C&R - WBC Tie Breakers, Ravens Gutted? Bam!

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show: C&R - WBC Tie Breakers, Ravens Gutted? Bam!

Date: March 12, 2026
Hosts: Steve Covino and Rich Davis (Covino & Rich)
Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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EPISODE OVERVIEW

This episode is packed with sports drama and tension, focusing especially on the chaos surrounding Team USA's precarious fate in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) due to tie-breaker confusion, fallout from an NFL trade gone wrong (Max Crosby/Ravens), the aftermath of Bam Adebayo's headline-grabbing NBA performance, and the way organizations (and fans) handle high-stakes blunders. The Covino & Rich Show delivers its trademark humor, barbershop banter, and passionate analysis, flowing naturally from hot takes to listener interaction.

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KEY DISCUSSION POINTS & INSIGHTS

1. WBC Confusion: Team USA at Risk Due to Rule Blunder

• Setting the Stage:
  • Team USA's advancement now depends not on their own play but on the outcome of the Italy vs. Mexico game, after making major strategic errors based on a misunderstanding of the tournament rules. (03:50)
• What Happened?
  • Manager Mark DeRosa and his staff believed USA had secured a quarterfinal spot, played their "B squad," and lost.
  • Turns out: Run differential and allowed runs matter for tiebreakers—something USA's manager, staff, and apparently players failed to grasp.
  • "Clearly Mark DeRosa, the manager of Team USA, did not know the rules..." – Rich Davis (08:54)
• Consequences:
  • Team USA needs either:
    • Italy to beat Mexico
    • Or, Mexico to score five or more runs (even if they win) against Italy
    • Otherwise, USA is out ("It's so embarrassing… I can't even believe what happened." – Rich Davis, 08:19)
• Players & Staff Under Fire:
  • "Shame on him. Shame on everybody, the entire team, because not one player said, hey… what you say matters because it proves in this case what you actually thought." – Rich Davis (09:26, 10:44)
• Blame Analysis:
  • DeRosa's lack of managerial experience probed.
  • "There’s always someone who doesn’t understand the tie-breakers." – Steve Covino (11:08)
• Twitter/Fan Reaction:
  • Many on social media realized the ramifications before the actual team did.
  • "We know before the people actually playing the game. That's disgusting." – Rich Davis (19:55)

Memorable Quotes & Interactions:

• "If they go out like that… that’s embarrassing." – Rich Davis (12:49)
• "Not only did DeRosa misspeak – he misunderstood." – Rich Davis (20:56)
• "Team USA didn’t 'read the email' because they didn’t think it would apply." – Steve Covino (20:00)
• "Then they don’t deserve it. Then it shows to me that they don’t care as much as the other countries." – Rich Davis (20:08)

Tiebreaker Scenarios Explained (15:25)

• Italy wins → USA advances.
• Mexico wins and scores 5+ runs → USA advances.
• Mexico wins and scores 4 or fewer → USA eliminated.

2. Strategic Drama: Mexico/Italy Dynamics and In-Game Strategy

• High Drama:
  • Discussion about whether Mexico would play to keep USA out.
  • "If all of a sudden Italy is up 3-2, you're like, come on, Italy." – Dan Byers (17:39)
• Potential for Shenanigans:
  • "Do you start subbing players? …If your team, Mexico...blowing open the game, what you're doing here is you're inviting in the Vegas favorite back into the dance." – Steve Covino (18:10)
  • Jokey vision: "Imagine bases juiced, bottom of the eighth, Mexico up four nothing, and Randy Arozarena just stands at home plate…" – Dan Byers (18:33)
• Wider Point:
  • Show highlights the crucial need for managers to know every nuance of complex rules—especially with international tournaments and odd tiebreakers.

3. The ABA Documentary Sidebar (05:46, 33:38)

• "Soul Power: The Legend of the ABA" Discussion:
  • Covino brings up an "under the radar" documentary discovered during a barbershop visit.
  • "It's a four-part Prime Video docu series... produced by Dr. J. So pretty cool to watch." – Steve Covino (07:04)
• Side humor:
  • Barbershop NBA fun and personal trivia; connects nostalgia and sports history.
• Listener Call:
  • Dwight in Idaho tries to call in, but technical difficulties ("Dwight? ...What happened to Dwight? ...Is he alright?" – 34:05)

4. NFL Fallout & Max Crosby/Ravens Trade Snafu (36:08)

• Breaking News:
  • Cardinals release Kyler Murray; Vikings interested.
  • Ravens fail to finalize Max Crosby trade, quickly pivot to Trey Hendrickson.
• Ravens GM on the Record:
  • "Nobody is more upset about this than me. Gutted by it, actually..." – Eric DeCosta, Ravens GM (audio at 36:08)
• Trade Drama Discussion:
  • Were the Ravens' medicals a pretext for "buyer’s remorse"?
  • "The doctors, they're called team doctors because they work for the team." – Danny G (40:34)
  • Suggests some trades fail when a team reconsiders after loss of assets (picks, salary, free agents).
• Max Crosby's Motivation:
  • "Can you imagine this chip on his shoulder?" – Danny G (43:31)

5. Bam Adebayo's 83-Point NBA Game (47:37)

• The Play of the Day:
  • Bam scores 83, second only to Wilt Chamberlain.
  • Discussion of whether it's "legit," given high free throw count: "36 of 43 from the foul line. Nasty controversy is you know how he got the points and who they played against." – Rich Davis (48:10)
  • Steve Covino: "No one will ever score over 100 points in the NBA...I could be wrong. I mean, he had 83. If he hit all the free throws he would have had 90."
• Upcoming:
  • Promises more breakdown post-segment; teases midweek major, NFL updates (49:08).

