C&R - Lovable Dr. Suess & Shia LaBeouf's Hatred

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show – C&R: Lovable Dr. Seuss & Shia LaBeouf's Hatred

Date: March 3, 2026
Hosts: Steve Covino & Rich Davis (C&R)
Notable Participants: Kelvin Washington, Jonas Knox, Danny G, Iowa Sam

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Episode Overview

This lively, humor-filled episode of The Dan Patrick Show (Covino & Rich edition) honors Dr. Seuss on his birthday, dives into inspirational near-quitting stories, and explores “irrational hate” in sports, all with their signature blend of sports, pop culture, and candid fan talk. Among the standout themes: the unlikely beef between Shia LaBeouf and Mike Piazza, the legacy of Dr. Seuss, and a game of fans airing out their own irrational sports vendettas.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Dr. Seuss’s Birthday & Legacy

Segment Start: [03:30]

• The show kicks off with Dr. Seuss appreciation, asking about favorite Seuss books and highlighting stories from the author’s remarkable career.
• Origin of "Green Eggs and Ham":
  • Dr. Seuss wrote the book on a $50 bet he could use only 50 words ([04:24]).
  • “He was dared to write a book with 50 words or less. And he said, all right, bet. I'll take the physical challenge... And he wrote a book with 50 words or less. And it was one of his most popular.” — Steve Covino [03:55]
• Almost Gave Up:
  • Dr. Seuss was on the verge of quitting writing after multiple publisher rejections, but a chance encounter led to his first publication and near-billion sales ([05:10]–[06:02]).
  • "He ran into an old pal who had just got hired by a publishing company... had he called it quits, we wouldn’t have all these legendary stories." — Steve Covino [05:10]
• Moral:
  • The team draws parallels to perseverance in entertainment and sports (e.g. John Krasinski, Michael J. Fox, Pat McAfee).
  • "You never know when to give up." — Rich Davis [06:02]

2. Sports, Trash TV, and Patriotism: World Baseball Classic (WBC)

Segment Start: [10:00]

• Covino’s passion for the WBC and discussing sports fandom.
• "Nerd" Origin:
  • “Dr. Seuss coined... or at least popularized the term nerd.” — Steve Covino [10:48]
• Hypothetical Debate: Trading MLB Wins for USA Pride ([11:43]):
  • Would you sacrifice wins for your MLB team to secure a Team USA WBC victory?
  • "What if. Here's the hypothetical. In order for Team USA to win, you have to give up five Yankee wins this year. You're taking the deal?" — Rich Davis [11:43]
  • Covino is willing to trade three, but not five, Yankee wins for a Team USA WBC win ([12:09]–[13:49]).
• USA Pride & Cost of Jerseys:
  • Discussion of national pride, unity, and the overpriced, hard-to-get USA jerseys ([12:27]–[13:05]).

3. Shia LaBeouf’s Viral Interview & Mike Piazza Beef

Segment Start: [15:15]

• Viral interview with Andrew Callahan (Channel 5): LaBeouf, notorious for honesty and unpredictability, unleashes a volley of confessions.
• Key Story: Mike Piazza Snub ([18:32]):
  • "Remember trying to get Mike Piazza's autograph... for my whole life... I did it for... 90 times, probably rejected me 90 times. So what it did was, I'm gonna sign them all. So when I got on, it was like, yo, Mike Piazza..." — Shia LaBeouf [18:32], [34:36]
  • This repeated childhood snub inspired LaBeouf to always sign for kids (unless he’s eating, with his kid, or “chasing ass” [20:16]).
• The Broader Theme:
  • Several stories echo this “one more chance” motif, be it Seuss, McAfee, or LaBeouf.
  • "The kid they snub is gonna make it this far in life where they'll get called down." — Steve Covino [35:14]
• Callbacks to similar celebrity snub-vengeance stories (see: George Lopez & Eric Estrada, Eddie Murphy & Rodney Dangerfield [19:10], [35:36]).

4. Irrational Sports Hate: Listeners & Hosts Unleash (Interactive Segment)

Segment Start: [20:19]

• C&R ask audience and crew to share their “irrational hate” for sports figures due to failed fan interactions.
  • "Is there a pro athlete you have an irrational hate for?… Sometimes you just catch someone on a bad day." — Rich Davis [20:19]
• Hosts' Examples:
  • Colin Kaepernick — Snubbed Rich at an ESPN party (refused a selfie, acted distant: “Yo, Cap… can we take a quick pic? ‘Nah, I’m not doing that. Bye.’” — Rich Davis [23:49])
  • CJ Stroud — Off-putting encounter at Super Bowl media row ([24:43])
  • Molly Ringwald — Refused to discuss her iconic past roles ([22:06])
  • Personal Wins:
    • Covino & Rich use lingering slights from a former agent as motivation ([36:24]–[37:11]).
• Fan Calls:
  • Stories from listeners about rude encounters with pros (Bobby Higginson, Mean Joe Green, Sterling Sharpe) [39:33], [40:50], [50:16].

5. Final Notes & Memorable Quotes

Quote Highlight Reel:

• “I call that the Bob Ross theory. You never know when he’s really done, because every time I thought he was done, he carried on…” — Steve Covino [06:19]
• "90 times, as the kiddos say. That wasn't on my bingo card. Shia LaBeouf having a vendetta against Mike Piazza was not predicted by me." — Rich Davis [20:34]
• “Honestly, if you mess with someone on this show, clearly I'm seeing a pattern.” — Steve Covino [25:36]
• "We had a former agent… said straight to our faces… ‘there’s just no market for Covino & Rich in the world of sports.’” — Steve Covino [36:24]

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Notable and Memorable Moments

• Shia LaBeouf’s wild vulnerability:
  "He said lots of crazy stuff… he thinks he has a small man complex, like a Napoleon problem." — Rich Davis [16:20]
• The recurring ‘one more shot’ motif: Seuss nearly quitting, athletes on the verge, actors almost giving up, all pivoting into breakout moments.
• Fans “airing grievances” in the most entertaining, sports-radio fashion, often with hosts joking about the length of caller stories (“30 seconds, Don!” [49:47])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [03:30] — Dr. Seuss appreciation and “Green Eggs and Ham” $50 bet story
• [05:10] — Seuss meets publisher “last shot” story
• [06:02] — "Never know when to give up" discussion (Bob Ross, John Krasinski, Pat McAfee)
• [10:48] — Dr. Seuss and the origin of “nerd”
• [11:43] — MLB wins for WBC hypothetical
• [15:15] — Shia LaBeouf, Mike Piazza, and Andrew Callahan interview introduction
• [18:32] — Shia LaBeouf’s autograph snub story and its effect
• [20:19] — Launch of irrational sports hate discussion
• [24:43] — CJ Stroud fan encounter story
• [36:24] — C&R’s agent/motivation story
• [39:33] — Listener Bobby Higginson story
• [50:16] — Mean Joe Green mistaken identity
• [51:07] — Sterling Sharpe lawn-mowing anecdote
• [35:36/34:36] — Eddie Murphy/Rodney Dangerfield; Shia’s full Piazza story replay

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Tone & Style

The episode blends quick-witted banter, over-the-top sincerity, self-deprecating humor, and genuine moments of reflection—making the sports talk relatable and engaging, even for non-sports fans. Both Covino & Rich alternate spontaneous bits with sports analysis, always encouraging fan participation and emotional candor.

