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Take Slip·Nov 5, 2025
#PMT-2025-1105-15587
Big CatBig Cat

The Blue Jays' World Series loss is the worst loss of all time

I think that might be the worst loss of all time for the Blue Jays... the slow burn of the loss where if you're a Falcons fan and you're looking at 28 to three... those happen all in one game. This was 10 days where it just, and you had 3-2 going back home. It's just insane.

The Blue Jays' loss was historically unique and heartbreaking, but 'worst of all time' is inherently a matter of fan perspective.
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Take Slip·Oct 10, 2025
#PMT-2025-1010-16601
MaxMax

The Phillies' loss to the Dodgers is the worst in playoff history since Bill Buckner

It's the worst loss in playoff history since Bill Buckner. He should have gone to first. That is a play that you would be shocked to see on a little league field.

While a terrible error, several other high-profile playoff blunders (e.g., Jean Segura, various blown leads) have occurred since Buckner.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
#PMT-2025-0328-3409
Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The New York Yankees will miss the playoffs in 2025

Before Gerrit Cole needed Tommy John surgery, I still had the Yankees winning the American League East. I do not have that as the case anymore. I don't have them making the playoffs... the floor happens to be lower I think, than it is in typical years for the Yankees.

Determined by whether the Yankees qualify for the 2025 MLB postseason.
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Take Slip·Mar 28, 2025
#PMT-2025-0328-3411
Jeff PassanJeff Passan

The Boston Red Sox will win the American League East

The Red Sox I have winning the division. I feel good about what they did. Getting Garrett Crochet and Alex Bregman this winter.

Determined by the final AL East standings in 2025.
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Take Slip·Mar 26, 2025
#PMT-2025-0326-17550
Big CatBig Cat

The Dodgers will win the World Series and 125 games

My prediction is Dodgers win the World Series and they win 125 games. Dodgers over Rangers in the World Series. Dodgers win 125.

The 2025 MLB season has not yet concluded to verify win totals or the World Series champion.
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Take Slip·Oct 9, 2024
#PMT-2024-1009-1102
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Judge is not a true Yankee because he doesn't perform in October

I don't think he's a true Yankee, Big Cat, which is so funny to say because he's objectively one of the best hitters of his entire generation... but not a true Yankee because true Yankees, they get it done in October.

Judge's postseason average remains significantly lower than his regular season average, supporting this subjective claim.
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Take Slip·Jul 10, 2024
#PMT-2024-0710-8036
David WellsDavid Wells

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred hates baseball and is trying to mess it up

Rob Manfred. I just, I think he hates baseball. So he's just screwing it up while his tenure's still going. And he's gonna see how much he could fuck it up. So wait, what? What guy? Guy, they had a, they should have booted him years ago.

This is a subjective opinion on leadership performance.
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Take Slip·Jul 10, 2024
#PMT-2024-0710-8037
David WellsDavid Wells

MLB should fire all analytic guys and get rid of the pitch clock

I would get rid of the clock. Okay. I get, I'd get every analytic guy outta there. All the nerds. Drop 'em off in the middle of the lake and let 'em swim in... they're the guys that are making all, all the, all the calls and everything... a computer doesn't tell you it doesn't have a heartbeat.

Subjective opinion on game philosophy.
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#PMT-2023-0821-9839
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Yankees should extend both Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman

I think they should extend Aaron Boone. Yeah. I think he's the steady hand and Cashman. I think Aaron Boone is a steady hand that the Yankees need to control their franchise. ... We official vote of confidence as they should extend both of them. Yes.

Hot TakeBaseballFireSarcastic
Cashman remains employed and Boone's contract was eventually extended through 2024 (with a 2025 option), so technically PFT's mock-wish came true.
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Take Slip·Aug 7, 2023
#PMT-2023-0807-17134
MaxMax

Philadelphia fans giving Trea Turner a standing ovation is strategic and genius

Philly being the big sports town that they are... rallied together and said instead of booing [Trea Turner], we're going to give him a standing ovation every time he gets to the plate... all of our boos are strategic... that's just like us being a very smart sports town and knowing that.

Trea Turner did significantly improve following the ovation, leading the Phillies to a deep playoff run.
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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2023
#PMT-2023-0712-6924
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Players caught using steroids should be able to win their freedom back by winning the Home Run Derby

I was thinking that they could incorporate a rule change where if a player gets busted for steroids, they could then elect compete in the home run Derby to win their freedom to win their way out. If they win the home run Derby, they get to come back for the rest of the year and they get to continue using steroids for the rest of the year.

Hot TakeBaseballFireSarcastic
MLB has not implemented a 'win your freedom via dingers' rule for PED suspensions.
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Take Slip·Feb 27, 2023
#PMT-2023-0227-16386
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Keith Hernandez has toxoplasmosis from his cat, which is why he's messing up player names

Keith Hernandez has toxoplasmosis from living with his cat. Oh. That's why he's messing up names. But I mean, is it really a mess up? Because Chaz Chisholm [Jazz Chisholm] is just a Hall of fame name.

