JR SportBrief Hour 1

You are listening to the JR sport brief on CBS sports radio you're listening to your support on CBS radio and we are coming to live from the rocket mortgage Studios what you want to buy a home or refinance your current one rocket can be hanging out here with you for the next four hours. Consider yourself lucky. Okay to take you from Wednesday night.

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It's what I do. It's when I get started 10 PM Eastern time is 7 PM Pacific on being joined by super producer and host Dave Shepherd I'm being joined by you. We got people listening on our many CBS sports radio affiliates. We have people tuned in on the free Odyssey at Sirius XM channel 158 we got people listening once more speakers so you happen to be at home, at work on the road. What the hell you know maybe doing some other work in the garage. I have no idea, but I'm glad that you're here. We got a lot to do over the next four hours as I do every Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Two hours from now I'm to go ahead and give you a new top six list and earlier this week we talked about the NFL top 100 I told you how ridiculous the NFL top 100 is you got a lot NFL players were just filling in names you treating it like a popularity contest. They don't even fill it out all the way and they just stages doing whatever Tom Brady is number one on the players list well tonight I'm a give you something a little bit more legitimate to bring you my top six list and were going to go ahead and talk about the top six NFL players moving into the season, heading into this season.

This is not going to be a lifetime achievement award. This is not a matter of who would you start your franchise with if you needed to draft someone for the next 10 years, who are the best players. Point blank. Heading into this year. Know what they do. Last year, what can you project them to do this upcoming season was the best of the best to give you that list. Two hours from our new top six list. It's what I do every single Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Someone who might be on the list, you'll certainly have to see is Lamar Jackson. As we inched closer and closer to the start of the regular season. Lamar Jackson is leaving breadcrumbs about his contract and its status.

How much money does he want. Where would he go play what teams would he entertain.

He offered up a little bit on social media and will talk about that some NFL players were recently cut have found their way to new jobs will discuss that.

Speaking of jobs, Baker may feel he has a new job in Carolina with the Panthers and it seems that Baker Mayfield has been misquoted over the past 24 hours it's been reported that Baker Mayfield said he's going to go out to Aaron blank the Browns up his former team Baker Mayfield says I and say that so we hear from Baker Mayfield, Justin Fields might have some new protection on the offense of line will talk about new faces and new places and we still have a lot of unsigned free agents in the NFL guys who have yet to find a gig and we are about a week out from the start of the regular season, but I have to start here with the show tonight. It happens to be Serena Williams. She won again at the U.S. Open. Annette const how you ship out what is this woman's name consummate conduct of it to me and I know Sheena Bertuzzi anymore. That's for damn sure or she she was the number two seed heading into the U.S. Open in this this farewell tour for Serena Williams.

It continues on Serena Williams just one hurdle. Well, her second round match up 76 she lost 26 and she close things out in the dominant fashion. 622. She's going to play on Friday in the third round Tom Janovic channel know this woman is number 46 from Croatia and Serena Williams was supposed to lose on Monday.

They did the whole pomp and circumstance. They did the entire situation with the video message from Oprah at the end and they played it again tonight and it's like will dammit I love Serena Williams but after every matchup. We got to get that the farewell like blue letter lose first she's still here to play it every single time. And so Serena Williams came to the U.S. Open without wallop or record record of over one and four heading into the U.S. Open. She's now three and four. She hasn't play but six matches heading into this tournament. She's already run the first two rounds. She's going to be in action on Thursday tomorrow with her sister and doubles her sister Venus is already been eliminated from the U.S. Open and you can consider that to be a warm up should be back in action looking to move on to the fourth round on Friday and Serena Williams. I don't know she's on a little bit of a magic carpet ride, but this is unexpected. Getting ready to turn 41 years old.

Even Tiger Woods was in attendance and is some real parallels there about their careers, injuries, age Tiger Woods is that some more scandals. But Tiger Woods was out there cheering Serena on and I don't know how you cannot Serena Williams afterwards. She talked about the match. She was asked about this being an upset.

