Postgame Show: The First Step Disqualification

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Postgame Show: The First Step Disqualification"

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz brings listeners to the vibrant Elser Hotel in Downtown Miami, where hosts Dan Le Batard and Stugotz, along with their dynamic team, delve into the latest in sports, pop culture, and more. In the August 4, 2025 episode titled "Postgame Show: The First Step Disqualification," the team tackles a variety of intriguing topics, blending insightful analysis with their signature humor.

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MLB Insights: Giants vs. Pirates and Justin Verlander's Struggles

The episode kicks off with a deep dive into Major League Baseball, focusing on the upcoming Giants versus Pirates game in Pittsburgh. Hosts discuss Justin Verlander's performance, noting his underwhelming season stats but highlighting his recent victory against the Pirates.

Chris [01:13]: "Justin Verlander has not been great this season. Record is not great this season. However, his last game was against the Pirates and... and they won that game."

The conversation shifts to the Pirates' disappointing season, with Ben bringing attention to their recent collapse against the Rockies.

Ben [01:11]: "Against the spread is presented by DraftKings."

Chris [02:05]: "The Pirates plus one and a half against the Giants. You don’t like that?"

Discussions around betting strategies ensue, with Chris and David debating the merits of taking the Pirates with a +1.5 run line against the Giants' -1.5 spread.

David [02:25]: "You're doing the run line."

Chris [02:30]: "Yeah. Plus one and a half. I'm going to take the Pirates plus one and a half. Spread."

The team ultimately sides with backing the Pirates, reflecting on their inconsistent performance.

David [02:53]: "I love the Pirates plus one."

Player Spotlight: Paul Skeens and Micah Parsons

Transitioning to individual player performances, the hosts discuss Paul Skeens' season. Although Skeens' exact role is somewhat unclear, the conversation hints at his significance in the current sports landscape.

David [03:14]: "He’s doing fine. I mean, yeah, he can run support. He looks. He does not look happy. He looks happy."

The segment broadens to include Micah Parsons, the standout defensive player for the Cowboys, and his tumultuous relationship with team owner Jerry Jones. The team's handling of Parsons' trade requests sparks debate over management decisions and player respect.

Greg [10:46]: "I side with Juju on this one. If you're the aging owner of the now disgraced America's team, you haven't won anything in three decades."

Frank [12:20]: "Yeah, very unnecessary."

Humorous Interlude: Fish and Dildos on the Court

Injecting humor into the discussion, Chris poses an offbeat question to the team:

Chris [03:44]: "Would you have sex with a fish in 100 years?"

Frank responds with firm disapproval, leading to a broader conversation about the bizarre trend of throwing sex toys onto basketball courts.

Frank [04:15]: "I think you should stop throwing the dildos."

Ben [06:34]: "That's what I was trying to figure out. Juju is the humor behind it. I didn't... I need to know what the joke is because I don't really find it funny."

The team critiques the actions, emphasizing the legal and safety implications of such behavior during games.

Feature Story: Baby Crawl Competition Disqualified

A standout segment covers a local baby crawl competition in Las Vegas, where a baby's premature first step resulted in disqualification. The hosts humorously debate whether the baby's action warrants immediate disqualification from the contest.

Frank [04:11]: "That's an immediate and instant disqualification."

Greg [04:38]: "Cheater."

The conversation highlights the rules of the competition, comparing it to formal racewalking standards.

Ben [04:50]: "It's like the difference between running and race walking."

Ultimately, the hosts agree that the baby should have been disqualified, adding a light-hearted touch to the sports talk.

Rivalries on the Track: Noah Lyles vs. Kung Fu Kenny

The discussion shifts to track and field, spotlighting the recent rivalry between sprinters Noah Lyles and Kenny. After the US National Track Championships 200m race, tensions flared when Kenny pushed Lyles during the cooldown, stirring controversy.

Ben [08:10]: "Noah Lyles and Kenny Vidnarik competed at the US Right, National Track Championships... Noah's trying to bring his personality onto others that just don't wanna hear that crap."

