Covino & Rich - Blake Snell a Dawg & Dolphins Drowning

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show

Covino & Rich - Blake Snell a Dawg & Dolphins Drowning

Date: September 19, 2025
Hosts: Covino & Rich, with Danny G, Iowa Sam, and guest callers
Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Episode Overview

In this energetic episode, Covino & Rich navigate the hottest stories in sports, fusing humor, social banter, and passionate debate. The main thread focuses on Blake Snell's gutsy decision to defy Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on the mound, leading to a conversation about athlete leadership, analytics vs. gut, and iconic ballsy moments in recent sports history. The crew also dives into the pressure facing Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, the looming NFL week, and reminisces about nostalgic pop-culture hangouts. Plus, a healthy dose of the usual jokes, locker-room analogies, and classic Thursday throwbacks.

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Key Discussion Points

1. MLB: Blake Snell’s Defiance and the Analytics Debate

Main Segment: [08:52 – 17:44]

• The Incident: Blake Snell, in a key game for the Dodgers, resists manager Dave Roberts’ attempt to pull him in the 7th inning, waving Roberts off and insisting he finish the job as the bullpen waits.
• Play-by-Play Audio: A recap features stadium and broadcast reactions to Snell’s on-mound stand and Roberts ultimately letting him stay, to crowd approval.
• Debate: The guys split their takes:
  • Rich: “I looked at that as leader. Ballsy, but also defiant.” [12:39]
  • Covino: “That's heart, and that's what you want from your ace.” [12:50]
  • Danny G (Dodgers fan): “It's more like, we've been watching what you've been doing the past couple of weeks, Roberts. Not this time. ...I'm gonna finish this damn game. I'm pitching a gym.” [14:07]
• When “gut” wins over analytics: They share stories of when trusting a player’s heart or momentum pays off, and when it backfires (e.g., Matt Harvey’s 2015 World Series loss after demanding to pitch another inning).
• Quote - Rich: “Over 162 games, analytics will probably win out. But once you get to a playoff run and a three or five or seven game series, analytics goes out the door.” [16:27]

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2. Iconic Athlete vs. Coach Moments

Expanded Discussion: [17:44 – 23:36]

• Garrett Cole’s Standoff (2021): Covino recalls Cole refusing to be pulled by Yankees manager Aaron Boone:
  • Covino: “He turns to him and yells, ‘I'm finishing this game right now.’ …He throws three straight heaters to close out the ninth. And Garrett Cole was right.” [18:42-18:45]
• Classic Jack Morris Performance: Caller Mike from Minnesota reminds the show of Morris’ 10-inning shutout win in the 1991 World Series, a “dog” moment under pressure.
• Balancing Leadership and Reality:
  • Rich: “No great pitcher with heart is ever going to want to come out of the game. So you have to be honest with yourself…” [19:21]

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3. COVID Habits & Germaphobia in Sports

Light-hearted Segment: [05:51 – 08:51]

• The crew swaps jokes and gripes about radio studio cleanliness, lingering “covid habits,” and the etiquette of wiping gym equipment.
• Rich: “You accused me of not always wiping down my equipment. I'm like, do you really need to wipe down everything you touch?” [07:07]
• Danny G: “I bring the hand sanitizer to our events because you guys are doing meet and greets... then Rich picks up fries with his dirty hands. I'm like, no, man, you're gonna get sick.” [08:36]

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4. MLB Stretch Run: Postseason Race & Bullpen Games

Continued MLB Talk: [21:52 – 23:21]

• Teams like the Dodgers, Mets, and Yankees are juggling bullpen strategies as games get tighter and stakes higher.
• The crew muses about frequent “bullpen games” in postseason play, as teams seek creative ways to maximize matchups and hide weaknesses.

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5. NFL: Pressure on Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel

Football Segment: [33:27 – 40:13]

• “Mike McDaniel survives if...” Fill-in-the-blank:
  • The guys ponder what it’ll take for embattled Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel to keep his job through Week 3 at Buffalo, with the team winless and a huge underdog.
  • Rich: “Keep it within a one-score game and you buy yourself another week.” [33:59]
  • Covino & Danny G: Agree that a competitive loss earns McDaniel a stay; an embarrassing blowout could mean his job.
  • Danny G: “We'll see how much the team loves their coach because they'll really fight for him tonight if they want him to stay in that spot.” [40:13]
• McDaniel's Press Conferences:
  • Mocking McDaniel’s press presence with a “sleepy college student” analogy.
    • Covino: “Just imagine a very sleepy college student in their dorm... that's sort of the tone he set.” [38:47]

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6. Old School When 50 Hits: Pop Culture Hangouts

Throwback Segment: [48:08 – 52:00]

• Central Perk (Friends) Opens in NYC: The show debates which fictional movie or TV hangouts they'd want to visit, triggered by the opening of a real-life Central Perk café.
• Jokes & Reactions:
  • Covino claims, “I watched the Mexican version on Univision. It was called Amigos… I never watched Friends.” [49:00]
  • Danny G explains Central Perk to Covino, comparing it to Monk's Café from Seinfeld.
• Other picks: The Max (Saved By The Bell), Peach Pit (Beverly Hills, 90210), Cheers (Boston) – with the crew riffing on each location's pop-cultural weight.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Rich on Blake Snell:

  “I looked at that as leader. Ballsy, but also defiant. That's Dave Roberts. That's your manager.” [12:39]

• Covino on trusting players:

  “That's heart, and that's what you want from your ace… You want that fighting attitude, that killer instinct.” [12:50, 13:06]

• Danny G on Dodgers’ frustration:

  “Not this time. …Not on my watch. I'm going to finish this damn game. I'm pitching a gym.” [14:07]

• Rich, on analytics:

  “Analytics will probably win out [over a season], but once you get to a playoff run... analytics goes out the door.” [16:27]

• Caller Mike (Minnesota):

  “Jack Morris. St. Paul native, where I'm from, '91 World Series, 10 innings, shutout...That's one of the all-time great performances that no one talks enough about.” [32:26-32:53]

• Covino mocking “Friends”:

  “If you think I was watching that in the '90s, you're out of your mind.” [51:00]

• Rich on McDaniel’s job security:

