Covino & Rich - Home Field Disadvantage?

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show: Covino & Rich – "Home Field Disadvantage?" (October 17, 2025)

Podcast: The Dan Patrick Show
Episode Title: Covino & Rich – Home Field Disadvantage?
Hosts: Covino & Rich (Steve Covino and Rich Davis), with Dan Beyer
Date: October 17, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into the surprising trend of home teams struggling during the MLB postseason, questioning whether the once-vaunted "home field advantage" has become a disadvantage under the pressure of modern expectations, social media, and fan scrutiny. Covino and Rich expand on psychological aspects, compare baseball to other sports, and tie the concept to broader human experiences—relationships, nerves, and performance under pressure. The episode also features lively banter, takes on notable recent sports events and personalities, some NFL power ranking debate, and nostalgic moments with the crew.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Home Field Disadvantage in MLB Postseason

• Observation: In this year’s MLB playoffs, road teams have gone 5-0 in the ALCS and NLCS thus far—a startling stat.
• Covino’s Theory: Pressure from home crowds turns home field advantage into a disadvantage for young professional athletes expected to win ("It's a home field disadvantage. That's the only thing I can come up with..." – Covino, 05:07).
• Rich’s Research: Teams with better road records during the regular season (A’s, Marlins, Nationals) tend to have weak or non-existent home crowds, suggesting low pressure helps them perform ("All the teams that perform better on the road have no fans..." – Rich, 07:39).

2. Psychology of Pressure & Performance

• Covino’s Analogy: Comparing athletes pressing at home to personal relationships—when you try too hard, you often do worse ("It seems like the more you try and the more you push, the more you fall on your face." – Covino, 08:48).
• "Play Loose": Jazz Chisholm's "70% effort" philosophy was cited—playing loose yields better performance.
  • "If you're playing loose and you're playing at 70% and you're not feeling that pressure and you got no worries, that's when you really are at your best." – Covino (09:32)
• Rich’s “Loosey Goosey” Principle: Reiterates need for relaxed focus (10:06).

3. Stats, History, and the Micro/Macro Debate

• Short vs. Long Series: In short playoff series, traditional advantages and sabermetrics can go out the window due to heightened stakes.
  • "You could rely on [analytics] over 162 game schedule to work. But in a small sample, you got to go with your gut." – Rich (10:48)
• Recent Trends: Dan Beyer notes in 2023, 11 road team postseason wins set a record; in the 2019 World Series, road teams won every game.

4. Fan & Media Pressure in Modern Sports

• Social Media Impact: Covino emphasizes that today’s young athletes face not just in-stadium pressure, but relentless social media scrutiny, which previous generations didn’t encounter ("Social media adds to this... It didn't really apply the same way years ago..." – Covino, 17:24).
• Parental Analogy: The classic "Hey Mom, watch me!" phenomenon, where people choke when observed—the “Luccma Theory.”

5. Home Field Advantage Across Sports

• Historical Home Fortresses: The Seahawks at Lumen Field (Kingdome era "12th Man") were one of the last true home field advantages in the NFL, per host consensus (13:17).
• Rarity Now: Such fortresses are rare today ("It feels like there's not one now..." – Rich, 14:26).
• Spectacular Exceptions: LeBron’s Cavaliers winning against the record-holding 39–2-at-home Warriors in the NBA Finals: a dramatic undercutting of home dominance (18:47).

6. Listener Call-Ins & Notable Baseball History

• Callers reference old examples, like the 1978 NLCS, to reminisce on fan-induced pressure ("Charlie Huff literally was booed off the mound..." – Tony, 28:50). Covino points out this was pre-social media and involved "human" moments, even for professionals.

7. NFL Power Rankings & Perceptions

• Recent media (and Tom Brady) rank the Bucs and Colts as NFL’s top two teams; the group debates whether these are genuinely the best based on the moment or just "hot" picks (32:06).
• The meaning and impact of "power rankings" is unpacked—are they a symbolic status marker, or do they truly reflect a team's strength?

8. Broadcast Praise & Sports Media

• Covino spotlights Curtis Granderson and Pedro Martinez for excellent postseason TV analysis (47:08).
• Discussion of former athletes as surprisingly good commentators, comparing baseball’s current crop to legends from the NFL and NBA (47:37).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Pressure:
  “I think these teams so desperately want to win for their cities... You know, they're gripping that bat tight and it's definitely subconsciously affecting them to a disadvantage. It's not home field advantage. It's home field disadvantage." – Covino (07:10)

• On Relationships & Sports:
  "It seems like the more you try and the more you push, the more you fall on your face. And that's what happens in the batter's box." – Covino (08:48)

• On Relaxing Under Pressure:
  “If you're playing loose and you're playing at 70% ... that's when you really are at your best.” – Covino (09:32)

• On Social Media:
  "They didn't have to deal with that years ago. The social media pressure and the backlash." – Covino (17:24)

• Baseball Parenting Analogy:
  “Ma, watch! ... And you try to make that same shot again. Brick, brick, brick.” – Covino (16:21)

• Memorable Stat:
  “2019, the World Series ... the road team won every game.” – Dan Beyer (10:30)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:42] Show Start of Main Content / Episode Topics
• [04:36] MLB Playoffs – Road Teams Dominating
• [05:07] “Home Field Disadvantage” Theory
• [07:39] Example of Teams with Better Road Records
• [08:48] Analogy to Relationships & Over-Pressing
• [09:32] Playing Loose – Jazz Chisholm's Theory
• [10:48] Micro vs. Macro; Analytics and Pressure
• [10:30] 2019 World Series - Road Teams Win All
• [13:17] Last Great Home Field in NFL: Seahawks
• [14:26] Modern Lack of Home Advantage
• [17:24] Social Media Adds Extra Pressure
• [18:47] Warriors’ Unbeatable Home Record vs. LeBron
• [28:50] Listener Call: Charlie Huff Booed in 1978
• [32:06] NFL Power Rankings Debate
• [47:08] Praise for Baseball TV Analysts

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Episode Tone & Style

• Conversational & Bantering: Rich and Covino use humor, personal analogies, and playful teasing (“loosey goosey,” “on the road performer”), creating an approachable and friendly vibe.
• Accessible Analysis: The hosts break down complex sports psychology into everyday experiences and relatable metaphors.
• Interactive: Listeners and crew jump in for stories and trivia, keeping the pace lively and fun.

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For New Listeners: Why This Episode Matters

If you want to understand how pressure, expectation, and environment can upend sports norms, this episode is a crash course delivered with wit and plenty of real-life analogies. Covino and Rich challenge long-held sports beliefs and invite you to see today’s athletes as both human and products of their era. You’ll leave with new insights (and probably a few laughs) about why playing at home isn’t always as easy—or advantageous—as it sounds.

