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Scott Boras, Ryan Whitney, Cam Newton To The Patriots

Monday, June 29, 202010 takes

Toledo wins the Natty and we're going to get a key to the city. (-) NBA schedule is out and they blatantly want Zion in the playoffs which is fine. (-) Trust falls. Who's back of the week including Dicky V and JR Smith.(-) Scott Boras joins the show to explain the labor issues with baseball, playing this year, and Kris Bryant's new contract with the Cubs. (-) Ryan Whitney joins the show to talk some hockey, what he's been doing in quarantine and who has the best chance to win the Cup. (-) Segments include PR 101 for Mississippi (-) and E-Sports update for Dr Disrespect (-)

Recap

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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears were right to sign Nick Foles because there were no other good quarterbacks available

Looks like the Bears were really right to sign Nick Foles because there's no other good quarterbacks out there. Yeah.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
The Bears signing Foles was widely panned after Newton signed for a minimum deal, and Foles' tenure in Chicago was ultimately unsuccessful.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

The NBA blatantly rigged the schedule so that Zion Williamson makes the playoffs

The schedule is awesome because we are going to have day games... except for the fact that they rigged it so that Zion gets into the playoffs and that's awesome. Yeah. Absolutely. We're a hundred percent behind that... They basically play the bottom teams.

Despite the favorable schedule, the Pelicans struggled in the bubble and did not qualify for the 2020 playoffs.

Who Is Back

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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020·Who's Back
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HankHank

The Patriots are going to make the Super Bowl with Cam Newton

Cam Newton is going to be the starter. It's going to be electric. The Patriots are going to make the Super Bowl. It's going to be the Patriots and the Bucs and I'm going to be so excited.

The Patriots finished 7-9 and missed the playoffs. While the Bucs won the Super Bowl, the Patriots were nowhere near it.
Push
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020·Who's Back
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Bill Belichick has always wanted a mobile quarterback to experiment with new offensive schemes

Belichick's always talking about how he wants a mobile quarterback... belch I was like, I want to get rid of you [Brady] and get a cool new toy that can run around. So like the football like porn that's going to come out of this like the X's and O's and blocking schemes... Bellatrix brain with like a mobile quarterback.

While the offense was adapted for Newton's running ability, it was statistically one of the worst passing offenses in the league and didn't revolutionize the game.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020·Who's Back
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am sexually attracted to the 'alpha' energy of Karens in public

I think I'm sexually attracted to Karens. Like I don't care what they're saying or what they're doing... Whenever I see a Karen video gets me going it's like a little bit of that craziness... They exude some kind of like, oh my God, like you just get a look from a Karen and you feel like you did something wrong.

This is a purely subjective personal claim used for comedic effect.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020
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Scott BorasScott Boras

MLB owners hide revenue by investing in ancillary businesses like hotels and RSNs

What each franchise does is somewhat of a secret... you have ancillary revenue streams that are being created that under the rules they do not them to be a part of Revenue sharing some investing in hotels and restaurants and casinos... I'll pay my team 75 million for that $300,000,000 right [for the RSN], I'll own the RSN and I'll keep that money at the RSN so I don't have to share with my other owners.

This is a widely recognized practice in sports accounting, often referred to as 'related-party transactions,' used to deflate baseball-related income.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020
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Scott BorasScott Boras

I am very concerned about the physical toll on relievers during a 60-game season

What I'm most concerned about is through the bullpen. Because the frequency of use, the demands on them... the starting pitcher has to come out earlier... they are the backstop they are the in line for whatever irregularities occur in a game and it is those men that I have the greatest concern about.

The 2020 season did see increased reliance on bullpens, and 2021 saw a significant spike in pitcher injuries, which many attributed to the irregular 2020 workload.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The 2020 Stanley Cup will have an asterisk and should be called the 'Corona Cup'

I've called it it's going to be the corona Cup this year. So they're actually only going to take off the top bowl of the Stanley Cup and handed to the winners. So forever a little bit of an asterisk people have argued with me over that but still I just think it's different it's odd.

The term 'Corona Cup' didn't stick widely, but the debate over the legitimacy of the bubble championship persists, though most fans now accept it.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020
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Ryan WhitneyRyan Whitney

The Tampa Bay Lightning will win the Stanley Cup

I've said all year that I like Tampa just because of what they went through last year and then bouncing back... I just refuse to believe a team that good isn't going to win a Stanley Cup at some point in these few years.

The Tampa Bay Lightning did win the 2020 Stanley Cup, defeating the Dallas Stars in the bubble.

Pr 101

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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2020·PR 101
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Mississippi state flag should feature the logo of the most recent Egg Bowl winner

It should be if depending on who wins the Egg Bowl that year if it's Ole Miss or if it's Mississippi State their logo gets to go in the upper left-hand Corner the flag for the remainder that year... that would be incredible the flagpole.

Hot TakePoliticsHotSarcastic
The state ultimately chose a magnolia design, not a football-based rotating logo.