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#PMT-2019-0805-11289
Big CatBig Cat

Antonio Brown's foot injury is likely serious because the reports say it isn't

Every report about Antonio Brown's feet says, couches it with, they don't think it's going to be serious. That means it's probably going to be serious.

The foot injury (caused by cryotherapy frostbite) became a massive storyline that contributed to Brown never playing a regular-season game for the Raiders.
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#PMT-2018-0820-15704
Big CatBig Cat

The Eagles will miss the playoffs because Nick Foles and Carson Wentz are both injured

So when I'm doing the math, I think the Eagles just have two hurt quarterbacks for the entire year, and they're going to miss the playoffs. Hot take.

The Eagles finished 9-7 and made the playoffs as a Wild Card in 2018.
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#PMT-2018-0506-19754
Big CatBig Cat

Matt Harvey will regain his form and have a good season now that he's left the Mets

Matt Harvey's going to still have a good year in his career left simply because it's the Mets... If you're a team looking for a pitcher, you should probably take a flyer on Matt Harvey because it would just be so perfect Mets for Matt Harvey to regain his form.

Matt Harvey never truly regained his 'Dark Knight' form. He struggled with the Reds, Angels, Royals, and Orioles, finishing his career with a very high ERA post-Mets.
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#PMT-2018-0326-19407
HankHank

Kyrie Irving will be back and fine for the first round of the playoffs

He'll be back in three weeks, first round of the playoffs, no problem... Once [the debris is] out, he's completely fine.

Kyrie Irving underwent a second surgery in April 2018 and missed the entire 2018 postseason.
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#PMT-2017-0213-15783
Big CatBig Cat

Joel Embiid will stop being funny on Twitter when he starts playing poorly or getting hurt more

I predicted like a month ago how Joel would not be so funny on Twitter when he starts fucking up. So this is the first one. He's injured like every other day. He's got a lot of time to go back and forth. Take away his umlaut over the Joel. You're just Joel now.

Fans and media have frequently turned on Embiid's online antics during his many injury absences in the playoffs and regular season.
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#PMT-2016-1209-1343
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

RG3 will dislocate his pelvis on Sunday

I'm going to go injured. I think he dislocates the pelvis. It's the big one. It's like the San Andreas quake. A lot of tremors the last few years.

RG3 did not dislocate his pelvis on that Sunday; he finished the game against the Bengals.
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#PMT-2016-1202-1268
HankHank

Rob Gronkowski might retire at 69 touchdowns just for the joke

Rob Gronkowski might retire just for the joke... No, but it's like a destiny thing. It really is a destiny thing. I don't think he wants to retire, but it's written in the stars.

Gronkowski did not retire on 69 touchdowns; he finished his career with 92 regular-season touchdowns.
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#PMT-2016-0930-19008
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bet heavily against Butler because their bulldog mascot tore its ACL

Butler University's bulldog mascot... he tore his ACL. So he's only out for two weeks... so bet against Butler heavily.

The mascot's physical health has zero impact on the basketball team's performance, making this advice intentionally absurd.
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#PMT-2016-0923-10924
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Terrelle Pryor is the Cleveland Browns' best quarterback option because everyone else will get injured

So they asked him if he was going to be willing to play quarterback because obviously if you're a Cleveland Browns quarterback, it's like being in the movie Final Destination. They've already lost two. They've got [Cody] Kessler. So Kessler is going to get hurt this weekend, too. And they said, Terrell, would you play? And he goes, I cut my finger off for the team.

Cody Kessler did get hurt (specifically in Week 5) and Pryor famously played multiple positions including QB for the Browns in 2016.
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#PMT-2016-0829-10164
Big CatBig Cat

Dak Prescott is a speedster who will redefine the quarterback position

I've done a little scouting on Dak Prescott, your backup. Athletic, mobile. He's going to redefine the quarterback position. He's a speedster. I don't know if we've ever seen an athlete like Dak Prescott back there. He's instinctive. He's not a thinker. He's kind of like a Mike Vick type.

Dak Prescott became a Pro Bowler and the franchise QB for the Cowboys, though he didn't necessarily 'redefine' the position in a Mike Vick way; he became a more traditional pocket passer with mobility.
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#PMT-2016-0627-2265
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The European Union is hurt, not injured, following Brexit and will make a major comeback

The EU, in my opinion, is hurt. I don't think that they're injured. This is a minor setback for a major comeback... The EU is going to get back on that horse. They're going to bring in like Turkey and Russia and really get Britain's attention and Britain will be like, yeah, we fucked up. I'm sorry. Can I have you back? Things will get back together.

The UK has not rejoined the EU, and the EU has not added Russia or Turkey as members since this take.
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#PMT-2016-0504-9647
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Pablo Sandoval will be just as good from the right side as the left side next year

So his right hand is going to be getting a lot of exercise. He's got a wipe, J-O, you name it... flash forward to next season, he might be just as good from the right side as he is from the left. So keep an eye on that.

Sandoval's career continued to decline and he never regained his previous form from either side of the plate.
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#PMT-2016-0318-2743
Big CatBig Cat

Adam LaRoche's son will grow up to be the greatest hot take writer in history

Adam LaRoche's kid... he is going to be the best hot take writer of all time. Could you imagine him fighting with like sabermetric nerds? Adam LaRoche's kid, his entire existence is towel whips, pranks... His entire life is a locker room.

Drake LaRoche did not become a professional hot take writer; as of the mid-2020s, he has remained largely out of the sports media spotlight.