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It's where the Madden-Derrick League gets together, and sometimes it's just fun conversations

Alexander Roberts-Croteau


    • Sep 5, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 47 EPISODES


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    MDP 052 - Drinking in a Playhouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 43:21


    The season is a day away, and I booked my wife Julie for a 5-minute intro that turned into 43 minutes of fantasy punishments, biscuit recipes, and Pechanga resort and casino. Shoutout year 18!!

    MDP 051 - Champion Jeff on top

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 29:35


    Madden-Derrick League XVII finishes with Jeff Ventura the rightful champion, his second title and first since 2012! He takes home the prize money and the trophy, no thanks to Jason Sanders. Eyes ahead to the offseason and some spring and summer pods and events let's make happen. And Cisco and Jacob pay up

    MDP 050 - It's Championship Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 21:37


    This is is - Madden-Derrick Bowl XVII has come down to Jeff Ventura and Tristen: OG vs. the guy he invited, Fantasy Analyst guru vs. the team he helped pick because Jeff wasn't there. Will Jeff take his second title? Will Tristen with his 1st in year 2? And don't forget the Bill vs. Tim rivalry for 3rd!

    MDP 049 - Season XVII Playoff Primer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 68:48


    First pod of the season is just in time! Sorry I neglected all of you and the league, but now's the fun part so I'm here to talk about everything that's happened, what's coming up, and even into the future! Yay!!

    MDP 048 - Coldbuster Season XVII Draft Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 59:59


    I'm a little sick and this episode sounds like a jazzy college radio hour. Draft grades are wack, I made my own grades and Oggi's-fied it. We also go through the money, the next drafts, and the infamous trade. And the fly on the plant is still there. And no there was no earthquake.

    MDP 047 - Playoffs and Babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 56:23


    It's been a season. My apologies for not pumping out podcasts all year, but Commish is here to recap the Madden-Derrick League XVI regular season and preview the playoffs while also dishing out bonus winnings and breaking down the draft order for upcoming seasons! Also a big reveal late in the episode if hopefully it recorded because the second half of this episode is acting weird

    MDP 046 - The Draft Matrix and I'm Last Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 63:13


    Recap of our third? (fourth?) draft at Sean's house. Lots of Troy content, Tai was a mess, and I break down every week of the season and somehow am going to get the last place punishment again.

    MDP 045 - We're Back for Season 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 54:20


    It's been a while. We've all been busy with adult things and parenting. The season is coming, so let's reset and get ready to draft.

    MDP 044 - Marty Party & on to MDL XVI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 21:52


    Marty is the champ! Congrats. Time to recruit for next season like Saban and Belichick. Cheers again everyone, looking forward to Vegas August 19-21, bring your A game and ideas and hotel and suite suggestions. Hit me up if I owe you winnings. Also, free to watch the playoffs on the Yahoo Sports app if anyone needs it like me. Good luck Carp and Jacquie. Go Ducks. Jags #1 pick. Schedule coming in April/May.

    MDP 043 - Tim, Marty, and Shadow Tai Championship Presser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 99:14


    We get crazy with zoom and a press conference setup as Tim and Marty break down their matchup, talk a lot of NFL business, near-death experiences, Nashville living, waiver wire drama, and third-place competitor Tai chimes in kind of

    MDP 042 - New Year's Semifinal Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 25:57


    Every other fantasy league has played their championship game, but not us, we play all 18, boys. Just like on the golf course. We're not even CLOSE to done, its semifinals week! Who's got a bet still alive? Will Tim have a chance to win his second after a decade? Will Tai, Marty, or Jacob get a chance for their first? All will be revealed, and no one's eardrums will be impacted.

    MDP 041 - Carpbook II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 55:21


    It's Yoffs Time! 8 teams have survived, now let's see if COVID can let us finish this season. Julie talks about what my league punishment should be. Carp is on podcasting hurt and giving us odds for who will win so send @jaycarp89 your hard earned money

    MDP 040 - In The Hunt for Playoffs and Last Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 47:02


    Guess how many times my dog interrupts this one? Anywho, down to one final week with a battle for first still, both conference titles up in the air, 3 spots for 7 teams, and a 3-team race for last as we break it all down

    MDP 039 - New League Daddy Marty

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 63:41


    Big Daddy Mac Marty joins the pod as the new first place team in the league here to trash a whole group of people. We also talk museums, Lambeau Field, Pud & Vanderdouche, fatherhood, and how we're going to bring back league functions!!

