C&R - Full Moon Fan, Words Have Changed

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show (C&R Edition): “Full Moon Fan, Words Have Changed”

Date: April 9, 2026
Hosts: Covino & Rich (C&R)
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Episode Overview

This lively episode of Covino & Rich, as part of The Dan Patrick Show, serves up a midweek blend of sports and pop culture, with the hosts’ signature banter, humor, and audience engagement. The central themes include a viral baseball moment of accidental exposure, debates about evolving sports terminology ("utility player"), and reflections on how language changes across generations—anchored by memorable personal anecdotes and real-time audience calls.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Viral Baseball Fan “Full Moon” Incident

Timestamp: 03:46–11:47, 26:58–28:24

• The show opens in high spirits following a Yankees game and quickly pivots to a viral fan moment at a Tampa Bay Rays game, where a heavyset fan chasing a foul ball accidentally exposes himself on live TV.
• Covino and Rich break down the play-by-play: "This Don Vito looking fat guy, he's like, I got it...and all of a sudden, he misplays it...His pants completely fall down. And he moons all the 50 fans that are there. And then everybody watching on TV." (04:49–05:06, Covino)
• The group considers the mechanics of such wardrobe malfunctions, referencing cultural touchstones like classic “pantsing” pranks, Chris Farley slapstick, and even Chris Christie’s belt line choices.
• They debate the unawareness some have about “crack exposure,” and whether people get used to that sensation: "You'll never catch me with my crack hanging out." (06:29, Rich)
• Hilarious speculation follows about feasible brand sponsorships for the fan after his viral moment (Dude Wipes, Hanes, Depends).
• The viral snack is juxtaposed with recent history-making lunar photography: "Who would have thought the week where we got the best pictures of the moon, they weren't even the best moon photos?" (09:28, Rich)
• A highlight is the on-air playing of the actual baseball announcer’s audio from the incident for the audience (28:08–28:22), with the hosts laughing at the silent reaction in the broadcast booth.

Notable Moment/Quote:

"His pants completely fall down. And he moons. There's a lot of moon coverage this week. He moons all the 50 fans that are there. And then everybody watching on TV. And of course, it goes viral on social media. And the announcers, I think they mute their mics because they crack up laughing..."
— Covino (05:06)

"You laugh that hard for, like, 20 minutes straight. And you feel so relaxed afterward. You sleep so well when you have a good belly laugh."
— Sam (13:45)

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2. Changing Sports Definitions: The “Utility Player” Debate

Timestamp: 14:13–22:25, 29:21–34:19, 44:43–48:52

• Covino notices a TikTok debate about Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu, with younger fans calling him the “utility player” before Oswaldo Cabrera. Covino objects, seeing LeMahieu as a bonafide starter whose versatility doesn't make him a "utility player."
• Rich agrees, drawing a distinction between "versatile" starters and bench-based utility players, referencing similar cases like Mookie Betts and Jeff McNeil.
• Covino grapples with shifting definitions: "Definitions of words change throughout the years, and maybe a younger person's definition of what a utility player is isn't what ours was growing up." (18:53)
• Audience participation follows, both on-air and via live chat, yielding a range of perspectives and nostalgic comparisons (Kiké Hernández, Jerry Hairston Jr., Miguel Cairo, Brandon Inge).
• The hosts pose the meta-question: Should you debate sports terminology with younger fans online, or "just retire from arguing with idiots on social media”?

Notable Moment/Quote:

"He was by no means a utility player. In fact, by comparing him to Oswaldo Cabrera, a utility player, that's an insult. So you're essentially insulting one of your favorite players."
— Covino (16:00)

"Even though I'm doubling down on I'm right, definitions of words change throughout the years, and maybe a younger person's definition...isn't what ours was growing up." — Covino (18:53)

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3. When Words, and the World, Change Meaning

Timestamp: 30:00–34:19, 48:49–50:03

• Pivoting from the utility player debate, the hosts list everyday words whose meanings have evolved—a larger lens on language’s evolution.
• Classic examples discussed:
  • “Literally” used figuratively (“I literally died”).
  • “Gay” as joyful/happy in classic songs and cultural references; now a sexual orientation.
  • “Hooking up” ('90s: to meet/hang out, now: to have sex).
  • “Thongs” (once: flip-flops, now: revealing underwear).
  • “Dope” (once: drugs, now: “cool”).
• Sam draws a connection between the Y-shape of “thong” sandals and thong underwear design.
• Callers chime in with their own generational language confusions (e.g., “crank calls,” “marijuana” being labeled “dope”).
• The hosts reflect on how these changes can create communication gaps between generations, often resulting in amusing or frustrating misunderstandings.

Notable Moments/Quotes:

"Our parents, refer to their flip-flops as thongs."
— Rich (32:08)

"What are you people on, dope?"
— (Classic Fast Times reference, 50:08)

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4. Audience Engagement: Calls and Live Feedback

Timestamp: 34:37–35:51, 45:42–48:49

• Energetic listener participation via phone calls, with stories about accidental exposures at games, expanded definitions of utility players, and generational slang.
• Some callers reminisce about iconic “utility” players from their favorite teams.
• Others participate in debates about evolving terms (“hook up,” “dope”).
• The hosts maintain a welcoming, humorous tone, reinforcing the show's accessible community feel.

Notable Call:

"When I think a utility player... Yankees, especially Miguel Cairo. Maybe Jerry Hairston Jr." — Sean, caller (33:46)

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5. Other Sports Highlights

Timestamp: 11:47–13:02, 43:19–44:19

• Recap of recent sports highlights: a fight during the Braves/Angels game, Yankees’ Ahmed Rosario’s home runs, and Covino’s ongoing amusement with sports brawls.
• Discussion of how major league teams can spin viral moments into promotions (e.g., suggested a Rays “Belt Night”), and the intersection of viral fandom/social media and team marketing.

