Take-a-Mania: Who Will Finally Take Down Schefter?

Summary

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Payne & Pendergast — "Take-a-Mania: Who Will Finally Take Down Schefter?"

Date: July 17, 2026
Hosts: Seth Payne & Sean Pendergast
Theme: Houston sports hot takes face off in “Take-a-Mania,” as the hosts and guests try to determine who’s delivered the worst (a.k.a. most absurd) sports take of the week and whether anyone can dethrone the three-time champion, Adam Schefter.

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Episode Overview

This episode of "Payne & Pendergast" centers on their recurring segment “Take-a-Mania”—a tongue-in-cheek championship bracket for the worst sports takes aired in recent media. The returning champ, Adam Schefter, is challenged by a new slate of questionable opinions from around sports, with a heavy dose of Houston flavor, sharp banter, and playful mockery.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The “Take-a-Mania” Arena—Setting the Stage

(01:00–02:17)

• Payne & Pendergast explain the rules: They review and pit recent notorious bad takes against reigning “champion” Adam Schefter, deciding collectively if any are so egregious as to take the title.
• The show’s tone is irreverent, analytical, and rooted in a Houston perspective.

2. Adam Schefter’s “No-Gambling Hypocrisy” Take

(02:02–02:47)

• The Take: Schefter claims the NFL “really does not want any part of gambling, no matter how serious it is” regarding the league’s refusal to hold a supplemental draft—despite its extensive gambling partnerships.
• Hosts’ Response:
  • Payne lampoons Schefter’s lack of self-awareness:

    “It’s a stupid thing to say from a guy that does not know which master he should be obeying at any given time.” —Seth Payne (02:47)

  • The analogy escalates:

    “Despite his many murder victims, this guy has no interest in killing anybody.” —Seth Payne (02:58)

  • The hosts agree Schefter’s comment remains a strong “bad take,” but quickly move on to the challengers.

3. Vince Goodwill’s “Wembanyama Paid-Less Precedent” Take

(04:09–06:47)

• The Take: Goodwill criticizes Victor Wembanyama for accepting a less-than-maximum NBA contract to help his team sign additional stars, warning this precedent unfairly shifts responsibility onto players and likening it to asking them to double as management.
  • Quote:

    “I have yet to see anybody buy a jersey that says we save money on the back of it. I’ve yet to see somebody buy a jersey that says cap space and flexibility...you have a very finite period of time to maximize their earnings potential.” —Vince Goodwill (04:09)

• Hosts’ Response:
  • They ridicule the argument, with Payne satirizing:

    “Does Vince Goodwill actually work for the NBA Players Association? ...He’s overly concerned about him somehow setting a precedent that guys might decide to be selfless.” —Seth Payne (05:34)

  • The hosts point out Wembanyama is an adult and can make his own financial decisions, and question why private sacrifice is a problem:

    “What’s wrong with a bunch of guaranteed money?...Even if you’re acting in your own self-interest.” —Seth Payne (05:30)

  • Pendergast notes owners are frequently asked to spend more (luxury tax, etc.) (06:55)
  • Decision: Goodwill dethrones Schefter as new “bad take champion.”

    “It’s emphatically worse, which means better, than Adam Schefter’s bad.” —Seth Payne (06:26)

4. Ryan Clark’s “Lamar Jackson Disrespected” Rant

(07:12–08:44)

• The Take: Clark is outraged at Lamar Jackson’s low ranking (#69) on the NFL’s Top 100 list.
  • Quote:

    “It’s not just disrespectful, it’s almost stupid that he is ranked so low...this says a lot about this league and how quickly we forget what Lamar Jackson has accomplished.” —Ryan Clark (07:26)

• Hosts’ Response:
  • They see his anger as genuine but not irrational—more an emotional response than a “bad take” worthy of the championship.

    “I want to hear him rail ... but I see the points that he’s making. Not bad enough.” —Seth Payne (08:48)

5. Kendrick Perkins Declares Jalen Brunson a ‘First Ballot Hall of Famer’ After ESPYs

(09:26–11:44)

• The Take: Perkins claims Brunson ensured first-ballot Hall of Fame status by sweeping ESPYs.
  • Quote:

    “With all those accomplishments last night cemented him as a first ballot Hall of Famer...I hope I get the invite.” —Kendrick Perkins (09:26)

• Hosts’ Response:
  • Pendergast incredulously clarifies:

    “Wait, the ESPYs, you think is what...that honor is what cemented it?” —Sean Pendergast (10:04)

  • They suggest Perkins is likely being over-the-top for effect, so it’s not “sincere” enough:

    “Kendrick throws a lot of stuff out there that he knows is absurd.” —Seth Payne (11:27)

  • Goodwill’s take stands tall.

6. Tom Brady’s WWE Aspirations

(13:37–14:54)

• The Take: At Fanatics Fest, Tom Brady says he wants to wrestle in WWE, following Rob Gronkowski and Logan Paul.
  • Quote:

    “I think I could get in there for at least one match. Right? Come on, Nick [Khan], come on, make it happen.” —Tom Brady (14:21)

• Hosts’ Response:
  • The hosts admit they’d “love to see it” and, by fan interest, it can’t possibly win as a bad take.

    “I can’t make this a champion because I actually really want to see it.” —Seth Payne (14:54)

7. Tanner Anderson’s Jose Altuve “Cheating Hobbit” Rant

(15:22–17:56)

• The Take: Anderson, a streamer, viciously (and inaccurately) attacks Jose Altuve’s new contract, calling him a “cheating hobbit,” alleging future PED use, and arguing the deal is a disaster unless stats prove otherwise.
  • Quote:

    “If this dorf keeps playing at an all-star level until then, he’s up to something, because this guy is about as trustworthy as Donald Trump talking about the Epstein files.” —Tanner Anderson (16:34)

• Hosts’ Response:
  • The take is dismissed for being not just insulting but factually ignorant—Altuve isn’t currently at All-Star level, and Anderson “hasn’t even bothered to look at any stats.”

    “It’s so misinformed. He’s just trying to come up with a bunch of insults.” —Seth Payne (17:06)

  • Payne adds:

    “If Altuve were taking steroids right now, I’d be most upset with his steroid dealer.” —Seth Payne (18:11)

8. Behind the Scenes—Producer Sendoff

(19:00–19:52)

• Quick acknowledgment of producer Ben, whose last day is today. The hosts plan to celebrate his contributions in a later segment.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Payne on Schefter:

  “It’s a stupid thing to say from a guy that does not know which master he should be obeying at any given time.” (02:47)

• Payne on Wembanyama Take:

  “Does Vince Goodwill actually work for the NBA Players Association? ...He’s overly concerned about him somehow setting a precedent that guys might decide to be selfless.” (05:34)

• On Lamar Jackson’s Ranking:

  “It’s not just disrespectful, it’s almost stupid that he is ranked so low...this league...quickly forget[s] what Lamar Jackson has accomplished.” —Ryan Clark (07:26)

• Payne on Kendrick Perkins:

  “Kendrick throws a lot of stuff out there that he knows is absurd.” (11:27)

• On Tom Brady’s WWE ambitions:

  “I can’t make this a champion because I actually really want to see it.” —Seth Payne (14:54)

• On Tanner Anderson’s Altuve tirade:

  “He’s just trying to come up with a bunch of insults for Jose Altuve, but he hasn’t even bothered to look at any stats or anything.” —Seth Payne (17:06)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Start of “Take-a-Mania” Segment & Rules — 01:00
• Adam Schefter’s Gambling Take — 02:02–02:47
• Vince Goodwill’s Wembanyama Take — 04:09–06:47
• Ryan Clark/Lamar Jackson Outrage — 07:12–08:44
• Kendrick Perkins/Brunson First-Ballot Claim — 09:26–11:44
• Tom Brady’s WWE Aspirations — 13:37–14:54
• Tanner Anderson/Altuve “Cheating Hobbit” Rant — 15:22–17:56
• Producer Ben’s Send-Off Mention — 19:00–19:52

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Episode Verdict

• Winner: Vince Goodwill, for his argument denouncing Wembanyama’s selfless contract as a dangerous player precedent, takes the “Take-a-Mania” belt for worst sports take of the week.
• Honorable Mention: Adam Schefter, for yet another NFL/gambling contradiction, and Tanner Anderson for an impressively ignorant takedown of Jose Altuve.
• Tone: Mocking yet analytical, Houston-centric, with plenty of in-jokes and playful riffing.

