We welcome Jon Woodard on as a guest host. Jon brings the Czech beer, Nick makes history on the show, and Dustin has no idea what he is drinking. A trio of baseball opening shots gets us going, then we update the NFL pick 'em standings and celebrate D4 fans having babies, and then Jon Woodard hosts his own Relief Pitcher of the Week segment, and gives us his take on the status of modern baseball. We take a look at the NFL and the demise of Bryce Young, the emergence of surprising teams, and then the deer get to rutting. We talk about the Tua and McDaniel situation, the pretenders and the real deals, and then we look at the Cupcake of the Week in College Football. We wrap it up with last calls including dangerous hot dogs.

Intro: Wedding week (2:00), Drinks of the Day (4:15)

Opening Shots: Wilson Contreras takes a shot (9:05), Max Matis and the Ohtani ball (13:00), The Greatest game in baseball history? (16:45)

D4 Business: NFL Pick 'Em Update (22:20), FPL Cup (26:20), White Sox (27:20), Pitchers Not Pitching (29:45), Jon Woodard Relief Pitcher of the Week and the state of baseball (30:15), Jon's favorite Millwall story (39:00) and PLL final update (40:00)

Sports Roundup: NFL Chaos (42:00), Surprising division leaders (46:00), D4 gets wild… (48:15), Tua and the Dolphins (49:00), Who is done in the NFL (53:50), and who is for real (58:00), College Football (1:03:15)

Last Call: Stone Cold CTE (1:07:15), MLB team bonuses (1:09:50), Scorigamis (1:11:50), and Dangerous Hot Dogs (1:12:30)

Episode 47 - Lithuanian Beer for the Win

Don and Dustin run down the week in sports, but first consider Švyturys Lager and Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Shaka Tea, Peach Bellinis and Functional Mushrooms, Deion losing control, and the state of MLB pitching. We provide updates on the D4 contests - NFL pick 'em - with some listener call-outs, DraftKings, and more. Then we break down week 1 of the NFL season, with some focus on Lamar, A-A-Ron, and DeShaun, and take a quick look at college football. Then we wrap it up with giving away $792K, Impressive Kicking, mystery running, and fantasy football penalties.

Intro: Celebrating the Patriots (:30), Drinks of the Day (5:15)

Opening Shots: Kegs, Eggs and Football (12:15), Buffaloes woes (13:45), Head shots in MLB (17:15)

D4 Business: NFL Pick 'em standings and DraftKings Updates (23:40), Whipsnakes going for Glory (29:15), MLB - White Sox Watch (29:50), Pitchers both pitching and not pitching (31:40), Jon Woodard Relief Pitcher of the Week (34:35)

Sports Roundup: NFL Week 1 (37:30), Panic Mode and DeShaun Watson (39:00), Game Rundown (44:00), The Fourth Leading Rusher in the NFL (48:50),The most important play of week 1 (54:05), We're talking about the Jets? (56:30), The Game of the Week (1:02:15) - and the NCAA Cupcake of the Week (1:06:15)

Last Call: Holdout Hassan (1:11:30), Punting for Glory (1:14:25), Distance Running life lessons (1:17:00), 2-4-6-8 Challenge (1:18:45

Intro: Hope for Chicago and Ukeleles (2:45),  Drinks of the Day (8:00),

Opening Shots: The Brewers get a Brewer (11:45), Joey Chestnut towers over Kobayashi (13:00), and Mondo jumps higher (16:10), Stephen F Austin goes to town (17:27)

The Flight: FPL Week 3 (22:00), The White Sox going all in for D4 Glory (29:00), Pitchers Not Pitching (31:30), Jon Woodard Relief Pitcher of the Week and a long reliever sighting (33:30), The Whipsnakes (35:45), Millwall and new face (36:45),

Sports Roundup: College Football (41:00),  Drunk Uncle Cupcake of the Week (46:00), The Craziness of the US Open (49:30), the Astounding Scottie Scheffler (54:55), Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn (57:00), the 50/50 club (59:00), D4 49ers update (1:01:49),

Last Call: Angel Reese's rebounds (1:06:00), and taking a misguided trot (1:11:45)

Intro and Opening Shots: D4 Pick 'Em Contest (2:30), Drinks of the Day (3:45), Baseball Heaven is Empty (7:50), Lamar Jackson gets released and Trey Lance goes full Peterman (10:23)

D4 Business: FPL Update (12:15), White Sox Watch (14:55), Jon Woodard RPoW (17:05), Danny Jansen sets a new record (19:00), Millwall's early struggles (20:10)

NFL Preview:

• Top Team Predictions: (22:00)
  • NFC: Division Winners (23:00), Wild Cards (26:20), Dark Horses (30:35), Cellar (34:15)

Last Call: Florida State Fan's questionable bets (1:27:45), Just too fat to fly (1:29:10)

Intro: Celebrating Symmetry (:30), Drinks of the Day (7:15)

Opening Shots: UK Beer Wars (10:50), Heckling tennis players (16:45), Tennis doping scandals (19:45)

D4 Business: White Sox Going Full D4 (24:00), D4 Ahead of the Game (27:55), Baseball's big problem (30:25) Jon Woodard Relief Pitcher of the Week (32:45), Waterdogs Done, Whipsnakes move on (34:45), Millwall's rocky start (35:45), and FPL week 1 update (37:00)

Sports Roundup: The NFL not suspending the criminals (43:35), Minshew Mania and NFL QBs (45:05), First QB Benched in 2024 (50:00), Tom Brady's Top 5 QBs (52:10), NFL Trivia (55:30)

Last Call: QR Codes in College Football (1:00:00), Stealing Sand (1:04:10), The beautiful smell of Mayonnaise (1:05:15)

This week Don and Dustin welcome a special guest, Ade Odusanya, to the pod! Don't miss it...

Intro: Opening Pour (:30), Drinks of the Day - and how to collect rainwater (4:20)

Opening Shots: Curry's big Olympics (8:35) World champions? (10:30), Randy Johnson and modern pitching (13:05)

D4 Business: Games and Contests (20:30), Millwall season opener (22:30), Waterdogs and Whipsnakes (24:30), White Sox Watch and Modern Baseball (25:40), Jon Woodard RPoW (28:05)

Special Guest: Ade Odusanya - Jiu Jitsu Champion! (30:05), Ade's explanation of Jiu Jitsu (34:10), In the European Championship… (38:05), Ade the fighter (45:45), Ade's drinks of choice and fighting escapades (48:15)

D4 Olympic Experience: Passing the Torch to LA with Snoop Dogg (55:40), Final reactions and reflections (58:40), The travails of Javelin throwers custom bronze medals (1:01:30), Breaking… being Breaking (1:04:00), and Modern Pentathlon (1:11:10), the worst event in the Olympics (1:14:10)

Last Call: Keep your tee time with Tiger (1:17:00), and going nuts for world records (1:20:30) 

Intro - Hitchhiking our way through the summer, The craziest Olympic event (4:00), Drinks of the Day (6:40) - with zero taste (9:15),

Opening Shots - Avoiding trash talk (12:50), best sponsorships in the Olympics (15:00), drinking before work! (18:50)

D4 Business -  Snakes over Dogs (22:30), Millwall season opener (24:20), White Sox Update (26:00), Pitchers sorta pitching (28:00), Modern baseball and the Jon Woodard Relief Pitcher of the Week (33:15)

Sports Roundup - NFL training camp and preseason injuries (35:45), the right approach to NFL preseason (37:45)

D4 Olympic Experience - The Race Walk and other Olympic highlights (43:00), Dustin's top moment of the Olympics (48:00), Results in Dustin's D4 sports - rowing, shooting, handball & wrestling (54:00), Winning the Meme Olympics (57:20), Don updates on swords and bikes (1:01:55)

