Kap & J. Hood
8/8 8 AM: Dealbreakers
[Music] Good morning and welcome into the Captain J. Hood Morning Show on ESPN 1000 and streaming on the ESPN Chicago app with David Kaplan, Jonathan Hood with you here on a deal breakers Thursday. Now time for a shot of no shot. Here's Shane Norley. Good morning boys. How are we feeling on a Thursday deal breakers Thursday? Well it depends if you did your job it came through with a really good deal breakers segment. I guess we'll have to wait and see. We'll have to find out. We'll have to let it play out as you like to say. As I get to work with Johnny I'm in a good spot man. I feel good and the reason why I feel good is because we had two shows that were out of the studio. I would like to put on our next deal from June through the end of August for us to be able to do two shows a week outside in the Sun. Isn't it great? Oh gosh. So awesome. This is like this is what we're missing in here where people are out there walking to work or going wherever they're going. They're able to enjoy the good weather of the morning and we were able to do that the last couple days. Awesome. Awesome. I can't wait great. I'm playing golf again today. I can't wait. I think that's a good idea. I think we got to be able to negotiate that being outside. Yes. We have to talk to content guru Dan Zetterman. Here's Shane Orley. All right. Yesterday from Halis Hall, Carmen and Yurko had Demarcus Walker on the show from training camp and he was kind of chippy. If you missed it, the ESPN Chicago app, the entire interview, they had the dump, a curse word that Demarcus Walker loved. He came in talking about how much he was loving to hit guys. They put the pads on. He had a sack. He was winning on the edge in practice and in drills. Just sounded like a guy who has a chip on his shoulder and made us kind of think and all the talk about Austin Booker and unique and gawk way and who's going to play that edge opposite of Montez sweat shot or no shot. We all kind of forgot about Demarcus Walker shot that we forgot the wrong word but overlooked under estimated took for granted. He was just beige. You know what I mean? He just blended it. That's good and bad actually. If we're not talking about him in a negative light or just wondering about what he's not in, you know, not doing, that's pretty good cap. That means he's stable at the position. When we take a look at the offensive line, our question is about Javan Dexter, who they like a defensive tackle and his development is Zach Pickens a guy is Dominic Robinson a one off or can he actually be able to make multiple plays. Austin Booker the rookie. So when we talk about the defensive line, it's sweat. We put him in his own category sackmaster over here. But Demarcus Walker. We don't talk about him because it's we figured he's going to establish the other end of that defensive line. Yep, we got to get Andrew Bellings healthy. He's a big, big part of what they do on the interior. And then Jervon Dexter's got to have a good year. Let's go. Jack Sanborn is in the mix. Is he not? linebacker. Yeah. Didn't I did you see 57 out there? Did you see anything in particular? I did not kind of blended in with everybody else. Beige. Yeah. Yeah. I wasn't really locked in on the linebackers. I was watching Caleb and I was watching Keenan Allen run routes. I mean, it's. Yeah. Like I saw the best route runner I ever saw his name was Gregory Thomas Waddle. That dude knew how to run the route tree. Waddle that ball was anywhere around him. He was going to catch it. Because his dad once told him, Tommy, you're going to get hit anyway. You may as well catch the football. But man, you watch Keenan Allen. That dude's like, what? Six, five. Holy cow. I'm like, this guy's just an artist to watch. I see the difference between Cap and I shade. See, I'm over there with the offensive lineman watching the trenches, watching the gaggle of offensive linemen, trying to figure it out. I'm about sizzle. I'm watching. You're about to stay now about stick. He brings the cut of me. I throw the seasoning on it. Listen to that sizzle. I was watching the big guys. Like, all right, which one of you guys are going to make a difference? I don't say Ryan Bates. Big guy. He's a big dude, but he's mobile. Yes. Man, he's mobile. Yeah. And intimidating. Yes. Okay. Another forgotten bear. Maybe that is a little too harsh, but kind of feels like what it is. People are starting to talk about again, with a lot of people saying, Dominique Robinson has been a consistent presence in the offensive backfield, getting through the offensive line, causing pressure, wreaking a little havoc. Obviously, Dominique Robinson had a great game against San Francisco as a rookie in his debut. And since then, no disrespect, it's just kind of what it is. He's been basically invisible. So shot or no shot. We're hearing about him again. This preseason, this training camp is Dominique Robinson's last stand for a roster spot. That's a shot. This is year three, right? Yes. And Booker is on his way. Austin Booker, the rookie. Austin Booker is 2024 for Dominique Robinson. They went around the same spot. Yeah. It's, it could be one fifth round of replacing another first take. Shea had Dominique Robinson in the Hall of Fame after he got two and a half sacks his first career game. Actually, shot