Hour 2: You Know Bout That? (feat. Jessica Smetana and Adnan Virk)

Summary

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Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: Hour 2 - "You Know Bout That?"

Date: October 30, 2025
Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz
Featured Guests: Jessica Smetana, Adnan Virk, Amin Elhassan, Tony, Chris Cote, Jeremy

Episode Overview

Broadcast from the Elser Hotel in Downtown Miami, this hour of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz delivers its signature blend of rapid-fire sports banter, comedic segments, and pop-culture commentary. The episode is rich in NBA and college football discussion, features “You Know Bout That?” with Amin Elhassan, and checks in with Jessica Smetana for college football insight and social media oddities. The famous “Pitch Clock” segment returns, featuring baseball trivia and a deep dive with Adnan Virk into the World Series.

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Main Segments & Key Discussion Points

1. NFL & Lamar Jackson’s Career (02:36–04:22)

• Chris Cote shares Lamar Jackson’s impressive pre-injury stats: a passer rating of 130.5, 10 TDs, 1 INT, and a high-scoring offense.
• Adnan Virk raises the question of whether Jackson needs a "mid-career adjustment" similar to Kobe and Jordan, moving from athleticism-driven play to a more sustainable style. He points out that most of Jackson’s injuries don’t actually arise from rushing plays but are often mysterious or happen off camera.
  • “His injuries, if you think back on them, you rarely see them… It’s after the game. Wait, what happened to Lamar Jackson?” (Adnan Virk, 03:49)

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2. NBA Early-Season Rapid Fire: "You Know Bout That?" (04:43–08:57)

Hosted by Jeremy, with Amin Elhassan as the knowledge base, this snappy segment probes Amin’s expertise on various NBA teams after the first few weeks of the season.

• Austin Reaves:
  • Increased aggressiveness and responsibility due to stars’ absence; draws praise for earning more free throws and evolving his game.
  • “He’s getting to the free throw line a zillion times more than he ever has in his career. And it’s made him a better player.” (Amin, 05:11)
• Orlando Magic:
  • Overcoming the sophomore slump but has yet to adapt to increased scouting.
• Chicago Bulls:
  • Billy Donovan’s revamped offense with improved ball movement, moving away from stagnant iso-ball.
• Indiana Pacers:
  • Injuries abound, but competitiveness remains.
• New Orleans Pelicans:
  • Zion Williamson’s limited impact and the dominance of the Nuggets; Jokic is still exceptional but requires less offensive load.
  • “He doesn’t have to do all that stuff. He can take eight shots and dominate a game now.” (Amin, 07:52)

Fun Moment:

• Amin’s high success rate (4 out of 5) in the rapid-fire earns him collective congratulations and light teasing about what NBA stories now "matter."

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3. Jessica Smetana on Weddings, Cookie Tables, and College Football (13:18–22:14)

• Jessica recounts attending a “cookie table wedding” in Pittsburgh, describing the regional tradition of setting out dozens of homemade cookies at receptions.
  • "There were over 220 dozen cookies baked for the cookie table at the wedding…" (Jessica, 15:07)
• LSU Football & Louisiana Politics:
  • The governor publicly disparages the athletic director’s hiring decisions, insisting he'd prefer Donald Trump choose LSU’s next coach—a sign of state-level drama.
• College Football Analysis:
  • Vanderbilt’s shot at upsetting Texas is discussed in depth, highlighting their improving offense and Texas’s defensive test.
  • Jessica confirms Mississippi State is “sneaky decent” but still struggles in close games.
• Fun Banter:
  • Jokes about “gooning” and food “gooners” intermingle with the sports content.

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4. Internet Minute: AI Slop Photos & Viral Fakes (22:22–24:28)

• Jessica notes the proliferation of AI-manipulated images of college football coaches performing heroic deeds, especially on Facebook.
  • “...fake, completely fabricated AI slop pictures. And people are sharing them… believing that they’re real.” (Jessica, 23:09)
• She recalls an absurd viral claim of Brent Venables somehow singing "God Bless America" to protesters, as an example of how AI fakes are shaping sports stories.

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5. The "Pitch Clock" Segment: Baseball Trivia & 2025 World Series Analysis (27:46–42:27)

Part 1: 2005 World Series Lineup Trivia (28:09–29:27+)

• Stugotz, Jeremy, and Chris Cote struggle through recalling the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros’ starting lineups, displaying classic sports trivia anxiety and comical self-doubt.

Part 2: World Series Deep Dive with Adnan Virk (30:44–42:27)

• Adnan’s Top 5 Individual Performances of the World Series:
  1. Freddie Freeman – Key walk-off HR in Game 3 sparks discussion; “parents are both Canadian” noted as a Toronto connection.
  2. Bo Bichette – Returns from injury, plays a new position, provides steady production.
  3. Yamamoto – Complete game in Game 2; defies “Japanese pitchers need extra rest” myth.
  4. Shohei Ohtani – On-base 9 times in a game, 4 extra-base hits, pitches 6 innings in same game—called a “marvel, a freak.”
  5. Vlad Jr. – Powering the Blue Jays with clutch home runs, living up to his $500 million contract.
• Series Dynamics:
  • The Blue Jays’ contact-heavy offense versus the Dodgers’ pitching, Toronto’s surprising run, Shane Bieber and Trey Savage’s pitching, and the massive Canadian TV audience (15% of Canada tuning in).
• Final Predictions:
  • Adnan predicts the Jays will win in 7, emphasizing the cultural significance in Canada:
    • “For a country of 41 million… 7 million is watching. 15% of the population. Americans, there’s 330 million… It’s like 55, 60 million people watching a baseball game.”
  • Stugotz jokes about the challenge of pulling Max Scherzer from a Game 7.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "His injuries... you rarely see them… It’s after the game. Wait, what happened to Lamar Jackson?"
  — Adnan Virk, on the mysteries of NFL injuries (03:49)

• "He doesn’t have to do all that stuff. He can take eight shots and dominate a game now."
  — Amin Elhassan, on Nikola Jokic’s evolution (07:52)

• "There were over 220 dozen cookies baked for the cookie table at the wedding."
  — Jessica Smetana, on Pittsburgh wedding culture (15:07)

• "It’s just like kind of diabolical to know that you’re about to accept a job but you still have dinner with the recruit’s family and... take three servings of their burnt ends."
  — Jessica Smetana, on Brian Kelly’s infamous recruiting dinner (20:36)

• “...fake, completely fabricated AI slop pictures. And people are sharing them… believing that they’re real.”
  — Jessica Smetana, on viral AI sports photos (23:09)

• "For a country of 41 million… 7 million is watching. 15% of the population."
  — Adnan Virk, emphasizing World Series’ cultural weight in Canada (41:27)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Lamar Jackson & NFL Injuries: 02:36–04:22
• NBA Rapid Fire ("You Know Bout That?"): 04:43–08:57
• Jessica Smetana’s Cookie Table & CFB: 13:18–22:14
• Internet Minute – AI Slop Photos: 22:22–24:28
• Pitch Clock: Baseball Trivia/World Series Preview: 27:46–42:27

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Tone & Style

The episode maintains the Le Batard Show’s trademark humorous, irreverent, and conversational tone—balancing deeply knowledgeable sports takes (especially from Virk, Smetana, and Elhassan) with playful jabs, banter, and cultural sidebars. Each segment flows naturally, with the cast riffing off each other’s jokes and insights while seamlessly transitioning between sports, food, and internet ephemera.

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Final Thoughts

Hour 2 of "You Know Bout That?" encapsulates what makes The Dan Le Batard Show a cult favorite: smart, unpredictable, and endlessly entertaining. Whether it’s breaking down the intricacies of the NBA or lamenting AI’s infiltration of college football narratives, the show delivers a unique, laughter-filled take on the latest in sports and culture—backed by both raw expertise and a willingness not to take anything (including themselves) too seriously.

Transcript

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[Stugotz]

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[Stugotz]

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[Stugotz]

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[Stugotz]

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[Stugotz]

This is the Dan Levator show with the ST Podcast. Start of the day, Start of the day it is the start of the.

[Jeremy]

Day Start of the day Start of.

[Stugotz]

The day it is the start of the day. Start of the day. Start of the day. It is the start of the day. Start of the day.

[Jeremy]

Start of the day.

[Stugotz]

It is the start of the day.

[Chris Cote]

We'll get to pitch clock in a second here. We'll get to Jessica in a second. But the start of the day before the injury, Lamar Jackson led the NFL with a passer rating of 130.5, 10 touchdowns, one interception. He was at the time quarterbacking an offense that was averaging 30, 32.7 points per game. That seems like a long time ago. Jackson, 71 wins in 98 career starts, fifth most by a quarterback in the first hundred career starts since stats were tracked in 1950. So he's pretty good.

[Adnan Virk]

I what I find interesting and I brought up in fact on the most recent episode of Football America featuring John Ham and also Jeff Schwartz, one of those two weighed in on this subject, which is does Lamar Jackson, given the slate of injuries that he's gone through in his career, does he need a Kobe Michael Jordan style mid career adjustment? Remember they both attacked the rim and all of that and suddenly realized I no longer have those hops and became mid range jump shooters to great success for the remainder of their careers. Does Lamar need to do something like that now?

[Chris Cote]

And what did you deduce in all of your reporting on Football America that's available on Mondays and Fridays?

[Adnan Virk]

Jon Hamm and or Jeff Schwartz and I agreed that Lamar Jackson's injuries are oddly not owed usually to him running. You think it would be him getting blown up by holding, by staying on his feet for an extra stride or two too long. It's odd his injuries, if you think back on them, you rarely see them. They're rarely captured on video and look at and say, yeah, you see it there. It's after the game. Wait, what happened to Lamar Jackson? He's got a hamstring.

[Tony]

It was also that one year he had Covid like six times. You remember? It's like he's got Covid again.

[Stugotz]

We all just had it last week.

[Chris Cote]

Put it on the poll. Did Lamar Jackson that one time have Covid six times again? Pitch clock's going to be at the end of this segment and Jessica will be in a second. But there was a big NBA night last night and it's been fun so far this season. So let's rapid fire Zaz and Amin here doing a little something on the first, you know, couple of weeks of the NBA season.

[Jeremy]

Amin, this is a new segment called you know about that. You ready?

[Amin Elhassan]

I'm ready. Let's do it.

[Chris Cote]

Does it have imaging or it's just a new segment that's called. You know about that.

[Jeremy]

Just music. I like it.

[Amin Elhassan]

It's like a fake. Serious, right, Amin?

[Jeremy]

What a week for this. Austin Reaves, 51 points, 41 points last night. Game winner at the buzzer at Minnesota. You know about Austin Reaves?

[Amin Elhassan]

I know a lot about Austin Reaves. I know that he's been doing a great job. Zaz of being more aggressive. Obviously, there's a lot more opportunity. No LeBron, no Luka Doncic. So now he's got all the responsibility of carrying the offense. It's made him a more attacking player. He's getting to the free throw line a zillion times more than he ever has in his career. And it's made him a better player.

[Jeremy]

I will conclude.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Jeremy]

You know about Austin Reeves, Amin. The Orlando Magic lost the Pistons last night. They dropped a 1 and 4. You know about that Orlando Magic?

[Amin Elhassan]

I do know about that Orlando Magic. I was watching that game last night. And look, this is something where it happens a lot with young teams. You have the breakthrough season, the good season, like, oh, here we go. We've arrived. And then reality hits you because the scouting reports have caught up and everyone knows what you're trying to do. They still have. I haven't given up on them, but they got to figure out how to be competitive on a nightly basis.

[Jeremy]

I'm going to conclude. You know about that Orlando Magic. I mean, the Bulls 40 after beating Sacramento last night. You know about them Chicago Bulls.

[Amin Elhassan]

I know a lot about them Chicago Bulls. Billy Donovan.

[Tony]

Donovan.

[Jeremy]

There you go.

[Amin Elhassan]

Oh, I know what that doesn't seem.

[Stugotz]

That doesn't seem like you know a lot about it.

[Jeremy]

Come on, son.

[Amin Elhassan]

Billy Donovan put in a new offense. It's a offense that's moving ball movement, body movement, motion offense. They got rid of an ISO kind of stagnant basketball. They've been playing for years with Zach Lavine and Demar derosen for that. Those guys are all gone. They know they have to move the ball around and have to go through Vucevic as a passer of the high post. It's working really well for them.

[Jeremy]

Since you stumbled with the head coach's name, I'mma conclude you don't know about them Chicago Bulls. I mean, the Indiana Pacers, they lost at Dallas last night.

[Stugotz]

04.

[Jeremy]

You know about them Pacers?

[Amin Elhassan]

I know a lot about them Pacers. I want to say, other than that one blowout loss that they've had. They've been Competitive in every game and guys, they are missing a lot of people, a lot of injuries. It's not just Tyrese Haliburton Nemhard has been hurt. Matheran has been hurt. They just cut my man James Wiseman to sign.

[Jeremy]

What's your man?

[Amin Elhassan]

Well, you know, that's just a filler word, but they cut him to bring in Mack McClung because they are so starved for guard play. Hell, even Johnny Furfee, who I've been selling everybody on, he's been hurt. They've been dealing with a lot of injuries. And yet, and yet, and yet other than that one blowout loss, they've been in every single game.

[Jeremy]

All right, I'm going to conclude you know about those Indiana pace, I got one more for you here. I mean, Zion Williamson back in action last night, but The Pelicans the 0 and 4. You know about those Pelicans.

[Chris Cote]

They were losing by 40 points last night.

[Amin Elhassan]

Okay, so the Pelicans are not a good roster. Zion has missed a couple of games early on, but even in the games he played not quite as compelling a matchup for the other teams. We had the highlights against San Antonio and Victor Wembanyama. That was cool. But last night I'm putting that more on the Denver Nuggets, who are amazing. This is a crazy thing. I wanted to say this yesterday. I forgot gone people 10, 20 years from now they're going to look back and say, oh, this is when Nikolaoka started to quote, unquote, drop off. No, he's better than ever. It's just he finally has a supporting cast and the game has never been easier for him. He doesn't have to do all that stuff. He can take eight shots and dominate a game now.

[Jeremy]

All right, I'm going to conclude you know about them Pelicans and about them Nuggets.

[Chris Cote]

Congratulations Amin an excellent debut effort 4 out of 5. Also Austin Reaves weird week where he made both the 40 point game and the 50 point game irrelevant to me. Like they what's going on? They used to matter and he made both of them irrelevant in the same week.

[Amin Elhassan]

So Austin Reaves achieving somehow tells Dan like oh, that means it's and the.

[Stugotz]

Aaron Gordon won a 50 point burger.

[Chris Cote]

That still matters. It was 10 for 11 from three.

[Amin Elhassan]

Dan's one of those guys like oh, I got this new Rolex. It's really cool. And then he sees everyone else wearing it like, well, this is junk now. And he just throws it out the window.

[Jessica Smetana]

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[Stugotz]

Don LeBatard, Mr. Mr.

[Jessica Smetana]

Shirt, if I may say for a second, Miami, they were simulating the snap count the entire game and they were clapping at the line of scrimmage. And the only thing I want to see clapping are them cheeks on Mrs. Mac in my face. Max Shirt. All right, so that's one thing.

[Stugotz]

Stugats.

[Jessica Smetana]

They're a bunch of cheeks. Cheaters, Dan. And you know who should be cheating? Mrs. Met on Mr. Met. And he can watch if he wants.

[Stugotz]

This is the Dan Levatar show with the Stugats.

[Chris Cote]

Pitch clock coming at the end of this segment, perhaps they'll explain to you how it is that you'll explain a hundred years from now to your great, great grandchildren how it is that a rookie defeated the modern day Babe Ruth. I don't have an explanation for it.

[Tony]

Splitter with a trapdoor.

[Stugotz]

What does this guy not get?

[Chris Cote]

Jessica, thank you for being on with us. I wanted to get to a couple of the stories that we talked to about earlier with you. The Louisiana governor saying that that basically he's going to have more to do with choosing the next LSU coach than the athletic director. Have you ever seen that happen before?

[Jessica Smetana]

Can I start by saying hi to Dave? Because I haven't said hi to Dave yet and I didn't know Dave was gonna be in the studio. And I just got back from Pittsburgh, Dave and I was at a cookie table wedding. Zaz, do you know about that?

[Jeremy]

I don't.

[Jessica Smetana]

Dave.

[Adnan Virk]

Jessica, I couldn't have been more jealous. I saw the pictures on social media and I swooned. And I have to ask you a question. Very quickly, Pitt Panthers, Indiana Hoosiers, national championship game. How say you?

[Jessica Smetana]

Oh, God. Is there a single thing that Indiana's bad at this year? Genuinely asking. They're going to go undefeated, right?

[Adnan Virk]

I know we're in it. And so it's hard to sort of contextualize that the Indiana Hoosiers are the second rated team in all the land after the remarkable Cinderella year where you figure they're going to dip back down the following year. That they are, it would appear, legitimate contenders to win. The whole thing is just loco as a. As an alum from Indiana University. And yet who would I root for if they had to play my hometown Pitt Panthers? I don't know, but I suspect it's going to be in the next few weeks. I'm going to have to make that choice.

[Jessica Smetana]

I don't know if you're going to have to choose.

[Chris Cote]

Which cookie did you take like or how many of the cookies did you take? What were your top three cookie choices?

[Jessica Smetana]

I had several Buckeyes. They were outstanding. Have you ever had a Buckeye, Dan?

[Chris Cote]

I don't know what a buckeye is.

[Tony]

Several.

[Stugotz]

What?

[Jessica Smetana]

You don't know what a Buckeye is? Oh, they're these peanut butter balls. It's peanut butter and confectioner's sugar ground together and then frozen and dipped in chocolate. They're delicious. They are outstanding little cookies. There were over 220 dozen cookies baked for the cookie table at the wedding. So there was a outstanding variety of cookies. Dan, you would have absolutely hated it because you probably wouldn't have been able to eat any of them. I was not able to eat that many of them either, but I still indulged and it was delicious food.

[Amin Elhassan]

Goon.

[Adnan Virk]

What's that?

[Stugotz]

What?

[Tony]

Dan, He's a food gooner.

[Chris Cote]

The Louisiana.

[Jessica Smetana]

You guys read that article, by the way, the Harper's one about gooning?

[Tony]

Yeah, Zach Harper.

[Amin Elhassan]

Zach Harper's magazine.

[Jessica Smetana]

It's one of the most terrifying things I've ever read in my life. But anyways, yes. Back to another terrifying thing. Brian Kelly. So the governor of Louisiana, Dan, had this big press conference yesterday. You've probably seen the clips by now. But he said that he would sooner have Donald Trump pick the new LSU head football coach than let Scott Woodward do it, who is the LSU athletics director. So, yeah, it doesn't seem like a great situation there. I think they'll probably be fine because it's still LSU and I think a lot of coaches will want to work there. But anytime the governor of the state is on the Microphone saying outrageous things about your school's athletic department. Athletic director. It's generally not a good thing.

[Chris Cote]

Can you tell me if you've seen enough Vanderbilt football to tell me how good they actually are at the top of that conference and if they belong at the top of that conference?

[Jessica Smetana]

So they're very good. They play Texas this weekend. Arch Manning may or may not be playing. He was in concussion protocol as of recording this. I don't know if he's going to play or not. But I think the real test for Vanderbilt, Arch Manning aside, is are they going to be able to score on Texas's defense? Because we know Texas still has a very strong defense. But if the quarterback situation, if they're starting their backup quarterback, Matthew Caldwell, who, who did have to play against Mississippi State last weekend, he's played at, I think, three other college football programs like Gardner, Web Troy and Jacksonville State. I want to say that would be very interesting. And Vanderbilt could effectively end Texas's any chance of a playoff hope this weekend. So that's. That's a really interesting game, especially because if you watched last year, I think Texas was a lot better last year. Vanderbilt was slightly worse. But Vanderbilt almost pulled it off in 2024, and I think, you know, they're just a much better team this year.

[Adnan Virk]

She knows about those Commodores.

[Amin Elhassan]

Jessica, why does the national media, including the pollsters, continue to underestimate the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets despite their ability to sting the competition?

[Jessica Smetana]

Oh, I like that. That's a good question. I think they've been in several close games. I don't know who. Oh, I get. Okay, now. I get what you're doing.

[Stugotz]

Okay.

[Jessica Smetana]

Is that in a costume, too? I'm sorry, I.

[Amin Elhassan]

And you could bet on that.

[Jessica Smetana]

You're very. You're very shiny and bald today. And I don't know if this is.

[Tony]

Whoa.

[Jessica Smetana]

Part of it.

[Jeremy]

Damn, I'm an NASCAR driver.

[Jessica Smetana]

I didn't say it looked bad. I know you doesn't mean bad. Why would you say that exactly, anyways? I mean, did you watch any of the Georgia Tech Wake Forest game earlier this year where Wake Forest totally got the rug pulled out from under them by the refs?

[Amin Elhassan]

Yes, I did. And I can say that those Deacons got sent straight to hell.

[Jessica Smetana]

They will not see you in Valhalla.

[Amin Elhassan]

Yeah, they will see me in Valhalla. You can bet on that.

[Jessica Smetana]

I think Georgia Tech's defense is the more of the issue, obviously. We know their quarterback, Haynes King, is incredibly tough, and they've just played in a number of games where they're not blowing anyone out. And I think that that has given people pause. But they're still one of the best teams in the acc. I agree with you. I think they should get more credit.

[Amin Elhassan]

How about Haynes King ruling over the Heisman Trophy voting?

[Jessica Smetana]

How about it? I don't know about that. Have you guys talked about Brian Kelly and the burnt end story yet this week?

[Chris Cote]

No.

[Jessica Smetana]

I feel like this will be one of the last chances we ever have to talk about this. I think we talked about it in 2021, but I want to bring it back up because it's one of my favorite Brian Kelly anecdotes. But when he was negotiating on the phone secretly with his agent about taking the LSU job, he was at a recruit's house with Tommy Reese and the former Notre Dame wide receivers coach Dallas Alexander in Washington trying to get this recruit to come to Notre Dame. And he left the house that he was at for 15 minutes, took a phone call apparently, and then came back and the recruit and his family had cooked Brian Kelly this huge dinner. So this is from the Colombian, which is a newspaper in Washington, but this, the recruit's name was Tobias Merriweather. He's no longer at Notre. He did actually still end up going to Notre Dame. He's no longer at Notre Dame. But his dad, Don Merryweather, said that Kelly stepped out for a 15 minute phone call. Soon after he returned, the coaches and family members sat down for a home cooked meal featuring deviled eggs, barbecued shrimp and brisket burnt ends. The visit continued for another 90 minutes. Quote, he came back in, sat down and acted like it was nothing, Meriwether said of the phone call. He was cool as a cucumber about those burnt ends, though. Kelly had three servings, Merryweather said.

[Chris Cote]

Whoa, three servings.

[Jeremy]

Burnt ends are really good.

[Chris Cote]

That's good.

[Jessica Smetana]

It's just like kind of diabolical to know that you're about to accept a job but you still have dinner with the recruit's family and talk about how great Notre Dame is and then take three servings of their burnt ends, I.

[Stugotz]

Would you be fine with two servings? Like, what's the line here?

[Jessica Smetana]

I think two is the line.

[Adnan Virk]

Am I alone on this? If given the choice of being a pro, if money were the same, pro or college coach, I would definitely go pro because I, I would hate to have to go to people's houses in January and February and sit there and eat their food and their cookies and pretend that that would be the worst experience there is. I would definitely be an NFL coach.

[Jessica Smetana]

I think some people probably like that aspect of the job, especially if they're getting good barbecue, too, on these trips.

[Jeremy]

Jessica, is Mississippi State sneaky, decent?

[Jessica Smetana]

Yeah, I think they're sneaky decent. They're not going to win. I mean, they haven't won a lot of games. They've lost a lot of close games, especially. Especially. I think this weekend will be another probably close game. Arkansas, I want to say, is like a 4 1/2 point favorite right now. And Arkansas has not won a game since earlier this season before Bobby Petrino became the interim coach. But I feel like Arkansas has also been close. They've been scoring a lot of points. I mean, their offense is, you know, they make some mistakes sometimes that will end up losing games for them. But this could be one of those teams, like something. This is a something's got to give game, I think.

[Jeremy]

Zaz, Mississippi State has not won a conference game in two years. Jesse, you know who it was against?

[Jessica Smetana]

Ooh, Arkansas.

[Jeremy]

You got it.

[Jessica Smetana]

Okay, well, that makes sense.

[Chris Cote]

Give me the Internet minute for Jessica, even though it's usually something that's for Lucy.

[Amin Elhassan]

Time to get in it.

[Stugotz]

It's Jessica's Internet minute, even though she has one. But go ahead, Jess.

[Jessica Smetana]

Okay, so this has come to my attention repeatedly over the last year. And we did a segment, I want to say, in 2023 or 2024, where I talked about the top five ways to spot an AI altered video of a head coach or any sort of public figure saying something that they never actually said. But what we have now that is permeating, especially Facebook, are these AI slop pictures of. I see especially college football coaches with long captions describing things that these coaches have done. Usually there's something that will pull on your heartstrings a little bit. This was one I saw last year after Hurricane Helene of Brian Kelly and Garrett Nussmeier helping people clean up debris from the hurricane in North Carolina. Or this was actually the North Texas floods.

[Tony]

I see.

[Jessica Smetana]

But I think there was also one after one of the hurricanes. But these are just like fake, completely fabricated AI slot pictures. And people are sharing them on Facebook. And if you read the comments, the comments are all Facebook users saying, like, this is amazing. This is heartwarming. This is great. And believing that they're real. There was also one that I saw people were talking about that was posted this up this past week with Brent Venables. It's like an AI generated image of Brent Venables. It doesn't even really look like Brent Venables. In fact, this guy, whoever he is, is smoking. I mean, pretty hot.

[Stugotz]

I'd want.

[Jessica Smetana]

But if you read the text, I can't read it because it's too small on my screen. But if you read the text, it's like an absurd story. And then at the bottom is the New York skyline before 9, 11.

[Tony]

Oof.

[Jeremy]

Dan. Apparently in the Venables story, people were protesting outside the stadium.

[Stugotz]

And Brent Venables and Brent Venables, God bless America.

[Jeremy]

He just grabbed a microphone outside the stadium and started singing. God bless.

[Stugotz]

Hell yeah, dude.

[Tony]

I love that.

[Chris Cote]

Jessica.

[Jessica Smetana]

It's just a absurd. I don't. I don't understand this, Dan.

[Stugotz]

I love it.

[Jessica Smetana]

This is not good. Between that and the gooning story, it's been. I've saw a lot of things on the Internet. I don't like this.

[Tony]

I'm halfway through the gooning story.

[Dan LeBatard]

My God.

[Jessica Smetana]

I mean, it's shocking.

[Chris Cote]

Second gooning reference of the day. Thank you, Jessica. Check out her weekly Notre Dame podcast, the Echoes with Mike Golick junior. Brent Venables is gonna love that photograph of himself. He has never looked that good. Thank you, Jessica. Pitch clock next.

[Dan LeBatard]

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[Tony]

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[Stugotz]

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[Jeremy]

Don LeBatard, can I tell you something?

[Stugotz]

I don't know, maybe like a month.

[Jeremy]

Ago and I decided to watch Pitch Clock and I told Jeremy Stugats. This is a good show you're doing.

[Stugotz]

This is the Don Levatar show with the Stugach. Halloween tomorrow. Chris, you going as anything? Oh, Halloween. It's one of my least favorite holidays now that I have kids a little better. Still hate it though. Let's start the show. Roy Holiday. Nice fist. Me. Matt Holiday. Jackson Holiday. The third one. Ethan Holiday. Black Ethan. Nope. Let's start the show.

[Tony]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Welcome to the Pitch Clock. Here's the pitch. A two part baseball segment. Segment combining a nostalgic baseball trivia game and an interview with an expert. This is the Pitch Clock. The Pitch Clock is back. Jack. Hi, everybody. There it is. Thank you.

[Jeremy]

Hey.

[Stugotz]

World Series is happening. That's cool. Adnan Virg's gonna break it down momentarily. I'm. I'm riding quite a heater on our trivia games. I've won back to to back. I'm looking to make it a 3P today and today it ends today. Not today. Bringing us into it. Not Black Ethan. Ethan Badowski. Ethan, what is our trivia game today, Sir Jeremy, before we start. Yes. Barbecue or hot dogs? Barbecue. You are going to be Houston and you are going to be Chicago. My favorite video game ever is MVP baseball 2005. It's the greatest year of baseball ever. And that World Series was won by the Chicago White Sox in four games over the Houston Astros. In front of you are the starting lineups from Game 4 of the 2005 World Series. There are simply numbers on a page. You have to tell me the position and the name of the guy.

[Tony]

You want.

[Stugotz]

You want to switch teams? I don't know. I have four on here that I feel good about. All right. I'm. Let's just. I don't. So we're gonna try three strikes. If we get into a scenario like last week, we'll go first to a number. Jeremy, it's your honor. I'll go with the only name I know. Right. And maybe I'm right. Right fielder. Number 16, Carlos Beltran. That is incorrect. You got to be shitting me or not. What year is this, by the way? 2005. Dude.

[Jeremy]

You don't know.

[Stugotz]

Number the second baseman for the Astros. I mean, I know who it is. I was gonna go. Actually, that might not be him. He might have retired. That's what I'm saying. I have no idea. All right. I'm really. I'm really angry about that. Left field, number 22 for the white Sox, Scott Possessed. Oh, what a name. Cody. Doesn't it just bring you back? Why didn't I say? It makes me feel so good, dude. Scott Pit said. Our ever present 2025 MLB expert is here, Adnan Virk, with me as his Blue Jays. Yes, I'm saying his Blue Jays. The. The Canada man himself have taken a 32 lead in this World Series. He's not going to put his bias aside. We're gonna have this conversation, and I'm gonna let you all know that he's excited. I'm excited. It's an exciting time when someone is just one game away from winning the World Series. Adnan, I have gone on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about Trey Savage and how incredible his start was in game five. But there have been all sorts of incredible individual performances in this World Series. So I've got you prepared for this one already. I'm looking for your top five individual performances in this World Series. It could be from one game. It could be from the entire series. Whichever structure you prefer.

[Adnan Virk]

Add in.

[Stugotz]

Let us know what you're doing, and let's get started with number five.

[Jeremy]

All right, let's do Oli first. Freddie Freeman. Just because he did hit the walkout form one in game three, which was the longest game we'd seen since 2018 and his parents are both Canadian and they got a raucous reception back there at Rogers Center. So Freddie Freeman's a little Oli, hasn't done a whole lot else this series, but did hit a home run to end that claim. Thank God for six and a half hours.

[Stugotz]

Love that.

[Chris Cote]

Number five.

[Jeremy]

I'm going to Boba Shet. Jeremy. The guy hadn't played since September 6th. He's been back. He's getting hits virtually every game. He's playing good defense, he's being effective. I just think what he's been able to do. He was second this league in hits with 181. He was.311 average, 94 ribies. But you take a month off and come back in the World Series and play a position you've never played before since the minor leagues. That's unbelievable. So I want to give some love to Bo Bichette collectively from that offense.

[Stugotz]

Absolutely.

[Jeremy]

Listen, complete game in game two. The guy was ridiculous. That splitter is one of the most effective pitches in baseball and he's always been a big game pitcher. Last year in the World Series, one start, six innings, one hit, one run, only one. Soto got him. Other than that, he was nails. If you look at his career in Japan, every big game I checked, he's always pitched complete games as well. There's a thought that Japanese pitchers need the extra day of rest. They don't have as much durability. That's not the case with the Alamoto. He was their most dependable starter this year. He threw over 175 innings in the regular season. In the postseason, back to back complete games. Only guy to do that since Kurt Schilling went back to back complete games in the World Series and multiple complete games in the postseason. Your boy Madison Bumgar did that.

[Chris Cote]

Of course.

[Jeremy]

Back with the Giants, number three, Ohtani. Specifically the fact he was on base nine times in a single game. I'll never get over that. He smashes four extra base hits, two doubles, two home runs, five walks later pitches. That night, six innings, made one bad pitch to Vladi, who hit the home run and then gets chased the seventh, a little bit of fatigue and you know, gives him a couple more runs. The stat line doesn't look as good, but it should have been six innings, two runs and really just one hit. The guy is a marvel, a freak. What he's doing is incredible. Number two, your portrayal. Savage, as Dan Levitar was fond of saying when it came to our live cast for game 5,327 fans is who he was pitching in front of. Single aid to need at the start of the year. 327. And they had 55000 watching at Dodger Stadium. 46 days after reaching his fifth level of pro baseball. 46 days and you're pitching game one of the World Series. 7 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 12 strikeouts. You've already spoken about it. Absolute masterpiece. The fact he throws that ball from a seven foot angle. The tilt in that ball coming down. Amazing. And number one is Vlad Tashay. There was a time people were saying this guy's not worth $500 million. Imagine if Vlad was a free agent right now. When he's done this dude, the numbers would be gigantic. It'd be $600 million, right? Be getting maybe Sodo type money. It's been remarkable. The contract kicks in next year. 14 years, $500 million. He's Canadian. He wants to play for Canada. He wants to play for the Blue Jays. He has put this team on his back. It's a collection of talentless Blue Jays offense, there's no question about it. But what Vlad is doing this postseason has been a story for the ages. He hits the big home run up Otani, the big home run last night. Every single big moment Fly Junior's in the center of it.

[Stugotz]

So what's amazing about what you just said is that Davis Schneider plays for George Springer, hits a leadoff home run off Blake Snell. He's not on this list. And and Clayton Kershaw in his individual moment where he faces one batter with the bases loaded in that extra inning game, he's trusted for one batter and he gets it done with a bunch of pitches at 89 miles an hour. But, but let's talk about this right? Because what has stood out as the difference to you here? The Dodgers take a 21 lead and now the Blue Jays go win back to back games the in Los Angeles. How have they been able to get this done and get themselves just one game away from a World Series championship?

[Jeremy]

Yeah, I think the real key to this series as we said coming in was the Dodgers starting pitching against that Blue Jays offense. Dodgers Rotation of 1.40 ERA coming into the World Series. The Blue Jays 80.5 in terms of contact percentage, best in the baseball. So they're going to put the ball in play, they'll put pressure on defense and they don't strike out. Fewer strikeouts in the majors. And the Blue Jays have won that battle, period. Three games in Los Angeles. They put a five, they put up six. They Put up six. This offense scores runs. They were fourth in the majors and runs scored. But if you look specifically from late April on, you know, once Addison Barger gets called up late May, once Var shows back because him and Santander were out, this offense was pretty much the best in baseball. So they've proven that. It's a collection of talent, like I said, up and down the lap. You mentioned Davis, Schneider, it can be Andres Jimenez on any day. It can be a different player, whether it can be Lucas or Straw or whomever it might be. But this team hits. Alejandra Crook's been unbelievable for them behind the plate, big hit after big hit, and their offense really has been the answer for me. I mean, it's also pretty crazy to say they're starting pitching like Shane Bieber outpitched Shohei Ohtani and Trey Savage outpitch Blake Snell. Those are also both true, which is kind of mind boggling, especially with Shane.

[Stugotz]

Bieber coming off of the surgery. I mean, these are two guys who both did not pitch for this team until after the trade level into September. I was there for Shane Bieber's first start against the Miami Marlin when, when we were doing that broadcast and it was absolutely fascinating to see this guy now pitching in this big moment and having that one. And look the things that you said offensively, it's the reason why I said on the main show going into this series, if there was a team in the American League that had an opportunity, that if they got hot and played their best baseball that could beat the Dodgers, it would have been the Blue Jays, probably from the start. Is number 11, the catcher, Brad Osmus. That is correct. Jeremy, you are on the board and number the pictures. All right, Relax. The pitcher is not easy. What? Number 41? Yeah. I wouldn't say so. It's easy. Okay, hey, enough with the hints, all right? I'm trying to. I'm trying to play my mind games with Jeremy.

[Jeremy]

I don't need you.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, counter. I've had enough. I've had enough mind games from him. Bottom, ping ponging back and forth. Right fielder, number two. 23, I believe. MVP. Based off of our previous list, Germaine D. Germaine Dy is correct. He was the World Series MVP. Unfair advant. I can't cheat off your. You're going to see all these names here and just get inspired. I. What's upsetting is that I know almost everything that's there. I guess I'll go with that number seven that we were talking about. Number seven. The second Baseman. Come on, just spit it out.

[Jeremy]

Okay. Thank God.

[Chris Cote]

Gosh, it's Craig.

[Stugotz]

Okay. No, you really did. You got in my head. So to set this up, Jeremy has two right and one strike. Chris has two right, no strikes. But he is on his third guess. Paul Canero, 14 first.

[Jeremy]

That is correct.

[Chris Cote]

Yes.

[Stugotz]

There's a lot of like pretty iconic. I know these names, dude. These names so happy. Okay.

[Jeremy]

Shoot.

[Stugotz]

Is he. Does that mean he's in right field?

[Amin Elhassan]

What's his.

[Stugotz]

His number? That wasn't his number. Oh, I'm gonna go with 16 only because I got it wrong. Is it Lance Berkman, 16 in right field? No, Lance Berkman is not number 16. But you just implied that on the field. No, he's on the team. Shut your mouth. I know he played in this game. Clearly 17. All right, anyways, now see, I'm so bad at this. I'm so bad at this. No, I'm sorry, you monster. Because now you're in my head because you said, oh, he's coming. Clearly 17. And I thought maybe he is 17. Might be center. But he could be. But he could be 26. He had some wheels at the end. I'm going to throw up again. On me? Yeah, it's on you. I thought you were asking if I was going to throw up on you. Starting pitcher 34. Which, which paragraph? Yeah, I'm not sure which paragraph? Freddy Garcia. Yeah, it is Freddy. That is correct. Man, this team is so much easier. I really, I didn't real. I thought you guys might have trouble with this team. I'm about done. No, the white. Yeah, the white socks are a lot easier. So I have two strikes. That's not true.

[Jeremy]

I'll be cleaning up.

[Stugotz]

You have two strikes.

[Jeremy]

I can't.

[Stugotz]

Who's number 16? Bro? I could literally tell you. Number 14. I am asking you to just take a breath. All right, number 14. Let me give me see your. He's revving real high right now. I'm upset. It's cuz he's going to end my shot at a three peat. I'm right there. I got your third base fan. Let me see number one. Is he number one? Where is Carlos Belcher? Preview game six because you got Yamamoto, you got Gossman. It's back in Toronto with an opportunity for the Blue Jays to clinch the World Series. Which team has the advantage in Game 6? And, and what's your expectation for the results in this individual game?

[Jeremy]

Adnan, Game six is the World Series. Jeremy have been good for the Blue Jays. That was When Joe Carter, of course, did his famous home run in 1993. We're 32 years since the Blue Jays have won a World Series, and the easy answer is the Dodgers will win, because Yamamoto has been the Terminator so far this postseason. But I don't think you want to overlook just how good Gossman's been. Yes, Yamamoto has a 1.47 ERA this postseason, but Gossman's a 2.55. Like he's been an absolute ace for the Jays. And that showdown in Game two, both of them went six strong. Only in the seventh, Gospelman gives up a couple of solo home runs. Max Muncie, historically his own gossip and proved that again. And it gives up the three runs. But there's no doubt that Gosman threw up a quality start and he can match Yamamoto. Excuse me, 0 for 0. Having said that, I do think Yamamoto is incredible, and I think the Dodgers are able to answer in Game six, which means we are going to have a Game seven. I'd love to see the Jays win on Halloween. Trick or treat. We're gonna have a Game 7, this year's World Series, November 1st, on Saturday night.

[Stugotz]

So we get to November. Then we're gonna find out who the new Mr. November is, because someone's gonna have to step up and have that moment in Game seven. Adnan, ultimately here, who wins the World Series? And I'm just going to say it, since I know you're going to go Blue Jays, since I know you're going to do. What would it mean to Canada and to you personally to see this Blue Jays team win the World Series? Even though if anyone here is watching our live stream, I. I bragged on Ethan for asking this exact same question.

[Jeremy]

Totally. Finally did that. Jays, you're going to win in seven, was my prediction. I said that. Excuse me, on Canadian television back before Game one. So I'll get the tape and be sure to post it on Social. I was on CTV with Nathan Downer and Michelle Dube, and they asked me for a prediction. I go, jason, seven. So if I come right, I will gloat happily, because even maybe I didn't believe it totally in my heart, but I said no, they're going to will it to happen. Like I said, Jeremy, I think that Yamamoto helps propel the Dodgers to a Game 6 win. But this Dodgers offense has been lifeless. There's no question about it. It's an overrated offense. They have not scored runs and they've been limping ever since the nlcs. They hadn't faced particularly strong pitching until this Blue Jays team. And though I do think ultimately Toronto wins this series in seven, it does give me pause that Max Scherzer, starting at game seven, a guy who had an ERA over 10 in the month of September, but look at his last couple of starts. Like, Max is good enough for a four and a third, couple of runs, maybe five runs, you know, five innings, three runs. And then after that, your Savage will be available for an inning or two. I think Bieber could pitch an inning or two. Chris Bassett's out of the bullpen. Hoffman has looked good so far as a closer this postseason. So it's going to be maybe a little bit unconventional. Maybe Max Scherzer pitches into the fourth inning, and all of a sudden John Schneider will go to that bullpen. But I do think ultimately the Blue jays went in seven. This is an amazing story for Canada. 15% of the population has been watching these games. 7 million for game one, just under 6 million for game three, which is still shocking is the fact the game was six and a half hours. So again, to extrapolate this, for a country of 41 million, when I say 7 million is watching. 15% of the population, Americans, there's 330 million people in this country. That's like 55, 60 million people watching a baseball game. You only get those numbers, as you know, for the super bowl, which is 9,500 million. That's it. Like the NFC championship game, AFC championship game. 35, 40 million, maybe 45, 50. You're not topping the 60 million. That's how much it means to Canada. It's the one team in town. And certainly for me, on a personal level, it's been nostalgic. You know, I was in high school when they went back to back 14, 15. The Blue Jays were the epicenter of the baseball world. Everybody wanted to come to Toronto. Whether you're a Dave Winfield or Paul Mulder or David Cohen, if you wanted to win, you came to Toronto. And for the Blue jays to be 74 wins a season ago, 94 wins this year, a number one seed on the verge of beating the Dodgers, it's. It's almost too much for one man to handle.

[Stugotz]

I'm gonna say this to you, Adnan. First of all, good luck taking the ball out of Max Scherzer's hand in a game seven. Yeah, right. John Schneider, if you think it was bad in game three or back in the alcs, good luck taking the ball out of his hand and. And everything that you just set up. I mean, how storybook. So storybook that it could be a movie. And speaking of movies, Adnan Verk, the author of Cinephile, go buy his book, the Absolute Best. When it comes to movies. You can watch him on MLB Network. You can follow him on social media to see him gloat. If the Blue Jays ultimately win this in seven games, good luck to you, my friend. I am not rooting for the Dodgers, but I am rooting for them in game six just so we can get a game seven so that you can be right and we can have the greatest two words in sports. Game 7.

[Jeremy]

It's a great moment for patriotism. It's a great moment for Toronto. I appreciate you, buddy.

[Stugotz]

All right, let's go back to the game between me and Chris, who's 41. The starting pitcher for the Astros was number four.

[Tony]

Okay.

[Stugotz]

I don't always think about numbers. I. I am trying to think of guys who were on that team, and I know one pitcher who for sure was on that team, but I don't think this is him because he would have started. He would have started game one. I guess. I guess guessed that 16 was Berkman. Yes, you did already. All right, I'm gonna hate or 26 hate you. I hate you.

[Jeremy]

I forget.

[Stugotz]

I think he wore 26 on the road and 17 at home. Can you do that? He may have moved to center field too late in his career. I remember he got like, late in his career, the latent career moved to center field. It rejuvenated. They put him back in center on this team. Why don't I remember? Third baseman is a deep pull. I am so proud of myself for this. Third baseman. All right, I'm going with. I'm going with 26. I'm going with 26 being Lanceberg. I'm gonna be wrong. Come on, Jeremy. He fed it to you. He was. It was number 17. All right, well, hopefully you gotten one wrong and that's it. You haven't gotten any wrong. He has not gotten any. He's out. Can I finish then? Can I just get what I think it is really quick? What we should do is we should switch teams and see if. Just go from there. If he can still call out.

[Jeremy]

But let me. No, no.

[Stugotz]

Everybody, I lost. I don't want to be embarrassed more. Jeremy loses. 14. Morgan Ensburg. That is correct.

[Jeremy]

Yes.

[Stugotz]

17 is Berkman. 26 is Bagwell. Is he still back? Well, he's not in the starting lineup. Carlos Lee. No, no, no, no.

[Jeremy]

All right, all right.

[Stugotz]

Cody, do you want to Take a couple more steps. The White Sox. Or are you. Are you done here? Oh, White Sox. I. Ray Durham. No, not Ray Durham. Not one of those. He was a Giant in MVPs. And both of them were Giants in MVP baseball 2005. Who's 24 at third base?

[Jeremy]

I don't really know.

[Stugotz]

Joe Creedy. Juan Uribe was the shortstop. Tadahicho Iguchi was the second baseman. Catcher A.J. prasinski should have gotten that one. And Aaron Rowan was out in center field. Oh, I should have got that one. On the Astro side, Lance Berkman was in left left field. Willie Tavares was the center fielder. Jason lane was number 16 in right field. Mike Lamb Manning first base. Craig Bizio. What you got? Adam Everett, the short stop. Number 28, Morgan Ensburg.

[Tony]

How.

[Stugotz]

How great is Adam Everett and Morgan? Willie Tavares is a callback. This team sucks. I have no idea how they got to the World Series. They had Roy Oswalt, Roger Clement, and Morgan Bleeping. And Brandon Backy was their pitcher in this game. And then Brad Osmosis. You got everyone to know. I want everyone to know that this is. This is a. This is a game. And I don't want to play this game with the field anymore. We are back. Well, guess what? We. We only have one more episode of the Pitch Clock left this season. I'm gonna have a good one for all the marbles. Should it. Should it be that I never calculate who actually won everything and we just play one and it is to decide who the winner was of trivia? Maybe loser leaves the segment forever. I'd rather not. I'd rather keep doing it. I'll take this thing. All of a sudden, it's. We're changing the name. Just. Just end the episode.

[Dan LeBatard]

Now's a good time to remember where tequila's story truly began. In 1795, Cuervo invented tequila. Cuervo, what are you doing here?

[Chris Cote]

Cuervo? Anytime someone says Cuervo, I show up.

[Dan LeBatard]

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.

[Chris Cote]

Sweet, delicious Cuervo.

[Dan LeBatard]

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

[Stugotz]

Cuervo.

[Dan LeBatard]

So enjoy the tequila that started it all. Cuervo. Cuervo, the tequila that invented tequila.

[Stugotz]

Proximo.

[Dan LeBatard]

Cuervo. Com. Please drink responsibly.

[Stugotz]

Cuervo.