The Big Suey: We Just Delivered The News

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Big Suey: We Just Delivered The News

Podcast Information:

• Title: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
• Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz
• Episode: The Big Suey: We Just Delivered The News
• Release Date: March 13, 2025
• Description: Filmed at the Elser Hotel in Downtown Miami, the show features Dan LeBatard, Stugotz, and their team discussing sports, pop culture, and local South Florida happenings. Key segments include the daily “Local Hour” and “The Big Suey.”

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1. Introduction and Opening Discussion (02:01 - 05:31)

Hosts: Stugotz, Dan LeBatard, Chris Whittingham, Mike Ryan

The episode begins with Stugotz and the team addressing why listeners tune into their show, drawing comparisons to other Dan LeBatard podcasts. The conversation swiftly shifts to a critical analysis of the Miami Heat's current performance under Coach Erik Spoelstra.

Key Discussions:

• Miami Heat’s Struggles: Chris Whittingham expresses confusion over the team's poor performance despite Spoelstra's renowned coaching abilities. He remarks, “This season has been an apocalypse” (02:26).

• Player Performance Issues: The hosts discuss the inconsistent performances of key players Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo. Stugotz points out, “Hero was elite as a three-point shooter up until February, and then he’s shooting under 30% from three” (04:11), highlighting the team's inability to maintain early leads.

• Team Dynamics: The team notes that while Herro and Adebayo are getting along better, their on-court performance hasn't improved accordingly. Chris sarcastically adds, “Nobody cares that they get along better” (05:26), emphasizing that camaraderie doesn’t translate to better gameplay.

2. Jimmy Butler’s Transition to Golden State Warriors (05:39 - 10:39)

Hosts: Jeremy Tache, Mike Ryan, Stugotz, Chris Whittingham, Dan LeBatard

The discussion shifts to Jimmy Butler's departure from the Miami Heat to the Golden State Warriors. The hosts debate the potential impact on both Butler's legacy and the Heat's future.

Notable Points:

• Reputational Impact: Mike Ryan suggests that Butler’s move could cement his legacy, stating, “If you go to Golden State and help Steph Curry get his fifth title, it puts him on that pedestal with Magic and Kobe” (06:08).

• Fan Reactions: Stugotz anticipates mixed reactions from Heat fans when Butler plays against Miami, noting, “I'm intrigued to see the way that the crowd reacts” (07:53).

• Tribute Debate: The hosts debate whether the Heat will honor Butler with a tribute video. Stugotz confidently bets against it, while Jeremy hopes for a positive acknowledgment: “I hope they're not even entertaining that” (08:44).

• Emotional Responses: Dan LeBatard expresses frustration over seemingly undermining Butler’s achievements, questioning, “You have him on to celebrate him... and then you drag him back down” (10:27).

3. Viral Moments and Nostalgia (10:37 - 22:15)

Hosts: Dan LeBatard, Chris Whittingham, Mike Ryan, Jeremy Tache, Stugotz

The conversation takes a nostalgic turn as the hosts reminisce about viral moments in sports, particularly focusing on Mo Cheeks assisting a young anthem singer during a Portland Trail Blazers game.

Key Highlights:

• Mo Cheeks’ Kindness: The team recalls how Mo Cheeks helped a 12-year-old girl sing the national anthem, turning an embarrassing moment into a heartfelt experience. Mike Ryan remarks, “It was such a feel-good moment” (18:35).

• Impact on Mo Cheeks: Chris Whittingham reflects on how this act of kindness may have extended Cheeks’ coaching tenure, adding, “It bought him some goodwill that allowed him a little bit more time in that market” (19:04).

• Current Reflections: Mike shares personal anecdotes about interacting with former players like Goran Dragic, highlighting the passage of time and personal growth (20:13).

4. DEI Incident and Team Branding (22:35 - 31:24)

Hosts: Jeremy Tache, Chris Whittingham, Mike Ryan, Stugotz, Dan LeBatard

The discussion turns to a controversial incident involving the Texas hat incident, where the team shifted from using a 'T' to an 'A' in branding, leading to misunderstandings and market confusion.

Key Points:

• DEI Importance: Jeremy Tache emphasizes the necessity of an inclusive workforce to avoid such branding mishaps: “This is why you have an inclusive workforce” (27:20).

