After the Yankees won, Patrick "Seton" O'Connor flew the banner proudly. If you look at his monitors, that's actually a photo of him pegging McLovin' (me) with a dodgeball as part of our World Series bet. Good times.

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NBA commissioner David Stern joined the show to discuss the state of the league. Here are some of the highlights of the interview with the commissioner.

-- Stern said they can't do anything about Tim Donaghy's book. He hasn't read the whole book. "I have read the excerpts that were on Deadspin," Stern said.

Stern said the one thing that he already takes exception to is the idea the league mandated officials alter the outcome of games. Stern said that's just not true.

-- Dan asked Stern if he wants LeBron James to stay in Cleveland or go elsewhere. "I believe as a system, that it should favor the incumbent team in re-signing the player, whoever that player is," Stern said. Stern said because of that, he'd like LeBron to stay in Cleveland, even if that's not necessarily the popular choice.

-- Stern said the NBA has no intention of expanding immediately. He does think that some day they might very well have a team overseas.

Stern said any theory about revenue sharing does include the option of contraction. "But that doesn't seem to be a realistic option," Stern said.

Adam Sandler is a diehard Yankees fan. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Adam Sandler joined the show to boast about the Yankees.

Sandler said he grew up in Red Sox country as a Yankees fan because his family liked them. He said that he has no problem with George Steinbrenner spending a lot of money to get great players.

"I enjoywhen we got good guys on our team," Sandler said.
"It's nice when little teams win. We let you have a few years of that."

Sandler said he's tried to buy stars for his movie, but they keep saying no. That's why he's stuck with guys like Chris Rock and Kevin James.

Sandler said he gets into arguments with Jack Nicholson about the Yankees' Brett Gardner.

Sandler said he's actually a big A-Rod fan. He owns Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson's old house. And he told an interesting story about someone not letting A-Rod into the house to use his gym.

The NFL Network's Rich Eisen joined the show to discuss the NFL MVP race at the midway point.

"You have to go Peyton Manning on that front. ... Drew Brees is 1A," Eisen said. "Favre is playing very well. This team probably would have been 5-3 without him. They're still a team in contention. What Peyton Manning is doing ... with all those guys you've never heard of before. It's unbelievable. ... Without Manning that team's record could easily be reversed."

Eisen says that maybe we should slow down the Favre stuff because the whole second half of the season will be dedicated to the veteran quarterback.

NBC's Tony Dungy joined the show to break down Week 9 in the NFL.

Dan asked Dungy about Brett Favre's season and whether or not he's a bona fide MVP candidate. Dungy said Favre's right up there with Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. Dungy pointed out that Favre is in a great situation -- in part because defenses key on Adrian Peterson, and also because he knows the system.

"The difference between Minnesota and the Jets for Brett Favre is the familiarity of the offense," Favre said. "He's now running an offense he ran for 16 years."

Dan also asked about the two quarterbacks in Sunday night's Cowboys-Eagles showdown. Dungy said both Donovan McNabb and Tony Romo need to win a Super Bowl to satisfy their fan bases. Dungy said McNabb has done everything except win the big one. Romo, on the other hand, is compared to Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach, which also isn't fair.

Dungy likes the Eagles to beat the Cowboys in Philly on Sunday night.

"It's all going to be about the quarterback position," Dungy said. "If [McNabb] gets time to throw and they don't pressure him, it's going to be a long day for the Cowboys.

Dan and the Danettes join you from the Studio of Heroes, as we like to call it. Dan will discuss the Yankees parade in the actual Canyon of Heroes in downtown New York and take a final look back at the 2009 World Series.

Also, Dan will look ahead to Week 9 in the NFL. The Eagles-Cowboys NFC East showdown highlights a big week.

Here is the rundown of guests:

Adam Sandler: Dan gives his friend a chance to boast about his Yankees and offer this thoughts on the 27th world championship.

David Stern: The NBA commissioner discusses the big issues facing the league as the season gets going.

Rich Eisen: The NFL Network host discusses all the big matchups this weekend.

Matt Farley: Wait until you hear Farley's DP Show-related songs.

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NBC's Rodney Harrison joined the show to talk about big topics in the NFL. Dan talked to Harrison about SI's players poll of the dirtiest players in the NFL. Rodney wasn't on it this year, but only because he's out of the league.

Harrison disagreed with the poll's dirtiest player -- Hines Ward. "Hines Ward, he's an offensive Rodney Harrison," Rodney said. "Hines Ward is a guy who plays the game truly the way it's supposed to be played."

But Harrison does think Kevin Mawae deserves the title. "Kevin Mawae is dirty. He's a dirty dude," Harrison said.

Rodney Harrison said that he doesn't like the Titans, because Tennessee's Bobby Wade cut-block him and blew out his knee. Then Rodney looked over at the Titans sideline and they were laughing. Even coach Jeff Fisher had a smile.

Harrison said he really didn't belong on the "dirty" list. "I felt like I was a guy who played hard," Harrison said. "I never intended to hurt anyone." Harrison did say he didn't mind going after a player above the shoulders. He told the story of knocking out Jerry Rice on a slant route after Rice burned him for a touchdown.

Harrison also had strong comments on Roy Williams calling out Tony Romo. Harrison said that Williams needs to be a team-first player. Harrison said that Williams is focused on his numbers and needs to stop complaining to the media and being a distraction.

FOX's Mark Grace joined the show to discuss the Yankees' World Series championship.

"The best team won," Grace said. "The Yankees were the better team and they showed it."

Dan noted that eight years ago yesterday Grace started the inning where the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Mariano Rivera in the World Series. Grace took us back to the day and marveled at how Rivera is still going. "He might be even better now than he was eight years ago," Grace said of Rivera.

Grace said that he and Ozzie Guillen said in the first inning that Pedro Martinez was not right. Grace said that Pedro didn't have the same mound presence. "He didn't believe in himself last night," Grace said.

Grace noted that this Yankees team was different. "They were certainly more jovial," Grace said of this Yankees team.

Grace also had nice things to say about Guillen, who was working for FOX during the postseason. Grace called Guillen baseball's Charles Barkley. He doesn't care who he talks about.

Hideki Matsui won the World Series MVP after driving in six runs in Game 6. John Biever/SI

FOX's Tim McCarver joined the show to discuss the Yankees' World Series victory.

McCarver said that the Phillies' Pedro Martinez didn't have the difference in velocity between his fastball and his breaking stuff last night. And then Hideki Matsui took away the inside part of the plate.

McCarver is continuously amazed by Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. "The game is not that easy," McCarver said. "These are Major League hitters. It's not only that they get you out. It's how futile they make you look."

Still, McCarver believes that Hideki Matsui deserved the World Series MVP for having six RBIs in the series-clinching team. McCarver said Matsui's performance was among the top five World Series performances of all time.

McCarver thinks that the Yankees are more likely to sign Johnny Damon in the offseason over Matsui. McCarver thinks Damon's ability to play the field may be the key factor in that decision process. But McCarver thinks the Mariners might sign Matsui.

One interesting note, McCarver wondered why Brian Cashman wasn't on the podium. McCarver said that this team's success began with Cashman in the offseason.