2025-04-18- KSR - Hour 1

Summary

Podcast Summary: KSR - Hour 1 | April 18, 2025

Show Overview

On April 18, 2025, Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR), hosted by Matt Jones alongside the KSR crew from iHeartPodcasts and Sports Talk 790 (WKRD-AM), delivered an engaging and informative hour packed with the latest UK news, sports insights, and lively discussions. Broadcasting live from KS Bar and Grill in Lexington, the episode captured the vibrant atmosphere of the venue and the enthusiasm of the listeners joining in for the weekday morning show.

Live Audience and Weekend Events

The show kicked off with Ryan Lemond greeting a diverse audience, including patrons gearing up for the upcoming weekend events. Hosts highlighted significant activities such as the Tyler Childers concert and Keeneland races, mentioning attendees like Gary Johnson and listeners from Taylor Mill and Cleveland who are excited for the festivities.

Ryan Lemond [02:19]: "Welcome to another wonderful edition of Kentucky Sports Radio. It is Friday, April 18. ... A big weekend in Lexington and we're happy you've joined us to be a part of it."

Gene Mitchell's Music Segment: A Missed Opportunity

A notable portion of the discussion centered around Gene Mitchell's musical performance, which unfortunately wasn't included in the podcast due to company restrictions. The hosts expressed their disappointment over the omission, emphasizing how much listeners enjoyed it during the live show.

Shannon The Dude [03:21]: "We need to apologize to podcast listeners... people didn't get to hear his music."

Matt Jones [03:38]: "I hate that... it was probably the best part of the show yesterday."

Tour of UK’s New Media Studios at Rupp Arena

Ryan shared his recent experience touring the newly renovated UK media studios located at Rupp Arena. He lauded the state-of-the-art facilities, noting that the updated studios surpass any local TV stations in terms of technology and production capabilities. The hosts discussed how these advancements would enhance the broadcasting of various UK sporting events, from basketball to baseball.

Ryan Lemond [07:43]: "He took Gary and me out for a tour. It is better than any TV station in this state... their facilities are amazing."

Shannon added her appreciation for the preservation of historical elements within Memorial Coliseum during the renovation.

Shannon The Dude [11:56]: "They preserved part of the old bleachers... it is incredible."

Listener Calls and Recruitment Discussions

A significant portion of the episode involved engaging listener calls, primarily focusing on UK basketball recruitment and hypothetical scenarios involving coaching strategies.

1. Caller Nico's Question on Calipari’s Hypothetical Coaching:

   Nico from North Carolina inquired whether Calipari could have managed UK’s recruits effectively.

   Caller Nico [21:27]: "Do you think Cal could have done what he did this year with Kentucky's recruits that we had this year?"

   The hosts deliberated on how Calipari’s coaching style might have influenced the team's dynamics, ultimately suggesting limited impact due to the different skill sets and team structures.

   Shannon The Dude [22:25]: "Brandon Garrison would have played the four with Amari at the five... it would not have been a good group for Cal."

2. Caller Kaden's Inquiry About Nate A Mint’s Commitment:

   Kaden questioned the potential destination of Nate A Mint amidst a tumultuous recruitment period.

   Caller Kaden [27:56]: "What do you guys think about him and where do you think he's gonna go?"

   The hosts discussed Mint’s prospects, highlighting Tennessee as a frontrunner and expressing skepticism about his fit with traditional coaching systems like Rick Barnes’.

   Ryan Lemond [28:21]: "What an interesting recruitment... play against these other schools trying, a lot of them... just going for who’s gonna pay the most."

3. Caller Jimmy's Baseball Statistics Query:

   Jimmy referenced a comparison between Tony Gwynn's remarkable batting consistency against legendary pitchers and current player Raphael Devers.

   Caller Jimmy [39:01]: "Matt Smoltz, Maddox Glavin and Pedro Martinez face Tony Gwynn like 330 times and only struck him out three times."

   The hosts marveled at the historical stats, drawing parallels to current players' performances.

   Shannon The Dude [40:14]: "Struck him out almost 600 plate appearances and strikeout 15 times."

Anecdotes and Humor

Throughout the show, the hosts shared humorous personal stories, particularly highlighting Ryan’s experiences with vintage cars and unfortunate accidents involving luxury vehicles.

Ryan Lemond [36:21]: "I rear ended a Maserati on Leavestown Road... The bumper had replaced the bumper. My insurance agent was happy to tell me it was $30,000."

Shannon and Matt contributed light-hearted banter, creating a relaxed and entertaining atmosphere for listeners.

Alien Segment Preview

Towards the end of the first hour, the hosts teased an upcoming segment on aliens, inviting listeners to anticipate intriguing updates and discussions.

Ryan Lemond [16:34]: "There's aliens in the news. So, Drew, today's the day. We're doing your alien segment."

Conclusion and Upcoming Content

As the show progressed, the hosts continued to engage with listeners, offering recommendations for local eateries and discussing the vibrant Lexington concert scene. They emphasized the community aspect of KSR, encouraging listeners to join events at KS Bar and Grill and partake in the forthcoming Tyler Childers concert.

Ryan Lemond [43:07]: "We're having a Tyler Childers like pre-concert party here... You got to eat at one of our local establishments."

The episode concluded with ongoing humor, reflections on personal anecdotes, and anticipation for future segments, solidifying KSR’s reputation as the number one sports radio show in Kentucky.

Notable Quotes

• Shannon The Dude [03:32]: "Rules are rules."

• Ryan Lemond [04:24]: "Both Gene Mitchell's have got more publicity this week than ever before."

• Shannon The Dude [12:06]: "I'm glad he's in there working hard. I'm sure a lot of them have been in there recently."

• Ryan Lemond [26:37]: "Cal does the athlete and Pope’s more of... give me some shooters."

This episode of KSR effectively blended sports analysis, community engagement, and entertaining anecdotes, providing listeners with a comprehensive and enjoyable listening experience.

Transcript

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[Ryan Lemond]

All right, good morning ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, grandpas and grandmas, aunts and uncles. Welco. Welcome to another wonderful edition of Kentucky Sports Radio. It is Friday, April 18. It is good Friday, Easter Sunday coming up in a couple days and we are happy to join us Here we got some folks already here at KS Bar and Grill. Couple here from Taylor Mill going to the Tyler Childers concert tomorrow night. My buddy over here, Gary Johnson is going to Keeneland today. Folks, you walked in from Cleveland, also going to Tyler Childers, also going to Tyler Childers today. So big weekend in Lexington this weekend and we're happy you've joined us to be a part of it. As always, Tech Sports radio is sponsored by the TJ Smith law office called TJ and what happened Shannon?

[Matt Jones]

He'll make them pay.

