C&R - Miracle UCONN Shot, Bichette in the Bud

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show – Covino & Rich: “Miracle UCONN Shot, Bichette in the Bud”

Date: March 31, 2026
Podcast: The Dan Patrick Show (iHeartPodcasts & Dan Patrick Podcast Network)
Hosts: Steve Covino, Rich Davis, Danny G (Super Producer), Dan Beyer

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into a lively Monday recap of the sports weekend, mixing humor and hot takes on the NCAA Tournament “miracle” UCONN shot, early-season MLB drama (especially the Mets’ new star Bo Bichette’s rough start), the pros and cons of MLB’s new ABS (automated ball-strike) challenge system, and the art of taking “steam” out of criticism. The Covino & Rich dynamic brings fun banter, playful arguments about fandom honesty, and wide-ranging opinions about athlete and fan conduct.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Did You See It Live? "Faking the Funk" in Sports Fandom

• Rich and Covino debate whether you should pretend you saw a big sports moment live if you didn't. Rich admits he's tempted to “go along” if he missed the moment but wonders about honesty with friends and at work.
• Covino's take: Always be honest—lying only exposes you later.
  • Quote: "I don't think you ever lie. You see the highlights, you see when you see it. I don't think you lie because you expose yourself when you lie." (04:47)
• Danny G jumps in with an anecdote about leaving the Home Run Derby early, emphasizing honesty with the audience.

Memorable Moment:
Rich: "It's Monday. I didn't want to headbutt you until at least Thursday." (06:20)

2. UCONN’s Miracle Shot Over Duke ("Tire Rack Play of the Day")

• The show relives UCONN's stunning March Madness buzzer-beater vs. Duke.
• Special attention goes to Braylon Mullins—a 19-year-old hitting a logo three to seal the upset.
  • Quote: "He hit the long three pointer from the logo with 3/10 of a second left to go. I don't believe it. UConn has taken the lead." (49:38)

Timestamps:

• Initial UConn discussion: (03:14–04:15)
• Play of the Day: (49:17–50:18)

3. MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) System and Challenges

• The hosts dive deep into the ABS challenge system, describing its effect on the game, new “game show” feel, controversial calls, and how umpires (and fans) are reacting.
• Rich reveals a new layer: broadcasters have access to ABS data and can check calls even if teams don’t challenge.
• Danny G and Dan Beyer offer insights into call consistency and how technology exposes erratic umpiring.
  • Quote (Dan Beyer): "Thank goodness they have this. Because if you are a hitter... that was the issue I saw... Buckner's strike zone was like this." (18:26)

Notable Notes:

• ABS challenges happen about four times a game—not overwhelming, but “fun.”
• Debate: Should umps embrace ABS or risk obsolescence? Covino compares their situation to supermarket self-checkouts—don’t fight the future, work with it.
  • Quote: "If the umpire looks frustrated with it, it's just going to make them more obsolete, faster and sooner than later." (15:00)

4. Bichette in the ‘Bud’ – How to Handle Booing and Criticism

• Discussion centers on Bo Bichette’s rough Mets debut (1-for-11, 7 strikeouts, booed at Citi Field).
• Bichette’s “masterclass” in addressing the media: He admits he was terrible, even jokes that fans took too long to boo him.
  • Quote (Bichette): "If anything, I thought it took too long... I thought my at-bats were terrible too." (22:22)
• Covino & Rich relate this to the “nip it in the bud” philosophy—take the sting out of criticism by owning it before others can attack.
  • Quote: "I believe in getting ahead of it. I believe in being honest about it. Because when you do those things, that's where you lose all the steam." (22:56)

5. Changing Baseball Traditions: Intros, Bat Flips, and Theatrics

• Debate erupts over best MLB entrance songs (Mariano Rivera/Enter Sandman, Mason Miller/Korn, Edwin Diaz live trumpets) and whether showy entrances work.
• New “bat flip” isn’t a bat flip but players showing up umps by confidently heading to first base before ABS challenge results.
  • Quote: "There's a new bat flip in town... this is showing up the umpires." (19:31)

6. Low-Budget Sports Moments

• The crew roasts the Duke medical staff for using a soda can as an ice pack on camera during the UCONN game.
• Covino goes full rant: "Now he probably has eye infection because you know how dirty those cans are? Dirtier than the ones you were sticking your nose between super bowl weekend, Rich...” (52:40)

7. Philosophy of Accountability Across Life

• Covino relates the “nip it in the bud/accountability” lesson to work, relationships, and even radio air checks.
  • Quote: "I think accountability goes a long way and owning it... that's how you handle all situations where you're getting criticism in life." (37:00)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Steve Covino (on Bichette): "Yeah, in other words, Bo Bichette said, man, I'd be booing myself, too. I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner." (23:52)
• Rich Davis (on modern names): "Mike’s might as well be Ebenezer and George... It’s so weak when your name becomes an old guy name." (33:36)
• Danny G (on honesty): "...we got to be honest. Faking the funk, I don't believe in that." (06:43)
• On technology in sports: "It's going to keep the umps honest. It's going to keep them locked in. And... they have to roll with it because they have to eliminate the feeling of embarrassment." (18:52)

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Important Segments & Timestamps

• 3:10–9:00: Weekend wrap; honesty about watching big sports moments live; the UCONN shot
• 12:15–15:46: Mason Miller’s entrance vs. Edwin Diaz; Mariano Rivera’s legacy
• 15:00–19:45: ABS system, umpires’ reactions, broadcast “inside track,” philosophy of embracing technology
• 21:53–24:12: Bo Bichette on being booed in New York; lessons in handling criticism (“nip it in the bud”)
• 32:30–34:15: Recapping UCONN’s big comeback win over Duke and quirks of college basketball
• 37:00–38:07: Translating accountability to the workplace and life
• 51:02–52:40: “Low budget” sports moments — Duke medical staff/Dr. Pepper can as ice pack

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Conclusion

The episode blends sports analysis, relatable humor, and practical life lessons. From fan etiquette and athlete psychology to technology’s impact on sports and mastering media narratives, Covino & Rich serve up energetic, unapologetic opinions and banter. Notable themes: honesty about fandom, embracing inevitable changes, and a little razzing of anyone who takes themselves (or their job) too seriously.

