Nothing Personal with David Samson

Feedback is always essential! Let us know what you want us to talk about! Or you can DM me and yell at me! Whatever works, but have a great weekend! It’s another Coca Friday! Coca and David disagree strongly on his analogies! D you know what your friends do for work? Fired over social media comments? Mariners fan hires a witch! Coca has a full breakdown over the Mets season! Coca makes his picks f...

Today’s word of the day is ‘nightsweats’ as in Jerry Jones as in Micah Parsons as in the Cowboys as in the Packers. Micah Parsons is a beast for the Packers through two games. He’s been everything the team wanted. The Packers are 2-0 and last night made the Commanders look like a bad football team. Jayden Daniels could do nothing! (8:15) Lamar Jackson will not be fined or suspended by the NFL for...

We have Will Middlebrooks and Jenny Dell on with us today! Both broadcasters. Jenny is the lead sideline reporter for the Big Ten on CBS. Will is the color analyst for the Red Sox. (29:00) Let’s talk about the MLB season right now.(39:30) Who killed the Montreal Expos? (43:00) The NBA heave is back. No longer will heaves be counted against players. It’s now a team stat. Learn more about your ad ch...

Today’s word of the day is ‘breadcrumbs’ as in small details as in bits of information as in Pablo Torres as in Steve Ballmer as in Kawhi Leonard as in Adam Silver. We have an update. And this could be what the NBA is looking for. (22:25) Yesterday political activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a college campus in Utah. Horrifying act. Disgraceful. Whether you agree with what he says or disag...

Call us at 631-377-4869 and your question can make the show! It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Ben Simmons turned down a contract offer from the Knicks. And then his agent dropped him. What is going on there? (14:30) How do 50/50 work at a stadium? Toronto has a regular 50/50 and a mega 50/50. Let me explain how these work. (23:00) Why doesn’t the MLBPA just purchase the Minor League Bas...

Today’s word of the day is ‘Jurassic Park’ as in dinosaurs as in Raptors as in Toronto Raptors as in Kawhi Leonard as in Uncle Dennis. What am I talking about? Well, a week after the Kawhi and Clippers and Ballmer news dropped, we have a story about his time with the Raptors. A report was released yesterday about what Kawhi’s Uncle Dennis requested from the team that is so absurd that it has to be...

Pablo Torre joins! He’s giving us an update on his latest Pablo Torre Finds Out investigation into the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard, and Steve Ballmer! (30:00) The succession plan. Family fighting is so typical in sports ownership. And we have another one. This time it’s with the Houston Texans and the McNair family. (40:00) An update on Unrivaled. The league is now worth $340 million, up from $34 mill...

Today’s word of the day is ‘McCarthyism’ as in JJ McCarthy as in the Minnesota Vikings as in the Chicago Bears as in Caleb Williams as in Ben Johnson. The Bears blew a 4th quarter lead and then Ben Johnson made his first big mistake as head coach. It all took place with a kickoff with 2:02 left in the game. Let me explain why. (10:45) What is the latest on the Bears new stadium? The team has its e...

Did you see what happened in Miami over the weekend? A Phillies fan went crazy over a home run ball. I couldn’t believe it. But the Marlins and Phillies did right by the young fan who was berated by an older woman in the stands. A terrible situation turned right. (11:00) Trea Turner has a hamstring issue. Same problem he had last year. Uh oh. (17:40) Kodai Senga was sent down to AAA. He’s struggle...

Today’s word of the day is ‘heartbreak’ as in the Ravens as in the Bills as in Josh Allen as in Lamar Jackson. What a game last night! The Bills came back from a 15-point deficit late in the 4th quarter to beat the Ravens on a last-second field goal. We saw Josh Allen make incredible throws, the Bills players make incredible plays. Lamar Jackson balled out himself. Derrick Henry was a wrecking bal...

It’s a Coca Friday! We talk Eagles! RedZone! College Football! Caitlin Clark! Kawhi Leonard! And we end with bad umpiring! Lock in! Shoutout to everyone in live chat for having my back! I speak for the people! I speak for the trees! (Not Kawhi's trees) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘spit’ as in the Eagles as in the Cowboys as in Jalen Carter as in Dak Prescott. Jalen Carter was ejected before the first snap of the game for spitting on Dak. What an embarrassment. Are you kidding me? (17:40) Steve Ballmer did an in-person interview with ESPN last night. He denied, obviously. But it’s what he didn’t say that’s most important here. (32:00) Review: Katr...

We’ve got Brady Quinn joining us today! Former Notre Dame and NFL QB. Current analyst on Big Noon Kickoff on FOX! HE breaks down college football, the Eagles and Cowboys, Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen, and more! (27:30) My Super Bowl picks! (30:00) NFL RedZone with commercials? How dare they? (36:00) Roger Goodell went on the Today Show to talk about the season. Let’s break it all down. (47:00) Aar...

Today’s word of the day is ‘untoward’ as in inconvenient as in unexpected and inappropriate as in the Clippers as in the NBA as in Pablo Torre as in Mark Cuban. We have a ton of updates from the PTFO episode that was released yesterday. The Clippers say it was false. Cuban says Ballmer would never! But the reporting is the reporting! (20:40) Now we get to Mark Cuban. (33:30) Review: The War of the...

Call us at 631-377-4869! We need your questions! It’s a So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! These are questions from you! We start off with a question on a looming MLB strike! (10:30) What’s the difference between a Team President, President of Baseball Operations, and a General Manager? (21:10) Did you ever have promotions go wrong? Any too dangerous? (29:00) What’s going on with the Spurs and...

You can watch the latest PTFO episode here for more: https://www.youtube.com/live/1OwzYk6OCFM Today’s word of the day is ‘circumvent’ as in Kawhi Leonard as in Steve Ballmer as in the NBA Salary Cap as in the NBA as in Pablo Torre. What do all those things have to do with each other? Well go listen to the latest episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out. The Clippers did something that the other NBA owners...

We’ve got Larry Beinfest on with us today! Former president of baseball operations for the Marlins. He won a World Series with us in 2003 as the general manager! (29:00) Let’s go over my August predictions from the MLB. What did I get right? Wrong? (33:00) Here are my September predictions! (38:40) Wait to see updates! (42:30) The Angels are furious with the Astros ballpark after Taylor Ward’s inj...

Today’s word of the day is ‘ichiro’ as in Suzuki as in Japan. Let me tell you about my weekend. It was a fun one! I went to Japan for 48 hours. Yes. (10:30) Bill Belichick made his UNC debut on Monday and the Tar Heels were crushed. A-list celebrities in the crowd. High expectations. A 7-0 lead. And then the wheels fell off! How bad does he want this? (18:15) People are crushing Arch Manning after...

You can follow me on Twitter @matthewcoca It’s Coca Friday people! He joins the show to talk the Micah Parsons trade, what cutting a player is like, team’s relying on rookies, Arch Manning, and ESPN’s demotion of Doris Burke! Have a great weekend everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘flabbergasted’ as in Jerry Jones as in Micah Parsons as in Dallas Cowboys as in the Green Bay Packers. Micah Parsons has been traded. Wow. Are you shocked? This fight was something serious in the end. And Jerry believed the Cowboys could not come to any sort of resolution to keep Micah in Dallas. Did the Cowboys get enough back? Did they make a mistake? Is the future br...

The legend Mike Hampton joins the show today! He talks us through what happened back in 2003, Shohei Ohtani, Paul Skenes, and much more! (30:00) The Minnesota Timberwolves have hired away Matthew Caldwell from the Florida Panthers. That’s a HUGE hire for Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore. Let me explain why! (36:00) Mark Cuban is still talking about the Dallas Mavericks. Why? (46:00) International foot...

There is no word of the day today. What happened in Minnesota yesterday is a disgrace. It was a failure to those children. To the children before. The children that come after. Another school shooting. Another unspeakable tragedy that probably could have been prevented. But here we are again. (19:00) Micah Parsons fight with the Dallas Cowboys continues. This time it’s a grievance. (29:00) The Tom...

Leave a voicemail for us at 631-377-4869! It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! We start things off with the Toronto Blue Jays and how an international team fits into MLB’s next media rights deal. (11:40) An update on Ohio State v. Dave Portnoy. (15:30) Someone asked me about streaming company leverage in the next round of media rights deals. Huh? Just because Ohtani and Judge are older? (19...

Today’s word of the day is ‘dress’ as in Taylor Swift as in Travis Kelce as in engagement as in MLB as in schedule release! The 2026 MLB schedule came out yesterday. Let’s take a look at some of the series that were announced. What stood out to you? (19:00) The Houston Astros are still in trouble, but finally got some good news. Yordan Alvarez is back in the lineup! He missed 100 games with his ha...

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