Episode 17: Columbus Crew PSA; Could Promotion/Relegation work in America?
1:30 - Columbus Crew PSA - Why it's time to care more than owning 1 Homage t-shirt
15:43 - Ad
16:23 - Could promotion/relegation work in America?
24 Jun 2021
Episode 16: We're back, the Braves suck, and the Indians should suck but don't
It has been exactly 1 year since the beginning of Down 3-1.
In honor of that, we examined how the Braves went from being within a game of the World Series to being 3 games below .500, and how the Indians got rid of their best player and are off to their best start since 2007.
0:00-0:40: Ad
0:40-2:10 - We're back
2:10-12:00 - How the Braves added multiple good players to a team that was up 3-1 in the NLCS and are now 3 games under .500.
12:00-20:45 - How the Indians got rid of their best player and best pitcher in last year's playoffs and are off to their best start since 2007.
20:45-32:25 - Indians: Looking ahead & trade targets
32:25-39:10 - Braves: Looking ahead & trade targets
39:10-45:00 - Noteworthy Things
16 Mar 2021
Episode 15: Infielder previews/Spring Training storylines
0:30 - Spring Training storylines - Indians & Braves
13:00 - Infielder previews
11 Mar 2021
Episode 14: We Interviewed a Jeopardy Champion Who Works for the Dodgers
We interviewed John Focht. John won on Jeopardy last month, and currently works for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
0:00-27:00: Winning Jeopardy
27:00-1:06:36: Working for the Dodgers
9 Mar 2021
Episode 13: Hope Springs Eternal
We preview the Indians & Braves outfield, and take a shot at what baseball can change to not be relegated behind soccer and the bizarre sport of "hockey."
1:40 - Braves Spring Training storylines
7:40 - Indians Spring Training storylines
13:40 - Braves Outfield
18:40 - Indians Outfield
25:25 - Fixing MLB
2 Mar 2021
Episode 12: Let's Hear it for the Cleveland Baseball Team
We recap the offseason and discuss the Indians' name change, trading Lindor, and how the Braves had a cute little offseason.
1:00 - Welcome back
2:45 - Name change
5:40 - Lindor trade
23:25 - Who had a worse offseason than Cleveland
31:45 - Funk's cute "We're just as good as the Dodgers and Padres" bit
11 Nov 2020
Episode 11: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Bad Cities?
This episode explains The Curse of Rocky Colavito: Why the Cleveland Indians have been cursed.
0:25 - The Curse of Rocky Colavito: Why the Indians Have Been Cursed to Never Win the World Series
19:00 - The Indians literally pay a witch doctor to try to help
20:15 - Ad
20:45 - Indians/Braves Trades in Review
31:40 - The Underdogs Who Underwhelmed
3 Nov 2020
Episode 10: Wait... Are We Good Now?
0:30 - The USMNT actually has players that good teams want
9:50 - Has the USMNT ever actually looked this promising?
14:35 - USA-Wales
32:13 - Funk gets shirtless while recording the ad
32:53 - Zlatan conquers Covid
27 Oct 2020
Episode 9: A Factory of Sadness
Kevin McCormac comes on and we look at our favorite Indians moments, the most heartbreaking Indians moments, and the nuttiest baseball personalities from the Indians and elsewhere. .
0:35 - The heartbreak and the joy
19:35 - Well-made ad
20:05 - Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez
20 Oct 2020
Episode 8: The First Stage is Grief and Denial
Doug counsels/torments Funk as Funk copes with the Braves blowing a 3-1 lead
13 Oct 2020
Episode 7: 72 Years and Counting; Attacking the Death Star
0:20 - 72 Years and 2 Days Since the Indians Won the World Series
6:15 - Attacking the Death Star: Braves vs. Dodgers
24:24 - An Ad from our Only Sponsor
25:04 - Gangster shit
6 Oct 2020
Episode 6: What the F*** Just Happened to the Indians? Yes, Virginia, the Braves Can Win a Playoff Series
We crawl out of our bunker to look at the carnage from the Yankees eviscerating the Indians, and we look at the Braves winning a playoff series for the first time since 2001.
0:25 - What the F*** just happened to the Indians?
10:30 - Where do the Indians go from here?
20:30 - Yes, Virginia, the Braves can win a playoff series.
32:00 - Gangster s***
37:40 - Compelling ad
29 Sept 2020
Episode 5: Playoff Preview - Indians vs. Yankees, B****s vs. Reds
Could the Indians beat the Yankees? Could Funk's dad still love him if the Braves beat the Reds?
1:15 - Braves vs. Reds Preview
19:00 - The most compelling ad you've ever heard
19:30 - Indians vs. Yankees Preview
35:00 - Wild Card Playoff Predictions
5 Aug 2020
Episode 4: The Weirdest MLB Season Ever
Manfred continues to amaze, Joe Kelly is a legend, and being a Braves and Indians fan taxes the emotional well-being of the common man.
1:30 - God has been smiting the Astros (hit by pitches, Joe Kelly incident)
10:20 - Manfred & the Marlins ruin everything
17:15 - Braves & Indians
42:45 - Predictions
48:30 - Funk says goodbye & he loves you all. Doug cries.
15 Jul 2020
Episode 3: What Would it Take for the USA to Win the 2026 World Cup?
8 Jul 2020
Episode 2: 2020 Season Preview: Predictions, Indians, Braves, Coronavirus' effect
We look at what you can expect from this crapshoot of a baseball season.
25 Jun 2020
Episode 1: Manfred's botch, the Astro's scandal, 2020 Indians preview
We look back at MLB's 2020 and ahead to the rest of MLB's 2020.
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