Sports Is Suffering

I am back after a long break and finding two people who agreed to be cohosts- my old cohost Jim Zhou and No Cartridge Audio host Trevor "@hegelbon" Strunk. Unfortunately this episode had some technical difficulties at the end, but you didn't miss too much. We talk about Aaron Boone's tremendous stupidity, broadcast teams, the Dodgers' human trafficking operation, the old Knicks/Pacers rivalry, and the irrational nature of tracking prospects.

Hello and f*ck Real Madrid. In this episode I cheer with Wilmington, NC musician and English league club bounce-arounder Ozzie (@ozz_factor) about the Carolina Hurricanes and their need for a great forward, subprime loan guy Tom Dundon and his new ownership, the departed and disgraced Jerry Richardson, my experience with Woody Johnson's umbrella, the black hole of hope that is the Charlotte Hornets, abandoning cheering for the Red Sox, and more. Check out Children of the Reptile (Ozzie's band) at cotr.bandcamp.com if you like old-school metal!

I'm back with a timely episode for once and speaking with Mitch (@howintensive on Twitter) in his first-ever appearance on any podcast. We mostly talked about hockey, particularly the NHL draft lottery, the dirty play of the Vegas Golden Dawn, the misery and stagnation of the Detroit Red Wings and their similarity with the New Jersey Devils pre-Shero, and the "most valuable player" debate surrounding the Hart Trophy. There's also the Detroit Tigers and their bad baseball, the disrespect wide receivers get from Hall of Fame voters, and the annoying aspects of video review and "good old boy" culture towards NFL and NHL players.