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Dan Patrick
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Dan Patrick
And get 20% off your first order when you sign up for email, you are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio. Congratulations to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the best regular season team, the best postseason team. But the Pacers held on for dear life. They pushed it to seven games, but the Tyrese Halliburton injury was tough to overcome. We talked about it when he injured his calf and you'll see this, that the calf injury and the possibility of an Achilles injury. We talked about that last week. Unfortunately it came to fruition and you couldn't help but think of Kevin Durant when he got off to a hot start and then he blew out his Achilles a few years ago. But Tyrese Halliburton will remember an incredible postseason run. Also, Shay Gilgeous Alexander, not many. This is rarefied air when you put him in there with Michael and Shaq. When you're going to be the regular season MVP scoring champ, you're going to win an NBA title, Finals mvp. And he did it in an effortless way. He did it in an old school way. Now I say old school because he doesn't rely on the three point shot. He'll beat you off the dribble. He's capable of scoring on three different levels, but he was efficiently brilliant in the NBA Finals. We'll get to your phone calls. Best and worst of the weekend. What you saw that you liked, you didn't like. 8773 DP Show Email address dpdanpatrick.com Twitter handlepshow Chris Mannix from Sports Illustrated will join us from Oklahoma City. Gilbert Arenas, former NBA all Star, will join us. We'll talk about the Kevin Durant trade that happened yesterday. We have a Play of the Day poll. Questions Stat of the Day Stat of the Day is always brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the Dan Patrick show. And for over 40 years tire rack has been helping you find the right tires on how and what and where you drive ship fast and free, backed by free road hazard protection. Convenient installation options like mobile tire installation. We saw that on display last week here in the man cave. Tirerack.com the way tire buying should be. All right, Seaton Poll question for hour one is going to be what?
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Seton O'Connor
Well, I've got something that could be considered a sign of the apocalypse or just very bad news for two people here. Okay, Paul and Todd have both submitted the same poll question.
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Dan Patrick
Oh man, what happened to Paul?
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Seton O'Connor
I know, right? It's Todd coming up, or is Paul going down? I can't really tell.
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Paul Pabst
Paul going down.
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Dan Patrick
Yeah. What's the possibility of both questions being good?
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Seton O'Connor
That's for you to decide.
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Dan Patrick
Alrighty.
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Seton O'Connor
The NBA finals was memorable. Four.com. well, let's see. Paul's options were the first title of this young OKC team, SGA cementing himself as a superstar. Pacers fight, Halliburton's injury or nothing.
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Dan Patrick
Or nothing.
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Seton O'Connor
Yes. Todd's suggestions were Oklahoma City winning their first ever title, SGA being named the mvp, Halliburton's inj, or Kevin Durant getting traded to this. From the Suns to the Rockets.
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Dan Patrick
With no local ties. I would say Tyrese Halliburton's injury, I think his playoff performance leading into the NBA Finals, and he gave them hope. SGA was, you know, brilliant, and he also had a, you know, a game seven that we haven't had in a long time. You know, 29 and 12 assists. First player to reach those numbers in game seven of an NBA Finals. You have to go back to 1970, when Walt Frazier went for 36 and 19. I just think the injury with Halliburton, because of all the big shots that he had leading into the Finals, that he gave them hope, and hope went down and didn't get back up last night. So I would say in 10 years from now, let's. Let's put it that way. How about we put a. A window on this ten years from now, when we look back on this year's NBA Finals, it's probably going to be Tyrese Halliburton will remember because of the injury, how they had played. They forced a game 7. OKC was the best team. But I think. I think what the Pacers did created more headline conversation than what Oklahoma City did. Yes, you.
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Seton O'Connor
I think how we remember this Finals is dependent on how both of these teams do the next three years. If. If we go right back to after. After this year, if next year we go back to some sort of, like, return cycle of, you know, Warriors, Lakers, Celtics, you know, whoever win, then I don't know what we're going to really remember from this one. But if the Pacers go on to be great or the Thunder go on to keep being great, it's going to shape how this one is remembered.
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Dan Patrick
But also keep in mind, Tyrese Halliburton will probably be out all next year, so, you know, his impact is going to be felt next year because he won't be able to play Jason Tatum not able to play for the Celtics next year, probably not. So factor those in and how that shapes the east, because the east is really, really wide open now. And we don't even know if Giannis is going to stay in Milwaukee. Like all of a sudden, Orlando, the Cavaliers, obviously Garland's having toe surgery, but they would be the favorites. The Knicks, you know, once again would be in the, in the, in the conversation there. But if you don't have Tatum and you don't have Halliburton and those are the best players on the, on the best teams right now, east is wide open. That's where Giannis might go. Maybe. Can you help me out a little bit here? Can you give me something here in Milwaukee? But we'll talk to Chris Mannix about this because I think Mannix gets the feeling that Giannis, if he's going anywhere, would end up in San Antonio. But Kevin Durant ending up with Houston, you know, that Cleveland was in this, I'm told at the last minute, like there were teams going, hey, we know you got to trade him. What's it going to take? And I think the Knicks made another run at. Everybody was kind of like circling. It was. It was a open secret that Durant was going to be traded. And the question was, where is he going to be traded? And it was going to be this week because the draft is coming up on Wednesday night. But we'll talk about that. With Durant being traded and Houston, I thought did pretty well here. You can look at the draft picks. I don't look at the draft picks the way I used to because it just feels like. And we'll give you, I don't know how many second round picks you want. You want four, you want five? Go ahead, take, take whatever you want. And Jalen Green, it's weird to be, what is he, 23? And he averaged, you know, over. I think he might have averaged 23 points a game. He didn't do well in the postseason. And I think there was concern with Houston that maybe he is not that number one guy. Phoenix Suns are a mess. They really are. And, and they, you know, it's not just one year. I mean, they've been consistent in being a mess because you get Bradley Beal. I can only warn these owners in GMs so often, if they're not going to listen to me, then it's on them. Get a new owner. Matt Ishbia, former walk on at Michigan State and all of a sudden you start making decisions, you bring in Durant, you gave up a lot to get Devin Booker. I don't. Are you building around Devin Booker? Like, it feels like. Who is anybody going to pass the ball on that team? Bradley Beal, Devin Booker and Jalen Green. I don't like that. I don't like that at all. But when I saw it, I go, all right, Durant goes to Houston. I like the roster. Ema Udoka, the head coach, just got a contract extension. It's a young team, but now you have a closer. Now you got a guy who can go get you a bucket, and that's going to make them extremely dangerous. It's a young team, aggressive team, good defensive team, and now you got a guy, crunch time, who can get you a bucket. Now, granted, he's 37, but his game is not really predicated on jumping high or moving fast. It just feels like he gets to spots and he will kill you. But from the perspective of the Rockets, I like what they did because it's now. Now they're trying to win a championship where Phoenix. Phoenix is going to have to take the wrecking ball, and I can't. You can't trade Bradley Beal. Imagine LeBron and Bradley Beal, the two guys who don't have no trade clauses. Oh. So, yeah, you got Bradley Beal and Devin Book, Ker and Jaylen Green, and I don't know, the. The. The ghost of Steve Nash there. Yes, Marvin. The crazy part is the Suns were in the finals in 2021. I know. I know how things change so fast.
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Paul Pabst
With a young Devin Booker.
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Dan Patrick
If you're thinking when they got to the finals, oh, we'll be back. That's the scariest part about getting to the finals. You don't know which way it's going to go. Yeah. You know, I brought up this calf issue thing because Dame Lillard and Jason Tatum both told Gilbert Arenas that they had calf injuries before they told their tore their Achilles. And that's what happened with Tyrese Halliburton. And that's why I wondered, can you put him out there? I know he wants to be out there, but you have. He has to know that there is a risk that you're gonna. You're gonna tear your Achilles. Tatum and Dame Lillard both had calf injuries, and then they tore their Achilles. And that's what happened with Tyrese Halliburton. Also, don't wear the number zero. Dame Lillard, zero. Jason Tatum, zero. Tyrese Halliburton, zero. Yikes. Who else is wearing zero? We got to give them a heads Up. Christian Brown. Be careful. Oh, well, okay. If he wears zero. Sure. Alrighty. So the poll question. What are we going to remember? Seaton. Any other poll question for the first hour of the program?
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Seton O'Connor
Yeah, we got one more here for you.
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Dan Patrick
Okay.
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Seton O'Connor
Bigger mistake. Trading sga. Trading the Sonics.
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Dan Patrick
Well, that owner wanted to move them to okc.
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Seton O'Connor
Yeah.
