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New York Mets incompetence is nothing new (8/28)

28 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'sampson' as in misspelling my name as in Brody's as in how the New York Mets misspelled Brodie Van Wagenen's name in a pre...

The night the sports world stopped (8/27)

27 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is '2020' as in it has been a year to remember and a year to forget. Last night the Milwaukee Bucks decided to boycott Game 5 ...

Is a potential boycott going to happen in the NBA? (8/26)

26 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'boycott' as in NBA players are meeting to talk about potentially sitting out games of the playoffs. Toronto Raptors guard ...

CBS Sports Presents: 'Fantasy Football Today in 5' podcast

26 Aug 2020

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Fantasy Football Today in 5, the fastest way to keep up with fantasy football, debuts on Monday, August 31. Download and subscribe now to get the firs...

NBA bubble has been punctured (8/25)

25 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'statement' as in Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers released statements following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wiscons...

Just another manic Monday in the NFL (8/24)

24 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'altercation' as in Earl Thomas gets into a fight in practice and the Baltimore Ravens choose to release him. Now a legal b...

Your favorite MLB team STINKS (8/21)

21 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'jackson' as in Janet Jackson as in what have you done for me lately. What's going on with your favorite MLB team? How mad ...

The easiest way to get fired (8/20)

20 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'Castellanos' as in Nick Castellanos as in the worst home run call of all time as in what was Thom Brennaman thinking! Last...

My plan for an MLB postseason bubble (8/19)

19 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'bubblicious' as in immediate burst of flavor as in bubble gum as in how would an MLB bubble work. Well, I'm glad you asked...

MLB has to get rid of that unwritten rulebook (8/18)

18 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'unwritten' as in baseball's unwritten rules. It's time to burn that book. Kill it with fire. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a gran...

College football has lost its collective mind! (8/17)

17 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'petition' as in Ohio State QB Justin Fields started a petition asking the Big Ten to un-cancel the 2020 season. Parents of...

Samson Sit-Down: Jayson Stark | The State of MLB

15 Aug 2020

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Jayson Stark joins Nothing Personal for a conversation on the state of MLB in 2020. He is a senior baseball writer for The Athletic. He and David disc...

From the NFL to MLB: you can't stop players from being players (8/14)

14 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'nailed' as in he got nailed as in Kemah Siverand, rookie for the Seattle Seahawks, was just cut on Thursday for breaking t...

The NFL goes where Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys take it (8/13)

13 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'grace' as in Jerry Jones is back as in the NFL is back. So what did he have to say? Well, he talked about showing 'grace' ...

College football is making MLB look like a perfect league (8/12)

12 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'cornhuskers' as in Nebraska as in what in the world is that school doing. The Big Ten decided to cancel the fall season an...

Big Ten cancels fall football season... now what? (8/11)

11 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'now what' as in now what's going to happen in the Big Ten? The conference Presidents have voted and football will not be p...

Big Ten leading charge to cancel college football season (8/10)

10 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'power' as in the Power Five or as in who has all the power. Right now in college football things are happening. A report c...

Jim Harbaugh can't beat Ohio State so he's resorted to using the Snitch Line (8/7)

07 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'rivalry' as in what Jim Harbaugh and Michigan mean to Ryan Day and Ohio State. The two coaches had a conference call and H...

MLB doing what it can to save 2020 season (8/6)

06 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'Orwellian' as in George Orwell as in MLB is now acting as Big Brother and watching over the players now like hawks. New pr...

Is the NCAA ready for a college football season? (8/5)

05 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'NCAA' as in college athletics as in college football as in what is this mess we're dealing with? UCONN announced today tha...

Samson Sit-Down: Joe Vardon takes us inside the NBA bubble (8/5)

05 Aug 2020

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Joe Vardon of The Athletic joins Nothing Personal to give us an inside look at the NBA bubble at Disney World in Orlando, FL. He talks bubble protocol...

MLB just going to keep on keeping on (8/4)

04 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'salacious' as in the word Derek Jeter used to describe the Marlins behavior, or rather, the behavior the team did not enga...

Samson Sit-Down: Jon Anik talks UFC Fight Island and getting his start in broadcasting

04 Aug 2020

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The voice of the UFC Jon Anik joins Nothing Personal. He talks everything you need to know about what happened behind the scenes at UFC Fight Island i...

Yoenis Cespedes & the New York Mets: A Brodie Van Wagenen Special

03 Aug 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'BVW' as in Brodie Van Wagenen as in what a mess the New York Mets are. Yoenis Cespedes goes AWOL before a game in Atlanta ...

📬Mailbag Bonus Episode (8/1)

01 Aug 2020

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David Samson turns on the mic to give you a bonus mailbag episode with questions generated from 5-star reviews left on Apple Podcasts. David answers e...

