Nothing Personal with David Samson

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Today’s word of the day is ‘final final’ as in the last live show of the year for NPDS! This is it! We have shows dropping everyday we’re gone, but I won’t be here! (4:00) LeBron James finally said something about the NBA play. Too many 3s? Lack of hustle? What is the problem with the NBA right now? (12:00) Sammy Sosa has said sorry to the Cubs and to fans. Sorry for what? Sosa has not been invited back to any Cubs event since he retired almost 2 decades ago. (18:40) Woody Johnson and the Jets. What a mess. Madden ratings? Cmon. Kids showing up to the locker room? (24:05) NPPOD. (33:25) Top 5 movies of 2024. (41:00) My top 5 shows of the year! (44:00) We end the show and the year the same way we end every year… resolutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘blocked’ as in Nolan Arenado as in the St. Louis Cardinals as in the Houston Astros. What happened here? Well, Arenado has a no-trade clause in his contract and he used it. Does this mean Arenado will never be a Cardinal? No. (8:45) Charles Barkley continues to be public about his contract negotiations. Non-stop. It’s been months. And he continues to want us to care. (16:15) College sports is all on the fans now. You have top tier schools begging fans to donate. Begging fans to buy merch. Begging fans to buy tickets. It’s all on the fans. Welcome to the NIL Era. (35:35) Review: No Country for Old Men. (38:55) Survivor Finale. (40:45) NPPOD. (43:45) The NFL QB Carousel continues to spin and spin and spin. At least 7 teams could be using a new QB this week. It’s Week 16! (49:25) Aaron Rodgers is at it again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘Plan B2’ as in if Plan B doesn’t work you need a Plan B2 as in Cody Bellinger as in Max Fried as in Devin Williams as in the New York Yankees. The Yankees continue to add after losing out on the Juan Soto sweepstakes. The Yankees traded with the Chicago Cubs to acquire Bellinger for an older relief pitcher. Cubs are also throwing in some cash. (15:00) Here is the latest on the Tampa Bay Rays new stadium. We had a county vote yesterday. Does it change anything? (22:40) The Falcons gave Kirk Cousins $90 million guaranteed in March and 14 games later he has been benched. Woof! (33:00) Review: Juror No. 2. (36:50) The NBA announced a new format to the All-Star Game. Are you excited?? (42:14) NPPOD - let’s discuss the NBA Cup. (45:30) MLB released results of its pitching injury study. Why are there so many arm injuries? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘breaking point’ as in Tom Brady as in Mark Davis as in the Las Vegas Raiders. The owner of the Raiders keeps being so vocal and so public about his wants for Tom Brady to have a huge voice in the organization. What? The TV analyst? Davis wants Brady to have input in the draft and coaching and everything! (8:45) NPPOD. Is the NBA expanding to Vegas? (16:00) The 49ers have suspended De’Vondre Campbell for the rest of the regular season. Woof. (21:10) Diontae Johnson and the Ravens are taking another week off from each other. (31:30) Review: Nutcrackers. (35:07) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about Garrett Crochet and his comments since joining the Red Sox. How do you feel about it? (43:00) Why are coaches taking pay cuts to pay the players? This is crazy to me. Mike Norvell gave $4.5 million back to start a new school campaign. Was this by choice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘adrenaline’ as in Patrick Mahomes as in the Chiefs as in an ankle injury. Mahomes left the Chiefs win with an ankle injury at a very bad time for the Chiefs. They have two games in the next 10 days and Mahomes might miss them. The Bills are on their tails for the top seed in the AFC. This is what the NFL set up with these schedules! (6:50) Josh Allen made his case for MVP in a win vs the Lions. Another shootout. Josh Allen had another 4 TD day. Dan Campbell and the Lions made another head scratching decision. (15:16) There was a major issue in Commanders-Saints. The refs stopped the clock with 9 seconds left and 4 seconds of real time happened before it started again. The Saints were able to clock the ball with 3 seconds left and scored on the next play. Commanders held on and were not happy. (18:20) The Athletics made another trade. Another added starter. Another bigger contract. They have to spend! (21:25) Kyle Tucker was traded to the Cubs. The Cubs keep making moves and won’t stop making moves. Why did the Astros make this trade? (33:22) Review: The Apprentice. (37:42) The Yankees went out and grabbed Devin Williams. Clay Holmes is on his way to the Mets. Juan Soto is on his way to the Mets. Signed Max Fried and now this. (41:50) NPPOD. (44:25) The Ishbia brothers want another team. This time it’s the Minnesota Twins. (49:25) Colts RB Jonathan Taylor dropped the ball running into the end zone. Again? Why does this continue to happen!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘10-year plan’ as in 10 years as in Steve Cohen as in Juan Soto as in Scott Boras as in the New York Mets. Did you watch that press conference yesterday? Steve Cohen wants 2 to 4 championships from Soto. And he’s willing to pay for it all! (14:30) Bill Belichick was introduced yesterday at UNC. I still cannot believe what we’re seeing. The contract is public. The money is public. College football is a brand new world. (29:17) Review: Black Doves. (31:45) Lions took season tickets away from a fan yesterday. The fan got into an incident with Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and the Lions agreed with the Packers coach. Uh oh. (40:30) NPPOD. Did you see the 49ers-Rams game? It was bad. You know what is worse? Quitting on your team. A disaster for the 49ers, likely out of the postseason, and had LB De’Vondre Campbell walk off the field. (49:30) Emirates Cup semifinals is here! Get excited! Hawks! Bucks! Thunder! Rockets! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘back to school’ as in Bill Belichick as in the North Carolina Tar Heels as in college football as in who saw this coming? I cannot believe it. The college football has changed forever. Belichick is turning the college into a pro team. That’s the present we live in. This hiring completely shifts the landscape of the sport and how schools will operate. (11:12) MLB Winter Meetings are over. The Red Sox responded to the Yankees and Blue Jays moves with a big trade for Garrett Crochet. Wow. Another trade between the Sox and Sox for a big time lefty starter? Hmmmm. (19:30) Scott Boras is back. We love it. Corbin Burnes is Elvis? Pete Alonso is the Polar Express? Love it. (32:10) Review: Pulp Fiction. (36:00) Jimmy Butler’s agent sounded off on Shams yesterday. Wow. Haven’t seen something that public in a while. (44:00) Steve Kerr had a huge meltdown yesterday in the loss to the Rockets. The Warriors are falling apart. The end is near. Dell Curry. Steph Curry. LeBron Curry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘drunken sailors’ as in deja vu as in repeat as in Yankees as in Brian Cashman as in the Yankees as in Max Fried. The Yankees signed Max Fried to the largest deal ever for a left-handed pitcher. A day after saying they wouldn’t spend wildly. They did it. They need pitching. They need hitting. They were going to spend! (12:00) The Texas Rangers gave Nathan Eovaldi 3 years. Big money. Hmmm. They also made a late night trade for Jake Burger from the Marlins. (20:40) Roki Sasaki’s agent met with the media yesterday to speak about possible landing spots. The issue Joel Wolfe said Sasaki is having is the Japanese media is being harsh on him. So will Sasaki land somewhere “soft” so the media leaves him be? (31:30) Review: Conclave. (38:55) Quick shoutout to Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg. Now onto Jed Hoyer and the Cubs. Seiya Suzuki could be traded. Why? Fans are not happy. (43:00) Rob Manfred is in Tampa, not Dallas this week. Why? Because the stadium for the Rays needs to be built and there are big problems going on with the county. (50:55) NPPOD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘drunken sailors’ as in spending as in free agency as in baseball as in Juan Soto as in Brian Cashman as in David Stearns as in Hal Steinbrenner as in Steve Cohen. Let’s talk about the fallout of the Juan Soto signing with the Mets. What does it mean for the Yankees now? Well, Brian Cashman met the media to talk about Soto and Snell and what now. (18:20) Let’s go around the world on the rest of the Winter Meetings… starting with the Toronto Blue Jays! Why didn’t they land Juan Soto? Are they going to extend Vlad? (21:30) What are the Astros up to? Is this the end of the Houston powerhouse? Is Kyle Tucker getting moved? Is Alex Bregman coming back? (25:02) Are the Cardinals hitting the hard reset button? Looks like it. Nolan Arenado is on the block. (32:00) Golden Globe Nominations have dropped. Let’s discuss. (33:50) Jed Hoyer came out and had some comments about why the Cubs didn’t go after Soto. Do you believe what he’s saying? (37:20) Are the White Sox doing anything? Anything!? (46:50) NPPOD. (49:10) Is Bill Belichick really going to be a college football head coach? Is North Carolina really going to hire a 72-year old coach after firing a 73-year old coach? Wait to see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘precursor’ as in Juan Soto as in the Mets as in the Yankees as in Scott Boras as in record-setting as in Steve Cohen. The New York Mets have signed Juan Soto for $765 million. WHAT!? The largest contract in the history of professional sports! Steve Cohen said he was going to spend and spend and spend to win a ring and this Soto signing is a huge step! Promises kept! (18:50) What do the other MLB teams do now? Yankees? Red Sox? Blue Jays? (34:00) Review: A Different Man. (38:20) Is there going to be a push for a salary cap in MLB now? The Dodgers and Mets are spending WAY more than the bottom half of the league. (42:50) Let’s talk some NFL! The Jets are a disaster! Josh Allen will win the MVP! The Giants STINK! (51:10) NPPOD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘brrrr’ as in cold as in snow as in winter as in the MLB Winter Meetings are here. Is Juan Soto getting signed? Are more contract being tossed around? Who is spending money? Who is saving money? What is happening!? (9:45) The Athletics signed Luis Severino to a $67 million deal! What? I cannot believe it. Why did they do this? (15:13) The Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved the lease and non-relocation documents yesterday. What does that mean for the Athletics new stadium? Is this a done deal? (20:20) Did the St. Pete City Council vote mean anything yesterday? Anything???? (28:20) Review: Here. (33:00) Bill Belichick interviewed for the UNC job? I mean… cmon. It’s not going to happen! (37:10) Eric Bieniemy is out at UCLA after one year. He was the offensive coordinator in charge of one of the worst offenses in football. (42:30) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me why SMU is even playing this