Grading the World

Tabletop PONG, Florida Men, the death of amateurism, and the curses of the New York Jets and New York media.

Darryl is loving San Diego, Matt wants college athletes to get a proper education, and Joe wants it to happen in a year; plus Derek Chauvin and COVID vaccination policy.

You'll get every permutation of two-on-ones in this episode: Joe and Matt sharing Darryl stories, Matt and Darryl finding Joe's sore spots, and Joe and Darryl finally agreeing on a point.

Mendy Rudolph, video game Nick Anderson, two Don Mattinglys, and Pumpsie Green #3.

While Darryl waits for his immunity to kick in so he can get back in the classroom, we welcome special guest Emily Niemann for a frank and revealing look at her experience as a member of the 2005 national championship Baylor team, and living on a campus that had written policies hostile to LGBTQIA students.

Special guest Aisha Rodney, a nurse and former college basketball player, joins us with harrowing tales from the COVID front lines and the NCAA transfer portal. Bonus: Matt's hoop dreams

Baker is back from ninja gymnastics for a talk about the NBA All-Star game, revisionist Kobe Bryant history, disgusting things coming out of Oklahoma, and the best and worst of Fenway Park. Bonus: Pumpsie Green reference

While our Matt is busy with ninja gymnastics, we welcome Matt Vautour of masslive.com for a talk about how to improve some sports by fine-tuning how they are played and how to completely ruin others by the same method.

Commissioner Matt has seen the light and is back, this time to punish lousy owners.

The gents are joined by special guests Aida O'Brien and Yoomi Park for an educational discussion about how to fit transgender/non-conforming athletes into systems built from obsolete notions of gender.