Episode #210: The NBA and MLS are coming back

The NBA and the MLS are close to returning to play after weeks of negotiations. Both leagues are expected to play in Orlando with a different format.

Contributors

For the NBA, in advance of a Board of Governors call Thursday that is reportedly expected to culminate in owners approving a final plan for resuming the 2019-20 season, details on the league’s proposed regular season resolution and play-in tournament have emerged via multiple outlets.

Those 22 teams will be the current 16 playoff teams, plus all non-playoff teams within six games of their conference’s eighth seed – i.e. the Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards (via Wojnarowski)

Each of the 22 teams invited will play out eight regular season games for seeding purposes (via Wojnarowski).

• 22 teams will be invited to Orlando, Fla. to complete the 2019-20 season. Target date of July 31 to resume, with a potential Game 7 of the NBA Finals falling on Oct. 12 (via ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski)
• Those 22 teams will be the current 16 playoff teams, plus all non-playoff teams within six games of their conference’s eighth seed – i.e. the Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards (via Wojnarowski)
• Each of the 22 teams invited will play out eight regular season games for seeding purposes (via Wojnarowski)
• At the end of those games, if the ninth seed is more than four games behind the eighth seed, the eighth seed is automatically awarded a playoff spot (via The Athletic’s Shams Charania)
• If the ninth seed is within four games of the eighth seed, the two teams will play out a mini play-in tournament for the eighth seed. Single-elimination for the ninth seed, double-elimination for the eighth seed (via Charania)

MLS
Major League Soccer has avoided a lockout after the league and Players Association came to terms on various issues on Wednesday, including economic concessions for the 2020 season, specifics for a return-to-play plan that features a tournament in Orlando and changes to the CBA, among other items. The players union officially approved the return-to-play plan on Wednesday morning. MLS commissioner Don Garber met with media members later in the afternoon and discussed some specifics of the deal. They include:

• A restart plan that starts with a tournament in Orlando at Walt Disney World. Garber did not disclose many details of the tournament since they are not all finalized, but said it would not be longer than 35 days. 
• Players will take five percent salary adjustment in 2020.
• Players and the league will begin revenue sharing from a new media deal in 2023. Players will get a 12.5-percent cut of the revenue in 2023 and a 25-percent cut in 2024 and 2025.
• Garber says MLS will take a $1 billion hit due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Major League Baseball made official what was expected since Sunday in formally rejecting the MLB Players Association’s 114-game proposal, sources tell ESPN. MLB is not countering, which brings the possibility of it implementing a 50-game season into play.

Other Headlines

Three OSU football players test positive for coronavirus

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Chris Archer out for the season following surgery

Legendary Vols coach and player Johnny Majors dies at 85

Basketball Hall of Famer Wes Unseld dies at 74

Poll Question

Coffee or Tea?
Coffee: 64.3%, Tea: 35.7%
Ryan Christa: Tea

Transcript

Santiago Leon
Sports cast June 3 2020 if you haven’t yet please subscribe to all our channels, YouTube, Periscope and iTunes and if you’re an iTunes please leave a rating and review. It will help us out tremendously. And visit us on the sports cast dotnet the sports cast dotnet This episode is brought to buy is the Bible app. You could download the instant Bible app on the iOS App Store. The NBA on the MLS are close to returning to play after weeks of negotiations. The following like, like the leagues are expected to play in Orlando with different format and joining us today to talk to us a little bit about the NBA MLS Ryan Krista, welcome back to the sports guest well, Ryan I think reception wise I don’t know if you need a little that phone a little bit, but I don’t hear you. here a little bit. Hello. Yes. Can you hear me? Yes. Okay, so Ryan obviously MBA coming back in advance of the Board of Governors call Thursday, that is reportedly expected to culminate in owners meeting provided a plan for the resuming the 20 1920 season. Details on the league’s proposed regular season, resolution and play in tournament have emerged via multiple outlets. Those 22 teams will be the current 16 playoff teams, plus all non playoff teams within six games of their conferences eight seat. For example, the Portland Trailblazers, New Orleans the New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento King San Antonio Spurs sons and wizards will not be coming. What are your thoughts, Ryan on this format that they will agree on tomorrow?

Ryan Christa
The things that are coming in that would exclude you know, things like cornets wait. Time.