or no shot. He's the greatest pass rusher in bears history. I think he's never had a sack since that might have been first take cap, actually. No, that was not. You were singing his praises after the San Francisco. That is not true. It's not that is not true. No shot. That Dominique Robinson hoodie boy, we might have found something. That's true. Saying you might have found something is one thing. First take. Shea would have had him in kitten. Shot or no shot. He's the greatest pass rusher we've ever had. No, that'd be Richard Dent. But thanks for trying. So, Shea, to answer your question, to answer your question, that is a shot. Dominique Robinson and a lot of these backups, by the way, as Maddy reflux would tell you, and also Ryan Paul's would tell you, it's very difficult to make this roster. They're going to be able to take a really deep dive on who can play and who can't. I think Robinson, his number could be up if Austin Booker, and we were able to see the the film of Austin Booker cap. We saw all of his plays and we were watching it together. I mean, mixed bag for his first time against Houston. That's fine. Yeah. Bull Rush some. Yeah. Double team here there. Got a sack. You know, it has a little bit of a motor, but I mean, but he comes from a college that doesn't even play D one foot. Can't stop saying that. That's not true. Sorry, Jay Hawk. I mean, the guy only is the director of content. I mean, you want to sports my life for four hours or do you want to do you want to get along with Danny's out of it? Yeah, Cap, we've assigned you to beaver dam for the next year. So here's a nor like all right. I mean, what do you want? Wait, don't you want to show the last? You just keep picking out of about Kansas. You know, he gets very sensitive about that. He does don't make the Jay Hawk mad, please. I can't get gotten into Illinois. He would never run a can. I can't match. I'm going to get in caps corner. I clicked a button yesterday, hoodie. You know, I'm often clicking the wind total buttons. Kansas under eight. I was going to save that for Saturday, but in this moment, I'm going to back my guy cap here and go in Kansas under eight on the wind total. I made the button yesterday. I made a bunch of money. The first year Lance Leipold took that job. I think their over under was like two and a half. I'm like, that guy's a great coach from White Water to Buffalo to KU. OK, I'm in. I bet it. They want like six. Yeah, it was easy this year. I think it might be a bit inflated, Jay Moore. You know that imaging that Danny had you make for the hoodie and Courtney show. Have that ready. Oh, wow. Here's your New Orleans and with Jack, by the way. Yeah, it's a whole imaging with it for me. It's hoodie and courty with Jack. It says I dove on the sword. Yep. So there you go. Yeah, but keep keep following caps. The thing on Kansas, though, keep doing that. It's a good career move. Here's your early. Well, I wanted to get in his corner because hoodie, you and I need to help this man. Oh, you and I need to help our friend Kaplan came in this morning. All fired up. First thing out of his mouth. He walks in and sets his stuff down on the desk. Copies five back. We're in it. We're in it, baby. Shot or no shot. This guy's just setting himself up for heartbreak again. He's just gaslighting himself. You know, usually can gaslight people. He gaslights himself. He sets himself on fire. Yeah, yeah, he's just setting himself up. Again, you can't be, you know, in Wisconsin, saying it's over. Sell, sell, sell, get rid everybody. I did not say sell, sell, sell. I just said it was over. I said, you don't have anything to sell. So let's just write it out. Do you want me to get the band audio? Cause I could get that. There's no band audio. I don't ban audio anymore. I did not say sell, sell, sell. I said, that's personal growth. I said, you don't have it is. I said, you don't have anything really to sell. Just don't go out and trade your top prospects. You're done. We're back. You can't do that. You know, again, well, I mean, it's typical of civil cap, though, and to be able to just tell you, we're done. We're back. Take that. Don't take that. Mindy, waddle. Anyway, enjoy the day off today. Dr. Bruce, then tomorrow, get up, grab a cup of coffee, drive over to guarantee rate. Find a way to win a damn baseball game. You're done for the season. Because when you keep spinning back, you're not putting the pressure on Jed on a daily basis. You're not. When you keep, when you are saying the Cubs are done, they didn't do enough. And then you circle back and go, you know what? There's light. There is no light at the end of the tunnel. They're schedules horrible the rest of the way. And so are the Cubs. Shane Orley. Wow. Well, tell me I'm wrong. Oh, my heart. Well, cap. They're in it. They're in it, baby. Sound back. You know that they've let you down over there. We just let you down. They have. OK. No question. That falls at the feet of one man, Jed. But they took three of four from the Cardinal. They took two of three from the twin. Now you get the white sock. Let's go to work. Well, they have to go to work. They're paid for it. I don't understand. What do you mean? Go to work. Win. I mean, it's fine to wait. I mean, they have to clap. They have to hit the clock. It's like a lady in