“The Missing Glove”

Summary

Podcast Summary: "The Missing Glove" – The Tony Kornheiser Show

Episode Details:

• Title: The Missing Glove
• Release Date: February 14, 2025
• Host: The Tony Kornheiser Show (This Show Stinks Productions, LLC)

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I. Introduction and Initial Topics [00:00 – 00:57]

Tony Kornheiser kicks off the episode by outlining the day's topics:

• College Basketball discussion with Pat40.
• Baseball Insights with Mark Feinsand.
• Personal Update on Tony’s upcoming novel, Of Mice and Moths.

Notable Quote:

• Tony Kornheiser [00:00]: "On today's show, we'll take a look at College Basketball with Pat40. We'll also talk some baseball with Mark Feinson."

II. Weather Forecast and Personal Anecdotes [00:38 – 06:17]

The conversation shifts to the impending winter weather in Washington, D.C. Tony and Pat40 discuss the severe snow forecasts, potential impacts on daily life, and personal experiences with the weather.

Notable Quotes:

• Tony Kornheiser [02:09]: "We're heading into starting next Tuesday where our highs are below freezing. So this is a panic situation."
• Pat40 [04:07]: "The combination of a polar vortex with a giant snowstorm. Am I wrong? Does not."

They also delve into the topic of rising energy bills due to the cold spell:

• Tony [04:53]: "My Pepco bill... was like $400, 410 or something like that."
• Pat40 [07:04]: "There’s a big issue right now where people are unable to pay for rent."

III. The Missing Glove [11:15 – 14:47]

Tony shares a personal story about losing his favorite pair of heavy wool gloves, which have been part of his wardrobe for over 20 years. He expresses his frustration over replacing them and the emotional attachment to his long-worn pair.

Notable Quotes:

• Tony [11:15]: "I lost a glove. I went back over the route that I was on and I looked and it was gone."
• Pat40 [13:02]: "Maybe some mice. Is this a book you’ve read?"
• Tony [14:07]: "I lost my glove and I..."

The discussion humorously touches on the challenge of keeping track of gloves and the sentimental value attached to long-used items.

IV. College Basketball and SEC Dominance [20:51 – 23:49]

Tony and guest Pat40 delve into the unprecedented dominance of the SEC in college basketball. They analyze the SEC's depth, the performance of its teams, and the potential for multiple SEC teams to reach the Final Four.

Notable Quotes:

• Tony [20:51]: "There are 127 million people watch the super bowl. And I was one of those people."
• Guest [21:58]: "There is no close second to the SEC right now. It’s amazing."
• Tony [23:12]: "So I mean, I’m going to ask you to amplify what you just said because we live in a different atmosphere now."

They discuss how the SEC's investment in basketball, including coaching and player retention, has led to their current supremacy, questioning whether this trend will continue and its implications for other conferences.

V. Baseball Free Agents and Contracts [34:26 – 48:35]

Mark Feinsand joins the conversation to discuss the dynamic landscape of baseball free agency. The focus is on high-profile contracts, particularly Juan Soto's record-breaking deal, and its impact on the market and MLB teams.

Notable Quotes:

• Mark [36:15]: "He was a marginal player. I'm not going to say who it was, but he was not a star player."
• Tony [43:05]: "But baseball players are getting routinely 30 to 40 million dollars a year."
• Mark [46:32]: "Juan Soto gets three times as much. 765 million. This is just the way sports have gone."

The discussion highlights the evolution of player salaries, the absence of a salary cap in MLB, and the future implications for upcoming free agents. They also touch on the strategic decisions made by agents like Scott Boras and how these high-value contracts shape team dynamics and player movements.

VI. Listener Emails and Interactions [53:03 – 60:44]

Tony engages with listener emails, sharing humorous and heartfelt stories. Topics range from nostalgic memories of childhood snacks to frustrations with corporate customer service and personal anecdotes about household mishaps.

Notable Quotes:

• Tony [55:48]: "How about that?"
• Listener [56:18]: "Every time I hear her call I stop and start to fall."
• Tony [58:25]: "And a picture of himself and it’s very, very nice."

These interactions add a personal touch to the show, showcasing Tony’s rapport with his audience and blending humor with relatable everyday experiences.

VII. Closing Remarks and Musical Interlude [61:01 – 64:54]

The episode concludes with a musical segment featuring the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, providing a nostalgic finish to the episode. Tony reflects on the stories shared and thanks his guests and listeners.

Notable Quotes:

• Tony [64:54]: "Every wish everywhere she goes."

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Conclusion:

In "The Missing Glove," Tony Kornheiser masterfully intertwines personal anecdotes with in-depth discussions on college basketball and baseball free agency. His engaging storytelling, coupled with insightful guest contributions and relatable listener interactions, makes for a rich and entertaining episode. Notable moments include the heartfelt loss of a cherished glove, the SEC's dominance in college basketball, and the evolving landscape of MLB contracts. Tony's ability to blend humor, personal stories, and expert analysis ensures that both long-time listeners and newcomers find value and enjoyment in the episode.

Highlighted Quotes:

• Tony Kornheiser [02:09]: "We're heading into starting next Tuesday where our highs are below freezing. So this is a panic situation."
• Pat40 [04:07]: "The combination of a polar vortex with a giant snowstorm. Am I wrong? Does not."
• Tony [14:07]: "I lost my glove and I..."
• Guest [21:58]: "There is no close second to the SEC right now. It’s amazing."
• Mark [36:15]: "He was a marginal player. I'm not going to say who it was, but he was not a star player."
• Tony [43:05]: "But baseball players are getting routinely 30 to 40 million dollars a year."

This episode exemplifies Tony Kornheiser's knack for balancing light-hearted personal stories with substantive sports analysis, delivering a comprehensive and enjoyable listening experience.

Transcript

[Tony Kornheiser]

Hey, it's Tony. On today's show, we'll take a look at College Basketball with Pat40. We'll also talk some baseball with Mark Fineson. And I'll give an update on the progress of my upcoming novel of mice and moths. But first, commerce.

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[Tony Kornheiser]

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[Tony Kornheiser]

They show you what everybody else.

[Mark Feinsand]

Yeah.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Is saying. And they say, this is what we think. Now, sometimes they miss, but they miss.

[Pat40]

But you have to be up to date with your readings of the Capital Weather Gang and the latest runs. Cause sometimes you get a number in your head and you are guilty. This as well, where you say you hear the high number.

[Tony Kornheiser]

I go for the three days in advance.

[Pat40]

And now I realize you hear the high number because I start sending you the high number. I scour the runs and whatever is the best for chaos like that. I screen grab and share it with you.

[Advertiser]

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[Tony Kornheiser]

To that point. I have a weather app on my phone. Everybody has weather apps.

[Pat40]

Hope you're not trying to go downtown next Wednesday.

[Tony Kornheiser]

You know. Yeah. So I have a weather app on my phone and it says there's a picture of a big snowflake next Wednesday and Thursday. There's a picture of a monsoon of snow.

[Pat40]

Surely it's too warm this time of year.

[Tony Kornheiser]

No, it's going to go. We're heading into starting next Tuesday where our highs are below freezing. So this is a panic situation. I walk in yesterday to the simulator room to visit my son who's at the simulator room hitting golf balls, you know, with Bootsy. Right. Was Bootsy there? Oh, Bootsy today.

