International players rule All-Star Game; Rob Manfred meets the media and talks 2022 changes (7/14)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Sports, Business, Baseball

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘exhibition’ as in the All Star Game as in international players took over the game as in the game was supposed to be in Atlanta, but it was in Denver. Let’s discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Shohei Ohtani, and the biggest storylines of the weekend. (15:50) The Los Angeles Angels drafted 20 pitchers in 20 rounds of the MLB draft. WHAT!? Is this bizarre? Should this work? The New York Mets paid Kumar Rocker $6M, which is nearly $1.3M more than he was slotted to make. (27:20) NPPOD (28:55) Review: State of Texas vs Melissa. (33:10) Rob Manfred met the media before the All Star Game and he answered some very important questions. Will there be shortened double-headers next season? Will the extra inning rule be there next season? Will there be a work stoppage? Will the Athletics be in Las Vegas? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Exhibition nothing personal word of the day on Bastille day.
0:23.7	There's a party going on in France right now, maybe with masks, maybe without, but it's
0:27.9	Bastille Day July 14th, 2021.
0:31.4	Otherwise known as just another Wednesday, it's the day after the All Star game.
0:37.4	I hope you were all up late watching it because there was a lot to see, a lot to digest.
0:42.7	So much to talk about, we got to get right to it.
0:45.6	I was asked to talk about my reflections of the All Star game.
0:49.7	It's funny when you've got a microphone and you've got experiences and executive and
0:54.1	you're hired by a media company, they want reflections.
0:57.6	Could you come on CBS Sports HQ after the game and talk about your thoughts of All Star
1:05.9	a weekend like at some sort of religious experience?
1:11.7	What do you think about what happened?
1:14.2	What do you think about Shohei O'Tani?
1:16.3	Hmm, I think I'd like to have my my team.
1:19.2	How do you feel about Vladimir Guerrero?
1:22.2	Ooh, I get warm inside.
1:25.7	I get the shivers from head to toe like I'm back in high school waiting for the February
1:32.4	issue of sports illustrated.
1:36.3	Not the sportsman of the year, by the way.
1:38.8	I do have some thoughts and reflections though, so I might as well give them.
1:43.2	The number one thing of yesterday, if you watched the All Star game, you're aware of the game
1:47.9	was supposed to be in Atlanta.
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