Ryan Whitney Talking Stanley Cup Final, Thunder Tie It Up 1-1, We Had The Match Of The Year In The French Open + Who's Back Of The Week

Summary

Pardon My Take: Episode Summary – June 9, 2025

Hosts:

• Big Cat
• PFT Commenter

Guest:

• Ryan Whitney – Sports Analyst and Host of the Chiclets Podcast

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1. Stanley Cup Final Excitement

Discussion Highlights:

• Ryan Whitney shares his enthusiasm about the Stanley Cup Final, highlighting the exceptional quality of the games between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers.

  "I don't remember the start of a Stanley Cup Final ever being this not only entertaining, but just back and forth."
  (Ryan Whitney, 51:16)

• The series has seen two overtime games, prompting Ryan to express his desire for the series to extend to seven games, emphasizing the high level of competition.

  "I figured there'd be a little feeling out process and boom, like not at all. They just flying around."
  (Ryan Whitney, 51:16)

• Big Cat and PFT discuss Connor McDavid's unparalleled skills, with Ryan affirming McDavid's dominance and the Oilers' strong chances of winning the cup.

  "I can't see him losing this series. It's going to be the worst thing ever if somehow this ends on the wrong side with the Panthers winning."
  (Ryan Whitney, 53:08)

• A notable moment includes Ryan's admiration for Marshawn, a 37-year-old player, who scores a pivotal overtime goal.

  "He's just so skilled. And... He's a genius out there when he plays."
  (Ryan Whitney, 60:07)

Notable Quotes:

• Big Cat: "Marshawn... feels like watching that overtime, he had the most gas out of anyone on the ice."
  (Big Cat, 60:21)

• Ryan Whitney: "This is a guy who... He's a guy who is, like, better because he's smaller."
  (Ryan Whitney, 61:08)

2. Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers Series

Discussion Highlights:

• The series between the Thunder and the Pacers is tied at 1-1. PFT Commenter expresses skepticism about the Pacers' ability to sustain their success despite occasional appearances of dominance.

  "The Pacers are, are winning this series. One. One right now."
  (PFT Commenter, 04:01)

• Big Cat notes the strategic play of Thunder's key players like Chet Holmgren and Tyrese Haliburton, emphasizing the depth and versatility of the Thunder team.

  "They are an elevated role player... Stanley is at another level."
  (Big Cat, 05:24)

• The hosts discuss the potential for the series to extend to seven games, debating the resilience and strategies of both teams.

  "I'm not going to sleep on the Pacers at home. I'm not going to do it."
  (Big Cat, 08:18)

Notable Quotes:

• PFT Commenter: "Aaron Wiggins felt like he hit a big three every time the Pacers were creeping back."
  (PFT Commenter, 05:12)

• Big Cat: "The Thunder are back and hungry, and their bench stepping up is crucial."
  (Big Cat, 05:26)

3. US Open and Epic Tennis Match

Discussion Highlights:

• Ryan Whitney recounts one of the most thrilling matches of the French Open between Carlos Alcaraz and Yannick Sinner, lasting five hours and 29 minutes with multiple championship points overturned by Alcaraz.

  "He came back from dead and won that game, won that set, won the match."
  (Ryan Whitney, 17:11)

• The hosts praise Alcaraz's resilience and skill, suggesting that tennis is in good hands with emerging talents like Alcaraz and Sinner stepping up as legends like Federer and Nadal have retired or aged.

  "It's an incredible test and I think... the moment that was insane was Sinner was up five, three in the fourth set."
  (Big Cat, 16:34)

• PFT Commenter discusses the possibility of future innovations in the sport, such as "ice tennis," blending traditional tennis with ice skating.

  "Somebody should make ice tennis happen. I would watch ice tennis."
  (PFT Commenter, 22:55)

Notable Quotes:

• Big Cat: "It's match of the year. And not only that, boys, I think tennis is in good hands."

  (Big Cat, 20:43)

• Ryan Whitney: "It's the perfect team for him... He's got Bennett, he's got [another player], and they're just animals."

  (Ryan Whitney, 55:10)

4. "Who's Back of the Week" Segments

Highlights:

• Hank highlights Magnus Carlsen winning the 2025 Norway Chess Tournament, marking his comeback and reaffirming his status as a chess legend.

  "He won the 2025 Norway Chess Tournament. Of course he did."
  (Hank, 36:44)

• Hank also shares personal anecdotes about attending concerts and casual golf outings, reflecting on the hosts' weekend activities.

  "I saw Billy Strings. Nice Couple Trulies."
  (Hank, 37:17)

• PFT Commenter celebrates Gronk and Wimby returning to the spotlight, adding a humorous twist to the segment.

  "Gronk is back because it's 69 today."
  (PFT Commenter, 41:00)

  "Wimby has been training to be a monk this offseason."
  (PFT Commenter, 41:44)

5. Social Media and Memes

Discussion Highlights:

• The hosts engage in playful banter about viral memes related to the Pacers, including PFT's viral tweet comparing the Pacers' defense to a lottery team if they played only the first 45 minutes.

  "They've actually given the Pacers a lot of love."
  (Big Cat, 09:00)

• PFT Commenter and Big Cat discuss the impact of their memes on social media, noting the high engagement and humorous backlash from fans.

  "It was a pretty good ratio. I'd say half of those retweets are probably quote tweets."
  (PFT Commenter, 09:29)

Notable Quotes:

• PFT Commenter: "I actually meant that as a compliment to the Pacers."

  (PFT Commenter, 08:59)

• Big Cat: "When you see the numbers tick up and it gets past, like, I'd say 75 retweets, you know that it's officially gone from the awls retweeting it."

  (Big Cat, 09:44)

6. Golf and Personal Stories

Discussion Highlights:

• Ryan Whitney shares his past obsession with golf, recounting his rigorous training regimen during his NHL career and his current approach to the sport balancing family life.

  "I started playing... I was obsessed, like, insanely obsessed with golf. It was crazy."
  (Ryan Whitney, 97:10)

• The hosts discuss the challenges of maintaining a true handicap versus actual performance, delving into the concepts of sandbagging and reverse sandbagging in golf.

  "A lot of people pick those up and then they end up a one handicap."
  (Ryan Whitney, 92:07)

Notable Quotes:

• PFT Commenter: "Just pour powder on your grundle... It's a bad feeling if you get the Icy Hot on the boys."

  (PFT Commenter, 47:00)

• Ryan Whitney: "Golf's just the hardest sport in the world. It drives you insane."

  (Ryan Whitney, 87:58)

7. Runaway Zebra Update

Discussion Highlights:

• The hosts conclude the episode with an amusing update on a runaway zebra named Ed in Rutherford County, Tennessee, who was recaptured and returned to his owner after nearly a week on the loose.

  "The search for a runaway pet zebra that had evaded capture for nearly a week in Rutherford County, Tennessee, came to an end."
  (Big Cat, 100:25)

• Humor ensues as the hosts imagine fanciful scenarios involving Ed, including interactions with other animals and the challenges of zebra ownership.

  "Let Ed back free. Let it just be the zebra of Tennessee."
  (Big Cat, 103:03)

Notable Quotes:

• Big Cat: "He put it somewhere. We got to send Shane back to Italy."

  (Big Cat, 31:22)

• PFT Commenter: "I think if you have a horse harness for a helicopter, you have to use it at some point."

  (PFT Commenter, 103:17)

8. Upcoming Events and Final Thoughts

Discussion Highlights:

• Ryan Whitney announces his plans to attend the remaining games of the Stanley Cup Final, including potential travel for a Game 7 in Edmonton, expressing both excitement and commitment to covering the series.

  "I'll be on a plane probably to Denver, then to Calgary with the stock, get to Edmonton, 12-hour travel day, get to the arena, start drinking and just maybe paint my face."
  (Ryan Whitney, 69:17)

• The hosts encourage fans to support their favorite teams and engage with the ongoing sports events, emphasizing the passion and camaraderie that fuels their discussions.

Notable Quotes:

• Ryan Whitney: "I love that E is out there cruising through a neighborhood suburb. Good for Ed."

  (Ryan Whitney, 102:39)

• Big Cat: "We alluded to this earlier, but there was a story. Runaway zebra recaptured in Tennessee county."

  (Big Cat, 100:25)

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Conclusion

This episode of "Pardon My Take" offered a dynamic blend of passionate sports analysis, humorous banter, and engaging personal stories. From the thrilling Stanley Cup Final and an epic US Open tennis match to quirky updates on a runaway zebra, Big Cat, PFT Commenter, and Ryan Whitney delivered a memorable and entertaining discussion for sports enthusiasts and casual listeners alike.

Notable Quotes Compilation:

• "I think the NBA is back." – Ryan Whitney (10:24)
• "Bullying works." – PFT Commenter (13:09)
• "Just win with the two overtime games, you split them or do you think that the Oilers are happy with this result?" – PFT Commenter (55:02)
• "Golf's just the hardest sport in the world. It drives you insane." – Ryan Whitney (87:58)
• "Let Ed back free. Let it just be the zebra of Tennessee." – Big Cat (103:03)

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Transcript

[Big Cat]

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[PFT Commenter]

Pacers are, are winning this series. One. One right now.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that's a fact.

[PFT Commenter]

But I will say I do think they're probably in trouble. But the Pacers also have that ability to just make everybody look like idiots all the time. So they might go ahead and do that. I don't think we mentioned this on Friday's show because we did it right in the aftermath of the game and the buzzer beater. We did talk about how the. The Pacers only led for 0.3 seconds that game.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I think that's the lowest amount of time that any winning team has ever led in the history of the playoffs.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[PFT Commenter]

Which is great. So it would not surprise me if they figure out a way to do the. The rabbit out of the hat thing again. But tonight it was just. It was dominance.

[Big Cat]

Well, and it felt like there was moments where it felt like the Pacers kept on fighting back the differ. Like tonight was you had not only Chad Holmgren and. And J Dub chip in, but it was Alex Crusoe and Aaron Wiggins that was the big thing. Aaron Wiggins felt like he hit a big three every time the Pacers were kind of creeping back. And it's crazy to say because when you watch the Indiana Pacers play basketball, when I say creeping back, I mean like cutting it to 13. When they cut it to 13, I. I'd sit up in my seat and be like, oh, here they come. Even though that's still a big lead to come overcomp.

[PFT Commenter]

If the Pacers cut it to 13 in, like, the third quarter, I've just reached a point where I accept that they'll probably end up winning that game. Yeah, but, yeah, the Thunder, the. I don't want to even say role players, because Chet Holmgren. I wouldn't call him, like, a role player necessarily.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, Aaron Wiggins and Crusoe come off.

[PFT Commenter]

The bench, but, yeah, but, yeah, Caruso is. He's an elevated role player. Yeah, he's like a featured cameo.

[Big Cat]

It's been my point with the Thunder all playoffs. Like, they're an incredible team. There are times when SGA is expected to do everything, and you need those second and third guys to step up, and they did tonight. And then the. The. The bench stepped up as well, and SGA still had his 34. And it was like, Tyrese Halliburton, what do you have? I think he had 12 points in the fourth quarter, but he had five going into the fourth quarter, and it was. It just felt like one of those a little bit passive Tyrese Halberton games where that's the next step for him, being into that next level where he doesn't have an incredible game followed by a game where you're like, wait, where is this guy? He's got to be. He's got to be basically running the show here.

[PFT Commenter]

So this was. It was SGA, and he got his 3,000th point on the season. If you include the regular season and the postseason, there's 12 guys that have ever done that. I'll just say Will Chamberlain is one of the 12. He did it five times, and then everybody else on the list has done it once, except for the last guy, Michael Jordan, who did it 10 times.

[Big Cat]

10 times.

[PFT Commenter]

He did it twice as much as Wilt, and Wilt did it five times as much as anybody else.

[Big Cat]

That's crazy. So who else is on the list?

[PFT Commenter]

So we got Luca. He did it. Yeah, before he got fat.

[Big Cat]

Shout out, by the way. Donnie. Don Nelson. Did you see that press conference? That was great. He's like, I'm wearing my Lucas. Just want to. Just want to throw out there that. That was an abomination of a trade. We should actually say, because the playoffs are still going on. Fuck Nico Harrison.

[PFT Commenter]

I would like every press conference, regardless of if it's sports, if it's politics. Like, just start out with Your declaration on your stance on the Luca trade.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And also like, what shoes are you wearing? Yeah, just give us that. All right. Who else?

[PFT Commenter]

All right, so James Harden did it once. Kevin Durant did it once. Kobe did it once. Shaq did it once. Bob McAdoo did it once. Kareem Abdul Jabbar did it once. Rick Barry did it once. Elgin Baylor did it once. Michael Jordan did it 10 times.

[Big Cat]

Crazy.

[PFT Commenter]

And Shade obviously just did it once. But Michael Jordan did that 10 times.

[Big Cat]

10 times. And so Shay's. Shay's now in the club. This does Max. You want to ear muff it. Although I don't even know how old you were. We were like five years old.

[PFT Commenter]

Or talk about AI.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I was the month video.

[Ryan Whitney]

Exact feeling today.

[Big Cat]

That's exactly what. That's what. Watching this game, I was like, oh, this is. And I think that the Pacers are better than those Sixers. Those Sixers were literally just Alan Iverson but like, win the game one in a heroic fashion. And then the better team's like, hey, we're here to win the championship. Yeah, I hope I'm wrong. I hope it's a long series. Hank, you think it's. It's over. Yeah. Bob, games, you're already calling it over. I think the Pacers can win one at home.

[Zach]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

I'm not going to sleep on the Pacers at home. I'm not going to do it.

[PFT Commenter]

I think it's Thunders and Thunder and six.

[Big Cat]

I'm not going to do it. I'm going to say the Pacers are going to win one at home. They're going to win one of game three or four. And if I'm wrong, who cares?

[PFT Commenter]

Also, Lou Dort played well tonight, by the way. Great defense.

[Big Cat]

Did you see your quote went viral in Pacer Twitter?

[PFT Commenter]

Which one?

[Big Cat]

That like the Pacers. If they. If they played the only the first 45 minutes of game, they'd be a lottery team.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, did it.

[Big Cat]

There's people who are getting very mad. But that's so Pacers fans are. Their defense has been up all playoffs, which I understand because national media has not been very kind to them. They've been an afterthought and they're in the NBA Finals. But I did see it was very funny. There was a guy who had Hal Burton photoshopped as Osama bin Laden who came to your defense and I retweeted him. He was like, hey, just a heads up, the PMT guys are joking. And they've actually given the Pacers A lot of love. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I actually meant that as a compliment.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

To the Pacers.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Like, the, the fact that they're able to. I, I. And also, if you're a Pacers fan.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Please, like, yeah, roast me on it. I understand. You have to, like, your. Your swords are out big time. You're fighting everybody in the national media right now. So I will accept. I will accept the memes. I'll accept the, the talking. But I did mean it as a compliment.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. All right. So the other big story. Yeah. It was this one. If NBA games were 45 minutes long, the Pacers would be a lottery team. Notice the. The retweets.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

1.9 million views. Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

That's when you know. 554 retweets. 34, 000 likes. That's when you know, like, oh, yeah, I'd say something's happening.

