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Happy Top O' The Crock to you! Joel and Chef Sam are back with the culinary talk. In this episode: Shellfish and aphrodisiacs! Joel has a weird Mandela moment about the 1990 film "Dick Tracy"! And Sam tells us all about the fascinating history of the gingko tree!

As the MLB Owners’ lockout enters its second week, and not much of anything has changed, with no ongoing negotiations between the owners and the players’ union, and no news whatsoever about any kinds of communications going on between the two sides. However, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred did write a very sternly written letter “explaining” the lockout to the fans, and posted it on MLB.com, like his...

On this week's episode of "Top O' The Crock," Sam and Joel share their Thanksgiving experiences, with Sam heading up to the farm in Vermont and having an all-locally raised Thanksgiving, and Joel being a guest in Indiana and managing not to ruin the holiday with his Mac 'n Cheese and anti-Indiana jokes.

The New York Mets have attempted to regain some of their lost reputation by going on a free agent spending spree, Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement expires at midnight, just like Cinderella, and is the IOC enabling the Chinese government? We report, you decide!

Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode, we talk about our favorite Thanksgiving side dishes, discuss Chinese Tacos, debate milk, and Sam gives us an update on how he's doing at Skyrim!

Robbie Ray of the Toronto Blue Jays is named the American League Cy Young winner, and Corbin Burnes of the Milwaukee Brewers is named the winner of the NL Cy Young. Has the Cy Young become the go-to award for small market teams? Noah Syndergaard turns down a the New York Mets for the Anaheim Angels, and Justin Verlander opts to remain with the Houston Astros. Is this Verlander's last ride?

Sam's girlfriend has gone out of town and in less than 24 hours he has reverted to a lifestyle of drinking whiskey and playing Skyrim on his XBox360; We welcome back Jesse, who is here to complain about Jets fans invading Bills country; We talk offseason baseball; and, Alabama fans are fun to troll on Twitter! Troll Tide!

Aaron Rodgers goes full anti-vaxx, and now everyone wants to fight him. Alex Cora got snubbed for the AL Manager of the Year Award, but don't ask us about this year's Hall of Fame ballot. Also: Who is on your 2022 Free Agent's Wish List?

The Atlanta Braves are the 2021 World Series Champions, and Joel, Sam, and Thomas are here to give their closing takes. (Thomas knew they would win all along!) Also: Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19! And: The Mets look like they're going to have a very long offseason!

Joel and Sam talk some more about the World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves. They talk about which cities in MLB are the loneliest. They also discuss Dump On The Ump's plans for the offseason, and 8kun's own Ron Watkins is running for congress in Arizona! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple...

Joel, Sam, and Thomas talk about their lack of enthusiasm for this Astros v. Braves World Series. Should we just root for the road team to win every game? We talk about Joel's weird obsession with height and Heightism and his unrelated love for Jose Altuve, and how Thomas believes that we entering the end days of Major League Baseball. Also: The Chicago Blackhawks shameful sexual abuse scandal, an...

Joel and Thomas are back to talk about the ALCS and the NLCS! Thomas is swallowing his pride, and rooting for the Red Sox to force a game 7 against the Astros; Joel thought he would root for the Braves against the Dodgers, until he saw their horrible fans do the Chop; what's the deal with all the terrible postseason pitching? Also: All the COVID deniers in the sportsworld are starting to come out!...

It's the B Block! Sam has discovered Skyrim, a video game that came out more than a decade ago! We talk about our favorite childhood TV series, and how Paw Patrol is teaching the kids today to be snitches. And: Is John Cusack allowed to be a White Sox fan? Yes! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.ap...

Joe, Sam, and Thomas talk the MLB Playoffs! The White Sox made an early departure, which has set up a Red Sox v. Astros ALCS. Also: Every knew Jon Gruden was a racist! And: Kyrie Irving is staying on that anti-vax bandwagon! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id11074074...

It's the B Block! Sam has finished with Sober September, and now we talk about the best days for drinking and fighting. We talk a little NFL, and Tom Brady's win over the New England Patriots. We talk about Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer getting caught grinding on a girl in Ohio, and the Chicago Sky are in the WNBA Finals! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpO...

It's the last episode before the playoffs start! Joel, Sam, and Thomas recap the Boston Red Sox win over the New York Yankees in the AL Wild Card Game, preview the upcoming ALDS Series', and talk about the sad, heroic end to the Seattle Mariners' season. Also: Alex Rodriguez: Still bad at his job! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wo...

In the last week of the regular season, Joel and Sam tackle all of the big topics! We return to the Pickle Power Hour, and talk about the AL and the NL MVP races. Also, we talk about whether or not the wild card games are fair, we revisit the UFO hotspot of Zanesville, Ohio, and discuss the sordid history of Mattoon, IL! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wo...

Joel, Sam, and Thomas are back and it's the last week of the regular season! This week's topics: Are the Rays serious about splitting time between Tampa and Montreal? Is this the high point for the Mariners? Do the Red Sox even want to go to the playoffs? And Kyrie Irving is an anti-vaxxer, which is very "on brand" for him. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp...

It's another football heavy episode! Take our advice, and don't waste your career playing for the Detroit Lions; We power rank some of our favorite running backs of all time; Should the Seattle Seahawks be worried?; The NFC West is really, really good; and Joel got radicalized by the anti-Heightists on Twitter! Join the movement! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOn...

Sam, Thomas, and Joel welcome Fall by talking about their least favorite sport: Football! The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and ageless vampire Tom Brady look like the team to beat; Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens upset the Kansas City Chiefs; and White Sox v. Astros will be a rematch of two really old managers! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: du...

In this week's B Block, Sam and Joel talk about scientists plans to clone woolly mammoths and repopulate Siberia with them. Also discussed: Why is this better than rich people sending themselves to outer space? Why did Donald Trump wear those extra fat ties because he was an extra fat guy? Also: What are our favorite HBO shows? Ostensibly a baseball podcast! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump...

Could Vladimir Guerrero Jr. both be having the greatest single hitting season in a decade, and also be guaranteed to not receive a single first place vote for AL MVP? Also: RIP Norm Macdonald. And: We take a look at the Red Sox' crucial road trip to Chicago and Seattle, as well as the other key match-ups in the AL and NL Wild Card races. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.co...

Sam and Joel are back with a Top O' The Crock B Block! Sam shares his disappointment with his new pickling experiments, and talks about the challenges of going for Sober September. They talk about the best and worst drinking holidays of the year; and Joel talks about how much he hates Joe Rogan! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.word...

Sam and Joel are back! Derek Jeter was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this week, making him the most overrated player ever to achieve that distinction; we break down the state of the AL and NL playoff races going into the homestretch; why has the NFL been so successful with getting its players vaccinated?: and Sam tells the story of going to a wild Red Sox-Rays game at Fenway. Facebook: w...

Sam and Joel are back! They talk about how the producer of Jeopardy pulled a "Dick Cheney" by hiring himself to be the host; we revisit "Lake Corner" and "National Park Corner"; Sam tells the story of going to a Brooklyn Cyclones game on Coney Island; and Aaron Rodgers may have played himself. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpr...