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Darren mccard and the golden voice of Neil rule sit back and relax it’s time for your daily dose a big D Energy yo yo yo what’s going on everybody welcome back to another episode of Big D energy right here on the Woodward Sports Network my name is Neil R Sam flannel in for the birthday boy Darren mccardy flannel Happ birthday DC all things can considered I’m just
Glad to be back here with the guys there you go AB oh absolutely kg in the house kg what it do how you living I’m good man what’s up with you I’m straight yeah I’m cool yeah hair dryer broke on me this morning so y’all got do rag Kenny dag Kenny I like
Doag Kenny oh thank you man I appreciate that but yeah you we making it rock man was it is that a velvet what is what is that one oh it’s velvet is it H I like it man thank you Spencer raxter what’s going on I was told Michigan
State’s a hockey school yeah it’s tough to beat a team five times in a row in the same season same year yeah no but that be that I I say that jokingly and begrudgingly but is true like hard to be five times in one season in a row um but
Michigan you know hats off to them they outplayed Michigan State in that third period it was a it was a great season for Michigan State obviously big turnaround from what this team was a couple years ago to what Adam Nightingale has them playing as now but yeah Michigan just outplayed outplayed
Us in third period flat out does Augustine know he’s not with the Red Wings yet yeah yeah it’s true um that was a nasty nasty pass from from mer that was that was an insane pass man so shout out shout out to Michigan they’re flat out one uh Danny G excuses excuses
LOL it is hard to beat a team five times in a row it is I I’m with you on that uh Jeff reviews go blue and jump into that wward sports.com chat thread as well subscribe to the wward sports YouTube channel and get in there and no we got a
Lot lined up for you today the Tigers 162 and0 still in play Sam flannel absolutely what a better way to start your season than sweeping your division rivals on the road I don’t care if it’s the lowly white socks that is not easy to do that white socks team man and I
Love it I’m here for it I love that they are in the dredges right now I hate the white socks hate them they are they are the Minnesota Vikings of football for me no I don’t I don’t blame you for that at all and uh I just got to got to say this
As well nobody would have been happier about the three and0 start for the Tigers than won John Claus r No No Doubt yeah rest in peace John Claus um yeah funeral arrangements are set for Thursday as a matter of fact and um certainly prayers for that family
Because they’re going on a journey right now that nobody ever wants to be going on and you know it is it’s it’s one of those things where you don’t know what to say man you just don’t yeah I mean I remember he walked in here on day one and I was
Actually the first person that he saw and he kind of inquired about job or intern opportunities so of course I let him to our guy stick yeah and then he just looked him right in the eye and was like do you have any job or internships
Available and he was like 20 years old and stick kind of asks him like what can you do and then John Claus says anything and at first when I was overhearing I’m like o wrong answer wrong answer kid wrong answer but God bless him the next
Time I saw him we were at uh Lawrence Tech we were doing a remote show for Rani and Edwards for a a high school football game one of the teams was the uh was the school where Ryan orman’s uh nephew plays for and there he was he was
Helping me set things up helping me with the with the flags and everything and I’m just like God bless him he actually did it he walked in here at age 20 demanded an intership got one and has been with us ever since no AB never had
The balls to do something like that at 20 years old at 20 years old I was unmotivated no chance I would have done something like that so I was always very proud of him from from the beginning and one other quick story if if if you don’t
Mind about John go ahead you know how much that that this kid loved the Tigers the 2023 draft party that was a pretty big draft for the Detroit Lions coming off winning season hoping to uh add some foundational pieces for a team that could would eventually win the division
Compete for a Super Bowl and the Lions did just that this kid was watching the Tigers on his phone yeah this kid like like like could not care less about the Detroit Lions D this was a 9 and4 Tigers team I I I I I looked I looked up the date I
Like coordinated with them that was about to lose to the Bal to the Baltimore Orioles and all this kid cares cared about was watching the the watching the Detroit Tigers and at the time I’m just kind of like man Claus you’re you’re kind of a glutton for punishment but now looking back it’s
Just one of those things where it’s like that that team never really loved him back neither did the Pistons but he was with them no matter no matter what so uh I hope he I hope he enjoyed those three wins wherever you are close and also two
Props to him for you being the first person he meets here and yet still deciding to press on at Woodward that that’s pretty impressive as well hey I mean hey shout shout shout out Claus shout out Claus one one of the nicest human beings you’ll ever meet and uh if
I didn’t say it enough thank you for doing our Woodward sports clips and our segment Clips yeah no doubt no doubt no doubt about that and again prayers to their family man because they’re setting out on a journey that nobody wants to be on so and uh more specifically the wake
Up Woodward clips and stuff we’re we’re we’re we’re a new show trying to trying to get out there and not everybody’s going to watch the whole show but some people are going to watch those segment clips and hopefully hope hopefully uh get get into us and get get into us and
Uh I’m sorry I I I got I got to say say one more thing because I want you to I want you guys to kind of get to know this kid a little bit more Spencer some of my favorite memories at Woodward Sports were those heavyweights days
Where I would sit on the chair those were those were electric but that was kind of back before I even really had much of a name here I was just I was I was doing the sound for you guys I was doing the sound for Armani and Edwards I
Believe I believe I was I was doing both and uh John Claus actually he he came up to me one day because he wasn’t in the office a ton but when he was he definitely made his presence known he just goes like man you say the craziest
Stuff on air and of course I laughed because that wasn’t the first time I heard this but then he uh gave me some complimentary words and at the time you know when you’re first starting out you’re kind of a little bit insecure about on air like wondering oh my god
Did I fumble this word you know I know when whenever John had his opportunity on the heavy weights he shined pretty much from day one and looked relaxed I was not that way I was tense I was like nervous but those words from John actually meant more than he probably
Even knew I always had positive reinforcement from like the heavyweights themselves but not a ton from the outside world and I know it’s more about what I said than how I said it but Jon’s words kind of gave me more confidence than probably he even realized because
He’s just like a kid who was like 11 years younger than me but his words meant a lot so uh rip John sorry to like get on my soap box and hijack the show no no I mean it’s we we’ve talked about this like as as a network this is why
We’re a little bit different you know cuz everybody’s going through it right now so uh again and thanks too to everybody in the chat and everything all the Social Media stuff uh the condolences out there we we do we do appreciate it for sure uh Danny G says
Sam love the haircut was much needed yeah oh that that that’s actually facts it was looking a little bit crazy um I remember uh seeing myself on camera the last couple of days and being like you know what I I I think people saying I looked like a homeless person was a
Little bit aggressive but I’m not going to completely dismiss that as baseless I was looking a little bit rough so uh needed that haircut no absolutely that guy 62 dcfc ball in two that’s right dcfc another win I had the opportunity to call that on Saturday night the
Michigan Panthers are one and0 I know right 64 yard field goal to win the game I was told are you saying bring him home bring what’s his name Bates last name B Bates don’t let him leave the building that’s all I’m saying and um if you want
To go to break a little bit early Ryan just sent me a video tribute for John so we can play that after the reads oh very cool yeah yeah uh we will we will we will certainly do that coming back uh coming back from the break oh I I do
Want to do this too we’ll we’ll we’ll do let’s do this real quick because you remember on Thursday after the Tigers won and we’re going to get into the tiger stuff and some lion stuff as well remember on Thursday when I got all the tweets Benny I saw you liking them and
Stuff like that uh you guys were quick to I don’t know why your first thought is to go to social media to tweet at me but you do and I like it you know hey man I’m I’m down I’m down to roll with it I was told Javi was back uh quote ELO
Is back he didn’t hurt him I’ll say that right no he was back that’s what I was told he was back so here’s what I’m willing to do and I’ve decided I’m going to do this every single day of the baseball season is jav back so I figured
Last night I would take a look and um as a matter of fact come to find out he is in fact not back uh Javi got did get a hit yesterday to improve his average to 154 uh has yet to drive in a run obviously yet to hit a home run has has
A a crushing Ops of 308 yeah um so I’m confused is Javi back Sam flannel this is javat 2024 every single day of the show in the open I’m doing it he’s most certainly not back but as I’ve said before the nature of baseball is no
Matter how great you are or no matter how bad you are you only get to bat one out of every nine times I mean conversely like I I’ll give you this example jav bayz obviously that 154 average in a three- game series that’s not good but the Tigers were three and 0
And in the first game jav did score the only run partially due to some uh pretty pretty nifty base running by a jaai so I got to give him credit for that conversely Barry Bonds maybe the best baseball player to ever play also only hit one out of every nine times and
Never won a World Series not his fault sh he Otani has never played in the playoffs and Mike Trout’s teams have never won a playoff game my point is is that one guy is not going to hurt or help your team as much as in other sports so that’s why I’ve always said
Jav bayz most certainly is terrible and is not back but I don’t think it’s going to cost the Tigers The Division I still don’t why would I think any otherwise after they just swept the white socks on the road in the first series well good we’ll have some discussion about it
Coming up a little bit a little bit later on um Jake says elago never was back no no no Jake that’s not what I was told on Thursday I was told he was in fact back was played a major role in them getting a win he did he did he hasn’t hurt the
Team hasn’t hurt the te I say that no his his numbers are awful and you know I’m a numbers guy but uh that first game what when he hit 250 and struck out once got scor the only scored the only run great good enough to win if it was
Anybody but Javi you would at least concede that point but you won’t because like you and it’s okay to hate jav but you I think irrationally hate yeah you do we’ll discuss we will we’ll discuss I need to see where you at anyway in all this tiger a your we’ll
Lay it down when we when we get back obviously we uh we have our tribute to to John clauset we will play we’ll get into the Tigers discussion there is some lion stuff as well I’m falling behind on the draft uh stuff I’m I’m not going to
Lie to you this is weird like your teams are winning and stuff like that there’s a March meter to get to I want to check in with the how the teams did in March mhm uh one team not so great one team not so great uh absolutely there was one
Team that was even worse though a team that you like we’ll discuss oh oh well yeah that’s fact that’s facts we we will discuss when we go back tell them about dispo absolutely visit dispo dispenser today for exclusive New Deals and experience a team that curates an unbelievable atmosphere mixed with fresh
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Fest I’d rather get laughed at for trying than to stand on the sideline and just watch whether I look like like a dumbass or I I I fail or I’m like cringey at the end of the day like we’re all going to die like cares like that’s