It was on ESPN and of course Serena. She's confident herself. Take a lesson there is that right really well and you know the here in New York. It's really come together. Serena Williams was pretty much as they are. You are you surprised by by your performance and it's like will dammit why you asking Serena Williams that you asked Michael Jordan at the end is hey Michael hey by the way you you your old you washed up. Are you surprised that you drop 35 you going up to. I don't know or Randy Johnson at the end of the game are Roger Clemens and single will you your 41 years old and you struck out 11 to win the World Series man when you're great. There are no surprises. You got something deep down inside of you that that you can bring out and so who knows it.

Serena Williams going to win the entire U.S. Open is a no guarantee is not in certain we got enjoy what she's doing right now, this minute the second and the look on her face when she was asked about her future. The look on her face when she was asked about surprise, just like are you really asking me that. Right now, and so I Serena Williams gets ready for her postmatch press conference she's being flanked by no one other than than Tiger Woods. And we talked about this earlier this week. This a real parallels there were talking about.

Prodigies were talking about two individuals who have had nothing but great influence on their individual sports Tiger Woods is the most influential golfer of all time. He extends past golf when it comes down to its visibility and his accomplishments on the golf course pretty much match the hype. The same thing for Serena Williams, a prodigy 25 years of a career right now and Serena. She transcends the game of tennis I'd venture to say even on the men's side right now. Serena Williams is just the most popular player most certainly here in the United States of America. I'd venture to say globally, especially where tennis is played and she's extended into so many different areas whether be business or fashion. They think they're in parallel souls. Pretty cool. We did not see Tiger Woods there on Monday night when Serena one, but Tiger Woods was there tonight to cheer on Serena and it was pretty damn awesome and pretty cool to see. And so will see what Serena does on Friday as she tries to continue on her only want to call it a magic carpet ride, but Serena's doing.

She's doing damage and similar to what we got with Tiger Woods in 2019.

Him walking away with another green jacket.

It would be absolutely awesome if we were to see Serena Williams close out her career. She doesn't want to use the word retirement if she close things out with one more US open championship and you know what speaking to championships.

This is pretty funny to switch gears here for minute, because when I walked into the studio.

I watched two things I have Serena on one screen and then right next door to the U.S. Open tennis center.

The New York Mets play next door in the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers who knows this might be a National League championship series matchup in a little bit more than a month, but Jacob did wrong the best pitcher in baseball was on the Mount seven strong innings, nine strikeouts only gave up three hits and not Jacob the grommet mashers or that there hell of a combination and then you have Edwin Diaz who is just he's lights out.

This is not not, I repeat not an exaggeration. Edwin Diaz is playing baseball this year like his name is Mariano Rivera, Edwin Diaz is even walking out to theme music is this guy's name I think is tiny trumpet. He had a live musician. There for his bullpen walkout music, the one that has gone viral. All season long and is going to do nothing but get hyped up for the next several months so the New York Mets and the Dodgers hell of a game and this might be a National League championship series preview. You want to enjoy it. Matter fact, the Mets you want to hear how important again this you want to know how great Edwin Diaz is listen to the final call here courtesy of the Mets radio network announcer wider close yeah well you can battle for playoff positioning right now. That's what we have left with the month of the season that we have, but please sign me up. Give me the Dodgers and the Mets in the and LCS. I'll be here for 855-2124 CBS Jeremy. He is calling for Massachusetts on the JR sport re-shows up. Jeremy and my heart appreciated.

Yet, he harshly met recently you are locked in object of the ground.

My right pocket in my nature, but there hell out of it. The ground picture great game tonight quite Diaz down the grounds only got 80 something wintry career that blew my mind when I got that is been so dominant in his whole career couple fire and when what you think. That means, but is Hall of Fame credentials.

