Hour 1 – The Jury Is Still Out on Marvin Harrison Jr., Rob Manfred

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 1

Episode Title: The Jury Is Still Out on Marvin Harrison Jr., Rob Manfred
Date: September 25, 2025
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network
Host: Dan Patrick
Notable Guests: Rob Manfred (Commissioner of MLB)
Danettes: Todd Fritz, Seaton, Paulie

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Episode Overview

This episode kicks off with a thorough debate on Marvin Harrison Jr.’s performance so far in the NFL season, dissecting expectations versus early results for the highly touted receiver. Dan and the Danettes also dig into the complexities of NFL Hall of Fame cases, using Russell Wilson and Eli Manning as examples. The major feature of the hour is Dan’s interview with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, focusing on new baseball technologies (‘Robo Umps’), the future of the sport, and issues like competitive balance and player marketing. Interspersed are lively exchanges between the crew on driving etiquette and lighthearted listener calls.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Marvin Harrison Jr.: Still Proving Himself

[03:26 – 11:07]

• Dan opens the show intrigued by Marvin Harrison Jr. and what he’s shown so far in the NFL:
  • Acknowledges Marvin’s impressive college pedigree but points out his NFL stats have underwhelmed compared to draft classmates: Brock Bowers, Malik Nabers, Ladd McConkey, Brian Thomas, and Rome Odunze.
• Dan: “I expected him to be 100 catches, 1,000 yards, and 10 touchdowns, at least. I don’t know how much is on Kyler Murray... but there are times when I’ve watched Marvin Harrison Jr. and he is just dropping balls.” [03:56]
• The team discusses the unpredictability of transitioning from college to pro, referencing that sometimes even glowing draft grades miss important flaws (“uncharacteristic drops” were the only red flag in his draft profile).
• Dan: “Are they just a highlight guy, or somebody who moves the chains throughout a football game?” [10:28]

2. The ‘Left Lane’ Debate

[07:03 – 09:27] & [51:06 – 54:36]

• Todd Fritz brings up his driving habits, favoring the middle lane and expressing an aversion to the left lane, sparking a team debate about proper highway etiquette.
• Todd: “On the rare occasion that I’m in the left lane, I don’t appreciate someone riding my bumper. Again, something I should have addressed yesterday.” [09:11]
• The team teases Todd for occasionally moving the goalposts in this argument, leading to the creation of possible T-shirt slogans poking fun at “left lane campers.”
• Seaton: “We discussed the left lane being a passing lane for 75% of that conversation yesterday.” [52:38]

3. Russell Wilson, Eli Manning & the Hall of Fame Debate

[11:07 – 18:41]

• The Danettes weigh Russell Wilson’s Hall of Fame credentials, comparing him to Eli Manning and Matthew Stafford.
• Dan highlights how postseason performance is often weighted over regular-season excellence:
  • Dan: “If Russ completes the pass or hands the ball off to Marshawn Lynch, then he’s a no-brainer. Absolute no-brainer. But it’s weird that Russ is playing his way out of the Hall of Fame. Matthew Stafford played his way into the Hall of Fame.” [12:33]
• The Super Bowl interception is re-litigated; Seaton argues Butler made a great play, rather than Wilson making a terrible one.
• Dan: “It’s what have you done for me lately?” [13:09]

4. Rob Manfred Interview: Baseball’s Present & Future

[27:08 – 38:39]

a. Automated Balls and Strikes (“Robo Umps” / ABS)

• Dan questions the branding and visibility of ‘robo umps’ technology.
  • Rob Manfred: “We do prefer the term ABS to robo ... The system was designed to preserve the management role of the home plate umpire... It’s completely invisible to the fan.” [27:08]
• MLB will provide real-time renderings of close ball-strike calls on Jumbotrons:
  • Manfred: “Our experience in the minor leagues ... suggests that fans are really interested in seeing that rendering.” [28:01]
• Umpire reaction: Mostly cooperative but uneasy about public corrections.

b. Human Umpires & the Strike Zone

• MLB has worked for decades to bring more uniformity to the called strike zone using tech for evaluation—even before ABS.
  • Manfred: “We have dramatically increased the uniformity... By having a computer-based system ... after each game, when they miss a call, they get that pitch. They have to log in and look at it.” [30:19]

c. Rule Changes & Game Experience

• On starting extra innings with a runner on second:
  • Manfred: “It came with the COVID changes ... The players really liked it, and I think the push to keep it was based on player preference ... and avoidance of putting really valuable players in positions ... that they didn’t ordinarily do.” [32:03]
• MLB’s strategy to avoid becoming just a “highlight league”—emphasizing in-stadium experience and daily play.

d. Competitive Balance & Salary Cap Discussion

• The salary cap topic comes up episodically, particularly near labor talks.
  • Manfred: “One way to ... enhance the perception of competition ... is reduce and regulate the disparity in payrolls.” [34:44]
• Minimum spending is as important as a cap:
  • Manfred: “The minimum in some ways may be more important than the cap.” [35:17]

e. Player Promotion & Gambling

• MLB is expanding player-centric content on social media and will feature lesser-known stars like Cal Raleigh in postseason advertising.
• Legalized gambling: MLB benefits mostly from data and sponsorships, but spends more effort on maintaining integrity.

f. Memorable Exchange

• Dan Patrick: “Are you allowed to have a man cave at home?”
• Rob Manfred: “I do have a room that my wife has ... reluctantly seated to me ... but you can’t quite have a cave in an apartment in New York.” [37:46]

5. Listener Calls and Life Advice

[39:00 – 42:21]

