Rob Stone Praises The Crew's Production Work | Hour 1

Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show: Rob Stone Praises The Crew's Production Work | Hour 1

Aired: July 14, 2026

Live from the Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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Episode Overview

Hour 1 of The Dan Le Batard Show features a spirited and insightful conversation with FOX Sports' lead soccer studio host Rob Stone, as the crew dives into the significance of the 2026 World Cup semifinals, the American evolution in soccer coverage, and colorful moments from Stone’s career—including his unexpected WWE title reign. The show also pivots into live commentary on chemistry in sports television, recent broadcast highlights (like Netflix’s Home Run Derby), and the raw, hilarious energy that defines the Le Batard crew, replete with quick-witted banter, unexpected animal facts, and classic takedowns.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Dream World Cup Semifinals: Spain vs. France, Argentina vs. England

• (00:17) Dan Le Batard introduces Rob Stone, highlighting his soccer bona fides.
• (00:44-02:56)
  • Rob Stone: “No, this is it. Like, I mean, this is… a semifinal fit for a final. Right. Spain versus France…dream matchups for a network. You know, if this was NFL, it would be Brady in his prime…Yes, please… I don’t think you get better than Spain and France…”
  • Stone draws historical and cultural parallels, emphasizing the distinction and rarity of the top four soccer countries meeting at this stage.
  • He particularly notes France’s achievement: “They have a chance today to get to their third straight World Cup final… We’re talking four years. Four years. Four years. So realistically for France, they get a win today, it'll be nine straight years that they’ve been in the championship game.” (02:43)
  • Spain’s legacy (“sport is in their DNA”) contrasted with their single World Cup title (2010), as Stone rhapsodizes about national passion for soccer: “You come out of the wom and this is what you do. You are a soccer fan…” (03:18)

2. Iconic Soccer Moments in the Modern Age

• (03:43-04:47)
  • Dan presents the "Hand of God" moment for debate.
  • Rob Stone: “That stuff—VAR would have eaten it up… But being able to look back at it decades later, to see it and to have something that has a name like the Hand of God is just so perfect… Meant for T-shirts, meant for documentaries. It would never happen in this day and age, but I’m so glad it did happen.” (03:57)
  • Le Batard playfully: “A shocking revelation by somebody who’s got a pristine reputation. Rob Stone should go viral for endorsing cheating.” (04:47)
  • Rob Stone: “If you’re not cheating, you ain't trying, brother. You know that.” (05:01)

3. Evolution of Soccer Coverage in the US & John Skipper’s Impact

• (05:06-07:50)
  • Mike Ryan asks Stone about soccer’s growth on American TV.
  • Rob Stone: “A tip of the cap to John Skipper. He was one of the driving forces that changed that narrative. And it started at ESPN…I was a young buck…soccer was a joke…It was to John's credit, he came in and he kind of laid down the law and like, no more: this is the world's game…we need to treat it with the respect.” (05:30)
  • Stone’s “trigger moment” was the viral American reaction during the 2002 World Cup, as fans across even the Dakotas gathered at odd hours, dispelling the myth that “nobody cares.”
  • He details how World Cup coverage matured—by 2018, even without the US men’s team, “soccer had grown to a level that even if your quote unquote home country wasn’t playing, this sport…was going to be just fine.”
  • Optimism for the future: “This summer is just another kind of growth point…where people are going to say, the sport is here, it’s settled, it belongs, and it’s only going to grow.” (07:37)

4. Best Possible World Cup Final for TV and the Fans

• (08:05-09:00)
  • Christopher asks about the “dream” final matchup.
  • Rob Stone: “For a viewing audience here in the United States, England brings eyeballs, but so does Lionel Messi…To have France and Argentina play a repeat final…with Mbappé and Messi—whenever a GOAT is involved and you’ve got those iconic colors of Argentina, your eyes just go there…”
  • His pick: “I would go France, Argentina.” (08:55)

5. What Would Rob Stone Change About Soccer?

• (09:00-10:52)
  • Greg Cody prompts Stone to “change a rule.”
  • Rob Stone: “I hate the diving. I hate the faking. Get rid of the diving, get rid of the rolling around, get rid of the faking…”
  • Playful asides about “ugly Americans” and American quirks (“taking as many gallons of ranch dressing as they possibly can,” 09:45), before zeroing in on the turn-offs to new fans.

6. Production Praise & Behind-the-Scenes Banter

• (10:57-11:01)
  • Rob Stone: (Praising Dan’s crew) “That’s good production work… Excellent behind the scenes work, Dan.”

7. Rob Stone’s Personal Favorites for the Final

• (11:03-11:47)
  • Dan asks if today’s semifinal is the real “dream matchup.”
  • Rob Stone: “In terms of soccer? Yeah, I think so…there’s no chance I’m going to complain about any of these potential matchups in the final…Ideally, I’d like to see France get through today and it’s going to be a, you know what, of a fight…give me an extra 30 minutes…and maybe some PK drama.”

