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Today’s word of the day is ‘AAA’ as in triple A as in the minor leagues as in the Oakland Athletics are getting less fans than the minor league teams are. How bad is this? (13:10) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about Oli Marmol calling out Tyler O’Neil for not hustling and then benching him this early in the season. Interesting. (20:00) In back-to-back days we’ve seen star players ejected over pitch clock violations. Is MLB going to look into this or will we see more of this? (27:30) Review: The Night Agent. (30:00) The Ravens held a bizarre press conference. Eric DeCosta and John Harbaugh were somehow not prepared for questions about Lamar Jackson…. What? (37:00) NPPOD. (39:00) Mark Cuban finally spoke to the media about Jalen Brunson and the Mavericks. What’s happening there?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘burner’ as in burner phone as in the Arizona Cardinals are in some stuff right now. A former top executive has accused team owner Michael Bidwill of having them use burners, harassment, abuse, cheating, scandals. Wooooof! The team then did something that I’ve never read before. (16:10) What is going on in MLB right now? We’re about 5 games into the season and things are happening. Pitch clock violations. Ejections. Underwhelming performances. (26:50) Review: Murder Mystery 2. (29:20) Quick updates: Max Fried to the IL; Joe Biden walks back Jill Biden’s invite of LSU AND Iowa to the White House. (32:25) NPPOD. (33:25) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me a question about comments made by Alex Verdugo about Alex Manoah. Well, what happened? (41:40) The NBA has a shutdown problem. Teams are shutting down star players. The Mavericks reportedly wanted to sit Kyrie and Luka. Doncic said no thanks.

Hump dayyyyyyyyyy! Have a day, people! I'm currently under the weather, but we go on!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘merged’ as in the WWE and the UFC are becoming one company. Endeavor is leading the charge. The new live sports behemoth is valued at $21B. Why did Vince McMahon want out now? Who is Ari Emanuel? What does Dana White think about this? What does it all mean!? (13:10) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Los Angeles Angels opting to get a reporter removed from team-owned radio station for being critical of the organization. (30:40) Review: Palm Trees and Power Lines. (33:30) Anthony Rendon has been suspended by MLB for putting his hands on a fan. Come on! (39:55) Here we go again. Jill Biden wants LSU AND Iowa to come to the White House. This isn’t how it works! (45:20) NPPOD. (46:55) The Yankees want to get rid of manager jersey numbers. They’ve retired so many numbers that they’re running out!

How's everyone doing!? No one ever reaches out to me so I'm assuming you're all doing well!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘lamentable’ as in LSU defeats Iowa in the women’s NCAA championship and the story was less about basketball and more about everything else. Bad officiating. Angel Reese vs Caitlin Clark. And a whole conversation about race. (14:20) There’s a new CBA agreement in place in the NBA. What is happening? Did the players win? Did the owners win? Did the fans win? (31:30) Review: Champions. (35:25) MLB is back and the big story is game speed! The pitch clock rules! (38:45) NPPOD. (41:00) Chelsea sack Graham Potter after appointing him in September. Todd Boehly continues to reign terror on his new club.

Have a great Monday! It finally feels like Spring!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘observations’ as in Opening Day is here and gone! Are you sad? Are you excited about your team? Let’s go through what happened from MLB Opening Day. Mets place Justin Verlander on the IL before the first game even begins. Braves starter Max Fried left after 3.1 inning after a hamstring injury, come on! (11:25) The new rules are here! Marcus Stroman - violation! Pete Alonso - violation! Rafael Devers - violation! Stolen bases everywhere! (17:35) Shohei Ohtani is back and he’s hitting and pitching. The Los Angeles Angels are back to losing. (21:40) Daniel Bard is taking another leave of absence because of mental health. He had control issues in the WBC and now he’s out for the Rockies. (28:55) Review: Reggie. (34:45) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the idea of an International Division in the NFL. Could it be happening soon? (43:20) NPPOD.

