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#IHaveNeverSatInAPremiumLocation's Friday Morning Wakeup

by: Mrs. Tyler Thompson04/08/16@MrsTylerKSR
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] @davebriggstv[/caption] I'm a big fan of John Oliver and "Last Week Tonight," and this week, they pulled their best stunt yet. This year, the New York Yankees eliminated the print-at-home option for tickets, which makes it much more difficult for fans to resell their tickets, a move Yankees COO Lonn Trost justified by saying fans who paid a "substantial amount of money for a ticket" may end up to someone who bought a resold one for cheap, which apparently was a problem. That's a pretty snobby way of doing things, so, as a response, Oliver bought tickets in the Yankees' "Legends Club" premium seating area behind home plate and held a contest to resell them to fans who best dress like they've never sat in a premium location before. The results? Hilarious. First, it was the Ninja Turtles: Second, sharks and unicorns: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="812"] @jenSedgley[/caption] And yesterday, it was dragons: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] @RedSox730[/caption] According to @DaveBriggsTV, the Yankees gave in to the stunt at the end, putting this message on the video boards: "Thanks, John Oliver. Everyone is welcome at Yankee Stadium." The situation's not exactly the same, but I'd love to see us do something similar next season in the lower arena at Rupp.

Skal Labissiere will be on today's show

The freshman big man will come on the show to discuss his decision to stay in the NBA Draft, and it should be an interesting interview. Skal is a fascinating kid, and hopefully this environment will allow fans to get to know him a little better. His career at UK hasn't been as we all may have hoped, but I applaud him for coming on the show to say goodbye to the BBN.

It's opening day at Keeneland

Said show will take place at Keeneland for opening day, even though it's apparently 34 degrees and drizzling. Regardless, Matt, Ryan, and Skal will be there to entertain you, so tune in. Tom Leach will also be there, and shared a great story about a horse named Keightley that will run today. Keightley is owned by Kevin Warner, who also co-owns Blue Grass Stakes contender Twizz and was a UK basketball manager under Joe B. Hall and alongside beloved UK equipment manager Bill Keightley, aka Mr. Wildcat, back in the 80's. If you're going to the track today, I'm sure he'll be a favorite for sentimental reasons: https://youtu.be/7k_szk7ab3M

Nike Hoop Summit practices roll on

De'Aaron Fox and Wenyen Gabriel both earned praise during yesterday's practices. I think you'll like these tweets from Jerry Meyer about Fox last night: https://twitter.com/jerrymeyer247/status/718274157163782147 https://twitter.com/jerrymeyer247/status/718275034071048193 The actual game is tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

Will Jordan Spieth keep the lead at the Masters?

Spieth currently leads the field at -6, followed by Danny Lee and Shane Lowry at -4. Jason Day, my adopted new favorite golfer is back at even, so he's got some work to do today. Or, maybe I'll cheer for Sergio Garcia again, who's at -3. Regardless, there will be golf on my second monitor this afternoon. Here are today's tee times for the featured groups on Masters.com:
Tee Time Players
9:37 a.m. Bubba Watson Branden Grace Ian Poulter
9:59 a.m. Jason Day Matt Kuchar Ernie Els
12:44 p.m Louis Oosthuizen Jason Dufner Patrick Reed
1:06 p.m. Justin Thomas Emiliano Grillo Dustin Johnson
1:39 p.m. Phil Mickelson Marc Leishman Henrik Stenson
2:01 p.m. Adam Scott Kevin Kisner Brooks Koepka
You can follow the action on Masters.com or ESPN starting at 3 p.m. ET. KSR in an hour, so get some work done now.

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2025-08-02