Season 7, Episode 16 – Brits and Basebrawl

Title says it all.  THE WORST episode in our history.  And that bar was pretty low.

Where has our motivation gone for baseball?  We try to figure that out as well as the ultra boring topic of what will the Cubs do with their 40 man roster.  Brandon Crawford check into Busch Stadium III hospice.  We hope he's okay.

Sure you can find us on almost all pod catchers.  I'm typing in all of those links.  Pete's supposed to do that.

Not live streaming these days so scratch that.  If you want to watch dudes sitting in front of laptops with shitty cameras and bad lighting, there are hundreds of people out there that do that.  Go find them yourself.

Been a month since they've been willing to record, and so they try their best to explain.  Baseball has just lost that loving feeling and they try to get to the root of the matter.  Is it lack of moves?  The new jerseys that look like the free ones they give away at games? Too much exposure to the social media fandom? Sydney Sweeney?  Nope, it's not her.  So what is it?

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Cubs' fans inner fire got lit this week, but is that wise? The Cubs guys think so, but Ron throws some shade because he's seen this before (and he's a dick!) Former and current Cardinals pitchers are talking about Wilson Contreras and the tire tracks they left on his back last year. They are saying the right things now, but why didn't they do so last year? (Because they're full of shit?)

And finally, a word of advice for the Bears: Don't f$&k up that first pick!

Please?

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The whole Team assembles this week to kick off the start of Season 8! Ron, Elliott, and Pete (with an assist from Ron's son, Braden) cover a lot of territory on this episode. In the midst of a potentially pivotal offseason, the Cardinals announce … a concert. Are the Cubs going to do anything with what's left of free agency? The fans on both sides of the rivalry are getting awfully whiny. And how will changes to streaming rights affect the Cards and the rest of Major League Baseball.

BONUS BEARS CONTENT: What's going to happen with Bears this offseason, and what do the guys think they should with the first pick in the draft?

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How about a little holiday cheer while you prep for your New Year celebrations?

One week before Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers, Ron and Pete jumped on to lament how frozen the market has been because of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. And while he’s willing to admit that he was wrong about Ohtani’s skill level, Ron is not a fan. Same goes for Yamamoto.

They also set the stage for the eventual rage podcast directed at both Jed and Mo. It’s going to be a fun Season Eight in 2024.

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In a super double secret probation type of way, Jed Hoyer pulled off a doozy right before this year's GM meetings. Nobody saw it coming, not even the "insiders": Craig Counsell is the new manager of the Chicago Cubs. He'll move 90 miles south and be $40 million richer for it. Be warned, though: A relationship with the Cubs can get weird. Just ask Dusty, Lou, Dale, Rick, Joe, Rossy…

The Cardinals? Well, that isn't even interesting enough to call "weird". They have a ton of work to do.

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On the final Thursday of the regular season, Ron and Pete jumped on to discuss the Cubs' collapse and the impending end of the 2023 season. "God does not want us to be in the playoffs this year." And while Elliott didn't join with a live report from Atlanta, he did send a drunken message to you, the "Team of Rivals Peoples".

The guys discuss the offseason math and speculate about the moves that both front offices will (and won't) make as, for the first time in the history of this podcast, neither team will participate in the postseason.

They wrap up the night by switching to football talk and commiserating over the embarrassment that is the 2023 Chicago Bears.

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As the baseball season fizzles out, Ron and Pete get a chance to do a face-to-face show for the first time in five years. Yeah, it was kinda weird … and the Bears suck.

They talk about the rapidly-approaching end to the 2023 baseball season: Will the Cubs hang on to a playoff spot, and is there anything left to say about the Cardinals that hasn't already been said? Cardinals fans are in the acceptance stage of their trauma, and there's more Shohei drama on the horizon.

Finally, it looks like it's going to be a long season for Bears fans, which means that the $300 Ron dropped on Sunday Ticket was a gamble he lost.

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Team of Rivals on a Sunday?!?! When there's this much news to cover, Ron, Elliott, and Pete just can't wait until Thursday. So here you are, a rare Sunday episode that talks about the big unicorn in the room, a terrible hand of Cards, too much analytics, Jordan WicKKKKKKKKKs, City SC, and the embarrassment on the South Side of Chicago.

You heard a clip on this episode, so why not check out Talking Sports on the Bleachers with Don Glenn?

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Nine games separate our two clubs, so not much of a rivalry happening right now.  The Cubs stay in it while the Cardinals do laps between 12 and 14 games under 500.  So, who were the one-hit wonders who had a cult following in Chicago?  Best player names?  Did Mo really say they have to go out and find three new starters!?  Oh, that's easy!

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