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Stugotz
The McDonald's Snack Wrap is back.
Tony Kornheiser
You brought it back.
Dan LeBatard
Ranch snack wrap.
Stugotz
Spicy snack wrap.
Tony Kornheiser
You broke the Internet for a snack.
Greg Cody
Snack wrap is back.
Mike Ryan
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Tony Kornheiser
Welcome to the Big Sui presented by DraftKings.
Dan LeBatard
Why are you listening to this show?
Tony Kornheiser
The podcast that seems very similar to.
Dan LeBatard
The other Dan LeBatard podcast?
Stugotz
I'm sorry, I'm not going to apologize for that.
Tony Kornheiser
In fact, the only difference seems to be this imaging. I have been tempted and wrestling restaurants.
Dan LeBatard
Just walking past tables to grab somebody's fries that if they're just there. That hasn't happened to you guys.
Tony Kornheiser
I've done it. And now here's the marching man to nowhere, Fat face and the habitual liar.
Stugotz
This episode is presented by DraftKings. DraftKings. The Crown is yours.
Tony Kornheiser
So not that these are the measurements for running backs, but Najee Harris is 27 years old and he is one of only five running backs since the beginning of the century to begin a career with four. Four straight thousand yard seasons. Not again. The thousand yard seasons are the measurement but he's also registered the fifth most rushing yards in the NFL since he was drafted.
Billy Gil
That's what I always think about actually with Najee Harris is that I always think he's a lot worse than he, than his production would suggest. Well, but I'm always reminded like oh, he's actually like by running back standards, quite good, quite productive. I don't like him.
Tony Kornheiser
I am shocked by a number of the ways that the efficiencies have changed all of sports. But at running back that was a place over the last five years where I got passed by because I was saying financially of course you have to pay Todd Gurley. Of course you have to pay McCaffrey. Of course you have to pay Ezekiel Elliott. I was saying it of and rookie Ezekiel Elliott special. But you don't have to pay any of them. It doesn't matter. I think Saquon. I thought we found.
Billy Gil
We found the one.
Stugotz
Yeah. Sequins. Barkley. Derek Henry. Derek.
Billy Gil
Barkley.
Stugotz
Henry.
Tony Kornheiser
I thought that if you asked me who is the Steeler on offense I could trust most the last few years it was their running back. That's not saying much. But that offense was bad. And so what he was doing was particularly impressive to me because I felt like that offense was super limited about Pat Fryermuth.
Stugotz
Good tight end for a year. A year? Yeah. I judge everything by through the fantasy lens. Now, Najee Harris was never a top draft pick in fantasy drafts. I mean, he was always.
Tony Kornheiser
That's your measurement as a long time as the longtime Herald football writer, your measurement is just how did he play for the Lobos? Yeah, okay.
Stugotz
Right. I don't know that he was ever a Lobo, quite frankly.
Tony Kornheiser
Okay. Wasn't good enough to be drafted by the Lobos. Not good enough for you to have commentary on him on how good he might be because he didn't meet your standards.
Billy Gil
Jaws is good.
Stugotz
He's not a top tier running back and never has been. That's. That's not to denigrate him. I think he's a solid running back. That's right.
Billy Gil
He's right.
Stugotz
Yeah.
Greg Cote
Greg, he had 3.9 yards per carry. His average, his career average.
Billy Gil
Average.
Stugotz
Yeah.
Tony Kornheiser
I mean, it's pretty good average.
Billy Gil
He's just getting reps.
Greg Cote
He's running to the back of the old lines.
Stugotz
Not great. Not good.
Billy Gil
Not good.
Greg Cote
Don't like him.
Billy Gil
I don't like him.
Stugotz
Second year, maybe third, if I keep.
Dan LeBatard
Handing the ball to Najee Harris, I keep Getting first downs 3.9 yards at a time.
Billy Gil
You try that.
Tony Kornheiser
Let me get back to where it is that I was trying to get to before we derailed into fireworks talk and shark movies. I was talking about Conor McGregor and I was talking about just how well the combat sports can sell when they have personalities being maximum personalities. At his best, Conor McGregor is second only to Muhammad Ali in the history of trash talking publicly, not just in combat sports that I've ever seen. And Chael Sonnen was awfully good at it as well. But in the recent years, many people have pointed out there are many videos on this subject of how drugged out, coked out Conor McGregor seems, how steroid inflated he seems because of how much his face, head Body has changed jaws. But also recently he hasn't. He's had trouble articulating. He is. Had a good deal of trouble in interviews. Mumbling, slurring. What he did with Jake Gyllenhaal in an interview that people remember because it was something that just. I don't know that I've ever seen someone appear this drugged on television before. Nevermind sports. I've seen Charlie Sheen interviewed, telling everybody he's winning. But you tell me if you guys have ever seen video like this selling the movie Roadhouse, the remake. Here's Conor McGregor clearly drugged.
Greg Cody
Jake's a consummate professional. 75 movies made.
Tony Kornheiser
You know, I was, I'm blessed to.
Stugotz
Have entered into the movie alongside him.
Tony Kornheiser
He was patient with me, he gave.
Greg Cody
Me guidance and I just took it. You know, we had a good rapport on set.
Tony Kornheiser
He has 75 movies made, I have 75 bar fights made. And that's it. We had a good back and forth.
