The Benchwarmers Trivia Podcast

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Assistant Coach Matt Coleman returned to the Bench for this Matt Takimoto-hosted game. In it we learned that Warriors "Legend" Donyell Marshall is THE Splash Daddy, that Minnesota has never hosted the Winter X Games (Who knew?), that Josh gives an entire corporation a "Whooo?!," that David can't get off of an entire country, that A League of Their Own is not to be confused with an episode of Happy...

Eric & Matt discuss these episodes:  EP 228: The Flaming Thumbtacks (featuring Assistant Coach Adrian Bias and Equipment Manager Joe O'Brien) EP 229: Wendell Scott Legend Wendell Scott (featuring guest Jake Manne) EP 230: Balls Ede has seen EP 231: Quarterback Breeding with Philip Rivers (featuring Assistant Coach David Fudor)

Assistant Coach Josh Snyder joined the bench and hosted this game that featured all-benchwarmer players with teams of Eric Walling & Scott Grimes versus Matt Dougherty & Matt Takimoto. In it, we learned about uncastrated wild boar Wednesday, Vodka Drunkinski to wash down your Drysdale Chicken, D2 the Mighty Ducks makes a comeback, Josh discovers a new way to monetize leisure activities, sp...

Assistant Coach Dave Wortz returned to the Bench for this thicc game hosted by Josh. In it we learned that Bruce Bochy's hat size is 8-1/4 (thus the episode title), that Steve is a good dad name, that Dave DeBusschere's last name shoud be pronounced Début Chéri, that a certain Husky quarterback has "Big Penix energy," that it's pronounced "Garbage," that there was entirely too much How I Met Your...

Assistant Coach David Fudor returned to the Bench for this Matt Takimoto-hosted game. In it we learned that the Benchwarmers are looking for an apple sponsor (like the Buffalo Bills), that USC is STILL cheating, that the ACC will have to change its name when Cal and Stanford join their conference (All Coastal Conference; All Country Conference; Any College Conference); that Matt's Halftime Show wa...

David hosts this engaging all-Benchwarmer episode with Ede & Matt D teaming up against Matt T & Josh. Ede continues a theme with his team name, and it's all uphill from there. One benchwarmer poses the all important question: Just who is Geddy Lee? And that was before anyone had drunk their befuddlejuice. Ede throws out the answer of Sheryl Dimaggio, and not suprrisingly, it doesn't land....

Scott hosts this edition of the BTP podcast, in which Jake Manne finally shows up to pay the piper (though honestly his only crime was carrying an undfeated record). In this game, the Benchwarmers tried diligently to help Mason name his to be child. The teams also discussed Omaha Palm Trees (as if), and concluded that Josh Allen has all the personality of an only child. One benchwarmer asserts, I...

Eric & Matt discuss these episodes:  EP 224: Serbian Power Forward Danny Demogorgon (featuring guest Sam Collins) EP 225: Haiku Imposter Syndrome (featuring Assistant Coach Marc Grenier) EP 226: Wealth is a Super Power (featuring Assistant Coach Scott Hyland and guest Andrew Vahlenkamp) EP 227: Spin Urkel (featuring Head Coach Philip Sanford)

Assistant Coach Adrian Bias and Equipment Manager Joe O'Brien returned to the Bench for this Walling-hosted game. In it, we learned that Walling and Joe were both suffering from jet lag from recent European trips, that Joe couldn't get Jonathan Cheechoo out of his head, that there should be a penalty box for BTP players (e.g., two minutes for skimming), that David could only get the rhythm of a pl...

Head Coach Philip Sanford returns to host his (almost annual) all-basketball Benchwarmer game. The teams degenerate quickly into a discussion of just how many food pantries are in the state of Iowa (they still don't know). In an effort to help his teammate, Mason attempts to give a police sketch description of one answer. Ede also has many opportunities to overthink NBA answers. And of course, in...

Assistant Coach Scott Hyland and guest Andrew Vahlenkamp returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. In it, we learned that Scott Hyland wanted to submit a drawing as an answer (a stick figure with a mustache), that Kim Kardashian was married to a Minnesota Mr. Basketball, that Loy Vaught got a shoutout, that the name Randy O'Neal sounds very fireable, and that with the power of music and box...

Assistant Coach Marc Grenier returns to the Bench for this game hosted by Eric Ede. In it, we learned that the haiku police won't be happy with this game (counting syllables is hard), that you should just know that your gut is always better than a coin, that sometimes you can't trust the internet, that we will be starting a baby name pool for Mason's baby (with one name being a clear betting favor...

