Dukes & Bell

Carl and Mike come back with more thoughts on why they believe the Braves should work the phones to find a trade partner for Sean Murphy in order to keep Drake Baldwin in the daily lineup as Carl believes Baldwin to be a 'budding star'. They then get into some NFL headlines including reports Derek Carr spoke with other teams before making his retirement announcement.

Carl and Mike come back with some Falcons talk agreeing that the team does have a tough schedule this season as they note the amount of playoff teams they have to face and teams they believe have improved this offseason. As they share their thoughts they note which teams on the Falcons' schedule give them the biggest concerns in terms of wins and losses.

Carl and Mike come back with some more talk on the Braves as they continue to make their case for why they believe the Braves should heavily consider trading Sean Murphy in order to keep Drake Baldwin in their lineup daily. They then get into the Daily Downloads and react to the latest sports headlines including Braves winning their series with the Red Sox and Spencer Strider being activated from the IL.

Carl and Mike open up the show with some Braves talk and Carl comes in hot and believes the team needs to trade Sean Murphy in order to keep Drake Baldwin in the lineup daily with Mike agreeing. As they  continue to express their thoughts on Baldwin and Murphy, they note their reasoning in believing trading Murphy now could potentially help the Braves bring in a significant arm for the pitching staff, as they believe Murphy has plenty of value.

Listen to the best 92-9 the Game guest interviews of the week from the The Morning Shift, The Steakhouse, The Midday Show, Dukes & Bell, and Chris Thomas Tonight, including: Falcons Insider Joe Patrick, Dawgs analyst Connor Riley, two-time Super Bowl champion Bryant McFadden, Atlanta Hawks CEO Steve Koonin, and Falcons beat writer Josh Kendall.

The full show of "Dukes and Bell" from 5-16-25.

In the opening hour of “Dukes and Bell”, Mike Bell and Abe Gordon (filling in for Carl Dukes) talk about the “almost” return of Ronald Acuna Jr. Then, in the “Daily Download” they talk Braves, NBA Playoffs, and Atlanta United. The hour finishes with a discussion on some comments made by Mina Kimes on the Falcons having the best fans in the league!

In the second hour of “Dukes and Bell”, the guys welcome Bryant McFadden to the show to talk Falcons. Then, we react to a story in “4th and 1” about Caleb Williams stating he was trying to avoid going to Chicago during his draft process! In “Yeah Man, No Man” Da-Da Lewis gets the guys thoughts on Ray Lewis’ upcoming documentary and Tom Brady being featured in “Fastest Seats in Sports’ with Jimmie Johnson.

In the third hour of “Dukes and Bell”, Mike and Abe talk about Kirby Smart’s recent comments on paying freshmen and how that may have affected Jackson Cantwell’s decision to go to Miami over Georgia. Then, we have some “Guy Talk” before Steve Koonin, Atlanta Hawks’ CEO, for our weekly chat about the Hawks.

In the final hour of “Dukes and Bell”, we discuss the Falcons’ schedule release video, path to the playoffs, and their handling of the Kirk Cousins’ situation. Then, we welcome Grant McAuley to the show to talk Braves, and end the show with “Clear your throat!”