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1:27Rich Eisen:This is The Rich Eisen Show. Welcome back. Welcome back. Welcome back. Welcome back. Welcome back. The Rich Eisen Show. Give me one good reason you're not a noose. From The Rich Eisen Show's studio in Los Angeles. Well, I would say little Steve. Oh, because of your little Steve. Because of his little TJ. Today's gasps. Former MLB pitcher Jim Abbott. Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. Plus your phone calls, latest news, and more. And now, it's Rich Eisen. That's right, everybody. The Rich Eisen Show is on the air. Otherwise known as the not DFL at the ACC program. Hey! 844-204-RICH is the number to dial here after our dark week is complete.

2:22Rich Eisen:We're thrilled that you're all with us here once again. We're all happy together here again on the Rich Eisen Show, on the Roku Sports Channel, on this terrestrial radio affiliate, on the Infinity Sports Network, smart enough to have us, Odyssey. We say hello to everybody out there taking us in on our podcast network as well. 844-204-RICH is the number to dial to have a chat with us. Major League Baseball is in its all-star break now, and we're happy to be here with lots to talk about. It's a Monday, which means it's overreaction Monday. Good to see you over there, Christopher Brockman. Rich, great to see you, man.

2:57Rich Eisen:DJ Mikey Diaz in these nuts. Good to see you, Mike. Good to see you, Rich. Good morning. How are you? TJ Jefferson getting back at it on the no-contest wrestling as well with O'Shea Jackson Jr. later on. Good to see you, TJ. Good to see you. Had a huge weekend of wrestling. O'Shea and I split up. He went to Georgia. I went to Texas. All right. Lots to talk about. Lots to talk about on this program as well. And scheduled to appear still, despite what may have happened physically to him over the weekend, Seth Rollins will be hosting this program Wednesday and Thursday right here on the Rich Eisen Show.

3:31Rich Eisen:I'll be here for the next two days. And then after all of the summer vacationing, we're back and off and running here. So it's good to see everybody here on this program. Good to be back. So, the American Century Championship. Yeah, buddy. In which I participated for the first time in over 21 years. Participate is a good word. This past weekend. I played, excuse me, sir, from karaoke to birdie pots, plural. Hey. Didn't make any of them. to golf, to camaraderie, to everything else. It really is an amazing event. And it was special, to say the least. In a beautiful spot of our country, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, at the Edgewood Resort in the Edgewood Golf and Community, all together.

4:41Rich Eisen:It was truly one of the best weekends of my professional life, being there, meeting everybody that played in that tournament from, name it, all the football players that were there, basketball players, and getting out there with my running man gear, the hat and the logo, the running man logo on the hat and on the shirt, courtesy of Travis Matthew, and my PXG clubs out there. And bless them for making me look good, because I don't know if I was so reciprocal in my golf game. You look good, you play good. I appreciate that. That's the idea. Suze came out, and it was great to have her be part of this weekend as well, meeting everybody from, again, the American Century family, and Jonathan Thomas, his wife Cindy, and the charitable contributions that they make, giving out millions of dollars to local and national charities, and then donating 40 % of the profits of the American Century Championship to fight childhood and teen cancers.

5:55Rich Eisen:And you know that speaks near and dear to my heart. And over the years of this tournament, they've given out over$2.2 billion in that regard. And so, like I said, just to be part of it. And I have, it is special, I have nothing but more newfound, deep, mad respect for professional players. After playing in front of other human beings. I can't tell you. I cannot tell you. The first round I played on Friday was with The Miz and Matt Ryan. Awesome. Okay. And this just in, The Miz and I were occasionally neck and neck. All right. Matt Ryan is a zero, which, by the way, is a terrible thing to be called in sports unless it's golf.

6:55Rich Eisen:Correct. And there are some times where it depends on the course. He will show up and give the course strokes. That's how good he is. I don't understand how that works. It's just like, you know what? I will give the course strokes to play here today. Hey, it's an easy course. You know, on the easiest holes, I should birdie them. His ball flight, Matt Ryan's ball flight, is something so beautiful to behold. And it's even more beautiful because it was frequently, all the time, not frequently, depending on which hole you're on at Edgewood. It is framed beautifully by mountains or a lake or a tree forest that is just as gorgeous as it comes.

7:33Rich Eisen:Hot air balloons or boats. And you just, wow, it's unbelievable. teeing off at this tournament, the American Century Championship on Friday, on the first hole. I mean, my heart was thumping out of my chest. I bet. Standing over it. And Matt Ryan tees off, and it's gorgeous. It's perfect. I, of course, topped mine into a red stake area. No way. Your first tee shot? It's as embarrassing as it gets because i'm envisioning the entire months after accepting this uh invitation yep how's it gonna go and i'm i'm envisioning the perfect ball fight jim murphy the the author of inner excellence is telling you live in the moment just don't worry about it go tee it up and i took that approach it's just operator error but the one thing is despite matt ryan putting it in position a and me putting it in position Z minus.

8:35Rich Eisen:We both walking up the fairway. And he says to me, do you have the feeling back in your hands yet? He goes, cause I don't. And this is a guy that's been in the Superbowl. And he's been in the name it. He's got a hall of fame resume, Matt Ryan. And he's been sat arguably. I understand. He's yeah. By big men. He's like, do you feel your hands yet? And by the way, He said, I don't think you're going to be goes, I trust me. The first time I played this, I didn't feel it until like the end of the second hole. Wow. I got a text today from a professional player. Now on the senior tour, I didn't get his permission, but I'm sure he wouldn't care if I said his name.

9:20Rich Eisen:But a long story short is he said, at least you didn't finish DFL exclamation point. I finished second to last. and uh and he said um try what do you think try doing that for a living and i'm thinking to myself yeah man yeah yeah yeah especially since you know like just say again forget about there's human beings watching on home on television like i'm not thinking about that right now we're on tv and right right um can't see them but even if they were sitting here i i love doing a live audience i love being in front of people i don't mind it but standing there trying to hit a golf ball and i'm like there's some people standing there like i'm a professional player i'm like you need to move back ma 'am you know like i don't know where this ball's going honestly i don't you were in the line of fire i didn't yeah i try but i you know like i said operator eric but um so much respect for the men and women who do this professionally i cannot imagine it and and then you know like say you're at 16 at waste management because i got that sensation being at 17 at the american century championship now this is the hole that's on the water okay par three and there's a massive yawning amount of what would you call it tan sand that is technically not a hazard it's not a bunker but it's not a bunker either and then there's grass and then there's bunker and then there's green and then there's grass i mean and then i mean there's green and then there's another bunker and then to the right is all out of bounds because it's filled with boats yeah the ocean and partiers and beach balls and bikinis and behind my sunday pairing with dylan dreyer of the today show who's delightful and her husband as well and jay demarcus of rascal flats you see back there there's an american century backboard of a of a three-point uh setup a basket because invariably you've got to wait because there's somebody on the green they want you to shoot hoops and there's music blaring and it is the only way to describe it is a fever dream yeah because you're coming out they create like this alleyway that's covered from the 16th green to the 17th tee that goes around the i think it was like three tiers or two levels of of fans that are right behind the tee box with a big ass jib camera and the golf channel set up with their own desk and then to the right shoot hoops to the left it's like hey you know the fans are like 10 deep and they're blaring music partying like it's 1999 having the time of their lives which i'm trying to I'm trying to figure, I'm having the time of my life too, but I gotta peg it up in front of all these people in this environment.

12:25Rich Eisen:And there's a DJ and people, you know, in the boats with the bikinis and the beard. They got footballs and they tape a Sharpie to it and throw it. You gotta sign it, throw it back. Sign it, throw it back. Unbelievable. Fans were amazing. The atmosphere was, my heart was thumping. so how'd i do on this one oh god peg it up on friday first time doing it with thursday was the pro-am it was similar to this but this is now the tournament okay and i teed off the front so you know i'm playing 17 and there are some real sticks behind me like steph curry is behind me and all these other folks are behind me twelman and and pavelski right so they're they're waiting this is i mean this is a massive crowd and um i peg it up i take out my seven iron and i cooked it left it hit the hospitality tent or one of the stands of of of the fans that are there around the green so i was able to get a free drop to the drop zone which is about 50 yards away from the green.

