Hour 1: Dan Le Batard's Family Show (feat. Sam Morril)

Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz Episode: Hour 1: Dan Le Batard's Family Show (feat. Sam Morril) Release Date: May 15, 2025

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Introduction: NFL Schedule Release and Free Agency Excitement

Timestamp: [01:00] The episode kicks off with Dan Le Batard sharing his excitement over the recently released NFL schedule. He highlights the thrill for free agent fans who enjoy traveling to major games throughout the regular season. Dan mentions his plans to attend the Week One game in Denver, supporting both Bo Knicks and the Denver Broncos in their survivor pool.

Dan Le Batard:
“I'm going to be back in Cam Ward and the Tennessee Titans. That seems like a hard ticket to get.” ([01:00])

He promotes the Game Time app, encouraging listeners to download it using the code "Dan" for a discount on their first purchase.

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Knicks' Performance and Player Injuries

Timestamp: [02:00] - [07:58] Sam Morril joins the conversation expressing his frustration over the Knicks' performance, particularly lamenting the lack of primetime games for Cam Ward and the impact of injuries on key players like Jayson Tatum.

Sam Morril:
“I ended accidentally Bert Kreischer and Bill Burr's podcast by poking Bill Burr on the nose...” ([02:10])

Stugotz responds by venting his own frustrations, particularly about how the Knicks have been underperforming and the struggles with ticket acquisitions.

Stugotz:
“It was an annoying game to watch. We showed no desire. They called five fouls on Brunson in nine minutes. What the was that?” ([05:26])

The discussion delves into the negative repercussions of Tatum’s injury, with Sam questioning whether the pressure on the team might work against them.

Sam Morril:
“When you're the favorite, when you're on top, you don't have the benefit of the doubt.” ([09:25])

Stugotz emphasizes the challenges Knicks fans face, especially when the team is expected to perform well but falls short due to injuries and poor execution.

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Maple Leafs vs. Panthers Playoff Analysis

Timestamp: [11:06] - [33:59] The conversation shifts to hockey, focusing on the recent playoff performances of the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Florida Panthers. Stugotz criticizes player performances, particularly targeting Jayson Tatum’s effect on the game and Mitch Marner’s defensive efforts.

Stugotz:
“What made you think that was the... Move.” ([27:19])

Sam Morril elaborates on the underperformance of key players like Auston Matthews, deeming him "exceptionally overrated," and highlights the Panthers' resurgence as a formidable opponent.

Sam Morril:
“He didn't miss a shot. He's a great defender.” ([09:25])

Greg Cody adds context by comparing the Maple Leafs to Knicks fans, suggesting that both fan bases are plagued by historical underperformance and relentless scrutiny despite current efforts.

Greg Cody:
“The Knicks fans know they've lived there for years and years. There's no upside and everything's a downside.” ([30:24])

The hosts debate the effectiveness of star players versus the team’s overall strategy, emphasizing the frustration of fans witnessing their favorite teams struggle despite high expectations.

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Fan Base Dynamics and Social Media Reactions

Timestamp: [30:53] - [36:19] The hosts delve into the psychology of fan bases, particularly how Knicks and Maple Leafs fans react under pressure. They discuss the intensity of fan expectations and the hostile environment created by high-stakes games.

Dan Le Batard:
“Why the swaggering bravado from Maple Leafs fans?” ([30:53])

Sam Morril points out the double-edged sword of being a favorite, where any slip-up is magnified, leaving fans feeling constantly on edge.

Sam Morril:
“When everyone expects you to win, Brunson, you're expected to win now.” ([30:24])

Stugotz echoes these sentiments, stressing that Knicks fans are always second-guessing and ready to criticize regardless of the team's performance.

Stugotz:
“No, no Knicks fan would say he's in the running. There's no number one fan.” ([15:31])

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Humorous Interactions and Host Banter

Timestamp: [37:18] - [41:32] Throughout the episode, the hosts engage in playful banter, making jokes about each other's sports fandoms and personal anecdotes. This light-hearted interaction adds humor and relatability to the intense sports discussions.

Dan Le Batard:
“I didn't see snow until I was, like, 34 years old. How do I know who you are? Better than you.” ([31:25])

Sam Morril:
“You have a nice life down there. You have a very nice wife. You have a great studio.” ([17:35])

These exchanges highlight the camaraderie among the hosts despite the underlying tensions from sports frustrations.

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Conclusion: Reflecting on Team Performance and Future Outlook

Timestamp: [33:59] - [41:32] As the episode wraps up, the hosts reflect on the current state of their favorite teams and the challenges ahead. They express a mix of frustration and hope, acknowledging the hard work required to turn their teams' fortunes around.

Dan Le Batard:
“Good thing we're here. No one knew it was around.” ([19:14])

Stugotz:
“We all obviously applaud Tatum. We know he's a great player, and we felt terrible that that happened.” ([16:33])

The discussion concludes with a call for better performance and resilience, with the hosts remaining committed to supporting their teams despite the setbacks.

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Notable Quotes

• Dan Le Batard:
  “You're the favorite's not easy, man. People, I mean, you can testify to this.” ([33:40])

• Sam Morril:
  “If you're the Maple Leafs and you're counting on Mitch Marner, you're toast.” ([29:39])

• Stugotz:
  “I'm probably going to die young. Dude.” ([12:27])

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Final Thoughts

This episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz offers a raw and unfiltered look into the world of sports fandom, highlighting the emotional highs and lows that come with supporting struggling teams. Through candid discussions, humor, and insightful critiques, Dan, Stugotz, and Sam Morril provide listeners with an engaging and relatable take on current sports dynamics.