  “I think if Buffalo covers, you might be done with Mike McDaniel in Miami… If you see visibly upset Dolphins, then it's over.” [34:20-34:32]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [03:26] – Show proper begins, banter with crew
• [04:09] – MLB playoff races and Dodgers/Mets updates
• [08:52] – [17:44] – Main topic: Blake Snell's defiance vs. Dave Roberts; athlete “dog” moments; analytics vs. gut debate
• [17:44] – [23:36] – Iconic pitcher defiance moments (Garrett Cole, Jack Morris); more MLB strategy talk
• [33:27] – [40:13] – NFL: Mike McDaniel “survival” debate, Dolphins misery, and coach motivational analogies
• [48:08] – [52:00] – Old School: Iconic TV and movie hangouts as pop-up/cafés; Friends, Seinfeld, Cheers, more
• [32:26] – Caller Mike’s Jack Morris story

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Tone and Style Recap

Covino and Rich balance sharp sports debate, pop culture throwbacks, and humor, with Danny G’s die-hard fan perspective and regular ribbing among the crew. Listeners get a mix of irreverent sports talk, nostalgia, and locker-room camaraderie.
Memorable running gags: “You got that dog in you?”, “Give me the keys!” analogy for pitchers and coaches, playful attacks on Friends fandom, clean/dirty habits, “ballsy moments,” and “Thursday’s the new Friday.”

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Perfect for listeners who:

• Want to relive or catch up on the defining sports stories of the day
• Enjoy seeing big plays dissected with both emotional and analytical lens
• Love the blend of nostalgia, banter, and sports authenticity

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Transcript

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

Was he in Toledo?

[Covino]

No, I just didn't know if I see that or holy cow, being in Iowa. Fox Sports Radio in tribute to the scooter. Holy cow, it's Iowa Sam. And of course, Loincron in today because the great Dan Beyer is at the Miami Buffalo game. Maybe we get a report from him.

[Rich]

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[Covino]

He might be. He might be seeing our fsr. We be rocking out. Let's go.

[Rich]

Hey, I'm in a great mood. Great job. Beat the Padres earlier today. Now, Danny G. Your Dodgers just need to beat the Giants. Give the Mets a little breathing room. 9 to 10 games left for everyone in Major League Baseball. So if you're not fired up about that, we're different cats.

[Danny G]

We just got to tell Dave Roberts to sit his butt back down again.

[Rich]

No, we're going to get to that. That's my favorite story of the. So we'll talk some Blake Snell, some Dave Roberts, of course, some NFL, some football. Always on the agenda here with Kavino and Rich. It's National Cheeseburger Day, so just saying that makes me hungry.

[Covino]

I thought your favorite story of the day was the puppy who lost his way.

[Rich]

You go out there and you find that effing dog.

[Covino]

Rich was telling me all about this book he read and he seemed to love it. But yeah, the Blake Snell story is a good one. We're going to get to that old school win. 50 hits. We do that every Thursday. Thursday's the new Friday. The weekend is here. How do you like that?

[Rich]

And.

[Covino]

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[Rich]

Do that.

[Covino]

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[Rich]

I'm not saying I love grime and dirt and everything, but you've become a wipe down guy, huh? Who do you think shares that microphone with you, Pigpen? Every day you come down here and you.

[Covino]

It's all Covid habits, you know, and there's studies that'll show you that radio studios are the most vile and grimy like Rick Grimes workplaces in all the land because there's just germs being spit and spat everywhere.

[Rich]

You here, I got spot our video guy just grabbed a little of hand sanitizer with. Guys, it's not 2020 anymore. Germs are okay.

[Covino]

That's not true. Covid's back again. I mean, not in the same way. I think I want to, like, get sick because, I mean, who knows where Rob Parker's at?

[Rich]

Who knows what that guy's doing? Did I do that?

[Covino]

He's the poo poo king.

[Rich]

Poo poo king. What? You just sent an article to us the other day, you or Kavino did, where there was something they deemed dirtier than a toilet seat.

[Covino]

Oh, it was. Kavino sent that.

[Rich]

What was it? Something they said is dirtier than a.

[Covino]

I remember what it is, but I can tell you. Oh, your upper lip, the tip of Rich's nose. You know where this has been? I forget what it was. It was gym equipment. It was dumbbells at the gym.

[Rich]

Oh, yeah, because you. You accused me of not always wiping down my equipment. I'm like, do you really need to wipe down everything you touch?

[Covino]

Yes, I, I sort of wanted to implement everything.

[Rich]

Like, if you touch a weight, you're.

[Covino]

If you're sweaty on it. Yes. Sweaty head, sweaty back, and you're leaving a sweat mark. You gotta wipe that Down. You know, there's too many times that you don't. It's kind of like, you know how we stopped. Oh, I shouldn't say this. You know how not everybody washes their hands? And then we started because of COVID He started singing Happy Birthday. Not everyone wipes their gym equipment down. And I'm not saying you have to, but if you're all sweaty, you should.

[Rich]

Oh, agreed, 100%.

[Covino]

And if not even for the next person, for yourself, because the previous person probably did.

[Rich]

I agree with that. If you are. If you're sweating where your T shirt is wet and you're leaving an imprint on the leather bench, you wipe it down. But I'm saying, if you just grab a, you know, 20 pound dumbbell and then put it right back down, do you really need to go wipe it down?

[Covino]

Maybe you wipe it ahead of time. Like, do you ever wipe. Wash your hands before you grab the junk and go to the bathroom? Sometimes you do that, right? Just because maybe you do it before you lift. Because the guy before could have been a dirt merchant.

[Rich]

I embrace the germs. Then I think about, like, it's like the old meme says. I don't think I could say it here on fsr. Forget it.

[Covino]

Well, Rich brought this up because I do, Richie. I wiped down the entire console. But it all started from old Covid.

[Rich]

All I'm saying, Sam, is that people don't want to share a drink with people. And it's like, I know what you've done with, like, randos.

[Danny G]

So, like, I bring the hand sanitizer to our events because you guys are doing meet and greets. And then Rich picks up fries with his dirty hands. I'm like, no, man, you're gonna get sick.

[Rich]

You know what? I embrace it. I like, see where else Rich puts his hands. Yeah, come on. I like the Germans. Bring them.

[Covino]

All right.

