Eric Byrnes

The Forward

Lance Armstrong

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4.5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2017

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

If you’re at all familiar with MLB star outfielder Eric Byrnes, whether it’s from his 11-year pro career or his analyst role for MLB Tonight, you know the word “animated” merely scratches the surface when describing this balls-to-the-wall (literally) personality.

True to form, Byrnes is refreshingly real, rowdy, hilarious, insightful and inspiring during a revealing conversation between two “kindred spirits” that touches on everything from the NFL debate over the national anthem to who will win the World Series. Byrnes, who retired from pro ball in 2010, also talks about taking on various endurance challenges, from the Ironman to the infamous 100-mile Western States Endurance Run.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Ford Podcast, your host Lance Armstrong.
0:06.0	Well, it has been a, it has been a, damn it's been a bad week.
0:09.5	I hate to start this because this is, I gotta say before we get into it all here the I guess this week
0:15.4	is Eric Burns this was one of my favorite interviews that I've done in the
0:20.0	little over a year that I've been at this. And I don't want to take away from the
0:25.4	content of that. But before we get to it, my God, it was a bad week. I mean, Las
0:31.5	Vegas, Tom Petty, all in one day, I don't even know what to make of it.
0:42.4	Our hearts and thoughts and prayers go out to everybody that was there and
0:47.2	affected and you know even if you're just not you know I have this I have this
0:51.0	theory you know because obviously these things happen as far as I'm concerned way too
0:56.2	damn often you know but back in the day even in recent times
1:14.4	it whether it's in Aurora or Columbine or New Town, Orlando, you know, this one was different. And in my theory, and you guys tell me if I'm crazy,
1:17.5	but my theory is that it was so different
1:19.7	because in this day and age where social media is so prevalent which I think is great
1:24.5	But it's so easy for people to grab their phones and just capture content right and I and I again I think you know people producing
1:31.8	content being their own channel, being their own director,
1:34.7	their own producer, their own personality is amazing.
1:39.0	But when they grab it and captured that content, which I'm not saying is right or wrong, just watching that or even just listening to it boy
1:48.7	It just it puts you right there. Whereas all the other ones, or most of these other ones,
1:54.8	you didn't know what it sounded like,
1:56.6	you didn't know what it looked like.
1:59.0	And this one just, this one rocked me and you know those of you who know me know I'm not a I'm not a big gun guy so
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