Hour 2: The Pirates Paid a Player??? plus Angels & Braves Brawl, and Chris Webber Talks Michigan Natty

The Rich Eisen Show

ESPN

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4.3 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Rich reacts to the Pittsburgh Pirates giving 19-year-old rookie SS Konnor Griffin a 9-year, $140M contract extension, and weighs in on the bad blood between Angels’ slugger Jorge Soler and Braves’ pitcher Reynaldo Lopez that erupted into a bench-clearing brawl. Michigan alums Chris Webber and Rich bask in the Wolverines’ latest college basketball national championship, how UM star Yaxel Lendeborg will fare in the NBA, compare how this year’s Michigan title team would do against the school’s 1989 champions, and more. Rich and the guys react to Myles Garrett’s noticeable absence from the Cleveland Browns’ voluntary minicamp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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