Hour 2: Uncle Tony Phoney Bologna

Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz – Episode Summary: "Hour 2: Uncle Tony Phoney Bologna"

Release Date: June 16, 2025

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Introduction

In the "Uncle Tony Phoney Bologna" episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, hosts Dan Le Batard and Stugotz delve deep into the exhilarating South Florida sports scene, with a particular focus on the Florida Panthers' remarkable playoff journey. From spirited debates about game strategies to lighthearted banter and insightful commentary on broader societal issues, this episode offers a comprehensive look at the intersection of sports, culture, and community in Downtown Miami.

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Florida Panthers Playoff Push

A significant portion of the episode centers around the Florida Panthers' pursuit of the Stanley Cup against the Edmonton Oilers. The hosts passionately discuss the team's impressive road record and the high stakes of potential Game 7 scenarios.

• Stugotz Highlights Panthers' Road Prowess:

  "I'm rooting for the Panthers in Game 7 to win more road playoff games than a team has ever won. To cement their legacy in winning two of three because they went to Edmonton to win the third one because they didn't give up about where the games were played." (05:01)

• Dan Le Batard on Connor McDavid's Impact:

  "They got Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and they're pretty damn good of their own. You hit a piece of chunky ice, your season's over." (04:43)

The discussion underscores the tension and excitement surrounding the playoffs, emphasizing the Panthers' resilience and strategic gameplay against a formidable opponent led by one of hockey's best players.

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Betting and Predictions

The hosts engage in a lively debate about betting strategies related to the Panthers' performance.

• Dan Encourages Strategic Betting:

  "If you check DraftKings sportsbook, it is a price +145 bet to take the over on Shay Gildroch Alexander, 50+ points, rebound, and assists." (39:22)

• Stugotz Suggests Creative Stakes:

  "Because I heard some great ideas by Mike during the break for the losing bet. If Zaslow loses, he does get to keep working with us and around us, but he has to come in with a hair system of Mike's choosing every day to do the broadcast." (10:20)

This segment showcases the hosts' playful competitiveness and their ability to intertwine sports analytics with personal stakes, adding an entertaining layer to their discussions.

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Brevard County Sheriff's Controversial Statement

A pivotal moment in the episode involves the Brevard County Sheriff's aggressive stance against peaceful protests, which sparks a robust conversation about civil liberties and law enforcement attitudes.

• Stugotz on the Sheriff's Statement:

  "That's what the reaction is to the idea that, you know, we might not want to other others so much that it's hateful and police state will take over..." (14:38)

• Dan Reflects on Law Enforcement Responses:

  "The right has been very good at conflating peaceful protests with rioters. Everyone just assumes if you're out demonstrating your voice and your freedom of speech that you're part of a movement that is violent and that is not the case." (16:03)

The hosts critically analyze the sheriff's rhetoric, highlighting the dangers of equating peaceful dissent with violence and the broader implications for American society.

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NASCAR and Motorsports Commentary

Shifting gears, the episode touches upon the challenges faced by NASCAR driver Carson Hocevar, discussing his on-track incidents and interpersonal conflicts within the racing community.

• Dan on Hocevar's Rough Start:

  "Carson Hocevar is this new hotshot driver that's in the Cup Series. ... he's not by his intention, just by driving like a rookie." (28:48)

• Stugotz Anticipates Future Conflicts:

  "I'm going to beat your ass when we get back to the States." (30:24)

This segment provides listeners with insights into the high-stakes world of NASCAR, emphasizing the personal and professional pressures drivers face.

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Lighthearted Segments and Ad Reads

Throughout the episode, Dan and Stugotz intersperse their discussions with humorous anecdotes, nostalgic reflections on ice cream flavors, and seamless ad integrations.

• Stugotz on Birthday Cake Flavor Origins:

  "I put you there. I remember the first time I tasted it at Cold Stone. I'd never experienced good for that. Yeah, it's a little too sweet." (17:17)

• Tony Reali's Bounce House Antics:

  "Uncle Tony Baloney is a little heavy for the bounce house. The bounce house appears to be falling apart." (25:07)

These moments add a layer of relatability and humor, balancing the more intense sports and societal discussions.

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Conclusion

The episode wraps up with the hosts reflecting on the Florida Panthers' potential legacy, the importance of community support, and the ever-present tension in competitive sports. Their blend of expert analysis, personal anecdotes, and candid conversations provides a rich and engaging listening experience, making it accessible and informative for both dedicated fans and casual listeners alike.

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Notable Quotes

• Stugotz on the Panthers' Legacy:

  "We are a game away from this thing representing like the greatest excellence we've ever known in South Florida sports..." (22:21)

• Dan on Law Enforcement and Protests:

  "I think there's general buy-in though on a lot of the things that he said. And most people in a vacuum, like if you attack a police officer, most people understand that there are consequences..." (16:02)

• Tony Reali on Positive Attitudes:

  "He does anything for television. He does." (02:16)

These quotes encapsulate the essence of the discussions, highlighting the hosts' perspectives and the dynamic nature of their conversations.

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Final Thoughts

Hour 2: Uncle Tony Phoney Bologna masterfully navigates through the highs and lows of South Florida sports, societal issues, and personal interactions, all while maintaining the signature humor and authenticity that fans have come to love. Whether dissecting the Panthers' playoff strategies or critiquing law enforcement rhetoric, Dan Le Batard and Stugotz deliver a compelling narrative that resonates with a diverse audience.

Transcript

[Dan Le Batard]

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[Stugotz]

Cuervo.

[Dan Le Batard]

What are you doing here?

