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Matthew Dellavedova and Stingray Steve 10/21/16

Friday, October 21, 201616 takes

NLCS Game 5 recap and NFL Week 7 preview of an ugly slate of football ( - ). Matthew Dellavedova joins the show to talk about playing in the NBA, winning a Championship, Australian accents, and killing snakes ( - ). Stingray Steve hops on to give his Friday call as well as a bonus call from History ( - ). Segments include Hurt or Injured, Humans vs the Sun, Hey JJ, PR 101 Rick Pitino and Friday Roast.

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 2016 WNBA season was destined to be Candace Parker's year

If you follow the WNBA, you knew this was Candace Parker's season. The Los Angeles Sparks are your WNBA champions.

The Sparks did win the 2016 WNBA title.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

The Minnesota Lynx are an 'odd-year' dynasty

Are the Lynx still considered a dynasty, or was this their dynasty year because they won in 2011? 13, 15, people forget, odd year Lynx.

The Lynx won championships in 2011, 2013, 2015, and eventually 2017, confirming the odd-year pattern.
Push
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cubs bats woke up because they started playing 'small ball' like Mike Scioscia

I think that the Cubs won because they finally listened to me and started playing some small ball. It's called foreplay, and Joe Maddon finally figured out you've got to get to first before you get to home plate. And instead of hitting home runs, they finally learned to build a rally with some bunts, some stolen bases. I call it socialism for Mike Scioscia.

While the Cubs did have a bunt in a key rally, their offense was largely driven by home runs and high-powered hits throughout the 2016 playoffs.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There will definitely be a Game 7 in the Cubs-Dodgers NLCS

There's going to be game seven. That's all I'm saying. I want the Cubs to win. I'm on record, but there's going to be game seven.

The Cubs won Game 6 the following day to clinch the series 4-2, so there was no Game 7.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Russell Wilson becoming a father will ruin the Seahawks' season

I feel like the pressure of becoming a new father might turn the Seahawks season around for the worse. [Russell Wilson] was firing off... firing on all cylinders.

The Seahawks finished 10-5-1 and won a playoff game; the pregnancy did not seem to cause a collapse.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

White is the combination of every single color

white is a combination of every single color out there so they [the Packers] actually had the most colorful uniforms people didn't realize that

In additive color (light), white is the combination of all colors. In subtractive color (paint), it is not. Since he's talking about vision/light, it's technically correct.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Matt Barkley only has an NFL job because he is 6'3" and looks good in shorts

Matt Barkley is still in the nfl proving my theory that if you're like six three played at a big time college and look good in shorts someone will give you a job

Barkley enjoyed an 11-season NFL career (2013-2023) despite being a journeyman backup, supporting the idea that teams value his archetype.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

NFL Week 7 of 2016 is an 'Apple Picking Weekend' for fans with significant others

The slate, by the way, is so bad... This is an apple-picking weekend. If you have a significant other, if you have a girlfriend, if you have a boyfriend, it's 2016, if you have a wife, whatever you got... This is when you say, 'hey honey, I was thinking maybe we could go to the farm and get some cider donuts and do some apple picking.' Boom. You missed the worst slate. That's apple picking.

Subjective categorization of the quality of the Week 7 schedule.

Interview

Void
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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Matthew DellavedovaMatthew Dellavedova

Cleveland and Milwaukee are equal as cities

I mean, they're pretty similar, like smaller cities, easy to get around, no traffic, which I like. Power rank them? They're like equal. Equal right now. 1A, 1B.

Purely subjective comparison of two Midwestern cities.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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Matthew DellavedovaMatthew Dellavedova

Team Australia went into the 2016 Olympics believing they could beat Team USA

I think we went in believing we could beat them [Team USA]. And I think we showed that, you know, we had the opportunities to. And we're a team that had played together for a lot of years. And I think that counts for something.

Australia led Team USA at halftime in their group stage match before losing by 10, proving they were competitive.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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Matthew DellavedovaMatthew Dellavedova

LeBron James is indestructible

I think he's [LeBron James] indestructible. No one's indestructible. I think LeBron is indestructible.

While not literally true, LeBron's longevity and lack of major injury for 20+ years makes this a common sports take.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016
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Stingray SteveStingray Steve

Mississippi State will beat Kentucky 31-28

Mississippi State 31, Kentucky 28.

Kentucky won the game 40-38 on a game-winning field goal on 10/22/16.

Hurt Or Injured

Void
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016·Hurt or Injured
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dez Bryant did not actually cut his finger making soup

I have a feeling he wasn't making soup. I have a feeling he cut his finger doing something else. Are we staying woke on this one? This seems a little sus, as Hank would say.

No concrete proof ever emerged that the soup story was a lie, but it remains a weird injury.

Humans Vs The Sun

Push
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016·Humans Vs The Sun
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The sun is on the Hot Seat because its glare could cause the Bills to lose

Miami Dolphins to beat the Bills this weekend because she [USA Today podcast host's mom] doesn't think that the Bills are going to be able to handle the glare of the Miami sun. It's a fair point. Developing situation. Let's keep an eye on it... The sun is on the hot seat right now, so this could really be it.

The Dolphins did beat the Bills 28-25 that Sunday, though glare's contribution is unquantifiable.
Loss
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016·Humans Vs The Sun
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Big CatBig Cat

Squirrel tail circumference predicts the length of winter

You look at the squirrel's tail, the circumference of a squirrel's tail will tell you how long the winter's going to be... That's a little farmer's almanac trick for you.

This is a common folklore myth (fluffier tails = harsher winter) with no proven scientific basis for long-term prediction.

Roast

Loss
Take Slip·Oct 21, 2016·Roast
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HankHank

Stephen Hawking is a government propaganda myth who was replaced years ago

Stephen Hawking, I think, is similar to PFT's JJ theory. Stephen Hawking died many years ago, but the government needed to keep up his... His propaganda so they just put a replacement Stephen Hawking in that chair. Whatever it's like yeah He just like invented space and shit.

Stephen Hawking was alive at the time of the recording and passed away in 2018; there is no evidence he was a government-controlled replacement.