The Afternoon Sports Beat with Jim Traber

Jim opens the show praising Ajay Mitchell's performance. Is he a potential super max player? Do the Thunder have financial decisions they need to make with him and J-Dub? Was SGA wrong to acknowledge he is shaking off rust rather than crediting the defense of Marcus Smart?

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Jim takes your calls including did more discussing of Wembanyama’s infamous elbow to the face of Naz Reid. Do you think the players of yesteryear could take the modern approach to hitting if they wanted to? Did they approach the game differently? Did you see Mookie Betts’ uniform that he wore for the Comets? Also, have you heard about this Wembanyama elbow throw?

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Jim discusses the topic of the day, the severity of Wembanyama’s elbow in Game 4 of the Spurs & Timberwolves series. Did he mean to throw it? Did he deserve to be suspended for the next game? Are Thunder fans scared of Wemby? Is James Harden’s performance in Game 3 evidence that he responded to the poor playoff performances to this point. Does the modern player hate to strike out?

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Jim takes your calls on Oklahoma State baseball making a great push down the stretch of the season. Did you see Mookie Betts’ uniform that he wore for the Comets? Also, have you heard about this Wembanyama elbow throw?

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Jim takes your calls on whether or not Wembanyama meant to elbow Naz Reid. Do you think the players of yesteryear could take the modern approach to hitting if they wanted to? Did they approach the game differently?

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Jim takes your calls including did more discussing of Wembanyama’s infamous elbow to the face of Naz Reid. Did Wembanyama mean to elbow Naz Reid? Also is Wembanyama a bad guy? Also did Wembanayama mean to elbow Naz Reid? But did Wembanyama mean to elbow Naz Reid? AND the problem with the modern hitting philosophies in baseball.

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Jim discusses OU and OSU's Baseball weekends, including these college kids striking out too much. Will we ever revert to the old school way of thinking in baseball, put the bat on the ball and see what happens?

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In Traber’s Take, Jim wonders if James Harden’s performance in Game 3 was evidence that he responded to the poor playoff performances to this point.

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Jim discusses the topic of the day, the severity of Wembanyama’s elbow in Game 4 of the Spurs & Timberwolves series. Did he mean to throw it? Did he deserve to be suspended for the next game? Are Thunder fans scared of Wemby?

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Jim is joined by The Fat Jack to discuss sports “predicting” in Oklahoma and how you can download an app and make your picks today. They also discuss the Indiana win total and make a plan to place a wager. Go to fatjacksports.com to see all of The Fat Jack’s picks and tail him. The Lakers and Thunder are still are flopping and flailing and we are going to talk about it. Are the Reds for real in the NL Central, even amidst a sweep at the hands of the Cubs this week? Donny Baseball!

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