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Olympic Handballer Xavier O'Callaghan, Astros Terrible Apology, And Jameis Squinston

Friday, February 14, 20208 takes

Happy Valentines Day to everyone the Houston Astros are not only cheaters, but unapologetic ones as well. We talk about Jim Crane's horrendous press conference and how stupid the Astros are for all of this ( - ). The real news of the day is Jameis Squinston got Lasik and now may be the best Quarterback ever ( - ). XFL preview ( - ). Olympic Handball player Xavier O'Callaghan joins the show to explain the sport to us, answer our dumb questions, and try to settle the Jay Cutler debate ( - ). Segments include Fyre Fest of the week, do we care about the dunk contest, how can we get Mike Bloomberg's money and Guys on Chicks

Recap

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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

Jim Crane's apology somehow made the Astros' cheating scandal significantly worse

The Houston Astros have finally faced the media and I think they somehow made it significantly worse. They're all forgiven. This was a great apology. You trot Jose Altuve out there for 30 seconds... Jim Crane, the owner... said in his opinion, it didn't impact the game. Yes, they cheated, he admitted they cheated, but it didn't impact the game. Then, when asked whether it was crazy that he just said it didn't impact the game, he defiantly said, 'I didn't say that,' even though he said it 50 seconds earlier.

The apology was near-universally regarded as one of the worst PR moves in sports history.
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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2020
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Nationals should be awarded the 2017 World Series title

I actually think that [the Nationals] should get the Astros' 2017 World Series because they beat the team that [was cheating]. They acquire the Astros' cheating World Series because they beat them while they're—the only team that has ever beaten the cheating Astros in a World Series is the Washington Nationals.

The 2017 World Series title was not vacated or awarded to the Nationals (who weren't even in it).
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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2020
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Jameis Winston's potential with Lasik surgery is limitless

The guy threw for 30/30 and 5,000 yards and he's blind—or was blind. I know we joke about being a future Hall of Famer, but just think about this... Could you imagine if next year he goes like 50 and 5 and is the MVP and takes the Bucks deeply run and everyone just sitting there saying you can see now? You can actually play the position because you can see. This is the most Jameis Winston story ever.

Winston did not become the MVP or have a legendary run after his surgery; he was replaced by Tom Brady shortly after this episode and became a career backup/spot starter.
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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2020
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The NBA All-Star Weekend is ruined by gimmicks and 'LeBron-ification'

The LeBron-ification of the NBA really is actually the John-ification because he's terrible at drafting... And the Three-Point Contest has a four-pointer now. It's like, what is this Ice Cube-ification? I feel like an old man yelling at a cloud... It's not my NBA.

The sentiment that All-Star weekend has lost its edge is subjective but common among traditional fans.

Picks

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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2020·Picks
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I might get an NFL call-up as a 'camp leg' based on my XFL kicking film

I'm also thinking that there's an outside chance that with what I've put on film already and what I will continue to put on film, maybe I get a call for a training camp for an NFL team. Maybe I'm a camp leg... They need camp legs. I'm not worse than Vinatieri. I'm a better kicker than the greatest kicker of all time.

PFT did not receive an NFL training camp invite.

Interview

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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2020
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Jay Cutler is 'insane' to think he could win a handball gold medal in three months

He is insane. He cannot win an Olympic medal training two or three months. You have the potential to be amazing athletes and compete at a high level, but when you want to cook that food, you need the technique... It takes time to be able to be a professional and very good handball player. In the short term, it's impossible. In the long term, it takes years.

While Cutler never attempted it, the consensus from pro handball players is that the learning curve for the sport's specifics (dribbling, shot angles) is massive.
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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2020
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American athletes are superior to Europeans in every sport

I think just for the record, if Europe's listening to me, America has superior athletes to Europeans. That's just a fact. We just do. Every single one of them is better than every European in every sport that any European has tried to play.

This is a subjective and inflammatory nationalist trope used for comedic effect.

Guys On Chicks

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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2020·Guys on Chicks
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Big CatBig Cat

No one is in a committed relationship at the Jersey Shore during summer

Here's the thing about the Jersey Shore is you fall in love with clubs. You don't fall in love with other people... No one's in a relationship at the Jersey Shore, or inside of a Real World house.

This is a social generalization about vacation hookup culture.