Frank underscores the inappropriateness of physical confrontations in sports.

Frank [09:44]: "You can't push the... once you put hands on people, everything changes."

Ben emphasizes the importance of rivalries for sports engagement while acknowledging the need for sportsmanship.

Ben [09:51]: "Those rivalries... bring a whole lot of interest to the sport and probably highlighted a little better here in the states."

Dallas Cowboys Drama: Jerry Jones vs. Micah Parsons

The hosts delve into internal team dynamics within the Dallas Cowboys, focusing on owner Jerry Jones' public handling of Micah Parsons' trade requests. They critique Jones' approach, suggesting it's both disrespectful and detrimental to team chemistry.

Greg [10:59]: "It's still disrespectful. Unnecessary disrespect to the player."

David [12:22]: "It's not a big deal. Come on, placate the guy."

The conversation touches on the broader implications of such management styles on team performance and public perception.

Audience Engagement: Monkey Bars and Mustache Polls

Towards the episode's end, the team engages in light-hearted polls about adult capabilities, such as performing on monkey bars, and shares playful banter about each other's personal styles.

Frank [13:58]: "Can you do 12, Juju?"

Ben [14:07]: "Is a plague, man."

Frank [13:32]: "I like the mustache, brother. I know you're waiting for the haircut later on in the week, but I think the Tom Selleck is working today, my brother."

These segments showcase the hosts' camaraderie and ability to blend serious sports talk with entertaining personal interactions.

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Conclusion

In "Postgame Show: The First Step Disqualification," The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz delivers a comprehensive and engaging discussion on a range of sports topics, from MLB performances and track rivalries to the lighter side of athletic competitions. The hosts' blend of insightful analysis, humor, and relatable banter provides listeners with a well-rounded and entertaining episode.

Transcript

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[Ben]

Against the spread is presented by DraftKings. DraftKings.

[Chris]

The Crown is yours, Billy. Today the Giants and Justin Verlander are in Pittsburgh taking on Johan Oviedo. It's his season date debut. Justin Verlander has not been great this season. Record is not great this season. However, his last game was against the Pirates and. And they won that game. Pirates had a disastrous collapse this weekend against the Rockies.

[David]

Historic.

[Chris]

It was a. It was an interesting day in Friday. Marlins and Yankees got a lot of attention, but the Rockies and the Pirates had an incredible collapse and a comeback by the Rockies, one of which was reminiscent of when the Rockies beat the Marlins on the fourth of July years, which was a very, very disappointing game.

[David]

You're a fan though.

[Chris]

The Giants are favored by 1 1/2 against the Pirates who have been of disappointment this season. I think the Pirates plus one and a half, they put up a lot of runs in that loss the other day.

[David]

But I. I think you're doing the run line.

[Chris]

Yeah, one and a half.

[David]

Money line.

[Chris]

What?

[Eddie]

Against the spread.

[David]

You're doing the run line, not the money line.

[Chris]

Yeah. Plus one and a half. I'm going to take the Pirates plus one and a half. Spread.

[Frank]

That's the spread?

[Chris]

Yeah.

[David]

The runs you can line too.

[Chris]

Yeah. No, I want to take the Pirates plus one and a half. Yeah, the Pirates plus one and a half against the Giants. You don't like that? You know I'm gonna do the opposite. Do you want me to do the opposite, David? I'll do the opposite. The Giants minus one and a half what do you want to do here?

[David]

I love the Pirates plus one.

[Chris]

I do, too. But I don't know.

[David]

He just seemed to know is a shell of his old self.

[Chris]

The Pirates have been one of the bigger disappointments this season.

[David]

Don Kelly, former marlin. Oh.

[Frank]

Oh.

[David]

Not manager of the year.

[Chris]

No. All right, so I think we have the Pirates plus one and a half against the spread. All right, we did it.

[Ben]

We got Juju tapping his toes over there. Yeah.

[Chris]

How about Paul Skeens? You feel bad for him?

[David]

No.

[Chris]

No, not at all.