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Conclusion

This episode is a celebration of not only Dr. Seuss and his take on resilience, but also the challenges, quirks, and unexpected personalities that color the sports and pop culture landscape. Whether discussing awkward celebrity snubs, national pride over the WBC, or simply calling out the pain of lemon-scented Clorox wipes, Covino and Rich keep it energetic, personal, and fun.

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Transcript

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Find your local station for kavito and [e-mail] or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. Somebody stop him.

[Steve Covino]

Are you Jim Carrey or a clone?

[Rich Davis]

That's the big question.

[Steve Covino]

Do you know Rich Davis actually went to Jim Carrey High School? That's why he's so hyper and weird like that.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, ready?

[Steve Covino]

Well, you did go to Cary High School. That is Franklin Square, Long island, just not Jim Carrey High School. But you might as well. That's Rich Davis. I'm Steve Covino. Hope you had a great weekend. Not a Jim Carrey sort of weekend. That dude was all over the news for all the wrong reasons. You know, he's part of something I'm going to discuss today. Don't believe the hype is a sequel. Don't believe the hype. Three BS stories that I'm going to get you to the bottom of today. Plus iron Mike trivia, giving away prizes on a Monday. And of course, Iowa, Sam is here. Danny G. Is here. We're glad you're here. Fox Sports radio Nation. Let's rock out. It's our Dr. Seuss birthday celebration show.

[Rich Davis]

What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book?

[Steve Covino]

His book about me because it was very, very self serving and I filled in all the pages. But honestly, after the cat in the hat came back, that was it for me.

[Rich Davis]

Dude, gonna say no one loves Steve Covino more than Steve Covino.

[Steve Covino]

I know. Iowa, Sam's favorite book. Sam I am, bro. Sam I am. And his green eggs and ham. Hey, do you know there's a backstory to that, Sam. Tell me about it.

[Rich Davis]

You want to learn something? I want to hear more about this

[Steve Covino]

Jim Carrey thing because I, I just heard he got like eyes messed with. You'll hear about it. Got Zellweger plastic surgery, doctor's birthday. He was dared, he was dared to write a book with 50 words or less. And he said, all right, bet. I'll take the physical challenge. I'll take a ride down the Sunday slide. I'll grab the flag up the rubber nose and I'll write a book. And he wrote a book with 50 words or less. And it was one of his most popular.

[Rich Davis]

In fact, the most popular.

[Steve Covino]

Sam I am. And his green eggs and ham.

[Rich Davis]

You know, you talk about Sunday slide. I was a bigger fan of when they would bury the flag in between the waffles.

[Steve Covino]

That was a good one.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, that was a good one too.

[Steve Covino]

By the way, Danny G. Great to see You. He's our super producer. How's your weekend, buddy?

[Rich Davis]

Yay.

[Kelvin Washington]

How are you guys doing?

[Steve Covino]

Good, man. Good to be back. I like getting back into the flow of things.

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

All the places you'll go.

[Steve Covino]

Of course, Lowen Kron is hanging out and let's get into it, man. Happy Heavenly birthday to Dr. Seuss, a guy that changed a lot of our lives.

[Rich Davis]

Kavino, you told me something this morning I did not know.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Not only did Dr. Seuss win a $50 bet that he could write a book using only 50 words, he was about to call quits. And the story goes, he was walking down the street.

[Steve Covino]

He was walking down the street and he had a book under his arm, and he had given up. He said, if I'm not getting signed today. He went to every publisher in the city, and on his last publisher, they didn't give him the okay. He's like, all right, well, then I'm giving this up, and I'm burning this book, and that's it. I'm giving up as an author. He ran into an old pal who had just got hired by a publishing company.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, it's funny that you would. Rewriting a book, see?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Rich Davis]

I'm working for a publisher now, see.

[Steve Covino]

How about I take it over down to the publishing company for you, Dr. Seuss.

[Jonas Knox]

See, he wasn't.

[Steve Covino]

He wasn't the Dr. Seuss then. He was, like, writing comics for the newspaper.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but.

[Steve Covino]

And his friend brought it to the publisher on the day he was ready to call it quits. And had he called it quits, we wouldn't have all these legendary stories. The guy, 600 to 700 million books sold later, he's a legend.

[Rich Davis]

You know, the. There's another story about just giving it one more shot. Now, I'm sure the stories in sports and entertainment you could probably think of, but I know we have the theory of, like, how do you know when someone's really dead? What if he gave one more chest compression? Like. Like, it's really. You never know when to give up.

[Steve Covino]

I call that the Bob Ross theory.

[Rich Davis]

It's like, Bob Ross. You'd be like, oh, it's done. Don't stop it. And then he.

[Steve Covino]

How do you know when he's really done? Because every time I thought he was done, he carried on with happy little trees and little cabins. I'm like, no. And then it always came out better.

[Rich Davis]

Dude, it's snow on the trees. It was perfect.

[Steve Covino]

No. Okay.

[Webull Announcer]

All right.

[Steve Covino]

I see what you're doing.

[Rich Davis]

Bob Ross, John Krasinski. Do you guys watch the Office, obviously back in the day?

[Steve Covino]

Absolutely.

[Rich Davis]

Do you know his story, Iowa Samuel?

[DraftKings Announcer]

No.

[Rich Davis]

He was about to call it quits. He moved out to Los Angeles and dead end after dead end, he's waiting tables, probably bartending, and he's like, mom, I'm coming home. The dream's over. She's like, well, you have the lease of your apartment until the end of the summer, so why don't you just hang out for just a few more months? And in those few months when his mom said just tough it out a couple months and then come back at the end of the summer, he got the audition for the Office.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, we've heard so many stories in sports of so and so was, you know, stocking shelves or Jeremy Lynn was living on a couch. Like these people, whether in the back of their mind or not, they still believe they had a chance. They were pretty close to calling it quits.

[Kelvin Washington]

Michael J. Fox was close to calling it quits in that little apartment that he had.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, that's true. I mean, there's so many, so many great stories, but yeah, Dr. Seuss, one of them. Like you said, a guy that almost sold a billion books was about to call a quiz.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. They say on the day he was ready to burn the copy of To Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street, I believe was the first book.

