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It’s Election Day! Get out and vote!; Cashman calls Cole & Boras bluff!; Cowboys lose Dak!
Today’s word of the day is ‘Election Day’ as in go out and vote as in make it count. So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about Gerrit Cole returning to the Yankees on the same deal he reportedly opted out of. Was this Brian Cashman calling Scott Boras’ bluff? Hmmm. The Dallas Cowboys are in trouble. Dak Prescott is out for a few weeks. The season is a disaster. What is Jerry Jones doing? The Saints have fired Dennis Allen in his third season. The Saints started the season HOT and are now on a 7-game losing streak. Woof. Review: Joker – Folie à Deux. Yesterday was Qualifying Offer Day in MLB. Will anyone accept them? NPPOD. A Dominican top baseball prospect was caught falsifying his age. Uh oh. A 19-year old acting as a 14-year old. This has always been a thing! What is going on in Tampa? Is there any update at all about Tropicana Field?
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – Election Day
9:20 – Cole Decision
17:20 – Cowboys Talk
22:01 – Saints talk
26:15 – Review: Joker – Folie à Deux
29:45 – Qualifying Offer
37:20 – NPPOD
40:15 – Dominican scandal
44:45 – Tampa update
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MLB option season: Gerrit Cole & Yankees have Monday deadline! NFL & the parity of BAD football
Today’s word of the day is ‘deadline’ as in players and teams are facing a deadline as in Gerrit Cole as in Yankees as in Scott Boras. The Yankees have until 5pm today to agree to a deal with Gerrit Cole or he’s a free agent. The Yankees already declined a deal with Anthony Rizzo. Let’s update the Boras Four from last offseason. There is so much bad in the NFL right now. Nine teams with 2 losses. 11 teams fighting for the first overall pick. How did we get here? Review: Woman of the Hour. Jason Kelce got into it with a fan over the weekend at Penn State. Let’s discuss what happened, why it should not have happened, and what can happen now. Joel Embiid gets into a locker room incident with a reporter. Another big uh oh. NPPOD. We have one day until Election Day. What are the candidates up to?
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – MLB deadlines
17:05 – NFL Week 9
28:15 – Review: Woman of the Hour
32:30 – Jason Kelce incident
39:09 – Embiid incident
43:20 – NPPOD
45:20 – Election Day
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BIGGEST MLB offseason storylines: Juan Soto Watch; Collapsing RSN biz; Can small markets keep up?
Today’s word of the day is ‘fugue for tinhorns’ as in the offseason is here as in baseball is already off to the races. Free agency. Juan Soto. RSN business. So much going on. What’s the latest going on with the Athletics? Do we finally get to see this financial plan? Is John Fisher ready to show the numbers? And what about that schedule for games in Sacramento… what a doozy. Review: Old Man – Season 2. NPPOD. Bob Costas is hanging up his mic. After a 44-year career he no longer has it. What a legend. We have a trade already! The Braves have traded Jorge Soler already! Arte Moreno, welcome to the show!
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – MLB offseason
21:25 – Athletics update
32:50 – Review: Old Man S2
34:30 – NPPOD
40:30 – Bob Costas retires
45:00 – MLB trade
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Dodgers win World Series with WILD Game 5 comeback vs Yankees! Freddie Freeman named MVP!
Today’s word of the day is ‘5’ as in Freddie Freeman as in 5 runs as in 5th inning as in Game 5. Can you believe what you saw? An epic meltdown by the Yankees against the Dodgers. And now the Los Angeles Dodgers are your World Series champions! How did the Dodgers get it done? What happens now? They get pitchers back. They get Ohtani back. They get to spend and spend and spend! What are the Yankees going to do? Is Boone coming back? Is Cashman coming back? Is Soto coming back? Review: The Bridges of Madison County. NPPOD. What’s going on with the WNBA? Adam Silver wants to start seeing more truth in valuations. The business of the league is not great. There’s a chance a lockout comes. And there are so many open head coaching jobs it’s crazy. Saudi Arabia is pulling back on foreign funding. How bad is this for American sports?
