Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates last night in Pittsburgh 12-4 in game one of their three game series, and explain why they think the Braves are not this bad, but they are also not as good as they played in April either.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson continue to react to CBS Sports writer Tyler Sullivan’s Top 25 NFL players age 25 and under list, react to Atlanta Falcons Running Back Bijan Robinson being number one on the list and Falcons wide receiver Drake London being number 19 on the list, discuss if Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts should’ve made the list, also talk about if some of the other young players on the Falcons like Jalon Walker, Xavier Watts, James Pearce Jr., and Matthew Bergeron could be on the list next year, and explain why they think the Falcons have one of the best young cores in NFL right now and could have the best young core in the NFL very soon.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates last night in Pittsburgh 12-4 in game one of their three game series, and talk about how Braves starting pitcher Hurston Waldrep is dealing with command issues this year that he didn't have last year.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson play a round of Which One for the halftime portion of the show, where Ali gives Dylan and Mike two different scenarios or options and the guys have to pick one, including picking if Atlanta Braves Centerfielder Michael Harris II or Braves Second baseman Ozzie Albies is more likely to be on a Top 30 MLB players age 30 and under list.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson continue to react to CBS Sports writer Tyler Sullivan’s Top 25 NFL players age 25 and under list, react to Atlanta Falcons Running Back Bijan Robinson being number one on the list and Falcons wide receiver Drake London being number 19 on the list, discuss if Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts should’ve made the list, discuss if they think Bijan could be an MVP candidate if the Falcons are a playoff team this year, discuss if Bijan is the best player in the NFL right now, and if he isn’t right now will he ever be at any point during his career.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson recap and react to Lionel Messi and Argentina overcoming a 2-0 deficit and defeating Egypt in their Round of 16 match yesterday here in Atlanta 3-2, and explain why they think poor officiating helped Argentina comeback, but wasn't the sole reason for their comeback.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson react to CBS Sports writer Tyler Sullivan’s Top 25 NFL players age 25 and under list, react to Atlanta Falcons Running Back Bijan Robinson being number one on the list and Falcons wide receiver Drake London being number 19 on the list, and discuss if Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts should’ve made the list.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates last night in Pittsburgh 12-4 in game one of their three game series, and explain why they think the Braves entire pitching staff is in disarray due to injuries and lack of depth.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Tuesday, July 7th, 2026.

HR1 - USMNT must use run in 2026 FIFA World Cup as something to grow from

In hour one Ali Mac, Mike Johnson and special guest Jason Longshore quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, recap and react to the U.S. Men’s National Team being eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after their 4-1 loss to Belgium last night in the round of 16, talk about how the U.S. Men’s National Team’s loss to Belgium last night was a result of the USMNT playing their worst game of the tournament and Belgium playing their best game of the tournament, explain why they think the Folarin Balogun situation heavily distracted the USMNT and heavily motivated Belgium, explain why they think the USMNT must find a way to bring back Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino, talk about what players they think should be back for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, discuss what the overall future of the U.S. Men’s National Team looks like moving forward, preview today’s Round of 16 match between Lionel Messi, Argentina and Egypt here in Atlanta, Georgia, and talk about how the rest of the 2026 FIFA World Cup could play out.