Covino & Rich - Lakers, Yankees, Clark/Ohtani & Ring Culture

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show: Covino & Rich - Lakers, Yankees, Clark/Ohtani & Ring Culture

Podcast Information:

• Title: The Dan Patrick Show
• Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network
• Description: Listen to Dan's daily radio show. With exclusive insider access, Patrick brings A-list guests from the world of sports and entertainment to the show. Sharing his perspective on pop culture and sports, Patrick also brings a dose of humor to his fans.
• Episode: Covino & Rich - Lakers, Yankees, Clark/Ohtani & Ring Culture
• Release Date: June 19, 2025

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Introduction

In this engaging episode of The Dan Patrick Show, hosts Covino and Rich delve into several high-profile sports topics, including the Florida Panthers' Stanley Cup victory, significant changes within the Los Angeles Lakers' ownership, the ongoing struggles of the New York Yankees' offense, and LeBron James' controversial stance on the NBA's obsession with ring culture. Additionally, the discussion touches upon recent incidents involving Caitlin Clark and Shohei Ohtani, exploring their implications for their respective leagues.

Florida Panthers' Stanley Cup Victory

The episode kicks off with Covino and Rich extending hearty congratulations to the Florida Panthers for securing back-to-back Stanley Cup victories. Covino enthusiastically states at [03:37]:

"They win the series, the Stanley Cup Final, four to two, back to back to one game."

This victory marks a significant achievement for the Panthers, highlighting their dominance and resilience in the competitive NHL landscape.

Lakers Ownership Change

Transitioning to the NBA, the hosts discuss the major news surrounding the Lakers. Covino reveals the Guggenheim Group's acquisition of the Lakers' ownership stake while assuring that Jeanie Buss retains her role within the organization [04:07]:

"Jeannie Buss keeps her role, so she's still involved. That's the word we got."

This acquisition is valued at approximately $10 billion [08:48], signaling a substantial shift in the Lakers' management and potentially impacting the team's future strategies and performance.

LeBron James and Ring Culture

A significant portion of the discussion revolves around LeBron James' criticism of the NBA's emphasis on ring culture. LeBron argues that the league excessively values championship rings, possibly at the expense of acknowledging individual greatness. However, Covino counters by highlighting LeBron's own role in perpetuating this culture [56:03]:

"He's the guy that created that culture."

Covino points out the irony in LeBron's stance, considering his own actions in forming superteams to secure championships. This paradox raises questions about the consistency and motivations behind LeBron's critique.

Yankees' Offensive Struggles

The conversation shifts to Major League Baseball, focusing on the New York Yankees' alarming offensive drought. Covino laments the team's inability to score, having not recorded a run in [29 innings]:

"Now in 29 innings, the Yankees haven't scored a run."

Despite having a star-studded lineup featuring players like Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, the team struggles with chemistry and execution, leading to a frustrating slump for fans and analysts alike. Covino and Tom Yamas explore potential reasons behind this performance dip, including overthinking at the plate and lack of teamwork.

Rooting for Failure in Sports

Covino and Rich engage in a philosophical discussion about the phenomenon of fans rooting for failure in dominant teams. They cite various examples across sports where spectators find entertainment in watching powerhouse teams or athletes struggle. Covino shares personal anecdotes, such as enjoying Floyd Mayweather's bouts to see his opponents fail, while Rich echoes similar sentiments about rooting against favorite teams like the Lakers or the Yankees during their down periods [07:27 - 12:44].

This discussion delves into the psychological aspects of sports fandom, exploring why witnessing failure in otherwise successful entities can be both satisfying and entertaining for fans.

Caitlin Clark and Shohei Ohtani Incidents

The episode also addresses recent controversial moments involving WNBA star Caitlin Clark and MLB's Shohei Ohtani. Covino expresses concern over the physical and psychological toll these incidents take on the athletes, questioning the necessity of such aggression in professional sports [26:46 - 31:10]:

"Do you need to protect Caitlin Clark and Shohei Ohtani at all cost?"

The hosts debate whether these dramas are detrimental to the leagues or if they inadvertently boost viewership by adding elements of spectacle and storytelling.

Conclusion

Covino and Rich wrap up the episode by reflecting on the interconnectedness of sports performance, ownership decisions, and cultural values within leagues. They emphasize the importance of balance between celebrating individual and team achievements without falling into the trap of overemphasizing championship rings. The episode provides listeners with a nuanced perspective on current sports events, blending analysis with personal insights and humor.

Throughout the discussion, notable quotes include:

• Covino at [04:07]: "Jeannie Buss keeps her role, so she's still involved."
• Rich at [07:34]: "Are you still quoting 30 year old movies?"
• Covino at [29:47]: "All these dudes are capable of hitting home runs. Or how about this? Not even hitting home runs, scoring runs."

This comprehensive exploration offers listeners a deep dive into the current state of sports, highlighting key issues and fostering an understanding of the broader implications for athletes and fans alike.

Transcript

[Covino]

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[Danny G]

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[Danny G]

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[Tom Yamas]

Listen to the American west with Dan Flores on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, thanks for listening to the Best of Covino and Rich podcast. Be sure to catch us live every day from 5 to 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific on Fox Sports Radio.

[Covino]

Find your local station for Cavino and [e-mail] or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FS before we dive into all the fun, we have to congratulate the Florida Panthers.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, repeat, hard to do.

[Covino]

They win the series, the Stanley Cup Final, four to two, back to back to one game. Yeah, back to back and belly to belly. Congratulations to the Panthers. And now Game six NBA Finals tomorrow. So, you know, still more to look forward to.

[Tom Yamas]

I thought you were going to say congratulations to Mark Walter. I was excited that I bought this new can of coffee at the deli. He bought the Lakers and the other.

[Covino]

Big news that people were cheering about here in the studio. Bo is super pumped about it. The Guggenheim Group, huh, gets ownership of the Lakers. But word is again, this just happened. Jeannie Buss keeps her role, so she's still involved. That's the word we got. We'll hear more from Dan Beyer with the updates. Danny Garrett, the Lakers fan, our resident fan. He's super producing at 87799 on Fox Iowa. Sam spots on the videos we're streaming live on Fox Sports Radio's YouTube page. Let's go.

[Tom Yamas]

Any instinct, Danny G. I mean, I feel like sometimes when people don't really know much, they still have an instinct. You're like, yeah. Or you like, you don't care. You don't know.

[Mike]

No, you should care because you've seen what they've done with the Dodgers. Obviously they have deep, deep pockets. So look for the Lakers to go on a little bit of a spending spree down the down the road.

[Covino]

It's not about the rings anyway. Dude, who cares about ring culture?

[Tom Yamas]

We're Going to talk about LeBron and ring culture.

[Mike]

I have a feeling they'll be spending money after LeBron is retired.

[Tom Yamas]

Fair enough. I imagine that is true. And by the way, ownership changes, sometimes it doesn't make a big difference. Other times it is the re of the utmost, like, ridiculous changes. Like for the Mets, the Will Ponds were cheap. Fans hated them. Like, they was, like, it was like, almost embarrassing. Steve Cohen, deep pockets. Get Soto, he's a Mets fan. Like, sometimes the change of ownership is a big deal. Think about when Dallas got Mark Cuban back in the day and how he sort of changed what an owner looked like in the NBA.

[Mike]

Yeah, for sure. And it's the difference between a wealthy group who makes their money in a lot of different areas versus a family that's made their money off of that sport.

[Covino]

Yeah. So big changes soon. We'll keep you posted on that.

[Tom Yamas]

And.

[Covino]

And Rich is right. We will Talk Ring culture. LeBron was talking about that, so we're going to talk about that. And before we get into Caitlin Clark and other stuff, we plan to fit in today's show. I'm the resident Yankees fan, right? Yeah. And I know you don't care about the Yankees and that's fine and that's okay. But what I do think people like is rooting for failure. And the Yankees haven't scored. Now, amongst my circle of Yankee friends and videos in social media, I thought it was 28 straight innings. Mike, who runs this place is telling me it's 29. So in 29 innings, the Yankees haven't scored a run. Now think about their stacked lineup. 29 innings, Camino, 29. Because I've been running around the whole way too, saying, 28 innings, 29 innings. You got Aaron Judge, you have Stanton back. John Carlos Stanton, you got Ben Rice, you got all these guys hitting bombs, you got Cody Bellinger, all these dudes capable of hitting home runs. Or how about this? Not even hitting home runs, scoring runs.

[Tom Yamas]

Even manufacturing one damn run.

[Covino]

Just anything for 29 straight innings, three straight shutouts, they haven't scored a run. It's almost like, yo, what happened? Where's that chemistry? Are they gripping the bat too high, too tight? I know that Aaron Judge called a player meeting today to be like, yo, guys, seriously, we need to do something. But he's also part of the problem. He's been whiffing. So based on that and based on, again, it's just wild to see chemistry fizzle like that overnight. What happens to players and teams? It's so weird.

[Tom Yamas]

I always love these Player called meetings. Like, what is Aaron Judge gonna be? Like, all right, we've been sucking. Let's not suck and go.

[Covino]

I think he has to say, look, as captain, it all starts with me, and I haven't been bringing it. You have to take accountability. First. He's been striking out. He's not been playing well either. But also goes to show you that when he's doing crappy and he's not hitting bombs, we're not scoring runs at all. And none of these dudes are scoring. There's no small ball at all. They're swinging for the fences. They're swinging and missing. They're not getting killed, but they're not scoring runs. It's pathetic.

[Tom Yamas]

It's been a minute since we've all had to rise. All rise.

[Covino]

No rise.

[Tom Yamas]

You know, all rise. It does get you thinking, though. Is it more fun to root for failure than success?

[Covino]

Well, that was my point. I'm the Yankee fan. We're from the East Coast. The rest of the world loves to hate on the Yankees. So if you don't care at all or you hate the Yankees, you might be intrigued to see how long this street goes. They play the Angels again tonight. They're not playing great teams in the next two weeks. They. They should be annihilating the competition. So we'll see if they're able to turn it around. But if you are, I don't know, just the hating type. This is the time to tune in.