[Stugotz]

Cuervo? Anytime someone says Cuervo, I show up.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, I do know that to be true. But even during ad reads like Cuervo, I think he could lay out, especially for one of our great partners.

[Stugotz]

Sweet, delicious Cuervo.

[Dan Le Batard]

Since then, Cuervo has stayed true to its roots. The same family, the same land, the same passion.

[Stugotz]

Cuervo.

[Dan Le Batard]

So enjoy the tequila that started it all.

[Stugotz]

Cuervo. Cuervo.

[Dan Le Batard]

The tequila that invented tequila. Proximo. Cuervo.com Please drink responsibly.

[Stugotz]

Cuervo. After zoomies at the dog park, it's time for drive up at Target. In goes a big bag of kibble and one squeaky chicken toy for the good boy. Drive up. That's ready when you are.

[Dan Le Batard]

Only in the Target app, Just tap Target.

[Stugotz]

This is the Dan Levator show with the Stugats podcast. Stugats. I have to say that a couple of the reali ideas so far have not really worked. They've fallen apart. I don't know why. This bounce house is back in here now, inflated and right side up as opposed to before when he did the Tony takeover and the bounce house was upside down. We now have video though courtside that we never got live when we went out to the gym before and tried to go to Tony with a fan of the show. Stugot's wearing a poppy T shirt. You could get it avatar.com Tony Realy we started buffering on the video as soon as he was going to give us the highlight of being dunked on for the cause of making America a more positive place by being a sacrificial lamb for a fan of the show. In order to get us a moment where he gets dunked on that he wants to go viral. That will absolutely not go viral. Let's check that out.

[Tony Reali]

All right, John, we're going to spread some positivity here. You told me you could dunk. We're going to see if you could do it right now. I'm gonna take this one. Take one for the team here in the. Here we go.

[Stugotz]

See, Tony would do anything. He does anything for television. He does. Yes. Are those rims? Those rims are short, right?

[Greg Cody]

Oh, no doubt. You think Tony could dunk?

[Stugotz]

I mean, those rims are short, correct?

[Greg Cody]

Yes.

[Stugotz]

Those are not 10 foot rims?

[Dan Le Batard]

No, I don't think he can dunk with such ease.

[Stugotz]

Okay, well, wow. I have been told that they are nine feet. I don't understand why that bounce house is still in here. I want to remember Stugatz because South Florida, one of the reasons reality failed today so far is because he was here to go get South Florida fans and feel the Panther buzz, the championship buzz that's all around us.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

That hasn't been seen in this town since last year at this time when we parade outdoors to celebrate that Mike, that Greg Cody had won forever. That Connor McDavid was indeed overrated. Let's check in with last year's parade here through the heart of downtown Miami. Your general thoughts on Greg Cody. I can't believe he's still working in the profession of sports. I thought they would. He would have been in those. One of those retirement farms or whatever. Look at him right there. Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

Oh, yeah.

[Stugotz]

Yes. There is Greg Kennedy. We wanted to bring him in. He is doing his personal victory lap. You can see that he's outside and he's doing his personal parade. Where's the people? Where are the fans? Well, they're late arriving on the plane back to Edmonton. Some of them are sleeping. Yeah, some of them flew back to Edmonton. There's Grand Cody taking a personal parade. It's a little bit different than the one that Celtics had slightly. But we, we are. Well, you know, these things require planning.

[Mike Ryan]

Word will get out.

[Stugotz]

There is Greg Cody.

[Dan Le Batard]

Have him out there the entire show.

[Stugotz]

In the middle of his victory. Tire show. All right, fade down there because Stugats. I think we might get a chance to do this again Wednesday. We might get a chance to do this again with a game in South Florida. I don't know why Mike and Zaslow or Roy would be afraid of a game seven in Edmonton.

[Greg Cody]

Just run back the one from last year.

[Tony Reali]

I mean, I'm not afraid of the game. I'm afraid of the travel.

[Mike Ryan]

What do you mean? Why we wouldn't be afraid of a game 7 like it's hockey and literally any puck and bounce any stupid way.

[Tony Reali]

What do you mean?

[Mike Ryan]

Why would I not be?

[Stugotz]

Because you've got an all time road team playing at the height of stakes.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Greg Cody]

Still be afraid though.

[Stugotz]

I know in a one game scenario.

[Dan Le Batard]

They got Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitle and they're pretty damn good their own. You hit a piece of chunky ice, your season's over. That's why you want to avoid a one game.

[Mike Ryan]

Who wouldn't be afraid of game seven of the Stanley cup final?

[Greg Cody]

Any one game scenario in which you're Rooting for your favorite team to win, whether it's football, hockey, basketball, baseball. Course it's going to make you nervous.

[Stugotz]

No, I'm not, I am not saying. I am not saying that. I don't understand why it is in any circumstance any fan base would be scared of a game seven in any sport.

[Greg Cody]

Right.

[Stugotz]

I have been covering sports for more than 30 years.

[Greg Cody]

Just making sure I agree.

[Stugotz]

I'm under no misunderstanding.

[Mike Ryan]

Go on.

[Stugotz]

However, because the Florida Panthers are an all time road team. When I tell you 25 and 11 in the playoffs on the road since 2023, that record is with teams not as good as this one polluting what this one is doing. Because when it goes on the road it has a goal disparity and in those games an absurd goal disparity of plus 30. Right.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, they could be plus 29 and have 12 losses on the road and it's still super impressive. And you lose a one game sample on the road against the best player of his generation. It can happen. You sated it. We're nervous about it because it's only the most obvious in the world for any fan. Yes, we can get to that attitude if we get to game seven right now. I think everyone's pretty much united here. Let's. Let's do it. Game 6.