8. Unexpected Career Highlights: WWE’s 24/7 Belt

• (12:48-14:55)
  • Greg rejuvenates the mood, asking about Stone’s “winning the 24/7 WWE title.”
  • Rob Stone: “[It’s] pretty damn high, I’ll tell you that…When a few cocktails enter the bloodstream, the belt does come out around the house…everybody just wants to be around the belt and they want to touch it.” (12:55)
  • Recounts his awkward attempts to “lose the title with dignity” (“Can I get, like, fluorescent lightbulbs just smashed over my head?”) and Triple H’s bemusement: “He’s like, please stop talking. Vince will kill me…” (14:41)

9. Bison Fact and Viral Video Play-by-Play

• (14:55-16:29)
  • Dan challenges Stone to improvise a play-by-play for a bison attacking tourists video.
  • Rob Stone: “Oh, man, this thing is amazing…old man, you’re gonna learn a lesson…your best tactic is to get up and climb that tree…Give me the countdown. Three, two, one. We’ve got takeoff.” (15:23)

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Notable Quotes and Moments

• On Soccer’s Growth:
  • “Soccer had grown to a level that even if your 'home country' wasn’t playing, this sport in this tournament was going to be just fine.” (Rob Stone, 06:52)
• On Iconic Soccer Controversy:
  • “If you’re not cheating, you ain’t trying, brother. You know that.” (Rob Stone, 05:01)
• On the Dream Final:
  • “I think the dream final…and I know people are smarter than me and have numbers, but I would go France, Argentina.” (Rob Stone, 08:55)
• On What Turns Off US Fans:
  • “Get rid of the diving, get rid of the rolling around, get rid of the faking.” (Rob Stone, 10:30)
• On TV Chemistry:
  • “Chemistry on television is rare. It’s really hard to find. And the only time you will usually find it…is if people genuinely like each other.” (Dan LeBatard, 20:28)
• On Gimmicks in TV Sports Broadcasts:
  • “Professional athletes…there’s too much ego involved, there’s too much pride involved to say…'you’re going to be this guy.'” (Greg Cody, 22:26)
• On Awards, Petty, and Dignity:
  • “I haven’t seen a whole lot of athletes do anything like that.” (Dan LeBatard on Zach Wheeler declining the All Star Game out of indignity, 39:34)

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Other Segments & Memorable Moments

10. Chemistry and the Art of Sports Broadcasting

• 20:00+: The crew riffs on the rare chemistry of the FOX soccer studio (Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Alexi Lalas), debating whether Lalas is intentionally playing the “heel” or if the others genuinely don’t respect him.
• Mike Ryan: “Alexi should be commended because I do think he’s playing a heel and he’s not too offended by it…It allows Zlatan to be…Zlatan.” (23:15)

11. Home Run Derby on Netflix — Family, Drama, and the New Era of Sports TV

• 29:00+: Discussion of the drama and production value of this year’s Home Run Derby, especially Netflix’s role in making it “must-watch” TV, with family narratives (Jordan Walker) striking a chord.
• Tony Reali: “Give Philly fans credit…they knew in something that was all about swings and you knew how many were going to be left when the ball was coming off Contreras' bat…” (32:20)

12. Greg Cody’s “Bison Fact” & Crew Banter

• 24:14: Cody interrupts with a “bison fact” (“this is the onset of mating season for bison”) tied to the viral video, setting up several minutes of raucous animal puns and side jokes.

13. Petty in Sports: Zach Wheeler and the All-Star Game

• 37:42-41:07: The crew discusses Phillies’ Zach Wheeler refusing the All-Star invitation out of principle—“I just haven’t seen athletes do anything like that” (Le Batard).

14. Cringe TV: A-Rod’s Verlander Blunder

• 41:39: The show plays a cringe-worthy Alex Rodriguez interview, in which A-Rod misremembers Verlander’s career (“How do you explain being a late draft pick…designated for assignment?”) to much studio laughter.

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• 00:17 — Rob Stone introduced; semifinal “better than a final” debate
• 02:06–03:43 — Historical context: Spain, France, Argentina, England
• 03:43–04:47 — Hand of God & VAR discussion
• 05:06–07:50 — John Skipper’s impact and soccer’s growth in US media
• 08:05–09:00 — "Dream" World Cup final
• 09:06–10:52 — What would Stone change in soccer? Diving and faking
• 12:48–14:55 — Rob Stone’s WWE 24/7 championship story
• 14:55–16:29 — Viral bison video play-by-play
• 20:00–24:00 — Chemistry on TV; sports studio dynamics
• 29:00–34:38 — Netflix, the Home Run Derby and family narratives
• 37:42–41:07 — Zach Wheeler’s All-Star snub, athlete pride
• 41:39 — A-Rod/Verlander cringe-tv moment

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Episode Tone & Language

• The tone is rapid-fire, witty, irreverent, and insightful—a blend of sports expertise, observational humor, and genuine camaraderie. Rob Stone matches the show’s energy, balancing encyclopedic soccer knowledge with light-hearted self-awareness (“If you’re not cheating, you ain’t trying…”). The crew’s banter embodies their signature South Florida flavor: snarky, heartfelt, and always searching for the surprising angle.

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Final Thoughts

Hour 1 stands out as a must-listen for soccer enthusiasts and pop culture followers alike. Rob Stone’s expertise and openness make for riveting, relatable analysis on the global game and the quirks of American sports coverage. The Le Batard Show’s unique mix of humor, candor, and sharp media critique is on full display—a blend of smart sports talk and unpredictably funny moments that keep listeners engaged from start to finish.

Transcript

[Dan LeBatard]

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[Mike Ryan]

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[Rob Stone]

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[Dan LeBatard]

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[Greg Cody]

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[Dan LeBatard]

I've got a lot of questions for this guy. Look at his face. Baby fresh. You'd never guess that this guy has been doing international soccer for damn near three decades. This is his 13th World cup between the men and the women. He's the lead studio host and Fox Sports coach commentator Rob Stone. Rob, thank you for being on with us. I. I do have a lot of things to ask you. Hypothetically. Give me the hypothetical. That is a better semifinal than what we have.

[Rob Stone]

No, this is it. Like, I mean, this is. This is a semifinal fit for a final. Right. Spain versus France. I think a lot of people could easily make the case that France has been the best team at this tournament, and Spain is doing what Spain does, just kind of growing into it and peaking at the right time. And. No, I love this. Spain, France, like. And then, by the way, on the other side of the bracket, you know, Argentina and England, this is. These are like dream matchups for a network. You know, if this was NFL, it would be Brady in his prime. And what are the other big brands? Steelers, Cowboys, Raiders. Right. Like, yes, please. Everybody's very happy about this. I don't think. I don't think you get better than Spance, Spain and France, but you do.