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[Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Covino]

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[Covino]

Hey. Ooh.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Covino]

All right. Thank you guys for being, by the way, Rich. Why you show up empty handed, man? You didn't get me anything. Yeah. Today's National Bosses Day.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, you think this guy thinks he's Tony Danza? This guy thinks he's the boss.

[Covino]

Yeah, man. Running it here on Fox Sports Radio. I'm Kavino. That is Rich. I'm just joking. But it is National Bosses Day, so shout out to our bosses that make this possible. But shout out to Danny G. He's our super producer. Getting ready, Iowa. Sam spotty boy. We're streaming live covino and rich fsr on YouTube and we be rocking out. Let's go.

[Rich Davis]

Today is going to be a fun one. We're going to talk about old guys in sports. We're going to talk about Shohei Ohtani.

[Covino]

You mean the postseason flop Shohei Ohtani?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but I mean, it's almost like if your buddies do the class project, you still get the A plus, right?

[Covino]

No, that's true. And there's more to that than meets the eye. It's a bit of a reminder when we talk Shohei later on, it's like, yeah, remember that happened and what is.

[Rich Davis]

Undeniably the greatest movie of all time because I have an answer. And someone celebrates a birthday today. We'll get to that. But cove as you watch the baseball playoffs as we do it live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. And a reminder, if you miss anything, Danny G. Means so much that he does extra effort to put together a hell of a best of every day. You could stream that wherever you get your pods. But last night you're watching some baseball.

[Covino]

Baseball, baseball.

[Rich Davis]

Look at the Blue Jays and your pudgy little pal Kirk hitting bombs. This Blue Jays team looks like they're in fuego. And I'm like, wait a minute. In Seattle, the road teams are now 5 and O in the ALCs and NLCs. And you got to ask yourself, like, what does that even mean? Like, how is it? You can't say that it's home teams pressing that much, or could you?

[Covino]

No, I think that's exactly what it.

[Rich Davis]

Is, really, to that level.

[Covino]

It's a home field disadvantage. That's the only thing I can come up with, because I would see it when the Yankees were in the postseason. Remember that?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I do.

[Covino]

I felt like they were gripping the bat a little tighter. I know the fans are there cheering them on, but that just adds to the pressure. And I know they're professionals, but they're also really young men trying to do their best. And when you're trying too hard, sometimes that's when you're not playing at your best.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I hit up my buddy Elias from the Sports Bureau.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

But I think he's on vacation in a cenote in Mexico somewhere.

[Covino]

I mean, what else could it be?

[Rich Davis]

But I do wonder if in baseball history, how far have we gone into this level, this tier of the playoffs, where the home team is winless, Meaning, I can only imagine if the brewers win at Dodger Stadium tonight. And, I mean, I know there's two games today, but even then, if it was, if 6,07, and, oh, possibly today, if the road teams keep winning. There's gotta be something about that that's never been done.

[Covino]

Yeah, it seems like a switch went off. All of a sudden, the Blue Jays bats are alive again. Vladi Gro remembered how to hit. And. Yeah, I really do think it's just a matter of that extra pressure on the biggest scale possible, on the highest level possible. It's like that kid who does really well, and then when his parents show up at the Little League game, that's when he strikes out, because he knows they're watching. And it's that little added pressure that you try to ignore, but is always there.

[Rich Davis]

Now just to be real here and keep it real. I'm looking at this year's baseball standings.

[Covino]

I just think expectations are so high, and fans nowadays, you know, especially in New York, I keep going back to my Yankees because I wish they were in the postseason. If you're not producing and if you're not winning, you're. You're losing and you're getting booed. And I think these teams so desperately want to win for their cities, especially teams like the brewers, teams like the Mariners.

[Rich Davis]

Yo.

[Covino]

That the pressure starts to add up because it means so much to the fans. They've never won before they're excited to be there. You know, they're gripping that bat tight and it's definitely subconsciously affecting them to a disadvantage. It's not home field advantage. It's home field disadvantage. At least it's been so far.

[Rich Davis]

All right, 30 teams in baseball.

[Covino]

Now.

[Rich Davis]

We love to talk macros and micros. Our video guest spot loves to talk about his macros when he eats and at the gym. That'll put you to sleep.

[Covino]

I will.

[Rich Davis]

Well, you need your proteins and your carbohydrates. I'm talking about the macro look at the season versus the micro look. We're talking about five or seven game series. It's hard to really say that that is played in the same way as you look at 162 game season. No, but would you believe of 30 teams, three teams had a better road record? And it goes exactly with what you're saying. Let me explain. All the teams that perform better on the road have no fans. The A's, the Marlins and the Washington Nationals, these are bottom feeders, meaning there's no pressure from the home crowd because they stink. So when you look at the A's, who don't even have a home, really, the Marlins, who you go to a Marlins game, if they're playing the Mets or Phillies or a division rival, the Braves, that more than half that stadium is opposing fans.

[Covino]

Can I give you.

[Rich Davis]

And the Nationals. And the Nationals stink this year. As so I think over the long season, home field advantage is a thing. Probably also because you're sleeping in your own bed and you're home and you're comfy and cozy. But the reality is, it's funny that the teams, the teams that did better on the road, were all bad teams.

[Covino]

I think it just reminds the players of how big this moment is. Everyone's on their feet. They have to come through. Everything matters. We're all under a microscope in this moment and in real life. I think, let's say relationships. You ever been in a relationship when things are easy breezy and you're just grooving? You know, everything's going good and the relationship's easy. You're not trying hard to please anybody. You ever try to save a relationship and then you start trying extra hard and everything goes wrong? It seems like the more you try and the more you push, the more you fall on your face. And that's what happens in the batter's box. That's what happens at these games. And that's the analogy of playing loose, Right? Playing loose is how you win and if you're able to slow down those clutch moments, that's when you're able to step up. It's the theory that Jazz Chisholm tries to explain. It didn't work for him, obviously, in the postseason, but as the secret to his success this year was playing 70%. Because when you're trying to play 100% and you're really trying to give it your all, you're really tripping over your own feet because you're trying too hard. So if you're playing loose and you're playing at 70% and you're not feeling that pressure and you got no worries, that's when you really are at your best.

[Rich Davis]

I like to use the term loosey goosey.

[Covino]

Loosey goosey. No. But you ever been there in a relationship, Rich, where the harder you try, let's say you're trying to win a girl's heart back, and everything you do, the universe feels like it's working against you. It's because you're trying too hard. It's unnatural at that point.

[Dan Beyer]

In 2023, the road team won 11 times.

[Covino]

That was the. The Texas Rangers setting a record.

[Dan Beyer]

And then in 2019, the World Series.

[Covino]

There, the road team won every game.

[Rich Davis]

I do remember that. I remember that clearly being like, wow, it is.

[Covino]

No.

[Rich Davis]

No one could get the job done at home. So I think in the micro, we talk about this postseason, not your favorite dirty jobs guy. Not micro. In the micro.

[Covino]

Shout out to Mike Rowe, though. He's a good dude.

