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Kevin Millar and Chris Rose on the MLB Pennant Race and Clubhouse Secrets
The MLB trade deadline has officially passed, and Big Cat and PFT are ready to crown a champion before the playoffs even start. While the Astros stayed surprisingly quiet, the Dodgers made the biggest splash by landing Yu Darvish, a move that effectively ended the season for everyone else in Big Cat's eyes.
Big CatThe Dodgers have already won the World Series after the trade deadline
The winners and losers of the trade deadline, the Dodgers have won it all. Just give them the trophy right now. You get Yu Darvish. Yeah.
NFL training camp is also in full swing, which means plenty of fights and questionable medical studies. Roger Goodell is out here citing studies from the 1980s to prove football players live longer than regular people, while Jamal Adams is publicly stating he’d like to die on the field. Meanwhile, Billy Football has his own theory on why Colin Kaepernick is still looking for a job.
Billy FootballColin Kaepernick isn't being signed because his vegan diet makes him physically weak
I think that the reason [Kaepernick] is not being signed is because he's not taking care of his body. He's made up of plant proteins. Not animal proteins, and he's just not as... resilient. I've never seen a plant win a fight.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hot Seat/Cool Throne this week covered everything from Facebook's AI becoming too smart to the return of the summer facial hair game. Big Cat is convinced that we’ve already lost the war against the machines, not because of some Terminator scenario, but because we invited the spies into our living rooms with open arms.
Big CatThe government has already won the spying game because everyone willingly put Alexa listening devices in their homes
Big Brother, you thought that the government was going to start putting robots in our houses. They just flipped the script and they're like, everyone has to go buy those stupid Alexa things. And they willingly put it in their house. And now we've been spied on. And now it's over. If you buy an Alexa, you're done. It has your credit card information. You're done.
PFT shifted the focus to the aesthetics of the gym, noting a seismic shift in the trend reports from the New York Post. If you've been putting in hours at the squat rack, you might be out of luck.
PFT CommenterButts are on the Hot Seat because boobs are back in style
My hot seat is butts. Big hot seat because New York Post... they just wrote a trend piece about how boobs are back. So going to put butts square on the hot seat. Guess what? You thought it was cool to have a big butt? Everyone that went out there and got butt implants, you might want to see if those go two ways and you can just move them up to your chest.
On the Cool Throne, Big Cat is feeling optimistic about his Chicago Bears. Despite Kevin White’s history of finding new and creative ways to get injured, the team has implemented a revolutionary new training technique to get him ready for the season.
Big CatThe Bears are back and have solved Kevin White's injury issues by reminding him that he was once good at football
The Bears have another first round pick this year with Kevin White. This is the third year that he's the first round pick. And we're going to be fine because it turns out the Bears... are trying to remind Kevin White he was once good at football. So, problem solved. We're off to a really good start. Bears are back.
Mount Rushmore of All-Time Cereals
This was easily the most contentious Mount Rushmore to date. The snake draft format turned the room into a war zone as the group debated the merits of marshmallows versus crunch. PFT stayed true to the classics with his early value pick.
PFT CommenterHoney Nut Cheerios are the greatest cereal of all time
I've got a great value pick at number two: Honey Nut Cheerios. I think they're the goat. I'm just gonna say that... you forget the bee puts his honey in there for you.
Things got heated when Hank tried to defend Apple Jacks as a high-tier selection. Big Cat wasn't having any of it, leading to a breakdown of what exactly constitutes a "snot-like" flavor profile in breakfast foods.
Big CatFroot Loops are the superior cereal to Apple Jacks because Apple Jacks taste like pink snot
Apple Jacks and Cinnamon Toast Crunch, you can't eat like many, many bowls... they taste like pink snot. It's gross. Fruit Loops are superior Apple Jacks that look exactly the same.
Hank stood his ground, however, arguing that the quality of the cereal is only half the battle. For him, the real prize is what’s left in the bowl after the solid food is gone.
HankApple Jacks milk is the best leftover cereal milk on the list
Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Apple Jacks are both not only good cereals, but the milk in the cereal bowl after the cereal's gone is better than any other cereal on the list.
Kevin Millar and Chris Rose
The hosts of Intentional Talk, Kevin Millar and Chris Rose, joined the show at the MLB Network studios to talk about the state of baseball. Kevin Millar, a guy who knows a thing or two about breaking curses, gave his prediction on where the biggest pending free agent in the league will eventually land to chase a Hall of Fame legacy.
Kevin MillarBryce Harper will eventually sign with the Philadelphia Phillies
If you were to ask me straight up, [Harper goes to] Philadelphia. Philadelphia... Because it's 212 feet to right field, 279 to center, and 175 feet to left. So he's thinking Hall of Fame.
Chris Rose wasn't far behind with his own prediction for the other half of the league's young superstar duo, imagining a world where the pinstripes get even more powerful.
Chris RoseManny Machado will end up playing for the New York Yankees
I think Machado ends up with the Yankees, and I think Harper goes to Philadelphia.
PFT, of course, had to interject with some high-level investigative journalism regarding the Chicago Cubs' chances of landing a superstar based on canine naming conventions.
PFT CommenterBryce Harper will sign with the Cubs because his dog is named Wrigley and he wants to play with Kris Bryant
I think [Harper] is going to come to the Cubs because he wants to play with Kris Bryant. Went to high school with him. His dog's name is Wrigley. Connect those dots.
The conversation shifted to what actually happens inside a winning clubhouse. Kevin Millar explained that being a "clubhouse guy" isn't about being the loudest person in the room or having the biggest ego. In fact, he suggests it's quite the opposite, involving a specific type of humility that starts in the locker room showers.
Kevin MillarBeing a great clubhouse guy means having no ego and not intimidating teammates
I'll tell you what makes a great locker room guy: immediately when you're hung like the light switch in the off position. Got it. So I think that immediately lowers a lot of stuff... When you care about guys and truly care about them, you want guys to do well.
To wrap up, the guys went through a lightning round of what every contender needs to do to win the World Series. From Sonny Gray's impact on the Yankees to Jake Arrieta's need to find his old self, no stone was left unturned.
Kevin MillarThe Yankees win the World Series if Sonny Gray remains an ace
The Yankees win the World Series if your boy Sonny Gray stays at number one.
Kevin MillarThe Cubs win the World Series if Jake Arrieta returns to his Cy Young form
The Cubs win it all if Jake Arrieta pitches to his Cy Young form, even give me the 16 version of Jake Arrieta. If he steps up and becomes that guy, because they need him as that guy.
Before letting them go, PFT tried to break Kevin Millar's brain with some high-level astrophysics. If space is black and space is cold, then the sun—which is also surrounded by blackness—must logically follow those same rules.
PFT CommenterSpace is cold, therefore the sun is actually cold
Why is space cold if the sun is hot? We think the sun is cold. Outer space is black, but it's cold. So shouldn't outer space be really, really hot? [The sun] is not [hot]. Have you ever looked the sun directly in the eyes? Never have. Right. So does it even exist?
If you see a guy in a Phillies jersey next year with a dog named Wrigley, just know the prophecy has been fulfilled.