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For First-Time Listeners

• Expect fast-paced back-and-forth, playful arguments, and deep-dive debates on all things sports and pop culture, with “real talk” about both athletes and fans.
• Timestamps guide you to key conversations: UCONN’s shot, ABS drama, Bichette’s booing, and sports “life hacks” on how to deal with criticism.

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Transcript

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[Steve Covino]

Oh, man. Another week. Let's go.

[Rich Davis]

Here we go.

[Steve Covino]

Hope you had a great weekend. Hope you had a Yukon sort of weekend.

[Rich Davis]

You know what I haven't seen this season or maybe in years? Remember they used to have all the Cadbury commercials like Little Bunny and the chick and all that?

[Steve Covino]

Keep those eggs away from me, bro.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, you know, I gotta be. I gotta be honest. I'm proud of myself for not eating bags of those. Those mini Cadbury eggs are the best.

[Steve Covino]

Keep them away. And shout out to my peeps.

[Rich Davis]

By the way.

[Steve Covino]

Shout out to my peeps.

[Rich Davis]

You ever put a peep in the microwave oven?

[Steve Covino]

I was talking about my Fox Sports Radio piece, you Gavon. Anyway, hope you had a Yukon. Sebastian Fundora, Joe Piper, sort of weekend. Hope all your teams won. Baseball's back. Baseball. We be rocking out. Let's go.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

That's Steve Covino and Rich Davis. Covino and Rich. Taking the world by. Not by storm, by scattered showers.

[Rich Davis]

What did you. What did you say earlier? I was like, yo, Kavino, where were you when UConn hit that game winning shot? Mullins.

[Steve Covino]

What did I say?

[Rich Davis]

Camino's like, yeah, I wasn't watching. I watch it later. I wonder, should you lie to your buddies about. Yeah, dude, I was. I was locked in because I. I've missed big plays. And when someone's like, yo, I'm always torn if I should just fib and go along with them.

[Steve Covino]

I love how you call me out on, like, the biggest moment of the weekend. Meanwhile, you watch nothing and come in here and pretend like you've seen it all because I wasn't there in the moment, because I was being a chauffeur. To my kid?

[Rich Davis]

No, but it's one thing I missed.

[Steve Covino]

I watched all the fights. I watched all the games. No, I don't think you ever lie. You see the highlights, you see when you see it. I don't think you lie because you expose yourself when you lie.

[Rich Davis]

Well, we've talked about that. Where the people. Let's just say the people that left Miami when they thought the spurs were going to win the NBA finals. Well, like 10 years ago, if you're one of those people that left game early and the team made a comeback or you just happened to be stepping out, like you said, you're running an errand or bringing your kids somewhere. If you missed a big play, do you just go along with the conversation at work or. No?

[Steve Covino]

No, because you have to explain why you didn't see it live. Like, yeah, I saw it because I did see it. What? Did I see it three minutes after the fact? I mean, I saw it. Everybody saw it. If you didn't see it, that's the problem. Like your algorithm is so weak that somehow between then and now, you didn't see it then. You and I are not the same cat at all.

[Rich Davis]

So I don't think we live in a world of.

[Steve Covino]

You had to see at the moment.

[Rich Davis]

You're going to see it.

[Steve Covino]

You're going to see it.

[Rich Davis]

You go along with the person at work, meaning a lot of times you.

[Steve Covino]

All right, let's play it out because what you're saying is ridiculous. Go ahead. Hey, man, talk to me about the game.

[Rich Davis]

Bro, it was just a passing comment. Why are you getting so butthurt?

[Steve Covino]

Say it and I'm going to tell you. Like, you don't have to admit it.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

That was wild. All he had to do was hold the ball there and he. And he tried to pass the ball forward and you saw the deflection.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, no, sorry, man. I didn't see it. Well, live anyway. But I saw it like three minutes later.

[Rich Davis]

Why would I have to stop the

[Steve Covino]

conversation to explain that?

[Rich Davis]

That's what I'm saying. So you do think you should go along with. You ass clown.

[Steve Covino]

Why does me not having to see it live have anything to do with the story?

[Rich Davis]

Bro, it's Monday. I didn't want to headbutt you until at least Thursday.

[Steve Covino]

Because what you're saying is asinine, dude. It really is. You don't have to see it live to know what happened.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

No, but I appreciate the honesty because remember the Home Run Derby? You guys left early and when we had our pre show Meeting live from Atlanta the next morning to fill in for the DP show. You guys had a conversation. You're like, should we just say that?

[Steve Covino]

No.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

And then you said, no, no.

[Steve Covino]

We got to be honest. Faking the funk. And I don't believe in that. But it doesn't really.

[Rich Davis]

I get it.

[Steve Covino]

Admission. Unless you ask, where were you when it happened?

[Rich Davis]

It doesn't matter.

[Steve Covino]

It does matter, because why would I stop someone's. Yeah, I saw it. Why does watching it live have, you know, any relevance to the story? Unless they asked you specifically, were you watching it live? Or you have, like, a story to

[Rich Davis]

it to tack onto it? Like, I spilled my popcorn everywhere. I spilled my drink on my pants.

[Steve Covino]

You know what I did? I started headbutting all my friends because I was watching it live. I just got caught up in the moment.

[Rich Davis]

It was a passing comment. We could move along. My point was, I. I. For all the things you watch, you just happen to be out in that moment. It's like when someone at work goes, oh, Danny, you work at Fox Sports. Do you know. You know Bob Thompson? You may not know. Yeah, yeah, I think I heard of him. Continue with your story. I'm just saying, a lot of times you just say, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

Actually, I'd say, who.

[Steve Covino]

Who? The politician. Just tell the story. It doesn't matter. I saw the highlights.

[Rich Davis]

Never heard of them.

[Steve Covino]

Broadcasting live from the sports radio station.

[Rich Davis]

I was Sam filters popcorn, apparently, everywhere.

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[Rich Davis]

I did see that female fighter. Looked like he died. And then it was like, thank God she was okay.

[Steve Covino]

That was scary.

[Rich Davis]

She got knocked out and then choked out like a double doozy.

[Steve Covino]

Barber. Yeah, she got. She got. Oh, she got beat bad. It was a skip. Barber. It was a scary moment.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I think he said, Barbara. I'm like, there hasn't been a woman named Barbara since 1940.

