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Today’s word of the day is ‘DH’ as in designated hitter as in Aaron Judge as in Giancarlo Stanton as in the Yankees as in home runs as in Aaron Boone. What a game last night for the Yankees. The bats were alive. How can the Yankees keep this lineup together? What is Judge’s arm health? Why did Aaron Boone not know? Victor Robles has been suspended by MLB for 10 games. That’s a huge number for what he did in his rehab assignment. Threw a bat at a pitcher! The Super Bowl in London? Roger Goodell wants it! Would it ever happen? Review: Eddington The Indianapolis Colts are going with Daniel Jones as QB. Anthony Richardson, the No. 4 pick from 2023, has found himself back on the bench. Wow. NPPOD. It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! How do you start talking extensions with players that aren’t superstars? How do you keep a fan favorite before the market has been set for a player like that? Who provides the equipment for MLB players? Do they have to buy their own bats, gloves, batting gloves? The Green Bay Packers are cancelling season tickets for people who sell their season tickets on the secondary market. Uh oh! Someone asked if the NBA and NHL would ever look to invest into ESPN like the NFL did. Would MLB do it? Is Nashville getting an MLB team? A group in the city is talking like it REALLY wants one. How do losing cities change the losing culture?

0:00 – Intro
1:50 – Yankees!
14:00 – Robles
25:30 – Super Bowl
34:00 – Review: Eddington
37:30 – Colts
46:00 – NPPOD
53:30 – SYWTTS
1:01:20 – Equipment
1:08:45 – Packers tickets
1:19:00 – ESPN
1:24:00 – Nashville
1:34:00 – Winning culture

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Today’s word of the day is ‘rebound’ as in the Brewers as in the Cubs as in new streak as in NL Central as in Kyle Tucker. Milwaukee won Game 1 of the series 7-0. Kyle Tucker struggled again. And the Cubs have decided to give him a few days off. Wow. The AL West has a small problem right now. Every one of the teams is struggling at the same time. The Astros have been getting shut out. The Mariners are losing. And the Rangers fell off a cliff. The St. Louis Cardinals have some problems. Attendance. For the first time in 21 years the Cardinals attendance will finish outside the top 7 in MLB. Review: Just A Bit Outside. Vlad Guerrero Jr got hurt yesterday doing a split. Now he needs an MRI. Oh boy. This is the last thing the Blue Jays needed. NPPOD. Let’s talk about Tommy Pham. John Calipari joins us this morning! And he tells it like it is on transfers, NIL, expansion, and more! The Big Ten wants 28 teams in the College Football Playoff? What? Let’s take a look at what’s going on at Middle Tennessee State University. No more alternate jerseys. Wow. They also have a plan for NIL and how players get that money. Trey Hendrickson is still out for the Bengals. Not playing. No deal. Wants a trade.

0:00 – Intro
1:50 – Cubs/Brewers
13:30 – AL West
23:00 – Cardinals
31:27 – Review: Just A Bit Outside
37:45 – Vlad Jr.
43:00 – NPPOD
53:30 – John Calipari
1:21:00 – Big Ten
1:26:30 – MTSU
1:35:00 – Hendrickson

