Is Zane the new GOAT of MLP? His New Jersey 5s team won the MLP Mid-season championship and are now favorites to win the season title in December. The guys weigh in on the controversial Challenger Level line call, the Johns Bros performance, and the paddle testing fiasco.

Plus we play a new game, "Call someone who" and hear from some of our friends around the picklesphere.

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00:00 Zane takes over as MLP GOAT

1:20 MLP Mid-Season Tournament Importance

6:25 Where does the money go?

8:59 Paddle testing abandoned at MLP Mid Season event

15:37 Stop policing paddles, start policing the ball

17:17 Zane runs into Thomas Jr.

19:03 The infamous line call and Rettenmaier reaction

27:15 Is there a difference in how you call lines in rec?

29:33 The Johns Bros struggle at Mid-Season Championship

39:45 Close Call Replay system proves its worth and Pablo is back

42:24 Zane crashed Anna Leigh’s ‘coach’

45:23 Zane is all in on the team format

51:15 Do you have an advantage in MLP?

54:24 Zane plays the right with Mari Humberg

57:00 Call one person who…

1:03:40 Calling 'Big Pickle'

1:07:30 Call the funniest person in pickleball

1:13:07 Dissecting the Cup Dink with Greg Dow

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