Hour 3 - The Rude Tennis Fan

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 3: “The Rude Tennis Fan”

Date: September 1, 2025
Podcast: The Dan Patrick Show
Hosts (subbing in): Steve Covino & Rich Davis (Covino & Rich), Danny G
Main Theme:
Examining sports fan etiquette after a viral “rude tennis fan” moment at the US Open, reflecting on viral sports moments, overreactions in social media culture, and the legacy of “Linsanity” as Jeremy Lin officially retires.

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Episode Overview

This hour centers on a viral US Open incident involving an adult who aggressively grabbed a signed hat seemingly intended for a child, sparking outrage online. The hosts debate whether public vilification was deserved, explore how social media twists narratives, and use this as a springboard into broader discussions about sportsmanship, collectibles, and judging moments out of context. The hour also features a game segment (“Covino or Belichick”), pop culture riffs, and a homage to Jeremy Lin as he retires from basketball.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Viral Tennis Fan Incident at the US Open

[08:27–14:41]

• Incident Recap:
  A wealthy Polish businessman, Petor Cesare, snatched an autographed hat at the US Open that appeared to be meant for a child. The moment, caught on video, quickly painted him as the quintessential "rude adult" sports fan.

• Initial Outrage:
  “Look at this D bag. Look at this guy.” — Steve Covino [08:43]
  Reaction was swift and fierce as social media sleuths identified him.

• The Apology & Context:
  Cesare publicly apologized, claiming he thought the player, Kamil Majek, was handing the hat to him for his own children, who are also fans.

• Changing Perspectives:
  “He says I would like to unequivocally apologize to the boy…in the emotions, in the crowd's joy...I was convinced that the tennis player was handing the cap in my direction for my sons who had earlier asked for autographs.” — Steve Covino reading Cesare’s statement [11:12]

  • Upon learning this context, both hosts soften their stance.
  • “I forgive the guy then. Right.” — Rich Davis [11:34]

• On Jumping to Conclusions:
  “It’s almost our general instinct to just jump to conclusions.” — Rich Davis [11:40]

• Media/Social Media Commentary:
  “One sentence could be taken completely out of context… I also don’t believe the culture we live in now is awesome where someone makes a mistake, they track him down and try to ruin his life.” — Rich Davis [12:17]
  The hosts bemoan internet mob justice and demand for someone's “life to be ruined” over moments that lack context.

Notable Quote

“It's like a sound bite. You have to hear the whole thing to make a true assessment.”
— Steve Covino [12:04]

2. Extreme Sports Fan Behavior & Collectibles

[14:34–21:58]:

• The conversation shifts to adults seeking souvenirs at sporting events, discussing the etiquette of catching/keeping balls or merch when kids are nearby.
• Covino’s Confession:
  “I'll never push a kid out of the way for a ball. But... If I finally got a home run ball… and there's some nose picking kid next to me—you're not giving it to him… my moment.” — Steve Covino [16:33–17:02]
• Kids vs. Grown-ups:
  • Hosts admit most adults “give it to the kid because the cameras are on them,” but also relate to wanting a rare memento themselves [19:47].

Notable Quotes

“Go boo yourself. My thought is this: If it’s a ball of significance…if it’s something of value, keep it. But if it's just a random play, maybe give it to the kid.”
— Rich Davis & Steve Covino [20:01]

3. Broader Reflections: Context, Memory, and Judgment

[21:59–23:28]:

• “Does the story change now that you know he thought it was for him? ...Does that change your thought on it or not?” — Steve Covino [21:59]
• Both hosts agree: knowing the fuller backstory, they’re more forgiving.

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4. Game Segment: "Covino or Belichick"

[22:35–36:33]:

• The recurring game compares facts about Steve Covino and Bill Belichick, including their much-younger girlfriends both named Jordan—a running joke.
• Sample Fact Exchange:
  • “His Jordan simultaneously enrolled in cosmetology school…” — Rich Davis [33:38]
  • Incorrect guess: “Covino?” “No, that's Belichick’s Jordan.”
• Lighthearted, showcasing the hosts’ banter.
• “My dog Theo brings home more money than anybody in the house.” — Steve Covino [35:00]

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5. Jeremy Lin’s Retirement & "Linsanity" Retrospective

[37:45–45:48]:

• The hosts mark Jeremy Lin’s official retirement, recalling the global phenomenon of “Linsanity”—his unexpected, electrifying run with the Knicks.
• Impact:
  “It was excitement at the Garden like we hadn’t seen in years. All your friends were talking about it. You couldn’t escape the highlights on SportsCenter.” — Steve Covino [41:18]
  • Emphasizes how Lin's two-week “zone” created lasting memories in New York and basketball at large.

Notable Quotes

“That two weeks was the most legitimate, you could say fluke I’ve ever seen. Because it was real. We lived it. The hype was real.”
— Steve Covino [41:08]

“It’s like when people criticize one hit wonders. It’s like yeah, they may have had one hit but they had a great career…and one hit more than you'll ever sniff.”
— Rich Davis & Steve Covino [41:41]

• The conversation broadens to similar sports stories (e.g., Mark “The Bird” Fidrych, Kurt Warner), showing how “brief but magical” runs captivate fans.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “You are deemed the worst adult possible. That and Disney adults, right? They're the worst.” — Steve Covino [12:57]
• “Maybe I wouldn’t push another kid out of the way…but the reality is…you will do anything for your kid.” — Rich Davis [14:34]
• “If you catch it, to me, catching a foul ball—the cool part of that is the action of catching the ball. Once you caught it…what do you want a baseball for?” — Rich Davis [21:18]
• “Linsanity… for those few weeks in New York, nothing was like it… It was electric, it was so fun, everyone loved the story.” — Steve Covino [52:24]

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Important Timestamps

• 04:41: Hour begins; tease of Tennis incident, NFL picks, and games
• 08:27: Deep dive into the US Open “rude fan” viral moment
• 11:12: Reading and discussion of the fan’s public apology
• 12:17: Reflections on social media outrage and context
• 14:34: What fans will do for their kids/memorabilia etiquette
• 16:33–17:58: Would adults keep a baseball meant for a kid?
• 22:35–36:33: “Covino or Belichick” trivia game
• 37:45: Transition to Jeremy Lin and “Linsanity”
• 41:08: On Lin’s “legitimate fluke” and career legacy
• 54:06: Call-ins with personal sports “lightning in a bottle” picks

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Tone & Style

Relaxed, humorous, irreverent; equal parts genuine sports reflection and tongue-in-cheek banter. Covino and Rich tease each other, offer playful confessions, but also thoughtfully assess sports culture and fan behavior.
Language is colloquial and conversational, with self-deprecating humor.