[David]

I feel bad. He's a generational pitcher dating Livy.

[Chris]

Done.

[David]

Done. Yeah, he's doing fine.

[Chris]

I mean, yeah, he can run support. He looks. He does not look happy. He looks happy.

[David]

All Star game two years in a row.

[Chris]

Yeah. He didn't look happy, though.

[David]

Seems happy to me. He may just have resting face, but he's happy.

[Ben]

Okay.

[David]

Juju.

[Chris]

Juju. Would you have sex with a fish in 100 years?

[Frank]

Absolutely not.

[Chris]

Oh.

[Frank]

I do not partake.

[Eddie]

What if it's societally acceptable?

[Chris]

Yeah.

[Frank]

Showing down a couple of different turns and twists and turns today. If it's society, is it the fish from splash? Because, Daryl, if it's the fish from Splash. I don't know. We can make a couple of exceptions.

[David]

That's all I'm saying.

[Frank]

Well, yeah. Moving on. This is neither here nor there. A baby during a crawl competition this weekend in Las Vegas at the Aces game, took his first steps during the crowd competition. Not by dusting the competition.

[Greg]

Nice.

[Frank]

So I wanted to ask you guys. In my opinion, that's an immediate and instant disqualification.

[Greg]

Yeah.

[Frank]

What do you guys think?

[Ben]

It's like the difference between running and race walking. Like, you always have to have one foot on the ground. You got to have at least two limbs or two, three limbs on the ground. I guess you just got to be able to use all four. You can't go walking.

[David]

You're gonna buy that? It was the kid's first step.

[Ben]

That's the only thing.

[Frank]

No chance.

[Ben]

No chance. What is Noah Lyles, his child just running across as soon as he got a. On. On. On his feet. No way.

[Greg]

Cheater.

[Frank]

Yeah. Sketchy dad. After the. After the game, they interviewed the dad. He was walking away like he just stole something. I don't believe you, sir. Congratulations to that baby. I hope you have a long career in the Olympics, but I think you should have been disqualified. And the prize money should have went the second.

[Ben]

Yeah, baby.

[David]

What was the prize money?

[Frank]

I think it was like a hundred. A hundred dollars or something. It Was something. Whatever it was, give it to the second place, baby.

[David]

Normally we just give like T shirts, a prize pack, pacifier. Yeah. Rarely is it a cash gift for the crawl offer for any sort of fan thing.

[Frank]

Yeah, it probably isn't. Also over the weekend, also over the weekend there was report of the second sex toy that hit the court. You feel me? Which is very embarrassing. But there was also a third one that hit the court in this weekend in Atlanta. It went under wraps. It hit the court. It was as soon, soon as the game was over, it hit the court and one of the workers came and put. Picked it up with his bare hand and put it under his shirt. I was like, you know that brother loves the dream. And I like to say I don't. I don't understand this pandemic of throwing them. Like you said Mike earlier, football people have pads, helmets. If you hit one of them, it ain't gonna. It ain't gonna feel them at all type. But the women, if you throw that down and it hits them in the head, back arm or anything, that's an instant lawsuit. You're going to jail for assau. I don't understand. I don't understand any motivation behind this pandemic of throwing.

[Ben]

That's what I was trying to figure out. Juju is the humor behind it. I didn't. The first time you see it, it's like, wow, that's weird. But now if it's a running joke, I need to know what the joke is because I don't really find it funny.

[Frank]

Right. It's not funny at all. If you hit somebody, man, you are going to jail for a long time. Please stop throwing the dildos.

[Ben]

Was it green, though?

[Frank]

It was green as well. What is that all Monopoly.

[Greg]

Martians?

[Ben]

The Incredible Hulk, maybe.

[David]

So juju, bad news is that they may go to arena jail that day, but the odds of them going to jail. Jail, like prison prison, Very small.

[Frank]

Yeah. And the security hasn't stepped up. We went to two games since that. The first one hit the. Hit the. Hit the court. But I still walked in with my keys in my pocket, my cell phone in my other pocket. They didn't even check me. So it's like Atlanta security. You got to step it up because.

