahn
The reason they were still hanging around pretty much all year is because of the quarterback play.
Peter Rosenberg
That's exactly right. A good quarterback is good enough to keep you in a season basically on his own.
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Alan Hahn
Thanks for listening to the Don.
Peter Rosenberg
Han and Rosenberg podcast. I didn't listen to anything you just said. Catch this show on demand whenever you want.
Alan Hahn
Just subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. I'm only happy when it rains.
Peter Rosenberg
It's that kind of day.
Don Hahn
It is.
Peter Rosenberg
Although Don, don't ask. New York Yankees. They're gonna power through apparently.
Don Hahn
Harps on the field, last I saw.
Peter Rosenberg
Oh, but it's not yet time to play our music.
Don Hahn
Not yet. No. No. The game doesn't start for another half hour or Billy, we're gonna end up.
Peter Rosenberg
Hearing it when it's all said and done. Do you think we're end up hearing.
Don Hahn
Yes.
Peter Rosenberg
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Don Hahn
Oh, the untuck it.
Peter Rosenberg
I never got an untuck it shirt. My face was plastered to untuck it. I just want to. I just want to explain something real quick, Don. Last time I checked, we don't work for the Yankees at all.
Don Hahn
Or yes, never did.
Peter Rosenberg
Or as far as I've seen. Is there an Untucket branding deal here?
Don Hahn
Nope.
Peter Rosenberg
Do you understand the level of bad business it was to never just. And by the way, I don't. Can I be honest with you? Respectfully. Untuck it brand shirts. Not exactly my cup of tea. I'm a bit of a snob. It's not what I would be like, oh, I desperately want an untuck it shirt, but especially when we made a whole thing. I had to wear collar shirts every day. Don members whole thing. You would think if you were stuck with your untuck it thing up against our faces year after year, considering it would cost you about zero dollars, you'd go, can you find out what the guy's sizes are? We're Going to send them each 10 shirts. Then they would just get free advertising to go with. Why not actually make it impactful and give us shirts to wear? When it said untuck it right next to us on tv, I think what.
Don Hahn
You'Re trying to say is it's not that you wanted a shirt, but you recognize a missed opportunity when you see one.
Peter Rosenberg
Thank you. Thank you. Because you make it sound better than I do. I just sound like an annoying brat who needed untuck its shirts. I just found it so funny because people ended up being like, so what do you. I got asked. I don't know about you, Don. On more than one occasion, people would go, hey, I always see that ad. What do you think of the untucked shirts? I'd say, I have no idea. I've never seen one in my life.
Don Hahn
Unlike you, I think I would like it.
Peter Rosenberg
By the way, I think you'll be right up your alley. Anthony says he's worn an untuck it, Anthony. How was it?
Don Hahn
That's a good product.
Alan Hahn
I like it. I didn't get it from yes either, but.
Peter Rosenberg
So you paid full price?
Alan Hahn
Oh, yeah. Well, you wait for deals, of course, but yeah, pretty close. You know, this delay hurts not the non, non rain delay hurts more than.
Don Hahn
We could have ever imagined.
Alan Hahn
Our good friend Michael.
Don Hahn
Oh, yeah.
Alan Hahn
Because this is a day where he wasn't at the. He's not at the trailer if he's doing his one to three. So he has to drive all the way there, drive all the way back if there's no game. Not good for Michael.
Peter Rosenberg
Oh, yeah.
Don Hahn
Got some inside dope, which I don't think he does.
Alan Hahn
I don't think he has inside dope.
Peter Rosenberg
Yeah, well. And. And you know Michael, you know, when he doesn't have, like, if he has time like that, he's going in, he's schmoozing now he's awkwardly standing around for too long. It's not what you want. Let's go to Javier and Queens. Who wants to go right up and in on Don? What do you got, Javi?
Don Hahn
This our guy?
Alan Hahn
Yeah, it's guys. No, I'm not coming up and in on Don. First of all, before I even start, this week has, like, I feel like this show has hit its stride. This week was tremendous. And the fraud alert Friday is like chef's kiss, cherry on top. I love this. Okay. And I love how you said before the segment started that Don was the king of fraud. And I said, let's step it up and let's give him the title of King of all Fraud. Like Howard Stern, King of all Media.
Peter Rosenberg
Oh, that's what I.