[Pat40]

Bootsy today is my Valentine's Day.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Bootsy's today. Very nice. So yesterday on the bay, next to Michael, sitting on the dock of the bay, you know, are McCarthy and Robin, Buffalo and Al Serafino. And al Serafino says 11 inches. First thing he says 11 inches. 11 inches. 11 inches is a lot. Now it may be even higher than that by now because these two icons that you see on the weather app are frightful. One is the big snowflake and one is the stuff falling out of the clouds that looks like something drastic. Am I wrong on this? This is Wednesday, Thursday or Tuesday.

[Pat40]

I just went big snowflakes. But we use, we use different apps. Again, we're trying to get all the data.

[Tony Kornheiser]

You use the weather Channel.

[Pat40]

I use the free weather channel.

[Tony Kornheiser]

I use just.

[Pat40]

And I always threaten my W that I'm going to pay for the upgrade.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah.

[Pat40]

So I could see the 48 hour run.

[Tony Kornheiser]

So it's worth it. So we've already had, we've already had more snow now. We haven't had a lot, but we've had more snow in Washington. We're right at our yearly average than we've had in the last five years. It's already more.

[Listener]

Oh, sure.

[Tony Kornheiser]

It's already more. And if this thing is coming in and if it's. If your high temperature is under freezing, it's not melting, kids. It's not going anywhere. The snow that we just had, the six inch snow, which is basically gone now. Yeah. Melted. Because it was as high as 50 degrees yesterday and there was rain. That's going to wash the snow away. And we are in a pattern where we are. Our highs are at least above freezing. This is, this is frightful. This is the combination of a polar vortex with a giant snowstorm. Am I wrong? Does not. Is not the logic behind it why.

[Pat40]

I think your logic is sound. I'm more worried. I'm looking into the early summer months and we're beginning to worry that summer plans will be affected because schools.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yes. Yeah, because they're missing school. I mean, it's been a long time since kids missed a lot of school. And if this thing is Wednesday, Thursday, you can forget Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, yo, for sure. Get that.

[Listener]

And Monday's already a holiday. So just take the week off, right?

[Tony Kornheiser]

Pretty much. Although where are you going to go?

[Pat40]

I think since New Year's the kids have only had one full five day of school week.

[Tony Kornheiser]

I Mean, there's snow and then there's holidays and stuff like that, and kids are missing out on school, which is. I mean, it may not seem important to some people in the country, but I think it's important. That's just my prejudice on that. Speaking of cold weather, my Pepco bill, it's unbelievable.

[Pat40]

Is it back to normal?

[Tony Kornheiser]

No. No.

[Listener]

Is it higher?

[Tony Kornheiser]

Oh, yeah. Oh, wait, wait.

[Pat40]

You had another space heater.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Wait, wait, wait. So I had my December bill. My December Pepco bill was like $400, 410 or something like that, which is as high as my bills ever are. That's the high bill.

[Pat40]

A long December.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Right. My January bill, as people know, was $787. I had someone from Pepco come out here and say to me, yeah, you know, it is. Yeah, it is what it is. Your systems are okay, but when it goes below 35 degrees, that's their magic number at Pepco, 35 degrees. Then a lot of things kick in. And that's what happened. I thought the past 30 days were a little bit warmer than the previous 30 days. And I keep the heat in this house. Carol would put the heat at 80 if she could, but I keep it at 70. It's a little high, but it's not.

[Listener]

That's reasonable.

[Tony Kornheiser]

It's not outrageously high.

[Pat40]

Depends on how big of a zone you're covering.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Well, I don't know, because you're really.

[Pat40]

Just measuring what the temperature is right there at the thermostat.

[Tony Kornheiser]

So 70 is what I try to keep it to $883. Oh, $883 is my electricity bill. And again, 250 of it is the delivery truck that I don't seem to ever see.

[Pat40]

Well, all you proved last month was that you're good for it.

[Tony Kornheiser]

And I'm going to prove it again. But I.

[Listener]

They're coming back.

[Tony Kornheiser]

I wrote and I said, how can this be? And the response was, a lot of people are complaining about the high bills. Yeah, well, so at some point, if a lot of people are complaining about the high bills, is there somebody going to file a class action suit against Pepco and say, please explain to us exactly how, excuse me. How the electricity charges can be so dramatically higher in these two months than they've been for years. For years. What are you people doing to boost the price of electricity? Is that. Am I unreasonable with that?

[Pat40]

No.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Is there, Is there not an explanation required? I'm not the only one this is happening to, and it's happening to a lot of people. Who can ill afford to this amount of money, right? I mean, I'm good.

[Pat40]

You zoom out in our greater area. There's a. There's a big issue right now where people are unable to pay for rent. And you just look at the daily cost of trying to keep your house warm enough. Not even warm. Warm enough just to be comfortable.

[Tony Kornheiser]

So, I mean, what is this? What is this? When did electricity get so expensive?

[Listener]

Did you check the box for premium electricity?

[Tony Kornheiser]

I did not. I didn't. I tried not to do that. To go to the higher forms of electricity, which are delivered by livery in a carriage. Get that.

[Listener]

Well, the good news is, is that once you get to the summertime, then those. Those energy bills will just plummet.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Crazy with the air conditioning. They'll go higher and higher.

[Listener]

They get you both.

[Tony Kornheiser]

That's what all my pensions. That's what Social Security is going to. It's going to the electricity company. So yesterday we had on the PTI show, we had PK Subban very enthusiastic about the nations, the four nations face off. And I determined that he loved it so much. And I had a bunch of people thought that that first game between Canada and Sweden was one of the great hockey games they'd ever seen. Matt Williamson, hockey player, said, that's as good a game as I've seen in years. PK Subban said, it's one of the great games I've ever seen. Loved it. Loved it. Okay, so I got jazzed up to watch the game last night, which I thought started at 7, but didn't start it at 8. And it was the United States against Finland. And I guess what I found interesting was Finland, Finland shirts have five letters on them that I guess mean Finland in Finnish. But they look sort of like Suero, as in wander Suero. They don't. I'm just like, making that comparison. And they brought on someone. This was the other great part. They brought on someone, a woman, to sing the Finnish national anthem. And the Finns in the crowd in Montreal last night were really excited and singing along very loudly. And I guess it surprised me that the Finnish national anthem was not in English. I don't know why that surprised me, but I just thought to myself, wow, it's not in English. Of course it's not in English. It's Finland. It's in Finnish. So. And it was good. She was good. I mean, I didn't catch any of the words, obviously. I'm sure it's for God and country or something like that. And we'll fight and we'll do what we have to do. But it was lovely. And then I watched the first period, and then I was done. This was a hockey game, you know. And then I was. I don't even know who won. Who won.

[Listener]

So I believe you're.

[Tony Kornheiser]

You're United States. Yes. Yeah. PK said United States is very, very good, so they could win it. Didn't you? There's only four teams, so everybody could win it.

[Listener]

Was it Finland that you beat in 1980 to actually get to win the whole thing? Win the gold medal.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Win the gold medal. But it was the anticlimactic.

