Dump On The Ump

Sam and Joel are back to ostensibly talk baseball! We eulogize Dolly Parton, and speculate on what her passing might mean for the Tennessee economy. Do you sleep with your socks on or your socks off? The Chicago White Sox have been struggling lately, but maintain their lead on a (bad) AL Central. The Boston Red Sox have a key series coming up against the Yankees in the Bronx. And more billionaires behaving badly, with San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York arrested in Ohio for soliciting prostitution.

Tennis' U.S. Open has been destroyed by social media influencers, and by the wealthy people who follow them; the Chicago White Sox keep coming up short in their big games; the playoff race in the American League tightens; don't come to the Crosstown Classic unless you come ready to fight; Mark Walter sells the Los Angeles Lakers; Pete Crow-Armstrong is the ugliest man in baseball.

The Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays played one of the stupidest plays ever; are the Chicago White Sox players a bunch of nerds?; Boston's latest winning streak catapults them into contention; the playoff race in the AL Central tightens; the New York Yankees mortgage away their future to private equity.

Sam and Joel are back to talk all things sports; the World Cup is here, and we analyze every aspect of it, from the Uzbekistan choice in hat wear to how to pronounce the word "Czechia"; Sam talks about the Boston Red Sox and how he is ready for them to tear it all down and start over again; Joel talks about the Chicago White Sox and how they have been an emotional roller coaster; plus: Is AI coming for your team's manager's job? Count the fingers!

Sam and Joel give their hot takes on the NBA Finals, and how New York City has Knicks Fever! Also: Should the San Antonio Spurs fire their coach? The World Cup begins this week. Meanwhile, the young players for the Chicago White Sox keep hitting home runs, but it looks like the Boston Red Sox might be sellers at the trade deadline.

We move into the penultimate round of our regional food bracket with the Final Four: New York Pizza, Maine Lobster Roll, Memphis Pulled Pork, and Kansas City Spare Ribs! Plus: Thomas describes the joys of umpiring little league baseball; the Boston Red Sox fire everyone in a "Red Wedding"-style massacre, and Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby checks himself into rehab for his gambling addiction!

Sam and Joel move ahead with their Tournament of American Regional Foods! Chicago Style Hot Dog v. New York Style Pizza! Memphis Pulled Pork v. Buffalo Hot Wings! Also: Mayor Mamdani curse the New York Mets; the Boston Red Sox continue to struggle; Munetaki Murakami is slugging for the White Sox!

We complete the first round of the Savory Sixteen, with Pulled Pork, Louisiana Gumbo, Buffalo Wings, Cincinnati Chili, and more! Plus: The Page Six Dianna Russini scandal is not a scandal; Noah Schultz makes his big league debut for the White Sox; and Joel went to a Cubs game at Wrigley!

Joel, Sam, and Thomas are here to talk about America's best foods: Maine Lobster Roll or Maryland Steamed Crabs? Mission Style Burritos or Santa Fe Style Cheeseburgers? Get hungry for this episode! Also: NCAA Women's basketball; are the Red Sox bad?; White Sox: Win by bunting!

Joel and Sam are back with all your sports headlines and hottakes! ABS is such a stupid system that only Rob Manfred could have come up with it; the Illinois Illini are in the Final Four, but will their fans be allowed to drink?; the Democratic Republic of the Congo qualifies for the World Cup; and both the Red Sox and the White Sox are really bad right now!