Covino & Rich - Blue Jays Chance & Flacco Solo

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show – Covino & Rich: Blue Jays Chance & Flacco Solo

Date: October 25, 2025
Host: Covino & Rich (iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network)

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Episode Overview

This episode captures the exuberant lead-up to World Series Game 1, with Covino & Rich mixing passionate baseball talk, relatable dad humor, and reflections on solo adventures, both in sports and everyday life. With the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers headlining the World Series, Covino & Rich dive into the pitching matchups, team dynamics, viral youth trends, and the unique joys of watching or doing things alone. The show keeps its signature lighthearted, conversational vibe throughout, offering insights and plenty of laughs for sports and pop culture fans alike.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. World Series Game 1: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

• Hype & Match-ups:
  • The hosts mark the special nature of a "World Series Friday" (03:40), celebrating the occasion despite not being fans of either team.
  • Bo Bichette’s return to the Toronto lineup after injury draws scrutiny — is it a risk to shake up the team’s momentum?
    “He hasn't played in a minute... You just don't want to mess anything up.” — Covino (03:53)
  • Pitching spotlight:
    • Blue Jays: Trent "You Savage" Yesavage, a rookie who started the year in Single A and has risen miraculously (“Look at me now, Mom!”—Rich, 09:39), will pitch the series opener at home.
    • Dodgers: Blake Snell, praised for his clutch postseason stats (3-0, 0.86 ERA) after a season marked by injuries but healthy at just the right time.
  • Pitching as Destiny:
    “They always say it. Good pitching stops, good hitting. And the Dodgers got some pretty good pitching all lined up tonight.” — Covino (12:29)
• Stylistic Battle:
  • The Blue Jays’ offensive resilience is underlined; their hitters are “relentless” in fouling off pitches and working counts—a point Covino can’t let go of until he lands on the right word:
    “They just keep fouling off pitches, battling... persistent... scrappy... relentless!” — Covino (19:51, 27:55)
  • Rich insists, “The only way the Blue Jays have a chance in this series is getting to that [Dodgers] bullpen... that's the Dodgers Achilles heel” (17:00, 19:24).

2. Family, Fandom, and Viral Trends

• Youth Culture: “Six-seven” Meme:
  • The hosts riff on how kids are obsessed with shouting “six-seven,” a viral, meaningless phrase coming from a LaMelo Ball lyric.
    “It's a skrilla lyric that went viral... Kids ran with it... Now they can’t stop.” — Covino (06:23)
• Being a Fun Dad:
  • Rich regales dressing up as the school mascot and unwittingly fueling the “six-seven” hype with elementary kids.
    “I felt so like I’m the idiot that’s playing into it...” — Rich (07:35)
• Choosing Teams & Parental Heartbreak:
  • The panel swaps stories about kids picking new or rival teams, often to their parents’ chagrin (e.g., Rich’s son adopting “Benny Betts” instead of Mets; Sam’s son cheering for random NFL teams).
    “There’s something with young boys that don’t want to cheer for their dad’s team.” — Sam (14:09)
• Relating to the Audience:
  • The team jokes about developing sports allegiance and how being in a new city can change one's fan identity (“You can’t just be like, I’m a Dodgers fan now, can you?”—Rich, 14:02)

3. Dodgers Bullpen & Personal Issues

• Dodgers’ Bullpen Concerns:
  • The missing middle-reliever (Yesavage) due to personal family concerns is examined:
    “He’s missing the first two games because he has some deeply personal family issues... You’d hate to miss out on something special like that.” — Covino (17:20–18:10)
• Human Side of Sports:
  • The cast agrees that while the World Series is huge, real family problems outweigh any professional stakes.
    “If my family had a personal traumatic situation, I don’t think the World Series would be on my mind at all. Like, who cares?” — Rich (18:25)

4. Solo Missions: Joey Flacco, Alone Time, and Generational Divide

• The Value of Alone Time:
  • Inspired by Joe Flacco’s story of eating alone at bars during road trips, Covino & Rich dive into the stigma vs. joy of solitary outings.
    “I used to see guys sitting at a bar by themselves... feel so bad for that guy. Now I realize, like, that dude was in heaven.” — Joey Flacco (32:07)
  • Covino:
    “Lonely is a feeling you have when you’re feeling down on yourself ... I’m going to go eat a burger later and enjoy every second of it.” (33:18)
  • Rich:
    “There’s a difference between alone time, solo missions, and being lonely.” (37:10)
• Generational Take:
  • Jamar Chase (young NFL star) says:
    “I would never go eat by myself. I could do that at home... If you walked into a restaurant and saw Joe Flacco sitting there by himself—bro, we gotta get him in the back room. You don’t need to be in the front!” — Jamar Chase (50:40)
  • Covino brings it full circle:
    “Joe Flacco is at the stage in life where you acknowledge alone time, that me time, is something nice.” (51:01)
• Listeners’ Experiences:
  • Brandon from Vancouver:
    “Going out by myself when I was out on the road was one of the best times, because it was just me. I didn’t have to worry about anything else, you just enjoy yourself.” (51:28)

5. Other Notable Moments

• Pop Culture Breaks:
  • "Chad Powers" (Glen Powell’s Hulu show) divides the studio between “like” and “love” camps (28:54).
• Sports Renaissance Acknowledged:
  • Both hosts express enthusiasm for the rare confluence of highly competitive MLB, NBA, and NFL seasons:
    “It all seems really exciting now... all the majors are clicking at the same time.” — Rich (48:17)

6. Notable Quotes & Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 03:53 | Covino | “He hasn't played in a minute... You just don't want to mess anything up.” | | 09:39 | Rich | “Look at me now, Mom! ...Starting the year at single A, now pitching in the World Series.” | | 11:13 | Danny G. | “He got healthy at the perfect time.” [on Snell] | | 19:51/27:55| Covino | “They just keep fouling off pitches, battling... persistent... relentless!” | | 18:25 | Rich | “If my family had a personal traumatic situation, I don’t think the World Series would be on my mind at all. Like, who cares?” | | 32:07 | Joey Flacco | “Now I realize, like, that dude was in heaven.” | | 33:38 | Covino | “Lonely is a feeling you have when you’re feeling down on yourself... I’m going to go eat a burger later and enjoy every second of it.” | | 50:40 | Jamar Chase | “I would never go eat by myself. I could do that at home...” | | 51:28 | Brandon (listener) | “Going out by myself was one of the best times, because it was just me...” |