[PFT Commenter]

That's a pretty good ratio. I'd say, like, half of those retweets are probably quote tweets. Being like, this doesn't watch basketball.

[Big Cat]

It's very funny watching our. Our graphics team does a great job memes. And Shane, they do a great job putting those out there. But, like, when you see the numbers tick up and it gets past, like, I'd say 75 retweets, you know that it's officially gone from, like, the awl's retweeting it because it was a funny thing.

[PFT Commenter]

We broke our containment.

[Big Cat]

Everyone's just really pissed at us.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, by the way, credit to Alex Caruso and big, big time. In your face. To all the haters that thought that these finals weren't going to do numbers. 2.4 billion people watch game one. 2.4 billion people watch Game one.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. That's crazy. I know.

[PFT Commenter]

It's nuts.

[Big Cat]

Third of the earth.

[PFT Commenter]

I saw it online.

[Big Cat]

Quarter of the earth.

[PFT Commenter]

That's like. That's more than the World Cup.

[Big Cat]

Holy shit. So I feel good about watching.

[PFT Commenter]

I think the NBA is back.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, the NBA is back. Speaking of the NBA being back, thank you to Adam Silver for trying. So they put in the fake Larry O' Brien the graphic that was just for TV. And they also did the NBA final script. YouTube TV found their way in there as well. It's not perfect, obviously. It looked a little silly, but I'm happy they tried something because it. It's a great testament to complaining enough on Twitter can solve the world's problems.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, bullying works. Yeah, it usually works. Actually. I, I didn't like.

[Ryan Whitney]

I.

[PFT Commenter]

The trophy was there, but it wasn't a good trophy. No, it was like a blurry trophy. It was like a PlayStation 2 trophy.

[Big Cat]

It was basically, if that was what it was, Game one, I would have roasted it. The fact that they did it because we bullied, and I'm not obviously taking credit for it, was the whole. It was all the Internet bullied him. I'm going to say, like, at least you tried and listened to us. And I saw Adam Silver actually had a press conference where he said, we're going to look into this and we're going to try to fix this. It's, it's, it's still insane that it took the Internet bullying Adam Silver to realize, hey, your premier championship series should feel a little more special and maybe this is good for the league when it does feel a little more.

[PFT Commenter]

We're trying to help him, right? We're trying to help Adam Silver do a better job of doing his job.

[Big Cat]

Grow the game.

[PFT Commenter]

Grow the game. Make it feel important. Even if the games are blowouts, if the Larry o' Brien trophy is on the court somewhere, then I feel like I owe it to the league to watch it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And I think it's a good point that when you look back on it, if you're watching replay, that's my biggest thing, then you have that moment where it's like, oh, yeah, this wasn't just a regular season game.

[Big Cat]

It's basically when you look back on it and they show like the behind the scenes scenes. And it's whatever star that's in the NBA Finals coming out on the court like five hours before, taking, taking like a thousand free throws and the NBA Finals logos there. And then it's like, oh, yeah, I feel it. I see it.

[PFT Commenter]

I think sometimes leagues get too smart and they forget the fact that as sports fans, the people that watch the product, we're very dumb and our brains aren't really that different from dinosaurs. So if you just show us something that we recognize, it's going to make us feel good in that lizard part of our brain. And I'll be like, oh, this game is awesome. I'm getting goosebumps in the moment because it happened while there was a picture of the trophy on court.

[Big Cat]

Not only that, it's just like, hey, I want to feel special every now and then. Yeah, make me feel special. Make me feel like it's my birthday.

[PFT Commenter]

It's my. It's our moment, too.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, right. Watching this, like, it's sad to say, but yeah, little things, like, they matter when it comes to feeling special.

[PFT Commenter]

And speaking of little things that make us feel better, we got a bang tonight. It was a delayed bang. Yeah, it was a. It was a post bang.

[Big Cat]

Also. Bullying works.

[PFT Commenter]

Bullying works. Mike Breen did not bang on. On Halliburton's game winning shot on Thursday night. And so was it his first.

[Hank]

He should be able to do whatever he wants. Well, all right, that.

[PFT Commenter]

No, I want. I want to bang.

[Big Cat]

I want to bang. And the problem was, I think he should have immediately just been like, hey, hand up. Didn't bang. Should have. Should have banged. Didn't bang. Everyone's expecting me to bang.

[PFT Commenter]

I wanted to bang.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. He, like, clearly, you were ready to bang.

[PFT Commenter]

I was dtb.

[Big Cat]

The problem was his initial reaction was, I saved my bangs for threes. And it's like, but that's just not true. You've banged. You've banged plenty of twos.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I banged a lot of twos.

[Big Cat]

Right. I banged a lot of twos, banged a lot of threes. You got to be able to bang.

[PFT Commenter]

Both, and there's not really that much of a difference.

[Big Cat]

No banging, spanging. So Mike Breen. Yeah. I wish he had just. I wish he had gone. I wish he'd just been like, hand up. Should have banged.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. So I. Again, I. I got.

[Big Cat]

I got pizza instead and played Xbox. Should have been.

[PFT Commenter]

It was. It was a classic example of bullying working again.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Because he heard it from enough people. So I. I appreciate the effort that he made, but it was like, you know, you ever get banged and you can tell that they didn't really want to bang, but they kind of wanted you. They're like, oh, it's, you know, a special occasion for you, so we can bang real quick.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. After it's like, hey, I had a crush on you too, but you didn't make a move.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. So, like, I. I appreciate the offer that he offered to bang, but it's not like, in the moment, I want him to want to bang as much as I want to.

[Big Cat]

Correct. Correct. Because otherwise we're just going through the motions.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Do you think bullying works or just bullying work with the NBA? Because I think it is a very NBA thing to be bullied into everything.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Roger Goodell doesn't give a.

[Big Cat]

No. He won't let you bully him. But the NBA, like, they'll. They'll. You just say something. You get enough retweets and they're like, we're looking into it.

[PFT Commenter]

I guarantee you that Adam Silver has a burner.

[Big Cat]

Oh, for sure.

[PFT Commenter]

We need to find what Adam Silver's.

[Big Cat]

Burner is for sure. So, yeah, we did get a bang tonight. The series feels pace Wednesday night. I hate that we have to wait all the way to Wednesday night. Was weird not having a game Saturday night. Schedule's all kind of fucked up. Hockey, like, needed a hockey game.

[Hank]

I, I, I like nothing on Saturday is insane. NBA finals and NHL Finals.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Angel Reese.

[Big Cat]

Angel Reese. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Baddie.

[Big Cat]

She made. She made her. I. That was the most obvious thing that ever happened for people who missed it. There's a group of guys who are gambling on Angel Reese to miss her first shot. And I think they were. I think they won five out of six. She made her first shot of the first game, and then the next five. She missed her first shot, and it went viral. And I was like, there's just no way that she's gonna make her first shot. And she did. So now you can hop back in.

[PFT Commenter]

Now it's gonna get hot again.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, now it's gonna get hot again. Okay. Should we talk? Well, we're gonna talk extended Stanley Cup Final with Ryan Whitney. Great interview. Should talk about the other big sporting event this weekend.

[Hank]

Oh, RBC Heritage.

[Big Cat]

We. I would like to hear your thoughts on RBC Heritage. But we had one of the best tennis matches of all time, Alcaraz versus Sinner for the French Open. 5 hours and 29 minutes. And one of the craziest. Like, if you didn't watch it, I'm not a big tennis guy, but I was, I was glued to parts of it. It was also, like, it went on so long that I, I, like, went out, came back, went out again, came back, still going, but the, the moment that was insane was sinner was up five, three in the fourth set and up 40 love, basically three. So he had three championship points. And Alcaraz came back. He was the undertaker gift. He came back from dead and won that game, won that set, won the match. I think I nailed all those.

[PFT Commenter]

A game, set, match. Championship.

[Big Cat]

Yep.

[PFT Commenter]

Civil play.

[Big Cat]

It was awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

Civil play it was.

[Big Cat]

And I, I might, I might have to be an Alcaraz guy.

[PFT Commenter]

I mean, Alcaraz is awesome. He's. He's the goat. He's fun to watch.

[Big Cat]

He's not the goat.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, no, he's on track.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, no, I know he's on track.

[PFT Commenter]

We're on goat watch.

[Big Cat]

He's won his. I think he. He won this. He's at the same spot as Rafa. He just won his fifth.

[PFT Commenter]

But he does it on. On other surfaces.

[Big Cat]

He does it on all the surfaces.

[PFT Commenter]

So Yannick Sinner. This is about my tennis knowledge in terms of like the. The modern game is awesome. But he sucks against Alcaraz.

[Big Cat]

Correct. Well. And also does steroids.

[PFT Commenter]

And does steroids. Allegedly. But then gets that.

[Big Cat]

Well, you got. You got a three months ban.

[PFT Commenter]

And then there was some other stuff that went on behind. Just a big steroid guy.

[Big Cat]

He was 913 against everyone else. And since the start of 2024, he's 0 and 5 against Alcarez. You got Alcaraz problem, bro.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, yeah. I knew that. I knew that center was going to lose when I saw what he was wearing. That's not. That's not a Roland Garros championship fit he was wearing today.

[Big Cat]

Can I. Can I.

[Hank]

Craft was loving it.

[Big Cat]

Can I say something?

[PFT Commenter]

What do you mean?

[Hank]

He was like sitting behind Skinner. Oh, he was getting hyped.

[Big Cat]

Oh, he's loving those sounds.

[PFT Commenter]

Behind who?

[Hank]

Center.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, center. Can I say something that's actually in. In pro. Rafa, I know this is the French Open, but in my head I'm like, this is the Spanish Open. Him.

[PFT Commenter]

Because.

[Big Cat]

Because he wanted so many things.

[PFT Commenter]

That's the craziest.

[Big Cat]

Like, it's really dumb when.

[PFT Commenter]

When they had the Olympics and they were lighting the torch for the Olympics in France, they brought Rafa Nadal out to light the torch, and he's not even French. He just dominate. It's the most cucking. I was gonna say the most cucked France has ever been by another country, but that would just be historically wildly incorrect. But yeah.

[Big Cat]

Or like a trend.

[PFT Commenter]

It's a trend. Yeah. Once every, like 40 years, Francis sits in the chair. Yeah. But.

[Big Cat]

But Alcaraz is Spanish too, so.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

It's like, it's the Spanish Open.

[PFT Commenter]

I like that.

[Big Cat]

And I think red. I think Spain.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

I don't know why. Probably the bullfighting. Maybe the flag.

[PFT Commenter]

It's got some red on there.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I'm just like, hey, red. Spain. Clay. Red. Rafa. Spain.

[PFT Commenter]

So that the match was so long, was it five and a half hours?

[Big Cat]

5:29.

[PFT Commenter]

Imagine doing anything for five and a half. I tweeted that I can't even fathom exercising for five hours at a time. And then somebody replied and said, I can't sleep for five hours at a time.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And they were playing tennis without getting.

[Big Cat]

Like, waking up at least once and being exhausted. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Wake up from sleeping that. That short amount of time. Yeah. In France. There's somebody in France that probably took a lunch break. And by the time their lunch break was over, the tennis match had Just ended. It was five and a half hours.

[Big Cat]

I, I went, I watched the, the beginning of it, went to the park with my kids, came back, did lunch, took a little bit of a nap, hung out outside, came back in wash the end.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, it was crazy.

[Big Cat]

It was a whole day in this match.

[PFT Commenter]

I ordered food to my house and it got there in the fourth set, right around the time that they had that it was center that was up. I think it was right before they broke the championship points. It was right before the turnaround, the match. The food got there in the fourth set and then I just wouldn't leave from upstairs to go pick my food up from the front door until the match was over. And it was like an hour and a half later.

[Big Cat]

It was awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I was finally able to eat. It was awesome. It's one of the things where you're watching it and even if you're not a tennis fan, you know that this is something special that you're watching.

[Big Cat]

I'm gonna say it right now. Match of the year. Yeah, I'm gonna say match of the year. I know we're only halfway through the year. We still got three, three of the four left, I believe. Wimbledon, Australian US Open. Oh, but this is match of the year. And not only that, boys, I think tennis is in good hands. Yeah, it's in really good hands. These guys are gonna go, these guys are gonna go at it year after year after year. We got our. No. Or we got our new. You know, we were like, hey, what are we gonna do as huge tennis guys? What are we going to do? That we lost Federer and Nadal and Djokovic is getting old. Guess what? We got Alcaraz and center. Wait, am I right? No. Australian Open already happened.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh yeah, the weird, like, I know middle of the night and I am.

[Big Cat]

A big tennis guy. I was saying that I. One of the beauties of doing this job, how we do this job, is that we can, we can joke or we can be stupid and they look the same. We are the fools. And I said, I like the fifth game is the, is the best two words in tennis. And everyone's like, dude, it's set. And then a lot of people were like, no, dude, he's obviously joking. I wasn't joking in that moment. I definitely thought it was fifth game. It was a bit, I, I, not a bit. And I up. So then I had to do, I had to repeat it. So everyone's like, haha, he is doing a bit, but I'm an idiot.

[PFT Commenter]

At Wimbledon, didn't They used to do a fifth set tiebreaker that would just go on for forever.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I think they changed it because it was too much.

[PFT Commenter]

Not for me. Not for. Not for a yellow head like me. Oh, fuzz head.

[Big Cat]

Green.

[PFT Commenter]

Fuzz green or yellow.

[Big Cat]

This is a real tennis. Also shout out.

[PFT Commenter]

Coco Golf, not a sandwich.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. USA we got it. We did it.

[PFT Commenter]

We got. I2. I had two dumb thoughts when I was watching the. The finals at Roland Garros. Here's the two thoughts I had about tennis being played on different surfaces, which I like. I like that Wimbledon's on grass, the French Opens on clay. Has anybody ever built a court that's half grass, half clay?

[Big Cat]

I'm sure some rich dude is really bored has done it. Yeah. Has to.

[PFT Commenter]

I would like to watch that match. And then I think we talked about this a few years ago. Ice tennis would be cool as shit.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

If you're on skates.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Somebody should make that happen.

[Big Cat]

That would be.

[PFT Commenter]

I would watch ice tennis.

[Big Cat]

That would be very cool. Hank. There was a golf tournament.

[Hank]

Yeah. RBC Canada.

[Big Cat]

Did you watch it? It's the Canadian Open.

[Hank]

Canadian Open.

[Big Cat]

Mike Weir.

[Hank]

Not Mike. We. Ryan fox.

[PFT Commenter]

The 51st major.

[Hank]

Pillow fight. Went into. Went into extras.

[Big Cat]

Pillow fight.

[Hank]

They had five playoff holes. They were just laying up every time. Par.

[Big Cat]

Why would. Why are.

[Hank]

They started changing the holes?

[Big Cat]

Just.

[Hank]

They kept tying.

[Big Cat]

Oh.

[Hank]

After the second time they like stopped everything. Put the hole in a different place.

