Postgame Show: Dan's Curl (feat. JuJu Gotti)

Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Postgame Show: Dan's Curl (feat. JuJu Gotti)

Date: October 28, 2025
Recorded at: The Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami
Participants: Dan Le Batard (A), Stugotz (B), JuJu Gotti (C), with mentions of the broader crew

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Overview

In this postgame episode, Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, and JuJu Gotti discuss the upcoming Dolphins-Ravens watch party at Flanagan’s, a World Series Game Five live stream, the stress and drama of playoff baseball, and hilariously dissect regrettable transactions in sports history. The mood is light and playful, filled with witty banter, behind-the-scenes mishaps, and JuJu’s signature rants. Notable show moments include debates on uncomfortable costumes, a homage to Dan’s “Superman curl,” real-time baseball reactions, and an iconic rundown of “mulligan” sports deals. The team wraps the episode with listener comments, breaking WNBA news, and lively polling updates.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Upcoming Show Events and Schedule

• Watch Party Plans: JuJu confirms traveling down for the Dolphins-Ravens watch party at Flanagan's.
  • “Juju's coming down for our watch party...for the Ravens and the Dolphins.” (00:02)
• World Series Game Five Livestream: Jeremy outlines a star-studded live stream for Game Five.
  • Guests may include Roy, Adnan, David Sampson, and others; notable that Jeremy is skipping bowling to join, indicating event importance.
  • “I'm skipping bowling for this, Dan. Whoa. This is how important this is a big deal.” (00:55)
• Greg Cody’s Bowling Update: Greg Cody, recovering from a knee issue, officially condones missing bowling for the livestream.
  • “You know, I condone it. I condone it. I officially condone him doing the watch along instead of bowling.” (01:26)

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2. Baseball Game Takes and Emotional Reactions

• JuJu’s Baseball Analysis:
  • Highlights the performance of Alejandro Kirk (“a beast”) and the standout pitching of Klein under pressure.
    • “Alejandro Kirk is a beast. This guy. He bro, put this brother on. Give him whatever contract he want next year.” (02:07)
  • Clayton Kershaw’s crucial out and the emotions surrounding it, including his wife’s reaction.
    • “When I saw Clayton Kershaw and all he needed was that one out...man. And he got it done on that last low in the way pitch.” (03:15)
    • Stugotz adds: “You see the video of his wife watching...She was so panicked, right? Truly panicked...could end with blowing this game and blowing a World Series...” (03:42)
  • Additional praise for underdog pitchers and a humorous riff on an AI-generated photo of Jeff Bridges as a Dodgers pitcher.
    • “That's a great photo. You told AI. Give me a picture of Jesus Christ pitch.” (04:21)
    • “You told AI. Get Jeff Bridges pitching. That's what we did.” (04:32)

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3. Top Sports Transactions People Wish They Could ‘Mulligan’

JuJu delivers a rapid, off-the-dome top 10 mishaps, blending sharp insights and humor:

• Highlights:
  • “Bills trading their pick so that the Chiefs can draft Xavier Worthy...why would we want to help them ever?” (05:23)
  • “Markell Fultz over Jayson Tatum. Get out of here.” (05:32)
  • “The Cardinals take Josh Rosen over Lamar Jackson. Damn.” (06:33)
  • “The Atlanta Hawks trade Luka Doncic for Trey Young.” (07:43)
  • “The Lakers trade Kobe Bryant for Vladi Divats. Charlotte to the Charlotte Hornets.” (08:12)
  • “The Portland Trailblazers draft Sam Buoy instead of Michael Jeffrey Jordan.” (08:28)
  • “The Boston Red Sox trade Babe Ruth for a musical and cash to the Yankees.” (08:42)
  • “The jets pick Zach Wilson over Jamar Chase, Pat Certain, Panay Sewell, Michael Parsons...Amanra St. Brown and two time super bowl champion Kadarius Tony.” (08:46)
• Dan’s Reactions: Regular interjections, alternating awe and disbelief at the magnitude of these historical missteps.

