Nothing Personal with David Samson

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Hal Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees, met the media on Wednesday. What a presser it was. Hal said some things that Yankees fans will loathe. Just look at Brian Cashman sitting there. Newly extended Cashman. (20:19) The Dodgers held their end of year presser yesterday. Ohtani is not getting surgery. Ohtani is still expected to pitch and hit next year. (28:15) What’s happening across town with the Angels? The manger is out. The GM is out. And a new owner is in. (35:40) Let’s talk about prediction markets. A hospitality group in LA traded on the Dodgers not making the World Series as a hedge. And it won. Athlete endorsers are under fire after some of the things these markets are allowing to be traded on. (45:10) Enes Kanter Freedom is at it again.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘neophyte’ as in Tampa Bay Rays as in new owners as in World Series. Patrick Zalubski has taken over and in his first full season the team has a chance to win its first title. A new ballpark is hopefully on the way. Can they bring a ring too? (18:10) Is Brandon Woodruff going to be on the roster? He’s only made 32 starts over the past four seasons! (26:30) Netflix has a problem. Subscriber growth has slowed. Revenue streams have slowed. What can they do? (36:02) Review: Tenzing. (39:20) NPPOD. (42:10) Goodell says the NFLPA is welcome to investigate the Jalen Hurts situation. The NFL already said nothing to see here! (46:00) The Titans had to release a player for going to his car to get a gun? To confront a teammate?

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So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? It must be Wednesday! Someone asked me about the Knicks ring ceremony last night. Why wasn’t Adam Silver out there handing the team rings? (18:50) Is there more to the front office screaming TAMPA BAY THIS IS FOR YOU? (22:40) Tampa playing in minor league facility: no World Series. Tampa playing back home: World Series appearance (30:36) Can MLB players play in foreign leagues during a lockout? (37:10) If you were a minor league team, would you use the lockout as a promotional tool? (45:20) Let me explain deferred money and a salary cap

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Today’s word of the day is ‘avoidable’ as in mic issues to start the show as in the Brewers as in the World Series as in the Timeless Ticket. What is this ticket? What does it do? And how did the Brewers mishandle this so badly? (20:50) That isn’t the only Brewers storyline happening right now. Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attansio went on a podcast and spoke about revenue, baseball, and Tarik Skubal. (32:10) We have an update on the Jalen Hurts situation. First it was the NFL coming out strong defending how Hurts blood clots were handled. But, then the NFLPA woke up and called for an investigation. (43:10) Review: Runner.

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How do you feel about the Eagles handling of Jalen Hurts and his blood clots? How do you feel about the reporting around Jalen Hurts? As we know it now it’s such masterful mishandling of an injury as I’ve ever seen. (14:00) Carlie Irsay-Gordon has made her first major move. She has fired GM Chris Ballard after 10 seasons. Never got the QB right. Never stood a chance. (22:40) The NBA is back today! What are some storylines? What are people watching this year? Knicks repeat? Wemby gets his first? Thunder return to the top? Sixers with LeBron!? (44:20) The Athletics have a new hire. A new GM is in town. Is he another data driven cost cutter? Looks like it!

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