Notable Moment/Quote:

"By the way, you're close enough to this fan. They got it on camera and now the guy's everywhere. But imagine they didn't. You would never have been able to paint that picture to your friends."
— Rich (10:49)

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Notable Quotes & Favorite Moments (with Timestamps)

• On the viral fan:
  "His pants completely fall down...he moons all the 50 fans there...and then everybody watching on TV."
  — Covino (05:06)

• On generational gap over words:
  "Definitions of words change throughout the years...maybe a younger person's definition...isn't what ours was growing up."
  — Covino (18:53)

• On "hook up":
  "Hooking up in the 90s for me just meant you made out. Now it means, like, you did it all."
  — Covino & Rich (31:54)

• On "utility player" frustration:
  "How do we all not know what it is or did it change?"
  — Covino (45:07)

• On audience engagement:
  "Let's ask around the room...Could a utility player be a starter?"
  — Rich (20:32)

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Important Timestamps for Key Segments

• Viral Fan Full Moon Story: 03:46–11:47, 26:58–28:24
• Sports, Fights, and Brawls: 11:47–13:02, 43:19–44:19
• Utility Player Debate: 14:13–22:25, 29:21–34:19, 44:43–48:52
• Language and Words Changing: 30:00–34:19, 48:49–50:03
• Audience Calls and Stories: 34:37–35:51, 45:42–48:49

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Tone & Atmosphere

This episode is characterized by irreverent humor, nostalgic story-trading, classic sports banter, and active listener participation. The hosts keep the mood buoyant, laugh freely at their own and others’ misadventures, and nimbly turn even a wardrobe malfunction into cultural commentary. Friendly debates with listeners and amongst the hosts themselves anchor the show’s accessible, relatable energy.

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Summary

A laugh-filled, fast-moving midweek edition showcasing the best of sports radio: viral sports moments (including an unintentionally revealing foul-ball grab), evolving sports lingo debates (“utility player”), and the ever-changing landscape of American slang. Bolstered by lively audience interaction and pop culture nods, Covino & Rich deliver both insight and entertainment for die-hard fans and casual listeners alike.

Transcript

[Covino]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

I'm bringing back winning. I'm bringing that back winning. What about bringing that back to Fox Sports Radio Nation? We're also debuting a new game today. Do I even announce the title? You know what? Let me think about it. Let's rock out Perfect Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. We're going to be giving away prizes. Let's just say Mike, who runs this place is going to stop by, but we're going to try something new. Mike, who runs this place?

[Rich]

And you know what I'm doing today? I'm calling out jealous fatties.

[Covino]

Oh, dude, that sounds like fighting words.

[Rich]

Jealous us fatties.

[Covino]

You know why? There's a lot of fight stories. Yeah, Allah, the braves and angels last night. But we're broadcasting live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. If you miss any of today's show, you want to catch the podcast, search Covino and Rich wherever you get your podcasts. And be sure to rate, follow and review.

[Rich]

You can say rate and rock.

[Covino]

Rate and rock out with us. And of course, we're streaming live as we speak at Covino Enrich FSR on YouTube at Covinoenrich FSR. Hope you had an Ahmed Rosario sort of night. Dude hit two bombs last night for my Yankees. I hope you had a. Do I call this guy the moon guy? Let's just say the coverage at the Rays game was last night was just as good, if not better than Artemis 2 because I saw a full moon last night. It's all over the place. This guy's fat ass all over social media, television, everywhere.

[Rich]

Before we dive into today's show like that guy did in Rod.

[Covino]

Oh, that was horrible.

[Rich]

Question.

[Sam]

So funny.

[Covino]

Question is one of the best clips. It's the beauty of sports. You always see something new.

[Rich]

If you haven't seen it, I don't know if you posted. I posted Rich Davis on my Instagram

[Covino]

story the minute I saw it last night.

[Rich]

So my question is this. The fat dude that dives to the ball and his pants completely fall down. Can we go over how that even happens?

[Covino]

Okay, I want to, like, go step

[Rich]

by step, like, all right, foul ball

[Covino]

comes here at Tampa. There's a foul ball into the stands. This Don Vito looking fat guy, this Don Vito guy, he's like, I got it, I got it, I got it. Oh. And all of a sudden, he misplays it. He misplays it. He's tracking down this foul ball.

[Sam]

He's, like, by himself in these premium seats.

[Covino]

His pants completely fall down. And he moons. There's a lot of moon coverage this week. He moons all the 50 fans that are there. And then everybody watching on TV. And of course, it goes viral on social media. And the announcers, I think they mute their mics because they crack up laughing behind the scenes because there's, like, broadcast silence for the next, like, minute and a half.

[Rich]

Well, to quote Reggie and the Nutty professor, it's a full moon tonight.

[Covino]

Exactly what happened.

[Rich]

No, that was hilarious. And if you have not seen it, I don't know where the hell you've been, but it was one of the best crowd shots in the history of sports.

[Covino]

Who's more popular than this guy today?

[Sam]

He, like, lunges for the ball, too. Like, he's all by himself in this section, and, like, he kind of goes one direction, and then, like, his pants go.

[Covino]

Whoop.

[Rich]

Yeah, go.

[Covino]

Is he not wearing underwear?

[Rich]

I was about to call Danny G. And be like, track this guy down for tomorrow's show. And I'm like, there's no way this guy would ever do anything.

[Covino]

He's hanging low.

[Sam]

He's hanging low.

[Covino]

Imagine if that was like that. Or uncle or grandpa.

[Rich]

He's hanging low while you saw the frontal shot.

[Covino]

I didn't see the frontal shot.

[Sam]

His pants are hanging low.

[Rich]

So here's the question, though, again. Before we dive into all the rest of the fun we have today, could we please figure out. I don't know what it is, and I'm not here to get down on heavyset folks, but, like, I see a lot of people that are bigger and their cracks are hanging out. I'm like, do they not feel the wind?

[Covino]

Farmer's ass. Yeah, now they get used to it.

[Rich]

Probably you'll never catch.

[Covino]

Probably feels like a nice breeze.

