Accomplishments from the steroid era are unfairly diminished by the widespread use of PEDs
For someone that's been in it, it kind of bothers me that when they look back, said it was the steroid era. And then, therefore, it kind of takes away your accomplishments during that time frame... It makes a light of your accomplishments.
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View episodeThe Cowboys stink and Jerry Jones has no idea what is going on anymore
The Cowboys stink. And Jerry Jones is either dead or has no idea what's going on anymore. He actually has changed the narrative on everyone because he's so scared of firing Jason Garrett and not having full control of his team.
Jerry Jones is no longer making the calls for the Cowboys
Jerry Jones is not making the calls anymore. I think he's a figurehead right now. He's the emperor with no clothes... Steven Jones, he's taken over the kingdom from his father. It's like at the end of Braveheart where the old guy's dying and the son's making the calls.
LeBron James will eventually get Luke Walton fired from the Lakers
LeBron [James] will get Luke Walton fired, and you'll bounce back there.
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View profileJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak is likely the most unbreakable record in sports
I agree. My longest hitting streak was 16 games. And so to think somebody could go 56 games without going 0 for 4 is amazing to me. And I think the pressure of the consecutive games hitting streak... because of the media coverage and the scrutiny, that creates more pressure. And so I think that's almost unattainable.
Certain players have an intangible value that isn't captured by modern sabermetrics
I think that certain players have an intangible value that's not measurable in the way that they're measuring everything nowadays. But, I mean, it's like Eddie Murray was our fourth hitter. He could be 0 for 50... But if Eddie was not in our lineup, we felt like we didn't have a good lineup. He stabilized the whole lineup.
Players should act like they've been there before and avoid bat flipping
I don't like that [bat flipping]... you were considered more of a sportsman. So your entertainment value was in the quality of your sport and how you competed... but I always felt that and maybe it's John Riggins like if you score a touchdown, you know, act like you've been there before.