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NOTABLE QUOTES & MEMORABLE MOMENTS

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote / Moment | |-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 08:54 | Rich Davis | "Clearly Mark DeRosa, the manager of Team USA, did not know the rules..." | | 11:08 | Steve Covino | "There’s always someone who doesn’t understand the tie-breakers." | | 15:25 | (Summary) | WBC tiebreaker scenarios spelled out for the audience—see above | | 18:33 | Dan Byers | "Imagine bases juiced, bottom of the eighth, Mexico up four nothing...Randy Arozarena just stands at home plate..." | | 20:00 | Rich Davis | "We know before the people actually playing the game. That's disgusting." | | 36:08 | Ravens GM | "Nobody is more upset about this than me. Gutted by it, actually..." (audio of Eric DeCosta on Max Crosby trade collapse) | | 43:31 | Danny G | "Can you imagine this chip on his shoulder? [Crosby after failed trade]" | | 47:37 | Steve Covino | "No one will ever score over 100 points in the NBA. I mean, I could be wrong. I mean, he had 83." |

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TIMESTAMPS FOR KEY SEGMENTS

• WBC Scandal Explained / Tiebreaker Scenarios: 03:50 - 22:31
• Manager Mark DeRosa's Misunderstanding (Clips/Quotes): 09:26 - 10:44, 20:56
• Fan & Social Media Reaction to USA’s Fate: 12:36 - 19:55
• NFL Fallout, Max Crosby/Ravens Drama: 36:08 - 43:49
• Bam Adebayo’s 83-Point Game Discussion: 47:37 - 49:08
• ABA Documentary Sidebar: 05:46, 33:38 - 34:14

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TONE & STYLE NOTES

• Informal, humorous, and conversational tone—sports talk with playful jabs and pop culture references.
• Relatable analogies: barbershop NBA talk, blaming "not reading the email," and American snacks as baseball luck charms.
• The hosts are open about their biases and lay sporting failures bare, emphasizing accountability, passion, and the unpredictability of high-level sports.

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SUMMARY FOR NON-LISTENERS

This episode is a fast-moving, in-depth look at the embarrassing blunder by Team USA’s WBC staff, who misunderstood tiebreaker rules and put their fate in someone else’s hands. The crew breaks down the likely outcomes and what it means for managers to be detail-obsessed — or not. There's also drama from a major NFL trade collapse and a celebration (with caveats) of Bam Adebayo’s jaw-dropping NBA feat. All is woven through the show's signature banter and self-deprecating style, with shoutouts to documentaries, pop culture, and audience feedback. If you love sports drama, rules confusion, and a little bit of chaos, this episode delivers.

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For full context, skip to:

• WBC tiebreaker breakdown & USA's fate: 03:50 – 22:31
• Max Crosby/Ravens trade drama: 36:08 – 43:49
• Bam Adebayo's record game: 47:37 – 49:08

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Transcript

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[Rich Davis]

hey, thanks for listening to the Covino Enrich podcast.

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Find your local station for Kavito [e-mail] or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. Hey, yo. I don't even know where to begin today. What a wild day in the world of sports. And you got us Kavino Rich to break it all down, I guess.

[Rich Davis]

Indeed. Well, hope you had a great Tuesday night. Hope you had a Bam Adebayo sort of night. Not a Team USA sort of night. Not a Mark Derosa sort of night.

[Steve Covino]

Maybe Team Italy sipping on a little cappuccino and then a. Yeah, little espresso.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, yeah, What a win for team Italy. I hope they win again just to save USA and DeRosa from the embarrassment of not moving forward. I'll explain.

[Steve Covino]

We're gonna get to that. Do you think they put a little zamboca in the Little zambo in the after, after shot?

[Rich Davis]

Absolutely. You gotta. We're Covino and Rich and we be rocking out. Let's go. It's a hump day.

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[Rich Davis]

Gonna have an exciting hump night. We got that Team Italy Mexico game in just two hours from now. Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

We all sit around with no choice but to just hope things go Team USA's way. We'll explain all that. We'll talk some Bam. We'll talk some Max Crosby. We'll talk Gino Smith. We'll talk all the crazy ass stuff that's going on in the world of sports.

[Rich Davis]

You didn't even mention Max Crosby, did you?

[Steve Covino]

I did. I just said Max Crosby.

[Rich Davis]

You said Geno Smith. Oh, before that you. Oh, did you?

[Steve Covino]

You got to clean your ears out, get some tips.

[Rich Davis]

I was thinking about Mike's words of wisdom because it's Wednesday and every Wednesday we try to give some prizes away. So we got Mike's Wednesday words of wisdom. We'll drop some WISD will drop some prizes to you. And midweek, Major Sam, Iowa. Sam's on standby with all the biggest stories in sports and pop culture. We decide on the show together if these stories are mid we or major stories. Plus, Danny G. Is on standby waiting just to say hi. He's on the phones at 87799 on Fox. Dan Byers here.

[Danny G]

Damn. We're all standing by.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Let's go.

[Steve Covino]

Two things real quick. Right quick. Number one, I have a show that I gotta tell you guys about real quick. It has to do with sports and it is unbelievable how this went under my radar, so it may have gone under yours as well. I'm at the barbershop hanging with. Who is that? Cedric the Entertainer back in the day.

[Rich Davis]

You're hanging with.

[Steve Covino]

Who's that? Bernie Mac. Who was, who was. Who did that movie Barbershop Cedric. Yeah, I'm at the barbershop getting a little trim up before today's show. Grays are coming a little too much. Got to do something about that. And my barber, Addison Addie, he's a big NBA fan, big Clippers fan, pun intended. For real, he's actually a barber like the Clippers, which is really funny when you think about it. So he's got a documentary on and I'm like, yo, my dad told me about this, but no one else. Soul Power, the Legend of the aba. Danny, I don't even know if you mentioned this during weekend Hobnob in 1B1 week, but it's on Prime. It's the story of the ABA, the ABA NBA merger. And from what I saw in my 40 minute haircut, it was unbelievably good.

[Danny G]

I think we did mention it quickly in passing.

[Rich Davis]

We did.

[Steve Covino]

But if you need a documentary.

