[laughs]

Probably the game.

In my, like, at, at, at this stage of my life, I want...

Like, I knew how the celebration was gonna go.

[laughs] I mean, I, they're a bunch of dude...

I, like, look at my address in the lock, in the, in the clubhouse afterwards said, like, they, somebody asked him, "Why does this work so well? Why are you guys so close?" And he's like, " 'Cause we literally are a fraternity." Like, it- and that's, it remi- I, immediately, that connection, like fr- I was in a fraternity, and to me that was like, oh yeah, I remember that.

Like, I know exactly...

Mm-hmm.

Sam Antonacci doesn't... fit the model of leadoff hitter but his stats say he is a prototypical leadoff hitter what i like about him though is he is an irritant that it's not just that he might take a walk it's that he might take a walk he might have a really long at bat he might get hit by a pitch and have no problem going down the first base when you watch the way that he is evolved as a hitter what do you see

Well, I think you got it dead on about irritant.

I'd like to say he's an a-hole, but he's our a-hole.

And if he was playing for the Astros, we would all hate him in Chicago.

If he wasn't in Chicago, pick a team.

He reminds me of those early 2000s Twins teams.

He seems like he would fit in really well.

It would feel nice and symmetrical, and he might be a weapon for them today.

I'm

going to probably go lay down in that little floater thing, whatever you call those, like the kid fountain.

Oh, yeah.

On a day like today, I'm going to the kid fountain, and I'm going to fall asleep there, too.

I have no problem sleeping.

Just letting it ride all night.

I'll keep my face out of the water so I avoid drowning.

And those guys are legit good friends

Do tell.

Just all the jokes, like the 49ers got in all the comments on some of the stories, saying, like, I know you coached him and all this stuff.

So some of the teammates.

And then, unfortunately, there was a...

We talked about earlier, there was an influencer who... who put on Twitter, she was like, I've been dating these Bay Area boys, and then I got an NFL player date coming up, and that's why you guys should never settle.

And then somebody asked who it was, and she goes, he's one of the best receivers in the NFL, Papas.

That's all you need to know.

I

2008, what was the context in terms of where they are?

So it's 17th today.

August 15th, the Cubs had a five-and-a-half game lead in the division.

The Sox were a half game back of Minnesota.

Of course, that led to the blackout game in 08.

Amazing.

The White Sox had put themselves kind of maybe not as big of a hole as the Tigers did this year in the Central, but they had to win a ton down the stretch and had to win like six in a row in like four different stadiums to even force the blackout game.

Yeah, he was.

2008, what was the context in terms of where they are?

So it's 17th today.

August 15th, the Cubs had a five-and-a-half game lead in the division.

The Sox were a half game back of Minnesota.

Of course, that led to the blackout game in 08.

Amazing.

The White Sox had put themselves kind of maybe not as big of a hole as the Tigers did this year in the Central, but they had to win a ton down the stretch and had to win like six in a row in like four different stadiums to even force the blackout.

Yeah, he was.

starts getting a little

saucy.

Alright, so here's my...

I wish Minnesota...

I wish JJ was better because this would be so much more fun if we had all four of us.

Yeah, true.

But I break this down into three different buckets.

But if I'm picking a guy and they're both on the board right now, I'm picking Justin Jefferson.

Mm-hmm

... doesn't always win games because sometimes you're gonna look at, you're gonna look at completion percentage and say, "Well, the guy misses a lot of balls he should make." I think we're gonna see that elevate a little bit in 2026.

I don't expect...

I know last year Caleb's goal was 70% completion, 4,000 yards.

He I think he had 59, 58% completion.

I think he needs to live in, like, the 63% world to really be the quarterback, t- to, to be a more complete quarterback.

I don't think we'll ever see Caleb Williams be in that 68 to 70%.

There you go.

You guys have at it if you want to talk me into somebody else.

This is a fun one.

I'll let you go first.

I know it's going to be a fun one here.

This is where it starts getting a little saucy.

I wish Minnesota, I wish JJ was better because this would be so much more fun if we had all four of us.

I break this down into three different buckets and Jared, definitely from a consistency standpoint, like veteran leadership, et cetera, I would take that.

But if I'm picking a guy and they're both on the board right now, I'm picking Justin

yeah, you're harvesting your own content?

Yeah.

I love that.

How about that? My bold prediction is that the Chicago White Sox are going to go to the ALCS.

Wow.

That's my bold prediction.

Now, that requires them making some move.

one series.

But, Guff, you were looking at the schedule, and you had a thought for White Sox fans today.

Big Cup fans this week.

But you've got the Minnesota Twins followed by the Detroit Tigers.

White Sox want to win the AL Central, as we've talked about here on the program.

We talked about it with Corey.

We don't know what the Twins are going to do, and he said these seven games out of the break might dictate where they go in terms of buy or sell.

You're my Cubs.

Now the 2-2.

Your content from there sure was.

No, thanks.

Uh, yeah, I, I love covering those events.

Um, have covered several All-Star Weekends or weeks, whatever you wanna call it.

But yeah, it, there's just so much content to, to get, and if you know how to do it right, you can really...

Like, I'm a big fan, like with everyone else zigs, I zag.

So I zag a lot, and I'm looking for guys who've empty podiums.

We gotta get Pope Leo playing Stroking in the Vatican.

And they fell in love with him just like he fell in love with them.

And I love, in that bite about walking around until 2 a.m., he said, I wasn't going to take the trip.

I didn't want to go there.

I didn't want to.

I didn't know much about it.

And I think the White Sox also needed to learn a little bit about him.

Like, you've never been to the Midwest? Yeah.

I thought that to me was one of the

Follow and listen to For the Love wherever you get your podcasts.

There's 100%.

They were down 3-1.

He sent his team home to do trick-or-treating with their family.

Said, you know what? We'll go to Cleveland later.

Just go get away from it for a night when they're down 3-1.

Yeah.

10-year anniversary in 2015.

Whether it's Juan Soto... messing around with wilson contraris as he as they try to pick him off of first base i just love watching the interactions of these stars who don't usually get to hang out you know what i mean i i really enjoy that ryan mcguffey is my co-host today from the recap podcast and guff you were there you covered the event in philly um that must have been awesome your content from there sure was

No, thanks.

Yeah, I love covering those events.

I've covered several All-Star weekends or weeks, whatever you want to call it.

Yeah, there's just so much content to get.

And if you know how to do it right, you can really...

I'm a big fan.

That's

I think the price, by the

way, comes.

I still think they're getting a first round pick, but I think the price is lesser than the original trade.

for sure, but I still think it's the first round.

How in God's name are the Bears making this trade happen? They are 26 right now in cap space.

They have 8.856.

I ask you, Matt Spiegel, because he's owed...

with the

Concerning.

Concerning.

I don't know the stats.

It's definitely concerning.

My guy, Joe Colley, put a new Bulls recap podcast out this morning and obviously talks about Caleb Wilson being that dude, but the struggles of Daylon Swain are real.

But he says there's a glimmer of hope in there for some improvement, unlike Noah Asenge, who has looked even worse and looks like maybe even a worse pick from the old regime.

So...

The

It was your son's? My son

gets rid of stuff at an alarming rate.

And I'm like, I start doing the totals.

I don't like any of this.

I'm not taking this to good will.

What are a couple of larges doing in here? I'm going to pull those out right away.

I'm being fully transparent with you folks.

I saw a tweet from Joe that he got to hang out with Theo Epstein and talk with Theo.