Pointless Exercise - A Desipio Podcast

Andy is joined by his favorite NBA writer, Kelly Dwyer of The Second Arrangement, and the longtime pals wax nostalgic about their early days at On Hoops, Indiana wildlife preserves, Jim Boylen’s spirit, being able to actually root for Bulls’ wins again, why Zach LaVine’s defense is oddly impressive, the time Kris Dunn landed on his face, Denzel Valentine’s vertical, Jimmy Butler and the “Wahl meth...

Andy, Kyle and Mike are back to talk about the Bears win over the Vikings, whether there’s a “quarterback controversy,” what we should know about Roquan’s absence, how Vag McCaskey thinks the team is traveling to London, former Bills’ safety Mark Kelso’s helmet, Rusty Lisch, Greg Landry, the Chicago Blitz, how George Allen died, how the Raiders have already won two games, great Oregon quarterbacks...

Joe Maddon is out, but Andy and Sam are in to talk about it, about Theo Espstein's annual post mortem press conference, the Cubs most likely to be traded, what to do with the bullpen, rotation and bench.  They wonder what Theo thinks is wrong with the offense, why David Ross is the presumptive lead candidate for the managerial job and they have the definitive answer for Cardinals fans as to w...

Andy, Mike and Kyle enjoy an actual Bears' winning streak and the Bears' defense doing very mean things to the Redskins. Andy complains (again) about how impossible it is to follow even part of a game if you have to listen to the Bears' radio call of it. They marvel at pretty much everything Khalil Mack does, Danny Trevathan's pass rush deke, and how Ha Ha Clinton-Dix had somehow not scored a touc...

Andy and Sam hold a wake for the Cubs' season, ponder the future of Joe Maddon and the core of the team. Andy digs his tortured roof/payroll analogy again and they wonder just how much money there really is going to be in the offseason.  They come up with a creative way for the Cubs to entice Theo Epstein to stay beyond 2021 (it involves Todd being in jail), solve the Cubs leadoff 'problem' and la...

Andy, Kyle and Mike revel in the Bears first win of the season and not only wonder if that was the worst quarterbacking performance in team history in a win, they actually look it up!  You'll find out what a "Rusty Trubisky" is, if Eddy Pineiro has settled the kicking conundrum for the season, tell you if it really takes three days to acclimate to altitude and why Vic Fangio should have been...

It's a podcast "talent" lineup that we've never seen before, and in this pod you get a breakdown of the big Cubs-Cardinals four game series coming up at Wrigley, a look at the most and least likely scenarios for how the division and wild cards are likely to shake out, a look back at the greatest regular season Cubs-Cardinals' series in history, and a detailed look at the schedules remaining for th...

A week clear of the Bears sad little offensive showing against the Packers, Andy, Kyle and Mike are back on the case trying to sift through the wreckage.  Did Matt Nagy abandon his gameplan or never really have one?  Can Mitch read?  Did Anthony Miller miss his ride to the stadium? The Packers offense was equally throttled by the Bears' defense, except for one brief moment of hurry-...

It's a three-man pod as Andy, Sam and Kyle bask in the glory of Nico Hoerner's debut, try to figure out if anybody's going to actually claim the second wild card spot in the National League, try to figure out if this is the real Kyle Schwarber (given the three guys doing the figuring, you probably know how that ends up), wonder if Theo and Jed will sabotage the roster before they leave after 2021,...

In an emotional Cubs' podcast, Andy and Sam announce that Mike’s been suspended from the pod, Andy tells a story about not saving money on dog food at Costco, and Sam equates the Mariners to a friend of his playing a lot of Football Manager. They wonder if it’s possible to be a poor man’s Ben Gamel, give tips on how to deal with Cubs-induced rage, welcome back Ben Zobrist’s walk-up music, reminisc...

You asked for it and you got it--ok, maybe YOU didn't ask for it, but somebody did--it's the first-ever Desipio Bears Podcast.  Join Andy from Desipio.com, Kyle from StartKyleOrton.com and Mike D. for the first of what promises to be an exciting season's worth of podcasts.  In just this very first one alone you'll learn about how the Bears price preseason tickets, how nobody knows nothin...

Andy and Sam are on the case to tackle the big issues of the week, like how the Cardinals somehow have a schedule that's just Pirates and Brewers for three months and was the Cubs' torturous sweep by the Nats a harbinger of things to come or just baseball? They debate if losing the wild card game counts as "making the playoffs," (it does), and give in to the stupids and defend the Gleyber Torres t...