[Rich Davis]

You know how I know that for real? Because I'm a big rock fan and Tom Morello plays something called the Soul Power. Stratocaster. Offender. Stratocaster. But he writes Soul Power on it. And when it was brought up on the show, I remember specifically thinking about Tom Morello from Rage against the Machine and Audioslave and the Soul Power. So, yeah, it was in passing. But is it good or what so far?

[Steve Covino]

I mean, what I watched in the. In the barber chair. Yeah, fantastic. It really was like. You know what? It makes me realize that I know so much about baseball history. I'm pretty good about going back to the whole super bowl era. And a lot of us are. What do you really know about the ABA NBA merger and what, what that meant in the 70s if you aren't alive? You don't know how at one point, like the ABA was considered like the weaker league. But then they showed up big and had some big players and players were going back and forth between both leagues.

[Danny G]

So it's funny you bring that up today because today in history is the first day a basketball game was played. I think it was 1892.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. So if you're interested in the ABA NBA and you need a documentary and you're caught up on all your stupid stuff. Soul Power, the Legend of the American Basketball Association. It's a four part Prime Video docu series. It came out in February, so maybe you just missed it, but it's produced by Dr. J, so pretty cool to watch.

[Rich Davis]

All right, I'll check that out.

[Steve Covino]

I'm trying to get in that basketball mindset a little bit. It was. It was a cool watch.

[Rich Davis]

So you got your side poofs reduced.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Rich got a nice high and tight. Yeah, nice. And haircut. He learned some stuff about the soul power.

[Steve Covino]

Our barber was asking about you because he said, yo, Covino, how's my guy doing? Isn't he half Italian, half Mexican? And I go, yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And he goes, and I'm usa. Big ramifications for me tonight.

[Steve Covino]

And Kavino's also born in the United States, but his heritage is the game tonight. So is this the Cavino game? Italy vs Mexico?

[Rich Davis]

This is the Cavino game with the US just waiting around with USA deserving to lose because they're just numbskulls. But I can't see them go out this way. Like, I'm hoping Italy wins or Mexico scores five or more runs just to save the embarrassment. That's really it.

[Steve Covino]

And is that. Is that really what it comes down to?

[Rich Davis]

Yes. It's so embarrassing. I can't even believe what happened.

[Steve Covino]

We're here.

[Rich Davis]

I can't believe this is the situation. Like, it doesn't get more embarrassing. And if you're not up to speed, let's just get right into it. Of course we'll talk. Bam. And of course we'll talk more NFL. And I'm sure Dan Byers going to have more updates. Last night, you saw Team USA sort of put out their B squad. I mean, they're all great players. I don't say that with any disrespect.

[Steve Covino]

They're all fantastic. You're having fun. But I know what you're saying. That was not the. It was. You know what it was? It was like game two of a double header.

[Rich Davis]

And keep in mind, it's tournament play, so different rules, amount, amount of runs scored, amount of runs let up. All this sort of matters in the tournament. And clearly, Mark DeRosa, the manager of Team USA, did not know the rules, and he had assumed that they were advancing in this tournament, and they had nothing locked in. And what makes it even more interesting is Mark DeRosa has no managerial experience, so to throw him in this situation is also a very odd choice. Right. This is the first time he's managed anything.

[Steve Covino]

But up until this moment, everyone was raving about this guy.

[Rich Davis]

Well, because he's a great dude. He had a Great reputation. He had a great career. 16 years in the big leagues, most of those years with Atlanta, you know. Yeah. Great player, great reputation. I'm sure he knows the game. That's not what I'm saying here. But clearly he didn't know the rules or he was misled or misunderstood. But not only. Shame on him. Shame on everybody, the entire team, because not one player said, hey, or even my guy, Aaron Judge, as the captain of the team, hey, hold on. Why are we starting this guy and not that guy? Why is this guy in the lineup and that not that guy? What is it that you said on Hot Stove earlier today? That we're advancing? No, we didn't advance yet.

[Steve Covino]

Take a listen to Derosa early on.

[Dan Byers]

Ton of respect for Italy. It's weird. We want to. We want to win this game, even though our tickets punch to the quarterfinals because Mexico plays Italy actually tomorrow. So this. The way. The way the schedule lines up. This is an important game for us.

[Steve Covino]

Take it.

[Rich Davis]

Not punch into the quarterfinal.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Punch.

[Rich Davis]

That's what he said earlier, before the loss last night.

[Steve Covino]

He said he misspoke, but.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but he didn't misspeak. You know what he did? He misunderstood.

[Dan Byers]

Yeah, I misspoke. I was on Hot Stove with a couple buddies today and completely misread the calculations.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, you're not just hanging out buddies. You're talking to Matt Vaskurzian on television. You're not just hanging out at the barbershop like rich, just BSing ye. What you say matters because it proves in this case what you actually thought. And all the proof is in all the decisions you made. For example, having Kershaw warming up, you couldn't just let up as many runs as whatever at that point, because those runs work against you in this tournament.

[Steve Covino]

I think you know what it is like, you know what it reminds me of? And Danny G. And Dan Buyer, as big NFL fans know this, every time there's a tie or something in the NFL without failing, without fail, there's one player, coach, or someone that's like, oh, I didn't know that could happen.

[Rich Davis]

But here's the thing. I might not have known the exact rules moving forward. Other managers have come forth and said, yeah, I didn't know that rule. But guess what? It was Derosa's job to know the rules.

[Steve Covino]

He's supposed to know, but there's always someone.

[Rich Davis]

How does Jeff pass and know. How do Jabroni's on social media know? Like, I knew exactly.

[Steve Covino]

Jeff Passon's like, that guy.

[Rich Davis]

It doesn't matter. He wasn't the only guy. You know, so many people like, like, yo, you know, before the game even ended, if USA loses tonight, and they did fight back, props to PCA and props to some great at bats. At the end of the game, they fought back. Oh, it's tough seeing Judge strike out at the end with a chance to tie it up, but that happens. So many people on social media were chiming in, explaining that there were ramifications here that could prevent USA from moving forward if Mexico beats Italy today. And clearly, if we're not making it clear enough, clearly, Mark, the Rosa and most of the team didn't know what was at stake last night before they lost that game. They did not know the rules here, and that's his job.

