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Uncle Chaps, Mike Portnoy & Pat McAfee

Friday, April 14, 201715 takes

NHL playoffs have finally arrived and Canada is already down big ( - ). Emergency football guy of the weeks and Uncle Chaps joins the show to roast the guys ( - ). The people's lawyer Mike Portnoy hops on for Portnoy's complaints and Mrs Portnoy gives us complaints about Mr Portnoy ( - ). Segments include shoe roast for the new Lions jerseys, people forget that, trouble in PFT's paradise, just chill out for Coach K, and Jimbos of the week with Pat Mcafee.

Recap

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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017
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Overtime hockey is the worst experience in sports when your team is playing

You know what else is bad is overtime hockey when your team is in it. If another person's team is in it, it's great... But when it's your team, you just want to eat a gun.

The stress of overtime hockey is a well-documented sentiment among NHL fanbases.
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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017
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The Bulls will give the Celtics a good series in the first round

I think the Bulls are going to give the Celtics a really good series.

The Bulls famously took a 2-0 lead as the 8th seed before losing the series 4-2 following a Rondo injury. The series was much more competitive than predicted.

Football Guy Of The Week

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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Football Guy of the Week
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John Madden is actually dead and the NFL uses fake quotes for PR

The theory of this show is that John Madden has been dead for years and that the NFL just uses fake John Madden quotes for PR. Anytime you want to get real football fans behind you, just tell them that John Madden says it's like this.

John Madden was alive until December 2021.
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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Football Guy of the Week
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The Falcons technically won the Super Bowl according to Bill Belichick's math

[Belichick's] exact quote was really at halftime the game is two thirds over because the fourth quarter is just situational football. So spin zone, the Falcons technically won the Super Bowl.

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The Patriots won the game officially; PFT is making a joke based on Belichick's coaching philosophy.
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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Football Guy of the Week
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Eli Manning definitely committed fraud with the game-worn gear scandal

He did commit fraud. That's okay. What he should do is just come out and be like, hey, guys, I committed fraud. That's on me.

A lawsuit alleged Manning sent emails asking for 'helmets that can pass as game used.' The case was settled out of court in 2018 with no admission of fraud.

Roast

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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Roast
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The internet is too cynical about new jerseys and the Lions' grays aren't that bad

I think they're fine. I think they're good. This is what the internet does. They just release something and then everyone says that's awful and then everyone just jumps on it. The grays don't look that bad.

The Lions kept a version of the 'Color Rush' gray jerseys for years, though they remained polarizing among fans.

Hot Seat Cool Throne

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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Hot Seat/Cool Throne
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The Cleveland Indians should retire Chief Wahoo and just sell throwbacks for profit

I also don't know why they don't. They just get rid of it. Do the C. Do the block C. And then just sell it as throwbacks. You can still make money off it. Just like, you know what, guys, you're right. It's 2016. We need to do a better job with this logo. And then in a year, be like throwback night.

The Indians officially retired Chief Wahoo after the 2018 season and later rebranded to the Guardians. They do still sell 'heritage' gear.

Trouble In Paradise

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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Trouble in Paradise
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Jay Mariotti and Woody Page have broken up their media partnership

PFT said, I've got a trouble in paradise. And he broke the heartbreaking news that Jay Mariotti and Woody Page have broken up. I propose that we just let that stay and see how long until everyone else realized that they had broken up.

Mariotti and Page did indeed stop their joint venture 'The Sports Column' around this time.

Just Chill Out Man

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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Just Chill Out Man
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Coach K is using bizarre 'freshman roommate' pitches to recruit Zion Williamson

Coach K. He also said, this is a weird move by Coach K. He's telling Zion Williamson, at a school like Duke, it's tough to get in. So he said, you never know who you could be living with. You might be on the hall with a person who will be the president one day or a brain surgeon... Why not just be like, hey, Zion, come to Duke and then you'll go to the draft and be a millionaire.

Zion eventually committed to Duke, so the recruiting worked, but the specific 'brain surgeon' pitch remains a funny Duke trope.

White Guy Perspective

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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·White Guy Perspective
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The Raiders' Black Hole in Las Vegas will be corporate and terrible

Talking about the black hole in Las Vegas just bummed me out because you know it's going to be all corporate. It's going to be the Harrah's blackjack black hole or something like that, and it's going to suck. This is the first time I've thought about the Raiders moving to Vegas and being like, eh.

While the fans still dress up, the environment in Vegas is widely considered more corporate and less intimidating than the Oakland Coliseum.

Hot In The Streets

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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Hot in the Streets
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Coachella is just Burning Man for millennial social media kids

It's burning man for millennial social media kids because... I look on Instagram and it's like all these very attractive young ladies like, oh, can't wait for Coachella. And I'm just thinking, you're not a music festival person. You're not going to go tent for three days and live in shit.

This is a common critique of Coachella's influencer-heavy culture.

Jimbos

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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Jimbos
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Indianapolis is the true 'Barstool America' because it's stereotypical heartland

We Oxford Dictionary-ed what America is. Stereotypically American was the answer, and I said, well, I think that's more like everything I do in my life... I'm all about the heartland here. And even New York City, boy, has grown on me... but when I got here, I really thought I was in foreign land.

McAfee spent years building the 'Heartland' brand in Indy before going independent and eventually to ESPN.
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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Jimbos
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Buffalo Wild Wings is making a comeback with larger wings

Their wings got bad there for a little while. They're coming back, though. The wings are good. They got bigger wings.

BWW went through various quality control initiatives after being acquired by Inspire Brands in 2018.
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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Jimbos
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Having 15 bridesmaids in a wedding is ridiculous and impossible

I think anytime you reach double digits, it's like, holy shit, what's going on here? ... Nobody has that many friends. If you have 12 people in your wedding, that means that either you're just trying way too hard to please people or it just means that you're rich and all your friends are using you for your money.

The logistics and social dynamics of 15 bridesmaids are widely considered excessive by most wedding standards.
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Take Slip·Apr 14, 2017·Jimbos
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Swallowing dip spit is significantly worse than drinking pee

I would... I would beer bong three solid urination trips over taking one sip of dip, spit, and swallowing.

This is a subjective preference, albeit a disgusting one.