We've got pucks in our pants A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss LAPD's reaction to Dodgers fans celebrating doesn't bode well for the big sports events the city is set to hold; Pitchers indicted in sports gambling scandal; a Narrative Fantasy update; Cooper Flagg learns about losing; transphobic op-ed roils the NWSL; Ovechkin scored 900 goals; and (51:20) we talk to Céspedes Family BBQ co-host Jordan Shusterman about how he picked the Mariners, covering this postseason, and how to occupy our time in the off-season.

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Winning Streak (Torched / Substack)

Bartenders and Innocent Bystanders Tear Gassed, Knocked Over By Horses, And Shot With 'Rubber Bullets' During World Series Night Celebrations (LA Taco)

Hiring Paul DePodesta is a Gamble the Rockies Couldn't Afford to Make (Sports Illustrated)

Indictment of Emmanual Clase and Luis Ortiz (Justice Department)

If Pitches Are Fixed, Baseball is Broken (The Ringer)

MLB, sportsbooks agree to nationwide limit on pitch bets (ESPN)

Sources: Trump wants Commanders' new D.C. stadium named for him (ESPN)

Micah Parsons trade has 'poison pill' blocking future deal to Eagles (ESPN)

Jalen Ramsey is the Steelers' best cornerback. He might be their best safety at the moment, too (CBS Sports)

ESPN Personalities Grapple with Fallout Over Blackout (Front Office Sports)

The Ballad of the Fixed Fight (Sports Politika)

Cooper Flagg coping with Mavericks' woes: 'It's the most I've lost since, I think, ever' (The Athletic)

L.A. soccer stars blast teammate's 'racist and transphobic' op-ed calling for NWSL 'gender standards' (NBC Sports)

Alex Ovechkin continues to make history, becoming first NHL player to score 900 goals (The Athletic)

Jordan Binnington: I didn't intend to keep Alex Ovechkin 900th goal puck (ESPN)

Video of the attempted puck-stealing

Cespedes Family BBQ (Twitter)

Baseball Bar-B-Cast (Apple Podcasts)

Freddie Freeman Shows Up and Shows Out on the Dance Floor (YouTube)

Dodgers' World Series Tell-All with Mookie, Kershaw, Kiké Hernández, Will Smith and More | On Base (YouTube)

How the Mariners' Logan Gilbert and Cal Raleigh developed alongside each other into foundational pieces of the team's success (Yahoo! Sports)

Cal Raleigh and Mookie Betts on 'Big Dumper' Name, Ghosts & Play Guess the Pitcher | On Base, Ep. 26 (YouTube)