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – World Series!
13:30 – Dodgers
20:15 – Yankees
32:52 – Review: Bridge of Madison County
36:36 – NPPOD
38:40 – WNBA
45:07 – Saudi funding
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Yankees offense erupts for 11 runs in Game 4 win! Is the World Series back on!?
Today’s word of the day is ‘25%’ as in the Yankees are back in it as in the Yankees finally scored runs as in the Dodgers didn’t try to pitch through as in another fan gets kicked out of a game. Freddie Freeman homered again, but the Yankees were able to fight back because of the supporting cast finally. Anthony Volpe what a moment! Let’s talk Game 5. What do the Dodgers need to do to end the series? How can the Yankees continue to fight? NPPOD. So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the World Series finally being able to outrate Monday Night Football. Oh yea! Review: Only Murders in the Building. The Colts are benching Anthony Richardson for Joe Flacco. Uh oh. What’s going on in the NBA right now? The 76ers were fined already. Just one week into the season! And what’s with all the players not playing back-to-backs!?
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – World Series
13:00 – Game 5 keys
20:45 – NPPOD
23:45 – SYWTTS
31:20 – Review: Only Murders in the Building
34:05 – Colts benching
41:30 – NBA Chat
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Dodgers one win away from World Series crown! Freddie Freeman stays hot! Aaron Judge ice cold!
Today’s word of the day is ‘disconsolate’ as in despondent as in Dodgers as in Yankees as in MLB as in World Series. The Dodgers are one game away from a sweep of the Yankees. I can’t believe it. MLB can’t believe it. This was supposed to be the ultimate seven game series. But… Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers have other plans. Keys to Game 4. Can the Yankees avoid the sweep? NPPOD. Review: Road Diary. The future of the Cleveland Browns are in a weird place. Team needs a new stadium. Team is fighting city. And now we all see the team is so much worse off with Deshaun Watson at QB and they owe him so much money. The Colts have a little issue with Anthony Richardson. Have you ever seen a QB sub himself out for being tired? We are 7 days away from the election. Let’s discuss some of the things that are happening.
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – World Series
19:40 – Game 4 Keys
24:00 – NPPOD
25:17 – Review: Road Diary
28:50 – Browns future
34:50 – Colts issues
44:20 – Election
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Dodgers mash way to 2-0 series lead over Yankees! How can NYY turn this around!?
Today’s word of the day is ‘54’ as in 54 outs away as in the Dodgers are up 2-0 as in Yankees have to turn things around. How did we get here? Nestor Cortes gives up a walk-off grand slam to Freddie Freeman! Freeman has been on fire! Game 2 it was almost the moment for the Yankees in the 9th, but nope! Can the Yankees fight back? Is Ohtani going to play? Rob Manfred wants the Tampa situation figured out ASAP. Tropicana Field will not be ready. The Rays need a place to play at. Where will it be? What happened in the NFL over the weekend? Anything exciting? How about a player taunting during a Hail Mary against his team? How about the Jets and Cowboys losing again? NPPOD.
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – World Series
30:20 – Manfred speaks
37:45 – NFL Recap
47:20 – NPPOD
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WORLD SERIES IS HERE! 2013 World Series champion Will Middlebrooks joins!
Today’s word of the day is ‘butterflies’ as in nerves as in that feeling of anxiety in your tummy as in the World Series is here! Let’s discuss gameday and what happens and what my experience was. The Yankees and Dodgers players are ready so Let’s play ball! NPPOD. 2013 World Series champion Will Middlebooks joins the show to break down the World Series with me! Review: The Menendez Brothers. There is an ugly fight brewing in Cleveland right now between the city and the Browns. It’s all about a new stadium. Here we go again as the stadium carousel always spins and spins and spins. Aaron Judge spoke yesterday at World Series Media Day and he said he wanted teams to spend more and faster during the offseason. Is this what the fans want? The teams? The players?
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – World Series!