13:42Rich Eisen:I got a 56 degree in my hand, and this is not my forte, but I did take, thanks to Lucas Wall, thank you, Lucas, I did take lessons for my short game, and I just said, Jim Murphy, this thing. Be in the moment. In the inner excellence. Be in the moment. Live in the moment. This is great. Don't worry about it. Okay. Forget about everything going on around you. The boats and the music. It's insane. Bikinis and the booze. TJ. it's insane I cannot and by the way knowing you TJ we're going hey we're going next year some of the we're going next year baby might have distracted you a little bit we're going next year you saw some things you saw some things down there I saw some things alright and some of them are fans of this show I know oh I'm telling you we definitely should have been there sir you know I'm telling you I'm in there's a lot happening that will cause you to not think there's a 56 degree wedge in your hand and a 50 yard shot and everybody from the bikini blondes to the beer drinkers to all the fans anywhere they are this 56 degree could be vince scully right down in their grill take the shot take the shot and i It was 20 yards right over the stick and came back a little bit to 20 feet.

15:12Rich Eisen:20 feet, bro. Okay, golf clap. Yes, sir. I did the wave. I waved. I did the wave. I even did a little touch the brim. Just a touch, just a touch. I'm thinking to myself, I've got a par putt here. On 17, I stepped over it. center cut dropped it bam and i parred 17 atta boy didn't start well but it's how you finish no pictures on the scorecard keeps it coming back oh my god and the gauntlet that you run of fans to the left and the right going from 17 green to 18 t is like 10 deep and there's a travis matthew three-point shot opportunity as well steph curry was like flip did you see some of these videos i He switched it by flipping it over his head.

16:06Rich Eisen:Vince Carter hit like five, six in a row. It was nothing. And fans are there and they're loving it. And by the way, fans are, you know, these, the fans are, are, were awesome. They were awesome and they're accessible and they're children of all ages. And some kids are like asking me to sign their hats, like four or five, six years old, sign this, sign that. There's no question in my mind. They have absolutely no clue in the world of who I am. Just knowing that I'm a player. All right. And they, they want an autograph player. I just want it. Yeah. Damn straight. Don't be a player. No, I'm a player.

16:40Rich Eisen:Player. In the tournament. Not a player. Either way. I finished second to last. I'm not a player.

16:49Rich Eisen:And again, just going through all of that and then having your 18th tee shot where there are fans everywhere and atmosphere everywhere. and I'm just telling you from my perspective however you see it on NBC and thank you to John Miller and the rest of everybody there at NBC Sports and Rick Cordella they are so welcoming to everybody to the point where everybody talks to each other about you know, make sure you come back make sure you come back because this isn't easy stay here everybody wants to stay in the circle of trust and everybody Everybody from everybody soup to nuts. It's first class, first rate.

17:34Rich Eisen:However you see it at home, it is exactly how you think it is. And man, I do not know how these professional players do it for a living. I just don't. And you're sitting there and go, oh, God, this guy's got the yips or this, you know, this player can't do it. This player is never going to do it. Like Rory. Yeah. You know what I mean? Sitting on his career grand slam. Yeah, can't win at Augusta. Always chill. You try it. Yeah. Because I just did. Golf is so hard. They treat this like a real-ass golf tournament. All of it. Because it is. It just happens to be, you know, celebrities playing in it.

18:23Rich Eisen:And God bless it. I'm standing on the first, the range right before my first hole on Friday. Somebody from the tournament comes up to me and says, just confirming you're playing as an amateur.

