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Dan Haren & Kyle Long 07/13/16

Wednesday, July 13, 201612 takes

The guys break down the All Star Game with former MLB All Star Dan Haren, including a look ahead at the second half and what it's like to play in an All Star game. In honor of PokemonGo, Mt. Rushmore of video games. Chicago Bears Offensive Lineman joins the show to discuss PokemonGo and how many squirtles he has caught in the last 3 days. Segments include "PR 101" with Miko Grimes, "Thoughts and Prayers" for Giancarlo Stanton's home run swing in the second half. And everyone's new favorite segments "Hmmmm" and "Uhhh, Hey JJ".

Recap

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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

The MLB All-Star Game should decide World Series home field advantage, but the fan vote must be eliminated

I actually don't hate that the all-star game decides this. I hate that they're kind of stuck in the middle. So if you're going to have the All-Star game decide where the World Series starts every year, eliminate the fan vote, and treat it like a real game.

The rule that the All-Star Game determines home field advantage was eventually changed in 2017 to give home field to the team with the better regular season record.
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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

The MLB All-Star Game is the best All-Star game in sports

I do think the mlb all-star game is by far the best all-star game there is it's not really close.

This is a subjective opinion on entertainment value.
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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The MLB All-Star Game should include an inning where position players pitch and pitchers play positions

The seventh inning is the position player pitching inning. Yes. And put your pitchers at position players. Mix it up a little.

This has never been implemented in a formal All-Star game.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016·Mt. Rushmore
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HankHank

NFL Blitz is a Mount Rushmore-tier video game

All right, first up, NFL Blitz. No, I played video games a lot more when I was really young, and that was my favorite one.

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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

Madden is the greatest video game franchise ever

I have Madden, the franchise. Just going to take the whole franchise. Fuck it. Mount Rushmore, you get to make your own rules.

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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016·Mt. Rushmore
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

GoldenEye 007 and Oregon Trail are top-tier video games

GoldenEye is number one since you didn't take it... Number two, I have Oregon Trail.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016
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Dan HarenDan Haren

The Cubs will win the National League and the Blue Jays will win the American League

I like the Cubs still. I do like the Cubs... AL, I like the Blue Jays. I do like the Blue Jays, yeah... they had a little experience. They got some guys in the bullpen, pretty good starting staff, and a lineup's a joke.

The Cubs won the 2016 World Series. The Blue Jays reached the ALCS but lost.
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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016
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Dan HarenDan Haren

The Cubs will trade for a relief pitcher and it will cost them a significant asset

The Cubs probably need to get a reliever. Maybe the Schwarber for Andrew Miller thing happens... I'm pretty certain they're going to add an arm in the bullpen, and it's going to take a lot to get one of those guys.

The Cubs traded Gleyber Torres (a top prospect) for Aroldis Chapman later in July 2016.

Pr 101

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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016·PR 101
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Big CatBig Cat

Miko Grimes' antisemitic comments can be 'solved' by starting a foundation Twitter account to blame interns

Just start a Twitter account in the foundation's name, the Miko Grimes Foundation account. Then you can say an intern was tweeting and dropping hard J's on everyone's face... when shit hits the fan... boom, intern tweeted it we fired him it's been taken care of.

This is a satirical suggestion on how to evade accountability.

Thoughts And Prayers

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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016·Thoughts & Prayers
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Big CatBig Cat

Giancarlo Stanton will suffer a massive slump after winning the Home Run Derby

Thoughts and prayers for Giancarlo Stanton's swing. He won the home run derby. So everyone knows here comes the slump. You can't win the home run... sorry, man. You're going to have a really bad second half.

Stanton actually played well after the break until an injury in mid-August, but the Marlins as a whole struggled.

Hmm

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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016·Hmm
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Big CatBig Cat

Pokemon Go is a CIA government conspiracy to track data and map building interiors

Seriously, though, Pokemon Go is a government conspiracy, and I don't know why anyone... my last one was basically Pokemon Go has somewhere sitting with the CIA and they're saying, huh, how do we get inside people's buildings?... Let's just throw a squirtle right by someone's refrigerator. Picture.

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While there were data privacy concerns, the 'CIA mapping homes' theory remains a fringe internet conspiracy.

Hey Jj

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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2016·Hey Jj
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J.J. Watt is personally responsible for sweatshop conditions in China and polluting the planet via his Reebok shoes

Hey, JJ, you know where Reebok makes their shoes, bro? In China, they pay him like a dollar an hour to make your shoes. They put nets up outside the buildings to prevent people from committing suicide... Nike is going to have to put all the eight year olds back to work, double shift to keep up with all your shoe sales... Hey, JJ, you know about like the plastics and the chemicals they put in those shoes? They're literally polluting the planet, dude.

This is a satirical attempt to antagonize JJ Watt.