Nothing Personal with David Samson

Mets broadcaster and Hall of Fame legend Keith Hernandez is here with us! We talk everything from Mets to his broadcast career to his playing career.

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We got him! Nick Turturro is here! The face of Yankees fandom is here!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘final final’ as in the last live show of the year for NPDS! This is it! We have shows dropping everyday we’re gone, but I won’t be here! (4:00) LeBron James finally said something about the NBA play. Too many 3s? Lack of hustle? What is the problem with the NBA right now? (12:00) Sammy Sosa has said sorry to the Cubs and to fans. Sorry for what? Sosa has not been invited back to any Cubs event since he retired almost 2 decades ago. (18:40) Woody Johnson and the Jets. What a mess. Madden ratings? Cmon. Kids showing up to the locker room? (24:05) NPPOD. (33:25) Top 5 movies of 2024. (41:00) My top 5 shows of the year! (44:00) We end the show and the year the same way we end every year… resolutions.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘blocked’ as in Nolan Arenado as in the St. Louis Cardinals as in the Houston Astros. What happened here? Well, Arenado has a no-trade clause in his contract and he used it. Does this mean Arenado will never be a Cardinal? No. (8:45) Charles Barkley continues to be public about his contract negotiations. Non-stop. It’s been months. And he continues to want us to care. (16:15) College sports is all on the fans now. You have top tier schools begging fans to donate. Begging fans to buy merch. Begging fans to buy tickets. It’s all on the fans. Welcome to the NIL Era. (35:35) Review: No Country for Old Men. (38:55) Survivor Finale. (40:45) NPPOD. (43:45) The NFL QB Carousel continues to spin and spin and spin. At least 7 teams could be using a new QB this week. It’s Week 16! (49:25) Aaron Rodgers is at it again.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Plan B2’ as in if Plan B doesn’t work you need a Plan B2 as in Cody Bellinger as in Max Fried as in Devin Williams as in the New York Yankees. The Yankees continue to add after losing out on the Juan Soto sweepstakes. The Yankees traded with the Chicago Cubs to acquire Bellinger for an older relief pitcher. Cubs are also throwing in some cash. (15:00) Here is the latest on the Tampa Bay Rays new stadium. We had a county vote yesterday. Does it change anything? (22:40) The Falcons gave Kirk Cousins $90 million guaranteed in March and 14 games later he has been benched. Woof! (33:00) Review: Juror No. 2. (36:50) The NBA announced a new format to the All-Star Game. Are you excited?? (42:14) NPPOD - let’s discuss the NBA Cup. (45:30) MLB released results of its pitching injury study. Why are there so many arm injuries?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘breaking point’ as in Tom Brady as in Mark Davis as in the Las Vegas Raiders. The owner of the Raiders keeps being so vocal and so public about his wants for Tom Brady to have a huge voice in the organization. What? The TV analyst? Davis wants Brady to have input in the draft and coaching and everything! (8:45) NPPOD. Is the NBA expanding to Vegas? (16:00) The 49ers have suspended De’Vondre Campbell for the rest of the regular season. Woof. (21:10) Diontae Johnson and the Ravens are taking another week off from each other. (31:30) Review: Nutcrackers. (35:07) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about Garrett Crochet and his comments since joining the Red Sox. How do you feel about it? (43:00) Why are coaches taking pay cuts to pay the players? This is crazy to me. Mike Norvell gave $4.5 million back to start a new school campaign. Was this by choice?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘adrenaline’ as in Patrick Mahomes as in the Chiefs as in an ankle injury. Mahomes left the Chiefs win with an ankle injury at a very bad time for the Chiefs. They have two games in the next 10 days and Mahomes might miss them. The Bills are on their tails for the top seed in the AFC. This is what the NFL set up with these schedules! (6:50) Josh Allen made his case for MVP in a win vs the Lions. Another shootout. Josh Allen had another 4 TD day. Dan Campbell and the Lions made another head scratching decision. (15:16) There was a major issue in Commanders-Saints. The refs stopped the clock with 9 seconds left and 4 seconds of real time happened before it started again. The Saints were able to clock the ball with 3 seconds left and scored on the next play. Commanders held on and were not happy. (18:20) The Athletics made another trade. Another added starter. Another bigger contract. They have to spend! (21:25) Kyle Tucker was traded to the Cubs. The Cubs keep making moves and won’t stop making moves. Why did the Astros make this trade? (33:22) Review: The Apprentice. (37:42) The Yankees went out and grabbed Devin Williams. Clay Holmes is on his way to the Mets. Juan Soto is on his way to the Mets. Signed Max Fried and now this. (41:50) NPPOD. (44:25) The Ishbia brothers want another team. This time it’s the Minnesota Twins. (49:25) Colts RB Jonathan Taylor dropped the ball running into the end zone. Again? Why does this continue to happen!?