Aaron Goldhammer and Tony Rizzo brought some competition to the airwaves for their Thursday episode of The Really Big Show on 850 ESPN Cleveland.

It’s been more than two weeks since live sports came to a stop because of Covid-19. But for many sports fans, the void felt bigger Thursday without what was supposed to be Opening Day for Major League Baseball.

As a way of celebrating Opening Day, The Really Big Show’s Tony Rizzo challenged his co-host Aaron Goldhammer to get as many former Cleveland Indians on-air as he could. Adding to the challenge’s intrigue, Rizzo and show producer Chris Oldach set the over/under at 7.5 guests. None of the guests were booked for the show in advance and one hour into their four-hour show, Goldhammer was batting zero.

Halfway through hour number two, former Indians outfielder Shelley Duncan filled the leadoff spot in Goldhammer’s goal of eight guests for the show. In the third hour, Goldhammer landed four former Indians, closer Chris Perez, infielder Jason Donald, outfielder Ben Broussard and catcher Eddie Taubensee.

With a half hour left in the show, three-time All-Star Carlos Baerga joined the show, meaning Goldhammer needed one more player to hit the over. He tracked down Trevor Crowe’s mom, who said the former first round draft pick would call back, but Goldhammer didn’t have time to wait. Just before the buzzer, Cory Snyder came through in the clutch and joined the show to reach the over.

For The Really Big Show, there might not have been a baseball game on Opening Day, but Rizzo and Goldhammer gave listeners a competition to follow, fully loaded with a sports wager and plenty of Indians talk.

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