The Best Of Covino & Rich

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Podcast Summary: The Best Of Covino & Rich

Episode Title: The Best Of Covino & Rich
Release Date: January 22, 2025
Hosted By: Rich Davis and Adnan Virk
Podcast Network: Fox Sports Radio

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1. Opening Hypothetical: What's Worse? (03:00 - 10:53)

The episode kicks off with Rich Davis presenting a thought-provoking hypothetical scenario to Adnan Virk and Steve Covino: "What's worse?" They compare two controversial situations involving sports figures:

• Option A: Tyson Fury, the renowned boxer, bringing his seven children to Disney World for a day. The scenario explores the challenges and frustrations Fury might face managing a large family in a high-profile environment.

  Adnan Virk (03:34): "He's like, I'm not going to buy you a Louis Vuitton, but I got a sweet coach bag for you."

• Option B: Johnny Manziel, known for his tumultuous behavior, publicly groping Josie Canseco's daughter on social media, leading to public embarrassment and potential backlash.

  Rich Davis (07:29): "So him hanging over your daughter, grabbing your kid's booty on social media."

After deliberation, Adnan concludes that Option B is significantly worse due to the lasting emotional and reputational damage inflicted on Canseco and his family.

2. Championship Weekend: The Chiefs' Pursuit of History (10:53 - 22:17)

The conversation shifts to the NFL Championship Weekend, focusing on the Kansas City Chiefs and their quest for a historic three-peat under quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

• Historical Significance:

  Adnan Virk (11:42): "Do you want to see greatness, do you want to see history be made."

  Adnan expresses respect for the Chiefs' ambition, highlighting their potential to set unprecedented records in the NFL.

• Fan Sentiment and Rivalry:

  Rich Davis (12:32): "I just don't feel like I want to give this Chiefs team credit... I'm probably the wrong guy to ask."

  Rich shares his skepticism, rooted in past experiences as a 49ers fan facing the Chiefs in Super Bowls, questioning the desirability of the Chiefs' dominance.

• Three-Peat vs. Overcoming Historical Hurdles:

  Steve Covino (14:52): "We've exhausted the refs."

  The hosts debate whether witnessing the Bills overcome their four Super Bowl losses would be more emotionally satisfying and historically significant than the Chiefs achieving a three-peat.

3. The Role of Patrick Mahomes: Hero or Villain? (22:17 - 38:20)

A deep dive into Patrick Mahomes' strategies on the field, particularly his methods to draw penalties:

• Mahomes' Tactics:

  Rich Davis (25:39): "He's trying to draw the penalty. You see that? Rather than just run out of bounds, he slows down."

  The hosts discuss Mahomes' deliberate actions to manipulate game rules, such as tiptoeing to provoke defensive penalties.

• Ethical Considerations:

  Adnan Virk (29:25): "No, thanks."

  Adnan criticizes Mahomes' tactics as "cheap" and "weak," arguing that they undermine the integrity of the game.

• Comparisons to Other Athletes:

  Rich Davis (35:21): "You always defend Andy Pettit because he admitted to taking HGH to get back on the field."

  Rich draws parallels between Mahomes' strategies and other athletes who have sought competitive edges, debating the fine line between smart play and unsportsmanlike conduct.

4. 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Class Announcement (38:20 - 53:03)

Transitioning from football, the discussion shifts to Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame inductions:

• Confirmed Inductees:

  Jon Stewart (49:07): "Ichiro Suzuki, officially a Hall of Famer, member of the class of 2025. As is CC Sabathia."

  The hosts congratulate Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia on their Hall of Fame inductions, acknowledging their illustrious careers.

• Controversial and Borderline Candidates:

  Rich Davis (47:22): "Carlos Beltran and Andrew Jones... They’re both really good players, but not necessarily Hall of Famers."

  They debate other players like Carlos Beltran, Andrew Jones, and Omar Vizquel, discussing their merits and shortcomings for induction.

• Notable Exclusions:

  Adnan Virk (51:59): "Omar Vizquel... he had enough Gold Gloves to make up for that."

  The conversation highlights surprising exclusions, such as Omar Vizquel, and speculates on the reasons behind these decisions, including past controversies and performance metrics.

5. Interactive NFL Trivia Segment (53:03 - 66:00)

The hosts engage the audience with an entertaining NFL trivia game, featuring simulated participation from Patrick Mahomes:

• Trivia Questions and Interactions:

  Steve Covino (57:33): "Patrick Mahomes, the villain. And I'll also be here someday."

  Participants answer questions about NFL history, penalties, and player achievements, with humorous banter and playful competition enhancing the segment's entertainment value.

• Notable Moments:

  Rich Davis (59:38): "He threw it to Kelsey in the end zone. Kelsey just caught it there, like wide open."

  The trivia includes memorable NFL moments, such as pivotal plays by Mahomes, sparking further discussion on their impact and significance.

6. Closing Remarks and Final Thoughts (66:00 - End)

As the episode wraps up, the hosts reflect on the discussions, reaffirming their differing viewpoints:

• Balancing Respect and Criticism:

  Adnan Virk (62:45): "Mahomes and Kelsey and the Chiefs still got that magic in them."

  They acknowledge Mahomes' talent and the Chiefs' strategic prowess while maintaining a critical stance on certain in-game tactics.

• Teasing Future Discussions:

  Rich Davis (68:37): "We have to make rules consistent... Everybody on their high horse calling me out. No cheating."

  The hosts hint at ongoing debates and evolving rules in the NFL, setting the stage for future episodes.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Adnan Virk (03:34): "He's like, I'm not going to buy you a Louis Vuitton, but I got a sweet coach bag for you."
• Rich Davis (07:29): "So him hanging over your daughter, grabbing your kid's booty on social media."
• Adnan Virk (11:42): "Do you want to see greatness, do you want to see history be made."
• Steve Covino (14:52): "We've exhausted the refs."
• Rich Davis (25:39): "He's trying to draw the penalty. You see that? Rather than just run out of bounds, he slows down."
• Adnan Virk (29:25): "No, thanks."
• Jon Stewart (49:07): "Ichiro Suzuki, officially a Hall of Famer, member of the class of 2025. As is CC Sabathia."
• Rich Davis (47:22): "Carlos Beltran and Andrew Jones... They’re both really good players, but not necessarily Hall of Famers."
• Adnan Virk (51:59): "Omar Vizquel... he had enough Gold Gloves to make up for that."
• Steve Covino (57:33): "Patrick Mahomes, the villain. And I'll also be here someday."
• Rich Davis (59:38): "He threw it to Kelsey in the end zone. Kelsey just caught it there, like wide open."
• Adnan Virk (62:45): "Mahomes and Kelsey and the Chiefs still got that magic in them."

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Conclusion

"The Best Of Covino & Rich" offers an engaging blend of sports analysis, ethical debates, and interactive segments. Rich Davis and Adnan Virk provide diverse perspectives on pressing sports topics—from the Chiefs' historic ambitions and Mahomes' questionable tactics to the latest Baseball Hall of Fame inductions. Their candid discussions, punctuated with humorous exchanges and notable quotes, deliver both insightful commentary and entertainment for sports enthusiasts.

For those who missed the episode, this summary encapsulates the key discussions and dynamic interactions that make "The Best Of Covino & Rich" a standout podcast in the sports media landscape.

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[Rich Davis]

Can I start the show with a. A typical stupid Rich Davis hypothetical?

[Adnan Virk]

You could just say Rich Davis hypothetical. What is it today that's redundant? It's like ATM machine. Is it like chicken pot pies? What are we talking about today?

[Rich Davis]

Talking about liquids now? Croissants?

[Steve Covino]

It's like Mac and cheese because I'm.

[Rich Davis]

On a liquid only diet today because I have a colonoscopy tomorrow.

[Adnan Virk]

That's great. By the way, anything else you want to share with us hasn't bothered me yet.

[Rich Davis]

That's not the hypothetical. That's tonight, Sam. That's tonight. That's all night tonight. My question is this. I saw two headlines in the world of sports, so could we play a quick round of what's worse?

[Adnan Virk]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

I'm going to give you two scenarios and you tell me because you're a dad. You got a 15 year old daughter. I'm sorry, a 15 year old cheer champion daughter.

[Adnan Virk]

15 year old pain in the ass.

[Rich Davis]

Danny G. You got sons, you got a baby, you got stepsons that are grown. Dan Byers a dad. I was. Sam, one day I feel like you're going to be a hell of a dad. Spotty women call you daddy. That's true. You're a daddy.

[Adnan Virk]

So he's the daddy, but he's not like a sugar daddy. He's like a stevia daddy. He sort of gives low budget treatment to all these girls, you know, Stevia daddy.

[Rich Davis]

It's a good one.

[Adnan Virk]

He's like, I'm not going to buy you a Louis Vuitton, but I got a sweet coach bag for you. No.

[Rich Davis]

He's like, you want to go to Cheesecake Factory?

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah. He's like, I'll make your wildest dreams come true. What do you want? A vacation to the Poconos?

[Rich Davis]

Sweet low daddy, Sweet little daddy over there.

[Steve Covino]

What's that? Brian Covino Goodfellow?

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah. Yeah. He'll take you to Target, buy a pair of socks.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, yeah, Yeah. I got some Goodfella sweats with your name on them. All right.

[Adnan Virk]

Spot will hook you Up.

[Rich Davis]

Here's the. I guess it's sort of a parental question, but not really. What's worse? Tyson Fury brought his seven kids for a day at Disney. So picture bringing seven children to Disney, okay? And how that day unfolds. So what's worse? Bringing seven children to Disney a la Tyson Fury. And you can only imagine he's getting stopped. People are talking to him. He's trying to accommodate all seven of his kids. Or if you're Jose Canseco and you see Johnny Manziel grabbing all types of parts of your daughter's body on Instagram, saying they're partying in Aspen.

