Hour 1 - Best Opening Day in Sports?

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Hour 1: Best Opening Day in Sports?

Release Date: March 28, 2025

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1. Introduction to Opening Day ([04:12])

The episode kicks off with hosts Covino and Rich diving into the topic of Opening Day in baseball, debating its significance compared to the starts of other major sports seasons like the NBA, NFL, and NHL. Covino emphasizes the nostalgic and nostalgic value that Opening Day holds for fans, likening its excitement to "Christmas morning" and the anticipation of spring's arrival.

Covino ([04:22]): "Let the baseball season be. Welcome to Opening Day."

2. The Specialness of Baseball's Opening Day ([04:25] – [12:06])

The hosts explore why Opening Day stands out despite baseball having a lengthy 162-game season. Rich Pittman argues that the "clean slate" and the endless possibilities each game brings make Opening Day uniquely thrilling. Covino adds that the season symbolizes the arrival of spring, bringing with it favorable weather and a sense of renewal.

Rich Pittman ([10:31]): "There's something about baseball that's old school and nostalgic. It's like comfort food, man. It's like pizza every night."

They also touch upon personal excitement for new team gear, player performances, and the overall atmosphere surrounding the start of the baseball season.

3. Comparing Baseball to Other Sports Seasons ([12:06] – [17:18])

The conversation shifts to comparing the fervor of Opening Day with the kickoff of the NFL season. While Rich expresses his enthusiasm for football, Covino maintains that baseball holds a special place due to its historical roots and personal memories. They discuss the resurgence of baseball's popularity, highlighting the emergence of new stars and powerhouse teams that energize the fan base.

Covino ([16:56]): "It's the baseball renaissance. It's back. It's the comeback of baseball this season."

4. Humorous Hypothetical: How Many Stephen A.'s to Beat LeBron James? ([27:50] – [54:00])

A lighthearted segment unfolds as Covino and Rich engage in a playful debate: "How many Stephen A. Smiths would it take to beat LeBron James?" They entertain various opinions, considering factors like physical strength, age, and agility.

Rich Pittman ([31:05]): "I think four Stephen A.'s could take out LeBron."

Listeners are encouraged to call in with their own answers, adding to the show's interactive and entertaining nature. The hosts humorously analyze different scenarios, referencing pop culture and sports personalities to enrich the conversation.

5. MLB TV Streaming Issues ([42:34] – [43:44])

The hosts address a trending topic: MLB TV's streaming service experiencing outages on Opening Day. They share listener frustrations and recount experiences of fans unable to access live games, highlighting the impact on viewer experience.

Rich Pittman ([43:43]): "So frustrating."

6. Listener Memories and Nostalgia ([54:00] – [57:23])

Covino and Rich invite listeners to share their favorite baseball memories, focusing on childhood experiences and the players who inspired their love for the game. Covino reminisces about Don Mattingly, while Rich reflects on personal moments that solidified his passion for baseball.

Rich Pittman ([55:07]): "Don Mattingly is the guy that really sold me on baseball, made me fall in love with the game."

This segment underscores the deep emotional connections fans have with baseball, reinforcing why Opening Day remains a cherished event.

7. Closing Thoughts and Upcoming Segments ([57:23] – End)

As the episode wraps up, the hosts preview upcoming segments, including an "Old School" discussion where they will reminisce about past baseball moments and further engage with listener stories. They also tease the continuation of the humorous debate on Stephen A. versus LeBron James.

Covino ([53:54]): "How many Stephen A's does it take to beat up LeBron James?"

The episode concludes with a blend of humor, nostalgia, and sports analysis, leaving listeners eagerly anticipating the next hour of "The Herd with Colin Cowherd."

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Notable Quotes:

• Rich Pittman ([10:31]): "There's something about baseball that's old school and nostalgic. It's like comfort food, man. It's like pizza every night."

• Covino ([16:56]): "It's the baseball renaissance. It's back. It's the comeback of baseball this season."

• Rich Pittman ([31:05]): "I think four Stephen A.'s could take out LeBron."

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Conclusion

In this episode, "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" masterfully balances deep-seated nostalgia for baseball's Opening Day with contemporary sports debates and humorous hypotheticals. Through engaging discussions and listener interactions, the hosts highlight why Opening Day remains a pivotal and beloved event in the sports calendar.

Transcript

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[Kavino]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Kavino]

You know what? I'm glad you didn't forget. Let the baseball season be. Welcome to opening day.

[Bob Pittman]

Let's go Mets. Spring again.

[Kavino]

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[Kavino]

So again, I'm Kavino and happy sweet 16 opening day Thursday to you.

[Bob Pittman]

On days like today, I can't tell you how blessed and fortunate I feel to do this for a living. Because we're working, having fun. Meanwhile, your Yankees game's on that tv.

[Kavino]

Yep.

[Bob Pittman]

My Mets game's on that tv. We have a list of ridiculous fun stuff to talk about. It's good. It's good times.

[Kavino]

We got Iowa Sam on the ones and twos.

[Bob Pittman]

Samuel.

[Kavino]

We get to hang out with him. He's the zaniest guy in the game.

[Bob Pittman]

Thousand bucks.

[Kavino]

You missed that putt we got.

[Bob Pittman]

Can't wait for this bet to pay off.

[Kavino]

I know.

[Bob Pittman]

You know what? Someone said we should up the ante. Make it $1,000 per game differential. So let's say, hey, man, leave my.

[Kavino]

Auntie out of this.

[Bob Pittman]

So let's say like the Mets have a four game better record than the Yankees. That should be four grand.

[Kavino]

Yeah. All right, you confident or not on this contract? Maybe on the next one.

[Bob Pittman]

How about you both have to pay me a thousand dollars when the Dodgers repeat?

[Kavino]

Ah, that's what makes this so fun. Because, Danny, Dodgers.

[Bob Pittman]

You know, can I tell you I thought about that more and we're going to talk some baseball today. There's football in the news. LeBron and Stephen A. I have what I would argue is the funniest sports hypothetical you've heard all week. So I promise you that. But yesterday, I take it back, I said if you had a Bet. The Dodgers versus the field, meaning the other 29 teams. I have a new stance as of today. Danny G. Cover your ears. We're friends. F. The Dodgers. Yeah, I got no patience.

[Kavino]

You mean the new evil empire.

[Bob Pittman]

You know what? To me, Mets, Phillies, Braves, Cubbies, Yankees, Red Sox, Astros, Twins, I don't care, as long as it's not the Dodgers, I'm fine with it. I ordered one of the villains hats where the L and the A in the middle of the word is big.

