I didn’t notice that, but he definitely said sub-SEE-kwent again. Which is glorious.Is it just me, or did Simmons go through the entire Miracle podcast mispronouncing the name of the movie? He was smushing the middle of the word together.
I didn’t notice that, but he definitely said sub-SEE-kwent again. Which is glorious.Is it just me, or did Simmons go through the entire Miracle podcast mispronouncing the name of the movie? He was smushing the middle of the word together.
Welcome to the dark side. I didn’t think you’d ever get there.Kimes isn't on the Ringer.
And Million Dollar Picks is certainly the worst segment going on in Podcasts right now.(more because of Simmons than Pete S) Thankfully, it is very easy to skip past. Simmons' podcast isn't great anymore. He stopped writing, so he stopped learning and he stopped paying attention. And now his takes are just nonsense. He doesn't know anything.
Everyone gets old.
That’s because it wasn’t. This same group of friends also discovered gambling. They were real trailblazersI'm a few days late on this, but he wondered if him and House were one of the first groups of friends who did an exhausting exercise - like pickup basketball - and then overate garbage food like pizza or chicken wings later that same night. Like, it wasn't generations of active humans who discovered the relationship between burning calories and then eating calories (whether they knew what a calorie was or not) - it took a group of self-absorbed Holy Cross sophomores in 1990 to make the realization.
It didn't sound tongue in cheek.
Simmons is the manWell he nailed the Green Bay special teams storyline.
He's not Warren Sharp, but he's entertaining. That's what I want.Simmons is the man
Warren Sharp is bottom of the barrel. He has that unique combination of being so sure of himself and an idiot. He is the test case for the Dunning-Kruger effect.He's not Warren Sharp, but he's entertaining. That's what I want.
I’m pretty sure every high school cross country team played the “I can eat whatever the fuck I want now because I just ran a race” card.I'm a few days late on this, but he wondered if him and House were one of the first groups of friends who did an exhausting exercise - like pickup basketball - and then overate garbage food like pizza or chicken wings later that same night. Like, it wasn't generations of active humans who discovered the relationship between burning calories and then eating calories (whether they knew what a calorie was or not) - it took a group of self-absorbed Holy Cross sophomores in 1990 to make the realization.
It didn't sound tongue in cheek.
Every person in the history of the world, over millennia, has done this. Because when you exert a lot of energy, you burn calories and are hungry, especially if you're young and growing. Then Simmons rolls up in his Benz and is like, "When we used to exercise hard, we kind of invented that thing where you eat a lot of food after. It's the calorie replacement piece."I’m pretty sure every high school cross country team played the “I can eat whatever the fuck I want now because I just ran a race” card.
As was trips outside of your state with friends. WHO DENIES THIS?I hear drinking beer while watching football was also invented in the Holy Cross dorms, circa 1991.
What was the context?Bill apparently doesn't know what the word "octave" means, nor does he know how to pronounce it.
I’m pretty sure he got caught between “high octave” and ”high octane” (Referring to Al Michaels’ lack of sufficient volume/enthusiasm)Bill apparently doesn't know what the word "octave" means, nor does he know how to pronounce it.
Which is appropriate, given Michaels' call yesterday of "And the Rams, by the hair of their skinny teeth-teeth..."I’m pretty sure he got caught between “high octave” and ”high octane” (Referring to Al Michaels’ lack of sufficient volume/enthusiasm)
The way Sal talks, that man have never won a bet in his life. And he makes 30 bets every weekend. No idea if he has money or not. It was a joke. . . .but it also had a tinge of reality to it.There's no way Sal lost $83,000 or whatever he asked Bill to loan him...right? Not that he truly needs the help, but man that's some serious cash. I couldn't tell if I was missing a reference to something else.
Sal and Clay Travis split a $57,500 cost on a Saints Super Bowl futures bet, so we can definitely infer that he’s comfortable with five-figure wagers. So if Sal’s spending nearly 30 grand on a futures bet, losing 80 grand in a weekend is very believable to me.The way Sal talks, that man have never won a bet in his life. And he makes 30 bets every weekend. No idea if he has money or not. It was a joke. . . .but it also had a tinge of reality to it.
The guys have been talking about being degenerate gamblers for more than a decade and they are pretty rich--it wouldn't surprise me in the least if they lost that kind of money in a bad weekend.There's no way Sal lost $83,000 or whatever he asked Bill to loan him...right? Not that he truly needs the help, but man that's some serious cash. I couldn't tell if I was missing a reference to something else.
That's fair.I’m pretty sure he got caught between “high octave” and ”high octane” (Referring to Al Michaels’ lack of sufficient volume/enthusiasm)
Not a knock at you, natty… but I feel like noting BS’s mispronunciations may be getting to be more of a thing than it should be. Lord knows I mispronounce something or other all the time, but happily my every word isn’t transmitted out for all to hear.