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Timestamps of Important Segments

• 03:40 – World Series anticipation: Blue Jays vs Dodgers Game 1, Bo Bichette’s return.
• 09:34 – 11:35 – The rise of Trent Yesavage ("You Savage") and Blake Snell's postseason dominance.
• 12:58 – 15:15 – Kids, fandom, and sports allegiance stories.
• 16:31 – 19:24 – Discussion of bullpen fatigue, Blue Jays’ path to victory, and the Dodgers’ vulnerabilities.
• 19:51, 27:55 – The search for and finding the word “relentless” to describe Toronto’s offense.
• 17:20 – 18:25 – Dodgers’ missing reliever (personal family issue); impact and perspective.
• 31:04 – 39:56 – Extended segment on solo activities, Joey Flacco’s quote, and the liberations of alone time.
• 50:40 – 51:15 – Jamar Chase’s response and the generational divide on eating alone.
• 51:28 – 51:58 – Listener call reinforcing importance of solo time.

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Tone & Style

The show is upbeat, fast-moving, and loaded with playful banter, sports insights, and self-deprecating dad humor. The original language of the speakers is conversational, peppered with pop culture references and plenty of laughs.

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Conclusion

This Covino & Rich episode captures the electric atmosphere of the World Series opener with lively analysis, relatable family and fandom stories, and a thoughtful discussion about valuing solitude—as told via the Joe Flacco story and Jamar Chase rebuttal. The hosts balance insightful sports commentary with comedic asides and authentic personal anecdotes, making it perfect for listeners seeking both substance and entertainment in their sports and pop culture intake.

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Transcript

[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Covino]

Hey, thanks for listening to the Covino Enrich podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday from 5 to 7 Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific on Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich]

Find your local station for COVINO [e-mail] or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. Oh yeah.

[Covino]

Friday, Friday, Friday. Not just any Friday. It's a glorious Friday.

[Rich]

Today's Friday. Today's Friday.

[Covino]

It's even more glorious because this World Series Game one Friday.

[Rich]

Yeah, buddy.

[Covino]

Yes, it is. Now you heard Dan Byer. Boba shuts back starting at second.

[Rich]

Is that a good move?

[Covino]

He hasn't played in a minute.

[Rich]

Yeah, but he's a star. It gives a little like, weird momentum.

[Covino]

Like, yo, he's far, but I don't know, they were doing pretty well without him. You just don't want to mess anything up.

[Rich]

Yeah, they're good. They're good.

[Covino]

Anyway, we're Cavino and Rich. Very excited. Even though we have no dog in the fight, Danny G. Does. He's a Dodgers fan. He's super producing. Sam's here, spot buyer. And thank you for rocking out with us. Let's go. Broadcast and live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Miss any of today's show. Any show ever. Catch the podcast Search Covino and Rich wherever you stream your podcast. C O V I N O. It's free. Send it to a friend. Tell them what they're missing out on. Ask them what they think. Maybe they think we suck. Figure it out.

[Rich]

Maybe they think we're awesome.

[Covino]

Maybe they like the show. And tomorrow, our best of the week drops. Danny G. Puts a best of the Week out. Believe it or not, we have a best of the week and it drops at 6am on the east and you can get it for free. Again. Search Kovino and Rich.

[Rich]

The Show's drop at 6 or 7. Six seven. Okay.

[Covino]

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[Rich]

I. I want to talk about Blake Snell and he. Oh, Savage. You're Savage. In a second. I. There's a thought I have about tonight's pitching matchup, but I wanted to say.

[Covino]

You'Re a bigger fan of Ben Savage.

[Rich]

I mean, Fred. Did you watch the Wonder Years?

[Covino]

Oh, yeah.

[Rich]

Or Macho Man Randy?

[Covino]

Oh, yeah.

[Rich]

I always wanted to have a Macho Man Randy Savage garden, where I just had a little garden of vegetables with little Macho man gnomes. That's my goal one day.

[Commercial Announcer]

But also, tip to the cap to Savage Garden.

[Rich]

Yeah, of course. And some little Fred Savages in there. We're going to talk about you, Savage and Snell in a second. But you know, we talked about how every little kid has six, seven Tourette's.

[Covino]

It's like when that dance move the Floss came out and kids couldn't stop.

[Rich]

They were uncontrollable. Every little kid's like they had no control themselves.

[Covino]

It's the same thing with 6, 7 and it means nothing. It's a skrilla lyric that went viral describing lamelo Ball. He's playing like he's 7 and 6. Seven kids ran with it, became a viral thing. Now they can't stop.

[Rich]

They don't know the origin. They just say, but it means nothing. Six, seven. Yeah, it means nothing. I'm guilty of leaning into it. So this morning I dressed up as the mascot in my kids elementary school.

[Covino]

Oh, I thought it was some Freaky Friday bedroom antics.

[Rich]

Oh, not at the school with my wife. I dressed up in a. Oh, so I dress up as. As the lion. I'm in a big costume for my kids elementary school.

[Covino]

Okay.

[Rich]

It's, you know, assembly Friday. They give out little awards.

[Covino]

So it's the school's mask.

[Rich]

Yeah. So I volunteer, I dress up. You know, I'm pumping my f. I'm having fun with the kids, giving high fives. All these little kids love the mascot.

[Covino]

I feel like you were born to be a mascot.

[Rich]

I don't know if that's an insult or not.

[Covino]

In a different time, I feel like you'd be the town jester of sorts.

[Rich]

Performing for King Joffrey.

[Covino]

Yeah. So that's why I feel like in today's world, you're a great mascot. Just like jumping around dancing with the kids.

[Rich]

And I have fun doing it. Why not, right? I'm the fun dad that likes to do all these corny things. But I did lean in. I saw like the third, fourth and fifth graders, the little, the older kids in elementary school. The minute I went up to them, I started doing the, the hand thing. Six, seven. They all lost their little minds. And I felt so like I'm the idiot that's I'm playing into it. But they all start screaming in unison like, six, seven, six. I'm like, they don't even know what it means.

[Covino]

There's schools throughout the nation that have banned it from the classroom. Like, you can't say that because kids can't control themselves. And I imagine moving forward, every high school lineman, every kid on basketball, if he could. If kids playing baseball, I'm sure he's trying to get number 67. Stop it.

