Nothing Personal with David Samson

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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It’s another Samson Sit-Down. This time we have Ken Rosenthal. Ken is THE best baseball reporter in the game. It’s time to talk MLB, the lockout, the negotiations, the future of baseball. EVERYTHING you need to know. Right here.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘quickie’ as in fast as in swift as in a short amount of time as in MLB and MLBPA met for 15 minutes and the meeting was over. There was panic on Twitter. Our pets heads were falling off! Calm down! The meeting time wasn’t important. The terms of the the counter proposal was the important part. So now what? Was any progress made? Is the season starting on time? Is the lockout ending? (14:40) Aaron Judge is looking for a new deal. He’ll be a free agent after this season. Will the Yankees pay him big money? He turns 30 in April so which other players got big deals that we can compare him to… (24:25) Review: Misha and the Wolves. (31:55) Someone at the Los Angeles Rams fans fell off a stage trying to take a picture. Matthew Stafford appeared to see her fall and walk away. She fractured her back. Social media bullied Stafford into paying her bills. Is that the full story? (38:55) NPPOD. (39:40) Eric Kay has been found guilty in the death of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Kay supplied the drugs that Skaggs used that led to his death. Let’s discuss this ruling and what it means. 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘13/350’ as in 13 years and $350M as in that’s the offer that Juan Soto was offered by the Washington Nationals. That’s a lot of money… to turn down! Soto acknowledged he was offered this. Scott Boras would never let him sign this. Let’s explain why he would do this and what it means for the next 3 seasons he’s under contract for the Nationals. What is a Super 2? (16:55) MLB Lockout update! Get your MLB lockout update here! We have a meeting today at 1pm ET and the players will be giving their proposal to MLB. Let’s see if we get any movement! (24:10) Review: Ascension. (28:30) Let’s update on the Tyler Skaggs trial. Matt Harvey spoke under immunity that he used cocaine during his career. A report came out that MLB could suspend him for this. Really? (38:45) NPPOD. Adam Silver is just as confused as the rest of us about the New York vaccine rules. Kyrie couldn’t play for Nets at Madison Square Garden because of the away player rules. (43:40) The Dallas Cowboys were under fire for a settlement to Cowboys cheerleaders. Just another NFL team treating women like shit. 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘opioids’ as in the trial against Eric Kay in the death of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Kay was an employee for the Angels and he reportedly supplied opioids to a handful of players on the team, and the pills that took Skaggs life. Let’s have an honest conversation about drug use in the clubhouse. (27:30) Review: Lunana - A Yak in the Classroom. (32:45) Kamila Valieva is allowed to skate for Russia in the Olympics. Valieva is the favorite for gold. Valieva tested positive for a banned substance and the IOC said it’s all good! What a shame. (44:30) NPPOD. (46:25) Ben Simmons spoke for the first time as a Brooklyn Nets player. He opened up about his mental health struggles. I was a bit harsh on him. 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘150’ as in a buck fifty as in last night a report came out that MLB was looking to cut “hundreds of paying jobs to Minor League players” — this was reported with no real context, why this would happen, and why it should happen. Let’s talk about this proposal. (12:00) Why is this being leaked now? Well, MLB presented the players the latest proposal on Saturday and we haven’t heard much since. 130 pages long. Players aren’t too impressed. What were the big moves? (27:30) Chicago White Sox made a decision over the weekend that every Minor League player needs to be vaccinated. Why? (28:50) What is Sennets v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball Class Action - let me explain. (36:35) Review: Worst Person in the World. (41:35) NPPOD. (44:40) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me if Tottenham has any real chance of getting the 2026 Super Bowl. #waittosee

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Super Bowl’ as in the Los Angeles Rams have done it as in Cooper Kupp, Matthew Stafford, Odell Beckham (!), Sean McVay, Aaron Donald. And they got to do it in their home stadium. McVay may now retire. The ratings are here so everyone can forget about the horrible week that Roger Goodell had. Odell Beckham Jr gets vindication and then looks like he tore his ACL. And the biggest story of the night — the Rams went all in for Matthew Stafford, and it worked. (19:00) The Super Bowl commercials are what I was there for. Let’s talk about some of the big ones! Everything has changed about them. They used to be the thing everyone couldn’t wait to see. Now companies are paying $7M for a 30-second spot, but they tweet it before they air! (32:50) Review: Licorice Pizza. (40:45) NPPOD. Let’s finish with some more Super Bowl takeaways: the missed calls by the refs were bad. The offensive pass interference not called on Tee Higgins; the calls on the Bengals during the Rams last drive. Why are the calls made late in games that wouldn’t be called during any other game? 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘blockbuster’ as in not the former movie rental chain that didn’t think Netflix would work it’s as in a big trade. The NBA trade deadline came and went, and it was a big one. James Harden to the 76ers! Ben Simmons to the Nets! Russell Westbrook to the bench! Let’s talk about what went wrong in both Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Kyrie and Harden didn’t like one another. Kevin Durant passed on Harden in the All Star Draft. Joel Embiid let the world know his thoughts on Ben Simmons. Drama! (20:45) Rob Manfred met the media on Thursday. It was a disaster. Knew it was going to happen. We have at least seven takeaways from the press conference from Spring Training to Universal DH to Saturday’s proposal and more! (36:25) Review: Don’t Look Up… again. (42:30) NPPOD/SB Picks!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘music’ as in face the music as in Roger Goodell had his presser during Super Bowl week. Wonder what people wanted to hear him speak about? Goodell spoke about Brian Flores, diversity, and integrity. (14:35) Roger Goodell wants Daniel Snyder to just stop it. Snyder announced he’s hiring an investigative team to look into comments made in front of congress by one of his former employees. Goodell came out and said, no, absolutely not. The NFL will now be running the investigation. (24:10) Review: The Puppet Master (30:25) Rob Manfred and the MLB owners are meeting in Orlando. Today is the last day of the meetings so Manfred will address the media. What’s he going to say? We got word that MLB will present a counter proposal to MLBPA on Saturday. Working on the weekend! (37:30) NPPOD. James Harden wants out of Brooklyn, just like he wanted out of Houston. Will the 76ers make a trade for him? Is Ben Simmons headed to Brooklyn? (40:10) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me why we haven’t spoken about the Olympics. Well, here we go! A 15-year old Russian skater won gold and then immediately tested positive for steroids! Perfect!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘quarterly’ as in 25 percent as in MLB quarterly meetings are here and happening in Orlando. Do you think the owners and Rob Manfred are scaling Space Mountain at Disney right now? Probably not. Maybe the tea cups. I wonder what they’re talking about. Let’s discuss. (17:55) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me about Trevor Bauer and his future with the Los Angeles Dodgers. No criminal charges will be filed against Bauer. Now baseball can act. (28:00) The trial into the death of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs is ongoing. Former employee Eric Kay is allegedly who supplied Skaggs with the drugs that were laced with fentanyl. Let’s break down this situation and case. (35:15) Review: Attica. (39:15) NPPOD. The Lakers are horrible. Not average. Not okay. Horrible. LeBron is not happy, but does it matter? 

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