C&R - SGA Day! Canadian Door Prize

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show: C&R – SGA Day! Canadian Door Prize

Date: March 14, 2026
Hosts: Steve Covino, Rich Davis, Danny G, Sam, Dan Byer
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Episode Overview

This episode is a lively, humor-packed celebration of "SGA Day," honoring NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his recent streak-breaking accomplishments. Hosts Covino & Rich bring their unique blend of sports insight, pop culture banter, and comedic energy to discuss SGA’s impact, flamboyant NBA fashion, the World Baseball Classic (WBC) and its growing influence, give out Canadian “door prizes,” and riff on Canadian culture—all while inviting listeners to weigh in with predictions, memories, and playful national rivalry.

The episode weaves together topics in NBA, MLB (especially the WBC and its broadcast ratings), NFL free agency, and gives special love to Canadian contributions in sports, music, and pop culture, setting the tone for a weekend of big games and playful “America vs. Canada” rivalry.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Celebrating SGA Day and NBA Drip

• Hosts’ Outfits Inspired by SGA:
  Covino, Rich, and the crew dress in their “most tripped out”/flamboyant outfits to mimic SGA’s famously bold fashion, merging themes of self-expression and sports celebration.

  • Covino: Leather and fur, cowboy hat with “Chip and Dale” (squirrels), multiple chains. “I’m Caballero Covino, but with a dangerous leather jacket, bro. I got my NBA drip going.” (07:19)
  • Rich: Rose-colored glasses, Mr. Furley ascot, members only jacket, bling.
  • Sam: Knitted outfit from Buffalo Exchange and a matching grandma’s hat.
  • Danny G: “Maui Raider” look—Hawaiian shirt, Raider beads and cap; “I’m a Maui Raider right now.” (10:39)

• SGA’s Consistency & Historic Streak:

  • “127 games, 20 points or more, which is pretty remarkable when you think about it. Even Michael Jordan, even LeBron had a day where they scored 18 or 16 or something.” (04:54, Rich)

• Risk-Taking in NBA Fashion:

  • Discussion on whether pro athletes should trust stylists and take fashion risks, paralleling confidence on and off the court.
  • “They don’t care. They’re just bringing their best drip.” (06:35, Covino)
  • “If you were that level of fame in a sport, would you trust the stylist...?” (07:25, Rich)
  • Covino: “Sometimes you gotta let people do their job because they know better than you. It’s gotta be a compromise...” (08:06)

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2. NBA & NFL Superstars, Style, and Identity

• How Do Athletes Present Themselves?

  • Debate about retaining individuality vs. following stylists’ lead.

• Name Recognition & Market Dynamics:

  • SGA praised but not yet a household name:
    • “He’s already a winner… we’re trying to celebrate his accomplishments... but I don’t think he’s reaching the casual fan.” (11:19, Covino)
    • “Your mom doesn’t know [SGA].” (11:31, Rich)
    • On name recognition: “It’s Shay Gilgis Alexander. But we go with SGA to keep it safe... there’s a lack of familiarity because people are scared to lean into it.” (12:30, Covino)

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3. World Baseball Classic: U.S. vs. Canada

A Friendly (and Not-So-Friendly) Rivalry

• Game Preview & Predictions:

  • Major U.S. vs. Canada WBC matchup that evening.
  • Hosts encourage listeners to give a U.S. win prediction—but also compliment Canada in the spirit of good-natured rivalry.
    • “We love Canada, but we won’t for two and a half hours tonight.” (15:26, Rich)
    • Rich: “Go Canada. I think we’re going to whoop your ass 10 to 2. But my goodness, do I like some cheesies. And Jim Carrey, maybe a little Mike Myers.” (16:06)
    • Covino: “You’re going down… It’s America’s game. We’re not going to lose in our game the way you lost in your game.” (16:38)

• Memories & Shout-Outs to Canada:

  • Hosts recall wild nights in Windsor, Toronto, and Niagara and thank Canada for poutine, Tim Hortons, Labatt and Molson beer.
    • “Thank you for all the good times and for all the Labats.” (17:58, Covino)
  • Canadian music icons mentioned: Nickelback, Three Days Grace, Our Lady Peace, Celine Dion, Rush (with playful banter over their music’s popularity).

• Memorable Quotes on Canadian Culture:

  • “Toronto feels like New York if company were to come over.” (20:28, Rich)
  • On Canada Dry: “I don’t want no Schweppes. I want me some Canada Dry ginger ale.” (21:57, Covino)
  • Danny G: “Thank you to Canada for John Candy. Glacier National Park... Stanley Park in Vancouver.” (20:00)

• Listener Calls & Friendly Trash-Talking:

  • Caller Tripp from Vegas (37:33):
    • “Three things I love about Canada. Not in any order. Crown Royal Reserve, Wayne Gretzky and Prime Pam Anderson.”
    • Covino: “The truth is we love Canada and we love Canadian things. So we do embrace you. But tonight, we gotta pull a Cal Raleigh... I’m not loving you right now.” (37:59)

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4. World Baseball Classic Ratings & MLB’s Challenge

Fun Factor: MLB Taking Notes from WBC

• Sportsmanship and Showboating:

  • Yanking the MLB’s chain to let players have more fun (bat flips, team dancing, espresso machines)—with the WBC as the model.
    • “MLB lets just say this: they’re taking notes.” (24:52, Rich)
    • “Do they bend at all... as a result? The reason the ratings are what they are is because they’re having fun. And that’s contagious.” (25:10, Covino)
    • “Team Italy having their cappuccino espresso machine, Dominican Republic is flipping bats... it’s contagious.” (24:35–25:33)

• WBC TV Ratings Soaring:

  • “Viewership across the board up 142% over 2023... Best showing ever for Team USA, pool play games up 183% from 2023.” (53:32–53:54, Danny G reading Rich’s stats)
  • Covino: “Every game has averaged over 3 million viewers. I’ve seen up to 6 million during certain games. Like, it’s crazy, the numbers that they’re pulling in… That’s insane.” (53:21, 53:54)

• Will Fun Translate to MLB?

