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Dan LeBatard
Welcome to the Big Sui presented by DraftKings. Why are you listening to this show.
Stugotz
The podcast that seems very similar to the other Dan LeBatard podcast?
Chris Cote
I'm sorry.
Stugotz
I'm not going to apologize for that. In fact, the only difference seems to be this imaging.
Dan LeBatard
I have been tempted in restaurants just walking past tables to grab somebody's fries that if they're just there. That hasn't happened to you guys.
David Samson
I've done it.
Stugotz
And now here's the marching man to Nowhere, Fat Face and the habitual liar.
Mike Ryan
This episode is brought to you by DraftKings. DraftKings. The Crown is yours.
David Samson
What is the going rate? There was. I'm here in Miami happily sitting in the chair and being with all of you this week. One more day tomorrow. And I did not go to the Marlins game cause one was enough. But I can see from the elser, which is amazing. The views from the elser are amazing. And I purposely try to get the city view when I'm at the elser because then I get to see Marlins Park. And I must admit that I'd rather look at Marlins park than a cruise ship or the ocean. Because you're like, I did that. I didn't make the ocean.
Mike Ryan
You're like, sorry for jumping in and.
Dan LeBatard
But that just.
Mike Ryan
You're. I just picture you having a nice morning coffee, just being like, look what I built.
David Samson
I. I don't have that deep a voice when I'm alone in the morning. And I don't say it out loud, nor do I drink coffee, but I exact. Exactly, Izzy. But I will tell you that I enjoy. And when the game's going on, when I'm getting ready for the next day, the game start at 6:40 and I'm trying to look in through the outfield wall on the east end, there's glass. I'm trying to see if from the ulcer I can see into Marlins Park.
Billy Corben
Do you have binoculars?
Mike Ryan
You brought binoculars?
Stugotz
It's like three miles away.
Greg Cote
That sounds like someone who steals cable. David, it sounds like you're doing exactly what you were just speaking out against. You did not pay for Morelands tickets.
David Samson
If you grow up in New York and don't have a. A telescope, then you have not grown up in New York.
Billy Corben
So wait a second. You carry with you.
David Samson
It's.
Mike Ryan
I've been in multiple hotels and Airbnbs in New York that have telescopes.
David Samson
It's a real thing there.
Greg Cote
Yeah.
David Samson
You have to learn in the city. Creepy. You got to close the shades.
Stugotz
I think Billy's on to Something. Are you essentially saying that if you're from New York City, you know how to be a peeping Tom?
David Samson
I'm saying that New York City kids know how to do it.
Mike Ryan
So when you move into a place in New York, one of the first order of business is like, what can I see?
David Samson
And who can see me? Right. That is. That is what you do before you rent a place or buy a place in New York City. You always have to look up, down, left, right, to see who exactly has view into your apartment. This can't be far in depth.
Mike Ryan
Have you ever been in like in an intimate moment and you realize, oh shit, I didn't close the blinds. And you feel very vulnerable?
David Samson
Purposefully. Oh, hell yeah, dude.
Mike Ryan
Nice.
Dan LeBatard
Only murders in the building. Didn't they have a whole thing about a whole season about that?
Chris Cote
Yeah.
Dan LeBatard
Across the world, across the way.
David Samson
It's a major thing that there's also.
Mike Ryan
Friends had that before, right? There's episodes.
Dan LeBatard
Figure out which apartment the guy lived in. He kept going to the wrong one.
David Samson
And you try to find the apartment. It's a great trope. It's a great cinematic trope when you try to go across. It happened in a great movie that I love called Keeping the Faith.
Stugotz
All right, that's a good movie.
David Samson
Where Ben Stiller and Jenna Elfman and Ben Stiller went across to the guy who happens to be a real life husband and tried to contact her to say he loved her. I love that movie. But in any case, I tried to look into Marlins park because I wanted to see. And the fact is, the way we built the glass in the outfield wall, you can't see in. So therefore I couldn't see the home run, I couldn't see the loss. I couldn't see any of it.
Stugotz
Well, it's on television.
David Samson
Yeah, maybe that is true, except not when you're in Florida.
Dan LeBatard
I've seen two Marlins games all year long available on my YouTube TV. I tried fishing for Marlins games. No pun intended.
Mike Ryan
Don't look too hard.
Dan LeBatard
And couldn't find any.
Greg Cote
Well, they also this season are airing Friday games on like CBS4.
Chris Cote
Oh, really?
Greg Cote
Or channel 39.
Dan LeBatard
One of the.
Stugotz
Yeah, I think it's CW.
Greg Cote
Yeah, it's one of the two channels that they own. They're airing Friday games there. So if you don't have the. I don't even remember what it's called, but the whatever. Plus that you can watch it on. You can watch it there.
Dan LeBatard
Wasn't that where they were showing Friday night games on Apple?
Chris Cote
So.
Dan LeBatard
So now it's just the other ones.
David Samson
Now that they're showing it, that's national deal. The Friday night Apple is a national deal. The Friday night what. What the Marlins are doing, and it's not an exclusive window. So there are other teams showing their regional games. But what the Marlins did, because their deal with the regional sports network, as many teams did, which has created such a big revenue disparity, is TV money. It's dried up. I mean, it's dried up like you're 90 and you're looking at the game saying, I can't find it. I have no idea what to do here. CW One Day and FanDuel Network. You got to pay. What is it, 20, 19, 99?
Greg Cote
I don't know, man. I signed up for it last year and it auto renewed.
Stugotz
Should have got that bundle.
Greg Cote
They don't have a bundle. They used. You know what happened? They started losing teams. And before I had to choose which one I wanted, did I go, Marlins, Panthers? Did I go Heat, Rays? I went Marlins, Panthers.
Mike Ryan
Sorry. Sorry.
Stugotz
He.
Greg Cote
They broke it up before. You know, when you had cable, you had both channels. Now when they broke it up and you had to do the streaming, you had to choose which one you wanted.
Mike Ryan
That was easy for me. Marlins, Panthers.
Greg Cote
Well, I noticed what ended up happening was, is that as they lost teams, it seems as though all of the teams are now available on the one bundle that I had.
David Samson
So you now have Marlins, Panthers, Heat.
Greg Cote
No Panthers left. Panthers are on Scripps or something.
Stugotz
Yeah, that's it.
Greg Cote
Yeah.
David Samson
Do you know what you pay to watch your local teams?
Greg Cote
What I pay to watch my local teams? Do I know.
Stugotz
That'S a move? You say the question again.
