Messi thinks MLS can be as good as Europe - will it ever get to that level?; Who are the MLB investigators?; How can you calculate Ohtani's worth? (Episode 870)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Sports, Business, Baseball

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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ASK SAMSON: davidsamsonpodcast.com Today’s word of the day is ‘Not Messi’ng Around’ as in Messi as in MLS as in is he good or bad for the league? He’s run wild. Scores in every game. Social media exploded. But he met the media and said some things about the MLS and US Soccer and was he being truthful? (15:00) Sports owners are all making real estate plays. That’s what’s been happening. Always has. Let me explain what the Carolina Hurricanes are doing as all other teams are doing with new stadiums. (19:20) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about who does the investigations for MLB. Interesting. (29:40) Review: Prisoner’s Daughter. (33:50) How much money is Ohtani going to get? How can you get to that number? Who can calculate his worth? (45:00) NPPOD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The summer event Asoka is now streaming on Disney Plus.
0:05.2	Witness the thrilling adventure of former Jedi Knight Asoka Tano, as she
0:09.3	recovers a disturbing new threat to the galaxy far, far away.
0:13.2	Don't miss the highly anticipated Star Wars series, Asoka, now streaming only on Disney Plus.
0:30.1	Not messing around. That's the nothing personal phrase of the day. It's Friday.
0:42.8	August 18th, 2023. I was trying to say not messy in around. Get it? Not messing around.
0:50.9	Not messy in around. Messy has been for Major League Soccer exactly what they dreamt of.
0:57.0	It doesn't seem fair. What's happening on the pitch right now.
1:03.6	Messy looks like he's a Major League baseball player on rehab in single A.
1:10.8	Except he's not hurt. It looks like it is that gallon. Maybe this saw a young winner in the National League.
1:21.0	How about Garrett Cole going down and pitching full eight innings against a single A team?
1:27.2	It wouldn't even be fun. Has it been fun watching the league's cup? It's been amazing if you're
1:34.4	an Inter Miami fan. It's been a dream for Don Garber. Messy met the media yesterday for the first time
1:45.4	since July, really meeting the media, talking to them about what he thinks, what he feels,
1:51.2	what's happening. He said some things that I want to give you some context to. If you read them
1:57.6	on their own, you wouldn't know that Messy has invested interest in Major League Soccer becoming
2:04.8	one of the top soccer leagues in the world. You wouldn't know that Messy has a financial incentive
2:12.9	for Inter Miami to grow its revenue and grow its valuation. And I am not being cynical or anti-Messy.
2:20.7	Very happy for him. He deserves to be in Miami. If that source family wants to be,
2:25.6	and he said that very clearly, I'm here. My family's happy. I'm happy.
2:31.7	Totally MFing PSG never wanted to be there. It was forced to go there. Never happy.
2:40.4	Honor off the pitch. I'm sure they feel super happy having spent the amount of money they spent
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