The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz is a sports
talk radio
show
hosted by Dan Le Batard
and Jon "Stugotz" Weiner and broadcast on 790 The Ticket from Miami, Florida
. The show is heard Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. ET until 7 p.m. ET. The show features commentary on the day's sports news, perspective on other news stories, interviews with sports analysts and sports figures, as well as a generous blend of pop culture and listener interaction.
Le Batard and Stugotz are often joined on-air by executive producer Marc Hochman. The 790 the Ticket “SportsFlash” updates during the show are performed by Alex Donno. The hosts are known for their self-deprecating humor, which carries over onto the show through running jokes.
On, February 14, the week of the 2007 NBA All-Star Game
, former Miami Heat
player Tim Hardaway
appeared on the show.
“Hardaway was a guest of Miami Herald columnist Dan Le Batard on Miami sports radio station WAXY-AM and was asked how he would deal with a gay teammate. When asked if he would accept an active player's coming out, such as that of retired NBA center John Amaechi
, Hardaway replied: ‘First of all, I wouldn't want him on my team.’
Hardaway continued, ‘You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known,’ Hardaway said. ‘I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States.’
NBA commissioner David Stern, upon learning of the remarks Wednesday, banished Hardaway from All-Star weekend in Las Vegas.”
On July 11, 2007, Florida Marlins
team president David Samson
was featured on the show as he often is. When told by Dan about the report of Seattle Mariners
player Ichiro Suzuki
signing a 5-year, $100 million dollar contract, Samson was in a state of disbelief. He went on to say that no player in baseball was worthy of that amount and that this deal would surely return the league to the days of ridiculous contracts, surely ruining the sport.
The next day, Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe appeared on the show to share opinion on the matter. He began by asking if Samson had just entered baseball yesterday. He then went on to criticize both Samson and the Florida Marlins franchise, while calling the deal as one of a well-managed franchise.
ESPN
college basketball analyst Jay Bilas
was on the show on April 7, 2008 to discuss NBA Draft prospects. When Dan asked if race was a factor in drafting, specifically if Michael Beasley
would be drafted as highly if he had the same numbers but were white(the discussion originated with Tyler Hansbrough
's low draft projection despite his numbers). Bilas responded “this is stupid,” and proceeded to end the interview.
Michael Phelps appeared on the show shortly after the Beijing Olympics. After not liking Dan's line of questioning, Phelps abruptly ended the interview however did not properly hang up the phone. Phelps could then be heard in the background calling Dan an "idiot"
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
talk radio
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
show
hosted by Dan Le Batard
Dan Le Batard
Dan Le Batard is a Cuban-American newspaper sportswriter, radio host, and television reporter based out of Miami, Florida. Le Batard graduated from the University of Miami in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and politics. During his college career, he was a sportswriter for the...
and Jon "Stugotz" Weiner and broadcast on 790 The Ticket from Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. The show is heard Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. ET until 7 p.m. ET. The show features commentary on the day's sports news, perspective on other news stories, interviews with sports analysts and sports figures, as well as a generous blend of pop culture and listener interaction.
Le Batard and Stugotz are often joined on-air by executive producer Marc Hochman. The 790 the Ticket “SportsFlash” updates during the show are performed by Alex Donno. The hosts are known for their self-deprecating humor, which carries over onto the show through running jokes.
Controversies
- Tim Hardaway's Homophobic Comments
On, February 14, the week of the 2007 NBA All-Star Game
2007 NBA All-Star Game
The 2007 NBA All-Star Game was played on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It was the 56th annual All-Star Game. It was the first time the All-Star Game was played in a city without an NBA franchise and...
, former Miami Heat
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
player Tim Hardaway
Tim Hardaway
Timothy Duane "Tim" Hardaway is a retired American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association and who in his prime was one of the league's best point guards...
appeared on the show.
“Hardaway was a guest of Miami Herald columnist Dan Le Batard on Miami sports radio station WAXY-AM and was asked how he would deal with a gay teammate. When asked if he would accept an active player's coming out, such as that of retired NBA center John Amaechi
John Amaechi
John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi OBE is a retired American-born British basketball player who currently works as a psychologist, educator and political activist in Europe and the United States....
, Hardaway replied: ‘First of all, I wouldn't want him on my team.’