[Steve Covino]

It's embarrassing. Remember, Donovan McNabb didn't know there could be a tie in the NFL in

[Danny G]

several of your Niner players. Rich didn't know after the overtime lost in the super bowl to the Chiefs.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, I thought if we scored. And listen, it's, it's bro, if they

[Rich Davis]

go out like that. Ooh, ooh, that's embarrassing. So there's only two scenarios in which USA moves forward, and up until last night, they were undefeated in this tournament. Team Italy has to be Team Mexico in pool B play today, or Mexico has to score five or more runs.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Break out the espresso machine. Let's go, Italy.

[Rich Davis]

And I think that's more likely to happen, to be honest. I think Mexico does score five or more runs because Team Italy sort of went all out last night.

[Steve Covino]

They blew their bullpen load, so to speak, last night.

[Rich Davis]

I was trying to avoid that expression,

[Steve Covino]

but I think you could say that.

[Rich Davis]

You nailed it, buddy.

[Steve Covino]

You can say that expression.

[Rich Davis]

I don't know about that.

[Steve Covino]

Since when?

[Rich Davis]

I don't know what you just said. I don't know if that's an appropriate

[Danny G]

expression to hear what Rich said. Listen to the podcast.

[Dan Byers]

Can't do it.

[Steve Covino]

I think that's. I think that's inaccurate.

[Rich Davis]

On what level?

[Steve Covino]

He'd rather be safe.

[Rich Davis]

I hope you don't say that in front of your little league team.

[Steve Covino]

I, I. You know what it reminds me of? It reminds me of we were on SNY in New York and Cavino said, you know what that Kavino said? The phrase, it's like a wood. It's like a weasel on a woodpecker. And someone beeped him because they're like, we don't know what that means.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I mean, out of context, that's a weird story to Tell.

[Steve Covino]

There is no Thelma.

[Rich Davis]

Who's calling? Who's calling the hotline?

[Danny G]

That was the fcc.

[Steve Covino]

That is the hotline.

[Rich Davis]

See? You're going to get us fired, Rich.

[Steve Covino]

I'm sorry, sir, that I didn't realize that was inappropriate.

[Rich Davis]

My bad. Okay.

[Steve Covino]

Hear it on the podcast.

[Rich Davis]

The backstory is this. There was a photograph of the year according to National Geographic. And pick up the phone. The photo of the year around 2013, 2014 was a photo of a woodpecker mid flight with a little weasel on its back. And I said to myself, that sounds like some sort of redneck hillbilly expression. Like a weasel on a woodpecker.

[Steve Covino]

Horrible photo, by the way.

[Rich Davis]

You know that photo? Yes, yes. A famous photo.

[Steve Covino]

Taking a ride. It was a hummingbird, wasn't it? Or maybe it was a woodpecker.

[Rich Davis]

No, it was a woodpecker. So I, I, I said that on television and they bleeped me out because they didn't know what it meant. They didn't know what you were referring to? Yeah, they thought it was some sort of sexual innuendo.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, that's New Jersey lingo right there.

[Rich Davis]

I'm like, no, woodpecker is a bird. You know that, right? Okay.

[Steve Covino]

Anyway, take the wood away. Anyway, you add the wood. So they. Like a weasel on a woodpecker. So Italy, let's just say they use their bullpen. So there's, there's three possible outcomes tonight, right? Let's be honest. There's three possible outcomes. US Is rooting for two of them. Outcome number one, Italy wins.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Bam.

[Steve Covino]

You're in. Outcome number two, Mexico wins and scores five or more runs. US Is in. Scenario three, Mexico wins and scores four or less runs. US Is out.

[Rich Davis]

Now, you could say after that bonehead decision and performance last night, they don't deserve to move forward. But it really would be a shame because it would be more fun if that team did. It's the dream team. This is a dream team of superstars. And I do want to see continue. If they don't continue, I'm still excited about the tournament. There's still great teams, the energy levels high. But again, to save Mark DeRosa and the entire USA team, some embarrassment. I would love to see them move forward. Dan Buyer, what was your thought as you heard the news and saw this unfurl last night?

[Dan Byers]

I don't have any thoughts except to tell you this cove. This is. I just wanted in on this because there is the extra inning scenario.

[Rich Davis]

Oh.

[Dan Byers]

Because this isn't just total runs. This is the number of Outs that you've recorded with the. So this is courtesy. I saw this handle breaking down. But Dimitri Curtis says if Mexico scores its fifth run in the game, to walk it out, to walk it off with one out or more in the bottom of the 10th, then Italy would advance. So if this game goes extras, right, and it's 4, 4 in the extras and Mexico wins 5, 4 with one out or more than it would be Mexico and Italy, that's wild.

[Steve Covino]

You know what, it's like I was telling Kavito earlier, Dan, don't you feel like it's like week 18 of the NFL?

[Dan Byers]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

And you're like, this team. If this team wins or ties, they're in. But they're a wild card. If this team wins, they get the buy. Like, we're watching Team usa. Aaron Judge should not be sitting here right now being like, I hope we're one of the eight best in that they might not make it to the quarterfinal.

[Rich Davis]

That's embarrassing.

[Dan Byers]

I. I'm wondering, what do you cheer for? Like, do you is I think Mexico is going to win today? That would be the guess that I'm sure Italy's maybe out of gas from last night. So then you're hoping that Mexico turns it on. Right. But if all of a sudden Italy is up three, two, you're like, come on, Italy.

[Steve Covino]

Honestly, it's a back and forth. If you're Team USA db, I listen, I know that there's so much at stake for the pride of these countries, and it's a big deal around the world, but there is a part of me that wonders, is there a play at some point where, let's say Mexico's up like four nothing in the fifth and they think, well, you know what? Moving forward, I'm not quite sure having the USA around benefits us in any way.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, no, no doubt. I was thinking about strategy.