[Big Cat]

No. Yeah, because it was too easy just.

[Hank]

To mix it up, I guess. I don't know.

[Big Cat]

Oh, because they're playing the same hole.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Got it. Why would they do the same. Okay. All right. That makes.

[Hank]

Every tournament has different.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Hank]

Different playoff rules. Like I wish they would do more 18 hole. 18 hole playoffs.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. They don't even do that anymore.

[Ryan Whitney]

For.

[Big Cat]

Do they do that anymore? I think they changed it.

[Hank]

Really?

[Big Cat]

Yeah. After Rocco Media and. And Tiger. Can we.

[Hank]

No, because I think I remember when speed. When Dustin Johnson choked and spieth. 1. Dustin Johnson just had to like two putt for a playoff and they would have played 18.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't know that they do an 18 hole playoff anymore though.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I know they used to.

[PFT Commenter]

2008. That was. That set the record for the least amount of work being on a Monday.

[Big Cat]

Two whole aggregate now in the US Open.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. So you like getting to take an extra. A bonus day of major golf is really what we all want.

[Big Cat]

Oh. But it's two whole aggregate. So it's not.

[PFT Commenter]

So it's not over after the first one.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, we didn't. Didn't Bryson play in one last year? No, that wasn't. I did. You know, this is the part of the year where my brain kind of starts to slowly fade a little bit, where it's like. You're not as sharp. Well, no, you don't remember things.

[PFT Commenter]

It's the second that tiny, tiny bits of NFL news start to leak out.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

You push all the other stuff out of your brain because you start to get distracted by the next season.

[Big Cat]

And I think also, like, I'm not. I'm not built as a human being to be able to watch television shows and keep all sports in my head at the same time. And this is my prime TV show watching time of the year. Shout out the Boys, Shane Gillis, Francis, and fight Heidelberg. Yeah. Tires. Watch on Netflix. But. But, yeah, I can't. I can't keep all the. Like, everything. I'm. I'm basically the worst. World's worst juggler.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

I throw one ball up, and the minute the second ball goes up, I just drop the. The other ball.

[PFT Commenter]

Our brains aren't really meant to mix reality, which is sports and fiction.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[PFT Commenter]

So, like, I can watch documentaries at the same time that I'm watching sports, but I can't do, like, a scripted show.

[Big Cat]

Correct.

[PFT Commenter]

I am dipping back into the Sopranos, though. I can't wait for the part where Tony kills Christopher.

[Big Cat]

Oh.

[PFT Commenter]

Or he holds his nose Christopher.

[Big Cat]

All right, other news. Nick Chubb on the Texans.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Cool.

[PFT Commenter]

I guess I'm rooting for him.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I'm rooting for him.

[PFT Commenter]

He seems like a good guy.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Why wouldn't we root for him?

[PFT Commenter]

He's a good guy, great runner.

[Big Cat]

We'd root for him. Also, I had UFC 3. 16. Sean Oui. Didn't jerk off for 10 months and then lost in the third round.

[PFT Commenter]

Not a good choice.

[Big Cat]

You got it.

[Hank]

Who do you lose to?

[PFT Commenter]

Good question.

[Big Cat]

Hank Mareb, I think.

[PFT Commenter]

Imagine not jacking off just to get your ass kicked.

[Big Cat]

You have to. If you. If you come out and say, hey, I'm not jerking off. You have to. You have to.

[PFT Commenter]

You have to win.

[Big Cat]

Win. You have to win. Who do you lose to? Let's find out the second you lose. We gotta. Who's. Whose? Google. Is it going on right now?

[Hank]

Diashif.

[Big Cat]

Who's Googling right now? Is it Max or is it.

[PFT Commenter]

This is Zach. These are Zach fingers. Max, we can't hear you.

[Big Cat]

We can't. How am I supposed to spell this? Just say Sean o' Malley. Just write in Sean o' Malley or just ufc?

[PFT Commenter]

I thought.

[Ryan Whitney]

I thought you were talking about the other guy.

[Big Cat]

Morab. Yeah, I was, right? Yeah. Yeah, I nailed that.

[PFT Commenter]

See? Next up.

[Big Cat]

Hey, give me some credit. Oh, that's a funny picture.

[Hank]

He also. He's having sex, though, right?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he's just not jerking off, which I don't.

[Hank]

I think that, like, negates the whole.

[Big Cat]

Well, it depends on how much sex you're having.

[PFT Commenter]

He's probably having a fair amount of sex.

[Hank]

But isn't the point of not jerking off, you know, building it up, keeping the testosterone inside of you so it's like if you're having sex, it's coming out?

[PFT Commenter]

Is that why his right hand was so much weaker?

[Hank]

I don't know.

[Big Cat]

I would never do this because I'm scared of just how much of a beast I'd become. So me.

[PFT Commenter]

Register hands. Lethal weapons.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I don't want. I don't want to go. I'm afraid that, like, I'll be the Hulk, and we don't want that.

[PFT Commenter]

You wouldn't like me when I'm horny.

[Big Cat]

Or I have no willpower. Also, I had another story. I had two more stories I want to throw out there. Memes Tom Thibodeau. We're getting a little bit of some interesting stories coming out of his firing. Are you nervous that it seems like this is a James Dolan piece? James Dolan did all the exit interviews, which is very weird for, I think, an owner to do the exit interviews with the player. Players. And the. The story I read, I think it was Vincent Goodwill wrote a story about. Basically, it was he and Leon Rose in the exit interviews, and James Dolan was asking all the questions, being, like, the lead of the exit interviews, and he's the one who came up with the decision that he didn't like Tibbs and fired him. I. Tibbs being fired aside, this would make me nervous as a Knicks fan, because James Dolan, they're like little run here where they've gotten back to being a good team. Feels like James Dolan took a step back. Now he's maybe taking a step back forward, and he's a shithead owner. That will ruin something. Yes. So I. I saw Nick Wright say this. James Dolan, the past five years, has been occupied with the sphere. Building the sphere. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Did a great job.

[Big Cat]

Great job. So Leon Rose was focusing on building the team properly, which he did. And now the sphere is built. You need another sphere? We need. Yeah, we need, like, a mega sphere somewhere. So he just goes and builds that. Build one In Chicago. That'd be so awesome. Oh, you won't. Sick.

[PFT Commenter]

You won't. James.

[Big Cat]

James, you won't. Dude. Who? You guys can get Jason Kidd, Jay Wright. I don't know if James. If James Dull's involved, then Jason Kidd, but if it's Leon Rose, it'll be a thorough process. Maybe Jay Wright. Maybe. Maybe Jay Wright. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I heard Jay Wright is considering it.

[Ryan Whitney]

That is wrong.

[Big Cat]

Well, correct.

[Ryan Whitney]

Max informed the Knicks that he's not interested in the job.

[Big Cat]

Have you ever. Have you ever bought a car? Have you ever. Yeah, he informed Seth Davis.

[PFT Commenter]

Wrong.

[Ryan Whitney]

Seth Davis reported that he informed.

[Big Cat]

Have you ever informed.

[Hank]

The next I heard a podcast.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Have you? Max, have you ever bought a car?

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah, I did. Zero negotiating.

[Big Cat]

Oh, okay. Well, yeah, because when you buy a car, pfd.

[Ryan Whitney]

Come and do it for me, Actually.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I'll do it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Because when you buy a car, you can. You can usually get a really good price by saying, hey, you know what? I'm good. I don't want this car anymore. And walk out just like Jay Wright's like, hey, I don't want to coach this team.

[PFT Commenter]

It's called having a walk away presence.

[Ryan Whitney]

This is sad negotiations, what you're doing to the list.

[Big Cat]

That was a great point, Big Head. Thank you, Memes.

[PFT Commenter]

Max, have you read Art of the Deal?

[Ryan Whitney]

I haven't read anything.

[Big Cat]

I started reading Wright Thompson's book. Whether I finish it, you only know.

[Ryan Whitney]

You promised me you were gonna read a book.

[Big Cat]

This. I know I'm gonna. And I'm trying. I'm trying hard.

[Ryan Whitney]

I got you that bookmark.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that's true. I'm trying hard. Right, Next. Oh, where the fuck's my Pope?

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Wait.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[PFT Commenter]

I was. I was. I was supposed to tell you this. I think last Wednesday.

[Big Cat]

What?

[PFT Commenter]

I came in the studio, the Pope was shattered.

[Ryan Whitney]

What?

[PFT Commenter]

The Pope was.

[Big Cat]

That was a gift from Shane.

[PFT Commenter]

Somebody broke the pope.

[Big Cat]

I put. You found the broken boat.

[PFT Commenter]

I found it, okay? I saw the Pope. I was the last person to see the Pope.

[Big Cat]

Hank you. Hey. Hank does sit in my seat a lot. He loves to sit my seat and be like, I'm the big boss man. Look at me. He takes. He moves my shit, plugs in his shit, unplugs. My computer is dead. Do I even have my broken Pope?

[PFT Commenter]

I put it somewhere.

[Big Cat]

We got to send Shane back to Italy.

[PFT Commenter]

I was saving the. The evidence, but I forget where I put it.

[Big Cat]

Oh, my God.

[PFT Commenter]

That's got to be bad luck if you break the pope.

[Big Cat]

Oh, no.

[PFT Commenter]

John Lithgow he did that.

[Big Cat]

What's. When was it?

[PFT Commenter]

I want to say it was before. We did last Wednesday. It was either last Tuesday or last Thursday.

[Big Cat]

You can tell how much this.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah. What happened to the hula? The hula bobblehead right here.

[PFT Commenter]

She's up.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

She's still. She's still intact.

[Big Cat]

I can tell how much this broken Pope matters me that it took me six days to figure it out, but I'm heartbroken. Oh, shit. Penguin throughout the first pitch. The White Sox.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Just kind of walk to the. It walked to the mound and then. And then it's handler through the pitch.

[Big Cat]

That's sick.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, it was co. Hell, yeah, you guys.

[Hank]

Than Taylor's.

[Big Cat]

No. One was worse than.

[PFT Commenter]

Way better. Did you see the zebra? The zebra getting.

[Big Cat]

Oh, that was me on Monday reading.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

I was gonna talk about that. So let's save that. Let's talk about that. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

All time clip.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

AI. Yeah, for sure. All right. So Tom Thibodeau. So we feel not James Dolan's gonna be involved. And that's a problem. That's a big problem for the Knicks. New York has a owner's problem getting him involved. Yes, it's bad. That's gonna be a big, big problem. And then my other one was Michael Beasley, who. Who. I don't know if you guys saw the one on one he did with Lance Stevenson. And some of those clips of him talking before were insane, but I. I think I knew this. But then. Memory. Hold it. But during the broadcast, Kyrie Irving said he was like, I will never play Michael Beasley one on one. And like, all the stories that come out about Michael Beasley, like, beating LeBron one on one. He's like the greatest one on one player of all time. Did you see this? Did you see this clip of him talking?

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I did.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Play it. It's great.

[PFT Commenter]

It's.

[Big Cat]

It's. It scared me the way he started talking to Lance Stevenson. But I'm gonna do it to you real. I'm doing real nice and slow. Sexy. I'm gonna make them people love you tonight.

[PFT Commenter]

You understand?

[Big Cat]

For real. I'll make the people love you. I'm gonna have you shake it ass nigga. Make you dance, Lance. I'm gonna make you dance, man. We gonna get straight to it, nigga. I'm gonna bring my dancing shoes. I'm gonna tap all over that court. You understand? Better shaking ass. No. Nobody in the world ever did that. Hello, everybody. Nobody. At your service.

[PFT Commenter]

Nobody.

[Big Cat]

I love that.

[PFT Commenter]

Did you see what they put on Instagram.

[Big Cat]

No.

[PFT Commenter]

So Lance just said, great game, bro, and then tagged him. And then Michael Beasley, he screenshotted it, reposted the story and said, I love you to the moon and back. Now grab a cigarette and a towel. We made a sex tape. King Kim K would envy.

[Big Cat]

He was nasty.

[PFT Commenter]

Have you guys seen Beasley's tattoo on his back?

[Big Cat]

No. Oh, pull that, bees.

[PFT Commenter]

Pull that up. Super cool bees.

[Big Cat]

Oh, is that. Is that what it is? I think I have seen it.

[PFT Commenter]

I think it says super cool bees on his back.

[Big Cat]

This is gonna take. Oh, he got it.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, there it is with the angel wings.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Super cool bees.

[Big Cat]

Michael Beasley. What a guy.

[Hank]

Bucket.

[PFT Commenter]

Bucket.

[Big Cat]

Bucket. Couldn't say off the weed, but he is a bucket. All right, should we do who's back of the week?

[PFT Commenter]

Let's do it.

[Big Cat]

And we'll get to Ryan, Whitney. Hank, can you pull up Game Time? Let's find a game. Game Time. Football is back. The 2025 NFL schedule is out and the only place you should be getting your tickets is Game Time. The official ticketing partner, Barstool Sports. I'm already planning my fall schedule and circling the games I want to go to. With killer last minute deals, all in prices, views from your seat, and their lowest price guarantee. Game Time takes the guesswork out of buying NFL tickets. Game Time makes scoring NFL tickets faster and easier. They have exclusive discounts and you can find seats for as low as a hundred dollars. A Game Time guarantee means you can Trust you get 100 authentic NFL tickets on time and for the best price. Plus fees are always included. So what you see is what you'll pay. Looking at tickets for the Saints at.

[Hank]

The Panthers on November 9th.

[Big Cat]

Our Panthers, you can get in for.

[Hank]

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[Big Cat]

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[Hank]

My who's back of the week is Magnus Carlson.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah.

[Hank]

Against all odds. I don't. I guess it wasn't a single elimination tournament or how that worked, but he came back. He is. He won the 2025 Norway Chess Tournament.

[PFT Commenter]

Of course he did.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Good for him. Because for a while there I was like, this guy, just all he does is lose.

[PFT Commenter]

Did he crash out?

[Big Cat]

No.

[Hank]

No one with class, but bro crashed.

[PFT Commenter]

Out the first time.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

No crash out this time.

[Hank]

No.

[Big Cat]

He's the goat. That's what people say. He's the goat. He is.

[PFT Commenter]

He. Statistically, he's the best to ever do it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Good for him. So good. Good ending for the week for him. How was your weekend, Hank?

[Hank]

I had a good weekend at some friends in town.

[Big Cat]

Nice.

[Hank]

Saw Billy Strings.

[Big Cat]

Nice.

[Hank]

Nice Couple trulies.

[Big Cat]

Nice.

[PFT Commenter]

How many times you see Billy?

[Hank]

Just once.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, really? You didn't see him twice?

[Hank]

So I'm Friday.

[Big Cat]

You didn't see him with White Suit Panic on Thursday?

[Hank]

No, we did the show.

[Big Cat]

Oh, yeah, that's right.

[PFT Commenter]

It's damnedest thing I've ever seen.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Hank]

Yeah. Seemed like a sick show.

[Big Cat]

How'd you golf?

[Hank]

Not great. We played like a scramble yesterday. It was pretty casual.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Casual with the boys.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

It's just cash.

[PFT Commenter]

Couple trulies.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

What's your best shot?

[Hank]

I don't know. I don't know that I had one.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, that's tough.

[Hank]

There's nothing. Nothing's really popping off.

[Big Cat]

Damn.

[PFT Commenter]

I think Hank's devoting so much of his golf mental energy towards being a CEO.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Hank]

This is a big week for. This is a big week that maybe.

[PFT Commenter]

Your physical, like, golfing ability might take a hit in the short term.

[Hank]

Yeah. And tomorrow we gotta. We got the.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, we do have to golf.

[Hank]

Pause.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Today. Yeah.

[Hank]

Yeah. Today.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Gotta do it. Hands are tied.

[Hank]

I mean, for charity.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, for charity. Yeah. For the dog.

[PFT Commenter]

Every hole you don't play Dog dies.

[Big Cat]

Yep. He's gonna play all 18. All right. Pit. Who's your.

[PFT Commenter]

Who's back? Was that. Was that a Hank.

[Hank]

I had the course, too. We kind of talk about with Whitney, but U.S. open week.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Hank]

So excitedmont the course all week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday is going to be a lot of course talk, a lot of rough talk, a lot of stem talk.

[PFT Commenter]

What stem is that? The green thing.

[Hank]

The green speed. Green stem meter.

[PFT Commenter]

How do you. How do you measure how fast a green is?

[Hank]

I don't even want to answer that, because I don't really know.

[PFT Commenter]

Just roll.

[Hank]

I'm pretty sure the stem thing is the thing that you roll it on.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay.

[Hank]

So it has a universal speed, and so they drop it from the same point, and depending on how fast it goes, that's how they determine it.

[Big Cat]

Got it. Definitely stimp meter.

[Hank]

Stimp meter.

[PFT Commenter]

Stimp. Is that just a tool that they made for golf? Like, he has no other use but to determine, like, how fast a green is.

[Big Cat]

It sounds like something you would get implanted, like, if you can't get your dick hard. Yeah, the stimp meter.

[PFT Commenter]

I got a stimp inserted.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that would. What's going on here?

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, it's just.

[Big Cat]

Just a blue thing, Literally a piece of plastic. And that's the stint meter.

[PFT Commenter]

Looks like a car stick, Hank.

[Big Cat]

Wow.

[PFT Commenter]

Next car stick could have that functionality in it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. They really reinvented the wheel in this one. Stimp meter.

[PFT Commenter]

Does it also matter if the green's level?

[Hank]

Well, I'm sure they have to do it on a level surface, I think.

[Big Cat]

Did you see that shot Phil hit?

[Hank]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Unreal.

[Big Cat]

Live per. Pure genius. He's an artist out there.

[PFT Commenter]

Class.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he's an artist, and he. The golf course is his paintbrush canvas. The. The club is. Look at this. Oh. Over his head. Backwards in. To finish seventh at the live golf Virginia and not win it for the Smash.

[Hank]

So just. It's how far. It's how far the ball goes.

[PFT Commenter]

I love the scoreboard.

[Big Cat]

The scoreboard is the scoreboard. Literally looks like dude perfect came up.

[PFT Commenter]

With dude perfect doing an F1 race.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Hank]

If it rolls 11ft, it's an 11. If it 13ft. So they're saying it's going to be 15.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, I don't care about this.

[Big Cat]

That really. That. That. They. They. They made it like. Like, sound so much more scientific than just piece of plastic. How far does it roll?

[PFT Commenter]

We roll a ball off this thing, and then. And then you say, damn, that went far.

[Big Cat]

Oh, man, we're rolling it a 16 today. Holy.

[PFT Commenter]

I am. I'm excited to see the videos that are going to come out as the players do their. Their practice rounds.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Throwing the ball in the green. Yeah. The rough.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. You drop the ball in the green and you like tap it and it goes like 60ft. That's gonna be fun to see.

[Big Cat]

I love it. The course is back. All right. Your who's back? Pft.

[PFT Commenter]

My first who's back is Gronk.

[Big Cat]

Oh.

[PFT Commenter]

Because it's 69 today.

[Big Cat]

Oh, yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

So happy holidays. Gronk is there. I don't think I've ever seen a hockey player wear number 69. I was thinking about that because, like.

[Big Cat]

Gronk get back into hockey numbers and then we get there are player numbers and then we forget someone.

[PFT Commenter]

Gronkin said that he wished that he could wear 69 on the football field, which would have been a treat for everybody. But I don't think I've ever. That's one sport where I can't recall 69.

[Big Cat]

I mean, there's definitely been 69s. It's just. Has there been like a famous 69?

[PFT Commenter]

I don't know. Something to look into. So they're back also Wimby. Wimby is back.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Desjardin War 69.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, he did?

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Did you see what happened with Wimby?

[Big Cat]

Know what happened with Wendy?

[PFT Commenter]

Wimby has been training to be a monk this off season.

[Big Cat]

Oh.

[PFT Commenter]

He was in a temple in Shaolin. He was at a Shaolin temple in China and he shaved his head and he's living life as a monk.

[Big Cat]

Wow.

[PFT Commenter]

I feel like this is. This we're about to see unlock Wimby. Look at that picture. Like, he's on his. This is kind of some Kareem Abdul Jabbar type.

[Big Cat]

Wow.

[PFT Commenter]

We're either going to see the least focused Wimby possible where he's just gotten too much perspective and he's just like, you know, realizing that basketball is in contra inconsequential to our lives spent on this tiny pebble hurtling through space. Or he's going to come back focus as and just kill everybody. Oh, I think he might just come back focus as.

[Big Cat]

He's got it like the. What are the monks thinking when he shows up? That's got to be the tallest guy that. Because a lot of them don't go anywhere.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

They don't see. Like, aren't there some monks that like, never seen a chick?

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

And like they. Wemby comes. That's gotta blow their mind.

[PFT Commenter]

Like, is. Are you two monks?

[Big Cat]

That's, like. That's, like, them going to the sphere. Yeah. It's just them seeing someone that tall.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Wimby probably taught them more than they taught him.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, well, they make him that.

[PFT Commenter]

There's, like, a jar that they've been trying to get down for the last 15 years.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

They got her a ball that got stuck up on the roof.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Hot dog in the ceiling.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Now he's a God to them.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

But, yeah, so I. I do feel like this is going to be Wimby everybody up next season because he's figured out, like, secret ancient martial arts.

[Big Cat]

I agree. All right, my. Who's back? I got two. One is College Football 26, because it's coming, and I saw the new. There's, like, people who get the beta, and the graphics look awesome, and so does the score. Score bug. I'm just excited for it. I just, like, kind of forgot. Like, we work so hard to get it back, and now it's like, oh, yeah, we get an updated one every single year.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. We have to continue to play it because don't let them take it away from us.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, exactly. Okay, so my other who's back is Marlin's man, because we're gonna talk about this with Whitney, but he is going to the games. He invited us to the games, and he's going to the games with Nikki Smokes. He invited us to the game, but. And I was like, hey, Marlins man, we can't make it. We got work to do. We're. Nikki Smokes can go down. He's a Panthers fan. He's from South Florida, and he said that he would take Nicky Smokes, but he had stipulations. You want to hear stipulations?

[PFT Commenter]

I do.

[Big Cat]

All right. One was Nikki Smokes has to wear a barstool hat.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay. We can make that happen.

[Big Cat]

Two, he has to take any pictures fans want of me talking about Marlins man. Three days before game three on podcast, he invites all barstool followers to come up and take photos with us. I guess we're doing that right now. They're sitting on the glass, so go take photos.

[PFT Commenter]

How are they gonna know if it's. If Marlin's man's there?

[Big Cat]

That's a really good question.

[PFT Commenter]

Probably be the guy with a huge, huge line waiting to take pictures with him.

[Big Cat]

That is.

[PFT Commenter]

And also the huge, huge line that Nicky Smokes will have that's in the bathroom.

[Big Cat]

But Nikki Nicki Smokes has to. He has to take all the pictures.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, Nick, He's a line guy.

[Big Cat]

He is a line guy. Whale tails. What they call him? He. They are in section 133.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay, so go say hi to Nikki Smokes and Marlin's man and Smokes, we'll take your picture.

[Big Cat]

Winning photo gets to go with them and sit with him for the game. 4. I don't even understand the winning photo.

[PFT Commenter]

That's my favorite part. The winning photo. Yeah, there's a contest.

[Big Cat]

Winning photo and then five. Can we make a blow up doll?

[PFT Commenter]

Don't say this one.

[Big Cat]

Can we make a blow.

[PFT Commenter]

So don't say this one. We're not saying this one of bleeps.

[Big Cat]

Mom to sit with us or should I just get an inflatable sex doll?

[PFT Commenter]

I think I got to fight Mar.

[Big Cat]

Man face on it with a sign around her neck saying I.

[PFT Commenter]

Okay. All right. All right.

[Big Cat]

It was a bleep. We don't know who that was.

[PFT Commenter]

All right, I gotta. I gotta rough and round you.

[Ryan Whitney]

I think you do.

[Big Cat]

I think you. He just.

[PFT Commenter]

How old is Marlin's man?

[Big Cat]

He just takes.

[Hank]

So it's fade on site.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he saw him.

[Hank]

Like you'd have to.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

When I saw that text, I did tell pft this text beforehand because I was like, this is crazy.

[PFT Commenter]

68 years old. I'm not ashamed to beat up a 68 year old man.

[Big Cat]

He's just crazy, man. He's crazy.

[PFT Commenter]

I'll fight you in rough and rowdy. Marlins man balls in your court.

[Big Cat]

So, yeah, check out the dynamic duo of Nikki Smokes and Marlins man at the game. I don't know what. I don't know what's gonna happen out of that. All right, Zach, you got a who's back?

[Zach]

I do have who's back for you, sir.

[Big Cat]

Okay. And also for Monday reading, I want an up. We're gonna do an update on the pub stomping. People were wondering. We'll do that at the end of the show.

[Zach]

I can do that for you.

[Big Cat]

Okay. All right. Who's back?

[Zach]

Who's back with my. Who's back of the week would be with the. You know, Chicago summer is finally here. Very hot outside, very humid. My hues back is a baby powder. We're getting headed chafing. We're getting out in front of it.

[Big Cat]

I thought he was gonna say shorts for a second.

[Zach]

And we're going, we're going extra strength green bottle. We can't have no. No chub rub, no chafe at all whatsoever this summer. We're going to go baby powder. Who's back. Can't wait.

[Big Cat]

Chub rub. Is that what we call it?

[PFT Commenter]

Chafing?

[Zach]

Chafing. Chubber.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach]

There's a couple different names we can toss in and out, but. But just know we're powdering up.

[Big Cat]

Are you. Do you powder every day before you get out of the house?

[Zach]

Pre powder most days.

[Big Cat]

And what's your powder routine? Do you powder in your underwear or do you powder on your grundle?

[Zach]

I'm in the drawers, guy.

[Big Cat]

You just go drawers so you don't go grunt. Like, I'll. Sometimes. What? I know it'll be a swampy day. I'll just. I'll go straight powder on skin.

[Zach]

I don't have the kind of range of motion.

[Big Cat]

Oh, you can't get your hand back there.

[PFT Commenter]

Well, you can also. It's a squeeze bottle, so you can go underneath and then squeeze up some.

[Zach]

If it's a full bottle, then we're sweeping up. It's a whole thing. Yeah, but I like to tip.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. What?

[Zach]

I like that pro tip on the powder.

[Big Cat]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

You go underneath and then you just squeeze up. It's like Lebron, pregame, liberal amount.

[Zach]

Nothing crazy, nothing nuts.

[Big Cat]

No, but that's a smart. That's a good call because I actually. I have not. I. I don't. I do. I'm a big reaction reactive guy when it comes to this. Not proactive. Like, I'll wait till I have a really bad day where it's swamp ass, then I'll go buy it. You got to get ahead of it.

[Zach]

Got to stay ahead at all costs.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I wish I could go back in time and experience the powder for the first time ever.

[Zach]

Oh, what a feeling.

[PFT Commenter]

What a feeling.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, You.

[PFT Commenter]

Your day is so awesome after you put that on.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That and the Icy Hot first. Icy Hot. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

But you. You don't want to come.

[Big Cat]

Not on your balls. I'm saying, like, icy Hot on your. Like on a. On a. Like an ankle or something.

[PFT Commenter]

It's a bad feeling if you get the Icy Hot on the boys.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. No, not. I'm not asking for that. Not crazy.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Good call.

[Big Cat]

Good call.

[PFT Commenter]

Bringing the powder back.

[Big Cat]

That's really Good call. There we go. Yeah. Yeah. So how many. How many. How many bottles of powder would you go through in Florida?

[Zach]

I just. You just keep one of the big ones on. You go hit the Sam's Club.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, but would you go through it in, like, a couple weeks?

[Zach]

No, no. Throughout the summer.

[Big Cat]

Oh, okay.

[Zach]

Crazy.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach]

That's why you stay ahead of it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. You gotta stay ahead of it. Proactive. Okay, let's get to Ryan Whitney. Then we'll finish with a quick story about a zebra and an update on the pub stomping. Okay. Before we get to Ryan Whitney. Pardon, my take is sponsored by Better Help. Men today face immense pressure to perform, to provide and keep it all together. So it's no wonder that 6 million men in the US suffer from depression every year. And it's often undiagnosed it's okay to struggle. Real strength comes from opening up about what you're carrying and doing something about it so you can be at your best for yourself and everyone in your life. If you're a man and you're feeling the weight of the world, talk to someone. A friend, a loved one, a therapist. We are pro therapy on this show. PFT and I both seen therapists. Great. Just be able to talk to someone. So with over 35,000 therapists, BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform, having served over 5 million people globally. As the largest online therapy provider in the world, BetterHelp can provide access to mental health professionals with diverse variety of expertise. Talk it out with BetterHelp. Our listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.compmt that's BetterHelp. H E L p.compmt we're also brought to you by our friends at hey dude. Hey dude. Have you tried hey dude shoes yet? They're unlike anything. The Wally stretch socks are the ultimate slip on shoes. Lightweight, breathable and ridiculously comfortable. We're talking cushioned insoles that feel like little pillows under your feet. Hank's wearing some hey dudes right now. They are the shoe of the summer, I'm telling you right now.

[Hank]

Oh yeah.

[Big Cat]

If you are doing anything outdoors this summer. Hey dude. Pool, beach, golf, everything. Hey dude. Going to the ball game, backyard barbecue. Hey dude is the shoe. It is so comfortable and a little extra. I have hey dudes right at my front door. Use them every morning when I walk Stella. Slip them right on. Slip them right off. Hey dudes are the perfect shoes to slip into every day. Find your [e-mail] you will not regret it. Hey dude.com okay, here he is, Ryan Whitney. Okay. We now welcome on our best friend is very, very, very, very special guest number one in pardon my take history is Ryan Whitney spitting Chiclets podcast coming off. I'm going to say it, the best, one of the best, if not best, Stanley cup final games. I've, I've Ever seen. It was incredible. Friday night also, like the, the series just in general, two overtime games. Incredible, incredible wit. Let's start with that. Friday night. Have you, have you recovered and was that one of the best Stanley cup final games you ever seen?