MLB has become a circus... whose fault is this? (7/31)

31 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'circus' as in what MLB has become. Coronavirus outbreak has now spread to the St. Louis Cardinals, who now have to quarant...

What's Rob Manfred's plan for MLB?

30 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'vitriol' as in the public's emotion after the 8 game suspension was handed down to Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly for throwing ...

MLB puts the Miami Marlins season on pause

29 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'pause' as in what MLB did to the Miami Marlins. After the coronavirus outbreak with the Marlins, MLB had to do something. ...

Miami Marlins outbreak keeps getting worse for MLB

28 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'anarchy' as in what's happening in MLB right now. After more positive tests came back for the Miami Marlins, a report came...

Marlins coronavirus outbreak could derail MLB season (7/27)

27 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'outbreak' as in what has happened with the Miami Marlins. After 11 players have now tested positive for covid-19 MLB is sc...

MLB announces expanded playoffs on Opening Day... what?

24 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day 'sixteen' as in MLB is expanding the postseason to 16 teams instead of 10 teams. Why is this happening? Why did they impose th...

MLB Opening Day is FINALLY HERE!

23 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'over' as in the wait is over as in baseball is back! It's been months since MLB shutdown, but we're finally here. Opening ...

Why are the Dodgers paying Mookie Betts right now!? (7/22)

22 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'unbettlievable' as in Mookie Betts is close to a mega long-term deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. This was always going t...

The NBA Bubble is working... for now! (7/21)

21 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'nada' or nil or zero as in the amount of positive tests within the NBA bubble. This is a great sign. It means the bubble w...

Samson Sit-Down: Jonathan Holloway

21 Jul 2020

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Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway joins the show. He is the first African-American President in the history of Rutgers University. He dis...

NFL superstars launch social media campaign to get answers (7/20)

20 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'synchronized' as in NFL stars take to Twitter to call out the NFL on health protocols. Myles Garrett, JJ Watt, Patrick Mah...

Washington owner Daniel Snyder thinks we're all fools (7/17)

17 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'rope-a-dope' as in what Daniel Snyder is trying to do right now. The Washington Post released a major story that described...

Hey Twitter people, think before you tweet (7/16)

16 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'felony' as in what NFL WR Kenny Stills was charged with protesting on the lawn of the Kentucky Attorney General's house. L...

1-800-NBA-SNITCH: Who's calling the NBA snitch-line? (7/15)

15 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is '   ' it's silence. A moment of silence. Jimmy Butler has asked the NBA if he could have his last name removed from his ...

NBA Bubble is ready to burst (7/14)

14 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'supremes' as in Diana Ross as in STOP in the name of love! Sacramento Kings Richaun Holmes got caught leaving the NBA Bubb...

Daniel Snyder changes the Washington Redskins to the... wait to see (7/13)

13 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'transparent' as in what the Washington Redskins have done with their new name selection. It was announced on Sunday that t...

The reason behind MLB's 2021 early schedule release (7/10)

10 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is '2021' as in MLB released the schedule for next season. This has never been done this early before. Why would they do it no...

What the Ivy League's fall sports announcement means for college football (7/9)

09 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'ivy' as in the Ivy League announcement fall sports will be postponed until at least January 1, 2021. This is a major decis...

Politics are starting to weaponize sports (7/8)

08 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'dangerous' as in the WNBA is in a pickle over comments from Sen. Kelly Loeffler. She is completely against Black Lives Mat...

Patrick Mahomes record-breaking deal needs context (7/7)

07 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'guarantee' as in how much money is Patrick Mahomes going to make on his new deal. It was reported to be $500m in total mon...

MLB's new Summer Camp is already a disaster (7/6)

06 Jul 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'holiday' as in MLB testing was a mess because coronavirus tests couldn't be done on July 4th. Teams are mad. Players are m...

Bonus Pod: From Celebrity Fans to Marlins Man - How we deal with fans (7/3)

03 Jul 2020

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In today's episode David talks all things fans. From what it will be like to play without them this season to what it's like dealing with them. He'll ...

Samson Sit-Down: Tim Matheson on shooting Animal House with John Belushi, working with Chris Farley and more (7/2)

02 Jul 2020

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Two-time Emmy nominee Tim Matheson joins the show to discuss his illustrious career in film. He talks about what it was like to shoot Animal House wit...

Samson Sit-Down: Survivor Cagayan Reunion (7/1)

01 Jul 2020

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Team Luzon, better known as Brains, from Season 28 of Survivor: Cagayan has reunited for the first time ever. Garrett Adelstein, J'Tia Taylor, Tasha F...

📬Mailbag Bonus Episode (6/30)

30 Jun 2020

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David Samson turns on the mic to give you a bonus mailbag episode with questions generated from 5-star reviews left on Apple Podcasts. David answers e...

