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Nothing Personal with David Samson

Le Batard & Friends, Sports, Baseball, MLB

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 aspects

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55:33

Brian Campbell joins the show to talk UFC at the...

Nothing Personal with David Samson ·

2025/07/17

We’ve got Brian Campbell with us today! He’s an MMA expert and Boxing expert and all around good guy! UFC at the White House? Saudi’s boxing takeover? The business of Jake Paul! (29:45) NFL Draft problems are here. 2nd rounders holding out for guaranteed deals. Uh oh! (42:00) Bradley Beal has given back money and will now be a free agent. And will now sign with Clippers! (45:30) Turning down $10 million? The International Tennis Hall of Fame did! We have an update on this story.Learn more about

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54:00

Could 2028 Summer Olympics derail the MLB season!?...

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2025/07/17

Today’s word of the day is ‘gold’ as in Olympics as in MLB as in baseball as in All-Star Game. What am I talking about? Well, the Summer Olympics will take place in 2028 in California. Will MLB stars be allowed to play in it? Will the season be impacted? Will there be an All-Star Game? (17:20) The Minnesota Twins sale is an interesting one. The Ishbia family was close to buying it, and then decided to stick with the White Sox. Now what? Rob Manfred had some items to share. (28:30) Is the NBA going

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55:15

So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Angels draft...

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2025/07/16

Call us and leave your question: 631-377-4869It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Someone asked me three questions in one! What is the Angels draft strategy? Why do they seem to try and find prospects they can rush to the big leagues? Which union is the best in American sports? (15:30) Someone asked me about Dontrelle Willis, arbitration, and if I play both sides of the arbitration argument. (22:10) Which other league would I want to be president in? Is promotion/relegation better than

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54:57

MLB All-Star Game was a HOME RUN! INCREDIBLE! Tony...

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2025/07/16

Today’s word of the day is ‘electric’ as in All-Star Game as in swing-off as in MLB as in getting right! What a night for MLB! What a moment! Wow! Let’s break down the game and all the moments. From ABS to Hank Aaron tributes to dingers to Schwarbombs. LOVED IT! (21:40) MLBPA executive director Tony Clark met with the media before the All-Star Game and he had very strong feelings about the salary cap idea. Woof. Collusion? GMAB! (31:30) The Tampa Bay Rays are going to play games at home in the

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55:19

Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts joins to discuss...

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2025/07/15

Terry Virts has joined us today! The former F16 fighter pilot, and NASA astronaut, is running for the Senate in Texas! (27:30) Let’s discuss ICE and professional athletes. MLB is full of immigrants, and where this country is right now, baseball needs to protect its players. (38:30) A rich dude bought his way into a tennis tournament and people are MAD! (46:00) Donald Trump made himself the story of the Club World Cup. He had to be on stageLearn more about your ad choices. Visit

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55:10

Home Run Derby robbery! From Raleigh to Rooker to...

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2025/07/15

Today’s word of the day is ‘robbery’ as in Home Run Derby as in Big Dumper as in Cal Raleigh as in Brent Rooker as in Junior Cameniro. What a a night. Everyone was made from the production to the broadcast to the rules. Everything. But Cal Raleigh had his moment with his father and brother. We saw Junior Caminero hit some bombs. We saw Jazz show up for the fun of it. We saw a measuring stick come out. (21:35) How excited are you for the All-Star Game? Paul Skenes. Tarik Skubal. What more can you

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55:22

Home Run Derby picks! NFLPA still has a major...

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2025/07/14

The Home Run Derby is tonight! Who’s excited!? We’ve got some big bats going. (11:00) What is going on with the NFLPA is something we haven’t seen in the sports world for quite some time. The collusion story gets deeper and deeper. This time the NFLPA has released a statement questioning the reports, but also said it was looking into the reports. Not great. (23:00) Club World Cup final. Big money. Big fans. Big problems? (36:20) Go Messi Go! Lionel Messi is setting MLS records and the league needs

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55:07

MLB All-Star break: Raleigh and Judge headline...

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2025/07/14

Today’s word of the day is ‘break’ as in All-Star break as in baseball as in Home Run Derby as in All-Star Game as in the first half is here. What were the biggest observations from the pre-ASG? Remember when everyone wanted Craig Breslow fired? That was just a month ago! What about the Brewers and Blue Jays season!? Are the Rockies going to break the record!? (23:00) Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh are having themselves a season. The MVP race is on! (32:40) Review: Heads of State. (36:20) MLB decided

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57:41

It's Coca Friday! Weather apps are useless! MLB's...

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2025/07/11

It’s Coca Day! We talk weather apps and Prime Day and July 4 baseball and MVP races and Juan Soto and Apple and colleges! Another fun Friday with Coca!You can follow him (me) on Twitter @matthewcoca if you want more terrible takes, or if you want to yell at me! Whatever! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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56:44

Thunder lock Big 3 up for $822 million! Insane!...

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2025/07/11

https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/auction-lunch-with-david-samson-of-nothing-personal-3220102 Today’s word of the day is ‘benjamins’ as in big bills as in Brinks truck as in Thunder as in SGA as in Jalen Williams as in Chet Holmgren. That’s right. The Thunder won the NBA title and now have locked up its Big 3 for $800 million! WHAT!? (10:30) Giannis has spoken. What did he say? A clue! A crumb! (17:00) Orioles owner David Rubenstein finally spoke for the first time since Brandon Hyde was

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57:08

Mike Tollin, executive producer of The Last Dance,...