[Adnan Virk]

Ooh, Aspen. What's worse?

[Rich Davis]

And the headline was Aspen, because Johnny Menzel's grabbing Josie Canseco's ass cheeks. So is it worse? Is it worse to be Jose Canseco, where you have to just watch as Johnny Manziel violates your daughter? Or if you're Tyson Fury bringing seven children to Disney.

[Adnan Virk]

I actually like the Fury store. You know why?

[Rich Davis]

There's only one.

[Adnan Virk]

There's only one Tyson Fury, but there's seven little nose pickers in his family, right? So he takes his family to Disney for a day. Remember, he just announced his retirement. Maybe this opens his eyes up a little more of he doesn't want to spend all this quality time with his family.

[Rich Davis]

He's going to unretire like Tom Brady one day into it.

[Adnan Virk]

He's going to be so frustrated after dealing with them just for a day at Disney that he's out of retirement, back in camp, and he's fighting again. So I actually like that one. One day of aggravation for Tyson Fury versus potentially a lifetime of Johnny Football all over your daughter. Jose Canseco sort of deserves it. He's kind of a jerky guy, as we know. Yeah, that's definitely worse, though. I told you, my daughter's 15, as you mentioned, the other day, I picked her up from school and she came walking out of the school with her new boyfriend, and it's some track kid, and he has the broccoli hair and the broccoli head, alpaca haircut. Crocs. And he's like, hey, what's up, Mr. Covino? And I was like, oh, this guy, right? What's up, fella? I gave him the peace sign. And then I saw for the first time my daughter give him, like, the hug goodbye. And it made my stomach drop a little bit. And I pretend to not notice it, but I gave him the side eye, like, oh. And I didn't let her know that it bothered me. Or I noticed it because she's 15. I get it. She hugged the kid, whatever.

[Rich Davis]

But she kissed five minutes.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah. When I saw it, though, I'm like, man's little bold right in front of me like that, Right?

[Steve Covino]

I was ready when Marty McFly is sitting on the bench.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

And Jennifer's dad pulls up in the station wagon.

[Adnan Virk]

Jennifer, I don't care how cool you are or how much you understand that still stings. And when it's Johnny Football and all over social media and you're a public figure, it's got to be more annoying. That's why it's worse for me.

[Rich Davis]

That's why I bring it up. Because, listen, he seems to have changed his act, and you've seen the documentary. But Johnny Football is known as one of the biggest douches of the last 20 years.

[Adnan Virk]

I like how he's grown. I gotta make that clear. But it's never fun.

[Rich Davis]

So him hanging over your daughter, grabbing your kid's booty on social media.

[Adnan Virk]

No, thanks.

[Rich Davis]

Or Tyson Fury, fresh out of, you know, being one of the most elite boxers of the last decade or so, and you're entertaining seven children at Disney.

[Adnan Virk]

How old's his daughter now? I mean, I know she's grown, but I'm just wondering, right, because there's a part of you that still sees your kid as they're your kid.

[Rich Davis]

She's 28. She's still. She's not old.

[Adnan Virk]

She's not that young, you know, So I guess you get used to it as time goes on. But there's a level of respect. Man, I would never do that to my girlfriend's dad and put him in that awkward situation. He listens to Fox Sports all the time out there in Idaho. 99. 9. You think I'd be posting pictures like that? That's disheartening. It's disrespectful.

[Steve Covino]

Could be karma, too, though.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Because if you know anything about Conseco, I know if you've had a girlfriend in Southern California that he's come up to and try to ma her back in the day now, then, you know, can Seiko's MO is he used to kind of be on the line of dirt bag or good guy. You weren't sure.

[Rich Davis]

It almost makes sense. It's sort of like when Charlie Sheen's daughter was on Only Fans. It's like, well, isn't that sort of.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, but, you know, it's never easy. So I think the answer is very clear. What's worse? Spending A fun, magical day with seven of your kids in Disney World or Disneyland. That's what Tyson Fury did. I get it. It's aggravating. You know, it's a lot of waiting around. Well, not that he doesn't get VIP treatment, but if they're at the Bibbidi Bobbidi boutique, it's not like he could breeze right through that. Right. So it's just a lot. I get it. That's stressful. But it's not as stressful seeing your baby, even though they're grown, being groped on social media for the world to see.

[Steve Covino]

That's a big ass family, too, where they're all wearing matching yellow T shirts.

[Rich Davis]

And I want it when I pose this dumb hypothetical and we'll move on now anyway. But I'm not putting it in terms of, well, it's Tyson Fury, so they probably get escorted to the front of every line. Take that away. I'm asking you, as, you know, as a, as a man, as a possible dad, what would get you more seeing your daughter be groped by a guy that's known to be a douche? That or a day at Disney. Now picture if you're not a celebrity, though.

[Adnan Virk]

I love seven kids.

[Rich Davis]

No, but the lines, everything about a day at Disney with seven kids, it's not really vacation. Your kids have fun, but you know, when parents go to a theme park, when you get home, you need a vacation.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, but you know, you're doing the right thing in that moment. As stressful and as aggravating as it may be and as thankless as it may feel. Right, because that's the day when the kids decide to give you an attitude and you're there at Disneyland trying to make their dreams come true. You know, in your heart of hearts, you're providing memories and you're doing your job as a parent, so there's some satisfaction there. Even though it's stressful, there's no satisfaction in seeing your kid growing up to be groped publicly. And when you're. When you're Jose Canseco and you've created a lot of enemies, all you did is just give ammunition to all those people to throw at you later on. So that's just by far the worst. And again, in the same breath, we all have to be understanding that our kids grow up and they make their own choices and their own. Their own people. But that's still way worse than, you know, spending an aggravating day at Disneyland.

[Rich Davis]

There were just two sports headlines I saw. I didn't think either were worthy of like any real conversation other than, you know, like, these both seem like sort of annoying scenarios. What's worse, you be the judge at Kobe Nonrich. And now we move on to championship weekend in the National Football League. I know you got multiple layers to the Chiefs and the questions we have, but if it's cool, I want to start with the sentiment of do you like being the Hollywood Hogan, the heel, the devil, or do you like when everyone's behind you? Because as predicted, I said, any day now you're gonna see that meme where it's like, who the country's rooting for and it's all Buffalo, all Bills. And then they show the little dot in Kansas City where it's like Chiefs and same with the commanders, that little dot.

[Adnan Virk]

I gotta say it for the sake of conversation, to be fair and to explore all angles, as we like to do on the show. All angles here. You're right. Who's rooting for the Chiefs? Mostly Chiefs fans, and that's about it. The rest of the world? Yes, Swifties, and that's a lot. But also people who want to see history. There's a small little nugget, a small portion of people that actually do want to see history be made. And that would be to three peat for Mahomes. I'm not hating on that, to be honest. Do I want to see it? I'm not saying that's why I'm tuning in, but I wouldn't be mad if I witnessed it. And there's a lot of people that do feel like, hey man, I want to see him win three in a row. That's something that's never been done. I'm rooting for greatness, I'm rooting for history. So we do have to acknowledge that little nugget of people out there that exist.

[Rich Davis]

I just don't feel like I want to give this Chiefs team credit. Perhaps because my 49ers were two time Super bowl victims to the Kansas City Chiefs. So I'm probably the wrong guy to ask. Yeah. At the history books and I see the Steel Curtain and some of those great Steelers teams who repeated twice in the 70s, leaning into 1980, could never get three in a row. Joe Montana and Bill Walsh in their prime.

[Adnan Virk]

Dude, when you're doing stuff that Brady couldn't do, you're just paving your own way into the history books. I respect that so much. When people see that, find their own little path.

[Rich Davis]

That's what I was just in the middle of saying when I saw as a Kid Joe Montana, unable to accomplish the three peat before I was born, hearing stories of the Steel Curtain and seeing highlights of those great Steelers teams, couldn't get it done. The Green Bay packers, when the super bowl started, they couldn't get three in a row. Three in a row always seemed impossible. Tom Brady and Belichick in their prime years of their six.

[Adnan Virk]

And there's so much reliant on that, Rich, because it's like, hey, to ever try to do this again, we got to win two more in a row. This is the extra added pressure they have on themselves to make it happen. Like, if we're going to be in the history books, we have to win now. I'm not going to win two more in a row and go for it again. It's now or never when it comes to this. And it also takes that pressure off of him of trying to surpass Brady or match Brady as far as Super.

[Rich Davis]

Bowls because now he has an accolade that no one else has.

[Adnan Virk]

There it is. So there's so much riding on this accomplishment, you know, so the fact that he could do something that no one's ever done before, there's a lot to be said about that. And I think there's a lot of people that respect it.

[Rich Davis]

They do. But I feel like I'm in the majority here, where you could say it's jealousy because there is a little bit of that where I don't want to see these guys do something my team or someone else couldn't do.

[Adnan Virk]

You want to see it be stopped?

[Rich Davis]

I get it. It's like, we get it.

[Adnan Virk]

And it's a boring storyline for a lot of people. Like, all right, the Chiefs won.

[Rich Davis]

Whoopity. Do I feel like we exhausted the Taylor Swift storyline last year? We exhausted the Kansas City, got their first ever one back in 20. We exhausted the. Oh, my home's got two. Oh, then he got three now three in a row. Making four total. Four total. You're putting him now in the category of Montana Bradshaw. Four is insane.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah. It's elite territory.

[Steve Covino]

We've exhausted the refs.

[Adnan Virk]

Yes. You know what else you've exhausted, too? It's the feeling of we speculated as fans, as radio hosts for another season, only to figure out and find out that the Chiefs won again. All this speculation, all this, man, you think the Bills are going to do it, Man, The Ravens are the team, man. Those commanders do. Jaden Daniels, all that wasted breath, all.

[Rich Davis]

That hot air, all the Sam Darnold talk.

[Adnan Virk]

The Lions find out they win again. It's Disheartening a little bit. I get it.

[Jon Stewart]

It's what I think. Rich and I both agree. We like those moments that change history and why we hate repeat matchups. Ye so much because this is just. Yeah, it feels like it's a waste.

[Rich Davis]

Now, the repeat matchup I'd be okay with because it's so long ago. Bill's Washington, if you remember, that was a Super bowl in the early 90s when we were kids. And it's so far removed, we're 30 plus years from that. So I'm not looking at the Bill's logo and the commander's logo and saying, been there. But if I see Eagles, Chiefs, you're right. There's a sense of like, so we just spent the last months of our lives having all these fun, silly, great conversations about football to just end up here.

[Adnan Virk]

Like, how obvious, how weak. Unless, of course, that's who you're rooting for or what you're rooting for. So basically, again, now that we speculate, we get to your phone calls on being the villain, because that's kind of who the Chiefs are becoming.

[Rich Davis]

You know, when it's not your team.

[Adnan Virk]

And you're watching, do you lean into that or not?

[Rich Davis]

You know, when you're watching a game and it's not your team, it's very rare that you get emotional, caught up, excited about someone else's team winning. And I feel that I would have a little of those emotions if Buffalo won. If Buffalo beat Kansas City and goes on to win the Super Bowl. And you see those Bills Mafia fans being all happy and Josh Allen hoisting the Lombardi Trophy, I feel like that's a moment where, as not a fan of that team, I'd be like, you know, good for Josh Allen. If Mahomes wins, you're going to be like, ugh, you're going to go pour yourself in the. All right, we watching the postgame. What are we doing?

[Adnan Virk]

But again, you're coming from a jaded perspective of being a 49ers fan because you're. When you think about it, it doesn't make that much sense what you're rooting for. You're rooting for a different team to win it as opposed to history. What has more of an impact when all is said and done, the historical moment. Don't we Talk about Jordan winning 3? We don't talk about anything else, really, other than that. That's really the story, right?

[Rich Davis]

We were too young. And I mean, not that young. I mean, in the 90s, we were in. I was in junior high, in high school. I don't remember the national sentiment because we were kids and we weren't thinking this way. Were there a lot of people rooting for Jordan to be shut down, or was he the anomaly that people just loved him so much that, like, I wonder if we were doing the show now back then.

[Adnan Virk]

I don't think we're bored of Jordan.

[Steve Covino]

People in New York were rooting for him to be shut down.

[Rich Davis]

But other than the hatred from the Knicks fans, like, was the national sentiment, like, come on, Utah Jazz, you got this one. Like, I don't feel like it was.

[Steve Covino]

No, it wasn't.

[Rich Davis]

Come on, Trailblazers. Climb the glide. You come on. I don't feel like.

[Adnan Virk]

I also think it depends on how old you are, too, because if you were a kid, you just love Jordan no matter what. But if you were an adult and you were a Knicks fan, like you said, yeah, you're like, screw them in their three Pete. But my point is, the history is way more impactful than, I don't know, the Bills winning it or something like that. Right?

[Steve Covino]

Except for their super bowl history. They have history on the line, too, because of their four super bowl loss, of course.

[Adnan Virk]

Oh, and again, that's the heartwarming story. That's almost a question in itself. Do you want to see a team like the Bills finally get over that hump? And I want to see him say, and to all the. To Scott Norwood, if you're there listening.

[Steve Covino]

Man, to me, that would be. That would be the Bills better.

[Adnan Virk]

We want it for you guys. I would be happy for them. Is that better than three in a row?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. To me, that would be the better NFL history to come out of this.

[Adnan Virk]

So I wish, I wish younger players acknowledged some of those sadder moments from the previous generations. I really do.

[Rich Davis]

So question one of our dive into the Chiefs in the NFL. Question number one. As a fan, do you like when everyone's behind you, or do you like when your team and you appear to be, like I said, the villain, the heel, the Hollywood hogan, the devil, as the quote, as the quote goes, darling or devil hero?

[Adnan Virk]

I can answer that the first question as a fan, because I'm a Yankees fan and I lived all through the 90s and early 2000s being hated on, and I loved every second of it. And it was that feeling of you hate me because you ain't me sort of vibe. As a fan. You got that extra strut and confidence, and I didn't mind people hating on me. What you hate on us because we're awesome. That's great. That's a great feeling to have.

[Rich Davis]

I'm the devil.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, I'm the man and you're a loser. That's kind of how you feel about it.

[Rich Davis]

I think playing the role of heel is sort of fun. Think back to the old school wrestling days. I used to like Mr. Perfect and Ravishing Rick Rude, you know, when macho man was a bad guy. Like, there's something to be that's fun about rooting for the villain. Like when everyone was against your Yankees or Danny G. As a Lakers fan, I'm sure there were plenty of times where people like, oh, the Lakers again. You're like, yo, you ain't us. You know, I don't know. So the alternative is, I know they're. I know they're out now, but before the Lions got eliminated, do you think they liked. Did a Lions fan like the sentiment that, well, if my team doesn't win, I really want the Lions to pull it out? Do you want that sympathy backing or no?

[Adnan Virk]

I think the fans don't mind playing the villain here, but I wonder how the players feel about it. I wonder how Mahomes feels about being, you know, the most likable guy in the NFL to people now, rooting against them. Does that just give him extra fuel to the fire?

[Rich Davis]

Interesting one, right?

[Adnan Virk]

And speaking of Mahomes, we're going to discuss this next and we'll take your phone calls on this. 87799. Are you slowly losing a little bit of respect for Patrick Mahomes? Look, the guy's great. He's got a great smile. He's great for football. But now that we're sort of absorbing everything that happened this past weekend and, I don't know, this past season, is he smart for playing within the confines of the rules of the NFL, or do you think that he's taking advantage of it?

[Rich Davis]

We'll explain all coming up next right here.

[Adnan Virk]

The Chiefs history or breaking up of the history?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I think most. As I said, the. The little meme goes. It's on my Instagram now if you want to see it at Rich Davis, it's the map of the US like, who are we rooting for? And it's all Buffalo Bills except for one little dot of, like, Chiefs.

[Adnan Virk]

There's a part of me that's rooting for history. I like the nice story, but guess what? Life isn't always nice and sweet and history is good. Dude, do you talk about the Rockets repeating? No, you talk about the Bulls Three peating like that puts him in a different category. And you're going to look back and you're going to say, man, that was insane in the moment. I get it's a little hateable. Darling or devil. Or you could say, yeah, but now that the narrative has been, man, Mahomes is a flopper. And look at all these calls they're getting. That makes you rude against them even more. Well, I'm going to talk about that too. It's a double doozy of Chiefs fandom.

[Rich Davis]

You, you, you bring up, you know, do you root for greatness or not? And the three peat, we saw the Yankees do it in baseball. Never been done in the NFL. During the break I was telling Cavino, if you're a kid of the 80s and 90s, the NBA was just all it was, was teams trying to go for a three peat until Jordan was able to do it. If you want to, you know, but.

[Adnan Virk]

You look at the teams that repeat you like, oh, that's sweet.

[Rich Davis]

But not to be a nerd. Go back to the 80s and if you want to play the game, it's Lakers, Celtics, Lakers, Lakers. They were trying for a three peat. Who caught, who caught him? The Bulls, then the Bulls. Three peated Rocket. I'm sorry, Pistons, Pistons, Bulls, Bulls, Bulls, Rockets, Rockets, Bulls, Bulls, Bulls. Then the one spurs championship and then Lakers, Lakers, Lakers. So you've seen it in the NBA. So you got to ask yourself, were you always rooting for those teams to. Unless it's your team. You were like, I don't know.

[Adnan Virk]

There is a part of me that's rooting for greatness because again, that's historic. Cavino and Rich making history. The world famous CNR live from the TireRack.com studio. Rapid radios are the walkie talkie for the playoffs. Rapid Radio, they're push to talk offering national LTE coverage. No subscription ever. Perfect for instant contact with your friends. We use them on the show. Go to rapidradios.com now for up to 60% off and free shipping.

[Rich Davis]

Nice.

[Adnan Virk]

We'll be using them at the Super Bowl. Super bowl week in Nolens. We hope to see you there. At least tune in and check us out. But let's get to the phone calls. Let's get involved. Part two of the question. So again, part one, being the villain. Darling of the devil, what do you prefer? What do you prefer? Part two, are you slowly losing respect? Or maybe that's too harsh of a word. Yeah, I think maybe you're getting mad at Mahomes. Maybe you're starting to dislike him a little bit. Or do you say as Big Mike said? You know Mike who runs this place?

[Steve Covino]

Who?

[Adnan Virk]

Mike. He looks like Rick from Pawn Stars.

[Rich Davis]

Looks like an older Stone Cold Steve. Oh, yeah.

[Adnan Virk]

You know Mike. You see him, he has to goatee. He's got a scruff now, kind of. He was saying that, hey, as long as these are the rules, he's smart for leaning into them.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, dude, I'm a, I'm a big fan of when people take advantage of the system in place. I'm not saying you're not taking advantage of someone if that's the rule.

