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French Montana, Alex Bregman, TNF + Week 5 Preview And Picks

Friday, October 4, 201912 takes

The 12th man is officially back in Seattle. We recap a great Thursday Night Football Game and talk about the MLB Playoffs. (-) Week 5 NFL preview with picks, Big Cat's CANT LOSE ML Parlay (That lost last week), and games we're excited for.(-) Fantasy Fuccbois. (-) Rapper French Montana joins the show to talk about making it in the music world, getting shot in the head, and his favorite sports. (-) Houston Astros Alex Bregman joins the show to talk about playoff baseball, the weirdest baseball quirks, and what the pressure is like for this year's Astros. (-) Segments include Fyre Fest of the week,(-) PR 101 for Louisville,(-) Bad Visual for the Ravens (-) and Whoas (-)

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick broke Sean McVay's brain and provided the blueprint for the rest of the NFL

I think the correct way to approach this narrative is, did Bill Belichick break Sean McVay's brain? The books, right now, there's a blueprint out there. This is Copycat League, okay? ... The defenses have caught up to Sean McVay's brain.

The Rams offense fell from 2nd in points in 2018 to 11th in 2019, and they missed the playoffs entirely that season, suggesting teams had indeed found ways to slow them down.
Push
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

The St. Louis Cardinals are going to win games in 'stupid ways' all through October

I have a bad feeling that the fucking Cardinals are just going to do this shit all October long. ... And just do it in stupid ways and just like come back. I know. I've seen this before.

The Cardinals did win the NLDS in dramatic fashion (including a 10-run first inning in Game 5) but were swept by the Nationals in the NLCS.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago Cubs' championship window is still open

The window's open. As long as Javi Baez and Kris Bryant are on the team and Anthony Rizzo, the window's open.

The core of Baez, Bryant, and Rizzo was traded away in 2021, and the Cubs failed to reach another World Series or even win another playoff game after this take.

Interview

Push
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019
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Alex BregmanAlex Bregman

I'm staying off social media to avoid cause trouble and responding to chirps

I decided this year, you know what, I'm not going to cause that much trouble on social media. ... I won't be responding [to Trevor Bauer] anymore.

Bregman did mostly stay quiet until the scandal broke in November 2019, at which point he became the center of a massive social media storm regardless of his own posting habits.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019
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French MontanaFrench Montana

Rapping is only 20% of being successful in the music industry

I think personally, rapping is like 20% of it. And it doesn't mean that you don't have the 100% potential and experience and lyrics and, you know, do what you do. But I feel like people forget about the business side.

This is a subjective business philosophy from a successful artist.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019
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Alex BregmanAlex Bregman

LSU might put up 50 points against Alabama in Tuscaloosa this year

We got a quarterback [Joe Burrow] for the first time in a while. We might put up 50 points against Bama in Tuscaloosa. ... Hey, if we pass the 50-yard line, we're putting up 50.

LSU won 46-41 in Tuscaloosa on November 9, 2019. While they didn't quite hit 50, scoring 46 on Alabama was nearly unheard of and essentially validated Bregman's bold stance.

Picks

Loss
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

My 'Can't Lose' Parlay for Week 5 is the Bears, Eagles, Patriots, and Chiefs

The Can't Lose Parlay of the week. It cannot lose. Drumroll. The Bears, Khalil Mack, revenge game. Philly, they're not losing to the Jets. The Patriots, they're not losing to the Redskins. And then you get to just sit back and enjoy the Sunday night football game and have the Chiefs.

The parlay lost. While the Eagles and Patriots won, the Bears lost to the Raiders and the Chiefs lost to the Colts on Sunday Night Football.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Ravens are severely overrated

I do think the Ravens are severely overrated. ... They've done a major comeback to earth for the last couple weeks.

The Ravens went on to win 12 straight games after this take, finishing 14-2. Lamar Jackson won MVP unanimously. They were definitively not overrated in the regular season, though they did lose their first playoff game.

Fyre Fest

Loss
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019·Fyre Fest
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HankHank

Betting every single moneyline underdog is a winning strategy

I love 11 Moneyline underdogs. ... It worked out really well for me last week, and I'm very concerned because I know it's probably not going to work out as well. ... I've convinced so many people in the office that it's a winning strategy.

Betting 11 random NFL moneyline underdogs in a single week is statistically likely to result in a loss unless there is massive parity, which rarely hits at that scale.

Whoas

Loss
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019·Whoas
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Time was invented by women to make men feel bad about their performance in bed

Time was just invented by women to make you think that you don't last long enough at sex.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Time is a physical dimension of the universe, not a social construct for bedroom shaming.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019·Whoas
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Big CatBig Cat

You have to be at least 80 years old to officially die of 'old age'

I would say you have to be over 80 to die of old age. ... Once you pass 80, you can't expect anyone to be sad about your death. That actually is the nice zone.

Inherently subjective criteria for what constitutes a 'sad' death or 'old age.'
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 4, 2019·Whoas
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

It is selfish to live past 100 years old

Once the clock strikes 100, at that point, you should just let go. You're being selfish if you live past 100. Yeah, you're kind of trying to show everyone up.

Hot TakeLifeFireSarcastic
The value of human life is not capped at 100 years by any consensus moral or biological standard.