Boomer & Gio

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Today’s show breaks down Francisco Lindor’s monster six-RBI night in a Mets win over the Braves, the Yankees topping the White Sox, Cody Bellinger landing on the IL, and major NFL moves from Vita Vea and Jamal Adams. Plus, Boomer shares a wild college hazing story and decodes a mystery message from Chris Russo, Plaxico Burress compares playing for the Jets to serving time in prison, Jerry digs up classic audio of a hungover Gio, and the crew relives a hilarious squirrel takeover on the field in Detroit.

Cody Bellinger lands on the IL for 4–6 weeks alongside Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, prompting Gio to back Aaron Boone for Manager of the Year. Jerry kicks off his first update with sounds from the Yankees beating the White Sox, before moving to the Mets' victory over the Braves led by Francisco Lindor’s two homers and six RBIs. Plus, hear postgame thoughts from Zac Thornton on his pitching and Juan Soto on his injury, relive play-by-play of the grounds crew chasing a loose squirrel in Detroit, and stick around for the final segment as Gio wonders how we ever killed time before smartphones.

Chris Russo leaves Boomer a mystery message about a potential opportunity, before Boomer heads to a Chicago card show with Phil Simms. Al turns into a "Cam Ward truther" after watching Quarterback on Netflix, leading Boomer to recount his own terrible rookie year. Jerry returns for an update that starts with a talk about herpes, followed by Dave Sims calling the Yankees' win on Ali Sanchez's first HR, Max Fried assessing his outing, and Francisco Lindor driving in six as the Mets beat the Braves. Plus, Plaxico Burress gets asked if playing for the Jets or going to prison was worse, and the hour wraps with a cult leader making people convulse.

We kick off with Weill Cornell Medicine paying out $1 billion to victims of Darius Paduch, before turning to Jamal Adams joining the Vikings and exploring who will back up Geno Smith for the Jets. We also touch on Rob Saleh coaching the Titans with Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator, followed by news that Eric Bieniemy's wife was shot by their son. Jerry returns with classic 2018 audio of a hungover Gio on location, before covering the Mets' win over the Braves behind two Francisco Lindor homers and Andy Reid's reaction to the Bieniemy shooting. Finally, Chris Simms details Kyle Shanahan’s scary car accident that almost cost him an eye, prompting a call from "one-eyed Scott" in Texas.