C&R - Roberts Possible Error & Joes/Pros

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show: C&R – Roberts’ Possible Error & Joes/Pros (October 30, 2025)

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This episode of The Dan Patrick Show, hosted by Covino & Rich with Spot and Danny G producing, dives into the fallout of World Series Game 4 between the Dodgers and Blue Jays. The crew tackles whether Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made the wrong call pulling Shohei Ohtani, gives the Blue Jays overdue credit, and draws entertaining parallels between sports, relationships, and everyday life. The show also opens a fun debate: which “pro” would you most want to go up against, just to see up close how great they really are?

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Magic Johnson’s “Insight” and Social Media Wisdom

• The show opens with Rich reading a viral tweet from Magic Johnson, famous for his extremely obvious observations.
  • Quote: “With the series being 2-2, game 5 is very important. Whichever team wins takes control of the series.” (05:15)
  • Laughter ensues: “Yo, bro, I never thought of it that way.” – Rich (05:37)
• The guys poke fun at Magic’s banality but agree, facetiously, that “It is sort of a must win for LA.” – Covino (05:44)

2. Dodgers’ Game 4 Decisions & World Series Analysis

• The primary debate centers on Roberts pulling Ohtani and going to a struggling bullpen.
  • Covino: “Every move is going to be speculated on. That’s why Dave Roberts is in some heat today... But you have to give credit. It’s all about setting the tone.” (07:59)
  • Rich: “Why can’t you just call it what it was, which is a World Series where there’s two really good teams and the Blue Jays just were better last night?” (06:32)
• Spot points to Trinen’s struggles: “Trinen had been money for a few seasons...this year, worst of his career. Every time he came in, he seemed to blow a lead.” (07:08)
• The show anchors around the idea that criticism is inevitable: Roberts was a hero two nights before, now every decision is under the microscope.

Notable Quote:

• Spot: “I would have pulled Ohtani. I’m not faulting him on that, but I would have went with a different bullpen.” (09:26)

3. Giving Credit to the Blue Jays

• Repeated calls for respect:
  • Rich: “That’s what we need to notice from this. Not Dave Roberts or Shohei...it’s that the Blue Jays are really great and they’re going to battle this team and we’re reaping all the benefits of it.” (11:08)
  • Both hosts note the tendency in sports talk to focus on star failure rather than opponent success—a “LeBron syndrome.”
  • Quote: “How about the other team just did their job?” – Rich (12:29)

4. Bullpen and Absent Players

• Discussion shifts to key missing reliever Alex Vesia and personal/family matters affecting availability.
  • Covino: “Baseball is probably his life after his family. I would say baseball is a big part of his life. Making the World Series is a big dream...It has to be severe for him to miss all these games.” (13:38)
• Sensitive, candid dialogue about athletes balancing family versus professional aspirations with respectful disagreement between Rich and Covino.

5. The Clayton Kershaw Question

• Will Kershaw pitch again this Series? Speculation about storyline, inside information, and the potential for a “storybook” final outing in certain scenarios.
  • Sports Reporter: “Joe Davis during the broadcast of game three mentioned this is his final appearance...interesting Davis said that on-air.” (16:51)
  • Would you bring in Kershaw for a mop-up or emotional moment? Pros and cons are debated.

6. Dodger Strategy & “All Hands on Deck”

• Desperation line-up changes (moving Mookie Betts, benching Andy Pages, promoting Kike Hernandez) are discussed as necessary at this point, not “desperation moves” per se.
  • Rich: “Starting in a game five, when you’re tied 2-2, you’re already in desperation. All hands on deck. Who knows what could happen?” (22:03)

7. Player Warmups and Preparation Oddities

• Amusing sidebar about unique warmup routines, e.g., Yamamoto throwing spears as part of his warmup.
  • Rich: “He had these, like, Nerf turbo spheres... like you would teach a kid.” (19:13)
  • Spot: “Yamamoto had a discus.” (19:15)

8. Big Picture: How Watching These Teams Highlights Others’ Inadequacies

• Comparing great teams makes fans reflect on their own teams' weaknesses and even personal relationships.
  • Rich: “Watching Blue Jays and Dodgers makes you see the inadequacies of your own team. That’s so reflective of life, your career, marriage...” (25:09)
  • The analogy: seeing a loving couple can make you reflect on your own relationship’s shortcomings.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Magic Johnson Tweet, as read by Rich (05:15):
  “With the series being 2-2, game 5 is very important. Whichever team wins takes control of the series.”
• On Dave Roberts’ criticism flipping after one bad game:
  “That’s the up and down of being a big league manager. The night before he got props, pressed all the right buttons… yesterday, wasn’t the case.” – Covino (09:57)
• The Show’s Philosophy:
  “Every little thing counts. Is it fair Dave Roberts is getting some heat today? Yeah, because I DO think he got props the day before. It goes both ways.” – Covino (11:08)
• On athlete struggles and criticism:
  “How about the other team just did their job?” – Rich (12:29)
• Life/Relationship Parallels:
  “Watching these two teams, it’s like being out to dinner with your wife... and you see this couple all lovey-dovey, and you’re like, why aren’t we like that?” – Covino (25:46)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 05:15: Magic Johnson tweet and mock analysis
• 06:20 - 11:30: Post-game analysis; Roberts’ Ohtani bullpen move; Blue Jays’ credit
• 13:00 - 15:00: Vesia, missing players, family vs. game
• 16:00 - 18:00: Kershaw speculation; Dodgers lineup moves
• 22:00 - 26:00: Desperation mode, “all hands on deck,” series predictions
• 25:00 - 27:00: Life analogies – teams and relationships
• 36:00 - 39:00: Recap of series narrative, predictions for Game 5; belief in Dodgers bounce-back
• 41:00: Fun segment: Which pro in sports would you want to go head-to-head against just to witness greatness up close?
• 48:00 - End: Listener calls and examples (e.g., matching up with Steph Curry, Scheffler, Shaq box-out)

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Additional Fun Segment: “Joes/Pros” – Facing Greatness Up Close

Inspired by a viral story of a YouTuber taking on Joey Chestnut in a hot dog eating contest:

• Rich: "If you had the chance to see up close, compete, or observe someone of greatness—just to see it—who would it be?" (41:40)
  • Steph Curry in a shooting contest tops the crew’s list (“He doesn’t miss!”).
  • Other fan suggestions: Return a tennis serve from Alcaraz, play golf with Scheffler/McIlroy, try to box out Shaq.
  • This segment reflects the show’s light-hearted, relatable tone.

