Yankees will win a World Series with Gerrit Cole but... (12/11)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Baseball, Sports, Business

4.5 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today's word of the day is self 'aggrandizement', yes, that is a word (0:06). Gerrit Cole is rich rich rich and the Yankees were very happy to make that happen (1:12). Boston Red Sox are now ready to rid their team of big contracts and David Price is on the chopping block (8:45). San Diego Padres are now buyers and sellers or it sellers and buyers (12:23)? MLB says baseballs aren't juiced (14:53)! Ha! AJ Hinch wouldn't talk about the Astros cheating scandal (19:54). Dave Roberts had some interesting things to say about the Dodgers offseason plans (25:31). Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg commented on the Montreal move and wooboy (30:05). Review of the Day - Late Night (34:45). Megan Rapinoe won the SI Sportsperson of the Year, but I was not a fan of her acceptance speech (37:01). Joe Burrow will win the Heisman, but will he shatter the voting record? #waittosee To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Self-aggranddysment.
0:09.5	That's the nothing personal word of the day.
0:11.1	Why would I choose that?
0:12.8	Because that's exactly how to describe Steven Straussburg and Scott Boris.
0:17.9	Self-aggranddysment means when you exaggerate your own importance or your own power.
0:23.3	Word came out after he signed his $7-year $245 million deal that a very specific request
0:29.2	was made by Straussburg before he would agree to sign with the nationals.
0:34.0	That request, he wanted Nationals Park to stay open all year long so he could work out
0:40.3	even during the winter.
0:42.9	Well Scott, I appreciate the fact that you share that with us, but that's what self-aggranddysment
0:48.2	is.
0:49.8	Nationals Park is already open all year.
0:52.5	The clubhouse is open.
0:54.4	The training room is open.
0:56.7	All a player has to do is walk in the door.
1:00.1	And we'd even meet you in unlock it or give you your own ID and your own fob.
1:05.4	The word of the day is self-aggranddysment and you know all about that, Scott and Steve.
1:12.8	I'm sitting last night.
1:14.3	I'm watching a movie.
1:15.3	It's late and I'm thinking, it's 9 o'clock in San Diego.
1:19.9	It's not a Saturday.
1:21.7	What could happen?
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