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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.

Supervillain Rob Manfred is back, imposing new rules designed to make baseball fans as miserable as he is. Also in this episode: We watch Minor League Baseball and middle school baseball; Tony La Russa was worse than even we thought; Sam gives a U.S. Open update; and Rings of Power > Game of Thrones.

We. are all aboard the Mariners bandwagon! The White Sox and the Red Sox are toast. Jon Gruden will always have a job. Julio Rodriguez got a massive contract. Serena Williams is going for her last dance.

Both the White Sox and the Red Sox have been terribly embarrassing recently, so let's talk about that. Also: WTF is going on with this Fernando Tatis Jr. suspension? And: Whatever you do, don't give a 21-year old $300 million.

Sam and Joel are back to talk about the latest baseball news on the eve of the trade deadline. The Boston Red Sox swap out their catcher, the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Diego Padres swap closers, and the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros load up. Also: Where will Juan Soto land? The NFL shames itself again in its dealing with Deshaun Watson, and Joel talks about his trip to see the Chicag...

MLB All-Star Game ... The AL owns the NL again ... Julio Rodriguez makes his name known ... Aaron Judge wants out of New York ... lets all play Quadball

Joel goes to a game in San Francisco and meets some friends ... should the White Sox fire Menechino ... Boston is just sending their AAA pitchers out there ... rooting for the lesser of two evils at Wimbledon

Mariners and Angels get into a brawl ... Sam tries to get us canceled with his Wimbledon hot take ... Joel hates UNLV now ... The Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup ... is this the end of MLB's anti-trust exemption status?

Manny Ramirez come on our podcast ... Derek Jeter was a mediocre baseball player ... Ichiro Suzuki for White Sox manager ... What is a manager's job anyway? ... Joel goes to Detroit for a baseball game

Joel goes solo and talks about all the crimes that New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has committed.

Joel welcomes back Justin from Bad Guy Radio for an emergency broadcast after the Chicago White Sox lose 3 out of their last 4. Is this the end of Chicago's season? Are the fans right that it's time to "Fire Tony"? Also: Aaron Judge is putting together an MVP season; the Dodgers are in for a fight in the NL West; and we talk about how to construct a line-up.

The Los Angeles Angels fire Joe Maddon, and the Philadelphia Phillies fire Joe Girardi! It's a tough time to be a Joe in Major League Baseball. Also: The league considers banning the shift, and the Chicago White Sox finally won a series!

Sam and Joel are back with all your sports hot takes and headlines! They talk about this week's White Sox-Red Sox series, and Boston's resurgent offense. They talk about the spat between Tim Anderson and Josh Donaldson, and Sam discusses the world of tennis, and its shady relationship with Russian dark money.

We're Back! Joel talks about getting the account banned from Twitter (it got returned). Nathan Eovaldi of the Red Sox gave up 5 home runs in one inning to the Astros, and the White Sox and Mariners also continue to struggle. We also talk about MLB's Dead Balls, and Sam went to a Mets game!

Sam, Thomas, and Joel are all up in their feelings about baseball! They talk about hating baseball players for no reason, why the Boston Red Sox have been so bad this season, and what makes an excellent major league ball park.

Sam and Joel welcome back pinch-hitter Justin from Bad Guy Radio to talk baseball! Both the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox are bad right now - should we be worried? Also: Evidence is mounting that MLB has killed the baseballs this year. We're all trying to find the guy who did this.

Sam, Thomas, and Joel are back for maybe their only NBA playoffs episode of the season! Also: The White Sox and the Red Sox are both really bad right now. And: Are the Yankees going to get in trouble for their latest cheating scandal?

Joel and Chef Sam are back, to talk about living after getting a case of Covid, and about how to eat a healthy diet to combat high blood pressure and cholesterol. The key? Lots and lots of sweet potatoes.

Sam, Joel, and Thomas are back to talk about Week Two in Major League Baseball! The Seattle Mariners are trending up, the Chicago White Sox are trending down, the NBA Playoffs are going on, and when is it OK for a professional athlete to flip the opposing fans the bird?

And now for something completely different ... In an unusually morbid episode, Sam and Joel discuss the lack of a national food culture in the United States, its relationship to the fast food industry and political lobbying groups, and what that means for the future of climate change.