About this episode
Today's word of the day is 'no merci' or no, thank you or what the MLBPA said to the last proposal from MLB. It was voted down 33-5 and this is what that means. So now reports are out about a 60-game season being handed down by Commissioner Rob Manfred, but FIRST something needs to be done by the players. Here is what that is (0:06). So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me what impact will this labor dispute have on the 2021 negotiations for a CBA (11:10). Dak Prescott signed his franchise-tag and now him and the Cowboys have until July 15th to sign a long-term deal. Will they reach a deal by then? Let's see what Jerry Jones has to say about it (16:35). Review: Bully. Coward. Victim: The Story of Roy Cohn (23:30). The NWSL is about to be the first team sports league to come back and it already has problems. Orlando Pride have pulled out of the tournament because 6 players and 4 staff members tested positive for covid-19. What can these problems tell us about possible problems for MLB and the NBA (28:12)? In more coronavirus news - Novak Djokovic announced that he has tested positive after playing in a much criticized tournament (33:20). University of Cincinnati is taking Marge Schott's name off its stadium. We talked about it here in an earlier episode about who she was. This is progress (37:00). MLBeard Challenge Day 100: National Civil Rights Museum. That's it for the MLBeard Challenge (39:45). #waittosee --------------------------- 'Nothing Personal with David Samson' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow David on Twitter: @DavidPSamson To watch David on CBS Sports HQ visit https://www.cbssports.com/live/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ https://www.youtube.com/nothingpersonalwithdavidsamson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices