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Big CatBig Cat

Gambling is the least attractive hobby a man can have

I mean, my only hobby is gambling... I think gambling has to be the least attractive thing to a woman if you're good at it. Not if you're good... gambling, golfing, flight simulators, helicopter parenting turtles, combos, Call of Duty, going for walks. Max clogging toilets.

Attractiveness of hobbies is subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Tyson would easily beat LeBron James in a boxing match

If it's in his prime, that's the dumbest argument of all time. Mike Tyson would fucking crush LeBron James. I don't care how tall LeBron is. Hand speed, everything. LeBron can't get hit. He would flop out of the ring.

General consensus among combat sports experts is that a specialized boxer beats a crossover athlete every time.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Real 'hot boys' don't work with lawyers

DeMarcus Lawrence... he is working with attorneys to prevent the use of [the name 'Hot Boys'] by anyone other than the Cowboys... A real hot boy knows that other people call hot boys. Hot boys don't work with lawyers.

This is a subjective definition of 'Hot Boy' culture.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Lakers should get an extra roster spot specifically for Carmelo Anthony

How about the Lakers get an extra roster spot this year just for Carmelo? They can't use it on anyone else. Just Carmelo so that we can have the fun of watching Carmelo try to play with the Lakers.

This is a humorous policy suggestion for the NBA rather than a prediction of a real rule change.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chris Davis's hitless streak is actually fun to watch

Do you feel bad for Chris Davis, who is now 0 for 53? [PFT]: No, because it's so much fun to watch. And if the Orioles were going to be a threat to do anything this year, then maybe I would be. But he's helping them.

This is a subjective opinion on the entertainment value of a statistical outlier.
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Big CatBig Cat

Adam Ottavino could strike out Babe Ruth every single time

Adam Ottavino says that he can strike out Babe Ruth every single time. Well, he definitely can right now, Babe Ruth's dead body. But seriously, I love these debates. They are what sports are all about, debating things that we can never prove.

This is an unprovable cross-era comparison.
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Big CatBig Cat

Bob Ryan's 'true sports fan' tweet was essentially correct despite the backlash

Everyone hated him for this. I don't think it's – I think he obviously went a little too hard. But the bones of this argument are kind of right. There are people who I think are fans of their teams only. And then there are people who are fans of sports in general. I think that's the better argument.

This is a subjective opinion on how to define a 'true fan.'
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Big CatBig Cat

I will beat Darren Rovell in a mile run once my back heals

I will beat [Darren Rovell] in a mile, though. He's said anywhere, anytime. So I'm just going to let my back heal up next four or five months, get my core strong. I'm going to show up at his house and just be like, let's go.

The race never formally happened under these conditions.
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Big CatBig Cat

France is not a golf country

Ryder Cup. What a waste of a tournament. France is not a golf country. I agree. France is not a golf country.

This is a subjective opinion based on American sports frustration; France has several world-class courses.
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Big CatBig Cat

It is way too soon for Baker Mayfield to be doing underwear commercials

I think this is way too soon for Baker Mayfield. ... I actually think he's going to be a good quarterback, but it's still the Browns. You still have to win a couple games. Otherwise, this all is going to look ridiculous.

Subjective opinion on rookie marketing timing.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Central Time Zone is the undisputed best time zone for sports fans

The Central Time Zone is by far the best. The problem with everyone who's like West Coast is the best because 10 a.m. football... 10 a.m. is too early. Noon is objectively the perfect time to start a football game... and Monday night football ends at like 11 o'clock. My ranking of time zones goes Central time, mountain time, west coast, east coast.

Purely subjective, though common among Midwest sports fans.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The East Coast is better than the West Coast for watching sports

I like East Coast better than West Coast actually... Noon is objectively the perfect time to start a football game. [On the West Coast] it doesn't feel like a big game if it's Sunday night football and it's still light outside. You should get a Purple Heart if you watch sports in the Eastern Time Zone.

This is a subjective preference, though PFT correctly notes that prime-time games on the West Coast often occur during daylight.
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Big CatBig Cat

Michael Jordan is definitively better than LeBron James

I'm exhausted by the debate too, but guess what? I'll still stand here and say MJ's better. I don't care.

The GOAT debate is a perpetual subjective argument in sports.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jim Nantz has never been on the internet

Jim Nantz has never been online in any capacity that we're talking about. I don't think he's ever been... unless someone's showing him Instagram on their phone, he's not by himself scrolling on social media.

While hyperbolically stated, Nantz's viral 'mimi' gaffe strongly supported the idea that he wasn't a frequent internet user.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jon Gruden is a fun coach and person if you have the right mindset.

If you have a problem with John Gruden, that's about your mindset. You have a post-1999 mindset, and you need a flashback. [To me] he is a fun guy.

Fun is entirely subjective and depends on the individual's perspective of Gruden's personality.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A drinking straw only has one hole

I think it's one hole... Straw is the sphere... the hole starts and it just goes on forever. If you go in a tunnel, are you saying there's no hole in a tunnel? No, the entire tunnel is a hole. That's one hole.

This is a topologically subjective and semantic debate.
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Big CatBig Cat

Tony Romo is a good announcer but he talks way too much

Let the fucking moments breathe. All he does is talk. He talks the entire broadcast... I hate how much some people think he's the perfect analyst... If he just let it breathe a little bit, he would be everything everyone says that he already is.

This is a subjective critique of broadcasting style, though public opinion of Romo shifted toward this view in later years.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Dwayne Wade and LeBron James are definitely planning a team-up because they are 'going' to dinner

I would say that going to dinner is more intimate than meeting for dinner. Because going to dinner implies that you're going there... Every time you go to dinner, you have to meet somebody for dinner. But every time you meet for dinner, you're not necessarily going to dinner together. I think the act of going is way, way more intimate than just meeting... Not just friends. You don't just go to dinner.

Wade did eventually join LeBron in Cleveland later that year (September 2017) after a buyout from Chicago, so the 'plotting' suspicion was correct.
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Big CatBig Cat

Odell Beckham Jr. is the best wide receiver in the NFL

I'm saying he's the best wide receiver in football. Odell Beckham, is it really the hair that makes him memorable or is it the fact that he's the best wide receiver in football?

This was a highly debated topic in 2017, with Antonio Brown and Julio Jones also in the conversation.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

LaVar Ball is the greatest character Vince McMahon ever created

LaVar Ball he is the greatest character that Vince McMahon ever created. It's like everything. I mean, he basically went on Colin Cowherd's show and nagged all women. He was like, I'm not selling you. You're not big ballers. And then all the women were like, wait, we want to be big ballers too. All right, fine. I'll sell you some shirts.

The comparison is a matter of opinion, though many sports media figures compared LaVar Ball to a wrestling promoter.
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Big CatBig Cat

Four days is the maximum amount of rest a team can have before becoming rusty

Four days rest is right before you get that rust. So the Cavs are going to be very rusty. I think they've been off for like nine days.

The Cavs had 9 days of rest and proceeded to blow out the Celtics by 13 points in Game 1, showing no signs of rust.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The best way to die is choking on a good meal after the Super Bowl so you don't have to go to work

I think it would be cool to probably choke. I think choking on a good meal would be good... I want to choke the day after the Super Bowl before I have to go into work.

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