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘10-year plan’ as in 10 years as in Steve Cohen as in Juan Soto as in Scott Boras as in the New York Mets. Did you watch that press conference yesterday? Steve Cohen wants 2 to 4 championships from Soto. And he’s willing to pay for it all! (14:30) Bill Belichick was introduced yesterday at UNC. I still cannot believe what we’re seeing. The contract is public. The money is public. College football is a brand new world. (29:17) Review: Black Doves. (31:45) Lions took season tickets away from a fan yesterday. The fan got into an incident with Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and the Lions agreed with the Packers coach. Uh oh. (40:30) NPPOD. Did you see the 49ers-Rams game? It was bad. You know what is worse? Quitting on your team. A disaster for the 49ers, likely out of the postseason, and had LB De’Vondre Campbell walk off the field. (49:30) Emirates Cup semifinals is here! Get excited! Hawks! Bucks! Thunder! Rockets! 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘back to school’ as in Bill Belichick as in the North Carolina Tar Heels as in college football as in who saw this coming? I cannot believe it. The college football has changed forever. Belichick is turning the college into a pro team. That’s the present we live in. This hiring completely shifts the landscape of the sport and how schools will operate. (11:12) MLB Winter Meetings are over. The Red Sox responded to the Yankees and Blue Jays moves with a big trade for Garrett Crochet. Wow. Another trade between the Sox and Sox for a big time lefty starter? Hmmmm. (19:30) Scott Boras is back. We love it. Corbin Burnes is Elvis? Pete Alonso is the Polar Express? Love it. (32:10) Review: Pulp Fiction. (36:00) Jimmy Butler’s agent sounded off on Shams yesterday. Wow. Haven’t seen something that public in a while. (44:00) Steve Kerr had a huge meltdown yesterday in the loss to the Rockets. The Warriors are falling apart. The end is near. Dell Curry. Steph Curry. LeBron Curry. 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘drunken sailors’ as in deja vu as in repeat as in Yankees as in Brian Cashman as in the Yankees as in Max Fried. The Yankees signed Max Fried to the largest deal ever for a left-handed pitcher. A day after saying they wouldn’t spend wildly. They did it. They need pitching. They need hitting. They were going to spend! (12:00) The Texas Rangers gave Nathan Eovaldi 3 years. Big money. Hmmm. They also made a late night trade for Jake Burger from the Marlins. (20:40) Roki Sasaki’s agent met with the media yesterday to speak about possible landing spots. The issue Joel Wolfe said Sasaki is having is the Japanese media is being harsh on him. So will Sasaki land somewhere “soft” so the media leaves him be? (31:30) Review: Conclave. (38:55) Quick shoutout to Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg. Now onto Jed Hoyer and the Cubs. Seiya Suzuki could be traded. Why? Fans are not happy. (43:00) Rob Manfred is in Tampa, not Dallas this week. Why? Because the stadium for the Rays needs to be built and there are big problems going on with the county. (50:55) NPPOD. 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘drunken sailors’ as in spending as in free agency as in baseball as in Juan Soto as in Brian Cashman as in David Stearns as in Hal Steinbrenner as in Steve Cohen. Let’s talk about the fallout of the Juan Soto signing with the Mets. What does it mean for the Yankees now? Well, Brian Cashman met the media to talk about Soto and Snell and what now. (18:20) Let’s go around the world on the rest of the Winter Meetings… starting with the Toronto Blue Jays! Why didn’t they land Juan Soto? Are they going to extend Vlad? (21:30) What are the Astros up to? Is this the end of the Houston powerhouse? Is Kyle Tucker getting moved? Is Alex Bregman coming back? (25:02) Are the Cardinals hitting the hard reset button? Looks like it. Nolan Arenado is on the block. (32:00) Golden Globe Nominations have dropped. Let’s discuss. (33:50) Jed Hoyer came out and had some comments about why the Cubs didn’t go after Soto. Do you believe what he’s saying? (37:20) Are the White Sox doing anything? Anything!? (46:50) NPPOD. (49:10) Is Bill Belichick really going to be a college football head coach? Is North Carolina really going to hire a 72-year old coach after firing a 73-year old coach? Wait to see.