10-27-25 - Toledo Offers To Take Trip w/Him To World Series Game 4 In LA If He Can't Sell His Tickets

Summary

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Episode Overview

Theme:
This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness centers around a humorous and awkward negotiation for World Series tickets, with Toledo offering to take their boss, Tripp Reeb, to Game 4 in Los Angeles if he can't sell the tickets. The crew explores the social dynamics, teases each other, and shares how such an unusual invitation might be rejected or accepted, while riffing on the quirks and personalities at play.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Hot Air Balloon Bit and Start of the Ticket Saga

• The show opens with playful banter as the cast jokes about watching a game from a hot air balloon—an extravagant “baller move.”
  • "I rented a hot air balloon. I'm gonna watch the world series from high." (01:45, John Holmberg)

2. Toledo’s World Series Ticket Dilemma

• Toledo purchased tickets for a Mariners World Series that never happened, now holds tickets to Game 4 in LA, still unsold.
  • "You have tickets to game four because you made a boner head move and bought tickets for the Mariners World Series appearance, which still hasn't happened, silly." (02:16, John Holmberg)
• He's weighing options: sell the tickets or use them himself.

3. The Offer to Tripp Reeb

• Holmberg suggests Toledo invite Tripp Reeb, their boss, to the game just to see how he’d gracefully turn it down.
  • "I would love for you to be my guest at the World Series tomorrow to see how he turns you down. Because he will. But that's such a generous and kind offer." (03:25, John Holmberg)
• The team speculates (and bets) on how Tripp will react: kindly, bluntly, or both.

4. The Invitation and Rejection – Live On-Air Roleplay (Highlight)

• They roleplay the invite and Tripp’s response, leading to playful cringe, awkwardness, and classic morning show antics.
  • "Game four tomorrow, Trip. Would you like to go with me?" (04:40, Toledo)
  • "It's a lovely... it's a lovely invitation." (05:09, Tripp)
  • "No." (05:22, Tripp, succinctly turning it down)
• The crew analyzes Tripp's polite but unmistakable rejection.
  • "I was wondering how you would kindly turn this down, because it's not one you can just laugh off. Because it's a generous offer." (05:15, John Holmberg)
  • "Yeah, exactly. No." (05:26, Toledo)

5. Awkward Logistics & Dodger Talk

• Hilarity ensues as they discuss the discomforts of traveling together, sharing a room, and seating arrangements.
  • "Would I have to travel with you?" (06:02, Tripp)
  • "Yeah, yeah." (06:06, Holmberg)
  • "Would I stay? Oh, no, no." (06:21/06:23, Tripp, hard 'no' to sharing a room)
• Tripp jokes about avoiding the pavilion and bleacher seats at Dodger Stadium, alluding to previous adventures.
• Ohtani’s pitching becomes a selling point for the tickets.

6. Post-Rejection Analysis and Humor

• The group snickers over Tripp’s response, comparing it to tragic literary moments and Gene Simmons-like rejections.
  • "It reminded me of how at the end of Of Mice and Men… Sort of verbally just did that." (09:10, Holmberg)
  • "Brett and I both know that was a very Gene Simmons." (09:56, Toledo)
  • "Yeah. Since you know when you can tell when someone's lying because her voice gets really high. Tripp's voice might as well have been falsetto." (10:00, Holmberg)
• Listeners comment on Tripp's signature voice and mannerisms, which the crew exaggerates for comedic effect.