• Team Naming Confusion: The hosts debate how the Oakland Athletics, temporarily playing in Sacramento, are branded in broadcasts, questioning the consistency and potential confusion it causes (28:35).

• Cultural Sensitivity: Chris Whittingham criticizes the lack of DEI consideration in the team’s branding changes, questioning why there wasn’t a Hispanic representative to catch the translation issue: “Somebody Hispanic in the building that would tell you you cannot have a situation where you have a T replace the X in Texas” (27:43).

5. Lighthearted Banter and Closing Remarks (31:24 - End)

Hosts: Greg Cody, Jeremy Tache, Chris Whittingham, Mike Ryan, Stugotz, Dan LeBatard

The episode concludes with playful interactions among the hosts, including teasing about Jeremy Tache’s viral moments and brief advertisements for sponsors like Nyx Cosmetics and Grainger.

Notable Moments:

• Jeremy’s Song: The hosts rib Jeremy about his attempts to create a viral “Tetas” song, leading to humorous chants and light-hearted jabs (29:45).

• Ray Hudson Tribute: Jeremy praises Ray Hudson’s broadcasting style, celebrating Witty’s success in professional broadcasting and their connection to Hudson’s legacy (23:56).

• Final Teasing: The hosts continue their friendly banter, emphasizing the show’s blend of serious sports analysis and humorous interactions.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Chris Whittingham on Miami Heat’s Performance:

  “This season has been an apocalypse.” (02:26)

• Stugotz on Tyler Herro’s Shooting:

  “Hero was elite as a three-point shooter up until February, and then he’s shooting under 30% from three.” (04:11)

• Mike Ryan on Jimmy Butler’s Legacy:

  “If you go to Golden State and help Steph Curry get his fifth title, it puts him on that pedestal with Magic and Kobe.” (06:08)

• Jeremy Tache on DEI Importance:

  “This is why you have an inclusive workforce.” (27:20)

• Dan LeBatard on Team Tribute:

  “You have him on to celebrate him... and then you drag him back down.” (10:27)

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Conclusion:

In this episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, the hosts delve deep into the Miami Heat’s disappointing season, the implications of Jimmy Butler’s move to the Warriors, and memorable viral sports moments that evoke nostalgia and highlight the importance of kindness in sports. Additionally, they tackle serious issues like DEI in team branding, all while maintaining their signature blend of humor and insightful commentary. The episode concludes with lighthearted teasing and affirmations of their camaraderie, leaving listeners entertained and informed.

Transcript

[Dan LeBatard]

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[Stugotz]

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[Chris Whittingham]

Why are you listening to this show?

[Stugotz]

The podcast that seems very similar to.

[Mike Ryan]

The other Dan LeBatard podcast.

[Stugotz]

I'm sorry, I'm not going to apologize for that. In fact, the only difference seems to be this imaging.

[Chris Whittingham]

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.

[Mike Ryan]

I've done it. And now here's the marching man to Nowhere, Fat Face and the Habitual Liar.

[Chris Whittingham]

I'm wondering how it is that folks think all of this feels to someone like Eric Spoelstra. I mean, I know that the wheels have fallen off of the Miami Heat. But at the center of it is a man who's. Over the last 15 years, nobody's reputation has been improved more by being around the Miami things than Eric Spolster has. Widely regarded throughout the sport as the best at coaching, this season has been an apocalypse. Bam. Adebayo is a mystery. I don't. I don't understand why I'm ever watching an NBA game where he's 2 for 7. Yeah, I don't. That. I don't know. I don't understand how that is happening. And what happened to a team that I'm gonna say revolutionized basketball or was trying to play a positionless basketball at a time that the sport was changing. And now the. The era of that collapses at the finish line with Portland having a better record than the Heat. But where. Where Spoelstra is in the middle of that, who's never seemed like a joy. He's a bit of a mystery figure, right? Because he's boring on purpose, talks the Spolstra cliches, but, you know, underneath a Miami Heat lifer loyalist. And there's some misery in being in that cooker. Like, it's the pursuit of. It is 80 hours a week.

[Mike Ryan]

I believe it was Pat who said, there's winning and then there's misery. And clearly they're not winning right now. So.