[Listener]

Because it was after the Russian Games.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah, it was the Russian game. So I, I, you know, I'm sure we'll talk about it today, and I will be unable to talk about it.

[Listener]

And that's the jersey Suomi.

[Tony Kornheiser]

S U O M I, which I assume. I'm assuming that means Finland in Finnish.

[Pat40]

Correct. But it could also refer to the language.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Why do we talk to them? Why do we call them. Why don't we call them Suomi? I mean, if that's their name, why don't we call them by their name? It's not like it's Chinese characters which we would not be able to pronounce. We would not understand that in the United States.

[Listener]

We'll make some phone calls.

[Tony Kornheiser]

What? Suomi. Right? Yeah. Yeah. So, I mean, they were good. I mean, everybody's good. Six, one.

[Pat40]

Yeah.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Wow. Six, one. Six is a big number. Six is a big number. And by the way, that means that the United States gets three points, whereas Canada, for winning in overtime, got two points. The United States is now ruling the roost. We'll see what happens. There's only two more games, right? It's a round robin.

[Listener]

Yeah, it's a round robin.

[Tony Kornheiser]

It's only two more. But, I mean, I'm. I'm rooting for that to be good. Yeah, I'm rooting for people.

[Pat40]

There's like, TGL score rules.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah, okay. That's fine. You know, TGL has its own rules. You know, it's so great when they hit. Michael has talked about this. They hit the ball, still looking for it, into the screen, and they have a look of complete disbelief in their face. It's nowhere near where they thought it was going to land, which leads us to believe that the technology is.

[Pat40]

Yeah, look, there's always over 100 shots. You have to make sure the ball's in the exact spot. So, yes, it's reasonable that you might have one time, which is all I've seen On tv. But, yes, there's a general lack of trust.

[Tony Kornheiser]

So yesterday I'm out walking the dog. Early in the morning, I'm walking the dog. I walk past a house in which the owner of the house is a older gentleman who I've seen around a lot. And he, you know, he's very fastidious and he sweeps leaves away and he picks up twigs and he moves it off the sidewalk, you know, and we chat here and there. We have nice chats, very small chats. Hello, how are you? And then he goes on walks. And so I hadn't seen him in a while because freezing. And he's not out. And I ran into his daughter yesterday. I said, are you the daughter or the daughter in law? Because she was taking the garbage out. And she said, I'm the daughter. She began to weep. Not weep. She began to cry, tear up. So her dad's in memory care now. So, I mean, and this, this happens and this happens, and there is a natural law to everything. And something happened to me yesterday, which I take as a direct result of that. But I'm walking the dog and I notice I had gloves. And I'd taken the gloves off and I lost a glove. I lost a glove. I went back over the route that I was on and I looked and it was gone. I went back this morning and I looked because a lot of snow melted and it was gone. And this is a glove that I have had probably like everything else in my wardrobe for 20 years. But it is those kind of gloves that are heavy wool on the outside.

[Pat40]

I believe you're describing the mitten by Jan Brett.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Is that what it's called? It's not a mitten because I have fingers in it.

[Pat40]

Okay. But a glove gets lost, a beautiful new glove, and just a group of critters ends up living in the glove. But the little child has to go out and find it because he's afraid of getting into it.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Maybe some mice. Is this a book you've read?

[Pat40]

Yeah, it's for kids.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Okay. But it is like sort of a leather insert. Leather insert with the shape of your hands. And I've had them for a long time. I have other pairs of gloves that I don't like as much. I have cashmere inside gloves. I don't care. This is the glove that I've worn for 10 or 12 years.

[Pat40]

So thicker than like a driver's glove?

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yes, yes. It's really thick wool on the outside. And I think I bought it at stores that don't exist anymore, like Woody's or Lord and Taylor or Hex or something. I've had it a long time. Yeah. And I really like the gloves and they're gone. So I said to Carol, can you get me new gloves? Because you belong to that Amazon thing. Can you order new gloves? So she said, yeah. And she showed me the gloves. They're not exactly the same. They're not exactly the same.

[Pat40]

Meaningful. So I have a pair of gloves that you actually picked out for me from Hex 25 years ago. And I. It's. It's the pair that you just keep in a jacket and you use it five times a year. But every time I look at it has one little hole in the finger and it makes me smile.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah. So I'm getting this other glove. It's not the same. It's like, it's not as good, but it's coming.

[Listener]

Toothpaste all over again.

[Tony Kornheiser]

It's coming today and we'll see. I'm going to hate it. I'm going to hate it. And I lost my glove and I.

[Pat40]

We're going to have to start clipping these to your jacket.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah, I mean, this is. Okay.

[Pat40]

Or get the long string.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Okay. I mean, what are we talking about here?

[Listener]

Okay, I understand your, your reaction to that. I mean, I can't tell you how many times I'm like, oh, yeah. I mean, put my glove in my pocket and then I get home and I'm like, well, now I've got one glove because it didn't go in the pocket.

[Tony Kornheiser]

One glove. Yeah. And it's one headlight.

[Listener]

Furious. You.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah. You know, I had it for so long and I really love them. I mean, they are my choice. I have three other pairs of gloves sitting in the house. I don't want them. Yeah. I don't care about them. I like these.

[Listener]

And they haven't got enough reps. You don't trust them in a game time situation.

[Tony Kornheiser]

So. So we'll see what happens. Those apparently are going to arrive today, the new gloves.

[Pat40]

Allegedly.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Allegedly. But again next week. We're looking at 7ft of snow and temperatures in the O's and I'm not.

[Pat40]

Going to break up the heat.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Not going to have gloves. Now we'll take a break. Pat40 will join us when we return. I'm Tony Kornheiser.

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This is a record or song anyway, by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Who've had real hits. Who've had real hits. This is called Gonna Buy Me a Car. And Dwight Glenn of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Right. We are among the many artists who take great pride that you would be so kind as to share our music to your audience. As the official 70s country rock band of the TK Show. We wanted to share a couple of songs for our upcoming album release that will be put on vinyl and coincide with World Record Store Day. See, everything old is new once again, like Aunt Shirley's sweater. We recorded 10 tracks for an album in 1989 in the hopes of finding a new record label contract. When that failed to succeed, we put them on a cassette and called the album Now Hear this. And sold them at shows for a couple of years. But we were quite sure we sold at least 36. That's an exaggeration, but it wasn't very many. I'll get to the rest of the note the next time we play a song again. Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Real live, great band playing in Fat 40. Who, I guess, living in Kentucky all those years. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils are a band that you would be familiar with, I would assume, right?

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Shoot. I'm familiar with them going back to when I lived in Colorado. No offense against any of your fine musical accompaniment you have on your show, but this is a band I've heard of.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah. No, yeah. Well, most of. Mostly we play independent struggling people. And these guys listen to the show, which is always what you listen to. This show. A show about weather in Washington, D.C. what? So, okay, let me get. Let me get to the overarching question here. And let me start by saying that I, like many other people because of the great lure of the college and pro football seasons. You know, 127 million people watch the super bowl. And I was One of those people. I was obsessed with the football like most people. And so I don't know much about college basketball this year other than the SEC seems to be the best conference, which is so hard at my age for me to deal with. And Pat, you would understand this as well. There was Kentucky and there were 11 football schools. They didn't care. Once in a while in Mississippi State, once in a while somebody else. But very rarely Alabama, occasionally lsu, but very rarely Auburn, Alabama, places like that. And now they are dominating the rankings of top 25. And I think the question that anybody would want to ask, coming in like I am, without any real sort of background this year, are they that good? They are really.

[Guest]

It's not even close. There is no close second to the SEC right now. It's amazing. They absolutely blew everyone away in the non conference part. When, you know, you're playing the other leagues and they're beating each other up to a degree in conference play here, but they really have like 13, 14 teams that have a chance to get in the NCAA tournament. Yeah, it's crazy. This is the deepest league since the old Big east when the, after the Big east had brought in, you know like Louisville and Pittsburgh and stuff like that, Cincinnati. So it's, it's amazing. It is a bit shocking. And yes, for those of us, especially if you've gone to the SEC tournament and seen 15,000 Kentucky fans and a total of 3,000 from the other schools, this is a, this is pretty wild development. And now we've got, yeah, we got one versus two Alabama, Auburn on Saturday and it's not a football game, so I'm going to be at the game. It should be fantastic. But it's been a pretty dramatic change of events for sure.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Okay, so in my lifetime I have seen as many as three teams from a league. I certainly seen it in the Big East. I probably have seen it in the ACC as well, but never Obviously in the sec. 3 out of 4 in the final 4 there are people talking about an all sec final 4. Is that craziness or could you see that happening?

[Guest]

I mean, in theory it could happen. I mean they have three of three teams I think right now that are in the mix for number one seats. Alabama, Auburn, and I would say Tennessee. Although they've been swept now by Kentucky, who is also really good. Yeah, but Florida as well. I think Florida is a final four caliber team. So they've got not just 14 good teams, but they've got five, I think elite teams at the top. You know, is it going to turn out where you're going to get four in. Probably not. Probably not even three. The odds against that are awfully long. But, but I mean, at this point, surprise. Very. It'll be a huge disappointment if they don't at least have one and probably two Final Four teams. So you know, they've just, they've invested more in basketball. They got more, they got money and they've spent more and they got great coaches. Not all of which require boys. There's some checkered pasts in there.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah.

[Guest]

But they're well coached and they've retained their best players year over year. They like the best guys didn't go pro, they stayed. And like the teams at Alabama and Auburn, they've got veteran guys who are really good.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah. So I mean, I'm going to ask you to amplify what you just said because we live in a different atmosphere now. In the old days you could pay Dan Issle to go to Kentucky by giving him shares and horses. You could do that. But in these days it's more open your ability to pay people money. How and why has the SEC made a commitment like this to basketball, which is against their nature.

[Guest]

I can't believe you would suggest that Kentucky ever pays players. My ears are burning. No, they, you know what? Again, they have the money. They figured out, they brought in people to help them with scheduling and they started tasting some success. You know, Auburn went to the final four in 2019, Alabama went last year and there is enough money to go around that you and you've got some basketball boosters at those schools like heck yeah, we'll pay for Janai Broome to stay at Auburn. We will pay for Mark Sears and Grant Nelson to stay at Alabama instead of being a second round pick. And you know, for them they're making good money and they're playing as opposed to, you know, being on a two way contract in Quad Cities or something like that. So you know, it's kind of win win on both sides of it. I think the, the appetite has grown for success in basketball and there's money to spread around there.

[Tony Kornheiser]

I'm wondering if any part of the SEC success or if this works against the SEC's success is that they play each other all the time now and they're beating up on each other. I saw this statistic the other day that I used on, on the PTI show. Kelleher gave it to me. Kentucky is now 7 and 1 against teams in the top 15. That's extraordinary. 7 and 1 against teams in the Top 15. And if you work on that quadrant stuff, that, that definitely should put you in a number one seating situation. But is, are they, is it to their benefit or to their detriment to play each other like this?

[Guest]

I think it's to their benefit, you know, and that's one thing. Now, the, you know, the bigger the conference is, the more conference games they play, the more TV wants conference games. So you're seeing less non conference play in general, which I think is kind of too bad. Although, you know, when they're all playing each other in the Bahamas and Las Vegas and they're not playing on campuses, that's not as fun. But generally speaking, you know, I think it's been good for them. And you know, the old iron sharpens iron, and there are no bad losses now in that league like the quad standpoint. And so your, your power ratings don't go anywhere. Once you've established yourself at the top and you start playing all these other good teams in your league, you're golden. You know, I mean, you can, you can. I like Arkansas, I think, is 4 and 7 in the SEC, but their power ratings are pretty good. They're like top 45. And so they've got a chance to get in the tournament because there's no bad losses.

[Tony Kornheiser]

So the traditional basketball conferences, the Big east was established totally as a basketball conference. The ACC for 100 years was the best conference in the Big Ten. Very, very good. Are there any teams in those leagues where you say, these guys are good, watch out for them?

[Guest]

Well, certainly Duke, you know, again, this is, this is a very good Duke team. They've been good the last couple years. This one looks better. Cooper flag is unbelievable. He does about twice a game, twice a week. He does something where you're like, oh, my gosh, he's by far the best player in the country. And he's so. He's really fun to watch. And they're good. They built a good team around him.

[Tony Kornheiser]

And his dad's about 7 foot 8. When you see him in the stands, that guy's big. He's a big guy.

[Guest]

Yeah, they are again, young, so they're going to have to show they can handle the pressure. And Shire has to show that he can do what Krzyzewski did and get teams to the final, but that they, to me, are the non SEC team. That really stands out. At this point, I'm totally intrigued by St. John's and what Pitino's doing there. At age 72, I would not count out UConn now that they've got all their players back, the Big Ten, Purdue is good again, which is unbelievable.

[Pat40]

Without Edie.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Without Edie. Wow.

[Guest]

You know, Matt Painter's an unbelievable coach and that they just. They're guys stay and get better. It's classic player development stuff that you used to see in the 1970s and 80s, but I would say those. And then Houston and Arizona in the Big 12, neither of which were in the Big 12 very recently, but I think those two are the best in that conference.

[Tony Kornheiser]

It gave me great joy yesterday to write a lead for the PTI show about USC and UCLA women playing. Saying in that traditional Big Ten matchup made me so happy to say that because it's ludicrous. I mean, it's. I mean, we understand why it's happened with ludicrous. Is there any small school out there? Is there a George Mason? Is there a St. Peter's is there somebody where you just say they can get to the second round? They're actually pretty good.

[Mark Feinsand]

Yeah.

[Guest]

George Mason, as a matter of fact.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Are they good?

[Guest]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Coached by Tony Skinn, who was in 2006 Final Four team.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah.

[Guest]

Drake, which is a really interesting story because their entire team just basically upgraded from Division 2. Their coach, Ben McCombs from Northwest Missouri State, where they were like, national champions. And he brought, like, his best four players with him, and they're 20, like 22 and 2.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Really.

[Guest]

So, yeah.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Drake. Is Kendrick Lamar angry at them?

[Guest]

Probably. Probably so.

[Tony Kornheiser]

So I had one other question for you, which I don't know that you'll have any idea what the answer is. Somebody told me that Jim Trestle is now the lieutenant governor of Ohio. How did that happen?

