NPDS - Oilers win Game 1 OT thriller! Rob Manfred had A LOT to say about ABS, salary caps, TV deals, and more! (Episode 1291 Hour 1)

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Dan Le Batard

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🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Today’s word of the day is ‘McOverrated’ as in Connor McDavid as in the Edmonton Oilers as in NOT overrated. The Panthers jumped out to a 3-1 lead and blew it! Leon Draisaitl had the game-winner, McDavid had two assists. And Edmonton has the 1-0 series lead. Who doesn’t love playoff overtime? We will also break down taxes! Who doesn’t love taxes!? (16:00) Rob Manfred met the media yesterday. He had a whole lot to say about some major things. ABS is coming to baseball. Robot umps? Kind of! Automated Ball-Strike System is here in 2026. (22:00) Rob Manfred also spoke on the TV contracts. Where is the next media deal? Could be coming this July. He also had to comment on Pete Rose, Donald Trump, and the impact of the tariffs. (33:05) Review: 500 Days of Summer. (38:00) What is going on with the MLB salary cap? Is it happening? Will it happen? Should it happen? (44:00) NBA Finals are here! Are you excited? (51:00) NPPOD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you. Mick overrated, not. That's the nothing personal word of the day. It is Thursday, June 5th,
0:43.0	2025. I'm sorry, Greg, but I had to steal your line. Steal your column, Mr. Cody. Mick overrated?
0:54.0	Mick overrated after that game last night.
0:57.0	Stanley Cup finally got underway after what feels like it's been, I don't know,
1:01.1	two to three weeks since we last saw a playoff game in the NHL or the NBA.
1:06.1	We now start a series of weeks where we will have what could be two fantastic playoff series or what could
1:13.2	be two four game series. That's the beauty of these matchups. It is a rematch between the
1:20.0	Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. Before I get into the fact that yes, I stayed up, obviously, does anyone go to bed when it's a one
1:32.2	goal game in the third period? That would seem crazy to me, because the dream is to get to
1:38.3	overtime, because NHL playoff overtime, that's it. That's the pinnacle of sports fandom.
1:45.3	The way these two teams played in the first three periods,
1:48.2	back and forth, just the intensity, the skill,
1:50.9	the skating, the defense, just every part of it.
1:53.9	3-1 lead for Florida, after a 1-0 lead for Edmonton,
1:57.2	you're thinking, oh God, 3-1, Panthers,
2:00.2	here we go, Edmonton, quiet as a church mouse. Then, Edmonton, you're thinking, oh, God, 3-1, Panthers, here we go, Edmonton, quiet as a church mouse.
2:04.6	Then Edmonton scores, then they score, and then they're just playing where you know, with about four minutes left in the third period, you're in overtime already.
2:13.0	You just have that feeling, empty-neck goals notwithstanding.
2:16.4	And then the third period ends and it's not like
2:18.7	the NBA or the NFL where overtime closely follows the fourth quarter or the fourth period
2:26.7	it's fourth quarter I guess in both oh no on basketball whatever You go into overtime, but not hockey.
2:34.7	You get a full intermission after the third period before overtime.
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