[Stugotz]

This is what I am rooting for. You're allowed to root for something else. I am rooting for the Panthers in Game 7 to win more road playoff games than a team has ever won. To cement their legacy in winning two of three because they went to Edmonton to win the third one because they didn't give up about where the games were played.

[Mike Ryan]

The Panthers this postseason do have a little bit of a history of playing with their food.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yep, they do. They do. And if you can have that moment, hey, they went to two game sevens against the Edmonton Oilers. I guess it adds to their legacy. Last time they played a game seven, there were reputable writers saying this is the biggest hockey game of all time. So I can only imagine that becomes the biggest hockey game of all time. Would love to handle it in six.

[Greg Cody]

Just so we're clear, Dan, you're rooting for the Panthers to lose at home game six, Right?

[Stugotz]

I'm rooting for the best thing in sports.

[Mike Ryan]

Game 7, Panthers to win Game 6.

[Dan Le Batard]

Watching your team lift a trophy in front of its home fans.

[Stugotz]

Silence is everywhere. Roy, you tell me how happy you were flying, making the flight to Edmonton and doing the broadcast from the silence of that tomb.

[Dan Le Batard]

Oh, man, it was glorious.

[Tony Reali]

It was a pin Drop up until the Conor McDavid goal. Like, you couldn't hear a thing in that. In that crowd, man.

[Greg Cody]

But you have no interest in going back, right?

[Dan Le Batard]

No, absolutely. You got to put aside here, Roy.

[Stugotz]

One minute it's great. The other minute, the travel's terrible. Like, did you like it or not? He doesn't have to pick a side. He's going to joylessly hoist the cup.

[Tony Reali]

That's right.

[Stugotz]

Angry and tired. He's going to hold it up and be, this is the happiest day of my life. And you're going to look at his face and he's going to look sour.

[Tony Reali]

Listen, they didn't get it done in game six versus Toronto. They didn't get it done in game four versus Carolina. Get it done tonight, on Tuesday.

[Dan Le Batard]

Get it done on Tuesday.

[Stugotz]

Okay, that's fine. We can do the whole get it done, we're tired thing. You can't dispute what I'm saying. That better for everyone involved. Hockey, sports, sports fans. Everyone. Better for everyone except you guys who are scared of a game 7 is for Edmonton to do the same kind of thing they've done in two games where they score with 17 seconds left in regulation or they come back from down three, nothing in the first period because they're able to do something against the Panthers no other team's able to do.

[Tony Reali]

Dude, you did this last year.

[Stugotz]

Don't do this again.

[Dan Le Batard]

I mean, he got his way last year. If I don't. Why are we having a debate here? Yeah, most neutrals would want a game 7 and most fans of the Florida Panthers outside of a sicko. And I'm disappointed in you. You banged the drum. Would say, you know what? Let's do it in Edmonton. I prefer the Tourists.

[Stugotz]

I'm. I'm not. I'm not even actually saying. I'm not saying that. It is what I prefer. I'm saying what is better is game seven.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's irrefutable. And it's not a debate.

[Stugotz]

Okay. And so you guys are the only ones rooting for something. And I'm with you, we're Panther fans. But you're the only ones rooting for something other than that. Because Panthers in six doesn't make this an all time series. This does not become an all time series.

[Greg Cody]

It makes them an all time team.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, but the Panthers in six does not make this an all time series.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right. Well, when you say you guys, you mean all Panther fans.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

Okay, cool. All right. Not. Not much of a debate.

[Greg Cody]

Don't you want something nice for the Panther fans, besides winning the Stanley cup, they went on the road. Win one at home. That'd be such a great feeling for Panther fans.

[Stugotz]

Yes, of course.

[Greg Cody]

How about Harry Astor, who has been there since 1999? How about Walter Katz, an original season ticket holder? Don't you want those people to have the pleasure of seeing their team hoist the cup on their home ice?

[Stugotz]

They won at home last year.

[Greg Cody]

Oh, so Harry had that luxury last year. And I guess so did Walter Katz. Well, congratulations to both of them. That's very nice. Good job by the Panthers. Don't you want them to have it again? I mean, Harry has been there since 1999. Dave, Walter Katz, an original season ticket holder. He invented the rat. He threw the first rat on the ice.

[Stugotz]

Walter Katz did. Walter Ratshant Marchant is now known as the rat King. I don't know how my making him.

[Dan Le Batard]

A boredoff from the 790 days like Marcellus.

[Mike Ryan]

What do you think he said?

[Stugotz]

Zaz, I have good news for you.

[Tony Reali]

Ticket prices are plummeting.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah. Like, I see them under $800 right now. Yeah. Get in price.

[Stugotz]

So, like, I would, I would, I would wait. Because you may be able to love both your children tomorrow.

[Greg Cody]

Yep.

[Mike Ryan]

I mean, I love both my children today.

[Stugotz]

We. We have to get to the stakes involved with making this a real bet because I heard some great ideas by Mike during the break for the losing bet. If Zaslow lo bet, he does get to keep working with us and around us, but he has to come in with a hair system of Mike's choosing every day to do the broadcast.

[Mike Ryan]

What is a hair system?

[Stugotz]

And isn't allowed to have any say so over what that looks like or to mention it. So he just has to do it as if it's his new broadcasting look and then get all the texts from friends wondering, are you doing that on purpose? Why are you doing that? And he's not allowed to explain.

[Mike Ryan]

Even in my text. I said, what are you talking about?

[Dan Le Batard]

You're not kayfabe.