Greg Cote
To me and I sometimes I had.
Greg Cody
To remind him, I landed one punch.
Tony Kornheiser
Once and he hit me with a door. Was absolutely perfect. Video, just put in the picture. In picture, please. Just B roll of Conor McGregor just generally seeming drugged out. But when's the last time he won a fight? Was it six years ago? Seven years ago? How long has it been since Conor McGregor won a fight? And yet his mouth has carried him. So he is now starting after that. The, the proper whiskey he made, he sold for $150 million. He. His pay per views were the biggest. Six or seven. Last six or seven. Biggest have all been him. The Floyd Mayweather fight was crazy. Made $100 million off of that last.
Greg Cote
Win for the notorious Conor McGregor was Donald Cowboy Cerrone. January 19th or 18th of 2020.
Stugotz
Wow.
Greg Cote
Okay, so before the pandemic.
Tony Kornheiser
All right, so five years ago. And here he is though. This is Conor McGregor in his prime. He's selling, he's selling. He's part of just. What is it? Is it street fighting? It's bare knuckle Mosfet all is doing this too, right?
Greg Cote
There's, there's a couple bare knuckles, but this is bare knuckle fc. This is like the highest bare knuckle you could be.
Tony Kornheiser
Okay, that's not, that's not saying much. But let's hear what. How Conor McGregor sold it. He's great at sales.
Greg Cody
Good. Hollywood, it's a pleasure to be back here at the Hard Rock Hotel where, you know, this Saturday night we have a flagship event with a wealth of fighting machines topped by our heavyweight knockout Sensation Luis Salzambo Perdoma as he circles world title fight honours. But that's not all. As much as we love the Hard Rock Hotel here, and as much as they love bare knuckle, we have assembled our very first inaugural World Champions summit before you all, where, as you can see beside me and in front of me, some of the baddest men and women to ever grace planet Earth. This is what we're about here at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. The alien of combat sport. And may we rise above the night sky and rain down blows viciously on all our deniers and announce here today that Bare Knuckle FC has no love for the big glove. So let's get going, Bare knuckle. Let's go, Florida. And let's announce some incredible matchups, some shock signings, and the most lucrative tournament in all of combat sport where we crown in an open weight the baddest man on the planet. Let's go. Give it up. Come on.
Stugotz
Bravo.
Billy Gil
That's one of the greatest promos you'll ever see.
Greg Cote
Are you a denier? Dan Levitar? You know what happens? Raining down, blows viciously.
Greg Cody
No love above the night sky.
Billy Gil
No love for the big glove. That was awesome.
Tony Kornheiser
Those teeth good.
Dan LeBatard
Hollywood, Florida.
Tony Kornheiser
Those teeth aren't real, right?
Billy Gil
No, not whatsoever.
Tony Kornheiser
They're perfect.
Billy Gil
Yeah, it's fantastic. Every. That's the tell that looks like. That's straight out of the Running Man.
Greg Cody
Let's go, Florida.
Tony Kornheiser
Get him saying planet Earth.
Greg Cote
Vernugal.
Dan LeBatard
He's the alien of combat sport.
Greg Cody
Alien.
Dan LeBatard
Which was.
Tony Kornheiser
Which was better from interview Land this weekend? Conor McGregor doing that or Tony? Derrick Lewis is always a good interview.
Greg Cote
Nothing like the Black Beast. Derrick Lewis always has something to say. Always has a trick up his sleeve.
Stugotz
He.
Chris Cote
He showed up to the weight cut.
Greg Cote
In a Speedo like he's the man.
Tony Kornheiser
Let's. Let's listen to Derrick Lewis here. Get the sound of this. He's always better after he wins. Obviously he's not.
Greg Cote
When he gets knocked out. Not much to say.
Dan LeBatard
He's not. He's not those. Those big guys, though. I. I was watching Roy Nelson fight this weekend. I was watching.
Tony Kornheiser
You were.
Billy Gil
Is that on your YouTube?
Dan LeBatard
Algo his top seven knockouts.
Tony Kornheiser
Wow.
Dan LeBatard
He was right. You made me think of him when you rained down blows from the heavens.
Billy Gil
From the night sky.
Stugotz
Yeah.
Billy Gil
Night sky.
Tony Kornheiser
The alien of combat sport.
Dan LeBatard
Now I don't want to hear from Conor McGregor anymore. I want you to have the Derek Lewis sound when I ask for.
Billy Gil
You're putting him through the ringer?
Stugotz
Here.
Dan LeBatard
Not putting him through the ringer. I asked him before the second you of Planet Hearts.
Tony Kornheiser
And he was trying to find Planet Heart.
Billy Gil
What do you want next, my friend?
Dan LeBatard
I've been gone for two weeks, so I want my wife next. It's going to be a lot of ground and pounding, grinding and pounding. She know what it is fine there.
Greg Cody
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for.
Tony Kornheiser
The beast, Derrick Lewis.
Greg Cote
D.C. was loving it. You heard him giggling through the entire thing.
Zach
The wife must be so excited.
Stugotz
Didn't he moon the crowd once? Yes. No. Like, like just here. Like. Like over the weekend. No. I thought he did.
Tony Kornheiser
No.
Stugotz
I read that you're like a dog with a bone on this.
Tony Kornheiser
Go ahead and look it up.
