This Week in Blernsball
80 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Baseball was as boring as mom and apple pie. That’s why we jazzed it up. Each week we debate the latest in baseball news, culture, and ride off on wild tangents. It's time for This Week in Blernsball!
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Episode 80 - The CBA has been Disbanded!
November 24, 2021 18:48 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBHoly big extensions Batman! Wander Franco and Jose Berríos signed monster extensions in the two weeks since we've met last. Award season is here, which is way better than the holiday season. Predictably, Shohei took home AL MVP and Robbie Ray took home the AL Cy Young, setting him up for a big payday. The CBA is expiring in a week. What does this mean for free agency, arbitration, and the start of the new season? It's bracket time. This week we have Air Bud, Patrick Swayze, Jackie Moon, a...
Episode 79 - The Showdown Commences
November 10, 2021 16:53 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBAward season has begun, with St. Louis taking home a record 5 Gold Gloves. Also, congratulations to Vladdy Guerrero Jr. on his winning the Hank Aaron Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance in the Field of Excellence. The battle for the Greatest Fictional Athlete continues, with matchups between Paul Crewe and Johnny Utah, Vince LaSalle and Ivan Drago, Crash Davis and Pete LaFleur, and Kate Veatch and Brendan Conlon. This week's Simpsonrama Episodes of the Week: Hurricane Neddy (Jacob)...
Episode 78 - Return of the Bracket
November 03, 2021 22:16 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBThe season is over, Atlanta has won, so now what? The answer, dear listeners, is the bracket we've been putting off since the first wave. It's time for the greatest fictional athlete bracket! Prepare yourselves for a massive bracket where athletes from fiction face off to determine who will reign supreme. Simpsonrama Episodes of the Week: The Homer They Fall (Ben), Mother Simpson (Jacob)
Episode 77 - Searching for Announcers
October 27, 2021 15:04 - 47 minutes - 42.6 MBNOTE: This episode was recorded before Game 1 of the World Series. Dodgers vs Red Sox, the Battle for Mookie's Soul! What's that, they didn't make it? Screw this World Series. Who to cheer for when there's no morally good team to cheer for? Well at least Freddie Freeman is in the World Series! The Toronto Blue Jays might be in deep trouble trying to re-sign premium players this offseason after their ownership shenanigans spilled out into public. Watch West Wing. Just do it. Simpsonrama...
Episode 76 - Don't Forget About Bob Dole!
October 20, 2021 16:21 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBApologies for the audio quality, the Internet Ninjas had it in for us this week! The Red Sox were this close to taking a commanding series lead, and then blew it in the ninth inning to let Houston tie the ALCS 2-2 last night. How will their pitching respond in Game 5? Will their hitting continue to be red hot as the series progresses? Atlanta was on the verge of going up 3-0 in the NLCS, but some Hollywood Heroics from Cody Bellinger and Mooky Betts brought LA back into the series. Who tak...
Episode 75 - A Total Absence of TV Content
October 13, 2021 17:47 - 45 minutes - 42.3 MBThis week, we spent so much of our time breaking down the playoffs, we completely forgot our other mission, to talk about TV! The Red Sox-Rays series was a barnburner. Congratulations Ben on his Red Sox advancing to the ALCS in dramatic fashion and sorry to the rest of us on having to watch a Red Sox-Astros ALCS. In the other ALDS, the Astros proved they're laser-focused on proving their championships aren't tainted, and beat the White Sox into submission, robbing us of the potential of a ...
Episode 74 - The Kids can call you Kaiju
October 06, 2021 16:11 - 54 minutes - 51 MBIt's playoff season! Perhaps most importantly, the Yankees lost! Get ready for a month of edge of your seat, exciting baseball! We try to come up with an iconic nickname for Shohei, like "The Bambino" or "Iron Horse." You'll never guess what the result is! Remember back in March how we made some predictions for what would happen this season? Remember how wrong we were? Gotcha! We're super-geniuses at predicting stuff! Either that or baseball is super predictable, one or the other. Plus, i...
Episode 73 - It's a Wild Wild Wild Card
September 22, 2021 20:56 - 52 minutes - 47.1 MBThe Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Yankees are duking it out for the AL Wild Card, but there can be only one! What's that? There are two wild cards now? There can be only two! Meanwhile, in the NL, the epic collapse of the San Diego Padres seems complete, as they sit 5 GB with just 12 to play. It's time for some sports equinox talk, the epic day of all the big four at once is coming up again, as the NHL and NBA seasons look to get underway! This Week's Simpsonrama Episodes of the Week: Krusty Ge...
