Zaslow Learns About Euphoria & NBA Relationship Drama | Hour 3

Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: Zaslow Learns About Euphoria & NBA Relationship Drama (Hour 3)

Date: April 27, 2026

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Episode Overview

This hour of the show, recorded at the Elser Hotel in Downtown Miami, threads Le Batard’s signature blend of sports talk and pop-culture riffing—jumping from bizarre NBA locker room stories to relationship drama, the omnipresence of “Euphoria” on social media, and the absurdities of the NFL Draft and baseball stats. The conversation is loose, irreverent, and satirical—the hosts dish out both insight and mockery, riffing off trending headlines and their own internet-fueled awareness of today’s culture.

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Main Discussion Points and Insights

1. Viral Video & Song of the Day

[01:15–04:33]

• Roy’s "Video of the Day": The crew reacts to an impressive clip of a young girl doing gymnastic backflips using her head as the pivot.
  • “She’s doing front flips but bouncing off of her head instead of her hands.” — Dan (02:01)
  • “If you walk in a room and you see a child doing that, I'm walking right back out the room.” — Greg Cody (02:27)
• Song of the Day: A comedic song about NBA player Nikola Jokic briefly losing his underwear (“draws”) in the locker room, fueling jokes about the bizarre happenings with the Denver Nuggets.
  • “Jokic got heated when McDaniels lit it up, started a kebuffle…” — Dan and friends
  • Greg chimes in with fact-checking: “The story that broke the news that his drawers were misplaced in the same story that said… it didn’t take long for Jokic to eventually locate his lost item.” (04:09)

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2. NBA Relationship Drama: Personal Feuds & Celebrity Breakups

[04:39–10:11]

• Wendell Carter vs. Jalen Duren: The show highlights how real-life relationships tie into NBA competition:
  • Wendell Carter (Orlando Magic) is dating Angel Reese; Duren (Pistons) used to date her, sparking on-court intrigue.
  • “Is it in Jalen Duren’s head that it’s Wendell Carter… maybe he was Mr. Steal Your Girl.” — Dan (05:46)
• Klay Thompson & Megan Thee Stallion: The crew gleefully dissects the messy breakup and its spill over onto Instagram.
  • “Megan Thee Stallion… said that Klay’s been cheating. And then Klay responded and he said that she cheated first and he had to get his get back to cheat off.” — Dan (07:03)
  • “Eye for an eye, huh?” — Stugotz (07:15)
  • Megan’s IG post: “Cheating had me around your whole family playing house. Got cold feet. Holding you down through all your horrible mood swings and treatment towards me during your basketball season. Now you don't know if you can be monogamous again. ‘Bitch, I need a real break after this one. Bye, y'all.’” — read by Dan (09:00)
• Meta Commentary on Social Media Breakups: The cast laughs at celebrity “dirty laundry” and pokes fun at the perceived need to overshare.
  • “You can break up and not tell the world the why, or even that you broke up.” — Greg Cody (07:23)
  • “Klay Thompson went live on Instagram on a boat and told everybody he had to get his get back…” — Dan (07:31)

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3. The "Euphoria" Phenomenon: Seeing a Show Without Watching

[10:11–18:45]

• Zaslow’s Algorithmic Immersion: Dan and the crew reveal Zaslow has never watched “Euphoria” but knows nearly every character and plot point thanks to social media clips and algorithm feeds.
  • “This show, Euphoria. I've never seen a single second of this show… I feel like I've watched all three seasons.” — Zaslow (11:54)
  • “I know all the characters by name. I feel like I know all the big stories…” — Zaslow (12:07)
• What’s “Euphoria” About?
  • Greg Cody fills in the details—Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Jules, etc.—while riffing on modern TV fandom. Conversations meander into actor side notes and the meme-ification of “Euphoria” moments.
• Algorithmic Spoilers:
  • Zaslow’s predicament prompts talk of how social media transforms TV-watching.
  • “So similar to the experience that you've had here, Zaz, with Euphoria…I had with Game of Thrones, where I did not watch a second of, but because everyone every Sunday night was tweeting about it… I lived tweeted along and reacted…” — Mike Ryan (14:42)
• Quality Decline & Writer Criticism:
  • The crew debates “Euphoria’s” shifting quality and the controversy over creator Sam Levinson’s style.
  • “That’s what’s gotten my attention about this show… Sam Levinson, that’s his name, everybody seems to hate his guts.” — Zaslow (13:08)
  • “He also did that show with the Weeknd. That’s where everything really jumped the shark for him.” — Mike Ryan (16:17)
• Cultural Saturation:
  • Even those uninterested can’t avoid the show’s presence.
  • “I've never had a desire to watch the show. I know everything about this show.” — Zaslow (13:42)

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4. NFL Draft & Weekend Observations

[22:08–29:46+]

• Greg Cody’s "Back in My Day" and "Weekend Observations":
  • Satirical takes on the NFL Draft’s absurdity, including players’ low GPAs, team dynamics, and odd celebrations.
  • “Watching a draft is so dumb.” — Greg Cody (23:22)
  • “The Giants drafted a guy who had a 0.4 GPA in high school… How is that possible?” — Greg Cody (23:51)
• NBA Playoff Reflections:
  • The crew jokes about team chemistries, player performances, and NBA branding.
  • “There is no team name in sports that better describes the attitude of the actual team than the Cavaliers. The only way it could be more appropriate is if they were named the Cleveland Nonchalant.” — Greg Cody (25:35)
• Coach Hirings/Firings:
  • Red Sox firing Alex Cora, more cheating jokes, and a memorable “Coaches for Hire” van anecdote.
  • “It was a coach, you know, and it says on the side of the van, coaches for hire.” — Dan (26:17)

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5. Viral Sports Clips & Absurdities

[27:59–32:21]

• Bar Rescue/Podcast Plugs:
  • Self-aware cross-promotion and commentary on sports podcasting.
• Ticket Price Insanity:
  • A $2 million World Cup ticket: “It wasn't 50 yard line. It was first row. But in soccer, sitting first row might be the worst seat in the house.” — Greg Cody (29:16)
  • “If I'm paying $2 million for a single ticket, what's a suite going for, right?” — Greg Cody (30:20)

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6. Post-Draft NFL Talk and Athlete Antics

[33:37–40:56]

• NFL Draft Party Satire:
  • Discussion about Diego Pavia’s draft party, the hats, and not having an agent.
  • “Why are you having a draft party if you're going to be a fringe pick?” — Dan (35:50)
  • “But if you're definitely not going to be a top pick, you have to have an agent, period.” — Greg Cody (36:50)
• Ruben Bane’s Draft Reaction:
  • Celebrated for his “all business” drive-by walk after being picked.
  • “Not Ruben Bane. He didn't stop walking. He just grabs the hat and keeps walking.” — Dan and Greg Cody (39:07)
• Dolphins Draft Regret:
  • Ongoing lament about missing local talent like Bane, and the haunted history of Miami’s O-line draft picks.