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Summary Table (Key Segments & Topics)

| Timestamp | Segment | Key Point/Notable Quote | |-----------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 08:27 | US Open “rude fan” | "Look at this D bag. Look at this guy." — Covino | | 11:12 | Fan’s apology | “I made a serious mistake in the emotions...I was convinced...” — Covino reading Cesare | | 12:17 | Social media/pile-ons | “One sentence can be taken completely out of context...” — Rich | | 14:34 | Fan memorabilia etiquette | “You will do anything for your kid.” — Rich | | 16:33 | Adults/kids collectibles | “I’ll never push a kid... But if I finally got a home run ball…” — Covino | | 22:35 | “Covino or Belichick” game | “My dog Theo brings home more money than anybody in the house...” — Covino | | 37:45 | Jeremy Lin retrospective | “We lived it. The hype was real.” — Covino | | 41:41 | Linsanity’s legacy/one-hit wonders | “It’s like when people criticize one hit wonders…one hit more than you’ll ever sniff.” — Rich |

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Final Takeaways

• Viral outrage can lack the context necessary for fairness; social media vilification is often excessive.
• Sports fan etiquette sparks surprising debate; mementos carry emotional weight for adults and kids alike.
• “Linsanity” remains a touchstone for sports magic—short-lived but unforgettable.
• Humor and empathy go a long way when assessing public blunders and viral moments.

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Useful for those who missed the episode:
This summary captures the playful yet insightful style of Covino & Rich, outlining how a single viral sports moment can spark debates about etiquette, forgiveness, and the myth-making power of sports culture.

Transcript

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

What's up?

[Steve Covino]

Working man's not a sucker. Working man's the tough guy. I'm the tough guy. Hey what's up tough guys?

[Rich Davis]

Hey.

[Steve Covino]

And shout out to all the blue collar workers out there, everyone that breaks their ass. Regardless of what you do. Hope you're enjoying a nice extended weekend Labor Day weekend Covino and Rich live on Labor Day in for the great Dan Patrick, Steve Covino, Rich Davis, Danny G. Danny G Radio on the phones at 87799 on Fox.

[Rich Davis]

I have one rando dumb question and then I'll let you know what's coming up this hour because we got we'll talk some NFL Week one. I got some picks. I feel like there's two games in particular that Vegas has wrong that we're going to win some money. We'll do Is it Belichick or Cavino? A game that's sweeping the nation because they both happen to be getting grumpier as time goes on and both date younger women named Jordan. And we're going to get to this tennis douche in a second.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, before you pose your hard hitting question, can I shamelessly promote our show Covino Enrich Monday through Friday right here on Fox Sports Radio. Now, if your affiliate doesn't carry us, bother them and make sure that they do. Shout out to all the affiliates, five to seven on the east, two to four on the West. Covino Enrich we have a brand new YouTube page. You could watch it like a show, see what we're doing live. Covino Enrich FSR C O V I N O Covino Enrich FSR on YouTube. And we even have a Patreon that we're doing today because we're working men. Working man's the tough guy. Patriot patreon.com patreon.com Covino and Rich, thank you. Dan Patrick Nation. We love you guys. We love hanging out with you. So we're going to talk. Jeremy Lynn giveaway prizes NFL. And Rich has a question.

[Rich Davis]

A question, a thought. By the way, do you see my dude on Friday night? Jonah Tong. King Tong.

[Steve Covino]

I enjoyed that thoroughly.

[Rich Davis]

How likable is that kid?

[Steve Covino]

Super likable. I'm a Yankees fan.

[Rich Davis]

This young Asian pitcher on the Mets.

[Steve Covino]

Jonah Tong, he's an Asian Lincecum.

[Rich Davis]

His parents, he's American. I don't know if it's because.

[Danny G]

That's gotta be racist.

[Rich Davis]

I don't know if it's because I got two little kids that play sports, but when I see them interview parents for any team when some kid's making his debut in baseball is usually when you see this the most and they go to the parents in the stands, I get emotional. Call me a little bitch, but I get, I get, I get a little worked up when I see.

[Steve Covino]

I'm sorry, Jonah Tong's from Canada. He's Canadian.

[Rich Davis]

Canadian, yeah, Canadian.

[Steve Covino]

I said American. But he's not. When you say Asian. And I don't want people to assume he's from Japan.

[Rich Davis]

His mom's a white woman. His dad's Asian. Yeah. And he's from Canada. He's a little of everything, this kid, but he has a personality that isn't usually made for baseball. Meaning he's really fun.

[Steve Covino]

He looks like he's 12 years old.

[Rich Davis]

He looks 12 and he smiles. He may. He's, he's very animated and his delivery is identical to Lincecum.

[Steve Covino]

He's not as wiry but solid, sturdy pitcher, his childhood dream came true, even though he looks like a child still. And he made his debut, a successful debut for the Mets over the weekend.

[Rich Davis]

So that was observation number one. Thought number two, when we get home early today, because we're in for dp, we're on the west coast, so we get home and it's still like, breakfast time. Kids are off from school. When is it too early to start decorating for the fall? I'm not. I'm not hanging up skeletons and pumpkins. I'm not saying that. But if you got little kids, when. When's too early to do that type of stuff?

[Steve Covino]

Never too early when you have kids. Just maximize it.

[Rich Davis]

But I'm saying, like, little.

[Steve Covino]

Once you want to build great memories for them and, and make it festive for the kids.

[Rich Davis]

But I'm saying it's September 1st, like, you can't be putting up, like, orangey fall stuff, can you?

[Steve Covino]

Halloween decorations out already. And I understand if you have kids because you're just trying to busting out the Rubbermaid bin of decorations is a hassle and a half. So you want to have it out as long as possible just because you don't feel like. I don't. You don't feel like you just took it out now.

[Rich Davis]

You don't want to do all that crap for two weeks.

[Steve Covino]

I know. If you're doing it for the kids, prolong the process.

[Rich Davis]

All right, so then you know what? Don't judge me if you see pumpkins on my porch and, like, decorations and. And fake leaves and stuff.

