C&R - MLB/Netflix Report Card, Tom Brady Day Dreams

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show (C&R) – MLB/Netflix Report Card, Tom Brady Day Dreams

Date: March 27, 2026
Hosts: Steve Covino, Rich Davis, (Danny G, Dan Beyer, Iowa Sam)
Network: iHeartPodcasts, Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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EPISODE OVERVIEW

This episode of Covino & Rich (C&R) on The Dan Patrick Show dives into two major topics: MLB’s highly anticipated debut on Netflix and the media/fan response to this new presentation, plus a playful but intriguing look at Tom Brady’s “daydream” about unretiring. The hosts serve their signature blend of pop culture savvy, humor, and lively sports debate with an eye on how baseball’s future is being shaped — both on the field and in the broadcast booth.

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KEY DISCUSSION POINTS & INSIGHTS

1. MLB on Netflix: The Big Review

• Event Spirit: The hosts agree the Netflix debut felt like a true event — bigger and splashier than a normal opening day and aimed at drawing in a younger, more casual crowd.
  • "[It] felt big to me. And I think that's what you want. You just want things to feel big. It was a big event." (Steve Covino, 31:47)
• Production Choices:
  • Unique team introductions (Yankees in NYC cabs, Giants in San Francisco trolleys), choreography, and pyrotechnics
  • Bert Kreischer as on-field host, Elle Duncan as anchor, with baseball luminaries (Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, Anthony Rizzo, plus booth guests like Hunter Pence, CC Sabathia, Jamis Winston, Matt Vasgersian)
  • Extra interviews and even post-game hot dog giveaways

Hosts' Takes and Social Media Reactions

• Many fans were laser-focused on perceived mistakes (e.g., score bug missing at points) rather than the fun or experimentation.
  • "It's like everyone is...ready to point up or down, like, kill him. I don't get the default to negative..." (Rich Davis, 08:01)
• The hosts stress the dangers of leading with negativity and encourage listeners to offer alternatives, not just complaints.
• Some criticism is considered fair, like Jon Boy's call for keeping the score bug on screen at all times (09:51-10:01)
• Rich Davis compares the negative reaction to the default resistance by older fans toward changes in the Super Bowl halftime show or sports in general:
  • "It's not always about you...the answer is always, yeah, you're going to die soon. There's other people that gotta accommodate." (Rich Davis, 15:03)

The "Overboard" Debate

• Was there too much going on? Did baseball get lost in the spectacle?
  • "Let the game be the star. Is that your criticism? ...If you're complaining about all the fanfare...honestly, you're just an old guy complaining, yelling at the clouds." (Steve Covino, 14:12)
• Ultimately, the hosts lean toward "better to take big swings" — especially on an historic first broadcast.

Access & Streaming Frustrations

• Not everyone has Netflix (or Amazon, for NFL games now).
  • "I'm surprised nobody said it yet. As far as criticisms…Not everybody has Netflix." (Steve Covino, 32:13)
• Bars unable to show the game: a story in itself.

Moments & Quotes (Selected Timestamps)

• On negativity:
  "Why is our default setting always hating on something?...It's not good for your soul." (Steve Covino, 05:03)
• On Netflix innovation:
  "You got to take some swings. And pun intended." (Steve Covino, 34:42)
• On production mishaps:
  "You cannot miss the first automatic ball strike challenge in Major League Baseball history because you're doing a manager interview. That's basic. That's the ball game." (AI Colin Cowherd as voiced by Rich Davis, 20:57)

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2. Fun with Tom Brady: If He Really Unretired...

• The guys discuss the viral story that Tom Brady, now broadcaster and part-owner of the Raiders, actually inquired about the possibility of unretiring and playing again.
  • Brady quote: "I actually have inquired, and they don't like that idea very much. So I'm gonna leave it at that. ...I'm very happily retired. Let me just say that, too." (35:52)
• Lively debate: Would Brady returning even be possible? (Per NFL rules, he'd have to divest his ownership stake.)
• Rich Daydreams: What if Brady mentored a young QB in Vegas for a season? Would some teams just want the spectacle?
• Realism check: Danny G notes the "conflict of interest" issues and that this is probably just a fun hypothetical — but the mere idea of "what if?" is tantalizing.
  • "But asking about it and kind of daydreaming about it and then getting hit by a big defensive end, those are two different things." (Danny G, 36:33)
• Final consensus: Brady’s story highlights the difference between "could" and "should," and reminds us that even the GOAT sometimes longs for just one more ride.

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3. Old School When 50 Hits: What Would Babe Ruth Think? (51:05)

• Inspired by opening day spectacle and Jon Boy's tweet ("Imagine telling Babe Ruth...about the future"), the crew muses on what would most shock or impress the Babe if he could witness MLB — and society — in 2026.
• Notable moments included Wednesday’s “Thing” from the Netflix show throwing out the first pitch, leading to laughs and head-shakes about how far the game has come.
• The segment sets up audience calls and classic C&R banter about how sports, technology, and culture have evolved.

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NOTABLE QUOTES & MEMORABLE MOMENTS

• On Social Media Kneejerk Negativity:
  "You go on social media, you think everybody hates us. And it's like, why? I think Netflix is on to something. It got me pumped for this season. Again, it's not for you. They got you. Regardless. As for these younger cats...who just want to see entertainment, that's it." (Steve Covino, 20:21)

• On Criticism of Netflix's Overproduction:
  "Is all of that needed? I don't know. But I will say this. It's opening day...They said it was gonna be an event. They kind of gave us an event." (Steve Covino, 13:52)

• On Taking Chances:
  "Even if it didn't hit, you gotta say that they took the right chances...All the swings they took, even if they missed, I still think they were the right swings, if that makes sense." (Rich Davis, 34:29)

• On Streaming Barriers:
  "Not everybody has Netflix...We're very fortunate in a lot of ways. Not everybody has that. Just another streaming service you have to have if you want to watch this game." (Steve Covino, 32:13)