• Calls cover reactions to robo umps, support for the left-lane debate, and requests for Dan’s marriage advice.
  • Dan: “You fall in love, but you’ll stay married because you like each other... It just comes back to always thinking of the other person.” [42:21]

6. Stat of the Day & Play of the Day

[47:43 – 49:55]

• Cal Raleigh’s 60th home run and the Mariners clinching the division is celebrated.
  • Dan: “If Cal Raleigh got to 60 home runs and they won the division, he was going to win the MVP. And I still feel that way.” [47:53]
• Highlights Paul Skenes’ incredible rookie pitcher stats—youngest to finish with a sub-2.00 ERA since Dwight Gooden.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Dan Patrick: “Are they just a highlight guy, or somebody who moves the chains throughout a football game?” — on evaluating wide receivers [10:28]
• Seaton: “Russell Wilson threw that ball perfectly. Malcolm Butler just made a better play, and that happens. That shouldn’t be a negative on Russell Wilson’s career necessarily.” [16:56]
• Rob Manfred: “We do prefer the term ABS to robo ... The system was designed to preserve... the home plate umpire. It’s completely invisible to the fan.” [27:08]
• Rob Manfred: “The minimum in some ways may be more important than the cap.” [35:17]
• Dan Patrick (marriage advice): “You fall in love, but you’ll stay married because you like each other… Can you sit at a table, just you two, and have enough things to talk about?” [42:21]
• Fan (Nick in Virginia): “I got a unique nickname for [robot umpires] called Rumps, because I thought they may be ass.” [39:00]

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Important Timestamps

• 03:26 – Opening take on Marvin Harrison Jr.
• 05:00 – Harrison’s NFL stats vs. peers.
• 07:03 – Todd’s ‘left lane’ philosophy sparks team debate.
• 11:07 – Russell Wilson & Hall of Fame argument.
• 12:33 – Dan: How postseason and regular season matter to Hall cases.
• 16:56 – Seaton: “Malcolm Butler made a better play.”
• 27:08 – Rob Manfred on “Robo Umps” (start of interview).
• 30:19 – How tech improved umpire strike zone standard.
• 32:03 – Runner on second in extra innings logic.
• 34:44 – Manfred on salary cap and minimum spend.
• 39:00 – Nick in Virginia: “Rumps” and robo ump banter.
• 42:21 – Andreas asks Dan for marriage advice.
• 47:43 – Play of the Day (Cal Raleigh’s 60th HR).
• 52:38 – Closing left lane argument and poll question for merch.

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Overall Tone and Takeaways

The show balances serious, in-depth sports analysis (particularly around football HOF debates and MLB innovation) with humor, frequent on-air ribbing, and authentic engagement with both sports figures and fans. Dan’s relatable, sometimes self-deprecating tone keeps the energy light even when serious sports business topics (automation, salary caps, player marketing) come up, and the listener call-in segment adds a personal touch.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Episode:

• You’ll come away with new insights into how elite receiver prospects are judged (and can falter), how Hall of Fame worthiness is constantly debated, and a first-hand look at MLB’s plans for game technology and parity.
• Don’t miss Rob Manfred’s clarifications on “robo umps” and his candid remarks on revenue, competitive balance, and the evolution of the strike zone.
• Expect the same Dan Patrick Show blend of lively camaraderie, sports debate, and humorous asides—plus a few new T-shirt ideas if you’re passionate about the left lane!

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Transcript

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[Seaton]

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[Dan Patrick]

You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on FOX Sports Radio. Everybody's playing nice. It's a Thursday. It's hour one. The commissioner of Major League Baseball is going to join us coming up in about 20 minutes. Brando Chamblee from Golf Channel, always stirring it up. He will preview the Ryder Cup. Jeff Passon for the Mothership will get us ready for a very important weekend in Major League Baseball. 877-3-DP show email address dpdanpatrick.com Twitter handle @DP Show Good morning. If you're watching on Peacock, our streaming partner, or listening on our radio affiliates around the country, operator Tyler sitting by. He'll take your calls. 877-3DP Show Seaton will have the poll question honors today and we'll have a play of the day as well. We have football coming up tonight. The Seahawks are favored by one and a half at Arizona over under 43 and a half. For entertainment purposes only, there's one player I'm watching tonight, one player I'm really curious about tonight. Now, there's other ones. There's probably two other players that I'm interested in, but not as much as this one player. Marvin Harrison Jr. III. When he was going into the draft, I remember when he was a sophomore and the analysts were saying, hey, if he had come out, he would be a first round pick. He'd be a top pick. He might be the number one pick. Nobody could find any negatives. Everybody gushed about him. And then I'm thinking, okay, he's a bigger version of his dad. His dad's a Hall of Famer. He had 62 catches, eight touchdowns in his rookie year. Now that's not bad. And his receptions per game are down this year so far. But there are receivers in that 2024 draft who have outplayed him. Brock Bowers, Malik, neighbors, lad McConkey, Brian Thomas, Roma, Dunze is close and they were all drafted after Marvin Harrison. I Expected him to be 100 catches, a thousand yards and 10 touchdowns, at least. And I don't know if this, how much this is on Kyler Murray because you're playing with a quarterback, a mobile quarterback, but there are times when I've watched Marvin Harrison Jr. The third, and he is just dropping balls. It's not one of those, hey, this is a 50, 50 ball. This is 95 ball. It's yours. So I'm watching him. Kyler Murray I always find fascinating for a variety of reasons, and Sam Darnold, because people probably didn't realize that Sam Darnold's in Seattle. We know what he did with Minnesota, but Minnesota didn't value him. They took JJ McCarthy and they let Sam go. But I'm anxious to see, interested to see how Sam Darnold is tonight in primetime and also Kyler Murray, because these standalone games, everybody's going to have an opinion on Kyler Murray, Sam Darnold and Marvin Harrison Jr. The third tomorrow. Everybody will, because that standalone game, and then all of a sudden you're going to have your opinion. You may have had an opinion, maybe you didn't have an opinion prior to tonight, but you will tomorrow because it'll be formulated when you watch this game. All right, Seaton poll question for the first hour of the program.

