Hour 2: Dan's Bicycle Incident

Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: Hour 2: Dan's Bicycle Incident
Release Date: May 5, 2025

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1. Dan's Unexpected Bicycle Encounter [01:45 - 04:15]

The episode kicks off with Billy Corben recounting an unusual experience from the weekend: being stopped by a police officer while riding his bicycle. This incident serves as the catalyst for a deeper dive into discussions about traffic regulations for cyclists and the often-overlooked rules that apply to two-wheeled riders.

Billy Corben shares, “I did not know that bicycles had the same set of road rules as cars.” This revelation opens up a conversation about cyclists’ responsibilities on the road, highlighting Dan Le Batard's perspective on the importance of adhering to traffic laws to ensure everyone's safety.

2. Nostalgia and Harness Racing with Ed Garland [04:15 - 13:58]

Transitioning from cycling, the hosts reminisce about Ed Garland, a renowned figure in harness racing. Billy Corben mentions, “Ed Garland was at Pompano Park... he may still be doing it, but... he is dead.” This sparks a nostalgic discussion about the golden days of harness racing and the cultural impact of shows like Mr. Ed.

Greg Cody adds, “Mr. Ed was one of Greg's favorite sitcoms in black and white when he was like nine years old.” The conversation intertwines personal anecdotes with broader reflections on how sports and entertainment shape personal memories and communal identities.

3. A Stellar Baseball Moment and Broadcasting Reactions [06:32 - 13:31]

The focus shifts to a thrilling baseball game where Mason Miller throws an extraordinary 104 mph pitch, leading to a walk-off grand slam by Kyle Stowers. Billy Corben expresses his admiration: “That's not a sport. I'm playing. That's happening in single A.” The team analyzes the improbability of such powerful pitches from Single A players and debates the implications for the sport.

Jeremy Tache highlights the emotional impact of broadcasting such moments, stating, “I just think we should celebrate Russell Westbrook because this guy...” Although the discussion momentarily veers into basketball, it underscores the interconnectedness of sports and the role of broadcasters in amplifying pivotal moments.

4. The Greg Cody Show and Broadcasting Identities [13:58 - 25:00]

A humorous yet critical segment emerges as the hosts discuss the perception of broadcasters referring to themselves as champions. Billy Corben quips, “You better step back. That would slay me or Greg.” The conversation critiques the tendency of some broadcasters to inflate their achievements, fostering a debate about humility and authenticity in sports journalism.

Greg Cody defends his stance by emphasizing the importance of accurate self-description, “They didn't win a championship. They described a championship.” This segment serves as a commentary on the broader media landscape and the fine line between confidence and self-aggrandizement.

5. The Heart of the Matter: Housekeeping, Tipping, and Courtesy [25:01 - 40:17]

Returning to Billy Corben's bicycle incident, the discussion delves into the nuances of tipping housekeeping in hotels. Billy admits, “I thought you could just roll right through intersections...” paralleling his ignorance about traffic laws with unconventional approaches to everyday norms like tipping.

The hosts engage in a lively debate about etiquette, with Greg Cody sharing his tipping philosophy: “If I'm staying there for more than a couple of days... I triple what my wife tells me.” This leads to a broader conversation about the expectations placed on service workers and the evolving landscape of gratuities in various service industries.

Dan Le Batard adds a layer of social commentary, “People need to be more aware of their surroundings and more often than not...” highlighting the balance between personal accountability and societal expectations.

6. Concluding Thoughts and Reflections [40:17 - End]

As the episode winds down, the hosts reflect on the day's discussions, tying together themes of responsibility, nostalgia, and personal growth. Billy Corben humorously suggests, “I would win. I'll have no choice but to run for President of the United States...” showcasing the show's signature blend of humor and insightful commentary.

The episode wraps up with a reminder of the importance of abiding by rules—whether on the road or in broadcasting—and the continual journey of learning and adapting in both personal and professional realms.

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Notable Quotes:

• Billy Corben [01:45]: “I did not know that bicycles had the same set of road rules as cars.”

• Greg Cody [04:29]: “Mr. Ed was one of Greg's favorite sitcoms in black and white when he was like nine years old.”

• Billy Corben [06:32]: “That's not a sport. I'm playing. That's happening in single A.”

• Greg Cody [13:58]: “They didn't win a championship. They described a championship.”

• Billy Corben [25:01]: “I thought you could just roll right through intersections...”

• Greg Cody [37:30]: “They gotta earn, you gotta learn.”

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This episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz offers a captivating blend of personal anecdotes, sports analysis, and social commentary, all delivered with the hosts' characteristic humor and insight. Whether discussing bicycle traffic laws or the intricacies of sports broadcasting, listeners are treated to a rich and engaging conversation that resonates with both sports enthusiasts and casual fans alike.

Transcript

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[Dan Le Batard]

Parts, this is the Dan Levator show with the Stugats podcast.

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[Billy Corben]

Need some help here from the group because I don't feel like in this rumbling, tumbling train that we have here that has a lot of distractions that I've gotten to, the things that I wanted to get to that include me being stopped on my bicycle this weekend by a police officer, but I. That was headed somewhere, huh? Well, as often happens around here, there are the occasional derailments and then you got a hello Dolly song or Billy wants to ride off into the distance with the Marx Brothers and you're.

[Dan Le Batard]

You know, we didn't get to Carl because, you know, problematic politics.

