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Dog The Bounty Hunter, Zion's Debut, Eli Retiring, And Listener Roasts

Friday, January 24, 202013 takes

Zion made his debut and if you fell asleep at halftime he's a bonafide BUST ( - ). Eli Manning retired and his next stop is Canton and being the best stay at home dad of all time ( - ). PFT's XFL career comes to a close and Big Cat reads 10 things he loves about PFT to cheer him up ( - ). Dog the Bounty Hunter comes back on the show to talk about Bounty Hunting, ride alongs, pepper guns, and how we're about to get his second season renewed by the power of the AWL's ( - ). Fyre Fest of the week, pinstripe update for Derek Jeter, Stock tips from Mike Francesa and Listener Roasts read by our dear friend Uncle Chaps.

Recap

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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

Zion Williamson is a bonafide bust

Zion is a bust. Parentheses: I went to sleep at halftime.

Zion had an incredible second half in his debut and became an All-Star, proving this satirical take incorrect.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

Zion Williamson is always one bad weekend away from being fat

He is not fat, but he's always a bad weekend away from being fat. A bachelor party, going on a trip. Maybe a trip to New Orleans... you come into work on Monday and everyone looks at you like you got stung by a bunch of bees.

Weight and conditioning became recurring issues throughout Zion's early career, often sidelined by injury.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Coach K is a bad X's and O's guy for not letting Zion shoot threes at Duke

Huge indictment on Coach K as an X's and O's guy. [Zion] hit four [threes] in a row... That's another feather in the cap of old Roy Williams. He would never screw up his prospects like that.

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While Zion showed shooting range in the NBA, Coach K is a legendary coach; the claim that he's a bad X's and O's guy is hyperbolic sarcasm.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers is not a great quarterback

Eli, Romo, Carson Palmer, Aaron Rodgers, Jay Cutler. These are all people that are not great quarterbacks, but were very good for a long time.

Aaron Rodgers is a 4-time MVP and first-ballot Hall of Famer; he is objectively great by any standard.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
#PMT-2020-0124-4143
Big CatBig Cat

Eli Manning's Hall of Fame case relies entirely on beating the Patriots

Does Eli have a— is his legacy seen differently, and is he a surefire Hall of Famer if he beats teams not named the Patriots in the Super Bowl? No. Because that is really when you boil down what Eli is... he had two moments where he beat the best coach and the best quarterback in the NFL history.

The 'undefeated' element and the Brady/Belichick factor are universally cited as the key components of Eli's HOF candidacy.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

The Baseball Hall of Fame is erroneous without Barry Bonds

The fact that Barry Bonds isn't in the Hall of Fame makes the Hall of Fame completely erroneous to me. Or Roger Clemens. Barry Bonds is the best baseball player of all time. He should be in the Hall of Fame.

Bonds is still not in the Hall of Fame as of 2024. Whether that makes it 'erroneous' is subjective.
Win
Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Derek Jeter was only the second-best shortstop on the Yankees

Second best shortstop on that Yankees team. Behind A-Rod.

Statistically (WAR, OPS+), Alex Rodriguez was a superior player to Jeter, even while playing 3rd base for the Yankees.

Picks

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Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am a better kicker than the kickers at Alabama

Alabama could do a lot worse. Dude, I'm a better kicker than Alabama. Saban would have another chip if he had you as a kicker. That's a fact.

Alabama had significant kicking struggles around this time, but PFT is not a D1-caliber athlete.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
#PMT-2020-0124-4146
Dog the Bounty HunterDog the Bounty Hunter

The greatest feeling in the world is hunting and catching a human being

Hemingway said that the greatest thing in the world is to hunt another human being and catch him. So that's the greatest feeling you could ever have.

Subjective emotional claim.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
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Dog the Bounty HunterDog the Bounty Hunter

Truth serum would fix the American justice system

Hit him with truth serum for $69.50. You find out everything. So I think that is real justice. And we don't do it enough. Because the lawyers got to make money, the courts have to make money... let's get down to the real nitty gritty. Hit him with that and find out what's really going on.

This is a philosophical opinion on justice, though scientifically and legally 'truth serums' are largely discredited and inadmissible.
Loss
Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jeffrey Epstein is still alive

We need to find Jeffrey Epstein. Because he's still alive. That motherfucker's still alive. Let's do that. Dog the Bounty Hunter Season Two: On the Trail of Jeffrey... there's no way this guy's dead. This guy is overseas somewhere.

Officially, Epstein was declared dead by suicide in August 2019. There is no verifiable proof he is alive.
Void
Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020
#PMT-2020-0124-4152
Dog the Bounty HunterDog the Bounty Hunter

Rapists almost never commit suicide

All rapists do not commit suicide. A person that does, shot someone else... Rapists are sissies. They like that feeling when a girl [says] 'please, please, please don't.' I've arrested a lot. And they will not most of the time kill themselves. No, he [Epstein] didn't kill himself. Somebody hung his ass.

This is a broad generalization about criminal psychology that is not a proven scientific fact.

Media

Open
Take Slip·Jan 24, 2020·Media
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Big CatBig Cat

Buy TikTok stock when it goes public

Mike Francesa told me... TikTok. Invest in TikTok. So invest in TikTok, invest in all the apps, invest in all the social media... when TikTok goes public, buy it, buy it again and get back in line three times to buy it some more.

TikTok remains a massive global platform, but ByteDance has not had an IPO as of late 2024.