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Nothing Personal with David Samson
NPDS - Nothing Personal with David Samson is a daily sports podcast hosted by David Samson. David is dedicated to decoding the endless musings of players, owners and others in a concise, articulate and entertaining manner. Samson was in charge of a Major League Baseball team for 18 years, with winning a World Series ring, building a new ballpark, hosting an All-Star game, and buying and selling a franchise, among his many experiences and accomplishments. His breadth of knowledge covers all…
Episodes
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Deshaun Watson hit with more lawsuits; Meyers Leonard gets traded to nowhere (3/18)
Today’s word of the day is ‘frivolous’ as in having sound basis as in lacks in serious as in a lawsuit was announced against Deshaun Watson by a Houston-based…
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Deshaun Watson responds to 'baseless' lawsuit; Is LeBron James a part owner of the Red Sox? (3/17)
Today’s word of the day is ‘frivolous’ as in having sound basis as in lacks in serious as in a lawsuit was announced against Deshaun Watson by a Houston-based…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Bill Belichick and the Patriots free agency spending; Sports embracing the gambling boom (3/16)
Today’s word of the day is ‘232’ as in the New England Patriots spent $232M in the first day of free agency. What? How? Why is the NFL and NBA free agency so…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Trevor Bauer's problem with everything; Oscar nominations; March Madness is here! (3/15)
Head to CBSSports.com/NPDSBrackets and join the NPDS group! I can't say anymore... but you're going to want to beat Coca. Today’s word of the day is ‘deja vu’…
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Final discussion on Meyers Leonard; Latest on Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson (3/12)
Today’s word of the day is ‘50K’ as in $50,000 as in the fine for Meyers Leonard that the NBA handed down. Why was this the punishment? Adam Silver could only…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
MLB Roundup: Texas 100% capacity, Mets celebrate nothing, Cleveland owner's leaked email (3/11)
Today’s word of the day is ‘525,600’ as in the amount of minutes in a year as in March 11, 2020 is when the world stopped. That was the day the NBA shut down…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Meyers Leonard and the all too common excuse for racial slurs (3/10)
Today’s word of the day is ‘slur’ as in racial slur as in anti-semitic slur as in Miami Heat player Meyers Leonard was caught on a livestream saying an…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Jerry Jones gifts Dak Prescott a monster deal; Will Steve Cohen break the bank for Lindor? (3/9)
Today’s word of the day is ‘je le ferai’ as in I will do it as in Jerry Jones came to save the day. The Dallas Cowboys announced they have signed Dak Prescott…
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Is Dan Snyder using a bot farm? Social media is getting too dangerous (3/8)
Today’s word of the day is ‘bots’ as in robots as in bot farms as in fake social media accounts that have taken over the internet. Why are you talking about…
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Big Ben pay cut and responsibility in the workplace (3/5)
Today’s word of the day is ‘paycut’ as in taking less money as in ‘helping’ the team as in Ben Roethlisberger is taking a $5M paycut so that the Pittsburgh…
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What happened to the universal DH? How old is Albert Pujols? (3/4)
Today’s word of the day is ‘universal’ as in something grand as in the universe as in there is likely to be no universal DH this season in MLB. Why? What’s…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
MLB needs to take a stand against unsafe workplace environments (3/3)
Today’s word of the day is ‘that’s just the way it is’ as in Bruce Hornsby as in Mickey Callaway is back in the news again because of his time with the…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Spring training mercy rule, spending Steve Cohen's money, and more! (3/2)
Today’s word of the day is ‘mercy’ as in mercy me as in the Mercy Rule! New rule in baseball alert! We have a spring training Mercy Rule and we saw it in…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
What happens in Spring Training, stays in Spring Training... except injuries (3/1)
Today’s word of the day is ‘James Taylor’ as in you got a friend as in winter SPRING summer fall as in Spring Training has started so that means baseball is…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
CBS Sports Presents - The 'Fantasy Baseball Today in 5' Podcast
'Fantasy Baseball Today in 5,' a new daily podcast from CBS Sports is available now. Download and subscribe now on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and whenever else…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
📫February 2021 Mailbag!