[Rich]

Hey, let's talk Blake Snell. Is this guy ballsy? Is he defiant? Is he a leader? Is he all these things? And if you don't know what we're talking about last night, the Dodgers, who are playoff bound, I think that, yeah, they're not the 100, 110 win people thought they were. But when you got a lineup consisting of guys like Freduardo Freeman and Ohtani and Mookie Betts and T. Oscar.

[Danny G]

And now Snell is healthy.

[Rich]

Yeah, and now you got some pitching. Getting healthy again.

[Covino]

He's healthy, but he still looks like he is lacking sleep. He looks very tired. That guy. I don't know who looks More tired.

[Rich]

I just.

[Covino]

Him or Dave Roberts? They both have luggage under their eyes.

[Rich]

Yeah, they're going to win 90 something games when all said and done.

[Danny G]

Who was the kicker? Prater. That looked like he hadn't slept in three weeks.

[Covino]

Yeah, he was.

[Rich]

He was like. It looked like he didn't stop kicking. Like, you got to sleep, pal.

[Covino]

I'm tired.

[Rich]

Blake Snell last night, if you don't know, Dave Roberts, comes out to the mound in the seventh inning and we know Dave Roberts. The guy's won World Series as a manager and as a player. The guy's a winner.

[Covino]

You mean the guy that turned around the whole series for the Red Sox with that stolen base?

[Rich]

Yeah. Looks like a different guy, but same guy.

[Covino]

Same guy.

[Rich]

And Dodger fans being out here in LA for a decade now, my goodness, he gets criticized, yet he's a winner. So it just proves that no matter who your manager is, the fans locally will be like, oh, this guy stinks. Dave Roberts.

[Danny G]

It's because he's so conservative, though, Rich. When he has a picture who's about to throw a no hitter, he always yanks them.

[Rich]

What is it? Three times in the last few weeks he pulled the pitcher throwing a no hitter. And then something went wrong.

[Danny G]

I liked him in that spot.

[Rich]

I really did.

[Covino]

Yeah. It's been three no nos, no no's in the past few weeks.

[Danny G]

Well, Yamamoto, he gave up the home run, remember? But he still could have easily finished off the game. He was within one out of a complete game. Instead of giving him the chance for a complete game. That's what started all of this, is when Roberts.

[Covino]

Yeah, they lost that game.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Rich]

And then Ohtani gets pulled the other day and they end up losing the game to the Phillies. So Dave Roberts makes some questionable choices. Now last night he goes to take Blake Snell out in the seventh inning. And Blake Snell, and if I'm not mistaken, is it Vessia who's coming in from the bullpen?

[Danny G]

It was Vessia.

[Rich]

Yeah. Vessia is already jogging to the mound, like doing a light jog. All right, I'm getting out there. Let's go. I'm going to clean up this mess. Blake Snell is pretty much like, yo, Dave Roberts, scram.

[Covino]

Scramble. I'm a Ding dong.

[Rich]

I'm finishing this. In fact, take a listen to the recap of last night.

[Covino]

They're going to have Rortvett go out to talk to him. Otto Kemp is due up. Just his emotions, his passion.

[Announcer]

You can tell how bad he wants.

[Covino]

This get through Seven innings. Does not want to come out of this game. Well, you know, he knows what the visit is for. It's to buy a little time for Vessi to get a few more throws in. And usually this is followed by Dave Roberts coming out, making language, the body language. Oh, here he comes. And this is not going to be a popular site for this Dodger Stadium crowd. Blake Snell's telling him, stay back there.

[Rich]

Yeah, I got it.

[Covino]

Does this not have all the Tampa Bay.

[Rich]

Yeah. Flashbacks.

[Announcer]

The World Series against the Dodgers.

[Covino]

He did not want to come out.

[Rich]

How about that?

[Covino]

Yeah. In this situation, you can. Messi was already headed out there. Get back there, Alex.

[Rich]

Play left field. He was already past left field.

[Covino]

Thank everybody. Kind of reading the room right here. Blake Snell knowing that his team needs this. Dave Roberts looking his pitcher in the eye and saying, you got it.

[Rich]

And you know what? I looked at that as leader. Ballsy, but also defiant. That's Dave Roberts. That's your manager and I. You know.

[Covino]

But that's heart, and that's what you want from your story.

[Rich]

I don't want to sound like I'm talking on both sides of my mouth, because I think sometimes ballsy and defiance is not a bad trait.

[Covino]

I think it's like a fighter who is mad when they stop the fight because he's like, nah, man, I got.

[Rich]

Larger in the tank. I could have came back. I'm fine.

[Covino]

I could have came back. You want that fighting attitude, that fighter attitude, that killer instinct that, like, no, even if he's wrong, you still want them to have that belief in themselves that they can get through it.

[Rich]

I mean, how many times has a fighter who is getting his ass whooped and it was almost getting to a dangerous level afterwards. He's like, yo, I don't think they should have stopped the fight. It's like, no, man, they.

[Covino]

They did the right thing is going on. Dave Roberts is throwing in the towel. Throw in the towel.

[Rich]

Throw in the towel.

[Covino]

But you don't want to throw it, you know, too early or too late either. So it's a. It's a tough situation. He's on a pitch count. He's in the seventh inning. You gotta have this belief in your bullpen. It's also a little like, I want to get through this. I don't necessarily trust the bullpen. I don't know if I trust Dave Roberts. Danny G's opinion, I value because he's a Dodgers fan day in and day out, but his whole. Your whole thought process was since Dave Roberts has Dropped the ball and blew it so many times. That's why Snow is doing it. I looked at it like Snell was just showing heart in that moment.

[Danny G]

It might be some of that, but to me and the fans, it's more like we've been watching what you've been doing the past couple of weeks. Roberts. Not this time. Invest here. Go back to the pen. Not on my watch. I'm going to finish this damn game. I'm pitching a gym.

[Covino]

I looked at it like the ultimate belief in myself. Like, I know what I still got left. I want to get through this and finish what I started, at least finish this inning. Was it a matter of him defying Roberts because of his bad choices lately or him just believing in himself? It could be a little bit of everything.

[Rich]

Like you said, I think it's a good sign of leadership, but it doesn't always work out the nice way. It worked out last night. Like last night, Snell gets out of it. So it's like, yeah. And the end of the seventh as Snell, you know, you know, walks to the dugout in glory. If he gives up a double there or a bomb, then it looks like, yo, dude, manager knew you were done and you were defiant. Now this happened again. Of course I'm going to make a Mets reference, because why would I not towards. You know, it was the World Series. Do you remember Matt Harvey insisted on going out for the ninth inning. Metro winning. Metro winning against the Royals, 20, 15, 10 years ago. And Matt Harvey insisted, I'm going out for the ninth, and guess what? Gave up runs. Mets lost the game.

[Covino]

And that's the weakest. Yeah. You know why this is a cool story? Because he came through. Rich is right. The fact that he came through like that makes him look like he had.

[Danny G]

Only given up two hits, though.

[Rich]

Of course, I know what you're saying.

[Danny G]

Yeah. So, I mean, I'm riding with a hot hand. I'm not letting another starter sit down too soon.

[Covino]

And that's the problem with analytics, right? Instead of trusting your gut, but seeing that your guys in the zone, he's owning the batters. He's hot right now, like Hansel. That's where analytics come in and they're like, no, well, you know, we should probably go to the pen in this moment. And that's where things get sticky and don't always work the way you want.

[Rich]

Interestingly enough, I heard you got to trust your gut.

[Covino]

In this case, Snell trusted his and it worked out.

[Rich]

I'm trusting my gut. I'm getting Cheeseburgers tonight. It's National Cheeseburger Day.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

But when it comes to trusting your gut, I heard a great quote by Gary Cohen on SNY yesterday. We talk a lot about analytics, and in a macro sense, they work. Meaning over 162 games, analytics will probably win out.

[Covino]

Right.

[Rich]

But once you get to a playoff run and a three or five or seven game series, analytics goes out the door. Because it's almost like that's the micro. The macro is 162games.

[Covino]

When you say Microsoft, that's a dirty job. Dirty jobs with my. I beat you to it, or are.

[Rich]

You talking about micro? Cole. Cole. Good to have you back. Sammy. That was so dumb. I love it. Oh, that was great. Hey, but I will say there. There is a difference.

[Danny G]

Play the rim shot on yourself.

[Rich]

So there is a difference between Mike Row.

[Covino]

Did you lose your train of thought?

[Rich]

Sorry, no. And. And macro. And I think over 162 games. Of course the analytics will work like swing away. But yesterday, like I saw the Padres when they had beat the Mets last night, Mets won. This morning, the Padres arise, had bunted over a runner, and then Machado hit a home run. It's like, well, bunting. Analytics will tell you bunting is never good.

[Covino]

And this is why analytics isn't always a good choice. Because you know, Dave Roberts would have took him out in that moment. Who knows what could have happened? We know what happened in this situation. Blake Snell was right. Trusted his gut, trusted his heart, knew what he had left, was confident. Yep. Sometimes you can be overcome. Like you mentioned Matt Harvey. But it worked out.

[Danny G]

Now you brought your setup guys, and two closers have all been falling on their faces.

[Covino]

You brought it up that you have to tie your Mets into this conversation. Well, then I got to tie my Yankees into this conversation because these are memorable moments. These are lasting moments. I think these are ballsy moments that we need to embrace and look, look for. As every game continues to matter. I think back to. I'm sure there's plenty of other moments, but recent history. 2021. Garrett Cole made his first appearance against his former team, the Astros. And Aaron Boone. Boonie comes out to take him out in the ninth inning. And he was very vocal to Aaron Boone about, you leave me in the game.

[Rich]

This is a John Boy doing a lip reading. And it's actually pretty funny. Cause he's. He's right.

[Covino]

Boone comes out and Garrett Cole starts screaming and yelling. And he turns to him and he.

[Rich]

Says, I'm finishing this game right now.

[Covino]

Let's go. Boonie says, okay, we just get this one batter, then. This is the most pitches a starting pitcher has thrown or a pitcher, any pitcher has thrown all season. Dude, he gives him back the ball, stays in the game. He throws three straight heaters to close out the ninth. And Garrett Cole was right. And it was an awesome moment because it shows the heart, the confidence, the determination that you have. And that's what you want in an ace especially, especially heading into the playoffs.

[Rich]

But you do need to, it makes.

[Covino]

Snell look like a top tier confident pitcher.

[Rich]

You do need to use your head though, because again, I don't want to make it sound like I'm on both sides of this because I do love the ballsiness and the leadership of a guy that says no. I know myself and I could get this guy. But much like a great fighter, no great pitcher with heart is ever going to want to come out of the game. So you have to be honest with yourself in those moments. And if you're a manager or pitching coach, I'd imagine a major league baseball, you know, when your guy is being, is being real with himself, right?

[Covino]

It's like Jason Priestley, remember, Give me the keys. Everyone thinks they could drive but Jason Priestley.

[Rich]

I think you had enough.

[Covino]

Yeah, give me the keys.

[Rich]

Everyone, everyone thinks like, no, I'm good. No, no, give me the keys. Give me your keys.

[Covino]

So basically what boonies doing what, Robert? They're just saying, give me the keys. You had enough?

[Rich]

We recently went.

[Covino]

Blake Snell knew otherwise and that's made all the difference. So again we asked the Fox Sports Radio Nation. We know it's both, but is it more defiant or more I'm the man, I'm in the zone. Let me know.

[Rich]

I like your analogy. Recently my wife and I went out to one of our friends houses. One of the, one of some of the parents from our kids baseball team. Kids are all playing, adults are having some cocktails. My wife has not had margaritas in quite a while and I saw after.

[Covino]

A couple give her five margaritas. Crazy.

[Rich]

Yeah, give her one margarita, she'll move.

[Danny G]

So tequila makes the clothes come off.

[Rich]

My wife is more of a popping, edible, chill type of woman. So when you don't drink margaritas on the usual, she was like three margaritas deep. And I gave her the whole like, babe, you might wanna, might wanna slow down. And she's like, I'm fine. And I'm like, no, you're not Garrett Cole. No, you're not Blake Snell. Give me the keys.

[Covino]

No, babe, you had enough.

[Rich]

I'm like, I gotta stop going to town. You know when you do the.

[Danny G]

You pulled your own wife out of the game.

[Rich]

You know when you whisper to the wife or girlfriend when you're like, yeah, no, you might think you've had one too many Proseccos. That's, you know, like, you gotta know the same way you would gauge your wife or ladies. Your husband, like drinking at a party. That's. You need to know if they're being truthful. And I felt like last night, in that moment, Blake Snell knew. Listen, I'm a Cy Young Award winner. I know that. I got gas in the tank for one more batter. Dave Roberts, respectfully, beat it.