[Billy Corben]

That's right. And then next thing you know, Ed Garland is what you're talking about.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, when you bring up harness racing, you gotta talk about old Eddie G. Ed Garland.

[Billy Corben]

For those of you who do not know, I got a lot of video and pictures from Billy over the weekend. It was a lot of warmth. He serenaded me with his old teacher, Ed Garland, who is now a harness racer.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, no, he was at the time Pompano Park. Greg. That's where you did the harness racing, right?

[Billy Corben]

Yes.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. That's indeed alive.

[Billy Corben]

He's. I've kept him alive and he's dead.

[Dan Le Batard]

Who?

[Billy Corben]

Ed Garland?

[Dan Le Batard]

I don't think so.

[Billy Corben]

Oh. Because I think that's what you were just saying to me. I thought that's what you were saying, that I. Old Pompano Park. He was a harness race rider.

[Greg Cody]

Retired.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah. Retired, I'm assuming. Yeah. He may still be doing it, but.

[Billy Corben]

He also may not be alive. You don't know or. He is alive?

[Dan Le Batard]

I think he is.

[Billy Corben]

Okay, but you don't know.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, I could tell you. I don't want to betray a source here, so I won't tell you. A source. But I know that some of the images that you got were from a Facebook, so I'm assuming that it's active.

[Billy Corben]

But they were old images.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, he's an older gentleman now. It's been a while since I was in school. Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

So, anyways, that was the Ed Garland reference for the people from last week who didn't get the joke that Jeremy and Billy found so uproarious.

[Dan Le Batard]

You got it because you're explaining it.

[Billy Corben]

I got it because you bombarded me all weekend with Ed Garland photos. Because this is who you are.

[Dan Le Batard]

I was just trying to give you context.

[Billy Corben]

Not trying to give me context. You like grabbing your jokes.

[Dan Le Batard]

No.

[Billy Corben]

That. You weren't trying to bother me this weekend.

[Dan Le Batard]

No, I was trying to have a shared moment.

[Jeremy Tache]

In Billy's defense, he was just trying to provide extra information for you for the context of who this harness racer was he had referenced before. So today you could get the joke.

[Dan Le Batard]

You told me that there was lacking context, so I tried to, you know, provide the appropriate context necessary to make.

[Billy Corben]

The Ed Garland joke. I told you that was your first mistake, telling him not to make it. No, he'd already made the.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, I didn't get that. I didn't get that memorandum. I'll go through my files and moving forward, I will not make any reference.

[Billy Corben]

Trying to give you that. Mem is not dead. I.

[Dan Le Batard]

Good for Ed. Mr. Ed. That was a horse. Yeah, it was full circle, of course.

[Greg Cody]

Wilbur.

[Dan Le Batard]

Classic.

[Billy Corben]

Let's do another. Back in my day, right now on Wilbur, the Mr. We can do this all day. Don't forget about your bike when you get him. Thank you. Thank you. Let's find out the. Let's find out the origins of Wilbur. He was just impersonating somebody, trying to say a horse's name while neighing, sort of like a horse.

[Greg Cody]

Well, Mr. Ed was one of Greg's favorite sitcoms in black and white when he was in his, like, nine years.

[Billy Corben]

Third person child. Greg Cody or different Greg.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. Very young Greg.

[Billy Corben]

This was your childhood television?

[Greg Cody]

Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

Talking horse.

[Greg Cody]

I remember distinctly. It was in Black.

[Billy Corben]

But you remember it the way you remember Wilt Chamberlain's video game, 100 Point Game, that you don't actually remember because it wasn't televised.

[Greg Cody]

No, better. Better than that. Because Wilbur was a talking horse. No, no, no. Mr. Ed was a talking horse, and Wilbur was his owner. And. And the joke was Mr. Ed would only talk to Wilbur. And then when Wilbur would say, I have a horse, he talks. And then he'd bring somebody into the shed or to the stall. And. And of course, Mr. Ed would not talk at all. Right, okay. But while I'm on this subject, Always.

[Billy Corben]

Talked at the wrong time.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, exactly. But you. You being arrested while on your bicycle.

[Billy Corben]

I didn't say that. I didn't say I was arrested.

[Greg Cody]

I think that's the rest of the story. We'll hear that in a second.

[Billy Corben]

Drinking and riding, right?

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. It reminded me. Geor. The legendary country singer Bones Jones. I don't know exactly when this was, but George Jones, he had had his license suspended and he wanted to drive to a liquor store, so he decided to drive his riding lawnmower to a liquor store and was cited for DUI on a riding lawnmower. So that just goes to prove any vehicle. Will do. Now, on with your story.

[Jeremy Tache]

What's really amazing about that, Greg, is the first episodes of Mr. Ed aired exactly 1 year, 11 months and 2 days after the death of Buddy Holly.

[Billy Corben]

How about that? You don't always have to talk like a broadcaster.

[Jeremy Tache]

Sorry. I was broadcasting baseball games over the weekend. It broke my brain.

[Dan Le Batard]

Great coincidence, huh?

[Greg Cody]

It is.

[Billy Corben]

Jeremy's working too much.

[Greg Cody]

That's good to know, Jeremy.

[Jeremy Tache]

Thank you.

[Billy Corben]

Well, let's talk about this, because Jeremy was at the center of a very nice moment. It was lovely this weekend in that the Marlins had a legitimately fun ending to a game. Mason Miller throws 104 miles an hour. Everyone does. No, no, not every. I understand what you're saying. I do understand what you're saying. A lot of heat out there around this.

