PMTPMT DB

Landon Donovan 08/10/16

Wednesday, August 10, 20169 takes

The guys are in the Olympic spirit after Michael Phelps dominating night. USA wins in Rio and why Chad Le Clos is an all time loser. Mt Rushmore of good smells and guys you don't want at your party. Landon Donovan joins the show to talk soccer, Olympics, and joining in a Swansea ownership alliance with Big Cat. Segments include "Tebow Watch", "Sabermetics", "Mike Greenberg's Dumb Rules", "Spinzone" for David Ortiz's racist bobbleheads and a Lebron James update

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Aug 10, 2016
#PMT-2016-0810-5441
Big CatBig Cat

Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all time

Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian of all time.

Phelps holds the record for most Olympic gold medals and total medals by a wide margin.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 10, 2016
#PMT-2016-0810-5442
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A man should only cry after losing his virginity or winning an Olympic medal

I always love it when our Olympians have a good cry... I would say that and maybe after you lose your virginity is the only acceptable time where a man can cry.

This is a subjective humorous rule for life.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 10, 2016
#PMT-2016-0810-5443
Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James would be the best of all time in any Olympic sport he chose

Could LeBron James dominate this sport? And the answer is always yes. If LeBron decided not to play basketball and instead was a swimmer or a high diver or a handball player or a soccer player, he'd probably be the best of all time.

While LeBron is a generational athlete, claiming he would be the GOAT in vastly different disciplines like swimming or soccer is speculative and likely physically impossible given his size.

Interview

Open
Take Slip·Aug 10, 2016
#PMT-2016-0810-5444
Landon DonovanLandon Donovan

The U.S. will win a World Cup in the next 10 years

First question for you, Landon, will the U.S. win a World Cup in the next 10 years? [Landon]: Yes.

The USMNT failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and reached the Round of 16 in 2022. They have not won a World Cup within the window, though 2026 remains.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 10, 2016
#PMT-2016-0810-5445
Landon DonovanLandon Donovan

Jurgen Klinsmann will still be the U.S. coach in 2018

I do believe [Jurgen Klinsmann] will be the coach in 2018. I think there's been a lot of ups and downs during his tenure, but I think recently the team has looked better.

Klinsmann was fired in November 2016, just months after this interview, following poor results in World Cup qualifying.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 10, 2016
#PMT-2016-0810-5446
Landon DonovanLandon Donovan

LeBron James would be the best soccer goalie of all time

What athlete or actually, sorry, if LeBron James decided to play soccer instead of basketball, would he be the best soccer player of all time? [Landon]: I mean, he's still a little tall to be able to move the way he'd probably be the best goalie of all time.

This is a hypothetical scenario that can never be proven.

Tebow Watch

Void
Take Slip·Aug 10, 2016·Tebow Watch
#PMT-2016-0810-5447
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tim Tebow is like a six-year-old because he hasn't proved he's incompetent at any job yet

[Tebow] is basically like a six-year-old... he's able to do that. And then he's like, I want to be on ESPN. And they put him on ESPN... the best thing that you can say about Tim Tebow is that he doesn't suck enough at anything where any job is really out of the remote possibility for him.

This is an observation of Tebow's career trajectory and public perception.

People Forget That

Win
Take Slip·Aug 10, 2016·People Forget That
#PMT-2016-0810-5448
Big CatBig Cat

Prince Fielder will finish his career with the exact same number of home runs as his father

If Prince Fielder never plays another Major League Baseball game, he will end his career with 319 home runs. Same amount of home runs as Cecil Fielder.

Both Prince and Cecil Fielder finished their MLB careers with exactly 319 home runs. Prince never played another game after this announcement.

Mike Greenbergs Dumb Rules

Void
Take Slip·Aug 10, 2016·Greenberg's Dumb Rules
#PMT-2016-0810-5449
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The summer Olympics should include a 'Top Gun' style cockpit dogfighting competition

I've got dogfighting, except not dogs, like airplanes, like Top Gun... how amazing would that be if you have, like, cameras inside the cockpit... and the hard deck at 10,000 feet... qualifying person who finishes and last dies.

This is a satirical suggestion for an impossible Olympic sport.