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Today’s word of the day is ‘busted’ as in the Milwaukee Brewers as in 14 wins as in the NL Central as in best in baseball. The streak is finally over, but the Brewers had a shot. Friday a comeback. Saturday a comeback. Sunday a comeback, but blew it in the 9th! Now it’s time for a 5-game series against the Chicago Cubs. HUGE for both teams! The Cubs fans booed Kyle Tucker on Sunday. He didn’t run out a ground ball. He hasn’t homered since July 1. The Brewers are up 8 games in the division. He’s a free agent after the season. Zack Wheeler’s season is likely over. A blood clot in his shoulder and it’s over. Terrible news for the team. The Dodgers swept the Padres. San Diego had the division lead for 1 days and the Dodgers took it back. Review: Everything’s Going to be Great. Victor Robles is going to get suspended. Has to! He launched his bat at a pitcher during a rehab game. What is going on with the Arizona Diamondbacks? A new report says teammates are fed up with Ketel Marte. That he was in the Dominican Republic after the all-star break… not at his home that was robbed in Arizona. Rob Manfred spoke last night during the Little League Classic about expansion and geographical realignment. This has been talked about for over a decade! Let’s explain what this all means and what could happen. NPPOD. What is going on with the Browns QB battle? Is it Shedeur? Is it Gabriel? Is it Flacco? This isn’t the biggest story for the Browns executives. They have run into a slight stadium problem. Michigan’s punishment has been released by the NCAA. It could cost the university around $30 million in total. Wow. The NBA wants to do away with prop bets as well.

0:00 – Intro
1:50 – Brewers
12:30 – Cubs
18:40 – Phillies
27:30 – Dodgers/Padres
32:30 – Review: Everything’s Going to be Great
37:30 – Robles
43:20 – Diamondbacks
53:40 – Manfred
1:10:00 – NPPOD
1:13:00 – Browns QB
1:20:20 – Browns Stadium
1:26:00 – Michigan Punishment
1:35:00 – NBA Props

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Today’s word of the day is ‘cable’ as in cable TV as in streamers as in MLB as in NBA as in NBC as in Peacock as in Netflix as in Apple as in ESPN! Remember the death of cable TV? Don’t you wish it didn’t go away? Let’s start with MLB and its broadcast rights. Where will MLB games be next season? Apple? NBC? Netflix? ESPN? Could be! The NBA schedule was released yesterday and guess what? You need at least four different subscriptions to watch national games! NBC! Peacock! ESPN! ABC! Prime! How fun? We’ll take a look some of the new wrinkles in these schedules. Sorry, East Coast! Review: Untamed. Brian Flores is still wrapped up in a lawsuit against the NFL over discrimination. And he just got a big win in court. The NFLPA is in deep water again. It never ends. NPPOD. It’s Coca Friday people! We talk Andre Dawson. Collusion, how bad the Mets are, why the South only has the Braves, movies, and more!

0:00 – Intro
1:50 – MLB
14:00 – NBA
28:00 – Review: Untamed
31:20 – Brian Flores
40:30 – NFLPA
48:30 – NPPOD
53:40 – COCA FRIDAY

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Today’s word of the day is ‘passion’ as in the Minnesota Twins as in MLB as in baseball as in played. That’s how Twins fans feel today. The Pohlad family is no longer selling the team. What happened? Why? The Portland Trail Blazers have sold. The team was for sale when Paul Allen died back in 2018. It’ll be bought for $4.25 billion to the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes. Will the team move? The Dallas Cowboys are the most expensive team in the world. Valued over $12 billion! Let’s take a look at team valuations from each of the major sports in the United States. Review: Interstellar. NPPOD. The Milwaukee Brewers have won 12-straight. That means the city of Milwaukee will be getting free burgers! The Dodgers got swept by the Angels. The Dodgers are now behind the Padres in the NL West. Oh boy. The Texas Rangers need to get it going. Fast. The Mets cannot win. The Mets cannot pitch. The Mets score runs and then blow leads. The Mets are now 5 games back of the Phillies. The Mets now hold just a 1-game lead over the Reds. We have the great Andre Dawson on with us today! He takes us through why he’s not talking with the Baseball Hall of Fame and why he wanted his hat changed! Let’s talk about the Cubs. Their GM Carter Hawkins spoke on the trade deadline and it left me stumped.