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4. Notable Listener Comments & Show In-Jokes

• Costume and Headache Drama:
  • JuJu reads out a comment calling Dan out for complaining about costumes:
    • “Yo, get your boy Dan. He's tone deaf to how it sounds about crying about wearing...a costume.” (09:24)
• Mask Gag & Running Bits:
  • The banter continues about a mask that one crew member claims is at the dry cleaner, with Dan exposing the fib and JuJu riffing on the impracticality.
    • “You took it off after the first hour.”
    • “Sorry, it's at the dry cleaners.”
    • “The mask is right next to you. You didn't go to any dry cleaner.” (various, 01:42, 10:44)
• Dan’s “Superman Curl”:
  • JuJu makes a playful but earnest call for Dan to bring back his “curl.”
    • “That little Superman curl you had dripping on your forehead, you might need to bring that back into the rotation because that was a good one. I don't know about the bucket hat, but that curl needs to be involved. Yes. Sexy.” (10:55)
  • Dan: “It gave me a headache.” (11:11)

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5. Sports News & Polls Roundup

• Breaking WNBA News:
  • “The WNBA and the WNPA are extremely unlikely to agree to a new CBA by the deadline of October 31, per Ben Pickman.” (11:19)
• Show Polls (read by JuJu):
  1. “Did Clayton Kershaw look older than Sandy Koufax last night?”
     85% say YES (11:46)
  2. “Are there going to be a bunch of people in sports media today lying, saying that they watched the entire baseball game last night?”
     99% say YES
  3. “Are cheese doodles harder to find than you think?”
     70% say YES

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• JuJu Analyses Alejandro Kirk:
  “Alejandro Kirk is a beast...give him whatever contract he want next year.” (02:07)
• On Kershaw’s Redemption:
  “When I saw Clayton Kershaw and all he needed was that one out...this is for the uncs around the world, man. And he got it done.” (03:15)
• AI-Generated Photo Antics:
  “You told AI. Give me a picture of Jesus Christ pitch.” (04:21)
• On the Transaction List:
  “The jets pick Zach Wilson over...two time super bowl champion Kadarius Tony.” (08:46)
• Calling Out Dan:
  “Yo, get your boy Dan. He's tone deaf to how it sounds...crying about how hard it is to wear a costume.” (09:24)
• JuJu Praising Dan’s Curl:
  “That curl needs to be involved. Yes. Sexy.” (10:55)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:02: JuJu’s Flanagan’s travel announcement / Dolphins-Ravens watch party
• 00:19: Jeremy details World Series Game Five livestream plans and guest list
• 02:00: JuJu delivers baseball hot takes on Kirk & Klein
• 03:15: Emotional recount of Kershaw’s pivotal out & family reactions
• 05:23–09:11: JuJu’s Top 10 ‘Mulligan’ Sports Transactions segment
• 09:24: Listener comment on Dan’s complaining about costume-wearing
• 10:55: JuJu’s tribute to Dan’s “Superman curl”
• 11:19: Breaking news on WNBA/WNPA CBA talks
• 11:46: JuJu’s poll results

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Conclusion

This episode bubbles with camaraderie, unchecked candor, and the infectious enthusiasm that defines the Le Batard postgame environment. Whether riffing on baseball, revisiting regrettable sports trades, or roasting each other’s fashion and quirks, the crew keeps it engaging and unpredictable. JuJu Gotti, in particular, shines as a lively commentator and crowd-pleaser, equipped with both biting sports insight and humor. The detailed poll reactions, costume banter, and signature “Superman curl” moment ensure fans are both entertained and informed, whether they watched the game or not.

End of Episode Summary

Transcript

[A]

Juju's coming down for our watch party down here at Flanagan's on Thursday for the Ravens and the Dolphins. Game five, when is game five of the World Series? Jeremy, when are you doing your live stream with Chris, Cody and others? When, when does game five get scheduled here?

[B]

That is tomorrow night, Wednesday night at 8 o' clock. We will be live as first pitch is about to happen. We'll be getting you ready. We have this incredible graphic ready for you guys. I hate that photo of Chris Cod, myself, that other Emmy winner over there, Ethan. Don't know who that is. Fonts are great. But yeah, we're ready for what should be a really fun night. I mean, look, game five. Ultimately, depending on the results, tonight could be the night that the Dodgers win the World Series. Or that means you have both teams going in two. Two. It's going to be a lot of fun. Roy has just committed to doing it. Adnan's going to pop by. David Sampson may pop by. So we're looking forward to continuing to add baseball friends. We have a lot of fun guests that might stop by. I'm skipping bowling for this, Dan. Whoa. This is how important this is a big deal. This is how important this is. I got a te. I got a text from Chris that said, hey, did I commit to Wednesday? Well, I saw you announced it and I saw my name on it. He did commit and I wrote to him like, I guess I'm skipping bowling. And I really appreciate that and so does DraftKings.