7. Final Push for the Tickets

• Holmberg plugs Toledo's tickets one last time, noting Ohtani’s historic pitching.
  • "If you want to buy Toledo's tickets, It's [e-mail] but you gotta go. Ohtani's pitching, right? That's history." (10:35, John Holmberg)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Holmberg on Hot Air Balloon Flex:
  "I rented a hot air balloon. I'm gonna watch the world series from high."
  (01:45, John Holmberg)

• Toledo’s Blunt Invite and Tripp’s Classic Deflection:
  "Game four tomorrow, Tripp. Would you like to go with me?"
  (04:40, Toledo)
  "It's a lovely invitation... No."
  (05:09, Tripp | 05:22, Tripp)

• On Sharing a Room:
  "Would I have to travel with you?... Would I stay? Oh, no, no."
  (06:02–06:23, Tripp)

• Holmberg’s Literary Analogy:
  "It reminded me of how at the end of Of Mice and Men... he just shoots him in the head. Sort of verbally just did that."
  (09:10, Holmberg)

• On Tripp’s Falsetto 'No':
  "Tripp's voice might as well have been falsetto."
  (10:00, Holmberg)

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Key Segment Timestamps

• 01:45 – Hot air balloon World Series joke
• 02:16 – Ticket fiasco recap
• 03:06–03:41 – Discussing inviting Tripp, anticipation of the awkwardness
• 04:40–05:26 – The actual (mock) invite and Tripp’s classic polite “no”
• 06:02–06:23 – Room-sharing discomfort, “hard no”
• 09:10 – Of Mice and Men analogy
• 10:00 – Voice impression analysis
• 10:35 – Final ticket plug, Ohtani’s draw

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Tone & Style

Playfully edgy, quick-witted, and rich in inside jokes—Holmberg deftly needles his colleagues and the situation itself, mining awkwardness for laughs. The cast exudes familiarity and a sense of shared history, regularly poking fun at each other and their boss, with a sarcastic but affectionate edge.

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This episode is a quintessential slice of the “Morning Sickness” dynamic: real, slightly absurd, and full of camaraderie, making even a failed ticket sale a hilarious drama. If you enjoy morning radio fueled by irreverent banter and sports fandom, this segment, in particular, delivers classic HMS humor.

Transcript

[A]

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[B]

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[C]

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[D]

Sickness.

[C]

The old method of treatment for a person in this condition was to throw him in jail. Sounds like these time and time again. Thanks, Dave. Dave and his wife are going out again. You know, going out on the town since his incident where he knocked that lady up and he's take her up in a balloon. Yeah, it's gotta get her up in that hot air balloon. By the way, somebody said, I have a feeling that the only thing they think of when they think of hot air balloons for some reason is Tripp Reeb. I don't know why, but when you mentioned hot air balloons this morning, all I could think of was your boss, Tripp Reeb. He said just floating over Dodger Stadium, watching him like that would be such a flex baller move. I rented a hot air balloon. I'm gonna watch the world series from high.

[A]

He's gonna park it right over Toledo's seats.

[C]

I'll still be closer than Toledo and I'll be in the air. So I have a. I offered this earlier to Richard. The World Series is in full swing. We're one one coming back to LA tonight, I believe. Game three, you have tickets to game four because you made a boner head move and bought tickets for the Mariners World Series appearance, which still hasn't happened, silly. Still haven't sold those.

[B]

I've not.

[A]

Oh, you're not gonna be here tomorrow or.

[C]

Here's the worst part.

[D]

I'll be here tomorrow. Maybe after the show.

[C]

Yeah, I would.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

So my. My offer to you, because I told Toledo or I told Trip was at my house last night and I told him, I said, so, 1 1. You're pretty happy the weekend. Yeah, yeah. I left Snelling too long. Otani's throwing tomorrow. Yeah. You're not going to that.

[D]

Well, if I sell the tickets, I'm gonna sell the tickets, go watch Ohtani pitch in the World Series.

[C]

That's stupid. So I told Trip, I'm like, are you going to any games in la? Yeah, I haven't gotten back from Dave yet. And then somebody next to him.

[E]

Who?

[C]

Dave Roberts, the manager of the Dodgers. So, yeah, yeah, he hasn't gotten back to me. So a little busy. I'm thinking. I'm like, well, I know a guy who's got tickets. And he just goes, yeah, right. I want you just to see his reaction to say, tripp, you've been a great boss. I've loved working with you, and I would love for you to be my guest at the World Series tomorrow to see how he turns you down. Because he will. But that's such a generous and kind offer.