[Tom Yamas]

Damn buyer.

[Sam]

What a contrast in styles, considering how well the Rays have played. And right now they're at the Yankee spring training home. And not like, like when you. Like, I mean. And there's news today, like, aside from the Lakers deal, which, by the way, they're saying the. They're valuing the Lakers at $10 billion to make this sale. That's what the valuation is. He's not going to have 100% of it, but that's what the number is off of. But the Rays are being sold for $1.7 billion today. But to your point, nobody's played better baseball than the Rays have over the last month or so. They're what, just a couple of games back and they're playing in the spring training home of the Yankees right now.

[Tom Yamas]

I mean, the Rays just swept my Mets over the weekend. The Rays are looking good.

[Spot]

Like you.

[Sam]

It's, it's, it's really crazy to just look at that in the AL East. I mean, it's, it's one thing to play in Sacramento, like the A's were the game that you guys went up to. But there's also an added layer that you're playing in the spring training home of the Yankees right now.

[Covino]

Lightning up.

[Sam]

Yeah. And absolutely lightening it up while the Yankees can't do anything.

[Tom Yamas]

Right.

[Covino]

That is a great contrast. Dan Byer. And also. Also a reminder that it's a long season and there are ups and downs and there's no need to panic. I don't think there's any panic here. But it's so wild to see how a team could catch the yippies. It's the New York yippees. Catch the yips or catch the sickness. And to see how chemistry could go on and off like a light switch. It's like what happens. No one could really ever put their finger on that. And it's so crazy to see how it just all disappears and then all of a sudden comes back.

[Tom Yamas]

I mean, it's. It's life, right? I mean, it's. You could say the same about all gone through slumps.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Tom Yamas]

You could say the same about everyone's performance at their job, in a relationship, everything.

[Covino]

You're on fire. And then.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, but something as simple as. Dude. Something as simple as golf. Dan Byers a golfer. Dan, how many times have you or one of your golfing buddies felt like you were in the zone? Then all of a sudden you couple rounds in a row, you stink.

[Sam]

Absolutely. In the same round, like you're feeling it. And then all of a sudden the whole seven and eight, you're like, where did it go? And then hole 11, you're back on track.

[Tom Yamas]

Yes. Here's the only difference. The nature of sports and life. Man.

[Covino]

There's self accountability there. Right? You're just. It's just you in team sports. It's like everybody just forgot how to play. Everybody forgot how to score. Everything's going wrong at the same time.

[Tom Yamas]

And no one's trying to suck. That's the funny part, too. Like, I always find it funny when you're golfing or playing rec sports and someone's like, come on, man, do you think I wanted to pop up to the shortstop? Do you think I wanted a whiff? Do you. You think that Bellinger wanted to swing.

[Covino]

Through another one happens. You start gripping the bat too tight, as I referenced before, and you start trying too hard, and then you're more prone to more injury, more errors.

[Tom Yamas]

Didn't that happen to you? Didn't that happen to you in the bedroom?

[Covino]

Yeah. It gets in your head. So you're trying too hard. You're too conscious of it. Right. And then you have a failure performance as a result. It goes back to what Jazz Chisholm said a few weeks back when I pointed it out. He said the secret to his recent success prior to these losses was playing at 70%. Because when you're trying to play at 100%, you're trying too hard. You're not playing naturally. And just sort of getting out there having fun and doing what you do naturally at 70% is the key to success. You get to a point now where you start to panic and you start to overcorrect, and now you start playing bad. So that's where the Yankees are. So if you're one of those people that want to see them fail, tune in tonight to see can they surpass 30 innings without scoring.

[Tom Yamas]

I wanted to make 50, 35, 40. And you're lucky that my. You're lucky that my Mets are slumping, or I'd be. I'd be having a big edge on you in this bet we made.

[Covino]

Exactly.

[Tom Yamas]

And you know the Phillies, you could say the same for all our friends in Philadelphia. The Phillies were as hot as you could possibly be in baseball. Then they go drop like 8 out of 10, and now they're getting back on track.

[Covino]

But, dude, they're the Bronx Bombers. They can't score one run. And I have friends that have gone to these games. It's like, what a nightmare. You go there and they're. They can't even score. So based on that. Because it is kind of fun to root for failure. Not for me in this particular case, but I could see how anyone else would be intrigued. Or at least I find some fun in that. With that stacked lineup, do you find it fun to root for failure? Failure? Is that why you tune in sometimes? And what were those moments for you? Because I can give you an example. As a fight fan, I can't tell you how many times I watched Floyd Mayweather just to see him fail. And guess what? He proved me wrong. 50 times. And he was dominating the sport for all those years. So he gets the last laugh and he wins. But that's really why I was tuning in half the time.

[Tom Yamas]

Millions, millions of people watched solely for the reason of wanting to see Mike Tyson knock Jake Paul on his ass. No one was, like, rooting for Mike as much as they think they were rooting to see Jake Paul get caught.

[Covino]

To see him fail. Right, Exactly. So that's the lore of the Paul brothers, really. There's value in that. Yeah, you love to hate that guy. So he brings a lot of value to these spectacles. He's definitely one of those guys that you're watching just to see him fail.

[Tom Yamas]

I know he's a newly acquired San Francisco Giant and all is well now, but in the beginning of the season, wasn't there something almost comically fun about Raphael Devers?

[Covino]

Yeah. Let's see how far this could go.

[Tom Yamas]

Remember, he started over 18, and he was at 15 strikeouts. And, like, what is going on?

[Mike]

I also think about the NFL. When a team has been to the promised land too often and there's, like, a little bit of overkill, suddenly everybody's anti Patriots now anti Chiefs.

[Covino]

It's.

[Tom Yamas]

You want to root against. Like, the Golden State warriors were the quintessential, like, underdog. Like, wow, the warriors haven't been in the mix in forever. And then Steph Curry was all new and exciting, and then you. You win a few championships, you stick around long enough, as the Batman quote. Right.

[Covino]

Yeah. You have to be or, you know, somewhere along the line of greatness to get to the level of. Of p. Of wanting. Of people wanting to see you fail.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah. Not always. I'll give you a great example of someone that you. You had to feel bad for, but it was. Do you remember when we were just little boys? We were just little kids. And I know the story because I'm a Mets fan, but I think everyone remembers the pitcher, Anthony Young. Anthony Young holds the Major League Baseball record. He lost 27 straight decisions. And it got to a point where people were like, all right, today's the day. And then it got to a point where it's like, is he going to lose again? And the crazy part is this guy holds the record 27 straight decisions he lost, but his career ERA is 3.89. Wow.

[Covino]

Not bad at all.

[Tom Yamas]

He really wasn't that bad. He just got the bad decision over and over and over.

[Covino]

So then you start tuning in just to see, well, how long could this last? This is terrible.

[Mike]

Back in 2008, when the Lions were oh and 15, were you tuning in to see if they were go. If they would go 0 and 16, which they did, obviously, sometimes.

[Covino]

Yeah. In that case, failure is fun to root for. And I think for most of the country, people are enjoying, you know, what the Yankees are going through right now at this moment. How long is it going to last? Another game four in a row?

[Tom Yamas]

Is there a sad part of you, or is it too sad to root for the Rockies? To win, like, 30 games this year.

[Covino]

Is watching a train train Wreck.

[Mike]

Yeah, but they're in my favorite team's division, and I would think it was cool if they ripped off a whole bunch of wins in a row to me. I mean, there. We still know they're not going to get to the playoffs, but it would be nice to see them go on a long win streak.

[Tom Yamas]

If you were to tell me right now the Rockies go 25 and like 1:37, would that upset you? Or you'd be like, yo, that's so crazy. We got to witness the suckiest of suck.

[Covino]

I've enjoyed the first few months of the baseball season just watching Juan Soto struggle a little bit. I'm not going to lie, that was the fun for me, watching him fail because I know how great he is and what he could bring. But also very salty as a Yankees fan. Of course, he's turned it around with his new sassy stance. I saw he's got a new batting stance. I don't know if you've seen that, but believe me, a lot of the fun was watching this guy struggle, watching him fail. So I have a personal question based on that. And again, examples. 8779 on Fox. Danny G's on standby.

[Tom Yamas]

Danny's a Raiders fan. Danny, there's got to be a little tingle in your dingle when you see Mahomes throw, like three picks in a game uncharacteristically.

[Mike]

Oh, yeah. A couple Christmases ago, that was the Christmas of all Christmases for me.

[Covino]

That was your present.

[Mike]

Yeah. Like, I'm still living off that Christmas gift.

[Sam]

That's what Christmas Story 3 is going to be about, that Raiders. Yes.

[Mike]

Now, if they could have a few more games in their history, in their recent history like that, that would be great.

[Covino]

So you take great joy in watching Blank or watching who fail. Let me know. Let us know. 87799 on Fox @ Covino and Rich. On a personal note, like I said, does it matter how it ended? But when you see exes or people that did you dirty or maybe a colleague, when you see them struggling a little bit or not, not exactly slaying it, is it wrong to sort of relish in that a little bit? Is that. Is that too devious or is that understandable?

[Tom Yamas]

It's understandable.

[Sam]

I think it's 100% understandable. And I will also tell you something. You recognize growth in yourself. If someone that you had those feelings like that angst towards succeeds and you don't have that bitterness towards it. I realized that there was someone in my life that I was just for years and years. Says they just move, whatever. Then you find out. And I didn't have that anymore. I felt it was a little bit of growth that. Look at myself. I'm not holding this grudge that I'm happy for this person, for the success in their life.