[Seaton]

Well, I hesitate to go here. Oh, I think you usually know what that means. The tow dub has.

[Dan Patrick]

Hey, by the way, how was your drive in today, Todd?

[Todd Fritz]

My drive was good. I spent the majority in the middle lane, some in the right lane. You know, I just, all of a sudden I have like this aversion to the left lane. How was your guys brainwashed?

[Dan Patrick]

How was your drive home yesterday?

[Todd Fritz]

My drive home was very similar. I did some left lane driving, but then I moved, you know, that it's a passing lane. As soon as I was able to pass the car, I went into the middle lane. I generally like the middle lane most just because I think that's the safest lane. You get to see what's in front of you onto your left and right. So I'm not a big left lane driver.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, so we made some progress yesterday. It took about 40 minutes to beat you down to let you know the left lane is the passing lane. And if somebody's, you know, wanting to pass you, you move over to the right side.

[Todd Fritz]

I do think a lot of people, though, drive fast in the left lane because they're impatient, they want to get somewhere faster, that it's not necessarily being used as a passing lane, which maybe I wasn't clear. I should have added to my argument yesterday that I don't think everyone sees it as passing. Oh, I go in the left lane. I could pretty much go as fast as I want to get somewhere quicker.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, that's on them. You're not. You can't be the speed police. If they want to go 90 miles an hour, move over, let them go 90 miles an hour. I don't like it when somebody's right on my bumper. But I'm figuring, do I let them stay on my bumper or do I move over and let them go? That was the point I was trying to make yesterday. I wanted to take myself out of the equation. If there could be a problem on the highway. How about I just move over and let. Let that guy go and I'll never see him again?

[Todd Fritz]

I'll just say it's a battle of the jerks in that situation. That person's being a jerk for riding on my ass and I'm being a jerk for not getting out of his way. I think it's a push, all right. That's how I feel.

[Seaton]

Yes, it did dawn on me. I'm glad that Todd said what he said just a little earlier because I was thinking today on my way in about Todd. And I've probably been in the car with him, I don't know, a dozen times, two dozen times on our way to and from work. So I. I have a good sort of grouping of car rides to think about when with Todd. And he's never in the left hand lane ever. Never. Nor is he ever usually speeding like that. But he. It did dawn on me driving in that. Todd's never even in the left hand lane. So I wonder why he had such a strong stance upon that.

[Todd Fritz]

On the rare occasion that I'm in the left lane, I don't appreciate someone riding my bumper again. Something I should have addressed yesterday.

[Seaton]

He never drives in that lane. Ever.

[Dan Patrick]

Never.

[Todd Fritz]

Much safer in the middle lane.

[Dan Patrick]

But. But you were a left lanist yesterday. Yes, and I didn't understand why.

[Todd Fritz]

Yeah, I came across as someone that just loves the left lane and inconveniencing people and being a jerk to someone trying to get past me.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Seaton]

Well, you know, I'm trying to figure out the poll question for Marvin Harrison Jr. Oh, because I. There's no way to possibly predict that this is going to happen.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, if you look at his draft profile or the draft profiles, it was pretty spotless.

[Seaton]

Yeah, but you can't, you can't predict that. You know, I think once he gets to the next level, he's going to forget how to use his hands. Yeah, I don't, I don't think that, that, I don't think you can necessarily always see that coming.

[Dan Patrick]

No, I'm, that's why I'm fascinated to watch and see what he does in an entire game. I haven't watched the Cardinals in an entire game. And that's where you get a true sense of how good somebody is, how consistent somebody is. Are they just a highlight guy or they somebody who moves the chains throughout a football game? Yeah. Paul.

[Seaton]

I have his draft profile by Lance Zirline of NFL.com and it's glowing. It's physical, strong enough, speed, everything you want to say positive.

[Dan Patrick]

He was the college receiver of the.

[Seaton]

Year his last two years of college. There's one negative weaknesses had uncharistic drops in 2023, his last year of college. That's the only negative.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, well, he still has those in the NFL because there are times when you go, how do you not catch that one? That one's not tough. But there are other receivers who have outperformed him so far. 877-3-DP show email address [e-mail] Twitter handle @DP show the giant situation. Jackson Dart will get the start against the Chargers. We asked the question yesterday, if you're Russell Wilson, do you ask the Giants to release you or can you be traded to the Cincinnati Bengals? Now Russ is going to say all the right things. He is. Have you ever gone to Home Goods and you see those signs, those things you can put up in your house, like faith and family and fun, Live, laugh, love, eat, pray, love. Like Russ is sort of a bumper sticker.

[Todd Fritz]

One day at a time.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Whenever he says something, it. It's kind of like he took it off a bumper sticker. And he did that yesterday when he talked about if he would seek a trade. Here's Russ.

[Caller]

No, I'm focused on helping this team win.

[Seaton]

You know, I'm focused on helping Jackson.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm focused on Me getting ready to be the best version of me today on Wednesday. And so, you know, I want to be here.

[Seaton]

You know, I love this organization.

[Dan Patrick]

I love the process of it all. I love the guys in the locker room.

[Seaton]

I'm not giving up on this, on.