[Stugotz]

You have to. For a period of time that we have not decided. The bet is every broadcast you do here, you have to take off the backward cap and you have to slather on that surface area that is your forehead. A hair system of Mike's choosing.

[Mike Ryan]

What is a hair system?

[Dan Le Batard]

Have you ever seen baseball tonight?

[Greg Cody]

Oh, there you go.

[Mike Ryan]

Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

Have you ever watched Kansas play men's basketball?

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

All right. Do people at the center of those two things? Hair systems?

[Mike Ryan]

Okay, I think I see what you're doing.

[Stugotz]

A toupee of some sort. Although I don't think we're calling them toupees anymore. In fact, I'd love to know. I'd love to know two things a piece. I'd love to know when we stopped calling them toupees. Put it on the poll at Lebitard show. When did we stop calling them toupees? I'd also like to know when we started making birthday cake flavors such a popular thing. Was that with Cold Stone or was that at another time in our lives where all of a sudden birthday cake flavor became something that everyone had to have? I do remember when I had it for the first time at Coldstone. I'd never experienced good for that. Yeah, it's a little too sweet. You don't know birthday cake.

[Mike Ryan]

I only do vanilla or chocolate ice cream.

[Stugotz]

Put it on the poll at Lebatard show. Do you love birthday cake flavored things? I wanted to play for you guys for a second before I play something funny from nascar, I wanted to play for you guys something not funny from the Brevard county sheriff that was going viral over the weekend because I think we can all agree, hugely dangerous time in America. Also a weird time in America. Whatever your feelings about this weekend, that military parade was an embarrassment. And the American people sort of objected in a way that stugats. I don't know how to. I don't know what's accurate in terms of numbers, but if it's 13 million people, it's 1% of the American public population. And that would make it one of the biggest protests numerically against what is happening in Washington that we've ever had in America of any kind. But as this fight rages on, and we're just beginning at the start of this presidency and after the presidency is just really executing some of the things that they ran as a platform to keep honest. The immigration story. This is the hostility that you have rising from people like, I think this is Brevard county in Florida in a state that's weaponized in a state where it's safe. When the states are going to start fighting between Florida and California, this is what you have policing in the state of Florida.

[Brevard County Sheriff]

If you resist lawful orders, you're going to jail. Let me be very clear about that. If you block an intersection or a roadway in Brevard county, you are going to jail. If you flee arrest, you're going to go to jail tired, because we are going to run you down and put you in jail. If you try to mob rule a car in Brevard county, gathering around it, refusing to let the driver leave. In our county, you're most likely going to get run over, dragged across the street. If you spit on us, you're going to the hospital and in jail. If you hit one of us, you're going to the hospital and jail and most likely get bitten by one of our big beautiful dogs that we have here. If you throw a brick, a firebomb or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at because we will kill you graveyard dead. We're not going to play.

[Stugotz]

So that is the beginning of this Dugaz. And that's a reaction to peaceful protests. That's what the reaction is to the idea that, you know, we might not want to other others so much that it's hateful and police state will take over and say, yes, we will continue to protect the white people from the threat of immigration except in the exceptions of the meat packing and hotels and restaurants and the places where we need these people because America needs the economic benefits of continuing to eat well.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yes, Donald Trump posted a true social thing and it's not the first time he's alluded to this, that there should be special carve outs for anybody working on a farm.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, we know what's being protected here. The food is being protected, the needed immigrants who are not illegal, who make the economy run. And if there are more hurricanes in Florida, who will help rebuild Florida as they run the risk of peaceful protests being if they're in the street, run over by police cars, according to that Brevard county sheriff.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right. I think there's general buy in though on a lot of the things that he said. And most people in a vacuum, like if you, if you attack a police officer, most people understand that there are consequences that come with that. Also when it comes to de escalating protest and just general means of crowd control, maybe that is a bit of an aggressive tone to set and I.

[Stugotz]

Kill you graveyard dead.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah. And I think I saw a veteran actually weigh in on this and how the military is trained because they get projectiles thrown at them all the time when they are in war zones and they are trained to not shoot at unarmed people, to keep things secure, to keep crowds under control. So it was curious to see such an aggressive counterpoint to that. The right has been very good at conflating peaceful protests with rioters. Everyone just assumes if you're out demonstrating your voice and your freedom of speech that you're part of a movement that is violent and that is not the case.

[Stugotz]

Where's Reali Realy went outside to cause more chaos and said that he would be back in moments.

[Dan Le Batard]

I've got answers on the birthday cake stuff.

[Stugotz]

Well, that is the important question from that Brevard county sheriff thing that I did want to take.

[Dan Le Batard]

So, in terms of being regarded as an upscale flavor, Momofuko released a milk Bar in 2008 that received a lot of acclaim. However, I traced back the invention of the birthday cake remix at cold stone to 2004. Everyone agrees this was a turn of the century type of deal. I think the popularizing of birthday cake as a flavor was done by Cold Stone Creamery.

[Stugotz]

Wow. Okay. So the first time I tasted Cold stone, and I do remember the first time I tasted it, I was at Gulfstream. I was like, what is this? This is the most amazing thing I have ever tasted. You remember what I'm talking about? Yeah. You were there with me, I think. Of course, I was at the very beginning when I. The awe and wonder.

[Greg Cody]

I put you there.

[Stugotz]

This would be not surprising to anyone listening to this that I would speak with awe and wonder of the discovery of birth cake birthday cake flavor. The way a child would talk about meeting a Disney character in the Magic Kingdom or the way a fat kid would talk about candy.

[Greg Cody]

It's a bit sweet, though, the whole birthday cake thing, I think.

[Stugotz]

I don't think we're going to get a lot of people who don't like that flavor.

