Hour 1: Taking The League(s) by Surprise?

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2:06Former NFL head coach, Sean McDermott. Academy Award-winning actor, Mahershala Ali. And now, Rich Eyes. To this edition of the Rich Eyes and Show Live on Disney Plus, the ESPNAP ESPN Radio Series XM Channel 80. 844-204 Rich is the number to die. To have a conversation with us on our Weather Tech fan line today. We've got three guests, Vinnie Pascuantino, talking about the divisional playoff round that is now set. An Atlanta coming to Los Angeles to bake in the unseasonably warm heat. Coming up over the weekend here in Southern California. After the Braves took care of business against the Phillies and Game 3. The only Game 3 of the Wildcard Series on Thursday. Night, Vinnie Pascuantino of the Royals. One of our favorites in our guillotine league and we're in his. And well, some of us are. And he's going to be joining us in the first hour of this program. Sean McDermott returns. And Mahershala Ali also returns years and years and years ago.

3:07He was on this program. And now he's back as an Academy Award-winning. And we take full credit for that. He's in our rundown for hour number three. It's a what's more likely Friday as well. And I just want to let everybody know who I'm about to introduce on this program. Just be careful in how you communicate with me because I don't want to be caught on camera. Mouthing you're an F and A hole. Okay. Still want to do that as the leader of this program. But then he kind of like happened on streamers. He was just like, uh, good to see over there. Chris. Hey, I'm doing great. Jason Feller's in his spot for getting his ready for his three and all Raiders to pick on the three and all chiefs in Las Vegas Nevada this weekend. Good to see you TJ Jefferson. How are you? I mean, sometimes if you're acting like an A hole, you need to be called out. Thank you. You know, uh, eight four four two four, it's number to doubt. I have a conversation with us. Uh, we begin the show by hopping in the Rich Eyes and Show Delorean. Hey, that's a no contest. The yet the Rich Eyes and Show Delorean back to the future.

4:09We go. Do. It starts on November 23rd 1986. Whoa. That was a day that, uh, the Browns welcomed in. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Chuck. No, uh, four and seven Mark Malone was their quarterback. I remember him. And even though the Steelers weren't playing very well, the Browns needed overtime and have Bernie Kossar fling one to Webster slaughter. Whoa. For 36 yards. To win this game 3731. That's our boy, Bernie Chris. From Marty Shottonheimer's Browns made it all the way to the AFC championship game based on play like this. This was the last time the Browns beat the Steelers for a fifth straight time in Cleveland, Ohio at home. Till last night.

5:10And of course, as we all know, the Browns made the AFC championship game and gave up a long drive to John L.A. That'll last an overtime, but not a rich carless field goal. We're going, we're going down that historical wormhole that we always like to do here on the program. Barefoot, which carless, right? And, um, last night was the first time since that the Browns could say we've beaten the Pittsburgh Steelers for a fifth straight time at home. Those Browns, by the way, beat the Steelers two more times and in the mistake by the lake, if you will, that old stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. These Browns are a complete surprise for most. Maybe not to everyone in that locker room, but they now have a three game win streak after getting boat raced by the Jacksonville Jaguars in week

6:11one, causing everyone to wonder if DeShawn Watson would even be the starter for week three based on his relationship with the fans and they with him. And so yeah, this is a surprise. As Watson played a first half reminiscent of his heydays in Houston, and Watson in the second half had some troubles turning it over and matriculating. So the Steelers come back and tie the game at 24 piece. But that's when they put their foot in the ground and put enough plays together to set things up for one of their many young studs on this roster. Syracuse Orange. He's kind of an old, an OG now. He's 28 years old. And Andre Schmidt,

