After Hours with Amy Lawrence PODCAST: Hour 2

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Okay she did after hours with Amy Laura dear on CBS sports radio were live from the rocket mortgage Studios when you need to catch out of your home and a simple way to get it rock it can bad things about her couple of minutes, especially for that been a long evening for you. How would you describe the game that the commanders just survived and one mean. Like a week weaker felt like a bomb game go quickly with all that it will all delete chaotic long time when all go through what you said that they held 0.5 while I fully understand how going on somehow get the ball over the goal line and when again with 199 yard. I don't know them but felt it appropriate way to Often talk about everything swirling around them. Even before they got onto the field but this game and knowing what you know about their first six weeks. One of the biggest issues for the commanders right now. Then on wanted it covered sample for most of you are already down from week one and they were giving up even the pressure and because it went among you concerning the replevin from the pocket and that really is by flowing a lot of off of the production we saw Brian Robinson evening's most expensive work returned to the football and I think that's going to help them a lot. But right now to get a really struggling and scored what all points like only be good enough to get your old book better team about coming up to Green Bay next week think that's the biggest thing to be going pretty well last four games. At this point, so problems are the way to start generating just as a side note 12 point is all the Colts managed last week and winning over time. So that's back to back Thursday night football games where the winter is only managed 12 boys yelled, but not so with a product that we've seen to start off these weeks in football. Ben Stanek is with the athletic covering the commanders also with RDC affiliate 1067 the fan still in Chicago following Thursday night football it's after hours on CBS sports radio Brian Robinson may be the bright spot to highlight certainly a story that goes far beyond football. What have you seen and heard from his teammate as he's come back from not even seven weeks ago being shot twice in the leg will fire watching the nonchalant about the whole thing. We will really talk to him on the record with you over the last week we've been in the locker room for several thousand people turned to you wouldn't have pretty well no cattle battered and his teammate thought recognized how incredibly lucky you well clearly but you will be a lot of inspiration for Madden football thought of the shock during training camp. He started running back his first two games of the NFL coming after what I mean, that's pretty insane but also spoke a lot about what you show this team during the summer you like.

It was also a veteran, but admittedly had a really bad day on Monday and his taking ownership of his comedy in which he essentially said the quarterback is the reason why the commanders are losing team and art sitting right there with the other teams in the NFC East and competing now. He did try to explain it. I know he apologized and he spoke to the team but what what do you make of that moment is just not generally what you hear from Ron Rivera known to have a dapper trooper sure was always in the room kind of new what he meant what he know you can't say why why are you guys trailing back without blaming it met the watchman good job of following up on madman get pecking away thing about it is on the beat know she has been very defensive of anybody criticizing Carson went yes you president if you okay and that would somebody who criticizing Carson.

Once they were going out of the way to defendant guy and I know because I want to punch you back. Nothing terrible you deftly not solely bad so I get why the outside wall just assumed Dr. Leveille is going clearly created a distraction flow. No, I mental lapses will be recommended mean you said you were around him a lot hear them a lot you can understand what he is trying to say.

So what was he trying to say. Well not funny what he was trying to save what he was trying to say that even in the time you've been there you in 2020. They have not been able to build around a core auto because they've gone through several of her quarterback went to the best one that so far in terms of lease dispute, but we don't make any sense to you, then pointed to the other teams that they've had the opportunity which is not really true Dallas. Yes, it had… But he also has employment euros we help the last several weeks, Cooper wash up but not script backup when all games of the giant is accented by Dingell bill also you with the force.

Your coach… The same level of caution when Philadelphia met with Jennifer very good year but a lot of questions about income again so that you felt weird when I get frustrated that they have been able to get this most important position and you probably have some strength because one has a completely you know solve all their problems brought yeah I don't know what he was trying to say that faith was points below the claim, except what you make out the report and then they came out on Thursday that obviously set Rivera off post game that it was inch him but it was Dan Snyder who pressed for Carson went like this whole thing would've essentially died after the game, you know we we move on so quickly the NFL. There's so much happening in the new cycle but man I just added fuel to a fire to embers that maybe were about to go out but were quite there yet someone they could claim that they wanted a player who most people actually think you would want to stake a claim the things you wanted this guy but I want a very creative fact was behind this move again. It's easy you hear dance writers for the want of God there tighter.