Hardaway continued, ‘You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known,’ Hardaway said. ‘I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States.’
NBA commissioner David Stern, upon learning of the remarks Wednesday, banished Hardaway from All-Star weekend in Las Vegas.”
- David Samson’s Criticism of Ichiro Suzuki’s $100 Million Contract
On July 11, 2007, Florida Marlins
Florida Marlins
The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at...
team president David Samson
David Samson (baseball)
David Samson is the President of the Miami Marlins, a Major League Baseball team located in Miami, Florida. He has held the position since 2002. He previously held the title of Executive Vice President with the Montreal Expos, from 1999–2002, working in both cities under team owner, Jeffrey...
was featured on the show as he often is. When told by Dan about the report of Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
player Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki
, usually known simply as is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Seattle Mariners. Ichiro has established a number of batting records, including the sport's single-season record for hits with 262...
signing a 5-year, $100 million dollar contract, Samson was in a state of disbelief. He went on to say that no player in baseball was worthy of that amount and that this deal would surely return the league to the days of ridiculous contracts, surely ruining the sport.
The next day, Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe appeared on the show to share opinion on the matter. He began by asking if Samson had just entered baseball yesterday. He then went on to criticize both Samson and the Florida Marlins franchise, while calling the deal as one of a well-managed franchise.
- Jay Bilas Dodges Racial Questions
ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
college basketball analyst Jay Bilas
Jay Bilas
Jay Scot Bilas is an American lawyer and basketball analyst for ESPN and CBS Sports. He is also a former college basketball player.-Playing career:...
was on the show on April 7, 2008 to discuss NBA Draft prospects. When Dan asked if race was a factor in drafting, specifically if Michael Beasley
Michael Beasley
Michael Paul Beasley, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association . He plays both forward positions, and shoots his jump shot left-handed, though he is also ambidextrous...
would be drafted as highly if he had the same numbers but were white(the discussion originated with Tyler Hansbrough
Tyler Hansbrough
Andrew Tyler Hansbrough is an American basketball player for the Indiana Pacers. Hansbrough completed a college basketball career with the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team in 2009, and was drafted into the NBA by the Indiana Pacers with the 13th pick of the 1st round of the 2009 NBA...
's low draft projection despite his numbers). Bilas responded “this is stupid,” and proceeded to end the interview.
- Michael Phelps calls Dan an Idiot
Michael Phelps appeared on the show shortly after the Beijing Olympics. After not liking Dan's line of questioning, Phelps abruptly ended the interview however did not properly hang up the phone. Phelps could then be heard in the background calling Dan an "idiot"
Running gags/Inside jokes/Trivia
- Suey - The "Suey" is named after a term Luther CampbellLuther CampbellLuther R. Campbell , also known as Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke or Luke, is a record label owner, rap performer , and actor...
used to describe a rap record by basketball star Kobe BryantKobe BryantKobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
. Campbell called it worse than garbage, worse than sewage...suey. There is a suey montage, which consists of an initial "suey" then a slew of other past show sounds, lasting 15 seconds or more in duration. The suey has expanded into the Annual Suey Awards, usually hosted by one of Frank CaliendoFrank CaliendoFrank Caliendo is an American comedian and impressionist, best known for his work on the Fox Network television series MADtv, and as the in-house prognosticator for Fox NFL Sunday. In 2007 and 2008, he performed his impersonations on his own show, Frank TV, which aired on TBS...
's personas. - Wann-stache - The "Wann-stache" is a reference to the facial hair of former Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
head-coach Dave Wannstedt. There are many instances where Le Batard asks callers for symbols related to the Wann-stache. For example, in January 2008 with the Dolphins' hiring of Tony SparanoTony SparanoAnthony "Tony" Sparano III is an American Football head coach of the Miami Dolphins. At age 17, Sparano had an incident which burnt his eyes, which is why he always wears his signature sunglasses even at night...
, callers were asked to name Sparano's facial hair. The resulting calls were disastrous. - Call-in Policy - Dan insists that callers do not begin their calls with a pleasantry(such as "What's Up?" or "How Are You?"). Violators will have their call immediately dropped and followed by the Suey montage. Stugotz is known to fail to enforce this rule when Dan is out-of-studio. This policy has been criticized as contributing to the rude-South-Floridian situation in the area.
- Violent Sneezers - Dan recalled the story of former relief pitcherRelief pitcherA relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
Goose GossageGoose GossageRichard Michael "Goose" Gossage is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career, he pitched from 1972-1994 for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. The nickname "Goose" is a play on his surname...
throwing out his back while sneezing. He then challenged the callers to name others in the world of sports that seem as if they would do the same. Dusty RhodesDusty Rhodes (wrestler)Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. , better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently working for WWE...
seemed to be the only clear-cut consensus among Dan and the listeners. Mixed with popular songs, including House of Pain'sHouse of PainHouse of Pain is an American hip hop group who released three albums in the 1990s before lead rapper Everlast left to pursue his solo career again. The group's name is a reference to the H.G. Wells novel The Island of Dr...
Jump AroundJump Around"Jump Around" is the title of a song by the band House of Pain, produced by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill. This song became a hit in 1992, reaching Number 3 in the USA. A 1993 re-release of the song in the UK, where the original had been a minor hit, peaked at Number 8. On VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of...
, was a sound bite of Fake Dusty Rhodes proclaiming with his trademark lispLispA lisp is a speech impediment, historically also known as sigmatism. Stereotypically, people with a lisp are unable to pronounce sibilants , and replace them with interdentals , though there are actually several kinds of lisp...
and Southern accent, "I'm a violent sneeza!"http://www.790theticket.com/audio/12545315Violent%20Sneezer%20Segment.mp3 - Samoans - After drafting Reagan MauiaReagan MauiaReagan Maui'a is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
, Paul SoliaiPaul SoliaiSoliai was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft, signing a four-year contract on June 7.Before the NFL lockout, Soliai was franchise tagged by the Dolphins...
, Samson SateleSamson SateleSamson H. Satele is an American football center for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hawaii....
in the 2007 NFL Draft2007 NFL DraftThe 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29, 2007. The draft was televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. The NFL Network also broadcast coverage of the event, its second year doing so...
, Dan declared that the Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
lead the leagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
in Samoans. - Stugotz Fill-in - As an employee of ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, it is often the case that Dan has to guest host the show Pardon the InterruptionPardon the InterruptionPardon the Interruption is a sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels, TSN, ESPN America, XM, and Sirius satellite radio services, and as a downloadable podcast. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stories...
. When he does, Stugotz takes a leading role. No longer emasculated by the presence of Dan's bullying, Stugotz (who is also the station manager) often seems angry with the listeners. - Stugotz - Suffers from ranidaphobia which is the fear of frogs, and he is also known to "swallow his H's" (i.e. he would pronounce "huge" like "yooj").
- Stugotz - At one time was the producer of the now defunct "Hank Goldberg Show" on 560 WQAM. Hank (The Hammer) Goldberg has segments on ESPN and ABC where he analyzes the odds for football games and horse races and makes predictions based on them. Goldberg is referred to as "Crank Oldberg" by Dan.
- Marc Hochman (Producer) - Marc is a fan of reality shows and often blogs about them to the dismay of many of his frequent posters. The frequent posters at Marc’s blog are referred to as “Hochamaniacs”. They include, King of Loserville, sandeel, KNICKS FAN, hoops and Hassenpfeffer.
- Roy's Top Ten - Roy Bellamy performs this list on a regular basis, and the humor of the segment is multi-faceted. Part of it is derived from Bellamy's sometime mangling of the delivery, part is the often uproarious laughter from Stugotz, but the underlying, veiled theme is that nine of the ten on the list is Afrocentric in nature, and the number one answer is always CaucasianCaucasian raceThe term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
in nature. Written by Hoch and Roy, the list is always subject to being misconstrued by a casual listener as racist, but the show's (and Le Batard's) racial color-blindness allows for a lot of latitude in this regard. - Gonzalo "Gonzo" Le Batard - Le Batard often surreptitiously calls his father and records the conversation for fodder for the show. With a heavy Cuban accent, Le Batard's father laments the fates of Miami's sports teams, especially the Florida MarlinsFlorida MarlinsThe Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at...
. "Gonzo" is aware that his son records their phone calls, but doesn't know when or which of their calls are being recorded. Prior to his father's knowledge of the recordings, Le Batard himself deemed the act as "felonious". Le Batard's baiting of his father about various disappointing aspects of the Miami sports scene always produces humorous results.