[Dan Patrick]

Us in this season. Okay. I think he talked about two things. Gratitude, attitude, and he's going to be a good backup, which he will be. But if you're Russ, the Bengals need help. You still want to play. You're playing your way out of the hall of Fame in some people's eyes now. I think he's a Hall of Famer. It's. It's weird. This became a big story yesterday on the mothership about Eli and Russ. And I'm thinking, okay, how much do you value what you do in the postseason? How much do you value what you do in the regular season? Because if Russ completes the pass or hands the ball off to Marshawn lynch, then he's a no brainer, Absolute no brainer. But it's weird that Russ is playing his way out of the hall of Fame. Matthew Stafford played his way into the hall of Fame. Matthew Stafford has one super bowl win and so does Russ. Russ went to another one. Russ was a 10 time Pro bowl quarterback when it meant something to be a Pro bowl quarterback. Matthew Stafford was a Pro bowl quarterback once. But it's. What have you done for me lately? And Russ has not played well the last couple of years. But I, I know we get, you know, Eli's going into the hall of Fame. Eli's going into the hall of Fame. He was very durable. He played over 200 consecutive games. But he's getting in because of two postseason runs. You beat the Patriots and Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. You're going in. You win the MVP in both of those. Now, I would argue the defensive line should have been the mvp. They don't give it to a group. It's like I, I argued for the Denver Broncos when they beat the Green Bay packers and with Terrell Davis, that offensive line won that Super Bowl. But you have to give it to an individual. So Eli has two MVPs, and he won two Super Bowls and he beat Brady and Belichick. I understand that. Is Eli a better quarterback than Russ? No, not in my opinion. I think the problem was, and having been on the field when Russ was leading the Seahawks down to beat the Patriots, the Patriots had no answer for him. I thought Russ was unbelievable that night. Did it come down to an offensive coordinator and a head coach? Who wanted Russ to be the MVP in the super bowl and not Marshawn Lynch? If you believe that with the play, call with Daryl Bevel and, you know, with Pete calling that play or agreeing to that play. And then all of a sudden, he throws the interception. But if he completes the pass, he's in the hall of Fame. There's no argument. There wouldn't be. He would have been the mvp, and they would have won two Super Bowls with him. But it's that postseason. What have you done for me? What do you do in the biggest games? Well, I can look at it. It's just like when we get into Jordan versus LeBron. Well, Mike won six. All six. Well, what happened all the other years? Well, you know, but. But he. He didn't lose a Super bowl. Okay, but LeBron went to a lot more NBA Finals than Mike. Like, I have to value that. There is value of getting there. It's like we dismissed Jared Goff going to a Super Bowl. Yeah, but. Okay, but he still got there. Like, we pick and choose. And Eli. Eli was not the best player on the field in either of those Super Bowls, but he did come up big in a couple of moments and throughout, he only had two postseason runs. So durable average, you know, as far as statistics, regular season. But if, you know, you want to put in both, good, I have no problem with that. But I, I, I. You can't dismiss what somebody does during the regular season, because you need something happening during the regular season to get you into the postseason. And Russ was a Pro bowl quarterback 10 times. Yeah, see, that's why I don't think.

[Seaton]

It'S fair the way that that super bowl interception is categorized. He didn't make. Russell Wilson didn't make a mistake. He didn't throw the ball poorly. He didn't overthrow it. And it went to Malcolm Butler. Malcolm Butler made a better play.

[Rob Manfred]

He.

[Seaton]

Russell Wilson threw that ball perfectly. Malcolm Butler just made a better play, and that happens. That shouldn't be a negative on Russell Wilson's career necessarily. I understand it's an interception, but it wasn't his fault. He made the right play. He made a good throw. Somebody just made a better play.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, Paul.

[Seaton]

Eli Manning took the New York Giants to the playoffs six times in his career. He never won another playoff game except for those two runs. Russell Wilson took the Seahawks to the playoffs nine times.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, Russ was overshadowed by a Hall of Fame coach and an incredible defense, incredible secondary. But, you know, Russ. Russ has been a great story. You're not a high. You're not a first round or second round pick. Eli was number one overall. Like, Russ beat the odds. So if I'm Russ, I want to show that I can still play. I want to show that I can win. And you can be an attitude and gratitude guy with the Giants, but your attitude, gratitude should be. I want to play for the Bengals. Yes.

[Seaton]

Yeah. Russ, he's not a bad guy. Might be a little awkward, you know, but he's not a. He's not a bad person. He doesn't. He's not mean. Just kind of a awkward dude sometimes.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Seaton]

Yeah. Okay. Yeah, I know.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, right.

[Seaton]

I. I appreciate. We're all just trying to be the best version of ourselves that we can today.

[Dan Patrick]

Sure. Yeah.

[Seaton]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

How about some attitude and gratitude from you, Todd? Sure, that'd be nice.

[Todd Fritz]

I wanted to add to Seton's point with, like, I know he's not Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, but anyone who debates whether Russ should get into the hall of Fame with one super bowl or two Super Bowls and how close he was to getting that two Super Bowls, that would be very foolish to say. Well, he'd definitely be in if he had the second super bowl because of that one play. And with one, I don't know, maybe I'd lean towards not letting him in.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. I had a former quarterback tell me this yesterday because I'm saying, help me understand, you know, Jackson Dart. And he said, you got to fill up the stands. This is a home game. That's why they're starting him. They want. They want the stadium packed because that's the bottom line for an owner. You want Jackson Dart in there, everybody's going to be excited. Let's not waste his debut on the road in New Orleans. We want to put him in there in a home game. And I said, okay, explain to me what Russ was doing on a. On final possession where he's throwing the ball where it can't be caught, no chance where. And he said, the older you get, you start thinking about your legacy and the numbers and you don't want to throw an interception. Russ has one of the best touchdown to interception ratios in the history of the game. And he said, it's weird that you start thinking about your stats a little bit more, whether that's true or not with Russ throwing it away. He didn't even give his receivers, he didn't give neighbors a chance to get this. But the Bengals need help. Russ isn't going to cost you anything. And if you're Russ, you know, you got Jamis Winston backing up Jackson Dart. Now you can move on and maybe it'll come to that. But Russ can't say that publicly. He has to say that privately through his agent. Hey, can we work something out? All right, we'll take a break. The commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred, is going to join us. We'll talk about Robo umps. I got to get him to change that name. We're back after this on the Dan Patrick Show. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio in the iHeartRadio app. Hey, we're Covino and Rich, Fox Sports radio every day, 5 to 7pm Eastern. But here's the thing.

