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AJ Hawk & Canelo Alvarez on NFL Predictions, Boxing, and Apple Watch Gate
The Red Sox have been caught in a high-tech sign-stealing scandal involving Apple Watches, and Big Cat and PFT Commenter are here for the chaos. While the Yankees are filing formal complaints, Hank is doing his best to downplay the cheating of his beloved Sox.
HankEveryone in MLB is stealing signs, and the Red Sox cheating isn't a big deal
I mean, shit happens in MLB. Everyone's stealing signs. It's a constant back and forth of teams stealing each other's signs.
PFT Commenter sees this as a larger cultural shift in the sport where technology has replaced the grit of old-school rule-breaking.
PFT CommenterMillennials have ruined the tradition of cheating in baseball by using computers instead of 'boys will be boys' methods
Love that baseball still has the boys will be boys unwritten rule that you can cheat otherwise. Just don't use computers. Millennials have ruined cheating in baseball. That's what I'm taking out of the story.
Big Cat, ever the optimist for entertainment, thinks this is exactly what the sport needs to stay relevant as football season looms.
Big CatThe Red Sox Apple Watch scandal is good for baseball because it fuels the Yankees rivalry
Baseball needs rivalries. Red Sox-Yankees has been simmering. This kind of brings it up a notch.
AJ Hawk’s First Year on the Sidelines
Barstool’s own AJ Hawk joins the show to talk about his transition from the gridiron to the broadcast booth. He recently called the Liberty vs. Baylor game and gave himself a modest grade for his performance. He also weighed in on the state of his former college program and the future of their defensive coordinator.
AJ HawkGreg Schiano will be recruited away from Ohio State to be a head coach in the next year or two
Schiano's going to be gone in a year or two. He's going to be recruited away and become a head coach, especially if Ohio State's defense has the success that they're projecting.
The conversation shifted to the Vontaze Burfict suspension, a topic where AJ Hawk’s defensive instincts took over. He defended his former teammate, arguing that the hit on Anthony Sherman was simply a part of the game that is being regulated out of existence.
AJ HawkThe Vontaze Burfict preseason hit was clean football, not a suspension-worthy hit
It wasn't really head-to-head. ... You come across the middle, that's my zone. You don't come across the middle and you get your head taken off. That's like when football was football.
Before letting him go, the guys pressed AJ Hawk on what it would take to get him back on the field. While he seems happy in retirement, everyone has a price.
AJ HawkI would come out of retirement to play for the Patriots for $10 million
There's not much I wouldn't do for 10 million dollars.
Canelo Alvarez y el Ginger Power
In a historic first for the program, Canelo Alvarez joined the show for an interview entirely en español. While Big Cat and PFT Commenter relied heavily on their middle school Spanish skills and a translator, they managed to ask the hard-hitting questions about Canelo's diet, his ginger heritage, and his upcoming fight against Triple G. Canelo made it clear he is training for a knockout and isn't distracted by the recent Mayweather-McGregor circus.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne and Hank’s Fantasy Disaster
During Hot Seat/Cool Throne, PFT Commenter took a moment to reflect on the seasonal shift in modern romance. With the NFL kickoff just days away, many summer flings are about to hit a wall of RedZone and cold wings.
PFT CommenterRelationships that survive the first four months of football season are destined for marriage
If you can make it through the first four months of football season with a new fling, you're basically going to get married.
Big Cat put Magic Johnson on the Hot Seat, not because of the Lakers, but because Les Miles has discovered Twitter. The former LSU coach has been providing a literal play-by-play of college games that rivals Magic's own legendary ability to state the obvious.
Big CatLes Miles will replace Magic Johnson as the most obvious tweeter on the internet
Magic, you're on the hot seat. If Les [Miles] starts figuring out how to predict MVPs and stuff, Magic might be out of a job. ... [Les] is giving strict play-by-play of the game. It's like Norm MacDonald doing golf tournament updates.
The episode took a chaotic turn during Guys on Chicks when Hank realized his fantasy football draft was starting mid-show. Big Cat and PFT Commenter stepped in to "help," which resulted in Hank drafting a team that includes Andy Dalton and a questionable list of receivers. Between picks, PFT Commenter dropped some devastating news regarding the current state of bedroom trends.
PFT CommenterAss-eating season is over and toe-sucking season has returned
Ass-eating's over. I'm calling it. I think toe-sucking season's back. Toe-sucking's back in, guys.
Good luck to everyone in Florida and the Caribbean dealing with Hurricane Irma, and remember to keep your Apple Watches hidden if you're in a dugout this week.
Don't forget to chew your sperm.
