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Hi again, everyone, happy Tuesday.
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And also right before the show, some breaking news here on Long Island.
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The Long Island Ducks have signed former Major League pitcher Trevor Bauer.
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And joining us at 1.20 to talk about that will be Long Island Ducks president Michael Pfaff.
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So that's coming up at about 1.20.
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But it is FOP Day here on the program.
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You know what FOP stands for, stands for Friend of Peter.
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And what we do from time to time is we bring in a friend of mine who is in the sports media business or news, entertainment, whatever it is, music.
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We've done it all.
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We've had Amy McGory on the show before as the co-host.
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We've had Mets PA announcer Colin Costell, Islanders PA announcer Alex Anthony, Kevin Coveyus, the Long Island kid that was on American Idol some years ago, Andrea Grimes, formerly of Channel 2, she was an FOP, and also Sean Winters from Winters Brothers.
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And today I'm very excited to welcome in another FOP and a good friend of mine.
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We're attached at the hip in a couple of ways, and I thought it would be a great thing to have Brian Compton, the managing uh editor of NHL.com on the program.
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Brian, welcome to the show.
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Thanks for having me, Peter.
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I don't know if I can follow those names.
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That's an elite list.
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Well, I you I think you're up there.
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I mean, there's a lot of I wonder if you're not going to be able to do it.
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My wife would disagree with that.
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Well, you know, I think your kids would agree with that.
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Well, I I put you, listen, if you're if you're an uh if you fit the bill of FOP, you're always welcome on the show.
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Appreciate it.
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Thank you.
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You are in the same category with all of those people uh that were on the show.
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And um, thank you again for coming.
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And uh obviously it's you know hockey season winding down, so we'll talk about the Islanders in a little bit.
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But one of the reasons why let me let me get to why we're attached at the hip first.
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So obviously we've both covered hockey for a long time, but the other I had no idea that Brian lived in Wanta.
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He was my neighbor until a number of years ago.
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I'm at one of Bradley's my son Bradley's Pee Wee football games, and all of a sudden I see Brian and his family at the game, and I have no idea why Brian is there.
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And I'm like, what are you doing at a Pee-Wee football game?
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And I had no idea that your nephew Scott was Bradley's teammate and that you had lived in Wanta.
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We're all MacArthur people.
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Yeah, it's wild.
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Scott Molina, who's now playing rugby at the University of Delaware, which is pretty cool.
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Wow.
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Yeah, well, my wife and I lived in Queens for a long time, and we started uh searching for a house 2015 or so.
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We looked into Oceanside first, uh-huh.
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Uh, and you need like millions of dollars in flood insurance.
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This was like right after Hurricane Sandy.
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So like, well, this isn't happening.
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Yeah.
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And uh my wife, Jackie, her sister, lives in Levittown.
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So I'm like, well, why don't we just, you know, Levittown's not that much further out.
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We were both working in Manhattan at the time, so we weren't trying to go too far out east.
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Uh, and it just worked out.
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It's been great.
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Uh I pick up uh Jennifer's kids, my sister-in-law, every now and again, and she picks up my son, Chris, and yeah, it's been it's it's been a blast.
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And and I know Bradley and Scott were very good friends, and they were very close teammates.
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I thought that was a great connection that we had, in addition to both, you know, working in the media and and and and covering a lot of hockey.
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One of the other reasons, obviously, that we wanted to have you on was that, and I'm sure Islander fans who watched the Islanders pregame show uh you know a few weeks ago saw Brian on with Shad and Hogan.
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Uh, a couple of years ago, your your life was kind of turned upside down when you were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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So for people who did not um read your story on NHL.com or or or m or has missed it over the last couple of years, tell us about that, how you found out about it, and how you're doing now.
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Yeah, so my wife and I were celebrating our 20th anniversary in Portugal two years ago.
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So that was May, late May.
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Um totally fine, had a great time, we were there for seven or eight days, whatever it was, came home.
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Um, and about two weeks later, um, so it was the week leading into Father's Day that year.
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So Monday, I'm at work and I started experiencing double vision.
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I'm like, well, this is weird, but my eyes have been horse crap for twenty-something yeah.
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I mean, I had cataract surgery when I was thirty years old.
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That just gives you an idea of how bad it my eyes have been.
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Um and then by Wednesday, I felt like I was getting the Heimlich maneuver from somebody and they wouldn't let go.
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Like just real tightness in my belly almost.
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Um and then by the Iron Sheik's camel clutch or something like that.
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Yeah, I'm Bob Backlash.
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Right.
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Yeah.
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And then sorry, I had to throw a wrestling record because we're gonna talk wrestling later.
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I got you.
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And then by Friday, I I was having a lot of trouble breathing.
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Like I thought I was having a heart attack.
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My grandfather had a heart attack in his 40s, so I thought, well, maybe it's that, although he smoked two packs a day.
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I don't smoke.
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Yeah.
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Um, so I went to urgent care and they said you have to go to the ER right now.
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So I was like, okay.
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Um to the point where when I got to the hospital, they were surprised that the that the uh urgent care did not ask for an ambulance.
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I drove myself to the hospital um with my wife.
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Um I was there most of the night.
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They did a CAT scan.
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Well, first they did an EKG to make sure it wasn't a heart attack, and they said, No, your your tickers is all good, and there's not there's nothing going on there.
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Let's do a CAT scan.
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I'm like, okay.
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Uh they did a CAT scan, and about 45 minutes later, whatever it was, uh the main doctor on duty came to me and said, Did you know that you had a stroke at some point?
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And I'm like, nope.
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He's like, Well, we need to take a deeper look at this.
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We're gonna keep you overnight, we're gonna do an MRI in the morning, and we'll go from there.
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So I said, Okay.
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So about 6 a.m.
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that Saturday morning, uh the day before Father's Day, um, they did the MRI.
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Uh I had to wait like four or five hours for the neurologist on duty to to come into my room, and then he said, You have multiple lesions on your brain.
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Um I'm pretty sure it's multiple sclerosis, but you need to go for more tests, yada yada yada.
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The wildest part of the whole thing.
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So it was me, my wife, my brother, and his wife, because my nephew Joey was born that Saturday morning.
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So the family's like, Wow, we have this, and then holy crap, what is this?
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What's going on with Brian?
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So it was like, so I try to keep that Saturday.
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Well well, yeah, that part sucked, but I I try to hang on to the positive.
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Like, that's always gonna be Joey's birthday.
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Like, I don't want anyone talking about what happened to me.
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Because I mean, why take away from him, right?
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So, yeah, so I was officially diagnosed in July and I started treatment in August, and um, you know, it's had ups and downs, but more ups than downs.
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So it is what it is.
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I do what I can to to stay healthy.
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And and how do you feel most days?
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I mean, is it I are you still able to live a somewhat normal life on a day-to-day basis?
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Yeah, I mean, when it when it wants to be a pain in the ass, it's a pain in the ass.
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It's well actually it's my left leg more than anything else, but it feels very heavy, probably 85% of the time.
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Like there's a cinder block wrapped around my ankle and I'm dragging it along, right?
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So that's annoying.
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But look, uh I've done so much research on this disease, um, which still doesn't have a cure, which we'll get to.
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Yeah.
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Um this could be way worse.
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And there are so many people who have this disease that are in far worse condition than I am, and that's just why I want to help as many people as I possibly can.
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Brian Compton, NHL.com managing editor, uh, is my FOP friend of Peter Cohost today.
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You might be wondering why you see a QR code on your screen um right now.
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And I'm gonna tell you because the MS walk is coming up uh for 2026 on May 16th at 10 a.m.
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at Jones Beach, and you can join Brian's team, Team BComp, by scanning that QR code that you see on your screen right now.
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I know this is the second time you're gonna be involved in that walk.
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Tell us a little bit about it and where the proceeds go to.
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Yeah, thanks, Pete, for having me and doing this.
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Um yeah, so last year we raised about$27,000 somewhere in that area, which is just mind-boggling.
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It just goes back to friends and family.
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Just your team.
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Just my team.
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Just your team.
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Yeah, yeah, no.
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As a whole, I believe we raised a half a million dollars at Jones Beach, but there's 175 MS walks now across the country, and we raised$23 million as a whole last year.
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Um, Jones Beach had about 1,500 people or so.
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Um, it's an hour, it'll be May 16th uh to 10 a.m.
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It's a great, great event.
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Um, it's a great way for everybody to get together and and try to find a cure for this disease, which is a pain in the neck.
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Yeah, I saw some pictures from last year.
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It's a tremendous event.
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And again, scan the QR code on your screen.
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Um how's how's your f family handling all of this?
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I mean, that's the when when you're going through something like this, and you know, listen, my my family and I have gone through a number of things, and you always always worry about how it's gonna affect your family.
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How how has your family been through that?
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I'm glad you brought that up.
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Well, here's the kicker.
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My mom has it too.
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Oh, and was diagnosed after I was.
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She's gonna be seven.
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After.
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She will be 76 next week.
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But it took forever for her to get the proper diagnosis.
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She had what they called a mini stroke in 2000 or 2001.
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That was probably a relapse and nobody knew it.
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Um, then she moved to Florida um and she was having problems with her hands, and they told her it was carpal tunnel syndrome, which obviously it wasn't.
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Um yeah, it took until last year for her to finally get diagnosed.
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That's unbelievable.
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Yeah, it's wild.
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But our family, our whole extended family, Pete, is just off the I mean, they've been so supportive.
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Um, it's been fantastic.
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Yeah, and listen, like you when you go through something like this, it's it's great to have a great support system.
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And that I know it's not the end all be all, but it does help a lot when you have that support system around you.
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We're gonna talk more about uh the walk a little bit later on in the show, but first it's time for the sports bash flash, and it's presented by the Marty Lions Foundation, granting wishes for more than 43 years.
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For more information, please visit Marty Lions Foundation.org.
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And also don't forget the sixth annual Marty Lions Foundation NFL Draft Party is coming up on Thursday, April 23rd at Great South Bay Brewery in Bayshore.
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I am so excited to be for the sixth straight year, the uh the host and the MC of that event.
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It's a great night.
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You have to see the Jets pick at 2 and 16 if they stay at both spots.
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The Giants, and I know you know Brian's a big giant fan, they pick fifth, but it's a great night of of food and football and uh and and drinks, and Marty is there, obviously.
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Other former Jets, Kenny Schroy is here as well.
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Sometimes Greg Buttle makes an appearance, Bobby Jackson's always there.
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Uh there's some other former NFL players, Jay Feedler has been there a lot.
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So it's great.
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If you uh have never been there, if you're gonna go back again, please get your tickets.
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About 300 people were at last year's uh draft party.
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It's a wonderful event.
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I circle it on my calendar every year.
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You you know what day it's gonna be because it's round one of the NFL draft.
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But it's a great place to go.
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You know, see the games, all the games will be on TV that night, not just the draft, but there's a plenty of TV, so you'll have a lot of fun.
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Um yesterday, the Yankees beat the Mariners 5-3, and the Yankees are off today before playing their home opener tomorrow in the Bronx with Will Warren on the hill for the Bombers.
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Uh the Mets lost to the Cardinals 2-1 in 11 innings.
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Yesterday, the Mets are in San Francisco to open up a series with the Giants.
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David Peterson gets the start for the Mets.
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NBA, the Knicks beat the Grizzlies 130 to 119.
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Hockey, the Rangers host the Canadiens tonight.
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The Devils entertain the Capitals.
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It's an off day for the Islanders who practiced earlier today as they get ready to host the Flyers on Friday night.
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And that leads us into our next topic of conversation.
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Um, it's the Islanders playoff push.
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As we speak right now, the Islanders are in a playoff spot, but they have hit kind of a wall here this week with that horrific loss.
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Not much pushing going on, right now.
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No, no, no, they're not pushing.
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They're getting pushed back a little bit.
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But the horrific loss to the Penguins on Monday night at UBS, followed the next night by the loss to the Sabres, where they had the game tied until a few minutes to go, just like you know, the Ottawa game where they gave up the goal with a few seconds left, they were just a short time away from at least getting a point.
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As you look at this Islander team now, what they've been through all year, staying in this playoff race, how do you assess these final six games coming up?
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It's been such a weird year.
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I mean, they've I mean, talk about winning the lottery.
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They won the lottery with Matthew Schaefer on and off the ice, just everything he does uh offensively in his own end for an 18-year-old playing 27 minutes a night or whatever.
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It's been incredible.
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It really is, but more importantly, off the ice.
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I mean, all the kids that he hangs out with and you know shoots the stuff with because of you know, kids who have also experienced tragedy, like he has losing his mom and his billet mom, what, 11 months apart or whatever it was.
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Um, yeah, it's been really tough.
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But you know, they've shown resiliency over the course of the year, um, which gives me hope that they'll make the playoffs, but man, they've got to clean some stuff up in their own end of the ice.
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Uh uh the penguins are basically a lock to get in.
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The the only thing that the Islanders have going for them despite these losses is that the teams around them don't seem to be very interested in making the playoffs either.
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So we'll see how it goes.
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Right.
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It's almost as if they have to not that they're gonna ignore the penguins the rest of the way, but they almost have to just concentrate on where they are right now and making sure they get in, whether it's as the third team in the metro or one of the two wildcard spots, and they can start helping themselves by beating a team that's pushing them for one of those spots, and that's the Flyers tomorrow night.
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Yeah, these are all must-wins, obviously, right?
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Like every game is a must-win the rest of the way.
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I mean, Philly's a team that they played pretty well against over the course of the year.
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Uh, they had that game in January down there where that was maybe their best game of the season, start to finish.
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I think it was 4-0 or whatever it was.
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But um, you know, this is the first of six games left.
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Five of them are at home, which which is a benefit.
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They played pretty well at UBS over the course of the year.
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Um, it's just a matter of getting a lead and holding onto it.
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Uh, they just they're they haven't been good at protecting leads.
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They've been very sloppy in the run under the ice.
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They have a lot of things to clean up and not much time to do it.
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So there's a there's a lot of things coming up down the pipeline for the Islanders down on the farm and in juniors, and you know, we've we've we've all seen the clips of Kayshawn Achison in Junior.
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We saw Victor Eklund make his debut at Bridgeport, Cole Iserman um as well.
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So there's a lot of stuff coming up down the pike.
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But I think, you know, if if you told Islander fans you'd be in a playoff spot with six games to go in the season, I think people would have signed up for it before the season.
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I know I would have, but I think just the way that they got here in the last couple of weeks, it would probably be extremely disappointing to everybody if they didn't know that it doesn't matter.
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Yeah, you have to make the playoffs, just given how the teams around them have played.
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Um, yeah, people would have signed up for this in in you know late August, early September, but nobody knew how good Matthew Schaefer was going to be right out of this shoot.
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Just getting back to Matthew for a minute.
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I mean, he's been so good for them.
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Um, but they just again they they have to roll four lines, they have to take short shifts, they have to get more um offense from the from you know guys like Duclair and Barzell.
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Shoot the puck, man.
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I mean, he's been getting a boatload of points, but they're mainly assists.
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I mean, and he has a lethal shot.
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I remember talking to Barry Trotz years ago.
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Barry would beg the guy to shoot the puck.
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Um yeah, it's mind-boggling how sometimes he just looks to pass and looks to skate around.
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Yeah, for sure.
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Uh so they need more offense from him uh in the goals department.
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Um, this is a crucial game Friday night.
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Saturday's gonna be huge too.
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That's the other thing.
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You know, these are all playoff games.
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They're all playoff games, and Caroline's not uh that that's not a lock, right?
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So they they have to get two points on Friday night.
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Victor Eklund, I mentioned, made his uh NA uh AHL debut uh last week, and there's already been some whispers on social media, people talking about, well, maybe if the Islanders really need a jolt here at the end of the season, he looks kind of like he's he's adapted to the the North American game already.
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I I just I I don't see how the Islanders could bring him up at this point.
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I mean, let him finish the season in Bridgeport.
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I don't know why people like this is I think people are just grasping at straws to try and find something for the Islanders to do.
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I mean, you lose a game, Pete.
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This is what comes up.
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I cut 13 years on the beat.
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This was all this was year in, year out.
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This is what they do, right?
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Which is fine.
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I love the passion, but you gotta let the kids develop properly.
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You're not Matthew Schaefer, like again, the Islanders won the lottery on and off the ice with Matthew Schaefer.
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He he's a freak of nature.
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They caught lightning in a bottle.
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They're not Victor Redland is not gonna save this season.
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He's not question.
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A couple of quick things before we take a break.
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Uh, number one, do we see Anders Lee back with the Islanders next year?
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I hope so.
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I hope so too.
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Uh Anders is he's the guy that you want leading this team on and off the ice.
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Everything he does.
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He's a wonderful human being.
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Um, he can still play.
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People complain about his skating.
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I I you know what?
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I I put out a tweet a couple of weeks ago about uh he had had a really good game, maybe he had two goals or something like that, and people just like respond to it with all this hate, and I don't understand.
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Like he's washed up, he can't play.
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Next game, he scores a goal.
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I'm like, React, he's really useless, right?
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And then uh we were we're uh we were at the game against Florida, my family and I think he had a gate, he had a goal.
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Yeah, he had a goal in that game, and my son turns to me and goes, Yeah, dad, he's really useless, right?
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I how could people say that about it?
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Because they complain about his skating, and look, it's not the greatest, but he he is one of the hardest working guys on the ice every single night.
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I I see no issue with Andrews's game at all.
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I really don't.
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And uh last thing before the break, I think a lot of people, not just the people who live in Bridgeport, but the people on Long Island who have made it to Bridgeport over the last 25 years to go see the Islanders AHL team, all saddened by the fact that Bridgeport is moving to Hamilton next year, and there was always this rhetoric, well, maybe they should just move them to the Coliseum.