Greg Cote
But right guy, wrong time.
Stugotz
He dropped drawers.
Greg Cote
Zazzle thinks you're right.
Zach
Yeah, I think you're right, Greg.
Stugotz
Yeah.
Dan LeBatard
All right.
Stugotz
I hate to rewrite, but do you. Yeah.
Tony Kornheiser
Dropped drawers.
Stugotz
That's right. He dropped drawers. Moon the crowd. Or maybe just moon the ESPN camera. I'll just turn the mic up.
Greg Cote
Don't worry about it.
Stugotz
I'm. I'm eating the microphone. I couldn't be any closer to the mic.
Dan LeBatard
The.
Tony Kornheiser
The proliferation of combat sports trying to take advantage of the television age is going to have some failure and debris around it. Dana White has gotten greedy. UFC doesn't have quite as much Dana White promoting stuff. He's missing a of stuff because he's also doing Power Slap. How's power Slap doing? Because I saw that it went away from television. I saw that TBS doesn't do it anymore. And I also know that Dana White, carnival barker and just promoter, boxing promoter. And you should always question everything that those people say about everything. Not only claim that MMA would be the biggest sport in the world. He was already telling people that all of power slaps, digital numbers are better than all other sports.
Billy Gil
That's his line. Every time.
Tony Kornheiser
It's not true in any way.
Billy Gil
It's basically a meme at this point. No, no. The social part is true. People love seeing just the clips of people getting slapped.
Greg Cote
Three seconds of somebody getting slapped and knocked out on the table instead of the hour and a half power slap matches.
Billy Gil
Yeah. And I've heard Ariel Helwani take it out and shame me for I like watching people getting slapped like that.
Tony Kornheiser
But how's it doing?
Greg Cote
Best year yet, Dan.
Billy Gil
Powerslap.com Great digital numbers.
Greg Cote
Got it straight from Dana. Best year yet.
Tony Kornheiser
Excellent. I'm glad that I got all of that information from you guys.
Billy Gil
Tom Brady went to one.
Tony Kornheiser
Yeah. Okay. So the thing that those sports need is television. Still. You can be great digitally, but you still need to get popularized. And Tony has the right fatal flaw for Power Slap because we're getting more and more primitive, more and more brutal. You've heard me talk recently about how odd I find it, and I would say mentally deleterious to.
Stugotz
I know what that means.
Tony Kornheiser
Have. I may not have used it right.
Billy Gil
That was crazy. Crazy word.
Tony Kornheiser
To have murder and cults be such popular entertainment right now. And in a society that has a lot of that in it, of course the violence is going to rise to. We're going to have a UFC event on the White House lawn and power slap and bare knuckle. And all of this stuff is going to become more and more popular until, you know, eventually we're just guillotining people in Times Square.
Greg Cote
Well, we do that already, Dan, especially this weekend. We got Dustin Port with the jumping Gilly. He's gonna grab Max Holloway and put him out.
Stugotz
Imagine an MMA hangout from the White House.
Tony Kornheiser
Wow.
Greg Cote
You heard that lured Jon Jones out. You heard. I know. You saw those tweets over the weekend. Danny said he needed something to fight for, fighting for his country. Now he's back in. Now you saw the testing. Well, not USADA, but join the testing pool for PEDs, even though that hasn't proved fruitful in the past with him. But the point is, Jon Bones Jones.
Billy Gil
Now kind of peeking out of his hole, seeing where he's at.
Stugotz
The combat sports are regressing. I think we should go back to the duel where two guys just have a pistol, pace it off, turn around and fire, because that's. What about jousting? That's jousting. Another one. Let's bring back jousting with the big white steed and the big Lance. The Lancelot. Sir Lancelot. Whatever happened to him? I'm serious. Slapping now. Kicking. Slapping. I mean, it's just. No offense, Tony, because I know Tony's into the combat sports. I know some.
Greg Cote
No offense taken.
Stugotz
I. I just think it's. It's too much. I think when you get down to slap fighting, what's it called, that league?
Tony Kornheiser
Power slap.
Stugotz
Bring back power slap.
Tony Kornheiser
Well, it's a big part of the duel.
Greg Cote
By the way, Dan, you missed taking off the glove and slapping the man across from you, then challenging him to.
Stugotz
Okay, that's fair. That's fair. That would be preparatory to the duel. You're right.
Tony Kornheiser
Put it on the poll, please. Let's bring back jousting.
Dan LeBatard
Yes or no? And I like how you Guys reigned. Greg, in.
Tony Kornheiser
In this time of gun violence throughout America, when he went straight to duel.
Dan LeBatard
All of you guys went to fencing. You guys, I liked it. Just stabbing each other with swords.
Billy Gil
No, I thought he was talking about shooting.
Dan LeBatard
Yeah.
Tony Kornheiser
Someone in the fence, but they walked him.
Billy Gil
But with an old gun.
Stugotz
Yeah.
Billy Gil
Like with, like the round bullet.
Stugotz
Yeah.
Billy Gil
That you, you only basically get one shot.
Stugotz
Like what happened the way Hamilton died. Yeah. The duel was a big thing back in the day. You know, I didn't make it up. Used to be a thing. It's how you settled arguments. Two guys, you know, fell out of the bat wing door into the street. In the old west, they had a duel. It was all over. Somebody won, somebody didn't. You moved on and somebody died. Well.