Santiago Leon
Hold on right. Now, how about this? Let me read the format and I’ll recall you again Okay. Okay. Oh, yeah, sorry guys. So it will be invited to Orlando to To the to the 2019 20 season target date of July 31, to resume with a potential game seven of the NBA Finals falling on over 12th. So Ryan 22 teams are invited obviously the 30 teams did not wish we were wishing for you know, certain teams like the Knicks will not be coming or the Warriors is this format. I mean you like this format like the only thing that what are your thoughts about that format?

Ryan Christa
It is us that playoff contention and oh no a chance to with the effort of You know, like any chance what games they’re gonna get out three and a half games back so it’s not a huge toggle at a bank gonna be able to make it into the play and chance to diane williamson and that’s kind of a medium to is that can be a you know, they want to read things you know they’re not going to bring back these games you know, device you are going to watch and what’s going to rock you know with people that want to people are still dying to watch science or supply. So you got that factor, you know, and it just, again, it goes teams who has good regular seasons, you know, we’re fighting you know, a chance to come back and kind of go back To the boys, you know, they’ve been decimated by injuries all season, they’re just about to get there to pretty much back yourself in their butts and back columns have been pulled out and most of the whole year, you know, so this team is healthy, you know, they haven’t played together very much. So, you know, they’re gonna have a couple of changes, figure things out. So, you know, I think that’s the thing I think people are gonna be talking a lot about in the next month that they get out

Santiago Leon
each other 22 teams. Yeah, go ahead.

Ryan Christa
I was just gonna say an easy, you know, obviously in the back there only inviting nine means that, you know, most of the East who aren’t in a Dobby have you know, has very poor seasons have no chance of coming back, you know, you have to wager to have I’ve had a pretty poor season ourselves, you know, you know, out you know, you know, being available for most of the season, you know, the jam, you know, that Haven’t had a year that they’re hoping for but so you’re not gonna see a whole lot more in the Eastern Conference but I think you can see a lot of

Santiago Leon
Ryan we lost you a bit. Finish your last thought.

Santiago Leon
Ryan crystal we lost them live it’s a reconnect with them again. Each other 22 teams invited will play out eight regular season games for seeding purposes. At the end of those games if the nine seed is more than four games behind the a seed to a seed is automatically awarded a playoff spot. If the nine seed is within four games of the 80s the two teams will play out a mini playing tournament for the eight seed single elimination for the nine seen double elimination for the AC. So we think about this this whole, you know, little tournament to, you know, to get that eight seat spot.

Ryan Christa
Totally different, you know, teams as the NHL, but a totally different format, you know, when time comes and so I think, you know, we’re busy trying to figure out what’s going on in sport, you know, where are they at, you know, it’s gonna be definitely a busy late summer, you know, usually when we you know, this is kind of kind of, you know, towards the end of the MBA a very quiet time now and said, you know, what’s usually our July and August tend to be a, you know, one story there’s really not much going on as far as other than maybe soccer. Baseball. Now in July and August, you’re gonna get in a wine, NBA, NHL, baseball, and now we’re talking to MLS but you know, starting their summer tournaments, so it’s definitely going to be a while.

Santiago Leon
Definitely look at now, the possibility that this schedule could also extend like the NBA Finals itself could be played until October.

Ryan Christa
Yeah, you know, we talked about last night eight, nine weeks ago, you asked me, you know, do I want to play out, choosing to continue. And I was very lenient, you know, when I kind of when I thought I really wasn’t going to happen, you know, there wasn’t much movement, you know, all this has really happened in the last week or two, you know, all sudden all this momentum, you know, we, as you know, states are opening and you know, states opening and with success, you know, the spread is going down. Cross the board is became a possibility. But there’s definitely a consequence in that in the next year isn’t coming at this, you know, season three agency every I everything is going to be worse, you know, in the month of October, you know? I mean, I’m assuming that you know, we’re probably looking at a 2021 2021 season starting no earlier than Christmas. Can you remember you gotta get in an NBA Draft? You gotta get in, you know, free agency. Yeah, but the NBA Draft might happen

Santiago Leon
this summer. Also, the NBA free agency will happen in the summer. I’ve heard

Ryan Christa
it cut you know, I, you know, there’s a lot of factors that go along with it. I think they do that owe it to these players that they’ve told that you know, they can go to their draft process and key word in the sand. You know, there’s still you know, hundreds of people’s names, so The draft, you know, we’re waiting to go through the draft process and see how evaluators look at you know where they are. Can you remember college basketball, you know, they go back to school and you know, August you know, so they kind of know where they you know, what are they going to do they’re going back to college that’s where they can put their name and age at so I definitely want to have this as sooner than later.