[Kavino]

I'm not surprised. And I'm excited to see what unfolds. Yeah, right now, I'll tell you what, the Mets are about to lose this game. You know how I know? Cause Clay Holmes is pitching. I'm glad you got him. Good riddance. Good riddance. That's the other fun part about today. You get to see all the new players on the different teams. We're going to go over all the reasons. But I also want to say hello to Isaac Loincron. He's hanging out. Isaac, he's got your updates. We got plenty of Cavino enriched today, super pumped again. Of course there's college basketball, but we're huge baseball fans. And why do you think I'm rocking my new gear, man?

[Bob Pittman]

I like that your Travis Matthew Yankee shirt, right? We'll post some pictures courtesy of our pals at Travis Matthew. But last night, I want to say before we get into baseball and opening day, thanks to Rob Parker and Kelvin Washington. I mean, maybe a little thanks to Isaac Loinchron. He was part of it. Last night I was in the hot seat. I heard that was so much fun, man. So props to the Odd Couple. Rich was talking about cocoa butter on the air. You know, I made a strong, I made a strong argument last night on the Odd Couple that only fans has replaced. The strip club also talked about the Mets also talked about a lot of stuff. You could hear that on the pod. But Isaac, that was fun, right? I mean, that was a good one. It was. And on that particular item, like I said, Rob's response was so exhaustively researched, we had to go with him. I had a glizzy in my mouth. Rob really was passionate about how the strip club still has a place. Physical contact.

[Kavino]

Oh, yeah, thanks, Rob. He's keeping it in business.

[Bob Pittman]

That's why I love it.

[Kavino]

You got to have the bones.

[Bob Pittman]

You got to have the structure.

[Kavino]

I love the Odd Couple. They're a great show. They're great dudes. If you want to hear Rich Davis in the hot seat, it was just the seat until Rich got into it.

[Bob Pittman]

That's what I'm saying.

[Kavino]

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[Bob Pittman]

Now, Kavino.

[Kavino]

Yeah.

[Bob Pittman]

I'm going to ask a general question.

[Kavino]

Sure.

[Bob Pittman]

And I don't mind if we paint in broad strokes. Little strokes. Doesn't matter to me.

[Kavino]

Can I add happy little trees as.

[Bob Pittman]

Long as you're stroking.

[Kavino]

You know what the worst part about Bob Ross is? You know it. Everybody watch Bob Ross as we paint in broad strokes.

[Bob Pittman]

You thought it was done.

[Kavino]

Yeah.

[Bob Pittman]

Then you thought, oh, he ruined it. Yet it got better again.

[Kavino]

You nailed it. You're like, oh, he. You didn't need that tree. You didn't need that little lake house. You didn't need.

[Bob Pittman]

Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait.

[Kavino]

And then he made it work every time. Every time. So go ahead. Let's paint this picture.

[Bob Pittman]

Let me paint a little picture for you. Why is baseball. You could give me any answer you want. Why is there something about baseball that opening day baseball is just so much more special than NBA tip off, NFL kickoff, the start of the hockey season. I even think start of the bracket. I even think start a college football. There's something about opening day and you would think it would be the opposite because it's one of 162. So you could argue the significance is like.

[Kavino]

That's why, though, the clean slate of it, the hope of it. There's 162 games to look forward to. Anything could happen. That's part of it. But I already gave you my subliminal reason. What did I say when we started the show? It's spring again. Everybody knows it's spring again.

[Bob Pittman]

Is that what it is? Is it knowing that the temperature in a lot of cities is going to change? It's. It's that time when, you know, the flowers start blooming. As corny as that sounds, apparently spring.

[Kavino]

Officially started last week. But I think everybody associates opening day baseball, even from your little league days with the start of spring. And you just get excited to rock your new gear, your new team shirt, your city connect jersey, whatever it is you bought in the off season. You're excited to see all your new players and the old players. But to me, it just signifies spring, which signifies great weather. We grew up on the east Coast, Rich, so for us that means, oh, the weather's breaking a little bit and you start looking forward to even the summer because spring is here. So I was singing some old school Biz Markey. That was my reference, but I think that's part of it. To us, it signifies springtime is officially here. Not when the Farmer's Almanac says so.

[Bob Pittman]

Biz Markey, just a friend. And wasn't he on that kid show your daughter liked?

[Kavino]

Yo Gabba Gabba?

[Bob Pittman]

He had other songs besides that.

[Kavino]

Yeah, it's spring again. I did it like Louis Armstrong. But yeah, Biz Mark, he did. I forget that sample or what that was from. But yeah, he did that song.

[Bob Pittman]

Well, now, Rich, you said that you feel like baseball Opening day trumps the NFL's first week. You would think that sounds crazy because I'm a huge NFL fan. If anything, you would argue that I feel like the NFL is by far what I pay attention to show as a network, Rich.

[Kavino]

I feel like, there's more pep in.

[Bob Pittman]

Everybody'S step and everyone's more hyped up for NFL Week 1 around here.

[Kavino]

It's a good debate.

[Bob Pittman]

I salivate, Danny, on that. I salivate over everything from the gambling to the magnitude of each of the 17 games. As a Niners fan, you know, they've been on a outside of last year, pretty good stretch. So every year I got some high hopes.

[Kavino]

But I don't know, there's something old school and nostalgic and classic about baseball, too. As corny as it sounds, I just.

[Bob Pittman]

Woke up today with smell of the.

[Kavino]

Grass, the crazy crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd.

[Bob Pittman]

It sounds grand.

[Kavino]

Pappy talked about baseball. And, you know, you just associate baseball with so many old time and old school memories and maybe back to your earliest childhood memories. When we started off, you didn't grow up playing football right off the bat. You probably played some Little League, some Wiffle ball, you know, Today kids play soccer. A lot of kids play soccer. But your memories go back to baseball since day one. So there's something more nostalgic and special about it. It's like that comfort food, man. It's like pizza every night.

[Bob Pittman]

I woke up this morning just feeling like, man, today's the day. And don't get me wrong, I watch football probably closer than I watch baseball.

[Kavino]

Wait, Rich.

[Bob Pittman]

Two games. You got a spring in your step and a nickel in your pocket. I got a spring in my step and a spring out and I got a nickel in my pocket. There's something about baseball. That's all I'll say. And I think I know what it is, too.

[Kavino]

For me, appointment watching. Every night, like every night, there's a few things you question Monday through Monday, what are we going to eat and what are we going to watch, right? One of these questions answered all the time. Baseball is going to be on every day pretty much for the next 162 games.

[Bob Pittman]

Danny, you have. I love that you and Brenda have Dodgers on in the background most of the time.

