Tim Kurkjian

Useless. Rusty Staub was a great cook, by the way. He used to pack his pots and pans with him on road trips. So if it was like a 10-day trip, he would get a hotel room that has like a stove and an oven, and he would take his own pots and pans and cook for himself on the road. Amazing.

I think that's what my father-in-law is doing. Buck Showalter once asked me – this is so typical Buck Showalter. He looks at me one night randomly and says, give me a great player who's got a lot of freckles. That's what he said to me. And I can't even – I've never been asked this question in my life, so I just reflectively said –

I think that's what my father-in-law is doing. Buck Showalter once asked me – this is so typical Buck Showalter. He looks at me one night randomly and says, give me a great player who's got a lot of freckles. That's what he said to me. And I can't even – I've never been asked this question in my life, so I just reflectively said –

Rusty Staub, and he goes, I said a great player, not a really good player. He was angry that I guessed Rusty Staub. It was the best I could do. But imagine being asked by a former major league manager, who's the best player you've ever seen who has a lot of freckles? Wow. Didn't see it coming.

Rusty Staub, and he goes, I said a great player, not a really good player. He was angry that I guessed Rusty Staub. It was the best I could do. But imagine being asked by a former major league manager, who's the best player you've ever seen who has a lot of freckles? Wow. Didn't see it coming.

Buck is the same age as I am. I'm going to say it's late May of 1956. I'll be close on that. Can he really do this?

Buck is the same age as I am. I'm going to say it's late May of 1956. I'll be close on that. Can he really do this?

May 23rd, 1956.

May 23rd, 1956.

Well, the industry has decided that first base is no longer an important offensive position. So we take Luis Arias, who I love, but Luis Arias is not a first baseman, but they put him at first base because it's the position he can play where he can play every single day. We've gotten away from the first baseman hitting a lot of home runs and driving and runs.

Well, the industry has decided that first base is no longer an important offensive position. So we take Luis Arias, who I love, but Luis Arias is not a first baseman, but they put him at first base because it's the position he can play where he can play every single day. We've gotten away from the first baseman hitting a lot of home runs and driving and runs.

Instead, we mix and match, and we go put a lot of people over there who really aren't first baseman. Plus, the days of the left-handed, it's a left-hander's position, fellas. Trust me on that. The days of John Olerud are over, where you find a left-handed thrower who can hit, really play defense, and drive in runs. We don't care about that guy anymore at first base. The average...

Instead, we mix and match, and we go put a lot of people over there who really aren't first baseman. Plus, the days of the left-handed, it's a left-hander's position, fellas. Trust me on that. The days of John Olerud are over, where you find a left-handed thrower who can hit, really play defense, and drive in runs. We don't care about that guy anymore at first base. The average...

The batting average for first baseman last year was the lowest since 1900. And the OPS was the lowest since 1968. And it's because the industry no longer values what a first baseman can bring, big time power. But they look, and with all the shifting, we need a really quick guy over there. We need somebody who can cover a lot of ground. And that's why Pete Alonzo took

The batting average for first baseman last year was the lowest since 1900. And the OPS was the lowest since 1968. And it's because the industry no longer values what a first baseman can bring, big time power. But they look, and with all the shifting, we need a really quick guy over there. We need somebody who can cover a lot of ground. And that's why Pete Alonzo took

all this time to just get a job because they looked at the body type, doesn't run very well, not a very good defensive player, only got a two-year deal, and he's off to a great start, by the way.

all this time to just get a job because they looked at the body type, doesn't run very well, not a very good defensive player, only got a two-year deal, and he's off to a great start, by the way.

Ha ha! Oh, God. We have Mel. Get this. We have Mel on our podcast next week on the day before the draft to talk to him about baseball. The best Mel Kiper, Dan, looks like, you remember, he looks what? Like the eagle who protects the young eagles. I'm pretty close on that. The protective eagle, Mel Kiper. How great is that?

Ha ha! Oh, God. We have Mel. Get this. We have Mel on our podcast next week on the day before the draft to talk to him about baseball. The best Mel Kiper, Dan, looks like, you remember, he looks what? Like the eagle who protects the young eagles. I'm pretty close on that. The protective eagle, Mel Kiper. How great is that?

I have not, and that's a fact. I get everything cooked really all the way through. A couple times, steak was a little bit rare, but I just said, it's not important, I'll eat it anyway. So no, I've never sent anything back at a restaurant. Tim, have you ever played Domino's? I have. I wasn't very good at them, but I played Domino's.