Sports For Beginners Podcast

Episode description: The Toronto Blue Jays were able to take 2 out of 3 against the Atlanta Braves in the first 3-game series set at Rogers Centre. Now they turn their attention to the Seattle Mariners for the 2nd 3-game series set at Rogers Centre hoping to end their 2nd home stand of the 2025 season on a high note. Let's see how it turned out! Summary In this episode of Blue Jays Game Recap,...

Episode Description: The Blue Jays returned home for another 6-game home stand following a 10-game road trip that turned into a 9-game road trip due to a rain out in a 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles where they split the remaining 2-games on the weekend with the Orioles. How did fare against the Braves to open up their 2nd home stand of the 2025 season? Let's find out! Summary In t...

Episode Description: The Pittsburgh Penguins who have been eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoffs contention look to end their 2024/2025 NHL regular season on a high note as they face the Stanley Cup Playoffs contenders in the Washington Capitals one last time this season. So last time these two teams met Washington took a (WSH 2-1 PIT) series lead in the season series back in February of 2025 earli...

Episode Description: The Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles started the 2025 season at the Rogers Centre where they split a 4-game series in Toronto to kick off the season. Now the "Battle of the Birds" shifts to Camden Yards and despite a rain out leading to double later on this season in July we still got an interesting series that also ended in a split. Summary In this episod...

Episode Description: The Pittsburgh Penguins have been eliminated from playoff contention but so have the Boston Bruins. So last time these two teams met Boston got even with the Penguins (BOS 1-1 PIT) series lead in this season series with the Penguins with a (BOS 3-2 PIT) win over Pittsburgh back in early March. So who wins the season series? Let's find out! Summary In this episode of Pengui...

Episode Description: The Penguins are looking to finish off the 2024/2025 NHL regular season off on a high note after shutting out the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night by a final score of (PIT 5-0 CHI) How did they do in this "Metro division showdown"? Summary In this episode of Penguin's Postgame, host Scott McGregor reviews the thrilling matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins a...

Episode Description: The Pittsburgh Penguins faced off against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night (Thursday, April, 3rd, 2025) after ending the March schedule of the NHL 2024/2025 regular season on a high note with a (PIT 1-0 OTT) overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators. Can they pull together a last minute playoff push? Summary In this episode of Sports for Beginners, host Scott McGregor pro...

Episode Description: The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Ottawa Senators fought hard in Pittsburgh on a Sunday night and in the end it was Sidney Crosby who would score the only goal in a (PIT 1-0 OTT) Overtime win and it came on the Power-play. Summary In this episode of Penguins Postgame, Scott McGregor recaps the thrilling overtime victory of the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Ottawa Senators. The ga...

Episode Description The Penguins and the Panthers batted hard at Amerant Bank Arena and needed a shootout once again after this time the Panthers forced the Penguins into Overtime and both goaltenders played well to send the game into a Shootout once again only this time it’s 3-3 tie instead of 2-2 tie. I wonder what’s different about this game? Summary In this episode of Penguins Postgame, host S...

Episode Description: After falling 3-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night in the “Windy City”. The Penguins not only got even in the season series against the Blackhawks but they did so in shut out fashion in Pittsburgh with a milestone for Erik Karlsson on a Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. Summary In this episode of Penguins Post Game, host Scott McGregor breaks down the Pittsburgh Penguins'...

Episode description After a Crosby hat trick in a (PIT 5-3 DAL) on a Saturday night in Dallas to get even with the Stars. The Penguins head to the Windy City to start a (Home & Home series) against the Chicago Blackhawks which began on Sunday night in Chicago. Summary In this episode of Penguins Post Game, host Scott McGregor provides a detailed recap of the Pittsburgh Penguins' recent gam...

Episode description: After starting the 2025 season with a record of five and two after splitting a season series against the Baltimore Orioles and sweeping the Washington nationals the first road trip of 2025 has begun. How did the Blue Jays open up the road trip and what else is to come on this 10 Game Rd. Trip Summary In this episode of Blue Jays Game Recap, Scott McGregor discusses the Blue Ja...

Episode description: The Pittsburgh Penguins got even against the Dallas Stars with a (PIT 5-3 DAL) win over the Stars after their (DAL 7-1 PIT) loss to Dallas back in November of 2024 on (Remembrance Day) in Pittsburgh. The Penguins came into this game against the Stars following a (PIT 4-5 STL) overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues Summary In this episode of Penguin's Post Game, host Scott McGreg...