[Seaton]

We never have enough time to get to everything we want to get to.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Seaton]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[Todd Fritz]

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[Dan Patrick]

It's Miller Time. What's that mean to you? It can mean a lot of things to a lot of different people. For me it's the end of the show end of the week on Friday. Papa Miller Light and they've been doing it for 50 years. Cheers to Miller Light. The great taste of light beer for people who Love beer since 1975. It's a perfect time to celebrate game day with friends and family and great tasting light beer. It's Miller Time. It always is cold, you put it in the glass, you take that first sip and you go weekend. It's a taste you can depend on. A great beer trusted by beer lovers for 50 years. Simply put, it just tastes different. It tastes great. 96 calories, just 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces. Miller Time's always a good time. It's a great time. Iconic 50 years later. Miller Light. Great taste. 96 calories. Go to millerlight.com Patrick. You'll find delivery options near you. Or you can pick up some Miller Lite pretty much anywhere they sell beer. It's Miller Time. Celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 96 calories, 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces. I want to talk to you about your home security just for a minute. I used to think home security was maybe an alarm that went off or maybe you would have really good locks on the door. How about you get a security system that stops crime before it happens? Yeah, proactive, not reactive. It's easy to install. That's the simple part of it. We love it. There's a lot of reasons to love Simplisafe home security. They use AI powered cameras. Simply Safe. They are changing the game. They identify threats, somebody lurking outside your home and immediately alert Simply Safe's professional monitoring agents. They will intervene in real time and they access two way audio to confront the person. Maybe it's a siren that they're going to sound or spotlights to scare them off or even get in touch with the police. It's real security and more than 4 million Americans trust SimpliSafe with their home security every day. Including me. 60 day money back guarantee, no long term contracts. Simply Safe earns your business keeping you safe and satisfied every single day. Visit SimpliSafe.com Dan to claim 50 off a new system. SimpliSafe.com Dan there's no safe like Simply Safe. We'll get to your phone calls coming up. Settle on a poll question. Got our play of the day coming up. Phone number877.3 DP show email address dpdanpatrick.com Twitter handle @DP Show Commissioner Major League Baseball since 2015. Rob Manfred back on the program. We spent a lot of time yesterday talking about abs. But I want to know how did we land on Robo umps? I don't like the phrase. It conjures up something that I think needs to be explained.

[Rob Manfred]

Yeah, you know Dan, it's interesting. I was with a couple of my guys traveling yesterday and I said exactly the same Thing, and I've said it repeatedly, I mean, the fact that a matter is the. The system was designed in order to preserve kind of the management role of the home plate umpire. It's completely invisible to the fan. Right. I mean, in terms of there's no device or anything on the field that they can see. And all of the calls, including correcting an erroneous ball strike call made by human being from the fans perspective. So, you know, we do prefer the term ABS to robo.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. This is an entertainment business. Are you going to show anything on the Jumbotron, you know, like tennis will show you if the ball was in or out. What is baseball going to do?

[Rob Manfred]

We are going to have a rendering on the scoreboard so the fans can see it. I mean, you know, at the end of the day, it is about the fan experience in the ballpark. And our experience in the minor leagues, as well as the testing we did in the spring and at the All Star game suggests that fans are really interested in seeing that rendering.

[Dan Patrick]

How do the umpires feel about Big Brother? Over their shoulder?

[Rob Manfred]

I would say the umpires have been generally cooperative on the issue. You know, it's always tough when you get corrected publicly. And, you know, I understand that. And you know, it is important to say, although we've taken this step, you know, our umpires do a phenomenal job on the vast, vast majority of calls. And, you know, I think over time this may reduce the amount of complaining we have about ball strike calls.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Whenever I see something that we kind of dip our toes in and then all of a sudden we're in over our head, then this is going to be the future of Major League Baseball. How long will it take before this is the future?

[Rob Manfred]

You know, that's an interesting question. I think that if you had talked just to the owners about this topic a couple of years ago, they would have been in favor of, you know, calling every pitch. And we're certainly capable of doing that, calling every pitch with abs. I think what made us take the intermediate step is we got a lot of input from players, particularly players who had used it in the minor leagues. They preferred the challenge system that, you know, it preserved a human element in the game at the major league level. We also got a lot of input about the significance of framing catchers and, you know, individual players who have a skill set that could be really impacted by this. So, you know, we. We took that input to heart and landed where we did. I think that we will see after the 26 season whether there's a push to go the whole way.

[Dan Patrick]

Why did we allow, as if it was part of the charm of baseball, that an umpire could have his own strike zone?

