The Terminal Podcast

The Friday Night Press Box are game notes and unprinted content from my correspondent travels for the Marietta Daily Journal. You can read the full game article in the Cobb Football Friday section of the Marietta Daily Journal - MDJonline.com . Tonight, I was in Woodstock as they defended the Wolverines Den against North Springs.

An innocent conversation about how to watch professional golf on TV for a non-fan who's played Golden Tee and Wii Golf careens violently towards those who take irrational anger out in the name of sports. I sneak in about the Mets in the midst of their stretch of 15 straight days of games. No games are had at the end as my initial number is deemed unworthy and a replacement is resolved. Tonight's T...

The Friday Night Press Box are game notes and unprinted content from my correspondent travels for the Marietta Daily Journal. You can read the full game article in the Cobb Football Friday section of the Marietta Daily Journal - MDJonline.com . Tonight, I was at Jacob Dennis Field in Kennesaw as Darlington visited North Cobb Christian for their home opener.

A return to a solitary voice provides room for a review of Nolan McLean's MLB debut and a double play out of a child's dream. I dream about answers to questions that were never asked, which names have yet to be written for annual awards and reminisce when ESPN's coverage of baseball games weren't so demeaning to actual baseball fans. Tonight's Trivia Answer - 21

Avoiding the Mets' 7-game losing streak starts with a memory of cell phone minute plans; but leans into the state of starting pitchers only expected to throw 4 innings. The team with the least innings from starters may surprise you, but know the Mets are nearby and I long for a quality start. Quality running backs are discussed as part of the disease (or is it a condition?) then those willing to f...

We review 'Happy Gilmore 2' and confirm exactly what constitutes a "Saturday Night Live movie". My flowers for Lorne Michaels are talked over before I return to the point of the podcast and remorse about the Mets' latest downfall. But the call of 39 serves as a standard to pivot to free agent pitching possibles for the upcoming Winter Meetings. Today's Trivia Answer - 442

A conversation about a bad Mets rotation cycle swings from trades and who's fooling themselves at the Deadline to Headline News and did your parents care as much about you. You didn't name yourself, so why would that be OK and is it OK to alienate those without the money to access your product? A meme about the world's greatest hitter to close. Today's Trivia Answer - 96

Welcome to the Terminal Podcast's first Hip Hop Posse Cut Draft! Tonight's guests are creating a rap track from these 5 categories: No. 1 MC - Who gets top billing? Scottie Pippen - A willing No. 2 MC Career Year - Best verse by a mid-level MC Closer - Last MC on track Producer - What does this sound like? See the full results and vote for your favorite at MartinKester.com

I ask about the biggest MLB trade deadline deal and the rabbit hole opens. A brief review of the latest Mets rotation cycle is cut off due to conversational confusion between Dr. Farthing as I stare into a Magic 8 Ball; then ask the same open-ended potentials as any other. But the difference is a big name; then a long story to a short question that's interrupted to honor those no longer with us. T...

A discussion about the end of the MLB All Star game with a Swing Off starts the latest show before a flat-faced belly flop into possibilities and potential developments dealing with the two baseball teams from two youths inside the northern New Jersey bubble that was Teaneck in the 20th century. After laboring through the pitching rotations for the New York Mets and Yankees, I relate a long list o...

As Cobb County prepares for the MLB All-Star game, Kris and I talk about the starters lost before things began, preparing a pitching staff for the postseason and question the need for an All-Star game at all. I review my initial ballot against the actual starters for the Mid-Summer Classic and stumble into a trivia question to close. Tonight's Trivia Answer - .113 (Career ,726 OPS)

Dr. Farthing recounts the experience inside Citi Field for the latest edition of the Subway Series Friday, July 4. After asking about the Good Doctor's singing voice; the state of modern sports fandom is brought up before the state of the Yankees takes over as the topic. Usually unseen by those in attendance; we eventually turn to dugout antics before finishing like a Little Leaguer fawning over t...