[Covino]

Yeah. Don't pull the Matt Harvey. Yeah. That's when it works against you. So, that being said, we also want to congratulate a legend. And for your Dodgers, Danny G. Clayton Kershaw, another ace with Huevos and Hart.

[Danny G]

What a career.

[Covino]

Who announced his retirement at the end of this season?

[Rich]

Well, didn't he have. Didn't he have to retire because they made him, like, the commemorative All Star this year? Like, he couldn't come back next year. Right. Didn't make Miggy do that. One year on the Tiger, someone. Someone did like their farewell tour and then sort of, like, had one more year.

[Covino]

Who was that? That's a good one.

[Rich]

I feel like someone sort of did that.

[Covino]

Well, Rivera was supposed to retire and he got hurt.

[Rich]

And then he came back.

[Covino]

And then he came back. But, yeah, what you're saying sounds familiar, too.

[Rich]

Clayton Kershaw, the man. Now, Danny G. How does he play a role? As we are two weeks away from the Major League Baseball postseason, we got nine games left in the regular season. So in a couple of weeks, is Clayshaw bullpen starting?

[Covino]

Clay Shaw.

[Rich]

Did I say Clayshaw?

[Covino]

Yeah, that's his pet name from. That's how you shorten it slightly.

[Rich]

Clayshaw. Clayshaw.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

That's my.

[Danny G]

If Snell is healthy, Rich, then I feel Kershaw is the X factor. In those bullpen games we were talking about on the show yesterday, Is every team.

[Rich]

I'm trying. I'm not being all over the place, but is every team in the playoffs going to start doing bullpen games? Because the Mets did one the other day and they had Clay Holmes for a couple innings. Mania for a couple innings. And I'm thinking, like, this might be every team's. Other than your ace. Well, you're also trying to see matchups, too, right?

[Covino]

Yeah. You're trying and trying to see what they Got and work out their problematic areas and works. Work through some, you know, tough spots. You're just trying to see what they got left and get them going.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

So it's that time of year.

[Rich]

It's that time of year.

[Covino]

Blake Snell was the man yesterday. It could have went the opposite way and we wouldn't have been all excited about it. But it worked out for Danny G's Dodgers. He came through. And again, your thoughts on that? Congratulations to Clayton Kershaw. Clayshaw.

[Rich]

Clayshaw, my dude.

[Covino]

And we got to talk some NFL and old school when 50 hits. We got lots of Covino and Rich.

[Rich]

I want you start thinking we're going to play a little fill in the blank and it has to do with Mike McDaniel. Do you want me to. You want to tease it now, Dan? Want me to give you the fill in the blank and everyone can give us their answers next?

[Danny G]

Yeah. That way we all have time to think about it.

[Rich]

All right, I want you to think of this. You two eyes of glowing crown, put down your sandwich. Whatever you're eating over there.

[Covino]

Those aren't pillows. It's a torta.

[Rich]

He's a torta pounder over there.

[Covino]

Yeah. Cheese.

[Rich]

Mike McDaniel survives.

[Covino]

If right.

[Rich]

You're going to Buffalo tonight.

[Covino]

It's not going to be if they win because they're not winning winning in Buffalo. I mean, if they do, then yeah.

[Rich]

Then you know, that's fine.

[Covino]

But that'd be a major surprise.

[Rich]

What would it take for Mike McDaniel?

[Danny G]

Maybe that's the better way to pose the question.

[Rich]

What would it take for Mike McDaniel to survive another week in Miami? So Mike Daniel. Mike McDaniel survives. I said it again. Mike Daniel. I'm shortening everyone.

[Covino]

What's going on Right there, Right there.

[Rich]

Sovino. Steve Cavino.

[Covino]

That's Stovino.

[Rich]

Stovino. Mike McDaniel survives. If fill in the blank. We'll do that next. And a bunch more right here on Covino and Rich.

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That's oregonhomecarejobs.com hey, this is Matt Jones and I'm Drew Franklin and this is NFL Cover Zero. We think NFL coverage should be informative and entertaining and twice a week that is exactly what you're going to get. We're just here to try to give you an NFL Perspective a little bit different. Did you see the Colts pretzel? That was my other big takeaway from that game. What was that? Looks like something that should not be sold.

[Rich]

Oh, my.

[Covino]

So that was my other big Colts takeaway. They sold that?

[Rich]

Yes.

[Covino]

Might want to go back to the Colts stadium. Yeah, I might want to go back to the drawing board on that.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

I thought the shape we had with pretzels was working pretty well. It's worked for generations. We're just here trying to enjoy it. We hope you all will join us throughout the year. And let's go. I hope I'm as youthful as Pete Carroll is at his age. A young 73. He is a young 73. He is spry, I would say. I wouldn't fight him.

[Danny G]

I would listen to NFL Cover Zero.

[Covino]

With Matt Jones and Drew Franklin on.

[Danny G]

The iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever.

[Covino]

You get your podcast. I started trying to get pregnant about four years ago.

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[Rich]

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[Rich]

Of salt.

[Covino]

Of salt Cavino and Rich will be throwing it back on a Thursday, like we always do. Thursday's the new Friday weekend. Begins tonight. Week three begins tonight. We'll get you fired up for that. And we go old school. When 50 hits, we reminisce in about 20 minutes. It involves TV shows. Put it that way.

[Rich]

Okay.

[Covino]

And speaking of this weekend, Rich, you know what tomorrow is? Tomorrow is the anniversary of Goodfellas 1990, a legendary movie. And that's why I'm wearing this T shirt. You see, I got one Doug going this way, one Doug going that way.

[Danny G]

That's dope.

[Covino]

And the guy in the middle saying, what do you want from me?

[Rich]

It's a great shirt.

[Covino]

And for the record, Ray Liotta who plays Henry Hill in this movie from my hometown of Union, New Jersey. So that movie for us was like, like the holy grail of gang movies. And if you never saw it, this weekend's the weekend to do that. Sam, when's the last time you saw Good Fellas in full front to back?

[Rich]

It's been a while.

[Covino]

I've seen chunks and chunks over the years. We're a bunch of good fellas here on the CNR show.