[Ryan Whitney]

I don't remember the start of a Stanley cup final ever being this not only entertaining, but just back and forth. And the biggest thing being they're so much better than Every, the other 30 teams in the league. Like it's, it's quite obvious that these two teams are just at another level. And after seeing game one, I figured there'd be a little feeling out process and boom, like not at all. They just flying around. Both teams, I think, had five and six days off before game one. But knowing it was in Edmonton, like that place, I got to experience the finals. Two finals games there last year. They lost three, but then one four. So I knew the madness. The city was insane after they won game four last year. You would have thought they went up 3, 1. No, it was just to stay alive. It was crazy. So I'm like, oh my God, it's starting there this year and it is not disappointed. I mean like the way how hard these guys are playing, how good these teams are defensively. Like you watch at times, Florida, I said on Chiclets, it looks like they have six guys on the ice. Like, I'm like, there has to be too many men on the ice because they're just everywhere. There's three guys around the puck. And then when Edmonton gets going, like offensively, they're just flying around their own, the offensive zone. It's just been incredible hockey. Like the, both games going to overtime. Yeah. I don't remember two games ever being this entertaining to begin a Cup final where a lot of times people worry that they're so beat up and exhausted and that it, it can be maybe not great. But this one, I, I said before the series, seven games, no matter what, done deal. And now, I mean, how do you see this not going seven? It's, it's just, it's incredible. And I wanted to go seven. I, I, Most Oilers fans say, no, we'll win in five, we don't care. We'll win in four if we could. No, I need to see seven games. That's how good this hockey is. And if you don't like hockey, I think even there are some people probably tuning in, like, what are we watching right now? Like, this is like being on crack. I wouldn't know that.

[Big Cat]

But I mean, what, what McDavid did I actually have a question about that, and this is not me being a hater, but it was an incredible moment.

[Ryan Whitney]

You're the biggest hater.

[Big Cat]

No, I'm not. No, I'm not. I have a question about that, because I did. See, this is not what I'm saying. Other people are saying that Barkov might be injured.

[Ryan Whitney]

I don't. I don't. When. When he does that to guys, you can't do the. In. He does it to everyone.

[Big Cat]

He might. He might be injured because of that play. He literally crossed him up. He. He. He broke his ankles.

[Ryan Whitney]

He broke his ankles. And then. And then. Who was the next guy? Ekblad.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

Ekb. At least Barkov stayed on his feet. Ekblad was swimming around on his back by the end of that. And then when he gets it right and he's kind of going at Barkov, he says the. The. Those cut moves he has, it's like Barry Sanders on skates. It's crazy. And then Ekblad comes flying. He backhand, toe drags him. But the craziest thing to me is in the middle of the toe drag, he's already looking over and, like, the end of the move is just sliding it across the dry Seidel. That's when I. I think I, like, I started running around the room. I was with a buddy whose brother works for the Panthers, so he's really rooting for the Panthers. And I'm running around, greatest hockey player of all time. I just started tweeting that, like, it's just. It's incredible to watch him. And even though they lost game two, I just. The way he looks right now and the Oilers, I can't see him losing this series. It's going to be the worst thing ever if somehow this ends on the wrong side with the Panthers winning. But I don't think McDavid's gonna let it happen.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I don't think he will either. I think this is his time. And there was one play in particular where Sam Bennett, he. He kicked the. Kicked the stick away. He, like, kicked it over the blue line, got it out of there, then end up filtering back towards the go. I think he scored on that play, too, actually. But in that. Is there such a thing as, like, an unwritten rule in hockey? And if so, did he break one?

[Ryan Whitney]

I. I would say no. I don't. Like, at this point in the season, there is just. This is prison rules. This is, like, whatever it takes. And Sam Bennett, I've said many times I would do anything if he was on the Oilers. But I hate his guts when he's. When he's. Him being on the other team. Like, this guy, he has mastered the whoops, did I do that? Like the accidental on purpose, where any sort of contact in front of the goalie, he goes down in. In a way that you really can't. Like he got a penalty on the one, which he probably didn't deserve, but I do think he deserved it because I think he knows exactly what he's doing. And it's insane that he's scoring this much too. I think, what do you get? His 13th, 12 or 13th goal. They're all on the road. It's like the guy's just a serial killer sociopath. But that play, no, that's just. Right now, you do anything, it takes anything.

[PFT Commenter]

Just win. Just win. So just win with the two overtime games, you split them or do you think that the Oilers are happy with this result?

[Ryan Whitney]

Yes, I, I do. I mean, you want to hold. You want to hold. Hold serve. And now they lost home ice. I actually said to somebody the night before, game two, if they win tonight, I think they'll lose both in Florida. And if they lose tonight, I think they'll split in Florida, like just setting this thing up for seven. But the way they played, they got to be pretty happy. I think that the second period, both games was kind of a disaster. The first game, I mean, they took the first game, the third period, in overtime. That was like. That's when I. I really felt they're. They're going to win this series. Like, they, they looked so much better, faster, quicker than the Panthers. I started thinking, I thought back to when Tampa was going for their third straight cup. They. They kind of ran. Ran through the Eastern Conference and then they got to the finals and it was just like Colorado just overwhelmed. They had nothing left. And that game one with Edmonton, Florida, I said, oh, maybe Florida actually like third year in a row there. Maybe it's kind of like they just don't have what it takes and Edmonton's this hungry. But of course, they answer the bell in game, too. Your question's a good one because I think they would. I think they would. You're a great question. I don't know. What is that jacket? Why are you guys wearing those jackets?

[PFT Commenter]

This is. It's Edmonton.

[Ryan Whitney]

Scumbags. You guys are scumbags. Let me tell you. I didn't even notice.

[PFT Commenter]

I just told you.

[Big Cat]

It's.

[PFT Commenter]

It's McDavid's year.

[Ryan Whitney]

Hank, you're a. You have it on Hank's wearing it too.

[Big Cat]

I didn't want to wear it. I'm rooting for the Panthers. But the Oilers made us fan ambassadors.

[Ryan Whitney]

No, you guys, you guys are.

[Big Cat]

You have to.

[PFT Commenter]

We're pretty much a part of the team.

[Ryan Whitney]

You guys look at it to have the, the platform that you guys do to openly root again. Like, I got no problem if you, if you want Florida, but you're. You're solely doing this so McDavid doesn't win. And your big names in sports media, it's actually pathetic. It makes you want to hang up this call right now. Like, you guys, it's so weird to.

[Big Cat]

Think that this, it's all because of you, though, because I've been showing you a game friendship.

[Ryan Whitney]

You went to a game.

[Big Cat]

I know.

[Ryan Whitney]

You're right. You were like, wait, wait, you're so smart. This guy's the best athlete I've ever seen. And then you still, like, you want him to lose in overtime.

[Big Cat]

I don't really. Well, no, I do because of you. That's friendship.

[Ryan Whitney]

Okay, so fine.

[Big Cat]

And.

[Ryan Whitney]

And I'm. I'm. I get that friendship, rooting against each other part of being friends. I will root for the. Against the Bears.

[Big Cat]

It's gonna be the easiest thing ever for you. Like, you're gonna win.

[Ryan Whitney]

Like, I hope the worst things happen to you guys and I hope. I hope Jaden Daniels.

[Big Cat]

I took it off. I took it off before you said thing. I took it off.

[Ryan Whitney]

Like, don't you guys want to. Don't you want to see the greats, some of the great, the greatest talent I've ever witnessed win a Stanley Cup?

[Big Cat]

I do.

[PFT Commenter]

That's why I'm wearing.

[Ryan Whitney]

Do you guys hate me that much?

[Big Cat]

No, I. I love you that much. It's actually the reverse. I love you.

[Ryan Whitney]

You'd be rooting for the Knicks, for your boy Jerry o' Connell if they were in the finals.

[Big Cat]

No, probably not. No. No, I wouldn't. I would root for Bing Bong to have the exact same, like a seven game devastation.

[Ryan Whitney]

Okay, fine. Well, you know what? I'm gonna be just buying your QB's voodoo dolls next football season, and that's what we're gonna do. And now this win would mean that much more.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I know. I. I've actually thought about it. Like, if they do, if the Oilers win, you're you. We will obviously have you on right away, and you will just get to shit down our throats for the entire time.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

And you guys would be like, oh, no, no. I knew he was good. I Knew he was good.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Oh, no.

[Ryan Whitney]

Big cat's line. I bet him, though. I won money, man. I'm happy.

[Big Cat]

I wanted to establish right now. I did not bet him. There you go.

[Ryan Whitney]

Appreciate.

[Big Cat]

Well, Dave established. Yeah, Dave did, which is a big much. All right. I got a question about the. The Panthers.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

Marshawn, how the hell is he doing it? 37 years old, and it felt like watching that overtime, he had the most gas out of anyone on the ice. And he obviously scores the game winner, by the way, before the game winner, which I want you to talk about. Did you. Were you. When he went through Skinner's legs and it hit the post, were you like, team of destiny? Because that. At that point, I was like, there's nothing going to stop the Oilers here. The fact that puck didn't go in was so fucking insane. I was like, there's. It's just. It's just their year. But then obviously he scores the overtime goal winner in. In the second overtime. Were you like, how is he doing this? He's 37.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah, he's just so skilled. And. And I actually went back to team of destiny when Perry tied it up. I'm like, yeah. Oh, my God. Like, they're gonna win this game, too. And. And Perry's 40, and he looks phenomenal, too. But Marshawn, little hockey term, like, his edge work is. Is crazy. And I actually think he's a guy who. He's a guy who is, like, better because he's smaller.

[Big Cat]

He.

[Ryan Whitney]

He gets, like, underneath guys almost. And his. His edges on his skates, they're just incredible. And I remember skating with him during the lockout, like the 2012 lockout, whatever, 2013, whatever it was, and I'm like, oh, my. You can't get the puck from him. And every time you go into kind of 50, 50, get there at the same time, he just somehow gets the puck. Whether he's lifting your stick, whether he's giving you a little butt end, he's just a genius out there when he plays. And when he really struggled at the beginning of this season when he was playing, he. He had three surgeries last summer like that. I mean, at 25 years old, it's going to be hard to feel normal and play well. After three offseason surgeries, he's 37 and does it. Then he goes to four nations. Looks good. And then the fact that the Panthers got him, that's what's disgusting. And. And I. I watched that all go down. It was like the last minute of the deadline like breaking news, we have. Marshawn's been traded to the Panthers. I'm like, what? How the did the Panthers get this guy? The Bruins should have never let that happen. And for a second round of it, I think now turned into a first because of how far Florida's made it, how many games he's played. But this is exactly how I thought it would go down with him in Florida. It's the perfect team for him. He's got Bennett, he's got Kachuk. And you thought he might play with Barkov or Kachuk or. No, he's playing with Loose Derinen and Lundell, these Finnish monsters on this incredible third line. And that's probably been their best line overall in the playoffs. That goal he got, man, he comes down. And Leon Dry Settle had a hell of a back check on him. And I thought that Dry Settle did a good enough job where Marshawn couldn't get it to his backhand and that Skinner just let it in. A horrible goal. It wasn't a good goal, but once I saw it, somehow Marshawn got his backhand on it like no quit in his game. He'd already scored a shorthander earlier in the game. He's just a machine. It's not surprising to me based on kind of knowing him and how driven he is, but it sucks to watch. It really does. Rooting, playing, playing against the Panthers, because, you know, I'm playing in this Cup Final.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, you are. You are.

[Ryan Whitney]

They're the worst. Like, they. They are so good. They're always in your face. They always answer the bell. They go down, they tie it up. They're just animals. And they're champions for a reason. And now you got to try to beat these guys. It's hard and it's. It's stressful, as are you.

[Big Cat]

So Skinner has actually looked good. I know there's been a ton of goals, but he's looked good and he. He's made some insane saves. Are you worried, though, at all about Bob, like, locking in? Because that would be like, Yan's texted me during the game. Cause he gave us the under on Friday night, which was a terrible pick, terrible pick. And he's not on Twitter, so I just was getting all the shit for him. Everyone's like, hey, where's Yan's? Like, he's smart. I was just getting all of it. And so he texted me, though, in. I think it was the second period when it was. I can't remember the score. I think he gave. I was. When. When they Gave up or. Yeah, it was the start of the second period. He's like, bob's not going to give up another one. And until 17 seconds left in the third period, he was right. And I was like, holy shit. So, like, it did feel like Bob kind of locked back in. Are you worried, though, that we're going to get one of those games from him where it's like he just sees everything and he shuts the door?

[Ryan Whitney]

Yes. And going into the series, I said I wasn't worried as much about the Panthers being animals and just dirty and in your face. It's so hard to play against. As much as I was worried about Bob, you gotta figure he's gonna steal a game. Last year, it was game one. The Oilers dominated, and it was the Bob show. And then he kind of fell apart in 4, 5, and 6. Like there was. It was a disaster.

[Big Cat]

Right?

[Ryan Whitney]

They almost blew that series, but now he hasn't done that yet, and he's going home. So, yes, I. I mean, I'm worried about a bunch of different things, but Bob's the number one on that list based on the fact that. That he just gets in these, like, grooves. And whether it's the entire game or, like, even game two, for 35 minutes on the game clock, he just seems like you can't be beat. But I have noticed they're going at his glove, and they've. They've beat him beneath his glove. They beat him above it. So down low, you can't score on him. That's like the scouting report. Everyone knows he's just so flexible and quick. He takes away everything down low. But if you could keep attacking his glove and. And getting traffic in front, we might have a. We might have a chance here. But it's. It's just. It's. It's almost stress. It's almost like, do you even want your team in the finals? Sounds stupid. You need to win the cups. But watching these games. Dude, I'm. I'm biting my nails. I'm freaking out. It's double overtime. I'm making coffee.

[Big Cat]

It's just.

[Ryan Whitney]

Nothing beats it. Which is what's so nice about knowing that neither one of you will ever see your team playing a Super Bowl. You won't even get to experience this.

[Big Cat]

With the Voodoo Dolls. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

We don't have to worry about it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

No, you're absolutely right. When it comes to playoff, you're like, I've. I've loved watching these games, and it's been all. Just all facets of the game. Have been incredible. Including the goaltending has been really good, even though there's been a lot of goals scored. So I'm, I'm having a lot of fun watching. But also, as not a fan of either one of these teams, when it goes into overtime, I'm just like, yes, this is even better now. But if you're a fan of that team, overtime is the absolute worst thing to happen to you in the playoffs. Are you a little bit concerned as a fan, as a member of the team of the Edmonton Oilers that you have to take on not just Marlin's band but also Nikki smokes?