[Steve Covino]

Do you start subbing players? Because why would you not like, if you're. If your team, Mexico. And again, let's say you're up three nothing or four nothing midway through the game and you're pitching lights out, and you could see that Italy just doesn't have it today. I think by you just blowing open the game, what you're doing here is you're inviting in the Vegas favorite back into the dance.

[Rich Davis]

Yep. No doubt that that definitely plays a part of the strategy.

[Dan Byers]

Imagine bases juiced, bottom of the eighth, Mexico up four nothing. And Randy Arose arena just stands at home plate and watches three pitches go by and then gives the finger to Cal Raleigh.

[Steve Covino]

Now when he looks at the camera and he goes, that's for you, Cal.

[Dan Byers]

To end the inning for nothing. Mexico, the. To stick it to Team usa.

[Steve Covino]

That would be the only way I would want Team USA out of it. If it was a Rosarino looking at pitches and then looking at the camera and smiling and saying, hi, Cal.

[Rich Davis]

Unless, of course, Mexico's manager doesn't know the rules and haven't thought ahead here.

[Steve Covino]

Maybe he misspoke or, you know, just chatting with his buddies.

[Rich Davis]

You got to hope somebody knows the strategy, the potential strategy here. Maybe Vinnie Castilla on the bench would think ahead. But that's what's boggling about it, right? It's not just Mark DeRosa. There's a whole squad of coaches, players. No one said, hey, they didn't read the email.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, I'm being serious. It's like, all right, they play baseball, right?

[Rich Davis]

But that's the embarrassment. And if you got fans at home realizing what's going on while we're watching, because while we're watching, I'm reading like, oh, no, is this true? What if they.

[Steve Covino]

If.

[Rich Davis]

If they don't win and.

[Steve Covino]

And.

[Rich Davis]

And Mexico wins tomorrow, it's over for them. That's hard.

[Steve Covino]

I dare.

[Rich Davis]

We know before the people actually playing the game. That's disgusting.

[Steve Covino]

Dare I say maybe, just maybe, Team USA didn't quote, read the email because they didn't think it would apply.

[Rich Davis]

Then they don't. You know, I hate to say this, then they don't deserve it. Then it shows to me that they don't care as much as the other countries who are playing with all sorts of passion, different levels of excitement. They don't care as much.

[Steve Covino]

Then imagine if you came into something feeling like, yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna move along. It would be like. It would be like they took Italy lightly.

[Rich Davis]

That's also part of the truth.

[Steve Covino]

It would almost be like if there was, like, a weird rule in the opening round of, like, the US Open. And, like, I don't know, Roger Federer is like, yeah, I never really read the rules on that because there's no way I'm out in the first round.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Like, maybe.

[Steve Covino]

Maybe the rules of. Well, think about.

[Rich Davis]

No, they were. They read the rules. He misunderstood them. Because when you hear what he said to Matt Vas Gergen in this conversation, he's trying to explain that he wants

[Steve Covino]

to hear say, conversation.

[Rich Davis]

When you hear the conversation with Matt Vas Gerson, he makes it very clear that, well, it's sort of a weird situation since we're moving Forward. I want to give guys like Goldie an opportunity. He was just throwing dudes in because he really thought and understood that they were moving forward. Not the case. So either he misunderstood. He was misled. He did more than misspeak. Misspoke. I misspoke was not the response. I misunderstood is what happened. Let's make that very clear.

[Steve Covino]

But I have a question. If it all works out, and I am curious, I'm sure I could look it up. The Vegas odds of the US Advancing, because there's a few scenarios in which it could happen. If all is fine and Mexico wins eight one or Italy wins, like, whatever the case may be. Do we just forget this or will this always be like a blunder in your mind? Like, remember when deroza. I think it's a. I think it's one of those, like, you know, if a field goal kicker misses a field goal but their team gets the ball back and they win anyway, it's almost like no harm, no foul. Ooh. You made an error in the bottom with one. You made a big error in the top of the ninth, but your team walked it off in the bottom of the ninth.

[Rich Davis]

Like, yeah, like, no one's rooting harder for Team Italy than Mark DeRosa and Team USA right now. Just to save him from that, I

[Steve Covino]

heard he sent them over a charcuterie board. For real, dude with really good.

[Rich Davis]

And the weakest. That is the weakest feeling when you're not in control of your destiny. You're just sort of sitting there waiting to see what happens. And that's exactly what we're all going to be doing an hour and a half from now as that game goes underway.

[Steve Covino]

Team USA and gamblers are like, looking at like the over. Like, they're like, okay, we need to

[Ryan Seacrest]

keep it under this or over that. And it's like high tension, high anxiety.

[Dan Byers]

Don't you guys really think that Mexico scoring five or more is the likely?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I would think based on Mexico has. Because like Cavino said, Italy's. Italy is gonna have to go the bullpen. They're spent and Mexico has some bets. So.

[Dan Byers]

Yeah, so Mexico by five or more. Mexico by five or more.

[Steve Covino]

Mexico by five or more. Hey, Sam, can you give us a grito?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, let's.

[Steve Covino]

That's it. Thanks, Sam.

[Rich Davis]

That's it.

[Danny G]

But Rich is anxiety ridden. Greeter.

[Rich Davis]

Rich is absolutely right, though.

[Ryan Seacrest]

That's how the betters feel.

[Rich Davis]

Mexico might play with a. With a strategy. And keep note of that. Keep note of that. If they know the rules better than derosa. Does then there may be strategy involved. So that's one story from last night. And you know, you watch this game in disbelief. You calling up your buddies, you're like, can you believe this? And to see it come down to Aaron Judge was also heartbreaking because, you know, this guy just gets so much criticism and, you know, there's. There's a debate in itself. I saw our boy Sal Dakota saying that him versus Soto would also be a big controversy moving forward. Did you see that clip?

[Steve Covino]

He sent it to me. And I love Sal, but I think I was like at bike kids practice or something. But I, I know that they were arguing whether or not that's good for baseball.