[Dan Le Batard]

Chapman still out there throwing 104 somewhere.

[Billy Corben]

Look, look, I will tell you this because I really do love this sport. Because the mets have a single a player who is throwing 104 miles an hour. And I cannot trust a single a player with that kind of arm. I'm telling you that even if I were a professional hitter, I would refuse to work under those circumstances. A single a pitcher throwing 104 miles an hour where he doesn't know where that ball is going yet. No, thank you. That's not a sport. I'm playing. That's happening in single A. The arms are bigger and stronger than they've been. But this Oakland A throws harder than any human being throws a baseball.

[Chris Cote]

Not in Oakland anymore, in Sacramento.

[Billy Corben]

Okay, so for. So, so wasn't this home run, wasn't this grand grand slam off of Mason Miller?

[Jeremy Tache]

This is off of Mason Miller. It's a pitch over 101 miles per hour that Kyle Stowers at the top of the zone gets on top of.

[Billy Corben]

Yes. So it's not just all of this. Okay, so you've got two outs, bottom of the night. It's the dream scenario. The bases are loaded and the guy throwing hard. You take him opposite field. Right. And I think the way that I heard the announcers call it, this sport can be tricky for the announcers that way. They didn't initially know that that would go out opposite field that way and they were worried it was just a fly ball. And then they realized, no, that guy throws 104 if someone going to also go out very fast. And so you end up getting this audio swing and a ball lifted in the air deep left center field. Stowers. No way. A walk off grand slam. This kid is unconscious. No way did he do that.

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[Greg Cody]

Wow. Actually sounded like a decent crowd.

[Billy Corben]

And listen to this. It was a great moment. And in the middle of it at the end, Jeremy, who's working too hard and still in broadcaster voice, he discards all semblance of journalism and simply embraces Stowers. Yes. Just.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah, that's me.

[Billy Corben]

Yes. That's not.

[Greg Cody]

That a boy.

[Billy Corben]

That's not shake.

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A little half hug.

[Billy Corben]

That's not.

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[Jeremy Tache]

He just hit a walk off grand slam.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Tache]

I think I'm allowed to give him a little high five.

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[Billy Corben]

Yes.

[Jeremy Tache]

But it's my first major league win. I don't think my first major league win is a walk off grand slam.

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Jeremy does this with the basketball games.

[Mike Ryan]

Dude.

[Greg Cody]

Does.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

Does Jason Jackson keep his record?

[Jeremy Tache]

That's my win.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

I'm just saying that's my major league. With all the heat games, he's like, I'm nine and two this year.

[Jeremy Tache]

I'm like, yeah, but when the heat are like under 500 at home, it is kind of peculiar that I get to have an over.500 record.

[Billy Corben]

I mean, Maslow thinks he's a two time champion.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

Come on.

[Jeremy Tache]

I'm not allowed to be excited about a win.

[Greg Cody]

I was just Going to bring that up. An unnamed broadcaster whose name begins with in his description says 2 time NBA championship champion. Really? What'd you do to win those championships?

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[Greg Cody]

I mean, yeah, that's been in my crawl for a little while.

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[Greg Cody]

Glad I brought it down. You know. Come on. Two time NBA champion? Please. Okay. I covered both of the Marlins World Series. Am I a two time World Series champion? Are you kidding me?

[Billy Corben]

Do you have a ring?

[Greg Cody]

I mean, I. Yeah, I have a little replica ring as a matter of fact. Because. Because at the time I had season tickets for my family but never wore the ring.

[Billy Corben]

Why do you hate Zaslow?

[Greg Cody]

I don't. I just think it's fun. I think it's hilarious. Patently ridiculous that any broadcaster in. In his self description would refer to himself as a two time champion because he broadcast those games. You didn't win a championship. You described a championship. You're not a two time NBA champion. You know, and that's nothing personal against Zaslo because I would say it of any broadcaster who referred to himself, you know, as an eight time champion because he broadcasts those championships.

[Jeremy Tache]

I haven't been there yet. I haven't been there yet, Greg. But I will say I sure felt like a winner after that. After a walk off grand slam where they're throwing a Gatorade bath on top of the player and then he's coming over to me and we're sharing and what the emotions are after that game. It makes me feel good. I don't know if I would consider myself a champion if my team won. If the team that I'm broadcasting for all season long and go through that every single game ultimately gets there. It's. It's a marathon. Like you. You feel like you did your part, I would imagine if you're Jonathan Zaslow at the same time. No, he did not win them the championship. The players on the floor.

[Greg Cody]

I totally get what you're saying because you're paid by the team, right?

[Jeremy Tache]

I am not.

[Greg Cody]

Okay.

[Billy Corben]

This keeps coming up.

[Jeremy Tache]

I'm really sick of that.

[Greg Cody]

Okay, but you are paid.

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Let's just move on.

[Dan Le Batard]

I am paid to talk about Jeremy Moore.

[Jeremy Tache]

I think we shouldn't talk about who pays me.

[Billy Corben]

This is.

[Dan Le Batard]

Huh.

[Billy Corben]

This is the dream scenario for Jeremy and narcissism and slapped on the ass and first major league win. And here's I'm 9 and 2 in these games and he's an up and coming broadcaster. And this is how journalism is done now. And Zaslow is an up and coming broadcaster. Nosferatu, Devil's Feet. And they're here to do journalism differently than you do it.