[Adnan Virk]

If Mahomes knows because Rich subscribes, and he really is, he's preaching it. He subscribes to the work smarter, not harder mentality.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Kavina's the type of guy's like, put your head down and work hard like an idiot.

[Adnan Virk]

Cheap, you know, because it reeks of cheap. It does. And you're not fooling anybody. You're not. You think you're fooling me? You're not.

[Rich Davis]

That's like saying cheap. No, but it's like. It's like someone saying, because he's better than that, bro.

[Adnan Virk]

Just like you're better than that when you cut corners. I, I, I, I think it's cheap. I think it's weak.

[Rich Davis]

It's working smarter. It's like when someone says, oh, wait.

[Adnan Virk]

It'S working easier, cheaper.

[Rich Davis]

I'm not going to. Well, maybe I won't take that tax break. You're always looking for the legal shortcut. And remember when Bill Belichick figured a way to really drain the clock and they, they eventually had to change, like.

[Adnan Virk]

A rule where for loopholes instead of looking to be better. And I think Mahomes is better than that. I think the Chiefs are better than that.

[Steve Covino]

Well, he's better than flopping, though.

[Adnan Virk]

That's what I'm saying. That's part of it.

[Steve Covino]

Exactly.

[Adnan Virk]

All right, now, before we get to all the phone calls again, double doozy of chief chiefness, let's hear what Troy Aikman had to say about it. Because even the commentators, even Troy Aikman is like, I've had enough of this. Take a listen.

[Rich Davis]

He's trying to draw the penalty. You see that? Rather than just run out of bounds, he slows down. That's been the frustration. And I get it, I understand it. That's been the frustration for these defensive players around the league. But Patrick Mahomes knows that if I tiptoe along the sideline, I could get Psych. I could get an antsy, aggressive defensive back to hit me just as I'm going out of bounds. If I flop over 14 yards or.

[Adnan Virk]

Hit each other like, like a Popeye cartoon to me. Right. They're crashing into each other. I playing games out there.

[Rich Davis]

I think this is, this is clever. I reminds me of one of them.

[Adnan Virk]

Or he's better than that. Rich.

[Rich Davis]

Let me go back to. He don't.

[Adnan Virk]

He doesn't need these calls. They don't need these calls.

[Steve Covino]

Nobody ever described a LeBron flop as clever.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah. Like now you're entering this, this extra critical territory of like, come on, come on. But you could say in the same breath, like I said, smarter for playing into the rules.

[Rich Davis]

Aren't you trying to.

[Adnan Virk]

He's not doing anything illegal.

[Rich Davis]

Aren't you trying to play with the game clock? Aren't you trying to win a game within the rules that are set before you? I remember when they first incorporated the pitch clock into baseball in a spring training game. This wasn't during your regular game, but Max Scherzer was on the Mets at the time. Have you ever seen this clip where he's on the mound and the batter had already used their timeout, their one opportunity to step out of the box? So then the batter gets in the box. Scherzer immediately comes to the stretch. There's like 20 seconds left on the pitch clock. He waits knowing that the batter can't step out of the box again. So he has his batter awkwardly just standing there, like clearly knees getting tired.

[Adnan Virk]

And so it's using the rules to your advantage.

[Rich Davis]

And you know what he does? He delivers a strike. And the guy was just off. Because you are finding ways to win with the rules given.

[Adnan Virk]

Okay, so your thoughts on all this as we explore and break it down together and figure it out together. 87799 on Fox. Where do you want to start?

[Rich Davis]

Question. Do you max out your 401k?

[Adnan Virk]

Do I max out my 401k? I do, yes.

[Rich Davis]

Do you have an accountant that legally finds all the write offs that Steve Cavino could use?

[Adnan Virk]

I do.

[Rich Davis]

Do you, do you pay things you don't have to pay? Like.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, like child support and stuff like that.

[Rich Davis]

I'm just saying we all try to find the ways to win and I think Mahomes is just smarter.

[Steve Covino]

There's not millions of people cheering against Covino and his taxes though.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Okay, let's go to Andy in Rhode Island. We'll start with him. You're on with cnr. What's up, buddy? Hey, Faizano. Oh, what's up, man? Let my holes know I'm here. I'm here. So I've been on both sides because being a lifelong fan and Lakers fan, seeing them both, you know, create their own history and feel the fatigue that comes around it after your team is so successful for so long. Two bad losers. But nonetheless, you know, it's.

[Adnan Virk]

I'm rooting for the Bills and I'm.

[Rich Davis]

Hoping that, you know, they can come out on top. And to look at Mahomes on the other, on the other hand, I feel like, you know, he's kind of, you know, bending the rules. You know, he's not breaking them. But it is unfortunate because that forces defenders to have to play a different way. And honestly, that takes away from what.

[Adnan Virk]

A defender should be able to do.

[Rich Davis]

Because it's just not fair for them to have to pull up and not hit Mahomes when he's clearly playing, playing the games with him. I think the NFL will make an adjustment because of this Erock in Jersey. What's up, man?

[Adnan Virk]

Hey, how's it going, guys?

[Rich Davis]

What's up?

[Adnan Virk]

Well, by the way, hold on. And Rich saying that you're also saying that they're going to have to make an adjustment because it doesn't seem right.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, that's a lot of times rules are made. Someone finds a cool loophole and they make an adjustment.

[Adnan Virk]

It's so awesome that Mahomes is doing something that doesn't seem right.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Adnan Virk]

Smarter.

[Rich Davis]

He's playing smart.

[Adnan Virk]

No, he's playing cheap. Better than that.

[Rich Davis]

What do you think? Hold on, hold on. We're going to go to Dan Byers. Update Iraq. You got you. You lost your kids. What's up, tv?

[Jon Stewart]

I heard Trump in the background. Did you guys hear that as well?

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah.

[Jon Stewart]

Pumping some Trump here on this Tuesday. This news just in from the NFL. Josh McDaniels interviewed for the Patriots offensive coordinator position. Diana Rossini of the Athletic NFL Network also reported that McDaniels is going to get the job.

[Rich Davis]

Deja vu.

[Jon Stewart]

So his third stint is the Patriots offensive coordinator. But first, under new head coach Mike Vrabel, Vikings and head coach Kevin O'Connell have agreed to terms on a contract extension.

[Rich Davis]

Consider this is a daily news podcast. And lately the news is about a big question. How much can one guy change? They want change.

[Dan Byer]

What will change look like for energy?

[Rich Davis]

Drill baby, drill schools. Take the Department of Education. Close it.

[Dan Byer]

Health care better and less expensive.

[Rich Davis]

Follow coverage of a changing country. Promises made, promises kept. We're gonna keep our promises on. Consider this from NPR. Listen on the iHeartRadio app or wherever.

[Dan Byer]

You get your podcasts.

[Jon Stewart]

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[Dan Byer]

Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirror ball trophy from Dancing with the Star. So where else you can find a show in with that much athleticism and football insight? Based in Nashville, we're more than just your basic NFL show. We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything because we got lots to say. I. I texted you and you texted me back. Now, I don't know if you have the update, but, like, all the little thumbs up and heart and stuff, like, it's all colored. They changed it, and the heart's a little pink. It felt like I told you I loved you. I'm gonna be honest. It was a little pink.

[Rich Davis]

There was something sentimental when you. When you send it, it's like, do I send the heart now?

[Dan Byer]

I don't like the color edition.

[Rich Davis]

It's extremely pink.

[Dan Byer]

Listen to Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Rich Davis]

And if you want to see our Brotox up close, what did you write here?

[Adnan Virk]

Danny Brotox. How dare you.

[Rich Davis]

Be sure to check out the fox Sports Radio YouTube channel. We do our weekly video podcast over promised, and a bunch of clips constantly being put up there by Spotty Elijah and the whole video team. So thank you, guys.

[Adnan Virk]

And you know, I know Danny's joking here, but Rich does get Brotox before he got it done, he had actual Russell Crow's feet. Russell Crow and Sheryl Crow's feet right around his eyes. Look how great he looks right now.

[Rich Davis]

Listen, I've never got Botox.

[Adnan Virk]

Sure you have.

[Rich Davis]

And I can't say I never will. I mean, I'm in my 40s. Maybe when I'm an old guy, maybe I'll be like, maybe I'll try to look like Simon Cowell one day. But I think if you do any of that as a dude under 50, ah, it's too, too soon.

[Adnan Virk]

So let's wrap up the phone calls about Mahomes and the Chiefs and the villainous ways.

[Rich Davis]

I thought about it more. Yeah, Mahomes is a hero.

[Adnan Virk]

He's a hero. Let me tell you what I mean. Heroic. He went from likable to man. Come on.

[Rich Davis]

I'll tell you why we're talking about whether or not him trying to draw and unnecessary roughness or roughing the passer. Is that. Is that a little cheap? Troy Aikman got in on it this past weekend. Take a listen. He's trying to draw the penalty.

[Adnan Virk]

You see that?

[Rich Davis]

Rather than just run out of bounds, he slows down. That's been the frustration. And I get it, I understand it. That's been the frustration for these defensive players around the league.

[Adnan Virk]

And they had some moans and groans about that call where the defense collided against each other. Didn't even touch Mahomes.

[Rich Davis]

Now, if you're Patrick Mahomes, I say he's heroic in the eyes of his teammates because knowing that I'm going to tiptoe along the sidelines and I'm going to actually try to get an undisciplined member of their secondary to run up and, you know, shove me out of bounds, tackle me once I get out, I think Mahomes should be applauded for putting himself out there. That's team play right there. How am I going to get my team.

[Adnan Virk]

Look at it.