[Steve Covino]

No, no, no. Barbara. So thank you, guys. It was a weekend of great basketball, great baseball, ABS systems. Yeah. Controversial Strike calls turned over. And of course, some great fights. And live trumpets.

[Rich Davis]

Live trumpets.

[Steve Covino]

You're already getting controversial. I'm not a fan of the live trumpet, but I want some big, fat Mexican guy with a big fat Mexican mustache.

[Rich Davis]

They should have just found some. Some cool vato.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I wanted some. But you know what? Not trying to take anything away from. With a recorder. Tatiana Tate is playing Narcotics for Edwin Diaz live at Dodger Stadium. And she did a great, great job, but I really. Permanent.

[Rich Davis]

Like, did she get the gig?

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

She did it two nights in a row.

[Steve Covino]

To me, she. From what I've heard, she's like some sort of renowned trumpet player. Like a. She was like a child prodigy. Does she have the time? She must be getting paid, then to give up all the home game schedule just to be there for when he pitches.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

Yeah. After his very first official save for the Dodgers, they asked him on the field after the win.

[Steve Covino]

He is.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

Was that in your contract? Was that part of it that you get a live trumpet player?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I don't know, dude. They were going to have to rotate it because she can't be that available. She's a professional musician.

[Rich Davis]

You played the trumpet in high school?

[Steve Covino]

I sure did.

[Rich Davis]

You know, throw your name in the head.

[Steve Covino]

Maybe I'll hop in there. So, some exciting games. Props to her. You know what? Since you brought it up, Danny G, there's plenty to get to, from BOBA Shet to UConn beating Duke. But there is some debate on whether or not Mason Miller has a better entrance because he came out to corn this weekend. Are you ready to blind 1994's blind by korn? And as a rock fan. Yeah.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

But was Korn there doing it live?

[Steve Covino]

No. But as a rock fan, as a guy that plays that stuff every night, I totally give it the rock horns and seal of approval. It's official. I give it.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, my God. Does Mason Miller know?

[Steve Covino]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

That you gave it the. The approval I approve. Someone should let him know.

[Steve Covino]

Steve Cavino. But hold on. Like, someone's like, yo, bro, is it the best of all time? I'm like, did you forget about Mariano Rivera? Like, sorry. No, it's great. And I do think it's better than Edwin Diaz, but you gotta prove yourself. So for that reason alone, yeah. Edwin Diaz is still above him. In my opinion. Mason Miller has all the potential in the world because it's a hell of an entrance. And the timing of it just works so perfectly. I think it's a little too cool for the San Diego Padres, to be honest. Some of their fans are a little corny. No offense. I said no offense.

[Rich Davis]

Corny.

[Steve Covino]

But when you're.

[Rich Davis]

You can't insult people and just say no offense.

[Steve Covino]

I said no offense.

[Rich Davis]

With all due respect.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, with all. Hey.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, oh, hey.

[Steve Covino]

It's like what?

[Rich Davis]

It's like what some big bocce club Guido on the Sopranos would go, hey,

[Steve Covino]

had that weak ass rap a few years ago when they made the playoffs.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

It's not a horn, but it's corn. That's what said.

[Steve Covino]

That's what. See those cornballs that they had out there now? Yes, Cornballs. Get it? Corn.

[Rich Davis]

Corn.

[Steve Covino]

Banned corn. What's that stat? Rivera had more people walked on the moon than scored on Mariano Rivera in the postseason. And you want to say that he has the best entrance ever. Did we forget Enter Sandman? New York Yankees? That's what started all of this. So you can't have that conversation without at least being honest first.

[Rich Davis]

Where'd you find that Mariano Rivera? Fun fact. And did you have, like, a Yankees bathroom book that's on top of the toilet?

[Steve Covino]

No, I have it tattooed on my ass. You want to see? Please present it right next commercial break. I'll give you a. You can go nose deep and check it out. All right, so check this out, guys.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Congrats to Mason Miller with his entrance. Diaz had the live trumpets. I love the theatrics. I love the, as Colin put it, the game show atmosphere of the abs strike call the challenge. It's been adding so much fun. I think it changes so much strategy. And again, news flash, that's been going on in the minor leagues for a minute, but when you see it at this level, you're like, wow, this is really changing the game. It's really interesting. Hope you guys enjoyed it. That being said, before we get into some college basketball and all the fun that happened this weekend, speaking of baseball, your boy Boba Shet's in the news. Rich.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, you know what? And I feel like Boba Shet.

[Steve Covino]

I'm.

[Rich Davis]

I'm excited about this guy. I'm excited. I mean, as a Mets fan, why would I not be excited about Boba Shet?

[Steve Covino]

Meet Bishet.

[Rich Davis]

Come on, Come on and. Come on and meet Bishop. They were doing Meet the Mets. I like Boba Shed. I'm going to tell you about it.

[Steve Covino]

So he's a New York Met by day, a bounty hunter by night. I. Boba Shet.

[Rich Davis]

I did want to bring up one thing about the abs real quick. I saw something that I wasn't even sure you said Colin on the herd said it's very game showy.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it is. I like the theatrics. And, you know, in stadium seems to be a party waiting to see what the result is.

[Rich Davis]

Just when you thought you knew everything about the ABS challenge, this is something I learned over the weekend. I don't know if Danny G, Dan Byer, I don't know if you guys do this, the broadcast team has access even if it's not a challenge. Meaning what? The Metro and extra innings they lost to the Pirates. Congrats, Pittsburgh, yesterday.

[Steve Covino]

Dude, nose cameras got you up to a grain of rice, man. A grain of rice. They say that's how close these pitches are. It's insane.

[Rich Davis]

Seven cameras at different angles. Geez. Um, what I didn't realize was that there was a pitch to Lindor in extras. Ball 4. Citi Field goes nuts.

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[Rich Davis]

It looked close. Pittsburgh did not challenge. Gary, Keith and Ron. The Mets broadcast team were like, wow, surprise. The Pirates didn't challenge there. Let's take a look. And like, oh, there it was. It was a strike. So the broadcast team, did you know that they have access to check just for the fun of the broadcast? I didn't know that, no. So it's like, Danny, you could be watching the Dodge Big.

[Steve Covino]

Ooh.

[Rich Davis]

They should have challenged. If the broadcast team has a hanker into check as well, they could be like, oh, let me check. That was a ball after all. So that's cool.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

That way we could be extra frustrated as fans of our teams.

[Steve Covino]

Get it right. Exactly. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

So we saw a lot of abs, like you said, a lot of fun.

[Steve Covino]

You know what, though? I really think, because we saw how aggravated that one umpire got this weekend calls. Yeah, nine calls wrong. They really need to.

[Rich Davis]

And.

[Steve Covino]

And most of them are. But they really need to use this the same way we need to use ChatGPT, like, as a tool and look at it as a way to get better in whatever it is that you do. Like, embrace it. Because if the umpire looks frustrated with it, it's just going to make them more obsolete, faster and sooner than later. Like, if they use it as, like, yeah, we're just committed to getting it right. And yeah, we like the ABS system, you know, they need to embrace it and use it to their advantage. And that way we, the public, don't look at it like it's making them look bad. Like they can't acknowledge that it's making them look bad. No, no, no. We're trying to get it right. You see what I'm saying?

[Rich Davis]

Of course I do. I, in fact, I, I'll go as

[Steve Covino]

far as to compare, like, they shouldn't be embarrassed.

[Rich Davis]

I'll go as far as to compare umpires right now. And by the way, it's 50, 50 pretty much on the call so far, about four challenges a game. It's not taken over, but it is a fun layer. What I, what I'll compare it to is self checkout at a supermarket. Of course, as humans, you know, we want, we don't want people losing their jobs. So like, you don't want the whole place to be self checkout because then it's like, ah, you know, poor old Edna and you know, Bob who's retired, these guys, you know, you want people to have jobs, you don't want the world to be taken over by robots. But I'll be honest, I use self checkout most of the time. There's people that are like, why are we not using this 100% of the time? What? It's almost like we're treating the umpires like the senior citizens who have retirement jobs at Ralph's. Like, we don't want to like, have them lose their jobs. So, like maybe one, if you, you can do self checkout if you want,

[Steve Covino]

we could just view it as, you know, they still do a, do a good job and let's just enhance the experience.

[Rich Davis]

It's almost like, why would you not use it for every pitch if we're learning that it's accurate, eventually you probably will.

[Dan Beyer]

I think so. I think I saw somebody on X post that they want what you guys are proposing, but now they're not so sure because they love how umpires are being embarrassed.

[Steve Covino]

Like, they love that they need to pull a Boba shet and nip that in the bud and we'll explain meaning, like, beat them to the punch. Because, like, no, no, no. We're fans of this. We embrace it because the more they look embarrassed and frustrated, the more the fans and we, the public are going to get on them. The more they embrace it and roll with it as like, yeah, we're big fans of this too. To, to get this right, the less heat they're going to. They're going to feel.

[Dan Beyer]

You guys want to know what stood out to me about the Eugenio Suarez one after I watched it a couple of times.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, he challenged two.

[Dan Beyer]

Yes.

[Steve Covino]

Back to back. Yeah.

[Dan Beyer]

What, what struck me about this, because I think that this is actually part of the conversation was the first call was an inside ball that was low and it was very. And that Was called the strike. You challenged it. Then it was a ball. The next pitch was an outside pitch. That was called a strike. That was out of the strike zone. I can get it. If they were both inside pitches and Buckner's strike zone was more inside, maybe he's not calling that outside. You know what I'm talking about. He called an inside pitch a strike when it was a ball. And he called an outside pitch that a strike. That was a ball.

[Steve Covino]

It exposed him. It did, yes.

[Dan Beyer]

Like, if you were consistent, if you had a couple, like, you know, three or four pitches that were inside, you're like, I've got an inside zone. You know, the outer part of the plate's going to be a ball. This was all over the place.

[Rich Davis]

We've known that for years in all levels of sports. Like, oh, this, this umpire, he's got a high strike zone. He calls the inside pitch. This guy, he missed inside and outside.

[Dan Beyer]

Yes. That's what really bothered me about the call. And then I'm like, well, thank goodness they have this. Because if you are a hitter, and I don't know if the second one was out of spite because he got the first one wrong, you maybe just want to ring him up anyway and don't think that he'll do it again. But, like, that was the issue that I saw is cb Bucker strike zone was like this.

[Rich Davis]

But is it wild, though, to think, though, some of these calls that are right by, like you said, a half an inch, can you blame the human eye at 100 miles an hour, like,

[Steve Covino]

man, he missed it. But it's going to keep. It's going to keep the umps honest. It's going to keep them locked in. And like I said, they have to roll with it because they have to eliminate the feeling of embarrassment.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, well, there's early observations. Pitchers should not be calling this. Apparently, pitchers have a 25% success rate so far. Batters and catchers, more than 50%. So you're looking at, if you're there behind the plate as a catcher or, you know, the zone as a hitter, the pitcher. Maybe it's the angles, whatever the case, and adrenaline.

[Steve Covino]

Because in the way catchers frame pitches, they don't have an accurate view. Chris Sale spoke of that recently.

[Rich Davis]

You'll see less pitchers doing this. And my other observation is some are saying that there's a new bat flip in town. You know what the new bat flip is? You know, you hit a home run, you celebrate, you bat flip.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but this is showing up the umpires again. I know, that's bat flips don't show up the umpires. Bat flips show up the pitcher. Yeah, this is showing up the umpire. I'm not a fan of this.

[Rich Davis]

I've seen a few times. For instance, was it a Rosarina?

[Steve Covino]

It was Randy Rosarina who started walking to first before the results of the challenge even came in.

[Rich Davis]

Umpire was like, strike. And he's like, nah, it was a ball takes off like the shin guard, the elbow trots down to first. Like with such arrogance, like he bumped into Rick the Model Martel. Yeah, arrogance and confidence that he's like, nah, I know better than you. And that that could rub an umpire the wrong way. Like, I'm already at first base with my gear off because I'm certain I'm right and you're wrong. I don't think that's what you want to do to an umpire.

[Steve Covino]

And you know what? It's changing the game, but it's changing it for the better. We're talking about it. People are glued in. It's not taking a lot of time. And it's been a lot of fun to see so far. So hope you enjoyed that this weekend. And when I say nipping it in the bud or pulling a boba shet, I mean this. I think the umpires, like I said, need to eliminate any feeling of embarrassment, any feeling or thought of they're being shown up. Any sort of angry expressions that you've been seeing throughout the weekend, be committed to get it right. It's just part of their job, part of the game. Now, I say that because it's like a theory we've had Rich for years where if you got a big giant pimple right on the tip of your nose, right, I feel like you got to acknowledge it before someone else does. You nip it in the bud, you take away the criticism before they can even say it. You take away the punchline, you take away the heat before someone else can. I live by that. Like, you know what? I got a bad haircut. I'm gonna tell you about it because now I took that away from you. You can't talk about it. I already did.

[Rich Davis]

See, someone takes the steam, someone might

[Steve Covino]

say, just don't even acknowledge no, because someone's thinking it. You're a fool if you think that one of your buddies isn't going to point it out. Like if you're wearing a weird looking shirt because your aunt bought it for you. Yeah, I know it's a weird shirt.

[Rich Davis]

Boom.

[Steve Covino]

You just took that punchline away. From someone else. And I think the umpires need to do that to the fans. And I think that's what your boy Bouchette did to the Mets fans over the weekend.

[Rich Davis]

And I thought, this is a great move. The Mets won two out of three, but Boba Shed had a really rough start as a New York man.

[Steve Covino]

One for 11, I think, right? Seven strikeouts to the point where the

[Rich Davis]

fans were booing him on an opening homestand. And by the way, shame on you Mets fans, when you booing Boba Shed. Game three, you took two or three. But Boba Shet did not look good at the plate. And Boba Shet commented on this. Take a listen to former Blue Jay, now New York Metropolitan.

[Steve Covino]

No, if anything, I thought it took too long,

[Daniel Alarcon]

but I mean, I get it.

[Rich Davis]

I thought my bets were terrible, too.

[Steve Covino]

So former mullet, now high and tight,

[Rich Davis]

saying that he thought it took too long. Yo, how do you feel about the Mets fans booing you? I thought it took too long. My at bats were terrible. In that press conference, he was embraced. But he went on to say that, hey, listen, man, I really want to impress the Mets fans. And I was pressing because I really am passionate about this. And you know what? I think that's getting ahead of it. So I do like that.

[Steve Covino]

I think I believe in that. I believe in getting ahead of it. I believe in being honest about it. Because when you do those things, that's where you lose all the steam. It's. It's also the Andy Pettit, when he was caught with PEDs back in the day, what did he say? Yep, I did it. I did it because I was trying to get back from an injury. I was trying to get back on the field faster. It didn't make him love it so much. It didn't make him any more innocent. But he took ownership, accountability. He explained it. And that took a lot of the heat off of a guy like Andy Pettit. The people that lied about it, that resisted it, those are the ones that you remember always. So if Bo Bashette was like, yeah, man, I'm really mad about all these people booing me. I just got here. Back off, guys. I'm just trying to fit in. You know, the fans will eat them up even more. Just like they're going to eat up these umps. The more they complain about being shown up or being embarrassed, I think it was, embrace it, take the steam out

[Rich Davis]

of it, you could argue is a mild masterclass in handling a new fan base early on.

[Steve Covino]

So, yeah, in other words, Boba said, man, I'd be booing myself, too. I'm surprised didn't happen sooner.

[Rich Davis]

And you know what? That's his way of also saying, like, yo, Mets fans, I want to do well for you. I know this is a big market. Trust me, I'll deliver. But I'm, listen, I'm, I'm, I would have booed me, too.

[Steve Covino]

I think that's a great approach.

[Rich Davis]

And he said it with a smile on his voice and everything.

[Steve Covino]

So if he was angry about it, Mets fans would be getting on him more. Baseball fans, period, would be getting on him more. And it's a question in itself. Fox Sports Radio Nation, 87799 on Fox. Do you subscribe to taking the steam out, nipping it in the bud or waiting for someone else to call you

[Rich Davis]

out

[Steve Covino]

the same way we've been seeing it in baseball throughout the weekend?

[Rich Davis]

Question. You ever have a woman say to you, I know what you did, so you might as well tell me?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. But then you start thinking of all the things you did. You're like, I don't know which one she's talking about.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I know. So you might as well just admit it. And you're like, those are Jedi mind tricks. Never fall, never fall prey to them.

[Steve Covino]

I'm with you. Yeah. Like what I do and do anything.

[Rich Davis]

You tell me.

[Steve Covino]

Yay.

[Rich Davis]

You tell me.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, you know what I did. Tell me those five words.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

I went through your phone.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I know. So you, you could tell me because I know.

[Steve Covino]

Okay, that's another one. Ready? Nip it in the bud. Yeah, you're, you're out and about. Or let's say someone hits you. Some, someone slides into your dms. If there's a chance your wife or girlfriend finds out, right? Because they know, let's say they notice girl or something. Like, do you tell them first? Like, do you nip it in the bud or do you let things play out? Like I think by doing this, I think Bo Bashette nipped it. He's like, yep, I stink. I'm trying to get better. Do you nip these things in the bud or you just roll with your

[Rich Davis]

thoughts at 87799 on Fox. Let's get interactive, most interactive show on FOX Sports Radio. Let's do this Monday, Kavino and Rich. And we got all your feedback. Plus we're going to talk about low budget things you've seen in sports. Like we're talking about, like when professional players, teams and organizations pull out some low budget nonsense.

[Steve Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Hi, dad.

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[Steve Covino]

Oh, yeah. Ready for a kick ass week? Are you ready for the final four? Are you ready for Mason Miller to be the guy?

[Rich Davis]

He does have a cool entrance.

[Steve Covino]

Really cool entrance. Like I said, the timing of just all lines up perfectly with the guitar and are you ready by the time, like he's right there on the field right around that time. Kind of cool to see. So hope you enjoyed your weekend. Hope you had a Yukon sort of weekend. Yukon over Duke. That was big logo threes. They were up 19 points at one point, 15 points at the half to come back and upset Duke that way.

[Rich Davis]

You said 19 points. The kid that hit the shot, Mullins.

[Steve Covino]

Braylon Mullins.