[Covino]

It's case by case. It's growth. It's all those things. I had that feeling recently, Dan. It wasn't about an ex. It was about an ex colleague. And Rich came to me. Don't you feel bad for him? I'm like, why? He was always a jerk. He's like, yeah. He posted a video how he's struggling a little bit and everything. Like, the guy was always a jerk, you know? And you gotta believe karma gets you every once in a while. That dude was always a jerk to me, a jerk to everybody. I knew I was supposed to feel bad for him. So I think it's case by case. But in relationships, if you guys shared good times together. Yeah, I would say that's definite growth. If you could look at it like. Yeah, well, you know, I'm glad they're doing good now.

[Mike]

I like what DB Said, because I get joy out of the Clippers losing. I think about Ben Maller crying in his house and so in tv made me feel right now like I've had no growth in my adult life.

[Covino]

Yeah. If someone really annoys you, that's a really. I think that's a harmony.

[Mike]

He's so anti Lakers. And he gets on the air. He calls it. What is it? Schadenfreude. Where he gets on the air and he. He takes Joy and other fans pain.

[Covino]

I think that's a harmless one that you could keep because some people are so annoying.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Covino]

That you kind of want their team to lose.

[Mike]

Yeah. Me and him have been jousting on the air about lakers Clippers for 10 years now.

[Covino]

I think that's great. But I don't think you rub it in his face. You just see.

[Mike]

Oh, I don't. I don't say anything to him.

[Covino]

Love it.

[Mike]

Like, there's been a couple times where I sent him this picture of Clippers being held over a toilet. Like, after they get ousted out of the playoffs or something, like. But no. No words, no contact, no text, nothing. Just the picture. And he sends back a middle finger.

[Covino]

So rooting for failure, does it make you a bad person? Well, if you're rooting for the Yankees to continue not scoring, yes. But we'll go to your feedback now.

[Tom Yamas]

Our buddy Michael. Yo. Who's listening in Vegas, what's up, yo? Hopefully we see Michael yo this weekend. I know he does shows in Southern Vegas.

[Covino]

He's my favorite Blasian bro.

[Tom Yamas]

Half black brother with a Korean mother.

[Covino]

I know. I watch all his clips. He's the best.

[Tom Yamas]

He said, I hate watch Conor McGregor.

[Covino]

Oh, that's a good one. He goes, I would watch.

[Tom Yamas]

You want to see him get.

[Covino]

Oh, you want it in the way he would walk out there.

[Tom Yamas]

Him or Vince McMahon, who has the more cocky walk.

[Covino]

He was definitely one of those guys that you wanted to see, feel, and when they did, you're like, good. I hate him. I hate his face. But I personally see both sides. There have been times I rooted for him, but I could totally see he's one of those polarizing guys.

[Tom Yamas]

What about when you turn the tides on your own team? Our buddy Greg hit us up in Pittsburgh. He said, guys, the Pirates are so bad over the last decade or so that I root for failure in hopes that the owner will be pressured to sell to, then hope someone new puts the team in the right path. So, like rooting against your team, rooting for failure.

[Covino]

Yeah, that makes sense.

[Tom Yamas]

Hoping things turn around.

[Covino]

Yeah. If anyone needs to be bought out, it's teams like the Pirates.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah. Such a great history.

[Covino]

Right.

[Tom Yamas]

And you just. They would. Baseball would be better if the Pirates were good.

[Covino]

So again, think of the Yankees stacked ass lineup of Judge and Stanton back. Like I said, all these dudes that hit bombs. The Bronx Bombers, they haven't scored in three games. Straight, 29 straight innings. And they take on the Angels again tonight. How far will this go? What happened to that chemistry? And what are some other things that are fun to root against, fun to root for? Failure. 877-99-ON FOX.

[Tom Yamas]

Well, what do they have? 29.

[Covino]

29. Yeah.

[Tom Yamas]

Could we get to 28? Could we get to 20 more innings? Because the major league record for consecutive scoreless innings is 48 by the Chicago Cubbies in 1968.

[Covino]

Wow.

[Tom Yamas]

From June3.

[Covino]

Something from Slappy Johnson in 1902. Now the 68 Cubbies when he managed the Orange Sucks.

[Tom Yamas]

And it was right around this time. It might be that June gloom. June 15 to June 21, the Cubs were held scoreless for 48 innings.

[Covino]

That's crazy.

[Tom Yamas]

Do the math on that. That's like between five and six games.

[Covino]

Yeah. What's going on? Like, you have to imagine something's going on.

[Tom Yamas]

Like we're talking not even like a guy walks and then guy hits a double. Like you're not getting anything.

[Covino]

Ever have a bad Tree. I'll tell you. You want to be personal here? You want to open up a little bit? I'll take you behind the velvet rope.

[Tom Yamas]

Let's do. Let's hear it.

[Covino]

I went four months with no action. Four months. But it wasn't because there's guys listening.

[Tom Yamas]

That have gone four years.

[Mike]

I was gonna say that's regular life for a lot of people.

[Covino]

I was in a hot and steamy new situation. I was just so in my head that I was like, something's going on. You see what I'm saying? I couldn't bring it.

[Tom Yamas]

For four. We actually made a parody. We made a parody song.

[Covino]

Oh, for four months.

[Tom Yamas]

We made a parody called Broken Schween to. So take this broken sweet.

[Covino]

4 months. Danji. My point is, something was going on. You know, looking back, I still don't know what was going on, but something's going on with the Yankees. You can't score, run. This is the game of winning and scoring runs.

[Mike]

Was she avoiding you for those four miles?

[Covino]

No, dude. My. My junk was not cooperating. I don't know how I put it.

[Mike]

So you were the one putting it up.

[Tom Yamas]

He was the Yankees.

[Covino]

I was the Yankees. My point is, something's going on.

[Mike]

Oh, man. That's the title of this hour. Covino is the Yankees.

[Covino]

I mean, this was years ago, dude.

[Mike]

But years ago, Covino was the Yankees.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah.

[Covino]

And we've all been there. My point is when things like not.

[Tom Yamas]

Even a little dinger.

[Covino]

When not even nothing. Not a little number.

[Tom Yamas]

Nothing. I know each spin is individual, but you're like, it's. It's gonna happen.

[Covino]

It has to happen.

[Tom Yamas]

So I think the bet tonight is Yankee scoring the first inning. I hate that because I want to see the streak continue. But I bet you Yankees. I bet you they scored two in the first inning. Time.

[Covino]

Well, more examples at Covino and Rich at Fox Sports Radio. Other examples of where it was fun to root for failure, Let us know. And one phone call from Jeff. 87799 on Fox. What up, Jeffino and Rich, Fox Sports Radio.

[Tom Yamas]

What's up, jefe? Hey, just want to bring up the.

[Mike]

Whole Jets Roger saga where, you know.

[Tom Yamas]

He get in, got into the jets, didn't want to see him get hurt, but got hurt the first year, got the whole team to hire all his buddies. Came back second year, got his coach fired and still managed to suck. I mean, that was just. That was just awesome. Oh, that's a. That's a good one. And by the way, Jeff, thanks for the call. Appreciate the support from Wisconsin, Rogers, is he a guy that this year as a Steeler is the sentiment more people are rooting to watch a train wreck or do you think more people are saying, come on, he's the old guy, let's go, Aaron. You got it. Like, I feel like most people will be hoping he fails.

[Covino]

It's case by case. Danny G. Wants to see him fail. No doubt. No doubt. You know what?

[Mike]

After watching that docu series he did.

[Covino]

I humanized him a little bit.

[Mike]

Humanized him a little bit happy about his relationship. I don't necessarily want to see him fall in his face, but I've never been a Steelers fan, so there's that.

[Covino]

I'm definitely rooting for. Come on, dude, you got some juice, let's go. I mean, you go out on a high note and I'm rooting for that, but I could see how people are done with that guy. Again, we're live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. For over 40 years, Tire Rack has been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive ship fast and free. Backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation, tire rack.com the way tire buying should be. Again, everything at covinoenrich, fox Sports Radio's YouTube channel, we're streaming live. All of our videos are there. Thank you guys for joining us. We got midweek major coming up. The biggest stories in sports and pop culture. Are they midweek or major? But we got to talk about the other biggest thing going on in sports right now. Again, congratulations to the Florida Panthers. But Caitlin Clark. Yesterday, I was getting my haircut while the game was on. Yesterday looks good. And I was like, well, thanks.

[Tom Yamas]

Nice.

[Covino]

By default. I was like, man, look at this. What's going on? And the whole vibe was we blame the officials for allowing this to happen. This is terrible. This is terrible.

[Tom Yamas]

Look at this.

[Covino]

Look at all our ruckus.

[Mike]

It looked like the big three.

[Covino]

It did.

[Tom Yamas]

It did.

[Covino]

Who is that? Stevenson and Dwight Howard. What's going on here? Look at this. This is. This is terrible. This is so bad for the league and bad for basketball. And I blame the officials. If the officials would have stopped this earlier, we wouldn't be in this situation. And I'm practically out of my barber's chair. I'm like, this is the only thing that's intriguing me at this point. So I'm thinking the exact opposite of everything I'm hearing on tv. I'm like, what are they talking about? This is the most exciting I've Been about the wfa.

[Tom Yamas]

You stand up with your little cape on. Yeah.

[Covino]

I'm like, come, this is great. Like, everybody's watching. Everyone's tuned in because of the drama. So we're in one breath, they're saying, this is terrible. You got all the people, the sports fans at the barbershop being like, what are you talking about? This is great. We need more of this.

[Tom Yamas]

Now, I think two ways to look at this. Like you said right now. It happened to two superstars yesterday. Caitlin Clark getting roughed up, poked in the eye, shoved to the ground.

[Covino]

Why you boink? And then she got the old Three Stooges treatment.

[Tom Yamas]

You change the channel, she's got to.

[Covino]

Do some curly defense.

[Tom Yamas]

There's your dude, Shohei Ohtani.

[Dan Flores]

Shohei Ohtani.

[Tom Yamas]

He's getting plunked. And I love his reaction when he's like, oh, he actually reposted lyric plunk.

[Mike]

At least it was in the leg.

[Tom Yamas]

But you got to ask yourself, do you need to protect Caitlin Clark and Shohei Ohtani at all cost?

