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Johnny Manziel

Monday, February 12, 201811 takes

Sammy Sosa is now a Cowboy and we just survived our first weekend without Football (-). Yu Darvish signs with the Cubs and we workshop T-Shirt ideas (-). Who's Back of the Week including an Olympic Update because Kim Jung Un's sister is hot (-). Former Heisman trophy winner Johnny Manziel joins the show to talk about his college career, what went wrong in the NFL, what he learned about his failures, and what he's doing to get back to playing football (-). Segments include Respect the Biz Ron Borges writing fake news about Tom Brady (-), Sabermetrics the Cavs now have 4 robins to Lebron's Batman (-), the debut of "Soggy Sorrows" where we douse someone in water and talk about their team losing (-). Kings Stay Kings Skip Bayless debating his wife about Lebron (-) and Trouble in Paradise Sex In The City girls all hate each other (-).

Recap

Void
Take Slip·Feb 12, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Sammy Sosa's weird behavior is a smart strategy to distract people from his steroid use

Sammy Sosa has been playing dress-up and doing weird things for a while now, which might be just him getting everyone off the whole steroids thing, which is a smart strategy. We've never thought of this as a PR 101, just start changing everything about you, and eventually everyone's like, who's that guy?

The effectiveness of the strategy is subjective, though Sosa remains largely excluded from MLB honors due to steroid allegations.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 12, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Cam Newton is a pile of trash

I watched Super Bowl 50. It was being replayed. [Cam Newton] stinks. That's my hot take.

Newton's career declined significantly after his MVP season, but 'stinks' is a subjective descriptor of a former MVP.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 12, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

February is the trashiest month of the year

February really is just the trashiest month, because there's just nothing. There's nothing like March Madness at least you get your pep back but like February... you just kind of walk around aimlessly.

Subjective opinion on the sports calendar.
Push
Take Slip·Feb 12, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm worried Yu Darvish will 'nibble' too much and pitch slow games for the Cubs

The meatball fan in me was like, I'd like Jake Arrieta because he's been there and done that... [Yu Darvish] nibbles. Dude, when he gets in trouble, he nibbles. Nothing worse than watching a pitcher pitch like five innings for four hours.

Darvish had a mixed tenure with the Cubs, initially struggling with injuries and pace before becoming a Cy Young runner-up in 2020.

Who Is Back

Win
Take Slip·Feb 12, 2018·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm going to pretend it's summer for my mental health and start tanning on Tuesdays

I'm so fucking sick of winter... I've just decided I'm going to pretend that it's summertime. I'm going to get back into wearing Hawaiian shirts. I'm going to go tanning. Shorts are back... I'm going to go tanning on Tuesdays. I'm going to just be so far in denial of winter.

PFT did indeed wear Hawaiian shirts and shorts during this period as part of the bit.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 12, 2018·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

Winter Olympics athletes aren't that impressive; you just have to be born in the right place

The Winter Olympics are definitely the Olympics where you can sit there and if you watch it long enough, you can convince yourself you could have been an athlete in every single sport. It's not hard. It's just essentially like if you were born in a weird European country and they didn't have basketball yet, you would be a speed skater.

Hot TakeOlympicsHotSarcastic
While meant humorously, it is objectively incorrect as Olympic athletes are elite professionals.

Interview

Loss
Take Slip·Feb 12, 2018
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Johnny ManzielJohnny Manziel

I will start at least one more game in the NFL

In my personal opinion, of course, I'm a little biased, but I would say [I'll have over one more NFL game start]. I know it's not the easiest way back for me... but just where I'm at and where I feel my mindset is, that's my goal at the end of the day is to get back there and be able to run out on the field as a starter again.

Johnny Manziel never played in the NFL again after his 2015 season with the Browns.
Win
Take Slip·Feb 12, 2018
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Johnny ManzielJohnny Manziel

I won't ever return to the Cleveland Browns

I would think not [to giving Cleveland another shot]. We've been down that path. We've seen it... I just don't see what the benefit would be to go back and try and do it all over again... if anything, that bridge is probably still flaming a little bit.

He never returned to the Browns.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 12, 2018
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Johnny ManzielJohnny Manziel

The NCAA is the biggest racket in the world

I think the NCAA is the biggest racket, like, in the entire world, right? There's nothing as, like, as viewed, as watched as, like, college sports are... for me to be a nice guy and go out and sign a lot of autographs and they get turned around and sold, what did I really do wrong?

Subjective opinion, though NIL rules eventually changed in 2021 to allow athletes to profit.
Win
Take Slip·Feb 12, 2018
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Johnny ManzielJohnny Manziel

Vince McMahon will have to walk back the XFL's 'no criminal record' rule

I think he's going to have a very, very hard time finding eight teams or nine teams... with football players that don't have at least something on their record. I would be hard-pressed to find what the percentage of people in the NFL are that have... any criminal past... I feel like you might have to walk that stance back.

The XFL 2020 did eventually loosen its public stance on 'moral' requirements to fill rosters.

Soggy Sorrows

Win
Take Slip·Feb 12, 2018·Soggy Sorrows
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HankHank

I am officially smashing the panic button on the Celtics

I'm smashing the panic button. Smash. Panic button might be broken. I hit it so hard. I really thought... [the Celtics] could beat the Cavs. Maybe if they got lucky, beat the Warriors. [But after today] there's really no hope for, like, another two years.

The Celtics eventually lost to the Cavs in the 2018 ECF, though they were competitive (7 games).