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7. Baseball Stats and the Ted Williams Head Conundrum

[41:00–44:03]

• Quick-fire quirky baseball stats and streaks (Nick Kurtz’s walk streak, Rockies, Phillies, and Mets ineptitude).
• Sideline into Ted Williams’ cryogenically frozen head and imagined future, cracking jokes about the difficulty explaining modern reality and pop culture to resurrected legends.
  • “How long do you think it'll take Ted Williams to figure out the plot to Euphoria?” — Greg Cody (42:53)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On NBA Player Drama:
  “Is it in Jalen Duren’s head that it’s Wendell Carter… maybe he was Mr. Steal Your Girl.” — Dan Le Batard (05:46)
• On Klay/Megan Thee Stallion:
  “‘Bitch, I need a real break after this one. Bye, y'all.’” — Megan Thee Stallion’s IG (09:00, read by Dan)
• On Euphoria’s Pervasiveness:
  “I've never seen a single episode. I feel like I've watched all three seasons.” — Zaslow (11:54)
• On Draft Parties:
  “Why are you having a draft party if you're going to be like one of a fringe pick?” — Dan (35:50)
• On Celebrity Social Media:
  “You can break up and not tell the world the why, or even that you broke up.” — Greg Cody (07:23)
• On Social Media Algorithms:
  “If you continue to interact without purposefully deprogramming it… it's all you're gonna get.” — Mike Ryan (19:15)
• On Sports Fandom:
  “It's so much more fun if you're a fan than if you're awesome at Kaden Proctor's position.” — Dan (39:46)
• On Cryonic Technology:
  “How long do you think it'll take Ted Williams to figure out the plot to Euphoria?” — Greg Cody (42:53)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:15] Video of the Day: Backflipping, head-springing gymnast
• [02:47] Song of the Day: Jokic underwear saga
• [04:39] NBA Love triangle: Wendell Carter, Jalen Duren, Angel Reese
• [06:43] Celebrity Breakup: Klay Thompson & Megan Thee Stallion
• [10:11] Zaslow’s Euphoria algorithm saga
• [13:08] Critique of Euphoria creator Sam Levinson
• [22:08] Greg Cody’s “Back in My Day”/Weekend Observations
• [23:51] 0.4 GPA NFL draftee
• [25:35] Cavaliers/nonchalance riff
• [26:17] "Coaches for hire" van anecdote
• [29:16] $2 million World Cup ticket absurdity
• [35:50] Diego Pavia’s draft party/discussion on sports agents
• [39:07] Ruben Bane’s business-like draft reaction
• [41:00] Baseball stat corner/Ted Williams’ head speculation

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Summary Conclusion

This episode exemplifies the unpredictable, rapid-fire comic energy of the Le Batard & Stugotz Show: It crosses sports, celebrity gossip, and internet culture with equal irreverence. Listeners get insight into the strange ways social media warps our knowledge of pop culture (you can “watch” Euphoria without ever watching), sports drama (NBA love triangles, football draft absurdities), and the team’s own brand of nostalgia and satire. If you missed it, you’ll come away feeling as if you’ve caught up with both sports highlights and the pulse of internet culture—all while laughing at the manufactured absurdities and weird, real-life headlines of the day.

Transcript

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This is the Dan Levator show with the Stugats podcast. Oh, it's one of my favorite parts of every day. Roy, it is your time to shine. What do you have for us for your video of the day today? Please let us know. I got to swear you picked the video. I don't know what you're talking about. Let's get to Roy's video of the day today. He always comes prepared, always picks a great video for us. What do we have for Roy's video of the day today? Roy, I will allow you to give play by play here. Okay? Please put the video on the screen because I don't know what this is. All right, It's. It's a girl doing backflips.

[Greg Cody]

Wow.

[Mike Ryan]

Sanely fast backflips.

[Dan Le Batard]

Oh, Jesus.

[Stugats]

Wow.

[Dan Le Batard]

She did a split. She did like a kick up

[Mike Ryan]

head with her head.

[Stugats]

What?

[Dan Le Batard]

She's doing front flips but bouncing off of her head instead of her hands.

[Mike Ryan]

The backflips with her head back.

[Greg Cody]

I didn't even notice. These ones are.

[Dan Le Batard]

Cody, can you do that?

[Stugats]

Oh, I can, but I'm surprised a girl that age can.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, she looks like she's six years old. All right, Roy, that's a great video you picked today.

[Mike Ryan]

Headspring.

[Stugats]

God, does that look dangerous.

[Dan Le Batard]

All right, well, keep. Whoa. She's very, very. Good job. She's very young and very. She's tremendous.

[Greg Cody]

The intensity in her face is. Whoa. What the hell? That's not natural. You walk in a room and you see a child doing that, I'm walking right back out the room.

[Dan Le Batard]

All right, well, let's keep that in picture in picture so everybody can enjoy it on the video feed. Chris, I hear that we have a very special song of the day today.

[Greg Cody]

Nicola Yokis said somebody went in the

[Stugats]

locker room and stole his draws. What is happening to the Denver Nuggets? Someone stole the Joker's underwear. Someone stole his underwear.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yokis draws, man.

[Stugats]

Bizarre things are happening around them.

[Greg Cody]

Jaden McDaniel Snatch your chain and then somebody snatched your draws.

[Dan Le Batard]

Joker got heated when Nick Daniels lit it up, started a kebuffle with a Saibon.

[Stugats]

Sh.

[Dan Le Batard]

He do it again. He said he doesn't have remorse. Just get him back to Serbia to pet his horse. Yeah, just give Jokic back his draws. He hits the showers and grabs a towel. Can't find the skivvies and he's crashing out.

[Greg Cody]

Who stole Joker's Hyundai? You can't make this up. Who stole Joker's Hyundai? Brother, what the up? Who stole Joker's undead?

[Dan Le Batard]

And now he's down 3, 1.

[Stugats]

Draws, draws.