[Steve Covino]

I'm not. I'm not just maximizing it. I know.

[Rich Davis]

Well, let's get to Tennis Douche. This guy, Tennis Douche was all the race. He's deservingly getting.

[Steve Covino]

Well, hold on. Deservingly, kind of, sort of. When you hear the full, full story, you might change your mind.

[Danny G]

Or he's just covering his tracks.

[Steve Covino]

Or he's just covering his tracks, maybe. So you saw the highlights. If you weren't watching US Open, you saw the highlights, and the highlights were immediately like, look at this D bag. Look at this guy. So there's a Polish tennis star named Kamil Majek, and he's signing autographs, autographed hats, and he autographs a hat, and it looks like he's handing it to a kid, and his grown adult jumps right in front of the kid and steals it. And it was like, oh, you see.

[Rich Davis]

A little kid, like, ah. But I think it's how emphatic his grab was. Like, give Me that.

[Danny G]

And then he just tosses it to his wife who stuffs it in a bag of things that are being signed.

[Steve Covino]

And apparently the guy that does this is a wealthy businessman because again, the web sleuths track them down. You can't get away with this stuff anymore. They track him down like, ah, there he is. He's a CEO of this high end Polish company. His name is Petor Cesare.

[Rich Davis]

Remember when we were kids, Polish jokes are a thing and like, totally acceptable.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

I feel like I bought a Polish joke book at like a.

[Steve Covino]

Kids today are scared of the dice man. Cause, yeah, comedy was way different back then. Right.

[Rich Davis]

I'm convinced when I was a kid I could be making this up, but I feel like I bought dirty joke books at school book fairs.

[Steve Covino]

Is that possible with a whole Polish section? Yeah, blonde jokes.

[Rich Davis]

Polish jokes, like Hades were a tough racial jokes, like, what is going on? I think I came home from school with a Berenstain Bears book and a dirty joke book. I digress. Go on.

[Steve Covino]

So this Polish guy who grew up with these jokes, Petor Schezarek, snatched a hat from the boy at the US Open. He apologized, made like a public apology, first of all, because he had to. Again, they tracked him down, they found out who he was. Social media is trying to ruin his life. He says it's a necessary lesson in humanity. Do you forgive him? The boss of a paving stone company and he believed that the tennis star Majak was signing the hat for him and he wanted to give it to his son when he. When he grabbed the hat. So you do see him give it to his wife or the woman with him, but he's saying that, yeah, he was grabbing it for his kids, though, who I guess are tennis fans.

[Rich Davis]

Well, you know what that changes?

[Steve Covino]

He says, I would like to unequivocally apologize to the boy who was harmed, his family as well as all the fans and the player himself. That's what this guy wrote on Instagram. I made a serious mistake in the emotions, in the crowd's joy. After the victory, I was convinced that the tennis player was handing the cap in my direction for my sons who had earlier asked for autographs.

[Rich Davis]

I forgive the guy then. Right.

[Steve Covino]

Changes the whole perspective. So that's when you know the rest of the story.

[Rich Davis]

It's. It's almost our general instinct to just jump to conclusions. No, hold on.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, in our defense, that's what we saw, but it doesn't tell the full story. He did snag a hat out of a little kid's way.

[Rich Davis]

I didn't see him having kids, which was the big, big difference in what he's saying and what he did. So if he really did have kids.

[Steve Covino]

There, it's like a sound bite. You have to hear the whole thing to make a true assessment.

[Rich Davis]

That's the number one pet peeve I.

[Steve Covino]

Have about creative editing. Could paint a completely different picture. And he was still in the wrong. But knowing the rest of the story changes it for sure.

[Rich Davis]

Sports, social media, a lot of people get by on pulling a clip of a bigger clip. And we hear it all the time here on FOX Sports Radio. You hear it on ESPN and NBC and CBS everywhere, where it's like, can you believe what LeBron said? And they gave you one sentence of a five minute conversation. One sentence could be taken completely out of context. And this is a terrible look for this guy. But I also don't believe the culture we live in now is. Is awesome. Where someone makes a mistake, they track him down and try to ruin his life.

[Steve Covino]

Well, when you do stuff like this, though, you are deemed the worst adult possible. That and Disney adults, right? They're the worst. I know what's worse. The guy that snags the thing from the kid or the Disney adult or the.

[Rich Davis]

Or. No, it's worse. The guy that is waiting in line ahead of your kid to get his picture taken with a character. Get a life, you loser.

[Steve Covino]

But you're a grown up.

[Rich Davis]

You need a picture with Chippendale.

[Steve Covino]

He's a legitimate excuse. And it does change the story. And what makes this a crazy story is that not only did it go viral in your algorithm, you probably saw it over the weekend. I know I did. I didn't watch a whole lot of us open, but I saw this. He's an international villain, so of course he has to go on an apology parade. An apology.

[Rich Davis]

What if he went Hollywood Hogan International. What if he went Hollywood Hogan? Meaning, like, what if he decided, rest in peace, Hulkster? What if he's like, I did it for my kids and I don't take it back, brother.

[Steve Covino]

Like, lean into it. No, I think when you take accountability, that's when everyone gets off your back a little bit. And I think that's great damage control. Like, hey, I made a big mistake. I'm sorry, but here's why. And I always say that's a lesson learned in my world from Andy Pettit, who got away sort of scott free. Scott. The guy that gets away free all the time.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, scott free.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, scott free. When it came to his Pe accusations. You remember what he did, right?

[Rich Davis]

He goes, yeah, I did.

[Steve Covino]

I did accountability. And then he explained why. Because I wanted to heal faster and return to the team. And I thought that was the best solution.

[Rich Davis]

And you know what? When you hear this story, let him go.

[Steve Covino]

They let him off the hook.

[Rich Davis]

If.

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If you.

[Rich Davis]

If you think about what people will do for their kids, I would do anything for my kids.

[Steve Covino]

I take care of my kids.

[Rich Davis]

Maybe I wouldn't push another kid out of the way and grab something. But the reality is you're trying to. You're trying to snag a ball or snag something at a game for your kid. You. You will do anything for your kid. So if this guy's saying that, was.

[Steve Covino]

It a snag, a stab or a grab?

[Rich Davis]

As that was a grab?

[Steve Covino]

Clinton Yates would say, that's. That was a grab. That was a grab. Yeah, I think sort of snag.