[Chris Whittingham]

But it's not just that. It's that the whole thing has collapsed. Like, there's that and it doesn't mean that they can't get other players, but the two that they were building around, they're. They're out there and still in the fourth quarter, they can't do anything.

[Stugotz]

Last night's different than some of these other games. I think, like last night they just got outplayed. The Clippers are a better team. They got outplayed from the jump and they never really had a chance in that game. The games that you look at, where you wonder what's going on, it's the games against the Hornets, it's the games against the Bulls. And in both of those games, it's floundering down the stretch, but really what it is is building up a 15 to 20 point lead early in the game and not having the firepower to put it away and hold onto those leads in the second and third quarter. It's when you're up and you can't step on another team's neck and end a game. And that's because of the dysfunction that we've seen offensively and Particularly defensively for this team. But the problem's really been they can't get Tyler Hero and Bama Tobia to play well on the same night or for the same stretch. Hero was elite as a three point shooter as. As a scoring guard up until February, and then since the start of February, excluding last night, he's shooting under 30% from 3 in. Basically, since then, Bama Tobia has played some of the best offensive basketball of his career. It's totally disjointed, and despite the fact that these guys obviously are getting along better than they did while Jimmy was here.

[Chris Whittingham]

They stink.

[Stugotz]

They stink. They stink right now.

[Chris Whittingham]

Nobody cares that they get along better.

[Stugotz]

Well, I mean, they stink.

[Chris Whittingham]

Nobody cares from you, Dan. I know, I know, I know, I know. Nobody cares that they get along better. Nobody cares that they've got a nicer workplace.

[Jeremy Tache]

Wait, that's a scoop. They got rid of Jimmy and everyone's happier. That's a scoop.

[Mike Ryan]

Okay, well, the warriors got Jimmy and they're happier, too.

[Jeremy Tache]

Understood. Well, well, they got, you know, newlywed Jimmy.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Tache]

Honeymoon Jimmy.

[Mike Ryan]

They got contract signed, ink dried Jimmy.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Give it like 30 game sprint. 30 games. It's perfect. This is the. This couldn't have worked out better for Jimmy. Despite not wanting to actually go there from the beginning.

[Mike Ryan]

It could work out better.

[Stugotz]

Well, when they win it and they.

[Mike Ryan]

Win it all, then it's like the ultimate. Then it's perfect, then it becomes the crowning achievement. Right? Because if you think of his departure from here, reputationally, I don't know why, because it's not the first time, but reputationally, he kind of took a hit. Right. So if you go to Golden State and then breathe life, revitalize what looked like a dead season for them, and helps Steph Curry get his fifth title, which then A, separates him from LeBron, but B, puts him on that pedestal with Magic and Kobe and some of these other kind of top 10 esque names, then Jimmy Butler becomes like almost bigger folklore than he was even before having taken this team to the finals twice. Then it turns into Jimmy Butler. What a swell guy.

[Jeremy Tache]

No, no doubt. And I'm kind of rooting for that narrative. It's all right. You can kind of know more if you're plugged in as to what actually happened there and give yourself over to the narrative and be happy for the guy. I do hope that Heat fans kind of rally around him and root for him in the playoffs. It ended so ugly and it was so counterculture to how the Heat operate that maybe that's not going to happen. And it's unfortunate because that guy, given his performances in the playoffs previously, especially in this uniform, I want him to get the title so that can't be held against him.

[Stugotz]

You're wondering how it's going to go in the playoffs. I'm wondering how it's going to go 12 days from now across the street, because the Heat are floundering. They're losing all these games. The team is frustrated when they're missing open shots. When they're on a run, you can kind of hear smattered boos in the crowd. Like the fans are very frustrated right now watching the product. In 12 days from now, Jimmy Butler and the Golden State warriors are going to show up in this arena. That's going to be one of the regular season games to watch of the year, regardless of how the Heat are playing. Because it's going to feel. And I'm intrigued to see the way that the crowd reacts. Right. I think you're going to have a mixed group.

[Jeremy Tache]

Honestly, I'm interested in attending that game. When is it? Wait, the 25th?

[Stugotz]

Tuesday.

[Mike Ryan]

The 25th.