This is a satirical medical claim about a sports broadcaster.
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#PMT-2022-1031-1647
MaxMax

The Phillies will sweep their three home games and win the World Series without returning to Houston

I love my guys. We're gonna win the next three games. We won't even go back to Houston. ... We're gonna score so many runs this week.

The Phillies won Game 3 but lost Games 4 and 5 at home, eventually losing the series in 6 games in Houston.
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Take Slip·Aug 1, 2022
#PMT-2022-0801-11598
Big CatBig Cat

The ceremonial first pitch should count in the game as a ball or strike

The first pitch should count. It should count as a ball or strikes. How great would that be though? So the home team always gets to pick the first pitcher and someone will like air mail it... so the first batter gets up there and it's a 1-0 count. It wouldn't actually change any outcomes... but it would add a fun wrinkle.

This is a joke rule proposal and will never be implemented.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2022
#PMT-2022-0418-6597
Jake ArrietaJake Arrieta

Jacob deGrom is the best starting pitcher to ever play the game

I think [Jacob deGrom] is the best starting pitcher to ever put on the uniform... just what he's able to do with the baseball... it's just, I think he's in his own league. And I hope he stays healthy for another 15 years because if he can do that, I think it'll be the best ever.

While statistically deGrom has the best peak rates, 'best ever' is a subjective debate competing against Lonborg, Koufax, Martinez, etc.
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#PMT-2022-0302-18277
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Derek Jeter sabotaged the Marlins on purpose

I, you know what I agree with Marlins man. Yeah. I think Jeter fucked up the Marlins on purpose.

There is no evidence Jeter sabotaged the team on purpose; it's a humorous conspiracy take.
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Take Slip·Feb 14, 2020
#PMT-2020-0214-3956
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Nationals should be awarded the 2017 World Series title

I actually think that [the Nationals] should get the Astros' 2017 World Series because they beat the team that [was cheating]. They acquire the Astros' cheating World Series because they beat them while they're—the only team that has ever beaten the cheating Astros in a World Series is the Washington Nationals.

The 2017 World Series title was not vacated or awarded to the Nationals (who weren't even in it).
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Take Slip·Mar 27, 2019
#PMT-2019-0327-3267
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bryce Harper will retire by midseason due to the Philadelphia media

I also predict that Bryce Harper is going to retire by midseason because the Philadelphia media and fans will be too much for him to handle.

Hot TakeBaseballFireSarcastic
Harper did not retire and went on to win an MVP with the Phillies.
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#PMT-2019-0130-6039
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Colin Kaepernick will get Baseball Hall of Fame votes

Colin Kaepernick hasn't been offered a job in baseball... As a contributor to the game, I think he would get Hall of Fame [votes].

PredictionBaseballFireSarcastic
It is highly unlikely he ever receives votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame given he never played professionally.
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#PMT-2018-0406-3874
Big CatBig Cat

Phillies manager Gabe Kapler is incompetent and trying to get fired

I don't think we've ever seen someone become a baseball manager that doesn't know what the fuck he's doing whatsoever... Everyone's got to follow Gabe Kapler because I think this is the first time ever where someone got a job they didn't want and they're trying to get fired.

Kapler was fired by the Phillies in 2019 after two underperforming seasons, though he later won Manager of the Year with the Giants.
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Take Slip·Feb 28, 2018
#PMT-2018-0228-890
Pat McAfeePat McAfee

I will hit a home run (or at least reach the warning track) in my professional baseball debut

I plan on hitting a home run. ... I'll hit one at least at a warning track. ... I'll go $10,000 to a charity if I don't get one.

McAfee played for the Wild Things on June 22, 2018. He went 0-3 with two strikeouts and did not hit a ball to the warning track.
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Take Slip·Dec 11, 2017
#PMT-2017-1211-19434
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Derek Jeter is a sleeper cell/traitor to the Marlins

Derek Jeter still works for the Yankees. I don't even think that's a hot take to say that... Because it's commonly accepted as the fact that Derek Jeter is a traitor to the Marlins organization.

While Jeter did trade the Marlins' best player to his former team, it was a standard 'salary dump' rebuild, not a proven covert operation.
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Take Slip·Oct 11, 2017
#PMT-2017-1011-3712
Big CatBig Cat

Theo Epstein's Cubs strategy includes installing black mold in the visitor's clubhouse

If you know anything about Theo Epstein, his plan is to draft impact bats, find pitchers in the free agent market, and install black mold in the visitor's clubhouse.

This is clearly a joke about gamesmanship; there is no evidence the Cubs intentionally installed mold.
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Take Slip·Aug 9, 2017
#PMT-2017-0809-5328
Dallas BradenDallas Braden

19% of current MLB players use steroids

I'm going to say... 19% [of MLB players use steroids]. They have a drug testing problem and they have a penalization problem. Chemists are starting to get one step ahead and start maintaining that one step ahead of the drug testing.