[Rich]

Exactly. Stop it. But stop it. If you're living that mom or dad life or just in society. Danny G. Have you seen this at all with your, your kids or. No, they are a little older.

[Danny G.]

Yeah. And so they kind of look down on it. They're like, that's lame.

[Covino]

Well, not everybody lives that life. Just say that if you have a nose picking nephew or a little kid or, you know, some grade schoolers or teenagers, they're uncontrollable. They can't stop saying it.

[Rich]

Did you see that viral video of that poor female sports reporter who's trying to do a story? She's trying to do a story. She's trying to just do her job. And these drunk or high buffoons, these like little college kids are just behind her the whole time, like shouting out 6, 7, and doing the little thing nonstop at the top of their lungs, though.

[Covino]

It's wild, it's insane how that swept the nation.

[Rich]

So just figured I'd throw that out there. Six, seven, stop it. But let's talk some Snell. Let's talk some, you savage. We talked about how the Blue Jays pitcher started the year and has had, like, the most miraculous year a little kid could have. When I say little kid, meaning he's a kid. Start of the year at single A.

[Covino]

You mean yes of it. You said Snell.

[Rich]

I said yes, Savage. Did you? Yeah.

[Covino]

Oh, okay.

[Rich]

Start of the year at single A and progressed through every stage of the minors. Finds himself on the Blue Jays pitches in the playoffs. Now he's pitching in the World Series. We're talking about a kid that didn't make the team out of camp, was on a bus playing single A baseball, but just put his head down, worked hard, and is what takes a lot of minor league kids years to just keep moving up the system. This guy started the year, and look at where he is now. Look at me now, Mom. Starting game out of the wild, Mom. So good for him.

[Covino]

Not only that, he lit up the Yankees, man, that game was insane. Remember, he. He pulled a schlitler on the Yanks. Like, he stepped up and dominated them.

[Rich]

So he's pitching at home. Game 1, the first World Series game in Toronto in over 30 years, and he's the guy that takes the hill. That place is going to be electric. Boogie, oogie oogie. But then on the other side of things, we talk about dominating, Dominating pitching performances in the postseason. We always love to go back to, you know, remember with the giants in the 2000s, Madison Bumgarner carried that team. We love to talk about years where Randy Johnson and Kurt Schilling carried a team or Don Drysdale back in the day. Right now, I don't think we're giving enough credit to Blake Snell in the postseason. Three and, oh, 0.86 ERA, 21 innings pitched. He's only walked five. Guys have given up, like, a run. Like Blake Snell is everything, Danny, your Dodgers could have wished and dreamed for.

[Danny G.]

Yeah, and he fit right in. He was injured, obviously, throughout the season, so he got healthy at the perfect time.

[Rich]

It doesn't even matter that he missed the regular season. If he's giving you this like, he's. He's earning his contract simply.

[Covino]

Now.

[Danny G.]

One thing that he's pointed out, he said that all throughout his baseball life, this is the best chemistry he's ever been around or a part of. So he loves playing with the Dodgers.

[Covino]

Like, the Dodgers needed that. You know, they're going to. Honestly, I think they're going to win. I'd love to see a competitive series, but I don't think the Blue Jays are going to be able to handle this. The Dodgers just too good, too healthy at the Right time. Blue Jays got their hands full. I hate to say that, but is.

[Rich]

There a party that thinks, well, maybe the Blue Jays will be playing a little loose? And the Dodgers, there's an expectation, hey.

[Covino]

They fight, they're scrappy. Here's their advantage. Here's what you're going to witness. If you haven't paid close attention, you're going to see style on the mountain. You're going to see every Blue Jay fouling off pitches, starting with Alejandro Kirk, who just fouls them off until. Until eventually he gets a hit. That's how great this team is. And it's contagious with them. They just keep falling off pitches, falling off pitches, battling, battling tough on two until they either walk or they make some cut. They're always making contact. That's what makes them dangerous. So you know they have that going for them, but they always say it. Good pitching stops, good hitting. And the Dodgers got some pretty good pitching all lined up tonight.

[Rich]

Game one, excitement in the air, super pumped.

[Covino]

I'll be watching again. Danny G. Big time Dodgers fan. Sam Spot buyer. None of us big Dodgers or Blue Jays fans. Rich Mets fan. I'm a Yankees fan. But you don't see this hat right here. You see this hat? Yeah. Well, that's LA hat. That's nice of you because you live here.

[Danny G.]

He's LA Sam.

[Covino]

LA Sam.

[Commercial Announcer]

He's Reseda Sam.

[Rich]

I mean, Reseda Sam.

[Sam]

How long you been living in LA Sam?

[Commercial Announcer]

10 years.

[Covino]

I mean, he's been here 10 years.

[Commercial Announcer]

I'm a Dodger fan. Like, if the Phillies didn't knock the Dodgers off, I'd root for the Dodgers.

[Covino]

No, that's fair enough. I mean, Sam's a big sports fan. He's been here 10 years. I get it.

[Rich]

I mean, my son's.

[Covino]

But Danny G. I mean, he's got his uniform. Aren't they him in full uniform? Danny?

[Rich]

I don't know. I don't know if I.

[Commercial Announcer]

He's ready to go back.

[Rich]

I don't know if. I don't know if I could get behind Sam with the Dodgers hat. I'm having a hard time.

[Commercial Announcer]

I got two Dodgers shirts, I got a Dodgers hat. I got a Dodgers clock, I got a Dodgers Clayton Kershaw bobblehead.

[Rich]

What more do you need?

[Covino]

I'm with you on that.

[Danny G.]

He's official, then I'm official.

[Covino]

Danny G. Said so.

[Rich]

My son is five. That's around the time you start really developing your interest in sports. 10 years, but I'm saying that's around the time you start Deciding what teams you like. You know, you're a little boy. And my son, he's like, call me Benny Betts. I'm like, benny Betts. That breaks my Mets heart, but all right.

[Covino]

Cool.

[Commercial Announcer]

Betts. Breaks your Mets heart?

[Rich]

Yeah. You're Benny. So my son's like, call me Benny Betts. He's five.

[Covino]

Can I call him B, B, B? Benny.

[Rich]

You're Benny. Benny Betts.

[Covino]

B, B, B. Benny. Benny Betts.

[Rich]

I was saying, you're in your 30s. You can't just be like, I'm a Dodgers fan, now, can you?