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For those who haven't listened to the episode, this summary encapsulates the essence of the conversations, showcasing the passion and perspective of the hosts as they navigate the tumultuous landscape of sports fandom.

Transcript

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[Dan LeBatard]

Is the Dan Levator show with the ST Podcast. NFL schedule dropped yesterday, which is actually a super exciting day for not just fans of certain teams, but also free agent fans like myself that like to travel to the biggest games of the regular season. All the primetime standalone games seem really fun. I think I know where I'm going to be week one and that's in Denver as everybody with a pulse is probably going to take Bo Knicks and the Denver Broncos and their survivor pool. I'm going to be back in Cam Ward and the Tennessee Titans. That seems like a hard ticket to get. You know where I'm going to get those tickets? The Game Time app. Download the Game Time app, create an account and use a code Dan for $20 off you your first purchase. Hopefully that purchase is so watch K Word and the Tennessee Titans Terms apply. Download Game Time today. Last minute tickets lowest price Gueranteed.

[Sam Morril]

No primetime games for Cam Ward next year.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's not rare. Well, that is a little rare. Like they're not even on a Thursday night.

[Sam Morril]

No prime time games for the number one pick in the draft. I want to announce to people that I'm a bit frightened right now. This doesn't actually happen to me very often. You guys know I like to play with fire a little bit, right?

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Sam Morril]

So I ended accidentally Bert Kreischer and Bill Burr's podcast by poking Bill Burr on the nose and then just sort of backpedaling the whole time because I'm very afraid of comedians when they're agitated and emotional. But I also like when they're agitated and emotional. So when I'm interviewing Anthony Jeselnik on South Beach Sessions. I'm beginning from a point of being a little afraid. I don't want to make a mistake here that's going to make this person, like, cut my face off. Because he's been funny since he's nine years old and angry since he's nine years old. And the problem I have right now is I know how good Sam Morel is at comedy, but I also know how not in the mood he is for us today. And not in the mood. We have a treasure right now in that we have acidic, dark Sam Morel right now after just a crushing Knicks loss. And I know he doesn't want to be on with us, and I know he doesn't want to do this, but this is actually a get today. A Knicks fan willing to be hurt by publicly today. So, Sam, you honor me by making time in your schedule to do this. I'm sorry we're doing this to you today.

[Stugotz]

Well, first of all, Dan, not in the mood has never stopped you, from what I hear from your wife. Also, yeah, I'm not in the mood to be here. I told you that last night. It was a bad loss. But you pushed and you pushed. And this Bert Kreischer, Bill Burt thing, if you feel so bad about it, why do you bring it up every five minutes? I feel so bad. I ended Bert and Bill's podcast. You mentioned every time I talk to you. Hopefully Tony can behave as well on this episode. I mean, this is a mess last time. So, yeah, I'm not in the mood to talk about the Knicks right now.

[Sam Morril]

Tony, you took. I don't think it's a stray, actually. I don't think Tony knows essentially what it is that you're talking about, but we'll get back to that in a dollar. Billy betrayed you recently, not unlike Zaz recently betrayed Amin. But, Sam, how are you feeling today? Did you have trouble sleeping last night? Because I was saying before you came on here that I didn't sleep.

[Stugotz]

Dan. I'm like Donovan Mitchell after his loss. I didn't sleep. I feel like shit. I'm hungover. We're going to win on Friday. But, you know, look, the Boston. The Boston team came together. What can you do that? You lost your star and they played a great game. It was. It was very frustrating to watch.

[Sam Morril]

I worry for your team because I was making the argument before you came on here that the Celtics are championship great because they're built for threes. They can hit 25 of them. Whether or not Tatum's playing. So you have to fear that going into the Garden because the Garden hasn't closed out a playoff opponent this century. Well, do you feel any guilt then about Tatum?

[Stugotz]

About you going on here and being like, where's his moment? Where's Jayson Tatum's moment? And then he tears the Achilles. He got a moment because of you. You jinxed him.

[Sam Morril]

Well, he had one before that when he. He's been injured before in big moments and. And been physically hurt. I remember those moments. They are moments for him. I remember them.

[Stugotz]

I bet you get a Nico Harrison, Dallas welcome next time you go to Boston.

[Sam Morril]

I. You can't sit there and claim that I created a moment for Jayson Tatum. But it was.

[Stugotz]

Am I the first one to say this? I can't possibly.

[Sam Morril]

It was his most memorable moment of the playoffs.

[Stugotz]

It was. No, he had 42 before that went down.

[Sam Morril]

That's not a moment. 42 is 42 moments.

[Greg Cody]

Okay.

[Dan LeBatard]

Huh?

[Stugotz]

All right. Yeah. Look, Boston's still tough with that. And what can I say? I think we're going to win on. On Friday. But they're still good. What do you want from me, Dan? It was an annoying game to watch. We showed no desire. They called five fouls on Brunson in nine minutes. What the was that? What am I watching? Do you get breathed on Jaylen Brown? And I'll tell you. I wanted to hate. Have I told you that I met Jaylen Brown? I wanted to. I wanted to hate him, but he was actually a good guy.

[Greg Cody]

Isn't that the worst?

[Stugotz]

I did a fashion show at the Apollo for fat. Don't ask me why. They asked me.

[Dan LeBatard]

You did a fashion show where?

[Stugotz]

It was at the Apollo in Marlin. It was like me, Marlon Wayans, Deon Cole. It was like a. It was a stacked line of comics. It's a fashion show crowd. They sucked. I bombed. And I'm in the green room and Jaylen Brown walks in. I'm like, oh, of course. The Celtic just witnessed that bomb. Jesus Christ. This is all I need to make my night worse. And he came over to me, and he was a cool. He was like. He was like. That was so funny. He was so cool. And. And I talked to him for, like, 15, 20 minutes. He was great. And. But he did tell me that they were going to rip the Knicks throats out on opening night. And they did. He did. He did get me there. But, yeah, I mean, you call Brunson a flopper. What the is Jaylen Brown? Brown has been playing so dirty the last couple Games. It's. It's insane.