[Rich Davis]

You know who has a big story like that? Pat McAfee.

[Jonas Knox]

Right.

[Rich Davis]

Remember he was going to go to a smaller college and he rounded up the money to go to like a kicking competition. And he's like, I know if I go to this, bigger schools will notice me. And everyone's like, I don't know, dude, just take your scholarship for the smaller school. And McAfee tells a story about how you believed in himself. That got him noticed and ta da, the rest is history.

[Steve Covino]

So went to West Virginia where he was able to play in some big time bowl games.

[Rich Davis]

But before that, that was not the plan. Yeah. So, hey, bet on yourself. Believe in yourself. Do it.

[Kelvin Washington]

You know the Dr. Seuss book that Koa wants me to read to him every single day.

[Rich Davis]

Okay, I guess. Yeah, go for it. One fish, two fish, red fish, blue

[Steve Covino]

fish, Horton here's a hoe.

[Kelvin Washington]

I mean, involves a car,

[Steve Covino]

follows a car. Go dog, go. Oh, you do. He has so many.

[Kelvin Washington]

So they even turned that into a

[Steve Covino]

cartoon series and they're currently making a rebooting another Cat in the Hat because the Michael Myers one, The Mike Myers one, I should say Michael.

[Rich Davis]

The Michael Myers. What Is that a horror version?

[Steve Covino]

Didn't do what they expected. It was kind of creepy. But you know, it's kind of creepy story when you watch it. Yeah, or when you read it. So Anyway, we celebrate Dr. Seuss and the stories of people just about to give up and then realized, nope, they have bigger dreams ahead.

[Rich Davis]

Well, can I ask you a question as Danny G. Cleans off his chair on video? By the way, that's great. If you're watching the YouTube channel right now, you could see Danny G's diligent. He's wipes down his chair with Clark's wipes. You think J. Stu's got like remnants all over him or something?

[Kelvin Washington]

I don't know. There's been at least 20 hours of ass sitting over here that I'm not aware of.

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Right.

[Steve Covino]

He sprays it Cuddle.

[Rich Davis]

Danny G. Does a diligent cleanup.

[Steve Covino]

I don't blame him, to be honest.

[Kelvin Washington]

It grosses me out when people sit on dirty chairs.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it's not a personal thing towards J. Stewart or smell that stuff every day. Yeah, it's very German festive spray.

[Rich Davis]

It's not the feeling of sitting on a warm toilet, is it? Is that how you feel? Oh, that's always a weird feeling. Right, like someone else's ass warmth. Anyway, before we get into a wild weekend, we gotta talk about the wild world of Shia LaBeouf and who he hates in the sports world.

[DraftKings Announcer]

Do it.

[Steve Covino]

Do something. A lot going on this weekend as far as the world news and politics and bombs being dropped. I mean the news was kind of, let's just say, wild to watch over the weekend. But maybe you were out there living your life and you didn't see any of this. Then there was the Jim Carrey story we're going to talk about later on. Peggy Boo.

[Rich Davis]

A hypothetical about a start. Sure, I think this is a good one for you.

[Steve Covino]

All right, let's hear it.

[Rich Davis]

Because I don't know anyone hyping up the world baseball classic like you. You love a good fight and you love baseball.

[Steve Covino]

Dude, am I the only guy that watched Navarrete fight this weekend? I might be.

[Rich Davis]

You're seeing Paul Skeens and School bowl getting nods on the hill. Right now we're watching on one of the TVs. Bryce Harper is being interviewed. It's a squad. I know you're pumped. Team USA looks dumb.

[Steve Covino]

Honestly, you're a nerd. And Dr. Seuss coined that phrase. They're not sure if he invented it, but he definitely popularized the term nerd. You're a nerd. If you don't care about the WBC or boxing this weekend, Navarrete over Nunez. Like, I'm really wondering, what are you watching then? What are you so focused on? Look, I like Love is Blind. I love some trash tv. I watched Traitors.

[Rich Davis]

I watch all the faithful.

[Steve Covino]

But you're too cool to watch the World Baseball Classic. I'm sorry, I'm not too cool to watch a really great hockey tournament. Hockey's not my favorite, but I'm not saying. Nah, I'm not watching that. I got y'.

[Webull Announcer]

All.

[Steve Covino]

Put it on. You're lame.

[DraftKings Announcer]

O.

[Steve Covino]

Honestly, if you're not watching the WBC World Baseball Classic.

[Rich Davis]

That's so perfect. You even. You leaned into it more than I even had hoped.

[Steve Covino]

Because I don't understand. How could you call yourself a sports fan and not be, like, pumped about it?

[Rich Davis]

All right, what if. Here's the hypothetical. In order for Team USA to win, you have to give up five Yankee wins this year. You're taking the deal. Five wins can be the difference. 98 and 93, it could be 85 to 98.

[Steve Covino]

85 might not put you in the playoffs.

[Rich Davis]

It could be 100 wins versus the Al East. I didn't. Then what's your number? What If I said 3?

[Steve Covino]

3 wins, 3 wins. Yeah. I'll sacrifice 3 Yankee wins. You got Garrett Cole coming back. Garrett Cole, you got Freed, you got a. You got a pretty solid, solid starting five.

[Rich Davis]

Danny, you sacrificing three. You sacrificing three Dodgers wins.

[Kelvin Washington]

I'll give you seven.

[Steve Covino]

Dodger W. I think. I think you got seven spared.

[Rich Davis]

I think your second place team.

[Steve Covino]

And here's why. I think you got a ride. I call it riding the burst, ride the wave, riding the momentum, whatever you want to call it, you know, you got to keep that Olympic juice going, that usa, that, that. That pride that everybody can get behind. And Aaron Judge actually alluded to that. Speaking of McAfee, he talked to McAfee, and McAfee was like, yo, man, we. We're just trying to keep that. That vibe going. Even though it's $420 a USA jersey, if you're trying to get one.

[Rich Davis]

And that's a story in itself.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it's a story in itself. You won't even get it, I think, until after the tournament, which is weird.

[Rich Davis]

And I'm a fan. I think they look cool.

[Steve Covino]

But. But you try to keep that pride going. I think USA needs that pride, especially now. I think we need to be unified. And is this America's game or not? Because guess what? Japan is the only one with three victories. Japan has three victories, the doctor has a victory, and we only have one. So I think it's time that we step it up. We put our best out there. We have a squad support them. I think it's. I think it's dope. Super dope and underrated.

[Rich Davis]

Aaron Judge hits the walk off in the World Baseball Classic.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, that's that.

[Rich Davis]

But the Yankees, you're giving up five, not five.

[Steve Covino]

No, I won't do five. Five. Five is too tricky.

[Rich Davis]

That's a divisional, damn it.

