The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Hour 1: Dan's Nine-Day Late World Series Coverage

Date: November 10, 2025
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami
Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, Mike Ryan, Greg Cody, Jeremy

Overview

This episode blends the signature offbeat humor and sharp sports insights typical of the show, with a focus on Dan's delayed World Series analysis, emotional reactions to infamous sports blunders, debates about NFL team quality, and the ongoing integrity crisis in sports betting. As always, the crew mixes thoughtful sports talk with playful banter and cultural asides, offering listeners both laughter and legitimate sports discussion.

Key Discussion Points

1. World Series Wrap-up and Alejandro Kirk's Haunting At-Bat

(Start: 01:59)

• Dan reflects on missing the chance to discuss the "epic historic" World Series and focuses on Clayton Kershaw's confusion during the finale, humorously referencing "senility" as he thought the series wasn't over yet as he warmed up in the bullpen.
• The panel delves into Alejandro Kirk's crushing, dream-shattering double play in Game 7—grounding into a double play with first and third and one out, falling short when all of Canada was hoping for heroics.
  • Dan: "You go from all your dreams to this is going to haunt you for a while… I imagine that this is the kind of thing that makes you not sleep for many nights." (03:34)
  • Mike Ryan: “We have examples of pitchers who never really recover from that moment. Are there examples of good hitters who never recover from that moment?” (04:50)
• Jeremy highlights Kirk’s full postseason contributions, lamenting that his solid play could be overshadowed by one fateful moment.
  • Jeremy: "It's going to keep him up forever. And you wonder if it like almost impacts his swing path moving forward." (06:48)
• The group discusses how certain sports moments can permanently alter legacies and mentalities, pondering if hitters ever truly recover from these haunting mistakes.

2. NFL Discourse: Bad Teams, Quarterback Woes, and Greg Cody's Unique Metrics

(08:56 — 24:54)

• Stugotz & Dan debate the Carolina Panthers’ perpetual “in the mix” status, enjoying an ongoing joke about how he constantly flip-flops on their prospects.
  • Dan: “You wrote them off after a win, but now after a bad home loss to the Saints, they're in the mix.” (08:56)
• Mike Ryan and the others playfully assign announcers to “bad game” purgatory: Chris Myers is “Chris Myers after all these years deserves to be promoted from that hell.” (09:45)
• Jets Special Teams: Noted as the only good aspect of the team this season, with rare joy at “two consecutive kicks returned for touchdowns.” (10:32)
• Quarterback talk: Critiques on aging stars like Aaron Rodgers (“huge scaredy cat”) and praise for Matthew Stafford’s stability at 38.
  • Dan: “There are so many times...where I'm like, Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay would get out of that nine times out of 10. And now he's just giving himself over to sacks or throwing balls in the dirt or getting rid of it as quickly as he can because a dude just does not want to get touched.” (20:13)
  • On Stafford: “I think you could make an argument that you probably trust him more than any quarterback. ...In terms of trustworthiness, I trust him more than anybody.” (21:53)
• "Worst Over .500/Best Under .500" Game:
  • Steelers and Jaguars are panned as worst teams over .500.
  • Ravens and Vikings are debated as the most promising teams with losing records.
  • Cowboys and Dolphins briefly considered for surprise status.

3. Strange Results and Surprising Game Outcomes

(24:10)

• Dolphins’ inconsistent performances are dissected: “Now had two of these games where they put up six points.”
• Mike Ryan: “Sean McDermott's got to be the first coach ever to lose a game on the other team called a timeout before the first play.” (25:04)

4. Coaches and Sideline Antics

(25:35)

• Focus on Joey Bosa's struggles playing with a club cast and sideline coaches yelling “wrap him up.”
  • Mike Ryan: “You're allowed to actually play the game with a club, which, for all intents and purposes, is a weapon if you have a club and you're swinging at people, that's…that's a foreign object.” (27:11)
  • Pro wrestling analogies (Lex Luger, Owen Hart) are brought in for comedic effect.

