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Today’s word of the day is ‘bags’ as in under the eyes as in money bags as in the East Coasters trying to watch the NL West. It is a gauntlet. 4 teams are over .500 right now. The Padres haven’t lost at home. The Dodgers are losing games. The Giants are surprising. The Diamondbacks are hot. The Rockies are… existing. The Chicago Cubs got some bad, bad news. Justin Steele is done for the season. Counsell thought it was short-term and it’s not. Now what do the Cubs do? Mike Trout got into a little situation with a fan on a play for a fly ball right on the edge of the stands. Interference or not? Doesn’t matter because Trout made the best of it and acknowledge he didn’t know the rules and then met with the fan after the game! What just went down between Tennessee and Nico Iamaleava is exactly what the NCAA has created. A world of a mess. A QB wants more money. The school says no. And now he’s out of a job (?) and Tennessee is out of a QB. Review: Novocaine. Rory McIlroy finally got his green jacket. Almost was the same story as always with him, but he did it. The NBA Play-in and Playoffs are here! A wild Sunday saw a bunch of teams change positions. The Warriors down to the play-in. Western Conference was wild. NPPOD.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – NL West
8:40 – Cubs
14:05 – Trout play
18:45 – NCAA
32:50 – Review: Novocaine
35:30 – Masters
40:41 – NBA
47:00 – NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘groundbreaking’ as in Vegas as in the Athletics as in permits as in documents as in construction. What am I talking about? The Athletics said they are ready to break ground come June. For a stadium to open in 2028. Can it happen? What about the tariffs? So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about having a renewed interest in baseball, but none of the games are on national TV. Where can we watch that doesn’t cost extra? How can MLB grow the game this way? What is going on with MLB TV though? Why are they looking to license it? Review: Liza. The NBA on TNT held a sendoff last night. Inside The NBA said goodbye to the regular season. Next season games move to Amazon and NBC. NPPOD. let’s talk about what happened at Pat McAfee’s live show. Just another bad moment for the Pirates.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Athletics update
12:10 – MLB
20:10 – MLB TV
30:05 – Review: Liza
34:35 – TNT
37:40 – NPPOD
40:10 – McAfee Live

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Today’s word of the day is ‘$325 million’ as in Vlad Jr as in signing bonus as in Blue Jays as in MLB as in anger. Canada has to be conflicted by this deal. Why? Because Vlad’s signing bonus is taxed by Florida… where there’s no income tax. How will other owner’s and the MLBPA feel about this? Luka Doncic went off in his return to Dallas. It was emotional. It was tough. And Nico Harrison was booed the whole time. Review: True Romance. The Phoenix Suns are done. Toast. Lights out. Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Devin Booker. Max money and no playoffs. WOOF! NPPOD. Let’s talk about tariffs. Trump reversed course some and announced a 90-day pause on everyone but China. Jumps and dives and volatility is off the charts.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Vlad Jr
19:20 – Luka return
27:10 – Review: True Romance
30:15 – Suns eliminated
38:38 – NPPOD
41:00 – Trump Tariff

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Today’s word of the day is ‘no pleasure’ as in fired as in Denver as in Nuggets as in Mike Malone as in winning. The Denver Nuggets decided to fire the head coach and GM with 3 games left in the regular season! WHAT!? The Nuggets president came out and released a statement and then went on TV and made a different statement! Luka got ejected for trash talking a fan in the Lakers game last night. The ref took it personal. Why is this always happening? Why can’t refs get together and say “hey, we made a mistake here?” And now Luka returns to Dallas. Tragedy struck in the Dominican Republic yesterday. At least 70 people died when the roof collapsed at a nightclub. Former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel died. Former MLB player Tony Blanco died. Nelson Cruz’s sister died. Just a horrible, horrible tragedy. Review: October 8. NPPOD. Skenes Day in Pittsburgh was not great. He got shelled. And no fans were there. Under 9,000! Caitlin Clark Effect is real. We have seen it. It continues. Are the residual effects happening?

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Nuggets firing
16:01 – Luka ejected
22:20 – Tragedy in DR
31:35 – Review: October 8
38:30 – NPPOD
41:30 – Skenes Day
46:22 – Caitlin Clark Effect

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Today’s word of the day is ‘inflammation’ as in the Dodgers as in Blake Snell as in the White House as in big money as in replacements. Blake Snell said he’s been trying to tough it out through shoulder soreness but could not make it through a bullpen. First year of $182 million deal. Yikes. Except the Dodgers were all smiles at the White House, because their roster is stacked. The Mayor of Anaheim wants the Angels to be from Anaheim. That’s what she said in a letter if the team wants to stay there with a new stadium. Jarren Duran of the Boston Red Sox opened up about his struggles in a new documentary on Netflix. He spoke about his mental health troubles and a time where tried to take his own life. So many people and so many athletes struggle. Please call or text 988 if you need to talk. Review: Black Bag. The Detroit Tigers tried to fire an Assistant GM last week and he resigned before that. Why? He was sending lewd photos to female staffers. Rising star no more. NPPOD. Is Ted Leonsis primed to buy the Nationals? He owns the Wizards and the Capitals and he owns the local RSN. But the only way the Nationals get on his station… is if he owns them!

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Snell out
11:30 – Angels
18:00 – Jarren Duran
27:15 – Review: Black Bag
31:20 – Tigers AGM
39:40 – NPPOD
44:40 – Nationals sale

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Today’s word of the day is ‘astounding’ as in Blue Jays as in Vladimir Guerrero Jr as in new deal as in $500 million. Wow. The Blue Jays did it. Guerrero Jr gets his wish with a new deal with no deferrals and $500 million. The Pirates messed up big time. They replaced a decal honoring Roberto Clemente with an advertisement for a vodka drink. Wow. Rob Manfred spoke again about myriad of baseball items: torpedo bats, spending, broadcast deals, expansion, robot umps. Review: White Lotus Season 3. Alex Ovechkin is now the all-time leader in goals in the NHL. Wow. Never thought we’d see the day. Ja Morant was fined by the NBA for his gun gesture celebration. NPPOD.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Vlad Jr
11:15 – Pirates mistake
22:40 – Manfred speaks
32:00 – Review: White Lotus Season 3
36:40 – Ovechkin
42:10 – Morant fine
45:00 – NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘embarrassing’ as in winless as in Atlanta as in the Braves as in disappointing. What happened to the Braves? 0-7 to start the season. Last winless team. No team to start 0-7 has EVER made the postseason! Alex Ovechkin is so close to making NHL history. He’s 3 goals away from passing Gretzky for most all time. Networks are doing everything to get the game that breaks it. 7 games to go! The NHL just signed a huge deal with Rogers in Canada. 12 years for $7.7 billion! Review: Companion. What is going on with Ja Morant? Warned on Thursday about gun gestures during games and what does he do Thursday night? We have another Tropicana Field update! Roof fixing is here. Is this just prolonging the inevitable?

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Braves winless
12:40 – Ovechkin
19:30 – NHL Canada
29:40 – Review: Companion
32:00 – Ja Morant
40:16 – NPPOD
45:00 – Rays update

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Today’s word of the day is ‘certainty’ as in tariffs as in money as in salary as in players as in Jackson Merrill as in Kristian Campbell as in many others. The Padres gave Jackson Merrill a massive deal. They didn’t need to! They’ve been trying to shed payroll and now they are adding and now they have a core locked through 2033! Can they sustain that payroll? The Red Sox gave Kristian Campbell a longterm deal. 5 games into his big league career. They did the same thing last year! The Arizona Diamondbacks did something that I’m not sure why they did it. Ketel Marte got another extension. He was under contract for 2 more years and the team extended him! Review: The Princess Bride. Shohei Ohtani bobblehead night ended with a bang! Walk off homer! Let’s talk bobbles! Timberwolves sale is now complete. Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore are now the owners. Just waiting on a vote. $1.5 billion and lawyers later, we have a deal. NPPOD.