    MDP 038 - Commish Note Week 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 29:31


    Sprinting through the matchups from Week 12, looking ahead to Week 13, and new races for first and last start heating up

    MDP 037 - Giving Thanks Week 12 Commish Note

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 33:58


    Our guest had other plans so listen to me give out awards, assign thanksgiving foods, and go through Week 11 results and upcoming Week 12 matchups

    MDP 036 - Storytime with Sean Trade Deadline Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 79:30


    Just a couple of last-place dads choppin it up. Sean gets into his league strategy, last place punishments, and then name drops a bunch of his top landscape lighting clients.

    MDP 035 - Madden-Derrick All-Star Awards Ceremony

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 34:13


    Changing it up! New dad, new kid, and new format. We've got weekly awards being handed out every week, and after the bye and passing midseason, we're giving out midseason awards! Enjoy the sounds of award season.

    MDP 034 - Commish Note Week 7 Just Win, Baby!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 28:14


    Big week for the Croteau family, could be the last fatherless episode. Also Jacob is really good and going to win the whole thing

    MDP 033 - Greg and Steph for Commish Note Week 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 101:32


    Fresh off their engagement, these OGs of the league touch on everything from lottery winnings to Chris Chan to WWE to Vegas to West Memphis, Arkansas! And we saved like 5 minutes to talk about the league

    MDP 032 - Commish Note Week 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 26:08


    Not my best effort, but that's what you get with an idiot Commish. Short and sweet one 1/3 of the way through the season

    MDP 031 - Commish Note Week 4 Brewery Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 77:34


    This week we rank everyone's team with a local brewery, and also Julie joins for the first time in a while to talk about baseball, country music, pregnancy, and a very important AITA corner about handicap stalls

    MDP 030 - We Tried A Zoom Commish Note Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 67:44


    Went a little different with a live zoom viewing of the Thursday night Jaguars vs. Bengals game and recorded it as a podcast. Recapped the matches for a bit, had some Wi-Fi fails, but was joined by some league mates like Jeff, Tai, Tuck, and Jacob

    MDP 029 - Jacob & Commish Note Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 86:37


    Me and Jacob start things off covering the league, our fantasy baseball matchup, day trading, the awful Angels, the trading block, how to manage transactions in 2021, and what's going on in softball. We jump into the Week 2 recap after the break, looking toward Week 3, and blockbuster trades live on the podcast.

    MDP 028 - Commish Note Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 52:36


    One game in the books. Recap of the whole first week, dive into the Wonderlic results, a fun new last place punishment discussion, and a look ahead to week 2

    MDP 027 - Bill and the Brand New Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 138:35


    Me and Bill had a lot to talk about, almost two hours worth of Bill's origin story, breaking down who is going to win the league, and planning the 2022 Vegas draft. This is preceded by 25 minutes of Julie's thoughts on the draft and the newborn on the way

    MDP 026 - We've Got A Schedule

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 43:07


    Almost 6 months since we last met, time to start thinking about the season - Year 15 of the Madden-Derrick League. Fun stuff to go over like new payouts and ways to earn some of the prize money, and a new schedule created by yours truly that we'll go through week-by-week and see how it aligns with matchups in the NFL, MLB, and college. Lots to discuss about the draft, Tim and Jen busting outta California, and are we getting all 16 managers back? The league and commish notes are back.

    MDP 025 - Alliss & The Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 33:22


    She did it, props to the champ, Jen Alliss. Her first, first woman champ, up from dead last 2 years ago. And props to myself, this league's version of the Buffalo Bills. Recap of the big day Sunday, shoutout to the zoom participants, we talk 3rd place, look back on preseason projections, go over payouts, look forward to next season, and I give my Super Bowl pick

    MDP 019 - Thankful for Rivalry Week and Sean Ws

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 70:23


    This Commish Note went all over the map. A lengthy discussion with Julie about Law & Order, Festivus, cartoons, Thanksgiving foods, you name it. Then I go on an expedition to Target for one item and break down our new league leader, Sean breaking through, and the huge rivalry matchups this week. And we end by comparing every manager on their team to a Thanksgiving food

    MDP 018 - Jeff and Cisco and Not Jacob

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 101:24


    Your first contact with the league's newest member, Cisco. He and Jeff Ventura discuss wing challenge drama, Cisco's rise from the Mexican ghettos, and how everyone deep down is actually a Cowboys fan. Jacob was supposed to join, but he never made picked up so we theorize where he might have been, dive deeper into his front lawn true crime, and bash him and almost everyone else in the league.