Rocky. Tell you Shire when she wakes up from the coma. I want you to do one thing for me. What's that? Come here. Win. What are we waiting for? Let's go. Yes. And as she goes over and tells the Cubs, I just need you to win. You know, the Cubs say in response. So long, everybody. Dead, D.O.A. Not yet. You mean not yet? Still alive. You said, no, you said they were gone and dead. You can't go back and forth. A week ago, I said, shot or no shot. They're dead. And you said, yeah, shot. Shot. That's a shot. They're dead. And then we got hot. Oh, boy. Are they dead or not? I mean, the Guardians just got swept by the Arizona Diamando backs. And guess what? That's where we go on Monday. Well, they're terrible. I mean, they're starting pitching is actually dead. And then the Jays come to Chicago? I mean, let's go. Many of us celebrate resurrections in April, not in August. And then the Tiger comes here. And then we go to the Marlin, to the Pirate, to the National, then the Pirate here. Let's go. The Pirate is better than you. And that's what's sure about that. They're ahead of you in the standings. They've beaten you all year. They have skeins. They're better than you. As my friend Coach Saban said, I don't want to hear about the scoreboard until the game is over. How are you doing now? Now I'm just making up friends, imaginary friends. My god. It's unbelievable. It's happening. Again, we're going to make it, even though we don't have any stars. Look at us. Take that. You were dead. Keep them dead. Wait until next year. You're not going anywhere. Back and forth. You said Adam, it was already clipped. If it's on the ESPN Chicago and it's Twitter and YouTube, you know it's over, right? Once it's clipped there and aggregated, it's all over. It lives forever. Even stuff you don't want up there. Once it's on YouTube, Cap, it's over. Do you want Eric to be able to, side by side, of you in Wisconsin with the headset on? They're dead. And then smash it over here. No, I'd like Eric to come in and work on the microphones. Well, that's not his job. But there's nobody else. He's got to do it. That's a union job. Why don't you get Officer Strawley, who's shaving his beard in the bathroom here. Let him go work on my-- I'm good. I'm actually good. We don't need him to work on it. That dude was in the bathroom today. All I wanted to do was take a nice peaceful pre-show poop. And I walk into the bathroom, and this guy's picking away at his hair. He's shaving his beard. He's got some toiletry bag, a fully loaded toiletry bag. Spray and stuff on himself. He's playing soul music off of his phone, having a good time like he's in his bathroom at home. I just wanted to take a peaceful pre-show poop. And this guy is in there bathing himself. The brother. Yeah, pretty strong on that soul music. Can I take more? He was taken aback by the soul music that he was playing. The soul's probably not the right word. He was black. He was looking for black. It must have been a righteous. He was playing that black music. He was playing that black music cap. I was offended. Solved R&B. No, it wasn't offended. The music was good. Just like, oh no. When you ever mentioned it though-- No, here we go. Here's your dog whistles. You ready? Pit. All right, so you know that the guy's black. He had his pick. And then he's playing his soul music in there. See cap? There you have it. Brother. America, turn down your soul music. Brother, I went in there yesterday. I'm not kidding. There was blood on the floor because he was shaving. I'm like, OK. Progos, use us a magic shave. Somebody call idler's office. He's like the grand poo-ba of the building. Come on, John. Get an officer, Strolly, in charge. I found out his name to the guy. The man, he's-- you know what? He's trying to live his life. I think he's good. I think his name's Archie. I don't think you should say that. Who do you-- I didn't give the last name. All I'll tell you is-- Young. Sometimes when I-- the pre-show poop can be cautious territory. Sometimes you walk in there, you get a little shy. Other people are in there taking care of their business. That guy's going to treat it like his home. I treated it like my home as well. I let it fly in that room with him in there. I ain't enough. Well, you have to. You really don't even hear that. Ah. We're treating everything like home here, apparently. She let it fly while Smoky Robinson was playing in the bathroom. That poor bastard-- With his soul music. It's the only recourse that I have. This guy's shaving his beard over the sink. There we go. There we go. That's it. There we go. There we have it. This is Smoky Robinson. Oh, that's a surprise, but anyway. Happy Chanukah. That pretty much was the bathroom this morning. That's the only recourse I have on this cat. He's spraying it. It's absurd. It offers a strongly with tears of a clown while Shay is in the bathroom, clearly. Tears of a-- Around the NFL is right around the corner on the Captain J. Hood Morning Show. Welcome back to Captain J. Hood. You're officially locked in. I know it's up with the sky. On Chicago's home for sports. ESPN, Chicago. [MUSIC PLAYING] Look both socks. These socks. I'm just a fan. I'm not a football about here. I love the Green Bay Packers. The guy is drunk, but there he goes. This is not Detroit, man. This is the Super Bowl. I love