• On the Future of Baseball Fandom:
  "If you're complaining about all the fanfare...honestly, you're just an old guy complaining, yelling at the clouds. It's not to win you over, is to win over these...younger people." (Steve Covino, 14:12)

• On Tom Brady’s ‘Return’ Idea:
  "But asking about it and kind of daydreaming about it and then getting hit by a big defensive end, those are two different things." (Danny G, 36:33)

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SEGMENT TIMESTAMPS

• [03:25] – MLB Opening Day on Netflix: Introduction, event recap
• [04:08-14:04] – Critiquing Netflix’s MLB broadcast: hosts’ and social media reactions
• [14:04-20:51] – The “overboard” debate, generational clashes over sports changes, letting baseball be the star
• [31:25-34:42] – Further positives/negatives: streaming accessibility, "big swings" in production, hot dog segment
• [35:14-39:36] – Tom Brady nearly unretiring: implications, NFL rules, daydream scenarios
• [51:05-52:18] – “Old School When 50 Hits”: What would Babe Ruth freak out about in 2026 MLB?

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OVERALL TONE & STYLE

• The episode is lively, irreverent, and conversational, combining pop culture snark with genuine sports insight.
• The hosts consistently balance fun teasing (of each other and cranky old-school fans) with honest praise and constructive criticism.
• Memorable analogies and punchlines abound — particularly in how they handle baseball’s “default to negativity,” the spectacle of the Netflix debut, and the perpetual what-ifs around larger-than-life legends like Tom Brady.

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BOTTOM LINE

This C&R episode is a spirited, laugh-filled discussion of MLB’s embrace of Netflix for Opening Day: the good, the bad, and the “overproduced.” The crew calls out the kneejerk negativity of social media, celebrates the risks and spectacle Netflix brought to baseball, and makes the case for celebrating change even if not every swing connects. Plus, Tom Brady nearly unretiring sparks classic “what if” sports daydreaming and some lighthearted ribbing about how the future, both in sports and technology, always looks wild to those stuck in the past.

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Transcript

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

And there's Tom Brady because you know, we love Tom Brady. There's a funny hypothetical and it has to do with the Babe, Babe Ruth and some ufl. Not NFL, UFL rules. And you know what they do? They try these things out and then

[Steve Covino]

if they always say that and I'm like, nah, dude, the NFL rules. And Rich, you know this thing with the ufl?

[Rich Davis]

No, but they try these weird rules and sometimes if they look like, oh, this is working, that's when the NFL says, ooh, maybe we'll take a peek.

[Danny G]

So some new NFL's new kickoff that

[Rich Davis]

was originally the UFL.

[Steve Covino]

So we'll that's how things work sometimes. Consider it the minor leagues. Just like the ABS system was used in the minor leagues for a good year. Plus before they actually implemented it here in the big so we saw history yesterday. Jose Caballero. It was sort of uneventful, but look, it's changing the game. It's not going to take up a lot of time.

[Rich Davis]

Jose, the about it.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, bro. He made his first challenge yesterday and the umpires won. But hopefully everybody tuned in to see what the events were all about. Opening day baseball. We're going to talk about it. I want to ask this question. Think about it before we tell you what else is coming up. Why is our default setting always hating on something? It's got to change. It's not good for your soul. It's not good for the psyche. It's not a good look. When you lead with negativity all the time. Nobody likes you. Remember that. You're not a positive guy to be around. You're no fun. Why is everybody's default setting something negative and hateful and, and always, always pointing out the, The. The skepticism, the. The bad side, the. The negative things of, of everything.

[Rich Davis]

It's. It's human nature and it's. I don't know if it's always been like that. I'm a firm believer in if you want to be successful, you hang around successful people. If you want to be a depressed loser, hang around depressed losers.

[Steve Covino]

Because we're gonna talk about opening day, opening night, and everything Netflix brought. It wasn't all positive, but I thought it was pretty fun. We'll explain. Plus old school when 50 hits. We'll give away some prizes. We have lots to get to. But hey, dude, my Yankees won last night. Your Mets are looking good, Rich.

[Rich Davis]

They won today, so congrats to them. You know, it's the icing.

[Steve Covino]

All your teams, the best.

[Rich Davis]

You know, it's the icing on the cake for Mets fans. I don't feel this way because I will.

[Steve Covino]

Wait. The Chili John's bring cake to no cookies. Oh, the.

[Rich Davis]

The icing on the Mets cake, which is a probably from the cake boss in New Jersey, Carlo, bro. As of right now. Let's see. I want to make sure nothing changed, but last I checked, yeah, Pete Alonzo, 0 for 2 with two strikeouts. I'm rooting for Polar Bear Pete as an oriole. But when The Mets score 11 runs and everyone's hitting and then you see the guy that got away goes, you know, over with some strikeouts, it looks like, ooh, maybe. Maybe the Mets are smarter than you thought.

[Steve Covino]

When the Mets unleash on Paul Skeens and they score 11 runs. Yeah, you're looking great. Wishing all your teams a great Season. Great, healthy season. Not everybody's gonna have a winning season, but we hope you enjoy this baseball season. It's always fun. And it all started last night on Netflix. Now, a lot of bars weren't able to pick up the game yesterday. That's a bit of a story, right? Cause not everybody has like a Netflix subscription to throw on at the bar. But if you didn't watch it, we're not the same cat. If there was no interest to check out the inaugural baseball broadcast for opening day 2026, I don't know, I hope you had some big plans, like if you had a kids game to go to or something. I understand, I get all that. But to not be intrigued, to not take a quick glance, to not catch the highlights later on, that's odd to me.

[Rich Davis]

You know what it was. When you see a debut on Netflix, my first thought is, of course there's gonna be a couple things they need to work out.

[Steve Covino]

Of course, it's the first game.

[Rich Davis]

But much like anything in life, everyone is. They think they're King Joffrey from Game of Thrones. They think they're Joaquin Phoenix and Gladiator with their thumb ready to point up or down, like, kill him. It's like, I don't get the default to negative like you said, because last night there were things that I saw and I'm like, oh, that's cool. That's a. They're trying something new. The feedback I saw was, was taking a big dump on all the stuff that I thought was sort of cool. Can I give you three things that I thought were cool?