Given how much they talk about in-game bets, they must be using online offshore books. My understanding is that some of those are pretty safe/reputable. I'm sure there are others with more expertise in the thread.Not to get all pearl-clutchy, but if one is wagering sums that large and one lives in a state where sports gambling is not legal, as BS reminds us quite frequently in his always out of date FanDuel promos when discussing how he is considering moving to New York, how does one safely make such a wager? In other words, are Bill and Sal betting 5 figures with offshore books or even shadier operations?
Don't they live just a one-hour flight from Vegas?Not to get all pearl-clutchy, but if one is wagering sums that large and one lives in a state where sports gambling is not legal, as BS reminds us quite frequently in his always out of date FanDuel promos when discussing how he is considering moving to New York, how does one safely make such a wager? In other words, are Bill and Sal betting 5 figures with offshore books or even shadier operations?
You think Simmons flies to Vegas at 6am on gambling days just to make bets? And then just turns around and flies back?Don't they live just a one-hour flight from Vegas?
No, but he's got enough money to pay someone to make those runs. Or have someone in Vegas to place his bets for him. Probably has credit lines with the books so he doesn't have his runner actually accessing his money. Just pointing out that living in L.A. doesn't mean online/off-shore books are his only option.You think Simmons flies to Vegas at 6am on gambling days just to make bets? And then just turns around and flies back?
This is so needlessly complex.No, but he's got enough money to pay someone to make those runs. Or have someone in Vegas to place his bets for him. Probably has credit lines with the books so he doesn't have his runner actually accessing his money. Just pointing out that living in L.A. doesn't mean online/off-shore books are his only option.
The post I was responding to was questioning legalities. All I was pointing out is that he had legal options within easy access. I'm not trying to suggest that it's the only way he could possibly be gambling.This is so needlessly complex.
In what galaxy is Simmons utilizing a "runner" when he can just use an overseas book or a local bookie? He's been gambling for decades.
Using a runner isn't easy access. It's an absolute pain in the ass that requires money, cash, timing, and planning.The post I was responding to was questioning legalities. All I was pointing out is that he had legal options within easy access. I'm not trying to suggest that it's the only way he could possibly be gambling.
I didn't say that. I said it's a weird time to point out Sal's association with Clay Travis, who has worked on a gambling show with Sal for at least 3 years and infrequently comes up in course of conversation on a gambling podcast. That doesn't seem weird to me. Suddenly pointing out his association now is weird. And I don't even know what the last sentence is supposed to imply.And to respond to the above, it's never a weird time to point out how much of an absolute piece of shit Clay Travis is. I'm not saying Sal is as much of a fuckface just by association, but he doesn't do himself any favors when he brings up Clay Travis.
Really? You don't? I'll be more clear: Clay Travis fucking sucks and is a thoroughly awful human. When Sal reminds people that he associates with him, it reflects poorly on him. Hopefully you got it now.I didn't say that. I said it's a weird time to point out Sal's association with Clay Travis, who has worked on a gambling show with Sal for at least 3 years and infrequently comes up in course of conversation on a gambling podcast. That doesn't seem weird to me. Suddenly pointing out his association now is weird. And I don't even know what the last sentence is supposed to imply.
I didn't pick up on his mispronunciations.I didn’t notice that, but he definitely said sub-SEE-kwent again. Which is glorious.
I guess you could make the argument that Vegas got "cool" in 98 or 99 when Bellagio/Mandalay Bay/Venetian opened. Those casinos catered to a younger/more affluent crowed than circus circus or luxor or whatever.Picking Nits: on the Casino Rewatchables, Simmons repeatedly talks about how "Vegas wasn't cool when it was released. That wouldn't be for another five years."
I think it's even simpler than that.I guess you could make the argument that Vegas got "cool" in 98 or 99 when Bellagio/Mandalay Bay/Venetian opened. Those casinos catered to a younger/more affluent crowed than circus circus or luxor or whatever.
Of course his whole point is stupid. I love vegas but vegas is built for dudes like me (essentially squares age 28 and up with jobs with and some money who want to get "crazy" by gambling a little, maybe going to a stip club or whatever--basically dentists and forensic accountants and lawyers gone wild). It's not that vegas got cool in 1999 so much as Bill aged into the age group of dudes who want to go to vegas. And some slighlty older star -- Elvis or Wayne Newton or Celine Dion or now Adele--starts playing vegas as their fan base starts getting older.
But bottom line, in 1997 the wu-tang clan rapped up being coked up at the MGM grand so that's pretty fucking cool, and that's pre 1999.
EDIT: Looks like Wayne Newton started playing vegas a lot at 31, elvis at 34, adele at 33. So roughly when people go from actually having crazy wild youthful times to needing fabricated fun to make themselves feel alive in their dull professional lives. And thus enters VEGAS.
This is him in a nutshell. And frankly he’s enough like me that I’ve enjoyed him. I kind of can’t imagine liking him if you’re not a gen x white dude from Boston.Simmons' work continues to entertain me, but he is the very definition of someone who can only understand things through his own lived experience.