Masters week is officially here, but the tradition unlike any other is feeling a little more like a TikTok convention lately. Big Cat and PFT Commenter opened the show grappling with the shift in vibes at Augusta, from Dude Perfect throwing frisbees at Amen Corner to Jason Kelce and Kevin Hart taking over the par-3 contest. The legendary exclusivity of the course is being tested, though they did manage to toss out Mark Calcavecchia for having a cell phone, which PFT has a specific theory about.
Augusta National likely set up Mark Calcavecchia to get caught with a cell phone to prove they still have authority
My theory is that they talked to... a behind the scenes situation where they said, we getting a lot of shit. People are saying that we still don't have it, so we're gonna throw your ass out if you're okay with just saying that he had a cell phone. So I think it might be a setup.
The conversation naturally turned to what the average guy could actually do on those greens. PFT is famously confident in his sticks, but he might be veering into delusional territory when it comes to the scorecards at Augusta.
I can shoot a 110 at Augusta National
I actually don't think that what I said was that stupid. You said you could shoot 110. I think I could shoot 109. I could break 110. I'm not saying I would do it every time. I don't think so. I think I could do it.
Everyone should be able to break 150 at Augusta National
It was more so the people that were like, dude, you can break 150. I think everybody, everyone here should be able to break 150 at Augusta.
While the guys checked in on the leaderboard and Big Cat prepared for the best nap of the year, Hank made it clear that even a documentary and a green jacket won't soften his heart toward one specific golfer.
I'm still rooting against Rory McIlroy at the Masters even after he won last year
I'm still rooting against Rory. If push comes to shove and he's in it on Sunday, I'll be rooting against him.
The National Sports Podcast Hour
Before getting into the meat of the episode, Big Cat dropped some statistical bombs that make the rest of the sporting world look like amateurs. Between Shohei Ohtani doing things that haven't been seen since the dead-ball era and Chet Holmgren simply refusing to know what a two-seed looks like, the numbers are getting stupid.
Shohei Ohtani currently holds both MLB's longest active on-base streak AND longest active scoreless innings streak simultaneously
As of Wednesday, with Shohei Ohtani getting on base and throwing six scoreless innings today, MLB's longest active on-base streak is now up to 43 games. MLB's longest active scoreless innings streak among starting pitchers is now 28.2 innings pitched. Shohei Ohtani has both of them. That's insane.
Shohei Ohtani is a top-five pitcher AND the top hitter in baseball right now — that's insane to think about
He's the best. He is a top five pitcher and he's a top one hitter in baseball right now. Which is insane to think that somebody was able to get good enough at both those things. They should limit the amount of starts that he can have pitching, just in terms of fairness.
Chet Holmgren has never been anything but a one-seed in his entire basketball career
Do you know that Chet Holmgren in his entire basketball career has never been anything but a one seed while playing? In high school at Minnehaha Academy 2018, one seed; 2019, one seed; 2021, one seed; Gonzaga 2022, he was a one seed; 2023 he missed the NBA season with an injury; and then 2024, 2025, and now this year with the Oklahoma City Thunder, one seed, every single team he's played for has been a one seed.
Not to be outdone by the baseball world, Nikola Jokic is currently putting up a ten-game stretch that has literally never happened in the history of the NBA. We’ve reached a point where a 14-rebound, 13-assist night is considered a "pedestrian" outing for the Joker.
We've become completely desensitized to how good Nikola Jokic is — the guy is doing stuff that has never been dreamed about
I'm glad that you're bringing these stats up because especially with Jokic, we've become completely desensitized to how good he is. It's kind of crazy how desensitized we've become — like the guy is doing stuff that has never been dreamed about.
Nikola Jokic holds the fastest triple double in NBA history at 14 minutes and 33 seconds
Jokic holds the record for fastest triple double in NBA history, achieving the feat in just 14 minutes and 33 seconds. The previous record was 17 minutes in 1955.
