Clay Buchholz comments on Red Sox’ slow start, no-hitter etiquette

Boston Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz joined the show to talk about their early-season struggles. Dan asked Buchholz the expectations this year. “We have the team to win the World Series this year,” Buchholz said. He said that he knows the number are against them with this kind of start, but he thinks the team is…

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Chris Mannix says Blazers will knock off Mavericks in first round

Chris Mannix joined the show in studio. SI.com’s Chris Mannix joined the show to talk about the upcoming NBA playoffs and some of the other big storylines around the NBA. Here are some of his takes: — Mannix’s biggest upset is Portland knocking off Dallas in the first round of the playoffs. He likes the…

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Jason Kidd talks about his future, MVP pick, Dirk’s legacy

Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd joined the show to talk about  their chances heading into playoffs and some of the other big stories in the NBA. Here are some of his takes: — Dan asked Kidd the MVP. “I would have to go with Derrick Rose. He’s been consistent all season,” Kidd said. — Kidd said…

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Should they give out the MVP before or after playoffs?

We’ve been discussing the NBA MVP award. Derrick Rose is the strong front-runner, but Dan thinks all sports should wait until the playoffs are over. What if Rose and the Bulls bow out early? Dan said that’s why he used to vote for Michael Jordan every year. What do you think? Should the NBA and…

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I-Team uncovers details on Masters green jacket

Rory McIlory Tweeted a photo of him and Charl Schwartzel on a plane yesterday headed toward Malaysia. The I-Team did an investigation into the rules around the green jacket. Here is what we found out from Augusta National in regards to the jacket: -Winner keeps jacket for 1 year. -Winner turns jacket back in to…

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Do you think Barry Bonds knew what he was taking?

With the Barry Bonds trial nearing a conclusion, Dan weighed in on what he finds to be one of the hardest arguments to buy in all of sports: that Bonds didn’t know what he was taking. Dan think that doesn’t pass the sniff test. He thinks there’s no way Bonds couldn’t have noticed the stark…

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John Smoltz comments on Bonds, Fuld not getting cycle, golf

MLB Network analyst John Smoltz joined the show to talk some of the big storylines around baseball. Smoltz talked about the Rays’ Sam Fuld not stopping at first and getting a double that cost him a cycle last night against the Red Sox. He said a veteran player would have tripped over first and gotten…

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