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Greg Rosenthal
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Julie Swearbinks
What's up, everyone? Julie Swearbinks here along with former NHL player Nate Thompson. We're doing a new podcast together. Here we go. The name Energy Line with Nate and jsb. Each week we'll get together and talk about hockey life. All topics are fair game, right? Exactly. And you'll never know who will drop by to join us. Julie is pretty well connected. She has text threads going that you wouldn't believe. Listen to Energy Line with Nate and jsb on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Narrator
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Jeremy Scott
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Narrator
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Jeremy Scott
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Narrator
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Steve Covino
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Julie Swearbinks
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Rich Davis
And I apologize if I said the Yankees won. They lost today.
Julie Swearbinks
5 nothing.
Rich Davis
So my apology, Steve Covino.
Julie Swearbinks
You're kidding me.
Steve Covino
It's making. Hey, you think you're.
Rich Davis
You think your day's bad? I just told everybody across the country and the globe that the Yankees actually won.
Steve Covino
So that's.
Julie Swearbinks
That's my fault. You got me all excited.
Rich Davis
Five nothing.
Julie Swearbinks
They lost, man.
Rich Davis
You know what?
Steve Covino
If you don't believe me. Ground ball softly up the middle, fielded by Sweeney. Steps on second, throws to first.
Julie Swearbinks
Tigers win.
Steve Covino
Grant Herder closes it out after a strong six innings from Teron McKinstry Dingler and Carpenter all with home runs. My bad ballpark, our final score, the Tigers make it five straight. Two straight over the Yankees school with a five nothing win. I mean scubal six innings. You know, blank your Yanks you can't get upset about. That was last week.
Dan Byer
Yeah, I feel like Beyer is a rich guy.
Steve Covino
Yeah, Rich Davis guy right there.
Julie Swearbinks
That sucks because that's three in a row for the Yankees, Rich and I have money on this.
Rich Davis
I love Camino so much that I'll tell him the Yankees won even when they didn't.
Julie Swearbinks
Five in a row for Detroit, six in a row for your Mets, Rich, as far as winning, well, Polar Bear pizza right now.
Steve Covino
Lindor grounded out. Soto got a nice little single. So we'll see what happens here. They're down two onto the Marlins. They moved a lot of the east coast games up. Just for the record, east coast and Midwest because the weather's so cold that a lot of teams have moved the night games to afternoon games. That's why you're a little thrown off.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah, yeah. So you know, Rich and I, if you don't know, we do a Patreon broadcast right before we go on Fox Sports Radio. Now, normally I'd be able to watch the Yankee game, but they moved it earlier because it's so cold that I didn't know what happened. And then on my right here, I was talking to my mom, so I really didn't get any updates. But it's good to be here on Fox Sports Radio again. Congrats to Billy L. By the way, Billy L. Who had the best bracket in the Tractor Supply Fox Sports Radio bracket challenge. Billy finished with an impressive 176 points.
Steve Covino
Barely beat the second place winner. Billy will win $2,500 in gift cards.
Julie Swearbinks
Oh.
Steve Covino
To Tractor Supply, which is awesome for him. And as far as the host go, Chris Plank finished first with 165, followed by Plaxico Burrows in second.
Julie Swearbinks
Good for Chris Plank.
Steve Covino
Thankfully, when you have a neighbor like Tractor Supply, teamwork comes easy. Whether you're caring for pet chickens or a few acres. Our team members attractor Supply here to help. And again, thank you, Tractor Supply, for life out here. And by the way, Dan Byer, did you see that? A double down the down the first baseline.
Rich Davis
I'm all Mr. Met because of a survivor pool this week. Okay. But I also just went back to the tape. Okay, this is what I said at the top of the hour. Let's see if we can hear it here. Who apparently are still waiting for Aaron Rodgers, Tigers beat the Yankees today, five nothing.
Julie Swearbinks
Oh, you know what I heard? I heard the Yankees won five nothing.
Steve Covino
That's what I heard.
Julie Swearbinks
See, it wasn't even you, Dan. Wasn't even.
Rich Davis
Hey, it's all good, Cole. You're good with me. We're cool, man.
Julie Swearbinks
Cool. I just can't believe the Yankees lost. That's how delusional I am. There's no way they lost today. So. Wow, man. Misheard Dan. What a way to start the day.
Steve Covino
And what a way to tie the game. Mets to Marlins, 2. Pete Alonzo, a bloop along the first baseline. Here's my question for you. As we think about last night, Florida, Houston, you couldn't ask for a closer game, right? I mean, the losing team had the possession of the. Of the basketball with, you know, 10, 20 seconds left. They had a chance to tie. And our buddy Michael. Yo, who lives in Vegas, very funny comedian, one of our old school pals, he said, you know, you guys should discuss for at least a minute what's worse when you lose by missing the game. Tying or winning shot or not even getting the ball off.
Julie Swearbinks
Not getting the ball off. That was the.
Steve Covino
Is that, like, even. Is that more disappointing?
Dan Byer
Yeah, it's way more disappointing. So this seven, just over 17 seconds to get down the court and get a shot off. There's no excuse for that.
Steve Covino
I'm sorry.
Dan Byer
Even with tight defense, you got to get the ball out of your hands.
Julie Swearbinks
Here's why. I know that has to be the answer, because I had to watch it again to fully grasp, like, what just happened there. I'm like, all right. I got to say, I couldn't believe what I had just seen. I'm like, he didn't even get the shot off. That's Les Miserables.
Steve Covino
To prevent the double dribble. You saw at the very end, he, like, tried to box people out like someone else.
Dan Byer
He had to let the ball bounce and take his hands off.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah, but that was really weak. The weakest way, in my opinion, you could lose. Yeah, you want to at least get the shot off, but, man, couldn't even get it off.
Steve Covino
You know what it's like?
Julie Swearbinks
It's props get to Florida.
Steve Covino
It's like at the end of an NFL game. And I get it, not every game's going to end on a Hail Mary, but I always found it weak ass. When an NFL team had, like one play left and the quarterback took a sack or a guy caught a ball over the middle and didn't even try to do a lateral. And he just sort of like went down. It's like, come on, get. At least create the illusion that you're trying.
Julie Swearbinks
Give me some desperation shot again. That's why it's called the Hail Mary. Give me something. Throw it up. Don't do what you did there. That was horrible. And that's hard to live with. You ask him how he feels about it today.
Iowa Sam
It was both a chaotic ending and anti climactic ending at the same time.
Steve Covino
Yeah, look, the play's on right now, and it's just.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah, you're like, what? You didn't even get it off. Oh, that's a hard one to swallow right there. Ah. And he knew, you know, to box him out the minute he jumped up.
Steve Covino
And he realized, if I shoot this, maybe he should have held on and hope for a foul. I mean, hindsight's 20 20, but if he holds that bulk of, you know, that defender's coming in hard, maybe you get a foul call. You just got to feel bad for Houston because how often does a team like Houston get this opportunity?
Julie Swearbinks
That was their window.
Steve Covino
And now who knows when you're going to get back? The NCAA is tough. March Madness. Not easy to get back unless you're like UConn women's basketball. It could be another decade or so before they ever in the Final Four.
Iowa Sam
Yukon's been there.
Dan Byer
They've. They.
Iowa Sam
I'm sorry, Houston's been there, competing. They went to the final Fours, Kelvin Sampson's first Final Four at them in 20, 21. So, like, I think they'll be in the mix. But yeah, to get to the title game, and you already slayed.
Steve Covino
I'm saying you're in the title game. Down by two with the ball. Like, you know, you hit a clutch shot, you're national champion. You hit a shot, you tie the game. It's going to be tough to live with.
Dan Byer
That was Sharp, by the way. Who was forced to drop the ball? Clayton Rose up to block his shot.
Iowa Sam
Yeah, he had a couple blunders down the. Down the stretch there.
Julie Swearbinks
Not throwing away my shot. He threw away his shot.
Iowa Sam
I feel bad for him. I feel bad for Kelvin Sampson. When they zoomed in on Sampson's face at the end, he's just staring into the distance.
Steve Covino
I want to talk to Sam.
Julie Swearbinks
What?
Iowa Sam
I want to talk to Samson. It just, like, happened, and he's just watching and he just, like, staring, and you're like, I just feel terrible for the guy.
Julie Swearbinks
That's what I'm saying. So to answer Michael Yo's question, it's a great question, too. What's up, Michael? Yo, famous comedian and broadcaster listening to our show. If he, if Sharp just threw up the shot and he missed, ah, you know, it happens, right? He had one last shot. Not going to throw away your shot. He threw away that shot, that one shot. And that's the hardest pill to swallow. Like, everybody has that one girl, that one guy that got away, like, ah.
Dan Byer
It was a tough play because with that, that big arm and hand right.
Steve Covino
At his shoot, do you try to take the foul? I mean, hindsight 20 20, in his.
Dan Byer
Mind, his shot was going to get blocked.
Julie Swearbinks
R about stocks that he should have bought, should have, would have, could have investments. You should have bought in all that property. I should have bought it when it was available. This dude is going to forever, ever, ever. Remember not getting that shot off forever. Not getting the shot off is way worse. Not taking that shot is way worse than shooting it and actually missing forever. Forever, forever, forever.
Steve Covino
Yeah.
Julie Swearbinks
Because there's always the comfort in knowing that you took that shot and that I'm using that as a metaphor in life. Right. Hey, better to know that you tried and failed than not getting off the shot. Yeah. That's horrible, man.