Samson Sit-Down: Jeff Conine on going from unknown prospect to World Series champion

29 Jun 2020

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Two-time World Series champion and Marlins legend Jeff Conine joins Nothing Personal with David Samson to discuss the infamous Marlins bus, how his fr...

MLB schedule release and the impact of Texas and Florida

26 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'YNWA' as in You'll Never Walk Alone as in Liverpool won the Premier League and it got me thinking about how much the US co...

Despite coronavirus spikes sports will go on (6/25)

25 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'Randolph' as in "sell, sell, Mortimer, sell!" as in is this the conversation the Wilpon's are having about selling the Met...

MLB return comes with significant rule changes

24 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'play ball' as MLB is back! There are so many rule changes and rules being implemented with baseball's return. Let's take a...

MLB is back! MLB is back! MLB is back! (sort of)

23 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'no merci' or no, thank you or what the MLBPA said to the last proposal from MLB. It was voted down 33-5 and this is what t...

Trying to keep up with MLB negotiations is exhausting (6/22)

22 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'abdul' as in Paula Abdul as in every time it seems like MLB takes two steps forward, they take two steps back. It seemed a...

Coronavirus spike could table any MLB agreement (6/19)

19 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'Juneteenth' and I need to admit I didn't know what it was. So I did some research and I spoke to a lot of people about thi...

Did MLB reach an agreement or not (6/18)

18 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'face' as in Tony Clark and Rob Manfred sat down for a face-to-face (or mask-to-mask) conversation to try and restart negot...

Will the NBA bubble at Disney work? (6/17)

17 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'deep' as in the consequences for breaking the NBA's 113-page health protocol guide is a deep nasal swab. That's a pretty b...

Rob Manfred CANNOT SAVE MLB by himself (6/16)

16 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'jibe' as in MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred changed directions after a week... and it was a storm. Last week it was" baseball...

Samson Sit-Down: Joe Torre on becoming Yankees manager, favorite career moment

16 Jun 2020

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Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre joins Nothing Personal with David Samson to talk about his iconic managerial career with the New York Yankees, what it ...

How bad is this for MLB and the future of baseball (6/15)

15 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'money' as in MLB is in some uncharted waters right now. MLBPA rejected the most recent proposal from MLB and now this seas...

Alex Cora opens up; What's the latest MLB proposal? (6/12)

12 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'herd mentality' as in Alex Cora said he and Carlos Beltran weren't the only two guys who cheated with the Astros. Does thi...

Red Sox take a stand on MLB Draft day (6/11)

11 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'adage' as in Torii Hunter went public the other day about never wanting to play for Boston because of the fans. People dou...

Everything to know about how the 2020 MLB Draft works (6/10)

10 Jun 2020

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*Correction * I made a grammatical error yesterday when speaking about Theo Epstein and I need to address it. Today's word of the day is 'roulette' as...

MLB players not happy after latest proposal (6/9)

09 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'maladminister' as in Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle took to Twitter to air out what he felt was wrong about how MLB was ...

Is MLB offering a fair deal? (6/8)

08 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'bagel' as in six of one and a half a dozen of the other. MLB has leaked a new proposal on what they'd offer the MLBPA. Bot...

📬Mailbag Bonus Episode (6/6)

06 Jun 2020

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David Samson turns on the mic to give you a bonus mailbag episode with questions generated from 5-star reviews left on Apple Podcasts. David answers e...

Are MLB/MLBPA negotiations a failure?

05 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'leverage' as in who has the upper-hand in the MLB negotiations with the MLBPA. The negotiations have been public and they ...

The Drew Brees apology train has left the station (6/4)

04 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'inevitable' as in the Drew Brees apology was seen from miles and miles away. A day after Brees' comments on kneeling durin...

What took MLB so long to say something? (6/3)

03 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'hoard' as in Cubs owner Tom Ricketts says teams don't keep cash lying around. They spend and spend or lose and lose loads ...

James Dolan chooses to stay silent (6/2)

02 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'd flat' as in James Dolan and his statement he released to Knicks employees fell as flat as possible. How did this happen?...

Samson Sit-Down: Darren Rovell

02 Jun 2020

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Darren Rovell joins the show to discuss his start in the sports business world, sports memorabilia, and how he handles hate on social media. He is a ...

Change starts with all of us (6/1)

01 Jun 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'history' as in we are living through history. It's important to take stock in what's happening right now in our country. W...

Everything's bigger in Texas (5/29)

29 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'reply all' as in Scott Boras makes himself part of the story AGAIN! This time he sends an email to all of his clients abou...

It's bigger than sports today (5/28)

28 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'kneel' as in I want to talk about something bigger than sports before I get to some sports talk. Let's revisit why Colin K...