[Covino]

Well, they're the golden geese, right? In these particular situation. So I think there's got to be some of that. But this goes back to what Big Mike was saying in our pre meeting. Believe it or not, we have on pre meetings. Big Mike. He looks like Rick from Pawn Stars. Yeah, Big Mike. You'll see him in Vegas this weekend. He's coming with giveaways.

[Tom Yamas]

When you see the guy, like, what happened? I'm stone cold. Oh, wait, no, that's Big Mike.

[Covino]

Big Mike can't wait to party with Mike. He's the best. As he was saying and as Levar Arrington was saying, here on Fox Sports Radio, we're seeing the old school Jordan treatment like there's a target on them no matter what those are, especially Caitlin Clark.

[Tom Yamas]

Young cats don't realize that Johan's more respected here.

[Mike]

Wait, I think I thought LaVar said he doesn't watch WNBA.

[Tom Yamas]

I mean, that is true. He does say that.

[Covino]

He has said that. But he has. He says, dare I say it? You know, and he paused. He's like, that's the Jordan treatment. Where he came in, everyone roughed him up and he had a pivot and put some muscle on to let it be known that he was going to be taken.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, young, young, young kids, young cats might not realize that, but when Michael Jordan came into the league, it wasn't always the mid to late 90s Jordan that was getting calls and was getting respect, and players were like, oh, my God, it's Michael Jordan in The beginning teams like those bad boys, the Pistons, the Celtics.

[Covino]

Yeah, they made his life hell.

[Tom Yamas]

Would rough him up.

[Covino]

And you know what? Essentially, you could say it made him a better player. Right. Because he had to work harder and put on weight and be that guy and overcome that. This is what Caitlin Clark is kind of going through, and it's going to continue happening unless the officials step in and make it clear that they're not going to accept that sort of thing.

[Tom Yamas]

And the reality, though, is, I mean, we're talking about the WNBA on a random Wednesday and her getting roughed up.

[Covino]

So is it bad for the league or is the drama great for the league? That's really the question.

[Tom Yamas]

I think drama is always good, unfortunately. And the. The league going after Caitlin Clark, and you could see that blonde girl on the other team, the one that gave her the little po.

[Covino]

Why you. Yeah, she gave her the MO.

[Tom Yamas]

What's her name? J.C. sheldon. Jay Z. Sheldon.

[Covino]

Poking my eyes.

[Tom Yamas]

J.C. sheldon kind of whipped at her eye and got. But the look she gave was the look like my wife gives me. I don't pay attention. Like, it was like a little mean mug. It was a. It was a cold look.

[Covino]

So pinball.

[Mike]

The pinball action after that was worse.

[Covino]

Yeah. The point. But it was. It was exaggerated. We have to acknowledge that, too.

[Tom Yamas]

If you don't think, like, she was.

[Covino]

Tossed to the ground, she played into it.

[Tom Yamas]

But if you don't think those other women are like, yo, we're going after Caitlin Clark.

[Covino]

We are.

[Tom Yamas]

It's. It's like saying a defense doesn't go after the star quarterback. Yeah, we're going to rough them up.

[Covino]

And by the way, going after Caitlin Clark also puts your name in the headlines. Like, as a competitor, it's not necessarily like, we don't like her, so we're going after. Like, you want to beat the best as a competitor. So it's not all coming from a malicious place. Like, don't you want to show that, hey, that's just another person on the court. Yeah, you.

[Tom Yamas]

You were talking to me before. You said when someone gets in the ring, if you got in the ring with a champion, if you're a little bit in awe, you lost already.

[Covino]

Yeah, exactly.

[Tom Yamas]

You lost a red.

[Covino]

Another competitor in front of you at that point.

[Tom Yamas]

I mean, if you get in the ring with Canelo and you're like, oh, my God, it's Canel. You're done. You're lost. Michael. Michael. Michael Tyson. I call him Michael Mike Tyson. He once said the minute his opponent looked away during the stare down. He's like, I won.

[Covino]

He won the fight. So these opponents and the opposing teams, they know she's the best, so they're playing as hard as they can to make a name for themselves as well. This is great opportunity for them.

[Tom Yamas]

And I thought about if you're a middle reliever, you know, out of the bullpen for the Padres, and they say, yeah, we're going to need you to hit Shohei Ohtani. There's a part of me, it's like, ooh, you want to take on that job? But you know what? The answer is yes.

[Covino]

But where's the protection when you know how much and when I say how much financially ratings everything she means to that league.

[Rich]

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[Lex Borrero]

Welcome to the youe versus you podcast. I'm Lex Borrero and every week we sit down with some of the biggest names in entertainment to talk about the real stuff, the struggles, the doubts, and the breakthroughs that made them who they are. We go deep, exploring childhood trauma, family, overcoming loss, and the moments that shape their journey. These honest conversations are meant to take the cape off our heroes with the hope that their humanity inspires you to become a better you and therefore set you free to live the life of your dreams. Here's a sneak peek.

[Covino]

I'm trained to go compete. I'm trained to be like harder. But sometimes that mentality stops you from stopping and smelling the flowers in your own garden.

[Lex Borrero]

Wrong to want more.

[Covino]

We migrated our family migrated here. I'm like second generation.

[Lex Borrero]

Listen to you versus you as part of Michael Tuda Podcast Network available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Flores]

The American west with Dan Flores is the latest show from the Meat Eater Podcast Network. Hosted by me writer and historian Dan Flores and brought to you by Velvet Buck, this podcast looks at a West available nowhere else. Each episode I'll be diving into some of the lesser known histories of the West. I'll then be joined in conversation by guests such as Western historian Dr. Randall Williams and best selling author and Meat Eater founder Stephen Rinella.

[Tom Yamas]

I'll correct my kids now and then we're they'll say when cave people were here and I'll say it seems like the Ice Age people that were here didn't have a real affinity for caves.

[Dan Flores]

So join me starting Tuesday, May 6th where we'll delve into stories of the west and come to understand how it helps inform the ways in which we experience the region today.

[Tom Yamas]

Listen to the American west with Dan Flores on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danny G]

I know a lot of cops and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no.

[Tom Yamas]

Across the country, cops called this Taser the Revolution.

[Danny G]

But not everyone was convinced it was that simple.

[Dan Flores]

Cops believed everything that Taser told me.

[Danny G]

From Lava For Good and the team that brought you Bone Valley comes a story about what happened when a multi billion dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission. This is Absolute Season one, Taser Incorporated.

[Mike]

I get right back there and it's bad.

[Tom Yamas]

It's really really really bad.

[Danny G]

Listen to new episodes of Absolute Season 11 Taser incorporated on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge episodes 1, 2 and 3 on May 21 and episodes 4, 5 and 6 on June 4 ad free at Lava for Good plus on Apple podcasts.

[Michael Casson]

I'm Michael Casson, founder and CEO of 3C Ventures and your guide on Good Company, the podcast where I sit down with the boldest innovators shaping what's next. In this episode I'm joined by Angeli Su, CEO of tub, for a conversation that's anything but ordinary. We dive into the competitive world of streaming how she's turning so called niche into mainstream gold, connecting audiences with stories that truly make them feel seen what.

[Tom Yamas]

Others dismiss as niche we embrace as core. It's this idea that there's so many stories out there and if you can find a way to curate and help the right person discover the right content. The term that we always hear from our audience is that they feel seen.

[Michael Casson]

Get a front row seat to where media, marketing, technology, entertainment and sports collide and hear how leaders like Angelique are carving out space and shaking things up a bit in the most crowded of markets. Listen to Good company on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Covino]

Kavino and Rich live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. And it's time for our tire rack play of the day. Speaking of hockey, let me do my best impression here. Speaking of hockey, Rich, way back on a Wednesday, one of my best impressions.

[Tom Yamas]

Guys, everyone pay attention.

[Covino]

Blades of steel. How's it going?

[Tom Yamas]

That's so good.

[Covino]

We have to muffle. He has to sound muffled blades.

[Mike]

I think I'd rather get a life hack from Rich.

[Tom Yamas]

Come on.

[Covino]

My second best impression is double dribble.

[Tom Yamas]

That's good. Now I was going to say if you were to play Nintendo hockey back in the day, did you go two medium guys, one skinny guy, one factor?

[Covino]

That was the winning formula. Yes. Yes. All right, so it's time for a tyrack play of the day. Canada sees another Stanley cup slip through their fingers down to the final five seconds.

[Tom Yamas]

Rats rain down. Lord Stanley. Staying in south Florida last year was greatness. This time it's historic. The Florida Panthers are back to back Stanley cup champions, courtesy of the Panthers radio network. That's our play of the day, by the way. Lord Stanley. Is that Stanley Roper?

[Covino]

Yes.

[Tom Yamas]

I thought so. For over 40 years, Tire Rack has been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive ship fast and free, backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation.

[Covino]

Want to hear my third best impression?

[Tom Yamas]

Yes. Tire rack dot com.

[Covino]

By the way, third best impression is Soto Popinsky.

[Mike]

Wow.

[Covino]

You like that, man? Remember when Soda Popinski would laugh at you when he beat your ass in the ring?

[Tom Yamas]

You should do that for Mike Tyson.

[Covino]

You know what? I might.

[Tom Yamas]

I didn't even know him.

[Covino]

Maybe I'll do it. Live from our live broadcast Friday from Vegas.

[Mike]

Please don't.

[Covino]

Yeah, cuz there'll be a crowd there cheering me up.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, hundreds of people do it.

[Covino]

Kavino, do it. So anyway, we're Cavino and hundreds of.

[Mike]

People swimming to the other side of the pool.

[Covino]

Exactly. We'll be live from circa poolside. So Rich Will be extremely distracted, I promise you that. Because he'll be ass gazing the whole time.

[Tom Yamas]

Now make sure to bring my sunglasses.