[Greg Cody]

Okay, can I ask you a question in all seriousness? Am I wrong here? Do you think that a zaslo. Just to use a random broadcaster, when you see that he describes himself as a two time NBA champion. You think what?

[Billy Corben]

I think it's funny how people wrap their identity in sport.

[Dan Le Batard]

I have a question, so. And Jeremy, this question's not for you. It's for us about you. So in a walk off situation, most reporters try to evade getting the cooler dumped on them. Jeremy was hoping he was moving towards it. He tried to push out of the way. Come on, guys.

[Billy Corben]

I'm surprised he wasn't. Chris, watch.

[Jeremy Tache]

In the championship, I was so mad that they poured the Gatorade on him before he came over to me. He took off his jersey and they just like did it on top of the.

[Billy Corben]

The shirt before.

[Jeremy Tache]

And he got a solo moment. I was like, come on.

[Billy Corben]

If we can see this again, we can see the jocular lack of intimacy in a hand to the right side. But Stowers is immediately off to other things. Watch. He goes off to the left. He's not interested in having this joyous moment like Jeremy's in the middle of it. He can spill into it. They can have some fun together, but he's going to get off and out of that situation as fast as as he possibly can. And I'll slap you on the. On the ass here real quick. Real. But Jeremy. Jeremy seemed very eager to jump up into the arms of Stowers. And Stowers is like, my teammates are over here on the left. I'm gonna go, I'm gonna greet this person because I have to professionally, contractually do an interview here. But I prefer to be with people I like more than this.

[Jeremy Tache]

Now that's my guy. His in laws were sitting down the third baseline. He had to give a little wave hello. I mean, come on, you got to do the work that way.

[Dan Le Batard]

Indiana Jones Hat hall of Fame.

[Billy Corben]

Well, this is. Thank you, Billy. Thank you. All right, so Hat hall of Fame. Thank you. That's one thing I haven't gotten back to. And there was another thing that I wanted to get back. The bike. The bike. But also me being wrong about the clippers. I wanted Stugats to make a sort of thong song today about me being wrong. But Jeremy swooped in and knocked him out of the way and said, I want to make a song about being wrong.

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Plus, we've already Done this.

[Billy Corben]

Wrong, wrong, wrong. We've already done that. Yeah, but we didn't do it with St. Gods. I think ST. Trying to do it would have also been good, but Jeremy didn't have any time for it, so he wanted to make fun of me before everyone else made fun of me about how wrong I was about the Clippers. Got the body of a walrus that are dropping bad. And Le. He's had real faith in those lies. Lions. Yeah. And also my Glenn. And now it's James Harden. Even though Dan. We cannot ever win 7. Dan believed in the Clipper. It's Harden and Z and Leonard. Damn, Dan, you should have known better. Dan believed in the. And he's in a po. Should have just thrown him. I was four for 11.

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Norm.

[Billy Corben]

Po. I'm so pissed off. You gotta go over 17 and a half and believed in the Clippers. It's infuriating. I mean, he's gonna be one of the biggest chokers of all time. Right? Like, just reputationally, where. When. When we look at people that you can't even take the stigma off of them. Who's going to be going? In this class, you are the mvp, but when it comes to the end of games, you're going to go 7 for 44 from 3 when you got a chance to Durant. When you got a chance. Because this. God Stugatz. The history of all this. If you're watching the last 15 years of this insanity, Oklahoma City, in these 15 years since LeBron, LeBron teamed up with Wade and Bosh, you had OKC, you had Harden, Westbrook and Durant. It's crazy that they're all still in the league in various states of disrepair, but on that day. And Westbrook's the only one still playing. Well, yes, Westbrook's the only one who's still got games to play and getting texts and describing the Westbrook experience correctly when he says, yeah, you're gonna get turnovers and steals. I'm gonna miss threes. I'm gonna make threes and a dunk, and I'm gonna miss threes, and I'm gonna make threes, and I'm gonna run around and I'm gonna steal, and I'm Russ.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

And I'm gonna be. Somehow I'm gonna be just more fast twitch muscle fiber than anybody, even at the end, because I. This part's just super weird to me. Like, when we talk about how these guys have aged. Of course I thought that game would age poorly. He's one of the worst three point shooters in the history of the sport. But he scored 44 points in a finals game back when Durant and Harden were on his team, at least in part because he knew back then Harden couldn't be trusted. Yes, everybody did back then. Harden vanished then. I'll take these shots. Of all the ones you've seen Harden vanish from, the one that people least remember is okc. When Harden was great all season and then would not be heard from at the end. Heat, okc. And now look at everything that's happened since, which is Harden has a hell of a lifestyle, man. Great fun, huge fun. Mvp. And I'll collect Shacks the rest of time and game seven. I won't be there for that one. You guys, you guys handle that one yourself. I'm gonna just hang out here on the perimeter. I'm gonna get two free throws, I'm gonna get, I'm gonna get a bunch of assists, but I'm not gonna actually control the game. He was sitting back like, Kawhi's got this one. And Kawhi didn't show up either. I mean, it's not that he didn't show up. It's that they know that they don't have to bother with Harden.

[Jeremy Tache]

Well, when it comes to Westbrook double.

