Takes

It currently pays to be cheap in MLB because teams with the highest payrolls are all failing

The Mets fucking suck... everyone's pissed off at [Buck Showalter] and it kind of like speaks to a larger trend in Baseball This year, which is that the teams with the highest payrolls, they are all underperforming. Yeah. So you it pays to be cheap in Major League Baseball.

Luis Arraez chasing a .400 batting average is as electric as a home run chase

Luis Arraez of the Marlins... he was hitting 401 as of Saturday... if he ends up like, I mean hitting 400 would be insane in this day and age. Going down the stretch... those are gonna be electric games to watch. Yes. It'd be still close to 400 every single at bat. That to me is, that to me is almost as good as watching like a home run chase.

Shohei Ohtani is having the greatest baseball season ever and might be the best player to ever live

It's not unfair to say that [Ohtani] is having the best Baseball season in the history of Baseball. And when you look, when you, when you break it down, he might be the best Baseball player to ever step onto a diamond. It's insane.

Zach Bryan is the best musical artist of my generation

Check out Zach Bryan if you haven't. I think he's the best artist of ever. My generation. My generation.

Being a podcaster is a harder job than being an NFL player

[Is it more challenging being a podcaster or a football player?] Podcaster. Yeah. Hardest job in the fucking world, dude. Honestly, you keep coming out with content that people want to hear.

The NFL RedZone channel is the #1 overall pick in a draft of 'Red Things'

Red zone channel... One-one. It is the one-one. There is no other.

Jajuan Howard is the new Coach Calipari because he underachieves despite producing lottery picks

Jajuan Howard's the new coach Cal, that is what made me feel really, really old was Jajuan Howard has a son that just got drafted in the NBA... you see a loaded team [Michigan] get picked and you're like, wait, they weren't in the tournament. That's weird.

Brandon Miller is a genius for claiming Paul George is his GOAT so he wouldn't offend Michael Jordan

I think Brandon Miller is kind of a genius. They interviewed him the other day and he said that his GOAT, his favorite player in NBA history is Paul George. That to me tells me he's thinking two steps ahead because he knew that Charlotte wanted to draft him... He knew that he could not say that it was LeBron James because Michael Jordan is still very much involved in the draft process for Charlotte.

Trent Williams is the best football player in the NFL

In my opinion, he's [Trent Williams] the best football player in the NFL. Like it's him, Aaron Donald, and I like Nick Bosa is pretty close. Mahomes is up there. But like I think Trent Williams is like by far on a playing field by himself.

NFL tight ends are significantly underpaid relative to their production compared to wide receivers

Travis Kelce is either first or second behind Devonte Adams of most receiving yards in the last six years. And he pays half of what the best wide receivers are paid. And so that kind of seems like it's just water in the bridge... he plays tight end and you don't really get a lot of attention and stuff.

Brandon Aiyuk would have 1,400 yards and 15 touchdowns if he were a number one option

I think one guy that you guys are gonna love to watch is Aiyuk... if he was in an offense where he was the number one choice and got 12 targets a game, he'd probably have 1400 yards and 15 touchdowns a year. He's fantastic.

Brock Purdy actually is a guy and is more than just a system quarterback

Brock Purdy actually is a guy. Honestly, his first game, Jimmy gets hurt, he comes in and Miami just started to zero blitz us five straight times. To be able to step up in a pocket knowing that you're about to get hit by a blitzing Mike linebacker — that takes some balls. He's got a lot of intangibles... there's certain things you can't really coach.

I would not play for the Wizards right now even for $5 million a year

Honestly, would you play for the Wizards if it was 5 million a year? ... I would not. In five years' time, I would love to play for the Wizards, but right now I'm declining.

I would play for the Suns for $1 million to help their salary cap

I already said that I would play for the Sons for $1 [million]. Cause they need, they need cheap rosters. Yeah. 1 million. 1 million.

Brian Cashman would have been fired if his name wasn't Brian Cashman

If Brian Cashman's name wasn't Brian Cashman, he would've been fired already. Right. Brian Cashman's a powerful name. ... I I'm like convinced that like if you're, if you're a Stein runner, you hire Brian Cashman. He's like, well, yeah, he's the cash man. That's what we do here.

Wes Anderson is a boring filmmaker

My Hot Seat is Wes Anderson, the filmmaker. ... I think he's boring. Does anybody else think he's boring? ... They're all kind of one movie. ... It's very filmmaker move to come out and be like, he refuses, he's disgusted at the thought of people even trying to do what he does.

You shouldn't mess with the ocean at all; stay 20 feet from the beach

Just don't fuck with the ocean. ... In general, stay away from more than like 20 feet into the ocean. The beach is fine. Yeah. Beach is good. Everything else bad.

Jordan Love made a massive mistake by making a Father's Day video for Bears fans

My Hot Seat is Packers fans trying to get me to somehow admit that I was wrong about the Jordan Love video. ... Aaron Rodgers never would've done that. You gotta say no. ... As much as I hate Aaron Rodgers, he tortured me, he's fucking owned me... he respected the rivalry. He never gave an inch. Jordan Love you gave an inch. I'm gonna take that inch.

Searching through a golfer's old Twitter likes after they win is 'loser energy'

Tremendous loser behavior by anyone who does this. ... I don't care what side politics you're on If you see someone have the greatest moment of their life and you immediately, like, let's go through his likes and try to figure out what he liked on Twitter. That's loser energy.

To be a true 'Hoss,' you should be clinically obese by BMI standards

I would say that yes. To be a Hoss you should be overweight. ... You should be clinically obese by BMI. ... Your BMI should be outta whack. ... Hosses are more laid back. They lumber.

Wembanyama is not as good a prospect as LeBron was because of injury risk

Anybody who says [Wembanyama] is the best, like he's better than LeBron as a prospect, I would completely disagree just because LeBron body-wise was NBA ready. ... He's going to get hurt. It would be shocking if he doesn't have somebody roll into his legs at some point. ... I just don't think the human body is supposed to move like a created player in an NBA video game.

Scoot Henderson is the 'dog' version of Chris Paul

I know you guys are gonna love my Scoot Chris Paul comp. Because, you know, we're talking about all first team all dog guys. ... Scoot was like one of the few guys that was like, I'm gonna go at [Wembanyama]. Like he had that mentality and it worked a few times.

Cam Whitmore is the #1 'dog' in the draft class

Cam Whitmore is definitely on that list. Maybe number one overall the Villanova freshman. Watching him play is like every time he gets the ball he is going left and he beats everybody every single time. ... He went hit him so strong. ... This guy's at level 11 energy this early into the game.

James Naji's wingspan and energy make him a legitimate NBA rotation prospect

James Naji... His wingspan however is seven seven and the way, like as soon as he checks in the game... it would be kind of like shit he's in. ... He's very raw, but as soon as he checks in the game, things are just different and it's because of his energy, his size, his strength, and I think he actually has a chance to make a roster here.

The Los Angeles Country Club was a terrible course for the US Open.

The Big Loser this weekend was the course. That course sucked. I disavowed that course. They should take it off because there was no big game feeling with this course. It was a soft course.

Hot Ones is an AI-proof show format because robots cannot feel pain or spice.

I actually think that your show might be AI proof because AI can't eat, it can't feel spice. It can't feel pain. Right.

Any player who wins World Series MVP should automatically be inducted into that team's Hall of Fame.

Any World Series MVP for any baseball team should be in that baseball team's Hall of Fame. [David Freese] said he hadn't earned it... but if you're a World Series MVP, you've earned the Hall of Fame. There's plenty of other Cardinals players that aren't World Series MVPs in the Cardinals Hall of Fame.

You should never mess with the IT guy in your office.

The IT guy, don't fuck with him. Don't fuck. Do not fuck with him. He knows every he can, knows everything. Get every bit of information about you. He can watch you as you surf the net.

Internet shows fail when they try to mimic the high-production look of TV.

I always think that as when people try to do internet shows that look like TV shows, they fail. Right. Because the internet, there should be a little bit more, there shouldn't be as much of a barrier between you and the audience.

Justin Fields is absolutely 'the guy' for the Chicago Bears and the best quarterback the franchise has ever seen.

Justin Fields is the guy. I don't even really understand Bears fans that have like the other side of the argument. Like, what have you been watching your whole life? Those Jay Cutler years where we threw like 22 touchdowns and 16 picks, that's the best quarterback play that we've ever seen by far. Now with Justin Fields flying around... waking up on Sunday and being excited to watch the Bears play football is not a normal feeling.

A guy with cauliflower ear is the number one person you never want to mess with.

Guy with cauliflower ear. Done. You see cauliflower ear, you turn around. It's an absolute red blinking sign that says, do not fuck with this guy, because you know he's been in some shit.

California teenagers are some of the scariest people you can encounter.

Don't fuck with California teenagers. They're scary. They're way cooler than you. They'll TikTok in your face. Smash you in the head with their skateboard or fucking steal your wallet.

Nikola Jokic isn't 'trying' to not care; he's just being an honest guy who wants to see his horses

I don't think Jokic is doing, he's just being himself. It's not like he's going online being like, Ooh, am I getting points for not caring. Like he's just being an honest guy. The guy wants to see his horses. He's not doing this for some payoff where it's like he's gonna gain some points.