Alan Hahn
That's what I was telling Anthony.
Peter Rosenberg
Hello. Yeah, we get it now. King of all frauds. He is the fraud. But that he's never, never, never.
Alan Hahn
Okay. And I have a fraudulent question. Okay. Because I love this topic and I love exploring this. I am like a local fan snob, right? I'm a Yankees fan, jets fan, Knicks fan. So there are many New Yorkers who are like Cowboys fans and sometimes Lakers fans. And I look down upon that. But I'm not calling, you know, individuals frauds for liking those individual teams. But when a local, like, born and raised New Yorker is a fan of both the Lakers and the Cowboys, Don, do you consider them a fraud? Because I question those people greatly on a regular.
Don Hahn
Well, fraud may be the wrong term. Definitely a front runner. Like, I. I will allow. I feel weird saying that, but it's kind of for the bit to be a Cowboy fan, if you want. I think it's strange. I think it's kind of a front run, or at least it was. They haven't won a Super bowl over a quarter of a century. But I think if you live in New York. Cowboy fan. Just be a Cowboy fan. Don't be a Cowboy fan. And then they don't win. And then you start rooting for the Niners. And then they don't win. He start rooting for the Packers. That's fraudulent behavior. So I wouldn't put Laker, a Laker Cowboy fan, as a fraud. I would put them as somebody that's a front runner. Couldn't. Couldn't. I think one loser. Yes. You know what I'm saying, Peter? Not a fraud, but thanks.
Peter Rosenberg
Yeah, no, that. That is different. Now you can still loosely say that's fraudulent behavior or call someone a fraud, but it is different. Well.
Don Hahn
Well, here's the fraudulent behavior. I was a Giant fan, but after the last couple of years, I started rooting for the Cowboy fraud.
Peter Rosenberg
Yeah, no conversation.
Don Hahn
But my dad was a Cowboy fan. I grew up a Cowboy fan, and it's all I've ever been. All right, maybe a front runner. Odd that you root for somebody outside the city or.
Peter Rosenberg
Or the front runner thing can look like I'm not really an. You know what? You know, when I'm a front runner, like, I'm a good front runner with, like, the. The Orioles, like, they are the team I always rooted for, but, like, on a year, which they stink, I'm not really interested. And then when they start, when they have a season where they're good. They're gonna play in the playoffs. I'm excited to watch the games. That's a. That's a. Yeah. They're a team I'm a fan of, but I'm still a front runner. I'm not. I'm not legit. I'm not watching them at 50 and 103, which happens pretty regularly. Also, let's go to. Let's go to our Buddy Spike in St. Pete.
Don Hahn
Hey, Spike.
Peter Rosenberg
In a minute, buddy. How are you?
Alan Hahn
I'm really good. I have a couple of really nice things to say, and I want to get them out fast. That last fella that called Javier, I've listened a little bit more since it's basketball season. Very sharp young fella. That's good to recycle. Get some of the old fuddy duddies, you know, calling in a little less. And here's some new blood. It's always good to, you know, freshen up the pot for Alan Hahn, who I know is doing the Knicks game. Now, I gotta compliment you three guys. First of all, I know you all well, and I love all you guys, but Alan Hahn is doing the job. Now, I know you all work multiple jobs, but I like that he's out there and he's willing to take people on because he knows hoops as well as anyone I know. And most of the people I really know are really old now, unfortunately. But he's got the passion. And if you haven't read his books on the Knicks, I hope he hears this back. Now, Peter, I showed my wife Maya, would you fall asleep on your chest? And my wife wells up and says, now, Christopher, my police sergeant, 32 years old in New Jersey, they're having a little girl in June. We're coming up, so I hope I can get together with all you guys and take you guys out for lunch or something. And they have a little girl. And Susan says to me, I remember Christopher 32 years ago. My back hurts, I'm tired. But I will never, ever forget this. And I saw it in your face, Peter. I don't care how many jobs you work, how many wrestling titles you win. I've never, ever seen more happiness than I saw you. And I know that's true happiness and love. So enjoy every second of it, my friend. You're blessed. And she's gorgeous. The boot. Thank God she looks like Natalie. Thank you. Listen, listen. As far as the Knicks go, I gotta tell you this. First of all, Jason Tatum's the third best player in The NBA behind SGA and Jokic. You could put them on.