[Dan Le Batard]

There's no need to take his draws. I'm rooting so hard. We get surveillance video and it's Jaden McDaniels.

[Greg Cody]

His drawers were in the locker. That's my. This is the Internet in a nutshell.

[Dan Le Batard]

Don't ruin it for us.

[Greg Cody]

I'm gonna ruin it for everybody because this just proves nobody reads. Cuz the story that broke the news that his drawers were misplaced in the same story that said, quote, it didn't take long for Jokic to eventually locate his lost item.

[Dan Le Batard]

Nah, but the song still counts cuz at least momentarily, we thought his draws were stolen.

[Greg Cody]

Good song. It's a good song. Having said that read, everyone needs to start reading.

[Dan Le Batard]

So the Orlando Magic and Pistons play tonight at 8 o' clock Eastern. A couple days ago, game three. The magic really took it to them. I mean, you know, we're not going to do you know about that, but I'm going to do like a shortened version of you know about that.

[Greg Cody]

So are you aware of that?

[Dan Le Batard]

So apparently, like, I don't know if you've noticed Wendell Carter for Orlando, who overall has been like a disappointment. He was like number three overall pick in the draft in Chicago.

[Greg Cody]

He's been good for Orlando.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, but like he was supposed to be a star. He's not a star.

[Greg Cody]

I mean, Orlando didn't acquire him as a star. They acquired a pretty good big Man. And he's been really good for it.

[Dan Le Batard]

You're right. And he's been really good this series. And Jalen Duran has been really bad this series. And you have this story out there how it's like a personal feud because Wendell Carter's girlfriend. I don't know if you know this, Greg. Wendell Carter's girlfriend is Angel Reese.

[Greg Cody]

Really?

[Dan Le Batard]

Yes. And. And Jalen Durnan used to date Angel Reese.

[Stugats]

Wow.

[Dan Le Batard]

And. Are you mocking me or you didn't know this?

[Greg Cody]

I didn't know this. I'm glad we're not playing. You know about that? Because I was okay about that.

[Dan Le Batard]

And look at this. You'll see this. Angel Reese, during the game on Saturday, she posted video of her boyfriend, Wendell Carter, catching his dunking on Jalen Duran. And so it's become a whole thing where, like, is it in Jalen Duran's head that it's Wendell Carter? Maybe he. Maybe he was Mr. Steal your girl. I don't know. And Wendell Carter is sorely outplaying him. So I was gonna. Do you know about that?

[Greg Cody]

I didn't know about.

[Dan Le Batard]

But you don't know about that love triangle?

[Greg Cody]

No, I didn't know about that love triangle. And this makes it a lot more salacious.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right?

[Greg Cody]

Like, and also, that's not helping. Is it her posting it or maybe.

[Dan Le Batard]

What does she care? Her boyfriend's Wendell Carter and he's playing great.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, but what if that, like, changes the series? What if, like, he sees. What if Dale Jordan sees that and goes. I'll show you. And then he goes out there and he starts dunking everything. Like, he. I mean, he's been terrible shooting 41% from the field. This guy shot, like, 70% or whatever in the regular season.

[Dan Le Batard]

And then. And so that's not the only salacious news. There's more. Well, not with those. Not with that love triangle. Wait, I mean, how about. How about one of the great NBA couples? They broke up this weekend. Yes, Greg. I'm talking about Klay Thompson and Megan Thee, Stallion. Did you hear about that?

[Stugats]

I did not hear about that.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yep, that's right.

[Stugats]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[Dan Le Batard]

Megan Thee, stallion.

[Greg Cody]

She.

[Dan Le Batard]

She said that Clay's been cheating. And then Clay responded and he said that she cheated first and he had to get his get back to cheat off.

[Mike Ryan]

Now some people aren't believing Clay. That's out there.

[Greg Cody]

Can I.

[Stugats]

Eye for an eye, huh?

[Greg Cody]

Why do people feel the need to update us?

[Dan Le Batard]

So stupid about, like. It's so stupid.

[Greg Cody]

Either of them was like, guys, just, you Can I promise you can break up and not tell the world the why or even that you broke up,

[Dan Le Batard]

Like, Klay Thompson, like, went live on Instagram on a boat and told everybody he had to get his get back.

[Stugats]

That separation is sponsored by Cheetos, by the way. I feel like if you're a celebrity couple, you should make it known, but

[Dan Le Batard]

you have to air the dirty laundry.

[Stugats]

Yeah, I think so.

[Greg Cody]

Why?

[Stugats]

It's the same. Just Sue Bird and Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe recently announced that they were separating. I get that.

[Greg Cody]

They didn't say, we're separating because Meghan keeps leaving the toilet seat up or whatever.

[Mike Ryan]

Meghan D. Rapinoe.

[Greg Cody]

Oh, there you go. It's a bad month for Meghan's, apparently.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah. But they have a podcast, so they had to explain why the podcast is in there. We broke up, right, like, all of a sudden, Megan Thee Stallion, she posted on her Instagram story. She gave, like, all the reasons why she's breaking up with Clay Thompson.

[Mike Ryan]

Pretty angry.

[Dan Le Batard]

But I understand, right? Most breakups are.

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[Mike Ryan]

And most. And I think there are a lot of young people that go to social media to trash their significant other, particularly if that significant other crossed some sort of line causing the breakup. It's just that these two are giant celebrities. I mean, Megan Thee Stallion is currently starring in Moulin Rouge on Broadway.

[Dan Le Batard]

That is a star she put on her Instagram cheating. Had me around your whole family playing house. Got cold feet. Holding you down through.

[Greg Cody]

Why is cold feet in quotes?

[Dan Le Batard]

He must have said that specifically to you.

[Mike Ryan]

Said this specifically to me.

[Dan Le Batard]

Holding you down through all your horrible mood swings and treatment towards me during your basketball season. Now you don't know if you can be monogamous again. Quotes, bitch. I need a real break after this one. Bye, y'.

[Greg Cody]

All.

[Dan Le Batard]

Wow, great. You are especially entertained with the bitch. I need a real break.

[Stugats]

Pardon me. It's a colorful quote. I like it. It's good. Good for her.

[Dan Le Batard]

But Clay let us know you have to get his get back. Roy. That's what happened. Said she did.

[Greg Cody]

I'm shocked by how many people are, like, instantly invested and, like, it's Clay's fault. No, it's Megan's fault.

[Mike Ryan]

You guys ever get that? Get back?

[Greg Cody]

No, don't.