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘precursor’ as in Juan Soto as in the Mets as in the Yankees as in Scott Boras as in record-setting as in Steve Cohen. The New York Mets have signed Juan Soto for $765 million. WHAT!? The largest contract in the history of professional sports! Steve Cohen said he was going to spend and spend and spend to win a ring and this Soto signing is a huge step! Promises kept! (18:50) What do the other MLB teams do now? Yankees? Red Sox? Blue Jays? (34:00) Review: A Different Man. (38:20) Is there going to be a push for a salary cap in MLB now? The Dodgers and Mets are spending WAY more than the bottom half of the league. (42:50) Let’s talk some NFL! The Jets are a disaster! Josh Allen will win the MVP! The Giants STINK! (51:10) NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘brrrr’ as in cold as in snow as in winter as in the MLB Winter Meetings are here. Is Juan Soto getting signed? Are more contract being tossed around? Who is spending money? Who is saving money? What is happening!? (9:45) The Athletics signed Luis Severino to a $67 million deal! What? I cannot believe it. Why did they do this? (15:13) The Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved the lease and non-relocation documents yesterday. What does that mean for the Athletics new stadium? Is this a done deal? (20:20) Did the St. Pete City Council vote mean anything yesterday? Anything???? (28:20) Review: Here. (33:00) Bill Belichick interviewed for the UNC job? I mean… cmon. It’s not going to happen! (37:10) Eric Bieniemy is out at UCLA after one year. He was the offensive coordinator in charge of one of the worst offenses in football. (42:30) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me why SMU is even playing this weekend. Interesting! (47:45) NPPOD.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘embarrassed’ as in the Lakers as in LeBron James as in Anthony Davis as in JJ Redick. The Lakers lost by 41 points to the Heat last night. Are you kidding me? Redick is in his first season as a head coach and the uphill battle he must fight with this Lakers team is gargantuan. (5:09) Zion Williamson is still going to be out. Hamstring. Always the hamstring. (6:50) Ja Morant said he is going to stop dunking. Seriously. (13:02) Yesterday the CEO of United healthcare was assassinated outside of a hotel in New York City. Horrible. The comments and vitriol online towards Brian Thompson and his family is horrifying. (26:31) Review: Parasite. (31:40) The Jaguars ended Trevor Lawrence’s yesterday by placing him on IR. And now he’ll undergo shoulder surgery. The other part to this story is Azeez Al-Shaair’s suspension was upheld by the NFL. (38:00) Diontae Johnson has been suspended by the Ravens for a game. Why? Because he wouldn’t enter a game? What… (43:45) Another betting scandal. Here we go. (50:50) NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘farce’ as in the CFP selection committee as in the College Football Playoff as in Miami as in Alabama as in 12 teams as in circus. It doesn’t matter how many teams, someone will be left out. This time it’s Miami. Let’s talk about the committees job and what they chose to do. (13:40) Blake Snell was introduced as the Dodgers latest signing and guess who was sitting up there? Yup, Scott Boras! And we have to discuss some of the things that Andrew Friedman had to say about the team. (21:10) The Juan Soto sweepstakes are heating up. It could be close to decision time. Here we go. The offers come with a minimum price tag of $600 million! (33:40) Review: Kinds of Kindness. (36:20) Azeez Al-Shaair of the Texans has been suspended for 3 games for his hit on Trevor Lawrence. The Texans are FURIOUS. (46:10) NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘golden at-bat’ as in MLB as in Aaron Judge as in Shohei Ohtani as in best batter as in new rules. Is this something MLB would do? Why would they do it? How would they do it? Is it something that MLB should do? (15:00) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Is MLB going to change the deferred rules or are the Dodgers and the rich going to get richer? Wow. Let’s discuss this one. (25:25) What is happening in Tampa and Las Vegas with the Rays and Athletics? Any movement? (36:01) Review: The Wild Robot. (39:20) Now let’s talk about what’s happening in Vegas. (43:32) NPPOD. (48:01) The Ravens have a problem with their kicker. Justin Tucker can’t hit field goals.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘gratitude’ as in Thanksgiving as in Chicago Bears as in Matt Eberflus as in fired. It finally happened. Did you see the ending to the Bears and Lions game? This was the inevitable ending to Eberflus’ tenure in Chicago. But the way it went down was EMBARRASSING! (12:15) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Bears settlement with Arlington Heights. They want to know if this means the Bears are moving there. Hm. (17:20) What did you think of the hit on Trevor Lawrence? Let’s discuss the offsetting penalties and how that only hurt the Jaguars. (25:30) The Bills crushed the 49ers on Sunday in a snow bowl. Are you for or against these games? Did the Bills need to build a dome? (35:15) Review: We Live In Time. (38:30) Why were there so many fights in college football this weekend? It was an embarrassment! Michigan vs Ohio State massive brawl and players were pepper sprayed!? WHAT!? (46:20) NPPOD. (48:10) Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden before leaving office. After saying he would not do it. And he did it.

