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Joe Buck

Wednesday, July 12, 20179 takes

The guys are still in Miami, dying of heat exhaustion, and spending their off time living with a ghost. Recap of the 2017 ASG that didn't mean anything and the Home Run Derby that was awesome (-). We have an official Ghost diagnosis from a Paranormal Investigator and it turns out we are in fact haunted (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne (-). Joe Buck joins the show to talk about calling 2 of the craziest games in sports in the past year (Cubs World Series and Patriots Super Bowl Comeback), whether or not he's been thinking about Big Cat every time the camera zooms in on his face, why we should all stick to sports, and the Mt Rushmore of Voices (-). Segments include Mayweather/McGregor update (-), Put one in his earhole Nelson Cruz and Joe West(-), Stay Woke the Freeze lost his foot race but was it actually the Freeze and is Jeffery Loria counting fake attendance (-), and a Cease and Desist to Mark Cuban (-).

Recap

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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2017
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The MLB All-Star Game should matter for home-field advantage

I now this is this is going to be like people were like wow sick brag you went to the home run derby i have never been wowed by home runs like i was... but i would prefer for [the All-Star Game] to matter than sit there and be like, oh, who gives a shit? 2-1 game. No one's really trying that hard.

The MLB officially removed the 'This Time It Counts' rule in 2017, the year this was recorded, moving home-field advantage to the team with the better regular-season record.
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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2017
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Aaron Judge's height will eventually drive him toward playing football

With Aaron Judge, the thing about him is he could be the face of baseball. His problem is he's too tall. I'll tell you why. He is a guy that once he starts having a lot of success in a sport that's maybe not as athletic as some other sports, people will be like, why didn't you play football? And then he'll start talking about football. All roads lead back to football.

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Aaron Judge has remained exclusively a baseball player and has become one of the greatest of his generation, never pursuing a football career.

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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2017·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Winning the Home Run Derby will mess up Aaron Judge's swing

I'm going Aaron Judge's swing. Because everyone knows the home run derby, whoever wins it, it messes up their swing. It absolutely does... He was on track to win Rookie of the Year, maybe Triple Crown, but watch out. I already saw chitter chatter on Twitter that watched out for his swing.

While Judge did have a slump in August 2017 (.179 average), he recovered to hit 15 home runs in September and finished as the unanimous Rookie of the Year and MVP runner-up.
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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2017·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

No specific controversy will ever be enough to bring down the Trump family

People who think this is the controversy to bring down the Trumps, because my favorite part about whatever the Trumps are getting into the entire family is the reaction saying this is it. This is the one. And guess what? This probably isn't the one, so you only have about 24 hours to say it's the one until everyone's like, eh, nothing's probably going to happen.

The Trump presidency lasted its full term despite numerous controversies that media outlets labeled as 'the one' to end it.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2017
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The MLB should determine World Series home field by interleague play record

What they should do is whichever AL NL, whoever has a better record in interleague play. Boom. Problem solved. There's a little National League versus American League pride now.

The MLB opted for individual team record instead of league-wide interleague record.
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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2017
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The Houston Astros and LA Dodgers are on a crash course for the 2017 World Series

Probably the Astros from Houston. I think the Astros are really good. I think the Dodgers are really good. I think they're on a crash course for the fall classic.

The Astros and Dodgers did indeed face each other in the 2017 World Series.
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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2017
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Tony Romo will struggle with the transition to sports broadcasting

I think he and the world is going to be surprised at what this job demands. Let's just say that you can't be nice all the time. Tony Romo is a nice guy... I think it's going to be a difficult transition. This is not the most forgiving society we live in these days.

Tony Romo was an immediate critical and fan success in his first year, widely praised for his ability to predict plays before they happened.

Mayweather Mcgregor Update

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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2017·Mayweather Mcgregor Update
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Big CatBig Cat

Floyd Mayweather is overmatched by Conor McGregor in trash talking

Mayweather for the first time in his life is very clearly overmatched in the shit talking game. So he's been known as a good shit talker but in reality he's just been like i'm gonna beat the fuck out of this guy... McGregor has that where basically anything McGregor says is funny because it's Irish.

While McGregor had many viral moments, the consensus on who 'won' the press conferences varied, and Mayweather ultimately won the fight comfortably.

Stay Woke

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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2017·Stay Woke
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The Marlins fake their attendance numbers using Wi-Fi logins

I bet the Marlins do their attendance based on how many people log into the Wi-Fi every night. It kept on kicking us out like every 10 minutes, and then it would just come right back on. I bet the Marlins count it as like 50 people... every single person counts for like 15.

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While teams often inflate attendance numbers, there is no evidence the Marlins used Wi-Fi login cycles as a specific counting metric.