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Take Slip·Aug 31, 2018
#PMT-2018-0831-14555
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Aaron Rodgers has not won a Super Bowl because of the eight-year statute of limitations

Aaron Rodgers hasn't won a Super Bowl. He won it too early in his career for it to count for people to remember. I actually agree with that take. I think that there's like an eight-year statute of limitations where I get to forget about your Super Bowl.

Literally incorrect as Rodgers has a ring from SB XLV, but a subjective 'PFT law'.
Win
Take Slip·Aug 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-0829-17572
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hugh Jackson has a future as a Lorne Michaels of comedy football

I actually think Hugh Jackson has a future as a Lorne Michaels. He's just been putting together the perfect comedy troupe of a football team for the last three years.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Hue Jackson went 3-36-1 with the Browns, which is historically bad, lending truth to the 'comedy troupe' comparison.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0829-17580
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Australia does not exist

Australia doesn't exist. Australia is not a real place... Australia was invented by the British because it was like a penal colony... airline pilots are all in on it, too... when you fly people on vacation to Australia, you just take them down to Chile, and they never know the difference.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Australia is, in fact, a real continent and country.
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Take Slip·Aug 27, 2018·Null
#PMT-2018-0827-341
HankHank

The 'Green Zone' on-field graphic will save the NFL's TV ratings

Breaking moves. I think the NFL has figured out how to save their ratings in their league. The green zone. It's a new feature they rolled out tonight. It's on third downs. It shows you how far players will have to go at any point during the play to get a first down.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
The Green Zone was a polarizing feature that didn't single-handedly 'save' ratings, though ratings did trend upward in the following seasons for various reasons.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 27, 2018·Null
#PMT-2018-0827-343
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Trevor Bauer is the dumbest player in Major League Baseball

What it basically amounts to is Trevor Bauer is the dumbest player in Major League Baseball, possibly sports... Trevor Bauer got spooked by a fake tweet in 2011 that Obama was going to take his fighting necklaces and confiscate them.

Intellectual capacity is subjective, but Bauer's career has been marked by several controversial and bizarre incidents that fuel this perception among critics.
Void
#PMT-2018-0822-18980
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The tires on Post Malone's plane looked fine despite the emergency landing reporting

Are we staying woke on that, guys? ... a lot of people were saying, like, those tires look fine to me when the plane landed. ... those tires – They didn't look bad to me. That's all I'm going to say.

Difficult to verify tire integrity from televised footage vs mechanical reporting.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 20, 2018
#PMT-2018-0820-15693
Big CatBig Cat

The NFL is dead because of the new preseason penalty rules

Today is Monday, August 20th, and the NFL's dead. Yeah, it's absolutely, there's no reason to watch the games this year, because everything's a flag. Yep, preseason football has shown us. We're not overreacting, guys. I saw a couple clips on Twitter. It's over.

The NFL did not actually die; ratings remained high and the league continued normally despite the rule changes.
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Take Slip·Aug 20, 2018
#PMT-2018-0820-15697
Big CatBig Cat

Dak Prescott stinks out loud

Oh, Dak Prescott stinks. He stinks out loud. ... August 20th, and the Dallas Cowboys are dead. Dead. Dead on arrival. Sorry, Jerry.

Dak Prescott and the Cowboys actually won the NFC East in 2018 and won a playoff game.
Push
#PMT-2018-0820-15706
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Millennials are killing breasts because they are desensitized by the internet

Millennials are killing boobs. So boobs are on the hot seat. ... Hooters is going through some down times. ... It's actually just because millennials aren't going to the restaurants anymore because they don't like boobs. ... By the time you're 18, you're like a seasoned veteran.

Economic data does show Hooters and similar 'breastaurant' models declining with younger demographics, though 'killing boobs' is a satirical framing.
Win
#PMT-2018-0815-2237
Big CatBig Cat

Paxton Lynch is the worst draft pick of all time

Paxton Lynch is going to totally get off the hook here. People will just forget he existed, but I will not let him off the hook because... Paxton Lynch stinks, and he's going to probably end up making whatever it was, $15 million for being a first-round pick. That guy needs to be like – someone needs to write a book. Paxton Lynch stinks.