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Welcome in to an NPDS mailbag! Someone asked me if in the future if a league folder or a sport ceased to exist - what would happen to all the stadium deals? Do they just go away? Are they still paid to someone? (8:50) Was there ever a player you wanted to draft but were talked out of it and now regret? Was there ever a player you thought would be a star and wasn’t? (28:30) Someone asked me about sports leagues getting away with being 501c3 tax exempt? Is this still a thing? (38:53) Do you think that lowered attendance at Camden Yards for the playoffs is a sign that fandom is dwindling?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘vindication’ as in Blake Snell as in Scott Boras as in the Dodgers as in $182 million. That’s right, the reigning World Series champions have signed Blake Snell. Wow. A rotation of Snell, Glasnow, Yamamoto, and Ohtani? That is some good stuff. Unless you’re a fan of another team. (12:10) Let’s talk about what’s going on in college football now. Pay to play is alive and well. You have donors, you have recruits. It’s the Wild Wild West! How do you feel about this? (22:00) Jake Paul and his promotional team had release a statement about his fight with Mike Tyson. People thought it was a fake, fixed, a Fugazi. Well… (35:35) Review: Call Me Ted. (40:30) The Atlanta Hawks were fined by the NBA. Keep resting players, keep getting fined. (46:20) NPPOD.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘maxine nightengale’ as in Get Right Back to Where We Started From as in the New York Jets as in Woody Johnson as in Aaron Rodgers as in search committees. The Jets have problems everywhere. They need a GM. They need a coach. They may need a new QB. (11:26) Are the Giants a bigger mess than the Jets right now? Can’t be, right? But, yet… it seems like it’s a tight race. (21:25) Juan Soto is ready to get offers. How exciting? Are you all jacked up about these signings we’ve seen? Ha. (25:00) What’s the latest with the Rays? Nothing good if you’re a fan in the Tampa area! (35:40) Review: Emilia Perez. (38:50) Let me tell you about my weekend! (43:30) How bad were my MLB preseason predictions? They were so so so so so bad! (46:20) NPPOD.