David Samson
Are you delaying?
Stugotz
It gives you more time to think.
Greg Cote
Well, I'm trying to figure out exactly the question here, like you asking if I pay separate things to watch all the teams or if I watch them all in one place.
Dan LeBatard
No, I think I know that answer. You can ship the question to me. So I'll go buy the four teams, right?
Stugotz
The Panthers.
Dan LeBatard
Last year I ended up buying Panthers plus for 70 bucks. And then I later found out didn't have to.
Chris Cote
You don't have to.
Mike Ryan
Right.
Dan LeBatard
Well, thank you, Mike.
Chris Cote
I think you get that channel with an antenna, too. So that's $0 that you can watch a Florida Panthers for.
Dan LeBatard
Unless you're me.
Stugotz
And that's a nice donation you made.
Dan LeBatard
Okay, $70. The dolphins I pay for. Not for NFL, the whole thing. I just pay for the Red Zone channel, whatever package that is. And I believe that's just $30.
Stugotz
See, he doesn't even know I told you. Red zone's confusing.
Dan LeBatard
Baseball don't pay a dime. But if I did, I'm sure there's a number. And what am I missing? Miami Heat last year I did have to. Man, this is wild. So I used to borrow my sister's Fubo login Legal and then. But then she canceled it. So then I had to purchase Fubo for like three months for the end of the season just to watch the Heat and triple figures. So that's three months of $300 plus.
Greg Cote
The other two that I. Julie says you spend like $4,500 a year, so that's what you spend.
Mike Ryan
You have YouTube TV.
Dan LeBatard
I do.
Mike Ryan
Well, then you do have the local Dolphins games. You have seven and like four.
David Samson
Right.
Dan LeBatard
I only said I paid for the NFL Red zone.
Stugotz
I don't pay anything extra for any of the local teams. I get it all on my service.
Chris Cote
TV is a little luxury I afford myself during football season. You know, the multi screen 4K is.
Dan LeBatard
A little overrated for football.
David Samson
What the companies count on is what Billy just said he does. He forgets about auto renew. The amount of money in auto renew.
Dan LeBatard
Golf now got me for 1 $5.
David Samson
How many months? Like, damn it.
Dan LeBatard
I haven't been golfing in two years.
Mike Ryan
Still at L A Fitness, I was.
Greg Cote
I was offered, I was offered like free MLS for the year. And I was like, it's free for the year. I'll take that with my phone plan. Like, that's a good bundle. I'm not going to watch it, but I get it for free. Why would I turn that down? And I started reading. I'm like, you're going to be charged $70 next year. I'm like, no, thank you. I'm not going to watch any of these games and I'm going to forget to cancel.
Chris Cote
This previous administration did put forth legislation to make it simpler for people to cancel their subscriptions. And then the new administration was like, that makes too much sense. We're not going to do that anymore.
David Samson
I understand your frustration and I feel it as a consumer where it's. I referred to it and this is the old way to do it. I refer to it as Columbia House Gate because that's how I would get in trouble as a kid. And that's aging me.
Stugotz
I owe Columbia House and BMG still so much money. I was scamming them left and right. I don't even care if you're out there and you hear me say, come at me Bro, I owe Columbia House and BMG so much.
Dan LeBatard
I'm pretty sure I pay $30 a month for a porn site for like, the last 20 years that I've never seen. I just can't cancel it.
David Samson
It's not as easy. And it doesn't matter. Obama, Trump, it doesn't matter. Whoever Biden, it really doesn't. The fact is that you say you make it easy, but the truth of the matter is that there are certain ways. If you've tried to unsubscribe from an email list, the little tiny button where you have to unsubscribe, and then on top of that, you have to do another step.
Stugotz
Takes you another page. Yeah.
David Samson
And then if you don't hit it right, then you got to give a reason why, which I hate giving.
Greg Cote
ESPN plus, you used to have to unsubscribe from the same device you used to subscribe. And then you have to think back and be like, what device did I subscribe to this on? Like, you. I have my email, I have my passwords. Like, no, you need to do this from the same device you use. And it's like, that could have been an old computer. I'm never going to get out of this now.
Dan LeBatard
You could have borrowed a friend's phone while you were at some gathering, and all of a sudden you'll never be able to cancel.
Stugotz
How about most of these fitness places? This actually happened with me at Massage Envy. When you want to cancel the membership, you can't call. They make you go in, in person and sign some documents. Like, that shit to do, man.
Greg Cote
Oh, I used to tell people, I have Covid. I can't. I have Covid. And like, okay, don't come in here, don't come in here. We'll cancel right away. Like. And sure enough, LA Fitness canceled that real quick. They didn't want me going there.
David Samson
Spring. That's the greatest wild Billy hack we've had all day. Is that all you have to do is cough?
Greg Cote
Well, I mean, it was in the middle of COVID but I was being charged for a gym that wasn't even open. And I was like, I'm going to cancel this now that you got to come in.
Stugotz
I'm like, oh, I can't come in.
Greg Cote
They're like, sir, please stay home. Stay safe, stay away from us.
David Samson
I believe that if you looked at our GDP and you took a percentage.
Dan LeBatard
Is that our GDP or our dgp? Because those are different.
Chris Cote
Our O U R. No one knows what that means.
Mike Ryan
General draft position.
Chris Cote
I'm with Tucker Carlson there. No one knows what that means.
David Samson
Yeah, gross domestic product.
Chris Cote
Yeah. No one knows how to calculate that. People know how to calculate what groceries cost and what it costs to buy.
David Samson
Thanks.
Mike Ryan
I thought it was where Saquon's getting.
David Samson
Thank you for the relatability. I was trying to point out that the amount of money in our economy from people who don't think to cough to cancel. It is a big part of our economy. There are companies who count on that money. They count on cough to cancel is what Billy did. No. You know, he had a cough to cancel to get out of something.
Greg Cote
Yeah, but coughing's back. It doesn't work anymore. People are fine with you coughing on them.
Chris Cote
I've been coughing for two straight weeks.
Greg Cote
Yeah.
Chris Cote
No one bats an eye.
David Samson
It's fine letting you cancel anything.
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Stugotz
Don LeBatard My algorithm on Instagram is Dan it's all boobs.
Chris Cote
Stugats.
Stugotz
It's a good algorithm. This is the Dan Levatar show with the stugats.
David Samson
I'm saying that there's certain things in your economy that are very important to it. Like. Like, and I want to get back to the Marlins game that I was trying to watch in the home run ball and the trade that happened.
Mike Ryan
Oh, you would have loved this.
David Samson
It's fantastic to think about what you would trade for a guy who's the Marlins player. You've never heard of him, but he's a rookie, came up first. Home run. Someone catches it in the bullpen.
Mike Ryan
Josh Hater.
David Samson
Specifically, there's a rule when the opposing team catches a home run ball.
Stugotz
So the unwritten rule or real rule?
David Samson
Unwritten.
Mike Ryan
The first debate was whether the bullpen was aware. Don't you know when a guy is like, just called up four days.
Stugotz
There's no way they know.
Greg Cote
I just.
Mike Ryan
They're not following the sport.
David Samson
No.
Mike Ryan
Okay.
David Samson
They've never heard of them.
Mike Ryan
No. That's what the announcers were assuming, that they didn't know.
David Samson
But that's the unwritten rule. You don't throw that ball into the stands until you know the bullpen coach. If it's in the bullpen or, or someone on the side, the first base coach, third base coach, whoever it is. Is telling you. All right. That's really.
Dan LeBatard
It was his first at batter's first home run.
Mike Ryan
Home run.
Stugotz
It's like his fifth game.
David Samson
And so Josh Hader, who is a closer, took the ball and gave it to an Astros fan. And the player wanted it because you always get back. First hit for a hitter, first strikeout for a pitcher, first home run. All of those things.
Dan LeBatard
I could understand if you were to expect the bullpen to know if it was his first at bat, it would probably say it on the screen.
Stugotz
Right.
Dan LeBatard
First major league at bat, perhaps.
Stugotz
I don't even think it's.
Dan LeBatard
I don'.
Mike Ryan
The funniest part was you see the Marlins head of pr, John Eric, go over there and he's walking down and then security goes to him of like, why are you bothering this lady? Like, why are you here? And he does this move of. You're seeing this on tv. The broadcasters are doing play by play of this. And he shows the badge. I hope that lady still has a job. I mean, trying to kick John Eric out of there.
David Samson
I mean, do you remember when it happened to the GM of the Raptors? The erstwhile GM Raptors tried to assess former.
Stugotz
Yeah.
David Samson
And could not because security. He wasn't wearing his credential. You got to wear credentials. No matter how famous you are, you got to wear credentials because security is paid to pay attention.
Dan LeBatard
I don't need a credential. So then we'll need to know who Messiah Yuri is.
Mike Ryan
So then Jeremy ends up over there. Jeremy doing. Doing the broadcast the sidelines for the Marlin. So now Jeremy's interviewing her and she's realizing, oh, wow, this ball is kind of important.
Stugotz
What do you think he was like? Do you imagine him running through concourse? Oh, I gotta get there.
Mike Ryan
At one point, I believe Kyle seal off was like Jeremy's sprinting over there.
David Samson
To answer get all the answers to our questions. And so it is about respect that even if you're Pat Riley, no matter who you are, you do have credentials because you don't want the security people to be in the position where they're forced to do something.
Chris Cote
He does not wear them.
David Samson
If I.
Chris Cote
You want to know what his credential is?
David Samson
Pat Riley his face.
Chris Cote
Riley his hair.
David Samson
And do you think also a giant knows who Pat Riley's faces? Do you think that I do?
Stugotz
Yeah, I do.
Chris Cote
Yeah.
Mike Ryan
90%. There's got to be a 10% that don't.
David Samson
I think it's not 100%, but I don't want to stop the show to Go through with you. But I promise you the Pat Riley is not recognized by every game day employee because they're game day employees.
Dan LeBatard
Any game day employee who asks Pat Riley to show his credential will be immediately replaced.
Mike Ryan
Yeah, that's what I was fearful for that employee last night.
Chris Cote
I also don't think he's going uptown for chicken tendies now. I think like the surrounding area in that lower level, the folks know there.
David Samson
Are times when you do go up for a chicken, not Pat Riley.
Stugotz
You think Pat Riley is standing on that Papa John's line on the concourse level. Sometimes he's using the self order machine.
David Samson
Sometimes it's important to be amongst the people. I tend to say you're wrong. But I also tend to say that the home run ball that Josh Hader threw in for a guy that no one had ever heard of, it's barely worth. Barely worth a sign ball.
Stugotz
Right? Like, okay, so this girl was holding out like, oh, what do you want to trade me? This ball is not that big a deal. You're lucky if you get a bat.
Mike Ryan
Right. That she ended up getting to go down after she got assigned bat, assigned ball and a picture.
Stugotz
She made out great then.
David Samson
Yeah.
Greg Cote
Really well, the. Okay. The Astros bullpen, though, is like egging on the negotiation as her fans around her. Big deal. Jacob Marcy. Marcy's have been there almost.
Mike Ryan
If I'm the Marlins, I play hardball. I'm like, all right, you get a beer, a hot dog, and another bullpen ball.
David Samson
That's it. How can you get.
Mike Ryan
Why would she say no to that?
David Samson
You can't trade something you don't have.
Mike Ryan
You don't even know this.
Stugotz
Maybe she doesn't drink.
Mike Ryan
Okay, well, you can have a soda.
David Samson
Maybe she doesn't like.
Stugotz
Maybe she doesn't like soda.
Mike Ryan
Snack, a drink and then we'll get you a replacement ball from the bullpen. That Josh hater will talk.
Greg Cote
I mean, the joke's on her. She wins this, you know, she wins this negotiation. Now she has to get a baseball bat back to Houston. Signed by Jacob Marcy.
Mike Ryan
Airport speaker.
Greg Cote
Congratulations.
David Samson
Do you know for sure it was signed by Jacob and not by someone else on the team? It's.
Mike Ryan
He was there in the photo.
Stugotz
Are you saying that's possibly what happened?
David Samson
Oh, it you definitely. Depending on what you're trading, sometimes you offer a bat of a different player.
Stugotz
Oh, okay. I thought you were saying maybe someone else signed Jacob Marcy's name.
David Samson
Oh, no. Oh, no. I'm saying that. That sometimes it's so valuable that you'll.
Mike Ryan
Say, it's like, I want Sandy to sign this.
David Samson
Exactly. Which if you're negotiating, that's what you would do.
Stugotz
70 ra is not worth that much.
David Samson
Well, it's still he's. Well, who would you want on the market?
Greg Cote
No one wanted him at the deadline.
David Samson
It depends what they were asking.
Stugotz
Well, I'd want Kyle Sours. Like, that would be the guy. If you have a choice, I think.
Mike Ryan
Sandy would be ahead of.
David Samson
Yeah, yeah. Anyone but Jacob is. What?
Greg Cote
Why? What's wrong with Jacob Marcy?
David Samson
He's like 500 if you're an Astro.
Greg Cote
1200 ops guys bawling right now.
David Samson
And you also neglected to realize that the problem at Marlins park is that the Astros fan is likely living in Miami.
Mike Ryan
No, she flew in. Jeremy interviewed her.
David Samson
For sure.
Mike Ryan
Yes.
David Samson
Just for the game.
Mike Ryan
Yeah, that she travels.
David Samson
Tourism, baby. Yeah.
Stugotz
On a Tuesday.
Greg Cote
Look at this. Jacob Marcy's the first MLB player to record at least four extra base hits and four walks in his first three career games since at least 1901.
Mike Ryan
I mean, now, if you're this Lady Ruth, you become the better Marcy fan because you have now assigned bat and assigned ball from him. So if he becomes a Hall of Famer.
David Samson
Two words for you. Kevin Moss.
Dan LeBatard
Okay, I just have a quick update. I'm very, very sorry about this. I'm sorry to all the Friends fans out there. It was Joey who was looking to find the woman across the street in the window and kept going to the wrong apartment.
Mike Ryan
Checks out.
Dan LeBatard
Not Ross.
Mike Ryan
It's a Joey.
Dan LeBatard
Ross lived across the street and used to do the. He did the fake having a son thing so he could get out of a date or something else with somebody. And he put a pumpkin head as his son's head. So sorry for confusing those two storylines.
David Samson
Lines conflating confusing. I mean, Friends. It's a long time ago already, people. It's not a thing. It's too bad.
Greg Cote
France is definitely a thing. They make a ton of money. What do you mean, Friends?
Dan LeBatard
Yeah, it's on every day.
David Samson
The syndication money that goes to them. But if you talk to kids these days, are they watching Friends? That's a great poll question.
Chris Cote
Yeah.
David Samson
Our high schoolers watching Friends.
Chris Cote
Yes, they are. It's. It's.
David Samson
So that's going to be 1000 poll.
Stugotz
I think that was a thing recently where Friends is. Is. Has become huge with a younger audience.
Dan LeBatard
Office Parks and Rec. I feel like since they're always on, they just keep cycling the new generations.
David Samson
Why is anyone watching MASH though?
Chris Cote
Well, not all the time, David. MASH sucks. There's this whole thing about MASH being the greatest show. No, it's not. It's ass. I. I've sat there, tried to watch MASH and. No, it's.
Stugotz
I'm talking Vietnam here, you know, sucks.
David Samson
Korea.
Chris Cote
Mash.
Stugotz
Yeah, like I said, Korean War.
Chris Cote
All due respect to the people that were making that high art back then, but even me as a kid, like, all right, I'm home from school today. Let me watch this daytime programming. Here comes mash. What a buzz kill. This movie, this show sucks. That's what I was. 12 year old me was thinking, this is not good.
Stugotz
He's right.
Chris Cote
MASH sucks.
Dan LeBatard
It had to be said.
David Samson
It had to be said.
Dan LeBatard
We reference MASH all the time here as if it's some great television show. And Mike just nailed it. It was very even. The music is sad. Makes me want to cry.
Stugotz
Yeah, you got to get off.
David Samson
That's literally the name of the theme song.
Dan LeBatard
I didn't hear it, but it sounds depressing.
David Samson
No, no, no, no. I can't even think of it. It's like, na na na na na na na na na na na.
Stugotz
Don't look at me for confirmation on man.
Greg Cote
I bet you can think of the Friends theme song, though.
Chris Cote
It actually sounded closer to what David was doing. No, no, you actually did do the Friends. Yeah, you did.
David Samson
I conflated Friends and MASH because they're so similar.
Chris Cote
The Rembrandts.
Stugotz
Mash Most overrated TV show.
Chris Cote
Yeah, I think so.
Mike Ryan
Top five.
Chris Cote
We're all of the same age group, right? We all stayed home that occasionally sick and we'd watch Prices. Right.
Stugotz
That was, that was the one show you had to catch when you were homesick. If you were homesick and you didn't watch that day's edition of Price is Right, what are you even doing home?
Dan LeBatard
11Am Lord's time zone.
Chris Cote
WSVN would always have. In the heat of the night, I'm like, whoa, I can't do this.
Stugotz
And when we're watching Price of the Right. Price is Right. Homesick. What's the one game we were hoping?
Dan LeBatard
Plinko.
Greg Cote
Plinko.
Stugotz
Obviously. Israel. Obviously. Duh.
Greg Cote
What was your number two?
Stugotz
I didn't really have a number two.
Greg Cote
Cliffhanger.
Stugotz
Plinko.
Greg Cote
Cliffhanger.
Stugotz
Which one was Cliffhanger?
Greg Cote
The guy wanted to go up the mountain.
Stugotz
Oh, yes, yes, yes.
Dan LeBatard
I like the dice game.
Stugotz
I. I like the dice game too.
Dan LeBatard
I like that you got to have to have both dice over the line. Like Casino rules.
Greg Cote
How about the putting game, that.
David Samson
That always a great one. You got to try to get as close as possible.
Chris Cote
That microphone that looked like a little skinny.
David Samson
Jane Rayburn and Bob Barker. Same microphone.
Stugotz
How exciting was it when one of the contestants would bid a dollar?
Chris Cote
You idiot.
Dan LeBatard
That was something. You know the game I've favorite when people didn't get it. Like they bid a dollar at entirely the wrong time and the whole audience is like, what are you doing?
Greg Cote
I like when the third person bet a dollar and so I come and say $2.
Stugotz
Right, that right. That's a balls move.
David Samson
Yep. I thought it was way more ballsy when it's. The bet is 350 is the bid and the next guy goes 350.
Dan LeBatard
I would take somebody for that. Don't pull that shit with me.
Stugotz
Right? This is my one opportunity, and you're coming in with 351. Like, it's not a fight, but you.
David Samson
Go down the line. If you lose to that 351, you know, you switch positions and there's six winners per game. I always was thinking about the math of this.
Dan LeBatard
What about when people nailed it on the money? Like, you hear the bell and what was the extra thing that they get?
Izzy Gutierrez
I forgot.
Dan LeBatard
That's it.
Stugotz
That's crazy.
David Samson
But the whole item was like 300 bucks.