Lynch is officially one of the biggest QB busts in Broncos history, failing to start over even mediocre competition before being released.
Push
#PMT-2018-0815-2240
Big CatBig Cat

Major League Baseball umpires are on the hot seat and we need electronic strike zones

My other hot seat is umps. So Ben Zobrist got tossed in the Cubs-Brewers game today, and on the way out, he said to umpire Phil Cuzzi... That's why we want electronic strike zones. And I think this is going to be the moment where we get this debate going again, and umps are now going to be on the hot seat because they fuck up a couple times a year, like, egregiously.

The debate intensified for years, and while robot umps aren't in MLB yet, the 'Challenge System' and ABS are being tested in the minors and are widely expected to arrive soon.
Void
#PMT-2018-0815-2249
Big CatBig Cat

Tiger Woods means more to the sport of golf than any other athlete means to their specific sport

The Tiger effect is very real. I mean, we knew this was going to happen, but it just goes to show, like, I don't think there's ever been someone who's meant more to one specific sport than Tiger Woods to golf.

While subjective, golf ratings with and without Tiger are the most drastic disparity in professional sports broadcasting.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2018
#PMT-2018-0813-14977
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Brooks Koepka is better than Tiger Woods was at his peak

Kepka is better than Tiger Woods was at his peak, right? He's bombing his driver. Tiger at his peak... No, I just think he's underappreciated. All he does is win majors.

Tiger's peak (2000-2001 'Tiger Slam') is statistically the greatest stretch in golf history, far exceeding Koepka's impressive major run.
Open
Take Slip·Aug 10, 2018
#PMT-2018-0810-2179
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Saquon Barkley is a future Hall of Famer

Saquon Barkley, future Hall of Famer. His legs look even bigger in pads.

While Saquon has had a productive career and won a Super Bowl ring later, it is far too early to declare him a Hall of Famer based on one preseason game.
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#PMT-2018-0810-2188
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Breaking up with a long-term girlfriend for a year to 'experience things' will definitely result in getting back together

Or just tell her that you joined the military and then just leave town. Yeah, for three years. Write a couple postcards. Come back. If she cheated on you, she's a scumbag. Yeah, that's actually a very good way to tell how serious she is about this relationship. Make up a deployment.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
This is terrible advice that would objectively destroy a relationship, which is the point of the bit.
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Take Slip·Aug 6, 2018
#PMT-2018-0806-2123
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Millennials are killing drivers by not getting enough DUIs

Technically, by not getting DUIs, millennials are actually killing more drivers. Because the roads are worse now. Because your [DUI] tickets aren't going to fund the renovations.

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
This is a satirical inverse of logic and not a factual claim about road death statistics.
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Take Slip·Aug 1, 2018
#PMT-2018-0801-18392
Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James will never speak to Tristan Thompson again following the Draymond Green club fight.

LeBron then left the club right after because he was sick of the shit. And that leads me to the question, do you think LeBron James will ever speak to Tristan Thompson again in his life? He's a fake friend. You don't leave your friend behind like that. He's never going to converse with him again. That was it.

While it was a tense moment, they played together on the Lakers years later and remained on good terms publicly.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 1, 2018
#PMT-2018-0801-18406
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The video of Chandler Jones breaking a blocking sled is a fake PR stunt.

I'm a little bit woke on this, too, because why do you have a camera that's filming this? It was at a cool angle, too. It was like a GoPro. He broke it... I'm very woke on it. I think I'm leaning towards fake on it.

While never definitively proven fake, NFL teams frequently stage social media content for engagement, making PFT's skepticism plausible.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0730-19782
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Washington D.C. sports will never lose another championship again

The Redskins won the offseason again. They do that every year. They're a dynasty at this point. You have to count them as a dynasty. And... The Washington Valor won the Arena Bowl after going 2-10 in the regular season. They won the championship. What a story. Yeah, so Washington, D.C. sports will never lose another championship again.

The Nationals won the World Series in 2019, but obviously, DC sports have lost many championships since.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 30, 2018·Null
#PMT-2018-0730-19791
HankHank

There is an oversaturation of dogs on social media

I'm getting on the borderline of getting sick of the oversaturation of dogs on Twitter.