Kind of my my thing for life is just yeah I’d rather get made fun of for trying than just be too afraid to try it all 1 2 no are you kidding me dude I thought he I thought he had it dude oh physically dri he’s physically
G I think he needs to be put in better positions to succeed and I don’t think he’s getting that opportunity right now this moo spit he’s spitting oh my Atlanta he’s spitting for sure po ibody feels the way I do [Applause] Now sing it with Me 20 seconds back at it here Big D energy Woodward Sports Network Neil Rule and Sam flannel and kg and Spencer raer here as always and uh again rest in peace to uh John Claus and certainly prayers up to his family as they’re about to go on a
Journey that you can’t even imagine so um again thanks for everything that he did here and work bonds man like you know that was that was tough it was tough to get through and um again you know what do you say flanel you know it’s over too quick you know yeah I mean
Shout out to Ryan and Noah for making that that couldn’t have been could have been easy man easy to do like I said every time you saw you saw him he was smiling he was happy even though he loved the Tigers in the Pistons he was always just a very happy kind individual
And uh even even though he like the Tigers in the Pistons I mean even though he was still happy to make you not Le but that’s but that’s like a that that a testament to him and the fact that uh he was able to uh come in get his uh
Airtime shout out to the heavyweights make some really great points about the Pistons and Isaiah Stewart at the time as well and just looked so relaxed and uh and uh comfortable I remember too looking back at some of his appearances on the heavyweight show he would be on
The couch when we had that handheld mic just like kicking back holding the mic like he was in a rat battle and just let’s and just uh just uh just just just uh chilling and I saw in one of those uh in one of those clips Li it kind of
Reminded me of something I know our old our old friend roio was very happy to have John Claus in in house and I know that I would see roio and John John on those like tigers podcasts and round taes and like I said for such a team
That’s been so terrible for pretty much all of John cla’s formative years he just loved to talk about them and he did he did a great job on these shows he was one of the more valuable members and the kindest human being to ever walk the halls of Woodward Sports R again again
Rest in peace um the Detroit Tigers though as we said they are 3 and 0 for the first time I think was since 2016 or something like that it’s been a minute uh since since they were three and 0 they got the sweep over the Chicago White Socks because says elago is the
Goat stop you guys just stop Javi watch every single day I’m but I’m popping it up there they going keep doing it do you well that’s fine every single day we’re doing javat and you know what I’m going to wait to do the jav thing in a minute
Because here’s what I do want to get to with this team this bullpen in particular and this is this is where and you guys look kg let’s just get into it right now because just say what you want to say say what you want to say say it
Say it say what you want to say to me right now look me in the eye and say it like a man well first off the third base production how about that third base Third Base looks um you wanted the JD Martinez move but we been getting good
Car I know it’s only down and have the discussion it’s only three games I’ll sit down and have the discussion with you you’re not going to do that you’re not going to pin it to a name cuz I specifically went out of my way to say
I’m not dying on the hill for a name it’s the philosophy now proceed give I’ll give you that but like I said there’s nothing you can do to change it so what should you do you should try to at least see where Carrie Carpenter is
This season and so far he so far so good can’t be better andyan he’s been killing it Third Base doesn’t look so even Gio Gio looks good it Third Base doesn’t look so in doubt that we all thought it was so in doubt you know so I just want
To know where you at with the Tigers man are you believe are you starting to believe I know it’s only three games but does the young Talent at least show you signs that they can improve here’s here’s the other side of that they still have AJ hinch a guy that I’ll ride or
Die for and he’s pulling the strength and he’s pulling the samann shouldn’t you have more confidence because he’s pulling the strings no absolutely I’ve always had confidence in AJ hinch he’s a top three manager in this game man top three manager in this game and flannel
People can say what they want but the bottom line is this I’ve said this Time After Time After Time AJ hinch is a 6 seven8 win swing having him as a manager I truly believe that I do well I’m glad that you mentioned AJ hinch because uh
I’ve got a list of some things that AJ hinch himself did that really helped this team and maybe led to some wins first of off the three different lineup combinations I understand that the bats weren’t great in games one and three but still they’re three and 0 and the
Bullpen which as a manager you play a role in deciding uh who to who to take out when to take them out who to put in the bullpen was pretty damn dominant and I know we will get to them later and pretty damn dominant is an understatement they were pretty much
Lights out but uh here’s a couple examples one of them is having Jason Foley as the closer and not Alex Lane as I said to to begin the year hey hold s flan sorry I’m going to interrupt you for a second here but since you since
You were on it uh cats Neil with a dumb take AJ hinch is nothing without Elite Talent oh really because what would it what would any run-of-the-mill manager have done in the closer situation they would have put Jason Foley in for three three batters yeah yep and I was actually going to get
To that Foley as the closer instead of Alex Lang first of all looks like a good move because you can say what we want about Alex Lang and how much how good he looked at times overall he had an erra that was higher than you’d like as a
Closer I think it was 358 or 368 he blew six saves and he had a high walk rate and as a closer that’s the last thing you want is a high walk rate because uh you you you give up Runners you blow saves but also when you look at the uh
First game of the season it was um it was Andrew Chaffin pitch the E and instead of putting Jason Foley out there to start the ninth AJ hinch thought that the Lefty chaff and Lefty Ben and tendi matchup was a better matchup to get the first out and what did Andrew chaen do
Good morning good afternoon good night you’re out Andrew benintendi and then the last two were obviously got by got by Jason FY no I’m sorry again I love that the white socks are in this position I yeah I love I hate the white socks I hate the white socks with their state
Like people come at Detroit all the time and you know what Guaranteed Rate field or us seller wherever they play it’s a very very fine baseball stadium once you once the L train pulls up and you step over the use needles and everything like that and the puddles a piss to [ __ ]
Get into the stadium it’s a very fine stadium and people want to come at Detroit all the time you ever rolled out to guaranteed rap field or wherever it is you ever do that never hear that narrative around there though by the way I love it I hate the white socks hate
Them as as falling apart as Spencer raer would say Rest in Piss Chicago White Socks CU they are cooked and they ain’t coming back anytime soon sorry proceed they really are though only after after three games they’re they’re not mathematically eliminated no they are yeah no they they absolutely are I don’t
See it getting any better they might as well be but uh yes I actually agree with you Wrigley Field is awesome and the atmosphere around it is awesome but uh but this I think it’s Guaranteed Rate field is it’s it’s it’s night and day and it certainly doesn’t have the at
Even remotely close to it does there’s nothing to do around it we’re going to um one of my friend my friend Scott has Bach the party we’re going to Chicago and I think we’re going to go to a white sock you go the white sock game just
Because it’s like you can get tickets for 10 bucks and to go to Wrigley it’d be like a 100 bucks i’ I’ve been there a couple time like I’ve been there a couple times I’ve never been to Chicago shout out southide you’re going to love
It bars are open till 5: a.m. oh hell yeah Benny like you can if you want something you can find it let’s just say it like that yes and uh yeah absolutely but he did but the thing is in in yesterday’s game it was the uh same thing Tyler Holton pitched the eighth
And after the Tigers took the took a 3-2 lead going into the bottom of the ninth it was the same situation it was the T it was the uh Gavin sheets was coming up to bat for the Chicago White sock to open the ninth inning and he’s a lefty
And AJ hinch decided let Tyler Holton get the first out and then leave the next two to Jason Foley and what did Tyler Holton do he struck out Gavin sheets and uh Jason Foley got the next to one 23 and speaking of that top of the ninth inning this was another string
Pulled by AJ that was uh that ended up working out swimmingly with Runners on first and second two outs two two tie in the top of the ninth inning Parker Meadows is coming up to bat and Parker Meadows did not have a good series he
Was 0 for four in that game he was one for 10 in that series and AJ hinch decided I’m going to pinch hit Andy aan and what did Andy aan do hit the game winning single so those are some really tangible examples of AJ hinch pulling
Some strings doing what he can from the managerial position and helping the Tigers get some wins so with a lesser manager I think the Tigers may have only took two out of three and I really mean that those were important moves that AJ hinch made Parker meows Meadows wasn’t
Hitting and AIA ban rewarded rewarded AJ hinch’s faith and got the game-winning game-winning RBI single do I think Jason Foley would have been able to get those all three outs in an inning sure but it was the conventional thing and AJ hinch like the Lefty Lefty matchups to start
The inning better and worked the tigers are three and0 and it is wonderful shout out to AJ hitch yeah no doubt um in catspot uh you’re VI you’re vibing for me right now man because you’re going to work for me because you’re setting it all up uh catspot hinch doesn’t hold
Players accountable bz has quit on Detroit multiple times this is a great Avenue for where for where I wanted to go with this do you guys think that maybe deep down that AJ hinch is having like a reverse Moneyball moment to where I think he’s rolling bayz out there
Every single day to say look something needs to be done about this guy something need you know what I’m saying like maybe it’s almost like uh to upper management to ownership to say look we’re trotting this dude out here we’re still winning and I got to
Deal with this guy this lineup has to deal with this black hole Yeah that’s hitting 154 again I for real I think there might be something to that I’ve said this I’ve said said this before that it behooves you for jav to keep playing like he’s
Playing it behooves you to keep uh jav playing like he is because eventually you will have to make a move and like I said I don’t think AJ hinch goes another year with with him bringing the line up down I just don’t see it and I wonder
About that I honestly do yeah that maybe there’s almost like a reverse Money Ball effect it could be well Welles it’s he he’s certainly not a player that seems to fit in with like the the organizational philosophy started by Scott Harris and then with AJ hinch so
As long as the tigers are winning I mean I’m not mad at him for doing it if they start to lose and Javi continues his poor play I might be like AJ hinch you might want no no no no but see he’s he’s he’s blameless in all this is he though
Yes because as long as then why does the organization jettison him out into space then no because the last couple years the Tigers last year they had a successful season given their given their uh expectations and this year three and0 and what did AJ hinch do with
Javier bayz last year to have a successful season in multiple occasions sat his ass down on the [ __ ] bch so if if he’s going to do it again I I assume he’ll do it again this year but it’s last year he did it because of egregious errors and mistakes
And just mental lapses that he made the base running one is the one that jumps out at me he hasn’t done that yet this year at least like he’s just not good so like just can’t hit the ball at all he hasn’t made any just boneheaded plays so
We’ll see when he gets a day off and I asked like can G orella Play Short can Aban Play Short can literally anybody in the area play shorts St it’s cuz my dad told me he was like Aban is making you know a case for more playing time and I