Will there be an MLB season now? (5/26)

27 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'disappointment' as in the MLBPA is very mad at the latest economic proposal given to them by MLB. Let's break down the inf...

Reggie Bush and the college athlete fight to get paid (5/26)

26 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'NIL' as in zero as in name, image, and likeness. Reggie Bush spoke out in an interview with Playboy about college athletes...

SPORTS ARE COMING BACK! (5/25)

25 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'fore' as in this weekend was The Match Part II with Woods, Mickelson, Manning and Brady. The weather was terrible, but the...

ALL IN on new NFL Rules; MLB battle happening this weekend

22 May 2020

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Today’s word of the day is ‘backdoor’ as in let’s talk about some new NFL rules. I am all for the new Onside Kick rule of getting rid of that ...

Samson Sit-Down: Dan Le Batard on ESPN career, Miami sports scene, infamous HOF ballot

22 May 2020

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Dan Le Batard joins the show to discuss his infamous 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame vote and his friendship with David. He is the host of ESPN's The Dan L...

Colleges have a VERY interesting problem right now; Ohio State may have an answer (5/21)

21 May 2020

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Today's word is 'sex dolls' as in a South Korean soccer team was fined for having sex dolls in the stands as fans. What?! (0:06)? Colleges are going t...

Chris Sale says Astros cheating was "no big deal"

20 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'self awareness' as in Chris Sale as in he said the Astros cheating was blown out of proportion and that there was no reaso...

MLB Economics 101: What the media is getting wrong (5/19)

19 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'petty' as in Tom Petty as in STOP as in the US/Canada border isn't supposed to open for another month (0:06). What does th...

Recap: The Last Dance - Michael Jordan had too much control (5/18)

18 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'now what?' as in now that The Last Dance is over, what do we do? My biggest takeaway was... where was Jordan as a Wizard? ...

What was in the envelope Mike Tomlin gave to James Harrison? (5/15)

15 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'picker upper' as in bounty as in former Steelers LB James Harrison said his coach Mike Tomlin gave him an envelope after a...

Blake Snell takes a stand; Survivor Finale Recap (5/14)

14 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'furlough' as in a report came out and the Miami Marlins are going to let go of a bunch of employees and guess what... I un...

Does NBA return when LeBron James says it will? (5/13)

13 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'poll' as in the NBA poll happened (or didn't happen) and the players want games back. LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Pa...

Tale of the tape: MLB v. MLBPA (5/12)

12 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'presentation' as in MLB is presenting items to the union and the union is expected to respond. What is in this presentatio...

Recap: Michael Jordan & The Last Dance Part VII & VIII (5/11)

11 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'I'm Back' or 'fax' as in what Michael Jordan said when he returned from his short lived retirement. There is so much hate ...

My MLB proposal to help bring baseball back (5/10)

11 May 2020

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On today's bonus episode I'll break down my proposal on how Major League Baseball can start its season in August. This plan outlines Spring Training, ...

Bryce Harper wants MLB to stop during 2021 Olympics (5/8)

08 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'halt' as in Bryce Harper says the MLB season should be put on pause during the 2021 Olympics games. Will this happen (0:06...

Impact on sports if NBA goes rogue (5/7)

07 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'rogue' as in reports are out the NBA could shift start of 2020-21 season to Christmas Day. What happens to other leagues i...

What's it like to get a call from space (5/6)

06 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'Major Tom' as in Tom Cruise wants to film a movie in SPACE! My space station/ baseball story with an astronaut aboard the ...

Corked bats in MLB; Baseball returns in Korea (5/5)

05 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'corked' as in a report came out about Pete Rose and the Expos putting them in bats. How true is this (0:08)? We take our f...

Recap: The Last Dance Part V & VI (5/4)

04 May 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'legend' as in we honor the legendary coach Don Shula following the news today of him dying at the age of 90. Now let's get...

📬Mailbag Bonus Episode (5/2)

02 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David Samson turns on the mic to give you a bonus mailbag episode with questions generated from 5-star reviews left on Apple Podcasts. David answers e...

NASCAR is back and LeBron finally speaks (5/1)

01 May 2020

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Today’s word of the day is ‘checkered’ as in the flag as in NASCAR is back. Races will start being held starting on May 17th, but does this mean...

Can the NBA really be headed to Disney World? (4/30)

30 Apr 2020

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Today's word of the day is 'goofy' as in there could be a plan to have NBA games played at Disney World. Yes, that is correct, Disney World (0:06). NF...

MLB IS BACK... or is it (4/29)

29 Apr 2020

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Today’s word of the day is ‘hyperbole’ as in this morning I discussed the 2007 Miguel Cabrera trade and someone called it the “worst trade in ...