5. Sports Betting Scandals: How Dumb Is Too Dumb?

(34:12 — 41:54)

• Dan details the latest Cleveland Guardians betting scandal involving Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, highlighting how transparent and “dumb” their actions were—pitchers blatantly throwing balls in clear betting situations.
  • Dan: “This is the most obvious way possible to get caught…betting individual pitches to be a ball or a strike, it really is the dumbest way possible to do this and the easiest way to get caught.” (35:41)
• The discussion pivots to why this baseball scandal isn’t as big as the NBA’s Jontay Porter fix.
  • Stugotz: “This scandal is not being treated like the NBA scandal. Why?” (36:15)
  • Mike Ryan: “I think it's just popularity.” (36:21)
• UFC and tennis are cited as far more vulnerable due to their poor pay structures and the ease of impacting the result.
  • Dan: “The problem in UFC is because those guys have been training so long on how to survive and win that they're very bad at losing and making it look like it’s an accident.” (37:52)
  • Stugotz: “The pay is so shitty in UFC that you can actually make it a tempting amount of money for a fighter.” (38:14)
• The segment closes by acknowledging how sports betting scandals are as old as sports themselves.

6. Pop Culture and Show Inside Jokes

(29:00, 33:02)

• Impressions Segment: Mike Ryan offers his Al Pacino-impression from “Carlito’s Way.”
  • Mike Ryan: “You think you're big time when you're going to die big time.” (29:10)
  • The crew gives playful “suey” award nominee feedback.
• Greg Cody Homages: Greg references his own “College Basketball is back, Jack!” line being co-opted by ESPN play-by-play.
• Show runs through perennial complaints about the timing of the college basketball season and the habits of gambling obsessives.

Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• Dan (re: Alejandro Kirk’s haunting double play): “That is the kind of thing that makes you not sleep for many nights.” (03:34)
• Mike Ryan (skeptical of player recoveries): “Are there examples of good hitters who never recover from that moment?” (04:50)
• Jeremy (on Kirk’s postseason): “He had been so special through the entire postseason...so effective offensively.” (06:10)
• Dan (on Aaron Rodgers aging): “If you don't want to get hit, don't play the game.” (20:13)
• Mike Ryan (on club casts): “You're allowed to play the game with a club...that’s a weapon...” (27:11)
• Dan (on sports betting scandal): “All of this is being regulated so closely...this is the most obvious way possible to get caught.” (35:41)
• Mike Ryan (NBA betting scandal): “I think it's just popularity.” (36:21)
• Dan (on UFC fix vulnerability): “The pay is so shitty in UFC that...you can actually make it a tempting amount of money for a fighter.” (38:14)
• Greg Cody (signature catchphrase): “College basketball is back, Jack.” (33:10)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• World Series/Kirk Talk: 01:59–08:00
• NFL Bad Team Debates: 08:56–23:00
• Surprising Results & Worst/Best Teams Game: 23:00–25:30
• Sideline Club Cast & Coaches: 25:35–27:40
• Sports Betting Scandals: 34:12–41:54
• Pop Culture/Impressions: 29:00, 33:02

Tone and Style

The episode is loaded with the trademark Dan Le Batard Show mix of irreverence, clever banter, local Miami flavor, and surprisingly deep sports analysis. Even in dissecting serious topics—like sports betting scandals or legacy-defining blunders—the mood remains playful, quick-witted, and full of inside jokes.

Summary

This episode centers on Dan’s overdue World Series recap, how heartbreak in sports lingers for athletes and fans, and where betting threatens to undermine the games themselves. Along the way, lively debates about NFL mediocrity, the strangeness of certain teams and players, and sports culture at large keep things spirited and sharp.

Whether you missed the episode or just want the best moments, this summary captures the energetic, insightful, and laugh-out-loud spirit of the show.