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[Greg Cody]

Absolutely.

[Roy Bellamy]

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[Dan Le Batard]

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[Stugotz]

Hey guys, it's.

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[Stugotz]

Stugats.

[Dan Le Batard]

He called him a bunch of P's and B's. He did the thing again, called him a bunch of P's and B's and then boom. Five unanswered. You win the division.

[Stugotz]

This is the Dan Levatar show with these two guys. I do think the hockey conversation though is interesting from the Oilers perspective. Like I understand that our love and myopia of this little weird thing in South Florida that represents something more excellent than just about anything we've ever known because we're on the cusp of making this an all time team. Like when I say the all time.

[Greg Cody]

Team, they're on the cusp.

[Stugotz]

Yes. But you've got the 72, 73 dolphins.

[Greg Cody]

Yep.

[Stugotz]

That's 50 years ago. You've got the heat of LeBron and Wade.

[Greg Cody]

Yep.

[Stugotz]

And we are a game away from this thing representing like the greatest excellence we've ever known in South Florida sports, deserving of all the praise that it gets from everywhere because everyone in the sport understands how great this thing is. It's a crazy thing to watch them get the respect of everyone in the sport and to watch Edmonton's fan base which cares so much about this and Canada's fan base which cares so much about this, have to watch this be great in Florida for 10 years. Watch Florida. Watch Florida take over because it's South Florida taking over from what Tampa was doing for Canada. Watch to watch this has to hurt so much and be hard to understand. They've got the best player in the.

[Dan Le Batard]

Game, which is why they often go to state taxes.

[Greg Cody]

Well, I think people who love hockey also understand that it's who the Panthers are doing it against and how they're doing it they're doing it against what many people will say is the best player of this generation. And they're doing it against a team that many people say are more talented than the Florida Panthers. Like, they have the best two or three guys on the ice. You could debate that all you want, but they're doing it against a team that's supposed to also be historic.

[Stugotz]

I have information here that our bet is rounding into shape, but that also Tony Reali wants the Tony takeover to continue. And I think so far, I'm not going to call it a failed project, but a couple of the things that he has tried to do as part of this takeover have landed less well than I would like, which works better for our show than most things, but still puts a bounce house in this room uncomfortably over my shoulder for reasons I can't explain. I also don't understand why he inflated it upside down.

[Tony Reali]

Why are you saying, like, this is going to be. You have to have a positive attitude. Come over here.

[Stugotz]

Doing what's happening right now, it seems like a liability.

[Tony Reali]

Girls, can you go through there with Uncle Tony? Bologna, macaroni, pepperoni.

[Stugotz]

We've got this.

[Tony Reali]

And then we have Cannon over here. You have the Stanley Cup. Come on.

[Stugotz]

We've got the Stanley cup final right now. Tony Phony Baloney.

[Greg Cody]

Nice tone.

[Stugotz]

All right, this is not what. Okay.

[Dan Le Batard]

Oh.

[Stugotz]

All right, let's not hurt anybody here.

[Tony Reali]

Nice slide. That was very good.

[Stugotz]

All right, this.

[Tony Reali]

I'm very worried.

[Stugotz]

I'm worried about the dangers and liabilities of a Chad.

[Tony Reali]

He's a very, very salty guy, but he needs to embrace the possibility positivity, and I love what you're doing there. Maybe Uncle Tony Baloney is going to get out of here for a second because I'm throwing off the weight in the air, but I wanted to meet my new friends.

[Stugotz]

Tony Baloney is a little heavy for the bounce house. The bounce house appears to be falling apart.

[Tony Reali]

Weight limit.

[Stugotz]

I. I feel. I feel for this gentleman on Father's Day allowing his children in our care.

[Tony Reali]

We have wonderful families. And then we have a family from Indiana here as well.

[Stugotz]

Borrowed children.

[Tony Reali]

These are.

[Stugotz]

Please be careful.

[Tony Reali]

Children belong to all of us.

[Stugotz]

There's a wonderful in here.

[Tony Reali]

This is what posits. Look. Are you having fun? Ari? Addison, are you having fun? Yes.

[Stugotz]

Does this slide have water? Is this also something that has.

[Tony Reali]

No, this is not a water. This can come straight from the camera.

[Stugotz]

Child's foot. I just.

[Tony Reali]

Very nice. Yes, yes. Last one. I'm gonna go to the last one.

[Stugotz]

See?

[Tony Reali]

So I wanted to Ask the girls. Do you think the Panthers should lose game six on purpose to have a game seven? Because that's what you think is a very positive.

[Stugotz]

I do think it's positive. Good for the spot.

[Tony Reali]

My friend is a grouch. You know who Oscar the Grouch is? You wouldn't know. That was an old man from a long time ago. But this is Oscar the Grouch with a little.

[Dan Le Batard]

You realized halfway through, didn't you?

[Tony Reali]

Go, Oscar, You're a father, are you not? Oscar the garage. Okay.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Tony Reali]

There we go. How do you not know?

[Stugotz]

A more modern reference than.

[Tony Reali]

You guys set the world record. World record for bounty houses. Walk with me.

[Stugotz]

Thank you.

[Tony Reali]

That's Mr. Dan, Oscar the Grouch. Call him the Grouch. Okay. And. And this is. This is Mr. Stu. Mr. Stu's.

[Stugotz]

That's a lot of respect. A lot of respect for.

[Tony Reali]

Thank you so much, girls. You made my day more positive because this crouch doesn't understand.

[Stugotz]

That's right.

[Tony Reali]

Kids need to play.

[Stugotz]

Okay. Thank you, Tony. It's good to see you again. That'll be here all week.