[Covino]

Covino and Rich. Everything at Covino and Rich. The question right now is based on everything we saw yesterday. Yeah, Ohtani got hit by a pitch. Caitlin Clark's being tossed around. Do you got to protect the superstars? That's question one. But is it bad for the league or is drama great for the league? Let's be real for a second.

[Tom Yamas]

That's the whole.

[Covino]

It's great for any league, but especially the wnba.

[Tom Yamas]

That's the whole center point of most reality television drama and nonsense. And people could say they don't like drama and nonsense, dude, but they do.

[Covino]

The only time anyone at the barbershop paid attention to the W, and I'm not coming from a negative or sexist place, I'm just telling you, based on what I saw, I was at the barbershop. See the sweet trim up I got. The only time everybody stopped to watch the game is when all the drama happened. That's the proof right there in the figgy pudding.

[Tom Yamas]

Where'd you go?

[Covino]

Guys want to watch beefcake? Yeah, but the whole place stopped, you know, everyone stopped. The buzz, the Clippers shut off, and everybody watched to see what was happening in the game.

[Tom Yamas]

Hey, protecting the stars, I get it. But the drama's great. Caitlin Clark's fine.

[Covino]

Even so, if the drama's great, then it's a nonstop. No, then they let these things sort of happen with reason.

[Tom Yamas]

And you know what? Even Dave Roberts, he was just mad that he got ejected. It was done the right way. They hit Ohtani in the leg by the Dodgers.

[Covino]

Hit Tatis.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, you got to hit him in the butt or leg. You don't go head hunting. And you know, even Ohtani posted his reaction when he was like, oh, the.

[Mike]

Announcers did point out, Covino, that the only intentional throw seemed to be the one that hit Ohtani.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, no doubt that's true, but that's baseball. But, hey, a really fun night of sports coming up. We're going to go over Mike's words of wisdom. Give away a swiggy. What is it, Rich spots Baseball. Yes, that's baseball.

[Sam]

That's baseball.

[Tom Yamas]

That's baseball. So we got spots midweek major and a bunch coming up.

[Covino]

Now before we wrap up Caitlin Clark. And we keep seeing the highlights over and over again. Hey, if it wasn't good for ratings, why do we keep seeing the highlights over and over and over again?

[Tom Yamas]

Exactly.

[Covino]

The question is, is it bad for the league, or is drama just straight up great for the league?

[Tom Yamas]

What does your boy Triple G say in the world of boxing?

[Covino]

He says, max. Max, Max.

[Tom Yamas]

No, no.

[Covino]

He says, I am champion. Canelo is not. I'm real champ. Oh, oh. Drama show. Drama show.

[Tom Yamas]

Because that's what people want.

[Covino]

Drama show, Drama show, drama show. Everybody loves drama show. And I do want to bring in one caveat that you may have heard here on Fox Sports Radio. Doug Gottlieb was saying that it's bad because what about the moms that want to take their daughters to a WNBA game? You're spending good money on bad sportsmanship, bad basketball sometimes. Like, is this the sort of example you want to show young women and girls and sports fans, period?

[Tom Yamas]

I mean, do you like it when all these girls are pulling each other's hair?

[Mike]

I mean, my teenage daughter sees. My teenage daughter sees worse on her school campus.

[Covino]

I mean.

[Tom Yamas]

Exactly, Danny.

[Covino]

It's just something to keep in mind to have a, you know, full conversation. I happen to agree that the drama's great for the league. And no, Rich, I don't like when they're pulling on each other's hair. I don't know what you're talking about. Me neither. I'm just saying. I mean, creepo.

[Tom Yamas]

I'm just saying.

[Covino]

What's up?

[Tom Yamas]

Damn buyer.

[Sam]

Guys, I know that you're getting ready for your huge weekend in Vegas, which also includes the Sam and Big Mike road trip. We're going to hear from Big Mike.

[Covino]

In a little bit stories.

[Sam]

But when you guys are driving, please don't pull a. Shador Sanders.

[Tom Yamas]

What happened?

[Sam]

Oh, the Browns rookie quarterback cited for going 41 mph over the speed limits on Tuesday morning, going 101 in a 60 mile per hour zone, according to police records in Strongsville, Ohio.

[Tom Yamas]

I won't do that. Don't worry.

[Covino]

I do the opposite, Dan. I. I go 41 in, like, a 65.

[Tom Yamas]

Pass Kavito on the 101 here in LA and be like, who's going 40 in the right hand lanes? I'm old lady, and it's Steve Kavina.

[Covino]

Yeah, I drive like Mr. Magoo.

[Sam]

101 in a 60 for Shador Sanders.

[Tom Yamas]

Don't. Don't make foolish moves that.

[Covino]

I'm never one of those need for speed kind of guys, especially a guy with such a great life and future ahead of him. It's like, why take any risks at all?

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah. And you know what? Speaking of which, a terrible story, but you saw Henry Ruggs yesterday speaking about regret, and he wish he could turn back the clock.

[Mike]

Yeah, he got to speak to a group of prisoners and it's sad. We recently saw Max Crosby, his former teammate, say that he was supposed to be out at Topgolf with Rugs that night. Wasn't able to go. And he said Rugs had never made any big mistakes in his young life before. Wasn't, wasn't a troublemaker any. That was a really good young kid and just made one dumb mistake that night by driving fast after he drank.

[Covino]

We were working at ESPN and not too long before this happened we interviewed him. And I can't say you can make a full assessment of someone in one silly interview, but he seemed like such a nice.

[Tom Yamas]

I mean, we hung with the guy for a half hour and he was a cool young kid and I'm sure still is, but one terrible, terrible mistake. Young men, young men especially do, do really stupid things. I keep up with Iowa News and I saw that a 19 year old man in Iowa was on a motorcycle. He got pulled over at 177 miles per hour. Wow, 177?

[Covino]

Yeah. Just don't get it.

[Tom Yamas]

He had somebody shooting video him doing like, you know, what do they call them, wheelies and stuff.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Tom Yamas]

And this guy got up to 177. That's insane.

[Sam]

How do you pull him over?

[Tom Yamas]

Well, he got caught by. He's gone. Got caught by a plane.

[Mike]

Helicopters.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, it's a car. But thanks for noticing. A highway patrol had a plane that they spotted him with and then eventually he, he did pull over.

[Mike]

If, if you have a hundred or $200,000 sports car and you want to see what it can do, rent a racetrack. You have that sort of money where you could rent a track for yourself.

[Covino]

No doubt.

[Tom Yamas]

I agree. So hey, be safe out there. Don't pull Shador.

[Covino]

Take it to Thunder Road or something, you know. He was putting people's lives in jeopardy. I hate that man.

[Tom Yamas]

Well, you know what? In a, in a few minutes we're going to go over Mike's words of wisdom. So get ready to be dialing 87799 on Fox. Big Mike who runs this place. Drop some words of wisdom. If you repeat it verbatim, word for word, you walk away with a Covino Enrich, Fox Sports Radio. Stainless steel Swiggy. It's the sweetest water bottle known to man.

[Covino]

Speaking of Mike, who runs this place? Hey Sam, Dan Beyer mentioned the road trip. Are you prepared to share a queen size bed with Mike in Vegas?

[Tom Yamas]

Oh, we forgot to tell you the accommodations. We Set up. So from what I've been told, we only have one cot, and we'll be sharing a cot in a boiler room at Circa and so nuts to butts, right? That's right. It's gonna be like old times where we're all packed in a little room.

[Covino]

You know what? This is the, like, the secondary reason that we have these big events. Of course, we want to connect and have fun with our listeners and make new friends and all that and broadcast. But the stories that come of it are always the best part. So I can't wait to hear that sort of. That side of the story.

[Sam]

I also don't think it should be neglected that Sam is doing this to take advantage of Mike's handicap parking. So that is.

[Tom Yamas]

We did that for the UCLA game in Vegas.

[Sam]

Like, let's be real. Let's be real here.

[Tom Yamas]

It's definitely a perk.

[Covino]

All right, so, Rich, we have to talk about LeBron and ring culture. I just want to keep people in the loop of what's going on. He's talking about people need to drop ring culture. But isn't he the guy that sort of. Well, I don't want to say started it, but leaned into it.

[Tom Yamas]

At least I'm going to discuss that. But you know what? Let's not keep this waiting any longer. It's time for the guy who runs this place to drop his words of wisdom. It's time for the guy that runs this place.

[Sam]

Just for clarification, guys, Big Mike does not run this place. In charge of everything. He has no power over, really, anybody here. He does not run this place.

[Mike]

It's Big Mike's words of wisdom on a Wednesday.

[Tom Yamas]

Life is not a fairy tale.

[Covino]

If you lose your shoe at midnight, you're just wasted. Which actually happened to Rich. You know, we called Rich Barefoot Jones for years because he was so drunk at a party. One time, I saw him in a circle of girls, like, hamming it up. I was like, hey, Rich, what's going on? And we're like, nothing. I'm just hanging out with all these beautiful women. Hi, ladies. And I'm like, dude, where's your shoes? He was so drunk, didn't realize he had no shoes on, Swear to God.

[Mike]

True story.

[Tom Yamas]

That is a true story. They called me Barefoot Jones for years.

[Covino]

They called him Barefoot Jones for years because somebody.

[Tom Yamas]

I lost my flip flops.

[Covino]

Somebody ended up discovering these shoes in a room. And you're like, whose shoes are these? But they were riches.

[Tom Yamas]

Hey, listen, it was spring break in the 2000s. What do you want me to tell you?

[Covino]

Legend of Barefoot Jones.

[Mike]

We have a beautiful swiggy waiting to be won right now in the studio lines.

[Tom Yamas]

Now, while we wait for that winner to call in, I do want to share something I did yesterday.

[Mike]

Give that number really quick.

[Tom Yamas]

The number again. 87799 on Fox. Repeat Mike's words verbatim and you win. I feel like I did. I feel like I did something that needed to be done for the younger generation. As you know, I've talked about it quite a bit.

[Covino]

I'll say. What, you trimmed your back hair for Vegas?