10:14 – NPPOD
12:00 – Will Middlebrooks joins
30:26 – Review: The Menendez Brothers
35:30 – Cleveland v. Browns
43:18 – Judge on spending
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World Series Keys to Victory: Will Ohtani or Judge win first title?; John Fisher on hunt for $500m
Today’s word of the day is ‘one fine day’ as in one more day until the World Series as in tomorrow as in keys to victory as in things to watch. Here we go! Ohtani vs Judge? Soto vs Betts? So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about Athletics owner John Fisher valuing his team at $2 billion! He wants to sell part of the team for $500 million. Ha. NPPOD. Review: Straight Outta Compton. The Dallas Cowboys never stop being in the news. Good or bad. Doesn’t matter. We have the kicker missing practice for jury duty. Nice. And now we have players mad about stadium tours. Oh boy. Let’s talk about the ESPN+ exclusive for the NFL on Monday.
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – World Series Keys
16:35 – SYWTTS
27:10 – NPPOD
31:32 – Review: Straight Outta Compton
37:30 – Cowboys, baby
47:43 – ESPN Ratings
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World Series Starters: Gerrit Cole vs Jack Flaherty is Game 1! Yankees or Dodgers have edge?
Today’s word of the day is ‘rotation’ as in starters as in Gerrit Cole as in Jack Flaherty as in Carlos Rodon as in Yoshinobu Yamamoto as in bullpen games! Let’s talk about each team’s rotation and how it was set up for the series. And we have to take a moment to honor Fernando Valenzuela. Nestor Cortes is ready to risk it all for a World Series ring. How smart is this? Shohei Ohtani’s 50/50 ball just sold at auction for $4.4 million. A new record! NPPOD. Review: Tuesday. Let’s talk about the Timberwolves sale. Is it done yet? Is ARod an NBA owner now? Jerry Jones is back at it again. Back on radio. Back making up excuses. The Athletics are installing grass at Sutter Health Park. Players complained about the idea to install turf, but the heat would have been unbearable.
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – World Series rotations
14:10 – Cortes thoughts
19:20 – Ohtani 50/50
24:40 – NPPOD
32:50 – Review: Tuesday
35:30 – Wolves sale
39:30 – Jerry Jones
46:23 – Grass
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NBA IS ALREADY BACK!? Lakers handling of LeBron & Bronny; Celtics going back 2 back? WNBA opt out!
Today’s word of the day is ‘already’ as in the NBA is already back as in Bron as in Bronny as in JJ Redick as in the 76ers as in Embiid as in Paul George as in Wemby as in the Timberwolves! So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the WNBPA opting out of the CBA with the WNBA and what it means. What do these players want? What will the league be willing to give? Will there be a work stoppage? Review: Bad Monkey. What are the Dodgers and Yankees doing today? The World Series isn’t for another 4 days. NPPOD. Tua Tagovailoa is returning. He had some interesting things to say.
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – NBA back!
16:45 – SYWTTS
32:35 – Review: Bad Monkey
35:08 – World Series
42:00 – NPPOD
44:45 – Tua talks
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WORLD SERIES IS SET: YANKEES VS DODGERS! OHTANI VS JUDGE! BETTS VS SOTO! FREEMAN VS STANTON!
Today’s word of the day is ‘43 years’ as in Yankees as in Dodgers as in New York as in Los Angeles as in World Series. It happened. Top seeds in each league. Most popular teams in MLB. Highest spending teams. Judge, Ohtani, Soto, Betts, Stanton, Freeman. Wow. Deshaun Watson is done for the year. Achilles popped. Fans cheered. Browns players were furious. What a mess. The Jets got embarrassed again. Horrible. Who will Aaron Rodgers blame now? The Giants benched Daniel Jones. He was not happy. Does it matter? The Eagles and Saquon crushed them. And Tua can come back next week. Should he? Review: The Comeback. NPPOD.
0:00 – Intro
0:45 – World Series!
21:40 – Watson hurt
27:33 – Jets bad
30:45 – Giants bench Jones/Tua
35:15 – Review: The Comeback
42:33 – NPPOD
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