Was like and how many more throws GI or shella looked pretty damnn good when he was out there as well how many more throws do I got to see two bouncing over there to first base anybody noticing that at all that’s mckinstry and yeah mckinstry made a couple but he also made
A great play I that double play to save the the tie game I think it was in the sixth inning with the bases loaded McKenry got the ball in the short hop tagged the third base bag and then threw it over to torque and torque had one of
The best Scoops I’ve seen in a while to get that to turn that but yeah I mean that’s why you have Ella if you’re worried about throws if you’re worried about you know hops so torque has to dig that’s why you brought in sh he is by
Far the best defensive third baseman you have yeah and so we’ll see it’s looking like when it’s a lefty on the mount it’s going to be a b when it’s a righty it’s going to be show which is what they said coming in yeah mhm and again like it
Wasn’t the third base thing Kenny it was it was the whole it was the philosophical angle of it I get it but I also think you didn’t believe in a b yes what do you mean I don’t think you I don’t think you really support the young
Talent I don’t think you’re fully behind him how many times we got to go through this Kenny how many times I get it’s the philosophy I’ll tell you who I’m you know who I’m not fully behind in this organization and it’s jaas I know that that’s one but also Carrie
Carpenter players that you behind ownership and jav bias that’s who I’m not behind okay so you’re behind a you as at third yeah cuz they’re out there like and I’m going to watch I’m going to put a ton of time into it man I absolutely am tell them about Guardian
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D energy Woodward Sports Network Neil Rule and Sam flannel and kg and Spencer raer and all of you in the Woodward sports.com chat thread happy to have you all with us um people like the uh Chicago White Socks discussion guess were they’re probably my most hated team in the
Division 2 honestly I don’t know I never really had a disdain for the Royals I like the Royals teams when they were good with the players that they had on there Eric Hosmer Jeff uh Alex Gordon I liked Bo Jackson when I was a little
Like I I I never hated the Royals either never hated the Royals Guardians I don’t like twins I hated Joe Mau just because he’s so damn good yeah but the whites I always Paul kerko I used to want to punch him in the face oh every one of
Them they had AJ pinski and Aji yeah and like I hated I hated the twins more when they had the Metrodome yeah because they would they would have all those fast guys and they would like hit the ball into the ground and it’ bounce it bounce super high in the air and everybody
Would be safe every time like this isn’t even real baseball they have like Christian Guzman or whatever was was one one of them he yeah just do it but yeah the White Once once they tore down the Metrodome then I didn’t hate the twins as much oh it’s just a terrible like
Watching a game even on TV in the Metrodome for baseball was just just didn’t seem right plexiglass on top of the tget Target Field is nice though Target Field I mean I’ve never been there but it looks really nice it do uh and yeah guard the Guardians I’ve never
I’ve never liked them I’ve never they’re probably number two I would say probably white sock Guardians twins Royals is my I mean the the Guardians beat the piss out of us so bad did yeah like I I think they won like 30 in a row at one time or
Some crazy ass number it was it was unbelievable um I remember two I was at a game and tigers were winning I think seven to four in the ninth inning at Progressive and the bases were loaded with two outs and Jim Tomy was up and I
Got up and left yeah because I knew yeah and he hit a grand slam to center field that just I I heard the Crouch here and I’m like I I knew it told me was a douche too he destroyed us yeah he did maybe the number one tiger killer yeah him or
Like Billy Butler Billy Butler used to rake against those too for some reason pauler yeah for sure joedy look up Jo Nelson Cruz still Cruz did that to everybody I think he’s still in the league and he’s like 45 but he still probably hit a homer against the Tigers he’s a modern day
Julio Franco all right now we’re getting we’re getting a Vortex now like and people are we’re losing people by the second um Harold Williams Kent Maya uh definitely not the number two pitcher he got sh for sure he he looked bad I’ll give you the k mi one but how about Jack
Flare though good yeah 100% Jack FL looked great for uh for some reason I did not picture Jack flare as such a Chad like he he looks like a total Chad to me like I can’t I keep picturing uh someone the Tigers had a couple years
Ago as a pictures like this just like I don’t know he I did not picture Jack flurry to have that kind of aura about him but he he had seven strikeouts I mean the Umpire definitely helped him out with a few of those but I’ll take it
That was calling every Rel low strike imaginable man I’m just excited for Tuesday see my boy back on the tit Casey M star of the Season yeah man full staff yeah y re Olen we’ll see if he can continue what he did last year that should be good but another favorable
Series right the A’s right the Mets oh the Mets oh still favorable still favorable yeah Haven won a game and then the a can we talk about that for a second I know I don’t want to lose too many viewers but like the boycott that a fans are doing yeah they’re like they’re
Going to the parking lot but not going in the game it’s like me every time I went to Western Michigan it’s insane if you don’t know re the A’s are already confirmed to move to Las Vegas so their fans are boycotting the games and just not going they’re hassling it’s like a
Picket line like they’re hassling people that go into the game there was like 10 people at opening day it was insane good for them though yeah no and well you know this this isn’t Sports Network all like save my thoughts on the ace I’m sure you’re you’re dying
To hear them but uh we can move on no it it is I kind of like it I like it I like it too yeah I was I was crushed for you remember that g that like random game they just all decided to show up and it
Was like a sellout and everything it was like their funeral for the for the A’s yeah that was that was great that was a great event but yeah tough for them man the Oakland A’s dude like crazy yeah they’re a good franchise a great franchise I think they won they they
Three repated in the 70s they won one in the in the in the late ‘ 880s they had an entire Moneyball philosophy which was made into a book and into a movie I mean they’re a storied franchise are they they really are they’ve had some lean years lately but don’t you forget about
Old uh Jose cono and uh and Mark Maguire in the 70s VAB blue uh Big C A I think AJ is literally trying to embarrass Javi and good for him to show everyone a millionaire that doesn’t give to ises about his job or city he represents uh get him TF out of
Here goodbye ELO um now that I don’t think he’s like trying to embarrass him but I think he is rolling him out there and look because like you guys know at the core I’m with you on the jav thing I will stop short I’ll get off the highway at doesn’t I think he
Cares I just think he’s not good enough yeah like I I think it’s gone you know what I’m saying he does play like he does show up he doesn’t do the whole my hamstrings pulled and I’m going to sit out stuff like that he does play he’s
Not good enough but you know what this is professional sports man it’s a big boy business and when you when you cost more than what you produce then it’s over and he costs more than he produced and it’s over and I know that you love war and everything like that the fact
That he was a A plus half game War last year is absurd and it tells you that war is a meaningless St it’s a meaning you tell me that you wouldn’t have been better off with anybody else you tell me last year you would have better off with
Ryan kler at shortstop I’ll disagree with you a million perc and I’ll I’ll die on The Sword I’ll die on The Sword for that no that’s that that’s fair I War takes into account something that I don’t care about as much as some it takes into account defense and as much
As you want to say about his errors what that tells me and what you see is that jav does get to some balls that a lot of Short Stops wouldn’t get to it’s it’s it’s more of a like like when it comes to Javi his offensive War I believe is
In the negatives or it’s or it’s I think the year before it was the slight positives I think it was in the negatives last year it’s more B it’s more a testament to that he does make some errors he does have some careless throws but he is a good Defender when it
Comes to uh just like getting to some to some hard hit or some softly hit ground balls that turns them into outs instead of base hits because if if you go by War then Kenny lofton’s as good as Mickey Manel right you go by War well but Kenny
Lofton also had like a really long career and I think again that’s more of a testament to like how like center field how how he played and I know Mickey Manel he got hurt early in his career and basically played through a bad knee so he wasn’t a good Defender
But I just wanted to put that out there though um no but anyway but I’m glad to see some people are kind of jumping on that train a little bit um Woodward sports.com chat thre Danny G Oakland has lost two teams to Las Vegas that’s wild
That’s rough Dante 151 it is sad what’s happening in Oakland you just hate to see it but yeah they’re um they’re they’re going to obviously they’re going to be leaving I I wonder if they’re going to go to Sacramento or something like that and play for a little bit they
Lost three right the Warriors went to San Francisco to san FR so yeah they lost three CRA break man it’s t it’s tough out there in those streets um no I do uh I do have a question for General sports fans that we’re going to get to
As well I want to get into the Red Wings though when when we come back because I’m not I’m not as hopeless as a lot of other people are and I’m going to explain the why on that I I I got a feeling they’re going to they’re going
To make it I do and I’m going to explain it when we come back Spenny forgive me we where we at with this break right here uh we are doing the morning show read Morning Show read that’s right everybody Woodward Sports has a new Morning Show wake up Woodward and start
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Rule flannel in for Darren mccardy happy birthday dmac by the way absolutely uh we got of course Spencer rexter and kg here in the house as well all of you get your thoughts out there in the Wilber sports.com chat thread Uh Kevin Bell Neil a spot on about the
White socks answer 14 Neil appears to not like the white socks hate them hate their existence and you know what it pains me too cuz they got one of the Doper logos in the game like that hat is cold Jersey clean too yeah those hats
Man yeah and I feel bad because I would wear that hat if it weren’t the Chicago White Socks oh yeah and they they they have those type of jerseys that kind of look like they would fit in in 1925 as well and I kind of like that I bought uh
A White Sox jersey I do own a White Sox jersey it’s the uh get the hell out of the Southside ones where it says Southside on and it’s a Michael Jordan Southside Jersey oh I can’t mad at that I bought it to wear with a pair of
Jordan ones that I have I’ve never worn it though okay nice I’ve never worn it so you have it just a but I have it just a have yeah okay that’s fair and it was like I bought off like Alibaba or whatever for all right so it’s not even
Real I’m not spending 100 white sock Jersey but I bought it for like like I said it like 20 bucks they got Luis Robert though he’s nice he’s nice 40 Gumble we also took their play-by-play guy that is true yeah and he is the goat
He is Jason benetti is the man they call good he calls a beautiful game man him and Craig marro that was nice yesterday you know it was funny because um somebody sent me a text and they’re like like you know Craig Monroe seems like he got a lot better and the thing about
That is is that’s the mark of a good play-by-play person it doesn’t matter who you work with you’ll make them good yeah like that’s and that’s I think that’s the biggest compliment as somebody who does that the biggest compliment you can get as a play-by-play guy is like wow it doesn’t matter who
Your partner is you know you make every you raise it all up and he does he raises up the entire broadcast he does and Jason benetti there’s no play byplay man I’d rather have for the Tigers you know how I know he’s great because you see him calling everything across the
Board National games and every sport and he’s he’s phenomenal at what he does let’s go red wing party Detroit’s going 3 and 0 uh because it’s April in the D it is April in the D uh that’s enough of that oh by the way speaking of us we were talking about
March yeah um I saw that the Pistons won more games than March and the Red Wings did that’s such an indictment on the Red Wings I can’t even you can’t even put that into words Pistons won four Red Wings won three yeah Michigan basketball won zero that’s that’s not
Surprising right was their last win Wisconsin what was that early February Michigan State basketball W four yeah Oakland won five there again not surprising there you go AB speaker of college what’s up with Purdue man y’all keep saying Purdue go fall well all right see I got a lot of this yesterday
Too okay you know what I’ll save I’ll save the Redwing stuff for the next segment all right everybody all right let’s get into that too and I was told I I should have I told you this I believe kg when Purdue goes up against Rick Barnes somebody’s
Going to win yeah you know what I’m saying no you you’re you’re somebody’s going to win when Purdue plays Rick Barnes somebody is going to out Purdue Purdue or someone’s going to out Rick Barnes Rick Barnes I am not going to let you dis miss a Purdue final four run and
I get it prior to this season you could clown on them all that you wanted they were a one seed that lost to a 16 you could clown on Zack Edy all that you wanted for a lot of the same reason he did he does it in the Big 10 but on the
National stage even though the Fairley Dickinson loss wasn’t necessarily his fault when you’re Zack Edy when you’re a 74 Behemoth and your team loses to a 16 seed you’re going to get all of the blame and I can’t even hate you for that but this tournament Purdue actually made
A final four run Purdue has actually exercised a lot of tournament demons it’s not that I take pleasure in saying that but Matt painer he helped his legacy out Zack Edy helped his legacy out the Purdue basketball program as a whole helped raise their profile so all
I have to say to Purdue is congratulations and whether you like it or not Zack Ed had one of the most dominant individual runs of the final four we’ve ever seen yeah 22 free throws real dominant okay fine he’s un he’s unguardable he’s he’s he’s hard to officiate called he’s not hard to
Officiate they officiate him wrong uh for 14 fouls yeah called against zacki one foul called on Zack crazy again he’s weird he is the biggest man in college basketball weird he is basically what prime Shack was at the college basketball level if you don’t believe if you don’t believe me he’s averaging 30
And 16 in the tournament he’s averaging 30 and 16 in the tournament am I saying he’s as good absolutely not okay fine it’s it’s well I mean MSU basketball fans think that if Zack Edie didn’t get all the fouls calling them that you guys would go undefeated
Against them that’s false Zack Ed is a good player Zack Edy is going to the NBA whether you like it or not you got to move your Mike spinny no he’ll be phased out of the NBA after one season Zack Ed is not an NBA player he’s
He’s gonna be late first round late first round that doesn’t mean he’s an NBA play doesn’t matter where you’re drafted it doesn’t mean you’re an NBA player but the fact that you guys aren’t even giving an bit of they’re made the [ __ ] final four a [ __ ] here we go
They literally all we ever said about them was get him the tournament they’re going to choke they have not choked don’t do it whether you like it or not they have not choked yeah you can’t it’s the [ __ ] final four all I hear about from MSU fans it’s how final four it’s
Just as important as National Championship I love it I love it so you agree with that what that final four is just as important as National Championship no I don’t agree with it at all my point is that a final four is currency in college basketball tomizo
Has made his legacy and rightfully so out of final fours I’m not going to dismiss that if if they would have lost to Tennessee and you dismissed Purdue I wouldn’t have even I would have slightly disagreed but I wouldn’t have hated you for that they’re going to the final four
And they [ __ ] might beat NC State they might actually Zack Ed and DJ Burns that’s gonna kind of G to be pretty cool to see them on the same court though I I will say this um that that game has all the making to be a ratings monster
Because there’s like a little bit of a sideshow circus to it with the the world’s tallest man against the world’s biggest man you know what I’m saying Unstoppable Force versus theable yeah you know you just all you need all you need really is PJ Fleck out front saying
Come on come on the world’s tallest man I would be excited for this matchup I I think it would be a great matchup but DJ Burns is going to be in foul trouble the entire game so they’re going to take it away from us damn cuz if he tries to box
Out Zack Ed they’re going to call foul on him I’m not going to let you dismiss Zack Ed and Purdue for a final four just because every foul goes his way he’s unguardable and unici he’s like I said he’s the prime Shack of college basketball is he I’m
Not saying he’s Prime Shack I’m just saying his level of dominance versus the rest of the competition he’s better than you guys think you could have dismissed him after last year and we all did and rightfully so but Purdue they grew a pair they did they exercised some Demon
And I’m not just going to I’m not just going to let people just say that it’s nothing it’s a final four okay it’s a final four well they’re they’re going up against the buz saww at some point CU yukon’s coming to town they are well they also have Donovan
Kingan who can guard him that’ll be that I’d actually like to see that matchup I mean I think Yukon would murder him but yeah getting to a final four is yeah no it’s I mean a final four is nothing you could take away from him final four you
Got the T-shirt you cut down the net man like I saw it I watched it but Zach is not good at BK he’s definitely not an NBA player definitely not he’s not going to get 22 fouls a game when he’s got Joel embiid or Yiannis the Koo guarding him I can
Tell you oric yeah let me see him guard yic yeah not happening but you H but you have to admit that he did raise his profile and Purdue as a whole did they did they made the final four for sure they did it that’s off to him it only
Took him shooting like a 100 free throws during the tournament to make it he also was putting up just stupid numbers 30 and 6 that’s that that that that’s absurd like 20 free throw types of game yeah he is yeah I mean he is like like that’s
It’s bad basketball to watch it’s not fun watching a Purdue game is not fun I well I agree it it hasn’t been fun for years it’s like watching Wisconsin which has always been my problem with Big 10 Basketball at large it’s a hard watch this brand of pdue basketball is even
Worse though it is even worse man and and I get like North Carolina Alabama like gliding up and down the floor man like it was incredible to watch and then there’s Purdue yeah sorry flannel you can you can scream bot all you want I don’t enjoy watching it Spenny doesn’t
Enjoy watching it but America will watch are are you intrigued by that though right like we are right like the circus the circus angle of it all yeah I might tune in absolutely spny you look you’re about to say something I was just going to say I just hate seeing that big ugly
[ __ ] elbow people in the face and not get called for it and then when somebody puts a hand on his back they get called for a foul like it I’ve been saying it for years it doesn’t make sense to me look at the free totals man
And I’m just I am I am I can’t wait to cuz DJ Burns won’t be putting up with it I’m curious to see how the officials call it because at some point they’re going to stand up and swallow the whistle man at some point they will yeah
And uh we’ll we we’ll see because DJ Burns he’s another one that I mean he’s the star of the tournament he is there’s no if ANS or buts about it I mean Zach Ed has obviously uh put up monster numbers but DJ Burns it it’s not just
His size it’s the fact that he has the feet of a dancer pass his post games are in his post gamesan like that that game last night or yesterday where Duke versus uh NC State is some of the best post game I’ve seen in a basketball game at any level in a
Long time looking at Kyle filipowski and DJ Burns both of them when they get the ball on the Block is impressive man and I just I tweeted DJ Burns and I was like if you beat Duke and Purdue in back-to-back games you immediately become an American hero yeah that’s fair
So like I’m pray like come on DJ you know what to do man if you if you’re if they’re going to call you for fouls at least make them count absolutely that [ __ ] in the r well that’s the thing DJ Burns actually has the mass to make those fouls count like Tennessee doesn’t
Have a guy who who who can do that so yeah I I’m not even saying that I necessarily enjoy Purdue it’s just you can talk about Purdue Purdue usually but you can’t say that this year no they the final no big wins over Grambling and Utah State and Gonzaga and Rick bares
Final bro it’s a final four and both things can be true they made the final four I saw him cut the Nets down I saw him get the T-shirt they did beat Grambling and Utah State and Rick Barnes and what used to be Gonzaga well and but
You could also say they beat an NBA Prospect Dalton connect who was on his game as well like Tennessee was different this year with him that’s that’s also that ended about the same as it usually does may maybe one maybe one further on the highway than usual exact
But they still didn’t get to the hotel room that’s fair cuz it’s Rick Barnes and that’s how that’s how it operates um Shad says Edy is a glorified Taco Fall that only eats from the free throw line I mean he’s better than that’s a Taco Fall is a much better comparison than Prime
Shack okay but you know what I was saying Taco Fall didn’t put up dominant numbers though like like Zach Edy like he played the whole game like he’s he’s he’s got more like finesse moves than say Taco Fall a more refined offensive game I saw Shawn Bradley comparison as well well Shawn
Bradley was like well there was a different era in the NBA too I don’t know if like modern day Shawn Bradley were he’d be drafted I think he was a top five pick but this was the 90s uh speaking of that before we cut to
The break I have to ask you guys all of you m uh tonight Iowa LSU in the women’s Elite 8 yeah Angel Reese the rematch speaking of and look I think that I think it’s pretty clear that us here in America we love the stars and the storyline I think people will watch
Purdue NC State again because of the Carnival Barker you know world’s tallest man PJ Fleck is going to be outside taking tickets with his little hat on come one come on the monkey on the show little spider monkey with the coffee cup you know so he’s going to be doing that
Are you you going to watch Angel Reese against Caitlyn Clark the rematch I kind of want to see it you’re going to tap in might you’re being honest you’re going to tap in yeah it’s it’s it’s the one that could get people to watch because it’s the rematch of last year’s National
Championship all of the uh off the court stuff I mean it’s it’s their coach Kim mky with like the Washington Post story and all that stuff there’s just all kinds of story lines with that you going to watch Benny is it’s tonight yeah what
Time 7 no probably not I I’m going to be at the gym I’ll if it’s like on the TV which it will be which yeah I’ll watch the question is I’ll tell you what Juju Watkins from USC she’s fine I I’ll watch her play basketball that’s for sure she
Definitely is it will this hurt uh Caitlyn Clark if she loses again yes yes Caitlyn Clark if Caitlyn if Iowa doesn’t win the championship this year I never want to hear anybody say that she’s the greatest female basketball player in college history talk about his
SP never no you can’t say that again you can’t be the goat of a sport without winning one Championship like we talked about you could say she’s the greatest offensive player in the in college basketball history I you could say that for sure but not the greatest female college
Basketball player of all time the more you make that statement the more I actually can get behind it but if but if Iowa does win then that’s just like enormous for her Legacy I mean I think that the way that she’s perceived is going to be about the same no matter
What but that’s not what you’re talking about you’re talking about like tangibly with like the numbers accomplishments and all of that yeah I’m stunned in the chat because remember too the Pistons wings and tigers are all playing tonight yeah all of them and I’m stunned at the
Number of people in the chat that are like yeah I’m I’m going to tap into that game the The Wings though that’s I mean I know we’re going to talk about them that’s uh I might be like Channel flipping on that one that’s and and the
Tigers too I think I’ll I will like spoiler alert I’m rooting for Iowa so it depends on how the uh how the game kind of goes to see how much I watch and how much I I flip between van lith is hot is Van lith the girl from Yukon the center
Uh no it’s are you talking about the one buers yeah buers is is is from PA man Haley van lith oh yeah Benny’s gonna tap it I’m telling you guys Benny’s gonna watch more oh she’s on LSU flip it on at the gym yeah she’s pretty hot juju
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Sports.com chat thread and um the Red Wings um you haven’t given up no and and if anything your dream is still alive to me yes I they’re very much in Play Because here’s the bottom line guys and I know I know that we’re new to this especially
Like with the play the whole playoff thing here but remember this for as bad as the wings have been in the last 10 games they’re three5 and two so are the Flyers the exact same record so therefore as bad as it’s been they didn’t lose any ground to the Flyers
Over the last 10 games or they won three they didn’t lose any ground they have a game in hand with the Flyers they’re two points behind it’s still on serve flannel it’s still on serf and that point they got at Florida was crucial it was an incredible point
To get because nobody especially me especially me nobody was giving them any chance I didn’t think they were going to get a point in these three games a point they got one it put it back on serve flannel I I get it like if you’re not if
If I said flannel bet the flannel Sam family grocery money on the wings making the playoffs I couldn’t tell you to do that in good conscience I couldn’t I’m not saying it’s a get right but flannel it’s more in play than people think it is well you have you have a point and
That that point was huge that the Red Wings got over the Panthers and that the Red Wings they’re doing their best to [ __ ] their season but fortunately for us so are the Philadelphia Flyers that’s I mean 310 and one in the last 15 that’s [ __ ] your season but the Flyers are
04 and one in their last five and as you mentioned three five and two in their last 10 and the Red Wings do have a game in hand I just I feel a little uncomfortable saying that what the Red Wings have done especially if you like extrapolate this
To the month of March as being on serve they’ve been absolutely awful but would I necessarily count against them to overtake Philly absolutely not I think that’s 100% in play and I actually agree with you on that I mean just look at the Red Wings and look at Philly the Red
Wings are better than Philly they’ve got more topend Talent they’ve got more depth I would say defensively they’re they’re they’re they’re not they used to have more depth well they used to now that that is a stop short for me they used to have more dep remember that’s
What I was told I’m still not uh you’re you’re uh you’re Messiah Alex to Brink it one goal in the last 15 games not good I’ll tell you what too what what game was that goal in that was in the uh the cap the Capitals game yeah okay fine
And he was one of the biggest reasons why you’ve been on this terrible streak streak when uh when Dylan Lin was out too so I know that you were up here after that game slurping to Brink it but I thought that that was malfin he’s been
Awful in these 15 games he’s a guy that has twice scored 40 and on a 15 game sample size he’s at like a just over four five goal in a season Pace yeah and he also carried you for 15 games to start the season he big reason so so
He’s got to be a 70 goal guy you’re telling me he’s got to be a 70 goal guy he can’t be like a 27 goal guy that’s not what you’re getting I’m just saying that in these he was a big reason why you guys why the why the Red Wings had
That cushion I will give you that I will never deny that but he was also a big reason why the Red Wings are playing the way that they are right now but my message to Alex dubret right now the only thing I can say because you are
100% right the Red Wings are still alive and most of the tough part of their schedule is in the past and they managed to steal a point from the Panthers and they managed to get a point against Washington and we’ll see what they do against Tampa my message to Alex to
Brink it is just simply wake the [ __ ] up Jesus I I I need you to hear that du Brink if you’re watching I need you all to get shocked out of your seats I’m sh because that’s what Alex du Bret needs he’s on like a five goal he’s he’s got
One goal one goal and six points in 15 games that’s not good enough and he still has time to write everything he does we all agree he still has time to write everything and this Red Wings team still has time to make a successful season after so the so the guy that’s
Going to come in at 30 goals again the guy that’s going to it’s his fault what about what about Gere and all these other guys that I hear about all the time the double digit goal guys right no most scoring depth in the league right where have they been you’re 100 why are
You not saying hey where you guys been we’re still doing this thing out here here’s here’s why and I I’ll give you that Comer he’s got four points in the last 15 games one goal that’s unacceptable as well Daniel sprong has been so bad he’s been on the bench
That’s not acceptable as well given the fact that he was one of your best depth pieces for the better part of your season Alex dubret is a star like that’s what he he was the only Allstar on this team this year I’m not saying that you
Have to uh that you’re not going to go through some stretches some some rough stretches I mean Alex du Bret even during some of his best years maybe not his 40 goal Seasons but even last season does have a tendency to be a little bit streaky but my point is that his poor
Stretch or his um nearly goalless stretch has coincided with the Red Wings being 310 and two in 15 games that’s eight points in 15 games go ahead I will I will agree with flannel on that part that he needs to wake the [ __ ] up
Like he he needs to he needs to wake up this is the guy you brought in here to push you over to hump to be your goal scorer to be that guy so he needs to be him down the stretch for sure Elgato this dude is bipolar Sean Sean
Broh am I crazy though I don’t think you’re C because to bre it what if he goes on a heater right now like like I said the way that you put it I didn’t necessarily age agree with Neil but the fact that the Red Wings can overtake the
Flyers I agree a th% there’s still time I just I don’t want to see another what four or five games where du Bret hasn’t scored well at least a goal even six points in 15 games is bad that’s an under 41 Point per year pace so dubret you’ve been you’ve been sleeping Comer
You’ve been sleeping as well I didn’t forget about you but there’s still a chance for for them to write everything because as we’ve always said as long as the Red Wings make the playoffs it is a wildly success it’s a wildly successful season we’ll all be overjoyed with it
We’ll forget all about this stretch of of of poor hockey but they have to get out of it though that’s that’s the thing and they got a tough one tonight at Tampa but then they’ve got some home games they got one against Buffalo they got one against uh they got one against
Washington I know that they have one down the road or they have the Rangers as well I almost that’s going to be tough as well they have one to get they have a home in home gets Montreal later and the Flyers play tonight against the Islanders it’s a coin flip game it’s a
Pretty much an even betting line on It come on Jack Harrington we need your team to come through absolutely I like how we’re not even worried about the Islanders anymore no they’re so they so they’re so bad um then they go R they go on a four game Road Trip they’re at
Buffalo at Columbus at Montreal at the Rangers and they finish home against New Jersey and Washington so you know they have the schedule Edge but then again they play play Chicago and Montreal and lost 9 to2 combined in the last two games so things aren’t going exactly
Great right now for them either and that’s the thing about Philly and dmac has dmac has reiterated this re reiterated this constantly on the show if there’s one team that’s kind of playing above their talent level that’s glaring it’s Philadelphia it’s actually been a phenomenal coaching job by John
Torella who I don’t like but hey Credit Credit where where credit is due but if Philly falls on their face even more than they have been their last five games and continue to lose nobody would be shocked by that but then again I don’t see a ton of evidence other than
Schedule easing up that the Red Wings are going to turn it on either they could they’ve got the talent to it’s just they’ve played so poorly in the month of March uh just got the alert here Jake Walman will be back in the lineup today that’s huge after six-game
Injury absence so then sit Petrie’s ass down please please wait a minute remember when they signed him no Benny he’s he’s a liability that’s not what I was told remember when they signed him nope don’t remember nobody said that he was gonna like everybody knew what he was we didn’t think it was
Going to be this bad yes that is true nobody said he was going to be a godsend but nobody thought he’ be this bad that’s not remember I got killed I’m like ah he’s was he 35 like and they’re like how can you question it bring them
Home yeah remember that yeah I guess said but again that that was some hype for sure all right that’s that’s all I wanted we we met in the middle there again I I didn’t think he was going to be great but I did not think he was going to be unplayable and
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Energy Woodward Sports Network Neil rule Sam flannel kg Spencer raer uh Iowa a one and a half Point favorite by the way over LSU just letting you know yeah better not choke you’re the favorite that’s all I’m saying Legacy on the line Legacy on the
Line for sure I like it I like it I man Spencer he’s standing on business you see look in his eye you can’t say that like somebody said it in the chat like what about uh Barry Sanders he never won a championship yeah Barry Sanders is the
Goat running back he’s not the goat football player of all time like I would never say that I don’t think anybody would say that well and also being on a basketball court being the best player and on a team that that has like five players you affect the game more than a
Running back does that is true like as of right now my goat for women’s college basketball is probably myam Moore so you got to at least one to to get in that conversation and if you win one with Iowa that holds a lot of weight yes
It does uh Cory Barry I’m blaming Neil if the Red Wings missed the playoffs the slide started with the Amazon car flags no I was told that that was the priority waste patches yeah the patch beat the flags patch trumped the flags for sure yeah yeah cuz they won they did they won
The first game when car remember when we had car flag nation going when we single-handedly brought back the Red Wings car flag they won an overtime winner against Chicago absolutely Patty Kane get in everybody y tweeted a picture of the of the car flag with the moon in the background right was perfect
Everything aligned wasn’t even that long ago those were such good times those good times that damn trash patch man it’s the trash patch for sure man man man no but uh again uh Red Wings tonight in Tampa Tigers Red Wings Pistons All In Action so and of course Benny will be
Locked into Iowa and Caitlyn Clark oh yeah against la bless you locked in come on Spenny no I’ll tap in like I said your sports take is on the line I’ll tap in I’ll tap in for sure I’m not going to I’m not going to be locked in by any
Means but I’ll I guess the moral of the story is it’s not dead that that’s the moral of the story like it’s not as dead I just don’t I can’t Vibe with the people that think it’s like dead and that it’s over cuz it’s very much not
Talking about March Madness or red WIS you got Red Wings yeah well it’s because of how poorly they’ve played I think if you say that they’re on serve or that it’s they’re still alive and they’re in a good position it almost feels like you’re giving them a pass because they
Should not be in a position where they’re where they’re chasing someone they should be comfortably in a play if they would have just played average they would probably they would be comfortably in a playoff spot right now have they improved yes from last year absolutely and I’m not giving them a
Pass cuz if you if you miss the playoffs then yeah I’ll be upset I’m not I’m not saying fire every body and throw everybody under the bus and like I’ll be pissed for a couple weeks but then we’ll move on because really even if they make
The like I wanted to look at this side of it too if they make the playoffs MH win a game tops sure tops You’ll Play Boston the Rangers the Panthers I don’t want I would rather see Boston than New York or Florida well yeah me too but I’m
I’m just saying in general like in generalities right now I just don’t understand the whole they’re not in the if the line is they’re not in the playoffs then Eiserman needs to go and you’ve had five years which he didn’t he’s in effect had three years like that whole
