Matt Holliday faces fastballs from Dan

St. Louis Cardinals star Matt Holliday joined the show to talk about a wide variety of topics. Holliday talked about being a big football prospect, which pitchers intimidate him, instant replay, his hat size, being runner-up for MVP in 2007, his career salary and much more.

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LaMarcus Aldridge on playoffs, Durant

Portland Trail Blazers star LaMarcus Aldridge joined the show to talk about his big night against the Rockets in Game 1 of their series and more. Aldridge and Dan discussed the Rockets’ defensive weaknesses in Game 1. Dan said he scored so many in part because the Rockets’ defense is flawed. But Aldridge said that…

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Landon Donovan on World Cup, best player in World

Soccer star Landon Donovan (@landondonovan) joined the show to talk about the World Cup and much more. Donovan said he hasn’t been told if he’s on the U.S. team yet, but he said he feels good about the team. Dan asked Donovan the best player in the World right now. “Probably Christiano,” Donovan said, “but…

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Reggie Miller recalls playing ’80s Pistons

TNT’s Reggie Miller joined the show to talk about the big stories in the playoffs. He broke down each series and looked back at ESPN’s 30-for-30 documentary “Bad Boys.” Miller did indeed have issues with the Bad Boys. “I feared [Rick] Mahorn more, but [Bill] Laimbeer was the dirtiest,” Miller said. But he said that…

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Emmert: NCAA doesn’t want athletes to be employees

NCAA president Mark Emmert joined the show to talk about the hot-button issues in college sports. Dan asked Emmert if he thinks student-athletes should get paid. “I’m in favor of student athletes having all the things that they need to be successful as student athletes,” Emmert said. “The membership is not interested in converting athletes…

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Isiah Thomas on “Bad Boys,” Pistons GM rumors

Isiah Thomas joined the show to talk about the documentary Bad Boys and much more. Dan asked the reaction to the film. Thomas said that people are talking to him about the teamwork and closeness of the team. Thomas also said people have noted how much the Pistons respected the Celtics and how much Michael…

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