Nothing Personal with David Samson

The Charlotte Hornets are advancing in the play-in tournament. A buzzer-beating block by Miles Bridges against the Miami Heat. A big play happened in the first half and Erik Spoelstra was furious. (15:00) Dianna Russini has resigned. More fallout from the Russini and Mike Vrabel pictures that leaked online earlier in the week. Things are moving quickly. (25:00) WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert ha...

Today’s word of the day is ‘28’ as in her 28th birthday as in my daughter. (17:00) Welcome to the MLB Danger Zone. The Mets, Brewers, and Astros are there. Let’s begin with the Mets. 7 losses in a row. Bad baseball. And the owner is talking again. (30:24) The Milwaukee Brewers are in freefall mode. Another loss. That’s six in a row since starting the year 8-2. Not great! (36:53) The Houston Astros...

Rory McIlroy is a back-to-back Masters champion. Only the fourth golfer to ever do it. What a tournament for him. (7:08) The NBA regular season is over. Did you watch the final Sunday? Well, no starters played. It was ridiculous. And teams who did play starters lost as massive favorites. And that’s not even mentioning the blowouts! Doc Rivers is out in Milwaukee. The playoffs are starting. Fun tim...

Today’s word of the day is ‘Mingus’ as in Charles Mingus as in jazz as in Jazz Chisholm as in the New York Yankees as in the New York Mets. Both teams are struggling. Both teams are on 5-game losing streaks. But the biggest story of the weekend was Jazz Chisholm and his postgame comments. I cannot believe it. (20:35) The Mets are no better. 5-game losing streak. Lindor does not look like himself d...

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Today’s word of the day is ‘miscalculated’ as in tanking as in Sacramento Kings as in Doug Christie as in the NBA. This has gotten out of control. The whole conversation is just ridiculous. NBA Board of Governors are voting on new rules to curb tanking. Draymond Green says teams need to be fined. Fans are losing their minds. And the playoffs start next week! (22:30) Doc Rivers career as a head coa...

Leave a voicemail: 631-377-4869! So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Chicago Bulls. What an absolute mess. Bulls fans used to just have to deal with Jerry Reinsdorf, now they get his son. (11:40) Someone asked me about private equity in sports. Let me talk about Fenway Sports Group and Liverpool and the Boston Red Sox. (27:30) Have you been booed at a game before? (34:30) The...

Today’s word of the day is ‘TKO’ as in knockout as in Jorge Soler as in Reynaldo Lopez as in Braves as in Angels. We had a benches clearing brawl yesterday! Suspensions are coming. You can’t have that, but it was thrilling. (10:05) Willson Contreras is tired of the Milwaukee Brewers. He sent a clear message to the Brewers. Hit me again and something is going to happen. 24 times he’s been hit again...

NCAA tournament expansion? It’s coming! 76 teams! (7:00) President Trump has signed an executive order trying to “fix” college sports. Does it mean a thing? (16:20) The Bucks and Giannis drama continues. It’s so ugly. Look at all the blowouts. The NBA is struggling to the playoffs. (31:09) The Lakers are in trouble. Luka is out. Reaves is out. Oh boy. (39:20) We have a new owner alert. The Portlan...

Today’s word of the day is ‘blue sox’ as in the Boston Red Sox as in struggles as in offense as in defense as in down bad. The Red Sox have the worst record in baseball. The Red Sox can’t score runs. The Red Sox fans are chanting for the team to be sold. It’s bad bad bad bad bad. (12:05) Mike Trout is hurt again. He took a pitch off his hand. He is furious with pitchers, and he let us know. (20:57...

Hello, it's me. Bit of a sloppy hour today, but we carry on! See you next week, where the Mets may drive me closer to insanity than I would prefer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘redux’ as in brought back as in revived as in the Pittsburgh Pirates? Paul Skenes looks like Paul Skenes again. But the bigger story here is that the team wants to sign Konnor Griffin to a longterm deal. Another player with no service time! (13:40) Sandy Alcantara called out the Marlins fans. Because they don’t show up! (19:40) The NBA wants Europe. The bids are coming...

CALL US 631-377-4869 The MLBPA has a war chest! It is full of gold! What are they preparing for? (17:00) Mark Cuban regrets selling the Dallas Mavericks. Who could have seen that one coming!? (22:45) The Chicago Bulls have waived Jaden Ivey. He has spent the past few days saying some pretty damning things on social media. Wow. (33:41) Rather an easy schedule to start or the end of the season. Whic...