Peter Rosenberg
Not said enough. It's a totally reasonable point.
Alan Hahn
Yeah, he's. He's picked up his game. He's really picked up his game. And I give him a lot of credit because for a long time I kept saying he's a bad shot taker and a bad shot maker, and he's playing the minutes and this. And the last thing, the main reason I called, you know, I love you guys. I got to tell you something. I don't know where this venomous thing for Tom Thibodeau comes from. It was on Julius Randall for a while, and I used to call a lot more than that. Call now for a lot of reasons, and say when Randall's off the team, the floor, open up. This is not, you know, brain surgery. And they'll open it up for Brunson. And Brunson's got to be careful now because he's creating a lot of contact. And then, you know, the Celtics. Celtics will win again. Peter, I. Unless something. Someone gets hurt, I see no reason. Because their formula is so simple. They take more threes than anybody. They make more threes than anybody. They got the two best wing players in the league for one team, and they don't turn the ball over. How can you lose? And this Joe Missoula, I thought he was a little nuts. And I thought the other coach was great. This guy's terrific. So I think you're going to get number 18 or whatever it is for you guys. And the networks just want one thing. Laker Celtics.
Don Hahn
Yeah, Lakers, Celtics would be, you know, a dream for this company for sure. Spike, thanks so much for the phone call. Peter, with all the edges that Boston has, would you say they have an edge of coach?
Peter Rosenberg
I think it feels that way. I mean, as much as we defend.
Don Hahn
Tibbs, I mean, I'm not saying he should be fired or anything, but advantage against.
Peter Rosenberg
Against the Knicks. Do they have the edge at coach? That's such a great conversation. Listen, it's a really hard. We talk a lot about championships being a metric. That's unfair with players. Is it unfair with coaches? Honestly, is it unfair with coaches? Joe Missoula comes into a team after IME Udoka already had them good. They make changes. A lot happens there. And everyone's going, Joe Missoula who. And at first it didn't. People did not believe. Not only has he now won them a championship, Don, he has them just consistently among the best teams in the league. I'm sorry. Until Tim shows Me Don that he can win a championship as a head coach. This may be lazy. I'm giving the Celtics the advantage.
Don Hahn
No, I think it's very fair. He's got the same kind of feel to me as like when Spoelstra came into the league. It's like just LeBron's guy, you know, and now he's proving himself to be one of the best coaches in the NBA. It's kind of our lack, or at least in my case my lack of knowledge of the coach. And we automatically just think of the inexperience or not just a lot of knowledge about his abilities and just say, well, you know, prove it to me. Well, he's proven it to me. And maybe it's unfair that we look at Tibbs resume and it comes up short. I think there's some extenuating circumstances in Chicago, Minnesota, why it did come up short and I think he has turned the Knicks around. But one guy's got a ring, the other guy doesn't. So I mean I think maybe it's lazy, but it's certainly an edge.
Peter Rosenberg
I mean his he's so far in his Short NBA career He's 180 and 64 in the regular season. He's 39 and 27 in the playoffs and has a championship winning percentage of.738 in the regular season.692 in the playoffs. With the title ads you got, you got to show me that's just. Otherwise I got to go with them. Let's go to Griffin in Connecticut's been on hold for a while. Griffin.
Alan Hahn
Hey guys, how are you? I'm gonna rip Major League Baseball. Do I have for to do that?
Peter Rosenberg
Oh please, Griffin, the floor is yours.
Alan Hahn
You want to play all 32 teams, right? So which we'll play all 32 teams.
Don Hahn
30.
Alan Hahn
We play the Giants in April. What? It's supposed to be disgusting all weekend we have to. They have to try to squeeze games in because they don't want the Giants to come all the way back to travel. But when the weather is not good. Well then maybe you should play the Giants at a different time. If we're going to have to play them in New York, maybe July with the bright line thinks the San Francisco Giants should be playing in April in the Bronx when the weather is never good in April. It doesn't take a Giant genius to know that.