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah, I, I, I, I could care less about Nikki Smokes. He's a legit nobody. Like what? Like Nikki smokes. Like, who is this guy? He's on a month to month contract at barstool.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, I think Marlin's man, I think it's time to put them 28 days by the, you know, the flow cycle.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I, I, I, I linked them, I linked Marlin's man and Nikki smokes together today. And I said it must be what Oppenheimer felt like because like this could, this could end the world. Like the two of them, the, like.

[Ryan Whitney]

They'Re more likely to end up in prison than do anything that's going to hurt the Oilers. Like two scumbags. I, I, I don't even know if Nikki smokes walked hockey before last year. Like now, now you know what? Your team wins. You have all the right to talk. All the. But like he tweets at me. I read it. It's just like I, it's, it's like any other troll coming at me on Twitter like he's a nobody.

[Big Cat]

He, he, they're on the glass.

[Ryan Whitney]

He's on the bar. Sorry. He's on the barstool. Summer house.

[Big Cat]

He is on the summer house. You know they're on the glass for game three.

[Ryan Whitney]

Are they?

[Big Cat]

Yes, yes. Marlin's man has four tickets on the glass.

[Ryan Whitney]

I mean, Nikki will take his shirt off, like, show his abs off. He's legit, that guy.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, well, I mean he, we, we paid him to get in shape. Pretty much he would just work out from nine to five every day. It's like he keeps posting these like anyone could do it. It's like not anyone. Dude, you have a gym in your office and you just, you work out during the day.

[Ryan Whitney]

What do you do for work? I work out and I whack girls that I work with. Oh, it's a sweet job.

[Big Cat]

All right, so what what is the plan? You're going down. The Chiclets crew is going to be in Miami. Are we worried about the gout with Biz?

[Ryan Whitney]

I haven't talked to him in a little while. I assume he's off the red meat.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

Not drinking like you would think there'd be some alcohol, wine involved in the goat. But to tell us that he was eating 20 ounces of steak every day for a couple weeks like that is crazy. We're excited to get down there. Mean, it's a pain in the ass getting to that arena. It's, it's in. What is it? Sunrise.

[Big Cat]

Sunrise. Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

But, but I'll say. When I was there, the team was brutal. I was there for seven games. I was a plug. But the crowd wasn't great. Now with these teams they have. That building's electric. It's not at all Rogers in Edmonton, but it's good. And so getting there will be very special. And then Monday or tonight we'll be at the game. I'm flying down, flying down early. And then Tuesday we're doing our pod live from the Elbow Room.

[Big Cat]

Oh, so very cool.

[Ryan Whitney]

So we'll be going over the first three games of the series. We'll have some special guests in. Great spot to sit there. I mean Merles. This is Merle's dream come true. The guy's been talking about going back to the Elbow Room since game seven ended last year. So we're back.

[Big Cat]

Wait, and then what happens? Are you guys going to go to, to. To 5 or 7 in Edmonton? Is there any plans for that?

[Ryan Whitney]

So I'm going to Game 7 in Edmonton if it gets there, which I believe it will be. I didn't go to games one and two. Had a bunch of stuff going on here. So going to three and four, we'll shoot home and then get ready for game seven. If it happens, I'll be on a plane probably to Denver, then to Calgary with the stock, get to Edmonton, 12 hour travel day, get to the arena, start drinking and just maybe paint my face.

[PFT Commenter]

I like that. Are you bringing clubs to Florida?

[Ryan Whitney]

No, I'm not because I actually texted the group, I said can we play golf? And then I got the, I got the itinerary, we got the show and interviews After Tuesday we have three interviews Wednesday and then Thursday's game four. Don't know if, if maybe time in the morning of game four I could play some golf, but I want to lug the clubs down and then not play.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

So if we do play, I'll be doing the rentals. You know the rental game?

[PFT Commenter]

Yep. So asterisks on the scorecard.

[Ryan Whitney]

If you don't shoot well, I wouldn't even post it.

[Big Cat]

You got to get ready. You got a. You got some high level golf coming up.

[Ryan Whitney]

I know. Believe me, guys. You know what though? I played in a member guest this weekend. Boston Golf Club Champions, myself and my buddy. So that's a nice little thing. Win a tournament leading. And that's why when we won it, I said, the Oilers are winning the cup. I just wanna. I just won something. Yeah, I never win anything.

[Big Cat]

Everything's coming up Whitney.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah, everything's coming up Whitney. Well, now I gotta hang out with Nikki Smokes. He'll be sitting loose at the elbow. Room in my ear. See that girl? I banged her.

[PFT Commenter]

It's a great thing though, because if Nikki Smokes, his representative Panthers, even some Panthers fans will be like this. I'm rooting for the Oilers now.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah, exactly. He'll turn anyone.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

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[Big Cat]

All right, so the other thing I had to ask you about is. Well, Hank, do you have any questions about the. As Edmonton oiler ambassador fan? Ambassador?

[Hank]

No, I'm. I'm excited for game seven.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Okay. You're just going right ahead.

[Hank]

Yeah. I'm taking one thing from this interview. This series is going seven.

[PFT Commenter]

Whatever.

[Ryan Whitney]

Why don't you guys. Why don't you guys. Guys put your balls on the line and tell me that you'll come up and experience a game seven for the cup final in the craziest arena in the world if it happens. Guys, I've been on your show. I've been on your show close to 30 times. Tell me right now.

[Big Cat]

Okay, wait, what's the date?

[Ryan Whitney]

It's Friday, June 19th.

[Big Cat]

No, it's June 20th. Friday, June 20th.

[Ryan Whitney]

Come on, guys.

[Big Cat]

My son's birthday is June 19th. I'm not going to miss that. You understand?

[Ryan Whitney]

So fly in the morning. The 20th. Guys.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm out of town that weekend.

[Big Cat]

I'll go. Whitney, how are there direct flights from chicago?

[Ryan Whitney]

There actually might be, I bet.

[Big Cat]

Oh, man.

[Hank]

Oh, it's Friday, June 20th.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, if I can find it.

[Ryan Whitney]

Guys, guys, guys. All the. We've talked. Us sitting together, you boys, the boys talking.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

Guys, guys, I've done a lot for you.

[Big Cat]

I. I'm. I'm gonna. I'm actually gonna look at it. That's the nicest thing I could do because usually I just say no to anyone asking me to do anything. I'm actually gonna look at it. If I could get a flight that is, like, gets me there and back with, like, in, like, 20 hours total.

[Ryan Whitney]

Oh, you could leave that morning, get there, go to the game, leave the next morning. I'll be doing the same thing.

[Zach]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Do they have a red eye?

[Big Cat]

They might. All right, I'm gonna look at it. That's a big deal, me looking at it.

[Ryan Whitney]

I mean, have either one of you guys ever been to a game seven of anything?

[Big Cat]

I went to game seven. Blackhawks, red wings. What year was that?

[PFT Commenter]

I went.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah, but that's not for the. No, I'm talking game seven for a title.

[Big Cat]

No, no, no, no, no, no. But that was a sick game.

[PFT Commenter]

I went to game seven. Socks, red Sox, Yankees, when they came.

[Ryan Whitney]

Back, when they blew them out.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

Oh, that's. That's pretty sweet.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

What were you. And you weren't even. Were you living in New York then?

[Big Cat]

No. No.

[PFT Commenter]

This is when I was in college. I was just a fan. I. I was a fan of the story.

[Big Cat]

I got.

[PFT Commenter]

I got caught up. I want to see history.

[Ryan Whitney]

Well, what a story this would be. Seeing the greatest hockey player of all time raise a stand. They got. Hey, guys, did you know a couple stats, though? You know, the. I'm sure you talked about the Gretzky Crosby. How.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, Gretzky.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

Shout out. You. You're the one who. Well, PFT had it. But you also said it on the.

[Ryan Whitney]

Live stream that there was another one that came out that. I don't know. It's. It's seven. It's six or seven times a team's been in the Cup Final after losing the first two games of the first round. Oh, they've all won the cup. Oh, and Edmonton lost the first two games of the first round this year.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, that's interesting.

[Ryan Whitney]

That's another one. That's another one.

[Big Cat]

Big one. History.

[Ryan Whitney]

It's a team of destiny now, losing game two. It was so funny because going into game two, I was so confident, like, dude, they got game one last year. They go down.03, boom, we're great. We lose game two and like, any fan knows immediately, you're like, I don't know if we're gonna win. I don't think we can win. We're. We're going back there now. So it's. The highs and lows are just something else. But you know what? My body's sore. I've been grinding since the first game against la. I mean, I'm on the east coast, guys. These games, they were 10, 1030, 1050 starts.

[Big Cat]

First, I was thinking of you in the second overtime. I was like, I don't know how much more wits got in the tank because it was just going like, you know, it crossed into Saturday. I was like, this guy's got to be.

[Ryan Whitney]

I was.

[Big Cat]

I was.

[Ryan Whitney]

And I teed off at, like, 7, 10 Saturday.

[Big Cat]

Oh, God, what a warrior. No one works harder. Oh, I got a hockey question for you. And this is going to sound stupid and you're going to tell me it's stupid, but it's actually a Connor McDavid compliment. Do you think I could score a goal on Connor McDavid's line?

[Ryan Whitney]

Yes, I actually think any person could.

[Big Cat]

I do too. Like, dry saddle is unbelievable. But Some of the passes that he gives dry Seidel when dry settles on that like right side and it's just, he just breaks the whole defense down and they're all everywhere. And then it's like obviously dry settle is incredible, but like it's just right there and he just puts it right in.

[Ryan Whitney]

He buries it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

If you, if you started July 1st skating with like a skating instructor, skills coach, two to three times per week. Okay. So for July, August, you go to camp mid September and then you were in camp and then you played on his line. By the every shift he was out there, you play with him. By game 10, you're scorn.

[Big Cat]

The problem is offsides because I would want a cherry pick, but I would just.

[Ryan Whitney]

No, I mean the line would probably the problem is like you'd be eating ice cream like during the meetings and like miss the start of warm ups.

[Big Cat]

But that's how good Connor McDavid is. Like, I, I really do think he's just that special that he, he like, he makes everyone so much better. And yes, I would.

[Ryan Whitney]

And, and you guys host Pardon my take. And you root against him.

[PFT Commenter]

So we do not. I'm a Ryan Whitney fan ambassador. I'm gonna get a Ryan Whitney jacket because I believe in you. Wait, I believe I got.

[Ryan Whitney]

I, I, I had a. Three different Whitney Oilers jerseys in the crowd sent to me the other night. Imagine, imagine if you told those people when they were booing me out of town that years and years later that you'd be wearing a wit jersey to the Oilers in the cup final. Based on my love and passion for the team. Now granted, I being a fan last year for about 14 days, but that's doesn't matter anymore.

[Big Cat]

I think I remember the spaces when he did it. It was like an emergency.

[Ryan Whitney]

They lost to San Jose.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And you kicked me out of the spaces because I wanted to talk NBA. Do you want to talk NBA at all? I mean, the ser. The game one was incredible.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah, I, I actually, I was rattled because I put it on whenever it was going. I was watching something and then I realized there was like 10 minutes left left. And they, they were probably what, down like 12 or 13 with 10 minutes left?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they were down 15 with like nine and a half minutes left.

[Ryan Whitney]

And I just like shut it off. And then all of a sudden I, I on Twitter, I saw it was going crazy. I'm like, what the. And I checked the app. I was like, oh my God, that's what they did in that game. So that they seem A little team of destiny, too. I couldn't give a. About that series. I mean, that has to be one of the worst matchups for, like, tv. Now, this is coming from somebody where Edmonton, Florida, isn't, I don't think, ripping in the rank. The ratings for the NHL, but NBA is a disgrace.

[Big Cat]

But we don't, I mean, we don't care about the rating. We're. We're firmly don't care about the ratings podcast because we've said it before. There's never been a game, an incredible game I've watched and been like, man, I wish more people were watching this, like, afterwards being like, game five.

[Ryan Whitney]

I agree.

[Big Cat]

Friday night, being like, that was the best Stanley Cup Final game I've watched. And then seeing the ratings on Saturday and being like, actually, it wasn't that good.

[Ryan Whitney]

You guys are coming to game seven. Guys, you guys have. You know what I think all, all your listeners, everyone listening who love these guys, please get on them, say you got to go with wit to game seven.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm. I'm such an Oilers believer that I don't think it's going to get to seven.

[Ryan Whitney]

Oh, I bet they're gonna win now.

[Big Cat]

I might. You might have actually found a way for us to root for the Oilers. If they get a series lead, I'm gonna be rooting for them to close it out so I don't have to go to Edmund.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Ryan Whitney]

I actually think, though, like, I want it for the content and hanging out.

[Big Cat]

Incredible.

[Ryan Whitney]

But I, I think it would be like one of the coolest sporting experiences. Don't just be in game seven for the Cup. Like, you have to see this arena and what these people are like. They're maniacs. They're completely crippled four hours before the puck drops. I love that. And then they're lunatics in the rink the whole time.

[Big Cat]

Imagine if I won the 50 50.

[Ryan Whitney]

It was 8.9 million the other day.

[Big Cat]

That's incredible.

[Ryan Whitney]

8.9 million.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, between that barn and in Montreal, because I loved, I loved going to the Canadiens stadium. That was incredible. What a great environment up there.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah, we were talking about that whenever I was with you last, but it was. It. Montreal's building is just a lot like, kind of tighter and smaller. So it's, It's. It's incredible. I actually think that that's one and two in the league and you could flip flop who's one and who's two, but it's very, very similar, just on a larger scale, if that makes any sense.

[Big Cat]

I just. Look, by the way, There are no direct flights.

[Ryan Whitney]

Well, you know what, buddy? I'm coming from fucking Boston, but there's no direct. What I'll do is we'll meet in Denver and I think there's direct from Denver. And Dan, I'm not going to say what the tickets you've sent me of. How much you bet? Get a private jet for us. I'll fly to Chicago, we'll shoot up Dallas, shoot home.

[Big Cat]

That could be a possibility. That could be.

[Ryan Whitney]

I'll split it with you. And by split, I mean not pay.

[Big Cat]

Now we're talking. Well, Dave will pay for it.

[Ryan Whitney]

Okay, fair enough.

[Big Cat]

Come on, let's be honest here.

[Ryan Whitney]

Fair enough.

[Big Cat]

Dave's good.

[PFT Commenter]

That would be a nice. A nice tight trip too. I feel like we could make that happen and we could legit.

[Ryan Whitney]

I could fly into Chicago the night before. We leave in the morning. Game seven, right after the game, we leave. Yeah, unless the Oilers win, we like, go to McDavid's house.

[Big Cat]

Well, do you think he'd let us in?

[Ryan Whitney]

He won't let me in, so we're definitely not going.

[Big Cat]

Do you want to talk a little US Open real quick? Have you ever played Oakmont?

[Ryan Whitney]

I played Oakmont three years ago. The. The thing was the night before, it rained like three inches. And the guy who was hosting us, we showed up. He's like, the. This isn't the oak. Oakmont's all about the speed of the greens. Like, I think this week they said they're gonna be rolling at like a 15 on the stump meter, which for non golf people is just Chinese, but basically 15 is like almost unplayable for a lot of people. And they have the slope and they all. The course was incredible. They took down thousands of trees. I think at one point it was kind of tree line. Now it's almost link style. But an incredible test and I think based on what I've been reading and seeing on Twitter, like we might have like a over par winner for the. I don't.

