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So it's a whole magilla when you check into a hotel with the baseball team because it's a lot of rooms, much like football, but you're there for a much longer period of time. And you don't have the whole hotel, so there are people around. Yeah. But pre-cell phone, the way you'd reach players is through their hotel phone. Literally. Like, hey, connect me to room 1269.
So it's a whole magilla when you check into a hotel with the baseball team because it's a lot of rooms, much like football, but you're there for a much longer period of time. And you don't have the whole hotel, so there are people around. Yeah. But pre-cell phone, the way you'd reach players is through their hotel phone. Literally. Like, hey, connect me to room 1269.
So you had to have a manifest of where everyone was. So we'd get two manifests. One with the names that were with the pseudonyms. And then one with the key. Meaning who, what. The decoder. The decoder. So then the traveling secretary, the manager, the GM would know how to reach everybody.
So you had to have a manifest of where everyone was. So we'd get two manifests. One with the names that were with the pseudonyms. And then one with the key. Meaning who, what. The decoder. The decoder. So then the traveling secretary, the manager, the GM would know how to reach everybody.
So you had to have a manifest of where everyone was. So we'd get two manifests. One with the names that were with the pseudonyms. And then one with the key. Meaning who, what. The decoder. The decoder. So then the traveling secretary, the manager, the GM would know how to reach everybody.
We're funny. I didn't start drinking until I was 31. We're a bunch of nerds. I got bad news, guys. We're nerds.
We're funny. I didn't start drinking until I was 31. We're a bunch of nerds. I got bad news, guys. We're nerds.
We're funny. I didn't start drinking until I was 31. We're a bunch of nerds. I got bad news, guys. We're nerds.
The thing about hotels I find with players is that they get very comfortable because they know they're going to be there three nights, four nights, whatever. So they move into the room. And it used to be when I was younger, players used to share a room. And that was a huge collective bargaining issue when they wanted their own rooms because it doubled the cost.
The thing about hotels I find with players is that they get very comfortable because they know they're going to be there three nights, four nights, whatever. So they move into the room. And it used to be when I was younger, players used to share a room. And that was a huge collective bargaining issue when they wanted their own rooms because it doubled the cost.
The thing about hotels I find with players is that they get very comfortable because they know they're going to be there three nights, four nights, whatever. So they move into the room. And it used to be when I was younger, players used to share a room. And that was a huge collective bargaining issue when they wanted their own rooms because it doubled the cost.
But you had grown-ass men who were sharing... Yeah, high school debate tournament style, baby. And these are professional athletes. I assume the NFL was like that too in the 70s and 80s.
But you had grown-ass men who were sharing... Yeah, high school debate tournament style, baby. And these are professional athletes. I assume the NFL was like that too in the 70s and 80s.
But you had grown-ass men who were sharing... Yeah, high school debate tournament style, baby. And these are professional athletes. I assume the NFL was like that too in the 70s and 80s.
What's the tennis movie that we just watched? And I'm totally blanking. Zendaya? I'm so upset. Challengers. I haven't seen it. It's good. There's a fantastic threesome scene.
What's the tennis movie that we just watched? And I'm totally blanking. Zendaya? I'm so upset. Challengers. I haven't seen it. It's good. There's a fantastic threesome scene.
What's the tennis movie that we just watched? And I'm totally blanking. Zendaya? I'm so upset. Challengers. I haven't seen it. It's good. There's a fantastic threesome scene.
David is grinning way too much.
David is grinning way too much.
David is grinning way too much.