[David]

You want them checking for dildos. I mean, at this point, check for that.

[Greg]

How are you going to stop that?

[David]

Yeah, what are you. What are we. What are we talking about? They're not going to metal detector.

[Ben]

You can't pick that up.

[David]

Right? They're not. The metal detector isn't picking it up. Are you expecting the pat down? Excuse me, sir. Wait a minute. That's not a dildo. I'm just happy to see you. That's. They're not going to do that.

[Frank]

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

[David]

Telling you about desperate times and desperate measures. It's called a slump buster.

[Frank]

Yes, sir.

[Ben]

All right, let me get you off that subject there, Juju. No, Lyles and Kung Fu Kenny had a little thing, didn't they?

[Frank]

Right, Right. I think, Kenny, you gotta be able to lose with a bit of dignity, brother. You can't lose the race. Even though he stared you down at the finish line and then push him as he's still running. If that brother would have slipped and failed, you already know it was a bad look. That's why you walked up to him and tried to shake his hand instantly like, oh, no, we're cool. Kenny. You, sir, are the joke day from yesterday for pushing that man after losing.

[Ben]

So for those who don't know, yeah. Noah Lyles and Kenny Vidnarik competed at the US Right, National Track Championships, competing for the world to get their spot in worlds. And they ran the 200. And Noah Lyles sort of came back and won the race and was staring him down and talking his stuff. And then Kenny, as they were still sort of slowing down, pushed him in the back. And I actually think Noah's a little bit of a joker of the week candidate too, because I'm with Benarek. First of all, he's got the great nickname Kung Fu Kenny. And he wears the bandana thing. It's great. But he is always. He was very classy. He's very, you know, doesn't really talk, is just one of those quiet guys. And for Noah to just talk at him and be sort of unsportsmanlike toward him when he's your own national guy. And he's again, very straight, narrow, very. Just like focused on his career, on everything. And I just think that, like, Noah's trying to bring his personality onto others that just don't wanna hear that crap. And again, I'm not saying there's anything wrong necessarily with his behavior, with his personality, but I think Kenny should clap back when, you know, don't. Don't talk shit to me like that. Like, I was right there with you. First of all, I'm also your boy. Like, I don't. I don't. I don't really like it. I don't like it.

[Frank]

Yeah, but you can't push the. But once you put hands on people, everything changes. Use your words. I learned that in first grade.

[Ben]

But you know what I love juju is I don't know if you guys have watched that Sprint docu series on Netflix. I think it's the best of the sports ones that they do. And to me, it just sort of reaffirms how much the reason I love track, it's. It's different than UFC because you're not. Or fighting because you're not actually hurting each other. But it's mano a mano. It's just like the ultimate physical challenge for another person. And those rivalries I absolutely love, which I know I just said that, you know, he shouldn't be talking shit to Kenny, but when you start these rivalries, man, like, that's going to bring a whole lot of interest to the sport and probably highlighted a little better here in the states.

[Frank]

Right. Another rivalry over the weekend that we didn't necessarily get touched too much on today was Michael Parson versus Jerry Jones. I don't know what brother Jerry Jones is up to. He posed to be having these conversations in private behind closed doors. Don't tell everybody how much this doesn't matter. I think Michael Parsons has played his last game as a Cowboy. What do you guys think?

[David]

I do not. Juju. He's under contract.

[Frank]

Yeah.

[David]

Jerry Jones would not, should not trade him. Do not give the player that power. He's under contract for 24 large ones this year. Play.

[Greg]

I side with juju on this one. If you're the aging owner of the now disgraced America's team, you haven't won anything in three decades. You're trying to get free agents. The last thing you want to do is to your best defensive player, say, I ain't losing any sleep over it. I mean, come on, it's over the.

[David]

Trade requests, not over the lack of signing a contract.

[Greg]

I understand all that, but he's. It's still disrespectful. Unnecessary disrespect to the player.

[Frank]

Yeah, very unnecessary.

