Nothing Personal with David Samson

Today’s word of the day is ‘part time lover’ as in Stevie Wonder as in Kyrie Irving is back in the news with his return to court coming tonight in Indiana. Why is his first start on the road? Irving is unvaccinated so he cannot play any games in his home arena because of New York City rules against unvaccinated people. Kyrie has missed the team’s first 35 games, but he’s back. (11:35) NPPOD. (12:45) Let’s followup on the conversation again about Joe Jude, the Mara family, and the New York Giants. Is Judge safe? What will happen with Dave Gettleman? The Giants have been so bad in recent years something needs to change. (20:00) Jalen Hurt penned a letter to the Washington Football Team after what took place at FedEx Field. Never seen anything like it. (31:55) Review: The Comey Rule. (36:45) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me a question about the scenario the NFL has found itself in. There’s a way that the Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders can tie and both make the playoffs. How does this happen? How does the NFL let something like this happen? TV deals. Why don’t these games start at the same time to avoid nonsense like this? (44:55) Fantatics bought Topps. Here’s why that’s important.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘proxy’ as in doing someone else’s bidding as in Max Scherzer continues to be the mouthpiece for Scott Boras. The lockout is still locking in MLB and Scherzer spoke to the LA Times to give an update on what’s been going on. (18:30) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me about the Washington Football Team and the railing collapse at FedEx Field. This team just can’t help but stay in the news. But hey, it will announce its new team name on February 2nd. (32:55) Review: C’mon C’mon. (36:40) MLB Network decided to fire Ken Rosenthal because of his coverage of MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. MLB Network is owned by MLB. Let’s explain this situation. (43:40) NPPOD. Big Ben says goodbye. Baker Mayfield may optout of the final game of the season for surgery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘streaking’ as in we’re going streaking through the quad and into the gymnasium as in Antonio Brown had a meltdown to remember during the Bucs-Jets game. Bruce Arians asked Brown to go back into the game and he refused… in the most Antonio Brown way. He ripped his jersey off and pads off and gloves off and he’s shirtless running in the end zone. What? (14:20) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me to followup on my 2021 New Year’s resolutions and what my 2022 ones are. (29:15) Review: Death of 2021, Squid Game. (35:40) Let’s take some time to remember John Madden and the impact he had on the NFL. (41:30) NPPOD. (44:10) Joe Judge career as head coach of the New York Giants is over. He is bad. The team is bad. Not coached well. Judge says things that are just outrageous.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘mutual’ as in reciprocal as in connected as in bilateral as in Carlos Correa and the Chicago Cubs reportedly have mutual interest. So the Cubs didn’t want to re-sign Bryant or Baez or Rizzo, but they want to pay $300M+ for Correa. Okay, sure. (8:20) Cody Bellinger and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year, $17M deal. How was it announced after December 1st in a lockout? Hmmmm. (14:20) Former MLB columnist Michael Hunt has not voted for a baseball player to the Hall of Fame for the 2nd consecutive year in a row. Two years ago he only voted for Derek Jeter. Is this fair? (25:15) The Gator Bowl will go on. Rutgers has accepted the bid to play against Wake Forest. (29:45) Review: Belfast. (33:45) NPPOD. (39:20) Peloton, Chris Noth, Sex in the City update. (45:55) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about handling and dealing with insomnia. Let’s get personal to end the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘worry’ as in panic as in anxiety as in NFLPA president JC Tretter said the union was worried about NFL games being cancelled due to COVID. He said the union pushed for postponements, the NFL nearly cancelled 3 games, and that would have been bad news bears. (10:30) Joe Burrow is the starting QB for the Cincinnati Bengals. Joe Burrow said there’s nothing to do in Cincinnati. (22:00) Review: Clickbait. (27:30) NPPOD. (29:15) The College Football Playoff has announced new covid rules. Forfeits everywhere! (34:30) The Gator Bowl is in jeopardy right now. Texas A&M had a covid outbreak and can’t play. Wake Forest can play. The bowl is scrambling to replace Texas A&M. (39:50) The NBA is in trouble. There are now 50 players playing on 10-day contracts. What!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘10/10’ as in the interview score given by Sandy Alderson to Buck Showalter. A perfect score! Buck did it. Cannot believe it. He’s the new Mets manager and he’s ready to be the first old dog to learn new tricks. New Mets GM Billy Eppler said he talked to everyone, but not Max Scherzer… okay. (20:00) The Buffalo Bills just announced a new fan covid policy that all fans aged 5 and older must be vaccinated to attend games. This is going to cause a firestorm. Let’s discuss this policy. (24:35) Aaron Rodgers just continues to double down on misinformation. Just stop already. (29:20) Review: Being The Ricardos (33:45) MLB luxury tax numbers are out. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a $30M+ tax bill to pay. The San Diego Padres are around $1M+. If you are going over…. Go all the way over! (40:00) NPPOD. (41:20) Let’s discuss David Blitzer and the Cleveland Guardians.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘Christmas Break’ as in the holidays are here, the NBA usually plays, the NFL may play some games, but what about the NHL? It’s quiet time. That’s right, the NHL is shutting down for a few days. Interesting. (8:40) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are bringing back Antonio Brown. Why? Because they stink right now. Injuries have decimated the WR group. Bruce Arians excuses are ridiculous. Tom Brady was not happy at all this weekend. He was mad about the Godwin hit. He was mad at the Saints interim coach. He was MAD! (22:45) Review: Swan Song. (27:15) Alabama is getting ready for the College Football Playoff. The last thing Nick Saban wants is his team to get covid before the games. So Saban spoke about what he is having his team do. (31:25) NPPOD. (35:10) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me a question about a lawsuit against MLB. Well, step into the courtroom with me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's words of the day are 'He's BACKKKK' as in Kyrie Irving's return to the court. NFL, NBA and NHL are having major issues with the Covid-19 spike. What will happen to these leagues? Peng Schwai says she never accused anyone of sexual assault. What does this mean for the Olympics? David reviews his top 5 time travel movies. So you want to talk to Samson? What is going on with the Tampa Bay Rays' market research results. Can Las Vegas support an MLB team? Time for the Pick of the day. Let's talk Jacksonville and the massive PR mistake that the Jaguars made. #Waittosee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's word of the day is 'boiled' as in Urban Meyer is completely cooked (0:20). And it's not crazy for me to call him the worst coaching hire in the history of sports. Let's explain how the Jaguars justified the move and why they did it in the middle of the night. Roger Goodell has a problem and I have a solution (19:20). Eliminate Covid testing. It's entirely reasonable if you hear me out. Review: 'Power of the Dog' (27:48). There's no looking back with new NIL rules, so let's just call college athletics what they are now; a minor league feeding system (even more than before!) (31:05). The MLB Lockout Update took me longer than a few seconds to explain (39:45). And it's just just Pick but Pick(s) of the Day (41:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is 'Obstruction' as in Dan Snyder and the Washington Football Team. The situation in Washington keeps getting worse but what will happen to Dan Snyder (0:06)? Today we review 'In the Eyes of Tammy Faye (27:10). Covid cases continue to increase in the sports world and the leagues are trying to figure out how to handle this spike in positive covid tests. Can anything be done to prevent more canceled games (34:20)? We have a quick update on the MLB Lockout (36:15). Mets are in the final stages. Buck Showalter and Joe Espada will meet with Steve Cohen and here is how owners interview managers (36:30). David closes out the show with his #WaitToSee (43:00) and his Pick of the day (44:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices