Red Sox trade Rafael Devers to the Giants!? Why right now!?; Stephen A. Smith plays Solitaire at NBA Finals! Ohtani returns! (Episode 1297 Hour 1)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Baseball, Sports, Business

4.5 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘fait accompli’ as in Rafael Devers as in the Boston Red Sox as in the San Francisco Giants as in traded. How did we get here? Who is to blame for this falling out? Craig Breslow? John Henry? Red Sox fans are furious about this — they think it’s Mookie Betts all over again. (16:00) The Florida Panthers are a win away from a repeat! Brad Marchand is playing like a man possessed! Sam Bennett keeps scoring! (23:00) What is going on with the NBA Finals? Everyone seems to be mad about something. There have been excellent games on the court, but the stories have been off the court. (36:00) Review: Holy Cow. (40:00) NPPOD. (42:45) We have two stories about the Dodgers right now. Shohei Ohtani is back to pitching. He’ll be on the mound tonight. First time in almost 2 years he’ll pitch in an MLB game. The other is about Clayton Kershaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:22.8	entrepreneurs like you. I'm going to Bet accompli. That's the nothing personal word of the day.
1:14.7	It is Monday, June 16th, 2025.
1:17.2	Fedetcomplee, it's going to happen.
1:19.2	You know it's going to happen. It's a matter of when not if, no matter your view of a trade.
1:25.1	The minute Raphael Devers said, first base, third base, I'm a DH. You told me I'm a
1:33.7	DH. That was it. Now, you may not be happy with the trade in Boston. I heard from so many
1:41.8	people in Boston after this trade was announced last night during a Father's Day festive meal.
1:49.7	And I said, I don't understand why everybody is so up in arms.
1:55.4	The Boston Red Sox had to trade Rafi Devers.
1:59.9	They could not have someone on their team making over $300 million who was not interested in the team.
2:09.7	I told you on May 9th.
2:13.3	May 9th, that's over a month ago when this happened, Craig Breslo will get out of this.
2:19.0	There will be some sort of trade, a DFA, something.
2:23.1	This is not who the Red Sox are going to go with moving forward.
2:29.9	The way this gets to a trade, lots of misunderstanding here, lots of reports, he wasn't shopped.
2:37.8	The Giants came in, swooped in and got him.
2:43.2	It's not how it happens.
2:46.0	First, it starts with the action.
2:48.4	The action is the injury to a player, Bregman. Then it starts with the action. The action is the injury to a player, Bregman. Then it starts with the
2:54.8	discussion that leads to a meeting baseball department only. And then with the president. And then
3:01.2	you sit with the owner. You talk about what's happening. What has happened. What's happening is we have to replace Bregman.
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