Nothing Personal with David Samson

It's David's birthday! Everyone go wish him a happy birthday! And celebrate with a piece of cake for yourself! (calories don't count for birthday cake!) Today’s word of the day is ‘blinked’ as in Scott Boras as in the Chicago Cubs as in Cody Bellinger. It finally happened. Cody Bellinger has signed a deal. It’s not the longterm deal most people thought he’d get. Who won this standoff? What’s next...

Today’s word of the day is ‘opportunistic’ as Spring Training as in baseball is back as in injuries as in the Mets got bad news about Kodai Senga. Wonderful. Shoulder injury and he’s shut down. This is a team’s worst nightmare. (18:30) The White Sox want a new stadium. The White Sox want public money. Owner Jerry Reinsdorf spoke with the media… why? (29:28) Review: Bitconned. (37:20) The Pittsburg...

Today’s word of the day is ‘Mahomes Rules’ as Antonio Pierce as in Maxx Crosby as in the Las Vegas Raiders. New head coach Antonio Pierce says he wants the Raiders to get to Patrick Mahomes like the Detroit Pistons did to Michael Jordan. Why are coaches saying these things in public!? (13:45) This new world we live in is crazy. Justin Fields unfollows the Bears and the world knows in seconds. Huge...

Today’s word of the day is ‘playbook’ as in the owner’s playbook as in the plan as in stadiums as in public money as in the Arizona Diamondbacks are next on the list. Owner Ken Kendrick spoke about needing money for the stadium. Will they leave Phoenix? Is this a threat? Is it not a threat? (13:02) Are the Washington Nationals no longer for sale? What the heck? Let’s explain this horse hockey! (21...

Today’s word of the day is ‘easy way out’ as in Rocky 4 as in Mike Trout as in the Angels as in Ohtani as in Arte Moreno as in the other LA team. What did Trout say about his future? Does he want a trade? Will he finish his career in LA? (10:00) If Trout just turns to his left he’ll see Anthony Rendon talking about how much he hates baseball. Yes, that one. Said baseball is just a job. Nice! (19:0...

Today’s word of the day is ‘168’ as in the NBA All Star Game as in 211 points as in 186 points as in the East beat the West in a game that saw 168 three-pointers attempted. Did you watch? Did you enjoy it? Is the game broken? Will players care again? It’s the whole weekend! The dunk contest is still broken too! (12:50) Let’s talk about the White Sox. Another stadium needed. Another attempt to get...

Today’s word of the day is ‘lifetime’ as in Rob Manfred as in MLB as in commissioner as in Rob Manfred announced he’s stepping down in 2029. He also spoke of myriad of things: retirement, free agency, jerseys, Athletics, Diamond Sports Group. Let’s go through his comments. (17:35) The Athletics met with Oakland officials yesterday. What was said? Any progress? (28:00) Review: Suncoast. (34:00) The...

Today’s word of the day is ‘infuriating’ as in here we go again as in gun violence as in the Chiefs Super Bowl parade turned into mayhem when a shooting broke out. 1 dead. At least 21 other shot. Children shot. What the ****! (22:32) Justin Verlander had a setback. The Astros aren’t happy. The Mets kind of are. (27:40) The drama of the Nationals and Stephen Strasburg has reached a new level we may...

Today’s word of the day is ‘pfp’ as in pitchers fielding practice as in spring training as in baseball is slowly coming back as in free agents. What do I mean? Why hasn’t last year’s Cy Young Award winner been signed? How about the best bat on the Cubs? How about a World Series winning pitcher? How about a Gold Glove third baseman? (15:35) The Athletics are meeting with Oakland for a lease extensi...

Today’s word of the day is ‘happens to be represented by Boras’ as in you’ve watched this show long enough to know as in David Stearns as in Pete Alonso as in Scott Boras as in baseball is a day away from being all the way back! Mets new president David Stearns spoke about Pete Alonso and him unlikely to get a new deal this season. (15:05) Jorge Soler signed a new deal with the Giants. 3 years, $4...

Today’s word of the day is ‘repeat’ as in back-to-back as in the Kansas City Chiefs have done it again. Patrick Mahomes is magic. Travis Kelce finished strong. Andy Reid made the right decisions. The defense stepped up. It was all inevitable. What stood out? Did you like the new overtime rules? What was Shanahan thinking taking the ball first? (31:15) What were your favorite commercials from the S...

Today’s word of the day is ‘58.5 hours’ as in Super Bowl weekend as in Super Bowl as in Brock Purdy as in Patrick Mahomes as in the 49ers as in the Chiefs! What are my top 5 storylines for the big game? Why isn’t anyone talking about Brock Purdy? His story is amazing! (12:20) Rob Manfred has spoken. He has risen from the hotels in Orlando and what did he have to say? Did he see his shadow? Athleti...

