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Today’s word of the day is ‘cable’ as in cable TV as in streamers as in MLB as in NBA as in NBC as in Peacock as in Netflix as in Apple as in ESPN! Remember the death of cable TV? Don’t you wish it didn’t go away? Let’s start with MLB and its broadcast rights. Where will MLB games be next season? Apple? NBC? Netflix? ESPN? Could be! (16:00) The NBA schedule was released yesterday and guess what? Y...

The Mets cannot win. The Mets cannot pitch. The Mets score runs and then blow leads. The Mets are now 5 games back of the Phillies. The Mets now hold just a 1-game lead over the Reds. (10:39) We have the great Andre Dawson on with us today! He takes us through why he’s not talking with the Baseball Hall of Fame and why he wanted his hat changed! (44:00) Let’s talk about the Cubs. Their GM Carter H...

Today’s word of the day is ‘passion’ as in the Minnesota Twins as in MLB as in baseball as in played. That’s how Twins fans feel today. The Pohlad family is no longer selling the team. What happened? Why? (12:30) The Portland Trail Blazers have sold. The team was for sale when Paul Allen died back in 2018. It’ll be bought for $4.25 billion to the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes. Will the team mov...

Call us at 631-377-4869 if you want your question to make the show! It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Let’s start things off with a personal question! (12:00) Is Oakland an expansion city or is it not? Is baseball gone forever? (18:00) How do ownership cliques work? Does this impact trades? Voting? Free agency? (27:00) Is the sports bubble going to burst? Is the economic disparity betwee...

Today’s word of the day is ‘Desperado’ as in the Dodgers as in the Padres as in the Astros as in the Mariners. Let’s start with the NL West. For the first time since May we have a tie atop the standings. The Padres are hot. The Dodgers are not. And guess what? We get 6 games between the two in a 10-day span starting Friday! (14:10) The Mariners have caught the Astros! 8-straight wins! 10 of 11! An...

Tiki Barber is with us today! Let’s talk about the Giants! Can they make it back to the postseason? Is Russell Wilson the guy? How is Malik Naber’s foot? Is the defense any better? We know that defensive line is ELITE! (30:00) We need to revisit that UFC deal. More and more details have come out about this deal. Let’s break it all down. (41:00) Is the end of blackouts coming in sports? Can we fina...

Today’s word of the day is ‘inescapable’ as in the Yankees as in the Twins as in dominated. How do the Yankees just keep doing it against Minnesota? What about the aces on the mound yesterday? Eovaldi? Shelled. Crochet? Shelled! (9:30) Shohei Ohtani is wrapped up in legal trouble again. Last year it was a gambling scandal. This year, well, now we have a major lawsuit out of Hawaii over a real esta...

The New York Mets have some problems. Well, a lot of problems. They can’t hit. They can’t pitch. They can’t hold onto leads. It is all bad. Where is Steven Cohen? (14:30) The Brewers are so hot right now. 34-9 in past 43 games is a franchise record. Scorching. (28:00) Jen Pawol made her debut. And she got crushed for questionable calls. Hahah! (33:00) The UFC is headed to Paramount Plus. A major d...

Today’s word of the day is ‘ejected’ as in Aaron Boone as in the Yankees as in losers as in bad as in baseball. It’s been a mess. Aaron Boone is so fed up he probably got ejected on purpose. The Yankees have been one of the worst teams in baseball since June 13. Only better than three other teams. Aaron Judge is back, but he hasn’t been able to get it going. What needs to change? (12:00) The Yanke...

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Today’s word of the day is ‘pain’ as in injury as in preseason as in football as in the NFL as in season ender. The Chargers are out Rashawn Slater. He tore his patella tendon in practice and will miss the season. Brutal. Crushing. The Colts QB Anthony Richardson dislocated his pinky. Two more players in the game tore their ACLs. (8:00) The Colts QB battle is a doozy! (14:30) We have another updat...

Mike Ryan Ruiz is here! We talk Messi, Inter Miami, and the Miami Hurricanes! When you have an expert you let him speak! (29:00) Smelling salts are not banned. Who knew? (32:00) Joint practices need to end. Mike Vrabel was bloodied up after breaking up a camp fight. It never ends! (39:00) Teddy Bridgewater spoke publicly for the first time about his suspension as a high school coach in Miami. He w...

Today’s word of the day is ‘Siberia’ as in the Mets as in hitting as in terrible as in Soto as in Lindor as in Alonso. What happened to the Mets? It’s been over a month now and they are the worst hitting team in baseball. They have fallen in the standings. And the excuses keep piling up. (12:00) The Boston Red Sox signed Roman Anthony to a longterm deal. Huge pre arbitration deal for him. Boston h...

Leave us a voicemail at 631-377-4869 It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Let’s start things off with a message from my Mom!? She asked about my friendship early on with Red Holzman and Jack McKeon. What was the most important thing I learned from them. (11:00) How much can a team trade in cash to acquire a player? Can you spend $120 million to acquire Paul Skenes? (19:00) Service time mani...

Today’s word of the day is ‘equity’ as in ESPN as in the NFL as in billions as in Red Zone as in Roger Goodell as in Bob Iger as in journalism! Let’s discuss what the NFL is doing, what ESPN is doing, and what the future holds for us all. ESPN is getting the NFL. ESPN is getting the WWE crown jewel events. Bob Iger says that journalism will live there… how? (26:30) The NFL has banned smelling salt...

Jonathan Zaslow joins us! It’s his debut! Let’s go! (29:30) Donald Trump came out and said that Saquon Barkley would be part of the council for fitness, or something. Well, it turns out that Barkley is not on that board. (35:30) Jobs report. (39:40) Giannis is on the Milwaukee Bucks. Why do we have to hear about this everyday? (47:00) The Cubs are going through it. Last week they acquired Mike Sor...

Today’s word of the day is ‘crumble’ as in not the cookie as in the Yankees as in the Mets as in playoff races as in falling apart. Let’s start with the Yankees. Another blown save from Devin Williams. Another bullpen acquisition given up a walk off homer. What about the Mets? They’ve been bad since mid-June! Starting pitching stinks. (17:00) Let’s review our July predictions. And then discuss som...

Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys are in a standoff. Jerry Jones looked at Parsons’ trade request and laughed. Jones looked at the fans and laughed. Jerry Jones will not change. Year in and year out, it’s all the same! Who is right and who is wrong here? (11:45) ESPN and the NFL have an agreement over media assets. It’s a monster deal. Billions of dollars. (22:30) NPPOD (25:30) What is going on...

Today’s word of the day is ‘reunion’ as in back in Miami for the first time to see a Marlins game! What a strange feeling being back. What a great feeling to see the stadium rocking. The Marlins are HOT right now! (13:40) The Yankees are a mess right now. There is so much bad that this team does. The little mistakes add up and Aaron Boone is finding out the hard way that letting his players get aw...

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Today’s word of the day is ‘whirlwind’ as in so many trades as in deadline as in mayhem as in Padres as in Astros as in buyer as in sellers! What a day it was! Let’s kick things off with the San Diego Padres. AJ Preller has done it again. Trading away one of the top prospects in all of baseball for a reliever and a starting pitcher. Wow. (8:40) Carlos Correa is back with the Astros! And the Twins...

The great, the legendary, the broadcast God, Bob Costas joins us! We talk hall of fame, we talk Ryne Sandberg, we talk hall of fame voting, we talk the state of baseball! (30:30) Max Scherzer is a funny guy. He said he can’t wait to have a face-to-face with Rob Manfred. Why? You have his number! (37:00) Shannon Sharpe is out at ESPN. Done. Finished. Just weeks after his lawsuit was settled. (45:00...

Today’s word of the day is ‘arms race’ as in trades as in flurry as in Mets as in Phillies as in Mariners as in buyers as in sellers! Let’s start with the slugger. Eugenio Suarez is back to the Mariners. Big pop. Joins Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez. (13:00) The Mets and Phillies is the real arms race. The Mets trade for a bullpen arm. The Phillies trade for a closer. The Mets then trade for anot...

If you want to leave a voice: 631-377-4869 It’s another So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Let’s go! First up is about Tom Brady and his comments about Scottie Scheffler and fatherhood. Hmm. (13:40) How much control does the manager have during and before a game? Does a manager like Bruce Bochy get more control? (26:30) Does the Yankees ownership cave to fans? (33:45) Why doesn’t MLB have a Re...

Today’s word of the day is ‘Fleetwood Mac’ as in rumors as in trade deadline as in the Miami Marlins as in sellers as in buyers! The Marlins have two of the biggest trade chips in the sport right now with Sandy Alcantara and Edward Cabrera. What calls are they taking? Are they holding out for more? (12:00) The Giants have the worst record in baseball since the trade for Rafael Devers. Oh boy. What...