18:42Rich Eisen:And I told the guy. That's incredible. He said, just to confirm you're playing as an amateur. Excuse me, what now? Here's my response. My response is, yes. I can confirm this. And I feel like I've just been carded for a drink at age 56. I know you've got to go through it, but I'm flattered by the question. You know? Thank you for carding me for a drink. You know? Like when you get a beer at the stadium, like it's their job. They have to ask. No matter how long you look. I appreciate that. Thank you. I like it. Yeah. It's been a while. Still got it. Still got it. Just to confirm, you're playing as an amateur in this event.

19:32Rich Eisen:Yeah. Uh-huh. I am. Not turning pro. No. I'm good. I am. Yeah. Oh, God. I got tons of stories, man. It's great. I want all of them. It looks like so fun. I watched all of it all weekend. You know, it's funny because there's only about 10, 12 people who can actually win this thing. Right. You know, and like Joe Pavelski finally won this year, the former NHL-er. Right. He had been so close in the last few years. Our buddy Marty Fish, defending champ. You know, John Smoltz came on and said, I got two new hips and I'm ready to go. He finished second. Like, it's cool. And the whole rest of it is just one giant big hang.

20:06Yes, it is. With kind of the golf is kind of secondary.

20:09Rich Eisen:But it's so cool to see you out there and competing. Thanks. You're not a golfer. You haven't played in a long time. But you grinded. Unlike your 40, you actually kind of trained for this. Yes, I did. And you put yourself out there. and that takes a lot, you know, to do what you did, put yourself out there like that, and kind of be subject to, oh, Rich Eisen is second to last. Dude. Who cares? It's fun. You have no idea. It's awesome. I have no idea. Good for you, man. Thank you. Yeah. But you have no idea the pressure like that. All right, because I just, you know, it's unreal. It's unreal, you know, how pressurized the whole damn thing is.

20:47So congrats to Joe Pavelski.

20:49Rich Eisen:This ain't easy. Oh, man, eagle on 18 to seal the deal. That's awesome. And they set it up like they were, you know, that. Well, they want you to kind of. For me, if I'm walking to the tee and I'm like, this could be a birdie hole for me, you know, for those guys. Right. And for, you know, Annika Sorenstam is in this tournament as well. Yeah, she finished seventh. Right. So, you know, for them, that's what they want. They want an eagle. They want massive movement atop the leaderboard. A couple years ago. The last second. Yeah, when Steph Curry won, he made eagle on 18 to win. Well, that's the beauty of the Masters is on the backside, there's some serious movement that can be made.

21:24Rich Eisen:If you're way back, you still have a chance. So, again, the American Century Championship, if I sound like I'm raving about it, can confirm it. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. Got more stories to come. 844-204-WITCH is the number to dial to contact us. I saw Matt Miyoko there as well. It's kind of funny. Our, if you will, 49ers insider. Saw him there. and I did his show as a reciprocation of the number of times he's done ours and he's about to do it again where he's like, hey, it's kind of crazy. There's no drama. The Niners have signed everybody. Juwan Jennings is like, hold my beer, please, or give me a new contract or I want a beer somewhere else.

22:05Rich Eisen:So we'll talk to Matt Mayoko next on what's going on with Juwan Jennings. Yeah, it's an actual NFL story here on the middle Monday of July. Rich Eisen here. We talk a lot about battles in sports. Teams battling through adversity. Athletes fighting for every yard. The toughest warriors I've ever seen, though, aren't on the field. They're kids fighting cancer. They're families standing beside them. Doctors, nurses, caregivers. That's why I'm proud to support Hyundai Hope on Wheels. For over 28 years, they've helped fund pediatric cancer research, raising more than$303 million and supporting over 40 ,000 children.

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23:59Rich Eisen:All right, I sent some pictures to Hoskins and the crew. So you just roll through them, and I'll just roll through them before we get back to our radio audience. and Matt Maioco, just pop them up one by one. I'm just whatever you want to throw it. Okay. So this was the karaoke night. That's Brian Baumgartner and Rob Riggle. You were two hosts along with Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flats. The band was amazing. Oh, yeah. And we'll talk about that throughout the program. Roger Clemens. Saw him for the first time in over 30 years, I feel, on Wednesday night upon arrival. There's Brian as well hanging out there.