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Summary & Tone

This was a classic blend of serious World Series analysis with levity and pop-culture perspective. Covino & Rich break down the tension and drama of each managerial decision, throw some good-natured shade at Magic Johnson’s painfully literal tweets, and ultimately pivot to why the Blue Jays deserve recognition.

The show is conversational, full of banter, and analogies that accessible sports and non-sports fans alike can enjoy—paralleling sports to marriage, work, and life. Listener engagement is encouraged and the tone is spirited, self-deprecating, and never too serious.

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Closing Note

If you’re looking to catch up on the pulse of the World Series, get a laugh at Magic Johnson’s expense, and think big about the nature of greatness in sports, this episode is both insightful and entertaining. And if you were betting on a Mookie Betts bounce-back, you were in good company.

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Most Memorable Quote:
"With the series being 2-2, game 5 is very important. Whichever team wins takes control of the series.” – Magic Johnson tweet, as read by Rich (05:15)

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[Spot]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

Whoa.

[Rich]

Right, let's go.

[Covino]

All right.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Hope you're having a great day. Asheen, Bieber, Vladdy Jr. Sort of day. Blue Jays, with the big win yesterday. Game five, hump day. Gonna turn your hump day into a hump night. I'm Cavino. That is Dicky Davis.

[Rich]

What up, man?

[Covino]

We got Danny G here. He's our super producer. He runs the show, but he doesn't run this place. He runs the show.

[Rich]

Mike runs this place.

[Covino]

Everybody knows.

[Rich]

And he's got his words of wisdom later. That's right, your ch to win some fun Covino and rich prizes, including our new Nerf football.

[Covino]

He might be in trouble, though. He says he's running out of wisdom, so enjoy it while you can. We got Sam, we got Spot, we got DB we got you rocking out with us. Let's go.

[Rich]

Well, can I start the show with just not Big Mike's words of wisdom, just some really pertinent words from Magic Johnson that he just put on social media.

[Covino]

Oh, please read that to me. I couldn't believe it was real. I didn't know Magic Johnson was known for his tweets of wisdom.

[Rich]

I'm not gonna lie. I don't know what's real anym.

[Spot]

Yeah, he's infamous for this.

[Rich]

Cavino and Spot, this morning on our Patreon podcast, I got caught thinking something was real. There was a dude parasailing, and he got struck by lightning.

[Covino]

You were the dumbest guy ever to even believe that.

[Rich]

And I was like, there was nothing.

[Covino]

Even remotely real about that.

[Rich]

I was like, guys, you gotta see this video.

[Covino]

Like, how strong were your gummies that you actually believed that?

[Rich]

Stop it. Not as strong as Mad Dog Rips Out's gummies. I was struck by lightning. No, it looked real to me, but this is real. This is from Magic Johnson. Pay attention because this is really insightful. This is talking about the Dodgers Blue Jays tonight. You can even hit me up with some Mike's words of wisdom music because this is right on that level. Irvin. Magic Johnson tweets. With the series being 2 2, game 5 is very important. Whichever team wins takes control of the series.

[Sports Reporter]

What?

[Rich]

Yo, bro, I never thought of it that way.

[Covino]

Yo, that's the.

[Rich]

I never thought of it that way. And I love Magic Johnson, but give me. Come on, Magic.

[Covino]

Well, come on, dude. Magic Johnson says so, so it must be true. It is sort of a must win for la. They got to win this game.

[Spot]

He also tweeted to leave early for Dodger Stadium to avoid the traffic.

[Covino]

Oh, yeah, nice. He also tweeted out, water's wet, in case we were wondering. So or is it not? I don't know. Apparently known for his weird tweets. There's a lot of speculation on the game from last night though. We could speculate on Magic's tweet. Honestly, I want to speculate. Is he even serious?

[Rich]

But I think there's a. You talk about speculation about last night. I heard you and Danny G and some of the Dodgers fans talking about Dave Roberts and should he have pulled Chohei?

[Covino]

Oh, it's everybody's call. But you know what? Regardless of that, the Dodgers bats were cold. You got a hit.

[Rich]

Why can't you just call it what it was? Which is a World Series where there's two really good teams and the Blue Jays just were better last night. I don't think Dave Roberts decisions played a factor. I think the Blue Jays really showed a lot of heart after that 18 inning soul crusher for them.

[Covino]

They're relentless.

[Rich]

And to come back the next day and play small ball. That one hit to right to left center field, I forgot what lefty. Where he just stuck out his bat. The definition of like bloop. Small ball.

[Covino]

Clement, probably.

[Rich]

I think it might have been.

[Covino]

And these guys are insane. They're playing such great baseball. They just battle, battle, battle.

[Spot]

It's because Trinen came trotting in and you know, you heard all season. And Trinon had been money for a few seasons in a row, but this past year, for whatever reason, it was the worst of his career. And just about every time he came in, he seemed to blow a lead. So when he jogged in, I think all Dodger fans Were like, oh, man.

[Covino]

Oh, no, here it is.

[Rich]

You know, some days his is just not your day. I mean, Shohei is not going to get on base nine times every day. Some days you're going to feel called. Fighters will occasionally have a fight where not to name drop, but Sugar Ray Leonard once told us, the day you wake up for a big fight, sometimes, as he called it, your biorhythms just aren't there. You know those days where you wake up and you're like, I feel off today.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

And then other days you jump out of bed and you're like, man, I feel great today. It's. You don't think that happens.

[Spot]

Yesterday felt like a hangover. It did. After that 18 inning game.

[Rich]

And that's true.

[Covino]

But you know what? You also got to credit where it's due. Of course you're going to speculate. It's the World Series, so every move is going to be speculated on. Right. And that's why Dave Roberts is in some heat today. Like, man, he should have left Shohei in there, dude. But you got to give credit. And it's all about setting the tone. After a roller coaster of a game like that, which sucked the life out of Toronto, you got to give props to Vladi Guerrero Jr. Seriously, Vladi Jr. Hit that home run off of a machine. Honestly, he is a machine. You're like, all right, we got to the best. We hit a home run. We're in this still.

[Rich]

Let's go.

[Covino]

I think that changed the whole, like, you're a theory, Rich. On vacation, you got to set the tone early. Yeah. On a vacation, you got to set the tone. Yeah.

[Rich]

You go to the room before you do anything else. You and the. You and the lady got to get it on. You can't. You can't save that.

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[Rich]

You go there, you set the tone.

[Covino]

And then set the tone for a good week. Everything Junior set the tone for a good night for the Dodgers. Like, yo, look at that. That's the momentum shift immediately. Because what happened the night before could have carried into that game. You had Shohei on the mound and he said, nope, doesn't matter. And that's really the difference maker there. So you could speculate Dave Roberts moves and his calls all day. He went to the bullpen, honestly, outside looking in. I'm not a Dodgers fan or a Blue Jays fan. I thought that Shohei looked a little gassed. And it may have been his legs were a little out from the night before. He was on base nine times. But to me, it looked like he was done for the night.

[Spot]

No, I would have pulled Ohtani. I'm not faulting him on that, but I would have went with a different bullpen.

[Rich]

Listen, the night before, it's, it's, it's like much in relationships, you know how, like your wife or girlfriend may bust your huevos over one thing and you're like, what about all the great things I do, right? Like Dave Roberts. Gonna you get a second guess who he went to last night? But how, how about that 18 inning battle where it seemed like he made all the right moves and trusted in the right guys and you could say he got lucky, but no one was.

[Covino]

You know, that's the, I guess, the up and down of being a big league manager. Because the night before he did get props, Dave Roberts pressed all the right buttons and they all came through yesterday. That wasn't the case. And of course, we're going to speculate. By the way, look at Sydney Sweeney. Ooh, she was there. Looking good. Sydney Sweeney. The stars are out. That's another side story.

[Rich]

Jeff Goldblum.

[Covino]

You got your boy right there.

[Rich]

Jason Bateman.

[Covino]

Jason Bateman. So, yeah, the stars are out and it is a must win. What did Magic Johnson say again? Oh, well, a pivotal game.

[Rich]

Whoever wins this is going to have control, obviously.

[Covino]

So must win for the Dodgers.

[Rich]

Big game.

[Covino]

He said it's a big game. Did Roberts misstep? I think you had to go to your bullpen, Danny G saying he just should have went to someone else.

[Spot]

Yeah, Bonda and Trinen, both those guys have faltered throughout the season.

[Covino]

Bottom line, you guys were bottom of the barrel. I know, and I hate to say it because he's the most likable guy on your team. No, look, that's why they're shifting it. Mookie Betts is not.

[Spot]

So I was just gonna say look at bets. Look at, look no further than PA has, who was great in the regular season and they've just been ice cold in the postseason.

[Covino]

You know, there's a lot of people probably thinking that Pajes is just the weak link to the team. I knew he was a decent player, but I did not realize how good of a season. He had 27 home runs over 80 RBI. So he's really, he's really fallen short in the World Series too. So they're making changes tonight because you have to. And these changes will also be over speculated because that's what we do because every little thing counts. So is it fair that Dave Roberts is getting some heat today? Yeah, because I do Think he got props the day before. I think it goes both ways. And hey, the Blue Jays won. They're a great team. I think what we need to notice from this isn't like Dave Roberts did this, Shohei didn't do that, et cetera. It's that the Blue Jays are really great and they're going to battle this team and we're reaping all the benefits of it. It's have to make note that the. That the Blue Jays are really good.

[Rich]

You can't have LeBron syndrome. Let me explain. So many times LeBron will lose a game and the headline is LeBron lost, not who stepped it up and what young star is doing. Well, you see that in the NFL too. Like, there'd be, you know, if. If a big star player, big quarterback, loses the game. You don't sometimes. You always want to put the blame on someone. How about the other team just did their job?

[Covino]

Yeah, but that's the nature of the beast.

[Spot]

How about. Also, we're not really talking about how Vessia is missed because there's two games now where he would have came in in those critical moments, and instead we had to go. The Dodgers had to go with a different reliever.

[Covino]

Yeah, I really, big time.

[Rich]

I keep hoping that there's some good news coming from Vessia and the Dodgers. Yeah.

[Covino]

But the story originally was he was going to miss about two games, so things must be pretty bad for him to be missing the majority of the story.

[Rich]

Your head's not in it and family takes precedence. But it's like, to me, I'm just, you know, you gotta hope that I.

[Covino]

Understand family takes precedence. I really, really do. And you can say I sound heartless or tone deaf or whatever. I think a little bit, really. Brett Favre's dad died. He played the game of his life. Sometimes people find solace between the lines.

[Rich]

You think a guy who could be going through.

[Covino]

I don't know the story, but you.

[Rich]

Think a guy that could be going through. But regardless, you think a guy that's possibly going through any issue with his wife and possible a baby situation. You think that guy, I don't know, has the mindset to get on the mound in a World Series, like, let the guy worry about what's more important in life. Baseball's a little snippet of this dude's life.

[Covino]

Baseball is probably his life after his family. I would say baseball is a big part of his life. Making the World Series is a big dream for a lot of these players. Again, I don't know the severity of the situation, but it has to be severe for him to miss all these games.

