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Take Slip·May 9, 2016
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Blake BortlesBlake Bortles

London beer is served at room temperature except for Guinness

If you do go to London... they don't serve cold beer. It's all room temperature. So actually they have ice cold Guinness so hopefully you like Guinness. It's the only time I think I ever drink Guinness when I go to London.

While real ales are served warmer, lagers and 'extra cold' stout variants are widely available cold in London.
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Take Slip·May 9, 2016·Spoilers
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HankHank

Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes beat the Monstars at the end of Space Jam

Mine, since it's been in the news lately with LeBron and everything, mine's Space Jam. And the spoiler is that Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes beat the Monstars in the end.

The Tune Squad does indeed defeat the Monstars in the movie Space Jam.
Push
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Big CatBig Cat

Heidelberg and I were the first two people in America to accept the Ice Bucket Challenge

Feidelberg and I were the first two people in America to accept the Ice Bucket Water Challenge. ... If you just challenge and no one accepts it, then it never works. ... Feidelberg and I were the only ones who did it right away. We started the Ice Bucket Challenge.

The challenge started earlier with golfers and Chris Kennedy; Pete Frates and Barstool popularized it in New England/nationally, but they weren't the first in America.
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Take Slip·May 4, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Chris Webber was definitely betting on the Thunder-Spurs game

Chris Webber, I'm pretty sure Chris Webber was betting on this game because I've never heard anyone so emotionally invested in a game... It was clear that Chris Webber had money on this game.

While Chris Webber's broadcast was highly emotional, there is no public record or proof that he had a wager on the game.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Green Bay Packers drafted a serial killer and he's the biggest bust in NFL history

People forget that the Green Bay Packers drafted a serial killer. In 1974, they drafted a legit serial killer. His name is Randy Woodfield... Would you say he's like the biggest bust in NFL draft history?

The Packers did draft Randy Woodfield in the 17th round of the 1974 draft. Calling a 17th-round pick who never played a 'bust' is comedic exaggeration.
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HankHank

Doing somersaults cures muscle cramps

My fun fact is that if you get a cramp, doing somersaults gets rid of the cramp. ... I was playing golf with my friends, and he just started doing somersaults. And I was like, why? And he said, it's because you get cramps, and that gets rid of him.

There is no medical evidence that somersaults cure cramps; in fact, the physical exertion of a somersault could worsen a muscle cramp.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Conor McGregor's retirement tweet was a brilliant marketing move to generate buzz

Excellent marketing move on his part... we were all talking about MMA, like in the offseason of MMA, pretty much. So, yeah. Excellent marketing move on his part.

McGregor did return and continued fighting, confirming the 'retirement' was a negotiation or PR tactic.
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Take Slip·Apr 18, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ice is the great equalizer that allows for upsets in the NHL

It's because ice is the great equalizer. That's the X factor right there. Anytime you get people on slippery substances, you open the door for a big upset, which is why I love the NHL.

While ice parity is a real concept in hockey, the phrasing 'slippery substances' is purely comedic.
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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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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Leicester City converted a penalty in the 93rd minute to salvage their Cinderella story

The Cinderella story, Leicester, they were losing today, and they were playing with 10 men, and then they got a penalty called in the 93rd minute, and they converted to salvage a point.

Leicester City drew West Ham 2-2 with a Leonardo Ulloa penalty in the 95th minute.
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Take Slip·Apr 13, 2016
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Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

I have become a whiz at the computer recently

I've become a wizard at the computer. I really have. I turn it on. I can shut it off. I did something because I'm up at five o'clock in the morning and I bet neither one of you would realize that I have Wi-Fi in this condo.

Operation of a power button and basic Wi-Fi usage does not qualify one as a 'wizard' by general standards.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Cleveland Indians' Chief Wahoo logo will be on the hot seat this year

We, this show, called the shot that the Indians were going to have a good year and the Chief Wahoo logo was going to be on the hot seat and people were going to all get upset. Well, guess what? They had a good year. They lost in the World Series, but they had a good year. They're back. Chief Wahoo still on the hot seat.

The Indians removed Chief Wahoo from their uniforms starting in 2019 and changed their name to the Guardians in 2022.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jay Mariotti and Woody Page have officially broken up

PFT... broke the heartbreaking news that Jay Mariotti and Woody Page have broken up... For the last couple of shows, it's just been Jay. Strictly Mariotti. No, there hasn't been an announcement... I needed Woody to counterbalance Jay.

The Mariotti/Page digital show 'Unfiltered' did indeed dissolve around this time.
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Take Slip·Apr 13, 2016·Jimbos
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Pat McAfeePat McAfee

Indianapolis is a test ground for most chain restaurants

Indianapolis is actually a test ground for most chain restaurants. Literally everything is there, except for In-N-Out.

Indianapolis is a well-documented test market for fast food and chain restaurants due to its demographic representation of the US.
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Take Slip·Apr 6, 2016
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Adam MorrisonAdam Morrison

Kobe Bryant had the best left-handed shot in the NBA

Kobe's like, I'm the best left-handed, the best left-handed... Do you remember when he broke his finger? Okay, so he breaks his finger in the game, doesn't check out. His line that night was like 18 and something with just one hand. He literally played with one hand... He looks over and goes, Amo, like what? He goes, I told you I had the best fucking left hand in the league.

Kobe Bryant famously made several left-handed shots during his career, including a 3-pointer against the Mavs in 2012, but 'best in the league' is subjective.
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Take Slip·Mar 30, 2016
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Stacey KingStacey King

Everyone in the NBA is tradable

I played this game. Everybody's tradable. It's not like – You know, some guys, you know, when you're a broadcaster, you never played. I played in the NBA. I've been traded. So it happens. It's a business.

While some superstars have no-trade clauses, historically and functionally, any player can be moved for the right price.
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Take Slip·Mar 18, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Burying a football or burning tape only gives a team exactly one win

Burning tape or burying a football will always give you a little extra juice the next game. It gives you exactly one win. And then you kind of run out of energy because you've done all your crazy shit.

While not a literal law, the 'interim coach energy' usually fades rapidly after an initial spark, as seen with Dan Campbell's 2015 Dolphins and Tony Sperano's 2014 Raiders.
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Take Slip·Mar 16, 2016
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Synthetic turf fields are cancer hotbeds for kids

There have been like five or six goalies that dive too much and get tires up their nose... and they come down with childhood cancer. And like that's, that would affect a lot of people across the United States. If that's true, because we've completely gotten rid of all of our grass fields. And now we've just got these cancer hotbeds.

While there were public health investigations into crumb rubber, major studies (like from the EPA and Dutch researchers) have found no definitive link between turf and increased cancer risk.
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Take Slip·Mar 11, 2016·Jimbos
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Big CatBig Cat

Pardon My Take will not change its name despite ESPN's cease and desist

We've changed the logo. ... We are not changing the name. We will fight to the death to not change this name. So ESPN, come at us. We're not fucking budging on that.

They never changed the name 'Pardon My Take', so Big Cat was correct and stood his ground.
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Take Slip·Mar 10, 2016
#PMT-2016-0310-2105
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If John Skipper couldn't get the Chargers to move to L.A., he won't be able to stop our podcast

[John Skipper] is the guy that couldn't even get the Chargers to move up to L.A. I don't think that he's going to be able to get our podcast up there.

The podcast survived, and the Chargers did eventually move to LA in 2017, though Skipper's personal role in that move is debatable.
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