Bob Costas weighs in on MLB storylines and Jerry Sandusky trial

NBC and MLB Network broadcaster Bob Costas joined the show to talk about the big stories in baseball and more. Here are some of his takes. — Costas weighed in on the possibility that the Nationals could pull Stephen Strasburg if he surpasses a certain pitch count for the season. “You could stretch him out and…

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Mitch Williams tells great stories about pitchers cheating

MLB Network analyst Mitch Williams joined the show to talk about the pine tar controversy from this week. Dan asked Mitch if he respected Nationals manager Davey Johnson for alerting the umps to the Rays’ Joel Peralta. “No, I don’t,” Williams said. “I respect Davey Johnson as a manager. I don’t respect what he did.”…

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Andy Staples explains new college football playoff system

Sports Illustrated’s Andy Staples joined the show to talk about the new playoff plan for college football. Staples said this means there is going to be a playoff system. It’s a time to celebrate. Dan asked if we should worry the tournament will grow and eventually become like college hoops. Staples doesn’t think that’s a…

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Chris Mannix says don’t count out Thunder

Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix joined the show to break down the NBA Finals and more. Mannix doesn’t think the Thunder-Heat series is over, because the Thunder have a chance to come back. “One thing [the Thunder are] realizing is that they’ve yet to give Miami their best shot,” Mannix said. “They have not really had a…

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Tom Verducci on pine tar, no-hitters, PEDs and Hall of Fame

Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci joined the show to talk about the latest pine tar incident and much more. Dan asked Verducci if the Nationals’ Davey Johnson was in the right to alert umpires that Rays pitcher Joel Peralta had extra pine tar in his glove. It upset Rays manager Joe Maddon. Verducci said probably not,…

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