  • Hosts ponder if MLB will relax its strictness and add entertainment value.
    • “Does MLB loosen up a little bit as a result [of WBC success]?” (25:10, Covino)

• Caller Perspectives:

  • Jerome from Charleston questions loyalty of foreign-born players representing other countries in WBC.
  • Hosts explain the value of international heritage and baseball’s global reach, noting the diversity in MLB.
    • Covino: “It’s an international game. It’s just like the NFL is trying to expand. Baseball’s been doing that. What would MLB be without our Latino players, our Italian players, our Asian players? Oh my goodness...” (43:12)

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5. NFL Free Agency, Kids' 'Banana Ball', and Other Sports

• NFL free agency excitement briefly teased, with major moves expected.
  • “This could arguably be one of the best NFL free agencies in a long time.” (07:25, Rich)
• Kids’ baseball “Banana Ball” inspired by Savannah Bananas mentioned, bringing showmanship, fun, and new rules to youth leagues.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On NBA Fashion and SGA Day:

  • “Let’s dare to be different today and bust out those things we’re a little hesitant to rock on the daily.” (05:25, Covino)
  • Danny G: “Covino, you look like a pimp from Dallas. And Rich looks like a pimp from San Francisco.” (06:58)

• On Canadian Rivalry:

  • “I like Nickelback. I know they get unnecessary hate. I like Nickelback a lot. I like Three Days Grace. I think they’re really underrated... But I do like Canadian bands.” (19:11–19:27, Covino)
  • Covino: “Toronto feels more international... I felt like I was a bit more foreign than New York.” (20:35)

• On MLB Taking Notes:

  • “MLB has to be taking notes. Has to be.” (26:23, Covino)
  • “The reason the ratings are what they are is because they’re having fun. And that’s contagious.” (25:10, Covino)

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Timestamps of Key Segments

• 03:23–06:10: Hosts unveil their wild “NBA drip” outfits for SGA Day, riffing on NBA player fashion and confidence.
• 07:25–09:06: Would you trust a stylist if you were a superstar? Philosophies on self-expression, compromise, and sports culture.
• 11:17–13:55: What’s keeping SGA from household name status? A discussion about market size, hard-to-pronounce names, and casual fan awareness.
• 15:18–18:45: U.S. vs. Canada WBC preview, predictions, and a segment of “compliment the opponent” (while still roasting them).
• 20:00–21:57: Listing Canada’s best exports—from beverage brands to comedians, rock bands to city comparisons.
• 24:35–25:33: MLB fun: Should baseball “loosen up” after seeing the WBC’s joy and global flavor?
• 37:33–38:17: Caller Tripp from Vegas names his top 3 Canadian favorites; more friendly trash-talk.
• 53:21–53:54: Rich and Danny G share WBC ratings stats—viewership booming in 2026.
• 54:46: Teaser for a Tom Brady story and the game “Brainwave.”

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Conclusion & Takeaways

This special SGA Day episode of Covino & Rich (within The Dan Patrick Show) comes alive with costume challenges, fashion debates, sports trivia, and borderless fandom. The blend of sports, style, and international camaraderie (even when taunting Canada) serves as a reminder of why listeners keep coming back—not just for scores, but for the spirit, humor, and community.
Covino and Rich urge MLB to embrace the celebratory, global, and player-driven energy of the WBC, underlining the changing face of both American and international sport.

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Notable Quotes for Quick Reference

• “Let’s dare to be different today and bust out those things we’re a little hesitant to rock on the daily.” — Covino (05:25)
• “MLB... are they going to allow this fun and momentum in the celebrations carry into this season? Because the ratings are showing that. Maybe they should think about it.” — Covino (52:55)
• “The truth is we love Canada and we love Canadian things... but tonight, we gotta pull a Cal Raleigh... I’m not loving you right now.” — Covino (37:59)

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For the full C&R show experience and to see the wild SGA-inspired fits, check out the Covino and Rich Show YouTube page.

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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]

Oh yeah, the style. Style is sizzling, bro. The drip is dripping. Or is it dropping? I don't even know. But we brought a little bit of everything on SGA day. And congrats to him on his day. He's the man that scores points. He's the man that breaks records. He's the man that dresses like a sasquatch. He wears yeti coats. So we wore our most tripped out things that we could find in our closet. I got some leather. I got some fur. I'm a karate cowboy. I got some Bruce Lee. I got some bling. A little bit of everything.

[Rich Davis]

Well, let me tell you, you got to check it out on the Fox Sports Radio Kavita Rich YouTube page. I got the rose colored glasses. I got the Mr. Furley Ascot members only.

[Steve Covino]

And we be rocking out. So we're Kavino and Rich. Happy SGA day. Look at Sam, man. Look at Danny G, everybody.

[Rich Davis]

There he is, Waldo. Getting a little wild today.

[Steve Covino]

Everybody dripping. We're broadcasting live. You could see. See the show. Watch the show. See what you hear on YouTube right now. Be part of it. We want your feedback. We want you chiming in. We're gonna have a fun Friday show. The weekend is here. Everything'[e-mail] and rich show. And again, you could watch it. But don't forget our best of podcast that drops tomorrow, 6am Rated five stars only 6am Eastern tomorrow, Danny G. Produces the best of the week. But thank you guys for being here. We got Brain wave. We got prizes to give away. We got stories to tell. And bro, I want to hear all about this outfit. Congrats to SGA.

[Rich Davis]

127 games, 20 points or more, which is pretty remarkable when you think about it. Even Michael Jordan Even LeBron had a day where they scored 18 or 16 or something. So congratulations to SGA. And by the way, these glasses are killing me because they're my wife's. And you know when sunglasses, like, press into the side of your head?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

I'm sorry. I can't wear these the whole show.

[Danny G]

Rich. It was supposed to be out of your closet, not your wife's closet.

[Rich Davis]

But my wife and I share clothes. What are you talking about?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, they do, though. Underwear.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

It's so weird. So anyway, we're using this as a day to celebrate SGA and a day to. Well, there was a program that they did in school when we grew up. It was called Dare to be different. Let's dare to be different today and bust out those things. We're a little hesitant to rock on the daily. I got this jacket from All Saints. All Saints.

[Rich Davis]

Why do you brag about it? That's like a thousand dollar jacket.