Santiago Leon
Definitely a whole different year for the NBA but that the NBA will have a champion in 2020 and but this is good for some players, you know, just looking at it at a physical health level. Some players that needed more time to heal up you know, but still coming back July 31. They got like four months to play basketball but just not easy. It is where to turn the bones

Ryan Christa
it’s gonna definitely be interesting cuz you know, you got the Milwaukee Bucks conference or everybody conference, you know, the whole season you know, is that you, they’re going to be The same level of the lake is gonna be the same level Yo, this is gonna help live on James his older body, you know, a lot. It’s definitely a lot of factors and this is definitely an aspect of the championship. A little bit different.

Santiago Leon
Well, definitely, you can definitely look at this format on the sports cast dotnet at the NBA, reinvent because this this is news about like two hours it just came out. So this is a it’s pretty complex. It’s like soccer in a way it’s very complex format, but silver, it’s apparently a soccer format fan. So

Ryan Christa
we’re just still trying to wrap our head around, you know, how you know what’s happening, you know, how, you know, we heard so many different formats, you know, and I think it is exactly the fairest. You know, because, you know, letting a lot of people in budget giving us great opportunities that have been good. You know, I think the format you know, that gotta learn attention to one world copper, one sec style, you know, lead for, you know, group stage, but that necessarily wasn’t there, you know, because they did play 6065 games, you know, there has to be some, you know, reward for team to play, you know, had a good regular season up to this point.

Santiago Leon
As we’ve told you before it will be held in Orlando and another. Another tournament another league that’s going to be in Orlando Orlando is a very popular spot. Major League Soccer has avoided a lockout after the league and Players Association came to terms on various issues today, including economic concessions for the 2020 season Pacific’s for a return to play plan that features a tournament in Orlando and changes to the CBA among other items. Ryan crysta. How close was the MLS have a lockout and maybe shutting down the season? I think

Ryan Christa
you know, a couple days ago, they seem pretty far away to make a deal. So

Santiago Leon
not as complex as baseball.

Ryan Christa
Yeah.

Santiago Leon
Baseball Yeah.

Ryan Christa
The numbers weren’t very close to each other, you know, what the, you know, the players in that want to give up that much and the owners knew that, you know. And the way though, you know, the only way to play it on this tournament is that they’re gonna give up a lot of money, you know, so it’s a way to put a product on the field, you know, everybody has a compromise. It’s kind of an, I would say, kind of a no, no win situation because because I haven’t got a deal done. You know, go back and lose money and players definitely won’t make as much money but as face to face, you know, this is what ladies have got on the stand. So a baseball is gonna stand up. You need to you know, in tough times you need to be out there you got to give protection, you know, you can get reception, you know, get a deal done, you know, such as other things getting noticed. Especially when it comes to money and I want to tell many people in this world financial difficulties, you know, how to have a bad face, you know, and this kind of say that, you know, like I said, I don’t think either side is really happy with the deal, but it was probably the best they could probably come up with.

Santiago Leon
The players union officially approved the return to play plan on Wednesday. Morning. MLS Commissioner Don Garber met with media members later in the afternoon, and discussed some specifics of the deal. They include a restart plan that starts with a tournament in Orlando at Walt Disney World. Garber did not disclose many details of the tournament, since they are not always I analyzed it said it will not be longer than 35 days

Ryan Christa
Yeah, that’s a lot more than a you know, basically thought out the whole procedure analyst they basically came up with a deal that we’re gonna play and so I think, you know, maybe more of a framework they didn’t they just got there they’re not giving but right now it doesn’t seem like they know a lot of what’s going on you know, going into Orlando this tag up their season. So to get this year in tomorrow, Miami, an accent