winning. He starts to come and he cool around. This is a really thickly built guy. I mean, what's the answer you're looking for? All these things here, huh? Whoa, boy. All right, time to go around. An national football league. We do it every morning after shot or no shot. We have fun with it. Football's back, maybe. Here's Shane. Northern. All right, I'm going to start with the Philadelphia Eagles. A report yesterday that I found very interesting. And if the NFC East weren't as bad as it is, and I could more convincingly sell the Giants as champions, I think I'd add the Eagles to the list of teams I expect to miss the playoffs after the report yesterday that there's a fracture in the relationship between Jalen Hertz and Nick Siriani. The report included some players saying that last year they didn't know what play calls were. They didn't know what routes they were supposed to run. They didn't know what the protections were on the offensive line. Reason being Jalen Hertz wanted a lot more say in the offense. And Nick Siriani said everything's going good. Why fix what's not broken? Let's run it back. The result, Jalen Hertz is freelancing Aaron Rodgers style at the line of scrimmage. Nobody knows what's going on. This is just disaster written all over it, right? Yeah, I'm just wondering how this gets better. Again, they took a step back and I thought they do it. Take, try to get, take two steps forward. This upcoming season cap, but I don't know. Like it's either make or break for Siriani and the Eagles at this point in time. Oh, I completely agree with you. I think you're right. It is make or break. They have got to take a step here. Jeffrey Lurie will probably pull the plug. And it's in a city where they are as intolerant of their Eagles failing. Like they hold their teams accountable. Like there are people here that think, we're tough on players and coaches. This town? This town is Charmin compared to Philly, Boston and New York. We're good. We're not at their level in terms of media being vicious. Vicious. They're brutal. So yeah, Siriani, you better figure this out. You're gone. All right, Shay, what else do we have for round the NFL? Also, more issues with the 49ers. The fractured relationship with Brandon Aiyuk. Christian McCaffrey now sounds like he's going to miss the entirety of the preseason and training camp with a calf strain. Always scary when you have a guy who's going to carry the football a lot, has a calf strain. That obviously can turn into an Achilles injury, which nobody would like to see for Christian McCaffrey. But I look at these two teams, the Eagles and the Niners, both loaded with problems. Two teams that were the favorites in the NFC last year. Is it over? As the mantle of the NFC moved to a new team. And frankly, when you look at the NFC North with the Packers, the Lions and the Bears, this is the best division in the NFC. And one of these teams is going to fight for the crown, right? What would you say? I believe the division clearly is the NFC North, the absolute best, the best, no doubt about it. But I still think the 49ers are a loaded roster, loaded. The talent level is insane. Dallas, Dallas has a lot of talent. Doesn't mean they're going to put it together all of a sudden, but they've got a lot of talent on their football team. So you can tell me all you want about issues or they're going to get rid of I-Uke. They still have, I think, a really talented team. I'd say if you were to hazard a guess, if you had a choice between the NFC East and NFC West, where will the conference championship come out of? Which division, the West or the East? Do I only get those two? So I can't choose the North because I would like to choose the North. I know you would, I know you would. Yes. I guess the West, I just believe in, like if everything ends up being okay at San Francisco, I believe in them more than either Philly or Dallas in a playoff situation. I would say the West, but if I can only choose between those two, I genuinely believe the NFC champion is in the NFC North. The reason why I ask the question is because even with the 49ers may not be the dynamic team that you think they should be, it might be good enough in the NFC. It might be only because of the tenured Shanahan as a head coach, what he can do as an offensive playmaker, who always don't want a Brock Purdy. I mean, when everything a Brock Purdy, that offense hums, McCaffrey, big part of that. Even without Iyuk, this could be a scenario in which the 49ers find their way to the top of the West and have a deep playoff run. Even what they are right now, if they're without Iyuk, they can get there. I think they can. I don't see each one out of the East, that is for sure. Not the Dallas Cowboys, Giants okay, not very good. The Eagles maybe sideways, maybe taking a step, but not good enough to be able to take the NFC crown. - Loser Jason Kelsey, I think is a massive loss. I don't care how talented whoever their center is now. - That dude set the tone. That dude ran the room. That is a huge leadership void. - I think that we haven't gotten there yet, but I believe an emotional Mr. Norling, Shea's dad might be coming at the end of the, at the playoff run. If you think that the NFC crown has got to come out of the North, Shea, look for that phone call. That phone call could be