The meddling owner open for the majority of his career and most of comedy with metal.

It's been a mess and the letters recently of 2019 draft when he wanted them to take when asking for the rest of the organization didn't. But in this case I really do think Rivera was one wanted it. And you know why you every about it. I don't know exactly a combination of being no not because they just want him you know he probably just had enough of all this class, you know the spoiler for him to be more, and there's always more, you never really barriers to defense is because it is bringing back up what happened earlier in the week and the fact that that he still put himself into the middle of it by what he said on Monday. Ben Stanek is with us from Chicago after the commanders when and yet is not a lot of mirth around then.

I love excited about it right now. He covers the team for the athletic and also you can hear my 1067 the fan are CBS sports radio Philly in DC. It's after hours here on CBS sports radio Dan Snyder chance sell the team. They were behind Brian Robinson on the Thursday night football post game on Amazon prime. So he's talking about getting shot in coming back and you could hear the fans sell the team obviously out Michael's address it as well on primary we played. I hear last hour how loud of the calls there for someone who lives in and in the market covers the team extensively.

How loud is that noise getting been 0101 meeting so we people of checked out that they don't even care anymore. People are calling for this forever.

What happened over the last couple of years of investigation, we bought a new a new focus on this, but you'll from a purely football perspective it's been a mess.

Basically the entire time and you know what I grew up in the area. I was a fan of the team going up and it is insane where they fall in and to market can only get any better anytime soon and go yeah man you know I think a lot of this report report absolutely was a believer computer help a lot of kind of a we had departed, known godless Neverland and Everett Elkins, and the lack of how much do you believe that his role with the team. Even though he's been suspended and not supposing part of day-to-day operations, but his role in the way he's run the team has to do with the fact that they haven't been able to find any type of success in recent years old. We have here because a lot of things no more have some interesting coaches over the last you know you're around among them. But there's always going Because of you have access to Carolina also have the 11 year office responsible for a guy like Rivera's letterhead. If you can build responsibility for part of the walk is your personnel. It's really not. No matter. Deeper they probably wish it was more the start of years ago, so comics keep going and going and I thought all the available ever, covered the team time to 2015 and several years before that I have never spoken to him while I will work with him on account number on the one hand, he is not around and no matter for the players.

They probably feel but everything else is another spinal weird sort of dysfunction that I would cry would I would cry about it. One you'll mostly talk before I would not let me put my family will just annoyed angrier at this point if you become apathetic ego. Then I just wanted practices question by saying I'm a huge Ron Rivera stand and I don't believe that it's ever as simple as being a coaches fault as you mention.

He does have some administrative responsibilities and and certainly some say over the roster is his job in jeopardy I don't think so. You know why we look at one wanted to do with one thing about Rivera team, like the last year started 15 and 79 would B good note that your trip when a terrible and you last year there were 216 been worthwhile for Noel to actually be in the position to be a wildcard team only for injuries in a covert outlay, take them down so I know mine are still in this. But here's the problem. You don't just getting back on 500. Even with the possible getting back to middle know that's not about moving to the next level and I think that's where you know what happens this way I could see the end of the year will bring the discussion about his future. But I don't think now okay that's all I need is a little more trauma and more controversy seems like. Then you operate at this level. What would you do if they were actually a winning team and there was no drama would you even know how to write or how to cover the team.

Now I don't actually my colleagues what I felt like you'll get me up in our sweat sweat play like I can't even understand how you feel you left on the other hand, I know I tried to log some teamwork now. Not much happening and that's a whole other cordially unalloyed applicable life started.you display a positive thing about at all times and you have no choice but to do just that, exactly, is all-consuming. You can find then on twitter had been standing as TAN DIG covers the commanders in the NFL for the athletic also with our affiliates in DC team 980 and 1067 the fan and I love the name of his podcast standing room only. That's fantastic that you are welcome back anytime. Thank you so much for couple minutes after Thursday night football. Good stuff with been seriously that's name is podcast standing room only, and it took me a couple times thinking out loud when I get it by seeing it, but that's cool. Very clever, yeah, could you imagine it a little bit like those writers and reporters to brand all the time and not one of those jobs. It's the same eight now hides its drama it's nonstop. And as Ben says I'm sure he's joking about nothing like what it says it deafly does require all of you all the time because the NFL never stops to find them on twitter really good insight and solid Intel from Ben about the commanders on the field and off.