[Dan Le Batard]

Don't answer that question, Jeremy. I didn't get that. Get back.

[Mike Ryan]

Jeremy seems like a guy that if he gets cheated on, he's cheating on you back.

[Dan Le Batard]

Really? You think he's vindictive.

[Greg Cody]

I could see it.

[Mike Ryan]

What are we doing?

[Greg Cody]

Look at him right now.

[Dan Le Batard]

Jeremy, you Know about that? Get back. The Beatles song Juju put it on the poll. Does Jeremy look like he knows about that? Get back.

[Mike Ryan]

Whoa, I don't think I like that one.

[Dan Le Batard]

Oh, you know, okay, I've been meaning to bring this up.

[Greg Cody]

Okay.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's been all over my. My. What's it called?

[Stugats]

Algorithm.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Greg Cody]

Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

Thank you so much. Wow. Did I not expect. It's been all over my algorithm for the last, like, month. Okay. This show, Euphoria. I've never seen a single second of this show. It seems like, you know, it's. It's the girls, it's Zendaya, and there's a lot of drugs and a lot of sex, and they're high school girls.

[Greg Cody]

It's. Look. Yes, but also, this is a show that launched several massive careers. Really? Like, Zendaya probably was the most famous

[Dan Le Batard]

person, but Sydney Sweeney was.

[Greg Cody]

Sydney Sweeney was.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right.

[Greg Cody]

Nobody really knew her.

[Dan Le Batard]

And who else?

[Greg Cody]

Jacob Elordi.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, what else is he in?

[Mike Ryan]

Now I know why.

[Greg Cody]

This is Oliver Zaz's Frankenstein. Oh, okay. He's Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yes. It's all over.

[Greg Cody]

He's Frankenstein's monster who murders hundreds of sailors while roaring like a monster, then walks into the captain's cabin and says, wait, what did he tell you? Hold on, let me tell you my side of the story. It's the dumbest.

[Mike Ryan]

Also of Saltburn fame.

[Greg Cody]

Oh, yeah, Saltburn. There you go.

[Dan Le Batard]

Is that really how that scene goes down, Dog?

[Greg Cody]

He walks into the Captain's cabin and Dr. Frankenstein is there with the ship's captain. And. Wait a second, what did he say? That's not how it went down. And, like, he speaks so eloquently. I'm like, why were you murdering all these people? You could have just explained. Guys, I just want to talk to that guy cuz he's spreading rumors about me. No, instead, I'll murder people and tear them apart. But yeah, Jacob Elordi.

[Dan Le Batard]

So it's all over my algorithm. I've never seen a single episode. I feel like I've watched all three seasons.

[Greg Cody]

Really?

[Dan Le Batard]

Like, yeah, like, it's. It's.

[Greg Cody]

That's how.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's how prevalent it is on my algorithm. I've never had any kind of urge to see this show. I know all the characters by name. I feel like I know all the big stories that have.

[Greg Cody]

I feel like I'm completely up Roo. Good.

[Dan Le Batard]

I know all the characters. Wow. Rube Bennett, all the characters. And I've never seen what's the sister. I don't think I know that. Actually, I don't think I know that she has a sister, but I know Sydney Sweeney. She has a sister.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

Her sister is Lexi.

[Greg Cody]

You know Lexi, and she's Cassie.

[Dan Le Batard]

Lexi is the Apatow girl.

[Greg Cody]

Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Greg Cody]

Apatow. Yeah. Judah Patel's daughter. They're pretty good.

[Dan Le Batard]

And then there's Nate and his. His former girlfriend was Maddie. And so it was a whole blow up between Maddie and Cassie. And Rue loves the other girl who never really is there for her. What's her name? I forget her name, though.

[Greg Cody]

The blonde girl, the transsexual girl. What's her name?

[Dan Le Batard]

I forget her. But anyway, Jules, I'm being told yes, Jewels. And I know that Nate, the father played by Eric Dane, who just recently passed away at ALS disaster, you know, he. He is. He's. He's got a weird thing going on too, you know, when he was.

[Greg Cody]

He's got a very weird. Yeah, multiple very weird things.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right. I don't want to spoil it for people, you know. You know, people who haven't seen the show. You know, like me, I've never seen

[Greg Cody]

the show up to date, man.

[Dan Le Batard]

I know everything that has happened in

[Greg Cody]

this show that was possible.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

So you're clearly engaging with the clips, though they wouldn't keep giving it to you if you're watching. And I know the clips that started it.

[Dan Le Batard]

What is it, baby?

[Mike Ryan]

I mean, come on.

[Dan Le Batard]

Oh, yeah.

[Greg Cody]

They don't let that, do they? They put that on social media.

[Mike Ryan]

On Twitter.

[Greg Cody]

On Twitter.

[Dan Le Batard]

I mean, there's a reason it's in my algorithm. You know, we all know the reason that.

[Stugats]

The truth.

[Dan Le Batard]

So those genes, like, I've never seen the show. I've never had a desire to watch the show. I know everything about this show.

[Greg Cody]

It is.

[Dan Le Batard]

Is it good?

[Greg Cody]

It's a good show.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, here's the thing that I think is weird about it. And this is also what's gotten my attention about this show, especially this season three, which I guess there are a few episodes in, like, it's happening live right now. The creator of the show, Sam Levinson, that's his name, everybody seems to hate his guts. I read so much negative stuff about this guy. The way he writes for women, the way that he treats the characters. Well, if that's the case, why. Why is. Okay, I was saying. So why is this show successful?

[Mike Ryan]

Well, because the first season made a lot of money. Because it was good. Like, I think a lot of people felt like that first season was really, really solid. And then it kind of went weird direction Mind you, I. I also have not watched this show.

[Greg Cody]

Really going based off this is right

[Mike Ryan]

up your alley, I know. Especially that first season. But it was also one of those. So similar to the experience that you've had here, Zaz. With Euphoria.

[Dan Le Batard]

I know every big storyline in the

[Mike Ryan]

show I had with Game of Thrones, where it was a show that I did not watch a second of, but because everyone every Sunday night was tweeting about it when it came, this is how bored I was at my first job. On the finale of the. Like, the show finale. The series finale, I live tweeted along with everyone else, reacting to what was happening, not watching the episode, nor did I know anything about the show because everyone had told me so much on social media about it, and everyone I knew was tweeting. Remember when you could actually enjoy an experience on Twitter where everyone was watching it together? It was amazing.