[Rich Davis]

I think we talked about saber metrics and analytics. That all goes away in a short series. You. You could rely on that. Over 162 game schedule to work. But in a small sample, you got to go with your gut. And I think over the long haul, sleeping in your own bed, being around your family, playing in front of the home crowd will obviously be an advantage. But I think in a series where high stakes and high pressure, maybe it's not as shocking that these teams are falling flat at home. Let me ask you a question. Of course, as a typical Kavino and Rich Rich question. When you were a single man, did you perform better at home or on the road? If you know what I mean. If the girl said, come back to my place, or you said, no, no, come over my place. Where do you feel like you had your.

[Covino]

You're talking about cooking, right?

[Dan Beyer]

Your kitchen.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Covino]

But where are you cooking in their kitchen? Because I could always leave when I wanted to.

[Rich Davis]

Stop it. Look, where do you think you've had Your later.

[Covino]

You left the messy dishes for her dishes in the sink.

[Rich Davis]

Where do you think you've had, quote, best performances? At home or on the road? Like, if you had a fun, random fling with a girl, if you said, hey, come over my place, would there be more pressure? She's coming over my place. I got to make sure it's neat and everything.

[Covino]

I think it was more fun on the road. Unless they had cats or something. All right. Then they'd be all in the way. What's going on here? How many cats do you have? This is weird. More than three?

[Rich Davis]

She's crazy. Isn't that the rule?

[Covino]

You ever go to a place and there's like. It's like a big mess, too. Like, what kind of person are you?

[Rich Davis]

Not four, not five, not six.

[Covino]

So, yeah, I think I was a on the road performer myself, Rich. So I think that's really what it is. Except here's. Here's what's hard to believe. It's hard to believe for us because you're like, they're professionals, so you assume that they're oblivious to this.

[Rich Davis]

And baseball is also different.

[Covino]

So much pressure, but especially for the teams that never won. I really feel like the Dodgers do have less pressure.

[Rich Davis]

They won.

[Covino]

They're the Dodgers. They have superstars. They know that if one superstar doesn't step up, someone in that lineup is going to step up.

[Rich Davis]

You're saying like Blue Jays and Mariners fans?

[Covino]

Blue Jays, the Mariners, like they're.

[Rich Davis]

The fan bases are so thirsty and the players know it.

[Covino]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

You know, I think of Dan Byers, Seahawks, when I think of the last time, maybe a home field advantage meant that much, because home field advantage, Brewers, Mariner. Listen, over our lifetime, football, baseball, basketball, there have been significant, like, yo, home. Home field for that team means a lot. The last one, that to me was almost impossible was a time in the, in the 2010s when, if you went to Seattle, 12th, man, Legion of boom. Was that Dan Barr, would you agree the last time a home field meant that much?

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah. Darn near close. Because I can't think of another one that comes to mind.

[Rich Davis]

Lambo in the 90s, maybe late 90s, early 2000s.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah. I mean, Packer fans are great and there's many, many of them, but an actual home field advantage of affecting the game. I don't think Lambeau Field is it. But when you went to Lumen Field, you went to the Kingdome even that those were the. Those were the places. Heck, in baseball going way back. So it wouldn't even Be close to the Seahawks. How loud was it to play at the Homer Dome with the twins and those. Those homer hankies in an indoor sort of facility?

[Rich Davis]

You could picture that, right? You could picture all the waving the towels and everything.

[Dan Beyer]

And honestly, like, as of late with. Just to go back to the Seahawks, their issue has been they haven't actually been good at home, they've been bad at home.

[Rich Davis]

So, yeah, so that. That's what I'm saying. It feels like there's not one now. Like, for a minute, you were like the Chiefs at Arrowhead, but if you look at the last couple years and their splits, it's not like. It's not like anyone's undefeated at home. And like, yeah, good luck seeing them in January at home.

[Covino]

Like, and think how we set up these expectations.

[Rich Davis]

Like, Buffalo just lost at home in a primetime game, and you thought they had the. The. Those white uniforms at home on a.

[Covino]

Primetime game, like in the New Unis, no less.

[Rich Davis]

So, yeah, yeah.

[Covino]

Added to it. But when you think about the expectations, not only from the fans, you know, those players have even greater expectations. Like, they're supposed to win at home instead of just playing the game and doing their best. We gotta win. They're expected to win. It's a home game. And I think all those things subconsciously mess with you and you get the opposite result.

[Dan Beyer]

Remember that playoff game, that wild card game with the Pirates and Reds? And the Pirates shook Johnny Cuaito so much.

[Rich Davis]

Johnny Quaido, like, dropped the ball in his mitt. He, like, imploded on the map.

[Dan Beyer]

I remember that was in Pittsburgh. That was, you know, a decade ago or so. Again, it's crazy. You don't see it as much anymore.

[Rich Davis]

That was. Honestly, db. Great reference, because that was the last time I remember seeing someone visibly shook.

[Covino]

And if you don't know why we're talking about this, you just joined us. The home teams are owing five this postseason in the mlb. I don't know if that's a first, but it sounds good to me. I don't remember that being the case. So, again, younger people, crazy atmospheres, desperation to win, expectations to win greater than ever. I think you're seeing a lot of people pressing too hard, and that's why we're here.

[Rich Davis]

I'm trying to find the stat on it. Cavino, maybe Dan Byer knows, or Danny J.

[Covino]

Wait, hold on. It's all subconscious, too, though.

[Rich Davis]

Rich. I found it. I found it.

[Covino]

It's also on the smallest level, the Lucma theory. We call this the Lucma theory. And this goes back to grade school. Seriously, how many times when you were a kid, you're in your driveway and you're just hitting three point shots. You're hitting circus shots off the roof, on the pavement, into the bucket. You're in the zone. You're just hitting all these ridiculous shots. And then you're like, ma, Ma, watch, watch. And you try to make that same shot again. Brick, brick, brick. Air ball.

[Rich Davis]

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

[Covino]

And then as soon as she walks away, it's back to the bottom of the net. And it's just the way life works sometimes. And these are younger men with, with, you know, much greater rewards at hand here. It's just human nature. Was it you, Covino, who said you don't like it when your family was in studio, or was it Rich? Somebody had family in SiriusXM? I don't like it. Right. But I do feel their nervous energy on me. Like, my mom gets all nervous and I could feel her being nervous for me. And I don't want that. It's not that I don't want my mom there. It's. I know she's nervous for me for some we reason. So it's like, you know, take your nervous energy out of here. And that's all part of it. Man, there's high stakes here. We analyze every little thing social media adds to this. You know, they didn't have to deal with that years ago. The social media pressure and the backlash. Don't think these players, especially the young players, don't see it and their friends see it and they talk about it. They have to go home with it. It's a whole different level of pressure. It didn't really apply the same way years ago the way it does right now.

