Pending Approval Alex Reba

In Part 2 of the Pending Approval MLB Trade Deadline special, Alex power ranks teams 1-30, while Oscar share his top ten teams. What is unique about these power rankings is that for each team ranked, Oscar reacts to Alex sharing his company comparison for that organization.

In this week's episode, Oscar and Alex deep dive into the Major League Baseball season. They start Part One by breaking down which players are most likely to be dealt, which in some cases are already on the move ahead of the August 1st deadline. In Part 2, they reveal their 1-30 Power Rankings with a slight twist by revealing their company stock parallel for each organization up to this point in the season and beyond.

Major news out of the world of golf as the world learned this week that the LIV Golf Tour and the PGA Tour intend to merge into one league! Oscar and Alex provide their instant reactions to a complicated situation which is sure to be the focus of the upcoming U.S. Open. The duo discuss the details which we have as of now, while providing their thoughts on the potential challenges which the two leagues could face in terms of antitrust government regulation and public backlash. It's one of the most shocking announcements in the world of sports that either of us have seen in our lifetimes and could also open the possibility of further attempts by Middle Eastern and other investors from around the world to gain access to North American sports leagues. Finally, at the 34:40 mark, Oscar and Alex turn their focus back to the NBA as Denver leads the Finals 2-1 and prepares for Game 4 in Miami. Oscar and Alex agree that one more win by Denver is likely all the Nuggets would need to put this series out of reach from the Miami Heat. Do the Heat have enough in the tank to repeat their Game 2 performance? Or has the Joker been too dominant to be taken down now? *** Recorded on June 8, 2023 ***

As the Pending Approval podcast reaches double digit episodes, the NBA Finals is upon us! Oscar and Alex react to the unlikely matchup which will cap off the 2023 season and feature the #1 Denver Nuggets out of the Western Conference and #8 Miami Heat out of the Eastern Conference. Oscar reflects on another unsuccessful attempt by the Boston Celtics to win a title with their star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. The two then discuss what makes this Heat so special to make it to this year's finals and whether or not they have a chance at pulling off one more upset over the Joker.

***Recorded on May 31, 2023***

Oscar Garner III and Alex Reba react to the Denver Nuggets sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers out of the playoffs. Despite his fragile state, Alex heaps praise on the Nuggets ability to break down a strong Lakers team on the back of yet another dominant series performance by Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Moving to the Eastern Conference, Oscar's psyche also hangs by a thread as the Celtics cling to life in a tight series against the Heat. The pairing close out the episode by reacting to Brooks Koepka winning the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. ***Episode was recorded on May 25, 2023.***

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