Hour 2: ‘What’s More Likely’ with Rich from Kansas City with Guest Host O’Shea Jackson Jr.

24:47Rich Eisen:You know, and it's going to be fun to see. And it might just be the Spurs in a total rematch of 99 the last time the Knicks made it. So we'll see. Yeah, Rich, you're not here today, obviously, but why don't you tell everybody what you're doing? You're in Kansas City, correct? Yeah, I'm in Kansas City. in Kansas City, Missouri. I don't know if we can maybe even see out the window. You got a nice view? Oh, my God. Can you see that? It's the World War I memorial outside the window here. Yeah, there it is. I had no idea there was a movie. That's where the NFL draft was. Yeah, that's where the NFL draft was a few years ago, right next to Union Station.

25:26Rich Eisen:So I'm here for Big Slick, which is a charity event 17 years running in support for Children's Mercy Hospital, which is, you know, a place, and I talk so much about St. Jude on the program, Children's Mercy Hospital is here for so many people, obviously in Kansas and Missouri and the surrounding areas of Kansas City, and to come and get kids healthy. And the now six large, I believe, group of Kansas Cityans who have gone on to great things, Paul Rudd, David Koepner, Rob Riggle, Jason Sudeikis, Eric Stonestreet and Heidi Gardner are the hosts for Big Slick Kansas City. And once I'm done with this, we're going over to Children's Mercy and playing games with the kids and the parents and and helping out in any way that we can.

26:25Rich Eisen:tomorrow night at the T-Mobile Center is going to be a massive fundraiser, including tonight. There's a dinner in Royal Stadium. Normally, what Big Slick wants to do is to have a softball, charity softball game on the field of the home of the Royals on a Friday night and have an event at T-Mobile Center on Saturday night. But with the World Cup coming next month to Kansas City, they couldn't get a weekend where there was a Royals game and also a night free at the T-Mobile Center. So this weekend is that. We're going to go and have a fundraiser at the home of the Royals tonight, and then tomorrow will be the fundraiser.

27:07Rich Eisen:And hopefully last year they raised$4 million for Children's Mercy. And so that's tonight. I know Sarah's on her way. Is she here? She's there. She's there already. Yeah, I think she might be actually hosting the Family Feud. I'm not sure. Fantastic. I will then see her downstairs as soon as I am done with Eugene. And she's performing tomorrow night. Fantastic. I'll just be sitting around lending my help and spirit. You know, that's all I got left. Yeah, I've been to a few of those, Rich. It's one of the most fun events that you could possibly go to, and obviously it's for the best cause possible.

27:48And also, Rich, have fun. Also, Rich, you know, all of that is amazing, what they do down there for the kids. But there's also something that happens. You guys really go on like a little tour of the best barbecue around. How's the barbecue situation?

28:05Rich Eisen:Yeah, well, that's the Stone Street thing. Stone Street gets all the best barbecue, and they hand out all the finest meats in the town to everybody who attends. So it's pretty cool, man. It's a neat event. I've been here in years because of, you know, our show and everything that's going on with it. So I decided to tap out, put O'Shea and his self-portrait in the chair and come here to Big Slick, you know? That's what's up. All right, Rich. Well, you're here and it's Friday. So you know what that means. It's What's More Likely. It's What's More Likely. It's What's More Likely. Presented by Pella Windows and Doors.

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29:19Rich Eisen:oh I'm taking the Patriots you just wanted me to say it you just wanted me to say it you're hearing Chiefs and Rams rumors still so you know you gotta put the field in there Rich Eisen you don't know someone might swoop him in I don't think so Adam Schefter saying the teams are not close on a deal okay alright Right. It's just a lot of song and dance. I know. Dancing and dancing right now. I'll still say your Patriots pull it off. But so let me ask you what. How do you answer this question? I mean, I just I don't want to give up a first round pick for him. Do we have to give up a first round pick?

29:56I don't want to do that.