[Ryan Lemond]

They'll make them pay. The Clark's Puppy Shop phone line will be open. 859-280-2287. We'll have our whiskey Thief call today. Of course, Gene Mitchell was our call today. Yesterday. Loud singer Gene Mitchell and the Avision glass text machines. My cell phone for a couple more days as Matt is still off in Amsterdam. I believe he comes back to the United States today, comes back to Kentucky tomorrow, have dinner with his parents on Sunday and then boom, right back in the saddle on Monday to do the show.

[Shannon The Dude]

One more, one more show without him, then back to normal next week. Mentioning Gene Mitchell, I think we need to apologize to podcast listeners, Shannon, that that didn't make it in there. Right. I know people didn't get to hear his music.

[Matt Jones]

I know it, I hate that. But it was, I think it was probably the best part of the show yesterday and the podcast listeners didn't even get to hear it.

[Shannon The Dude]

Rules are rules.

[Matt Jones]

That's right.

[Ryan Lemond]

The fact he was playing his own song off a cassette tape over the phone and then played it for like 10 minutes made the whole bit work.

[Shannon The Dude]

I had a lot of people message me. They were excited for that part of the show. Then they couldn't hear it. So that's the reason you got to tune in live.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, what I understand, Shannon was GM Billy. GM Billy pulled the plug and said.

[Matt Jones]

You GM Billy was in Lobo yesterday. He walked into the studio right as I was chopping up the podcast. He had his khakis on and his button up shirt and he looked down his nose at me and goes, we can't put that in the podcast. It's not worth it. I said, okay, whatever you say, sir Billy. So yeah, blame Billy.

[Shannon The Dude]

Well, I almost texted you all, I'll pay the fine. They're not going to find us for Gene Mitchell playing it over a cassette.

[Ryan Lemond]

Both Gene Mitchell's have got more publicity this week than ever before.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah, they're the winners of the week.

[Ryan Lemond]

The Mitchells, no doubt about it. So I went to my engineering speaking engagement after the show yesterday.

[Shannon The Dude]

I was about to hijack the show and make sure we led with this. So I'm glad you're gonna. You're gonna open up about it.

[Ryan Lemond]

And they booed me off the stage. They were throwing protractors and right angles and all their little engineering gadgets at me. Muffins off their lunch plate.

[Shannon The Dude]

Muffins. Wow.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. So, no, it went. It went better than it. Than I even thought it would. I mean, it was. I killed it yesterday, Drew. And the jokes. You guys told me not to use the jokes. I made a last minute decision. I used them, and they actually laughed. It worked. All the jokes. Wow. The John Calipari room, full of timeouts, worked. John Caliperi taking early exit, worked. And the software engineer joke, they all three worked.

[Shannon The Dude]

Like it's a roast of John Calipari there. You know, I have engineering sources. And I tweeted this yesterday. Someone sent me a picture from the front row. I didn't know you were gonna throw on a blazer. I mean, I saw you just with your button up. I mean, you really dressed up for this. Looking sharp. But they said Ryan did a great job. He was 100% Ryan. So I'm proud of you. I didn't get to make it out there. I didn't want to. I didn't want to, like, laugh in the back and snicker. Why? It's very serious. I'm not an engineer. I didn't want to be there to interrupt. So I trust my source here saying it was a great job.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, I wonder how you got the picture. I know people you had somebody with. Sneaky.

[Shannon The Dude]

I keep my ear to the streets.

[Ryan Lemond]

In this town, but. But yeah, I. Of course I started them with the line that I told you I was gonna start with. I just got through talking to Drew Franklin. Sitting by Drew Franklin and sharing the dude. Now I'm here in a room full of smart people.

[Matt Jones]

They laughed at that.

[Ryan Lemond]

They laughed at that. So I knew then I could go with the jokes. I knew I had them.

[Shannon The Dude]

You can use me as a punchline anytime. Did you full 30 minutes or 20?

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, I think they wrapped me up about. I started, like, five minutes late, so. About 25 minutes? Yeah, 25.

[Shannon The Dude]

I'm impressed.

[Matt Jones]

I am too. Like, maybe you should start speaking at everybody's engagements.

[Ryan Lemond]

No, I'm good at that. But I got my free T shirt on. This is a middle school math competition they sponsored.

[Shannon The Dude]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

So they gave me a free T shirt. So of course I'm going to wear a free T shirt.

[Shannon The Dude]

I like. You have a T shirt on over a T shirt. You're doing double T today.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, this one was out in the car and I couldn't walk outside naked, so I. Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

You taking your shirt off, you never do that, so. Well, you're looking good. I'm very proud of you.

[Ryan Lemond]

Thank you. Appreciate it.

[Shannon The Dude]

I was very nervous. That wasn't just part of the bit yesterday. I was really wondering how you're going to do 30 minutes.

[Ryan Lemond]

Sometimes the crowd is, you know, they're not into it. There are. We had a question and answer session. Got a question from a Louisville fan. We had to put him in his place a little bit.

[Shannon The Dude]

What do you ask? Give me an example of some questions you got.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, a couple more, probably more football questions than basketball questions.

[Shannon The Dude]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

But the question he asked was something like, you know, do you see Kentucky falling into mediocrity in the SEC with all the good SEC teams that are now kind of exploded? And then somebody yelled, he's a Louisville fan. Okay.

[Shannon The Dude]

Should have kicked him out of the room.

[Ryan Lemond]

Gotcha.

[Shannon The Dude]

Well, I'm glad you did well. And I'm most impressed by how you're dressed. I'm glad someone sent me.

[Ryan Lemond]

Now we're back to flip flops.

[Shannon The Dude]

Wow, you really are vacation doubt today. It is Friday.

[Ryan Lemond]

So I got tell you one other thing we did yesterday. You know, I have a buddy, Punk, works over in the UK media relations department. He's in charge of the UK media relations department.

[Shannon The Dude]

I like Punk a lot. He's a fellow Titans fan.

[Ryan Lemond]

He took us on a tour of the brand new UK studios that are at Rupp Arena. You know all the renovations at Rupp arena, they moved the entire video production department studios down at Rupp Arena. So he took Gary and I out for a tour. I'm telling you, it is better than any TV station in this state. I'm talking better than any TV station in Lexington, any TV station in Louisville. Their facilities are amazing. And so that that's where they'll do the. Not just the basketball games, but the football games, the baseball games, the softball games, all from these new studios down at Rupp Arena. It blew me away looking at it.

[Shannon The Dude]

I knew they were putting one in. I haven't been able to see it. We're not even allowed to do any video in Rupp Arena. So congratulations to them. Is it like UK athletics or is it also students in like the journalism school? Is it both?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, it's both.

[Shannon The Dude]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. The day, I guess it's A weekly. Well, maybe it's a daily broadcast. UK does the student broadcast news broadcast down there in their studio. But then the control room for all the sporting events. Sorry, they have two control rooms case they have two games at the same time. If like baseball's playing, softball's playing, they've got two different control rooms. Top notch equipment. It's unbelievable. And the studio is right at the corner of what is that Main Street. And as you're going up to Rupp arena, they've got the wind, it's up against the glass window. So it's today show.

