Sep 16, 2026 · 58 min · 14 segments
In Episode 7 of “The Traina Thoughts Podcast" host Jimmy Traina welcomes SiriusXM host, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo to the show.Russo goes off on the U.S. Open for various scheduling issues, reveals whether…
Chris RussoGuest
Jimmy TrainaHost
Give me right now the number one thing Chris Russo is mad about in any sport, in anything at all going on.
Well, it's a little late, but I'll give it to you because I probably won't be able to do it tomorrow.
I mean, you know, having Alcarez and Shelton play the 3.30 in the morning is beyond dumb.
Supposedly, they don't want to put a quarterfinal in the Louis Armstrong Stadium because they don't have any luxury boxes.
I would have argued if that's the case, which is a joke, We'll then play Alcarez at 730 and let Pagula play at midnight because Pagula is not going to move the needle while Alcarez and Shelton will.
So, you know, to play, I understand the tennis fan, the tennis people at the USDA, you know, they're settled in.
a need, but the idea that they put the best match of the tournament, where everybody knew going in it was the best match, quarterfinals, everybody knew that Shelton was in Alcarez's draw.
And the fact that they put themselves in a situation where that match could start that late and then end that late, are they actually trying to hurt their sport? The fact that the East Coast, that's over at 3.30 in the morning, that is beyond stupid.
And the second thing about the U.S. Open, and this is probably ABC because they don't want to wait to 4.30. How the hell can they have the men's final at 2 o'clock in the
Give me right now the number one thing Chris Russo is mad about in any sport, in anything at all going on.
Well, it's a little late, but I'll give it to you because I probably won't be able to do it tomorrow.
I mean, you know, having Alcarez and Shelton play the 3.30 in the morning is beyond dumb.
Supposedly, they don't want to put a quarterfinal in the Louis Armstrong Stadium because they don't have any luxury boxes.
I would have argued if that's the case, which is a joke, We'll then play Alcarez at 730 and let Pagula play at midnight because Pagula is not going to move the needle while Alcarez and Shelton will.
So, you know, to play, I understand the tennis fan, the tennis people at the USDA, you know, they're settled in.
a need, but the idea that they put the best match of the tournament, where everybody knew going in it was the best match, quarterfinals, everybody knew that Shelton was in Alcarez's draw.
And the fact that they put themselves in a situation where that match could start that late and then end that late, are they actually trying to hurt their sport? The fact that the East Coast, that's over at 3.30 in the morning, that is beyond stupid.
And the second thing about the U.S. Open, and this is probably ABC because they don't want to wait to 4.30. How the hell can they have the men's final at 2 o'clock in the
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