[Greg Cody]

That was a good time. That's funny because I've never watched Breaking Bad, and I see a bunch of Breaking Bad content all the time, and I'm like, I have no idea what's going on. The idea that you guys could.

[Dan Le Batard]

I know all the stories.

[Greg Cody]

That's pretty incredible, because I can't. I don't know. There's so many shows that I never got into. Mad Men is another one.

[Stugats]

Really?

[Greg Cody]

I never watched it. I never. Everything I've seen in Mad Men has been a clip.

[Dan Le Batard]

Oh, it's so good.

[Greg Cody]

And it's pretty cool clips. It's like, I don't think of you at all. Like, oh, that's. Yeah, the.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right.

[Greg Cody]

That's what the money is for. Of course I know those clips. I have no idea what the context is for any of it. I don't know who these characters are. I take it that. What's his name?

[Dan Le Batard]

Don Draper.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. That he's kind of a dick.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, he's like. Oh, he's. He's like a really serious businessman, right?

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. But he's also like the protagonist of the story.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's the main character.

[Greg Cody]

Character. Yeah. So there you go. But I don't. I can't tell you anything else other than they work on Madison.

[Dan Le Batard]

No, I know everything about you for so.

[Greg Cody]

So. Sam Levinson, by the way.

[Stugats]

That's so crazy.

[Greg Cody]

Sam Levinson. Nepo baby.

[Dan Le Batard]

Who's his parent.

[Greg Cody]

Barry Levinson works hard.

[Mike Ryan]

He also did that show at the Weeknd. So that's where everything really jumped the shark for him, was that he not only in season two of Euphoria, started to go down this path where Everyone was like, oh, man, I don't know what he's doing with these female characters.

[Dan Le Batard]

Everyone hates Sam Levin. Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Because then he made this show at the Weeknd that was, like, crazy misogynistic and, like, not good television. And now he comes back in this third season of Euphoria, and it's like, everyone's, like, an only fans model or. Right.

[Greg Cody]

That's.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, they're, like, adults. Yeah. They're all adults after high school.

[Stugats]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

And all their plot points have gone down these, like, crazy, well, kind of sexist rabbit holes.

[Stugats]

Right.

[Greg Cody]

It's great. Like, so, spoiler alert. But, like, Zendaya is still in debt to the people who she borrowed the drugs from or whatever, so she's kind of working through that.

[Dan Le Batard]

And, well, she's becoming a drug runner now because she has to make the money back or they're gonna kill her, saying, how much?

[Mike Ryan]

You know?

[Dan Le Batard]

I know everything.

[Stugats]

Show spoiler alert.

[Greg Cody]

And then Sydney Sweeney is married to Jacob Elordi.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah. I think they just got married last night.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. But, like, I'm telling you, it's unbelievable.

[Stugats]

You were at the wedding. Zaz was at the wedding.

[Greg Cody]

But, like, a big plot point is that he inherited his dad's construction business, and business ain't doing as well as it's supposed to. And so she wants, like, big stuff for the wedding, and that's.

[Dan Le Batard]

And she's on Only Fans. She's trying to go viral, you know, because, like, she doesn't have any real stuff.

[Greg Cody]

Like. Like, I mean, there are a lot of people there. Like, what she is portraying, that's not, like, an uncommon thing. This isn't, you know, a lazy troll,

[Dan Le Batard]

especially based on that character.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. She was a ditz in high school too. Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

You guys are talking to me like, I know what I'm talking about. Zaz, you're the expert here.

[Dan Le Batard]

I am.

[Greg Cody]

Does anyone watch this show? No.

[Dan Le Batard]

No. All right, let's color me intrigued.

[Greg Cody]

Let's move on.

[Stugats]

I want to say one quick thing. I have not seen Euphoria, nor will I. Neither have I. I have heard from multiple people that the first season was great, the second season was less great, and the third season is unwatchable.

[Greg Cody]

I. I have not found it to be unwatchable. I. It's not as good as the earlier seasons, but it's not. I don't. I heard there was a lot of chatter prior to the season debut that this is awful and bad critic scores, whatever. And then I watched the season debut, and I'm like, it's okay. It's not. It's. I thought it was gonna be the Idol the way people were describing it, and it wasn't, so.

[Dan Le Batard]

All right, well, anyway, well, thank God it's not the Idol.

[Greg Cody]

The Weeknd, man.

[Dan Le Batard]

Terrible ass show.

[Greg Cody]

I wish it was a movie. I wish it was a movie.

[Dan Le Batard]

I've never seen this euphoria, though. Not a single episode.

[Greg Cody]

That's incredible. That is a pretty incredible feat that you just pulled off to be that detailed. Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

This is all Twitter ig.

[Mike Ryan]

This is like the evolution of the Mina bit. Remember, Mina would come on and read the Wikipedia for movies and try to act like she had seen the movies.

[Greg Cody]

We'd have to guess whether Mina actually saw the movie or whether she just read the Wikipedia plot.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's funny. I've never been able to do this with another show, but I swear to God, I've never seen a single second the show. I know everything that has happened.

[Mike Ryan]

I do think this is, like, partially because of the way our algorithms have gone now, where it's like, once you interact with something, once, yeah. That's all that's gonna be on your timeline. And if you continue to interact without purposefully deprogramming it, now, it's all you're gonna get. So I would imagine, like, when you open your Instagram, basically every IG reel is going to be about this show. And when you go. When you go to Twitter, almost every other tweet is going to be about this show.

[Greg Cody]

I mean, about the show.

[Mike Ryan]

And it's because you just keep leaning in on.

[Greg Cody]

I mean, to the show.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, right. The show.

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[Dan Le Batard]

Oh, absolutely, Mike.

[Stugats]

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[Dan Le Batard]

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[Dan Le Batard]

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[Dan Le Batard]

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[Greg Cody]

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[Dan Le Batard]

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[Stugats]

I mean.

[Greg Cody]

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[Stugats]

E. Ooh, Rite Aid. Yes.

[Greg Cody]

That's a yes. Okay, Zaz. I didn't watch a single second of the NFL draft. What'd I miss?

[Dan Le Batard]

Players were picked.

[Greg Cody]

Okay, there you go. It's the dumbest thing ever. Watching a draft is so dumb.

[Dan Le Batard]

But you watch the NBA Draft.

[Stugats]

It's two rounds, not seven.

[Greg Cody]

But I'm not watching four days of it. Rockets win game four after Alpern Sengun gives an impassioned pre game speech despite his broken English. It's kind of like our show. You ever get one of those Dan speeches out there and they're like, what is he saying? I don't know.