[Tom Yamas]

No, I'm gonna do that tonight. My kid, I coach both my kids. My son Ben is five. I get so much joy teaching these little five and six year olds baseball. It's honestly, it's what I get. What I get the most joy out of, other than, you know, just being a dad and doing the show with you guys. Like, I'm pretty blessed. And I do love coaching. I. I could see why a guy like Doug Gottlieb loves to do it on a professional level. Right. Because it really is. Because teaching and watching, it's rewarding. It's rewarding, right? And yesterday, it's 100 degrees. Danny G. In the Valley. Can you back me up? That it's like 100 degrees in gross in the Valley. It is like. Yeah, it's in the, like, mid-90s in Sherman.

[Covino]

But outside, like, I saw the forecast, it was sunny. Sunny sweaty ass today and then sweaty ass tomorrow.

[Tom Yamas]

Swassy.

[Covino]

Yes, swassy weather.

[Tom Yamas]

Swassy. But in the Valley, Daily G. Like, West Hills, Calabasas, Woodland Hills. It's like a hundred.

[Mike]

Yeah. Even last night, we weren't able to open up the windows or the sliding Gl because it's. It's too. You don't get any breeze right now.

[Tom Yamas]

No. So these little kids, we're doing baseball practice for this week's tournament. And I could see they're, like, irritable. I even brought the little misting fan I have that I bought at Home Depot.

[Covino]

Those cooling rags that my wife bought.

[Tom Yamas]

Those for the kids. Is that misting thing. Is that what Covina uses on his hair? That. Have mercy. So. So you'll love this, because it's a move that these kids probably would never do in between infield practice and batting. I'm like, kids, come with me. Because I know by the snack shack there's a hose. And I was like, all right, let's go. And I sprayed all these kids down with the hose. And then is it True.

[Covino]

You also sprayed a mom with a white T shirt on.

[Tom Yamas]

I mean, that is accidentally creepo. And then my son goes, I want a drink of water. And all the kids, one at a time, took a sip of water.

[Covino]

Hey, that's Generation X's bragging, right?

[Tom Yamas]

Hose one, hoes. Yeah.

[Covino]

Shout out to the hoes.

[Mike]

That's old school, Danny.

[Tom Yamas]

Some of the parents made eye contact with me. Like, tastes like rubber. Like, well done. Like, because these little kids are freaking, spoiling, pampered. They all have one bread.

[Mike]

About time they see what it's like to have rust in their mouth.

[Tom Yamas]

That's cold hose water. And you know what? This tastes calcified. It tastes like coins. Yeah, it tastes a little different. Coach Rich. Hey, kids, are you sure this is okay? That's the well pump and you'll live.

[Covino]

Yeah. Now you're gonna have a reputation. You poison the kids.

[Tom Yamas]

I poison all the kids in the Valley.

[Covino]

But their bodies can't handle that.

[Tom Yamas]

But I will say I think it was one of those cool little memories. I'll remember these little kids all drinking out of the hose like we did in the 80s and 90s. Now every kid has their own little water bottle and Stanley cup and all the different things, so. All right, let's get a contestant. I've given you time to think about this. Mike's words of wisdom. If you could repeat it verbatim, you win that pr. Let's get a contestant and do this. Who we got there?

[Mike]

All right. Mike in Mississippi. Mike, you think you got this, man?

[Tom Yamas]

I think so. We'll give it a shot.

[Mike]

All right, Take a beat, Let that music simmer.

[Covino]

Okay.

[Tom Yamas]

Life is not a fairy tale if.

[Dan Flores]

You lose a shoe at midnight oh.

[Covino]

No, I don't know Sorry, Mikey.

[Mike]

Sorry.

[Tom Yamas]

We don't divulge what he missed.

[Covino]

You know what? Here's the beauty of it, Mike. You get to redeem yourself next week. All right? Thanks, buddy. Thanks for playing. Thanks for playing. We appreciate it, man. He lost it.

[Tom Yamas]

I thought he had. It is one word slip up on one word.

[Covino]

It's gotta be verbatim. We can't just be handing out swiggies. This is like the Stanley cup of the Cavino and Rich Show.

[Tom Yamas]

Larfish, not a fur. I mean, I think is. That part's right. Okay. Hey, let's get someone else. We got to get a winner here from Mike's words of wisdom spots midweek. Majors on deck.

[Mike]

All right, let's go to North Kakalaka, North Carolina. Will.

[Tom Yamas]

Hello, Will.

[Covino]

Hey, Will. What's up?

[Tom Yamas]

What's going on, guys?

[Covino]

Thanks for calling, man.

[Tom Yamas]

You ready to win a swiggy or what? Absolutely. Yes, sir. Let's hear it. Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe, you are just wasted.

[Covino]

No, really, man. He said that with a lot of confidence.

[Tom Yamas]

I think he kind of summarized a little bit. Yeah.

[Covino]

Yo, Will, I thought you had it, man.

[Tom Yamas]

He missed a part of the day.

[Covino]

Well, you know what? Again, Play again next week. Thanks for calling. I know it's a lot of pressure to call on the radio, but you get to win this prize and you learn a little something. Some words of Wisdom. The numbers 8, 7, 7, 99 on Fox. If you could repeat it verbatim. 8, 7, 7, 99 On Fox. Mike's Wednesday. Words of wisdom. We're get more phone calls, but let's dive into this LeBron James thing.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, this is wildly funny to me because when someone's, you know, you guys jokingly call me double talking Davosi, which I never double talk. I try not to. When people say something Chatterbox Davis, and then people say the complete opposite, it makes me laugh. LeBron James.

[Covino]

Well, hold on. You're allowed to change your mind. You're allowed to evolve.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Because our famous example is before we became dad, we used to say, I'm never gonna have a toy castle in my living room. Ever. Get your toys out of my living room. And of course, life takes over and you realize the kids take over, and you realize that you just want to have a fun family. And what you used to say changed, and that's okay.

[Tom Yamas]

I remember when Kavino was a dad and I had not become a dad yet. We all went out to a Japanese restaurant, big group of people, and Covino's daughter left her little toy chopsticks at home. And Covino lived like two blocks away. Kavino's like, yo, bro, let me just turn around. I gotta get her chopsticks. And in my mind, I'm like, your kid Will, just deal.

[Covino]

Everyone judged me, like, man, what a weenie daddy is. Just tell your daughter to deal with it.

[Tom Yamas]

And now I realize that if my kid left something they wanted behind and I was a block away, you damn well know I'm turning around because it's just saving me the hassle.

[Covino]

So I tried to prevent a meltdown, and it was sort of my fault. I. I was really the ones that forgot them.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah. And I remember, say. I remember saying, kavino, I'm sorry, bud. You were right back then.

[Covino]

How about this one, right?

[Tom Yamas]

I just didn't Know, you evolve, you change.

[Covino]

You're allowed to change your mind. I'm just saying, for the sake of conversation, to keep that in mind here and then tell me how you feel about all this. I used to say. I used to have a rule, guys, that you would. I could never travel more than 20 minutes for booty. That was the rule back in our 20s, remember? Remember that? I said, I'll never travel more than 20 minutes for booty. And then I met someone. I was traveling across the country every weekend like an idiot.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah.

[Covino]

So you change your mind. It happens. LeBron James slams the NBA's obsession with ring culture. It's just weird to me.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah. LeBron on ring culture. This is what he said. I don't know why it's discussed so much in our sport. You're telling me Iverson, Barkley, Nash weren't effing? Unbelievable. They can't be talked about with these guys because they didn't win rings. It's like saying Peyton Manning can't be in the same room as Brady or Mahomes because he only has one ring. Yeah, yeah. Payton has two. So LeBron's wrong with the quote. First of all, Barry Bonds never won a World Series. You can't sit here and tell me he's not the greatest player to ever touch a bat. So when you hear that quote, you got to say to yourself, hey, we are obsessed with ring culture. But hold on. Isn't LeBron the guy that's like, how many we gonna win? Not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven.

[Covino]

Like, he's also the guy that sort of started the trend. 3, not 4, not 5, not 5, not 6, 7, not 7.

[Tom Yamas]

I mean, he's the guy that.

[Covino]

He's the guy that said that left his hometown team to go play and start and create a super team for the ring. So that's the interesting part of the story. It's like, dude, you're the guy that created that culture.

[Tom Yamas]

He won a. He built a super team to win a couple. Then he went back to his hometown to win a ring, which was glorious for Cleveland.

[Covino]

Cleveland.

[Tom Yamas]

And then he went to the Lakers to win for the biggest dynasty, maybe other than the Celtics, in NBA history.

[Covino]

So. So when you hear everything laid out, is he allowed to change his mind? Does he make a point? Or is he the biggest double talker, sort of hedging what he put out there? Because guess what? He doesn't want to be compared as the guy who has less rings than Jordan. He's basically saying, without saying, I'm still the greatest that has ever played the game, despite who has more rings than me. Now you can say, yeah, Robert Horry has more rings than him. Does that mean he's a better player? No. But how many great players out there don't have rings? Think about it. Not that many.

[Tom Yamas]

I mean, it's the ultimate rationale, right? We all do this in life. If something works out in our favor, then it's the most important thing. But if it doesn't, you'll say to yourself, like, yeah, it doesn't really matter anyway.

[Covino]

And it's also the Source. It's. It's LeBron. He's the poster boy for rings mattering, in my opinion. That's. That's what makes it interesting.

[Tom Yamas]

If we were up for an award for, I don't know, the dopiest radio show, right? If we won, you'd be like, dude, awards matter. Look at this. If we didn't win, you'd be like, it's a stupid award. You can. Man.

[Covino]

Who gets award anyway?

[Tom Yamas]

And I think that's what LeBron's doing now, because while he is way accomplished more than most people in any sport in the history of athletics, he still is shy of. Of the other greats. And I think it's easy for him to now say the rings matter. Come on.

[Covino]

Also on the Lakers for that same reason. I mean, you're in the game of wins and losses, and you're in the game of championships.

