Derek Likes Sports

Derek and Devesh discuss the events of Week 3 of the NFL season, predict how they think Week 4 will go, and touch on The Rapture and how that could impact the listeners. Devesh has some thoughts on Patrick Mahomes' lateral fumble that led to him stripping the ball from Bobby Okereke. He also lays out how the NFC North is a microcosm of the entire landscape of the NFL. Many are saying it's the best...

Derek and Devesh discuss cats, Mina Kimes, and the color blue before diving into Week 2 of the NFL season. They then talk about the Buffalo Bills 31-21 win over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football and make picks for each of the 15 remaining games on the Week 3 slate with an important shout out to "The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon." Many are saying it is one...

Derek talks to Mike Held about Syracuse, the Giants, the Yankees, and Mike's extensive hat collection. They then play a game to test Mike's knowledge of hat prices to see if Mike can guess the price correctly. Be sure to watch and see if the price is right! Check out Derek's work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://derekadamthomas.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Mike on Bluesky: themikeheld.bsky.social Produced by Derek...

Derek and Devesh dive into all of the NFL action from Week 1. They dissect every game they watched and even some of the games they didn't. Then Alec popped in and the trio talked about the memorable Week 1 matchup between Devesh's Bills and Alec's Ravens. There's also a deep discussion about how disgusting spitting is and Devesh describes his worst hot yoga experience. Check out De...

Derek and Devesh discuss the Micah Parsons trade and the ways it affects both the Packers and the Cowboys. They ten take a look at each of the NFL's 8 divisions and predict who they think will win each one. Check out Derek's work at ⁠⁠⁠https://derekadamthomas.com⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Derek Adam Thomas Special Guest Devesh Chandra Intro/Outro Music: "230 cheat" by Moby

Derek walks Devesh through his scientific system for analyzing and grading sports uniforms: the D.E.R.E.K. System. They review the scores for the top and bottom 3 NFL teams. Derek is definitely not sad about the Micah Parsons trade at any point during this episode. Do not tell the newspaper that Derek was sad. You can see the visuals for the D.E.R.E.K. System here: https://www.derekadamthomas.com/...

Justin Bauerle of FantasyNow+ joins Derek to talk about the 2025 Indiana Pacers and how they totally shocked the world by winning the 2025 NBA Finals over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Justin then tries his hand at blind ranking NFL QBs. It goes about as well as you might expect. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! And check out FantasyNowPlus.com for all of the fantasy football conten...

Peter Cocoros joins Derek to talk about his experience as a Baltimore sports fan, how he fell in love with baseball as an adult, and how the world can be saved simply by changing the uniforms of the Miami Dolphins. Derek also gets to the bottom of why he weirdly resents the Baltimore Ravens. In Game Time this episode Peter was asked to blind rank 10 sports uniforms. You can see those uniforms here...

Devesh Chandra joins Derek to talk about what it is like to be a first generation American sports fan. Ever wonder what it is like to be a Bills fan? It sounds like it kind of sucks and yet Devesh does it anyway, so maybe it doesn't? Devesh also explains why Phil Simms owes him an autograph and tells a very funny story involving Jim Kelly. Check out Derek's work at ⁠https://derekadamthomas...

In the first episode of Derek Likes Sports, Derek is joined by his good friend Alec Pulianas. The two discuss the highs and lows of Baltimore sports fandom, how the NFL's marketing machine sets it apart from the other professional leagues, and the confounding length of the NBA season. Then they play a little trivia game. It's fun. Check out Alec's work at https://pulianas.com Check out...