Nothing Personal with David Samson
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NPDS - Nothing Personal with David Samson is a daily sports podcast hosted by David Samson. David is dedicated to decoding the endless musings of players, owners and others in a concise, articulate and entertaining manner. Samson was in charge of a Major League Baseball team for 18 years, with winning a World Series ring, building a new ballpark, hosting an All-Star game, and buying and selling a franchise, among his many experiences and accomplishments. His breadth of knowledge covers all aspects of sport. This podcast will be the destination for fans of sports and entertainment who want to hear the truth about real situations as they occur each day. Every segment will give his audience a unique perspective, not found anywhere else. His voice is strong and unwavering, his brand is honesty and his reach is extraordinary. And remember, it's just business...It's nothing personal! Subscribe to Nothing Personal on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@npds
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Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups have been arrested by the FBI in connection to a gambling probe! We break down the World Series and who has the advantage, how can the Blue Jays win it all, what the Dodgers need to do! How do you feel about ads everywhere? Should some places in sports be sacred, like a World Series logo? Thoughts on Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl!
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NO SHOW TOMORROW
Today’s word of the day is ‘tomorrow’ as in it’s only a day away as in World Series as in Game 1 as in the Dodgers as in the Blue Jays. The World Series is finally here. Can Ohtani and Snell and Yamamoto and Glasnow and Freeman and Betts win it all? Can Vladdy and Springer carry Canada on their backs? How does each team win? (14:20) What is going on with the Angels of Anaheim of Los Angeles? Kurt Suzuki gets a one-year deal? Perry Minasian says he’s tied to him? Huh? (31:45) Review: Children of a Lesser God. (35:30) Victor Wenbanyama is an alien. How can he be that tall and move like that? Did you see the Knicks/Cavaliers game? So many fouls. So many free throws. And we end with the Clippers. The No-Show Clippers in Utah. (45:00) NPPOD. (46:40) What are the Jets doing? Everyday it’s something new!
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breaking news as Terry Rozier has been arrested by the FBI! Chauncey
Billups has been arrested by the FBI! We break down the World Series
again. How do you feel about ads on the World Series logo or during big
moment? What about Bad Bunny performing at halftime?
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The New York Jets have a problem. Is it the owner? Is it the coach? Is it the quarterback? Is it all of them? So much losing. No playoffs to show for it. And this year, no wins! (15:30) Are the Mariners built to make it back to World Series contention? 9 outs away from a World Series and then George Springer happened. (22:10) Did the Dodgers get the $700 million they owe Shohei Ohtani back in just Year 1? (31:40) What is going on in Miami? The Dolphins are BAD! The Heat are BAD! And the Marlins? Still bad! (41:00) What went into the Marlins rebrand? How does that work? (48:00) LaLiga is now not going to Miami. The fans won. The players won.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘o canada’ as in Toronto as in the Blue Jays as in the World Series as in the Seattle Mariners. The Blue Jays did it. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a stud. George Springer with a blast to remember. And Toronto is back for the first time since 1993. And Seattle still remains World Series appearance-less. Let’s give some brief insight into the World Series. How are the Dodgers going to play? Is it Ohtani vs Vlad? (22:00) The NBA is back and it’s on NBC! Roundball Rock! Michael Jordan! Mike Tirico! Kevin Durant and the Rockets vs SGA and the Thunder! Luka! Curry! (33:15) The WNBA CBA is set to expire next week. Adam Silver had to speak on what was happening again. This time it was all about revenue share. (39:30) Review: Who Killed the Montreal Expos? (48:00) NPPOD.
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The NBA season begins tomorrow! Can you believe it’s already back? Can the Knicks finally do it? Kevin Durant is on the Rockets now and he just became the largest career earner in NBA history! Is LeBron going to be able to make a run? (16:30) Review: The Lost Bus. (20:40) NPPOD. (25:00) Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman met the media. They spoke on the Yankees disappointing season. On what went wrong. On what’s to come. And Yankees fans are not having it. (36:30) Tarik Skubal and the Tigers are $250 million off in contract talks. That is a huge amount. Will he be traded? Will he get what he’s looking for? (46:00) Are the Giants going the college route? San Fran could be in line to hire Tony Vitello as the next manager. (49:00) Let’s end today with the Phillies. Dave Dombrowski called out Bryce Harper. Yikes.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘sensational’ as in Game 7 as in ALCS as in Blue Jays as in Mariners as in World Series berth on the line! The Blue Jays at home were able to get a win last night and force the Game 7. This is what it’s all about. Shane Bieber vs George Kirby. Will Vlad continue to crush? Can Cal Raleigh’s tremendous season continue? (19:00) Shohei Ohtani. That’s it. That’s the tweet. (25:30) Did the Giants really lose that game? Up 19? Up 26-8? Gave up 33 points in the 4th!? (32:00) Today has to be the day. There is no reason for the Dolphins to employ Mike McDaniel. Embarrassed by the Browns. Benched Tua. It’s disgusting. (42:00) Remember when Aaron Glenn yelled a reporter about the future of the Jets QB and then he benched Justin Fields. We all remember that. (48:00) Let me get back to the Dodgers real quick.