[Rich Davis]

I was. Sam, what's up, buddy? I actually have exclusive audio of Covino trying to get his mom's attention.

[Covino]

Ma, I made it. No, I'll do it again. Look, Ma. And then your mom's like. And then you make. You missed a shot every time. That's what's happening. You're trying to perform at your peak in front of these fans, and it backfires.

[Rich Davis]

Not that LeBron James needs me to hang from his huevos, but I'm going to for a second.

[Covino]

Sure.

[Rich Davis]

What was so remarkable about LeBron and the Cavs beating the warriors the year they went 73 and 9, best record in NBA regular season history, was that I had to look it up. I don't. I don't know why it took me more than 10 seconds to find it. But that 2015, 2016 Golden State warriors team, 41 home games. What do you think their home record was?

[Covino]

I don't know. Tell me.

[Rich Davis]

39 and 2.

[Covino]

Oh, wow.

[Rich Davis]

So the fact that in the playoffs, in the NBA Finals, down like they were for LeBron James to find ways to beat a team in the Bay Area when they were 39 and 2 the whole season, only two times out of 41 games did the warriors come up short at home that year.

[Covino]

I think that also explains why some of these teams who have the best records throughout the year end up falling short because now they're expected to win and the pressure is greater as a result.

[Rich Davis]

So I'll be honest. I'll. I'll pull a Fonzie. I might have been.

[WebMD Host]

Wrong.

[Rich Davis]

I might have been wrong because remember I said both series are 20 and they're going home. This is over. I. Dude.

[Covino]

Right.

[Rich Davis]

Based on last night and the last.

[Covino]

Year is tonight postseason, it doesn't matter as much. If anything, it could be working against them regular season. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And you know what? Right now for the Brew Crew and Denny, I'm not saying I hope this for you because you're a Dodgers guy, but would it shock you if tonight, all of a sudden, Contreras and Yellich and all these guys, the ball start dropping, they get a little looser and maybe they win tonight. Maybe it's 2:1. Would that shock you?

[Covino]

No.

[Rich Davis]

They're a team that won. Their team that won 96 games this year. You know, they're. They're going to. Something's going to happen.

[Covino]

Something.

[Rich Davis]

And maybe they're like, all right now we're just in Southern California. We're away from all, all the fun of Milwaukee. Oh, pressure's off. Yellich gets to go get a home cooked meal from his mom in Southern California. Maybe this team brings it tonight. And I wouldn't be shocked if Blue Jays tied up and I wouldn't be shocked if the brewers stole one from the Dodgers tonight. And that would be what, seven.

[Covino]

Seven.

[Rich Davis]

And oh, from the road teams.

[Covino]

If that happened, that would be wild. And it seems so simple to say, but all these teams are there for a reason. So you think any of these teams are going to wilt and just go away quickly? You're wrong. No, they're not all great teams.

[Rich Davis]

These aren't we teams that are like, I guess we're going to fold. No 96 win team's going to fold. No Blue Jays team who beat out the Yankees for the AL east is going to fold.

[Covino]

And it's not just because it's Owen 5 so far. You could visibly see that these teams were pressing at home and they seem looser on the road. Yeah, I mean Blue Jays, for example, yesterday, 13 runs out of nowhere. They won 13 to 4 over the Mariners. So if you have any thoughts on it, by all means. Are we not making sense to you? Do you still believe in the home field advantage? We do. But in the postseason it just doesn't seem to be there.

[Rich Davis]

Not the way it was.

[Covino]

87799 on Fox 87799 on Fox @ Covino and Rich at FOX Sports Radio.

[Rich Davis]

We'll take your feedback next. We'll talk more baseball later because I know you got a bone to pick with Shohei Otani.

[Covino]

I mean you might, it's, it's less about Shohei. It's more about how we treat him, how people treat him in the media. Is he an untouchable?

[Rich Davis]

So we'll talk little Shohei about. We'll talk, we'll talk NFL as we believe this get into week seven. How crazy is that? So a lot of NFL, some baseball and we'll talk some movies. We'll throw it back all on this show. Covino and Rich, let's go.

[WebMD Host]

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[Rich Davis]

Hey, it's Ed Helms. And welcome back to snafu, my podcast about history's greatest screw ups. On our new season, we're bringing you a new snafu Every single episode.

[WebMD Host]

32 lost nuclear weapons.

[Rich Davis]

You're like, wait, stop.

[Covino]

What Ernie Shackleton sounds like a solid.

[Rich Davis]

70S basketball player who still wore knee pads. Yes.

[Dan Beyer]

It's gonna be a whole lot of.

[Rich Davis]

History, a whole lot of funny, and a whole lot of guests. The great Paul Scheer made me feel good.

[Covino]

I'm like oh wow.

[Rich Davis]

Angela and Jenna, I am sorry. So psyched you're here.

[WebMD Host]

What was that like for you to soft launch into the show?

[Rich Davis]

Sorry Jenna, I'll be asking the questions today.

[WebMD Host]

I forgot whose podcast we were doing.

[Rich Davis]

Nick Kroll I hope this story is good enough to get you to toss that sandwich.

[Covino]

So let's see how it goes.

[Dan Beyer]

Listen to season four of SNAFU with.

[Rich Davis]

Ed Helms on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up everybody? This is Snax from the Trap Nerds podcast and we're bringing you the horror every week all October long. Kicking off this month I'll be bringing you all my greatest fear inducing horror games from Resident Evil to Silent Hill. Me and Tony bringing backfire team on Left 4 Dead 2 and we just gonna be going over some of the greats. Also in October we'll be talking about our favorite horror and Halloween movies and figure out why black people always gotta die first.

[Scott Barry Kaufman]

The Umbral reliquary invites any and all fool brave enough to peruse its many curiosities, but take heed, all sales are final. Weekly horror side quests written and narrated by yours truly with a full episode read and a commentary special and we.

[Rich Davis]

Will cap it off with Horror Movie battle royale. Jason vs. Freddy Michael Myers vs. The Alien Thing with the Little Tongue Monster. October, we're doing it Halloween style. Listen to the Trap Nurse Podcast from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

[Sad Oligarch Host]

The Rich Russians Falling out of Windows podcast is back. Sad oligarch season 2 since we left you in 2023 after season 1, many politically motivated Russian millionaires have continued to die in suspicious circumstances. We dig deeper into these odd deaths which include everything from mushroom poisoning and mysterious heart attacks to window clumsiness and suicide by decapitation. One thing we have found since we started back in 2022 is the information on the suspicious deaths has become much harder to find. Not just that, it seems as if state controlled media in Russia is being utilized to purposely confuse and contradict the reporting that gets put out. As you can probably imagine, season two gets very weird. Listen to Sad Oligarch on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Scott Barry Kaufman]

I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, host of the Psychology podcast.

[Rich Davis]

Here's a clip from an upcoming conversation about exploring human potential.

