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Joe Benigno | Sports Radio Personality Is Ready to Raise Knicks Championship Banner Tonight at MSG · Sid & Friends In The Morning

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  Speaker 1: WFAN legend, but on this show now every week because
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  Speaker 1: my audience and I love them, the amazing Joe Benningo. Joseph,
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  Speaker 1: good morning, buddy. How are you?
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  Speaker 2: Sidney Arthur, God bless you, bro. The WNBA is an
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  Speaker 2: absolute disgrace. There's no other way to say it. Absolute
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  Speaker 2: freaking disgrace. We know what that league is. We know
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  Speaker 2: what that league represents. Enough said about that.
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  Speaker 1: And if it went away tomorrow, like Craig said, nobody
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  Speaker 1: would care.
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  Speaker 2: Nobody would give a damn.
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  Speaker 1: A couple of lesbians in the village, that's about it.
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  Speaker 2: And if it wasn't for the NBA's money, they wouldn't
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  Speaker 2: exist to begin with. Of course not. Please, let's be honest.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, I am aware of all this, and they just
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  Speaker 1: become less likable every day.
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  Speaker 2: Every day.
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  Speaker 1: But how about the team that the men.
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  Speaker 2: Before we even get to that, first, let me congratulate
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  Speaker 2: you again on being into the Hall of Fame. God
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  Speaker 2: knows you deserve it. I've got to say this before
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  Speaker 2: we get into the local football teams. It is a disgrace.
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  Speaker 2: Roger Goodell and the NFL, if they are going to
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  Speaker 2: play this game someday in... the disaster that is France
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  Speaker 2: right now. You're going to put your players, everybody involved,
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  Speaker 2: fans going there in harm's way for money? Is that
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  Speaker 2: what you're going to do? Because you know, let me
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  Speaker 2: tell you this too, bro. You know these people in France.
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  Speaker 2: They're going to be there. I mean, they're going to
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  Speaker 2: be there. What better way to get your garbage out
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  Speaker 2: there than to protest outside the NFL game? Who knows?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, come on. Goodell, let's go. You know, kill
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  Speaker 2: this game in France. All right? Am I wrong?
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  Speaker 1: Am I wrong about this? No, you can play the
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  Speaker 1: game in Pittsburgh or New Orleans. Look, it has calmed down.
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  Speaker 1: The French police really calmed it down in a big
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  Speaker 1: way last night. The football game. is still five or
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  Speaker 1: six days away. So the conventional wisdom is it'll be
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  Speaker 1: over by then. Will some show up?
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  Speaker 2: Yes.
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  Speaker 1: But unlike New York and other places, the French police
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  Speaker 1: actually got very physical with these protesters. Finally, last night,
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  Speaker 1: They put a curfew out there, so it's not nearly
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  Speaker 1: as dangerous as it was two or three days ago. But, listen,
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  Speaker 1: why even give France their day? Why even do it?
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  Speaker 1: They are basically a Muslim country at this point. They've
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  Speaker 1: embarrassed themselves and the whole world. Put that game in
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  Speaker 1: Pittsburgh and screw them. I'm with you.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, 100%. No doubt about it. And by the way, Roger, okay, please,
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  Speaker 2: no more Brazil, no more Australia. Give us a freaking break, okay?
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  Speaker 2: I have to say that.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, no, you're right. And I was actually going to
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  Speaker 1: start with the baskets, not the football, so I'll go
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  Speaker 1: back to the baskets. Tonight, for the first time in
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  Speaker 1: 53 years, they will raise the banner. I don't know anybody.
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  Speaker 1: I mean this. Part of it is because of your age,
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  Speaker 1: but I don't know anybody who's been a Nick, an enthusiastic,
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  Speaker 1: loving Nick fan longer than you. What does tonight mean
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  Speaker 1: to you, Joe Benningo?