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Welcome in Bob Costas and Dan Le Batard! Bob Costas has had a legendary play-by-play career. He’s decided to hang up his microphone. He joins us both to discuss the ending of his career, what happened with the Yankees-Royals series, and what happens next.

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Welcome in Tim Matheson! Actor! Author! All around great guy! You’ve seen him in The West Wing! You’ve seen him in Animal House! You’re watching him on Virgin River! And now he’s released his memoir Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches.

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Today's Nothing Personal word of the day is "2028," as in the year MLB plans to create national packages for major streaming companies to bid on to end local blackouts. (17:06) Will Juan Soto end up back in The Bronx? Hal Steinbrenner met with Soto, saying he has "no idea" if the superstar will sign with the Yankees...yikes. Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal are your 2024 Cy Young Winners. MLB MVPs will be announced tonight, SPOILER: expect Ohtani and Judge. (30:23) Review: People Versus Larry Flynt (35:28) A Florida man is suing Netflix because he couldn't access the Tyson Paul fight. (40:14) NBA and Disney are producing an animated Alt-Cast called "Dunk The Halls." It'll be a Mickey and Friends-themed version of Knicks Vs. Spurs at noon ET on Christmas Day. (45:15) Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (D) plans to introduce a bill called the fair ball act which would roll back MLB’s exclusion meaning they would have to pay minor leaguers fair wages and overtime.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘unilateral’ as in the Jets as in Woody Johnson and in Aaron Rodgers as in Joe Douglas. What a mess this team is. The Athletic released an article after Johnson fired Douglas yesterday and it’s damning. (11:55) Deion Sanders is the hottest name in coaching right now. His son may be a Top 5 pick. His other player Travis Hunter may be a Top 5 pick. Is Sanders following them? Is he the next Cowboys head man? (17:10) What is happening with the Rays? Is a new stadium happening? Is the county commission finally going to vote? Is the Rays letter going to get anything done? (34:00) Review: My Old Ass. (37:10) The Sixers have some issues. Big issues. Embiid sized issues. The 76ers reportedly have a team meeting where Tyrese Maxey called out Embiid. Uh oh. (42:40) NPPOD. (45:20) Manager of the Year was announced. Congrats! Vogt and Murphy win the award in their debut seasons. Wow. (49:20) I was supposed to be there for Rafa Nadal’s final match at the Davis Cup and the universe had other plans! Spain was eliminated!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘outbid’ as in Juan Soto as in the Mets as in the Yankees as in the Red Sox as in the Blue Jays as in the Dodgers as in Scott Boras. What is the latest on the pursuit of Juan Soto? (12:10) The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was released. Ichiro and CC Sabathia are the two favorites to get in. (17:40) Rookie of the Year was announced yesterday. Paul Skenes and Luis Gil were your winners! (20:20) The Dallas Cowboys are a disaster. Jerry World is a doom hole of abyss. They can’t win at home. Jerry Jones is losing it. This is bad bad bad. (33:15) Review: Between the Temples. (35:25) The Houston Astros have a new stadium name. So long Minute Maid Park. Hello, Daikin Park. (38:07) NPPOD. (41:00) Today is a monumental day for the Tampa Bay Rays. There’s a vote today. If it doesn’t go well the new stadium deal in St. Pete is all but dead. (46:35) The Buffalo Bills are taking on money. The Pegula Family is set to sell 20% of the Bills to investors!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Father Time’ as in Mike Tyson as in Jake Paul as in Netflix as in boxing as in buffering. Let’s discuss the winners and losers of what we all watched on Friday night. Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson lost to Father Time. And we all lost for watching that. (14:55) NFL Week 11 had some great matchups! Josh Allen gets it done against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs! The Steelers field goal their way to a win vs the Ravens! The Jets stink. Giants are benching Daniel Jones! So much! (31:30) Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. (34:30) We have an NBA update! It looks like Inside the NBA is head to … ESPN!? What!? (46:15) NPPOD. (48:10) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Pirates offer for the Paul Skenes rookie card. Would you take this offer?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘home sweet home’ as in the Tampa Bay Rays as in Tropicana Field as New York Yankees as in Spring Training. The Rays announced yesterday they will play home games at the Yankees Spring Training field. Wow. That’s two MLB teams that will play games at Minor League ballparks next season. (13:50) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the MLB awards and why MLB decides to drag this out so long? Would I change this as Commissioner? (23:00) Diamond Sports Group emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. What does this mean? Can you now watch your games? (36:12) Review: SLC Punk. (38:43) Mike Tyson is fighting Jake Paul tonight. Are you excited? Netflix is! This is genius! (44:00) NPPOD. (47:13) Is the NBA nearing a settlement with Warner Bros. Discovery? This saga has gone on for months now. TNT lost the NBA to ESPN, NBC, and Amazon. And they’re still fighting for something.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘leader’ as in Aaron Rodgers as in the quarterback as in the leader of men as in the Jets as in Jeff Ulbrich as in 2025. Aaron Rodgers “thinks” he’ll play next year. Enough already! He can’t help making everything about himself. (8:50) Anthony Richardson is back to being the Colts starter. 2 weeks after being benched. Shane Steichen said Joe Flacco was the best bet to win games… nope. Where is Chris Ballard? Where is Jim Irsay? In 2 weeks Anthony Richardson has figured it all out? (16:10) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about MLB and the Braves dropping objections against the Diamond Sports bankruptcy plan. Hmmm. (28:42) Review: Broadcast News. (35:30) Gregg Popovich is not coaching the Spurs right now after suffering a stroke. The team says he will make a full recovery. He’s in his 29th season as an NBA coach and all with the Spurs. (41:05) NPPOD. (42:30) Deion Sanders is ready to take on the NFL Draft. Just like Archie Manning did with Eli back in the day. Deion wants what’s best for his son Shedeur and Travis Hunter. How will this happen? (48:10) Joel Embiid didn’t play again last night. He said he would play back to backs and here we are with him not playing. What are the Sixers doing?