[Shannon The Dude]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

You know, if you want to people that are walking down the sidewalk going to games, you can look in and see the broadcast going on at that time. It's amazing.

[Shannon The Dude]

You and your friend Gary here, who you worked with, were you all just nerding out as former news guys?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, especially Gary. Gary's into that stuff. You know, he shoots for NASCAR and he's into all the lighting and all the everything the cameras.

[Shannon The Dude]

Has technology changed a little bit since you were in a newsroom?

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh gosh. Well, you know, we used to have tape to tape editing. Now they edit electronically at their desk on their computer. It's totally different than when I am so outdated when it comes to that stuff. But they've got all the new bells and whistles and everything. So if you're walking by down there to RUP arena, you'll see it, the big glass windows. Sometimes they do pull the curtains down if the sun's shining. Makes sense, but it blows me away. So I think you guys doing your rapid reaction now, you should do it down there in those studios.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, I'm sure they'll happily let us inside to use all of their equipment to do video. No, I think they prefer that we stand in the rain in the snow in December. But that, that does sound cool. I like punk a lot. I'm glad they have the resources to keep it going because they do put out great videos.

[Ryan Lemond]

Amazing.

[Shannon The Dude]

Sure, the students love it too.

[Ryan Lemond]

So he said, you know, every school in the SEC now has this own. Their own studio, their own control room every. Because the SEC network now basically they'll just take their broadcast like if the sc if Kentucky's playing, I think he said was Vanderbilt this year. It was all student run broadcast that day, weren't they.

[Shannon The Dude]

Didn't they have something at the baseball stadium or did I dream that? Well, they're running it out of there.

[Ryan Lemond]

They still got like a control room out there at the baseball stadium also.

[Shannon The Dude]

I remember when that was put in, that was state of the art, however.

[Ryan Lemond]

Long ago that studio loans better than any TV station in this town right now. But it is. It just totally blew me away. So after that was over, then we went and tour toured Memorial Coliseum. I was walking around Memorial Coliseum. Historic, Historic Memorial Coliseum. And I didn't know this, but they took all the wooden bleachers and the one in. It's got the VIP area. Next time you go look, it looks like there's wood up the side. Those are the old bleachers that you can see the numbers on the bleachers that they kind of incorporated it into the redesign.

[Shannon The Dude]

I've been in there several times. Not in the VIP area, but I didn't catch that. Anytime I'm in there, I have to be on the lookout for that. It's neat. They preserved, you know, part of the.

[Ryan Lemond]

Historic, historic Memorial Coliseum.

[Shannon The Dude]

That place is so awesome.

[Ryan Lemond]

It is.

[Shannon The Dude]

I didn't get the tour behind the scenes, but just going to events there. It is incredible.

[Ryan Lemond]

The war monuments are being erected down front of Memorial Coliseum. All the names they used to have. Once you go in, all the names used to be listed there on the one, the hallway. They're putting them outside and like in some monuments. So it's really cool. So we kept walking around. Next thing I know, we're looking around, we're in the Joe Kraft center, and we hear a bouncing ball. So we kind of go in, we're looking, you know, peeking in. Who do you think is in there shooting baskets?

[Shannon The Dude]

I'm gonna say Colin Chandler.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Shannon The Dude]

Hey, what a guess. You know that I just. I'm sure he's been in the lab since the season ended, so it doesn't surprise me at all. He's in there.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, it comes off the hills where he just made the announcement he's coming back. I guess he's got the juices flowing.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

So he was in there shooting some baskets last night.

[Shannon The Dude]

That was a complete guess. I'm glad I got it right. But more importantly, I'm glad he's in there working hard. I'm sure a lot of them have been in there recently. Yeah, that was a big announcement. I think we all expected it. There was never really much word that he was gonna leave. Seems to like it here. You know, he committed to Pope with byu, Big Pope guy. But I'm glad he finally put it out there so you can officially stamp him in there. Jack Pilgrim put a little scoop on the board that Colin never even considered leaving. And what I'm gonna put out an announcement, and some teammates were like, hey, man, you're gonna let people know? He's like, let people know what? I'm just here. I'm on the team. Do I have to do something? They're like, well, it wouldn't hurt. So he just threw that up. So, I mean, he's been all in since the season ended.

[Ryan Lemond]

So when he's in there shooting baskets, who do you think is rebounding for him?

[Shannon The Dude]

Who. Someone on the team, I assume, right? Or is this a. I'm gonna see.

[Ryan Lemond]

If you can guess this one too.

[Shannon The Dude]

Okay. I'm gonna say Joe Craft himself.

[Ryan Lemond]

No, it wasn't Joe Craft. His fiance.

[Matt Jones]

I was gonna. I almost said that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah, I should let Shannon guess. His fiance was in there rebounding balls for him while he's shooting it on the day that he makes his big comeback announcement. It was just a kind of a cool scene.

[Shannon The Dude]

Heck yeah. What a. What a story of love and basketball. And when he put out the gif or whatever he did yesterday, it kind of hit me with him getting married in just a month or two. How many married basketball players have ever been on the team? I googled it and I really couldn't find any. I think maybe Michael Porter was. I think. I mean, I couldn't find anything else before that even going way back. I'm sure there were some way back in the day, but there's not much out there about it. So we'll have a married basketball player on the roster, focused.

[Ryan Lemond]

It happens in football, I think, even like Landon Young, I think may have been married his last year. I know Dante, my buddy Dante was married his senior year.

[Shannon The Dude]

Billy Gillespie was married to basketball when he was coaching. That was a big part of why we got excited about him.

[Ryan Lemond]

That may be a good question for Corey Price, who's the last married UK basketball player.

[Shannon The Dude]

Well, it was. If it wasn't 11 at night last night when I was thinking of this, just sitting around thinking about Colin Chandler getting married, you know, at 11 at night. I almost texted Corey, but I'm like, I won't be bug him and yeah, put this homework on his plate, but it is. It's awesome he's coming back. Like I said, we expected it, but I. I think he's gonna have a huge jump and he's not afraid of what they're adding or the competition. He's got the attitude of bring it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, the fiance kind of tipped off their plans when she put. Posted something on social media, like right after the season that she was moving to Lexington Writings on the wall. The wife's coming to Lexington. You're not leaving Lexington.

[Shannon The Dude]

No. And I think you'll have a big role. I know they're still recruiting for the backcourt, but as I said, he's. He's welcoming all challengers. He'll. He'll fight for minutes, and he's not. We see a lot of guys that don't want to be a part of a crowded room. Colin Chandler saying, bring it on.

[Ryan Lemond]

So that. That was the big news stories, I think, yesterday. Colin Chandler announcing he's coming back. The UK studio now is the best in the sec. And I got booed off the stage at the engineering luncheon. I think that was.