0:00 – Intro
1:50 – Twins
12:30 – Trail Blazers
21:00 – Cowboys
31:00 – Review: Interstellar
34:00 – NPPOD
37:00 – Brewers
44:30 – Dodgers
47:30 – Texas
53:30 – Mets
1:01:39 – Andre Dawson
1:35:00 – Cubs

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Desperado’ as in the Dodgers as in the Padres as in the Astros as in the Mariners. Let’s start with the NL West. For the first time since May we have a tie atop the standings. The Padres are hot. The Dodgers are not. And guess what? We get 6 games between the two in a 10-day span starting Friday! The Mariners have caught the Astros! 8-straight wins! 10 of 11! And that’s how it’s done. The Astros haven’t even been bad! What else happened in baseball last night? The Brewers beatdown of Paul Skenes. Pete Alonso became the Mets all-time HR leader! The Boston Celtics step transaction is no more. It never was. Let me explain. Review: Dangerous Animals. NPPOD. Michael Porter Jr. shared his thoughts on gambling. And… I don’t know. Travis Kelce opened up about his past two years. He said he’s been distracted. He said he’s been focused on life after football. But, this year is different! It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Let’s start things off with a personal question! Is Oakland an expansion city or is it not? Is baseball gone forever? How do ownership cliques work? Does this impact trades? Voting? Free agency? Is the sports bubble going to burst? Is the economic disparity between fans and athletes just too large now? Where do you want to see MLB play a special game at? Was there a place you wanted to play but it got turned down? Why is Chris Sale making rehab starts? What is the future for Ichiro with the Mariners or with baseball?

0:00 – Intro
1:50 – NL West
12:10 – AL West
19:20 – MLB
25:00 – Celtics
31:00 – Review: Dangerous Animals
34:00 – NPPOD
38:45 – Porter Jr.
45:00 – Kelce future
53:30 – SYWTTS
1:03:00 – Oakland
1:11:00 – Ownership
1:20:00 – Bubble
1:29:00 – Special games
1:35:30 – Chris Sale
1:38:00 – Ichiro

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Today’s word of the day is ‘inescapable’ as in the Yankees as in the Twins as in dominated. How do the Yankees just keep doing it against Minnesota? What about the aces on the mound yesterday? Eovaldi? Shelled. Crochet? Shelled! Shohei Ohtani is wrapped up in legal trouble again. Last year it was a gambling scandal. This year, well, now we have a major lawsuit out of Hawaii over a real estate deal. Woof. Jon Gruden got a major legal win against the NFL. Uh oh! The Athletic released its QB Tier list and it was a fun one. What happens when you pay huge money to a QB and they’re only in Tier 3? Can you still win? Review: The Pickup. The rise of sextortion in the United States needs to be spoken about and Dan Wetzel of ESPN made sure to do it. So sad. NPPOD. Tiki Barber is with us today! Let’s talk about the Giants! Can they make it back to the postseason? Is Russell Wilson the guy? How is Malik Naber’s foot? Is the defense any better? We know that defensive line is ELITE! We need to revisit that UFC deal. More and more details have come out about this deal. Let’s break it all down. Is the end of blackouts coming in sports? Can we finally watch everything? No. Not yet. But the government is now getting involved.

0:00 – Intro
1:40 – MLB
9:30 – Ohtani lawsuit
19:10 – Gruden v. NFL
25:00 – NFL Tiers
34:00 – Review: The Pickup
37:00 – Sextortion
47:00 – NPPOD
53:20 – Tiki joins!
1:22:00 – UFC/Paramount
1:31:00 – Blackouts