Stugotz
Well, think about how much money these games used to give away. Like, the show was called $10,000 Pyramid.
David Samson
It changed to 100,000.
Stugotz
Oh, did it? But it was originally $10,000 Pyramid. That was the grand prize.
Greg Cote
Give me $10,000.
David Samson
Survivor's been giving a million dollars ever since 2000. It never changed. It's prize money for winning Survivor.
Stugotz
A million dollars is always gonna have a ring to it. Like a million dollars is always really good.
David Samson
Million dollars today is not what a million dollars was in 2000, obviously, but.
Stugotz
A million dollars is still always good.
David Samson
100,000 doesn't stink.
Chris Cote
I believe Sunbeam Television owned the rights to in the Heat of the Night, which is why up until very recently, in the Heat of the Night was always part of WSVN daytime programming. Maybe the NFL should buy in the Heat of the Night.
David Samson
Is that Carol o'? Connor?
Chris Cote
Is that Archie Bunker?
David Samson
Yes.
Chris Cote
Yeah. But it wasn't Sidney Poitier.
Stugotz
Oh, come on.
Dan LeBatard
Then. Did you think it was Sidney Poitier?
Chris Cote
I didn't see in the movie.
David Samson
Thank you.
Chris Cote
In the movie, it was TV show.
David Samson
Totally different than movie. And I didn't watch the TV show. But there's a lot of changes. And this is. I don't think we're in the local hour anymore.
Chris Cote
But was in the Jackal.
Dan LeBatard
Really?
Chris Cote
Yeah, he was in the Jackal.
Dan LeBatard
I've only known him from Too Sir With Love. And then I thought he retired.
David Samson
What? What about Sneakers? Or Guess who's Coming to Dinner?
Stugotz
Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Chris Cote
Who was going to dinner?
David Samson
It turns out you don't know Breakfast at Tiffany's. Wrong person. Audrey. Oh, and Hannibal Lecter, I believe. Not Hannibal Lecter. Hannibal. Who's the Hannibal from the A Team?
Greg Cote
Burris Burris.
David Samson
Hannibal Buress.
Greg Cote
Yeah.
David Samson
Yeah, that was his last name. In the A Team. Yeah.
Chris Cote
His toughest mission was Bill Cosby.
David Samson
I believe he's in. He was a major actor. George Peppard. He was in a bunch of great movies.
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Stugotz
Don LeBatard I've never stepped foot on that campus.
Mike Ryan
I.
Stugotz
If you told me right now your life depends on it, go to Santa Fe University and just, just, just take a picture.
Chris Cote
Stugats.
Stugotz
I would die. I don't know where it is. This is the Dan Levatar show with the st.
David Samson
Speaking of great movies. How's that for a segue? Chris, can you do the thing that you do that we do, that we love doing with Boost Mobile, please?
Mike Ryan
Good setup there.
David Samson
David.
Mike Ryan
The Boost Mobile. Speaking of bills, boldest take is presented by Boost Mobile. It's the newest 5G network in the country. And let's see what the audience cooked.
Unknown
Up today from Kansas City.
Mike Ryan
Let's start it over.
Chris Cote
Let's take it from the top. Let's try taking it from the top.
Mike Ryan
I feel good about all this.
Unknown
Hey, this is Lou on a walk. Adults shouldn't have stickers on their cars. It's so much more polite to trade someone while you're playing against them in baseball. That way they just have to walk to the other dugout, not go all the way home before traveling. Daniel the superfaniel from Philadelphia with a serious question for you guys. Is Mount Rushmore on the Mount Rushmore of American tourist attractions? Thanks for taking the call. This is dead from Kansas City on a trio. I believe that if you don't lose it, one can of WD40 can last a person a lifetime. I'll hang up and listen. Hey guys, wanted to give my limited fake of Charles Barkley saying Sergey Poprofski. Sergey Popovka. Hey guys, this is Blake and Eugene calling from a Hunte Elantra. I think that grocery stores should have traffic laws punishable by fines and possibly banishment for repeat offenders. There's way too many people clogging lanes with their cart, taking corners without looking, cutting you off. And I think it needs to stop. It's not talked about enough. Thank you. Justin from Seattle. I don't think most people could even tackle an NFL kicker or punter. What do you guys think? So at least once a week, Dan Lebatar Likes to say his fans are the most loyal in the industry. And we get rewarded for that loyalty with a week of David Sampson. Really? That's how we get rewarded?
David Samson
Is that Izzy?
Dan LeBatard
It sounds nothing like me. The voice altering machine worked.
Greg Cote
Was Naked Gun a success? Made $17 million opening weekend. Finished third.
Stugotz
That doesn't sound like a success.
Chris Cote
Oh, What?
Greg Cote
I mean, second place was the bad guys too, which was $22 million.
David Samson
It's all digital now.
Greg Cote
Yeah, movie money's just down. But it was third opening week at 17 million. Like, how many weeks is it gonna stay out like that?
David Samson
I don't have anybody in this room able to tackle anybody on a football field. Just like I don't have anybody able to hit 103.9 million miles per hour. Fastball.
Chris Cote
The budget for Miles per hour. The budget for naked gun was $42 million. Now, worldwide, it seems like the week one haul is $30 million. So this stands to reason. We'll be a profitable film.
David Samson
Is that including the marketing, brother?
Chris Cote
I don't know.
David Samson
Stop. I'm saying that honestly.
Chris Cote
Shut up.
David Samson
Stop. Coming Mike with facts that you don't.
Chris Cote
It's a budget. That's budget on IMDb. Like, you want me, I'll put in a call.
David Samson
Put it. You got connections.
Mike Ryan
It just says budget there.
Chris Cote
Budget.
Stugotz
I just go off of the budget.
Chris Cote
They don't have like a sub budget.
David Samson
It's not our job to give that information to the audience.
Chris Cote
Maybe that's in the budget. Wouldn't you say marketing would also be in the budget?
David Samson
No. No, it's not.
Chris Cote
All right, then you find out.
David Samson
I don't care.
Dan LeBatard
I can tackle Jason Sanders. Billy can tackle Jason Sanders. Tony can tackle maybe.
Mike Ryan
What are you doing there?
Chris Cote
We're all talking about the money that it's making. And I'm like, okay, well, let me give you something helpful. Here's a budget. $42 million. What was food and beverage?
David Samson
Shut up.
Greg Cote
Jason Sanders 511. I don't know.
Dan LeBatard
I saw Take His Ass Down.
Chris Cote
I saw Naked Gun in the theaters.
Stugotz
Oh, you saw it?
Chris Cote
I saw it. It was funny. It was at times really funny.
Dan LeBatard
Was it theater packed?
Chris Cote
No. No, it wasn't. Wasn't packed. It wasn't. It wasn't empty. You know, it looked like a movie that was finishing third at the box.
Mike Ryan
Older crowd.
Chris Cote
It was an older crowd. I get the casting of Liam Neeson, but also his comedic timing. It made me really miss Leslie Nielsen. Because Leslie Nielsen's deadpan delivery is so much better than Liam Neeson. I get why they casted him and there are times that he's funny and the delivery works, but I just wish that they had somebody with more comedic chops.
David Samson
Did he have a taken moment in the movie? Because I believe that there's some actors who have that moment no matter what role they play. Like Sylvester Stallone has a Rocky thing in whatever part he has. Like you're looking to say, oh, that's sort of Rocky.
Chris Cote
No, I mean, there were good deadpan moments. Like there's a good back and forth where they talk about the Black Eyed Peas run of the early 2000s that I enjoyed and then like a TiVo situation.
Stugotz
What about Pamela Anderson?
Chris Cote
Pamela Anderson was good in it. Pamela Anderson was good in it. That the dude from Kingdom, the Academy Award winner, Paul Walker Hauser. Is that his name?
David Samson
Yeah.
Chris Cote
Oh, I nailed that one from Blackbird. He was really good. He was really good.
Dan LeBatard
Watch the show.
Chris Cote
I really enjoyed it and I wanted to support it with my dollar by going to the theater because I like comedies. Friendship was a comedy that came out earlier this year that I was hoping the R rated comedy would be back. The box office wasn't too kind to that film. Comedies seem to still have a pretty long way to go.
Stugotz
I've already bought my tickets for Weapons.
Chris Cote
Weapons.
Stugotz
Going Friday night with my son. I'm so excited. I have to know why the kids are running out of the home in the fight.
David Samson
You do everything with both sons.
Stugotz
Well, the older one, he's 16. He's got a social life. Friday night. So, like, he's not coming out.
Dan LeBatard
Which one of the kids is?
David Samson
Bris.
Dan LeBatard
I attended. Which one was that?
Stugotz
Oh, gosh, I don't know. I don't remember.
Dan LeBatard
I think it was the first one.
Stugotz
What did the penis look like?
Dan LeBatard
I wasn't close. I was. I was a back, back, back end of the room. It was the first and last bris I've ever been inv. I don't know why I went. It was like a weekday at like 10am But I pulled up, that thing was packed. There was a lot of people.
Stugotz
Big deal.
David Samson
Little things. Not a big deal.
Stugotz
Yeah, little deal, but it's a big deal.
Dan LeBatard
Just asked what happens at a bris?
Stugotz
Cut it off.
David Samson
That's when you get circumcised.
Stugotz
Cut it off for him.
Dan LeBatard
And everybody has to watch for some reason. It's very strange.
Stugotz
Except my wife who runs away crying.
David Samson
You know, there's no invitations to bris or funerals, right? You just. You go, yeah, it's word of mouth. You got invited.
Chris Cote
Sword of mouth.
David Samson
Yeah, there's.
Stugotz
You don't get like an Evite, Right.
Dan LeBatard
I'm pretty sure you're invited me on the air, so.
Stugotz
Yeah, no, no, that's. That's word of mouth. That's what that is. But there's no formal invitation that is sent out. You know, you have to prepare schmears.
David Samson
For, like, a lot of people.
Stugotz
Yep. That's a lot of food.
Mike Ryan
I know what that is.
David Samson
A lot of tuna fish, a lot of chicken salad, a lot of white fish salad. Because you just don't know the number of people were coming in for free food and to watch a little.
Stugotz
I almost screwed up at the hospital when my son was born. I think it was for the first one because like, like the nurse, you know, if. If you're not Jewish, but you want your son circumcised, they'll do it right there at the hospital. You know, it doesn't have to be a whole ceremony. And so the nurse, you know, said, will he be circumcised? And I immediately said, yes. I didn't realize she was asking, do you want us to do it here? So you're like, hey, no. Well, my wife goes, no, no, no, we're not doing that. Oh, okay. I thought she's just, you know, what would have happened? Small talk she was making. I don't know. But it.
Dan LeBatard
What do you do with the bris?
Stugotz
It have been bad.
David Samson
It's so small that you can just cover it with a little towelette with a little handkerchief and no one will know the difference.
Mike Ryan
You speak for yourself.
David Samson
You do a fake little slice. Have you ever done seen the fake slice?
Stugotz
No.
David Samson
You're good to go. It's. That's exactly what. If you're asking me what would happen, you still have to have the breasts. You cannot do the circumcision in the hospital and then not do this.
Dan LeBatard
But you're lying. You're like lying to God and all these witnesses.
David Samson
100%.
Billy Corben
What the rabbi say?
David Samson
The rabbi said, don't let him do it in the hospital. You have to have the frame of mind to say no to the nurse.
Stugotz
Yeah, it was bad. I. I was really young. I was like 28 years old. And no I know anything.
Greg Cote
They ask you so many questions, like when you're under duress in the hospital, when a kid's boys, like, what do you think about? It's like, this is a decision that impacts his kid's life forever.
Stugotz
Like, I don't know, just leave me alone for a few minutes.
Greg Cote
No one told Me how any of this works. And I'm gonna send me home in a day, and I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
Stugotz
My wife can barely walk. You're giving us this humor being. And I got it taken home with me. Now I don't even know if I have the car seat in properly.
Mike Ryan
Nurses just turned me into photographer. They're like, dad, get your phone out. Here it comes. I'm, like, sitting in there. Like, I would like to be in the moment here, but if. All right, the nurses are telling me I'll get my phone out.
David Samson
You took video from photo of my.
Mike Ryan
Baby, like, as soon as she came out, just because the nurses were like, dad, get your phone ready. And I'm just like, I thought I was going to be in the moment here, but okay, I did. I do have a great photo because.
David Samson
Of it, but you have to ask the mom. I think that that is something very clear as the dad, like, which side would you like me on?
Mike Ryan
I was not on.
David Samson
Yeah, you were at the head, not the toe. Yes.
Mike Ryan
I mean, Jesus, David, what kind of photo you think I took?
David Samson
I. I wish I had a photo. And all of a sudden, a little.
Mike Ryan
Like, I walked over there to go cut the. The cord and.
Stugotz
Oh, I don't cut the cord.
Mike Ryan
Well, no, it's not actually very gummy.
Stugotz
I don't cut that.
Unknown
Very gummy cord.
Stugotz
No, no.
Billy Corben
It's like cutting a rubber band.
Greg Cote
Scissors aren't sharp enough to do one slice, and it's a piece of here. What do I do?
David Samson
Scissors.
Mike Ryan
I had to walk over to where they were, and I had to pass by this area, and I'm like, you can't not look right.
Chris Cote
Imagine look right and. Oh, dude. Imagine going to, like, a. A. A tax office and say, hey, you want to do this last part? No, I'm good. I didn't go to school for that.
Stugotz
It's ridiculous. Here.
Billy Corben
Do you cut it right here?
David Samson
You're good right here.
Chris Cote
I didn't go to school for that. You did.
Stugotz
Here. You want to cut the cor. Are you confusing me for the doctor?
Chris Cote
You want. You want to come to the studio and. And give a season prediction for the Dolphins Scrubs.
David Samson
It is the sneakiest material, that cord.
Mike Ryan
I leaned in. I was like, where do you need me?
David Samson
Very good.
Greg Cote
The scissors suck. They have, like, something on the end.
Stugotz
They're like the scissors you get in kindergarten.
Greg Cote
I wish I could use those. These have, like, a weird shape, and they have again, like, a flat part at the top.
Dan LeBatard
If you cut it wrong. Do the kids have an Audi Forever?
Billy Corben
No. Because you're cutting so far away from where they are.
Greg Cote
Yeah.
Mike Ryan
It's like. Your cut's actually not important.
Chris Cote
No, it's like a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Billy Corben
Right.
David Samson
It's like big scissors.
Greg Cote
I would take that.
David Samson
Shears, like.
Stugotz
And then the belly buttons. Disgusting. For, like, the next week. It's just this big black shit that just falls off.
Greg Cote
And if they poop, you wipe it away with the poop you like. Oh, what I do with this? Did you keep it? Do you keep.
David Samson
My mom.
Greg Cote
You keep yours?
Mike Ryan
Weird.
Greg Cote
Mom's ass.
Stugotz
Nice.
Greg Cote
Threw it away.
David Samson
Did you keep the foreskin?
Stugotz
No. Yeah, that's.
David Samson
That's a thing.
Stugotz
Throw that in the garbage.
David Samson
You keep it.
Mike Ryan
You get dry after a while, right?
David Samson
Well, so does the umbilical cord. Everything gets dry.
Stugotz
Wait, so, okay, so you're pretty adamant about this. Like, do you know where your foreskin is then?
David Samson
100%. I did not get it in the divorce.
Mike Ryan
Send us a photo.
David Samson
So she's got it.
Chris Cote
Is it in the safety deposit box?
Billy Corben
It's in the time capsule underneath Marlon's part.
Mike Ryan
How much would you.
David Samson
One of the things that was delineated in this separation of assets. Who gets the force?
Billy Corben
She fought for it.
Chris Cote
Huh?
Billy Corben
Well, attaboy.
David Samson
We only had one. We had one plus three of the belly button things. The. The thing that falls out. I don't know what it's called.
Stugotz
Yeah, it's called the belly button.
Mike Ryan
You nailed it.
David Samson
So there's four. So it ends up being two. Two. That's equity. I got two belly buttons.
Stugotz
Wow.
Billy Corben
And you know where they are?
David Samson
Just straight. Yeah, they're in a. They're in an envelope and they're labeled. I mean, how. Otherwise you can't tell them apart. There'd be no way to do it.
Billy Corben
This is a brown thing.
David Samson
You're like, is that my kid or is that mine? It's so important to label. I'm a big labeler. Because you think you're gonna remember stuff, but you don't. You can't. No.
Mike Ryan
What's the most random thing you've labeled?
David Samson
I'm gonna have to go foreskin right up here at the top. That's seems like a winner, but no, I will label things if I have extra supplies. So there's, like, labels in the cabinet where the extra supplies are. So you know, like, where to keep the extra detergent. There's a label that says detergent. And so you know when you buy extra detergent, that's where it goes. And when You're a guest in the house. You know where to go to get the extra detergent.
Billy Corben
So your house is like a big office Max, where, like, everything's labeled. You walk around there where it's like, oh, this is where the remotes go. Okay. And put six remotes.
Greg Cote
Do you have a map so people know or they just have to start opening cabinets?
Izzy Gutierrez
Fire exits.
Billy Corben
Do you have, like, where to go on a fire?
David Samson
I'm telling you, things that are labeled, I. You're laughing, but I think it's very nice so people don't have to rummage through stuff when they need. When you run out of sugar, there's a place to go to get more sugar.
Stugotz
You owe Billy some money now.
Greg Cote
Thank you.
David Samson
It's like Monopoly. Did I just land on your word?
Greg Cote
That's exactly right. And your shirt, you're still wearing that. And I copy that also.
David Samson
What's the charge?
Greg Cote
For what?
David Samson
What are you going to charge every time I say sugar? 10,000, I think seems 10,000 per mention.
Greg Cote
I think it's fair, right? It's not what it used to be. That used to be a prize on a game show. I think that's fair.
David Samson
You have a very hard time collecting that. I think you ought to be like, a penny per mention. You'll still be rich. You have a better chance of collecting the penny per mention.
Dan LeBatard
Do we have a luminary coming on with us shortly?
David Samson
How great is that? Have you had him here before?
Dan LeBatard
Well, it depends. Who'd you get?
David Samson
Mr. Marlin. Nice local. Jeff Conine is here because he's reliable. When we asked him to show, he showed exactly on time and on budget. He's way bigger now. He could tackle somebody again.
Dan LeBatard
So can Tony. So can I. I'll talk in the show.
David Samson
Jason.
Dan LeBatard
Maybe. Mike.
Mike Ryan
Comics.
Greg Cote
Think you guys realize how tough these players are?
David Samson
It's like Jason Sanders.
Greg Cote
Yeah.
Dan LeBatard
I get to wear pads, too, though, right?
Chris Cote
I don't think you realize the progress that I've made over the last few months.
Billy Corben
Thank you.
Dan LeBatard
That's why I said maybe.
David Samson
You do look great, Mike.
Greg Cote
Why would you go for lightest or smallest? Because, like, you don't want to try to tackle, like, a 58 running back.
Billy Corben
No, no, no, Sanders, you said kickers is the people you want.
Mike Ryan
Kickers and punters.