[Covino]

I've been here for 10 years.

[Rich]

I don't know. Dan Meyer. What's up?

[Sam]

Do you guys remember last year I told you that my son took an affinity to the Dolphins and he was three at the time? Yeah, yeah. There's like, Dolphins. So that was his team Monday night. He rooted for the Texans against my Seahawks. No reason why, but he was against me. So I don't know, maybe it's something with young. Maybe young boys that don't want to cheer for their dad's team.

[Covino]

There was no reason. Like, I like the quarterback or the.

[Sam]

Colors, or he does like a song called Texas by Cody Johnson Band.

[Covino]

So funny.

[Sam]

But that would be the only reason why.

[Covino]

Or maybe they just want to be their own man.

[Rich]

I don't know. But I think, like, you know, my son's in that age where you remember when you just walked around the house pretending to throw and pretending to swing, like that's. That's your life.

[Covino]

Yeah. Paul o' Neill did that, too, in the outfield all the time.

[Rich]

So my son, he'll pick. He knows all the team's logos. That's like his little thing. Like, I. He likes the Saints colors and logo. But I'm like, buddy, that team is not good. You know, I'm like, you don't want to. You don't want to be a Saints fan. He's like, the Saints are cool. Go like golden black. I'm like, ah, buddy, I don't know.

[Danny G.]

I feel for you guys. Thank goodness my son's only 2, so he hasn't revolted against my favorite teams. If he does, I'm sending him to military school. I'm not going to be on the.

[Rich]

G. I say this kindly because you're my. One of my best bros. I. If Little Co was like, dad, I like the Padres, that would be the coolest thing, right?

[Sam]

He's like, I love the way Mahomes plays.

[Rich]

Yeah, but, Dad, I love Mahomes. And Tetis Jr. That's what I love, dad. It's fun.

[Danny G.]

Don't you dare put that out there in the universe.

[Covino]

I hope not, for your sake. So get ready for it. It's going to be a good one. Yes. Of it. Like you heard Rich said, he climbed every rank in one year. What a year for that guy. And now he's on the biggest stage of all versus Snell. The Dodgers at Toronto. Going to be a good one.

[Rich]

I know you can say it. I know you can say it about every pitch and every inning of every game in the regular season, but there's something about postseason baseball where every mistake, every fundamentally good play, things just. They feel so amplified. I get it, obviously, but. But if, you know, if a guy, you know, pops up with runners in scoring position instead of moving them over the regular season. Yeah, bummer. In the postseason is so magnified when someone doesn't do their job.

[Covino]

You know, it also is really magnified. It's how what happens in game one also plays a part of what happens in game two. Like if these guys work your bullpen. Danny G. And they're fouling off pitches and fouling off pitches and fouling off pitches. Yeah. That. That has implications on the next game.

[Danny G.]

It's like a game of chess that.

[Covino]

Carries over to the next because then they eliminate that. Eliminate that dude from the bullpen. And the Blue Jays are so noticeably good at that stuff.

[Rich]

And that is.

[Covino]

They're gonna work the count. Work the count, Work the count.

[Rich]

That's the only way the Blue Jays beat the Dodgers. If the Blue Jays get to the Dodgers bullpen, which. And just which is the Dodgers Achilles heel. The Dodgers.

[Danny G.]

And now Novsia.

[Rich]

Yeah, no middle.

[Danny G.]

No middle relief guy.

[Covino]

Is there any update on that, by the way? Because that's a really weird story.

[Danny G.]

There's just rumors because people had been following his wife on ig.

[Covino]

She's expecting.

[Danny G.]

Right. The last time she posted was, like, six days ago. And so people are worried that she's having complications.

[Covino]

So the story is he went back home and he's missing the first two games because he has some deeply personal family issues.

[Rich]

Wishing his family the best.

[Covino]

So, yeah, we wish him the best, but you can only help us speculate. It's like, what could be so important that he's missing the World Series? Right. I mean, you play your whole life for that moment. It's got to be something really serious. So, yeah, pray for them and, you know, wish for the best. And I do hope on a personal level, look, families first. I get all that, especially for Something serious like that. But for his sake, this is his chance to play in a World Series, you know, So I know it doesn't matter as much as life in the big picture, but you would hate to miss out on something special like that.

[Rich]

Not true, but I think that's such a minuscule thought in someone's mind when they have real stuff going on, like a world sale.

[Covino]

Retrospect, it makes that real thing worse. When you're thinking back, not only did this happen, but I don't miss the World Series.

[Rich]

I don't think if my family had a personal traumatic situation, I don't think the World Series would be on my mind at all. Like, who cares? It's the World Series. This is real life you're also talking about.

[Covino]

That's what they identify as. I know that's a nice, righteous thing to say.

[Rich]

It's not the right righteous.

[Commercial Announcer]

Your head wouldn't be in the right place, though.

[Covino]

But you play your whole life and your whole career to make it this far, and you're not even a part of it. You're going to say that doesn't play a factor or matter at all.

[Rich]

Yeah, but of course it does.

[Commercial Announcer]

I just don't think you'd have the right stuff.

[Covino]

Yeah, maybe not in the moment. In the moment, yes. You're. You'd be focused on family and whatever tragedy or whatever severity he's going through right now. But when he looks back, he's like, and I missed the World Series.

[Commercial Announcer]

He'll still get a ring. He'll still get a ring.

[Rich]

But I. But I.

[Covino]

Playing like that, that's not an easy decision. So I think it.

[Rich]

I think it is. I think as you get older, you realize, like, these are, like, the World Series is important, but, like, pales in comparison to anything involving your wife or kid or.

[Covino]

I imagine that's why it has to be really serious. Yeah, that's for him.

[Rich]

So wishing him the best. But the only way.

[Covino]

But if you think that's not a factor, I disagree.

[Rich]

The only way the Blue Jays have a chance in this Series is getting to that bullpen. And Cavino's right. They take good at bats. They don't. You know, I don't think Snell is going to have 55 pitches through six innings. Like, they work counts, they play good baseball.

[Covino]

Noticeable. So much. So, like I said, you know how you say everything counts, everything matters? You're going to see this matter, and you're going to see this count. Because I'm like, oh, my God, these guys are. They're They're.

[Rich]

They're.

[Covino]

What. What's the word?

[Rich]

Discipline.

[Covino]

No, no.

[Rich]

They're fundamentally sound.

[Covino]

Oh, no, they're like. They just keep coming at you.

[Rich]

They're resilient. They don't.

[Sam]

Persistent.

[Rich]

Persistent.

[Covino]

Persistent. No, I don't know if that's.

[Rich]

Pests.

[Covino]

Scrappy. No, I don't know if that's it. You know what? When I think I'll let you know.

[Rich]

We gave you, like seven.

[Covino]

It might be resilient. Might be resilient. This team is resilient.

[Rich]

But it's. But it is a sense of. I mean, watch tonight we're going to be totally wrong. And Snell cruises. But if they get to Snell. If you could get Snell out of that game pitching six innings or less, I think that's a victory for the Blue Jays. If Snell comes out of there five and two thirds, the Blue Jays now get. You get three plus innings of the bullpen. That's. That's how you find a way to compete. You can't let Snell, Yamamoto, Ohtani. You can't let these guys go in 6, 7 innings. It's just 7, 8, 9, 8, 6, 7. Can't do it.

[Commercial Announcer]

Look what you just did, you little jerk.

[Rich]

Can't do it. So, hey, enjoy your World Series. Game one tonight.

[Covino]

Yep. It all comes down to this series, man. It's been a fun season. We'll see what happens. And I do wish both teams the best. You know, we talked earlier, earlier this week. I don't know who to root for. I wish they both could lose, but now I'm just wishing everybody a great series. Eventually, I'll be pulling for somebody. That's the truth. I'll be not rooting, but I'll be pulling for someone. I just don't know who yet.

[Danny G.]

All of that, Joe, for your Yankees. Will the Blue Jays roll out Drake and then the Dodgers combat that with Kendrick?

[Covino]

Is that a rumor or is that true? Because I have seen that online. It's just a rumor.

[Danny G.]

It's just people speculating. It would be fun. I doubt it's going to happen.

[Rich]

But imagine if the Blue Jays win. That would be a feather in Drake's hat against Kendrick Lamar, like, even though they did nothing. It would be, like, one cool thing in his little category.

[Commercial Announcer]

We seen Drake at a lot of Blue Jays games.

[Rich]

Yeah, he's synonymous with Canada.

[Commercial Announcer]

Why don't we bring in one of the great comedians from Canada who probably.

[Covino]

Deserve it way more. There's like, Mike Myers.

[Commercial Announcer]

Mike Myers, Dan Aykroyd, Eugene Levy, Jim Carrey.

[Rich]

The list goes on and on. Catherine o', Hara, John Candy's Ashes, John Candy, hologram.

[Commercial Announcer]

Why don't we bring in something like that?

[Rich]

I would say I just wants a bunch of old comic better than Drake.

[Commercial Announcer]

Sorry, Drake.

[Rich]

The cast of SNL before you were born. I'd rather see Mike Myers now. Tonight, World Series Game one. We're going to get to all the football that's going down this weekend and a bunch more. We're going to play game brainwaves and I want you to start thinking about this as well. Solo missions. We've touched on this before, but that Joe Flacco story about him sitting at the bar alone on the road. Jamar Chase responded and it's pretty funny when you think of the perspective of a young player versus a veteran and that alone time. We're going to get to it next right here. Kavito and Rich on a Friday Fox Sports Radio.

[Covino]

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[Covino]

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[Covino]

CNR on FSR. Live from the FOX Sports Radio studios.

[Rich]

Oh, yes. Savage Garden.

[Covino]

You Savage Snell. Tonight, Snell again has his hands full with the relentless lineup of the Blue Jays. They're relentless, bro. That's the word I was looking for. The big word I was looking for.

[Rich]

Relentless. Relentless.

[Covino]

Yeah. I was like, ruthless. No. Ooh, scrappy. No, relentless.

[Rich]

You're acting like the Dodgers lineup is, you know, not the best you've ever seen.

[Covino]

No. But I'm telling you, their only chance of winning because the Dodgers are so dominant and powerful. Their only chance is that relentless style of baseball where they never give up a pitch, never give up in that bat. And they're just fouling off, fouling off, fouling off until they get the pitch to hit. And Boba Shed is back and we'll see how that plays into their lineup, too. So super excited about it. Game one tonight and hope you had a great Thursday night. Hope you watched something good. Vikings, Chargers, Chargers looking dominant. Hope you had a Charger store tonight. We got some NBA to talk about. We got some Joey Flacco still to talk about.

[Rich]

What do you think of Chad Powers? I know you finally watched Digging It.

[Covino]

I like it. I can't say I love it. I like it.

[Rich]

Oh, come on. Love it.

[Covino]

Do I like it? Love it. Gotta have it. I like it. I don't love it.

[Danny G.]

Rich, Brenda said she usually likes your referrals as far as TV shows. This one, she said.

[Rich]

For real?

[Danny G.]

Yeah.

[Rich]

She said how it's so good.

[Covino]

It's Glen Powell. It's the Manning brothers.

[Danny G.]

Thought it was cheesy. Thought the acting was Bad.

[Covino]

It's the production on Hulu. And it's fun. It's, you know, it's goofy, it's fun. I'm enjoying it so far. I'm on like episode four. So based on that character that Eli played when he put that rubber prosthetic nose on. And I don't.

[Rich]

I think it's so stupid. Like, did Brenda not like Eastbound and Down with Kenny Powers?

[Danny G.]

Yeah, I'm not sure.

[Covino]

I don't see the similarity other than Powers though.

[Rich]

It's like dirty, stupid jokes mixed in with like a sort of a heartfelt sort of storyline.

[Covino]

Danny McBride is raw. Him and Stevie compared to nothing.

[Danny G.]

How dare you compare those two.

[Covino]

I don't see the.

[Rich]

Okay, fine, dude.

[Covino]

But anyway, we have lots to get to on this show. Riches tv. Rich's big TV Game of the week. Brainwave is the new game that sweep in the nation. Forget about World Series game one. Brain Wave. That's the game.

[Rich]

Yeah, that's. That's what you get.

[Covino]

Watch giving away prizes when you get your chance to play. Call it 87799 on Fox. Plus weekend hobnobbing. What you need to watch this weekend, aside from Hulu's. What's called Glenn Powers.

[Rich]

Chad Powers.

[Covino]

Chad Powers.

[Commercial Announcer]

Dope.