24:33Rich Eisen:All right. There's my fellow Staten Islander. did not tell Colin Jost that I've been mentioning him and his wife's name in regards to the Knicks coaching search. I'm glad that you didn't do that. But the college is Staten Island, which is why I learned how to drive. I took driving lessons at CSI. Charles, there's the driving range right there. He had an incredible first day. He hold one out. Yeah. Susie Eisen's husband. That's right. This is the group behind us on Saturday. that's the goat Jerry Rice Vince Carter and Matthew Kachuk who by the way sang We Are the Champions on karaoke night and I think he's on the back end of a three week bender in celebration Fitz and DeMarcus Ware as you can see DeMarcus's dimple game is as good as a golf ball that's how I recognized him oh Dimples DeMarcus Ware you can't mistake the beard there's Kittle Kittle.

25:33Rich Eisen:Here's Kittle. He was a first-timer. Nice. And then, of course, Travis Kelsey, ladies and gentlemen. With the Edgewood hat. He went with the Edgewood hat. Love it. There's T. Kelsey. Oh, this is a great story. So leave this up on the screen for a second. A bunch of kids playing wiffle ball right there on the grounds at Edgewood. Love it. You know who's pitching to them? Joe Maurer. Did they know it's Joe Maurer? They knew it was Joe. Some of these kids are Joe Maurer's kids. Oh, okay. And then a bunch just started coming around, and Maurer just brought a wiffle ball and a bunch of balls. That is the coolest.

26:06Rich Eisen:And it just reminds me of back in the day at the Pro Bowl when Troy Polamal used to play two-hand touch on the beach with kids. Joining us here now on NBC Sports Bay Area, friend right now covering the Niners. I saw him at Edgewood at the American Century Championship. Ladies and gentlemen, Matt Maoka returns to the program. Good to see you, Matt. Look at us. Good to see you, too. When I left your set there on Wednesday, I didn't think you'd be on Monday's program. I've got to be honest with you. Certainly since, right, we're sitting there, we're talking, hey, you know, it's kind of crazy that the 49ers are drama free.

26:41Rich Eisen:Certainly from last year, all the contracts are signed. And now, Jawan Jennings wants to trade because his$7.5 million, I would agree, is not commensurate for what he stands to have to be for the 49ers potentially. So I give you the floor. And what's going on with Juwan Jennings, Matt? Well, he has plenty of leverage. There's no question about that. When you think, you know, no Debo Samuel. He's been traded. Brandon Ayuk, you know, likely to miss a handful of games as he recovers from the ACL. You have Demarcus Robinson, who started 17 games with the Rams last season and the 49ers signed as a free agent, a veteran guy.

27:20And his availability is a little bit in question as the NFL ponders whether to slap him with some league discipline under the policy for substances of abuse. So Jennings coming off was essentially a thousand yard season last year. As you noted, underpaid with an exploding wide receiver market. The problem for him is he is under contract. And, you know, if you are under contract and you hold out from training camp, you face significant fines. what will end up happening if he requests a trade? The foreigners are only going to trade him if they can feel like they're getting something out of it and it benefits them.

28:05There have been a lot of players through the years, while John Lynch has been general manager, who have requested trade as a negotiating ploy. He hasn't traded any of those guys except for this last offseason with Debo Samuel. That was more of a mutual thing. They figured that that would kind of run its course. But if he bets on himself and he has the kind of season in 2025 that he had in 2024, he stands to double his salary for next year. So it'll be interesting to see how this thing plays out. I'm actually a little bit surprised that it's taken this long, that this wasn't something that maybe was more prevalent during the offseason when he could have just stayed away entirely from the offseason program and maybe put the screws to the 49ers a little bit then.

28:54Now it kind of seems a little bit late in the process for this to be gaining some momentum and some steam.