It's actually smart for Joel Embiid to avoid playing games in Denver given Jokic's stats
I actually totally defend him being too scared to play in Denver. I I do. I'm looking at these Jokic stats and I'm like, why? I would never, who wants to do that?
Jerry O'Connell: PMT Ombudsman
Jerry O'Connell joined the show from his non-heated Southern California pool to serve as the newly appointed PMT Ombudsman. He didn't come to talk fantasy; he came to hold Big Cat and PFT’s feet to the fire for their "mainstream" coverage of the Sedona finger-locking scandal involving Mike Vrabel and Diana Russini. Jerry, ever the professional, was fixated on the HR implications of the interlocking digits.
The Mike Vrabel and Diana Russini relationship should be considered a workplace relationship under the NFL umbrella
Is this a workplace relationship? I believe under that [NFL] umbrella. I can't imagine that HR is not involved in this situation.
While Jerry was looking for a courtroom-style interrogation, Hank was busy playing the role of the loyal soldier, insisting that the Patriots organization remains unbothered by the tabloid fodder.
The Mike Vrabel and Diana Russini story will be an afterthought by the time the NFL season starts
This will be an afterthought by the time the season starts. We're in April. By the time the season starts, we're not even gonna be talking about this.
Boban in the Flesh
One of the most delightful humans on the planet, Boban Marjanović, finally made it into the studio. Fresh off a trip to the Final Four where he played the triangle in the Arizona band, Boban talked about his transition to the big screen and his desire to get back for Year 10 in the NBA. He’s been watching the rise of Victor Wembanyama with a unique perspective, acknowledging that the kid is a literal 1-of-1.
Russini will feel this way more than Vrabel
As bad as it is, I don't think it's gonna affect his job the way it's gonna affect Diana's job.
Detroit could be a surprise team out of the Eastern Conference in the playoffs
Detroit maybe right now. They play so good. They never — they come back on the track, like when they were missing long time ago. They have good chemistry, they have Tobias and he's back. They play good. I always watch their highlights because they always have good chemistry. They're good competitors.
Boban isn't just a rim protector and a movie star; he’s also a soup freak and a sneaky sharpshooter. He even gave a surprising shout-out to a specific Eastern Conference team that he thinks is building something real.
Victor Wembanyama can do things on a basketball court that nobody else in the world can do
What he can do... I think nobody can do like, like really nobody can do. That's really like, what, maybe, maybe what can do nobody can do. I'm with shooting, with all movement. How he get low when he dribble the ball. Like nobody really steal the ball from him. Like that easy. Dunk behind the back AlleyOOP. That's crazy.
I would make 85 out of 100 three-pointers in an empty gym
If you were in an empty gym... and I gave you a hundred threes. How many you making? 85. I liked, I think 85 is realistic. I would say 88 because I'm born here. 88, but you know, like 85. I'll take 85.
Fyre Fest of the Week
PFT discovered he's a genetic freak with only four vertebrae, and Big Cat had a very invasive morning at the dermatologist that ended with a controversial fashion recommendation. However, the most unhinged revelation of the week came from Max, who apparently starts his Tuesday workdays like a Victorian socialite.
An adult man cannot wear a sun shirt at a pool unless they are a ginger or a toddler
You can't as an adult man, you can't wear a sun [shirt] unless you're a ginger. Understand that unless you're a ginger and you, if you wear a sun shirt, you just look like a toddler. You look like a toddler at the pool. You can't be doing that. Sun shirts, toddlers, gingers, 50 plus.
If Yugoslavia hadn't broken up, they would be the best basketball country in the world — easy
If Yugoslavia didn't break up, they would be the best country in the world in basketball. Easy. Like thinking about all the guys — Jokic and Luka and like everyone combined.
It’s a Masters weekend, the pimento cheese is flowing in the office, and Max is one more three-putt away from a total blackout.
See you on Sunday night with SVP.

