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So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the NBA Finals ratings. Most watched NBA Finals since 1998!? (6:10) George Pickens will play on his franchise tag. Okay? (15:50) Do front office execs still speak with you now that you’re out of the league? (20:12) How does the MLB trade deadline work for a front office? Who is making the calls? Who is getting the calls? (30:30) Should coaches encourage players to acknowledge the other team when they lose? (36:00) How do mascots work? (43:10) Was there ever something I was able to do for a friend to get them through a rough time?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘consistency’ as in rules as in hats as in Pride as in protest as in anger. What is going on? Why is the Vice President tweeting about this? Why are senators asking for answers from Rob Manfred? There is so much misguided anger about this situation. So let’s explain. (23:00) What is the latest with CBA negotiations? Is the league and the union speaking? Now we have former players coming forward. (28:50) John Fisher has finally spoken with the media. What are his thoughts? He is sorry for how he handled himself. (37:17) Review: Dreams. (39:17) NPPOD. (45:25) The Mariners are going full piggyback. That means two starters per game through the All-Star break!

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The NBA offseason is here. The Knicks are your champions. But the calendar turns. It’s time for trades. It’s time for free agency. It’s time for the draft. (16:23) Do you have World Cup fever? Spain vs Cape Verde? A draw being the most exciting matchup! (36:05) Iran has a problem in the World Cup. They go from Mexico to LA then back to Mexico. What? (40:00) Fox is buying Roku. They want in on the streaming boom. They want a way to distribute more sports. (47:00) MLB All-Star ballots are out. What’s the update?

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Today’s word of the day is ‘united’ as in Paul Skenes as in MLBPA as in MLB as in CBA as in negotiations! Paul Skenes has officially spoken. He wants everyone to know that the players do not want to miss games, but if they have to? United! (15:18) The Athletics played in Las Vegas before they move to Las Vegas. The stadiums were full. The weather was hot. The baseball was flying. What does it all mean? (25:50) The San Francisco Giants are looking to shed salaries. According to ESPN, everyone is on the trade block. Buster Posey has to fix this team, can he? (33:40) Review: Over Your Dead Body. (36:00) NPPOD. (40:00) Texas Tech saga is coming to a close. What a nightmare. Brendan Sorsby is leaving to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft. After all of this!

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Tarik Skubal is back for the Tigers. It was a quick return. Boras was right. I was wrong. Now what happens with Skubal moving forward? (6:20) Something happened with the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres over the weekend. Xander Bogaerts was hit in the head. Then the Padres hit Gunnar Henderson. What the Orioles manager said really made Orioles fans mad. (14:00) Giants players protested Pride Night in San Francisco. Players wrote bible verses on their hats or didn’t wear them at all. (23:40) The Boston Red Sox season is still going down down down. Now the team president has publicly called the season embarrassing! Yikes! (33:20) Aroldis Chapman is going to get traded. Is he going to get traded to the Yankees? (38:10) The Miami Marlins are .500! What will the team do? (45:00) There’s a major story sweeping through sports. A highly-regarded surgeon has been accused of pushing UFC star Conor McGregor to using steroids. Uh oh.

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