Hour 4: Will Ferrell Debate

Summary

Don, Hahn & Rosenberg Podcast Summary
Episode: Hour 4 – Will Ferrell Debate
Release Date: January 7, 2025

Hosted by Don LaGreca, Alan Hahn, and Peter Rosenberg, this episode dives deep into the comedic prowess of Will Ferrell, explores guilty pleasure movies, discusses sports betting strategies, and addresses the show's future on the YES Network.

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1. Will Ferrell Movies: A Divisive Comedy Figure

The episode opens with a passionate debate over the comedic genius of Will Ferrell. Host Peter Rosenberg introduces the topic through listener interactions, sparking a lively discussion among the hosts and callers.

• Caller’s Critique:

  • (03:15) One caller expresses a strong dislike for Will Ferrell’s humor, stating, “I’m not a fan of Anything Will Ferrell does. I think he's extremely obnoxious. I do not find any of it funny.”

• Defense of Ferrell:

  • (03:35) Another caller counters by praising Ferrell’s performance in “Dodgeball,” highlighting the comedic elements brought by co-stars like Ben Stiller and Jason Bateman.

• Peter’s Take:

  • (03:32) Peter acknowledges the differing opinions, humorously questioning the caller’s relationship with Ferrell: “Why did you marry this joyless soul?”

• Notable Quote:

  • (05:05) “That’s respectful. Why did you marry this joyless soul?” – Peter Rosenberg

The debate underscores the polarized reception of Ferrell's style, with some appreciating his "stupid funny" antics while others find them unappealing.

2. Guilty Pleasure Movies: Embracing Personal Favorites

Transitioning from disdain for Ferrell, the discussion shifts to guilty pleasure movies—films that individuals enjoy despite potential embarrassment.

• Caller’s Confession:

  • (06:00) A caller admits his guilty pleasure is “Pretty Woman,” defending it as a historic and beloved film despite its mushy love story.

• Peter’s Reflection:

  • (06:19) Peter concurs, appreciating the complexity of human emotions portrayed: “The combination of all... because humans are complex.”

• Notable Quote:

  • (06:42) “It’s a mushed love. Yeah, it’s a whole thing. But it’s like, that story is adorable.” – Caller

Another caller reveals a fondness for “Sex and the City,” highlighting its evolution from perceived cheesiness to a cherished classic over time.

• Caller’s Evolution:
  • (07:00) “When I first saw it, I thought it was cheesy, but now I love every location, every storyline.”

This segment celebrates the personal connections listeners have with movies, regardless of mainstream opinions.

3. Sports Betting Strategies and Show Bets

Shifting gears, the podcast delves into sports, particularly focusing on strategies for the New York Knicks and the dynamics of sports betting among the hosts.

• Knicks Performance:

  • (08:33) A caller critiques the Knicks’ current strategies, advocating for the inclusion of shooter Matt Ryan to enhance three-point capabilities.

• Don’s Perspective:

  • (08:34) Don counters by emphasizing the importance of patience and strategic player rotation, cautioning against over-reliance on individual performances.

• Show Bets Discussion:

  • (11:50) The hosts and callers engage in a playful bet regarding the Yankees and Mets, proposing humorous consequences for losing, such as wearing opposing team jerseys in public.

• Notable Quote:

  • (12:16) “If you have to wear a jersey out to eat, that’s the only thing, Griffin.” – Caller

This segment showcases the camaraderie and competitive spirit among the hosts and listeners, integrating sports analysis with entertainment.

4. Future of the Show and YES Network Presence

As the episode progresses, the conversation turns to the future visibility of the podcast, particularly its relationship with the YES Network.

• Current Status:

  • (15:00) Peter addresses listener concerns about the show’s absence from the YES Network, emphasizing the focus on building a strong radio and podcast audience.

• Visual Component Plans:

  • (15:24) The hosts hint at the inevitability of a visual element, stating, “There is a certain conversations that could happen,” and expressing excitement for future television integrations.

• Notable Quote:

  • (15:33) “Sooner than later,” – Peter Rosenberg

• Listener Engagement:

  • (16:16) Calls for maintaining popular graphics and involving key figures like Aaron Boone indicate the hosts' commitment to fan engagement and show enhancement.