[D]

It'll be like the reaction I had to him.

[C]

Oh, no, no, no, no. I think he would be forced into rejecting you in the kindest possible way. And I'd like to see how he does that.

[A]

I think he's right down the hall.

[D]

I don't think he's gonna be kind about it. I think he'd be very blunt about it.

[C]

Is that Heather? Heather?

[F]

Heather.

[D]

I may check.

[C]

Heather.

[D]

I'm go check.

[C]

I tried the intercom. She's not paying any attention.

[D]

Nope, still not working.

[C]

I don't know if Tripp's here today. I thought I heard him.

[E]

Well, if he.

[C]

If he's here, he heard us do this, and now it's jinxed and ruined. Exactly. But I want you to do it. I want you to. And would you go if he said yes?

[E]

Sure.

[C]

Road trip.

[D]

Oh, my God.

[B]

You.

[C]

You two.

[A]

You two in the mini.

[C]

The most silent. So what's your name? I'm Big Dick. Toledo. Oh, yeah, yeah. I know. I hear about you on the show. I know you've already heard.

[D]

I've heard about you.

[C]

Well, he has. I don't know if you've been listening. You have. Okay. So Richard has this. Okay.

[D]

Game four tomorrow, trip. Would you like to go with me?

[A]

This is.

[E]

This is a comedy show, right?

[C]

No, no. Stop it.

[E]

Stop that.

[C]

Stop that immediately. He's. He's made an offer. I'll just be quiet and sit back here and fiddle around with stuff.

[E]

I wish I could, but.

[C]

You got plans?

[E]

Really?

[C]

Don't look at me. Tell him. Look him in.

[E]

It's a lovely. I honestly. It's a lovely invitation.

[C]

That's what I said.

[E]

It's a really nice invitation.

[C]

I was wondering how you would kindly turn this down, because it's not one you can just laugh off. Because it's a generous offer.

[E]

No.

[C]

All right, never mind. I guess he nailed it.

[D]

Yeah, exactly. No.

[C]

Are you sure? Yeah. Is it Toledo or where the tickets are or some sort of weird combination?

[E]

Both.

[C]

Yeah, it's probably both. Yeah. All right.

[B]

That's.

[E]

No, no, no, no. I would. I would. I'd love to go with.

[C]

No, you wouldn't.

[E]

Yeah. Why?

[C]

Just last. Dude, you said you wouldn't.

[E]

You think he's. You know. You got a problem with him. I know that.

[A]

Sure.

[C]

Well, we all have a problem.

[E]

It's like some emotional thing.

[C]

It is. Yeah. He's not wrong.

[E]

You have that.

[C]

Emotional.

[E]

Well, I don't get that.

[C]

But, I mean, I think we're on the same.

[E]

I wouldn't have to. Would I have to travel with you? Would that be.

[C]

Yeah, yeah.

[E]

You know.

[C]

And you've got a place to stay. Could he stay? Yeah, he's got it.

[D]

Don't. Don't drag that.

[E]

Okay.

[C]

No. If he got a room with two.

[E]

Beds, would I stay?

[C]

Yeah.

[E]

Oh, no, no.

[C]

That's a hard.

[E]

Excuse me?

[C]

That's a hard.

[D]

No.

[E]

You want.

[C]

Go ahead.

[E]

I'll. I'd stay at the club.

[C]

Oh, at the Beller.

[E]

There you go.

[C]

Can he stay with you there? No, I don't think so.

[D]

I don't think so.

[C]

Would you road trip with him?

[E]

No.

[C]

You would fly?

[E]

Yeah, right, right.

[C]

You wouldn't go. Like, that's a generous offer. I'll buy plane tickets, Right? No, no. You're not gonna do that. Okay. All right. Well, it was. I thought it was a very kind offer.