[Rich Davis]

Like watching like he was saying that he would choose his guy Soto because he's a Met over Team usa. He doesn't want Aaron Judge. Regardless of us do Juan Soto to outdo Juan Soto. Your alliance should be with your guy as you root for.

[Steve Covino]

Well, I mean, listen, Sal, we worked with him at sny.

[Rich Davis]

He's a big players. Hold on. The players you root for doesn't take precedence over patriotism. It doesn't. I'm sorry. Well, especially with this team, the Team USA team, very likable.

[Steve Covino]

I gave that scenario to Danny. I said, what if it was Ohtani for the win versus, like, you know, a guy you hate, you know, like, you go for the usa. By the way, according to Las Vegas, they've done the number crunching, which you could imagine because this is like, well,

[Rich Davis]

last I saw, the lowest percentage of probability was USA moving forward. That's the last I saw things changed. Incorrect. Okay, go ahead, break it down.

[Steve Covino]

Sportsbook haven't posted a clear USA to advance line. But based on the run over under.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Steve Covino]

And based on who's favored to win, you could then deduce. There's no. There's no particular bet you can make through draftkings or any casino. But when you look at the over under, what team's favored runs, pitcher, matchups, everything, they're saying the US 60 to 70% chance to move forward based on if you really crunch the numbers.

[Dan Byers]

Hmm.

[Steve Covino]

Okay, so there's a couple things that could happen. There's no clear. There's no clear, like one path only. So 60 to 70% chance.

[Rich Davis]

And you're going to see some really fun, scrappy baseball tonight the way it's meant to be played. Lots of fun. Lots of hand gestures, lots of cool handshakes. Can I tell you before flashy celebration, sombreros, espresso.

[Steve Covino]

Before the espresso bar was Open last night before the sambuca was poured, before the cheesecake and coffee, I saw several

[Rich Davis]

eating panettone in the dugout before the celebrations.

[Steve Covino]

The US was a plus 225 odds on favor to win the whole WBC. Yeah, so we're talking 12 hours ago. I'm sorry, 24 hours ago. When we were doing the show yesterday, they were like a 2 to 1 favorite. Like it wasn't even a good bet. Like bet 100, you know, bet 100 to win 200 type of thing. It wasn't even a good bet.

[Rich Davis]

And by the way, if you're wondering why we're harping on it, big time blunder. But this tournament has also been next level exciting because the players involved seem to really, really care about it. And that shows to the fans and shows to everybody again, showing lots of pride in representing their countries. So we got to show the same amount of pride and show the same amount of, of care that they do.

[Steve Covino]

Start cheering and Beth flipping everybody. Come on.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, let's. Let's see some excitement. Let's see some support.

[Steve Covino]

And yo, they got a cappuccino.

[Rich Davis]

Mexico scores five or more tonight.

[Steve Covino]

They got an espresso machine and you know, we need what's very American. Get a slushy machine, pour some slushies.

[Rich Davis]

What's very American? Yeah, like a Big Gulp.

[Steve Covino]

Hot dogs on a rotating thing like at 7:11.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

All right, well, hey, listen, we'll get

[Rich Davis]

your feedback next, some gas station pizza, Covino and rich.

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[Rich Davis]

Oh, we're bringing this soul power on the Covino and Rich show everything at Covino and Rich on social media. Rock on Iowa. Sam on the ones and twos. Danny G's on the phone. Steve's got your update in just a few minutes. Now we got some phone calls coming in 87799 on Fox. We're gonna be playing Mike's words of wisdom giving away prizes midweek major coming up. But right now we're live from the FOX Sports Radio studio. Your next success can begin sooner than you think. Put your goals within reach at University of Maryland Global Campus, an accredited state university. Undergraduate and most graduate classes start soon. Learn more at UMGC edu. That's UMGC edu. I'm Steve Eluapo Cavino. That is Rich, Dicky Doodle Boy Davis.

[Steve Covino]

Oh God.

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What does that even mean? I don't know but we are together the voltron of radio at Covino and Rich.

[Dan Byers]

All right.

[Steve Covino]

Well on Fox Sports Radio we we talked quite a bit about yesterday was

[Rich Davis]

a three headed monster.

[Steve Covino]

Well yesterday was a big day of. Well what story's more like what Team

[Rich Davis]

USA Adebayo with his 83 points. Max Crosby drama. So there's lots to get through today.

[Steve Covino]

We're so we're we're picking them apart one at a time. We covered the wbc but I did mention in passing that there's a great documentary if you're a big basketball fan or even not if you're just a casual fan. I started watching it at the Barbershop. They were Playing Soul Power, the story of the aba. It's on prime and it's awesome. And someone wanted to chime in.

[Danny G]

Yeah, Dwight in Idaho wanted to talk about that.

[Steve Covino]

Yo, Dwight. So far, what I've seen looks pretty good, man. Dwight.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Dwight.

[Steve Covino]

Dwight.

[Rich Davis]

Dwight.

[Steve Covino]

Dwight.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Dwight. What happened to Dwight? Is he all right?

[Steve Covino]

He pulled over. He went to go get some jerky and a slur. Sloppy slushy or something.

[Dan Byers]

Dwight.

[Steve Covino]

Dwight. We'll never know. Well, you know what? While you figure out if Dwight's okay, let's go to Dan Buyer for an update. Db, what's going on, my friend?

