Nothing Personal with David Samson

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There is another situation happening in the NBA that goes with the Kawhi Leonard story. No, it doesn’t involve the Clippers. We head to Milwaukee for the story of Gary Trent Jr. A massive signing. And he doesn’t play. Uh oh. (11:37) The Emmanuel Clase trial is ongoing. What is the latest there? (20:20) LeBron James and Kevin Durant are launching a youth basketball league. They are set to take on Nike’s EYBL circuit. Will it work? (33:33) Randy Levine is the president of the Yankees. But for some reason he is so heavily in the Protect College Sports Act. And he’s using Yankees letterheads? (44:00) CF Montreal has a problem. The MLS has a problems.

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Today’s word of the day is ‘decertification’ as in MLBPA as in the union as in labor talks as in collective bargaining as in antitrust violations. What the heck am I even talking about? Well, a report came out in the Wall Street Journal on what the MLBPA could do if it took the “nuclear option” in labor talks. (19:20) What happens to teams if there is a lockout? How do they get revenue? How do they make money? (26:45) Junior Caminero’s agent continues to speak out about the proposed salary cap. He took to social media on Wednesday about Caminero’s lack of current salary. (33:20) Scott Boras held court at the GM Meetings on Wednesday. How exciting! (42:00) NPPOD. (45:45) Review: Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. (48:00) Let’s talk about all the current front office folk who are talking about the Angels new ownership group. Except they aren’t the Angels new ownership group yet.

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So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? It’s that time of the week! Mailbag time! Who walks more — me at a marathon or Barry Bonds? (6:40) What is the role of the commissioner in CBA negotiations? (20:45) NBA vs MLB and the idea of taking less in revenue sharing. (28:20) What do the Brewers do with the top prospects on their team? Cooper Pratt is a shortstop on a team friendly deal. Jesus Made is the top prospect in baseball, and also a shortstop. (39:30) Did I ever look to explore any opportunities when I left the Marlins?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘veterans’ as in Veterans Day as in thank you for your service. (3:00) The GM Meetings are in full swing. We got Scott Boras being angry. We have agents fearing no deals being done. We have GMs and front office staff talking. Love it. (19:25) Tarik Skubal is starting to take meetings. He is the big fish of this class. The 2-time Cy Young Award winner is starting things off with the New York Mets. (27:31) Manager of the Year awards came out! Pat Murphy won his third straight! (33:30) The NFL Trade Deadline has come and gone. The Raiders traded Kirk Cousins to the Vikings. It is Fernando Mendoza time! And we also need to talk about the Bengals. Fools. (44:20) NPPOD. (45:40) Review: Lioness. (47:40) The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team has joined a union and started a CBA. But! It was a mock! HUH!?

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MLB labor talks are ongoing and a prominent name to follow is Andrew Miller. A former player of mine. He’s playing an important role for the union during these round of talks. (11:10) Looking at the free agent market - we look for lefties. We’ll focus on Alex Vesia. (24:00) The Texas Rangers are looking to make moves. Could deGrom be traded? Could Seager be traded? (33:02) Rookie of the Year announcements happened. Managers happen tonight. And Wednesday we have Cy Young. (38:10) Is Seattle getting an expansion team in the NBA or not? (47:30) NBA All-Star game in Miami? It’s happening.

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