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Today’s word of the day is ‘ejected’ as in Aaron Boone as in the Yankees as in losers as in bad as in baseball. It’s been a mess. Aaron Boone is so fed up he probably got ejected on purpose. The Yankees have been one of the worst teams in baseball since June 13. Only better than three other teams. Aaron Judge is back, but he hasn’t been able to get it going. What needs to change? The Yankees Old-Timers’ Day returned and Mariano Rivera got hurt. A ruptured Achilles! Take a look at wha the Brewers did for the alum. Way better! Ichiro had his moment, again. This time the Seattle Mariners retired his jersey! And he’s getting a statue! NPPOD. Review: Jurassic World: Rebirth. Shedeur Sanders made his debut for the Browns and he impressed everyone. Best performance of all-time! Just kidding. He played good. Can’t we just leave it at that!? Preseason injuries happen. Every year NFL teams lose starters for the year. We had a scary one in the Lions game when a player got knocked out and did the fencer pose. The game was called. The New York Mets have some problems. Well, a lot of problems. They can’t hit. They can’t pitch. They can’t hold onto leads. It is all bad. Where is Steven Cohen? The Brewers are so hot right now. 34-9 in past 43 games is a franchise record. Scorching. Jen Pawol made her debut. And she got crushed for questionable calls. Hahah! The UFC is headed to Paramount Plus. A major deal. $1.1 billion per year! And no more PPV! The Baltimore Orioles. It’s time to talk about you again. New season ticket plans. Then some broadcast news.

0:00 – Intro
1:40 – Yankees
12:00 – Yankees Part 2
21:30 – Ichiro
25:00 – NPPOD
30:00 – Review Jurassic World: Rebirth
33:00 – Shedeur Sanders
40:00 – Preseason injuries
53:30 – Mets
1:05:30 – Brewers
1:16:30 – Jen Pawol
1:24:00 – UFC
1:32:00 – Orioles

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Today’s word of the day is ‘pain’ as in injury as in preseason as in football as in the NFL as in season ender. The Chargers are out Rashawn Slater. He tore his patella tendon in practice and will miss the season. Brutal. Crushing. The Colts QB Anthony Richardson dislocated his pinky. Two more players in the game tore their ACLs. The Colts QB battle is a doozy! We have another update on the NFLPA. A new person, David White, is now the interim head of the shop. The Atlanta Braves are printing money. They chose to not spend at the deadline. It was smart. But they want you to know that they could have! Review: Overcompensating. We have more to the ESPN story. It’s not done yet, ESPN wants more! Diana Taurasi documentary alert! Meadowlark dropped a new one! NPPOD. COCA FRIDAY IS HERE! WE talk Texas Tech mega donors! College sports media rights! MLB salary cap! And being a fan!

0:00 – Intro
1:40 – NFL injury
8:00 – Colts QB
12:30 – NFLPA
24:15 – Braves
33:00 – Review: Overcompensating
35:00 – ESPN
42:00 – Taurasi Doc
47:00 – NPPOD
53:30 – COCA FRIDAY

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Today’s word of the day is ‘siberia’ as in the Mets as in hitting as in terrible as in Soto as in Lindor as in Alonso. What happened to the Mets? It’s been over a month now and they are the worst hitting team in baseball. They have fallen in the standings. And the excuses keep piling up. The Boston Red Sox signed Roman Anthony to a longterm deal. Huge pre arbitration deal for him. Boston has now locked up its core all through at least 2030. Major moves! Nathan Eovaldi is having a career-year at 35 years old. What a season. Review: Up in the Air. Shohei Ohtani is the greatest. Just watching him in awe every day. We are so lucky. We also have an update on Roki Sasaki. Do you even remember him? We have history in the making. Jen Pawol will become the first female umpire to call a Major League Baseball game! NPPOD. No more position player pitching. The Rockies catcher gave up 8 runs to the Blue Jays yesterday. Toronto outscored the Rockies 45-6 over 3 games. Cmon! Mike Ryan Ruiz is here! We talk Messi, Inter Miami, and the Miami Hurricanes! When you have an expert you let him speak! Smelling salts are not banned. Who knew? Joint practices need to end. Mike Vrabel was bloodied up after breaking up a camp fight. It never ends! Teddy Bridgewater spoke publicly for the first time about his suspension as a high school coach in Miami. He was suspended for providing food, and Ubers, and recovery, and clothing for kids in inner city Miami. What are we doing? The Boston Celtics are shedding money.

