C&R - All Time Greatest Fights, Vrabel Drama

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show (Covino & Rich)

Episode: C&R - All Time Greatest Fights, Vrabel Drama

Date: April 9, 2026

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Episode Overview

This lively episode, hosted by Steve Covino and Rich Davis (C&R), blends sports talk with pop culture commentary, humor, and plenty of listener interaction. The main themes are legendary sports fights—why they matter, their history, and listeners’ favorites—and a hot-button discussion about the recent Mike Vrabel/Diana Russini viral photo controversy.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Changing Meanings in Sports (03:00–04:20)

• The hosts touch on how sports terms evolve—specifically “utility player”—and how the value of stats like batting average or the role of versatile players has shifted over time.
  • "It's like words change meaning over time. Yeah, terms, slang..." (03:16 — Steve Covino)

2. Greatest Sports Fights of All Time (04:20–26:20)

• Prompted by a Listener: A call kicks off a debate about whether baseball should allow more fighting, paralleling hockey’s “let them settle it” culture. (04:26–05:12)
• Big Mike's Take (host segment): “We don’t see enough fighting anymore” in sports, and bench-clearing brawls “bring back real rivalries.” (06:45–07:44)

Memorable Fight Flashbacks:

• Robin Ventura vs. Nolan Ryan (1993) — Big Mike’s pick for greatest sports fight (12:03):
  • “Nolan Ryan just beats the crap out of him... That is my favorite, my favorite, best sports [fight]. And I will fight you over it.” — Big Mike (12:05)
• NHL/NBA Fights: Kevin McHale clotheslining Kurt Rambis (Celtics/Lakers 1984), Malice at the Palace (Pacers/Pistons 2004).
  • “If we're talking all sports, it's Malice at the Palace 2004… not only were teams going at it, but you had fans going against players.” — Covino (16:39)
• Iconic MLB Brawls:
  • Mets vs. Reds (1986): Eric Davis vs. Ray Knight—a legendary blend of toughness and flair. (17:12–18:14)
  • Pedro Martinez tossing Don Zimmer (Yankees/Red Sox, 2003):
    • "Just because Don Zimmer was old, he has no right to just... Pedro didn't punch him...he just did, like, almost like a palm." — Rich (19:44)
  • Darryl Strawberry as an "unlikely hero" in Yankees/Orioles brawl (15:39)

Why Fights Matter—Hosts' Insights:

• Team Chemistry & Rivalry: "You see which guys are sprinting out of the bullpen... it brought so much camaraderie and chemistry... we’re in this together.” — Covino (15:43)
• "Self-Policing" in baseball: Fights used to regulate the game—old timers believed it kept players accountable (11:27).
• Modern Game's Softening: Suspensions and instant ejections are more common; "reputations can be ruined by a baseball fight" (24:20).
• Memorable Quotes:
  • "Reputations were never the same after that.” — Covino, on Bautista/Tim Anderson knockouts (24:39)
  • "Rivalries meant something. And...there was some real animosity there for a minute. The players care. You want to know that the players care.” — Steve Covino (10:36)

3. Vrabel/Russini Photo "Drama" (31:44, 32:33–35:08)

• Photo of Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and reporter Diana Russini at a hotel pool triggers internet gossip ("laying out next to each other," "embracing").
• C&R take: Drama is overblown. Photos are often taken out of context and don’t tell the full story.
  • "I've been in many situations where some girl like, 'Can we take a picture?' And that picture paints such an inaccurate moment." — Covino (33:08)
  • "These pictures...could really paint a false narrative." — Covino (33:32)
  • "I think there's a lot of jealous spouses out there that can't understand that normal people don't get jealous when their significant other greets a friend..." — Rich (34:09)
• Danny G's counterpoint (34:25): Most spouses would not be okay with this, "laying down next to someone's...jealous."
• Fun, in-studio reenactment of "would this be weird if it was one of us?" (36:53–37:53)
• Final Thoughts (47:32–49:14): C&R agree—no evidence of wrongdoing, but "it doesn't look good." It’s a reminder: context matters, and public figures need to be aware of optics.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On iconic baseball fights:
  "My very favorite fight in the history of sports is... 1993. Robin Ventura facing 46 year old Nolan Ryan ... [who] just beats the crap out of him." — Big Mike (11:43–12:05)
• On the Malice at the Palace:
  "Teams going at it, but you had fans going against players. That was so wild. To me, that was...mayhem at its finest." — Covino (16:47)
• On fight culture in sports:
  "I think part of the great fights we would see in baseball were really just policing themselves." — Rich (11:29)
• On modern policing of games:
  "Nowadays you see players get ejected for running out onto the field...you don't see it (fighting) as much." — Caller from Vermont (23:21)
• On the "Vrabel Drama":
  "I've been in many situations where some girl [wants] a picture...that picture paints such an inaccurate moment. These pictures taken out of context could really paint a false narrative." — Covino (33:08–33:32)

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Important Segments & Timestamps

Listener Call-in & Fight Debate

• 03:16–04:20 — Changing sports terms and player roles
• 04:22 — First major listener call about fighting in baseball
• 06:17–15:01 — "Mike Who Runs This Take": Big Mike hosts a debate on whether more fighting is good for sports, digging into memorable brawls
• 16:39–22:24 — Pivot to listener & host favorite fights, including non-baseball sports (NBA, NHL)
• 23:15–25:06 — More listener calls: Veritech/A-Rod, modern suspensions, and the impact on player reputations

Vrabel/Russini Segment

• 31:44 — Segment introduction: "Mike Vrabel/Diana Russini Photo Drama"
• 32:33–35:08 — Main discussion: misinterpretation of images, trust, and public scrutiny
• 36:53–37:53 — Studio role-play, "would it be weird for us?", poking fun at the gossip culture
• 47:32–49:27 — Final thoughts and lessons: optics, context, and being careful in public

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Additional Highlights

• Rapid-fire Best Fights: Hot takes on “must see” fight clips (Ray Knight/Eric Davis, Pedro-Martinez/Don Zimmer, Shaq/Dudley, Heat-Knicks Jeff Van Gundy incident, etc.)
• Hosts’ Philosophy: A good team brawl can be morale-building; fights are fun as long as nobody is seriously injured.
• **Notable callouts to sportscasters’ reactions and how old-school “game policed itself.”
• Listener Engagement: Multiple call-ins with personal best-fight picks and takes on suspensions and modern game trends.

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Episode Tone

Upbeat, comedic, and opinionated with lots of reference-packed banter and playful ribbing among colleagues—plus relatable stories about sports, friendship, and the sometimes absurd lens of public/fan scrutiny.

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Takeaway

This episode reminded fans of the passion—and fun—sports rivalries and fights can bring to the game, as well as the tricky dynamics of image and perception in the digital/social media age. Whether you miss the “good old days” of bench-clearing brawls or appreciate today’s tight regulations and media scrutiny, C&R delivered a spirited mix of nostalgia, humor, and relevant takeaways.

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"Is it necessary? Is it fun for sports? Because it proves they’re invested and really competing at the highest and heated moment?" — Steve Covino (21:53)

Transcript

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[Rich Davis]

Yesterday we had the Starbucks drinks on display. They were so good for our friends at Starbucks.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And Big Mike, who runs this place, like, stop drinking those. Those are for the set.

[Steve Covino]

Those are the props.

[Rich Davis]

Those are the props. I'm like, you can't put multiple drinks in front of me from Starbucks and be like, don't drink them.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, Sam tried to drink one and Mike hit him.

[Iowa Sam]

You guys gave them to me.

[Steve Covino]

Drink this. We set you up, Sam.

[Rich Davis]

And Mike was like, don't drink that.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Mike will be here in a second. But. But we're gonna take your phone calls before we get into this new feature here on Cavino and Rich. Everything at Covino and Rich. 87799 on Fox. If you wanna call Danny G. Let's wrap up these phone calls. People still calling from last hour about the guy's ass out in the field about like what a utility player is. But it's not even that I got in a fight about it. It's like words change meaning over time. Yeah, terms, slang, they all change over time. I mean, the importance of things change over time. Like we said, batting average used to mean something. Now it really doesn't. Arises on what, his third team in three years. Well, does it mean the same?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, what. What matters, of course, changes if in a different generation he'd be a high paid athlete.

[Steve Covino]

Exactly.

[Rich Davis]

He signed for like peanuts compared to power hitters.

[Steve Covino]

It doesn't.

[Rich Davis]

And he has batting titles matter as

[Steve Covino]

much because it changed. And I'm starting to get the vibe that what we thought of as a utility player has a little bit of a different meaning now. And maybe that came from the fact that we started awarding Gold gloves to really just versatile players. Two more phone calls and we'll move on. We welcome Mike 87799 on Fox. Who we got? Danny.

[Danny G]

Let's go to Kansas. Curtis is in the house.

[Rich Davis]

What up, Curtis?

[Caller]

Hey, what's going on, guys?

[Rich Davis]

Hey, bud.

[Caller]

I just wanted to kind of add something to that baseball fight. And I can't believe I want to say to take a page out of the NBA, But I think the guy coming from the bullpen, that. That's overplayed. It's. It's useless. If you come out of the bullpen, you need to speak suspended. If you come out of the dugout, you need to be suspended again. Let the guys on the field take care of it.

[Rich Davis]

Well, it's interesting you said that because we're going to get into this a little more in a second. I believe so.

[Steve Covino]

Okay. Okay, I'll hold my thought there. But yeah, thanks for calling. Cause that was. That was interesting to see last night, for sure. And suspensions were made seven games each for Solar and Lopez, who. We got one more phone call.

[Danny G]

Yeah, let's wrap up the phones right now with Jeff in San Francisco.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, what up, Jeff? Jeff in San Francisco. You're on.

[Caller]

Yeah,

[Steve Covino]

Jeff, you're on.

[Danny G]

It's all you, Jeff.

[Steve Covino]

Jeff, take two.

[Rich Davis]

And action.

[Steve Covino]

Jeff.

[Danny G]

I think he got stage fright.

[Rich Davis]

Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Jeff.

[Steve Covino]

Is Jeff the kid you pants back in the day and he froze.

[Rich Davis]

Jeff is the guy that was listening to the radio. And then when we said, Jeff, you there?

[Danny G]

I hope he's okay. Jeff, call back. Yeah, call him anytime.

[Caller]

All right.

[Rich Davis]

Well, it's an empty feeling when you interest someone and they're not there.

[Steve Covino]

We're gonna make a slight pivot on Wednesdays.

[Rich Davis]

No one's worried about Jeff, by the way.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, Jeff will call back.

[Rich Davis]

I know.

[Steve Covino]

We have a new feature. Big Mike has given us all his wisdom, and now we're gonna let him run a segment. The only thing he runs, by the way.

[Rich Davis]

Are you reading that off a piece of paper?

[Steve Covino]

Mike gets to pick a topic each week, Anything that's triggering him, and then we weigh in. It's time for Mike, who runs this take.

[Dr. Nicole Safire]

Microphone assassin.

[Midweek Major Announcer]

It's time for Mike, who runs this take.

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Who?

[Dan Beyer]

Big Mike may get to be in charge of the segment, but he still doesn't run this place. He really doesn't even run this segment when you think about it, because his be turned off by Sam at any moment.

[Midweek Major Announcer]

That may be true, but Big Mike does get to pick the topic and then C and R offer their strong opinions on it. Consider it a warmup to midweek. Major Mike, who runs this take who segment?

[Rich Davis]

Mike.

[Big Mike]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you, gentlemen, everybody.

[Big Mike]

A pleasure to be here.

[Steve Covino]

It's basically whatever is on your mind and we either agree or disagree, and we take it from there. Okay, so what's on your mind, man? What's your take?

[Big Mike]

You know, I Gotta tell you, I was really. I really enjoyed the little fisticuffs last night.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I thought you were gonna say rare. I thought your take was gonna be, grown men should all wear belts if their pants are gonna fall down.

[Big Mike]

No, I do. Side note, one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my life. Guy walking with the tray full of food through the cafeteria in the dormitory. Somebody sneaks up behind him and goes to pants him, and he just hits the ground. Doesn't spill a thing off of his tray, hits the ground, doesn't lose his pants, doesn't get embarrassed and becomes the hero of the dormitory after that. For that move. It was freaking spectacular.

[Steve Covino]

That is a good move.

[Rich Davis]

Getting pants could ruin someone for a while.

[Big Mike]

Okay, let's not get off track, okay? I'm running this take here.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I'm sorry. That's. Get it straight. You're in charge.

[Big Mike]

Yeah. All right.

[Caller]

Never heard of them.

[Big Mike]

So, honestly, the truth is, I don't think we see enough fighting anymore. Let's hear this fight one more time from. What happened last night between the Angels

[Rich Davis]

and the Braves was airmail to the backstop.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, oh.