[Rich Davis]

I think if we would have saw the guy's kids in frame, you would have been like, oh, he's sort of a douche. But hey, you know, he's. It's his. He's getting it for his kids. This, to me, without seeing his kids in the shot, just looked like, what a loser.

[Steve Covino]

But you know what? The Polish tennis star Camille Majak, he doesn't react like, if it was for that kid, wouldn't he have been like, hey, that was for, like, put his hands up or something.

[Danny G]

He was kind of half looking at who he was handing things.

[Steve Covino]

But my point in bringing that up is, you know, maybe he did mean to give it to that guy.

[Rich Davis]

I'll tell you what. I was at a Mets game at Citi Field over the summer with my kids. I took them to their first Mets game at City, not on the road.

[Steve Covino]

And what do you want, a cookie?

[Rich Davis]

There was a guy that, like, in between innings, you know how it's like, you know, ground ball to Lindor, to Pete Alonso, and in betweenings, the first baseman usually will just toss the ball over the net to the first base line. Yeah, we were sitting right near the Mets dugout, first base line. Some big oaf, like, collides with my wife when to get the ball. And everyone looked at this guy like, you're bumping into a wife who's sitting next to my kid to grab a ball of a Pete Alonso ball.

[Steve Covino]

Loser.

[Rich Davis]

And everyone looked at this guy. My wife's convinced that this dude's date was like, ew, like, how gross of you. Like, how gross of a grown man to like, be pushing Women and kids out of the way for a ball.

[Steve Covino]

I'll never push a kid out of the way for a ball. But. But. There is a but. And who doesn't like a nice butt?

[Rich Davis]

Is it a big butt?

[Steve Covino]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Steve Covino]

If I finally got a home run ball, even a ball tossed to me. Yeah. Let's say Big G John Carlos Stanton tossed the ball to the outfield. I was the one out of 55,000 people and I got it. And there's some nose picking kid next to me.

[Rich Davis]

You're not giving it to him.

[Steve Covino]

No, I am not.

[Rich Davis]

You're a grown ass man.

[Steve Covino]

How embarrassing. I haven't changed. I haven't changed my view on that.

[Danny G]

So if you would have caught I.

[Steve Covino]

Wait, I was that K and I never got it. This was my moment.

[Danny G]

Wait, if you would have caught Will Smith's pinch hit walk off home run yesterday at Dodger Stadium and a little kid was next to you.

[Steve Covino]

Unless it was my kid. Unless it was a kid in my family, my nephew, godson, my kid. I'm keeping it, dealing with it, keeping it for. Was my moment.

[Rich Davis]

But for what?

[Steve Covino]

But did I snag it from the kid? That's there's a difference. No, this was like if it was to me, I'm keeping it. I'm not handing it. I know.

[Danny G]

What if the camera.

[Steve Covino]

Nice thing to do.

[Danny G]

What if the camera caught you nudging the kid a little bit?

[Steve Covino]

Well, no. Yeah. By accident. Sorry, sorry.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, you know. No, no, no.

[Danny G]

But let me radio host Steve Covino.

[Steve Covino]

I've never caught a. I've never caught a foul ball. I've never got one tossed to me. I never caught a home run ball. So this is my one now that I got it out of the way and I got my one, you know, next time. Hey, here you go. Nose picking.

[Rich Davis]

There was, there was a great clip.

[Steve Covino]

Here you go, kid. Get out of my face.

[Rich Davis]

There was a great clip. Oh, there's two clips I want to bring up. Do you guys remember it had to be earlier this season because we talked about it on our afternoon show. Some kids, I'm kid who caught a home run and in, in the celebration, like the guy next to him grabbed it out of his glove and put it in his pocket real quick.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And it was caught on camera. So follow what I'm saying. Some guy catches a ball and in the moment of celebrating, the ball sort of trickles out of his glove. The guy next to him grabs it, puts it in his hoodie pocket and then goes back to cheering as if he doesn't have the ball.

[Steve Covino]

That was everywhere.

[Rich Davis]

That was great. Hey, over the weekend I was telling you there's a story at Citi Field where Gary, Keith and Ron, Best in the game, even made it a point in their broadcast to mock this guy. And I'm like, well, I'm sure this guy didn't appreciate that. Some dude. There's a foul ball and it looks like he was fighting an old guy for the ball. It was something like, you know.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but again, misleading. This guy's not that he's like my age. He just looks old. He's not. This guy's not.

[Rich Davis]

This guy had to be like 70, 80 years old. 70, but so like there was a, it was like a boomer. There was a boomer generation, maybe 70ish year old, like our parents age guy like sort of like scrambled around for a foul ball with some young bearded like Dominican kid that. And he grabs the ball and like tugs it from him. And the old guy's like, hey, son of a gun. And like sits back down and. And the broadcasters were like, oh, he took the ball from the old guy. Oh, what is he doing?

[Steve Covino]

And that guy probably watched it later and he's like, I'm 55, I'm not that old.

[Rich Davis]

But I'm still shocked. I know there's a narrative that we're getting soft. Don't give the kid the foul ball. But I always ask the adult.

[Steve Covino]

I think so many people do, quote, unquote, the right thing. Give it to the kid because they know the cameras are on them. No, and that's really why.

[Rich Davis]

Because I think. Here's what.

[Steve Covino]

Because I'm telling you, I would not. And I would be like, what?

[Rich Davis]

I never caught one thought.

[Steve Covino]

Go boo yourself.

[Rich Davis]

My thought is this. If it's a ball, if it's an Aaron Judge home run number 63, when he beats Maris's record or whatever, 62, if it's a 500th home run, if it's a playoff winning home run or something of significance or value.

[Steve Covino]

Aaron Judge became top five over the weekend. Yogi Berra, all time Yankee home runs.

[Rich Davis]

Tough. I've got you. Imagine when you're in the Aaron Judge. I get it. These are, this is something a ball value. Oh, it's, you know, Cal Raleigh's 50th. You keep that, it has value. But if Grisham hits a pop up down the first base.

[Steve Covino]

Swaggy T. Yeah, I'm keeping it. But again, I never got one. But here's the question that's the story.

[Rich Davis]

But I got to ask, though. No, for real, though, because what do you then do with that ball? Because you can't to me, I have.

[Steve Covino]

A baseball in my sock drawer. Why not?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but to me, you take it.

