Curveballs & Chair Shots

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss the suspension of Ramon Laureano after he tried to fight Alex Cintron. The St. Louis Cardinals still have not played a game in August, and two of the Indians bright young pitchers do dumb shit. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton return to the IL, and Marcus Strowman is another Met to opt out during the season. The 49ers lock up George Kittle for the next f...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss the ongoing MLB COVID situation with the Cardinals having to postpone another series. Some major pitchers go down with injuries and some more opt outs. The 49ers sign Jordan Reed and Washington release Derrious Guice. The Rock buys the XFL and Pat McAfee will have a match at NXT Takeover XXX. In wrestling, Rey Mysterio is expected to resign with WWE, Exca...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson hop on Zoom to discuss the good, bad, and the ugly of the opening week of the MLB season, will it be canceled after one week? Justin Verlander goes down to injury and Joe Kelly gets an 8 game suspension, the same Antonio Brown. The Jets trade Jamal Adams to the Seahawks and Joey Bosa gets paid. Also, the NBA and NHL start back up again.  In wrestling, Summer...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss the new expanded playoffs for the MLB and if this will stick next year. Mookie Betts signs a mega deal with the Dodgers and the Blue Jays finally find a home. The NFL will not have a preseason, and the Washington football team will be known as the . . . Washington Football Team. The Seattle Kraken are born, and Mike Tyson will return to boxing in Septembe...

Brandon and Dominic are joined by Travis and Tyler Gunderson from Trap Door to Hell via Zoom for a complete MLB season preview. We pick all of our playoff teams, and discuss which teams could make a surprise run in a 60 game season. Also our predictions for the MVP and CY Young winners, and at the end a fun draft of a fantasy character baseball team.  Check out our friends at Trap Door to Hel...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss the big news of the Washington NFL team dropping their racist nickname as well as 15 women alleging sexual harassment and misconduct. Derrick Henry resigns with the Titans and Myles Garrett is close to a deal with Cleveland. An MLB update with Yasiel Puig and the Blue Jays awaiting Canada's approval to play games at the Rogers Centre.  In wrestling,...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss Patrick Maholmes' record setting contract with the Chiefs and if this will hurt them in the long run. One MLS team has dropped out due to multiple COVID-19 cases, will we see more as sports start to comeback. College sports in the fall are beginning to be affected by the Rona and more MLB stars are bowing out of the 2020 season.  In wrestling, Summerslam...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss the Patriots signing Cam Newton and Antonio Brown working out with Russel Wilson. The NFL preseason will be shortened to two weeks and the Washington Racial Slurs are getting pressured by sponsors to change their name. Some NBA and MLB players are saying they're going to sit out the upcoming season and what is the possibility of the star players joining t...

Brandon and Dominic discuss the return of the MLB, is this really going to happen or will COVID-19 destroy it, like everything else. Also some news on the Rona affects the other major sports and Vince Carter officially calls it a carer. In wrestling, the Speaking Out movement continues as women and men bravely tell their story and companies are beginning to take action by suspending or firing wres...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson get on the Zoom to discuss the latest NFL including Kyle Shanahan a new six year deal, and his top wide receiver going down with a broken foot. The update on the upcoming WNBA season, a review of the ESPN 30 for 30 Lone Gone Summer documentary, and everyone's favorite segment, the MLB update. Plus Dominic tries to pronounce some UFC fighters names.  In wrest...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson review UFC 250 and discuss the news of Fight Island finally being a real thing, and Miocic vs. Cormier III set for Aug. 15. Lamarcus Aldrige will be out with a shoulder injury, Reggie Bush, MLB, and some NASCAR, MLS, and WNBA news.  In wrestling, Paul Heyman is out as creative director for Raw, New Japan is coming back and will host fans, plus a recap of NXT...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss the news of the return of the NBA and all the complicated aspects of it. The MLB still have not come to an agreement on what thier doing. Some real sports talk, with Chris Archer having shoulder surgery and will miss the entire 2020 season (if there is one) and some UFC talk.  In wrestling, Adam Cole's contract is set to expire, while Arn Anderson si...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson are reunited to discuss the latest news in the negotionations between the MLB owners and the players, the Oakland A's not paying their minor league players any more and over 1,000 minor leaguers  across the show. The NHL announced a playoff plan  when they return and the growing speculation of the NBA to play their playoffs at Disney World. La Liga is s...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss the news of the death of legendary Jazz coach Jerry Sloan. The fake news of the Cowboys offer to Dak Prescott, and some NFL signings of veteran players. More proposals, and Vince McMahon might be trying to buy back the XFL. In wrestling, the sad news of Shad Gaspar's death, as well as Drew Gulak leaving WWE, Ember Moon saying her achilles injury migh...