[Rich Davis]

And now here comes Solaire. They're going to start to fight. They're throwing blows. We got major differences here as they're throwing haymakers. And now a big pile on the first baseline. Solaire was hit by a pitch in the third inning. And we got a riot here in la. From left field. And a pile up on the first base line.

[Caller]

Wow.

[Big Mike]

So good.

[Rich Davis]

Blink of an eye that turned into a heavyweight bout.

[Steve Covino]

Major difference.

[Rich Davis]

Solaire and Lopez throwing blows at each other.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Big Mike]

By the way, the best part of that fight was the fact that Lopez never dropped the ball.

[Steve Covino]

We're watching it right now. Look.

[Big Mike]

Yeah, he's swinging with the ball. He make. He connects. And I gotta say, that's. That's actually brilliant. If you're a pitcher, you don't want to break your hand.

[Rich Davis]

Keep the ball in the game of the ball.

[Big Mike]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Steve Covino]

And you know what's wrong about that, Mike? We're watching the clip, too, as we speak. You know, there's so many times benches clear and weak punches are thrown and no one ever lands. He landed pretty good right there. Yeah, that makes it a little more exciting. Again, keep in mind, we're. I think we're all speculating based on the fact that nobody got hurt here, right?

[Iowa Sam]

So, like.

[Big Mike]

Yeah, as long as nobody gets hurt,

[Steve Covino]

we really don't want anyone to get hurt.

[Big Mike]

You can get a little bit hurt, just not Injured.

[Steve Covino]

Exactly. There you go.

[Big Mike]

Yeah, we don't want you injured. That's all right. So it was fantastic. And. And there is a very popular, amazing major league baseball player who feels very similar about fights in sports that I do.

[Rich Davis]

This should happen more often in baseball

[Steve Covino]

because I think it would eliminate guys throwing at each other. You know what I'm saying? So it's just like hockey.

[Rich Davis]

Like, hey, you want to go? You want to go?

[Big Mike]

Yeah, I think there should be more fights.

[Dan Beyer]

And.

[Big Mike]

And I actually. I'm a little upset because with the way baseball and the way sports in general are structured now, there's no loyalty anymore. The rivalries are falling apart. Nobody really hates each other anymore. And the hate in basketball and baseball and sports is what. One of the things that makes it awesome, like the first fight I can remember seeing live that really fired me up was when Kevin McHale, 1984 NBA Finals. Kevin McHale clotheslines Kurt Rambis and everybody squares off. Kareem Abdul Jabbar was ready to throw like it was on. And that, frankly, that fired up the Celtics and they ended up winning that series probably because of that fight.

[Steve Covino]

Real heated rivalry, lasting memory.

[Rich Davis]

Heated revel. Your favorite TV show is one of them.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, one of. One of. But yeah, like when rivalries meant something. And I think that is what made it cool to see last night, is that there was some real animosity there for a minute. And like, the players care. You want to know that the players care.

[Rich Davis]

Side note, that was Bryce Harper who. Who backed you up.

[Big Mike]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

I don't know if you said Bryce Harper. Oh, I didn't say Bryce Harper. Saying that. He believes fights in baseball have a place. And I think a lot of people think a good baseball fight is fun. I feel like it keeps the game regulated. I'll tell you what, every team has their announcers, and usually what is a broadcast team in baseball, Usually a really good play by play guy and maybe a couple legends from that team's past. Yeah, the old timers love to talk about how. Well, back in my day, a guy wouldn't do that because he would get some high inside heat. If a guy did that, he would get this. If a guy did that. If a guy sl like that back in the day, the game sort of policed itself in a way.

[Big Mike]

Exactly.

[Rich Davis]

And I think part of the great fights we would see in baseball were really just policing themselves. Policing themselves.

[Big Mike]

Well, I'll give you my favorite example. My very favorite fight in the history of sports is exactly that. 1993.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Big Mike]

A 26 year old Robin Ventura facing 46 year old Nolan Ryan takes exception to Nolan Ryan plunking him with a pitch. Chargers the mound, and Nolan Ryan just beats the crap out of him.

[Rich Davis]

Knuckle sandwich.

[Big Mike]

So good.

[Steve Covino]

So you're saying that's so amazing. Sports fight of all time.

[Big Mike]

That is my favorite, my favorite, best sports. And I will fight you over it.

[Steve Covino]

Okay. All right, all right. So I'm not fighting Mike. Mike runs this place and he runs this take. And what he's saying is a nice brawl every once in a while is good for the game. And the best ever was Ventura. Nolan Ryan so memorable, everybody could remember maybe where they were when that happened. But we've all seen the highlight a million times now.

[Rich Davis]

If you're a fan of baseball or just a fan of a good fight, that legendary Nolan Ryan, Robin Ventura fight has an amazing backstory.

[Big Mike]

I don't even know if we want to call it a fight. More like an ass whooping.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but that ass whooping has a backstory. I don't even know if Big Mike, it's your favorite fight. I don't even know if you know the backstory. Let me tell everyone, please. If you've watched the documentary, which I think is a must watch not only for baseball fans, for all sports fans, facing Nolan.

[Steve Covino]

That's a good one.

[Rich Davis]

Not only do you realize that this guy's a rancher at heart and just sort of is great at baseball, but loves ranching more than baseball, his wife is the reason he played all those years, because she was the most ultimate, supportive, amazing wife.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. The moral of his whole story is behind every great man there, there's a great woman. And she. She was there for him every step of the way.

[Rich Davis]

I was also fascinated by Nolan Ryan. Didn't have a pitching coach until like halfway through his career. We forget baseball has evolved.

[Big Mike]

Right.

[Rich Davis]

And I thought it was interesting, that fight from both perspectives. It was weird. Nolan Ryan was a legend at that point who had learned his lesson. If someone. If you hit someone and they go to charge you, you be the aggressor. He learned early on when he hits, he had hit a few guys that I can't. I'm a big guy, Mo Ryan. I need to be the aggressor. Because he had learned the hard way, you don't want to be the guy like running away or backing up.

[Steve Covino]

Plus, the guy from in the batter's box is running full speed at you most of the time, so you're at a disadvantage.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Nolan Ryan's like, if I If someone ever comes at me again, I'm going to go at them. And Robin Ventura was a young dude, I believe a rookie, and his team said, yo, if Nolan Ryan hits someone, you got to charge. And he didn't want to. So there was a reluctance from Robin Ventura and an aggressiveness from Nolan Ryan.