This is a subjective preference about social media content.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0727-15183
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Capitals run was a dynasty

The Washington Capitals. So the Caps year wins year of the year. Truly a magical run. A dynasty. Maybe the best hockey team of all time ever assembled. Great coaching, great executing, great fans.

Hot TakeHockeyHotSarcastic
The Capitals won only one Stanley Cup (2018) in that era, which does not meet the standard definition of a sports dynasty.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0725-9928
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am the person who introduced the French Levi's shirt fashion trend to the United States

I noticed, not to brag, I was over in France... everybody wears this Levi's shirt. It's like a really big fashion thing. And so it's going to come over to the U.S., and I'm calling my shot. I'm going to be the first one in the U.S. to start wearing it. So then when you see all these famous people wear it, be like, yo, PFT actually introduced that to the United States.

PFT Commenter did not actually introduce the Levi's brand or its logo shirts to the United States.
Void
#PMT-2018-0725-9932
Big CatBig Cat

Dwight Howard is the ultimate locker room cancer because he ruins every team he joins

dwight howard is my number one in like the world to me he is everywhere he goes he is terrible... he's been with all those teams. He's ruined all of those teams. I honestly think if you put him on your team, you're just basically... trying to destroy your team from within.

Howard's reputation at the time was at an all-time low, though he later salvaged it with a championship role on the 2020 Lakers.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 23, 2018
#PMT-2018-0723-2944
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The fan Tiger Woods hit with a golf ball is responsible for Tiger losing The Open

Tiger was back for a minute, and then he hit a guy with a golf ball, and everything fell apart from that moment on. I hope that guy's a real asshole, the guy that got hit. And I hope it affects him down the line. I hope it becomes like a Steve Bartman situation because he took something very important away from us. He took Tiger being in contention on the 18th hole of a major championship in the year of our Lord 2018 away from the world.

While Tiger did hit a fan and then double-bogeyed, attributing his entire loss to one fan is a humorous exaggeration.
Win
#PMT-2018-0723-2955
Big CatBig Cat

LeBron is building an 'All-Blame Team' of scapegoats to avoid criticism for the Lakers' upcoming season

I think LeBron is now just putting together the all blame team. He has put together the greatest blame team of all time. JaVale McGee, Lance Stevenson, Rondo, and Michael Beasley. LeBron James has no intentions of winning next year. He just has intentions of making sure no one blames him. He has now put together literally a super team of people that can be made fun of on Twitter so that we forget about LeBron James. He is the scapegoat.

The 2018-19 Lakers were indeed a disaster, missing the playoffs entirely. While the 'intent' is speculative, the outcome of the team being a joke and those players being scapegoated was largely correct.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0723-2956
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jimmy Garoppolo's date with a porn star was actually a charity auction win

The porn star won an auction, a charity auction, to spend an evening with Jimmy Garoppolo. So he was saving kids' lives by taking the porn star on a date. I don't know if this is true or not. In fact, it sounds exactly like something that you would make up to tell your girlfriend... I'm saying that what actually happened was the porn star paid a couple grand probably for a nice evening out on the town with a nice young quarterback.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
There was no evidence this was for charity; it was just a date.
Push
#PMT-2018-0718-16652
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Texas football is officially back because they have 60 players who can vertical jump over 30 inches.

Texas football. This could also be filed under Texas football being back. Because they are back. Tom Herman said they have 60 players that can vertical jump over 30 inches.

Hot TakeCFBScorchingSarcastic
Texas went 10-4 in 2018, their first 10-win season in a decade, but the 'Texas is back' claim remained a meme for years after as they failed to sustain elite status.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 18, 2018
#PMT-2018-0718-16658
Big CatBig Cat

Mike Trout should get a mural of LeBron James' 'Welcome to LA' mural tattooed on his neck to improve his fame.

He should put, like, the LeBron James Welcome to L.A. mural on his neck. Yes, and then people will finally be like, oh, Anaheim is also in the L.A. market. And then he'll get swarmed by people trying to deface the mural on his neck. Yes. And so everybody will know what he looks like.