[Dan Le Batard]

Broken English.

[Greg Cody]

Forgive me, I lied. I did see one thing from the NFL draft. The Giants drafted a guy who had a 0.4 GPA in high school. How is that possible? How do you get a 0.4? He just didn't go to class. What was the point for? Like, he didn't get all Fs. 0.4 means somewhere along the line.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, you got a D somewhere.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, so what? What class was that?

[Stugats]

Had to be Phys ed, right?

[Greg Cody]

He was so engaged in that, but not engaged enough to actually pass it.

[Dan Le Batard]

That was Arvel Reese.

[Greg Cody]

Arvell Reese. Yeah. I saw an interview and I was like, oh, now I see it. Joker, grow up. Sixers. Pack him up. Tatum 30, 11 and 7 in a 28 point win. Guys, I'm really worried about that Celtics chemistry. I think he's going to ruin it coming back.

[Mike Ryan]

I was sitting and watching Jayson Tatum at the end of that game with my brother and just. I'm like, this is going to be the moment. He's going to take that long step back too. And he's going to brick it. And then the Sixers are going to come back and they're going to win. And then he hit two shots. Perfect. Nothing but net. And I went, whoo. I guess that's Mike's take after all.

[Greg Cody]

What were you guys on when you said that?

[Mike Ryan]

It's crazy that Mike said that.

[Greg Cody]

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[Stugats]

Great name.

[Greg Cody]

It is. I'd wear that jersey.

[Dan Le Batard]

What would they call it? Because, like, it's Cavs for short. Like, what would they be for nonchalance None.

[Stugats]

Yeah, the non.

[Dan Le Batard]

The nons.

[Stugats]

Yeah.

[Greg Cody]

Or the launce. Either. Or. Red Sox skipper Alex Cora got fired. Did they tell him in person or did they communicate by a Morse code on his apple watch?

[Mike Ryan]

Nice. That's a Astros cheating scandal.

[Greg Cody]

Scandal joke.

[Stugats]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Red Sox cheating.

[Dan Le Batard]

Did you see the. The. The van that they had for the coaches waiting to. To take them after they were fired?

[Greg Cody]

No.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, well, it was. It was a coach, you know, and it says on the side of the van, coaches for hire.

[Greg Cody]

No.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's crazy, right?

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. I like that. Nice.

[Mike Ryan]

It's perfect. It's like it. You couldn't write it better.

[Dan Le Batard]

Coaches for hire. Get in, boys.

[Greg Cody]

It's. It's like something that would happen to Arrested Development.

[Mike Ryan]

Yes, that's exactly right. That's exactly right. And Veritech, by the way. Jason Veritech. Good baseball name. He's no longer there either.

[Stugats]

No.

[Greg Cody]

That's a shame. I don't care. Congrats to Ravens GM Eric DaCosta. Jason Baranek, winner of the whitest guy alive award. I didn't actually see this. Chris Cody brought to my attention.

[Mike Ryan]

We have the clip if you want to play it.

[Greg Cody]

Let's play it.

[Dan Le Batard]

Hey, it's Eric the costume.

[Stugats]

Let's get it.

[Greg Cody]

Let's get it. I know you fired up.

[Dan Le Batard]

You excited.

[Stugats]

Let's get it. Let's get it.

[Greg Cody]

Let's get it. You're going to the team you wanted

[Dan Le Batard]

to go to, right?

[Stugats]

Let's get it.

[Greg Cody]

I know that.

[Stugats]

Get it.

[Greg Cody]

Let's get it. We're gonna get it. We're gonna get it. I know you want to get it, man. We're gonna get it. We're gonna get it.

[Stugats]

Ain't no secret what I'm gonna do.

[Dan Le Batard]

Let's.

[Stugats]

You won't regret this, I promise you.

[Dan Le Batard]

Oh, I know that.

[Greg Cody]

I know that. I know that.

[Dan Le Batard]

Wow. Wow. I had a hard time getting a rhythm, you know, Awkward. It's tough. We're gonna get it.

[Greg Cody]

We're gonna get it.

[Dan Le Batard]

You're talking, and we're gonna get it.

[Greg Cody]

Whatever. Whatever you want to get, we'll get.

[Dan Le Batard]

Zaz. We're gonna get it.

[Stugats]

Go get it.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's hard finding a rhythm there.

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[Dan Le Batard]

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[Dan Le Batard]

We're gonna get it.

[Greg Cody]

And two guys who take nonchalance to another level and definitely get it. Me and Zach Harper. Subscribe Rate, review wherever you get those darn podcasts. One of my favorite fan behaviors is at an arena, their favorite player, the best player gets called for a foul. So they boo. And then the jumbotron says run it back. And they run it back and the guy clearly committed a foul. And they boo louder. I'm like, what are we booing here?

[Dan Le Batard]

Hey, they're dugging their stance.

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[Dan Le Batard]

Oh come on.

[Greg Cody]

A single ticket for $2 million? It wasn't 50 yard line. It was first row. But in soccer, sitting first row might be the worst seat in the house. It's like sitting first row at a movie theater. But it's on the official FIFA resale site for $2 million. What the hell are we doing? Speaking of hell, Art Briles. Those are the weekend observations.

[Dan Le Batard]

I think somebody clicks on like they see that for $2 million. Like, all right, I gotta pull the trigger. Just gotta do it.

[Greg Cody]

I can't know. No, no, no one's paying $2 million. Cuz you're not going by yourself. It's two tickets, that's $4 million. We're gonna get it. All right, I stand corrected.

[Dan Le Batard]

Do you think they let you purchase one or you got to purchase it in pairs?

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, I mean a 2 million a pop.

[Dan Le Batard]

I'd hope you could just purchase individual.

[Greg Cody]

I let them. I'd live with that one.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, the cuz you never want to strand a single. But.

[Greg Cody]

But it's like If I'm paying $2 million for a single ticket, what's a suite going for, right? Like if $2 million for a single ticket, what is a suite going for? 30 million. Like are we, are we handing out mid level exceptions to buy a suite? Apparently for a game, not a season. It's not a season ticket.

[Dan Le Batard]

Not for the tournaments.

[Greg Cody]

This is for a single game.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's right.

[Stugats]

I assume it's for at least for the championship game. I mean it's gotta be, right? It can't just be like a, you know, a Kuwait Argentina game. Although Argentina would be a big sell. Yeah, but it's got to be the title game.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's the final.