[Steve Covino]

And I think the AL east is too stacked and it's too competitive.

[Rich Davis]

3. Might take it from 3. Could take it from 92 wins to 89.

[Steve Covino]

3. I'll take, though, for a nice win for the country, for. For some pride. For some, I don't know, something to unify us. Yeah, I thought the hockey thing would do that. But no, a bunch of sports babies.

[Rich Davis]

Aaron Judge hits the walk off. USA wins, but he aggravates his hammy. And he's out for two weeks.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, no, not worth it. No US Pride. Nah.

[Rich Davis]

Hammy, two weeks.

[DraftKings Announcer]

He's back.

[Rich Davis]

A little tweak.

[Steve Covino]

Nah. Okay. Not yet.

[Rich Davis]

It's gonna be fun, though.

[Steve Covino]

Meaning? This is the sixth World Baseball Classic. We've seen it grow. It's going to be fun, but I'm not giving up some sort of injury for it, right? Not right now. And that's bad publicity for the wbc. That's his biggest criticism.

[Rich Davis]

Well, I'm hoping that you don't want

[Steve Covino]

a star player to get hurt.

[Rich Davis]

I'm hoping that Skeens gets a little tired in the World Baseball Classic. It's my Mets play the Pirates opening day, and you would think, whoa, what a sweet opening day opponent, the Pirates. But it's Paul Skeens. So the Mets got to play on opening day against Paul Skeens.

[Steve Covino]

As I was saying, you had lots of crazy world news, which is why we need some, like I said, something to cheer about. Let's go, Team usa. That starts this week. You had this Jim Carrey story. We'll explain. It's all over social media. In a nutshell, he looks different and the world can't handle it.

[Rich Davis]

They think so.

[Steve Covino]

Aging.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

And then the other story, if you were busy living life, I get it, you may have missed it, is Shia LaBeouf was interviewed over the weekend. If you guys remember, he was arrested at Mardi Gras for partying and getting belligerent. And he was headbutting people fighting in the streets. He was arrested and then he did a sit down on, like, the local Channel 5 affiliate over the weekend. And he was interviewed by this guy named Andrew Callahan, who did such a tremendous job. Honestly, it felt like a barstool style of interview. But he did such a great job of letting Shia LaBeouf just rant away and answer these questions. He almost said too much at times. But much like Mike Tyson, I love his vulnerability. You know, how Mike Tyson be like, I'm just not a good person. And deep down I'm an. You know, deep down, I'm an animal. You know, like, he would just say weird things like that. That's how Shia LaBeouf is. He knows he's imperfect. He's very vulnerable. He says crazy things. And he said lots of crazy stuff that you could check out on your own time. He went on about how he doesn't think he has a drinking problem. He thinks he has a small man complex, like a Napoleon problem.

[Rich Davis]

Then he said he has nothing against gay people, but he's scared of big gay guys.

[Steve Covino]

Touching him like that was just the tip of the iceberg. I mean, he's as far as intrigue and interest. The guy just brings all sorts of interesting storylines.

[Rich Davis]

What's up, Iowa? Sam?

[Steve Covino]

So Andrew Callahan, I follow him. Channel 5 is like, it's a fictional. It's the name of his show, so it's not a local news. He's fantastic. Yeah, yeah. So he does all these wild interviews with all these various people. And his. He gets a lot of views on YouTube. This one has 2 million in just two days. Well, I'm glad you said that because I'm like, he's wearing a suit, he's got sneakers on.

[Kelvin Washington]

Right.

[Rich Davis]

He's got the wild hair.

[Steve Covino]

He just. He's like this. I don't know, you just independent, intrepid journalist, I guess. But he just does these.

[Rich Davis]

All these really interesting.

[Steve Covino]

He did a great job.

[Rich Davis]

I looked at stuff and I'm like, this guy's a great broadcaster.

[Steve Covino]

Some of his other stuff. But it's like. Like I said, it was done almost like barstool style, but it was a serious interview. And you're like, oh, okay, this is legit. And Shia LaBeouf just goes on his crazy rants. And I find him to be extremely. Let's just say the same way I find Mike Tyson, like, intriguing, interesting. Like, wow, I'll watch this guy talk

[Rich Davis]

all day because I think. I don't think he's dangerous. I think maybe to himself a little bit. I think That I think he needs help, but maybe it isn't alcohol. Maybe he just needs some, like, therapy or something.

[Webull Announcer]

But.

[Steve Covino]

Well, alcohol mixed with trauma is a bad recipe for why he was in jail. Right?

[Rich Davis]

But this Shia LaBeouf interview really is like, every sentence out of his mouth. It is very like Mike Tyson, very Dennis Rodman, very vulnerable. Charlie Sheen, very like, yo, what is he going to say next?

[Steve Covino]

Crazy honest, right? And there was a story he was telling about when he was a kid, he was part of the Big Brother program because his dad was always locked up or abusing.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, that's part of his story, right?

[Steve Covino]

Abusing and doing things like that. So he said that as part of the Big Brother program, he would get these tickets to all these Dodgers games. And he has some crazy, crazy resentment toward one particular Dodger. And I get it. If you were busy, you missed it. But. But you got to hear what he said about former Dodger. Should I give it away?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, take a listen.

[Steve Covino]

Take a listen to Shia LaBeouf.

[Shia LaBeouf]

Remember trying to get Mike Piazza's autograph, you know what I mean? For my whole life, Mike Piazza, were

[Steve Covino]

you waiting outside the fence every day?

[Shia LaBeouf]

This guy, bro. So, yeah, we used to go to Dodger games. Big Brothers program used to give these tickets. Out you go, Dodger game. Me and all of them dudes would be sitting in the parking lot. Brent Butler always signed Padeo Nomo always signed Mike Piazza.

[Jonas Knox]

Just a cold heart.

[Shia LaBeouf]

You're bro.

[Steve Covino]

How many times do you think he rejected signing?

[Shia LaBeouf]

Every day, bro. I did it for. I used to go out there 90 times, probably rejected me 90 times. So what it did was, I'm gonna sign them all. So when I got on, it was like, yo, Mike Piazza, you know who

[Steve Covino]

else has a similar story? George Lopez. His famous story was when he was a kid, he saw Eric Estrada on chips. He saw Eric Estrada, he's like, yo, that's a dude. That's a dude who looks like me. He's doing big things. Inspiring to a George Lopez, right? Because I do believe representation matters. And you see something like that, you're like, all right, that gives you hope. Like, I. I could do that. I could be that. And he went and saw Eric Estrada filming in his neighborhood, and he went to shake his hand. Eric Estrada blew him off. And that's why he started that sort of fu. To. He would have a whole arena full of people saying, f you, Eric Estrada, once he blew up. But Shia LaBeouf said when he blew up, because of the Mike Piazza thing, he vowed to never blow off a kid. And he's always taking pictures. Unless, of course, he's eating dinner.

[Rich Davis]

No, his quote was the best. He goes, I'll sign an autograph. This is why Shia LaBeouf is so interesting. I'll always sign for a kid. Unless he said, I'm eating dinner, I'm with my kid, or I'm chasing ass. That was his answer.

[Steve Covino]

He talks a lot about chasing booty.

[Rich Davis]

This interview is intriguing, but it brought up the question for all of us. Is there a pro athlete you have an irrational hate for? Like, listen, because you know what it is? A lot of times you might catch someone on a bad day.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but 90 times, Piazza blew him off.

[Rich Davis]

Like, 90 times, as the kiddos say. That wasn't on my bingo card. Shadow above. Having a vendetta against Mike Piazza was not predicted by me at least.

[Steve Covino]

No, no, but it was so funny and so out of left field, or should I say, so at a home plate, you know, that I. I was like, oh, my God, it's so funny. This is comedy without even trying to be funny.

[Rich Davis]

Calling Piazza A was not on my radar. That to me.

[Steve Covino]

And he's saying, f you, Piazza. That's so funny. This is like angels in the outfield without the magic and the happy ending. It's like, remember how the movie starts? Like, there aren't they sneaking into baseball games, trying to get guys autographs?

[Rich Davis]

Hey, look, used to be Mel Clark.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, that's a great question. Like an irrational sort of hatred. Because you're right, for all we know. And I've met Piazza. I've interviewed him. He comes from a great family. He's a great dude. He has a great story. He's a guy that was never supposed to make it right. He could have been like a Dr. Seuss and gave up, but he didn't.

[Rich Davis]

I remember one time, and it's a weird move, too, because you don't like to do those, like, phone calls, like, guess who I'm with? But Covino hosted an event once, and he hit me up. He's like, guess who I'm with? And it's like, yo, what's up, Rich?

[Steve Covino]

It's Mike Piazza.

[Rich Davis]

Bummed you're not here.

[Steve Covino]

Mike Piazza, he couldn't have been a nicer guy. And he was very nice to everybody I saw him interact with. But that's my experience. Everybody has a different one, right? Do you have an irrational hatred towards somebody? And why. Let's get it off our chest. Clearly.

[Webull Announcer]

Clearly.

[Steve Covino]

Shia LaBeouf had to get that off his chest this weekend.

[Rich Davis]

You know, people will always ask us the common question is, like, who your favorite guest? Who are the worst? And I have a couple worst. And they're weird ones, too, right? Like Molly Ringwald. We had Molly Ringwald on the show, and we were like, oh, it was a throwback. We'll do a throwback Thursday, talk some old movies, see what's going on in her life now. Her and her rep were both like, yeah, she's not talking about anything prior to, like, today. And I'm like, I.

[Steve Covino]

Like, then she was one of those that didn't embrace the past and didn't want to talk about anything like that.

[Rich Davis]

So I remember being like, this is the worst, and you're the worst.

[Steve Covino]

And then there's other actors who are known for, let's say, one part of their life, and they accept that part graciously. Even though it's probably annoying to them, they still accept it. She was not willing to talk about Sixteen Candles or Breakfast Club or Pretty in Pink or any of that stuff.

[Rich Davis]

And I remember thinking, like, then why would I want to talk to you?

[Steve Covino]

Right? And you know. Yeah, you know what? It wasn't even that. It was how it was handled.

[Rich Davis]

It was rudely presented. I'll give you another one.

[Steve Covino]

But I don't hate her in any way. I'm trying to think. Yeah, Rich. Rich clearly hates.

[Rich Davis]

I'm just. I'm thinking of people. I have an irrational, like, dislike for Colin Kaepernick. Nothing to do with the kneeling, nothing to do with his politics. I'm a Niners fan. I met Colleen Kaepernick in a VIP area at an ESPN party when we were working there. He was not distracted. He was not with his boys, with his crew. He was by himself. And Cavino knows.

[Steve Covino]

I got to back Rich up on

[Rich Davis]

this because Kavino loved to make fun of me. Yeah, he was by himself, just, like, looking at his phone, like, just killing time, waiting, I think, for someone. I go, yo, Cap, my name is Rich. Big Niners fan. I work at espn. And he just like, yeah, yeah. I go, yo, could we take a quick pic? And he's like, nah, I'm not doing that. Bye. And he just walked away from me.

[Steve Covino]

But he was playing slap ass and being cool with everybody else.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I was like. And then at that point, I was like, in your career will now suck.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I remember what he was wearing. He was wearing, like a. Like a leather trench coat, and he was being super smiles and fun with all the hot women that were walking by And. And everybody else, but he did blow off Rich, and Rich couldn't have been a bigger fan and support. Rich had his jersey. Yeah, I remember. So, yeah, that hurts. That stings.

[Rich Davis]

I remember being like, f this guy.

[Steve Covino]

And you're a grown man at the time, so imagine how a kid feels when you're just trying to meet your hero. So irrational hatred, as we already said, it's irrational, you know, But I'm sure you got your reasons. So. 877-99 on Fox. Much like Shia LaBeouf, who says therapy is just not for him.

[Kelvin Washington]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

CJ Stroud, maybe for Danny, maybe you just need to get it off your chest.

[Rich Davis]

That's all we're saying, Danny. Get it off your chest.

[Kelvin Washington]

Mine's more recent. It was after Stroud's great rookie season, and we're on media row at the super bowl, and he's standing now just beyond our stage area with his buddies. And they were all wearing their dark sunglasses indoors and their big chains, and they were blinging. And I walked up to him, and I didn't do the whole fan thing, none of that. I kept my words short and sweet, and I just said, hey, we talk about you a lot on our radio show. We're right over there. And I pointed to the FSR stage, which was beautiful, like it is every year.

[Rich Davis]

It's not some small time peanut thing. This is Fox Sports.

[Kelvin Washington]

He looks at one of his boys and then he looks back at me. And he just had this, I don't know, something in his demeanor that was off putting. And he blew me off. And I was like, okay, whatever, fine. But you've seen what happened to his career since then.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Honestly, if you mess with someone on this show, clearly I'm seeing a pattern.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Kelvin Washington]

And he needs to redeem himself. I feel like he'll go back to his rookie form if he goes on the Covino and Rich show, you know, and we didn't.

[Rich Davis]

You say to him, your next playoff performance is going to be the worst ever. Ever.

[Steve Covino]

Yo, man, I jinx you for the next few playoff performances.

[Rich Davis]

I jinx.

[Kelvin Washington]

Your playoff is fine. And if you don't want to go on a radio or TV show, you can just say, no, I don't have time right now, or whatever. That would have been fine. But just the way he acted, I was like, yeah, I don't know about this, dude.