Today’s word of the day is ‘anti-hero’ as in Taylor Swift as in Travis Kelce as in Patrick Mahomes as in the Chiefs. When did they become the bad guys? How did this happen? Patrick Mahomes was asked about being a villain, but is he really a villain for winning? (11:30) The NFL minority hiring incentive program is causing quite a stir. Teams are getting draft picks for getting coaches and executive...

Today’s word of the day is ‘bundle’ as in streaming as in cable as in ESPN as in Fox as in TNT as in ABC as in FS1 as in sports. Here we go again. We’re back to the TV bundle. These companies announced yesterday that a new streaming service is coming this fall. (13:30) We have another update on yesterday’s exciting Las Vegas mayor statements. Carolyn Goodman walked back her statement on the Athlet...

Today’s word of the day is ‘manipulative presser’ as in Super Bowl week as in invite-only as in Roger Goodell met the media and he had some interesting things to say. Taylor Swift, check. Streaming, check. NFL Brazil, check. Grass fields, check! (17:00) Josh Harris held an introductory press conference for Dan Quinn yesterday. What an odd search it was. No Ben Johnson. No Eric Bienemy. Kliff Kings...

Today’s word of the day is ‘29’ as in 30 MLB teams as in 29 other teams as in the Los Angels Dodgers as in Shohei Ohtani as in Mookie Betts as in Freddie Freeman as in Gavin Lux. The Dodgers are ready to be villains. They don’t care if you’re upset with them for spending a BILLION. (16:15) Theo Epstein is back in baseball on the ownership side. We told you it would happen. He’s now a minority owne...

Thank you to everyone who voted! We won Best Baseball and Best Sports Business podcast! LET’S GO! Today’s word of the day is ‘fly’ as in birds as in Baltimore as in Orioles as in David Rubenstein as in Camden Yards as in Corbin Burnes. The Milwaukee Brewers traded Burnes to the Orioles yesterday. The return was interesting. The Orioles are primed for a run. The Brewers are primed for a serious reb...

Today’s word of the day is ‘collective goal’ as in the Baltimore Orioles as in David Rubenstein as in a new ownership group as in the World Series. Yesterday it was believed that the Angelos family would hold on to control of the team until the passing of Peter Angelos. Well, it looks like Rubenstein will takeover immediately. (13:30) The Dallas Cowboys are going all-in! Can you believe it? Does t...

Today’s word of the day is ‘hunt for orange October’ as in Tom Clancy as in the Baltimore Orioles as in the Angelos family as in selling time! The Baltimore Orioles will reportedly be sold for $1.725B for David Rubenstein. What does this mean for the team? What does the transaction look like? What are the details? (13:20) Ben Johnson is choosing to stay in Detroit. He reportedly told the two remai...

Today’s word of the day is ‘tweak’ as in tweaked an ankle as in tweaked a knee as in tweaking some rules. What am I talking about? Joel Embiid is playing like an MVP. THE MVP. But he tweaked a knee and because of that he may not be eligible to win a postseason award. Why? Because of the new 65-game limit. Nikola Jokic is the favorite. Luka Doncic is having a great season too. (12:10) NPPOD. (13:33...

Today’s word of the day is ‘lake Vegas bound’ as in the Super Bowl as in Las Vegas as in the Kansas City Chiefs as in the San Francisco 49ers. Why Lake Vegas bound? Because that’s where the teams will be staying. The Detroit Lions were aggressive all season. But was Dan Campbell too aggressive when it mattered? (9:00) The Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl. The Ravens were so close but the Chiefs m...

We’ve been nominated in two categories for the Sports Podcast Awards! Best Baseball Podcast! Best Sports Business Podcast! You can vote for us now: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/shortlist-category/ Today’s word of the day is ‘championship weekend’ as in NFC as in AFC as in football as in the NFL as in Patrick Mahomes as in the Chiefs as in Lamar Jackson as in the Ravens as in Jared Goff as in...

We’ve been nominated in two categories for the Sports Podcast Awards! Best Baseball Podcast! Best Sports Business Podcast! You can vote for us now: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/shortlist-category/ Today’s word of the day is ‘football personified’ as go football as in Jim Harbaugh as in Michigan as in Los Angeles as in the NCAA as in the NFL. Jim Harbaugh is back in the NFL as the head coach...

We’ve been nominated in two categories for the Sports Podcast Awards! Best Baseball Podcast! Best Sports Business Podcast! You can vote for us now: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/shortlist-category/ Today’s word of the day is ‘Cooperstown’ as in the Baseball Hall of Fame as in Adrian Beltre as in Joe Mauer as in Todd Helton as in not Billy Wagner or Gary Sheffield. A little surprising to see H...

We’ve been nominated in two categories for the Sports Podcast Awards! Best Baseball Podcast! Best Sports Business Podcast! You can vote for us now: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/shortlist-category/ Today’s word of the day is ‘announcement’ as in Baseball Hall of Fame as in Oscars as in today is a big day. Who is getting into the Hall? Adrian Beltre? Joe Mauer? Billy Wagner? Alex Rodriguez? Ga...