Last Call - Golf and the Military (1:09:00), More than one LeBron (1:11:45), Sneaking out of the Olympic Village (1:12:45), Dustin's metric system encounter (1:15:00), Pins to win (1:16:55)

This week Don and Dustin look at Snoop Dogg, Flava Flav, and Olympic coverage, Keyshawn or KD?, "Man's Man" complete games, 15 pitchers in one game, Charging Whipsnakes, D4 Whiskey Bottles, Asian shooting dominance, stiff uniforms, and the confused Koreas. Plus, Jake Bates getting his shot, Jordan Love rolling in the cash, and Youth carrying the day at the Olympics.

Intro - Olympic excitement (2:00), Drinks of the Day (7:00)

Opening Shots - Shots fired (12:50), Getting paid for Gold and Public Enemies (17:45)

D4 Business - D4 Premiere League Cup (23:45), MLB and Pitchers not Pitching (26:05), Modern Baseball exemplified (33:00), Jon Woodard Relief Pitcher of the Week (36:30), Waterdogs and Whipsnakes (37:15), Millwall over 'Murica and D4 swag options (38:45)

D4 Olympic Experience - Early medal updates and highlights with shooting, fencing and other curiosities (43:15), memorable moments (52:30)

Sports Roundup  - NFL Training camp injuries (58:00), QBs - paying and hoping (1:00:15)

Last Call - Young at heart Table Tennis (1:04:45), Basketball and Beach Volleyball (1:07:00), hybrid sports and switching teams (1:10:00)

Olympic Hopefuls with an Understated Flamboyance

This week we tackle the mysterious origins of the martini, featuring hibiscus and liquid radiance, we get back on the practice field in the NFL, and explore moral victories for the Waterdogs and Real 'Murica,  and the death of the long reliever. Our Olympic preview wraps up with favorite Olympic memories and our recommendations for the IOC, crying during sports, jumping over 7-footers, and the Winter Olympics get some love. And we wrap up with Nuno Borges, Xander Schauffle, the WNBA's new TV rights deal, David Blaine's Olympic opportunity and Korfball, flag bearer ideas, and Reverend Dustin closes it out - speaking of joints!

Intro - Drinks and Cocktail of the day (4:00)

Opening Shots - Security Practice Sessions (9:55), Lamar putting in the time (12:00), All mentors are not created equal (14:00)

D4 Business - Upcoming Contests and Games (18:00), PLL and Millwall friendlies (19:50), MLB - still not pitching (21:40), the ascendance of the relievers (26:45)

D4 Olympic Experience - Roundup and watch plans (35:17), D4 greatest Olympic memories (41:15), Don misses an Olympic year (46:30)

Sports Roundup - Nadal playing where? (57:45), Paydays in golf and sports TV contracts (1:00:30), Flexing our F1 chops (1:03:25), NFL holdouts (1:04:30)

Last Call - Discontinued Olympic sports (1:06:50), Canadians using technology in sports (1:09:45), Dustin's decade of ordination (1:11:50)

Intro - A gift for D4 (:30), Summer Sports (4:00), Drinks of the Day (10:15)

Opening Shots - Golfers with Energy (17:15), Football in the Mall (19:00)

D4 Business - A's fan watch (22:00), PLL All-Stars (24:00), Millwall friendlies (25:15), Pitchers not pitching (26:10), Jon Woodard relief pitcher of the week (29:45)

D4 Olympic Experience - Dustin Wrestles the World (31:25) - and Don steals Dustin's Thunder (34:55), the easiest Olympic sport? (43:00)

Sports Roundup - Contests and Swag (52:00), NFL coming back and Connect 4 (53:30), MLB at the break (1:00:45), Wimbledon roundup (1:07:30), WNBA and the "Get Along Shirts" (1:13:00)

Last Call - The Real UT (1:16:45), Choose your finger (1:18:00), Babydog (1:19:30), a Beer-crushing moment (1:21:08)