[Steve Covino]

In these stories of life, you give people two strikes, you know, not necessarily three. Like three strikes. Because you gotta say, sometimes you have a bad day. We all have.

[Webull Announcer]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

We all have bad days.

[Kelvin Washington]

No, that's more than fair.

[Steve Covino]

Right? So you get someone, they're in a rush. Maybe they're in a rush. Rich, I saw your buddy, our buddy Torch, at the gym the other day. Yeah, yesterday.

[Rich Davis]

I was in a rush.

[Steve Covino]

He wanted to sit and chitchat, you know, that would be the equivalent of taking a selfie and signing autograph.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, I gotta go, man.

[Steve Covino]

I'm like, yo, dude, I gotta go. And I sort of blew him off. And I felt bad about it, but again, he caught me at the wrong. I don't got time to chit chat. I'm on the move, you know, Busy guy. So that's why I'm saying you got to give people some grace sometimes. Maybe they're in a rush. Maybe they had a bad day. Maybe they just got bad news. Right? We know that you give them another chance. I think you give them second chances, third chances in this particular sort of thing. I don't know about that. Two times with jerk Mike Piazza, for all we know. Maybe he's so Shia LaBeouf and he said this pun. He's been here 90 days, this kid. He's no good.

[Rich Davis]

I'm never giving him an autograph ever. Yeah, your thoughts? We'll take your feedback. Who do you have an irrational hate for? We'll take your phone calls, we'll check our in show chat. Plus talk a little baseball. There's some whack headlines Kavino wants to go over. So that's all coming up. Plus your chance to win some prizes here on Fox Sports Radio. So hang tight.

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

That's right, you can now watch the Odd couple live on YouTube every day.

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[Steve Covino]

I think the legend of the rent is way past due, guys. Let's have a great month. Baseball's back. It's a good time for CNR on fsr. And speaking of, there's a story about Mike Piazza, okay. And Shia LaBeouf hates him. Now, for the record, Shia LaBeouf said some pretty off color things in his interview, but he was very honest and vulnerable. I give him credit for that. Yeah, don't think for a second we stand for all the crazy thoughts that he shared. I just find him to be interesting.

[Rich Davis]

I find him interesting. I find him compelling and honest. And I mean, yeah, don't you don't just disagree. You don't have to agree or disagree with anything he said.

[Steve Covino]

No one's compelling. And if you miss those CL clips, you're bound to see them. Props again to Andrew Callahan, who Sam's a big fan of, who did a great job interviewing him over the weekend. But these clips went completely viral. And one of the funnier stories was how angry Shia LaBeouf is toward, of all people, Mike Piazza.

[Shia LaBeouf]

I remember trying to get Mike Piazza's autograph, you know what I mean? For my whole life, Mike Piazza, were

[Steve Covino]

you waiting outside the fence every day?

[Shia LaBeouf]

This guy, bro. So, yeah, we used to go to Dodger games. Big Brothers program, used to give these. Out you go, Dodger game. Me and all of them dudes be sitting in the parking lot. Brent Butler always signed Pad Nomo always signed Mike Piaza.

[Jonas Knox]

Just a cold heart.

[Shia LaBeouf]

Piazza, you're a bro.

[Rich Davis]

I love it.

[Steve Covino]

How many times do you think he rejected signing?

[Shia LaBeouf]

Every day, bro. I did it for. I used to go out there 90 times, probably rejected me 90 times. So what it did was, oh, I'm going to sign them all. So when I got on, it was like, yo, Mike Piazza.

[Steve Covino]

Those stories are great though, because you learn a lesson and you know, Mike Piazza and stories like this, they never think that the kid they snub is going to make it this far in life where they'll get called down.

[Rich Davis]

I always find those stories funny. When someone does blow up, remember Those things along the way. There's a funny one that's not like eventual one. Do you guys know the Eddie Murphy, Rodney Dangerfield story?

[Steve Covino]

I don't think so. Yeah, he told him he wasn't funny. Right.

[Rich Davis]

Rodney Dangerfield early on in Eddie Murphy's career is like, hey kid, you don't got to curse so much.

[Steve Covino]

It's not good.

[Rich Davis]

No, like you act terrible and then Eddie Murphy was like at his prime in the 80s and bumped into Rodney Dangerfield in a bathroom and he just looked at me, goes, hey, I guess I was wrong. Like a very simple, funny story that we've heard over the years.

[Steve Covino]

All right, so based on the Shia LaBeouf, I mean, trauma that he still holds and anger he still holds towards Mike Piazza, do you have an irrational hatred towards somebody who is going to be the genius?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. And I want it to be us, but it won't be. But who's going to be the genius that could bring Shia LaBeouf and Mike Piazza together?

[Steve Covino]

I would love to do that, Danny.

[Rich Davis]

Reach out to both reps. We orchestrate a coming together of Piazza and LaBeouf.

[Steve Covino]

Well, I think it's good to get it off your chest and let this play, you know, be the place where you could do that. You know, I have an irrational, I don't want to say hatred, I think that's a strong word. But there's certain things that motivate me. Like I use those things to motivate me. So I look at it as a positive. But we had a former agent, we've told the story that said straight to our faces when we were at our most vulnerable and desperate times. This is we. Rich and I lost two full time jobs after Covid. Covid hit our agent, said to us straight to our face that he reached out to everybody and there's just no market for Covino Enrich in the world of sports. There's just no market. And we're like, yeah, but we need you to. There's just no market for you guys.

[Rich Davis]

So we got a new agent and within a month we were here. That's true.

[Jonas Knox]

So.

[Steve Covino]

And you know what?

[Kelvin Washington]

Saw that you guys improved a lot in a month.

[Rich Davis]

In a month.

[Steve Covino]

Saw that guy at Colin Cow Hertz party, Super bowl week just recently.

[Rich Davis]

They give him a hug?

[Steve Covino]

No, I didn't. I ignored him.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, you okay?

[Steve Covino]

I totally did. But the year before I did say hi to him. I like it. Tom Petty, but yeah, you know, and I'm like, you know what? Nah, I'm not gonna be the Bigger person. Screw that guy. So, you know, a lot of these things use as motivation, but you gotta get it off your chest, right? So let this be the spot. 87799 on Fox and at Covino Enrich. Yeah, what do we got?

[Kelvin Washington]

Loaded lines. Lots of good stories coming in. Let's start with Jason in Arizona.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Jason. What's up, man?

[Caller]

Hey, guys. Great show. Best show on Fox. You know, I wonder, you know that. You know that scene where Happy Gilmore's like, Bob barker? You think LaBeouf walks around? You think LaBeouf walks Around? He's just randomly. It's like, oh, that might be yes.

