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Andre Dawson 07/25/16

Monday, July 25, 201610 takes

The guys talk about Chris Sale's weekend outburst and the MLB trade deadline. Mt Rushmore of hangover remedies. MLB Hall of Famer Andre Dawson joins the show to talk Cubs and tells an all time Greg Maddux story. Segments include "Uhhh Hey JJ" for JJ Watt's hand written note to the fans, "Hmmm" for Ken Griffey Jr. "Olympic Update", "Mike Greenberg's Dumb Rules" and a "Lebron James Free Agency Update".

Recap

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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

The White Sox are an embarrassing organization run like a mom-and-pop shop

I think White Sox fans have a level of embarrassment because I think if your organization is having uniform issues and your star pitcher is cutting up uniforms because he doesn't want to wear them, that's embarrassing. It's called Jerry Reinsdorf runs organizations like a mom-and-pop shop, and incompetent people get pay raises and promotions, and no one ever gets fired.

The White Sox leadership and Jerry Reinsdorf's management style remain a frequent point of criticism for sports analysts and fans as the team has struggled significantly in recent years.
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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Chris Sale is a psycho

And also Chris Sale is kind of a psycho. Yeah. He's a little bit of a psycho. I think the biggest story out of all this is Chris Sale is kind of a psycho because it's not just the jerseys. It's that he also has a best friend that's 13.

While 'psycho' is subjective, Sale's career was marked by extreme intensity and occasional outbursts (like the jersey incident) that fit this characterization in a sports context.
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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 'Mystery Team' in MLB trades is always just a fabrication by agents

The mystery team... could be anybody. It's a made-up team from the mouth of your agent just trying to work you up. The mystery team never gets their guy.

It's difficult to prove every 'mystery team' is a lie, but it is a known negotiation tactic used by agents to drive up prices.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2016·Mt. Rushmore
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HankHank

Jumping off a bridge into water is the best hangover cure

First one, jumping off a bridge. Like jumping off a bridge into water. You get an adrenaline rush, and then you get the water, and then once you're in the ocean, then you're unhungover.

A matter of personal preference, though not medically recommended as a standard cure.
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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2016·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

White Gatorade is the best Gatorade flavor

Favorite Gatorade flavors. I'm going... The white flavor, number one. Are you kidding me? Love the white flavor. So the white one, I think you guys are sleeping on that.

Taste is subjective, but Glacier Cherry (White) is widely considered a top-tier flavor by many.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2016
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Andre DawsonAndre Dawson

The 2016 Cubs have all the key ingredients to win the World Series

I think that everything is in place right now for them to do very well. Without a doubt, they're going to be the team to beat. I think they have the key ingredients is how well and how they can handle that stage... hopefully this is the time.

The 2016 Cubs did indeed win the World Series, breaking their 108-year drought.

Olympic Update

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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2016·Olympic Update
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2016 Olympics Russians got away with systematic doping

The Russians got away scot-free. So the IOC said, OK, we know your whole country had systematic doping for the last 20 years, so we're just going to ban the track and field team... they banned the track and field team, but anybody else from Russia is allowed to compete. So there you go.

This accurately reflects the controversy at the time; the IOC did not issue a total ban, leaving it to individual sport federations.

Hmm

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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2016·Hmm
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Big CatBig Cat

Ken Griffey Jr. likely used performance enhancers given his weight gain

1989 was his debut. He weighed 195 pounds. Late 90s, he was listed at 205. 2004, I dug it up. He was listed at 215. And then when he retired, he was listed at 230. So over the course of 20 years... he gained 35 pounds. Hmm. Just saying.

There is no evidence Ken Griffey Jr. ever used PEDs, and a 35-pound weight gain over 20 years (from age 19 to 39) is considered extremely normal for an adult male.

Lebron Blames

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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2016·LeBron Blames
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James will sign his 2016 contract before another Hillary Clinton email is leaked

LeBron James will sign before another [Hillary Clinton] email gets released. [Obama] is gonna fire a nuke up a horse's butt so that Putin can't leak any more of Clinton's emails.

Incorrect. WikiLeaks and other sources continued leaking emails (like the Podesta emails) through October, while LeBron signed his deal with the Cavs on August 12, 2016. The leaks continued well after his signing.

Mike Greenbergs Dumb Rules

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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2016·Greenberg's Dumb Rules
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The five-year Hall of Fame wait rule is good because it humbles players

I love the five-year rule because it gives players time to taste what it's like to be kind of irrelevant, put on a little bit of weight, and then they show up at their Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and they're humbled a little bit. They've gained a few pounds in the cheek, neck area, so they're more accessible to the fans.

This is entirely an opinion on how Hall of Fame processes should work.