[Spot]

But.

[Covino]

But the original story was he was going to miss two games. So you can only speculate because he is missed. I'm trying to say, man, what's going on?

[Rich]

Values all the bullpen. Valuable. The bullpen. But I mean, like one, one middle of the bullpen guy isn't the reason you win or lose a World Series.

[Covino]

I'm not saying that, but I'm saying that they could have used him for sure. And that's even more tough on him. Look, I'm saying in retrospect, Rich, I made this point before and again, it's touchy and I get it. So I say this respectfully and, and you know, I say it kindly. Whatever he's going through has to suck. I get that. And real life could be tough sometimes, but when all said and done and he gets or moves on from this, it's going to suck double. Knowing that he also missed the World Series too.

[Rich]

I think you don't care.

[Covino]

I think you're wrong about that. I would care. I would care no matter what happened.

[Rich]

Yeah, listen, different of opinions. Different opinions. I feel like people value work way too much. And it's the job. He's a baseball player. That's his job.

[Covino]

He's a baseball player who played his entire life since he was a little kid to get to this moment. So I think you're also downplaying that. But that to me also shows how severe or how serious this must be. So that's also part of the story. We don't have all the answers. So again, when we get him, I might want to kick myself in the huevos for speaking like this. But we don't know the story. But to over speculate, it's what we do. It's the nature of the game. It's the World Series. And again, the Dodgers, like, like Magic Johnson said, pivotal game. It's a must win.

[Rich]

So Clayton Kershaw warming up right there. Is he doing a little throwing today? I saw, I saw the dad bod out of the sleeveless T shirt to see has he thrown his last pitch as a Dodger in Dodger Stadium. Are we still thinking what, what, what goes on there? I think so many people felt like that was the perfect finale, as our buddy Stan calls it, the perfect finale to his career.

[Covino]

And again, that that handcuffs Dave Roberts a little bit too. Cause that's another guy you can't go to because of that storyline. You don't want to you don't want.

[Rich]

To ruin that ending World Series supersedes storyline. But I feel like there is something to be said about like, yeah, do you go to Clayton Kershaw again?

[Sports Reporter]

I don't know what Dave Roberts is and it's difficult for us to say with three games left that the guy's not going to pitch. However, your guy, Joe Davis during the broadcast of game three mentioned that this is his final appearance. Now, whether he let that slip or said it because he knew it, he is the Dodgers play by play guy that is also the lead Fox guy. So you would have to think there also may be some inside information on how it's going to play out. But I thought that that was interesting that Davis said that during game three. So it sounded like they weren't going to use Kershaw again this year.

[Rich]

Let me give you a scenario. Let's say the Dodgers come out tonight and who's pitching? You Savage.

[Covino]

You Savage and Snow.

[Spot]

Yep.

[Rich]

Let's say he's the furthest thing from your savage. Let's say he's weak sauce and the Dodgers put up like a five spot in the first, two runs in the third.

[Covino]

Setting the tone.

[Rich]

No, but I'm saying let's say the Dodgers come out with this sweet new lineup tonight and they go off, let's say it's 71 in the sixth. Snell's cruising. But now you start thinking all hands on deck moving forward, maybe there's a scenario where you have a significant lead and it's like go to Kershaw. Or is that like two storybookish has the final out?

[Covino]

No, I think if you want to eat innings and you're in a good situation, then yeah, I think that's the perfect.

[Rich]

That's what I'm saying. Let's say, let's say end of six, Snell pitch, six innings, one run, 90 something pitches and you're like, you know what, we may want to go back to Snell in an emergency left hand lefty situation.

[Covino]

It goes back to the previous story about Vessia. You know, we're here criticizing Dave Roberts and his bullpen moves yesterday and yanking Shohei out too early, even though I think he should have been taken out at that point, especially after a long night the night before. You know, he's down two arms in the bullpen. He's down two people that he can go to if you count Kershaw. The Kershaw storyline is also putting him in a position where I guess I can't go to him. So you know, we'll see what happens. Man, it's going to be exciting either way. I'm really pumped for tonight. Game five. I'm really loving this series. I think it's one of the best so far because it's back and forth. You got two deserving teams.

[Rich]

I just saw something out of the corner of my eye. We have the TVs on, all the pre game stuff for the World Series. Dave Roberts being interviewed on MLB Network. Did you see the top tv? They're showing a lot of the players warming up. They showed Yamamoto is part of his warmup, like throwing spears. Did you see that or no? I know, like on the Mets. Brandon Nimmo in the on deck circus.

[Covino]

Are you sure it wasn't AI?

[Rich]

No, he swings a sledgehammer. You know, there's certain guys that use different things like on the mound or in the bullpen. There's different, you know, warm up methods.

[Covino]

Remember Greg Jeffries with swing underwater?

[Rich]

Yeah, that was story in the 90s.

[Spot]

Yamamoto had a discus.

[Rich]

But you saw what I saw. Yeah, it's like he had like these almost like Nerf. Almost like Nerf turbo spheres and he. And he gets set a pitching position like you would teach a kid like you know, just unleashes.

[Spot]

Now hear me out for a second. The Dodgers were willing to go to yamamoto if that 18 inning game had gone longer. So why not do something crazy and wild and put them in after Ohtani yesterday. You know your bull, your bullpen is not only struggling except for that 18 inning miracle game, you know what I'm saying? I would play for today, not for tomorrow. It felt to me like Friedman and Roberts were playing the long game.

[Covino]

It felt to me that they just threw that game away in a sense because they weren't hitting either.

[Spot]

That's what it felt like.

[Covino]

Bieber's hot right now. Yeah.

[Rich]

You liked him sitting in the stands.

[Covino]

No, not Shane. Shane Bieber. You know, they're in the zone right now. They got a lead. I think we're. We're calling this one a game. That's how it did feel that way. And that's why, especially compared to the night before, all the electricity the night before, the excitement, the drama. That's why last game felt a little eh.

[Rich]

That's regular.