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For Houston Sports Fans...

This episode is a must-listen for fans who love hot take culture, enjoy seeing national media skewered, and appreciate sports radio where the hosts never take themselves—or the week's wildest takes—too seriously.

Transcript

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[Co-host/Commentator]

we've played this enough that when we play Adam Schefter here just cut it off. After the money part where he, where he talks about the NFL. Stupid part. Yeah, after the stupid part.

[Host/Announcer]

Yeah.

[Co-host/Commentator]

You know, you know. You're aware of the clip.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Yes.

[Host/Announcer]

Yes.

[Co-host/Moderator]

All right, so here we go. This is Adam Schefter talking about quarterback who was banned from college football. And. And no supplemental draft for you. Brendan Sorsby, NFL, essentially sent him a

[Guest Analyst]

letter and the NFL is declining to hold a supplemental draft. And honestly, something was amiss with this all along because every time you spoke to people around the league about when the supplemental draft would be and whether or not there would be a supplemental, I always got pauses and there were never clear kind of answers. And like, the commissioner's got to decide to have it. I'm like, what is the issue? Well, the issue is that the league, despite any gambling partnerships, the league really does not want any part of gambling, no matter how serious it is. Or.

[Co-host/Commentator]

There you go. Okay. It's a stupid thing to say from a guy that does not know which master he should be obeying at any given time.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Think about, think about how that sentence

[Co-host/Commentator]

reads transcribed, almost like, despite his many murder victims, this guy has no interest in murdering, killing anybody.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Right? Yeah. So, okay, so that, that is the champ. We don't need to readjudicate. Why? I think people just heard why. So. So let's get to the challengers here. The first one, Vince Goodwill, who is makes his second appearance here as a Take a Mania challenger. So Victor Wembayama, he. Vince Goodwill's an NBA writer. He works for espn, formerly of Yahoo, and he was on First Take this week and he had this take. Victor Wembayama just signed a max contract recently, but took less money than he could have if he had waited one more year. If he had waited one more year, he, he could have really maxed out. So he took the money now, less money now in part because it's guaranteed now you, you know, burden the hand. And two, this is going to help them sign Stefan Castle and Dylan Harper and be able to continue to build this team. Vince Goodwill does not like the precedent that Wembayama is setting by taking less money to build this team.

[Guest Commentator]

The problem is the spurs have three potential max players on their roster. Victor Wembanyama, Steph Castle, Dylan Harper, Victor Wembanyama maybe can make up that 5% with his Nike deal and everything else, but does that mean Dylan Harper and Steph Castle, they have to take less because Victor Wembanyama took less? I have yet to see anybody buy a jersey that says we save money on the back of it. I've yet to see somebody buy a jersey that says cap space and flexibility. Like you're coming to see Victor Wimanyama and, and you're watching these players like you have a very finite period of time to maximize their earnings. Potential. I know Victor Wimanyama is an alien and everything else. He's going to get every dollar that's owed to him. But I don't know if I want to applaud this because I'll tell you this. When's the last time we asked an owner to sacrifice some money or whatever it is, or ownership groups to sacrifice money for the sake of winning? The fact that you're putting players in a spot where they have to be both player and. And executive. Give them two salaries then because they're doing two people's jobs, and I don't like that.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Okay, two questions. Two questions here. One, is Victor Oymanyama an adult? He's an adult, can make his own decisions.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Let me cheat. Let me Google. Technically, he is a, you know, 21 year old. Cool fact.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Check this out.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Is he an adult? Is he. Yes, he's an adult. He can make adult decisions in life.

[Co-host/Commentator]

And two, does Vince Goodwill actually work for the NBA Players Association?

[Host/Announcer]

Right.

[Co-host/Commentator]

And that he's overly concerned about him some somehow setting a precedent that Guys, Guys. Hey, guys. Might decide to be selfless based on this precedent. And then number three, like, what's wrong with a bunch of guaranteed money? Like, so, like, you know, the agents and people, people who don't actually put their bodies at risk, love to say the chances of a catastrophic injury that would. Would be career threatening are very, very low. That's cool for you, bro. Yep. But like the bird in the hand versus a. Yeah. Okay. The very, very small percentage chance that he might blow his knee out and never be worth that money again. It's very, very small. But you know what's never a bad thing? A boatload of money. So, like, even if you're acting in your own self interest.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Yeah.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Okay. This is a weird. You know, I don't like the weird ones.