[Rich]

Grand program you're watching on the YouTube feed, which, by the way, I encourage you to do. Check it out. Watch the clips. There's Kavino's sweet Asher. Look at that.

[Covino]

And speaking of sweet asses.

[Rich]

Anyway, Blake Snell, we were talking about him.

[Covino]

Anyway, we're done talking about Blake Snell. We were talking about Cal Rally.

[Rich]

We were talking about Dave Roberts and Blake Snell last night. We're going to get back to that in a second. But just a reminder, we are live from the FOX Sports Radio studio and the LG Boom. The X Boom grab is the portable speaker that powers your hustle from morning coffee runs to midnight rooftop hangs. Enjoy vibrant sound with up to 20 hours of playback. And now save [e-mail] with code fall25. Bring the boom. Xboom.

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Yeah, use that code F A L L25. Thanks again to LG, LG.com and the Xboom. So we're bringing the boom every day, Kavino and Rich, at least we're trying and we want you to be part of it. Like Rich said on the YouTube channel, not only to see what we're doing live, but to, to chat it up with other people listening and just trying to get through the day like you are. And that's also where our bonus pod airs in an hour and a half. So check it out. Covino Enrich FSR on YouTube.

[Rich]

All right, let's, let's say hi to Mike in Minnesota. He had a thought about dog pictures. You got that dog in you, Blake Snell style. What's up, Mike?

[Covino]

Yeah. Yeah. So being a Minnesota boy, Jack Morris.

[Rich]

St. Paul native, where I'm from, 91.

[Covino]

World Series, 10 innings, shut out, game seven World Series dude, that's what I think I was thinking of. And I couldn't remember what it was. That's the one.

[Rich]

Could we all agree that he does not get enough credit for that game.

[Covino]

Or credit for his mustache or.

[Rich]

I mean, that's, that's one of the all time great performances that no one talks enough about.

[Covino]

No, that's. That's the one like I was trying to think. I'm like, I, I'm thinking of the Garrett Cole one because that's recent history and that's why I said that. I'm like, there's another one. That's it. That was it, man. Thank you so much. And you got to respect that. You know, these guys want the ball. You don't want any wimpy sort of body language or a guy who just doesn't trust his stuff. Blake Snell was trusting what he had last night and it worked out to the Dodgers benefit. So that was a really cool story. You want that in your starting pitchers and your aces and just that competitive nature. It's just cool to see.

[Rich]

So we move on to the NFL. Have you thought about it? Are you ready to fill in the blank? What will it take for Mike McDaniel to survive game three? Week three. Tonight, Thursday night Football in Buffalo against Josh Allen and the Bills. They're two and oh, you're owing to. I mean this looks daunting. The point spreads, almost two tuddies. 12 and a half is the Vegas odds right now.

[Covino]

So.

[Rich]

So my answer is simply.

[Covino]

Keep it.

[Rich]

Within a one score game and you buy. And you buy yourself another week.

[Covino]

Yeah, I think, you know, field goals, wishful thinking.

[Rich]

If you touchdown.

[Danny G]

I feel like that's what it's going to have to be though, Covino, like buy a field goal where you have a chance maybe to win the game on the last drive, man.

[Covino]

Because I think, yeah, he saves his reputation a little bit.

[Rich]

I think if Buffalo covers, you might be done with Mike McDaniel in Miami. If Buffalo wins 38, 17. I think it's.

[Covino]

How about.

[Rich]

I think it's over if Tyree Kill is crying on the sidelines, stomping his feet. And if you see visibly upset Dolphins, that's a cry. If you see visibly upset Dolphins, snowflake, then it's over. I think if there's body language of aggravation and they get stomped, I think just there'd be no other choice but to be like, yeah, we got to change directions. Mike McDaniel, you're a good guy.

[Covino]

Within one score and one coherent sentence from Mike McDaniel. How about if he just delivers at the press conference? Yeah, how about if he gets one sentence out that makes sense this week? We got to give him a little credit because he. That's where he's looking his way worst in the past few weeks in the press conference. Like, you know, when it comes to the game, you could be like man, this team stinks. And. And it's not on the coach in that moment. But, Mike, it's been. It's been really bad.

[Danny G]

Which coach do you guys think of as, like, the greatest motivational speaker? He'd have to come out like that in and fire up his team.

[Rich]

Well, he better do a zoom call. He better do a zoom call with Pete Carroll in the next two hours. Then if he. If he wants to get some lessons.

[Danny G]

To kick over a whiteboard in front of the press.

[Covino]

I think of the Dan Campbell, like, that rah rah football type of guy. I mean, that's who comes to mind, I think.

[Rich]

Was it our pal Taylor Brashati of the NFL Network, or was it K ot Adams? It was definitely one of those girls someone questioned on social media. How many packs of gum do you think Pete Carroll goes through a week? Have you ever seen that guy not chewing gum?

[Covino]

That's a good point. Yeah. No, I don't know the answer to it.

[Rich]

Is he a bubblicious guy?

[Covino]

What's the over under here?

[Rich]

Is Pete Carroll an old school. He's an old guy.

[Covino]

He's a hubba Bubba guy.

[Rich]

Is he eating blackjack?

[Covino]

I don't know.

[Danny G]

The flavor does not last long enough in those pieces.

[Rich]

So is he. Is he. Does he go through Bazooka Joe? Does he go through 25 packs of fruit Stripe gum that loses its flavor immediately?

[Covino]

They don't make fruit stripe anymore. I know. So it used to be fruit stripe. So now I wonder, what is the gum? He's a big red guy. Get your skin shined up, grab a stick of Juicy Fruit.

[Rich]

The taste is gonna move.

[Danny G]

I found it. Somebody has asked him. He choose bubble yum.

[Covino]

Wow. We were close. Good choice. We were close. That's so random.

[Rich]

Bubble yum. Bubble yum.

[Covino]

That's so weird.

[Rich]

Imagine. Imagine just being. Imagine being a new player on the Raiders. You get called up from the practice squad and just try to be in the good graces of coach Carroll. You stop at his office and throw some bubble yum on his desk.

[Danny G]

It says here he can go through as many as three packs on game day.

[Covino]

Well, what do you think they're rocking in the dugout?

[Rich]

Do you know Double bubble?

