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Take Slip·Jul 9, 2016·Null
#PMT-2016-0709-13964
Big CatBig Cat

iTunes doesn't exist in Canada

I don't even know if that counts for the iTunes rankings. I don't think they have iTunes in Canada, so we don't actually appreciate them, but we'll just say we appreciate them.

iTunes has been available in Canada since 2004.
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#PMT-2016-0709-13969
Big CatBig Cat

Todd Packer is a Mount Rushmore character from The Office

Todd Packer. He's obviously on my mountain. Todd's a guy that would definitely punch some nerds with us because we hate nerds on this show.

This is a subjective ranking of fictional characters.
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#PMT-2016-0709-13973
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Prison Mike, Date Mike, and Michael Skarn are the three best characters in The Office

I've got Prison Mike as number one. Number two, I've got Date Mike. Nice to meet me. Michael Skarn is my number three.

A comedic take ranking fictional alter-egos.
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Take Slip·Jul 8, 2016
#PMT-2016-0708-6042
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Any team with a 'Big Three' is automatically at least a three seed

The key is as long as you can assemble a group of three people together and call them the big three, then you're automatically going to be like at least a three seed. Right. That's the rule.

The 2016-17 Bulls (Wade, Butler, Rondo) finished as the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference.
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#PMT-2016-0708-6057
HankHank

Napping in the sun is a top-tier pool activity

Number three taking a nap. Oh yeah, yeah. Falling asleep in the sun. ... I'm going to just get a big sunburn and let it turn into a tan. ... I'm all natural.

The health efficacy of 'letting a sunburn turn into a tan' is medically incorrect, but the take is an opinion on leisure.
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Take Slip·Jul 8, 2016
#PMT-2016-0708-6046
Jon AnikJon Anik

Mark Hunt will beat Brock Lesnar at UFC 200

Brock hasn't fought mixed martial arts since 2011. So I see some value on Mark Hunt. Strong lean for me towards Mark Hunt. I think you always fade a guy who hasn't competed in five years. Even an athlete as exceptional as Brock Lesnar, he's going to have to prove to me that he's back in this space and ready to win against a guy who is in the top ten.

Lesnar originally won the fight via unanimous decision. However, the result was later overturned to a No Contest after Lesnar tested positive for banned substances.
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Take Slip·Jul 8, 2016
#PMT-2016-0708-6044
Jon AnikJon Anik

Conor McGregor has no chance against Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match

Conor would have to step away from mixed martial arts and focus exclusively on boxing for like two years to have any sort of chance against Floyd Mayweather. I don't like Conor in that fight at all. I also think too when your habits are such that you're used to having to sprawl to avoid takedowns and you're constantly throwing kicks and elbows to exclusively use your hands i think it's a really hard transition.

The fight eventually happened on August 26, 2017, and Mayweather won via TKO in the 10th round.
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Take Slip·Jul 8, 2016
#PMT-2016-0708-6048
Big CatBig Cat

Mark Hunt will knock out Brock Lesnar

Mark Hunt. He's going to knock Brock Lesnar out. It's going to be an all-time internet moment.

The fight went to a decision (which Lesnar won before the No Contest ruling), so no knockout occurred.
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Take Slip·Jul 8, 2016·Hey Jj
#PMT-2016-0708-6052
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

JJ Watt is a hypocrite for telling rookies to read tweets 95 times before sending

JJ Watt probably actually does do that 95 times. And it's 95. It's every single time. He probably does it 99 for his number. ... Hey, J.J., don't be such a hypocrite. ... Maybe practice what you preach.

Subjective characterization of JJ Watt's social media strategy.
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Take Slip·Jul 6, 2016
#PMT-2016-0706-5138
Big CatBig Cat

The biggest takeaway from Kevin Durant's move is that the NBA now only has two teams

The biggest takeaway is it sucks for the NBA as a whole that there's basically only two teams.

The Warriors and Cavaliers met in the next two consecutive NBA Finals (2017, 2018), confirming the lack of variety at the top.
Loss
#PMT-2016-0706-5139
Big CatBig Cat

I hope the Cavaliers beat the Warriors again next year

I hope the Cavs beat the Warriors again next year. Then David West goes to the Cavs. And then the Warriors beat the Cavs. And he's just stuck losing like every single year.

The Warriors beat the Cavs in 5 games in the 2017 Finals. David West successfully won a ring with the Warriors.
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Take Slip·Jul 6, 2016
#PMT-2016-0706-5143
Zack HampleZack Hample

You can't catch home runs when you sit in the first row behind home plate like Marlins Man

If he wants to talk it out and have lunch... I would even go to a game with him. But I don't want to sit in the legend seats at Yankee Stadium because you can't catch a home run when you're sitting in the first row behind home plate. Of course not. I would gladly help Marlins man catch a baseball game.

Mathematically and physically, home runs do not land directly behind home plate, so Hample is factually correct about catch probability in those specific seats.
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Take Slip·Jul 4, 2016
#PMT-2016-0704-346
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Big Cat's best hot dog strategy is to eat 6-7 dogs immediately to secure a legendary screen cap

You need to get out to a hot start, just like shovel six or seven hot dogs in your mouth at the start. And that way you've got the screen cap for the rest of your life that shows like Dan Katz, eight hot dogs, Joey Chestnut, two.

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Take Slip·Jul 4, 2016
#PMT-2016-0704-347
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The best life to live would be as a mediocre NBA sixth man

If I had to do it all over again, I would come back as like a sixth man in the NBA. I'd work on that J. I'd get my J. We should have been these guys getting $70 million for being basically mediocre.

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Take Slip·Jul 4, 2016
#PMT-2016-0704-351
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The only opponent to ever defeat the United States in a war is obesity

What's the only opponent to ever defeat the United States in a war? Nobody. It's obesity. We lost that one. Just like we have lost the war on obesity.

Obesity is a health crisis, not a military opponent in a literal war.
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Take Slip·Jul 4, 2016
#PMT-2016-0704-352
Chris LongChris Long

Maryland should be the first state removed from the United States

If you could get rid of one state, what would it be? It would probably be Maryland. A lot of bridges, a lot of tolls, a lot of unnecessary stoplights.

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Take Slip·Jul 4, 2016
#PMT-2016-0704-353
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Maryland state flag is terrible and overused

The Maryland flag is also the worst, and they put it on everything. Come on. It hurts my eyes, and I'm big on uniforms. Yeah, it's not good. It's just not one of the elite states.

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Take Slip·Jul 1, 2016
#PMT-2016-0701-4570
Big CatBig Cat

I will eat at least 10 hot dogs in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

I am going to get double digits. It's going to shock the world. People are going to be like, you know what? All I want is I'm not going to win the contest. But I want at the end of the contest for whoever the Todd McShay, Mel Kiper of the hot dog eating world is to be like, here's a riser for next year, guys. Watch out for him.

Big Cat actually finished with exactly 10 hot dogs in the 2016 contest, making his prediction of double digits correct.
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Take Slip·Jul 1, 2016
#PMT-2016-0701-4573
Big CatBig Cat

Madison Bumgarner is a manlier pitcher than Clayton Kershaw because he DHs for himself

His rival, Madison Bumgarner, is DHing for himself. That's actually one of the coolest things I've seen in a while... Madison Bumgarner now is not only a man, but he has Clayton Kershaw's manhood as well. I just transferred the man card.

The concept of 'manliness' in sports is subjective and the 'man card' transfer is a comedic device.
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Take Slip·Jul 1, 2016
#PMT-2016-0701-4575
Big CatBig Cat

Kevin Durant will re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder

Kevin Durant taking meetings. He's going to end up at Oklahoma City.

Kevin Durant famously announced he was joining the Golden State Warriors on July 4, 2016.
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Take Slip·Jul 1, 2016
#PMT-2016-0701-4577
Joey ChestnutJoey Chestnut

I can chug a gallon of milk and run a mile in 10 minutes

[PFT asks if he could do the milk mile] Yeah, I could do that. I wouldn't run that quickly, but I'd probably finish right about 10 minutes.

