The boys are back and talk about their past weekend, which includes Zack drinking a new beer and giving candy out to trick-or-treaters, Jeff’s attendance to a halloween party and did “fall things” with his significant other, and Big Dave attending another wedding. Plus Jeff throws in a roller hockey story (0:00-19:15). With all of that said Big Dave vents and rambles about the managerial gaffe Kevin Cash of the Rays made in Game 6 of the World Series (19:15-39:30). Then the guys talk about the Justin Turner debacle in Game 6 with his eventual positive COVID-19 test and got pulled in the top of the 8th inning (39:50-48:37). The White Sox hired a new manager, well maybe not new, but brought back a manager to run their squad. And that name is Tony LaRussa. Big Dave doesn’t like it, but the other guys “kind of” do (48:37-56:22). The guys go rapid fire with the candidates of multiple awards in the MLB and give out their predictions for who wins what award (56:22-1:16:00). Finally the guys show their thoughts of a possible 48 game season for the NHL for the 2020-2021 season, and give out their MVP and their off-season plans for the podcast (1:16:00-1:23:16).

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Anyone else mad, too?

The guys are back and go over their weekend which included Big Dave’s adventure to Pymatuming Lake, Zack’s lazy weekend, and Jeff’s busy plans with the girlfriend, which included a costume party (0:00-7:40). Then the boys go over the World Series, after Jeff’s rant, and go over each game through the set (7:40-35:00). After that they go over their thoughts about the baseball season and what they loved and hated about the season (35:00-44:28). Finally the guys wrap up the show with their MVP’s of the week (44:28-50:48).

Who is gonna win the World Series?

The guys are back together and start off the show by going over their past week adventures, which starts with Zack’s mini vacation with his girlfriend, Big Dave’s final softball tournament of the calendar year, and Jeff is hurt about his Braves not advancing to the World Series (0:00-7:56). So the guys jump into what happened in the NLCS between the Dodgers and the Braves (7:56-19:52), then the guys go over the World Series matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. the Tampa Bay Rays (19:52-37:26). When the guys move over to hockey talk the guys set the floor for Zack to rant about the Penguins’ most recent signing, Cody Ceci (37:26-45:52). Then the guys wrap up the show with the announcement of Doc Emerick retiring as the voice of the NHL for NBC, and give out their MVP’s of the week (45:52-1:00:46)

Let's all console Jeff, the Braves let him down

The boys are back again and they go over their past weekend, which includes Jeff’s attendance at a bachelor party, Zack’s surprisingly dull weekend, and Big Dave attending another wedding (0:00-3:30). Then they get into the NLCS and discuss their opinions about the series, and who they think will win the pennant (3:30-11:55). After that they discuss the ALCS between the Rays and the Astros with Tampa up 2-0 in the series (11:55-24:38). After all of that they jump into the NHL free agency moves that happened all of last week, starting with Henrik Lundqvist moving to Washington (24:38-31:01), then they discuss the Chicago-Colorado trade (31:01-37:19). Then they discuss the hilarity that Jack Johnson signed a contract to play for the New York Rangers (37:19-40:36). After that they bring up the Alex Pietrangelo trade between St. Louis and Vegas (40:36-43:55). The Pens and Fleury have reportedly had mutual interest with each other, the guys discuss what might happen to the former Pens netminder (43:55-47:22). Casey DeSmith, and Tristan Jarry, do the guys feel comfortable with that tandem for a full season? The boys give their answers (47:22-52:18). Then they wrap up the NHL talk with the Penguins’ signings this past week, plus Taylor Hall going to Buffalo, and Matt Murray getting an extension with his new team in Ottawa (52:18-1:00:45). To wrap up the show the guys give out their MVP’s of the week (1:00:45-end)

Pennant Time!

The boys are all back together for the first time in a long time and Jeff gives us a teaser of a wild story that he experienced over the weekend (0:00-2:30). Then the guys give a congratulations to the Tampa Bay Lightning for winning the Stanley Cup and discuss their thoughts on the bubble playoffs that the NHL held (2:30-9:20). After that they go over the Penguins buying out Jack Johnson’s contract and the happiness that is ensuing amongst all fans of Pittsburgh (9:20-16:32). Then the guys bring up other stories within the NHL before they enter the draft and free agency, pinpointing on the Penguins and how they will look after the upcoming weekend (16:32-40:19). Then the boys jump over to the MLB playoffs and go over each series, starting with Atlanta v. Cincinnati (40:19-45:11), then Miami v. Chicago Cubs (45:11-47:00), after that St. Louis v. San Diego (47:00-48:45), then Milwaukee v. Los Angeles (48:45-53:00). Then the guys go into the AL series, starting with Tampa Bay v. Toronto, and New York v. Cleveland (53:00-56:37), then Houston v. Minnesota (56:37-57:30), and wrap it up with Oakland v. Chicago White Sox (57:30-1:04:19). Then Jeff wraps up the show with his story that he mentioned earlier, plus MVP’s of the week (1:04:19-1:20:20).

