Nothing Personal with David Samson Le Batard & Friends, Baseball, MLB

Today’s word of the day is ’rinse & repeat’ as in another stadium as in another press conference as in another handshake deal as in the Chicago Bears. Another big time announcement with renderings! (13:45) What are the Dallas Cowboys doing? Jerry Jones has decisions to make on all his top players. Micah Parsons the DE is up soon. Dak Prescott is up soon. CeeDee Lamb is up soon. Uh oh! (23:00) Quick side note on Deshaun Watson and his trip to Saudi Arabia. Are you kidding me? (28:30) Review: Milk. (32:50) Blake Snell is on the IL. Bad starts. Bad ERA. Now hurt. (42:30) NPPOD. (45:20) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the draft. How much goes into drafting or trading players when it comes to character vs talent.
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Today’s word of the day is ’expectations’ as in the Dodgers as in World Series as in Shohei Ohtani as in Mookie Betts as in Freddie Freeman as in 100 games as in slow start. The Dodgers were supposed to be juggernauts, but why have they not performed like it? Ohtani and Betts have. The bats are alive, but the record is mediocre. (10:25) Hey, White Sox fans… are you ready for a new ballpark? Are you excited? Worst record in baseball, but Reinsdorf still wants a stadium deal with public money! (21:30) We have an update on the NBA TV rights deals. ESPN and TNT will be able to match ANY offers the NBA gets. Linear, yes. Streaming, yes. Will this impact bids from NBC or Apple or Amazon? (35:03) Review: Kiss Me Kosher. (39:30) NPPOD. (43:30) We have a MAJOR announcement from the FTC. Noncompete clauses.. goodbye!
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Today’s word of the day is ’mental fortitude’ as in running as in the London Marathon as in tired as in sore. Yes, I ran the marathon. Yes, I am exhausted. Yes, I’d do it again. (5:20) The Denver Nuggets have taken a 2-0 series lead on the Los Angeles Lakers. Nikola Jokic is too much, too good. But, the big story was LeBron James calling out the referees. Oh boy. (17:22) Even more drama in the Knicks and Sixers game. The Knicks score 6 points in 14 seconds. Were there fouls? Were there timeouts? None were called! (24:20) Aaron Boone’s ejection was caught on live video with audio. Shocking stuff for fans. MLB has a problem. (37:23) Review: Ripley. (38:24) What’s going on at college campuses is pretty stark. Patriots owner Robert Kraft has pulled his funding from Columbia. (48:00) What’s the latest on the Athletics move to Vegas? Is it happening? Is it not happening? (51:20) NPPOD.
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Mailbag time! I’m in London right now having just run the London Marathon. Someone asked me about getting started running a marathon. This is what you do. (12:35) NFL Draft week is here! It all happens on Thursday. What will the Bears do? What will the Commanders do? What will the Patriots do? (21:30) Let’s talk about beat reporters. Who controls them? Do teams do it? (33:45) Boras clients. Bad spring. Better fall? (41:33) Let’s talk about uniforms. It’s Fanatics now. Sweat everywhere. Now late orders to teams. Fun!
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Nothing Personal Tour hits Pittsburgh!
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Nothing Personal Tour Live from Nashville!
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