happening, right? - I'm lower on them this year than a lot of people, but-- - What did your dad say? - Frankly, he's sailing in Europe right now. He's not locked in yet. He's enjoying himself, he's having a good time. - He's ready for his lines. Seems that way. - See, let's go, that's what I mean. - Let's go, Maine. - Maybe an emotional call on the other end, so I can't believe we're here. I can hear it. - They got a good football team. They just lost another defensive back yesterday to a torn pack, I believe. - Emmanuel Mosley, right? - Yeah. - Right? - So, his injuries man in training camp, it's unbelievable. - Right? - Who else is unbelievable is all the fighting going on in training camp? - Yeah, who was swinging the helmet yesterday? Lions and Giants got in a huge fight. Malik neighbors was talking some smack, and the Lions had none of it. - 500 grand in fine. - Yeah, but the, what's interesting is there were a bunch of fights, five fights during Seahawks single practice. So, the Seahawks start fighting each other. The NFL's fighting fines don't apply to single team practices. They only apply to joint practices. So, Seahawks fighting each other, five fights at Seahawks camp among each other will not trigger a fine, or any punishment. - Yeah, DK Metcalf was the one who was Miles Garretting. Member when Miles Garrett swung the helmet at-- - Mason Rudolph, the Pittsburgh game. - Yeah, so DK Metcalf swinging a helmet at cornerback Trey Brown. Chippiest training camp practice in recent memory is what ESPN reported. - Yeah, I heard a little bit of this in Lake Forest as well. They're tired of taking on each other. - Yeah. - It's hot. I'm tired of seeing your face. You know what, can we just play somebody else? Can we get a scrimmage? I'm tired of taking on you. And you low blocking me, or you cheap shot me, or talking crap when our unit doesn't do well, I'm gonna hit you in the face. I'm tired of this. Let's play somebody. That's what it is. You're tired of seeing the same guys. When you wake, when you come to the facility, you see in the weight room, you put your pads on, you put the helmet on, you're cheap shot in me. - I'm tired of seeing you. I love you, but I'm tired of seeing you. - Basketball's not physical like that. It's physical, but not like that. - The Jayhawk shaking his head at me, he walks by. - Told you. Under eight. - Okay. - I'm just trying to help him make money for his family. Play under eight on Kansas. But in basketball, we would go through practices. Well, the whole team is 15 guys. They all know the plays. There are offense. And it would drive our head coach insane when somebody would play the play. Okay, the ball's going here. We gotta make sure the defense is like, and he'd go in and bat a pass with him. Quit playing the play, you know what it is. - Yes, yes. - That's what you wanna play, exhibition, and just play somebody else. - Shay, that's, has a lovey Smiths camp. Defense is just ferocious. - For a brutal chest. Who's that quarterback? - Jay. - Who's Jay was Jay, yeah. Jiminy Christmas, let the ball go through. Guys, Jiminy Christmas. All right, coach. - Bloody, bloody, we're good, we're good, yay. Hot, hot. - The balls, he takes the eight step drop, seven step drop. Bam, bat it down at the line. Jiminy Christmas, guys, I said let the ball go through. Yes, coach. - Do it again. - Do it again. (laughing) - It just gets so frustrating. - Beepheads are so ahead of the offense, just like they just kept batting the ball down. - When we talk to the great Tom Thayer, I wanna ask him, like when you are practicing, you know you've got a hell of a football team, and you're going up against Hamp and Mango and Dent and Perry and Hartenstein. Like, did you go all out and how beat up were you? 'Cause I don't remember that team having injuries and training camp to the degree we hear around the league now. - The great Tom Thayer will join us at nine o'clock at every Thursday right here on the Cap and Jhood Morning Show, Super Bowl champion and color analyst for the Chicago Bears, but first, deal breakers. It's right around the corner on the Cap and Jhood Morning Show. - Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. - Excuse me, I just ate an almond. ♪ Welcome back ♪ ♪ Welcome back to Cap and Jhood ♪ ♪ On Chicago's on for sports ♪ ♪ ESPN, Chicago ♪ - We all have to make choices in sports and in life. It could be running on third down. - You ran the same third down situation and you ran the same plate twice. You're getting paid for that? - I cannot believe the call. - We're managing finances. - This country, you've got to make the money for it. - Or it could be a deal breaker. (upbeat music) - Time for deal breakers on the Cap and Jhood Morning Show. Here's Shane Orling. All right, let's get started with deal breakers. You are hosting a family party. You do this every year. It's a big dinner, a big get together. You have your extended family come over. Everybody sits around the table and enjoys a meal. Sort of like Thanksgiving. It's great. One of your cousins decides that they're going to bring their neighbor unannounced. Neighbor shows up with their kid, grabs a plate of food. They don't bring anything, by the way. They're showing up empty handed. Grab a plate of food. Sit down at the table. Eat their meal. Don't say a lot or talk to