Jesse, Joel, and Sam discuss baseball and other sports happening, as well as their bright ideas on how to make sports better, why we love sports, and why we love to hate sports teams and of course, the umps.
I guess the title says it all, really. Also: The Dodgers latest struggles, Walker Buehler gets ejected, and the World Cup is coming to America.
Orioles are due for doom; are the Mets actually good?; Party down, Shadeur Sanders.
Jackie Robinson Day is Tax Day; White Sox vs Red Sox; UFC 314; Ted Cruz sucks ass.
Sam and Joel are back! They talk about the latest sensation that was the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson fight, Puerto Rican winter baseball, the Juan Soto hot stove talk, and Joel gives a recap of this year's college football season.
Joel recounts his latest trip to various minor league games on the West Coast. Joel and Sam then talk about various international sporting events, including the Copa America, Eurocup, and the upcoming Summer Olympics.
It's Opening Day! Joel talks about going to Spring Training in Arizona; we discuss the ongoing Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal; and it could be a long season for both the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox.
Jerry Reinsdorf asks the city of Chicago for $2 Billion to build a new stadium for the White Sox ... Sam guarantees that the Boston Red Sox will win the World Series ... ice football, wrestling basketball, and other sports we think should be in the olympics ... Sam went to Colombia for Carnevale.
Sam and Joel are back to talk about the offseason woes of both the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox; about the joys of the Africa Cup and the Caribbean Series; about Taylor Swift and the best food to serve during the Super Bowl; and about the details of the Athletics attempt to move to Las Vegas.
Sam and Joel are back to talk about their least favorite topic, the NFL Playoffs, and how angry people are about Taylor Swift. However, they also talk about the LIDOM finals, the Caribbean Series, soup, and the latest strange trades in MLB, including Jorge Polanco to the Mariners and Justin Turner to the Blue Jays.
Sam and Joel are back to talk about how 2024 will be the year of ESPN's demise. Also: Oregon coach Dan Lanning turns down the Alabama job; Joel recaps a disappointing college football national championship; the Dodgers sign Teoscar Hernandez; and Soup Talk!
Happy New Year! Sam and Joel kick off 2024 by discussing the Boston Red Sox offseason moves, with Sam making a bold prediction for the Cy Young Award. Joel recaps the New Year's Day college football bowl games, and the boys talk a little bit about soup.
The most whiniest sports fans are in San Francisco, but the most miserable are in Chicago; the Kansas City Chiefs have the whiniest players, and Kansas City conspiracy theories abound; the Red Sox are going after noted samurai Yoshinobu Yamamoto; Oregon State and Washington State retain control of the Pac-2; and the keys to eating a healthy breakfast.
Shohei Ohtani has gone to the Dodgers, and we do a deep dive on the meanings and implications of that move! Also on this episode: Joel calls for the boycott of the Fiesta Bowl; Juan Soto to the Yankees; and is there a conspiracy involving the Guggenheim Group?
We're back! Sam has a conspiracy theory regarding the San Diego Padres. Joel complains about middle school basketball and college football. The boys talk about their recent travels to Greece and the Dominican Republic. Free agency speculation begins.
The MLB postseason has been ridiculous and the format needs to change. Baseball and flag football are being considered for inclusion in the 2028 Olympics. Orioles fans get what they deserve. Record broken in the Chicago Marathon. Mario Cristobal is not a football genius. Horns Down, Texas Longhorns.
The Tampa Bay Rays get swept out of the Wild Card Damien Lillard traded to Milwaukee We should all get really into the biathlon Vietnamese cuisine is the best All Astros fans are on X The cesspool that is college football
Sam and Joel talk about the recent collapse of the San Diego Padres and of the Pac-12 College Football Conference ... both the AL and the NL Wild Card races are coming down to the wire ... Coach Deion Sanders is bringing Prime Time to Colorado ... the Boston Red Sox are in search of a new GM ... Joel has been doing a lot of things while on X.
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Are the Red Sox tanking? The AL West is going down to the wire. Avoid the clap, give the Astros Covid. We love '90's movies, we don't love climate change.
Apple TV is trying to shove soccer down our throats by producing absolutely terrible MLB broadcasts ... Donald Trump lies about everything he might as well lie about being the same height and weight as Fernando Tatis Jr ... Wander Franco is in a lot of trouble ....
Sam and Joel are back, and they welcome special guest Jake! On this episode: TA and J-Ram don't know how to fight; the Chicago White Sox (finally) fire GM Rick Hahn; Luis Urias is hitting dingers for the Boston Red Sox; and we make our plan to buy the Baltimore Orioles! Also: Why the Texas Rangers will not win the AL West!
After an unplanned hiatus, Sam and Joel return to talk about the changing nature of sports journalism, they discuss improvements that could be made to MLB's All-Star Game and Home Run Derby, they give half season updates on the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, and they look at which MLB teams spend their payroll money wisely and which ones do not.
Sam is here to describe to us why Boston Red Sox GM Chaim Bloom needs to be fired, including the Red Sox mediocre start to the season, their lack of improvement, and their signing of bigoted pitcher Matt Dermody. Joel talks about the recent suspension of the White Sox-Yankees game due to air quality, and whether or not this is going to be increasingly common, and then they discuss the recent troubles of the Oakland A's in their quest to relocate to Las Vegas.
Joel and Sam are back to talk about the race in the AL East, the struggles of the Chicago White Sox, the NBA Playoffs, and Kenley Jansen's latest milestone! Also: We analyze your sex dreams! Podcast!
Sam and Joel welcome special guest JP! They talk about all the things that make Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh sports special, why this might be a particularly painful year for the Chicago White Sox, why the "sweeper" is a BS pitch in baseball, why we all need to take a riverboat down the Ohio River, and why nothing ever really changes in baseball. (All those other baseball podcasts that talk fWar suck.)
Joel and Sam are back to talk all things baseball. The Boston Red Sox continue to find entertaining ways to lose, and the Seattle Mariners have an extra innings curse. New York State AG Letitia James is investigating the NFL for sexual discrimination, and the University of Alabama fires their baseball coach over alleged insider betting. Also: The boys talk about their plans for their steampunk baseball YA novel.
Guys, the White Sox are bad and it's not even funny anymore; we once again call for the removal of MLB's anti-trust exemption status; silly hats only; Jarred Kelenic might be That Guy; the Oakland A's are Vegas bound!
Alex Verdugo is the man in Boston; recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Boston City marathon bombing; Joel gets on the Arizona Diamondbacks bandwagon and talks too much about his own poop.
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The umps suck and are only going to get worse; the new MLB calendar sucks; are MLB rivalries going to dissipate?; complaining about the new rules; Joel goes to Pittsburgh
Baseball is back! Sam describes his return to Fenway Park, and Thomas went to a Mariners v. Angels game. Also: We discuss the beauty of cold weather baseball, the tyranny of the new baseball rules, and how glad we are that baseball is back.
Joel tells the story of going to Spring Training in Florida and a WBC game; Sam is as optimistic as ever about the chances of the Boston Red Sox; and Thomas correctly points out that the pitch clock is just another money grab by MLB.
Dorks keep posting about Mike Clevinger; The Super Bowl was super boring; where are all the UFOs at?
Sam, Joel, and Thomas talk about the NFL Playoffs, the war in Ukraine, Kirk Cousins, the greatest dynasties in MLB history, the planet Pluto, the Lidom series final, Social Media vs Sports Radio, third base vs shortstop, college basketball, January 6th, Hunter S. Thompson, great MLB books ...
Joel, Sam, and Thomas talk about all the latest intrigues with Carlos Correa; how stupid the Chicago Bears would be to move on from Justin Fields; how Trevor Story was so excited to play shortstop he hurt himself; how this might be the golden age of Seattle sports; and the age-old debate of third base versus shortstop!
Sam and Joel ring in the New Year by talking about the latest in MLB Free Agency. The Red Sox have signed Rafael Devers for 11 more years, and Andrew Benintendi joins the White Sox. Also: The board game Clue goes woke! And: What international dictators are secret baseball fanatics?
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Joel and Sam are back to talk about Argentina's win in the World Cup, Joel's latest permanent suspension from Twitter, and the latest free agency moves being made by the Mets, Twins, Giants, Red Sox, and White Sox.
Sam and Joel are back to talk about the early returns on the MLB's Winter Meetings; how baseball is going to increasingly monetize the offseason; why there are too many college football games; and a little bit of World Cup soccer!
Sam and Joel talk MLB free agency; Joel's love of salty candy; the World Cup: Joel's trip to the Dominican Republic; Jose Abreu; the Boston Red Sox; and College Football.
Sam and Joel are joined by special guest Luke (@BrewHandLuke) to talk this week in sports! They wrap up the MLB season and the Houston Astros winning the World Series, discuss free agency, talk about Kyrie Irving's latest scandals, and Sam is incredibly bored byJoel and Luke's talk about college football. Also: MLB Award Season!
It's the World Series! The Phillies lead 2-1, and is Bryce Harper finally making his stamp as a superstar? The White Sox have hired a new manager; Thomas tells his story about going to the ALDS; and Tony Gwynn was really good at baseball. Also: Avatar, The Movie: Not So Great.
We're back with our World Series preview of the Phillies (Rocky Balboa) vs. the Astros (Ivan Drago). Also: Thank god that the Yankees lost ... Dave Dombrowski is back in the World Series
Fuck feeling sorry for the Dodgers; Gerrit Cole is the Donald Trump of MLB; Yankees-Astros is the ALCS only Rob Manfred could love; I hated Josh Naylor before it was cool to hate Josh Naylor.
Sam and Joel review the Division Series and look forward to the Championship Series! We're all getting on the Phillies bandwagon now; the Mets managed to botch their 101-win season; can the Mariners stave off elimination? (no); and Joel feels the pain of Chicago Bears fans.
Sam and Joel are back to talk postseason baseball! Our White Sox and Red Sox suck, but the Mariners are back in the playoffs. The NY Mets may end up being a 100-win wild card team. Tony La Russa announces his retirement. Aaron Judge gets home run 62. And also: Lake Talk! We talk lakes! All kinds of lakes!
Queen Elizabeth has died, and we think that that should trigger a Game of Thrones style battle for the English throne! Also in sports news: Also, the US Open concludes, and we're ready for a changing of the guard. Tony La Russa continues to be absent from the Chicago White Sox. Also: Hot take: Liam Neeson needs to stop convincing old guys that they can do anything they want.
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