I speak with Dr. Farthing about the worst 3-game series in New York Mets history and learn why reaching the postseason may not be enough. Enough with the NBA already as I officially end my fandom by poking at a Knick fan. Then we discuss the heights of the Fever, the lows of the USMNT and what are the Top 5 sports in America. We close with a two-part question with roots 30 years old. Tonight's Tri...

At the end of a 10-game stretch against the top clubs in the NL East, I stumble through the Mets' starters and their lack of length. I lengthen the conversation about the team's pitching struggles, reminisce about overall expectations at the start of the season, then focus on the team's true issue going forward. Today's Trivia Answer - 10

In an attempt to alleviate anxiety before three games in Atlanta, I brush past the Mets' 14th rotation cycle and easily one of their worst. Instead, I focus on the idea of a rivalry, the value of rehabbing on the fly due to necessity and valued NBA talk from a fan who just started watching a few weeks ago, but really knows what's going on. Tonight's Trivia Answers: 136 runs, 119 RBIs

Minutes after watching David Peterson finish his first career complete game shutout, I talk about the limited options and opportunities for the gluttony of available arms in the near and potential future. How will the future view the "unwritten rules of baseball" if at all? Tonight's Trivia Answer - 27

Following one of the Mets' best run through the rotation; I run over the lack of walks, the power of the pitching lab; then review the rosters of who's "scheduled to attend" the upcoming Mets Alumni Classic contest. Today's Trivia Answer - 9

A third of the way through and the Mets' starting rotation doesn't field a quality start in so far as the numbers are concerned. Saved by an outstanding bullpen, I discuss moving to a 6-man rotation, the demand for unproven talent; current players playing to prove their worth and worthy praise to whatever Uncle Stevie is cooking in the lab. Tonight's Trivia Answer - 19

A quorum about the Rap Debut Album Tournament (RDAT); A fictional invention from seven years ago essentially working backwards from the statement - Illmatic by Nas is the greatest rookie rap album. Tonight features the first semifinal in the NYC Bracket based on the 10th article in the RDAT series - Marlo vs. Omar . In a change, participants were asked for their top pick from a selection of themes...

Recapping the New York Mets rotation with Orange and Blue thoughts to boot. I admit fearfulness, an emotion with more significance due to its timing. Then I litigate for the pitching staff's un-involvement with the imagined team issues; then ponder the best next steps for a Top 20 speed demon. Today's Trivia Answer - 198

With a nod back to 20th century SNL skits, 2 THS Grads discuss various parts of the 2024-25 edition of the New York Knicks with one party a diehard fan & the other who has a couple of questions. Like any lasting memories from Reggie Miller and what's with those Verizon commercials with Jaylen Brunson? Tonight's Trivia Answer - 2

I'm recapping the New York Mets rotation each time it goes around with Orange and Blue thoughts to boot. I express hope during this down stretch by boasting about the pitching staff, then get lost with quotes from a recent mid-week press conference by POBO David Stearns. I finish with my lack of knowledge about what the Baseball Hall of Fame is. Tonight's Trivia Answer - $5.7 million

I'm recapping the New York Mets rotation each time it goes around with Orange and Blue thoughts to boot. I remember a Classico moment to be forgotten by time, then review an impressive week from 60 feet 6 inches before complaining about Time Lord GMs and changing defensive positions. Tonight's Trivia Answer - 6

I'm recapping the New York Mets rotation each time it goes around with Orange and Blue thoughts to boot. We review Blade's debut, then ponder about Uncle Stevie's deal with Pete and finally ramble how the Mets fan base produce sensible thoughts after the team's first rough patch of the 2025 season. Tonight's Trivia Answer - 179

I'm recapping the New York Mets rotation each time it goes around with Orange and Blue thoughts to boot. We're interrupted by the next pick; then ramble about base-to-base baseball, a defensive half-inning for the ages and the over-confidence of April on display. Tonight's Trivia Answer - 2007