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Dan Patrick
So I get that. But you go back to when Shea Gilgis was traded. Now, Sam Presti, Oklahoma City gm, insisted that SGA was going to be in the deal, and I think the Clippers were trying to hold on to him. He finished sixth in the Rookie of the Year ballot, and he averaged only 12 points a game. Anybody who said, boy, I saw this, I think he might be lying, because that felt like, all right, you take Paul George, take his contract. What are you going to give us in return? And they had accumulated so many draft picks there in Oklahoma City, and all of a sudden, you know, I watched Shea Gilgis at Kentucky. I can't tell you. I remember one play that he had, kind of like the way he plays now, where you go, all right, the guy can score. I mean, he was just another Kentucky player. You can score. Okay, get to the hoop. Oh, I didn't think, oh, my God, that guy's gonna be. He's gonna do something that is in rarefied air with Kareem and Shaq and Michael Jordan. Imagine you're on that list. And he did it. I don't think anybody saw that coming, that he would be this great. But this, you know, this has been a process like five, six years to get to this point. Remember Chat Holmgren? As soon as they got him, he got hurt in that summer All Star Game that he was playing in. He's had a hip injury. Now, he's obviously injury prone here, but you're getting guys and you're going, okay, nobody wants Alex Caruso. We'll take him. Lou Dort. Who? Jalen Williams. Who? I mean, come on. Guy went to Santa Clara. That's where you look at scouting. That's where you look at what you do in, you know, down in the lab. And that's what OKC has done a wonderful job. And it starts with Sam Presti. I think he took over. He was 28 years of age when he was a GM, and now, what is he, 47? Still young for that job. But, you know, this is why, when we talk about the Lakers, that you. You get new ownership. Now, you can't go out and just buy whoever you want, but they're going to help the infrastructure of the Lakers scouting. I mean, that. That's where you beef up and, you know, that's what OKC has done. He did a wonderful job and should be commended for finding those players who do fit in. Now, the key for OKC as we move forward is Shea Gilgis is probably going to get a contract that's going to pay him $80 million a year. Just start there. Now, is Chad Holmgren gonna take less? Is Jalen Williams gonna. Is anybody taking less to stay together to win a championship? As a former NBA champion once told me, once I got my ring, I wanted my money. That's what happens. I got my ring, now I want my money. Look at what happened with the Nuggets. Those guys bench players. They got their ring, then they wanted their money. It's a natural evolution when you're trying to keep these teams together. That's what you have to have in place. Is there a commonality that, hey, let's do that. Let's continue to do this. We're having fun. We're the best team. We're young. We have plenty of time to make plenty of money. It sounds altruistic, but it doesn't happen that way. Guys are going to leave. Guys are going to want their money. I understand it. Natural evolution here. Thanks for listening to the Dan Patrick show podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday morning, 9 to noon Eastern or 6 to 9 Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. Find your local station for the Dan Patrick show at foxsportsradio.com or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. Hi, this is Jay. I'm the producer of the Pauli and Tony Fusco Show. Usually in these promos, they ask you to listen to the show. I'm here to ask you, please don't listen to the show. The hosts are two absolute morons who have the dumbest takes on sports imaginable. Don't listen to this show so it can get canceled. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- [17:50]
Paul Pabst
What the hell are you doing in our studio?
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Dan Patrick
Get him, Paulie. Ignore that fool.
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Marvin Prince
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Paul Pabst
Show on the iHeartRadio app or wherever.
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Dan Patrick
You get your podcast. He's still moving.
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Seton O'Connor
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Dan Patrick
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Dan Patrick
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Dan Patrick
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Seton O'Connor
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Dan Patrick
Seriously. Hmm, let me check this pocket. Oh, mints.
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Seton O'Connor
Really, I'm fine.
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Dan Patrick
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Dan Patrick
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Dan Patrick
You missed it, on the Pat McAfee Show, Aaron Rodgers talked about his future with the Steelers and the NFL. Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is it.
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Todd Fritz
You know, that's why we just did a one year deal.
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Dan Patrick
You know, this was really about finishing with a lot of love and fun and peace for the career that I've had. I mean, I played 20 fricking years, you know, like, it's been long, a.
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Todd Fritz
Long run and I've enjoyed it.
- [23:09]
Dan Patrick
And what better place to finish than in one of the cornerstone franchises of the NFL with Mike Tomlin and a great group of leadership and great guys in this city that, you know, expects. Expects you to win. I don't have any problem with this. I mean, the Rogers news I rarely react to. Thought he was going to go to the Steelers. Thought he was going to wait as long as he could. Didn't know that he got married. Maybe that was the reason why he wasn't showing up. You want to do a victory tour? Great. I have no problem with that. Steelers, I'm sure would want to know this, that this doesn't become a week 16, week 17. Are you coming back? Are you coming back now? It's still going to happen. Let's say Aaron Rodgers plays great. Let's say the Steelers maybe a number two seed, number three seed. Let's say they overachieve. Let's say they have home field advantage. First round of the playoffs. You're going to ask that question. You're going to ask that question and he might give you a different answer. He might say, I love it here. I love playing for Mike Thomas. I love my offense. You know, we. I'd love to run it back one more time. I, I wouldn't rule it out, certainly with Aaron Rodgers, but he's earned the right. You want to have a victory tour? Great. Yeah. Marvin, how far do the Steelers need to go before if you're Mike Tomlin or if you're management, say, hey, Aaron, do you want to give it one more go? I would say, how