[Steve Covino]

It was very overboard, but I don't mind it because I'm a fan. Regardless. It's a big Mexican word, Rich. Regardless.

[Rich Davis]

I know a lot of Mexican dudes love to say shout out.

[Steve Covino]

Shout out to Freddy Soto, late, great comedian. He said that his dad, his Mexican dad used to love the word regardless. I'm watching, you're watching. Regardless.

[Rich Davis]

Here's a few things. Now we saw what banana ball has done. The Savannah Bananas selling out stadiums everywhere. The World Baseball Classic, Dominican guys flipping bats and doing dances and, and, you know, these, these Latino countries bringing an energy that just couldn't be matched.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, man. So, so fun.

[Rich Davis]

We all talked about how baseball was going to step it up with the enthusiasm. I'll give you three things I saw that I said, that's a cool thing. Yeah, maybe it worked, maybe it didn't. But cool effort. And you go on social media and everyone thinks they're a programming expert. I almost want to Be like, if you were the president of Netflix, what would you do?

[Steve Covino]

Well, let's be fair.

[Rich Davis]

What would you do?

[Steve Covino]

Because I guarantee there's a lot of people listening that had their opinions and didn't like everything. We open it up just for the fun of conversation. Okay, well, what would you have done if you think that X, Y, and Z was a whack idea? What would have been better? What would you have added or taken out? It's fair. It's fun. 877-99-ON FOX.

[Rich Davis]

The only criticism that I was like, all right, well, that's a fair criticism, but it's not being mean. Our pal John Boy.

[Steve Covino]

I'm with you. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Said, you got to keep the. You got to keep the score on the screen at all times.

[Steve Covino]

There was a few moments, one in particular that Jon Boy pointed out where they had no. There was no score bug. People had problems with that. We'll get to that. But there was no score. There was no count, no nothing. And it's like, hey, you can't have that in today's game.

[Rich Davis]

It's not the 90s where you're like, well, what's the score? Let me wait for them to flash it.

[Steve Covino]

What is it, a ball or strike? You need to know.

[Rich Davis]

But that's like, a little. That's so easily correctable. And I'm sure someone's.

[Steve Covino]

First Netflix broadcast.

[Rich Davis]

Yankees and Giants come in. They have Aaron Judge, and all the Yankees come out onto the field for introductions, and they have two New York City taxi cabs. And then on the other side, they have San Francisco trolleys, and the Giants come in there.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, hold on. Not just trolleys and taxi cabs. Dancers, fanfare, choreography, pyro. And you know what? I'm all for it. You know why it was marketed as an event. Yeah. It's opening night, and you're coming off wbc. Like you said, bring the fun.

[Rich Davis]

You go on social media showmanship. What's with all this bs? Stupid taxi cabs and trolleys. I get it. You might have said that. Cheesy. But can you see? Someone was given a ton of money at Netflix. Hey, put together a production.

[Steve Covino]

All right.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, San Francisco, New York, taxi cabs, trolleys. And then Bert Kreischer is in right field in the bay.

[Steve Covino]

He's actually on the field in the beginning, like, announcing the start of baseball season. And it's crazy to see his career climb to that level.

[Rich Davis]

But Bert's in a kayak.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And I'm like, all right. One of the hottest comedians, like him or not shirtless, got a show on Netflix. We love Bert Kreischer. He's a pal of ours. People hated that. And then people like Barry Bonds, he's on the broadcast. I don't know. Do you mean the best player the last Jordan years?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. You know how we were supposed to have insight from Michael Jordan in the NBA? We actually were getting. We were getting insight from Barry Bonds in baseball, arguably the blessed best player ever.

[Danny G]

I love the part where he showed you how to properly apply the clear.

[Steve Covino]

Dude. I thought, hey, he went viral with that Yankee story. Yeah, he had a lot of great insight. A lot of people, I get the criticism was he does make things a lot about him.

[Danny G]

He hung up on your grandpa Steinbrand.

[Steve Covino]

I know. Hey, if you did miss that story because not everybody watched, um, he did tell the story that he had a chance to be with the Yankees.

[Rich Davis]

And George, biggest and biggest contract in baseball history.

[Steve Covino]

George Steinberger said, all right, we got a deal. Biggest contract of sports. You're going to be a Yankee. Sign the contract by 2 o'.

[Rich Davis]

Clock.

[Steve Covino]

So he gave him like a 2pm deadline, and Barry Bonds let his ego get in the way. And he's like, signed by two o',

[Rich Davis]

clock, hung up the phone.

[Steve Covino]

Hung up the phone and stayed a giant. And he said, nah, you know what, I'll just stay home. Then he'll tell me what to do. I'm Barry Bonds. But he, he told that story and he said that he felt free to tell it because George Steinbrenner is no longer with us. So he told that story, and as soon as you heard it, you're like, well, that's a viral story. That, that's, that's worth his money he's getting for this broadcast right there. Because everybody's gonna be talking about that. And sure enough, they were. But you had Barry Bonds. Please hold on. Yeah, not only did you have Bert Kreischer, you had Elle Duncan monitoring the whole thing. She was the host, right? Yeah. You had El Duncan from SportsCenter from ESPN, but you had Barry Bonds, you had Anthony Rizzo, and you had Albert Pujols. Then in the booth, you had Matt V. Gerson calling the game. You had Hunter Pence, you had CC Sabathia, you had Jamis Winston, you had all sorts of things. If anything, my only criticism is you had a lot going on. Is all of that needed? I don't know. But I will say this. It's opening day, man, and they promised an event. Look, you don't want to over promise and under produce, over promise, and under deliver. They said it was gonna be an event. They kind of gave us an event. So that's where I'm like, all right, there was a lot going on, but I understand this is a big inaugural broadcast for the 2026 season, first time ever on Netflix.