[Covino]

It felt quick.

[Spot]

Rich called it yesterday.

[Rich]

I told you, I said I feel bad for people that got tickets for only game four. Like they just chose poorly. Like you're on the heels of one of the greatest games in baseball history. I was like I said it yesterday. I said the Dodgers are probably going to show up flat. Blue Jays tie it up. And then game five will be where it's at.

[Covino]

Hold on, let me. Let me do a Magic Johnson tweet of my own at Covino and Rich. Well, I guess it's the best of three now. Let me do that.

[Rich]

Tonight's mighty important.

[Covino]

Tonight's mighty important. Sin.

[Spot]

No, but the Blue Jays deserve a lot of credit because they were able to shake that off much like how the Red Sox did after the 18 inning marathon back in 2018 against the Dodgers.

[Rich]

Yeah, I almost feel like when you win a game of that magnitude and length and everything that was involved in that, I'm not saying you subconsciously take your foot off the gas, but the next day, like you almost earned yourself like a. Will you lose the next one?

[Covino]

Now we're on the flip side. And guys like Rod and I'm sure your friends that were hitting you up about it too. You got to give props to the Blue Jays. You have to. I said it five times, I'll say it six times. Got to give props to the Blue Jays for battling back after a heartbreaking loss like that. That's how you rebound. And not. Not all teams could do that the way they did.

[Spot]

And by the way, for the first time, Roberts has taken Pajes out of the lineup.

[Covino]

Saw that.

[Spot]

Yeah.

[Covino]

So they made lineup changes. I heard DB Say that Mookie Betts moved in the lineup center, so Kike's in center. And yeah, that's it gets. I don't want to say desperation moves. Not quite yet, but that's the interesting part of these. These series.

[Rich]

I know that these guys are long term investments and I know that this next season and things to worry about, but I think starting in a game five, when you're tied two two, you're already in desperation. All hands on deck. Who knows what could happen? And if you're a pitcher, I know everyone's fragile now. A la Christmas story. It's must be Italian. Sam. I know everyone's a little fragile.

[Covino]

That sounds like a Magic Johnson tweet too, but fragile. I never heard that one.

[Rich]

I feel like anyone with an arm should be available at any point from this move, this point moving forward. Like the fact that Yamamoto, like you said, it was like almost like his Japanese warrior heritage, like came out that night when they were thinking about going to him next and he had just had a complete game. I feel like that should be the mindset of every single person. You heard Klein after he pitched double the Amount of pitches that he ever had in that miraculous game. What did Klein say? He goes, my legs hurt, but do you think, did I care? Should anyone care that my legs hurt?

[Covino]

Said, no one cares.

[Rich]

I guess I shouldn't care, so I shouldn't care. Every pitcher I, you know, I just saw in the background, Scherzer's throwing long toss. Everyone should be available if they needed to be. If you need to be available to.

[Covino]

Me, that doesn't even be said. Yeah, like you play your whole. Understood.

[Rich]

You play your whole career for this. There should be no pitch counts, no thoughts about anything other than all right, hey, you know, it's a tie game. Who do we want to put in the sixth inning? I don't know. Who's our best guy that has the balls to get up there right now?

[Covino]

I'll be really surprised if the Blue Jays pull ahead today. I think it's the Dodgers game. It's going to be a back and forth series and it's set up. Really? Yeah, set up.

[Rich]

The way the Dodgers to be able.

[Covino]

To witness this battle feels like it's.

[Spot]

Going to go seven.

[Covino]

I think it absolutely is. You know, the Dodgers are going to win tonight and as a Yankees fan, I'll be the first to say they would have never been able to hang with either one of these teams. We saw last year against the Dodgers, we saw in the playoffs against the Blue Jays. These are the two most deserving teams and we're getting to witness why. It's all these key players stepping up in big moments. Danny G. I could argue that the Blue Jays key players are stepping up bigger than the Dodgers key players in a lot of ways.

[Spot]

Yeah. Besides Ohtani, I would agree.

[Covino]

Right. Like these, I don't want to say nobodies, but they're surprising players. You're like, man, the Blue Jays, they just scrap.

[Rich]

Honestly, if you're not a die hard baseball fan, you're like, who's Varsho? Oh yeah, you know, who's some of these guys?

[Covino]

You're seeing these guys in the outfield and you're seeing them play like, damn, these guys are, these guys are good.

[Rich]

You know what it does also it, you know, when you're in a relationship.

[Covino]

Lucas, you know, Clement Lucas, and forget about Alejandro Kirk. That dude gets in the batter's box and he just battles and battles and wears your pitchers out. So again, that's how you have to play if you beat the dot, if you want to beat the Dodgers, you.

[Rich]

Know, you know, when you're in a relationship where I don't know, maybe.

[Covino]

But the Dodgers will win tonight.

[Rich]

Your wife's not giving it up. Your girl has to.

[Covino]

Maybe by the not losing two games.

[Jonas Knox]

No, no.

[Rich]

Maybe you're. Maybe your girl's not really giving it up much or not having much of a love life. Maybe you get yelled at a lot and then you get a glimpse of another relationship and you're like, oh, this isn't how it's supposed to be. And like it opens your eyes. I think a lot of people's eyes are open to what their team's inadequacies are.

[Covino]

Absolutely. Notice like I give you an I.

[Rich]

Had so many Met fan friends say when Vladdy Jr. Cut off that ball and threw the runner out of third, you know how many people hit me up, said, you think Pete Alonso could do that? No.

[Covino]

Yeah, I know.

[Rich]

Like, you know, it's like being on.

[Covino]

Vacation with your wife and everyone's all lovey dovey and you're like, why aren't we like that?

[Rich]

What's going on?

[Covino]

You ever see like you're at dinner and you're just having like you're just going through the motions, cutting your steak and you look across and you see these lovebirds in a booth across from you. They're canoodling. It's like new love and they're like electric staring at each other's eyes and you're like, yeah, love should be like that.

