HR3 - Bottom of Braves lineup cooling off started their almost month long slump
In hour three Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to the viral bodycam footage of former Senior NFL Reporter and Insider for The Athletic Dianna Russini getting pulled over and during the traffic stop telling the police officer that she was on her phone will driving because she was tweeting about Sean McDermott’s firing as the Buffalo Bills head coach, and showing the officer a text message that she had sent to Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell after the officer told her that she was a Vikings fan. Ali, Dylan, and Beau let you hear some of the audio as well, and explain why they think Russini proved again that she's willing to cross certain lines that shouldn’t be crossed. The Morning Shift crew also continues to react to Seth Walder of ESPN handing out offseason grades for all 32 NFL teams, and giving the Atlanta Falcons a B- offseason grade. Then, Ali and Beau spend some time with 92.9 The Game’s own soccer insider Madison Crews! Beau, Ali, and Madison discuss if Madison has seen that viral German tourist Freddy has deactivated and deleted his ‘X’ account, what Madison thinks has been the biggest upset so far in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, what Madison thinks the number one thing is that the U.S. Men’s National team has to do to beat Bosnia-Herzegovina in their Round of 32 match tonight, if Madison expects Christian Pulisic to play heavy minutes for the U.S. Men’s National Team during their match against Bosnia-Herzegovina tonight, what Madison expects from the Brazil vs. Norway match on Sunday, and what Madison thinks DR Congo has to do to beat England in their Round of 32 match today here in Atlanta, Georgia. Finally, to close out hour three The Morning Shift crew spends time with former Atlanta Braves pitcher, Braves TV color analyst for BravesVision, and host of Loud Outs on MLB Network Radio C.J. Nitkowski! Ali, Beau, and CJ discuss why the Braves have been struggling so much lately, why CJ thinks Austin Riley has been struggling so much all season long, if CJ is surprised that Ronald Acuña Jr. will likely be out until after the All-Star break with a grade one left hamstring strain, how CJ would handle the pitching staff moving forward with guys like Hurston Waldrep and A.J. Smith-Shawver coming back and Didier Fuentes in the bullpen, what the Braves can do with Ha-Seong Kim since he’s been struggling since returning from injury, and if CJ is surprised with Michael Harris’ consistency this season.