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It's another Coca Friday, but on a Thursday! We get started talking about Vladdy Jr. not being able to complete his cycle. Should Albert Pujols take the Baltimore job over the Angels? Will Florida fire Billy Napier now? Is Mike McDaniel gone? Will the Jets rush Aaron Glenn? The NBA is back next week and load management can be at an all-time high!
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Today’s word of the day is ‘espresso’ as in the Blue Jays as in the Mariners as in Toronto has finally decided to show up. The Toronto Blue Jays went off for 18 hits yesterday. They had five home runs. And the Blue Jays have a win in the ALCS. The Mariners started off hot with a Julio 2-run homer. But it wasn’t enough. (10:30) Are the Brewers going to make this a series? Can they? The Dodgers have Tyler Glasnow going tonight. The Brewers haven’t announced. (21:15) The Steelers and Browns were not happy with the field. The grass was bad. Players got hurt. Another stadium that somehow can’t get it right. (33:15) Review: Legends of the Fall. (39:40) NPPOD. (44:20) Let’s talk about Tua again. This team can’t get out of its own way. Tua had to meet the media again and apologize. It’s Coca Thursday!
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It’s a So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Let’s get things going! (7:00) When a player like Alex Bregman or Pete Alonso opt-out of their deals, do there current teams get the first bid or first meeting? Does it change if it’s not a Scott Boras client? (22:00) Who picks the camera angles during playoff games? Why not show Judge making throws? Why is the Brewers camera angle different? (30:30) Let’s talk about Cleveland. The Browns. The Cavaliers. So much is happening there.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘anniversary’ as in the six year anniversary of Nothing Personal with David Samson. Thank you to all who listen, watch, support what we do here. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (5:00) The Los Angeles Dodgers are as good as we all thought. The Brewers haven’t been able to do a thing. Yamamoto pitched a complete game in Game 2. Blake Snell went 8 innings in Game 1. The bats are awake for LA, but the Brewers can’t even get a runner in scoring position. (27:20) The Mariners head back to Seattle up 2-0 agains the Blue Jays. The Mariners big dogs are being big dogs. The Blue Jays big dogs have disappeared. (32:00) NPPOD. (35:00) Review: John Candy - I Like Me. (38:00) Mike Shildt has resigned as the manager of the Padres. It’s over after two seasons. The Padres have been a World Series contender for years now and have yet to make it there. (50:00) The Tennessee Titans are firing everyone, every year. Brian Callahan gone in his second season. Now onto the 3rd head coach in 4 years. The team is onto its 3rd GM in 4 years
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NO SHOW TOMORROW - BACK ON WEDNESDAY
The New York Jets went to London and played one of the worst football games we’ve ever seen. Justin Fields was sacked 9 times in the loss to the Broncos. The Jets had negative 10 pass yards. First-year head coach Aaron Glenn was pretty angry when questioned about who the team’s QB is moving forward. (12:00) The Dolphins are still in an awful spot. Mike McDaniel has to go. He just does. Tua called out his teammates. They keep losing in terrible ways. The season is gone. (23:00) Brian Daboll is going to get fined. He went into the blue tent and yelled at the team doctor because Jaxon Dart was getting check for a concussion. (29:00) James Franklin is finally gone. 12 years and no major wins to show for it. But he’s not leaving empty handed. He gets a $50 million buyout. (35:00) The NFL just keeps losing lawsuits. John Gruden. Brian Flores. Both had major victories in court. (44:40) Stu Sternberg is paying millions of dollars to his former employees. He sold the Rays and decided to give all 500+ full-time employees bonuses as he leaves.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘final four’ as in the Mariners as in the Blue Jays as in Seattle as in Toronto as in the ALCS! The Mariners took the first game 3-1 behind great pitching and the big players making big moments. Cal Raleigh homered. Jorge Polanco picked up two RBI. The Blue Jays couldn’t hit. Long series though! (19:20) The Dodgers are going with Blake Snell and then Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2. Where is Ohtani? Well, the Dodgers have a plan for that. What about the Brewers? An opener? (31:30) Let’s go back to that Phillies loss. A rushed errant throw by Orion Kerkering was it. A mental mistake for the ages. (36:00) What are the Cubs going to do with Kyle Tucker? Is he a longterm Cub? Is he leaving? (38:30) Review: Play Dirty. (45:00) It looks like Albert Pujols is likely to become the next manager of the Los Angeles Angels. Welp. (50:00) NPPOD.
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It’s Coca Friday…. On a Thursday! Bill Belichick has created the ultimate mess at North Carolina. And who knows when it can be cleaned up. College athletes allowed to gamble on sports? It might happen! What about schools getting MASSIVE donations that go to just the football program?
