Nothing Personal with David Samson

Today’s word of the day is ‘Grover Washington Jr’ as in just the two of us as in we can make it if we try as in just the two us you and I. What are we talking about? MLB meetings! Dan Halem and Bruce Meyer met in New York City to continue negotiations. Did anything happen? Probably not. But a report came out with the name of the four owners who voted against the MLB deal openly in a 30 owner Zoom session. Bob Castellini of the Reds, Chris Ilitch of the Tigers, Ken Kendrick of the Diamondbacks, and Arte Moreno of the Angels. Arte! Never stop being yourself! Let’s explain CBT and the resistance. (31:30) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Our guy Ruben, @RubenTalksKicks, asked how championship rings are designed. He wanted to know how we did it in 2003. (41:25) Review: Drive My Car. (44:50) NPPOD - The Brooklyn Nets are a bad team. The Los Angeles Lakers are a very bad team.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘net proceeds’ as in Roman Abramovich is selling Chelsea as in he said he would be donating the proceeds from the sale to the people of Ukraine. What exactly does this mean? How much money is he going to get in the sale? Who is willing to buy the club? This is a fascinating case. (17:20) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me if it’s normal that all these players in MLB are talking, but no owner is. Mike Trout spoke out. Lance McCullers spoke out. Marcus Stroman spoke out. And many more. (37:55) Review: Cruella. (39:55) Yesterday we spoke on Kyler Murray’s agent releasing a statement about wanting a new deal. The next… Kliff Kingsbury got a new deal… he and Murray share an agent! (43:50) NPPOD - The Knicks are terrible. The Sixers are winning. Kevin Durant is officially back. (44:55) Dolphins GM Chris Grier met the media yesterday in Indy and spoke on the quarterback situation. He said they are done with Deshaun Watson. He had some interesting comments on Tua. 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘disastrous outcome’ as in Rob Manfred had said canceling games would be just that as in the first two series of the season have been canceled as in the players rejected the final offer from the owners. So here we are. Opening Day postponed. Missed games. Players not getting paid. Fighting. Arguing. Yelling. Screaming. Now where do we go? When do they meet again? Will a deal get done? Is this the worst it can get? (27:25) Review: Phantom Thread. (31:45) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me about Kyler Murray and his statement released by his agent. They wanted to know if the Cardinals are more likely to give him a new deal now. (37:40) NPPOD. (40:40) We have a battle in the WNBA right now. It’s the league vs the owner of the New York Liberty, Joe Tsai. He’s in BIG trouble for being too good to his players. He was fined $500K and almost had his team taken away… for chartering flights for his players! The horror! Violation of the CBA.

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Breaking news out of MLB as the players have rejected the final offer from the owners. What does this mean? Will there be baseball in 2022? The lockout continues... 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘reputation’ as in we all know why you’re here today… our friend… Derek Jeter… Did anything happen yesterday? Did something happen with the Miami Marlins that I should know about? You may think I’m doing the Snoopy dance while talking about Jeter leaving the Marlins, but I’m not. Let me just explain what happened, where it all started, and some thoughts on the matter. (27:55) Review: Parallel Mothers. (30:30) MLB lockout update! The deadline by MLB for a deal came and went with no deal. But! Then we were told there’s a new deadline! Ha! So are we going to get a deal or not? Let’s discuss. (44:55) NPPOD. (46:20) Update on Russia and Fifa and UEFA.

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This episode was record on an Apple iPad, but could sound like it was recorded on an actual apple. We apologize for the quality, but the content was too important.

Today’s word of the day is ‘delay’ as in a flight delay as in I’m stuck in Buenos Aires as in MLB has delayed Spring Training as in the regular season could now be delayed. What exactly happening right now with negotiations? It seemed like a deal was close and then a deal wasn’t close. Today is the “deadline” that MLB owners imposed on the union to take a deal done. (28:00) Let’s talk about the war going on in Ukraine. Russia has invaded Ukraine and it seems like a major part of the world has condemned Russia for this. There is a major sports element to this story too — Premiere League side Chelsea has seen its owner step away over ties to Putin; Manchester United and Schalke have dropped kit sponsorships with Russian companies; Poland, Sweden, and the Czech Republic have said they won’t play Russia in World Cup qualifiers despite FIFA laying down lame sanctions. (41:30) Review: SAG Awards. (44:00) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me what is going on with Jeff Passan and myself. And here we are… 

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Another mailbag! It’s time for another mailbag! Sorry, but that’s just the way it is! I want to start today talking about grief. Today would have been my sister’s birthday. My birthday is tomorrow. (15:35) Someone asked me for insight on international signings. They wanted to know what happens behind closed doors… so let’s open them! (29:55) Someone asked me about their moral-ethical dilemma. They wanted to know if it’s time to hide collectibles because the athlete turned out to be an awful person. (38:35) It’s time to update a bunch of Wait To See topics. On this show we say things and we’re accountable for everything we say. What did we get right? What did we get wrong? We’ve waited and now we’ve seen.

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It’s a mailbag! A January mailbag! You asked the questions and I answer them! Let’s get into the business. Someone asked me what the best questions are for interviews. This is a skill for both sides. Let’s take the side of the interviewer here. (17:00) Someone asked me about negotiating salaries. This is the most common thing I’m asked. Let’s get into it. (23:55) Someone asked me about problem solving. They wanted to know best solutions to solving these complex problems. (36:45) Someone asked what my top 5 films about music. Not musicals. These are films with music as the main focus.

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It’s another Samson Sit-Down. Chris Herring is an author and journalist. He wrote Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks. 

You can buy the book now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Blood-in-the-Garden/Chris-Herring/9781982132118

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It’s another Samson Sit-Down. This time Todd Fuhrman joins us with everything gambling. We wanted to talk about the industry boom that is sports gambling. We hit on how odds are made, who’s making these odds, and how Todd himself bets. What does the future hold for sports betting? Let’s find out!

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