0:00 – Intro
7:30 – Merrill deal
17:20 – Red Sox deal
24:00 – Diamondbacks deal
31:15 – Review: The Princess Bride
35:40 – Ohtani Bobble
40:15 – Timberwolves
47:00 – NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘diligently’ as in Rays as in St. Pete as in pursue as in the Trop as in relocation? What is happening with the Tampa Bay Rays? Right now the team is playing at the Yankees Spring Training facility. It’s a one year deal. And then what? Well a major deadline just passed and the Rays let it pass. Randy Levine of the Yankees had a statement that is hard to believe. It wasn’t a normal statement. It was a Thank You letter to politicians. Jerry Jones has found himself in another situation due to no one other than Jerry Jones. Micah Parsons wants a new deal. Jerry Jones went out of his way to disrespect Parsons agent. Fun! Review: Adult Best Friends. So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about Roki Sasaki and his body language after struggling through 2 starts. Hmm. NPPOD. The St. Louis Cardinals continue to head in the wrong direction. The team underperformed, but the fans showed up. Now the team is just bad, and the fans aren’t showing up.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Rays relocation
11:40 – YES Network
18:08 – Jerry v. Parsons
29:24 – Review: Adult Best Friends
34:40 – SYWTTS
43:00 – NPPOD
46:00 – Cardinal Way

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Today’s word of the day is ‘fool’ as in April Fool as in Jurickson Profar as in the Atlanta Braves as in disaster. That’s right we have our first PED suspension of the big league season and Profar is done for 80 games. Fool! Can the Braves rebound from this dreadful start? Rafael Devers still can’t hit. Still can’t make contact. Historically bad start. But the team did sign Garrett Crochet for a record deal! Happy! Athletics played in Sacramento. Minor league ballpark. And they got crushed. And a drone stopped the game. And the media center is a tent. Review: The Room Next Door. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam finally admitted what we all know… the Deshaun Watson trade as a disaster. Woody Johnson met the media and said the Jets moved on from Aaron Rodgers but wasn’t his choice! Also talked about buyouts for employees. Also mentioned the NFLPA being a joke. What a guy! NPPOD.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Braves
13:00 – Red Sox
21:25 – Athletics
30:00 – Review: The Room Next Door
32:13 – Browns owner
39:40 – Jets owner
47:08 – NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ’damn’ as in Damn the Torpedos are is Yankees as in baseball as in new bats. What do you think about these new bats? Aaron Judge doesn’t use them. A bunch of other Yankees who homered did. Is MLB going to get rid of these? Max Scherzer is hurt. Max Scherzer told us he was going to get hurt. Rafael Devers has been historically bad to start the season. Strike outs everywhere. Can’t hit. Can’t make contact. Review: Reacher Season 3. Let’s talk about what MLB did about Opening Day. They gave customers who missed out due to some tech issues a discount on merch. NPPOD. The Final Four on the men’s side is set. It’s all top seeds. The Memphis Grizzlies fired its head coach with 10 games left. A 4/5 seed in the NBA. Why now?

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Torpedo bats
18:20 – Scherzer hurt
24:40 – Devers
31:21 – Review: Reacher Season 3
33:00 – MLB moves
39:40 – NPPOD
42:00 – NCAA
45:00 – Memphis firing

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Today’s word of the day is ’undefeated’ as in who is rooting for a team that won yesterday? (Except the Cubs) Dodgers win again. Yankees started with a win. Juan Soto had a chance for the Mets and didn’t get it done. The Orioles looked hot. Baseball is back! Vladdy Jr reportedly got a new deal offered to him by the Blue Jays. MLB had a problem. Streaming was down. App was down. Uh oh. The media problems never end! What about the Yankees and Comcast? More problems! Review: Last Breath. NPPOD. Adam Silver had to meet the media yesterday and he had a lot to say. All Star Game problems. Expansion.

0:00 – Intro
0:45 – MLB BACK
10:43 – Vladdy
18:20 – MLB down
23:30 – YES
32:00 – Review: Last Breath
35:20 – NPPOD
40:00 – NBA

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