Conspiracy Theories

Jeff and Big Dave take over while Zack is off for the week and they talk about their last week, then jump into the MLB playoffs and give out their picks, starting with the AL between the Tampa Bay Rays v. Toronto Blue Jays (0:00-6:45), then Cleveland Indians v. New York Yankees (6:45-9:37), after that then it’s the Minnesota Twins v. Houston Astros (9:37-13:16) and they wrap up the AL Wild Card round with the Oakland A’s v. Chicago White Sox (13:16-16:10). Then they move on to the ALDS with their picks of who will advance to the ALCS (16:10-22:10). After that they wrap up the American League with their ALCS picks (22:10-26:20). The guys move over to the Senior Circuit, starting with the Los Angeles Dodgers v. Milwaukee Brewers (26:20-31:10), then they move on between the San Diego Padres v. St. Louis Cardinals (31:10-33:20), after that then they pick between Chicago Cubs v. Miami Marlins (33:20-38:00), then they wrap up the NL Wild Card round with Atlanta Braves v. Cincinnati Reds (38:00-42:30). After that they move on to the NLDS picks (42:30-48:31) then they make their NLCS picks (48:31-51:15). Then they make their World Series picks for the season and give a final thought about the 2020 season and give their MVP’s of the week (51:15-1:02:26)

Playoff Time is Favorite Time!!

Big Dave and Jeff talk about their past weekend, starting with Jeff’s weekend in Columbus coaching youth hockey, and the wedding Big Dave (0:00-4:22). Then they jump into the final week of the regular season and discuss who is winning divisions and the others who will make the playoffs, starting with Miami (4:22-18:20), then Seattle and Cincinnati (18:20-27:00), then San Francisco and Milwaukee (27:00-33:00) and wrap it up with New York Mets, Philadelphia, Houston, St. Louis and San Diego (33:00-41:40). Then Jeff puts up his argument for Freddie Freeman to win the NL MVP, as well as guess the AL MVP, and both the NL & AL Cy Young awards (41:40-54:45) Jeff and Zack lead off by recapping their weekend. Zack discusses his weekend food adventures while Jeff talks about an inspirational dish that his girlfriend whipped up. The boys then go into hockey to give a breakdown of the first two Stanley Cup Finals games and what they’ve seen so far. Jeff and Zack then go into the Penguins and their offseason so far and discuss a new rumor as well as discuss a potential reunion. They concluded with their MVPs of the week and Zack was not ready for Jeff’s sentimental pick (54-45-end)

Are we onto something?

Big Dave and Jeff lead off the show and talk about their past weekend and their betting woes on Sunday (0:00-5:00). Then they reflect on how the MLB has “persevered” through their season with the terrible start they had with all of the postponements (5:00-12:46). After that, they review the teams in both the AL and the NL, first they start with NL (12:46-27:23), then the AL (27:23-43:20). Then they wrap up the show with some unwritten rules that weren’t followed, but no one noticed (43:20-53:00). Zack then joins the show to discuss hockey with Jeff. First the boys discuss what happened with Vegas and how Dallas suddenly finds themselves in the Stanley Cup Finals. Zack and Jeff then predict the series outcome between the Islanders and Lightning. They wrap up their portion of the show by discussing the Nick Bjugstad to Minnesota deal and give their MVPs of the week (53:00-end).

Season 6 Episode 9...#nice

With Big Dave out for the week Zack and Jeff take over and discuss what is going on in the NHL playoffs. 

See ya later!

The guys are back as a full squad and start by going over their past week, which starts with Zack’s “injury”, Jeff’s handyman work, and Big Dave’s last Softball Sunday (0:00-19:00). Then the guys go over the MLB Trade Deadline, which includes the Padres big day, the Blue Jays moves and the Yankees lack of moves (19:00-41:27). After that Jim Rutherford made another big trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, plus they discuss Jim Rutherford’s statement of trading either Matt Murray or Tristan Jarry (41:27-56:45). Finally the guys make predictions with all the current NHL series at 3-1, they guess whether the series ends in Game 5 or if it continues with an upset (56:45-1:09:57)

Trades baby!