[Dan LeBatard]

Then the next one. The. The next one has genuine historical hatred in it.

[Amin Elhassan]

Yeah.

[Rob Stone]

And look, we can talk forever about the Falklands War, right? No, I'm still taking. I'd like to Spain in France today than. Than England and Argentina tomorrow.

[Dan LeBatard]

The. Can you explain to people the history that is here beyond, beyond the moment? We're talking about proud powers that believe in soccer over a century. So explain to people what. Why this is the biggest thing you're

[Rob Stone]

talking today's semifinal or just the World cup in general?

[Dan LeBatard]

I'm talking about. Well, no, not the World Cup. I'm talking about these two games between these four teams.

[Rob Stone]

Yeah. So, you know, the rarity of having the top four teams in the world come together and colliding on a stage and at an expanded World Cup. That will be the most viewed World cup in the history of sporting events you have today, at least. Right. Spain and France, two programs that go back decades and decades with the care and the pride. I would say Spain probably goes back a little bit deeper than. Than France. Who's really been on this tear since 98, when they won it at home. And then they have a chance today to get to their third straight World cup final. Like, hit the pause button on that for a second. Think about that. We're not talking about third straight super bowl appearance or third straight NBA Finals appearance where it's in consecutive years. We're talking four years. Four years. Four years. So realistically for France, they get a win today, it'll be nine straight years that they've been in the championship game.

[Tony Reali]

The world.

[Rob Stone]

So what they've been able to do is really borderline unheard of. Two other nations have done it, West Germany and Brazil. That was, you know, that was before the quote, unquote, modern time. And then what Spain has meant to the sport for so long, yet they've only won World Cup. One World Cup. It's crazy to think 2010 is the only time they've won a World Cup. This is only their second ever semifinal game. But, you know, the sport is. Is in their DNA. Much like I think, you know, a lot of the South American countries, whether it's the Uruguay or the Colombians or Argentina or Brazil, where you are, you. You come out of the wom and this is what you do. You are a soccer fan. You care about your sport. You know the players, you love them when they're on your club team. You hate them when they're playing against you, but when they're representing your colors, you lean all in. I cannot wait to get out to the stadium today for Spain and France.

[Dan LeBatard]

I want to throw a ridiculous hypothetical in your face. I'm going to put this on the screen right now. The hand of God. You tell me if that happened today. Like, how, how, how does history remember this nonsense now that we have.

[Rob Stone]

I love this nonsense. I'm. I'm all for nonse sense.

[Mike Ryan]

This is beautiful.

[Rob Stone]

The hand of God in Mexico. Diego Maradona. I love that. That stuff. That stuff. Var would have eaten it up, chewed it up, spit it out, taken it away from us. And we would have been. We would have been if this happened today. Or how about this? If this would have happened tomorrow when Argentina's playing and it's Messi going up there and his little frame somehow, you know, elevates and knocks it in with his hand and Var kills it. People are good with it because that's the right thing to do. But being able to look back at it decades later, to see it and to have something that has a name like the Hand of God is just so perfect, like, meant for T shirts meant for documentaries. It would never happen in this day and age, but I'm so glad it did happen.

[Dan LeBatard]

A shocking revelation by somebody who's got a pristine reputation. Rob Stone should go viral for endorsing cheating. There he is. Pro cheating in a way that's aggressively loud. Mike, surely you want to talk to Rob. You've got a million.

[Rob Stone]

If you're not cheating, you ain't trying, brother. You know that.

[Dan LeBatard]

He's right about that.

[Mike Ryan]

Rob, couple decades ago, you made a bet on soccer and you left ESPN at a time where it was really brave too. So you've seen the growth of soccer in this country. I think there's been a sizable sea change in how legacy media is talking about the World Cup. Gone are the tropes of it's boring and there's no scoring and people are actually making an honest effort to talk about the game. We, what do you make of that? And where, where do we go from here?

[Rob Stone]

Real quick, a tip of the cap to John Skipper. Because I firmly believe that behind the scenes he was one of the driving forces that changed that narrative. And it started at espn. You know, I was a young buck at ESPN as a production assistant and I did some reporting and some other things, but soccer was a joke. It was an inconvenience. It was low hanging fruit. And it's to John's credit, he came in and he kind of laid down the law and like, no, more like, this is the world's game, this is the world's sp. This is a growing sport in this country and we need to treat it with the respect. So to John, tip of the cap. Thank you for everything you've done to grow soccer in this country. I think the changing moment for me was the 2002 World cup and ESPN had it back then. And I was doing studio work in Charlotte, North Carolina, living on Korea, Japan time in North Carolina, North Carolina during the summer. And that was, I think, kind of like a throwaway World cup in a lot of bosses minds. Like, ah, the hours are awful. No one's going to watch. And then all of a sudden we're getting these viral videos of people waking up at ungodly hours in places like the Dakotas in Nebraska and gathering en masse to watch the games and care about it. And I think for me that was, that was the World Cup. That was the trigger moment where I was like, no, no, no, we're going to be fine. You know, we dealt with it at Fox in 2018 when it was our first men's World cup in the US Failed to qualify. And, you know, listen, I was pretty hungover the next morning, I'll admit that, and a little bit lost and foggy. But I also knew that soccer had grown to a level that even if your quote unquote home country wasn't playing this sport in this tournament was going to be just fine. So I am loving these moments of still millions of people coming into the tent and experiencing soccer for the first time. I got a lot of people asking me a lot of crazy ass questions about, about stoppage time in the clock and hydration breaks and what this guy means and why they're doing this. But yet there is such a larger base of people who can handle those answers and welcome people in and make them feel comfortable. And yeah, I think this summer is just another kind of growth point, particularly with it being here on home soil where people are going to say, the sport is here, it's settled, it belongs, and it's only going to grow.