[Jeremy Tache]

Oh, it's a Tuesday. I can make that. Yeah, I'll give them a standing ovation. I hope they do the tribute video. I guess that's a bigger question.

[Stugotz]

They will do the tribute video.

[Mike Ryan]

They're not doing no tribute.

[Stugotz]

The Heat are classy.

[Jeremy Tache]

That's why we need Dan's reporting.

[Stugotz]

They got to do a hundred percent.

[Jeremy Tache]

So petty.

[Stugotz]

It is such a. That would be bad.

[Mike Ryan]

Chris, look at me.

[Jeremy Tache]

That would be terrible.

[Mike Ryan]

They're not doing that.

[Stugotz]

I'll bet on that. I'll bet you $100.

[Jeremy Tache]

Well, man, that is.

[Stugotz]

They might give you a moment in a timeout where they, like, show a graphic. I highly doubt that there's a fully produced video. And the circumstances that have happened in the last few weeks with both franchises have made it less likely. I wouldn't have expected it, regardless the way it was sabotaged.

[Jeremy Tache]

Revolting, if that. I hope they're not even entertaining that. You gotta be the bigger person in this situation. He's a legend. He deserves to get his jersey retired. I understand that it's a conversation for another day, that whatever the problem is between the organization and the player, that's fine. This Heat fan base has a relationship with Jimmy that I think can see past how it ended. And you give him that moment and if it turns out to be booze, let that happen, too. But you give the opportunity for the fans to speak.

[Stugotz]

You know that they put out a Statement already on social when he left. Like, they did the thanks, Jimmy thing. I mean, they wouldn't buy your math. They wouldn't have done that either.

[Mike Ryan]

I'm telling you, there's a snowflakes chance in hell that they have a tribute video. Like. Like you said, they might acknowledge him, right? Maybe in the intros. The player intros. Typically the player intros are those at a guard from Davidson and Steph Curry and. And from the Tomball, Texas Jimmy Butler.

[Stugotz]

They did that with Max Stru when he was here recently as well.

[Mike Ryan]

They'll do that. They're not doing a first quarter video.

[Chris Whittingham]

Jessica. Why are you smirking?

[Dan LeBatard]

I mean.

[Chris Whittingham]

Yes.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, like, they did it. Oh, they did it for Max Street.

[Stugotz]

Well, no, that's what they did with Max Streets. My expectation would be that they would do the same thing. They might give him the Jimmy Butler let everybody applaud, and they might do a thank you, Jimmy Graphic, the same one you saw on social media. But honestly, they haven't. They don't normally give tribute videos for anyone that hasn't won it. Like, won a title.

[Dan LeBatard]

Look at how far we've fallen.

[Stugotz]

I'm just.

[Dan LeBatard]

This team was in the finals two years ago, and now we're debating what the video board's gonna do with Jimmy.

[Chris Whittingham]

Mean Butler comes back to town. I'm embarrassed. I'm embarrassed that we are a show now that talks for 10 minutes about, did he double tap the ball?

[Stugotz]

Did he touch it with this toe?

[Mike Ryan]

Interesting.

[Chris Whittingham]

On an instant replay. I know.

[Jeremy Tache]

You got a slurp out.

[Chris Whittingham]

I know, but how. But the silliness of it, the ridiculousness of poor witty.

[Dan LeBatard]

I mean, you guys know what you just did to him?

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah, that was unfortunate.

[Dan LeBatard]

You have him on to celebrate him. He's got this great job. He's internationally famous, world renowned. Chris Whittingham. And then he did it. Drag him back down.

[Chris Whittingham]

We didn't make him do it.

[Dan LeBatard]

You let it slide.

[Stugotz]

Chris, can we.

[Mike Ryan]

Can. Can we get Juju to put on the poll? What's more embarrassing? The fist pump from Jeremy or the slurp?

[Chris Whittingham]

All right, so take me through this. Okay, we're here now, so. Jeremy, I do not want you to feel alone with this, okay? You're alone.

[Stugotz]

You don't.

[Chris Whittingham]

No, no, you look.

[Stugotz]

Just delivered the news.

[Chris Whittingham]

Yeah, you. I want. I want to know.