[Dan Byers]

Guys, so much going on just on the heels of the World Baseball Classic. You're talking about Italy and Mexico right now on Fox Sports 2. Canada leads Cuba 5 to 2 in the bottom of the seventh. Winner of this game advances in the bracket. Loser goes home in pool A. All right, let's get to the NFL News because we've got some action going on. First of all, transaction wise, Cardinals release quarterback Kyler Murray. Multiple reports say the Vikings are going to meet with Murray. They're the leader right now to sign him as a free agent. Kirk Cousins has been let go by the Atlanta Falcons. So that quarterback now our free agent as well. Bradley Chubb, released by the Dolphins, now signed by the Buffalo Bills. Three year deal with, than I should say formerly of the Dolphins, gets a three year deal to play in Buffalo. More than $43 million. Less than a day after backing out of their trade with the Raiders for defensive end Max Crosby, the Baltimore Ravens signed free agent defensive end Trey hendrickson to a four year deal. It's worth $112 million with $60 million guaranteed. GM Eric Dacosta speaking just moments ago about what happened with Max Crosby. Nobody is more upset about this than me. Gutted by it, actually. Big regret for me. But we will move on as a football team and I think there's many, many opportunities for us to grow as a team, to become a better team, to build a roster and to be the team that we want to be. Now you say, what a coincidence that now you signed Hendrickson a day after this falls through. DaCosta says that they had a plan for both. We came to a point probably after we lost Tyler, where Trey kind of made a lot of sense as a possible guy to look at, thinking that potentially we have two pass rushers on the defensive line on both sides of the line. So that's his reasoning.

[Steve Covino]

He's gutted. I don't know. It's funny or him being gutted or Rob Parker on the network saying that he was heartbroken about canceling Magic City Night.

[Rich Davis]

I'm heartbroken. I'm so sad.

[Dan Byers]

One other NFL, two others actually, from the NFL guys, Colts and quarterback Daniel Jones agreed to terms on a two year deal. And the NFL is considering playing a game on the night before Thanksgiving, possibly as soon as next. Syracuse fired men's basketball coach Adrian Autry today after three seasons and no appearances in the NCAA tournament. Right now in the ACC, Louisville just topped SMU 62 58, while in the Big 12, Cincinnati and UCF are in overtime tied up at 58 apiece. Auburn, a bubble team, just beat Mississippi State 79 to 61. Steph Curry going to miss another five games with his knee injury. Guys, back to you.

[Steve Covino]

You know, it's interesting. I went to Syracuse and I happened to go there when and both teams, basketball and football were good. And I can only imagine the experience for a college kid is so different if the team stinks or they're good. I remember watching, I went there. I had a crossover year with Donovan McNabb and I was there right before Carmelo Anthony. But the team was still like, you know, in March mad this team. So I can't imagine, you know, going to school.

[Rich Davis]

Different, right? Different level of like our video guy

[Steve Covino]

spot went to Maryland the year they won the national title. And he talks about how great it was.

[Dan Byers]

I've said Carrier Dome, one of the five places that I think I probably watched college basketball the most growing up because Syracuse was that good. And I've seen maybe two games at the Carrier Dome on TV in the last three years or during the Adrian Autry era.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Just.

[Dan Byers]

It's not there.

[Steve Covino]

There's actually proof that good football teams and maybe dual extra degree good basketball

[Ryan Seacrest]

teams drive admissions higher.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, no doubt. Yeah, without a doubt. And hot women.

[Rich Davis]

Hot women as well.

[Dan Byers]

They absolutely do. But it does mix some school. Like, if you're a basketball guy, you don't love that. The football team is. Some make it work, others don't. The basketball team would rather the football team stink.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, they want the attention.

[Dan Byers]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

Correct.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you, db. Now, on the heels of what Dan Byer said, one of the other big stories, of course, is Max Crosby back to the Raiders. Deal or no Deal?

[Rich Davis]

And apparently there's this guy there today, right? So he was already there with the Raiders like a pro.

[Danny G]

He went to work with his lunchbox.

[Rich Davis]

That's cool. And I don't know if there's any

[Steve Covino]

update elf lunchbox or what was It Darth Vader guy, he. Man Lunchbox.

[Dan Byers]

Really?

[Rich Davis]

No, he's a Transformers dude. I thought, do the Raiders keep him now because there's so many teams that are going to be interested. I'm already hearing rumors maybe about your 49ers.

[Steve Covino]

Cowboys.

[Rich Davis]

The Cowboys, the Bears, the Rams. I mean, it's endless as far as opportunities because the truth is he's still just recovering from an injury. It's not like he necessarily failed and isn't going to get better when it comes to this physical.

[Steve Covino]

Now, based off of what Dan Buyer played, the, the audio from the Ravens front office saying, like, they're gutted. Like we. They wanted it to go through. I heard Diana Rossini, a friend of ours, on Dan Patrick this morning. And Danny, you and I were talking about it last night.

[Rich Davis]

He had the inside scoop from the horse's mouth. She spoke to Max Crosby and gave the juice here on Fox Sports Radio this morning.

[Steve Covino]

And Danny G, you and I were saying the same thing, which is like, it just, it just feels like. Is there a possibility there was buyer's remorse? And when a guy's recovering, a doctor could find something. Now, you could say that. Shady behavior. I'm not accusing anyone of anything, but I gave you the analogy. If someone went through someone's significant other's phone, you could find the most innocent thing and maybe be like, what's this?

[Rich Davis]

When you're looking hard enough, you'll find something.

[Steve Covino]

So I feel like we're. Were they looking for something enough just to be able to say, no deal? Like, is it. Was there buyer's remorse? Like, oh, man, we're giving up all these picks. And I don't know, it felt that

[Danny G]

way immediately because they had lost so many of their players to free agency that suddenly they were looking at things like, okay, we have Max Crosby now we have his contract too. And we lost two first round picks. How are we going to replenish the Ravens? They don't normally trade first round picks. Well, usually they're not up in the top 15 either, but they normally don't deal picks away like this. And they, they've always drafted pretty well. So right away it didn't pass the sniff test. And so immediately, even NFL insiders were saying, hey, something's not right.

[Rich Davis]

What about the credibility of team doctors, though?

[Danny G]

Well, that's the thing. The doctors, they're called team doctors because they work for the team.

[Rich Davis]

They work for the team. They're highly paid from the team.

[Danny G]

The front office says to their team doctor, hey, kind of changed our Mind here. Cause we want our two first round picks back. The team doctor is going to do what they say.

