Hour 3 - Billionaire Status
Summary
Ben Maller discusses Roger Goodell’s new four-year contract extension, debating whether the NFL commissioner deserves credit for the league’s financial success or if he is merely managing a cash cow. The show also covers the Los Angeles Rams’ offseason moves and whether other teams genuinely hate them, alongside a bizarre MLB controversy involving umpire Doug Eddings and a rookie pitcher’s crooked hat.
Topics discussed
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Intro: NFL and Baseball Questions
Show Intro and Express Employment Sponsor
Roger Goodell's 5th Contract Extension
Debate: Is Goodell Irreplaceable?
The NFL's Financial Boom and Goodell's Role
Why the NFL Keeps Goodell: Stability
Quentin Lake: Do Teams Hate the Rams?
The Rams as the New Dodgers: Hated Superpower
Why Only the Rams Are Hated
Umpire Doug Eddings' Cap Incident
Critique of the Staged Apology and MLB PR
Baseball's Casual Dress Code Evolution
Riddle: Joe Morgan's Pre-Fame Job
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Podcast Promo: Migraine Stories
Round Robin Mailbag and Riddle Recap
Listener Answers to the Joe Morgan Riddle
Reveal: Joe Morgan Drove a Snowplow
Call from Arthur: Nostalgia and KK
Arthur on Athlete Salaries vs. Cost of Living
Ben's Dialect and Royals/Rangers Banter
Hollering James Snore Bit
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Instant Advice Line and Final Sponsors
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