[Steve Covino]

Sort of had a character, too, though.

[Rich Davis]

Ryan goes on to say, like, I never. Nolan Ryan's like, I had to do it. And Robin Ventura has been told and said, I, I didn't want to charge him, but I was a young guy and I had instruction from my team. If Nolan Ryan hits you, you charge the mound. And it was one of the best fights ever.

[Big Mike]

They were totally messing with him.

[Steve Covino]

He was. That's. Yeah, totally. You know what? That's one of the best. Is it the best, though? And what do you feel about these brawls? I. And I personally think baseball brawls are the most fun because. Because the. Who comes out and, you know, as to what our caller said before about the bullpens, yeah, if both bullpens agreed to not do that, then it would work. But when one bullpen clears, the other has to clear just to make it an even fight. It's like a rumble. It's got to be even.

[Danny G]

It's also a tradition.

[Big Mike]

It's an unwritten rule. You can't just sit in the bullpen and watch.

[Steve Covino]

And it makes me think, Mike, first of all, I like your take. You know, these fights are exciting, especially when no one's injured.

[Rich Davis]

Right.

[Steve Covino]

So they're exciting to see and it brings back rivalry, like, which I think is. Is healthy for sports competition. But it makes me think of my personal favorite and the actual favorite. So I kind of think you're wrong. If we're talking all sports ready, Michael runs his take. My personal favorite was 1998 when Armando Benitez hit Tino Martinez with a pitch. And Tina Martinez is like, such a lovable, likable guy. And if you remember, Daryl Strawberry went on attack.

[Rich Davis]

Darryl Cranberry came flying out of the bullpen. That was a great.

[Steve Covino]

Benitez is like, dude. And then Scott Brocius is there all scared for a minute because he's face to face with Benitez. But Benitez was a big dude. So, yeah, when you see Daryl Strawberry throwing haymakers, and I don't know if you remember, the big Australian, Graham Lloyd, comes flying out of the bullpen. He was like a hero in the moment. You get these unlikely heroes. You see which guys are wearing the nuts, like, you know, sprinting out of the bullpen. You know what, what's cool about it is it brought so much camaraderie and chemistry and it proves to everybody that we're in this together and we got each other's back. And that 98 team is arguably the greatest team in baseball history. Right. So I think there is something healthy to the, the building of that, that chemistry and camaraderie. So that's my personal favorite. But I think the all time answer that trumps Trump's, which by the way, the Nolan Ryan one is so classic, so it's debatable. 87799 on Fox. If we're talking all sports, it's Malice at the Palace 2004 because not only were the teams going at it, but you had fans going against players. That was so wild. Like, to me, that was the most. This mayhem at its finest.

[Big Mike]

Like what? Right.

[Steve Covino]

Ron Artest. And that, that whole moment was so unbelievable. I was like, wait, they were fighting the fans? That's crazy.

[Big Mike]

It was at the time.

[Steve Covino]

That was just crazy.

[Rich Davis]

Okay, I have, I have mindset here. There's some good ones.

[Steve Covino]

All right. By the way, this is our new feature. Mike, who runs this take there?

[Rich Davis]

I love it. There's. I have four that are like majorly up for consideration.

[Steve Covino]

Okay, four.

[Danny G]

You're taking them all.

[Rich Davis]

Five. No, five. You know what?

[Iowa Sam]

Your eye was samming this up.

[Big Mike]

Yeah, yeah, let Danny. Sam chime in too.

[Rich Davis]

Slow it down.

[Steve Covino]

You can't say all four are my favorites.

[Rich Davis]

You.

[Iowa Sam]

May I, Sam, on my behalf, pick your favorite.

[Danny G]

Yeah, give us your number one.

[Steve Covino]

Rich, you can do what Steve did.

[Big Mike]

You could pick your number one favorite and then you can pick the one you think should be the top of all time.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Big Mike]

Okay, you have to say words now.

[Rich Davis]

Okay. I almost feel like I want to go to all the feedback and get like past the conch. And then if you guys don't say it, I have like five here. You know, I'll give you one. I'll give you one to start. Because it's not someone. Someone's. No one's going to pick this. But it's such a memorable highlight. And it wasn't just because I'm a Mets fan. This was on like Warner Wolf's Plays of the Year, George Michael Sports Machine. It was, it was one of those legendary fights because it was a really badass baller and a tough guy in Major League Baseball. The year was 1986. And I know this fight well because it's always on all my 86 Mets year in review videos.

[Steve Covino]

Right again. A magical team, though.

[Rich Davis]

A magical team they were. Who had camaraderie, who was known as a team people love to hate because they were good and cocky.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

100% legendary. Cincinnati Red Eric Davis slides into third base and jumps up and him and Ray Knight. Remember Ray Knight, Detroit Tiger, New York met Ray Knight.

[Big Mike]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

They bump chests Eric Davis.

[Steve Covino]

By the way, Eric Davis is like, a big, bad dude, right? Did not have that mean, man.

[Rich Davis]

Eric Davis comes up like, yo, mother effer. Ray Knight gets into a fighting Irish pose like he's the damn the fight you picture.

[Steve Covino]

Didn't Reyknight say, put up your dukes?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, he might as well said Ray Knight scuffle it up with Eric Davis. Because they're fighting styles are so different. Like, Eric Davis is like, I'm going to whoop your ass. Ray Knight's like, yeah, she. If you see this video, it is the greatest, like, I guess you would say juxtaposition of how two men are approaching this fight.

[Steve Covino]

So Ray Knight and Eric Davis might

[Rich Davis]

be one of my favorites.

[Steve Covino]

It's worth looking up for. Sure Rich is right about that. It just looks so funny.

[Rich Davis]

And you know what? I'll give.

[Big Mike]

I'm old enough to remember when that happened live.

[Iowa Sam]

I'll give.

[Big Mike]

You want to make sure we're clear so you guys can make the age jokes appropriately?

[Steve Covino]

Oh, no, we knew that.

[Big Mike]

Okay, good.

[Rich Davis]

I thought you were going to say your favorite fight was back at the Polo Grounds.

[Steve Covino]

I thought you were going to say when Jack Dempsey fought or something.

[DraftKings Announcer]

Right.

[Rich Davis]

I have to say, I've always. This is ridiculous. I've always taken Pedro side when he tossed Don Zimmer.

[Big Mike]

Oh, yes. I'm with you, dude, because, you know I'm with you.

