Hour 2: Hold My Celsius

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz – Hour 2: Hold My Celsius

Release Date: July 31, 2025

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1. Celsius Controversy and Beverage Mix-Up

The episode kicks off with Dan LeBatard and Stugotz delving into a recent scandal involving Celsius, a popular energy drink. Amin Elhassan explains a mix-up where Celsius inadvertently included High Noons, an alcoholic beverage, in their cans. This error has led to humorous yet serious potential scenarios, such as individuals unknowingly consuming alcohol and facing DUI charges. Elhassan humorously suggests, “If you have two empty cans of Celsius in your car right now, just keep it for life. If you ever get pulled over for DUI, be like, I didn't have a drink” ([02:08] Amin Elhassan).

Stugotz adds to the discussion by imagining similar mishaps with other non-alcoholic beverages accidentally containing alcohol, highlighting the absurdity and potential consequences of such errors.

2. Deep Dive into Movie Reboots and 1994 Cinema

The conversation transitions into an extensive discussion about movie reboots, with a particular focus on films from 1994. The hosts critique the current trend of reboots, arguing that many are unnecessary and lack originality. Stugotz remarks, “We'd like Ghostbusters again. Just don't call it Ghostbusters. Call it something completely different” ([07:47] Stugotz).

Dan and Stugotz reminisce about 1994 movies like Interview with the Vampire and The Crow, discussing the performances of actors like Tomm Lee Jones and John Malkovich. They express disappointment in the execution of some reboots compared to their originals, emphasizing that certain concepts, like those in Time Cop, had strong premises but were poorly executed.

Mike Ryan joins the conversation, critiquing The Departed as an overrated film and analyzing Jack Nicholson's role, further enriching the discussion about movie quality and originality ([08:25] Mike Ryan).

3. Actor Anecdotes and Navigating Professional Identity

The hosts share personal stories about auditions and the challenges of navigating professional identities in the entertainment industry. Dan LeBatard discusses his experience changing his name to Mike Ryan to avoid racial bias, stating, “The name change helped out” ([17:51] Dan LeBatard). Stugotz and Amin Elhassan add their own anecdotes about being teased for their names and the impact it had on their careers.

This segment highlights the broader issues of representation and bias within the entertainment and radio industries, emphasizing the lengths individuals go to in order to succeed professionally.

4. Recreation of "A Few Good Men" Scene

In a playful interlude, Chris Cody reenacts the iconic courtroom scene from A Few Good Men. The hosts humorously critique each other’s performances, adding levity to the episode. Chris Cody’s attempt to mimic Jack Nicholson’s character results in laughter, showcasing the camaraderie and lightheartedness among the hosts ([12:35]).

5. Personal Stories and Banter

The conversation continues with lighthearted banter about past experiences, including school teasing and childhood memories. Amin Elhassan shares a story about appearing in a Burger King commercial as a child, while Dan LeBatard discusses his stint in other commercials, adding a nostalgic touch to the episode ([16:49] Amin Elhassan).

This segment underscores the personal connections and shared histories that bond the hosts, providing listeners with relatable and entertaining anecdotes.

6. Pitch Clock: Baseball Trivia and Trade Deadline Analysis

Introduction to Pitch Clock

The main segment, "Pitch Clock," is introduced by Jeremy Tache and Chris Cody, featuring guest Adnan Virk. Adnan Virk provides a heartfelt message about Camp Fiesta, a summer camp for children with cancer, highlighting its significance and encouraging donations ([22:12] Adnan Virk).

Baseball Trivia Game

The hosts engage in a baseball trivia game, challenging each other to identify players who have hit 31 or more home runs by the All-Star break. Notable moments include:

• Jeremy Tache correctly identifies Mark McGwire’s 37 home runs in 1998 with the St. Louis Cardinals ([26:34]).
• Chris Cody struggles with identifying certain players, leading to humorous exchanges and friendly competition ([31:35]).

Throughout the game, the hosts showcase their extensive baseball knowledge, while also poking fun at each other’s guesses and performances.

Trade Deadline Insights and Predictions

Adnan Virk provides an in-depth analysis of notable moves during the trade deadline, assessing their potential impact. He highlights the Seattle Mariners acquiring Eugenio Suarez, praising the addition to their offense, and criticizes the Cincinnati Reds’ acquisition of Key Brian Hayes for his poor offensive performance despite strong defensive skills ([28:02] Adnan Virk).

Further predictions include potential trades involving starting pitchers Mitch Keller and Edward Cabrera, as well as insights into the Philadelphia Phillies’ bullpen improvements through acquiring Duran from the Twins. Virk emphasizes the strategic moves teams are making to strengthen their rosters for the postseason ([33:37] Adnan Virk).

Promotion of Adnan Virk’s Book

Adnan Virk promotes his upcoming book, Cinephile, set to release on August 26th, inviting listeners to join him for a future episode to discuss the publication ([36:25] Adnan Virk).

7. Closing Remarks and Final Banter

The episode wraps up with continued friendly banter among the hosts, reflecting on the day's discussions and the upcoming trade deadline. They joke about potential future recording scenarios and express excitement for future episodes, maintaining the show’s engaging and personable atmosphere.

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Notable Quotes:

• "If you have two empty cans of Celsius in your car right now, just keep it for life. If you ever get pulled over for DUI, be like, I didn't have a drink." — Amin Elhassan ([02:08])
• "We'd like Ghostbusters again. Just don't call it Ghostbusters. Call it something completely different." — Stugotz ([07:47])
• "The name change helped out." — Dan LeBatard ([17:51])
• "That is one of the ones I felt confident about." — Jeremy Tache ([32:22])

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This episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz offers a rich blend of humor, personal anecdotes, and insightful sports analysis. From unraveling the Celsius beverage scandal to dissecting movie reboots and engaging in competitive baseball trivia, the hosts provide a comprehensive and entertaining experience for both dedicated fans and new listeners alike.

Transcript

[Dan LeBatard]

This is the Dan Levatar show with the Stugats podcast.

[Stugotz]

Subtle reminder to everybody, a little bit later, we're gonna have pitch clock. If your thing is. I love pitch clock, but I hate Jeremy. This is the episode for you because there is no Jeremy on this pitch clock. It's just Christopher Cody.

[Chris Cody]

That's right.

[Stugotz]

Who's the guest?

