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I hope you're having a wonderful day today.

And I want to thank you for downloading today's edition of the podcast.

Also a reminder on the next show, not this show, but on the next show, we're going to have Big Ben's lame jokes of the week.

So if you want to submit jokes, you can email me.

It's Ben Mallor's show at gmail.com.

Ben Mallor's show at gmail.com.

Put jokes in the headline.

Everyone's funny.

You're funny. People tell you you're funny. Send it joking. Maybe we'll use it on the air.

No guarantee. We do Q&A jokes. That's ask, we'll have your, I'm soliciting jokes, but we'll have that.

We have Ask Ben coming up on this edition of the podcast. But as far as the Mallor monologues, which is really what you want to hear, unless it's not

what you want to hear, don't be people call the show.

So on today's program, Carlos Beltron is this close to being exiled as the Mets manager.

We discuss the different possibilities of the Mets face.

Odell Beckham has LSU and hot water because he made it rain with wads of cash.

But how much trouble are they really in?

Bill O'Brien has delusions of grandeur with the Houston Texans.

We also have a mini-Maller monologue about Mike Dantone on the hot seat in Houston.

Anarchy.

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