[Covino]

Yes. Double bubble. Wear that stupid bucket on their head.

[Rich]

Yeah. Pete Alonzo, they threw a bucket of a bucket on his head the other day.

[Covino]

It's double bubble.

[Rich]

But double bubble.

[Covino]

Now, for the record, that's the one with the crown. They.

[Rich]

They have different flavors of double bubble. I don't know if that's always been the case, but the kid. The kids have it at the games, and, yeah, they have different flavors.

[Covino]

Before you start talking about spearmint guy. Spearmint or fruit, the question was pretty good. What do the Dolphins have to do to save Mike McDaniel's job tonight? How close does it have to be? Do they have to. You know, maybe. Maybe it's just keep Buffalo score low. Maybe they lose by over a touchdown, but they still sort of.

[Rich]

Because then if they somehow. Because if two in Tyreek, then he'll be angry. And I think the only.

[Covino]

But I do think it's how he handles the press. That's been a weird storyline. It's almost like. Like he. He kind of forgot how to handle the press or he's, like, sabotaging his own job as a 49ers, it's been.

[Rich]

Noticeably bad as a 49ers guy. I always have a soft spot for Mike McDaniel. I always thought he was a great coordinator, and I feel like he's a.

[Covino]

Breath of fresh air. He's just different from your typical football guy, your Bill Cower type of guy. You know, he's a different type of guy.

[Rich]

And I always thought that maybe Mike McDaniel is the type of guy that, when all said and done, remember, I like Wade Phillips. There's certain people that are, yeah, they're a decent head coach, but a better coordinator. Look at Jim Schwartz as a better coordinator. Maybe, like, there's certain guys that are better coordinators. Maybe. You know, I think Mike McDaniel would easily find the job pretty much right away as a coordinator next year.

[Covino]

So if you want to do a perfect Mike McDaniel impression, just imagine a very sleepy college student in their dorm. Their roommate comes in and opens the blinds at 11am oh, man. I don't have class till 4. What are you doing? I'm going to sleep. That's.

[Rich]

That's. That's sort of the tone he said.

[Covino]

Yeah. So sleepy. I'm so sleepy.

[Rich]

So I'll tell you this.

[Covino]

You want to make the class on time, you got to wake up on time. I think it's 11. I can sleep two hours.

[Rich]

I think the only way he survives a heartbreaking loss, like 27, 24.

[Covino]

The best way to not fail the class is to pass the class. That's the kind of stuff he's been saying. Close the blinds, man.

[Rich]

So do you root for Mike McDaniel? Yeah, of course. Right? I mean, like, I think we all do.

[Covino]

I think we all like him.

[Danny G]

I was rooting for him last week and had Achan not stepped out of bounds, they would have won that game.

[Covino]

The question comes from a good place. We all like him and he was a great story. Still could be. How do you keep the story going tonight against the arguably the best team in the league, the Buffalo Bills.

[Rich]

You know, Kavino, it really would be a cool shake up for the NFL just to show the parody, to show the parody of the league. Imagine somehow some way Miami, it would be cool, gets the better of Buffalo.

[Covino]

I don't see happening.

[Rich]

But in Buffalo, I mean, I feel like if you're doing a survivor pool, one of those type of things, I would imagine 90% of the people, if they haven't already picked Buffalo, are picking Buffalo over Miami this week.

[Covino]

I'd imagine.

[Rich]

Right. It's the biggest point spread of the week.

[Danny G]

I feel like we'll see how much the team loves their coach because they'll really fight for him tonight if they want him to stay in that spot.

[Rich]

That's, that's facts right there. Danny G. All right, let's go to our buddy Isaac Lohenkron for an update. What's up Ilo?

[Covino]

Hey, Ilo. Looking handsome today, fellas. The Los Angeles Dodgers announced today that three time Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw will ret at the end of the season. Kershaw will make his final regular season home start tomorrow against the San Francisco Giants. The Seattle Mariners Wanted Kansas City today.

[Rich]

20 to tie the Houston Astros for.

[Covino]

First place in the American League West. Cleveland wanted Detroit 3 1. The Guardians on a seven game winning streak. Mets over the Padres 6 1. Pete Alonso homered for a fourth straight game. He now has 37 home runs this season. Athletics victorious at Boston 5 3. The A's Brent Rooker a two run.

[Rich]

Home run in the first inning for his third consecutive 30 home run campaign.

[Covino]

And sports journalist Pablo Torre reported today.

[Rich]

That the Los Angeles clippers made a.

[Covino]

$21 million payment to the company Aspiration.

[Rich]

In June of 2022.

[Covino]

The payment signed off in writing by the Clippers chief financial officer, was made at a time when aspiration was struggling for cash and was made two weeks before aspiration was due to make a payment to Clippers star Kawhi Leon. Guys, back to you.

[Rich]

Thank you, Isaac lohenkrohn Now, hey, coming up on Kavito and Rich, we go old school. We go old school every Thursday and this one has to do with old school sitcoms. If you're a TV fan in the 80s or 90s back in the day. Even before that, we'll reminisce a little bit on a throwback Thursday. Of course, more NFL. And of course it's cheeseburger day. So we'll talk some food. Who doesn't like talking about food and football and old school tv.

[Covino]

Plus there's a cool Coach prime story if we have time. But whatever, we don't have time for today. Over promised at 4pm on the west, 7pm on the east on our new YouTube page.

[Rich]

All right, perfect. More Kavino and Rich Next.

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Hey, this is Matt Jones and I'm Drew Franklin and this is NFL Cover Zero. We think NFL coverage should be enforced and entertaining and twice a week. That is exactly what you're gonna get. We're just here to try to give you an NFL perspective a little bit different. Did you see the Colts pretzel? That was my other big takeaway from that game. What was that? Looks like something that should not be sold.

[Rich]

Oh, my.

[Covino]

So that was my other big Colts takeaway. Have you sold that?

[Rich]

Yes.

[Covino]

Might want to go back to the.

[Rich]

Drawing board at the Colts stadium.

[Covino]

Yeah, I might want to go back to the drawing board on that.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

I thought the shape we have with pretzels was working pretty well. It's worked for generations. We're just here trying to enjoy it. We hope you all will join us throughout the year. And let's go. I hope I'm as youthful as Pete Carroll is at his age. He's a young 73. He is a young 73. He is spry. I wouldn't fight him.

