The Valenti Show

Valenti and Rico kicked off today's show with Mike's excitement about it being opening day at the Saratoga Race Course. They discussed what their versions of Valenti's "Saratoga" are before they spent the entire second hour debating whether a Tigers trade for Paul Skenes is realistic and feasible. Then, the guys broke down the news that the NCAA Tournament is likely expanding until they returned to the Skenes/Tigers talk in the final hour.

Valenti started the show discussing how excited he was for opening day at the Saratoga Race Course today. Then, he asks what everyone's version of his "Saratoga" is before David joins to reveal ESPN's top 10 NFL running backs in 2025.

Mike and Rico spent the entire second hour reacting to an ESPN mock trade proposal that would send Paul Skenes to the Tigers for a massive haul.

The guys opened the third hour of the show with some Saratoga fast facts from Valenti before they dedicated the rest of the hour to discussing the likely expansion of the NCAA Tournament.

Valenti and Rico opened the final hour with a continuation of their earlier conversation about the mock trade from ESPN that would send Paul Skenes to the Tigers. Then, Wojo and Riger joined in cross-talk to wrap the show.

Mike and Rico hear from a few more of the people on the Skenes trade conversation.

Valenti and Rico react to the news that the NCAA Tournament might be expanding and discuss whether this is good for the sport or not.

The guys continue their conversation on Saratoga as Mike describes why he loves horse racing and Saratoga.

Valenti has a list of Saratoga facts which the guys try to guess.

The guys take your calls on the possibility that the Tigers trade for Paul Skenes.

Mike and Rico disagree on whether the Tigers should pull the trigger on a trade for Pirates ace Paul Skenes.

David joins with ESPN's list of the top running backs in the NFL.

The guys address an article from ESPN's David Schoenfield, who suggested that the Tigers could pull off a blockbuster trade for Pirates ace Paul Skenes.

Valenti and Rico hear from the people on their version of Mike's "Saratoga".

Mike starts the show sharing his excitement for the opening day at Saratoga Race Course, asking the guys what their version of that is for each of them.

Valenti and Rico kicked off a short show before Tigers baseball with a topic about the aforementioned first-place AL Central team, discussing whether they need to add at the deadline. They gave their thoughts on this and took a few of your calls until they shifted into Pistons talk and Trajan Langdon's comments about Malik Beasley and more. Then, the guys spent the remainder of the show taking your calls and reading your ticket texts on both of the topics.

Mike and Rico began the first hour of the show reacting to some improvements being made at Spartan Stadium for the 2025 season. Then, they debated which direction the Tigers need to go in ahead of the MLB trade deadline before going through an "In Football Today" segment to wrap up the hour.

Mike and Rico spent the second hour of the show interchanging between their conversation on Trajan Langdon's comments + offseason moves and what the Tigers should do at the deadline.

The guys rounded out the show ahead of Tigers baseball with a list of the top edge rushers in the NFL before they took more of your calls on the two topics covered today.

Valenti shares an ESPN list of the top 10 edge rushers in the NFL with the guys.

Valenti and Rico go to the people to hear their thoughts on the two topics at hand today.

The guys react to Trajan Langdon's most recent comments, expressing concern with the Pistons' president of basketball operations implying that Malik Beasley derailed their offseason plans.

Rico has a list of the best NFL "trifectas" - 3 great players hailing from the same university, which the guys try to guess.

The guys wonder what the Tigers need the most with the trade deadline rapidly approaching.

Valenti and Rico present their arguments as to why the Tigers roster as is will not be good enough come October.

Rico is back as he and Valenti discuss a new concessions provider at Spartan Stadium and a few upgrades to the video display.

Valenti kicked off the second Rico-less show of the week with a conversation about EA Sports College Football 26 now that the game is officially out. He shared an interesting take in the second hour regarding the average Detroit sports fan's love for role players before he wondered what success will look like for Deion Sanders and Bill Belichick this upcoming season. Then, Mike wrapped the show complaining how expensive consuming pro sports has become for the average fan.

Valenti started another Rico-less show with a discussion with Kenny and David about the release of EA Sports College Football 2026. The guys ribbed Kenny for the number of hours he's about to put into the game before they did a CFB Blitz to round out the hour.

Mike spent the entire second hour offering a take regarding Detroit sports fans and role players. Then, he sat back and heard the responses from Kenny, David, and the people.

The guys started the third hour with David's fun summer activities before pivoting to a conversation on what a successful season would look like for both Bill Belichick and Deion Sanders.

Mike dedicated the final hour to discussing how much the average fan needs to spend in order to enjoy the sports they watch. He broke down what the NFL schedule will look like in terms of where games will air to underline the fact that leagues are doing everything they can to make money. The guys wrapped up the show with the Big Finish ahead of Tigers baseball.

The people chime in on how expensive it is to be a sports fan and the NIL angle to this as well.

Mike begins the final hour asking if sports leagues/teams have gotten too greedy when it comes to what they expect their fans to pay to enjoy their product.

Valenti explains what he thinks success looks like for both Deion Sanders and Bill Belichick this season.

The guys discuss the fact that Bill Belichick and Deion Sanders have both opted out from being included in the new EA Sports College Football game.

David joins to provide some fun activities for you to do this summer.

Mike takes your calls on his Detroit role player take.

Valenti begins the second hour addressing some comments from Tigers fans and Ticket hosts regarding some players, including Zach McKinstry, being snubbed from the All-Star game.

David joins Valenti to tell him players with good odds to win the Heisman trophy and to ask him his thoughts on each team.

Valenti goes to the people to hear what they think of the new EA Sports CFB game and how much time it has taken up of their lives thus far.

The guys discuss the release of EA Sports CFB 2026, with Kenny chiming in on what he thinks about the game and how much he'll play it going forward.

Valenti kicked off today's Rico-less show with 2 very bold Tigers' proclamations. He stuck with that topic until the second hour, where he read a few parts of NHL Network's Elliotte Friedman detailing the incompetence of the Steve Yzerman-led Red Wings front office. Mike interchanged between these topics until the end of the show.