Dealio then I I have a problem with people that are going to react like that because okay so the line is the playoffs for you to get in and get fet because there is there is not a person watching this network right now whether listening on the podcast on iTunes Spotify spreer
Wherever you get your podcast a big D energy podcast there if if you’re listening to this now if you’re listening to this later in the afternoon tonight whenever you listen to the show there is not a person out there that would bet any money on them beating the
Bruins the Panthers the Rangers whoever they have to play you you see what I’m saying flanel like like we lock on to these things that really really are kind of insignificant making the playoffs is not insignificant no no no I know what do it matter if they get bounced immedi
It matters a ton because if you don’t make the playoffs in the NHL it says that you’re not one of the 16 best teams okay so they’d be the 17th or 18th I think in year five you can qu you can have questions I’m not saying fire him
I’m just saying that if they don’t especially if what questions would you have I just asked you have they improved and you’re said yes every single year like what for real what questions are there if they don’t make the playoffs well you can question the Petri signing
You can question the whole signing you can even say that uh maybe the confer and sprong ones weren’t as good as we initially thought I understand that players got to play it’s just like especially defensively I’ll give you those the fact that you basically have three backup goalies on your roster I
Get it Sebastian kosa we hope that he’s that he’s up very very soon but like Alex lion is kind of proven that he is what what he always was a backup James Rymer was he’s he’s started a lot of games in his career but he’s he’s more
At this stage I think in year 14 a backup in vuso he’s obviously been hurt but even last year even last year when he had that stretch his numbers were not good defensively they’re actually not better and I’m not saying fire him I’m just saying we treat Steve Eiserman like
He’s a God as a player you should by the way he’s arguably the best athlete in Detroit sports history but that’s part of the package though too is part of the package human being but as a GM he’s just a man you can say ah that H Petri
Signing that that wasn’t really that didn’t those have an age will you could say ah having an O ma play regular minutes even though I know it’s Lan who makes those decision what was the play flannel again see this you can’t you can’t just live in a vacuum with every
Single one of these because I go back to it and for the people that you know are fire Eiserman I what was the play at the time dude remember like you have to look at this in totality dude you have to that that roster that he walked into had
To be cleansed and he couldn’t he couldn’t cleanse it right at the start this isn’t the NFL man where you can just start banging people out where remember that’s what Brad Holmes did took a 19 million bath on three dudes didn’t have a choice it was the only way
To cleanse the roster right right I guess and that’s why and I understand this believe it or not I do understand this that’s why in year five my expectations were playoffs even if you get if if you get your clocked clean I’m fine with it just m just make the
Playoffs especially given the fact that they had a ninepoint they had they were up nine for the final playoff spot at one point you can’t collapse like this you can’t collapse and be just completely blameless like I understand the players got to play and coaches got
To coach but uh I think if if they don’t you can have a couple of questions I’m not saying fire Steve Eiserman I’m not even saying put him on the hot seat but if then what are we talking about but if they don’t after year six then we can
Start having we’re not at year six yet man okay fine and and for the record you know what I will save a lot of that ire for if it actually happens because if they if the if the Red Wings do make the playoffs everything I say right now is
Mov the the point of all this flannel that I’m trying to get out there is if we’re being honest with ourselves them making the playoffs and being the 16th best team versus them being the 17th best team is going to shape your entire view of this organization The Last 5 Years and the
Job Steve eisman’s done like being the 16th best team versus 17th best team does that sound kind of silly when you talk through it isn’t it kind of silly it’s not silly because it’s the playoffs right now we’re talking about this whole Steve Eiserman regime as not if we’re
Going to win a cup it’s when what that tells me if they don’t is that some of those guys that that that that that that were brought in maybe aren’t as good as we thought that they were and I’m not talking about the Raymond who’s had a
Great season I’m not talking about or or like Lin of course who he didn’t bring in but but he resigned but some of those depth guys maybe some of those guys that haven’t gotten through the miners as quickly as maybe we we we would what again what’s the realistic expectation
For a guy that’s drafted to come through the miners to be in the NHL I mean I think Edinson is right about on schedule I think he here here he’s here okay I mean here Raymond obviously was was fast-tracked and cider was was drafted a year ahead of him and fast-tracked as
Well but like I said I think that as you said there’s a there’s a chance that they overtake Philadelphia I think Philadelphia might be in the middle of a tail spin that derails their season it’s just if they don’t again I said questions I said maybe this isn’t going
To end the way that we think because I’ll tell you what if they do make the playoffs 100 we’ll be we’ll be basically like you know jerking each other off under the table eer plan 1919 but if he but if they don’t it’s like so so one I
Can’t yes one point one point and everything’s cool and here we go and not one point well I don’t know you know is he the right guy for the job I don’t see that that’s stupid that’s stupid dude I sounded like Jim MOA there but it’s the playoffs it’s the playoffs that’s
Significant spny where where you at with this discussion man uh I understand it from both both uh spots is yeah I I expect them I expected them to make the playoffs this year I wanted them to make the playoff ESP when they were nine points clear 100% I did too I think they
Should make the playoffs this year but also yeah it’s not like one point is not going to sway me on if Steve Eiserman is a good GM or not them not make if they miss the playoffs by one point or they make the playoffs over Philly by one
Point that doesn’t change how I feel about Steve Eiserman but yeah I’d like to make I’d like for them to make the playoffs for sure think the season’s a failure if you don’t make the playoffs yeah and that’s that’s all I really want to say the season is 100% a failure if
They don’t make the playoffs and I think it really hammers home the expectations for year six like you better and again this all could be that’s a different discussion right that’s a different discussion a different discussion yeah if he didn’t make the playoffs this year the pressure would definitely ramp up
And that’s fair 100% that’s fair alen W I don’t think most people want Eiserman fire but a lot of people act like he is allowed to receive any amount of criticism that’s all I’ve ever said that’s all I’m but again when all these moves were made when we did the show
When they signed Petri all of you out there you talked about being under the table everybody I just want to know I just want to know what what’s there to be critical about betical never been the whole you want to say the whole thing okay cool but do you you is a GM
Supposed to hit a 100 you know it’s supposed to bat a thousand like but by the numbers their defense is not better than last year and you did sign hle you did sign Petri you did sign ol ma the year before you did bring in Alex lion you don’t have a starting
Goalie that’s not I’m just you you can’t just let iser you have to but then be consistent about that when he takes over and there’s nothing here and he says wow we need a goalie we need a franchise goalie what tools do I have to deliver
That well I better find one in the draft here right I was told he’s on the way right that’s what I was told it’s looking it’s looking good for the future but it’s not it’s so then what did you want him to do what did you for real
Like I I just want everybody to come clean man what did you want Steve Eiserman to do uh we’re going to trade four future first round picks and go get vasileski that’s what you wanted nope I never said then what all right then tell
Me tell me what the path was for the man tell me I like I said though there is there just say you don’t know no you’re fine but if if it’s year five and you’re not in the playoffs that means it’s not going as well as you think that’s all
I’m saying it’s okay by the way it’s not year five it is year five yeah it is no it’s not I literally can see one year two year three year four year five year that’s why my expectations are to make the playoffs and I don’t care what
Happens then I’m not saying cop I’m saying make it I don’t even care it will erase if they make the playoffs I won’t even care that they had this terrible stretch I won’t I don’t care if they’re comfortably and I don’t care if they’re one of the top three in their division
Be the last Wild Wild Card who cares those aren’t high expectations in terms of like an NHL team but in terms of this team given what he did inherit I think it’s the perfectly appropriate expectations okay so his first year on the job yes when he’s spending $27
Million on fron neelen abdal CER Jimmy Howard Darren Helm Anthony mantha Trevor Dy and Sam G terrible that’s year one so that’s what he’s judged on terrible that’s what it was but that’s year one that was his Year One so that so that’s on his back that’s his
Failure that’s no yes it is you said that flannel you said that don’t years you don’t that’s why I’m saying in year five because it’s F you said that that’s what he want I I look you guys know this about me I will I will die on the hill
And I will put this out there every single day that was his year one $27 million on neelen abdor Howard Darren Helm Anthony mantha Trevor Dy and Sam G that was his year one you’re you just said it year five all right well that’s year one so those are his sins that’s
What he did right no it’s not his no no no yes it is cuz you’re making them pay for him you’re making them pay for those things saying make the playoffs in year five I’m not saying year three I’m not saying you last year no you are saying
Year three because that’s what year one was and next year is actually tell out tell me how I’m wrong about that tell me please tell me how it’s because a lot you’re making him pay for that sin I’m because it’s year five I’m not and that
Was year one okay fine that was so he was supposed to save that I’m going to walk in and I’m going to fix that I swear to God there’s some of you that will be perfectly okay if if it’s like the the I joked about the 10-year plan I
Think you’re on the 10-year plan how about how about how about how about 2027 maybe they can make the playoffs you just said I don’t expect him to make the playoffs in three years I gave you year one right there so he is working on three years he is not working on three
Years if his name was Steve J Sam then just say that that was year one it was a bad that was his year it was aough no no no was Steve Eiserman responsible for that no so then it’s not year one yes I’m confused so it is year one so he is
Responsible for so Brad Holmes made get guided the Lions to the playoffs in year two right and he did the exact same thing it’s completely different in hockey and football no no no and I’m I’m not saying that he did the football version of that when he had to flush
Away Trey flowers and Jamie Collins and gelani tvi and they went three and 13 and one they did the exact same thing flannel the nature of football is different no and for the record I’m not I’m not comparing football and hockey like I’m not saying that Steve Eiserman
Should have gotten that all cleared out year one like I know yes no that’s exactly what you’re saying not what I’m saying is he not Spenny is he not saying that that is kind of what you just said yep you know what let’s just who gives a
[ __ ] what this team does we’re all just gonna be Steve bot Steve bot Steve bot no matter what M drop I win you lose it doesn’t even matter and next year’s going to be year three too because you had a stretch when Lin was out that those games don’t count either right man
We don’t demand anything um and then the next year year two yes of your plan um you had Mark stall at just under 6 million fron neelon at five and a quarter deiser at 5 million Darren Helm at four million and Thomas Grace at three and a half million