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That was never gonna happen.
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But it is disappointing that the Islander prospects who were just, you know, an hour and a half away, a ferry ride away, are now gonna be playing in Canada.
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Yeah, it's tough.
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I mean, Hamilton, I mean, the difference now, it's an hour and a half plane ride instead of an hour and a half ferry ride.
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So it's not like where, you know, the Mets had a had a team in Mexico or wherever they're tripping.
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Yeah, I mean, this is not a huge deal in terms of geography.
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It just stinks for the you know, the diehard fans in Bridgeport who would go to those games night in and night out.
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Um, you know, the arena, I they I believe they remodeled it only a few years ago.
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Just redid the whole lock a couple years ago.
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So that kind of stinks.
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Um there's there was not tons of um playoff history there.
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They went years and years and years without making the playoffs or winning a winning a playoff series.
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Um it's tough.
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I don't think it's gonna hinder guys' development, which is the most important thing, but you have to feel for the fans in Bridgeport.
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No question about it.
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No chance.
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Uh, does Patrick Watt come back if they don't make the playoffs?
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I hope so.
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You hope so?
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Yes.
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See, I don't think he's gonna come back, and I think they'll make a coaching change.
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He's not, I mean, look, this goes back to any team that hires a new GM.
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He was not Matthew Darst did not hire Patrick Watt.
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It's not it looks like they have a pretty good working relationship, which is great, but I think Matthew Darsh is gonna want his own guy if they don't make the playoffs.
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I 100% agree with that.
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When we come back here on the show, we're gonna talk about some breaking news here on Long Island with the Long Island Ducks signing Trevor Bauer.
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Michael Pfaff, the president of the Ducks, is gonna join us via Zoom when we come back right after this.
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I'm Peter Schwartz.
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We'll uh get back to our FOP friend of Peter, co-host Brian Compton, uh, in just a few minutes.
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But uh, in case you missed the beginning of our show or haven't seen it on social media, the Long Island Ducks today making some big waves in the sports world with the signing of uh former Major League pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer.
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And on Zoom with us to talk about it is the president of the Long Island Ducks, Michael Pfaff.
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Mike, it's Peter.
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How are you?
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Hey Peter, how are you?
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Good to see you.
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Good to see you too as well.
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And obviously, this is a big day for the Long Island Ducks.
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You know, through 25 plus years of playing in the Atlantic League here on Long Island, they've been no stranger to former uh major league players uh on that team and also around the Atlantic League.
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But uh this came out of nowhere today.
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This was a big surprise.
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Tell us about Trevor Bauer joining the Ducks today.
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Yeah, thank you.
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And uh, you know, Trevor is uh, as you said, a guy with 10 years, big league time, uh Cy Young Award winner, and he quite frankly had a lot of choices uh as to where he was going to start the 2026 season.
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I know there were opportunities in NPB in Japan, in Mexico, uh, where he's had a lot of success the past few seasons.
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And he uh he chose Long Island.
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I know that there were also teams in our league and and other MLB partner leagues that that were offering opportunities and very interested in having him.
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Um and he chose Long Island uh because he saw it as the best showcase for him to get another opportunity in Major League Baseball.
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So that's the the goal uh for him, and uh we're excited to have him.
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Before we get to the baseball aspect of it, obviously with his signing comes the the baggage and and the past story of his off-the-field issues.
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As an organization, did you have to do any extra due diligence and and talk to him about what had happened, or were you confident based on news reports that this was going to be um uh uh a good signing for your team?
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Well, you know, I spent a significant uh amount of time on the um you know on the phone with Trevor and his agent.
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Uh, you know, they're they're both uh you know highly intelligent and understand uh the opportunity here and what the ducks uh stand for.
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And uh, you know, when when you look at the uh you know the the landscape and and how other players of his strata have utilized this showcase to get other opportunities and better opportunities in the game.
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Um, you know, most recently, Jackie Bradley Jr., Daniel Murphy, uh, you know, the guys that that uh on the mound have done really well, Dontrell Willis, uh Rich Hill.
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Uh, you know, I don't know that anybody's had more success after pitching for Long Island than Rich.
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You know, obviously a player like Trevor seed that and and uh you know wants to wants to have the same experience.
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So um, you know, for for us, it's about putting a great product out on the field and fulfilling our uh our promise to the fans of Long Island and you know, giving them the cleanest, safest, most fan-friendly, and affordable way to spend a night and uh watch a great baseball team win some ballgames.
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And uh, you know, we're we're we're thinking that Trevor is going to uh do well there.
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No question about it.
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We're talking to Long Island Ducks president Michael Pfaff on a day when the Ducks announced the signing of former Major League pitcher Trevor Bauer.
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And uh it from a baseball perspective, I would imagine uh the one guy around uh the ballpark right now that's really smiling is your manager, Lou Ford, because you know, every you know, fifth or sixth day he's gonna get to write down Trevor Bauer's name on that lineup card.
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Uh, how big of a factor was Lou's input in bringing Trevor to the Ducks?
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Yeah, it was absolutely a team decision uh, you know, from ownership and our coaching staff uh to the front office here.
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And uh I Lou is very excited to pencil in Trevor Bauer as his opening night starter.
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So opening night is April 21st.
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And uh the goal right now, uh, you know, Trevor is currently scheduled to be our opening night starter.
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Uh that's at home here, uh, April 21.
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And uh that means it lines up his uh second start would be on the road Sunday the 26th, and his third start would be uh Saturday, May 2nd, here at the ballpark, which is also Frank Bolton Appreciation Night.
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I'll have you know later.
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I I wanted to bring that up too while we were while I had you on, and uh obviously you know, baseball fans all over Long Island.
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Uh I guess the news came as a surprise when Frank Bolton uh uh sold the team to uh you know Rev Entertainment, which is a company that's uh that's run by the Texas Rangers, and you have worked for Frank for a long time, and I know how fond you are of him.
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Uh for obviously, and you know, for me, no going back 25 years with Frank, remembering when he brought professional baseball to Long Island, and it's the it's the end of an era, but I I don't think it's a it's it's a sad thing.
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I think it's a time to actually you know be happy about the fact that Frank loved Long Island so much that he did everything he possibly could to bring the ducks here.
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Absolutely, and and Frank will never not be a part of this.
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This is this is Frank's baby, he's the founder not just of the ducks, but of the Atlantic League.
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Um, I'm you know very pleased to report that I still speak to him almost every day, and I don't anticipate that ever changing.
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I hope that never changes.
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He's a special friend, he's a special person.
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Um, and and you know, he is the the father of the ducks, and that that will never change.
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Um, and and one thing that people watching or listening might not know is that Peter Schwartz does go back 25 years with the ducks.
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In fact, he's the guy on the cover of Newsday as the first fan coming in the ball.
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I was not no no no, I was not the first one.
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I was like the third behind the biggest.
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I was it was a young young lady that was the first one in.
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Yes, it says quack of the back, quack of the bat on the front page of Newsday.
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And there's a young girl that goes in, and you see me about three people behind, wearing a Yankees jacket and a ducks hat, and Frank always found some kind of comic relief in the fact that there I am on the front page of Newsday.
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It was awesome.
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Yeah, you you're you're famous.
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Your pictures everywhere around the ballpark.
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I mean the quack of the bat.
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And and I guess as a fan all those years and covering team a little bit, then it became a real treat for me to join uh the organization and some point as one of the part-time PA announcers.
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So I've always I I know I've always thanked you for that.
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It really is a great thrill to be at the microphone the handful of times I get to do it during the season.
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Well, listen, we we always say that, you know, whether it's players, coaches, employees, you know, we we want to surround ourselves with people that care and love this place as much as we do, because then it's not like working, right?
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And you are definitely one of those people, your passion and and and how much you care are very evident and appreciated by us.
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So it's it's a pleasure having you.
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And it's okay that when I see the paycheck, I know there's a deduction for the amount of foul balls that my kids get at the games.
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So you have to charge it.
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They think it's free.
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They walk in the store and just grab stuff.
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They think it's free.
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You haven't told them yet.
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Uh uh, Mike, thank you so much for spending a few minutes.
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Congratulations on the signing of Trevor Bauer, and and we'll see you at the ballpark very soon.
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We'll see you at the ballpark opening night, April 21.
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Thank you guys.
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I appreciate it.
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Mike Pfaff, the president of the Long Island Ducks on a big day for the organization with the uh the signing of uh of Trevor Bauer, and I'm gonna bring uh Brian Compton back in, our FOP co-host for the day.
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What was your reaction when I when I told you about it?
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Now let's secret.
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Set the record straight here, Pete.
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You probably tried to push that girl out of the way to be first in the ballpark and security stop you.
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You have to stop listening to what Boomer and Gio say about it.
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The owner of the GM of the team said it.
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That's not true.
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It just wasn't true.
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I was fine being the we got there early and we were like so.
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So you can't do that.
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Sir, you can't do that, sir.
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Sir No, it's okay.
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I don't need to be the first.
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I I was I was as long the only thing I was worried about was being one of the first 6,000 because I wanted to make sure I got tickets, and I was able to get the tickets, and it was a great night that first night.
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But yes, that young lady was the first one.
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That's good to know.
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Well, I grew up in Hopog and I used to go to that ballpark all the time.
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It's a great, it's a great way to spend the night.
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It sure is.
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But and and Trevor Bauer is gonna be an interesting storyline for them now, starting on opening night, and we'll see.
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You know, generally with with some of these moves, the players are either the three things are gonna happen with Trevor Bauer.
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Number one, uh, he'll hang out the whole year, to try and get as many starts.
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Number two, he'll uh he'll get a couple of starts, get looked at by a major league team, and sign maybe a triple A contract.
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Or number three, he'll just if he doesn't see anything, he may just you know wash his hands with it and walk away.
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How do you see that playing out?
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What do you think?
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Yeah, I mean if he if he pitches well and uh Major League team's willing to to take a chance on him, and look, he was absolved of all the stuff that everybody knows about already, that we don't need to go down that road, but um a team like you know, if the uh Kansas City, like a small, so smaller market team that's willing to take a chance, it's it's certainly a possibility.
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Yeah, I think so.
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And and I think what and what Mike Fast said in the interview was correct, you know, he had some choices, and he picked Long Island because it's he's close to two franchises right here, and in the Northeast, there's a whole bunch of teams, and they'll have they'll be Major League Scouts all over the ballpark, Fairfield Properties Ballpark, watching this guy pitch, because as you know, um you know, pitching is a premium.
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Oh, yeah.
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And if you could find somebody that's gonna help you, you know, make a make the playoffs, win a division, whatever it is, he'll have some eyeballs on it.
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Pitchers get hurt every single day.
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So if there's a team that's in a crunch and he's pitching well here on Long Island, it like I said, it's certainly a possibility that he ends up somewhere.
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Let's uh let's talk about our teams as we uh talk baseball in this segment.
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Uh we'll start with your Mets.
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And uh I I think after opening day, I think a lot of Met fans thought that uh this team was gonna be an offensive juggernaut scoring eleven runs against the uh the pirates, but they have clearly had some some issues in the last few games, including yesterday, when they had a golden chance to take the lead and in extra innings and it didn't do it.
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What's your kind of thumbnail sketch on what the Mets are in the first week of the season?
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So we had the we had yesterday's game on in the office uh in Manhattan, and I'm screaming for them to bunt.
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Nobody buns anymore.
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Oh, well, you can't waste an out.
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I'm like, he's gonna strike out.
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Yeah.
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So if you're gonna make an out here, move the runner over and put a guy in scoring position with only one out.
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Nobody buns anymore.
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I don't even know if they teach it anymore.
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And I'm telling you, right, I uh this may be an extreme thing, and people say, No, you're crazy, you're you're an idiot, but I think this goes all the way down to Little League right now because I don't think a lot of these kids learning how to play the game, they don't know the fundamentals.
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They go up there with their$500 bat and think they're gonna hit the ball over the fence every single time, and kids don't learn the fundamentals.
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And if they don't learn it when they're 15, 16, 17 years old, how are they gonna do it when they're in a stadium with 50,000 people watching?
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You're allowed to play small ball every now and then.
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I was arguing with a guy at work yesterday who's probably in his late 20s, so he doesn't remember the 85 Cardinals.
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Yeah.
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You remember the 85 Cardinals?
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I do, yeah.
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Tommy Her had eight home runs and 110 RBIs.
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Yeah.
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Because Vince Comey would get on base, steal second, and Tommy Herr would slap a single and he'd score for six.
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And especially when you get into, and this is you know, again, I as as you know, I'm the only Yankee fan in my house.
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So I don't have a dog in the fight when it comes to complaining about the Mets.
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Although I would like to see them do well.
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I would like to eventually see another Subway series.
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Um, and I want my family to be happy most of the time, um, except for six games during the season.
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Um well I'm watching the end of that game with my with my kids and and my wife, and when you get the you get the lead run uh in extra innings, you get that runner on second, and it's gotta be mind-boggling to a Met fan how many times they get that ghost runner, they can't get the ghost runner.
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That's all the time.
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But the the part that I'm screaming about, I think it was the eighth or the ninth inning, and Mendoza had a pinch runner.
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So you've got you have a faster guy on second base, and yet you refuse to move him over to third with a bunt.
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Why?
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And God forbid, even if you don't bunt, God forbid you know you move the runner over to the side.
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Hit the ball on the other side and move the runner over, and then that still doesn't happen as well.
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Uh as for uh you know the Yankees, I th this is mind-boggling to me, even as a fan, how well the starting pitchers have done so far in in the first six games of the year without Garrett Cole, without Carlos Rodan, without Clark Schmidt, and they've just been able to pitch the lights out the starters that they've had, and it's gotten them off to a five and one start.
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Well, this is the difference between the Mets and the Yankees.
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No matter what happens with the Yankees, they figure it out and they still win games.
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It's unbelievable.
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Well, for me, it's happy.
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For me, it's happy.
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This was unbelievable.
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I was right before our Passover Seder last night watching the end of the Yankee game um at my mother-in-law's house, and this they came on yes uh at the end of the game on Cam Schlitzer.
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First pitcher in Yankees history to have um 15 or more strikeouts, no runs, um, through any two consecutive appearances.
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Wow, how about that?
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I mean, you think in the in the ridiculous history of the Yankees that somebody would have done that.
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So uh his Jersey retirement ceremony is what, next next uh Tuesday or Wednesday?
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Because that's what they do.
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You know what?
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I deserve that.
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I deserve that because and and Tony and Tony will be uh will back me up on this.
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I have said here on the show that it the Yankees have retired way too many numbers.
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There are some numbers that have no business being retired.
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So I do, and and that is a that is a very, very um uh it it it's it's it's a it's a correct criticism of the Mets are nowhere close, but they're starting to go in that direction too.
00:35:38.079 --> 00:35:39.519
I mean Carlos Beltran.
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I loved Carlos Beltran.
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I know everybody points to you know striking out there in the series and everything.
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He was the best center fielder they ever had, yeah, but you can't tell me that he should have his number retired before Gary Carter.
00:35:50.800 --> 00:35:51.519
That's ridiculous.
00:35:51.760 --> 00:35:52.400
It's ridiculous.
00:35:52.800 --> 00:36:06.639
I and I usually go with um when you when you're gonna retire a player's number, um, and Carlos Beltran, I could go either way, because he played a majority of I the first thing I look at is how much of his career did he play with that team.
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And he meets that criteria because he played the biggest chunk of his career with the Mets.
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But you also, I mean, to me, you have to be dominant, you know, during your your time with that team, and you had to have really made a significant impact on the franchise, and that's where you can really go either way.
00:36:25.039 --> 00:36:29.679
And if you want to go the way that you don't retire his number, the Mets didn't win a championship during his time.
00:36:29.920 --> 00:36:30.079
Right.
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I mean, I don't mind that they didn't win the championship.
00:36:32.719 --> 00:36:36.000
I still I like I said before, he's the best center fielder they've ever had.
00:36:36.079 --> 00:36:42.159
He was a I think he was a dominant player for three or four years stretch, which isn't very long if you're gonna retire somebody's number.
00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:44.880
But again, you're okay with Jerry Kuzman?
00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:45.360
Sure.
00:36:45.679 --> 00:36:45.760
Okay.
00:36:46.079 --> 00:36:51.199
I mean, I wasn't around, but you know I mean he was a tremendous pitcher for them for a long time.
00:36:51.360 --> 00:36:52.960
And I want I want your opinion on this.
00:36:53.199 --> 00:36:54.639
I think Tony and I have talked about this.
00:36:54.719 --> 00:36:57.199
Where did you stand on when they retired Keith Hernandez in the case?
00:36:57.360 --> 00:36:57.920
It was about time.
00:36:58.079 --> 00:36:58.239
Yeah.
00:36:58.480 --> 00:36:59.679
I mean, what took so long?
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Yeah.
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I mean, look, he's not in the Hall of Fame.
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To me, he should be.
00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:04.400
Yep.
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He's the greatest defensive first baseman to ever play the game.
00:37:07.840 --> 00:37:09.760
Well, I think I think him and Manningley should go in.
00:37:09.920 --> 00:37:13.440
I think they should both go in together because we've Tony and I have had this conversation.
00:37:13.599 --> 00:37:25.039
In fact, I think we had it when I was in Cooperstown last summer, uh, because my uh my kids were playing at at Doubleday Field last year, and we were we were at the Hall of Fame doing the show from there, and we had that conversation.
00:37:25.199 --> 00:37:27.280
The two best defensive first basemen.
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Neither is in the time at the time, in that era, both played here in New York, and they should both go in at the same time.
00:37:33.599 --> 00:37:37.280
And I think I think a lot of it too, Pete, is that people disparage first base.
00:37:37.519 --> 00:37:38.639
Oh, anybody can play first base.
