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Randy Moss and Mike Portnoy on the Preakness, Cavs Dominance, and Legal Loopholes
The Eastern Conference Finals are currently a crime scene, and Big Cat and PFT are the first responders. LeBron James is playing like a man among boys, but PFT is starting to think the hierarchy in Cleveland might be shifting toward the guy with the fancy handles.
PFT CommenterThe Cavaliers are Kyrie Irving's team now
I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Cavaliers are Kyrie Irving's team now... Kyrie's awesome. He put up more shots, had more points. I think it's safe to say this is Kyrie Irving's team. And he is the missing ingredient that was not there last year in the finals.
While Kyrie is lighting up the scoreboard, the Raptors are basically providing the NBA equivalent of a participation trophy. Big Cat is fed up with the Toronto broadcast team trying to find moral victories while losing by thirty points.
Big CatThe Raptors are a disgrace to basketball and to Canada
The Raptors are just a disgrace, disgrace to basketball, disgrace to Canada... I don't want to be in the Eastern Conference Finals if you get swept like this.
It’s gotten so bad that PFT is questioning the very fabric of reality regarding how Toronto even reached this stage of the postseason.
PFT CommenterThe Miami Heat-Toronto Raptors playoff series did not actually happen
This backs up my theory that the Miami Heat-Toronto Raptors series did not actually happen... I cannot imagine this Raptors team beating anybody in a seven-game series right now. I don't think that the last series happened. I think that it was just something that they sent the stats online and people saw what the final score of the game was.
Big Cat isn't expecting a miracle north of the border either, essentially calling the series over before the team even cleared customs.
Big CatThe Cavaliers will sweep the Raptors
It's going to be a sweep. I don't think the Raptors can steal one in Toronto even.
The Original Randy Moss
Horse racing expert Randy Moss joined the show to help the guys navigate the Preakness. While Nyquist looks like a machine, Randy warned that the track conditions at Pimlico might turn the second leg of the Triple Crown into a mudder's paradise.
Randy MossNyquist is not a slam dunk to win the Preakness due to potential rain
There's a probability that it's going to be a hellaciously rainy day on Saturday. [Nyquist] has never run in conditions like that before... Whereas Exaggerator, the horse that he beat in the Derby... he won very impressively in conditions like that.
If you're looking for a long shot to fill out your trifecta, Randy pointed toward a Japanese horse named Lani, who is apparently as erratic and temperamental as a relief pitcher with a 6.00 ERA.
Randy MossThe horse Lani is a good play for third place in the Preakness
There is a horse that is going to be double digits that I think is set up to run pretty well here and is a good play for third behind the top two, and that would be the Japanese horse, Lani.
Comparing Nyquist to last year's legend, American Pharoah, Randy noted that while Nyquist is a "lunch pail" professional, he doesn't quite have that world-beating aura of the Triple Crown winner.
Randy MossAmerican Pharoah was more talented than Nyquist
American Pharoah was a brilliant kind of horse... American Pharoah [was] like a wild horse. Nyquist is sort of like the consummate professional... I think at this point, I would take American Pharoah. I think he has more overall talent than Nyquist.
America's Legal Analyst
Mr. Portnoy, Esquire, returned to the program to help Big Cat and PFT navigate their various hypothetical (and some very real) legal troubles. The conversation naturally gravitated toward the Rougned Odor and Jose Bautista fight, with Mr. Portnoy suggesting that "the field" isn't the legal shield players think it is.
Mr. PortnoyRegular assault and battery laws could and should apply to baseball fights
Being on the field like that in a baseball game especially, I don't think in my mind that in a baseball game that this is something that you could say, well, they assume the risk. I think the regular rules of assaults and battery could and should apply in this situation.
Big Cat had a slightly different interpretation of the law, viewing the diamond more like a lawless pirate ship.
Big CatA baseball field is like international waters with no rules
As far as I can tell... a baseball field is like international waters where there are no rules.
The guys also pitched a new business venture: selling fake hospital bracelets so people can get out of work or family obligations. Surprisingly, the legal expert gave the green light on the legality, even if the moral ramifications are a bit murky.
Mr. PortnoyIt is not illegal to sell fake hospital bracelets as work excuses
Is it illegal [to sell fake hospital bracelets]? No. I think you could do it, but it's like with so many things, it has other ramifications.
Life Advice and Grit Week
During a quick "People Forget That," Big Cat reminded everyone that Steven Adams is a literal infant in NBA years despite looking like he fought in the Civil War.
Big CatPeople forget that Steven Adams is only 22 years old
People forget that Steven Adams is 22 years old. It's unbelievable because he looks like he's 37. It's crazy.
In a moment of pure workplace wisdom, Big Cat warned listeners against the dangers of being too good at your job, citing Bartolo Colon's recent off-field headlines as proof that excellence leads to investigation.
Big CatNever draw attention to yourself at work or people will find your secrets
In life, never draw attention to yourself because then people start digging. So like if you're at work, you never want to be the guy who does a great job... Just try to be average at all times, because the minute you do something exceptional, people start witch hunting you.
The show wrapped up with a look ahead to Grit Week. The guys are hopping on an RV to document the ultimate blue-collar experience, though Big Cat did admit to a major Jimbo by planning the entire trip around the wrong week on the calendar.
Expect plenty of Tums, wings, and questionable hygiene when the RV hits the road on Sunday.