[Jeremy Tache]

Who'S in the production truck telling you that in your earpiece. Just deliver the news.

[Stugotz]

Great. Third question, Jeremy. Thanks. Just delivered the news.

[Chris Whittingham]

This is wrong. Let. Let the man feel good about himself after a job well done. And the. And there's pressure on the job. And. And you shouldn't be embarrassed that that vulnerability is something. It's just you feeling good about yourself because you did your job.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah.

[Chris Whittingham]

That you did your job well. But what did you. What had you done well that produced that as your response?

[Stugotz]

At some jobs you could feel good about yourself. Which interview was that? I want to go back and watch. No, I don't. I don't want that. We should watch guys interview to see what he fist bumped. Okay, so here's if we really want to get into the weeds because I think that's what this show has become. Today over at the Kaseya center when you're interviewing post game traditionally for the last forever, those interviews have just been over the air on tv. And this season, halfway through this season, there was a decision made that now these interviews are going to go out throughout the arena. And so it changes the perspective of how you conduct an interview. You're trying to play to the crowd. You're trying to get one of the, you know, the players to acknowledge the crowd. That's sort of part of the ying and the yang, the balance of what this is. You're trying to get real answers. You're also trying to get energy. And the first couple of times that I did this, I struggled. I didn't hold the mic close enough. So there's a little bit of feedback because it's a different thing than when you're doing the interview for TV and those mics are less sensitive. I felt the pressure and the nerves and in this scenario was the first time it went smooth. I got. I think this might have been an interview with Tyler hero and got him to chuckle about an all star game. I just felt good about myself. I'm allowed to feel good about myself. This place ripped refuses to let that happen.

[Mike Ryan]

By way of example, 22 time Emmy Award winner Jason Jackson never got to do this.

[Stugotz]

Right. Right.

[Mike Ryan]

He's a trendsetter. He's a trailblazer, a pioneer.

[Stugotz]

I have a new song if you want it.

[Chris Whittingham]

Did you already make it?

[Stugotz]

Yeah, it's ready. It's about video.

[Chris Whittingham]

All right. So no, he was. No, he was singing before the show. It was nice to watch. It was actually because it's not. It's not just that metal arc will crush your spirit when you are otherwise happy. Sometimes they birth an environment or an environment is bir that produces. Jeremy wants to partake in song and song he's confident in. So no confidence.

[Stugotz]

Strong. I felt confident until you Guys did what you've done for the last 45 minutes, making fun of me. And I'm not sure if we have it ready quite yet because I needed to make sure that everyone has the lyrics because this is an important song I really put my heart into.

[Chris Whittingham]

All right, I want to play it in a second. You do a good job, Chris. Chris is doing a good job when he says as a superhero. I do love the superhero. I've delivered the news, like as a. As a.

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[Stugotz]

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[Jeremy Tache]

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[Stugotz]

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[Jeremy Tache]

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[Stugotz]

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[Jessica]

The Dan LeBatar show with the Stugats.

[Dan LeBatard]

Before we talk about Jeremy's song, can we talk about another song that went viral many, many moons ago? I mean, do you remember when the Blazers had an anthem singer start singing the national Anthem a couple decades ago?

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, she was like 12 years old.

[Dan LeBatard]

Mo Cheeks came up and helped her get through it and the crowd sang along last night before the Knicks Blazers game. They invited her back and Mo Cheeks was at the game and they let her redeem herself.

[Jeremy Tache]

Oh thank you for that happy ending.

[Dan LeBatard]

To what was a Very embarrass, but heartfelt moments.

[Mike Ryan]

It was one of the.

[Jeremy Tache]

She just delivered the news.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. It was one of the original Internet feel good moments. Right. Because she was struggling and like, you could, you know, we've all been there, right, where someone's gonna sing the national anthem and it's like it's not going well and that little murmur happens.

[Chris Whittingham]

Oh, wait, I mean, hold on. I mean, Mo Cheeks had a distinguished either borderline hall of Fame career. Mo Cheeks was a great player. This is what I associate him. I associate him with a moment of kindness, even though I loved his Sixers teams. And like I. I grew up of the basketball Mo Cheeks was playing. And I associate him with a tender moment where somebody was falling apart. And hell, I felt like Mocheez got contracts after the kindness of that moment.