You can find us on Twitter after hours CBS or on Facebook about to put up our poll the after-hours game of the week and never stepping to the baseball arena. Could you know NFL can't consume the centering of the circus all the time. Glad to have you with dozens after hours with Amy Lawrence on CBS sports radio you are listening to the after-hours podcast racing birthdays, or swing a line drive in the right way is one of these these after-hours phones yes we go Seattle lead in game Rio Grande on Mariners radio in the fourth inning, they generated pair bronze, though only had five hits in the game. It wasn't just Trevor Valdes.

Of course he started for the Houston Astros that the way that they were able to generate these to run the think is how they're going to have to do it and yes Luis Castillo is capable of making those that run standup except for when it's your Don Alvarez doesn't seem like the decisions they're making for him are working out what you put them on base automatically, or you pitch to him. He is definitely the wildcard and the centerpiece of this series so far. Mariners did have opportunities they left nine different runners on base in game two on Thursday evening. They were one for sex with runners in scoring position so they do get that lead but then moving forward into what was the sixth inning and then the later stages. Once Luis Castille was out of the game. Obviously the Mariners are relentless or skews me the Astros are relentless.

They just keep coming Alvarez so filled with the wind like they said I will lay the 20005 American division series.

The Seattle Mariners file so one way to get to the LCS six rate year Robert Ford and Steve Sparks who was with us last night. Even as he was finishing up scorecards and packing because as soon as the Astros won this game at Minute Maid Park.

They were getting on a plane to head to Seattle. We appreciate his time and I just ask him about your Don Alvarez even before your Don smacked his second home run into games of the American League division series after hours on CBS sports radio. So in the sixth inning. He puts the Astros in front of their trailing 21.

At that point he had another will ride and this one actually had some history with it. One even asked to write. By the way it comes off of concealed hand out of his hand. I had 98 mph on the guide was 4 inches off the outside corner of the plate and Alvarez still managed to blast it. Nearly 375 feet and he is one of those guys that I think Dusty Baker said it best after the game, you do not go to the bathroom you do not leave your seat you wait, you do not make it back and now he may not have the numbers in an Aaron judge had this season in that kind of history in the American League, but his second straight game with the go-ahead home run at the Astros were trailing in the sixth inning in game two in the ninth inning with the walkoff in the series opener. He's 25 years old and if you miss my conversation with Steve Sparks, Steve had a Hall of Famer that he pitched to in his big league career that he thinks makes a pretty sweet comparison to your Don can get that on our podcast after hours Amy Lawrence.com nearly 42,000 strong there at Minute Maid Park.

Never have we seen a player have more than one go-ahead home run in the sixth inning or later of a playoff game while his team is trailing so Alvarez is done it twice into games. He's the only guy who's ever done it. It's crazy right considering the number of playoff games. A number of playoff series, but here are the Astros now one win away from 1/6 straight appearance in the LCS browsers straighten things out. Now, like say that the city Chiefs and the number of AFC championship game. They been to Alvarez though that loud Pat not the only reason why it's certainly a big reason why and Dusty Baker just loves watching his big boy Grundy comes the love having that the plate he likes to be in the big moment's concentration and discipline as a way of his years as low run for power.

You can throw play defense so these is the lead lead player in this game and super heavy venison is in zone is a super talented player in his last couple days so things happen is all right, now back to our place in not only did your Don Alvarez snack that sixth inning homerun ball. Here's got service, resigned to what Alvarez can do, but after they intentionally walked him in the dating, they put them on base.

