Dump On The Ump

Fuck feeling sorry for the Dodgers; Gerrit Cole is the Donald Trump of MLB; Yankees-Astros is the ALCS only Rob Manfred could love; I hated Josh Naylor before it was cool to hate Josh Naylor.

Sam and Joel review the Division Series and look forward to the Championship Series! We're all getting on the Phillies bandwagon now; the Mets managed to botch their 101-win season; can the Mariners stave off elimination? (no); and Joel feels the pain of Chicago Bears fans.

Sam and Joel are back to talk postseason baseball! Our White Sox and Red Sox suck, but the Mariners are back in the playoffs. The NY Mets may end up being a 100-win wild card team. Tony La Russa announces his retirement. Aaron Judge gets home run 62. And also: Lake Talk! We talk lakes! All kinds of lakes!

Queen Elizabeth has died, and we think that that should trigger a Game of Thrones style battle for the English throne! Also in sports news: Also, the US Open concludes, and we're ready for a changing of the guard. Tony La Russa continues to be absent from the Chicago White Sox. Also: Hot take: Liam Neeson needs to stop convincing old guys that they can do anything they want.

Supervillain Rob Manfred is back, imposing new rules designed to make baseball fans as miserable as he is. Also in this episode: We watch Minor League Baseball and middle school baseball; Tony La Russa was worse than even we thought; Sam gives a U.S. Open update; and Rings of Power > Game of Thrones.

We. are all aboard the Mariners bandwagon! The White Sox and the Red Sox are toast. Jon Gruden will always have a job. Julio Rodriguez got a massive contract. Serena Williams is going for her last dance.

Both the White Sox and the Red Sox have been terribly embarrassing recently, so let's talk about that. Also: WTF is going on with this Fernando Tatis Jr. suspension? And: Whatever you do, don't give a 21-year old $300 million.

Sam and Joel are back to talk about the latest baseball news on the eve of the trade deadline. The Boston Red Sox swap out their catcher, the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Diego Padres swap closers, and the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros load up. Also: Where will Juan Soto land? The NFL shames itself again in its dealing with Deshaun Watson, and Joel talks about his trip to see the Chicago White Sox in Denver.

MLB All-Star Game ... The AL owns the NL again ... Julio Rodriguez makes his name known ... Aaron Judge wants out of New York ... lets all play Quadball

Joel goes to a game in San Francisco and meets some friends ... should the White Sox fire Menechino ... Boston is just sending their AAA pitchers out there ... rooting for the lesser of two evils at Wimbledon