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘array’ as in options as in streaming as in broadcast as in pay per game. Is that what you want as a fan? Diamond Sports thinks so! You can pay for a single game to watch! (10:55) The Angels are here to spend money? Arte Moreno swears the team is buying now! Really? (18:08) Is fixing Tropicana Field worth it? $55 million in damages is the budget so far. But what about the new stadium? Is the city willing to dish out all that money? (29:48) Review: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin. (34:00) Let’s talk about Jordan Montgomery. Ken Kendrick crushed him. Frankly, every hitter this year crushed him. He’s back with the Diamondbacks… but for how long? (39:17) NPPOD. (47:00) Brian Flores wants to be a head coach in the NFL again. Brian Flores is still suing the NFL. 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘resuscitated’ as in the Miami Dolphins as in Tyreek Hill as in Tua as in Mike McDaniel as in the playoffs are back! Let’s start with Tyreek Hill and the update on his wrist. This will be a doozy! And then what is Tua thinking!? Trying to make a tackle on an interception!? (9:20) Coaches and the art of evaluating everything. Every coach does it. Yesterday Matt Eberflus and the Bears said it. Brian Daboll and the Giants said it. Antonio Pierce and the Raiders said it. Shane Steichen and the Colts said it. (15:12) Micah Parsons has been getting called out by everyone for his comments about Mike McCarthy. And then Micah Parsons took to his podcast to defend himself. The Cowboys are a mess that becomes even more of a mess. (24:10) NPPOD. It’s time for the Emirates NBA Cup! Get excited! (33:50) Review: The Substance. (40:00) The Phillies are making some changes. New minority investors. New changes to the upper-level of the front office. (47:50) The Marlins have found their man! A new manager! (49:50) Inter Miami was eliminated. Messi goes home.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Guinness’ as in Ireland as in Dublin as in international expansion as in more and more and more NFL games internationally. Roger Goodell wants it. The owners want it. Next season there will likely be 8 international games! (6:32) Let’s update the NFL coaching carousel. Are the Giants ready? Are the Jaguars ready? Are the Bears ready? (13:00) Jerry Jones has officially lost the plot. Adding at the deadline? Sure why not. Dak done for the season? Yup! How about hanging up some curtains to block the sun? NOPE! (18:03) The 49ers have a little bit of issues to work through. Nick Bosa was fined for wearing a MAGA hat postgame last weekend. Deebo Samuel got into it with a kicker and long snapper. But, hey! They won! (28:49) NPPOD. (34:05) Review: Disclaimer. (37:45) Roki Sasaki is on his way to MLB. He’s the next star. He’s only 23. This is more an Otani signing than a Yamamoto signing, and here is why. (46:20) Zion Williamson is out again. This time it’s a hamstring. Woof.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘believe’ as in ya gotta believe as in the New York Mets as in Steve Cohen as in Juan Soto as in Scott Boras. Mets owner Steve Cohen gets the first meeting with Juan Soto. How is that going to go? What would I do if I was Cohen. (12:20) Let’s discuss how some more teams will spend this offseason: St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox. (23:07) NPPOD. (28:30) LSU wants to have a live tiger at the game against Alabama on Saturday. Well, not LSU, but the Governor of Louisiana is pushing for it! HUH!? (36:00) Review: Rez Ball. (39:08) A Native American tribe is buying a soccer team in Sacramento. Whoa. (43:00) Bronny James is headed to the G-League BUT the way he’s being used there is hilarious. Only home games? Then back to the Lakers? (47:00) Does the WNBA have a coaching problem?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘magic juan’ as in Juan Soto as is Blake Snell as in Pete Alonso as in Alex Bregman as in Corbin Burnes as in yesterday was Scott Boras Day at the GM Meetings. How did you choose to celebrate? The things he says are so ridiculous. Why does he do it? (14:50) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about MLB teams not losing money and them wanting me to make them feel sorry for billionaires. Huh? (32:15) Review: The Green Mile. (36:40) Are the Browns ready to just pay Deshaun Watson not to play anymore? It seems like it. He’s out with an achilles tear and the GM would not commit to him next season as the starter. Why is that? (42:15) NPPOD. (47:10) The NHL CBA is next up. Negotiations are about to start. What do the teams want? What do the players want?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘the day after’ as in the day after the election as in Donald Trump as in Kamala Harris as in 47th President as in Trump wins. Did you go out and vote? Trump is back in office and did it by winning the popular vote. Wow. (14:45) GM Meetings are happening for baseball right now. Let’s go through the news out of there. (28:32) Review: Martha. (31:00) The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to dunk of the New York Yankees. Winning the World Series wasn’t enough. Joe Kelly went off on how the Dodgers knew the Yankees weren’t built for this. Manager Dave Roberts said the Dodgers playing the Padres was the real World Series. (41:00) NPPOD. (42:20) Joel Embiid has been suspended by the NBA for 3 games for the incident with a reporter in the locker room. Embiid has yet to play this season. The 76ers are in last place and now without Embiid until next week. (49:20) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about celebrity sports endorsements and the impacts of those endorsements. It also had to do with team owners and how that relationship works with opposing player views.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Election Day’ as in go out and vote as in make it count. (9:20) 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. (17:20) The Dallas Cowboys are in trouble. Dak Prescott is out for a few weeks. The season is a disaster. What is Jerry Jones doing? (22:01) 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. (29:15) Review: Joker - Folie à Deux. (32:45) Yesterday was Qualifying Offer Day in MLB. Will anyone accept them? (40:20) NPPOD. (43:15) 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! (47:45) What is going on in Tampa? Is there any update at all about Tropicana Field?

