NPDS - Detroit Tigers owner SHOCKED me with what he said! Rays use AI for renderings! FIFA has more problems! (Episode 1422 Hour 1)

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Dan Le Batard

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🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘evaluate’ as in Chris Ilitich as in the Detroit Tigers as in Tarik Skubal as in labor disputes as in World Series. What the heck am I talking about? Well, the the Tigers owner had a lot to say, but also nothing to say. Does he have thoughts on MLB’s CBA negotiation? Talk to MLB. Does he want to sign Skubal? Talk to the team president. (16:40) The Tampa Bay Rays used AI for their rendering video. People were NOT happy. Let’s discuss the means they used and why the team felt the need to do this. (23:31) FIFA is having some problems. And water is wet. The 2026 World Cup is so close you hear the vuvuzelas already. And there are major issues still happening. (35:30) Review: Ella McCay. (37:52) Tom Brady is trying to do everything. He wants to stay the man. From FOX to the Las Vegas Raiders to now a flag football league in… Saudi Arabia? Well, that was the plan, until it wasn’t. (46:44) NPPOD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Evaluate.
0:39.8	That's the nothing personal word of the day.
0:42.3	It is Thursday, March 5th, 2026.
0:46.8	Evaluate.
0:49.1	It's time to have some fun.
0:53.1	As this week comes to an end, we'll be back.
0:57.1	Of course, next week, no show tomorrow.
0:59.5	But I got to start because we got the World Baseball Classic happening right now.
1:04.5	Live, there's a game going on, which is awesome at 7 in the morning because of pool play in Japan.
1:14.5	Evaluate, that's the word that everyone uses around the world. It's easily translatable when you have a situation and you have to look at
1:23.0	it and you have to decide, is it good? Is it bad? Do I want it?
1:28.4	Do I not want it?
1:29.8	I'm evaluating.
1:31.3	It covers all sorts of sin.
1:34.9	We're starting the show today with Chris Illich,
1:37.3	the owner of the Detroit Tigers,
1:39.6	who had a lot to say.
1:43.3	The Athletic, of course, covers this all so well. He spoke to a bunch of reporters,
1:48.7	but none of that matters. What matters is when I tell you that as a team president or as an
1:56.1	owner, when we meet the media, we practice, we think about what we're supposed to say we know
2:07.1	exactly what we're going to be asked and we practice we are not AI.
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