[Rich Davis]

How am I going to get my team another 15 yards?

[Adnan Virk]

I'm.

[Rich Davis]

I'm playing with. I'm playing with fire here.

[Adnan Virk]

I'm not. You know, that's another way to look at it. Rich. I respect it. I respect your view on it, I should say. But I look at it like. And it's a compliment. I think Mahomes really, truly is or should hold himself better and higher than that. He doesn't need to do that. It's like LeBron. You lose. Honestly, you lose a little respect for LeBron because, you know, he's already the goat. You know, he's one of the greatest out there to ever do it when he's flopping and playing all these baby games to his advantage. Just looks lame. It doesn't. It's not part of the game. That's necessary.

[Steve Covino]

You know, when the NFL is going to run, to tighten up the rules on this. The first time Mahomes gets lit up 15 yards, whoever walks away is going to be like, I got my money's worth. Because, Rich, we were joking about. We were joking about bro talks. But you still got wheels. When you play in your, you know, your softball games, imagine going full speed and then you add to stop on a dime. It's really. It's so hard to do as a defender. And we've seen former players talk about this. Yeah. So what's going to happen is a defender's not going to be able to stop at all, and they are going to clock the you know what out of Mahomes.

[Rich Davis]

Now, again, I can't look you guys in the eyes and say, I don't think it's a little cheap, but he wants to win. And you could argue he was doing everything in his power to get an advantage. You always defend Andy Pettit because he admitted to taking HGH to get back on the field. I've always been a little sympathetic to steroid users in sports. I'll tell you why. Because if I was at an. If I was at an elite level and you told me, here, take this and you'll be even better, I could see the temptation. Dude, if you told me, here, inject yourself with this once a week, and you'll be the biggest, baddest radio podcast show ever, I'd be taking performance enhancing drugs tomorrow.

[Adnan Virk]

Well, truthfully, I never commended Pettit for that. I commended him for his honesty. His honesty and putting that fire out immediately. And you saw how it worked. The fact that he was honest, no one really got him.

[Rich Davis]

I'm saying it's the people that lied.

[Adnan Virk]

And denied all the time that really got the heat.

[Rich Davis]

I think people trying to get an edge in sports, in life, in business. I'll never blame a man or a woman for trying to get what's theirs. However, it's not illegal. So if Mahomes was baiting people, you.

[Adnan Virk]

Know, okay, so, you know, by those rules, let's say you were dating somebody, right? But technically, you're on a. You were like, you had a fight, and you're like, you know what? We need a break. And then they cheated on you during that little weekend. Like, these are baby loopholes that don't necessarily apply. Wow.

[Rich Davis]

That should be a plot line of a big sitcom.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, but don't you still feel like you were cheated on? Why? Because you played by the little baby rules and you found a loophole. It's okay.

[Rich Davis]

I Know what you're saying?

[Adnan Virk]

Doing on a national stage.

[Rich Davis]

I know what you're saying.

[Adnan Virk]

And the microscope is on Mahomes. That little tiptoe on the sideline was the weakest of it yet.

[Rich Davis]

So you're saying a tiptoe on the sidelines and that really a 15 yard flag is the same as your girlfriend and you breaking up for a day and you taking that, it's like finding as a chance to go hook up.

[Adnan Virk]

Yes. It's the cheapest loophole possible.

[Rich Davis]

I agree with that loop. I think that's a great analogy.

[Adnan Virk]

Thank you.

[Rich Davis]

The guy that says, yeah, but yo baby, we were like broken up for the weekend. That's just. I get it. It's cheap.

[Adnan Virk]

We technically weren't together. Yeah, but why? Because we had a fight and I mean let it breathe. So anyway, we'll wrap it up with your phone calls. Just speculating, not hating anybody, just chopping it up. 87799 on Fox.

[Rich Davis]

Let's go to Jersey. Erock is ready. What's up, Erock?

[Adnan Virk]

Hey, E Rock. Hey guys, what's up? I want to talk about football, but first the Knicks.

[Rich Davis]

I'm a diehard Knicks fan.

[Adnan Virk]

I think they should get Scotty Bar.

[Rich Davis]

He's a great player, he'll do good. Or if they could get Rashawn Leonard, that'd be a good pickup too. And also about the Bills. You know, I don't like them in the past because they, you know, to put it bruntly, they're the worst team in football, losing four Super Bowls. But I'm rooting for them this year. I think they're going to upset the.

[Adnan Virk]

Chiefs and Travis Calcesa Dorfin is going.

[Rich Davis]

To be crying in the stands. I told my daughter and her friends, my daughter's seven, so all her little pals are all seven, eight years old that love Taylor Swift. And I said, you guys should all root against the Chiefs. Why, dad? Because if Taylor Swift is sad, do you know how much new music is going to come out of this? There'll be songs about consoling your man. I think this is benefit from the loss.

[Adnan Virk]

You know, I'm so fixated on if the Bills do win. I'm waiting there, sitting there, waiting for Josh Allen, some of the leaders of the team to give props to the previous generations of teams that came so close because I feel like they deserve it.

[Rich Davis]

This one's for you, Scott Norwood.

[Adnan Virk]

I swear, like I'm. I really want that to happen. I want it to be for the fans of the 90s. And the players that came so close that paved the way for this community of Bills fandom and legacy. I can't wait to see them give credit to Jim Kelly and Norwood and all those other guys.

[Rich Davis]

Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed. This is for you. This was for you.

[Adnan Virk]

I think that's deserved because it was so heartbreaking. I do. I really feel like if they do, they better do that. If they win, I got to see that.

[Rich Davis]

Let's go to Pete and pa. What's up, Pete? Yeah, when you're. When you're talking about all this Mahomes stuff, and it was, like, probably six games ago, but if I'm a coach of a team, I tell my defenders, if you get the chance on the sideline to light him up, light him up. Hit him so hard. Crush him in that. Do whatever you have to do. I want you to get thrown out of the game. You hit him so hard. Because what he is doing is nonsense. And I love him.

[Jon Stewart]

I think he's awesome, but what he's doing is nonsense.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, I think that's how we all feel. We all. Look, no one wants to see him get hurt. Right. And that's the risk, because guess what? You don't want to be the guy that hurts Mahomes either. Yeah, you know, man, that's. That's just bad for everybody. But, yeah, we all like Mo. He's a likable guy, and this almost goes against his character, right? It doesn't match.

[Rich Davis]

He's a winner.

[Adnan Virk]

All right.

[Rich Davis]

He's a slippery little one, isn't he?

[Adnan Virk]

Yes, he's a slippery scoundrel.

[Rich Davis]

He's a rascal. You know, we can wrap this because we got Mahomes trivia to do. I know we want to talk about the hall of Fame inductions. We'll get word on that from DB In a few, but let's. Let's wrap up. Mark in Missouri, Mahomes, you could agree, a likable guy. You know, my mom even said. My mom's a Raiders fan like you, Danny. She goes, I watch quarterback. And, you know, I hate to say it, he's so. He seems like such a nice guy. I'm like, yeah, he is. And his. His wife and everything. I feel like Mahomes is a great human being, but these little shenanigans, I could see where they rub people the wrong way. I. You could look at it as he's trying to get an edge, or you could say it's getting a little dirty now.

[Jon Stewart]

You know what's interesting about Mahomes and how he is always carried himself. There are very few opportunities where things have gone wrong for Mahomes, but one of the opportunities was when they were playing the Bills and Kadarius Tony lined up offsides. Remember they busted them.

[Rich Davis]

Yep.

[Jon Stewart]

And the Bills end up winning the game. And Mahomes runs to Josh Allen and instead of saying, good game, you know, you got us on this one. All he did was, that was the worst call I've ever seen. It's the worst call I've ever seen in my life. And so there. So there are very few instances where Patrick Mahomes is on the short side of things.

[Adnan Virk]

Right.

[Jon Stewart]

So it's interesting to see like, on how he responds. And there's just been such few work where we have seen where he has lost. They lost to the Buccaneers in a game where they didn't have two tackles and he was running for his life. And he handled that with. With grace. I'm just looking at that other one being like, okay, well, what about if things turn sour, you know, is there that little part of him. I want to see that part of Patrick Mahomes. Because we did see it come out on that Bills play.

[Rich Davis]

Does he lose his cool?

[Jon Stewart]

Yeah.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah. I don't know.

[Jon Stewart]

Maybe.

[Rich Davis]

We'll ask. Let's rev with Mark. Mark, you're on. Do we talk to Mark Rudy or.

[Adnan Virk]

No. No.

[Rich Davis]

Okay. Hey, Mark, what's up? Hey, I was just calling about this Mahomes deal. I'm. I'm a homer. I'm from Missouri, so these crying about this issue doesn't sit well with me. Let me. This discussion about. Well, he's just doing it to draw a penalty or a foul. Well, if that's a criterion, my God. Let's. We. We don't want these hard counts anymore by quarterbacks because why are they doing it to draw penalty? We don't want these quick snaps when the defense has too many men on the field.

[Adnan Virk]

Why?

[Rich Davis]

Because they're trying to draw a penalty. Hey, Mark. That's sort of. Mark. Hey, listen, buddy boy, that was sort of my point. So don't say everyone. I was sort of saying what you were saying, that we always try to get a competitive advantage and this one just. It feels a little dirtier because it involves a hit and involves a guy going full speed. Like, what do you expect him to do?

[Steve Covino]

That's what it is, right?

[Rich Davis]

Like when Aaron Rodgers was the master of the hard count and he got people to jump. What is that? Oh, you tricked me, Aaron. But those rules are clear, right?

[Adnan Virk]

Like These other rules like you do, you have defenders tiptoeing around because they don't know what to do.

[Rich Davis]

I think there's a solution and the solution is simple. Make 15 yard play, 15 yard penalties and penalties of this sort reviewable. Because if it's a clearly bad hit, penalty stays. If not, if you see the quarterback, you know, up to shenanigans or it wasn't as bad of a hit as you thought, then you could simply pull the flag and say, no, no foul, no.

[Steve Covino]

Then it's 15 yards against them. How about that? Yes, go ahead and flop now.

[Rich Davis]

Now you've gone too far.

[Jon Stewart]

Kavito, are you a fan? When a boxer does this, you know, let's tap gloves and go, I hate that.

[Adnan Virk]

And they do go for a cheap shot because protect yourself at all times. Yeah, cheap as hell. And a prime example would be when Floyd Mayweather knocked out Victor Ortiz. That was the weakest knockout I've ever seen. I never respected it. In other words, if you never saw the fight, the golden rule in boxing is protect yourself at all times. And Ortiz was trying to like, you know, hug Mayweather and just tap gloves, like get back at the fight. And in the middle of him trying to show a little respect, Mayweather knocked him out. That's weak. That it is. And I get it, you're supposed to protect yourself, but that's finding a cheap loophole to your advantage.

[Jon Stewart]

That's what I think Mahomes. Yeah, does.

[Adnan Virk]

I get it, but I don't respect it. Yeah, right. Did Mayweather need to do that? Especially when it's a Floyd Mayweather, he's one of the greats. So. Yeah, I mean, I try to be consistent on that. Good call, Dan Buyer. And before we get to Dan's update. What's up, Dan?

[Jon Stewart]

I was just going to say we're about to find out. The Hall. Yeah, okay.

[Adnan Virk]

You know, there's a lot of great names. We have the list here. I mean, they're all great players. And the only difference is some are really great players and some are really good players. Some are hall of Fame worthy, some are borderline, but they're all really good. All these dudes are really impressive names on this list, Right?

[Rich Davis]

Well, don't say like, it's not the hall of Grade. It's the Hall. It's, you know, this is.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, it's not the hall of Good. And I got to say this before it happens. If Ichiro Suzuki is not unanimous, my goodness.

[Rich Davis]

Some writers just.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, that's another one of those moments.

[Rich Davis]

Where some writers flexing for no reason.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah. Like, this is the guy who, without a doubt, should be unanimous. The way he handled himself, his career in Japan and in MLB combined as a professional, the way he.

[Rich Davis]

And by the way, that should play maybe a little more of a factor in the United States. I'll tell you why. Because now the hall of Fame doesn't comprise of Major League Baseball and the Negro League numbers.

[Adnan Virk]

Right.

[Rich Davis]

When it comes to records, it does. So maybe you do account for more of what Ichiro did in Japan.

[Adnan Virk]

It's unbelievable what he did in Japan and in the MLB and just how great he was in every stage of his career, his longevity. If he's not unanimous, you know, some dude is flexing. And if anyone should be unanimous, a la Mariano Rivera's Ichiro.

[Rich Davis]

Can I give you guys two names before db Lets us know the scoop when it comes in. There's two names where I'm so torn on because I'm like, I don't know, am I inflating them or not giving them enough credit? Two people, okay. Carlos Beltran and Andrew Jones.

[Adnan Virk]

Are you saying they're borderline guys?

[Rich Davis]

I'm like, I don't know. Like, I would be not shocked if it went either way, because I look at Andrew Jones and he's so symbolic of those great Braves teams and just his glove alone and what he did as a defender in the outfield. And Beltran was a great postseason player. Other than that, one strikeout as a.

[Adnan Virk]

Met, and he had, like, what, 4, 34, 60 home runs. He was up there.

[Rich Davis]

Beltran, defensively, speed, everything. Smart ball player.

[Adnan Virk]

Carlos Beltran, as John Miller would call him. John Miller would call him Carlos Beltran. Carlos Beltran in his prime, I feel like there was a point, I mean, in everybody's life, he would glide through.

[Rich Davis]

The outfield like a gazelle.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, but. And then there was a real clear point, like I said, in everybody's life, but in a professional athlete's life, his life, especially where he went from really, really great athlete to, like, he put on a few extra pounds, wasn't the same. But Carlos Beltran, I think, yeah, I think he's a Hall of Fame. I think all these guys.

[Rich Davis]

I think there's some guys on that list that are really good, but they're not like. Like Grandy, man. Curtis Granderson, good, but not a Hall of Famer. Bobby Abreu, same thing.

[Adnan Virk]

Manny Ramirez is in. There's no question. I think Omar Visquel is in just based on the Gold Glove and his Gold Gloves. And his legacy as a. As a miraculous infielder. Ichi Row should be unanimous. Forget about being in CC's in guaranteed. You know, these. These should be guarantees to me.

[Rich Davis]

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

[Adnan Virk]

Sabathia, cc. Captain Crunch Sabathia. So a lot of people know his real name is Captain Crunch Sabatha.

[Rich Davis]

Are people. Are they in Cooperstad? Are they going to put his extra large baggy Yankees pants?

[Adnan Virk]

Yes. Yes.

[Rich Davis]

It looked like he was wearing pajamas.

[Adnan Virk]

His pajama pants are making the hall of Fame pajamas. So I can't wait to hear this. But yeah, not everybody's getting it.

[Rich Davis]

So do we.

[Adnan Virk]

A Rod gets in. I'm sorry, he's not. I mean, his numbers are there, but because of the steroids, he's not in db.

[Rich Davis]

Are we breaking news yet or should we break and come back? What do you think? Breaking news.

[Steve Covino]

Breaking news from Fox Sports.

[Jon Stewart]

So this is in progress, guys.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Jon Stewart]

Ichiro Suzuki, officially a Hall of Famer, member of the class of 2025.

[Rich Davis]

Wow.

[Jon Stewart]

As is CC Sabathia.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, yes.

[Jon Stewart]

He is officially a member of the class of 20. They are making the announcement as we speak because of the great accomplishments. They're listing off the accomplishments of each of the players and so far it's been each a row at CC Sabathia and we expect at least another name or two. As they said that there are. It is a multiple player class.

[Rich Davis]

Now.

[Adnan Virk]

Not only that, you know, I put CC Sabathia in a different category because.

[Rich Davis]

He was a great postseason pitcher too. I remember he was like a hired gun for a couple years. Like I remember the brewers years. Like Cece, wherever he was, he played big from. In my mind, he's just one of.

[Adnan Virk]

Those old school guys again who I just feel like if he was healthy, he could have been even closer to 300 wins. What was he like 250 something? You know, he was up there in wins, great career with Cleveland, Milwaukee, N.Y. 19 years in the bigs. I just looked it up.

[Jon Stewart]

And Billy Wagner is the final member of the class of 2025. So Billy Wagner gets into the hall of Fame final year on the ballot.

[Adnan Virk]

That's it.

[Jon Stewart]

That is it. The three players that are in.

[Rich Davis]

Wow. So my speculation on Beltran and Andrew Jones were close, but maybe not first ballot. We were sort of right on the money with that Billy Wagner. What did I say before the announcement? I said last year he was within five votes, like DB confirmed. And do you remember in the off season, Billy Wagner said, yeah, who cares about the hall of Fame if you're not going to vote me in because I chose to retire early and spend time with my kids, then, you know, beat it. That. That must have got into the mind of some writers. And you don't think.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, but I'm sort of surprised Omar Visquel didn't get in. He's like. He had 202,877 hits.

[Rich Davis]

That's 123 short.

[Adnan Virk]

Give me a break. He had enough Gold Gloves to make up for that.

[Jon Stewart]

What about since he hit on my 11 gold gloves?

[Adnan Virk]

He had.

[Jon Stewart]

He also hit on my sister when he was in the minor leagues.

[Rich Davis]

And so he's saying he has good taste. He could have been. He could have been a member of the Byer family.

[Jon Stewart]

I don't know if we. Omar's had some stuff in his past, but when he was a minor leaguer. Yeah, he was sure interested.

[Adnan Virk]

Wow.

[Jon Stewart]

Invited her to a game.

[Rich Davis]

Maybe you could have been best pals. We could have been like the Omar and Dan Show.

[Jon Stewart]

Right.

[Adnan Virk]

I'm just thinking defensively. Wow. I'm surprised he wasn't in there. But Congratulations to The Class of 2025 Baseball hall of Fame.

[Rich Davis]

Ichiro Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

[Jon Stewart]

How about this? This is what's going to stand out. It was Josh Rawich of the hall of Fame just announced. Each row is not a unanimous selection.

[Adnan Virk]

That's garbage.

[Jon Stewart]

One person kept him off the ballot 99.7%.

[Adnan Virk]

That guy of the vote. Karate kicked in the chest. That is a joke.

[Rich Davis]

That means you don't know baseball. Right. It's like to me, I'm always fascinated, like that person should have their votes revoked.

[Adnan Virk]

Without a doubt. I mean that. I'm not saying that for a fact deserves like a slap in the face.

[Rich Davis]

Imagine it was Rob Parker. Imagine Rob Parker's like, it was me.

[Adnan Virk]

There's gotta be integrity involved.

[Jon Stewart]

Like my whole issue with it. And I'm not picking on Cavino, but for the only person to be Mariano Rivera in the closer position. It's not that he isn't or shouldn't have been a first ballot or unanimous, it's just that he's the only one that is. And it's so crazy to me that we sit here and we look at the closer position or reliever position and now scrutinize it in today's game that he is the only unanimous one.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah. Mo Rivera. I mean, look, as a Yankees fan, I don't mind. He's still the only one. But I do think that Ichiro is worthy of that.

[Rich Davis]

Consider this is a daily News podcast. And lately the news is about a big question. How much can one guy change? They want change.

[Dan Byer]

What will change look like for energy?

[Rich Davis]

Drill baby, Drill schools. Take the Department of Education. Close it.

[Dan Byer]

Health care better and less expensive.

[Rich Davis]

Follow coverage of a changing country. Promises made, promises kept. We're going to keep our promises on.

[Dan Byer]

Consider this from NPR.

[Rich Davis]

Listen on the iHeartRadio app or wherever.

[Dan Byer]

You get your podcasts.

[Jon Stewart]

Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at the Daily show, which means he's also back in our ears on the Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. The Daily show podcast has everything you need to stay on top of today's news and pop culture. You get hilarious satirical takes on entertainment, politics, sports, and more from John and and the team of correspondents and contributors. The podcast also has content you can't get anywhere else, like extended interviews and a roundup of the weekly headlines. Listen to the Daily Show Ears edition on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Byer]

Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirrorball trophy from Dancing with the Star. So where else are you going to find a show with that much athleticism and football insight Based in Nashville? We're more than just your basic NFL show. We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything because we got lots to say. I. I texted you and you texted me back. Now, I don't know if you have the update, but, like, all the little thumbs up and heart and stuff, like, it's all colored. They changed it and the, the heart's a little pink. It felt like I told you I loved you. I'm gonna be honest, it was a little pink.

[Rich Davis]

There was something sentimental when you, like when you send it, it's like, do I send the heart?

[Dan Byer]

Now I don't like the color edition.

[Rich Davis]

It's extremely pink.

[Dan Byer]

Listen to Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Rich Davis]

It is time to give away a Kavino and Rich Swiggy. It's game time.

[Steve Covino]

The mostly lovable Patrick Mahomes.

[Adnan Virk]

Truth is, I want everybody to love me, not just the refs. It's time for some NFL trivia.

[Rich Davis]

I'm here.

[Adnan Virk]

I'm here.

[Steve Covino]

Yes, we know you're here.

[Adnan Virk]

All right, Patrick Mahomes here To play Showtime home.

[Rich Davis]

Mahomes trivia.

[Steve Covino]

Our FSR security walking our broke Patrick into the main studio.

[Rich Davis]

You guys are chirping, man.

[Adnan Virk]

Oh, hey, chirping.

[Rich Davis]

And you're tripping. You got it all wrong.

[Adnan Virk]

Patrick Mahomes, good guy. Do you feel like I'm just committed to winning? Guys, don't be jealous.

[Steve Covino]

Do you feel like Tupac this week, you against the world.

[Adnan Virk]

It's me against the world.

[Rich Davis]

Going for the three Pete don't hate.

[Adnan Virk]

Congratulate. Oh, congrats on your pee.

[Rich Davis]

Let's hear you.

[Adnan Virk]

Let's hear you talk to smack now, Rich Davis.

[Rich Davis]

I had your back, Patrick. It was Covino. That's why he dipped.

[Adnan Virk]

Listen, Fox Sports Radio Nation. You got it all wrong. Patrick Mahomes here.

[Rich Davis]

Good.

[Adnan Virk]

Guys, you have to realize that I'm a great guy. I'm a good guy and I'm just committed to doing everything I possibly can to win. You can't hate me for that.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, and you come into our show every week, so.

[Adnan Virk]

And I'm here every week.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Adnan Virk]

And guess what? Gonna smack the Bills around next week.

[Rich Davis]

How about that? How about that? Wait till I smack them around.

[Steve Covino]

All right. Alright, let's meet the contestants. 24 time winner, Rich Davis, right over there. 18 time champion, Dan Byer.

[Jon Stewart]

Hello.

[Steve Covino]

Great seven time winner, Spotty Boy.

[Adnan Virk]

Big number eight today. Feeling it.

[Steve Covino]

Looking to win a CNR Stainless Steel Swiggy on the studio lines. Patrick in Scottsdale, Arizona. What up, Patrick?

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Pat.

[Adnan Virk]

Yo, what's up?

[Rich Davis]

Let's do this. How we doing, fellas?

[Adnan Virk]

And guys, let's make the rules clear, all right? Let's keep the rules consistent. Consistent. There's no cheating. All right? Everybody on their high horse calling me out. No cheating. No breaking of the rules.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, you really need to listen to this part.

[Rich Davis]

Every passer.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Because this is the rules for showtime at homes. NFL Trivia. The first contestant with two correct answers is the champion. If there's a tie, we have a tiebreaker question. Your name is your buzzer, but you do have to wait until all three possible answers are read. If there's two wrong answers in a row, we move on to the next question. Are you ready?

[Rich Davis]

Let's go.

[Steve Covino]

Let's get it on.

[Adnan Virk]

All right. I'm here. Patrick Mahomes, the villain. And I'll also be here someday. How many square feet is the pro Football hall of Fame in Canton? Oh, 118,000 square feet. 132,000 square feet or c. 85,000 square feet.

[Steve Covino]

Patrick. I'm gonna go with 132.

[Adnan Virk]

No.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, Rich.

[Steve Covino]

Rich for the studio.

[Rich Davis]

I feel like it's deceptively maybe smaller than we think. 85C.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, you're both losers.

[Adnan Virk]

Ah, man.

[Steve Covino]

118,000 square feet.

[Adnan Virk]

It was originally 19,000 square feet before our three expansions.

[Rich Davis]

118,000. We'll see you there one day.

[Adnan Virk]

And congrats to Ichiros, my guy.

[Steve Covino]

Okay, so nobody on the board yet as we move to round two.

[Adnan Virk]

What was I once? What it's saying about making mistakes.

[Rich Davis]

Okay, here we go.

[Adnan Virk]

A, we all make mistakes in football. The key is to not make them.

[Rich Davis]

In the fourth quarter.

[Adnan Virk]

B, I just try to learn from every mistake that I make so that I never make them again. Or C, only mistake I make with the refs was treating them to the melting pot instead of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.

[Steve Covino]

Patrick gutted there.

[Rich Davis]

I'm gonna go with B.

[Steve Covino]

B, Yes.

[Adnan Virk]

I say C. Let's go. Big melting pot fan, huh? By the way, I didn't make any mistake flopping on the sideline this weekend. I actually tripped. It was a trip. If you look closely, I just stumbled on my foot.

[Rich Davis]

And you heard it here on Fox Sports Radio.

[Adnan Virk]

You ever get that cheese fondue at the melting pot?

[Rich Davis]

It's pretty good. Fantastic. Great, Pat.

[Steve Covino]

So Patrick in Scottsdale's on the board as well. Move to round three.

[Adnan Virk]

All right, round three. Patrick Mahomes here, who was the first player to return a punt for a touchdown in his NFL debut. Was it A, Deion Sanders, B, Tim Brown, or C, Devin Hester?

[Jon Stewart]

Damn.

[Adnan Virk]

Got it.

[Jon Stewart]

Wow.

[Steve Covino]

Buyer got in there.

[Jon Stewart]

I'm going to guess B, Tim Brown.

[Adnan Virk]

No.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, you went with Denny as a Raiders fan, so. All right. What? What do you think, Patrick?

[Steve Covino]

Is it Patrick, you're going. Deion Sanders. You just won a Swiggy.

[Rich Davis]

Yes. Ah.

[Jon Stewart]

Wow.

[Adnan Virk]

All right, man.

[Rich Davis]

You just won.

[Adnan Virk]

Like they were going to win against the Bills.

[Steve Covino]

Patrick in Arizona. Congrats. We're going to mail out a CNR Swiggy to you.

[Adnan Virk]

Thanks, bud. I think he cheated. He didn't really. What is a squiggy, by the way? It's a stainless steel.

[Rich Davis]

Steel water bottle.

[Adnan Virk]

Oh, man, I can't wait.

[Rich Davis]

What a guy. Thank you, Patrick. Hold on.

[Adnan Virk]

It's a man thong. Be sure to send a picture.

[Steve Covino]

Bye, Patrick. Good luck.

[Rich Davis]

All right.

[Adnan Virk]

Hey, Stringy.

[Rich Davis]

Patrick.

[Steve Covino]

Let's hope the Bills don't annihilate you when you tiptoe on the sideline.

[Rich Davis]

We will see.

[Adnan Virk]

Thanks, Patrick.

[Rich Davis]

Sunday. By the way, I'm putting you on the spot. Dan Byer. Danny J. Anyone read any weather reports for Sunday? Is Kansas City going to be just chilly or is it wet snow or anything or. No, it's.

[Jon Stewart]

It's a night game. It'll be the second game, but it's low of 24, high of about 36 that day.

[Rich Davis]

No snow, no freezing temperatures.

[Adnan Virk]

Not horrible.

[Rich Davis]

Lobby fired up.

[Adnan Virk]

I gotta go.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, you're still here.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah. All right.

[Rich Davis]

Later, guys.

[Adnan Virk]

All right, don't be hating.

[Steve Covino]

You notice he's got extra security.

[Rich Davis]

Later, guys. Later. Real quick, before you get back to.

[Adnan Virk]

The annoyed, I just saw Patrick in the hallway. He was annoyed with all the smack talk today, but I told him, hey, man, we're just trying to figure it out, man. Just trying to figure it out. I wasn't security. That was the refs, you know, hugging out.

[Rich Davis]

Can I tell you, my.

[Adnan Virk]

My Patrick Mahomes rocks with this whole crew. They're wearing a Foot Locker outfit. Yeah, it's weird. Yeah. I don't know.

[Rich Davis]

Can I tell you my. My instinct now that he's gone and I don't want to sell Patrick.

[Adnan Virk]

I mean, why would you want to do that in front of him?

[Rich Davis]

My. My instinct, which could mean absolutely nothing because, you know, even the best of gamblers what hit 50 to 60%, I feel like Buffalo may annihilate Kansas City. I know that sounds like. How can you even say that when the. When The Chiefs go 15 and 2 and they're back to back champions? I just feel like I. I feel like you watch the Chiefs all year beat teams by just being smarter and by just like you said, they gained less yards than the Texans last week.

[Adnan Virk]

Every.

[Rich Davis]

Everything about Kansas City feels like they're just smart and find ways to win.

[Adnan Virk]

You want a lukewarm take than I'm willing to say on Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich Davis]

But what I'm saying is the same way last night you could say, man, Notre Dame just had so much heart. What a great team. But Ohio State was just so much. They just had better talent. I think right now Buffalo is just a better team. And the only way Kansas City wins is if they win by pure football brains.

[Adnan Virk]

I feel like Mahomes and Kelsey and the Chiefs still got that magic in them. And what really convinced me of that was that play where he was falling down. He threw it to Kelsey in the end zone. Kelsey just caught it there, like wide.

[Rich Davis]

Open while he was.

[Adnan Virk]

It just reminded me that, you know what, maybe they barely won all these games this year, but they still got that magic. They're still the Chiefs.

[Rich Davis]

You could argue last year they barely did everything and they won a Super bowl. Db, let's go to you for an update. But any. Any thoughts on that Buffalo thought or. No, they're just. I feel like Buffalo is so prime.

[Jon Stewart]

To win right now. I don't have that sense. No, I don't have that sense. I think it could be a lower scoring game just because of how good Kansas City's defense has been. But, hey, if you're right, then kudos to you and I'd like to see Buffalo win. So I actually do hope that you're right. I want to quick give you guys an exercise. I voted. I printed out the voting ballots for the hall of Fame. Yeah, there are three players. And by the way, this is not meant to disrespect anyone. These are all great players who had great careers. To be even nominated on the ballot is great, but there are three players who didn't receive one vote at all from voters.

[Adnan Virk]

All right, I got two of and ready.

[Jon Stewart]

And so at the end of the update, I want to see if you guys can match who didn't. What three players didn't receive any votes. The players that received the most votes. That was Ichiro Suzuki. Almost a unanimous pick. All right, you guys got your three names.

[Rich Davis]

By the way, did Rex Ryan have anything to say about the jets finalizing their coaching?

[Jon Stewart]

It's got his foot in his mouth or his wife's.

[Adnan Virk]

I like it. All right. Okay. So I think, yeah, he's got his wife's foot in his mouth. I would have to say two definites that didn't get any votes is a Rod and Ramirez for steroid involvement.

[Rich Davis]

Nope. I disagree with that.

[Jon Stewart]

Which is correct.

[Adnan Virk]

Okay. My first.

[Rich Davis]

I have, like, who. I narrowed it down to five, and then I'll pick. I get. Let me give you my five.

[Jon Stewart]

Okay.

[Rich Davis]

Tell me if, like. Well, we'll play a little game. I got Carlos Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler, Russell Martin, Fernando Rodney, and Ben Zobras.

[Jon Stewart]

Two of those are correct.

[Adnan Virk]

Wow. But you said three didn't, right?

[Rich Davis]

Yes, three in Kinsler, I'd say.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, Kinsler then.

[Jon Stewart]

So you're going Kinsler.

[Adnan Virk]

I thought maybe people were going back on their steroids.

[Rich Davis]

Kinsler and Ben Zobrist.

[Jon Stewart]

Zobrist is one of them.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Jon Stewart]

Fernando Rodney is another.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Jon Stewart]

Hanley Ramirez did not receive a vote.

[Rich Davis]

Wow. Okay.

[Jon Stewart]

Yeah. Surprising. Cargo got two votes. Ian Kinsler got ten.

[Adnan Virk]

Wow.

[Rich Davis]

Okay, maybe I'm downplaying Ian Kinsler.

[Jon Stewart]

And for Cavino's point, Alex Rodriguez received 146 votes. 37.7. 37.1%. Manny Ramirez got 34.3. Andy Pettit 27.9% of the vote.

[Rich Davis]

All right, can you give me one more? I'm sorry, I. I know if you did it during the update. My dude, David Wright.

[Jon Stewart]

David Wright got 8% of the vote, got 32 votes.

[Rich Davis]

Injury. He's buried that guy. That sucks.

[Adnan Virk]

Really good guy, Good player.

[Rich Davis]

All right.

[Adnan Virk]

MLB debut, rookie debut patch that went on all the jerseys of new players in their debut. So it was a one on one Paul Skeens card. Paul Skeens being one of the biggest names in the league. But the Pirates, the real key to the story is the Pirates said whoever gets this card, who, One Eyed Willie, we're gonna. No, the actual Pittsburgh Pirates. They're like, we're going to roll out the Pirate red carpet for you. If you get this card, you get season tickets. We're going to treat you like season.

[Steve Covino]

Tickets for 30 years.

[Adnan Virk]

30 years, man.

[Rich Davis]

Hold on. Let's. Let's take it back because they want.

[Adnan Virk]

It for their own little stadium stadium display.

[Steve Covino]

Also they'll give you a softball game exclusive for 30 at PNC Park. Plus coaching from the Pirates alumni.

[Adnan Virk]

And I get why they want it. Paul Skeens, big player. You're trying to create a legacy here. It's fun for the fans to see your own little piece of the history that in your mind you think is really yours. Right? Well, but guess what? Some 11 year old nose picker got it tops.

[Rich Davis]

Reported Tuesday morning, this morning that an 11 year old from Los Angeles.

[Adnan Virk]

By the way, that's the key to the story.

[Rich Davis]

I think polled a one of one. Let's remind ourselves. One of one. There's not like, oh, there's so many rookies. This is a one of one skiing rookie card. Now auction houses have been desperately trying to figure out is this kid going to want to sell it.

[Adnan Virk]

So just to make it clear though, the card has the actual patch that they wear on the card and it's autographed. So these are highly coveted cards. Now put that with this Paul Skeen's name, it's worth even more the value that the Pirates have created around it.

[Rich Davis]

And then even his girlfriend's like, you could come sit with me at a game and you gawk like a creeper.

[Adnan Virk]

Yeah, it's an 11 year old boy Duns involved.

[Rich Davis]

There's so many questions I have, but I think the one question we'll try to sneak in. We have a minute. If you're this kid's parents, is it really your card? Or you could be like, hey, kid, you pulled it. Put away some for college. But if you want to buy, you know, a PS5 and buy a new bike, like, is this kid going to reap the bed or is this like a family prize?

[Adnan Virk]

Give me a break. That's like if your grandma buys you some scratch offs and you win. What, you got to split it with grandma? No, she bought it with the intent of if you win the money, you get it.

[Rich Davis]

There's a difference of Grandma buying your $5 scratcher versus this kid has a. This could be a million dollars.

[Adnan Virk]

Well, good. If you're a good parent, you say, hey, man, that's your money. And you put it away for your kid and invest it. I think the interesting part is what are they gonna do? Because this kid wants no part of the Pirates. He's a Dodgers fan.

[Rich Davis]

So, you know, maybe we break this down more tomorrow. Cavino Enrich, we'll see you then. Until then, arrivederche, baby.

[Adnan Virk]

See you in the promised land.

[Rich Davis]

Goodbye. Consider this is a daily news podcast and lately the news is about a big question. How much can one guy change? They want change.

[Dan Byer]

What will change look like for energy?

[Rich Davis]

Drill baby, Drill schools. Take the Department of Education. Close it. Health care care better and less expensive. Follow coverage of a changing country. Promises made, promises kept. We're going to keep our promises on.

[Dan Byer]

Consider this from NPR.

[Rich Davis]

Listen on the iHeartRadio app or wherever.

[Dan Byer]

You get your podcasts.

[Jon Stewart]

Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at the Daily show, which means he's also back in our ears on the Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. Join late night legend Jon Stewart and the best news team for today's biggest, biggest headlines, exclusive extended interviews and more. Now, this is the second term we can all get behind. Listen to the Daily Show Ears edition on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Byer]

Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17500 pounds passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirror ball trophy from Dancing with a Star. So where else you going to find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit of everything. Listen to Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt castle on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Rich Davis]

What's up everybody? Adnan Virk here to tell you about a new podcast It's NHL Unscripted with Virk and Demers. Jason Immers here, And after playing 700 NHL games, I got a lot of.

[Adnan Virk]

Dirty laundry to air out. Hey, I got a lot to say here, too, okay?

[Rich Davis]

Each week we'll get together chat with the sport that we love. Tons of guests are going to join in, too.

[Adnan Virk]

But we're not just going to be talking hockey, folks.

[Rich Davis]

We're talking movies, we're talking tv, food, and Adnan's favorite wrestling.

[Adnan Virk]

It's all on le table.

[Rich Davis]

Listen to NHL Unscripted with Vir and.

[Dan Byer]

Demers, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or.

[Rich Davis]

Wherever you get your podcasts. You are cordially invited to the hottest party in professional sports. I'm Tisha Alle, former golf professional and the host of welcome to the Party, your newest obsession about the wonderful world that is women's golf. Featuring interviews with top players on tour, tips to help improve your swing, and the craziest stories to come out of your friendly neighborhood country club. Welcome to the Party with Tisha Allen is an iHeart Women's fourth production in partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. Listen to welcome to the Party that's P A R T E e on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast.