# NPDS - So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Botox!? Manager's power! Pitch counts! LIV! (Episode 1447 Hour 2)

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Podcast: [Le Batard & Friends Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/le-batard-friends-network-83210)
Published: 2026-04-29T15:00:00+00:00
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Call us at 631-377-4869! So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? It’s time for me to answer your questions! (3:40) Who controls MLB teams? Like what is the job of a manager? (8:44) Do warmup pitches count against pitch counts? (16:00) Do you think there’s a point where the expansion of the season will be too much for the players? (21:20) How do I get off the sports bus of perpetual pain? (26:10) Why is NESN trying to acquire rights to additional markets? Is this going against what MLB wants? (36:15) Aaron Rodgers… are you playing or not? (43:30) LIV Golf has postponed an event in Louisiana. Don’t worry. Nothing to look at here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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