[Steve Covino]

Out, sniff it every once in a while.

[Rich Davis]

I'm sorry, what?

[Steve Covino]

The baseball? Yeah, Just, you know, remind yourself of the. The good old days. What? Yeah, have it. I mean, why do I have to, like, do something with it? I have it there in my drawer.

[Commercial Announcer]

For real.

[Rich Davis]

But for what?

[Steve Covino]

But I don't even know where I got it. I got one major league ball.

[Rich Davis]

But here's the question. If you catch it, to me, catching a foul ball, the cool part of that is the actual action of catching the ball. Once you catch. I caught it. What do you want a baseball for? What do you want, like, to me, what is that?

[Steve Covino]

So then why do you want this stupid hat? Why do you want anything? I hate your points. Why do you want.

[Rich Davis]

Why do you want anything if you're a tennis fan? It was a signed hat, so it's a baseball.

[Steve Covino]

You can't use it. You can't.

[Rich Davis]

Throw a baseball.

[Steve Covino]

You can't give it to someone in your family. You can't have one on standby in your trunk in case you want to play a catch with your uncle.

[Rich Davis]

You.

[Steve Covino]

You can't have a baseball.

[Rich Davis]

When was the last time. When was the last time you had a spontaneous catch with a ball you.

[Commercial Announcer]

Caught at a stadium?

[Steve Covino]

My brother. But your thoughts on this dude? Does the story change now that, you know he thought it was for him? The autographed hat at the US Open and the fact that he was going to give it to his kids. Does that change your thought on it or not? 87799 on 5.

[Rich Davis]

Might a little bit. Now we're going to play a game a little bit. So if you want in, you want to play. The number is 87799 on Fox. We compare Steve Covino over here to Bill Belichick because they're both getting grumpier as time goes on. And they both date significantly younger girlfriends named Jordan.

[Danny G]

And one one of them has a really big night tonight. You have five chances to get two correct. Steve Covino or Bill Belichick.

[Rich Davis]

You only have to bet 400 to win this game. Two out of five.

[Steve Covino]

That's it.

[Rich Davis]

What an easy way to win a prize. So if you want in, we'll play it next. 87799 on Fox.

[Steve Covino]

And we got to talk, linsanity. We have lots to get to.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, you know. We'll touch on that next. Real quick. Linsanity, he officially retired, huh?

[Steve Covino]

Officially, yeah. Last time you probably saw him play was in 2019 when he was with the Raptors.

[Rich Davis]

That's when I thought he retired.

[Steve Covino]

No, he wasn't officially retired. He was playing. Where in Taiwan.

[Danny G]

China. Then Taiwan.

[Steve Covino]

It means professional basketball, just not in this country.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, well, we'll get to that and a bunch of NFL like I said. But if you want to play Cavino or Belichick, we do that next right here. Fox Sports Radio Labor Day let's go.

[Commercial Announcer]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Or wherever you get your podcast this.

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[Steve Covino]

Shouting out all the hard workers out there. Ramsey on the ones and twos. Danny G is our super producer. Danny G Radio on social media, we're Covino and Rich. Everything at Covino and Rich and for Dan Patrick live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Most cars on the road could use a little tlc. Rich At Mako, we bring your car back to life with affordable paint jobs, light collision repairs. Get a free estimate today. Oh, better get Mako. So enjoy your day off. Hope you're enjoying your extended weekend. Hope all your teams won. Congrats again to Lee Coruscant, an amazing career. Congrats to Ohio State and their defense. And congrats to Tony Ferguson. He beat a YouTube influencer in a boxing match.

[Danny G]

Congrats to Miami and to Florida.

[Rich Davis]

Florida State. Don't take away. You know, it's.

[Danny G]

Their QB is so fun to watch sometimes.

[Rich Davis]

You know, it is. Danny G. Sometimes when someone loses, you don't really give credit to the winner. You just mock the loser. Like I feel like the narrative is like, oh man, Alabama.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, and congrats.

[Rich Davis]

Florida State just also played well like you. Oh yeah, that happens so often.

[Steve Covino]

Congrats to Ryan Day's nipples. I don't know if you saw them. They went viral over the weekend.

[Danny G]

One of them did.

[Steve Covino]

One of them did. And there's an update, by the way, if you're not familiar with nipple gate. His nipple was all over social media.

[Rich Davis]

Over the week over Janet Jackson. That's a new nipple game.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, because he, I mean it was real like eraser tip. Geez. But they look like there was two prominent piercings. Yeah. Sticking out like he had a little barbell in there or something. I don't know what you even call that. Rich. You would know. You're the expert. What does rich Davis and Ryan day have in common? Pierce nipples?

[Rich Davis]

You think I have a pic? Get out of here.

[Steve Covino]

But look, the update is that we were all duped. It was like a fake photo that went viral.

[Danny G]

Somebody. Somebody doctored it.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, totally. F. So you can never believe anything. That being said, we're covino and rich. We're going to talk linsanity, but first, we have a game to play.

[Rich Davis]

All right, this is game.

[Steve Covino]

Steve cavino and Bill Belichick have some things in common. Bill Belichick's the man.

[Rich Davis]

They both have younger girlfriends named Jordan.

[Steve Covino]

He ain't the man if that was my daughter.

[Commercial Announcer]

They both have a powerful presence in the sports world.

[Steve Covino]

Work harder so you can do that when you're 72. You tell us, is it Steve Kavina or Bill Belichick? I'm not mad at him at all. I want to know what it is.

[Danny G]

All right, what started from Rich's late night edible mind has turned into a fun on air game I put together from time to time. What better day to play than on Belichick's debut for unc versus TCU tonight.

[Steve Covino]

Dude, what a cool week, right? You got NFL starting. You got this game tonight. Like, so much to look forward to. Baseball heating up.

[Rich Davis]

I heard some buffoons talking about, like, what are they going to show Jordan tonight on the sidelines, I was like, yeah, Bill Belichick's Jordan. If she's there, why would they not show her? She's part of the Bill Belichick story at unc. Like to not show.

[Steve Covino]

Well, he's the storyline. She's definitely part of it, but he's the storyline.

[Danny G]

All right, we're gonna get our contestant on the studio line, and then I'll explain the game real quick. You know what, Covino? I'll use you for this. Since you're the man in the moment, Would you love to travel to beautiful Gainesville, Florida? Medford, Oregon, Las Vegas, Nevada. Memphis, Tennessee, or Kitty hawk, north Carolina?