[Christopher]

Rob, from this dream semifinal round, we're bound to get a great final. But what to you is the dream championship game, both in terms of TV draw and in terms of best matchup?

[Rob Stone]

It's a tough one because, you know, the England, Argentina thing, for a viewing audience here in the United States, England obviously brings eyeballs, but so does Lionel Messi and so does the defending champ. And to have the opportunity to have France and Argentina play a repeat final four years later where you have arguably the best collective in France with some of the greatest stars. And Killian Mbappe is that guy who's probably going to take over the mantle for Lionel Messi. And then you got the 39 year old Argentinian who just keeps on soldiering on and going now like 120 minutes and two out of his last three games and going the full 90 and you've got a goat that's playing. So I think whenever a goat is involved and you've got those iconic colors of Argentina, your eyes just go there. So I think the dream final and I'm sure there'll be some pushback and I know people are smarter than me and have numbers, but I would go France, Argentina.

[Greg Cody]

Rob, if people didn't call you an ugly American for changing a rule in the game, what would you change about this tournament?

[Rob Stone]

Good one. You know, by the way, I'm so happy we haven't been ugly Americans at this World Cup. I think that's been like one of the real big wins. And I'm not, I'm not making a joke. About that. Like, I have been so warmed up by the thoughts and the visuals and the feedback of people coming to our shores and coming into our country and. And wanting to take as as many gallons of ranch dressing as they possibly can. And Erling Holland, I don't know if you saw that he got off the plane yesterday with a stuffed raccoon and a gin bottle. I don't even know where you find that. I'm kind of proud of him and jealous that I don't know where to get that, but he's taking that back to Norway. So I love the fact that our country has really opened up our front door in our front porch and said, come on in. Enjoy what we are. Whether that's Waffle House or Costco or stuffed raccoons. All right. But to get back to your point, so one of the things, listen, I love this sport dearly, and one of the things that I hate about it is there are like two or three things that prevent a lot of sporting fans from coming in and enjoying that sport. So Urban Meyer is a dear friend of mine. There's the raccoon, right? Like, the raccoon's gonna bring people in. I don't know what kind of gin bottle that is. It's amazing. I wish it was more like, really, if that was truly American, it would probably be like a possum on a Jack Daniels bottle. But we'll save that for another. We'll save that for another show. I hate the diving. I hate the faking. If there's any way I can kind of get rid of that, because that rolling around, the. That is part of this sport and the DNA of this sport, but it also turns off so many people and it's unnecessary and stains the reputation of this sport and of those players. So if there was a way, and we've tried, and we've done a pretty good job narrowing that down, but it still exists. But get rid of the diving, get rid of the rolling around, get rid of the faking.

[Dan LeBatard]

I did not have the sentence. There's the raccoon being uttered during this segment.

[Rob Stone]

That's good production work.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Rob Stone]

Excellent behind the scenes work, Dan.

[Dan LeBatard]

Thank you.

[Christopher]

Yeah.

[Rob Stone]

Your crew was.

[Dan LeBatard]

Sounds like what you're saying, if I'm reading between the lines here, is that the dream matchup in the final would be the game you get today in terms of excellent. In terms of not stories, just excellence. You believe. You believe these to be the two

[Rob Stone]

best teams in the tournament in terms of soccer? Yeah, I think so. But there's no chance I'm going to complain about any of these potential matchups in the final. And I don't mean that just as a company guy. Like I'll be happy to watch Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane try to bring it home. I would love to see, see the goat Lionel Messi, you know, try to try to end his, his international career with back to back World cup titles. I thrilled to see Spain try to get their second World cup ever.

[Greg Cody]

Ever.

[Rob Stone]

I don't know how that's happened, but France has just been so damn good and so deep and so talented and I think the way they play is, is kind of addictive. And if you drop in a newbie into the stadium or in front of the television and they're like, watch this team, those people are going to go, damn, they're good. They're fast and they're athletic and it's sexy and I want to watch more of this. That's not a reason that I like them in the final. It's just I love the allure that the French have created this summer. So I'm thrilled, I'm thrilled however it plays itself out. But ideally, I'd like to see France get through today and it's going to be a, you know what of a fight for them to get past Spain. And I hope, I hope there's extra time, like give me an extra 30 minutes of this and maybe some, some PK drama.

[Dan LeBatard]

You guys know, what the hell, what is hell? Do you know?

[Mike Ryan]

It's going to be a hell of a fight.

[Dan LeBatard]

I think he would have said a hell of a fight if he meant hell. The, you know what made it seem like it was stronger than hell.

[Mike Ryan]

Heck,

[Greg Cody]

Rob, as far as career achievements go, where do you rank winning the 247 WWE title?

[Rob Stone]

Pretty damn high. Pretty damn high, I'll tell you that. Yeah, I'm a wrestling nerd. I've, I've been into it for a long time. Going to the old Hartford Civic center in the mall and watching Blackjack Mulligan with the claw. And I remember being in an elevator with George the Animal Steel when I was on a road trip with my Colgate soccer team on the island, taking on Adelphi and just like freaking out. Yeah, I have the belt. They were kind enough to give me a replica of the belt. And it's heavy and it's legit. And when a few cocktails enter the bloodstream, the belt does come out around the house. And it's so fun to kind of like put it around the shoulder. Put around the waist, particularly when people are there who have no idea what the hell is going on. But it's such a magnet. Like, everybody just wants to be around the belt and they want to touch it and they want to hold it. They want to put it on and take pictures. The 247 belt was a pretty. Pretty awesome moment. Can I. Can. Do we have time? Can I. Can I tell more about the 24 7?

[Greg Cody]

Yes.

[Rob Stone]

Am I allowed? All right, so Triple H, you know we know who Triple H is, right? He was in our studio that day. You know, this is back when WWE was on Fox, and I had heard that I'm going to win this belt and I'm going to lose it, like, rapidly. And I said, hey, I'm having this conversation with Triple H. I'm like, hey, can I lose this title with some dignity and some pride? And he's looking at me like, what are you talking about? I'm like, could I get, like, fluorescent light bulbs just smashed over my head? He's like. He's like, no, you can't. I go, how about like, you know, an undercarriage shot, a low blow, and he's actually starting to get pissed at me. I go, a chair to the back. Like, can I take a chair to the back or a chair to the head? He's like, please stop talking. Vince will kill me. If I let any of these things happen to you, you are going to get rolled up, you're going to get pinned. 1, 2, 3. You're probably not going to see it happen. And I didn't. And that's it. That's the end of your reign. So my reign was like, I feel like in the 6 to 8 second window, but still a hell of a run.

[Dan LeBatard]

You are a maximum professional. You can do the World cup on the biggest stage. You could do college football. But I'm going to throw a curveball at you here. I know it's not play by play is not your specialty, but let's just say that you had to break into coverage in the middle of your studio show and announce what was happening in this video. I'm throwing you a surprise video with no warning. Can you give the audio audience here, as if it doesn't have videos, some understanding of the video that you have been given.

[Rob Stone]

Oh, man, this thing is amazing, right? So you got an. You got a bison who's just enjoying a July day, but he sees a couple people out in the distance and. Oh, now you're taking out the binoculars. Now you're invading my privacy. You Know what? Let me roll over. Scratch that itch. And now I'm pissed, right? I'm telling you, when you see the smoke and the dust kick up and I shake my head like that, yeah, get your damn white pickup truck out of my way because I'm charging this way. And I'm gonna save the young kid because he's got a future. But, old man, you're gonna learn a lesson. And you're gonna share this lesson with future generations. You can run like you like. Like you think you're a gazelle around these trees. But, brother, I'm finding you your best. Your best tactic is to get up and climb that tree. And I'm gonna give you 1, 2, 3. You're not doing it. And, son, you are gonna go up in the air. Give me the countdown. Three, two, one. We've got takeoff.

[Dan LeBatard]

That is well done.

[Greg Cody]

What a bad spot you put him in.

[Christopher]

And he was not gonna fill it up.

[Dan LeBatard]

He's an excellent broadcaster, Robert still, by the way.

[Rob Stone]

Oh, that's a great image.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's the opposite of the Jordan Jumpman. Thank you, Rob. Good seeing you. We appreciate the time, sir.

[Rob Stone]

Pleasure, guys. Have a great summer.

[Mike Ryan]

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[Tony Reali]

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[Greg Cody]

C site for complete details Down Levitar can't trade Marino.

[Dan LeBatard]

Nice hat.

[Greg Cody]

Nice hat. It's what he's most known for. It's like I'm holding on to it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Great, Cody.

[Greg Cody]

Nice nine and two. But it's Marino. And then the next time we saw Marino, after Greg Cody trade him, he threw for five touchdowns and he was Dan the man on the COVID of Sports Illustrated. You can't trade Marino.

[Christopher]

Nice head, asshole.

[Greg Cody]

This is the Dan Levatare show.

[Dan LeBatard]

Something I should have asked him that. I didn't want to put him in a bad spot on. The last time we had this conversation about the magic that is in the studio between Thierry Henry, Zlatan and Alexi Lalas, we were talking about the fact that there seems to be a genuine lack of respect there that you just don't often find on television. And weird as it is, this is super weird. To me, I was having this conversation with a couple of television executives this last weekend. It's weird to me that people. Executive friends, yes, my executive friend added

[Christopher]

to the list name dropper.

[Dan LeBatard]

People who don't understand. And these people didn't. And many television executives don't. Chemistry on television is rare. It's really hard to find. And the only time you will usually find it with this as an exception is if people genuinely like each other. And not often enough are people who genuinely like each other putting on a show together and falling into laughter instead of chuckle fest. Because they're just people who enjoy being around each other. It's not any secret television executive ingredient. They don't have them. You either put the people on television who like each other or they don't like each other and respect each other enough to do the television well. But Amin floated a theory that I had not considered that in 2026, Alexi Lalas and the three of them might all be in on. This is all professional wrestling, guys. None of it's serious. It doesn't matter. Alexi Lalas is going to be there to be the villain, to be the professional wrestler who comes out and bothers the crowd on purpose. I don't adhere to that theory. I don't think that this is a put on. I think the two guys don't respect him. But if I was trying to find something that worked among guys who don't actually like each other, that's the move I would go with. Put the guy on that the other guys don't respect and have him be okay with the role of I'm gonna be the villain. That's my. My job is to be paid very well here, this late in my career, to be out here and have these guys and be their foil, be the court jester so that everyone can hate me and people won't notice that Zlatan and Thierry Henry are just okay at broadcasting. You may think they're better at broadcasting, but they're there cuz they're stars, right? They're there because as personalities or players, they were stars. That's not why Alexi Lalas is there. He's there to be the foil.

[Greg Cody]

I don't think professional athletes are willing to play those kind of roles. I think there's too much ego involved, I think there's too much pride involved to say, like, hey, like other radio shows or TV shows do, this is your role. This your role. You're going to be this guy. You're going to be this guy. I think there's too much pride involved where they're not willing to play that role.

[Christopher]

I watched a lot of those three interacting and I think the disrespect is pretty genuine. If it isn't, they're good actors. I think that the other two, the two accomplished guys, see Lawless as the token American. We had to have an American broadcaster for a US World Cup. This is the guy we got.

[Amin Elhassan]

He's been there forever, though they didn't just have him for the US World Cup. He's like their longest tenured analyst.