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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. (17:05) 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? (31:15) Review: Woman of the Hour. (35:30) 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. (42:09) Joel Embiid gets into a locker room incident with a reporter. Another big uh oh. (46:20) NPPOD. (48:20) We have one day until Election Day. What are the candidates up to?

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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. (21:25) 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. (35:50) Review: Old Man - Season 2. (37:30) NPPOD. (43:30) Bob Costas is hanging up his mic. After a 44-year career he no longer has it. What a legend. (48:00) We have a trade already! The Braves have traded Jorge Soler already! Arte Moreno, welcome to the show!

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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! (13:30) 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! (20:15) What are the Yankees going to do? Is Boone coming back? Is Cashman coming back? Is Soto coming back? (35:52) Review: The Bridges of Madison County. (39:36) NPPOD. (41:40) 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. (48:07) Saudi Arabia is pulling back on foreign funding. How bad is this for American sports?

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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! (13:00) Let’s talk Game 5. What do the Dodgers need to do to end the series? How can the Yankees continue to fight? (20:45) NPPOD. (23:45) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the World Series finally being able to outrate Monday Night Football. Oh yea! (34:20) Review: Only Murders in the Building. (37:05) The Colts are benching Anthony Richardson for Joe Flacco. Uh oh. (44:30) 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!?

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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. (19:40) Keys to Game 4. Can the Yankees avoid the sweep? (24:00) NPPOD. (30:17) Review: Road Diary. (31:50) 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. (37:50) The Colts have a little issue with Anthony Richardson. Have you ever seen a QB sub himself out for being tired? (47:20) We are 7 days away from the election. Let’s discuss some of the things that are happening.

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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? (33:20) 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? (40:45) 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? (50:20) NPPOD.

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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! (10:14) NPPOD. (12:00) 2013 World Series champion Will Middlebooks joins the show to break down the World Series with me! (33:26) Review: The Menendez Brothers. (38:30) 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. (46:18) 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?

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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? (16:35) 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. (27:10) NPPOD. (34:32) Review: Straight Outta Compton. (40:30) 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. (50:43) Let’s talk about the ESPN+ exclusive for the NFL on Monday. Why do people think this was a failure?

