Zane's calling in from a hostel kitchen in Tokyo and Nico's posted up at Gino the Righty's place in California, but somehow they still pulled off the wildest PicklePod yet.

This week: the New Jersey Fives win their third straight MLP event and take over first place in the standings, the league's first-ever four-team trade reshuffles the Chicago Slice and St. Louis Shock, and the guys break down the Casey Diamond/Grayson Goldin injured reserve controversy that's got every GM in the league fired up. Oh, and we finally talk about the scoreboard that collapsed on Brooklyn's Rachel Rohrabacher mid-match — and why MLP's statement on it might have made things worse.

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0:00 Intro

5:30 MLP NYC recap

9:33 Which team falls to the 5-seed?

11:46 Ranchers stating their case

18:14 The Mid-Season Tourney = Soccer’s FA Cup

20:51 The Hogs surprise upset

24:10 The first 4 team trade in MLP history

30:10 Nico the Insider gets almost gets it right

37:23 Should teenagers be allowed to be pros?

42:35 The Royals IR scheme + hated teams

45:41 Power ranking MLP most hated teams50:19 MLP Scoreboard falls on Rachel Rohrabacher57:22 Continental draft

1:03:17 Guess my DUPR

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