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What is the purpose of the Giant Eagle Feed the Need Radiothon?

Unknown 0:01

Fly ball to left field. Michael McHenry! The fart! Oh, baby! Your buckles lead it! Unbelievable! Wow! His first in the big leagues! They're going to bring the house down!

Joe 0:24

Yes, sir. It's time for the fort here on the Giant Eagle Feed the Need Radiothon. This hour sponsored by Junk Luggers in the North Hills. You know Michael McHenry from his career. As a Pirates catcher, including that incredible moment and also from him analyzing Pirate games, one person this hour who donates $50 or more, which is 150 meals or more, will win tickets to an exclusive in-store signing event on April 3rd at First and Goal Sports with Tommy Novak and Stuart Skinner, plus a signed Max Talbot photo. Michael, we appreciate you taking the time today, my friend. What's happening over there? How's your rehab going?

Michael McHenry 1:11

Rehab's good. I also got my friend right here. I don't know if you see my mug.

How does Michael McHenry contribute to the radiothon?

Joe 1:15

Yeah, what's going on there?

Michael McHenry 1:17

This is going to be my mug when we lose a couple games this year. I'm going to bring it on set with me. Like, oh no, we didn't win. So we speak no evil. And I have another mug that I'm going to use when we win. And I hope to have that winning mug way more often.

Joe 1:32

Is that an owl mug?

Michael McHenry 1:34

An owl? This is a pirate.

Joe 1:37

Oh, I can't see from here. It looks like I thought it was dedicated to Gormy the Owl from the Tribune Review. All right, that's a pirate.

Michael McHenry 1:44

This is a long lineage of Captain Skeens here. Let's go. What are we doing?

Joe 1:49

I like that. Michael, before we get to baseball. You're a man with a big heart, and that's what we're doing today is people showing their heart by finding a way to help people who are food insecure. Wondering if you could just speak to yourself and also professional athletes who find ways to help like that in your positions.

Michael McHenry 2:12

Yeah. One of my favorite players of all time is Jackie Robinson. And he has a quote that says, life is only significant to how it can impact others. And I truly believe that. And that's what we're called to do, especially as our platform grows, right? Some people can just give so much. Maybe it's a can of soup and that's all you got. The fact is that you have the heart to give. It's incredible. As you kind of Raised up in life, I feel like we're called, whether you believe in faith or whatever you believe in, to give back. And there's no greater gift than giving back. It's super rewarding. You're not gonna leave this earth with extra money or extra food. You might as well give it away. And one of my favorite people on the planet, my wife's dad who passed away,

Michael McHenry 2:55

In 2008, so I think I spent a lot of time with them, always said, never be afraid to buy someone a meal. So every chance I get, I try to buy someone a meal. Sometimes they yell at me. They want something different, but I'm like, hey, man, I'm going right here to this coffee shop, not the burger place down the road, which happened in San Francisco and was hilarious. So I bought him a muffin, though. I did.

Joe 3:14

bought him a muffin but he wanted fries well in this case one dollar equals three meals and people can donate by phone 412-301-3793 you can go to the allegiant community federal credit union text to give line text need to 50155 or the metropolitan window company online donation center At pittsburghfoodbank.org slash need. Those are all the ways you can donate. We're having a record-setting day so far. We're approaching 200,000 meals donated. In the meantime, Michael, Connor Griffin, huge story. It seemed like he was, I heard John Wainer talking today, like one thing he struggled with in spring training was catching up to that fastball. Did you see that? Johnny said it might require some sort of mechanical adjustment.

Joe 4:14

Your thoughts on that?

Michael McHenry 4:16

Um, yes, he was, he was late on the fastball. You got to remember he's there getting ready just like everybody else. And he got unprecedented at bats. So he's hitting off the bench. He's traveling every time. And I'm telling you right now, I love the fact that Donnie Kelly and his staff put him. in that rookie seat. A lot of times nowadays, these guys are coddled. They didn't coddle him.