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Ryan Whitney on Stanley Cup Playoffs, Foreplay Boys live from Augusta + Brain Dump Friday

Friday, April 6, 201813 takes

Conor McGregor goes crazy in Brooklyn and we ask the question is he too big for the UFC( -). Masters are here and Tiger battled the course and the Azaleas + Sergio gave up on life and will never win a Major (-). Kyrie Irving is hurt and the Team Lebron curse lives on (-). Brain dump Friday including a new way to create energy and how we can capitalize on starting fake death rumors (-). Ryan Whitney joins the show to talk to us about who will win the Stanley Cup Final, which team is shitpumpin other teams, and why basketball players are soft (-). The ForePlay boys (@RiggsBarstool, @BarstoolTrent) join the show live from Augusta to tell us about Day 1 of the Masters and Tiger's chances to win the tournament (-). Segments include Tebow Update (-), Embrace Debate (-) Stay Woke, (-) the new segment "Whoa" (-), Take Quake Stephen A Smith thinks Josh Rosen wants to go to NYC because it has more Jews (-), and PMT FAQ (-).

Recap

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Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Conor McGregor's rampage at Barclays Center was a real incident, not a work

I cannot figure out, a lot of people are saying it might be a work. I think it's real. I think it's absolutely real.

The incident led to actual criminal charges and lawsuits, confirming it was not a scripted 'work' for the UFC.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Conor McGregor is bigger than the UFC

Conor McGregor's bigger than the UFC. That's really what it comes down to. I think Dana White actually has a problem here because he can't pay Conor McGregor what Conor McGregor is worth at this point.

While subjective, McGregor's pay-per-view numbers historically dwarfs other events, supporting the claim of his individual leverage.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018
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Sergio Garcia will never win another Major

Sergio and the fact that he's known for choking and that he'll never win a major. Ever.

As of early 2024, Sergio Garcia has not won another major since his 2017 Masters victory.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Eastern Conference NBA teams that wear red will lose early in the playoffs

Eastern Conference teams that wear red lose early in the playoffs. So I guess this year it would just be the Raptors, the Heat, and the Wizards are all going to lose very early on.

The 2018 playoffs: Heat lost in 1st round, Wizards lost in 1st round, Raptors were swept in the 2nd round. This take actually hit fairly well.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018
#PMT-2018-0406-3852
Big CatBig Cat

The 2018 NBA Finals will be the Sixers versus the Timberwolves

I actually got put on the spot today, and I said it's going to be the Sixers versus the Wolves.

The 2018 Finals were Cavaliers vs. Warriors for the fourth straight year. The Wolves lost in the first round and the Sixers in the second.

Brain Dump

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Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018·Brain Dump
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

We should harness the power of tectonic plates using 'Groundmills' for energy

Groundmills. We harness the power of the Earth's tectonic plates... We just put a windmill that moves. It's a giant blade. And so whenever the fault lines shift, it pushes this huge blade that makes electricity for everybody.

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Tectonic plate movement is far too slow and irregular to be harnessed by physical 'mills' in the way described.

Interview

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Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018
#PMT-2018-0406-3857
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Blackhawks will make the playoffs next year but aren't Stanley Cup contenders anymore

I think that this is maybe just a one-off year, and next year it could be quickly fixed. I think they'll get back to the playoffs. Contenders, that could be in trouble now.

The Blackhawks missed the playoffs again in the 2018-19 season, so the 'back to the playoffs' prediction was wrong.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018
#PMT-2018-0406-3860
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Capitals will lose in the second round because they can't beat the Penguins

They have to play Pittsburgh and they can't beat them... Malkin won't lose to Ovechkin. So unless Pittsburgh gets upset in the first round, they're done. I mean, they will lose in the second round.

This is a legendary miss. The 2018 Capitals finally beat the Penguins in the second round and went on to win the Stanley Cup.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018
#PMT-2018-0406-3863
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Golden Knights will lose in the first round of the playoffs

I've stuck by my guns that they're going to lose in the first round. I'm just staying on it. I don't think they can match up with a team who has, like, a superstar.

The Golden Knights swept the Kings in the first round and eventually reached the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural season.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018
#PMT-2018-0406-3865
Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

Nashville and Tampa Bay will play in the Stanley Cup Final, and Nashville will win

I have money on Nashville. I've had it for a while. They're my pick at the beginning of the year. Them and Tampa to play each other. Nashville is a wagon.

Neither team reached the Final. The Predators lost in the 2nd round and the Lightning lost in the Conference Finals.
Win
Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018
#PMT-2018-0406-3870
RiggsRiggs

Tiger Woods needs a 65 or 66 to win the Masters, which is unlikely

He's going to have to post like a 65, a 66 in there somewhere, which it seems from his game, it seems very unlikely that he can really go that low.

Tiger did not win; he finished T-32. He never shot below 69 during the tournament.

Tebow Update

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Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018·Tebow Update
#PMT-2018-0406-3872
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm off the Tim Tebow train until he learns a third skill

I'm off Tim Tebow until he learns another skill... Learn a third skill. He can hit home runs and he can circumcise babies. So learn a third skill.

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Tebow never reached the Major Leagues and retired from baseball in 2021 without adding significant 'new skills' to his public profile.

Embrace Debate

Void
Take Slip·Apr 6, 2018·Embrace Debate
#PMT-2018-0406-3874
Big CatBig Cat

Phillies manager Gabe Kapler is incompetent and trying to get fired

I don't think we've ever seen someone become a baseball manager that doesn't know what the fuck he's doing whatsoever... Everyone's got to follow Gabe Kapler because I think this is the first time ever where someone got a job they didn't want and they're trying to get fired.

Kapler was fired by the Phillies in 2019 after two underperforming seasons, though he later won Manager of the Year with the Giants.