[Scott Barry Kaufman]

I was going to schools to try to teach kids these skills and I get eye rolling from teachers or I get students who would be like, it's easier to punch someone in the face when you think about emotion, Reg. Like, you're not going to choose an adaptive strategy which is more effortful to use unless you think there's a good outcome as a result of it. If it's going to be beneficial to you because it's easy to say, like, go blank yourself, right? It's easy. It's easy to just drink the extra beer. It's easy to ignore, to suppress seeing a colleague who's bothering you and just like walk the other way. Avoidance is easier. Ignoring is easier. Denial is easier. Drinking is easier. Yelling, screaming is easy. Complex problem solving, meditating, you know, takes effort.

[Rich Davis]

Listen to the psychology podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Covino]

It's really difficult to put your finger on why the home teams are 05, but we did our best and I think, I think it makes sense to be honest. How else would you explain what you're seeing? I can visually see the extra pressure these home teams are putting on themselves. It's because the postseason is different than the regular season. Higher stakes, more expectations. And we'll take your phone calls on that. 87799 on Fox Again, Kavino and Rich, FOX Sports Radio Studio. It is ghost season, which means don't yawn in October because when you yawn in October. Yep, a ghost sticks his junk in.

[Rich Davis]

Your face, that's exactly what happens. That's why Tioscar and his wife didn't want to stay at that hotel.

[Covino]

That's right. Thankfully, there hasn't been any boring baseball games.

[Rich Davis]

By the way, if your kids or wife collect those stupid boo buckets at McDonald's, they're doing them again next job, this year, next week. So I don't know that I just. Halloween's here, man. You know, October baseball. We're halfway. We're halfway there, man. Pretty crazy. Two weeks from tomorrow, Halloween.

[Covino]

Which means this weekend you got to start looking for costumes. Probably. In fact, we'll get you primed up and ready for that on over promised. Our bonus pod premieres today, episode 113. In fact, we'll definitely talk Halloween. And some popular costumes to look out for and some sports related ones to over promised on our YouTube page. Covino Enrich FSR we go live right after the show. That's 4pm on the west, 7pm on the east. Again, I'm Steve Cavino. That is Rich. We got Danny G, Sam Spot and Buyer hanging out with us. And let's go to the phone calls real quick.

[Rich Davis]

Let's say hi to Tony. And then I have an NFL thought as we get to Dan Buyer. What's up, Tony?

[Covino]

Hey, Tony.

[Rich Davis]

Hey. 2019, like we said, the Nationals won or the Rangers team won all seven games. And then 1987 was the first time that the home team won all seven games. That was in the Homer Dome. And I want to just say real quick, and Dan Byer can correct me on this, but I remember 1978 NLCS between the Phillies and the Dodgers. Pitcher for the Dodgers, I think it was Charlie Huff literally was booed off the mound and could not continue. That's going back a ways. Yeah.

[Covino]

I mean, listen, Charlie Huff pitched 100 years.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, Charlie Huff, what, he retired, like last year. Got look like he was 112, I.

[Covino]

Think when he was on the rangers. He was 115, actually, Sister Jean, didn't he?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, he's still alive, I'm sure.

[Covino]

But look, you had to go way back to the 80s to give us that stat. And that's pre social media, obviously. I think that's also pre. You know, we have this idea as fans, too, that they're professionals, but they're young men. They're still human. And we know what they're getting paid, and we know how much they're getting paid, and it's ridiculous amounts. So we're quick to boo them and quick to expect greatness when that's not always going to be the case.

[Rich Davis]

What's up, D.B.

[Dan Beyer]

How would you guys take that? Would you guys take that as, like, Dan Byer knows his sports or Dan Byer's old, that he may remember what happened in 1978.

[Rich Davis]

I took a little of his bolt, to be honest.

[Dan Beyer]

I was. At first, I was like, if he.

[Rich Davis]

Was like, Dan Byer might remember. It was 1980 something. When you dip into the 70s. He's now saying, oh, DB might be 50.

[Dan Beyer]

For the record, I'm not the oldest person on this show. For the record, I'm not the oldest person on the show.

[Covino]

That grizzled veteran Dan Byer might be able to back me up on this.

[Dan Beyer]

I'm just saying, I look at what he was saying, and I think it's the Alonzo morning meme of yeah. Or the girl at the counter, like.

[Covino]

Oh, that's really funny.

[Dan Beyer]

So that's how I took that. By the way. I was one in 1978, so I don't remember that. World Series.

[Covino]

Yeah, but you're a big Charlie Huff fan.

[Rich Davis]

At one I was referencing the Woodrow Wilson administration. Do you have any thoughts about when President Taft got stuck in a bathtub? By the way, speaking of Charlie Huff, we had Julianne Hough on our show once and just randomly like, yo, grown up Charlie Huff. Any relationship like, yeah, my uncle, he's my uncle.

[Covino]

Something like that. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Really?

[Covino]

Yeah. Derek uncle. Or he's related to Charlie and Derek. I mean, Derek and Julianne Hough.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, we randomly threw that out there and like, oh, crap, you really are related. Talk a little NFL. We'll go to DB for an update. Yesterday, when we filled in for Dan Patrick, we talked about how everyone, from NFL on Fox to USA Today, everyone, has decided to put out their power rankings as to where we are, like a third of the way through the NFL season. USA Today has the Bucks and Colts number one and two. Pro Football Talk has the Bucks and Colts at one and two. NFL on Fox has the Bucks at number one. Colts are on their top five. And if you want to add to the list, TB12 himself. Tom Brady decided to chime in. He has the Bucks and Colts at 1 and 2. So I ask you all.

[Covino]

Hold on, though.

[Rich Davis]

Hold on.

[Covino]

You were right. USA Today Pro Football Talk all had Bucks and Tom Brady 1 and 2. But NFL and Fox left them off. Yeah, they didn't even have Colts in the top five. Now they had the Bucks and Lions at 1 and 2.

[Rich Davis]

Packers, Lions, Rams are Brady's 3, 4, 5. And if you want to just play, stat, boy, 3, 4, 5. For USA Today was Seahawks, Steelers, Lions, Lions, Rams, Steelers for Pro Football Talk, Rams, Packers, Bills for NFL on Fox. But they had the Lions at number two. So Lions seem like someone we could all get behind, like Lions will be.

[Covino]

You know what it was, though, Rich? It was all the hype that Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers got this past weekend against your team. Yeah, because everybody's injured. But I think what separated the Buccaneers is that Baker Mayfield still found a way to win with all the other players despite the injuries.

[Rich Davis]

My question, Covino, because all of a.

[Covino]

Sudden, everyone's swinging from Mayfield.

[Rich Davis]

My question for not only you, Kavino, but for everyone in the room and everyone listening. When you think of power rankings, do we interpret that as you genuinely feel like those are the best teams, like, in this moment, like you think moving forward, they're the best teams it's in the moment. Yeah. I feel like power rankings is such an interesting thing. Listen, when I was a kid, I don't know who the first to do it was, but I remember always looking up the power rankings to see where the Niners were. And I'm sure you felt the same about the Raiders and the Seahawks. Like, I would always look at the power rankings as a kid with such, like, it's a good place to be.