[Sam Morril]

You're so mad.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's a lot of F bombs from. And it's, like coming out naturally because of what happened.

[Stugotz]

I'm sorry I messed up your family show. Dan. Morning show. I didn't know I was on live with Kathie Lee or whatever the hell. Sorry, Kelly. I don't know who even has the show anymore. I'm so angry.

[Sam Morril]

How did your morning show shenanigans go the last time we talked to you when you were surrounded by fentanyl?

[Stugotz]

It was such a disaster that I'm holding it. I'm not releasing it until I make a movie, and it'll be in the movie. It was. It was that ugly. It was that weird and uncomfortable because they're hard.

[Sam Morril]

It's hard to surprise anybody now. It's hard to be.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, but we did it. We did it. We pulled it off. But I have to save that one. I don't want the world to see that one until the movie comes out.

[Sam Morril]

Oh, so it's that good? You're saying that. That. Okay. That uncomfortable. Wow. So. So you're saying it was transcendent.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, it was probably me at my best.

[Greg Cody]

Is this better than when Gary wore a gimp suit?

[Stugotz]

It was better. Jesus. Because this time, Gary refused to put on the gimp suit. And the guy had no idea what we were talking about. And we got a fight. It's too good to even explain. I'm saving it.

[Sam Morril]

We've talked to you about a little bit about the movie you're making. Not very much, though, about the movie you're making. What can you tell people about it or. What do you want people to know about it?

[Stugotz]

Nothing. It'll be out next year. But making a movie myself, financing myself, because I don't want to. Even if you get funding, man, they take two years. It takes forever to get people on board. I'm in the process of making something else. And it takes two months to set a meeting with these lazy who live in their Apple store looking offices in L. A. Who don't work, but they pretend we.

[Dan LeBatard]

All get the studio.

[Sam Morril]

The studio is real, right? Seth Rogen's. The studio is real.

[Stugotz]

These people don't work. Work.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's.

[Stugotz]

It's like Yom Kippur turns into like. You're like, oh, we're off Yom Kippur through MLK Day. I'm like, I don't. Yeah, those aren't related. It's. It's maddening. They're maddening to work with. So I just, like, I'll just make something myself. I'll just put in my own money. And we got amazing cameos in it, too. But that's all I can say. I don't want to. I don't want to share any more because it's. I want it to be a surprise.

[Dan LeBatard]

Sam, is there a part of your Knicks fandom that once Tatum went down, you're like, oh, now we might actually lose because the expectation is that we're going to win. Like, this might actually work against us. And also, it just means more Derek White, and I almost fear him more.

[Stugotz]

I know no part of my. That did not. You just put that in my brain. That was not in my.

[Dan LeBatard]

Should be that guy.

[Stugotz]

You should feel that guy.

[Dan LeBatard]

That guy always answers the bell.

[Sam Morril]

That is a. That's a champion.

[Stugotz]

More scared. I'm. I'm the most scared of Derrick White, for sure. He's. He's so annoying because he's one of those, like, per. He's like that player that you're. That your dad loves. He's just like a perfect player. He's so annoying. He. He doesn't miss a shot. He's a great defender. Although Brunson did cook him. And my hope is that, like, the Celtics, as good as they are, I do think Horford and Holiday, for the first time ever, look kind of old. That being said, White and Pritchard scare me more than anyone.

[Sam Morril]

Oh, but this is the part that's scary, right? I feel like I may have been misidentifying in previous conversations with you some of what I was doing because of the roll Tatum plays. You and I have been talking about the idea of how hard it is to be the third player on one of these teams with this ego. And Jrue Holiday has been a champion there for a while. But when Drew Holiday is your fifth best player because Porzingis and Derrick White are better when. When Drew Holiday is your fifth best player, even sort of wash. I'm telling you, I'm still scared of that team, even without Jason Tatum. If their guys. If their other guys are healthy, they're. They're as good as everybody. But okc, even without Tatum.

[Stugotz]

I agree with you. I agree with you. They're. They're scary, man. And I mean, what the hell happened to poor Zingus, though? Does someone put a spell on him? He stinks.

[Sam Morril]

He's in. He's ill. He couldn't breathe. He's ill.

[Stugotz]

Even ill for two months. He's 26 years old. I didn't realize, you know, I had the flu for 12 days. I'm an out of shape alcoholic. You know, this guy can't recover in two months. He's a pro athlete.

[Sam Morril]

Well, I don't. If you're going to start asking me what, what's happening with the bodies of the seven three people, like, in sports, I like, we're making athletes bigger and stronger and weirder shape than ever before.

[Greg Cody]

We haven't talked. Speaking of athletes, we haven't talked enough about the Luke Cornett revenge game.

[Stugotz]

I know. I didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know he was Ben Wallace. When, when the Knicks need something, it's like, of course, of course he turns into like the, it was insulting that he had seven blocks. But then when he threw down that reverse backwards alley oop dunk, I was like, that's like a Stromile Swift dunk. That's not even. I've never seen a white player do that. Needless to say, like a seven foot attitude. That was insane. I was like, at that point you're just like, just take it. Just take the. Go away.

[Sam Morril]

Do you like his nickname, the White Howard?

[Stugotz]

I haven't heard that one. When he was on the Knicks, we called him the Unicornette, you know, because we had the unicorn. And I mean, it's crazy that he and Porzingis were both Knicks. But yeah, the White Howard's better, I'll give you that.

