PMTPMT DB

Blake Bortles And Paul Bissonnette

Wednesday, February 21, 201812 takes

Louisville is vacating titles and we're not making any of the jokes you think we're going to make. Olympics are still going on (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne with a deep dive on Steven Seagal becoming a cryptocurrency ambassador and how Golf is now problematic (-). Jaguars QB Blake Bortles joins the show to talk about the Jags playoff run, what Tom Brady said to him after the AFC Championship game, Wikipedia Club for Leap Days, and a crazy fan that showed up to his house (-). Paul Bissonnette joins the show to talk NHL, bash basketball, and explain the time the Penguins made him change his jersey number because Sidney Crosby's parents kept getting confused (-). Segments include Josh Allen Update (-), he's tall and can throw it far, Sabermetrics for Lebron vs MJ(-), Bachelor talk for guys that don't watch the Bachelor and Guys on Chicks (-).

Recap

Void
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018
#PMT-2018-0221-8005
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ice dancing is just figure skating for betas

Ice dancing is just figure skating for betas. It's figure skating for people that weren't good enough to do the jumps.

Subjective value judgment on a sport.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018
#PMT-2018-0221-8004
Big CatBig Cat

You can't have a tie in the Olympics; make them go again

I also saw that the bobsled team from Canada and Germany tied. Both got golds. How is that possible? Again, I'm not trying to be an Olympic hater, but you can't have a tie in the Olympics. You can't. It's the Olympics. Make them do it again. Go down one more time. What the hell are they doing?

This is a subjective opinion on how sports should be structured.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Win
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
#PMT-2018-0221-8006
Big CatBig Cat

Scott Boras is on the hot seat because the MLB collusion against him is working

My other hot seat is Scott Boras. So Scott Boras, the number one MLB agent. He has had a tough offseason. He promised a lot of money to a lot of people, and he hasn't really come through... basically the entire collusion against Scott Boras has worked. And he's especially on the hot seat too because he's trying to convince everyone how he's doing well.

While the MLBPA eventually filed a grievance regarding potential collusion, Boras' 2018 offseason was famously difficult, with clients like Arrieta signing late for less than anticipated.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
#PMT-2018-0221-8007
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I want to take out high interest loans to invest in Steven Seagal's Bitcoin 2Gen

I don't want to overreact, but I want to take out some high interest loans just so I can invest them in Steven Seagal's Bitcoin [2Gen]. That's how confident I am in this.

Bitcoin 2Gen was widely considered a scam or failed project, and Seagal was later charged by the SEC for failing to disclose payments for promoting it.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018
#PMT-2018-0221-8008
Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

Ryan Tannehill is awesome and will take the next step next year

Yeah, I think Ryan Tannehill is awesome. [He will] take the next step.

Tannehill's final season with the Dolphins (2018) was mediocre (missed games, 17 TDs, 9 INTs), and he was traded the following offseason. He didn't truly take 'the next step' until he joined the Titans in 2019.
Push
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018
#PMT-2018-0221-8009
Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

Assuming that 50% of MLB players are taking Adderall

I have spoken to people in baseball, and the assumption is right around 50%. Now, I don't know what the rules are as far as if you just get a doctor to prescribe it, it's fine by MLB... obviously, if you're taking it and you have not done the proper steps to tell the league that you are taking it, you can get in trouble.

While 50% is unverified, MLB has historically had very high rates of TUEs for ADHD medication compared to the general population, with over 100 players often having exemptions in a given year.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018
#PMT-2018-0221-8010
Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

LeBron James' tears after winning the Cleveland championship were fake

I'm not a huge LeBron fan. I feel like he's very calculated. I felt like when he cried after he won it for Cleveland, he felt like he had to cry because MJ cried when he came back and did his thing and it made it emotional. Fake tears.

Inherently subjective; one cannot prove or disprove the sincerity of another's tears.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018
#PMT-2018-0221-8011
Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

The Blackhawks core will be fine after a full summer to recharge

That core group of players has played a lot of hockey over the last eight or nine years... they're not getting that summer, the proper summer training where you're playing catch up... I think these guys need a full summer, hit the recharge button. I think they're going to be okay.

The Blackhawks did not recover to their previous elite status; they missed the playoffs again in 2019 and remained a middling/rebuilding team for years after.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018
#PMT-2018-0221-8012
Paul BissonnettePaul Bissonnette

The Nashville Predators or Pittsburgh Penguins will win the 2018 Stanley Cup

If I had to go gun to your head... safe bet, I'd probably pick Nashville. East is going to be tough. Let's go, I'll say Pittsburgh again.

The 2018 Stanley Cup was won by the Washington Capitals, who beat the Vegas Golden Knights.

Josh Allen Update

Loss
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018·Josh Allen Update
#PMT-2018-0221-8013
Big CatBig Cat

Josh Allen will be the number one pick in the 2018 NFL Draft

So Josh Allen, the tallest quarterback that's ever played football, also going to be the number one pick in this year's draft.

Baker Mayfield was the #1 overall pick. Josh Allen went #7 to the Bills.

Sabermetrics

Void
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018·Sabermetrics
#PMT-2018-0221-8014
Big CatBig Cat

Kobe Bryant is the real GOAT because he doesn't need a debate partner

LeBron versus MJ is the GOAT debate... that means that LeBron and MJ need each other to be a part of the goat discussion... which means Kobe's the goat. Kobe doesn't need LeBron or MJ to be considered a goat debate. They're just Kobe. He'd debate against himself. Kobe 8 versus Kobe 24.

Purely a subjective and comedic debate stance.

Guys On Chicks

Void
Take Slip·Feb 21, 2018·Guys on Chicks
#PMT-2018-0221-8015
Big CatBig Cat

If you need to buy time in a relationship, get a dog instead of a promise ring

What this guy doesn't realize is you don't have to get a promise ring. Get a dog. That's what a dog is. You get the dog, and then that buys you time.

This is a social observation/advice piece.