[A]

Bringing you this over with Greg Cody and his trick knee. He takes bowling more seriously than just about anything in the world. How does he feel about you missing bowling?

[B]

Well, he's out for two months, so I don't want to hear. Now we have a good graphic.

[C]

You know, I condone it. I condone it. I officially condone him doing the watch along instead of. Instead of bowling.

[A]

Can you really.

[B]

You really bought into that. Thank you.

[A]

He petered out. Can you put your mask back on? You took it off after the first hour.

[C]

Sorry, it's at the dry cleaners.

[A]

I'm sorry, that's not true anymore.

[C]

It's at the dry cleaners. Liar.

[B]

Looking forward to the Cliff Notes back.

[A]

At my day next week.

[C]

Thank you.

[A]

Put your mask back on. Juju, what do you have for us today? We're going to get to the polls with juju in a second, but where would you like to start?

[C]

I want to stay right here where we are on this baseball game. Contrary to, you know what I mean, the stereotypes. I actually watched the entire game last night I was up to the break of dawn and I got a couple notes. Number one, Alejandro Kirk is a beast. This guy. He bro, put this brother on. Give him whatever contract he want next year. Because him in the big dumper. Goodness gracious, great take.

[B]

He's fun. I like this guy. Got one of those unda body types.

[C]

Right? Also Klein. Can we give Klein the biggest ones of the game award? Because him coming in the game, they kept reading how horrible he been. All they kept talking about this man be giving up all these runs. Man, he is lights out in extra innings. Climb. Salute. Because he got in a crazy jam at the top of that last inning and he needed to be Klein. And he was Klein.

[A]

You are so right. There were three pitchers in that game who have been terrible for a long time. Scherzer, Klein and Kershaw. And all of them ended up being good enough in that spot.

[C]

Right? And that was the last note I had. I have never been more nervous. Zaz, you mentioned this a couple of weeks with the movie. A couple of weeks ago with the movie, how you have second hand embarrassment for people. Yeah, man. When I saw Clayton Kershaw and all he needed was that one out, I was like, come on, brother, this is for the uncs around the world, man. And he got it done on that last low in the way pitch. You see the curse.

[B]

You see the video of his wife watching on the last. I think she was crying. She was, yeah. No, but she was crying like before he got. She was so panicked, right? Truly panicked. Just like knowing exactly what Dan set up, which is the exclamation on this, what Joe Davis kept referring to as inner circle. Hall of Fame career could end with blowing this game and blowing a World Series for a guy who had that playoff reputation. And he came through in the moment. It was amazing. And to. To Juju's point, not just Klein, but Eric Lauer. Just because the Blue Jays didn't get the win four and two thirds innings for them and was dominant in extra innings. It was amazing. Oh my God, Jeff. British.

[C]

That's a ridiculous. That's a great photo. You told AI. Give me a picture of Jesus Christ pitch.

[B]

I thought he was gonna.

[C]

Never mind. Definitely it looked like you told AI.

[B]

Get Jeff Bridges bitching. That's what we did.

[C]

That piss will be in the movie of Kershaw's life that last series. It will be in the movie just because he made it.

[A]

You will not ever be able to fail to get me to laugh by putting up Jeff Bridges. In a Dodgers jersey. I don't know why that makes me laugh every time, but it. But really, really does. Before we get to polls, before we get to listener comments, can we get to transactions that people in sports would love to have a mulligan on? Do you have an assortment of choices here that you can help me with? Juju, I know this is difficult to throw at you, but you're pretty good library off the top of your head. What do you have for us here?

[C]

Yes, sir, off the dome, whenever. Zaz mentioned it early as well. The Vikings had Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones last year. What in the hell? I know they want that mulligan, so, yeah, it made me think of this. Okay, first of all, Oli, the Bills trading their pick so that the Chiefs can draft Xavier Worthy. I mean, why would we want to help them ever? They're the dark people. They're the dark haters of the world. There we go. Number 10, Markell Fultz over Jayson Tatum. Get out of here. Also half of number 10, Ben Simmons over Jaylen Brown. Number nine. This never happened, so don't look for it on the Internet. Dwyane Wade to Cleveland. Sorry, what exactly never happens. Like Rocky 5.

[A]

Anyone else confused still when they see D. Wade in the box score for the present Cavaliers?

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Number eight. The Cardinals take Josh Rosen over Lamar Jackson. Damn. Number seven, the Los Angeles Lakers trade for Luka Doncic.

[A]

So the Mavs want the Mulligan on that one, right?

