Jerry and Sal are in for Boomer & Gio today. We start with a video that annoyed Sal where players said winning the World Baseball Classic would be better than winning a World Series. Sal thinks this should piss off the fans. C-Lo is here for his first update of the day and starts with Edwin Diaz most likely missing the season with a torn patellar tendon. We heard from Billy Eppler, Justin Verlander and Brandon Nimmo. #15 Princeton upset #2 Arizona. Sal thought Al really went to Princeton when he said he did during the Warm Up Show. Al went to Kean University, not Princeton. #13 Furman upset #4 Virginia. In the final segment of the hour, we talked more about the WBC and how players are choosing their country over MLB, where they actually get their paycheck from.
Are the Jets and the Packers at an impasse as far as compensation goes for Aaron Rodgers? The person who really has all the leverage is Aaron Rodgers. Anthony in Belleville calls in to reference Hulk Hogan since Sal is wearing a Hulk Hogan jacket. We then went into some wrestling talk from the 80s and 90s. A woman calls because she wants Sal to yell at her. C-Lo returns for an update and starts with reaction from the Mets on Edwin Diaz’s season ending injury. Jerry wonders how many games this injury is going to cost the Mets this season. Sal is worried about the Mets. They are loaded on paper, but he’s worried about them. Jerry thinks the Mets will do everything they need to do at the trade deadline. Kodai Senga is locked in on the Mets and not on Japan in the WBC. Princeton upset #2 Arizona and Furman beat Virginia. In the final segment of the hour, Al says he hates St. Patrick’s Day parades, yet he’s wearing a sweatshirt promoting one.
The L.A. Clippers had a plane issue as their plane was hit by lightning during the flight. Sal is getting on a plane today so this is not great timing. Sal is going down to see the Mets in Florida. C-Lo returns for an update but first Sal is starting to get worried about getting to JFK for his flight to Florida. Chris Russo said Steve Cohen has ‘Rembrandts in his bathroom’. The Mets will not have to pay Edwin Diaz, as that will be covered by MLB since it happened at the WBC. The Rangers won last night so C-Lo was happy. In the final segment of the hour, a caller is afraid of getting in a plane crash and then getting eaten by a great white shark.
Sal says we are less than two weeks away from baseball opening day. Jerry asks Sal about Matt Ryan, as he still seems to be in love with him. C-Lo returns for his final update of the morning and starts with reaction from the Mets on the Edwin Diaz injury. Sal said no way will Jacob de Grom pitch on opening day. Mookie Betts talked about how much fun it is to play for Team USA in the WBC. Kevin Harlan has the call as Furman shocked Virginia. C-Lo has audio of Gweneth Paltrow saying she has used ‘ozone therapy, rectally’. In the final segment of the hour, Rick Allen of Def Leppard gets attacked by a teenager and a Korean restaurant in NYC is closed down because of a rat.