Hour 1

Shohei Ohtani met the media yesterday but did not take questions. He said he never bet on baseball or any sport and never sent money to a bookie. Nobody is believing his story. We are a cynical group these days. He did not take questions so we didn’t get answers to a handful of important questions. If the money was stolen from him, why has the interpreter not been arrested? Boomer cannot believe that $4.5 million was moved out of Ohtani’s account without his knowledge. Jerry is here for his first update and starts with Donte DiVencenzo breaking the Knicks record for most three pointers in a game. He hit eleven of them. Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors is under investigation by the NBA over betting irregularities regarding prop bets. Jerry has audio of Ohtani meeting the media and saying he never bet on baseball and is the victim. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about the prevalence of sports gambling and all the celebrities that endorse it (as we do here). Maybe players don’t think it’s a big deal since it’s no longer in the shadows. 

Hour 2

John Mara said he texted Saquon Barkley after he went to the Eagles and said he was sick over it. He is the owner of the team so he could have kept him so that makes no sense. A caller from Thailand said he’s heard Ohtani is just naive like a kid. A caller thinks the Octopus Murder guys need to delve into this Ohtani stuff. A caller wonders why Gio’s impression of Evan doesn’t actually sound like Evan. Jerry returns for an update and starts with Donte DiVencenzo breaking a Knicks record for most threes in a game. He hit eleven of them. We somehow got into talking about songs you hear at weddings. Jerry has audio of Ohtani meeting the media yesterday where he denied ever betting on sports or paying off a bookie. In the final segment of the hour, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a container ship crashed into it. In more bad news, another NYPD officer was killed, 2 more people were stabbed on the subway and someone else was pushed on the tracks. 

Hour 3

Woody Johnson said if they don’t trade Zach Wilson, they are going to keep him. Boomer called that a ‘smokescreen’. John Mara said if Daboll and Schoen fell in love with a quarterback, he would be ok with them taking one at number six. Jerry returns for an update and has audio of John Mara talking about the confidence he has in Daniel Jones. Boomer asked Gio if he’s going to meet up with Ryan Clark. Woody Johnson was asked what a successful season looks like and he said, ‘it’s kind of in the eye of the beholder’. Rob Saleh was asked if anything short of the playoffs is a failure and he would not agree with that. In the final segment of the hour, Gio already has the song of the summer picked out. It’s by Post Malone and Morgan Wallen. Gio misses music radio making it seem special when a new song is coming out. Gio said he liked it better when everything was not at our fingertips. Gio likes that they teased that song and didn’t just put it out. 

Hour 4

Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors is under investigation by the NBA over betting irregularities regarding prop bets. He’s not even a main player, which is why it drew eyeballs. Based on what happened in those games and how he left those games, he’s looking real guilty right now. Gio thinks this guy is going to end up with a lifetime ban like Pete Rose. Boomer called it ‘stupidity and greed’. Gio thinks this is a huge story that’s not getting enough coverage. This looks like a player fixing prop bets in NBA games. Gio wonders if ESPN isn’t covering it much because of their new betting company and their partnership with the NBA. Jerry returns for an update but first we talked about the new kickoff rule in the NFL. We are actually going to get more kick returns instead of kicks out of the end zone. Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco talked about John Mara’s take on Saquon Barkley leaving and told him to get his ‘peanut head’ out of here. We debated whether Mara does have a peanut head. Mike Tomlin talked about Russell Wilson having the ‘pole position’ in the QB room. Deion Sanders was on a podcast and said he knows where he wants his players to go in the NFL. Boomer thinks Deion is making it too easy for his son. Everything is being paved for him. The Moment of The Day involves online articles using terrible pictures of the people involved in the articles. In the final segment of the show, Gio is watching ‘Physical 100’ on Netflix.