[Chris Cody]

I'm talking to Adnan about baseball. Jeremy gave me strict guidelines because the way pitch clock works, it's like our fun game where we're doing baseball. Triv spliced in some serious trade deadline information. He told me, stick to baseball. Keep it tight. Of course, I ramble a little bit with that man. We have some fun.

[Stugotz]

He's a rambling man.

[Chris Cody]

But get your pitch clock in about 20 minutes.

[Stugotz]

Pitch clock, Pitch clock. Izzy, I made a joke at the beginning of the show. I said, look, this is usually the time of year where there aren't a lot of sports stories, but then sports stories said, hold my Celsius. And people were like, I mean, what does that mean? That's because there's a big news story that came out around Celsius. Izzy, can you.

[Amin Elhassan]

Yeah, yeah. I got Chris Cody a little confused with this one too, because I just wrote on the board this morning, high noon equals Celsius. And he was like, what? High noon gives you energy. Like, what are you doing there? And he's like, no. Oh, so you haven't heard this story? Well, apparently the manufacturers, I guess it's the same company, right. Of Celsius, accidentally put some high noons inside Celsius. So it for sale somewhere in America, in several places are Celsius, Celsi, full of high noons. And the amount of, like, potential situations you can put yourself in with this is absolutely hilarious. Like, I'm thinking of some drunk dudes, like, in the gym. But mostly, if you have, like, it's lawyers forever. If you have two empty cans of Celsius in your car right now, just keep it for life. Because if you ever get pulled over for dui, be like, what are you talking about? I didn't have a drink. And you just have to take a picture of yourself with the Celsius cans. Their lawyers, like, what? He didn't know he was getting drunk Celsius. Folks ruined him. Can't give him a DUI for that. Like, that's another tip on how to.

[Chris Cody]

Get out of a dui. Didn't have that on my bingo.

[Stugotz]

No. Imagine if there was like a Miller non alcoholic option, but it was accidentally filled with Miller Light. So delicious and refreshing.

[Chris Cody]

Miller Light would never make.

[Dan LeBatard]

They would never make that mistake.

[Amin Elhassan]

No, that's ridiculous. But no, the idea of, like going to grab a Celsius and you have one and maybe you don't really recognize the difference and you're just like, you know what, not really feeling the energy yet. Let me have another one.

[Stugotz]

But I feel good.

[Chris Cody]

Like, I'm still not.

[Stugotz]

I. Like I don't have the energy, but I feel good.

[Amin Elhassan]

Something's going on here and you just. You just wasted off your ass at work. It's like, what happened?

[Dan LeBatard]

Unless you pull a grapefruit.

[Amin Elhassan]

Well, yeah, I mean, let's be honest.

[Dan LeBatard]

No one. No one likes the grapefruit one you go to. You ever go to a get together and they have the cooler out there, you're late to the party, it's all grapefruit.

[Chris Cody]

I've never had a Celsius. Could they. Do they taste? Is it fizzy? Like, could they be. Could they be mistaken? Like, could you drink it and get some High Noon and be like, how.

[Dan LeBatard]

Bad are your sinuses? Possibly.

[Amin Elhassan]

I was going to say, with the amount of people that have been affected by Covid over the last several years, I'm sure they could like, pass with a handful of people. David Sampson probably couldn't taste the difference.

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Mike Ryan]

Those hard seltzers are very hard to detect the booze in them. I used to. I wrote on the man show many Moons, and I used to pitch that we would get a non alcoholic keg or a couple of non alcoholic kegs and take them to a frat house as a social experiment to watch the guys act like they're drunk. I would, like.

[Stugotz]

That would be amazing.

[Dan LeBatard]

Whoa, I'm feeling that, man.

[Stugotz]

Hey, man, I've always thought you were hot, man. Maybe just the beer talking.

[Chris Cody]

Did I have some filet mignon there?

[Dan LeBatard]

Let me kiss your forehead.

[Stugotz]

True story. True story. The first time I had white Claw, I did not know it was alcohol infused, so I was drinking it with vodka. I was like, oh, let me just. There's a chaser. And I was like, wow, man. I didn't think I put that much in it, but all right. And like, maybe. And I think Mike Golick Jr. Was at the party I was at when this happened. And he was like. Cause he was the one like, what are you doing? I'm like, well, no, I'm just using it as a mixer.

[Chris Cody]

You're ahead of your time.

[Adnan Virk]

People do that.

[Amin Elhassan]

You thought this was a trend of just like, terrible, like, sparkling?

[Stugotz]

I thought it Was like Lacroix. That's what I thought. I thought it was like, oh, this one's called White Claw, all right? And I didn't. I remember him spinning the can and pointing to the proof on him, like, oh, my God. This has 5% alcohol by volume.

[Amin Elhassan]

I've got people losing their jobs, their careers, getting DUIs on the way just because they wanted a little energy kick like that is quite unfortunate.

[Stugotz]

You know what the moral of the story is? Metric system. Evil wouldn't happen with a drink called Fahrenheit. I tell you, that. Barenhei would have got it right. Celsius. Bad North.

[Chris Cody]

North, 1994.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's a bad movie.

[Stugotz]

Zach. Zach.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, that's. Ah, C on C. Wow. Interview with a Vampire and the crow was also 1994. Ed Wood.

[Stugotz]

Ed Wood.

[Dan LeBatard]

Don Juan DeMorco file.

[Amin Elhassan]

That was a good one.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's a great one. I don't think I saw that. Ooh, drop zone, drop zone, drop zone.

[Stugotz]

Wesley.

[Dan LeBatard]

Gary Busey.

[Stugotz]

That was. That look. 90 was. Was money, Trey. 94. Wesley might have had a year, man.

[Dan LeBatard]

I mean, no. 94, 95, probably. We actually, we talked about this before the show yesterday. I think you know who had a. Who has an argument to 1994? It may not even be Jim Carrey.

[Stugotz]

Who's that?

[Dan LeBatard]

It might be Tommy Lee Jones. Oh, yeah. Tommy Lee Jones had six pictures.

[Stugotz]

Six pictures.

[Chris Cody]

He played Ty Cobb that year.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, he did.

[Chris Cody]

Never seen that one.

[Dan LeBatard]

He was. He was in Bl.

[Stugotz]

Yep, I remember that one.

[Dan LeBatard]

The Client, I think, was also in there.

[Amin Elhassan]

Mike, could you grab Chris's phone real quick and tell me what he just searched? I've never seen him so embarrassed before.