Seventy-five percent of the crew is on hand as Andy, Sam and Kyle rejoice in the Cubs' current win streak, admire Yu Darvish dunking on the team's pre-and-post game TV host, bemoan the dreaded three-man bench, speculate on Nicholas Castellanos' future, and seem unimpressed by Albert Almora 'hustling' to Iowa.  They try to figure out how the hell the Marquee Network is going to fill all those...

Recorded during a game in which the Cubs were down 10-0 in the fourth really has our heroes, Sam and Andy in a great mood.  They try to make sense of many things like are the Cubs enjoying any of it, why does a new guy have to bring 'hunger' with him, will Cole Hamels ever get another hitter out, why did the Cubs bring Joe Maddon back if they want him to manage like he's not him?  Andy b...

Andy, Sam and Kyle talk about the Cubs 5-1 homestand where everybody got hurt, aren't worried about Jon Lester, wonder why the new guys don't wear shirts under their jerseys, talk about Ian Happ's MVP chances, wonder if Jonathan Lucroy is really any better than Taylor Davis and try to figure out why they don't play the Sunday night game in Williamsport on the little league diamond.  And Andy...

Andy and Sam talk about the Cubs moves at the deadline, including, "What the hell was the purpose of Martin Maldonado?", Tony Kempana, who gets the hayride to Iowa to make room for Nicholas Castellanos, the return of Zobrist?, and what was the point of the call-up of Happ.  They also ponder why nobody can tell us how much money the Cubs actually have, if our large adult son is about to be bol...

Andy and Sam discuss the weird Addison Russell saga, what to expect from Ian Happ if he comes up, how terrible it would be if the Cubs manage to lose to the Central to just, plain, bad teams like the Brewers or Cardinals, and what trade options are out there.  They also try to figure out how Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer so successfully deflect blame that they never seem to catch any shit, even...

This week it's Andy, Mike and Kyle as they talk about the Mike Montgomery trade, what the Cubs are up to with another catcher and can any of it be good, the Cubs fanbase's unrealistic view of Victor Caratini's value, where did Ad*bert go, and what the hell is up with Albert's hat?  They also come up with an exit strategy for Daniel Descalso. They also get an expert opinion on Todd Ricketts' p...

Sam and Andy are on hand to help you usher in America's birthday by trying to figure out just how Theo Epstein is going to make the bold roster moves he's promised.  They run the down the trade values of the guys on the current roster and...well, don't get your hopes up.  Is there a big trade to be made, or are they going to be left tinkering around the edges? 

It's just Andy and the new guy, Sam Fels, but really who else do you need?  They revisit the now infamous Eloy Jimenez trade, try to figure out how the Ricketts; went from World Series heroes to ballpark witness protection in two seasons, ponder how often Theo puts something on and ponders leaving it all behind, revisit Cubs-Sox series horror stories from years past and agree that no one shou...

Your favorite podcast gets even better (yes, we mean this one) with the new addition of Sam Fels, and the guys waste no time getting into the most pressing issues of the day, including their disdain for whatever the bastardized version of baseball is that gets played in Colorado, Kyle Schwarber's newfound--yet long awaited--awesomeness, the absurdity of bean brawls and why does it take so long for...

It's just Mike and Andy this week, and they rename and then review a book they haven't read, run through the long and undistinguished history of recent Cubs pitcher draft picks, try to figure out if Carlos Gonzalez is the next Jim Edmonds (in a good way), and they talk about the Wisconsin Udder Tuggers.  Oh, and the podcast is interrupted twice by Andy's wife, who is learning how to miter bas...

The guys debate if Major League or Moneyball is the best baseball movie ever (and throw out a few other possibilities). They break down Kyle Schwarber round lead-off man. What, if anything, Carlos Gonzalez has left.  Why Carl Edwards Jr. should never be trusted with a runner at third.  And, they have some thoughts about baseball extending the protective netting at games.  Spoiler al...

How different was the world the last time the Brewers were on Sunday Night Baseball previous to last Sunday's loss to the Cubs?  What's up with that lawsuit by the former Desipio lurker who claims Conan O'Brien stole five of his precious jokes?  What's up with the shift?  If those crazy kids Ben and Julianna can't make it work, what chance to do any of us have?  And, much, much...

The full cast is on hand for this one and they break down why Addison Russell still doesn't get it, are amazed that there's an actual thing called a "Cubs Fan Code of Conduct" and suggest other things that should get fans banned for life, try to figure out what the hell is going on with Yu Darvish, and then after forgetting to talk about it, they make great effort to figure out what a description...