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Time for Diamond Oats brought you by London Jewelers. Is there a person out there that

didn't see Stephen A Smith's first pet yesterday?

I saw it.

It was a long dart. Let's be honest.

It was rough.

I think it wasn't as bad as people make it out there.

I actually, I'm with Don, though. I am with Don. It was not as bad.

And I'll tell you why Don, on how you feel. He messed up.

It was not a good throw. Obviously shorted it, but the bottom line is

it didn't look nasty. It actually, if you count the bounce Don, it's a strike.

Let's be honest. It came in as a perfect strike.

Could have been way worse.

Are you out of your mind? He let the ball go in the wrong spot. He held on to the

ball too long. That's why I spiked it.

No question, but it wasn't Bob A Booey. It wasn't 50 cent.

OK, but is that the baseline?

Stephen is an athlete. He was so embarrassed. We had him on the yes

broadcast in the second inning. You could see he was like, he was

the only reason he's so embarrassed because he already thinks entirely too highly

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