I almost never agree w/Jonathan Papelbon’, but this take is 100% accurate

We should all just collectively ignore Stephen A Smith until he just goes away.

I've BEEN ignoring Stephen A Smith for the majority of his career.

SAS is a clown, pure and simple. Pap is no genius, but his take on SAS is right on.

ESPN keeps guys like him on because making people angry leads to everyone running their clips and spreading the stories around, increasing engagement, leading to ad revenue.

I totally agree with Papelbon. This Smith guy knows nothing about baseball and boxing. He's annoying AF.

I wasn't a Paplebon fan until today. Right or wrong, he has the Stones to speak his mind. I respect that.

I love when narcissists call other people narcissists

Wait wtf… Stephan A was in a baseball lockeroom… I’m wondering if he has the wrong Stephen smith lmao

Lol - as a baseball and Trout fan, I still thought Stephen A’s take on this was thoroughly entertaining. It doesn’t matter. I actually think the same thing sometimes. Like Jesus Christ - stay healthy bro.

News flash. Not the 1st Hall of Fame centerfielder to break down in his 30's after playing in the Bigs since age 19. Taxing position and Trout is still a superstar when he's on the field. Griffey and Andruw Jones had injury issues/decline after their peak too. it's normal

It seems like everyone forgets Stephen A. first run with ESPN he was Racist AF and didn't even try to hide it. The second time around he just figure he values the money more then his bigotry.

Steven A doesn’t know about 90% of the things he talks about, yes he just yells and is an idiot, But, he’s kinda right about Trout, that sht had me laughing 😂

I quit paying attention to Stephen A. Smith a long time ago. You got the 'A' correct,

He is racist. See what he said about Steve Nash getting his HC job.

This is exactly why I like getting my sports news from guys who have actually played the game. Get rid of these journalism geeks.

If the only options I had for the rest of my life was to listen to Stephen A Smith talk about baseball, or stand next to a 105 Howitzer cannon with no ear protection……I’ll take the howitzer any day.

As much as I hate SA I have to be objective. Baseball benefits alot more with SA talking about it even if it's something totally stupid. I don't know if anyone really notices but baseball doesn't really get much national coverage. Shows like 1st Take hardly ever talk about Baseball and I feel like that hurts the game. So say what you will about the guy but he's become to big for ESPN to get rid of him and for MLB to say something against him

Stephen A Smith is an expert on injuries. After all, he has a "6 inch" screw in his knee. lol

I don’t know..Honestly it bothers me when Baseball players are always hurt. I’m not talking about pitchers with are problems.I get it..But with players like Byron Buxton(and I guess Mike Trout now) u start to question what’s going on?

Not a Trout fan, but Stephen A had a ridiculous take on him. Everyone knows Stephen A lied multiple times in his fantasy book about him playing basketball. Mike Trout should invite Stephen A to one of his workouts.

Glad people are starting to finally see Stephen A Smith for who he actually is

Just ignore ESPN. …and Faux Sports while we’re at it.

Kratz is spot on. Mad Dog didnt stick up for the Trout and baseball either. Spineless

Usually when a bunch of idiots come out trying to destroy somebody's take on something it's because they got a little too close to the truth.

He's such a bum. Stephen A isn't even an expert on football or basketball.

Speaking of ESPN, Tell Pap to take the ESPN Baseball book out of his background shot. Not a good look...LOL

Did not see Papelbon taking a shot at Trump. Good for him 🫡

Pap fixin' to get one of those really uncomfortable videos from Stephen A where he stares in to the camera and pretends to be scary and tough.

ESPN just has a bunch of bums on the air these days…for example Malika Dumbdrews, Kendrick Perkins and Molly…

I’ve had a torn meniscus and it is not comfortable. Standing and walking is not easy let alone running. Good news for trout is he can be back this season. I had the surgery in March and was playing baseball in June so he will be ok.

Thanks a lot, Jonathan!

to think a stranger can make another person about a complete stranger they’ve never had an interaction with is crazy and the people who follow blindly is insane

He’s talking about availability and SAS loves basketball, the king of “load management”. Pot, meet kettle.

Smith is the poster boy for ESPN. A trash human and a trash company.

God every terrible take from SAS has been shown to me against my will.