The outcome is unknown as Chestnut has not publicly completed a verified milk mile at that specific speed.
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Take Slip·Jul 1, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0701-4578
Big CatBig Cat

Johnny Manziel's NFL suspension is a PR victory because it keeps him relevant

He got suspended by the NFL for four games. And you know what? That's a great thing for him to have happen because Johnny Manziel, for the first time in a few months, is being talked about in the same sentence as the NFL... It's all good news when the NFL is suspending you because that means you still have a little bit of relevancy.

This is a subjective interpretation of PR value, though Manziel never actually played in the NFL again.
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Take Slip·Jul 1, 2016·Jimbos
#PMT-2016-0701-4580
Big CatBig Cat

To win over a girl on a first date, be as dumb and awful as possible

Spin Zone, girls love a challenge. So if you're going on a first date, try to fuck up and be as dumb and awful as you can be. Because then they're going to say, whoa, look at this wild horse. I want to tame him and bring him into the bar. Learn that one from every Judd Apatow rom-com.

This is subjective life/dating advice, generally regarded as comedically bad.
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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2016
#PMT-2016-0629-3207
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Los Angeles Clippers are actually a Temecula team

I've never been to the Staples Center, but I'm kind of an L.A. Clippers truther. I don't think that the Clippers actually play in that city. I think they're, like, more of a Temecula team.

The Clippers play in Los Angeles at the Staples Center (now Crypto.com Arena).
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#PMT-2016-0629-3212
Big CatBig Cat

I refuse to call Mount McKinley by the name Denali

I have Mount McKinley. I refuse to call it Denali. Screw that. It's Mount McKinley to me.

While the official name is Denali, individuals can still refer to it as McKinley.
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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2016
#PMT-2016-0629-3218
AsirAsir

Muhammad Ali would never have died if he were a female soccer player

Medically they gave it the name Parkinson's... but actually it was not something, I believe that if he was not a fighter, he would never have died because of that. [If he were a woman soccer player] it would have been safer... and he would have had fewer blows to the head.

While boxing likely contributed to Ali's condition, stating he would 'never have died' if he weren't a fighter is a hypothetical claim.
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Take Slip·Jun 29, 2016·PR 101
#PMT-2016-0629-3220
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Johnny Manziel should claim he has diarrhea to fix his reputation

The PR coming out of this is he just says when he comes back that he's got massive diarrhea from Mexico... if you just say explicitly like I've got diarrhea to your boss, your boss is going to be like, yeah, okay, don't go down that road with me. Johnny comes back... and he tells everybody, hey, guys. Sorry. The Montezuma's revenge.

Manziel did not use this specific excuse, and his NFL career never recovered.
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#PMT-2016-0629-3224
Big CatBig Cat

James Harrison's home is likely filled with booby traps for Roger Goodell

James Harrison also said that if Roger Goodell wants to interview him, he has to come to his house... That's Home Alone featuring James Harrison with booby traps everywhere for Roger Goodell. He's going to have the blowtorch. He's going to have the ornaments out.

Roger Goodell never went to James Harrison's house for an interview.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2016
#PMT-2016-0627-2253
Big CatBig Cat

Lionel Messi should go to Cleveland and win a championship to repair his legacy

When the whole world thinks you're a quitter and is down on you, you go to Cleveland and you win a championship.

Messi never played for a Cleveland-based team; he stayed in Europe before eventually joining Inter Miami in 2023.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2016
#PMT-2016-0627-2258
Barry SandersBarry Sanders

I can probably still dunk on a 10-foot goal

[Can you still dunk?] You mean on a 10-foot goal? Yes. Probably not... Yeah, I mean, yeah I could. I could.

There is no video evidence of Barry Sanders dunking at this age, though he was an elite athlete.
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Take Slip·Jun 27, 2016
#PMT-2016-0627-2260
David JusticeDavid Justice

Yankee fans are the most knowledgeable fans in baseball

I think number one in terms of knowledge would be Yankee fans.