[Covino]

Starring Glenn. What's his name?

[Rich]

Glenn. You just conflated it.

[Covino]

Yeah, there it is. Glenn Powers.

[Rich]

Glenn Powell on Chad Powers.

[Covino]

That's it.

[Rich]

Sam, I'm hit your head against the desk.

[Covino]

All right.

[Rich]

Relentless.

[Covino]

Relentless.

[Rich]

You know, we're gonna go to DB for an update in a few, but let me. Let me set something up. Yesterday we talked briefly.

[Commercial Announcer]

We.

[Rich]

We couldn't really get into it.

[Covino]

We run out of time.

[Rich]

Joey Flacco talked about that guy you would see at the bar eating by himself. Sam, do you have the audio of.

[Covino]

You mean me an hour from now?

[Rich]

Yeah. Are you going to watch a game solo style or what?

[Covino]

Yes, I absolutely am. And I look forward to it. There's a lot of, you know, chatter here in the studio. It's a lot. So when I go home or when I go get something to eat later on, I need to decompress. I got a teenage daughter. I got an ex wife. I got a young girlfriend. I enjoy my alone time. I love it. I live for it.

[Rich]

You talk to the person next to you at the bar. Small, small talk. Sometimes chatter.

[Covino]

Yeah, I mean, I don't want to be bothered, but yeah, sure. I'm not. I'm not opposed to it. So I'll watch some of the game by myself later. Right after the show, get something neat. And then I got to do the homecoming thing. Today's actually, for a lot of high schools around the country, it's homecoming. So I have a Friday Night Lights game to go to tonight here in California. And my daughter's cheerleading for a lot.

[Rich]

Of people, younger kids, Trunk or Treat weekend.

[Covino]

So it's a big weekend of that. So right before I do the homecoming football game at the high school out here, I'm going to be eating a burger by myself.

[Rich]

Well, Joey Flacco talked about hanging by himself and that guy that you see sitting at the hotel bar. I think there's always a challenge of sitting in a room by yourself and being lonely. So for me, it's trying to find ways to maybe stay over here a little bit longer and then, you know, just kind of take myself out of that mindset, call home, go sit at a restaurant by myself and realize that, man, that's pretty enjoyable to do, you know, after. There's not too many situations. I tell you, I tell people all the time. I mean, I used to see guys sitting at a bar by themselves or, you know, just sitting by themselves, eating and grabbing a little meal. Like, man, I feel so bad for that guy. You almost want to go join them. And now I realize, like, that dude was in heaven. Yeah, I get it. Because you know what? I saw a meme that I agree with it. It's the. The meme said, my two favorite times are spending time with my kids and then spending time not with my kids. You can enjoy all the time with your kids, but everyone wants a little time. Like Dan Byer on the golf course. You love hanging with your son, but, you know, you probably love, too, getting away for a minute.

[Sam]

Yes. And there's nothing better than a late evening, just walking out, catching nine holes by yourself. Pair you up with anybody who's out there, you and your clubs.

[Covino]

But, you know, there's a misconception there, and I'm sure he didn't mean it in any way, but he says, you know, lonely, it doesn't mean you're lonely. I feel like lonely is a feeling you have when you're feeling down on yourself and feel bad about yourself or you're sad about something. Dude, I'm going to go eat a burger later and enjoy every second of it.

[Rich]

Like, there are times lonely.

[Covino]

There are times if you're like, oh, my God, this is great.

[Rich]

If I hard. Or SiriusXM sends you to go host something, and I don't know, Minnesota, those are cool moments. And you do Your event, you go back to the hotel and you're like, I'm going to sit at the hotel bar and get a cheeseburger and a beer. That's sort of like a cool feeling.

[Covino]

But there are certain things that I try to avoid by myself.

[Sam]

I feel that by myself, solo, alone, and lonely are all different meanings. They all are different meanings in some sort of way. Like Flacco going. He's going solo, you know, by himself. There's nothing, you know, lonely, different. Different feel, I think alone, different feel. But, yeah, by himself.

[Covino]

Actually, I agree with Camino. Liberating in a lot of ways. I saw a video of this young Dodgers fan speaking of the Dodgers, and he says he goes to games by himself all the time because he was sick of hearing no, all the time. Yo, you want to go to the game tonight? No, he'd go to his girlfriend. You want to go to the game tonight? No, he's like, you know what? So sick of playing by everyone else's rules and clock and whatever they're down for. I'm just going by myself. And he built the whole community. He goes there by himself, has the best time. No one bothering him. No one telling him he shouldn't have another beer. No one telling him that he can't have a hot dog. He's gonna do what he wants when he wants. Like, there's something liberating about that, too.

[Danny G.]

No supervisor.

[Covino]

Yeah. No. Yeah. No one, like, judging you because you're having fun at the game.

[Rich]

I agree with what you said.

[Covino]

Certain things. So you try to avoid.

[Rich]

Lonely has a negative connotation. So I agree. They're not DB and you both said it.

[Covino]

Yeah, I enjoy my time by myself. You know how much? All right. There's a reason I'm pretty decent at guitar. You know why I'm good at guitar, Rich? Because I enjoyed my alone time. And I, like, developed a skill. You think I was doing that in the presence and company of other people?

[Rich]

When I'm alone, I do not play guitar.

[Covino]

But that. But my point is you developed a different skill. You developed a different skill that we can't talk about. My point is, that's what you do in your home alone. You're using that time constructively. If you're comfortable in your own skin and you like who you are. As Jack John Candy said in his recent documentary, I like me. If you like yourself and you enjoy your own company, it's not a lonely feeling. You're just having a hamburger.

[Danny G.]

You're right.

[Covino]

Watching the game.

[Danny G.]

But we're all removed and rich. You're further into marriage than I am. I'm three years married. How many years for you now?

[Rich]

Over a decade.

[Danny G.]

Okay. When you used to have almost every meal by yourself, it's a little. It can be a lot after a while if you're single for a long period of time. I'm not saying it's all bad, but it could be fun to eat with the right partner.

[Rich]

No.

[Covino]

No one's saying that sharing a burger and sharing a night is ever bad, but being with yourself isn't necessarily bad unless you suck. Honestly, that's the truth. If you can't watch a game at a bar by yourself, you probably suck.

[Danny G.]

Or if you can't go to a movie by yourself. I always thought that was weird that people judged others on that.