[Sam Morril]

What kind of shape are you going to be in later today? Because we've been talking about the emotional fandom here of. Man, if you're going to make me spike around going on a comedy tour, I'm making a meeting, making a movie, I'm drinking after shows. And also my heart is breaking because I'm going from that's the best sports feeling I've had in 25 years to that kind of feels like the worst sports feeling I've had in 25 years. Your life's a bit careening right now.

[Stugotz]

I'm probably going to die young. Dude. Thanks for bringing it up. Yeah, I feel like shit. I'm hungover. I don't sleep ever. I just got off of like a 50 city tour. I'm tired. But no, look, that wasn't the worst loss we've had. I mean, game, game. That low is not as high as the high on Monday. So I. Look, we.

[Sam Morril]

But the end of this series would be if you lose, if you lose the next two games, the low is going to be lower than the high was.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, dude, I'M gonna, I got a ceiling fan in my room. I'm gonna check the weight. I'll put it that way. That might be it for me. That'd be the last time I come on your dumb little family show here. Show. And you for bringing that up. It's not going down that way. Nick's Knicks in six.

[Tony]

Yeah, it'd be embarrassing with no Tatum and no Porzingis. I mean, how can you lose to that team?

[Stugotz]

Yeah, well, either way, we destroyed the Celtics, so how about. How do you like them apples?

[Chris Cody]

Sam, what happens if you have a show and to Knicks finals game?

[Stugotz]

I purposely didn't I even have a benefit on the books that I said, if the Knicks have a have a game, I'm not coming.

[Chris Cody]

Okay.

[Dan LeBatard]

Wow.

[Chris Cody]

F them kids.

[Greg Cody]

That's real.

[Stugotz]

I know. Yeah. I purposely did not book any gigs past this, so I have nothing really big till July. I did 50 cities already. I got it out of the way. So, yeah, no shows. Also, you know, I just want to see Portnoy. Shut up. I'm sick of his dumb videos.

[Greg Cody]

So, Sam, let me. This, this opens the door. I want to ask you this question because yesterday a ruling came down that Spike Lee has lost his number one fandom.

[Chris Cody]

I don't remember making that rule.

[Greg Cody]

Well, you weren't here. The alternate judge was. Well, no, this open. It's open now because he skipped the Knick playoff game to go to the Met Gala. And that's. You just said right now you'd skip benefits. You skip a show. If the Knicks, you know, had the finals game on that day. He skipped playoff game to go to the Met Gala. So we stripped him of his number one fandom. But now we open it up, and so there's a lot of people applying. We got McEnroe, we've got Ben Stiller, Tracy Morgan, Chalamet.

[Stugotz]

I respect Charlamagne. He goes every game. He's, he's, he goes on the road, so you gotta, you gotta show him respect. I, I, it's hard to take away Spike's keys, man. That guy was at the, he was paying for tickets in, like, this late 60s. Spike is old, you know, and, But.

[Greg Cody]

I feel like he's been riding that story for years.

[Sam Morril]

No, but wait a minute. I mean, make accusation. That made you officially take it away from Spike. He chose the Met Gala over a Knicks playoff game.

[Greg Cody]

And Steve Martin was a prop con.

[Sam Morril]

But I'm saying. But tell him, lean on the specifics of it.

[Greg Cody]

The specifics are like, hey, man, if you're Going to make that choice. It sounds like you're not that big of a fan. I'm just saying, like the Met gal to get dressed up.

[Chris Cody]

Met galas every year.

[Greg Cody]

Every year.

[Stugotz]

I will say. I will say that Spike disappeared for a couple of years when Brooklyn came to New York.

[Sam Morril]

That sounds like he's coming a little over to your side.

[Greg Cody]

So, Sam.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Greg Cody]

Are you a candidate for the number one Nick fan?

[Chris Cody]

Wow.

[Stugotz]

No, I think. I think. I don't like this, like, number one Nick fan shit. What are we doing? What you. Not Knicks fans do. You try to turn us against each other.

[Sam Morril]

Stephen A. Is the number one Nick. Stephen A. Is clearly the number one Knicks fan.

[Stugotz]

Obviously the number one most annoying Knicks fan. I'll give you that. He's a. He's a. He's a pain in the ass. No one likes him. Apparently. Our ESPN numbers are terrible. You can't convince me that cancer isn't part of it. No, he's not in the running. No. No Knicks fan would say he's in the running. There's no number one fan. There's. Knicks Twitter is just a beautiful holy place where the fans come to to talk and share funny memes. And I think we kept it classy about Tatum, which is why, you know, we're the best fan base.

[Chris Cody]

I bet it's closer to hell if that was.

[Stugotz]

If that. No, it's not hell. Philly. Philly. Philly. Twitter is hell. That's hell.

[Tony]

I believe that.

[Stugotz]

Let me tell you.

[Sam Morril]

What about hockey?

[Stugotz]

I'm sorry? If Jason Tatum tours Achilles against the Sixers, tell me that fan base would have been classy. They would have been sending flowers, you know, that said you, Tatum. That would have been nice.

[Dan LeBatard]

Flowers are kind of classy. I like that.

[Stugotz]

But it would have been a misdirect. It would have said, here's flowers. You're like, oh, Billy's nice. And then I would have said, you tell me. The Knicks fans are the Knicks fans. We all obviously applaud Tatum. We know he's a great player, and we felt terrible that that happened. So. But. But Philly, they would have been loving that shit.

[Sam Morril]

Can you play for me, Chris? Me accurately predicting and celebrating the victory lap in general of what it is that I was rooting in for this Boston, New York series injury. I'm rooting. I'm rooting for Boston fans and New York fans to suffer. I don't know how we achieve that, but we're on our way so far. And the way I feel about both the Knicks and the Celtics fan base. Make it so that this game. I want the meteor to win. I want both teams to explode. Both teams to lose. Both teams to get injured.

