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Today’s word of the day is ‘danger’ as in scary as in fan behavior as in Ronald Acuña was tackled by fans in Colorado last night. What the hell is going on? How did this happen? What will MLB do now? (10:30) NL MVP race is on fire. Acuña. Betts. Freeman. Olson. Two sets of teammates in the top 4. Let’s go! (18:05) Max Scherzer was booed last night in his return to Citi Field. He had some things to say about his time with the Mets. (28:20) Review: You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. (32:25) What in the world is happening at Petco Park? A story came out about a non-profit makings hundreds of thousands of dollars as a vendor in San Diego… and it’s fake! (42:10) NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘security’ as in metal detectors as in police as in cameras as in a shooting took place at a White Sox game. Or did it? Two fans in the outfield were struck by bullets. How? 1 died and several were injured during a shooting at an Oklahoma High School football game. WTF! What about in Jacksonville? A racist murdered 3 Black people. Unreal. (27:30) Review: Depp v. Heard. (31:10) What is the latest on the Milwaukee Brewers? No, not the win streak, but the stadium! (37:00) Oakland mayor Sheng Thao is readying a list of demands from MLB if the Athletics need to extend its lease at the Oakland Coliseum. (41:10) NPPOD. (43:50) What the heck is happening in Spain right now!?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘deflection’ as in misdirection as in pass it somewhere else as in who’s to blame for Shohei Ohtani’s injury? Him? The team? Lady Luck? Anyone? (12:35) Stephe Strasburg has retired. Kind of. He will still get paid his full contract AND the deferred money. (28:50) Review: Like Harvey, Like Son. (33:50) How bad were things inside the White Sox front office? What led to the end of Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams in Chicago? (39:10) The NFL is here. Joint practices. Fights. Preseason games. The field where it happens. (45:20) NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘crestfallen’ as in despondent as in sad as depressing as in Shohei Ohtani has hurt his elbow again. Another UCL tear. Will he need Tommy John surgery again? How many millions will he lose out on now? Will he ever be the same? (17:20) John Fisher has finally spoken. He’s the owner of the Oakland Athletics. And he only sat down with a paper in Nevada. None in Oakland. Wonder why. (37:00) Review: How to Blow Up a Pipeline. (45:00) Baker Mayfield has some off the field distractions. $12M worth of them. (46:00) NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Southside blues’ as in Chicago as in White Sox as in Jerry Reinsdorf as in overhaul as in you’re all fired. Reinsdorf fired his two main men. Both the guys who oversaw the baseball operations. Are the White Sox moving? To where? To What? (28:00) An update on Wander Franco. He has been moved to admin leave. The Rays have been removing his picture from everywhere around the stadium. (34:50) Review: Untold - Hall of Shame. (39:00) NPPOD. (40:30) James Harden has been fined $100K for his comments about Daryl Morey and the playing for the Sixers. What happens next?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘dramatically’ as in over the top as in the Baltimore Orioles as in John Angelos as in what is he thinking? He spoke with the New York Times said in order to pay for his young stars he’ll have to raise prices around the stadium! (20:00) The Oakland Athletics have hired a contractor for its new stadium in Las Vegas. What does it mean? Anything? (30:45) Review: Untold - Jake Paul Problem Child. (34:30) What is happening with James Harden and the Sixers? He called Darryl Morey a liar. Now Josh Harris has spoken. (40:20) NPPOD. (41:40) Michigan has suspended Jim Harbaugh for 3 games this season. You won’t believe who they play. It’s all a joke!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘veteran’ as in team meeting as in getting swept as in keeping composure as in the Houston Astros needed to get together and talk things through. The postseason races are going crazy and the Astros could miss out on them. The Mariners are hot. The Blue Jays are waiting. The Red Sox are surprising. (11:45) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Gunnar Henderson was a single away from the cycle, but legged it out for a double — would I want that? (19:20) Pete Alonso made a mistake. The internet crushed him. Was it fair? No. (28:10) Review: No Hard Feelings. (32:20) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Los Angeles Angels already calling up its 2023 draft pick this season. What? (45:10) NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Not Messi’ng Around’ as in Messi as in MLS as in is he good or bad for the league? He’s run wild. Scores in every game. Social media exploded. But he met the media and said some things about the MLS and US Soccer and was he being truthful? (15:00) Sports owners are all making real estate plays. That’s what’s been happening. Always has. Let me explain what the Carolina Hurricanes are doing as all other teams are doing with new stadiums. (19:20) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about who does the investigations for MLB. Interesting. (29:40) Review: Prisoner’s Daughter. (33:50) How much money is Ohtani going to get? How can you get to that number? Who can calculate his worth? (45:00) NPPOD

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Today’s word of the day is ‘O’Captain, My Captain!” as in Derek Jeter as in Don Mattingly as in Babe Ruth as in Lou Gehrig as in Aaron Judge. The New York Yankees have fallen apart. Last in the AL East. Under .500 and in danger of having its worst season in almost 30 years. (14:30) Marcus Stroman wanted an extension from the Cubs. He didn’t get it. Now he’s hurt. Oh boy. (25:10) Review: King of Clones. (33:45) We have an update to the Michael Oher story. The Tuohy family has responded with claims that Oher is attempting a shakedown. This has gotten ugly. (49:45) NPPOD. (41:10) The Kansas City Royals need a new stadium. Here we go again! Welcome to the cycle!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘bad timing’ as in not great as in coincidence as in bad luck as in snowball as in the Tampa Bay Rays are in trouble. Not just the Wander Franco situation, but the pitching staff. Tommy John might be a player on the team because of all the elbow injuries. (17:15) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about signing younger players to longterm deals versus signing older players to longterm deals. (26:20) Review: Heart of Stone. (29:20) Angel Hernandez has lost his lawsuit appeal against MLB. He was suing the league over discrimination. (36:20) NPPOD. (40:00) We have an update to the update to the update to the update on the Oakland Athletics!

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