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Travis Kelce on Super Bowls, Billy Football’s "Soft" Critique, and Red Things
Summer is officially here, and Big Cat and PFT are keeping the engine running with a massive show featuring two-time Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce. Before getting to the future Hall of Famer, the guys had to address the weekend in sports, specifically Keegan Bradley dominating the Travelers Championship. PFT is convinced that the golfers aren't just getting better; the equipment is making the courses obsolete.
PFT CommenterModern golf has a serious ball problem because courses are becoming too easy
When I watched Keegan Bradley play, I was like, okay, golf does have a ball problem. Yeah, I mean it, it was an embarrassment to the game of golf. They're making the courses too easy. It's the balls actually, right?
They also checked in on the College World Series, where Florida absolutely dismantled LSU in Game 2. While the Gators were busy putting up 24 runs, PFT noticed some questionable base-stealing late in the game that might have woken a sleeping giant in the Tigers.
PFT CommenterFlorida's decision to steal bases while leading LSU by 15 runs was a mistake that motivated the Tigers
Things got really bad for LSU when, when Florida started to steal bases when they were up by like 15 runs in the seventh inning. That, to me was a mistake by Florida because you gave LSU something to be really pissed off about going into game three... LSU would have way less to fight about I think their confidence would be down going into game three and they wouldn't be angry.
MLB Mid-Summer Catch Up
With the NFL in its quiet period, the guys took a beat to actually look at a baseball standings page. The biggest takeaway? It is a great year to be a fan of a team that doesn't spend money. Steve Cohen’s Mets are providing endless content for all the wrong reasons, proving that a massive payroll doesn't guarantee anything but a grumpy Buck Showalter.
PFT CommenterIt currently pays to be cheap in MLB because teams with the highest payrolls are all failing
The Mets fucking suck... everyone's pissed off at [Buck Showalter] and it kind of like speaks to a larger trend in Baseball This year, which is that the teams with the highest payrolls, they are all underperforming. Yeah. So you it pays to be cheap in Major League Baseball.
While the big spenders struggle, individual stars are carrying the league. Big Cat is fully mesmerized by Luis Arraez and his quest to hit .400, comparing the chase to the home run summers of the late 90s.
Big CatLuis Arraez chasing a .400 batting average is as electric as a home run chase
Luis Arraez of the Marlins... he was hitting 401 as of Saturday... if he ends up like, I mean hitting 400 would be insane in this day and age. Going down the stretch... those are gonna be electric games to watch. Yes. It'd be still close to 400 every single at bat. That to me is, that to me is almost as good as watching like a home run chase.
Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani continues to do things that make the guys question if we've ever seen a better athlete in any sport. PFT isn't even hedging anymore—he's ready to call it the greatest season in the history of the game.
PFT CommenterShohei Ohtani is having the greatest baseball season ever and might be the best player to ever live
It's not unfair to say that [Ohtani] is having the best Baseball season in the history of Baseball. And when you look, when you, when you break it down, he might be the best Baseball player to ever step onto a diamond. It's insane.
Travis Kelce Joins the Show
Travis Kelce sat down with Big Cat and PFT at Tight End U to discuss the Chiefs' dynasty, his connection with Patrick Mahomes, and his transition into the world of podcasting. Kelce was a great sport, even when Billy Football decided to move from the couch to the desk to deliver a critique that most people would be too terrified to say to a 6'5" elite athlete's face.
Billy FootballTravis Kelce 'runs soft' and should try running someone over more often
I just think you could be a little more... you could end a couple of those, like run someone over. You could run a little more physical. He thinks you run soft... I think it's because you can, but you don't and that's what... can you just like run someone over like, like, you know, dude?
Kelce laughed off the "soft" comments, admitting he's his own worst critic, but made it clear he isn't finished adding to his trophy case. Despite his burgeoning media career and the success of the New Heights podcast, he still has a specific number of rings in mind before he follows Gronk into retirement.
Travis KelceI want to win at least two more Super Bowls before retiring
I would say I would hope for at least two more, man. Okay, two more before I hang them up. I got, I think I got three years left on my contract. And I say I'm gonna do it till the wheels fall off... I would hope for two more man. I hope for two more. There's a guy named Rob Gronkowski, this guy too that I keep getting compared to and I would love to, you know. Yeah. Catch up to him.
He also gave some love to the podcasting game, jokingly acknowledging that coming up with fresh content every week is a different kind of grind than running routes in the NFL.
Travis KelceBeing a podcaster is a harder job than being an NFL player
[Is it more challenging being a podcaster or a football player?] Podcaster. Yeah. Hardest job in the fucking world, dude. Honestly, you keep coming out with content that people want to hear.
Who's Back and Mount Rushmore
In a packed Who's Back of the week, Billy Football attempted to break down the geopolitical nuances of the Russian Wagner Group's brief rebellion. In true Billy fashion, he's convinced the entire thing was a coordinated distraction.
Billy FootballThe Russian Wagner Group rebellion was a PSYOP intended to dupe Ukraine
It was a PSYOP for the market. There was a PSYOP. Okay, Putin's Gucci. He just did that whole thing to make Ukraine think they could take back Bakhmut and then they're gonna do a pincer move on him... They were able to move troops under the guise that they're doing a coup. And now Ukraine thought they were going to Moscow, but now they're just North [of Bakhmut].
To wrap things up, the guys dove into the Mount Rushmore of Red Things. It was a contentious draft, especially when Billy and Jake tried to claim the Coors Light logo is a red thing (it's blue, everyone knows the mountains turn blue). Big Cat and PFT didn't overthink it, grabbing the most essential Sunday afternoon viewing option with the first overall pick.
Big CatThe NFL RedZone channel is the #1 overall pick in a draft of 'Red Things'
Red zone channel... One-one. It is the one-one. There is no other.
Billy also managed to offend the entire halftime entertainment industry by coming after a legend of the unicycle and bowl-balancing arts.
Billy FootballThe 'Red Panda' halftime performer is overrated because she misses too many bowls
Overrated. [Red Panda] messes up a lot... also the red panda isn't even a bear.
Just remember, if the mountains aren't blue, it's not a Coors Light—and if it's not a red solo cup, it's not a real party.