Billy Corben
That's what he said on. On Bold Estate.
Greg Cote
You think you could tackle Rodrigo Blankenship?
David Samson
Yo.
Chris Cote
For sure. Yeah.
Greg Cote
I don't think so.
Chris Cote
He's actually pretty tall, dude.
Greg Cote
He's Jack tall. Don't let the glasses and the mustache fool you. That guy could beat the shit out of you.
Billy Corben
But I'm tackling him. I'm not fighting him.
Podcast Summary: The Big Suey: David...MAS*H Sucks
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz hosted by Dan Le Batard and Stugotz dives into a myriad of topics ranging from sports broadcasting woes to nostalgic television critiques. In the episode titled "The Big Suey: David...MAS*H Sucks," released on August 6, 2025, the hosts engage in spirited discussions, personal anecdotes, and light-hearted banter, offering listeners a blend of humor and insightful commentary.
David Samson kicks off the conversation by sharing his experiences attempting to watch Miami Marlins games from the Elser Hotel in Downtown Miami. He emphasizes the frustration of navigating the complex landscape of sports broadcasting:
David Samson [00:37]: "The views from the elser are amazing. And I purposely try to get the city view when I'm at the elser because then I get to see Marlins Park. And I must admit that I'd rather look at Marlins park than a cruise ship or the ocean."
The discussion highlights the diminishing accessibility of Marlins games on platforms like YouTube TV and the reliance on regional networks such as CBS4 and CW for live broadcasts.
David Samson [04:09]: "Now that they're showing it, that's national deal. The Friday night Apple is a national deal."
Greg Cote and Dan LeBatard further elaborate on the fragmentation of sports channels, making it increasingly difficult for fans to access their favorite teams without incurring substantial costs. The conversation underscores the shifting dynamics of sports viewership and the financial strains imposed by exclusive broadcasting rights.
A significant portion of the episode delves into the complexities of canceling auto-renew subscriptions. The hosts express their frustrations with the convoluted processes companies employ to retain customers:
David Samson [07:58]: "I refer to it as Columbia House Gate because that's how I would get in trouble as a kid. And that's aging me."
Stugotz humorously admits to ongoing debt from subscriptions, while Dan LeBatard shares his perpetual battle with a decades-old subscription:
Dan LeBatard [08:11]: "I'm pretty sure I pay $30 a month for a porn site for like, the last 20 years that I've never seen. I just can't cancel it."
The hosts critique the deceptive tactics of companies, such as hidden unsubscribe buttons and mandatory additional steps, which exacerbate consumer frustrations. Greg Cote reminisces about outdated subscription services, emphasizing the persistent challenges despite technological advancements.
Greg Cote [07:56]: "They started losing teams. And before I had to choose which one I wanted, did I go, Marlins, Panthers? Did I go Heat, Rays? I went Marlins, Panthers."
The segment serves as a relatable exploration of modern consumer struggles, resonating with listeners who face similar hurdles in managing subscriptions.
Transitioning from sports to entertainment, the hosts critique classic television shows with surprising candor. The episode takes a turn as Chris Cote and Stugotz vocally dismiss the esteemed TV show MASH*:
Chris Cote [21:03]: "MASH sucks. There's this whole thing about MASH being the greatest show. No, it's not. It's ass."
This controversial stance sparks a debate among the hosts, with Dan LeBatard acknowledging the show's cultural significance while agreeing with the criticism.
Dan LeBatard [21:43]: "It had to be said. We reference MASH all the time here as if it's some great television show."
In contrast, the discussion about Friends explores its enduring popularity and relevance among younger audiences. Dan LeBatard raises a pertinent question regarding the show's appeal to new generations:
Dan LeBatard [20:45]: "But if you talk to kids these days, are they watching Friends? That's a great poll question."
The conversation touches on the cyclical nature of sitcoms and their ability to resonate across different age groups, highlighting the varied perceptions of beloved TV classics.
The Price is Right emerges as a nostalgic topic, with the hosts reminiscing about their favorite segments and memorable moments. Stugotz and Greg Cote express fondness for games like Plinko and the Putting Game:
Greg Cote [23:21]: "I like when the third person bet a dollar and so I come and say $2."
Their enthusiasm showcases the show's enduring charm and its role in creating shared cultural experiences. The discussion extends to comparing prize structures of different game shows, reflecting on the evolution of television entertainment.
In a more personal and humorous segment, Stugotz recounts a mix-up during his son's bris ceremony at the hospital:
Stugotz [35:07]: "I almost screwed up at the hospital when my son was born. I think it was for the first one because like, the nurse, you know, if you're not Jewish, but you want your son circumcised, they'll do it right there at the hospital."
This story opens up conversations about cultural practices and the associated personal experiences, blending humor with heartfelt storytelling. The hosts navigate the sensitive topic with a lighthearted approach, making it both entertaining and relatable.
The episode culminates with playful discussions about the physicality of NFL players and the impossibility of tackling them. David Samson humorously challenges his peers to take on kickers and punters:
David Samson [31:19]: "I don't have anybody in this room able to tackle anybody on a football field. Just like I don't have anybody able to hit 103.9 million miles per hour. Fastball."
The banter underscores the camaraderie among the hosts, blending sports talk with comedic exaggeration. This light-hearted exchange serves as a fitting conclusion to the episode, leaving listeners with smiles and a sense of community.
David Samson [00:37]: "The views from the elser are amazing... I'd rather look at Marlins park than a cruise ship or the ocean."
Dan LeBatard [08:11]: "I'm pretty sure I pay $30 a month for a porn site for like, the last 20 years that I've never seen. I just can't cancel it."
Chris Cote [21:03]: "MASH sucks. There's this whole thing about MASH being the greatest show. No, it's not. It's ass."
Dan LeBatard [20:45]: "But if you talk to kids these days, are they watching Friends? That's a great poll question."
Stugotz [35:07]: "I almost screwed up at the hospital when my son was born..."
David Samson [31:19]: "I don't have anybody in this room able to tackle anybody on a football field..."
In "The Big Suey: David...MAS*H Sucks," Dan Le Batard and Stugotz offer a multifaceted exploration of contemporary issues—from the intricacies of sports broadcasting and consumer subscription woes to candid critiques of classic television shows and personal life stories. Their engaging dialogues, punctuated with humor and relatable anecdotes, provide listeners with both entertainment and insightful commentary. The episode stands as a testament to the hosts' ability to navigate diverse topics with wit and authenticity, making it a memorable installment in The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz.