Miller and Moulton

April 1, 2026 Hour 4

41 min
Apr 1, 2026about 2 months ago
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Summary

Miller and Moulton's April Fool's Day episode covers sports topics including NHL MVP race between Kucherov and MacKinnon, Tampa Bay Lightning roster analysis, and extensive discussion of Super Bowl rotation patterns favoring LA and Vegas. The show also features historical events, local news segments, and commentary on gated community gate systems.

Insights
  • Super Bowl hosting is consolidating around West Coast markets (LA and Vegas) with 5-year rotation cycles, while traditional markets like Dallas, Miami, and Tampa face 10-20 year gaps between events
  • NHL MVP voting may be influenced by team performance and geography rather than pure statistical dominance, with Canadian voters potentially affecting Kucherov's chances despite superior point totals
  • Tampa Bay Lightning's depth and role players like Jake Getzlaf are underrated contributors to team success, though playoff performance history raises questions about team composition
  • Infrastructure and stadium quality are primary determinants of Super Bowl frequency, with domed stadiums and new construction receiving preferential treatment from NFL scheduling
Trends
NFL Super Bowl scheduling consolidation around premium West Coast marketsNHL MVP voting influenced by team seeding and playoff positioning over individual statisticsGrowing emphasis on stadium modernization as prerequisite for major sporting eventsIncreased scrutiny of gated community safety protocols and resident complianceBaseball scheduling shift toward afternoon games with streaming-only distributionHockey playoff positioning tightening with teams fighting for final spotsNBA play-in tournament implications driving late-season game importance
Companies
Apple
Founded on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, mentioned in historical events segment
Comedy Central
Launched on cable on April 1, 1990, mentioned in historical events segment
Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL team discussed extensively regarding MVP race, roster composition, and playoff positioning
Colorado Avalanche
Team discussed in context of Nathan MacKinnon's MVP candidacy and league-leading goal scoring
Toronto Maple Leafs
Team discussed regarding captain Auston Matthews' knee injury and team response to incident
Montreal Canadiens
Team mentioned regarding regular season sweep claims and playoff positioning
Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB team mentioned in baseball scheduling segment
New York Mets
MLB team mentioned in baseball scheduling and opening day records segment
New York Yankees
MLB team mentioned regarding home opener winning streak record
San Jose Sharks
NHL team discussed regarding playoff positioning and games in hand
Los Angeles Kings
NHL team discussed regarding playoff positioning and playoff ramifications
Anaheim Ducks
NHL team discussed regarding playoff positioning and playoff ramifications
Boston Celtics
NBA team mentioned in ESPN double header scheduling
Miami Heat
NBA team mentioned in ESPN double header scheduling
San Antonio Spurs
NBA team mentioned in ESPN double header scheduling
Golden State Warriors
NBA team mentioned in ESPN double header scheduling
Orlando Magic
NBA team discussed regarding play-in tournament implications
Atlanta Hawks
NBA team mentioned in game scheduling
People
Mark Miller
Co-host of the show, provides sports analysis and commentary throughout episode
David Moulton
Co-host of the show, provides sports analysis and commentary throughout episode
Nathan MacKinnon
Discussed as leading MVP candidate with 49 goals and 120 points
Nikita Kucherov
Discussed as MVP candidate with 121 points, carrying team performance
Auston Matthews
Captain discussed regarding knee injury and team response to incident
Jake Getzlaf
Discussed as underrated goal scorer and contributor to Lightning success
Sidney Crosby
Referenced as previous teammate of Jake Getzlaf
Lou Pinella
Traded by Seattle Pilots on April 1, 1969, won AL Rookie of the Year
Mike Bossy
First NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season on April 1, 1978
Wayne Gretzky
Broke Bobby Orr's assist record on April 1, 1984
Marvin Gaye
Shot and killed by his father on April 1, 1984
Alan Kulwicki
Died in plane crash on April 1, 1993
Neil Peart
Deceased drummer, Rush touring without him for first time
Quotes
"solid green, you may proceed. Wait. Green means go?"
