This is a downbeat on ninety seven to one the Freak. It is seven thirty four in the morning as the sun peaks over the eastern horizon. If you're hearing this, you wake up. The damn World Series champion, the Rangers victorious last night and the Evil Eden the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, and they won the whole damn thing. It was not a dream. This is in fact, real life. This is the Downbeat with Kevio, Ding Ding, Michael and JJ and we're having a little party all morning. There are
there's an empty bottle of champagne on this table. Bye. There is a dangerously full bottle of tequila on this table. Who And there are four fat lines of cocaine that I just set up. You want if you really want to go that that's real cocaine. No, no, no, that's prop coke. Added to the wheel. That's Hollywood prop coke. Add it to
the wheel. One line of blow hit that plus button. All you gotta do is type in add a line, hit that plus, but don't add a line of adding a line key bump is the most We're party, man, We're going till ten. I, Ben and Skinn are gonna rock it all day long and speak easy. And I mean, if you're not tuned in to hear Mike Reiner's reaction to being a damn World Series Champion today, you're doing something wrong because that dude waited about as long as Eric Nagdale,
probably longer. I mean, I'm happy for Mike, I'm happy for everyone, happy for Grooves, long time employee of the of the team, and I don't know, man, just a wild day. I'm happy for you guy. I'm happy for me. It was fun like I liked it. I had a little sports cry. But man, you guys that have been doing this your whole to be vindicated like Ben Rodgers and getting it done last
night is just cool. Every TV in here. Right behind you is Corey Seeger holding up his MVP trophy, which has a large green bottom on it. You know when he held that thing up. Weird angle, but unreal. They want a bad debate show with Greg Jennings on it, I'm gonna turn it to our local Fox for it. You do that they had it. I was watching earlier and all they were talking about for twenty straight minutes was Zach Wilson finally coming around. I want to see what Hannah has to
say about the World Series. Okay, you need to calm that. To Emily, Yeah, that was hot out of the game, all revved up here just because you wrote a cool song. We have a history, Emily and I go way back, Emily and I go away. Champagne shamp him up. Oh, they range your parade info arena. Do that maybe this segment you're gonna do it now? Or should we spin the wheel? My god, I think we spin the Commissioner's wheel. So we had this idea
that we have nothing planned today. We're just gonna kind of drink and party and hang out and take calls, I guess, and do whatever. But we created the Commissioners Championship Wheel that has some punishments on it, some prizes. I don't know. You want to explain it or did I just explain
it? No, you kind of did. It was the idea of, like, look, there's a lot of things that people are gonna do today, and a lot of that is going to be hearing from our audience, including picks with Glint's coming up at eight with Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite, who is all in on the Rangers, World Series run. He was texting me here today about the Rangers. He's like, I don't know much about the football, but I love to tell Rangers. But we went to our
listeners. You can call any pick games as well. But on the wheel we have a few options. We have Kamikaze koreoke. Okay, I love it, well, you met, you came up with it. It's a great idea. But if if it lands on one of us, then you'll have to sing Kamakazi koreoke and you have to sing a Bob Seeker. Okay, that's great, that's right. Now take a call, just two and four one after that, Pune, take a shot. We have a full bottle of Socorro tequila here just sitting there. And if it's your spintern you
land on, take a shot, well you gotta take a shot. Take a talk back from the iHeartRadio app. The red microphone button. Why do we put that on the wheel just to kind of mix it up, you know, because that's you know, it doesn't give some of these the audience can't take a shot with us, So I guess they could coworker cold call, which has another wheel attached to it, where you would spin the wheel
of coworkers just to see what they're up to. The candy basket. Everyone's sick of this gd candy, and Steve left his damn spider Man bucket of candy up here, so there's candy. So if you handle that, you just gotta eat candy for a minute. And then lastly, we have Ranger money, in which we will venmo U seventy one dollars in honor the runs the Rangers scored in the postseason on the road. On the road, is that the seventy one road run? Seventy one road runs? And they're eleven?