[Shannon The Dude]

You didn't get booed. When can we get kind of the UK upgrade to our equipment? Remember yesterday, we got people in here just trying to unplug our equipment as we're on the air. Do you think the new UK studio, do you think while they're speaking and doing a show, someone comes up and taps them on the shoulders, like, hey, can I cut the Internet real quick?

[Ryan Lemond]

I think the UK people would look at this and laugh hysterically at what we're doing our show with. It is the number one show in Kentucky. There's no doubt about it.

[Shannon The Dude]

Well, maybe one day we'll get to.

[Ryan Lemond]

Shannon sitting in, like, a new high tech studio in Louisville.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, that's right.

[Matt Jones]

You guys act like you can't get in the studio. Like you just did a show in the studio earlier this week. You guys choose to do it at KS Bar.

[Ryan Lemond]

True. That's true.

[Shannon The Dude]

That's fair. But even when I'm in there, I don't know. I don't know anything that's going on. You don't know. There's too many buttons. Maybe we just need to learn the equipment that we already have complaining about it.

[Ryan Lemond]

There's a pink mic that only females we're supposed to talk in. I mean, come on.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah. I mean, you could barely get in the parking garage on Wednesdays, so that shows where we are.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right, we'll take our break, come back. Go to the phone lines. 859-280-2287. Ryan, Drew and Shannon. And we're gonna let Drew. He wanted to do an alien segment last week during Drew Palooza. Didn't get around to it. We're doing an alien segment today. There's aliens in the news. So, Drew, today's the day. We're doing your alien segment.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

When you.

[Shannon The Dude]

When you signed it to me, Shannon and I were both like, well, we don't really have anything to say, you know, like I can just be like, yeah, aliens, they're up there. They're coming. But there been an update in the last week. So do you know it? Because I would like to read you the update and get your reaction.

[Ryan Lemond]

No, I want you to do it and then I. If I've got a different alien story, we'll just make it a whole segment.

[Shannon The Dude]

Okay, we'll work that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Shannon's got alien news.

[Matt Jones]

Shout out to aliens.

[Ryan Lemond]

Shout out to aliens. All right, we'll take our break. Come back. This is Kentucky Sports Radio.

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[Ryan Lemond]

All right, welcome back. It is Friday. It is good Friday here at Kentucky Sports Radio. Ryan, Drew and Shannon. We just talked to a guy here from Pikeville Dome. He calls himself the only Asian. Him and his brother the only Asian hillbillies in Pikeville. He's here in Lexington. Got a couple things going on. But guess where he just came from. Shannon, where's that? Stockton Mortgage.

[Matt Jones]

Aha.

[Ryan Lemond]

Aha.

[Matt Jones]

What can he get at Stockton Mortgage?

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, you can get your home loan at Stockton Mortgage. He went out to Lexington Green the offices here. Talked to my guy, Brian May. He was nice to work with, wasn't he? You're getting ready to buy your first home. You're going to use Stockton Mortgage. They're easy to work with, as dome's about to find out. And if you want to get it to your closing table without any hassles, contact Stockton Mortgage. They're all across the state. They're outside of Kentucky. You don't have to live in Kentucky to use Stockton Mortgage. Just go to their website, stockton.com. click the button, get started. You can apply online. It's an easy process. Dom can do it. I can do it. Anybody can do it. Pikeville hillbillies can do it. I shouldn't say that no Asian pike will hillbillies. He's you and your brother. So we appreciate it. Using stock to mortgage and appreciate you coming in today. Gnome.

[Shannon The Dude]

Dom's got a good radio voice. He could have hopped on and talked.

[Ryan Lemond]

He does have a good voice. A real good radio voice. Jealous you got to tell that story you just told about your wife, Abby.

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, well, you were talking about how we might get goofy in the second hour, and one of you said, like, someone only listens to the second hour because that's usually goofy. Well, at home, in my own home, my wife will be like. Or like last week, for example, Monday or Tuesday, I think one of my first days hosting the show.

[Ryan Lemond]

Palooza.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah. So we're. We're at home having dinner. I'm like, how'd I do? Talk way too much about sports. She's like, I want to hear the goofy stuff. Way too much sports on today's show. So I think there's a lot of people who like when we get a little bit off off topic.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, Shannon, I was there yesterday at the convention and the engineer convention. One of them came up to me, said, I only listen to the second hour. That's usually when you guys go off the rails.

[Matt Jones]

It's when we do our newsy type stuff and things that have nothing to do with sports. But, you know, on a show like this, it's Friday. We can do it for two hours if we want to. Do whatever you want to do.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's right. Easter weekend, Keeneland today. So why not shoulders tomorrow?

[Shannon The Dude]

Sports just get in the way. Let me just knock out some sports. Did you see the portal news?

[Ryan Lemond]

What's the new portal?

[Shannon The Dude]

It was a busy day for the portal. You know, we. It's only got about a week left, and I know everybody panics when Kentucky whiffs, as the Internet likes to say, but yesterday, in a matter of 10 minutes, baby Paja Stojakovic. Andre Stojakovic went into the portal.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

And then PJ Haggerty from Memphis, who was third leading scorer in the entire country, went in right after him. So those were two huge fish to jump in yesterday. Right about the same time. Any. Any school that has already overpaid and ran out of money, I think they're gonna be regretting as the portal winds.

[Ryan Lemond]

Down here and it could play into Pope's favor.

[Shannon The Dude]

Heck, yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's the money. Kind of. They've been chasing a couple shooters. Maybe they can go after one of these two guys.

[Shannon The Dude]

I want baby Pager real bad. I want him the first time around. Heck, we've recruited him two different.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's true.

[Shannon The Dude]

Cal Perry recruited him, and then he went to Stanford at The same time Pope was recruiting him to byu. Pope and figure and then he transferred to Cal last year. And once Pope was at Kentucky last year, he tried to get him before he went to Cal. So maybe third time's a charm. But I want him bad. He's good. Former McDonald's All American, average 18 points. I loved his dad with the Kings. He doesn't have. Doesn't shoot it. Quite the same percentage as Peja. But just the idea of having Peja sitting courtside and rough arena. I hope Kentucky reaches out and can. Can pull it off this time.

[Ryan Lemond]

Will you be surprised if the another person is added to the roster and it is a European player? A foreign player?

[Shannon The Dude]

No.

[Ryan Lemond]

Either.

[Shannon The Dude]

There was a name floating around yesterday. His name's Dame. We could have Dame time someone put out a graphic. It wasn't him. It was just like a. I don't know, some kind of foreign account. I don't even know who runs it. I don't know if it's a news outlet or what. But it said he's considering Kentucky College and that's not exactly what we go by here, but whatever. If he wants to come to Kentucky College, he can come. Whatever. He can come and call it whatever he wants.