[Christopher]

I know, but for this World cup, you have to have an American.

[Mike Ryan]

I mean, the disrespect seems genuine because one of them is French and the other one is Latan. And Zlatan doesn't respect anyone, really. I think Alexi should be commended because I do think he's playing a heel and he's not too offended by it, which is interesting considering not just the fact that he's the American star, but. But because he's been the de facto credible voice, even though he always says outlandish things, guys, American soccer fans have not liked. Alexi Lalas takes both on the sport, the homerism and the political stuff, too. He is not really well respected within his own community, but he became a huge television star and I do commend him for leaning into the dynamic. It allows Latan to be the most. Latan.

[Dan LeBatard]

I want to celebrate something that just happened here, which was Greg Cody at the height of professionalism. He's never done this before. He wrote me a note that said, I have a bison fact and I want to stop everything that we're doing.

[Christopher]

Thank you.

[Dan LeBatard]

To acknowledge that Greg Cody's judgment. And I'm going to give you carte blanche here the rest of the way on our careers.

[Christopher]

Okay.

[Dan LeBatard]

Any time you feel like you have something that could bring everything that we're talking about to a screeching halt, we will stop the show in your honor to do it. What is the bison fact that you have?

[Christopher]

Well, I'm like the bison correspondent for the show. As you know, we just vacationed briefly in Wyoming where I was face to face with a major herd of bison. As you know, we had a private tour guide face to face. Yeah, I was face to face. I was within 20ft of a bison in a car, so I didn't put myself at risk like this guy. But when I'm watching that, here's what I see. I see a horny bison. I see testosterone raging through that bison. And I'm serious because this is the onset of mating season for bison. This was a horny bison who's agitated easily. He's got testosterone and he's. Two months ago, he would have been more docile and probably just laid there.

[Dan LeBatard]

Guarantee maybe. I don't think you can guarantee that, even though.

[Rob Stone]

No, I just did.

[Dan LeBatard]

Was that your bison fact?

[Christopher]

Yeah, that was my bison fact is that it's mating season and the testosterone and the horniness explains the agitation.

[Dan LeBatard]

ZZ Top is hiding there behind one of the trees. But that's not working. And it is just. It really is amazing video. I want to talk about something else here, though, that is. Are you okay? Is everything all right?

[Christopher]

Christopher just whispered to me, it looks like Uncle Dick. And it did. That looked like my brother being cartwheeled by a bicycle.

[Amin Elhassan]

Without the must. Like without the beard. If you didn't have the beard. That's Uncle Dick.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah.

[Christopher]

I'm gonna call my brother and make sure that wasn't him.

[Rob Stone]

Bison daily, Mike.

[Tony Reali]

Bison.

[Christopher]

There you go. Nice. Let's keep it going, guys.

[Dan LeBatard]

Please don't. That's enough. Bison daylight.

[Mike Ryan]

And that's all.

[Dan LeBatard]

The bison, Mike. Bison.

[Mike Ryan]

That is M. Bison. Street fighter.

[Greg Cody]

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[Mike Ryan]

Chime.com disclosure Tony, you know that moment at a party or at a tailgate where everything just sort of clicks? I know it well.

[Rob Stone]

It's usually when I show up, everybody goes crazy.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, you usually take all the credit for it, but it's because Tony usually walks in with Cuervo. Walking like this. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Cuervo is a thing that turns hanging out into this is the night. It has that effect on people. It does. You usually take the credit for it. But again, it's the Cuervo effect. It's like that moment in a big game where everyone in the crowd just starts standing up, hooting and hollering, keep it Cuervo.

[Christopher]

Keep it Cuervo, baby. Down Levitar Baker Mayfield tearing up Tampa Bay 38 for 45. Greg Cody Sham.

[Greg Cody]

This is the Dan Levatar Show.

[Dan LeBatard]

The Lawless combination on on the broadcast is is one thing, but last night I think Netflix finally got the sporting event that it wanted, the way that it wanted it. There were complaints about Will Ferrell. For those of you who are not watching the Home Run Derby last night, the standout things, they got the story right. The Jordan Walker stuff was nice, right? You got the drama. The family like, man oh man, the NBA tried to sell us the Curry family for a while. Family sells family. When you start throwing love and passion and parents and kids into things, Netflix got the Home Run Derby. The Home Run Derby had grown stale. I feel like, I feel like most people were ignoring the Home Run Derby and were mad at Netflix. Their last baseball foray. Baseball people can be super precious. So when Netflix is sitting there promoting all their things, even though that's why baseball's there, so Netflix can promote all its things like it don't don't get this twisted. The reason Netflix got baseball isn't because they want baseball. They want baseball's eyes to be talking about and thinking about Netflix like, they're only in live sports to sell all the other things they have, but they have to do it in the modern age. Gone is the quaint time where you could just sit your celebrities in the All Star game seats, right. To promote the shows on your network. This is the new way we're doing it. And it sounded like it got universal applause everywhere. I heard very little criticism of anything except for Will Ferrell and a little bit for Barry Bonds.

[Greg Cody]

I had it on the second TV in the Zazzle Mansion family room. So I didn't have the sound on it because on the big tv, I was watching my stories all nights. But I was able to see what was going on with the Home Run Derby. And certainly the finish was really fun. I mean, Kyle Schwarber, of course, hometown guy, he had a good performance in the finale. And so the entire crowd there is. Is. Is rooting against Jordan Walker in the final at bat. And they keep going back to Walker's parents. His mom and his dad are sitting like, the third row, and they're so into it, and he. He needed to close hitting Fox. I think it was 6. 6. 6 consecutive swings, because on the last ball, you get to keep going. So he needed six consecutive swings to win, and he got it. And the crowd, which was so jacked because of Kyle Schwaber, they're just dead silent and then heading for the exits like they lost the game.