[Covino]

Like, ooh, it's better to be there than not to be there.

[Rich Davis]

Up arrow or a down arrow. Like, power rankings are a thing we put. You know, I don't like weird stock into. But do you genuinely feel like the Bucks and the Colts are the two best teams in football?

[Dan Beyer]

In a way, yes. Honestly, like, it's a tricky question because.

[Rich Davis]

I'm not saying I disagree with you. I'm sort of like, I mean, no way.

[Covino]

Where the Steelers stand tonight, the Buccaneers.

[Dan Beyer]

Have answered the bell in a couple of really tough situations, including in Seattle and getting that win against the Seahawks. It's one of the better wins. In fact, Rich, I would even argue that if the 49ers wouldn't have lost to the Buccaneers this past weekend, that there would be an argument for what your Niners have done so far. Because when you would, if you were to win in Tampa, if you were to win in Seattle and do what you did, that there'd be an argument there. But I just, I don't believe in what the Eagles are right now. I think that the Bills have many flaws and I don't think we can reward a team like the Chiefs. I picked Denver to win the super bowl. They're at 4 and 2, but could have lost to the jets in London this past weekend.

[Covino]

So Ravens are not.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah. But even the good teams, like, I'm not a believe we were ready to crown the packers the super bowl champions after week two. And now we're like, wow, you really couldn't put away a Joe Flacco led Bengals team this past weekend.

[Rich Davis]

What's funny is Kavino and I were joking about the packers earlier. How, like the weirdest record because they had the bye week and the tie week. So The packers are 3:1 and 1. Like, it feels like it doesn't belong in the rest of the standings like other teams. Four and two, five and one. One and five, three one and one. Yeah.

[Dan Beyer]

And the losses to the Browns. Yeah, yeah, funky.

[Rich Davis]

It's interesting because the two teams to wrap this up, the two teams that arguably every outlet is saying are one and two are both underdogs this week in the NFL.

[Dan Beyer]

You two underdogs better figure out after.

[Covino]

Week seven wraps up next Monday who are the top teams. Because you've said and you extended last.

[Dan Beyer]

Year on the radio show, you said by week seven.

[Covino]

We'll tell you who's who in the NFL by week seven.

[Rich Davis]

So I have one more week and you want this. Two very telling games based on what Dan Beyer and I were just discussing. Listen to this.

[Covino]

Get this.

[Rich Davis]

As Tony no Breaks would say, get this very telling game out here in Los Angeles. The Chargers hosting the Colts. Chargers are one and a half point favorites. If the Colts convincingly beat the Chargers out here in la, that's, that's, to me that's a stamp of they are real, like real legit contenders. Now if they come out here and stumble, I don't think it's the end of the world. It could be an L on the schedule that doesn't destroy the Colts. But if you come out here and beat the Chargers and move to six and one, how could you deny the Colts, right?

[Dan Beyer]

They played well last time they were at SOFI against the Rams.

[Covino]

And you can't deny the Buccaneers either because how many people like the Colin Cowherds of the world too, who used to dump on Baker Mayfield had to look back and say, you know what, I was wrong about that because look how great they're playing now. I don't think people are quick to give the Buccaneers or Mayfield any credit and he's undeniably leading that team. So you have to give him the credit.

[Rich Davis]

Well then you should love the second part of what I just said because Monday night, another double doozy for Monday Night Football in a few days from now, the first game, which starts right at the end of our show, 4:00pm West Coast, 7:00 clock back east, bucks at Lions. If that is not the most telling.

[Covino]

Game of the week, that's so good.

[Rich Davis]

Bucks at Lions and Lions are five and a half point favorites.

[Covino]

Again, NFL on Fox, that's their number one and two Bucks and Lions according to the power rankings.

[Rich Davis]

So Bucks and Lions you're going to see. What if Baker goes up to Detroit and with again, you know, some bang ups on that offense. What if they go beat the Lions? That would really make you think crap. Buccaneers are for real.

[Covino]

Yeah, the rich loves to look at the schedule game.

[Rich Davis]

That's what I do best. All right, let's go to Dan Byerford for an update. DB what's going on, my friend?

[Dan Beyer]

I would actually argue because I love rankings in college football that you should have them in the NFL. How great would it be to promote 1 versus 2 on Monday night Football?

[Scott Barry Kaufman]

Right.

[Dan Beyer]

Ultimately it's meaningless because we have a playoff at the end that's determined by record. But if we actually did incorporate power rankings, how great would it be to see those matches? Hey, we got a three versus five matchup.

[Rich Davis]

You don't think some teams would play with a chip on their shoulder? If they're like if you're the Kansas City Chiefs and Andy Reid and Mahomes, you'd think we're not even ranked. We're not even top 10 ranked. They lose their minds.

[Covino]

The problem DV is a network would.

[Dan Beyer]

Have to sell 25 versus 28. Like, oh man, that only goes to certain parts of Charlotte and then other places.

[Rich Davis]

Panthers, what a match.

[Dan Beyer]

Yes, right. Just four out of the five boroughs in New York City.

[Covino]

All right.

[Dan Beyer]

In Los Angeles, brewers and Dodgers getting underway. Coverage actually already underway on tbs. First pitch just after six o' clock Eastern time. It's game three of the nlcs. Dodgers up two. Oh Blue Jays and Mariners play game for the alcs. That's on Fox Sports one. Mariners currently lead the series two games to one in the best of seven matchup. Max Scherzer goes up against Luis Castillo. In other baseball news, Aaron Boone in the Yankees says that outfielder Aaron Judge will not need surgery on his injured elbow. However, Garrett Cole's not expected to be available for opening day, and neither is shortstop Anthony Volpe, who may miss the start of the 2026 season following Labrum surgery on his left shoulder. Cowboys wide receiver CD Lamb is going to play on Sunday against the Commanders, while tonight Week seven begins with the Steelers and Bengals. Cincinnati not expected to have Trey Hendrickson as the edge rusher is out because of a neck injury. No practice for Rams wide receiver Puka Nukua today. Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans getting back on the practice field according to the Tamp Bay Times as he tries to return from a hamstring injury. Kyler Murray limited in practice for the Cardinals. And the big news in college football is Indiana and head coach Kurt Signetti have agreed on a new eight year contract extension. I couldn't be more proud to be a Hoosier, and I plan on retiring as a Hoosier. And the way that this state has.

[Rich Davis]

Embraced us and our success in football.

[Dan Beyer]

Has meant more to me than anything else. Average annual salary of $11.6 million. Guys only Kirby Smart at Georg. Ohio State's Ryan Day make more on a yearly basis than Kurt Signetti will in his new deal with Indiana. Back to you guys.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you. Being six and oh, and playing the way you're playing doesn't hurt.