Episode 72 - Turd Ferguson
September 15, 2021 18:16 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBFarwell Norm, you'll be missed. The high flying, incandescent, Blue Jays have caught Boston and New York for the AL Wild Card. How much higher can they fly before the season ends? Holy cow, where did this version of the San Francisco Giants come from? And what a matchup in the NL Wild Card! And it's time for TRAILER FRENZY! We nerd out about genre trailers that came out in the past weeks. Let's enjoy some Spider-Man! This Week's Simpsonrama Episodes of the Week: Treehouse of Horror III (...
Episode 71 - Hi! Atus
August 19, 2021 14:33 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MBGuess who's back, back again? It's us, back from a knock to the noggin! The Red Sox are struggling, falling behind the Yankees as the Bronx Bombers continue to surge in their post-deadline boom. Can they be stopped, or will their revamped lineup be able to sustain their subpar pitching? The Blue Jays made a splash at the deadline and had an amazing first homestand back in Toronto, but it all seems for not after a less than stellar series in Seattle, can they pull it together or is this a l...
Episode 70 - Cleveland Guardians of the Galaxy
July 29, 2021 15:25 - 47 minutes - 42.9 MBGood job Cleveland, not only are you not Detroit, you have a baseball team name that isn't a racist slur (starting in 2022)! The Rays are loading up for another run, getting Nelson Cruz from Minnesota. Is Champa Bay ready to add another boat parade to the mix? Where does the NL West end up? With their top three teams all duking it out for supremacy in the division, it's shaping up to be one heck of a pennant race. International Baseball Edition! Your favourite ex-MLB stars and stars of to...
Episode 69 - The Gronk Episode
July 22, 2021 14:01 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBIt's the Gronk Episode! If you know, then you know! The Toronto Blue Jays are back in Toronto, after nearly two full years on the road! It'll be exciting, a little bit unsafe, and a lot of bit fun. Shut up and take our money! Are the Red Sox legit? Sure seems like it! Does MLB have a domestic abuse problem? With yet another MLB star placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, it sure is starting to look like a pattern rather than isolated incidents. Fun times in Tokyo today!...
Episode 68 - Kahn Tent
July 14, 2021 18:21 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBIt's the All-Star Week, which is a strange thing to call a three-day weekend. We revel in Vlad Jr's monster performance at the Midsummer Classic, becoming the youngest MVP in All-Star Game history. Pete Alonso didn't have a bad showing either, mashing his way to his second consecutive Home Run Derby Crown. What's in store for the second half? Will the Red Sox keep up their torrid pace and win the AL East? Will the Giants finish off a dream season and capture the NL West crown? Will the Bl...
Episode 67 - Ooh, the Germans!
July 07, 2021 17:13 - 49 minutes - 46.1 MBIch bin ein Berliner! And with that, there's some German for you in this Yiddish heavy episode of This Week in Blernsball. Who made the All Star Game? Lots of Blue Jays and Red Sox, that's who! Revel in our teams being good! Sho time keeps rolling. He's a no-doubt MVP candidate as he walloped 31 home runs in half a season. Why are everybody's City Connect jerseys better than the Red Sox? Because Boston can't have all the nice things Ben! But seriously, The Giants have some really nice new...
Episode 66 - Piss on you, I work for Mel Brooks!
June 30, 2021 16:44 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBYou may also call this episode Spaceballs: The Podcast! Or We'll Podcast until we get vashnigyered! In baseball news Hector Santiago was suspended for a sticky substance on his glove, giving him the dubious honour of being the first pitcher to be suspended under the new foreign substances rule. No sympathy here folks. Sho' time hits the Bronx this week, with Ohtani smacking a few dingers at Yankee Stadium and grabbing the MLB lead, for now. But watch out for Kyle Schwarber, having the bes...
Episode 65 - Pants Optional
June 24, 2021 14:42 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBMLB has a new initiative to attract fans, and it's pants-free baseball! Checking in on the sticky stuff situation got a whole lot more interesting as Max Scherzer and Sergio Romo dropped their pants to prove they aren't hiding anything to doctor the baseball. Wander Franco is legit and the Rays have yet another great prospect to boost their playoff chances. But the real question remains, is he just Julio Franco in a fake moustache trying to get some more at-bats into his already lengthy car...
