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Ray Romano on the Jets, All-Star Old Man Takes, and Spoilers
Baseball is back, and while the All-Star Game provided some much-needed summer sports fuel, it also triggered a wave of old man takes from Big Cat and PFT. The guys appreciated the pageantry of Dodger Stadium, but the format and the aesthetics left some room for improvement. PFT noted that every fan eventually moves through a specific emotional cycle regarding the Midsummer Classic.
PFT CommenterEveryone goes through a natural life cycle of loving, hating, then enjoying the All-Star Game again
You go through a natural life cycle with the all star game where, when you're a kid, it's the most magical day of the summer. ... And then you get older and you're in your twenties and you're like, oh, the all star game sucks. ... But then you get a little bit older and then you're like, you know what? This is kind of fun.
Big Cat was particularly annoyed by the lack of team identity on the field. The tradition of players wearing their own home and road threads is what makes the game unique, but MLB decided to lean into the monochromatic jersey trend this year.
Big CatMLB players should wear their own team jerseys during the All-Star Game
My second take is... the jerseys. I do think it's bullshit. They should wear their own jerseys in the all star game. I don't like these... Everyone's wearing the same color. The cool part of it is like one side wears all road and one side wears all home. That's cool. You get to see all of the jerseys on the field at once.
Beyond the fashion, the conversation turned to the Home Run Derby. While Julio Rodriguez was a revelation, the actual viewing experience was a bit of a mess. The clock-based format creates a flurry of dingers that makes it impossible to actually track the ball's flight or appreciate the distance of a massive blast.
Big CatThe Home Run Derby should return to the 10-outs format instead of using a clock
My third old man take is I wish the homerun Derby went back to 10 outs. Because they took the simplest thing in sports, which is big man, standup plate, mashed dogs. And we not... the most simple part is we get to watch dogs. Yeah. We get to watch the dingers land... Now, it's just chaos. There's three balls in the air at the same time. It's hard to keep up with.
Ray Romano on the Jets and Zach Wilson
Ray Romano joined the program to talk about his career, but the conversation quickly shifted to his long-suffering fandom of the New York Jets. Big Cat had to break the news to Ray regarding the current internet rumors surrounding Zach Wilson and his alleged off-field exploits. Ray took the news like a champ, immediately seeing the silver lining for his young quarterback.
Ray RomanoZach Wilson's alleged off-field drama gives him a 'coolness' he lacked as a rookie
So it's, it's good because it, it, it gives him some CRA some coolness. ... I like him. Even if, even if he was a Virgin, I would like him. I just want him to, I just want him to play well, man. ... Especially now that I heard about the quarterback.
Beyond the Jets talk, Ray reflected on his time working with Martin Scorsese on *Vinyl* and *The Irishman*. He revealed that Scorsese actually had no idea who he was when he first cast him, which worked in Ray's favor as it prevented the director from only seeing him as Raymond Barone. He also shared a great story about filming a threesome scene for HBO and how his wife got the ultimate verbal jab in after he finished a day of work.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hot Seat/Cool Throne featured a deep dive into the "Everest equivalent" mountain climbing trend. A former Packers executive bragged about climbing a hill in Utah that added up to the elevation of Everest, which the guys correctly identified as total nonsense. Billy Football pointed out that the actual Everest has become such a tourist trap that the prestige is fading anyway.
Billy FootballClimbing Mount Everest is now effectively 'glamping'
Everest is also kind of glamping nowadays. No, I mean, but that actually makes it worse for him because Everest is not even cool anymore. Everyone climbs Everest. I remember when Everest was like, oh, don't climb Everest. You'll fucking die. Now everyone fucking climbs Everest. There's like huge lines. Yep.
On the flip side, the guys discussed the legal drama in Delaware. PFT remains convinced that the state is essentially a giant filing cabinet with a couple of beach towns attached, existing purely for corporations to dodge reality.
PFT CommenterDelaware is essentially just a file cabinet for corporations with nothing else of value in the state
We need to figure out what the fuck is going on in Delaware. It's America's file cabinet. ... Delaware has so much business that runs through it. Everything. And there's absolutely nothing inside that state with the exception of like two decent beach towns.
Mount Rushmore of Spoilers
The episode wrapped up with a highly contentious Mount Rushmore of Spoilers. The draft covered everything from iconic movie twists to major sports letdowns. Big Cat used his final pick to go for the ultimate long-term spoiler, predicting a Super Bowl victory for the Green Bay Packers that surely won't annoy any of the listeners.
Big CatThe Green Bay Packers will win the 2023 Super Bowl
The green bay Packers won the 20, 23 super bowl. Congrats. Aaron Rodgers super bowl MVP. Yep. He did it. So when that happens, you guys all remember that it was team cat com that picked that.
They also looked back at the college basketball landscape, noting how North Carolina effectively ended a legendary coaching career in the most painful way possible.
Big CatThe 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels are the ultimate spoiler team for ruining Coach K's legacy
The North Carolina tar heels? 20, 22 were spoiler. Yeah. For sure. Yeah. Spoiled coach K. Yep. Spoiled his entire legacy.
Make sure to tell your father about Zach Wilson's dog today.