[Covino]

No, no.

[Rich Davis]

Get you nice things.

[Dan Beyer]

Headed to the likely. Headed to the college football player for the second straight year.

[Rich Davis]

It's pretty wild. Db, I had something for you. What was it? Oh, man.

[Covino]

I had something for you, too. I wanted to thank you for that Yankee update. Even though I didn't appreciate all the injuries.

[Dan Beyer]

There's no good news.

[Covino]

I was actually.

[Dan Beyer]

Judge didn't need surgery.

[Covino]

He didn't need surgery. But you know what's funny is I saw Aaron Boone at a press conference all throughout the day, and I didn't watch it, not once, because I assumed it was fake AI nonsense. And that's the world we're living in right now. Like, I didn't realize there actually was real Yankee news until you told me. Because I kept ignoring that because I'm like, it's just Aaron Boone AI nonsense. And I skipped right past it.

[Rich Davis]

I know what I was going to ask you. DB Max Scherzer. I know I'm going to describe, like, a movie plot, but when you're a guy that's had a Hall of Fame career, like Max, Two colored eyes Scherzer, a bulldog on the mouth, a guy that pitches with a passion that you could argue is unmatched. Right? Like, when he's out there, he's a maniac.

[Covino]

He's like the mad Hungarian.

[Rich Davis]

Is there a part of you that thinks he's subconsciously thinking, like, all right, I'm at the end now. This is. Even though I've had big games, tonight is one of the biggest games of my life. Like, I'm leaving it all out there tonight. Whatever I have left is on the field tonight. You're getting a start in the alcs. After a career like Max Scherzer has, you got to leave everything you have tonight on that mount.

[Covino]

Absolutely.

[Dan Beyer]

I'm sure you guys will agree with me, but it reminds me of 1971 Vita Blue.

[Covino]

You know? Yep. Dan.

[Rich Davis]

Remember Bob Gibson in 68? And we got more Covino and Rich. And we're gonna go old school next, right here on C and R. Hang tight.

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[Rich Davis]

Hey it's Ed Helms and welcome back to snafu, my podcast about history's greatest screw ups. On our new season, we're bringing you a new snap snafu every single episode.

[WebMD Host]

32 lost nuclear weapons.

[Rich Davis]

You're like, wait, stop.

[WebMD Host]

What?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Ernie Shackleton sounds like a solid 70s.

[Dan Beyer]

Basketball player who still wore knee pads.

[Rich Davis]

Yes.

[Dan Beyer]

It's gonna be a whole lot of.

[Rich Davis]

History, a whole lot of funny, and a whole lot of guests. The great Paul Scheer made me feel good.

[Covino]

I'm like, oh wow.

[Rich Davis]

Angela and Jenna, I am so psyched you're here.

[WebMD Host]

What was that like for you to soft launch into the show?

[Rich Davis]

Sorry Jenna, I'll be asking the questions today.

[WebMD Host]

I forgot whose podcast we were doing.

[Rich Davis]

Nick Kroll I hope this story is good enough to get you to toss that sandwich.

[Covino]

So let's, let's, let's see how it goes.

[Dan Beyer]

Listen to season four of SNAFU with.

[Rich Davis]

Ed Helms on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up everybody? This is Snax from the Trap Nerds podcast and we're bringing you the horror every week all October long. Kicking off this month, I'll be bringing you all my greatest fear inducing horror games from Resident Evil to Silent Hill. Me and Tony bringing back Fireteam on Left 4 Dead 2 and we just gonna be going over some of the greats. Also in October we'll be talking about our favorite horror and Halloween movies and figuring out why black people always gotta die first.

[Scott Barry Kaufman]

The Umbral Relique Diary invites any and all fool brave enough to peruse its many curiosities. But take heed. All sales are final. Weekly horror side quests written and narrated by yours truly with a full episode read in a commentary special.

[Rich Davis]

And we will cap it off with Horror Movie battle royale. Jason vs. Freddy Michael Myers vs. The Alien Thing with the Little Tongue Monster. October. We're doing it Halloween style. Listen to the Travers podcast from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

[Sad Oligarch Host]

The Rich Russians Falling out of Windows podcast is back. Sad oligarch season two. Since we left you in 2023 after season one, many politically motivated Russian millionaires have continued to die in suspicious circumstances. We dig deeper into these or deaths which include everything from mushroom poisoning and mysterious heart attacks to window clumsiness and suicide by decapitation. One thing we have found since we started back in 2022 is the information on the suspicious deaths has become much harder to find. Not just that, it seems as if state controlled media in Russia is being utilized to purposely confuse views and contradict the reporting that gets put out. As you can probably imagine, season two gets very weird. Listen to Sad Oligarch on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Scott Barry Kaufman]

I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, host of the Psychology Podcast.

[Rich Davis]

Here's a clip from an upcoming conversation about exploring human potential.

[Scott Barry Kaufman]

I was going to schools to try to teach kids these skills and I get eye rolling from teachers or I get students who would be like, it's easier to punch someone face. When you think about emotion regulation, like you're not going to choose an adaptive strategy which is more effortful to use unless you think there's a good outcome as a result of it, if it's going to be beneficial to you. Because it's easy to say like, like you go blank yourself, right? It's easy. It's easy to just drink the extra beer. It's easy to ignore, to suppress seeing a colleague who's bothering you and just like walk the other way. Avoidance is easier. Ignoring is easier. Denial is easier. Drinking is easier. Yelling, screaming is easy. Complex problem solving, meditating, you know, takes effort.

[Rich Davis]

Listen to the Psychology podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Covino]

Oh yeah, Covino and Rich. And by the way, I want to give some props. I'm not one of those, what are.

[Rich Davis]

You, Carrot Top haters.

[Covino]

Not those kind of props. I want to give props to the Grandy man, Curtis Granderson. I think he's doing a great job with the postseason coverage. Great analyst. I'm just a fan of what he does for the game as an ambassador. I like Curtis Granderson. I think he's doing a great job.

[Rich Davis]

I think there's something to be said about liking Pedro Martinez and his no filter as well.

[Covino]

Yeah, these guys are doing a really great job with all the coverage.

[Rich Davis]

We downplay. We downplay sometimes because in basketball and football, Camino, there's a lot of great athletes turned broadcasters and we love to say, of course, like everyone from John Madden to, you know, Aikman and Brady and Greg Olson, a lot of great. And of course NBA. You got Shaq and Charles Barkley and Kenny in, in baseball, these guys are bringing it. They're really good. Poppy with Jeter and a rod. And I really think that the Grandy man with, you know, Pedro.

[Covino]

The Grandy man can, you know, as broadcasters, believe it or not, we are professionals. Right. I gotta tip my hat. I think they're doing a tremendous job. Great job, Grandy man and all the baseball coverage we're seeing. Cavino enriched Live from the Fox Sports radio studio is time for our tire act play of the day. The Blue Jays found bats in Seattle. Kirk blew the game wide open.

