Is service time manipulation done in MLB? Are the Padres real contenders against the Dodgers in the NL West? Astros or Mariners in the AL West? (Episode 570)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Sports, Business, Baseball

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Today’s word of the day is ‘service time’ as in Opening Day is about to be here as in has service time manipulation been deaded by the new CBA? Have you seen some of these new fresh names that have made MLB opening rosters? Let’s talk about some of these young players and why the fantasy is. sometimes better than the reality. (16:20) Let’s start our MLB previews with the NL West. A breakdown of the NL West and how we think this division will finish. It’s going to be the Dodgers vs Padres race! (25:35) What’s the AL West going to look like? Athletics are a disaster. Rangers tried. Angels are the Angels. Is this still the Astros division? Are the Mariners going to get hot? (33:55) Review: The Bubble. (36:35) Dan Snyder is back again. We promise it won’t be an everyday thing. It’s just… he can’t help himself. The owner of the Washington Commanders released a statement about his alleged behavior. (43:10) NPPOD (44:00) Bracket winners announced! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I think that the holidays feel like frozen noses. I love walking with the dog for long periods of time.
0:10.0	Hopefully it's snowing and you've got to wrap up warm. So I think a frozen nose is a sweaty armpit
0:15.0	because your wrapped up so warm but then you're climbing hamps and heath and you get to the top
0:20.0	and you're like, and then you can see the breath but then your nose is still freezing to touch.
0:25.0	Joy in every sip with red cups now back at Starbucks.
0:30.0	Service time. Nothing personal word of the day for Tuesday April 5th is service time.
0:58.0	We are two days away. I hope everyone's ready. 48 hours from right now.
1:03.0	Not right now because it's early and I'm tired. But 40 let's call it.
1:08.0	What's it's having to five is 53 hours from right now.
1:13.0	There will be a first pitch MLB opening day. Is everybody talking about the lockout?
1:18.0	Everybody upset that there's no March 31st opening day.
1:22.0	You're all past it already. We're all past it. We're excited. All the articles.
1:28.0	There's 30 cities now. Well, make it 29, 20, 27, 26.
1:32.0	Well, 25, 24, 23 cities are excited. Well, 90, 4 cities are super pumped right now.
1:39.0	No, you know, I'm kidding. There's so much parity right now in baseball.
1:43.0	I mean, not payroll parity. That's for sure.
1:47.0	A lot of good teams, a lot of people with hope and excitement, but service time is the topic I want to talk about.
1:54.0	I don't understand the excitement that you all have and certain people in the media have.
2:01.0	That there are all these young players who are breaking camp with the team.
2:08.0	So you saw teams are doing this now. I love this.
2:13.0	I talked to you about this yesterday at David P. Sanderson because I not that I want to be the scrooge
2:21.0	because I get what feels good, but I don't like the fantasy.
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