Steve Covino
You know, I give the analogy. When they don't even get off the Hail Mary or don't even get off the play in the NFL or college football, I feel like a guy like Carlos Beltran. Carlos Beltran, it's got to haunt him, you know, borderline hall of Fame career. As Francisco Lindor said yesterday, I got a lot of work to do if Beltran's not in the hall of Fame. Carlos Beltran, an amazing career. One of the best defensive center fielders, clutch player. He carried the Astros, remember, in that postseason, like, dominant, like a great player.
Julie Swearbinks
I still think his greatest highlight is when he painted his head.
Steve Covino
I mean, that is.
Julie Swearbinks
That's the one I picture.
Steve Covino
He has a black painted head.
Julie Swearbinks
Everybody has a black painted head.
Steve Covino
I believe he was on the Rangers at the time. Right. But I mean, Carlos Beltran, I know we're going back almost 20 years, but I know it was the sickest curl curveball, some would say, in postseason history. But when he just watched Adam Wainwright's curveball, strike three, Cardinals end up going to the World Series.
Julie Swearbinks
That was your shot.
Steve Covino
I mean, you don't think Beltran's like, oh, man, I looked at strike three in game seven. You looked at it.
Julie Swearbinks
I mean, think about it this way, Rich. Let's say you had a million dollar shot. Do you want to at least take the shot or not. Get it off.
Steve Covino
Ugh.
Julie Swearbinks
I'd rather take that shot and miss than wonder. So it is a better to have.
Iowa Sam
Loved and lost than to have never loved at all.
Julie Swearbinks
That's it, Sam. Way to wrap it up. For real.
Iowa Sam
I didn't come up with that.
Steve Covino
No, you did. I'm say you did.
Julie Swearbinks
That was a good one, Sam. I don't know how you came up with it, Sam.
Steve Covino
You came up with it.
Julie Swearbinks
I don't know how eloquent, but it was great.
Iowa Sam
Very eloquent.
Julie Swearbinks
So again, it's Cavino and Rich. The Yankees lost. Us be clear on that. So now I'm sad.
Steve Covino
You know, to quote, you know, Sam, I was Sam. To quote I was Sam, I believe he said, better to have loved and lost.
Julie Swearbinks
He did say that.
Steve Covino
Than never loved before. Never loved at all. Now, I like that, Sam.
Julie Swearbinks
I want you guys think about something else, all right? I'm going to pose a question, and I want you to think about it. Who or what? Who or what? Because maybe it's a group of people who. Who or what is better when they're fat? Because there's a trend going on, and Edelman and Gronky are not okay with it. So before we get into cockiness and confidence, we never got to that yesterday. Before we give away prizes and play last one standing here on the show, we got to talk about who or what is better when fat. And it's.
Steve Covino
It's terrible because fat also means you're saying, I like you better. Unhealthy.
Julie Swearbinks
Right, Right. Of course. You got to point that out, too. Right. There's some health benefits involved in this conversation, so we do it respectfully. But this is all based on Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman bantering about today's NFL coaches.
Rich Davis
You want to know what's a disappointment here?
Steve Covino
Is that these coaches are starting to get in shape now, man. They're looking like they've been working out with the players, throwing some routes, going for jogs. Like, there's a lot of positional coaches that are still looking like coaches, but these guys right now are looking slim, looking jacked, looking like they go for a run, actually looking like they go and lift some weights. But we need coaches to get fat again.
Rich Davis
Remember, we wanted Dola to get fat.
Steve Covino
When he was coaching with the Los Angeles Raiders. That's a true. Typical coach is when they're fat and overweight, that means you're the best out there. So I think the problem is, is that Ozempic came out. They gotta start Testing. It should be on the PED list for these coaches. We need them fat again.
Rich Davis
It makes football.
Steve Covino
Is he saying make coaches fatigue?
Julie Swearbinks
Yes, he's saying make coaches fatigue. And he's saying Ozempic is changing the game. And it is not only in sports or coaches, but in Hollywood and real life.
Steve Covino
Yeah, life.
Julie Swearbinks
We see it all over the place. I don't know if coaches are on it. I don't know that. But I do know that he's onto something. When you think of these younger guys, the Sean McVeighs of the world, they're young and in shape and the time of the Andy Reid type of coach is sort of going away and Gronk is saying, yo, that's not how it should be. I get more respect for the fat guy coach. And it's kind of funny when you hear them talk about it. So it makes you think if coaches are better fat. And that's how I do picture coaches. Like old coaches, just like old fat guys. But they're not anymore.
Steve Covino
You're just picturing Andy Reid.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah, but I just, you know, like parcel and dudes like that.
Steve Covino
Like John Madden later on, bigger guy.
Julie Swearbinks
Like, bigger guy.
Dan Byer
Mike Holmgren, Romeo Cornell.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah.
Steve Covino
Guys like these F. Wade Phillips, Mike Holmgren.
Iowa Sam
Did someone say or even like Mike McCarthy, you know, but there is a.
Julie Swearbinks
Trend of like younger, fitter.
Iowa Sam
Kevin.
Steve Covino
Yeah. You're picturing guys like Sean McVeigh who got muscles and. Yeah.
Julie Swearbinks
So pictured like your. Your old high school coaches. Right. It's like the fat gym teacher or something. So who or what based on that is better fat? And is there a number one answer? Because I think of one person in particular and then one genre in particular.
Steve Covino
Okay. Is the person the same that you, me and Big Mike all agreed with?
Dan Byer
Who?
Steve Covino
But you know, the guy that runs this place, Mike.
Dan Byer
Never heard of him.
Steve Covino
I'll throw it out there. I don't want to give away the number one answer, but I might do it now.
Julie Swearbinks
I'm wondering if we're all thinking the same thing.
Steve Covino
There's an actor that to me was better fat and I'm sure healthier now and good for him, but John Goodman.
Julie Swearbinks
Oh, no, that's not where I was thinking.
Steve Covino
John Goodman.
Julie Swearbinks
I'm sure that's a good answer.
Steve Covino
He's feeling good. He's feeling something. But I think of King Ralph. John Goodman. I'm thinking Roseanne, John Goodman. Now, John Goodman's like a slender fellow.
Dan Byer
We have.
Iowa Sam
He quit drinking. That's what he said. He's like, it got rid of the rage for me and I.
Julie Swearbinks
So again, that's why we say respectfully. We understand he's healthier and good for him. We're happy for him. But I'm with Rich. When I picture John Goodman, I picture, like, Babe Ruth. Babe. Fat Jon.
Steve Covino
Babe.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah. Like, he.
Dan Byer
There's a list of comedians and comedians who have lost some of their funny once they got thin, like Jonah Hill. I was thinking of a few yesterday when we were talking about this.
Julie Swearbinks
That has to be the number one. What in genre of people like comedians often associated with being funnier when fat and when they lose weight.
Dan Byer
Gaffigan has been joking about it because he shared his weight loss journey recently.
Julie Swearbinks
That's right. But my answer, the first one that comes to me is like a Drew Carey, right? Like, he was no longer funny.
Dan Byer
Some would say he was never funny.
Steve Covino
I don't know.
Julie Swearbinks
I thought he was a funny dude. But, like, as the host of Price Is Right, he just like, ah, he's just the host now. He's nothing really funny about the guy anymore.
Steve Covino
And not again and again.
Julie Swearbinks
Respectfully.
Steve Covino
Respectfully. Sometimes when someone's a bigger fella and they lose that weight, their head looks big or something, right?
Julie Swearbinks
That's funny.
Steve Covino
I'll give you one. And she's addressed it, so it's not.
Dan Byer
Me being, you know, I know where you're going.
Steve Covino
It's not me being rude. She's addressed it. But her character's name in Pitch Perfect was Fat Amy. Rebel Wilson looks beautiful and thin and in shape. And I'm starting to feel like this.
Julie Swearbinks
Is a bad conversation.
Steve Covino
Probably healthier. But Rebel Wilson has said that she's looked at differently because people looked at her as, like, the funny big girl.
Julie Swearbinks
I got another one. This is the truth.
Steve Covino
Don't shy away from this. I'm not. Don't let 2025 beat you. 2025 is don't let Gen Z beat you.
Julie Swearbinks
Sensitive people in my ears and his body.
Steve Covino
No, don't let it.
Julie Swearbinks
But I'll say it. I'm gonna say it. I'm gonna say it. Come on. You're gonna tell me Adele is better now than what she used to be? Like, she had credibility to me. She had credibility. Like, oh, she's a big.
Dan Byer
So are you also saying you like big Luther?
Julie Swearbinks
It's like. It's like, don't fool me. Like, remember when CNC Music Factory had that big woman singing and they positioned it with, like, some fit other woman?
Steve Covino
No, I think it had more.
Julie Swearbinks
Had more credibility when it was the.
Iowa Sam
Other woman because you're thinking of Mama Cass Elliot.
Steve Covino
I'm just the papas. Aretha Franklin, she's big.
Iowa Sam
She's got the.
Julie Swearbinks
The mask. She' them pipes.
Iowa Sam
Fat lady sings.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah, like the fellas and that. I give that credibility. Like Adele to me now. Like hot Adele or like good looking Adele. Yeah, healthier Adele. I give all the credit in the world.
Dan Byer
You're talking about Martha Walsh, by the way.
Steve Covino
Yeah, People don't. Is that.
Julie Swearbinks
I'm sure she's just as talented and people are just as funny, but for whatever reason, it's never the same.
Steve Covino
Is Martha Walsh the bigger woman that got.
Dan Byer
She is.
Steve Covino
Oh. You know, people once said, you know, it was over when she sang, but people didn't know.
Julie Swearbinks
Right? Right. People didn't know.
Steve Covino
So get it over when the fat lady sings.
Julie Swearbinks
Who or what is sort of better fat? Because there is a trend in the NFL, according to Gronk and I mean according to us, Gronk and Edelman. They say coaches today are not the coaches of yesteryear. Coaches of yesteryear were sort of sloppy and overweight coaches today, slim and trim and fit, their polo tucked in real nice.
Steve Covino
Well, you know, Robert Sala, comedian, jacked.
Julie Swearbinks
Like Salah.
Steve Covino
Robert Sala looks like a guy that would be.
Iowa Sam
He looks like a fitness instructor.
Steve Covino
Robert Salah looks like the instructor that's trying to sleep with your wife, like at the gym. Like, hey, what's up? Robert Sala, great example of a ripped coach. Now, I was thinking, like comedians and hosts and stuff. It's there, there is something to be said about comedian Matt Rife, who's like the young handsome dude.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah, it's.
Steve Covino
He breaks the mold and it's almost tough in a way to be the. I guess you would say, like, young, handsome comedian like him goes, yeah, you.
Julie Swearbinks
Can'T be too good looking. No one thinks you're funny. And you can't act like you're the smartest guy either. You can't be too smart because then you're talking down to people and no one likes that either.
Steve Covino
Like, I'm sure. How would we receive it if Fluffy Gabe Iglesias, what if he just got all trim? His whole character is like, I'm Fluffy.
Julie Swearbinks
See? But I think it's on the. It's really on the audience. Is he any less funny? I don't know. It's a weird thing. Are these coaches any less good?
Steve Covino
Yeah, but you remember, like, comedian John Panett, his whole bit was based on like, you've been here four hours. He was at the buffet and like, a lot of his jokes relied on.
Dan Byer
Like, I'm a fat, gotta find a new act. Like a new.
Julie Swearbinks
You can't call him fluffy if he's not fluffy. Right?
Steve Covino
Like, you know what? I know what always bothers me when a hot female comedian talks about, like, the woes of dating. I'm like, stop it. You could date anyone. Stop.
Julie Swearbinks
So again, just the question of thought based on Gronk and Edelman's conversation. It was kind of a funny one because you do see the difference. You do see the expectation of what a coach used to be and what a coach is now, or what the trend seems to be. These guys are younger and more fit than coaches previously.
Steve Covino
Well, you know what, Camino to be to, to make a point here, let's also keep in mind that. But you can't hate on someone because people are trying to better themselves. And that's, and that's, that's the bummer, right? It's like you. A lot of times, actors, musicians, athletes, coaches, they'll, they'll trim up and instead of people being like, oh, congratulations for all the hard work you did, you know, people say I missed the fat. You. You don't think that messes with them a little bit?
Julie Swearbinks
Absolutely. Yeah. It's not, it's not fair. So that's why I'm saying it's probably on us and our expectations as the viewer or the audience.
Steve Covino
That's not me or Kavino. Blame Gronk and Edelman.
Julie Swearbinks
You may have a, A personal story, like, yeah, my buddy, you know, Yeah, I liked him, but, yeah. And now he's, he's all thin and full of himself. They're saying.
Steve Covino
When you say that.
Julie Swearbinks
No, because they're saying Ozempic is changing the dynamic of friendships all over the world because that person is no longer the, the person that they once were. So they're not even acting like that person.
Steve Covino
I had a college buddy who's a bigger dude, but he leaned into it like his whole Persona in college was, yo, I could eat more wings than anyone. I could guzzle beer.
Julie Swearbinks
Fat Larry, he wore a big Hawaiian.
Steve Covino
T shirt, you know, and what happens. That guy, he did that guy. When he slims up, he almost has to adjust his, I guess you would.
Julie Swearbinks
Say, like his Persona.
Steve Covino
Whole Persona.
Iowa Sam
Self esteem.
Steve Covino
I know it sounds up, right? I know it sounds ridiculous. Your self esteem goes up. Maybe not.
I
You can be.
Julie Swearbinks
If you were a beer and wing guy wearing Hawai shirts all the time and you lose that weight. Yeah, it's a. You have, you have A new identity.
Dan Byer
Exactly.
Steve Covino
You have to adjust. Like, it's a good adjustment for your health. But if you're the guy that everyone's like, you know, Larry, Larry, and you're the guy that's ripping off your, you know, you're shaking your belly like your chunk from Goonies and you're doing cake stands and eating, you know, 50 wings, and everyone's like, man, Fat Larry. If Fat Larry's like, yeah, guys, I'm gonna get to salmon with rice, and I'm really trimming down and I'm a different guy now, now that's an adjustment because people are like, come on, Fat Larry. So, Gronk Edelman, very funny clip. Do coaches need to be fat? We're looking at the NFL now. There's more ripped coaches than ever because people care about health and fitness.
Julie Swearbinks
The end in our stupid brains. What are some other things that are better when they're bigger? Right? When they're fat? I got a few answers. Let me know if you agree. Spot said Horatio Sands said he was funnier when he was bigger. Okay, but I have people, okay? Not necessarily a person. Okay, how about home plate umpires?
Steve Covino
Way better when they're bigger.
Julie Swearbinks
Home plate, though, specifically. Right. Way bigger as a fat guy. No doubt. All right, that being said, how about Little League catchers? Right? Didn't you have confidence, you know, when the great Hambino was behind the plate?
Steve Covino
No diggity. No doubt.
Julie Swearbinks
Or her first baseman.
Iowa Sam
Wait, can I actually comment on. So there's a bit of an optical illusion going on, though, because both the umpire behind home plate and the catcher wear a guard, and so it makes them look bigger than they are. But I always look at bellies as.
Julie Swearbinks
A kid that took the mound, I always say I'm, you know, Little League superstar that I was. Let me tell you how great I felt when it was a big kid behind O'Brien.
Steve Covino
Peaked at 12, by the way.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah. All right, ready? Another. Another position or person that's better when they're bigger. How about a chef? If a big fat Chef Boyardee comes out, don't you give him more credit?
Steve Covino
Like, that guy knows.
Iowa Sam
Sampling the wares. Sampling the wares.
Dan Byer
One of the most famous ones when we were kids was that chef on the motorized scooter. Yeah, he was so big he couldn't walk, remember?
Julie Swearbinks
I love it. You don't want a skinny chef. What does he know about. How about this? Rich, you're going to love this one. Tuba player or trombone player? I don't know. I just feel like no no, like the bass drum player in the marching band.
Dan Byer
It's more impressive if they're thin.
Julie Swearbinks
If they're thin, man, I don't give them any credibility.
Steve Covino
I got two people that. One, I don't want to lose too much weight because I feel like it's our identity. And one that's very different looking now. Hell, I know health was part of it, but Randy Jackson. Yeah, yeah, American Idol. I know some of it was health related, but he looked good.
Julie Swearbinks
He wasn't like super big. But look, I get it. Health is wealth.
Steve Covino
What about a guy like Jelly Roll if he got too skinny? Isn't it? His name is Jelly Roll.
Dan Byer
He's been losing quite a bit of weight. Yeah. And there's some actors and actresses and singers who actually look better with weight on them. Like, think about Ariana Grande right now, dude.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah, totally. Yeah.
Dan Byer
I mean, it goes both directions here.
Julie Swearbinks
No, absolutely does. But this is based on that conversation. Just wanted to have some fun with it. Wrap of your phone calls. And then DB's got an update and we'll talk about cockiness and confidence. Who do we got?
Steve Covino
That is our buddy Tripp in Vegas. What's up, Tripp?
Julie Swearbinks
Hey, Tripp.
Steve Covino
Hey, good afternoon, guys. I got a couple. And then I think the number one answer. Good. Good to talk to y'all. I would go with Melissa McCarthy. I don't know if y'all said that because she lost all that weight. And you know what? The whole show, her and actor Billy Gardell. Remember Mike and Molly? It was based on them meeting at, like, a dude.
Julie Swearbinks
Have you seen Billy Gardell? He lost a lot of weight, man. I mean, God bless him, but. And again, I do think that's on us. It is unfair, but it's a very common sentiment that. Oh, man, they were funnier. It really is.
Steve Covino
It's unfair, but it's bad to feel that way. Yeah. What else, Tripp? Okay, and then genre. How about opera singers? I don't want some skinny opera dude.
Julie Swearbinks
Totally, bro. I'm picturing Pavarotti was skinny. I wouldn't care about picturing Pavarotti.
Steve Covino
Like, you can't have that guy be 130 pounds. That's a great 80 pounds.
Julie Swearbinks
No, that's a great one.
Steve Covino
All right. Thank you, Trip. Eli in Fresno. What's up, man?
Julie Swearbinks
What's happening, Rich?
Dan Byer
What's happening, Covino?
Steve Covino
I got a good one for you. Guys. Guys, what's up? This one, because he a. Since we're talking about Ozempic, he took a magic.
Jeremy Scott
He took a magical zapping who do we love better?
Steve Covino
Buddy Love or the. Or the Nutty Professor? Buddy Love.