Don Hahn
I 100% agree. I brought it up before, but again, I don't know all of the circumstances, very difficult to make a schedule. But I just know that when a team is 3,000 miles away. Like the Toronto Met example I gave Peter, where the Blue Jays only come in once because they play in different leagues and you have them in April. All right, not ideal, but Toronto's not that far away. So if they've got to make it up, it's a lot. It's. You know how much of a pain that's going to be for San Francisco if they come up with some date later on to have them fly across the country to play a game or to add to their already long road trip later on this season. Like it's. I don't know, I don't get it. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me. But they know more than I do, I guess. As the number and severity of third party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant not just about how they handle their own data, but how their vendors do as well. For security and compliance leaders, this means more security reviews are coming across their desk every day and valuable time is being wasted on manual security reviews. With Vanta questionnaire Automation, security and compliance teams can complete security reviews up to five times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security and compliance programs. Over 8,000 global companies like ZoomInfo, smart recruiters and NOIBU use Vanta to save time on security reviews. Visit vanta.compodcast to learn more about Questionnaire Automation. That's V A N T a dot com podcast.
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Peter Rosenberg
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Alan Hahn
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Peter Rosenberg
You get your podcasts. I dragged the cutest Dominican woman to a James Taylor concert at, like, 19 years old. She must have been like, what have I done wrong in my life that I am here. It was my birthday. It was my birthday weekend. She was at Maryland. I had just graduated from Maryland and was DJing. And I was like, do you want to come with me for my birthday, this concert? She's like, sure. And before she knows it, she's sitting on a blanket at, like, Wolf trap in the D.C. area listening to Fire and Rain. You know, I think she had a decent time, though.
Don Hahn
I think she did, too. I saw him maybe six, seven years ago at the Apollo.
Peter Rosenberg
James Taylor did the Apollo?
Don Hahn
Yes.
Peter Rosenberg
How did I miss this?
Don Hahn
It was a. Like a serious event. Serious radio event at the Apollo.
Peter Rosenberg
You didn't mean to invite me, did you?
Don Hahn
So my brother invited me because he. Hanging out with Steve Cohen.
Peter Rosenberg
James. Wait, which Steve Cohen?
Don Hahn
The. The one that we know, not the billionaire.
Peter Rosenberg
James Taylor is hitting the road again this summer. We're going this year. You're going to be dragged just like that poor girl Vivian.
Alan Hahn
Why?
Don Hahn
You don't think Natalie would have a good time? She doesn't like good music.
Peter Rosenberg
No, Natalie. No. Natalie will enjoy it. I mean, listen, James Taylor, for a concert, you're going to have a good time, but it's very much a lawn. Relax. You don't have to be like. At least for me, this is my experience. You don't have to be, like, dialed in to every second. It's like. It's a. You know, it's a chill situation. It's. It's a hangout cop.
Don Hahn
Yeah, right.
Peter Rosenberg
That's a fair. That's a fair way to put it, right?
Don Hahn
No, it's fair. And what I would say, if she's not a fan or is that familiar with his music, she. There'll be like 10 songs that she'll go, oh, I. I didn't know that was him. I. I like that. So I. I know that one.
Peter Rosenberg
Cut that number in half just because she is younger than you're giving her credit for. Like, it's. She's actually. I mean.
Don Hahn
So how about five?
Peter Rosenberg
Five there, I think five. Yeah.
Alan Hahn
Yeah.
Peter Rosenberg
I think, like, she didn't be like.
Don Hahn
I didn't know he did Copper Line.
Peter Rosenberg
Well, and he. By the way, he has big. He has big covers, too. That. That'll hit you. Now, I'm looking for. Here. Yeah. By the way, I just mentioned Wolf Trap. He's got three at Wolf Trap. He's in Boston a couple times. Lenox, Massachusetts. I'm looking for Long Islander.
Don Hahn
You gotta get a Jones Beach. No, that's what I.
Peter Rosenberg
That's what I was assuming. And I'm not seeing it. I'm not seeing it for new.
Don Hahn
Gotta get an art center in Jersey. No, I.
Peter Rosenberg
You know what, Don? This is what's so troubling about the whole thing is I'm not. I'm not seeing either. So I'm going to work on this. I'm going to talk to some people. Let's get to your calls, though. Speaking of talking to people right now, Mike in Rockaway says Griffin's actually a fraud.
Alan Hahn
Hey, guys.
Peter Rosenberg
How are we doing today?
Don Hahn
Good. Yourself?
Alan Hahn
Good. So, yeah, I mean, I'm in a good mood. I don't want to kind of end, you know, the show and be on the last crew call, kind of on a bad note. But I had to call Griffin out for being a fraud because every time.