[Covino]

I've never done that, but maybe it is cool and I just don't know. I've never done that.

[Sam]

Here's the thing with Flacco, though, because Flacco is in a new city, a different city, and he's staying at a hotel.

[Covino]

Right.

[Sam]

That's where he's living at home.

[Rich]

Yeah. The whole backstory is that this time his kids and wife, they're in a school system. It's not like, let's uproot the family. We're going to Cincinnati. He's decided this is probably not long term. Stay put.

[Sam]

Yes. And so who's gonna make dinner?

[Danny G.]

Right.

[Sam]

So he's gonna go out and he's gonna go out by himself and have dinner. As opposed to somebody who may be home alone, that, guess what, they go out to maybe interact with people at that time because they don't want to sit at home by themselves. He's doing it out of necessity.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Sam]

Even though if it's at 4:30 in the afternoon, he wants to beat the rush as well.

[Rich]

But I think the big thing, though, is there's a big difference between alone time, solo missions, and being lonely. Lonely, to me, insinuates like, you haven't dated anyone in a long time. You don't really have many friends, and you sort of are sad about it. Like Mary.

[Covino]

So you're kicking a rock down.

[Rich]

Yeah. Like your head's down, you know, like there's a cloud above you.

[Covino]

I may be alone, but I'm not lonely.

[Rich]

No one likes me now.

[Covino]

Good thing I have cats.

[Rich]

Yeah. To me, that's lonely alone time in solo missions. That's like. You're right. You're on a business trip by yourself and you're like, I'm gonna Go to the coolest steakhouse in this town. Sit at the bar, order an old Fashioned, have a steak.

[Covino]

You know how great it feels.

[Rich]

Those are good missions.

[Covino]

When you get your bill and it's like you're only paying for yourself. You're like, wow, that's not as expensive as it usually is when you're paying for the whole family or when you're paying for your date or whatever. Like when it's by yourself, man, it's a great feeling. If you're in a healthy space, Ihop.

[Rich]

For your family on a Sunday morning equals you by yourself at Mastro Steakhouse.

[Covino]

Yeah, for sure. And you get that on business trips. You're right, Rich. That's a great feeling. But there are certain things where it does feel a little weird. Like if you go to an amusement park by yourself, I think that's a little weird. The movie thing, I know people do it. I've never done it. I kind of think it. If it's a children's movie, that's weird, that's strange. All right, that's questionable.

[Danny G.]

But otherwise you're going to watch the film, not to talk to somebody.

[Commercial Announcer]

I've gone to two movies now in LA I'd never done before. I've gone to two movies in LA by myself and I was very happy with it.

[Covino]

If there's a World Series.

[Commercial Announcer]

Talking to your friend anyway, you're just watching the movie.

[Covino]

Big game, you know, Big game. No one else has the money for the ticket or you're your friend, can't get off. Why wouldn't you just go there and just go, don't not just go.

[Danny G.]

50,000 of your other homies.

[Covino]

There's certain things that I don't see any problem or issue with it.

[Rich]

Danny G. You're so right. If you go to a stadium, to a game, you got, you got 40,000, 50,000 built in homies around you. You're high fiving people. Last summer I went to New York for a quick like 48 hours and I called up my old school pals and everyone just happened to have plans. It was like a Wednesday night. It was like, dude, I got my kids this. No one was available. I went to the Mets game, bought one ticket behind home plate in the cushy, in the cushy seats. Because you buy one ticket, it's sometimes it's a great deal. It was cushy seats. It was like 70 bucks right behind home plate. I sat there by myself.

[Commercial Announcer]

Did you have sushi kushi?

[Covino]

It was.

[Rich]

Stop, please stop. I was feeling super douchey with my Kushi sushi. But yeah, there are. There are fun solo missions and Jamar Chase had a response. We'll get to that after DB's update. What's up, DB?

[Covino]

Hey, Dan Rich.

[Sam]

No. Brock Purdy ruled out of their game against the Texans. Not necessarily.

[Rich]

I got Mac Jones. I got Mac.

[Sam]

Yeah, not necessarily a surprise, but Mac Jones will get the start again in Week eight as Purdy has been ruled out. As for Lamar Jackson, full participant in practice today, that's good news. But the Ravens still listing him as questionable to face the Bears coming up on Sunday. Tyler Huntley will be the backup in Baltimore, so if Lamar can't go, Huntley will get the start against Chicago. Panthers are listening. Quarterback Bryce Young is doubtful for their showdown with the Buffalo Bills. Andy Dalton in line to start the contest. Michael Penix Jr. Questionable for the Falcons, but he's expected to play against the Dolphins. He said earlier this week that he'll go on Sunday. Eagles wide receiver A.J. brown missed another practice third of the week. He's been ruled out of their matchup with the Giants. Giants today find $200,000 for violating the league's concussion protocol in their Week 6 matchup. Not only was the team fined, so was head coach Brian Dabel 100 grand. And that was the fine he was levied because he put his head in the blue tent while Jackson Dart was being evaluated for a concussion. Giants rookie running backs cam Scatterboo find $15,000 for popping his head into the tent during darts evaluation.

[Rich]

You okay there, bro?

[Sam]

And you knew this one was coming. NFL sent a Memo to all 32 teams outlying their policies on gambling after yesterday's news that rocked the NBA. Dodgers and Blue Jays tonight. Game one of the World Series. You'll see it on Fox, starting with coverage at 7 Eastern. Bo Bash, back for the Blue Jays, hasn't played since early September. He bats cleanup tonight and play second base for Toronto. Trey Savage on the mound for the Jays. Dodgers countering with Blake Snell. Guys, back to you.

[Rich]

Thanks, db.

[Covino]

Thank you.

[Rich]

Camino, what do you think Jackson Dart said when he popped his head in the tent? No, I'm sorry.

[Covino]

When.

[Rich]

When Scatter Boo did like, yo, you chopped in there, bro. Like, what do you think he said that he. That when he just happened to randomly just pop his head in there?

[Covino]

Is there a punchline to this?

[Rich]

No, I don't know. I'm just trying.

[Covino]

Like, probably just say, you know, gave him a thumbs up.

[Rich]

You good, yo, bro. You good.

[Danny G.]

How many chains do I have on, bro.

[Rich]

Yo, we good, bro. And they deal with let's do yo. It's headbutt bra.

[Covino]

So it was definitely a you good, you good bra. I think so.

[Rich]

And Dan byer for the 49ers. Fans like me out there. I just saw Kyle Shanahan said that they may soon open the Brandon Iuk practice window, which is also applicable to fantasy players like you that may just have had Brandon Iuk on their roster.

[Sam]

Just sitting there or you who actually does. That's, that's, that's the real, the real story. This is what Shanahan said. Says they're going to consider it week to week whether he is they open the window or not. They are now at this stage where they're saying it's a week to week decision.

[Covino]

All right.

[Rich]

He's going to be my secret weapon in the Guillotine league. All right. We're going to, we're going to talk Jamar Chase. He has a response as a younger dude to the Joe Flacco story. Plus we'll play Brainwaves weekend Hobnobbin and of course get you ready for week eight. I know that sounds crazy, right? Week eight of the NFL all next right here.

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It's just me, myself and I. Me, myself and Rich. Oh, I was alone. I was all by myself. No one was looking. I was thinking of you. Fox Sports Radio Nation, Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. And it's time for a tire rack play of the day.

[Rich]

Oh, you got this one, buddy. How about. How about Steph Curry? You seen him put on A show.

[Covino]

Hey, speaking of shows, he put one on yesterday. He told Denver to call timeout cause he was sending the game to overtime.

[Commercial Announcer]

Draymond pops out unguarded, gets the ball, flipped it to Curry, screens for curry. D3 from half.

[Covino]

Courtney hit it. He hit it.

[Rich]

There's one person on the planet that would take that shot. And he nailed it. We're tied 21.4 to go. One person on the planet that would make it. Kids at the playground take it all the time because they think they're Steph Curry.

[Covino]

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[Covino]

But even though Curry had the play of the day, props again to Gordon. A 50 burger is what the meme says. 50 points, 8 rebounds. Props to him playing big. So an exciting week of NBA basketball, even though we're pumped about the World Series game one tonight and all the foosball this weekend.

[Rich]

Yeah, man.

[Covino]

Honestly, speaking of this weekend, weekend Hobnobbin coming up next hour. What you need to watch. We said good fights coming up.

[Rich]

We said it yesterday. In fact, we posted a clip on our Instagram, if you missed it. Little summary of how right now we really are in a great moment in sports. Like sports renaissance, like baseball, football, basketball, all the majors are clicking at the same time.

[Covino]

That's the key. Yeah, we've had great football seasons. We've had some good basketball seasons. To feel like all of them are clicking, all of them are popping at the same time. That's what's different right now. It all seems really exciting now to see what you're hearing. Remember, Remember, we're on YouTube right now. You can also watch over promised our bonus podcast that debuted episode 114 debuted yesterday. Covino and Rich FSR. If you want to see Rich jumping out of a seat. If you want to see Rich spinning around in his chair in excitement because it's a glorious Friday. I'm pumped. Covino Enrich fsr. Now we talked about Joey Flacco and solo missions. Some solo missions are great, grand, wonderful. Some are a little weird and creepy and may appear to be, you know, you Said creepy.

[Rich]

So I'm gonna ask you. Yeah. Weird or normal for a guy to go to a, an adult establishment solo?

[Covino]

Like, if you're going to nudie bars by yourself, that's kind of weird. You know, it means it's, it's you're. Because you have creepy. You're on a creepy mission. If you're going out to meet women by yourself, I don't find that to be weird. You know why I feel like you. It's like going to the mall with somebody. You know, a lot of times you're not getting your, your, your. You're not accomplishing what you went there for. So if I want, if I'm going out and about really to meet women, sometimes other people get in my way.

[Rich]

I'll be honest.

[Covino]

I don't need, you see, blocking me there.

[Rich]

There is something to be said about objective. Your analogy is great. If you do go to the mall, remember, like back in the day, you'd go to the mall.

[Covino]

Yeah. You show your wife or girlfriend, hey, what do you think it is? And she's like, I don't like that. And then you end up going home empty handed. You go there by yourself, you feel like you accomplished something. You come home with bags of clothes. Like, I did a good job.

[Rich]

But like an example, like a gentleman's club, if you go there with your buddies, it could be a bachelor party. Hey, we're in Vegas. If you go by yourself, you're right there. So you're in. Your instinct is creepiness.

[Covino]

I'm not saying you're a bad guy who did it. You know, you're away on a business trip. I get it, I get it. I understand. We've been there.

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That's the guy in the corner making this sound.

[Covino]

Flacco says, I used to look at that guy and say, man, poor guy. But now I look at him, I think he's in heaven. Yeah, that guy's enjoying himself.

[Rich]

Jamar Chase had a response to this. Take a listen.

[Covino]

I would never go eat by myself. I could do that at home.

[Rich]

If you walked into a restaurant, you saw Joe Flacco sitting there by himself.

[Commercial Announcer]

Would you join him or just be.

[Covino]

Like, I would tell him, bro, we gotta go get in the back room or something. You don't need to be in, in.

[Commercial Announcer]

The front, you know?

[Rich]

Yeah, I mean, Jamar Chase is a young man. Table for one. He's. He's not there yet.

[Covino]

Yet.

[Rich]

He's not there yet. He still wants to hang with the boys. Go in the back room, pop some bottles Order a bunch of appetizers. Joe Flacco is at the stage in life now where you do acknowledge that alone time, that me time is something nice.

[Covino]

Yeah, it is. And your thoughts, your phone calls. 877-99-NOX and everything at Covino and Rich at Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich]

We'll do a quickie right now. Brandon in Vancouver. What's up, man?

[Covino]

Hey, Brandon. Hey, how's it going? What's up?

[Rich]

I've been a father since I was 19. I have three grown kids now. I have worked on the road for.

[Covino]

A long time, and going out by.

[Rich]

Myself when I was out on the.

[Covino]

Road was one of the best times.

[Rich]

Because it was just me.

[Covino]

I didn't have to worry about anything else.

[Rich]

You just enjoy yourself.

[Covino]

And then the other thing is when they go out of town and you.

[Rich]

Get the house to yourself for a whole weekend or something.

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Oh.

[Rich]

Oh, that's a beautiful feeling as well. But I think, I think we could all relate that alone time is special.

[Covino]

So clean as the house when you're the only one there. It's great. The cleanest great feeling. All right.

[Rich]

Hey, we got more CNR next right here, Fox Sports Radio.

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[Rich]

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