Remembering Ted Turner! NBA Playoffs heating up! NL Central is a rock fight, but the American League is mid? (Episode 1452 Hour 1)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Sports, Business, Baseball

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Today’s word of the day is ‘superstation’ as in Ted Turner as in TBS as CNN as TNT as in Cartoon Network as in the Atlanta Braves. Turner was a media titan. He won a World Series in 1995 in his final year of owning the Braves. He was philanthropic. He was a great man. (7:40) The Knicks got in done again. Up 2-0 on the 76ers and two wins away from an Eastern Conference Final. The Sixers played without Joel Embiid. Never healthy. The Spurs came back in Game 2 and just dominated the Timberwolves. Just another level of beatdown. (17:12) Is Luka going to come back for the playoffs? He has a very bad hamstring tear. He went to Spain for PRP injections. This was an 8 week injury. It’s only been 5 weeks. (30:00) Review: I Love LA. (32:30) We are in the baseball twilight zone right now. The NL Central is on top of the baseball world. The American League looks like the upside down. Only the Yankees and Rays are above .500! (41:30) Let’s take a look at the ERA leaders this season. It is quite the list. (46:00) Framber Valdez was suspended. AJ Hinch was suspended. (47:53) NPPOD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Superstation.
0:40.5	That's the nothing personal word of the day.
0:42.6	It is Thursday, May 7,
0:45.5	2006, Superstation,
0:49.7	as in one of the top 10 most meaningful words
0:53.0	that formed my sports fandom.
0:57.6	A superstation that was started by Ted Turner, who passed away yesterday at the end,
1:05.1	at the age of 87 years old. I have come to the point in my life as I approach three score that every day a text
1:16.6	alert comes with someone else passing away who had a foundational impact on my life either as an
1:26.5	entertainer or an actor, a comedian, an athlete, a family member,
1:31.2	whatever the case may be, it's almost an everyday occurrence.
1:36.8	When I saw that Ted Turner and passed away, I took immediate note, as I like to do.
1:44.8	What is in my head?
1:46.7	What's the first thing I think of?
1:49.4	The first thing I thought of was Ted Turner in a uniform managing the Braves as owner of the Braves.
1:58.0	The reason why it is not allowed anymore for anyone in the front office to put on a uniform
2:05.0	unless of course you name your general manager the manager officially you're not allowed to
2:12.0	put a uniform on ted turner tried that it didn't last long, like a day.
2:19.5	That's the first thing I wrote down.
2:21.5	The second thing I wrote down was TBS.
2:27.2	TBS Turner Broadcasting System.
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