Team of Rivals Podcast

Ron's off this week — courtesy of a shiny new promotion and actual responsibilities — so the Cardinals portion of the show is short, accurate, and probably the most honest segment we've ever done. Pete and Elliott open with a Winter Meetings "recap" of St. Louis's extremely quiet week before pivoting into all the Cubs news, rumors, almost-rumors, and projected hopes and dreams. Plus, the Bears did...

The hot stove is officially on fire and the free agent and trade markets are moving at warp speed. With the Winter Meetings just days away, chaos is inevitable, and we're here to overreact properly. This week on the Team of Rivals Podcast: 🔥 Fast-moving MLB free agency 🏨 Winter Meetings preview & bold predictions 🏈 The Bears head to Lambeau as the NFC's #1 seed ⚽ The long-awaited return of Ron...

It's Thanksgiving, which means we're stuffing ourselves instead of the episode schedule. While we're gone, enjoy one of our favorite episodes from earlier this season. ----- In this fiery episode of the Team of Rivals Podcast, Ron, Elliott, and Pete tear into the latest MLB drama with all the fire and flair you'd expect. It kicks off with Ron going off on the Dodgers' controversial signing of Roki...

The MLB offseason started last week with the Cardinals. This week, Ron puts Elliott and Pete in the hot seat as the Team turns its sights on running the Chicago Cubs. They'll discuss who stays, who goes, and how to join the upper echelon of the National League in 2026. 📺 Watch the Livestream: YouTube | Rumble | Facebook | X 📌 Follow: @TeamOfRivalsPod | Elliott @ToR_Elliott | Ron @ToR_Ron75 | @Th...

The Cardinals' offseason starts here. This week, Ron, Elliott, and Pete each take a turn running the St. Louis Cardinals — deciding who stays, who goes, and how to fix this roster once and for all. 📺 Watch the Livestream: YouTube | Rumble | Facebook | X 📌 Follow: @TeamOfRivalsPod | Elliott @ToR_Elliott | Ron @ToR_Ron75 | @TheParkSTL 📧 Email: TeamOfRivalsPodcast@gmail.com

Finally! The 2025 season is over. The Dodgers are celebrating, individual awards are being handed out, and the Hot Stove is officially warming up. On this week's episode, Ron, Elliott, and Pete dive into their postseason takeaways, the award races, free-agent chaos, and trades that may or may not happen. Ron delivers his Soccer Minute, and Pete drops a turd in the pop culture punchbowl. It's going...

It's late October, and while the Cubs and Cardinals are long gone, the Team of Rivals crew is still here (for some reason). Ron, Elliott, and Pete break down a marathon World Series game that the media dubbed "the greatest ever" (SPOILER: it wasn't), rant about Shohei Ohtani worship, and debate how much money is too much for one roster. The guys also dive into MLB expansion rumors, realignment mad...

This week, Pete joined Ron and the Gateway Sports crew for a no-spin, big-picture look at the Cardinals' decline — and what it'll take to fix it. Not just 2025, but the multi-year slide of what was once one of baseball's model franchises. From ownership priorities to player development to the culture around the team, this isn't your typical postmortem — it's a candid, long-form conversation about...

The 2025 Cubs are done, but the offseason chaos is just getting started! Mike Shildt becomes the eighth managerial opening, free agency is heating up, and Kyle Tucker's future is still a mystery. (Actually, it's not.) Meanwhile, the Bears continue their heart-attack streak, the Cardinals stay… well, the Cardinals, and the 2025 Gold Glove finalists are announced. Join Ron, Elliott, and Pete as they...

The Team was going to record late on a Sunday, but then we didn't. Ron explains why we're recording Monday instead. The Cubs can't seem to score more than three runs in a postseason game, but somehow they took down the Padres in the Wild Card. Now they face the Brewers in the NLDS, and Elliott was there in person for Game 1 — which we suspect is why the Cubs embarrassed themselves. Ron breaks down...

It's International Podcast Day , and we're celebrating in style! The Cubs are back in the playoffs, facing the Padres for the first time in 40 years, and the ghosts of 1984 are haunting Wrigley like it's Halloween. Meanwhile, the Cardinals' season mercifully ended in a brutal sweep at Wrigley, the Bears simultaneously traumatize and inspire the faithful, and both Newcastle and City lost in jaw-dro...

The Cubs are limping into October. The Bears exact revenge on Matt Eberflus. St. Louis City keeps winning whenever Ron isn't watching. Newcastle United hands Ron the result he hates most: a nil-nil draw. Meanwhile, the Cardinals are already planning for 2026. Join Ron, Elliott, and Pete for all the chaos, snark, and sports analysis you didn't know you needed. 📌 Watch the Livestream: YouTube | Rum...