[Rich Davis]

11 pitch. Kirk hits it high in deep right field. Racing back, Robles at the fence, climbs the wall, it is gone. Make it a dozen for the Blue Jays on a three run homer from Alejandro Kirk. You let your kids say suck, by the way. I bring that up because after that home run, my 5 year old suck turns to me and goes, dad, the, the Mariners sucked tonight.

[Covino]

And I go, it sounds abrasive from a little kid.

[Rich Davis]

Well, I was like, yeah, yeah, they do, buddy.

[Covino]

It's not a curse.

[Rich Davis]

They do.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah.

[Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

When 50 hits, there's a surge.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

What we gonna do right here is.

[Covino]

Go back back into time.

[Rich Davis]

Throwing it back for a Thursday old school when 50 hits at 50 after C& R give you the time capsule topic and we reminisce together.

[Covino]

Yeah, yeah.

[Rich Davis]

What is that time capsule topic today?

[Covino]

Well, today's October 16, 2025 and you're on this day boy. Rich Davis is also a pop radio host on this day boy. So he's always given on this day information and little fun facts, tidbits.

[Rich Davis]

I'll give you one that does nothing to do with this.

[Covino]

And birthday shout outs.

[Rich Davis]

Today was the day that Walt Disney and His brother Roy decided to open a little cartoon studio. And I think we know how that went.

[Covino]

Well, if you're such a Disney fan, will you show the kids the legend of Sleepy Hollow? Headless Horseman, Ichabod Crane.

[Rich Davis]

I told you, by the way, not.

[Covino]

To spoil it, but Brom Bones did it. Brom Bones did it. You spoiled it. Watch that.

[Rich Davis]

Watch that with the kids. If you watch Little Giants and Mighty Ducks because you've seen neither, which is.

[Covino]

A crime, watch it by myself.

[Rich Davis]

Ed o'. Neil, Frick Moranis.

[Covino]

Next time my niece and nephew are over, I'll watch.

[Rich Davis]

I'll come over.

[Covino]

I'll come over.

[Dan Beyer]

Kavina.

[Rich Davis]

Nice.

[Covino]

Sam. All right. Popcorn with Sam. It's also National Bosses Day. So what, are you gonna kiss ass now? It's time to kiss your boss's ass. Hey, thanks, boss man.

[Rich Davis]

No one better than Scott and Don.

[Covino]

Scott and Don.

[Rich Davis]

Julie is the best.

[Covino]

Dreams come true. Yeah. Julie Talbot, the greatest boss I've ever had. So anyway, guys, true story. Fox Sports Radio has been a blessing for Covino Onridge. So we're very happy here and we do love our bosses.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, kiss and ass or not, we really do work for great people. Because I've worked for people that were not so great. I had a boss when I first started radio that he'd be like, you want extra shifts, right? I'm like, of course. I was a young, hungry kid. Fill ins, overnights, weekends, whenever. You know what earned me those fill in shifts if I would cover for him when he cheated on his wife. I'm not even joking. My wife calls, I'm with you at the bar. I'm like, okay, boss.

[Covino]

Actually, I think your shift came with an alibi.

[Rich Davis]

Yes.

[Covino]

No, for real. I think our experience here is very relatable because you work for a lot of places and they hire you, but then they hire you and try to change what you do, Right? Yeah. We like you. Now do it our way. You're like, well, I thought you hired me because you like me. Now you're telling me to do something else. Here at Fox Sports Radio, they actually did hire us and let us do what we do, what they hired us for. That's really refreshing. But when you about think think of bosses and surprising, who do you think comes to mind? Like, I think we have these TV bosses that come to mind. Movie bosses that come to mind.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, the number one boss.

[Covino]

Yeah. Who. Who comes up big?

[Rich Davis]

Boss man Lundberg.

[Covino]

Yeah. You know what? He in fact is on the graphic for National Bosses Day.

[Rich Davis]

I. I did that.

[Covino]

Yeah, I made that.

[Rich Davis]

I'm also going to need you to.

[Scott Barry Kaufman]

Go ahead and come in on Sunday, too.

[Covino]

Wow. He needs those TPS reports.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Covino]

National Bosses Day. Who do you think of? Let's hear some boss stories. Let's think of the best bosses in tv movies, cartoons. A few cartoon ones come to mind, but this is where we get you involved. Fox Sports Radio Nation, 87799 on Fox. Let's go.

[Rich Davis]

Johnny Knoxville here. Check out Crimeless Hillbilly Heist, my new true crime podcast. From Smartless Media Camp media and big money players. It's the true story of the almost perfect crime and the nimrods who almost pulled it off. It was kind of like the perfect.

[Dan Beyer]

Storm in a sewer.

[Rich Davis]

That was dumb.

[Covino]

Do not follow my example.

[Rich Davis]

Listen to Crimeless Hillbilly Heist on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up, everybody? It's snacks from the Trap nerds and all October long, we're bringing you the horror. Boogity, boogity, boogity.

[Covino]

We kicking off this month with some.

[Rich Davis]

Of my best horro games to keep you terrified. Then we'll be talking about our favorite horror and Halloween movies and figuring out why black people always die first. And it's the return of Tony's horror.

[Scott Barry Kaufman]

Show side Quest, written and narrated by yours truly.

[Rich Davis]

We'll also be doing a full episode reading with commentary, and we'll cap it off with a horror movie battle royale. Open your free Ahar radio app and search Trap Nerds podcast and listen now.

[WebMD Host]

From tips for healthy living to the latest medical breakthrough, WebMD's Health Discovered podcast keeps you up to date on today's most important health issues. Through in depth conversations with experts from across the healthcare community, WebMD reveals how today's health news will impact your life tomorrow.

[Scott Barry Kaufman]

It's not that people don't know that exercise is healthy. It's just that people don't know why it's healthy.

[Rich Davis]

And we're struggling to try to help people help themselves and each other.

[WebMD Host]

Listen to WebMD Health discovered on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Rich Davis]

The Internet is something we make, not just something that happens to us. I'm Bridget Todd, host of the Tech and Culture podcast There Are no Girls on the Internet. In our new season, I'm talking to people like Anil Dash, an OG entrepreneur and writer who refuses to be cynical about the Internet. I love tech. You know, I've been a nerd my whole life, but it does have to be for something like it's not just for its own sake. It's an inspiring story that focuses on people as core the building blocks of the Internet. Listen to There are no Girls on the Internet, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Sad Oligarch Host]

The Rich Russians Falling out of Windows podcast is back. Sad Oligarch Season 2 Since we left you in 2023 after season one, many politically motivated Russian millionaires have continued to die in suspicious circumstances. Season two gets very weird. Listen to Sad Oligarch on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Rich Davis]

This is an iHeart podcast.