about you do something you haven't done in a long time? Win a playoff game. If you would win two playoff games, then all of a sudden I don't think it's a foregone conclusion. Aaron walks away. But it's Aaron Rodgers and you just don't know. I mean, I've, I covered. I'm friends with one of the great mysterious athletes in sports history in Barry Sanders, and I'm working SportsCenter on a Sunday night. The Lions just lost. End of their season. And his agent, Peter Schaefer calls me and says, you can't say anything, but. And I went, oh, don't do this to me. Barry is on a plane to London. He's going to retire out of nowhere. So is Aaron mysterious like that? No, but there is mystery attached to him. You know, Barry's most unique athlete I ever covered. You know, frugal. You know, he ran to make highlights, but his personality wasn't that way. His personality was three yards, but his running style was 60 yards, making, you know, seven guys miss. But with Aaron Rodgers, you know, he wants to play this year and that's it. Great. I, you know, bigger picture, more important to me is Mike Tomlin, because Mike time Tomlin and the Steelers signed up for one year. They had to know that it was one year. And he gave me a bargain price. Now you're back in the, you know, quarterback wishing well again. And this is what I wonder. Do you want him for one year or are you going to try to. And maybe they didn't like these quarterbacks. Maybe they didn't like Jackson darts, maybe they didn't like Shador Sanders or any of these other quarterbacks. But you're back in the mix again. And if you're still looking for a quarterback, man, are you behind a lot of teams. All of these teams that we talk about, what do they have in common? Very good, if not great quarterback. Steelers. Are we going to go through the Mason Rudolph, hey, you know what, he learned a lot from Aaron Rodgers or Will Howard. I mean, you're going against Lamar Jackson and you're going against Joe Burrow in your own division. You know, so it's one year. So that's why I wonder, is Mike Tomlin one more year? And look, I know the national perspective on Mike Tomlin is a whole lot different than the local perspective because this is a team, this is a franchise. This the fan base expects to win, not. Not a playoff game, compete for championships. And I wonder if, if they go out, like, they don't win another, they don't want a playoff game. You know, then you start to look at this and say, do we need a change? And I wonder with Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin, maybe they go out same time. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the Iheartra.
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Seton O'Connor
Hi, Zoe Saldana. Welcome to T Mobile. Here's your new iPhone 16 Pro on us.
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Dan Patrick
Thanks. And here's my old phone to trade in.
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Seton O'Connor
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Dan Patrick
Plus we'll help you pay off your.
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Seton O'Connor
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Dan Patrick
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Seton O'Connor
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Dan Patrick
You something in return for karma.
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Seton O'Connor
That's okay.
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Dan Patrick
I don't really have much in my purse. Oh, let's see. Hand sanitizer.
- [28:23]
Paul Pabst
It's lavender.
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Seton O'Connor
I'm good.
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Dan Patrick
Seriously, Let me check this pocket. Oh, mints.
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Seton O'Connor
Really, I'm fine.
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Dan Patrick
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- [29:58]
Seton O'Connor
I've been a Danette for many years. As a matter of fact, it's one of the longest relationships I've ever had in my life. Longer than actually my wife. And one of the things I've learned in that time is that most athletes elevate performance through better nutrition. And here's the thing, your pets aren't much different. Your pets need quality protein to build lean muscle, balanced nutrition to maintain energy and proper hydration to support recovery and thrive regardless of their preferred form of exercise. That's why gold medalists like Simone Biles and Caleb Dressel, they trust Nulo for their own pets, and they understand that champion performance starts with what goes into their body. Nulo is loaded with premium protein that builds and maintains muscle. Their low carb formula prevents those midday crashes. So your pet stays in the game all day and their mix and match options help you customized nutrition for your pet's specific needs, like a pro athlete's meal plan. The bottom line is champions don't leave performance to chance. And neither should you. My dogs, I have got three of them and they absolutely love Nulo. You should visit nulo.com that's n u l o.com to fuel incredible in the.
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Dan Patrick
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Dan Patrick
Couple of surprises, but really, this is kind of the. Let's reintroduce or maybe introduce you to some of the players who might be playing some minutes in the NBA next season. I'm going to throw out a couple of names, and then you tell me if you can guess where I'm going and maybe even recognize them. If I said Bub Carrington or I said Jalen Wells, Eve's Missy, where are we going? I'm talking about NBA players who were rookies last year. Bub Carrington played the most minutes of any rookie last year. He was drafted 14th by the Wizards. Jalen Wells, second most minutes. He was drafted 39th by the Grizzlies. Eaves, Missy, who played for The Pelicans, drafted 21st. He was fourth on the list. Stefan Castle, third on the list. He was drafted fourth overall by the Spurs. So what am I getting at? You can be drafted high. You can be drafted in the lottery. That doesn't mean you're going to have those kind of minutes. I think we feel like, you know, the old days when you're drafted in the first 10 picks, 15 picks, you're playing right away. Reed shepherd did not play for the Rockets last year. Now, he played 500 minutes, but he was a G league player. He was the third pick overall. You're drafting players, and it's almost like you're drafting them. They're going to be on your roster, but it's not like. It's sort of like baseball where they draft and then you disappear for a couple of years and then you come back. You know, you go to the minor leagues. These players are kind of there, or maybe in the G League, and then they might contribute. Now, do I think Dylan Harper is going to play significant minutes for the Spurs? Yes. Is Cooper Flag going to play significant minutes for the Dallas Mavericks? I do. Ace bailey in Utah. V.J. edgecomb. I don't know how much he's going to play for the 76ers. They already have their guards there. So you're trying to figure this out of, okay, you drafted a guy. What's that mean for our team right away? How many of these guys will have A true impact. And you're going to have some projects here and you might have a guy who plays for a team who then gets traded and then becomes something in two or three or four years. Because you're drafting 18 year olds, 19 year olds in college baseball, they're at least 22, 23. So it's different. But it'd be like taking an 18 year old high school phenom in baseball. You're not going to the majors, he's going to the minors. Well, you're going to get guys who are going to play sparingly with a lot of these first round picks, if they even make the team. If I said to Monte Camara, he led in minutes the previous year for the Portland Trailblazers. Keanti George, he had the second most minutes in the previous draft. He was 6 16th overall. So there's no sure things. I mean, do I expect Ace Bailey to be a good player? I guess. But the situation you're in really dictates how quickly you become successful. If you go to a bad roster, a bad organization, it's already an uphill battle. You're going in, you're going to be a rookie, you're just trying to survive. Now you're on a team with a bunch of knuckleheads and you got a, you know the, the history, it is systemic of how bad you are. And there's a reason why those organizations stay bad, that they're not relevant. Danny H. Didn't care that Ace Bailey didn't want to go to Utah. Danny Ainge said, all right, we'll take you. You don't want to go to Philly or Charlotte. He didn't want to go to Utah, he wanted to go to Brooklyn and he wanted to go to Washington because he wants to be a star right away. I want my shots, I want to play right away. If I go to Charlotte, you know, Lamelo ball is going to be dominating. You know, he's ball dominant there. Doesn't want to go to the Sixers, okay, that they're a kind of a mess. Didn't want to go to Utah and Danny H. Said that's all right, but we're still going to take you and got a lot of talent, but I don't know if, I don't know if this strategy worked that he didn't want to work out for certain teams. Didn't want to go to Charlotte, didn't want to go to the 76ers. He's, he's too talented to have dropped too far. And I think he was hoping that he was going to drop maybe a couple more picks, at least one more pick. He wanted to go to the Pelicans. So this strategy didn't work. You ended up in Utah, but Dallas did well, obviously getting Cooper Flag, who can now ease into minutes. If you played for another organization, you're like, all right, we're coming out to see Cooper Flag. Well, you're going to go out and see the Mavericks with Cooper Flag. There's a big difference. And we're going to go see Cooper Flag and the Nets. And I think the expectation level will be very beneficial. Carmelo Anthony, former number one overall pick, now an analyst for NBC with their NBA coverage, had this to say about Cooper Flag. To me, he doesn't do anything great. He just do a lot of very good. You know what I'm saying? He offensive rebound, very good. He in the passing lanes, very good. He's a weak side defender, very good. Good on ball defender. He got a lot better. I want to see him against you, I want to see him against kd, I want to see him against Luca, I want to see him against Anne Edwards. Because you coming in as that guy. If he got to develop the right way, he got to get a skill set. You can't be in the pros and don't have a skill set. So you have to have a skill set. Like your skill set have to be something. Yeah, a one drill, pull up like something floater like you have to have something that's your go to. Right now he don't have a go to. That's Carmelo on podcast P with Paul George discussing Cooper Flag. You know, I disagree with them of, you know, what's his bag. You can be a really good all around player. There's value in that. They're looking at this from an offensive perspective. So it's a myopic view of he's got to have a signature move ways. He's 18 and I think his signature move is he doesn't have a signature move. He's got a variety of things. He's not going to be one dimensional. And look, Carmelo was incredible, but he didn't really have much of a move. It was just that jab step. But he was going to nail it. He's going to kill you mid range. But Carmelo was not the all around player that Cooper Flag is. So there's a difference in that. It's the value in that. But Cooper Flag has an opportunity to learn. He can learn from Kyrie, he can Learn from AD he can learn from Jason Kidd if Jason Kidd still wants to be the coach. Feels like that didn't go away yet. There was a report yesterday that either the Knicks and Jason Kidd are still holding out hope. But Nico Harrison, by the way, you can't write a script for Nico Harrison. Where you go, hey, listen to this pitch Hollywood. This guy, he's going to trade a franchise player, death threats, he can't even go to games. Or they, you know, they boo him. And, you know, the team had all kinds of injuries. You kind of limped literally into the playoffs, and then all of a sudden, long odds. You win the lottery and then you get Cooper Flag. That's what happened. So I guess the Mavericks had a good year. Would you say all the backlash you had, all the injuries, Kyrie's going to be out for half the year, probably you get AD and you got bailed out. The ultimate bailout probably in NBA history where it's like, oh, my God, what did we do? No, we'd still do it again. He didn't play any defense. And then you end up with Cooper Flag. But watching last night, you know, it's fun to see some of these names that you saw kind of a, you know, six months. There were 18 freshmen drafted. This really was an introduction to rookie class 101 last night. And this BJ Edgecombe, I watched him. I really liked him at Baylor. I don't know what he's going to do in the NBA. I don't know what any of the, you know, con canipple. I don't know. I mean, at Duke, all right, you can look a, like a top five pick, I guess, at Duke. He's a really good shooter, but he is a, you know, standstill shooter. I don't know how much he's creating. You're going to play in Charlotte, which. Good luck. Good Charlotte. You got some minutes probably. I'm gonna guess so. I don't, you know, you're trying to figure any of this stuff out. Good luck. Because you're dealing mostly with freshmen. Dylan Harper, not a great shooter, but he can handle the ball. Well, San Antonio's got the rookie of the year, Stefan Castle and de' Aaron Fox. I'm gonna guess somebody is probably headed out of town. Could San Antonio who missed out on. And I don't have any information on this. This is just me watching the TV last night in between getting yelled at by Stephen A. Smith. Not directly. It just felt like it was like, I gotta turn down. Can you have a volume When Stephen A is on that, I could just turn it down just a little bit and then it's kind of an auto adjust there, you know, it's Stephen A. Smith there. Don't they have the SAP or whatever that is? Just. This will be the sas.