Jeff and Big Dave go on without Zack after they couldn’t make it last week by talking about Big Dave’s softball Sundays and Jeff’s coaching hockey sanctions and whether or not they will be able to play this year (0:00-7:31). Then they started going over the first round of the NHL playoffs starting in the East with the Philly v. Montreal (7:31-14:18), then they move to the Columbus v. Tampa Bay series (14:18-17:50), after that they go over (17:50-22:27), then they finish the East with Carolina v. Boston (22:27-26:00). They move onto the West starting with the Chicago v. Vegas matchup (26:00-34:00), then they go over the Arizona v. Colorado series (34:00-36:45), after that then it’s the Calgary v. Dallas series (36:45-40:54) then they wrap it up with the Vancouver v. St. Louis matchup (40:54-44:30). So then they move onto the next round starting with the Boston v. Tampa Bay series (44:30-51:13), then they go over the (New York v. Philly matchup (51:13-58:24). Then they go over to the West with the Vancouver v. Vegas series (58:24-1:02:17). Then they wrap it up with the Dallas v. Colorado series (1:02:17-1:07:00). The guys move onto a controversial play that ended the Phillies v. Braves Sunday night baseball game and review the remarks made by Braves manager Brian Snitker (1:07:00-1:18:40). The guys wrap up the show with their MVP and LVP of the game (1:18:40-end).

Dog Days of...NHL Playoffs??

The boys are back after a tough week of sports in Pittsburgh, but they start by going over their past week, which includes Jeff’s roller hockey game, Big Dave’s softball game, and Zack’s “uneventful” weekend (0:00-19:00). Then they get into the Pittsburgh Penguins series loss to the Montreal Canadiens (19:00-44:10). After that they make their predictions for the number 1 pick in phase 2 of the lottery (44:10-56:00). Then the guys give their predictions for the Stanley Cup Playoffs (56:00-1:18:05). They wrap up the show with the MVP of the week (1:18:05-1:21:55).

Well this week sucked

Zack and Big Dave get the show started while they wait for Jeff by talking about the beer that Big Dave is drinking, plus they talk about other beers (0:00-11:00). Then the guys start going over some of the NHL series, starting with the Blackhawks and Oilers (11:00-14:00). Jeff then joins the team and goes over his weekend, then they go over Panthers v. Islanders (14:00-20:45). After that they go over the Jets v. Flames (20:45-24:45). Then the Rangers v. Hurricanes (24:45-29:15). After that it’s the Coyotes v. Predators (29:15-33:00), then the Wild v. Canucks (33:00-36:07), after that it’s the Blue Jackets v. Maple Leafs (36:07-38:08). To wrap it up they go over the Canadiens v. Penguins series, go over some topics in baseball, and wrap it up with the MVP and LVP’s of the week (38:08-end).

Playoffs baby!!

Zack is back with Jeff and Big Dave and they go over their past weekend and week adventures, which includes Zack’s vacation (0:00-9:45). Then they start with going over the thousands of tests that the NHL conducted before teams left for the bubble cities (9:45-21:28). The guys then give out their predictions for the NHL series in the qualifying round, starting with Arizona v. Nashville (21:28-25:20), then Chicago v. Edmonton (25:20-28:00), after that is Columbus v. Toronto (28:00-31:00), then Florida v. New York Islanders (31:00-32:54), then Minnesota v. Vancouver (32:54-34:55), after that it’s the New York Rangers v. Carolina (34:55-37:30), then they wrap it up with Winnipeg v. Calgary and Montreal v. Pittsburgh (37:30-53:48). The guys head over to Baseball Talk and start with the outbreak within the Miami Marlins clubhouse while being on the road in Philadelphia (53:48-1:05:30). Then the guys go over their MVP & LVP’s of the week (1:05:30-end).

Hockey is coming back!

Jeff and Big Dave cover Zack this week and jump into their past week with Big Dave talking about his softball excursions and Jeff’s birthday weekend celebration (0:00-11:00). Then the boys start with talk about the Toronto Blue Jays being barred from playing this summer in Canada (11:00-16:15). After that the guys discuss the possibility of Toronto playing most of their home games in Pittsburgh (16:15-23:36). Then the guys have some fun and discuss their excitement for Opening Day approaching (23:36-27:30) and give out their predictions and dark horse picks with odds for the season, starting with AL MVP (27:30-33:54), then the NL MVP (33:54-43:22), then AL Cy Young (43:22-48:57), then NL Cy Young (48:57-55:50), then AL ROY but no NL ROY due to not having the odds (55:50-1:01:50). Then they pick each division winner for the season, starting with the AL Central (1:01:50-1:04:56), then the NL Central (1:04:56-1:07:18), the AL East (1:07:18-1:10:05), the NL East (1:10:05-1:12:10), the AL West (1:12:10-1:14:23), then the NL West 1:14:23-1:16:50). Then the guys give out their World Series Matchup and Champions (1:16:50-1:21:50). Then they wrap up the show with the MVP of the week (1:21:50-1:26:11)

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