[Mike Ryan]

94 also has natural Born Killers, Bullets Over Broadway, Lion King, Reality Bites, the Hudsucker Proxy. A little underrated. Not a bad picture.

[Stugotz]

Tim Robbins.

[Mike Ryan]

Tim Robbins.

[Chris Cody]

That's how.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, Paul Newman's in it.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

And they all talk in mid century accents. Look here, Bob. You're the bee's knees, the cat's pajamas, and so on. Time Cop, True lie.

[Stugotz]

Let me tell you something about Time Cop Man.

[Adnan Virk]

True lie. If there's ever been Lion King.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, Steve Martin. Awesome.

[Chris Cody]

No, I was just hammering it home.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, yeah, me too. Triple down.

[Stugotz]

Let me just say something about Time Cop Man. If ever there was a premise for a movie that needed to be. They're rebooting the Running Man. I'm like, no, Running man was fine. You don't need to reboot that one. Right? They reboot all the good stuff. I'm like, no, take Time Cop, because it wasn't as good as it should have been. It should have been nothing but heists across centuries and him trying to track down and eventually piecing together that it's the evil senator who then changed it so he could be President of the United States in the future. Which, by the way, I kind of feel like that's what's happened.

[Mike Ryan]

You are exactly right, though, Amin. They have it upside down. They take the ones that work because they want the floo to be as high as possible. So we know people liked that movie before, so let's make it again. But they're doing it backwards, right? The good premise for a movie, but poorly executed. Groundhog Day. You never need to remake because it's a high concept, and if you go through it in your mind, they basically explore everything you would do if you were dropped into that scenario.

[Amin Elhassan]

So we hired yet another movie guy.

[Stugotz]

Well, I'm just. This is my thing. This is my thing. When it comes to reboots. Once upon a time, movies got rebooted all the time. All the time. Scarface wasn't original. There was a Scarface in 1930. Whatever.

[Dan LeBatard]

A star is born.

[Stugotz]

Star is born, right? Like, you could reboot movies and people wouldn't really notice. Right? But nowadays, it's like they're making a point of the ip. Like, no, no. Remember this thing? We're doing it again. Like, no, be subtle with it. Heaven Can Wait was a reboot, and then it got rebooted again after that with Head of State, and it's like, these are all reboots. They're the same story told different ways. Bring me back there. You know what? I'm all right with you doing Ghostbusters again. Just don't call it Ghostbusters. Call it something completely different.

[Dan LeBatard]

What about Ghost, the buster of ghosts?

[Amin Elhassan]

Bustin' Side note.

[Dan LeBatard]

Makes me feel, you know what?

[Mike Ryan]

They do need to update at some point. People revere the movie so much, I think it's mostly cause of Nicholson. But the Departed, to me, is the most overrated 21st century movie.

[Adnan Virk]

My brother.

[Mike Ryan]

It is all based on cell ph. It's outmoded already. It makes no sense if you're not. I mean, everything pivots off of the cell phones and who's making the call from where. But two, Jack Nicholson is a criminal mastermind running a very small crew that has been with him for a long time. Save one youngster, 20 years younger than everybody else in the crew. He just made the scene, but I don't think he's the. I don't think he's the mole. I think it's the guy who's been on the crew for 20 years.

[Stugotz]

I like the cut of this young man's dude, there's that he knew his.

[Dan LeBatard]

Uncle and dad but he beat up.

[Chris Cody]

The guy in the bar.

[Stugotz]

That's true. And everything after that is cream juice.

[Chris Cody]

Was it prune juice?

[Dan LeBatard]

Can't be the new guy that tried to be a cop.

[Chris Cody]

Cranberry juice.

[Stugotz]

Then the next thing is I'm the leader of a massive criminal enterprise. One of the biggest mobs in Boston. But I'm gonna be hands on on all these murders and drug dealings. And like what? Where's this at?

[Amin Elhassan]

They're going to catch anybody. They're going to catch me.

[Dan LeBatard]

And then finally he explains that finally, like I don't need to have sex anymore either.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, I like it. Here's one last thing is like this is Jack Nicholson dying in that movie. It. Remember it reminded me of Bobby J. Thompson in Role Models pretending to die when they're playing. What do you call it when they're larping. It's the same like overacting, like what, what are we doing? And then to put the cherry on top. In case you didn't know, this was cinema and not just a regular movie. We'll have a rat run across the screen.

[Dan LeBatard]

Didn't get the reference. Marion Cotillard's death scene in Dark Knight Rises. Would like a word.

[Stugotz]

Nothing. Nothing beats nothing beats the Departed.

[Dan LeBatard]

Howdy folks, it's Mike Ryan.

[Billy Corben]

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[Chris Cody]

A lot of outdoor activities, a lot.

[Billy Corben]

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[Dan LeBatard]

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[Billy Corben]

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[Dan LeBatard]

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[Billy Corben]

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[Dan LeBatard]

A recreation of the iconic scene in A Few Good Men as told by Chris Cody. Stugats.

[Chris Cody]

Colonel Jessup, did you order the Code Red?

[Dan LeBatard]

You don't have to answer that question. I'll answer the question. You want answers?

[Chris Cody]

I think I'm entitled to them. You want answers? I want the truth.

[Jeremy Tache]

I.

[Dan LeBatard]

You can handle the truth.

[Chris Cody]

This is the Dan Levatar show with the stu cats.

[Mike Ryan]

Some wild overacting by a high end thespian. We were just talking back here about rounders, Malkovich's performance and that. Give me his money. What the hell accent are you doing there, Mr. Oscar?

[Chris Cody]

He beat me.

[Dan LeBatard]

He beat me.

[Amin Elhassan]

Look, how often were those impressions done in Gilbert's game? Like, that's every. Every hand, right? At least once.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's. Yeah, it's in Gilbert's game for sure.

[Chris Cody]

Let me get some Oreos.

[Dan LeBatard]

I rewatched Rounders last year and I was like, man, I thought that Malkovich killed this assignment when I was younger. And then I rewatched it. I'm like, this movie survives and somehow persists above this terrible.

[Chris Cody]

Norton's great in that.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Doc Malkovich is. I think about his roles. I wonder. Maybe we were a little too excited. He's a great actor, but also, it's like a lot of the same character over.

[Dan LeBatard]

Con Air is the same character. Well, that's his greatest role. Con Air. Yes. Even better than being John Malkovich.

[Stugotz]

Dean Malkovich is his greatest role. He played himself over and over again.

