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Nothing Personal with David Samson

Tampa Bay Rays facing major problems on and off the field!; Update to the update to the update on the Oakland Athletics (Episode 868)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Sports, Baseball, Business

4.73.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Talk to Samson HERE: davidsamsonpodcast.com Today’s word of the day is ‘bad timing’ as in not great as in coincidence as in bad luck as in snowball as in the Tampa Bay Rays are in trouble. Not just the Wander Franco situation, but the pitching staff. Tommy John might be a player on the team because of all the elbow injuries. (17:15) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Someone asked me about signing younger players to longterm deals versus signing older players to longterm deals. (26:20) Review: Heart of Stone. (29:20) Angel Hernandez has lost his lawsuit appeal against MLB. He was suing the league over discrimination. (36:20) NPPOD. (40:00) We have an update to the update to the update to the update on the Oakland Athletics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

That's the nothing personal word of the day.

0:20.2

It is Wednesday, August 16, 2023, welcome to nothing personal.

0:25.5

We are live on the nothing personal with David Samson YouTube channel.

0:29.8

Just having watched England crush Australia's bid to make it to the finals of the women's

0:35.9

world cup.

0:37.6

That would have been cool because they were hosting, but no, it'll be England against

0:41.7

Spain, not exactly a huge surprise.

0:45.4

I guess the fact that the U.S. isn't there may be a surprise to some, but England and

0:50.2

Spain probably ranked two and three will be in the World Cup final.

0:56.2

When I'm talking about Shane McClanahan, I've got a story for you.

1:03.4

On August 2nd, 2023, Shane McClanahan, the two-time All-Star pitcher who has not even gotten

1:13.4

to arbitration, which means he's only been in Major League Baseball for one-plus years.

1:19.9

This is his second year.

1:22.7

All-Star twice, best pitcher on the race who were the best team until July 1st.

1:30.6

August 2nd, he's got some issue, but Kevin Cash says, don't worry, it's the backside

1:36.1

of the front side and the left top of his forearm, and I look to scance right into the camera

1:41.0

on that day or the next day's show and said, hmm, not exactly sure I've heard that before,

1:46.5

but this smells slightly like it could be TJ.

1:53.3

Cut to Kevin Cash, now is a little more worth.

1:59.4

To go from not overly concerned on August 2nd, to going under the knife, this coming Monday,

2:05.6

which will be August 21st, that's 19 days, from not overly concerned to holy, crankies

2:12.0

we've got a problem.

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