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Vince Carter + Mt Rushmore Of Stadium Foods

Monday, June 25, 201812 takes

We've caught World Cup Fever and Messi fired his Coach. Don't count out the Germans and surprise surprise the Russians may be doping. (-) Mt Rushmore of food/beverage at a stadium. (-) Who's back of the week including cleaniness because Big Cat finally cleaned his pile, sort of. (-) Vince Carter joins the show to talk about his career in the NBA, dunking his balls on French guys, Vinsanity, and who is his GOAT (-). Segments include Talking Tennis (-), Spinzone for Blake Bortles (-), Protect the Shield (-), and an update on Mike Greenberg's dumb rules, someone actually tried PFT's crazy no catcher idea in a game. (-)

Recap

Void
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Soccer players are frauds and the sport isn't that difficult to play

Soccer players are frauds. I don't think that it's that difficult to play soccer.

The difficulty of professional soccer is subjective, but as a take, it's a high-level provocation.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Harry Kane is a bust because he only scores from point-blank range

Harry Kane, still a bust in my mind [because] he just only scores from like two feet out. He basically didn't even have to [try for the hat trick]. He just showed up, and I could have gotten that hat trick.

Harry Kane went on to win the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup with 6 goals, though many were penalties or close-range finishes, making the take technically incorrect regarding him being a 'bust'.
Push
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018
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Big CatBig Cat

Russia is definitely doping and FIFA is choosing to ignore it

Russia's doping and FIFA doesn't care. There's a report that came out that basically the entire team doped in 2014, the entire team's doping now, and FIFA has actually gotten the documents and been like, eh, we'll just let this one slide.

Extensive reports (including the McLaren Report) detailed Russian doping, but official FIFA investigations into the 2018 squad specifically did not result in sanctions during the tournament.

Mount Rushmore

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Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018·Mt. Rushmore
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Cracker Jacks are the coleslaw of candy

Cracker Jacks are the coleslaw of candy. They're good for like a handful. Yeah, and nobody really likes it. It's more about the visual of walking around with a thing of Cracker Jacks.

This is a subjective opinion on the quality of a snack.

Who Is Back

Win
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018·Who's Back
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Big CatBig Cat

History will remember Carmelo Anthony as someone who sucked, forgetting how good he actually was

Here's what's going to happen to Melo, which kind of sucks. Because Melo, I mean, all-time scorer... He's definitely going to play for a couple more years, and everyone's going to look back and be like, Melo sucked. They will not remember that Melo was very, very good.

This prediction is largely coming true as Melo's later years with the Thunder and Rockets often dominate modern discourse over his Nuggets/Knicks peak.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018·Who's Back
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Liam (Bubba)Liam (Bubba)

Carmelo Anthony has staying power because he has the coolest basketball name ever

Have you guys heard the theory why he [Carmelo Anthony] has so much staying power? It's just because he has the coolest basketball name of all time. Like if his name was like John Brown, he would have been benched years ago.

Subjective theory on NBA stardom and career longevity.

Interview

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Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018
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Vince CarterVince Carter

Michael Jordan is the GOAT, followed closely by Kobe Bryant

I still have to give it to MJ. With a close Kobe second. It's hard for me playing the game right now to give a guy [LeBron James] that crown because I'm still in the game. And he's still in the game, too. I cannot do that.

The GOAT debate is inherently subjective.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018
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Vince CarterVince Carter

Super teams threaten to water down the NBA

The only thing I just hope that doesn't happen is the league becomes watered down because so many teams are trying to create a super team to where you have 10 teams of the 30 having all the best players. And then what does that do with the rest of the league? Everyone else is tanking. That just hurts the NBA at the end of the day.

This is an ongoing debate about the NBA's competitive balance.
Win
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018
#PMT-2018-0625-13788
Vince CarterVince Carter

Baggy clothes will eventually come back into fashion

Everything is going to come full circle. The baggy clothes... I still have my Coogee sweaters. And they're starting to slowly come back. It's going to all come back, bro.

Fashion is cyclical, and oversized/baggy styles indeed returned to prominence in the early 2020s.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018
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Vince CarterVince Carter

I will play in the NBA for only one more year

[Question: How many more years you got?] One. That's it? Yes.

Vince was slightly off; he played two more seasons (2018-19 and 2019-20) after this interview, retiring in June 2020.

Protect The Shield

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Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018·Protect the Shield
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Big CatBig Cat

The NFL is right to refuse Laurent Duvernay-Tardif's request to put 'MD' on his jersey

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif finishes medical school... and asked the NFL he could put MD on the back of his uniform and they said no. I agree with them. Too many doctors, and we might start figuring out what concussions are like. This isn't the National Medical League, okay? This is football.

Big Cat is being satirical about the NFL's stance on concussions and player branding.

Mike Greenbergs Dumb Rules

Void
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018·Greenberg's Dumb Rules
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Baseball should remove the catcher position for the first two strikes with no one on base

My idea was to just remove the catcher and put the catcher in the infield or the outfield against a batter when there's nobody on base for the first two strikes. Yeah, the umpire gets hit a few times with some fastballs or whatever, but you don't need a catcher. Like who cares if the game's delayed a little bit?

This is a radical rule change proposal that has never been seriously considered in professional baseball.