The Sportsballers Podcast

S4 E11 - It's playoff time! The Yankees have been eliminated and Cory is... relieved? You all are listening to this after the Cardinals/Dodgers game, but was it fair that the Dodgers even had to play in this one? Those questions are answered along with the question of whether Urban Meyer will make it to the end of this season.

S4 E10 - Coaching miscues were particularly egregious in Week 3 and nobody was spared our verbal wrath on this week's show. The final weekend of regular season baseball action is upon us and the NBA is 90% vaccinated with a few notable holdouts. This was a packed show and you don't want to miss any of it.

S4 E9 - We're a day early because Evan and Cory want to catch the Survivor 41 premiere Wednesday night, but we had a fun show taking a deep dive into all of the Week 2 NFL action and offering a brief preview of the Week 3 slate. Be sure to look for our confidence picks on the blog before TNF.

S4E8 - It's time to COMPLETELY OVERREACT to Week 1 of the NFL! We've got some confidence points to discuss, not only from our Week 1 picks but from our Week 1 starting quarterback predictions we made early in the offseason. We're less than three weeks until baseball hits its postseason, as well, so we spent some time looking at that playoff picture, too.

S4 E7 - By the time this week's live show/recording session ended, we were less than 24 hours away from regular season NFL action! Division winners, wild card teams, Super Bowl picks, and individual award winners were on our agenda, plus a rundown of a handful of our Week 1 confidence predictions.

S4 E6 - An alleged fake high school got their game on ESPN, the real first week of college football is upon us, and the MLB playoff picture is coming into focus now that we're entering the month of September.

S4 E5 - If you play fantasy football, this episode is a "must-listen" for you! We covered fun (and not-so-fun) league rules, draft strategy and preparation, and of course our offensive player rankings! Keep an eye out for our blog post later this week with expanded player rankings as we all prepare for our fantasy drafts before the season begins on September 9!

S4 E4 - With a bit of a sports lull until football starts, we got a little off the rails this week, but hopefully in an entertaining way. Topics included Sha'Carri Richardson's last place finish and social media reactions, the San Diego Padres recent slump, and Baltimore and Washington's second preseason games. Follow us on Twitter @Sportsballers18, @evan_ash13, @CoryPuffett, @QuagMeyer67

S4 E3 - Rookie quarterbacks got their first NFL action, Survivor appears to have reached college football as three conferences seek to solidify an alliance, and the Clippers made a trade that has Eric scratching his head.

S4 E2 - Evan is in the studio for the first time in more than 80 shows! NFL training camp is in full tilt and the 2020 and 2021 HOF classes were inducted over the weekend. Plus Eric discusses NBA free agency and, along with Evan, is annoyed by some comments by Buster Olney regarding their Orioles.

S4 E1 - Joined by special guest Sean Kennedy, Season 4 kicked off with a discussion of the Tokyo Olympics, including Simone Biles decision not to compete in all of her gymnastics events except for the beam, a slew of NFL news leading up to this year's Hall of Fame game and inductions, and a busy MLB trade deadline.

S3 E52 - The Olympics are here! Get a taste beginning Tuesday as we approach Friday's Opening Ceremony. Cory wraps up his three weeks of Tour de France commentary. Baseball is back from the All-Star break, and the NBA Finals will be over by the next time you hear from us.

S3 E51 - Two weeks of sports news is a lot to catch up on but we did it! From Le Tour de France to Wimbledon, from the NBA Finals to the Major League Baseball All-Star Break, we got you covered with commentary on the biggest sports stories since our last show.

S3 E50 - With our first break in over a year on the horizon, we packed this week's show full of commentary on NBA news (playoffs, coaching changes, and Scottie Pippen), MLB news (Orioles, Yankees, and a trip to see the Bowie Baysox), NFL news (alternate helmets coming in 2022, Carl Nassib, and more), and some news from sports we don't discuss as often like the WNBA, tennis, and the Tour de France....

S3 E49 - The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the NCAA cannot prevent schools from providing additional education-related benefits to their D1 football and basketball players, Eric is the head coach grim reaper, and Tyler Glasnow put on his clown makeup this week.

S3 E48 - News out of the Cubs organization highlights their status as one of eight MLB clubs that still has to deal with significant COVID restrictions because of vaccine hesitancy, Cory leads a game of Contender or Pretender, and Eric gives us the low-down on the NBA's conference semifinals.

S3 E47 - A blockbuster move in the NFL sent Julio Jones to an already stacked Titans offense; where does that put them in the AFC hierarchy? We could see an expansion of the College Football Playoff soon; is that really necessary? Evan, Eric & Cory answered those questions and gave their staple NBA playoff, Orioles, and Yankees updates on this Tuesday edition.

S3 E46 - The French Open is acting like they're bigger than Naomi Osaka (spoiler alert: they're not!), NBA fans are acting extra foolish, and Bob Brenly showed his ass (again). We covered a lot of controversy from the past week in addition to more benign sports banter.

S3 E45 - It's our first time out of quarantine since Episode 81! Eric joined Cory in the studio and, along with Evan, they discussed each first round series of the NBA playoffs, several MLB and NFL topics, and some brief discussions of hockey, tennis, and the Olympics.

S3 E44 - Tony LaRussa needs to get with the times, the Mariners are a joke (though maybe not as much as the Twins), the NBA needs to do better with their playoff scheduling, and a big shoutout to DeMatha basketball legend Mike Jones who is moving on to the college scene!

S3 E43 - Alongside preliminary discussion of the 2021 NFL schedule release and the Wizards recent success, topics that grabbed our attention included Major League Baseball's abysmal league-wide batting average and Medina Spirit, the winner of the Kentucky Derby pending an appeal of a failed drug test.

S3 E42 - LeBron hates the NBA's play-in format (now that it looks like he'll be subject to it) and Aaron Rodgers seems set on never donning the green and yellow again. We discussed the drafts Baltimore and Washington put together last weekend and how our Orioles and Yankees have performed over the past two weeks. We also discussed our opinions on collegiate athlete transfers!

S3 E41 - We had a great live broadcast with audience interaction as we reacted to every pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft and discussed our takeaways from our individual film study of (most of) the selected players.

S3 E40 - Eric attended the first Wizards game with fans back in the stands and they beat Steph Curry and the Warriors! He shared that experience and then leads Evan and Cory through a lively baseball discussion, commentary on a recent decision by the International Olympic Committee, and a closing tribute to Alex Smith after his recent decision to retire.

S3 E39 - Topics discussed this week include a judge's decision to identify women in a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by Deshaun Watson, the greatest peaks in NBA history as analyzed by Thinking Basketball, and the seeming pointlessness of replay as currently implemented in Major League Baseball.