00:37:38.960 --> 00:37:40.159
Mike Piazza couldn't play first base.
00:37:40.880 --> 00:37:43.280
The line in uh Moneyball where they're trying to get away.
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Yeah, it's very difficult.
00:37:44.719 --> 00:37:45.519
It's very difficult.
00:37:45.760 --> 00:37:51.840
But here's the thing about Hernandez, the last thing we want to we're we'll take a break and we'll we got what's how to tick a bash in just a second.
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But with Hernandez, I've actually encountered uh some Met fans who did not like the fact that Hernandez had his number retired.
00:37:58.639 --> 00:37:58.960
That's absurd.
00:37:59.119 --> 00:38:09.280
I worked with a couple of them at WFAN, and um, here's how I look at Keith, because obviously, when you look at his playing career, he didn't really spend a great number of years with the Mets.
00:38:09.360 --> 00:38:21.360
However, I put him in the same category as Butch Goring with the Islanders because you have to account, in his case, his time playing, winning a championship, and also the many years he had in the broadcast booth.
00:38:21.440 --> 00:38:23.199
To me, Butch Goring was the same thing.
00:38:23.440 --> 00:38:30.559
He was the missing link, and he won four cups, he was a coach with the Islanders, and all these years as a beloved broadcaster.
00:38:30.719 --> 00:38:30.960
Yeah.
00:38:31.119 --> 00:38:35.280
So I I think they're both Butchie should be in the Hall of Fame, too, and he's not, which is ridiculous.
00:38:35.519 --> 00:38:36.880
Yeah, I think he should be in the Hall of Fame.
00:38:36.960 --> 00:38:37.760
I I totally agree.
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And he the Hall of Fame wanted his helmet, and he said, No, it's a package deal.
00:38:40.960 --> 00:38:41.360
Good for him.
00:38:41.440 --> 00:38:41.599
Yeah.
00:38:42.079 --> 00:38:43.760
That sounds exactly like Butchie.
00:38:43.920 --> 00:38:45.920
But Butchie was the final piece to that puzzle.
00:38:46.159 --> 00:38:47.360
Keith was the first.
00:38:47.920 --> 00:38:50.400
I mean, they don't do anything without Keith Hernandez.
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No.
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Nothing.
00:38:51.199 --> 00:38:51.519
No, no.
00:38:51.599 --> 00:39:01.039
And again, it was kind of like I'm sure there have been other examples of this, but you've seen all the documentaries and how miserable Keith was when he first found out he was getting away.
00:39:01.199 --> 00:39:02.000
Well, they were terrible.
00:39:02.159 --> 00:39:02.480
Yeah.
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But then once he kind of thought about it, I think his father convinced him that it was the right thing to do.
00:39:07.679 --> 00:39:08.079
Thank you, Mr.
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Hernandez.
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Yeah, there you go.
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It's time for what's hot at ticketbash.com.
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The Yankees play their home opener tomorrow against the Marlins, and they'll play Miami again Saturday and Sunday.
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The Knicks host the Bulls Friday at the Garden Friday night.
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The Islanders host the Flyers at UBS.
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How about this on Saturday?
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The first ever uh professional women's hockey league game is at Madison Square Garden, the New York Sirens hosting the Seattle Torrent.
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That game is sold out, Brian.
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Good for that whole league.
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I love it.
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It's gonna uh it hopefully it's gonna grow the game among young girls on Long Island.
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Hockey's obviously very big here now.
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We're seeing more and more NHL players.
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Brandon Boosie in Carolina now.
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Absolutely.
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So uh yeah, I I can't wait to see the atmosphere there at the garden.
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It should be great.
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When we come back, we're going to talk about we know Brian is passionate about hockey.
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We know he's passionate about baseball and the Mets specifically.
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But here's another thing that Brian is passionate about, and that is WWE.
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And WrestleMania is coming up.
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Oh, yeah.
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And when we come back, he's also passionate about the rock group KISS.
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Yep.
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But due to legal reasons, I we we we could not play any KISS music.
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Tony, right?
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We're gonna run into trouble if we play Kiss.
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A lot of trouble.
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We've had some problems.
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For the small price of$15,000, you can play my music.
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We've had some, we had some issues in the past.
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I don't want to get into it with playing music and videos and stuff like that.
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So we'll just say that you're a fan of KISS.
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But another big passion is WWE, and we're gonna talk about that when we come back with more sports bash right after this.
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And um I I know since you were on uh I think Shannon Hogan on the pre-game show has a bigger audience than we do here.
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Oh, come on.
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I don't get no fairly certain that that's the case.
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But uh what was the reaction from Islander fans after that?
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Everybody, you know, I got started getting DMs, how you feeling, which I I can't thank everybody for all the support that I'm getting.
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Um and I I've said this Islanders' country when when they have a chance to help people out, they do.
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00:44:50.719 --> 00:44:55.679
I mean, she has brought so much enthusiasm and excitement to Islanders broadcast since they brought her on.
00:44:56.000 --> 00:44:58.079
So I mean, yeah, thank you to Shannon.
00:44:58.239 --> 00:45:02.880
Thank you to Joel Mendenbaum, uh Steve Knapp, the directors over there.
00:45:03.119 --> 00:45:05.280
Um I haven't covered the team in a few years now, Pete.
00:45:05.679 --> 00:45:08.960
For them to agree to have me on just to talk about this was really it meant a lot.
00:45:09.280 --> 00:45:10.960
Great people, and it was a it was a great segment.
00:45:11.039 --> 00:45:16.400
And again, scan the QR code to join Team Bcom for the walk MS at Jones Beach.
00:45:16.559 --> 00:45:21.599
Uh I mentioned before the break, your passions are hockey and baseball, and I think the Giants, right?
00:45:21.760 --> 00:45:22.000
Oh, yeah.
00:45:22.239 --> 00:45:23.679
The Giants, Bigfoot, Big Giants.
00:45:23.840 --> 00:45:32.400
But I know because we're friends on Facebook and social media, and everywhere Brian and his son go for wrestling, he posts about it on Facebook.
00:45:32.559 --> 00:45:46.000
Look, I post a ton of stuff too, but you know, you've you've seen all my family stories going up on fake on Facebook, but you are a huge fan of WWE and wrestling, and and WrestleMania 42 is right around the corner, April 18th and 19th.
00:45:46.079 --> 00:45:47.840
How are you enjoying the road to WrestleMania?
00:45:48.159 --> 00:45:56.000
Um, there's some things I'd like to see change, but I think um, you know, CM Punk is a is a body of mine, so I'm thrilled that he's gonna main event night two.
00:45:56.559 --> 00:46:01.920
I mean, this is something that I know he had main event in night one last year, but this is something that he hadn't done before that.
00:46:02.079 --> 00:46:05.199
So um some of the matches look like they're gonna be a lot of fun.
00:46:05.360 --> 00:46:07.119
Some of the storylines are meh.
00:46:07.519 --> 00:46:09.440
Uh, but the show should be fantastic.
00:46:09.599 --> 00:46:11.760
They're gonna have like the they're gonna have a ladder match.
00:46:12.239 --> 00:46:13.119
Those are always fun.
00:46:13.199 --> 00:46:17.440
I mean, I always worry about guys breaking their necks and stuff, but uh, it should be very entertaining.
00:46:17.679 --> 00:46:23.039
It it's interesting to me, uh, as also someone uh I don't think I'm as psycho about it as you are.
00:46:23.119 --> 00:46:26.639
I used to be, used to be a passionate follower of it, follower of it.
00:46:26.719 --> 00:46:27.920
I've gotten back into it.
00:46:28.079 --> 00:46:30.079
I watched a lot of the clips, I keep up with it.
00:46:30.239 --> 00:46:33.360
I went to Saturday Night's Main event last year at the Coliseum was.
00:46:36.559 --> 00:46:38.159
Oh my god, what a disaster.
00:46:38.400 --> 00:46:42.320
It uh it was a traffic jam, and luckily we got out fairly quickly.
00:46:42.480 --> 00:46:44.079
It was actually a disaster getting in.
00:46:44.239 --> 00:46:44.480
Really?
00:46:44.719 --> 00:46:49.199
Because they only had the one line going into the building through the box office.
00:46:49.360 --> 00:47:05.039
And it was it was the first, I think it was the first Oh yeah, it was freezing that night freezing, and and they only have now if you remember, if you grew up going to Islander games in the Coliseum or anything at the Coliseum, you could park in any of the parking lots and there would be the box office entrance, and they had those the doors all around.
00:47:05.119 --> 00:47:07.280
You can go in five different places now.
00:47:07.519 --> 00:47:17.760
Since they renovated it and they've got nothing there, basically, they only opened up, and I think that was the first sellout for anything that they've had since Beauvilliers goal.
00:47:18.159 --> 00:47:18.800
Probably, right?
00:47:18.880 --> 00:47:20.880
Yeah, so they could not handle the crowd.
00:47:21.199 --> 00:47:23.840
There was one line going and it was ridiculous.
00:47:24.079 --> 00:47:27.360
But um I I've followed it closely.
00:47:27.519 --> 00:47:30.880
I make sure if I miss anything, I I look at it on social media.
00:47:31.199 --> 00:47:50.960
This is gonna be two interesting main events because you have CM Punk against Roman Reigns, right, and then you have um Cody Rhodes against Randy Orton, and this to me almost was gonna have a feel of Hulk Hogan and The Rock because when they went into that match at the Skydome back then, it clearly The Rock was you know the favorite and and Hulk Hogan was the heel.
00:47:51.119 --> 00:47:54.320
But if you remember that, they had to completely pivot the whole match.
00:47:54.559 --> 00:48:11.440
They had to pivot because the crowd went nuts for Hulk Hogan, and in this case, you for the most part, right now, you basically have four baby faces in recent months going uh two of them going up against each other, and it's gonna be interesting to see the crowd reaction for for both of these matches.
00:48:11.760 --> 00:48:14.719
I have to think Cody is gonna turn heel.
00:48:14.960 --> 00:48:15.440
You think so?
00:48:15.599 --> 00:48:16.079
I think so.
00:48:16.239 --> 00:48:17.119
I think people are tired.
00:48:17.360 --> 00:48:19.760
This is what I was talking about earlier about the storylines and stuff.
00:48:19.840 --> 00:48:20.159
Yeah.
00:48:20.320 --> 00:48:26.239
I think as great as he's been, the ambassador that he's been for them for the past few years, I think people are tired of it.
00:48:26.400 --> 00:48:26.639
Yeah.
00:48:26.800 --> 00:48:29.199
And you can't, it's this isn't Hulk Hogan, man.
00:48:29.280 --> 00:48:31.519
You can't just do it over and over and over again for seven or eight years.
00:48:31.599 --> 00:48:32.800
You gotta keep things fresh.
00:48:32.960 --> 00:48:38.719
So I wouldn't be somebody has to show up, and I thought it was gonna be Chris Jericho, but he showed up on AEW last night.
00:48:38.880 --> 00:48:39.119
Yeah.
00:48:39.280 --> 00:48:40.400
So he's not coming.
00:48:40.639 --> 00:48:45.199
Um so that was a rumor that just had legs, but then it never finished.
00:48:45.599 --> 00:48:49.360
Well, I don't know what happened there, but um, somebody has to show up.
00:48:49.519 --> 00:48:58.320
I don't even want to throw a name out because I'm I don't even know who I'm even thinking of, but they've got to do something different here because, like you said, it's all baby faces against babyfaces.
00:48:58.400 --> 00:49:00.639
So they've got to come up with a surprise element here.
00:49:00.960 --> 00:49:04.320
Last few weeks on SmackDown, Randy Orton was on the phone with somebody.
00:49:04.559 --> 00:49:04.639
Right.
00:49:05.440 --> 00:49:07.199
I think on Ron Raw too, I think he was.
00:49:07.280 --> 00:49:11.360
And then he did his own little uh social media video talking to somebody again.
00:49:11.519 --> 00:49:13.039
Who do you think is on the phone?
00:49:13.199 --> 00:49:14.239
It's not his father, right?
00:49:14.320 --> 00:49:15.360
It's not Bob Orton.
00:49:15.760 --> 00:49:16.079
No.
00:49:16.320 --> 00:49:20.559
I maybe it's gotta be the is it Vince?
00:49:20.800 --> 00:49:21.440
Is it Vince?
00:49:21.679 --> 00:49:24.320
Why why was Stephanie involved in this whole thing the other night?
00:49:24.559 --> 00:49:29.039
So I mean, I I don't know what kind of reaction Vince would get, giving everything that happened with him.
00:49:29.280 --> 00:49:32.079
Oh, I think I think it would be a huge if he came out.
00:49:32.719 --> 00:49:36.000
It's gotta be him or The Rock, otherwise, I mean, what are you gonna do here?
00:49:36.159 --> 00:49:37.840
So yeah, it's uh it's it's interesting.
00:49:37.920 --> 00:49:42.159
And John Cena, after he just retired, and you went to his last match, didn't you?
00:49:42.400 --> 00:49:42.480
Yeah.
00:49:42.719 --> 00:49:43.360
You and your son?
00:49:43.440 --> 00:49:44.639
Yeah, how was that experience?
00:49:44.800 --> 00:49:46.480
That was really cool up until the end.
00:49:46.639 --> 00:49:48.559
Triple H got booed out of the building.
00:49:48.639 --> 00:49:53.440
I know, I know because I think that's the one time where you don't have to have him submit to Gunther.
00:49:53.519 --> 00:49:55.199
Like Gunther is a pretty big name already.
00:49:55.280 --> 00:49:56.480
You're not trying to put Gunther over.
00:49:56.559 --> 00:49:57.199
He's a huge fan.
00:49:57.519 --> 00:49:58.880
He's retired three guys already.
00:49:59.039 --> 00:50:00.880
Yeah, maybe that's why Jericho didn't come back either.
00:50:00.960 --> 00:50:03.280
It's like, why am I gonna come back so Gunther can put me to sleep?
00:50:03.599 --> 00:50:04.559
So yeah, I don't know.
00:50:04.639 --> 00:50:07.599
But um And he Gunther plays that role so well.
00:50:07.760 --> 00:50:11.039
Like you know, the bad guy did unbelievable how well.
00:50:11.679 --> 00:50:14.559
And and you know, he's kind of a throwback pro wrestler.
00:50:14.800 --> 00:50:18.559
You know, he's not one of these acrobatic guys, like he gets in there and he wrestles.
00:50:18.719 --> 00:50:21.760
Yeah, there's no uh there's no uh leapfrogs and stuff like that.
00:50:22.079 --> 00:50:31.840
Yeah, John Cena's retired from in-ring activity, but he is the host and he's got some sort of connection with a bunch of people in the big matches here.
00:50:32.000 --> 00:50:37.360
Do you think we see him get involved at all, or he's just gonna come in there and talk to the crowd?
00:50:38.079 --> 00:50:39.599
Maybe he's on the phone with Randy Orton.
00:50:39.840 --> 00:50:40.800
Maybe that's who he's on the phone with.
00:50:41.039 --> 00:50:42.079
I mean, yeah, because what are you gonna do?
00:50:42.159 --> 00:50:44.480
Are you just gonna have him show up, wave to the crowd, and leave?
00:50:44.639 --> 00:50:45.440
You gotta get him involved.
00:50:45.599 --> 00:50:47.599
He doesn't have to wrestle, obviously, he's not going to.
00:50:47.760 --> 00:50:48.000
Right.
00:50:48.239 --> 00:50:50.880
But get him involved in maybe in that storyline somehow.
00:50:51.280 --> 00:50:56.800
Do you like the uh the direction that WWE has has been going with you know TKO running the show?
00:50:56.880 --> 00:50:59.920
Because there's been a lot of criticism, namely about the ticket prices.
00:51:00.159 --> 00:51:00.559
That's my own.
00:51:02.159 --> 00:51:04.719
These ticket prices have been crazy through the roof.
00:51:05.039 --> 00:51:08.800
And then they've had to come up with all these deals to get more people in the building for WrestleMania.
00:51:09.039 --> 00:51:11.119
Um they had to do it at the garden the other day, too.
00:51:11.280 --> 00:51:12.639
There were tickets available the day of the show.
00:51:12.880 --> 00:51:18.880
Now, Pete, you have to, because you're gonna alienate the people who are watching your product the most if you keep going in that direction.
00:51:19.360 --> 00:51:20.000
It's not a good scene.
00:51:20.320 --> 00:51:21.920
Hopefully they can uh do something about it.
00:51:22.000 --> 00:51:26.400
But yeah, WrestleMania 42 coming up April 18th and 19th in Las Vegas.
00:51:26.559 --> 00:51:40.719
And it also sounds like from internet rumors, you know, WrestleMania 43 is gonna be in Saudi Arabia, it's scheduled for Saudi Arabia next year, and you're already starting to hear some some whispers that maybe the WWE might decide, uh, maybe it's not a good idea to go to Saudi Arabia right now.
00:51:40.960 --> 00:51:47.920
No, and I think they're supposed to have one in the which might have to be moved because of everything that's going on in the world.
00:51:48.320 --> 00:51:50.400
So I think they have to do the right thing and move it.
00:51:50.559 --> 00:51:55.440
Uh, it is time for something we call the Coach's Collectibles item of the week.
00:51:55.599 --> 00:51:57.599
And what we have is I know you're gonna love this.
00:51:57.760 --> 00:51:57.920
Okay.
00:51:58.079 --> 00:52:01.679
We I try to schedule it to cater to when we have guests.
00:52:01.920 --> 00:52:02.480
Is it McRib?
00:52:02.800 --> 00:52:03.039
What's that?
00:52:03.119 --> 00:52:03.760
Is it a McRib?
00:52:03.840 --> 00:52:04.480
It's not a McRib.
00:52:04.559 --> 00:52:07.760
And I forgot to bring that up how much Brian loves the McRib.
