Friday 5/31 - Getting you ready for the weekend with Greg Rakestraw, George Brenner & Al Ready!

The Wake Up Call w/KB & Andy Podcast

00:00-17:30 - The Wake Up Call with Kevin Bowen and Marc Dykton starts on a Friday talking about the poor performance from the Fever last night against Seattle. Are the excuses of a brutal early schedule valid? What will it take to turn things around once the schedule lightens up in the near future? Plus, Kevin gets ridiculed for a disastrous NBA Finals prediction, saying yesterday that the Timberwolves would come back from down 3-0 and win the series.

17:30-23:47 - Morning Checkdown

23:47-42:35 – Greg Rakestraw from the ISC Sports Network, among many other ventures, joins to talk about all things Indy sports. First, they discuss last weekend’s 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 and what Rakestraw’s long day looked like from the track. Then, they talk about the baseball scene with so many great college teams from Indiana making postseason runs. They talk about the high school scene with the Indiana/Kentucky All Star game coming up. Then, it's a discussion on what the process looks like for the city to acquire an MLS franchise. Finally, Greg talks about the passing of Scott Alan.

42:35-1:15:14 – KB and Marc start the second hour of the show talking about the Colts’ second open OTA period, starting with head coach Shane Steichen’s glowing reviews of second round pick AD Mitchell. Then, its a Morning Checkdown.

1:15:14-1:25:00 – KB and Marc talk about what the Pacers need to do with impending free agent Pascal Siakam, who the team just gave up a lot to acquire. Should they offer him a full max deal, or try to offer a lesser deal and hope Siakam doesn’t walk away for nothing?

1:25:00-1:30:19 – KB says goodbye to Marc, who heads to his daughter’s preschool graduation.

1:30:19-1:58:19 – To start the final hour, George Bremer of the Herald Bulletin joins KB to discuss all things Indianapolis Colts after the second open OTA practice session at West 56th St. How does Anthony Richardson look? What about the back end of the defense? The Colts will trim the roster to 53 men in August, how many of those 53 are on the team right now? Kevin asks Bremer which Colts rookie he is the most curious about, aside from Latu and Mitchell, the top two picks. The finish the conversation talking about the Indiana Fever and their slow start to the season for Caitlin Clark and company.

1:58:19-2:05:41 - Pop Quiz!

2:05:41-2:18:276 To finish the show, Al Ready, the manager of the UIndy baseball team, joins to talk about the Greyhound’s second straight run to the college baseball World Series.

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