[Ryan Lemond]

Maybe it was Kentucky Wesleyan College. They just follow Wesleyan.

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, I don't know. This guy's a potential lottery pick. So. So I think he was talking about uk, but I. We haven't heard it called Kentucky College very much.

[Ryan Lemond]

859-280-2287. We got some lines open. We'll get to you today on the Clark's Puppet Shop phone number. Who's our first caller? Shannon.

[Matt Jones]

Nico.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nico. Go ahead. Nico.

[F]

Hey, Sneako from North Carolina. Sorry, a little bit nervous. Long time listeners. First time caller.

[Ryan Lemond]

Awesome.

[F]

I just want to ask if you think. You think Cal could have done what he did this year with Kentucky's recruits that we had this year?

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay, we'll answer your question, but hang on. Nico, are you calling from class? I'm sorry, Are you in class right now?

[F]

Yes.

[Ryan Lemond]

What class are you in right now?

[Matt Jones]

Oh, he hung up.

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, he hung up. Yeah. We gotta keep a secret.

[Ryan Lemond]

I was curious. I could hear the teacher in the background. You could tell he was in a classroom setting?

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah. We won't tell anyone, Nico.

[Ryan Lemond]

I know. I wasn't gonna tell on him. I just wanted to find out where he was and whose class he was in. He hung up on us.

[Shannon The Dude]

Couldn't give too much information. That's how you get caught, I suspect. Keep playing low.

[Ryan Lemond]

Nico's probably not his real name now doubting everything he had just said so so his question was what do you think Cal would have done with Pope's players that he had this year on the UK team?

[Matt Jones]

Not much.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well I agree with Shannon.

[Shannon The Dude]

Brandon Garrison would have played the four with Amari at the five and then Andrew Carr at the three and then away would have been at the two. He would have crowded the paint as much as possible instead of spacing it out. It would not have been a good group for Cal. Cal had the team he needed even though they got off to a slow start in the sec. He needs those athletic driver guys. He he had the pieces he needed even though it didn't work out that great for not think he would have done well with what Pope had.

[Ryan Lemond]

I suspect Kobe Bray would have missed.

[Shannon The Dude]

One three and wouldn't have played again for two weeks.

[Ryan Lemond]

I get ready to say that he that he would be the Jamal Baker guy. You miss one shot Johnny Juzang, we pull you out of the game. He wouldn't have played Travis Perry. He wouldn't have played Trent Noah probably wouldn't have played.

[Shannon The Dude]

He didn't even call Trent Noah at a high school.

[Ryan Lemond]

Probably wouldn't have played Colin much so at least wouldn't probably play Ansley. He'd gone with those six guys but he would pulled Kobe as soon as he missed a shot and would have.

[Shannon The Dude]

Been big as possible.

[Ryan Lemond]

He'd have Kobe sitting in a corner, standing in a corner like Kellen Grady was talking about and if you missed a shot you got pulled out.

[Shannon The Dude]

Since the caller brought it up, Cal put out a video yesterday about his roster. I don't know if there's ever been a time Caliperi has brought back as many players, retained them from the past year. He has this year he's got he's stacked up but I don't know what Carter Knox will do. I don't think he was included but you know DJs back. Billy Richmond will be a big role. He got a couple Portal additions. Those will be new pieces. Got a couple five star freshmen. But I know people were wondering if Cal was ever going to do anything because it's been quiet in the Portal season. He did put out something about their roster and his excitement.

[Ryan Lemond]

Shannon, what do you think? What do you think Cal would have done with this roster?

[Matt Jones]

Like I said, not much. I mean that would be a completely different style that he would have to play with those guys. And I don't think Caliper is that great at adapting. I mean he's used to guys that are super athletic. Like I don't think that it would have gone well at all with that roster last year with Calipari coaching. Like you said, he would have gotten that rotation down to six guys and the rest of the guys wouldn't even played.

[Shannon The Dude]

He has two of the best freshman guards coming in. There's a chance he read and robs them with DJ Again because they have another crowded backcourt ball dominant guys who can't really shoot. I'm wondering if, if he's going to have another Reed Rob scenario down there, but I didn't know that. That's your John Caliperi update.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, DJ Ragnar becomes a rare third year scholarship player under Cal. There haven't been many a five star.

[Shannon The Dude]

McDonald's all American third year. I. I can't think of any that he had do that.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, it was Alex. Alex Poythis or.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, Alex had an injury. Give him a little bit of Willie.

[Ryan Lemond]

Willie stayed for three years, but he.

[Shannon The Dude]

Wasn'T McDonald's all American.

[Ryan Lemond]

Derek Willis, Dominique, but they weren't McDonald's all American. So.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. All right, we'll take our break, come back, go with the phone lines. 859-280-2287. Goodbye. TJ Smith, personal injury attorney.

[Shannon The Dude]

Call TJ.

[Ryan Lemond]

He'll make him pay.

[Matt Jones]

Now more of Kentucky Sports Radio presented by Stockton Mortgage. Here's Matt Jones.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right, welcome back Kentucky Sports Radio. Ryan, Drew and Shannon. Apparently Rick Robey was married.

[Shannon The Dude]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

We played for Kentucky and I knew this one and forgot. He's from Madisonville, Kentucky, not Frank Ramsey. Gary Gamble was on Rupp's Runts.

[Shannon The Dude]

Okay.

[Ryan Lemond]

From Earlington. And he was pregnant. He was married. His wife was pregnant with Joanne.

[Shannon The Dude]

He was pregnant, he was married and he's still playing.

[Ryan Lemond]

His wife, Joanne was pregnant with a guy ended up playing with me at Kentucky Wesleyan Baseball. Chris Gamble. How about that?

[Shannon The Dude]

Well, I'm familiar with Gary Gamble. I didn't consider him of married players. I'm glad you had the answers. That's why I brought the question up. I knew someone would have the knowledge.

[Ryan Lemond]

I should have known that Oscar. Well, we claim Oscar. I was Chet Lemon. He was Oscar Gamble was. His dad was married. Okay, here's a good question. On the aviation class text machine, what would Pope have done with Cal's players?

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, boy. Well, they, they weren't great shooters. So Pope's five out take 30 threes a game. He would have had to calling Omaha on that one and go to a different look. That's why? Like I said, it was just. They both had the rosters they need. That's why they built them that way. Pope probably would have made it work with drivers but you know, he. He loves. Loves the three ball and to kick it out. And I. I mean I know DJ shot it well in Rupp, but other than that, he was not a good shooter for Arkansas last season.

[Ryan Lemond]

And I don't think Big Z or ADU could have done the five spot that he wanted. Like Omari ended up doing well.

[Shannon The Dude]

Big Z probably would have gotten more minutes.

[Ryan Lemond]

He would have got more minutes. He would have been the guy that would have flourished. I think in Pope system.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, but Cal does the athlete you and Pope's more of. Give me some shooters.