[Steve Covino]

I spent a lot of money on this leather jacket, but I never felt bold enough to rock it because I'm bad. Yeah, you. You rock it. And people like, who's this guy think he is? Well, I'll tell you who I think I am. Steve Cavino on SGA Day. Busting it out for the first. Actually, it's like the second, third time I've worn it. But it's sort of like my concert jacket. It's a little Fonzie, little T birdish.

[Sam]

Little George Michael.

[Steve Covino]

Little George Michael. Little faith. Thank you for having faith in me. Sam, can I just tell you, I got the cowboy hat.

[Rich Davis]

I just noticed the squirrels on your cowboy hat.

[Steve Covino]

I got it.

[Danny G]

I was going to ask.

[Sam]

What's that, varmint?

[Steve Covino]

You got to bring fur to the game, bro. Oh, what do you mean? I got. What do you mean?

[Rich Davis]

You know, you don't.

[Steve Covino]

You don't appreciate Chip and Dale, bro. They come off like. They come right off Chip and Dalai, bro. I brought the. You know why? Because I'm bringing a little bit of everything. Like I said, little cowboy, little karate, right?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Little danger, a little dangerous, some leather, some bling. You notice in the chains. Leather and fur, dude. And you know that's how the NBA guys do it. They don't care. They're just bringing their best drip and

[Rich Davis]

that's what we're doing today. Do have a question on SGA day as I'm rocking the. Like I said, the rose colored glasses, the fur. Lee ascot, a long chain.

[Steve Covino]

I brought the fur. He brought the fur.

[Rich Davis]

Lee big collar.

[Danny G]

Covino, you look like A pimp from Dallas. And Rich looks like a pimp from San Francisco.

[Steve Covino]

You know? You know what I look like for real? There's a boxer who fights on May 2 against the Mexican Monster. His name is Gilbert Zerto Ramirez. Zerto sort of rocks that Mexican cowboy look. And I got the made in Mexico cowboy hat.

[Rich Davis]

Are you Caballero Cavino?

[Steve Covino]

I'm Caballero Cavino, but with the, you know, dangerous leather jacket, bro. I got my. My NBA drip going.

[Rich Davis]

So I gotta get asked on SGA Day, before we get into World Baseball Classic, before we get into some Tom Brady news and bunch of NFL. This could arguably be one of the best NFL free agencies in a long time. We'll get to all that. But I gotta ask if you were an NBA or NFL superstar and that was the path that life blessed you with? Yeah, I watched Quarterback. We all did. You watch Wide Receiver. A lot of these great documentaries. NBA had some good ones on Netflix. I remember seeing Joe Burrow. Joey B. Had a stylist. And I just wonder that if you were that level of fame in a sport, would you trust the stylist to be like, no, no, Kavino, you got to go with this.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, sometimes you gotta let people do their job because they know better than you. It's gotta be a compromise of what you feel comfortable in. Like, does that represent you in any way? And you gotta also be willing to take those risks and use them as guidance. But you do see.

[Rich Davis]

You do see NFL players and NBA players, for the most part, strolling in looking ridiculous, but they're taking chances. And then you'll have, like, a random quarterback, like a Kirk Cousins who wears a polo shirt and khaki.

[Steve Covino]

Well, you know what? Minus the fur, if I take Chip and Dalai off the cowboy hat, if I was going to a cool event or boxing match or maybe walk in into the NBA arena, I could pull this off a little bit. I feel kind of cool with that, you know? So you gotta be true to you a little bit, but you gotta trust the professionals. And right now, we're the radio professionals. And I want to hear about Danny G and Sam's outfit again as we dove deep into our closet to try to find anything remotely ridiculous as they do in the NBA.

[Rich Davis]

Sam, do you wear that in the summer? Once in a while. It looks like you got a sleeveless sweater with shorts that matches this one. People can't see on the. Can you back up one second to show people that you have matching shorts? Like, I mean.

[Sam]

All right, so I'LL be honest.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Sam]

I went and I bought this outfit the other day. I got in a place called Buffalo Exchange, right down Ventura Boulevard. Studio.

[Steve Covino]

Of course.

[Sam]

It was $18.50. I brought it home. I looked through all my hats, and I found this hat that my grandma knitted back in the day, and it matches kind of well.

[Steve Covino]

Looks like your grandma knitted the entire outfit. She could very well could have a lot of.

[Rich Davis]

A lot of trips to Joanne's or Michael's.

[Sam]

Yes, she was a prolific knitter. So I said, you know what? This is actually really comfortable. It's like a knit cotton. So I'll probably wear this at home. Maybe I'll wear it to the beach.

[Steve Covino]

You know, I. In that it. We. We're. We're opening up a little bit, and we're. We're taking chances. Maybe we do this every once in a while, dude, in honor of the NBA and the ridiculous outfits they wear.

[Danny G]

Yeah. Ricky and I actually made the production for SGA Day so that we could play at any time and do it anytime we want.

[Steve Covino]

You know why? Because I guess where did get around? Because even Mike, who runs this place, Dan Byer, people like, what's. What's the get up for? And I was like, why would you guys. Would you have dressed up? And Mike was like, yeah, I'll dress up. I was like, well, then you got to do it next time.

[Rich Davis]

Mike's like, any excuse to wear my leather chaps.

[Dan Byer]

What's up, DB I just thought SGA stood for same golf attire. So that's. So I thought I was apropos.

[Steve Covino]

That's fine. I love it. I love it. I get it. Danny G. What's the inspo. Tell us the story.

[Danny G]

Well, I'm sure you're going to be shocked, but I'm a Maui Raider right now. This shirt got in Maui for, I don't know, like the tourist cost of $27.50. Got these wooden raider necklaces and beads that I used to wear in the tailgating section of Oakland, Alameda Coliseum. And then the Hawaiian Raider cap.

[Steve Covino]

Nice. All right. I love it, man. And thank you, guys. Hey, when you're going out tonight, maybe take a chance and make. Make it. Make an impact. Get noticed a little bit. And congrats again to sga, because what he's doing is, I can't say under the radar because that's. That's not. That's not it.

[Rich Davis]

That's not accurate.

[Steve Covino]

It's not accurate.