[Guest]

I guess the same way Tommy Tuberville ended up being a senator.

[Tony Kornheiser]

He's a senator? Tommy Tuberville?

[Guest]

Yeah.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Couldn't beat Alabama. He's a senator.

[Guest]

Yeah. Yeah. You know, I mean, look, Trestle always looked like a lieutenant governor, didn't he? I mean, he had the sweater vest and the tie and he carried himself in a dignified manner and all that business. And he became a university president at Youngstown State. And this kind of just seems like a logical progression, I guess. Although really, like, if you're in your 70s, you want to be a lieutenant governor. I don't know. Maybe because it doesn't seem like it's that hard a job. I don't know what they do.

[Tony Kornheiser]

So it was either, for me was in my 70s, you'd do PTI or be lieutenant governor someplace.

[Guest]

You know your choices. They're not bad.

[Tony Kornheiser]

So, yeah, just. Just struck me as odd. I sort of thought he got hosed. I mean, that would not happen today. He would not be dismissed today for that.

[Guest]

Oh, no. By no means.

[Tony Kornheiser]

No chance.

[Guest]

No means no. I mean, nobody's ever getting dismissed for, I don't think for scandal ever again unless it's, it's, you know, beyond breaking NCAA rules. You've done something illegal or something.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah, if, if you freeze has a job. Come on. Come on. What are we talking about here? Pat, thank you so very much. We will call a lot when the tournament starts. Thanks, Pat.

[Guest]

I'm ready. Thank you.

[Tony Kornheiser]

That 40 bull. Oh, whoa. Plug your podcast or did he leave?

[Guest]

No, I'm still.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Oh, yeah. I always say plug your podcast. Plug your podcast.

[Mark Feinsand]

Yeah.

[Guest]

College Football Inquirer with Dan Wetzel and Ross Dellinger from Yahoo. Sports. Check it out. We've got one we taped yesterday. We're up twice a week now in the off season of football.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Wonderful, Pat. 40 boys and girls, we will take a break. Mark. Mark Feinsand. Yes, Mark Feinstein. When we return, talk a little bit about baseball. It's a slow week, kids. I'm Tony Kornheiser.

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Once again, these are the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. This is a song called Everywhere She Goes and I continue with a letter from Dwight Glenn. Fast forward to last year when we rediscovered two sealed cassettes of that lost album and thanks to modern technology remastered the tunes and they sounded better than they did in 1989. We found an independent label who agrees and now we have a new album with 10 new tunes called Wait for It now hear this. That will be released in late March. Here are the first two singles off the record, Gonna Buy Me a Car and Everywhere she Goes. For a band now in its 53rd year, it is so rewarding to hear these songs again and for them to sound so new. Thanks for all that you do to entertain us on the podcast. And pti Never quit doing what you love. You have mice to kill and electrical bills to pay. Dwight Quinn Michael if people like the Ozark Mountain Daredevils want to send us their music and we can play it on this show, how do they do it?

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[Tony Kornheiser]

Feinsand and we're going to start with the signing of Alex Bregman to play the third or second in Boston, which has been an irrelevant team since they traded Mookie Betts one of the worst deals of all time. Do you see Bregman's numbers in Fenway as a member of the Astros. Have you seen those?

[Mark Feinsand]

Yeah, they're really impressive.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Oh my God. He played 21 games. He had 16 extra base hits and 15 RBI. He's got like the highest OPS ever of somebody coming into Fenway with X amount of at bats there. I mean, if he hits like that, he's an mvp, right?

[Mark Feinsand]

Yeah. I mean, I think his, his swing and his game is tailor made for that wall. He's just going to try to pepper doubles off the Green Monster and occasionally lift one over there. And I think, you know, like you said, for a guy with a contract laid out with the opt outs after each of the first, each of the first two years, you know, it was important for him to go to a place where he could perform really well. And I think that was one of the reasons that he sort of dismissed the idea of going to Detroit because Comerica park is a terrible ballpark for right handed hitters.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Okay.

[Mark Feinsand]

He's been playing in Houston, which is one of the best ballparks for right hand hitters. So going to Fenway gives him an opportunity to be on a team that appears to be pretty competitive. And you know, now with, with his addition should be, you know, a contender in the East. But it also gives him a chance to go out there and hit in a ballpark which is Taylor made for his swing. And if he puts up monster numbers over the course of a full season, as he's done in those 20 something games you mentioned, then all of a sudden you're going to take him back to the free agent market next year. If you're Scott Boris and say, okay, now let's find that six year deal.

[Tony Kornheiser]

He also spurned the Cubs. He could have hit it into the ivy. I mean he, he stayed in the American League. Do you think there's a reason for that or you think it's just a park?

[Mark Feinsand]

I think I think it's contract as much as anything. The Cubs offer did not include an opt out after 2025.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Okay.

[Mark Feinsand]

They, they had two opt outs in their offer. Their offer was four years for 115 or 120. So as an extra year, not the same average annual value of 40 million, it was down towards 30 million. And their opt out was not until 2026. After 2026. So he would have had to play two years before being able to go back to the market. I think, you know, we've seen Scott Boris do this a couple of times now over the last couple of years when his Clients aren't getting the types of deals. He just goes for the shorter term deal with the immediate opt out so he can hope they put up a good year and go back to the market next year. It worked for Blake Snell this year. He did that last year, took that $30 million deal with the Giants and parlayed it into a lot of money with the Dodgers this year. Matt Chapman parlayed his into a big contract extension with the Giants this year. It didn't work out so well for Jordan Montgomery or Cody Bellinger, who didn't opt out because they didn't have great years. So now we'll have to see whether or not Pete Alonso and. And Alex Bregman fall into the former or the latter.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Let me go to the thing we talked about yesterday, Mike and I, on, on pti, which is, does this hurt the Astros more than it helps the Red Sox? And I said, can I just take both? Because I think both are true. He was a pillar. Now there's only Altuve. I mean, he and Altuve stayed there while Springer and Guriel and, you know, Correa left. They stayed. They took all the bad stuff and I think sort of earned their way into whatever they want to do. But it's gotta, it's gotta hurt the Astros, right?

[Mark Feinsand]

It does. Except that they've replaced him. You know, they traded for Isaac Parades, they brought in Christian Walker. Their infield is going to be fine. I think the, the trade of Kyle Tucker, who's going to be one of the biggest free agents a year from now, is a much bigger deal for Houston because Kyle Tucker has quietly emerged as, you know, sort of borderline top five player in the game.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Wow.

[Mark Feinsand]

Straight all three straight all star appearance.

[Tony Kornheiser]

He went to the Cubs, right? They traded.

[Mark Feinsand]

He went to the Cubs, right? They got paradise and pitcher named Hayden Wisneski and a couple of other players. You know, the Cubs also traded for Ryan Presley, the Astros closer. So the Cubs were, were assembling Houston and Chicago for this year. But I think, you know, losing Tucker and Bregman, that's, I mean, that's just a, you know, huge. I think Houston will still be competitive in their division because frankly, their division is not that great. But I think the door is now open for Texas to have a bounce back for Seattle to maybe finally figure out a way to win that division. And don't laugh, I think the A's are going to be competitive this year.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Really.

