Team of Rivals Podcast

The Cubs headed to Milwaukee trailing badly in the division, then the Team of Rivals Podcast showed up and everything changed. Pete and Elliott break down a big weekend at "Wrigley North," including Cubs momentum, Brewers fan reactions, and the ongoing debate over Miller Park's quality. Meanwhile, Ron builds a compelling case that MLB may actually have a personal vendetta against him, starting wit...

After more than two weeks away, the crew is back behind the mics with a LOT to unpack. The Cubs are heating up, the Cardinals are making moves (sort of), and the Mets might be worse than anyone expected. The guys break down recent trades, division movement, and what could be coming at the MLB trade deadline, plus early rumblings of an increasingly inevitable labor battle. Ron also share stories fr...

The vibes are… not great on the North Side. Pete is officially spiraling, comparing the 2026 Cubs to the soul-crushing 2008 playoff team, while Ron checks in from New Jersey with a more relaxed (read: suspiciously optimistic) Cardinals perspective. This week: Cubs déjà vu and why this season feels wrong Cardinals quietly… hanging around? The emotional economics of being a fan (low expectations = h...

The Cubs and Cardinals renewed hostilities… and naturally, it got weird. This week on the Team of Rivals Podcast: Pete screamed at the clouds about the Abner Uribe episode. A full recap of the Cubs vs. Cardinals weekend series. A front office thought experiment: Would you trade for Tarik Skubal? And what would it take from each side? Plus, we detoured into a galaxy far, far away to talk The Mandal...

In this bonus episode, Pete flips the script and puts his friend, Alex Levine, in the spotlight. While listeners have heard Alex on the show before, this is the first time we really dive into his story: how he became the show's Token White Sox Fan , his upbringing in Chicago, and the journey that took him away and eventually brought him back. What starts as a baseball conversation quickly expands...

The NL Central has officially become baseball's most exhausting division. All five teams are at or above .500. Nobody can pull away. Nobody can collapse. And somehow every fanbase is simultaneously convinced their team is both a contender and deeply flawed. This week on the Team of Rivals Podcast: • The Cubs stumble through a miserable road trip • PCA has words with Sox fans, and Pete is having no...

Author Will Saulsbery joins Ron and Pete to discuss his new book, 50 Forgotten Cardinals . After Will signs off, Elliott shows up — late — to speculate on which direction each of our clubs will take in the weeks ahead. Buy Will's book! Follow Will! • X: @WillSaulsbery • Insta: @wsaulsbery 📺 Watch the Livestream: YouTube | Rumble | Facebook | X 📌 Follow: @TeamOfRivalsPod | Elliott @ToR_Elliott |...

Ron, Elliott, and Pete are back to discuss the deeply upsetting reality that both the Cubs and Cardinals are actually… good? The Cubs keep winning despite a pitching staff held together with duct tape and Craig Counsell wizardry, while the Cardinals continue shambling forward like the baseball equivalent of a zombie apocalypse. The guys break down: The suddenly dangerous NL Central Whether the Cub...

The OG Team of Rivals duo is back this week as Pete and Ron go old school for a Throwback edition of the podcast. This week: ⚾ The Cubs stayed hot… until they arrived on the West Coast ⚾ The Cardinals continue their baffling cycle of good baseball immediately followed by questionable baseball 🐻 Our Bears Draft reactions and the annual springtime declaration that this changes everything ⚽ Ron's...

This week, Pete accepts the challenge Ron threw down weeks ago, referring to himself exclusively in the third person. Can the Team stay on track while tackling ABS and umpires, early NL Central excellence, and the Shohei Roster Rule? Will there be any joy in Ron's Soccer Minute? And perhaps most importantly, can Ron keep it together while Pete fully commits to the bit? 📺 Watch the Livestream: You...

Just Ron and Elliott tonight; no Petey! That means we can openly talk Star Wars. We'll skip baseball tonight and focus on the thing Pete walked away from in disgust. 📺 Watch the Livestream: YouTube | Rumble | X 📌 Follow: @TeamOfRivalsPod | Elliott @ToR_Elliott | Ron @ToR_Ron75 | @TheParkSTL 📧 Email: TeamOfRivalsPodcast@gmail.com

It's April Fools' Eve, and we're one week into the season, which means it's the perfect time for wildly confident, probably incorrect baseball takes. Ian Happ is on fire, Jordan Walker might be fixed, and ABS is here and it's a revelation. Some of this is real. Some of this is nonsense. Believe nothing. Enjoy everything. 📺 Watch the Livestream: YouTube | Rumble | Facebook | X 📌 Follow: @TeamOfRi...

Ron is out of town, so naturally the Team of Rivals Podcast goes completely off the rails. In this bonus episode, Elliott and Pete ditch baseball entirely for a full, spoiler-heavy breakdown of Project Hail Mary. From Rocky's instant GOAT status to that ending — nothing is off-limits. ⚠️ WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS ⚠️ If you haven't seen the movie yet… go watch it first. Seriously. 📺 Watch the Livest...