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  Speaker 2: Well, I mean, it's going to, you know, just seeing
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  Speaker 2: that banner, you know, for years, I said this for years,
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  Speaker 2: that those banners, you know, were growing hair. You know,
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  Speaker 2: I mean, 70 and 73 was so damn old, those
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  Speaker 2: banners were growing hair. Now they're finally going to get
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  Speaker 2: revamped and prettied up, and we got a brand new
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  Speaker 2: one to put up there. Bro, I can't say enough
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  Speaker 2: about it. You know, I might get emotional tonight watching
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  Speaker 2: this go up. I'm very excited. And I want to
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  Speaker 2: say this, too, to all my Knicks fan brethren out there.
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  Speaker 2: We got this to me this year is gravy, Sid.
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  Speaker 2: My team is the defending world champions. Everybody, all the
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  Speaker 2: people that know better than I do are picking anybody
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  Speaker 2: but the Knicks to win the NBA.
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  Speaker 1: Well, the one team that is getting all the action
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  Speaker 1: in Vegas happens to be the visiting team tonight, LeBron
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  Speaker 1: James and the 76ers.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, of course. You know, and we'll see how good
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  Speaker 2: they are. We'll see how long it is before Embiid
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  Speaker 2: gets hurt, you know, probably tonight. You know, we could
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  Speaker 2: go on and on with all of that.
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  Speaker 1: They do have Jalen Brown, too.
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  Speaker 3: That's a pretty good pick-up.
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  Speaker 2: I understand, and they got Maxie. They're a good team.
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  Speaker 2: I'm not saying they're not. But my point is, relax,
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  Speaker 2: Knicks fans. Enjoy the regular season. This season doesn't start
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  Speaker 2: until April. Enjoy the fact that you're the champions. This
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  Speaker 2: team is going to win their 50-something games. This team
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  Speaker 2: is going to be in the playoffs, and that's when
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  Speaker 2: it all starts. Enjoy the fact that we are champions.
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  Speaker 2: Don't get crazy, you know, in January if the Knicks
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  Speaker 2: lose five games in a row. You know, the media
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  Speaker 2: will be going, oh, my God, oh, yeah, yeah, fire
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  Speaker 2: Mike Brown. No, no, no. This is a gravy year.
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  Speaker 2: We're champions. Enjoy it and embrace that band.
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  Speaker 1: Listen, I'll give you that, okay? But, you know, I
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  Speaker 1: felt the same way. It was also 50-plus years when
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  Speaker 1: our Rangers and Mark Messi won the Cup in 94.
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  Speaker 1: And we all were so happy. And guess what, Joe?
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  Speaker 1: 32 years later, that's another very long streak. 32, now
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  Speaker 1: they're playing well so far this year, but I don't
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  Speaker 1: want to wait another 32 years for the Knicks.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I mean, look, I don't know if we're going
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  Speaker 2: to wait another 32 years, but I mean, look, I'm
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  Speaker 2: not worried about it, Sid. I'm not going to go crazy. Yeah, well,
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  Speaker 2: I'd love to see them repeat. Nobody's repeated for how
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  Speaker 2: many years? I mean, it's been a while since anybody's repeated. But,
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  Speaker 2: I mean, let's just embrace where we are for a change, okay?
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  Speaker 2: And I didn't get crazy last year during the regular season.
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  Speaker 2: I just don't because I know what the NBA regular
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  Speaker 2: season is. It's too long. We all know that. It's
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  Speaker 2: all about the playoffs. Just get there. And I don't
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  Speaker 2: care what seed they are. I'm confident that this veteran
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  Speaker 2: team was back completely intact with the exception of Mitchell Robinson.
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  Speaker 2: Andre Drummond was a great player. you know, replacement for him,
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  Speaker 2: this team's going to be good. So just calm down
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  Speaker 2: and let the chips fall where they may. And let's
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  Speaker 2: see what happens when we get to this break.
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  Speaker 3: The Knicks will get their rings tonight.
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  Speaker 1: Mitchell Robinson will be playing before the Knicks today. There's
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  Speaker 1: an early game tonight. It's a three-game schedule today with
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  Speaker 1: the Celtics in Detroit against the Pistons.
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  Speaker 3: 3 o'clock start. Mitchell Robinson will have to get his
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  Speaker 3: ring later on.
