NPDS - MLB Opening Week is here! Did NIL kill March Madness!? (Episode 1241)

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Dan Le Batard

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🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ’crystal ball’ as in seeing into the future as in MLB season is here as in rosters as in cuts as in rotations as in big decisions. From Mookie Betts being sick to Jordan Montgomery not making the rotation to Mitch Haniger being cut by the Mariners. There are so many decisions being made this week; forced or chosen. (15:45) The March Madness is madness’ing this year. No Cinderellas. Only power conferences. (32:50) Review: Severance Season 2. (36:08) Dan Hurley is the most outspoken coach in college basketball right now. Love him or hate him, but he’s going to say what’s on his mind. Is an ACC/Big East merger coming? (45:30) NPPOD. (46:45) Let’s talk about what MLB quietly did over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Crystal Ball. That's the nothing personal word of the day for Monday,
0:20.9	3-2-425.
0:24.0	March 24th, 2025.
0:26.3	It's opening week, baby, and I am excited because who wouldn't be?
0:31.6	Baseball starts on Thursday.
0:33.3	It sort of started in Tokyo, but that already feels like two weeks ago.
0:36.5	We have a full slate Thursday, almost.
0:40.8	Tampa's not open until Friday because they want the extra day to get Steinbrenner Field ready to roll,
0:46.8	segued from spring training to regular season.
0:51.0	I remember so well, and I want to talk about this week because each day is a different process that teams are undergoing front offices, players.
1:01.7	You're beginning to see more and more videos on X or YouTube or on team social media pages.
1:11.2	A lot of people being told they're going to the big leagues, making the team, how great it is.
1:19.4	I'm going to tell you about Aaron Boone, lovely, finding a backup catcher for Austin Wells.
1:28.8	Put a tear in my eye.
1:31.2	Why are you telling a player that they've made the team
1:33.6	on Sunday, Saturday, a week before opening day?
1:38.1	What if the player gets injured, you're not going to add them to the roster?
1:41.7	You shouldn't be adding anyone to the roster.
1:45.3	If the players are ready on the 40-man roster and you're telling them they've made
1:49.1	the team, that's nice.
1:50.9	Except what happens if something changes before you have to set your rosters on opening
1:57.0	day?
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