[Billy]

Not a good look, Dan.

[Tony]

Ouch.

[Sam Morril]

I wasn't rooting.

[Stugotz]

I don't know why you're such an angry person. You have a nice life down there. You have. You have a very nice wife. You have a. Have a great studio. You got a good morning show here.

[Chris Cody]

Nice family show.

[Stugotz]

Problem is why you're so angry. All. Why are you so angry? Living in sunny Florida with a good life. You prick. Why can't you let me be happy for once? Because your team imploded. Because Tyler Hero is your best player. Off.

[Dan LeBatard]

I think that's a good dismount.

[Sam Morril]

Yeah, I think that's a good. I don't think I could do better than that. Any parting words for Tony here before you go though? Because you've got a. I thought.

[Stugotz]

Tony. Any shit, Dan. Both. You can suck my.

[Dan LeBatard]

Go to hell, Morrow.

[Sam Morril]

All right.

[Dan LeBatard]

I almost saw you at the Rall Improv. I'm glad I didn't know.

[Stugotz]

What are you doing?

[Sam Morril]

He was great. What do you mean?

[Stugotz]

What? What?

[Sam Morril]

When you feud.

[Dan LeBatard]

You just told him to suck a dick.

[Stugotz]

I told him. I almost saw him. And I didn't.

[Dan LeBatard]

Should have been funnier.

[Stugotz]

Rat bastard.

[Sam Morril]

I told you I worried about playing with these guys when they're angry.

[Stugotz]

You love playing with guys when they're angry. From what I feel.

[Billy]

All righty. See you later.

[Sam Morril]

Hey, yo.

[Stugotz]

Got him.

[Greg Cody]

Oh, my God. What a great show.

[Stugotz]

What is that?

[Sam Morril]

What is that sign?

[Stugotz]

Why did it.

[Dan LeBatard]

We've needed it recently. We've needed it recently. Yeah.

[Billy]

We're on air.

[Dan LeBatard]

Dan.

[Sam Morril]

I can't believe.

[Chris Cody]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

[Dan LeBatard]

That is huge for Greg as well.

[Tony]

Thank you. I like that. It's like one of those things at a golf tournament where they hold up a little sign.

[Chris Cody]

Family show.

[Sam Morril]

Why is that not sponsored? That is the best thing Metal Art Media has made right there.

[Greg Cody]

Just made it right now.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's not sponsored in the middle of the San Morrill.

[Greg Cody]

We made it.

[Dan LeBatard]

No one knew it was around.

[Sam Morril]

I have been told. I have been told that DraftKings has brought its highest ranking talent in here to help us with things that should be well sold around here. And I just saw a paddle that should have a sponsor on it. That is the best thing Metal Arc Media has done.

[Dan LeBatard]

You have bad ideas sometimes.

[Billy]

Paddle.

[Dan LeBatard]

The honest to God helpful paddle to let you know when we're on air should not be sponsored. And I'm really regretting them. Walking in during that interview, specifically where we set a record for F bombs.

[Greg Cody]

The most truthful thing Dan has ever said is I don't know anything about business. And every day you prove it when you want us to sponsor things like a paddle.

[Sam Morril]

This is why it would be funny to sponsor the paddle, though. If you were to be able to get my attention with something that shows Dan, all of the dollars will be gone right now. All of the dollars. If you don't know that you're on air because you're going to do without judgment what Sam just did.

[Dan LeBatard]

But let's put a little DK logo on that for the time being. That's added value.

[Billy]

Draftkings.

[Dan LeBatard]

The crown is yours. Put a little crown on top.

[Sam Morril]

Oh, there you go.

[Dan LeBatard]

Added V right there.

[Sam Morril]

Thank you. So that was that. So hard. Look at how a bad idea turns into a good idea.

[Greg Cody]

Just like no such thing as a bad idea, Dan.

[Sam Morril]

Thank you. Oh, thank you.

[Dan LeBatard]

There's plenty of bad ideas.

[Sam Morril]

Sam Morrell was one of them. Sam Morrell angry was one of them.

[Dan LeBatard]

We spun that into a win.

[Sam Morril]

I disagree with you.

[Dan LeBatard]

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[Billy]

Alright, so here's something interesting. Did you know that sleep actually is really important to recovery? I mean, who knew, right? And everyone needs something different from their bed. Which is why Sleep Number makes these smart beds that let you adjust each side to the firmness you want. Kind of perfect for couples that can't agree on anything. They've even partnered with the NFL since 2018 and 80% of NFL players sleep on a Sleep Number Smart Bed. So yeah, there's a reason these things are popular. They've got beds that cool you down up to 15 degrees cooler on either side to help you sleep better. Especially if you're someone who wakes up sweating like you just ran wind sprints in your dreams. The bed also responds to your movements and adjusts as you sleep, which is wild. Why choose Sleep Number Smart Bed So you can choose your ideal comfort on either side. And now it's the Sleep Number Everything Smart Bed Sale Every Smart bed and base are on sale during our Memorial Day event. Up to 50% off limited time. Exclusively at a Sleep Number store near you. See store or sleepnumber.com for details.

[Dan LeBatard]

Don LeBatard sub 500 seasons it's been lonely. Now the best players on our side been losing and losing for much too long. But now we're back with New York Pride Stugats. Jaylen, you've got us on our feet. Jaylen. We're gonna win the Eagle. Jalen. Without Randall, we're still Doing fine. This is the Dan Levatar show with the Stugats.

