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#PMT-2019-0508-5685
Big CatBig Cat

Country House skipping the Preakness is a smart move to protect his legacy

If I'm country house, if I'm that horse, I'd probably do the exact same thing. Because you're never going to top that. You are going out completely at the top of your game. You're a Kentucky Derby winner. And why would you ever try to follow that up?

Country House never raced again after the 2019 Derby due to various ailments, effectively ending his career at the peak as predicted.
Win
#PMT-2018-1019-2212
Big CatBig Cat

The G-League's $125k offer is a major threat to the NCAA

The G-League has come out and they have said that they are giving a $125,000 contract to players that could be eligible for the one and done and they want to skip college... This is trouble for the NCAA.

The G-League Ignite and other professional paths (Overtime Elite, NIL) eventually revolutionized college basketball and drastically changed the one-and-done landscape.
Void
#PMT-2018-0716-14072
Big CatBig Cat

Boltman's retirement is the 'official' end of the Chargers in San Diego

And it's like this is the official move of the Chargers to L.A. When Boltman retires and he's like, I'm done. I've been pushed too far. Boltman, these diehard fans that the organization just pushes them a little too far, and they have to announce their retirement.

Subjective interpretation of a team's cultural transition.
Win
#PMT-2018-0601-1936
Big CatBig Cat

Hue Jackson jumping in Lake Erie on June 1st is a total cop-out

He waited until June 1st? Kind of a cop-out. That's the biggest cop-out I've ever fucking heard. ... You can't wait until June 1st to jump in a lake.

Hue Jackson did jump in on June 1st, 2018, when the water was significantly warmer than during the season.
Void
#PMT-2018-0302-6900
Big CatBig Cat

James Harden didn't just break Wesley Johnson's ankles, he snatched his soul by making the shot

It's so cocky because I think we all agree, if James Harden misses that shot... the soul-taking doesn't take place. It's just an ankle-breaking. When you make the shot, it's a soul snatch. And so James Harden was so cocky and just like, I'm just going to stand here for an extra beat.

Void
#PMT-2017-1030-7828
Big CatBig Cat

The 'shark photo' was the beginning of the end for Jim McElwain at Florida

I'd say it all went south when we all just thought that Jim McElwain was fucking a shark... When you have to hold a press conference saying you did not fuck a shark, that probably means the job's not for you.

While performance was the primary reason, the bizarre shark controversy did characterize the chaotic end of his tenure.
Void
#PMT-2017-0731-12315
Big CatBig Cat

Colin Kaepernick clearly should be signed by an NFL team

To start the offseason, I thought the Colin Kaepernick storyline was bullshit. But now it's kind of like, all right, he's clearly – someone's just – like, he should be signed. They signed two backup quarterbacks that I had never heard of.

This is a subjective evaluation of talent vs. baggage, though Kaepernick never played in the NFL again after 2016.
Push
#PMT-2017-0407-7893
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There should be an alliance of every NFL punter to feed Pat McAfee scoops and cuck Adam Schefter

I hope that this turns into an alliance between every punter in the league and Pat McAfee. So they're all feeding him all the scoops. And he's constantly using his punter connections to cuck Adam Schefter.

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While McAfee became a massive media figure, a formal 'punter alliance' for scoops didn't literally happen, though he certainly uses his player connections.
Win
#PMT-2017-0206-11574
Big CatBig Cat

Terrell Owens not being in the Hall of Fame is the biggest joke of all time

But seriously, T.O. not being in the Hall of Fame is probably the biggest joke of all time. What is he, second most in reception yards?

TO was eventually inducted in 2018, acknowledging his statistical greatness.
Loss
#PMT-2016-0923-10925
Big CatBig Cat

Whoever wins the NL Wild Card will beat the Cubs

No one wants to win this wild card spot which means whoever wins is going to beat the Cubs... God damn it. I actually can't have that thought right now.

The Cubs won the 2016 World Series, defeating the Giants (Wild Card winner) in the NLDS. Big Cat's fear was unfounded.
Loss
#PMT-2016-0824-9961
Big CatBig Cat

I'm betting on Ole Miss week one because Hugh Freeze held a fake funeral for himself

As people who know my gambling problem, I will be betting Ole Miss week one without a doubt. If you bury a football, if you plan a fake funeral for yourself, if a beloved mascot dies, that team's going to win the next game.

Ole Miss lost to Florida State 45-34 in their 2016 opener.
Win
#PMT-2016-0815-15692
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Giancarlo Stanton's season-ending injury is definitive proof of the Home Run Derby curse

He had the home run derby curse... so we actually predicted this. Not to brag, but we called it. Like a month ago, we said whoever's going to win is going to be out for the rest of the season. So sometimes it's tough to keep track of how right we are all the time.

Stanton won the 2016 HR Derby and was placed on the DL with a groin strain in August, effectively ending his season. While the 'curse' is superstition, the injury did happen exactly as predicted.
Loss
#PMT-2016-0713-14875
Big CatBig Cat

Giancarlo Stanton will suffer a massive slump after winning the Home Run Derby

Thoughts and prayers for Giancarlo Stanton's swing. He won the home run derby. So everyone knows here comes the slump. You can't win the home run... sorry, man. You're going to have a really bad second half.

Stanton actually played well after the break until an injury in mid-August, but the Marlins as a whole struggled.
Loss
#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.
Win
#PMT-2016-0527-4667
Big CatBig Cat

Chris Berman's retirement report is a bargaining chip for his next contract

Does Chris Berman not strike you as the type of guy that's going to take a victory lap? He is a victory lap guy through and through. So this wishy-washy back and forth, this was all on purpose... Or what this could be is a bargaining chip. He might be trying to play him for a raise. His contract's up next year. So he's dangling the threat of retirement.

Berman did indeed take a year-long 'victory lap' in late 2016 and early 2017 before stepping down from his primary roles.