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Jerry O'Connell + Phil Hughes and the Mt Rushmore of Minor League Teams

Monday, August 6, 201810 takes

Happy Birthday to our friend Scott Van Pelt. We talk Hall of Fame speeches, Ray Lewis giving the worst TED talk of all time, and how we officially feel old with this year's Canton class (-). Who's back of the week including Steven Seagal and Urban Meyer passing the buck (-). Starting Pitcher Phil Hughes is back for the Mt Rushmore of minor league team names (he's not actually back we just taped it with him when he was in studio). (-) Actor Jerry O'Connell joins the show to talk about his new show on Bravo, Jerry Maguire, being a fat kid growing up, and being a nationally ranked fencer at one point in his life (-). Segments include PR 101 for Johnny Manziel's CFL debut (-), Stick to Sports for President Trump bringing MJ vs Lebron to the White House (-), Respect the Biz for Mike Sciosca (-), and Millenials are killing everything, an update. (-)

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Aug 6, 2018·Who's Back
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Urban Meyer's defense in the Zach Smith scandal is just 'passing the buck' to Gene Smith

Urban Meyer has figured out his defense, and it is kind of what we all expected. He released a statement... and he basically went with the, I have always followed proper reporting protocols... Gene Smith, you are pretty much fucked and Urban Meyer's just gonna say yeah he told everyone and it's your fault for not doing anything.

Meyer was suspended for three games, and the investigation did find he followed reporting protocols to his boss (Gene Smith), though his handling of the situation remained highly controversial.
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Take Slip·Aug 6, 2018·Who's Back
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A healthy Blake Bortles is basically the Jaguars' best free agent signing

It's my favorite sports radio caller when a guy comes back from injury and they're like, well, we don't have to do anything in the free agent signings because we basically get the best free agent back. That's essentially what's happening with Blake Bortles. Now they have real Blake Bortles. Preseason MVP, let's book it.

Bortles was benched during the 2018 season and was not an MVP candidate; he was released by the Jaguars in early 2019.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Aug 6, 2018·Mt. Rushmore
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The Montgomery Biscuits is a top-tier minor league team name

I got to go Montgomery Biscuits. The best part about it is the tongue is a pat of butter.

This is a subjective opinion on team naming quality.
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Take Slip·Aug 6, 2018·Mt. Rushmore
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Rookie of the Year is the best baseball movie

Best baseball movie... I'm actually going to go Rookie of the Year number one... Because it's the Cubs.

Subjective opinion on movie quality.

Interview

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Take Slip·Aug 6, 2018
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Below Deck is the modern-day Downton Abbey

Below Deck is great because it's young people. It's almost like Downton Abbey... It's the modern day Downton Abbey because it's the people who live downstairs serving the people who live upstairs.

The thematic parallel of class struggle between staff and owners/guests is accurate, making this a solid analytical take.
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Take Slip·Aug 6, 2018
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Jerry O'Connell is the worst fantasy football player of all time for drafting only Jets and Browns players

I'm going to pick up Tyrod Taylor. So you take Jets and Browns quarterbacks. You actually are the worst fantasy player of all time... Two Browns, two Jets. You are the worst fantasy football player of all time.

In 2017/2018, the Browns and Jets were bottom-tier offenses, making a strategy of stacking them objectively poor for fantasy production.

Stick To Sports

Win
Take Slip·Aug 6, 2018·Stick To Sports
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LeBron James is objectively very smart

I would say LeBron James is not dumb. I'd actually say he's very, very smart, objectively very, very smart... look at all his businesses and all that and how he's handled his entire career. He's a very smart person.

LeBron's off-court success and career longevity are widely cited as evidence of high IQ in sports and business.

Recap

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Take Slip·Aug 6, 2018
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Millennials are killing drivers by not getting enough DUIs

Technically, by not getting DUIs, millennials are actually killing more drivers. Because the roads are worse now. Because your [DUI] tickets aren't going to fund the renovations.

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This is a satirical inverse of logic and not a factual claim about road death statistics.

Other

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Take Slip·Aug 6, 2018
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Birthdays officially start to suck at age 26

At what age do birthdays just start to suck? Oh, I'd say 26. Everything from there is downhill.

Whether birthdays suck is entirely subjective.
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Take Slip·Aug 6, 2018
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Ray Lewis' Hall of Fame speech was the most ridiculous ever while being exactly what we expected

Ray Lewis just now finished his Hall of Fame speech, which was the most ridiculous Hall of Fame speech while also being exactly what we all expected from Ray Lewis. I actually was getting upset, but I couldn't stop watching because it was so ridiculous.

The speech is widely remembered for its intensity and length, making the description of 'ridiculous but expected' a common sentiment among sports fans.