Happy Valentine's Day, Le Batard Show fans. We have a show full of love ahead despite Stugotz leaving Dan in the position to have to work on Valentine's Day even though Stugotz was the one originally on the schedule. Speaking of Stugotz, Chad Ochocinco was in Stugotz-like form on The Night Cap with Shannon Sharpe as he tried to explain why he was late to one of their latest episodes. Then, Tony wants to say something on worms really quick, Billy helps Dan create a code word for when he wants to fill his schedule with fake nonsense, and it looks like Jimmy Butler may have pooped himself. Plus, Billy has moved from Fear Coach to Love Coach, and Tyreek Hill told Bill Simmons to watch out for the Chargers. Today's cast: Dan, Billy, Jeremy, Jessica, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What is the theme of this Valentine's Day episode?
I happen to gravitate toward weird people. I think that weird is interesting. And I would love for everybody in our audience to have permission to be weird without being judged by the alleged normal. But let's put it on the poll. Do strange people know they're strange? Let me ask the group, though, how do you feel about Valentine's Day?
Because I would say I have a new relationship with love in the last four or five years. And it's... It's as much to do with my wife as it is to do with the death of my brother. And so today is a day like every day is for me when you start realizing or come to grips with the idea that life is short. Any day is a good day to celebrate the people that you love.
But people actively don't like this holiday because there's a commercialization of it that cheapens love.
This is dangerous ground, but did you and Lebo get each other Valentine's gifts? I don't understand why this is a particularly- That I appreciate love more.
I appreciate love more than I did before. It's as simple as that.
And it feels like your wife expects you to do stuff on Valentine's Day in a way that maybe you didn't do stuff on Valentine's Day prior?
Well, she expects me to pay attention about being present, is what she expects me to do. And there are many things that this job does that don't allow that. What are you laughing about, Billy?
Well, because you're here.
Yeah, that's right. Well, and so now you know why it is that I come in stomping in. Now you know why on Valentine's Day I come in stomping in because Stugatz was supposed to work today and I was not. We'll get back to love in a second. I want Tony and Jeremy and Jessica's opinion on Valentine's Day. Well, less so yours.
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Chapter 2: Why was Dan Le Batard upset with Stugotz?
I think most people would watch that. What I am, though, deeply tired of is Tyreek Hill threatening to make that happen with everybody, and then it never happens. Like, with anybody. Never happens. Okay, and at this point, Tyreek Hill's not in his prime on speed anymore. Like, I'm not saying anything that's shocking to anybody, correct?
Like, you don't get how many world-class sprinters are there in the 30s. I thought the prime for an athlete is going to always be in your 20s. So I would assume that whatever Tyreek Hill is of fast now, it's not the fastest he's ever been. My guess would be that it's the slowest he's been in his athletic prime, I would guess.
You got to sell on him, right? Like, if you can get anything for Tyreek Hill, you sell now. Because before, it's too late.
Well, before he loses the race, potentially.
That's true.
Which apparently is on sometime this spring or summer.
Yeah, maybe. It's already too late, Billy. It's already too late. I'm sorry to break your heart. On Valentine's Day.
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