[Kavino]

That's what I mean, background. You don't have to be glued to it.

[Bob Pittman]

80% of the games throughout the season, we have it on.

[Kavino]

And what's even more special about this season is even if your team's off on that random Thursday or whatever, right? There's so many other interesting teams that you could throw on just this background. So there's always something to watch. And then you could focus on your white lotus later on.

[Bob Pittman]

Ooh.

[Kavino]

But you got baseball. Pretty much everything breaking the next six.

[Bob Pittman]

Months Breaking news, but not really breaking news. Breaking news from my eyeballs.

[Kavino]

Okay.

[Bob Pittman]

I'm watching the Yankees for the first time. I didn't watch any spring training Yankees. I mean, I don't think anyone did.

[Kavino]

Yeah, no one really cares. I'm about spring training.

[Bob Pittman]

Dominguez just got in the box.

[Kavino]

Jason Dominguez.

[Bob Pittman]

Brewers are having a little meeting on the mound.

[Kavino]

Yep.

[Bob Pittman]

It's the first time I've seen a Yankee in my life with a beard. And it looks like a kid in a Halloween costume.

[Kavino]

Dude, Rodin looked like a badass.

[Bob Pittman]

It doesn't make. It doesn't. It looks a little funny. You would say, how does that even possible? It's a regular guy, just a different uniform. But seeing a Yankee with a beard, look at him.

[Kavino]

It's a big difference. I'm sorry. Well, groomed beard.

[Bob Pittman]

I'm just saying.

[Kavino]

So the question is. And that's also part of the fun, right? Like the new moves, the new rules, the new changes, the new players. The question we're asking here is when football is king, we all admit that. And when it's sweet 16. Your boy Clay Travis was saying, why would you even have opening Day when you have three or four great games?

[Larison Campbell]

Yeah.

[Bob Pittman]

He thought baseball's openers should have been yesterday.

[Kavino]

Why is it that we find it so special? If you don't, you could also chime in and say, dude, you guys are crazy. Baseball stinks. You know, it's your opinion, but we find it to be extra special. Everybody here is representing their teams. You know, there's a sense of pride involved. It's a clean slate. You have a long season ahead of you. I think there's so much fun to look forward to, you know? You know, you associate this with barbecues and hot dogs and good times and family moments. I think it's all of that rich vino.

[Bob Pittman]

You said something this morning when we were hanging, and I stand by what you said. Camino said, when we were kids, if you were a kid in the 80s or 90s, I don't know if you're just picturing your starting lineup, figures or baseball cards, but every team in the 80s or 90s had one star. Star, Star. Colin style. Stars. Stars. If I said the Braves, you'd be like, oh, Dale Murphy. If I say the Phillies, Mike Schmidt. Hey, Camino. Orioles.

[Kavino]

Cal Ripken Jr. Cardinals. Ozzy Smith.

[Bob Pittman]

Like, everyone had to go to Robin youn Brewers. Like, every team had a guy.

[Kavino]

Every guy had their guy. Every team had their dude.

[Bob Pittman]

Baseball now, I think, is hitting a stride where There happens to be a lot of exciting stars where I think a young kid could reference a team.

[Kavino]

Oh.

[Bob Pittman]

And have that same.

[Kavino]

It's the baseball renaissance. It's back. It's the comeback of baseball this season. That's our prediction. There's so many powerhouse teams, so many superstar players, so many household names. Do the mom test. See if your mom knows some of these names. At this point, she probably does. There's a lot of stars in the league and it makes us excited. And you're going to hear us yapping about it.

[Bob Pittman]

So enjoy some baseball. Enjoy some March Madness. The Sweet sixteen. Some say. Some say there's no Cinderella team, so it's boring. And then others say, what are you mad about? The best teams have advanced.

[Kavino]

It's not boring.

[Bob Pittman]

It usually shakes out to where the Cinderellas don't advance that deep anyway. This is where the Cinderella usually loses by 25. You got a lot of 1, 2, 3 and 4 seeds. You got brand names. It's. Yeah, you got the brand names of college basketball. I think people should be like, well, that's a good thing. It's the third year in a row.

[Kavino]

Where is it?

[Bob Pittman]

Maybe Isaac could help me with this. It's either like no higher than a 10 or 11 seed is advanced to this round. Like Texas Tech. There's 110 seed, I think right, still left. And that's it. Well, no, Arkansas is it Arkansas. Arkansas is the 10 seed. So yeah, it's the third year in a row where it's been mostly chalk. Except here's the irony. No rock chalk. Jayhawk.

[Kavino]

I'll tell you what.

[Bob Pittman]

Oh yeah, no, Texas Tech is hosting Arkansas. Yeah, they're a tense.

[Kavino]

There was a lot of debate on the importance of opening day baseball and how you coincide it and overlap it with the start of the sweet 16. For me, there's no comparison. But again, that's just preferential. And that's just. I'm a baseball guy. I like baseball better. I don't think you can compare the opening day with the start of sweet 16. Can I logic is a special day.

[Bob Pittman]

Can I lodge a little complaint here? Yeah, yeah.

[Kavino]

These.

[Bob Pittman]

The first game of MLB opening day started at 3:00 Eastern. And then we haven't even started at the Sweet 16 games yet. Everything is piled up for people on the east coast to be watching like sports from when they get home until like 1am I just wish it started. Everything started a little bit earlier. Maybe start those games at like 11:00am Eastern Time, maybe noon and just get. Because we got a Whole sports day and it's piled up now in the afternoon. Let me tell you, the east coast thinks the world revolves around them. I live there most of my life. These games are all starting at 7:00 Eastern Time for the NCAA Tournament. That is. Well, most of the population does live in. Danny loves that fact, which is very true. It's true.

[Larison Campbell]

Yeah.

[Bob Pittman]

I mean here we're on the west coast mindset because we live here on the west coast, but most of the population is on east coast time.

[Kavino]

Trudette, why is today special to you? Hit us at Covino and Rich at fox Sports Radio, 87799 on Fox. And of course, since it's Thursday, opening day baseball Sweet 16 Thursday, we always throw it back and reminisce. So in about a half hour from now, in fact, in 33 minutes, we do Old School in 50 hits with the throwback conversation about baseball. So you got to stick around for that.

[Bob Pittman]

Now, the dumbest hypothetical, I guarantee and the most entertaining one for that matter. And it has to do with Stephen A. And LeBron James. I pose it next. So hang tight. More Covino and Rich next right here on FOX Sports Radio.

[Kavino]

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[Bob Pittman]

I mean, I have the same exact shirt. Mine's just a little cooler because it doesn't have that weak ass Yankees logo on it.

