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Rob Mac on Always Sunny, Mardy Fish on Tennis GOATs, and Writing a Book
Chill Week is officially wrapping up in Lake Tahoe, but not before we drop a massive announcement: the 10th anniversary of Pardon My Take is coming up, and we are writing a book. Big Cat and PFT have spent years canceling book meetings at the last second, but the milestone felt right. Just don't expect a gritty, tell-all memoir.
PFT CommenterAnnouncing you are writing a book is the funnest part of writing a book
Announcing that you're writing a book is the funnest part of writing a book. Oh yeah. Now we gotta write a book. We've ended up canceling the books at the last minute several times, which always feels great to do.
Big Cat is already envisioning a masterpiece that includes crossword puzzles, word searches, and a chapter written by Hank without the help of autocorrect. It’s basically going to be the most high-effort way to be lazy in publishing history.
Big CatOur 10th anniversary book will be the dumbest book ever created
It's gonna be the dumbest book ever created. And it's not gonna be... like, I don't wanna, we're not gonna write like a a tell all that's like super serious. It's gonna be stupid. ... We want it to be dumb. We wanna be stupid.
The Mt. Rushmore of C-Words
In honor of the finale of Chill Week, the draft theme was things that start with the letter C. PFT led off with "Chicks," while Big Cat and Zach went with the heavy hitters like College Football and Christmas. The draft took a turn when Max and Hank started sniping high-value targets like Coffee and College Basketball, but the real highlight was Zach’s impassioned defense of the blue-collar backbone of America.
ZacConstruction workers are the groundwork of civilization and deserve more credit
So much infrastructure to the entire, everything that we do. This building, all of our homes, all, all of the establishments we go to. I mean, it's everywhere. The groundwork of civilization, all the construction workers is deserve so much credit.
Rob Mac on Always Sunny and Wrexham
Rob McElhenney (now officially going by Rob Mac to save everyone from mispronouncing his last name) joined the show to talk about the incredible run he's having with Wrexham. The club has managed three straight promotions, a feat that has completely transformed the town and the way Rob views ownership.
Rob MacWrexham's three consecutive promotions are a first in the history of English football
It's been wild. I mean, it's never, it's never happened before in the history of English football. No team has ever gone back to back to back. And that's, that's what we did this past year.
He also touched on the upcoming season of *It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia*. Even after 17 seasons, Rob thinks the gang is still hitting their peak, largely because they refuse to pander or make the characters likeable. He even reflected on the legendary "Fat Mac" era, noting that while it was a great bit for the anti-sitcom, it came with some natural comedic trade-offs.
Rob MacYou are naturally less funny the better shape you are in
the better shape you are in, the less funny you are just naturally. ... Unless you tell your friends in the show, I did this for you. And the friends are like, what the fuck are you talking about? Why? And he did it just to like impress them, but they're not impressed by it.
Rob, a massive Philly sports fan, also gave some major flowers to the man behind the Eagles' roster construction.
Rob MacHowie Roseman is the greatest GM in all of sports
And then of course Howie Roseman, the greatest GM in all of sports, navigate their relationship with the players because it's tricky.
Mardy Fish on the Tennis GOAT and Hank's Swing
Former world No. 7 and defending ACC champ Mardy Fish stopped by to talk about his transition from the court to the links. While he’s the favorite in Tahoe, he was quick to point out that golf is a much crueler mistress than tennis. He also gave us his definitive take on the tennis GOAT debate, having played against the Big Three personally.
Mardy FishNovak Djokovic is the greatest tennis player of all time
Novak is [the GOAT]. Yes. ... Novak is just because it's like, Roger won, Roger won one French... Novak has won a few French and like, I mean he's won I think 12 Australian opens. I mean, just incredible. And I played the three of them a bunch and I never beat Novak.
Before letting him go, we had to get the scouting report on the most talked-about athlete in the Barstool universe: Hank. Mardy played 18 with him earlier in the week and came away surprisingly impressed with the CEO's potential.
Mardy FishHank could easily be a five handicap in golf if he played more
I think he could easily, he's got a gorgeous golf swing. So like, I think he could be a five handicap. No problem. You just gotta, he's just gotta play. He's gotta let him play more.
Fyre Fest and Time Zone Torture
We wrapped up the week with Fyre Fest, where Big Cat voiced his absolute disdain for the West Coast sports schedule. Between 9:00 AM baseball games and football ending before dinner, the Pacific Time Zone is an absolute nightmare for anyone trying to maintain a normal gambling rhythm.
Big CatThe Pacific Time Zone is the worst time zone for sports
I hate Pacific Time zone. It sucks. Everything's just two nights in a row. ... I've pulled up like we have long days and I, I like, I'll pull up the Cubs game being like, I'm gonna watch the Cubs game in my hotel room. And they're just like, oh, they're down eight. Nothing. It's the eighth inning.
PFT agreed, noting that some sports simply aren't meant to be consumed with a bowl of cereal.
PFT CommenterFootball is not a breakfast sport; it is a beer sport meant for the afternoon and evening
Everything's just two nights in a row. ... I don't like the idea of waking up and having breakfast while football's coming up. Football is not a breakfast sport. Tennis is a breakfast sport. Golf can be a breakfast sport. ... Football is a beer sport.
See you guys back in the studio on Monday—hopefully with a few winning tickets from the weekend.
