- Alright, our first headline is in the
auto racing world.
- NASCAR.
- Daytona 500.
You know they kick off the season
with like their biggest race,
and a massive crash which took out about half the race.
Twenty two drivers in all were taken out,
with about nine laps left.
- Massive crash at Daytona.
Erica play the clip one more time.
(imitating crashing sound)
You can hear that it was,
I mean it was a crazy crash.
How many cars Greg?
- 21
- 21 out of 50.
50 cars started the race, 21 involved in that crash,
and at the time I think ten of them
were even off before that.
So that's more than half of the competitors
out with one turn.
I love that.
I wish that happened in more sports.
Imagine if like on one play in the NFL
half the players got hurt.
Half the players had season ending injuries
on just one play.
It would be like the equivalent
I think of, as Hines Ward's kickoff return
in the Dark Knight Rises, when the entire field
collapses behind him, and both teams,
everyone on the field dies, except for Hines Ward.
The deadliest play in NFL history.
I think more sports should have
this sort of catastrophic possibility.
- When you have the threat of potential death at all times,
doesn't it make the actual event more meaningful?
You feel the meaning.
That's why older people often say, as long as they
don't get the penis cancer, the end of their life
is some of the happiest, 'cause they're aware,
at any moment, that it could have all been over,
and you appreciate it more.
- Yeah, I didn't really take that angle.
I just thought it's more fun to watch if like,
like an MMA fighter or boxing fight, there's a chance
that it could go 12 rounds,
there's a chance that it could be over in five seconds
you know, if someone gets knocked out.
And I wish they had that in more sports.
Like I think, in basketball, they should blind the players.
That way, you could just slam into someone and it's over.
You could run into the backboard, you could run
into the stands by mistake and kill yourself
and that would be the end of the game.
And that would be so much more fun to watch the game.
- Wait, how would they blind them, what do you mean?
With like, throwing stuff in their eyes
or they would have a blindfold, or what?
- I think you'd wanna make it permanent
once you get to the NBA level.
Like, in high school you would blindfold them,
in college you would probably throw something in their eyes
that would blind them for periods of time,
and then when you get to the NFL, you gotta pluck 'em out.
You gotta take 'em with a spoon like in Slumdog Millionaire.
- Oh yeah. Eugh.
- You'd Slumdog Millionaire 'em.
And then I think the NBA would be more popular.
You'd get to your seat before the game started,
'cause you're like, "I don't know how long this is gonna go.
"I paid a lot of money for these tickets
"and I don't know what's up."
Let's say baseball, if when you swung the bat,
you had to let go of it.
Like, you had to let go of it on your swing.
Think about how much more exciting
major league baseball would be.
How long is the pitcher gonna pitch?
Could be one pitch, could be the whole game, you don't know,
'cause the bat's coming at him.
- I like how they, the announcers, all took it
totally in stride.
I mean, they were kinda like, "wow, this is a big one!"
They were calling it a big one,
and there was a little bit of silence,
and then the guy was just like,
"well, that ruined everything."
They weren't worried at all about the safety of the drivers
or anything, 'cause that's part of the sport.
- Well, if you heard the crash,
I think you got all the information you needed.
You didn't have to hear the announcers pontificate about it.
Erica, play the crash again.
(imitating crashing noises)
Yeah, when you hear something like that,
what are the announcers gonna do?
How are you gonna add to that?
You can't, unless you go back and talk about
Hines Ward's kickoff.
(laughing)
The deadliest play in the NFL.
I think that's a lot of the reason why they're trying
to get rid of the kickoff.
You know, a lot more touchbacks now.
- Because of Hines Ward?
- Because of the teammates Hines lost that day.
- Right. When they run the stats and it's like,
"oh, the average fatalities on kickoff returns
"are way higher than any other play."
But that's all just Hines Ward.
- And just after that play is when they executed
a nuclear physicist right on the field,
in front of everyone.
(laughter)
Which, you know, I think the NFL needs more of that.
- Tennis legend Martina Navratilova
was in the news this week, by writing an op ed
in the Sunday Times in London, saying that
it's insane and cheating for transgender women
to compete in sports.
So, olympics, bicycles, anything.