[PFT Commenter]

I don't know. Yeah, that's what I love about the.

[Ryan Whitney]

U.S. can we have somebody, one of your stat guys maybe? Look up the last time a major winner was over par. I know when Mickelson blew the U S. Open at Wingfoot years ago when Jeff Ogilvy won, he finished over par.

[Big Cat]

It was Brooks.

[Ryan Whitney]

I want that.

[Big Cat]

It was Brooks and shit, he was.

[Ryan Whitney]

Over par for that one.

[Big Cat]

I think he was plus one. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And.

[Ryan Whitney]

And Shinnecock and Oakmont are two of. I think there's five clubs that make up like the. What's the. Like, basically like the, the home of U. S. Golf. I think it's the country club in Boston, Shinnecock Oakmont, and I don't know the other ones, but somebody could look that up as well. And, and that just shows that it'll be just as hard as they could make. Shinnecock Oakmont will be good English way.

[Big Cat]

So.

[PFT Commenter]

So it's gonna be. It's gonna be like super fast greens. Do they grow the rough out?

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah, you know that, that's the new thing. They just. Every guy makes the video of them dropping the ball in the rough. It disappears. It's like, okay, guys, they go to.

[PFT Commenter]

Like the worst spot on the course and they throw it in the grass and like, where to go.

[Ryan Whitney]

And then you're like, golfers, like, they, they really seem to complain and hate when it's really difficult.

[Big Cat]

I love it.

[Ryan Whitney]

All these weeks, they're always, you know, 18, 20 under. To win a tournament, like, give the fans one week of watching them look like how we always.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we root for the course in the US Open.

[Big Cat]

Not only that, but I, I don't like watching like a golf tournament where it's like they get to a par 5 and like a birdie's a bad score. Like, I want to see them struggle. I want to see them make, like, tough shots, difficult shots. You know, when like, like some of these tournaments, Scotty, he's at a par 5 and it's like, it's almost guaranteed he's going to hit an eagle.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah. Or, or yeah, he'll have an eagle putt.

[Big Cat]

Right? He'll have an eagle putt no matter.

[Ryan Whitney]

What to make it.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah, I just, I. I guess this year there's no, like, first cut. So, you know, you got the fairway and then you got the rough. Well, usually there's a layer a little above the fairway that's less than the rough. That a lot of times if these, these guys miss by such small margins, it ends up in the first cut. Well, this just goes from Fairway into whatever 5 inch rough, whatever it is. So the fairways, you got to hit them. That's why, unfortunately, Scotty may just walk away with this one too.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[Ryan Whitney]

He just hits it so straight. But it's very exciting for me to watch at a course I've played and like a course that we know can kind of beat him up a little bit. So I'm excited for that.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, the fact that you played it. What did you shoot?

[Ryan Whitney]

Shoot. Ah, God. 78, 79. I remember I played with Gustav. Nyquist was in. We had eight guys and he came in and he shot even. He plays. Where's he playing now? Minnesota. I don't even know. He's in the NHL. He. He. He's a great golfer. I was like, jesus Christ. You shot even par out there.

[Big Cat]

So.

[Ryan Whitney]

Amazing experience, though. They're pro shops the size of the Chicago barstool office. It was bananas.

[Big Cat]

They have an ice cream machine?

[Ryan Whitney]

No, but, I mean, that'll be. That thing's going to be broken in.

[Big Cat]

What. What is that?

[PFT Commenter]

It's working right now.

[Big Cat]

What is? Slobs.

[Ryan Whitney]

You slobs. Just wearing that thing down.

[Big Cat]

That's just as hurtful as me rooting against McDavid.

[Ryan Whitney]

Why do you think I said it?

[Big Cat]

Fair point.

[PFT Commenter]

We should get the boys doing, like keg stands out of the ice cream machine. Waterboard yourself with ice cream.

[Big Cat]

Oh, yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

The cold headaches just killing people.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Are you thinking about picking any of us for your Ryder cup team?

[Ryan Whitney]

That's a great question.

[PFT Commenter]

Wait, I might be. Good.

[Ryan Whitney]

Now, I saw you quit like 10 days ago.

[PFT Commenter]

I did. I quit 10 days ago, but it quit me back. Yeah, I had a tough day at the Bev. But then, you know, sometimes you get a calling, and Hank is turning my game around as we speak. So I gotta.

[Ryan Whitney]

How do we do this? Is it. Does everyone have obviously, like a no handicaps.

[Big Cat]

No, no, no, no. It's no handicaps. You just pick like, how we did it last time. It's just 12 guys. You pick six. Six guys a team. And then you. And then you can do the matchups. But there's like, some. There's some players. There's some really good guys. And there's obviously, like, me and Jerry and. I don't know. PFT is better than me. Hank's better than me. But I'll probably.

[Ryan Whitney]

And you should do like a one on one match for YouTube. And it'd be pretty sick, I bet.

[Big Cat]

Well, he'll beat me. But the last, last, last Ryder Cup. Remember PFT and I had a match and we just conceded. We conceded the whole match. We played Aryan and Trent.

[PFT Commenter]

We got addicted to conceding. Like we would. We would tee off and hit bad tee shots. Be like, we can see this hole. It's a par five.

[Big Cat]

It was. Yeah. You weren't even in it, right. You didn't play.

[Ryan Whitney]

No, I wasn't. I wasn't there that year.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, we. We. We did a. We. We, like, stacked the matchups. We're like, all right. PFT and Big Cat will lose to Trent and Aryan. It's fine. We can con. Like, we can lose this one. We. We. I think we tied him on the. We have them on the first hole and we're like, holy, we're about to shock the world.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm gonna beat him on the first hole.

[Big Cat]

And then we. And then we just lost, like, nine holes in a row, conceding. We'd, like, hit a driver and be like, all right, concede.

[PFT Commenter]

It's so funny, kid.

[Ryan Whitney]

Here, let's have a drink. Yeah, let's have a drink.

[PFT Commenter]

So it's funny. You can. You can look at my scorecard from Friday and you can see exactly when I cracked the first beer on the scorecard.

[Ryan Whitney]

Because you started playing better or worse?

[PFT Commenter]

Way better. Way better. So I went. I went triple, double, triple. And then par, par, par, par in a row. Just one beer. And that's the trick to golf. Really?

[Ryan Whitney]

You made four pars in a row.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And that's the trick to golf is you have to. You have to find and the. The perfect amount of being inebriated to be loosened up, but not so much like the golden zone, the golden ratio. If you can just stay, like, a little bit drunk for the entire round, then you can be great at golf. You can be like a pro.

[Ryan Whitney]

You're speaking my language right now. Yeah, it's. It's amazing. You just gotta find. All of a sudden, just your brain stops, like, thinking about your swing.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

Positions you gotta be in and what you got to do to hit the ball straight. You just get up there, you're half having fun swinging. All of a sudden, your money. And then, you know, after you're. The next morning, you're like, I. I'm way too hungover. Like, I. I played golf. It's not like I went out. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Right around golf. All right, I got one last question for you, Wit. This has been fun. We're gonna look at flights. We're gonna look at flights. Rollback question, you guys.

[Ryan Whitney]

We have to.

[Big Cat]

No. I'm now rooting for Edmonton to win in six. Very badly.

[PFT Commenter]

Six.

[Big Cat]

Let's go. Roback.com pro whoever's up in the. The series, I'm going to start rooting for hard. So, like, if you win game three, it's going to be all Oilers. If the Panthers win, it's going to be all Panthers. I. I need to send in six. And then. And then for the rest of my life, I can be like, I would have gone roback.com promo code. Take 20% off your first purchase. Q, zips, polos, hoodies, joggers, shorts. Roback.com promo code. Take. Hank, do you have a golf question for. For wit?

[Hank]

No. I mean, I'm trying to. I'm working with pft. You obviously have a lot of experience dealing with sandbaggers. My goal with PFT for the Internet Invitational is, you know, for people to be mad at him. Sandbagging.

[Big Cat]

What are.

[Hank]

What are some, like, signs of. Of a good sandbagger?

[Ryan Whitney]

Are you okay?

[Big Cat]

He saw Billy Strings this weekend. He had a long weekend. He had the boys in town. He had a good time.

[PFT Commenter]

How's your Saturday.

[Ryan Whitney]

Sleep at night? Jesus Christ.

[Big Cat]

What? Listen, we only get a question. We only get two and a half months of summer in Chicago. He's. He's. He's living it up, up.

[Ryan Whitney]

What's a sign of a. S. A sign of a sandbagger? That's tough. I mean, sandbaggers are just like, you could. I actually think I can tell a sandbagger when you tell me your handicap. And then I watch you on the range.

[Big Cat]

Really? Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

Like, unless you're the worst putter of all time and you like three and four putt every hole.

[PFT Commenter]

Yep.

[Ryan Whitney]

Like, if you. You could tell somebody, oh, I'm a. I'm a. A 13 handicap. And then on the range, you're like, ah, I don't know. He's hitting it, like, 260, 270. You know, he's taking divots with his irons. There's different signs where, you know. But when you say you're like, a seven handicap, that's hard to tell, because sevens actually can be very, very good and then be very, very bad.

[Big Cat]

Have you ever gotten. Has anyone sandbagged you where you were, like, actually mad about it?

[Ryan Whitney]

It. Oh, yeah, for sure. But, like, now, like, so I have three. I have three boys now, so I don't play as much golf. So my handicap's gone up because I'm not really good anymore. But I was good, but it was funny. I got down to a scratch, but I was a bad scratch. But Now I'm a 3.3 or 3.2, and I'm a pretty good 3.2. So I'm like, wow. Do you know what I mean by that? Like, I, I. I rarely ever played to a scratch, even though that was my handicap, because I just post every score, and the handicap works based on. They take the eight best of your most recent 20 scores. So it's like, all right, like, I had eight good rounds in the last 20 rounds. But the other 12, I was horrible. So my handicap is way better than I actually am.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[Ryan Whitney]

So I, I think that when you do, like now, I bet you there's like. Like I had a buddy, he's like, dude, you're a three now. It's like, well, buddy, I. I'm posting every score. I'm shooting 81 all the time. So I don't know what you want me to tell you, but then that day I shot 74, so.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[Ryan Whitney]

It's very like calling someone a sandbagger is. Is. It's a kind of. It's a. You know, you don't want to be known as that. No, like, that's, that's an ugly. Especially because I play in a lot of, like, big money matches. So you really, like, you're just. You can't do that. Like, you're. You're a dirt bag. You know what I mean?

[PFT Commenter]

How do you become a sandbagger? Is that if you go out.

[Ryan Whitney]

Oh, people.

[PFT Commenter]

What people do is on purpose.

[Hank]

Yes.

[Ryan Whitney]

Or what they'll. What they'll do. They don't post scores, which now, like our club, like, if you don't post the score, like, you're getting an email, like, post your score, like, just. Just to kind of combat this stuff. But then what app. What happens is also, all right, you'll be playing two on two against somebody, and your partner's in the hole. Like, your partner has like five feet for birdie, right. And you have 20ft for par. Well, I'll just three putt this one because it doesn't matter because my partner already has our score for this hole. Then I get a double on this hole or triple. So, like, true sandbaggers, they're. They're deranged because every little move they make is based on how to make sure their handicap never goes down.

[Big Cat]

Is there a reverse sandbagger? Like, can I. Like, I'm a 20, but I'm actually a 40.

[Ryan Whitney]

So when I was a zero index, people be like, oh, he's a reverse bagger. And once again, it's like I'm posting every score. I know I'm not a true scratch golfer, but so the reverse baggers, they're the, they're the water cooler guys. They want. Hey, you play golf? Yeah, I play golf. What's your handicap? I'm a one.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, right.

[Ryan Whitney]

It's like, dude, but every reverse bag. Or what happens. See, reverse bagging is way better than sandbagging, though, because you're gonna Lose money as a reverse bagger.

[Big Cat]

Correct.

[Ryan Whitney]

Right. And so reverse baggers, it's like you meet it, you know, a reverse bagger and you're like, hey, want to play a money match this week, bud?

[Big Cat]

Next week?

[Ryan Whitney]

Hey, wanna play? Because you're. And you just don't want them as your partner.

[Big Cat]

I might become a reverse bagger. I might just start posting fake scores and have myself as a scratch golfer.

[Ryan Whitney]

You, you, you could post around every day of you shooting 4 under and you'd be a scratch in a week or a month.

[Big Cat]

I'm really just like a 35.

[PFT Commenter]

You're plus hand.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

People would love to golf with me. Me?

[Ryan Whitney]

No, I'm actually there's a good Twitter follow, I don't know his name, but because it pops up on like the algorithm, he is hunting down the biggest sandbaggers in the country.

[Big Cat]

Awesome.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Is it Yip Strickler?

[Hank]

Yeah, Y. Strickler, Dan.

[Ryan Whitney]

It's so funny.

[Big Cat]

Like I'm gonna.

[Ryan Whitney]

And he gets the guy's pictures and then all of a sudden he's like, meet Greg. Greg is a 13.4 index. And this weekend his member guest shot 75 every round.

[Big Cat]

That's amazing.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm not gonna do any of the sandbag. I am going to play more golf and just log as many rounds as I can. But like, if I'm playing and obviously it'd be beneficial to me if my handicap was higher, but I'm not gonna with them.

[Ryan Whitney]

Just post every score and then you're.

[PFT Commenter]

On the camera too. We're gonna, we're gonna film most of it so that people can go back and they can look, do I, do I take gimmes? If somebody concedes, like a, a six foot putt, do I just pick that up and I'm like, okay, I guess that's good.

[Ryan Whitney]

So in like certain matches, if you have a putt that's going to show the guy putting for birdie on your team a line like, they'll give it to you, but that's kind of up to you. A lot of reverse baggers, what they do is like they, they take every, you know, your, your score doesn't matter anymore. You got 10ft. Hey, dude, you're good. Like, I would then put it after because I want to know my real score. A lot of people pick those up and then they end up a one handicap. It's like, well, dude, you, you, you picked up, you picked up five, ten footers that round.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. This is so funny. I'm following him right now. I just started following him. This is awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

I watched.

[Big Cat]

It's just going after everyone.

[Ryan Whitney]

He's finding them.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

I watched a great YouTube video the other day. What's the name of that guy that wears, like, the glasses and the funny bucket hat all the time? He's some, like, Australian guy, but he basically teaches you how to break 100 just by making every par four actually a par five.

[Ryan Whitney]

Par five.

[PFT Commenter]

And every par five is really a par seven. He's like, if you just change these numbers around, then you can break 100. And then you watch that, you're like, oh, yeah. It's actually easy to do if you.

[Ryan Whitney]

If you don't three putt and you don't take penalty shots. So, like, don't hit it in the water.

[PFT Commenter]

I do both of those things.