[Steve Covino]

Ooh, Kitty hawk, huh? Hmm. You know what? I'm working on my gaines. So I want to go to Gainesville.

[Danny G]

That's Mike.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, Gainesville Mike in Florida.

[Rich Davis]

What's up, Mike?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Caller Mike]

Good choice, guys.

[Commercial Announcer]

Good choice.

[Steve Covino]

Good morning.

[Danny G]

Happy labor day. What do you do for a living there in Florida?

[Caller Mike]

Well, I'm a retired school teacher of 35 years.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, nice, man.

[Danny G]

All right, here's no Go for it.

[Caller Mike]

I want to ask, did the kid give him that hat to sign, or would he just have a bunch of hats there and was signing it?

[Rich Davis]

That's a great question. I think he had hats he was signing. Right, so.

[Caller Mike]

But still, that. That man knew the kid. He was stepping in front of the kid and grabbing a hat.

[Steve Covino]

You know, it was a bad look, for sure.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. And how aggressively he snagged the hat. That U.S. open story. Oh.

[Danny G]

Anyway, Mikey, here's how the game works. Covino or Belichick? I've done extensive research on both coach and Covino and their young girlfriends. Rich and I are going to trade off reading a fun fact, and then you got to tell us, is it Steve Covino or Bill Belichick? You have five chances to get two correct, and then you win a CNR Nerf football.

[Caller Mike]

Okay. It is Covino, though.

[Danny G]

We haven't read it.

[Steve Covino]

We don't know. I mean, we don't know yet.

[Rich Davis]

One or the other.

[Danny G]

Okay, Rich is going to read the first fun fact.

[Rich Davis]

All right, now, is this Covino or Belichick? His Jordan simultaneously enrolled in cosmetology school and commuted daily while balancing her academics.

[Caller Mike]

Kavino.

[Rich Davis]

No, sorry, that's Belgax Jordan.

[Danny G]

That's one strike.

[Rich Davis]

That's Jordan Hutson.

[Steve Covino]

However, my Jordan has become a certified Pilates instructor in the past, like, month. So close. So there you go.

[Danny G]

You guys are almost identical.

[Steve Covino]

I know. Close.

[Rich Davis]

By the way, Mike, you know how I came up with this game? Truth be told, I was on a little vacation with my wife. Grandma had the kids. I was on the beach, and I had an edible, and I happened to be scrolling on Instagram, and I saw Covino on the beach with his girlfriend doing something ridiculous. And the next scroll was Belichick on the beach doing, like, Pilates on the beach or something. I'm like, oh, my God. Kavino and Belichick are the same guy.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, except we're not. We just date women named Jordan. Who are you?

[Rich Davis]

Same guy.

[Steve Covino]

Same guy, but no different beach. But think about that. He's like, yeah, big game tonight. You know, a lot of. And she's like, I got cosmetology school later. What a contrast, Right?

[Rich Davis]

Danny, you got number two.

[Danny G]

Yeah. I'm gonna read the second fun fact here. His Jordan has gotten the couple's dog booked for several national ad campaigns. Covino or Belichick?

[Caller Mike]

Covino.

[Steve Covino]

Yes, that's right.

[Rich Davis]

My dog.

[Steve Covino]

My dog Theo brings home more money than anybody in the house. I'm not even joking. He's like, A little circ dog. And he's actually got several national gigs where he's like a little dog model actor. It's so funny.

[Rich Davis]

My God. Kavino's like a stage. He's a stage dog, dad.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, that's.

[Rich Davis]

How embarrassing.

[Steve Covino]

It's crazy. I'm not even kidding. I'm not making that up.

[Danny G]

Mike is halfway to a CNR prize. Rich, back to you for the third fun fact.

[Rich Davis]

All right, Is it Kavino or Belichick? His dog?

[Danny G]

No, third one.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Oh, oh. This is not always just about Jordan, Okay.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, no, it's okay. Like, you've never played Cavino or Belichick.

[Rich Davis]

Okay. He first met Jon Bon Jovi while working in New York. Covino or Belichick?

[Caller Mike]

Covina.

[Danny G]

No. Oh, Jordan strike on you.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, yeah, I've worked in rock. I'm not sure I ever met Jon Bon Jovi.

[Caller Mike]

Yeah, that's why I thought it was going to be you.

[Rich Davis]

Me, too. I thought it was. I thought it was Trippino, too. I would have got that one wrong.

[Steve Covino]

And I'm from Jersey. Never met the guy.

[Danny G]

All right, well, you have two more chances to get one correct to be a winner. Mike, here's the fourth fun fact. He was fired from a job in 1995, but it did not deter him from his dream. Covino or Belichick.

[Caller Mike]

Oh, God, that's. That. It would looks. It looks like Belichick, but I'm probably wrong. Belichick.

[Rich Davis]

Belichick is right, and you're a winner.

[Steve Covino]

Congratulations.

[Danny G]

That is too correct. That means you win a CNR prize just like that.

[Steve Covino]

We have IOUs which are just as good as money. So we've had bribery balls before. Nerf footballs, then swiggy stainless steel water bottles. Now we're heading into football season again, so we got brand new Nerf footballs. Inventory is coming in, so we owe you one. We'll throw in some koozies and all that stuff. Again, just trying to bribe people to listen to our show.

[Rich Davis]

So thank you, Mike.

[Steve Covino]

Congrats. We appreciate you, Mike.

[Caller Mike]

Thank you, bud.

[Rich Davis]

But then again, Kavino, I think that could have been either one of you. Did you get fired from Bennigan's in 1995 or.

[Steve Covino]

I was never fired. Never fired from Bennigan's? Never. I did work at Bennen's.

[Rich Davis]

You ever get fired?

[Steve Covino]

I was let go because of COVID if you count that firing.

[Rich Davis]

But, like, fired, like.

[Steve Covino]

No, like Vince McMahon.

[Rich Davis]

Like Vince McMahon or Donald Trump. Like get fired?

[Steve Covino]

Never. No. Now, again, grew up in New Jersey Never met Bon Jovi. We built our careers in New York. Rich Davis worked at Z100. I was driving the van at Krock New York and just trying to get on the air and was doing weekends and all that stuff. We joined forces years ago, and in the early 2000s, Rich, you and I were doing the Covino and Rich show.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

At Sirius. Just the time. At the time.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. But it was not even XM yet, just Sirius satellite radio. And we were working with Maxim radio. Remember when magazines were a thing? Maxim. So we doing Maxim in the year 2000. Man, this happened. Do you know exactly what year this was?