Tony Kornheiser
Or was wounded just in the sandy streets.
Dan LeBatard
I've. I've seen those westerns as well. I've seen. I don't feel like that's how that happened, but maybe it is how it happened.
Stugotz
Right. And the bar room had to have batwing doors or it didn't count.
Tony Kornheiser
You think, just to be clear, you think that that's how it was back in the day, that the way that it is in Westerns, that two guys would have an argument in a saloon and they would just go in the street and they would turn backs to each other and walk 10 step steps and turn around?
Stugotz
Yes. I believe back then it was actually considered a noble way to settle a dispute.
Tony Kornheiser
When did it stop?
Dan LeBatard
When did it end?
Billy Gil
There's two states in which physical dueling is still legal.
Zach
Nice physical.
Billy Gil
Yeah.
Tony Kornheiser
You can't.
Billy Gil
No weapons. But in Texas and in Washington state, a fight between consenting adults can be legally allowed under strict conditions. Both states require clear consent from both participants, and it has to be in a public setting. No serious bodily injury, police oversight to serve as referees and protect bystanders. You can, in Texas, say, literally, meet me outside.
Stugotz
We'll.
Billy Gil
We'll do this legally.
Tony Kornheiser
Usually just before dawn.
Billy Gil
That's from Hamilton.
Chris Cote
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Billy Gil
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Mike Ryan
After zoomies at the dog park, it's time for Drive up at Target. In goes a big bag of kibble and one squeaky chicken toy for the good boy. Drive up. That's ready when you are. Only in the Target app. Just tap target.
Tony Kornheiser
Don LeBatard is there.
Stugotz
Back in my day, there is actually.
Zach
What were you not gonna tell anyone.
Billy Gil
Wait a minute, you guys. Guys, it's a Tuesday.
Tony Kornheiser
Stugats. Here's your guy, Greg Cody with Back in My Day.
Stugotz
Okay, here it is. Sorry. Adultery.
Billy Gil
I'm waiting for this one.
Tony Kornheiser
This is the Dan Levatar show with the Stugats. Greg was from a different time earlier today doing something that I thought had largely gone extinct in sports. He's mad about the All Star Game in baseball. I thought we were done doing that.
Zach
Like the stakes.
Tony Kornheiser
No, he's mad about someone who's been selected to the All Star Game.
Stugotz
It's an outrage.
Tony Kornheiser
He's pissed off. This is some good old fashioned stuff here. People getting mad and arguing about baseball's All Star Game. And the Phillies are with. The Philadelphia Phillies are with Greg Cody on this one.
Stugotz
Well, it's a rookie Milwaukee brewers pitcher name Jacob Misyrowski.
Tony Kornheiser
Misarowski. Yes. Throws 100 something miles an hour.
Greg Cote
I heard that guy's good.
Tony Kornheiser
Yeah, well, his first three games are like unlike any three games any young pitcher has ever had in terms of strikeouts and how hard he's throwing. Nobody can hit it.
Stugotz
His total MLB experience consists of five appearances, five games. And no wonder, people. It's a disgrace. It's a crime against baseball. This kid should not accept his appointment to the All Star team. He should say, I don't want to insult the history of baseball. I don't want to insult the dozens and perhaps hundreds of players who had such great careers and always dreamed of earning an All Star selection. I don't want to be given one just as some sort of a. I'm the IT guy right now. So baseball, desperate for publicity, is just gimmicky. Go on. It's gimmickry of the worst sort. He's made five starts. It's an insult to common sense. I'm serious when I say that I would think so highly of this kid if he would say, I won't accept this. I appreciate the offer. I cannot in good faith accept this. Give it to somebody more deserving. Somebody who's put in years trying to make an all star.
Tony Kornheiser
He's thrown 25 total innings. And the Phillies have two pitchers who are a good deal better than him. And Tony, it's a Suarez and a Sanchez. So our people.
Billy Gil
I said with my guys.
Tony Kornheiser
Yeah, yeah, our people. You know, Ranger Suarez has an ERA under two in 83 innings. And Christopher Sanchez is also better in 107 innings. But here are some of the Phillies quotes because they're as mad as Greg Cody is. Trey Turner told the Athletic. What a joke. That's effing terrible. I mean, that's terrible, dude. Nick Castellano says it's turning into the Savannah Bananas.
Stugotz
Gonna be awkward in the. In the clubhouse when they meet up.
Tony Kornheiser
Well, what if I told you guys that I'd prefer to see the phenom than Suarez and Sanchez? What if I told you that everyone in baseball is talking about the guy who beat Skeens, who was better at being Skeens than Skeens when they faced each other, that baseball people want to see the biggest bats try and swing against 100 miles an hour. That's what they prefer to see. What's the game at this point? Wouldn't you say baseball's been pretty good? After my entire lifetime, baseball has been the sport most resistant to change and now is the sport most embracing it and to great success. Why wouldn't they change the game in order to give the stars to put the biggest stars. If someone's. Everyone's talking about a kid who's got 25 innings. Everyone in baseball is talking about that kid. Why wouldn't fans want to see him? I understand what you're saying. You're arguing on behalf of merit, but it's a game to see the stars, is it not?
Stugotz
It's a game to see the qualified stars, which I don't consider under any circumstance somebody who's appeared in five games and has three good starts. So what? This guy could flame out. A year from now. He could be. We'll be looking back like, whatever happened to that kid? Remember, he had such a great start, they ridiculously named him to the all star team after five games. Now look at him.
Zach
A teary eyed Mizarowski said, quote, I'm speechless. It's awesome. It's very unexpected and it's an honor. You want him to decline?
Stugotz
Yes, absolutely. I think it would serve him so well. He would be a hero in all of baseball if he said thank you. But I cannot in good conscience accept an honor that I don't believe I've earned when there's so many players across baseball who have tried for years and years to be invited to an All Star game and haven't made it. Greg.
Greg Cote
But the issue is if you're trying to get eyes that are not watching baseball to start watching baseball.
Stugotz
Right.
Greg Cote
Dan just told me Sanchez and Garcia. I don't know who the other. What was Sanchez and who? Sanchez and Sixto.
Dan LeBatard
You've got to remember these things.
Tony Kornheiser
Sanchez and Suarez.
Greg Cote
Sanchez and Suarez. I don't know who those guys are, but I've heard. I don't watch baseball. But I know this guy Mizorowski or whatever, because I've heard of him because of what he's done. The whole point is to get guys like me who once upon a time used to watch baseball. Now I'll tune in to watch him throw an inning or two against a judge or an Ohtani or whoever. I don't know what team he plays for.
Stugotz
Brewers.
Greg Cote
Oh, he plays the Brewers.
Stugotz
Okay. No, I mean, it's just patently wrong. It is, well, criminal.
Tony Kornheiser
I mean, you've said it's wrong in.
Stugotz
A number of different ways against baseball. Yes, the commissioner should be ashamed of himself, to use a phrase. He should be.
Greg Cote
But now I'll watch.
Dan LeBatard
No, you won't.
Stugotz
Yes, I will.
Greg Cote
The moment he's up, I'll watch.
Stugotz
Let's just have an all gimmick, all star team.
Greg Cote
Now we're talking.
Stugotz
Throw in a couple of Savannah Bananas. Throw in this kid. Throw in the guy who can. Who can reach 108 miles an hour on a pitch, even if he stinks.
Tony Kornheiser
Okay. So many years ago, ridiculously, Billy and Stugats made all of the arguments on behalf of making baseball more exciting, including putting ball pits on the warning track, a mope and a moat, and, yeah, just all sorts of fun things. Ridiculous things. But baseball has embraced the gimmick, and shouldn't it? Like, I know that. Greg Cody. This has been a lament from baseball fans as long as I've known baseball fans, the older ones, they don't want change. Even though growth cannot happen without change, they don't want change. And yet this sport has profited greatly off of the number of changes that they have made after many, many years falling behind the other sports. It took them giving up the lead in the other sports, but they're making those changes. And so when Castellano says it's becoming the Savannah Bananas, I'm like, is that an insult? Because sports is becoming the Savannah Bananas.
Zach
I mean, how about we toned down the drama? Really? Major League Baseball has turned into Savannah Bananas was stupid.
Billy Gil
I love you, man.
Stugotz
It's ridiculous, though. This is ridiculous, though, Dan. Like, while saying that five games and you make an All Star Game like this is. It is. It's patently ridiculous. And the dichotomy is that baseball, which now has a pitch clock just to appease people, is still drenched in history and harking back to its history as its strength. You cannot be beholden to the history of your sport and name an All Star with five games.
Tony Kornheiser
Okay, so. So you're not wrong. But when I say, what about the gimmick? What about change? What about fun? What about different? Baseball is doing all of those things better than it ever has. You. You're totally distorting the integrity of what that sport is when you put a runner on second base to start the 10th inning.
Stugotz
Correct.
Tony Kornheiser
You're changing that sport at its core. But it's benefited from its changes. They've been smart, good changes. You've heard me say before on this show. This is funny to think about now. There was a time that baseball was so precious about its beloved product that it turned down. Can you look up for me the amount of money that baseball turned down because they didn't want to put a Spider man ad on one of the bases? Because at the time, the Spider man movie wanted some new promotion and they wanted to put an ad on one of the bases. And baseball was so precious about at the time, about nothing can be on the uniforms, nothing can be on the field. And since then, all of those walls have tumbled down. If you want younger fans, don't you think that the gimmick has to be in play? Don't you think that you have to be willing to accept change that's outside of your demo? You're either in or you're out on baseball at your age. Now, baseball's got to take care of today's fans and tomorrow's fans, not just yesterday.
Stugotz
Sure, I get that. But everybody has to draw their own line somewhere. Baseball sees the Savannah Bananas barnstorming the country and selling out stadiums that their own MLB teams don't even know.
Tony Kornheiser
They sold out Fenway Park a couple of times. To call them, to call anyone the Savannah Bananas, you might think it's an insult. It's not an insult.
Billy Gil
Sell at football stadiums. Raymond James, one in Nashville. It's incredible. But there is a great way for baseball to tap into the younger audience with podcasts.
Stugotz
Listen up. Time to think fast. Is this a real or fake podcast?
Billy Gil
To celebrate the Home Run Derby and Major League's All Star Game, we have an all baseball edition.
Stugotz
Wow.
Billy Gil
Have a seat with Jason Benetti. Real or f?
