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00:00Dave, sports, what do we got?
00:02Okay, we're going to start with baseball, where the Yankees game against the Cleveland
00:06Guardians, which we were really looking forward to and anticipating.
00:10We bought our jersey mics and everything, and it was rained out.
00:13Yeah, lots of rain.
00:14Rain didn't end up there until like 11 o'clock.
00:16Yeah, I know.
00:17It was weird because I went outside to check the weather, like, on the hour, every hour.
00:22I was nervous for the game, so I was pacing back and forth like a madman, you know, waiting
00:26for a do-or-die game five.
00:27Not surprised.
00:28And it really was not, there was no precipitation of any substance in Spring Lake Heights.
00:34Well, you do realize you're over an hour away from where the baseball game was going to be
00:39played.
00:39That's a good point.
00:40Al Roker, I am not.
00:42I got a question, though.
00:43Yeah.
00:44I heard, I believe, that there's going to be some changes.
00:48Yes, you heard from me.
00:49So what do we got?
00:50This morning, we got breaking news that the Yankees have announced that All-Star Nestor
00:56Cortez will now be on the mound for the winner-take-all game, and that is great.
01:02That's great news.
01:03Do you feel good about that?
01:04Yes, much better.
01:05While I respect the season that Jamison Tyone has had, 14-5 with an ERA under four, is a
01:13very good record in ERA in the American League East.
01:17Nestor Cortez was an All-Star, 12-4 with a 2.44 ERA.
01:23Also had a good start in this series as well in Game 2, which was unfortunately wasted by
01:29the Yankees' bullpen.
01:30Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:31Meanwhile, but yes, I love Nestor Cortez in this spot.
01:34He is a fan favorite.
01:36The Yankee Stadium crowd will already be electrified, but when you have nasty Nestor Cortez who resembles
01:43Super Mario out there on the mound, that will be extra enthusiasm for the Yankee fans to
01:51behold, and I think this has got good mojo written all over it right now.
01:56Now I'm feeling good about the Yankees.
01:58I was nervous as hell last night.
01:59Yeah, yeah, yeah.
02:00I was pacing back and forth like I was Tom Hanks at the end of Saving Private Ryan.
02:06Your wife was having twins or something.
02:07It was brutal.
02:09I couldn't take it.
02:10But I was looking forward to the rain out.
02:13Today, 4 p.m. start.
02:15I like a nice 4 p.m. start.
02:16That's also nice.
02:17You know, at Yankee Stadium.
02:19And by the way, here's a little pro tip.
02:21If you save your Jersey Mike's in the fridge for a day, if you get the roast beef with oil
02:27and vinegar, which I do, the oil and vinegar soaks right into the bread and the meat, and
02:31in my estimation, it's possibly even more delicious the next day with a 24-hour soak.
02:37You're getting a lunch tip as part of sports from Dave.
02:40That's nice.
02:41I love subs in baseball.
02:42Every sport needs to have their own food.
02:45To me, subs in baseball works.
02:46By the way, the National League Championship Series also does start tonight.
02:50And now that's going to start at 8 o'clock, so they made sure that the games won't be competing.
02:54It will be the Padres versus the Phillies.
02:57Good for the Philadelphia Phillies, who knocked off the Braves, winners of over 100 games.
03:04Meanwhile, the Padres, of course, upset the L.A. Dodgers, who had the best record in all
03:09of baseball.
03:10The winner of the Phillies and Padres goes on to the World Series, so locally, I'm pulling
03:15for the Philadelphia Phillies.
03:16Let's go.
03:17Football.
03:18The Chargers beat the Broncos on Monday night football in overtime last night.
03:22Final score, Chargers 19, Broncos 16.
03:26Georgia's Justin Herbert was solid.
03:28He's a great QB, but just, you know, he's pretty solid.
03:30238 yards, zero TDs, one pick.
03:32But nevertheless, the Chargers advance to 4-2.
03:35The Broncos drop to 2-4.
03:38Congrats to Rick out of Tuckerton, as Rick correctly predicted, 13 out of 14 games and
03:44wins week six of the Rats Pro Football Pick'em Challenge as a result.
03:48That's pretty good.
03:49It is.
03:49Just one wrong pick.
03:50That's great.
03:51That's fantastic, Rick.
03:52He picks up a $25 gift certificate to Joey D's Pizza, located in Tom's River.
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04:00Hockey.
04:00The Rangers took down the Ducks last night, 6-4.
04:03Mika Zabinijad had two goals and two assists in the Rangers' victory.
04:08Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists as well.
04:12The Devils and Flyers were off this evening.
04:15The Devils face the Ducks at the Prudential Center.
04:18And the Flyers face the Lightning in Tampa Bay.
04:21Basketball.
04:22The NBA returns tonight.
04:24When Joel Embiid and the 76ers go against Jason Tatum and the Celtics in Boston.
04:31Should be a great matchup.
04:32Then, LeBron James and the Revitalized Lakers take on the defending champion Warriors in Golden State.
04:41Draymond Green will be playing only 12 days after punching teammate Jordan Poole in the face.
04:50That's underneath.
04:52Water under the bridge.
04:53Controversy.
04:54Water under the bridge.
04:55A lot of people, a lot of NBA analysts don't think that it's possible to get past that.
05:00I've been watching and listening to people who I, because I wouldn't know, but I've seen
05:05certain people say a shoving match, maybe even a slap, an elbow, but just a straight
05:12up Mike Tyson blow that knocked the guy out, apparently.
05:17Do you think that would be a hard workplace thing to get over?
05:20I do.
05:21I think that it could derail the Golden State Warriors trying to win back-to-back championships
05:25in their fifth overall.
05:27And Steph Curry's...
05:27Take a swing at Gots tomorrow.
05:29We'll see how long we last.
05:31Well, I mean, just the thing about this, if Steph Curry wins a fifth championship, he's
05:35now tied Colby and Magic Johnson and one short of Michael Jordan.
05:39I mean, you know, Steph Curry's, like, legacy's on the line with this.
05:42He doesn't want to see the Warriors be derailed.
05:44And then finally, Charles Barkley has reportedly signed a 10-year, $200 million deal with TNT.
05:51Charles had threatened to quit last year.
05:53He said that the modern-day player, their feelings are, they get hurt too easily.
05:57They're too sensitive.
05:58And they hate when they get criticized on TNT.
06:01And he says, I'm sick of it.
06:02I'm going to retire in a year.
06:04So TNT came back with $200 million for Sir Charles.
06:07That's a nice little nugget for him.
06:09Yeah, he basically said, well, guess I get to hurt the feelings of the modern-day players
06:13for another decade or so.
06:14I like it.