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  Speaker 1: When he comes to New York. Yeah, I want to
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  Speaker 1: bring it to the Jets. I watch all your stuff
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  Speaker 1: every day.
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  Speaker 2: I do.
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  Speaker 3: I watch your stuff. I watch Craig. I think you're
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  Speaker 3: both amazing. And you're my favorite, of course. You're my
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  Speaker 3: old partner there. I love you.
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  Speaker 1: And I thought I saw you yesterday, Joseph, blaming the refs.
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  Speaker 1: But the Jets lost to the England?
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  Speaker 2: Let's be honest, Sid, okay? If you watch this game,
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  Speaker 2: the opening drive of the game, okay, the Jets go
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  Speaker 2: right down the damn field. They put the ball in
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  Speaker 2: the end zone. And this, you know, a-hole referee throws
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  Speaker 2: a bogus offensive pass interference penalty that would have never
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  Speaker 2: been thrown if it was the Patriots in the same situation.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely not. And that changed the entire game. Right then
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  Speaker 2: and there, they had to settle for a field goal.
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  Speaker 2: I knew they were going to lose. I said, the
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  Speaker 2: game's over. They can't win this game. The officials won't
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  Speaker 2: let them win this game. I mean it.
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  Speaker 1: You really think the officials, but you really think there was.
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  Speaker 2: Let me tell you this, too. Hold on, Sid. I'm
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  Speaker 2: going to really go after the officials now, who have
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  Speaker 2: been complete BS forever. If you think... With all the
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  Speaker 2: access to gambling that there is now, if you think
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  Speaker 2: no referee anywhere in professional sports is not throwing some
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  Speaker 2: money down on games, you're out of your mind.
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  Speaker 1: We know that story. A couple years ago, there was
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  Speaker 1: that famous NBA ref who the mob wanted to kill.
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  Speaker 2: Donahue.
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  Speaker 1: Donahue, that's right.
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  Speaker 3: But of course that's the case. I don't disagree with that.
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  Speaker 1: I'm just not sure.
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  Speaker 3: About this game.
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  Speaker 2: Look, there was a lot of things in this game
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  Speaker 2: besides that that hurt him. They couldn't get a freaking first.
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  Speaker 2: They couldn't get a yard. You know, Braylon Allen's running
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  Speaker 2: up and down the field. Anyone's fourth and one, he
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  Speaker 2: can't get a yard.
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  Speaker 3: I know, but let me tell you, because I did
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  Speaker 3: watch the game. Why do you got to run the
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  Speaker 3: ball up the middle on fourth and one?
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  Speaker 2: Tell me about it.
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  Speaker 1: Play action.
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  Speaker 2: That's the offensive coordinator. That's Frank Reich, who has not
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  Speaker 2: done a very good job. I thought we were really
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  Speaker 2: going to have something with this guy. Let's be honest.
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  Speaker 2: He has not done a very good job at all
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  Speaker 2: with calling the plays. No.
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  Speaker 1: But I see it.
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  Speaker 2: Wilson brought it. He caught four. Where is he?
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  Speaker 3: I don't know.
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  Speaker 2: Can we throw the ball? Let's throw the ball up
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  Speaker 2: to Gary Wilson. Let him go get it. I got
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  Speaker 2: to see more deep balls down the field from Geno.
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  Speaker 2: The one deep ball he threw, they got a touchdown.
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  Speaker 2: Omar Cooper. Can you throw the ball down the damn field, please?
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  Speaker 3: He's got the arm to do it, too.
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  Speaker 1: I see more of these fourth and ones, and now
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  Speaker 1: they're even trying to do quarterback sneaks on fourth and two.
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  Speaker 1: They never get it. What are they doing, these teams?
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  Speaker 2: He could have had it. He kind of went down
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  Speaker 2: a little too early.
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  Speaker 3: I saw.
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  Speaker 2: If he would have stayed up, he would have got it.
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  Speaker 2: But even that. And then they went to the virtual measurement.
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  Speaker 2: What the hell is that? Come on. The virtual measurement.