    MDP 017 - Jacob, We're Here for You

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 54:16


    9 weeks into the season, time for another Commish Note. A league manager in our midst is fighting a serious problem. It's time to sit down and seek help, Jacob. This is your transaction intervention. In lighter news, this pod also covers Sean's bad luck, the Alliss Bowl, and Julie's premier Super Bowl Halftime show

    MDP 016 - Carp Has The Moves

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 99:14


    This week's Commish Note has some bombshells in it. Everyone's on the move including maybe the President?! We're all over the map. The league's current #1 Carp is on to talk through the league, betting the election, Dodgers fans, and futures bets for the playoffs.

    MDP 015 - Midseason Bustin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 56:47


    Halfway through the season and we got records breaking, fires starting, championships happening, too many transactions, and Halloween busting. Lotta numbers and decimals and boring stuff in this one, plus a Frankenteam, and which 3 teams in the top 8 right now will not make the playoffs

    MDP 014 - Commish Note Donnybrook

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 67:43


    I've just always liked that word. Week 6 in the books, ahead to week 7. We discuss the movement in the updated standings and a wild finish between our two ladies last week. We also dive into the UFC a little bit in this episode with a big fight coming up this weekend and imagine what would happen in an MMA Tournament between league members.

    MDP 013 - Commish Note Fantasy Dive Bar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 100:52


    We made it through COVID crisis week #1 and I think we all deserve a drink. I know its difficult to maybe go to one, so we can look back on our favs from Orange and the surrounding areas. Yes everyone is getting rated as an Orange dive bar, plus so great reviews of each. Cheers!

    MDP 012 - Commish Note Live from Singapore!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 72:54


    Thank you to our listener(s) from Singapore! The league is gettin' wonky with COVID postponements. Hopefully it holds up for Week 5. Also, we lay to rest Oggi's Pizza and Brewing with a eulogy and remembrance of their finest foods. Plus, Tim vs. Carp fallout, Bill being dirty, and who will take the all-time win lead

    MDP 011 - This Commish Note is about Waffles

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 74:49


    The whole league is in the doghouse because nobody wanted to talk Jags during the Jags one televised game. But the Commish Notes live on, so let's talk about how the hell Tai is 3-0, would you choose IHOP or White Castle, and helping everyone jump on the soccer bandwagon while we prepare for Tim vs. Carp nuclear battle this week

    MDP 010 - Week 1 Commish Note T-1000

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 58:15


    One week in and everything is already changing. Trying a new format, and hopefully all the previous episodes can transition over. Kind of a rough episode, we go over the first week of the season and look toward next. Not the best performance, but hopefully you enjoy

    MDP 009 - Preseason Rankings + Tuck Nap Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 88:12


    The first commish note podcast breaking down the draft and I give my playoff teams and projected champion. I also get permission to record Tuck legally in California eventually and we go over wedding high fives, 15 counts of possession, and unicorns

    MDP 008 - Mid-Draft Rough Draft with Tai

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 123:57


    Fellow fantasy league commish Tai Bui needed to breakdown the slow draft as it was happening, and ended up setting a new high for longest pod run time. We also get in to rec league golf, Spirit airlines, and commish life

    MDP 007 - Wedding No. 1 with Gabi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 111:24


    Today is my first wedding (making it official) with the whole shebang coming sometime in the future. I discuss it with my single friend Gabi Cipolletti along with dessert, Derek Carr, and the legendary Jay's Place

    MDP 006 - Don't Call Me Bengal Jeff with Champion Jeff

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 84:53


    The champion is here and he has spoken - the mighty Jeff Alliss talks Home Depot, his recent Alliss dominance, and the history of the Bengals. Also Joey Porter, tannerite, and the case for not playing golf

    MDP 005 - International Bday with Cami

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 80:52


    Our podcast goes international for the first time going north of the border to Canada to talk with my sister, Cami, on her birthday! Also rock climbing, Halloween meet-cute, and the philosophy of the history of sports

    MDP 004 - Walmart in Riverside with Tim & Jen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 95:03


    We took a wild ride with the Allisses thru their origin story, pet peeves, and Nostradamus. Also boner golf, Disneyland lines, and the new AL West.

    MDP 003 - Snackcast of Clowns with Vince

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 80:56


    The magical mind of Vincent Wing Kwan Chow is unleashed on the pod which quickly devolved into clown lore. Also MMA, anacondas, and Little Fires Everywhere

    MDP 002 - Talking About the League with Carp

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 67:11


    The real purpose for this pod, the Madden-Derrick League, is broken down with the lovely John Carpenter. Also futures bets, Hot Wheels, and the Surfin' Poos

    MDP 001 - The Beginning with Dom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 65:40


    It's the first pod. Dom is on and we talk about how to make a proper pod. Also marbles, quarantine, and the first annual spice draft

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