[Rob Manfred]

Yeah. You know, going back to, you know, when I first came to the commissioner's office in 1998, actually, Sandy Alderson and I started the first the same day. And, you know, one of the first things Sandy embarked on was an effort to get away from that notion that individual umpires could have their own strike zone. And we have dramatically increased the uniformity of the zone that's called by our umpires by having a computer based system like ABS that we've been using to evaluate umpires for more than a decade. You know, after each game, when they miss a call, they get that pitch. They have to log in and look at it, and it has produced greater uniformity.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, but it was a charm, you know, like, that's Joe west strike zone or that's Eric Gregg's strike zone or.

[Rob Manfred]

Yeah, the problem. The problem is sometimes, you know, you talk about people who are just too charming. You know, I think there were games where that charm became excessive. I mean, I think Eric Gregg's game in the World Series, probably an example of that.

[Dan Patrick]

He's the commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred. Okay, give me the data to help me understand starting the 10th inning with the runner at second base, which I do to test. But where are we with that? Is that here to stay, Commissioner?

[Rob Manfred]

Well, look, the most important thing I can say to you is starting next week, you're going to have postseason baseball where you play it out no matter what. So your month is coming. It's going to be a great postseason, and we're going to play the games out to keep you happy.

[Dan Patrick]

Dan.

[Rob Manfred]

You know, look, I think that was interesting. I'm not sure that was at the top of my priority list in terms of rule changes, but it came with the COVID changes that we felt we needed to do to get through the season. The players really liked it, and I think the push to keep it was based on player preference and avoidance of putting really valuable players in positions, of asking them to do something in extra innings that they didn't ordinarily do. The outfielder pitch. And, you know, I do think it is consistent kind of with the notion that the game has to be quicker to be responsive to the audience that we're serving in today's world.

[Dan Patrick]

But these leagues are becoming highlight leagues. Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner, said, we're kind of a highlight league. How do you guard against that? Of Just being a highlight and not going. The experience of going to a game or watching a game, I think we.

[Rob Manfred]

Have a huge advantage in that effort. And it is an effort for all sports. I mean, you know, how younger people consume things. We don't need to revisit that. But I think that our in ballpark experience, largely due to the work of the individual teams and what they do in the stadiums, the entertainment they provide, the food and beverage options, what they do in between innings, is so good that it does create in people the desire to see the whole game, the whole product, and the fact that we play every day, also important in that regard. So we have some assets there, and it's something that we're really focused on.

[Dan Patrick]

When all the owners get together, how often does the topic of a salary cap come up?

[Rob Manfred]

You know, it's interesting. It really is episodic. You know, it's more frequent. When you get closer to a labor year like we are now, I think it's natural for people to discuss options that are available. I think what's really important for me to say is, you know, we haven't decided what exactly our approach is going to be. We have a whole other season to get through. And, you know, while obviously there's conversation, you know, it remains to be seen what substantive position the owners are going to take.

[Dan Patrick]

Where do you stand on it?

[Rob Manfred]

I think that it has been my view for a really long time that you sell competition to your fans and that we need to always be looking for things that enhance the perception of competition. And I think one way to do that is reduce and regulate the disparity in payrolls that you have.

[Dan Patrick]

I also want to make sure that, you know, the minimum spend, because some of these owners, they may not be spending as much as they need to. How do you.

[Rob Manfred]

I think that's. I think that's one thing. Well, I think that's one thing that is widely misunderstood. You know what people. The name of the mechanism that people use in the other three sports is a salary cap. But a necessary element of that system is a minimum as well as a cap. And I. I agree with you that the minim. Minimum in some ways may be more important than the cap.

[Dan Patrick]

The Cal Raleigh story is a fun story, but how does baseball like your marketing arm? How do you approach a story like that to let people know he's playing in Seattle, he's hit 60 home runs. Great nickname there. How are you guys doing enough to promote some of these other stories?

[Rob Manfred]

Yeah, look, I think that it's really Important with a story like Cal for Major League Baseball, in addition to the club, what the club is doing locally to promote that player, build his brand. You know, we have a massive social media program now that is all player directed. Almost everything we do on social is player directed. You're going to see a set of postseason advertisements that will start airing. Cal is prominently featured in that. You know, honestly, selecting him for the Home Run Derby is another example. You know, you want a player like that in a Home Run Derby where he's going to get a national audience. I think going forward, one of the things that we are really focused on is more presence on national platforms for regular season games so that people across the country see more of players like California.

[Dan Patrick]

How important is gambling to Major League Baseball?

[Rob Manfred]

You know, I think it's. It's something that is really misunderstood. We have a, you know, nice little business where we sell data and we sell some sponsorships, but the, the overall revenue impact of gambling for us is really not significant. Actually, the biggest expenditure of time on the topic is working with our partners, the, the sports books to make sure that gambling doesn't present an integrity, an integrity issue for us over the long haul.

[Dan Patrick]

Are you allowed to have a man cave at home?

[Rob Manfred]

You know, I do have a room that my wife has. It's a bedroom that she has reluctantly seated. To me, there is a lot of, you know, a lot of baseball stuff, a lot of golf stuff and some exercise equipment. So I guess that qualifies. You know, you can't quite have a cave in an apartment in New York. You know, if there's something, you know, it's sort of an oxymoron. Right.

[Dan Patrick]

So you're not the commissioner in your own house.

[Rob Manfred]

Well, that's certainly true. That's certainly true.

[Dan Patrick]

Great to talk to you again.

[Rob Manfred]

Great to talk to you, really. You know, I know. I hope, because we'll be playing the games out, you'll be paying attention to what's going to be a great postseason for us. It's been a really exciting week this week trying to figure out who exactly is going to be there and, and we're looking forward to some great series next week.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Commissioner.

[Todd Fritz]

All right.

[Rob Manfred]

Thank you, Dan.

