Nothing Personal with David Samson

Today’s word of the day is ‘reasonable’ as in you’re not doing what I want you to do as in Mets owner Steve Cohen tweeted yesterday to play the GM game — he asked if you would trade now and pay a big price or wait for pay a reasonable price! Reasonable! Well… what is reasonable? Let’s discuss the upcoming trade deadline and why no trades have taken place. (18:40) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me a question about owners and taxes and tax rates and revenue and tax relief. Let’s have some fun. (29:20) Review: Mary J Blige - My Life. (33:10) NPPOD - Bucks organization preparing for a championship. (38:25) A report broke that Aaron Rodgers turned down an extension from the Packers that would have made Rodgers the highest-paid player in the NFL. It would have kept him in Green Pay for five more years. What is going on here? (42:10) Wait to See update

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Today’s word of the day is ‘panic’ as in a shooting took place outside Nationals Park during the Nationals-Padres game. The game was stopped, fans were panicking, Manny Machado opened a gate to usher fans to safety. A true nightmare situation. Let’s discuss what protocols take place in these situations. What should happen and what needs to change? (17:25) A fan has been banned for life by MLB after hitting Red Sox OF Alex Verdugo with a ball. What exactly does this mean and how can this be enforced? (27:55) Review: Good on Paper. (32:20) Shohei Ohtani donated his Home Run Derby winnings to clubhouse staffers. It was a classy move by Ohtani, but it was also a smart move.(44:50) NPPOD - Lance Lynn signs new deal with White Sox.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Hannibal’ as in Hannibal from the A-Team as in “I love it when a plan comes together” as in the Yankees-Red Sox was supposed to be the first game coming out of the break… and… POOF! The New York Yankees are dealing with a COVID outbreak impacting six players at the moment. The Boston Red Sox now need to get heavy testing done. Aaron Judge is in COVID protocols and was at the All-Star Game so things can get weird fast. (11:00) The Chicago Cubs fire sale has started. Joc Pederson is headed to the Atlanta Braves to try and fill a need for Ronald Acuña. What does this trade mean for Atlanta? What about the Cubs? Is Bryant, Rizzo, or Baez next? (20:43) The Minnesota Twins are offering Byron Buxton $70M. Is that too little? Is that too much? (28:55) Review: A Dangerous Son. (34:05) Tom Brady played last season with torn MCL in his knee. Why is this significant? He never told the team, violating league rules. (38:08) NPPOD. (43:45) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me about fan-run media and if MLB would benefit more from partnering up with these people. Is this the future? Is this the now? 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘misnomer’ as in wrong or inaccurate name or designation as in it’s time to evaluate my preseason MLB picks at the midway point and see how things are going. What are the biggest surprises? The Yankees offense being a disaster? The NL East being bad? Ohtani being the biggest star? Or the Red Sox and Giants? (15:35) Let’s talk about some 2nd half predictions. What happens in the NL West? Is Jacob deGrom going to stay scorching hot? Will Ohtani burn out? (22:40) News broke yesterday about a scary event involving Richard Sherman. He was arrested and charged with burgalry domestic violence and the entire event is frightening. (33:20) Review: Black Widow. (38:00) NPPOD. (44:50) It’s time for another Trevor Bauer update as his administrative leave has been extended 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘exhibition’ as in the All Star Game as in international players took over the game as in the game was supposed to be in Atlanta, but it was in Denver. Let’s discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Shohei Ohtani, and the biggest storylines of the weekend. (15:50) The Los Angeles Angels drafted 20 pitchers in 20 rounds of the MLB draft. WHAT!? Is this bizarre? Should this work? The New York Mets paid Kumar Rocker $6M, which is nearly $1.3M more than he was slotted to make. (27:20) NPPOD (28:55) Review: State of Texas vs Melissa. (33:10) Rob Manfred met the media before the All Star Game and he answered some very important questions. Will there be shortened double-headers next season? Will the extra inning rule be there next season? Will there be a work stoppage? Will the Athletics be in Las Vegas?