How concerned are the Braves over Ronald Acuna's knee?; Another Boras client settles for short-term deal! (Episode 1003)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Baseball, Sports, Business

4.5 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘optimistic’ as in being encouraged as in things will go right as in this is our year as in Ronald Acuna has a knee issue and the Braves are trying to remain calm. Reigning NL MVP. He was scratched from a game on Friday and received an MRI and now he’s in Los Angeles to meet with his surgeon. Uh oh. (9:30) Another short term deal for a Scott Boras client. This time it’s Matt Chapman to the San Francisco Giants. (22:02) Review: Poor Things. (28:30) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about the Big Ten and the SEC wanting to get automatic byes in the playoffs. Will it happen? (39:10) Caitlin Clark broke another record. All-time scorer in Division 1 for Men’s or Women’s basketball. (42:05) NPPOD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.0	go. go. Optimistic. That's the nothing personal word of the day. It is Monday, March 4th,
0:51.1	2024 optimism.
0:54.8	That is the fuel that keeps sports executives going
0:59.6	every day when you're in the middle of a crap season
1:02.3	or in the middle of major injuries, you're always
1:05.7	optimistic.
1:07.3	Our replacements are going to be just as good as the injured players.
1:11.4	Or we've lost a bunch in a row, but we're totally going to be fine.
1:15.0	Let me do the math. We're not eliminated yet.
1:18.0	Optimism.
1:20.0	It is arguably even more important than your ability to evaluate is your ability to be optimistic.
1:28.0	Well, this past weekend, the Atlanta Braves have required a huge dose of optimism as their superstar Ronald
1:36.9	the Kune is hurt again. This is the reigning MVP of the National League. This is the reigning MVP of the National League.
1:44.0	This is the player who was the centerpiece of the greatest offense in baseball,
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