[Rich Davis]

But I'm saying it's just for sake of conversation. Could it be that maybe the doctors did see something with the healing process that might not, you know, 100% get a fair deal for them?

[Danny G]

There's something that maybe they did see that worried them long term.

[Steve Covino]

For Max Crosby, I have two questions. Number one, I would say I didn't have to beep sniff test, number one. And number two, sniff test could mean anything.

[Rich Davis]

Is this milk old or not?

[Steve Covino]

And number two, Daniel Jones just signed an extension and a new contract.

[Rich Davis]

And.

[Steve Covino]

And when there's an understanding that this guy's recovering, clearly he's not 100% ready right now. Isn't that part of the understanding?

[Danny G]

That's the thing. Like in Kirk Morrison had been saying this for a couple of weeks on every Raider podcast I listened to, pointing out that Crosby couldn't pass a physical to be on the field today, but in June he could. So you got to have a little bit of a leap of faith as long as the healing process is going the right way, which, if you follow Max Crosby on his social media accounts, he shares a lot of his life. So I saw him go from the rolling, you know, thing when people have leg injuries to the cast off to standing on his basketball court shooting shots. He's coming along. And Raider insiders are saying he's a little bit ahead of schedule, which is actually what his agent and doctor also said.

[Rich Davis]

And if you're connecting the dots, Ravens clearly knew that, and they know the healing process and they knew what they were signing up for. So was this their excuse to back out of it? As Rich said, buyer's remorse. Not Dan buyer's remorse. Actual purchaser buyer, buyer's remorse.

[Dan Byers]

Quickly. Adam Schefter reported that the Cowboys doctor was one of the doctors that actually reviewed Max Crosby's knee. He had done the surgeries for Patrick Mahomes and Malik Neighbors as well. He was the one that didn't pass. And some people were wondering, oh, because he reviewed it was he tried to get the Cowboys back in on it. That's not the case at all. But it was. He was one of the doctors to look at.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. So the speculation's fun, Right? And it is interesting to think about those things. But maybe the truth is simple. Maybe. Maybe he's not healing the way they expected him to be healing at this point. Maybe the meniscus still looks damaged in ways that I don't Know where this

[Danny G]

really c blocks the Raiders, though? Dan just brought up the Cowboys. They traded for Rashawn Gary. A lot of these teams that were in line.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, they made their moves behind the Ravens.

[Danny G]

They already made their moves, spent their money. And so now the Raiders lose their leverage.

[Steve Covino]

It's like dating someone. Wait, wait, I started dating her. I didn't know you were still single.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, it's a weird situation, man. A lot of moving parts. The Max Crosby drama is real. And the moment that broke yesterday, like, wait, what? So what happens now? And what happens so far is he's back with the Raiders. Until someone else bites and makes a

[Danny G]

move, he's already a maniac on the field. Can you imagine this chip on his shoulder?

[Steve Covino]

Oh, my God, my takeaways. Max Crosby is going to be a man on a mission. Derosa doesn't know what the heck he's doing. And the third thing, we need to find a way to do a feature called Buyer's Remorse. Like, I don't know what it is. I don't know what it is.

[Dan Byers]

This has been. This has been a decade in the works.

[Steve Covino]

What's the right.

[Dan Byers]

You know, actually, we did it with Doug, didn't we? Yeah, we did it with Doug Gottlieb.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but like, funny.

[Dan Byers]

Hey, it was my segment. It was my segment, you jerks.

[Steve Covino]

Okay, I'm sorry.

[Rich Davis]

Wait, can I just one more thing.

[Ryan Seacrest]

I'm sorry if you guys mentioned this.

[Rich Davis]

Did you see the meme of the Raven's doctor being portrayed as Joe Burrow? He's like, nope, does not pass sniff test. Can't do it. I like that. Because, yes, that would make it extra tough on him. And you know, speaking of coming back with a chip on your shoulder, Rich, we sort of got it right because that's what Chino Smith was saying about his return to the Jets. He's saying, you know what? He's got a major chip on his shoulder. And we'll see what happens.

[Steve Covino]

All right, we have more CNR next on Way Back Wednesday. Let's go.

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[Steve Covino]

So 311 in progress is like a streaker.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. So thank you for being down with Cavino and Rich. Get it down because we come original bro. CNR on fsr Steve Covino Rich Davis Danny G Sam Beyer thank you guys. Yeah buddy. The FOX Sports Radio studio and it's time for our tire rack play of the day. It's getting late early this hour.

[Steve Covino]

Rich tire rack and some people unhappy with how this play went down. The NBA couldn't let The NFL and WBC have all the headlines. So you saw what happened last night with Bam. Take a listen.

[Dan Byers]

80 points for Bam on his 40th free throw attempt his 33rd May his records now as well for 81 for Kobe.

[Rich Davis]

Most ever free throws right 36 of 43 from the foul line. Nasty controversy is you know how he got the points and who they played against.

[Steve Covino]

We'll break it down coming up so don't you worry.

[Rich Davis]

83 points. Some people unhappy. Like Rich said, it's the tire act play of the day. Bam had 83 points second now behind Wilt's 100 point game of WQAM Heat Radio Network. And for over 40 years Tirex been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive. Shipped fast and free backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation, tire rack.com the way tire buying should be, no one

[Steve Covino]

will ever get you better tires and tire rack and no one will ever score over 100 points in the NBA. I mean I could be wrong. I mean he had 83. If he hit all the free throws he would have had 89. What do you miss? He would add 90. 90 I to me though, there's 36 of 43. Yeah, there's just a sense of like one hundreds just like absurd. Right. So hey bam, 83. We'll discuss was it legit? Yes, it was. But was it awesome? I don't know. We'll, we'll get to that. We'll talk a little more NFL. We got Mike's words of wisdom and of course I was Sam, I'm excited to hear your midweek major. All the stories that you might have missed in sports and entertainment. We do that next right here on Fox Sports Radio. Hey, it's Covino and Rich struggling to see up close. Make it visible with Viz.

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