This is a satirical suggestion.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 16, 2018
#PMT-2018-0716-14061
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

France winning the World Cup avenged the 'curse of Zidane'

They avenge the curse of Zidane. The curse that I just invented right now has been put away in the closet, never to be mentioned again.

The curse was fictional, but France did win the World Cup.
Void
#PMT-2018-0716-14066
Big CatBig Cat

The St. Louis Gateway Arch is the worst monument in the world

I have my nominee for the worst. The Arch in St. Louis. Yes, that one sucks. Like, hey, let's just put like a big piece of metal on your front lawn. It looks like a leftover part from the air conditioner.

Subjective opinion on architecture, delivered with strong conviction.
Void
#PMT-2018-0716-14067
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Hulk Hogan's reinstatement to the Hall of Fame represents a 'one-in, one-out' policy for racism

But now that Papa John got in trouble for saying the N-word... In America, we have like a one-in, one-out policy for racism. So Papa John's racist now, and because he's in the club, Hulk Hogan is now out of the racism club.

A satirical social observation that cannot be factually verified.
Win
#PMT-2018-0716-14074
Big CatBig Cat

Mike Matheny is a 'dumb-dumb brains' for his management and team culture issues

Thoughts and prayers to Mike Matheny. Dumb-dumb brains is what I have been calling him over the years. So he got fired mid- I think that probably had a lot to do with his firing. Dumb-dumb brains. Once you get labeled as dumb-dumb brains, you can't come back.

Matheny was fired midseason in 2018; Big Cat's critique focuses on his perceived lack of tactical acumen.
Void
#PMT-2018-0716-14075
Big CatBig Cat

Yadier Molina's career-high home run pace at age 35 is suspicious

Yadier Molina, 35 years old, on pace for the most home runs in his career. Very interesting. And the seams have been raised, so it's actually harder to hit home runs. Very interesting.

Molina did finish 2018 with 20 home runs, the second-highest total of his career (his high was 22). No violations were ever proved.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0713-8932
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Roger Federer should be investigated for PED use because he's been too good for too long

I'm thinking about doing a witch hunt with Federer. Has anybody ever looked into PEDs with him? Because it feels like he's been too good for too long... Roger Federer probably did PEDs.

There has never been a confirmed PED link to Roger Federer.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 13, 2018
#PMT-2018-0713-8928
Big CatBig Cat

The US not making the 2018 World Cup was the best thing for soccer in America

The U.S. not making this World Cup is actually the best thing that has ever happened for soccer in America... with the U.S. removed, you watch this World Cup... and people got to enjoy soccer for soccer and not worry about, are we good enough? Is the U.S. up there with them? They just got to enjoy the game.

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Take Slip·Jul 13, 2018
#PMT-2018-0713-8929
Roger BennettRoger Bennett

Neymar's flopping is actually a profile in courage and bravery

I think it's so harsh on Neymar. I mean, I see him as a profiling courage and bravery. I just see the pain, the agony, I mean, just the savage damage that is done to his body... he loses limbs in the game... Neymar gets up when he's broken, had his leg broken, and he says, don't worry, lads, I'm going to brush this off.

Neymar's frequent diving is a matter of intense debate, but the physical 'limb loss' Roger describes is obviously not literal.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 11, 2018
#PMT-2018-0711-5911
Big CatBig Cat

Every vegan who says they like tofu is lying

Every vegan who says they like tofu, I know they're lying. I like tofu. No, you don't. False. All right, we settled that.

Whether vegans actually like tofu is impossible to verify objectively.
Void
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Juergen Klinsmann is a worse coach than the man who led the Thai kids into a cave

I think it was pretty astute that Juergen Klinsmann is a worse soccer coach than the guy that led them down into that predicament in the first place.

This is a satirical comparison used for comedic effect.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 9, 2018
#PMT-2018-0709-10010
Big CatBig Cat

The Rockets losing Trevor Ariza and gaining Carmelo Anthony has a bigger impact on the NBA title than Boogie Cousins joining the Warriors

I actually have a hot take. I think the Rockets letting Ariza go and somehow making it Michael Carter Williams or Carmelo Anthony has more of an impact on the title than Boogie Cousins.

Melo was cut after 10 games and Houston regressed, while Boogie was a solid contributor when healthy. The Rockets' move was indeed more impactful, but negatively.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0709-10015
HankHank

Loneliness is healthier if you smoke 15 cigarettes a day to make friends

loneliness has the same effect on morality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day... so if you're lonely, just smoke a bunch of cigarettes and you'll actually be healthier [because you'll make friends outside].

Hot TakeLifeScorchingSarcastic
Medically, smoking is never healthier, but the take is satirical.
Void
#PMT-2018-0705-9770
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jesus is the greatest comeback in history

My first one is going to be Jesus... Jesus got crossed up, came back three days later. Pretty impressive. Saved all of humanity. So a little disrespectful on your guys' account, not picking Jesus, number one.

This is a subjective debate entry for a comedy segment.
Loss
#PMT-2018-0705-9772
Big CatBig Cat

Barry Sanders is still capable of an NFL comeback

My last one is more of a hypothetical comeback because it hasn't happened yet... Barry Sanders, always going to come back. A lot of rumors ever since he retired. I still think he could go out there and do it. I think he could.

Barry Sanders never returned to the NFL and is now well beyond playing age.
Void
Take Slip·Jul 5, 2018
#PMT-2018-0705-9764
Big CatBig Cat

Blogging is just as hard of a sport as playing in the NFL

I think blogging is just as hard of a sport as football. My brain is mush. I will actually give you that. You guys are in your working stage... We're business people.

This is a subjective and satirical comparison meant for comedic effect.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 2, 2018
#PMT-2018-0702-1189
Mr. PortnoyMr. Portnoy

You could walk onto an Amtrak train with a bomb and no one would stop you

I hate to say this because I imagine some people are going to hear this... You could walk onto this train with a bomb... I'm talking about a sign that says, I have a bomb, and nobody would ask any questions.

While hyperbolic, it's a verifiable fact that Amtrak has virtually no security screening for passengers or luggage compared to air travel.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-0629-9186
Brian ScalabrineBrian Scalabrine

Joey Crawford is the best official in NBA history

Joey Crawford's the best official in the history of the game... I think that he controls the game better than anybody... In the second half, you rarely hear about him.

The quality of a referee is a matter of professional opinion and cannot be definitively proven.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 29, 2018
#PMT-2018-0629-9188
Brian ScalabrineBrian Scalabrine

Kevin Durant's move to the Warriors made the NBA better by raising the standard

I think [Kevin Durant] made the NBA better because he sets a standard for what a championship team would be like... The new championship level is what we're seeing with the Warriors.

The 'health' of a league is a subjective debate, though the Warriors' dominance led to massive ratings and a shift in how teams were built.
Void
Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018
#PMT-2018-0625-13775
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Soccer players are frauds and the sport isn't that difficult to play

Soccer players are frauds. I don't think that it's that difficult to play soccer.

The difficulty of professional soccer is subjective, but as a take, it's a high-level provocation.
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Take Slip·Jun 25, 2018
#PMT-2018-0625-13777
Big CatBig Cat

Harry Kane is a bust because he only scores from point-blank range

Harry Kane, still a bust in my mind [because] he just only scores from like two feet out. He basically didn't even have to [try for the hat trick]. He just showed up, and I could have gotten that hat trick.

Harry Kane went on to win the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup with 6 goals, though many were penalties or close-range finishes, making the take technically incorrect regarding him being a 'bust'.
Void
#PMT-2018-0625-13791
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Baseball should remove the catcher position for the first two strikes with no one on base

My idea was to just remove the catcher and put the catcher in the infield or the outfield against a batter when there's nobody on base for the first two strikes. Yeah, the umpire gets hit a few times with some fastballs or whatever, but you don't need a catcher. Like who cares if the game's delayed a little bit?

This is a radical rule change proposal that has never been seriously considered in professional baseball.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 22, 2018
#PMT-2018-0622-12590
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Trae Young looks like he sucks

Granted, I'm not a great basketball mind. That might surprise you at home. No, you're a brilliant basketball mind. But Trae Young looks like he sucks to me.

Trae Young became an All-Star and led his team to an Eastern Conference Final, making this take largely incorrect.
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