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Todd Fritz
Sas?
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Dan Patrick
Yeah, the sas where it's like. Because he started yelling and I'm like, who's he? Why are we yelling? And yeah, I think at one point somebody said this. Bob Myers might have said, hey, this is supposed to be a good night, a positive night. I am positive. Slow down. Just slow down. It's okay. I don't know who came up with that idea of the louder you yell, the more often you're going to win your argument. Caspar is chocolatunas can't play. I don't even know where I was before. I get a lot of 18 year olds drafted.
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Todd Fritz
Yeah, it's the worst thing you could be in basketball. A graduating senior for your senior here.
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Dan Patrick
Well, okay. Danny Wolf played at Yale and then went to Michigan. Now, Marvin loved Danny Wolf, Love his game, big fan. But I don't know if he was a senior. He was a junior at Michigan. Okay. I, I don't know if there was a senior taken last night. I'm gonna, I'm gonna guess now that's the worst thing to be is a US Born senior going into the draft. If, if your senior year, it's like, hey, maybe second round, late second round. Yes. The only thing worse would be a fifth year senior. The Armando Bacot syndrome, as we like to call it here. Played five years at North Carolina, just played great basketball and couldn't get in. Yeah, I, I misspoke with Mellow. Mellow's third overall pick, not number one pick. Reminding Detroit fans about that. Yes, that's true. Yeah, you should have left that out. Yes. All right, so play of the day is coming up. Thank you for setting me straight on that with Carmelo. All right, so stat of the Day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the Dan Patrick Show. Brooklyn Nets had five first round picks. Speaking of Danny Wolf, I don't know if he was happy to go there or maybe got happier that his name was called, but he was just kind of sitting there and then all of a sudden they called his name. But Brooklyn Nets, they drafted four guards, three point guards, and they drafted Danny Wolf, who was a point center. It was Crying Wolf. Oh, wow. Dang.
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Todd Fritz
That's fine.
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Dan Patrick
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Paul Pabst
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Dan Patrick
Cal Raleigh, catcher for the Seattle Mariners. And he leads all the baseball in home runs and RBIs. 2025 is obviously a career season, but he's had home runs before. Each of the last three seasons, he's led all catchers 27 homers, then 30, then 34. And he joins us now. Cal, what's different this year as opposed to the last couple of years?
- [51:23]
Todd Fritz
I think, I think really just me trying to be consistent at the plate and not, you know, going up and changing a bunch of things midseason, trying to, you know, go down rabbit holes. So, you know, even if I do have a bad game or two, just really trying to stay within myself and my approach and focus on what I can do rather than what the pitcher's trying to do to me.
- [51:44]
Dan Patrick
How often do you go up to the plate trying to hit a home run?
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Todd Fritz
Well, usually when I do, it doesn't work out very well. So. So it's, you know, the, I guess the old saying, you know, it kind of happens by accident. So, you know, pitchers, you know, you gotta take advantage of the mistakes when, when they do. And I'm just trying to square it up and hit it through the middle of the field.
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Dan Patrick
You're in there with some pretty famous people here. Like, when you look at what you've accomplished, the number of players to reach 30 home runs before the end of June, Babe ruth, Ken Griffey Jr. Sammy Sosa, Mark McGuire, Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, Shohei Otani, Aaron Judge. Pretty good list there.
- [52:27]
Todd Fritz
It doesn't seem very fitting for my ending.
- [52:31]
Dan Patrick
But how do you do you embrace this, that you belong? This shouldn't be viewed as, who is this guy and where did he come from? Are you surprised at how great you have played this year?