7:11although his last name is spelled like something you don't want to have spelled as a kicker because it looks like some is it. You don't want him to smith it when he's kicking it right there at a point where if he smithes it, the Steelers get the ball back with a few ticks left on the clock right around midfield and they have that what they're assassin of a kicker serial killer serial kicker. That's the yeah, but you have to give it up man because that 56 yarder that was the longest of his career looked like it would be good from 70. That thing was poked through the uprights. And the Browns didn't Browns. They tried. I get it. I understand. You know, Jared verse jumps off sides on a two point conversion allowing Aaron Rogers to quarterback sneak it easily to tie the game. A lot of penalties to a lot of penalties. I just doubled on him. But

8:12Browns are going to Browns. No more. As a matter of fact, they're now 3 and 0 since Mike Tomlin's Browns is the Browns on NBC. And they're 2 and 0 since Todd Munkin said Browns are going to Browns F that after their first win of the year in Tampa against a team quarterback by a former quarterback that was coming to work having woken up dangerous to stick it to the Browns. But you have to give it up. Andrew Berry, the general manager of this team over the last couple of years he has drafted some and last night Denzel Boston four catches 89 yards. First big field flipper for the Browns last night. Casey Konsepsy owned 64 yards on five catches. Quinchon Judkins 17 carries 53 yards in a touchdown. And then in the air six catches 43 yards. Harold Fanon Jr. Two touchdowns last week one last night.

9:15Carson Swessinger your raining defensive rookie of the year led the team in tackles with nine. Three solo, a manual McNeil Warren led the team with two passes defenced. All with a quarterback who's trying to redeem himself in every possible way football wise he's well on his way off the field wise. Trust me. I threw out something last night about how he looked like he turned back the clock and the responses from most fans that follow me on threads were live it with me to talk about the Sean Watson. So he's got a long way to go there. Fans are cheering him and that helps football wise. That's for sure. Yeah, waiting on to that. All being put together by a head coach that when he was hired by the Browns I mean everybody in Cleveland I would say and certainly around the football world would like

10:18why are they hiring Todd Munkin? I don't think we're asking that anymore. Are we? No sir. 60 year old Todd Munkin in his first crack at it is crushing it. Crushing it. Not in the only way that we're seeing them play. And again, there's mistakes being made but what this guy has put together for a young roster of players that are in some cases a third of his age almost. You got to give it up and he was talking about the Browns now being three in one atop the division all by themselves. The Ravens have a winnable game against Tennessee and Cincinnati has its hands full with Jacksonville. I mean, Cleveland has won three of its first four. Who would have thought? And on the first night of October looked up at no one in the standings and Todd Munkin, formerly of the Ravens organization, talked about his journey.

11:20First of all, you said it. We've only got three wins, right? But I've said this all along. Like if you had gotten me at 45, you wouldn't have gotten the best version of me. And this has nothing to do with me. First off, I'm not saying that. I'm very humble because I've always been around really good players and really good coaches. But the last years, you know, I think that experience has helped. And I feel like I still got juice, I still feel like I go to practice and get after her guys. But it's still only three. There's a lot of things we can continue to get better at and we will because our guys are humble and they're still hungry. It's really cool because it means the next one continues to matter. That's all you want to be. You just want to be in a position where the games matter, right?

12:20That's what we want to be in. That's what our fans want to be in. And that's what we're going to fight for every day. Good for that, dude. Right? Yeah, for sure. It's awesome. Next up at the Jets, that matters. They're going to be favored in that game, expected to win that one. Nothing's, you know, given and granted. And then you want to talk about the next one at home. Rayfans are coming into town. That place is going to be lit. If they're foreign one taken on a Raven's team, that if they win that game, they're in first place all by their loansome, having held serve against the Steelers and the Ravens at home. This is serious. What's being cooked up right now. That's a fact. You know, and everybody's feeling good about themselves and Cleveland, 100%. No doubt. Wow. What a story unfolding. As for the Steelers, I mentioned at the top how

13:22the Steelers last time they lost five straight in Cleveland was 1986. They lost two more times in our own Cleveland after that. So this five game losing streak Pittsburgh has in Cleveland is the longest they have suffered since those 80s days. And how those Browns in 1986 went on and lost to the Broncos in the AFC Championship game for the drive. And the Steelers started this game with quite a drive. The numbers jump out at you on the way that the Steelers started the game. 17 plays four I roles, one F bomb in 78 yards. One touchdown. That was funny. Kudos to my guy, team man. Mark Tittleman is the producer of Therese the Night Football. Love him. Worked with him forever. Now, I hope to continue work with him at the Combine and the Draft, but that's for another day. That's the TV business side of things.