[Kavino]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Kavino]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Larison Campbell]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Larison Campbell]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Larison Campbell]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Larison Campbell]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Larison Campbell]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Larison Campbell]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Larison Campbell]

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[Bob Pittman]

Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia.

[Larison Campbell]

I'm excited to introduce a brand new.

[Bob Pittman]

Season of my podcast, Math and Stories.

[Larison Campbell]

From the Frontiers of Marketing. I'm having conversations with some interesting folks.

[Bob Pittman]

Across A wide range of industries, hear.

[Larison Campbell]

How they reach the top of their.

[Bob Pittman]

Fields and the lessons they learned along the way that everyone can use. I'll be joined by innovative leaders like chairman and CEO of Health Beauty, Tarang Amin.

[Larison Campbell]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Larison Campbell]

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[Bob Pittman]

We're also hearing how leaders brought their businesses out of unprecedented times, like Stephane Bonsell, CEO of Moderna.

[Kavino]

It becomes a human decision to decide to throw by the window your business strategy and to do what you think is the right thing for the world.

[Bob Pittman]

Join me as we uncover innovations in.

[Larison Campbell]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Larison Campbell]

We ready to fight? I'm ready to fight. Is that.

[Bob Pittman]

I thought it was.

[Larison Campbell]

Oh, this is Fighting Words. Okay, I'll put the hammer back. Hi, I'm George M. Johnson, a best selling author with the second most banned book in America. Now more than ever, we need to use our voices to fight back. And that's what we are doing on Fighting Words. We're not gonna let anyone silence us.

[Kavino]

That's the reason why they're banning books like yours, George. That's the reason why they're trying to.

[Bob Pittman]

Stop the teaching of black history, queer history, any history that challenges the whitewashed.

[Larison Campbell]

Norm or put us in a box.

[Bob Pittman]

Black people have never ever depended on the so called mainstream to support us.

[Larison Campbell]

That's why we are great. We are the greatest culture makers in world history. Listen to Fighting words on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. Podcast. I'm Mary Kay McBrayer, host of the podcast the Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told. Join me every week as I tell some of the most enthralling true crime stories about women who are not just victims, but heroes or villains, or often somewhere in between. Listen to the greatest true crime stories ever told on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bob Pittman]

I mean, I'm pumped today, but I don't know about all that, Hulkster.

[Kavino]

I mean, you can't be that pumped. Your mets are losing three nothing to Houston.

[Bob Pittman]

Ah, it's three nothing game 162.

[Kavino]

Yeah, but we got a thousand bucks on this season. I'm ready to raise the stakes. Does it take you back to 1989.

[Larison Campbell]

Like this Bismarcky song.

[Bob Pittman]

Yeah.

[Kavino]

Hell yeah. It's spring again, baby. Everybody knows the spring again when baseball starts. Why is opening day so special? Because you have so many great childhood memories associated with this. From your baseball cards to your little league days, to you rooting for your heroes. In fact, when it comes to rooting for your heroes, we discuss why later on old school and 50 hits right here on the show. And whatever we don't get to because we're so action packed and full of nonsense to get to, we'll do on Over Promise today. Today, ocho Cinco Episode 85 of Over Promised debuts. That's our bonus podcast. It debuts 4pm out here on the west, 7pm on the east on Fox Sports Radio's YouTube page. You can watch it on YouTube, you can listen wherever you stream. Right now we're live from the Tyrack.com studio. And remember, stream our show wherever you get your podcast. Search Covino and Rich and be sure to check us out on the iHeartradio app. New and improved iHeartradio app 247. Make us number one on your preset.

[Bob Pittman]

Thank you. Please.

[Kavino]

Problemo?

[Bob Pittman]

I told you I had a. The dumbest hypothetical.

[Kavino]

Well, we're the worldwide leaders of nonsense, man.

[Bob Pittman]

Well, yesterday, or was it the day before, we talked about an old joke of ours and it was, how many Justin Biebers do you think you could beat up?

[Kavino]

My answer, it was back in the day. Not two, not three, not four, not five. It was a hypothetical Rich and I had when Bieber was a teenager, when he was a kid.

[Bob Pittman]

Yeah, floppy headed Bieber discovered by Usher back in the day.

[Kavino]

Like when he was like, you know, and back then I said, I think I could take eight Biebers. I was younger and stronger and he was a little nerd. So I said I could take eight. So based on that, it got Rich.

[Bob Pittman]

Thinking Kavino thought he could take eight teenage Biebers back in the day based on the really hilarious back and forth with Stephen A. And LeBron James. We all know it started with the confrontation on the court. And then we know that LeBron had a really honest conversation with Pat McAfee. And then Stephen A. Fired back in a joking way saying, if he would have stepped to me, I would have thrown punches. I would, I would, I would have went at him.

[Kavino]

Not only that, Stephen A. Was like, lebron James is a liar. He was calling him a liar. Like he was straight up call, you know, that's a character sort of attack.

[Bob Pittman]

Calling Him a liar. Said he didn't go to Kobe's funeral.

[Kavino]

Then he apologize. I am sorry. I was wrong.

[Bob Pittman]

A lot of funny back and forth, but my favorite part was when Stephen A. Insinuated that while he would get his ass kicked, he said, I would have thrown first. Like, I would have went at LeBron if he had touched me. First of all, I know we would all pay hundreds of dollars for that. Pay per view Charity Boxing. LeBron versus Stephen A. Over in four seconds. But here's the question. I'm glad you said that. How many Stephen A's would it take to beat up LeBron James?

[Kavino]

Good question. All right, let's open it up. What do you think? You think we're just going to leave it at that? No, we're getting you involved.

[Bob Pittman]

We're going to analyze this.

[Kavino]

877-99-Nox. I gotta say, Stephen A. Smith's punches, as viral as they were yesterday. It's an old clip, but they were thrown out there. LeBron was laughing at it. Even Bronny got in on it and said, yeah, he'd punch my dad. He'd fight my dad. Cap. He posted a cap like, yeah, BS.

[Bob Pittman]

That video of Stephen A. Training Stephen A. That LeBron posted is hilarious. Hilarious. Slow, mobile.

[Kavino]

It's the form, right? The form is. Is bad. But let's give Stephen a little credit where it's due. The power seemed to be there, and he's got his arms were. He looks strong. Like, his arms are big. He's in decent shape. His arms looked cut in that clip. It's an old clip. It's a funny one, but based on the back and forth. Also acknowledge, you got two big names really going at it. Really dominating the headlines right now. Really getting a little awkward, too, at the same time. You want the tail, Ron?

[Bob Pittman]

Yo.

[Kavino]

Let's get the tail of the tape and open it up. How many Stephen A's does it take to be a LeBron? Not three, not four, not five.

[Bob Pittman]

Stephen A.

[Kavino]

Six, weighing in at 220 pounds.

[Bob Pittman]

Six one. He's a reverse Babe Ruth.

[Kavino]

220.

[Bob Pittman]

LeBron weighing in at 250 pounds.

[Kavino]

He is six, nine, six nine. And, like, not an ounce of fat on that guy.

[Bob Pittman]

I have my answer. My answer is fact. I feel like I've really thought about this good and hard, and the answer is simple. One Stephen A. Can't do it.

[Kavino]

No.

[Bob Pittman]

I think even two Stephen A's, LeBron could punch one, shovel him back, hit the other, then hit the other.

[Kavino]

You go low, I go High and we'll get him.

[Bob Pittman]

You need someone to bite the ankles. I, I think the real answer, because Stephen a. Is not 59150. He's a big man.

[Kavino]

He's a big guy.

[Bob Pittman]

I mean, I'm Stephen A.

[Kavino]

His punches are slow, though. Very orchestrated punches.

[Bob Pittman]

Bigger than me. I'm. I'm 6 foot, like 190 something. Stephen A. 6, 1, 2, 20. I think three Stephen A's could take out LeBron.

[Kavino]

You know, I think that's the number one answer on the board. Which if we were playing Family Feud.

[Bob Pittman]

I think though there might be people that say no more. Yeah, I would say 12 people said four.

[Kavino]

I was going to say I'm going to go with four. I'm going even past that because LeBron is such a specimen. Dude, he's so fit. He's so big. He's so strong. Steve, by the way, what's the age difference? How old is Stephen a. He's what, 50?

[Bob Pittman]

That's a good question.

[Kavino]

We know LeBron's 47. How old is he?

[Bob Pittman]

I'll look up Stephen A's. I mean, we keep in mind Mike Tyson fought a very young Jake Paul And Tyson was 57. And that's Mike Tyson.

[Larison Campbell]

Yeah, 57.

[Kavino]

So Stephen A's 57.

[Bob Pittman]

He's Mike Tyson's age that matters.

[Kavino]

LeBron James, as we know, is 40. So again, more advantage. LeBron, he's still in primo physical condition. Stephen A, man, he hasn't sniffed his prime in, in 20 years. So that being said, even though, Rich, I think you got the number one answer, when you really think about it, the fact of the matter is this. It would take four Stephen A's blasphemous to fight one LeBron James. I'm sorry, that's the truth.

[Bob Pittman]

That's the truth. Four or three now it would take four.

[Kavino]

I'm going with Danny G. Four Steven A's could beat LeBron in a fight.

[Bob Pittman]

Let's play it out right now. Who's give me a big guy? Yeah. All right, well, hold on. Why, why not? Why think of a big guy? Let me just think of LeBron James. We have LeBron James in this studio right now. Say, say LeBron James is standing right here.

[Kavino]

His head would be close to the.

[Bob Pittman]

Ceiling if LeBron, big man, muscly, ripped, 40 year old, physical specimen LeBron James is standing in the Fox Sports Radio studio. Do you think me, you and Spot or Danny Spot and I was Sam with three grown men in this room. You said, hey, Isaac, Danny and Spot do you think those three men could take out LeBron? That's. I think so. I think three grown men. I just annoy him into submission. It's possible.

[Kavino]

I think you have to pants him first and then knock him down.

[Bob Pittman]

Great strategy.

[Kavino]

Yeah. I don't know, man. I really do think you got to throw age in there. Stephen A. Although fit for his age, and I was impressed by his arms and everything. And I like Stephen A. I'm a fan. He's 57 years old. Look how a Mike Tyson at 58 looked. He's 57. I'm saying four Stephen A's versus a young. A relatively young in life and fit. LeBron James. LeBron James is the. One of the most exceptional athletes that we've seen in our lifetime. A legend. I'm not saying he's an ass kicker, but I'm sure he could throw some. Some haymakers to beat up for Stephen.

[Bob Pittman]

Ace.

[Kavino]

I'm going. I'm going with four.

[Bob Pittman]

The answer is four.

[Kavino]

I do believe you have the number one answer, though, Rich. Three.

[Bob Pittman]

You don't want to make an enemy out of me.

[Kavino]

All right, well, hey, let's open it up.

[Bob Pittman]

What do you guys think? 8. 7. 7. 9. 9 on Fox.

[Kavino]

It's a real beef. It's a serious one.

[Bob Pittman]

All right, let's go. Let's go. Handicap match. Remember back in the old wrestling days where, like, King Kong Bundy would fight like two little. Like three little people where they'd have Andre the Giant versus three guys?

[Kavino]

What? Stephen A. Could tag in, like, Kevin Perkins or something?

[Bob Pittman]

No, I'm saying, like, all right, Stephen A. Who else did he insult? Winhurst? Windhorst? Yeah. What if it was like, how many? Remember that scene in Stripes where John Candy wrestles all the women in the mud pit? And he's like.

[Kavino]

He's like. I used to love all those scenes.

[Bob Pittman]

Yeah, yeah.

[Kavino]

Cuz their.

[Bob Pittman]

Their tops come off, but it's all covered.

[Kavino]

Muddy, up late just to watch.

[Bob Pittman]

Pushes their head. He pushes one down in the mud and there's another one, like, attacking him. And then I also think, like, Kramer fighting all the kids, like, in the taekwondo dojo. Like, those just come to mind when I think of. With the kids. Yes. Such a good Seinfeld reference. He's just fighting kids.

[Larison Campbell]

They're.

[Bob Pittman]

They're.

[Kavino]

Again, there's power in numbers, but I think it takes three to four. I'm going with four. All right.

[Bob Pittman]

Marcus in Indiana. I love how you guys feed in to the ridiculous thoughts we have. How many Stephen A's would It take to beat up a LeBron James. What do you think? Marcus, you're on with Kavino and rich. I say 14.

[Larison Campbell]

14.

[Bob Pittman]

14, 14.

[Kavino]

Blasphemous.

[Bob Pittman]

At some point you have a weight issue. You just have enough guys piling on. LeBron, he's going to fall down. Yeah. Crumple into a ball.

[Kavino]

I mean, at that point, it's a beat down. Yeah.

[Bob Pittman]

What's 14 times? That's like thousands of pounds. I think I was Sam, what are you, six foot, £200? I'm five. Ten. Too much. Over £200. Okay. How many? How many Iowa?

[Kavino]

Babe Ruth territory.

[Bob Pittman]

How many? No, that's why I said Stephen A. Was the reverse Babe Ruth, because he doesn't look like he's 226. 1. How many Iowa. Sam's bum rushing LeBron, do you think gets the job done? You know your own strength. What do you honestly, like, if you have eight of me. A guy biting the ankle.

[Kavino]

LeBron, he's so big in his. His reach.

[Bob Pittman]

You got a guy strong, you got a guy with a pipe to the knees.

[Kavino]

He slap. Think about. He slap you out of the way.

[Bob Pittman]

It's the. It's the mat, it's the mass. It's the volume of me's coming at him.

[Kavino]

His shoulder caps alone would knock a few of you out.

[Bob Pittman]

He could just take his two hands immediately and just. He shoved like, the first three. Iris, Sam's back. You know this thing where you get the. And then there.

[Kavino]

With his wingspan alone, he could get, you know, it's a double noggin knocker.

[Bob Pittman]

He could probably take four of you guys.

[Kavino]

A quadruple noggin knocker.

[Bob Pittman]

Brendan in Missouri, thank you for playing along. What's up, man? Yeah, I'm Big LeBron. Honk. But we've known him since he was 15 years old. He's never been in a fight. He doesn't really know what he's doing. I wouldn't think, you know, no one wants to miss the three, you know, but he makes a good point. We have known LeBron since he's a teenager and he stayed out of trouble. He's a good man. So it's not like he's. It's not like LeBron's story is like he comes from the streets and he's a hard kid and he, you know, struggled on the come up.

[Kavino]

I agree with that. But it's. Does he seem to be the kind of guy you want to mess with in that way? I feel like LeBron's got that switch where you don't want to mess with.

[Bob Pittman]

LeBron's the type of guy also that, like, sits on a treadmill and always reads page one of a book, right?

[Kavino]

Hey, speaking of, besides our ridiculous glass of wine, besides our ridiculous hypothetical, which I find to be great radio. And a really intriguing thought, one that you may think is dumb, but you'll share with someone else later on, guaranteed.

[Bob Pittman]

There's probably some guy that says, this is the dumbest thing, but at dinner tonight, he's like, honey, question.

[Kavino]

He'll be repeating it at the. At the office tomorrow. LeBron did tie Kobe and Joe Johnson with the second most buzzer beaters ever, one behind MJ, so that he has eight. Now Michael Jordan has the record with nine, and it was his first ever buzzer beater with the Lakers last night. So that was cool to see. So you got to give him props there, too.

[Bob Pittman]

The storyline, I know that Isaac Lo and Crown was following because he was in with the odd couple last night. End of the third quarter, LeBron had, like, three points. And I remember you guys, we were talking about whether or not LeBron was going to break his streak of double digits, and then he turned it on the fourth quarter and made up for a pretty average game with that little tip in. In the end, and that's all that matters.

[Kavino]

I mean, yeah, he ended up winning it, so tipping it in, I think he totally redee.

[Bob Pittman]

All right, let's say one more quickie that we'll go to Ilo Tony in Oregon. What's up, Tom? Hey, thanks for taking the call, guys. Yeah, you know, LeBron's probably taken a few, you know, martial arts classes over his time, so he's probably, you know, got a few moves, but I think the answer has got to be five. You got one. One for each limb. So one Stephen A's holding, you know, one arm, left arm, and the other one's holding the right. And you got a couple legs. And the fifth guy's face. Got him.

[Kavino]

Fifth guy's using his bean bag like a. Like a speed bag.

[Bob Pittman]

But hold on now, wait, wait. As we go to Isaac for the update. Dumb and dumber style. Yeah. I want you to think of this one. I want you to think of this one.

[Kavino]

He said five for each limb. I'm like, well, what was the fifth one?

[Bob Pittman]

The appendages of the body. You call that, you know, limb. Geez.

[Kavino]

He's talking about the hang down, I think.

[Larison Campbell]

Talking about the.

[Bob Pittman]

The old tripod there. I know. Let's go to Isaac for an update. But I want everyone to think of this as we get to the rest of the phone calls. Next, LeBron, also known as a big flopper. What? What if like you, you touch LeBron, he might be like, oh, I'd go, I'd go. Elbows first at LeBron. I mean sometimes a little elbow tap the guys down.

[Kavino]

That's such a funny angle here. Guys like is he that type of guy where he's, he's really soft when it comes down to it.

[Bob Pittman]

1 Stephen A jabs him and he's.

[Kavino]

Like, oh yeah, think about it. We'll get back to your calls. What's up Isaac?

[Bob Pittman]

Top two trending subjects in the entire world right now. Number one, opening day. Number two, ML MLB TV. We'll get to MLB TV in a moment. First though, opening day, your Yankees up 31 over the Milwaukee brewers in the bottom of the seventh inning on home runs by Austin Wells and Anthony Volpe and an RBI double by Aaron Judge. Brewers getting their run on a home run by Vinnie Capra and the Yankees have just made it 4 to 1 over the brewers in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Baltimore Orioles have a 92 lead at Toronto at the seventh inning stretch. Baltimore's Tyler O'Neal with a three run home run. It's the sixth straigh O'Neill's homeward on opening day. The Orioles Cedric Mullins with two home runs and five RBI. Juan Soto in his debut for the New York Mets single to write his first time up and then walked onto another game. I won't even bother giving the score of the Mets game. I guess I have to. Mets nothing. Houston Astros three in the bottom half of the fifth inning. How about this? The Washington Nationals with a one nothing lead over the Phillies on the top of the seventh inning. Nationals pitcher Mackenzie Gore struck out 13 in six innings allowing one hit. And despite having throw just 93 pitches, they just took him out of the game. Now onto the other trending subject across the world. MLB tv, Major League Baseball's official streaming package. A subscription goes for 150 bucks on opening day. It's been down all day. It's not shocking. My buddy hit me up from Florida. He's a Mets fan that moved down to Florida. He goes, how are you even watching? Isn't your app down?

[Kavino]

I use is baseball so hot that it shut down the app?

[Bob Pittman]

That's what I'm thinking. No, seriously, I purchased my Mets package package through Amazon and it's just on my Amazon. I guess it renews works fine today. But MLB TV though. MLB TV not working. It's so widespread that it's the number two trending topic in the entire world and it's being picked up by mainstream outlets, including, of course, us. But unfortunately, unfortunately, MLB support seems to not be satisfying the fans either. A fan named Jeff posted his interaction with MLB support and I will reenact some of it for you here. Support. Let's get a support case started. Please provide any details that may help us resolve your issue. Jeff, the system doesn't work. Give me back my money. Support. Your case number is 037-65-692. Would you like to be transferred to a support agent? Yeah, like right now. Support. Please reply yes to consent to sending and receiving text messages. Message and data rates will apply. Jeff. Jesus Christ.