[Ryan Whitney]

I. Well, I know. And it's like, people say, don't do that, and you'll break 100. Your score will drop by crazy amounts. It's so much easier said than done. But three, putting is nuts. And then if you want to get good at golf, you. Number one, I'd say, is get good from 100 yards and in, because then all your bad dry. All right? So if you could. If you could pretty much most of the time from 100 yards and in, get in the hole in three shots, you know, like, you're gonna. Your scores are gonna get lower so much quicker. And then when you hit the bad drives, all right, I'll punch it out, and then I'll hopefully hit it on. And two, putt. It's just golf's, though. Golf's just. Golf's the hardest sport in the world. It drives you insane. Just when you think you got it, you stink. Just when you think you'll never be good again, you're good again. It's just nuts. You drive it good. You can't putt. You putt it great. You can't drive it. Very rarely does it all come together. My mental game has gotten, I think, stronger where I used to get so mad, and now it's like, I'm more enjoying just being out there, because I'm not. I used to play. Guys. I was playing. When I started playing golf, I was playing at least eight rounds a week. So one day would be 30. Yeah.

[Hank]

What a legend.

[Ryan Whitney]

I was still playing. I put. I was playing for Anaheim. So 2,000, like, nine, 10. I started playing, and I would. I was like a 15, and I would play 36 one day, if not two, and every other day, minimum 18, sometimes 27. And for. For like, nine years, guys.

[Big Cat]

I did that. That's incredible. And.

[Ryan Whitney]

And then would you have time to do that?

[PFT Commenter]

Like, in the league?

[Big Cat]

League?

[PFT Commenter]

As an actual player?

[Ryan Whitney]

Every.

[Big Cat]

I. I was.

[Ryan Whitney]

I was never in the playoffs after Pittsburgh. And then. And then I would just come. I'd be home by, you know, end of April, and I'd leave for camp September 10th, and every day. I had no kids, no wife. I was. I was. Guys, I was obsessed. Obsessed, like, insanely obsessed with golf. It was crazy. I still am, but it's just. Life's. Life's changed, you know?

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. All right, Whit. You're the best.

[Ryan Whitney]

All right, guys.

[Big Cat]

Hopefully. Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

Game seven.

[Big Cat]

Game seven. We'll see a Ryder cup either way. So game seven.

[Ryan Whitney]

No, no, no, no. I'll see you game seven.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I need this to end in six.

[Ryan Whitney]

All right, guys.

[Big Cat]

All right. See ya.

[PFT Commenter]

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[Big Cat]

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[PFT Commenter]

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Memes as well.

[PFT Commenter]

Also memes. I was gonna say memes. Too big Cat, who's your bff?

[Big Cat]

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[Big Cat]

Okay, let's wrap up the show. We alluded to this earlier, but there was a story. Runaway zebra recaptured in Tennessee county.

[PFT Commenter]

Ed.

[Big Cat]

Ed. And he got. He got. He got a helicopter lifted.

[PFT Commenter]

He got airlifted out.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I don't. So I wish. Ed probably had the best week of his life.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. I mean, he was weak.

[Big Cat]

He was probably gone for a week. He's gone for six days. Oh, I'm pulling it up.

[PFT Commenter]

He's probably super confused when he was getting airlifted.

[Big Cat]

Yes, absolutely.

[PFT Commenter]

Because they had him sitting upright like he was in a chair.

[Big Cat]

All right. So. The search for a runaway pet zebra that had evaded capture for nearly a week in Rutherford County, Tennessee, came to an end. The Rufford County Sheriff's Office, which had been searching for the animal that residents named Ed, said in a statement on Sunday the zebra had been recaptured, returned to its owner. Owner. So I guess he got. The owner of the zebra, whose identity has not been released, got the animal on May 30. What? He had it for less than a day before it escaped the next morning.

[PFT Commenter]

That guy wasn't ready to get a zebra.

[Big Cat]

I don't even think that counts as having a zebra.

[PFT Commenter]

No.

[Big Cat]

If you have for one day, how the zebra escaped or why the man owned it was still not immediately clear. But dispatchers received a report on May 31 that a zebra had been spotted darting in traffic on Interstate 24. This is the first zebra to escape in Rutherford county, as far as I know, in the 43 years I lived here. A woman said. A spokeswoman for the sheriff's office. That's awesome.

[PFT Commenter]

What if it had gotten out and, like, run across the Border to Kentucky and seen, like a thoroughbred horse farm.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

And just been like, let's bang. And then they made the fastest horse ever. That would be, I'm guessing, the reason the zebra escaped. Escaped. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the. The zebra. As a rookie zebra owner, the fences were too short.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Or maybe no fences.

[PFT Commenter]

Maybe no fence because he.

[Big Cat]

If he escaped in a day, it might not have been fences.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Just put like a collar on him.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. This. This guy Ed, though, I. He should have been. What up? He had an. Oh. Oh, there he is. Running on the side of the highway.

[PFT Commenter]

It's pretty cool.

[Big Cat]

That is awesome. Oh, no. Oh, he tripped. Oh, Ed, not good with your feet, bro. Oh, he's just like. He's just cruising through a neighborhood suburbs. That's awesome. Good for Ed.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. Ed had a great time.

[Big Cat]

Let Ed back free. Let it just be the zebra of Tennessee.

[PFT Commenter]

Free. Ed, do you remember that story about the Ohio zookeeper that.

[Big Cat]

Oh, yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

That offed himself. Oh, before he offed himself, he let all of his animals out.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. That was. That was fucked up. That was. It killed all the animals.

[PFT Commenter]

They had to shoot all the animals.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. All right, well, we want Ed to get back to being somewhere. Don't let him. Don't return him to this guy.

[PFT Commenter]

Why did they put him in, like, why they airlift him? Why did they just tranquilize him and put him in the back of a trailer?

[Big Cat]

I think they drive, like. I think they probably met him and was like, ed is a cool ass dude. We want to give him a nice ride.

[PFT Commenter]

I think if you have a horse harness for a helicopter, you have to use it at some point.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Some guy already had that was like, we. We got to bust it out.

[Big Cat]

Are you allowed to have a pet zebra?

[PFT Commenter]

I don't see why not.

[Big Cat]

Right. It's not like they're not endangered.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah. They just look cool and they're.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. It's probably no different than having a horse, except for the fact that they're zebras. Yeah. Why can't you have a. They go 40 miles per hour. Good for zebras. So horses are faster. All right. Fastest recorded zebra, 43.97 miles. Oh, no. That's. Fastest recorded horse.

[PFT Commenter]

But they've never. They've never bred zebras to be fast.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Ryan Whitney]

Why can't. Why can't zebras be like racehorses?

[Big Cat]

That's saying, like, why can't we just have zebras? Chilling.

[PFT Commenter]

Like, zebras are doing all this, not even knowing that they're supposed to Race.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[PFT Commenter]

So we bred them to be like thoroughbred horses.

[Ryan Whitney]

What a story that would be if a zebra was competing for the Triple Crown.

[PFT Commenter]

That would be a great movie.

[Big Cat]

It would be a great movie, by the way. That would be a great movie. The. The. The Triple Crown just is. Right. Ruined. I mean, Sovereignty winning the Belmont, which should have been him winning the Triple Crown and having it go again. Journalism for Sovereignty. It just sucked. I was pissed. I watched it. I lost. Maybe if I'd won money on it, I would have been happier, but, yeah, they ruined the Triple Crown.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

All right, before we do numbers, Zach, pub stomping this weekend. How'd it go?

[Zach]

The pub song didn't go great, man. So I started off a Diamond 2, which is like a decent in the rank, not GM yet. Diamond 2. We're all the way back down and into platt, losing about 20 points a game. What's GM Grandmaster would be. It's a second. So you have a. You got bronze, silver, gold, plat, diamond Grandmaster. Celestial was like the ranking system. So I started off decently in diamond. Now we're back in plat. It's not going good.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach]

Team ups are overpowered. Last night was playing with my friend Hunter, and we lost probably about six straight. And then he goes to play a game without me, and he wins just because of the Sharknado.

[Big Cat]

So, like, wait, he had the Sharknado on his side?

[Zach]

He had it on his team. Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

So he's, like, becoming everything that he hates.

[Zach]

Everything I hate.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. Did you get. Did you get mad at him for winning with that?

[Zach]

No, I. I double tapped the message. I was like, glad to see you get a win at the end, but you don't want to win like that.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, right.

[Zach]

You want to beat him at their best, and that's not right. It's cheating in the game.

[PFT Commenter]

Have you heard from anybody at the. At the video game company Company?

[Zach]

Not at all.

[Big Cat]

No.

[Zach]

Nobody from the video game company. I've heard from quite a few people letting me know they would smurf with me like some hitter. Some heavy hitters.

[Big Cat]

Come on, Zach.

[Zach]

That just feels dirty. I.

[Big Cat]

But maybe just to feel it once. Yeah. Just a taste.

[Zach]

Yeah. There are some hitters.

[Big Cat]

Let an awl. Smurf. Smurf for you.

[Zach]

I just might. I didn't do it, but I thought about it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach]

Because they were sending some stats over. I was like, oh, these guys come.

[Hank]

What you hate, though.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Just for a taste.

[Zach]

I haven't done it.

[PFT Commenter]

He's the devil on your shoulder, Hank's. The angel. Don't do it.

[Zach]

I haven't done it yet.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[Zach]

Some of those stat lines look enticing, though.

[Hank]

Surfing is like heroin.

[Big Cat]

Someone hit you up, was like, look at my numbers.

[PFT Commenter]

And they were cooked.

[Zach]

They were stat sheets, and they were maybe not celestial, but they were like that in Grandmaster.

[Big Cat]

Oh, they were like that.

[Zach]

Some of the boys.

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

What about your mom? Is she. Did she listen on Friday?

[Zach]

Thankfully, no. Okay, so we're good.

[Big Cat]

All right. Right, so that's. That's good. How much.

[PFT Commenter]

How much fast food you have this weekend?

[Zach]

Not that much fast food. I did. Pizza doesn't count.

[Hank]

Nope.

[PFT Commenter]

I agree.

[Hank]

Takes a while.

[Zach]

Just snacks at the house on today, too. That was it.

[PFT Commenter]

So no fast food?

[Zach]

No fast food. Just.

[PFT Commenter]

Are you saying this? Your mom might be listening.

[Big Cat]

What'd you have for dinner Friday? No.

[Zach]

So sausage pizza, I think was Friday and Saturday. No, it's. Friday was leftover spaghetti and meatballs.

[Big Cat]

Okay. Saturday was sausage pizza.

[Zach]

Saturday with sausage pizza. And then today I just did, like, some lunchables and corn.

[Big Cat]

So fast food, Corn dogs.

[Zach]

Yeah. I did a lot walking today. So then I got home, just ripped.

[Big Cat]

A lunchable and some corn dogs. Yeah, Zach told me. I said, did you go outside this week? Weekend? He said, yeah, I did a little urban hiking. And I was like, oh, where'd you go? He said, to the target.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, there you go.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach]

Meltdown. Mile back. Not too bad.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that's nice.

[PFT Commenter]

What'd you pick up?

[Zach]

Ice cream cones.

[PFT Commenter]

Wait, then you walked a mile back with the ice cream cones?

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[PFT Commenter]

Were they melty when you got back?

[Zach]

No, no, not at all. But the. I will say walking with those.

[Big Cat]

Wait, no, no. You got the empty ice cream cones.

[Zach]

There was no ice cream in them. Yeah. Oh, my bad.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah.

[Zach]

Empty ice cream cones.

[PFT Commenter]

No, that's on me.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah, it's my fault.

[Zach]

No, I was melting. I was sweating.

[Big Cat]

That's my. All right, good show, boys. Wednesday we got Turk, Skubal, and maybe a mystery guest. Let's do number three.

[Hank]

I think I got that one.

[Big Cat]

I think that was Hank. But memes. He's calling it for me. What? Memes? You have to give PFT and Hank numbers, though. Give them. Give them numbers. They can pick. Okay. Pick numbers for him because it was that close.

[PFT Commenter]

No, I think Hank got it. No, no, you got it.

[Big Cat]

You got it. But just give, give, give Hank. Give Hank and PFT numbers.

[Zach]

Hank will get 52.

[Hank]

PFT.

[Big Cat]

69. Okay. Okay. All right. Love it.

[Hank]

That would be tough.

[PFT Commenter]

Yeah, that would be real tough.

[Big Cat]

He's also memes. The pressure's turning up for memes because Zach getting it would ruin him or Jack. No, I like. I like Zach.

[PFT Commenter]

He get it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. All right, who else? What do we got? I'm going to go 43.

[PFT Commenter]

Happy pride. Can we do a quote card of that meme saying do 88? Zach could get it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Hank]

Shows up.

[Big Cat]

99.

[Hank]

Shows up wearing some of these 12.

[PFT Commenter]

Homeboy's going to get it. That might be my favorite Internet video of all time.

[Big Cat]

Oh, boy.

[PFT Commenter]

I'm going to get it.

[Big Cat]

I'm going.

[PFT Commenter]

Put it on it.

[Big Cat]

Six. Oh, six memes. Did you get six last time?

[Ryan Whitney]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Oh, no, that's my backup number. Oh, your backup.

[PFT Commenter]

So, like, if Hank had got what.

[Hank]

I went on too.

[Big Cat]

So wait, so Hank had gotten three.

[PFT Commenter]

You would have taken six.

[Big Cat]

Would you have taken six? Because you would have taken six.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, man.

[Hank]

I'm pretty sure I beat you too. That's on Pug. You guys got going on backfired.

[Big Cat]

That's brutal. Memes.

[Ryan Whitney]

The vibes just felt like memes.

[Big Cat]

Got it. Yeah, but do you realize that that ruling, he would have gotten it.

[Ryan Whitney]

I mean, it's his first choice, right?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I know, but if you had said Hank, which I think Hank actually did, like when we looked. Listen back, it's gonna probably show that Hank had his mic spike. And then if Hank gets it, which would have been the correct call by you, Pug memes guesses six, and the number six memes would have got.

[Hank]

What a moment that would have been.

[Ryan Whitney]

Oh, man.

[Big Cat]

Is your fault. It's my bad, dude. My bad.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, memes is gonna kill Pug.

[Big Cat]

This is two times. Two times, my Pug. There's two times. You want to go one more time? Memes.

[PFT Commenter]

It's a pattern.

[Big Cat]

It's a pattern. Memes. You want to go one more time? No, I'm. I'm. I'm not gonna get it. No, you can. You can get it right now. Numbers.

[PFT Commenter]

3, 6, 44.

[Big Cat]

All right, I have 6.

[Hank]

I'll take 69.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[Zach]

99.

[Big Cat]

Pug.

[Zach]

34.

[Big Cat]

Oh, come on.

[Ryan Whitney]

34, 21.

[Big Cat]

Oh. 66.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, I thought that was 99.

[Hank]

I thought that was 69.

[PFT Commenter]

Oh, if that had been 99, Pog, that would have been so good.

[Big Cat]

Oh, so good.

[PFT Commenter]

You're never gonna get it. Love you guys.