Dukes & Bell

Mike and Abe are joined by Grant McAuley as they discuss the Braves losing their weekend series to the Pirates and Grant gives the latest updates on Ronald Acuna Jr. and Spencer Strider.

Mike and Abe come back with more Falcons talk as they continue to react to comments by the team's rookies including Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr. and agree that seeing the Falcons rookies have immediate impact this season should be good for the team.

Mike and Abe come back with some brief Braves talk as it has been reported Spencer Strider set to throw a simulated game on Wednesday and share some thoughts on speculations of the Falcons playing in Germany against the Colts. They then react to comments made by Falcons' rookies over the weekend as they spoke with the media.

Mike and Abe are joined by Connor Riley of DawgNation as they discuss the likelihood Georgia will be able to land the No. 1 2026 recruit, offensive line Jackson Cantwell

Mike and Abe come back with Braves talk and discuss the team's struggles and share thoughts on whether or not the team can eventually get above .500 for the season as they get set for a four game series with the Nationals. As they discuss they agree pitching for the Braves has not been the problem of late, however offensively, they are not getting production, especially from players like Matt Olson and Ozzie Albies.

Mike and Abe get into some of the latest NFL headlines including Falcons rookies performances throughout rookie camp over the weekend including Xavier Watts, who Abe believes will help the Falcons take a major step in secondary challenges. They also talk Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart currently holding out due to verbiage within his contract and Trey Hendrickson stating all communications between his camp and the Bengals have not happened at all since the draft, to which both the guys agree to not be surprised as the Bengal's have a history with being cheap in spending.

Mike and Abe are joined by Katherine Terrell who covers the Saints for ESPN as they discuss Derek Carr's retirement announcement and the future of the Saints.

Mike and Abe back with more thoughts on the Braves dropping two of three to the Pirates over the weekend and share their thoughts on the criticism Brian Snitker has been receiving, which they both agree should not be the case.

Mike and Abe open up the show with some brief thoughts the sports weekend, including Atlanta United's 2-1 loss to Chicago Fire FC and the Braves dropping two of three to the Pirates over the weekend as Mike notes the hitting is just not there for the team, which he believes continues to be frustrating to watch. As they discuss, Mike floats the idea of the Braves inserting Drake Baldwin into the starting lineup to give the team an offensive spark.

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: Atlanta Falcons rookies Jack Nelson, Xavier Watts, and Billy Bowman Jr. Also, Falcons Insider Joe Patrick, former Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli, two-time Super Bowl champion Bryant McFadden, and Atlanta Hawks CEO Steve Koonin.