[Rich Davis]

There's something to be said about, like, you're onto something but under the radar is not the.

[Steve Covino]

Well, we're sports fans. Right. So we're very well aware. But I don't think he's reaching. The casual fan. The.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, your mom doesn't know.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, the. The. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Right.

[Steve Covino]

Like household name sort of thing.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, mom, what do you think about sga? She'd be like, who?

[Steve Covino]

Maybe this record, maybe this sort of moment pushes it further. I mean, the guy's already a winner. We know that. Not trying to take anything away, but we're trying to celebrate his accomplishments and say happy SGA Day to you and congrats again to him. It was fun to see them celebrating last night on a big day. So thank you guys again. Watch what you what you hear on YouTube. Covino and Rich, FSR.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, dare I say they repeat if OKC, if the Thunder repeats.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Would it be like, fair is. Fair is light. I think it'd be almost certain that it would be the best unknown team to win back to back championships in any sport ever.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. I mean, smaller market teams have something

[Rich Davis]

to do if they won back to back yet. Like your Aunt Nancy doesn't know the OKC or the Thunder. I think that's your answer right there.

[Steve Covino]

I've speculated this at the barbershop, you know, and we've talked about it. You chop it up at the chop shop. And the sentiment against the vatos in the vato community where I was getting my trim up, they're like, yo, to be honest, man, it's kind of like you don't even know how to pronounce his name. And I think that's part of it. Is it Shay? Is it shy? Is it Gilgis? What's up, Gilgis? It's Shay Gilgis Alexander. But we go with SGA to keep it safe, and that's what he goes by. But I also think, like, because of the name, there's a lack of familiarity because people are scared to lean into it. And I got that firsthand. So I'm not just assuming, like, when we were talking about it in the barbershop, that's what the dudes were saying. They were like, yeah, I don't even know how to say his name.

[Rich Davis]

There are athletes that we all shy away from. I mean, we all say Tua, we all say Giannis, we all say we

[Danny G]

just like Travis etn.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, there you go. How many UFC dudes. And forget about the hockey guys, you know, it doesn't help. I know that's a stupid. I'm not saying that's the reason it's part of it. It's small market. It's the name. It's, you know, you can't say it's his flash because the dude is flashy as it gets.

[Danny G]

It's also the sport because you could make the same argument about Tua's last name.

[Steve Covino]

True.

[Danny G]

But everyone just got used to saying Tua.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Including Trump almost. So we give him credit, we give him props. And if you don't know now, you

[Rich Davis]

know to a tag o Valia or something like that.

[Steve Covino]

So it's Covino. I'm going down the old town road with my cowboy hat today. Rich Davis with his Mr. Furley thing going on. Danny G. With his crazy Raiders thing. Iowa. Sam with his grandma knitted outfit.

[Rich Davis]

He's got almost like a Waldo, like Waldo on vacation.

[Steve Covino]

But that's the thing. Everyone does their thing. Everyone has their own drip. The style is sizzling and we appreciate you hanging out with us. So before we talk Tom Brady and before we get into brainwave, we say once again, congrats to sga. Pay close attention to this guy and his outfits. This guy's making history. He's putting up big numbers.

[Rich Davis]

And we also say congrats to the United States and Canada because they have advanced in the World Baseball Classic. And tonight, man, I know Canada's looking for redemption.

[Danny G]

Tonight is your night, bro.

[Rich Davis]

We have tonight.

[Steve Covino]

Tonight is your night, bro. Tonight, tonight.

[Rich Davis]

He went Twins. You went Billy Corgan.

[Steve Covino]

I did, yeah. Tonight I could have went tonight. Tonight. Canada goes down.

[Rich Davis]

Tonight you could have went that, too. I think Canada would love a little redemption for us, beating them in hockey, in the Olympics. But I don't know. I don't think that's going to happen. The US Big favorites tonight in the World Baseball Classic. But I ask you this.

[Steve Covino]

Anything could happen, man.

[Rich Davis]

Anything could happen. It's basically, you know what you're as. What does they say? You're only as good as the next day. Starting pitch.

[Steve Covino]

Right.

[Rich Davis]

Being that we love Canada, but we won't for two and a half hours tonight.

[Steve Covino]

True. I'm pulling a Cal Raleigh tonight. I love our Canadian listeners. I love our Canadian friends for doing our show for as many years as we have. We've made so many Canadian friends throughout the year.

[Rich Davis]

No doubt. Because when we were on Sirius xm, there's a lot of subscribers north of the border.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

So we have a lot of friends in Manitoba, Vancouver, Toronto.

[Steve Covino]

But tonight, Winnipeg tonight I'm pulling a Cal Raleigh, bro. I'm not shaking your hand. I'm not.

[Rich Davis]

So we're not shaking your hand.

[Steve Covino]

But after that we're gonna hug it out again.

[Rich Davis]

But here's where we go to you, Fox Sports Radio Nation, since we're not shaking Canada's hand tonight, a give us your prediction. How bad are we gonna whoop Canada and throw in a nice compliment to Canada? Cause they're known for being very nice, right? So here, I'll go first. Go Canada. I think we're going to whoop your ass 10 to 2. But my goodness, do I like some cheesies. And Jim Carrey, maybe a little Mike Myers. They give us a lot.

[Steve Covino]

I'm not shaking his hand. I'm not shaking any Canadian's hand. You got. Is it Logan Webb versus Soroka tonight? I'm pretty sure it is as far as starting pitchers probables. But I'll say you're going down. You got to get beat. It's America's game. We're not going to lose in our game the way you lost in your game. America wins, we move on. So sorry, Canada, but thank you for all the great times

[Sam]

in.

[Steve Covino]

Well, we had a great time in Windsor. Rich. Remember in that strip club we were at? I mean that gentleman's establishment, Cheetahs. Remember we were in Cheetahs?

[Rich Davis]

I do remember some beautiful restaurants and the nightlife of Vancouver, beautiful.

[Danny G]

In that time they wouldn't let you guys cross the border.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I'm trying to forget that time.

[Rich Davis]

Got stopped at the border.

