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Red Sox World Series Win, Week 8 NFL, and Andy Staples on CFB
The Boston Red Sox have officially conquered the baseball world, finishing off the Dodgers in five games. While Hank celebrates yet another championship for the city of Boston, Big Cat and PFT were more focused on the individual narratives that shifted over the course of the series. David Price finally shed the playoff choker label, while Clayton Kershaw seemed to lean even further into it.
Big CatClayton Kershaw is still kind of a bum in the playoffs
Clayton Kershaw still kind of a bum. Whew. That was tough. If [David] Price had done what Kershaw did, you'd be killing him. Bum is hard. But today was a moment... when you give up a two-run homer in the first inning, that's tough.
David Price dominated when it mattered most, but the real story of the series for many fans was the emergence of a true baseball antagonist. Manny Machado spent the series blowing bubbles, pimping singles that didn't leave the park, and accidentally-on-purpose stepping on first basemen.
Big CatManny Machado is the perfect villain for baseball
Manny Machado, the world's biggest jerk. I love Manny Machado. I don't want him on the Cubs, but I love this guy... It was his coming out party as a real asshole, and I love it. Because the world... we need villains. And Manny Machado was the perfect villain.
While the Dodgers' star power underwhelmed, their bullpen was a disaster waiting to happen. PFT was quick to remind everyone that he saw this coming from a mile away.
PFT CommenterThe Dodgers' bullpen would be their undoing
I said that the Dodgers' bullpen was going to be their undoing. From the start. I also said Red Sox in five. So not to brag, but I called it.
Week 8 NFL Chaos
Moving to the gridiron, Todd Gurley committed what some might call a war crime against the gambling community. Running free for a late touchdown that would have covered the spread and hit the over, Gurley instead took a knee at the one-yard line to seal the game for the Rams.
PFT CommenterNever trust a 'cat guy' like Todd Gurley
This goes along with my long-held opinion. You don't trust a cat guy. [Todd Gurley]'s got two cats. Anybody that makes the honest decision to have an animal live in your house that also craps in there, I will not trust you with a single thing.
The guys also broke down the Sunday Night Football matchup between the Saints and Vikings. While Kirk Cousins put up respectable numbers on paper, the eye test told a different story for anyone hoping he could lead Minnesota to the promised land.
Big CatKirk Cousins will not win big games for the Vikings
But that's one of those games that if you're a Vikings fan, you have to ask yourself, we paid Kirk Cousins to win those type of games, and Kirk Cousins isn't going to win those type of games. He's not going to win those type of games... Kirk Cousins will not win big games, but he can win enough games to get you in the playoffs.
In Cleveland, the wheels have completely fallen off. Hue Jackson and Todd Haley are reportedly at each other's throats, and the statistical reality of Hue's tenure is starting to become impossible for even the most patient owners to ignore.
Big CatHue Jackson is statistically the worst coach in NFL history
Out of 219 coaches with a minimum of 40 games coached, Hue Jackson ranks 218th all-time in winning percentage. The only one who is worse, former Eagles head coach Burt Bell.
Andy Staples and the Playoff Picture
With the first College Football Playoff rankings dropping Tuesday, Andy Staples joined the show to help make sense of a top-heavy landscape. While everyone is chasing Alabama, Andy thinks there is only one team in the country with the roster to actually trade blows with Nick Saban's squad.
Andy StaplesClemson is the only team that can go toe-to-toe with Alabama
Clemson feels like the only team that could go toe to toe with Alabama. And I'm not sure. Cause if you get Clemson, when they hit kill mode, I don't think Notre Dame or Michigan or LSU would be able to hang with him.
Andy also looked ahead to the potential final four, noting that Michigan is making a strong case to join the usual suspects at the end of the year if they can avoid their annual Big Ten stumble.
Andy StaplesThe 2018 College Football Playoff will include Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, and Michigan
The Final Four, if I'm projecting it out at the end of the season, would be Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, in some order... And then Michigan. My top four now are Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, LSU. But I'm projecting, obviously, that Alabama beats LSU.
Monday Segments
Football Guy of the Week featured some heavy hitters, including Mike Gundy trying to fight Tom Herman and Mike Leach sprinting away from sideline reporters at halftime. Big Cat noted that Oklahoma State's success might have more to do with their aesthetic choices than their actual play-calling.
Big CatWinning big college football games requires changing up jerseys to get everyone excited
That's how you win football games. That's how you win big football games. You change up the jerseys, get everyone excited, don't pay the players, put all that money into doing different jerseys every week. New helmets.
Finally, the guys checked in on the disaster in Cleveland following Ty Lue's firing. With the Cavs sitting at 0-6, PFT has a radical solution to fill the leadership void in the locker room.
PFT CommenterThe Cleveland Cavaliers should hire J.R. Smith as a player-coach
I am in full support of player coach J.R. Smith. J.R. Smith, player coach. Get it trending. Do it. Petty War. NBA Twitter, you got this.
Hopefully J.R. Smith remembers the score better as a coach than he did as a player.
