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

Today’s word of the day is ‘106 hours’ as in MLB trade deadline as in trades have begun as in we have 4 nights to go as in turn the heat up and get to cooking! Randy Arozerana traded! AJ Punk traded! Garrett Crochet… not traded! (12:57) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Mason Miller broke his pinky slamming his fist on a table! And now he’s out before the trade deadline! WOW! (19:00) Garrett Crochet of the White Sox is out of his mind! (22:30) NPPOD. (25:24) The Oilers hired Stan Bowman. The same Stan Bowman who was kicked out of hockey for mishandling a sexual assault allegation against a coach of his staff. What a shame. (33:55) Review: Presumed Innocent. (38:10) Boneless wings can have bones in them. That’s what the courts in Ohio say. HUH!? (47:00) Let’s update what’s happening with Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘grossly misinterpreted’ as in Warner Bros. Discovery as in NBA as in Amazon as Disney as in NBC. The new announcement for the NBA TV rights deals came out and WBD was kicked to the curb. See ya! We finally have all the details on the NBA. We have the details on the WNBA. (12:30) We have a new deal between MLB and the MLBPA. They are changing the CBA to make a new distribution system for CBT payouts. (20:40) The Boston Red Sox have signed Alex Cora to a new extension. Big money, but not Counsell money. (32:50) Review: The Fisher King. (37:00) Let’s talk the Olympics! What a nightmare so far! (46:00) NPPOD. (48:04) Christian Yelich career is in jeopardy. His back is all messed up. Bad backs do not go away.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘lone star’ as in the lone star state as in lone star left as in the Dallas Cowboys have some problems. CeeDee Lamb wants a new deal so he isn’t showing up to training camp. Dak Prescott and Mike McCarthy have one year left on their deals. And Jerry Jones is battling things away in court. Go cowboys go! (14:00) Is the NFL moving to 18 games? Yes. Of course, the more games the merrier for the NFL. (20:35) We are less than a week away from the MLB trade deadline. What are teams doing right now? Who is buying? Who is selling? Who is doing nothing? (30:30) NPPOD. (35:15) Review: Land of Bad. (38:00) What is happening in Chicago? More development plans! More words about private financing! SURE! (44:10) Let’s talk some Olympics! The Bears are letting Jonathan Owens to leave training camp to go see his wife Simone Biles perform. Fair? Hmm.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘match game’ as in matching rights as in the NBA as in TV Rights as in WBD as in TNT as ESPN as in NBC as in Amazon. Warner Bros. Discovery is trying to Match the Amazon deal. Will the NBA accept these terms? Will Amazon fight? Will WBD fight? (16:00) Brent Musburger and his family have bought back VSiN from Draftkings. (22:01) Did the Cubs wave the white flag? Is the season over? Sell, sell, sell! That’s what Jed Hoyer wants you to know. (27:50) What is the Red Sox plan for the trade deadline? Buyers or sellers? (36:20) Review: The Yards. (40:10) NPPOD. (41:55) Jordan Love is holding out. He wants a new deal. The Packers want to get him a deal. But still there’s no deal. (47:00) Let’s give a wait to see and update some wait to sees.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘dropped out’ as in Joe Biden as in Kamala Harris as in Donald Trump as in 2024 elections. Joe Biden officially dropped out of the race. Pressure had been mounting for weeks. The Democratic Party has been pushing for this. Now what? Now where are we? (13:55) Sorry, St. Louis. 2nd time my show was canceled. This one definitely wasn’t my fault. Outages worldwide. Flights canceled. Hospitals down. Banks down. Over a simple software update? (23:00) NPPOD. (35:09) Review: Bonnie & Clyde. (38:30) It’s time to talk 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. All eyes on Ichiro. (43:30) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Oakland Athletics firing 50% its non-baseball staff. (49:30) We have the start to the Copa America lawsuits.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘PAB’ as in Post All-Star Break as in 2nd part of MLB season as in playoff race as in trade deadline as World Series. Let’s take a look at what interests me. The AL East, the AL West, NL Wild Card, Paul Skenes! TRADE DEADLINE! (15:08) NPPOD. (17:15) Let’s break down everything that happened during the Las Vegas Stadium Authority got the Athletics plans. The development plans were made public so here we are. (36:55) Review: Faye. (38:45) Let’s discuss the Rays new ballpark. It’s not in Nashville. It’s not in Montreal. They are staying in St. Pete. Congrats to the Rays! (45:02) Last night was the RNC. Reports are out that Biden could drop out before the DNC. What is happening with the political climate in this country?
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