Alex Brightman comes up after him and drives in a run until Brightman you hear him talk about everything that your Don can do and what we had Steve Sparks on the show last night about 24 hours ago. He also pointed to your Don's defense.

Now he's not always playing defense, but when he dies, he's becoming a better defensive player. He certainly got the strength to be able to make those outfield throws and come up with the assess the Mariners stymied all offensively. Don't capitalize on their opportunities and here are the big bad Houston Astros. Funny actually and I said this was steam last night. I team with 106 wins all of the hatred toward Houston notwithstanding, I team with 106 wins actually flew under the radar this year. Maybe because of the Aaron judge home run chase the upper pools home run chase some kind of feel-good stories around major-league baseball like the Cleveland guardians with Tito Francona youngest team in the game and they make this unexpected run to the and the AL Central title.

The Braves obviously catching the mats at the very end of the regular season to win yet another East division. For whatever reason. Partly I think because he said had such a large lead in the division.

For most of the year. Remember back to early in the season. The Mariners, the Mariners in the 80s. One of those teams started out hot and actually had the lead in that division briefly but for the most part, Houston's had a sizable lead similar to what the Yankees had in the AL East are obvious and the Dodgers in the NL West and encourages blue under the radar, but they are very dangerous and their pitching is exceptional. I know just timber later got rocked in the opener even though they is appointing with the walkoff. It's not just for starters, it's Lance McCullers who will go in game three on Saturday. Very bullpen has the lowest ERA in baseball and so there did the rich get richer when it comes to the Astros Houston at Seattle. I cannot wait for that atmosphere in Seattle on Saturday. Obviously, it's been a long time, and Dusty Baker knows that it's got to be really difficult to hear yourself think. In that atmosphere there at the Mariners fans who have been waiting for this a long time friends of God sold out 20 years older scout intake is only here in all kind of stuff loud and sells good place to third when he was always the toughest situation a couple times and so you try to get over with assumes you can also know how much life after the third game so Dusty Baker, he's a great complement to the Astros. I actually believe this is true and marketable eddies here in studio. I get that people hate the Astros and never let it go find a little bit like New England and build on the check and spy gate years is that they now and people are never let it go at our spy game and flaking.

So with the Astros are just have to live with it that's that's the part of the legacy they created. But I do think that similar to Brian snicker last year that Dusty Baker if they would get back to the World Series could be a bit of a sentimental favorite would wind up letting people go to root for the Astros.

They have no particular interest but dusty Baker after all these years he was a phenomenal player.

He's been kicking around baseball forever. He's come so close.

I mean, he's like they Susan Lucci to his old reference Susan Lucci of the of the enemies righties he's being the bridesmaid and never the bride so many times and he chose to walk in the situation.

Understanding what he was doing, but he loves to manage the man loves humanity to see the baseball light first and people would be happy for him after they would when it's already done and when the store becomes Dusty yes unfortunately all the other garbage that comes with it. Just like last year, it would overshadow it. Dusty Baker, it's unfortunate because I mean really he's done such an amazing job as a manager. Through all his tenures and is a guy that had the Cubs on the brink. He took the Giants there. I had the kids in the play because it shows that I may like this everywhere year before they win the World Series rather goes there. They are the two turns them into winners.

Everywhere he goes. He's a phenomenal manager.

He's made a lot of mistakes but is also the got tubing. He's seared like somebody hearing them talk baseball. There's not a lot of guys that I would pick for dusty Baker you know you like a dinner if you sit down like a boxer, Walter Dusty Baker labeled me for like four hours. You know, you just come home well edged every story, one after another deadpan yeah just awesome stuff. Okay, I know that you were going to get your update here and you've got stuff. Looking ahead to the weekend but I need your help because we were having a bit of debate about the game of the week I get it. Most people get to go. Chief spells or Cowboys Eagles.

We put ravens Giants and there were another game that could even remotely belong in the poll so either you help me think another one. Or we just go with three you going to be fair, I don't usually know now. So here is here. The other potential options.