[Rich]

You'll never catch me with my crack hanging out. Because what do you feel if your underwear was hanging low or something?

[Covino]

It happens. I mean, I could tell, but it happens sometimes. The thing is, I think he's wearing sweatpants and the string gives or something in the moment. But if his pants fall right down, and that would be embarrassing in any setting, imagine you're at a ballpark. Imagine if it's on camera. Imagine if it's all over social media. That's the crazy part of the story. If you. This dude's ass is everywhere.

[Rich]

If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, we all lived in the culture. Maybe he was just my high school. You guys remember the old prank? It was wrong, but you were probably a victim at least once. And you watch people pant someone. Yeah, it was very 80s or 90s.

[Sam]

Did you call it pantsing or de. Pantsing?

[Rich]

We called it pantsing.

[Sam]

It is pantsing.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Yeah. Like, let's say I was. Sam was on the playground talking to a girl. Someone would sneak up behind Sam a little, and then he'd stand there in his tighty white. He's like, oh. There was a kid whose reputation was permanently ruined at my elementary school because we were playing kickball at recess. Someone snuck up behind him and gave him a little. And it wasn't that he was in his undies or he had a Spider man underwear. His reaction time was so bad. Instead of pulling up his sweats and be like, you guys are a holes. He just stood there with his hands crossed for a good 10 seconds in total shock, to the point where I think some of his buds were like, dude, pull up your face.

[Covino]

By the way, the best way to pull this trick off. My favorite antic back in the day was, let's see who's taller and let me see how much taller I am. Or vice versa. And you stand back to back, and you do. Yep. But this guy, he went for it, and his ass is all over the place today.

[Rich]

What is it? Is it. Was he wearing, like, big fella sweats that the. The. Like you said, the elastic or the string or something gave.

[Covino]

I think something just popped.

[Rich]

Because fat guys wear their pants one of two ways. You do the farley of the dumpty

[Covino]

a la Chris Christie.

[Rich]

The dumpty is the Chris Christie move, where that's where you put a belt

[Covino]

along your belly right over the belly. Or under the belly. Or under the belly.

[Rich]

Farley is under the belly where the fat guy's belly flops over.

[Covino]

I think this was an under the belly situation.

[Rich]

It was a farley.

[Covino]

Yeah, it was a farley. Because it would have traveled much further if it was over the belly. It was so embarrassed.

[Rich]

If you don't know the dumpty picture, that Chris Christie picture where he played in, like, a charity softball or baseball game.

[Covino]

Just the worst look.

[Rich]

Just the dumpty, like, he was using his belly as the belt line.

[Covino]

Oh, my goodness.

[Caller or Guest]

Do we know if this fan ended up with the ball?

[Covino]

I don't know. He ended up with. With embarrassment for him and his whole family. That's what he ended up.

[Caller or Guest]

I was just hoping he got the ball after that.

[Covino]

However, he did go viral. And in today's world, that means something. So, hey, congratulations to him. Cause his ass is all over the news, all over social media. It was all over that game and all over the coverage. So again, Artemis 2 couldn't capture that. We got it for you.

[Sam]

I watched that like 25 times and I laughed like nonstop for like 20 minutes.

[Covino]

So we all know the embarrassment, but imagine it at that level. It's so funny. So funny.

[Rich]

Who would have thought the week where we got the best pictures of the moon in the history of planet Earth. They weren't even the best moon photos.

[Covino]

And by the way, if you're in the car, you know, keep your eyes on the road. We'll post it at Covino and Rich. We made a whole little montage of it. Spot's working on that as we speak. Covino and Rich on social media. And you know your thoughts. I hope you hope your night was better than his.

[Rich]

Remember I said yesterday how the. The old timer who can't print out his Dodgers tickets is an opportunity for the Dodgers.

[Covino]

Oh, old man Errol, 81 years old.

[Rich]

And I was like, the Dodgers could have Ohtani print out the tickets. Give it to him. Or maybe Spectrum or T Mobile has a partnership. Like, give this guy a smartphone. This.

[Covino]

You know, the Rays need to do something.

[Rich]

The Rays forget the raise. One of our sponsors, Dude Wipes needs to break out the. You know, what do they always say? Extra large. Dude Wipes could clean up any mess. They need to be like, if you got an ass like this guy and then just, you know, flash a dude wipes in.

[Covino]

I don't know if Dude Wipes can clean up that mess, man. But I mean, everything has limits. Yeah. You know, maybe. Maybe it's a sponsorship for like some sort of Hanes underwear. Some sort of partnership with. With Depends or something. I don't know. The guy was wearing no underwear. I mean, as far as I could

[Rich]

see, the Elastico, maybe the.

[Covino]

Who knows. So that was last night. There was some brawls. There were some booties.

[Rich]

Imagine you're there, right? By the way, you're close enough to this fan. They got it on camera and now the guy's everywhere. But imagine they didn't. You would never been able to paint that picture to your friends. Like, yo, a guy in the next section.

[Covino]

No.

[Rich]

Fell and his ass was out. Like, you would have never been able to tell that story good enough.

[Covino]

And, Sam, do we have the audio? Because the announcers like, I hope everyone's good down there or something like that. And then. And then it goes completely silent to the point where they stop calling balls and strikes for a minute because they're probably all dying watching the replay in the studio.

[Rich]

If you're on our YouTube channel, spot just did the still frame that.

[Covino]

Imagine that was your Uncle Vito and his. And his ass is all over the place. That's hilarious. I mean, granted, he's okay, just like the fight last night. I don't condone fighting, but I love it when everybody's okay. There was no injuries, so I love it. I love that moment. I love the brawl, dude. And it was a pretty. Pretty decent Tuesday night you've been talking about.

[Rich]

Baseball's popping. We had a fight and an ass last night.

[Covino]

Yeah, incredible. And speaking of fights in baseball, I'm fighting about baseball. Can you hear me out for a minute before we get into our new game and midweek major and everything else?

[Rich]

And by the way, I say all that respectfully as much as I can when I say, like, the fat.

