Postgame Show: Zaslow's No Good, Very Bad Day

Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: Postgame Show: Zaslow's No Good, Very Bad Day

Date: March 2, 2026

Recorded at: The Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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Overview

This episode centers around Zaslow's notably rough day on the show—a theme playfully dissected by Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, and the rest of the crew. The episode blends sports talk (highlighting both MLB stats and explosive NCAA news) with the irreverent, self-deprecating humor that defines the show. There’s a running gag about Zaslow’s on-air missteps, the blurred lines between dreams and reality, and how a small technical flub spirals into a group roast.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Zaslow’s Rough Day: “Not good, man.”

Starts: 00:21

• Zaslow’s Mood: From the jump, Zaslow admits, “Not good, man. ...I'm shook.” (00:24)
• The ‘Dream’ Incident: Dan explores whether a weird dream is to blame. Zaslow insists, “Dreams aren’t real, Dan. I know the difference between the dream world and the real world.” (00:31)
• On-Air Blunder Recap: The group teases Zaslow for a moment earlier when he didn’t realize Mike was talking just to him via headphones, leading to utter confusion and the now-memetic phrase:
  • Zaslow: “Yo, that’s my gimmick.” (00:39)
  • The crew’s repeated, incredulous response: “Wait, what?” (00:40, 00:50, etc.)

Memorable Quote

• Zaslow: “Like, what the hell is he talking about? He’s a crazy person. And everybody knows two things about me. I’m not a crazy person and I’m not a cuck. But you listen to that clip right there. You lost my gimmick.” (00:59)
• Dan: “It was a good show that you and Mike were doing for only you and Mike.” (01:49)

2. The ‘Stat of the Day’ Segment

Starts: 02:18

• Jingle: A musical interlude announcing the segment.
• Tim Anderson’s Sharp Decline: The group breaks down the shocking drop-off for MLB player Tim Anderson after a notable on-field scuffle:
  • “In 3,482 career at bats before being rocked...he hit just over .200 with an OPS under .500. He never hit another homer and had just 18 RBI in 449 further at bats.” (02:56)
  • “He never hit another. Not one more home run after that.” (03:23)

Notable Exchange

• Zaslow: “What are we supposed to think about that?” (03:28)
• F (stat reader): “Confidence is key, man, in everything you’re doing. Take it from Jalen Suggs. Welcome home, brother. Confidence is key.” (03:31)
• Dan (on baseball lingo): “Now, while I love that when you talk about baseball, you say point 200, you can just say in baseball, 200.” (03:38)

3. USC Basketball Leading Scorer Drama

Starts: 03:55

• Host Reaction: The team pivots to a sudden NCAA story: “...the leading scorer in college basketball is just not on the team anymore. How the hell does that happen?” (03:55)
• D's Recap: The player left mid-game “with a quote injury, and then minutes later...sitting in the front row. Not with the team. ...Then he’s released from the team the next day.” (04:21)

4. Entering March Madness

Starts: 04:34

• March is Here: The group recognizes the approach of March Madness: “...we’re about to enter some of the most awesome times of our lives, provided we live to get there.” (04:34)
• Dan’s Poll: “Put it on the poll at Le Batard Show: Are we about to live the most awesome time of our lives if we get there?” (04:45)

5. Rapid Poll Updates & Fun Survey Results

Starts: 05:20

• Poll Highlights:
  • “Do you know what airport breath is?” 60% say no.
  • “Is $2.29 too much for a blow pop?” 98% say yes.
  • “Is the problem with society that people don’t take jokes as jokes?” 78% say yes.
• Dan: “That’s the problem with society. Zaz, you seem like you’re reeling.” (05:55)
• Zaslow’s Final Lament: “I need today to end and tomorrow to begin. Yo, that’s my gimmick.” (05:59)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Zaslow (on being caught in a technical gaffe):
  “Like, I’m talking to myself like a crazy person. ...And everybody knows two things about me. I’m not a crazy person and I’m not a cuck.” (00:59)
• Dan (on the blunder):
  “It was a good show that you and Mike were doing for only you and Mike.” (01:49)
• F (on Tim Anderson’s post-scuffle collapse):
  “He never hit another. Not one more home run after that.” (03:23)
• A (on March’s excitement):
  “We finally acknowledged that this is March and we’re about to enter some of the most awesome times of our lives, provided we live to get there.” (04:34)
• Zaslow (final word):
  “I need today to end and tomorrow to begin. Yo, that’s my gimmick.” (05:59)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:21 – 02:11: Zaslow’s on-air unraveling and the recurring “Yo, that’s my gimmick” bit
• 02:18 – 03:55: Stat of the Day: Tim Anderson’s decline post-fight
• 03:55 – 04:34: Sudden exit of NCAA basketball’s leading scorer
• 04:34 – 04:45: Welcome to March and a playful poll about awesome times
• 05:20 – 05:55: Poll results and audience interaction
• 05:59 – End: Zaslow’s exhausted sign-off

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Tone & Takeaway

The crew’s collective energy is high, teetering between endearing disarray and sports-nerd intensity. Zaslow’s “very bad day” is the running joke, anchoring the humor and camaraderie. The episode blends earnest sports talk with the show’s signature irreverence and group dynamics, making for a laugh-out-loud, self-aware tour through both the local Miami scene and national sports stories.

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For Those Who Missed It

If you didn’t catch the episode, “Zaslow’s No Good, Very Bad Day” captures everything that makes The Dan Le Batard Show unique: inside jokes, lovable chaos, pop-culture sports banter, and the spectacle of a radio personality unraveling (with a little help from his friends).

Transcript

[A]

It's a season two playoff race with TGL. Presented by SoFi. Sunday at 9pm Eastern. Jupiter Links versus Boston Common Golf. Monday at 7pm Eastern. Los Angeles Golf Club versus New York Golf Club. Tuesday at 9pm Eastern. The Bay Golf Club versus Jupiter Lynx. Keep up. It's Golf Watch on ESPN, ESPN2 and the ESPN app.

[B]

Zaz, how you holding up? I feel like we lost you today.

[C]

Not good, man.

[B]

You are good or you're not good?

[C]

No, not good. Not good. I'm shook.

[B]

Is it the dream? Is it the dream combined?

[C]

Dreams aren't real, Dan. I'm okay about the dream. I know the difference between the dream world and the real world.

[A]

Is it the slurring?

[D]

Was it this clip when you didn't know Mike was talking in your headphones?

[C]

Yo, that's my gimmick.

[D]

Wait, what?

[C]

I. I. That right there is the one that'll keep me up tonight. Yeah, it's. It's a shocking lack of awareness that I had there. Yo, that's my gimmick.

[D]

Wait, what?

[C]

Like, I'm talking to myself like a crazy person. If someone's listening. So someone's listening. Listen to that clip.

[D]

And they don't hear Mike.

[C]

Yo, that's my gimmick.

[D]

Wait, what?

[C]

Like, what the hell is he talking about? He's a crazy person. And everybody knows two things about me. I'm not a crazy person and I'm not a cuck. But you listen to that clip right there. You lost my gimmick.

[D]

Wait, what?

[C]

And it's like, that's a crazy person and a cuck.

[B]

I just want to be clear, though. So the dream in which you talked off set to Kendrick Perkins and interrupted him while not on first take, but wanting to be on first take doesn't feel to you as bad as the reality of Mike was talking to you and only you. And what you were supposed to say there is, do you know about those black people on the lawn? And you just said this instead?

[C]

You'll ask my gimmick.

[B]

Wait, what?

[C]

Yeah, like, that was. That was a funny response I had, but I was the only one who heard the prior words.

[B]

It was a good show that you and Mike were doing for only you and Mike.

[C]

A joke. Mike, you thought that joke was funny, right?

[B]

How did you not know, though, that Mike was talking, not talking to just you as opposed to all of us? Why would he be saying that? Why would he be saying that to all of us while hiding his mouth and trying to lean down so as not to be seen saying it?

[C]

I Was taking my gimmick. Wait, what?

[B]

Let's go ahead and get to the polls and to the start of the day, please.

[E]

Start of the day, start of 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. Start of the day. It is the start of the day. Start of the day. Start of the day. It is the start of the day.

[F]

Stat of the day, man. My brother. Tim Anderson had 98 home runs,332 RBI, a.28.3 average, and an OPS under.750. In 300.

[D]

No.

[F]

3,482 career at bats before being rocked After Jose Ramirez, he hit just over.200 with an OPS under 0.500. He never hit another homer and had just 18 RBI in 449 further at bats.

[A]

He never hit another. Not one more home run after that.

[F]

Not a N. Butter.

[C]

What are we supposed to think about that?

[F]

Confidence is key, man, in everything you're doing. Take it from Jalen Suggs. Welcome home, brother. Confidence is key.

[D]

He's gonna be Derrick White.

[B]

Now, while I love that when you talk about baseball, you say point 200, you can just say in baseball, 200.

[F]

It felt weird about the third point. I was like, they don't say this to me.

[D]

Yeah, but you gotta stay consistent.

[A]

Once you commit, you're in.

[B]

Tim Anderson was a marlin for a while, and nobody remembers it because of everything it is that you're saying there. You know what? We didn't get to in any way today. And we probably should have the details out of USC basketball, where the leading scorer in college basketball is just not on the team anymore. How the hell does that happen?

[C]

Right?

[F]

They have tournament hopes and everything. It's like, whatever will happen, please forgive that young brother.

[D]

In his last game, he got. He left the game with a, quote injury, and then minutes later, he was seen walking out into the court and just, like, sitting in, like, the front row. Not with the team. Sitting away from the team. And then he's released from the team the next day.

[A]

It took the entire show, but we finally acknowledged that this is March and we're about to enter some of the most awesome times of our lives, provided we live to get there.

[B]

Put it on the poll at Lebatard Show. Are we about to live the most awesome time of our lives if we get there at Le Batard Show? Let's update some of the polls here. That is crazy, though. You're talking about basketball's lead college basketball's leading scorer and just never mind not on the team.

[A]

And Eric Musselman's of a players coach so there must be something more going on. And they flatly told us they weren't going to war. But then they went to war a couple of days after the first meeting of the board of peace.

[D]

Yeah.

[F]

Do you know what airport breath is? 60% of the audience says no. They do not. Dano, damn. It's $2.29 too much for a blow pop. 98% of the I didn't know what

[A]

you were gonna say after you knew.

[F]

Trista dls hoops Ladies and gentlemen and last poll is the problem with society the fact that people don't take jokes as jokes. 78% of the audience says yes and those are your polls.

[B]

That's the problem with society. Zaz, you seem like you're reeling.

[C]

I need today to end and tomorrow to begin. You'll ask my gimmick.

[D]

Wait, what.