[Steve Covino]

God damn, he's got such a chip on his shoulder. Piazza is just another part of it. Yeah, like he was snubbed as a kid. He's still mad about it.

[Rich Davis]

Dude, I'm with you. I find it equally funny. This dude is so funny, man. He's wild and like, listen, I hope he doesn't harm himself or anyone. He's intriguing. The guy's clearly got something doing.

[Steve Covino]

Says he's got anger issues that stem from small guy complex. Maybe ego. Ish. Angry and ego issues.

[Rich Davis]

Funny, dude.

[Steve Covino]

Thanks.

[Caller]

Oh, it's just out of nowhere, Piazza. But, hey, so I grew up in. I grew up in Detroit and was raised in Detroit. We lived in. I was living in a city called Royal Oak at the time. So we're out at this Irish bar, this is in like 05 06. So obviously tigers through and through. And all of a sudden, my buddies. And we turn over and Bobby Higginson is sitting there. Remember Bobby Higginson back in the day? Yeah. So old Higgy sitting there, and he's with some of his boys. And it was really chill bar. So we go over to him, like, hey, Higgy, what's up, man? You know, whatever. Thinking the guy'd be cool because we're in metro Detroit, hanging out. His buddy stands up like he's the bouncer, right? Like, oh, don't bother. Bobby this and that. And my buddy turned. My buddy turns. My buddy turns to Higginson and he goes, oh, yeah, you're great at baseball and being an A hole. Bobby turns around, gives him this grim look. This little douchebag gives him this look. And he goes, 10 million a year, baby.

[Rich Davis]

You know what?

[Steve Covino]

I love it.

[Rich Davis]

Good story, good story. Let's keep rolling. Danny, who we got?

[Kelvin Washington]

Don in Colorado.

[Rich Davis]

Don, what's up, my man?

[Caller]

Man, you guys are my bros. I listen to you every day. Three o', clock, I'm hiking in Boulder, Colorado. There is no Markets of Covino and Rich. There's a huge market for Cavino and Rich in Boulder, Colorado. I want to tell you guys.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you, man.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you, bro.

[Caller]

Get to the story. All right, so it's a circa. No, this is 1982, kind of a strike shortened NFL season. And the packers at that time played four games at Milwaukee County Stadium. And so the Vikings are in town to play the packers at Milwaukee County Stadium. And my buddy and I were huge football fans. He's a huge Vikings fan. And the away teams always stayed in Brookfield, Wisconsin, which is a suburb of Milwaukee. They stay at the Sheraton Hotel. So the night before the game, we're like, hey, let's go to the hotel. Maybe we can try to cop some autographs. Yeah.

[DraftKings Announcer]

All right.

[Caller]

So we get our little pads, we go to the hotel. We're looking around for Minnesota Viking guys. We can't find them. Suddenly around the corner comes this guy, and he's in a brown suit. This guy is huge. I mean, he's giant. And he's with another kind of a shorter, bald guy in a suit, white guy. And so by the way, I don't know who the guy is really familiar. So I go up to him with my little autograph cabin pen.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Caller]

And I go, I go, hey, can I have your autograph? And he's literally looking down at me and I go. He goes, he goes, yeah, what's my name? And I go, matt Blair, who was a really good linebacker for the Vikings back then. They both burst out laughing and not him. No, it was not him.

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We continue.

[Rich Davis]

Okay, well, you know what? Hold on. This is the longest story ever. We're going to teach you, you know, you said a good dude. Size this story a little bit. You know, let's go to Isaac for an update. Isaac's like, what are we doing?

[Steve Covino]

We'll get back to you, buddy,

[Kelvin Washington]

after the update.

[Rich Davis]

The unbelievable ending of this. Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota Vikings.

[Steve Covino]

What's up, Isaac?

[Jonas Knox]

So we call it tease. We have plenty of stuff going on elsewhere in the NFL. The Houston Texans guys acquiring running back David Montgomery from the Lions in exchange for offensive lineman Juice Scruggs and two draft picks. Texans also traded offensive tackle Titus Howard to Cleveland for a draft pick. Lions also released offensive lineman Graham Glasgow, NFL media reported Los Angeles Chargers pass rusher Khalil Mack will play in 2026. Mack is presently an unrestricted free agent of the N. ESPN reports Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to return to action tonight against Boston AFTER missing 15 games with a strained right calf. And finally, we have a Carrie Seahawks update.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, yes. Yes. Kerry.

[Jonas Knox]

Seahawks, it has been discovered that Cary High School in Long island is an apparent broadcasting powerhouse. Its alums include Fox Sports Radio's Rich Davis, the late great Al TroTwig, and even PBS Newton's Apple host Ira Flato. Well done, Seahawks. Back to you guys.

[Steve Covino]

Science Friday with Ira Flato.

[DraftKings Announcer]

Right?

[Steve Covino]

Was that thing.

[Kelvin Washington]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Anybody?

[Rich Davis]

Okay, yeah. You know who went to our competing high school? Vinny.

[Steve Covino]

You don't know.

[Rich Davis]

Ira Testaverde was the. He was a Swanika Seahawk. There you go. Swanika Indian. All right, we got more. Kavino and Rich.

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Yeah, we're gonna have to get to dawn after our sponsors, all these amazing

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[DraftKings Announcer]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Jonas Knox]

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[Steve Covino]

Let's talk about pain for a moment. We've all experienced it. You wake up ready to start your day, but those pesky aches and pains are already calling the shots. Maybe it's your sore back from yesterday's work, or that knee that complains from taking the dog out for a walk. Or perhaps it's your shoulder reminding you of that top shelf you had to reach at the grocery store. Life doesn't stop and neither should you. But don't worry, that's where leaves got your back. Literally.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Whether you're tackling muscle aches, back pain or arthritis and joint pain, Aleve gives you the relief you need to keep going meetings, errands, workouts or just keeping up with life. Aleve works from sunup to sundown, letting you spend your time on what's important.

[Rich Davis]

Aleve fits seamlessly into your life. Choose a leave and get on with your day without pain. Constantly tapping you on the shoulder so the next time pain tries to slow you down remember Aleve keeps you moving with long lasting body pain relief that goes the distance so you can too try a leave uses directed for minor aches and pains.

[Steve Covino]

I hope this is a radio edit. Sammy's here by the way says where the f you at Takao?

[Rich Davis]

Yo, Method Man Shouting out the wrestler Big John Stud.

[Steve Covino]

Yes, Method man of the Wu Tang Clan. Happy birthday to him.

[Rich Davis]

55 today.

[Steve Covino]

Covino and Rich. It's actually my uncle Bill, my buddy Barry's birthday too and of course Dr. Seuss. So read a classic to your kid or nephew or I don't know any kid in the neighborhood his parents don't

[Rich Davis]

like read a book to a random kid.