anybody. Don't introduce themselves and then they go home. You haven't speaks with your cousin about bringing some friend over that doesn't contribute or talk or do anything. Just eats your food and leaves, or you just, whatever. It's over, let it go. - Okay, so here's the one question. Did the family and the child, did they take the whole platter and just dump it on their plate and just ate the majority of the food? I've seen that happen before. - The whole thing? - Just like a, a strong portion of it. I've seen that happen before. - First one's up for seconds? - Yeah, yeah, like he was only good enough for one. There was no seconds because the uninvited guests took a good portion more than their share. So in that case, there's speaks. But I'm open, Cap. I'm open to it. You don't know what that family's going through. I guess after they're gone, maybe you can ask questions. That's fair, right? Like, hey, what's with the lady and the child there? Like, it's your neighbor. Say, okay. Oh, they're struggling. Okay. Whether you like to know the backstory. - Right. - But as long as they're good citizens, they're not robbing the place. - It's fine. - Yeah. - Yeah. - Yeah, I'm with hoodie. I, I, it's not a deal breaker for me, but I'd want more info. Yeah. - Yeah. - Like, I can't, like, do you check them at the door? Like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You're not on the list, you're a pal. - But could you step outside? Let me ask you a question. - So these two people coming in. - Who are they? - Yeah, who are these people? They're my neighbors. You know how that works, Cap. You let them in. You may, in the back of your mind, say that. Really didn't have, they weren't really invited, but okay. - Now, what if they came along with a couple of Ziploc bags and they started sliding extra food in the take with them for left soap? - Definitely something that Officer Strollie would do. - Oh, 100%. - No fucking Strollie. - They go in the bathroom and start shaving their beer over your sink. What are you saying then? - Okay, now that's a deal breaker. - What do you do if you hear the shower running? - Yeah. (laughing) - He's got his toiletry bag, it's clear. Got all his soaps of shampoo. - Man, I use your bathroom. - Yeah, it's two doors down to the left. - Yeah, no problem. - Not the party room. I need the one with the shower. - What? - Shout. Let's get up. - I think you get some Otis ready. - Coming out of there. - That's right. - Soul music. - That soul music they were playing kept. I was offended. Why would they be playing tears of a clock? - Who wasn't offended by the music? - Why is the Aretha Franklin cracking in my room? (laughing) (laughing) - Motown, offended. - It could have been any music. - It would have been insane. - Oh no, you're specific though. - Well, it was the music that was playing. - You didn't say polka. You wanted to make sure everyone knew that you would paint a great picture. - A brother. - And a pick in his hair. Oh God. (laughing) - It was the best. - It paint the picture. It really did. - What do you want me to say? - I want you to sit in the sea. - You would have been like, "Hey, there's a guy that's in a..." No, no, no. I want the audience to know. This guy had a pick in his hair. And I was intimidated. And then he was playing that. (laughing) - And you sold music. (laughing) - I did cast a pick in the picture. - It's painting the picture. - I have a black friend. - Yes, and a colored TV. (laughing) - What did he want in his hair? I walk in there. He's picking his hair. And he's got, he's playing Destiny's Child. That's what was happening. - Oh no. - Surprise, surprise. It wasn't, I wasn't offended by any of the music. I just, that's what was happening. - Well, I certainly hope Tyler Gordon can backpedal as fast as you do this season. - I'm in a bathroom, but all of a sudden the shy lights start playing. I will defend it. Why the shy lights? It's early in the morning cap. Why? - Happy Chinooka. - He could have been playing Bruce Springsteen. I would have had an issue. - I like, you know what? I shake, shake, me too. (laughing) Me too. Brother, what you doing? (laughing) Dancing in the dark. Born in the USA. (laughing) - You feel do you like it? He's got John Nair going. (laughing) - Hi, shake. - Brother, what's wrong with you? (laughing) Hey man, is that John Mayer playing? (laughing) What's wrong with you? Strawley? Cut, Strawley. - For people wondering who that is, there is a security guard here. He calls himself Officer. - He calls himself. - And I asked someone today from the CPD. Where was that guy? Officer? He said, and I'm President Larry. (laughing) - No. - He's not an Officer. He bades basically in our bathroom. All right, shake. - Oh God. All right, you have been planning a beautiful wedding with your fiance at an expensive venue. Finally send out the invitations. Start hearing back, people are RSVPing. Then a close relative gives you a phone call. They are screaming at you over the phone, feeling like they've been disrespected because they didn't receive a plus one. They tell you that if you don't provide them with a guest, they will not be coming at all. How do you handle this? - All right, hold on a second. - So you send the invite out and it just says Mr. Jonathan Hood, not Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan, or Mr. Jonathan Hood and guest. And they're what route relation to me? - They're just a extended family. - You're good. Bye. Don't come. Out. - Yeah. - What's a wedding cost? I haven't gotten married in 20 years. What does a wedding cost? 200 a plate? 150 if you're doing, what did you call it? An expensive, less expensive. Expensive wedding. How much is a downtown expensive wedding? 200 a plate? - I'd say so, yeah. - With open bar and apps and the whole thing. Gotta be. That's 400 hours. Guess what? Your gift is supposed to be the cost of the food. - Yes. - At minimum. - Yes. - If they don't like it, get out. I don't need you at my wedding. - I think that's fair. That would be a deal breaker. - That's fair. - Now if they invited you and not Michelle or me, but not Mindy, that's offensive. - Yes, but we'd have a great time. - We would. (laughing) - But that's it. - It's it. - Honey. - Just sit me with hoodie. - Yes, honey. - This is a boring wedding. However, and High Angels too. Seattle Mariners won. - Let's put a parlady in this, my brother and I do. - Yeah, that would be different. But if they are single and I didn't give them a plus one, yeah, no. - No, that's a deal breaker. - Deal breaker, for sure. (upbeat music) Bye bye. - You know, it's something that must have happened, right? Shane, I know that doesn't come out of thin air. That must be a story, a real story. Okay. There's one of the few times, by the way. Shane Orling, not commenting. That's what I got in my ear, no comment. - Correct. - It sounds like a real story. - Yeah. - And I probably do this. - Sounds like that would be a Shane, Kinsey wedding. - No, no. Not supposed to say that. Coming up more, more deal breakers. It cuts too close to the bone, they say. - Right, 'cause it sounds like it was Mr. and Mrs. Norling's extended. - It's not right. - Actually, you know, I'll pull the curtain, 'cause I don't really care, nobody's listening. - Nobody's listening. - No, nobody that is involved in the story. - Just listening. - Shut down, Jay Moore, 'cause no one's listening. - You know what I meant, nobody involved in this story. - Oh, oh, this guy just keeps digging himself in deeper and deeper hall. - That's what I do. - That's what I like to eat so music. - I'm gonna yurko it for the rest of the show. (laughing) - For your, go ahead, kid. Go ahead, kid, 'cause nobody's listening. Go ahead. - And don't put me in that slow music. - Yeah, nobody that I meant. Nobody in this story is listening. - There you go, Mully, no one's listening. (laughing) - There you go. - I had a cousin refuse to come to my wedding. We had a 21 and up rule and didn't invite their kids. He says, "If they're not invited, we're not coming." Okay. (laughing) - Don't stay, saves me a plate, good. - That's what I meant. - Melones and seashells, kid. I hate special teams players. And running backs are way, way overpaid. - I want some pierogies right now, kids. - Send them over, tell 'em you're there for the good kid. - 'Cause nobody's listening. (laughing) Oh well, well, whatever you wanna do, Jay Moore, 'cause no one's listening. (laughing) Oh well, there's no spots, there's no radio. - Why don't you cut your nails? Why don't you cut your nails? (laughing) - Just relax, that's right Jay, even Jay Moore. He's also, he's sitting back because he relives. - The CTA surfer is back. We got the guy back on the CTA enclosure. It's probably what, 15 feet high? - Yep. - There's no way he's sober and he is dancing up there. And if he falls, he's in big trouble. - I saw the guy at the bus stop yesterday, he was trying to fight somebody, that was just trying to get on the bus. We're deal records, right around the corner on the Cap and Jay Hood Morning Show, while we're still on the air. (upbeat music) - If you missed something, get the podcast on the ESPN Chicago app. (upbeat music) Cap and Jay Hood are back on Chicago's home for sports. ESPN Chicago. - We'll hear from Tom Thayer coming up at 9 o'clock with the latest on the Bears, as they get ready for preseason game number two. Deal Breakers, here's Shay Norling. - Whoa, whoa! - Whoa! - Brought to you by the advantage dealer group, Breaking News on ESPN Chicago. Chicago's home for sports. - We turn to veteran reporter Shay Norling with Breaking News on the Cap and Jay Hood Che. - Breaking News Chicago White Sox on Twitter announced Pedro Grafoul has been dismissed as the club's manager. Quote, "As we all recognize our team's performance "this season has been disappointing on many levels," said Chris Getz, White Sox senior vice president and general manager, quote, "continues "despite the on-field struggles and lack of success. "We appreciate the effort and professionalism Pedro "and the staff brought to the ballpark every day. "These two seasons have been very challenging. "Unfortunately, the results were not there "and a change is necessary as we look to our future "and the development of a new energy around the team." End quote. Grafoul, who was hired on November 3rd, 2022, led the White Sox to an 89 and 190 record over one plus seasons at the helm, including a 28 and 89 record in 2024. White Sox will begin a search for a new manager immediately with a replacement expected to be announced after the conclusion of the 2024 season. - Any sax moves? - I really don't