Damn that’s rough that’s real rough that’s your two yep but it’s not three you know isn’t year three though no this is like I I just I have a problem like when people you cannot be critical of Steve Eiserman you you forget really quick you forget what he walked into
Here guys and that is my point about it when you look at you look at what Ken Holland left this place it was a very alivila exit for for Ken Holland if we’re being real about it can I be critical of Ken Holland or no uh the ex at the very exit Ken
Holland actually cooked with the trades that he got for tatara and Nyquist I’ll get it he got way better returns than I was expecting but yeah for those guys sign him trying to hold on to the playoff streak is what tanked the Red Wings for sure tell them about Premier
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C uh Jake hockey town is not deserving of the name anymore um there was part of me that always thought like cuz Minnesota sold out ever since they came in the league they’ve like sold out every single game ever yeah but part of being when they suck
Part of being hockey town is the fact that for 15 years the Red Wings were the best franchise in the NHL and they’re the greatest Northern American franchise in the history of the NHL absolutely but but for those 15 years it was franchise period 15 years they were arguably one
Of the best sports in professional best organizations in professional sport mhm yep um hoof harded you’re wrong Sam completely unreasonable expectations Sean Stanley I stand with Neil uh Jeremy Anderson flailing flannel these are all in a row I wouldn’t I wouldn’t say that his expectations are completely unreasonable I don’t think it’s
Unreasonable to expect playoffs this year I think we’re maybe a little bit more aligned than we think it’s just D I bring up anything other than Steve eisman’s doing an A+ job as a GM and I get and people don’t like it TR said you’re goddamn right
I that was an iconic movie scene by the way yeah that’s one of the most iconic movie scenes of all time yes um it was it was definitely good Miki get him Neil I I wasn’t I wasn’t getting him you you was a little bit you was getting no I
Was getting his people like those people I was getting those people what right what do you mean what do you mean you another iconic movie scene I’m the dude playing the dude disguises another dud I I think that the whole uh Steve Bots and eisman’s job needs to come into question I think
That’s disingenuous and I think it’s ill-informed and and I gave you the logic into why Steve there is no quote heat on Steve Eiserman for me none whatsoever is the organization a net positive from the year that I just described to you when fron neelsen and Danny deiser and Darren Helm are making
$15 million of your cap it’s improved and because that was Co by the way you know what’s vastly improved is the farm system and that is a thing that goes hand inand with being a GM they have one of if not the best farm systems in the
NHL and that’s because of solely because of from one of the worst yeah from one of wor I saw I saw somebody um comment it in the chat that they’re not putting Steve iserman on the hot seat yet but I think it’s time for the youth movement
To start and I would agree with that I want and that’s fair I want to see Wallander or Joe Hansen okay to be brought up next year and be one of the starting defensemen on this team and and we we talk about like next year and
Derrik lone is is one that’s got to come in cuz things were huming and you can you can agree or disagree about his philosophies of and and look he’s the same guy that had that that presided over like that 15 and four run or whatever right sure my only issue
Is and I’m not I’m not a hockey coach so take this with a grain of salt like I’m just sitting up here with a microphone I’m not you know I don’t cover the NHL I don’t call every game and stuff like that my only issue was it seemed like
Some excessive tinkering with things sure like making moves just to make moves yeah and it’s it’s not working right now and also so and I know that there’s a lot more that goes into it but if the Red Wings don’t make the playoffs they collapsed in some way they they
Collapse whether it’s an epic collapse or they actually play okay the last start the last stretch and they just lose out to Philadelphia or Washington that’s coaching that somewhat is on coaching because not only were they losing they were getting blown out at Arizona they were getting blown out at
Home by Arizona they were they were losing they were losing at Buffalo which I get it Road Road Road games are tough but when when you count that as one of your losses that’s when you got to have you at least got to get a point they were losing at Pittsburgh another
Getting blown out at Pittsburgh a team that is worse than you a team that is not going to make the playoffs that’s that that’s coaching us because like and I and I know like you’re going to say that flannel like a quote unquote collapse and yes it’s been bad and all
Of a sudden the capitals came out of nowhere and went 81 and one in in a 10 game stretch you know what I’m saying and then then the Islanders they were red now they’re 27 and one in their last 10 I you know what I’m saying like but
If you don’t ultimately make it your your stretch is more costly that’s all I’m saying like when you’re when you’re actually in a playoff run which the Red Wings have been I would say since uh since end of January for sure probably even before that before that really this
Whole season right right 100% they just got off to a to a slow start in the calendar year of a 2023 you can’t afford stretches like this I mean we we saw hard well we’re going to find out if you can or not sure but but but they’re they
Were nine points ahead for the last playoff spot and now they’re out of it if the season ended today that’s that’s more my point and I get it if the Red Wings do do come back and actually make it it won’t matter do do did I say that
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About the white sock still uh coming I think I touch a nerve with that Weez d313 the Southside City connect jerseys go hard those yeah that’s the one I got it’s the Southside Jersey but it’s got It’s Michael Jordan shout out Birmingham Barons right yeah yeah I don’t think he
Ever played for the white no he didn’t no he didn’t spring trading I believe he who’s that yeah he did he got he got hits in games for the white sock did he that was just spring trading oh yeah I think he had a double at Wrigley Field
Didn’t he down the third Baseline I want to say that that was like a spring training game at wrigly field but I could be wrong I could be WR I didn’t I didn’t think he got any time in the big leag we can uh Loreno Rios Neil quit
Deceiving yourself wear the glass I forgot again and you know what Lena I I meant to put him on and I forgot and then like I’m wired up do you mean here we go you purposely are forgetting the glasses we going to have to get you one of them little lanyard
Yeah oh yeah that’s the next step the rubber The Next Step yeah this is like the third time you said you lost your glasses I I forgot you know what F you’re like VMA come on now my glasses I can’t see anything my glasses oh let me get let me get my
Glasses you guys where my glasses are is this the uh the uh like the Superman uniform right glasses there he is clar Clark renter the building Neil Kent man I can see the screen better well it’s like I told you again full disclosure 2020 Vision up until about here especially on a white
Background yep then it’s 2:14 after that RM Doyle says oh what you know about good food Spencer I know a lot about good food I’ll tell you what New York style pizza is the best style pizza I do like New York style a lot you know what you’re right it’s like Detroit
Style pizza overrated in my opinion oh well I wouldn’t say that it’s overrated let’s not go that far I will the Detroit deep dish is up there I’m around over Square any day of the week give me a round Pizza 10 times out I am with you
On that I I prefer round pizza but if I’m going to eat like if I’m going to eat Detroit style pizza it’s going to be from Lou like Lou is the best Detroit style pizza in the in the world you like budes I like buddies but Lou is better
I’m telling you if you haven’t been to Louis it’s at like uh nine and Ryan over there parkable okay let’s check them out George ribo Neil rule of the librarian or nine and John R I don’t know yeah n and John R I think but yeah it’s in
Hazel park by the Hazel Park raceways or where they used to be nice yeah right Lena Rios Neil you are welcome thank you Lena for reminding me let me get my glasses all right NFL draft I wanted to get like in the weeds a little bit the nerd in the Dork at 11s
That’s nerd in the Dork nerd in the Dork what’s your favorite element we did that one tungsten right yeah uh Detroit debber says JFC Spenny you don’t like punchki or Detroit style pizza I don’t not like Detroit style pizza I would just much rather have New
York style pizza and yeah punch suck I like the thinner crust too I do but I will I will I do like the Chicago deep dish I’ve never had Chicago deep dish you would enjoy never had Chicago it’s absurd you haven’t gone to Chicago yeah
Never been CH I’ve been to cell 10 times i’ when you go when are you guys Islands uh I think June perfect yeah you’re going to love it dude Chicago is awesome Yep get stop at a pizza place got jordano gordano you whatever you know I
Want to go to the the Italian beef place too Italian beef mhm have a good time yeah I’m excited it should be fun man like you will do very well there in Chicago all right the draft thing so I did want to bring this up because I
Wanted to talk about like my initial thoughts on who the line should get and stuff like that but then it happened again didn’t Drake may have his pro day I believe so yeah and like it begs the question because I hear everybody talk because now he’s back all of a sudden
Like Drake May is has anybody ever had a bad pro day no not not a Johnny Manzel had a great Pro Day Zack Wilson had a great pro day in a Transcendent pro day like has anyone ever has anyone ever walked out of someone’s pro day and went
I mean that’s what they’re set up to do they’re set up to make you look great so no absolutely not how can all of a sudden Drake may be back and now JJ McCarthy’s falling a little bit like and we do this every year we do this you
Know how the draft works man this is just the QB Carousel is what they call it so i’ for real like I’ve had enough with it like I’m out on Pro days from now I am there are a lot of things that I just totally dismiss in the World of Sports
And now Pro days is going right up to the top NFL pro days useless well because at Pro days you’re at your you’re at your school obviously you’re just doing practice drills if you’re a quarterback you get your receivers and everything so I I understand why why
Some might think Pro dayss are kind of like don’t really matter I think Sam darnold had a great pro day as I mean just just you’ve never heard great first game too hey that’s that that’s also facts he he was pretty good for Carolina as well but but anywh who let’s uh let’s
Move on from that I I think especially when when it comes to quarterbacks there’s always hype around a pro day because if you’re a prospect you have some tools and if there’s no defense if you’re not even playing seven on seven if you’re just basically saying hey wide
Receiver that I probably played with for four or five years go run a post or go run a slant or go run a go route you’re going to have that Synergy with him and you’re going to look great so I don’t know why JJ McCarthy and Drake May are
Flip-flopping or ones falling depending on the day just based on Pro dayses look at the tape just look at the tape uh real Cream of Wheat there’s like two to three quarterbacks that are worth a first round pick then everyone else gets overdrafted overrated like clockwork and
And real cre of look like I get it right because I would if I were a GM I would always shade towards taking the quarterback as well because it’s the biggest discount to Market in sports if you hit one it is the biggest value in all of sports absolutely yeah it’s a
Critical component it’s also the hardest thing to hit and it’s also the hardest thing to hit too so you know if I will never blame a GM if if I was rooting for a team I get what the Carolina Panthers did I do now it’s going to snc them yeah
For for a little while yeah I understand it but I also too I didn’t hate it and like everyone’s going to come back like clockwork and there were no CJ stoud fans here in this chat that watch this show none zero except maybe for Spenny
And that was about it I like CJ yeah it’s a stigma on Ohio State quarterback until it’s not that’s that’s what I said that’s that was the thing I fought the hardest was I don’t give a [ __ ] about that that was the most overrated thing in my what Ohio State quarterback is CJ
