NFL, MLB analytics problem: don't just trust the numbers!; Why did Shohei Ohtani take that deal!? Tua situation not going away soon (Episode 671)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Sports, Baseball, Business

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘analytics’ as in drones as in computers as in numbers as in charts as in percentages as in the Baltimore Ravens went for it on 4th and goal, didn’t get it, lost the game, and John Harbaugh said it was analytics! Why even have a coach anymore? There needs to be harmony, balance, in order for these things to work. (9:55) The NFL is in crisis mode. Tua Tagovailoa has a serious concussion. The Dolphins are under fire. The NFL is under fire. The NFLPA found the fall guy in the doctor that treated Tua. A lot of changes were made on the fly to the concussion protocol. (20:40) Review: Blonde. (24:35) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about Shohei Ohtani’s record-breaking arbitration deal. Very interesting! (37:00) Aaron Judge is still trying for 62 home runs. Have you seen his attempts? It is being forced on us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And analytics is the nothing personal word of the day.
0:23.5	Today is Monday, October 3, 2022.
0:28.7	This can be done by robots, by drones.
0:31.6	You don't need any inflection in your voice.
0:33.8	You don't need any personality.
0:36.0	You don't need to make any decisions.
0:38.6	All you have to do is do what the computer says.
0:42.4	When the computer says that you've got a 73% chance of a touchdown on fourth and two,
0:48.4	and you have a 69% chance of winning if you go for the field goal.
0:54.0	You go for the touchdown.
0:56.3	You don't need to be a coach.
0:58.3	You don't need to be brilliant.
0:59.3	You just need to have an earpiece because in the earpiece you will get a beep.
1:05.4	Go for touchdown.
1:06.4	Run.
1:07.4	Beep.
1:08.4	Go for touchdown.
1:09.4	Pass.
1:10.4	Beep.
1:11.4	Play defense this way, that way, with this formation, that formation.
1:16.1	I'm going to do the entire first segment of the show.
1:19.2	The way analytics is now being employed in baseball and football.
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