14:24Reason why I bring it up. The way that this broadcast covered Rogers receiving the plays from Mike McCarthy in that drive was absolute cinema. Because at one point, the microphone I imagine on the center that you'll sometimes hear turned on so you could hear a cadence and things like that caught Rogers being very angry about not receiving the place fast enough from McCarthy and he profanely barked at the sideline and they cut away to McCarthy who could, I mean, you don't need to be John Boy good at reading. No, okay. Very obvious. See if you want to read his lips. And man, it was on. And I think what it was at Al or Kirk Herb Street who said it was like

15:25an old married couple that got divorced and got back together again. You know, whatever analogy you want to use, there definitely two guys that have been around the block with each other and without each other as well. Sure enough, I mean, that ends in the touchdown call on the 17th play of the drive after again, the F bomb missed and the FNA, A hole that and, you know, and all of this and multiple eye rolls after that about play calls. And then it didn't work. The flip to Roman Wilson touchdown. They took a seven, nothing lead. And then the dealers gave up 21 on answer. Miss feel gold by the serial killer. TJ Watt did his best, man. You saw him. He was barking. It seemed in a profane manner with the I don't know who's on the phone with it. I guess the coordinator upstairs. Yeah, he had said on so man, is this guy the king of the force fumble game changer, needing to give the

16:30Steelers life when it all looks bleak. He's the king of that man. That's forget about everything else that he's done. That would put him in the hall of fame to begin with. And he's going there. He and his brother will share busts in that room. As he came out with a sack and a forced and recovered fumble all in one swoop. He's the king of the trifecta's man. He's got 119 and a half career sacks. That's tied with Derek Thomas for the fifth most in the players first 10 seasons. You only trails Reggie White, Jared Allen to Marcus, where Miles Garrett, you know, three are already in the hall and others going to go. Anyway, the Steelers though on defense, our god cam Hayward, who comes on every single Tuesday, you could see he was living it as well. Just things didn't go their way. Second half, they flipped it. And then Rogers tied it. But Rogers missed a couple throws. He got a few back and made some great throws.

17:37It just wasn't consistent enough. Now his touchdown third of Donnell, Washington was a thing. Beautiful. Beautiful. It was like straight out of Lambo field in the McCarthy Rogers. The roll right throwback across. But to the back show, there were only. Only he won't believe you get it. I know. I know. So close to three and one, but they made more mistakes than Cleveland when the chips were down. And then that final drive of the game, you know, there was one moment where Judy caught the ball. And I think was a Sante Samuels Jr. celebrated like like Swaggy P thought he made a three pointer. And yet Judy caught it. And they made the plays. Even though even though Watson took a sack. Oh my goodness gracious. It was it was one of those things. So Steelers fans more stuff to hang your hat on. And other stuff to say, are we going to be nine and eight again? Straight up.

18:37You know, it's Jalen Warren is really good. Right? He's really shine. The last two. Tharnel Washington is a wagon. Like if McCarthy's going to turn him into what I think he's turning him into, which is a red zone threat, like throw it up to him. Nobody can guard him. Although Rogers went to him and it was interesting. Multiple times in a row. He plays it a road. I think it's the flag on the third one. But I was surprised. Nothing for DK. Nothing to warn out of the backfield. He was having a great game. He's unguardable. It feels like. So there and then Friar Mooth catches the the touchdown. That gives them a chance to tie it, which they did. So the weapons are there. You know, Pittman still hasn't really come to the fore yet. You're just two and two. You're in the mix. He came close against a brown steam that's feeling good about themselves. But what about the business with McCarthy and Rogers, right? McCarthy had this to say after the game about it. Communication sometimes is not the best choice of words, but everybody's competing on the field.

19:39And I think, you know, what's said on the field, the way I grew up in this game, you know, usually stays on the field. That's not the case today. I understand that. But yeah, any negative communication on my part, I wish I wouldn't use those words. Pardon me. I love Mike McCarthy. You know, Rogers is just the part of his career where he's out of you. Know what's to give and and he doesn't suffer any fools. And I'm not calling McCarthy a fool, but he just that's the phrase that you use when it's just like things aren't going to your liking and you're just barking around to people. And I think it was just a human moment for, I guess both of them. This is why, you know, we're not mic'd up live throughout every second of every game for any sport because this is the stuff that goes down. And when we see it, it's alarming, it's jarring, it's funny. Funny. It's funny because if you barked at me like that and everybody's

20:43seeing it on national television, I might have the same reaction. You folks, like it's just like, where's the respect here? Where's the respect? That's also two guys who've known each other and worked with each other a long time. I think the closest that Rogers came to answering any question about it. But we have the crowd noise one. Is that the one that you have cute up there? I mean, it was loud. It was definitely a good crowd tonight. It was loud. So some of the calls it was hard to hear for sure. Okay. Man, I bet you that happens on a, let's say we'll ask Sean McDermott when he joins us. It just happens a lot. But the question is what about moving forward? Two and two, not the end of the world. Some stuff to be excited about, some stuff to feel like, nothing's changed also. You know, but the Brownsman, if Browns, if these, if these is the Browns, pretty cool, man. Pretty cool. Because they are in a mix for the division and the playoffs through four games.

21:45Nobody saw that as a possibility with Watson being cheered at home. And then they have the jets next and then the Ravens in a monster contest, monster. Before they visit Tennessee and then you have to go back to Pittsburgh to start November. And then it's on. Then it's on. Then we get some seriously meaningful games. But that's what you heard Munkin say, just the games matter. They matter. These games matter. That week six game, you bet it matters. Home for Baltimore. The former Browns. Oh, it's going to be on. And that's fun. It's fun. It's very fun. Let's take a break. Vinnie Pasquantino, kind enough to join us to talk about what he has seen in the wild card series and the divisional series. But before we take a break, our friends at Pella Windows and Doors want to remind you that when it comes to you and your home, let Pella Windows and Doors and their experts take care of you in your home because they're experts at that at Pella. They find the products that meet your needs, their experts install them. And that means it's you're working with a company that

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25:54the real thing now full time. Decides to take sunny gray out with 70 pitches. I'm sitting at home going, why would he take out an 18 game winner and arguably one of the best pitchers in both leagues right there and after the game you saw Wilson Contreras when asked what what he thought and you just zipped this mouth shut. You see that what's your interpretation of all that? Yeah. I think the players definitely feel a certain way about it and the staff definitely feels a certain way about it too. And that's how I mean that's how games are managed, right? And analytics is a hot topic word and it's very general but at least in my view the point of it is to get you through 162 games, not a three game set. So they're using the same model they would use in July or May whatever it is to get through a ballgame and when you get into these I mean essentially turns into it you you know it's a must win game you lose you go home you're going to do what you know and what they know is play the matchups and they're going to live or die by that because it's not just Chad

26:59Tracy making those decisions. There's probably I bet after games there's a whole team of people in his office that are discussing the game the game that just happened the game the next day different things like that. So they they have a game script and as much as it sucks for sunny gray and the red sucks they followed that script and that's how front offices are they're going to live and die on their sword and there's a piece of it you respect because they they feel a certain way but then as a player and as somebody not involved at the front office you you want to trust your guy that you know you're paying $25 million to you traded for last year that's why you traded for him is for moments like this and it sucks to be going home on a note like that. Yeah and I'm just wondering how it rests with players Vinny because you you you do know okay the numbers the analytics might put me in a good position to succeed every here and there but it also assumes you're just a am I I'll just say like a cookie cutter you know what I mean like the the the heart that beats the brain

28:04you think you know that's what they want us to be though that that is kind of what teams want players to be is kind of fall in line do your job and it's kind of how they're teaching it throughout the minor leagues too so then you get to the big leagues you understand your role what you're trying to do and they they try to take the emotion out of it and in a way they're doing it to help you of to take the pressure off of we're gonna put you in advantage situations I think the problem is is like you know a lot of teams don't bunk throughout the year and then all of a sudden these big games happen and you're asking guys to bond you haven't done it all year yes you can practice it all you want but when you're doing it off of a you know a hard throwing lefty or a sinker ball or whatever and it's a big situation and it's a must have it's just tough so I think a lot of teams you play for the 162 and then you get to these three game sets five game sets seven game sets and I think as the series get longer things equal out a little bit more the way you want them but especially in these short game sets it man like it's just tough it into baseball is not really built for

29:05short game series but that's how you determine who a champion is so you gotta you gotta play to the to the rules that we have and you want to take a swing at what was possibly on sunny greys neck and whether the Yankee dugout was noticing that he kept touching the back of his neck that certainly looked like there was some dirt or some yeah on it Vinnie so I've faced sunny for years um I don't know if it's a tick of his or whatever but he always goes through his neck um and it could have simply been he had rousing on his hands went to the dirt and when he goes to his neck the dirt gets stuck up there because he's sweating I'm not going to speculate on what it could have been what I do know is a spin rate was not need different than it was in the regular season um so when when you and I talked about it this morning I went and looked it up it was the way he spins the ball was the same so unless I'm completely wrong in that but I'm based off of looking it up this morning I'm not so I don't think it's anything too concerned to be too concerned about it's always a weird look especially in these playoff games when something is uh something looks to be a little

30:06off but he's one of the higher spin rate guys he he's got multiple different pitches that spin really high um and I don't think it's too big of a cause for concern because nothing was abnormal in this game Vinnie Pasquantino of the royals here on the rich eyes and show let's talk a little bit more playoffs how real are the white socks Vinnie what do you what do you think here they they certainly believe there's certainly the last Chicago team or last team with the name socks and their title left in these playoffs how real are they so with what I was just talking about about being built for a long season the white socks in my opinion are built for these series because they just go to that bullpen um you look at some of the names in the bullpen and if you're you know casual fan or don't really know the white socks you you don't really think much of it but having face these guys they're it's uncomfortable at that um he knows I don't want to give him any credit but they're pitching coach Zach Boeve I think he really does a good job he was with us the past few years in Kansas City um he does a really nice job with game planning and and the movement profiles

31:07with the pitchers to make it tough to match up to the different planes that they have um you know you got guys coming out of the bullpen that are just uncomfortable Brian Hudson Sean Newcomme Anthony K Grant Taylor who I think is one of the best arms in the league is at the back end of their bullpen they don't really have a closer but he would be the guy um they're just uncomfortable now I think the disadvantage for them is that they're playing a team they played all year so if anybody knows them it's Cleveland I think I think the series is going to go five um I think it's going to be a tight series throughout and honestly whoever plays the little things better is going to win that series which typically would go to Cleveland in that regard but I do think the the white socks are alive in the series for sure and in terms of the pen that you mentioned there Vinnie about the white socks I mean the brewers versus the Padres feels to me like if you're not leading by the fourth inning in this series it's over you know what I mean like at because yeah it's just nuts to me how many arms obviously in those two franchises but just in general um guys are touching 100

