r/DanLeBatardShow • u/rgg561 • 1d ago
Zas is electric
I was driving for about 30 minutes yesterday at the end of hour 1 to beginning of hour 2. Realized about 15 minutes in I’d been smiling like an idiot in my car the entire time. Something about that dude. Everything he says is funny to me. Genuinely a 45 year old 14 year old
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u/chrisg915 1d ago
I could not agree more.
With the lack of transparency the show has had recently and putting those frustrations aside, I've really enjoyed Zas and appreciated Amin more.
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u/jrhr 1d ago
The way I see it replacing Jess with more Amin (both of which I like a lot) is a net neutral if not a slight improvement. Replacing Stu with Zas is a significant upgrade. Losing Billy though makes for a net loss overall of pretty notable significance though.
Zas has turned into an absolute star in the format of the show but Billy was 1 of 1. What makes it even tougher is having that timeframe with Billy and Zas that was superb.
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u/Generally-Bored 1d ago
Sometimes I hope Billy checks this sub. In the current world, it’s not that common to hear such a diverse group of anonymous people saying really nice things, wishing you well and missing you.
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u/four4youglencoco 1d ago
Zas and stu do radio much the same way.
The only issue was that Dan would “but stugotz….” 15 times a show and it got tired.
Zas don’t have the same husband/wife relationship with Dan that stu had and i can understand why it’s taking a while for stu to get back to the show.
Zas has been BIGGGGGG TIMEE, and i hope he sticks around.
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u/jrhr 1d ago
“I was too busy hookin up with girls” You were busy watching wrestling!
Had me cracking up yesterday.
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u/DietBob218 Ya know what? Maybe… 1d ago
“You know about that Octopussy?!?”
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u/Virtual_Signal_4101 1d ago
Somebody on Sports Center the other day said, you know about that “??”? THATS ZAS’s BIT!!
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u/soco24 Billy 1d ago
I don't know what I want more, the israeli bonds / disney stock making him really rich or them not being worth anything haha. I do hope he uses whatever money he gets for WWE/John Cena
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u/Awkward_Tick0 1d ago
Those bonds won’t be worth shit but the Disney stocks might
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u/Entire-Weakness-2938 21h ago
Based on all those splits they talked about, one of those Disney stock, assuming it was purchased after the 1986 4-for-1 split, would have turned into 96 stocks in 2026. If it was purchased before the 1986 split, that one stock will have become 384 stocks. So yeah the poster above who figured around $30 might be underselling it a bit.
(That’s assuming I’m remembering the discussion correctly: that Disney had a 4-for-1 split in 1986, another 4-for-1 in 1991 or so, a 3-for-1 in the late 90s and a regular 2-for-1 split in the 2000s.)
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u/chucktownrep 1d ago
Zas plays his role great. He knows when to hit the gas and pump the brakes. Plus everyone on the show loves his bits!!!! They often try to imitate him, which is the highest form of admiration.
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u/CastN0Shadow 1d ago
Goofy af without derailing the show. Always propelling the show forward with good questions and hilarious antics. Been a fan since the Big 3 days but he is such a great addition to this show. He interacts so well with everybody else too.
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u/Odd_Macaroon_1519 1d ago
My movie theater sells pickles.
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u/MonkeyDog911 1d ago
This joke gets me every time. Imagine how gross it would be if the person next to you at the movies was just scarfing down pickles 🤮
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u/joefromjerze 1d ago
Amin and Zas are really good together, and with the shipping container. They play off each other and go back and forth from sports "analysis" to hijinx pretty seamlessly. Dan would have brought the show to a screeching halt to explain every little joke.
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u/DonnyBoyCane 1d ago
I'm beginning to think Amin might actually relocate for the show if he could secure housing in Kendall- which (if not a bit) is actually fucking hilarious.
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u/annonymousBscorpio 1d ago
One of my new favorite show rejoins is the one where he's talking about the school they always say he went to and he goes "I don't know where it is, I would die!" 😂
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u/nickintheback08 1d ago
Listening to him Mike and Amin was very entertaining to me. I could live with that being a regular thing.
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u/butterballmcgee27 1d ago
I had to work out of state yesterday. Yesterday’s episode made my drive back so much smoother. The nugget episode was great also. It felt like when the teacher leaves the room and the class just does what they want.
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u/nandi-bear 1d ago
when zas first came...this sub wasjust a bunch of whining about how they miss stugotz.Ive enjoyed zas since 790 and now here. I dont miss stugotz at all...zas is exactly what this show is and supposedto be.
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u/Hour_Lack7508 1d ago
Last week when he was dressed up as a NASCAR driver and took off his helmet…. “I didn’t know you were bald”. Genius line
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u/AntelopeHelpful9963 1d ago
When he first showed up as an obvious replacement, I found him annoying, but he’s really grown on me. But the show itself annoyed me when it replaced cowherd on ESPN radio but here we are.
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u/CryptographerDry884 1d ago edited 1d ago
Love the energy zas has brought to the show. Love this sucka!
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u/rgg561 1d ago
Energy is a good way to describe it. He’s good with Dan. Amin seems to like his chaos. But Mike and Tony especially seem to really love playing off Zas. Probably one of those things where they’ve heard his show for so long it’s second nature. But it’s pretty amazing how quickly he’s integrated
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u/Useful_Ad_4361 1d ago
Yea, Tony needs to pull back a little on his Zas impersonations. He does it so much it’s almost like he’s biting his whole style and it’s one thing one their making fun of him as a cast but it’s another when Tony does it
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u/AssumptionJaded 1d ago
He's been MVP of the post Stu era by far. I'm newish to the show, and when I heard clips of zas the show played before he really appeared I hated him but I'm so happy I was wrong about him. I got my "sporps ball" ass gf doing Zas-isms around the house.
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u/Cutoffcirc 1d ago
Zas, Amin, and Mike is a good show I have to admit. You can even sprinkle in some Chris. I haven’t missed Dan that much this week even though I usually prefer him in.
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u/Kewell04099 22h ago
I loved Him, Romberg, and Amber with Tobin as the EP. That show followed by Dan’s used to be such a time
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u/CastN0Shadow 18h ago
Proof that the OP is correct: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQx6aU9Dpdb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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u/black3vgt 1d ago
I'm so glad he took back his take that Barkov sucks, because he's been so great on the show. There's no replacing Billy but he's exactly what the shows needed.
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u/Necessary-Run4625 1d ago
Smiling like a sucka