Peter Rosenberg
I hear Griffin call, I already know.
Alan Hahn
Whatever he's going to say. It's going to be something that you guys heard already pretty much talked about or mentioned on the show, word for word. And he did it again today when he called in talking about the baseball thing.
Peter Rosenberg
And, you know, why are they doing it?
Alan Hahn
And this time, the Giants coming out in April, not July. And I'm like, griffin, you waited on call for 30 minutes, 45 minutes, an hour, whatever it is, like, come up with some original thoughts. I'm sorry. I like Griffin. I'm sure he's a great guy. But I had to do it. I had to call him out for it. And it's not the first time, but, you know, it had to be said.
Don Hahn
You know, it's interesting. I don't know what it was about today's call, but I thought the exact same thing. I was gonna let it go because he's such a good kid, and I don't know if he consumes the show like 247 like that. He might be more like an Alan Hahn listener.
Peter Rosenberg
Oh, my God. By the way.
Don Hahn
But then misses a lot.
Peter Rosenberg
By the way. PNC Bank Art Center. It's happening August 30th. August 30th.
Don Hahn
Oh, that's nice. That Labor Day weekend.
Peter Rosenberg
Yes.
Don Hahn
However, you get lawn seats. Perfect.
Peter Rosenberg
The only New York I'm seeing, and this is troubling. Don, where is Canada? Canada? Can. Doug Diego, Canada. Canandiga. There you go. You wanted to drop. You got one. You know Canandiga. I don't. Where's Canandiga? Don Silent. He has no idea.
Don Hahn
I don't know. New York. Yes, I've heard of Quinonia. That's west, so it's nowhere near here.
Alan Hahn
You could throw a stone to Toronto if you'd like.
Don Hahn
Right.
Peter Rosenberg
That's why it has Canada in the name. Well, yeah, you really could. It's like it's Rochester Adjace.
Don Hahn
The Yankees are saying first pitch now. Could be 7:30.
Peter Rosenberg
All right, you know what? Go scratch.
Don Hahn
They're holding out hope, man. We're going to have to apologize on Monday. When they get this game in tonight, you're going to feel bad that you.
Peter Rosenberg
Know what if that happens? If they play at 7:30, not a problem. I want Allen and Griffin to apologize on Monday.
Don Hahn
Yeah, but you're going to get it in. But let's be honest. You'll be sitting in your own filth. It's the equivalent of just sitting there in the rain and the wind again, you accept it if it's the championship game in the NFL. Game 13.
Peter Rosenberg
I know, but the worst part is their tickets. If you bought good seats, you're spending so much money that you can't just like skip it. You know, how good are the seats.
Don Hahn
Have to be for you to sit in your own filth?
Peter Rosenberg
It's a great question.
Don Hahn
Like legend seats. Is that okay?
Peter Rosenberg
Yeah, but if I, if I, if I have legend seats, don't you go inside to like get buffet and legend seats?
Don Hahn
That's right.
Peter Rosenberg
Then I'm just staying inside. I'm watching on the TV and eating the food. I'm not. I thought that's what I'm doing.
Don Hahn
My. That's right. Was like. I thought so.
Peter Rosenberg
Yeah. I'm not sitting outside of my own filth. All right. We're not gonna able to get to anyone.
Don Hahn
Darn it.
Peter Rosenberg
Danny was there. Danny, I'm sorry. Pick up Danny, so we can say sorry and goodbye.
Don Hahn
What did he disagree about? My point. Danny.
Peter Rosenberg
Real Danny. 10 seconds gone.
Don Hahn
Seconds.
Alan Hahn
More importantly, all married men never refer to a former date as acute Dominican. Just say how to date with James Galen. You might get stabbed in a hall when you walk back in the door. There's been three or four quarterbacks in every era, Don. And that's what it's going back to the 70s. It's never changed. There's never enough quarterbacks.
Don Hahn
But every year, every 10 years, you.
Alan Hahn
Could pick out four or five that are head to tails above everybody else.
Peter Rosenberg
Gotta go. We love you, Danny. It was a great point. We hear you, Don. I love you. I'll see you.
Don Hahn
Love you too.