weekend. Interesting! (47:45) NPPOD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘embarrassed’ as in the Lakers as in LeBron James as in Anthony Davis as in JJ Redick. The Lakers lost by 41 points to the Heat last night. Are you kidding me? Redick is in his first season as a head coach and the uphill battle he must fight with this Lakers team is gargantuan. (5:09) Zion Williamson is still going to be out. Hamstring. Always the hamstring. (6:50) Ja Morant said he is going to stop dunking. Seriously. (13:02) Yesterday the CEO of United healthcare was assassinated outside of a hotel in New York City. Horrible. The comments and vitriol online towards Brian Thompson and his family is horrifying. (26:31) Review: Parasite. (31:40) The Jaguars ended Trevor Lawrence’s yesterday by placing him on IR. And now he’ll undergo shoulder surgery. The other part to this story is Azeez Al-Shaair’s suspension was upheld by the NFL. (38:00) Diontae Johnson has been suspended by the Ravens for a game. Why? Because he wouldn’t enter a game? What… (43:45) Another betting scandal. Here we go. (50:50) NPPOD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘farce’ as in the CFP selection committee as in the College Football Playoff as in Miami as in Alabama as in 12 teams as in circus. It doesn’t matter how many teams, someone will be left out. This time it’s Miami. Let’s talk about the committees job and what they chose to do. (13:40) Blake Snell was introduced as the Dodgers latest signing and guess who was sitting up there? Yup, Scott Boras! And we have to discuss some of the things that Andrew Friedman had to say about the team. (21:10) The Juan Soto sweepstakes are heating up. It could be close to decision time. Here we go. The offers come with a minimum price tag of $600 million! (33:40) Review: Kinds of Kindness. (36:20) Azeez Al-Shaair of the Texans has been suspended for 3 games for his hit on Trevor Lawrence. The Texans are FURIOUS. (46:10) NPPOD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘golden at-bat’ as in MLB as in Aaron Judge as in Shohei Ohtani as in best batter as in new rules. Is this something MLB would do? Why would they do it? How would they do it? Is it something that MLB should do? (15:00) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Is MLB going to change the deferred rules or are the Dodgers and the rich going to get richer? Wow. Let’s discuss this one. (25:25) What is happening in Tampa and Las Vegas with the Rays and Athletics? Any movement? (36:01) Review: The Wild Robot. (39:20) Now let’s talk about what’s happening in Vegas. (43:32) NPPOD. (48:01) The Ravens have a problem with their kicker. Justin Tucker can’t hit field goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘gratitude’ as in Thanksgiving as in Chicago Bears as in Matt Eberflus as in fired. It finally happened. Did you see the ending to the Bears and Lions game? This was the inevitable ending to Eberflus’ tenure in Chicago. But the way it went down was EMBARRASSING! (12:15) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Bears settlement with Arlington Heights. They want to know if this means the Bears are moving there. Hm. (17:20) What did you think of the hit on Trevor Lawrence? Let’s discuss the offsetting penalties and how that only hurt the Jaguars. (25:30) The Bills crushed the 49ers on Sunday in a snow bowl. Are you for or against these games? Did the Bills need to build a dome? (35:15) Review: We Live In Time. (38:30) Why were there so many fights in college football this weekend? It was an embarrassment! Michigan vs Ohio State massive brawl and players were pepper sprayed!? WHAT!? (46:20) NPPOD. (48:10) Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden before leaving office. After saying he would not do it. And he did it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome in to an NPDS mailbag! Someone asked me if in the future if a league folder or a sport ceased to exist - what would happen to all the stadium deals? Do they just go away? Are they still paid to someone? (8:50) Was there ever a player you wanted to draft but were talked out of it and now regret? Was there ever a player you thought would be a star and wasn’t? (28:30) Someone asked me about sports leagues getting away with being 501c3 tax exempt? Is this still a thing? (38:53) Do you think that lowered attendance at Camden Yards for the playoffs is a sign that fandom is dwindling? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s word of the day is ‘vindication’ as in Blake Snell as in Scott Boras as in the Dodgers as in $182 million. That’s right, the reigning World Series champions have signed Blake Snell. Wow. A rotation of Snell, Glasnow, Yamamoto, and Ohtani? That is some good stuff. Unless you’re a fan of another team. (12:10) Let’s talk about what’s going on in college football now. Pay to play is alive and well. You have donors, you have recruits. It’s the Wild Wild West! How do you feel about this? (22:00) Jake Paul and his promotional team had release a statement about his fight with Mike Tyson. People thought it was a fake, fixed, a Fugazi. Well… (35:35) Review: Call Me Ted. (40:30) The Atlanta Hawks were fined by the NBA. Keep resting players, keep getting fined. (46:20) NPPOD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome in Bob Costas and Dan Le Batard! Bob Costas has had a legendary play-by-play career. He’s decided to hang up his microphone. He joins us both to discuss the ending of his career, what happened with the Yankees-Royals series, and what happens next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices