Episode 248 - Netflix "Quarterback" Behind the Scenes & MLB Trade Deadline Looming

Mitch Unfiltered

Mitch Levy

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5 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 143 minutes

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Summary

RUNDOWN

At the top of the show, Mitch and Hotshot try to wrap their arms around the Taylor Swift madness before taking a deep dive into Pontiac Silverdome history. Then, the guys chat about the five paths Jerry Dipoto can take heading into the MLB trade deadline. A trio of featured guests are Quarterback executive producer Keith Crossrow, MLB Pipeline writer Jim Callis, and 2023 Mariners draft pick Ben Williamson. The “Other Stuff” segment features topics such as the astronomical contract for Jaylen Brown & declined offer by Kylian Mbappe, Leon Neal's jersey randomly worn by rapper Drake, and Mitch's recap of Barbie!

GUESTS

Keith Crossrow | Quarterback executive producer
Jim Callis | MLB Pipeline senior writer
Ben Williamson | Mariners 2023 2nd round pick third baseman

TABLE OF CONTENTS

0:00 | How did Taylor Swift rise to the most popular act in music history?

5:47 | The Pontiac Silverdome was the site of several memorable sports and non-sports events.

24:00 | Which of the five main options with the M's front office take before the August 1st trade deadline?

42:00 | GUEST: Executive producer of the Netflix hit Quarterback provides interesting tidbits about the recording and reception of the series.

1:03:55 | GUEST: Longtime MLB draft expert Jim Callis is back to provide a trade deadline overview as the big splash deals were non-existent this year.

1:23:33 | GUEST: Mariners third base draft pick Ben Williamson from William & Mary shares his baseball journey as his professional career begins.

1:42:02 | “Other Stuff” topics range from the record-setting deal for Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown and offer to soccer star Kylian Mbappe, an unlikely jersey worn by Drake, and Mitch shares his observations from Barbie which he caved into the pressure to see!

Transcript

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0:00.0	it's episode two hundred and forty eight of Mitch unfiltered and I forgot to ask you
0:04.9	last week. Yes. We recorded the show on a Sunday, which happened to be our anniversary.
0:10.4	Oh, congratulations. So after we were, thank you. After we recorded the show, now I saw
0:15.5	it read it 18 years. The two of us went to raise boat house. Have you ever been to
0:19.6	raise boat house? Fantastic. I think I realized that I had never been to raise boat house
0:23.9	in all the years. How could I have never been to raise boat house? That's amazing. You
0:26.7	know what are the part owners of raise boat houses? No. My former golf partner who's
0:32.2	mad at me right about now. That guy. And I'm going to talk about the current one that's
0:37.6	mad at you. We'll talk about the old one that's mad at me. Oh, that old one. I know.
0:41.6	Star. Sure. Yeah. NBA all started owner. He is an owner. He's still an owner. He got
0:45.8	me a table. I said, can you get me? Do I have any clout? Do I have any pull? He got
0:49.7	me a, he got me a table on the water. The reason I bring this up is after we did the show
0:55.1	last week, my wife and I went to raise boat house for our anniversary dinner. And we took
1:01.3	this fococked away that like ways sent us through ballard and through. I don't know where
1:08.8	the hell we were. It wasn't a very fun drive. And I said driving back, why don't we drive
1:12.6	down the water front and just come back 90. Yeah. And we ended up on Sunday night outside
1:17.8	of a certain football stadium with a lot of racket going on. That crazy rock and roll
1:23.0	music coming out of there. I don't know that it was rock and roll. Yeah. But it was one
1:27.6	successful concert. I was like, oh, Swifties in town. There was. And people were like,
1:34.7	oh, when I tell this story, people were like, oh, my God, you must have been in bumper
1:37.7	bump. I was like, no, I kind of, I was in no traffic. She was actually performing.
1:41.7	I could hear the songs. I didn't even have to pay. I think somebody was going to stop
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