[Rich Davis]

He's 19 years old. Like, isn't that wild? He's a kid.

[Steve Covino]

That's the giveaway.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, we talked the other day about it.

[Steve Covino]

His name's not Mike or Steve or Rich.

[Rich Davis]

We heard our pal John Boy, you may have seen the same clip where there's only one Mike in Major League Baseball, which makes you realize all our names in the 80s and 90s are Old Guy names.

[Steve Covino]

Which, by the way, we live in a world of amazing stats. What? And that might be my, like, biggest head scratcher.

[Rich Davis]

Mike Trout is the only one Mike

[Steve Covino]

in the big leagues right now. That's crazy.

[Rich Davis]

You know, I guess a bunch of Braylons and Dylan's and, you know, Carsons and, you know.

[John Green]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

So, so weak when your name becomes an old guy name.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, sorry, sorry.

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[Rich Davis]

the challenge, the abs. You know, it's interesting. We're so in it right now and it's so, it's so much fun. We watch our first weekend of baseball where it was circus like and game show like at times, the reactions of the fans, the. The guys preemptively running down to first or the tapping of the helmet in a key moment. Eventually it's going to just be. We're going to look back and be like, remember when they didn't have this? And it's going to be crazy. Like we let the umpires make bad calls.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And just accepted it. I was talking about this with one of the dads when I was coaching over the weekend because we were talking about this because it was a hot topic. I said, you know, layers of the game slowly do go away, though. There's two things that we learned as kids. If you grew up in the 80s and 90s like we did, there are two things that no longer matter. That when you were a kid, you took pride in batting average, framing a pitch. Okay, doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. Why would it matter?

[Steve Covino]

I guess, well, if it matters if

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

the abs isn't called.

[Rich Davis]

But that's what I'm saying. Like, the idea of framing a pitch, hoping that you get the call from

[Steve Covino]

blue, like, I guess it doesn't matter as much when you put it that way.

[Rich Davis]

The significance, it changes. It changes it. And yo, I feel like I tried to master this as a kid, so

[Steve Covino]

I don't call me it. The pogo ball.

[Rich Davis]

Pogo ball. I tried to master this. Oh, I know, I know. Skip it.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, you stole my joke.

[Rich Davis]

I stole your bad joke. No, but when I was a kid, you, you know, you tag a guy out, you jump up and be like, God, I'm blue. And you start like walking back to

[Steve Covino]

the dugout, selling a call.

[Rich Davis]

Selling a call. There was such a, There was such a skill. And like, are you good at being confident? Like, you got him now. It's like, yeah, it doesn't matter. You could be. You could be Meryl Streep. You could be the greatest actor.

[Steve Covino]

All of those things are.

[Rich Davis]

Means nothing.

[Steve Covino]

It's Trying to fool the umpire. There's still ways to try to fool your opponent, and that's what the game should be based on anyway. Like Deacon, a play. We've seen some great ones in the wbc. Like, there's ways to fool your opponent. We should be. We shouldn't be focused on fooling the umpire anyway. That's just weak. But you're right, Rich. I'm with you. I'm with you. It's definitely changing things, but for the better. Fool me once, fool me once.

[Rich Davis]

Shame on you.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, by the way you're. You're playing this, it makes me think of a very special guest we have on Wednesday. We don't want to give it away, but a very special guest will be here on the show live Wednesday, right here on Cavino and Rich. Can't wait.

[Rich Davis]

George W. Bush.

[Steve Covino]

I will. But it made me think of it.

[Rich Davis]

Well, we'll take your feedback and phone calls now. This past weekend, not only was Boba Shet giving you a masterclass on how to deal with the media when you're messing up and fans, he got booed. And he said, you know what? I would have booed me too. We talked about.

[Steve Covino]

I think accountability goes a long way and owning it, nipping it in the butt. I think that that, that extinguishes all the fire and all the heat your way. I think you just roll with it and own it. And I think that's how you handle all situations where you're getting criticism in life. Like, even in radio, Rich, they do something called air checks, where your boss basically tells you what you're doing and right and doing wrong. I notice when I push back and I try to over explain. Yeah, I get it. But I'm trying to do this. That's when it gets, like, convoluted and, and defensive and awkward. When I'm just like, yeah, man, thanks. Appreciate the criticism.

[Rich Davis]

Cool. Great.

[Steve Covino]

I'll get them next time. They really appreciate the criticism. Bam. You just roll forward and you move on and everybody feels good.

[Rich Davis]

It's the ability to, like, not look shook.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it's. It's not easy. I just. So many times I want to push back.

[Rich Davis]

It doesn't need to be radio or an air check. It could be your boss at your job, whatever you do for a living. If your boss like, hey, Johnson, I really wish you did blank more.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

If you said, yeah, boss, you got it, man. You're right.

[Steve Covino]

Like, you know what Boba shit really wants to say?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

You know how hard it is to hit 104 mile per hour on a new team. You losers. But with me, you got you bums who've never got it past little League. Bum booing me, Bob. Shit.

[Rich Davis]

You bum. Losers.

[Steve Covino]

Bums. But. But inst. He's like, yeah, you know what? I agree with you guys. You guys are the best.

[Rich Davis]

You know what?

[Steve Covino]

I'm right. We're the best.

[Rich Davis]

I'd boo me too.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Boba shot. We won't boo you as much now.

[Rich Davis]

Notice, like, remember when Keem Peele had the translator for Obama? It was like what you really want to say versus what you say.

[Steve Covino]

Just. It's better to just put the fire out.

[Rich Davis]

Zip it, Zippy. I agree. Not. Not a bad thing. One last thing I want to give

[Steve Covino]

you who's having a worse start, Boba Shed or Cal Raleigh? Dude, no offense.

[Rich Davis]

You read my mind. I wrote it down here. I was going to say, I hate to give Cavino props, but when we talked about who's going to have like if you had to do an out on the limb, like, what star is going to stink it up this year? Listen, we're three games into 162, so let's slow down.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

Very, very long season.

[Rich Davis]

Of course.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

But I'm saying, remember last year when Rich was so, so sure about what was going on with your bet that Rich, you tried to pay off Covina?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, at one point. At one. At one point.

[Steve Covino]

Forget that.

[Rich Davis]

At one point the Mets were significantly better than the Yankees and I was

[Steve Covino]

you buy out of the bet.