- [52:46]
Todd Fritz
I mean, you know, you always want to have that confidence as a baseball player going into the box. You want to feel like you're the best player in the World. Right. But, you know, I think you know the real side of it. No, I don't. You know, it's hard to kind of fathom, you know, you know, especially when you rattle off names like that. So anytime you're in that kind of, you know, company with, with hearing those names, you know, you're doing some, you know, pretty good. So really just trying to. To, you know, keep my head down and try to keep going, you know, not really trying to think about that too much and just trying to see how far I can go.
- [53:21]
Dan Patrick
You get recognized outside of Seattle?
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Todd Fritz
Outside of Seattle?
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Dan Patrick
Yeah.
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Todd Fritz
Not very much. No. Sometimes. Yeah.
- [53:30]
Dan Patrick
But you could walk out of your hotel in Arlington right now.
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Todd Fritz
Oh, yeah, he's.
- [53:36]
Dan Patrick
And. And go anywhere. You could go to lunch, you could wear your jersey, you could wear your full uniform, and people might not realize who you are.
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Todd Fritz
Yeah, it's. It's, you know, just a pretty average looking dude. So I'm not, you know, Aaron Judge. He's a pretty big dude. You can, you can kind of recognize him. Not. Not me quite so much.
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Dan Patrick
Okay. But you got a great nickname.
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Todd Fritz
I think it's. Yeah, one of the better ones.
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Dan Patrick
So. Okay, when you first heard it, who gave you that nickname name?
- [54:08]
Todd Fritz
So, Jared Kelnick. We came up to the Miners. He played with us for a couple years with the Braves. Now he, he tweeted it out as soon as I, I debuted. And, you know, I think people thought it was really funny at first and then.
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Dan Patrick
Wait, but what leads him to call you the Big Dumper?
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Todd Fritz
So I have a. I have a, you know, big butt. And that's. That's. It's kind of been a running thing since I've been in high school. You know, it's just kind of been. It's like, wow, he just, you know, just kind of sticks out. Like, that guy's got a really big butt and he was always commenting on it in the minor leagues and then. And then obviously get called up and that happens. Didn't really play well and then start playing well and people just kind of like took off with it. They loved it. It was really funny. And Seattle's kind of made it. Made it there kind of thing, so.
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Dan Patrick
So it's kind of a Kim Kardashian thing, you know, It's.
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Todd Fritz
Yeah, kind of like.
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Dan Patrick
Kind of like your, Your calling card there. Is there a sponsorship here with the Big Dumper?
- [55:10]
Todd Fritz
No. I mean, not yet. I mean, we'll see. We'll see what's out there. Maybe getting on the show. Maybe we'll get some.
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Dan Patrick
How about dude wipes?
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Todd Fritz
Dude wipes would be a good one. Kind of fit, right?
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Dan Patrick
Toto toilets.
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Todd Fritz
There you go. Any kind of bidet.
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Dan Patrick
Your agent should be doing this for you.
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Todd Fritz
I know you should. They should be on it after the show.
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Dan Patrick
Yes, I mean this is a big deal there.
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Todd Fritz
Big, big opportunities.
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Dan Patrick
We're talking to Cal Raleigh, the Mariners catcher. Who was your like idol or who did you kind of pattern yourself since you're a switch hitting catcher? Not many of those.
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Todd Fritz
Yeah, you're right. There's not a lot of those. I'd say I grew up a die hard Red Sox fan, so Jason Vertek was kind of my guy growing up.
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Dan Patrick
Have you met him?
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Todd Fritz
Yeah, I've got to meet him a few times. He's on staff with the Sox right now, so I got to chat with him a little bit. But yeah, I loved him. Obviously him being a switch hitter catcher and you know, him having the, the C on his chest, you know, as the captain was, was a really cool thing growing up and just somebody I idled and, or was my idol and it was great to watch. And you know, I watched a bunch of other catchers as well, you know, Posey, Molina, those are some really good ones as well. But, but Veritex, the one that sticks out.
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Dan Patrick
I was wondering if there's any correlation between being a catcher and being a good hitter because you're so used to seeing pitches that you call for these pitches, you know what it looks like, the spin change up, how it comes out of the, the hand. Is there any correlation there of helping you as a hitter by being a catcher?
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Todd Fritz
Yeah, I mean, I believe so. I mean, you know, I think as a catcher, you know, I spend most of my time doing scouting reports talking with pitchers about how they want to attack hitters, going over their weaknesses. So I think you can kind of flip flop that and, and use that as an advantage as, as a hitter. And you know, he kind of, you can kind of think along sometimes with, with other catchers and other pitchers and see how they're attacking you and go off the patterns and, and pass how they pitched you. So it's taking some time to kind of learn how to do that. But, but so I'd say that it definitely helps being a catcher because you can, you can understand that part of it a little bit. But at the end of the day you still got to go out and, and put a good swing on the ball and, and find something in the heart of the play.
- [57:41]
Dan Patrick
How do you feel when the pitch you Call for is hit for a home run, you don't feel good.
- [57:49]
Todd Fritz
I mean, do you apologize?