[Tom Yamas]

If LeBron had six and he was tied, if LeBron had six and he was tied with Jordan or had seven, one more than Jordan and had the same as Brady had in the NFL.

[Covino]

He'D say they matter.

[Tom Yamas]

He'd say, yo, baby, ring culture. That's what it's about.

[Covino]

Yeah, that's. That's what sports are about. Wings.

[Tom Yamas]

Your narrative goes along with how you do. That's just a fact. All right, let's get a winner for this. Swiggy. More people are saying they could nail this. Mike's words of wisdom.

[Mike]

We have three contestants left to play, because, remember, we agreed five tries at this, okay?

[Covino]

Yeah, you get five chances. If not, you just lose.

[Mike]

Yeah, we're on the third try right now. It's Cruz in San Diego.

[Tom Yamas]

What up, Cruz? Bathos Locos Forever.

[Covino]

What's going on? Forever. This is Cruzito.

[Tom Yamas]

I think I'm speaking with Miklo and El Gallo Negro.

[Covino]

That's right. That's me.

[Tom Yamas]

Looking forward to the Padres Dodgers tonight. Padres really need one. I tell you what, if the game gets out of hand. There's going to be another plunkin. So it's either gonna be Mookie Freeman or Ohtani. Just heads up. Yo, Danny, he's called out. What? Dodger he's gonna hit tonight.

[Covino]

These aren't Mike's words of wisdom.

[Mike]

They could have a parade in San Diego with a big sign that says, we plunked a Dodger, Roger.

[Tom Yamas]

Oh, boy. All right, let's, let's. You got the words of wisdom or what?

[Dan Flores]

I sure do.

[Tom Yamas]

But also head shout to Big Mike, who runs the place. Big. I bet he's giving Mike shout outs.

[Covino]

Let's.

[Tom Yamas]

Let's hear the words of wisdom, Cruz. All right. Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you're just wasted. I may be white on the outside. Finally on the inside.

[Covino]

Finally, the Padres win something nice, Cruzito.

[Mike]

All right, Cruz, hang on the line and get your info and we're gonna mail a CNR Swiggy to you there in San Diego.

[Tom Yamas]

Thanks, Cruz.

[Covino]

He's got the.

[Tom Yamas]

Appreciate it, guys.

[Covino]

He's got the Swiggy. Thank you, buddy. Thank you, man. Congrats. That's great. So we got a winner. And again, guys, don't feel bad if you lost.

[Tom Yamas]

Ring culture, guys. It's not about winning.

[Covino]

It's not about winning.

[Rich]

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[Lex Borrero]

Welcome to the you versus you podcast. I'm Lex Ferrero and every week we sit down with some of the biggest names in entertainment to talk about the real stuff. The struggles, the doubts, and the breakthroughs that made them who they are. We go deep, exploring childhood trauma, family, overcoming loss, and the moments that shape their journey. Journey these honest conversations are meant to take the cave off our heroes with the hope that their humanity inspires you to become a better you and therefore set you free to live the life of your dreams. Here's a sneak peek.

[Covino]

I'm trained to go compete. I'm trained to be like harder. But sometimes that mentality stops you from stopping and smelling the flowers in your own garden.

[Lex Borrero]

Is it wrong to want more?

[Covino]

We migrated. Our family migrated here. I'm like second generation. Una trauma biniendo de un pais extranjero. Yegas unidos ni hablas ingles.

[Lex Borrero]

Listen to youo vs yous as part of Michael Tuda Podcast Network available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Flores]

The American west with Dan Flores is the latest show from the Meat Eater Podcast Network. Hosted by me writer and historian Dan Flores and brought to you by Vellum Velvet Buck, this podcast looks at a West available nowhere else. Each episode I'll be diving into some of the lesser known histories of the West. I'll then be joined in conversation by guests such as Western historian Dr. Randall Williams and best selling author and meat Eater founder Stephen Rinella.

[Tom Yamas]

I'll correct my kids now and then where they'll say when cave people were here and I'll say it seems like.

[Covino]

The Ice Age people that were here.

[Tom Yamas]

Didn'T have a real affinity for caves.

[Dan Flores]

So join me starting Tuesday, May 6th where we'll delve into stories of the west and come to understand how it helps inform the ways in which we experience the region today.

[Tom Yamas]

Listen to the American west with Dan Flores on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danny G]

I know a lot of cops and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no.

[Tom Yamas]

Across the country, cops call this Taser the Revolution.

[Danny G]

But not everyone was convinced it was that simple.

[Dan Flores]

Cops believed everything that Taser told them.

[Danny G]

From Lava for good and the team that brought you Bone Valley comes a story about what happened when a multi billion dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission. This is Absolute Season one Taser Incorporated.

[Tom Yamas]

I get right back there and it's bad. It's really, really really bad.

[Danny G]

Listen to new episodes of Absolute Season 1 Taser incorporated on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge on episodes 1, 2 and 3 on May 21 and episodes 4, 5 and 6 on June 4. Ad Free at Lava for Good plus on Apple Podcasts.

[Michael Casson]

I'm Michael Casson, founder and CEO of 3C Ventures and your guide on Good Company, the podcast where I sit down with the boldest innovators shaping what's next. In this episode, I'm joined by Anjali Su, CEO of Tubi, for a conversation that's anything but ordinary. We dive into the competitive world of streaming. How she's turning so called niche into mainstream gold. Connecting audiences with stories that truly make them feel seen.

[Tom Yamas]

What others dismiss as niche, we embrace as core. It's this idea that there's so many stories out there and if you can find a way to curate and help the right person discover the right content. The term that we always hear from our audience is that they feel seen.

[Michael Casson]

Get a front row seat to where media, marketing, technology, entertainment and sports collide and hear how leaders like Angelique are carving out space and shaking things up a bit in the most crowded of markets. Listen to Good company on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Covino]

We do this every Wednesday. We call it Mid week Major.

[Mike]

Covino.

[Tom Yamas]

And Rich gets you over the middle.

[Mike]

Of the week with midweek Major.

[Tom Yamas]

Ooh, I love that. We throw sports and pop culture headlines and topics at the fellas and it's like the kids say, that's so mid week.

[Mike]

Definitely major CNR scoring midweek Major. I gotta go really quick here to give Spotty a full eight minute run. All right, you hear the horns, you know you've made it to the middle of the week. Before we hand things over to the number one and only host of this segment, we roll the two big red love dice over there in the main studio.

[Covino]

I rolled a seven.

[Tom Yamas]

Oh, is that a good precursor? You're gonna be in Vegas in less than 24 hours.

[Covino]

Ooh, I'm not a big gambling man. I'm there to schmooze and booze.

[Mike]

All right, and then a Rich roll.

[Covino]

I win. I win.

[Mike]

All right, that means Covino gets first take. And now, ladies and gentlemen, the most famous person besides Judy Blume from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Spotty Boy.

[Spot]

Hi, guys. Let's do this. Let's jump right in. So, leading with the LA Sparks. I know you guys are all about the WNBA when there's drama. Here's a little bit of social media Drama for you. The LA Sparks social media team getting flack for their choice of a game day graphic that's now gone viral amongst their fans, who thinks it attracts all the wrong attention. So ahead of last night's game against this Seattle storm, the team released a graphic with game day info where to watch the game. And rather than like one of the players wearing a jersey or an action shot, it actually featured Sparks rookie Ashley Barker sporting a blacktop bikini.

[Tom Yamas]

Oh, well.

[Spot]

Spinning a basketball at our bigger fans. Calling out the team in the comments for posting thirst traps. Standing against what the NBA players stand for or have been trying to avoid for their entire career. Also calling out comparisons, saying, you know, they would never have Austin Reeves on the Lakers page shirtless. So, you know, just to promote the game. So as of now, the post is still up. Has plenty of comments if you want to go read them. But midweek or me?

[Covino]

No, I gotta see the picture. But based on what I say, is it really that risque or is it just a bikini shot?

[Spot]

It's provocative.

[Tom Yamas]

It's hot. Why would you not lean into that?

[Covino]

Zip it, Zippy. I get first take here.

[Tom Yamas]

Sorry.

[Spot]

She looks hot.

[Covino]

Lean into it. You're trying to attract fans. It's not over the top. It's not X rated, it's not R rated. She's good looking. Why is that a bad thing?

[Tom Yamas]

I don't get it.

[Covino]

I, I, I smell jealousy here. Envy. If guys are going to tune in because they think they're, who cares as long as they're tuning in. And then you provide a great product and some good basketball, it's a win, win for everybody. In fact, on the show Power Moves right now with Shaquille o' Neal, the story about him and promoting Reebok on Netflix. He's taking all these sexy pictures of Angel Reese. So what? Lean into it. Some of these girls are good looking. That's a, that's a bonus. I say this story itself is weak. We, it's a good story, but the whole, like, premise of the story is weak.

[Tom Yamas]

Definitely the premise of, like, why are they doing it? That's weak. I think the story's major. Definitely major. Because it's a good idea. You're right. What's wrong with being hot? When did looking good go out of style? I look at it this way. How many straight men are we watching? The wnba? Not many. You trying to lure some straight men to watch women's basketball? You have other demographics already watching. You want straight men? I don't know why you would say a Good looking photo of someone that she voluntarily took that the organization posted. Lean into it. And don't tell me men never pose, quote, sexy.

[Covino]

It was okay when Jeter and a rod were.

[Tom Yamas]

Remember a rod looking at himself in the mirror?

[Spot]

Oh, when he kissed himself in the mirror.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah.

[Covino]

But remember that weird SI photo shoot where all those rookie shortstops had no shirt on?

[Tom Yamas]

Do I remember it? It's the wallpaper on your laptop.

[Covino]

Right. So you know what? Actually, Rich, I. I sort of take back what I said. The story's weak, but it is major. Yeah, it's a major story.

[Tom Yamas]

I'm looking at this and it's, you know, it's a bikini that has a lot of cloth on it. I'll just say that.

[Covino]

So it's.

[Tom Yamas]

It's fine.

[Spot]

It's a cloth. Is that what you're wearing to the pool on Friday?

[Tom Yamas]

Yes. Clothy bikini.

[Spot]

A clothy bikini.

[Tom Yamas]

Lot of material. All right.

[Spot]

You guys good now?

[Tom Yamas]

I'm good. All right. I just. I just think the WNBA sometimes is its worst enemy.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Tom Yamas]

It's like they don't embrace their stars. They push away from positive promotion. I don't get it. WNBA is like. They try to sink themselves.

[Covino]

All right.

[Spot]

Despite what you think of his son's performance, LeBron has definitely made history. Playing with Bronnie, playing with the son Bronnie on the court. But his other son, Bryce, also following in dad's footsteps, recently accepting a scholarship offer from Arizona. So. So could LeBron be playing with his two sons at once? What do you think, LeBron? What do you think? No. LeBron spoke out, saying it's absolutely unrealistic. Acknowledges how insane it will be to play his 23rd season at 42 years old. Hasn't given a specific timetable or date on the end of his career. I know he's been talking about it for years now at this point, currently nursing a knee injury, ready for getting. Trying to get ready for training camp in September, but said that it is very unlikely that he will play with his two sons on the same team midweek or major.

[Covino]

LeBron. John, it's a mid story. Let Bryce do his own thing. Let's not rush him and make the same mistakes just to get some ratings and to create a story because it's not about a family affair here. It really is about rings. Whether he wants to say it's not. It is. It's. It's about winning. So we're not trying to just fit his son into the team just for the story. They gotta fit the right players in There to win.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, this is weak. It would be pretty cool for a dad to play with his two sons, but that just. Now we're pushing it.

[Covino]

Now you're rushing it.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, it's unrealistic. But hey, a cool thought, right? And by the way, I looked up that picture. It's not even like a bikini.

[Spot]

It's a clothy bikini.

[Tom Yamas]

It's almost like a top. And it's like a handkerchief made into a bikini. And she's like, she's attractive and it's. And it says game day and she has a basketball. Everyone's such a loser. I'm so aggravated. Like, who would be mad at that?

[Spot]

I love, I love your passion. All right, well, the 2025 Club World cup, that's soccer.

[Mike]

Rich.

[Spot]

Is currently underway with games playing all over the U.S. several stadiums. So after several games in, one huge factor has fans very concerned, and that is the.

[Tom Yamas]

The heat.

[Spot]

So 80,000 fans were at the Rose bowl this week. Got a preview of that heat. As you know, it's. It's. You open the door out here.

[Covino]

It's.

[Spot]

It's sweltering. But it also has fans actually looking ahead more concerned about next year's FIFA World cup, which will take place, as you know, across three countries. The, the U.S. canada, and Mexico. With 11 of those stadiums in the U.S. so five of them have roofs with the rest being open air. Seven of them likely to experience extreme humidity and temps at least in the 90s. They're actually looking at some of the games coming up and a lot of the players are saying they're not used to playing in heat like this. So looking ahead to next year, maybe they'll have to make some accommodations for the FIFA World Cup. Actually takes place around this time. The dates line up next year. So midweek or major?

[Covino]

Well, as parents say. Right. Every dad says it's not about the heat, it's the humidity.

[Spot]

There you go.

[Tom Yamas]

It's not the heat to get you.

[Covino]

It's the humidity. As I tie my Nike Monarchs and pull my pants up real high. That's the truth. But it's a mid story. Dude. I would say weak, but I understand the importance of soccer. I think it's kind of mid.

[Tom Yamas]

Listen, just hire coach Rich. I'll spray him down with water and have him drink out of a hose. That'll be fun.

[Covino]

There you go.

[Tom Yamas]

That'll be fine. Good spot.

[Spot]

I'm fine.

[Tom Yamas]

Okay, let's go to Dan Byer for an update. Spot is already on the flight to Vegas.

[Spot]

I feel like you hated all My stories.

[Covino]

So I'm going to just move on. I got more, but that's fine.

[Tom Yamas]

I love them.

[Sam]

He gone.

[Tom Yamas]

Sam thinking about his drive with Big Mike to Vegas tomorrow.

[Covino]

I'm thinking about their drive to Vegas.

[Tom Yamas]

Don't be speeding like Shador Sanders now. I don't think Mike's truck can get over 65.

[Covino]

We're actually throwing a whole slew of swiggies for giveaways. T shirts, prizes, koozies. People love koozies, man.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah, that's why we ordered them.

[Covino]

So listen, if you go to Mike.

[Tom Yamas]

If you go to kavino and rich.com, which is old school, I get it's a website, but if you go to our social media, it's going to direct you there. Anyway, all the events for Friday and Saturday. Let me just give you the quick rundown. Everyone's invited. Friday we're doing our show live at Circa Stadium Swim. It's a big pool party. We're doing our show live. Come join us. It'll be a lot of fun. Friday night is a big party. The rooftop lounge at Circa. Come hang with the show.

[Covino]

Fireworks and everything.

[Tom Yamas]

Fireworks, drinks, all the fun. Friday night. Saturday you could buy tickets. We're doing a big event at Atomic Golf Saturday afternoon. A little brunch. Where There. We rented out a bunch of bays. There's a brunch buffet and drinking man Moses drink tickets. So that's a big event.

[Covino]

Full on brunch.

[Tom Yamas]

That's at Covina and Rich.

[Covino]

And then I'll be wearing some Travis Matthew.

[Tom Yamas]

And then Saturday night is our big Covino on Rich dinner. We rented out the whole area by the sports book and more party than.

[Covino]

It is a dinner. It's a party with food.

[Tom Yamas]

Yeah. No, but I'm saying we have, you know, tons and tons of food.

[Covino]

Right, but it's not going to be like, hey, Rich, Patrick mashed past the mashed potatoes.

[Tom Yamas]

No, no. Yeah, of course, of course.

[Covino]

Right. But it's a lot of fun. All the details. Again, like Rich said at Covino and Rich or just Kavino and Rich. Dot com. And you'll see some of your favorite friends here from Fox Sports Radio. We hope to see you there. If not, you'll hear it on Friday right here on Fox Sports Radio poolside.

[Tom Yamas]

Now, I gotta ask. Have you gotten friends jobs before? I think we all have, right? I mean, or put in the good work.

[Covino]

Good word. Definitely. But it's really on them and their qualifications. Right.

[Tom Yamas]

You could. You could give someone the recommendation.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Tom Yamas]

Do you see what happened in the NFL this is a pretty cool story Lamar Jackson told Ravens GM Eric DaCosta. Go get Jair Alexander. That's my boy. Go get him. Yo, we got to play together. They were teammates in college. And Dacosta, dacosta, delicious delivered.

[Covino]

I love that.

[Tom Yamas]

And you got to think about some of those old camaraderie people had in college. I always. I always think about how there's such an understated vibe that Burrow and Jamar Chase play together. Like, people forget that there. There takes a minute to get that chemistry. They had it at lsu and it just translated right to the NFL. Imagine if he also had Justin Jefferson.

[Covino]

My point is also looking out for your boy and built in chemistry and just goes to show you the pull that Lamar Jackson has and keeping your quarterback happy. All these factors matter. They're not often discussed, but I think they're. I think it's great.

[Tom Yamas]

And it also shows how when it's Aaron Rodgers, we make fun of it. When it's Lamar Jackson, like, that's cool, right? I think it's. It almost felt like Aaron Rodgers demanded. And they weren't athletes in their prime anymore, where Lamar's like, yo, this guy is my guy. Let's go.

[Covino]

Yeah, it feels like, hey, what do you think? Like, absolutely. Get him. That's cool. Great. I'd love to play with them. Who wouldn't? You know, Rich, you often say that we craftily. You especially have positioned yourself in a situation where you're working with friends, and it makes it that much better.

[Tom Yamas]

I feel that way genuinely. Like, I enjoy Danny G's a friend. I was Sam, Dan Byer, Monsie, who's here. I feel like if you work with people you consider friends, the people that you actually enjoy to be around, you're going to be better at your job. I think a clubhouse in a locker room where teammates that genuinely like each other, the team's going to be better.

[Covino]

I think you stick your neck out for when it came to actually getting hired. As far as interns, the ones that we felt like, they were great people, they were friends, they worked hard, but they were friends. They became friends. And you want to work with those people. It feels less like work when you're going through the hallway and, yo, what's up, man? Or your bus feels less like work.

[Tom Yamas]

Like, I love that. Like, I was. Sam will text us something stupid at like 10pm like a funny meme or something.

[Covino]

You know how many people we have in this. This business that we've crossed paths with that are really just friends? Of ours because we worked with them or we helped them get a job along the way because they were our pals.

[Tom Yamas]

I like this Lamar Jackson story because I feel like, honestly, the product that any company, any sports team is going to be better when you surround yourself with people that are just fun to be around. Spot, I mean, he knows this. But when Spot used to interview all our intern and producer candidates, the number one qualification isn't, oh, where'd you go to college? Let me see your resume. It was, do you want to hang out with this person every day? And do they? Are they a good person?

[Covino]

We would have interns sit in the studio with us for a full show.

[Mike]

And can you be around bad jokes?

[Covino]

Well, that's the thing. If they laughed at our bad jokes or if they acted like they got a kick out of what we did and they got it, we like them. If they sat there with a resting bee face the whole time, you know, smug and bored. Who wants to be surrounded by that guy? Yeah, I don't want to hang with you.

[Tom Yamas]

There's some people around here I'm sure you don't want to hang with.

[Covino]

No, but it's true.

[Mike]

Fortunately, not at our network. Like, honestly, if there was a list, it'd be a very short list.

[Covino]

It's a short list.

[Tom Yamas]

I mean, it's a short one. There's always a list.

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[Dan Flores]

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[Tom Yamas]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Tom Yamas]

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[Covino]

Learn from it.

[Tom Yamas]

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[Covino]

This is an iHeart podcast.