In the first hour, Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes reacted to the breaking news that the White Sox are expected to hire Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol to be their new manager, according to reports. They also discussed the Bears' trade of star linebacker Roquan Smith to the Ravens for 2023 second-round and fifth-round draft picks and linebacker A.J. Klein. Later, the guys discussed Nets guard Kyrie Irving promoting an antisemitic propaganda film on Twitter.