[Dan LeBatard]

I've never seen you can hear Walker's family in a crowd that's been stunned silent in Philadelphia.

[Christopher]

Right? But Philadelphia, make no mistake about it, if it wasn't for dad being up there, Philly crowd wanting Schwaber would have booed. The heck they did.

[Amin Elhassan]

This guy, Jordan Warner, they booed him like crazy.

[Christopher]

Not once dad was up there. There.

[Amin Elhassan]

No, They. I mean, I think maybe once dad

[Christopher]

was up, they didn't.

[Amin Elhassan]

That was during the interview.

[Mike Ryan]

Once.

[Amin Elhassan]

It was like they were done selling. I think at that point, a lot of people had left. So at that point, they weren't booing, but they were. And even Wilson Contreras in the semifinal was the same thing where he got close to winning and they were booing him. It was the drama with the home crowd, with the. With the home guy made it. I. I was a little. The first round of it, I was just like, this feels like every other Home Run Derby. But that semifinal in the final it was a great home run and got

[Tony Reali]

to give Philly fans credit because they also were great reading ball off bat. Like they knew in. In something that was all about swings and you knew how many were going to be left when the ball was coming off Contreras his bat. When the ball was coming off Walker's bat, if it was a fly out and it wasn't a home run, they instantly knew and were erupting and then booing every time the ball was off the bat and it was going to be a homer.

[Christopher]

It wasn't exciting. Look, I don't want to be the guy who throws a wet towel on everything. It was an exciting finish to the Home Run Derby, but I'm sorry it's not a great home run derby field. When the Home Run Derby champion before this season had never hit more than 16 home runs in a season. This is not a slugger. Nobody on earth, including Cardinals fans, think of Jordan Walker as. As a classic.

[Dan LeBatard]

You are being a blanket for no good reason.

[Amin Elhassan]

Baseball fans know Jordan Walker. He's been one of the Cardinals prospects for many years. Okay.

[Christopher]

He had 16 home runs as a rookie. And until. And after that, this season, he's got 22. This is his first year.

[Dan LeBatard]

He beat Schwarber. Schwarber's a bomb hitter.

[Christopher]

I know. I'm thinking back to the days when a Home run Derby would have eight or 10 true home run hitters.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. But 22 home runs at the break is really good.

[Christopher]

It is. And prior to this season, he had hit no more than 16 in a whole season. I just don't think. I don't think anybody thinks of Jordan Walker as a classic home run slugger. And so why is he invited to

[Dan LeBatard]

a home run slugger? Because they're all classic home run sluggers.

[Greg Cody]

Now.

[Dan LeBatard]

Everyone who plays the sport is a classic home run slugger.

[Christopher]

Especially. Especially when you got, you know, your friend out there throwing. Throwing law.

[Dan LeBatard]

You're being a wet blanket on something that was positive. I don't know why you. Why no, you are the one.

[Christopher]

It's a bad Home run Derby.

[Dan LeBatard]

Well, let's hear from Barry Bonds here real quick. He disagrees slightly with Greg Cody's appraisal that it's a bad home run Derby. That was the greatest Home run derby I ever seen. I had to match 3 home run home runs to get to win 11 home runs.

[Amin Elhassan]

Amazing.

[Dan LeBatard]

What got me was this, Jordan, was this. You were so calm and you used your hands well. You never cared how far the ball went. You. You actually used your Hands well as a contact hitter and just hit the ball.

[Rob Stone]

Just.

[Dan LeBatard]

You were just fluent and just fluent. And it was probably most amazing. And for me to say it, brother, I'm gonna tell you right now, I've seen a lot of home runs, but to come back from 11 with only 15. We're talking only 15 swings, brother.

[Rob Stone]

You got my.

[Dan LeBatard]

You can appreciate it. You got my trophy too, bro.

[Rob Stone]

You got my.

[Greg Cody]

I just want to point out Cody is laughing at Barry Bonds throughout Bonds. Yeah, you were.

[Christopher]

You know what? They didn't show there. They cut it out. Is when Barry Bonds said to Jordan Walker and you did it without steroids. Congratulations, man.

[Dan LeBatard]

All wet blanket.

[Amin Elhassan]

I loved Barry being like. And I'm even saying it, I mean,

[Rob Stone]

if I'm telling you and I'm even

[Greg Cody]

saying it does sound odd to me.

[Dan LeBatard]

It does carry weight, though. Like, he didn't have to say that. But the fact that he's saying this is me telling you those are good home runs. You can laugh at that. I assure you that Jordan Walker was registering. Who was saying that? Because that's the greatest hitter there there's ever been in my lifetime.

[Greg Cody]

And he's sitting on a couch of pools as well.

[Dan LeBatard]

Well, yeah, there's that. Let's play though. Let's see if the wet blanket has something on this, on the emotion of Jordan Walker. I'm going to get Greg on this. It's a father. It's a father and son thing and I'm going to get Greg on this. He's going to change his mind here.

[Rob Stone]

They're still booing you. What's it like to have 40,000 people boo you?

[Dan LeBatard]

I was once told you don't boo

[Rob Stone]

nobody, so it feels pretty good. Yeah, right.

[Christopher]

How about your dad?

[Rob Stone]

Derek, get over here, get over here. How about your boy?

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, he was awesome today.

[Greg Cody]

I just loved everything about it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Just his attitude, his approach, the smoothness, his swing. Look like his dad.

[Rob Stone]

But yeah, he just did a great job.

[Greg Cody]

We're so proud of him.

[Dan LeBatard]

Did we sway you?

[Christopher]

I mean, yeah, I, I love the father son relationship. That's why when the listen again, when the father started talking, the booze calmed

[Amin Elhassan]

down and you wanted him to be blued.