[Rich Davis]

So cocky. And the Mets ended up winning 83 games. What did the Yankees win?

[Steve Covino]

94.

[Rich Davis]

94. So yeah, a lot could change, but not the start Cal Raleigh wanted. He is. Let me write. 2 for 15 with 10 strikeouts. Like, yo, you said, yo. Cal Raleigh is not going to have the year he had last year.

[Steve Covino]

It wasn't rooting against him and it wasn't me as some sort of clairvoyant. I'm not Madame Ruby. It was a matter of.

[Rich Davis]

I see a bicycle.

[Steve Covino]

It was a matter of, like, he was really swinging a weak bat during the World Baseball Classic, the Alamo. So, you know, he's. He's just off. I'm not wishing him any, any harm. I hope he comes back. But anyway, so far, he's the big slumper. The big slumper man.

[Rich Davis]

And you know what? Even a guy like, you know this happens. That's why baseball, over 162 games is really miraculous. And I, and I. And I don't say that like I roll. I say it for real sometimes. You'll see a star player stink it up for the first like, month. And at the end of the year, if they're a great player, they somehow their stats just show.

[Steve Covino]

Like Soto last year, like Soda.

[Rich Davis]

Soda had a rough start as a Met and it ended up being the runner up MVP to Ohtani. Well, you know what? I'll tell you this. Paul Skeens looked like ass. Didn't even get out of the first inning against the Mets. But I promise you, by the All Star break, his ERA is going to be like two. You really think Paul Skeens all of a sudden lost it? Or you think it'll be like, oh, man, pain the ass. Now I got to work. Now I got to work back. Come on. All right, let's go to our pal and yours, Dan Byerford. Update, db. What's going on, man?

[Dan Beyer]

Home opener for the Kansas City Royals taking on the Minnesota Twins today. Patrick Mahomes is in attendance watching the Royals lead Minnesota by score of 2 to 1. Are we going live to Patrick Mahomes at Kaufman Stadium?

[Rich Davis]

Db, I will say this. I know you're a uniform guy. Did you see that the Royal slightly changed their gold and blue?

[Dan Beyer]

No, I didn't.

[Steve Covino]

Look at that.

[Rich Davis]

I bring you some fun. Look at that.

[Dan Beyer]

So the. Just a different shade of.

[Rich Davis]

Different shade. They went with a lighter blue and a different shade of gold. So if you look in the stands, everyone's gonna have slightly different colored jerseys.

[Dan Beyer]

Well, right now, Salvador Perez just struck out. So Royals though up to one in that contest against Minnesota. By the way, don't rub it in. One of my Survivor picks of the week, Kansas City.

[Steve Covino]

There you go.

[Dan Beyer]

Inside joke with us here on Fox Sports Radio. North Carolina State is hiring Justin Gainey to be their new men's basketball coach. Once played for the Wolf Pack and currently was a Tennessee assistant. Now he'll take over the NC State program after Will Wade left for LSU. Northern Iowa's Ben Jacobs is leaving after 20 years. He's heading to Utah State. John Gross is leaving Akron to be the new men's basketball coach at Charleston. Texas and Michigan play the Regional 3 Final at 7 o' clock Eastern time tonight in the Women's tournament. Following that, South Carolina and TCU at about 9 o' clock Eastern Time in Regional 4. Now let's get you caught up to what's happening in the NFL. Super Bowl 63 will be held in Las Vegas in February of 2029. Minnesota Vikings will exercise the fifth year option on wide receiver Jordan Addison's contract. Rams said Sean McVeigh says the team is considering signing free agent quarterback Kirk Cousins to back up Matthew Stafford. And Brown's quarterback Shador Sanders is changing his uniform number from last season. He'll now wear number two after previously wearing number 12. Hey, are you into video games? Celebrities are just a good time. The Global Gaming League is a video game league with celebrity owned teams. Celebrities like T Pain and Neo competing in everything from Call of Duty to Tetris. Sign up and join the league [e-mail] and how about this note from women's volleyball. Nebraska will take on Missouri at Wrigley Field. It's all part of the Big ten SEC challenge. Women's volleyball just growing at a super fast pace. It will take place Sunday, September 6th. That'll be Labor Day weekend. So some outdoor volleyball to take in, guys. Back to you.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you, Dan Beyer. You know, I was just thinking about all these nip it in the bud excuses.

[Rich Davis]

Know what I was thinking of when he said super bowl is going to be back in Vegas? It's a, it's a quick little flight for us.

[Steve Covino]

Right?

[Rich Davis]

That'll be one. One to look forward to.

[Steve Covino]

You know what else I was thinking when he was talking about Justin Gainey? I was thinking that was a nice little polite way of saying that you gained some weight. No, just a little gainy.

[Rich Davis]

Little gainy? Little gainy.

[Steve Covino]

Little gnaw. Not just a little game.

[Rich Davis]

You got a bunch of girl scout cookies this year. A little gainy.

[Steve Covino]

Nothing major.

[Rich Davis]

I won't.

[Steve Covino]

But yeah, if you. The greatest excuse that we all use probably to nip it in the bud is to always approach a social situation like, oh man, I'm exhausted. Just to sort of. So you can like hedge your sort of weak if I dip out.

[Rich Davis]

If I dip out. I told you.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, like, oh man, I'm not feeling too great. We always do these things just to give us some wiggle room.

[Rich Davis]

All right, well, you talk, you think about your wiggle room while I tell people. Coming up, you know, I'm getting my

[Steve Covino]

wiggle room renovated, just so you know.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

New flooring. Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

And you're not invited.

[Rich Davis]

There is an NBA star that might be changing the game of dating. He might be opening the door to a whole new relationship out there.

[Steve Covino]

We'll explain.

[Rich Davis]

A laker in the news. We'll get to that. Plus we got last one standing, a fun game we play every Monday. All coming up right here on Fox Sports Radio.

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[Lily Herman]

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[Steve Covino]

Lewis Hamilton, Capricorn Sun, Cancer Moon. Wouldn't you know it? Michael Schumacher is also a Capricorn Sun, Cancer Moon.