[Dan Patrick]

That's Rob Manfred. He's been in that position since 2015, and I believe his term ends January of 29. He didn't want to compete with me, with my retirement, and I respect him for that because he's not going to get a lot of publicity. Nick in Virginia. Hi, Nick. What's on your mind?

[Caller]

Hey, what's going on, Dan? Long time. First time. I'll say. 5, 11 and a half and a hairy 156. Wanted to touch base on the robot umpires. I got a unique nickname for them called Rumps because I thought they may be ass. But, you know, listen to the commissioner. There's some science behind it. I get it. Being a golf pro with trackman and everything that's out there. It is. You know, numbers never lie. I get it. But, man, part of that game and part of just being that fan experience is yelling at the up. You know, hey, that's a strike. Hey, that's a ball. Love baseball. Love the show. Love you guys. I got one other just quick shout out for a. Maybe a retirement project for you is I love Meat Fridays, man. I'd love to see some sort of recipes or something maybe put together, like a Meet Friday with Dan Patrick cookbook and maybe stats of the day and your guest and just something, you know, something to have on the shelf that we can always have you even when you're. When you're not on the air.

[Dan Patrick]

So we've talked about that. Nick Dylan, who does our cooking of. Maybe coming up with a cookbook here, maybe in conjunction with Traeger, but putting some of our favorite recipes on there. Jeff in San Antonio. Good morning, Jeff. What's on your mind?

[Caller]

Hey, D.P. thanks for calling me back, buddy.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Caller]

Hey, just. I don't call in too much. Just want to hit on a few things. First of all, you guys are a great show. Amy. No, Amy, you guys are the best. And then, first and foremost, LeBron's not the GOAT for many reasons. If Eli's a Hall of Famer, Russ is a hall of Famer. And lastly, I just want to give Marv some love. You know, Richie kind of sucks up the air in the room so much. Rightly so. Any other day, nets get lots of attention. But, you know, Marvin stepped in. You guys didn't skip a beat. He just gets better and better every day. So just want to give you some love, Marvin. You guys have a good day.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, thank you, Jeff. It's very nice, Jeff.

[Todd Fritz]

Thank you very much.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you. Round of applause for Marvin there.

[Todd Fritz]

A little take. Good take.

[Seaton]

Whoa.

[Todd Fritz]

Small round of it that we were having a moment.

[Dan Patrick]

You were. But you know how it works on this show. It doesn't last long, and it usually turns out bad. Andreas in Austin. Is that. Did I get the name right?

[Caller]

Yes, sir. Andreas.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Andreas in Austin. Yeah.

[Caller]

Second time. Long time. 5, 8, and an opposite of Fritzi 160, it's not necessary. Love you, big guy. I appreciate y' all writing me into the script today. I have a comment and ask for the Dan and sister Dan and the Damet. And then it suckets. They're out there. The comment is one of appreciation. I've actually been listening to y' all since about 2009, 2010, when I was actually in high school. And now I'm 32, about to get married tomorrow. So really appreciate all the entertainment, the insight and perspective you shared. And that kind of leads me to my ask, to the point I just made getting married tomorrow. So I'd love to have some advice from you, Dan and the Danets on how to make a successful marriage. What are some things not to do to make an unsuccessful marriage? And before I hang up and listen, I gotta say suck it to Nick Wright. I know it's been a few years since he had that audacious take on Texas barbecue, but we don't forget things down here in Texas. So appreciate it, gentlemen, and looking forward to hearing that advice.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, Andreas, good luck with that. I'll pass that on to Nick Reich. Always. You know, I brought this up before you. You fall in love, but you'll stay married because you like each other. That's so important. Can you. Can you sit at a table, just you two, and have enough things to talk about? Always think of her, have respect. Certainly when you have kids, you're, you're, you move down the totem pole. But I think it just comes back to always thinking, always thinking of the other person, always. And hopefully, you know, they reciprocate. But you, you have to like each other. And it sounds crazy, but we all do the same thing. You look at somebody go, oh, my gosh, she's beautiful. Okay, now you got to get to know her. And then all of a sudden, beauty starts to fade away. And then all of a sudden it's, do we like each other? And you'd be surprised how many people, hey, I love my wife, but you gotta look, you gotta like them. And it just. Just have a friend and treat him as a friend with respect. Good luck with that, Andreas. We'll take a break. We got our play of the day up next. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live. Imagine being able to change your bed's firmness whenever you like. You can with the sleep Number Smart bed. You and your partner have different sleep number settings. Mine's 75 and you're able to do whatever you want with that bed. And there's so much more to that. Three smart reasons why a Sleep number bed is made for you the personalized comfort how about Staying cool Climate series Smart beds cool up to 20 times faster than the leading competitor. You'll stay asleep longer. The bed responds and adjusts to you all night long. Temperature solutions to help you sleep your best. So why choose a Sleep Number Smart bed? So you can choose how you want to sleep. The only bed that lets you make each side firmer or softer. Whatever you like. That's your sleep number setting. Mine's 75 and right now get free home delivery with the purchase of most beds limited time exclusively at a Sleep number store near you. See store for details or sleepnumber.com Patrick.

[Todd Fritz]

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[Caller]

Oh my God.