00:52:08.079 --> 00:52:09.360
Um, but no, it's not in McRib.
00:52:09.599 --> 00:52:11.039
I was told I was gonna get a McRib.
00:52:11.280 --> 00:52:12.639
I'm just gonna throw my headphones down again.
00:52:12.880 --> 00:52:15.840
We'll just send you down the road to the embassy diner and you can get free dessert with your meal.
00:52:16.159 --> 00:52:16.559
Oh, that's right.
00:52:17.920 --> 00:52:24.079
Uh what we have here are beautiful David Wright and Jose Reyes framed autograph jerseys with photos.
00:52:24.239 --> 00:52:25.280
You could take a look at it.
00:52:25.440 --> 00:52:29.760
That screen is on a 30-second delay, so you'll see it pop up there in just a second.
00:52:29.840 --> 00:52:35.679
But it's a framed black David Wright jersey and a framed black Jose Reyes jersey.
00:52:35.760 --> 00:52:37.599
You'll see it up there in just a second.
00:52:37.760 --> 00:52:45.599
Uh, Coach's Collectibles, your number one source for 100% authentic sports memorabilia and live public autograph events.
00:52:45.679 --> 00:52:53.280
And the next public event that Coach's Collectibles is doing is a Mets watch party with Doc Gooden at Bullsmith's Tavern.
00:52:53.360 --> 00:52:56.559
It's the Mets against the, I almost was gonna say Oakland A's.
00:52:57.119 --> 00:52:58.639
Soon to be Las Vegas A's.
00:52:58.960 --> 00:53:01.360
Uh Sunday, April 12th, 140.
00:53:01.519 --> 00:53:03.039
Doors open uh at noon.
00:53:03.119 --> 00:53:04.320
You see the jerseys up there?
00:53:04.559 --> 00:53:05.039
Those are pretty cool.
00:53:05.360 --> 00:53:10.079
I think we should just put those in a box and ship them to Howie Rose, because Howie loves the black jerseys.
00:53:11.280 --> 00:53:11.760
I love Howie.
00:53:12.000 --> 00:53:12.719
Just kidding, Howie.
00:53:14.320 --> 00:53:15.760
Doors open at noon.
00:53:15.840 --> 00:53:18.239
There are drink specials and more.
00:53:18.480 --> 00:53:24.960
Um Bull Smith's Tavern is located at 115 West Main Street in Smithtown.
00:53:25.119 --> 00:53:35.360
Uh check out Coaches Collectibles online, www.coachescollectiblesny.com and use code SportsBash for free shipping on all of your orders.
00:53:35.519 --> 00:53:38.800
Also, former Giants running back Tiki Barber, I know you've heard of him.
00:53:39.119 --> 00:53:39.360
Of course.
00:53:39.519 --> 00:53:40.639
Um I kind of work with him.
00:53:40.719 --> 00:53:52.239
I'm kind of on the same team still, basically, once in a while, is joining the New Jersey Lottery to host the return of New Jersey Lottery's Rock Paper Scissors throwdown on April 10th to the 12th.
00:53:52.320 --> 00:54:02.400
It's a weekend long tournament with a field of 384 players competing for the$10,000 grand prize or a share of$25,000 in prize pool.
00:54:02.559 --> 00:54:10.960
Tiki is going to be making a special appearance on day one of the event on April 10th at American Dream in New Jersey.
00:54:11.119 --> 00:54:15.840
For more information, please visit uh nj-rps.com.
00:54:16.000 --> 00:54:17.039
Were you a big fan of Tiki?
00:54:17.519 --> 00:54:18.320
Oh, love Tiki.
00:54:18.559 --> 00:54:18.719
Yeah.
00:54:18.960 --> 00:54:21.440
I mean he I thought he retired too soon.
00:54:21.760 --> 00:54:23.920
Probably, but you know, he's taking care of his body.
00:54:24.320 --> 00:54:27.920
I'm sure uh Tom Coughlin loved that Tiki finally stopped fumbling the football.
00:54:28.159 --> 00:54:31.039
Well, that was that was that was Tom Coughlin fixed Tiki Barber.
00:54:31.360 --> 00:54:33.199
That's amazing that because he fumbled all the time.
00:54:33.360 --> 00:54:35.840
All the time and then he basically stopped doing it.
00:54:36.079 --> 00:54:41.440
You know, uh and Tom Coughlin obviously fell under the Bill Parcell's coaching tree.
00:54:41.519 --> 00:54:51.039
And I remember uh Bill Parcell's there's an NFL films video of when he was coaching the Jets, and I'm trying to remember it was not Curtis Martin, obviously.
00:54:51.360 --> 00:54:59.760
It was another jet running back, and you see him going up to him in practice and saying you're you're gonna stop fumbling the ball because my running backs don't fumble.
00:55:00.159 --> 00:55:05.840
And I guess Tom Co that rubbed off on Tom Coughlin because he figured out a way to fix Tiki Barber.
00:55:05.920 --> 00:55:07.199
So uh there's that.
00:55:07.360 --> 00:55:09.039
Um, some upcoming shows.
00:55:09.119 --> 00:55:10.639
Uh Tuesday, April 7th.
00:55:10.719 --> 00:55:18.800
I'll be joined by Upper Deck Senior Marketing Manager uh Paul uh Wen to talk about the National Hockey Card Day on April 11th.
00:55:18.960 --> 00:55:25.920
Fans around the world will be getting a chance to visit participating hobby shops and receive a free pack of Upper Deck hockey trading cards.
00:55:26.000 --> 00:55:32.079
And there was big trading card news today because football cards are going back to tops now owned by Fanatics.
00:55:32.559 --> 00:55:38.079
So Fanatics got the sole rights to NFL trading cards and they're coming back.
00:55:38.239 --> 00:55:43.519
So uh get ready for those uh highly coveted rookie cards or whoever the Jets and Giants are gonna be.
00:55:43.840 --> 00:55:44.880
Do kids buy cards anymore?
00:55:45.039 --> 00:55:45.360
Oh yeah.
00:55:45.599 --> 00:55:45.840
Do they?
00:55:46.159 --> 00:55:47.039
Oh, my kids love it.
00:55:47.119 --> 00:55:48.800
Yeah, we go to card shows all the time.
00:55:49.119 --> 00:55:55.519
We are still, it's funny, uh, because we had um we had a conversation about this on the show the last couple of weeks.
00:55:55.679 --> 00:56:03.519
I can't seem to get my hands on that Matthew Schaefer young gun rookie card, which is now going for upwards of 300 bucks on eBay.
00:56:03.840 --> 00:56:07.599
So uh we've been opening up some packs, haven't been able to get lucky enough.
00:56:07.840 --> 00:56:08.480
No, not yet.
00:56:08.800 --> 00:56:14.000
And there's another card in the upper deck set with him and Mark Gatcombe uh together.
00:56:14.159 --> 00:56:15.679
Uh and that's a highly coveted card.
00:56:15.760 --> 00:56:16.800
It's a little easier to get that one.
00:56:17.039 --> 00:56:18.239
We still haven't gotten that one either.
00:56:18.639 --> 00:56:20.079
But do we have a phone call?
00:56:20.239 --> 00:56:20.400
Yes.
00:56:20.559 --> 00:56:21.599
Yeah, let's take a phone call.
00:56:21.679 --> 00:56:22.000
Why not?
00:56:22.239 --> 00:56:23.199
Tell my wife I'm busy.
00:56:23.360 --> 00:56:26.480
Yeah, it's not that it is pretty much like a wife.
00:56:26.960 --> 00:56:28.480
Uh looks like we have Mark on the line.
00:56:28.639 --> 00:56:31.280
Mark, uh, you're up next on Sports Bash.
00:56:31.599 --> 00:56:36.079
Well, I mean, I usually go by Hersh from Valley's Dream or Hershey from Hershey in the Q show.
00:56:36.320 --> 00:56:39.760
Yeah, I can't tell exactly which mark it was, so I'm sorry.
00:56:39.920 --> 00:56:40.239
Yeah.
00:56:40.719 --> 00:56:56.960
Um, you know, listen, I've come to the realization that I will never be an FOP guest, but when I saw one of my closest friends, my good buddy uh Brian Compton, I just wanted to say you're doing a great job, Peter, and uh Brian is uh is certainly uh an encouragement and a wonderful guy.
00:56:57.840 --> 00:56:59.280
Great, great show, guys.
00:56:59.519 --> 00:57:00.159
Appreciate it, brother.
00:57:01.199 --> 00:57:01.440
Yeah, yeah.
00:57:01.679 --> 00:57:03.440
I was gonna ask how you're doing.
00:57:03.679 --> 00:57:04.880
Yeah, everything's good.
00:57:05.280 --> 00:57:06.079
Everything is good.
00:57:06.239 --> 00:57:08.400
We had uh, I'm sure Peter's so feedful.
00:57:08.559 --> 00:57:09.760
We had James on the other day.
00:57:09.920 --> 00:57:21.360
We were talking about you Brian on the air the other day, and how you think funny you and uh I've had a chance to spend some time with him at the last couple of uh thinking happy events, and he's a he's a wonderful guy.
00:57:21.519 --> 00:57:29.679
I know Peter knows him for many years, and so do you Brian, and uh yeah, he's just he's just great and uh yeah, it's just wonderful things for him at the studio there.
00:57:29.840 --> 00:57:36.239
I mean, listen, for you and you guys uh being together there, you know each other for a long time, and it's just uh it's been a great home radio.
00:57:36.400 --> 00:57:38.079
I've been paying attention, it's been fantastic.
00:57:38.400 --> 00:57:40.480
By the way, I got a phone to pick with you and Tony.
00:57:40.559 --> 00:57:40.880
Uh uh.
00:57:41.920 --> 00:57:42.719
You ready for this?
00:57:42.960 --> 00:57:46.719
I see on Facebook you guys went to the Long Island Nets game not long ago.
00:57:46.880 --> 00:57:48.159
Where was my invite?
00:57:48.800 --> 00:57:49.920
Uh well that's interesting.
00:57:50.079 --> 00:57:52.800
Me and Keys were invited because it was from Tony.
00:57:52.960 --> 00:58:03.039
Tony is uh uh the head of the special leads unit for the PAL, and and uh I guess he had a couple extra tickets, and and uh me and Mike were lucky, so you you have to ask Tony on that.
00:58:03.119 --> 00:58:11.840
I'm gonna ask him about uh Tony Mark uh Hershey and Keyes said they would only go if you didn't go.
00:58:12.000 --> 00:58:16.880
If I didn't go, I believe now we're getting down, we're getting down to the brass accident.
00:58:18.480 --> 00:58:20.400
Hershey, um go ahead.
00:58:20.719 --> 00:58:23.519
Yeah, well I again this is this was on Tony.
00:58:23.760 --> 00:58:33.519
We had a wonderful time, and uh, I'm sure that next time when we go and there will be another time because the the team has already contacted Tony said uh that you will be part of that guest with Peter.
00:58:33.679 --> 00:58:34.480
Alright, sounds good.
00:58:34.559 --> 00:58:35.039
I appreciate that.
00:58:35.119 --> 00:58:37.440
I like a good Long Islandets game once in a while.
00:58:37.679 --> 00:58:40.239
Yeah, we had a great time, and uh, you know, we should all go.
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That's wonderful.
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But uh PC, I'll talk to you.
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We'll get together for uh for a stick uh in my driveway soon, okay?
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I'll be there, brother.
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All right, I'll talk to you guys.
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Take care, bye now.
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I love him.
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He was actually he was angry at me for a very short time because I was I forgot who the guest was I had.
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Um I was going I was promoting an upcoming show and upcoming shows and I had some really good guests on back-to-back shows.
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And I said, and and Hershey would always ask me for help sometimes in getting guests.
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And I Tony, do you remember this when I read a couple of names?
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And I said, I bet you when Hershey finds out that I got these guests, he's gonna be really, really annoying.
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And and I was just doing it to like I busted his jobs a little bit, and then Tony told me he was really angry that I did that.
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Yeah, and that's all.
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I got I I I I I rubbed them the wrong way.
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You mentioned Jigs, though, and I said it on his show too.
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Jigs McDonald texts me on my birthday every year.
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Every year.
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Every year.
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He always wishes me a happy birthday on Facebook, and he's never said no to coming on the show.
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No, he's the best.
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Oh, he is outstanding.
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And I uh and uh it's interesting you bring him up because now that Pat Lafontaine is in the Islanders Hall of Fame, yeah, there is still a backlog in my and I've written some stories about this.
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There is a backlog of people who belong in the Islanders Hall of Fame and are not, and I was on my soapbox for a long time about Pat because listen, people can say till the cows come home, well, he has to be traded, and then he walked away.
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And there are reasons why both of those things happen.
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He still deserved to have not just I I could go either way on the number retirement, but he belonged in the Islanders Hall of Fame.
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Thankfully, they did it.
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The next person I'm going on my soapbox on, I am on a mission.
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I've talked to John Ledecki about this.
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They've got to put Jigs in the Hall of Fame.
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Jigs and Jimmy Devallano.
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Jimmy Devallano still nursing.
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Jimmy DeVellano drafted everybody.
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Yeah.
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Like Bill Torrey told him, you're in charge of the draft.
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Like oh, look, Bill Torrey drafted Mike Bossi.
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Uh Bill, I love you.
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God rest your soul.
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Jimmy Devolano drafted.
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Oh, yeah.
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Al Arber doesn't coach the Islanders if Jimmy De Vallano doesn't tell Bill to hire him.
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Absolutely.
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Oh, by the way, and another person that people bring up, um, and Tony's gonna put the meter on because we're gonna run a couple of minutes overtime.
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Um, but uh Joanne Holloway, who's worked in the Islanders' front office for a long time.
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Yep, and people really a lot of Islander fans don't know who she is.
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Of course, right you should know who she is because she has done a lot of things behind the scenes.
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She was on with Shannon uh last week, I think it was.
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Oh, I missed it.
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Yeah, it was International Women's Day, or the so they she was on the pregame show.
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I think I was at the game.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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I was at the game.
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No, it's a great spot.
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But yeah, she deserves all the recognition.
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But I but my my I'm on the soapbox for this next calendar year to get jigs in the Islanders Hall of Fame.
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Uh, also coming up Thursday, April 9th, I'll be joined by former Giants assistant coach Kevin Gilbride.
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He's going to be honored by his alma mater, Southern Connecticut State University, on June 4th.
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Gilbride was a player and coach, a head coach at Southern.
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He was also the head coach of the XFL's New York Guardians in 2020.
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Before we say goodbye, um, first of all, thank you so much for coming in for the hour.
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Um and and again, uh Walk MS 26 uh 2026 is on give me the day to get 16th 10 a.m.
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Floor Beach.
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And do we still have the QR code on the screen?
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We do, we have the QR code still up here on the screen.
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Yeah, absolutely.
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You know, I I I ask him to do something, he does it 99.9% of the time.
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Wow.
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Um, but it's a great, a great event.
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And if you want to join Team B Comp and help raise uh a ton of money uh for the fight against MS, just scan that QR code.
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Absolutely.
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Or if you just want to toss a few shekels to help find the cure for this, that's more than welcome as well.
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Always good to see you, my friend.
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Thank you, Brian.
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Thank you very much.
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That'll do it for this edition of SportsBash, presented by ticketbash.com and Ryan Anthony's heating and air conditioning service.
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Thanks to my FOP.
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To my left, Brian Compton from NHL.com.
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Thanks to Tony Walker, thanks to our social media coordinator Liam Burgess, who has made an appearance here in the studio today.
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Coming up later on, we'll have the Sports Bash Media poll question of the day, What's Hot at Ticketbash.com and the Coach's Collectibles item of the week.
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And also right before the show, some breaking news here on Long Island.
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The Long Island Ducks have signed former Major League pitcher Trevor Bauer.
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And joining us at 1.20 to talk about that will be Long Island Ducks president Michael Pfaff.
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So that's coming up at about 1.20.
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But it is FOP Day here on the program.
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You know what FOP stands for, stands for Friend of Peter.
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And what we do from time to time is we bring in a friend of mine who is in the sports media business or news, entertainment, whatever it is, music.
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We've done it all.
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We've had Amy McGory on the show before as the co-host.
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We've had Mets PA announcer Colin Costell, Islanders PA announcer Alex Anthony, Kevin Coveyus, the Long Island kid that was on American Idol some years ago, Andrea Grimes, formerly of Channel 2, she was an FOP, and also Sean Winters from Winters Brothers.
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And today I'm very excited to welcome in another FOP and a good friend of mine.
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We're attached at the hip in a couple of ways, and I thought it would be a great thing to have Brian Compton, the managing uh editor of NHL.com on the program.
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Brian, welcome to the show.
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Thanks for having me, Peter.
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I don't know if I can follow those names.
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That's an elite list.
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Well, I you I think you're up there.
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I mean, there's a lot of I wonder if you're not going to be able to do it.
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My wife would disagree with that.
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Well, you know, I think your kids would agree with that.
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Well, I I put you, listen, if you're if you're an uh if you fit the bill of FOP, you're always welcome on the show.
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Appreciate it.
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Thank you.
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You are in the same category with all of those people uh that were on the show.
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And um, thank you again for coming.
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And uh obviously it's you know hockey season winding down, so we'll talk about the Islanders in a little bit.
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But one of the reasons why let me let me get to why we're attached at the hip first.
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So obviously we've both covered hockey for a long time, but the other I had no idea that Brian lived in Wanta.
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He was my neighbor until a number of years ago.
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I'm at one of Bradley's my son Bradley's Pee Wee football games, and all of a sudden I see Brian and his family at the game, and I have no idea why Brian is there.
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And I'm like, what are you doing at a Pee-Wee football game?
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And I had no idea that your nephew Scott was Bradley's teammate and that you had lived in Wanta.
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We're all MacArthur people.
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Yeah, it's wild.
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Scott Molina, who's now playing rugby at the University of Delaware, which is pretty cool.
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Wow.
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Yeah, well, my wife and I lived in Queens for a long time, and we started uh searching for a house 2015 or so.
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We looked into Oceanside first, uh-huh.
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Uh, and you need like millions of dollars in flood insurance.
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This was like right after Hurricane Sandy.
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So like, well, this isn't happening.
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Yeah.
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And uh my wife, Jackie, her sister, lives in Levittown.
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So I'm like, well, why don't we just, you know, Levittown's not that much further out.
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We were both working in Manhattan at the time, so we weren't trying to go too far out east.
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Uh, and it just worked out.
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It's been great.
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Uh I pick up uh Jennifer's kids, my sister-in-law, every now and again, and she picks up my son, Chris, and yeah, it's been it's it's been a blast.
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And and I know Bradley and Scott were very good friends, and they were very close teammates.
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I thought that was a great connection that we had, in addition to both, you know, working in the media and and and and covering a lot of hockey.
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One of the other reasons, obviously, that we wanted to have you on was that, and I'm sure Islander fans who watched the Islanders pregame show uh you know a few weeks ago saw Brian on with Shad and Hogan.
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Uh, a couple of years ago, your your life was kind of turned upside down when you were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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So for people who did not um read your story on NHL.com or or or m or has missed it over the last couple of years, tell us about that, how you found out about it, and how you're doing now.
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Yeah, so my wife and I were celebrating our 20th anniversary in Portugal two years ago.
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So that was May, late May.
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Um totally fine, had a great time, we were there for seven or eight days, whatever it was, came home.
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Um, and about two weeks later, um, so it was the week leading into Father's Day that year.
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So Monday, I'm at work and I started experiencing double vision.
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I'm like, well, this is weird, but my eyes have been horse crap for twenty-something yeah.
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I mean, I had cataract surgery when I was thirty years old.
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That just gives you an idea of how bad it my eyes have been.
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Um and then by Wednesday, I felt like I was getting the Heimlich maneuver from somebody and they wouldn't let go.
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Like just real tightness in my belly almost.
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Um and then by the Iron Sheik's camel clutch or something like that.
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Yeah, I'm Bob Backlash.
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Right.
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Yeah.
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And then sorry, I had to throw a wrestling record because we're gonna talk wrestling later.
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I got you.
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And then by Friday, I I was having a lot of trouble breathing.
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Like I thought I was having a heart attack.
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My grandfather had a heart attack in his 40s, so I thought, well, maybe it's that, although he smoked two packs a day.
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I don't smoke.
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Yeah.
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Um, so I went to urgent care and they said you have to go to the ER right now.
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So I was like, okay.
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Um to the point where when I got to the hospital, they were surprised that the that the uh urgent care did not ask for an ambulance.
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I drove myself to the hospital um with my wife.
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Um I was there most of the night.
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They did a CAT scan.
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Well, first they did an EKG to make sure it wasn't a heart attack, and they said, No, your your tickers is all good, and there's not there's nothing going on there.
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Let's do a CAT scan.
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I'm like, okay.
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Uh they did a CAT scan, and about 45 minutes later, whatever it was, uh the main doctor on duty came to me and said, Did you know that you had a stroke at some point?
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And I'm like, nope.
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He's like, Well, we need to take a deeper look at this.
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We're gonna keep you overnight, we're gonna do an MRI in the morning, and we'll go from there.
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So I said, Okay.
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So about 6 a.m.
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that Saturday morning, uh the day before Father's Day, um, they did the MRI.
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Uh I had to wait like four or five hours for the neurologist on duty to to come into my room, and then he said, You have multiple lesions on your brain.
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Um I'm pretty sure it's multiple sclerosis, but you need to go for more tests, yada yada yada.
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The wildest part of the whole thing.
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So it was me, my wife, my brother, and his wife, because my nephew Joey was born that Saturday morning.
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So the family's like, Wow, we have this, and then holy crap, what is this?
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What's going on with Brian?
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So it was like, so I try to keep that Saturday.
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Well well, yeah, that part sucked, but I I try to hang on to the positive.
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Like, that's always gonna be Joey's birthday.
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Like, I don't want anyone talking about what happened to me.
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Because I mean, why take away from him, right?
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So, yeah, so I was officially diagnosed in July and I started treatment in August, and um, you know, it's had ups and downs, but more ups than downs.
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So it is what it is.
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I do what I can to to stay healthy.
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And and how do you feel most days?
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I mean, is it I are you still able to live a somewhat normal life on a day-to-day basis?
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Yeah, I mean, when it when it wants to be a pain in the ass, it's a pain in the ass.
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It's well actually it's my left leg more than anything else, but it feels very heavy, probably 85% of the time.
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Like there's a cinder block wrapped around my ankle and I'm dragging it along, right?
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So that's annoying.
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But look, uh I've done so much research on this disease, um, which still doesn't have a cure, which we'll get to.
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Yeah.
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Um this could be way worse.
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And there are so many people who have this disease that are in far worse condition than I am, and that's just why I want to help as many people as I possibly can.
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Brian Compton, NHL.com managing editor, uh, is my FOP friend of Peter Cohost today.
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You might be wondering why you see a QR code on your screen um right now.
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And I'm gonna tell you because the MS walk is coming up uh for 2026 on May 16th at 10 a.m.
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at Jones Beach, and you can join Brian's team, Team BComp, by scanning that QR code that you see on your screen right now.
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I know this is the second time you're gonna be involved in that walk.
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Tell us a little bit about it and where the proceeds go to.
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Yeah, thanks, Pete, for having me and doing this.
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Um yeah, so last year we raised about$27,000 somewhere in that area, which is just mind-boggling.
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It just goes back to friends and family.
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Just your team.
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Just my team.
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Just your team.
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Yeah, yeah, no.
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As a whole, I believe we raised a half a million dollars at Jones Beach, but there's 175 MS walks now across the country, and we raised$23 million as a whole last year.
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Um, Jones Beach had about 1,500 people or so.
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Um, it's an hour, it'll be May 16th uh to 10 a.m.
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It's a great, great event.
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Um, it's a great way for everybody to get together and and try to find a cure for this disease, which is a pain in the neck.
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Yeah, I saw some pictures from last year.
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It's a tremendous event.
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And again, scan the QR code on your screen.
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Um how's how's your f family handling all of this?
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I mean, that's the when when you're going through something like this, and you know, listen, my my family and I have gone through a number of things, and you always always worry about how it's gonna affect your family.
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How how has your family been through that?
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I'm glad you brought that up.
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Well, here's the kicker.
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My mom has it too.
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Oh, and was diagnosed after I was.
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She's gonna be seven.
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After.
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She will be 76 next week.
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But it took forever for her to get the proper diagnosis.
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She had what they called a mini stroke in 2000 or 2001.
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That was probably a relapse and nobody knew it.
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Um, then she moved to Florida um and she was having problems with her hands, and they told her it was carpal tunnel syndrome, which obviously it wasn't.
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Um yeah, it took until last year for her to finally get diagnosed.
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That's unbelievable.
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Yeah, it's wild.
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But our family, our whole extended family, Pete, is just off the I mean, they've been so supportive.
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Um, it's been fantastic.
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Yeah, and listen, like you when you go through something like this, it's it's great to have a great support system.
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And that I know it's not the end all be all, but it does help a lot when you have that support system around you.
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We're gonna talk more about uh the walk a little bit later on in the show, but first it's time for the sports bash flash, and it's presented by the Marty Lions Foundation, granting wishes for more than 43 years.
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For more information, please visit Marty Lions Foundation.org.
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And also don't forget the sixth annual Marty Lions Foundation NFL Draft Party is coming up on Thursday, April 23rd at Great South Bay Brewery in Bayshore.
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I am so excited to be for the sixth straight year, the uh the host and the MC of that event.
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It's a great night.
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You have to see the Jets pick at 2 and 16 if they stay at both spots.
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The Giants, and I know you know Brian's a big giant fan, they pick fifth, but it's a great night of of food and football and uh and and drinks, and Marty is there, obviously.
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Other former Jets, Kenny Schroy is here as well.
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Sometimes Greg Buttle makes an appearance, Bobby Jackson's always there.
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Uh there's some other former NFL players, Jay Feedler has been there a lot.
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So it's great.
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If you uh have never been there, if you're gonna go back again, please get your tickets.
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About 300 people were at last year's uh draft party.
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It's a wonderful event.
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I circle it on my calendar every year.
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You you know what day it's gonna be because it's round one of the NFL draft.
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But it's a great place to go.
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You know, see the games, all the games will be on TV that night, not just the draft, but there's a plenty of TV, so you'll have a lot of fun.
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Um yesterday, the Yankees beat the Mariners 5-3, and the Yankees are off today before playing their home opener tomorrow in the Bronx with Will Warren on the hill for the Bombers.
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Uh the Mets lost to the Cardinals 2-1 in 11 innings.
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Yesterday, the Mets are in San Francisco to open up a series with the Giants.
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David Peterson gets the start for the Mets.
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NBA, the Knicks beat the Grizzlies 130 to 119.
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Hockey, the Rangers host the Canadiens tonight.
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The Devils entertain the Capitals.
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It's an off day for the Islanders who practiced earlier today as they get ready to host the Flyers on Friday night.
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And that leads us into our next topic of conversation.
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Um, it's the Islanders playoff push.
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As we speak right now, the Islanders are in a playoff spot, but they have hit kind of a wall here this week with that horrific loss.
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Not much pushing going on, right now.
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No, no, no, they're not pushing.
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They're getting pushed back a little bit.
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But the horrific loss to the Penguins on Monday night at UBS, followed the next night by the loss to the Sabres, where they had the game tied until a few minutes to go, just like you know, the Ottawa game where they gave up the goal with a few seconds left, they were just a short time away from at least getting a point.
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As you look at this Islander team now, what they've been through all year, staying in this playoff race, how do you assess these final six games coming up?
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It's been such a weird year.
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I mean, they've I mean, talk about winning the lottery.
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They won the lottery with Matthew Schaefer on and off the ice, just everything he does uh offensively in his own end for an 18-year-old playing 27 minutes a night or whatever.
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It's been incredible.
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It really is, but more importantly, off the ice.
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I mean, all the kids that he hangs out with and you know shoots the stuff with because of you know, kids who have also experienced tragedy, like he has losing his mom and his billet mom, what, 11 months apart or whatever it was.
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Um, yeah, it's been really tough.
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But you know, they've shown resiliency over the course of the year, um, which gives me hope that they'll make the playoffs, but man, they've got to clean some stuff up in their own end of the ice.
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Uh uh the penguins are basically a lock to get in.
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The the only thing that the Islanders have going for them despite these losses is that the teams around them don't seem to be very interested in making the playoffs either.
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So we'll see how it goes.
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Right.
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It's almost as if they have to not that they're gonna ignore the penguins the rest of the way, but they almost have to just concentrate on where they are right now and making sure they get in, whether it's as the third team in the metro or one of the two wildcard spots, and they can start helping themselves by beating a team that's pushing them for one of those spots, and that's the Flyers tomorrow night.
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Yeah, these are all must-wins, obviously, right?
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Like every game is a must-win the rest of the way.
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I mean, Philly's a team that they played pretty well against over the course of the year.
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Uh, they had that game in January down there where that was maybe their best game of the season, start to finish.
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I think it was 4-0 or whatever it was.
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But um, you know, this is the first of six games left.
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Five of them are at home, which which is a benefit.
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They played pretty well at UBS over the course of the year.
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Um, it's just a matter of getting a lead and holding onto it.
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Uh, they just they're they haven't been good at protecting leads.
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They've been very sloppy in the run under the ice.
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They have a lot of things to clean up and not much time to do it.
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So there's a there's a lot of things coming up down the pipeline for the Islanders down on the farm and in juniors, and you know, we've we've we've all seen the clips of Kayshawn Achison in Junior.
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We saw Victor Eklund make his debut at Bridgeport, Cole Iserman um as well.
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So there's a lot of stuff coming up down the pike.
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But I think, you know, if if you told Islander fans you'd be in a playoff spot with six games to go in the season, I think people would have signed up for it before the season.
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I know I would have, but I think just the way that they got here in the last couple of weeks, it would probably be extremely disappointing to everybody if they didn't know that it doesn't matter.
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Yeah, you have to make the playoffs, just given how the teams around them have played.
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Um, yeah, people would have signed up for this in in you know late August, early September, but nobody knew how good Matthew Schaefer was going to be right out of this shoot.
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Just getting back to Matthew for a minute.
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I mean, he's been so good for them.
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Um, but they just again they they have to roll four lines, they have to take short shifts, they have to get more um offense from the from you know guys like Duclair and Barzell.
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Shoot the puck, man.
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I mean, he's been getting a boatload of points, but they're mainly assists.
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I mean, and he has a lethal shot.
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I remember talking to Barry Trotz years ago.
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Barry would beg the guy to shoot the puck.
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Um yeah, it's mind-boggling how sometimes he just looks to pass and looks to skate around.
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Yeah, for sure.
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Uh so they need more offense from him uh in the goals department.
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Um, this is a crucial game Friday night.
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Saturday's gonna be huge too.
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That's the other thing.
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You know, these are all playoff games.
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They're all playoff games, and Caroline's not uh that that's not a lock, right?
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So they they have to get two points on Friday night.
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Victor Eklund, I mentioned, made his uh NA uh AHL debut uh last week, and there's already been some whispers on social media, people talking about, well, maybe if the Islanders really need a jolt here at the end of the season, he looks kind of like he's he's adapted to the the North American game already.
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I I just I I don't see how the Islanders could bring him up at this point.
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I mean, let him finish the season in Bridgeport.
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I don't know why people like this is I think people are just grasping at straws to try and find something for the Islanders to do.
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I mean, you lose a game, Pete.
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This is what comes up.
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I cut 13 years on the beat.
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This was all this was year in, year out.
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This is what they do, right?
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Which is fine.
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I love the passion, but you gotta let the kids develop properly.
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You're not Matthew Schaefer, like again, the Islanders won the lottery on and off the ice with Matthew Schaefer.
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He he's a freak of nature.
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They caught lightning in a bottle.
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They're not Victor Redland is not gonna save this season.
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He's not question.
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A couple of quick things before we take a break.
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Uh, number one, do we see Anders Lee back with the Islanders next year?
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I hope so.
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I hope so too.
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Uh Anders is he's the guy that you want leading this team on and off the ice.
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Everything he does.
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He's a wonderful human being.
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Um, he can still play.
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People complain about his skating.
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I I you know what?
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I I put out a tweet a couple of weeks ago about uh he had had a really good game, maybe he had two goals or something like that, and people just like respond to it with all this hate, and I don't understand.
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Like he's washed up, he can't play.
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Next game, he scores a goal.
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I'm like, React, he's really useless, right?
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And then uh we were we're uh we were at the game against Florida, my family and I think he had a gate, he had a goal.
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Yeah, he had a goal in that game, and my son turns to me and goes, Yeah, dad, he's really useless, right?
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I how could people say that about it?
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Because they complain about his skating, and look, it's not the greatest, but he he is one of the hardest working guys on the ice every single night.
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I I see no issue with Andrews's game at all.
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I really don't.
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And uh last thing before the break, I think a lot of people, not just the people who live in Bridgeport, but the people on Long Island who have made it to Bridgeport over the last 25 years to go see the Islanders AHL team, all saddened by the fact that Bridgeport is moving to Hamilton next year, and there was always this rhetoric, well, maybe they should just move them to the Coliseum.
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That was never gonna happen.
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But it is disappointing that the Islander prospects who were just, you know, an hour and a half away, a ferry ride away, are now gonna be playing in Canada.
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Yeah, it's tough.
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I mean, Hamilton, I mean, the difference now, it's an hour and a half plane ride instead of an hour and a half ferry ride.
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So it's not like where, you know, the Mets had a had a team in Mexico or wherever they're tripping.
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Yeah, I mean, this is not a huge deal in terms of geography.
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It just stinks for the you know, the diehard fans in Bridgeport who would go to those games night in and night out.
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Um, you know, the arena, I they I believe they remodeled it only a few years ago.
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Just redid the whole lock a couple years ago.
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So that kind of stinks.
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Um there's there was not tons of um playoff history there.
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They went years and years and years without making the playoffs or winning a winning a playoff series.
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Um it's tough.
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I don't think it's gonna hinder guys' development, which is the most important thing, but you have to feel for the fans in Bridgeport.
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No question about it.
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Uh, it is time for the Sports Bash media poll question of the day, brought to you by the Embassy Donna.
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If the Islanders don't make the playoffs, does Patrick Wah return next season?
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We'll go around the room, start with Brian.
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No chance.
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No chance.
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No chance.
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Tony, does Patrick Wah?
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By the way, I forgot we have FLP.
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I almost forget that Tony is here.
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Uh, does Patrick Watt come back if they don't make the playoffs?
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I hope so.
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You hope so?
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Yes.
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See, I don't think he's gonna come back, and I think they'll make a coaching change.
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He's not, I mean, look, this goes back to any team that hires a new GM.
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He was not Matthew Darst did not hire Patrick Watt.
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It's not it looks like they have a pretty good working relationship, which is great, but I think Matthew Darsh is gonna want his own guy if they don't make the playoffs.
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I 100% agree with that.
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Brian Compton from NHL.com, their managing editor, is my FOP friend of Peter, co-host for the day.
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When we come back here on the show, we're gonna talk about some breaking news here on Long Island with the Long Island Ducks signing Trevor Bauer.
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Michael Pfaff, the president of the Ducks, is gonna join us via Zoom when we come back right after this.
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Welcome back to Sports Bash, presented by Ticketbash.com.
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I'm Peter Schwartz.
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We'll uh get back to our FOP friend of Peter, co-host Brian Compton, uh, in just a few minutes.
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But uh, in case you missed the beginning of our show or haven't seen it on social media, the Long Island Ducks today making some big waves in the sports world with the signing of uh former Major League pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer.
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And on Zoom with us to talk about it is the president of the Long Island Ducks, Michael Pfaff.
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Mike, it's Peter.
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How are you?
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Hey Peter, how are you?
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Good to see you.
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Good to see you too as well.
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And obviously, this is a big day for the Long Island Ducks.
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You know, through 25 plus years of playing in the Atlantic League here on Long Island, they've been no stranger to former uh major league players uh on that team and also around the Atlantic League.
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But uh this came out of nowhere today.
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This was a big surprise.
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Tell us about Trevor Bauer joining the Ducks today.
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Yeah, thank you.
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And uh, you know, Trevor is uh, as you said, a guy with 10 years, big league time, uh Cy Young Award winner, and he quite frankly had a lot of choices uh as to where he was going to start the 2026 season.
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I know there were opportunities in NPB in Japan, in Mexico, uh, where he's had a lot of success the past few seasons.
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And he uh he chose Long Island.
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I know that there were also teams in our league and and other MLB partner leagues that that were offering opportunities and very interested in having him.
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Um and he chose Long Island uh because he saw it as the best showcase for him to get another opportunity in Major League Baseball.
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So that's the the goal uh for him, and uh we're excited to have him.
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Before we get to the baseball aspect of it, obviously with his signing comes the the baggage and and the past story of his off-the-field issues.
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As an organization, did you have to do any extra due diligence and and talk to him about what had happened, or were you confident based on news reports that this was going to be um uh uh a good signing for your team?
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Well, you know, I spent a significant uh amount of time on the um you know on the phone with Trevor and his agent.
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Uh, you know, they're they're both uh you know highly intelligent and understand uh the opportunity here and what the ducks uh stand for.
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And uh, you know, when when you look at the uh you know the the landscape and and how other players of his strata have utilized this showcase to get other opportunities and better opportunities in the game.
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Um, you know, most recently, Jackie Bradley Jr., Daniel Murphy, uh, you know, the guys that that uh on the mound have done really well, Dontrell Willis, uh Rich Hill.
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Uh, you know, I don't know that anybody's had more success after pitching for Long Island than Rich.
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You know, obviously a player like Trevor seed that and and uh you know wants to wants to have the same experience.
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So um, you know, for for us, it's about putting a great product out on the field and fulfilling our uh our promise to the fans of Long Island and you know, giving them the cleanest, safest, most fan-friendly, and affordable way to spend a night and uh watch a great baseball team win some ballgames.
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And uh, you know, we're we're we're thinking that Trevor is going to uh do well there.
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No question about it.
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We're talking to Long Island Ducks president Michael Pfaff on a day when the Ducks announced the signing of former Major League pitcher Trevor Bauer.
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And uh it from a baseball perspective, I would imagine uh the one guy around uh the ballpark right now that's really smiling is your manager, Lou Ford, because you know, every you know, fifth or sixth day he's gonna get to write down Trevor Bauer's name on that lineup card.
00:25:13.759 --> 00:25:18.079
Uh, how big of a factor was Lou's input in bringing Trevor to the Ducks?
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Yeah, it was absolutely a team decision uh, you know, from ownership and our coaching staff uh to the front office here.
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And uh I Lou is very excited to pencil in Trevor Bauer as his opening night starter.
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So opening night is April 21st.
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And uh the goal right now, uh, you know, Trevor is currently scheduled to be our opening night starter.
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Uh that's at home here, uh, April 21.
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And uh that means it lines up his uh second start would be on the road Sunday the 26th, and his third start would be uh Saturday, May 2nd, here at the ballpark, which is also Frank Bolton Appreciation Night.
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I'll have you know later.
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I I wanted to bring that up too while we were while I had you on, and uh obviously you know, baseball fans all over Long Island.
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Uh I guess the news came as a surprise when Frank Bolton uh uh sold the team to uh you know Rev Entertainment, which is a company that's uh that's run by the Texas Rangers, and you have worked for Frank for a long time, and I know how fond you are of him.
00:26:21.200 --> 00:26:33.839
Uh for obviously, and you know, for me, no going back 25 years with Frank, remembering when he brought professional baseball to Long Island, and it's the it's the end of an era, but I I don't think it's a it's it's a sad thing.
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I think it's a time to actually you know be happy about the fact that Frank loved Long Island so much that he did everything he possibly could to bring the ducks here.
00:26:43.519 --> 00:26:46.559
Absolutely, and and Frank will never not be a part of this.
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This is this is Frank's baby, he's the founder not just of the ducks, but of the Atlantic League.
00:26:51.839 --> 00:26:58.640
Um, I'm you know very pleased to report that I still speak to him almost every day, and I don't anticipate that ever changing.
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I hope that never changes.
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He's a special friend, he's a special person.
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Um, and and you know, he is the the father of the ducks, and that that will never change.
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Um, and and one thing that people watching or listening might not know is that Peter Schwartz does go back 25 years with the ducks.
00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:18.960
In fact, he's the guy on the cover of Newsday as the first fan coming in the ball.
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I was not no no no, I was not the first one.
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I was like the third behind the biggest.
00:27:23.519 --> 00:27:26.880
I was it was a young young lady that was the first one in.
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Yes, it says quack of the back, quack of the bat on the front page of Newsday.
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And there's a young girl that goes in, and you see me about three people behind, wearing a Yankees jacket and a ducks hat, and Frank always found some kind of comic relief in the fact that there I am on the front page of Newsday.
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It was awesome.
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Yeah, you you're you're famous.
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Your pictures everywhere around the ballpark.
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I mean the quack of the bat.
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And and I guess as a fan all those years and covering team a little bit, then it became a real treat for me to join uh the organization and some point as one of the part-time PA announcers.
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So I've always I I know I've always thanked you for that.
00:28:02.640 --> 00:28:08.160
It really is a great thrill to be at the microphone the handful of times I get to do it during the season.
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Well, listen, we we always say that, you know, whether it's players, coaches, employees, you know, we we want to surround ourselves with people that care and love this place as much as we do, because then it's not like working, right?
00:28:20.240 --> 00:28:26.720
And you are definitely one of those people, your passion and and and how much you care are very evident and appreciated by us.
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So it's it's a pleasure having you.
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And it's okay that when I see the paycheck, I know there's a deduction for the amount of foul balls that my kids get at the games.
00:28:35.200 --> 00:28:36.000
So you have to charge it.
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They think it's free.
00:28:38.480 --> 00:28:40.319
They walk in the store and just grab stuff.
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They think it's free.
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You haven't told them yet.
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Uh uh, Mike, thank you so much for spending a few minutes.
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Congratulations on the signing of Trevor Bauer, and and we'll see you at the ballpark very soon.
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We'll see you at the ballpark opening night, April 21.
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Thank you guys.
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I appreciate it.
00:28:56.559 --> 00:29:07.680
Mike Pfaff, the president of the Long Island Ducks on a big day for the organization with the uh the signing of uh of Trevor Bauer, and I'm gonna bring uh Brian Compton back in, our FOP co-host for the day.
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What was your reaction when I when I told you about it?
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Now let's secret.
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Set the record straight here, Pete.
00:29:14.079 --> 00:29:18.400
You probably tried to push that girl out of the way to be first in the ballpark and security stop you.
00:29:18.720 --> 00:29:21.440
You have to stop listening to what Boomer and Gio say about it.
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The owner of the GM of the team said it.
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That's not true.
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It just wasn't true.
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I was fine being the we got there early and we were like so.
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So you can't do that.
00:29:29.440 --> 00:29:30.640
Sir, you can't do that, sir.
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Sir No, it's okay.
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I don't need to be the first.
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I I was I was as long the only thing I was worried about was being one of the first 6,000 because I wanted to make sure I got tickets, and I was able to get the tickets, and it was a great night that first night.
00:29:44.720 --> 00:29:46.240
But yes, that young lady was the first one.
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That's good to know.
00:29:47.119 --> 00:29:49.759
Well, I grew up in Hopog and I used to go to that ballpark all the time.
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It's a great, it's a great way to spend the night.
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It sure is.
00:29:52.480 --> 00:29:58.559
But and and Trevor Bauer is gonna be an interesting storyline for them now, starting on opening night, and we'll see.
00:29:58.640 --> 00:30:03.759
You know, generally with with some of these moves, the players are either the three things are gonna happen with Trevor Bauer.
00:30:03.839 --> 00:30:09.200
Number one, uh, he'll hang out the whole year, to try and get as many starts.
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Number two, he'll uh he'll get a couple of starts, get looked at by a major league team, and sign maybe a triple A contract.
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Or number three, he'll just if he doesn't see anything, he may just you know wash his hands with it and walk away.
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How do you see that playing out?
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What do you think?
00:30:23.440 --> 00:30:42.720
Yeah, I mean if he if he pitches well and uh Major League team's willing to to take a chance on him, and look, he was absolved of all the stuff that everybody knows about already, that we don't need to go down that road, but um a team like you know, if the uh Kansas City, like a small, so smaller market team that's willing to take a chance, it's it's certainly a possibility.
00:30:43.039 --> 00:30:43.680
Yeah, I think so.
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And and I think what and what Mike Fast said in the interview was correct, you know, he had some choices, and he picked Long Island because it's he's close to two franchises right here, and in the Northeast, there's a whole bunch of teams, and they'll have they'll be Major League Scouts all over the ballpark, Fairfield Properties Ballpark, watching this guy pitch, because as you know, um you know, pitching is a premium.
00:31:06.559 --> 00:31:06.799
Oh, yeah.
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And if you could find somebody that's gonna help you, you know, make a make the playoffs, win a division, whatever it is, he'll have some eyeballs on it.
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Pitchers get hurt every single day.
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So if there's a team that's in a crunch and he's pitching well here on Long Island, it like I said, it's certainly a possibility that he ends up somewhere.
00:31:23.279 --> 00:31:27.119
Let's uh let's talk about our teams as we uh talk baseball in this segment.
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Uh we'll start with your Mets.
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And uh I I think after opening day, I think a lot of Met fans thought that uh this team was gonna be an offensive juggernaut scoring eleven runs against the uh the pirates, but they have clearly had some some issues in the last few games, including yesterday, when they had a golden chance to take the lead and in extra innings and it didn't do it.
00:31:47.440 --> 00:31:50.960
What's your kind of thumbnail sketch on what the Mets are in the first week of the season?
00:31:51.279 --> 00:31:57.200
So we had the we had yesterday's game on in the office uh in Manhattan, and I'm screaming for them to bunt.
00:31:58.160 --> 00:31:59.359
Nobody buns anymore.
00:31:59.680 --> 00:32:00.960
Oh, well, you can't waste an out.
00:32:01.119 --> 00:32:02.319
I'm like, he's gonna strike out.
00:32:02.400 --> 00:32:02.559
Yeah.
00:32:02.720 --> 00:32:07.440
So if you're gonna make an out here, move the runner over and put a guy in scoring position with only one out.
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Nobody buns anymore.
00:32:10.000 --> 00:32:11.119
I don't even know if they teach it anymore.
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And I'm telling you, right, I uh this may be an extreme thing, and people say, No, you're crazy, you're you're an idiot, but I think this goes all the way down to Little League right now because I don't think a lot of these kids learning how to play the game, they don't know the fundamentals.
00:32:25.279 --> 00:32:32.960
They go up there with their$500 bat and think they're gonna hit the ball over the fence every single time, and kids don't learn the fundamentals.
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And if they don't learn it when they're 15, 16, 17 years old, how are they gonna do it when they're in a stadium with 50,000 people watching?
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You're allowed to play small ball every now and then.
00:32:42.799 --> 00:32:47.680
I was arguing with a guy at work yesterday who's probably in his late 20s, so he doesn't remember the 85 Cardinals.
00:32:47.759 --> 00:32:47.839
Yeah.
00:32:48.079 --> 00:32:49.200
You remember the 85 Cardinals?
00:32:49.359 --> 00:32:49.680
I do, yeah.
00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:53.279
Tommy Her had eight home runs and 110 RBIs.
00:32:53.359 --> 00:32:53.519
Yeah.
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Because Vince Comey would get on base, steal second, and Tommy Herr would slap a single and he'd score for six.
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And especially when you get into, and this is you know, again, I as as you know, I'm the only Yankee fan in my house.
00:33:07.440 --> 00:33:10.880
So I don't have a dog in the fight when it comes to complaining about the Mets.
00:33:11.119 --> 00:33:12.559
Although I would like to see them do well.
00:33:12.640 --> 00:33:14.880
I would like to eventually see another Subway series.
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Um, and I want my family to be happy most of the time, um, except for six games during the season.
00:33:20.480 --> 00:33:37.519
Um well I'm watching the end of that game with my with my kids and and my wife, and when you get the you get the lead run uh in extra innings, you get that runner on second, and it's gotta be mind-boggling to a Met fan how many times they get that ghost runner, they can't get the ghost runner.
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That's all the time.
00:33:38.400 --> 00:33:43.759
But the the part that I'm screaming about, I think it was the eighth or the ninth inning, and Mendoza had a pinch runner.
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So you've got you have a faster guy on second base, and yet you refuse to move him over to third with a bunt.
00:33:49.839 --> 00:33:50.319
Why?
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And God forbid, even if you don't bunt, God forbid you know you move the runner over to the side.
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Hit the ball on the other side and move the runner over, and then that still doesn't happen as well.
00:34:00.799 --> 00:34:21.840
Uh as for uh you know the Yankees, I th this is mind-boggling to me, even as a fan, how well the starting pitchers have done so far in in the first six games of the year without Garrett Cole, without Carlos Rodan, without Clark Schmidt, and they've just been able to pitch the lights out the starters that they've had, and it's gotten them off to a five and one start.
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Well, this is the difference between the Mets and the Yankees.
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No matter what happens with the Yankees, they figure it out and they still win games.
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It's unbelievable.
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Well, for me, it's happy.
00:34:31.199 --> 00:34:32.000
For me, it's happy.
00:34:32.239 --> 00:34:33.199
This was unbelievable.
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I was right before our Passover Seder last night watching the end of the Yankee game um at my mother-in-law's house, and this they came on yes uh at the end of the game on Cam Schlitzer.
00:34:45.360 --> 00:34:57.519
First pitcher in Yankees history to have um 15 or more strikeouts, no runs, um, through any two consecutive appearances.
00:34:57.840 --> 00:34:58.719
Wow, how about that?
00:34:58.880 --> 00:35:04.000
I mean, you think in the in the ridiculous history of the Yankees that somebody would have done that.
00:35:04.239 --> 00:35:08.559
So uh his Jersey retirement ceremony is what, next next uh Tuesday or Wednesday?
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Because that's what they do.
00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:10.320
You know what?
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I deserve that.
00:35:11.280 --> 00:35:16.880
I deserve that because and and Tony and Tony will be uh will back me up on this.
00:35:17.119 --> 00:35:22.000
I have said here on the show that it the Yankees have retired way too many numbers.
00:35:22.239 --> 00:35:26.079
There are some numbers that have no business being retired.
00:35:26.239 --> 00:35:37.920
So I do, and and that is a that is a very, very um uh it it it's it's it's a it's a correct criticism of the Mets are nowhere close, but they're starting to go in that direction too.
00:35:38.079 --> 00:35:39.519
I mean Carlos Beltran.
00:35:39.760 --> 00:35:40.960
I loved Carlos Beltran.
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I know everybody points to you know striking out there in the series and everything.
00:35:45.280 --> 00:35:50.559
He was the best center fielder they ever had, yeah, but you can't tell me that he should have his number retired before Gary Carter.
00:35:50.800 --> 00:35:51.519
That's ridiculous.
00:35:51.760 --> 00:35:52.400
It's ridiculous.
00:35:52.800 --> 00:36:06.639
I and I usually go with um when you when you're gonna retire a player's number, um, and Carlos Beltran, I could go either way, because he played a majority of I the first thing I look at is how much of his career did he play with that team.
00:36:06.800 --> 00:36:10.639
And he meets that criteria because he played the biggest chunk of his career with the Mets.
00:36:11.039 --> 00:36:24.960
But you also, I mean, to me, you have to be dominant, you know, during your your time with that team, and you had to have really made a significant impact on the franchise, and that's where you can really go either way.
00:36:25.039 --> 00:36:29.679
And if you want to go the way that you don't retire his number, the Mets didn't win a championship during his time.
00:36:29.920 --> 00:36:30.079
Right.
00:36:30.159 --> 00:36:32.480
I mean, I don't mind that they didn't win the championship.
00:36:32.719 --> 00:36:36.000
I still I like I said before, he's the best center fielder they've ever had.
00:36:36.079 --> 00:36:42.159
He was a I think he was a dominant player for three or four years stretch, which isn't very long if you're gonna retire somebody's number.
00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:44.880
But again, you're okay with Jerry Kuzman?
00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:45.360
Sure.
00:36:45.679 --> 00:36:45.760
Okay.
00:36:46.079 --> 00:36:51.199
I mean, I wasn't around, but you know I mean he was a tremendous pitcher for them for a long time.
00:36:51.360 --> 00:36:52.960
And I want I want your opinion on this.
00:36:53.199 --> 00:36:54.639
I think Tony and I have talked about this.
00:36:54.719 --> 00:36:57.199
Where did you stand on when they retired Keith Hernandez in the case?
00:36:57.360 --> 00:36:57.920
It was about time.
00:36:58.079 --> 00:36:58.239
Yeah.
00:36:58.480 --> 00:36:59.679
I mean, what took so long?