[Mike Ryan]

So I do. Yeah, I definitely think it extended his tenure in Portland because it was such a feel good moment. But yeah, to the people listening who know, like, what are you guys talking about? The girl comes to sing the national anthem of the Blazers game. Mo Cheeks is the head coach. She's struggling to it. She's probably about 12 or 13 years old. She's very young, and you could see the confidence drain out of her. Kind of like Jeremy when we started making fun of him every time she.

[Dan LeBatard]

Was 13 and Twilight's last Gleaming. Everything went downhill after that.

[Chris Whittingham]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

And so Mo Cheeks goes out there and he puts his arm around her and he helps her sing through it, even though he's not a good singer either. And then the crowd starts singing the national anthem together and the girl starts crying. But it's like a kind of a crying of tears of joy because, like, everyone came to her aid rather than do the thing which is point and laugh, which is what we did to Carl Lewis like a decade before that. But the point is, it was such a feel good moment. It was on every news show, really. Didn't go viral because there wasn't a viral Internet thing. And also, Dan, I think you're right. Like, because Mo Cheeks, at that point, his tenure was a little choppy. I think it bought him some goodwill that allowed him a little bit more time in that market to be the head coach.

[Dan LeBatard]

So, Jessica, Mo Cheeks is on the Knicks staff.

[Mike Ryan]

There you go. And they're playing at Portland, the game that then knows that McKelvie's won a game winner, but didn't know where it happened. It would happen at Portland. And bang, there you go. And do we have that video?

[Dan LeBatard]

I'm assuming we don't oh, we can get it easily. But it was a. It was a moment. I mean, I mean, this woman is now 22 years older. I think this was in 2003 when the original anthem fail happened. So she comes out now she's. She's an adult.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. The passage of time makes you. Dude, I saw Goran Dragic yesterday and, you know, obviously he's retired and he comes to Heat games here and there. And I'm sitting there and it's me and him and front office guy from another team and we're talking and he's talking about the first time I came to America. I mean, was the guy that picked me up in the airport and like, you know, we started talking about, like, summer league. He missed his first summer league because he had to negotiate a buyout. But then the second summer league, I was like, yes, I remember it was you and Robin Lopez. And Robin Lopez because he got teed up cussing out the refs, started his new. His solution was instead of cussing out the refs directly, I'm going to go to Brook Lopez, who's sitting courtside and start cussing him out. Like, can you ever believe this over here? And the front office guy is like, it feels like yesterday, doesn't it? It does. I still look at Goron as like this little kid coming off a plane from Slovenia learning American culture and learning things and getting his driver's license. And meanwhile he's a guy with gray hair and kids who are grown up and stuff like that.

[Jeremy Tache]

Julia Dale is a woman now.

[Mike Ryan]

Who's Julia Dale?

[Jeremy Tache]

Who's Julia Dale?

[Stugotz]

Legend.

[Jeremy Tache]

Cute one.

[Mike Ryan]

Is that the girl that was singing the national anthem for the Miami Heat?

[Jeremy Tache]

Oh, anytime the Miami Heat needed a dub. Julia Dale.

[Mike Ryan]

That's the.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah, she was a little girl, now she's a woman.

[Mike Ryan]

We had the trumpet guy in Phoenix, Dr. Jesse. What was Dr. Jesse?

[Jeremy Tache]

We have Roberto Luongo on the drum, possibly Dan and Julia Dale on the anthem.

[Mike Ryan]

They won that game, right, Dan? I know you left early.

[Chris Whittingham]

Goran Dragic is an old person, dude.

[Mike Ryan]

It's crazy.

[Chris Whittingham]

They did win that game. We haven't even talked about Mike walking out of the Bruins after all that Marshawn talk that we did. The Bruins score three goals in the third period against the Panthers, and that's the first time.

[Jeremy Tache]

Like, when do the Panthers ever lose when they have a two goal lead in the third period, especially in regulation. It doesn't happen. I'm telling you. We invited something evil into our, into our franchise and we immediately paid for it. Guys, I Don't like this one bit.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, it's juju and not peds.

[Jeremy Tache]

No, this is all juju. I bet you even juju's postgame Ekblad doesn't even test positive for it. If this wasn't in the stars.