[Mike Ryan]

I'm being told in my game.

[Stugats]

Okay. At Giant Stadium. Okay.

[Dan Le Batard]

Two million bucks.

[Stugats]

Still.

[Dan Le Batard]

That stadium's a dump, by the way.

[Stugats]

It is?

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah.

[Greg Cody]

I haven't been to the new one.

[Dan Le Batard]

Terrible. It's not that new anymore, but it's a terrible stadium.

[Greg Cody]

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[Stugats]

Don Lebatard, he called me on my own podcast. He called me full of shit, claiming that I'm faking interest in the solar eclipse. You do do this.

[Mike Ryan]

You love to just get excited about everything.

[Stugats]

Okay, junior Stugats. I had to school you and explain

[Dan Le Batard]

to you he was gonna take Augusta.

[Stugats]

I mean, when I was 17 years old. Alan Sherry And I used to haunt the Bueller Planetarium.

[Dan Le Batard]

This is the D ler show with the two gods. Greg, did you, did you feel bad for Diego Pavia this weekend?

[Stugats]

I was not surprised he didn't get drafted. And he talked his way out of getting drafted.

[Greg Cody]

I feel like he talked his way out of getting drafted.

[Stugats]

I think he did. I think he put off so many teams, particularly with his reaction to not winning the Heisman Trophy. Just classless behavior.

[Greg Cody]

Is he a D bag?

[Stugats]

You know what I'm going to say

[Greg Cody]

this, this is D back behavior.

[Stugats]

Let me say that right now. He's got two big things against him. He's 24 years old. Old and he's 5, 10.

[Mike Ryan]

What's going on with this Panthers hat? See this, like the one in the front, like why do you get the shitty Panthers hat?

[Dan Le Batard]

It's like the dad hat. So the video. I like those hats. Yeah, like the video audience can see. Apparently this is in Diego Pavia's draft party at a draft part. A lot of balloons, there's lights and, and on, on a table there. It looks like all 32 NFL team mats. Because he could be selected by eight, any one of them.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, you think he's got like the Patriots hat. Hey, this Drake May thing, we're not sure. Maybe we take Diego Pavia, take a shot on him.

[Mike Ryan]

The Internet had some fun with his setup I thought was funny.

[Dan Le Batard]

They're saying that, oh no, he's got Wendy's and McDonald's and Burger King, Taco Bell, Chipotle Chick fil A. I need that Taco Bell.

[Mike Ryan]

That Chick fil A I kind of really like. I like

[Dan Le Batard]

baseball now.

[Stugats]

Nice hats.

[Dan Le Batard]

The Burger King one's good looking hat too.

[Greg Cody]

A chick fil a hat, man. I know, I know it's got some hate behind it but man, I think,

[Mike Ryan]

I think my theory on the, the Panthers hat looking the way it did is that he actually likes the way the dad hat fits him.

[Dan Le Batard]

I think it's literally the hat that I'm wearing right now.

[Mike Ryan]

Like that the Panthers were going to be the team that took him. If anyone took him actually in the draft. Maybe those were conversations. And so the reason he had the one dad hat sitting there was because that was the one he thought he might put on. And otherwise it was all these other standard kind of boxy hats for someone

[Dan Le Batard]

who doesn' get drafted, best case scenario, then going into the weekend you figured, all right, I might be like around six or round seven pick if you didn't get drafted, like you didn't think you were to go in the second round and you ended up not getting drafted. So he must start round six, round seven. Why are you having a draft party?

[Stugats]

Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

If you're going to be like one of a fringe pick.

[Greg Cody]

I thought you were going to say, best case scenario is you kept the receipt for all them hats, go back to lids. Turns out I'm not using it.

[Mike Ryan]

You think the NFL sends potential draftees, like all the hats?

[Dan Le Batard]

Yes. The first round picks for sure. Yeah. Yes.

[Mike Ryan]

But not. What about the.

[Dan Le Batard]

Not Diego Pavi.

[Greg Cody]

And they don't send 32 hats, I'll tell you that much.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right.

[Greg Cody]

Like, like, who planned this? Who thought this out? Where was he on the mocks?

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, he also. Here's part of it. He doesn't have an agent.

[Greg Cody]

There it is. Now it all.

[Dan Le Batard]

Did I bury the lead?

[Greg Cody]

Yeah, that.

[Dan Le Batard]

Because he said he does. He said he would never. He doesn't know why anyone would give away 5 to 10% of their money, which by the way, it's 2 to 3%, but he would never give away 5 to 10% of his money. But like, you have to have an agent. If you're not gonna be a top pick, you have to have an agent, period. But, but, but if you're definitely not going to be a top pick, you have to have.

[Greg Cody]

If you're, if you're Lamar Jackson. Jackson.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right.

[Greg Cody]

You can do this.

[Dan Le Batard]

You should still have an H if you're Lamar Jackson, but you can, you

[Greg Cody]

can, you can do this.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right.

[Greg Cody]

You are nobody.

[Dan Le Batard]

Right. You have to have an agent.

[Greg Cody]

You're nobody. You're nobody. Yeah. You're not going in the first four picks or whatever.

[Dan Le Batard]

Who's out there advocating for you, calling teams, Pick my guy, pick my guy. Pick my guy. Nobody.

[Stugats]

And he, he needs an agent more than most guys in his situation. More than most.

[Greg Cody]

Absolutely. You need someone to sell you the short old quarterback.

[Stugats]

Yes.

[Greg Cody]

Unbelievable. But that's because I'm like, why would his agent allow this now? That's why.

[Stugats]

And not only that, he's the short aging old quarterback who is very polarizing. He's very polarizing for some of his comments and everything. And 24 is old for an NFL ancient.

[Dan Le Batard]

Now, if I saw correctly, he did get an invite to the Ravens.

[Stugats]

Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

I think he is going to be at their camp.

[Stugats]

Right?

[Greg Cody]

Let's get it.

[Dan Le Batard]

Let's get it. Let's get it. Let's get it.

[Greg Cody]

You want to get it, man? We're gonna get it. We got. We're gonna get it.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's just Talking.

[Mike Ryan]

I know you're gonna get it. We're gonna get it.

[Greg Cody]

I know you want to get it.

[Dan Le Batard]

Talking his ear off. You say anything else?

[Greg Cody]

The kid, the kid is so pumped, man. Like. Like you could man the adrenaline meter on the fired up on a billion.

