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Derek Carr, Open Championship W/ Shane Bacon + Mt Rushmore Of TV Shows/Movies We’ve Never Seen

Wednesday, July 17, 202412 takes

It’s the slowest day in the sports year and we choose our adventure for the MLB All Star Game (-). We get mad about an ESPN list (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Jaylen Brown talking about Bronny and Duggs may be in trouble (-). Mt Rushmore of TV Shows/Movies we’ve never seen (-). Saints QB Derek Carr joins the show to talk about his career, watching his brother play in the NFL, Antonio Brown, New Orleans, whether he wears Mascara and tons more (-). Shane Bacon joins us to preview this weekends final Major, the Open Championship at Royal Troon (-). We then finish with Guys on Chicks (-).

Recap

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Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

The Home Run Derby is officially dead

The Home Run Derby is officially dead. And here's why... the Home Run Derby has lost its luster. The Juice Ball Home Run Derby. The way the format was set, the Home Run Derby is dead because all it took was one horrific national anthem to steal the night.

This is a subjective opinion on the cultural relevance of the event.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The MLB should allow players suspended for steroids back early if they win the Home Run Derby

Our idea that we had last year was one of the best, which is if you test positive for steroids, you can get out of your suspension by winning the Home Run Derby.

The MLB has not implemented a policy where steroids users can commute their suspension through Home Run Derby victory.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

Tarik Skubal will win the AL Cy Young

Tarik Skubal is not starting [the All-Star Game]. And he is going to be the AL Cy Young as that guy sent me the envelope... per the guy who gave me the envelope that said bet him right now. He is the odds-on favorite right now.

Tarik Skubal won the 2024 AL Cy Young award in a unanimous vote.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Alex Ovechkin being ranked 54th on ESPN's Top 100 Athletes list is disrespectful to hockey

That Ovy [Alex Ovechkin] is so far down. Like Hank said, it's disrespectful to hockey, it's disrespectful to the entire country of Russia. The man is about to surpass Wayne Gretzky for the top goal scorer of all time in the NHL.

This is a subjective ranking debate, though the facts about his pursuit of Gretzky are true.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

ESPN will rank Serena Williams as the #1 athlete of the 21st century

I have a prediction. I think ESPN is going to put Serena [Williams] number one. Just to make people mad.

Serena Williams was ranked #2. Michael Phelps was ranked #1.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James only brought Bronny into the NBA to bolster his GOAT case against Michael Jordan

Some people could argue that LeBron, when he realized that he wasn't going to win six titles and match MJ, he's like, 'what else can I try to get that will, they'll say in my GOAT conversation' and having Bronny—playing with Bronny—will be there. MJ's son never played in the league.

The motivation of LeBron James is inherently subjective and cannot be definitively proven.
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Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Human beings just become worms after they die

I think what happens after you die is you get eaten by worms. We all just become worms.

The metaphysical outcome of death is not verifiable.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Stephen A. Smith officially won the Skip Bayless divorce

Stephen A. Smith has won the Skip Bayless-Stephen A. Smith divorce. It took a few years to get there... Skip is out at Fox Sports I believe at the end of the summer... he goes off, does his own podcast, gets 5 trillion views on it. Works for ESPN, seems to be having a good time.

Based on viewership and contractual status as of late 2024, Stephen A. Smith remains the preeminent figure in sports media while Skip Bayless left his daily FS1 show.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024
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Derek CarrDerek Carr

Taysom Hill is a Hall of Fame football player

Taysom Hill is the best football player I've ever played with... that man is a Hall of Fame football player. He does everything. Throws, runs, catches, fullback, quarterback, tight end, receiver, slots, punts, blocks, punts, personal protector.

This is a subjective projection of a player's legacy, though standard HOF metrics likely wouldn't favor Hill.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024
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Big CatBig Cat

I bet Derek Carr would be a psychopath who makes up fake stories like Michael Jordan to motivate himself

I'm my caddy who was my best friend. He is like, 'you're a psychopath.' Because like, I'll make stories up... I see Jordan do that. He's like, I make stories up. Like yeah, they thought I couldn't do this... but those are two, that's a game and that's a play... and the whistle thing. You're like, I gotta get back there.

The speaker (Derek Carr) is confirming his own psychological process.
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Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024
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Shane BaconShane Bacon

The Open Championship is essentially a 'Snow Game' in football terms

The open is a snow game. There's just so much unpredictability involved in a snow game. Maybe you can throw the ball, maybe you gotta run it. You don't know if you can depend on your kicker at all. That's what I look at here.

This is an interpretive analogy that helps explain the volatility of the event.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 17, 2024
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Shane BaconShane Bacon

Adam Scott will win the 2024 Open Championship

I'm going to Adam Scott. He played well last week... He's 44 years old finishing in the top 10. Hasn't finished in the top 10 in a major since 2019. But I feel like he's one of those guys... I feel like Adam is playing well.

Adam Scott tied for 10th. Xander Schauffele won the 2024 Open Championship.