I know Stephen A. Isn't a baseball expert, but his criticism of Trout isn't out of line. I'm sure even A.J. would give out a similar critique for Moncada and Eloy of the white sox.

He should've used the "It's a fake!" meme from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. :)

Stephen A has never caught an out on a dive, hit a ball out of the park at a high velocity, or threw a ball with such force from the outfield, that you pick off a runner. Baseball players, especially Trout, are better athletes than he thinks.

Jesus Christ, I can’t believe I actually like Paps. Tortured me for years as a Yanks fan but I respect him and his work

I love this podcast. I was done with “Stephen Smith” when even Pat McAfee had an issue with him.

Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them: But they are the money of fools.

He compared baseball to basketball. Lol. Not football or hockey, but basketball basketball. A game where you're 7 feet tall and your only job is to run 5 steps, no dribbling, jump a foot to dunk a ball and the defense isn't allowed to touch you.

“they should hop into bed together” 🤣

Best comment by Papp was ESPN is ultimately responsible. Keith Olberman had a week earlier tore down S.A Smith’s ignorant and non appropriate political comments by a guy who barely even knows sports let alone politics . You guys and gals continue to produce a quality product of NON-FILTERED MLB conversation. Someday someone is going to offer you a huge sum of money and you are going to be inclined to take but be careful they may just be silencing your speech. We need people like you to tell truth to power.

It doesn’t take a genius to understand the difference between a 162 game schedule 7 days per week and 82, and 12 etc… of course football players go super hard for ONE game per week and it’s high intensity and dangerous… basketball is less intense and less dangerous which is why they play more often than football… then comes baseball, however with baseball, aside from the fact that it’s EVERY DAY for 6-7 months, there’s also a whole bunch of STOP and GO… you go from completely cold, to 100% several times per game…. That is INCREDIBLY bad when it comes to likelihood for injury… you don’t even have to know much about out baseball to understand these things….. Steven A just wants to drum up controversy and excitement… that’s all it is

I don't remember Stephen A. talk about Giancaro Stanton like that !!!!! I can't REMEMBER that last time Stanton played a full season !!!!!

ESPN doesn’t do sports anymore. It’s twitter tv

It’s over use, repetitive movement injuries. Those are challenging injuries. They don’t heal, especially inseason.

Im watching the Stephen A Smith show right now and hes talking about this actually lol

Papelbon rocks

14:26 This is the most important takeaway from this discussion and is why the rise of independent media is such a BFD. 20 years ago, ESPN was basically your only option for sports coverage. MLB Network aside, the amount of channels like Foul Territory offer fans a lot of choices. And ESPN has struggled to retain viewers because they aren't adapting. I'm shocked Skip Bayless is still a thing. Stephen always had a thing for catchy soundbytes, so no surprise he's hanging around. I WILL say I think AJ is cut from a similar cloth as Stephen A Smith, but he balances his loose tongue with honesty and great analysis. Loved him as a player, am thrilled to see him thriving as an analyst on here.

Johnathan Papelbon rocks. I love this guy and his take here.

Very much disagree with most on here. SAS may not know much baseball but he has a point. We can definitely say Trout is njury prone. And getting hurt with random tears and pulling hammies is riduculous. The guy is finished.

Paplebon: They should "Go in bed and sleep together" 💀.....thats when Braun had to put his professional hat on and break that awkward silence and Kratz was doing everything possible to keep it together and AJ didn't even flinch . .....man Paplebon came in 🔥 , best baseball broadcast in the game. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

When ESPN dumped baseball from There prime time coverage on a nightly basis was when the network went down in popularity

162 games a season these guys play everyday for months with almost no days off ...Training , gym , pitchers Stephen A Smith you are the Dumb Ass of the Month with that take

I agree 100% of everything said.

Stephen Smith insulted every baseball player with that rant. He has zero clue what it takes to play baseball on ANY level, much less MLB. His ignorance is wild.

Joe Rogan called him out on not knowing shi^ about fighting too. What an ignorant person saying that about Trout...

You guys think he’s bad at baseball? You should see him talk about mix martial arts.

Jason Whitlock proved Stephen A Myth lied about having a college basketball resume.