have much for you guys. You just gotta flush them and get ready to play tomorrow. - That's what the White Sox just did, they flushed him. Pedro Grafoul, he suddenly made history. He was able to manage the worst team that we've seen in the modern era in Chicago sports. He was the fall guy for a ball club just a few years ago that won 90 plus games in Antonio LaRusa. That's his legacy, he will never manage again in the big leagues. - No, never, but again, the day he got hired, what did we say? Oh, wait a minute, Kansas City is changing managers and they didn't pick their own bench coach and went to get someone else and said, "Yeah, you can go to the White Sox, have at it." He's all yours, how about that? - So, that'll be all for Pedro Grafoul. We had been hearing over the last, gosh, two, three weeks that Pedro Grafoul was gonna be let go, and he was let go. We go to the CarX Tyranato Hotline, - Rattle, rattle, thunder, batter, boom, boom, boom. - Shh, don't worry, call the CarX name. - Here in the home of the Chicago White Sox, ESPN 1000s, Jesse Rogers and Jesse joins us here on Captain J. Hood. Jesse, good morning. - Good morning, boys. Yeah, very White Sox like to put this out on a tweet, right? That they've dismissed their manager, and they finally have done it. I mean, this has been a long time in the making, thought it was gonna happen last week, but it turns out they did it after the road trip and just before the Cubs Sox series. So, this portion of the nightmare season is over, they've dismissed for fall. The next question is, who's the next manager? And, you know, this is gonna be very interesting how Chris Goetz goes about this search. If he's smart, he will talk to a lot of different people, get a lot of different ideas, and certainly you need to settle on someone that is going to be able to teach and nurture and not make headlines and really bring along a rebuilding team, but he is out. - Well, I did not know, Cap, and Jesse is, whether or not Grafalfa had any allies through the media or through the organization. I don't know his side of it. Jesse, do you believe he knew that the act was coming in season? - I don't think he necessarily knew it in season. I would guess this though, as the losses mounted up in the losing streak itself, maybe he had that feeling. I guarantee you last Wednesday, when I started to feel like it was gonna happen, he must have known it was close, because again, as I reported to you guys on Monday, he was in that meeting with Ryan's work, with Tony, with Getz, and for some reason that meeting got hijacked and really got pivoted away from what it was supposed to be, and I think it was supposed to be his firing. So I think in that moment, he probably felt it, but I don't think much before that, he knew he was gonna get fired, but he obviously can't be shocked by it. So yeah, again, it was the least surprising thing. It was a matter of when, not if, and I don't think anybody covering this thing was surprised that it happened today after they returned from the trip. - Well, Jess, you had reported, and others had jumped on the report as well, that they met Jerry, Chris, Tony, LaRusa, and Pedro last week. They had to have told him, hey man, when you win a game, we're gonna make a change, just finish the road trip out, and we're gonna make a change later in a week. They had to have told him that one, right? - Well, my reporting hasn't indicated that, and that would be a really strange thing to do to tell someone a week from now, or whenever you win your next game, you're gonna be fired. - And what do you tell them in the meeting then? You lie to them? - No, I think the meeting got hijacked from what I understand, that the topic was supposed to be his job status, and it turned into something else. One person told me it was about hitting. Instead, it's murky what went on in that meeting, but it's sort of water under the bridge at this point, because we all saw the writing on the wall, they just waited a week later. You know, and I'm not ignoring what you're saying, Cap, but you mentioned allies, his one ally was Jerry Reinszler. Jerry Reinszler really likes Pedro Befal, which of course makes sense, because he's the only one that really liked him in the city, it seems like. And so my point being is, there could have been moments, especially last Wednesday in that meeting, where they were thinking about fire, and Chris Getz was, and Jerry changed the topic, changed the subject, stepped in, decided not to do it. I do think they did wait until one, they won a game and two, you know, obviously getting home, they were gonna do it Tuesday night after they won, they were gonna wait until they got home or on the plane last night. So I think Jerry was the wild card here, and that's what I said to you guys on Monday. He really likes Pedro. I think if it was up to Getz, it probably would have happened at least last week, if not earlier than that, but definitely last week after the deadline. - Jesse, as always, we appreciate it, man. Thanks so much for your reporting. - You got it guys, talk to you soon. - Jesse Cubs are back in it. - The firing of Pedro Grafalle, you heard it here first, right here on the home of the White Sox, ESPN 1000. And coming up, we switch gears and talk about the Bears with Tom Thayer, in two minutes on cap and J-hood.