[Steve Covino]

But I had a great time recently in Toronto. What a great city. I had a wonderful time there. And the underage, you know, the drinking age, I don't know what it is now, but it was 19. It was 18 at one point. 18 or 19 in the Montreal, in the Quebec area. So growing up on the east coast, that wasn't like that bad of a drive to go there and party and drink. Underage, but not underage. Just different rules there. So thank you for all the good times and for all the Labats.

[Rich Davis]

And listen, when I went to the Molsons and when I went to Syracuse, Heads. When I went to Syracuse, that was a, that was a college trip because you go on the other side of the border.

[Steve Covino]

Exactly. You're in Canada and you go to

[Rich Davis]

Niagara Falls and you could drink on the Canadian side. I remember they had poutine at McDonald's. They had their gravy cheese fries at McDonald's. And I'm like, man, they lean in even at the fast food places. So thank you for poutine. Hey, Timmy Hortons.

[Steve Covino]

I will say good donut shop.

[Rich Davis]

Good coffee.

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[Steve Covino]

Josh Naylor. The Naylor brothers, they're great and all, but tonight I hope they all strike out. I don't like their faces. I'm going to be a little rude about it right now, but I do like Jim Carrey, so thank you.

[Rich Davis]

What about your love of Celine Dion ballots?

[Steve Covino]

No, you know what? I've never been a Celine Dion.

[Rich Davis]

What about Our lady piece?

[Steve Covino]

Oh, I'm glad you brought that up. Okay, here you go. So again, as we say, you're going down like James Brown and we wish you nothing but bad luck tonight. I will say that I do like Nickelback. I know they get unnecessary hate. I like Nickelback a lot. I like Three Days Grace. I think they're really underrated. And as they say, it's never too late. It's. It's definitely too late for you, Cannon. I'm sorry. And I do like Our Lady Peace, rich. If you're a 90s rock guy, Superman's Dead is one of my jams. But I'll tell you what, Canada's dead tonight. You guys are dead tonight. So I like your music. Don't forget Rush. I like your. You know what? I don't like Rush that much. Hey, screw you. But.

[Rich Davis]

But I'm with you.

[Steve Covino]

But I do like Canadian bands.

[Rich Davis]

I'm convinced. People that really.

[Steve Covino]

I'm convinced. I don't like Tragically Hip either.

[Rich Davis]

I'm convinced that people that like Rush are pretending.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I'm not a big fan. They're. Musically, they're incredible.

[Rich Davis]

I just feel like if you like Rush and you, like, really like them, you're faking it. You're faking the funk. Like, you just. You. You're saying you like them, but I do.

[Steve Covino]

I really do like Nickelback. I really.

[Danny G]

Guy who loves Cheese Pop.

[Steve Covino]

I do Grace. And I do like our lady piece.

[Rich Davis]

Justin Bieber has some good songs. I like the Beat.

[Steve Covino]

I was star.

[Danny G]

I was going to say thank you to Canada for John Candy.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, thank you so much.

[Danny G]

Glacier National Park. Add that to your. Your bucket list. If you've never been there, that's a good one. And thank you for Stanley park in the great city of Vancouver. Vancouver doesn't get spoken enough about.

[Steve Covino]

No, no, you're right.

[Rich Davis]

When we've been to Vancouver, I always come back saying, when people talk about Canada, I say, Vancouver. Toronto's beautiful and clean. I feel like Toronto reminds me of New York. I would say Toronto is like New York if company were to come over. You know, you straighten up a little bit.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Toronto feels Like New York, if they cleaned up a little bit. I like Toronto, but Vancouver, Vancouver's the. Oh, it's beautiful.

[Steve Covino]

Toronto feels more. More international to me, though. I felt like I was a bit more foreign than New York. Rich. I did. I was there recently and I was sort of. I was trying to take it in. I had a wonderful time. So believe us, we. We really have a strong bond with our Canadian listeners and our Canadian friends. And we love going to Canada if and when we can.

[Rich Davis]

But tonight I hope you slip on some maple syrup.

[Steve Covino]

So, yeah, tonight we hope you sell maple syrup. Thanks again for Mike Myers. Okay, so thanks again for all the Austin. All the Austin Powers movies. I'm a big Wayne Campbell guy, so thank you for Mike Myers. He's a treasure. But aside from that, we hope you lose tonight. So a little, Little, little bit of compliments, a little bit. You're going down. Hey, what do you think about it,

[Rich Davis]

consummate professional Dan Byer? Any. Anything from Canada? You're a fan of tv, movies, sports?

[Dan Byer]

Absolutely, absolutely. And I know this may not resonate with you guys, but my second favorite, all time handyman behind Tom Silva of this Old House, the legendary Mike Holmes. A variety of Canadian television shows that come to the United States maybe a year or so later. So thank you very much, Canada, for

[Rich Davis]

Mike Holmes and Robin Chabotsky on How I Met yout Mother. Robin. Oh, yeah, her character was from Canada. Who else? Oh, Canada didn't. When we had mtv, they had much music.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, you know what? I actually got one shout out to MuchMusic. I used to ride with a vending machine repairman. This is a true story. My dad worked in a vending business. Right? So I say this, and I mean it. I know it sounds silly, but thank you for the Canada Dry. It's my favorite. It really is. I don't want no sweeps. I don't want no Schweppes. I don't want no Seagrams. I want me some Canada Dry ginger ale. Thank you so much for that. It's always my go to refreshing, even when I have a bellyache. I love Canada Dry ginger ale.

[Rich Davis]

Saltines in Canada Dry.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I love Canada Dry.

[Rich Davis]

There we go. Stroking cannon a little bit. Because the reality is tonight we're going to whoop their ass.

[Steve Covino]

We have to. We got to redeem ourselves, man. Honestly, it's embarrassing. And there's more to this. I want to look this up. Danny G. I need your help, too. We got to look up the ratings because every time, you know, with all the Games that have been going on. I keep seeing different updates about how the ratings are through the roof. Okay.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

And I think I saw some recent

[Danny G]

numbers that 6 million, around 6 million were tuned in for the last round.

[Steve Covino]

Dude, it's incredible. You're like, oh, wait. Because there's a feeling of, am I the only one that's caring this much about it? Right.

[Danny G]

And those numbers are equivalent to like NBA playoffs.

