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Baker Mayfield & Alex Caruso on Rings, Hating Texas, and MLB’s Rob Manfred
It is officially the last Monday of the year without football, and the energy is appropriately high. Big Cat and PFT started things off by crowning Scottie Scheffler as the undisputed man of the moment after he dismantled Port Rush at The Open. The guys compared his dominance to the Tiger Woods era, but PFT thinks the bar for a true dynasty is still a long way off.
PFT CommenterScottie Scheffler must stay ranked number one in the world for 10 years to equal Tiger Woods' reign
I think Scotty has to stay ranked number one in the world for the next 10 years to equal Tiger's reign. Tiger Woods was just unreal. It's not going to be the same.
While Scottie is making winning look easy, Big Cat had some concerns about the current state of the National League, specifically taking aim at the heavyweights in Los Angeles.
Ball Talk and Bubble Rings
Baker Mayfield and Alex Caruso joined the show together for a cross-sport crossover that touched on everything from championship parades to their shared hatred for the Longhorns. Alex Caruso is still riding high from winning the 2025 NBA title, but Baker wanted to make sure he gets credit for his previous hardware too.
Baker MayfieldAlex Caruso officially has two championships because the NBA Bubble title counts
One's the lowest. That's the baseline one's the lowest. Yeah. He's got two. Oh yeah. Bubble two is two. Hell yeah. I count the bubble.
Baker seems to have found his home in Tampa, though he made it very clear that the standards haven't dropped just because he got his contract. For Baker, individual accolades and Pro Bowls don't mean much if they aren't lifting a trophy in February.
Baker MayfieldThe Buccaneers' season is a failure if they do not win the Super Bowl
I mean, no. I mean, the goal's always Super Bowl or nothing. It was, I mean, you check off the boxes on your way to try and get to the Super Bowl division playoffs, but then after that, if you don't, if you don't do anything in the playoffs, it really doesn't matter.
Naturally, the conversation turned to the age-old debate of which athletes could switch sports. While Baker admitted his basketball game is non-existent, Caruso thinks the path from the gridiron to the hardwood is a lot shorter for certain physical specimens.
Alex CarusoAn elite athlete from the NFL could play 12 minutes in the NBA based on size and dunks alone
There's certain athletes Yeah. That could just find minutes in the NBA. 'cause like there's guys in the league that can't shoot or like can't do stuff, but they can rebound the hell outta the ball and they like dunk and put it like, you can play 12 minutes in the NBA if you're a good enough athlete.
Before letting them go, the guys tapped into their roots. Being Oklahoma and Texas A&M guys, they found common ground in their disdain for the University of Texas, with Baker pointing out the overlap in the most annoying fanbases in sports.
Baker MayfieldTexas fans and Cowboys fans are the same: delusional losers
Texas fans and Cowboys fans are very similar. Delusional. They're the same people. Bunch of losers.
The Commissioner and the Draft
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred made his debut on the program to discuss the successful All-Star weekend and the future of the game. He addressed the exhaustion factor of the Home Run Derby and promised that the league is working on the number one gripe for every baseball fan: blackouts.
Rob ManfredFixing blackouts is at the top of Major League Baseball's priority list
Blackouts number one are at the top of my list in terms of things we need to deal with. Ideally where you would like to be is if you have a digital home for baseball, you can go there and buy what you want to buy.
Manfred also got surprisingly candid about the MLB Draft. While the lottery was designed to prevent tanking, the Commissioner isn't convinced it’s working the way it should.
Rob ManfredThe worst team in the league should always get the #1 overall pick
The team that was the worst last year should get the best player in the draft and there should be nothing that interferes with that correlation. The lottery thing, I'm not sure that it really affects behavior of teams in any meaningful way.
Mt. Rushmore of Best Bad Movies
Things got predictably heated during the Mount Rushmore of Best Bad Movies. Hank and PFT led things off with a pick that Big Cat immediately protested, claiming it was actually just a legitimately good movie.
HankCon Air is a bad movie because the plot is ridiculous
Our first pick is going to be Conair. Mm. I feel like that's a good movie. It's a really, but you think about the plot of the movie. It's bad.
Max and Memes brought the heat with picks like *Kangaroo Jack* and *Norbit*, while Big Cat stayed true to his action-hero roots with *Blood Sport*. It was a battle of integrity versus Rotten Tomatoes scores, proving once again that a 9% rating is usually a sign of a great time.
Who's Back and Fyre Fest
Who's Back featured a deep dive into the NFLPA drama and the return of the McDonald's Snack Wrap. PFT used the segment to call out Jerry O'Connell's financial situation, claiming the fantasy manager is dodging his league dues.
PFT CommenterJerry O'Connell is using his separate finances as an excuse to avoid paying for the PMT fantasy league
He's throwing us a song and dance about how he only could pay for a third of the leak. He's, he's saying a lot of things about how he has to explain things to his wife. No, I I it's more I'm disappointed. Yeah. Like he, he's taken us for a ride.
We wrapped things up with a check-in on Justin Herbert's red contacts and a UFC minute that saw Max calling for some drastic changes to the sport of MMA.
MaxUFC would be a better sport if there were more KOs and no gloves
There should be more KOs. No gloves. Too much defense. There's too much defense. I want more. They should be standing up and just throwing fist. Be a much better sport.
If the Phillies really want to fix their bullpen, they should probably stop signing guys who belong in the Mount Rushmore of Bad Movies.
