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Dallas Braden (He Threw A No Hitter) And Johnny Manziel

Wednesday, August 9, 201714 takes

Hard Knocks is back and we make our predictions for this season's show following around the Tampa Bay Bucs ( - ). Johnny Manziel joins the show for an EXCLUSIVE interview talking about Coaching in the NFL and how much he hates the NCAA ( - ) . Hot Seat/Cool Throne ( - ). Mt Rushmore of Worst Jerseys of all time ( - ). Former Oakland A's and newest member of Barstool Dallas Braden joins the show to talk about his no hitter against the Rays, the Face of Baseball, and the time A-Rod made him look like a total beta ( - ). Segments include Sabermetrics, Stay Woke, the debut of the newest segment "Why Are People Mad Online?" and Guys on Chicks.

Recap

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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

Hard Knocks is the official start of football season

Hard Knocks is officially the start of football season. It's also great because they're doing the Bucs this year, and I honestly forget that the Bucs are a team a lot of the times.

This is a subjective seasonal marker.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017
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Dirk Koetter is an inherently unmemorable person

Dirk is the guy, you could put me in a chair clockwork orange style and just tape my eyelids open for a day and show me nonstop clips of Dirk Koetter, and I would not remember what he looked like the next day.

Koetter remains one of the more obscure head coaches of the late 2010s for general fans, proving the point in spirit.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017
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The NFL is better when kickers are erratic and unpredictable

We want to see Roberto Aguayo stick around because the NFL is always a better place. When there's a kicker that whenever he lines up, you don't know which way the ball is going to go. Like it might hit the ref in the head and knock him unconscious.

Aguayo was cut by the Bucs shortly after this episode aired (August 12, 2017), so he didn't stick around.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017
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Big CatBig Cat

Watching Hard Knocks will lead to drafting a bust running back in your fantasy league

It is also the time of year where you watch Hard Knocks and you fall in love with a guy who's catching everything or the backup running back, and then you draft him in your fantasy league, and he sucks. It's called the Chris Polk.

Subjective observation of fantasy player behavior.

Interview

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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017
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Johnny ManzielJohnny Manziel

I would like to pursue coaching if my playing career ends

I'd want to be involved in sports in some way, whether it's coaching, whether it's doing something like that. So I think that'd be my route.

While Manziel has stayed around sports via media (e.g., his podcast, documentaries), he has not officially coached in the NFL or college since this statement.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017
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Dallas BradenDallas Braden

Bryce Harper is currently the face of baseball

The face right now you would like to think would be, in my opinion, it's Bryce Harper. Unfortunately, there's not one that you can latch on to... Mike Trout is the football fan face of baseball.

This is a subjective consensus matter in sports media.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017
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Dallas BradenDallas Braden

The Home Run Derby can mechanically ruin a hitter's swing

I believe there are some things to it mechanically as well. Guys get into a groove mechanically and are able to repeat and put on this certain launch angle, and then shit changes when you get back into the ballgame and you're facing change-ups with depth. You're facing sliders that are bouncing.

While statistical studies are mixed, many players and coaches believe the high-volume 'launch' swing of the Derby negatively impacts timing.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017
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Dallas BradenDallas Braden

The Dodgers will represent the National League in the 2017 World Series

Right now, I think you have to like the Dodgers and what they're doing. I feel like the Nationals could compete, but we're talking about the ultimate dance here, so I'm going to take the Dodgers from the National League.

The Dodgers did indeed reach the World Series in 2017.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017
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Dallas BradenDallas Braden

19% of current MLB players use steroids

I'm going to say... 19% [of MLB players use steroids]. They have a drug testing problem and they have a penalization problem. Chemists are starting to get one step ahead and start maintaining that one step ahead of the drug testing.

Almost impossible to verify without internal MLB testing data, but far higher than 'official' suspension rates.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Alabama football would be terrible if it had higher SAT requirements

Josh Rosen... said that if you raise the SAT score requirement to get into Alabama, they'd have a shitty football team. So he's calling the entire state of Alabama dumb, basically... why would anybody want to go to school in Alabama if they had to be smart to go there?

This is a hypothetical insult and can't be strictly verified.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

The Detroit Pistons 90s horse logo jersey is one of the worst ever

My number one was the Pistons throwback. Remember when the Pistons changed their logo in the 90s? The green and yellow and red horse. The worst jersey criteria is when the original jersey was great and the original logo was great. They're like, we're just going to make everything weird colors.

Subjective opinion on aesthetics.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

The Phoenix Coyotes 90s jersey is the worst of all time

And then my four is probably the worst jersey of all time, the Phoenix Coyotes. You remember that one? That was awful. That was the most disgusting jersey I've ever seen in my life.

Subjective aesthetic opinion.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017·Mt. Rushmore
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The New England Patriots current jerseys are awful

I'm going to go with the Patriots jersey... No offense, Hank, but I think the Patriots, for being such a great team, have had awful jerseys for the last 20 years.

Subjective aesthetic opinion.

Guys On Chicks

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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017·Guys on Chicks
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Big CatBig Cat

The moon controls both the oceans and human periods

The moon controls all the earth's oceans and periods so it's just kind of it just controls all the liquids in everyone's bodies that's why sometimes when guys look at the moon they start coming. It's just gravity pulling it out of her balls.

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Biologically and physically incorrect in every way.