The Jets at the Packers. I greatly but don't record right now believe the Packers had the same record which is crazy to me. Pittsburgh cannot take it, starting at home are fine Arizona at Seattle were not going Denver in LA on Monday night is a gross you don't think we should go to Alanna know okay not helpful patriots Browns but should you have with the rate okay got it were just three barcodes been the final rule and Carlos and I could really come up with another when either is the fourth one wouldn't be winning anyway so I guess we just not put it in there for you show that Paul is going up literally in the next 30 seconds so you can check it out on our show Twitter after hours.

Good stuff. You are listening to the after-hours podcast from a boxer feel pressure rose swallowed by Washington's Bush just right now seconds left in the first half doing them a little bit is try to get himself rushed. He throws him across her five Justin rather slowly and this one more time to get himself right in with all the attention this person is just as close so long no work Lawrence just it's frustrating. I'm sure that he's in season painting store certainly looked like he was taken every last second he could when he had to get out now. He was still fired up either a couple of moments where he could see is often sublime and were checking on him after he'd been laying on the field and he got but he felt the Jews in and had a surge of energy yelled back to got knocked out after he threw the touchdown pass to Donte Pettis so this is a guy who will give you everything he's got.

He's very athletic and he does have skills. It's it's just so inconsistent. Not all on him, but these classes I think okay there is a quarterback in their it was the only score of the day there only point so multiple empty trips inside the red zone, but a 40 yard TD pass on the money from Justin to Donte Pettis, Jim Tony act with the calls of the Bears radio network frustrating all around Matt Ebert. Flues now sees his team faulted two and three, I'm sorry to inform Wendy week number 6214, and considering how many times he was hit. How many times he was sacked.

The fact that he was under siege are questions about whether or not they need to retool the offense of line during their break reassess everything everything to reassess from scheme to your players to everything a good job of that here, coming up and really get to the players you know if it might be a lineup change or might be fundamentals all that scheme will run a certain place working the ball to doing well. We need to improve on. So that's going to be all we can look at all that SS everything that's Matt Ebert's loose and he signed up for this. He's getting paid handsomely but man it's a lot and I'm sure it's a lot for Justin as well. It's after hours on CBS sports radio and on our show Twitter. I'm not kidding.

It took me four different times posting the after-hours game of the week pull the first time. Well, I had four options and Marco talk me down off of the four options so that I had to redo the pole making only the three games and I'm not even sure that the third option is to get the votes I'll be really impressed at the ravens and Giants get even 1% of the baby will be a groundswell in Baltimore and New York. But then I realized I left the W off show side to go back and think that I want out of mood she's realizing at the time wrong. The length of the pole so all my gosh it was is not easy.

I give producers a lot about our show Twitter or it's on my twitter a lot radio and also I'm I'm trying to put up on her Facebook page hosted a show here at the same time so juggling a lot of things that that's pretty much standard for every night of the week 855-212-4227 is talk to Daniel, Athens, Georgia, Daniel thinking is on the phone. Yup for I'm here working. This is what I have to do all night long.

I'm talking a lot about what we thought it would be. I think the door that my thing you know you all will want a lot of people with the heart lineup you you're not going to the game you want to see you like in Houston for business or you went just for the corporate book but oh well okay you again.

Watching them come back gotcha. Yes, but I got a lot of course you know about, not down for you after your Don Alvarez hit his homerun walked off II tweeted never leave early, you just you can't this time of the year especially with the way that bullpens are absolutely cannot leave early agreed ball no later go after it. All Jane. Now I'm like that old ready to hit a homerun when one of the most of the teams that are left correct New York Yankees can do the same thing. Dodgers live and die with the long ball they got some incredible hitters.

We know what Seattle has done what Cleveland is done to get to this point. I think at this stage as you go deeper into the playoffs now second week you're talking about really any team that can smash a ball bar that can come up with these types of comebacks, otherwise they wouldn't still be alive in the postseason so cool. Thanks much for that phone call next time maybe I will start talking a little earlier since you didn't have to finish a phone call. It's after hours with Amy Lawrence. They drag it out with us on CBS sports radio was over. My guess is hopefully the new podcast number with the placement pull back the curtain on everything the world of sport interviewing influential just outspoken celebrities across the political, financial and social.

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