Nothing Personal with David Samson

Today’s word of the day is ‘perfection’ as in perfect as in no runs as in no hits as in no walks as in no errors as in Domingo Germán threw a perfect game against the Oakland Athletics for the Yankees! First Dominican-born player to do so. Was horrible in his previous starts. How mad is MLB at who did it? (17:40) What else is happening in Oakland? Why didn’t this perfect game happen in Las Vegas!?...

Today’s word of the day is ‘straight’ as in give it to me straight as in no lies as in Steve Cohen has had enough. He tweeted about a press conference on Wednesday, but on Tuesday Billy Eppler took the mic. Why? What is happening? What could be happening? (18:45) How can the San Diego Padres be this bad!? Tatis Jr. Soto. Machado. Bogaerts. Snell. Darvish. Musgrove. How are they so bad!? (32:10) Re...

Today’s word of the day is ‘reset’ as in roster reset as in trades as in salary dumps as in free agents as in the draft as in what is Damian Lillard doing? Are the Blazers keeping him? Trading him? What is happening with the new CBA that teams are dumping salaries? Are teams scared? (17:35) The NHL has stepped in and voided a trade. Why did it happen? Should it have happened? (29:10) Review: Extra...

Today’s word of the day is ‘inaction’ as in no action as in lack of action as in Rob Manfred was in London and made some comments about the Oakland A’s fans… again. Did he walk things back? Did he say sorry? Or did he double down? (10:00) What is wrong with Aaron Judge’s toe? How bad was it? How bad is it? (23:20) Review: The Bear S2. (28:00) NPPOD. (30:20) Will we ever see a MLB team forfeit? Wou...

Today’s word of the day is ‘sovereign fund’ as in LIV Golf as in Saudi Arabia as in Qatari Wealth Fund as in Washington Wizards as in Washington Mystics as in Washington Capitals. Foreign money is here. Just like it came for European soccer. What does it mean? (16:10) Mike Dunleavy Jr first move was to trade away Jordan Poole. And it’s what he said a few days ago that we need to talk about. (18:10...

Thank you to everyone who listens and shares NPDS! What a great honor to be a Pick of the Month! Thank you! Today’s word of the day is ‘il arrive’ as in he’s coming as in NBA Draft night is here as in Victor Wembanyama is here. The 7’4 unicorn from France is here to take over the NBA. The Spurs will get him. Is Pop ready? How will they handle him? (10:30) Who is making the pick for the Charlotte H...

Today’s word of the day is ‘tightrope’ as in the AL East as in closing in on MLB halfway point as in the Rays lead MLB as in the Orioles are on their heels as in the Yankees, Blue Jays, and Red Sox are all in striking distance of the Wild Card. (6:00) Are the Rays for sale? Are the Rays getting a new stadium? Are the Rays ever going to fill up a stadium? (11:30) What is going on with the Baltimore...

Today’s word of the day is ‘uh oh’ as in oh no a in a mistake as in a problem as in the Phoenix Suns as in Mat Ishbia as in Isiah Thomas as in Chris Paul. CP3 is doing a media tour and said that Isiah and Mat didn’t want him anymore. Ishbia said Isiah didn’t have a role in the team but yet he does. Uh oh! (10:20) Is Zion Williamson getting traded? Would you trade him? Everything off the court with...

Today’s word of the day is ‘back seat’ as in Ja Morant as in Bob Huggins as in the Pittsburgh Pirates. We’ll start with Ja Morant and his suspension. 25 games. No pay. Was it enough? (15:10) Bob Huggins was arrested for a DUI over the weekend. He had a BAC of .21. Just unreal. This is his second major distraction of the offseason and now he is gone. Retired. Resigned. Fired. (22:50) Pittsburgh Pir...

Today’s word of the day is ‘realization’ as in coming to grips as in seeing it clearly as in Rob Manfred has met the media and he had some things to say and it was all about the Oakland Athletics. What happened? What did he say? Was it a disaster? (26:30) What about Pride Night? Manfred addressed this too. (35:30) Review: Chantilly Bridge. (37:50) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me abo...

Today’s word of the day is ‘The Cardinal Way’ as in winning as in rings as in playoffs as in what has happened to St. Louis this season? The team is failing. The team is blowing saves. The team is the worst in the National League right now! Where did it all go wrong!? (13:50) Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner talked rookie Anthony Volpe and his poor start. He also brought up last year’s trade deadlin...

Today’s word of the day is ‘sin city’ as in Las Vegas as in Vegas, baby as in Golden Knights as in Athletics as in Carson City as in Florida Panthers as in Oakland as in hockey as in baseball! What a day it was for Nevada! We had the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup. An expansion team within 6 years! Wow! (15:40) We had the Senate vote yes to give public funds to John Fisher. How did this happen...