Mark MillerEarly in episode
"He took out your captain. He took out your captain. I'm a believer that it's more chicken blank that the Leafs had to wait to the next game to go do something about it."
Mark MillerHockey discussion segment
"Kutcher off's carrying his team. He's a couple of points ahead of McKinnon points. And he's a couple of these, you know, several goals behind, right? He's like eight goals behind, but he's like 13 assists ahead."
David MoultonMVP race discussion
"I think they do. They shouldn't have to, but I think they do. Cooper does Kutcher off. Boy, it's going to be close."
Mark MillerMVP race conclusion
"We're going to do Vegas once every five years. We're going to do LA once every five years, and then everybody else is fighting for it."
David MoultonSuper Bowl rotation discussion
Full Transcript
You're listening to Miller and Molten coming at you from the Floor Meisters Studios Floor Meisters keeping it real. And now here's Mark Miller and David Molten. It is the final hour of Miller and Molten in Jacksonville in Tampa, St. Pete. Thanks so much for listening. Miller and Molten Miller and Molten.com Miller underscore Molten on X. It's an April Fool's Day edition. And so that's the focus for our poll question. Were you someone who participated and are you now participating in April Fool's Day pranks? And I've done a couple basically just to get my wife, but I let my daughter do it because she wouldn't believe me if I was doing it. And we're probably at the point now where she won't believe my daughter on April 1st. The only shot that my daughter would have is that if my wife woke up in a daze, if you will, you know, just very tired and was able to get away with it in the moment. But I do this is not an April Fool's joke. And I've been laughing. Our old producer, who you and I and John text regularly, his brother and you to him and I know him, good guy. His brother has been making posts on social media that have made me laugh recently of absurd warning labels. You know, in his thought is we should just take them off because if you're too dumb to realize some of these things, then we need to thin the herd basically. And they're funny. On that note, David, during the break, I grabbed my phone and I opened my email. And I'm obviously not home. I've been in Tampa now for a few months. But apparently, and my wife had told me this because whether people were sneaking into my neighborhood or riding motorcycles around the gate or bicycles around the gate, whatever the hell's going on, they have put new gates up in my gated community where I live. Okay. And on the note of what John's brother talked about, David, I just got an email as to how to enter a neighborhood with the gate. Excuse me? Uh-huh. The gate arms are equipped with a three color lighting system. Solid red light. Wait for it, David. Gate is closed. Do not proceed. You mean red means stop? Right. Flashing red light. Gate is opening. Please wait until fully open. And finally, you're not going to believe this one, David. Solid green. You may proceed. Wait. Green means go? Now, I don't blame the HOA for sending out this email. I don't. The management company that runs the neighborhood. I blame the people that live in the neighborhood. Because obviously somebody has either already hit a gate or has come damn close to hitting a gate that the guard has told management, hey, these people can't figure this out. We need to tell them, you know, this goes back to one of our favorite shows. What we think is one of the more underrated shows in sitcom history. And that's taxi. When Jim was taking the driving test, and he says, what does a yellow light mean? And Jeff Conway's character says, slow down. And Christopher Lloyd, who played Jim, keeps going, what does a yellow light mean? Light mean slow down. And he keeps going slower and slower. That's all I can think of with this. But literally, David, I just want to remind you that if you ever come over, because you can, you know, you're still on the past list. If you make your way to Fort Myers, right, you want to come to the house, David, solid green, you can proceed. Wow. You guys don't even throw yellow into the mix. Okay. But I think I can handle it. Although this I'm living in my first ever quote unquote gated community. Okay, the condo where we live is in amongst a couple of different communities. And so I have to go through a gate both ways. And it is amazing to me though, Mark, how many people will not stop for a gate? Okay, can't nope, got to go, got to go, got to go. And it's like, there's a key town in front of you, you're, you're gonna have to wait two, three seconds, two, three seconds, that's all. Two, three seconds. No, they were like tiger. Okay, I mean, I got a lot of people in this community, Mark, okay, that are distracted on their phone and changing channels on the radio. Because they cannot be bothered. All right, twice a year, we're replacing, you know, arms. That's all the gate arms there. Yeah, you're right. It's unreal. But well, I'm glad you guys have the color coded though. That should help. Because otherwise, it's not obvious. You know, right? It's a red stop green go. Yeah, they didn't even go yellow, they go flashing red. Right, I would think it's pretty simple. If it's down, you must stop. And if it's up, you can go so seems seems pretty simple to me. David, we got a lot of texts during the show back to back guests with Kevin Brockway earlier in the show talking some gators. We talked with Seth and then we talked some hockey. Gator fan a while back says, I'm tired of jet sweeps and screens. They don't bleeping work. Okay. But some hockey people just happy about the hockey talk and a Montreal fan reminding us that the habs have swept both Tampa Bay and Carolina in the regular season for what it's worth. That's not true. Tampa, that's the first win over Montreal had over Tampa this year. Tampa, Tampa had won the two previous meetings. Well, that's a Montreal fan. That's a typical French Canadian fan right there. Why would the truth get in the way? And then a Leafs fan that's upset with me that says I'm still carrying my hatred for the Leafs too far. No, I'm not. I'm that question, I think is a legitimate question. Your captain, your best player gets his knee blown out and not one damn player on the team did a damn thing about it. Then the next game they go fight the guy who's in a boot who shouldn't have been playing, who literally should not have been playing the guy who took out Matthew's knee was hurt. He played because of the honor he has for the game and he wasn't going to let his teammates fight for him. Right. That's a captain. Whether you like him or not, whether you think the hit was dirty or not, that's someone who's a leader. And Matthews is wearing the seat. They don't follow him. He got his knee blown out. They didn't do anything. I'm actually the more I think about the incident, the more I am surprised that somebody didn't. And I know the suspension that's involved, but I'm surprised somebody didn't come off the bench. And I know that that's a minimum 10 games, but they he took out your captain. He took out your captain. I'm a believer that it's more chicken blank that the Leafs had to wait to the next game to go do something about it. That makes me sick. If I'm a Leafs fan, I'm sick to my stomach. And trust me, I'm already sick to my stomach about the way my team's playing. I know NHL rules say that you can't do the long term extension until you're 12 months out, but you can put a contract in a drawer. I'm just saying I would have the conversation with Austin Matthews this summer. Okay, are you a Leaf for life or not? And if he hesitates at all, I'm like, then pick where you want to go. I'll do the best I can. Give me a top five, okay, of where you most want to go. And I love that he backed you on the Kutcher offer MVP, because he's in Toronto. He's a Canadian. Oh, yeah. You and I have had this conversation. I think it hurts Kutcher ref that there are a lot of Canadian voters. And I don't know if they'll vote for a Russian player when everything's, you know, if it's one sided, it's easy. But this is really close. This is really close. McKinnon's having an unbelievable year. He's on the best team. He's scored more goals. Kutcher off's carrying his team. He's a couple of points ahead of McKinnon points. And he's a couple of these, you know, several goals behind, right? He's like eight goals behind, but he's like 13 assists ahead. Okay, so it's really close overall point total. You know, does it matter where the lightning finish? Like Mark, do they have to finish in first place for Kutcher off to win the MVP? If they're a second place team, can he really win the heart when McKinnon is wearing the C on the best team in the league? Right. They're one point apart. Kutcher off has 121 points. McKinnon has 120. I mean, that's how close this is. It did help McKinnon had that game against Calgary two nights ago, where I think he had five points. But McKinnon's got 49 goals. He's gonna have a 50 goal season. That's a bet. I mean, come on, that's, you know, 50 home runs, 50 goals. These are benchmark years, David. Yeah, he's leading the league in goals, him and Caulfield. And I wonder, he's actually two ahead of him now, but there's part of me that still wonders missing that. Oh, I know it had nothing to do with the NHL season. Our Canadian voters going to hold it against McKinnon that he missed the open net against the USA in the gold medal game and then was on the ice and probably most at fault for the game winning goal. Trust me. I, you know, I mean, I think your points are incredibly valid of how Kutcher off, because you know, the lot of the key players for Tampa have missed chunks of the season. By the way, you know, who's an underrated Tampa Bay player to me that doesn't get enough credit? He's little, but Jake Getzel is not afraid to go to the tough areas and the puck finds him. He's a goal scorer, man. I mean, Jake Getzel gets his nose in areas that a lot of guys his size are afraid to do. I thought he was at least 50% a product of Sidney Crosby. And I wondered when the lightning signed him, I went, okay, you chose him over Stammer at this stage of his career, two-way player. Okay, I'm not crazy about it, but are you sure you're going to get the goal scoring that you got from Stamco's without Crosby? Now granted, you know, gets to play with Kutcher off a point. I mean, but you're right, Mark, he's been a better goal scorer his two years in Tampa than quite frankly, I thought he was. Right. You know, he went to Carolina at the deadline and helped them out, but Carolina, what they like to do in the playoffs is disappoint. So I'm with you. That was a big signing. But I mean, you know, when you watch him play, he, whether it's a six cents, you know, whether he's just got good hockey smarts, David, he puts himself in the right spot to score goals. You don't score all those goals in the playoffs that he has without one not being afraid to get to those areas and being smart enough to be in those areas. I'll just say it again, though, to the lightning have to finish in first place for Kutcher off and John Cooper to win the hardware. I think they do. They shouldn't have to, but I think they do. Cooper does Kutcher off. Boy, it's going to be close. Miller and Moulton. Welcome back to Miller and Moulton. Text the guys what's in your mind at 21,000. That's 21,000. And now here's David Moulton. 21 minutes past the hour. Pump day edition, April Fool's Day edition, Miller and Moulton, Miller and Moulton.com, Miller underscore Moulton on X. Whole question, since it is April Fool's Day, are you an April Fool's Day prankster? Yeah, or nay? Vote accordingly. Could bad and ugly, what's on tap? Today was the day when some final thoughts, a pick or two, a ton, by the way, of afternoon baseball. There are 14 games in the majors today, 12 of them in the afternoon. Are any of them nationally televised on a network other than streaming? Of course not. Not even MLB network? And I don't get it, so I don't, I would think there would be a game on MLB network, but that's just me. I know when I looked earlier, I didn't see it. I'll amend it later on, if true. Fair enough. Fair enough. Apparently, I get it. I mean, did they announce it or have they not announced it? Because I see everywhere that Vegas is getting, you know, we talked about it, that it's a done deal, but I've not seen a formal announcement, but Vegas expected, and everything I'm reading is it's done, that they're getting the 2029 Super Bowl. Right, but I'm with you. It's kind of like Shams and a few other outlets yesterday reporting who's getting into the basketball hall of fame, yet I don't believe Springfield, Massachusetts sent out a release. And Mark, I think that's the truth going on in Arizona. Numerous NFL people reporting it as fact. I don't remember seeing the NFL releasing it as fact. I mean, there are quotes from the people in the Peter O'Reilly from the NFL, EVP club business events thing. You know, I mean, so it's done. I don't, again. Yeah, it's LA this year, LA this year Atlanta next year, Vegas in the 2028 season, early 2029. So they were there in 24. Right, 23 season 24 Super Bowl, if I've got that right. Right. Wasn't that the Chiefs Niners overtime game? Yeah, I believe so. You're better at remembering which game was which, but I'm just saying it's five years apart. You know, I mean, are we getting a Super Bowl in Vegas once every five years now? I mean, look, I think it's a great city for the Super Bowl. I'm not against the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. I'm not. They've got the hotels, the gambling's already there, the leagues in bed with gambling now. So the players, I'm sure love it. The media loves it. Everybody seems to be for Vegas Super Bowls. I'm not like, I don't think Santa Clara should be getting Super Bowls period. I think it's a terrible place to host the Super Bowl. Yes, yes. They've got both 50 and 60 and quite frankly shouldn't get another one. I would give it to Indianapolis before I would give it to Santa Clara despite the weather because in Indianapolis, everything is right there. Okay, Santa Clara is a disaster. Things are an hour apart. It's awful. Right. I'd give it to Phoenix before I give it to Santa Clara. You and I know they keep giving them New Orleans. I don't think we would give them them New Orleans, but I'd do it in New Orleans before I do it in Santa Clara. Well, you mentioned it's, it'll be five years apart, 23 season, 28 season, that Vegas gets a Super Bowl mark. The 26 season is going to cap off at SoFi. Didn't the 21 season cap off there? Wasn't that the Rams beating the Bengals? I think it was the 2021 season because Brady and the Bucks won it during the 20 season COVID and the Rams beat Brady and the Bucks on their way to the Super Bowl in 21. So Mark, this is the NFL with two tells, two tells and both West Coast were put in LA, SoFi, and we're putting Vegas there in the tight rotation. We'll deal with everybody else, building new stadiums, whether they get one or not, you know, who are we going to eventually put in the five, six city rotation? But Mark, this is now LA in 21, 26, Vegas, 23, 28. And now, as you mentioned, Nashville's getting a new stadium. They're getting a Super Bowl. They are. Right there. I'm sorry. Like, I don't know if Cleveland's going to get one. I don't know if they'll ever buck the trend. If you build a new dome, we give you a Super Bowl. I mean, the fact that they gave New York one, they'll never do that again. No, but that was outdoors and right. They'll never go Northern City outdoors. Like, I don't even know if Washington will get one. You know, Philly tried in the NFL said, we'll give you a draft. So I just, we're going to do Vegas once every five years. We're going to do LA once every five years, and then everybody else is fighting for it. I mean, it appears as if they don't want to come back to Miami anytime soon. I thought they made the proper refurbishments to the stadium to get one. You know, Tampa, I love you. I do. I, you know, we'd love to have been in Tampa for two months for a lot of different reasons. I've enjoyed the hell out of the little bit of time that I get to spend out of the Hope Lodge. I think Tampa is a fabulous city. It's grown up a lot since its last super, just since its last Super Bowl, which was the COVID year. Tampa's got the infrastructure now to host another Super Bowl. I don't think they ever get one unless they get a new stadium. And you know, I think they'll get one. I think they'll get a make good because 2020 Tampa didn't get to enjoy the economic benefit that a normal Super Bowl gets. So Mark, they've committed to two. The question is how many cities are they going to commit to? You know, it's kind of like the open championship, you know, rotation. They've got like five, six course. They make sure St. Andrews every five years, they want to get back to St. Andrews. David, has it been 2011 since the last Dallas Super Bowl? Well, yeah, it was the 2010 season, which has shocked me the most. That's the one that has shocked me the most. A, it's domed. B, it's Jera, the most influential owner in the game. And C, it's 90,000 seats and then standing room. I mean, it's a cash cow. And they've built a lot of hotels in Dallas. Area is thriving. Affordable too. It's actually a nice place to move to. You know, Houston had one in 2017. They've had three total, but 2017 is the last. You know, Miami's last one was the 2019 season. Their Super Bowl was like four to six weeks before COVID hit in early 2020. So you think about Miami's going to go a decade. I mean, if we're doing 26 LA, 27 Atlanta, 28 Vegas, the earliest Miami's going to go is 10 years. And New Orleans just had one 2025. So, you know, they've had their fix. But, you know, places that we thought would make the rotation, you know, Atlanta. Okay. Next year, that's good. And then when was the last one before that? Was it the Patriots Ram