The Popping Greenies Edition

Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis talk about how Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep won at Wimbledon. Sam Anderson also joins to discuss Russell Westbrook and the end of an era in Oklahoma City, and John Thorn helps assess Jim Bouton and Bouton’s classic book Ball Four. Wimbledon (01:26): On Novak Djokovic’s incredible win over Roger Federer, why fans don’t love Djokovic, the greatness of Simona Halep, and Serena Williams’ continuing quest for her 24th major. Westbrook and OKC (21:36): Why Oklahoma City fell in love with Russell Westbrook, and how we should think about the last decade for the Thunder. Ball Four (42:50): Jim Bouton’s book exposed the underbelly of baseball, but it’s about so much more than ballplayer carousing. Afterballs (55:38): Stefan on Dick Young and Jim Bouton, and Josh on the Cricket World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.2	Hello, I'm Josh Levine and this is Slates
0:11.0	sports podcast, hang up and listen for the week of July 15th,
0:13.8	2019.
0:15.4	On this week show, we'll talk about your 2019 Wimbledon victors,
0:19.7	Novak Jocovic and Simone Halp,
0:22.1	and your 2019 Wimbledon runners up, Roger Federer and
0:25.6	Serena Williams. Sam Anderson will also join us to discuss Russell Westbrook's move
0:30.3	from Oklahoma City to Houston in the end of a remarkable and
0:33.8	championship-free era for the Thunder. Finally, baseball historian John
0:38.8	Thorne will be here to assess the life
0:50.0	and an American myth of his friend Jim Boughton who died last week at the age of 80 as well as the legacy of Boughton's life behind an American myth and joining me in the Washington DC studio is
0:53.4	Stephan Fatsus. He's the author of the book's Word Freak and a few seconds of
0:57.0	panic books.
0:58.0	Stephen. No subtitles for me. I'll just sit this one out.
1:01.5	You know when you have multiple books you don't. I'll just sit this one out.
1:05.0	You know, when you have multiple books, you don't get subtitles. Welcome back from France.
1:07.0	Thanks.
1:08.0	Great to see you. Great to be back.
1:09.0	Victory Tour continues.
1:11.0	You're going to be in Kansas City, San Jose.
1:13.0	Calahassee.
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