[Christopher]

I still maintain that it was not a great. It was a great finish to a home run derby, but it was not a classic home run derby where you've got got guys in the field who have a chance to hit 50 home runs.

[Amin Elhassan]

You're just saying. Okay, I think we could like, yes. Judge wasn't in it. Ohtani wasn't in it, but like it was a good product. Yes. Maybe there could have been a couple bigger names. That seems to be your only gripe here.

[Christopher]

Let me tell you something. The home run derby equivalent is the slam dunk contest in the NBA. It isn't what it used to be. It is. You don't have Michael Jordan in the slam dunk contest anymore.

[Dan LeBatard]

But wait, just junior common arrow before the all star break had like 12 home runs in 18 games and they've got, you know, they had three of the top four home run hitters in the sport and walkers in the top 10. Like I don't, I don't know what you wanted from last night that would have made that any better, but okay, your point stands. You are a wet blanket. Even if you say on the front end that you're not a wet blanket

[Mike Ryan]

to be on a network channel.

[Christopher]

Okay, you guys are easily pleased.

[Mike Ryan]

Maybe Fox, Fox Nation. The the thing 1776.

[Dan LeBatard]

I saw that price.

[Mike Ryan]

Incredible.

[Dan LeBatard]

The thing that I want to talk about from that game and from tonight's All Star Game that I don't think is getting enough attention, though it's getting plenty of attention in baseball. Zach Wheeler has had an all time I'm taking my ball and going home moment. Zach Wheeler is so angry and so petty that he has done something in a moment of anger that history will record. He was not an All Star this year. And Zach Wheeler, for those of you who do not know, he has been the Phillies. He's been a great pitcher for the Phillies for a couple of years now and he deserves to be in this All Star Game. And he's still mad about how hard it was to get into last year's All Star Game. But wherever it is, we talk about the ego of Jaylen Brown or Tyler Herro and how and where they get disrespected. I don't have a lot of examples of the kind of petty of a guy had a chance to play in the All Star Game in his hometown and because they didn't ask him to play in it soon enough and he knew he deserved to and he's not wrong in any way. Doesn't make any sense that Jesus Lozardo would be in the All Star Game as his teammate over him. Unless you consider the fact that he just pitched and Skubal had no answers for him because of how pissed he was pitching. He had a chance to be in the All Star Game in his hometown, which is something you get yet once in a lifetime as an opportunity and he declined it because he's like, I'm not going to be the fifth option. I was stunned by that, the amount of self respect that man has and the indignity that makes him torch school in his last outing because he's like, no, I'm one of the best. Why are you not regarding me as one of the best? Why do I have to beg to get in your All Star game? You know what? I don't want to be in your All Star Game. Keep your All Star Game game. I just haven't seen a whole lot of athletes do anything like that.

[Greg Cody]

I loved it. I for everything you said. But I think we could agree that if he had some type of clause in his contract, if I make the All Star Game, get a million dollar bonus, he'd have been in it. So I didn't have.

[Dan LeBatard]

Can we find out, can we find out if Wheeler has any clause in his contract? Because I believe that this indignity is not something that I would just wash away with money. This is an uncommon amount of petty because there's not an amount of money I could give a player to say, say hey, how much would you give me if I let you play in the All Star Game in your hometown? It's, it's something that people dream about.

[Amin Elhassan]

Can he do the semantics thing of like accept the invite and then be like I need to rest my arm. So then on his resume, yeah, if

[Greg Cody]

he had a bonus clause he can

[Amin Elhassan]

be considered an All Star. But I'm not going to put that

[Tony Reali]

was the whole thing is he was frustrated because there were several guys who opted out because they were going to be pitching on Sunday. He was already frustrated he wasn't added in the initial roster. Then they didn't ask him in the second go around because they knew he wasn't going to be able to pitch. So when they came to him for the third time after disrespecting him that way, he was like, you know what?

[Dan LeBatard]

Screw you.

[Tony Reali]

I don't want to do this anymore.

[Mike Ryan]

It's 1776 for the whole year.

[Tony Reali]

Dan.

[Mike Ryan]

Do you know what you get the home of real American freestyle Yellowstone. But not, not, not Yellowstone. But the guy, the guy from it it. I think Rob Lowe has a show.

[Christopher]

Rob.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, and, and more confirmed.

[Amin Elhassan]

Isn't he hurting his own bank account though? Like if, if you're an All Star, your next contract you get more money.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's a game show.

[Amin Elhassan]

If I'm Wheeler there, I'm. I might give him the middle finger but I'm at least accepting the bid first so I can put on my resume that I'm an all star.

[Mike Ryan]

Dan, do you like the Property Brothers?

[Dan LeBatard]

Let's. Let's have Kirk on today or tomorrow to ask him about that. And in the interim, I want to play some cringe television for you guys. Play this sound. I just want you guys to know that Justin Verlander was never designated for assignment. And Justin Verlander was drafted second overall. Not in the late rounds. Now play the A Rod sound.

[Rob Stone]

I also look at you as like

[Mike Ryan]

I look at Tom Brady Jeter.

[Rob Stone]

You know, Papi Mariano is guys that

[Christopher]

played into their 40s and is doing

[Amin Elhassan]

at a high level.

[Rob Stone]

But this for the young ones that

[Mike Ryan]

are out there watching.

[Rob Stone]

How do you explain being a late draft pick being designated for assignment a couple times with two different teams?

[Mike Ryan]

Right?

[Christopher]

Me. Yeah. No. Get it?

[Amin Elhassan]

You got the wrong notes.

[Rob Stone]

What?

[Christopher]

Hey, Rod, what are you doing?

[Amin Elhassan]

Plays it off like he's joking.

[Tony Reali]

What?

[Christopher]

Clasps him on the shoulder. Come on. A Rod. What are you doing?

[Rob Stone]

Oh, what a master at work.

[Christopher]

I see a horny bison.