Off the Woodwork

Dukes & Bell are joined by Soccer In The Streets Executive Director Elijah Miranda to discuss the impact of the events in the community! 

ATL UTD Manager Gonzalo Pineda knows the time is now for his club to get on track

Atlanta United President and CEO Garth Lagerwey details what Lionel Messi means for the MLS and also explains how Atlanta United is in a great position to take advantage of the added publicity for the league.

Atlanta United President and CEO Garth Lagerwey talks about how Messi joining the MLS impacts Atlanta United and the entire league, what the next decade of growth could look like for the MLS, having to provide a natural grass option for the World Cup, if other MLS teams can get creative to bring in major stars, and what type of player Atlanta United will look to bring in as the league grows.

Hawks and United Broadcaster Mike Conti speaks about how tough it was for Atlanta United to grab a point on Wednesday at LAFC, Brad Guzan looking as good as ever after struggling in last weeks game, what it would take for United to get on a roll considering the upcoming schedule, the addition of Lionel Messi to the MLS, how intriguing the Hawks are this offseason, and what are some of the areas that held the Hawks up last season and how can they improve upon those areas.

To close out hour two of The Morning Shift, Atlanta United defender Caleb Wiley joins the show! Tiffany, Mike, Beau, and Caleb discuss his experience playing in the U20 World Cup with the U20 U.S. Men’s National Team, how he keeps track of what Atlanta United is doing while he is overseas with U-20 Men’s National Team, what it means to have Brad Guzan back in goal, his journey from the academy to the big league club, what fans can expect to see in Atlanta United’s match tomorrow against D.C. United, if he thinks he will be able to play a full 90 minutes in tomorrow’s match against D.C. United, what the team can do to create better goal scoring opportunities, what Messi coming to MLS does for Major League Soccer and the sport of soccer overall, and what his emotions will be like when he potentially plays Messi in September when Inter Miami plays a match against Atlanta United.

Tiffany, Mike and Beau kick off the final hour of this Thursday edition of The Morning Shift by giving some people Wake Up Calls and letting the listeners hand out Wake up Calls as well! Next, Tiffany, Mike and Beau continue the final hour of this Thursday edition of The Morning Shift by continuing to react to Atlanta United playing to a scoreless draw against LAFC last night. Then, The Morning Shift crew closes out the segment by diving into The Life of Squid! On this edition of The Life of Squid, Beau talks about why his home life is making a major change, and it’s not a good one. Finally, Tiffany, Mike and Beau close out this Thursday edition of The Morning Shift by spending some time with Braves legend and Hall of Famer, John Smlotz! Tiffany, Mike, Beau, and John discuss how much he’s looking forward to the players only broadcast tonight on Bally Sports South with himself, Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, and Jeff Francour, especially with Spencer Strider taking on Tom Glavine, how they are going to navigate making sure everybody talks and gives their expertise, how they are planning to cover the pitchers' perspective in tonight’s game, especially with Spencer Strider pitching for the Braves and Justin Verlander pitching for the Mets, tonight being a matchup of the old reliable model in Justin Verlander and the new prototype model power pitcher in Spencer Strider, his initial reaction when he got the call about doing the players only broadcast on Bally, his opinion on the Pete Alonso situation, how tough this journey will be for Michael Soroka to get back to where has was in 2019, and what expectations he has for AJ Smith Shawver when he makes his first major league start at some point this weekend.

Mike and Jason react to Atlanta United's crazy draw with LAFC.

Mike Conti and Jason Longshore react to the news that Lionel Messi is coming to MLS in Miami and preview Atlanta United's match tonight at LAFC in this edition of Stoppage Time.

Atlanta United Analyst Jason Longshore joins the show to preview a tough match out west vs LAFC