Fan knowledge is a subjective measure and cannot be definitively proven.
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#PMT-2016-0627-2269
Big CatBig Cat

Game of Thrones is for nerds and we watch sports instead

Game of Thrones for nerds. We watch sports. You watch your little fantasy land shit. If we're going to call you a nerd, we're going to call you a nerd and you're going to fucking like it... The real nerds are the people that don't watch it.

Categorizing fans as 'nerds' is a subjective social label.
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Take Slip·Jun 24, 2016
#PMT-2016-0624-18448
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NBA Draft night is the most boring night of the sports year

Can I be honest with you? I think that the NBA draft night is the most boring night of the sports year. I think the ESPY night is more electric than the NBA draft night.

Subjective opinion on entertainment value.
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Take Slip·Jun 24, 2016
#PMT-2016-0624-18450
Big CatBig Cat

The NBA should draft fat guys and let them work themselves into shape

Why aren't they drafting really fat guys and saying, well, he'll lose the weight, he'll lose the weight, like he'll get in shape? That seems unfair... fat guys, they don't get the benefit of the doubt. Oh, they'll work themselves in shape. No, you never hear that.

While some 'big' players are drafted (e.g., Zion Williamson later on), the league generally favors athleticism and length over players needing significant weight loss.
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Take Slip·Jun 24, 2016
#PMT-2016-0624-18453
Big CatBig Cat

Derrick Rose can't dunk anymore

Derek Rose doesn't dunk. He can't dunk anymore. He dunked once last year, and it wasn't even a dunk. He, like, lightly put it over the rim.

Rose did still dunk occasionally but he recorded very few dunks per season after his ACL and meniscus injuries compared to his MVP years.
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Take Slip·Jun 24, 2016
#PMT-2016-0624-18454
Big CatBig Cat

The Knicks should sign Dwight Howard to form a 'Big Three' with Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose

Dwight Howard might come to New York... Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose, Carmelo Anthony. Whoa. Talk about some fucking all-stars, bro. That's a big three, man.

Dwight Howard signed with the Atlanta Hawks in 2016, not the Knicks.
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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2016
#PMT-2016-0622-18626
Antoine WalkerAntoine Walker

LeBron James would have entertained leaving Cleveland if they had lost the 2016 Finals

I think if he didn't win the title... You know, you can put a lot of different scenarios together. I think he probably would have thought about leaving. I think obviously now winning, he can't go nowhere. But I did believe if they did lose, he would have entertained. But I thought he would try to go west.

This is a counterfactual that cannot be proven since LeBron did win and stayed in Cleveland for two more seasons.
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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2016
#PMT-2016-0622-18627
Antoine WalkerAntoine Walker

Shaquille O'Neal used to walk around the Miami Heat locker room fully naked all the time

When he gets out the shower and stuff, everybody else is putting towels on and wrapping up. [Shaq] will come out just naked. Yeah, that's Shaq for you. I've seen him come in the locker room several times and do it.

This has been verified by numerous former teammates of Shaq over the years.
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Take Slip·Jun 22, 2016
#PMT-2016-0622-18628
Antoine WalkerAntoine Walker

I could still shoot 40% from three-point range today despite not playing for 18 months

I haven't touched the ball in 18 months. So, maybe 40. I'm not even giving myself 50%. Maybe 40%. I mean, I ain't touched the ball in 18 months. You know, I mean, it's going to take me a while to get back in routine.

This is a bold self-assessment that wasn't officially tested in a game setting.
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#PMT-2016-0622-18631
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Skip Bayless will get 'West Coast soft' and lose his edge at Fox Sports

I don't think that what they're going to do with him on Fox Sports is going to be nearly as good because he's going to get West Coast soft. He's not going to have somebody as fiery to debate. It's like separating two dogs from each other that have grown up together their whole life.