Today’s word of the day is ‘Rocky Mountain high’ as in Denver as in Colorado as in Nikola Jokic as in Jamal Murray as in Mike Malone as in Nuggets as in NBA Finals as in 2023 NBA champions. The Miami Heat were close to sending this to a Game 6 back in South Beach, but came up short. What a finals. What a player Nikola Jokic is. (15:45) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Oakla...

Today’s word of the day is ‘hedge fund’ as in Steve Cohen as in New York Mets as in stink! How are the Mets this bad? Highest payroll in baseball. Home Run leader. Verlander. Scherzer. And they’re 9.5 GB of the Braves! Behind the Marlins! (16:20) Pitch clock problems! The Phillies are alleging that the pitch clock at home is moving faster than every other ballpark! What!? (27:30) Review: Smartless...

Today’s word of the day is ‘except Rory’ as in every golfer in the world who wants to golf on LIV except Rory as in LIV is still out to get Rory McIlroy and Rory McIlroy is out to get LIV. What happened now? Will it ever end? Will the merger work? (14:45) It’s time for teams to start thinking trades. How long can you wait? Can the Mets, Padres, and Mariners afford to wait? Are the Royals ready for...

Today’s word of the day is ‘Messi’ as in Lionel Messi as Miami as in Inter Miami as in MLS has landed the whale. Messi is headed to Inter Miami on a deal that we haven’t seen in league history. Streaming money, adidas money, team money, all the money… except turning down a cool billion of Saudi money. (18:10) The Denver Nuggets have taken a 2-1 series lead over the Miami Heat. And the Nuggets made...

Today’s word of the day is ‘Tommy John’ as in Jacob deGrom as in 5 years as in $185M as in the Texas Rangers are mad as in Jacob deGrom is done for the season and needs Tommy John surgery. Did the Rangers know? Was this inevitable? (13:40) LIV Golf and PGA Tour announced a merger yesterday. What happened? What changed? What will change? Is the Saudi-backed business good for golf? (35:00) So You Wa...

Today’s word of the day is ‘stalled’ as in not moving as in paused as in the Las Vegas legislative session ended and the Athletics stadium bill did not pass! What does this mean? No public financing! What about a special session? Doesn’t look likely! (17:00) Are the Bears moving to Arlington Heights or not? What is happening here? Stadium deals! (21:55) LeBron to Dallas? Kyrie Irving wants to make...

Today’s word of the day is ‘3’ as in best of 3 as in 3 wins needed as in the Miami Heat won Game 2 of the NBA Finals by doing what they do best… not giving up. Denver Nuggets had another Jokic game, had a huge lead, and still lost at home. Now Miami gets the home court advantage for the final 5. (14:20) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me why I don’t think the Athletics would work as we...

Today’s word of the day is ‘1’ as in Game 1 as in 1 win as in the Denver Nuggets cruised to a Game 1 win. Nikola Jokic is too much. The Heat cannot stop him for 4 games. Will not happen. (8:20) Adam Silver met with the media yesterday and he had some things to say. Did he have to say any of it? TV deals. Streaming. Refs. And Ja Morant! (16:30) We’ve got another Twitter burner account situation! Th...

Today’s word of the day is ‘4’ as in 4 wins as in the NBA Finals start tonight and that’s all that’s left for either the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat to be crowned champions. Nikola Jokic. Jimmy Butler. Jamal Murray. Bam Adebayo. Michael Porter Jr. Caleb Martin. Coach Spo. Coach Malone. Let’s go! (16:30) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about Rob Manfred saying teams will get 80% of...

Today’s word of the day is ‘takeover’ as in Diamond Sports Group as in Bally’s as in San Diego Padres as in broadcasts rights as in the Padres rights are now owned by MLB. How did that happen? What does it mean for the Padres? What about the future of MLB broadcasts? (27:30) Review: Cherry. (31:00) What is going on with the Dodgers right now? Clayton Kershaw, Blake Treinen, Trevor Williams speak o...

Today’s word of the day is ‘Game 7’ as in the final game as in 151-0 as in the Boston Celtics got run off their home court by the Miami Heat as in the Heat held the Celtics to a season-low in points as in the Miami Heat are headed to the NBA Finals! How did it get done? What do the Celtics do now with Mazzulla and Brown and Tatum? (18:20) Nick Nurse is now the coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. Is t...

Thank you for listening today! We appreciate you all! Enjoy the day off if you have it. Eat a hot dog! Today’s word of the day is ‘tip in’ as in Boston Celtics and Miami Heat are headed to Game 7 as in the Heat have blown a 3-0 lead as in the Celtics get to host Game 7. What happened? How did it happen? Did the Heat blow this? Did the Celtics win this? (14:40) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone...

WE WILL HAVE A SHOW ON MONDAY! Have a beautiful and fun and safe weekend! Today’s word of the day is ‘panic’ as in is it going to happen as in is history being made as in the Boston Celtics have taken Game 5 against the Miami Heat and we have a series again. PANIC! What happened? Did the Celtics remember they are the better team? Is Jimmy Butler too tired? (12:00) The NBA wants to get rid of flopp...