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Baseball is back! Sam describes his return to Fenway Park, and Thomas went to a Mariners v. Angels game. Also: We discuss the beauty of cold weather baseball, the tyranny of the new baseball rules, and how glad we are that baseball is back.

Joel tells the story of going to Spring Training in Florida and a WBC game; Sam is as optimistic as ever about the chances of the Boston Red Sox; and Thomas correctly points out that the pitch clock is just another money grab by MLB.

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Dorks keep posting about Mike Clevinger; The Super Bowl was super boring; where are all the UFOs at?

Sam, Joel, and Thomas talk about the NFL Playoffs, the war in Ukraine, Kirk Cousins, the greatest dynasties in MLB history, the planet Pluto, the Lidom series final, Social Media vs Sports Radio, third base vs shortstop, college basketball, January 6th, Hunter S. Thompson, great MLB books ...

Joel, Sam, and Thomas talk about all the latest intrigues with Carlos Correa; how stupid the Chicago Bears would be to move on from Justin Fields; how Trevor Story was so excited to play shortstop he hurt himself; how this might be the golden age of Seattle sports; and the age-old debate of third base versus shortstop!

Sam and Joel ring in the New Year by talking about the latest in MLB Free Agency. The Red Sox have signed Rafael Devers for 11 more years, and Andrew Benintendi joins the White Sox. Also: The board game Clue goes woke! And: What international dictators are secret baseball fanatics?

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Joel and Sam are back to talk about Argentina's win in the World Cup, Joel's latest permanent suspension from Twitter, and the latest free agency moves being made by the Mets, Twins, Giants, Red Sox, and White Sox.

Sam and Joel are back to talk about the early returns on the MLB's Winter Meetings; how baseball is going to increasingly monetize the offseason; why there are too many college football games; and a little bit of World Cup soccer!

Sam and Joel talk MLB free agency; Joel's love of salty candy; the World Cup: Joel's trip to the Dominican Republic; Jose Abreu; the Boston Red Sox; and College Football.

Sam and Joel are joined by special guest Luke (@BrewHandLuke) to talk this week in sports! They wrap up the MLB season and the Houston Astros winning the World Series, discuss free agency, talk about Kyrie Irving's latest scandals, and Sam is incredibly bored byJoel and Luke's talk about college football. Also: MLB Award Season!

It's the World Series! The Phillies lead 2-1, and is Bryce Harper finally making his stamp as a superstar? The White Sox have hired a new manager; Thomas tells his story about going to the ALDS; and Tony Gwynn was really good at baseball. Also: Avatar, The Movie: Not So Great.

We're back with our World Series preview of the Phillies (Rocky Balboa) vs. the Astros (Ivan Drago). Also: Thank god that the Yankees lost ... Dave Dombrowski is back in the World Series

Fuck feeling sorry for the Dodgers; Gerrit Cole is the Donald Trump of MLB; Yankees-Astros is the ALCS only Rob Manfred could love; I hated Josh Naylor before it was cool to hate Josh Naylor.

Sam and Joel review the Division Series and look forward to the Championship Series! We're all getting on the Phillies bandwagon now; the Mets managed to botch their 101-win season; can the Mariners stave off elimination? (no); and Joel feels the pain of Chicago Bears fans.

Sam and Joel are back to talk postseason baseball! Our White Sox and Red Sox suck, but the Mariners are back in the playoffs. The NY Mets may end up being a 100-win wild card team. Tony La Russa announces his retirement. Aaron Judge gets home run 62. And also: Lake Talk! We talk lakes! All kinds of lakes!

Queen Elizabeth has died, and we think that that should trigger a Game of Thrones style battle for the English throne! Also in sports news: Also, the US Open concludes, and we're ready for a changing of the guard. Tony La Russa continues to be absent from the Chicago White Sox. Also: Hot take: Liam Neeson needs to stop convincing old guys that they can do anything they want.

Supervillain Rob Manfred is back, imposing new rules designed to make baseball fans as miserable as he is. Also in this episode: We watch Minor League Baseball and middle school baseball; Tony La Russa was worse than even we thought; Sam gives a U.S. Open update; and Rings of Power > Game of Thrones.

We. are all aboard the Mariners bandwagon! The White Sox and the Red Sox are toast. Jon Gruden will always have a job. Julio Rodriguez got a massive contract. Serena Williams is going for her last dance.

Both the White Sox and the Red Sox have been terribly embarrassing recently, so let's talk about that. Also: WTF is going on with this Fernando Tatis Jr. suspension? And: Whatever you do, don't give a 21-year old $300 million.