Santiago Leon
Yeah, that team hasn’t really I mean it, you know, started have only played two games this season. So we’ll see how if they’ll, I mean, they’ll continue but we’ll see how it goes. Players will take a High percent salary adjustment in 2020. Players and the league will begin revenue sharing from a new media deal and 2023 players will get a 12.5% cut of the revenue in 2023 and 25% cut in 2024 and 25 Garber says MLS we’ll take a one one a again let’s take a huge hit in the last almost like one all right guys. Wow, what’s going on? Ryan left his $1 million Ryan you’re still there musty for a bit? Yeah, so MLS took a lot a huge hit. Yeah, huge hit one, you know They lost a lot of money. But you know like we said MLS we back next month I believe in July so a lot of things are gonna happen in Disney but of course it will be close to the public baseball news Major League Baseball made official what was expected since since since this past weekend and formally rejecting Major League Baseball player Association hundred and 14 game proposals, which, which was told to a to ESPN MLB is not countering which brings the possibility of implementing a 50 games season into play. Ryan it’s gonna be a shorter season than we thought.

Ryan Christa
Yeah, is a unique thing. We get owners on board games and sports and players want to play last completely opposite, you know, players want to play 114 owners wanna 50 so here’s what I’ve heard. But pretty sure it’s what’s happening on earth first give out a plan for how brief ago, but then they say we want to play two games but we don’t want to play pay you for it. Again, we want to prorate that salary even less than what we told you before players agreed to in March to playing getting appropriated shall mean that I’ll get paid, you know, the amount perking you know, for the season, you know, dividing it up. Then the owner said, you know, we want to play 80 games, but we’re not going to pay you a pro salary we want to take even lashed out, you know, and the players said, No, no, no, no, no. So then they said, we’ll get we’ll take a Pervaiz. 114 games and owners will pay you for the, you know, 50 games. So that’s how much money we’re going to throw it. adelia 50 games, that’s how much we can afford this day. It’s definitely a grim look for baseball. It’s not financial support you know we talked about that falling you know who saving you know, saving face taking a deal that both sides like just to be able to make sure that they play you know baseball you know unless rising baseball as you know they’re gonna meet in the middle here

Santiago Leon
something to definitely look at of course you know the start date for for major league baseball is in July but it could be pushed back to August. We’ll definitely keep you well. We’ll definitely keep the audience informed and of course visited on the sports cast dotnet on the latest on Major League Baseball the drama is still continued by the way. Have you noticed when you turn on like ESPN and like the morning time to show in Korean Korean baseball

Ryan Christa
Oh yeah.

Ryan Christa
Morning Routine now as I watched a little bit of Korean baseball after I take a shower Getting ready you know we it’s not that baseball it’s not it’s coming over today so Halo a triple A kind of three oh yeah, I can think of that as a third best you know Japan you know when it’s a sport it’s definitely the best you can say well this is probably definitely a third that you got to definitely the American players who said you know, I want to play in the minor leagues I want to go to Korea where you know, I can make some money you know, better money than minor league baseball. You know, travel and buses probably, you know, a better life over there than we would you know, cheap hotels and traveling to smaller cities on a bus so is that bad baseball You know, they’re definitely scale so I enjoy watching it. And it’s better than nothing.

Santiago Leon
Better nothing. Of course, you you’re able to see In the morning time I believe it goes until eight or nine o’clock before get up begins but yes, ESPN signed a exclusive TV deal with Korean baseball week to fill in those sports gaps because there’s not much sports going on except the Bundesliga NASCAR. And now the Korean Korean KBL more soccer is coming up Ryan says June 14 to 17th the Premier League is coming back same as La Liga so those gaps are filling in for the soccer so be a busy summer. The usual like we’re seeing regular sports in the summer because typically it’s just international tournaments or you know some other Yeah, yeah, it’s pretty much international term and then another summer. I just bait well baseball nine you start the summer baseball could start to the fall.

Ryan Christa
So I guess, San Diego he was talking about quitting push back, you might be more into that. Go What are they gonna delay this next season for you know this

Santiago Leon
great question. I have not heard what they’re gonna do for the following season. I imagine the price start to like October I know they’re gonna play through June July some I mean, I mean I’m guessing at the earliest September depending on the players and the whole situation but I’ve not heard Champions League Well, I will resume in August. So I mean, think about it. They did have a two three month break which is kind of a little bit more than normal time for a break so they they might play throughout the year.

Ryan Christa
The break you know,

Santiago Leon
two weeks max like which could be too much already.