• Clown Suit Bet:

  • (14:06) In a light-hearted moment, the hosts joke about potential outrageous bets, such as broadcasting from a clown suit, reflecting their playful rapport.

This section highlights the hosts' strategic planning to elevate the podcast’s presence, balancing between radio intimacy and potential television expansion.

5. Closing Remarks and Upcoming Coverage

Wrapping up the episode, the hosts preview upcoming sports coverage, including the Rangers and Stars games, and tease future show enhancements.

• Final Thoughts:

  • (18:00) Peter expresses optimism about integrating video elements and maintaining strong relationships with sports personalities.

• Farewell Quote:

  • (18:32) “Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast. I don’t want to know how the sausage is made, man. I just want to know. It’s good.” – Peter Rosenberg

The episode concludes on a high note, with hosts encouraging listeners to tune in for future broadcasts and engage with the show’s evolving format.

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Key Takeaways:

• Diverse Opinions on Comedy: The debate over Will Ferrell highlights the subjective nature of humor and the importance of diverse comedic voices.

• Embracing Personal Tastes: Guilty pleasure movies demonstrate the value of personal enjoyment over societal judgments, fostering a community of shared interests.

• Strategic Sports Analysis: Discussions on the Knicks’ performance and sports betting showcase the hosts' deep engagement with sports analytics and listener involvement.

• Evolving Show Dynamics: The podcast is actively planning to expand its reach, balancing radio intimacy with potential visual mediums, ensuring continued growth and listener satisfaction.

This episode encapsulates the essence of the Don, Hahn & Rosenberg podcast—blending sports, entertainment, and candid conversations to create a relatable and engaging listener experience.

Transcript

[Don LaGreca]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

This is the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[Caller]

That sounds like heaven to me.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Listen live weekday afternoon starting at 3 on 880 ESPN, the ESPN New York app and your smart speakers. All right, so we are not all the way till 7 o'clock vehicle today.

[Caller]

Because the range, I mean, I hate it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

The puck drops at seven, so their pregame will begin at 6:30 right here on 880 ESPN. So you and I have as Don Legreco will be calling the game tonight with Dave Maloney. So that'll be great to listen to.

[Caller]

Love Donnie on the call.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But since we only have one segment left in the show, what do you say we just talk to the people?

[Caller]

You mean Last Call Crew?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Is that we're calling it?

[Caller]

Oh yeah, baby.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Last Call Crew.

[Caller]

Let's talk to them.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Let's get to 800 now. 193776. Let's see how many we can get in.

[Caller]

Keep going.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Right? Let's just fly through them. So let's begin with. Is it Amit in Ahmet in Bayside? Amit?

[Caller]

Yeah, that's me.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Okay. Ahmed, how you doing?

[Caller]

How you doing, guys?

I was gonna ask a Nick's question.

But you know, the subject changed into nudity. So. I have a question.

All right.

My 12 year old boy is asking me about manscaping and I don't know what to tell.

Well, what did he. What did he ask?

Yeah, like he's.

He's got.

He's got an evolving bush.

Okay, describe it exactly.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Right. Well, it's evolving.

[Caller]

Okay, you hung up. Is he gone?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Wow. Yeah, I mean it seemed like he needed advice.

[Caller]

I wish the description. I wish he would have played the radio. Did you dump two or just hang up on him?

[Peter Rosenberg]

That sounds like it could be a great album name.

[Caller]

Well, maybe the group Bush. Bush could have made if they come back Evolving Bush or a campaign if one of the younger Bush children runs for office again.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's no. Like I'm not Dennis in North Carolina. Hey, Dennis.

[Caller]

Hey, guys. Yeah, I was going to talk about something else, but you're talking about nudity. And I was in. I played baseball in college, and we did not see much nudity, except for in the showers, but in the locker rooms, whenever a guy would walk around kind of flaunting it, we'd be like, yo, what is Scotty doing? Like, who does he think he is? Just walking around, like, showing off, right? Some. It's a little weird sometimes. It's weird.

Listen, it's. It's situation.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You played nutshot, right? That's what you played. Just let him have.

[Caller]

Yeah, we had the weapon.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yep.

[Caller]

No, sometimes you gotta. You gotta regulate.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Happens.