Was it eleven? Eleven and zero? Geez, yeah, eleven and oh eleven. It's never been done. I don't know if we care, but we might need to talk a little baseball at some point. But that is the wildest damn thing. That's the greatest postseason run obviously in baseball history, in the history of any sport or any of the major sports. At least, it's the longest road winning streak and Ranger history. Screw postseason, I mean any time, and I almost think it, well, that'll live
forever. I don't know if any team will ever beat that, So they need. Rarely do you get a new record that will never be beaten, because that's almost counterintuitive. But they did thirteen wins to the run they did.
They needed thirteen wins, and eleven of them were on the road eleven and no, so there were thirteen road opportunities because the first series was the best two out of three against Tampa and they did that, and the best three out of five against Baltimore, right, yep, which they won that last game at home, that's true. And then four and four. So what was their home record? One and one, zero and three. Jesus, they were zero and three against the Astros. I guess one and three.
So one, two and four, eleven and zero on the road, two and four on at home. The fact they only played six home games is crazy because they weren't the one seed, you know, and they took care of business on the road. It's insane. Does the franchise, I trust me, all happy today, But if you said you're only going to play how many did you say? Six? Six? You're gonna make the
playoffs? Which is the franchise dream for profit that means you're hosting playoff games, And they say you're only gonna have six of them, six big gates. Put your head. It's a pretty low number, though. I mean this is for tomorrow and next week and further downline. This team is squarely in the mix for Otani. I already have the odds for next year's World Series too. I don't know that they're up there. Who do you think the favorite is to win the World Series next year? Whatever? It's the
Atlanta Braves, yeah, plus six hundred. Then they have the Dodgers at plus seven hundred. We gotta be up there though, and then tied at plus eight hundred eight to one odds to win the twenty twenty four World Series, you have the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros. Let's go, let's go, and then Phillies and Rays after that. And this doesn't end like New Blood with that. And there was a six second Evan Carter video after the game last night, and we will spend more time I'm on him,
if not today, tomorrow and next week. A six second video where he's just looking at the It's on the Rangers Twitter account, and he basically goes, yeah, thank you Rangers fans, let's not in here. I can't wait to win many more like talking about the future, like, yeah, the twenty year old who just got called up, Yeah, sitting there thinking about series. Nice, I just started. This is great one gosh, gosh, gosh a couple of months, but like kind of maybe, well
it crossed my mind last night. How you know, it's like titles beget titles. If if this makes this some more interesting destination to you know, a free agent who'd be on the fence. You know, it already is like the new ballpark. So yeah, I know, I'm Jim a lot. My buddy Jose Travino is now the catcher for the Yankees. Longtime Ranger catcher Cotton loves outdoor games, you know, a few years back in some of these bad Ranger seasons, and he's like, dude, the new facility,
he goes. Whatever people say about the outside of it, he's like, inside it is top notch. It'll blow you away because I've been to these other ballparks, because it's awesome, because it's just as good on the inside. The facility, the locker room st that's as good as any other ballpark in the league. Yeah, so little things like that, But all these dudes when they're free agents whether or not they're completely lying, but they're not always. When they say all I want to do is win a title,
you know that's it. It's not about the money for me. But then you see how many commas are in that offer you just received and say, yeah, I'll move to timbuck To and play for anyone. But now, yes, I mean now, if you can start to sell that is you want to win a title, tie goes to the champs. Let's spind the wheel, dude, all right, let's spin the wheel. Is this
someone's wanted? Might spin? Okay, I'm calling it. I want it, all right, spind the Commissioner's wheel as we celebrate the World Series Championship. So nervous, don't be candy and don't be shot. Take a shot that's what I want? Or candy bucket. Yeah yeah, we'd like to thank Sacoro Tequila for bringing us this amazing bottle because Katie just landed on take a shot? Is take a shot? Katie? Oh he is? He brought a shot glass. Now it's the lid. Oh yeah, okay,
you're doing and he poured it into the to a coffee cup. Then you lick that. What is wrong with you? Steps. Does this take? Okay, dude, there's gonna be a hint of vanilla in there. You're going sry? Are you spending next? I thought it was one per segment. It is. Come on, when when one is take a shot that quick? Well, this is complete payment. It's just a pumping up as
all. This is, ladies and gentlemen. Yes to the twenty three Texas Rangers and all of their fans out there, and also to all of those going through a lot of hard times over the Middle East. Cheers. That was really lovely. Oh god, actually tastes word. It's good. Dangerous. I feel like we're in New Orleans when you wake up and start pounding Vegas Orleans. Yeah. How many particula cots have you done at seven forty six am in your life? A few? But not seriously, like how
many? Not like this? Not like wake up, go to work, boy, I don't know the keeping it going. Oh yeah, back in the day at seven forty six am. Guy most likely to fall asleep at two am and then be rowdy at seven am. Me, okay, that's cocaine use. It's not if you're at a party that was raging at seven forty six am, No, it wasn't ray. You just did it. Know all your friends were doing I was just drinking. Yeah, my friends were all asleep, and I shut up as I'm moving around and wake up
again. I used to have that superpower, but you wouldn't do it alone. No, not alone. But I could stay up until the sun came up regularly and just drink. Dude, I can with the assistance of never never won. My down fall is at ten PM or eleven PM or midnight is I'll be the guy who's like yawning and trying and falling asleep because it
sucks to have narcolepsy and I would like to raise awareness I make. The worst I did was Vegas all eat next to see you know, doing the all night thing and leaving the some club at like eleven am I think, Or good god, you do hard drugs? Yes, just drink. I used to. I don't do them anymore. I'm drug free. Ad Uh, your analysis to the to the wheel. I'll take a live stool sample, a live drug test. All right, I'll spin that whe have any balls? Okay, and there we go. This is the commissioner's reel.
Well, let's make them spin the wheel. Look, oh no, the candy bast test to eat a piece of Halloween candy? Can I do the shot instead and wash it down with a mimosa. I'd like to ask you guys permission to do the shot instead. Yeah, your cavities is not as fun as you're getting hammered on the air. Take a shot shot with candy. We don't want to make ted human chocolate. He's not listening Interlingua.
Okay, let's go to the let's take a call. Well, you have people on the on the on hold, let's go to the first one. Hi, what's your name? Yeah? Oh Hi, it's Cam. We're going moring. Cam didn't well, I was going to Denton until Sir Roy said that y'all are giving away cocaine. You turn all right? How many chocolate shots? I've never done this in my life. Which one goes for?
Hang on? Two seconds? Show up this mister goodbar. The mister knocked this shot down of wash it down first, Jesus to shake that tiny kind of shake my deep. Well it's not here. You go eat the candy that it tastes good? Yeah, very good, mister goodbar. Solid, didn't it wash it down? I actually have emosa mouth OJ wash it down with some gave nectar. I hope that tastes good. You Cam? He so yeah, Well, y'all were talking about the emotion the last I
wanted to say. It was just pure elation until this morning when I watched Eric Nadelle's call laid over the video, right, I just I teared up. It was I couldn't be happier for Eric Nadell. He deserves that so much, and especially after everything he's been through this year. Well, I'm right there with you. It says about six, No, heck, it was about five. What did we get here? I don't even know who I am? Thank you for five? And I did the same thing.
