The World Baseball Classic has been an incredible event, and the Marlins finally have fans showing up to their ballparks. Nate and Matty are live at Jimmy's Place in Maryland Heights until 2 PM CT every Friday.

It's a special time of year! Nate and Matty are out at Jimmy's Place in Maryland Heights shooting the breeze about March Madness! Kick back, relax and let's have fun.

Aaron Rodgers has put himself in a position to be criticized by being an outspoken individual who confronts controversy rather than rejecting it. However, the media seems to have had their mind made up about Aaron Rodgers a bit too prematurely as their coverage of him lately seems to just recite played-out talking points.

Jordan Binnington was getting rough and rowdy on the ice last night, and it was a delight to see. Broadcasting during March Madness games is challenging, especially when Virginia lost in the fashion they did.

Dylan Carlson was once thought to be a must-have piece of this Cardinals that could only be expended in return for a player of the ilk of a Mike Trout or Juan Soto. Now, we're not even sure he's a starter for the St. Louis Cardinals. Mizzou has achieved far more in Dennis Gates' first season than anyone would've thought in the preseason, but a loss to POWERHOUSE Utah State would probably leave a bad taste in the mouths of Tigers fans.

Nate gives credit to Cole for his clever joke that he delivered when put on the spot earlier in the week on Hot Take Central. However, Cole tries to continue his hot streak and FLOPS MIGHTILY. Conundrum is the word of the day following an article that was written in the Post-Dispatch.

We have a new Thursday tradition here on High Noon! Joe Davis is going to be joining the conversation every Thursday turn turn this triangle into a roundtable discussion. College basketball rules the day here in the sports radio realm. Nate's Vegas trip fell through because one of his friends had the whip cracked on him.

Illinois begins their March Madness quest with a matchup against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday. Brad Sturdy from IlliniGuys and IlliniGuys.com joins us to give us some intel ahead of the game.

Tim Baysinger covers the business side of the sports media for Axios, and he's been paying close attention to what's been happening with Diamond, the parent company of Bally's. The viewing experience for Major League Baseball could be a bit helter skelter this season, and Tim tries to offer a little bit of clarity to the situation.

SEMO's stay in the NCAA tournament was brief but memorable. Pitt and Mississippi State followed the opening act with an incredible game of their own. What are some teams that might be worth putting some money on in the opening round of the tournament?