[Danny G]

I would listen to NFL Cover Zero.

[Covino]

With Matt Jones and Drew Franklin on.

[Danny G]

The iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever.

[Covino]

You get your pod. I started trying to get pregnant about four years ago.

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[Rich]

And it just kind of felt like.

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Welcome back to the best show that your best friend never heard of. So we count on you to tell him about it. Covino and Rich. Who? Yeah, us. The best. Live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. My mom says we're the best. My mom says I'm a catch. I'm popular. And it's time for our tire rack play of the day. Rich, we got to talk about this, buddy boy.

[Rich]

Ooh, I'm sweated out.

[Covino]

But he's sweating our baseball bat.

[Rich]

You're gonna win the bet. It's just about how much money I'm gonna owe you.

[Covino]

Grish him. Who? You downplay. Trent Grisham. Oh, he is him. Grish him. Was at it again. The pitch to Grisham. Drive to right. It's hit. Well, Walner just turns. Looks. It's gone.

[Rich]

Three run homer.

[Covino]

Trent Gresham six two lead for the Yankees. His second home run in as many at bats. He is having a just a spectacular season.

[Rich]

Yeah. When did he get good? He was like a platoon player.

[Covino]

The worst thought is that we started Verdugo and I like Verdugo but we started Verdugo over him last year. He didn't even get in that bat I don't think in the World series last year. Now he has 33 bombs.

[Rich]

Shame.

[Covino]

Trent Grisham. Three run home run. Second of the day and the Yankees win. The Yankees win. Shame. Courtesy of Yankees Radio Network that was our tire rack play of the day. For over 40 years Tire rack has been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive ship fast and free Backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation, tire rack.comway Tire buying should be. Now I'm looking at the clock and that means. Means it's time for old school. When 50 hits there's a cert. Yeah.

[Danny G]

What we gonna do right here is.

[Rich]

Go back.

[Covino]

Back into time. Throwing it back for a Thursday old.

[Danny G]

School when 50 hits at 50 after.

[Covino]

C& R give you the time capsule.

[Rich]

Topic and we reminisce together. Yeah. Oh yeah, buddies. Now I gotta ask, have you ever been to a a pop up store or some type of event based on a TV show or movie?

[Covino]

I read pop up books. Does that count?

[Rich]

No, it doesn't. Like spot. We went to a Saved by the Bell pop up when it was here in la. Some people love going to these things. I know they've done it for a lot of shows throughout the years. Central Perk. They've had pop ups in the past the coffee shop based off of Friends. But now it looks like they have a perk permanent location in Times Square. Central Perth.

[Danny G]

They did open one in Boston but this is history in the making because it's going to be in Times Square in New York City where the show was based.

[Covino]

Honestly, please explain this. I watched the Mexican version on Univision. It was called Amigos so I have no idea what you're talking about. I never watched Friends.

[Rich]

They were not my friends. Are you joking? Enough.

[Covino]

I saw the last episode and that was a enough.

[Rich]

I remember everyone had a when they were like did she get off the plane? Did you get off the plane? And then Rachel was like I got off the plane.

[Covino]

They played the reason by Hooba Stank. That was the big song for the finale. Everybody had a party and I got dragged to a party at an ex girlfriend's you know, family's house. And I remember watching it not knowing what's going on. I never watched that cornball stuff. So tell me, like, what is Central Per.

[Rich]

I mean, cornball stuff.

[Covino]

Biggest show you're presenting. This I'm not down stuff. I'm not down playing the magnitude of this show.

[Rich]

You just called the biggest show of the 90s.

[Covino]

If you think that listening, you're. You're assuming that every guy listening to this knows the reference. I don't know it. I'm not saying it's not one that.

[Danny G]

It was popular cruise meetup spot. It was a coffee shop, like, comfortable with couches and. Oh, and Rachel, one of the main.

[Covino]

Mugs of, like, massive mugs of coffee, like, Sid's Pizza. Charles in charge.

[Rich]

That's your reference since pizza. But you don't know Central Perk.

[Danny G]

I don't know Central Perk in Covino. Jennifer Aniston worked there, and then Lisa Kudrow sang there.

[Covino]

I. I know I can smell each other.

[Rich]

Smell.

[Covino]

Here's a fun fact. My. My ex was an extra at Central Perk all the time. When I met her, she was still doing, like, extra work. And I know of the show, and I know how popular it is, but I don't know that reference. So I'm just saying, if I don't know it, you think everybody knows it.

[Rich]

I mean, not everyone, but not everybody. Everyone. Anyway, Central.

[Covino]

You think that everybody knows that. It's like Monk's Cafe from Seinfeld. Is there hangouts? There you go. No, no, no, I get it. But I don't know it. You should know that.

[Rich]

Come on.

[Covino]

I mean, I didn't even know my girlfriends knew it. I don't know.

[Rich]

I mean, I wasn't a big Friends fan, but, I mean, I watched it, but, I mean, geez. All right, well, anyway, Central Perk, guys, if you've never seen the show Friends, it was big in the. In the 90s, remember?

[Covino]

Everyone made a billion dollars 1900s. It was huge. That's not my point. But if you think I was watching that in the 90s, you're out of your mind.

[Rich]

Hold on, Camino. This might come as a shock to you. In Boston, there is a bar called Cheers.

[Covino]

I know.

[Rich]

Where everyone knows your name.

[Covino]

That's a good one. So I guess the question is, what is the fictional place based on this? Because Central Perk is now a real place.

[Danny G]

Could be a movie or TV show.

[Covino]

Movie, TV show. That you would like to. I have a number one answer, and I think we'll all agree on that.

[Rich]

All right, so save your number one answer and let's get the feedback rolling. The most interactive show here on fsr.

[Covino]

So the coolest fictional location that you would like to visit. Or maybe you went to this pop up establishment and it was awesome. We want to talk about it. We want to chop it up here on the show.

[Rich]

The answer is not the max on Saved by the Bell. Right? The Max with your magician waiter. No. Do you know that reference?

[Covino]

I do know that reference.

[Danny G]

Okay, how about the peach pit on 90210?

[Covino]

That's a good one. That's our second 9021 reference today.

[Rich]

Well, you know what? We got more Covino Rich and your answer's next best fictional hangout where you'd want to go.

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