[Ryan Lemond]

Here's also an avid glass tax machine. Otega O way would have probably come off the bench for Cal if Cal had this roster because Cal would have promised starting spots to Robinson, Butler, Carr, Garrison and Williams. So you'd have Brea and Otega coming off the bench. That may be. That may be true. I don't know.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, I don't know. Been hard to not play away after we saw what he became. But you know, maybe that was more of Pope developing in his system. We'll never know. Yeah, I know the excitement wouldn't have been near what it was if that if Cal were still here.

[Ryan Lemond]

Our friend Pat says Dan Issel was married during he when he played all these answers. So I think what was definitely more prevalent back in the day doesn't happen these days. Not basketball anyway.

[Shannon The Dude]

No, it'll be unique for Colin. He's part of the like half the team got engaged last season but the other guys were seniors and move on car and was there another one? Maybe not another one.

[Ryan Lemond]

But yeah, those two guys got engaged. New York.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, like at same day if I'm not mistaken.

[Ryan Lemond]

Like it was. All right, let's go the phone lines. 859-280-2287. Who we got? Shannon Kaden. Kaden. Go ahead, Kaden.

[F]

Hey, I got a question about Nate A Mint. I know he was supposed to commit before the Mondonald All American game and he moved his commitment. So what do you guys think about him and where do you think he's gonna go?

[Ryan Lemond]

Appreciate Kaden. You know, there was a report yesterday that like Tennessee may be the leader now and with Renate. Amen. That Rick Barnes is pulling a magic trick and somehow getting him to go to Tennessee. What are you hearing?

[Shannon The Dude]

What an interesting recruitment. I mean he had that fan stake where people were Donating money. Louisville thought they had him. Yeah, Kentucky was in the mix for a while. Kentucky's moved on from that. Moved on a long time ago. Arkansas was in good position for a little bit. It's, it's. I can't remember. Recruitment that has changed leaders so much. It's just been dragging on and on. I think my guy's really, really looking for a good paycheck because that seems to be what's driving his recruitment, especially doing the fan stake thing. But there were crystal ball picks yesterday for Tennessee. Maybe Rick Barnes gets him. I don't know why someone of his caliber, five star would want to go to Rick Barnes. That's not something he's really done much with.

[Ryan Lemond]

But I thought Rick Barnes was going to retire. You know, that was a story during March Madness that maybe this was gonna be his last run. But apparently he's still hanging in there.

[Shannon The Dude]

Barnes was spotted at the Middlesboro Cracker Barrel earlier this week recruiting Elijah Freeman. So he's still out there grinding.

[Ryan Lemond]

I was gonna bring that up, but Nate surfaced of him in the Middlesboro Cracker Barrel.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah. On Amen. I mean, I would have liked to have had him because I think Pope needs a good five star if he'd committed weeks ago. But it's kind of been up a circus. Recruitment.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, I think there was a moment where Kentucky thought they were in pretty good shape with him.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, they had one of the biggest offers is reported.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. But maybe he's getting more from other people.

[Shannon The Dude]

I mean, Louisville talked so much trash like they were going to get him. And now heck, I don't even know if he's considering any of those schools anymore. I saw Duke has been mentioned. Tennessee. Heck might be Kansas by tomorrow. Who knows? He's. He's feels like a lot of schools has led at different points in his recruitment.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, we've talked about, you know, schools are now casting a wide net and they make their offer and then now players are like negotiating against each other against these other schools trying. A lot of them, not necessarily recruiting, wanting to go to a school. They're just going for the who's going to pay in the most money. Free agency.

[Shannon The Dude]

It's what it all comes down to. So they get this settled with the house settlement.

[Ryan Lemond]

Who's next? Shannon?

[Matt Jones]

Let's go to Jimmy.

[Ryan Lemond]

Jimmy. Go ahead. Jimmy.

[F]

Hey guys, Jimmy here. I got a couple things. First one is for Drew. I think he can help me with this one. So I'm trying to teach little Jimmy all about Kentucky basketball, obviously. And I'm Looking for Lazy Tuesday. It's been wiped from the Internet.

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, man. Was that Daniel Salzman, if I'm not mistaken? The song?

[F]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, yeah. That was a one of the original viral videos. And Big Blue Nation. It's a shame it's been wiped from the Internet. You've given me a homework assignment. I'll have to dig that up. That was a big part of early days. Ksr. We shared that one.

[F]

Yeah, all Little Jimmy is just dying to see it.

[Shannon The Dude]

It Tom Leech.

[F]

Leech.

[Shannon The Dude]

Is that it? Right? Isn't that how it goes? Right. Okay, I'll go looking for it.

[F]

Okay. And then second, update on the cane's goose. So the original goose was removed, and yesterday, little Jimmy saw a goose back again. So I got one question for Ryan. So if a goose eats chicken, is that cannibalism or just foul?

[Ryan Lemond]

I see what you did there. Appreciate that. Thanks for the phone call. I don't know what I think he's talking about. What goose is he talking about?

[Matt Jones]

Don't you remember when we were in Milwaukee, we had that story about the guy that beat up a goose in the parking lot with a pillow?

[Ryan Lemond]

Yes.

[Matt Jones]

Well, that's what he's talking about. The goose is back.

[Ryan Lemond]

The goose is back. Okay, another goose. I got it.

[Shannon The Dude]

It was a good joke.

[Ryan Lemond]

It was a good joke.

[Shannon The Dude]

Did you get the joke?

[Ryan Lemond]

I. Because it was foul.

[Shannon The Dude]

There you go.

[Ryan Lemond]

The chicken. Or is it foul?

[Shannon The Dude]

There you go. Find Lazy Tuesday, though. It's shame that's been wiped off the Internet.

[Ryan Lemond]

Who's next?

[Matt Jones]

Shannon stuff.

[Ryan Lemond]

Steph. Go ahead, Steph.

[F]

Hey, guys. Sorry, I've been. I've been trying to catch up, listening to the show, and, Drew, you did an awesome job.

[Shannon The Dude]

Thank you, Steph. I appreciate you listening and saying that.

[F]

Yeah, I got my cast off. It's gonna take another six weeks to heal, fully heal. And I gotta go back and see the doctor in five weeks.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, you got to get back on the. On the court again. The team needs you.

[F]

Yeah, well, we're done with basketball, but softball is coming up.

[Ryan Lemond]

Okay. Yeah, get back on the diamond. And softball. Dynamo. Well, good luck, Steph. We hope to see you again here at KS Bar again this summer.

[F]

Yep. Go Cats.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right. Bye, Stephen.

[Shannon The Dude]

Tighten up, Steph.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, she a Titan fan also.

[Shannon The Dude]

She's a Titan fan.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right.

[Shannon The Dude]

She goes through the misery with me.

