Dec 1, 2022
Tom and Josh draft their 1990's all-decade teams, exercise veto powers for the first time, Tom jumps all over Pedro Martinez for the umpteenth time, but does Josh figure out Pedro this time? Let's find out...
Nov 17, 2022
In this episode Josh tells Tom about 'dem Bums, the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, first going through the sad-sack history of the team until that point -- including a discussion of their many questionable team names. Tom's dog Dalton makes an overdue cameo. The famed Boys of Summer finally put it together this season, and got...
Nov 10, 2022
As elder millenials, Josh and Tom decided to watch the movie rather than read the book, and that's what we did with the 2011 Bennett Miller / Aaron Sorkin movie Moneyball. It was based on a 2003 book by Michael Lewis about the 2002 Oakland Athletics. We dig into the movie a bit, we nitpick the baseball details because...
Oct 25, 2022
Following up last week's episode with our own take on Bo Jackson, we welcome sports journalist and bestselling author Jeff Pearlman to discuss his new book The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson. Jeff tells us about some of his favorite Bo stories, how people are so willing to talk about their heroes and...
Oct 18, 2022
This week Josh and Tom take turns telling some of the story of multi-sport legend Bo Jackson. While his star rose as a Heisman-winning football player, he shocked the world in the 1980's by refusing to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and instead choosing to sign with the Kansas City Royals. It was with the Royals...