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Today’s word of the day is ‘inferior’ as in the Yankees as in the Blue Jays as in the ALDS as in the ALCS as in the AL East. The Blue Jays eliminated the Yankees at Yankee Stadium last night. The Yankees high-powered offense was nowhere to be found. Vladimir Guerrero Jr had himself a series. Aaron Judge had himself a series. And the Yankees still lost. (15:00) The Tigers beat the Mariners. Series extended. The bats woke up. And now they head to Seattle with Tarik Skubal on the mound. The Chicago Cubs got a win. 4 runs in the first. And that was it. What about the Phillies? Welcome to the series Kyle Schwarber. Thank you for showing up! (27:00) Review: Coda. (30:00) Let’s bring Coca in. (43:00) NPPOD. (45:00) What is going on with Giannis? Is he staying? Is he going?
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It’s a So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! But, we forgot to give the Nothing Personal Pick of the Day in the first hour… so here we go! (8:00) What do you think of more teams being added to the playoffs? Does it devalue the regular season? (19:50) What are players doing that don’t make the postseason roster? (28:00) What is going on behind the scenes of the Tigers, Mariners, and MLB to determine a rain delay will happen? (37:00) We always hear about teams and revenue… talk to us about profits. (47:00) What would LeBron get paid for Decision 2.0? Were you surprised by it?
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Today’s word of the day is ‘interview’ as in Aaron Boone as in the Yankees as in the Blue Jays as in comeback win! Let’s start by talking about the interview Boone did mid-game. How do you feel about these? Aaron Judge finally had his moment. What a monster home run by him when the team looked to be dead. The Blue Jays were hot to start, but that Judge moment may loom big in this series. (21:30) Cal Raleigh HR. Eugenio Suarez HR. And the Mariners take a 2-1 lead vs the Tigers. (24:00) Jerry Jones got fined $250K for giving the middle finger. Excuse me? That’s all he did? (33:30) The Arizona Cardinals fined head coach Jonathan Gannon $100K for slapping Emari Demercado in the chest during Sunday’s loss to the Titans. $100K!?!? (40:00) Review: It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley. (43:00) The Rays new ownership group met the media yesterday. The team wants a new stadium by 2029. The team won’t comment on payroll. The team wants to win the big one.
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Let me revisit something I talked about in the first hour. (12:00) Adam Silver had to respond to so many things happening right now in the NBA and the WNBA. Aspiration. The WNBA CBA negotiations. Kawhi Leonard. Cathy Engelbert. The All-Star Game. (24:00) Conor McDavid re-signed with the Edmonton Oilers. And he shocked everyone by taking far less money to do so. He was set to be a free agent after next season, but signed a 2-year extension for $25 million. Not per year. Total! (34:00) LeBron James is having another Decision. Nice. Can’t wait. Is it an ad deal? (40:00) We have another lawsuit in Cleveland. That’s what the new Browns stadium has become. (48:00) UEFA is mad. But not mad enough that it stopped La Liga teams from playing in America.
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Today’s word of the day is ‘wheel’ as in the Dodgers as in the Phillies as in Mookie Betts as in Freddie Freeman as in Nick Castellanos. What am I talking about? Well, the biggest play in the Dodgers win yesterday when the Dodgers ran a wheel play where Muncy threw to Betts at 3rd to get the runner out on a bunt. Unreal! (18:00) The Brewers took a 2-0 series lead against the Cubs. Crazy! The Cubs jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first and the Brewers matched it in the bottom of the first! Vaughn 3-run shot. A Jackson Chourio 3-run shot. And the Cubs are on the brink. (25:00) Let’s preview the ALDS today. We have the Tigers/Mariners Game 3 today. Series is tied 1-1. The Yankees and Blue Jays will play tonight too. The Yankees could be eliminated. And then. (36:00) Review: Caught Stealing. (39:00) It is not going great at North Carolina for Bill Belichick. It’s a mess! (48:30) NPPOD.
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Let’s talk some football! This story with Mark Sanchez is so wild and crazy, it’s hard to believe it’s even true. I cannot believe it. We talk about the Dolphins and how Mike McDaniel needs to go. WE talk about fumbling running into the end zone. We talk about the Eagles problems. And then we get Coca losing his mind over the Ravens and Mets! (39:00) NPPOD. (42:00) What’s going on with college football now? Well it looks like schools have fully given up on the NIL Clearinghouse. Great!
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1Today’s word of the day is ‘moral victory’ as in the postseason as in the Yankees as in the Blue Jays as in beatdown! The Blue Jays crushed the Yankees in Game 1. The Blue Jays crushed the Yankees in Game 2. Vlad Guerrero Jr. is having a series to remember. The Yankees pitchers are having a series to forget. (19:10) The Mariners were able to tie up the series by getting the win through Tarik Skubal. Wow. Good for them. The Tigers were able to steal Game 1. The Tigers have found a way to comeback late, but can they keep that up? (24:00) The Brewers crushed the Cubs in Game 1. A 9-3 after putting up six runs in the first inning. Do you think the Brewers were ready for that game? (29:00) The Phillies blew it in Game 1 agains the Dodgers. Ohtani had a great start on the mound, not great at the plate. Roki Sasaki is back and he’s throwing 100! (33:00) Review: Bad Shabbos. (36:00) The Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy spoke about the future of MLB media. He’s a big fan of the centralized TV rights deal. (46:00) What is going on with Perry Minasian and the Angels? Disaster. Just a disaster.
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