Viral Baseball Analyst Rob Friedman, a.k.a. the PitchingNinja, joins Don't @ Me w/ Dan Dakich to discuss his favorite MLB pitchers, who has the nastiest stuff, robo umps, the pitch clock, and much more!

There's no Canadian wildfire smoke in North Carolina. Not that I know anyway. I'm just dealing with summer in the South with a humid mid to upper 90s hitting me in the face every time you walk out the door.

No complaints here. I'm used to it after all these years. After all, it is the perfect excuse to put on a swimsuit and hit the pool. That's summer, and we only get so many of them in our lives. Let's get Sunday Screencaps going with someone who also respects summer.

That's New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart's girlfriend Marissa Ayers. The ring girl turned swimsuit runway model shared what she labeled "an overdue but worthwhile july 4th day in my life."

ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!

That's a bold statement to make, but one she knew was backed up with content. There were "cave explorations" and a "patriotic sunset cruise" and, of course, bikinis.

You can't drop an overdue July 4th post on social media and not include that. I'd argue you can't properly show respect for summer either.

Marissa wasn't about to risk being accused of that. No chance after walking her first runway during Miami Swim Week a couple of months ago.

This is leadership during the NFL offseason. You only get so many of those as well, you better give it everything you have.

Jaxson Dart and Marissa Ayers attend the 15th annual NFL Honors at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 5, 2026. (Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

- Jim T in San Diego:

Sigh ... it's what I get sending emails from the cell phone. Having been a copy editor for a couple of daily newspapers in the past, I am mortified ...

SeanJo

It happens to the best of us. I knew what you meant, and I could have fixed it, but I love the human element. We're not perfect, we make mistakes, and we keep it moving. Keep sending your meat!

- Kevin writes:

My wife and I started square dancing about a year ago and they bring food to events, but it's mostly sweets neither of us need. I tossed these on the Pit Boss last week and they were a hit. I make my own dry rub with baking powder/sea salt/black pepper/paprika/garlic powder/cumin. 30 min at 225 then flip for another 10-15 at 450.

Screencaps reader Kevin shares his meat with us. (OutKick/Screencaps/Kevin)

SeanJo

How could wings not be a hit with the square dancing group? It's a great idea and I love any excuse to toss some meat on the grill or in a smoker.

Thanks for sending this my way. If you throw anything else on the Pit Boss, send it my way. I want to see your meat.

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Last Sunday I wrote about a dad and his kids who thought they captured Bigfoot on video. They spotted something in the woods alongside the road, turned around, and started recording.

Skeptics of the video, which was posted on TikTok, commented on it. They weren't buying that the dark figure was anything more than a yard display.

Most of the emails I received about it agreed. OutKick readers aren’t buying that they saw an actual Bigfoot. Words like hoax and ignorant were tossed around.

There was also a personal story of a Bigfoot encounter, which I shared below with some of the emails I received from skeptics.

Some doubters of the viral footage claim that it shows nothing more than a Bigfoot yard display. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

- Bill writes:

YOU KNOW THATS A PIECE OF PLYWOOD SORAY PAINTED BLACK. Cmon

- Joseph writes:

In Wa state on highway 7 going out to Mt. Rainier there are hundreds of these still silhouette cutouts. No movement. Pitch black. Same position as when he passed the first time? My question would be knowing the significance of the subject and physically turning around to capture on video. Why did he not stop where it was? Why drive that speed? Sasquatch cannot exist. I run trail races and have a size 15 shoe. I can tell you from 15 years of trail running that large feet are a disadvantage. Deer have small feet. Racoons. Otters. Rabbits. They all share small feet and live in the woods. Nice hoax. 

- Gary writes:

This is CLEARLY a yard sign available to anyone to purchase off the internet.

I recently saw one in my neighborhood.

Just my opinion!

"stilbreathin"

- Randy R writes:

It doesn’t take high tech analysis to see that is a cutout. 100% not a bigfoot.

- Randy O writes:

You have to be completely ignorant to believe there are large upright creatures roaming the woods for decades and nobody has ever recovered any bones or remains. Moose are large animals and eventually some of them die. That’s why we find carcasses and bones. Hunters and hikers are all over the woods. If this thing was out there, we’d have actual proof. Hundreds of mountain lions are roaming the forests where I live and people that have lived here for decades have never seen one because they aren’t looking for them. After living in the Black Hills for a few years, I’ve seen many, because I know what to look for. I know Bigfoot is an interesting subject but give it a rest. No rational person is buying it.

- Judy writes:

Several years ago my brother and I we on the back roads between Salem and Turner Oregon when we saw what could have only been a young "Bigfoot".  It was about 25 yards away and ran across the road in front of us.  There were wheat fields on both sides of the road and it ran out of one field into the other.  It was dark brown/black and didn’t seem to be fully grown.  As it ran its knees were somewhat bent and when we got to where we thought it went into the field there was no sign of a pathway or downed wheat. We were both in our 60’s at the time so we weren’t a couple kids.  When we saw it start to cross the road we stopped the car.  I looked at my brother and he look at me. He said "Did you see that?"  I said "I did." We both agreed it was not human. It was unnerving that it was so close to town.

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That's it for this week. If you have a Bigfoot story or you're tossing some meat on the grill, send it my way.

I want to hear about your encounter and about how you weren't able to get any photographic evidence. I also want to see your meat.

The inbox is always open, sean.joseph@outkick.com. You can also follow me on Twitter and over on Instagram and slide into the DMs over there.

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Sean Joseph is a writer for OutKick.

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