Call on the Field Stands

With the sports world shut down - get your sports fix with our FULL Round 1 NFL Mock Draft episode. We give each of picks for the first round and analysis on why each pick makes sense for every team in the draft.

This episode was also video recorded with highlight clips of key players. Check that out on our Call on the Field Stands YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLHkSFooPaYr2uGq2WoktEA.

Sports have been put on a temporary hiatus as the NBA, NHL, and NCAA have each indefinitely halted the season - and the MLB has pushed back its season by at least two weeks. But we still find plenty to talk about regarding how these postponements and suspensions will impact the sports world.

Christian Yelich signs a 9-year, $215 million contract - what does that mean for soon-to-be free agent Fransisco Lindor? We also discuss how the median percentage for the 2019 MLB playoff teams of how much payroll vs. revenue (payroll/revenue) was 44%. The Indians have a $40 million window before they reach that 44% median mark - so the money to extend Lindor is there.

Also get into some NBA talk as the season winds down and consider debates of LeBron vs. Giannis for MVP and Zion vs. Za Morant for Rookie of the Year.

Be sure to check back next week as well as we do a full NFL mock draft episode, that can also be viewed on the Call on the Field Stands Podcast YouTube channel!

The guys take a look at the NFL CBA and the impact a change in the schedule structure can have on seasons to come.

New Logo - New Season! Season 2 of Call on the Field Stands kicks off with the boys crushing the MLB and its Commissioner Rob Manfred for some of the recent proposed changes to the rules and structure of the league. And we also address so actual changes that if implemented correctly could actually positively benefit the game.

We also briefly recap week 1 of the XFL and examine the possibility of the NFL one day getting involved in the league.

With Super Bowl Sunday just a couple days away, we split this week's episode into a two-part series. For part one, we reflect on the legacy of Kobe Bryant, give our NFL season wrap up and speculate where a certain 6-time Super Bowl winner may be playing football next season.

For this week's episode - Jeff and Ryan kick off the podcast by diving into a conversation surrounding Major League Baseball's recent 2020 Hall of Fame induction announcement that includes just two players entering Cooperstown in Derek Jeter and Larry Walker. Two very different paths to the Hall with Jeter missing out on becoming just the second ever first ballot Hall of Famer to receive a 100% unanimous ballot by just one vote, and Walker receiving just enough votes to make it in on his 10th an final opportunity appearing on the ballot.

The boys also discuss the NFL Conference Championship games from last weekend and debate who is the NBA's midseason MVP and if rookie Zion Williamson, who made his NBA debut shortly after recording this episode, can push Ja Morant for Rookie of the Year honors at the end of the season.

Call on Field Stands is back after an extended holiday/New Year break with conversation about several controversies hitting plaguing the sports world. We talk about the accusations and law suit from former Penn State football player Isaiah Humphries against Penn State claiming he was hazed. He states in the suit that former teammates sexually harassed and hazed him grabbing his genitals and contacting him with their genitals, and saying they were going to "Sandusky: him. He also claims that at least one former teammate threatened his life.

The MLB has also been hit with controversy by way of a cheating and sign stealing scheme that the Houston Astros during their 2017 World Series run. Then-Astros bench coach Alex Cora has been accused of taking the sign-stealing strategies to the Boston Red Sox the following year when he was named manager and the Red Sox won the World Series.

We also look ahead to this weekends NFL Conference Championship matchups and pick our winners.

Welcome Back! 2020 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the Call on the Field Stands Podcast and we hope you come along for the ride and tell your friends to give us a listen!