The Mets find a new way to keep the losing streak alive! Spurs without Wemby!? Mike Vrabel FINALLY addresses the media (Episode 1443 Hour 1)

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David Samson

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🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Today’s word of the day is ‘dozen’ as in 12 as in 12 straight as in the Mets as in losing. Nolan McLean had a perfect game through five innings. A 3-run lead. And the Mets still lost. How is this happening? (13:30) Craig Counsell is sick of the Ohtani Rule. He is not alone in baseball. But, don’t ask Dave Roberts about it! (22:10) The Spurs lost a game to the Trail Blazers last night, but they also lost Victor Wembanyama. A concussion. Uh oh. (32:00) Review: Outcome. (36:10) The Lakers are up 2-0 on the Rockets! Without Luka and Austin Reaves! LeBron continues to be a marvel! And the Celtics lost at home to the Sixers? Huh!? (38:50) Mike Vrabel met the media yesterday to speak on the fallout of the photos dropping of he and Dianna Russini in Arizona. He didn’t say yes, but he also didn’t say no. (47:40) NPPOD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Dozen.
0:40.6	That's the nothing personal word of the day.
0:43.4	It is Wednesday, April 22nd, 2006.
0:48.6	Today's episode is brought to you by Draft Kings.
0:51.8	Draft Kings, the crown is yours. What a dirty dozen by the New York
0:59.5	Metropolitan's. That's right. Last night, the New York Mets lost their 12th game in a row.
1:06.0	After Francisco Lindor hits a three-run home run, They're back home in a frigid city field.
1:12.9	Sparse but excited and loud crowd waiting for something good to happen.
1:19.0	Nolan McLean, pitcher, young, rookie, five innings, perfect. Lindor, three-run bomb. Everything's coming up, roses. And then Buxton for the
1:31.0	twins hits a two-run, home run, yada, yada. We're going to talk about the yada yada-y-y-datas,
1:37.3	but yada, yada, yada. The Mets lost five three. Here's the thing about a dozen.
1:45.1	It takes you into a different level of despondency.
1:51.0	A level of despondency that I never felt.
1:53.9	The most I ever lost was 11 in a row in 2011.
1:57.9	Last year, a pro player before opening Marlins Park in june the thing about 11 is you have to win
2:06.0	game 12 you can't lose a dozen although of course tonight i'm saying you can't lose a baker's dozen
2:13.4	and then once you lose a baker's dozen you're wow, we got to win at some point this month.
2:18.6	But seriously, a dozen.
2:21.1	In baseball, it's not the 10 is the number that makes you crazy.
2:26.4	It's 12.
2:27.4	Why?
2:28.9	You lose 12 games at any point during the regular season. you don't make the playoffs. Even in April,
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