[Steve Covino]

And you're seeing these ridiculous numbers when it comes to ratings and all these games, all the people turning out watching them. And I'm thinking tonight is going to be a big ratings game. Usa, Canada, we just had that hockey rivalry. It's a nice, fun one. Right. You know, a lot of these players. So I'm wondering. I haven't seen much speculation on this, so I'm throwing it out there here on Fox Sports Radio. Let us be the first CNR on FSR with the ratings showing to be positive.

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[Steve Covino]

In a way where I think they didn't expect it. They're saying, like Fox Sports hit a home run with. Sorry, it's the ratings and everything.

[Rich Davis]

I just looked at the monitor. He looked insanely ridiculous. But you don't look bad. I just looked up real quick and I'm like, oh, that's right. I forgot for a second that you're wearing a cowboy hat and a leather

[Steve Covino]

jacket and look how many chains I got right. Like seven chains.

[Rich Davis]

You're like, who's that? Who's that guy that made errors?

[Steve Covino]

That. Oh, that minor league dude.

[Rich Davis]

The guy had spring training that was wearing 10 chains and made errors.

[Steve Covino]

Are we going to get a momentum once the MLB season starts? Because, you know, we got the WBC this year and fans and teams and players are excited about it. Does that momentum carry over? I'm excited for that because, you know, gameplay is different than, like spring training just going through the motions. These guys are really playing hard. And number two, because the ratings are doing so well and ratings are so high, does the MLB then say, you know what, guys, we got to unbutton a little bit and let these players do what they do Well, I think

[Rich Davis]

when you see Team Italy having their cappuccino espresso machine, they're not hurting anymore and the Dominican Republic is flipping bats. And even the respect you see between

[Steve Covino]

some of the, oh, Venezuela and Dr. There was a clip practically humping each other. They're so in love, but they're showing

[Rich Davis]

such a mutual respect. But also showboating. I think mlb, let's just say this, they're taking Notes.

[Steve Covino]

How could they? Yes, without a doubt. But do they bend at all? You know what I mean? Do they say, you know what, guys? Hey, Tatis, flip the bat as high as you want. Soto, do your dance move.

[Rich Davis]

Do the show. So shuffle, do the shuffle.

[Steve Covino]

All the way to first base. Around the bases, in fact. Hey, Pasquantino, you know, bring the espresso machine. Do your thing. Does MLB loosen up a little bit as a result? Because I'm telling you, the reason the ratings are what they are is because they're having fun. And that's contagious. Yeah, we want to have fun with them. It's exciting for us as the fans.

[Rich Davis]

You know what, when you look at the bracket, if people are casually watching, let me break it down for you today. Today there's two games, 3:30 out here on the West Coast. So 6:30 Eastern, and then later on tonight at 8:00 Eastern, you have Korea and the doctor and then USA and Canada. So realistic, realistically, anyone could win. But you could be looking at, dude,

[Steve Covino]

every game so far, millions tuning in.

[Rich Davis]

You could be looking at Dominican Republic against the United States. And on the other side of the bracket, you got Japan and Venezuela, which is really tough too. But let's say Japan wins and then the other one, Italy, who's hot, versus Puerto Rico. So, I mean, we're, we're looking at a really great World Baseball Classic. And again, the key phrase taking notes. MLB has to be.

[Steve Covino]

Has to be taking notes. All right, your thoughts? Does the MLB budge a little bit as far as having fun and your thoughts on Canada plus, yeah, we'll talk Tom Brady next. And some brainwave. More Covino and Rich right here on Fox Sports Radio is SGA day.

[Rich Davis]

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[Sam]

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[Caller]

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[Sam]

A lot of interaction. Guys not taking themselves too seriously. Those are just some of the things that you can expect from Stugats Co. And Stugats Co. Live. So listen to Stugats Co. Live and our original podcast. Please subscribe, rate and Review Stu Gottson Co. And God bless football. Taylor's livelihood depends on it. Do it today and you can check all of those out on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcast. The March tournament brings volatility, upsets and momentum shifts with webull predictions. You can trade strategic positions on college basketball outcome, react to matchups and assess probabilities as the tournament unfolds. Whether your bracket is busted or you're on the way to the top of your leaderboard, bring your strategy to your trades in real time. Get started by downloading the Webull app today or visiting webull.com event Contract trading is speculative and may not be suitable for all investors. Customers should carefully consider the associated risk before investing. Visit webull.com disclosures hey, it's Cavino and Rich.

[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]

Last week on Covino and Ridge SGA Day. We'll have it next week.

[Caller]

Say it loud. It's SGA Day.

[Rich Davis]

I want to laugh at myself.

[Caller]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Never been described ever as having mad drip.

[Steve Covino]

The drip is dripping, bro.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Oh yeah, Feeling it, bro. Look at this. Look at this bad boy right here. Look at this. Oh, how about the earrings? No one even commented on the earrings. Give me the one shot again. Watch what you hear at Covino and Rich FSR on YouTube. It's SGA Day. We celebrate SGA. He's breaking records. He's wearing ridiculous outfits. So we wear ours. And by the way, check. Check out the bling, bro. I know you're distracted by the leather and the fur and everything else, but I also want to show you this. These are the Jordan patinas. They got a little rust on them. I like that. Right? They come with mint green for the, for the laces and the tongue. These are Mike Wolf of American Pickers. Approved because that guy loves him some patina. Look at that. Look at the aging and the rust on these bad boys. So anyway, we're dripping today. Here on the show Cove.

[Danny G]

My birthday's coming up. 11 and a half.

[Steve Covino]

Nice. And we're live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Covino and Mr. Furley. I mean Richard. And are you into video games? Oh, celebrities are just a good time. The Global Gaming League is a video game league with celebrity owned teams from T Pain to Neo competing in everything from Call of Duty to Tetris. Sign up and join the league [e-mail]

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[Steve Covino]

No, you.

[Rich Davis]

Now we are going to play Brainwave. We are going to talk about a lot of the big moves in the world of the NFL. Possibly arguably one of the best free agency like weeks in years. Like, I feel like there's like 10 players that are going to make an immediate impact.