[Rich Davis]

Just because Don Zimmer was old, he has no right to just. And Pedro didn't punch him. He just did, like, almost like a palm.

[Steve Covino]

He's palm to the head.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Big Mike]

Stiff arm.

[Rich Davis]

It was diverse.

[Steve Covino]

Grab him by the head and, like, kind of spun him out the way.

[Big Mike]

You know what?

[Rich Davis]

It's like. It was like Don Zimmer was a bull, and he was a bull fighter, and he was just sort of like, whoa.

[Big Mike]

Like.

[Rich Davis]

And they just tossed Don Zimmer, Matador and toro.

[Steve Covino]

Don Zimmer was 72 at the time.

[Rich Davis]

Everyone made it seem elder abuse. Everyone made it seem like don Zimmer was 150 years old. He came at Pedro, and he's no.

[Big Mike]

He's no Walt Weiss to me.

[Rich Davis]

I thought at that. You know, I thought at that time, I was like, why are we all. Because at the time, everyone's like, can

[Steve Covino]

you believe he did after that? He got a lot of flack for that.

[Rich Davis]

But I thought, I thought that Yankees Red Sox rivalry with that exclamation point of Pedro tossing Don Zimmer was awesome.

[Steve Covino]

That was classic.

[Rich Davis]

And then remember he wore the, the. The army helmet in the dugout.

[Danny G]

Yes. Rich, I love yours. It's in the same vein as my favorite as a kid. 1998. Heat and Nicks were a rivalry.

[Rich Davis]

I have it down. Here is one of my.

[Danny G]

Jeff Van Gundy.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, the best dude hanging out. And he's like, his comb over is like flapping around. That dude, honestly, that was another great one.

[Danny G]

This is so good. Game four of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

[Dan Beyer]

Grandmama.

[Danny G]

Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning get into it in the baseline. On the baseline there. And here comes flying in Jeff Van Gundy with all his glory and he's hanging for his dear life on the leg there. Lonzo. Morning.

[Steve Covino]

Honestly, he. He doesn't get enough. Enough credit for that. Like getting in the mix of that. That was amazing. That was awesome. That's a good one. Danny.

[Rich Davis]

Danny, let me throw one more basketball. One of you is less of a fight, more of a little scuffle. Who did Shaq slam on so disrespectfully and he got all mad and threw the ball. Was it Dudley? That was a great one, too.

[Steve Covino]

He got Dudley, man. That was his humiliation. Absolutely. So based on Mike, who runs this take? Who. When you think about the team building side of it, right? Because we feel like the teams get closer after something like that. They just battled, like, literally battled together.

[Rich Davis]

Literally battle.

[Steve Covino]

You know, is it necessary? Is it fun for sports? Because it proves that they're invested and they're really competing at the highest and heated moment. Is it necessary in sports? And what is the best of all time? 87799 on Fox.

[Rich Davis]

Isn't it cool and wild how hockey just allows it? Like it's almost. They accept it. And I think baseball, I'm not saying because I get it. There's still men fighting. You want to be like, yeah, break it up.

[Steve Covino]

But a good lacrosse fight.

[Rich Davis]

Baseball should almost have a little more of a lack.

[Big Mike]

Well, hockey's got rules about it. Like you can't be the third man in on the fighter. You're going to get tossed from the game. Like, they set it up so that it's fair. And these two guys settle it one on one on the ice.

[Rich Davis]

I love it. Mike, great conversation, great topic, Great take. Danny G. Who's our, who's our caller?

[Danny G]

Before we get to midweek, Major, we have time for two quick calls on this. Okay, let's start in Vermont with Jack.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, what up, Jack?

[Caller]

What's up, fellas? Short time, first time. But I love that you're talking some baseball here. Yeah. So my whole reasoning and my opinion as to why we don't see too many baseball fights anymore. You guys briefly brought up the Sox Yankees rivalry in that Don Zimmer Pedro moment. And then the following season, right, we remember Veritech and a Rod going at it. Fox network, Right. We can say Joe Buck's name on here.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

By the way, that was 2003, 2004. So. Yeah, that, that's a long time ago at this point.

[Caller]

At this point. Yeah. But it shows that there were no ejections in that Don Zimmer Pedro Martinez moment. Remember that started with, with Roger Clemens throwing near Manny's head. And then the following season, right, we get the, we get Veritech and a Rod going at it. And the only players ejected in that moment were Veritech and a Rod. Nowadays you see players get ejected for running out onto the field and throwing punches. And it used to just be maybe one or two guys that initiated the fight. So now you're seeing more policing around everybody else who's getting involved, which is why you don't see it. We also, these pitchers nowadays are throwing chundos out there.

[Rich Davis]

So as you know, you may be tough, but you don't want to be so tough where you get a hunter mile an hour heater to the, to the noggin.

[Big Mike]

Well, and it Dan Byer reported earlier that Lopez got the same suspension that Solaire did. Yeah, I, I, I mean, I don't get it. He didn't hit Solaire with the pitch. Solaire came after him.

[Rich Davis]

It's a bit wild.

[Big Mike]

Why is he getting that? Why is he getting the same suspension for defending himself, you know?

[Rich Davis]

You know, it's funny. Sometimes a reputation can be ruined by a baseball fight. I just will be honorable mentions. When Roofnet o' Door hit Bautista.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Bautista was never the same. And when Tim Anderson got knocked out by Ramirez, remember that?

[Steve Covino]

Like neither one of those guys just

[Rich Davis]

clean hit like, boom, boom, whoa.

[Steve Covino]

That's wild. You're right. Reputations were never the same after that.

[Rich Davis]

Wrap it up.

[Danny G]

Let's wrap up this take with Kevin and Dayton.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Kev.

[Caller]

Hey, guys. Absolutely love the show and this topic. I got two real quick ones. Yeah, the first one, 2019, my boy. And I are in Pittsburgh watching the Reds play the Pirates. Yasio Pui got plunked and took on the entire Pirates team.

[Rich Davis]

I remember that.

[Steve Covino]

He was a maniac in that moment.

[Rich Davis]

I remember that.

[Big Mike]

Yeah, Whirling dervish.

[Rich Davis]

That's a good one.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I totally remember that. Great call and thank you. And we'll take the rest of your phone calls and midweek. Major next, right?

[Rich Davis]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Oh, man, watching all these brawls off the air is so great.