[Dan LeBatard]

Nah. Con Air. Cyrus the Virus.

[Stugotz]

Because he.

[Dan LeBatard]

He's a thespian. Yeah, he's a thespian and one of the more inexplicable deaths in cinematic history. He's on Fremont street on a fire engine, on a ladder, gets flung from it, somehow lands on this conveyor belt and then gets a pile driver straight to the face.

[Amin Elhassan]

Oh, yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

What are the chances? And I don't know if you've been to Fremont Street.

[Mike Ryan]

I have.

[Dan LeBatard]

There isn't a junkyard nearby that I can be flung to.

[Stugotz]

It was 1997. I always try to keep that in mind whenever I see movies set in Vegas and oddly enough, set here, like, older movies. I'm always like, okay. It wasn't like we reviewed the Pest on Cinephobia a couple. Maybe it was last year.

[Chris Cody]

I love that movie.

[Dan LeBatard]

I tried out for that terrible, terrible, terrible movie audition.

[Adnan Virk]

I love that.

[Stugotz]

Did you?

[Chris Cody]

For what role?

[Dan LeBatard]

A role.

[Stugotz]

A kid at the playground.

[Dan LeBatard]

A role at a fair that ended up being cut from the film anyway.

[Chris Cody]

The kids he beats in basketball.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

That's what I was thinking about. That would be funny. That's Mike Ryan right there.

[Dan LeBatard]

Or maybe they changed it to that scene. But there was a scene where he goes to a fair affair and does, like, pop a shot.

[Jeremy Tache]

Oh, yeah.

[Chris Cody]

Well, he does the thing where he's scamming people. He's at, like, a crowded fair where he's doing, like, the cup game.

[Stugotz]

Scamming people at the fair. But the basketball scene was him walking past the school and he plays basketball.

[Chris Cody]

But for their lunches. He puts them in basketball and takes all their lunches.

[Stugotz]

There's scenes.

[Billy Corben]

The script that I got was different.

[Stugotz]

There's scenes shot right here in downtown Miami, like, on Flagler and stuff. Like, oh, I know that. And it looks so clean.

[Dan LeBatard]

Super different.

[Stugotz]

So clean. And I was like, where's this? What is this place? It's crazy.

[Dan LeBatard]

So I can assure you it wasn't actually clean back then.

[Billy Corben]

It's a lot cleaner now.

[Dan LeBatard]

They cleaned it up.

[Stugotz]

Oh, for real?

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Oh, I Was like, dude, down.

[Dan LeBatard]

This area in particular, my car was broken into routinely. Going to Miami Heat games routinely. This area is so much different than it was. Yes, it's safer. It's safer than it was just six years ago. All the new construction, I guess, just got. Yeah, just got all the people that would break into your cars out and moved over to another place, I guess.

[Stugotz]

Compare and contrast. We did Once Bitten, a very, very early Jim Carrey movie. Right.

[Dan LeBatard]

I love that film.

[Stugotz]

And the early scenes. They're in Hollywood. They're on Hollywood Boulevard. And I was like, it was a shithole back then, too. Like, I thought, like, in the 80s, it must have been really nice and classy. Like, nope, shithole filled with weirdos. That's Hollywood Boulevard.

[Amin Elhassan]

When you mentioned auditioning, Mike, it made me think of a random thing that. You know how when you search it through your phone, searching through your photos. I don't know about you. I don't really organize my photos very well. I gotta start from the very top and start looking well at the very top of my phone for whatever reason. Amongst the first 10 pictures is you as a child in a Burger King ad with the. A silo quiero.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, that was a national. Yeah, that was a national commercial.

[Amin Elhassan]

Yeah. And I can't remember if you talked about this stuff on the air, on the show before.

[Stugotz]

He has, because I know he said he can't speak Spanish, but he can.

[Dan LeBatard]

Deliver that one more. That's why I went by Mike Ryan for so long on the air as opposed to Mike Ryan. Rui is because racism.

[Amin Elhassan]

You also have a tough time winking. Is that still the case?

[Dan LeBatard]

That's a still.

[Stugotz]

Hold on. Wink for us right now, if I may.

[Dan LeBatard]

The audition was the wink. All right? So clearly I was doing something right with the wink that they wanted.

[Stugotz]

Give us a wink.

[Dan LeBatard]

Well, I mean, it's been so long.

[Chris Cody]

Don't put pressure on it. He'll wink when he's ready.

[Amin Elhassan]

I was just gonna tell Amin to tell them in the back that I sent Fuentes the photo, but now that everybody's looking at me, we'll do this. Fuentes, the photo's in your text.

[Stugotz]

You pointed at me. I thought something was gonna happen.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah. Only movie auditions were for Miami specific things or Latin roles, and I got really frust frustrated by that.

[Stugotz]

That was the eyebrows being pigeonholed.

[Dan LeBatard]

I was.

[Stugotz]

So the name change helped out.

[Dan LeBatard]

It worked out for me professionally.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, the name change did. Well, I'll. Dude, I'll be straight up. I had a program director that Looked at me like I had two heads. When he found out that he couldn't. That he could start putting me on Dos Amigos. Probably still in prison. Like, I felt that. No, I knew I was justified by going Mike Ryan professionally for a while.

[Stugotz]

Even, like, in the. In the radio business.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, in the radio business. I'm actually pretty now. I'm proud of our. Like, one of our great legacies is that, you know, I can go by Mike Ryan Ruiz now because this show got so popular.

[Stugotz]

But that was a. That was a thing, dude.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

In this market.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah. It's why I went by Mike Ryan, because I was in the entertainment business before. I was like, I know how they treat me. And I got to radio, and hell yeah, they were. They would have treated me the exact same way.

[Stugotz]

Dave, you ever felt like you had to change your name to make it Dame Shack? Yeah. Dame check.

[Mike Ryan]

I may change it after this morning.

[Stugotz]

Dame check.

[Mike Ryan]

After the. After the attack. The senseless attack by Amin. Well, Billy Cohen, I may have no choice.

[Dan LeBatard]

Billy Corbin had to do the same thing. His actual name is Billy Cohen.

[Stugotz]

Really?

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah. Because I feel like Cohen's Jewish at the moment. John Sewer uses a sage name.

[Stugotz]

What's John Stewart's real name?

[Dan LeBatard]

John Stewart's real life.

[Mike Ryan]

It's very Yiddish sound to get, because.