It's a short show. (It is not a short show.) With the World Baseball Classic Final happening during the episode, the Team of Rivals crew tries to stay on track while inevitably getting distracted. This week: ⚾ WBC talk and live reactions 🎬 Elliott takes over the pop culture segment with a SPOILER-FREE  review of Project Hail Mary ⚽ Ron delivers his Soccer Minute (duration may vary) Follow @Team...

We promised no NFL free agency coverage. So naturally we opened the show trying to figure out what exactly happened with Maxx Crosby . But that was only the beginning of the chaos. This week, we also covered: ⚾ A quick detour into USA's impending loss in the World Baseball Classic 🏀 The ridiculous 83-point performance by Bam Adebayo ⚽ Why Brazilian soccer might be the most dangerous sporting en...

The boys showed up with no plan… and somehow covered everything. On this episode of Team of Rivals , we ease into Spring Training with the appropriate level of skepticism (which is to say: none). We also explore a question Cubs fans may not be emotionally prepared for: Where could Ian Happ play next? Hypothetically. Probably. Jurickson Profar's PED suspension becomes a jumping-off point for a broa...

Spring Training is in full swing, and the Team of Rivals Podcast is back with all the takes you didn't know you needed. This week we cover: • This year's Cardinals Hall of Fame ballot — who joins Albert and Yadi in September? • Pete Crow-Armstrong's debut as a villain in Dodgers territory • What to do with a potentially "empty" Soldier Field • ABS first impressions Plus, Ron delivers his always-in...

Baseball is back. The Cubs and Cardinals will throw their first pitches in anger tomorrow, optimism is in the air, and we are all pretending that whatever happens in Arizona and Florida over the next six weeks will not emotionally ruin our summers. Tonight on the Team of Rivals Podcast:  ⚾ FINALLY, baseball returns tomorrow 👨‍👦 A completely normal and healthy discussion about our love for large...

This week is a buffet episode. Will we talk about PECOTA projections and why spreadsheets continue to attack your favorite team? Probably. Will we mock "best shape of my life" season in Spring Training? Feels inevitable. Nick Castellanos? Kris Bryant's annual injury update? The Chicago stadium saga now featuring Iowa? The preseason #8 Bears? Newcastle winning while Thomas Frank… does not? All poss...

This week on the Team of Rivals Podcast: Ron, Pete, and Elliott are back with plenty to say, including ⚾ The Cardinals rebuild and some Cubs conversation ⚽ Ron's Soccer Minute 🏈 Is the end in sight for the Bears' new stadium? All rivalry. All opinions. No filters. 🔌 Powered by GatewaySports. Net 📺 Watch the Livestream: YouTube | Rumble | Facebook | X 📌 Follow: @TeamOfRivalsPod | Elliott @ToR...

The Party's Over. And no, we're not talking about your weekend. Kyle Tucker signed, the baseball hot stove is finally boiling over, and the Bears… well, they've left their fans with the perfect mix of sadness, frustration, and hopeful optimism. Join Pete, Ron, and Elliott as they break down: The Kyle Tucker contract and why baseball might be careening toward irrelevance. Trades, rumors, and chaos...

It's a big week in Cubs, Cardinals, Bears, and soccer news, and the Team of Rivals Podcast is here to break it all down. This week we discuss: • The Cubs trade for Edward Cabrera • Alex Bregman signs with the Cubs • The Cardinals finally move Nolan Arenado • Rob Manfred's in-season tournament proposal • Da Bears, making their usual noise, this time in the playoffs! • Ron's Soccer Minute 📺 Watch t...

New Logo. Old Feed. Same Arguments. After a two-week hiatus that accomplished absolutely nothing, the Team of Rivals Podcast is back. We're kicking off Season 10, Episode 3 with: ⚾ A check-in on the offseason (yes, Cubs and Cardinals fans, we know you're still mad) 🏈 The Bears' upcoming playoff run and how confident we're supposed to feel 🏟️ The latest chapter in the never-ending Bears stadium s...

You thought you were getting a break from us for a couple of weeks. (And, honestly, we were looking forward to a break from you.) But here we are. This surprise episode has nothing to do with the Bears' wild Saturday night win. It also has absolutely nothing to do with the Cardinals trading Willson Contreras. We just… missed you. Probably. We do a quick hit on everything that's happened over the l...

After just five days off, Team of Rivals accidentally launches an entirely new season — and immediately proves that, ten seasons in, we've learned nothing. Pete, Ron, and Elliott are all back together for the Season 10 premiere, featuring: A little Cubs and Cardinals talk (because not much has happened… yet) A whole lot of Bears discussion after Chicago's bounce-back win and ahead of a rematch wit...