[Rich Davis]

You know what one I forgot? That's a good one. I've never seen someone more mad. You could say NBA, NHL, baseball, football. You've seen people, like, look like they have. You know, they want to murder someone.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Have you ever seen Mike Piazza when Guillermo Mota hit him?

[Steve Covino]

Honestly, it's not coming to mind.

[Rich Davis]

I want you to watch it later. I just remember, like, Honestly, he was 10 times madder than when. Remember when Clemens threw the bat at him or. Oh, yeah, watch Piazza, Guillermo Moto. That's definitely a top 10.

[Steve Covino]

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[Midweek Major Announcer]

And Rich gets you over the middle of the week with midweek major.

[Rich Davis]

Ooh, I love that.

[Midweek Major Announcer]

We throw sports and pop culture headlines and topics at the fellas. And it's like the kids say, that's so mid. We definitely major CNR scoring midweek major.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, yeah.

[Danny G]

I gotta go quick here to give Iowa Sam a complete seven minutes for the segment. Let's roll the two big red love dice over there.

[Rich Davis]

See who goes first. 2 and 8.

[Caller]

8.

[Danny G]

All right, now a rich roll. This is for first.

[Rich Davis]

Take two.

[Steve Covino]

You win.

[Danny G]

All right, Covino goes first. And now, ladies and gentlemen, the most famous person besides actor Hill Harper from Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa. Sam.

[Iowa Sam]

I don't even know who that is.

[Steve Covino]

Hi, Sammy.

[Iowa Sam]

Hi, guys.

[Steve Covino]

You're way cooler than that guy.

[Iowa Sam]

That's fine.

[Steve Covino]

What up, Sam?

[Iowa Sam]

I don't know if anything could top last week's midweek major when we had Frank Caliendo and we had like, oh, yeah. Everybody involved in the stories was represented by impressions from Frank. So that was great. But we move on to a new week of stories. Let's see. They're the photos that have set the NFL media ablaze the last 24 hours. Everyone's got gossiping about this, the publication page six posted some photos of Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and NFL reporter Diana Rossini. They're spotted together in these photos at a rooftop pool at an Arizona hotel. They're embracing, they're hugging, and in one photo, they're laying out next to each other poolside. Now, both sides have said this was much ado about nothing. The photos are maybe taken out of context, what they said. Racini's employer, the Athletic, came out and defended her and her integrity. And both are married, by the way. But these saucy photos of Rossini and Vrabel midweek are major.

[Steve Covino]

You know, I'm going major. Definitely major. Because this story's all over the place, and it goes to show us that we just love drama. We love gossip. We love juicy, salacious stories. Now, first off, we gotta say, Diana Rossini, she's a real one, man. She knows her stuff. She's cool as hell and rich. And I know from experience they're saying they're innocent. I believe them. Here's why. I've been in many situations where some girl like, can we take a picture? And they'll jump in for a picture. And that picture paints such an inaccurate moment. Right. And that has caused fights in our life and our relationships. And it's like, yo, we were with those girls for two seconds. But then they post them all over social media. It looks like we were hanging out all night. Like, hey, I swear to you, I swear my life. We. We met these people, we took a picture, and all of a sudden, it looks like we're hanging and we're best friends. That's not the story. These. These pictures taken out of context could really paint a false narrative. Yeah, I'm saying it's major because a reminder to, you know, don't let it happen to you.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I think it's major as well.

[Steve Covino]

Definitely major embarrassing.

[Rich Davis]

I. I believe them because I think female friends. I have high school friends like Monty Milanos or our friend Janelle, who he worked with at espn.

[Steve Covino]

If you have female co workers.

[Rich Davis]

And Diane Orsini works very closely with GMs and co workers, coaches and personnel. I like, you're telling me that you want to put your arm around, like, we see Monty. Hey, Monty, give her a hug like you want to. You would never, like, put your arm around a female friend or someone you professionally work with.

[Steve Covino]

Bad. Is it embarrassing?

[Rich Davis]

You're sat in a hot tub with someone.

[Steve Covino]

All of those things. But again, when taken out of context, of course people are going to speculate I think it's.

[Rich Davis]

I think it's nonsense. I feel bad for them, to be honest.

[Steve Covino]

Well, that's what I'm saying. Yeah. So that's why I say it's major.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, I think, I think it. I think there's a lot of jealous spouses out there that can't understand that normal people don't get jealous when their significant other, like, I don't know, like, greets a friend or, like, sits in a hot. You never sat in a hot tub.

[Danny G]

Most of our spouses would not be okay with us holding.

[Rich Davis]

Your spouse wouldn't.

[Big Mike]

No, no, no, no.

[Danny G]

Laying. Let me finish, Rich. Laying down next to somebody's jealous.

[Rich Davis]

And you said it.

[Danny G]

I've never said that on the air before.

[Rich Davis]

You alluded to it.

[Steve Covino]

I will say that. Really, it does, it does look, most.

[Danny G]

I would say 99 of females. Rich would feel that way.

[Steve Covino]

I, I agree. I actually agree with Danny G. Based on how it looks. Based on how it looks. But it doesn't mean that's what was going on. Right. So that's how I actually agree that a lot of people would be upset. I, I, I would. I might be upset if I was on the flip side of the story, but it doesn't mean that an accurate story was told there because, again, this, this quick picture doesn't tell the whole, the whole story.

[Rich Davis]

All right, next. That was Samuel, by the way.

[Iowa Sam]

Monty's out here wandering around.

[Steve Covino]

Monty's out wandering around.

[Iowa Sam]

She's like. She just basically mouthed to me. Did they just say my name? Did they bring me up? I don't know where she is. She's wandering around, but she's like, yeah. If she's understood the further. There she is now. She's busting into dance studio. Don't worry, Monty.

[Danny G]

This is such, it's such a good topic, Sam. It's fine if it takes over. Here's Monty plugging in.

[Iowa Sam]

You've only spoken Monty's name.

[Rich Davis]

Give me one other quick story, then

[Steve Covino]

we'll go back to the quick story.

[Caller]

Quick.

[Midweek Major Announcer]

All right.

[Iowa Sam]

So, guys, this was Monday night. Orlando Magic had just gotten a win over the Detroit Pistons. 123, 107. Desmond Bane, great guard for the Orlando magic. He had 25 points. He's doing his postgame interview, and all of a sudden, who doesn't love a good photobomb? Or what do you call it? Yeah, photobomb.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Iowa Sam]

All of a sudden. Is it, Is it Howie Mandel, who's been on all kinds of game shows? He's been around Forever Howie Mandela. Of a sudden, photobombs.

