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Fernando Tatis Jr. did absolutely nothing wrong by swinging on a 3-0 count while up eight runs; the manager is responsible for giving a red light.

Tatis did nothing wrong. He is basically our LeBron James in the making. He is colorful, he is fun. We need more of that. Let's promote him and baseball, let's just loosen up a little bit. Number one, you should never get upset at the player. It is the manager's responsibility to determine green light, red light. If you're up eight and I'm the manager, I have to tell you green light or don't swing. Tatis did nothing wrong.

This is a subjective matter of baseball philosophy, though the general consensus has shifted toward A-Rod's view.

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The Hawks and Kings missed out on a generational superstar in Luka Doncic and they will regret it for the next 20 years.

I'm just going to say it to the Hawks who traded [Luka Doncic] on draft night to the Kings that took Marvin Bagley—bad drafts happen. They'll worry about it. You miss on a generational superstar that is going to be incredible in the NBA for the next 20 years. Shit happens, man.

Luka Doncic quickly became a perennial All-NBA First Team selection and one of the league's faces, while the Kings' pick Marvin Bagley struggled.
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Paul George is a pathetic second banana who stinks in the playoffs and doesn't deserve to be called a superstar.

Playoff P, Playoff PP—holy shit, that guy stinks. I don't understand how you can be considered a superstar. You would say that Playoff P is at the top of the list for second bananas, and then the playoffs come around and it's like, dude, have you played basketball before?

George's playoff reputation remains a point of intense debate, but his 2020 performance was statistically poor.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo must make the NBA Finals this year or the narrative will turn against him

I got to take about giannis... he's got to go to the finals this year. That's all I'm going to say because when he dunks on the magic up 20 and like pounds his chest... if he gets stopped in the Eastern Conference Final again, like you can't do that where you just in the first round your piece and then in the second and third round you get shut down.

The Bucks lost in the second round to the Miami Heat in 2020, leading to exactly the narrative Big Cat predicted, until they won the title in 2021.

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I could still hit 4 home runs in a full MLB season today

Yeah, I do. Yeah, I do too... maybe I do have a chance. I would just need a couple ambulances. 'Cause after the games, I'm gonna have to like going to take care of my body.

This claim remains untested as A-Rod has not returned to professional baseball.
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MLB is currently in the best place it's been in a decade

This is the best baseball it's been in 10 years. I think Rob Manfred has done an incredible job with the with the time clock, with the basis, I mean the pace of the game.

Subjective assessment of the sport's health, though viewership and pace of play metrics support his claim.
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My relationship with Derek Jeter is as good as it’s been in over 20 years because I finally grew up.

Our relationship is great. It is as good as it's been in I would say over 20 years. And, and part of it is Dan is me growing up, right? Like, I mean, and when I look back now I'm like, man, I must have been a very difficult guy to deal with.

This is an assessment of a personal relationship.

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