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Today’s word of the day is ‘toe’ as in foot as in head shoulders knees and toes as in the Chiefs as in the Ravens as in the NFL. The season is here. The Chiefs win 27-20 as the would be Ravens touchdown gets overturned by a toe! Is Taylor Swift the key to the Chiefs success? (9:20) Let’s discuss the biggest storylines in the NFL this season for me to follow. Cowboys. Aaron Rodgers. (17:40) Let’s make some predictions for the season! (24:02) NPPOD. (36:20) Review: Borderlands. (39:40) Disney is in a fight with DirecTV. When will it end? (46:05) ESPN is embracing A.I. And people are MAD!
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Today’s word of the day is ‘puppet’ as in Roger Goodell as in Jerry Jones as in Commanders as in undercover reporter. Let me break this down for you. It’s crazy. Commanders VP of Content goes on a date… but the date is an undercover reporter. Woof. (13:55) NPPOD. Matt Chapman signed a huge deal with the Giants. Boras special. (22:04) The Packers and Eagles play on Friday in Brazil. The players for the Eagles had some not so nice things to say about Brazil! (33:00) Review: Banshees of Inisherin. (35:40) It’s time we discuss what happened in Georgia yesterday. Another school shooting. Two teachers dead. Two 14-year olds dead. Done by a fellow 14-year old student. Unreal… (43:15) Players continue to get hit by pitches. It continues to get worse and worse and worse. Whit Merrifield sounded off on this after being hit in the head.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘posturing’ as in MLB as in Diamond as in winter spending as in local TV money as in free agents. What is happening now? We’ve been telling you all about the fight between bankrupt Bally’s but what happened on Tuesday is important. (18:20) What is the deal with Haason Reddick and the Jets? The Jets traded for him March and he hasn’t shown up. He wants a deal. The Jets don’t want to pay him that much. Where does this end? (23:15) Is the Guardian Cap here to stay in the NFL? Two players for the Indianapolis Colts will wear them during the regular season. (36:00) Review: Pearl Jam. (39:11) NPPOD. (46:40) The Texas Rangers will not repeat as World Series champions. The Rangers are likely to miss the postseason. deGrom is still hurt. Max Scherzer is hurt. The team isn’t hitting. Sounds like big problems.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘earth, wind, fire’ as in September as in baseball as in MLB as in postseason push. Let’s discuss the biggest storylines now that September baseball is here. Shohei Ohtani chase. Aaron Judge chase. Playoff chase. (12:00) Going over my August predictions. (13:05) Time for some September predictions! (17:20) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about what’s going on with Brazil and Elon Musk right now. The country has banned X. The NFL is playing there Friday. (26:00) Niners rookie Ricky Pearsall was shot in an attempted robbery over the weekend. Oh boy. (33:45) Review: Daughters. (40:57) We have another TV fight. Disney v. DirecTV. (50:13) NPPOD.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘weight’ as in public musings of Jerry Jones as in Dak Prescott as in the Dallas Cowboys. What is going on in Dallas? Prescott is a free agent next season. Where is the new deal? Is it with the Cowboys or is Dak gone after the year? Do Dak and Jerry have an issue with each other? (12:06) Tom Brady is in an uphill battle to become part owner of the Raiders. He’s now an analyst for FOX. What does that mean? He’s banned from a lot of things he needs to do for his job! (22:30) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about Fenway Sports Group and the difference between it and private equity firms. (34:20) Review: Adam Sandler - Love You. (37:07) Mark Cuban said somethings about MLB ownership that we need to speak on. (43:20) NPPOD. (49:15) Glen Davis is going to jail. But! Not until after he finishes a documentary? Huh!?
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Today’s word of the day is ‘bobblehead scratcher’ as in bobblehead night as in Shohei Ohtani as in Decoy as in Dodger Stadium as in madness. What went into this giveaway? How do giveaways work? The fans lined up hours and hours before the game for one of these. (11:00) Pat McAfee sounded off on reporters yesterday at an ESPN panel. He spoke about unfair coverage. He spoke about personal attacks on his character. He spoke about Aaron Rodgers. (31:50) 28:50 - Review: Shakespeare In Love. (36:50) NPPOD. (40:20) The Steelers have named Russell Wilson the starting QB. Who didn’t see that coming? It’s decision week for NFL teams. (45:50) Chris Ballard is feeling the pressure in Indy. He doesn’t care about how feel about the team he put together. If it gets him fired it gets him fired, he said. (48:55) Let’s talk about gambling. Online hate from gambling is embarrassing.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘private equity’ as in our favorite business topic as in sports as in the NFL as in college sports as in big big big money! The NFL is going to allow private equity in now. Why does private equity want in? (17:20) The NFL voted down using Hawk-Eye technology for first downs this year. Not happening. Isn’t working how they want it to. (28:18) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Washington Commanders new stadium rights deal. They wanted to know if it’s better for national brands or regional brands to make national rights deals. (36:45) Review: Fly Me to the Moon. (39:25) Amazon could be pulling its funding from Diamond Sports Group. Uh oh. (44:55) NPPOD - Yankees, Orioles, and the race for the AL Central
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Today’s word of the day is ‘personal attacks’ as in Deion Sanders as in Dabo Swinney as in reporters as in fans as in college football is back. Let’s start with Deion Sanders and what happened at Colorado. A reporter was banned for the things he wrote about Deion. (10:25) Dabo Swinney has banned callers from his radio show. Not happening anymore. Sorry fans. (14:50) Let’s talk about the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones the GM. Dallas finally signs CeeDee Lamb. (27:40) Review: Incoming. (29:40) The US Open business is booming. Record payouts. Millions and millions of dollars. Same is happening this week in golf. Millions and millions of dollars. (38:40) NPPOD. (45:30) It’s time to talk about the booming memorabilia business. Billions and billions.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘62 again’ as in Aaron Judge as in home run chase as in MVP season as in record-setting as in Shohei Ohtani as in history as in baseball! Aaron Judge is on fire. He’s hitting for average and power and carrying the Yankees. (8:14) Shohei Ohtani continues to make history of his own. Quickest to join the 40/40 club. Walk off grand slams. What can’t he do!? (14:10) Griffin Conine got the call! (21:50) Jordan Montgomery blasted Scott Boras for his handling of the offseason. Montgomery wanted Boston, he ended up in Arizona. And then he fired Boras. (34:20) Review: Inside Out 2. (38:00) Ted Lasso back for a season 4. Here are my thoughts. (40:20) History is being made tonight in Red Sox vs Blue Jays! (44:45) NPPOD. (47:45) Scott Servais is not happy about how he found out about his firing.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘vibe’ as in good vibes as in bad vibes as in the Seattle Mariners as in Scott Servais as in Jerry Dipoto. What went wrong for the Mariners? Pitching was elite. Batting was horrible. How did they fall apart so quickly? (12:45) The Los Angeles Angels gave GM Perry Minasian a 2-year extension. The team has stunk for so many years now… why do this? Because it’s Arte’s team. (21:22) NWSL signed a new CBA. No more draft. No more trades. Guaranteed deals. Major news. (32:40) Review: Unstable S2. (35:30) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Orioles sending Trevor Rogers down after being acquired at the deadline. (43:50) NPPOD.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘correcting’ as in Brian Flores as in Tua Tagovailoa as in the Dolphins as in Dan Le Batard. Why does this story have so much air? Why did Brian Flores respond? What happens next? (11:55) Private equity is coming to the NFL. It wants college football. It wants everything. (21:45) What team is Jeff Bezos buying? Any? He’s always been rumored to want one and he’s always rumored to be the guy buying. (31:25) Review: The Union. (34:50) We have some tennis drama. World No.1 Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for steroids. BUT! It was ruled by a committee that I was accidentally. Sure… (43:50) NPPOD. - Let’s talk about what’s happening with the Orioles. Injuries everywhere! (49:30) The Marlins new season ticket plan. Let’s discuss.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘strain’ as in back strain as in Yankees as in Orioles as in Aaron Judge as in Juan Soto as in pitching as in postseason baseball. The AL East is tough. It’s a close race. Which team will prevail? (10:35) Someone asked me about the issue going on with the Staten Island Little League coach calling out Aaron Judge. What the heck is this!? (20:30) Joey Votto announced his retirement. One of the best Canadian players of all time. (25:30) The NBA battle with Warner Bros. Discovery is now into the court world. Not the basketball court. (34:46) Review: Chasing Amy. (38:00) Ranking the top Quentin Tarantino characters of all time. (43:30) NPPOD. (47:35) Dartmouth v. Dartmouth is happening. The university vs the men’s basketball team.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘coach speak’ as in Tua as in Dolphins as in Brian Flores as in Mike McDaniel as in NFL. What happened here with Tua? He opened up to Dan Le Batard about how bad Flores’ coaching technique was towards him. And how well Mike McDaniel has been since then. (14:40) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the last Bay Bridge Series at the Oakland Coliseum. It’s the end of an era in Oakland. (25:45) St. Pete government officials got bonuses for the new stadium deal. Only 17 of them. Hmmm. (36:35) Review: Dark Matter. (40:33) NPPOD. (42:45) Mets had Hailey Welch throw out a first pitch. Some people are mad about it. (48:00) Let’s discuss what’s happening with the Las Vegas Aces. A civil rights lawsuit was brought against the head coach, team, and league on behalf of a former Aces player.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘resilience’ as in climbing as in hiking as in mountains as in what I just did this past weekend. (6:45) Let’s get to the 6 inning minimum. What is MLB trying to do here? Will it happen? (14:35) Tyler Glasnow is on the injured list. Another pitching injury. Another Dodgers loss in a tight playoff race. Oh boy. (20:30) The Yankees still have some problems. Jazz Chisholm hurt. Clay Holmes continues to blow saves. (24:30) What are the Pirates doing? Struggling. And now they have a Paul Skenes problem. (37:00) Review: Twisters. (39:36) Venu is out. See ya later. We hardly even knew you. (46:20) NPPOD. (48:00) Wait to see updates
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It’s another mailbag! We’ll be back on Monday, but for now I’m on a mountain! Today’s show is all about the new streaming world. Subscriptions and ads are what the world has become! (14:01) Someone asked me about the NBA media deal and what would happen if the NBA owners wanted a bigger peace of the pie. It’s a 50/50 split… for how long? (24:50) Someone asked if Rob Manfred sees Warner Bros. Discovery needs content and MLB needs a big buyer… would he suggest this? (36:40) Someone asked me about employees v. Shareholders. Loyalty was one of the employees traits, but fighting with the shareholder was hurting some business. How do you handle this? (45:00) Someone asked me about the Green Bay Packers ownership and how this works.
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Domonique Foxworth joins the show! We talk all things from the NFL, the union, football, sports, life! Everything!
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Let me explain what I’m up to this week. It’s pretty cool, pretty major. I’m climbing a mountain!
Rich Eisen joins the show! He starts things off, of course, with the Michigan Wolverines! What is this new NIL world and how does Rich fit into it? What is the business of Rich Eisen? How did he come to create his own show and company?
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Welcome into a mailbag episode. I’m not here, but I’m here. Someone asked me if MLB expands does that mean the ‘feeder’ systems expand too? New AAA teams? New AA? How does it work? (12:40) Someone asked me about MLB regions and why MLB has picked regions that have no chance to have success. (21:45) Someone asked me about PTBNL… a player to be named later. What does that mean? Is that more embarrassing than cash considerations? (35:55) What is going on with the Rockies? Does the league ever give teams pressure to do more? (46:45) Someone asked me about visas and Canadians and trading players to Canada!
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