[Steve Covino]

No. But you were wearing bootcut jeans.

[Rich Davis]

I'm sure you were probably wearing some.

[Steve Covino]

Affliction T shirt, button down from Men's Express or Structure. I'm not sure what it was at that time. I think it was Men's Express. You were rocking a sweet Affliction graphic tee or something.

[Rich Davis]

Well, maybe it wasn't that long ago, because I'm looking 2012. I feel like it was before that.

[Danny G]

It started on February 4, 2012.

[Rich Davis]

Wow.

[Steve Covino]

Really feels. Feels. It felt like the mid-30s, but I'm sure Rich was still rocking that and Linsanity began, and we were in New York for it. So please trust our perspective.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. When, you know, when you. When you think of the Knicks, I feel like as a kid, if you grew up in the 80s and 90s, it was about Ewing and Starks and Anthony Mason and that cast of amazing characters. Then the, you know, Latrell Spreewell, you had your different, you would say, like, iterations of the Knicks and eras era. Now there was a point where there wasn't really that much to cheer for with the New York Knicks. And I just remember when Jeremy Lin made his debut and Lynn sanity took over New York. It's hard to explain.

[Steve Covino]

And I remember the backstory. He was living on his, like, friend's couch and all that.

[Rich Davis]

Everything from the backstory to Linsanity itself was unbelievable. I. It's very hard to, like, Minchu Mania when Gardner Minshew wasn't. You know, that was like a hot minute where you go, this guy's doing way better than they thought. It's hard to compare someone coming out of nowhere the way Jeremy Lynn did.

[Steve Covino]

Well, it was, you know, when they talk about the zone being in the zone in sports, it was a guy playing at the true height of his potential because he just was in the zone is when your confidence just reaches its total peak, as the kids would say. You're just peaking at the best time, your total peak, it was two years, two weeks out of nine years that he played in the NBA. Two weeks of high level insanity linsanity basketball where we saw him going head to head with your boy Kobe Bryant like this was no fluke.

[Danny G]

He can't average 25 points.

[Steve Covino]

And the point is like yeah, it was short lived but not really. He still had a nice career. He won a ring with Toronto and everything. He had a nice solid career. I think he averaged almost 10 points per game. When you look back at his stats, nine years in the league, that two weeks was the most legitimate, you could say fluke I've ever seen. Because it was real. We lived it. The hype. I'll tell you this, the hype was real. It was excitement at the garden like we hadn't seen in years. Rich is right about that. All your friends were talking about it. You couldn't escape the highlights on sportscenter. And I just want to say like being there in the city for that buzz and that excitement and just people walking down the street looking at each other like are you watching this? Like we all knew that we were experiencing something together and I'll never forget it. And even though it may seem like a flash in the pan, he played nine years and it was legitimate, it was awesome to witness. And I tip my Yankee ha to the linsanity that we got to experience.

[Rich Davis]

It's. It's definitely worth mentioning Lynn sanity on the day he officially retires from the NBA.

[Steve Covino]

He retired officially this weekend.

[Rich Davis]

This weekend. Jeremy Lynn, thank you for a couple weeks of linsanity that was like a pop culture phenomenon and then again won an NBA title. Didn't play but won an NBA title with the Raptors.

[Steve Covino]

It's like when people criticize one hit wonders. It's like yeah, they may have had one hit but they had a great career.

[Rich Davis]

And they had one more hitting than.

[Steve Covino]

You had and one hit more than you'll ever sniff. So it's like you of dump on that moment. It's like yo, yeah, he had a moment. He also had a nine year career.

[Rich Davis]

So.

[Steve Covino]

So that's. I like you don't want to minimize and undermine that. Let me never relive that again. But how many people play a career and never have that?

[Rich Davis]

Let me, let me pose a question for you.

[Steve Covino]

Sure. I'm sorry, it was linsane.

[Rich Davis]

Let me pose a question. We could wrap with all four sports. Oh, we could add hot dog eating.

[Steve Covino]

Ok.

[Rich Davis]

The fifth major sport, any sport you want to bring up. I'M fine with it could be a fighter because I feel like maybe, maybe either a I happen to just root for teams who have these stories or you only can remember the ones on your teams. I'm talking about the player that sort of came out of nowhere and way exceeded expectations. Like Jeremy Lin, like you said was sleeping on his friend's couch. And no one ever thought I thought Jeremy Lynn would turn out to this because I have two examples and they both happen to be teams I root for. So again, it might be one of those. You remember them more when they your team. But Jacob deGrom was a spot starter. He played shortstop in college and early minor League days. Jacob deGrom was not supposed to be a multi psi Young award winner, one of the greatest pitchers of the last 20 years. That was not what we thought. And as a Niners fan though Niners whiffed on Trey Lance brock Purdy was Mr. Irrelevant and now he's making $50 million a year. Can you think of anyone else that you're like, well that wasn't the Jeremy Lynn story.

[Steve Covino]

Even more specials. It was not expect. It was unassuming. It's like what Jeremy Lynn is this dude, this guy, he's schooling Kobe Bryant here in this moment again retired at 37 and you're thinking again, I haven't seen him play in years. He stopped in 2019 with the Raptors when they won that championship with the quadruple doink.

[Rich Davis]

I mean the only other person that.

[Steve Covino]

Played in the PLG last year to.

[Rich Davis]

Taiwanese professional that counts but it doesn't.

[Steve Covino]

So yeah, you know what this is like short but impactful runs I thought.

[Rich Davis]

Of besides deGrom or like I said Purdy like wow, that came out of nowhere. I mean he was good but you can't imagine that anyone that roots for the Twins when they let David Ortiz go, they never thought he'd turn into big Poppy for Boston because he played.

[Danny G]

For Minnesota was like, how about players like Nick Foles? Nobody expected that super bowl. And yeah and for my favorite team, the Raiders, Darren Waller was a practice squad player for the Ravens and then turned out to be one of the best tight ends in all of football.

[Steve Covino]

And here's my point at least that I want to leave with is all of these moments are great and we all have our own memories of them. But I think the beacon of all of them was Linsanity because he really took the world by storm. We had never seen anything like it. You can't discredit the fact that it was unassuming like we've never seen an Asian dude lighted up like that in the NBA. That was all part of it, right?