[Rich Davis]

So my question is simply, well, what would you have done? Because I get it. We all. The instinct, like we said, is to sort of be a complainer. But then what would you have done?

[Steve Covino]

Well, Mike. Big Mike, who runs this place. And that's why I love our show. Cause I think we are fair and we do want to hear all sides to it. Who, Mike, who runs this place?

[Rich Davis]

Big Mike.

[Steve Covino]

He gets it and he does understand, like, yeah, man, you know, they're trying. They got to move into the future and make it exciting for these younger fans and casual fans and Netflix and all that stuff. I get it. He goes, but you got to let the game be the star. Is that your criticism? If so, I think that's kind of fair. Here's the thing. Does baseball need all of that? Not really. But baseball still was the star, in my opinion. Yankees, Giants. So I just think it added to the fun. Let baseball be the star. Is that how you feel? Because if you're complaining about all the fanfare and the excitement, then honestly, you're just an old guy complaining, yelling at the clouds. It's not to win you over, is to win over these. These casual fans, these younger people. Not to sound sexist, but even women who are like, what is this? It just was fun. It was fun.

[Rich Davis]

You know what it's like? It's like when I get it, when like, like old white dudes are like, who's doing the halftime show at the Super Bowl? It's like, it's not for you. They're trying to attract a younger, different audience. It's not always about you. Or like, when. When they do make changes in sports, it's always the older generation that wants to resist it. And I hate to tell them, but the answer is always, yeah, you're going to die soon. There's other people that got to accommodate. You're like, I'm old. Gimme, gimme, gimme.

[Steve Covino]

You're old. How about this?

[Rich Davis]

If you're. If you're 80, 90 year old, dad or grandpa is like, I don't like the way baseball is now. Well, guess what? They're. They got one foot in the grave. They're worried about young kids.

[Steve Covino]

Rich Davis is calling out you old guys just for the record. I Don't care.

[Rich Davis]

They'll probably die before they get their ratings book.

[Steve Covino]

877-99-7799. I bet you Iowa Sam has an opinion because he's got the personality of an 85 year old guy.

[Rich Davis]

That is Joe, get the hell out of my house.

[Steve Covino]

Can't wait to hear Iowa Sam's.

[Rich Davis]

Sam's probably like, I didn't listen to it on the radio.

[Steve Covino]

Be like, I don't have Netflix, so

[Rich Davis]

I really don't care.

[Steve Covino]

I guarantee it. I have Netflix now. Oh.

[Rich Davis]

But with advertisements.

[Danny G]

I thought for sure Sam had it on his transmitter radio last night.

[Rich Davis]

Remember we said. Remember we were confused. Like, wait, Netflix has commercials? And I was like, yeah, it does.

[Steve Covino]

I actually don't even pay for it. My mom pays for it and I

[Rich Davis]

can watch on my laptop.

[Steve Covino]

I thought it was really interesting Sam to see. Hold on. Okay. Do you want to know all the streaming services I have?

[Rich Davis]

I do, but one second. I got to ask the ladies listening. If you met a dude and he used his mom's Netflix, is that okay?

[Steve Covino]

She doesn't have to know. Why do I have to disclose those that information?

[Rich Davis]

What's your mom's name, if you don't mind me?

[Steve Covino]

Susan.

[Rich Davis]

So when you sign up to Netflix and it's like, hello, Susan, what's up,

[Steve Covino]

Dan Byer my tab.

[Dan Beyer]

It's a delicate dance because you flip it around that Sam gives his mom a Netflix subscription and he looks like a nice fella. Ladies love it. Yes. They would absolutely fall. So that's the story. You should go with Sam to be like, sneak speak.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. It's like in the 2000s, when Covino still lived at. He told hot women in Jersey, like, you'd meet girls at the club and be like, yeah, I let these two old people live upstairs.

[Steve Covino]

This is actually my house. They work.

[Rich Davis]

They work.

[Steve Covino]

I live in the Jersey.

[Rich Davis]

Do you mean your parents? No, no. There's two old people up there.

[Steve Covino]

Why are there pictures of them in your bed? They're very kind. They're very nice. I like them.

[Rich Davis]

But no, I. It's funny, D.B. cause I like, I absorb my mother's stuff to be like, my mom's on my cell phone plan. I pay for her stuff. But Sam, do that. Switch it around, have it say, hello, Sam, I pay for Peacock.

[Steve Covino]

I pay for YouTube TV. I pay for Amazon Prime.

[Rich Davis]

You can't.

[Steve Covino]

All this stuff. She wanted me to watch something on Netflix, so she's like, here, I can. I can loan you the. The login account. Wow. You can watch on Your laptop.

[Rich Davis]

So that's what I did.

[Steve Covino]

Here's what I do understand. I. I understand that it's the first broadcast and it's Vascursion. Hunter Pence, Cece, Sabathia, you know, guys like Pool, Holtz and Barry Bonds. You're going to watch from a critical eye to see what they're bringing to the table.

[Rich Davis]

Wait, that was Hunter Pence. I thought it was a dude from Home Alone.

[Steve Covino]

No, it's Hunter Pence. Yeah, you're gonna. You can't help but watch from a critical standpoint and say, huh, are these guys any good? Do they have chemistry? We also have to keep in mind that it's their first broadcast and it's only gonna get better from here. Right, but you're watching from this critical standpoint, and it shouldn't be that way. You gotta, like, check your brain at the door. Just enjoy it for what it is and enjoy the experience. I was noticing the Netflix mic flags, meaning, like the little Netflix logo on the. Just the little things, the camaraderie. They seem to have their insight.

[Rich Davis]

I thought it was all pretty.

[Steve Covino]

And again, with the standpoint of it's only gonna get better, let me not be too critical. And then you go to social media, and like we established already, it's just everybody burying the silliest of things. And the score bug was another one. It's like, are you really that mad? And here's what I have to say. If the score bug is really bothering you that much, then your life must be pretty damn good if you're taking the time to complain about the score bug on the Netflix broadcast on social media, man, I guess you got some time on your hands. And life's not that bad because life's way more serious, a little more deep than how small the graphics are on your lower third.

[Rich Davis]

The score bug, which is the. You know, the little thing that shows the score and pitch count and who's

[Steve Covino]

on people complaining about that. But I thought it was cool, like modern. Look like a different take. Didn't you expect a different take from Netflix?

[Rich Davis]

Let me. Let me give you an analogy that might just change your perspective a little bit. Our buddies from Chili John's are here. Great bar, pub, their tap room. And Burbank. Yeah, it's the spot.

[Steve Covino]

Chili John's.

[Rich Davis]

We do a little catering job once a month for the team. Look at us. Nice guys. And imagine if people went to your restaurant, which is full of great menu items, and everyone just decided, I want to lean negative. So I. I don't like the lighting in here. I don't like it. Oh, you know what?

[Steve Covino]

You're acting like we don't live that in our career. If we're filling in for especially Colin Cowherd, because they're so accustomed to Colin and what he's going to bring to the table in his style of radio. When you turn that on and you hear, let's say Kavino and Rich filling in or whatever, your default isn't, hey, let me give these guys a shot. They seem entertaining. Their default is, this isn't Colin. I hate these guys.

[Rich Davis]

Meanwhile.

[Steve Covino]

Meanwhile, we haven't said anything yet, right? So it's just we need to change our default. Let it simmer, watch it, take it for what it is, and then make an assessment. If you go to social media, you think everybody hates us. And it's like, why? I think Netflix is on to something. It got me pumped for this season. And again, it's not for you. They got you. Regardless. As for these younger cats and for the casual fans who just want to see entertainment, that's it. Did you bring up Netflix? Did a good job.

[Rich Davis]

Did you bring up Colin?

[Steve Covino]

I did.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, hold on. Let me talk to Colin.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, boy, oh, boy.

[Danny G]

Not this again.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, no, you love this. Every play, every stat, every storyline, I've got it all. What do you want to know? Hey, Colin, what did you think of Netflix coverage of baseball last night? Netflix's baseball debut was a classic mixed bag, big game energy. And then they stepped on their own toes. You cannot miss the first automatic ball strike challenge in Major League Baseball history because you're doing a manager interview. That's basic. That's the ball game. The booth had juice, the presentation had moments, but the production stuff screamed new to baseball. Be honest. Did it feel like a baseball broadcast or a Netflix promo reel with a game happening in the background? You know, you can't predict cow hurt.

[Steve Covino]

There's a lot there. You can't predict that, though. And that is some of the criticism. Some of the criticism. Today I saw the New York Times.

[Danny G]

We're all going to turn into that show Wednesday.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, we're gonna talk about that, too. Yeah. I mean, you had to expect that, though. Of course, Netflix is gonna incorporate some. Some Netflix stars and. And things to promote their brand. It's their broadcast, but they were interviewing Giants manager Tony Vitello, and that's when Caballero challenged the pitch. So it all happened sort of at once, and it made it anticlimactic, but the whole challenge was sort of anticlimactic. At the end of the game, Barry Bonds and pool host, a lot of those guys were saying, if you're going to challenge that pitch, when you're up 5, nothing. Back in the day, you would got some high heat to the face, like, there was no need for that challenge. So you really can't. You couldn't have foreseen that happening in that moment. But I can't blame the Netflix production team for going to an interview at that moment. Why was Caballero challenging then, anyway? Yeah, I mean, I'm not mad at. Was just bad timing.

[Rich Davis]

You know what it's like. You ever hear one of your local broadcasters in baseball? I'm sure every city's got their own team that they love. Someone starts a good story and there's two outs and you're like, they're starting a story now. And sometimes a guy will foul off three pitches, get a hit, and the story ends. And then sometimes they just start the story and it's like.

[Danny G]

And that is why Vin Scully was so legendary. He had perfect timing and timing all the time.

[Rich Davis]

But it happens, though, right? Like, they'd be like, hey, let's go down. We'll check it with Steve Gelbs. He's. He sit with the family of the rookie, you know, and then there's like two outs and you're like, they're starting this now. Oh, they better hope there's a couple foul balls or deep count.

[Steve Covino]

That's why I went to the Kurt Hennig school of broadcasting. I don't know if you guys ever.

[Danny G]

It's like when you guys want to take a call and we're 30 seconds from the heart out.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, that's Rich. No, Rich is the type of guy that's. I blame Rich because this guy is a blabbermill.

[Rich Davis]

That is true.

[Steve Covino]

Rich Davis type of guy. We're already saying our goodbyes. All right. Hey, hey. It was a great time. Great to see her. And that's when he wants to have a con. He starts up a whole new conversation at the. Was it the foyer? Was it the foyer? What's it called when you leave the foyer? Foyer, Right when you. You're already there putting our coats on, and this guy's bringing up a whole other conversation. So why would you do that? Why would you do that?

[Rich Davis]

Then? He is right. I always say I'm a whisper in my ear. 30 seconds, and I'll be like, let's go to. Let's go to John in Philly. Dan.

[Steve Covino]

That's right. Dan Byers.

[Rich Davis]

Because I can.

[Steve Covino]

You're cutting into Dan Byers update because you want to take a phone call.

[Rich Davis]

I'm convinced he could be brief.

[Steve Covino]

Well, I don't blame Netflix per se because I think that was peculiar timing to challenge. And, you know, they're just pulling out all their tricks for the opening game. A lot of interviews. I also noticed that I felt like they boosted up the mic levels. Like, you heard the glove popping, you heard the fanfare, you heard the cheering going on. Like, I feel like a little more theatrical. Yeah, no doubt. But I, you know what, man? I'm open to it. That's the thing. Like, you don't have to like it, right? Just like you don't have to like us. All I ask is be open to us. Give us a chance. We gotta give Netflix a chance. Give him a chance. It's the first game. That's it. As a baseball fan, I'm telling you, give it a chance. It wasn't that bad. And I think overall, Rich, I don't want to paint this picture that everybody hated it, but there was a lot of people quick to jump at the criticism. Instead of saying, it's always, look, it's always the loud minority. Right. How many people are going to yelp to say, you know what? I went there. It was fantastic.