[Sam Morril]

He's. He's mad at me now and that's not fake. He's not. He's mad. Look, man, Nick's fans don't. Please understand. God almighty. This fan base is desperate for a good story as area was on yesterday telling you this is the biggest thing this town has known. This is the team we love the most. You've seen how loud they get off one playoff when they've had nothing for 25 years. All of a sudden hope. Here it is, the biggest hope they've had in 20 years. Their parents are losers when it comes to the Knicks fans. That's what got Hand me down. They love this team. The Celtics are scary and now the Celtics are the underdog. They liked it when they were the underdog.

[Dan LeBatard]

Guys, I have to stop us, okay? Because as funny as it is, the laughing Knicks fans, we just came off a heater of an interview where we were laughing directly in one's face and he got really mad. We've been sitting on this sound of Steve Dangle so good. A Maple Leafs fan that was doing a live watch along with Maple Leafs and quite honestly, we should have came out the gates with this because there is nothing better. Now I do this post game. I'm known to do that. When Boston loses, I run to weei. I want to soak up all those tears.

[Chris Cody]

W T E I.

[Dan LeBatard]

There was a live in progress watch along with a huge Maple Leafs fan in a game that they went down 6, 0 in. So you gotta believe for a team that hasn't made it past the second round but once in the last 24 years. All right. They absolutely got devastated and realized that, oh no. We've been counting on Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs to take care of business. This was a moment in time. Celebrate it with me.

[Stugotz]

Mitch, I.

[Dan LeBatard]

What was that?

[I]

Here come the Panthers off a spinny backhand pass and they score. Mitch, what on earth. What are you friggin doing? What? What's going through your head when you did that? What is your major malfunction? What made you think that was the.

[Sam Morril]

Move.

[I]

The Panthers have? Yes. Per friggin Boqvist up on their top line tonight. And he just buried you clowns 3 nothing in your own barn halfway through a game 5. You guys suck.

[Sam Morril]

So that's all mix fans. That's all of them.

[Billy]

We have one more clip.

[Dan LeBatard]

Bit more efficient guys.

[Billy]

Play the next one.

[Sam Morril]

That is what the Panthers did in Toronto last night. The champions Reminded everybody that they're back in the league. And I told you the whole thing was haunting. Like it was silent. And that's what was in the back. That was. Listen to me. That's a country. That's a country that is afraid of the United States.

[Chris Cody]

Oh, yeah, Dan, how about in the middle of the game? It was probably when it was four, nothing, right? Buddy took off his Auston Matthews sweater and threw it onto the ice. I don't think I've ever seen that before. We see the videos of burning the jersey, throwing the garbage. He took it off and threw it onto the ice during the game.

[Dan LeBatard]

How are Maple Leafs fans trying to spin that into a win after last night? Do you understand? Like, what ha. What happened to that crowd midway through the second period?

[Sam Morril]

No, no, no, no.

[Dan LeBatard]

That didn't happen in South Florida.

[Sam Morril]

First goal.

[Dan LeBatard]

No, no, no, I understand that they went silent. I'm talking about evacuating the premises and making it so that it was like an eighth full of what it was before the game. They left. They quit on their team. They got up and left.

[Greg Cody]

By the way, the other sad thing was the broadcast kept showing Jurassic park outside. And it was just like seven people standing around.

[Billy]

Look sad. Jurassic park in my vein.

[Chris Cody]

How do you stay if you're in Jurassic Park? It's four nights, five. You're still there. Move on with your life.

[Greg Cody]

What are you doing?

[Sam Morril]

The part that I find best about this though, and God, guys like you really have to celebrate when you have this in your town.

[Chris Cody]

Are we not doing that.

[Sam Morril]

When this is the thing that you have that scares people? Very few fan bases get to feel that for years. Like you have the thing that frightens people and frightens them at one nothing.

[Dan LeBatard]

They're not just frightened of the Florida Panthers though. They're frightened of the weight of the leaf on their sweater. Because that team is a loser franchise.

[Chris Cody]

Right? They're frightened that this is their life.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yes. And we kind of knew it the whole time. Like, you went up 2 0, but the Panthers have just been sloppy. You haven't been playing well. When we get our game right, you're toast. Why? Because you're the Toronto Maple Leafs and you're counting on Mitch Frickin Marner.

[Greg Cody]

Now, as a non hockeyman, I have to ask this question. I've been told the Toronto Maple Leafs are kind of like the Knicks of hockey, where it's like they won some championships a long time ago and it's a huge city that lives on that history but hasn't had any success. Recently. And they look down on everyone else. Kind of like not success. I mean, talking about championship success.

[Chris Cody]

Yes, the answer. The short answer is yes. But I would say the difference is the Knicks fan. I think the Knicks fan thinks every year they're going to be good. The Leafs fan knows what happened last night is coming.

[Greg Cody]

No, no, no, no. Let me correct you there. You saw Sam, the Knick fan, the real Knick fans, right, the ones that grew up in the 90s, are all waiting for something bad to happen. Even as it gets great, it's like, oh, my God, it's awesome.

[Sam Morril]

They're pretending like they're not.

[Greg Cody]

They're all worried. Oh, my God, Here. Here's how it goes. Here's how our heart breaks, right? So last night, right, they're up 3:1, say, so what? We lost the game, we're coming back to the Garden, whatever. No, Secretly, like, jesus, this is what happens. We blow a 31 lead when Tatum is out. You know, in some way, some of them are upset that Tatum got hurt because kind of with Tatum out there, if you win, you lose. Because they're like, well, the Celtics are a great team, but now with no Tatum, it's like, oh, no. This is how we blow it. After we had every advantage, they booed.

[Chris Cody]

Them off the ice in the second period yesterday. I had goosebumps.

