meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Le Batard & Friends Network

Paul Skenes says players are UNITED! Athletics in Vegas! San Francisco Giants firesale? (Episode 1472 Hour 1)

Le Batard & Friends Network

Dan Le Batard

Sports

4.98.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘united’ as in Paul Skenes as in MLBPA as in MLB as in CBA as in negotiations! Paul Skenes has officially spoken. He wants everyone to know that the players do not want to miss games, but if they have to? United! (15:18) The Athletics played in Las Vegas before they move to Las Vegas. The stadiums were full. The weather was hot. The baseball was flying. What does it all mean? (25:50) The San Francisco Giants are looking to shed salaries. According to ESPN, everyone is on the trade block. Buster Posey has to fix this team, can he? (33:40) Review: Over Your Dead Body. (36:00) NPPOD. (40:00) Texas Tech saga is coming to a close. What a nightmare. Brendan Sorsby is leaving to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft. After all of this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Ready to launch your business? Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs.

0:04.8

Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business with easy customizable themes that let you build your brand,

0:12.4

marketing tools that get your products out there. Integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time.

0:17.4

From startups to scaleups, online, in person and on the go. Shopify is made for

0:22.8

entrepreneurs like you. Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup. I'm I'm I'm

0:38.3

I'm

0:39.3

you United. That's the nothing person word of the day. It is Tuesday, June 16th,

1:14.6

2026, and I am here to tell you that Major League Baseball players are united.

1:21.6

Few. I thought they were divided. But luckily, we heard from Paul Skeens yesterday,

1:30.6

not about the fact that he's not winning games.

1:33.3

No, we didn't hear about that.

1:35.1

We did not hear about the fact that the pirates are not in first place anymore.

1:39.2

They're actually closer to last place, nine games behind right now, the Milwaukee Brewers.

1:46.5

But what we did hear from maybe, wait, it's changed.

1:54.2

He's not the best pitcher in baseball anymore.

1:57.2

Already that happened?

1:59.1

Is it possible that Paul Skeens has gone not yet into free agency?

2:05.6

Forget arbitration.

2:08.6

And instead of being the greatest of all time is now behind Mizorowski, behind Sanchez,

2:14.6

dare I say behind Martin of the White Sox?

2:17.7

Nah, we'll hold off a second.

2:21.3

But Paul Skeenz has another role,

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 18 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dan Le Batard, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dan Le Batard and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.