[Covino]

Too late, Too late.

[Rich]

But I'm just saying, like, I just don't understand how bigger folks. And listen, we all have friends and family that are bigger.

[Covino]

That doesn't make it not offensive.

[Rich]

You're right. I'm still offending. But I never understand how ass cracks are out and people don't feel it. You know what I'm saying? Like, you know what? A girl's boobies out on the beach, like a wave hits her, and it takes her a second to realize it's always out.

[Covino]

You get sort of used to it, right?

[Rich]

But I. They're not all plumbers, dude. I can't imagine just walking around town and the crack is exposed. You don't feel the draft?

[Covino]

I don't know. I don't like. It happens once in a while. You notice it. But, yeah, I notice it. So you're right. Have you been working on something?

[Rich]

You're in the yard and you feel. And you pull up your. Your boxer briefs.

[Covino]

You're like, oh, yeah, his whole pants fell down. We're already getting phone calls about it. It was one of the highlights of the night. I mean, and it was a good baseball night. 877-99-N Fox. So get this, Sam.

[Rich]

I pictured you laughing, by the way, because when you sent it originally, I Think who sent it first.

[Sam]

I did.

[DraftKings Announcer]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Sam]

And then Danny sent a screenshot of just his butt.

[Rich]

Can I tell you, Sam?

[Covino]

But it was.

[Sam]

It wasn't just the chance fell down. It was everything surrounding it and the reaction of the people who were closest to him, where the security guard just goes, what's going on?

[Covino]

Maybe the Rays do like a belt night and just hand out belts to

[Rich]

the first 4,000 fans.

[Sam]

How about a suspender night?

[Rich]

How about a bobble ass?

[Sam]

Bobble ass? Yeah.

[Rich]

Twerking.

[Sam]

Bobble ass Susp.

[Rich]

Every portion of it. You're right. The tracking down the ball, the misplay, the. Because he's like.

[Sam]

Goes one direction and then he goes.

[Rich]

The reaction. But the call. Just to show you how much I love you. I'm laughing hysterically. But I'm laughing even more, picturing you laughing last night because you kept hitting us up saying, guys, I can't stop watching.

[Covino]

I could.

[Sam]

You laugh that hard for, like 20 minutes straight. And you feel so relaxed afterward. You sleep so well when you have a good belly laugh.

[Covino]

You know why? Because it's. It's like pure comedy. It's like something Chris Farley would do in a movie.

[Rich]

Oh, yeah.

[Covino]

You know, it's like a Three Stooges.

[Rich]

Farley would like that. He would, like, fall at a table just for laughs. They would say, like, that's how I felt.

[Covino]

Remember when he was his. One of his first appearances on, like, David Letterman, he kept falling backwards. This guy, Don Vito look alike with his ass out. All right, so anyway, hear me out.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

I love chopping it up and talking baseball. Right. It's baseball season and I'm on social media, and you could say I'm being trolled. You could say I'm falling in the trap. That's fine. I gotta tell you something that's going on, and there's a bigger question at hand. I don't expect you to care about what I'm about to tell you until I get to the question. I saw a post and it says, dad, it's a picture of Oswaldo Cabrera. You know who Oswaldo Cabrera is?

[Rich]

I do. He's a baseball player.

[Covino]

Baseball player on the Yankees. Broke his ankle.

[Rich]

Remember that?

[Covino]

That play at home broke his ankle. He's utility guy for the Yankees. I like him a lot. That's part of the story. I really like this guy. So this is not a knock. This social media post says, dad, who is the Yankees utility guy before Oswaldo Cabrera? And it's a whole montage of who this person thinks was the best utility player that the Yankees had.

[Rich]

And there's been so many great utility players in baseball over the years.

[Covino]

In baseball. Right. But we all have an idea of what and who utility players are, right?

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

This guy, this bird brain, makes a whole montage of a guy who was a bonafide starter, who was a batting champion in two different leagues, who was an all Star, who was a highly paid player, a Gold Glove winner. He posts DJ lemayhue. Everybody remembers DJ lemayu, right?

[Rich]

That's not even lemay, who's not a utility guy.

[Covino]

I'm glad you said that, because that's exactly what I responded. Respectfully, I'm like a great video DJ lemayu. Great player. Respectfully, he wasn't a utility player. He was a bonafide starting player. He is the def. Then I get the response from all these younger people on TikTok and I'm like, oh, geez, do I really want

[Rich]

to engage this how you spent your

[Covino]

night fighting with your.

[Rich]

So your night. He knows I was fighting with kids on TikTok and laughing at this ass.

[Covino]

But I have a question based on this. Yeah, he goes, he is the pure definition of what a utility player is. He played every position in the infield. He even played the outfield sometimes. I said, that's called versatility. Yeah, he was versatile. That's what made him an exception. DJ LeMayhue. And he's not the only guy, but he was an exception, meaning he's a guy like Mookie Betts who could play different positions, but he was by no means a utility player. In fact, by comparing him to Oswaldo Cabrera, a utility player, that's an insult. So you're essentially insulting one of your favorite players. He was a starting player who had an injury, and that's why he's not in the league anymore. He never became the same player again. But it's not about DJ lemayhue. I then got into a debate about what is a utility player, and I said, a utility player is a guy that comes off the bench and that's versatile enough to play multiple positions, but he's a guy that usually comes off the bench. LeMayhue was a starter. That's not a utility player.

[Rich]

No, he's just versatile. Before the show, when you and I were chatting up, I brought up Mookie because I was saying, based on this argument you had with this kid on TikTok, Mookie Betts could play outfield, infield, anywhere. So you tell me Mookie Betts Is a utility guy.

[Covino]

Versatility got me with. A bunch of kids started chirping at me, and it got me with a bit of a zinger.

[Rich]

What is it,

[Covino]

DJ lemayhue again? He was like, again, is the definition

[Rich]

of a utility player utility?