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  Speaker 2: Get the damn sticks out like we always did and
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  Speaker 2: measure the damn ball. Let's go.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, two things on the Giants. Let me get them
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  Speaker 1: both out.
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  Speaker 2: I'm sorry, Sid. I'm very... And they better beat the
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  Speaker 2: winless Balfors this week.
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  Speaker 3: They're going to. They're going to.
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  Speaker 2: If they lose to Miami this week, forget about it.
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  Speaker 2: It's going to be ugly at MetLife.
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  Speaker 3: No, they'll be fine. They'll be three and four after
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  Speaker 3: this week. That's not terrible. They better be.
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  Speaker 2: They will be.
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  Speaker 1: Two things on the Giants.
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  Speaker 2: One.
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  Speaker 3: I know he's kind of a darling guy and he's
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  Speaker 3: Jackson Dart's best friend, but.
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  Speaker 1: Cam Scadaboo has about 500 yards in his career. When
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  Speaker 1: did he become Tony Dorsett or O.J.
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  Speaker 2: Simpson?
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  Speaker 1: Why am I hearing about Cam Scadaboo from Boomer every day?
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  Speaker 3: I don't care.
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  Speaker 1: The guy's done nothing in his career. The guy, you know,
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  Speaker 1: he's wacky.
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  Speaker 2: He's strong.
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  Speaker 3: And he's got commercials, bro. I know.
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  Speaker 2: How about the fact that all the commercials this guy
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  Speaker 2: has done?
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  Speaker 1: Give me a break.
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  Speaker 2: What has he done?
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  Speaker 1: He's done nothing.
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  Speaker 2: Has he even played 10 games.
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  Speaker 1: In his career?
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  Speaker 2: No.
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  Speaker 1: He doesn't have 1,000. I'm with you.
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  Speaker 2: I'm 100%.
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  Speaker 1: And we spent so much time talking about a guy
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  Speaker 1: that's done nothing yet in his career, nothing. And also,
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  Speaker 1: if I'm horrible, I'm sorry. I know you love Jameis,
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  Speaker 1: best backup quarterback.
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  Speaker 3: J.J. McCarthy is starting against the Texans this weekend.
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  Speaker 2: But here's what I would say. And you could do that.
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  Speaker 2: You could start him. I don't care who you know,
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  Speaker 2: you want to go with McCarthy. The good thing about
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  Speaker 2: James is, is that, you know, he's there to take over.
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  Speaker 2: If McCarthy fault is again, because I understand he was great.
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  Speaker 2: You know, it was kind of a little bit, you know,
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  Speaker 2: it was a little, really not a lot of pressure
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  Speaker 2: on him. He comes in, they're losing by 24 points.
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  Speaker 2: And they make a nice run. They almost pull the
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  Speaker 2: game out. But we'll see what he does against a
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  Speaker 2: very good Houston Texans defense this week that actually has
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  Speaker 2: now got off the snide and won a couple games
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  Speaker 2: in a row.
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  Speaker 3: They look good.
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  Speaker 1: They picked up Marvin Harrison Jr. to help out C.J.
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  Speaker 3: Stroud.
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  Speaker 1: This guy Noel is good. Obviously, Collins is good. Houston's
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  Speaker 1: a very good football team. Somebody said to me yesterday,
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  Speaker 1: and this is why I think they're getting a little crazy, J.J.
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  Speaker 1: was a really good quarterback at Michigan, really good. Something
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  Speaker 1: bad happened at Minnesota. Kyler Murray's terrible. Carson Wentz is
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  Speaker 1: washed up. Whatever the issue was, he got buried there
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  Speaker 1: in Minnesota. They said, if I'm Jackson Dart, I'm nervous.
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  Speaker 3: That's a bit much, no?