[Rich Davis]

I.

[Steve Covino]

It's always going to be the people that are complaining that are the loudest. And you did see that. But overall, I thought it was a great time, a great job. We'll get your feedback next.

[Rich Davis]

All right, your thoughts at 87799 on Fox. And coming up, we're going to talk a little football. We'll get back to baseball. It is opening day, but there's a Tom Brady story that I think can't go under the radar because I think Tom Brady was close to doing something that would have been amazing.

[Steve Covino]

Amazing.

[Rich Davis]

A mall. We'll get to that. Plus some UFL rules that I wonder, could they work in the NFL? We'll get to some football. And we got old school. Today we're going to talk about the Babe. Babe Ruth. A funny hypothetical the Babe.

[Steve Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

sounds like AI Colin has a default setting to negative. Covino and Rich trying to be positive about opening night, opening day, baseball yesterday. Also trying to be realistic and fair. Meaning it was the first ever broadcast.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. And how do you argue that they put their efforts in? Is it perfect?

[Steve Covino]

Absolutely not. But you know what? You know, it was even better and bigger than that. Like, it felt big to me. And I think that's what you want. Like, you just want things to feel big. And it was a big event. That's how I felt watching it. I will say this, I'm surprised nobody said it yet. As far as criticisms, what about the fact that not everybody has Netflix? Not everybody has Netflix.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, not everybody's gonna have everything that same can play with the NFL. When Amazon took over Thursday Night Football,

[Steve Covino]

that's a bit annoying.

[Rich Davis]

And I remember thinking, like, whose wife or family doesn't have Prime? And Amazon, like, everyone has that. If you don't.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, no, bro, I. I won't agree with you there. You don't have Amazon Prime. You're not Prime.

[Rich Davis]

You don't. Packages delivered to your house. Get out of town.

[Steve Covino]

But not everybody does. We're very fortunate in a lot of ways. Not everybody has that. Just another streaming service you have to have. You want to watch this game.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but you get Amazon Prime.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but if that's your complaint, I think that's a fair complaint. I do. As far as, like, these little things, I here's what I thought was odd. You want to know what I thought was peculiar?

[Rich Davis]

How much is Amazon Prime a year?

[Steve Covino]

I thought it was peculiar that during the post game they brought out Trent Grisham and Max Freed and they started serving them hot dogs. And not only did I find it peculiar, if you look at their facial reactions, Trent Grisham's like, what's going on here?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. But you know what? It's like, it's like giving a turducken

[Steve Covino]

on Thanksgiving it Was fun, whatever. But it was different, right? To me, they gave him Netflix jackets and everything.

[Danny G]

22% of Americans have Amazon.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, see, like Rich pretends in his own bubble that everybody has it. Let me break the news to you. 22% is not everybody.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, let me break the news to you. It's $139 news flash, Buster.

[Steve Covino]

That's one in five. Rich. News flash buddy.

[Rich Davis]

Isn't newsflash buddy a top white guy used phrase?

[Steve Covino]

I'm trying to speak your language. Newsflash.

[Rich Davis]

News flash buddy.

[Steve Covino]

Not everybody has it.

[Rich Davis]

So if you want $39 for the year and you get free packages and you get prime. Give me a break. Stopping a cheapskate.

[Steve Covino]

Everybody, and not everybody was hating on it. But I did see a lot of that on social media yesterday. But it's great. The positive. It felt big. The positive. Baseball's back. The positive. It's only going to get better from here. So because you are flooded with negative, I do want to give you some positive.

[Rich Davis]

I don't want to. I don't. I don't want to overdo it. Like, I'm. I'm hanging from the. The nuts of mlb. But I just think that even if it didn't hit, you gotta say that they took the right chances. Like, all right, very funny, Comedian Bert Kreischer. Hey, involve him for some levity. Hey, how do you want to do the intros? We got some money. We got a budget. I don't know. Trolley cars and New York City cabs.

[Dr. Nicole Safire]

All the.

[Rich Davis]

All the swings they took. Even if they missed, I still think they were the right swings, if that makes sense. And hey, after the game, post game, instead of just a regular interview, why don't we give out hot dogs to the player of the game? It's baseball.

[Steve Covino]

Like, these are interesting, but again, we're extra critical. Can't help but notice. What are they doing here? Giving hot dogs. All right, whatever. It is what it is. And Rich, I think you said it best. You got to take some swings. Yeah, you got to take some swings. And pun intended. Let's leave it at that.

[Rich Davis]

I know not everything we do on this show or not anyone. Not everything anyone does on any show works. I mean, think of the evolution, Danny G. Of some of our games. Right? They became the game that's successful because we tried something else, and that doesn't really work. But you know what does?

[Steve Covino]

This works like.

[Danny G]

Yeah, Last one standing. Last one standing started out as a game I called prime numbers where I was doing Jersey numbers.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. And now that's like our most fun game.

[Steve Covino]

And it didn't work. And it evolved into something that did.

[Rich Davis]

Let's move along. I said, tom Brady is a broadcaster, a great example of something that evolved. How about Tom Brady, the quarterback? Danny G. I feel like I'm shocked that you didn't have more interest in this as a possibility.

[Danny G]

It came out then because I know it's not possible.

[Rich Davis]

It came out that Tom Brady had actually inquired about what are the possibilities if I wanted to unretire.

[Steve Covino]

I think that flag football got his juices flowing.

[Rich Davis]

Take a listen to Tommy boy.

[Steve Covino]

Here he is. I actually have inquired, and they don't like that idea very much. So I'm gonna leave it at that. We explored a lot of different things, and I'm very happily retired. Let me just say that, too. You know what's funny about that? My girlfriend, she's always, like, putting me on the spot. Like, do you think Tom Brady, like, would wanna play still? Like, I bet you he would still wanna play. I bet you.