[Covino]

In fact, he won the first ever MLB utility Gold Glove in the first ever Gold Glove category for utility players. So again, you win one for first base. Second. He won the first ever in 2022 for utility play for utility glove. And then it dawned on me. Yeah, I still respectfully disagree. And he goes, what do you know? He called me. He goes, listen, you know what he said to me?

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

I don't know who taught you the rules of baseball, dog, but you're wrong. He said, dawg, D A W, G. I said, well, if you want. I hit him with this. I stooped low, and I. I shouldn't have did it. I said, hey, you want to talk about it, Buster Brown? I didn't say Buster Brown, but I should have. I should have. That would have said. That would really put him in his place. I said, if you really want to discuss it, dog, D A W G, why don't you call the show today on Fox Sports Radio? I'll be hosting 87799 on Fox.

[Rich]

You're fighting with a teenager in the.

[Covino]

Because I think I know what a utility fire is.

[Rich]

All right?

[Covino]

I watched baseball my whole life, but then it dawned on me. If they're giving out Gold Gloves, come at me, bro.

[Rich]

I'm on Fox Sports today.

[Covino]

Here's the thing, though. Then it dawned on me.

[Rich]

Yes.

[Covino]

Even though I'm doubling down on I'm right.

[Caller or Guest]

Come at me, bro.

[Covino]

Definitions of words change throughout the years, and maybe a younger person's definition of what a utility player isn't what ours was growing up. And even still now, like. Like the word fat had two meanings at one point, right? Like the word goat growing up. Goat meant, like, you blew the game. He was the goat. Now it means, you're the greatest of all time. There's a viral movement online of young kids hating when their parents use their terms incorrectly. Like, there's dads. There's videos of dad saying, hey, Kyler, you hooking up with Joe tonight? And he's, like, hooking up. You think I'm making out with Joe? Yeah, you guys hooking up? And that means, are you guys getting together? Like, linking? Are you linking up? Are you going out? Like, things change, meaning over time. And in sports, I'm wondering. A utility player for us was a guy who Came off the bench. He didn't start, but he was versatile and he played all different positions. Does a younger person have a different impression or definition of what he has? The definition changed much like batting average mattered and now it doesn't. Is a utility player a different player to a young player before we think

[Rich]

about the younger generation and then.

[Covino]

And then rich. And then rich.

[Rich]

Yes.

[Covino]

Is it foolish to chop it up with people on social media? Are they just trying to get. Get at me?

[Rich]

I love that you engage with, like, youngsters on TikTok. Yeah.

[Covino]

Is this a solid move? If you see someone saying some wrong stuff, like, do you want to correct them or not?

[Rich]

That's.

[Covino]

That's the second part of the question. Before we go to the feedback, let's take the bait.

[Rich]

Let's ask around the room. Danny G. Iowa Sam. Dan Beyer. When you say utility player, could a utility player be a starter? Could a DJ LeMayhue? A Mookie bets? Like, would you say utility player with that logic?

[Covino]

Aaron Judge is a utility player because he plays all outfield positions. So that logic is flawed. You're a starter or you're off the bench.

[Rich]

Like, there's a guy. Oakland. A. Did I say Oakland? I meant athletic. Former met Jeff McNeil. McNeil would play left field, second base, third base, first base once in a while. Like, does that mean.

[Covino]

It just means that he's versatile. They're exceptional. They're. They're exceptions. That's what they are.

[Rich]

Can a starter be called the utility guy?

[Covino]

That's my first question, because it was driving me bonkers trying to convince these young kids that I know what I'm talking about. And they're telling me, I don't know baseball, dog.

[Rich]

Danny, Mookie. You can't say, like, Mookie's the best example, but Mookie's not a utility guy.

[Caller or Guest]

I don't think of him like that. When you say that, I think of a specialized guy that can, you know, fill in for injuries or fill gaps.

[Rich]

Like, there's a guy on every team that you like, yo, we got an injury or someone's banged up. Yo, that guy could play second base, center field. He could also throw on the first base club and play first base. Like, that's a utility guy.

[Covino]

Off the bench. Off the bench. You're not paying utility players superstar money. Guess who got superstar money? Guys like DJ lemahu. Guys like Mookie Betts. They're not utility guys. But I am giving the benefit of the doubt that if we were given utility player Gold Gloves out now. Maybe a younger fan has a different definition and impression of what a utility guy is. I have. You don't take the bait ever.

[Rich]

I have not.

[Caller or Guest]

No.

[Rich]

I have multiple words that have changed, meaning enough over the years that it will drive me nuts or you nuts

[Covino]

if you hear them.

[Rich]

So we'll get to that next. Plus, we're going to talk about some fights, a really fun promotion they did in Toronto, and it involves hot dogs. We'll get to all that. We'll have some fun today.

[Covino]

Rich nose weenies. So we'll get to that.

[Rich]

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[Covino]

There's a full moon tonight. Cracking up at that footage on and off the air. And you know what the funniest part about it is? I mean, I don't know, maybe the world needed that last night because, I don't know, it was cracking me up. If you missed it, there was this Don Vito looking guy going for a foul ball in Tampa against the Cubs. He falls, his pants fall down, his ass comes out, he's trying to get up. The thing is, when you fall, anytime you fall, right, you try to jog it off and hope that nobody saw. And there had to be a moment where he was like, oh, what if

[Rich]

I just stay down?

[Covino]

Everybody saw. You always hope that nobody sees.

[Rich]

Is there a part of it that's like, I'm just gonna stay down here forever?

[Caller or Guest]

Now the announcer's going dark, I think is the best part.

[Covino]

You know what? We have the audio. Missed it. And we're posting it at Covino and Rich at Fox Sports Radio. Go ahead, Sam.

[Rich]

Fly ball down the right side and it'll twist off bow.

[Covino]

Everybody okay down there? Hope everyone's okay down there. But you hear that ooh, I hear the.

[Sam]

I love the ooh.

[Covino]

You hear the O of disgust and embarrassment.

[Caller or Guest]

But now it's just quiet. It like it just keeps going. And their mics are muted because they

[Rich]

muted their mics and they're dying laughing, I'd imagine.

[Covino]

Did you just hear the, like the radio atmosphere, the baseball sounds and just embarrassment. You feel that guy's embarrassment in the microphone. But anyway, your thoughts on that and your thoughts on this? Yeah. First of all, am I wasting my time trying to teach these young weenials on social media a thing or two about baseball? I have a question about words and terms that change meaning. Okay. We're live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Don't let employee turnover slow down business. Express employment pros finds the talent you need to keep productivity on track. From the warehouse to the front office, Express staffs, all jobs. Visit expresspros.com today. Also today we're gonna do midweek major and debut a new game that involves Mike, who runs this place. Who? Mike. We're giving him a prize, so stick around. 87799 on Fox.

[Rich]

Mike ever get them to print out his Dodgers tickets or no?

[Covino]

No, I don't think so. The long story short, the short long of it is I saw a post and it says that DJ lemayhue was their favorite utility player.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

And I kindly responded, DJ lemayhue was not a utility player. And I got all this backlash all from young nose picking kids being like, he absolutely was a utility player. He won the utility gold glove, the first ever in 2022. I'm like, dude, he was a bonafide starter. He was just versatile. Yeah. So has the definition of utility player change because growing up, it was always the guy that came off the bench that played all different positions.

[Rich]

Well, it poses a bigger question. What words, what phrases, what things have changed definition in our lifetime that, that maybe a different generation would be like. I'm sorry, what did you say? Yeah, I, I wrote down a few. I have, I think I have like my top three. But I want to give a little honorable mention.

[Covino]

Okay.

[Rich]

To every young woman that says literally when she means figuratively.

[Covino]

Oh, that's what I mean. Like they're saying it. Oh my God.

[Rich]

I literally. No, you didn't.

[Caller or Guest]

No, no, figuratively, basically, they mean the right thing. Basically rich.

[Covino]

But also they use.

[Sam]

Literally when you, like, you say like, I just stubbed my. I literally just stubbed my toe. Just say you stub your toe.

[Covino]

But don't you feel in a way they're trolling you because you want to correct them, but it's like not even worth your time? But literally, it's a big one.

[Rich]

Because again, anytime someone says something figuratively, they literally.

[Caller or Guest]

The girls that say literally.

[Rich]

Literally, I got, I got a few

[Covino]

that come to mind from me.

[Rich]

In old timey time songs, in holiday songs, you know, people used to be joyous, happy and gay. Like, gay wasn't a sexy. Gay was not only a sexual term.

[Covino]

Gay apparel.

[Rich]

People wore gay apparel.

[Caller or Guest]

Don't be darned part of the Flintstones theme song.

[Rich]

I donned my gay apparel around the holidays.

[Covino]

Didn't the Peter contail make your Easter bright and gay too?

[Rich]

I believe he did, yeah. Secondly, you alluded to it before. I think if you ask a boomer, a Gen Xer, a millennial or a weenie, what's the younger generation called?

[Covino]

Gen Alpha, Gen Alfalpha.

[Rich]

I think if you ask any generation, yo, yeah, we hung out, you know, I hung out with that girl. We hooked up. What is hookup? Like, does hookup mean you just hung out together. Does hookup mean you got it on? Or does hookup mean, like, you slept with them? Like, because some people be like, no, no. Hookup means, like, you just, you know, you fooled around a little.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, hook up.

[Covino]

Hooking up in the 90s for me just meant you made out.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

[Covino]

You. You kissed and made out.

[Rich]

Yeah. But hook it up, I think now means like, yo, they. They did it.

[Covino]

Wow. Really? Oh, man. Yeah. See, things change.

[Rich]

Did you hook up?

[Covino]

So even though I think I'm right about Utility Player, maybe it's changed to a younger generation.

[Rich]

And.

[Covino]

And what else?

[Rich]

Shout out to my dad, who, hey, Greg. Who listens every day. And I'm not going to tell him to change it because I find it funny. Our parents, I don't know about yours, refer to their flip flops as thongs.

[Covino]

Man, he must really love that Cisco song, my dad.

[Rich]

Well, in the summer, always. Oh, you know, I went to the pool, went to the beach. I wear my thongs. And every time he says song, does

[Covino]

he say, my thong? The thong, thong, thongs.

[Rich]

I'm like, I think a lot of

[Covino]

older generations singing about flip flops must

[Rich]

really like those flip flops.

[Sam]

Can I offer something here, though? Do we take the term thong? The footwear and.

[Rich]

Because it.

[Sam]

The, like, the piece of cloth is like a Y shape and goes between two of your toes, that's kind of how it fits on the bottom. Do you think that they borrowed that?

[Rich]

Yes, it's a thong flip flop. I get that. Right.

[Caller or Guest]

Like.

[Sam]

Like it goes into the crack of your toes, and then in other ways, it goes into your crack.

[Covino]

We stopped calling flip flops thongs.

[Sam]

My parents did, too. I. That was a part of my.

[Rich]

I think as a kid, I called

[Sam]

lexicon for a long time.

[Rich]

But, Sam, if I.

[Sam]

They became slides.

[Rich]

If you came over my place for a little barbecue pool party.

[Covino]

Oh, yeah.

[Rich]

You wouldn't be like, I got my swim trunks and my thongs, would you? Would you say thongs now?

[Sam]

Confused people, they'd be like, all right, let's see it.

[Covino]

Let's. Let's see it. Maybe that guy last night who fell over was wearing a thong. We just couldn't see it buried in there. It was buried, man. Words, things, they change meaning. But was I. I'm right about the utility thing, too, right? I mean, but then again, he won the gold glove for utility players. 87799 on Fox. I'll take a few phone calls and then we'll get into some other stuff.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, let's start New York with Sean.

[Covino]

Hey, Sean.

[Caller or Guest]

Hey, guys. When. When I think a utility player, I. Yankees, especially Miguel Cairo. Yeah, Miguel Cairo. Maybe Jerry. Jerry Harrison Jr. Hairstyle.

[Covino]

Guys like Randy Velardi back in the day, like, dudes like that Danny G.

[Rich]

Shout out a. Shout out. A reliable utility dodger over the years. Think. Think of a Dodger or Padre or a Giant, like. Because I would.

[Caller or Guest]

Well, you could say Kike. He came off the bench and played several roles.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Great answer.

[Covino]

Because he's the best answer. He just plays big in big moments. But he was still a utility guy. Absolutely. Thank you, man. But I'm telling you, I wouldn't be surprised if it's just. It's viewed differently. Just the same way batting average is viewed differently. Doesn't have the same importance. It changes over time. Thanks for the call, man. Who else do we got? 87799 on Fox.

[Caller or Guest]

Let's go to the desert. Indio, California. Dan.

[Rich]

Hey, Dan.

[Caller or Guest]

Hello.

[Covino]

What up?

[Caller or Guest]

How we doing?

[Covino]

We're good, Dan. What's up?

[Caller or Guest]

Hey, a couple things. Hook up. If you've ever been deep sea fishing, that's what you yell when you hook up.

[Covino]

So you got a totally different mean good.

[Caller or Guest]

When you got a marlin on the thing. When you got an albacore tuna on the line. Yeah, well, forever, you know, for many, many years I've been doing it. That's what we called it. Hook up. All right. The other thing about the thongs, I stopped saying thongs a long time ago for flip flops when I saw my first thong.

[Rich]

Yeah, that'll change a man. But this guy's. This guy's, you know, hooking up with thongs on completely different story.

[Covino]

So other words that change meaning, leave it at Covino and Rich at Fox Sports Radio. Or you can call us at 877-99-ON FOX. You know what? I'm going to pull up the live chat, too. And can a utility player be a starter? Since when? I don't know. So I don't know. You know, I think I retire from arguing with idiots on social media, Rich.

[Rich]

Yeah, that's not true. You'll do it. You'll do it tonight. All right, let's go to our buddy and yours, Dan Byer, for an update. DB what's up, bud?

[Dan Beyer]

What's up, guys? Cade Cunningham expected back for the Pistons to. He's going to play against the Bucs after missing the last 11 games because of a collapsed lung. Spurs will be without Victor Wembanyama and Stefan Castle tonight against Portland. Oklahoma City faces the Clippers with an OKC win or a Spurs loss, the Thunder would wrap up the number one seed in the West. Angels DH Jorge Solera, Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez each suspended seven games for their role in last night's brawl. Both are appealing their suspensions. Braves lead the Angels right now five to two in the fifth inning. Dodgers and Blue Jays are tied up at three apiece in the eighth. Former Dodger great Davey Lopes died at the age of 80. Red Sox blank the brewers today 5 nothing. Guardians took care of the Royals 10 to 2, Padres were 82 winners against the Pirates and the Orioles won against the White Sox 5 to 3. Rich your Mets trail the Diamondbacks right now 5 nothing in the 6th, Rockies over the Astros in the 7th 8 to 1. Cardinals have a 31 lead on the Nationals in the 6th and the Phillies trail the Giants by a kind of three to nothing. That's in the seventh inning. Some news in the NFL as the Texans are picking up the fifth year options on the contracts of quarterback C.J. stroud and defensive end Will Anderson Jr. Falcons and former Chiefs tackle Juwan Taylor today. This on the heels of the retirement of Caleb McGarry, who announced he was retiring after six seasons. Does your afternoon need a boost? Try the new Starbucks Energy Refreshers. These 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 Bucks today or order one right now on the app. Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley said the club supports the USGA and RNA's decision to roll back the golf ball in the sport. Guys, back to you.

[Covino]

Thank you db. Now we have a lot of people on hold too at 87799 on Fox, so hang tight. We're going to get to all your phone calls. And again, a new game involving Mike who runs this place. So your chance to win some prizes. Danny, he'll break it down. We'll be taking your phone calls at 87799 on Fox. We are Covino and Rich. All right.

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

[Rich]

All right, drink's on you.

[Covino]

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[Covino]

Oh, I really love that song about my thongs.

[Rich]

Oh, thongs.

[Covino]

You hear they made a song about my thongs? No, dad, that song's not about your flip flops. What do you mean?

[Rich]

Boy, that girl looks scandalous.

[Covino]

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[Covino]

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[Covino]

Be the Don Vito guy with his ass out.

[Rich]

Sorry. They were fist flying, though. In anahe time was air mail to the backstop.

[Covino]

Oh, oh. And now here comes Solaire.

[Rich]

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. Gotta love that. Here come the bullpen spreading in from left field and. And a pile up on the first baseline. In the blink of an eye that

[Covino]

turned into a heavyweight bout with Solaire

[Rich]

and Lopez throwing blows at each other.

[Covino]

You know, Reynaldo still hit him with the ball even though he missed the bean ball. He hit him with the ball. Yeah, he had the ball in his hand, landed a shot to the face. That was wild.

[Caller or Guest]

How about Walt Weiss?

[Covino]

Yeah, Walt Weiss. 62 year old Walt Weiss making the tackle. That was great. Great. And the Braves wound up beating the Angels 7 to 2. That call was courtesy of Braves Radio Network. Our tire rack play of the day.

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[Covino]

Rich, do you ever feel like you're living in the twilight zone?

[Rich]

Often, yes.

[Covino]

Seriously, what happened now? Because I'm reading feedback and you know, you grow up thinking, you know or you know what a utility player is.

[Caller or Guest]

Mm.

[Covino]

And people are like, yo. So by your definition, Scott Vermeyer hits us up on the live chat. Covino and Rich fsr. So by your definition, Covino, utility player is not good enough to start.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

How do we, how do we all not know what it is or did it change? Utility player can start a game, but he's a guy that's just versatile. He doesn't always start.

[Rich]

Not an everyday guy.

[Covino]

He's not your everyday guy. That's a utility player. At least that's what it was growing up. I don't know what to say. I've been fighting about this for 24 hours with people. It's like, how is this not an obvious thing?