Given that, how dominated been the only accruing 80 something. When to this point in his career. Well I linked what will thank you so much Jeremy for calling for Massachusetts on the go ahead and answer you wins in major league baseball right now winds are devalued. That's it. Winds are devalued and if you take a look at at Jacob the grommet in his career as a New York Mets, a running theme has been a lack of run support for Jacob DeGraw were talking about someone who would step out onto the Mount. I give the New York Mets 78, sometimes nine innings strike out the entire world throw 100+ miles per hour and walk away. Wooden out because the New York Mets couldn't go out there and score runs. And so with the way baseball has changed. Six innings is a strong start by picture here give us six innings and and only give up three runs the idea that going nine this blasphemous with baseball changed winds aren't as important, it was always great to see who was going to get that chased her to 20 winds. It was cool to see Roger Clemens season to season say I'm gonna win 22 games or throw a complete game. Those days are over, but when you think about Jacob pogroms career up until this point. And, yes, unfortunately, there several seasons recently where he's she's just been hurt Tommy John surgery 10 years ago in shoulder issues and nerve damage in his elbow and shoulder blade issues.

These it's been a lot. The man basically didn't play from last summer until this summer. He just stepped back on out onto the mountain to complete what is 67 start in the New York Mets need him for the postseason run.

We seen him in the playoffs.

We seen him in the World Series.

We've seen him, especially last year before being injured pitched to an ERA of one who the hell does that how I hope you have an ERA as a starter through through half a season. That's not to say that is is ERA was going to stay at one what is that mean is going to go up to 17. Last season DeGraw was running around like he was Bob Gibson. It be nice if he stayed healthy his arm doesn't have the wear and tear of others. As he started off as a shortstop.

He's a bad man, so there was a lot of action in Queens tonight the New York Mets beating the Dodgers Serena Williams and extending her career winning another matchup and on the baseball side talking about the Grauman how amazing he is. Buck Showalter old G manager. He said that the Grauman he was the difference in the game tonight game on sleep really good pictures. Have a great year it was going to be premium overlooked marketing qualitative first batten adjustments out on God yeah what what else Jacob pogroms must see TV is only a handful of pictures I would say major league baseball right now that when you hear their name you call. I got a watch and pogroms their shares or is there on the same team think about someone like Justin Bieber Lander is it's not like it used to be where you go oh man I absolutely must watch this man throw ball, Clayton Kershaw, even an older age know this curiosity as to what he will do and we have plenty of young pitchers who are lights out, but not every body is prime time. Jacob pogroms even after missing an entire season. There is in the picture is good is that when he has that when he gives up her run it.

It's almost impossible. It's freakish.

How could you do that and I guess that's appropriate when you only give up one run per nine innings. This man is a freak of nature is the JR sport re-show here with you on CBS sports radio phone lines are open 855-2124 CBS we just heard from Buck Showalter. I will call Buck Showalter, Ray graybeard because I don't recall seeing him with a beard but we know he is a veteran manager's management doing a damn thing for the better part of normal, often on 30 years when we come back from break.

I'm going to tell you about a manager Buck Showalter is 66 years old.

I'm talking about a manager whose almost 10 years, more than 10 years older than Buck Showalter and unfortunately is being pulled away from the field. I'll let you know who it is. On the other side's the JR sport re-show on CBS sports radio you are listening to the JR sport brief on CBS sports radio: no. 855-2124 CBS 855-212-4227. That's right, it's the JR sport re-show here with you on CBS sports radio need to let you know this is something for you is a fact is a question-and-answer what makes AutoZone America's number one battery destination is because they offer free battery testing and charging and reliable replacement batteries and they've always got your battery solution so get in the zone AutoZone. We opened up the show telling you about everything going on in Queens, New York. The U.S. Open is going down. Serena Williams advances second round. She's going to play doubles tomorrow with her sister Venus Friday she's going to be back in singles action and what could potentially again be her final match in the New York Mets.

They just beat the Dodgers at home in Queens next door to the U.S. Open so things are busy in Queens, New York.

What right before we went to break. We heard from Buck Showalter.