Almost impossible to verify without internal MLB testing data, but far higher than 'official' suspension rates.
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Take Slip·Aug 2, 2017
#PMT-2017-0802-8964
Kevin MillarKevin Millar

Bryce Harper will eventually sign with the Philadelphia Phillies

If you were to ask me straight up, [Harper goes to] Philadelphia. Philadelphia... Because it's 212 feet to right field, 279 to center, and 175 feet to left. So he's thinking Hall of Fame... Where can I hit 700 home runs? Philadelphia.

Bryce Harper signed a 13-year, $330 million contract with the Phillies in March 2019.
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#PMT-2017-0721-12239
HankHank

I could make the pros in five years as a knuckleball pitcher with seclusion and a personal chef

I said if you put me in a cabin in the middle of the woods with a personal chef and a knuckleball specialist, I could be in the pros within five years. I think with some training, seclusion, and just a lot more training, I could make it to the double A's and then, you know, who knows what happens from there.

Hank never pursued this and remains a podcaster; he did not make the pros.
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#PMT-2017-0712-17760
Big CatBig Cat

The Marlins fake their attendance numbers using Wi-Fi logins

I bet the Marlins do their attendance based on how many people log into the Wi-Fi every night. It kept on kicking us out like every 10 minutes, and then it would just come right back on. I bet the Marlins count it as like 50 people... every single person counts for like 15.

Hot TakeBaseballFireSarcastic
While teams often inflate attendance numbers, there is no evidence the Marlins used Wi-Fi login cycles as a specific counting metric.
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#PMT-2017-0419-19135
Big CatBig Cat

The MLB should use a radar gun to decide tied games after 13 innings

Just have a radar gun and just each team gets 10 throws. Fastest throw wins. Fastest combined average score. ... all nine players on the field have to throw. So whoever in the game... you get to see fun shit like first baseman throw and stuff.

Hot TakeBaseballFireSarcastic
The MLB did not adopt this; they eventually went with the 'ghost runner' on second base for extra innings.
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Take Slip·Apr 7, 2017
#PMT-2017-0407-7887
Curt SchillingCurt Schilling

I am not a Hall of Famer by my own standards

In my Hall of Fame, no. I think I was pretty good. I think I was better than everybody in the history of the game in October. Was I a Hall of Famer? In my Hall of Fame, no.

This is Schilling's personal standard for himself, making it subjective.
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#PMT-2017-0222-13075
Big CatBig Cat

Sammy Sosa put Chicago on the map when nobody knew where it was

Sammy Sosa did an interview today... Sammy also said when nobody knew who Chicago was, I put Chicago on the map. So the third largest city right after Michael Jordan was the greatest player of all time. Sammy Sosa made people know, hey, Chicago's here. It's in Illinois.

Chicago was a world-famous city long before Sammy Sosa.
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#PMT-2016-1214-2701
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The ban on rookie hazing is killing masculinity in this country

Well, I see where Major League Baseball is coming from, but the fact that they're not letting guys dress up like girls is killing masculinity in this country. It's just sick.

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#PMT-2016-0720-6444
Big CatBig Cat

MLB teams should be limited to 30 fastballs per game

I think teams should only get 30 fastballs a game. ... The art of pitching, the finesse of pitching, Greg Maddox, come on. I mean, he wasn't throwing 105 miles an hour.

MLB never implemented a pitch-type quota; this was a comedic suggestion.
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Take Slip·May 25, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0525-1890
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Mets should ban the media from reporting Matt Harvey's ERA

The Mets need to send out a release to all the press people saying, you're not allowed to cover our games. You're not getting a credential if you talk about what Matt Harvey's ERA is. So just put a moratorium on bad Matt Harvey talk.

This is a satirical suggestion for a PR strategy.
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Take Slip·May 16, 2016
#PMT-2016-0516-4427
Frank ThomasFrank Thomas

If I took steroids, I would have hit at least 70 home runs in a season

If you did take steroids, how many home runs do you think you could have hit in a season? 70. I was going to say 100, but okay. I would say 70. Yeah, because I remember so many balls being hit every year that just really were caught on the wall or hit off the top of the wall.

This is a hypothetical scenario that can never be tested.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2016
#PMT-2016-0418-11428
Tom GlavineTom Glavine

Greg Maddux was a sick individual in the clubhouse who used teammates' clothes to clean himself

He [Greg Maddux] was a sick individual to say the least. You know, there was nothing that was off limits for Greg. You know, he wasn't opposed to going into somebody's locker and grabbing a piece of piece of clothing and using it to clean himself in various ways and things of that nature.

Glavine is a primary witness to these events.
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Take Slip·Mar 11, 2016
#PMT-2016-0311-16091
Big CatBig Cat

Hating bat flips is the ultimate litmus test for being a bad person

Is there a better litmus test in the world than people who hate bat flips being like just shitty people. Like if you hate a bat flip, it's basically like people who like kill like puppies and people who hate bat flips. That's the quickest way to figure out if you're a bad person. If you don't like bat flips, I don't even know where I would love to hear someone explain to me how they got to the point where they're like, goddamn backflips.

Inherently subjective moral judgment used for comedic effect.