Mailbag! It’s a mailbag! February 2021 edition of the mailbag is here! Let’s get it started! First up, someone wanted to know how a player feels getting traded…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
NFL collusion! Watson still wants out of Houston; Wilson won't demand a Seattle trade, but wouldn't be opposed! (2/26)
Today’s word of the day is ‘collusion!’ as in paying a collusion settlement for owners colluding together to not pay baseball players as in NFLPA president…
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What is service time manipulation? (2/25)
Today’s word of the day is ‘manipulation’ as in service time manipulation as in more drama in Seattle as Jarred Kelenic has spoken out against the Mariners…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Tiger Woods and our obsession with being first (2/24)
Today’s word of the day is ‘Tiger’ as in Tiger Woods as in yesterday was a scary day for Tiger Woods and his family. He was in a horrific single-car accident…
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New York Rangers dealing with Russian politics; More on the Seattle Mariners shakeup (2/23)
Today’s word of the day is ‘spotics’ as in the intersection of sports and politics as in Muhammad Ali was big in the world of spotics as in what’s happening…
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Everything wrong with what Seattle Mariners president Kevin Mather said (2/22)
Today’s word of the day is ‘rotary’ as in a Rotary Club as in the President of the Seattle Mariners Kevin Mather has found himself in some bit of trouble…
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Carson Wentz, Domingo German, and losing the locker room (2/19)
Today’s word of the day is ‘Wentz Art Thou’ as in Carson Wentz as in where is he now? Indianapolis. Philly, no more. What happened to the relationship between…
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Will Padres $340M gamble on Tatis Jr. pay off? (2/18)
Today’s word of the day is ‘ holy father’ as in Holy Padre! as in I still cannot believe the San Diego Padres signed Fernando Tatis Jr. to a 14-year, $340M…
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🔴 BREAKING NEWS: Padres sign Tatis Jr. to 14-year, $340M MEGA deal (2/17)
We break down the latest breaking news on the monster deal between the San Diego Padres and Fernando Tatis Jr. It’s a 14-year, $340M deal. An unprecedented…
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Arizona Coyotes: The disaster in the desert (2/17)
Today’s word of the day is ‘Wily’ as Wily coyote as in the cartoon as in the Arizona Coyotes are being run like a cartoon. What are we talking about? Well The…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Draymond Green sounds off on NBA trade culture amid Drummond/Griffin news (2/16)
Today’s word of the day is ‘misguided’ as in where is this directed at as in Draymond Green “went off” about the treatment of players. He talked about players…
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Would a salary floor stop MLB teams from tanking? (2/15)
Today’s word of the day is ‘floor’ as in the floor as in the bottom as in a salary floor! Everyone wants a salary floor in baseball. Fans are screaming for it…
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NFL has to release the Mathieu-Brady audio! (2/12)
Today’s word of the day is ‘NFL films’ as in Ed and Steve Sabol as in NFL Mic’d Up as in the NFL has the audio and footage of the incident between Tyrann…
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Why the NBA told Mark Cuban to play the National Anthem (2/11)
Today’s word of the day is ‘anthem’ as in the National Anthem as in we’ve talked about this so many times it’s almost our anthem. Well it’s back again in the…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Useless MLB projections and the QB trade market boom (2/10)
Today’s word of the day is ‘projections’ as if projecting your feelings onto someone or as in a projector as in projecting what will happen this MLB season…
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MLB cannot stop playing with their balls... again (2/9)
Today’s word of the day is ‘deaden’ as in MLB is deadening the baseball as in here we go again with an MLB committee making another decision that seems so…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Never bet against Tom Brady (2/8)
Today’s word of the day is ‘Super Bowl’ as in the football season is over as in Super Bowl Sunday came and went as in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, behind the arm…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
LeBron not happy with All Star Sham; Mets and Dodgers don't need Trevor Bauer (2/5)
Today’s word of the day is ‘sham’ as in fraud as in the All Star Game as in the All Star Sham as in the NBA announced the All Star Game will be played in…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Being honest about your mental health (2/4)
Today’s word of the day is ‘alive’ as in the story of Drew Robinson as in mental health awareness as in suicide prevention. IF you’re not familiar with the…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Super Bowl PSA: Do NOT fire the cannons! (2/3)
Today’s word of the day is ‘cannons’ as in fire the cannons! as in the circus as in the NFL has informed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that they are not allowed to…
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Mickey Callaway, Jared Porter, and MLB's front office culture problem (2/2)
Today’s word of the day is ‘appalled’ as in we are so appalled by these actions as in Mickey Callaway, pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels, has been…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
A tribute to my father... Explaining the new MLB proposal (2/1)
Today’s word of the day is ‘dad’ as in my dad as in my dad died this morning and I just want to talk about him for a moment. (13:20) MLB and MLBPA won’t stop…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
📫January 2021 Mailbag! (1/31)