Eric, Dan & Matt discuss these episodes:  EP 219: Gary is my Favorite Anderson (featuring Equiptment Manager Ian Hollenberg) EP 220: Too many Erics...and Davids (featuring guest Tim Geving) EP 221: You're a Mean One, Bobby Grich (Featuring Head Coach Chris Shen) EP 222: Congratulations, DJ Cooper EP 223: The Van Halen Hockey Company (featuring guest Tucker Warner)

Guest Sam Collins returns to the Bench, teaming with Eric Ede, in a close game against Benchwarers Josh and Markkus. The teams have fun answering David's questions, surfacing Rick Mind-flayer, Giants legend Harry Carey, Mrs. Coliseum, and even Paul Westphal, before realizing he is no longer with us. One player wants to say something inappropriate, but gives up instead. We also see Eric evolve befo...

Guest Tucker Warner returned to the Bench for Matt Takimoto's first hosted game as an official Benchwarmer. In it, we learned that Matt is no longer Schrödinger's Benchwarmer, that 7 seconds of soccer might still be too much for Josh, that revolving doors aren't for everyone, that 2016 was the year of the Splitiverse (with the total number of "featured" films that year titled "Split" growing to 6...

In this special game, Dan hosted a fatal four-way match with four teams of two benchwarmers each. Almost right off the jump, Dan chose chaos, and introduced a brand-new game style, tempting fate, and risking Josh's dreaded eyeroll. Newest Benchwarmer, Matt Takimoto, gave his teammate confidence when he espoused that he "doesn't remember it, but he doesn't not remember it." Helpful, Matt. We also l...

Head Coach Chris Shen returns to the bench to team with Dan to take on the formidable team of Scott and Matt. The game presents a few surprises, as Matt nails halftime, David is deemed "diabolical" by one of the players, and it is Dan who has trouble getting off of someone. The teams also learn about 80s baseball players whose names are made up of four body parts. Oh, and most importantly, nobody...

Tim Geving returns to the Bench for this game hosted by THE Josh. The crew was restless early when they were told there wouldn't be a Sporting Haikus quarter, thanks to Eric Walling. But we did learn a few things during the game: that Austria and Germany are the same place, that Josh has officially retired "Sterling Silver" questions (a callback to Episode 10) due to the fact that he didn't realiz...

Ian Hollenberg joins the bench and hosts this episode which features Dan & Mason versus Matt & Scott. In it Scott threw some significant shade, one of Ian's questions triggers Dan, the halftime gets three very quick check ins and one team throws out a lucky Pudge. #Anderson #GaryAnderson #LoniAnderson #AndersonVarejao #AndersonCooper #KennyAnderson #GarretAnderson #RichardDeanAnderson #Jam...

Eric, Eric and Matt discuss these episodes: EP 214: You've Got Hair and a Beard (featuring guest Meesh Resnick) EP 215: Jimmy Vezina's Calzone's (featuring guest Trey Cleeter) EP 216: I Ain't Got Time to Read (featuring Equipment Manager David Kennedy) EP 217: What's Wrong with Ben Watson? (featuring Assistant Coach Dave Wortz) EP 218: New Hit Show: Deck Antonio (featuring Equipment Manager Matt T...

Equipment Manager Matt Takimoto returns to the bench to team with Scott (bad idea!) to compete against Mason and Josh in this David-hosted game. It was clear early on that David was having an off day as he started explaining rules that everyone understood (clearly before David did). The teams also witnessed Josh sharing his nuggets, had a discussion about famous Crooner Dean Cole, and pondered Hor...

Assistant Coach Dave Wortz joins the bench and teams up with Mason to face Ede and Matt in this Scott-hosted game. In it we learned that Matt's rap name is Jimmer Leonidas, that Mason takes us Way Back during halftime, that Ludacris had a forgotten album titled Heavy Anthony McDyess, that both teams know a lot about the 2002 MLB All-Star game, and that Dave struggles with a common Latin last name....

Equipment Manager David Kennedy returned to the Bench to host his first BTP game. In it, we learned that David was much more creative than Josh and Markkus when it comes to team names, that Josh just went outside to play as a kid and had no time for books, that Scott can't watch any TV shows because of his contract with Hulu that runs through 2029, that nobody wants to play with Jeff Hornacek, tha...

Guest Trey Cleeter joined the bench to team up with Scott facing David & Matt in this Ede hosted joint. In it we learned about Ede's little league PTSD, that it's easy to steal a Kia Sargento, that Lavid Duck's has a roommate, that Ede can only bet while on the toilet, that Matt loses his Wisconsin card, and we discuss famous steamers. #ILikeCheese #JohnKitna #JeffKitna #EllyDeLaCruz #Reds #Sa...