Tony Kornheiser
Fake podcast.
Dan LeBatard
I believe that that is fake.
Billy Gil
That is a real podcast. Have a seat with Jason Benetti.
Stugotz
Wow.
Billy Gil
Easy Tiger. With Todd Jones.
Dan LeBatard
That could also have been Jason Benetti, but I'm going to say that that is false.
Tony Kornheiser
Is Greg Cody playing this game? Did you want to play this game?
Stugotz
Yeah. That's false.
Billy Gil
It's indeed made up. Justice League With David justice has to be true too.
Stugotz
Perfect.
Tony Kornheiser
This is the tell on these. Okay.
Dan LeBatard
Whenever he's naming a player from the.
Tony Kornheiser
90S, that player is not doing a podcast.
Dan LeBatard
20 years. Ryan Klesko isn't doing any podcast.
Billy Gil
That's what you would have thought. But then Deuce is Wild with Will Clark and Eric Burns. Crazy Justice League. Real or fake?
Dan LeBatard
No, that's fake.
Billy Gil
All right, so you're split that it's indeed made up On Base with Mookie Betts.
Stugotz
Awful name for a podcast.
Greg Cody
He.
Tony Kornheiser
Mookie does have a podcast.
Billy Gil
Is it called On Base?
Tony Kornheiser
I'm gonna say it is called On Base.
Billy Gil
It is. That's a real podcast. And lastly, now we're talking with Chip Carey.
Stugotz
Yeah, why not?
Billy Gil
Because it's fake.
Stugotz
Okay, but why not? He should start that.
Dan LeBatard
This. This reminds me of listening to Brian Scalabrini the other day when they asked him whether or not he'd be in favor of Don Staley being the next.
Tony Kornheiser
Coach of the Knicks. And he backed away from the microphone.
Dan LeBatard
And he said, I stay out of things like this. And I have found that I just say why not and keep it moving. So that is your contribution to this conversation is to say why not?
Billy Gil
Easy Tiger. Got me. Easy Tiger with Todd Jones.
Dan LeBatard
How is the Benetti podcast? How is have a Seat. Take a Seat. What is it called?
Billy Gil
Have a Seat.
Dan LeBatard
What do you think the rejected names for Benetti's podcast were before he happened upon have a Seat.
Stugotz
It's honestly better than Mookie's name. Yeah, and anything would be then On Base.
Dan LeBatard
All the names are taken. The reason this game became so popular last week is because all of the names in podcasting have been taken.
Tony Kornheiser
You know how hard it is to.
Dan LeBatard
Find something new to call your podcast.
Tony Kornheiser
Like he his choice is Mookies were.
Dan LeBatard
Slugging percentage and On Base.
Billy Gil
I guess take a load off with Jason Benetti.
Dan LeBatard
I don't understand why it's have a Seat.
Tony Kornheiser
Is it because he just wants to give off the casual poetry of baseball making you at home on the porch.
Dan LeBatard
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Stugotz
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Stugotz
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Tony Kornheiser
1-800-Contact contacts. Don Lebatard. Surely every time you're watching this, you recognize that your wife is laughing, that she married. She married Larry David.
Stugotz
I. I do. Yeah. One of the great characters in the history of television. In my humble opinion and. And to my credit, my personality.
Dan LeBatard
In my humble opinion, followed by to my credit, amazing.
Stugotz
My personality, just amazing. Predate Curb youb Enthusiasm Stugats.
Tony Kornheiser
Oh, wow.
Stugotz
I'm not gonna say Larry David.
Dan LeBatard
Okay.
Stugotz
Patterned himself.
Tony Kornheiser
You cop. Put it on the poll, please.
Dan LeBatard
Juju did Greg Cody copyright being an.
Tony Kornheiser
Asshole long before Larry David. This is the Dan Levatar show with the Stugach. Do you understand what Cody's doing there is what people are doing with baseball.
Dan LeBatard
All over the place who are his.
Tony Kornheiser
Age, resistant to the things that have. Have obviously helped the sport. There's no disputing it.
Stugotz
I feel like you guys are having.
Tony Kornheiser
Two different conversations right now.
Stugotz
Like baseball, like progressing and them letting someone in the All Star Game after four games.
Tony Kornheiser
Like, I feel like this is two different conversations. Well, but we're talking about gimmicks. It's not two conversations because he. Look at the. The choice being made by baseball, which used to be our most precious historic game, is to allow a person in the game because he's big arm and famous. It's. It's not merit. It's. We've got a famous dude.
Stugotz
Dude.
Tony Kornheiser
In the era of Taylor Swift. Like, we're not going to do this the way we've always done this. And because the Phillies, like, they're pissed. The Phillies are pissed. Trey Turner is out here saying, if Suarez isn't an All Star, no one is.
Dan LeBatard
That's right, Tony, I can't even get you enthused about a Suarez.
Greg Cote
No, I, like, I write for my guys. But also this guy, Miz, I don't know, that's something about him.
Dan LeBatard
Yes. He's long, and he throws the ball.
Tony Kornheiser
104 miles an hour.
Billy Gil
You got me.
Greg Cote
I'm in. Half inning pitch.
Tony Kornheiser
And so I guess what I would say to you, though, when you guys object. Object to the lack of merit in it, that ship has sailed, man. The things that sell now in sports are all wrapped in entertainment. We just. Conor McGregor is launching another league, and he hasn't won a fight in five years because it's all meant to be consumed as entertainment.
