Mudville

Baseball's notorious rivals went head-to-head this weekend and we brought on Sox fan Toney Brown to discuss the unwatchable series and dive deep into both franchises. Anthony Volpe is struggling mightily and Triston Casas is too. We discuss Toney's history as a cinephile and his favorite NYC rep theaters, including the Roxy, where he just went in blind to see a movie that's been on Nolan's mind a lot lately: Lars von Trier's Dogville. We try to unpack the new trend of Brand Cinema, and finish with the Oakland Athletics' electric reverse boycott. SELL THE TEAM!

California ownership makes a fool of itself in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco. Elly De La Cruz is on the cusp of the majors and the Guardians face some tough decisions. Taika Waititi buries his own legacy so the rest of us won't do it for him. Nolan and Brody make convoluted jokes about The Beatles, predict their first trade of the season, and vaguely discuss the ending of Barry. Brody defends Ted Lasso from guidance counselor allegations.

Get ready to meet the man of the hour: Motern Media's very own Boston Johnny! We discuss Farley & Roxburgh's newest film, as well as the cinematic event of the baseball season: a loose squirrel in Yankee Stadium. Studio execs only get more shameless, The Dodgers whiffed big time, and some young outfielders are turning heads.

A double feature of new releases from the Always Sunny gang brings us to the theater. It's a big week for Canada as we discuss the Yankees visit to Toronto and Matt Johnson latest film Blackberry, alongside Charlie Day's directorial debut Fool's Paradise. Bryce Berg joins the studio to talk about a couple of fun movies and possibly dig up Yogi Berra's buried treasure.

Brody's been sautéing his brain in WFAN radio and the Michael Kay Show. The Yankees and Mets have hit some turbulence, the Cardinals are blowing it, and the Astros haven't turned it on just yet. Nolan spills his drink.

We attended SNY director John DeMarsico's "Baseball is Cinema" event on Saturday and loved it. The WGA is on strike (Solidarity!) and we're cooking up some ideas for the slop trough. The Oakland Athletics are authoritarian fascists and the Yankees are limping their way into a comatose state. The Rays still don't lose. Follow us on Twitter! @mudvillepod (Brody is @Bordguy23; Nolan is @stuckinthecoil)

It's been a wild week for baseball and da movies and for all the corporate ghouls sucking the life out of one or both of those industries. We're back discussing the Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas, the Russo Brothers' AI hellscape of a future, and speculate why Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger, and Max Muncy all went on the paternity list in the span of a week. Follow us on Twitter! @mudvillepod (Nolan is @stuckinthecoil and Brody is @Bordguy23)

We have a very special episode this week as Zac Beck from the Dynasty Dugout and Nick Chalmers from Prospect Sauce join to advocate for points leagues in the fantasy baseball community and discuss Beck's upcoming article, "The Case for Points Leagues." (Conversation begins at 20:55) The guys debate Mike Francesa and discuss the recent slew of prospect call-ups. Follow our guests @Upper_Beck and @ProspectSauce, and follow us @mudvillepod!