[C]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm pretty sure if Nico had a crystal ball salute to Mario, he would definitely do things slightly different than he done it. Got Cooper number. Hold the phone. Also. Yeah, right quick. Since you said that, since Tony wants his credit for takes, I want to take this to the. To the bank as well. VJ Edgecomb, rookie of the year 100. As well as you feel me. As well as the Bills will be way better on third downs. Or once we get Brian Robertson Jr. And we start involving Davin. Not Devin Cook. James Cook in the passing game. A couple dump downs every now and then, neither here nor there. Number six. The Magic traded Chris Weber for Scott Skiles.

[A]

I have no recollection of that.

[C]

Look it up in the history books. Number five, the Atlanta Hawks trade Luka Doncic for Trey Young.

[A]

It's a hell of a list. This is a. A list juju's put together.

[C]

Pu. Number four, the Kobe Bryant. The Lakers trade Kobe Bryant for Vladi Divats. Charlotte to the Charlotte Hornets.

[A]

Yeah, so Charlotte's the one that has the regret there, not the Lakers. Yep.

[C]

Yep. Charlotte Pu. Number three, the Portland Trailblazers draft Sam Buoy instead of Michael Jeffrey Jordan.

[A]

You got two better than that.

[C]

Yeah. Number two, the Boston Red Sox trade Babe Ruth for a musical and cash to the Yankees.

[A]

That is better than that. You got one better than that.

[C]

Yes. The worst transaction in the history of sports. The jets pick Zach Wilson over Jamar Chase, Pat Certain, Panay Sewell, Michael Parsons, Devonte Smith, Jalen Waddle, Kyle Pitts, Javante Williams, Nico Collins, Amanra St. Brown and two time super bowl champion Kadarius.

[B]

Tony.

[A]

Excellent, excellent work. That was crazy. Do you have any listener comments for us here before we get to polls? Juju.

[C]

Oh, yeah, you're not gonna like this one, Dan. So you was mentioning earlier in the show about how when you wear a costume, you after the show you're completely. You have a headache and you don't even know what life is anymore. And Benjamin Saballos from Twitter king of Texas 1981 says, yo, get your boy Dan. He's tone deaf to how it sounds about crying about wearing. Hold on. I messed it up. I can't read. Hooked on phonics, ladies and gentlemen. Hooked on phonics. It's real. Get your boy Dan. He's tone deaf to how he sounds. Crying about how hard it is to wear a costume.

[B]

Just a suit, some sunglasses.

[C]

Look heavy. First world problems.

[A]

Okay. You just did a mask for one segment and then stopped doing it and just made the lie of sending your mask to the dry cleaner.

[B]

Greg's defense, it wasn't a bucket punishment. He did that voluntarily, so he did it an extra segment than he even had to for the good of the show. Dan.

[C]

Thank you, Billy. You wanted to be a man.

[B]

Wear a blazer.

[C]

Yes. A $40 jacket. Unbelievable. And by the way, the dry clean, when you send a mask, a rubber mask to a dry clean, you got to pick a specialty dry cleaner. Not everybody's going to do that. Great cost. Build a meadowlark.

[A]

The mask is right next to you. You didn't go to any dry cleaner. You didn't leave. You were here the whole time.

[C]

Where's the mask?

[A]

Nonsense.

[C]

Also, Dan, that curl yesterday, that little Superman curl you had dripping on your forehead, you might need to bring that back into the rotation because that was a good one. I don't know about the bucket hat, but that curl needs to be involved. Yes. Sexy.

[A]

It gave me a headache.

[B]

That's where the headache came from.

[A]

That curl gave me the headache. It was hardship. It was very hard.

[C]

It was handsome nevertheless. Also, we got breaking news out of the WNBA right now. The WNBA and the WNPA are extremely unlikely to agree to a new CBA by the deadline of October 31, per Ben Pickman.

[A]

You got to give him the breaking news sound whenever it is that he says he has breaking news.

[C]

The polls.

[A]

Let's update the polls at lebatard show.

[C]

Juju, did Clayton Kershaw look older than Sandy Koufax last night? 85% of the audience says yes. He did. Are there going to be a bunch of people in sports media today lying, saying that they watched the entire baseball game last night? Damn. 99 of the audience says yes. There will be last poll. Are cheese doodles harder to find than you think? 70% of the audience says yes. And those are your polls.

[A]

Thank you, Juju. Talk to you later.

[C]

Yes, sir. Pitch clock. Tune in, my man.