- Never in my life did I think Martina Navratilova
would speak out against trans people.
If anyone has an ally, you would think
it would be Martina Navratilova, who is, you know,
a woman, but could pass for trans, let's say.
She could make it.
Her speaking out, it's the last person I would ever expect,
and I love when people speak out against things
that won't affect them,
and could not possibly affect them ever.
Like, Martina Navratilova does not compete any more.
Why is she talking about this at all?
And let's go to what she said, that trans people
competing in any sport, or in tennis,
is insane and cheating.
Is it cheating?
Yes, but so is using a racket,
and everyone turns a blind eye to that.
(laughing)
Is it insane?
Again, I'm gonna have to agree with her.
That in today's day and age, I think trans people
have better things to do than play tennis.
That if I had a trans daughter or son,
I would not let them play tennis.
I would have more activities for them to do.
- Like what?
- Hockey.
I think the trans community could excel at hockey.
I think the trans community would be great at soccer.
I think the trans community--
- You're going through the names of sports that you know.
- ... could dominate the NFL, if they chose to.
I think they'd be really good at swimming, diving.
I think running. - You're still going.
- I think track and field, pole vault.
But tennis?
Get the fuck out of my face.
- The topic didn't even come up, having to do with tennis.
It had to do with the cyclist that she randomly
decided to back.
You know the microphone is picking up you
opening the turkey jerky bag, Anthony.
I mean, talk about dropping the ball (laughing)
and professionalism.
- When I wanna show disrespect, I eat while I'm working.
It's strictly for disrespect.
- I mean, it worked.
She was talking about a cyclist, but my favorite thing was,
she kinda got caught up in this by saying this wasn't fair
back in October, and she says, then she spent
the ensuing months researching the topic
so that she could be better suited
to write this opinion piece.
Which, I love the image of Martina Navratilova
spent the last three months just researching trans topic,
and she got deep into it, in terms of hormones,
and men have muscle and bone density,
and they can't measure that.
It's like, don't you have something better to do?
- Now the story's getting stranger.
This sounds to me like she got caught
looking at trans porn and tried to cover it up
by bailing notices for a research project.
(laughing)
And then they're like, "wait, we just did chicken."
She was like, "let me say something and just
"get it out of the way before I get embarrassed."
Yeah, wasn't, in the '70s or something,
there was a trans woman or guy who ran a race
or did something, and they were like,
"oh, men are going to become trans so they can win medals."
And that never happened.
Like, no one has that priority.
- Right. Renee Richards, who played tennis,
I believe was kind of the first famous trans.
- Yeah, it was tennis.
- It was tennis.
I think there was a 30 for 30 on it.
But yeah, that whole thing sounds very,
and you know, she's been called transphobic,
that her big argument was that,
what's to stop a man from doing it,
and then they get the trophies,
and then they change their mind and make some babies.
Then they can go back to wanting
to be a woman and make babies.
That's a long way to go.
- And also, imagine that person,
that has no bragging rights what-so-ever.
It's like, "yeah, I pulled a fast one on 'em.
"I got sick of these chicks getting their trophies,
"so I thought I'd go through a long and painful procedure
"and then win some, and then switch it back.
I'm no fool."
Yeah, it's hilarious that she came out with this.
It's just an old person talking about old person things.
Erica, anything you wanna add?
Any other sports you think trans people would be good at?
- Field hockey.
- Field hockey, that's one.
Lacrosse, - Lacrosse, definitely
- I think they'd be awesome at.
Horse riding, equestrianism.
Equestrianism is what they call it.
Curling.
- Bobsledding.
Regular sledding.
Skiing, snowboarding. - Snowboarding.
Windsurfing. - Like recreational sledding?
What is regular sledding?
- Water skiing. - I think crossfit.
Like I know that's not a real thing.
But like, video games?
Video games, I think trans people would be good at.
- Chess.
- Chess, checkers.
- Ping pong.
- Ah, that's too close to tennis, you know.
Badminton, I wouldn't put in there.
Basically, the trans community,
stay away from rackets and paddles, in that way,
and we don't have a problem.
You've got other sports you're good at,
you don't need tennis.
Erica, before we move on, one more time,
play the clip of the crash.
(imitating crashing noises)
Good job.
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