[Rich Davis]

Desmond Bane doesn't know who it is.

[Iowa Sam]

And Desmond Bane is like, hey, man. But yeah, it gives him a look like, I don't know if I recognize you with the sunglasses on the hat. Should Desmond Bane know who. How Howie Mandel is midweek or major?

[Steve Covino]

This is a mid story, but I find it interesting. It's on the higher end of mid. Desmond Bane's a 27 year old dude in the NBA. He's living a different world. So I'm not surprised that he does. He doesn't know who Howie Mandel is. You probably never watched America's got Talent. He's too old. He was too young for Bobby's world

[Rich Davis]

or Deal or no Deal or any of these. Yeah. I think how we endow. It's not as bad as not impossible. Not as bad as when Bruce Pearl didn't know who Eminem was.

[Iowa Sam]

Yeah, I was gonna say that. It doesn't rise that level.

[Rich Davis]

That's one.

[Iowa Sam]

That one's a mind blower.

[Steve Covino]

So it's. It's mid. I'm surprised that he doesn't know, but

[Iowa Sam]

I'm maybe like in this article, he's like, maybe he's caught up in the moment. He's trying to do an interview, and he's just like, hey, I kind of recognize you.

[Rich Davis]

Let me give you exhibit A. Let's go back to the Diana Rossini Vrabel story. Could we get a wide shot? Spot. Monsieur's here. Hi, monsieur.

[Steve Covino]

Hi, monsieur.

[Rich Davis]

Monsieur. We're friends and co workers.

[Steve Covino]

Right?

[Rich Davis]

Would it be peculiar if we were on a work trip at a hotel and I did this? Hey, Mons. Hey, what's going on?

[Big Mike]

Hey.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, my God. We're gonna get dinner later and hold your hands. Would that be weird?

[Steve Covino]

The holding hand. The holding hand, yes. Approach them like that. The holding hands. Hands. I mean, the interlock.

[Iowa Sam]

Everybody come to the mic.

[Rich Davis]

Hold on.

[Steve Covino]

All right. I'll reenact this for fun. Let's just say I'm making this up.

[Iowa Sam]

Ready?

[Rich Davis]

Okay, here we go.

[Steve Covino]

All right, Ready? What's up? Hey, yo, Monty.

[Rich Davis]

I heard you got a promotion.

[Steve Covino]

Holy. They're embracing.

[Iowa Sam]

They're hugging.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but what if I was like, good for you. I'm saying we don't know the context.

[Rich Davis]

I think that we're taking a photo of them now.

[Danny G]

Let's go lay by the pool.

[Rich Davis]

You wouldn't lay by the pool with a woman other than your wife.

[Steve Covino]

But it's two of them.

[Danny G]

They look like they're on a date. That's the best.

[Midweek Major Announcer]

It's the optics of it.

[Iowa Sam]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

It's the context, but it doesn't mean it's better. Right?

[Rich Davis]

You're both right.

[Steve Covino]

I'm not saying. Yeah.

[Danny G]

I'm not saying there's more to it. I'm just saying the way it looks.

[Iowa Sam]

You guys remember in Black Sheep where that. That photo journalist.

[Rich Davis]

Thanks for being with us, Monty.

[Steve Covino]

Do you have any.

[Iowa Sam]

I came in to do.

[Steve Covino]

Any thoughts on's Got updates? No, She's.

[Iowa Sam]

She's got Prepper.

[Danny G]

She's a pro. Yesterday there were Starbucks drinks as the props. She's a prop.

[Rich Davis]

Yes.

[Iowa Sam]

Do you guys remember, though, in Black Sheep where Chris Farley is telling those teenagers not to drink? He's, like, smoking, drinking, and then the paparazzi guys like, taking photos of him and using them against him.

[Steve Covino]

That's what this is, basically. And that's why I think the story is very major, because it's a reminder of, you know, these pictures tell something that.

[Rich Davis]

That.

[Steve Covino]

I don't know. You just got to be careful, you

[Rich Davis]

know, Just reminder that.

[Steve Covino]

And respectful to your. Your significant other.

[Rich Davis]

What it is, it's. It shows.

[Steve Covino]

You keep these things in mind.

[Rich Davis]

The more popular you are, you realize that people will try to find dirt on you.

[Steve Covino]

So what if we just got Monty in trouble now? Her boyfriend's gonna see us holding.

[Rich Davis]

Sean's gonna be like, hold your hand.

[Danny G]

Yeah, someone just took a still shot of that YouTube.

[Iowa Sam]

We got time for one more or

[Rich Davis]

let's go to DB Okay. What's the story you could tell? Maybe we'll finish with it after DB okay, let's.

[Iowa Sam]

Let's go to db.

[Rich Davis]

All right. What's up? Dan Beyer.

[Dan Beyer]

All right, guys. Pistons guard Cade Cunningham expected to play tonight for the first time in almost a month.

[Rich Davis]

Month.

[Dan Beyer]

He'll suit up against the Bucks. He's missed the last 11 games because of a collapse. The Long spurs without Victor Wembanyama and Stefan Castle tonight against the Portland Trailblazers. ESPN reports the NBA is investigating a play from Tuesday's game between the warriors and Kings, where Kings head coach Doug Christie told his team to follow Seth Curry with his team up one with about 315 remaining in the game. Angels DH Jorge Solaire and Braves pitcher Raynaldo Lopez each suspended seven games for their roles in the brawl last night. Anaheim both are appealing their suspensions as Solaire actually homeward in today's game for the Angels. Atlanta leads that one eight to two in the ninth inning. In afternoon baseball going on right now. In addition to the Halos and Braves Diamondbacks lead the Mets 7 to 2 in the ninth. Cardinals on top of the nets four one in the ninth. Just getting underway of the Cubs and Rays and the Reds and Marlins. The Rockies swept the Astros, winning nine 1. Giants blank the Phillies five nothing. Rangers a three nothing winner against the Mariners, while the Blue Jays edge the Dodgers 4 to 3. Orioles beat the White Sox 5 3. Padres top the Pirates 8 to 2. Guardians rolled past the Royals 102 and the Red Sox blank. Milwaukee at Fenway 5 nothing. Former Dodger great David Lopes died at the age of 80. Houston Texans reportedly picking up the fifth year options on the contracts of quarterback C.J. stroud and defensive end Will Anderson Jr. Does your afternoon need a boost? Try the new Starbucks Energy Refreshers the Starbucks refreshers you love now with an added boost of caffeine to power your afternoon. Get your favorite flavor or try the new Mango Strawberry Energy Refresher or Mango Dream Energy Drink. Get the new Energy Refreshers at Starbucks today or order one right now on the app. Aaron Rye, the winner of the Par 3 contest today at the Masters. Guys, back to you.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you, Dan. You know, I'm reading the feedback. It's hilarious. But one person who pointed out, are we not going to call it the creepo? That's like hiding in the bushes taking a picture of Mike Rabel and Diana Rossini. Like when that guy's okay, that's the

[Steve Covino]

game they play, man.

