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The Caps Are Stanley Cup Champions, Dan Haren and Belmont Picks With Randy Moss

Friday, June 8, 201814 takes

The Washington Capitals are Stanley Cup Champions. PFT went to Game 5 and we recorded the show immediately after the game with his thoughts from Vegas ( - ). Ovi raising the Cup, TJ Oshie talking about his father, and all the moments from a historic night ( - ). NBA Finals talk and Kevin Durant had the scowl of the Century. Julian Edelman got popped for PED's but he's our friend so we don't believe it ( - ). One of our oldest recurring guests, Dan Haren, joins the show to talk baseball, Hank's theory about the seams being raised being true, and the time he tried to impress Kobe into shooting around with him at the gym ( - ). Randy Moss joins the show to give us his Belmont Picks and tell us who you should be betting on as Justify tries to win the Triple Crown ( - ). Segments include Stay Woke, Uhhh Ya Think for Nick Saban, and listener Roasts.

Recap

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Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

The Washington Capitals will win the Stanley Cup again next year

The only reason you're going to feel like it was lame is because the Caps are probably going to win again next year, and you're going to be like, we're used to this, right?

The St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019; the Capitals were eliminated in the first round.
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Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Capitals dynasty has already begun

The dynasty has already begun.

The Capitals did not win another Stanley Cup in the following seasons, failing to form a dynasty.
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Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The torch has passed from LeBron James to Kevin Durant as the league's best player

I think Torch goes directly to Kevin Durant. I don't see how you can make the argument that it's LeBron's league anymore.

LeBron James won the NBA title and Finals MVP with the Lakers in 2020, proving the league was still very much his at points after this.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

No one in sports has it better than Steph Curry right now

It's actually a perfect, no one has it better in sports than Steph Curry right now. [He invites superstars to his team], Philly will love Joel Embiid more than they will love LeBron. And LeBron will take all the heat if things go south.

This is a subjective evaluation of a player's situation and legacy management.
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Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Julian Edelman is likely innocent of PED use because his Call of Duty stats were consistent

I've played Call of Duty with Julian Edelman multiple times... and I never noticed any performance that was out of the ordinary. Usually his kills to death ratio was pretty consistent throughout. No big spikes. So from where I'm sitting, probably didn't do it.

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Edelman served a 4-game suspension for PEDs; his appeal was denied.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

A cup becomes a bowl once it is wider than it is long

I think it's when it's wider than it is long. When it becomes a chode. When it's a chode, it's a bowl.

This is a subjective matter of terminology.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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Dan HarenDan Haren

Hank is correct: MLB baseball seams are 9% bigger than in previous years

I saw an article in, I think it was The Athletic, that they tested baseballs. And the biggest difference between baseballs from, I think it was this year or last year, and say 2013 or 14, was the seams were 9% bigger. Hank is right. Hank is actually right.

Multiple independent studies and MLB's own commissioned reports confirmed that the baseballs changed during this period, including seam height and drag.
Push
Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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Dan HarenDan Haren

The Arizona Diamondbacks will play the Boston Red Sox in the World Series

D-Backs, Red Sox.

The Red Sox won the World Series, but they played the Dodgers. The Diamondbacks finished 3rd in their division and missed the playoffs.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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Dan HarenDan Haren

Kobe Bryant is not the GOAT and he thinks he's too smart

I'm a big Lakers fan, but I don't think Kobe's the GOAT. Kobe bugs the shit out of him. He thinks he's so smart. That's what really bugs me, is he thinks he's really smart.

The GOAT debate is subjective.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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Dan HarenDan Haren

Clayton Kershaw is not finished as an elite pitcher

Neither [done or finished]. Come on. I'm a Kershaw fan, even though I work for the D-backs... I never count that guy out. He works too hard.

Kershaw continued to pitch at a high level, making multiple All-Star teams and winning a World Series in 2020.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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Randy MossRandy Moss

Justify may be running low on energy heading into the Belmont Stakes

In the Preakness, he wasn't quite as good as he was in the Kentucky Derby... Energy level might be getting a little bit low. He really needed that wire to come up when it did in the Preakness... How much he's got left in the tank is the big question.

Justify won the Belmont Stakes to secure the Triple Crown, proving he had enough in the tank.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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Randy MossRandy Moss

Hofburg and Vino Rosso are the best horses to bet on to beat Justify

I think the two best horses to be betting on in this Belmont are Hofburg and Vino Rosso... Ten of the last 18 years, the Belmont has been won by horses that ran on Kentucky Derby weekend, skipped the Preakness, and waited for the Belmont to be rested.

Justify won the race. Hofburg finished 3rd and Vino Rosso finished 4th.
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Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018
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Randy MossRandy Moss

Gronkowski the horse does not have much of a chance in the Belmont Stakes

We talked to the trainer, and he doesn't even know what to expect... It's like he's been going up against Class A pitching, and now he's got to go against the Yankees. So you have no idea what to expect. Big, nice, good-looking horse. I don't think he has much of a chance.

Gronkowski actually finished a surprising 2nd in the Belmont Stakes, nearly pulling off the upset.

Stay Woke

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Take Slip·Jun 8, 2018·Stay Woke
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James will NOT sign with the New York Knicks or Miami Heat

I am officially reporting lebron james will not be going to the new york knicks... I'm going to report that LeBron James will not be returning to the Miami Heat.

LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.