Skip Bayless's show 'Undisputed' on Fox Sports became a major success with Shannon Sharpe, arguably maintaining his relevance and 'fire' for years.
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Take Slip·Jun 20, 2016
#PMT-2016-0620-15442
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Under Armour curse is real and currently at its peak

Anytime a good team loses, you got to ask what the curse is. I think it's definitely the Under Armour curse. It lives on. Spieth struck out big time at the U.S. Open. Cam Newton, Steph Curry. Bryce Harper still hasn't won a title. I think we're living in the golden age of the Under Armour curse.

The concept of a commercial curse is subjective and unfalsifiable, but the athletes mentioned did indeed suffer major losses around this time.
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Take Slip·Jun 20, 2016
#PMT-2016-0620-15445
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LeBron James is likely to leave Cleveland now that his mission is accomplished

My question is, is this the worst thing that could ever happen in Cleveland? Like, is LeBron James gone now? Like, is his mission in town over? Why would you want to stay in Cleveland if you're LeBron? Like, what if he goes back to Miami?

LeBron remained in Cleveland for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons before leaving for the Lakers. He didn't leave immediately after this title.
Push
Take Slip·Jun 20, 2016
#PMT-2016-0620-15446
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Signing Harrison Barnes to a max deal this offseason will be a mistake

I want to give an advanced thoughts and prayers to whoever signs Harrison Barnes to a max deal this offseason. So, like, my guess if we're power ranking, like, which team would be the team to, like, load up on a whole shitload of Harrison Barnes, I'm going to guess – I'm just going to throw this out here and say the Suns.

Barnes signed a max with the Mavericks. While he was a solid contributor, the Mavericks didn't achieve significant success with him as a primary option, and he was eventually traded.
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Take Slip·Jun 20, 2016
#PMT-2016-0620-15452
Spencer HawesSpencer Hawes

The NBA isn't rigged, but the league got the 7-game series they wanted

Is the NBA rigged? No. But? Did I insinuate a but? That was not my intention. No, I think in this series, they got what they wanted. Absolutely. You know, they got, they got the seven games, but I don't, I'm not buying into that conspiracy theory.

The league's internal desires are private, making this an unprovable opinion.
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#PMT-2016-0620-15460
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Mountain Time is the best time zone for sports fans

If we're doing power rankings of time zones, I've got to say Mountain Time is number one. Everybody shows no love to Mountain Time, but it's a nice little mix of not having to start watching sports too early and not having to stay up too late. Mountain Time, Central Time, Pacific Time, then Eastern Time.

Time zone preference is entirely subjective.
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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2016
#PMT-2016-0617-1315
Big CatBig Cat

The Warriors are dead and crumbling

The Warriors are dead. They're dead, and they have totally crumbled. They're falling apart at the seams. Steph Curry's throwing mouth guards at fans. Egregious act, by the way.

The Warriors lost Game 7 after leading the series 3-1, completing one of the most famous collapses in sports history.
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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2016
#PMT-2016-0617-1317
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Under Armour is the Buffalo Bills of shoes and cannot win the big one

Under Armour can't win the big one. They can't. They're the Buffalo Bills of Shoes. You know what I'd like to see more of on Twitter? I'd like to see more people tweeting the dumpster fire image at, like, live look at Under Armour right now. It's a dumpster fire.

At the time, Curry lost the Finals, Newton lost the Super Bowl, and Spieth lost the Masters. It was a subjective branding critique.
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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2016
#PMT-2016-0617-1319
Big CatBig Cat

I predict LeBron James and the Cavaliers will win Game 7

I unfortunately think LeBron is going to win game seven, and it's going to be torturous to watch.

The Cavaliers won Game 7, 93-89, to win the NBA Championship.
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Take Slip·Jun 17, 2016
#PMT-2016-0617-1323
Phil KesselPhil Kessel

The last two minutes of a basketball game are the worst part of sports

The worst. The last two minutes of the game.

This is a common critique of basketball's pacing at the end of games, but inherently subjective.
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Take Slip·Jun 15, 2016
#PMT-2016-0615-16374
Big CatBig Cat

Fat guys should not wear fedoras

Jason Whitlock, way too fat to wear a fedora. Fat guys can't wear little hats like that.

This is a purely subjective fashion opinion.
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