Peanuts & Popcorn

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, home runs are way down. We ask why. Umpire, Angel Hernandez, has another bad day behind the plate and Kyle Schwarber lets him know about it. Trevor Bauer will be sitting for the next two years and Miguel Cabrera joins an elite club. We will talk Chicago baseball and In our Popcorn segment at the 32:54 mark, our Movie of the Week is Bullets Over Broadway  Next week: The Outfit

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we give a crunch of the nut to Rachel Balkovik, the first female manager of a professional baseball team. We run down some of the more dramatic highlights around the league including the Cubs and White Sox. In our Popcorn segment at the 38:02 mark, our Movie of the Week is Under the Volcano, directed by John Huston.  Next week:  Bullets Over Broadway

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, all these years and it’s only just now that we find out second base was in the wrong place the whole time! The 2022 season will see umpires mic'd up and  announcing their decisions and reversals, while Nippon Baseball finds creative ways to present their product. Albert Pujols is back with the Cardinals and Jacob deGrom’s injury may sink the Mets chances this season. We make our predictions for the 2022 season and we will talk Cubs and Sox.  Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 36:12 mark as we muse on the fallout from the latest Oscars fiasco. Our movie of the week: Under the Same Moon.  Next Week: Under the Volcano-

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, with MLB camps open for business, most free agents have been spoken for, but we’ll take a look at some of the players who “ahem”, still might be able to help a club. Seiyu Suzuki makes his Spring debut for the Cubs, while the White Sox force their best starting pitcher to endure an arbitration hearing for less than $500,000.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, Carlos Correa shocks the world and signs with the Twins for $35 million a year. In other news of the 1%, Chicago Cubs owner teams up with an Illinois billionaire to attempt to purchase the Chelsea football club.  Our popcorn talk begins at 28:00 and it's on the Academy Award nominated, Coda.  Next week is Oscar night and we'll discuss all of the Best Picture nominees.

This week on the Spring Training edition of Peanuts and Popcorn, the lockout is over. The owners and the player’s association have FINALLY agreed to a deal that will allow for the 2022 season to begin. With the new labor deal comes new free-agent signings. Tom and I will break down what you can expect this season including some of the new rule changes.  The Baseball Writers Association elects David Ortiz to the Hall of Fame, but Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens fail to win induction. We’ll talk about the Cubs and the Sox . Our Popcorn discussion begins at 46:17 with our discussion on the Academy Award nominated: West Side Story.  Next Week: CODA

This week on a special Hot Stove edition of Peanuts and Popcorn, Major League Baseball make slow progress on their collective bargaining. We react to the recent transactions that happened BEFORE the lockout began and we give our votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame, if someone would ever give us a ballot. Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:12 mark with our review of what looks to be a surefire Oscar nominee, Belfast.  Next show will be in March and our film discussed will be Steven Spielberg's West Side Story

This week on on the 2021’s final installment of Peanuts and Popcorn, the World Series is over and the Atlanta Braves are the last team standing. We’ll discuss the contributions of Jorge Soler and Brian Snitker. The Astros have committed to Dusty Baker for 2022.  Buster Posey hangs up his catchers mask, we ask if he is a Hall of Famer? The players offer a proposal to the owners; what will happen next this offseason? We’ll talk about free agents the Cubs and Sox should be targeting and in our Popcorn discussion begins at the 54:17 mark with our final movie of 2021: John Sayles' Lone Star.  Next Film to start 2022: Belfast.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the World Series moves to Atlanta where the discussion turns to collective bargaining, the Tomahawk Chop and the legacy of Hank Aaron.  Meanwhile, the Braves lead 3 games to 1.  Mr. October is helping Jose Altuve and the MLBPA recognizes the efforts of two Baltimore Orioles. We'll also catch up on what the Cubs and Sox need to do to get closer to the brass ring. Finally, our popcorn discussion begins at the 50:42 mark and it is on the Frank Capra classic, It Happened One Night.  Next Week: Lone Star.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, after a week-long sabbatical, Tom and Leo are back to break down the playoffs. We’ll discuss the demise of the Brewers, Giants, Rays, Red Sox and the Dodgers. We lament the passing of Ray Fosse and the Cardinals fire Mike Schildt. We’ll talk about the Cubs and the Sox and our Popcorn discussion is at the 50:25 mark, on Robert Redford's The Milagro Beanfield War.  Next Week: It Happened One Night