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Phil Hughes + Mount Rushmore of Clubhouse Cancers

Wednesday, July 25, 201814 takes

Football is back because JJ Watt is in the news. We talk storylines we wish would happen at training camp this summer ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne ( - ). Mt Rushmore of biggest clubhouse cancers in sports ( - ). Former Yankees starter and current Padres reliever Phil Hughes joins the show to talk about his career, the 09 World Series, Derek Jeter as a teammate and whether he views his career as a success. Segments include PR 101 for Gary Sanchez losing his pinstripes ( - ). Bachelor talk for guys that don't want the Bachelor. Tim Tebow update and Guys on Chicks.

Recap

Win
Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

J.J. Watt being healthy is the official sign that football is back

you know football is back because there's a lot of buzz about J.J. Watt not being injured... J.J. Watt being like, is this the year that J.J. Watt can stay healthy all year? That means football is officially back.

The buzz around J.J. Watt's health is indeed a perennial training camp storyline.
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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Hall of Fame game becomes absolute dog shit after the first five minutes

I'm excited for the Hall of Fame game. My dumb brain tricks my dumb body into getting all amped up for the Hall of Fame game. And then I forget that after the first five minutes of the game, it's just absolute dog shit.

Preseason football is widely considered lower quality than the regular season, especially deep into the depth chart.
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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Gary Sanchez should have his pinstripes taken away for his lazy play against the Rays

He removed his pinstripes, said Gary Sanchez should have his pinstripes taken away... El Gary is supposed to be the people talking Hall of Fame after his first year... he should just show up to the next home game with the road jersey and be like, here you go, boss. Here are my pinstripes.

Sanchez was indeed widely criticized for this specific play, and his reputation for laziness persisted for years.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018
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Tim Tebow would definitely hit a home run if he were ever called up to the Major Leagues

If you think Tim Tebow would not have hit a home run in the major leagues, you do not know Tim Tebow, my friend. All the guy does is miracles. That's all he does.

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Tebow retired from professional baseball in 2021 without ever being called up to the Major Leagues.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Lakers have 14 players other than LeBron James who know how to play basketball

the narrative that LeBron James doesn't have any good teammates... super cool Michael Beasley said... you got 14 guys other than LeBron James that know how to play basketball. Also fact.

Technically true as they are on an NBA roster, but the implication of their quality is the debatable part.
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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Tom Brady is allowed to have a dad bod because he is a father of three with multiple rings

he does have a dad bod. He is like 44 or something. Yeah, he's allowed to have a dad bod. I think once you get three Super Bowl rings. And you're married to the world's most successful supermodel. It's okay to have a dad bod.

Brady was actually 40 at the time and had five rings, not three, but the take on his 'dad bod' is subjective.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am the person who introduced the French Levi's shirt fashion trend to the United States

I noticed, not to brag, I was over in France... everybody wears this Levi's shirt. It's like a really big fashion thing. And so it's going to come over to the U.S., and I'm calling my shot. I'm going to be the first one in the U.S. to start wearing it. So then when you see all these famous people wear it, be like, yo, PFT actually introduced that to the United States.

PFT Commenter did not actually introduce the Levi's brand or its logo shirts to the United States.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Aaron Donald is one of the top five players in the league and the Rams need to pay him

they have not given their best player and one of the top five players in the league, Aaron Donald, a new contract. So I feel like this is not getting – you've got to take care of that guy, right?

Aaron Donald was widely considered a top 5 player and signed a record-breaking deal shortly after this episode.
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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Kevin Love has the perfect career because he has a ring and now has zero pressure playing for the Cavs

I feel like Kevin Love has finally reached happiness... now he gets to just be on the Cavs and hang out and not make the playoffs and shoot the ball a lot... make a lot of money. Hang out. Put up stats. Live a good life. I kind of love it.

Kevin Love remained with the Cavs for several more years, earned massive money, and eventually won another title elsewhere as a bench player.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cleveland Cavaliers will make the playoffs as a 7 or 8 seed this year without LeBron James

I think the Cavs are going to make the playoffs. That's my hot take. I think they're going to be like a 7 or an 8 seed.

The 2018-19 Cavaliers finished 19-63 and missed the playoffs by a wide margin.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018·Mt. Rushmore
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Big CatBig Cat

Dwight Howard is the ultimate locker room cancer because he ruins every team he joins

dwight howard is my number one in like the world to me he is everywhere he goes he is terrible... he's been with all those teams. He's ruined all of those teams. I honestly think if you put him on your team, you're just basically... trying to destroy your team from within.

Howard's reputation at the time was at an all-time low, though he later salvaged it with a championship role on the 2020 Lakers.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018
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Modern baseball and stat heads are ruining starting pitching

modern baseball is ruining starting pitching. Like, you see guys starting relievers now. Stat heads have killed starting pitching... if they expand rosters it's over there's not going to be starting pitching anymore it's just going to be a bunch of relievers.

The 'opener' and reduced innings for starters have indeed become standard since 2018, validating Hughes' concern.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018
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Derek Jeter is such a fierce competitor that if he lost a bet to you, he would pay you entirely in pennies

He was such a competitor that if he lost, he would pay you in pennies... it would be like $100 on something stupid... he would literally have a bag of pennies the next day. And it wasn't like a dollar. It was like $100. That's a lot of pennies.

Hughes' personal testimony as a teammate is considered a reliable source for this behavior.

Guys On Chicks

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Take Slip·Jul 25, 2018·Guys on Chicks
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Big CatBig Cat

Rachel McAdams is the number one wifey material

I think that's the meanest thing you can say to a girl because Rachel McAdams is like the number one wifey material. Like she is. Like you'd rather your boyfriend say like your friend looks like a porn star or like some crazy model or something like that. But Rachel McAdams like in Wedding Crashers. Oof, Marron.

This is entirely a matter of personal and comedic opinion.