[Caller]

What are the movies you guys said that might not age well? Have you seen Dodgeball?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Of course.

[Caller]

It's not. It's not good, is it?

[Peter Rosenberg]

So it is absolutely still funny.

[Caller]

Is it good?

It is hilarious. My girl, my girlfriend hates stupid funny, was what she calls it. Anything with Will Ferrell in it. She does not watch. She is not like, stupid funny. And over the holiday, watch Dodgeball.

Anything with Will Ferrell.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Anything.

[Caller]

Anything. She hates old school.

Respectfully.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He's so good at all.

[Caller]

Respectfully. Why did you marry this joyless soul?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, boy.

[Caller]

That is horrible.

It's not. But we're not married.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No.

[Caller]

There you go. Oh, perfect. Okay. Got him.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That should have revealed something.

[Caller]

I'm holding it. I'm holding it off a little.

Yeah, I get it. You got to get her to get this right, because that's such a broad. Will Ferrell movies is such a broad description. She doesn't want to watch Elf on Christmas.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, Elf.

[Caller]

Great. She'll, like, tolerate Elf.

What about old school?

Does kind of play the same kind of guy, though. He played the same character. Like, it's stupid funny. I think he. Personally, I think he's hilarious. I mean, he can't stand.

I. Honestly, it's a shocking call. I don't know if I've ever heard of a person say, you know, I can't stand that Will Ferrell. Yeah, I don't know if I've ever heard of that.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, that's new. Yeah, that one's new.

[Caller]

We're watching. We're watching Dodgeball and I'm crying left. And, you know, Ben still puts on an amazing white goodman. And so does Jason Bateman. Yes, Jason Bateman as the stupid commentary guy.

Right.

Average Joe's aver strategy Cotton.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Let's see how it works out.

[Caller]

Let's see how it works out. Joanie loves Chachi, and I'm on the couch dying, laughing. I Look over at my girlfriend. She's just got this blank stare. I'm like, you don't have a soul, do you? I don't think this is gonna work.

[Peter Rosenberg]

She is a cold woman.

[Caller]

She is definitely a fellow that is very, very. Thank you for the comment. I gotta tell you, that's very tough. Like, feral to me. It's like, if someone comes up to you and goes, you know, there are two people. I just hate them when I see them. Will Ferrell, you know, and that monster Julia Roberts that. You just go, you don't like Will Ferrell or Julia Roberts? Like, you see them and you smile when you see.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Absolutely.

[Caller]

If Julia Roberts smile on camera doesn't make you feel better, feel a certain way or emotionally or emotional, there's something going on.

[Peter Rosenberg]

What's your guilty pleasure movie like? One that's embarrassing to admit that, like, you. If it's on, if you're flipping channels and it's on, you just stop. Cause I gotta watch it. Guilty Pleasure. But not something funny or guy movie, but more of like one of those mo movies that, you know, like, people might. Might think a certain way about you if you admitted you love this movie.

[Caller]

That's a.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's guilty pleasure.

[Caller]

That's a really good question. I'll give you mine I'm proud of. Maybe this will jog me, but, yeah, maybe I'll disagree with you and go, I don't find that guilty. I find that to be quality Pretty Woman. But is that guilty?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yes. Come on. It's a. It's a.

[Caller]

It's a girl.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's a mushy love. Yeah, it's a whole thing. But it's like, that story is adorable. She's adorable in the movie.

[Caller]

She's the cutest human who's ever lived.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And yet she's a hooker in the movie.

[Caller]

Which is amazing. Sure. Yeah. Oh, Exactly. The combination of all.

[Peter Rosenberg]

So she's adorable, but when you realize what she really is, you're like, wait, why? Why is she so adorable? But it's just how she. Because.

[Caller]

Because humans are complex.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And wouldn't you want to be the.

[Caller]

Beauty of a good film?

[Peter Rosenberg]

You'd love to be Richard Gere. You'd love to be that character. So anyways, that's my guilty pleasure.

[Caller]

Guilty Pleasure.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's not a guy movie.

[Caller]

No. So if you mean girly movies in terms of, like, your wife likes to watch it, but you also really like to watch it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

My wife doesn't really love to watch that.

[Caller]

I don't want to call this a guilty Pleasure. Because I think it's gone on to be, like, historic for many reasons, but I'm sure a lot of Titanic. But I'm sure I like Titanic, but I don't rewatch it. Not that too long. I'm going to a show instead. I love Sex and the City Fair. Okay. Grown on me greatly. Like, when it first came out, I thought the way it was written and acted was, like, cheesy and fast and stupid. And now I find it to be great. Having lived in New York the last 18 years, I love Spot every location. Like, I love Sex in the City, I think. I guess what, I love the new Sex in the City. I love sjp. I'm a Sarah Jessica Parker fan.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Okay?

[Caller]

So, yeah, I like Sex in the City.

[Peter Rosenberg]

There you go. There's your guilty pleasure. Yeah, that's kind of all on the lines. I was.

[Caller]

Yeah, There you go.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Langs in Stamford. Hey, Lang.

[Caller]

Yeah. Back to the next gentleman. Come on, keep focus.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I really.

[Caller]

All right. Yeah. Let me preface this comment. I'm a tips guy. I love them. Since the Van Gundy days. Jeff. I don't buy into the hole. They, you know, they run them into the ground. The players overplays them. But when you shoot 24 from three point man, okay, in the last three games, and you've lost all three, you got to put in a shooter. And this guy, Matt Ryan, he's lit the Knicks up when he was on the Pelicans. I watch every game, all right? You can't tell me that you can't find them 10 to 15, 20 minutes, all right? While preserving some of the players to put them in. The Knicks can't throw the ball into the ocean. And, you know, Don, I gotta be honest. When you look back two, three, four months from now, and we've lost some games that we should have won, and now we don't have a favorable matchup in the playoffs. These games do matter. I'd like to get your take on that.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I mean, but they do.

[Caller]

Of course they do.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I mean, they all matter. And you're already now predicting they're going to lose a whole bunch of games and they've lost three. They got to play the Raptors tomorrow night, and we'll see. But I wouldn't start, you know, feeling like this whole thing's going to come crashing down. Matt Ryan is a nice story playing for his hometown team, but Matt Ryan's not saving your season. Now, is it Worth? Get him in there and see what he can do. Maybe he gets hot. Maybe now he is a 40% career shooter from three. So he has a. That's his thing. He is a shooter. But, you know, are there pockets of times where you're like, man, we're just ice cold. Let's get a guy out there, see if he can knock some down. Maybe, you know, like, that's all the stuff that's now on the table when you start to struggle. So it's all fair to throw out there. Casey in Farmingville. Hey, Casey.

[Caller]

Hey, how you doing? I wanted to touch on the whole thing. I fall on the same line. I'm not a fan of Anything Will Fail does. I think he's extremely obnoxious. I do not find any of it funny.

So you are a serial killer is what you're saying.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It just doesn't get the humor. You don't get the.

[Caller]

You watched Old School and you did not find Old School funny.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, that's a good one.

[Caller]

No, no, I did give it an honest try and a lot of friends that were into it, but it's just not my thing. So, Vince, what do you like the Seinfeld comedy?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Do you like Vince Vaughn? Do you like those Get. You like, like Owen Wilson? Luke Wilson. Them, like, that whole crew. Like, do you find any of their stuff funny or is that whole crew.

[Caller]

Really, to be honest, you don't get them.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, that's it. It's just that kind of comedy.

[Caller]

Did you. Did you like. Did you like. Did you like. Like, how old are you?

39.

Do you like Farley and Spade movies or anything like that?

Oh, of course. Yeah.

Yeah, that's classic.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Of course. Wow. That's very, very similar.

[Caller]

Yeah, it's. It's. You didn't. You didn't like, like Farrell doing George Bush on snl? You've never liked any of the things he's done?

No.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right.

[Caller]

He never laughed at the word strategy.

Kind of the same character.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, that's fair. But you know what? All right, of last one, Adam Sandler, do you like him?

[Caller]

Oh, yes, Adam Sandler. I do, but I think that he.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Does a lot of this, his character.

[Caller]

A little bit more thoughtful, thought through. So I feel.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right. I get what you're doing.

[Caller]

I mean, that's fine.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, no, look, it's not everyone. We all like different things. Casey is not a fan. That's fine.

[Caller]

Old school, though.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's such a good idea.

[Caller]

Wait, hold on. Anchorman. Like, imagine not enjoying Anchorman.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I do not believe you.

[Caller]

Like, I just. Fair, I guess maybe also because we're in broadcasting, the Level to which I love anchorman and know practically every word.

[Peter Rosenberg]

When you understand the nuance of the background of the. That whole thing. Yes, absolutely do. All right, I'm going to give you a little roulette right now. We have seven minutes to go.

[Caller]

Here we go.

[Peter Rosenberg]

We have a direct jets head coach call. Then we have Griffin and Richard.

[Caller]

Richard, Griffin was good yesterday.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Okay.

[Caller]

And he brought it. And he was there for day one. Let's see. Let's see what he does on day two.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Griffin, how are you? Good to talk to you.

[Caller]

I'm good.

I.

Maybe you talk to Don with this tomorrow. I have something that you guys could do with whoever has the lowest in the picks. So, Alan, you are a Yankee fan.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yes.

[Caller]

John is a Met fan. Peter, your big. Your big thing is the commander.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's correct.

[Caller]

Sure.

Well, the loser, Don, if Dom loses, he has to wear a Yankee jersey out in public. Alan, if you lose, you have to wear a Mets jersey out in public. Peter, if you lose, you have to wear a giant jersey out in public.

I don't think it's enough.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, there's not enough public. You know, that's the only thing, Griffin.

[Caller]

It'S going out to eat.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, I wouldn't wear a jersey out to eat.

[Caller]

Nope.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, that's the only thing, Griffin. I like. I like. Look, you've got a plan. You've got an idea here where it's something that should be really effective. But again, wearing a jersey once versus I have a Mets tattoo because of dpietro.

[Caller]

Yeah, listen, I'm. We're not.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's forever.

[Caller]

We're not going to go that far. And that was a long term bet. That was like a very long term bet.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That was a whole season.

[Caller]

Whole season.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Caller]

This is a playoff bets pick. It doesn't have to. I get it. But it has to have more stakes than wearing a jersey. I could wear a Giants jersey any day. What one person's going to come up to me and go, rosenberg, why are you wearing a Giants jersey? But otherwise I just look at a random New Yorker wearing a Giant jersey.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, exactly.

[Caller]

There's no.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's not like you have to be on national television and do this or something.

[Caller]

Yeah. And even so you'd go, it's a bet. I lost. I'm wearing a jersey. I mean, remember, that's what happened back in the day when Don and Michael had a bet and Michael dressed up in the Rangers thing. People took pictures with him.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That actually was kind of cool.

[Caller]

Yeah, it worked.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, that was fun.

[Caller]

Now if you were to tell me, like, for example, Peter has to do. Whoever loses has to broadcast live from. From an outdoor location in the nude. That's not really doable. I mean, if it was your son, it would be. That'd be winning the bet.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Very comfortable.

[Caller]

But in a full clown suit or something in public where people are walking by and you're dressed next clown the neck.

[Peter Rosenberg]

When we do an event. When we do one of the.

[Caller]

Well, we actually.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And we have one coming up.

[Caller]

We have one coming up.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Super Bowl. Everybody keep. Be ready.

[Caller]

Yeah, there will be a Super Bowl. Although my availability, of course, is going to be subject to.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I'm going to write you a hall pass anyway. I don't think.

[Caller]

I don't think that's going to pass.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I'm sure it won't. But yeah. And so at this. When we. When we do this show dressed as a clown show and you have to dress like this.

[Caller]

And now all your photos with the listeners are. You're looking like a clown. And now, now a hundred people all have a photo of you looking like a. That's a little something. You see what I'm saying?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Something. Yeah, but we won't be done by then.

[Caller]

We might not be.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, that's true. Somebody might already be. Mathematically, it could be over or the loser.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Caller]

So it's worth considering.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, we've got till Friday probably to come up with a plan.

[Caller]

Right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Because we'll do our final picks on.

[Caller]

And this is going to be interesting because we'll get. We'll get six games in week one, we'll get four games in week two, and then two and one. We'll get 13 games left here to play with. It's a lot. It's a lot of games.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, no, it'll. It'll feel legit and I think it's going to be more fun. So. Yeah, definitely looking forward to that. People do bring up one thing, though, Peter, again, as you guys were on YES Network for a long time, no longer.

[Caller]

And I keep hearing not on TV currently. No, Currently.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Right. Currently we're not on. Yeah. Well, the question that keeps coming up from a lot of people on social media is, you know, how come you're not on yes. Or are you gonna be on yes. Or you gotta get on yes. And I think people need to let that go. But I do feel like there's a. Not a demand but a desire for us to be as simulcast.

[Caller]

There definitely is.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And I think we should let the people know that there are, you know, there's certain conversations that could happen.

[Caller]

Absolutely. And no matter what, I think there will be a visual component to this show. Sooner than later.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Sooner than later.

[Caller]

Yeah, sooner than later. And I'm excited about that. But right now, I love that we're building the radio audience. I love that people are going to sign up for the podcast, which you should do wherever you find podcasts, if you already subscribe, make sure you rate and review us all that give us five stars. We need all of that. But I do think there'll be a TV component which does add a lot when it comes to things like paying off a bet. Yes, right. Like things like that are certainly helpful. But we will figure it out by Friday. And if you're late to the show, we are gonn to start a new picks contest for the playoffs where we bet every single game, pick every single game the rest of the way. So we're excited. And I do think, Anthony, I think you'd agree. I think we got to keep Ballard on the graphic. He had a hell of a season. He deserves to be on the graphic, don't you think?

Well, if we're starting anew, is Ballard going to make a bet?

That's an interesting question. Does anyone who's on the graphic end up in. That means you're also in the bet.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You can't just be on the graphic and then you're scot free if you.

[Caller]

Boone's getting a tattoo.

Aaron Boone. Now, will Aaron Boone go on the playoff run with us? Because that would be big for us to keep that. You know, there was a lot of beef between, you know, me and Don. Had some issues down the stretch there with Michael about guests who we wanted for our show. Aaron Boone staying a part of this thing moving forward. You know, you're a huge Yankee fan.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Absolutely.

[Caller]

Don and I both have a very good relationship with the Yankee manager.

[Peter Rosenberg]

So how do we work this out? Can we. Do we need to have some discussions?

[Caller]

I think that Boone will say. Yeah, I think Boone will rock with us.

I'll say this about the ballot thing, by the way, I think Ballard stay on the graphic. Makes a lot of sense. I'll talk to Jarv and everything, but in terms of obviously the betting, It'll be the three of you, maybe 45, 47. He's got a lot going on. Maybe he takes a vaccine.

Yeah. And Bear, by the way, you know.

Who I was mad at?

Bear.

Bear not texting me was ridiculous over this.

Well, that refers to the fact that he was not with us for a limited period. Some of his pics. Got in a little bit late.

I saw him on Instagram all the time. I just needed one pic. It could have been bears.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Wow.

[Caller]

Did you see the look in his eyes? Did he look happy on Instagram?

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, I can't.

[Caller]

I don't. I can't say.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Certain outfits on. He's just staring at the camera like.

[Caller]

Yeah, I know. I just want to go home. I know. He said. I demanded here. I demanded a picture of him holding up a newspaper with the day's date. I needed proof of life. Should we talk to him? Should we talk to our guy? Oh, no. We gotta go.

[Peter Rosenberg]

We gotta go.

[Caller]

We can't.

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, yeah. It's unfortunate, but.

[Caller]

Richard, we'll talk to you tomorrow.

[Peter Rosenberg]

We did banter a little bit too much there, but I just thought. Because I know it's been a topic, so I just wanted to sort of just let.

[Caller]

No, we gotta figure it out.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Something's coming. We're. We're trying to make something happen, but it's what I do do. Yep.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

At some point, we will hopefully have a video element to this show because it does feel like something that feels inevitable. So. Yeah, so he's always part of the show in one way or another. So. Don Lagreca on the call tonight. The Rangers and the Stars coverage is coming up momentarily, and we will all see you tomorrow. See you tomorrow, Pete.

[Caller]

Yep.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast. I don't want to know how the sausage is made, man. I just want to know. It's good. Hear more of Don Allen and Peter weekday afternoon starting at 3 on 8 80, ESPN, the ESPN New York app, and your smart speakers.