Today’s word of the day is ‘prioritize’ as in Tiger Woods as in stepping away as in getting help. Tiger Woods has announced he is done with golf for now and is seeking treatment after his latest car accident and arrest. (12:00) Let’s go through a bunch of MLB topics. Are you worried about your team? Are you worried about your players? Calm down. (23:00) We’ve got new record deals! No service time,...

Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Sen. Bernie Sanders have introduced the 'Home Team Act' to prevent owners from moving teams without giving locals a chance to buy the team. This bill, if passed, would require sports franchises to give a year notice before moving teams to new communities. It would also give those communities a chance to buy the franchise at a fair price. Rep. Casar joined David to dis...

The Final Four is set in Men’s March Madness! Uconn is back in the Final Four. The Huskies are joined by Illinois, Arizona, and Michigan! (11:41) There is a storm brewing in the WNBA. The Connecticut Sun have been sold to the owner of the Houston Rockets and will move to Houston. Wow. The league shut down a sale and move to Boston last year. (23:23) Tiger Woods was arrested again. It is a sad real...

Today’s word of the day is ‘ABS’ as in automated as in ball-strikes as in system as in challenges as umpires. What a start to the season. Baseball is back, baby! And the challenge system is off and running. The results have been mixed, but it has worked. A whole lot of challenges have worked. (11:30) A bunch of World Baseball Classic pitchers had terrible starts. Coincidence!? (20:17) The San Fran...

It's Coca Thursday! Coca (me) walks you through his picks for the baseball season! From division winners to Wild Card teams to World Series picks to awards! Comment below where I will be wrong!!!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘162-0’ as in undefeated as in Opening Day as in baseball is back. Every team starts the year perfect. Every team has a chance. The Yankees can go 162-0! The Giants cannot. Netflix had the rights. And the feedback is… questionable for some. (11:20) Let’s look through the rest of the Thursday schedule. I am excited. Paul Skenes takes the mound. Tarik Skubal takes the moun...

Call us and complain: 631-377-4869 It’s time for So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about Aaron Boone and his lineup card. He did a sit-down with The Athletic and he tried to dispel a big myth. (6:35) What is the latest on the prediction markets? The US government is going after them. (20:33) Let’s talk Survivor! My favorite! (25:00) Can I be a Rays fan if I moved there even though I w...

Today’s word of the day is ‘deja’ as in deja vu as in Opening Day as in Major League Baseball as in we have finally made it! The Yankees head to San Francisco to take on the Giants on Netflix. That’s right. Netflix! (10:00) Let’s talk about the top 5 storylines for this upcoming season! (28:00) Prediction time! We’re going through all my picks for the season! (40:07) Win totals! (42:36) Review: No...

MLB has done a deal with Polymarket. A prediction market. Wow. (17:05) Let’s talk about Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins. He loves to give interviews. (25:50) Cam Skatebo had an apology ready within 24 hours. The Giants rookie star had to walkback his comments on CTE so quick you could have missed it. (30:50) Trump put an executive order on the Army-Navy. Nice. Why? (35:15) Athletic depar...

Today’s word of the day is ‘cinderella’ as in NCAA as in March Madness as in mid-major as in high-major as in power conference. This March Madness is full of no upsets. That’s right. The Cinderella is gone. Sweet 16 is full of all major conference schools. Is Texas a Cinderella? No shot! The upsets that took place? All power conference schools. So what caused this? NIL? Transfer portal? All the ab...

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Coca hour. Today's episode starts with David's trip to the WBC. Not a breakdown of the tournament, but how he felt watching the tournament play out in the stadium he built. Cool stuff! Limited Time Offer – Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code SAMSON15 at https://huel.com/SAMSON15. New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for p...

Today’s word of the day is ‘culture’ as in Venezuela as in America as in Puerto Rico as in Dominican Republic as in Japan as in Korea as in Italy as in World Baseball Classic! It’s all over. Venezuela won the damn thing. United States finishes as the bridesmaid for the second consecutive tournament. Woof. Let’s talk about the tournament, Miami, the future of the WBC, and the impact on MLB. (22:35)...