[Billy Corben]

Teamed them, they made the game very, very difficult for Kawhi. Leonard.

[Jeremy Tache]

I just think that we should celebrate Russell Westbrook because this guy, understandably because of what ended up happening and sort of the, the steep drop off that happened quickly in his career in terms of efficiency, we sort of wrote him off as, oh, he doesn't deserve this and he's not that. And he never won on his own. In an era where Steph Curry was the most entertaining player, bar none, Russell Westbrook was the second most entertaining player and he was in series after series that were interesting. He was, he's been a part of all these different teams that have either lost in big moments or won in big moments or upset teams that should have won. And he in this game, that moment with the breakaway dunk, with the technical foul where he's yelling at the crowd.

[Billy Corben]

Three years of race, getting them out of here. Four years of rage.

[Jeremy Tache]

That's as entertaining as anything you'll ever see on a basketball court. I love that guy.

[Billy Corben]

I have described him for a long time is like playing sort of like a radiator hisses and the defiance of the last four years. I can't imagine how we talked about the way that Giannis faced disrespect. I can't imagine how Great. It felt for Russell Westbrook, MVP average, a triple double to tell everybody in America, go bleep yourself. You don't have any earthly idea how great I am at this thing that I do. And just because I have the audacity to age and it's tough in this league of competitive people to age, all of that came out in that moment. But I just can't believe that history will remember Durant and Westbrook much differently than it will remember Harden. Because this is a really, really excellent player who not only chokes in big games, but when you said that Westbrook and LeBron entertaining games and drama and whatnot and exciting to watch. Harden ruined the game aesthetically ruined it like started right there with oh, you're gonna do all this stuff with usage rate and 3 and fouls and you're gonna just be. Keep running into people and. And so it's not only we're gonna hate him for not being big in the big moments, it's that in Game 7, you can't do your dirty tricks of getting a bunch of fouls either because you're not, because you're not actually involved in the, in the parts of the game that require that the heaviest lifting from a number one after another one of these.

[Jeremy Tache]

Can the 15 year olds on the Internet who are trying to say that James Harden is better than Dwyane Wade just shut the.

[Greg Cody]

The up.

[Billy Corben]

Unnecessary cursing from. What is that? Like what is. Get out of here.

[Jeremy Tache]

On behalf of Amazon Prime's own Dwayne.

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Minor penalty two minutes.

[Billy Corben]

Spreading propaganda. Just stop at the Heat stuff everywhere, man. Like we don't need it everywhere. And everything that we're doing, soiling every opinion.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's not paid by the team though.

[Billy Corben]

That he makes that distinction each time.

[Greg Cody]

Okay, okay, that's a, that's a thin line though, right? I mean he's expected to be a pro Marlins broadcaster. Unless I'm wrong. Okay. Unless I'm wrong.

[Billy Corben]

Do you think Eric Reid, like when he introduces himself to people, do you think he says I'm the voice of the Heat or four time NBA champion?

[Greg Cody]

Not that I'm aware of. And I, and I think more of him for not doing that.

[Billy Corben]

That wasn't a not that I'm aware of question. He was asking you which way he introduced himself four times NBA champion or voice of the Miami Heat or neither.

[Greg Cody]

I think voice of the Miami Heat is descriptive and accurate.

[Billy Corben]

Right. Voice of the Miami Heat is even more obnoxious than four time champion. Hello, I'm Eric Reed.

[Greg Cody]

Oh, I don't think so.

[Billy Corben]

Voice of the Miami Heat.

[Greg Cody]

No, no. Rick Weaver was the voice of the Miami Dolphins for years.

[Billy Corben]

Which is more obnoxious, you guys tell me introduce. But he actually is the voice of the Heat. But he's also a four time champion.

[Greg Cody]

No, he is not.

[Billy Corben]

But Greg is saying not. Well, he's not actually the voice of the Heat either. He's just somebody who broadcasts their game. Pat Riley is the voice of the Heat.

[Greg Cody]

Okay, well, you know, if you want.

[Billy Corben]

For now.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

Yes. Until. Until he gets fired by Stephen A. Smith.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, no. Or LeBron. And according.

[Billy Corben]

According to that some.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Chris Cote]

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[Mike Ryan]

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[GMC Advertiser]

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[Greg Cody]

My wife says this sexy voice.

[Dan Le Batard]

It really is. Yeah, I'm hard.

[Greg Cody]

Thank you. Wow. Sts so am I, actually. I don't know why.

[Dan Le Batard]

This is the D. Levatar show with the stuff.

[Billy Corben]

The couple of things that I wanted to get to that I have gotten derailed from. And I want to know if you guys know this. The hat hall of Fame. I need to get a hat hall of Fame from you. And I got pulled over because I went through a stop sign on my bicycle. And I did not know. Huh. That you couldn't just roll through stop signs on your bicycle. I didn't know that bicycles had the same set of road rules as. As cars. I thought you could just roll right through intersections. If you see nothing's going on and you're on a bike path, it's not a yield sign, it's a stop sign. I know, but I thought it was for cars. I didn't think it was for a bicycle. So I asked you the question. Bicycles have their own lanes now. I know, but I don't think of stop signs. I think of if I'm on a bicycle, like if I'm going on a On a. On a road that's 15 miles for hour, and I can see clearly on both ends that there is no car. I'm not in a vehicle dangerous enough to others that I need to stop there. I could just roll through that. I don't. Do you think that cyclists that are listening to this stop at every stop sign? Because I don't. I don't see a whole lot of people stopping at stop signs unless there are cars coming through the intersection. I see all over South Florida, bikes rolling through stop signs. I did not in any way expect to be pulled over. So much so that while the cop is next to me with the lights flashing, I wave and say hello.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

Oh, really?

[Dan Le Batard]

And did you keep going?

[Billy Corben]

I kept driving, but yes, it was. That's right. So the cop thought you were trying to get away? Well, yeah.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

Dan almost. Dan almost pulled off to the side.

[Billy Corben]

Disrespectful. At the very least. Not. I wasn't trying to pedal away fast. You pulled off. I was resisting arrest.

[Dan Le Batard]

He pulled you over. He said, all right, all right, Officer, let's take this picture and keep it moving.

[Billy Corben]

Well, I thought that's what it was.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

The move is where you pull off to the side thinking they're just going to pass you, but then they pull behind you and you're like, oh, wait.

[Billy Corben]

Okay, listen. All right, so I was doing something nice for you. When I say listen, literally very few people are in their cars more than police officers. And so there are a lot of police officers, more so than anything else. I often get pulled over by police officers who just want to say hello because I'm driving around in slow places.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, the paper they give you is called a ticket, and you got to pay those. It's not like a fanfare for meeting you.

[Chris Cote]

They let you offer the warning. Please tell me they did.

[Billy Corben]

Yes, they did.

[Greg Cody]

What?

[Billy Corben]

Really? But I didn't know it was a crime. You talked your way out of it. You talked for anyone. Go ahead, Roy, say it to America's. At Levitage. Is a black person more likely to be arrested rolling through a stop sign on a bicycle?

[Dan Le Batard]

I would like to. I would. Do you know the officer's name, by any chance?

[Billy Corben]

No.

[Dan Le Batard]

I would like to give that officer like, a medal of honor, possibly even like a presidential medal of freedom. I can't give those. But maybe one day. I can't give those. But like this police officer I don't. I don't use this term lightly. Is a hero. Because the people that ride bikes and are constantly not paying attention to Any of the laws of the road because they believe that they're just on bikes and they don't need really are a hazard and danger to everyone else involved because you just run straight through. I was driving down the street the other day and there was a woman running with headphones on. And I'm turning and she just runs straight across the street without even looking both ways because she couldn't hear cars coming. People need to be more aware of their surroundings and more often than not. And you know what? I support our boys in blue. I respect them all of that. Right.

[Greg Cody]

But.

[Dan Le Batard]

But more often than not, police let things go that you'd like to see them not let go. Like, I was driving today on the expressway and I saw a motorcycle zooming full speed through a bus only lane just to not be in traffic. There was a cop two cars ahead of me and I was sitting back and I was like, we're gonna get him or what? What are we doing here? Come on, let's. Let's put an end to this. And it didn't happen. So I would like to commend this officer for upholding the law with you, Dan Levatard, rogue bike rider.

[Billy Corben]

For paying attention, Billy. For paying attention. Someone out there is paying attention.

[Dan Le Batard]

Saving lives, really. Probably Dan's life, honestly.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

At Lebatard show, did you know that you could be arrested for rolling through a stop sign on your bicycle? Well, you weren't arrested. I know, but you could be. I was not aware you were drunk. I was not drunk. That's not part of the story.

[Greg Cody]

I happen to know the guy.

[Billy Corben]

The guy who slurs his way into the bushes is hello.

[Greg Cody]

No.

[Billy Corben]

Why didn't that go as hello Dolly? Why was it just hello said that way?

[Dan Le Batard]

That's different.

[Greg Cody]

That's a whole different. Want a whole different retort.

[Billy Corben]

You guys all knew this. Everyone knew this. I'm the only one who didn't know that you can't ride on a bicycle a little bit differently than we do. According to regulation street law in vehicles like drag racers.

[Greg Cody]

I will admit that when I'm driving in my car and I see a bike come to a stop at a stop sign, I roll down my window and I go nerd. And I just screech away, you know? I mean, you don't.

[Billy Corben]

In your Corvette.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. You just don't see bikes.

[Billy Corben]

You slayed them in your Corvette.

[Greg Cody]

You drove.

[Billy Corben]

Imagine how it's gonna be when they're driving on that arch.

[Greg Cody]

Yes, exactly, Dan.

[Jeremy Tache]

You should feel very, very lucky, Dan, that they let you off with a warning because according to our crack investigative team, Dan, you have an outstanding speeding ticket for $200.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

Whoa.

[Jeremy Tache]

In Miami Beach. So if that officer had known, he could have pulled you over, Dan, you could be in jail right now for all we know. Unbelievable.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

They run the records.

[Billy Corben]

It's ridiculous.

[Jeremy Tache]

Dan.

[Billy Corben]

Did somebody run a public records thing? Just.

[Jeremy Tache]

We have a great investigative journalism team. Your middle name is Thomas, correct?

[Billy Corben]

Yes.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, that's you. I do that, too. I'm a journalist.

[Billy Corben]

I have an outstanding ticket that you guys.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

Everyone does. I feel like everyone's got some out.

[Jeremy Tache]

I definitely have one. I have, like, seven or eight from different parking garages, that's for sure.

[Greg Cody]

My wife will pay it for you.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

Sun, I get a bill every month for, like, some pass. Like, you don't.

[Billy Corben]

You owe us.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

It's like, I paid you.

[Billy Corben]

Can you get Erlene on, please, so that I can talk to her and ask.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

She wasn't available an hour ago.

[Billy Corben]

I'll check. Okay. So the Greg Cody show, featuring Greg Cody, with.

[Greg Cody]

Yep.

[Billy Corben]

Are you gonna ask her to pay your ticket?

[Greg Cody]

I mean, Greg did offer it, so she would.

[Billy Corben]

The Greg Cody show, featuring Greg Cody.

[Greg Cody]

Fine with. I mean, I appreciate the mention of it, but it's with, not featuring.

[Billy Corben]

That's right.

[Greg Cody]

Get that straight.

[Billy Corben]

Yep.

[Greg Cody]

It's part of the title of the show. It's like if I called your show the Dan LeBatard show and Sue Gotts.

[Billy Corben]

That would be nice. That would slay. You better step back.

[Greg Cody]

That would slay me or Greg. Oh, that's a little close to home. What's going on?

[Billy Corben]

Been waiting for that mistake for 20 years. The Greg Cody show, featuring Greg Cody.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, with. Thank you.

[Billy Corben]

He was mad, and I don't know if you guys saw how spicy he was when he came in here. And I don't know, Chris, if you understood you. I saw you just mouth now. Traffic. And that's part of it. Put it on the poll. At LeBatard show. Do you find yourself increasingly angry in traffic and after traffic? Because he did storm in here. But it wasn't just traffic that was bothering him. He said that the Greg Cody show featuring Greg Cody with. Was. Went out today. 90 minutes too late. You don't understand. Or maybe you do. Chris, as his producer, the amount of narcissism that your father was feeling. And I want to tell everyone how I danced at the wedding. That would be released 90 minutes late. That you wouldn't allow him to make your brother's wedding immediately about him and the things that he felt and saw so that he could give content to America. He came in here enraged and said, quote, inexcusable. Inexcusable that I went out 90 minutes late today talking about me and more me and more me on a podcast named Twice for Me, the Greg Cody show, featuring Greg Cody.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

He likes to just. He likes to just rip people. He did it at the hotel the other night. Me and my brother, my dad, were waiting to get into the hotel where we're going to like be getting changed, getting ready for the wedding.

[Greg Cody]

He's painting me in a and portrait here.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

It was supposed to be ready at one. They kindly told us, hey, sorry, we're. It'll be ready 1:15 and just my dad huffing and we're a wedding guy. We're on the top. People checking in. He's like, they're not staying in his spoiled. Those people are not staying. Why do they get their room before us?

[Billy Corben]

He was crushing Mark. He's a toddler and he's free now and he's empowered and enriched by book fame and. And podcast riches.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

And you should have seen him huffing and puffing, giving, like everyone I was staring at, huffing, giving looks to like the, the making up people uncomfortable, like just not even speaking. I shamed him. I shamed him out of going up there and physically speaking to them. So he's just like steam coming out of his ears, just staring at them.

[Billy Corben]

Entitled toddler.

[Greg Cody]

It's a total exaggeration. I was not that it is. I was not being rude to anyone. I did point out to them that we had made this arrangement weeks ago.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

Like most reservations are, with the understanding.

[Greg Cody]

That we had to be in this suite at a certain time and we were told in advance it'll be available.

[Billy Corben]

It's a big day, too. It's a big day. Yeah.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

And it was a mistake by them, but they were apologetic. They were like, it'll be 15 minutes. Just the idea of he wants the room. No, doesn't want to apologize. Look, it's all about you. It's how you handle these things. He needed to let them know that he was frustrated.

[Greg Cody]

It's like they handle it with applause.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

They acknowledged the mistake. They said it would be ready in 15 minutes and that wasn't good enough. He had to like, let them. He had to keep pacing by the desk, letting them know how angry.

[Greg Cody]

I mean, you are. Exaggerating, you'll admit. Was I angry? Did I convey that in the most polite way possible? Yes, that's correct.

[Billy Corben]

You know, I just want to address Here was I angry in the most polite way possible. And with the song I handled that with aplomb.

[Greg Cody]

That's correct.

[Billy Corben]

Like so. I don't know how you define aplomb. How do you define aplomb? Is this the fruit handling them with not aplomb, like a purple thing?

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. Ap L O M B.

[Billy Corben]

To handle something with a aplomb is to handle it with great grace. I don't think of that as seething anger that have to stomping around with your son embarrassed by the way that you're behaving. That's the opposite of great aplomb.

[Greg Cody]

My anger was deftly hidden.

[Billy Corben]

But not from your son.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

No, it wasn't.

[Greg Cody]

Well, you know me.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

I walked into the room and I could just see it on your face. I'm like, what's wrong? He's like, we're supposed to be in the room by now. It's 1:00. They said 1:15. They've apologized but it's not good enough.

[Dan Le Batard]

I mean along the timelines. 1:00. If you're going to the hotel room to get ready by 3 o'clock, Greg was three drinks in at the venue. There's not a lot of wiggle room there.

[Billy Corben]

Billy, Billy, I will tell you this. I right now, I would win. I'll have no choice but to run for President of the United States. Just like Stephen A smart Smith with the platform of I will make federal mandate noon check in at hotels.

[Greg Cody]

Nice.

[Billy Corben]

Yeah.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

Now you're well then.