[Kavino]

So frustrating.

[Bob Pittman]

On that note, back to you guys.

[Kavino]

Thank you. And Isaac, the number three trending thing. How many. Yeah, how many Stephen A's does it take to beat up LeBron James?

[Bob Pittman]

Yeah, that's number three in rising. Better watch out opening day. Isaac, how many times have you you scream this into the phone representatives Operator.

[Kavino]

It's very frustrating.

[Bob Pittman]

I feel like we need a wise old owl to tell us how many Stephen A's it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. The world may never know. Very good. Thank you so much. We're going to take the rest of your feedback next. How many Stephen A's versus LeBron? Plus, we'll go old school right here on Cavino and Rich.

[Kavino]

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[Bob Pittman]

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[Kavino]

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[Bob Pittman]

It's thick, burnt orange, and it's got a reputation.

[Larison Campbell]

It's terrible, terrible dirt.

[Bob Pittman]

Yazoo clay eats everything, so things that.

[Larison Campbell]

Get buried there tend to stay buried until they're not. In 2012, construction crews at Mississippi's biggest.

[Bob Pittman]

Hospital made a shocking discovery. 7,000 bodies out there or more, all.

[Larison Campbell]

Former patients of the old State asylum.

[Bob Pittman]

And nobody knew they were there. It was my family's mystery.

[Larison Campbell]

But in this corner of the south, it's not just the soil that keeps secrets.

[Bob Pittman]

Nobody talks about it.

[Larison Campbell]

Nobody has any information. When you peel back the layers of Mississippi's Yazoo Clay, nothing's ever as simple as you think. The story is much more complicated and nuanced than that.

[Bob Pittman]

I'm Larison Campbell.

[Larison Campbell]

Listen to under yazukle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Bob Pittman]

Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia.

[Larison Campbell]

I'm excited to introduce a brand new.

[Bob Pittman]

Season of my podcast, Math and Stories.

[Larison Campbell]

From the Frontiers of Marketing. I'm having conversations with some interesting folks.

[Bob Pittman]

Across a wide range of industries to hear how they reach the top of their fields and the lessons they learned along the way that everyone can use. I'll be joined by innovative leaders like Chairman and CEO of Health Beauty Tarang Amin.

[Larison Campbell]

The way I approach risk is constantly.

[Bob Pittman]

Try things and actually make it okay to fail. I'm sitting down with legendary singer, songwriter and philanthropist Jewel.

[Larison Campbell]

I wanted a way to do something that I loved for the rest of my life.

[Bob Pittman]

We're also hearing how leaders brought their.

[Larison Campbell]

Businesses out of unprecedented times.

[Bob Pittman]

Like Stefan Bonsell, CEO of Moderna.

[Kavino]

It becomes a human decision to decide to throw by the window your business strategy and to do what you think is the right thing for the world.

[Bob Pittman]

Join me as we uncover innovations in.

[Larison Campbell]

Data and analytics, the math, and the.

[Bob Pittman]

Ever important creative spark, the magic. Listen to math and magic stories from the frontiers of Marketing on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

[Larison Campbell]

We ready to fight? I'm ready to fight. Is that.

[Bob Pittman]

I thought it was.

[Larison Campbell]

Oh, this is Fighting Words. Okay, I put the hammer back. Hi, I'm George M. Johnson, a best selling author with the second most banned book in America. Now more than ever, we need to use our voices to fight back and that's what we are doing on Fighting Words. We're not gonna let anyone silence us.

[Kavino]

That's the reason why they're banning books like yours. That's the reason why they're trying to.

[Bob Pittman]

Stop the teaching of black history or queer history, any history that challenges the whitewashed norm or put us in a box. Black people have never ever depended on the so called mainstream to support us.

[Larison Campbell]

That's why we are great. We are the greatest culture makers in world history. Listen to Fighting words on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Mary Kay McBrayer, host of the podcast the Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told. Join me every week as I tell some of the most enthralling true crime stories about women who are not just victims, but heroes or villains or often somewhere in between. Listen to the greatest true crime stories ever told on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bob Pittman]

Kavino and Rich. Opening day. Also, March Madness continues. So an action packed day here, Fox Sports Radio. But the hard hitting question, how many Stephen A's would it take to beat up LeBron James?

[Kavino]

Many men. Many men. LeBron James. Many Stephen A's would have to take on Steve to take on LeBron James to bring him down.

[Bob Pittman]

Don't forget if you missed any of that conversation and anything else, Danny G does a great job each hour and a best of podcast after the show. Let's go rapid fire, then we'll go old school. Let's say what's up to Justin and Cincy. What's up Justin? Hey, what's going on guys?

[Larison Campbell]

Thanks for taking my call.

[Bob Pittman]

No problem. No, thanks for playing along with this ridiculous question. How many Stephen A's would it take to beat up LeBron? So I'm thinking just one. All he has to do is swing and miss and LeBron's going down.

[Larison Campbell]

He'll be out for the game with.

[Bob Pittman]

Concussions and he'll flop.

[Kavino]

By the way, I think you guys are forgetting I'm from Philly. I'm scrappy, and you know, as Mike, who runs this place, said Danny who. He's got the line set at two and a half. He thinks two and a half. Stephen A's little scrappier than we give him credit for, so I'm sticking with four. Rich says three, but the lines at two and a half.

[Bob Pittman]

Doug, Ohio, what you think? Hey, guys, just remember, I always tell.

[Larison Campbell]

My son, he says, look at these.

[Bob Pittman]

Basketball players, how fit they are. But you're comparing them to other skinny guys.

[Larison Campbell]

You know, all basketball players are so.

[Bob Pittman]

Skinny and tall, and it makes someone like Bron LeBron. He's got these big, wide shoulders, you know? Yeah, he's a tough guy, but I would say definitely two. Two, okay, you're giving Stephen A some credit.

[Kavino]

Danny G. You got some street cred. Do you think, deep down, even though Stephen A is smaller and he's a broadcaster and all that, you think he's like a meant. Like a tougher guy than LeBron?

[Bob Pittman]

Might be tougher as far as, you know, street smarts go, but he's older. As you mentioned, Stephen A. Also played college basketball very briefly, I think, at Winston Salem State. True, man. He's athletic. We saw Father Time and what it did in that. Logan Paul, Mike Tyson fighting Mike Tyson and Stephen A at the same age.