[Chris Whittingham]

Mike's feeling haunted right now.

[Jeremy Tache]

The universe has decided that this is a bad thing.

[Chris Whittingham]

There are compromises made in the pursuit of glory. And Mike says that bringing on the haunted remains of Brad Marchant is bringing in a double agent meant on nefarious behavior that begins with his spirit haunting the team as it returns to Boston. And they wasted a lot of money flying him back and forth for no good reason. Can we play that song by Jeremy? I can't believe that Ray Hudson stole that clip from winning him. Ray Hudson's an old man. Ray Hudson. Ray Hudson's still a legend. He's gotta be older than 70, is he not?

[Jeremy Tache]

I think so. Yeah. He's definitely a legend. And Witty's also done enough games with him that he's picked up this tick. I've noticed whenever I hang out with Witty, he always goes like, oh. And it took me a couple times. He did it another time. Anytime he's reacting to something on tv, he goes. I'm like, are you doing Ray Hudson right now? And he absolutely is. That's a Ray Hudson thing.

[Chris Whittingham]

Are you in any way jealous that he is now friends with Ray Hudson? And you love some of the things.

[Jeremy Tache]

Ray Hudson's the greatest color commentary voice for me, at least based out of America. Europeans can have their opinion, but readily. But readily available voices on the biggest games. If you wanted to watch La Liga when Messi and Ronaldo were going at it, the soundtrack to that was Phil Shane, who worked at 790 with us as an update anchor at the time. And Ray Hudson. Ray Hudson, who has roots in this community dating back to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, was a great manager for the Miami Fusion, as he liked to call them. So he is a South Florida guy, even though he's from Europe. But yeah, Ray Hudson, to me that's an all time goat. The fact that Witty is at the top of the profession, calling the Madrid Derby Darby, he'd correct me and slap me on my wrist.

[Chris Whittingham]

Yeah, but what position is he in professional broadcasting? Slurper.

[Jeremy Tache]

I mean, that's really cool. I'm so proud of Witty. He's always been really good. He's gotten better and better. For him to be calling the Madrid Darby in the Champions League knockout stage on Paramount plus alongside Ray Hudson, that's That's amazing for the guy.

[Stugotz]

Ray Hudson, number 10 on the Greg Cody show list. Top 100 guests.

[Mike Ryan]

Where did I end up?

[Dan LeBatard]

Wait, what was Witty?

[Stugotz]

Witty is on there. I gotta find him. I gotta scroll. I mean, let me see where you ended up.

[Mike Ryan]

I was the first guest, by the way, in the history of the Greg Cody show.

[Jeremy Tache]

That's an amazing trivia nugget I'm seeing.

[Stugotz]

Here in the mid 30s.

[Mike Ryan]

Mid 30s. There's no chance there are 29 more important people than me.

[Jeremy Tache]

I mean, he was the first guest. And for all the joshing that we do on air, I am proud of Jeremy and. And Chris Whittingham's success.

[Chris Whittingham]

Oh, we're just joshing.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, we're not joshing.

[Mike Ryan]

We're not joshing.

[Jeremy Tache]

Well, it all hinges on this song, really.

[Dan LeBatard]

I think it also is worth mentioning that Jeremy's fist bump came after the Heat won on a buzzer beater.

[Stugotz]

Did they.

[Chris Whittingham]

I. Yeah. So there's. There's some. Some bias being alleged, maybe adrenaline. Okay. But those. Those people aren't behaving as if that's a buzzer beater situation. So you are biased. You're bought, you're compromised, and it's okay. Yeah.

[Jeremy Tache]

That's coming from Dan LeBatard.

[Stugotz]

Thanks, journalist.

[Dan LeBatard]

You don't want that endorsement coming from.

[Jeremy Tache]

Dan LeBatard saying you are too much of a homer about the Miami me.

[Dan LeBatard]

This is why Woody jettisoned himself away.

[Chris Whittingham]

From us, the Marlins, and the Heat. You're working for both of them. You're spreading yourself out.

[Stugotz]

Not working for them, working for a network in conjunction.

[Mike Ryan]

He covers them, Dan.

