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The guys have their first interview on the podcast today in the form of Mitch Balint, a catcher formerly of the University of Delaware and now of RCSJ. We start with some Tim Tebow discussion of all people, followed by highlighting the AL/NL wildcard races and the race for the top of the NL East. We also get into the NHL approving advertisements on uniforms for the upcoming season. We then have the highlight of the episode--the interview with Mitch. After the interview, we ask each other some wild hypothetical scenarios. We close with a congratulations to Joel Embiid on signing an extension with the Sixers. Enjoy!

We're keeping everyone on their toes this week by switching up the order of topics. First, we quickly discuss two of the more active teams in NBA free agency the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers (1:41). We then highlight the mess that is the Ben Simmons in Philadelphia situation (17:40). We then touch on some final Olympics thoughts including Team USA basketball winning the gold (24:49) and give a shoutout to Eddie Alvarez for becoming the 6th athlete ever to medal in the Summer and Winter Games (28:36). Next, we briefly talk the NFL including how the preseason is total BS, Carson Wentz' injury, and the Giants having an all out brawl in training camp (39:18). We then go on a tangent about OJ Simpson because why not (48:44). Then we discuss Messi leaving FC Barcelona (52:24). It's tangent time again as we talk about how much we hate repetitive people on TikTok and how people that refuse to download TikTok are the worst (56:31). We're finally onto baseball now as we first discuss Ramon Laureano getting popped for PEDs and how it's time to move on from the Astros' cheating scandal (1:02:48). The Phillies are the final sports topic we hit on for this episode as we talk about how fun they are to watch right now and how we called Bryce Harper being good before he became recognized again (1:07:25). We cap the episode with a random discussion about Busch Beer and spiked seltzer (1:17:13). Enjoy!

The guys start out with some MLB Trade Deadline recap, including discussion on the Cubs, Dodgers, and Mariners. The MLB talk is disrupted when the guys go on a tangent about the fact that retro jerseys are way better than current jerseys. They then talk about what sports they could win a Bronze medal in the olympics if given 4 years to train. Finally, the guys go over the NBA free agency deals that broke during recording, ending with some Ben Simmons discussion.

Jam-packed episode today with a lot of great content. We start with talking about the plethora of comeback wins in the MLB this year (2:15) followed by addressing the madness that will be the MLB trade deadline (15:15). We also get into the Javy Baez and Amir Garrett saga as well as fights in baseball (19:25). After that, we get into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the lack of excitement behind it, and what it's like to be in Olympic Village (29:20). Next, we discuss soccer in the United States surrounding the Gold Cup and the MLS/USL (42:00). Hockey is next on the docket as we talk about Marc Andre Fleury being traded (48:20). Finally, we finish by talking about the Barstool Arizona Bowl, and the streaming of live sports becoming prevalent nowadays (56:40). Hit us with a follow on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter!

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