[Ryan Lemond]

859-280-2287. Did you happen to see the story about Michael Jordan's Ferrari?

[Shannon The Dude]

I kind of caught the headline, but I don't know the Details. Can you tell me about it?

[Ryan Lemond]

I remember this was a big deal in the 90s. Jordan had this unbelievably fancy Ferrari. Like it was. It was a big news story that they made this Ferrari especially for him. It was like Chicago Bulls red. And he drove it to the games for like a two or three, maybe more than that. He'd drive this Ferrari to Chicago to go to the games. Well, he ended up selling it. His license plate, I think said like IMMJ or something. And the guy who bought it, he had a license plate said, I'm not mj. But he continually drive it around Boston. I mean, Chicago. And people thought it was Michael Jordan driving this around. Well, he ended up selling it at an auction. And then it disappeared. Like nobody could find it. Like for like 25 years. And nobody knew having this Ferrari. And I guess it just surfaced like this week. It came out of the hiding. The dude that owned it had died, I guess. And so the family finally released it and they're gonna auction it again. But this, it's been like one of the big stories, like, where's Jimmy Hoffa? Where's Michael Jordan's Ferrari?

[Shannon The Dude]

It's just been chilling in someone's garage for several years. Yeah, well, that'll probably go for. For a high amount.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, my goodness. Yes. Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

With the story around.

[Ryan Lemond]

With the story around it. Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

I'm more impressed by the guy that got it. Got an I'm not MJ license.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'm not mj.

[Shannon The Dude]

So I thought maybe Michael about. He's got plenty of money. Can he buy it back?

[Ryan Lemond]

I believe Michael's got enough money. He could probably buy it back if he wants to buy it back. But I mean, it was a big story there for a while. Like, whatever happened to this car? Well, when he got the car, it was a big. It was a big deal back then.

[Shannon The Dude]

Do you have any cars you wonder about where. Where they are? You've had a lot of former vehicles.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's very true. I had a gold 1980 Ford Mustang with no air conditioning. And I had the lamb covered seats.

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh, my goodness. I can picture you.

[Ryan Lemond]

I had the Pioneer stereo, Shannon eight track cassette. Eight track and cassette stereo. Pioneer speakers. Oh, I put a sunroof in it. That was a bad car.

[Shannon The Dude]

Hair blowing in the wind.

[Matt Jones]

Def Leppard coming out of those speakers.

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, my goodness. It was awesome.

[Shannon The Dude]

Where do you think it is right now?

[Ryan Lemond]

Junkyard somewhere in Otwell, Indiana. All right, we'll take our break, come back. Go back to the phone lines. 8, 5, 9, 2802287. Got a couple lines open here on the Clark's puppet shop phone line and we'll get your aviation glass tech machines rolling today. So give us a call. We're right back. This is Kentucky sports Radio.

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[Ryan Lemond]

Oh yeah. Oh, this takes me back in my gold Mustang. Windows down because there's no air conditioning. Got a little def Leppard jamming on the pioneer stereo system. Can't you feel it?

[Shannon The Dude]

You're proud of that Pioneer sound system?

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, I was top notch back then. Yeah, in the, in the mid-80s. My buddy Rick says Michael Jordan actually got a ticket on i75 in that Ferrari. I don't know what he was doing down here, but I don't doubt it. Something like that.

[Shannon The Dude]

I've been speeding a little bit.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Shannon The Dude]

Have you ever had any run ins with any expensive vehicles?

[Ryan Lemond]

Oh, you're funny. You're really funny.

[Shannon The Dude]

Any stories you want to tell us?

[Ryan Lemond]

I've not hit a Ferrari. I have not.

[Shannon The Dude]

Have you hit like a Maserati Cadillac?

[Ryan Lemond]

I may have. I may have hit a Maserati.

[Matt Jones]

Yeah.

[Ryan Lemond]

On Leavestown Road. And I rear ended it and the guy got out of the car and looked me in the eye, said, you know, this is $130,000 car. Right.

[Shannon The Dude]

If I were anywhere near a luxury car like that, I would be driving as slow as possible. You could fit 10 cars between mine and them in front of me.

[Matt Jones]

Of all the cars to hit too, I know the one that's 130 grand. You couldn't hit the one that's already banged up.

[Ryan Lemond]

And what's it doing on Lee's town Road?

[Shannon The Dude]

Well, probably just driving around like cars are supposed to do. What are you doing hitting it on Leavestown Road?

[Ryan Lemond]

I didn't know.

[Shannon The Dude]

Are you blaming the Maserati?

[Ryan Lemond]

I remember after I hit, I didn't know it was a Maserati. Obviously when I hit it and I look up and as you see the name on the back of the trunk, Maserati. I'm like, oh, this is not going to be good. The bumper had replaced the bumper. My insurance agent is we happy to tell you was $30,000 the just the bumper that I had.

[Shannon The Dude]

So you didn't see like this very expensive car in front of you?

[Ryan Lemond]

No, not at all.

[Shannon The Dude]

What are you looking at? Well, put your phone down, Ryan.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, there was like road constructions when they were redoing lease town road and there was this guy walking right along the side of the road and I took my eyes off to look at him and bam. Hit the Maserati in front of me.

[Shannon The Dude]

Wow. I can't even imagine the panic in that happening.

[Ryan Lemond]

That's great memory for me. I appreciate that. Apparently Kansas transfer Rylan Griffin has announced he's going to visit Kentucky this week.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, that just popped as the show started. As we all know, Kansas this season did not go well when they had a really good roster. But he's a great shooter. 40% shooter from three shoots. Well off the pick and roll. He'd be a good addition if that's what they what they end up with.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. So whether they get Baby Stojic or Rylan Griffin, either one, you get one of those two guys, you got to feel pretty good about that hole that you're trying to fill to be a shooter.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, like I said, he shot it really well. I mean that's a lights out knock down shooter. His career average is great. So that's kind of the piece they're looking for.

[Ryan Lemond]

Man, things just did not go well Kansas this year.

[Shannon The Dude]

No, he started most the season for them. I mean before the year, where were they ranked?

[Ryan Lemond]

Number one.

[Shannon The Dude]

They're number one, right?

[Ryan Lemond]

Number one.

[Shannon The Dude]

Had a great roster, looking, changing from Griffin. The Hunter Dickinson thing was a blessing in disguise. He's just seems to take down wherever he goes. I know we wanted him when he was wanted him bad. Yeah. The night, the night Cal got chicken tenders at Jeff Ruby's on his visit and we were disappointed he went to Kansas, but that, that turned out to be a good thing.

[Ryan Lemond]

Somebody found my gold Mustang. Look at that. Oh my goodness, that. Is that not a chick magnet or what? The ladies in Otwell, Indiana were lining up to get in that car.

[Shannon The Dude]

Oh my goodness. I can't imagine what that thing smells like.

[Ryan Lemond]

I'll tweet it out. Shannon, you won't believe.