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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. (14:10) Nestor Cortes is ready to risk it all for a World Series ring. How smart is this? (19:20) Shohei Ohtani’s 50/50 ball just sold at auction for $4.4 million. A new record! (24:40) NPPOD. (35:50) Review: Tuesday. (38:30) Let’s talk about the Timberwolves sale. Is it done yet? Is ARod an NBA owner now? (42:30) Jerry Jones is back at it again. Back on radio. Back making up excuses. (49:23) The Athletics are installing grass at Sutter Health Park. Players complained about the idea to install turf, but the heat would have been unbearable.

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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! (16:45) 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? (35:35) Review: Bad Monkey. (38:08) What are the Dodgers and Yankees doing today? The World Series isn’t for another 4 days. (45:00) NPPOD. (47:45) Tua Tagovailoa is returning. He had some interesting things to say.

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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. (21:40) Deshaun Watson is done for the year. Achilles popped. Fans cheered. Browns players were furious. What a mess. (27:33) The Jets got embarrassed again. Horrible. Who will Aaron Rodgers blame now? (33:45) 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? (38:15) Review: The Comeback. (45:33) NPPOD. 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘probability’ as in chances as in up as in down as in Yankees as in Guardians as in Judge as in Stanton as in Noel as in Fry. What a postseason game yesterday! Clase blows another save! Weaver blows a save! Guardians steal a game! (11:50) The Dodgers are too good. Too much firepower on offense. The bullpen is shutting down the Mets batter. It’s ugly out there! (22:30) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Knicks new jersey patch deal with Abu Dhabi and somehow the new location of the Sphere being in the UAE. HAHAHA! (35:10) Review: Deadpool & Wolverine. (38:30) NPPOD. (42:40) Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers have a problem. His knee is bad. Has missed so many game because of it. We were told it was all fine and now he’s out indefinitely. Not good for Steve Ballmer and the new Intuit Dome! (50:20) Why are the Steelers benching Justin Fields for Russell Wilson? What’s the point of breaking up the 4-2 team?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘pivotal’ as in LCS as in Dodgers as in Mets as in Yankees as in Guardians. The Dodgers shutout the Mets again. The Dodgers hit three home runs. The Dodgers are a juggernaut. (10:43) NPPOD. (13:15) Is Jerry Reinsdorf finally selling the White Sox? Is this a Christmas miracle for the fans in Chicago? What about that lucrative RSN he launched? (33:15) Review: A River Runs Through It. (37:40) What if you could have insurance taken out on a player’s bad performance? Not just if they are hurt and can’t perform. Would you do it? Now you can! (47:30) Unrivaled basketball has found its media rights home. Welcome to TNT!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘reunited’ as in reunited and it feels so good as in Aaron Rodgers as in Davante Adams as in Green Bay as in New York. It happened. The Jets did it. Another buddy of Rodgers. (8:41) The Browns have traded Amari Cooper to the Bills. I thought they wanted to win? I thought they were all in on Deshaun Watson? What now? (15:17) The Yankees took a 2-0 lead on the Guardians yesterday. Is this series over? Is it done? Do the Guardians have enough? Judge homered, is he about to get hot? (20:50) NPPOD. (24:00) What are the Rays going to do in Tampa? Will they play in Tampa? Is Tropicana Field going to be ready? (36:40) Review: Peak Season. (39:35) Jerry Jones is mad, but he says he’s not mad, but he’s for sure mad. (46:47) Tom Brady now owns the Raiders. Well… part of the Raiders. And Mark Davis is so happy!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘preparation’ as Jets as in Bills as in Yankees as in Mets as New York as in prepared to win as in prepared to lose. We start with Jets because of course we would. Did it all change when Saleh was fired? Nope! Embarrassing loss at home to the Bills. (9:30) The Mets tied up the series against the Dodgers! Vientos slam! Lindor leadoff homer! Scoreless streak ends! Now it’s back to CitiField. (15:09) The Yankees took Game 1 vs the Guardians and it was a passed ball fest. Was it the yips from the Guardians pitcher? (21:00) Why is Deshaun Watson the QB for the Cleveland Browns still? Why are they doing this? Just pay him the money, but bench him. (32:25) Review: Jailbreak - Love on the Run. (35:35) NPPOD. (39:30) Tua Tagovailoa may be returning to play soon. He can come back in a few weeks. Mike McDaniel said he expects a return, but should we? (44:00) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about players and memorabilia. 

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