[Danny G]

Covid was like he was channeling Michael Jordan for a 10 game stretch without.

[Steve Covino]

It was like he was playing outside of himself, right outside of his own body, out of body experience. Like even he didn't know what was going on. Like but he was just in such a zone that it was, it took the world by storm. Not just New York, but we were there to witness it in New York and we say congrats on a solid career. Nine years. But that impactful, those impactful two weeks, it's so funny how we look back. It was only two weeks. It was only two weeks. Just like when you look back and you're like wait, Notorious B.I.G. only had two albums. Yeah, he only had two albums but they were impactful.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, Nirvana was only around for a couple years.

[Steve Covino]

Beatles only were around for how many years. Impactful, impactful. A nine year career. But those two weeks defined everything for that dude and props to him.

[Rich Davis]

Your your thoughts and feedback. We'll take it next. Kavino and Rich in for Dan Patrick Labor Day Fox Sports Radio Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app this Labor Day, say.

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[Steve Covino]

All right. What a week, huh? Extended weekend got today off chilling like a villain. Enjoy your day off Labor Day.

[Rich Davis]

Work hard for that money honey.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah man. Covino enriching for Dan Patrick. Can't beat that. In fact we're still working later on today. Patreon.com covinohenrich Check us out. Or at the very least please check out our YouTube stream and our page and our bonus podcast that's there. You could watch it. It's like a TV show called Over Promised. It's on Covino and Rich FSR on YouTube. Covinoenrich C O V I N O and Rich FSR on YouTube right now. Live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Still driving that trusty old ride, Rich. Keep it looking sharp with Mako. From dense to faded paint. They got you covered with a free estimate today. Uh oh. Better get Mako.

[Rich Davis]

And this past week's over promise might have been one of our funniest ones yet. And again, it's very completely uncensored. It's on YouTube so there's no restrictions.

[Steve Covino]

And it's a lot of fun sports in the bedroom.

[Rich Davis]

We got a little funny and weird sports and politics. So wherever you get your YouTube stuff on your TV, on your phone or whatever, just again search the new Covino and Rich fox Sports Radio YouTube page. And right now let's take a couple quickie phone calls. I was saying there's players that come out of nowhere because you were saying Jeremy Lin retired over the weekend. And linsanity for those few weeks in New York, nothing was like it back in the 2010s.

[Steve Covino]

It was electric. It was so fun. Everyone loved the story.

[Rich Davis]

People were trying to go to Madison square garden. Tickets were expensive. You wanted to see it.

[Steve Covino]

And again, flash in the pan. But it was legitimate. It was awesome. It was real. People like to poo poo. The fact that it was maybe a flash in the pan. He had a nine year career, but that moment was real.

[Rich Davis]

And the other examples I thought of, like players coming out of nowhere. I said brock Purdy. No one thought that for the niners. Jacob degrom on the mets was a, you know, spot starter. Ends up being multiple Cy young award winner. Let's say hi to Rob in Queens. Rob, what's up, man?

[Caller Mike]

Hey, man. Guys. Great hearing you in the morning on labor day, man. Oh, thanks, buddy.

[Rich Davis]

Robbie. I mean, you're in Queens. You were there. Linsanity was real, right?

[Caller Mike]

I mean, sanity was a real thing, man. It was. I didn't know with that short a run. No, I thought it was a bit longer, but it was a big run.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Caller Mike]

Another one I'm thinking about. I'm going back to 1976. Mark the bird fidget. He had that one great year. 76. And injuries were the rest of his.

[Rich Davis]

Career, you know, before I was born. But when you talk about guys, that's another one. When you talk about guys that had one great year and then you're almost like, what happened? Or like maybe they just lightning in a bottle.

[Steve Covino]

And again, you say what happened as if it was a bad thing. Right. What happened? How about the positive spin on Is like they were in a zone. That was hard to. It was hard to do. Again, it was hard to.

[Rich Davis]

Hard to replicate. Replicate, replicate, recapture, whatever.

[Steve Covino]

Like you're playing against your own zone at that point. It's hard to create that.

[Rich Davis]

I hate to give you another met, but do you guys remember RA Dickey won a Cy Young? A knuckleballer who was a good pitcher for the blue Jays, the mets, but.

[Steve Covino]

He was on fire.

[Rich Davis]

But that one year he was in.

[Steve Covino]

The zone, couldn't get be hit. Yeah. And what happened to him? He was in the zone that year.

[Rich Davis]

He was good.

[Steve Covino]

But that was like the unreal. That was the unrealistic part of the story. Ari.

[Rich Davis]

Let's go to Jim and Iowa. What's up, Jim?

[Caller Mike]

Hey, man, thanks for taking my call.

[Commercial Announcer]

No problem.

[Caller Mike]

Kurt Warner, man.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Caller Mike]

And Maybe it's regional because I'm from Northern Iowa, but I mean when he, what was it, 99 or 2000?

[Rich Davis]

Dude, I mean he had a great, he had a great career. But the simple fact that I know you're saying come out of nowhere because everyone loves. You've seen the movie and the story of working at a grocery store, stocking shelves at a supermarket, then he wins the super bowl two years later. So it's a great story. You my my two picks for NFL Week one. And you know what?

[Steve Covino]

By the way, countdowns on football on Thursday pumped about it. Like I said, great week, short work week you got NFL to look forward to. What are your picks before we go?

[Rich Davis]

My picks before we go? I of course you're going to say homer pick, but I think the 49ers are so downplayed. I know the game's in Seattle. We're going to get into this more in our afternoon show later in the week. But there are two and a half point favorite over Seattle and if you don't think Brock Purdy kittle a healthy McCaffrey if you don't think this team could beat the Seahawks week one by a field goal. I love, I love the 49ers in that game and I love the Lions on the road. Everyone because of the packers are two and a half point favorites. I like the Lions. I think the Lions are just still a better team. Micah Parsons, who knows how that's impactful week one. So I sort of like the Lions and there's plenty of other games I like as well. But we'll get to more football this week on our show. Thank you Dan Patrick. We'll see you guys later. Arriva d' arci baby.

[Steve Covino]

See you tomorrow 5pm on the east. We'll see you in the promised land.

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[Steve Covino]

This is an I Heart podcast.