[E]

I think it's a lovely. It's a really nice.

[C]

Dave Roberts calling you right now with family tickets. You're not going to offer To. To all.

[E]

No, evidently not. Well, the problem. And that's the problem. He has such a big family. Yeah. And he has family in la and family, of course, in San Diego. And they only get a few X number of tickets right now, I think. I mean, when I went last time.

[C]

Yeah.

[E]

They at least had six plus.

[C]

But you're on that list.

[E]

Wife and I think his wife and another person.

[C]

You're short list, though. You're on the.

[E]

I think. No, I'm long list.

[C]

You think if he's only. There's a lot of tickets.

[E]

Like I said. I mean, family. Family. Family. And you got my buddy Jeff.

[C]

Yeah, that's pretty awesome. And then Toledo said, hey, you can go. And then maybe when you're in the building with Rich, you can call Dave Roberts.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

And then say, I gotta go. And then.

[E]

Well, that is the other thing. I mean, I don't know where the tickets.

[C]

They're in the deep, right.

[D]

You have to walk through the pavilion trip.

[C]

You have to be with them.

[D]

You know that area out beyond the.

[C]

Fence, you know, remember the people about it.

[D]

He's heard about it.

[E]

You're right.

[D]

They got statues out there. The sort of statues out there.

[C]

Remember the people used to point and go, I just need branches off of this one. And then. And then flow and then try to get out of here by 11. That's who you're sitting with. No, it's a different industry. Look, he's actually kind of thinking about it. I think that's generous performative art.

[D]

Yeah, he's good.

[C]

I mean, the no was. But then there's kind of. I don't know. All right, well, because if you can't sell him.

[E]

Oh, he's got to be pitching.

[C]

Sh. Is pitching tomorrow.

[E]

Oh, yeah.

[C]

Even sitting in the bleachers isn't a bad idea for that one.

[E]

Do you notice that I'm not wearing any Dodger gear today?

[C]

Yeah. What are you doing? I wore Dodgy on Friday, Right.

[D]

Oh, see?

[C]

Did you wear it Saturday? Because they won. So. Okay. So okay. This is the new thing. All right, I like that.

[E]

All right.

[C]

His reaction was about what I thought a very cathetic trip. Re everybody.

[E]

The.

[C]

The kind. Kind sort of taste down.

[A]

I thought actually he didn't.

[C]

You know. Yeah. It reminded me of how at the end of. Of Mice and Men, when was it George who kills Lenny or the other way around just covers his mouth and look at the rabbits. Look at the rabbits. And then he just shoots him in the head. Sort of verbally just did that. Yeah. I mean, I Would.

[E]

No.

[C]

Did you see his face when he got Simmons? Yeah, he got Simmons. But the worst part was he had to eat that. A little at first. A little bit like. Oh, no, he means it. This isn't a bit. It's a comedy show. It's a comedy show. You're, like, putting me on. When does the clown arrive?

[B]

No.

[C]

No. Anyway, yeah.

[D]

Brett and I both know that was a very Gene Simmons.

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[D]

No.

[C]

Yeah. Since you know when you can tell when someone's lying because her voice gets really high. Tripp's voice might as well have been falsetto.

[D]

I don't know what's a thing with.

[C]

The thing and the boy, but no, he started.

[A]

He started talking like Barry Gibbs singing a PG song.

[D]

You can tell me the way I use my walk.

[E]

Woman's man, you know?

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

This guy says, I thought you always exaggerated Tripp's voice, but that was uncanny.

[E]

No. Yes.

[C]

No. I mean, I would, but it's always almost. And then you leave alone. It's very strange. It's 9:48. We got an entertainment drill coming up, and if you want to buy Toledo's tickets, It's D. [e-mail] but you gotta go. Ohtani's pitching, right? That's. That's history. Especially if he just does it again.

[E]

Oh.

[C]

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[D]

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