He talked about the greatness of Jacob pogroms New York Mets picture and he says he and this is what we expect from the man seven strong innings only gave up a home run to Mookie Betts and struck out nine the New York Mets brought in Buck Showalter because he's a manager's manager. We hear this phrase utilize the lot of baseball man. What is a baseball man. He's an old guy that is just just lived and breathed the game and he's wise.

He's a sage, a baseball man. Buck Showalter is an slotted New York Mets fans were thrilled when they got rid of some of the riffraff or less experienced managers and broaden Buck Showalter. Yankee fans are familiar oriole fans are familiar and so if you want to think about a baseball man. This is unfortunate news, but last night I shared with you. Let's go from Queens, New York. Let's go to Chicago right now because the White Sox how about this. This is a little bit of a shock. The White Sox are winning a baseball game on the south side right now you're beating the Royals's not too difficult. Shouldn't be difficult right now for one during the eighth inning and so let's see if the White Sox can hold on. They should be able to hold on.

But someone who was not in attendance for the Chicago White Sox happens to be their own quote on quote baseball man stony Roosa the manager the White Sox right now on what a five-game losing streak.

This thinking the join up right now think they fallen below 500. This is another disappointing season for the White Sox Antonio Roosa is currently out due to an unknown medical issue in a in a medical issue for you or I to know because it's Tony LaRusso's business, but this is unfortunately the type of thing you have to be concerned about when you bring on a manager who the minute he was hired prior last season was the third oldest manager in major league baseball history. I wish I was exaggerating.

Tony LaRusso spoke to the media yesterday as usual before the game and prior to the gain.

The doctor said not man you can you can go out there and so he was evaluated more and now Tony will Roosa will be away from the Chicago White Sox as their manager indefinitely, and I don't need to know what his health issue is. I mean I can. I can go on and start listing listing potential things based on his age, but that be a waste of time.

More importantly, whatever it is I hope he gets well soon. Sure he's going to turn 78 years old in October.

Give me a couple hours I'll be able to say next month without a problem.

As we pull up on September Jack McKeon you might remember him. Yeah he also managed for long ass time starting off in the 70s and also winning the World Series with the Florida Marlins back in 2003 Jack McKeon was 80 years old. We see want to championship and then there's Connie Mack, the oldest manager in major league baseball history were talking about the early 1900s.

Okay, this man managed at 87 years old. Tony LaRusso is currently 77 years old is going to turn 78 in a few weeks. Is he going to be able to say that he managed at 78 years old and if he's having health and medical issues right now and were moving into the off-season and last year was a pleasant surprise for the Sox this year has been a disaster.

People have questioned some of his in game adjustments intentional walks falling asleep in the dugout and II wish I was exaggerating this man was falling asleep in the first inning in between the top and the bottom of the first Tony LaRusso was in the dugout nodding like you or I or anybody would be nodding. I don't know at that church.

When the preacher all order of the priest or whoever it is is just going on too long and I will watch the football game with everything that's taken place. I think it's due time at the end of this year. Jerry Reinsdorf, Tony LaRusso does not need to come back next year. Let that man go home let him continue on as a consultant but there's no reason for him to be back on the road. Grading his players were being grading grading on his players not supporting them questionable managerial decisions, not evoking confidence from the fan base, falling asleep in the dugout. And now, unfortunately, dealing with a medical issue. He's had a successful enough career for time manager of the year is 13 championships. He got that one with the A's and picked up another two with the cards.

What else is there for Tony LaRusso do go home stay home focus on your health.

That's more important is the JR sport ratio here with you on CBS sports radio were going to get into more important things. Lamar Jackson, my top six list of NFL players. Speaking of important things.

