Nothing Personal with David Samson

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Today’s word of the day is ‘context’ as in the take economy as in misrepresentation as in aggregation as in listening to the actual work, or reading the actual work. I said some things on Wednesday about baseball on radio, and people are upset with me for it. I tried to understand why, and it’s a combination of things. (18:00) There were three stories this week about trades: trades that didn’t happen, trades that were requested, and trades that seemed like a surprise. Tarik Skubal was almost on the Brewers. Instead he was sent to the Dodgers. The Athletic reports that the Tigers had a deal in place and then ghosted the Brewers! (31:30) Jeffery Simmons was traded to the Chicago Bears on Thursday. An All-Pro for two first rounds to the Tennessee Titans. Do these kind of trades work? (41:05) Hockey talk! Dylan Larkin has been suspended without pay by the Detroit Red Wings. Why? He wants out of Detroit. (46:21) NPPOD. (50:00) Review: Backrooms.

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The Kansas City Chiefs continue to be a team of second chances. Do the players they sign deserve these chances? Now it’s Justin Tucker who’s signed to the practice squad. You remember him? (12:10) Ernie Johnson announced this is the final year of Inside the NBA for him. A legend. A man who does things the right way. Let’s talk about the future of the best sports studio show of all time. (21:20) Mark Cuban continues to complain about the Dallas Mavericks sale. It won’t ever stop. (28:48) Mark Walter continues to to talk. He said the Dodgers are not for sale. Is he sure about that? (39:50) CTE is real. And a new study says it’s more prevalent in NFL players than previously studied.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘20,658’ as in the Milwaukee Brewers as in the amount of days between the first game of the Brewers in Milwaukee to winning a World Series. Incredible. The best team in baseball all season long delivered. William Contreras wins MVP. Pat Murphy leads a franchise to its first crown. (26:30) What a special moment for the city of Milwaukee. Let’s talk about what it means for that community. (35:15) What happens next for the Brewers? It is REALLY hard to run it back with the same team. But when the confetti stops falling… you have to move on. (43:20) People watched. That’s another story of this series. Two small revenue teams. The jokes were there, but the fans showed up. Maybe not the level of the Dodgers or the Yankees, but we watched. (46:00) NPPOD. (48:00) Review: Nobody Wants This Season 3.

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So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? At what point do we have to worry about MLB missing games next year? (12:45) How easy is it to hide media revenue in baseball? (22:50) How much baseball knowledge did you start with and how much did you leave the game with? (30:21) What was it like to hear New York, New York at Yankee Stadium when the Marlins won the 2003 World Series? (40:14) What are the importance of sports radio rights? (47:50) It’s one of our favorite topics… LIV Golf!

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Today’s word of the day is ‘Bee Gees’ as in Stayin’ Alive as in the Tampa Bay Rays as in World Series Game 4 as in rally. The Rays went down in the 12th inning and with the series on the line rallied back to win. An error, a hit, a hit, a hit, and two runs later we have a Game 5. Wow. So what does Game 5 look like? Do the Rays have any pitching left? Can Miz give the Brewers a monster performance? (30:30) NPPOD. (33:00) Stand Up 2 Cancer. (39:50) Review: The Diplomat Season 4. (46:00) The NFL and Roc Nation are partners. The NFL hired Roc Nation as a consultant for the Super Bowl Halftime show. And Jay-Z has selected Jay-Z.

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