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NL MVP Christian Yelich, NBA Playoffs, S8E3 Game Of Thrones Recap

Monday, April 29, 201910 takes

NFL Draft recap, Josh Rosen traded, and John Elway got himself a tall quarterback ( - ). NBA Playoffs, Hank is thinking 18, Big Cat has a theory that the Warriors are only playing the Warriors and he's rooting for the Warriors plus Kawhi is amazing ( - ). Who's back of the week including Coachella and a new made up festival ( - ). NL MVP Christian Yelich joins the show with teammate Travis Shaw, talking about how hot he's been since last All Star Game, being in the zone, and why he shouldn't do the HR Derby so we don't have to eat each other's asses ( - ). Spoilers (no actual avenger spoilers) for LeSean McCoy, Talking Soccer, Monday Reading Sober Free Bars are the new rage, the dumbest Game of Thrones recap (starts at ).

Recap

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Take Slip·Apr 29, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Raiders and Giants draft grades are an automatic F every year

You can pencil in the Raiders for an F every year. You can pencil in the Giants for an F every year. You can pencil in the Redskins usually for an A every year. And that usually works out pretty well for us.

The 2019 Raiders draft (Clelin Ferrell) and Giants draft (Daniel Jones) were widely panned at the time, while the Redskins were praised for Haskins, though the outcomes were the opposite in the long run.
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Take Slip·Apr 29, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Al Davis being dead is the only reason DK Metcalf wasn't a top-10 pick

By the way, credit to the entire NFL and the draft process for not picking DK Metcalf top 10, being like, hey, this guy's really good at running in a straight line. He's really jacked, but he can't do anything else that makes you a good receiver. And when I say credit to the NFL, I mean Al Davis is just dead.

Metcalf proved to be an elite receiver, making this take partially incorrect regarding his skill set, although the Al Davis comparison is humorously accurate for the era.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

The narrative that Josh Rosen is a bad teammate is complete bullshit

The whole Josh Rosen is a terrible teammate, terrible human being is like the biggest runaway narrative of all time. Josh Rosen is a little abrasive. He's a little arrogant. He thinks he's smart... Aaron Rodgers, kind of the same guy... I haven't seen, nobody from the Arizona Cardinals said anything bad about him, right? His teammates seem to really like him.

While Rosen's talent failed to translate, teammates rarely criticized his character after the trade, supporting Big Cat's point that the 'bad guy' narrative was mostly speculation.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

HBO failed the viewers by making the Battle of Winterfell too dark to see

I will stand and die on the hill that I still want to be able to watch the television show... I'm very happy that the White Walkers are dead because that was always my least favorite part of this show... I couldn't see shit. No, seriously. I could not see shit.

This was the primary criticism of the episode globally.

Picks

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Take Slip·Apr 29, 2019·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Celtics can beat the Bucks in the playoffs

I was wrong about the Celtics-Bucks series. I said there was no chance in hell that the Celtics make it a series. I'm going to jump off that take now... I'd like to say I think the Celtics can beat the Bucks.

The Bucks won the next four games straight to win the series 4-1, making PFT's mid-series pivot incorrect.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2019·Picks
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Big CatBig Cat

The Warriors' biggest opponent this year is themselves

The Warriors every year, it's been like no one can beat the Warriors. This year, there finally is a team that can beat the Warriors, and it's the Warriors. So I'm excited to watch the Warriors try to beat the Warriors because this is what happens at the late dynasties... I truly think they all hate each other.

The Warriors did eventually 'beat themselves' via injuries and the roster fracturing, losing the Finals to the Raptors and seeing Kevin Durant leave that summer.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Apr 29, 2019·Who's Back
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HankHank

The Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hype will get old by mid-season

MLB, I will say, they're kind of overdoing. Every time he does anything, they're like, Vladimir Guerrero, Vladimir Guerrero... I think halfway through the season, it's going to get a little old.

Guerrero Jr. remained a focal point of MLB marketing, especially during his historic 2021 season, though the initial debut craze did settle somewhat.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2019·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Jeopardy buzzer is goosed to help James Holzhauer win

I think Jeopardy's probably goosing his buzzer speed because he's really, really quick on the thumb... I think the buzzer on the left is faster than the other ones because it's in the best interest of Jeopardy to have a dominant star. They need a king.

Holzhauer was just exceptionally skilled at the buzzer; there is no evidence of production interference.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 29, 2019·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

I would rather be a zombie than be canceled

We're going to all cancel each other until we're the army of the dead. And I'm okay with that. I'm on the record being fine with being a zombie army. You don't have a lot to worry about when you're literally dead.

This is a hyperbolic value judgment.

Interview

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Take Slip·Apr 29, 2019
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Christian YelichChristian Yelich

The visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field was extremely small and inconvenient

Same one. It's like this. Yeah, no. It's about this big. It really is like this wide... it wasn't just not good for the visiting team, the visiting clubhouse staff. Everybody that had to be in there, it was just making life difficult.

This was widely reported by players for years before the 2019 renovations were completed.