[Dan Patrick]

Of the day. This is the play of the day. Check this out. Swinging a drive deep to right field. There it is. Number 60. The modern day Bambin has just tied Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs for third all time in American League history. 59 in the first. Number 60. The magical tour of Cal Raleigh just continues here in 2025, courtesy of the Mariners Radio Network. I said if Cal Raleigh got to 60 home runs and they won the division, he was going to win the mvp. And I still feel that way. That's your play of the day. It's brought to you by Tire rack. For over 40 years they've been helping you find the right tires for how and what and where you drive. Ship fast and free, backed by free road hazard protection, convenient installation options like mobile tire installation. Tirerack.com it's the way tire buying should be. So the Mariners clinch the west for the first time since 01 and he's had 11 multi home run games this season. That ties in with Aaron Judge, Sammy Sosa and Hank Greenberg for the most in a single season in baseball history. The other baseball story, The Guardians were 15 and a half games out of first place. In early July, they beat the Tigers to take over sole possession of first place in the Central this is the biggest deficit to a team has had to overcome to win a division. Prior to that was 14 games and that was the Yankees in 1978. Stat of the day brought to you by Panini America. You know, the Guardians are doing this with pitching. Their starting pitchers have given up two runs or less in 19 consecutive starts. And speaking of pitching, Paul Skeens ended the season 10 and 10 in his 32 starts. In his 10 wins, his ERA was 0.29. In his losses, his ERA was 4.29. In his non decisions, he had 12 no decisions. His ERA was 1.59. An incredible season. And he allowed 4 hits, struck out 7 in 6 innings. The youngest player to have a sub 2.00 ERA for a full season since Dwight Gooden back in 1985. Stat of the day, stat of the day, stat of the day, stat of the day. Here comes that. What? Stat of the day. So his ERA to end the season is 1.97. Gooden's ERA in 1985 was 1.53. And he basically had two pitches. He had an unbelievable breaking ball and an unbelievable fastball. But shout out to Paul Skeens in that season. Let's see Dave in Arkansas. Hi, Dave. What's on your mind?

[Caller]

They call me Pittsburgh Dave and I've got to stand up. I'm going to stand up and take it. I know it's not going to be popular, but I couldn't get through yesterday. But if anybody needed a supporter for Fritz yesterday, it was me. Oh, put me over there in the left lane. You can go around. You can go that way. Now if I see it coming and I know you're coming, you got a long way to go. Fine, but.

[Dan Patrick]

Pretty dramatic.

[Seaton]

Sounds like Dave also a left lane camper.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yeah. Do you want that support, Todd?

[Todd Fritz]

I'll take any support I can get. After some of the things I saw on social media, anything that remotely sounds like someone in my corner, I will embrace that.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, you got roughed up on social media yesterday.

[Todd Fritz]

I don't think I made my point clear enough about they think I was camping and trying to intentionally block people from getting where they have to go. I just don't like someone.

[Dan Patrick]

You.

[Todd Fritz]

No, but the point was someone. I think there are people that don't use it as the passing lane, as I said earlier, and they're just speeding because that's the lane where I'm least likely to get a ticket for going very fast to get to my destination quickly.

[Seaton]

Yes, that is very much changing the nature of the discussion.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, man. You do you. You move the goal post.

[Todd Fritz]

Am I really moving the goalpost?

[Dan Patrick]

Yes. You kept changing the topic. You would be like, oh, there's grandma's going 30 miles an hour. There was something about driving through a cvs.

[Seaton]

We discussed the left lane being a passing lane for 75% of that conversation yesterday.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Todd Fritz]

I think the point being this is there's a lot of people that don't use it as a person. It's a convenient argument, but a lot of people are in the left lane to go fast.

[Dan Patrick]

It is called the passing and stay.

[Todd Fritz]

But they didn't. They stay in the left lane.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, no.

[Todd Fritz]

And continue going fast.

[Dan Patrick]

I can't.

[Seaton]

I can't do this until they run into you. Who won't get out of the left lane.

[Todd Fritz]

A lot of people using the left wing. Reasons other than passing from going fast.

[Dan Patrick]

It's known as the passing.

[Todd Fritz]

And call it whatever they want. That's not what a lot of people use.

[Dan Patrick]

That is the nature of. We need the audience to help us. We're going to come up with a T shirt today. It's going to be available today. We're going to print it up today.

[Seaton]

It should be available today. It'll be available for about 48 hours. You know, we're going to take it down. But we got five options that are about to go up on danpatrick.com for a poll question. And sort of you could choose.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, you want to run down the candidates. There's life in the pass lane.

[Seaton]

Life in the pass lane is one. If I passed you on the right, you must be Todd Fritz is another. If I'm going too slow. Todd Fritz said go around me. We have left lane camper.

[Dan Patrick]

No.

[Seaton]

And we have Move Fritz. Get out the way.

[Todd Fritz]

There's some strong choices right there.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. But we're gonna take the one that gets the most votes. And then we're gonna make a T shirt today. And it'll be [e-mail]. yeah, Todd. Todd kept trying to. You were still explaining yourself today, and I. I just came in and I'm like, nope, we're not doing it.

[Todd Fritz]

I do. You do make a good point.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know where I was going.

[Todd Fritz]

With some of that other stuff about elderly people.

[Dan Patrick]

No. You lose this argument. So then you try to win another argument or you try to deflect something.

[Todd Fritz]

Took a shot at motorcycles.

[Dan Patrick]

Right.

[Todd Fritz]

What was that?

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know. Brando Shamblee will get. Join us from Ryder Cup. More of your phone calls as well. One hour in the books, two more to go on this Thursday.

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[Dan Patrick]

Hey everybody, Daniel Jeremiah here and I'm Bucky Brooks. On Move the Six we take you inside the game. From breaking down college prospects and NFL.

[Todd Fritz]

Rookies to evaluating team building philosophies, coaching.

[Rob Manfred]

Trends and how front offices construct winning.

[Dan Patrick]

Rosters, we study the tape, talk to decision makers and give you a perspective you won't find anywhere else. It's everything you need to understand the.

[Rob Manfred]

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[Dan Patrick]

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