[Dan LeBatard]

I don't understand why. Why the swaggering bravado from Maple Leafs fans? They were chanting, we want Florida. A year after they tried that. And how about Twitter?

[Chris Cody]

After game two, it was like, you.

[Dan LeBatard]

Turn into TNT and biz is confident. It's like, what are you guys not aware with the Knicks? They feel like the boys.

[Chris Cody]

I don't know who you are.

[Dan LeBatard]

How do you not know who you are? I'm from South Florida.

[Chris Cody]

I know who I am.

[Dan LeBatard]

I didn't see snow until I was, like, 34 years old. How do I know who you are? Better than you.

[Chris Cody]

Tony, you know who you are?

[Dan LeBatard]

Absolutely.

[Chris Cody]

Chris, you know who you are.

[Billy]

Damn right.

[Greg Cody]

I mean, you know who you are every damn day.

[Chris Cody]

I know who I am. Don't know who they are.

[Sam Morril]

You guys say this, but I would say to you, as it regards the Knicks, when you talk about swaggering bravado, Nick's fan is awfully loud. Like, I. We're painting with one brush here. Nick's fan was feeling him and herself at 3:1. And some of them were fearing the disaster, but many of them are not. We got Brunson. We got Brunson. It's a different day. We got the beloved guy. And I will say this again, we're the underdog. It's easy. The favorite's not easy, man. People, I mean, you can testify to this. I've heard again and again the Minnesota Timberwolves are not mature enough. Why aren't they mature enough? Because they are a team that does not know how to win as favorites. It's not because they're young. It's because they don't know what it takes to win. When everyone expects you to win, Brunson, you're expected to win now. Knicks, you're expected, you're favored to win in the Garden. That's different. And they're ready to turn on their team if somebody goes one for nine. If they turned on Anoby yesterday like that, they're ready to turn on their team in this moment.

[Greg Cody]

Well, yeah, I will testify to this as a two time WNBA champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Go on that. Yes. The heavy is the head that wears the crown, Dan. And when you're the favorite, when you're on top, you don't have the benefit of the doubt. It's like when we talk about NFL preseason, right? If you play well in the NFL preseason, what do people say? Yeah, it's a preseason. Doesn't matter. But if you play poorly, oh my God, you're awful. Right? There's no upside. It's all downside. And that's a place where Knick fans know they've lived there for years and years. There's no upside and everything's a downside. With regard to the Minnesota Timberwolves, it is. Because they're immature and they don't execute. Now, they've been better this year. You got to give them credit. Curry or no Curry, they've executed. When it came time to put their foot on the throat, Anthony Edwards did it. I think everyone trusts Anthony Edwards. It's the other characters that we wonder about.

[Tony]

Also, Knicks fans right now have zero excuses available to them with no Tatum with a shell of Porzingis. And we all talk about Tatum. Nobody talks about Porzingis. 20 point score, a shell of himself. If you blow a 3 to 1 lead to a team missing two of its stars, you're an embarrassment.

[Greg Cody]

If you blow a 3 to 1 lead to Luke Cornette and Derrick White. That's what this is. That's what this is all about.

[Sam Morril]

I want to talk to you guys because I don't want to leave this Toronto situation very much. Because the suffering of historically bad fan bases. So much is happening in sports. Right now that we weren't even able to mock the Cavaliers for being the Cavaliers in the last round because we skipped right past that. So I want to get back to this Toronto Maple Leafs fanalyst podcaster who's being hurt by not. I don't want the short sound. I want just all the crazy. This is halfway through the game.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's a shame that you were listening on radio while it had some benefits this play that he. That he is right to flip out the patience.

[Billy]

Well, no Marner, bad turnover, but the Reinhardt patience with the pass, it's incredible.

[Dan LeBatard]

And by the way, Sam Reinhardt would have had one of the coolest goals of all time if that goal actually went in that he kicked up from his skate and in midair slapped his stick at. And it did generate a goal. So it was a smart hockey play. And one thing that you can count on Sam Reinhart to do because the offensive game hasn't been there in terms of results, but that dude on the defensive end, he's somehow turning it up when his team needs him. Mitch Marner is a really good defender and his defense yesterday was pathetic. It was a pathetic effort from somebody who's going to cash out this summer. He's going to make max money in that sport. And he is someone who people have openly questioned in the playoffs. Auston Matthews as well. For those two stars, we'll worry about Austin Matthews like he needs to score goals, but at least he's a captain. He was showing effort in that last two minutes. What Mitch Marner was doing last night was so pathetic. The fact that that guy has two shots in his last four games is insulting to anybody that's ever worn blue in Toronto.

[Chris Cody]

Mike. Auston Matthews has appeared in 10 playoff games in the second round in his career. All 10 of those are against the Florida Panthers. Donut0 this is goals.

[Dan LeBatard]

The best American hockey player by consensus, Auston Matthews.

[Tony]

Well, he's supposed to be.

[Dan LeBatard]

He's supposed to.

[Tony]

He's losing that title as we speak.

[Sam Morril]

Overrated. Overrated.

[Tony]

Exceptionally overrated.

[Sam Morril]

Exceptionally overrated.

[Dan LeBatard]

Don't forget that Four nations final who led Conor McDavid. Connor McDavid wide open in the high slot was Auston Matthews.

[Sam Morril]

Greg Cody, are you willing in the second round of the playoffs to escalate these playoffs to the place that last year's playoffs escalated to?

[Tony]

Sure.

[Sam Morril]

Billboards for McDavid that he's overrated. You're now saying exceptionally overrated.

[Tony]

Yes. He's supposed to be the best US born player in the league. Obviously. It's Matthew Tkachuk, but he has. He's a puddle on the ice right now. Auston Matthews, he's done nothing for that team in this series. If I'm a Leafs fan looking for a scapegoat, I start with Auston Matthews in this series. I start with him.