Julie Swearbinks
Buddy Love was. He was a nightmare. Yeah, Sherman Klopp was a real nice man.
Steve Covino
But, you know, just. Just to prove it, how sometimes when someone's a little bigger, they're more lovable. Who's, like, the most lovable baseball player over the last 20 years? Like Bartolo Colon. And why? Because he was like a bigger guy.
Julie Swearbinks
That's the other weird part of the dynamic, right? Oh, they're so lovable, but they're not happy a lot of times in that situation. So, again, we understand it sounds selfish, it sounds weird, but it's just based on this coach theory.
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Julie Swearbinks
Appreciate everyone listening to the podcast. Just search Covino and Rich wherever you stream, follow, rate and review and make note of this two reminders. How about three? Three reminders.
Steve Covino
Make note.
Dan Byer
Do I hear four?
Julie Swearbinks
Nope. Three. We've got a big party planned in Vegas June 20th through the 22nd. This is your invite. We'd love to see you there. June 20th through the 22nd in Vegas. Details to come. So follow us at Cavino Enrich for more details. But in the meantime, book your flights. Big party on the 21st. If you can only make it one.
Steve Covino
Day, just know it's going to go down. We just are trying to wait for deals and stuff for you guys. But there will absolutely be parties and events. Definitely Friday, Saturday, and then probably a little Sunday breakfast, Sunday morning hang or something.
Julie Swearbinks
Reminder number two, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Next week we'll be filling in for Dan Patrick doing the Dan Patrick hat trick that we're known to do. So we'll see you early in the morning, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Make note of that or catch the podcast like we said. And this Thursday, word on the streets is we're joined by the world famous Coach Ball Game. Who's Coach Ball Game? He's like the celebrity coach of the stars for little kids.
Steve Covino
Yeah. He hangs with legends like Jeter and current players like Bobby Witt Jr. He's the coaching ambassador for Major League Baseball and a really funny dude on social media, really motivational with the kids. So if you are a coach or you got little kids playing baseball, softball, soccer, you name it, this guy is the coach.
Julie Swearbinks
Ballgame on Over Promised, that's our bonus pod. You can watch on Fox Sports Radio's YouTube page. You can watch or listen wherever you stream. Again, just search Over Promised and we'll do that on Thursday. But thank you guys for hanging out with us on the Daily again. I'm Steve Cavino. That is Rich Davis, Danny G. Buyer, Sam Spot. Everybody's here. Thank you guys for hanging with us. Now. Now, there was a story yesterday that Dan Orlovsky was saying that we have to have the same energy about Shador Sanders that we did about Baker Mayfield.
Steve Covino
Dan Orlovsky, you mean the guy that made me shed tears with the beautiful story about his son?
Julie Swearbinks
First and first, mostly.
Steve Covino
You're right, Rich.
Julie Swearbinks
Last week was Autism awareness week.
Steve Covino
That was the most beautiful story where his son's artwork decorated the ESPN studio.
Julie Swearbinks
That made me cry.
Steve Covino
That made me cry as much as the dude from Love on the Spectrum. Tanner on the Kelly Clarkson show meeting Jack Black.
Julie Swearbinks
That was incredible.
Dan Byer
Yeah.
Julie Swearbinks
That show itself, Love on a Spectrum is incredible. Shout out to Connor and Tanner, but yeah, Dana Orlovsky, son. That was beautiful. I Shed one vato tear. You know, I don't have many of them.
Steve Covino
Yeah, dude, I don't know if, you know, vatos have 96 teardrops they could use in their life. Right?
Julie Swearbinks
That's true. And I used one for Orlovsky. So everything I say is, you know, respectfully. He says we can't praise Baker Mayfield and fall in love with Baker Mayfield because of his riz. He didn't say that, but he said because of his charisma, cockiness, and his self belief and then kind of view it different with Shador. So that's Dan Orlovsky on the criticisms of Shador Sanders. Now, do I understand what he's saying? Do we understand what he's saying? Absolutely. I get it, right? What's. What's good for the goose should be good for the gander or whatever. We got to treat these things equally. However, I want to remind everybody, I don't think we all love Baker Mayfield in the beginning.
Steve Covino
That is 100% accurate, right?
Julie Swearbinks
We gave Baker Mayfield so much flack about his dance moves and his cockiness and his commercials and his dedication to football. Like, we gave that dude so much. He just played his heart out so hard and proved us all wrong, and he kind of won us over, I think. So I think the same should apply for Shador. If that's how. Or if that's how you view Shador, then in the same way, then, yeah, he's gonna. Or he should win you over eventually with his dedication to the game and his toughness.
Steve Covino
I think that's the one hole in the Dan Orlowski analysis of Shador. And, Baker, you're a hundo percento writer.
Julie Swearbinks
Thank you. Yeah, I love Orlovsky.
Steve Covino
I'm not coming at him.
Julie Swearbinks
I'm just saying I don't agree with that because I root for Mayfield now, but I remember not liking the guy. No.
Steve Covino
There were times where Covino would come on the show and be like. Like, look at him doing his stupid dance. He hasn't proven anything. We grew to love Baker because his cockiness was checked a little bit.
Julie Swearbinks
His cockiness went into confidence.
Steve Covino
No, but it was. And it was humbled, right?
Julie Swearbinks
Humility.
Steve Covino
It was, as your mom hates. When you say humbleness, I say humbleness.
Julie Swearbinks
My mom says it's humility, you idiot.
Steve Covino
His humility is what made you love Baker Mayfield. When he saw some tough times and you're like, all right, this cocky kid got checked a little bit, and he came out on the other side humble. With his humbleness, it's Humility. And I think that's why we love Baker. I've always thought there was a big difference between cocky and confident, and I think this applies very much to the dating world. Because, listen, let's be honest. It's all the same, right? The workplace, dating, sports, it's all just personality traits and relationships.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah.
Steve Covino
When you're dating, when you're a single man and you're in the dating scene or a single lady. What's up, Beyonce? I always thought the difference between confidence and cocky was the ability to laugh at yourself and not take yourself serious. You could be a guy that's like, man, that guy's pretty cocky. But if he is always okay to be the butt of the joke, he makes fun of himself. He doesn't take himself serious.
Julie Swearbinks
He does it with a smile.
Steve Covino
Does it with a smile. He could be cocky, but people are like, nah, he's. It's. It's a confidence. Cocky is when someone is so sure of themselves, but my goodness, don't you dare question them, because, like, they. They don't like the joke ever. At their expense.
Julie Swearbinks
Cockiness borders on arrogance. Right. And what is the eliminator of that? Like I said, I think Rich just said it, like, doing it with a smile and just the true belief in yourself. That's confidence. We work with people.
Steve Covino
I'm not gonna say here or there or when, but there's people that get in their own way because I'm like, yo, they're cocky. Like, they.
Julie Swearbinks
And that rubs everybody the wrong.
Dan Byer
We need some names right here, guys.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah. No, no. But there is. There's a fine line. Like, I. I'll use myself as an example just to keep other people out of the conversation. Oh, I know. Cocky. I feel. Yes. I feel like that's the vibe that I might give off until you really get to know me. And you're like, oh, yeah, this guy doesn't take himself that seriously. He does it with a smile. I could see I have resting D face, and people would assume that about me.
Steve Covino
Yeah, but I.
Iowa Sam
Resting your face. Resting D face.
Julie Swearbinks
Resting D face. Yeah.
Steve Covino
Resting D face.
I
Resting D face.
Steve Covino
I. Is one of those guys you could look at, be like, he's cocky. But then you realize the fact that Covino can make fun of himself and, you know, takes a joke.
Julie Swearbinks
He's confident.
Steve Covino
Oh, he's not cocky. He's. It's funny. So your thoughts? The difference between confidence and cockiness in sports?
Julie Swearbinks
Baker Mayfield sort of earned everybody's respect. He graduated from cockiness to confidence. Because when I Think about the difference yet.
Steve Covino
Yeah.
Julie Swearbinks
Confidence comes with a smile. Confidence also comes with. You're backed by results. Mayfield proved to everybody that he was a bonafide NFL player and he could ball.
Steve Covino
But not only that, he was. I think he bumped into the iron cheek.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah.
Steve Covino
Because he was humbled.
Julie Swearbinks
He was, you know. And I know what you mean by that too rich. And there's so many personal examples. You could sort of tie in if you want. I remember my uncle telling me, me, I was heartbroken, dude. Heartbroken over a girl one time. And then I think I got like fired from a job or whatever, but I was heartbroken over a girl.
Steve Covino
Oh, that was Steve's no good, very bad day.
Julie Swearbinks
It was Steve Covino's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Right.
Steve Covino
Fired and dumped.
Julie Swearbinks
And I remember like, why?
Steve Covino
Oh, and you pets, headphones.
Julie Swearbinks
She was the best thing that happened in my whole life. And I remember my uncle saying to me, I went to my uncle for advice. What should I do? How do I get her back? And he's like, wanna know something? Let me be honest with you. He's like, I like you better this way. I'm like, why? He's like, cuz you're humble now. You've been humbled for the first time. Because you know what? I thought nothing could stop this guy. I was arrogant and I was cocky and I was backed by nothing and no results. It was just in my own head and my own belief. So that's the difference between cockiness and confidence. The humility, again, the results. Yeah, Shadur Sanders is great, but he still has a lot to prove and that's fine. I'm sure he will. But I think we need to remember that we didn't all love Baker Mayfield. No, he came after all the humility, the humbleness, and again proving that he could play in the NFL. Not saying that I'm not rooting for Shador. I'm a big Deion Sanders fan. Absolutely rooting for the kid. But as Orlovsky said again today. Now here's the update. He might be one of the hardest QBs that he ever had to rate.
Steve Covino
And I understand that. Based on quarterback to evaluate. Based on his assessment. And it's because the offensive line stunk. So.
Julie Swearbinks
But he's saying he has elite field vision and everything else.
Dan Byer
And also a lot of his throws.
Steve Covino
Five yards.
Dan Byer
Yeah. Right off the line of scrimmage.
Steve Covino
Because with a bad old line, this guy was making quick decisions. You don't really have a lot of looks at Shador, but to Wrap up. What you're saying about Baker. Baker was. Was tested, and we saw Baker fail a little bit and fall. And like you getting dumped and losing your job. Old Steve Kavita. Yeah, you were. You were humbled. Humility kicks in. And I think we got to see Baker, you know, laying on his back.
Julie Swearbinks
Humanizes you. Humanizes you. People relate to you more. And I think we don't view Baker Mayfield that way anymore because of all that. So that's the difference. And like you said, Rich before, confidence comes with a smile. Cockiness. You're just tooting your own horn the whole time. You haven't really proven it. And there's.
Steve Covino
There's hosts like that here on our network. Espn, cbs, Fox. Anyway, you name it. There's people that you look at and go, why are you taking yourself so serious? Like, the. The ability to laugh at yourself. I always say that when it comes to dating as well. What makes a guy cocky or confident with women? A confident guy is sure of himself, but he's also okay being vulnerable in front of the woman, acting silly, you know, being the butt of the joke. If he does something, you know, goofy, that's confidence. A cocky guy is a guy that if someone even chuckles or laughs at him, he's like, what are you laughing at me for?
Dan Byer
Like, it's just really. Insecurity is what it boils down to.
Steve Covino
It's insecurity, and it's put offish. And I think that again.
Julie Swearbinks
And there's a fine line of arrogance, too. Right? So, yeah, there's the difference between cockiness and confidence. It's a thin line, but there's a significant line there.
Steve Covino
And I'm not wishing this for him, but let's say Shador goes to the NFL, right?
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah, dude. We wish nothing but this greatest success for him.
Steve Covino
And he follows a Baker blueprint in that. Let's say. Let's say he ends up. I'm just picking the Giants. I know they seem stacked in the QB room right now, but let's say he did go there, and he had a really rough go at it, and the media was rough on him, and I was like, man, chador stinks. And then he got a chance on a second team, and he lit it up. We'd all be like, there he is.
Julie Swearbinks
Like, also think about his dad, right? His dad had. His dad might be the cockiest guy that ever wore.
Steve Covino
Sure. His dad, during the draft, told teams, I'm not going to look at your playbook. When's your draft pick? I'm not going to remember I'm all begun by that dude.
Julie Swearbinks
I remember watching the Yankees when a young Deion Sanders. Neon Deion Sanders, before he was prime time Deion Sanders. Neon Deion would get in the batter's box and draw a dollar sign in the batter's box. And he was the most flashy dude with Jerry Curl. Right. But again, he eventually backed that up with results. When you realize, like, oh, you know, he's not necessarily cocky. He's confident, and he proves it. You know, his son is cut from the same cloth. Will he prove it? Absolutely, I think he will, but I think that's the difference. That's the difference.
I
To me, confidence is unspoken. It doesn't need to be explained. Like, you don't tell people, oh, I'm confident.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah.
I
The results, very similar to when you see very wealthy people, like these billionaires. Like, remember there was a joke. I know we all hate him now, but, like, where we saw Elon Musk's kitchen and it was like that old, dated 90s wood.
Julie Swearbinks
Yes.
I
Or like how sometimes you see, like, the CEO of Apple and he's out and he's just wearing, like, polos and, you know, khakis and a polo. And, like, they're not flashy at all because they don't have to be.
Julie Swearbinks
You don't have to prove, because they.
I
Know underneath they're sitting on near a trillion dollars. Similar with confidence and cockiness. Like, you don't need to say, I'm confident. You don't need to prove you're confident. You don't need to act confident. You just are confident.
Julie Swearbinks
And you know what? People pick up on that, though. That's the thing. And I think that's what cocky people don't understand is everyone else sees it. But, dude, you're full of hot air.
Steve Covino
I do want to point out that we can't discount what a cool characteristic it is for a Shador Sanders to be so confident. Yeah. Because borderline cocky. Where in every stage of he said that wherever I go, I will change the culture. Some people look at that and say, who do you think you are? Are? And then other people are like, I am other people. Like, you know, it's hard not to almost admire that level of confidence.
Julie Swearbinks
Dude. You know what, though?
Steve Covino
He's saying, wherever I go, I will bring a winning culture. And he's a 20. He's a kid.
Julie Swearbinks
And if he does that, then he's proven and he's awesome, and we root him on moving forward. So again, why aren't we treating Shador Sanders Confidence. The same way we treated Baker Mayfield. Baker Mayfield was hated on the beginning.
Steve Covino
Yeah. I think I'm actually very curious where.
Julie Swearbinks
This guy, by the way, I'm not even saying me. That's sort of. Sort of the perception. I would say if you follow social media or what people are saying on TV or what you sort of get from him, it's. He's hard to evaluate because he does have an insane level of cockiness or confidence, however you want to look at it.
Dan Byer
Yeah. And it's hard to tell with these teams what's real, what's a smokescreen, what they're lying about, who they're really looking at. And DB reported earlier that he's going to take a meeting with the Steelers for one of their top 30 meetings. Now, they pick 21. So if he slides all the way down to 21, does that humble you or does that put a fire under you and you're like one of the two quarterbacks we know so well who said all those other teams made a mistake. I'm going to show them.
Steve Covino
You know, I do love that thought. Like, you know, it could light a fire. But let me ask you this. Do you remember it was on the primetime 30 for 30. Maybe you, Dan Byer, I were. Sam Will remember Deion Sanders told the team when he was. When, you know, primetime was getting drafted, a team almost offered the playbook. And he's like, when's your draft pick? And he declined because he's like, nah, I'll keep your playbook. I. I won't be on the board by then. And I remember people at that time were like, how cocky could you be? And, you know, let's be honest. If you're Deion Sanders and It's, you know, 30 years ago, you think you're going to.
Julie Swearbinks
If you.
Steve Covino
If you got a late round pick, you think you're going to. Dion's still going to be on the board. I love that. I love that cockiness.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah.
Steve Covino
In that regard.
Julie Swearbinks
But when you back it up by results.
Steve Covino
Confidence, not cockiness.
Julie Swearbinks
All right, so that's our take on it. And again, good luck to him. And I hope. The thing I hope is meeting with the Steelers. I almost said Pirates. Steelers goes well.
Steve Covino
No, if he was like that, he could play both.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah. If he was as good as Dion.
Steve Covino
He could, you know, and that's something. Well, you know, Ohtani is the closest thing playing on both sides of the ball. I was talking about that with some buddies last night.
Julie Swearbinks
Well, he's the definition of the difference between cockiness and confidence. Shohi Ohtani, who's smiling bigger than that guy. Who's having more fun than him.
Steve Covino
Is he telling anyone I'm the best?
Julie Swearbinks
No, because he's riding straight up on confidence backed by results.
Steve Covino
Who?
Julie Swearbinks
Shohei Ohtani.
Steve Covino
Oh, I'm sorry. Ohtani.
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P. Shohei Ohtani.
Steve Covino
Ohtani. I was talking to some buddies last night. I don't know if you've been seeing some of the clips. We all see the same social media clips a lot of times, like Jameis Winston playing baseball in college at Florida State and throwing the ball from the warning track.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah.
Steve Covino
To home plate.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah. It's a famous clip, like 100 mile an hour bullet.
Steve Covino
And you do realize that a lot of these guys just have. So they could have played a lot of different sports, but we're just never going to see a Bo Jackson or prime time again like that. And you know what? As we get ready for. As we get ready for a little last one standing, which is my. My favorite game we play here on FOX Sports Radio. Get involved. 87799 on Fox. 87799 on Fox. We're going to play that next. I saw a stat that Danny G. Hit us up with, and we talked the other day about just how tight the NBA playoff brackets are.
Julie Swearbinks
We said tighter than new jeans in the early 2000s. You did say that Rich used to wear ballerina pants.
Steve Covino
We. We were saying how more so than ever. It's like the difference between the three seed and the six seed. And like, there's a lot of. There's a lot of seeding still yet to be done. And it's proven by the fact that there's a chart. Danny showed us that 19 of the 20 seeds aren't even locked in yet, other than OKC at number one. Every other seed from 1 to 10 in the Western Conference and 1 to 10 in the Eastern Conference. Of those, 19 of the 20 have not been clinched in an order yet, meaning depending on how the team's doing the final games of the season, because they're all within one or two games. It's wild.
Dan Byer
Yeah. If the Cavs beat the Bulls tonight, then they'll lock in the number one seed for the East.
Julie Swearbinks
Okay.
Dan Byer
But as of right now, as we're spe live on national radio, there are so many seeds still sitting there. Where we don't know what team is going to be where. And there's only a couple of games separating so many teams, especially in the West. Two games separate six teams right now. Yeah.
Julie Swearbinks
That's Insane.
Steve Covino
And that will affect home court. That'll affect who you play. Like there's going to be people maybe positioning, like, oh, maybe we don't want to play that team first. So much at stake in the final week and then starting a week from today, I believe is the playing game where we, you know, see 7, 8, 9, 10 go at it. So NBA playoffs, we always talk about, ah, it just turns up a notch. So that's one week from today. We get the NBA.
Julie Swearbinks
Is that why the Nuggets fired the coach or what? And then you heard it so tight. If they're fourth in the West 47 and 32 and they won last year two seasons ago. Two. I'm sorry, two seasons ago. Now two seasons ago.
Steve Covino
I'm swine. Stevie.
Julie Swearbinks
It's still proven though. It's kind of shaky and kind of interesting to think that they fired their coach and GM today. 47 and 32, however, they lost four in a row. The Nuggets lost four in a row and they're three and seven in their last 10. Is that really the reason why you're.
Dan Byer
A championship winning coach? You know, it's just two years ago. So you think this is, this has to be more than just a four game losing streak. This has, this is something that went wrong in the locker room. The leadership of the team from the top down to the locker room. There's something going on here that we're not hearing about.
Julie Swearbinks
That's really it. What's stirring the Kool Aid here? The fact that they're three and seven in their last ten and lost four in a row? Or is there something else bigger going on behind the scenes?
Steve Covino
You know, there's something bigger and you got to connect the dots on that. And by the way, Celtics fans very upset. You forgot that one last year. Well, you just forgot the Celtics. He was like pretty forgettable.
Julie Swearbinks
Danny G. Pounced on me.
Steve Covino
No, but I was thinking like that was, remember it was, it was, it was Celtics beating.
Dan Byer
How could you forget Jason Tatum celebration?
Julie Swearbinks
It was kind of forget. It was all emotional.
Steve Covino
But remember Tatum and you know, we wanted Dallas to put up a better fight. The Mavericks sort of got shut down pretty easy. But yeah, Celtics don't think we disrespected you. I'll compare it to relationships because that's sort of what we do here on Kavino and Rich. And I think we've all seen this with ourselves a friend or family member. You could be dating someone. And it's maybe a little different with Mike Malone because they did win a couple of years ago. But you ever find yourself in a position where you're like, yeah, like there's nothing fundamentally wrong? Meaning, like, we could exist together, we get along, we live together. It's all good. I'm just not in love. And I just don't think this is what's going to take us to the next level. And when, as they clip the damn buyer played, when everything is really just based on maybe the. Maybe the Nuggets deep down inside and ownership thinks, you know, we're thankful we won one. It was carried by the joker. Coach is good. He brought the. He brought the heap. Right now you're thinking to yourself, maybe this. Maybe they look at the field and they say, we're missing something. And I don't know how you do that with four games left.
Julie Swearbinks
That was my point, though.
Steve Covino
Four games left.
Julie Swearbinks
You did it two years ago.
Dan Byer
And you guys liked Malone. Remember at the parade? You liked what he was talking about there. And he had said something about being the Lakers daddy and all that.
Steve Covino
Yeah, he was getting a little feisty.
Dan Byer
He's appeared on our show a few times because of what he says on microphones. He was definitely a fiery guy.
Julie Swearbinks
But that's why it proves that there has to be something that we don't know yet more.
Dan Byer
He's a good coach. And already on Twitter, I saw some NBA analysts saying, keep an eye on him to possibly be Coach Pop's successor in San Antonio. He'll definitely land somewhere for sure. But this, this is something where personalities. Yeah, exactly. With ownership.
Julie Swearbinks
Because, Rich, I like your analogy. Like, he's just not the one.
Dan Byer
Right.
Julie Swearbinks
I'm not in love with.
Steve Covino
But he was two years ago.
Julie Swearbinks
But he was. But he was two years ago. So he's not now.
Steve Covino
It's, It's. It's tough to assess. DB I gotta ask, because I'm sure you're keeping an eye on this story all day. Has there been any hints other than like, maybe the fit's just not right anymore? I know that's very generic, right?
Rich Davis
Yeah, actually, there's a lot, because Josh Kroenke, the vice chair of Cronk Sports Entertainment, spoke about an hour ago. We played a little off the top of the. At the top of the hour and then in the show earlier. But he said a few things. This. Well, here's Josh Kroenke.
J
This wasn't a decision that was taken lightly or taken as in a reactionary fashion to anything specific. You know, having observed that group over a period of time, there were certain Trends that were very worrisome to me at different points in time, but they would get masked by a few wins here and there. And you know, in the world of professional sports, when winning and losing is your currency, you know, winning can mask a lot of things.
Rich Davis
So he said that and then he went to this when he gave specific numbers.
J
We went on an eight game win streak right before the All Star break, you know, but since then I think we're 11 and 13. We've lost our last four and we're trending towards a direction that I thought would probably be a very near end to our season in the near future.
Steve Covino
Okay, I get the sense of that, of that they think come the playoffs right now with Malone in charge, they weren't going to stack up against the Lakers, okc, Golden State where they're at.
Julie Swearbinks
And yeah, but you're going to shake it up right now. And all of a sudden.
Rich Davis
But I like the cause here's the trump card. This is where I think people will be like, like, oh, okay, we were.
J
Going to be changing this, these roles at the end of the season. From that point forward, I think that, you know, I became comfortable with the thinking of, you know, let's try to shake this tree and, and squeeze, squeeze as much out of this as we can.
Rich Davis
So they had made a decision to already move on from both of those guys before the season even completed and to their point, well, if we're going to do this anyway and now we're on a four game skid, why not just cut bait now and see if we can make anything of it. If they were already going to do that.
Steve Covino
Now, now here's interesting, here's an interesting thought. With very few games left in the regular season, as you head into the postseason, if you got, I mean, when you have the joker and you have that team, it's not like you're, you're, you're, you know, wishing upon a star like they could go on a run with the quality of talent they have on that team. So what have you got, you know, the interim in there and they did get hot. So it's not a crazy idea because if you thought as they, as he said, worrisome trends and currency is winning. It's not a crazy idea when you think about it in that way.
Rich Davis
Not at all. And not to draw parallels, but there's two parallels to the city of Milwaukee. And I brought this up with you guys. When Taylor Jenkins was fired in Memphis, when the brewers fired in 2008, Ned Yost with two weeks remaining because they were battling the Mets for the wild card. They can Ned Yost because if they didn't make the playoffs, they weren't going to keep them the next year. Brought in Dale Swaim, who moved over and took over as the interim manager. They ended up holding on, got to the playoffs for the first time in 26 years, and it worked out for them in that case, but Ned Yost was likely going to be gone anyway. I use the Bucks as the example of now you've got Jokic and you just can't waste it. Just like the Bucks have kind of done with Giannis since they won four years ago. I haven't done anything, you know, in that time, and I think that the Nuggets are now starting to feel that crunch of we have to get more out of of maybe this generational player that we've only won one championship with.
Steve Covino
That's. That's a great point, DB That's a great point. And you know what your thoughts if you want to chime in on the Nuggets making changes and also if you want to play our game.
Julie Swearbinks
By the way, Dan Byers had Dale Swaim. He means Dale SVE.
Steve Covino
The everybody remembers the card.
Julie Swearbinks
Dale Svi when you got him right.
Steve Covino
I remember that baseball card remembers Dale Swain.
Greg Rosenthal
What's up, everyone? It's Greg Rosenthal, and I'm teaming up with the King of Spring, Daniel Jeremiah. He requires me to say that we're going to be bringing you 40s and free agents, the only podcast you'll need this NFL draft season. From DJs mock drafts to my top 101, free agents will have it covered for you with all new episodes every Thursday keeping you up to date as we head to the NFL Draft. Listen to 40s and free agents agents on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
Narrator
Something unexpected happened after Jeremy Scott confessed to killing Michelle Schofield in Bone Valley Season one.
Dan Byer
I just knew him as a kid.
Narrator
Long, silent voices from his past came.
Jeremy Scott
Forward and he was just staring at me.
Narrator
And they had secrets of their own to share.
Jeremy Scott
Gilbert King I'm the son of Jeremy Lynn Scott.
Narrator
I was no longer just telling the story. I was part of it.
Jeremy Scott
Every time I hear about my dad is, oh, he's a killer. He's just straight evil.
Narrator
I was becoming the bridge between a killer and the son he'd never known.
Jeremy Scott
If the cops and everything would have done their job properly, my dad would have been in jail. I would have never existed.
Narrator
I Never experienced, expected to find myself in this place. Now I need to tell you how I got here.
Jeremy Scott
At the end of the day, I'm literally a son of a killer.
Narrator
Bone Valley Season 2 Jeremy.
Jeremy Scott
Jeremy, I want to tell you something.
Narrator
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Julie Swearbinks
We do that right now. Last one standing. You have five seconds to battle for your sports trivia.
Steve Covino
Life, man.
Rich Davis
Oh, I gotta. Yeah, I don't got it.
Julie Swearbinks
Put your electronic devices down and pick your sports knowledge.
Steve Covino
It's CNR's last one standing. Last one standing.
Dan Byer
All right, I have four categories ready to go if needed. A tiebreaker. Each contestant gets five seconds to stay alive in the round. If you run out of time or you answer incorrectly, Iowa. Sam will take you out with his big bad buzzer. We keep battling until you are the last one standing. If you win two of the rounds, you're the top dog. Here are the contestants. Six time winner, Steve Covino.
Julie Swearbinks
You sure it's not seven?
Dan Byer
It's six.
Julie Swearbinks
I don't know.
Steve Covino
Get out of here.
Dan Byer
You know, Brady, I. I have a chart in my computer. And in there, the leader, Dan Beyer, 26 time winner.
Rich Davis
Hello.
Dan Byer
Trying to catch up to him. 10 time winner, Rich Davis.
Steve Covino
That's me.
Dan Byer
And we're gonna go to the studio lines right now to see who's playing for C and R. Stainless steel Swiggy, db. Use you for this. Would you love to travel to beautiful Carson City, Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada. Lacey, Washington, or San Antonio, Texas.
Rich Davis
Let's go to the home of the final four. Let's go, Texas.
Dan Byer
All right. San Antonio.
Steve Covino
They got big women there. Charles Barkley confirmed that a second time.
Dan Byer
That feud is going to go forever.
Julie Swearbinks
It wouldn't be the same if they were thin.
Dan Byer
Rich, what's up?
Steve Covino
What's up, guys?
Dan Byer
Hey, what do you do for a living there in San Antonio?
Steve Covino
I'm a contractor. A lot of work these days. A lot of work these days. Let's go.
Julie Swearbinks
What's up, buddy?
Steve Covino
Yes, sir.
Dan Byer
All right. And by the way, spot is the fact checker during this game. A lot of anxiety.
I
So stressful.
Dan Byer
When I say your name, the clock is going to begin. Here is the first category. It's called 12 with at least six. You have five seconds to name one of the MLB teams who already has six or more. Wins this season. All right. And Covino, you're going to be up first as soon as the clock goes.
Julie Swearbinks
Now let's go with the Dodgers and get them out of the way.
I
There you go. 9 and 3.
Dan Byer
Rich.
Steve Covino
Let's go with the Yankees, 6 and.
I
5 as of today.
Dan Byer
Fire.
Rich Davis
Padres.
I
Padres, 9 and 2.
Dan Byer
Rich in San Antonio.
Steve Covino
Oh, my God.
Dan Byer
Who knows? Red Sox.
I
Red Sox are there, 6 and 5.
Dan Byer
Nice. Back to Covino.
Julie Swearbinks
The Mets.
I
Mets are 7, 3 and rich.
Steve Covino
Let's go to the Giants.
I
Giants, 8 and 2.
Rich Davis
Fire Angels.
I
Angels, 6 and 3.
Dan Byer
Rich in San Antonio.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah.
Jeremy Scott
Ace.
J
I don't know.
Julie Swearbinks
Sorry.
Iowa Sam
The A's.
Dan Byer
Calvino. Cleveland, two. No, between Rich and Byer. Rich.
Steve Covino
Philadelphia Phillies.
I
Phillies, seven and two.
Dan Byer
Buyer.
Rich Davis
Tigers.
I
Tigers, seven and four.
Steve Covino
Nice.
Dan Byer
Bowl, Rich.
Steve Covino
Cubbies, Rangers.
I
You're not saying no, you're out.
Rich Davis
I love his energy, though.
I
Cubs are 8 and 5 for you.
Dan Byer
I'll always say Rich in San Antonio.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah, you're good, though.
Dan Byer
I'm sorry.
Julie Swearbinks
It's okay.
Steve Covino
It's all right.
Dan Byer
Fire.
Rich Davis
Rangers, 8 and 3.
Julie Swearbinks
Rich, we're running out of.
Steve Covino
Running out of teams here.
I
There's one more.
Dan Byer
Three, two, one.
Steve Covino
Orioles.
Dan Byer
Nope, no fires. The last one standing in that category.
Rich Davis
I was gonna say Cardinals.
I
Nah. Blue Jays.
Dan Byer
Oh, yeah.
Steve Covino
I got different birds. There's a bird. It counts.
Julie Swearbinks
Two beautiful birds. Right.
Dan Byer
So, Buyer on the board. As we move to the second category, recession proof. You have five seconds to name a professional sports team who, according to Forbes top 20 list, which was released at the end of last year, is one of the most valuable sports teams. One of the most valuable sports teams. We'll take the top 20 from Forbes. And Rich, in San Antonio. You're going to be first as soon as the clock goes. Now.
Steve Covino
Dallas Cowboys.
Dan Byer
Yes.
I
Number one.
Dan Byer
Good job.
Rich Davis
Can I just ask for Claire? Is this, like, you. Us? Did you say us? Or is this world?
Dan Byer
It's worldwide.
Rich Davis
Okay.
Julie Swearbinks
Oh, wow.
Rich Davis
All right. Yankees.
Steve Covino
Yankees.
Dan Byer
Yep.
I
Number four.
Dan Byer
And Covina. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Rich. Are. Rich.
Steve Covino
Not me. Manchester United.
I
Manchester United. Number 14.
Dan Byer
Good one. Covino.
Julie Swearbinks
Lakers.
I
The Lakers.
Dan Byer
Number 8, Rich, in San Antonio.
Steve Covino
Houston Astros.
I
No, no, Sor.
Dan Byer
Buyer.
Rich Davis
Dodgers.
I
Dodgers are not on the list, Rich.
Steve Covino
Me?
Dan Byer
Yes, sir.
Steve Covino
I'm going to go three. Barcelona.
Julie Swearbinks
Yes.
I
Number 20, right at the bottom of the list.
Steve Covino
Are you saying, like, I feel like.
Jeremy Scott
You'Re just making this up.
Dan Byer
Covino.
Julie Swearbinks
Barcelona, which is Mets. Barcelona.
I
The New York Met. Not on the list.
Steve Covino
I won with Bartholomew. Golden State. Warriors, Mavericks. A lot of NBA teams, right?
I
So, Cowboys 1, Warriors 2. The Rams 3.
Julie Swearbinks
I wouldn't have got that.
I
Knicks 5, Patriots 6. So, yeah, there's a.
Julie Swearbinks
There's a ton of tug.
Iowa Sam
You didn't get Chelsea. Are they on there?
I
Chelsea is not on the list, but.
Steve Covino
You know, it is. Barcelona.
I
Barcelona.
Dan Byer
All right, so Bayer and Rich are. Rich. Both on the board. We go to the third category, sudden impact. You have five seconds to name an NFL team who holds a top 20 draft pick come April 24th in Green Bay. Top 20. And Covino, you're going to be at first now.
Julie Swearbinks
Jaguars. Jaguars.
I
Yes. Number five, go to Rich. Tsunami.
Steve Covino
Tennessee. Titans.
I
The Titans. Number one.
Dan Byer
Fire.
Rich Davis
Br. Browns.
I
Browns.
Dan Byer
Number two, Rich in San Antonio.
Steve Covino
Oh, man, you took all my answers.
Dan Byer
Three, two, one.
Steve Covino
Come on.
Julie Swearbinks
Bengals.
I
What did he say?
Steve Covino
He said Bengals.
I
Bengals. Number 17.
Steve Covino
Ah, there you go.
Dan Byer
All right, we'll give that to you.
Julie Swearbinks
Covino, the Giants.
I
Giants, number three. Number three.
Dan Byer
Of course, all the Sanders speculation, even though they have a quarterback. Heavy room.
Steve Covino
Now, Rich, the Jets.
I
Jets, number seven.
Dan Byer
Buyer.
Rich Davis
Danny's Raiders.
I
Raiders are number six.
Dan Byer
Let's go, Genty. All right. Rich in San Antonio.
Steve Covino
Oh, the.
I
I love his passion.
Dan Byer
Three, two, one.
Julie Swearbinks
Stay with you can't even think of anything.
Steve Covino
Get out of here.
Dan Byer
Out of here. All right. Covina.
Julie Swearbinks
Panthers.
I
Panthers are number eight.
Dan Byer
Rich.
Steve Covino
The Nolan. Saints.
I
Saints are number nine.
Dan Byer
Wire.
Rich Davis
Da. Bears.
Dan Byer
Da.
I
Bears. Number 10.
Dan Byer
Covino.
Julie Swearbinks
Colts.
I
Colts. Number 14.
Julie Swearbinks
Colts.
Steve Covino
Colts.
Dan Byer
Rich. Colts.
Steve Covino
The 49ers.
I
Danny. 49ers.
Julie Swearbinks
Yes.
I
Number 11.
Dan Byer
Beyer.
Rich Davis
Falcons.
I
Falcons are number 15.
Dan Byer
Covina. Three, two, one.
Julie Swearbinks
The Vikings.
I
Vikings. None of the list.
Dan Byer
Out of there. Rich.
Steve Covino
Can't think of anything. The Arizona Cardinals.
I
Cardinals, number 16.
Dan Byer
Buyer.
Rich Davis
Seahawks.
I
Seahawks. Number 18.
Dan Byer
Back to Rich. Three, two, one.
Steve Covino
The Chargers.
Julie Swearbinks
Chargers.
I
Is that your final answer?
Steve Covino
Yeah.
I
Nope, not alone.
Rich Davis
Rams.
Steve Covino
Yeah.
I
Rams. No, Rams are not on either, but.
Dan Byer
He'S still won by your spin.
Julie Swearbinks
Wow.
I
The ones left. Left were The Broncos at 20, Bucks at 19. Cowboys. No one said at 12, Dolphins at 13. And Pat's at number four.
Steve Covino
No one said Pat. I thought Dan Byer said Pats.
Julie Swearbinks
No, I didn't.
Dan Byer
No.
Steve Covino
Son of a biscuit.
Julie Swearbinks
That's it. You're thinking backwards and you're trying to fill in the blanks. It's a challenging game. Great job.
Dan Byer
Byer with his 27th victory.
Steve Covino
Like the Yankees, dude.
Julie Swearbinks
One more.
Steve Covino
You beat the Yankees.
Julie Swearbinks
Stressful, man.
Dan Byer
And Rich in San Antonio. So thank you for playing the game. It's up to DB Whether or not he wants to mail that off to Texas.
Rich Davis
Absolutely. 100%.
Dan Byer
All right, give away now. So, Rich, we're going to still send you a Swiggy even though you stunk at the game.
Steve Covino
Thanks. I love your show. You know, we're going to. We're going to label it. We're going to label your Swiggy participation. Swiggy.
Julie Swearbinks
Hey, thank you, man. Have a great one. Danny G. Super producing. Getting that podcast ready for you. Remember to search, rate and review. Follow rate and review. Covino and Rich.
Steve Covino
Not only is Danny G. Super producing.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah.
Steve Covino
He keeps staring at the photo of Geno Smith at the Raiders facility. Staring at the picture of John Madden like he's all inspired.
Dan Byer
That's a pretty cool photo.
Steve Covino
Geno Smith went to Tom Brady's house, so.
Dan Byer
Yeah.
Steve Covino
Kavino even said Geno Smith looks cooler as a Raider.
Julie Swearbinks
He does. He does. It's even more weird because we're staring at Danny, staring at Geno, staring at Madden.
Steve Covino
Yeah. Yeah.
Julie Swearbinks
It's kind of wild. Yeah. Who's Madden? That photo. I want to remind you about tomorrow. Tomorrow's the hump day. Already. We're going to turn your hump day into a hump night and we do that with midweek Major. The biggest stories in the world of sports and pop culture, are they mid week or major? We do it every Wednesday.
I
That's a lot of pressure on me.
Julie Swearbinks
Yeah, I know. Turn your hump day into a hump night.
Steve Covino
Better freaking deliver tomorrow. But yeah, you know what? A couple things we may not have got to today. Well, we always get to it the next day. Lot of fun. And of course, baseball. Not only is baseball in full effect and we're enjoying that one week from today, the play in game starts. So we got one week left of the NBA season, then the playoffs. So let's get ready. See you guys later. Until then, arrivederchi, baby.
Julie Swearbinks
We will see you in the promised land.
Steve Covino
Goodbye.
Julie Swearbinks
Have a great night, guys.
Steve Covino
Good day.
Greg Rosenthal
What's up, everyone? It's Greg Rosenthal and I'm teaming up with the king of spring, Daniel Jeremiah. He requires me to say that we're going to be bringing you 40s and free agents, the only podcast you'll need need this NFL draft season. From DJs, mock drafts to my top 101, free agents will have it covered for you with all new episodes every Thursday keeping you up to date as we head to the NFL Draft. Listen to 40s and free agents on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
Julie Swearbinks
What's up, everyone? Julie Swearbinks here along with former NHL player Nate Thompson. We're doing a new podcast together. Here we go. The name Energy Line with Nate and jsb. Each week we'll get together and talk about hockey life. All topics are fair game, right? Exactly. And you'll never know who will drop by to join us. Julie is pretty well connected. She has text threads going that you wouldn't believe. Listen to Energy Line with Nate and jsb on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Narrator
Something unexpected happened after Jeremy Scott confessed to killing Michelle Scoff Field in Bone Valley season one.
Jeremy Scott
Every time I hear about my dad is, oh, he's a killer. He's just straight evil.
Narrator
I was becoming the bridge between Jeremy Scott and the son he'd never known.
Jeremy Scott
At the end of the day, I'm literally a son of a killer.
Narrator
Listen to new episodes of bone Valley Season 2 starting April 9 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd – "The Best Of Covino & Rich"
Episode Overview: In this engaging episode of The Best Of Covino & Rich, hosts Steve Covino, Rich Davis, and Julie Swearbinks delve into a variety of sports topics, ranging from recent baseball games to broader discussions on coaching physiques and the nuanced difference between confidence and cockiness in athletes. The episode also features an exciting segment of sports trivia that adds a lively interactive element to the show.
The episode kicks off with a lively discussion about the recent baseball game where the New York Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers with a final score of 5-0.
Steve Covino recaps the game:
"Grant Herder closes it out after a strong six innings from Teron McKinstry Dingler and Carpenter all with home runs. My bad ballpark, our final score, the Tigers make it five straight." ([02:10])
Rich Davis humorously apologizes for earlier misinformation:
"And I apologize if I said the Yankees won. They lost today." ([02:02])
Julie Swearbinks expresses disbelief:
"There's no way they lost today. So. Wow, man. Misheard Dan. What a way to start the day." ([05:01])
The hosts analyze pivotal moments from the game, highlighting key plays and strategic decisions that led to the Yankees' downfall.
A substantial portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing the evolving image of NFL coaches, spearheaded by insights from sports personalities like Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman.
Julie Swearbinks introduces the topic:
"Who or what is better when they're fat? Because there's a trend going on, and Edelman and Gronkowski are not okay with it." ([11:38])
Rich Davis comments on the current trend:
"These coaches are starting to get in shape now, man. They're looking like they've been working out with the players." ([12:38])
Steve Covino adds a critical view:
"We need coaches to get fat again. When they're fat, that means you're the best out there." ([12:57])
The discussion explores the cultural shift towards fitness in coaching roles, questioning whether this trend aligns with traditional perceptions of effective leadership in sports.
A deep dive into the psychological traits of athletes, focusing on the fine line between confidence and cockiness, with a spotlight on NFL quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Shador Sanders.
Julie Swearbinks differentiates the two traits:
"Confidence comes with a smile. Confidence also comes with you're backed by results... Cockiness borders on arrogance." ([33:58])
Steve Covino reflects on Baker Mayfield's journey:
"Baker Mayfield sort of earned everybody's respect. He graduated from cockiness to confidence." ([35:15])
Dan Byer references Dan Orlovsky's perspective:
"He didn't say that, but he said because of his charisma, cockiness, and his self belief and then kind of view it different with Shador." ([30:27])
The hosts debate how these traits impact an athlete's public perception and career trajectory, emphasizing the importance of humility and proven performance in transforming cockiness into genuine confidence.
To infuse some fun and competition into the episode, the hosts engage in a lively sports trivia game called "Last One Standing."
Categories Covered:
MLB Teams with Six or More Wins: Competitors named teams like the Yankees, Padres, Mets, Giants, and Angels.
Steve Covino: "Yankees, 5-0." ([02:16])
Recession-Proof Sports Teams: Included globally recognized teams such as the Dallas Cowboys, Manchester United, and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Rich Davis: "Yankees." ([60:11])
Sudden Impact NFL Teams with Top 20 Draft Picks: Teams like the Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Browns, Bengals, Giants, Jets, Raiders, and Colts were mentioned.
Steve Covino: "Titans." ([62:00])
Notable Moments:
Steve Covino humorously fumbles some answers, adding to the show's lighthearted atmosphere:
"I got different birds. There's a bird. It counts." ([60:54])
Dan Byer showcases his expertise by consistently leading in the trivia rounds.
The trivia segment not only entertains but also highlights the hosts' extensive sports knowledge, engaging listeners through interactive content.
Throughout the episode, The Best Of Covino & Rich underscores the evolving dynamics in sports, whether it's the changing visage of coaches or the delicate balance athletes must maintain between confidence and cockiness. The hosts advocate for a respectful and result-backed approach to performance and leadership, emphasizing that true confidence is earned through humility and tangible achievements.
Highlighted Quotes:
Julie Swearbinks:
"Confidence comes with a smile. Confidence also comes with... Cockiness borders on arrogance." ([33:58])
Steve Covino:
"We need coaches to get fat again. When they're fat, that means you're the best out there." ([12:57])
Rich Davis:
"These coaches are starting to get in shape now, man. They're looking like they've been working out with the players." ([12:38])
Conclusion: This episode of The Best Of Covino & Rich masterfully blends insightful sports commentary with engaging discussions and interactive segments. Whether analyzing a crucial baseball game, debating the role of coaches' physiques, or dissecting the traits of top quarterbacks, the hosts provide a comprehensive and entertaining exploration of contemporary sports narratives.
Listeners are encouraged to tune in for more in-depth analyses, lively debates, and enjoyable interactions in future episodes.
Notable Quotes with Timestamps:
Steve Covino on the Yankees' loss:
"Grant Herder closes it out after a strong six innings from Teron McKinstry Dingler and Carpenter all with home runs." ([02:10])
Rich Davis apologizing about Yankee's result:
"And I apologize if I said the Yankees won. They lost today." ([02:02])
Julie Swearbinks on confidence vs. cockiness:
"Confidence comes with a smile. Confidence also comes with... Cockiness borders on arrogance." ([33:58])
Steve Covino on needing coaches to get fat:
"We need coaches to get fat again. When they're fat, that means you're the best out there." ([12:57])
Dan Byer referencing Dan Orlovsky:
"He said because of his charisma, cockiness, and his self belief and then kind of view it different with Shador." ([30:27])
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