The Sports Reporters - Episode 359 - World Series or Bust for the San Diego Padres? NBA Double Standard

The Sports Reporters

Compass Media Networks

Sports, Sports News, News, Talk Radio

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The San Diego Padres are throwing money around! They lock up the young and talented Fernando Tatis Jr. for 14 years! Is it World Series or bust for the Padres after all their off-season moves? And for these teams dishing out massive contracts... If it doesn't lead to a World Series victory, was it worth it? Draymond Green expresses his thoughts on an NBA double standard... Did he get it all right? And the guys discuss Serena Williams exit at the Australian open, as the young vs old debate rages on.

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0:00.0	Award-winning journalists, New York Times bestsellers.
0:04.9	No topic out of bounds.
0:06.6	No opinions left unsaid.
0:08.6	An institution for sports talk and information.
0:11.9	This is The Sports Reporters.
0:13.9	Here's Mike Lupica, Mitch Album, and Bob Ryan.
0:16.3	I'm Mike Lupica, nobb.com, and the New York Daily News.
0:19.2	I'm Bob Ryan, Boston Globe, and ESPN.
0:21.7	And I'm Mitch Album of the Detroit Free Press.
0:23.6	This is the sports reporter's podcast.
0:25.9	We begin this morning with news of a whopping contract, although not the biggest in baseball.
0:31.9	And some may feel that they actually got a deal when the San Diego Padres signed superstar shortstop
0:39.6	Fernando Tatis Jr. to 14 years, $340 million. It's actually a contract extension because he's
0:47.9	played for a whopping two seasons. He's 22 years old. He has upside potential that's through the roof.
0:55.8	But $340 million for a guy who did have a back issue two years ago has some people
1:02.0	scratching their head and other people saying congratulations.
1:04.5	Which is it for you guys?
1:05.8	Well, Mitch, not only is he 22, he just turned 22 last month.
1:11.0	I mean, this is an extraordinary leap of faith by the Padres who are now throwing money around.
1:18.3	It's like the old line about sailors on leave.
1:21.0	Okay.
1:21.3	And we're going to find out.
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