[Mark Feinsand]

They actually went out and spent some money that, you know, they went and signed Luis Severino they traded for a lefty from the Rays named Jeffrey Springs. And I think, you know, they've got a couple of young players there. Look, I'm not, I'm not saying they're going to be necessarily in the playoffs, but I think they'll, they won't be as easy and out as they've been in the past.

[Tony Kornheiser]

They may not even be the best major league team in a minor league park this year. Right. Because Tampa Bay's in a minor league park this year as well.

[Mark Feinsand]

Although, although I will say the Yankees apparently did some massive renovations to their ballpark in Tampa. People were, the media got a tour of it yesterday and I saw some people putting out videos. That place looks like, looks like as close to a major league park as a minor league park could look like. So I think the Rays may actually be getting an upgrade in terms of their, not in terms of the entire, you know, it's obviously a 10,000 seat stadium as opposed to the Tropicana Field, but the amenities and everything in the ballpark. I don't think, I don't think Rays players are going to be disappointed with what they're walking into there in Tampa.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Are there any free agents left, any big free agents left that we're waiting on?

[Mark Feinsand]

There's a few guys. You know, David Robertson to me is probably the most intriguing as a guy who's been a really, really effective late inning pitcher for a very long time. And he's 39 years old. He represents himself. So he's just sort of sitting back and waiting to see, you know, what's going to happen. And I think he will be an impactful reliever for somebody Nick Pavetta just signed. He was sort of the last big starting pitcher on the market. And then you've got some, you know, some guys who will, who will have an impact. You know, Paul De Jong, shortstop, and Alex Verdugo still out there. And there's a few guys, but Bregman and Pavetta were probably the, you know, the two biggest guys left. And at this point it'll be a lot of sort of backfilling rosters and stuff with some names you've heard of, but nobody a, you know, you and Mike won't be talking about them on pti.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah, you mentioned Scott Boris before and what he did last year. He got humbled to a degree last year. He had to sign these people to short term deals because he wasn't getting anywhere near the money he wanted. If you have Juan Soto, you're not Going to have a bad year. Obviously, Bregman just got a lot of money. But is this a big rebound year for Soto? Not for Soto, for Boris?

[Mark Feinsand]

I think so. I mean, you look at, at, you know, when you have this many big time clients, it's not surprising if one or two of them wind up in the situation that Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman did. But when you look at Juan Soto getting $765 million and Blake Snell getting his big deal with the Dodgers, you know, Corbin Burns getting his big deal with the Diamondbacks. Yeah, Boris signed over, you know, well over $1 billion worth of contracts with his clients this winter. You know, I think we knew coming into the off season, as tough as last winter was for, for Scott with those four guys and the fact that none of them signed until, you know, I think the end of February and most, you know, went until the end of March. Yeah, you knew that Juan Soto alone was going to make this a bounce back off season for, for Scott. So, you know, when you can reestablish the market, I mean, if you think about what Soto got, I know we've talked about this to death, but still boggles the mind. Oh, Chinese deal was $700 million with all the deferred money and it was basically 465. 460 ish. Right. In present day value, Juan Soto got $300 million more guaranteed. That's insane. Even though it's 15 years versus 10. But it's, it's, it's crazy. And I don't think we see anybody else come even close to that. Vlad Guerrero Jr. Is going to be the next big free agent next winter if he doesn't sign an extension. People are talking about, you know, 400 million, maybe 450. That's still going to be 300 million shy of Soto. So, you know, Boris, at the market now, in a place where I don't think anybody goes near it for many, many years.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Let me ask you this about Soto. He moves from the Yankees to the Mets. So it's not like he's going to another city. He's in a city where, you know, there's a lot of people from the Dominican Republic and I'm sure he feels comfortable there. But do you only go for the money? I mean, it appeared he was sort of happy with the Yankees. Why, why would he do. It's only the money.

[Mark Feinsand]

Yes.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah.

[Mark Feinsand]

I think when you look at it, you know, there's some people who theorize, well, he didn't want to be in Judge's shadow. He wanted to be the man on his own team. But you're going to a team where Francisco Lindor has pretty firmly established himself as the man there. So if nothing else, you're. You're walking in on somebody else's team and trying to steal that away. I don't think that's it. It was the money he wanted. He and Boris wanted a deal that would average $50 million plus per season. The Yankees offered 16 years for 750. It was like 48.5 million a year, so it didn't get to million. Number. The Mets offered 765 over 15, got to 51. They offered him his own personal suite for every game. The Yankees don't do that. The Yankees said, look, we've never done that for Derek Jeter, we've never done that for Aaron Judge, and we're not going to start doing that now. And that was apparently important to Soto. So I think it was a combination of money and the Mets maybe made him feel like, you know, we will gonna do whatever you want us to do because that's how badly we want you. And, you know, when you're a free agent in his situation, you like being wined and dined and you like feeling loved and feeling like this team wants you more than that team. I was surprised the Yankees came up to the number they did to begin with. I'm even more surprised that he left based on the number that they came up with. Because you just went to the World Series, you're hidden behind Aaron Judge, or in front of Aaron Judge, depending on the day. And I just feel like Soto was set up there to be a legend with the Yankees, which is something to be said now he has a chance to go across town and do it. But yeah, I think at the end of the day, the money was the situation.

[Tony Kornheiser]

If you're talking about being a legend. And I grew up, I was a Mets fan, I know everything about the Mets, but they didn't have Ruth and they didn't have Garrick and they didn't have Mantle and they didn't have Jeter and they didn't have DiMaggio. And there's a long list of people the Mets didn't have. They had Tom Seaver, and Tom Seaver is the greatest met who ever played. And they had the end of Willie Mays's career, but they didn't have Willie Mays. I don't know, you know, if you're going to be a legend, be a legend. Where legends have lived and played. I just, I'm amazed at the money. I'm sure it's because I'm old. I look at contracts. Joel Embiid makes a million more than $1 million every game he plays because he doesn't play all 82. Makes over $1 million every game he plays. I remember when Nolan Ryan signed a five year, five million dollar contract and people went wild that this could have happened. Okay, it's 40 years ago or more than 40, 45 years ago. But where does this money come from?

[Mark Feinsand]

I remember about 35ish years ago, I was in high school and I remember while coming home from school and I put on WFA and I heard the update and they said Kirby Puckett has signed a 3, 9 $9 million deal. Yeah, and, and you just sat there listening to that going, that guy's making $3 million a year to play baseball. And you just, it was mind blowing, right? Seiko signed, I think, five years, 25, and that became the next benchmark. I don't think anybody ever saw where this was going here. I mean, just think my first year or second year in baseball, covering baseball, a rod signed his $252 million deal for 25 million a year. And you're like, no one's ever going to top that. And yet here we are and Juan Soto gets three times as much. 765 million. You know, this is, this is just the way sports have gone. And it's amazing when you see some of the salaries in the NBA and the NFL in cap leagues. You know, there's no cap in baseball. So that's why Juan Soto can go out there and get as much as he wants to get. But you're also conversely, going to have some free agents who are still sitting there and in spring training without a job for the same reason. So, you know, I think it'll be interesting to see where this whole CBA situation goes two years from now. You know, one side might fight for a cap, one side will fight against it to the death. But there's clearly a lot of money here and it should be in every sport. There's a way to figure out how to slice up that pie. You know, you look at the NFL and you look at every year, whoever the quarterback is who's a free agent becomes the highest paid quarterback in the league. You go, wait a second, Trevor Lawrence is the highest paid quarterback in the league. Kirk Cousins, these aren't the best quarterbacks league, but it's their turn.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Right? Right.

[Mark Feinsand]

The difference in baseball now is this year with Juan Soto's turn. Whoever's turn is next is not going to top Juan Soto. Juan Soto is going to have that, that top number for quite a while, I think.

[Tony Kornheiser]

No, but baseball players are getting routinely 30 to 40 million dollars a year. It's a tremendous. I don't know, I'm just so old. It sounds like such an old person's rant, but it just, I never could imagine it because I still, in my mind, in my mind. A million dollars. You make a million dollars. Really?

[Mark Feinsand]

I'll tell you a good story. So a bunch of years ago, when I was still on the Yankees beat, probably, probably 10, 11 years ago, there's a guy on the team, he was, you know, sort of a marginal player. I'm not going to say who it was, but he was, you know, not, not a star player. He's making like $2 million. And we're sitting in the clubhouse during spring training one day and he says, you know, well, in this clubhouse, I, you know, I'm, I'm making couch change because, like, I'm, you know, I'm with you guys. And I looked at him and I said, you're, you're making $2 million. He goes, yeah, but I mean, you guys got to make close to that. I looked at him, I said, I said, dude, you, you're making probably 10 to 15 times as much as every single writer in here.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah.

[Mark Feinsand]

He goes, no, I only make $2 million. You need to stop talking. Right. You're making yourself look silly right now. Because I think if you put all of us together who are on this beat and you're Talking like a 12 man beat, I don't think we're getting a $2 million combined.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Oh, no, no, you're not getting a 2 million. Oh, no. God, no. No.

[Mark Feinsand]

Yeah.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Wow. All right. This is nice. This is a very pleasant conversation for me. Thank you, Mark.

[Mark Feinsand]

Anytime, Tony.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Mark Feinstein, boys and girls. We'll take a break. We'll come back with email and jingle. I'm Tony Kornheiser, ready to level up.

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[Tony Kornheiser]

That's a real bagpipe.

[Listener]

That certainly is.

[Tony Kornheiser]

That's a real bagpipe.

[Listener]

Yes.

[Tony Kornheiser]

That's not the kind you go buy in the store. That's a real bagpipe.

[Pat40]

Paper. Plastic.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Paper, plastic.

[Listener]

From Scotland.

[Tony Kornheiser]

That's really good. That's Donald McPhee from Scotland playing us in. Very nice. You want to do the Bethesda bagel ad?

[Listener]

Yes, Bethesda Bagels. We love them. You will as well just go to BethesdaBaggles.com for the location in the DC area nearest you. Then pop on in and you'll be thrilled.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Before we get to the mailbag, let me just say. Cupid, draw back your bow and let your arrow go Straight to my lover's heart for me Cupid, please hear my cry and let your arrow fly Straight to my lover's heart for me Sam Cooke, the late, great Sam Cooke. Thanks to our guest today, Pat 40 Mark Finesand. Thanks as well to today's sponsors. Remember, you can listen to us on Apple podcasts, Spotify and Odyssey. Get show through Apple. Please leave us a review.

[Pat40]

Now, I don't mean to bother you, but I'm in distress.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Is that. Is that part of the lyric as well? Yeah. So I went back and forth with my friend David last night and I just said, you know, I just know these songs. It's sort of a curse. And then he just very randomly goes, really? Sympathy for the devil. And I just typed back, please allow me to introduce myself. I'm a man of wealth and face Been around for a long, long time. So many men. And so, I mean, and I gave him lyrics throughout the whole thing. And he goes, oh, yeah, because I can't, you know, what can I tell you? It's heads, it's tails. Just call me Lucifer. What can I tell you from Dina near Dinora? Please let bigs and littles alike know that Little Palooza number two will be April 4th to 6th at the newly opened AC Hotel, Reston. There will be Friday morning golf coordinated by Shad, a possible caps game, tours of important places like Calvert Woodley and the refugee Safeway, as well as a gathering Saturday night watching the basketball games with raffle prizes benefiting Rocco's Warriors. Details including a link to hotel reservations with a deadline of February 3rd for our special rate. Well, February 3rd.

[Listener]

Oh, I guess.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Well, how long did you save this? Well, we.

[Listener]

We said we were going to get to it, and then it got lost in the pond.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Oh, my. They're available at Chuck and Roxy's website, royalittlespod.com. i'm sorry, Dina.

[Listener]

Flush the mouse on that, Nigel.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Flush the mouse. Yeah, we're. We're way past February 3rd. I'm sorry. No. We'll see.

[Listener]

Blame it on the storm.

[Tony Kornheiser]

We're not blaming it on the storm. Blaming it on you. Blaming it on you. From Clark Gross. Clark in Knoxville. After hearing Tony's quest to find his favorite crest toothpaste, I thought I would relay my own story. As a Generation X child, I grew up enjoying the magical taste of pop Tarts. They were an easy breakfast or a delicious snack during the afternoon lullaby. My favorite flavor was Dutch apple. My mother seemed to buy these things by the shopping cart to satisfy her three sons cravings. I would put two of them in my non Revolution toaster, leave them in for longer than is recommended to get the crust of dark brown. The memory of that takes me back 50 years. Sometime in the 1980s, Kellogg's discontinued the Dutch apple flavor. I thought for the longest time that the grocery stores were always sold out, but then I realized they were permanently gone. So I did what Tony surely would have done. I called the headquarters of Kellogg's. Of course. You do that. I finally reached the desk where a kind lady. The kind lady. When I asked her why they had discontinued and when they were bringing back Dutch Apple Pop Tarts, imagine her confusion. She had no idea what I was even talking about. She patiently listened to my ramblings for several minutes while I peppered her with questions about how to get a multinational corporation to start making Dutch Apple Pop Tarts again. Because they were my favorite flavor from my childhood. She finally got exasperated and hung up on me. I guess I am left with inferior flavors such as brown sugar, cinnamon, unfrosted blueberry and wild berry to enjoy. Oh, the trials and tribulations of life. Now, excuse me while I go call Dairy Queen corporate headquarters to find out why some stores won't double dip their chocolate dip cone. If you want to get Dairy Queen, that's Warren Buffett.

[Listener]

Oh, that's right.

[Tony Kornheiser]

That's Warren Buffett.

[Pat40]

My mother in law does this. She'll call up to, you know, get discontinued tableware patterns brought back.

[Tony Kornheiser]

I. I understand that. Again. My glove. I can't get my glove. I want my glove back. Greg Dennis, New York. Let me get this straight. You've been using the same toothpaste since childhood and your false teeth sounds like you needed to change your toothpaste a long time ago. From Patrick Sitter Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Here's a solution for your toothpaste crisis. Stop brushing. You're old. You don't have much time left. What does it matter? Stop brushing. That's why we like Patrick Sitter. Chris McKenzie, Branchville, South Carolina. Number one. Samoa's number two. Tagalongs. That's it. That's the list. Ricky Herb again in Barnegat, New Jersey. Would you like Thin mints if they were turquoise? That's funny. That's funny. That's funny. Werner Milano, in Wellington, New Zealand. In New Zealand, did you measure the snow with a rope and a yardstick? No. Michael, you took a picture.

[Pat40]

Used the app. Yeah.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Yeah. You took a picture. Six inches, right? It's gone now.

[Pat40]

Yes.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Later, it's gone. Justin Hardy, Spokane, Washington. Still not a Gonzaga fan. He writes, measuring snow levels is a long and historic pastime of northern states. Out of all the things unholy, how could you ever, ever teach your son to measure snow with an iPhone ruler? Michael, as a fellow young Gen Xer who enjoys your cooking tips and golf knowledge, I am thoroughly appalled. Next thing you know, you'll be playing golf indoors on a screen. What are we even doing here?

[Pat40]

To be fair, this was an away game. I have my own system at home. I went into your kitchen, into the junk drawer that I, everyone knows, could not find anything, right, so, six inches, though.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Dan Fahey, on Wednesday's show, you were discussing Kevin Durant getting to 30,000 points. You had Nigel read the list of the seven players to previously reach that mark, and you snidely commented that John Wall was not on that list. No, Nigel said that I. I laughed. Sure, all the players on the list might have more points, accolades and championships than Mr. Wall, and they are generally considered better players. However, how many of those players are the king of game six? While the rest of those players are wasting their time trying to score as many regular season points as possible, John Wall was waiting for his moment to shine. That moment, of course, was game six of the second round against the Boston Celtics. We will never forget the king of game six. In game seven, in the fourth quarter, he had no baskets.

[Listener]

Yeah, that's right.

[Tony Kornheiser]

He had no baskets.

[Listener]

That's not. Yeah, that's not good.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Dave Kuden Attached, you will see Pictures of my 5 year old masculine child next to the statue of Bud Grant at Princess Auto Stadium. Oh, yeah, Bud Grant. Look at that. The home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This was taken on January 13th, and on that day it was minus 23 degrees Celsius. Or approximately minus 9 degrees Fahrenheit. Unfortunately, Coach Grant is wearing a jacket in this picture. Many Littles may not know that before his time with the Vikings. They may not know he was I knew this. He's the head coach of our Winnipeg Blue bombers, including winning four Grey Cups in his 10 years. My boss is the mental performance consultant and sports psychologist for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, meaning I have the pleasure of walking past this statue on my walk into work as a school psychologist, psychometrist and mental skills and wellness consultant. My boss also has the pleasure of being the mental performance consultant for Golf Canada, including some of the Canadian professionals. You see, like Hadwin is Canadian, Young is Canadian. Right. You see on the PGA Tour, I also get to work with up and coming youth golfers and their families across Canada in my home province of Manitoba. Consider this my application to be the show's official Canadian youth golf mental skills and wellness consultant and psychometrist. Absolutely.

[Listener]

Yeah, that's lovely.

[Tony Kornheiser]

And a picture of himself and it's very, very nice. From Howard Turoff in nola, New Orleans, Louisiana I'm closer in age to you than I am to Congressman Jeffries, and when I was in high school, the drinking age was 18. My friends and I were not yet 18, but the rat Skiller at SUNY Albany didn't know that they had a Rat Skiller too.

[Listener]

How about that?

[Pat40]

The chain Hate Albany.

[Tony Kornheiser]

We just looked like all the other freshmen, so fake IDs were unnecessary. We just walked in and bottoms up. Good times. I worked at the Rath Skiller. Orin Hirsch, Chevy Chase, Maryland do you remember the email I sent you in May of 2020 about doing a Zoom Bris for my son Johan? I vaguely recall the I am delighted to share that the woman to whom I'm related by marriage and I welcomed our second child into the world on Sunday, February 2nd. So that's a week and a half ago, whatever that is. However, no Zoom Bris this time around. No zoom because we could gather in person for a naming and no bris because this child is a feminine child. Please send my apologies to Father Sean Maloney and Corpus Christi. My wife and I were thrilled at the time that the story of Johannes Zumbrisk made a priest in Texas laugh such that he went on to tell his congregation about it and that we could provide some levity for all the other Littles out there during a very difficult time. However, we are even more grateful that we could give our daughter Maria her name in the physical presence of our parents, extended family and Friends. That's lovely. That's very nice. From Glenn, Chuck and Roxy, tbd. Glenn Chiarapovich from Harriman, Utah. I forgot to make reservations for Valentine's Day. I keep calling our favorite restaurant, but they don't answer. Any chance you could hook a little up with dinner for two at Chatter around 8pm tonight? I'll just assume you took care of this on book our flights and it's eat at Kevin Brown and Jeremy Redmond Roy Mathewson in Colorado Springs. Dear Mr. Tony, we've never met. Okay. Short, sweet Tim Crick, Fort Collins, Colorado. Don't think that with the NFL over, James Carville isn't going to also follow the UFL. I can just hear his voice when you call. How many points Toledo getting this week against Grand Rapids? Four and a half. Okay, I'll take six and a half. Orlando Biscuits playing the Petaluma Leghorns. Who's the home team? He can absolutely still wager. I'd wager. If you're out on your bike tonight, everyone, as always, do wear white. Excuse me. Can I help you?

[Mark Feinsand]

Well, I'm here to pick up my date. Could you ring Fawn Leibowitz for me?

[Tony Kornheiser]

Terrible kill Maxim.

[Ozark Mountain Daredevils]

Owned by a big car and it's got a little class I don't drive real far but I drive a little fast When I get a little wild I just sky I done kicking on a tire now I'm on giggly laughs it is that don't make any steak and shake you can't eat my d my car makes you smooth like a.

[Mark Feinsand]

Bugger.

[Ozark Mountain Daredevils]

I want to buy me a car with great big fish I'm on drive through bar going to drink up all the gin Smoke a big cigar and play the wind Drive around like a star not a has been and if that don't make it head steak and shake you can eat my dust My car makes you smooth like a.

[Mark Feinsand]

Burg in a.

[Ozark Mountain Daredevils]

I'm gonna buy me a car that's got real class I don't drive real far but I drive real fast When I get real wilder I just got a pass I done kicking on a tire now I'm gonna kick some real ass if that don't make it and steak and shake you can eat my duck my car makes yours look like a bug if that won't make an end stick and shake you can eat my dust My car makes you look like a bug of the r There's a light that no one sees but as bright as the sun to me Everywhere she Everywhere she goes There's a song that no one hears but to me it sounds so clear Everywhere she Everywhere she goes Everywhere she goes she takes my heart and soul Everywhere she goes she lets me feel what only heaven knows Every single drop of rain Is like the love she always brings Everywhere she Everywhere she.

[Tony Kornheiser]

Goes.

[Ozark Mountain Daredevils]

Every time I hear her call I stop and start to fall Everywhere she Everywhere she goes Everywhere she goes she takes my heart and soul Everywhere she goes she lets me feel what only she goes there like wise men say I will follow anyway Every wish Every wish Everywhere she goes she takes my heart and soul Everywhere she goes she lets me feel sa.