00:36:59.840 --> 00:37:00.000
Yeah.
00:37:01.360 --> 00:37:03.199
I mean, look, he's not in the Hall of Fame.
00:37:03.280 --> 00:37:04.000
To me, he should be.
00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:04.400
Yep.
00:37:04.559 --> 00:37:07.599
He's the greatest defensive first baseman to ever play the game.
00:37:07.840 --> 00:37:09.760
Well, I think I think him and Manningley should go in.
00:37:09.920 --> 00:37:13.440
I think they should both go in together because we've Tony and I have had this conversation.
00:37:13.599 --> 00:37:25.039
In fact, I think we had it when I was in Cooperstown last summer, uh, because my uh my kids were playing at at Doubleday Field last year, and we were we were at the Hall of Fame doing the show from there, and we had that conversation.
00:37:25.199 --> 00:37:27.280
The two best defensive first basemen.
00:37:27.519 --> 00:37:33.199
Neither is in the time at the time, in that era, both played here in New York, and they should both go in at the same time.
00:37:33.599 --> 00:37:37.280
And I think I think a lot of it too, Pete, is that people disparage first base.
00:37:37.519 --> 00:37:38.639
Oh, anybody can play first base.
00:37:38.960 --> 00:37:40.159
Mike Piazza couldn't play first base.
00:37:40.880 --> 00:37:43.280
The line in uh Moneyball where they're trying to get away.
00:37:43.360 --> 00:37:44.480
Yeah, it's very difficult.
00:37:44.719 --> 00:37:45.519
It's very difficult.
00:37:45.760 --> 00:37:51.840
But here's the thing about Hernandez, the last thing we want to we're we'll take a break and we'll we got what's how to tick a bash in just a second.
00:37:52.000 --> 00:37:58.400
But with Hernandez, I've actually encountered uh some Met fans who did not like the fact that Hernandez had his number retired.
00:37:58.639 --> 00:37:58.960
That's absurd.
00:37:59.119 --> 00:38:09.280
I worked with a couple of them at WFAN, and um, here's how I look at Keith, because obviously, when you look at his playing career, he didn't really spend a great number of years with the Mets.
00:38:09.360 --> 00:38:21.360
However, I put him in the same category as Butch Goring with the Islanders because you have to account, in his case, his time playing, winning a championship, and also the many years he had in the broadcast booth.
00:38:21.440 --> 00:38:23.199
To me, Butch Goring was the same thing.
00:38:23.440 --> 00:38:30.559
He was the missing link, and he won four cups, he was a coach with the Islanders, and all these years as a beloved broadcaster.
00:38:30.719 --> 00:38:30.960
Yeah.
00:38:31.119 --> 00:38:35.280
So I I think they're both Butchie should be in the Hall of Fame, too, and he's not, which is ridiculous.
00:38:35.519 --> 00:38:36.880
Yeah, I think he should be in the Hall of Fame.
00:38:36.960 --> 00:38:37.760
I I totally agree.
00:38:37.840 --> 00:38:40.719
And he the Hall of Fame wanted his helmet, and he said, No, it's a package deal.
00:38:40.960 --> 00:38:41.360
Good for him.
00:38:41.440 --> 00:38:41.599
Yeah.
00:38:42.079 --> 00:38:43.760
That sounds exactly like Butchie.
00:38:43.920 --> 00:38:45.920
But Butchie was the final piece to that puzzle.
00:38:46.159 --> 00:38:47.360
Keith was the first.
00:38:47.920 --> 00:38:50.400
I mean, they don't do anything without Keith Hernandez.
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No.
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Nothing.
00:38:51.199 --> 00:38:51.519
No, no.
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And again, it was kind of like I'm sure there have been other examples of this, but you've seen all the documentaries and how miserable Keith was when he first found out he was getting away.
00:39:01.199 --> 00:39:02.000
Well, they were terrible.
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Yeah.
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But then once he kind of thought about it, I think his father convinced him that it was the right thing to do.
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Thank you, Mr.
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Hernandez.
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Yeah, there you go.
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It's time for what's hot at ticketbash.com.
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The Yankees play their home opener tomorrow against the Marlins, and they'll play Miami again Saturday and Sunday.
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The Knicks host the Bulls Friday at the Garden Friday night.
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The Islanders host the Flyers at UBS.
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How about this on Saturday?
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The first ever uh professional women's hockey league game is at Madison Square Garden, the New York Sirens hosting the Seattle Torrent.
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That game is sold out, Brian.
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Good for that whole league.
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I love it.
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It's fantastic.
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It's gonna uh it hopefully it's gonna grow the game among young girls on Long Island.
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Hockey's obviously very big here now.
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We're seeing more and more NHL players.
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Brandon Boosie in Carolina now.
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Absolutely.
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Sound Beach, it's fantastic.
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So uh yeah, I I can't wait to see the atmosphere there at the garden.
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It should be great.
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Well, the game is sold out, but you can get your tickets at ticketbash.com.
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Also, concerts and shows.
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Jim Gathigan at the Beacon Theater, April 9th, 11th, and 12th.
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Lady Gaga at the Garden, April 13th, Barry Manilo at UBS Arena on April 13th.
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Disney Stars on Ice, UBS Arena, uh, on May 3rd.
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Get the best seats at the best prices with no service fees at ticketbash.com.
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When we come back, we're going to talk about we know Brian is passionate about hockey.
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We know he's passionate about baseball and the Mets specifically.
00:40:24.079 --> 00:40:28.239
But here's another thing that Brian is passionate about, and that is WWE.
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And WrestleMania is coming up.
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Oh, yeah.
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And when we come back, he's also passionate about the rock group KISS.
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Yep.
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But due to legal reasons, I we we we could not play any KISS music.
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Tony, right?
00:40:41.039 --> 00:40:42.559
We're gonna run into trouble if we play Kiss.
00:40:43.440 --> 00:40:44.000
A lot of trouble.
00:40:44.159 --> 00:40:44.639
We've had some problems.
00:40:45.039 --> 00:40:47.599
For the small price of$15,000, you can play my music.
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We've had some, we had some issues in the past.
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I don't want to get into it with playing music and videos and stuff like that.
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So we'll just say that you're a fan of KISS.
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But another big passion is WWE, and we're gonna talk about that when we come back with more sports bash right after this.
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And um I I know since you were on uh I think Shannon Hogan on the pre-game show has a bigger audience than we do here.
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Oh, come on.
00:44:25.679 --> 00:44:28.719
I don't get no fairly certain that that's the case.
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But uh what was the reaction from Islander fans after that?
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Uh it was good.
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Everybody, you know, I got started getting DMs, how you feeling, which I I can't thank everybody for all the support that I'm getting.
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Um and I I've said this Islanders' country when when they have a chance to help people out, they do.
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Yeah, of course.
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And Shannon was one of the first people who donated right after that whole pregame show.
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She's just the best.
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I mean, she has brought so much enthusiasm and excitement to Islanders broadcast since they brought her on.
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So I mean, yeah, thank you to Shannon.
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Thank you to Joel Mendenbaum, uh Steve Knapp, the directors over there.
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Um I haven't covered the team in a few years now, Pete.
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For them to agree to have me on just to talk about this was really it meant a lot.
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Great people, and it was a it was a great segment.
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And again, scan the QR code to join Team Bcom for the walk MS at Jones Beach.
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Uh I mentioned before the break, your passions are hockey and baseball, and I think the Giants, right?
00:45:21.760 --> 00:45:22.000
Oh, yeah.
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The Giants, Bigfoot, Big Giants.
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But I know because we're friends on Facebook and social media, and everywhere Brian and his son go for wrestling, he posts about it on Facebook.
00:45:32.559 --> 00:45:46.000
Look, I post a ton of stuff too, but you know, you've you've seen all my family stories going up on fake on Facebook, but you are a huge fan of WWE and wrestling, and and WrestleMania 42 is right around the corner, April 18th and 19th.
00:45:46.079 --> 00:45:47.840
How are you enjoying the road to WrestleMania?
00:45:48.159 --> 00:45:56.000
Um, there's some things I'd like to see change, but I think um, you know, CM Punk is a is a body of mine, so I'm thrilled that he's gonna main event night two.
00:45:56.559 --> 00:46:01.920
I mean, this is something that I know he had main event in night one last year, but this is something that he hadn't done before that.
00:46:02.079 --> 00:46:05.199
So um some of the matches look like they're gonna be a lot of fun.
00:46:05.360 --> 00:46:07.119
Some of the storylines are meh.
00:46:07.519 --> 00:46:09.440
Uh, but the show should be fantastic.
00:46:09.599 --> 00:46:11.760
They're gonna have like the they're gonna have a ladder match.
00:46:12.239 --> 00:46:13.119
Those are always fun.
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I mean, I always worry about guys breaking their necks and stuff, but uh, it should be very entertaining.
00:46:17.679 --> 00:46:23.039
It it's interesting to me, uh, as also someone uh I don't think I'm as psycho about it as you are.
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I used to be, used to be a passionate follower of it, follower of it.
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I've gotten back into it.
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I watched a lot of the clips, I keep up with it.
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I went to Saturday Night's Main event last year at the Coliseum was.
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Oh my god, what a disaster.
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It uh it was a traffic jam, and luckily we got out fairly quickly.
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It was actually a disaster getting in.
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Really?
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Because they only had the one line going into the building through the box office.
00:46:49.360 --> 00:47:05.039
And it was it was the first, I think it was the first Oh yeah, it was freezing that night freezing, and and they only have now if you remember, if you grew up going to Islander games in the Coliseum or anything at the Coliseum, you could park in any of the parking lots and there would be the box office entrance, and they had those the doors all around.
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You can go in five different places now.
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Since they renovated it and they've got nothing there, basically, they only opened up, and I think that was the first sellout for anything that they've had since Beauvilliers goal.
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Probably, right?
00:47:18.880 --> 00:47:20.880
Yeah, so they could not handle the crowd.
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There was one line going and it was ridiculous.
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But um I I've followed it closely.
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I make sure if I miss anything, I I look at it on social media.
00:47:31.199 --> 00:47:50.960
This is gonna be two interesting main events because you have CM Punk against Roman Reigns, right, and then you have um Cody Rhodes against Randy Orton, and this to me almost was gonna have a feel of Hulk Hogan and The Rock because when they went into that match at the Skydome back then, it clearly The Rock was you know the favorite and and Hulk Hogan was the heel.
00:47:51.119 --> 00:47:54.320
But if you remember that, they had to completely pivot the whole match.
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They had to pivot because the crowd went nuts for Hulk Hogan, and in this case, you for the most part, right now, you basically have four baby faces in recent months going uh two of them going up against each other, and it's gonna be interesting to see the crowd reaction for for both of these matches.
00:48:11.760 --> 00:48:14.719
I have to think Cody is gonna turn heel.
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You think so?
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I think so.
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I think people are tired.
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This is what I was talking about earlier about the storylines and stuff.
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Yeah.
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I think as great as he's been, the ambassador that he's been for them for the past few years, I think people are tired of it.
00:48:26.400 --> 00:48:26.639
Yeah.
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And you can't, it's this isn't Hulk Hogan, man.
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You can't just do it over and over and over again for seven or eight years.
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You gotta keep things fresh.
00:48:32.960 --> 00:48:38.719
So I wouldn't be somebody has to show up, and I thought it was gonna be Chris Jericho, but he showed up on AEW last night.
00:48:38.880 --> 00:48:39.119
Yeah.
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So he's not coming.
00:48:40.639 --> 00:48:45.199
Um so that was a rumor that just had legs, but then it never finished.
00:48:45.599 --> 00:48:49.360
Well, I don't know what happened there, but um, somebody has to show up.
00:48:49.519 --> 00:48:58.320
I don't even want to throw a name out because I'm I don't even know who I'm even thinking of, but they've got to do something different here because, like you said, it's all baby faces against babyfaces.
00:48:58.400 --> 00:49:00.639
So they've got to come up with a surprise element here.
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Last few weeks on SmackDown, Randy Orton was on the phone with somebody.
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Right.
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I think on Ron Raw too, I think he was.
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And then he did his own little uh social media video talking to somebody again.
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Who do you think is on the phone?
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It's not his father, right?
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It's not Bob Orton.
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No.
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I maybe it's gotta be the is it Vince?
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Is it Vince?
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Why why was Stephanie involved in this whole thing the other night?
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So I mean, I I don't know what kind of reaction Vince would get, giving everything that happened with him.
00:49:29.280 --> 00:49:32.079
Oh, I think I think it would be a huge if he came out.
00:49:32.719 --> 00:49:36.000
It's gotta be him or The Rock, otherwise, I mean, what are you gonna do here?
00:49:36.159 --> 00:49:37.840
So yeah, it's uh it's it's interesting.
00:49:37.920 --> 00:49:42.159
And John Cena, after he just retired, and you went to his last match, didn't you?
00:49:42.400 --> 00:49:42.480
Yeah.
00:49:42.719 --> 00:49:43.360
You and your son?
00:49:43.440 --> 00:49:44.639
Yeah, how was that experience?
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That was really cool up until the end.
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Triple H got booed out of the building.
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I know, I know because I think that's the one time where you don't have to have him submit to Gunther.
00:49:53.519 --> 00:49:55.199
Like Gunther is a pretty big name already.
00:49:55.280 --> 00:49:56.480
You're not trying to put Gunther over.
00:49:56.559 --> 00:49:57.199
He's a huge fan.
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He's retired three guys already.
00:49:59.039 --> 00:50:00.880
Yeah, maybe that's why Jericho didn't come back either.
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It's like, why am I gonna come back so Gunther can put me to sleep?
00:50:03.599 --> 00:50:04.559
So yeah, I don't know.
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But um And he Gunther plays that role so well.
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Like you know, the bad guy did unbelievable how well.
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And and you know, he's kind of a throwback pro wrestler.
00:50:14.800 --> 00:50:18.559
You know, he's not one of these acrobatic guys, like he gets in there and he wrestles.
00:50:18.719 --> 00:50:21.760
Yeah, there's no uh there's no uh leapfrogs and stuff like that.
00:50:22.079 --> 00:50:31.840
Yeah, John Cena's retired from in-ring activity, but he is the host and he's got some sort of connection with a bunch of people in the big matches here.
00:50:32.000 --> 00:50:37.360
Do you think we see him get involved at all, or he's just gonna come in there and talk to the crowd?
00:50:38.079 --> 00:50:39.599
Maybe he's on the phone with Randy Orton.
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Maybe that's who he's on the phone with.
00:50:41.039 --> 00:50:42.079
I mean, yeah, because what are you gonna do?
00:50:42.159 --> 00:50:44.480
Are you just gonna have him show up, wave to the crowd, and leave?
00:50:44.639 --> 00:50:45.440
You gotta get him involved.
00:50:45.599 --> 00:50:47.599
He doesn't have to wrestle, obviously, he's not going to.
00:50:47.760 --> 00:50:48.000
Right.
00:50:48.239 --> 00:50:50.880
But get him involved in maybe in that storyline somehow.
00:50:51.280 --> 00:50:56.800
Do you like the uh the direction that WWE has has been going with you know TKO running the show?
00:50:56.880 --> 00:50:59.920
Because there's been a lot of criticism, namely about the ticket prices.
00:51:00.159 --> 00:51:00.559
That's my own.
00:51:02.159 --> 00:51:04.719
These ticket prices have been crazy through the roof.
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And then they've had to come up with all these deals to get more people in the building for WrestleMania.
00:51:09.039 --> 00:51:11.119
Um they had to do it at the garden the other day, too.
00:51:11.280 --> 00:51:12.639
There were tickets available the day of the show.
00:51:12.880 --> 00:51:18.880
Now, Pete, you have to, because you're gonna alienate the people who are watching your product the most if you keep going in that direction.
00:51:19.360 --> 00:51:20.000
It's not a good scene.
00:51:20.320 --> 00:51:21.920
Hopefully they can uh do something about it.
00:51:22.000 --> 00:51:26.400
But yeah, WrestleMania 42 coming up April 18th and 19th in Las Vegas.
00:51:26.559 --> 00:51:40.719
And it also sounds like from internet rumors, you know, WrestleMania 43 is gonna be in Saudi Arabia, it's scheduled for Saudi Arabia next year, and you're already starting to hear some some whispers that maybe the WWE might decide, uh, maybe it's not a good idea to go to Saudi Arabia right now.
00:51:40.960 --> 00:51:47.920
No, and I think they're supposed to have one in the which might have to be moved because of everything that's going on in the world.
00:51:48.320 --> 00:51:50.400
So I think they have to do the right thing and move it.
00:51:50.559 --> 00:51:55.440
Uh, it is time for something we call the Coach's Collectibles item of the week.
00:51:55.599 --> 00:51:57.599
And what we have is I know you're gonna love this.
00:51:57.760 --> 00:51:57.920
Okay.
00:51:58.079 --> 00:52:01.679
We I try to schedule it to cater to when we have guests.
00:52:01.920 --> 00:52:02.480
Is it McRib?
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What's that?
00:52:03.119 --> 00:52:03.760
Is it a McRib?
00:52:03.840 --> 00:52:04.480
It's not a McRib.
00:52:04.559 --> 00:52:07.760
And I forgot to bring that up how much Brian loves the McRib.
00:52:08.079 --> 00:52:09.360
Um, but no, it's not in McRib.
00:52:09.599 --> 00:52:11.039
I was told I was gonna get a McRib.
00:52:11.280 --> 00:52:12.639
I'm just gonna throw my headphones down again.
00:52:12.880 --> 00:52:15.840
We'll just send you down the road to the embassy diner and you can get free dessert with your meal.
00:52:16.159 --> 00:52:16.559
Oh, that's right.
00:52:17.920 --> 00:52:24.079
Uh what we have here are beautiful David Wright and Jose Reyes framed autograph jerseys with photos.