[David]

I don't think he's going anywhere.

[Frank]

Yeah, I appreciate it. What about him or Terry McLaren? Terry McLaren as well, requested to trade, and he had to go back to camp, though, because his money is a little different.

[David]

They don't like getting fined. The reason why the Bengals guy, Hendrickson, went back, he was just. He was losing so much money, right? He's like, what am I doing here?

[Greg]

Yeah.

[David]

Oh, that's right.

[Ben]

Do your job.

[Greg]

But, but, but they're already a struggling team, and now what does this do to the chemistry in the in the room. You know, you don't want a popular top tier player just feeling like Micah Parsons does right now. You just want to avoid that when you can. And this was avoidable. You don't say this in public. You don't say, I'm not losing any sleepover. It's not a big deal. Come on, Placate the guy.

[David]

All right, it's fine.

[Chris]

But this is what Jerry does. Like, he does this every year he does with Dakota.

[Ben]

And then he's gonna pay him.

[Chris]

That's the thing.

[Ben]

He ends up paying them anyway. He's gonna pay him anyway.

[Eddie]

He could have avoided this.

[Chris]

And he's gonna sign for $260 million.

[Ben]

And everybody's gonna be like, oh, that.

[Eddie]

Was a waste of two weeks.

[David]

It's not wasted. We're talking about it. It's what Jerry wants. No, no, we're gonna talk.

[Eddie]

It was a wasted two weeks of national conversation. That's what he likes. So we stumbled upon this. He always pays and he always draws it out. So you talk about it, and it's a talking point for much of the.

[David]

Season until he cracks, and then the team stinks.

[Ben]

Right?

[Chris]

And he pays more than. Had he just done it originally.

[Eddie]

That's right.

[David]

Well, you always pay for more if you wait. Buy a house when you can, because next year it'll have to go up.

[Eddie]

We can't buy houses.

[Chris]

Why? It's a weird strategy, by the way.

[Eddie]

No, we can't buy houses.

[David]

Yeah, I'm joking. Between shows like this, you never know as a society.

[Eddie]

Affordable housing is a.

[Ben]

Is a plague, man.

[David]

You're struggling today, Mike.

[Eddie]

No side is.

[David]

Weight of the world is on your shoulders. I mean, I'll see in three years, Mike.

[Eddie]

Most people buying homes are older and wealthy.

[David]

Three years.

[Chris]

I don't know.

[Frank]

I would like to also just comment. I like the mustache, brother. I know you waiting for the haircut later on in the week, but I think the Tom Selleck is working today, my brother.

[Eddie]

Thank you.

[Frank]

Keeping up the great work.

[Eddie]

Thank you. Appreciate that. Juju. I like your mustache, too.

[David]

What do we got on pause? I didn't call a lot of polls today. Juju.

[Frank]

Yeah, I made up a couple just because I saw we weren't going the poll route. You feel me? So I just stumbled upon a couple that I could just put up myself. Tell me, are we still making Dolores's 90? 1 of the audience says, no, we are not.

[Ben]

What does that translate to in Spanish, Dolores?

[Frank]

Pain pains.

[Ben]

Not a great name.

[David]

No. Me ablozo.

[Chris]

Close enough.

[David]

Sorry.

[Frank]

As an adult. Can you still do the monkey bars as good as you could when you.

[David]

Were a kid as well?

[Frank]

80% as 80 of the audience says, no, they can't. And those are the pose.

[Chris]

Boom.

[David]

It's just Mike and Izzy.

[Frank]

I don't know. I could still do a monkey bar or two.

[David]

Can you do 12 juju?

[Eddie]

12 is not that much.

[Frank]

Yeah, pretty, pretty.

[Ben]

Well, listen, people, have some faith in yourselves. For crying out loud. There are three year olds going across and skipping whatever sticks in the. In the monkey bars. You can do it, David. Trust me. Have some faith in yourself.

[Eddie]

I have faith in you.

[David]

See you in three years or tomorrow.

[Eddie]

I don't have faith in us as a society, but I have faith in you.