[Rich]

It's how other shows watch these two teams, Sam. It's how other shows look at you and they're like, wow, we wish our wish. Our host loved the way Kavino Rich love Iowa, Sam.

[Covino]

It's good comparison. No, it really is. You're right, Rich. You see all the inadequacies of your inadequacies of your team from watching these two great teams. Two very different teams. But again, my prediction. Pain, pain for the Blue Jays tonight. And then back and forth. Snell steps up because he's that guy. And I liked what he said after his last game too. He's like, you know, I still know what I could bring. I'm still confident. Was just off tonight.

[Rich]

Boom.

[Covino]

He's back tonight and we get ready for game six.

[Rich]

I don't want to pull Magic Johnson here.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

But feel like it's sort of must win for the Dodgers because that you want to put the pressure on the Blue Jays to go home and have to win both. If the Blue Jays win tonight and the Dodgers are all sad at Dodger Stadium and no, no. Randy Newman, I love LA comes on and everyone just Sort of somber. Then you have to go 3,000 miles up to Canada and win two in that electric stadium.

[Covino]

This is two heavyweights. It's a heavyweight belt. Right. So again, the fourth round went to the Blue Jays. So what happens in a heavyweight fight? The last fighter reserved his energy for game five for round five. Let's go. And it's the Dodgers round to go. It's a back and forth heavyweight bout. And again, we're super pumped about it. Thoughts? The story is that Dave Roberts pulled out Shohei too soon.

[Rich]

I almost feel like I want to make a prop bet tonight.

[Covino]

I don't think he did.

[Rich]

Here's my prop bet. Write this down. We'll break, we'll come back. Mookie home run. I feel like. I feel like today's due. He's due. I just feel like he's slightly off, but like it's Mookie bets. I just feel like the moment's not too big for a guy like him.

[Covino]

No, it's.

[Rich]

It's just. I just feel like he needs to get. So tonight I'm going to Mookie bets. Like I'm going to do a bet with so many total bases or a home run or something. I feel like you got making an individual bet on Mookie and the Dodgers winning is the way to go. That's my thoughts.

[Covino]

All right, so we got Mike's Wednesday words of wisdom plus midweek major plus your thoughts on game five. We got more Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich]

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In the new podcast Hell in Heaven, two young Americans move to the Costa Rican jungle to start over. But one will end up dead, the other tried for murder not once. People went wild, not twice, stunned, but three times. John and Anne Bender are rich and attractive and they're devoted to each other. They create a nature reserve and build a spectacular circular home high on the top of a hill. But little by little, their dream starts to starts to crumble and our couple retreat from reality.

[Covino]

They lose it. They actually lose it.

[Rich]

They sort of went nuts.

[Podcast Promo Narrator]

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[Covino]

Hey, you know, we are streaming live on our YouTube page. Covino and Rich, FSR, please check it out and you can also chat like, let's pull up the chat. Let's say what's up to some people.

[Rich]

While you're watching our YouTube. You like this sweet shirt? Sorry, can people identify what this shirt is? Sam, do you know what this shirt is?

[Covino]

Let's see. I see. Is that a Brian Bosworth flat top?

[Rich]

No, it's the silhouette of every one of Rocky Balboa's opponents.

[Covino]

Oh, it's a Drago flat.

[Rich]

So you got the, the Drago flat.

[Covino]

That was a Freddie Freeman Flag, Mr.

[Rich]

T, Apollo Creed and Rugged Bubble.

[Covino]

Oh, yeah, absolutely. Absolutely.

[Rich]

Well, we got more thoughts. We want to wrap up our thought. We, we, we finally found the angle we love best, which was watching the Blue Jays of the Dodgers really does make you see the inadequacies of your team. And that's so reflective of life, your career, marriage. Like when you see someone else that's doing it right and you're like, we're not doing that. Damn it. Get to that in a second. But let's go to Dan for an update. Db, what's going on, buddy?

[Sports Reporter]

You guys gave a heads up to some of the changes that are taking place with tonight's game five of the World Series. On the Dodger side of things, Mookie Betts dropping a spot in the batting order so he hits ninth or, excuse me, third tonight with Will Smith second. Alex Call is going to bat ninth as he's in the lineup in place of Andy Pahes, who's out of the lineup. Kike Hernandez batting eighth and playing center field. Call will man left field tonight for the Dodgers, who put Blake Snell on the mound against the Jays. Traya Savage cover John fox begins at 7:00 Eastern Time. The Detroit Lions and defensive end Aiden Hutchinson agreed on a four year extension worth $180 million. Only Micah Parsons makes more on a yearly salary basis Amongst non quarterbacks. $45 million per season for Hutchinson as part of the new deal, the Lions have the Vikings coming up on Sunday. Vikings quarterback J.J. mcCarthy is expected to practice fully this week and start Sunday against Detroit. He got in a full practice today. Panthers quarterback Bryce Young on the practice field today trying to return from an ankle sprain that cost him last week's game against Buffalo. Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco considered 5050 to face the Bears while Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. Still day to day with the bone bruise in his knee. Head coach Raheem Morris told reporters he feels good about Penix playing Sunday in New England. Commander's wide receiver Terry McLaurin out Sunday against the Seahawks re aggravated that quad injury that kept him out for a while. Re aggravated that injury and Monday night's loss to the Chiefs. NFL Network says Giants running back Cam Scatterboo looking at a six month recovery following surgery to repair his dislocated ankle. And Ellis used Board of SU Supervisors. Non Athletic Director Scott Woodward will hire LSU's next head football coach. That was the message today from Louisiana governor Jeff Landry who had this to.

[Rich]

Say we are not going down a failed path. And I wanted to tell you something. This is a pattern. The guy that's here now that wrote that contract cost Texas A&M 70 something million dollars. Right now we got a $53 million liability. We are not doing that again.

[Sports Reporter]

LSU looking for the replacement to Brian Kelly who was fired over the weekend. Guys, back to you.