29:58Rich Eisen:What do you care? What do you care? It's the second to last pick of the first round, right? You're going to make it again, aren't you? Second of the last pick of the first round. What do you care? I don't know, Richard. Have you seen Cake May these days? Looks like he's put on some weight. Cake May. Got some muscle. Oh, Cake May. He's got some muscle. Cake May. Cake May. We coined that yesterday. He's apparently in the field of the American Century Championship next month. Oh, you're going to see him. Cake May. I will personally eyeball him, maybe. Tell him about our nickname. Yeah, I mean, at least he's rumored to be in the field.

30:33Rich Eisen:I'll still say Patriots, but if man, if it's the Chiefs, that would be wild that would be I don't know that doesn't sound like something that that the Chiefs would do I know but we don't know I mean Rasheed Rice is like what's going on with this guy I'll take the Patriots alright Rich not sure if you saw the sound bites from the Minnesota quarterbacks this week that was interesting and weird and we got some video from Browns camp more likely to be the more interesting quarterback competition Cleveland or Minnesota? Oh, it's Minnesota. Come on now. You're not, video is one thing or another. And Shador and Deshaun Watson, you know, it's, you know, youngster who got his shot shot after being drafted in the fifth round with a chip on his shoulder against Fett, who the team is already way monetarily invested in and may want to give a shot to for a new head coach, a quarterback whisperer coach who is one year removed from being coach of the year, and a young kid who got drafted in the first round seemingly to get a shot to the point where they let Sam Darnold walk to go win the Super Bowl somewhere else, and then Kyler Murray comes in, and you hear that it's being described.

31:56Rich Eisen:It's not like we go out together, we hang out together, we're playing video games together. it's like it's like two teachers in a classroom i'm on one side of the class he's on the other side so bizarre come on now man i think you have the answer to that question there's no doubt about which is more interesting certainly the vikings are also a team that you feel yeah if they get the quarterback right they can they can win their division and go deep if not the whole thing i wish they were on hard knocks just to see how weird oh man like that's so awesome just to see the classroom setup? Yeah, I just want to see how it's set up in the classroom.

32:31Rich Eisen:You know what I mean? We've seen Rich Lamar Jackson's back at Ravens camp. He's talking about his contract. He's not talking about his contract. AFC North quarterback to be an MVP finalist this year. Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson. I'll go step up. I'll say about both. I knew you were going to do that. That is not the game. That was not an option. What's more likely? I said Two quarterbacks in this topic bar are going to be MVP finalists. Yeah. That's right. I knew you were going to. I don't know. I'll go obviously with Joe Burrow over Lamar Jackson here on that front. I mean, you know, there's Jamar Chase and there's T.

33:18Rich Eisen:Higgins and there's an offense that he's been running. um so and i know lamar's one mvp awards with uh a wide receiver room less decorated than the one that burrow has but i'll just take joe burrow if i have to choose one over the other um well i'm curious to see what the ravens new offense looks like for real yeah i agree um and then you know they brought they brought in um they brought in a new oc from the ben johnson world so So that's going to be fascinating to watch as well. But for the moment, based on the information I have here on the final Friday of May, I'll go Burrow. All this talk about A.J.

33:57Brown, there are some wide receivers still out there without a team. Free agent, wide receiver likely to sign somewhere first. Stephon Diggs, Keenan Allen, Debo Samuel. Wow. I'm still shocked these guys are going to have some fantasy legends right there. Amen to that.

34:15Rich Eisen:I'm going to dart throw and say, I'll dart throw and say Debo. I'll dart throw and just say him. You know, but that's going to be fascinating. Because if they're not some sort of, yeah, I mean, everyone's going to go through OTAs. These guys are going to, these guys are probably going to go into August. Yeah, seems like it. You know, and that is amazing. But I'll dart throw and I'll say Debo. I have no idea. A lot of touchdown score between those three guys. All right, Rich, we got a game seven this weekend. The most best words in sports, game seven. But who's more likely to win the NBA finals?

34:54Thunder Spurs or Knicks? Oh, come on, dude. Yeah, say it. I will.

35:01Rich Eisen:I will say it. Two words. Two words. Bing bong. Yeah. That's for you, O'Shea Jackson Jr. That's so. Bing bong. 2021. But we're bringing it back. And I want that voice text on a text chain sent to everybody after every Knicks win in the NBA Finals. I want it. I got you. I will expect it. I need it. I need it. In all seriousness, though, in all seriousness, you know, they have their superstar and Jalen Brunson. They've got their two centers, one who can stretch the defense in Carl Anthony Towns. They've got Josh Hart who does everything. They've got OG Ananobi who's got a ring already and knows how to do it, who can also rebound and shoot threes.

