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Chapter 1: What insights does Dave Dameshek share from Super Bowl 60?
This is the Dan Levitar Show with the Stukas Podcast.
Hi and hello, my fellow football Americans. It's your old pal Dave Damaschek at Super Bowl 60 media night. Some people here are going to answer questions. Other people are going to ask questions. Which one am I? Let's find out. Do you think that Tom Brady wants to see you win a Super Bowl, becoming the second Patriots QB to win one? That's a good question.
I think it's something you have to ask him. Do you think it's weird that the New England Patriots are named after the revolutionary soldiers who beat back the Brits? But now when the Patriots honor the best players they've ever had, what do they give them? A red coat. That's weird, isn't it? Does that make Seattle now America's team?
Yeah, I don't know the whole history behind, you know, the Patriots, the red coats. But that's weird, right? We beat the Brits and they're wearing red coats. I think they're announcing something about themselves. Oh, so you're saying they represent the Brits? That's what it says, like they're telling us. And you saying since we, you know, we're Navy, we's America's team.
And the last team you were on proved fraudulent. They're not America's team. Is it the Seahawks now?
Well, that's something for America to answer. Let's start a poll.
We're getting the ball down the field. The clock's ticking down. I'm going to run out onto the field in a second here to try and win the Super Bowl. You haven't given time to thinking that one through?
If the moment happens, it happens. But yeah, I'm just trying to keep it all the same.
If it does happen, now that we've had this conversation, will you think of me? First off, let's talk about the mustache. What went into it? I've never grown a mustache in my life. I really can't, as you can tell. No, yeah, I can tell. I was going to say as much. Got into the season. We lost. I shaved it. We won. I'm like, you know what? I'm just going to keep this a winning, losing thing.
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Chapter 2: How are layoffs at the Washington Post affecting journalism?
Every game is a must-win game. Is this a must-win game?
I think you should just ask that yourself and see what you want me to say to that.
Dave, is this a must-win game? I think it is. It's the Super. There we go. What a great thing.
There we go. Exact same thing you just said.
We did it. Ask questions. You just saw me do that. I hope you enjoyed it. I certainly did. Damage check out. Hey, that's my bit.
He's wonderful. Football America. Yammering knob, but wonderful. It was great. The look Stefan Diggs gave him.
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Chapter 3: What culinary dish is Greg Cody preparing for the Super Bowl?
Like, if we went back, see at some point if you can freeze. You looked insane! Stefan Diggs looked away, wouldn't make eye contact, didn't want to talk to Damoshek anymore, was being polite. Damoshek insulted some people to their face, to their mustachioed face, and he made Mike McDonald interesting, which is hard to do.
I've got a couple of things that I want to get to with you guys but the first thing I want to do give me the stat of the day music because I've got from John Smoltz I've got an excellent stat of the day start of the day start of the day start of the day start of the day start of the day start of the day start of the day start of the day Start of the day, start of the day.
It is the start of the day.
Does everyone here know Tony Gwynn? None of you are old or young enough to not know Tony Gwynn and what a great hitter he was. I don't know if the modern analytics would make him a less great hitter because he didn't hit for power and he didn't walk a ton, but he had a ton of plate discipline. This stat of the day comes from John Smoltz. You'd agree John Smoltz pretty great.
Pretty great, as is Gwynn. We'll have that in one second, Dan.
All right, so John Smoltz has a stat of the day where I'm not totally positive, but I think that among the pitchers that he's talking about facing Tony Gwynn, I think John Smoltz might be the least impressive of the pitchers and the stat that he's going to give you Of opposing Tony Gwynn. Do you have it ready, Chris, or you don't have it ready yet?
Tony Gwynn was such a spectacular hitter.
And it's funny because like Luis Arias has some of those types of stats now. And apparently he's not a good player.
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Chapter 4: What is cioppino and why is it significant?
Where he doesn't strike out, but all he does is hit singles and they don't value him. But the difference between what Arias can do and what Tony Gwynn could do, it's a massive gulf. It's just that Arias is considered that in today's game because Tony Gwynn was that special.
Isn't there some crazy stat where he never would strike out swinging, strike three?
Yeah, well, that's the stat I'm waiting for Chris to get. For some reason, he doesn't have it, even though I asked him for it a while ago.
I'll let you know when we have it. I'm looking it up right now. Tony Gwynn's .338 career batting average. It's only tied for 22nd all-time, but all of the 22 players equal or ahead of him are like old-timers.
Mike, are you smirking because of how much Chris is cursing right now and feeling it and you're happy? I don't like how much you enjoy being out of that executive director chair. I don't like the smile that climbs across your face. As you see, Chris is sinking into sewage. You saw what Damoshek just did with the bit where he stood up and then sank. That's my bit. I feel like Chris Cody.
You know what I'm going to do to make this even harder for you, Chris? I'm going to do something else. Minor penalty, two minutes, four, leaking confidence.
Just between me and you, Chris, I wasn't smiling at your dismay, though I usually do revel in that. I was still laughing at the Demarcus Lawrence-Dave Damoshek interaction and the look on his face that I've had several times every time that Dave starts cooking on something. I'd like to relive that at some point, but I don't have a lot of faith in the video right now.
Yeah, we can get back to that because there were some really funny things in there. But Chris, you're going to have to leave for leaking confidence. You can just hit the button, play the John Smoltz video 90 seconds late and leave. And I want you guys to listen to how amazing this stat is from John Smoltz.
How'd you do against Tony Nguyen in your career? Not good. I still think the greatest stat in the history of sports. Maddox, Glavin, Pedro Martinez, and me. I want to say faced him over 330 times. He struck out over 12,000 batters combined. We struck him out three times. Pedro and Greg Maddox, zero. Glavin got him twice. I don't even remember getting him once. He struck out less than one year.
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Chapter 5: What are the usual Super Bowl party food expectations?
I didn't even know he knew about this. We haven't even discussed it. How is this possible? I am in honor of the Super Bowl being in the greater San Francisco area, even though it's 45 miles from the stadium. Ridiculous in and of itself. I am making cioppino, the San Francisco favorite, the seafood stew. And it's a specialty of mine. Love making it. And I'm going to grace my guests.
With such a dish. Did you think about going rice-a-roni? No. That's a San Francisco treat. Yeah, no, I'm not big on rice-a-roni. He's doing too much. You're doing too much.
Why?
Super Bowl party, chicken wings, nachos, chips and salsa. Like, that's all you need. What is this dish you're making?
Chapter 6: How does Greg Cody feel about compliments on his cooking?
It's cioppino. Bring it. Doing too much. Okay, don't eat it then. I'll eat it all.
Put it on the poll, please, at Levitard Show. Do you know what Cipino is? Because it's legitimately something I've never heard of. This is the first time I'm hearing of Cipino.
It's a seafood soup. It's spelled C-I-O-P-P-I-N-O. And it's very, very popular. We've been vacationing. It's a great culinary city. We've vacationed in San Fran and eaten Cipino, and it's wonderful.
Doing too much. It looks incredible. Greg, I was invited over to a friend's house for Chicken Wings and the Bad Bunny concert. But when Bad Bunny's not performing, we're going to be in the same area. Can I drive over to your place to be able to come over and have some cioppino?
It sounds like Christopher is saying there'll be plenty left over. I'm not kidding. I'm coming over to have cioppino.
Greg Cody is an exceptional chef, even though he is 0-3 or 0-4 in cooking competitions around here. And it's still... And is still reeling from losing to Mike Ryan.
Reeling in the years.
I legitimately had not any knowledge that Mike Ryan could or did cook or liked cooking until he defeated you with an amazing coconut Thai soup. And you are winless in the cooking competitions around here. Chris, have you not heard of cioppino, though? Has your father not made it before? Because your father, I trust your father when it comes to cooking. He knows what good food is.
Food tastes like, and he knows how to make it.
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Chapter 7: What is the current state of journalism in America?
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You can spot a woman faking it. Stugatz.
Yes, I can, Jess. Expert. I've been married 40 years. This is the Don Levitard Show with the Stugatz.
So we're gonna bet the castle here in a second, but I wanted to get Greg's expertise on something. I know that most people in America, I'm gonna say the majority, do not care about journalism, do not like journalists, don't see the importance of journalism as a checks and balances on power. I know many of you listening to this
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Chapter 8: How does the discussion reflect on the future of media?
I am just curious when I ask this question, because I don't know the answer to it. The question I'm about to ask, I really don't. When you see institutions that have been journalistically credible the entirety of your lifetime, like, for example, 60 Minutes and CBS. Run scared from a president who can file lawsuits and then just win nuisance lawsuits because the media doesn't want those problems.
Why don't more people care that an institution as reputable as CBS has clearly gotten contaminated by this in a way that's irrefutable and also morally wrong? wrong according to what have always been America's principles on freedom, why wouldn't that one land?
If the Washington Post, which discovered Watergate, doesn't land, why wouldn't CBS, as one of the institutions that has best represented the idea of we're going to do this credibly and does it with old people, why wouldn't that one land when it gets contaminated from the inside on biases and corruption and everything that's happening in America as it regards to money?
I think it does land with about 50% of the country, and the other 50% either doesn't care or is not informed as to the changes that are happening. And then there's a portion of that 50% that actually like the changes that are being made. And I understand what Jeremy said about billionaires wanting unchecked power. Yes, absolutely. The news division especially. They also like money.
And if there was money to be made in covering sports, trust me that a capitalist like Jeff Bezos would find the way to do so. I think the sad reality when it comes to sports journalism is the appetite is not there. Social media did a number on it. The internet did a number on it. It has to evolve.
You know, milkmen that were put out of work didn't have podcasts to go to and lament the loss of the milkman industry. Thankfully, sports writers have a skill set where they can go and adapt to the times. Right. I mean, the Miami Herald sports staff at its height was probably 36 full-time writers, and now we're down to seven or eight. maybe six or seven. And that's just the way it is nationwide.
But I think we're such a polarized country that the way we feel about the media and about freedom of the press is the way we feel about the force that ICE takes on immigration reform and the fact that they've allegedly murdered two people without cause. We're polarized. We can't agree on anything.
You know, I mean, you and I feel strongly about freedom of the press, and half of the country's going, eh, it really, what is the benefit?
I don't think it's even half. Like, you guys are saying half. I don't think it's even half. But when Mike Ryan says adapt to the times, that is what Pablo Torre is doing with adapting to the New York Times and trying to do something in the modern age that is a little bit different.
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