[Steve Covino]

Well, why? While we're waiting around though, it is nice that we have the WBC and we got Friday night plans. Like, honestly, what were you doing tonight? Maybe you're going out to dinner. That's cool. Maybe you're going to see a movie. That's great. Maybe you got a hot date going on A date Friday night at 8. That would be so great. She might be my mate. I forgot the mate part. But now you got plans. USA Canada ratings through the roof. Why don't you tune in to see why, you know, is USA going to turn it up? Redeem themselves from this blunder?

[Rich Davis]

I think they have to.

[Steve Covino]

And. And again, put Canada where they belong.

[Rich Davis]

Sorry, Canada. I know you're very polite.

[Steve Covino]

You know what, let me say this again. This is a negative with a positive, right? Canada tonight. I hate everything about you. Three Days Grace style. Because I do love Three Days Grace. All right, so we'll take your phone calls.

[Rich Davis]

I told you we're gonna step on their ketchup chips.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I might. Let's take your phone calls.

[Rich Davis]

Coffee crisps. You said you're gonna shove them up. And by the way.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, yeah, I got a bone to pick with you since we're gonna vent a little bit.

[Rich Davis]

They have Smarties, but they're not the Smarties we know. They're like M&M's. They call them Smarties.

[Steve Covino]

Those aren't Smarties. Those aren't Smarties. You and your wannabe Smarties. Smarties are different. So anyway, we'll take your phone calls on what to Expect tonight, I expect the, the USA to really turn it up next level. And I really Hope that the MLB's taking notes, as Rich put it. And we carry over some of the excitement towards the season. But we're gonna talk Tom Brady next. But let's wrap up these phone calls. 87799 on Fox.

[Rich Davis]

All right. But Trip in Vegas. Hey, Tripp.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Trip.

[Caller]

What's going on, gentlemen? Looking great, Cavino. I think Rich misunderstood find something in the closet, not come out of the closet. As far as, as far as the baseball game goes, we're going 12, three USA. Three things I love about Canada.

[Steve Covino]

Okay.

[Caller]

Not in any order. Crown, Royal reserve, Wayne Gretzky and Prime Pam Anderson.

[Rich Davis]

Pam Gretzky and Crown.

[Steve Covino]

Those are really good ones. See, that's the truth, though. The truth is we love Canada and we love Canadian things. So we do embrace you. But tonight we gotta pull a Cal Raleigh as we said earlier, you know, in the spirit of competition, as they said. I'm not loving you right now.

[Sam]

You.

[Rich Davis]

You brought up an interesting point where it's like, yo, of course mlb, we know they're taking notes at the.

[Steve Covino]

Do they have to be, bro?

[Rich Davis]

At Italy, at these teams bringing excitement. But it all makes sense when I'm, when I tell you what I'm to tell you.

[Steve Covino]

Okay.

[Rich Davis]

My kids play pony ball. I played Little league growing up. Do you know what's in the mix now? Get this. As Timmy no Breaks would say, banana ball has started a youth league and they're going to start doing like the Savannah Bananas, like trick play. But they're, they're going to be doing their own light version of like, I guess traveling baseball leagues for kids and stuff.

[Steve Covino]

So like making it. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

When you, when you talk about baseball and how it's fun, they can teach

[Steve Covino]

kids how to bat. Flip.

[Rich Davis]

I'm just saying.

[Steve Covino]

And then backflip.

[Rich Davis]

Who knows?

[Steve Covino]

Wow. Really?

[Rich Davis]

I want to look up more about.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, man. I would never underestimate what they're doing because they've not enough kids know how to use stilts.

[Sam]

So you know the picture on stilts.

[Rich Davis]

Stilts game.

[Sam]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

I feel like you would sign up for banana ball if you were a kid.

[Sam]

Stilt me up.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Youth Banana ball brings the high energy, entertainment focused rules of the Savannah Bananas to kids, focusing on fun dancing and fast paced gameplay.

[Steve Covino]

Okay, so get this guy Kavino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. I want to get to all your phone calls. Okay? So everybody hang tight. 87799 on Fox. We'll take your phone calls. And then we'll talk some Tom Brady. You down for that? I'm down, but let's talk to our pal, DB Dan Byer.

[Rich Davis]

Dan Byer.

[Steve Covino]

He's got some updates, guys.

[Dan Byer]

Right now in the SEC tournament quarterfinals, Tennessee up on Vanderbilt 45 to 43 with about 13 and a half to go in that contest. Make it 46, 43 in favor of the Volunteers. Florida beat Kentucky earlier today, 71, 63. So the Gators are awaiting the winner of this one. Michigan beat Ohio State in the Big Ten quarterfinals, 71 to 67. Next up for the Wolverines, Wisconsin. They got past Illinois and overtime, 91 to 88. Cincinnati fired men's basketball coach Wes Miller today after five seasons. Providence dismissed head coach Kim English after three seasons. Kansas State is named Belmont's Casey Alexander as K State's new men's basketball coach. St. Louis gave head coach Josh Shirts a contract extension. Then the Billikens top George Washington in the 8 10/4, 88 to 81. Just getting underway on Fox at St. John's and Seton hall in the Big east semifinals. After that will be the World Baseball Classic matchup between the United States and Canada. Formula One will reportedly cancel races scheduled next month for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia because of the war in the Middle East. Titans released corner Legerious Snead Dolphins and former Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Tolbert. And the Ravens restructured the contract of quarterback Lamar Jackson, while the Falcons made the signing of Tua Tonga Vailoa official. General manager Ian Cunningham said today that right now there is no starting quarterback as Tua and Michael Bennett's Jr. Will battle for the starting job. Finally, a golf Ludwig Goldberg's been on fire. Currently at 11 under par, leading the Players Championship one shot better than Xander Schoffley, Haberg or oberg. Excuse me. Is 8 under par through his round. Are on his round through 14 holes. Cameron Young is two shots back. Projected cut right now is sitting at plus two. It's good news for Scotty Scheffler. He's even par through 13. And Rory McElroy is done after finishing at plus one through 36 holes. Guys, back to you.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you, Dan Buyer and I did see a little bit more about that.

[Steve Covino]

Dan Beyer with the same golf attire. I love it.

