Hour 1: Skubal Closure and Packers Disrespect

Ben and Kyle open Friday’s show live from IKEA in Oak Creek with one last big Brewers trade-deadline reset after reports made them feel better about Milwaukee’s pursuit of Tarik Skubal. They debate why the Dodgers had the prospect-and-payroll flexibility to land Skubal, while the Brewers had to protect players like Jesús Made, Luis Lara, Cooper Pratt and Logan Henderson. The guys still worry Milwaukee’s bats may not be consistent enough against the Dodgers, even if Dustin May, JoJo Romero and Antonio Senzatela improve the pitching picture. Packers talk takes over when Chris Canty predicts Green Bay will finish last in the NFC North and calls Jordan Love a middle-of-the-road quarterback. Kyle fires back at the national disrespect, defends Love, and makes a bold case that Jonathan Gannon can turn the Packers defense into a top-five unit even before Micah Parsons returns.