32:12and and then their off speed is like what 94 95 or it's it's 105 to 95 what is it like to be a hitter knowing that if you're not taking the lead in the first four or five you're you're going to face two three four different people specialists maybe in the pen just for folks like you Vinnie what is that like as a hitter to try and deal in that situation when when it's the playoffs on the line too oh it's tough and every game you're gonna you're gonna see the same guy is like when we played the Yankees in 2024 it was clay homes and Luke weaver every single night no matter what I mean for four games that we played them every night those guys are coming in um in the Padres have the two weapons at the back end like more at home and Mason Miller like you get to the sixth inning in a playoffs series when they're gonna be more willing to throw those guys multiple innings it's just gonna be insane I haven't seen how they match up I'm assuming Mizorowski's going game one is he facing King is King starting for the title we might be in the TBD zone right now still so

33:17but um but Mizorowski I mean the the game plan again I haven't faced him so it's not an actual game plan that I've discussed with the team but I would assume it's try to get him out of the game as quick as possible the problem is is you get him out of the game and now you've had air and Ash be coming into the game who's throwing a hundred mile an hour sinkers from the left side like it's just this series I can't imagine there's gonna be a whole lot of run scored like it's gonna be two one three one tight games throughout um and it's just what those two teams have done this year the Padres getting super hot late not that they weren't good the whole year but the way that they were able to put together the the end of the year Tatis getting going um you know starting off a series with Tatis and Machado hitting homers in the first that's pretty incredible that's what that's what those guys are there for and um yeah I'm looking to that series to probably be the best one just in terms of tight games like making your heart hurt a little bit just because the pitching is just insane over there. Yeah you're right uh Vinny Miz tomorrow for Milwaukee uh no nobody announced TBD for San Diego. Okay and so what do you do do you go to like the the tablet

34:23you know when somebody's coming out like come constantly seeing these players on the tablets as soon as they're done with an app that or new pitchers coming in. Yeah like is that what's that all about they're not playing. They're not minecrafts. There's no minecrafts. They're just looking at their swings uh that's it um that's it you're getting the side because we have different angles every stadium has the same ones so you get the broadcast view first base and third base hitter view first base and third base pitch review and then a high home so you can whether it's a defensive play you want to look at or uh and you don't get the broadcast view until the following inning so you can't look at it right away to see where pitches are um because that's that's what I use it for is the following inning after I hit I'll click the AB there's an ABS button now too where you can see the strike zone and see where every pitch was against you um and so I like doing that I don't really like watching a whole lot of video in the middle of the game because I'll try to change things and I feel like once the once the bed is made you might as well just go out there and compete but I I know a lot of guys like after every single at bat they're look or they'll have the coach looking at

35:26it like what do I need to do um you know back heels leaving the ground or I'm getting too far on my front side like you're making those constant adjustments um every single inning really to try to get to where you want to be all right so uh Yankees raise how do you see that one playing out Vinnie it's it's tough like these division series when you know teams that well um playing in the trot is going to help uh Tampa obviously just being at home uh I know there's been a lot done on Tampa this year about how they've thrown the most same side changeups in the league this year a lot of that has to do with they have Brian Baker at the back end they're closer and uh and Nick Martinez who they got this year from I don't think he got traded but from Cincinnati he that's where was last year and those guys just they they can pronate with the best of them which means they're they're really getting on top of those changeups uh and it makes it really uncomfortable for hitters I I'm assuming judge is not playing I am making assumptions is bad but I would

36:28it's tough to bring a guy back even when he's the best player in the league um when he hasn't seen action in a while and you're facing these and you're playing on turf twos so if you're asking him to go out to the outfield on that turf that'd be really tough um you've got the contact of the raise versus the power of the Yankees and it's going to be uh it's cold, slitter, free probably so you got coal and slitter for four and five like it's going to be it's going to be a really good series what do you think's on top? What do you think wins it? Oh, I don't want to make predictions rich some of these I've got friends on these teams. All right, we can hold away we can hold off on it. So then do you think how about this? Do you think the Dodgers are happy that the Braves are they're the one that they're playing or or they're uh they they they wanted the Phillies what do you think? Uh I think they wanted or the Braves are are somebody that they're not concerned about how about that? I think I think they're concerned uh but I think when you look at the top-end

37:30starting pitching of the Phillies with Lazardo and Sanchez that and and that's including Zach Wheeler too and Aaron Nola um when you don't have to see those guys especially if you're Shohei or Freddie Freeman and you're hitting from the left side and you don't have to deal with now you got to deal with Sale like but he's you know he's won like they've got Tyler Tyler Miley Grant Holmes they've got some really good arms in Atlanta but I think if you're looking at the the super powerful like day in and day out starting pitchers you don't have to see those Philly guys you like where you're at and now I know they can they beat the Phillies last year so they're not really worried about anything they're their season has now started the Dodgers so um I'm sure they're just looking forward to not be doing inner squads at Dodgers stadium anymore and actually be playing in a real game. Did you um did you ever hear from the Pope? You ever get a letter from the Pope saying good luck. Did you ever get one of those Vinnie? No we did get honored at the United Nations though but we didn't hear anything from the Pope but team Italy got uh got honored at the United Nations which is pretty cool. So we got that. That's good so you are maybe

38:34because again if you send in letters to the White Sucks saying good luck and that means he's definitely watching some American League Central baseball and then you just got to sit here and wonder if he was locked in uh to team Italy. Yeah probably you know. I know they gave him a hat like uh our like the guy who runs Italy baseball Marco Mazzieri. I know they met and he gave him a gave him a team Italy hat so he's he's aware and the cool thing about him being a White Sucks fan is how many Italian guys are on that team. So um which Cooper's favorite Sam Antonacci on the team. Yeah. Listen I just find like again I know you and your wife are expecting and you found a love of your life. Hopefully she loves you as much as Cooper loves the world baseball classic. I never met another human being who cannot love the uh he loves he loves the WBC perhaps more than the commissioner. I really think yeah he might but apparently all the players hate the WBC that's what I keep seeing. I saw that in Paul Skins. Did Skins say that was the that was the thing I had. Yeah. Bad velocity this year. What do you think about that? Vinnie with Skins' velocity

39:40down. Uh I don't know. It seemed pretty up to me when we faced him. But I never seen him before then. So I don't know if he's got a different gear in there but he was still in 98 so that's pretty firm to me. All right. Uh you one last thing um the schedule Yankees and Reyes and the American League that they're they're all they're playing Saturday then Monday and Wednesday and Thursday like it's like an NBA playoff series. It's it's so weird and they do it for TV I guess there's not four games on every day. We had the same same situation in New York in 2024. We went up we beat the Orioles in the wildcard. We go up there. We had like two off days played an 815 game at night had Sunday off which ended up being kind of funny because all of us just went to like a bar in New York and watched football game because there was a Sunday off. Yeah. And then we played Monday night and then went back home but had another off day I get to it's you go all year where you play you know you'll get 20 in a row at some point and then you get to the playoffs and it's like okay you're going to be off for two play off play off I get just a weird but I get why they're doing it it's

40:45all it's all money related and uh there's a business behind it so guys completely understand that but yeah it it does stir off your rhythm a little bit when that happens. But that means both pens can be treated like it's a game seven right on the for and for games one and two just everybody's everyone's alive because the next day's off right and it makes and it not in a real way but it makes starters less important too for that for that aspect because you feel more comfortable going going to your bowl thing because you get a day off in the playoffs it's like having a week off in the regular season where you're going to go to these guys whenever you can. Vinnie you're the man let's chat next week I'll let you out. Yeah sounds good. Appreciate you guys. All right ladies and gentlemen really past Quintino the man who has yet to be chopped in both of the leagues. Yep that we're in. Yep. Are you Vinnie? Then not everyone in this room can say that. Not at all. Not at all. I'm still in the grip chat. Okay. Vinnie Vinnie I love the fact that you used the word pronate because I used to have to memorize that to take my footlocker assistant manager test back in the day. Oh, pronation and sub-nation. Yeah. It's huge. It's a big deal. You got to know

41:49what pictures can do because you'll know if they can throw changeups or sliders or curveballs. It's a big deal. See what I'm saying? Genius. That's why we've got Vinnie Pesquintino on right now. All right Vinnie have a great weekend. Come on enjoy. Yeah, I see you guys too. You got it. We're back with more of your phone calls in a moment. Quick break to tell you some game time tips. When you're hosting during football season you've got to be ready for every kind of craving. Somebody wants fresh pizza. Somebody wants crispy wings. Somebody's asking if they're sliders. That's when you need more than one call on the playbook. Frigidare offers ranges and wall ovens with over 15 cooking modes so you can tackle hosting with confidence. There's Stone-Bake pizza for restaurant quality pizza and as little as two minutes. Air Fry mode for crispy favorites and air sous vide for juicy tender sliders. Plus there's slow cook, no preheat and more. Stone-Bake pizza and air fry both built right in your oven. That's the game time MVP combo. So when you're hosting before kickoff, Frigidare helps you cover every craving available at the Home Depot. Outdoers get more done. Only

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44:47You multitasking. Look at you. See, everything I just said is correct, right? Totally. Thank you for backing it up. I greatly appreciate it. Okay. Todd Monkins, awesome. I can't get enough of it. It's Monkin, medium. All right. What else do we got in the in the in the Monkin hopper in the in the in the. Monk and cash. Oh, what are we got here? What's the first one? Oh, yeah. What did you say to Schmidt before he kicked the field goal? You know, because he missed it. They would have been big time issues. Hit it. I mean, he said he could make it. That's why I said, we'll go kick it and make it. I said no pressure, but they're going to have the ball about midfield with one of the best kickers in the history. Then it fell. No pressure. How chill can I say that? I was thinking that don't want to. I hope he makes it. Monkin, you guys Saguora must be out of his mind being around this guy. I without question because he's been out of his mind when he's not doing well. So the fact that he's got this guy and they're doing well him and Andrew are having so much fun.

45:51Yeah, it's silly. On the radio calls. It's great. I like to listen to them sometimes when you know whenever I can. Yeah. First of all, it's a treat to see to your friends doing the thing. Yes. Now that they're good doing well. Yeah. He had this to say about cleaning up some mistakes including his own. We still have a ways to go collectively. He does. We do offensively putting it all together. Being able to stack plays for the most part browns didn't hurt browns, but we still too many alignment. We turned it over twice. The one was unfortunate. You know, of the bad at ball. You know, the exchange. What a great play by TJ Watt. That's done by me to run a zone read at him. Thank you to learn your lesson over seven times. Seven times playing him. You know, just dumb. It's dumb. My buddy Paul thinks he's a coaching func loser. Oh,

46:53I'm sure you sound he does sound. Yeah. You know, that's great. That's always are just after games. These always sounds like he does sound like that. The the the funcman is coaching. Coaching the browns. The best nickname I saw online was he's chill parcels. Wow. Because he does sound like Bill. He's got that sort of attitude sort of no nonsense old school telling you straight to your face. What's up? Browns are going to browns. F that might be the the moment of the year that we'll talk about for a long time. Thanks for listening to the Rich Eyes and Show Podcast. You can watch and listen to the Rich Eyes and Show Live weekdays from noon to three eastern on ESPN radio, Disney Plus and on the ESPN app. The Rich Eyes and Show, the podcast. Hey, before you go, if your Saturday setup involves a packed living room, big reactions and maybe

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