[Dan Le Batard]

But you know, then check out is like 8:00am I vote.

[Greg Cody]

You got my vote.

[Dan Le Batard]

You have to check out at 8am.

[Billy Corben]

It'S like the tariffs bleep off with your details. I'm just running on federally mandated every every hotel. Noon check.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

You got my vote.

[Billy Corben]

Executive order Super Bowl Saturday.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

Dan.

[Billy Corben]

Thank you, Dan. Thank you, Dan. Thank you, Dan. Not thought of the consequences that no one wants to leave their hotel room at. Yeah. No.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. But it also shouldn't take housekeeping four hours to clean it down.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

Here we go.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, I mean there's a lot of room.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

They have a lot of rewards.

[Chris Cote]

That you guys go through.

[Greg Cody]

Come on, man.

[Jeremy Tache]

This feels like a mistake.

[Billy Corben]

Don't allow the elite to get around how it is. Housekeeping should be working. Next thing you know you're going to have people deported.

[Greg Cody]

It's in. Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

Not him. He wouldn't do that.

[Greg Cody]

Okay. It's not rocket science.

[Billy Corben]

Do you tip housekeeping? What is what you're doing right now?

[Greg Cody]

If I'm staying there for more than A couple of days. Absolutely. Right. If I'm staying there for three hours, like I was. Sure.

[Billy Corben]

Saturday, you tip housekeeping?

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. If I'm there for an extended period of time, sure.

[Billy Corben]

One day, two day. That you'll leave money on the pillow.

[Greg Cody]

Usually on the desk.

[Billy Corben]

I'm surprised to hear you do that.

[Greg Cody]

Put it on my wife, in all honesty. Oh, there it is. Yeah. And I asked her, how much did you leave for a tip? Because I'm thinking 20 bucks. And. And she'll tell me something that she thinks is palatable to me and I triple it.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

I'm shocked that you're good with 20 because we've done the whole thing here with valets where you have. He's trying to break a five.

[Billy Corben]

He just. Let's get your mother on the phone. He just said he tripled your mom's tips. She's going to blow a gasket. You think he was mad about that room? Him out here claiming that he will triple his wife's tips. Tips when I know him to be a cheap man?

[Greg Cody]

No, no. What I mean is she. I. I tripled what she tells me. She left for it in your head.

[Billy Corben]

Right. She lies to him about that at all. And you would not.

[Dan Le Batard]

No.

[Billy Corben]

You would not tip.

[Jeremy Tache]

No.

[Greg Cody]

Depending on my mood, I might.

[Billy Corben]

I'm depending on my mood.

[Dan Le Batard]

She tells him she tipped 20 and he assumes it was actually 6.

[Billy Corben]

I get it.

[Greg Cody]

I mean, I'm not taking. I'm not taking a crap in the bed. There's nothing. I'm leaving for the housekeeping.

[Billy Corben]

You're sleeping with those feet in that bed.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, that's true.

[Dan Le Batard]

I saw for the first time a hotel not too long ago that actually had a QR code. If you wanted to tip the housekeeping, which I thought was awesome, that's great because I never have cash.

[Billy Corben]

Oh, but I am so tired of everyone wanting a tip for everything.

[Greg Cody]

I know.

[Billy Corben]

Like, this is just a. This is a proliferation of tips for.

[Jeremy Tache]

It's because we pay them totally unlivable wages.

[Billy Corben]

There is that. It is a cry for help. It's a cry for help on the Internet. Tip me for something you've never tipped for because I'm slave labor. Labor. And they're cleaning my room. I mean, do you know how much disgusting my room is? I can imagine. I can imagine. Again, though, I get back to. I want some clarifications here. Depending on my mood. Couple of days. He would not tip housekeeping. He was just taking credit for his wife. His wife treat. Tipping housekeeping. Yes.

[Greg Cody]

Well, I mean, you go on a cruise ship and the tips built in, you have no choice but the tip.

[Billy Corben]

Right?

[Greg Cody]

Which I don't like. I think tipping should be an option at all times under all circumstances.

[Billy Corben]

How about Uber? Because the tip is built in. I mean.

[Greg Cody]

Well, Uber's a fine line because I don't want my Uber driver to talk to me too much.

[Billy Corben]

Put it on the poll. Do you, like. Do you tip Uber? And do you tip housekeeping? I'm gonna guess most people do not tip housekeeping. I was stunned to hear you say that and then less stunned when I found out you don't, actually. And you object to your wife doing so?

[Greg Cody]

No, I object to how much she's leaving for a tip.

[Billy Corben]

You would do it if you. If it depends on your mood.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, yeah. And depends on the service.

[Billy Corben]

But your mood would always be to not tip. No.

[Greg Cody]

No, not really, no. If I'm there for a couple of days, if. If I'm one night in the room.

[Billy Corben]

I don't know the distinction you're making there. One night, three nights, one night, seven nights, one night, two nights, nine nights, one night.

[Greg Cody]

I won't tip unless I've asked for a special favorite. Two nights, two nights is a maybe. Three nights, three or more nights is. Is pretty much definite. Unless the. Unless housekeeping has been a little bit surly.

[Billy Corben]

Oh, yes. Surly.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

Yeah. And you let them have it. Yeah.

[Greg Cody]

They gotta earn.

[Smirnoff Advertiser]

They gotta earn.

[Greg Cody]

You gotta earn, you gotta learn.