Episode description: The season may have started out rough for the Blue Jays this year but let’s see how they fared against a team that Max Scherzer played for from 2015 to 2021 before he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in that same season. The new season is underway and here we go with the last series at home before the Blue Jays hit the road for the first time in this season. Chapters 00:00 Intro...

Episode description: Spring Training has come and gone so now the real fun begins. The Toronto Blue Jays opened up their 2025 regular season at home against the Baltimore Orioles in a 4-game series and wow what a way to start the season with the “Battle of the Birds” Welcome back Blue Jays fans to another season of “Blue Jays Game Recap” Chapters 00:00 Excitement of Opening Day 00:18 Introduction...

Episode Description: The Pittsburgh Penguins battled the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, night in Buffalo at KeyBank Center and were looking for a bounce back from a (TBL 6-1 PIT) loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Let's see how it turned out on this special edition of Penguins Post Game on episode of Sports For Beginners season 4 Chapters 00:00 Penguins vs. Sabres: A Season Recap 00:38 Welcome to a Pen...

Summary In this episode of Penguins Post Game, host Scott McGregor reviews the Pittsburgh Penguins' 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The show covers the game's key moments, player performances, and the implications for the Penguins' season as they look ahead to upcoming matches. Despite the loss, Scott emphasizes the importance of recognizing standout players and maintaining a posi...

Summary In this episode of Penguin's Post Game, host Scott McGregor reviews the Pittsburgh Penguins' victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets, highlighting key moments, player performances, and upcoming challenges. The Penguins managed to avoid a clean sweep by the Blue Jackets in their season series, showcasing strong performances from players like Evgeni Malkin and Bokondji Imama. The epis...

Opening Day and the start of the 2025 MLB season started earlier for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs in Japan as part of a 2-game Tokyo series, the Blue Jays continue their Spring Training action and we preview the probable pitchers for their Opening Day matchup against the Baltimore Orioles and set up the Penguins VS Blue Jackets game on Friday night. Intro: (00:00:00) Show Overview...

The Islanders defeated the Penguins by a final score of (NYI 4-2 PIT) on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh and in doing so they win the season series for the 2024/2025 regular season. On the bright side penguins rookie Joona Koppanen gets a special moment in his NHL career. Thomas & Scott (myself) discuss this matchup and so much more on this edition of Penguins Post Game Intro: (00:00:00) Penguins...

Things are starting to get really interesting in Pittsburgh as the Penguins continued their 5-game home stand against the New Jersey Devils on a Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh and the new guys from Toronto are coming in hot. Holy moly pens fans! Intro: (00:00:00) Let’s talk Penguins and Devils: (00:01:30) Head coaching matchup: Sullivan VS Keefe: (00:02:24) Goaltending matchup: Jarry VS Markstro...

Episode description: The new guys from Toronto got involved in some Pittsburgh Penguins home cooking tonight against in the Blues as they look to keep the momentum going. The St. Louis Blues head into Pittsburgh fighting for their playoff lives as they like the Pittsburgh Penguins are fighting for a spot in the playoffs this season. Let’s see what happens tonight! Intro: (00:00:00) Introduction to...

Episode description: The Penguins host the Golden Knights tonight in Pittsburgh after snapping a losing streak in Minneapolis Minnesota against Marc-Andre Fleury and the Minnesota Wild on Sunday afternoon (PIT 3-1 MIN) Last time they played the Golden Knights it was Vegas coming out on top in shutout fashion with a (VGK 4-0 PIT) victory over the Penguins just a few nights ago and now they clash on...

Former teammates battle for possible the last time in his NHL career as the Minnesota Wild host the Pittsburgh Penguins in their final game of their season series for the 2024/2025 season on an afternoon in the state of hockey. Intro: (00:00:00) Introduction to the Game: Penguins VS. Wild: (00:01:35) Coaching Matchup and Goaltending & penalty summary: (00:04:54) 3-stars of the Game and more st...

The Penguins head to Vegas to take on the Golden Knights after dropping a (COL 4-1 PIT) loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night in Denver. The playoff chances are getting smaller and smaller but if the Penguins can beat the Golden Knights in Vegas on Friday night and keep the momentum going their luck could be changing in the blink of an eye. Let's see how they did! Intro: (00:00:00) Intro...