Ryan Christa
Give me a minute national competition usually in June and then you know, by July you’re playing really good then you know families you know

Santiago Leon
Yeah so yeah

Ryan Christa
we’ll definitely case or transition I guess.

Santiago Leon
Yeah yeah be short transition but the soccer players are all year long and and of course sometimes these summers you know, you have some big tournaments like the euros or the World Cup so this is not unusual for a soccer player plan, maybe having a two week vacation or something, but which some people say that’s too much. But anyways, back to America, three OSU football players test positive for Coronavirus, Oklahoma State senior associate. Associate athletic director Kevin Clint Wirth tweeted Wednesday that over 150 staff administration and student athletes have been tested. Three student athlete tests resulted in asymptomatic positives. He said positives were expected and the plan for that scenario has been activated. Clint Ward said in his tweet, we’ll be as forthcoming as possible on the COVID issues.

Ryan Christa
Yeah, you know, this is this is important Santiago, because as student athletes come back to campus, but football, but that, you know, athletic director said there’s going to be positive especially, you know, I mean these mass rallies going on right now, you know, there’s going to be a positive test, you know, like you said they got a plan, each campus has got a plan together and some some sort of quarantine by themselves that they can leave, you know, until they, you know, negative further. So, we know that this is what all the sports got to realize, you know, if they wanted to go on to the, you know, move on to a sports, you know, there’s going to finish that is going to be part of that task. It’s how we react to it, you know, we talked about that. Basically, that type shutdown off, you know, and the instant you know, You know, we have this idea, you know, what I’m gonna curve based on the numbers from states, you know, more open and others but you know, as a general public, I think we’ve all done well, you know, moving on, but now we’ve just got it

Ryan Christa
and to be honest,

Ryan Christa
it looks better than us know, you gotta remember, you know, that you gotta be careful because no, we don’t want to put them in harm’s way because they’re not professional. So you know, you got to think, you know, we, we can, you know, do we got to be careful with that but I think you can be a little more professional sports but you know, it On an overwhelming outbreak you’re definitely going to see college football and you know I’m more than 50% sure about that. I think you know, I would say 60 to 70% I will see Casa pasta target time you know which is definitely opposed to I think if you talk to me a month ago, I would probably tell you that content on time would be fine but again, we’re moving the needle in the right direction you know, and the definitely a positive for society.

Santiago Leon
something to definitely look at Of course always see you as part of the big 12 and big 12 and the SEC looks like are the leading are deleting conferences. They’re moving headway into the the coming up upcoming cause football Season of course the PAC 12 is definitely an issues but I know the SEC and and the big 10 are leading the way and potentially playing within their own conference. That is a rumor but we’ll see how things go. Let’s move on with the show Pittsburgh Pirates Chris Archer out for the season following surgery. Pittsburgh announced Wednesday that 31 year old Archer underwent surgery to relieve symptoms of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. The procedure was conducted on Tuesday in St. Louis and the Pirates that Archer will not be available this season. If Major League Baseball finds a way to put together a truncated schedule. Ryan how significant is this for the pirates

Ryan Christa
is an important

Ryan Christa
important thing.

Ryan Christa
Rise is going to be a very short food and The main thing as well as planning you know especially the pictures a lot of pictures are always up forgetting the you know seasons mending elbow surgeries but you know when you did it they basically totally repaired your elbow and you’re having the whole year if you’re gonna miss a whole year of baseball this appear to do so i think you know organizations that are being you know more you know pushing players you know to take your you know, season ending surgeries because this is going to be such a short season you know, it’s going to you know, and there’s no guarantee that there will be so there’s definitely a move ahead to get some of these procedures and you know, Chris Archer was a very good player for the Tampa Bay Rays a couple years ago he comes to Pittsburgh and it’s big deal you know, the kind of save the pirates, you know, a couple years ago and playoff contention, kind of bombed out. And he’s never really you know, hasn’t brought a reputation. I think the pirate tone for this button The surgery will bring back the old Chris Archer.

Santiago Leon
The Pirates we’re banking on a bounce back year by Archer, who’s six and 12 with a 4.9 to air era in 33 starts since he was acquired from Tampa Bay at the 2018. trade deadline for outfielder Austin meadows and pitcher Tyler glass No, Archer has struggled to find an any consistency with the pirates, while Meadows became an all star this past season and glass now also blossom. On sad news, legendary volunteers coach and player Johnny majors dies at 85 Johnny majors a towering figure in the Tennessee athletics community has died. He was 85 years old. Ryan What do you remember about Johnny majors?

Ryan Christa
majors but I’ve heard stories. He is a great man. He’s kind of an old school coach obviously, you know got a lot Players you know has a big impact at Tennessee but also at Pittsburgh, you know, coaching legendary young players like Tony door set years ago. definitely been a tough week for college football as he also lost legendary Auburn Tigers coach Pat die, so

Ryan Christa
not a great week for

Santiago Leon
Niagara week for for coaches. I mean, obviously you know, Johnny majors was 85 years old. Um, the after winning the 1977 National Championship as Pittsburgh head coach majors returned to his alma mater to coach the volunteers, and he led the balls to the 1985 SEC championship and back to back conference titles in 1989. In 1990, his he finished with an overall coaching record of hundred 85 137 and 10. That’s pretty good record.

Ryan Christa
Got a record? Yeah, I definitely worthy for all count you know

Santiago Leon
that’s when the volunteers were good.

Ryan Christa
Not that long ago Sandy

Ryan Christa
Sandy San Diego. They are recruiting their volunteer as well. For the next couple years.

Santiago Leon
Another pass a another person that’s who has passed away Basketball Hall of Famer West Unseld Basketball Hall of Famer was on sale who played 13 seasons in the NBA just like Michael Jordan has died after battling pneumonia. His family announced Tuesday he was 74. Do you remember him?

Ryan Christa
Again,

Ryan Christa
before my time, you know, I, you know, I’ve heard a lot about them. I did some research you know, definitely You know,

Santiago Leon
similar to artist Gilmore

Ryan Christa
Yeah, he’s definitely a marksman you know a score very crafty with ball handling you know did I watch him play a lot? No but it’s funny because I my foil in A through Z of NBA players and the number the letter W the player is left on solid outside the game is very familiar to me. And very familiar to you know, one time NBA fans will remember you know the craftiness that was brought to the court every night.

Santiago Leon
And speaking about artists Gilmore, we did a special on the sports cast. This past week, watch that video. It’s actually unlike the sports cast dotnet about the bulls legend before Michael Jordan there was artists Gilmore, one thing about Ansel the Baltimore bullets selected Unseld with the number two pick of the 1968 NBA Draft out of blue Well, he played for the same organization for the entirety of his 13 seasons in the league. The bullets moved to Washington DC and became the capital bullets for the 1974 us a season and then became the Washington Bullets for the 1974 75 season. And later the Washington Wizards. I didn’t know they were called the capital bullets.

Ryan Christa
No, I lost before to begin with.

Santiago Leon
That’s why you watch the sports cast because we got some interesting stats like the capital bullets and artists Gilmore.

Ryan Christa
Yeah, you know, I mean, he, you know, he’s definitely always important during the war franchise, you know, back in the 70s.

Santiago Leon
Definitely the 70s and 80s, which most people don’t really remember much of those times, people will then be, you know, back in the 80s and on You know, when I was doing research for like artists Gilmore like ABA was like the USFL It was like a whole different league.

Ryan Christa
Oh, it’s totally different you know that they had that pan and red white and blue ball

Santiago Leon
and Ryan is dying off right he’s still there. Ryan Do you need CPR? Grab banged up and read that well guys. Let’s, uh, let’s bring him back in. He’s probably in the snowstorm in Rochester. Oh, sorry. There’s no snow in Rochester as far as I know. But you never know. Maybe Maybe. up in Alaska. Ryan. Chris, you’re back. Here. Has there ever been a snowstorm in Rochester like the month of June

Ryan Christa
We’re not we’re not breaking records or we might be breaking terrible cell service records here. I don’t know.

Santiago Leon
Yeah, you want to upgrade to at&t or you know, maybe Metro p Well, not Metro PCs, I do not recommend them. Or T Mobile. I recommend at&t and Verizon. I know a little bit more expensive, but trust me, we’ll get you to the sports cast and some clients. So anyway, anything else before we head into poll questions, and the conclusion of the show

Ryan Christa
time in our country, you know, and

Ryan Christa
we need sports back.

Santiago Leon
Bring some sanity back.

Ryan Christa
Yeah, you know, we need something you know, to get our mind off of the craziness, you know, of this world. You know, Just a tough time being I think sports can be that healing you know, quirky we get back on the court down on a ball we’re able to get kicked off I hope it’s pretty much been

Ryan Christa
there again, you know? I’m

Santiago Leon
definitely I definitely concur with statement. I think sports will definitely calm down some things and definitely distract us. And just like last Sunday, I was watching the match even though which is Tom Brady. Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson it felt very relaxing. You know, it was fine I was enjoying my time. But hopefully with the start of course the MBAs Miss until end of July baseball hopefully sometime in the summer and MLS but you know Hey, you got the Premier League, even though with no fans but but we’ll definitely get distraction escape

Ryan Christa
the PGA Tour

Santiago Leon
that’s right as a big one. That’s a big one who’s a quote the stars like you know speed is coming back Mickelson Tiger Woods, like who will be participating

Ryan Christa
with the Australian players. PJ’s forcing players to come back two weeks early before they can play. So a couple of years US and Australia. major players on the tour I think are still gonna stay at home until they get closer to the majors, which will be later this summer and into the fall. I think the first couple weeks may not see all the stars there yet, but we’ll get closer. So again, I’m not a guy who watched his normal PJ event but it’s higher than NASCAR. For me I try NASCAR is hard for me to live you know, I know and I was going to say soccer, but it’ll just be nice again, you know, regular sports back on our home soil.

Santiago Leon
You Yeah, that’s definitely we’ll see a lot of international play in the next couple of weeks this month. But domestically the main leagues the closest one for sure is NBA and that won’t be starting till July 31. Live from Walt Disney World. Poll Question of the day coffee or tea really simple. Ryan, what is your pick?

Ryan Christa
See Pepsi? cola tea.

Santiago Leon
Tea. It is, but the poll, people are selecting coffee as 64% and tea to 35% that’s pretty wide margin, right?

Ryan Christa
Yeah, I mean, I guess I don’t know. I guess I don’t really. I’ve tried both and I guess that is either my cup of cup of tea I guess.

Santiago Leon
Yeah, definitely. I think tea hat. I mean, you know, tea has caffeine but I always thought that coffee has more of a boost. It feels like I could get more out of coffee than tea. I mean, I guess people feel it. But I

Santiago Leon
just never

Santiago Leon
I write a ti fe

Santiago Leon
Ryan, what is the best way to reach you to talk to you about the Pittsburgh river hounds?

Santiago Leon
No, that’s a current team. That’s just

Ryan Christa
the arrival back in the day when we used to play on Twitter. I mean, that was the best job.

Santiago Leon
And you can reach us at the sports cast dotnet the sports cast on net or on Twitter at the sports cast one, check out our feature on artists Gilmore, the former Chicago ballplayer legend before Michael Jordan for Scottie Pippen or Dennis Rodman. There was a man named artist Gilmore that helped a young bulls organization back in the day and he played for Jordan for one season came back bowls. One of the top big guys centerman and for the bowls because The reason why that I, you know, did a special store on him because there was a question mark of like all time bulls team versus like the Lakers and this guy named artist Gilmore showed up and no one knew who he was. And I did my research on them. And he was very similar to Dr. Jang. Very similar. Very

Ryan Christa
good. documentary, they’re given an unknown story to a player that many people don’t know.

Santiago Leon
There you go. And we’ll have more of that later on. Throughout the year, some special stories players that you know, no one’s ever heard about former NBA or NFL players. And that’s what we at sports cast, you know, keeps it different. We’re different from ESPN or Fox Sports. We bring in some some, some untruths. I mean, some true stories out there that no one’s ever heard about and we call You know, has some interesting combinations. We got college football and soccer. Those two have never been combined. In the sports cast is doing, they’re experimenting. They’re coming together. Two great forces coming together. And that’s what the sports cast is leading on. Anyways,

Santiago Leon
Brian Christopher

Ryan Christa
got a couple of things.

Santiago Leon
Yes, we got a few few big guests coming up. Tomorrow big show tomorrow night. Stay tuned. And next week, a legendary coach. We’re getting with and you guys will be pretty pretty excited sports cars gaining big names but let’s let’s close out this day. Great show Ryan.

Ryan Christa
Thank you very much for watching. Watch the world

Santiago Leon
You go in combinations.

Ryan Christa
It’s coming back.

Transcribed by https://otter.ai