0:00 – Intro
1:40 – Mets
12:00 – Red Sox
22:00 – Eovaldi
27:12 – Review: Up in the Air
31:00 – Ohtani/Dodgers
40:30 – Ump History
45:00 – NPPOD
46:30 – Position pitching
53:30 – Mike Ryan!
1:20:00 – Salts
1:24:00 – Joint Practice
1:31:00 – Teddy B
1:37:30 – Celtics
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Today’s word of the day is ‘equity’ as in ESPN as in the NFL as in billions as in Red Zone as in Roger Goodell as in Bob Iger as in journalism! Let’s discuss what the NFL is doing, what ESPN is doing, and what the future holds for us all. ESPN is getting the NFL. ESPN is getting the WWE crown jewel events. Bob Iger says that journalism will live there… how? The NFL has banned smelling salts. Huh? Ah, concussion cover ups! Review: Captain America – Brave New World. Will Kyle Schwarber get a career payday? He’s in the final year of his deal now with the Phillies and he is MASHING! Devin Williams fell apart again yesterday. Devin Williams is bad. The Yankees are bad. Jake Bird, new acquired? Demoted! NPPOD. It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Let’s start things off with a message from my Mom!? She asked about my friendship early on with Red Holzman and Jack McKeon. What was the most important thing I learned from them. How much can a team trade in cash to acquire a player? Can you spend $120 million to acquire Paul Skenes? Service time manipulation! Let’s go! Someone asked me about Jose Alvarado and the statement that he released. Are you kidding me? The Dallas Stars own the hockey rinks around the Frisco area. It’s become a nightmare for the locals. Woof. Revenue sharing. How does it work in MLB? Is sharing a percentage of revenue with employees a good business model? The WNBA has a problem.

0:00 – Intro
1:40 – NFL/ESPN
24:30 – Smelling Salts
30:30 – Review: Captain America – Brave New World
32:30 – Kyle Schwarber
38:10 – Yankees
43:00 – NPPOD
53:30 – SYWTTS
1:04:00 – Transfer fees
1:12:00 – Service time manipulation
1:18:30 – Dallas Stars
1:27:00 – Revenue Sharing
1:33:00 – WNBA
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Today’s word of the day is ‘crumble’ as in not the cookie as in the Yankees as in the Mets as in playoff races as in falling apart. Let’s start with the Yankees. Another blown save from Devin Williams. Another bullpen acquisition given up a walk off homer. What about the Mets? They’ve been bad since mid-June! Starting pitching stinks. Let’s review our July predictions. And then discuss some August predictions. Can you be a star in a small market in baseball? Can Elly De La Cruz be a star in Cincinnati? Let’s discuss because David Ortiz and Derek Jeter had some thoughts. Review: The Life of Chuck. What is the Browns plan at quarterback? Is it Flacco? Is it Pickett? Is it Gabriel? Is it Sanders? Is it Watson? Is it Huntley? The Chargers/Lions preseason game was watched by 6.9 million people. Wow. Jonathan Zaslow joins us! It’s his debut! Let’s go! Donald Trump came out and said that Saquon Barkley would be part of the council for fitness, or something. Well, it turns out that Barkley is not on that board. Jobs report. Giannis is on the Milwaukee Bucks. Why do we have to hear about this everyday? The Cubs are going through it. Last week they acquired Mike Soroka, and in his first start he’s hurt. Straight to the IL. Horrible.

0:00 – Intro
1:40 – NY Baseball
15:00 – Predictions
20:30 – Small Market Star
32:00 – Review: The Life of Chuck
36:30 – Browns QBs
42:30 – NFL Ratings
53:30 – Zaslow!
1:20:00 – Barkley
1:26:30 – Jobs report
1:30:40 – Giannis
1:38:00 – Cubs

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AUDIO
‘Nothing Personal’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Audacy app, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

-LEAVE a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nothing-personal-with-david-samson/id1483011704

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