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The story of the sport's most consequential driver Strike. We have one man who, upon hearing that he was going to be fired, freaked out and apparently climbed out the window of the bathroom. And was Daniel Ricardo's illustrious F1 career a success story, a cautionary tale, or some combination of both?

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[Steve Covino]

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[Lily Herman]

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[Steve Covino]

John Green.

[John Green]

I'm John Green. You may know me as the author of the Fault in Our Stars and Now I guess also as the co host of the Away End, a brand new world soccer podcast.

[Daniel Alarcon]

I'm Daniel Alarcon, a writer and journalist and John and I have known each other since we were kids. My first World cup was Mexico 86. I was nine years old. I watched every game and I fell in love. On our new podcast, the Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World cup for us.

[John Green]

Soccer. Football is a story we've shared for over 30 years since Daniel was the star player on our high school soccer team.

[Daniel Alarcon]

Very debatable.

[John Green]

And I was their most loyal and sometimes only fan. I love this game. I love its history, its hope, its heartbreak, and above all, its beauty.

[Daniel Alarcon]

Together we'll find out why of all the unimportant things football, soccer is the most important.

[John Green]

Listen to the Away End with Daniel Alarcon and John green on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

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[Steve Covino]

Who sings this? Sam, this is like the secret jam.

[Rich Davis]

Diane Ferris.

[Steve Covino]

Who are you gonna play next? Like Paula Cole?

[Rich Davis]

I know where all the cowboys went.

[Steve Covino]

Are you gonna play like some Katie, Katie Lang?

[Rich Davis]

They ran away when they saw her hairy armpits.

[Steve Covino]

This is a good song though. Hey, we're Cavino and Rich live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. And it's time for our tire rack play of the day. And our choice is a no brainer Saar gets it into cam. Boozer Boo Boozer. Back to sar now ahead to Kaden.

[Rich Davis]

Boozer and Yukon got a steal Caravan for Mullins.

[Steve Covino]

Long 3.

[Rich Davis]

He didn't win it.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, he got it. He hit it. He hit the long three pointer from the logo with 3/10 of a second left to Go.

[Rich Davis]

I don't believe it. UConn has taken the lead. There was a little. There was a little Pete Weber in there. He did it.

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Is that redemption for Leitner? Like, Leitner did it to them and now they did it to Duke. Is that. Is that redemption? Like 30 plus years in the making?

[Steve Covino]

Sam, you should have played Redemption Song, bro. You blew it. You blew it.

[Rich Davis]

Redemption song.

[Steve Covino]

Speaking of Camboozer, can we talk about this for a minute? Can we give a thumbs down to the Duke medical staff? This is the weakest, some of the weakest stuff I've ever seen. Danny G. Nail on the head. Danny G. Is our super producer. If you ask yourself, Covino and Rich, where do you get all these great ideas? How do you guys do it? Well, a big part of it, and the tip of this Yankee cap goes to Danny G. How do you do it? We put our heads together, but Danny G's like, hey, what do you think it is?

[Rich Davis]

Heads together like Curly in the Referee.

[Steve Covino]

And a lot of the times, a lot of times we're all on the same wavelength, right? Because we all see the same things. But it's like, yo, man, did you see Cam Boozer and what they did. Did you see the medical staff trying to take the swelling down with a soda can? A soda can to the face. That's what they were using as, like, a cold compress. You know how boxers are supposed to have. I have a cold compress for my morning bags.

[Rich Davis]

Well, you're a vain sucker.

[Steve Covino]

Courtesy of Harry's. If anyone's looking for one Harry's Men products, I have one in my fridge. The medical staff for Duke doesn't have one. And that's no bs I really have, because I'm a fight fan. I've always wanted one. I'm like, well, if it takes the swelling down, I want one. Because I wake up looking like Mr. Magoo. I wake up, I have luggage. I don't have bags. I have luggage and I have a cold compress. Swear to God.

[Rich Davis]

Do you wear those little things under your eyes before bed like women do? The little strips, maybe some cucumber slices?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I traded the cucumber Slices, Sam, for the cold compress. But they used a soda can. Does the type of soda can matter? I don't know. What kind was it? Danny G, did you see?

[Rich Davis]

Oh, it was a Dr. Pepper.

[Steve Covino]

I hear they're the best to take down the swelling. So what got us thinking of the most low budget things you've ever seen? So I want everyone to start thinking,

[Rich Davis]

do you find it low budget if you're a little kid or you, I don't know, bumps your knee, you don't grab like a bag of peas out of the freezer like Scotty Small's mom in sandlot. She grabs a steak, puts it right on his face.

[Steve Covino]

I can't eat. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You use those things in emergency, there's no question. That's fine.

[Rich Davis]

I feel like that's standard.

[Danny G (Super Producer)]

Yeah, but not from a medical staffer.

[Steve Covino]

But this is a Duke medical staffer.

[Rich Davis]

So you're saying if someone had a came up with a bum knee, you don't think. A bag of peas at a college.

[Steve Covino]

And now he probably has eye infection because you know. You know how dirty those cans are? Dirtier than the ones you were sticking your nose between super bowl weekend Rich. That's how dirty. Okay, they're dirty. They're dirty. I got proof. Fucking I got proof. I got proof. I'll explain low budget things.

[Rich Davis]

Do it next. Right here. Convene on Rich on a Monday. Fsr.

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[Daniel Alarcon]

I'm Daniel Alarcon, and this is. My friend is much more famous than I am.

[John Green]

I wouldn't go that far, but I'm John Green, co host of the podcast the Away End with my old friend Daniel.

[Daniel Alarcon]

On our podcast the Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup. Together, we'll find out why of all the unimportant things football, soccer is the most important.

[John Green]

Listen to the Away End with Daniel Alarcon and John green on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Cino Show Host]

On the Ceno Show Podcast. Each episode invites you into a raw, unfiltered conversations about recovery, resilience and redemption. On a recent episode, I sit down with actor cultural icon Danny Trejo, talk about addiction transformation and the power of second chances. The entire season two is now available to binge, featuring powerful conversations with guests like Tiffany Adish, Johnny Knoxville, and more.

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[Steve Covino]

On paper, the three hosts of the Nick Dickenpole show are geniuses.

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[Rich Davis]

Yes, which.

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

I got that wrong. But hey, no one's perfect. We're pretty close, though. Listen to the Nick, Dick and Paul

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