[Rich Davis]

Like, what if he did?

[Steve Covino]

And I'm like, get out of here. It a chance. He's done. He's got all this money. He's in the booth. He's ownership. Not happening.

[Rich Davis]

Sounds like your girlfriend was right.

[Steve Covino]

Sure.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Like, I hope she doesn't get wind of the story, because he really did inquire, like, wow, he really can't let it go.

[Danny G]

But asking about it and kind of daydreaming about it and then getting hit by a big defensive end, those are two different things.

[Steve Covino]

And let me get this right. Correct me if I'm wrong, Danny G. It's against the NFL rules. Obviously, as the part owner, he'd have to divest his ownership stake.

[Danny G]

Correct?

[Steve Covino]

Divest.

[Danny G]

They call it a conflict of interest.

[Steve Covino]

It's a conflict of interest. So, yeah, I mean, makes sense. And clearly that's not going to happen.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, there's so much more profitable. Thanks for it.

[Steve Covino]

I really didn't think his mind was even there.

[Rich Davis]

For a stud of a guy approaching 50, that's done it all. He's got hundreds of millions of dollars as a broadcaster, a stake in a major NFL team playing. Doesn't make sense. But I said. I said to Danny, though, what if? Right? Yeah. What if?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Tom Brady played a year as the Raiders quarterback and was a complete mentor to Mendoza.

[Steve Covino]

I said that.

[Rich Davis]

You think you're the only one that thought of that? I did say.

[Steve Covino]

I told Danny, I told him, but

[Danny G]

he could be a mentor without having to suit up right now. If he were to sell his minority ownership stake, then he could get signed by any team because he wouldn't be involved with the Raiders any longer.

[Rich Davis]

I just, I just look at it.

[Steve Covino]

That would be perfect. I think.

[Rich Davis]

I just feel like, you know what he could advise from you. Like you said, not on the field, but if you're looking for a one year deal. Because isn't Kirk Cousins still an option? Right. Isn't that sort of like one of those like, ooh, that could be a good fit. Cousins knowing that Mendoza is like in the wings, but he's cool being the starter for now.

[Steve Covino]

You're telling me the Raiders can't take his ownership stake and put it to the side to let this guy potentially play well? They're not, they're not mentor to, they're

[Danny G]

not Bomber of the Clippers. They're not that slick.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but that would. Yeah, you're right. You're right.

[Rich Davis]

Slick.

[Steve Covino]

Think about that. Who better than to mentor Mendoza than a Tom Brady?

[Rich Davis]

You know, you're forgetting, you're forgetting how it would likely be a disaster in our last taste of. Tom Brady would be like not good. Like, remember he tried that another comeback with the Raiders. Like he, he, he played for Tampa. He won a Super bowl. Then he had like an MVP level year, got kicked out of the playoffs in a good game. Tom Brady, he finished like almost as close to a champion as you can.

[Steve Covino]

Right. So I don't think there's some teams that would want him though. I mean, I think I would say absolutely.

[Rich Davis]

Even for the spectacle, like.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, just for the. Yeah, exactly. No, but I think there's teams that could, could use him and I do think your Raiders are one of them.

[Danny G]

Cleveland Browns would be on the phone immediately.

[Rich Davis]

Well, Jets, Danny G. How about we do this? The phones are hot. Let's see who's on the phone after we go to Dan Beyer for an update. Cause I prioritize.

[Dan Beyer]

Db, I know why Rich wanted to go to me because I can play this.

[Steve Covino]

Swinging a fly ball hit to center right at Cruz.

[Rich Davis]

Backing up, it's over his head.

[Steve Covino]

In comes Soto Polanco right behind him. They all score as Roberts scores. Standing and going to third with a

[Rich Davis]

three run triple is Greg Gady.

[Dan Beyer]

Mets chased Paul skeens in the first inning, allowed five earned runs on 2/3 of an inning for Skeens. Mets radio network on the call. Mets would get an 117 victory over the Pirates. Freddie Peralta and his Mets debut five innings, struck out seven. Peralta is a former Brewer. His opening Day replacement Jacob Mizorowski struck out 11 in five innings. Brewers route the White Sox 14 2. Nationals down the Cubs today at Wrigley by a score of 10 to 4. Kyle Schwarber was at it early, a two run shot for the Phillies in the first inning. They've tacked on some more. Alec Moem with a three run shot. Phillies on top of the Rangers right now, five nothing in the fifth inning. The Reds and Red Sox are playing in Cincinnati, scoreless right now in the sixth. Angels and Astros scoreless in the fifth. Tigers all over the Padres eight nothing while the Rays and Cardinals are tied up at one apiece. Orioles just beat the Twins by a score of 2 to 1. Sweet 16 action tonight. Texas and Purdue 7:15 Eastern followed by Arizona and Arkansas, 9:45 Eastern. Nebraska and Iowa played Houston in the south region at 7:30 eastern. After that, it's Houston and Illinois. Duke guard Caleb Foster a gametime decision for tomorrow's Sweet 16 matchup in D.C. against St. John's that's according to Duke head coach John Shire. Hey, are you into video games? Celebrities are just a good time. Yeah, you are. Well, the Global Gaming League guys is for you. It's 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 now at Global Gaming League. Quick update from golf ball wearing leads the Texas Children's Houston Open at seven under par. Sam Burns in a group two back Brooks Koepka. Rough day. Three double bogeys on a scorecard. He's four over through 15 guys.

[Rich Davis]

Back to you DB. If I was Paul Skeens I would be mad at o' Neill Cruz. That triple by baby. That's a. That's a put out. That's a fly ball to center field. As a Mets fan, I'll admit it, that was not a base clearing triple. If I'm Paul Skeens, I'm furious because

[Steve Covino]

that definitely misplayed first step should always be back. He took a first step in, went over his own.