@MadDog is a has been. I can not believe this dude is still employed. For ESPN, MadDog is scared of StephenASmith firing him off the show. No way he defends baseball on that show. Don’t take that show serious.

I don’t like how Paplebon went about it because he went public instead of speaking directly at Stephen a smith first. Having said that I also disagree with Stephen A’s take.

It’s about time Steven A Smith shuts his mouth

super rare to get kicked out of a clubhouse. damn

Stephen A. Smith is a performance artist, plain and simple. And not a very good one, at that.

I agree about Stephen A but the Trout injuries Every year he gets hurt

Papelbon cooked here

We need more Paps!

I'm indifferent with baseball and I still side with Papalbon

Truth is, Trout does stay on the injured list. Whether you agree with other stuff he's saying may not be factual, but Trout being injured is a fact.

What a big mouth. Trout is a stand up guy unlike Rendon and wants to play everyday. Rendon would rather play maybe two three months a year and two or three days a week.

PREACH PAP!!!! SAS is such scum. He once threatened Kevin Durant live on tv for roasting him back.

Stephan A is a sports media personality of a very specific era. I'm thinking the 90's to 00's sports talk radio type personality who is loud, kind of angry, and highly opinionated. It's all an act meant to get attention. It's sports talk click-bait from before the social media era. He's mainly a basketball guy. That's his sport. He knows basketball very well but even then you can't take anything he takes seriously. It's all an act. He will occasionally chime in on other sports but you can instantly tell that he has no idea what he's talking about. He says these things because he knows he'll get attention and unfortunately it kind of works. Look at me, i'm writing KZfaq comment because of it.

Pap's ...... Unscripted and un fn censored !!!

Papelbon’s hair is very anime-like.

Dude gets paid to be controversial but as a baseball guy I am seriously disappointed in SAS. The looks on the faces of the other two hosts were seriously concerned and embarrassed. It was so obvious that They couldn’t wait for him to shut up.

Lmaooooooooooo I cried laughing watching this

Fair opinion about Stephen A, but to say he deserves to be fired for saying what he did about baseball… eh 🤷

Guys, we can't be this thin skinned about the sport. The dude was being facetious about Trout and the game to drive home how extreme his injury history is. Nobody takes it seriously. You're breathing air into his presence just making a thing out of it.

The key point here to me is to stop blaming Stephen, and start blaming ESPN. We need to hold ESPN accountable for this if we want it to ever stop.

sas says outlandish shit for this exact reason. to get people dedicating entire segments to him

Not surprised at all in what he said about stephen. Nay Smith

the guy threw out the first pitch at yankee stadium....what are you talking about?

Bruh he looks just as crazy on camera than he did on the field, buddy a true psycho 😭

😂😂😂😂 damn Papelbon went off on Stephen a Smith

"Mad dog" russo and stephen A. Should not be in sports, both get on my nerves. I love paps take on em both😂

💯 FACTS

Damn Pap don't hold back lol

Looks like J.P. sure don't care for the guy. People must of pinched a nerve on J.P. Does Pap have anything nice to say about anyone besides himself? However, I always liked Mike Trout.He got married and signed a 420 Million Dollar contract. Then he has got something wrong each year since but he still seems to come back and cranks out 30 HR's. So whomever wants to trash talk him they should go talk to him in person or at the ballpark. Does espn need change? No Doubt. At least we all know a lot of people are looking for ratings.

Angel Hernandez knows more about baseball than Stephen A.

Also imagine trying to call Mike trout…. One of the faces of baseball irrelevant when nobody even watches you on ESPN anymore…….

Yep… you can tell he doesn’t know what he’s talking about with that ridiculous rant. Blows my mind he’s gotten as far as he has.

I'm not a Stephen A fan by any means, but baseball players do seem to be overly delicate for a non contact sport. Hockey players are the best example of toughness, baseball could learn a thing or two about grit.

Center Field is somewhat of a taxing postion with plenty of running.. With that being said, I think Mike Trout is carrying too much weight for the position and should change up his workout routine and diet. If he was a lean 210ish instead of linebacker type build at 240-250 he probably wouldn't get injured as much

Papelbon is my favorite random player

I hated Papelbon as a player but boy am I growing on him now

Check out pap in the hulkamania shirt.

Panel full of Ken’s 😂😂😂