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Christian Yelich, Dallas Braden + The Cubs Are Dead

Wednesday, October 3, 201813 takes

The Cubs are dead and fuck everything. We recap the NL Wild Card Game and Big Cat rambles like a madman trying to cheer himself up including some bonus Booger McFarland vs Jason Witten talk ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne ( - ). Brewers All Star Christian Yelich joins the show to talk about his insane second half, read some of Big Cat's terrible Brewers takes, and talk about being locked in for the playoffs ( - ). Former A's pitcher Dallas Braden joins the show to break down the MLB playoffs and the strengths and weaknesses of each playoff team ( - ). Segments include Bad Visual Kobe Bryant, Just stop talking Jon Gruden, Trouble in Paradise USA Golf, and Guys on Chicks

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears are back

The bears are fucking back, okay? That's number one. The bears are back. The bears are awesome. The bears are good. The bears are great. The bears are back.

The 2018 Bears won the NFC North and went 12-4, their best season in years.
Push
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Showtime Mahomes is a great nickname and it has to stay

[Patrick Mahomes] is Showtime Mahomes. Jason Witten gave him that name, and I think it's got to stay. It's such a bad nickname.

OpinionFootballMildSarcastic
While the nickname didn't really become his primary moniker (Magic Johnson remains the definitive Showtime), the name persists as a secondary label for Mahomes.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jason Witten will be on the Booger Mobile by the end of the season

Bold prediction. Jason Witten's going to be on the Booger Mobile by the end of the season. They should put him both on the Booger Mobile.

Witten stayed in the booth for the duration of the season and did not join Booger on the sideline crane.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018
#PMT-2018-1003-1390
Big CatBig Cat

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a lot of trouble

I'm not a Steelers fan. Steelers, they're in trouble. They're in a lot of trouble.

The Steelers missed the playoffs in 2018, finishing 9-6-1, confirming they were indeed in trouble.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018
#PMT-2018-1003-1391
Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago Cubs have one more World Series in them

I still think this team [Cubs] has one World Series in them, one more World Series in them. But this fucking sucks.

The 2016 Cubs core (Bryant, Baez, Rizzo) never won another World Series together and were traded away in 2021.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

Void
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I could convince Kyrie Irving that Australia doesn't exist in five minutes

I'm convinced that I could convince Kyrie Irving that Australia didn't exist if you gave me five to seven minutes in a room with him.

Theoretically impossible to verify, but fits Kyrie's public persona at the time.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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HankHank

Candy corn is absolutely delicious and should be a year-round candy

Candy corn is absolutely delicious. I think it should be a year-round candy, and I can't wait to eat it for the next month.

Subjective opinion on candy quality.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018
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Christian YelichChristian Yelich

PMT is 99% responsible for my second half performance

[What percentage of credit for my performance in the second half?] Like 99% probably.

A satirical claim for comedic effect.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018
#PMT-2018-1003-1395
Christian YelichChristian Yelich

No one will ever hit .400 in MLB again

No. No one will ever hit .400 or even come close to hitting .400... over the course of a full season ever again. There's just too many defensive shifts and there's so much data on hitters and pitchers... those days of come and gone in baseball.

Since this take, Luis Arraez has flirted with high averages, but nobody has hit .400. The claim remains correct.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018
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Dallas BradenDallas Braden

The Red Sox would rather play the Yankees than the A's in the playoffs

If you're the Boston Red Sox, I think you would rather play the Yankees... the A's just represent an air of the unknown. Billy Bean doing his weird shit every few years... you just haven't seen these guys with the repetition that you have seen the arms for the New York Yankees.

The Red Sox ended up playing the Yankees and won the series, then won the World Series. The Yankees were a 100-win team, while the A's lost the Wild Card game.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018
#PMT-2018-1003-1396
Dallas BradenDallas Braden

The Cleveland Indians will win the 2018 World Series

I think it very well could be the Cleveland Indians from the American League... and the Dodgers... I think it's going to be the Cleveland Indians.

The Boston Red Sox won the 2018 World Series. Cleveland was swept in the ALDS by the Astros.

Bad Visual

Void
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018·Bad Visual
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Matt Barnes is the one who looks bad in the Kobe flinch video

I was questioning Matt Barnes' toughness because I thought Matt Barnes was cool enough to like put the ball directly in Kobe's face. It turns out he was he was the one being a pussy. Why are we shaming Kobe Bryant for not flinching at a ball that was not thrown at his face? So this is actually a Matt Barnes problem. Matt Barnes is not man enough.

Opinion on a famous viral sports moment.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 3, 2018·Bad Visual
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Big CatBig Cat

NBA Twitter needs to chill out during October

October is football and baseball. Chill out, NBA Twitter. Let us have a fucking month... Enough, NBA Twitter. You get your time. We're going to all pay attention to you... from like February till essentially July. So just chill out.

Subjective grievance about sports media cycles.