5-2-2023 Passed Ball Show. John starts this program by congratulating James Harden for his 45 point performance leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a Game One victory over the Boston Celtics. He adds that Harden is better off as a number one scoring option as this brings out the best in his game before comparing this game to the media’s expectation that the best teams in the NBA all need to have multiple superstars to succeed. Of course, this comes from the “decision” when LeBron James chose to join Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami and has been the expectation of the championship caliber teams since. Harden, Russell Westbrook, and maybe even Kawhi Leonard, are at their best when they are the Alpha Male, the option, the number one scorer. John spends a little bit of time talking about the Chicago White Sox baseball team and the assumption that now former manager Tony LaRussa was the problem and what was holding back that squad. Either the former was going to be proven right or the players were going to prove to be the issue and John explains why the latter is true in this situation. John then explains why it makes the most sense for the New York Mets two top prospects to remain in Triple-A right now and the unique depth they provide for the team right now that no other MLB team has. During today’s “Saving Sports History” segment, John talks about Ross Barnes, the start of the Negro National League, the Toronto Maple Leafs, David Beckham, Bobby Unser, and more.