The Long Goodbye: Tony Reali and the End of “Around The Horn”
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What is the significance of saying goodbye?
How do you say goodbye to something that is your heart outside of your body? I'm about to be showing people that in real time. Right after this ad.
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We've never encountered this, but your armrest hit this and turned your mic off.
You are not the first person to say we've never encountered this before with something that I do.
And yet, if there's anybody whose voice could overcome the lack of active microphone technology, it would be you. So wait, hold on.
What memories does Tony Reali share about his time on Around The Horn?
Set the scene for me because you just finished. So we just finished and we've got Cade on, who I haven't seen in five years. We got Jamel on, who I haven't seen in three years. And I want them to be able to have the experience that they want on this show. I want them to, I want to play Remember When. I want them to feel the love because a big part of what the last couple of months have been for me is being able to say goodbye. You don't always get the chance to say goodbye. Life will not give everybody the chance to say goodbye. That's a very sad part of people's lives. Certainly not on air. That too. So a big thing I'm feeling right now is tell the people in your life what they mean to you, right? And apply this to everybody across the world. Do this at home. These are homework assignments I'm passing out in the middle of our little sports banter show, right? So we had all this stuff going on and I've, you know, put in the work to make the show work for Kate and Jamel today.
And then they show me this video of the guy outside hanging up, you know, doing the sign thing and good morning America, Today Show type thing. It's got my name written all over it and hearts and all these things. Thank you, Tony, around the horn. That's my cousin. No. This literally happened today. I just left him. His name is Eric Ingram. And I said to him, could you get a few more fantasy touchdowns for everybody? But I don't know if that landed. And this was a day, again, Kay Fagan and Jamel Hill are on the show. All my attention is making. Get to a place where they kind of... Yeah, you're bringing back some of the old cast members. Yeah, and they have to be in a position to win. And by the way, again, a scripted thing that is so well planned and sweetly thought out. And then what do you see? I see a guy holding that sign out there that they just dropped on me. I had no idea. And I said... And the sign says... Yeah, what does it say? Thank you, Tony. I love you. Around the horn, A-T-H. So... On white poster board. On white poster board.
And the O is a target for our logo, which is well thought out. He's holding this like John Cusack. He is. You're right. So it's a say anything type feeling to it. My say anything, I said something. I said, can you give me five minutes? I'll run down there and get it. And this is one minute before we were ostensibly about to go on air for a live to tape show. I mean, we're not on any time. Now, I was not Maybe I pitched it in a way that I was asking for permission. I wasn't asking for permission. I was going to leave no matter what. And I was going to go hug this guy. And I was going to go invite him back to the show. Tony, I'm releasing you, but make it five. No more than five, okay? All right. This is a great moment. All right. I'm coming down, and I'm hugging that guy. Ew.
Look at this guy.
Oh! That is the coolest thing that's happened in my three years doing the show.
That is amazing.
Yeah, that was really cool.
And it's his 40th birthday, and he's from Birmingham, Alabama. Oh, my God. Let me introduce you here. This is the most special day. He already knew Jamel and Kate were on, so he's already prepared for this. We got some great pictures. I set him up with some good slice afterwards. And I think he had a good day. I think he had a good birthday. And if we can have a good birthday or we can have a good day, that's a good start. We thought you were a paid actor. We are thankful for that. We thought you were my cousin for the first few minutes of that. So we do have a couple of drifters staying in the studio at the moment.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the significance of saying goodbye?
0:06–0:56
2
What memories does Tony Reali share about his time on Around The Horn?
0:56–6:49
3
How did the announcement of cancellation affect Tony Reali?
6:49–14:09
4
What does Tony Reali reflect on regarding his hosting journey?
14:09–16:08
5
How did the show evolve over its 23-year run?
16:08–18:27
6
What was the audience's reaction to the show's cancellation?
18:27–21:04
7
What are Tony's thoughts on the legacy of Around The Horn?
21:04–22:57
8
What does the future hold for Tony Reali after the series finale?
22:57–47:58
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