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Nothing Personal with David Samson

Vlad Guerrero Jr agrees to $500 MILLION deal with Blue Jays! Pirates terrible Roberto Clemente mistake! Manfred talks no blackouts and more! (Episode 1251)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Baseball, Sports, Business

4.53K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘astounding’ as in Blue Jays as in Vladimir Guerrero Jr as in new deal as in $500 million. Wow. The Blue Jays did it. Guerrero Jr gets his wish with a new deal with no deferrals and $500 million. (11:15) The Pirates messed up big time. They replaced a decal honoring Roberto Clemente with an advertisement for a vodka drink. Wow. (22:40) Rob Manfred spoke again about myriad of baseball items: torpedo bats, spending, broadcast deals, expansion, robot umps. (35:00) Review: White Lotus Season 3. (39:40) Alex Ovechkin is now the all-time leader in goals in the NHL. Wow. Never thought we’d see the day. (45:10) Ja Morant was fined by the NBA for his gun gesture celebration. (48:00) NPPOD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Here you go.

0:03.0

Here you go.

0:04.0

It is Monday.

0:20.0

April 7, 2025. I'm astounded at the word of the day. It is Monday, April 7, 2025.

0:23.6

I'm astounded at the number of things that we could lead the show with, but I'm most astounded by the contract that the Toronto Blue Jays have handed to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 14 years, $500 million. That's $35.71 million, for those of you keeping track at home.

0:44.7

That's a contract done on April 7th, according to Ken Rosenthal, and now all of the media

0:52.0

insider sources. That's a contract that was done with a player who said, I'm not going to negotiate once I report.

1:00.2

I'm not going to negotiate once spring training games start.

1:04.3

I'm not going to negotiate once the regular season starts.

1:08.4

We told you from the beginning it was straight poppycock. Of course,

1:12.3

Vladimir Guerrero would accept a contract that was absolutely astounding off the charts.

1:19.9

It's the third biggest contract in the history of baseball. Juan Soto, Shohei Otani,

1:28.9

Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.

1:37.5

Is that the order you would put them in? Dodgers Otani, Mets, Soto, Guerrero, Blue Jays?

1:47.4

As you know, I've known Vladimir Guerrero Jr. since the very beginning, had his father in Montreal.

1:53.4

I'm so proud of Vladimir Jr. I'm so happy for Vladimir Sr.

2:02.0

I am gushing with pride and excitement for what he was able to accomplish.

2:08.0

Because he took advantage of a situation and there was not one thing,

2:16.4

Roger Communications, or Mike Shapiro, or Russ Atkins, or anyone north of the border could do.

2:21.4

You see, the Blue Jays were tired. They were very,

2:26.3

very tired of being second fiddle or a third fiddle, tired of being the stalking horse,

2:33.3

tired of the narrative. No big players will sign with us long term. Everybody's looking to leave Canada. Who can stand going

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