35:51Rich Eisen:They've got bridges. They've got a bench deeper than the one they've ever had. And they've got momentum and they've got an offense on tilt and a defensive mindset that doesn't appear to be that much different from the Thibodeau years. So why not them? Why not them? I mean, in all seriousness, if I'm Oklahoma or Texas, I'm scared of those city slickers. I don't know if I want to stay in a hotel in New York. I don't know if a fire alarm might be pulled to those crazy Knicks fans. I'm scared. So they should be. I hear you. You know, my son Cooper, who speaks to a lot of his friends, and they want their hot takes brought to the Rich Eisen show.

36:37Rich Eisen:I love that. They were wondering, is Madison Square Garden the greatest home court or field advantage in any sport anywhere? And I thought that was an interesting question to ask. And you could make an argument that it is. Just from its history and the sounds are different in that building than other ones. But we'll find out, obviously. We've got to see who the Game 7 victor is. and then we'll start really drilling down to matchups. But, yeah, I'll go Knicks. I'll go Knicks there. All right, two more, Rich, and then we'll send you on your Kansas City way today. It's the take that won't quit. It's maybe the dumbest thing I've ever said.

37:22It was an overreaction Tuesday. I just want everyone in the comments to have that information. Otani did it again the other day. He threw six hit lists, even though he gave up a run, and hit a home run. So more likely at his next start, Otani, a higher number home runs or runs allowed.

37:41Rich Eisen:Hold on a minute. By the way, this is a great question. Are you doing this now to sort of soften the blow of your terrible take? Again, it was an overreaction Tuesday, so it's not like an actual take. Yeah. Actual take. Is it a take-ish? Is it a take-ish? doing that segment or in front of that microphone, in that chair, in this spot, on the show, you do say these things about Otani that he shouldn't pitch anymore off camera? You do that? They don't need him to pitch to win. Okay. Says you. i mean i'll go i'll go i'll go more ohtani home runs what would it be hold on a minute what would it be so he's won the last um two mvp awards in the national league right uh yes i said two okay i said two and then before that before that he left the angels as the mvp of the american Right.

38:55Rich Eisen:So it's three MVP awards in a row. Correct. Correct. For Shohei Otani. What would it mean if he doesn't win the MVP award this year, but wins the Cy Young instead? Oh, that means he should he should stick to hitting. Like, I mean, what do you mean? He doesn't win MVP, but he wins Cy Young instead. We will never see this again. ever he'd be the best for he'd be the best for playing you know every fifth day instead of the best for playing every day i'll go home runs all right all right last one and shay i want you to be involved in this one rich and shay what's more likely to happen first a legit lakers championship or den of thieves three okay when is den of thieves when is den of when when do we expect to see den of den of thieves three in a studio near you by the way um i mean they haven't finished writing it yet.

39:50It should be they should finish writing it next year and then we probably need a year to set up filming and then after we film it you need another year. So it's about three, maybe two and a half three years. So I mean I'm going Lakers.

40:06Rich Eisen:Hold on a minute. O'Shea Jackson Jr. You're missing or we've glossed over what Brockman is doing here. Do you see the word legit on the screen. Yeah, I know. He's a hater. He's a hater. It says legit Lakers title. So he's saying the last one was not legitimate. Yeah, but that's what the losers say, Rich. That's what the losers say, all right? If he would have made it to the finals and got a championship, we wouldn't hear this nonsense, these shenanigans. So I don't listen to Brockman. I learned to tune him out. You taught me well. Well, there we go. Well done. There you go. That's what's more likely.

40:49Thank you, Rich. What's more likely? Brought to you by Pella Windows and Doors. When it comes to your home, Pella Windows and Doors. Always have the winning game plan. That's why your neighbors trust them. Visit Pella.com slash Eisen. Thanks, Rich. Yeah, thank you, Rich. Take care.

41:02Rich Eisen:See you guys Monday. Have a great rest of your show. 1999 rematch or the fight of blue and orange, bro. Go Knicks. Go Knicks. The Rich Eisen Show. The podcast.

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43:27I can't wait to show O'Shea this. I love O'Shea. Blah, blah, blah. Woo, woo, woo. And then you're here. You're hosting. He knows you're going to be here. And he decides, oh, I've got to work one of my other 12 jobs. I'm like, get out of here, Mike. I don't want to hear you say this man's name. My tag team partner anymore. I don't know my schedule often, but I knew I'd be here for this. Thank you, man. Jay Feli on the ones. Are you defending Del Tufo? I'm just happy I knew my schedule. You're a fraud, too, because he won't talk smack about Del Tufo.

43:54Rich Eisen:DJ Mike, D, eight wheels, no brakes. We don't know what type of traps he might leave at that desk. He is looking for his safety. Also, Jay Feli, he's part of the NCW crew. You know, we either have him or Del Tufo every week. Yeah, man. We're in a shady group chat with him, too. I tell you what, if that one ever gets out, we're all done. Yeah, man. Yes, that is true. Honored to be a part of it. We're taking it back to the basement. We can't even say the name of it. Yeah, we take it back to the basement. Tell you the emojis. The emojis alone. The emojis alone. Hey, you guys want to know something that happened last night that was really, really cool, not just for me, but I'm sure for Jose, for Rich, for Susie, for everyone involved with this Rich Eisen show.

44:45Yesterday on ESPN2 and ESPN News, they did a 30-minute cutdown of our interview with WWE superstar Gunther, which aired on ESPN, I think it was about, I saw it at 5 o 'clock. It was probably a little bit earlier. Right before the game. Yeah, but then I noticed that 10 last night, Chris, back to back on ESPN channel 207 was this women's sports now and no contest wrestling. Takeover. And I saw that and I was like, man, this takeover. You know, I'm sure when I sent it to Rich and Susie, I can only imagine how proud Rich was. You know, we have two shows that come from the same studio, essentially living in the same set.

45:23And for all of us that work on these shows, man, that was a real sense of pride yesterday to pull up my guide and see that that was coming, man. That was super cool to see. Yeah, man. It has been a fun ride with no contest. And just really joining you guys here, it's been an unexpected joy in my life. Pause. It got too nice in here. That was not possible. No, no, no, no. No, it didn't feel right. But like you and Brockman, say something toxic. No, here's the thing. And I'm going to say something nice. You never know in life when you're going to meet and develop new friendships. You get older and you think, I have all the friends that I need and I have all the friends that I want.

46:11And you just don't know when new people are going to enter your life and change your life for the better. And that's happened with you, O'Shea. It's happened with TJ and Feli. and it's most certainly has happened with Rich and everyone that works on the show. We've been doing this for a long time now and we've gotten real close. We've been through the highs and we've been through definitely the lows. And it's just, you're just thankful that certain people come into your life and change it. And it's just, it's important to recognize those moments and appreciate them. And so I appreciate you and our friendship, O'Shea.

46:45Thank you. And also, you know, you guys were talking about driving to work together yesterday and you were saying how like you were sharing horror stories about the pandemic. Chris, when I sit and I think, you know, we talk about this off camera a lot, but man, it was almost over. Like, but we hung in there, you know what I mean? And Rich made sure like, you know, like we were like, we're rocking with you. We're not leaving. We're, we're, we're here, you know? And so to have that happen last night, it just think back to where we were all those years ago. And it's just like, man, we made it, you know, we made it through that storm.

47:18It's wild. Really cool to see, man. So proud of everybody involved. I'm thankful for, you know, you guys and the listeners, you know, letting me do this and not destroying me in comments. You guys seem to be having a good time. You know what? Jay Feli, love you, man. Hey, love you too, man. Hey, Chris Brockman, love you, man. Love you, man. TJ, love you, bro. I think we're going to say goodbye to the radio. I got passed away unexpectedly. Of course, it was awful in every way. But we are very grateful that he had life insurance. So even after he was gone, he was still able to provide for us. And that's why I have life insurance for my family.

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