[Kavino]

And give credit to Stephen A. He did say LeBron would whoop his ass, but, you know, he would have swung at him.

[Bob Pittman]

He said jokingly, up to Rochester, New York. Ron, you're on with cnr.

[Kavino]

That's funny.

[Larison Campbell]

I was going to say I set.

[Bob Pittman]

The line at two and a half and I take LeBron. It's funny the guy said that. Yeah. You know, if he did, it was. If it was one on one, LeBron would just hold his hand out and hold his head and he'd be like swinging and flailing away. That would be funny as hell. I love that.

[Kavino]

Like a cartoon show.

[Bob Pittman]

Rod. Dc. What's up, man?

[Larison Campbell]

What's going on, fellas? Look, I want to. First off, I want to say Isaac Kron, you stole my scoop. I wanted to talk about my boy, MacKenzie Gore.

[Bob Pittman]

Getting 13 strikeouts today, but it's fine.

[Larison Campbell]

So it would take approximately six. LeBron. I mean, 16.

[Kavino]

Eight, right?

[Bob Pittman]

Stay on LeBron.

[Larison Campbell]

Y'all remember Cam Newton?

[Bob Pittman]

Yeah.

[Kavino]

Fighting like five dudes off. Oh, yeah, that's right.

[Bob Pittman]

That's right. Cam Newton did. Yo, he's a big guy. You're right. That's a good one.

[Kavino]

And it took a bunch of dudes, and he was holding his own. That's. That's a really great point.

[Bob Pittman]

Britain wrapped us up in Texas. Kevin on Rich.

[Larison Campbell]

Hey, guys, thanks for taking my call. Honestly, Stephen A is not a.

[Bob Pittman]

He's not a small guy. So I'm thinking I think three.

[Kavino]

Yeah. And I don't think Stephen A's a punk. So to be fair. To be fair, we take the rest of your feedback. Ovinoenrich and oxsports Radio Hashtag, how many Stephen A's does it take to beat up LeBron James?

[Bob Pittman]

That's too long of a hashtag. Hey, let's do it. When 50 hits.

[Kavino]

Yeah.

[Bob Pittman]

There's a surge. Yeah. What we gonna do right here is go back.

[Kavino]

Back into time.

[Bob Pittman]

Throwing it back for a Thursday, old school, when 50 hits at 50 after CNR give you the time capsule topic, and we reminisce together.

[Larison Campbell]

Yeah.

[Kavino]

Yeah. So every Thursday, we throw it back when 50 hits, and we get you involved with more phone calls. 877-99-NOX. We started off the show with why opening day is so special. We get all excited about it, like, Christmas morning, like it's nudie magazine day. We tried to break that down. And part of that is, you know, it takes you back to your childhood. What made you fall in love with the game? Want you guys to think about who it was in honor of opening day, who was your favorite baseball player of all time? But what made you love them? Like, what was it about them that made you fall in love with that player? Therefore, the game?

[Bob Pittman]

Like, we all have those moments. But I remember. I remember knowing and being a little boy, saying, I know I like girls because Christie Brinkley stripped by the pool in National Lampoon's Vacation. I'm like, I know I like girls.

[Kavino]

Yeah.

[Bob Pittman]

How did you know, Richard? How did you know you loved baseball? Your answers. Ovino and Rich and 87799 on Fox. Kavino, we'll start with you. You're the guy that knows automatically. I got my answer. But what do you got?

[Kavino]

Dude, the hitman. Don Mattingly is the guy that really sold me on baseball, made me fall in love with the game. And it was everything about him. You idolize these guys. It was his eye black. It was how he stood at the plate. And you would. You would do it playing Wiffle ball. Who was that for you? We get to your phone calls next.

[Larison Campbell]

This is Nikki Glazer from the Nikki Glazer podcast. Have you guys seen this new commercial from Stand up to All Hate? It's basically Snoop Dogg and Tom Brady going back and forth with reasons that they hate each other. But then when you really listen to them, the reasons for the hate are just so stupid. I don't know. This commercial really got me. It's a strong reminder that hate in our country continues to be out of control. So join us at iHeart in standing up to it. If you see hate, speak up, call it out. Your voice is a powerful tool in this fight. You can learn more by following upwithhate in Mississippi. Yazoo clay keeps secrets.

[Bob Pittman]

7,000 bodies out there or more.

[Larison Campbell]

A forgotten asylum cemetery.

[Bob Pittman]

It was my family's mystery. Shame, guilt, propriety.

[Larison Campbell]

Something keeps it all buried deep.

[Bob Pittman]

Until it's not.

[Larison Campbell]

I'm Larison Campbell and this is under Yazoo Clay. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bob Pittman]

Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia.

[Larison Campbell]

I'm excited to introduce a brand new.

[Bob Pittman]

Season of my podcast, Math and Stories from the frontiers of Marketing.

[Larison Campbell]

I'm having conversations with some folks across.

[Bob Pittman]

A wide range of industries to hear how they reach the top of their fields and the lessons they learned along the way that everyone can use. I'll be joined by innovative leaders like chairman and CEO of Elf Beauty, Tarang Amin, legendary singer, songwriter and philanthropist Jewel.

[Larison Campbell]

Being a rock star is very fun, but helping people is way more fun. And Damian Maldonado, CEO of American Financing.

[Bob Pittman]

I figured out the formula. I have to work hard. Then that's magic.

[Larison Campbell]

Join me as we uncover innovations in data and analytics, the math, and the.

[Bob Pittman]

Ever important creative spark, the magic. Listen to math and magic on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Larison Campbell]

I'm Mary Kay McBrayer, host of the podcast the Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told. This season explores women from the 19th century to now. Women who were murderers and scammers, but also women who were photojournalists, lawyers, writers, and more. This podcast tells more than just the brutal, gory details of horrific acts. I delve into the good, the bad, the difficult, and all the nuance I can find because these are the stories that we need to know to understand the intersection of society, justice and the fascinating workings of the human psyche. Join me every week as I tell some of the most enthralling truth true crime stories about women who are not just victims but heroes or villains, or often somewhere in between. Listen to the greatest true crime stories ever told on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you truly believe in liberation, you have to cover everybody. Hi, I'm George M. Johnson, a bestselling author with the Sex, second most banned book in America. In this week's episode of my new podcast, Fighting Words, I talk with the iconic actress Gabrielle Union about some of her pivotal roles and how to be a good parent in the face of today's backlash against black and queer communities. If you are more concerned about what your fellow racists think about you, you've already lost. Listen to Fighting Words on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.