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Ryan Whitney 11/02/16

Wednesday, November 2, 201612 takes

Game 7, the greatest 2 words in sports as the Cubs extend the World Series. Game 6 recap and MACtion talk ( - ). Hot seat, cool throne ( - ). Former NHL player Ryan Whitney joins the show to talk hockey, what's wrong with the NBA and his knuck chucking record ( - ). Segments include Hurt or Injured Mike Zimmer, PR101, Thoughts and Prayers and the debut of our new segment "Magical Tweets"

Recap

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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016
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Aroldis Chapman's ankle will be swollen and he will feel the injury in Game 7

Tomorrow it's going to swell. [Chapman] is going to feel it. He's probably, I don't know, maybe he's got some recovery water... but tomorrow it's going to swell. He's going to feel it.

Chapman pitched 1.1 innings in Game 7, allowing 2 runs (including the Rajai Davis homer), though his physical status regarding 'swelling' was not the primary storyline compared to his fatigue.
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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016
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The 2016 World Series is engineered for the Cubs to win in seven games

I think that this has all been engineered behind the scenes, and you're going to be the one that reaps all the rewards. So congratulations in advance on tonight's World Series champion, your 2016 Chicago Cubs.

The Cubs did win Game 7 and the World Series.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Butch Jones is on the hot seat at Tennessee

My Hot Seat's Butch Jones. South Carolina took the big L to them. He's had a rough season. They had some national championship hopes. They've lost a lot of games, so I think he's on the hot seat.

Butch Jones survived the 2016 season but was fired during the 2017 season after a poor start.
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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Next year is finally Tennessee's year and Butch Jones needs one more season

I'm going to say that you've got to give Butch Jones one more year. He's got a good recruiting class, and next year is Tennessee's year. I really think so.

Tennessee went 4-8 in 2017 and 0-8 in the SEC, arguably the worst season in program history, resulting in Butch Jones being fired.
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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Jeff Fisher will start Jared Goff in the next three to four weeks to avoid being fired

I'm going to call my shot. Within, I'm going to say, three or four weeks, depending on the record, I think Jeff Fisher is going to make the call. He's going to move Jared Goff up. And at that point, you can't fire a coach when he's developing a quarterback. So that's going to buy him two more years.

Goff made his first start exactly three weeks later (Nov 20). However, it did not buy Fisher two years; he was fired in December 2016.
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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Jay Cutler is on the Cool Throne for the foreseeable future in Chicago

Well, considering the fact that Brian Hoyer is out for the year, Connor Shaw is out for the year, Matt Barkley, who knew that he was in the NFL until he came in for a couple plays, I think Jay Cutler is cool throne for a while here. Finally, some continuity at quarterback for Chicago.

Cutler was released by the Bears in March 2017 after the season ended.

Interview

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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016
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Connor McDavid is the best hockey player in the last 10-15 years

Connor McDavid, for all you hockey guys out there, is probably the best player in the last 10, 15 years. I mean, he's like a Sidney Crosby, Ovechkin-type guy, so he's exciting to watch.

McDavid has since won multiple Hart Trophies and is widely considered the best player in the world, vindicating this very early take.
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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016
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The Washington Capitals will win the Stanley Cup this year

I like Washington. I can't get away from it. Everyone says it's their time, I'm telling you... they're so deep and you can tell that they're kind of almost one of those teams [waiting for the playoffs].

The Capitals won the Presidents' Trophy in 2016-17 but were eliminated in the second round by the Penguins. They did not win the Cup until the following year.
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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016
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NHL teams are generally locked into their final standings by Christmas

I think if at Christmas, Christmas right around the new year, if the team is – that's pretty much where you see a lot of teams are going to end up where they are then. They can go up and down a little bit, but bearing a huge kind of run or something like that, teams are kind of going to end up where they are around Christmas.

Statistically, a high percentage of teams in a playoff spot by Thanksgiving/Christmas do end up making the playoffs, though it is not absolute.
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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016
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The Ottawa Senators are a lock to hit the over every night

You need to start betting the over on the Ottawa Senators every night. I'm talking hammering. They're not great defensively, but they can score goals. They are commonly in like 4-3, 5-3 games.

The 2016-17 Senators actually had one of the lowest 'Over' percentages in the league, finishing the season 30-46-6 on the Over/Under.
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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016
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LeBron James would be the best hockey player ever but would never play due to minor injuries

LeBron would be the best hockey player of all time... [but] he wouldn't play in one because in the preseason he'd probably get like an elbow bruise. Like, you know when you, like, hurt your bursitis in your elbow?

This is a subjective comparison of athletic potential and toughness that can't be proven.

Magical Tweets

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Take Slip·Nov 2, 2016·Magical Tweets
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I will get a sex change if Jimmy Butler wins NBA MVP

I'll put this out. I will go ahead and I'll have a sex change if Jimmy Butler becomes the MVP. I will become Marlon's woman. Done.

Russell Westbrook won MVP in 2017. Jimmy Butler has never won an MVP award.