Episode 64 - When I'm (Episode) 64
June 16, 2021 16:09 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBThis episode has two titles. Can you find them both? Continuing from last week's sticky situation, MLB has issued some punishments for the use of foreign substances on baseballs. Have they swung back too far in cracking down on this situation? Our analysis says maybe! Can Boston keep up their hot start? After an uneven series against Toronto, who knows? Vlad Jr is en fuego! Since it's now mid-June it's not just posturing to say he's on track for a Triple Crown season! Plus, let's see if h...
Episode 63 - Hack the Bone
June 10, 2021 15:57 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBWe took a week off, so there's lots to discuss this week! Marcel Ozuna...disappointing. All we have to say is that there's no place in baseball for this kind of behaviour. On to the sticky stuff! And by sticky stuff we mean, the literal sticky stuff pitchers are putting on the ball. Does it matter what pitchers are putting on their hands to control the ball? Time for more City Connect Jerseys! The Chicago teams unveiled their jerseys over the past couple of weeks and they show off the two...
Episode 62 - Manoah's Ark
May 26, 2021 18:39 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBCongratulations Joe West? You broke the record for most MLB games umpired, but at what cost? At what cost! Vladdy Jr is hot, but the Blue Jays are cold, looks like it's time to call on the reinforcements of Alek Manoah! Way to force a promotion youngster! The AL East is the AL Beast, and we're loving it. Also, the NL West is fun too, but they don't have a fun rhyme for it. Simpsonrama Episodes of the Week: The Boy Who Knew Too Much (Ben), Mr. Plow (Jacob)
Episode 61 - The Pedro Pascal Appreciation Episode
May 19, 2021 18:41 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBThis podcast is good...But it could be better! Are we already into Year of the Pitcher territory? Only six weeks into the season, with outstanding pitching performances piling up, and another no-hitter last night, there's sure a convincing case building. Are the Los Angeles Angels the most disappointing team in baseball? They have Mike Trout, literally the Mike Trout of baseball, Shohei Ohtani hitting bombs and striking dudes out, and still can't manage to break .500. Derek Jeter is gett...
Episode 60 - I think there are Cabbages in Oakland?
May 12, 2021 16:10 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBThe Oakland A's might be on the move! After unsuccessful negotiations to build a new stadium at Howard Terminal, the A's have gotten the blessing of the Commissioner's Office to begin exploring relocation options. Welcome to the MLB Las Vegas A's, or maybe Athletique de Montréal! Boston keeps on rolling. Six weeks into the season and the Red Sox are in first place in the tough AL East. Is this more than a mirage? Can the Blue Jays overcome their terrible health issues to put up a fight, or ...
Episode 59 - Spine Tingly-Dingly
May 04, 2021 15:46 - 56 minutes - 52.8 MBHappy Star Wars Day, if you're listening to this on drop day, then May the Fourth be with you! Also, Happy Cinco de Quatro! Enjoy our longest tangent yet, as we discuss Star Wars, and all things Star Wars related. In baseball news, Robbie Alomar isn't a great person. Some of us may have had inklings for a while, and now an MLB investigation has put him on the league's ineligible list following a very serious allegation of sexual misconduct against an MLB employee in 2014. The Oakland A's ...
Episode 58 - Look at Me Now Dad!
April 28, 2021 16:23 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBBig things from juniors this week! Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit three dingers and drove in 7 against the Nationals, and Fernando Tatis Jr. had multiple 2 HR games at Dodger Stadium. Way to outdo your dads' boys! MadBum pitched a no-hitter. Or did he? Does a 7-inning no-hitter count as a no-hitter? The standings are topsy-turvy. Who saw Oakland being successful, those Moneyballing jerks! Are the teams at the top an April mirage, or here to stay? This week's Simpsonrama Episodes of the Week: T...
Episode 57 - Blame Canada!
April 14, 2021 18:06 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBThe first-place Red Sox? Blame Canada! The 9-2 Dodgers? Blame Canada! Jackie Robinson Day on a Thursday? Blame Canada! Joe Musgrove threw a no-hitter? Ok, he can have credit for that one. This week's Simpsonrama Episodes of the Week: Homer Defined (Ben), Homer the Smithers (Jacob)
Episode 56 - The Return of the Season
April 07, 2021 18:18 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBRegular season baseball is back. And MLB made a progressive decision! For perhaps less than progressive reasons, Atlanta is no longer hosting the 2021 All-Star Game due to Georgia's new voter suppression laws. Let's all not think too hard about the fact that the All-Star Game probably shouldn't be happening this season anyway. Boston isn't totally trash, hooray for Ben! Let's just not look too hard at those UCLA Bruins-inspired City Connect jerseys. Yes we know the real inspiration, it's st...
Episode 55 - Zach Snyder's This Week in Blernsball
March 24, 2021 15:53 - 1 hour - 56 MBIt's Zach Snyder's This Week in Blernsball - Longer, Edgier, and Batman says the F word. Yes, it's not baseball, but on our nerd-centric part of the show, we review the Snyder Cut, our final evaluation, perfectly cromulent, but nothing earth-shattering. It's injury season, not a happy time if you're a Jays fan, or like Fernando Tatis Jr.. Uniforms Galore! There's some fun stuff going on over at Nike, there are some cool Negro League tribute uniforms, and you should listen to Unified, with ...
Episode 54 - Perfectly Cromulent
March 17, 2021 17:46 - 52 minutes - 49.2 MBThis episode is a fine episode. Sure it's no 25th Episode Spectacular, or episode devoted to COCAINE BEAR, but it's cromulent. We talk lots about baseball, just like we promised last week, plus there's a dog! We make some predictions for the 2021 Season, bookmark this episode to see just how wrong we are! Simpsonrama Episodes of the Week: Homer vs the 18th Amendment (Ben) $pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) (Jacob)
Episode 53 - COCAINE BEAR
March 10, 2021 19:54 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBThis week... nothing much happened. Sure there were some minor spring training transactions and some exhibition games, but the big news was off the diamond. The big news was COCAINE BEAR, the upcoming film soon to win all the Oscars directed by Elizabeth Banks and produced by Lord and Miller. This film will take us where we've never been before, into the wild mind of a bear who ate 75 pounds of pure 80s coke. We only know the title of this based on a true story movie and it's already the bes...
Episode 52 - A Little Bit Blasphemous, A Little Bit Rock And Roll
March 03, 2021 17:32 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWith Spring Training in full swing, it's time to overanalyze some games! We all know that the Jays are going to be World Series Champions based on 21 innings of play, which is how things work, right? It probably isn't good that there are fans there though. Minor League Baseball (might) be back this season! A nice economic boost for the MiLB communities and a great plus for player development. Baseball should be doing a better job eliminating the creepy people in its midst, but of course, t...
Episode 51 - What Could Possib-bly Go Wrong?
February 24, 2021 17:44 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBSpring is here! Spring is here! Hope springs eternal with the arrival of spring training. Whether it's the promise of a championship season, or maybe just finishing at .500, we all can hope with the arrival of spring that things can return a little more to normal. Albert Pujols teased retirement this week. How does his career stack up to some of the best and what might his next steps be? This week's winner of the Marge Schott Memorial Award for Terrible Executive goes to former Seattle Mar...
Episode 50 - The 50th Episode Gramp-Tacular
February 04, 2021 19:01 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MBListeners, there are a finite amount of Futurama episodes. So finite that we have to go back to the granddaddy of them all to fill this segment, it's officially the Simpsonrama Episode of the week. Also, baseball did some awful stuff this week. Really terrible stuff, and also there was another executive who turns out to be a serial abuser. And you thought that I couldn't joke about the Nolan Arenado trade, didn't you? Happy trails Red Sox great Dustin Pedroia, you'll be missed, even if it ...
Episode 49 - The Worst Football Player of All Time
January 28, 2021 01:15 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBThis week, we lost one of the all-time greats. Farewell Hammerin' Hank, not only were you a terrific baseball player, you were an awesome all-around person. On a happy note, are the Blue Jays big spenders now? Are the Red Sox bargain hunters? Did our teams Freaky Friday each other? Also, the Commissioner's Office may have said the quiet part out loud about Spring Training. Whoopsie! Now with even fewer tangents! (Please note, the tangents that do exist may be less sensical than usual) Th...
Episode 48 - Springy the Springfield Spring
January 20, 2021 17:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBTHE BLUE JAYS DID IT! You all said it couldn't be done, but the Blue Jays did the ding dong thing! George Springer is a Toronto Blue Jay! Of course, on such a big day, we spend most of our time on our longest tangent of all time and talk about, among other things, pizza, Betty White, The Office and Bob Odenkirk. Also, don't be like the New York Mets. This Week's Futurama Episodes of the Week: When Aliens Attack (Ben), Anthologies of Interest II (Jacob)
Episode 47 - The John Belushi Funtime Variety Hour
January 13, 2021 19:22 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBThere was baseball news this week! Actual gosh-darn transactions took place! So we spent most of our time talking about cartoons, musicals and the City of Chicago for reasons beyond even our understanding. Also, there was a Star Trek: DS9 episode about baseball! But seriously folks, the Mets, THE METS, won the Francisco Lindor sweepstakes and became one of the hottest teams in baseball. Is Steve Cohen keeping his promise to make them a powerhouse or what? This Week's Futurama Episodes of t...
Episode 46 - The Utah Episode
January 06, 2021 16:57 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBThe baseball world was...slow this week, to say the least. Very slow. Alright, virtually nothing happened. Instead, we talk Kobra Kai, The Simpsons, Nic Cage, Canadian Rock Bands and much more! Futurama Episodes of the Week: The Mutants are Revolting (Jacob), Zapp Dingbat (Ben)
Episode 45 - Here's to Another Lousy Millennium
December 30, 2020 16:53 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBThis lousy year has come and gone, here's to another that hopefully doesn't suck as bad. San Diego is making a push for NL West dominance, acquiring Blake Snell and Yu Darvish, watch out Dodgers, here come the Padres! MLB is suing their insurance providers to get them to pay up for lost revenues due to the pandemic. This could have big consequences across the insurance and sports industries. We also discuss WW84 and play a game of show and tell with our baseball memorabilia, to see the s...
Episode 44 - Need a Team Name? Why not Zoidberg! (V)-(;,,;)-(V)
December 22, 2020 16:55 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBTwo major stories broke last week, while we were off dealing with some stuff. Firstly, Cleveland is finally changing their team name to something that isn't racist, but waiting until at least 2022 to do so, so enjoy 2021, racist team name! Our choice for the new name is the Cleveland Zoidbergs if you couldn't tell from the title. Secondly, the Negro Leagues have been retroactively promoted to official Major League status, making their players, records and history all equivalent to those of...
Episode 43 - Yippie Kai Yay, Mr. Potter
December 08, 2020 17:50 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBThere was very little baseball this week, so we have a very silly episode full of The Mandalorian, Nick Cage movies and one very good Alan Rickman impression. It's silly, it's fun, and it's nonsensical. How did we survive during the pandemic lockdown? Who knows? This Week's Futurama Episodes of the Week: X-Mas Story (Ben), Stench and Stenchibility (Jacob)
Episode 42 - Hooray Crossover!
December 01, 2020 17:08 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBWe return from our hiatus with lots of baseball news! The Blue Jays might be building a new stadium in Downtown Toronto! The Blue Jays might be in on ALL the big-name free agents! Theo Epstein stepped down as President of the Cubs! What are the Cubs doing with all their big names? Why is there a muppet in the studio? Find out the answers to all this and more with a good dash of nonsense thrown in on another thrilling episode of This Week in Blernsball! This Week's Futurama Episodes of the W...
Episode 41 - The Untouchables
November 17, 2020 22:12 - 53 minutes - 50 MBThey pull a knife, you pull a gun! Wait, wrong Untouchables, OR IS IT! Congratulations to Kim Ng, Miami Marlins new GM and first Female and Asian American GM of any of the big four sports leagues. She's not a female GM, she's a GM who happens to be a woman. Can anybody trade for Francisco Lindor? Where will the wheel of Free Agency stop? What would a Retro Remix look like in MLB? Can anybody stop me from asking questions? Futurama Episodes of the Week: Lethal Inspection (Ben), Kif Get...
Episode 40 - Operation Grand Schlam
November 10, 2020 17:04 - 52 minutes - 49.5 MBIt's the offseason...what do we talk about? Thankfully for us, there was lots of stuff going on in the baseball world this week to fill a podcast! The Red Sox brought back not innogultycent manager Alex Cora to helm the team, following a year of firing/suspension, does that spell a reversal of fortunes for the team? (Spoilers: probably not) The Mets sale officially went through, and the new ownership cleaned house on the front office. Does this mean a new day is dawning in Flushing? A Mets...
Episode 39 - PUPPY!