Super Bowl? 2019 Super Bowl 2018 season. Right. So they're going to go nine years in between Super Bowls. Miami's going to go a minimum of 10. Dallas Mark's going to go 20. Right. I'm stunned. Absolutely. I am. I'm stunned at that. But, you know, Phoenix had one recently, the 2023 Super Bowl. So, you know, right. Yeah, but they are supposed to announce the 2030 Super Bowl at these league meetings. I don't know if they will. The rumors Nashville, they'll play the 20, you know, the Titans will move into 27. They'll play the 27 and 28 seasons. And then the 20, 29 season. Okay. Well, you know, the two years to break in that stadium. And then they'll get a Super Bowl. So the West Coast Super Bowls are dominating right now. I mean, six Phoenix, eight Clara, couple in LA and now Vegas. So much for morning radio shows on Radio Road, David. Good the bad and the ugly next Miller and Molton. You're listening to Miller and Molton. And now here's Mark Miller and David Molton. 22 minutes till we're done. Our Hump Day show is over. Miss any part of the show, go to Miller and Molton.com. Miller and Molton.com. Whole question. It's April Fool's Day. Are you a prankster? Do you or have you taken part in April Fool's Day pranks? Yeah, your name. Vote accordingly. That's all right. You got nothing for me here? You're ready for me to, ready for me to rock? I'm always ready for you to rock. Speaking of rocking, caught a video going through my, you know, my, my scrolling of the Us Festival from 82 and Triumph. Doing fight the good fight. Such a good thing. I love Triumph. Oh my goodness. And they're going on tour like Russian Triumph or both doing it. I don't know if I'd want, I mean, there's the literally Russian Triumph are the first two bands I saw in concert. I was 15 years old. I saw him about a month apart. I don't know if I'd want, you know, 40 years later, I don't know if I'd really want to go again and see him. But I will say Rush did play the Canadian Grammys are called the Juno Awards. And no one knew it because Rush is going on tour, the first tour without Neil Pirrett since he died. They've got the, oh crap. They've got a great drummer. I want to, I'm trying to think who we played with someone will give it to me, but they opened the Juno, Juno Awards and no one knew they were doing it. Somehow they were able to keep it secret. They played a song from their first album that they hadn't played in concert since like 1980. Wow. And it rocked. It's a song I'm not even that familiar with, but it was, it was pretty cool. It was pretty cool. I'm with you, by the way, saw the same tour and I was lucky I saw it at the garden. Yes, I said Neil Pirrett, that's a drummer who passed away for those that keep popping his name in. I swear to you, I feel like I'm talking to someone in my house right now. I say things and then people tell me exactly what I just got done. Ladies and gentlemen in the YouTube and Twitch chat rooms, here's what's working against you. Mark's mother doesn't pay attention to him a lot. She's one of his two caretakers. So by the end of her stay, she's driving him crazy and his co-host doesn't pay attention to him during the commercial breaks either. So he's got a lot of people, people that he spends too much time with who don't pay attention to him. So that's what you're up against. If you're going to contribute, just pay attention to him. You don't have to agree with him. You don't even have to like him. Okay, just whatever you do, just please, I beg you, pay attention because I'm letting you down because I don't pay attention to him during the breaks at all. Speaking of segments that David Molten doesn't pay attention to, time now for... It's that time again, nearing the end, but not quite there yet. Here's Mark Miller with Today Was The Day When. 1905, the SOS, Morris Distress Signal, is first adopted and it was adopted by the German government. Today in 45, ground forces in Vito, Kunawa, the largest assault of the Pacific theater in World War II. It was today in 1963 that either the biggest or second biggest soap opera got its start. General Hospital premiered today on ABC. I mean, it's either days of our lives or General Hospital, right, David? Well, and in honor of my mother, who was an NBC soap opera fan, what also debuted on this day was the Doctors. Yeah, I got that, but who the hell's even heard of that? Well, the Doctors, I believe, was after days of our lives on the NBC lineup, I believe. Okay, but the two biggest soap operas in television daytime