[Rich Davis]

It was a little league first step in and that at the time that game was two to one Pirates and that base clearing triple four two and the matches tacked on. By the way, Boba Shet the only met not to reach base today so he got away with one. And you saw all these new acquisitions for the Mets doing big things so right now they look smart after one day.

[Steve Covino]

I think it was cool to hear that Schwaber was doing some big things and Soto your boy? Because I was.

[Rich Davis]

And school, by the way. Five innings, two hits.

[Steve Covino]

I was speculating. Would the narrative be. Would our narrative be did the WBC cause any sort of hangover? Hangover for guys like Aaron Judge and Paul Skeens. Aaron Judge who struck out four times,

[Rich Davis]

who got a little roughed up early.

[Steve Covino]

Webb who looked. Looked really bad last night. Right. Like you could make the case that it may have affected some of the guys, but when you hear Soto and Schwarber and some of these other dudes playing big, that's fine. Probably not. We're live from the FOX Sports Radio studio. Covino and Rich and professional wrestling fans. The action action action continues every week. TNA Thursday night Impact every week. Don't miss the adrenaline, the drama and the total non stop action as you watch your favorite TNA wrestling stars. For show times and more information, visit

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[Steve Covino]

All right, welcome back to the show Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. Live from the Fox Sports Radio studio streaming live on YouTube at Covino and Rich FSR. Join the live chat with Wes and Stilo and and Coleman Johnson and everybody hanging in there. Adam. L appreciate you guys. Now it's time for our tyrack play of the day. Cause we got old school and 50 hits in just a few minutes. The Celtics got a nice win over the Thunder. And the Thunder tonight falling behind by 13 early. They took OKC's best shot and they

[Rich Davis]

are the ones left standing. The Thunder's 12 game winning streak comes

[Steve Covino]

to an end at TD Garden as

[Rich Davis]

the Celtics in the season full of

[Steve Covino]

stirring wins, add another one to the list.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

All right, before we get into old school, let's talk Tom Brady real quick. Danny G, who we got?

[Danny G]

Let's talk to Mo in Tempe.

[Rich Davis]

Yo, Mo, what up?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, Mo, certainly what up, dude. Guys, what's going on? Hey, so look, so we're speaking far fetched, right? So let's say Tom Ray does want to come back. He's a little bit rusty, so he's my. He might want to jump on the bench real quick. Even though it's not his thing. Let's say he's a 49er fan, which we all know. But if he backs up Purdy, I

[Rich Davis]

mean, I wouldn't hate that. And God forbid something happens to Purdy, then he gets something from Mac Jones. But then you get rid of Mac Jones.

[Steve Covino]

I don't know. I like a hypothetical of him sticking with the Raiders and, you know, and mentoring Mendoza. I think that would work. So. Hey, thank you. I just can't believe that he even investigated coming back.

[Rich Davis]

By the way, we talk a lot of baseball and we're talking football. I'm not just pandering because, you know, NBA is my third favorite. I'm a way bigger football and baseball fan. But when you see games and some of the highlights from Thunder and the Thunder and Celtics last night, you realize that there is that. That. Oh, the Thunder is going to repeat that narrative is not necessarily there. People would talk about the Lakers, Danny, talk about the Spurs.

[Danny G]

A lot of noise about the Celtics

[Rich Davis]

after that one, the Celtics outside. And then of course, you know, the Pistons have delivered all year, so. So I think the NBA playoffs are going to be surprisingly unpredictable.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, I hope so.

[Rich Davis]

And I think, I think that's when we're going to get locked in. Before, you know, we're what, a month and a half away from the playoffs. Right.

[Steve Covino]

Well, zip it, Zippy, because it's getting late. I'm sorry. And we do something every Thursday called old school when 50 hits, there's a search.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. What we going to do right here

[Steve Covino]

is go back back into time, throwing it back for a Thursday old school when 50 hits at 50 after CNR give you the time capsule topic and we reminisce together. Yeah. So we're in the future right now. We're in the year 2000, guys. And we saw something we've never seen before. It was a broadcast, a live baseball broadcast on Netflix yesterday with fanfare and dancers and pyro and Barry Bonds, all sorts of different things, right? They had like 12 people. Honestly, they threw like 12 different people throughout the night. It was wild. Bert Kreischer was there. So it got us thinking about this tweet that John Boy put out there, Jon Boy, who was critical of the broadcast about the scoreboard being up, the score bug being up all day.

[Rich Davis]

But just that one thing, though.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, just that one thing. But he was watching. He wrote, imagine telling Babe Ruth, you know, the Babe, ah, see, blank about the future. What would the Babe be most shocked or impressed by? So it doesn't have to be just about baseball. It's just about the Babe. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

We also thought of this because when you saw who threw out the first

[Danny G]

pitch, that that was Jon Boy's thought is that would Babe Ruth believe that this was the person throwing out the first. First pitch to open the 2026?

[Steve Covino]

And again, that's part of the criticism because the hand, if you saw the clips of the hand on the skateboard, that was the thing from the Addams Family. There's a thing. The thing. Yeah, they're promoting thing from Adams family.

[Danny G]

The thing with the Wednesday's show, the

[Steve Covino]

Wednesday threw out the first pitch last night. It was all over the broadcast. And maybe it rubbed some people the wrong way. And you can imagine debate would have been like, what the hell is this? Shane. Whatever.

[Rich Davis]

Is that the big corner?

[Steve Covino]

Well, that is a pip. Well, because in my impression he has a few hot dogs in the mouth.

[Rich Davis]

That is a pip.

[Danny G]

So it got me thinking. What else? What else would the Babe be shocked or impressed by in 2026?

[Steve Covino]

Right? So based on the first pitch and everything we saw yesterday, what else would he be shocked by?

[Rich Davis]

It's not just sports. Like in society. What would Babe Ruth be baffled by? I used to think about this like I wondered if like our forefathers would be shocked at every school, school or street name is after them. What would Babe be shocked about in society now? We'll take your feedback next. Covino and Rich right here on Fox Sports Radio. Let's go.

[Steve Covino]

Opening day. Yeah. Well, that is a pip.

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