[Covino]

Thank you.

[Rich]

Speaking of Cam Scatter boo. I saw Kyle Shanahan said the Niners were close to grabbing him last year.

[Sports Reporter]

And then of course they were. Everybody's always we wanted that guy.

[Rich]

Oh, we wanted him.

[Sports Reporter]

We wanted him.

[Rich]

But I'm thinking like what a, what a fun little addition to take a little of that load off McCaffrey. That would have been right.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Be right. You're right. Who wouldn't have wanted, I don't know.

[Covino]

You want an injury like that in your first year, man. So I hope he's doing all right. It's Covino and Rich. Fox Sports Radio live from the FOX Sports Radio studio. Again. Coming up we got Mike's Wednesday words of wisdom and it's your chance to win some prizes here on the show. 87799 on Fox plus spot who's on our videos, Covino and Rich FSR streaming live. He's getting ready for midweek major the biggest stories in sports and pop culture. We still have NBA to talk about but again wrapping up what to expect. We speculated on last night two great teams. It was the Blue Jays night Vladdy set the tone. Did show how he come out too early. That's the debate. But tonight I'm not the kind of guy that makes predictions but just based on I'm seeing this as a prize fight. Like I said, a Back and forth, Rocky Drago, back and forth. Every way he does, you know, his round, their round. And Blue Jays won last round. Dodgers win this round. I also think it's because Blake Snell's on the mound, and he has. He has something to prove tonight. Last time we saw him was game one. And that's the game they lost 11 to 4. And he knew that he didn't have his best. And he has something to do tonight to prove everybody wrong because he didn't look like he had it last game.

[Rich]

But then again.

[Covino]

And, oh, he said, oh. And he learned a lot. If you remember, he talked about how much he learned. That was what I was getting at, how much he learned from that loss. We'll see it.

[Rich]

Not to get rocked by the Blue Jays.

[Covino]

Yeah. See how it's executed tonight. I believe that that was like his. His whole stance on. On game one, what he learned from that loss. So let's see it tonight. And I just think that it's going to be a tough, close battle, but the Dodgers win.

[Rich]

You know, I was just going to say, Danny, Jake, look up the home and away splits for Blake Snell. But I'm like, he didn't even pitch for the Dodgers really this year, so there's no real data to look at him. Like, I wonder if he does better at Dodger Stadium. And I'm thinking, did he ever really even pitch this? He's in the Dodgers.

[Covino]

And Rich. I like the thought of Mookie Betts finally breaks this little slump, this postseason. Slumpy.

[Rich]

It's a fun pick, fun bet to make, right? I love Mookie. And if it's any. If it's any, sign today, my son's Mookie Betts jersey came in the mail. So Jersey's here. I'm allowing. Hurts my Mets heart. I'm allowing my son to wear a Mookie Bets jersey. So today's Mookie's day. I'm gonna make that prop bet in a little bit.

[Covino]

All right, so your thoughts 87799 on Fox. 87799 on Fox. Your thoughts on game four, game five tonight.

[Rich]

Now, I had another thought, and it has to do with one of my other favorite sports. Hot dog eating.

[Covino]

Okay.

[Rich]

Did you see Joey Chestnut? I was. Sam's like, joey Chestnut. How is he in the news? I saw that.

[Covino]

Bigger fan of Crazy Legs Conti.

[Rich]

Another great competitive eater. You guys know I show Speed. Social media YouTuber.

[Covino]

I think most people listening to Fox Sports remembers he challenged Tyree Kill in a race.

[Rich]

He did some stuff with Tom Brady.

[Covino]

He's.

[Rich]

He's got the ear in the eye of a lot of important people.

[Covino]

He's known for being really fast. He has a, like a YouTube series that celebrities came out to support recently in the news. Everybody loves this guy. He's fast. But is he that. Is he like professional level fast? I don't think so.

[Rich]

Well, I show speed.

[Covino]

You know why? Because Amendola was schooling him when he did that thing with Tom Brady.

[Rich]

Amendola is one of the best slot receivers of the last 25 years. But then again, he is old now. I know he's old now.

[Covino]

And this guy's supposed to be the fastest dude online.

[Rich]

Well, the headline says, I show speed mustard could do a lot of things, but beating Joey Chestnut in a hot dog eating contest is not one of them. The mustard belt holder, Joey Chestnut, obviously hanging with this guy. He's got some social media and YouTube buzz. They had a hot dog eating contest and he gave him a two minute head start. In three minutes, this dude ate five hot dogs in one minute. Joey Chestnut ate 11. But you're wondering, Rich, why are you bringing this up? It's the World Series. It's football season. I saw something else that made me think of where I'm going. Have you seen that viral picture of the NBA ref who's standing as tall as he could possibly stand? And when Benyama has his hands on his knees almost bending down like, you know, getting a breath, and him bending down was still significantly taller than this referee?

[Covino]

It was all over. Yeah, we got more wembanyama to talk about, but yeah, that clip has gone viral.

[Rich]

How am I tying wemby and hot dog eating and all this together? I'm wondering if you had the opportunity to get up close, compete, observe, hang with someone of greatness just to see what it must look like up close. Who would your choice be? Because this guy's thinking, I'm going to house some hot dogs. And he got a front row seat of the gluttony that is Joey Chestnut. I know. If you wanted to see, man, I want to see. You brought up a good one. I want to steal your answer. But you were saying earlier, Steph Curry. Imagine if you just shot around with Steph at the gym.

[Covino]

I think he's the number one answer. This dude's making circus shots. Like, could have been a Globetrotter.

[Rich]

Like, imagine you're.

[Covino]

Oh, that's why I'm in broadcasting. Because I could never be anything close to as great as this guy when it comes to Shooting.

[Rich]

Like, imagine if you're at the YMCA or the 24 Hour Fitness. All of a sudden you're like, hey, Steph, let's shoot around. You'd realize how quickly you suck and how quickly this guy is like, does he miss a shot? I don't think he misses a shot.