[Stugotz]

I feel like Cohen is not that. Like, there's a million Cohens out there. Like, Cohen is not a. Oh, a lot like Gregory.

[Amin Elhassan]

Was it P. Cody that he tried to throw out there?

[Chris Cody]

Yeah. He thought about dropping it in his.

[Amin Elhassan]

Byline as I. I don't have a middle name. So early on in my byline years, I was like, should I add, like, a crazy? Like an X middle name or something?

[Stugotz]

Like. Or a Q?

[Amin Elhassan]

Just never really ixg.

[Stugotz]

That would have been your initials. That would have been ixg. Oh, man.

[Chris Cody]

Jonathan Stewart Lebowitz.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, Lebowitz.

[Stugotz]

Lebowitz. Yeah. See that one? Like, okay.

[Chris Cody]

It's his middle name.

[Jeremy Tache]

Stuart.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Chris Cody]

Spelled differently, though.

[Mike Ryan]

Sama. Shaq came to a head in third grade. Really? For me, that's when really, my peers seized on it because it had a bad word in it.

[Stugotz]

Damn.

[Dan LeBatard]

Damn.

[Mike Ryan]

You got a bad word in your last name.

[Chris Cody]

Like, stop it.

[Stugotz]

Nah.

[Chris Cody]

Like, yeah, damn.

[Mike Ryan]

People who live in a shack. And I'd be like, stop doing that to me. And it's spelled differently. It's not like the bad word. It's like the one that stops water. But they didn't care.

[Amin Elhassan]

Dave.

[Adnan Virk]

Check.

[Mike Ryan]

That's how I became Shaq for the rest of my life. People have Called me Sheck.

[Amin Elhassan]

Sheck. Check out that photo behind you.

[Chris Cody]

How long did you get free Burger King for this? How'd this work?

[Dan LeBatard]

I actually got his. I got other commercials.

[Stugotz]

They paid him in Burger King.

[Dan LeBatard]

I had. There's a speaking role. I think the Reddit found it. There was a commercial that I did with Christina that was a big national commercial Crest. Yeah, that was my line for that one. I was being asked by a disembodied voice about cavities. Sison muy fejos.

[Stugotz]

Roy, did you ever have anyone make fun of your name when you were in school?

[Dan LeBatard]

The whole rhyming situation? Roy boy, that sort of thing.

[Stugotz]

For me, it was a lot of, oh, do you know what I mean? You mean person. And then I thought, I do that a lot of times when I'm introducing myself because I don't give my full name, but I do explain to people, yes, my name is Mean. Like, that's like, I'm a mean person. Like, you know what I mean? I do that one a lot. My dad does one, which is weird because he does it to me. He says, Amin El hasn't. That's like when. Whenever. Whenever. I'm like, as you clean. Yeah, clean his. Amin El hasn't, as usual.

[Amin Elhassan]

I'm like, oh, that means that was used on him when he was growing up and he's just gotta pass it down.

[Dan LeBatard]

That'd be a good title for a bit. You know what, comma. Amin. And then you go into the bin, like, hey, you know what this happened.

[Stugotz]

Or maybe like a guest appearance on God Bless Football. I mean, Elhaz. Or hell hasn't.

[Amin Elhassan]

Yeah, there's something on the preview. They're going to tell me is Mike Ryan, but I don't believe it. Yeah, also, is that Robin Hood?

[Stugotz]

What?

[Amin Elhassan]

What are you starring?

[Chris Cody]

Oh, we have the video now. Let's play it, guys.

[Dan LeBatard]

They're gonna get to see I hit my gu switch, you know, Here we go. And there's no sound in the video.

[Jeremy Tache]

Ah, classic.

[Stugotz]

That look like you're cussing there.

[Chris Cody]

Hey, how about them? They got that fast, though.

[Stugotz]

It looked like you were cousin.

[Amin Elhassan]

Looked like you're calling that little girl's teeth ugly.

[Dan LeBatard]

Ah, Christina. I actually called her a mother. Hey, dude.

[Chris Cody]

Pitch Clock next. Don Lebatard, can I tell you something?

[Adnan Virk]

I don't know, maybe like a month ago.

[Jeremy Tache]

And I decided to watch Pitch Clock.

[Adnan Virk]

And I told Jeremy Stugats, this is a good show you're doing.

[Dan LeBatard]

This is the Dan Levatar show with the Stugats.

[Jeremy Tache]

Welcome to The Pitch Clock. Here's the Pitch, a two point part baseball segment combining a nostalgic baseball trivia game and an interview with an expert. This is the Pitch Clock. Welcome to this week's episode of the Pitch Clock. And if you've been listening to the show this week, you might realize or know that I'm not actually in studio. So this is me from the past saying hello to you in the future. The reason I'm not there is for what I believe is a pretty special cause. So I'm a counselor at a nine day sleepaway summer camp for children with cancer called Camp Fiesta. This is our 40th anniversary of Camp Fiesta and my family's been involved since the very beginning. My uncle was their first director. Camp Fiesta is the greatest camp in the history of the world. It says so on our T shirts. And the reason that's the case is every single one of these kids kids comes back year after year for free. And a really special place for a whole bunch of kids who are going through hell to show up and feel as normal as they possibly can for nine days out of their year. We almost never even talk about the fact that anyone there actually is either going through treatment or is recently in remission. Every single one of our counselors is a former camper. They're all people who had childhood cancer, beat it, in some cases multiple times, and now are living their lives as adults and make time, no matter what's going on, to come back to Camp Fiesta and be a part of the Camp Fiesta family. So if you've heard all of that and you're like, hey, Jeremy, how can I help make these summer sessions even better? You can donate. Camp Fiesta.com donate is where, you know, if it's a dollar, any, if it's 50 cents, every single cent counts. And I can promise you it all goes directly to the cause. You know, we spend a lot of money on making sure that these kids have the time of their lives. We take them to all the parks in Orlando, we go to the beach, we go bowling, we go to movies, we do Everglades, boat ride tours. There's all sorts of different things. So if you've been listening to this, thank you for listening to my spiel. But here's the good news for you. Chris Cody stepping in this week and he's going to conduct our interview with Adnan Virk. Thank you guys for listening. Thank you for constantly consuming the Pitch clock. Thank you for supporting Camp Fiesta and I will see you all next week. Chris Cody is going for five straight victories over me and Taylor's trivia.

[Stugotz]

Hi, everybody.