[Dan LeBatard]

I don't even think Matthew is the best Kachuk.

[Tony]

There you go.

[Dan LeBatard]

You better be careful saying, I love Matty. Matthew Tkachuk is my favorite hockey player of all time.

[Sam Morril]

Don't say that out loud. Take it back.

[Dan LeBatard]

No, he's not better than Brady. He's not better than Brady Kachuk. Brady Tkachuk is unbelievable. He's better defensively. He's bigger. He's more dependable and consistent goal scorer. Brady Tkachuk is a superior player. I love Brady Tkachuk. We're all Americans here. Come on. What are about we talking?

[Chris Cody]

Which do you think was a better feeling? Brad Marchand scoring the game winning overtime goal in game three deflected or what Brad Marchand was feeling after he got his game misconduct last night walking off the ice? And that Maple Leafs fan yelling, whatever he was yelling at him. And Marshand smiling and saying to himself, I effing own you.

[Dan LeBatard]

And that. That Maple Leaf stand. If you read the lips, he is going hard. So that is. He is wearing all six of those goals that are on that scoreboard. There are f bombs flying out of his mouth. He's saying vile stuff.

[Billy]

Look at the Panther employee behind, like, just like clutching his pearl.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, my God.

[Sam Morril]

Yeah, well, but let. Let it be stated for the record, okay? I think we all know this when I don't need the scoreboard to know that it's 6:1, Marchand wins. If you're the fan that's down 6'1 yelling at him F you in that particular instance, he doesn't have to do anything but smile because that is utopia for Marchand. Marchand, walking into your country looking your fans in the face and you're f bombing him on the way out. He couldn't get this feeling in Boston. He had to go to Florida to get that feeling.

[Billy]

I didn't know I worked for the Panthers.

[Dan LeBatard]

It does look like you a little bit. One person that I don't question on the Maple Leafs, though, is William Nylander. When he's out there, he gives it his all. William Nylander has had like four straight rushes at the net unopposed. And Sergey Bobrovski over the last two games has been so dynamite. Those are massive.

[Billy]

Standing on his head.

[Dan LeBatard]

And let's not forget the Matthew Nyes breakaway against the Panthers that could have put the panthers in a 3, 0 hole. Sergei Bobrovsky deserves more praise in this playoff run I think so far than he got last year.

[Sam Morril]

You realize playoff bob is a thing. I'm shocked by it. But Chris Cody just said in my ear, he was not joking. He just said because he said it out loud to everybody, stand on his head. He stood on his head. And then he said to me. I have no idea what that phrase means.

[Billy]

I hear him say it all the time though.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's a hockey thing.

[Sam Morril]

It's. You're making goal saves while on your head.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's something that is exclusive to attendees and keeps.

[Greg Cody]

It's a prison term too, right? You doing a bit like do it on my head. Like that means like it doesn't matter. Like I'd do that.

[Dan LeBatard]

I've never been in prison.

[Greg Cody]

Well, I don't know.

[Sam Morril]

What are you doing on your head in prison?

[Tony]

You don't want to know.

[Greg Cody]

I'm upside down.

[Chris Cody]

I would do so poor in prison.

[Sam Morril]

A vending machine for sex.

[Greg Cody]

What you have them paying?

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, it would go so poor.

[Dan LeBatard]

Just a revolving door.

[Greg Cody]

Be like the Bevy machine.

[Stugotz]

It's just.

[Sam Morril]

Let's play the long clip there. Please give me the. The long video clip of that finalist going crazy again. I will repeat, this is halfway through the game. It got worse after that. This is the pain halfway through.

[Stugotz]

Mitch, I.

[Sam Morril]

What was that?

[I]

Here come the Panthers off a spinny backhand pass and they score. Mitch, what on earth are you freaking doing? What? What's going through your head when you did that? What is your major malfunction?

[Tony]

An odd thing to say.

[I]

What made you think that was the.

[Sam Morril]

Move.

[I]

The Panthers have? Yes, per friggin Boquist.

[Sam Morril]

It's such a good move on their top line tonight.

[Chris Cody]

Put some respect on his name and.

[I]

He just buried you clowns. 3 Nothing in your own barn halfway through a game. 5. You guys suck.

[Dan LeBatard]

Live odds. Florida -1000 at the time too, is a nice little touch.

[Sam Morril]

Do you realize that. That right there, if I could put it in a scrapbook for all time and bury Marchand in a box right now, he'd say, remember me that way. I do that to people. Just please remember me forever. That's what I do to people. It sounds like love. It sounds like Joy Marshand went to bed last night looking like Zaslow at the end of the game, just he beat you six' one, you hate him and you can't sleep anymore.

[Billy]

Alright, so here's something interesting. Did you know that sleep actually is really important to recovery? I mean, who knew, right? And everyone needs something different from their bed, which is why Sleep Number makes these smart beds that let you adjust each side to the firmness you want. Kind of perfect for couples that can't agree on anything. They've even partnered with the NFL since 2018, and 80% of NFL players sleep on a Sleep Number Smart Bed Bed. So yeah, there's a reason these things are popular. They've got beds that cool you down up to 15 degrees cooler on either side to help you sleep better, especially if you're someone who wakes up sweating like you just ran wind sprints in your dreams. The bed also responds to your movements and adjusts as you sleep, which is wild. Why Choose Sleep Number Smart Bed so you can choose your ideal comfort on either side. And now it's the Sleep Number Everything Smart Bed Sale Every Smart Bed and base are on sale during our Memorial Day event. Up to 50% off limited time. Exclusively at a Sleep Number store near you. See store or sleepnumber.com for details.

[Dan LeBatard]

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