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You could take a look at it.
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That screen is on a 30-second delay, so you'll see it pop up there in just a second.
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But it's a framed black David Wright jersey and a framed black Jose Reyes jersey.
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You'll see it up there in just a second.
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Uh, Coach's Collectibles, your number one source for 100% authentic sports memorabilia and live public autograph events.
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And the next public event that Coach's Collectibles is doing is a Mets watch party with Doc Gooden at Bullsmith's Tavern.
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It's the Mets against the, I almost was gonna say Oakland A's.
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Soon to be Las Vegas A's.
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Uh Sunday, April 12th, 140.
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Doors open uh at noon.
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You see the jerseys up there?
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Those are pretty cool.
00:53:05.360 --> 00:53:10.079
I think we should just put those in a box and ship them to Howie Rose, because Howie loves the black jerseys.
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I love Howie.
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Just kidding, Howie.
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Doors open at noon.
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There are drink specials and more.
00:53:18.480 --> 00:53:24.960
Um Bull Smith's Tavern is located at 115 West Main Street in Smithtown.
00:53:25.119 --> 00:53:35.360
Uh check out Coaches Collectibles online, www.coachescollectiblesny.com and use code SportsBash for free shipping on all of your orders.
00:53:35.519 --> 00:53:38.800
Also, former Giants running back Tiki Barber, I know you've heard of him.
00:53:39.119 --> 00:53:39.360
Of course.
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Um I kind of work with him.
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I'm kind of on the same team still, basically, once in a while, is joining the New Jersey Lottery to host the return of New Jersey Lottery's Rock Paper Scissors throwdown on April 10th to the 12th.
00:53:52.320 --> 00:54:02.400
It's a weekend long tournament with a field of 384 players competing for the$10,000 grand prize or a share of$25,000 in prize pool.
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Tiki is going to be making a special appearance on day one of the event on April 10th at American Dream in New Jersey.
00:54:11.119 --> 00:54:15.840
For more information, please visit uh nj-rps.com.
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Were you a big fan of Tiki?
00:54:17.519 --> 00:54:18.320
Oh, love Tiki.
00:54:18.559 --> 00:54:18.719
Yeah.
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I mean he I thought he retired too soon.
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Probably, but you know, he's taking care of his body.
00:54:24.320 --> 00:54:27.920
I'm sure uh Tom Coughlin loved that Tiki finally stopped fumbling the football.
00:54:28.159 --> 00:54:31.039
Well, that was that was that was Tom Coughlin fixed Tiki Barber.
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That's amazing that because he fumbled all the time.
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All the time and then he basically stopped doing it.
00:54:36.079 --> 00:54:41.440
You know, uh and Tom Coughlin obviously fell under the Bill Parcell's coaching tree.
00:54:41.519 --> 00:54:51.039
And I remember uh Bill Parcell's there's an NFL films video of when he was coaching the Jets, and I'm trying to remember it was not Curtis Martin, obviously.
00:54:51.360 --> 00:54:59.760
It was another jet running back, and you see him going up to him in practice and saying you're you're gonna stop fumbling the ball because my running backs don't fumble.
00:55:00.159 --> 00:55:05.840
And I guess Tom Co that rubbed off on Tom Coughlin because he figured out a way to fix Tiki Barber.
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So uh there's that.
00:55:07.360 --> 00:55:09.039
Um, some upcoming shows.
00:55:09.119 --> 00:55:10.639
Uh Tuesday, April 7th.
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I'll be joined by Upper Deck Senior Marketing Manager uh Paul uh Wen to talk about the National Hockey Card Day on April 11th.
00:55:18.960 --> 00:55:25.920
Fans around the world will be getting a chance to visit participating hobby shops and receive a free pack of Upper Deck hockey trading cards.
00:55:26.000 --> 00:55:32.079
And there was big trading card news today because football cards are going back to tops now owned by Fanatics.
00:55:32.559 --> 00:55:38.079
So Fanatics got the sole rights to NFL trading cards and they're coming back.
00:55:38.239 --> 00:55:43.519
So uh get ready for those uh highly coveted rookie cards or whoever the Jets and Giants are gonna be.
00:55:43.840 --> 00:55:44.880
Do kids buy cards anymore?
00:55:45.039 --> 00:55:45.360
Oh yeah.
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Do they?
00:55:46.159 --> 00:55:47.039
Oh, my kids love it.
00:55:47.119 --> 00:55:48.800
Yeah, we go to card shows all the time.
00:55:49.119 --> 00:55:55.519
We are still, it's funny, uh, because we had um we had a conversation about this on the show the last couple of weeks.
00:55:55.679 --> 00:56:03.519
I can't seem to get my hands on that Matthew Schaefer young gun rookie card, which is now going for upwards of 300 bucks on eBay.
00:56:03.840 --> 00:56:07.599
So uh we've been opening up some packs, haven't been able to get lucky enough.
00:56:07.840 --> 00:56:08.480
No, not yet.
00:56:08.800 --> 00:56:14.000
And there's another card in the upper deck set with him and Mark Gatcombe uh together.
00:56:14.159 --> 00:56:15.679
Uh and that's a highly coveted card.
00:56:15.760 --> 00:56:16.800
It's a little easier to get that one.
00:56:17.039 --> 00:56:18.239
We still haven't gotten that one either.
00:56:18.639 --> 00:56:20.079
But do we have a phone call?
00:56:20.239 --> 00:56:20.400
Yes.
00:56:20.559 --> 00:56:21.599
Yeah, let's take a phone call.
00:56:21.679 --> 00:56:22.000
Why not?
00:56:22.239 --> 00:56:23.199
Tell my wife I'm busy.
00:56:23.360 --> 00:56:26.480
Yeah, it's not that it is pretty much like a wife.
00:56:26.960 --> 00:56:28.480
Uh looks like we have Mark on the line.
00:56:28.639 --> 00:56:31.280
Mark, uh, you're up next on Sports Bash.
00:56:31.599 --> 00:56:36.079
Well, I mean, I usually go by Hersh from Valley's Dream or Hershey from Hershey in the Q show.
00:56:36.320 --> 00:56:39.760
Yeah, I can't tell exactly which mark it was, so I'm sorry.
00:56:39.920 --> 00:56:40.239
Yeah.
00:56:40.719 --> 00:56:56.960
Um, you know, listen, I've come to the realization that I will never be an FOP guest, but when I saw one of my closest friends, my good buddy uh Brian Compton, I just wanted to say you're doing a great job, Peter, and uh Brian is uh is certainly uh an encouragement and a wonderful guy.
00:56:57.840 --> 00:56:59.280
Great, great show, guys.
00:56:59.519 --> 00:57:00.159
Appreciate it, brother.
00:57:01.199 --> 00:57:01.440
Yeah, yeah.
00:57:01.679 --> 00:57:03.440
I was gonna ask how you're doing.
00:57:03.679 --> 00:57:04.880
Yeah, everything's good.
00:57:05.280 --> 00:57:06.079
Everything is good.
00:57:06.239 --> 00:57:08.400
We had uh, I'm sure Peter's so feedful.
00:57:08.559 --> 00:57:09.760
We had James on the other day.
00:57:09.920 --> 00:57:21.360
We were talking about you Brian on the air the other day, and how you think funny you and uh I've had a chance to spend some time with him at the last couple of uh thinking happy events, and he's a he's a wonderful guy.
00:57:21.519 --> 00:57:29.679
I know Peter knows him for many years, and so do you Brian, and uh yeah, he's just he's just great and uh yeah, it's just wonderful things for him at the studio there.
00:57:29.840 --> 00:57:36.239
I mean, listen, for you and you guys uh being together there, you know each other for a long time, and it's just uh it's been a great home radio.
00:57:36.400 --> 00:57:38.079
I've been paying attention, it's been fantastic.
00:57:38.400 --> 00:57:40.480
By the way, I got a phone to pick with you and Tony.
00:57:40.559 --> 00:57:40.880
Uh uh.
00:57:41.920 --> 00:57:42.719
You ready for this?
00:57:42.960 --> 00:57:46.719
I see on Facebook you guys went to the Long Island Nets game not long ago.
00:57:46.880 --> 00:57:48.159
Where was my invite?
00:57:48.800 --> 00:57:49.920
Uh well that's interesting.
00:57:50.079 --> 00:57:52.800
Me and Keys were invited because it was from Tony.
00:57:52.960 --> 00:58:03.039
Tony is uh uh the head of the special leads unit for the PAL, and and uh I guess he had a couple extra tickets, and and uh me and Mike were lucky, so you you have to ask Tony on that.
00:58:03.119 --> 00:58:11.840
I'm gonna ask him about uh Tony Mark uh Hershey and Keyes said they would only go if you didn't go.
00:58:12.000 --> 00:58:16.880
If I didn't go, I believe now we're getting down, we're getting down to the brass accident.
00:58:18.480 --> 00:58:20.400
Hershey, um go ahead.
00:58:20.719 --> 00:58:23.519
Yeah, well I again this is this was on Tony.
00:58:23.760 --> 00:58:33.519
We had a wonderful time, and uh, I'm sure that next time when we go and there will be another time because the the team has already contacted Tony said uh that you will be part of that guest with Peter.
00:58:33.679 --> 00:58:34.480
Alright, sounds good.
00:58:34.559 --> 00:58:35.039
I appreciate that.
00:58:35.119 --> 00:58:37.440
I like a good Long Islandets game once in a while.
00:58:37.679 --> 00:58:40.239
Yeah, we had a great time, and uh, you know, we should all go.
00:58:40.320 --> 00:58:40.960
That's wonderful.
00:58:41.119 --> 00:58:42.719
But uh PC, I'll talk to you.
00:58:42.880 --> 00:58:45.920
We'll get together for uh for a stick uh in my driveway soon, okay?
00:58:46.320 --> 00:58:47.199
I'll be there, brother.
00:58:47.519 --> 00:58:48.880
All right, I'll talk to you guys.
00:58:49.199 --> 00:58:50.000
Take care, bye now.
00:58:50.320 --> 00:58:50.719
I love him.
00:58:51.760 --> 00:59:00.079
He was actually he was angry at me for a very short time because I was I forgot who the guest was I had.
00:59:00.400 --> 00:59:06.800
Um I was going I was promoting an upcoming show and upcoming shows and I had some really good guests on back-to-back shows.
00:59:07.119 --> 00:59:11.599
And I said, and and Hershey would always ask me for help sometimes in getting guests.
00:59:11.840 --> 00:59:14.559
And I Tony, do you remember this when I read a couple of names?
00:59:14.639 --> 00:59:19.119
And I said, I bet you when Hershey finds out that I got these guests, he's gonna be really, really annoying.
00:59:19.280 --> 00:59:25.440
And and I was just doing it to like I busted his jobs a little bit, and then Tony told me he was really angry that I did that.
00:59:25.679 --> 00:59:26.639
Yeah, and that's all.
00:59:27.039 --> 00:59:28.880
I got I I I I I rubbed them the wrong way.
00:59:29.119 --> 00:59:30.800
You mentioned Jigs, though, and I said it on his show too.
00:59:30.960 --> 00:59:34.079
Jigs McDonald texts me on my birthday every year.
00:59:34.719 --> 00:59:35.039
Every year.
00:59:35.760 --> 00:59:36.000
Every year.
00:59:36.400 --> 00:59:40.480
He always wishes me a happy birthday on Facebook, and he's never said no to coming on the show.
00:59:40.719 --> 00:59:41.280
No, he's the best.
00:59:41.440 --> 00:59:42.320
Oh, he is outstanding.
00:59:42.719 --> 00:59:51.840
And I uh and uh it's interesting you bring him up because now that Pat Lafontaine is in the Islanders Hall of Fame, yeah, there is still a backlog in my and I've written some stories about this.
00:59:52.159 --> 01:00:06.559
There is a backlog of people who belong in the Islanders Hall of Fame and are not, and I was on my soapbox for a long time about Pat because listen, people can say till the cows come home, well, he has to be traded, and then he walked away.
01:00:06.639 --> 01:00:09.760
And there are reasons why both of those things happen.
01:00:10.079 --> 01:00:15.679
He still deserved to have not just I I could go either way on the number retirement, but he belonged in the Islanders Hall of Fame.
01:00:16.079 --> 01:00:16.960
Thankfully, they did it.
01:00:17.119 --> 01:00:20.159
The next person I'm going on my soapbox on, I am on a mission.
01:00:20.239 --> 01:00:22.000
I've talked to John Ledecki about this.
01:00:22.079 --> 01:00:23.519
They've got to put Jigs in the Hall of Fame.
01:00:23.679 --> 01:00:24.800
Jigs and Jimmy Devallano.
01:00:25.039 --> 01:00:26.719
Jimmy Devallano still nursing.
01:00:27.280 --> 01:00:30.239
Jimmy DeVellano drafted everybody.
01:00:30.480 --> 01:00:30.719
Yeah.
01:00:30.880 --> 01:00:33.199
Like Bill Torrey told him, you're in charge of the draft.
01:00:33.599 --> 01:00:35.760
Like oh, look, Bill Torrey drafted Mike Bossi.
01:00:36.000 --> 01:00:36.960
Uh Bill, I love you.
01:00:37.440 --> 01:00:38.320
God rest your soul.
01:00:38.400 --> 01:00:39.360
Jimmy Devolano drafted.
01:00:39.519 --> 01:00:39.760
Oh, yeah.
01:00:39.920 --> 01:00:43.440
Al Arber doesn't coach the Islanders if Jimmy De Vallano doesn't tell Bill to hire him.
01:00:43.679 --> 01:00:43.920
Absolutely.
01:00:44.000 --> 01:00:50.639
Oh, by the way, and another person that people bring up, um, and Tony's gonna put the meter on because we're gonna run a couple of minutes overtime.
01:00:50.800 --> 01:00:55.519
Um, but uh Joanne Holloway, who's worked in the Islanders' front office for a long time.
01:00:55.760 --> 01:00:58.559
Yep, and people really a lot of Islander fans don't know who she is.
01:00:58.800 --> 01:01:02.800
Of course, right you should know who she is because she has done a lot of things behind the scenes.
01:01:03.119 --> 01:01:05.519
She was on with Shannon uh last week, I think it was.
01:01:05.679 --> 01:01:06.239
Oh, I missed it.
01:01:06.400 --> 01:01:10.159
Yeah, it was International Women's Day, or the so they she was on the pregame show.
01:01:10.480 --> 01:01:11.440
I think I was at the game.
01:01:11.519 --> 01:01:11.920
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:01:12.000 --> 01:01:12.400
I was at the game.
01:01:12.719 --> 01:01:13.440
No, it's a great spot.
01:01:13.760 --> 01:01:15.360
But yeah, she deserves all the recognition.
01:01:15.599 --> 01:01:21.199
But I but my my I'm on the soapbox for this next calendar year to get jigs in the Islanders Hall of Fame.
01:01:21.360 --> 01:01:26.400
Uh, also coming up Thursday, April 9th, I'll be joined by former Giants assistant coach Kevin Gilbride.
01:01:26.480 --> 01:01:31.119
He's going to be honored by his alma mater, Southern Connecticut State University, on June 4th.
01:01:31.199 --> 01:01:34.400
Gilbride was a player and coach, a head coach at Southern.
01:01:34.480 --> 01:01:38.400
He was also the head coach of the XFL's New York Guardians in 2020.
01:01:38.559 --> 01:01:43.760
Before we say goodbye, um, first of all, thank you so much for coming in for the hour.
01:01:43.920 --> 01:01:51.760
Um and and again, uh Walk MS 26 uh 2026 is on give me the day to get 16th 10 a.m.
01:01:51.920 --> 01:01:52.880
Floor Beach.
01:01:53.199 --> 01:01:55.119
And do we still have the QR code on the screen?
01:01:55.360 --> 01:01:58.159
We do, we have the QR code still up here on the screen.
01:01:58.320 --> 01:01:58.880
Yeah, absolutely.
01:01:58.960 --> 01:02:02.800
You know, I I I ask him to do something, he does it 99.9% of the time.
01:02:02.960 --> 01:02:03.280
Wow.
01:02:03.440 --> 01:02:11.599
Um, but it's a great, a great event.
01:02:11.679 --> 01:02:18.880
And if you want to join Team B Comp and help raise uh a ton of money uh for the fight against MS, just scan that QR code.
01:02:19.199 --> 01:02:19.440
Absolutely.
01:02:19.519 --> 01:02:24.000
Or if you just want to toss a few shekels to help find the cure for this, that's more than welcome as well.
01:02:24.400 --> 01:02:25.280
Always good to see you, my friend.
01:02:25.440 --> 01:02:25.840
Thank you, Brian.
01:02:26.079 --> 01:02:26.559
Thank you very much.
01:02:26.960 --> 01:02:33.119
That'll do it for this edition of SportsBash, presented by ticketbash.com and Ryan Anthony's heating and air conditioning service.
01:02:33.199 --> 01:02:34.159
Thanks to my FOP.
01:02:34.400 --> 01:02:37.119
To my left, Brian Compton from NHL.com.
01:02:37.280 --> 01:02:43.679
Thanks to Tony Walker, thanks to our social media coordinator Liam Burgess, who has made an appearance here in the studio today.
01:02:43.760 --> 01:02:44.079
Yes.
01:02:44.480 --> 01:02:50.719
Sports Bash is sponsored by the Embassy Diner In Beth Page, Coaches Collectibles, and by the Marty Alliance Foundation.
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Thanks to everyone for watching and listening.
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We are back on Tuesday, 1 o'clock Eastern time.
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Hopefully, the Islanders have a great weekend.
01:02:59.360 --> 01:03:00.960
Hopefully, all of you have a great weekend.
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We'll see you on Tuesday.