- [57:51]
Dan Patrick
Have you apologized to your pitcher? Gone out to the mound?
- [57:55]
Todd Fritz
Yeah, because sometimes, I mean, you know, I think at the end of the day, it's all about execution, you know, when it's coming out of pitcher's hand. But there are some times where you're like, you know, maybe I, I, I messed that one up, or, you know, I think it just goes hand in hand as a, as a battery, you know, as a pitcher and catcher, you're working together and, you know, sometimes you mess up, sometimes you get it right, and it's just kind of how it goes as, as the catcher, you know, you, you, you wear some of those a little harder than others, depending on the situation and depending on what you call it. So, you know, sometimes it's on the pitcher, sometimes it's on the catcher, and it's just kind of how it goes.
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Dan Patrick
How long are you allowed to admire a home run that you've had? Pit.
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Todd Fritz
I think you take a good look at it, but, you know, you don't want to, you don't want to be that guy. You don't want to take too long, and, you know, you don't want to show anybody up on the opposing side, and next thing you know, you're one of your teammates is getting thrown at or you're getting thrown at, so.
- [58:50]
Dan Patrick
But once you get past first base, Cal?
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Todd Fritz
Oh, I, you know, I have a pretty decent job. You know, I don't take too much time around the bases. I just, you know, you got to show love to the bullpen because they're, they're rooting you on out there. So you give them a little point and then, and then you cross home and you, you go get the gear on. That's kind of how it goes.
- [59:12]
Dan Patrick
What's a home run sound like?
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Todd Fritz
I mean, typically, they sound pretty loud. Usually when you get them good, you don't. It doesn't feel like you hit anything. It just kind of feels like it was just like a smooth swing, like, almost like a dry, dry hack. So it feels good. And when you get it sweet, though, you can, it's pretty loud. The crack of the bat.
- [59:32]
Dan Patrick
And what's the stolen bases? What do you got, nine stolen bases?
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Todd Fritz
Yeah, I got nine this year. I.
- [59:39]
Dan Patrick
Are you deceptively fast? Are you, you're sneaky fast.
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Todd Fritz
Sneaky fast. I think I still, I broke the record. Our manager, he was the catcher for a while with the Mariner, Stan Wilson, and he had he held the record for a catcher in the Oregon. I broke it this year. And I thought about doing the whole. Ricky, just hold the base up over, sign it for him after the game.
- [60:03]
Dan Patrick
Today. I'm the greatest.
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Todd Fritz
That's right.
- [60:05]
Dan Patrick
Of all. Did they give you the bag after you set the organizational record for stolen bases?
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Todd Fritz
No, it wasn't. Unfortunately, it was only like seven, so it wasn't a whopping number.
- [60:18]
Dan Patrick
Johnny Bench, to me, greatest catcher I ever saw. And he's very impressed with you. Has some great things to say about you. That's the highest praise I think you could get because Bench was a great athlete, power hitter, and I think the greatest defensive catcher of all time.
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Todd Fritz
So, yeah, that's. I mean, getting. Getting that kind of love from him. And what he said was, you know, it means the whole world to me. So I got to meet him this year at the, at the Gold Glove banquet.
- [60:46]
Dan Patrick
Oh, cool.
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Todd Fritz
Got to talk with him for. For a couple. A couple hours and just sit and talk ball with them. And it was just amazing. Hearing the stories and getting to chat with them was awesome.
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Dan Patrick
Well, great to talk to you. Good luck. I think you're second in the MVP race according my odds. This morning I've got Aaron Judge and then you, so I appreciate that. I mean, that's not bad. Not bad company here.
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Todd Fritz
Just try to keep going.
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Dan Patrick
Yeah. All right, well, you can stay anonymous, maybe just walking around, but not when you come to the plate. So continue to do that and work on a sponsorship there. Cal, I appreciate you.
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Todd Fritz
Thanks for having me on.
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Dan Patrick
All right. That's Cal Raleigh. You can call him the Big Dumper. He's fine with that. Cheers to 50 years of Miller Light. Great tasting light beer for people who love beer. They've been doing it since 1975 and they were sponsoring drafts at the draft in Green Bay. Big sponsor, friends of the show. Tastes great. Less filling. And it's a taste you can depend on. Great beer. Trusted by beer lovers for five decades. And they make it simple. Simple and great. You have the malted barley for rich, balanced toffee note flavors. Iconic golden color. You pour that and you go, man, that looks good. Tastes good. 96 calories. Just 3.2 grams of carbs per 12 ounces. Miller Time's always a good time. It's a great time for me. The original light beer since 1975. Still iconic after 50 years. So Miller Light, great taste, 96 calories. Go to millerlight.com Patrick. You'll find the delivery options near you. Or you can pick up Miller Lite Just about anywhere that sells beer. Celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 96 calories, 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces. Here's to Miller Lite.
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Marvin Prince
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Dan Patrick
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Dan Patrick
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