[Greg Cody]

Well, that worked.

[Stugotz]

I don't mean to threaten you guys, but that'll be here all week.

[Greg Cody]

The bounce out.

[Stugotz]

I hope the bounce house isn't here all week. I hope we have another clip set up of Greg Cody there from the parade last year so that we can do this again on Wednesday or after game seven. Either day. I want you to imagine this from Edmonton's perspective for a second straight year. I want you to imagine Edmonton with the best player in the sport losing in either six or seven games and having to endure a face full of this again. Greg, you feel vindicated. How scared? Hold on a second, Chris.

[Dan Le Batard]

You too, Chris.

[Stugotz]

How. How scared was your father? Do you have any idea how scared he was in the press box because he was legitimately fearing harm that someone would harm him after the game if they lost.

[Roy Bellamy]

He was trying to act when I talked to him like he wasn't feeling the pressure of. Of the whole McDavid thing and I was feeling the pressure of it. So I don't know how he was, but he's.

[Stugotz]

This is such a ridiculous shot, your honest appraisal. You were scared. You were scared last night, right? I just told people that you were telling me, hey, Dan, you might have a liability issue on your hands. If I get hurt after the game tomorrow night or last night because someone hurts me after the game, after they've lost.

[Mike Ryan]

He's too engulfed in the celebration.

[Stugotz]

It's hard to hear with the crowd. Yeah.

[Tony Reali]

Thank you.

[Dan Le Batard]

Thank you.

[Tony Reali]

Another fan over there. Thank you.

[Stugotz]

Yeah. Can he no longer. Can he no longer hear me?

[Dan Le Batard]

He doesn't care. Must be a coincidence.

[Stugotz]

We'll come back. Look alike stugats. I have a couple of things that I need to get to. One of them is NASCAR related. And also. What are you laughing about, Billy?

[Dan Le Batard]

Just Greg saying at the end of.

[Stugotz]

The clip a Cynthia look alike because.

[Dan Le Batard]

She was walking in as the parade was going by.

[Greg Cody]

He really sold the whole parade.

[Dan Le Batard]

He really did.

[Stugotz]

I thought there were a lot of people there. There were not. We've got the bet locked in with Zaslow, I am told. But before we do that, let's get to the NASCAR sound here and video. Mike, what's the setup we need on this?

[Dan Le Batard]

So the setup that you need is Carson Hocevar is this new hotshot driver that's in the Cup Series. A lot of people think that he's going to end up signing with Hendrick Motorsports, which is like the prestige brand for nascar. He's got a lot of learning to do, and he's rubbed some drivers quite literally the wrong way. And in a couple weeks, over the course of a couple of weeks in the season, he is, unfortunately, not by his intention, just by driving like a rookie. Taken out Ricky Stenhouse Jr. In a couple of races. They almost came to blows last week. Remember, Ricky Stenhouse was the dude that punched Kyle Busch in the face at last year's All Star race. He's capable of some violence. So you know that scene in Happy Gilmore where the ball lands on Jaws footage and they're like, what are the chances Josevar wrecks out once again in Mexico City?

[Stugotz]

I don't think that guy is named Jaws. I think he was just jaws in the 007 franchise. I don't think that guy's name.

[Greg Cody]

His name is Jaws.

[Stugotz]

His name is not Jaws.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, Verne Troyer was referred to as Mini Me for a very long time because it was an iconic role.

[Mike Ryan]

That was his name.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah. So Josevar Rex again, however, he takes out the one person these shouldn't have taken out, which is once again, Ricky Stenhouse. So after the race, Ricky Stenhouse exchanges some words with Carson Hosabara. I'm gonna beat your ass when we get back to the States.

[Stugotz]

Pull up, pull up.

[Dan Le Batard]

I guess he's worried about what the laws might be in Mexico.

[Stugotz]

Right? He's not gonna beat his ass there. But when we get back to the airport in the United States, that's when the ass Kicking is gonna take place right when we get through customs.

[Dan Le Batard]

I don't know if we have the IndyCar video. We'll take a second to cue that up. But it wasn't even the best video from the motorsports weekend. We had to change the music to something royalty free so we wouldn't get pinged on the YouTube. But this is exactly how this went on the broadcast. Joseph Newgarden, who is basically a parody of an American race car driver, leans into his good looks. He is driving with. With no issue at the IndyCar race. They cut to some B roll of him hamming it up for the cameras. And then they come back and it's comedically perfect. Here it is. Just look in your eyes.

[Stugotz]

Smile on your face now.

[Tony Reali]

Makes me feel that way. Oh, huge accident.

[Mike Ryan]

Joseph Newgarden upside down on the front straight.

[Stugotz]

Absolutely massive.

[Dan Le Batard]

How it happened on the broadcast. Everything good. Adult contemporary music hamming it up for the cameras. Cut back live. He's upside down. His head is dragging across the asshole. One more time, please.

[Stugotz]

And those are sparks coming from his helmet because that's his head. That seems like a lot of friction to cause sparks all over the place.

[Dan Le Batard]

We rack one more time. This video. This is how it happened on the broadcast.

[Tony Reali]

Feel that way.

[Stugotz]

That's not a small amount of sparks either. Oh, my God. It's horrifying.

[Tony Reali]

Dan. This is what I was worried about when we had the kids in the studio. This is. This is.

[Stugotz]

It sounded noisy back there. It sounded unsafe. It sounded dangerous. This. This begins the reality takeover for the week. I want to play him some sound here of Charles Barkley. This is after OKC wins that game late to. To make it two two. Here is Charles Barkley, biggest star in all of sports broadcasting. Yeah, I think they in trouble because when you have a team on the ropes, you got to finish them off. If you go up three one, you in great shape. But now you go back, you know, Oklahoma City, number one got a better team. They got a better team.