[Stugotz]

I'm not asking questions. I'm just asking if you want to ask questions.

[Mike Ryan]

He's not banging drums, E. You are asking questions. Bang.

[Stugotz]

Well, I do, professionally. And then I fist bump.

[Chris Whittingham]

That is literally what you're doing. Deliver the news. So the song that we're gonna get to here. This story is the third day on our show. It's rare for that to happen, but it's an obvious place where we can very easily lead the Americas in uniting you in understanding where DEI could have been helpful. This just one time in sports. Just this one time. We understand that you don't want diversity or equality or inclusion, but where it regards the Texas hat, I thought we would have someone in the building, a Hispanic in the building that would tell you, you cannot have a situation where you have a T replace the X in Texas so that it says tetas and it's a great hat, and now it's gotta be A more valuable hat.

[Mike Ryan]

Right.

[Chris Whittingham]

It's out of stock. Everyone wants these now.

[Jeremy Tache]

This is secondary. Market's going off.

[Dan LeBatard]

Valhetas, they were on ebay for. Listed for $1,000. That doesn't mean anyone bought one. That I am aware of for $1,000. But there is a market.

[Jeremy Tache]

Yeah, well, I'm just waiting for Shopify to get around on this one.

[Stugotz]

Taytas.

[Chris Whittingham]

What? So how. That's David Sampson yesterday trying to say Tetas.

[Stugotz]

Tetas.

[Chris Whittingham]

It's got a question mark on it.

[Stugotz]

Taytas.

[Dan LeBatard]

What's tae toss precious.

[Stugotz]

Taytas.

[Dan LeBatard]

Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stool.

[Chris Whittingham]

How does that happen? I mean, he explained it to us yesterday. But how do you not have anyone in the front office who can raise a finger somewhere? Somebody, somebody Hispanic order got rid of dei.

[Jeremy Tache]

This is the. This is why you have an inclusive workforce. And it's not the only thing that looks bad in Spanish. You know what? Matter of fact, it's not the only thing that's problematic. The entire division of the AL west is problematic when it comes to this type of hack.

[Chris Whittingham]

We actually had to ask David Sampson. This is amazing. It really is strange. I'm going to ask Amin. I don't think I've asked this question. The former Oakland Athletics, when you were to refer to them this season, they're going to play games. How will you refer to them?

[Mike Ryan]

The Sacramento Athletics. Right. Because they're playing in Sacramento. Right.

[Jeremy Tache]

But that's not what they're being referred to as.

[Mike Ryan]

Are they changing the name of the team?

[Jeremy Tache]

They are presently. I asked David Sampson this and I think Dwayne Kuiper got had. There was a threat on awful announcing where he was just beside himself. And by the end of it he was just like effort. They should be the Oakland Athletics. They're playing in Sacramento for a couple.

[Mike Ryan]

Of seasons here waiting for the.

[Jeremy Tache]

So they're not in Las Vegas. So you can't refer to them as the Las Vegas A's. You can't refer to them as the Oakland A's. It would make sense to call them the Sacramento A's, but from a branding standpoint, that's a little confusing. Las Vegas is also a sponsor, so they have a patch on the jersey, the city of Las Vegas. Their tourism board took out ads there. They're just the Athletics.

[Mike Ryan]

What do you mean Athletics? Wait, hold on. So like if I'm watching ESPN Sunday Night Baseball and it's Yankees at athletics and the score box is in the top corner and it says NY0. Yeah, it's going to say what?

[Jeremy Tache]

It's going to say ATH instead of sack.

[Stugotz]

Sack.

[Jeremy Tache]

It's not sack. They're athletics.

[Stugotz]

Should be the Las Vegas Athletics via Sacramento, formerly of Oakland.

[Chris Whittingham]

All right, do we have the Tetas song?

[Stugotz]

Tetas? Unless you're embarrassingly white like David. Tay Toss isn't how you say it.

[Chris Whittingham]

Unless you're embarrassingly white like David.

[Stugotz]

Go pee pee.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, come on, man.

[Stugotz]

Right now. Take toss. Let's go. Take toss. Chant.

[Mike Ryan]

Take toss.

[Stugotz]

Peepee Tay toss.

[Jeremy Tache]

We just delivered the news.

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