Billy Gil
The alien of combat sport.
Stugotz
See, it used to be that you. You got into the All Star Game on merit. If you were at the end of your career and it was an honorary thing. Thing like with Clayton Kershaw this year. Okay. But now we're going in the opposite direction. We're saying, all right, you're a rookie. You've only played a few games. Hey, you look pretty good in those last couple of starts. Be on the All Star team, that's a total different animal.
Tony Kornheiser
But I don't think anybody would disagree.
Stugotz
With that except you, apparently.
Tony Kornheiser
No, but I'm not. I'm not disagreeing with it. If you're doing this still on merit, obviously this is not meritorious.
Stugotz
There's a. There's a place for him. It's called the Futures Game, where the rising star gets his showcase.
Tony Kornheiser
Okay, I'll get to that sound in a second. I'm gonna play all of it again because I know you guys enjoyed it. I want to get back there, too. I'm bored by this conversation that we could have had.
Stugotz
You're losing the argument. Of course you're bored by it.
Greg Cody
May we rise?
Stugotz
Merit argument, loser.
Greg Cody
The alien.
Stugotz
It's a good T shirt. The argument, loser.
Dan LeBatard
It's a good character. I like that character. I like that character. Coming out and hosting a show, swaggering into the ring every time, but he always loses the argument. Loser.
Tony Kornheiser
It's the easiest thing in the world to say that it is unfair if you're not making it merit based. But I'm just telling you that the ship has sailed on merit being as valuable as fame. Not just in sports, not just in entertainment. Everywhere. Everywhere. Merit is losing to fame.
Stugotz
Agreed.
Tony Kornheiser
And so why would baseball resist that and lose?
Stugotz
Because baseball is America's pastime. The traditional game, the game that uses history as a crutch.
Tony Kornheiser
Would you agree that I'm not getting any extra fans if I put Suarez in the game? I'm not getting one more person.
Billy Gil
Not one.
Tony Kornheiser
If the currency is. Can I get you to watch the All Star Game? The All Star Game.
Stugotz
You have Ohtani and Judge and a bunch of other meritorious stars. You need this kid who you'd never heard of a month ago in order to watch the All Star Game. That's baloney. Not nobody, with the possible exception of a couple of brewers fans, nobody is watching this All Star Game because of this guy.
Tony Kornheiser
Not true.
Stugotz
No, but I wouldn't have watched it.
Zach
Doesn't have to be. You're tuning in. You weren't tuning in before, but now Mizrowski. So you're tuning in. No, it's that you're watching the game and then Mizarowski is coming in. He's like, oh, that's right. This is the kid they've been talking about, Sanchez. You have no idea who he is.
Tony Kornheiser
Before we get to the McGregor sound, would you guys.
Greg Cody
Alien.
Tony Kornheiser
I want to. To get to that, but would you guys just look up for me, please? Why? Something is baloney. Is it? Why? Because I don't know why something is baloney. But let's play Conor McGregor here. I should tell people that his. For those in the audio audience, his. His shirt is unbuttoned to the middle. He is wearing a white jacket and sunglasses. He has a cigar and expensive jewelry on both wrists. And this is Conor McGregor in his prime. He doesn't stumble on a word. He has been having a lot of difficulty in interview. People have heard the punch drunk in him and think that he's drugged at all times. But here he nails it.
Greg Cody
What's good, Hollywood? It's a pleasure to be back here at the Hard Rock Hotel, where, you know, this Saturday night we have a flagship event with a wealth of fighting machines topped by our heavyweight knockout sensation, Luis Salzambo Perdoma, as he circles world title fight honor. But that's not all. As much as we love the Hard Rock Hotel here, and as much as they love bare knuckle, we have assembled our very first inaugural world champion summit before you all, where as you can see beside me and in front of me, some of the baddest men and women to ever grace planet Earth. This is what we're about here at bare knuckle fighting championship. The alien of combat sports. And may we rise above the night sky and rain down blows viciously on all our deniers and announce here today that bare knuckle FC has no love for the big glove. So let's get going. Bare knuckle. Let's go, Florida. And let's announce some incredible matchups, some shock signings, and the most lucrative tournament in all of coffee combat sport, where we crown in an open weight, the baddest man on the planet. Let's go. Give it up. Come on.
Stugotz
Wait.
Billy Gil
Open weight fighting. We got bare knuckle, Open weight fighting.
Greg Cody
Rain down blows.
Tony Kornheiser
No, you have to have weight division.
Greg Cote
You might have got a little bit of.
Tony Kornheiser
No, you have to have weight division.
Greg Cody
May we rise above the night sky.
Billy Gil
But they're the alien of combat specific.
Tony Kornheiser
He's always seeming like he's on cocaine. Even if he's not on cocaine, I.
Billy Gil
Think he bothers denying it. Really?
Tony Kornheiser
The alien, I haven't heard him asked about it. I would imagine that his body doing that for a living would be, if.
Dan LeBatard
You'Re watching, a great deal of pain. No, we're playing this video specifically so people can see how coked out he clearly is.
Greg Cote
This is not sped up. This is him normally moving, like in a normal sense. And then obviously, when you guys are around people that are also cool up, you got to have one guy in the corner doing a couple of shadow box.
