Nothing Personal with David Samson

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Today’s word of the day is ‘superstation’ as in Ted Turner as in TBS as CNN as TNT as in Cartoon Network as in the Atlanta Braves. Turner was a media titan. He won a World Series in 1995 in his final year of owning the Braves. He was philanthropic. He was a great man. (7:40) The Knicks got in done again. Up 2-0 on the 76ers and two wins away from an Eastern Conference Final. The Sixers played without Joel Embiid. Never healthy. The Spurs came back in Game 2 and just dominated the Timberwolves. Just another level of beatdown. (17:12) Is Luka going to come back for the playoffs? He has a very bad hamstring tear. He went to Spain for PRP injections. This was an 8 week injury. It’s only been 5 weeks. (30:00) Review: I Love LA. (32:30) We are in the baseball twilight zone right now. The NL Central is on top of the baseball world. The American League looks like the upside down. Only the Yankees and Rays are above .500! (41:30) Let’s take a look at the ERA leaders this season. It is quite the list. (46:00) Framber Valdez was suspended. AJ Hinch was suspended. (47:53) NPPOD.

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The NFL schedule is being planned. There are a lot of different discussions that go into this planning. Let’s look at what the league said and if it makes sense for each team. (10:25) The Toronto Maple Leafs won the draft lottery. I mean… come on! (17:10) Pablo Torre joins the show! (47:00) More on LIV Golf. Our favorite!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘intentional’ as in the Detroit Tigers as in Framber Valdez as in AJ Hinch as in the Red Sox as in Trevor Story. Valdez got smoked. He got mad. He hit Story. The benched cleared. After the game AJ Hinch did not back his pitcher. Uh oh. (11:45) Is Sandy Alcantara now untradable? He has been so bad! (15:30) The Orioles can’t pitch. The Orioles can’t hit. The Orioles need to fix this. (22:30) Can the Dodgers afford to not let Shohei Ohtani hit? He’s pitching like an ace, but the team cannot hit. Why is this happening? (31:00) Review: Jerry West - The Logo. (34:30) The NBA playoffs are going strong! The Pistons shut down the Cavaliers. The Thunder smoked the Lakers without Luka still. (39:30) The Houston Astros are dealing with so many injuries. It’s crazy. Carlos Correa just went down in batting practice. (46:40) NPPOD.

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Mark Cuban really hates that he sold the Dallas Mavericks. Is it because of the money? Is it because of the fame? Is it because of the power? The Mavericks went and hired Masai Ujiri. He was the GUY in Toronto. They needed to do something after the mess that was Nico Harrison. (14:10) The Orlando Magic have fired their head coach. Jamahl Mosley is gone after five seasons. Three straight years of losing in the first round. (25:20) The Marlins called up a top prospect and sent don’t a prospect. How does this happen? (32:10) Amin Elhassan joins the show! He won a Pulitzer!

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