Stad was obviously the best pro style quarterback in the history of Ohio State and he proved it well and that’s and that’s the thing because you’re right at the time there was a there were a lot of Bryce young fans yeah and Spenny you you always called him like 5-1 yes and
Honestly he looked 5-1 out there sometime he had one of the worst rookie seasons ever and I’m not ever for any like for any top rate quarterback and I’m not saying that it was all his fault but you just didn’t see even any of the you didn’t see somebody who looks like a
Number one overall pick talent I think CJ strad he got knocked for the Ohio State thing he got knocked for like his low wonderlick score and he also a lot of my fellow Michigan fans and I don’t even necessarily hate you for doing it but I wasn’t doing it for the record
Where like he couldn’t beat Michigan that was a knock for some but went crazy against Georgia absolutely and was costed a national championship by his field goal kicker his field goal kicker and I think the offensive play call I I think they they should have tried to get the ball to
Like the 20 or the 25 but no I’ve I liked CJ strad but I never nobody ever thought I didn’t think that he would be so far above Bryce young that Bryce young can’t even see CJ Stout I did Bryce Young’s 5’2 you did you you Spenny
And look at the situation he came into Adam th is your best receiver I mean no offensive line what did CJ St even turned Lucas clz nobody hated that man more than more than Lucas clz and he’s all on the but How could you how could
You not be he’s one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL right now mhm top five no absolutely so and and that’s why again going back to the comment that’s why I understand it how you’re going to see this right where three dudes get taken in the first round three
Quarterbacks get taken in the first round that ultimately aren’t going to be that good probably the math says you know the the trends and the probability say that they won’t be that good but I get it and I would never be mad at my franchise for taking a swing at it
Because if you hit yeah you know if you get a Lamar Jackson if you get a Patrick Mahomes like it changes your franchise and look I know everyone wants to get granular about Lamar and everything like that but the bottom line is they’re a perennial playoff team that you know
Wins games here in the playoffs now has he gotten over the top no he hasn’t but that’s the next that’s the next stop like the progression like Lamar and Josh Allen and those dudes are all at the same exit of the highway right they’re stuck in the same traffic jam right now
Trying to get through the construction Josh Allen might be off the highway but okay okay so so so Lamar is on it and Josh Allen’s off it no no no and look you know me take those kgs words it’s not yours yeah and you know me dude like
I’m not I’m not a huge Josh Allen guy because he’s a bit flippant with the football I.E he turns it over a lot and you know for me I I view Lamar differently than I do Josh Allen but whatever again we’re not getting granular I don’t want that to be
The topic right now even though I know in 321 it will be but I just won’t read it so I won’t give it life so then we’ll take it away and that’s not what I’m getting at here that’s the nature of this right like the draft the first
Round quarterbacks all that kind of stuff then they’re good and they pop up and then you get like a three-year fouryear honeymoon and then the question start if you don’t win the Super Bowl by then you’re basically saying that Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are two quarterbacks who have had excellent
Regular season success but haven’t won a Super Bowl but they were the right picks a th% because because you got the V you got the value to build your to build out your roster you know what I’m saying there aren’t many Brad Holmes out there
Yeah I mean Joe flacko he was on his last legs black Daddy and I mean you thought he was on his last legs but that’s another story for another day you brought in Lamar Jackson the Ravens have been a winning team ever since and of course we all know what the Buffalo
Bills were in the in the time between Jim Kelly and Josh Allen so yes those were wildly successful picks it’s just if they don’t win the Super but they’re also playing in the Mahomes era too oh top five overrated local foods can you get five I got five I can
Get to five but yeah might lose a sponsorship or a sponsorship opportunity doing that yeah that’s not good for way to talk that through spny that’s not good for business pun is by far number one yes easily easily it’s up there it’s root beer aw root beer up there verners up
There I’m not a ginger ale guy slow your R Manny Benny’s hellbent on just torpedoing his career right now it’s not just Vernard I don’t like Canada Dry or scheps or anything I I don’t like ginger ale okay fa but it can cure you I love pasties pasties are good ma Island fudge
Is great I’m just not I’m not a ginger ale guy see I’m I’m kind of with you on the mack Island fudge thing like it’s too much I love it it’s too it’s too rich it’s too rich I love I love had a certain progis are overrated says Wyatt
Bear well they got to be good perogies I love perogi obviously you know I’m polish so I love perogi shout out shodex and the cony perogi shout out shout out Petri perogies absolutely shout out a bear Verner overrated Spenny can we chat poll it is Verner overrated I said like
It’s not just Verner it’s I don’t like you root beer I don’t like root beer either it’s not just A&W Root be root beer as a whole all root be fair fair coob Zilla says Spenny chose violence this morning he did can we put it in the chapel is verner’s overrated that’s
Crazy I think it’s good I like I give me a Sprite over a ginger ale any day of the week oh see that’s I I’m not I can’t Vibe with you on that yeah the Boston cool which I don’t know why it’s the Boston cooler they call it but the
Verners with the ice cream Elite I don’t like Boston coolers or root beer floats no thanks I’m I just had if you’re making floats just put put Coke in mine like it’s it’s not it’s not it doesn’t cure disease or anything like that like people talk about but it’s a very fine
Local soda it feels good though like like verners to me hits differently than say Dr Pepper I feel like I’m kind of taking a little medicine you know right oh I’m taking a Dr Pepper 10 days of a week well obviously Dr Pepper tastes better than verners but verners is
Medicinal man give me like I said give me give me a Sprite over a verners any and again it’s not just verners it’s just ginger ale in general that I don’t like and flannel give me a Lady Jane’s haircut over any other place any day of
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Wward sports.com chat poll is verner’s overrated 26% of you say yes and I’m surprised are you surprised it was that High um that’s about where I thought it would be cuz I know there’s a faction of people and ginger rail as a whole I don’t think it’s as highly thought of as
Say like Coke or Pepsi or Mountain Dew or Dr Peppers or or stuff like that it’s just I don’t know in Michigan I know Verner is Verner is King the two worst pops to me are ginger ale and root beer I disagree with that really that’s wild
Yeah it is cuz I don’t I don’t dig Sprite I love Sprite Sprite is probably my favorite you can’t even consider ginger ale a pop can you just cuz it’s fizzy that don’t make it up carbonated soft drink about carbonated there’s a million of million grams of sugar in
There so yeah I think it qualifies what about like squirt or fresa I think good squirt you like I don’t even think I’ve I don’t think I’ve ever had a fresa does fresa even exist anym I us I used to put gilby’s Jin in squirt back in the day
Squirt good squirt a great Chaser it is it’s a great Chaser like I said my pop hierarchy is like Sprite I don’t drink pop that much but Sprite Dr Pepper Wild Cherry Pepsi I like wild cherry P Mountain Dew’s up there Cherry Pepsi Cherry Coke I Vibe with
Those oh yeah going right to Speedway after the show cherry cherry vanilla Dr P you have an addiction sir I do I do that’s my vice y’all got any more of that cherry Pepsi I used to be the same way man oh I need to stop I do love I
Had to take a year off pop before but luckily it’s best thing I ever did I don’t drink as much pop as I used to I got my I think I do that myself day juice melted cheese on top of a burger is Criminal what you you can melt cheese
On top of anything cheese makes everything better literally everything it does if i’ go that far but a burger of course yeah absolutely uh Danny G squirt is nasty too right under that deu squirt is top tier so squirt is good man and the Ruby Red Squirt oh yeah that’s
Nice nice uh up Metal Head red pop is the best in rock and r no rock and rck I don’t like rock and R rock and all day not a rock and R guy I think this is a good place I love I love red pop it’s a
Good place to stop red pop uh yeah Moon mist is good the regular you like Dr Pepper but you don’t like rock and rot Rock and R tastes more like root beer than Dr Peppers yeah I am I’m kind of with Spenny on this one I’m a red pop
Over rocket no one asked you that’s fair all right tomorrow red Pop’s probably the best Foo NFL draft stuff tomorrow let’s go I’m getting into it yeah and then also too spenny’s recap of Iowa and LSU uh is Caitlyn Clark really her we’ll see I mean she’s got
Two games to to do that it’s not just beat LSU and you’re hurt you got to win the chip it’s I think this the I think it’s three games this is the elite right oh yeah I think this is the elite so Spenny will break it down couldn’t tell
Possession by possession yeah Caitlyn Clark what he liked what he didn’t like all of it some Red Wings react as well hopefully they can steal something tonight but uh we’ll do it go Tigers man go Tigers man the go Tigers is you are you on board still 79 win for
You um I don’t I look we could be 9 and0 we could we could very well be 9 and open a day it be nuts Mets are Mets are favorite I that that is what I do want yeah I do want I do want the juice man give give me five in one
Whatever God going in the opening against the Athletics oh my God I mean even you would even have taken at the beginning of the year 4-2 going into go going in now now I want 5- one minimum but even 4-2 is not a bad re put up a
Quality start that’s absolutely he is one I have questions about and Casey Myers I want to see Casey I don’t think they’ll let Casey M go more than four probably not but you still want to see they say that like is he going to be no they haven’t said that but I assume
That’s what they’re going to do and fto looked pretty good when he when he went out there for lik f is one I’ve always liked really everybody but Alon yeah everybody by Alex Lang look look that’s a strange to die on the Alex F I didn’t
Say he’s going to win the saong like Jesus Christ calm down no I said I like Alex Foo he’s a good long guy he was scoreless like a lot of tigers were this this week I’m very concerned about Mya though very concerned yeah that’s fair
Yeah he and it was I was conc I was concerned before Lou robt Louis Robert man but he was throwing him hanging sliders every B that’s the only guy you got to avoid in the White Soxs lineup and he was throwing him meatballs over the middle I think he just had his
Number I think he’ll get better as the year goes on but he can’t get worse he can’t get worse like yeah that’s fact red when when did the Mets the Met sign sha Mana yeah I didn’t know that Met’s minus 135 I don’t like that either heard
Sham they they’re not going to lose every home game we’re not going to win every road game it’s because we’re playing a backto back and flying from Chicago to New York and Vegas might not like Reese Olsen as much as we tickets as low as $7
For a Mets game at City Field they’re they’re they don’t have high expectations though yeah all right that’ll do it tomorrow we’re going to get deeper into the NFL draft all right I do want to start taking a look see where who they’re going to take where
They’re going to take all that kind of stuff for flannel for kg Spencer raxer I’m nail rule thanks for tapping in Big D energy Woodward Sports Network well see you later I’d rather get laughed at for trying than to stand on the sideline and just watch whether I look like like a
Dumbass or I I I fail or I’m like cringey at the end of the day like we’re all going to die like cares like that’s kind of my my thing for life is just yeah I’d rather get made fun of for trying than just be too afraid to try it all dud
No are you kidding me dude I thought him I thought he had it dude oh sorry physically drizz he’s physically I think he needs to be put in better positions to succeed and I don’t think he’s getting that opportunity right now this mother [ __ ] spit he’s spitting oh my Atlanta he’s spitting for
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