[Rich Davis]

I said baseball. Take note of all the fun, right? And we said Savannah Banana is a big deal. Banana ball for kids. It's expanding more this year. 9U to 12U divisions, they can have camps this summer and they're going to be doing, like, touring tournaments with the same Banana rules to a time limit. No bunting of a fan or a parent catches a ball, it's an out. Like they're making just an alternate to pony ball and Little League. Just to show you that baseball is such an amazing sport, we got to remember the fun of it. And the World Baseball Classic is putting that on display.

[Steve Covino]

MLB taking notes. Two quick phone calls and we'll wrap it up. Who do we got?

[Rich Davis]

Jerome and Charleston. Jerome, what's up, man?

[Caller]

I think the World Baseball Classic is a bunch of bullcrap because you got these players that come to this country, make all this money, and then they go back to Italy and all these other countries and use all the secrets that they learn and the success from this country to beat you.

[Steve Covino]

This is like a political statement.

[Danny G]

Wait, wait, wait. He brought Italy into this, though. Italy has players that couldn't make the American squad.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, exactly.

[Danny G]

A lot of teams, US Squad was too stacked. They didn't go to the Italy team.

[Steve Covino]

We are a melting pot. And this is a chance for a lot of Italian Americans to, you know, sort of pay tribute to their ancestors. That's where they're from. And enjoy their heritage and represent their heritage.

[Rich Davis]

Jerome, I don't think at the same

[Steve Covino]

time, there's so many players that aren't US Citizens. You think all the dudes on the DOMINICAN TEAM Are U.S. citizens? They're not. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Then, Jerome, I think that. I don't think anyone that's like, I'm going to go play for Team Italy is a knock at the U.S. i think, again, it's their heritage, their families from there. Or like Cavino said, like. Like a guy like Juan Soto, he's a Dominican guy. Like that bothers you that he plays with a doctor?

[Steve Covino]

It's an international game. And, you know, I don't mind the comment, actually, I do appreciate it because

[Rich Davis]

it gives a different perspective.

[Steve Covino]

It's a different perspective, and I read a lot of that on social media. Right. So this gives us a chance to at least address it. It's an international game. It's just like the NFL is trying to expand. Baseball's been doing that. What would MLB be without our Latino players and our Italian players and Asian players? Oh, my goodness.

[Rich Davis]

Ohtani and Yamamoto alone, what they've brought to the mlb, in a way, Korea,

[Steve Covino]

even though it's a tournament, is in a way, a true World Series. And it's very cool to see.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Wrap it up in Lake Tahoe with Ted. Hey, Ted.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Ted.

[Rich Davis]

What's up, buddy?

[Caller]

Yo, yo.

[Rich Davis]

Hey.

[Caller]

Hey, man. Hey, Great, great answer to that last caller. And I will add to that that, you know, he could have said the same thing about women's soccer here in America or hockey here in America, you know, taken from another country that started a sport. But great answer on your part. Also, you already brought up the banana ball, you know, adding to the note taking MLB should be doing. But I was going to comment. So, you know, I don't need to comment on that, but I was going to comment on the ratings you were talking about the surprise ratings with the, you know, Baseball Classic. I'm also noticing because I watch like the highlights. I don't really get the chance to sit down and watch games, but I'm also enjoying watching. I'm really glad the networks and the leagues have been doing these highlight reels on YouTube because it allows me to see more World Baseball Classic. But also other things like, oh, I don't know. And this is a drop in the bucket compared ratings, I'm sure. But like the women's international basketball that's being played right now, it's pretty sweet, you know, and other other things in addition to that and the rivalries that are. And so I think there's rating. I think there are good ratings again.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, no doubt. I think baseball is doing just okay. I just hate that after the season there could be a stoppage. So let's really have a great baseball season. Take notes. And we're less than two weeks away from opening day baseball. As I said, World Baseball Classic, a very tasty appetizer to the MLB season.

[Steve Covino]

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[Sam]

Based on the February 2025 Nielsen report

[Caller]

last week on Covino and Rich, SGA

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[Caller]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Rich Davis]

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Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, doing it live. Fox Sports radio studio. And it's time for our tire rack play of the day. Number one, Duke pulling out a crazy finish. Take a listen.

[Steve Covino]

Loser baseline.

[Caller]

Follow away block. Steve, seven seconds left. Here comes McCrae, front court three, two at the horn for the win.

[Rich Davis]

No good.

[Caller]

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[Rich Davis]

I do. Interestingly enough. Did you see the Mets pitcher? And I know you say, oh, you met. You may have seen it. There was a guy that had pitch in spring training.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And every time he struck someone out, he was doing theatrics on the mound, like a dance and stuff. Did you see this guy? He'd spin around after a strikeout.

[Danny G]

Man.

[Rich Davis]

And people like, I don't know, bring the fun to baseball. Banana balls working. World baseball classics working. And these things.

[Steve Covino]

I know every game is averaged over more than 3 million viewers. I've seen up to 6 million during certain games. Like, it's crazy. The numbers that they're pulling in and I think it's up like a crazy amount.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. The numbers you're talking about, we're talking about U.S. brazil, U.S. great Britain, U.S. mexico, all in that 5 to 6 million range. But viewership across the board up 142% over 2023.

[Danny G]

And Richard says the best showing ever for Team USA Pool play games up 183% from the four game average in 2023.

[Steve Covino]

Dude, that's insane. You know what else it shows, Tom? If you build it, they will come. Well, the big one, things don't happen overnight. The big tournament started 20 years ago.

[Rich Davis]

2023, Japan US that was the Mike Trout striking out against Ohtani. That was the big one.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And that had 4.5 million and 5 million across all platforms. So that was the championship final game. Trout, Ohtani. And you know, games now are doing better. So I'd only imagine you might get 10 plus million if it's like US Dr. US Japan. So world Baseball Classic. Props to you. Now coming up, we're going to play Brainwave, which is just, I think one of the most fun games we play here on Fox Sports Radio. You could win some prizes. You just got to be on the same wavelength brainwave as we are. And there's a Tom Brady story and it has to do with being jealous of TB12 or not.

[Steve Covino]

Tom Brady left a wedding with somebody.

[Rich Davis]

And I'll be honest, there's one guy that shouldn't be jealous. And we'll talk about who it is next right here. FSR with cnr.

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