soap history, you've got to be General Hospital on days of our lives. Yeah, I don't think there's any, I mean, I don't think a bronze medalist even contends. Maybe as the world turns, I don't know. Sam and Dave released, hold on, I'm coming today in 1966. I really forgot to bring this up with Seth, just because I wanted him to do the imitation. It was today in 69 that the Seattle pilots trade this little-known minor leaguer for two prospects. His name was Lou Pinella. He would go on to win the A.L. Rookie of the Year. Nick's in band cigarette ads on television and radio today in 1970. If we could have Smokes advertised, would you allow it on our show, David? Oh, yeah. No, no, no, no, but you and I have been pretty open about, you know, smoking, drinking, gambling. Okay, I've never smoked, and I mean never. Not once in my life have I put tobacco in my mouth or touched my lips. Okay, but if you are going to do it, knock yourself out. Okay, you know, if you want to gamble, great. You don't want to gamble? Great, don't. Same with drinking. I mean, I'm sorry. I'm brought to you by street hookers. No, I'm just kidding. I'm sorry, at some point, you've got to be an adult. We can only do so much for you is my thought. Today in 72, Major League Baseball players staged their first ever collective strike. Play would resume a couple of weeks later. Owners and players agree to a half million dollar increase in pension fund payments. Can I just stop you for a second? If you were president now, 55 plus years later, okay, would you reverse the ban? No. Okay, I'm fine with no cigarette ads. Okay, I'm fine. Because, you know, we can make the case. There's a lot of stuff out there, drinking the pharmaceuticals. I don't we can make quite a case. Well, I don't think pharmaceuticals, I mean, we're the only country in the world that allows pharmaceutical ads the way that we allow them in this country. That's ridiculous. So that's a whole other story. Okay. But you know, you could certainly make a case on the alcohol, David. There's no doubt. Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded this company today in 1976. You may have heard of it. It's called Apple. The better of the two New Heart shows finished today in 1978 on CBS. The second one was good, too. It was not as good as the first one. No, the first one was amazing. Also today in 78, Mike Bossy becomes the first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season. He'd actually score 50 and 51 in a 3-2 win over Washington. Three years later, this guy named Gretzky had his 103rd assist of the season to break Bobby Orr's record for most assists in a single season. It was today in 84 that Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father. It's a day short of his birthday, too. Happy birthday, son. You're dead. 85, one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history. Villanova takes down Georgetown 66 to 44. They shot 79% from the field for the game. For the game. They shot 90% in the second half. They missed one shot from the field in the second half. Okay, no shot clock, so the possessions could take a while. All right, but yeah, they missed one shot in the second half. The shortest commissioner term in baseball history began today in 89. A Bartlett Giamani replaces Euberoth. He would die of a heart attack five months later. In what everybody I would assume thought was an April Fool's joke today in 1990, Comedy Central launches on cable. It's a pretty good day to launch if you're Comedy Central. Agreed. Duke gets their first title. They were still lovable today in 91. They would beat Kansas by seven. Latiner would get the most outstanding player. 92, the NHL begins their first strike in their 75-year history. It was a 10-day strike. They got a large playoff bonus increase and more control over licensing and likeness, and it changes to the free agency system. 93, sad day in Winston Cup racing. Alan Kouiki died in a plane crash in to Bristol for the Food City 500. I was on the air in Binghamton, New York, and I literally had to start my sportscast by saying, this is not a joke. I know it's April Fool's Day. This is not a joke. Mark, it was a grown man. He was in his mid-30s. His name was Jim. He was one of our best camera man. He was a Polish Prince Alan Kouiki fan. Had all his stuff. He was sobbing on my shoulder. He came running to me going, please tell me this isn't true. And I had to say, Jim, I'm very sorry. He sobbed on my shoulder. Today in 02, Maryland gets their first title, beating Indiana by eight. And you talk about the Mets record on opening day, and while it's terrific, it's the Yankees that today in 2008 set a record by winning their 11th straight home opener. Bo Schimbeckler, Gordon Jump. I got to tell you who that is, but that's for David and I. That's Arthur Carlson, everybody. WKRP in Cincinnati. A couple of guys that everybody had their baseball card, by the way. Phil Neacrow and Rusty Stab, along with Sean Taylor would have all celebrated birthdays today. Got Stevens is 62. Jumbo Elliott and Mark Jackson are 61. Darren McCarty is 54. Wrestler Randy Orton, 46. The Lopez twins, Brook and Robin are 38. And Alex Pallew, the IndyCar driver. That's just for David. He's 29. What did I miss, David? Or what did you, what are you going to repeat that I said earlier? Nope, you got it all. Well, I knew he was going to listen today. I forced him to. I forced him to by that introduction. You had no choice. Yep. Time to see life a little bit differently. Here's Mark Miller with the good, the bad, and the ugly. What do you got, Mark? Well, what turned out as a bad borderline rotten, ended up being good. Mike Watkinson crossed the pond, needed some roof tiles. And the roofers arrived and apparently aggressively quoted him 250 pounds for the work. He said he felt pressured into accepting. And before he knew it, the bill rose to eight times that amount. He said the workers who pocketed the cash left his home and left him with a huge hole in the roof. That's when Denny Mayla and another tradesman found out about it. They're both roofers in the area and came over and did all the work for free. For the bad, we go to Massachusetts where some pigs are wandering loose. I had a couple of jokes here, but I'm going to leave them alone. Two pigs were found by the Blackstone Regional Animal Shelter, not by my friend Q, on Pond Street and they were rounded up. Officials left a note at a home there suspected to be owned by, but no one was at the home so the pigs were taken to the shelter. Finally, the ugly. We go to Charlotte County where Monday evening, deputies had to respond to a business where a man was inside a woman told deputies that she arrived for work and noticed strings tied around the door handles and saw a bicycle. Then she saw a man inside the business who was asleep on the couch. They say they found no signs of forced entry and found John Mackie asleep on the couch when they finally were able to wake him. He came out after several verbal commands from deputies. He told deputies that a friend to let him enter the business using a key and then complained while he was in the police car that he had foot pain. So he got an ambulance ride to the hospital where he told him he gained access to an unlocked door. That is the good, the bad, and the ugly on today, April Fool's Day 2026 brought to you by the Cape Coral Police Department. Hiring new officers offering great pay, a signing bonus, plus other jobs are available for information on becoming an officer at Cape Coral or any of the other jobs. CapeCops.com, CapeCops.com. 14 baseball games, 12 of them in the afternoon. They're all on MLB.TV. Metz Cardinals is also on ESPN Unlimited. But no MLB network game, at least not one that is listed from the list I have in front of me. Rays and Brewers at 140. Marlins White Sox at 110. The Braves, by the way, hosting the A's at 1215. That's the earliest game of the day, but 14 games, 12 of them this afternoon. The Dodgers, one of the two games tonight. Just three hockey games, Mark. That makes sense. There was a bunch last night. So St. Louis at the Kings, that has playoff ramifications for both. The Kings are pulling out of the final playoff spot. Anaheim at San Jose. Playoff ramifications for both. San Jose's got two games in hand on everybody else that are fighting the catch. And one of them's tonight. Probably need to win if Celebrity and Company are going to make the playoffs. Anaheim San Jose at 9 o'clock on TNT. Nine games in the NBA. A little celebrity on TV. I like that. Yeah, I do too. Nine NBA games. The ESPN double header, Celtics and Heat, Spurs and Warriors, 730, 10 o'clock on ESPN. Magic are hosting Atlanta. I was going to say, is that the best game of the night? I know the other two games are on TV, but isn't Atlanta at Orlando the best game of the night? And Orlando needs to win it if they want to avoid the play-in. They lose, it'll be tough for them to avoid the play-in. Have a great rest of your April Fool's Day. Miller and Malton.