Have a great weekend everyone! I'm going to a wedding! No, not my wedding! Let's have some fun!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Opening Day’ as in baseball is back as in here we go as in everyone’s in first place! What are the biggest storylines from today!? Who’s going to overachieve!? Who’s going to stink it up!? (8:55) Win total season! We start with the New York Yankees! What did YES Network announce? Something big! (15:45) Mets win totals! (18:20) What is going on with the Padres? Are people going to be able to watch these games? (23:55) Marlins announced a new jersey patch sponsor. Uh oh! (31:55) Review: All The Beauty and the Bloodshed. (35:55) We have a new deal between MLB and Minor Leaguers. What happened? (41:25) What happened at the NFL Owner’s Meetings? Anything big? Anything you need to pay attention to? (46:55) NPPOD

Baseball is back! Get excited! Woohoo! Go Mets go!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘tomorrow’ as in tomorrow tomorrow we get baseball tomorrow it’s only a day away! Opening Day is tomorrow. MLB is back! It’s prediction time! Biggest storylines! We start with the new rules! (10:20) Are the Angels going to finally make the playoffs again? Shohei Ohtani. Mike Trout. 0 playoff appearances together. Does that change? (16:00) Rob Manfred is talking. The MLB commissioner had some things to say about Steve Cohen spending and the rest of the league. (24:10) Who are the biggest disappointments going to be this season? Can Aaron Judge repeat what he did last season? (26:30) Who is under the most pressure? Expectations are high for two teams in particular this year! (34:00) Review: Luther - The Fallen Sun. (37:10) MLB Predictions time!!!!

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No word of the day today. Let’s take a few moments to discuss what’s going on in this country. Another school shooting. More innocents taken away. More children taken away. When does it end? (13:35) Lamar Jackson wants a trade. Are the Ravens going to do it? Should the Ravens do it? Will another team do it? (29:55) Review: Shrinking. (32:30) Is Aaron Rodgers on the Jets now? Is a trade close? What do the Packers want? (39:55) NPPOD. (41:00) WE’ve got an ump show already! J.T. Realmuto was ejected from a spring training game for simply putting his glove out and the ump missed his glove with the ball. That’s it.

Everyone have a great Tuesday. Do something you love. Eat something you love. Share some love!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘opening week’ as in baseball is back as in Opening Day is 3 days away as in what are teams doing to get prepared for this? The Yankees had some decisions to make. Like who’s going to pitch this year for them? Another injury to the rotation, woof. What about young prospects? The Yankees and Cardinals finalized call ups, but the Mets sent some players down. (18:40) The Dallas Mavericks are in a bad spot. The team was just swept in a two-game series against the Charlotte Hornets. Mark Cuban is mad. Luka is mad. Kyrie is going through it. (31:40) Review: Daisy Jones and The Six. (36:55) NFL Owners Meetings get started in Arizona. What is taking place? What’s on the docket? (44:40) NPPOD.

Let's have a great Monday, people!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘thank you’ as in an announcement as in the announcement to the announcement as in we are leaving CBS Sports as in we are joining the pirate ship as in getting off the dinghy as in we are now part of Meadowlark Media. (7:40) Is it time to cancel Spring training? We should. Rhys Hoskins had to be carted off the field yesterday. Gavin Lux is out for the season. Everyone was up in arms about the WBC, but injuries happen everywhere! (14:55) Let’s talk about Forbes. Valuations for MLB teams came out and it needs to be explained. Please listen! (30:00) Review: MH 370 - The Plane that Disappeared. (34:50) Lamar Jackson has a business partner named Ken Francis. The NFL sent a memo telling all teams to stay away from Ken Francis. What is going on here? (40:55) NPPOD. (42:40) What is going on in the NHL? Pride Nights where teams claim that Russian players could be in trouble? What? Cmon!

HELLO FRIENDS! IT'S ME! COCA! Just saying hi! Have a great weekend! Let's do something fun!

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