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Trevor Bauer, Patrick Mahomes Got PAID And Tik Tok Drama

Wednesday, July 8, 202011 takes

Tik Tok drama has never made us feel so old but it's so fucking funny ( - ). Patrick Mahomes got PAID. We discuss the contract and the future of the Chiefs and how much Mitch Trubisky will get paid ( - ). Hot Seat/Cool Throne include Jake Marsh breaking down wild Mahomes stats and PFT thinks he can be an NFL kicker ( - ). Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer joins the show to talk about baseball coming back. how the testing is going, and his feud with Scott Boras ( - ). Segments include PR 101 for DeSean Jackson, Mt Rushmore of offensive trademarks Dan Snyder tried to claim were worse than the Redskins and Guys on Chicks.

Recap

Push
Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

Paying Patrick Mahomes this much money will inevitably hurt the Chiefs' roster depth

The ultimate question now is will paying Patrick Mahomes this much hurt the team? And of course it will because he's going to be paid a lot of money. And is it going to be worth it in the long run when you have to figure out a way to Cobble together a team by paying Patrick Mahomes as well.

While the Chiefs did lose Tyreek Hill, they managed to win back-to-back Super Bowls in 2022 and 2023, proving the depth issues were manageable.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
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Big CatBig Cat

Patrick Mahomes is already a Hall of Famer

There are 13 guys who have won Super Bowl MVP and League MVP... nine of them are in the Hall of Fame. The other three are Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady. Then the 13th is Patrick Mahomes. So essentially you're saying he's already a Hall of Famer. Yes. He is already in the upper echelon of NFL players.

Mahomes has since won a second and third Super Bowl/MVP, making him an undeniable first-ballot lock.
Open
Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
#PMT-2020-0708-1823
Big CatBig Cat

I would hammer the under on Patrick Mahomes winning 3.5 more Super Bowls

If you though said over under Super Bowls for Patrick Mahomes, and you said it at let's say three and a half, I would hammer the under and that's nothing against Patrick Mahomes. That's just the NFL.

Mahomes currently has 3 rings as of 2024. He needs two more to beat Big Cat's 'under' (which was 3.5 additional from 2020, meaning 4.5 total).
Void
Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
#PMT-2020-0708-1829
Big CatBig Cat

I would give up my left leg from the knee down to have Patrick Mahomes on the Bears

I think I'd give up a leg to have Patrick Mahomes on the Bears. A full leg, knee down... left leg. You don't need your legs in your 40s. I just couldn't imagine having [him]. Everyone would assume you were a veteran.

Subjective expression of fandom desperation.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
#PMT-2020-0708-1831
Big CatBig Cat

There is no chance the MLB's plan for reopening works

I think it's time to have an honest conversation about MLB's plan for reopening. There's no chance that it works. I've reached a point where I'm just like I've given up.

The MLB successfully completed a 60-game season and the World Series in 2020.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There is a 5% chance the Giants or Jets sign me as an emergency kicker if their kicker tests positive for COVID

If the Jets or the Giants lose a kicker the night before a home game and they have to put him in quarantine and I'm available... I'll drive to MetLife Stadium every Sunday morning... it's a 5% chance that it actually happens.

The NFL never signed PFT Commenter during the 2020 season.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am better at kicking field goals than 50% of the players on the New York Red Bulls

I think I am better than 50% of New York Red Bulls soccer players at kicking field goals in football. From 35 yards, yes. Then 50% of MLS, yes.

While untested, it's highly improbable an amateur could out-kick professional athletes whose entire job is ball striking.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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Big CatBig Cat

Kim Kardashian has a better chance of being President than Kanye West

I actually do think that I don't think it's going to be Kanye. I would actually think that Kim [Kardashian] has a better chance of being pressed. Absolutely. In like five, ten years, 100%.

Neither has become president, but Kanye ran a failed 2020 campaign; Kim has not run.

Interview

Win
Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
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Trevor BauerTrevor Bauer

Playing in empty stadiums will minimize the value of home field advantage

I think it's going to minimize the value of home field. Generally you get a lot of adrenaline and momentum when you're coming back in a game or when you're in a big situation and your home crowd is going crazy. So it's going to kind of level that out.

Studies of the 2020 sports seasons generally showed a significant decrease in home field advantage across all major sports.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
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Trevor BauerTrevor Bauer

Scott Boras effectively runs the MLB players' union

He [Scott Boras] can plead ignorance all he wants... he makes all sorts of ridiculous claims about... it doesn't matter which agency you're actually with, I run the union [MLBPA] anyways, you're going to have to deal with me.

While Boras is influential, the MLBPA is officially run by an executive director and a player board. Bauer's claim is an interpretation of influence.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 8, 2020
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Trevor BauerTrevor Bauer

I am a better pitcher than Curt Schilling was through age 28

I find it really fun to just position a position where like you're [Curt Schilling] either worse than me or you have to admit that advanced stuff matters. I'm better than him with certain regular stats at this point in my career through 28 years old.

Bauer won the Cy Young in 2020 (age 29). Through age 28, Bauer had 70 wins and a 3.96 ERA; Schilling through 28 had 36 wins and a 3.48 ERA (having started later as a starter). It is highly debatable.