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  Speaker 2: Well, I wouldn't be nervous. Jackson thought I had better.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, we've got to see. We don't even know
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  Speaker 2: what McCarthy really is, Sid, do we? I mean, he
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  Speaker 2: wasn't very good when he played in Minnesota. McConnell made
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  Speaker 2: a mistake. Kevin O'Connell made a mistake with that. But whatever,
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  Speaker 2: you know, letting Sam Donald go, how'd that work out
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  Speaker 2: for him? You know, Donald's not having a very good
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  Speaker 2: year right now. He's been throwing a lot of picks
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  Speaker 2: so far this year, but whatever. Guy won a Super Bowl.
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  Speaker 2: He won 14 games when he was the Minnesota starting quarterback.
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  Speaker 2: But I don't know what McCarthy is. I mean, the
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  Speaker 2: Giants got him for basically nothing. They gave up a
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  Speaker 2: fifth-round pick to get him. The Giants are in a
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  Speaker 2: good position. They got two young quarterbacks now, and, you know,
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  Speaker 2: we'll see what happens. My concern with Dart is that
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  Speaker 2: he's starting to become injury-prone, Sid, and I'm a little
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  Speaker 2: concerned about that.
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  Speaker 3: Too young for that.
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  Speaker 2: One more.
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  Speaker 1: We know it's the Rays and Brewers, and you heard it.
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  Speaker 1: Our news guys say the last time two teams appeared
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  Speaker 1: in the World Series who hadn't won one was 1980.
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  Speaker 1: If you folks are interested, that was.
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  Speaker 2: Philadelphia, Kansas City.
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  Speaker 1: Very good. Phillies won that World Series in six. Joe Beningos,
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  Speaker 1: a walking encyclopedia. Aaron Boone is coming back for a
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  Speaker 1: tenth season, if there is baseball. You know the funny
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  Speaker 1: part about this, Joe? There's going to be a work stoppage.
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  Speaker 1: It could be a month, could be two months, could
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  Speaker 1: be the whole season.
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  Speaker 2: Could be the whole year. Right.
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  Speaker 1: And the work stoppage is because they need a salary
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  Speaker 1: cap because they're tired of markets like L.A. and New
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  Speaker 1: York and all these major markets being in the running
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  Speaker 1: every year. You've got Milwaukee versus Tampa Bay. What an
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  Speaker 1: odd time for a work stoppage.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, well, I think that's the reason, though, that Boone
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  Speaker 2: is coming back. I mean, look, they didn't give him
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  Speaker 2: an extension. He's only got one year left on his contract.
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  Speaker 2: They didn't give him that one-year extension that they generally
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  Speaker 2: do so the guy's not a lame duck. They didn't
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  Speaker 2: do it. And I think one of the reasons, too, Sid,
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  Speaker 2: is because of the work stoppage. Is this the time?
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  Speaker 2: You want to get rid of the manager now, and
• 12:39
  Speaker 2: who knows what the fate of baseball is going to
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  Speaker 2: be to begin with. You know, I get it. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: I know Steinbrenner and Cashman love the guy. I understand that.
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  Speaker 2: The guy, I say whatever you want, I will say this, okay,
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  Speaker 2: especially if you come from a Mets fan now, well,
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  Speaker 2: we never win any, you know, we never win. The
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  Speaker 2: Giants are in the playoffs, the Giants. The Yankees are
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  Speaker 2: in the playoffs every year. They won 93 games last
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  Speaker 2: year without Aaron Judge basically for the entire year. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: you know, come on. You know what I mean? And
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  Speaker 2: I understand the frustration. I know the Yankees are healthy
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  Speaker 2: with different standards. They haven't won a World Series since
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  Speaker 2: all nine. Oh, my God. I can't hold the tears back,
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  Speaker 2: you know. But I can't hold them back.
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  Speaker 1: No, but you have to admit things have changed. When
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  Speaker 1: George was around, it was about winning championships. Now the
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  Speaker 1: Steinbrenners are making bank. The stadium is full every night.
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  Speaker 2: Right.
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  Speaker 1: Win 90-plus games. Just make the playoffs. We're making money.
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  Speaker 1: Sid's hanging out with Randy Levine. It's been a good year.
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  Speaker 2: And they sell out the building. They're getting their $ 50, 000
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  Speaker 2: in the stands every game. That's all that matters to
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  Speaker 2: Hal Steinbrenner. They're the most lucrative franchise in the history
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  Speaker 2: of professional sports. I mean, you know, just make that money.
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  Speaker 2: That's all they really care about. George would have fired
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  Speaker 2: Aaron Boone three managers ago.
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  Speaker 3: Of course. Of course.
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  Speaker 1: Now, on the way out, any truth to the rumor
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  Speaker 1: that you were planning on taking your beautiful wife.
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  Speaker 3: I love her a lot, I would have done Terry,
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  Speaker 3: to Paris this fall?
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  Speaker 2: Bro, you, I wouldn't go to, the only Paris I
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  Speaker 2: would go to is Paris, Texas, okay? You, I have,
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  Speaker 2: there's only one, I got to admit this, and I'm
• 14:12
  Speaker 2: not saying this because it's you, but it's the truth.
• 14:14
  Speaker 2: There's only one country in this world that I would,
• 14:18
  Speaker 2: that's not the United States, that I would even consider
• 14:21
  Speaker 2: going to, and that's Israel. Really?
• 14:23
  Speaker 1: God, I love you. What about Italy?
• 14:25
  Speaker 2: That's the only place, man.
• 14:26
  Speaker 3: What about Italy?
• 14:26
  Speaker 2: I mean, Israel to me, all the history there, you know.
• 14:31
  Speaker 2: You know, seeing where Christ was, seeing all of that,
• 14:34
  Speaker 2: you know, Gethsemane and the Sea of Galilee, and we
• 14:36
  Speaker 2: could go on and on.
• 14:37
  Speaker 1: It's amazing, bro.
• 14:38
  Speaker 2: I'd love to see the Wailing Wall and all. I'd
• 14:40
  Speaker 2: love to say hello to B.B. Yes! He loves you.
• 14:42
  Speaker 1: Say hello to B.B.
• 14:43
  Speaker 2: Netanyahu.
• 14:44
  Speaker 3: Yes, he loves you.
• 14:44
  Speaker 2: If I ever go anywhere outside of this country, he
• 14:47
  Speaker 2: will be there.
• 14:48
  Speaker 1: But how come not Italy?
• 14:49
  Speaker 3: You're a great Italian.
• 14:50
  Speaker 2: I could care less about it. They do have an
• 14:52
  Speaker 2: attractive president, though. She's very good-looking.
• 14:54
  Speaker 1: Yeah, she's okay.
• 14:55
  Speaker 3: The blonde girl, she's pretty cute.
• 14:56
  Speaker 2: She's not bad-looking.
• 14:57
  Speaker 1: You mentioned Bibi.
• 14:58
  Speaker 2: I know. I know.
• 15:00
  Speaker 1: Well, you mentioned Bibi. You do realize, I know you.
• 15:03
  Speaker 3: Know this because you're very smart when it comes to news.
• 15:05
  Speaker 3: You're unbelievable.
• 15:06
  Speaker 1: Two weeks from today, the midterms in the United States,
• 15:08
  Speaker 1: but one week from today.
• 15:10
  Speaker 3: Is Israel's election.
• 15:12
  Speaker 2: Well, look, B.B., I don't see how B.B. loses. I mean,
• 15:14
  Speaker 2: the guy, look, the two greatest statesmen in the world
• 15:17
  Speaker 2: today are Donald Trump and B.B. Netanyahu. To me, that's it.
• 15:20
  Speaker 2: Thank God for them. Where would the world be without
• 15:22
  Speaker 2: those two people? You know, and as far as, let
• 15:25
  Speaker 2: me just go get to the midterms. Do not believe
• 15:28
  Speaker 2: any of the nonsense with these polls. The Democrats are
• 15:32
  Speaker 2: always leading in the polls. If you see a poll
• 15:35
  Speaker 2: like the show in Tallarico with a two-point lead in Texas,
• 15:37
  Speaker 2: give me a break. You know what that means? That
• 15:39
  Speaker 2: means that Paxton's up by at least five points. No,
• 15:42
  Speaker 2: I'm telling you. You're right. And El Saeed, whatever the
• 15:45
  Speaker 2: hell his name is, is going down to, what's his name? Rodgers. Rodgers. Yes.
• 15:50
  Speaker 3: In Michigan.
• 15:51
  Speaker 2: You're going to see, even though I'm not really a
• 15:53
  Speaker 2: big fan of her, Susan Collins is going to win
• 15:55
  Speaker 2: over the idiot Jackson in Maine. I mean, we could
• 15:58
  Speaker 2: go on and on. Don't believe the BS. that you're
• 16:03
  Speaker 2: getting from the fake news and all of that. I'm
• 16:07
  Speaker 2: telling you right now, this is not going to be
• 16:08
  Speaker 2: the blue tsunami that the Democrats want it to be.
• 16:12
  Speaker 3: Well, you are terrific, man, talking about the Knicks, the Jets,
• 16:15
  Speaker 3: the Yankees, midterms, B.B., Trump.
• 16:17
  Speaker 1: I mean it, Joe. You are just unbelievably great.
• 16:20
  Speaker 2: I love you. Sometimes when I'm watching the news, I
• 16:24
  Speaker 2: can't take it anymore. I've got to get away from
• 16:26
  Speaker 2: it a little bit. But you have to know what
• 16:29
  Speaker 2: the hell is going on in this world. If you
• 16:32
  Speaker 2: are doing yourself, you're doing your family, you're doing your
• 16:36
  Speaker 2: country a disservice if you don't know what the hell
• 16:39
  Speaker 2: is going on, especially now.
• 16:42
  Speaker 1: Well, that was an amazing appearance, and I love you
• 16:45
  Speaker 1: so much. I love your video message.
• 16:46
  Speaker 2: Unfortunately, let me just say this, too. I'm not going
• 16:49
  Speaker 2: to be able to attend Thursday. My wife's sister passed
• 16:53
  Speaker 2: away yesterday, so we have all that to attend to. Yeah.
• 16:57
  Speaker 3: I'm sorry.
• 16:58
  Speaker 2: Yeah, she'd been sick for a long time. She's in
• 17:00
  Speaker 2: a better place now. So I won't be able to
• 17:03
  Speaker 2: attend that on Thursday, but I want you to know
• 17:05
  Speaker 2: I love you. I'll be here in spirit. Thank you.
• 17:07
  Speaker 2: And God knows if anybody deserves to be in the
• 17:10
  Speaker 2: Hall of Fame, bro, it's Sidney Arthur Rosenberg. Like I
• 17:14
  Speaker 2: said in my little thing I did for you, this
• 17:16
  Speaker 2: is what you've overcome to become the conservative voice of
• 17:20
  Speaker 2: reason in New York City. You can't say enough about that.
• 17:25
  Speaker 3: Well, you too, and you're going to be next. Next year,
• 17:27
  Speaker 3: I look forward to going to your Hall of Fame
• 17:29
  Speaker 3: reception because it's going to happen.
• 17:31
  Speaker 1: Please give my love and condolences to Terry.
• 17:33
  Speaker 3: I love both of you so much.
• 17:34
  Speaker 1: Joe, you're amazing. You really are. You're the best.
• 17:36
  Speaker 3: I love you. Thank you so much.
• 17:38
  Speaker 2: All right, bro. God bless, bro. God bless America, and
• 17:41
  Speaker 2: we'll talk soon. All right, baby?
• 17:42
  Speaker 3: The great Joseph Beningo right there. I love that guy.
• 17:44
  Speaker 3: He's great, too. He could talk about everything, and I'm very,
• 17:46
  Speaker 3: very sorry to hear about Terry's sister.
• 17:48
  Speaker 1: Joe Beningo, everybody. Saturday's on the fan, and once a
• 17:51
  Speaker 1: week here with me, one of the all-time best people
• 17:53
  Speaker 1: you'll ever meet, and really smart. Thank you, Joe.
• 17:56
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• 18:00
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• 18:02
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• 18:24
  Speaker 4: so you never have to wonder.
• 18:25
  Speaker 2: What the heck is going on here?