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2025/07/10

Mike Tollin has joined the show! The mastermind of The Last Dance with Michael Jordan! You know him from Smallville and One Tree Hill and Varsity Blues and Radio and All That! (28:45) We have a stadium CEO accused of rigging a bid! Oh boy! And it involves some heavy hitters! (38:40) Deion Sanders sounded off on the state of college football. He has a problem with salary. He has a problem with tampering. (44:00) Rob Manfred wants a salary cap. Players are worried. What will happen? Learn more about

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56:55

Major NFL/NFLPA collusion update! Brian Cashman and...

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2025/07/10

Today’s word of the day is ‘abhorrent’ as in the NFL as in the NFLPA as in collusion as in appeal as in firings. This is how this ends. Pablo Torre had broken this story wide open two weeks ago, and now the NFLPA is not happy. The players union will try and appeal this decision now. How does it end? (17:50) The Yankees have DFA’d DJ LeMahieu and owe him $22 million. Brian Cashman then met the media to explain the decision, talk about the trade deadline, and defend Anthony Volpe. (35:00) Review: Once

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57:09

So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Players Only...

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2025/07/09

Call us at 631-377-4869It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! We start off with a question about what goes on during a Players’ Only meeting! (8:10) Is A.J. Hinch the most valuable manager in baseball? (14:10) How do you deal with loss? Especially when you are the head of a business or company. (23:00) Mount Rushmore of candy! (31:20) This is just a big ole pat on the back for me! (34:30) Could you see MLB expand internationally to make the game more global? Does it make sense to do this

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56:39

NIL has changed the hockey world forever! MLBPA...

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2025/07/09

Today’s word of the day is ‘consequences’ as in the NHL as in NIL as in Canada as in change. Gavin McKenna is the lock of all locks to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. And he’s going to college. A top Canadian JR player headed to the US is unheard of. But NIL has changed the world of hockey forever. (11:00) We have another investigation into an MLB agent. Another case of an agent taking advantage of a foreign player. It’s sad. Someone had asked me a question about MLB owners and the MLBPA so

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57:30

Bobby Valentine joins the show and it was FANTASTIC!...

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2025/07/08

We’ve got Bobby Valentine with us today! This was a fun one! Bobby V goes off on umpires and catchers! And tells some great stories about being an All-Star Game manager! (28:00) Clayton Kershaw was named an All-Star and he felt it was “weird”. Why? Because he didn’t think it was anything her deserved! (33:00) Kansas still wants the Chiefs and Royals. It is doing everything it can to help. (40:00) The WNBA has a little money problem. Look at the payouts for the All-Star Game. This is going to be

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56:33

Suns hitting the reset button on everything! Orlando...

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2025/07/08

Today’s word of the day is ‘revelation’ as in the Suns as in Mat Ishbia as in Bradley Beal as in Kevin Durant as in Devin Booker. The 2nd Apron is coming for every team. The Big 3 is over. The Suns are looking to hard reset just two seasons later after having NBA Championship aspirations. (9:40) The Orlando Magic 2nd Apron clock has started. A new max extension for Paolo Banchero is here. The Magic need to win now! (16:15) The Miami Heat found a scorer. A 3-team trade that most believe the Heat won

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57:17

Another MLB investigation into gambling! A look at...

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2025/07/07

Another professional player is under investigation for gambling. This time it’s in baseball again. Luis Ortiz of the Cleveland Guardians is on leave right now as the league looks into a few pitches he threw. That’s right… this is on PITCHES! Jonas Valanciunas has to honor his contract. That’s what the Denver Nuggets said after trading for the center. He wants to play in Greece. Oh well! Big Beautiful Bill talk. What happened in Texas over the weekend is incredibly sad, and terrifying. My time at

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56:39

Nationals fire GM AND Manager! Pirates CANNOT get...

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2025/07/07

https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/auction-lunch-with-david-samson-of-nothing-personal-3220102Today’s word of the day is ‘unceremonious’ as in Mike Rizzo as in Dave MArtinerz as in the Washington Nationals as in fired. That’s right, same day as two Nationals make the All-Star team, the owner fires the GM and manager. Why now? Well, the team has been bad bad bad, but the timing is just odd. (18:00) Paul Skenes can’t get a win. 42 career starts and 17 No Decisions. And it’s not like he’s been

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56:59

Boog Sciambi joins the show to talk all things...

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2025/07/03

We’ve got Boog Sciambi with us! We’re talking all things Cubs today! Kyle Tucker has been amazing addition in Chicago, but can they sign him? What do the Cubs need to be real contenders this season? (30:30) The All-Star Game starters were announced for baseball! What were the snubs? How good has Javy Baez been!? Lindor finally gets his nod! (38:00) WNBA expansion is here! Is it a good thing? (45:00) Wimbledon is upon us and Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff are both gone. Wow. Let’s talk about Coco

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56:42

Battle for AL East heats up as Blue Jays sweep...

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2025/07/03

Today’s word of the day is ‘dogfight’ as in the AL East as in the Blue Jays as in the Yankees as in the Rays. What a division race this has become. For the first time since April 14 the Yankees do not have sole possession of the division lead! (12:00) Clayton Kershaw picked up his 3,000 K as a member of the Dodgers. He’s only the 20th pitcher to ever do it and just the 4th lefty to do it! But that’s not the biggest story in Dodger Land. A conservative group is suing the Dodgers and Mark Walter over

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