I watched the Eric Nadell audio over the the video of what was actually happening, and yeah, it was waterworks for sure. It was wonderful. Well, thank you, down beat. Yeah, enjoy the show. Love you guys, Love you go wrangers. Let's uh, let's win six more for Avan Carter Yay, Yeah, we'll take Eric. Cam have a great day, Mike. That was awful. Chocolate shot that was freely gross. Yeah, I expected there to be no, not a problem. Tequila and chocolate
not a good mixture. Wine goes with mister goodbar. Yeah, tequila goes with like fruit. Some wine in here. Also, you've been turned out a tweet about Mark Holts, who is the longtime Rangers radio announcer to who passed a long time ago. And if you do believe in the afterlife, then hopefully Mark Holtz is looking down on that and having a big having a big fishing tournament. What reasted peace? Look at him? He fell asleep, and then it woke up to issue the punchline fishing tournament the great and
passed away. Mark Holts gathered and organized from the above a fishing tournament out at mark Holtz Lake today. That's the lake between the Rangers and Cowboys stadium. Mic it is, Yeah, you shouldn't know Mark Holts and Mark holtson long before you'd even gotten him and him and NA or radio partners in. Mark Holtz Lake is the lake between where the Cowboys played, where the Rangers play, and it because there's a fishing tournament there. I don't know why
that was stupid. Let's take another call. We got someone else there. What you got going? What's your name? Name and location? You know the drill? Hello? I can hear you breathing? Fine, go to work, miss year five seconds of fame? He Hi, what's your name in local? Hey? This has been in Tampa. Oh, my Ben, what are you doing in Tampa? You live there in Calashaw? I do? I moved here back in June, but originally from the Metroplex. Where do you live out there? Uh? And well kind of in Lyfia
And in fact, I'm on my way down to Sarasota right now. Ah, really, go see Vida. Yeah. I was hoping for some cookies, but you know, she didn't return my text, so it is she doesn't return mikeys either. After the other day I sent her. I sent her some flowers and she thought it was It just wasn't enough, So I don't know. Take mine. I'm a friend who lives in Lithia. What are you going to Sarasota for? Dude? Just doing some work? He listens, doing some work? Why a Eric doing some work? Doing some
work? Because what I do is very boring. So we'll tell us. Do you think this is exciting? Come on? Uh? Probably not. What'd you call for? Man? Oh? Because the Rangers won and it's been awesome because everyone surprisingly that I talked to you here in Florida has been pulling for the Rangers. What it was kind of Yeah, it was weird. They're like, well, the Rai's lost, so let's go Rangers because
I guess they both start with R or something. It is the weird like if your team loses, have the team that beat you in the title and that, for some reason crosses everyone's mind, you know, mm hmm, You're like, all right, well, at least the team that beat us one that won at all, I don't know exactly, and they won more games and regular so I guess that counts for something cool. Well, thanks for listening all the way from Tampa, and thank you for your call this
morning. And uh and for avoiding disclosing what you do for a living consultant? Did he say that? Say hi to my mom, tell her I love her, and tell her to answer the phone. We'll do all right, keep on trucking. Let's Danny spin it one time, and then we'll do picks with Glenn's featuring Uncle Rico actor Jonathan Griese from Napoleon, Dynamite and White Lotus. Next on the Freak, Let's do Danny's We'll spin here and good luck, Danny. It's a big one. We'll pay it off on
the other side. On the other side, well, we got a big guest coming up. Who's a Ranger who's into the Rangers. Oh, take a talk back. I totally to do that. Actually, have one fired up right here? How about that? JJ, Here we go. What a punish, Hey, guys, Randy here man. I was that Pete
and Cavilia, Ruben Sira, Steve Bouchell, Pete O'Brien. I was that guy on the metal bleachers, sitting through double headers at Arlington Stadium with rain delays in between, and a Beach Boys concert afterwards, getting out of there at two or three am. Man, I am so excited. Danny, you said it best. The demons are gone. Love you guys. All right, I got one more here too. There we go. Hey, y'all, this is Ruben Sierra, just calling to congratulate the old team.
Good job Rangers. I just like I remember, Rubens out hasn't changed voice. He's lost the exit the old team. Thanks, thank you, he listens, he does all right. Well. Coming up next we will talk to Napoleon Dynamites, Uncle Rico and from White Lotus seasons one and two. I'll have you know he'll be cleared. Both seasons played a very big role. John Grys is our mystery celebrity guest and picks with Glenn's. But you can call in at two, one, four or eight one, seven,
seven, seven, nine one. You'll picked the Cowboys game and another NFL game this week against the spread, and the Ranger party will continue. More wheel spins, more chance for you to maybe to win some Ranger money. Next to ninety seven won the free