[Dan Le Batard]

I loved Reuben Baines reaction. I really did. I loved Reuben Baines reaction. He was so overwhelmed with emotion, he was barely able to talk. And then it's. This is part of what upset me about the Dolphins not selecting him. Once the emotion passed and, and all the tears of joy, it's like he was so about that business, you know. You saw every posed himself. Well, just not just that, but. But every player who selected like they had this little thing where there's a mirror and right in front of the mirror is the cap of the team that selected you and there's a camera. So when you're looking at the mirror and you're sizing up your hat, the camera is catching you and like you're smiling and it's. And you're posing for the camera. Not Ruben Bane.

[Mike Ryan]

They showed like seven players.

[Dan Le Batard]

Do it first where they're like cheese in and smiling and then Reuben Bane walks up with just this like, mug. No, not even that.

[Greg Cody]

Reuben Bane.

[Dan Le Batard]

He didn't stop walking.

[Greg Cody]

He didn't stop. That was him.

[Dan Le Batard]

He didn't stop.

[Greg Cody]

There's a guy who like, it was like a drive by. It was Ruben Bane grabbed the hat and just kept going. And they had to get the other alternative, an angle.

[Dan Le Batard]

I can see that he never broke stride. He just grabs the hat and keeps walking.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. Good for him.

[Dan Le Batard]

And it's like, that's why I wanted the Dolph.

[Greg Cody]

Like.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's the guy. Yeah, that's the guy.

[Stugats]

Yeah. He didn't expect the last till 15. He thought he'd go earlier.

[Greg Cody]

So is this going to be one of those things that's going to haunt the Dolphin forever regardless of if he's great?

[Mike Ryan]

Yes.

[Greg Cody]

Proctor is the kid.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

Like if he turns into Ray Lewis,

[Mike Ryan]

if he turns into Aaron Donald.

[Stugats]

But if Proctor's great. No, if.

[Mike Ryan]

If Reuben Bane becomes Aaron Donald. I don't care how good Proctor is.

[Dan Le Batard]

We're going to look back if you're awesome at Ruben Bane's position. It's so much more fun if you're a fan than if you're awesome at Kaden Proctor's position.

[Stugats]

That's true. That's true.

[Dan Le Batard]

So, yeah, it'll haunt the Dolphins, even if Proctor's really good. I think.

[Stugats]

I think it'll haunt the Fans, I don't think it'll haunt the franchise.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, right.

[Greg Cody]

Well, the fit. But the fans, they express their hauntings very well. Right, right. They. They're like, if he's killing it wherever he got drafted, then the fans are going to be bringing up every single day, every single time. And it's. It feeds into the. It's like a feedback loop where it's like any decision you make, we're all going to second guess it because you had the guy in your backyard and you passed over him.

[Stugats]

Yeah, all true. But if Kaden Proctor is a perennial Pro bowl guy and Devon Achan is leading the league in rushing and nobody's touching Malik Willis and you know, all of a sudden, for the first time in a generation, the whole offensive line is working. That's something too Phonex.

[Greg Cody]

This has been the white whale for the Dolphins for quite a while. Right? Like the offensive line, it just.

[Mike Ryan]

It's my nightmare.

[Greg Cody]

Right. Like we're on year 25 of this of like, hey, we got to get

[Mike Ryan]

a good Al Neck Pierce, Kevin, Neck Hale,

[Dan Le Batard]

Jeremy, you got some baseball stats. Keep us in the loop of what's in place right now.

[Mike Ryan]

I figured you guys should know what's going on with different young players with. With different guys who are having career seasons. So here's a kind of quirky one. Nick Kurtz of the.

[Greg Cody]

I like the way you slow down.

[Mike Ryan]

Neck Kurtz, very good. Dale of the Athletics with no first name. He has 16 consecutive games with a walk. Now, the reason that's impressive is in the last 40 years, there are only two players with a longer active streak or a longer such streak. Barry Bonds, who did it twice with 17 and 18, and Nick Johnson. Also, for anybody age 23 or younger, Ted Williams in 1941 has the only longer streak. This kid is really, really, really good. The Phillies have lost 11 of their last 12 games.

[Dan Le Batard]

You know about that Ted Williams head?

[Greg Cody]

It's frozen. It's in Scottsdale.

[Dan Le Batard]

Shit is frozen.

[Mike Ryan]

When they lost 10 straight, that was their longest losing streak of this century.

[Greg Cody]

The place is like 20 minutes from my house. Straight shot up the 101, baby.

[Mike Ryan]

Colorado Rockies, 13 16. Last year it took until they were 13 and 55 to reach 13 wins.

[Greg Cody]

What if they do develop the technology? Like, what are we gonna have? Old ass Sam Williams head and a young body.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, he's gonna be looking like Minion in Megamind.

[Mike Ryan]

The Mets were swept by the Rockies. They scored one run in 18 innings in their doubleheader yesterday.

[Greg Cody]

Is he supposed to, like, we had to catch him up on the Internet.

[Dan Le Batard]

And, like, I just like the idea that they get the technology and, like, someone makes the call to that lab, like, all right, let's get to work.

[Mike Ryan]

Mike Trout is on pace for 50 homers, 145 runs scored, and 22 stolen bases.

[Greg Cody]

Do we have to explain 911 to him? Yeah, like, hey, so there's first. We got to explain the twin towers.

[Dan Le Batard]

We have to explain why we take off our shoes at the airport.

[Greg Cody]

Yeah. What are we doing this.

[Mike Ryan]

But O', Neill, Cruz, Tony's guy, on pace for 52 homers and 65 stolen bases.

[Greg Cody]

How long do you think it'll take Ted Williams to figure out the plot to Euphoria?

[Dan Le Batard]

What do you think he'll say about the runner on second in extra innings

[Greg Cody]

or the Pitts clock?

[Mike Ryan]

Also of the Pirates, Paul Skeens. He gave up five earned runs in the first two thirds of an inning of a season. He's given up three earned runs since.

[Greg Cody]

Who's our president?

[Dan Le Batard]

The Internet could be a confusing thing.

[Greg Cody]

Oh, my God. What do you mean? Why does everyone have these things in their pockets?

[Stugats]

Really? Why is Every team using 6 relief pitchers?

[Mike Ryan]

Alex Cora was fired after the Red Sox scored 17 runs. He became the first manager to get fired after winning a game by 16 plus runs since the New York Metropolitans fired Bob Ferguson following an 182 win against the Cleveland Spiders in 1887.

[Greg Cody]

Does he think phone numbers are still, like, KL5?

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