Zach
I feel like there's a Tyson element to him now where if you're standing near him, you're afraid of him. Like, you don't know exactly what he could do next.
Dan LeBatard
He's just. He's so twitchy. He's so twitchy.
Billy Gil
The stretch.
Dan LeBatard
No, you guys have seen this side of the cross. You guys have seen this in every club in Miami. Every happy hour, there's a guy shadow boxing in the corner because he feels really good in his body.
Greg Cote
It's a shadow box and a clap.
Dan LeBatard
I am telling you that my algorithm just sends me now. There are a number of them coked out. McGregor video. I clicked on too many of them where it's just obvious that no one's at this energy level. And I will say again, hasn't won a fight in five years.
Greg Cody
The alien.
Zach
How do you Google that, sport?
Billy Gil
You're out. I'm on the same algo. I saw a video of him, like, crossing a bridge over a mountain in the Alps. And it's like the video caption was like, Conor McGregor makes this way. More entertaining than it has any right to be. And it's just him coked out walking video.
Dan LeBatard
I'm going to go back there, okay? And during the break, we're going to find all of these TikTok videos and we're just going to run them. Next segment, okay? I want you to just put them in the corner and run all of them so that you guys can all see someone we see every Friday, 5pm Happy hour. Blue Martini. This guy Pedro's in the corner.
Billy Gil
Blue Martini.
Dan LeBatard
And he's shadow boxing Pedro. And his weekend is about to get started because he made the sign of the cross before. Before the loaded baked potatoes.
Greg Cody
Planet Earth.
Billy Gil
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Summary of "The Big Suey: THE ALIEN!" Episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Release Date: July 14, 2025
In this engaging episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, hosts Dan LeBatard and Stugotz delve into a variety of hot-button topics within the realms of sports and pop culture. The episode, titled "The Big Suey: THE ALIEN!", offers listeners a blend of spirited debates, insightful commentary, and humorous exchanges. Below is a detailed breakdown of the key discussions, complete with notable quotes and timestamps.
The episode kicks off with the introduction of "The Big Suey," a segment sponsored by DraftKings, where the hosts prepare to tackle substantial and often controversial topics in sports.
Notable Quote:
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing Conor McGregor's influence in combat sports, particularly focusing on his foray into bare-knuckle fighting. The hosts critique McGregor's current state, questioning his fitness and performance after several years without a victory.
Key Points:
McGregor's Public Persona: Tony Kornheiser highlights McGregor's prowess in trash-talking, comparing him to Muhammad Ali and Chael Sonnen, yet expresses concern over his apparent decline in interviews and physical demeanor.
Notable Quote:
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC): The hosts watch and analyze a promotional video for BKFC, dubbing it "The alien of combat sport." They discuss the genre's appeal versus traditional mixed martial arts (MMA), questioning the sustainability and integrity of such promotions.
Notable Quote:
Future of Combat Sports: A debate ensues about the direction combat sports are taking, with concerns about the increasing focus on entertainment over athletic merit.
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A heated discussion arises around the selection of Brewers pitcher Jacob Misyrowski to the MLB All-Star Game after only five appearances. The hosts argue whether such selections undermine the meritocratic nature of the sport.
Key Points:
Controversial Selection: Greg Cody criticizes Misyrowski’s appointment, arguing that it disregards the hard-earned achievements of other players and questions the integrity of the selection process.
Notable Quote:
Merit vs. Fame: Tony Kornheiser defends the selection, suggesting that promoting popular personalities can attract new fans to baseball, even if it means compromising on traditional merit-based selections.
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Fan Engagement: The conversation touches on whether such decisions genuinely garner new interest in baseball or if they alienate long-time fans who value tradition.
Notable Quote:
The hosts explore the balance between maintaining traditional aspects of sports and embracing innovative changes to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving entertainment landscape.
Key Points:
Baseball’s Evolution: Tony Kornheiser argues that baseball has successfully modernized by adopting changes like the pitch clock and embracing marketing strategies that appeal to younger audiences, moving away from its historically rigid structures.
Notable Quote:
Historical Integrity: Stugotz counters by emphasizing the importance of preserving the sport's rich history, cautioning against changes that might erode the very essence that long-time fans cherish.
Notable Quote:
Throughout the episode, the hosts engage in light-hearted banter and interactive segments, including a fake podcast identification game where they challenge each other to distinguish real podcasts from fabricated ones.
Key Points:
Fake Podcast Game: The segment showcases the hosts' quick wit and camaraderie, adding a playful element to the episode.
Notable Quote:
As the episode wraps up, the hosts reflect on the discussions, reiterating their viewpoints on the necessity of balancing tradition with innovation to ensure the longevity and popularity of sports.
Key Takeaway: The episode underscores a central theme: the tension between preserving the historic integrity of sports and adapting to contemporary entertainment demands. Hosts Dan LeBatard and Stugotz advocate for thoughtful evolution within sporting institutions to cater to both loyal fans and new audiences.
Conclusion
"The Big Suey: THE ALIEN!" episode offers a compelling exploration of current trends and controversies in sports, blending critical analysis with entertaining dialogue. Listeners gain insight into the complexities of maintaining tradition while embracing change, all through the charismatic exchanges of Dan LeBatard and Stugotz.