[Brevard County Sheriff]

Now.

[Stugotz]

They're back to their original starting lineup, which will be better next game. Then they realized, like, man, missed a lot of shots. We got to play our bench more. We're back to the thing that got us to the NBA finals. We're going to go back big, big. We can dominate them on the boards like we did. And they're going back to Oklahoma City. I think this series is a wrap. Oh, it's a wrap.

[Mike Ryan]

What?

[Stugotz]

It's a wrap. What? Barkley's declared it's a wrap. Jaws from 007 is on the screen. It was terrifying.

[Mike Ryan]

Series is tied 2 2. It's as exciting as it could be after four games. This series is over.

[Stugotz]

It's a wrap.

[Greg Cody]

Each team has won a road game.

[Stugotz]

It's over.

[Dan Le Batard]

I understand. Because the NBA dropped the ball and they didn't have a finals game on Father's Day. We're not talking about it. That was a gut check victory for OKC on Friday.

[Mike Ryan]

Great series.

[Dan Le Batard]

That was a championship resolve. They were dead in the water.

[Mike Ryan]

It's over.

[Stugotz]

I'm going to give you guys the stat again lest you not understand what OKC just did. It wasn't just the third lowest assist game of the season for OKC and all three of them are in the series. Like Indiana is not allowing them to play the basketball they want to play. The Pacers had one field goal in the last five minutes, one point in the last three minutes. But anytime a team has put up the stat line. OKC did 10 or fewer assists, 15 or more turnovers, less than 20% from three. That team is over 82 with that stop.

[Mike Ryan]

Threes three.

[Stugotz]

Threes three. All mid range game and, and, and free throws. And Reali's smiling because I got notes.

[Tony Reali]

I didn't know you did it like this. Look at this chicken scratch over here. Gnats and dinosaurs and. Oh yeah.

[Stugotz]

Well.

[Tony Reali]

Yeah, I know what that's about.

[Stugotz]

Yes. Read them too. Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

So we can reveal the notes. We fly by the seat of our picture.

[Stugotz]

What happened with the dinosaur?

[Tony Reali]

I used to take points away in around the horn when I saw somebody's eyes go below the camera. Since I know they taped something on the camera. Yeah.

[Greg Cody]

We would deduct points for that.

[Tony Reali]

Deduct points. Absolutely. Stu, that happened to you once.

[Stugotz]

Wait a minute. You were telling me before you left the studio that Mike Ryan is going to get in the pantheon of all time bad takes of around the horns 23 year history that he's got a comparable bad take to some of the worst ever given on around the world.

[Tony Reali]

Goes out and wins a cup and is the cons SM trophy winner.

[Stugotz]

I mean and you said he was a bad player at the start.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's not going to be a Con Smythe winner. Let's. Let's stop that. Don't speak that into existence.

[Mike Ryan]

What if he has a hat trick tomorrow night?

[Dan Le Batard]

That. That certainly tightens the race between.

[Stugotz]

And then another one. Game seven too. And another hat trick and a win.

[Greg Cody]

I got to tell you, McDavid needs one of those. He. It's a must score game for McDavid, not a must win. He has to score a couple of.

[Stugotz]

Goals and meaningful goals and a must win. It's not a must win.

[Tony Reali]

It is a must win.

[Greg Cody]

It's a must score for McDavid. Okay? He needs to get the Oilers out to a 2 nothing lead, period. End of discussion.

[Dan Le Batard]

It was a bad sports take. Thankfully I capitulated on that sports take. But my general point on him is, I mean, you can't prove me wrong on that. Not happy for him.

[Stugotz]

The all time around the horn worst takes are.

[Tony Reali]

Well, Pablo Torre picked a 16 over one seed every year. And of course, of course, as history and fate smiled upon all of us, the other 16 won minus 150 points. Oh, there we go. There's multiple all time bad takes from Stu here. One of them being that face that he's making right there. Jackie McMullen guaranteed that Doc Rivers would not leave the Celtics to coach the Los Angeles Clippers. He said you could take 500 points away for me, and I did. When he left for the clippers, David Dennis Jr. This past year said Bill Belichick will not be on the sidelines for UNC in September. Now, I had to do some creative scoring here because we're not going to see September on around the Horn, but we got to a point there. He lost minus 501. So that's. So would Marchand winning the cup and Nikon Smythe after.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, how about just winning the cup with 10, 10 goals, 10 assists in 22 playoff games.

[Dan Le Batard]

From calling him a rotational winger and not a good hockey player at the time that he joined the Florida Panthers. That is six feet underground. Dead rock.

[Stugotz]

Graveyard dead.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, that was a bad take. I apologize for that take.

[Tony Reali]

Now, do you feel in some way you motivated him?

[Dan Le Batard]

Look, we don't need that discussion. But if you're asking me to change my point of view on Brad Marchand, not now, before the second biggest game.

[Greg Cody]

Don't do it.

[Dan Le Batard]

Franchise history. You don't know me very well.

[Greg Cody]

Yep.

[Mike Ryan]

What he said.

[Greg Cody]

It's my guy.

[Stugotz]

Roy, how are you feeling about. Well, but what? How are you feeling about when you saw Tony, Tony Reali. He hugged you. It was a very warm moment.

[Tony Reali]

Except I got nothing back in return. And that's okay. We'll get there.

[Stugotz]

Will we?

[Tony Reali]

Yeah, we'll get there. Roy and I will get there.

