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First Take

Hour 2: On the Decline?

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Stephen A. Smith, Ryan Clark and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo debate which NFL team will have the biggest decline as we head into the 2023 regular season. Mad Dog tells us what he's glad about, ESPN college football analyst Desmond Howard joins to talk Alabama's quarterback situation and ESPN tennis analyst Alexandra Stevenson joins to talk the US Open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back in, Mad Dog here with me, Steven A.

0:03.2

And we're in your old stomping grounds.

0:05.7

I got a quick take for you here, Steven A.

0:07.9

RC is also with us.

0:09.3

RC, good to have you back.

0:10.8

That clock, past clock, okay, go ahead.

0:12.8

Good, good.

0:13.6

All right, and now we kick things off with a quick take here.

0:15.5

RC will be back with you in just a minute.

0:17.6

Braids star, Ronald Acuda, Jr.,

0:19.7

who got married earlier, in the day in a grand slam

0:23.2

and the briefs win over the Dodgers

0:24.6

to become the first player ever with 30 runs

0:27.0

and 60 stone bases.

0:28.1

Meanwhile, Dodger star, Mookie Betz hit two home runs

0:31.2

to camp off one of the best months in the MLB history.

0:34.0

Doggie, who do you have winning the NL MVP?

0:36.6

Well, I tell you, this is going to be very close.

0:38.7

I mean, remember, he's going to have 70 stone

0:40.5

on bases, Akunya.

0:41.8

He's had a tremendous year.

0:43.3

He got a great batting average.

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