November 03, 2020 23:50 - 47 minutes - 44.7 MBThis week, the World Series ended, but who cares because JACOB HAS A PUPPY NOW AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE!!!! We talk about the Justin Turner COVID mini-scandal, the award races, Tony LaRussa, The Mandalorian and mourn the passing of Patron Saint of the Podcast Sir Sean Connery with a review of the all-time great film The Hunt for Red October. Also, THERE'S A PUPPY APPEARANCE (watch the video version if you actually want to SEE the puppy.) Futurama Picks of the Week: Lrrreconcilable Ndndi...
Episode 38 - The 39th Episode
October 27, 2020 17:45 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBThe World Series is here! Even though we talked all about the World Series on last week's YouTube only live stream (stupid YouTube not letting us download) this time there are games to look back on and recap. We also take a look at how the pandemic may impact next season, will there even be a traditional season? How will Minor League Baseball function? Will we even see minor leagues in the foreseeable future? Don't worry, there are also dumb jokes this week. This Week's Futurama Episodes...
Episode 37 - Zany to the Max!
October 13, 2020 20:25 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBThe 2020 disaster generator keeps rolling right along. Not only did we lose two Hall-of-Famers this week, in Whitey Ford and Joe Morgan, but San Diego Padres star Tommy Pham was also stabbed outside a strip club (don't worry he'll be ok). We're forced to ask ourselves the question, after their celebration against the Yankees, and their facing the Astros, are we all Rays fans now? It feels weird, doesn't it? In a new game, Dr. Sean Connelly or Actor Sean Connery, Ben is challenged to determ...
Episode 36 - There's Room... For both our faces... ON THIS DOOR!
October 06, 2020 17:08 - 1 hour - 62 MBRound one of the playoffs has come and gone, and we're still recovering from the Fall Frenzy of eight games in one crazy day. This week we look back at the first round, ahead at the rest of the playoffs and see what the offseason might hold. Will including fans for the World Series prove to be a wise move? With so much uncertainty about how next season is shaping up, this free agency season is going to be an interesting one. This week, Connery's Corner becomes Cage's Corner, where we look ...
Episode 35 - We're Talking Playoffs!
September 30, 2020 14:15 - 3 hours - 152 MBGet ready for a butt-numb-athon, this one is a doozy, clocking in north of three hours! Coming to you LIVE (formerly) from Game 1 of the Blue Jays - Rays Wild Card Series. Want an audio commentary of what was a pretty uneventful game, loaded with Futurama goofs and Simpsons gags? You've definitely come to the right place!
Episode 34 - Shawarma Bueller
September 22, 2020 17:55 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBThis week in Blernsball, we're into the stretch drive. With only a week to go until the playoffs, we're breaking down how the playoff picture is shaping up, what the first round will be looking like, and who the frontrunners for the MVPs are. After that we're completely off the rails, breaking down how awesome the new Netflix series Kobra Kai is. Seriously, if you haven't watched it, go watch it NOW! In F***ing Vote, we're reminding listeners that elections have consequences, like who a Su...
Episode 33 - Bill and Ted and Zoidberg
September 08, 2020 17:35 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBThis week, we said goodbye to two absolute legends of baseball, Tom Sever and Lou Brock. The two helped define baseball for a generation of fans in the 1960s and 70s. TWIB sends our best to their families. We break down the playoff picture in the National League with a foodie look at the best dishes from each of the contending cities. This week on our "Fucking Vote" segment, we remind you that your vote affects those around you, not just you. Remember to register to vote in the US election...
Episode 32 - Whales: The Superior People
September 01, 2020 16:25 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBWe almost had a normal feeling week in baseball. The trade deadline came and went with some surprising results, including San Diego and Toronto loading up for what they hope will be lengthy playoff runs, and Ben's beloved Red Sox not completely burning it all to the ground. Of course, it can't all be good news, and in Oakland we had another COVID outbreak bringing infections to all three regions of the league. In a new, temporary, segment we call "Fucking Vote" we're outlining the importan...
Episode 31 - Wildcat Strike
August 27, 2020 14:39 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBCONTENT WARNING: This episode contains strong language and discussion of the issues of race and racism in society. This isn't a normal episode of This Week in Blernsball, but given the developments over the last several days, we felt it was necessary for the discussions we have in this episode to take place. In light of the Jacob Blake and Kenosha, WI protest shootings, the NBA, WNBA, MLB, and MLS all cancelled games on Wednesday night in an act of solidarity by the players. We talk about ...