[Jeremy Tache]

That's him. Taylor's here as well. We're gonna get right into this trivia on this week of the pitch clock and I don't feel good. Taylor, tell us what's going on here.

[Taylor]

The game today is three strikes and you're out. You guys could flip those papers. The list in front of you guys is 23 unique players that have hit 31 plus home runs by the All Star break. Players are only listed once, so even if they achieved it multiple times, you're only going to see their highest mark.

[Jeremy Tache]

Love that.

[Stugotz]

All right.

[Chris Cody]

I love.

[Taylor]

I just don't want something. I'm just prefacing that because I know somebody's going to guess somebody twice for sure. Jeremy, we'll let you go first because.

[Dan LeBatard]

Start us off because I've had such.

[Jeremy Tache]

A terrible time of this lately. All right, let's. Let's stick with. I'm going to start right at the top with the Mariners. 38. That's not the most. The most is 39 for the Giants in 2001. We all know who that is, but it's happening right now. Cal Raleigh.

[Taylor]

So my big dumper. There's. Okay, so there's three 20, 25 guys. So that kind of gives an advantage to Jeremy because I'm pretty sure he's watching baseball still.

[Jeremy Tache]

Relax. I am.

[Chris Cody]

It actually just helped me because I was like not really paying attention to that. I'll go 20, 25 just to shut you guys up a little bit. Aaron Judge.

[Jeremy Tache]

There you go. 35 home runs. Aaron Judge.

[Taylor]

All rise.

[Jeremy Tache]

1998St. Louis Cardinals. My favorite player of all time, Mark McGuire.

[Taylor]

That is correct.

[Jeremy Tache]

He had 37 home runs before the break that year. Obviously that's the year where it was. Well, I'm not going to mention the other thing.

[Chris Cody]

Diamondbacks. Eugenio Suarez.

[Dan LeBatard]

Good for you.

[Taylor]

I will count that. Eugenio Suarez.

[Jeremy Tache]

It's not how you say it, but I'll give it to you.

[Taylor]

His friends call him Eugenio.

[Chris Cody]

There's a G in there, Eugene.

[Jeremy Tache]

I'm going to stick with my favorite year there. So I'm going to go down to 33 home runs in 1998 Chicago Cubs. That's Sammy Sosa.

[Taylor]

It is Sosa. There's one more 98 on this list. I wonder who.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah, there is.

[Chris Cody]

Thank you for pointing. Another helpful.

[Jeremy Tache]

I mean, Taylor. Enough of you. This guy.

[Chris Cody]

No, first of all, you don't like. I'm. I. I clearly was like, where 98. Sosa. I was like, okay, where is it? There it is. Like, come on. I'm gonna go 20, 21 angels Mike Trout.

[Taylor]

That's gonna be Chris's first strike.

[Chris Cody]

Adnan Verk, welcome back to the pitch clock. I'm not gonna do a Jeremy impression. I thought about putting glasses on, but it's not gonna happen.

[Adnan Virk]

That's like a limited Jeremy Tache. I like it. Cody, I think with a little bit of work shopping, we can kind of get there. But the deliberate kind of pausing, the pensive look in your face, we've got something there.

[Chris Cody]

As much as I want to troll Jeremy, I'm really proud of what he's built here, so I'm gonna respect this. It's TRA deadline day as of right now. Give me the most impactful move so far of the trade deadline.

[Adnan Virk]

The most impactful move. The most impactful bat au Henry Suarez. They get from the Arizona Diamondbacks about three prospects, including some kid named Lockley. They're not related to Heather. Apparently he's a pretty good first baseman. Whatever. Prospects are suspects. Who cares? You go ahead and you get Suarez. This guy is fifth right now with 36 home runs. He's got 87 RBIs, which leads the National League. And now this offense is pretty legit. Like Raleigh is the MVP favorite, especially with judge out. Right now he's on pace for 63 home runs which would eclipse judges American league record of 62. Rosa Rayna is an all star. Julio Rodriguez is an all star. And you're adding Suarez now to that those bats. And like Seattle can bang. And of course he just got Josh Naylor from Arizona. So Naylor is a guy love pride of Mississauga, Ontario. He sent 292 this season. And now you're adding Suarez. Big time move by Seattle. I just hope they can now make the playoffs, hopefully win that division away from Houston.

[Chris Cody]

I was told to stick to baseball here, but could you have a bigger poster of Casablanca behind you?

[Stugotz]

Is it possible?

[Adnan Virk]

The Casablanca poster is unbelievable. And you know, I've also got the Pacino Godfather too. But the way it's framed, I. You know, my head's obscuring it. But the whole downstairs, Cody, it's revamped brilliantly. I mean, since we were doing Cinephile, it was just a skeleton basement. Now I've got movie posters adorned everywhere. And yes, it looks wealthy.

[Chris Cody]

Your basement looks wealthier than it used to. I'm just gonna say.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, it's been seriously revamped. Your helmet. You would have thought when I had cinema be Better stick to.

[Chris Cody]

Stick to baseball. Most surprising move thus far of the trade deadline.

[Adnan Virk]

Well, you know, it's the one that I'm like, I don't really get is, is the Reds and getting key Brian Hayes now. Key Brian Hayes, I'm sure is a great guy. He's a great defender. There's no question about defensive run. Safe. This guy is lights out. And Terry Francona, who I love, the manager, said he might be the best defender in baseball, but Cody can't hit worth a. You know what I mean? This guy's offense is dreadful. He is a 64 OPS plus. Reds third baseman are hitting.650 so far this year. That's their OPS. Key Brian Hayes hitting.660. Like, how is that an improvement? Like, his offense is awful and he's due $7 million each of the next two seasons, then $8 million each of the next two seasons after that. So, like, you're really kind of committing almost $30 million over the next four years. Again, if he could hit, he's a good player, but the guy can't hit worth anything. Like, he's, he's a clearly one dimensional player. It's like Kevin Kiermeyer, all those years with the Rays. I'm like, you're giving him $10 million a year. Like, maybe like, I guess if he's that good defensively. But to me, the Reds, they're in a dog fight right now trying to make the playoffs. They're fighting right now the San Diego Padres for that final wild card spot. And they could have used offense. They could have used Suarez. He's a former Red, by the way. Suarez formerly played with the Mariners as well. So he's familiar with what he's getting in Seattle. But, but that to me, like, he, Brian Hayes, sure, he's a good dude. It's a relatively good contract, if indeed he performs. But his bat is atrocious. Even as good a defender as he is.