[Jonas Knox]

That's weird.

[Steve Covino]

Don't just pick a random kid. Come here kid. But enjoy some old school Dr. Seuss on his birthday. Isn't it like national read a book?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, it's one of those Read Across America days.

[Steve Covino]

Read Across America day. So it's Covino and Rich. It's Fox Sports Radio. Fox Sports Radio studio.

[Rich Davis]

Last book Kavino read was where the

[Steve Covino]

Wild Things are which is not a Dr. Seuss book but it was a fantastic book. And it's time for our tyrant play of the day. The Knicks lockdown defense led them to a victory over a really good spurs team. At the basket to our left.

[Rich Davis]

San Antonio throws it away. Harper forced a pass inside Red by Bridges will go coast to coast for a two hand slam. Timeout. Mitch Johnson hits a game high 18 point lead for the Knicks with seven minutes to go.

[Steve Covino]

Damn.

[Rich Davis]

That was courtesy of Knicks radio network. That's our tyrack play of the day. And for over 40 years Tire Rack's been helping customers find the right tires. For how long? What and where? They drive ship fast and free. Backed by free road hazard protection. Convenient installation options like mobile tire installation, tire act.com the way tire buying should be. And remember in the beginning of the year we were like man is how many games are the Thunder gonna lose? Spurs are only a couple games behind the Thunder. Like they not. I'm not saying the the Thunder slipped up, but the thought of them being one of the greatest teams of all time I think sort of has faded away. So we shall see. I think the spurs got a shot at being the one seed to be honest.

[Steve Covino]

Honest. Well, your focus should be shifting toward the NBA a little bit. Definitely heating up. Of course you got WBC this week. And speaking of baseball, I wonder how Mike Piazza feels to be catching these strays. From Shia LaBeouf at it. Imagine just chilling, enjoying your weekend. You're at a barbecue, drinking some lemonade, and someone's like, yo, Mike, did you HEAR what Shia LaBeouf is saying about you?

[Rich Davis]

Wait, what?

[Steve Covino]

That's like, how random is that? Shia LaBeouf says he hates Mike Piazza f. That guy. So we're letting you get some stuff off your chest here on the show.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Who do you have a rational hate for?

[Steve Covino]

We're like your Dr. Melfi. Get it off your chest. What's. What's troubling you?

[Rich Davis]

Who we got? Danny J.

[Steve Covino]

Who you got an irrational hate for?

[Kelvin Washington]

Don in Colorado. You have three minutes left before the hard out.

[Rich Davis]

30 seconds, Don.

[DraftKings Announcer]

I love you.

[Rich Davis]

What's up, bro?

[Steve Covino]

Make it snappy, okay?

[Caller]

You bet. Okay, so get denied by the guy at the hotel with my buddy. He looks so familiar, we can't figure out who he is. We go to the game the next day, Milwaukee County Stadium, 1982. Packers, Vikings. Look at the scoreboard, and it says, doing the game today. For CBS Sports, Lindsay Nelson and Mean Joe Green. And we're like, no,

[Kelvin Washington]

It was a legend of all legends.

[Steve Covino]

Sometimes out of context, he can't place it. That happens, man. It's so random.

[Rich Davis]

Well, football is a sport where, you know, helmets on. A lot of times there are times there is a red carpet event and some rep will be like, do you want them? I'm like, who's them? Like something, you know, like sometimes a lineman. You don't know what they look like with the helmet off.

[Steve Covino]

Who else do we got?

[Kelvin Washington]

Thank you for that, Don. Let's go to Minnesota, Joe.

[Steve Covino]

What up, Joe?

[Caller]

Hey, what's up, guys? Leave it to the Packer fan to talk through a break, man. That was a long story. No wonder they don't play games in County Stadium anymore. I got strays. I got strays. I got one for you. Sterling Sharp owes me $20. Because when I moved to Green Bay in the fifth grade back in 1992, my. There was a card shop right next door. And then you'd get your cards from the card shop and you go to Lambeau Field and get them signed, right?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Caller]

My dad was like, hey, good way to get out in the summer. You got the lawnmower. Go push lawn down, up and down the street. Sterling Sharp. And this is back in the day before people made a whole bunch of money, lived on the block, like in the neighborhood, right? Like, he had a spot, which was probably a duplex.

[Rich Davis]

Where did he stiff you?

[Kelvin Washington]

We're out of time. He's gonna have to wait.

[DraftKings Announcer]

He.

[Kelvin Washington]

He fired shots at a Packers fan and now we're gonna hit the hard out.

[Rich Davis]

I'm gonna teach you guys. I'm gonna teach all you guys how to tell a quick story like you're on a date.

[Steve Covino]

All right, well, thank you for the call.

[Kelvin Washington]

No, hold on. We'll get the rest of his story,

[Steve Covino]

next conclusion of that story and more. The rest of your phone calls plus Iron Mike trivia, giving away prizes, Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich Davis]

Sterling Sharp too.

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No one knows what the future holds, but you deserve a weather app that can help. Weatherbug is easy to use and provides forecasts for your every need. From storm warnings to pollen levels right at your fingertips. Get the fastest local Alerts and comprehensive 10 day forecasts wherever you are. Its hyperlocal real time customizable alerts. Make sure the weather never takes you by surprise so you can plan every day with confidence. Download the free Weatherbug app from the App Store today and start getting accurate weather forecasts. 24. Seven certified plant genius here. Most people see a busy plant shop, but I see a perfectly balanced ecosystem thanks to Genius from Global Payments, Inventory tracked payments, seamless reviews in one place. Absolutely genius. From sold out crowds worldwide to running this shop, genius grows with you. Your monsteras potted healthy roots, strong growth just like this shop. Big league reliability for your business. That's genius.

[Steve Covino]

I'm Nancy Glass, host of the Burden of Guilt Season two podcast. This is a story about a horrendous lie that destroyed two families. Late one night, Bobby Gumprite became the

[Weatherbug/Podcast Announcer]

victim of a random crime. The perpetrator was sentenced to 99 years until a confession changed everything.

[Steve Covino]

I was a monster. Listen to Burden of guilt Season 2 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or

[Weatherbug/Podcast Announcer]

wherever you get your podcasts. When segregation was a law, one mysterious black club owner Charlie Fitzgerald had his own rules.

[Caller]

Segregation in the day, integration at night.

[Steve Covino]

It was like stepping in another world.

[Weatherbug/Podcast Announcer]

Was he a businessman? A criminal?

[Caller]

A hero?

[Shia LaBeouf]

Charlie was an example of power.

[Steve Covino]

They had to crush him.

[Weatherbug/Podcast Announcer]

Charlie's Place from Atlas Obscura and visit Myrtle Beach. Listen to Charlie's place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.