Las Vegas residents should boycott Oakland Athletics games in solidarity with Oakland fans

If I lived in Las Vegas, I would not go to an Oakland Athletics game once they moved to town. I think Las Vegas needs to stand, or at least threatened to stand with Oakland fans. It just feels dirty. I would not be comfortable supporting that.

The characters in Succession will always lose, and they should lose because they're dead inside

The cycle will continue. These people [the Roys] will always lose. They should lose. They're dead inside. And that's what you're gonna have to live with. I remember a friend of mine, they're in the middle of the season, he's like, I feel like I'm caring too much about all these characters now. I'm like, just hold away from, these guys are still gonna be [losing] at the end.

Man on Fire is the best Denzel Washington movie to sit down and rewatch

Man On Fire. I love this movie. It might be my favorite like sit down and rewatch Denzel movie. This movie is a yet you jack the fuck up. I'm gonna give 'em both Five outta five balls.

Man on Fire is the perfect plane movie

You know what this is? It's also a perfect plane movie. If you're looking to kill, go like a three hour plane ride, man on fire every time. And you can watch it every time you're on a plane.

Billy Football's dog definitely thinks that Billy is a bitch

You know what? Billy's dog definitely thinks that Billy's a bitch. Billy's dog is like, 'Dude, we could have handled [the geese].'

Nikola Jokic is the greatest value pick in NBA history

Jokic I think now goes down is the best value pick in NBA history without a doubt... he's a better value than all these [Steve Nash, Giannis] because he went 41st overall in the draft.

The era of the NBA super team is officially dead

it's the official death of super teams as well. We declare that because... homegrown super teams don't play anymore. We had a decade of super teams. It's over.

The Nuggets need to win at least three championships to be considered true champions in my book.

They need to win at least three [championships] in order to be considered True Champions in our book because they've got Jokic and Aaron Gordon, who are both 27. Murray is 25 years old. Michael Michael Porter Jr. who actually stepped up in the last game. ... So they've got a good young core.

The Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup in six years cements hockey in the desert in a way the Coyotes never could.

The Las Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup champions. ... It's incredible. I mean, and to be in two Stanley Cup final in that time. ... What a way to cement hockey in the desert. And this is what the Coyotes never could do.

The Buffalo Bills' dynasty is on the Hot Seat following Stefon Diggs' absence

My Hot Seat is the Bills Dynasty. Stefon Diggs no-showed for off season training program. They asked McDermott about it and he said he was concerned about it.

Novak Djokovic is the undisputed greatest tennis player of all time

Djokovic won the French Open. He has 23 Grand Slams. He's the greatest tennis player of all time... He is the greatest. And I can't wait to win more... feels good to be vindicated that I was right all along.

My struggles in Majors are due to being too anxious and trying too hard

I can just tell I'm like more anxious, trying too hard... it's not a mental block. It's like I know what I'm doing but I just feel more like high strung, more wound up instead of just playing golf.

Most casual golf fans don't care about the golf ball being too good or moving too far.

I just don't think that for the majority of the fans that [the golf ball being too good] that big of a deal. And so it's, I'm just a little bit, I'm, I'm not so sure where I stand on it. ... I just don't know any of my many friends who casually watch golf who have themselves, 'I'm not turning this shit on on Sunday. I'm so fucking sick of watching Rory McIlroy hit Driver and then a wedge.'

I want to finish my career with at least 10 major championship wins.

Double digits man. That's where honestly, that's what I want. ... because I think what only three guys have ever had double digits.

The NBA Finals were officially over the moment Nikola Jokic picked up his fifth foul and the Heat still couldn't take the lead.

Friday night we had a little Scott Foster. Jokic gets his fifth foul on a phantom foul... They take Jokic out in the fourth quarter with the Nuggets up 10 with nine minutes left. He doesn't come back in for another five and a half minutes. And the Nuggets were up nine when he came back in. So that was it. That was the moment that the series was officially over.

Having children is the most selfless thing you can do

It's actually the most selfless thing that you can do. You know, I always feel like I'm speaking for myself to anybody else because you know, everybody has their own reasons behind it. But like, I feel incredibly selfish in a way that sometimes I have a hard time thinking about it.

Every 23-year-old at their first job is dumb and thinks their situation is permanent

When you're 23, you're dumb. And I think about how dumb I was and thinking like, oh, I hate my job. And then you look back and you're like, well it wasn't that bad because then you get more, you know, you, you do other things and you get more jobs and you realize like at 23, you just don't know.