Peter Rosenberg
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Don, Hahn & Rosenberg Podcast Summary
Episode: Hour 4: Last Call Crew
Release Date: April 11, 2025
Hosts: Don La Greca, Alan Hahn, Peter Rosenberg
Platform: 880 ESPN and the ESPN New York app
The episode kicks off with a segment on Fraud Alert Friday, where Peter Rosenberg introduces the topic by addressing listener concerns about potential fraud in the sports world.
Peter Rosenberg ([00:58]): "Between I was fighting obesity, you were losing the… That's gotta be the best one."
Don Hahn ([03:43]): "I was just going to ask him, what would he do? Would he root for Soto to do well when he plays the Yankees or then it would make him a fraud."
The hosts delve into what constitutes fraudulent behavior among sports fans, particularly focusing on the ethical dilemmas of rooting for players who may compete against one's favorite team.
A spirited debate unfolds as the hosts discuss a Top 10 New York City Athletes list sent by a listener named Anthony.
Don Hahn ([07:24]): "Top 10 New York City athletes. All right, I'm with you now."
Alan Hahn ([10:00]): "Sabrina is a career Liberty player, but that's not what it's about. It was supposed to be top. I'm putting Stewie ahead of Sabrina, and I'm not having Sauce at six."
Key Points:
Don Hahn criticizes the inclusion of athletes like Karl Anthony Towns and Malik Neighbors, arguing they may not represent New York City as strongly as others.
Peter Rosenberg supports players like Brianna Stewart over Sabrina, emphasizing their impact and popularity among fans.
Alan Hahn highlights the depth of athletic talent in New York City, suggesting the list could be much longer.
Notable Quote:
The episode features several listener interactions, adding a personal touch and community feel.
Ed from Babylon ([01:48]):
Sam Diaz ([05:19]):
Fake Richard from Manhattan ([11:02]):
Esther in Edison ([16:46]):
Spike in St. Pete ([30:12]):
Griffin in Connecticut ([35:52]):
The hosts provide in-depth analysis and share their strong opinions on various sports topics:
Quarterback Importance in Football:
Alan Hahn ([18:29]–[19:03]): Argues against the notion that securing a quarterback is the sole determining factor in a team's success, highlighting the importance of a complete team structure.
Don Hahn ([20:28]–[21:07]): While acknowledging the role of the quarterback, Don emphasizes that an elite quarterback elevates the entire team, from the offensive line to the receivers.
Notable Quote:
NBA Coaching Strategies:
Alan Hahn ([32:13]–[35:20]): Critiques Tom Thibodeau's coaching of the Knicks, praising Jayson Tatum's performance and the Celtics' strategic advantages.
Peter Rosenberg ([35:20]–[35:52]): Commends Joe Mazzulla's coaching of the Celtics, highlighting their championship-winning strategies.
Notable Quote:
Major League Baseball Scheduling Issues:
The hosts intersperse the episode with personal stories and light-hearted banter, enhancing the show's engaging and relatable atmosphere.
Peter Rosenberg ([40:16]): Shares a humorous story about taking a date to a James Taylor concert, highlighting generational differences in musical tastes.
Don Hahn ([40:23]): Clarifies a past event involving a non-billionaire Steve Cohen and a James Taylor concert at the Apollo.
Alan Hahn ([35:52]–[36:08]): Rips Major League Baseball's scheduling while interacting with Griffin, demonstrating the show's blend of humor and criticism.
As the episode wraps up, the hosts reflect on the rich discussions and community interactions:
Alan Hahn ([35:59]–[39:17]): Summarizes key points from listener calls, reiterates support for passionate sports analysis, and emphasizes the importance of comprehensive team structures in sports.
Peter Rosenberg ([39:21]–[46:47]): Continues engaging with listeners, shares additional anecdotes, and maintains the show's dynamic and humorous tone.
Final Notable Quote:
Fraud Alert Friday: Explores the ethics of sports fandom and rooting for players across teams.
Top 10 NYC Athletes Debate: Highlights differing opinions on who truly represents New York City's athletic prowess.
Listener Engagement: Showcases a strong connection with the audience through varied and personal listener calls.
In-Depth Sports Analysis: Provides thoughtful critiques and praise of sports strategies, player performances, and coaching decisions.
Personal Stories: Adds relatability and humor, making the discussion more engaging.
This episode of Don, Hahn & Rosenberg offers a comprehensive look into sports fandom, athlete evaluations, and the intricate dynamics of team performances, all delivered with the hosts' signature humor and insightful commentary.