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[Co-host/Commentator]

The ones that are almost hard. It's too hard to figure out.

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[Co-host/Commentator]

And yet it's emphatically worse, which means better than Adam Schefter's bad.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Okay, so it wins.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Yeah.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Schefter.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Wow. Almost. Yeah. Like, listen, listen. In defense of Victor in Benyama, another thing I don't really like doing. I like. Hey, listen, bro, you don't have to be my nanny, okay? All right. Like, I'm Victor Wembin freaking Yama. I can make my own decisions on this.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Wemby. Damn it.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Oh. Like, you know what he's acting like? He's acting like management took him into a dark room and threatened him or something. You better do this.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Yeah. The other thing that I didn't like about Vince Goodwill's take is when have we asked owners to spend more money? I'm like, every time they go into the luxury tax take a weekend. That's. What are you talking about? Text line says Goodwill is the NBA's hoa Florio.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Oh, I like that.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Yeah, we like. Hoa Flor is a big character on this show. All right, next one. Ryan Clark. There's a very specific Seth reason why I have this one in here. Ryan Clark is miffed that Lamar Jackson is number 69 on the NFL's top 100.

[Guest Analyst]

I expected executives to not know where to place him. I expected. I expected marketers and brands to not understand the power of his voice. What I didn't expect, it's dudes who have to line up in pads on Sundays and Thursdays and Wednesdays and Fridays and whatever the hell other days that we're going to see NFL games this year to not understand how scary it is to walk on the field when this dude is right. And ain't that much changed in one year. We're coming off of a year where it was basically one of the best quarterback years we had ever seen where Josh Allen actually wins the MVP and he's the first team all pro quarterback. It's not just disrespectful, it's almost stupid that he is ranked so low and I don't know if he cares about it at all, but this says a lot about this league and how quickly we forget what Lamar Jackson has accomplished.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Seth, you know, I enjoy the NFL's top 100.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Yeah.

[Co-host/Moderator]

This is in here solely because Ryan Clark is miffed.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Yeah. He's angry. Yeah.

[Co-host/Moderator]

About the NFL.

[Co-host/Commentator]

I want to hear him rail about the. Just the. How like meth, mathematically flawed. The way they do the entire top 100 is you're gonna be like, yeah, but I like, I. I see the points that he's making.

[Co-host/Moderator]

I said, you got 51 minutes. He's got time to get. Get the point across on how they make top 100.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, so the. The. I mean, not that much has changed, I guess statistically, a lot changed. He threw for 2500 yards last year. But no, not. Not. I see where he's coming from. Not bad enough.

[Co-host/Moderator]

All right. Not bad enough. All right. Okay, this next one is Kendrick Perkins. He was on yesterday on First Take, the day after the ESPYs, in which, if you missed the ESPYs, Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks cleaned up this is almost like a New York Knicks celebration. Jalen Brunson was named as all or part of four different ESPYs. Kendrick Perkins says this clinches it. First ballot hall of Famer.

[Guest Commentator]

I grew up in the household with my grandparents, God's rest they soul. And they used to always make me sit at the table and say, you better not get up until you finish your food. That's exactly what Jalen Brunson did. He finished his food and look, with all those accomplishments last night cemented him as a first ballot hall of Famer, as a future first ballot hall of Famer. You can't tell me, with all of those accomplishments that happened just this year, that when Jalen Brunson retires, that he's not going to be walking right into the hall of Fame. I hope I'm there. Hope I get the invite.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Wait, wait. The ESPYs, you think is what. That honor is what cemented it? Okay, good enough. I just wanted to make sure we got the bewilderment.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Wait, is that what he was actually saying? Yes.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Yes.

[Co-host/Commentator]

I thought he was confirmed.

[Co-host/Moderator]

I didn't keep going because all I did was confirm. Yes. I had to play Shea Cornet and Brian Windhorst. Double checking to make sure on espn, of all things.

[Co-host/Commentator]

I know. I was trying to think of, like, okay, yeah, he's been like, no, no, no.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Like, because they showed a graphic. Seth, while he was doing that. Of all the sps that Jalen Brunson won last night, there's the reason why he is going to be a surefire.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Okay. All right, this is where I'm going to give Kendrick Perkins a minute for the doubt on this.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Okay.

[Co-host/Commentator]

I think that if anything, I thought that maybe it wasn't like the actual ESPY awards that he collected or anything like that. It was more the. It's just like, it's the ESPYs, dude.

[Co-host/Moderator]

They had the.

[Co-host/Commentator]

That's what convinced him.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Yes, that's that.

[Co-host/Commentator]

That's what convinced him. Yes. It wasn't like, where he's finished in MVP rankings and year by year, the

[Co-host/Moderator]

final nail that's going to get him in there. First ballot hall of fame. Four ESPYs. Four ESPYs on Tuesday night.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Sometimes Kendrick, like, Kendrick throws a lot of stuff out there that I. He knows is absurd.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Kendrick gets graded on a curve.

[Co-host/Commentator]

He throws a lot of stuff out there that, you know, like, he's too smart to really believe some of the stuff he says. He's throwing it out there because he knows it's crazy.

[Guest Speaker]

Yeah.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Oh, I feel like he loses whenever he throws food combinations into the conversation or there's little analogies about my mom told me to eat everything.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Yeah, you know what? They're like. This is the one where I feel like Goodwill was like dead serious in what he was saying. And he delivered it really well too. And you know, you get points for delivery, so no, no, this does. This doesn't take over trying to try to pretend like you're Wembanyama's.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Gotcha. Okay, okay.

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Okay.

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So Tom. So Tom Brady. Tom Brady.

[Co-host/Commentator]

I'm going to tell you before we play this, and I've only heard part of this, like I love it to be a really bad take, but it's got to be delivered well. And I question, I question how much Tom Brady can bring to it with his with his voice and delivery.

[Co-host/Moderator]

We'll find out. Here's Tom Brady at Fanatics Fest. He's doing a sit down interview. He's doing Cody Rhodes podcast, actually. So he. And they're doing it live in front of an audience. And Tom Brady telling Cody Rhodes, I think I want to take a shot at this wwe.

[Guest Commentator]

Some storyline for me to get in the mix.

[Guest Analyst]

I feel like I'm retired from football, have opportunity to go out there, still showcase. I'm a little bit of an athlete and you know, my boy Gronk's done it. I've seen obviously Logan Paul do it.

[Co-host/Moderator]

I think I could get in there

[Guest Analyst]

for at least one match. Right? Come on, Nick. Come on, make it happen.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Okay. And Nick is Nick Khan, who, who runs wwe. Yeah.

[Co-host/Commentator]

I mean he's playing to the crowd there. I do like the. I. I would. Would he wear. I would want to see Brady wearing like just nothing but the jobber trunks.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Like the Speedo.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Yes, just wear the Speedo out there.

[Co-host/Moderator]

So skinny.

[Co-host/Commentator]

I know.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Wait, you don't want him to go full Rey Mysterio so he can cover his face. No, no mask. No mask. No mask.

[Co-host/Commentator]

I can't make this a champion because I actually really want to see it.

[Co-host/Moderator]

I do too.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Yeah.

[Co-host/Moderator]

I'm being honest. I do too.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Not good enough.

[Co-host/Moderator]

All right. I had no idea, I had no idea who Tanner Anderson was until yesterday. And I'm still dubious that he's actually a real person and not AI, but this popped up on my timeline yesterday. This is a fellow, a streamer by the name of Tanner Anderson, who I. Whose gimmick I think is talking about bad contracts.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Okay.

[Co-host/Moderator]

And so he's doing a power ranking of bad contracts in Major League Baseball and he gets to Jose Altuve. And this is what he says about Jose Altuve.