[Matt Jones]

Okay. Yeah, I got to see it.

[Ryan Lemond]

All right, who's next?

[Shannon The Dude]

We got to get you that back. Even for a day Just let's drive around.

[Ryan Lemond]

I would love it. Tom, my car. Tom, you're next. Tom, go ahead.

[F]

Hey guys, thanks for taking my call. Get me through to the weekend. The other day, Ryan, Billy and Shannon were talking about your prowess on the baseball field and throwing out some stats and Billy said they're almost like, like Tony Gwynish numbers. So later that day, which I thought was pretty big statement. So yeah, Billy, some, some. Some props for that. But yesterday interview with John Smoltz popped up and I know Shannon and Drew are a brave fan and he said that one of the greatest feats in Major League baseball ever was that Matt Smoltz, Maddox Glavin and Pedro Martinez face Tony Gwynn like 330 times and only struck him out three times.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah.

[Matt Jones]

That's amazing.

[F]

Yeah, Glavin struck him out twice. It said that Pedro Maddox never struck him out and Smoltz, he said he did once. So that's pretty awesome.

[Ryan Lemond]

Yeah. Appreciate the phone call. I've seen those stats of Tony Gwynn is amazing. Like he'll strike out in the entire season like 15 times. And the dude struck out 15 times in his first 18 at bats this year. Something like that.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah, I saw that pop up just a few. I mean that's going against some legend pitchers there, right?

[Ryan Lemond]

Some of the best they ever play during that era. And he was just, he was just with the. One of those, one of those guys, he just get the bat on the ball. He was not going to let you strike him out.

[Shannon The Dude]

So do you feel like you had some Tony Gwynn and you looking at those numbers?

[Ryan Lemond]

Absolutely not. No, not at all. That didn't close. Apparently Michael Jordan was in town for the Kentucky Bluegrass Games. He was the grand marshal. Okay, so I guess you think he drove that Ferrari from Chicago down to probably Grand Marshall, then just drove it back.

[Shannon The Dude]

Yeah. I found the Tony Gwynn tweet you brought up. He had 15 strikeouts in 577 plate appearances. And this year Raphael Devers struck out 15 times in 23 plate.

[Ryan Lemond]

Dude, that's unbelievable. 23 plate appearances. He struck out 20. Struck out 15 times. Gwen goes a whole season and only.

[Shannon The Dude]

Struck out almost 600 plate appearances and strikeout 15 times.

[Ryan Lemond]

Shannon, the dude could have struck him out in his Bellarmin day.

[Matt Jones]

Oh, please. Yeah, been so that would be like the slowest pitch he'd ever seen. Maybe that would have thrown him off a little bit.

[Ryan Lemond]

This is on the aviation glass text machine. Also, my mom hit a Maserati. See, I'm not The only doofus in town. I guess that hits Maseratis. Let's get another phone call before we get out of here. Shannon, who we got?

[Matt Jones]

Stub.

[Ryan Lemond]

Stub. Go ahead, Stub.

[F]

Hey, guys, I had a quick question for you. You guys are all from different counties. I'll give Ryan Fayette because he's not from Kentucky. If you're going to eat at one place in your county between 10 and 25 bucks, Bullet Hopkins, and I got Brian Fayette.

[Ryan Lemond]

Where would that be? That's a great question. Appreciate that. Drew, you go first.

[Shannon The Dude]

Hopkins county people ask me a lot these days where to eat. Madisonville. But I've been removed 20 years now and there's a lot of new places I haven't tried. So I'm bad at this game. I'll say Farrell's. It's the. It's a little diner with burgers. That's. That's what I miss a lot. You can definitely eat there for 10. Between 10 and $15. Or Taco John's. I love Taco John's. Also shout out Taco John's. But I'm out of touch with the Madisonville restaurant scene. When I was there, it was mostly Mexican restaurants. Maybe go to El Bracero. I'm sure it's still there, but I'll say Farrell's is my final answer.

[Ryan Lemond]

Shannon, what about you? For Bullock county, we have so many.

[Matt Jones]

Just like chains, like every fast food place you could imagine. So I'm going to eliminate all them. I'm not going to say like El no Paul or anything like that, but we have a really cool Italian restaurant like right in the middle of Mount Washington called. I think it's like a mori mio Italian. And I went there for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Really, really good. So I'm gonna. I guess. I guess I'll say that one because I can't think of any others. The rest of them are just chains.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well, if you're giving me Fayette county, the one restaurant I would definitely recommend above all others is a place called KS Bar and Grill. There is really, really good. And especially if you're going to the Tyler Childress concert, my folks from Taylor Mill and Cleveland are going to the Tyler Childers concert. Come here first. We're having a Tyler Childers like pre concert party here. Gonna be playing the music on the. I'll be here on the boot box.

[Shannon The Dude]

I'll probably be the one in charge of the music.

[Ryan Lemond]

I bet you are the one in charge of the music.

[Shannon The Dude]

And the forecast has Gotten a little better early in the week. A little touch and go, you know, I'm gonna knock on everything here, but it's opening up for us.

[Ryan Lemond]

I think so. I think so. You can park here in our parking lot, but you got to eat at one of our local establishments here. Our friends, Jalapenos or Sumo or Tilted Killed or one of us right here. If you want to park in the parking lot, don't park over in that area in the Dairy Queen parking lot. They don't like that very much. You don't over there, don't do it. But we'll have plenty of. Plenty of partying going on here at KS Bar and Grill.

[Shannon The Dude]

I've got a bunch of family in for Easter, and we're gonna come eat dinner here. And then most of them are going home. Then me and Abby and her brother are going over the concerts. We're gonna have a big group in here, pregamin.

[Ryan Lemond]

Maybe Tyler will even come in.

[Shannon The Dude]

Probably not. I'm sure he's a little busy, but he's welcome to come on in if he wants to. But it's gonna be a good time. I'm really looking forward to it. I didn't get to go to Stapleton a couple years ago, so this will be my first Kroger field concert. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it. How it looks in there.

[Ryan Lemond]

And apparently, you know, there's. It's a Kroger field, so there's seats everywhere, but there are some decent seats available, I think, still, if you're running, trying to go. So it's out there. Winona, I think, is the opening act winner.

[Shannon The Dude]

You got a favorite wine owner song? I've been playing Tyler for two weeks. Getting.

[Ryan Lemond]

Getting ready for.

[Shannon The Dude]

They're all stuck in my head.

[Ryan Lemond]

Well. Well, maybe Shannon will play some of that with you. He can get away from playing Gene Mitchell for us in the next hour.

[Shannon The Dude]

And for our caller, we found Lazy Tuesday, so Shannon, stick around. We found it. Corey Price found it.

[Ryan Lemond]

Corey Price. All right, we'll take our break, come back our number two, and we come back here on Kentucky Sports Radio.