On this special retro edition of Curveballs and Chair Shots, Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson are back from Las Vegas and talk about all of the stories from the excursion. From Dominic's first time on a plane, to his first wrestling convention and the epic story of him meeting Shame Helms. A complete in person recap of AEW's first show Double or Nothing, and much more. 

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson get into the food review business as Dominic tries Jack in the Box breakfast for the first time ever, later on Dominic also gives a review on an Oakland taco truck "The Eye Water." A discussion of the current situation with the MLB owners' proposal for the upcoming season and the pushback it has gotten from the likes of Blake Snell and Bryce Harper. Zion taking m...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss the breaking news of Jacare Souza testing positive for COVID-19 and what this means for UFC 249. Andy Dalton signs with the Cowboys, but what does this mean for Dak Prescott, the Jaguars will keep Leonard Fournette and the Browns are looking to give Myles Garrett an extension. And the return of Dominick's Picks as he predicts the Raiders 2020 season.&nbsp...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss some NFL QB news with Taysom Hill and Jamies Winston signing with the Saints, the Bengals releasing Andy Dalton and the controversy of the Packers drafting a QB in the first round. The NBA push back the draft lottery and combine, and MLB possibly eyeing a return by June/July,  In wrestling, a few more WWE releases and Cody buys back the Rhodes name....

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson sit on the front porch and discuss the NFL draft, what QB's will make the biggest impact and what to make of the Las Vegas Raiders picks. Oliver Luck sues the XFL and looks to secure the bag, the Red Sox's punishment for sign stealing finally comes down, but was it enough. And UFC 249 will take place in Jacksonville and Fight Island is a go.  In wrestling, A...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss the shenanigans that transpired before the podcast, and then they get into Christian McCaffery becoming the highest paid RB in the NFL. Dana is still saying he'll be running shows soon, and they discuss NASCAR for the wrong reasons.  In wrestling, they discuss the life and legacy of Howard Finkel, updates on WWE releases, and the Florida government d...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson hop on Zoom to discuss the number of releases from WWE today including wrestlers and producers. How does WWE look after cutting all this talent during a pandemic, and a look at every confirmed name and what they will do outside of WWE once the pandemic is over, and much more. 

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss the Brandin Cooks trade to Houston and Tom Brady's interview on Howard Stern. The MLB is eyeing to have players getting ready for the season by May, but is that realistic, Disney shuts down UFC's effort to run shows, and XFL suspends operations and is likely done for good. In wrestling, the Revival finally are granted their release, Ronda Rousey says WWE...

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson recap night two of Wrestlemania 36, new champions were crowned, including Charlotte capturing the NXT Title and Drew McIntyre beating Brock Lesnar to become the WWE Champion in the main event. A disagreement on which was the better match, Last Man Standing match or the Firefly Funhouse? How did this stack up to night one and where does WWE go from here?

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson discuss the first night of an unprecedented Wrestlemania with no fans and completely pre-taped. The polarizing main event of the Boneyard match between the Undertaker and AJ Styles, the lack of explanation for the changes to the Universal and Smackdown Tag Title matches. Should this show be graded on a curve because of the circumstances, and much more. 

Brandon Tanguma and Dominic Hobson preview Wrestlemania 36, and speculate what WWE will do with a completely pre-taped Wrestlemania, how bad can it get? Which matches will main event the two nights and how will the show be structured. They predict all 16 matches and look at what WWE will look like post Wrestlemania, and much more.