[Stugotz]

All he gave you was I'm tired as you held him.

[Tony Reali]

He flew internationally. Yeah, well, if they lose on Tuesday, you won't see me because I have to go back to Evans Put it.

[Stugotz]

On the Polar at Le Batard show. Do you want any hugs after you've flown internationally?

[Greg Cody]

Tony seems very understanding of the situation.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, he does. He got.

[Tony Reali]

I have a simple rule for hugs. Okay. And the hugs are actually the same rule for Disney cast members in the park.

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Tony Reali]

When a child hugs MC Mickey Mouse, Goofy or all these people, the instruction is you do not let go until that child lets go. The child dictates how long the hug is. So I go and big to Roy, and it was dictated to me immediately that this hug was going to go for one tenth of one more second, and that was the end of it. And I have to live by those rules. That's how I live my life. Yeah. He got three pats on the back and I was out of there. Yeah.

[Stugotz]

And you said you were tired.

[Tony Reali]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

And that was. And you haven't seen him in how long?

[Dan Le Batard]

Yes, it's the wedding.

[Stugotz]

How many years ago?

[Tony Reali]

We've. We've chatted a lot online. Oh, yeah, we definitely.

[Stugotz]

It was the last time you saw each other. He held you. You got out of the embrace very quickly.

[Tony Reali]

Years. It's been five years. But no, we solidified. We solidified the. The relationship.

[Stugotz]

General male repression.

[Tony Reali]

It was a bro hug pretty much.

[Stugotz]

We have the bet finalized. What's the final?

[Mike Ryan]

I don't. I don't know if we have it finalized.

[Dan Le Batard]

We decided to not take a side in tonight's NBA Finals game because all you Hoopers tell me that when OKC wins, they win big and they're favored. So we're not going to do a spread thing here, but we're going to do something based on player performance. If you check DraftKings sportsbook, it is a price +145 bet to take the over on Shay Gildrus Alexander, 50 + points, rebound and assists.

[Mike Ryan]

It's not a winnable bet. You know how many times he's done that this postseason? Twice. Well, it's not a winnable bet.

[Dan Le Batard]

What do you mean it's not. It's only plus 145 on DraftKings sportsbook. Those aren't terrible odds.

[Mike Ryan]

That's fine. But it's happened twice.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, you can't. You can't just do. You can't just take the regular over under. You gotta. You gotta juice this one up a bit.

[Mike Ryan]

And here's the thing.

[Tony Reali]

Still blowing hot air.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, it is. I. I thought you were just pointing at my face.

[Tony Reali]

Put that up in the poll. What's blowing more hot air today? The Bounty House are left And I'm.

[Mike Ryan]

Taking both my kids.

[Dan Le Batard]

No, you're not.

[Greg Cody]

One kid.

[Tony Reali]

Hold on.

[Stugotz]

That's not fair to him. Reality's making the rules.

[Dan Le Batard]

One kid tickets. No, you get.

[Stugotz]

Here's the thing.

[Mike Ryan]

Reality, reality can. He'll understand this. I'm all about show material, but one of my sons, they're remember the rest of their life, they're going to be devastated.

[Dan Le Batard]

You can give my son's well being.

[Mike Ryan]

Is more important than show material.

[Tony Reali]

The show materials. You outside the arena with a trans sister radio listening to the game like it's 19, right?

[Mike Ryan]

I'm gonna have to give my boys the tickets.

[Tony Reali]

Yes, and your boys get the tickets.

[Dan Le Batard]

You have two tickets. You make that decision.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, right.

[Dan Le Batard]

Okay, make that decision.

[Mike Ryan]

All right then. And what's the. You know, if I lose, I'm gonna.

[Dan Le Batard]

Take this hair thing very seriously. We're gonna go into consultations. I pick a hair system of my choosing for several days in the summer.

[Greg Cody]

What is this?

[Dan Le Batard]

Howdy, folks, it's Mike Ryan. Now, if you've been listening to the show a lot lately, you've heard so much playoff talk, playoff hoops. Down here in South Florida, we're especially enamored with playoff hockey. It's not just limited to the playoffs. Motorsports, tennis, golf. It's truly one of the best times in the sporting calendar. And with the weather outside warming up, it's just perfect to hop in a pool, maybe grill up some food, but most certainly crack open some Miller Lights. I just described a pretty perfect day, didn't I? And it culminates with Miller Time. There is something about a perfect grilling day. The sun's out, friends show up, and that first sip of Miller Lite just hits different. I've been stocking up the cooler with it for years. This year, Miller Lite turns 50. That is five decades of cookouts, laughs, and ice cold moments that never miss. And if you've listened to the show for its 20 year existence, you know this to be true. Miller Lite great taste. 96 calories. Go to millerlight.com dan to find delivery options near you. Or you can pick up some Miller Light 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. Look, as a small business, we don't get to clock out ever. We're always on nights, weekends, holidays. So when it came time to hire someone, we couldn't waste time. We needed help. Real help. Not stugot's nose. A guy. Help. We used LinkedIn jobs. And we'll be honest, we didn't expect it to be that easy. We posted the job for free. LinkedIn basically held our hand and wrote the description for us. Next thing you know. Candidates. Qualified ones. Not resumes written in crayon. Real people who want to work. Imagine that. LinkedIn gives you all the tools. Deep insights, easy filtering. One place to manage everything. We even threw the little hashtag hiring frame on our profile picture. Doubled the number of applicants. Now we're part of that 72% of small businesses that say LinkedIn helps them find high quality candidates. Post your job for [e-mail] dls that's LinkedIn.com dls to post your job for free. Terms and conditions apply.