[Guest Speaker]

I might be a bit premature in calling this a terrible contract, but please forgive me for not trusting a cheating hobbit as he ages into his 30s to stay productive in a sport where historically superstars fall off a f king cliff at a certain point unless they are taking copious amounts of PEDs. But then again, Altuve, he has such low moral principles, I'm sure he will inject anything into his system to keep himself relevant. And knowing mlb, they will try to sweep it under a rug knowing it is bad for the sport. But regardless, Jose Altuve, he is the face of the astros organization, a two time champion, a former MVP and this team handing him a five year, 125 million dollar deal because they wanted him to retire with the organization. When this contract ends, he will be 39 years old. So I am telling you now, if this Dorf keeps playing at an all star level until then, he's up to something because this guy is about as trustworthy as Donald Trump. Talking about the Epstein files.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Okay, so, all right, aside from all the slander about Jose Altuve and his height, like, what the hell is he talking about? Continues to play at an all star level. We're talking about Jose Altuve.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Okay, if he.

[Co-host/Moderator]

So play the last part. Is that the part that's confusing? The last part there about why he's

[Co-host/Commentator]

talking like Altuve is currently playing as if he could only be because of steroids.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Yeah, yeah. And he's.

[Co-host/Commentator]

That's the part. Yeah. Like you even hear that part. You were thinking about the insults.

[Co-host/Moderator]

I was.

[Co-host/Commentator]

No, no, no, no. Like, it's so misinformed.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Yeah.

[Co-host/Commentator]

It's almost just so ridiculously misinformed that it's obvious he's just trying to come up with a bunch of insults for Jose Altuve, but he hasn't even bothered to look at any stats or stats or anything.

[Co-host/Moderator]

And if I know you, you don't reward uneducated bad takes.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Right, Right, right. Yeah, it's better off. It's almost like it's better off if you sound like you have some semblance of, like, goodwill. Actually, they're like, he's easy. It's. You got to actually think about, like, wait, whoa, whoa, wait a second. Yeah, you. He makes enough of an it that it almost sways me a little bit, but it's actually really, really bad.

[Guest Analyst]

No.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Yeah, Play the whole thing again, Ben.

[Co-host/Moderator]

The whole thing.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Now don't. Okay? Don't play the whole thing again. No, the problem is he's saying he's accused him of taking steroids for. And that being the reason that he's playing at such a high level.

[Co-host/Moderator]

He's not playing at a high level. Yeah, that. So that part's just wrong.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Yeah. No, he's just name calling.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Okay.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Yeah, yeah.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Doesn't win.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Doesn't win.

[Co-host/Moderator]

He got what he wanted. It got played on this show. Tanner Anderson. He got it brought up in Houston now.

[Guest Analyst]

Yeah.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Pompous three. Bravo. Yeah.

[Co-host/Commentator]

If Juve were taking steroids right now, I'd be most upset with his steroid dealer. Yeah.

[Co-host/Moderator]

Dude, I'm not paying for 245. I'm paying for 310.

[Marketing Expert]

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[Co-host/Commentator]

We need to have that man arrested

[Co-host/Moderator]

for 11 home runs. I wanted 23 at this point. Come on, dude, get it going. Yeah. All right. Someone said they want Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning in wwe. That'd be a fun match. That would be an interesting visual. And they both have to wear the jobber speedo trunks that Seth wants. Wants them to wear. All right, what's going to look good? One's gonna look horrible. So Vince Goodwill, new champ for Take A Mania.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Was he the preview? Did he win the chat? Was he the one that had the take about the. The participation trophy?

[Co-host/Moderator]

Yeah, and I don't think you rewarded him for that take. Yeah, I don't think he won.

[Co-host/Commentator]

Well, plus, he also. I kind of. You know, I didn't because I think he was kind of making it like more of an exaggeration or an analogy. Yeah, yeah.

[Co-host/Moderator]

I don't remember him winning. All right, so today is. Today's kind of a big day on the show. Today is Ben Gary's last day as the producer of Pain and Pendergast. We know Ben's not wild about. Not wild about coming on and giving a speech like Winston Churchill about his time as producer of Pain and Pendergast. So Ben speaks through hotkeys. We're gonna have Ben pick his four or five favorite hotkeys and then we will opine on them. I feel like that's a great way to salute the hard work that Ben does without Ben having to. Unless Ben wants to get on there and chat. Ben, you're gonna have to talk a little bit in the next segment, just so you know. But we want to salute Ben because he's done some phenomenal work for us these last several years. And we'll do that coming up next.

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