Deion Sanders has an important message. Plenty of them forces players at Jackson State for the community at large will share that on the other side is the JR sport ratio on CBS sports radio 855-2124 CBS you are listening to the JR sport brief on CBS sports radio you are listening to the JR sport brief on CBS sports radio hello JR, my first time calling you and I find you to be an excellent guide to Lutheran. So good luck I hope you never lose lot because the real you will bright and intelligent. You cover it all in a very happy to Lutheran Neil Coley now 855-2124 CBS that's right it's the JR sport ratio here with you on sea be asked sports radio and a few minutes of the top of the hour. I want to tell you about Lamar Jackson also want to talk you about some of the individuals who happen to still be free agents.

There's a lot of big names that can go ahead and help out an NFL team. There's a lot of focus on who got caught and who's going here and who's going there there some guys who might be able to pop in and help out so talk about that next hour and a right before we went to break. I told you about Tony LaRusso.

They got told you about our soul just walking into the world of reality where Tony LaRusso is getting ready to turn 78 years old. White Sox probably at the end of the season need to move on from LaRusso. It was a questionable higher are from the get go. Given how long he has not managed about a decade, his age and all of those issues have certainly cropped up over the past two years. Irritating his own players.

The fan base falling asleep and it's it's it's due time, Tony LaRusso. He's accomplished enough, go ahead, stay home be a consultant what you were doing prior to coming out of retirement and so life comes at you fast just like everything else in so many amongst all of the things that have taken place this week. Life is also come at older folks and in Jackson Mississippi fast much loved all my folks listening out not too far from me in and Jackson. Obviously I'm here in the South in Atlanta.

Alabama separates us. But Deion Sanders we know he's the head coach of Jackson State and over the weekend, and even over the past week and change.

There's just been storms whipping around the golf so Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Atlanta. We have just been whipped up with rain over the past few weeks and things are finally starting to clear up just a little bit depending on where you live, but over the weekend and Jackson, one of the water water filtration plants happen to fail and so Jackson suffered from major flooding. Water damage and we know when you have flooding and water damage that can lead to the lack of electricity that can lead obviously the lack of clean water, and so this is something that not only affected the city and it's it's residence but also Jackson state University and Deion Sanders's team. He's in the process of trying to prepare them for their game this upcoming Sunday as the season really gets rolling against Florida A&M. It's going to take place down in Miami and Deion Sanders, who has not been shy and and really touting the program being the face of the program talking about its challenges.

Now he wants to build it up. He was talking TMC and he explained earlier this week why Jackson state while the football program has been in crisis mode when the crisis is Jackson is used toilet so water. Therefore, we don't have nice which pretty much placing the burden on the program right now were operating crisis will live on camp into a hotel company is sharper. Her is me. Make sure altered. Like you have the necessities of life for the next several days into this crisis resides.

This will reading right now, so prices ran somewhere, every good thing. Need and desire to be done is a lot you have.

So they've been, they were offered some temporary housing and an opportunity to practice and in Greenville about 90 minutes two hours away in Mississippi as well. They been looking for for hotel spaces and the game has been moved pretty much from Saturday over to Sunday the going to take on Florida and them.

So, not necessarily the way anyone wants to start their season. Deion Sanders event. Go ahead and put all the details out there. Not that it would be necessary. He said that they did find hotel accommodations and I just gotta say much loved every body out and Jackson.

It's been declared a federal emergency out there much loved everybody. Mississippi is always quite a few things bigger than sports and that is something that unfortunately is affecting a lot of folks right now. 855-2124 CBS. That's 8552124C. B. S. Mike is calling from Florida you're CBS sports radio what's up Mike know Mike was there now is not the man is calling for Marilyn you're CBS sports radio on man I had for the calling and failure amazing at what you do and I appreciate your lot I would need all every night a great show.

Thank you. What's up, so I declined to call in about Lamar Jackman, ravens management, Bennett did you are you waiting to talk about Lamar or I will live know you you that you didn't do anything to soon we are going to talk about Lamar but go ahead and give me your thoughts and I'll tell you what I think. Yeah man, I object been a raving fan for pretty much my entire life and I feel like we have become to comfortable in the way that we manage things and we we've always been put to run country team and a defense of minded team that puffed the football game where I feel like we are scared to spend money on true talent and lack and you know people that can get where we need to be both propose that we have had been without.

I mean go black with no scrubbing that playoff run, but I mean Joe Paco Joe Blanco and Trent Dilfer would not order these continue complain too much about the championships they were.

They were led by amazing defenses and one of the defenses is one of the greatest of all time.

Absolutely not and I am very appreciative of the championship all on on paying it. I think in the new NFL were becoming too comfortable and we we think that we have taken our way.

It right in front of a guy is the real deal. I have watched every game and I feel like were aired like that team has never paid money for a big timer fever. They have not. You know gone out and gotten free agent like other team I've done and I get there way a business, but I think you know we need to pay the mandated like I've been I watched my dad the Washington fan for his entire life.

I have watched them go through quarterback after quarterback and I just don't want that become like people would beg to have a guy like Lamar Jackman on their team and I would like that you know be smart about it.

So is there a fear that Lamont Jackson is going to end up one another team. Do you fear Lamar Jackson not being paid by the Baltimore Ravens.

I at that point. I do because it shook like it gone on too long.

Outside the been playing the game from a long time now, and if there is a net deal that happened so far and looking to change. I mean like it if you play better than 50 them and you cruise… We do not pay them more money like monarchy going to keep getting paid and contract prices are going to go up and you know we need to nip it in the bud.

Yeah I hear you will listen. The man on the go ahead, and in response event in full at the top of the hour. You stay tuned okay. I meant thank you, thank you so much that you may have to calling for Marilyn. Justin is: from Atlanta you're CBS sports radio. I want to call you right about their because I played like we may be in college football player gospel bar, understand more known in his life from the coded enough it with everything but the great thing or a young black what Outlook without a doubt the program he's doing an amazing job with the program. They were there were so many questions and thank you justify call from Alanna. It was so many questions about Dion's intentions and whether or not he was gonna stick it hours he has had so many opportunities and legitimate reasons to walk away from the program. This man literally had to have surgery to remove part of his feet. He's at digits removed from his feet. He could walk away. He could've said 90 to stay at home.

This man is dealing with a crisis right now with his team moving into his third season right at the beginning of the season. Deion Sanders not that he's going to quit right now but he's had reason to. He does not need to do this. Deion Sanders does not need to do this and they were plenty that question his intentions, the cash the finances people wanted to talk about barstool this in barstool that and he couldn't understand the larger picture. Well, a lot of it is certainly played out Rich's call from Chicago you're CBS what's ready go ahead Rich. Is there were urea. On the vibrant Chicago about what you talk about. You don't get run out and proud and not conspiracy. But a lot of folks know that all of them at lost 711 12 that all of them to like Ludwig L with a fake integrated gearbox roster. I don't want to go that way. Accusation is really sick about why you will be gone anyway and I was making seven people. Chicago was yet gone anyway. But here's the deal. Reinsdorf hired him after he got fired. But Javier also have a makeup call the table that what I thought about this for a game of baseball. Baseball loaded great gal that live up that gameplay 500 ball and habit that the All-Star game of last year to then make like stupid. They know fundamentals loan audit report out loud. Well, he didn't eat intentionally walk you right now after being up 02 saw me.

We can we can think about some of his deficiencies that they're all glaring.

I see no way in hell. And thank you Richard: from Chicago that he can return is no reason that he should have been hired in the first place.

This is almost unfortunately a matter of of one person who is Emap leading another one where will you lead them to the land of ineptitude. That's just just the facts that idea. That idea, there's no way in hell that's only the rooster come back next year and I am not going to get into the conspiracy theories well right before the game. They pulled him and said it's a medical issue. Or maybe it is negative also come to the conclusion that he needs to go away. Maybe it's a combination of both the JR sport preshow here with you on CBS sports radio, leave the phone lines open we come back from break. I'm going to address our caller email them on. I think his name was asked me about Lamar talk about him and his contract, then the ravens is the JR sport preshow CBS sports radio