It’s the first mailbag of 2021! The January mailbag is here and we’re answering YOUR questions. What questions are you asking during an interview for a head…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Wall Street, Robin Hood, and Steve Cohen walk into a GameStop (1/29)
Today’s word of the day is ‘Game Over’ as in GameStop as in what the hell is going on on Wall Street?! Let me explain every layer of what happened over the…
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Does the Baseball Hall of Fame voting need to change? (1/28)
Today’s word of the day is ‘Cooperstown’ as in 2021 Hall of Fame voting as in nobody was voted into this year’s class. Let’s talk about this and what happened…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
MLB and MLBPA are fighting again! (1/26)
Today’s word of the day is ‘Eurythmics’ as in Here Comes The Rain Again as in MLB and the Players’ Union is at it again. Fighting has already started. It was…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
What it's like having COVID (1/25)
Today’s word of the day is ‘gratitude’ as in the amount I feel as in being thankful as in thank you all for the kind words you have all shared with me. Last…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Inauguration Day 2021; Mets issues; Springer to the Blue Jays (1/20)
Today’s word of the day is ‘Inauguration’ as in day one of the 46th President’s term as in the end of the Trump Era and the beginning of the Biden Era. Let’s…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Mets had NO CHOICE but to FIRE GM Jared Porter (1/19)
Today’s word of the day is ‘You’re fired’ as in see ya as in you’re terminated as in you can’t work here as in Jared Porter has been fired as the New York Mets…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
NFL NEEDS a healthy Patrick Mahomes (1/18)
Today’s word of the day is ‘mayday’ as in emergency as she’s going down as in be prepared for a crash landing as in what the NFL/CBS/Kansas City front offices…
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Theo Epstein making a move for MLB commissioner? (1/15)
Today’s word of the day is ‘fox’ as in sly as a fox as in someone who is exceptionally clever or cunning or our pal Theo Epstein. Why was he in the news? He’s…
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Samson Sit-Down: Pablo Torre
On today's Samson Sit-Down, ESPN host Pablo Torre joins the show. Torre and David talk all things digital, how they met, Dan LeBatard's ESPN exit, and just…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
James Harden forces trade to Brooklyn Nets (1/14)
Today’s word of the day is ‘checkmate’ as in the Queen’s Gambit as in playing chess as in James Harden got exactly what he wanted. The Houston Rockets traded…
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What should the Nets do with Kyrie Irving? James Harden is a problem (1/13)
Today’s word of the day is ‘fork’ as in a fork in the road as in Kyrie Irving is at a point in his career he needs to make a decision. Should he go left and…
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Belichick turns down Presidential Medal of Freedom (1/12)
Today’s word of the day is ‘crossed’ as in when you cross your fingers and toes when you say something as in not telling the truth as in Patriots head coach…
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NFL on Nickelodeon; Lindor presser for the Mets; Houston Texans problems on problems
Today’s word of the day is ‘slime’ as in Nickelodeon as in the NFL and ViacomCBS partnered to broadcast an alternate viewing experience for kids to watch the…
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Mets blockbuster trade for Francisco Lindor; Is Steve Cohen done spending?
Today’s word of the day is ‘Whitesnake’ as in here I go again on my own as in the classic 1982 jam by Whitesnake as in the New York Mets have finally done it…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
A coup attempt at the US Capitol: No, I won’t stick to sports
There was a coup attempt in Washington D.C. at the Capitol building yesterday. It happened live on television. It happened because of the disgusting and…
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NFL doesn’t care about Browns covid problems; Stop crying over sponsorship deals
Today’s word of the day is ‘Pierre’ as in there once a boy named Pierre who would always say “I don’t care!” as in the NFL just doesn’t care as in the…
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What role do star players have in hiring a new coach?
Today’s word of the day is ‘empowerment’ as in who are we going to empower as in if you empower the wrong person you’re in trouble as in DeShaun Watson has got…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
Doug Pederson should have done better by Eagles; Jets finally fire Adam Gase
Today’s word of the day is ‘integrity’ as in respect as in competitive integrity as in covid integrity as in what happened last night with the Philadelphia…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
📬Mailbag Bonus Episode: Part Two (12/31)
David Samson turns on the mic to give you a bonus mailbag episode with questions generated from 5-star reviews left on Apple Podcasts. David answers everything…
- Nothing Personal with David Samson
📬Mailbag Bonus Episode: Part One (12/30)
It’s that time of the month! No, not that one, sickos! It’s time for the December Mailbag. Did I ever think about becoming an agent? How do fans perceive me…
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WFT has seen enough of Dwayne Haskins; San Diego Padres won the offseason and that means…
Today’s word of the day is ‘released’ as in let go as in here’s the door as in Ron Rivera and the Washington Football Team have released QB Dwayne Haskins…
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NFL QB drama, Tenet review, Blake Snell blockbuster trade
Today’s word of the day is ‘improvement’ as in to get better as in the word you don’t want to hear when your coach is speaking about you as in what Ron Rivera…