Hour 2: WNBA Draft Reactions, plus NBC Sports’ MLB Analyst Anthony Rizzo

The Rich Eisen Show

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4.3 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

NBC Sports’ Anthony Rizzo joins Rich in-studio where he weighs in on what makes Yankees star Aaron Judge such an extraordinary player, what could be the Dodgers’ Achilles heel as they strive for a 3rd-straight World Series win, ranks the best young players in MLB today, explains why ABS is making umpires better at their job, and reacts to Mike Del Tufo’s combo Yankees/Dodgers cap. (1:32) Rich and the guys react to the UCLA-heavy WNBA Draft, and discuss which sporting events should follow The Masters’ policy of not allowing fans to bring cell phones into the venue. (22:35) Rich shares some behind-the-scenes stories about his recent hosting of ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter.’ (36:11) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.9	Coming back to do SportsCenter after 23 years, part of me thought I'd feel like a fish out of water.
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0:41.8	Earlier on the show.
0:43.0	Emmy Award winning actor Tony Shaloo.
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0:46.6	NBC Sports MLB analyst Anthony Rizzo.
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0:52.6	WWE superstar Cody Rhodes.
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