[Covino]

So based on ishowspeed taken on Joey Chestnut on a one on one, who would you like to take on one on one? Just to see the difference. Just to see. Not because you think you could beat him, because let's be real about it.

[Rich]

Just to see the differential.

[Covino]

Right? See how freaking good.

[Rich]

Like you might say, you might say, I want to get in the batter's box just to see what Paul Skeens.

[Covino]

Oh, man.

[Rich]

Looks like.

[Covino]

Yeah, that's. I prefer like the game of Horse because it's just. No, you could kind of compete and have fun and like not get hurt seeing a sizzler coming at you from Skeens, man, I don't know if I'd even want to get in the batter's box.

[Rich]

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[Horror Podcast Host]

Kicking off this month, I'll be bringing you all my greatest fear inducing horror games from Resident Evil to Silent Hill. Me and Tony bringing backfireteam on Left 4 Dead 2 and we just gonna be going over some of the greats.

[Snax]

Also in October we'll be talking about our favorite horror and Halloween movies and figure out why black people always gotta die first.

[Horror Podcast Host]

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[Podcast Promo Narrator]

In the new podcast, Hell in Heaven, two young Americans move to the Costa Rican jungle to start over. But one will end up dead, the other tried for murder not once. People went wild, not twice, stunned, but three times times. John and Anne Bender are rich and attractive and they're devoted to each other. They create a nature reserve and build a spectacular circular home high on the top of a hill. But little by little, their dream starts to crumble and our couple retreat from reality.

[Covino]

They lose it. They actually lose it.

[Rich]

They sort of went nuts.

[Podcast Promo Narrator]

Until one night everything spins out of control. Listen to Hell in Heaven on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Covino]

I wish I had a rabbit and a hat with a bat. Whose bat? Covino and Rich, Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich]

Not Pajes's bat. That's not gonna be in the lineup tonight.

[Covino]

You know, it's so funny if you're just a casual sports fan and you're tuning in, like, the misconceptions you would have. You're like, pause sucks. Bet sucks. And you're thinking, all these random dudes are great. You know Kiki Hernandez, man, that guy's a beast. Yeah, yeah, he's a big. He's a big world casual, like, like.

[Rich]

Your mom or something.

[Jonas Knox]

But.

[Covino]

Yeah, but you'll have different misconceptions.

[Rich]

Most people know Mookie Beth. I think the average person knows Mookie Betts is a superstar, but a guy like Pa has. I don't think people realize he hit, like, what, 25 homers, 24, 27 home runs. Like, that's, you know, when we were kids, that's like one guy in each team hit 27 home runs.

[Covino]

So funny, though. You said your parents. Did you say that or was I thinking that? Because I just got off the phone with my mom when I, you know, before I got here. She's like, pot has sucks. Oh, yeah. He's pretty good, though. I don't know. And then I looked up his numbers, and I was shocked. Yeah, like 27. You don't follow him. I don't follow Dodgers day in, day out. Well, I didn't know he had 27 home runs, 80 something RBI.

[Rich]

Does your mom want to get involved? Because I think this week, Danny, at the end of the week, maybe we play another round of Does Rich his mom know?

[Spot]

Let's go. Yeah, we even have the production ready for that game. So it's official.

[Covino]

I'm always down for Will Rich's mom. No, it's a fun game. Now we're playing games today. Mike's Wednesday. Words of wisdom, if you could repeat them verbatim. You win a nerf football, a CNR on FSR ball, plus midweek major. But let's go to the phone calls at 87799. Fun question.

[Rich]

Based on Joey Chestnut eating hot dogs with a YouTuber, based on you seeing the referee, you know, shorter than Wemby bending down. Who would you want to just go up against just to see, oh, my God, how good are they? And you said Steph in the gym's the number one answer. Let's go to Chris in Ohio. What's Up, Chris. Hey, fellas. Thanks for having me on.

[Covino]

Hey, thank you.

[Horror Podcast Host]

Hey, who would I'd like to go up against?

[Rich]

I'd like to tee it up with Scotty Scheffler, Rory McElroy.

[Horror Podcast Host]

They can tee up from the tips.

[Rich]

I'll go to the ladies tees or the forward tees, whatever they call them now. Yeah, DB That's a good one. Dan Byers, a golfer. I'd imagine the average guy seeing a guy that doesn't really miss.

[Covino]

Right.

[Rich]

Especially on the courses. The average guy plays like these pros will would. Would seem like perfect.

[Sports Reporter]

Yes, absolutely. And good correction, forward tease. We don't call them the ladies tees anymore.

[Rich]

Forward tees. I think another one might be tennis. Like imagine you tried to return a serve from like an Al Al or something.

[Covino]

No way. You wouldn't be able to.

[Rich]

You'd be like, you'd be feeling so weak. RT in Virginia. What's up, rt?

[Horror Podcast Host]

Hey, guys.

[Rich]

Yeah, I have always wondered what a Shaquille o' Neal box out would feel like. Oh, you're backing up to him at the gym. You're trying to get that. Trying to get a little hook shot.

[Covino]

Someone talking about this recently? It was a defender, former defender in the NFL. And he said, I would love to feel what it would be like to take a hit and tackle a scatter boo. Because there was certain people in the league that he knew what it felt like to tackle that person and how they felt like a little brick coming at him and stuff. So there are certain things that are interesting. If it was a one on one situation, what would you like to experience? All right, now we got to go.

[Rich]

Over the play of the day real quick. We do tie for our Tyrek play the day. The Blue Jays were the team that broke through the 18 inning hangover last night.

[Spot]

Two one, Vladdy hits it high left field.

[Rich]

Hernandez back on the track. Looks up, it is gone. Block a top.

[Covino]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Puts them in the lead with a two run shot.

[Rich]

Two one.

[Spot]

Blue Jays in the top of the third.

[Covino]

That was it. Man, that set the tone. That's courtesy of Blue Jays Radio Network. That was our tire rack play of.

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