[Rich Davis]

So I feel bad for Mike and Diana.

[Steve Covino]

That's I also feel bad for their significant others because like I said, yeah, it's a loaded discussion. It's a loaded story to just, you know, bust out in a few seconds.

[Rich Davis]

Let's we'll wrap it up next.

[Steve Covino]

All right, you know what your thoughts on it and we'll handle it respectfully here on the Covino and Rich Show, Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

All right, Rich, come on man. Let's go to Starbucks.

[Rich Davis]

All right, drink's on you.

[Steve Covino]

Let's go.

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[Steve Covino]

Wow, what a juicy show today. Juicy, Juicy bro. Cavino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. Thank you guys for being here. Remember, we have a patreon, too, where we're uncensored and personal. Monday through Thursday, every day. Every day. Monday through Thursday.

[Rich Davis]

Every day, Monday through Thursday.

[Steve Covino]

That's our new slogan, Covino and Rich. So check that out. And of course, we're streaming live at Covino, Rich, fsr. And does your afternoon need a boost? Well, try the new Starbucks Energy Refreshers. The Starbucks refreshers you love now with an added boost of caffeine to power your afternoon. Get your favorite flavor. Try the new Mango Strawberry Energy Refresher or the Mango Dream Energy. Get it new now at Starbucks today. New now or order one on the app.

[Rich Davis]

I'm on that Starbucks app every day, so add that to the rotation.

[Steve Covino]

I'm at Starbucks multiple times a day between, you know, getting one for yourself and then the kids want. Want refreshers. Yeah, they want a cake pop or something. You're there and you need it now. But they're so good now.

[Rich Davis]

So he's got a teenage daughter who is like, dad, give me money. I know.

[Steve Covino]

Now, tomorrow we Go old school in 50 hits. We reminisce, we throw it back on a Thursday, and we do some old school show and tell. So definitely check out the YouTube page. You do show and tell. Yes, yes, yes.

[Danny G]

Rich, what are the odds right now? Oh, what are the odd makers saying about you forgetting?

[Rich Davis]

Plus 450 that I bring something in. But, Danny, I think as soon as I go home, I'm immediately gonna put something in my car. Well, but I might forget between now when I get home.

[Steve Covino]

If you can guess what we bring in before the reveal, you qualify for a prize. That's ovino and Rich FSR on YouTube. So we said we had final thoughts on this, this controversial story because everybody seems to have a different view on it. You need to keep in mind Rich is like a social butterfly and he gets away with a hell of a lot more. And that's just the truth.

[Big Mike]

Truth.

[Steve Covino]

That's just the truth. But. And you also are way, like, friendlier with female colleagues. And I'm not saying people shouldn't be, but I think there's different rules for everybody, and that's unfortunate. I do think two things can be true. Does it look bad? And is it embarrassing? And do I feel bad for everybody involved, meaning the spouses too? Yes, I do. Does it mean that shenanigans were at place?

[Rich Davis]

No.

[Caller]

No.

[Rich Davis]

That's why I agree with you 100%. I think that two things can be true. Embarrassing, feel bad for the spouses.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it's not a good look, but it doesn't mean that they were doing anything.

[Rich Davis]

But to me, any picture I've seen of Diana Rossini and Mike Vrabel is. Could be very much like two friends palling around that, you know, bumped into each other or with the same group of people on a.

[Steve Covino]

But at the same time. Would you like it if that was your wife?

[Rich Davis]

But I don't. I wouldn't mind because I trust her. And you know, the context. Like, for instance, I just went to the Dominican Republic with a few other couples, old school friends. There were times where I went with one of my friends, spouses and sat in a hot tub because not everyone wanted to go. Or you greet someone, hug them, hold their hands. Hey, what's going on? They weren't holding hands walking down a boardwalk. It was almost like 2. To hold someone's two hands in front of them. It could be a joking excitement thing. It could be an embrace. You don't know.

[Steve Covino]

I just hold your hands. You don't wash your hands. Bro.

[Rich Davis]

Bro, you got doo Doo hands, doodoo kaka hands. I will. Hey, enjoy the rest of you. What is it? Wednesday?

[Steve Covino]

Ready your thoughts, by the way, at Covino and Rich at Fox Sports Radio. I like to believe that it was just a moment. We don't. The truth is we don't. Nobody knows. I don't know. Who the heck knows.

[Rich Davis]

They know.

[Steve Covino]

Unfortunately, it's a big story because people love stuff like this.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, no diggity. No doubt.

[Steve Covino]

And but you know what? It is a reminder, Ed, that there's creepos hiding in bushes and it could tell, it could always tell a different story. And you got to be on your best behavior at all times, even if you mean nothing by it.

[Rich Davis]

It does remind me of a story Kavito and I, he was alluding to before we went to like a Super Bowl, Maxim or Rolling Stone party, one of those big events, right? And there was like these promotional model girls by the entrance and we just took a picture of them and they were like, hey, wait, we know you guys. And they're like, let's take a picture. And the girl, when they took a picture, like wrapped her arms all around. Covino and myself posted this picture. We never saw those girls in our life for more than 10 seconds. And I remember Camino's ex girlfriend's like,

[Steve Covino]

who are they really? It looked like we might have been hanging out all night, you know, and it's like, oh man, it's just a, just a flash moment like that.

[Rich Davis]

So you, the point you said is be careful.

[Steve Covino]

Just be careful, you know, out of respect for your significant. That's it.

[Rich Davis]

Well, enjoy your night. Have a good one. We'll see you back here tomorrow for a throwback Thursday. Arrivederchi, baby.

[Steve Covino]

See you in the promised land. Goodbye.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Or try something new like Mango Strawberry Energy Refresher or Mango Dream Energy drink. So when a little lift sounds good today, try the new energy refreshers at Starbucks or order one right now on the Starbucks.

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