[Rich]

You need something better in your life to fight about? Maybe let's go to the feedback. Danny G's on the phones and we got them all lit up. So let's take your feedback. Say what's up to the Fox Sports Radio Nation. And then we debut a new feature

[Covino]

with Big Mike, who's very excited.

[Caller or Guest]

Lines right now. Let's start again with Jerry in Phoenix.

[Covino]

What's Up, Jerry. Hey, Jerry.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, it's Jerry.

[Rich]

What up, man?

[Caller or Guest]

Okay, I want to make a comment on you. Earlier, you're talking about plumbers crack.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Caller or Guest]

Okay. Back in the 70s, I was at a Kansas City Royals baseball game and I got up from my seat. I think I was going up to go to the restroom or whatever, and I'm walking up the aisle and I see this old guy sitting on the chair right on the aisle. And. Well, anyway, I'm an old guy now, but back then, I mean, this guy was sitting there in shorts and short shorts.

[Covino]

Yeah. Is he wearing thongs?

[Caller or Guest]

Believe it or not, his back was hanging out. I could not believe it.

[Covino]

I mean, he would not know. This has been burning your memory for seven years.

[Rich]

I was gonna say since his childhood, man.

[Covino]

Ever since then he's been addicted to plumbers crack.

[Rich]

Yeah, I'm saying like I. I just never understand when people don't realize.

[Caller or Guest]

Traumatized. All right, so let's go to Michigan. Mark is in the house.

[Covino]

Hey, thanks for the call, man. What's up, Mark?

[Caller or Guest]

Hey guys, how's it going? Thanks for taking my call.

[Covino]

I was having fun. Anytime, man. What's up?

[Caller or Guest]

So I. I just. I kind of disagree with your definition of the. The utility player having to start. A lot of utility players have started consistently. I mean, Brandon Inge, I grew up a Detroit fan. Yeah, Detroit Tigers Brandon, he's perfect example of utility player. I think he's the only player to ever start at three different positions in a championship series.

[Covino]

Even if you look it up on chat gbt, it's. There's exceptions to the rule. I get it. But a utility player usually is off the. Is a guy who comes off the bench. It doesn't mean he doesn't start a game.

[Rich]

And his value a lot of times is that he might not have the numbers to start 162, but he's there sometimes. I picture a utility guy, a guy that could even catch once in a while. Like a guy that, yeah, could catch, maybe play first base.

[Caller or Guest]

I mentioned Kike. He started a lot of games over the course of his career. But also he's come off the bench so many times, even to pitch.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Caller or Guest]

They've used him as a pitcher in blowouts.

[Covino]

I know, but he's not your everyday second baseman. He's not your everyday outfielder. He's not the everyday guy. There's a difference. Difference. It's just bonkers to me that this isn't common knowledge or benefit of doubt. Maybe it's the views have changed on it.

[Rich]

Like Danny, your everyday first baseman for the Dodgers, Freddie. Now there's people that could play first base if Freddie has the day off, if they want to give Freddie the day to DH or something, that's a utility guy. A lot of times if there's a, if there's a guy like a, like you said, a kike that could play multiple positions. Again, a great example. Not a Met anymore, but on the A's, Jeff McNeil could play first base, second base. He could play left field, outfield.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah.

[Rich]

You know, and those type of guys, they might play a lot. I don't know what makes a utility guy and a guy versatile. Is it if he's in the lineup every day? Because there are guys that are going to start 130, 140 games. I don't know if he's a utility guy anymore.

[Caller or Guest]

Yeah, it's kind of like a hybrid situation nowadays.

[Covino]

Utility guy can be your. If someone goes down with injury, all of a sudden he's your starting dude. Yeah, that could change. But back to the phone calls. Eight, seven seven now fox. Who do we got?

[Caller or Guest]

Let's go to Washington State.

[Dan Beyer]

Zach.

[Covino]

Thanks for calling. Zach, what's up?

[Caller or Guest]

Hey, guys, how you doing?

[Rich]

What's up?

[Caller or Guest]

Hey, so I want to talk about the kind of like older generations using words that kind of mean different things now. Yeah, yeah. Well, marijuana is now legal in 24 of the 50 states. Can we get old people to quit calling it dope, dad?

[Rich]

Dude, that's so funny. My. I, you know, I wonder what. My.

[Covino]

Didn't your parents always say crank calls to like growing up? They crank calls.

[Rich]

That's really funny. Yeah. Like, I don't know. Do I am I am I show my age. Do 40 year olds say weed? Like, do younger people say cannabis?

[Caller or Guest]

They say the weed.

[Rich]

The weed. The weed. Like what is. Yeah, dope or like hash? Like what do older people say?

[Covino]

Hey, they're smoking dope.

[Rich]

They're smoking the dope.

[Covino]

Grass reefer.

[Caller or Guest]

The way we say dope has never changed because kids even still use that now as an adjective.

[Rich]

But it's really interesting. You're right. That is funny. Older people, people and their use at what they call weed. It's really. I feel like if you're roughly 40 something, you killed it.

[Covino]

Weed.

[Sam]

Let's go back to fast times at Ridgemont High when Mr. Hand accuses.

[Covino]

Let's just listen. What are you people on dope? Are you on dope, Mr.

[Rich]

Hands?

[Covino]

All right, two more phone calls.

[Caller or Guest]

Tacoma, Tony, quickly, Tacoma.

[Covino]

What's up, guys?

[Caller or Guest]

How you doing.

[Covino]

What's up?

[Caller or Guest]

Well, back to the whole hookup thing. In the 90s, that just meant you got together with someone. That was it.

[Covino]

Yeah, you hooked up at the mall. Hey, I hooked up with John at the mall. I didn't mean you were making out.

[Rich]

Then it turned into you hang out with a girl, you hook up. It's like something happened. I think now hookup means like you did it all.

[Covino]

I did not know that. I hope you're wrong.

[Rich]

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