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Jastremski said somewhere, listen, we didnt tell him that he was going under the 12.5 psi. we just deflated them to the point where he liked the feel of them. if he comes out and says that, and they can back that up with another interview, another testimonial, then possibly they could skirt this thing. but the way it sounds like to me, every quarterback is very meticulous about how they like their balls to be rubbed down and oiled and felt. so i think he knew that they were slightly underinflate...

So i mean 30 40 years from now youll still be reporting about these two biker gangs fighting each other. the war will never end between the two. >> so its the cossacks and bandidos. isnt this something you hear about later on as opposed to playing out in plain sight where theyre telling police were coming they better arm themselves were going to settle this once and for all. how unusual is this? >> its pretty unusual. there has been some shootouts in the last decade on the west coast. but theyre...

Department of obvious ones. >> i think for 07 million bucks to the commissioner hearing the appeal is a good thing right? i dont believe the hype. i think its easier for everyone to catch a deflated football. >> youre playing into this. >> first of all, thank you. >> i am. im a boston guy. i dont like tom brady. i didnt think he was that great at michigan. i was proven wrong but i do think its easier for everybody to catch a deflated football. >> you got me on my hobby horse. but you know who di...

To take selfies with anderson cooper i think hes in it. so this idea of the national press corps showing up in ferguson and it would not impact anything was ridiculous. to go to the question from the beginning what is our role in covering this? its to seek the truth. sometimes as journalists we are referees. people forget they call balls and strikes. sometimes one team isnt happy about the call. thats our role our job. to seek the truth, ask hard questions but also the to stand up to institution...

Former player. im trying to figure it out for the life of me. in baseball theres a ball the umpire holds the balls and make sure theyre the same. in basketball the referees hold the ball. in hockey the officials hold the puck. why is it in football that one team gets their own balls and the other team gets their own and theyre supposed to be official. >> well you know each quarterback likes the ball a different way. they get to practice with those -- >> every pitcher likes the ball a certain way...

Im trying to figure it out for the life of me. in baseball theres a ball the umpire holds the balls and make sure theyre the same. in basketball the referees hold the ball. in hockey the officials hold the puck. why is it in football that one team gets their own balls and the other team gets their own and theyre supposed to be official. >> well you know each quarterback likes the ball a different way. they get to practice with those -- >> every pitcher likes the ball a certain way too. >> i agre...

Ted wells and the investigators. very much of it according to the agent is not included in this report. and don yee spoke on that extensively yesterday, tom brady bradys agent, and wants to know why that didnt make it to the report. >> i didnt mean to put you on the spot. ill talk to you later. joining me with reaction is nfl correspondent peter schragger, and eric coleman. eric im trying to figure it out. for the life of me in baseball theres a ball. the umpire holds the balls. he makes sure th...

They literally rolled back the labor and environmental standards. they werent throwing out of the agreement. they were saying to the elite in vietnam and the companies want to offshore. go for it. just do it. >> finally, what the president said it will level the playing field. what is your response to that? >> as a former pro athlete and college athlete i laugh. i know what a level playing field looks like. using a soccer metaphor its 11-1. they bought the referees. the plague field is not level...

Was showing it. >> mcnally is the guy that took the air out of the ball. the other is the assistant trainer. >> would you do a dramatic reenactment? >> tom sucks. if i like through the text messages they wouldnt be saying megyn kelly sucks. they love you. im going to make that next ball a balloon. talked to him last night. he actually brought you up and said you must have a lot of stress trying to get them done. i told him it was. he was right though. a few of them were at 16, meaning too hard. ...

Fact pattern problem. i didnt read what they see. i know theres no smoking gun but its pretty obvious. >> and youre right. he does it at salem mass. thats like at patriots central. >> that doesnt matter. look at the object. it wasnt a good time for him to be in that environment and make a statement that everyone has been -- >> its the opposite of a witch trial. >> one quick thought in baseball the umpires hold baseballs. in basketball the referees hold the ball. its the stupidest rule. fix it nf...