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘delay’ as in there was no show yesterday because of a delay. Not just a delay in the show, but a delay in Coca coming home. Why wasn’t he prepped and ready to do a show!? (2:00) Stephen A. Smith said something horrible about Shohei Ohtani. When speaking about why Ohtani can’t be the star of MLB he referenced Ohtani’s inability to speak English “IN THIS COUNTRY!” Let’s discuss how abhorrent those comments are and why the hurt so much. (16:35) Four people were arrested in Denver with 12 firearms, ammunition, and drugs at hotel right next to Coors Field. Let’s talk the messaging behind these arrests and how security works for All Star Game events. (23:05) The Home Run Derby took place and it was supposed to be the Shohei Ohtani show, but Pete Alonso had other plans. The Mets first baseman got the crowd going with monster home runs, dancing at the plate, and an attitude to back it up. Trey Mancini was an amazing story to follow. Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani’s battle was awesome. (28:48) The MLB Draft took place over the weekend. Did you watch? Probably not. (34:50) Review: Virgin River Season 3. (37:50) Ronald Acuña tore his ACL over the weekend. It is a massive blow not just for the Atlanta Braves, but for the game of baseball. (45:25) NPPOD. 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘murraya’ as in a genus of tropical asiatic and Australian tree as in Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American to win the Spelling Bee. We’re going to spend some time discussing Bad Words and discuss the spelling bee and why it matters. (6:30) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me about why I’d want the MLB season to be shortened by only 8 games. This’ll be fun. (19:58) Damian Lillard will be in the news all summer. Not just because he’s a star NBA player. Not just because he’s in the Olympics. Not just because he has a new head coach in Portland. But because he’s taking the high road and handling things internally and the media is going to hate that. (28:20) Review: Best of Enemies. (33:45) The Trevor Bauer suspension has been extended. It was 7 days and now it’ll be extended another 7 days. (37:30) NPPOD. (42:55) The Chicago Cubs are open for business. You want Baez? You want Bryant? Let’s make a deal.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘erased’ as in deleted as in removed as in the Los Angeles Dodgers have done all they could to scrub Trevor Bauer off the team’s website. It’s like he’s never existed. The team canceled a bobblehead giveaway it was scheduled to have. The team has removed all Bauer items from the team store. Just gone. (10:15) The Dodgers are in trouble. Kershaw is on the DL. David Price has to start. Kenley Jansen is mad he wasn’t selected to be an All Star. Mookie Betts and Cody Bellinger haven’t played to their level. It should change. (19:55) Jacob deGrom announced that he isn’t going to attend the All Star Game. This is going to come up in the CBA. Let me explain why. (29:50) Top 5 Quentin Tarantino movies. (35:30) NPPOD. (39:00) Another double header in baseball leads to another no-hitter. The 7-inning split doubleheader is becoming an issue. Split doubleheaders mean that you need two separate tickets to attend the two 7-inning games. 

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Today’s word of the day is ‘left off’ as in not on the team as in Sha’Carri Richardson, as we all know, was disqualified from the Olympics and suspended after a failed drug test for marijuana. She was given a 30-day suspension that would keep her from running in the 100m. But wait a minute! What about the 100m relays!? She could sit through the suspension and still relay… USATF said nope, sorry… you’re being left off that team. WHAT!? (14:25) The Chicago Cubs are a disaster right now. Absolutely dumpster fire. 2 weeks ago the the Cubs were in first in the NL Central. Now? The team has lost 11 straight games and are now 9 games back of the Brewers. (21:52) How are the Chicago White Sox doing? Injury after injury after injury and the team continues to win. (29:45) Review: The Tomorrow War. (34:10) Making trades is kind of like Fight Club. You don’t talk about players you want to trade away or not trade away. Don’t do it! Rockies manager Bud Black said his All Star pitcher German Marquez won’t be traded. (41:00) The Miami Marlins reportedly offered Starling Marte a $30M deal. How real is this deal? Does this mean Marte will stay a Marlin? Let’s discuss why this was leaked. 

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