Anthony Rizzo threw himself the retirement party of the century, and the guys can't help but linger on Cubs talk longer than usual. Eventually, they pivot to St. Louis, where Masyn Winn has shut it down after a second torn meniscus. Ron delivers his first completely positive Soccer Minute of the season: new Newcastle kicks, wins for both the Magpies and City, and even a Messi sighting as Charlotte...

Pete spent the day doing some investigative journalism. He made calls, pulled records, and chased down leads no one else had the courage — or the free time — to chase. Something is clearly wrong. Since the All-Star Break, every team ToR follows has decided to embrace mediocrity — at best! — as a lifestyle choice. This weak, the Team discusses the Cubs dropping out of the NL Central race, the Cardi...

The Cubs are still babying Cade Horton like it's 2023, the Cardinals are drawing 17,002 fans (and somehow still announcing it proudly), and the Bears are trying to convince us that "cautious optimism" counts as progress. This week, Ron, Elliott, and Pete stumble into another rundown-less episode that covers everything from baffling roster decisions and dwindling St. Louis attendance to NFL opening...

The Cardinals keep finding new ways to lose, from a fan base running out of patience to players losing their minds (looking at you, Willson). Meanwhile, the Cubs try to claw their way back into the NL Central race, but not without Elliott and Pete's usual mix of drama, anxiety, and over-analysis. The Team also debates rumored MLB expansion cities (spoiler: Nashville comes up, because of course it...

Buckle up, Cubs and Cardinals fans: this week's episode is super-sized! The Team starts with Cubs fans' full-blown panic (and blame-casting) over Kyle Tucker's injury drama. Elliott and Pete take solace in Chicago's five-game series win over the Brewers, which sparks just enough hope to be dangerous. Meanwhile, the Cardinals continue their 2025 masterclass in how not to run a baseball organization...

Elliott lives up to his "Occasional" title and misses this week's show, but it doesn't really matter because technical issues with Rumble killed the stream before it even started. The Cardinals won the weekend, the Cubs keep circling the drain, and the Brewers are on a heater that makes the division race feel like a bad joke. Two weeks ago, Pete and Elliott thought they still had a shot; now they'...

This week's episode is half baseball, half Star Wars , and somehow, all relevant. Pete finally binged Andor , so naturally we spent half the episode spiraling into galactic politics, moral ambiguity, and why Syril Karn is the worst. Also: Too-soon deadline analyses, Cubs fan anxiety, and Ron coming to grips with his soccer choices. You've been warned. Check out this week's livestream on YouTube ,...

On this Deadline Day/Birthday double feature, the Team of Rivals Podcast sifts through the debris of a trade deadline that left Cubs and Cardinals fans equally underwhelmed, and Elliott spending his 45th birthday watching the Cubs make exactly the kind of moves that scream "we tried… sort of." Pete and Elliott break down Jed Hoyer's conservative approach, the failure to land a starting pitcher, an...

This week, we remember Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg and reflect on the grace and grit that made him unforgettable, both on the field and in his iconic 2005 Hall of Fame speech. Then we dissect Elliott's shocking (and possibly permanent?) extension, brace for Thursday's trade deadline chaos, and dive into Bryce Harper's public challenge to Rob Manfred, which spirals into a full-blown salary cap (and f...

Last week's hot takes did not hold up well, and the Team of Rivals crew is back to clean up the mess, or at least laugh at it. The show kicks off with a sincere and emotional tribute to Ryne Sandberg following the news about his health, before veering straight into the most unexpected detour of the week: Ozzy Osbourne. Yes, really. From there, it's open season on the St. Louis Cardinals, who retur...

Ron and Elliott gave it their best shot with a midseason assessment of the Cubs and Cards, but let's be honest, you're really here for Pete's response. He recorded in the car on the way to his dad's, so the sound might be garbage, but hey… you get what you pay for. Check out this week's livestream on YouTube , Rumble , Facebook , or X . Follow us on X  and Instagram . Like us on Facebook .

It's the All-Star Break, and that means it's time for a midseason reckoning. Somehow, the Cardinals are the surprise of the summer. Not because they're great, but because they're… not terrible? Meanwhile, the Cubs sit (narrowly) atop the NL Central, but if they want to stay there, they'll need more than vibes and PCA's glove. Starting pitching is the obvious need, and Ron comes fully prepared with...

This week Ron, Elliott, and Pete welcome back special guest Dustin "The Duke" Duquenne as they dive headfirst into last weekend's fireworks at Wrigley, highlighted by an eight-homer beatdown of the Cardinals on the Fourth of July that set league and franchise records (for both teams!). As Elliott, Duke, and Pete gleefully recap every bomb, Ron copes with the Cardinals' ongoing rotation mismanageme...