NPDS - Astros blast off on Rangers in Game 4! Series is now tied! Diamondbacks walk-off in Game 3 win over Phillies! Michigan sign-stealing scandal! (Episode 915)

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Dan Le Batard

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🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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If you wannnnna talk to Samson: davidsamsondpodcast.com Today’s word of the day is ‘meatloaf’ as in MA! THE MEATLOAF! as in the singer as in 2 out of 3 ain’t bad as in the Houston Astros have tied things up with the Texas Rangers. The Astros fell behind in the series at home 0-2 then went and won the first 2 on the road in Arlington! So now we get one more for Texas at home than 2 in Houston (if needed) (11:15) Diamondbacks walk it off against the Phillies! What a game! There was something interesting that happened with Brandon Pfaadt. Let’s discuss! (25:06) Review: The Ringleader. (30:00) Michigan football is under investigation again. This time for sign-stealing… which isn’t illegal, but what Michigan allegedly did is! In-person scouting of teams to steal signs. And now a laptop might be involved! (38:25) NPPOD. (42:30) The fighting at sporting events needs to stop. The NFL has a problem and every week it gets worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Here you go. Here you go.
0:15.0	Meatloaf. Mom. Meatloaf.
0:21.0	Nothing personal word of the day. It's October 20th, 2023.
0:26.0	Welcome to nothing personal with David Samson and Matthew Koga.
0:30.0	Meatloaf, not as in Will Ferrell, not as in wedding crashers, as in the actor from Fight Club.
0:37.0	Yeah, look it up. Most famous song.
0:40.0	Stay with me. Two out of three ain't bad.
0:45.0	Two out of three. That's where we are. All the talk about Let's extend the series.
0:50.0	It's outrageous that the wild card is only three games.
0:53.0	It's outrageous that you can win a division and be eliminated, not having even having a home game.
0:59.0	Guess what? We are now in the All Texas American League Championship series has come down to a best two out of three.
1:08.0	Who's complaining now? Of course you had to get to two games to two to get to this two out of three in the seven game series.
1:14.0	And I love when this happens, especially in the two three two format.
1:19.0	The two three two format means you play the first two in one stadium, the middle three in the other, and then the last two in the first two.
1:28.0	Which would you rather be? A lot of debate has happened in meetings with GM's giving their opinion.
1:36.0	More than you would imagine would rather have the middle three.
1:42.0	I always wanted the final two at home.
1:46.0	Because I want to celebrate at home, I want to be in my own bed after a game five, get the off day at home, and then not having a travel day.
1:55.0	Because think about this, if you're on the road after game five, you travel after game five, then you get the off day in your own home as opposed to in a road city, and then you're in your bed for six and seven.
2:07.0	The problem is what happens when you are a better road team than a home team? And the answer is that never happens.
2:13.0	No team is better on the road, at least by a huge amount.
2:18.0	The goal going into a season when you're trying to win is to be around five hundred on the road and then around six hundred to seven hundred winning percentage at home.
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