[Jeremy Tache]

Well, I'm gonna go. 1998 Seattle Mariners. Ken Griffey Jr. That is correct. Shout out. Being three years old and falling in love with baseball.

[Chris Cody]

2009, Albert Pulos, Cardinals.

[Jeremy Tache]

Nice. Yep.

[Taylor]

With 32.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah, that's a good one. By the break. That's a very good one. This is where we start to at least ask some questions.

[Chris Cody]

Oh, yeah, I just realized one too.

[Jeremy Tache]

Well, yeah, I'll just knock out the one at the top. Yep, I'll knock out the one at the top. 39. 2001. That's Barry Bonds. Might as well.

[Chris Cody]

Oh, I thought you were Going the other.

[Jeremy Tache]

I know the other one, too, surprisingly.

[Taylor]

Still on the board. Barry Bonds. But that is. That is correct.

[Jeremy Tache]

That's like Ichiro being on the board last week and me not going to it. I'm just.

[Chris Cody]

I'm just trying to not strike out at 1961 Yankees. I've seen 61 a bunch of times, and there's two guys who are going there for this race. I just don't remember, like, if one of them got off to a hotter start than the other. But I'm just gonna go with the guy that ended up doing it. I'm gonna go. Roger Maris. 33 home runs and 61.

[Taylor]

It is Roger Mattaboy.

[Chris Cody]

Well done, because Mantle and they were neck and neck for a lot of the season.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah, but that. That was the right move. Yeah. I'm proud of you for that one. The first. The first person to leave this century.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Tache]

All right, well, then I'll go ahead and knock it. I'm just gonna keep trying to go from the top down if I can. So. 2013 Baltimore Orioles with 37 home runs. That is one of the worst contracts of all time. Chris Davis.

[Chris Cody]

Yes, that's what I was gonna say. Please be wrong.

[Taylor]

It is Chris Davis.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, thank God.

[Chris Cody]

Okay.

[Jeremy Tache]

For just a second, your face made me very concerned.

[Chris Cody]

You thought that was a hard one, Taylor. I thought that was. Yeah. Let's just go with what it needs. I mean, who else could this be? 1994 White Sox. The big hurt.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah. It has to be, right? That's one of the ones.

[Taylor]

Frank Thomas.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Tache]

That's one of the ones I felt confident about, which is now. Now I'm a little nervous. I'm skipping over. I'm gonna skip over the A's for. For now at 37 in 1969. And I'm gonna go ahead and go down to 2004. 1. There's 35 home runs. Arizona Diamondbacks. That's Luis Gonzalez.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, it is.

[Taylor]

Luis Gonzalez.

[Chris Cody]

Man, these mid-2000s.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah. Yeah, there's some strange ones.

[Adnan Virk]

I have one that I'm gonna go.

[Chris Cody]

Willie Mays, 54 in 1954. 31.

[Jeremy Tache]

I think you're right.

[Taylor]

That is right.

[Jeremy Tache]

Chris Cody serve. Really good job. Really good job. 1969 Oakland A's. Reggie Jackson.

[Adnan Virk]

Jackson.

[Taylor]

Mr. October. It is Reggie Jackson.

[Jeremy Tache]

37 homers.

[Dan LeBatard]

Man.

[Jeremy Tache]

That sounds like he was Mr. April, May and March or May and June.

[Taylor]

No, that's Aaron Judge.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah, that's true.

[Chris Cody]

Most underrated move with high upside thus far of the trade deadline.

[Adnan Virk]

Well, I'll give you A few. I. I don't know if it's underrated because I think people know that you on. Duran's an impact guy, but he throws 100 mile an hour fastball. Cody. And a curveball. Sorry, slider, which is like in the mid-80s. Like he's an absolutely filthy reliever. And the Philadelphia Phillies knew they had to do something big because of the fact that, you know, in terms of their bullpen just hasn't been there. Their bottom five worst bullpen overall in baseball. Alvarado is their closer, but got dinged for the ped. So he's back late August. We can't pitch to the postseason, so that's a real concern for them. They signed Jordan Romano from the Blue Jays this past offseason. He has really struggled. So go and get Duran from the Twins. To me, that's a big time move. They've obviously got a top heavy rotation with Zach Wheeler and Sanchez and Suarez. You never know what you're getting with Jesus Lizardo. But offensively, Schwarmer's having an unbelievable season. Bryce Harper's really turned it around. So I think Duran for the Phillies is a really important move. Dabrowski is always fearless when it comes to making moves like that. I think the Mets did a decent job by getting Helsley from the Cardinals, who was their closer a year ago with St. Louis and was still the closer this year at 21 saves, but not nearly as good as last year. I looked up opponents hitting.406 off of Helsley's fastball this year.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's brutal.

[Adnan Virk]

So hopefully the number one will be a little bit better there in Queens. They also got Rodgers. And one more I'll give you, since your question really was phrased is under the radar, I'll go Ryan McMahon just for Taylor. Now you say, well, how could the Yankees be under the radar? Only because everyone thought they would get Suarez and Instead they get McMahon, who at least by the numbers has been a below average offensive player. But he's outstanding defensively. Not quite. Keep Brian Hayes. But he's in that realm. And all of a sudden he solves the fact the Yankees have had a black hole at third base. He's a great defender. You got to think offensively he'd be better than what he showed in Colorado. And so far he's done that. He's been a good hitter for the Yankees and he's under contract for the next couple seasons at an affordable price. So under the radar. I thought Brian Cashman did a good job getting Ryan McMahon.

[Chris Cody]

All right, as we sit here at 8am on Thursday, few hours left in the trade deadline, give me a prediction. Something that may have even already happened by the time this airs. Something we can make fun of you for if you're insanely wrong about it. Call your shot here. What's going to happen the rest of the day?

[Adnan Virk]

Well, there's got to be some starting pitchers getting moved here. So far we've seen the bullpen guys and the big names obviously being Duran and Helsley. And Clase is not going anywhere because the fact he's never placed on paid leave. Otherwise he was going to be a big guy. Love the Jason Saranthi Dominguez, by the way. So the biggest bats, Suarez. We need a star, Cody. So I'll say Mitch Keller, since you're wearing a pirate set, I'll say Mitch Keller gets dealt. And I'll also throw in Edward Cabrera just for the Marlins. Everyone said he's the most coveted guy out there. I don't think Sandy Alcantara gets traded. He's not had a good season, as you are well aware. Why would the Marlins trade and wait till the off season get a better deal for him? So Edward Cabrera gets dealt by the Marlins and I believe Mitch Keller gets dealt by the Pirates. Those two big starting pitchers will get dealt. Who knows? As you said, they could be dealt by the time this airs.

[Chris Cody]

Adnan wrote a book, Cinephile. It comes out August 26th. We're going to have you on later to promote it, but just look at that thing. Oh, looks glorious. Thank you, Adnan. We love you.

[Adnan Virk]

Thanks, Cody. You're the best, buddy. Love you. And look forward to being on the pod to promote cinephile. August 26th. Let's go.

[Chris Cody]

One is it.

[Jeremy Tache]

There's two.

[Chris Cody]

I'm going to go Red Sox, 2006, Manny Ramirez, second strikes for Chris Cody.

[Jeremy Tache]

All right, well, then I feel like I have to go after that one.

[Adnan Virk]

You're gonna go Bill Miller.

[Jeremy Tache]

So I'm. I'm not like, I'm worried Trot Nixon.

[Chris Cody]

I'm just worried that good first half Trot has.

[Jeremy Tache]

It's not Trot Nixon. It's not Bill Miller. It's not Johnny Damon.

[Chris Cody]

Jason Vertech had a great first half one year.

[Jeremy Tache]

I feel like I. I have to now go with David Ortiz. Big poppy.

[Taylor]

It is David Ortiz.

[Jeremy Tache]

Thank God. Not my God. I was nervous for a second. He's more of a power guy.

[Chris Cody]

Such a dumb guess.

[Jeremy Tache]

Oh, that feels good.

[Chris Cody]

Saved it. Because I had other guesses here.

[Jeremy Tache]

Like, I just want you guys to know that if I. If I don't win this, we might never record a pitch clock ever.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Tache]

So if you're a fan of the pitch clock, root for me. If. If you hate the sound of my voice, which I know is a chunk of you. I do, Maybe you'll get lucky.

[Chris Cody]

All right, cool. I feel like this is probably, like, I. This is one of these guys that. I know he had a good time for this team, but, like, whether it was 2008, 11, or 16, that, like, those 10 years just kind of blend together for me. I'll go.

[Dan LeBatard]

Man.

[Chris Cody]

But then another guy just popped in my head. Blue Jays, 2011. Vernon Wells.

[Taylor]

That's gonna be the game. Jeremy's gonna win.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's not Vernon.

[Chris Cody]

It was the Blue Jay.

[Jeremy Tache]

Do you know, I actually, I'm not sure who the Blue Jay is. I'm not.

[Chris Cody]

Wait. It was it. Who was the other person that popped in my head? Whatever. Tell me who it was. Who was the Blue Jay?

[Taylor]

Joey Bats.

[Chris Cody]

Oh, Jose Batiste so much. Can I.

[Jeremy Tache]

Can I guess a couple others before we wrap here?

[Chris Cody]

Crime Dog 99.

[Jeremy Tache]

No, I can tell you. I think 2019 Milwaukee Brewers. That's Christian Yellich, right? That's David Sampson's favorite. It is yelling, so that's yelly, I'm assuming. And I just don't know which year. Between 94 and 89. One of those is Willie McCovey, right?

[Stugotz]

No.

[Jeremy Tache]

Is one of them Will Clark?

[Taylor]

Nope.

[Jeremy Tache]

Really? Thank God I didn't guess those.

[Chris Cody]

1989. 1994. Who are the two giants.

[Taylor]

So the 94 giant is Matt Williams. The 89 giant is Kevin Mitchell.

[Jeremy Tache]

Oh, my God. I never gotten either of those.

[Chris Cody]

It was the 79.

[Jeremy Tache]

Philly Mike Schmidt. Okay.

[Chris Cody]

Who was the angel?

[Jeremy Tache]

So the angel, the guy.

[Chris Cody]

It wasn't the third basement that they signed. It wasn't Rendon?

[Jeremy Tache]

No, he, like.

[Chris Cody]

I think he played 31 games for them total.

[Jeremy Tache]

I'm trying to think of who it would be. It wouldn't be Shohei, right? Like, he didn't do that, did he?

[Stugotz]

You.

[Adnan Virk]

Time.

[Chris Cody]

Actually, it's only four years ago. I'm done.

[Jeremy Tache]

You're kidding me. He had 34 homers before the break. How is that something?

[Chris Cody]

Who was and who was the Devil Ray? That's the last one on my list, it seems.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah.

[Taylor]

So the senator in 1969 was Frank Howard. The angel. We mentioned Ohtani. And then the devil Ray in 1999. Of the show or former friend of the show.

[Dan LeBatard]

Was he ever a friend of the show.

[Jeremy Tache]

Jose.

[Chris Cody]

Jose Canseco.

[Jeremy Tache]

Get out of here.

[Chris Cody]

Damn.

[Jeremy Tache]

Oh, anytime we get great, Jose.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, thank God.

[Jeremy Tache]

I finally got one off the Schneid. And with no strikes. That's about a perfect game, folks. I'll take it. Let's see what happens next week.

[Dan LeBatard]

Howdy, folks. It's Mike Ryan.

[Billy Corben]

Happy summertime, everybody. Summer is fantastic.

[Chris Cody]

A lot of outdoor activities, a lot.

[Billy Corben]

Of concerts, a couple of championship parades if you're lucky enough. A lot of big time movies. Maybe you're going to a happy hour. Before you see a big summer blockbuster with your friends, why don't you order Miller Light at the bar? Whether it's via draft glass bottle or that beautiful white can or the cool special edition 50th anniversary gold cans. Making anytime this summer a Miller Time is always a great idea. You want a mega summer memory that lasts forever?

[Dan LeBatard]

Well, crack open a Miller Lite.

[Billy Corben]

You know why? Because since 1975, Miller Lite has been the go to way to stock your cooler to celebrate those incredible summer moments. This year marks 50 years of Miller Time. 50 great years of taste. 50 great years of celebrating with great friends and making unforgettable memories. Brewed for flavor with simple ingredients like malted barley, it delivers that rich, balanced topping flavor and golden color that just hits different Miller Lite. Great taste. 96 calories. Go to millerlight.com dan to find delivery options near you. Or you can pick up some Miller Lite pretty much anywhere they sell beer. Cheers to 50 years of Miller time. Celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 96 calories and 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces.