Peanuts & Popcorn

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we give our reactions to the playoffs so far.  Freddy Freeman likes to treat first base as his own front porch while Luis Rojas and Jayce Tingler pay the price for their teams failures. Two players from the permanently ineligible list are in the news this week, one dead, one alive. We’ll talk about the Cubs and the Sox and our Popcorn discussion is at the 54:28 mark, and we talk about the movie that made Albert Finney a star, Tom Jones.  Next Week: The Milagro Beanfield War

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, post-season chaos is the rule as four teams vie for two playoff spots. We’ll talk about who deserves post-season hardware and we’ll answer burning questions for playoff contending teams.  Marcus Semien is setting records while Devin Williams finds himself sitting out of the playoffs. We’ll talk about how the Cubs might try to improve for next season and how the Sox are getting ready to play the Astr(*cks). Our Popcorn discussion is at the 52:49 mark, as we discuss the Paul Mazursky film, Enemies a Love Story. Next Week: Tom Jones.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, with only a week remaining in the 2021 regular season---two games separate the Giants and Dodgers. The Cardinals flutter their way into the post-season with 14 straight wins. The Home Run leaderboard is unlike any we’ve ever seen. We’ll talk about what it’s like to work with Bob Uecker. We’ll discuss whether baseball should retire Roberto Clemente’s #21 across MLB. The Braves, Max Fried, throws a second Maddux and baseball has a new pick-off king. We’ll talk about the Cubs as well as the AL Central Division champion, Chicago White Sox and our Popcorn discussion is at the 50:57 mark as we review the Bill Forsyth 1983 classic, Local Hero.  Next week: Enemies, A Love Story

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, MLB now requires all non-playing personnel to get the COVID-19 vaccine for the playoffs. We’ll talk about a whether or not a 15-second pitch clock can work at the Major League level. Leo has not taken his family to a game this season, part of the reason is that it costs too much money. The St. Louis Cardinals are in the hunt for a wild card berth and Vladimir Guerrero has a chance to win the triple crown. Ryan Braun retires. We’ll have the Cubs and the Sox and our Popcorn discussion is at the 49:37 mark as we discuss the Burt Lancaster classic, The Swimmer.  Next Week: Local Hero

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we discuss how baseball helped bring us back to a sense of normalcy. The Hall of Fame class of 2020 finally gets their induction, a year later. The New York Yankees are circling the drain and Yadier Molina will get a farewell tour in 2022. Johnny Bench caught COVID, but is recovering, while Trevor Bauer will not be back this season. We have the Cubs and White Sox, and our Popcorn discussion at the 53:45 mark is on Francois Truffaut's film, The 400 Blows. Next Week: The Swimmer.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, Jayson Stark gets weird and wild with Shohei Ohtani and we discuss remaining 2021 goals for Major League teams. MLB’s collective bargaining proposal could be  a lot better and Javy Baez is condemned and redeemed in the same week. Anti-vaxxers are making it tough for their teams and in the broadcast booth. We’ll have the week that was for the Cubs and the Sox and our “Popcorn” is at the 54:11 mark on the Alan Rudolph film, Choose Me. Next Week: The 400 Blows

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Padres lose a 16-inning affair to the Dodgers and then fire their pitching coach. The Baltimore Orioles are one of the worst teams of all time while the Giants refuse to be knocked down. Christian Yelich is heating up and the Brewers look unstoppable. We’ll talk about girls playing catcher and no-hitters in the Little League World Series. Miguel Cabrera finally hit his 500th. We’ll talk Cubs and Sox in the Crosstown Classic and at the 44:45 mark, our Popcorn discussion is on the Martin Scorsese film, Mean Streets.  Next Week: Choose Me

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, Tiger Nation mourns the loss of Bill Freehan and we look back on the sacrifices made by Curt Flood. Joe Pepitone wants his bat back, and Atlanta’s, Max Fried, pitches a “Maddux”. Trevor Bauer’s lawyer has tough questions for his accuser, while MLB extends his leave of absence. Jack Morris gets a time out and Felipe Vazquez is sentenced to prison. We’ll talk Cubs and Sox and at the 58:50 mark, our Popcorn discussion is on Lawrence Kasdan’s Body Heat.  Next week: Mean Streets.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, baseball comes to Iowa as the Yankees and the White Sox face off in a corn field. We discuss the relevance of “Field of Dreams” in 2021. The Orioles’ Chris Davis, finally retires, and Miguel Cabrera should not be too far behind. Trevor Bauer has issues and a former batboy alleges Omar Vizquel sexually harassed him. We’ll talk about Sod Poodles, Yard Goats and Trash Pandas, the Cubs and White Sox and at the 47:25 mark, our Popcorn discussion is on the Alfred Hitchcock classic, Vertigo. Next week: Body Heat.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we break down the individual divisional races and we'll examine the NY Times prediction of a World Series preview. Jayson Stark brought to light some oddities about the recent trade activity. JR Richard passes away and we’ll talk about baseball on the radio. Ramon Laureano is suspended for steroid use and minor league ballplayers are still living in squalor. In Tokyo, Eddie Alvarez is going to do something no American Olympic athlete has ever done. The White Sox go to Wrigley Field to face a diminished version of the Northside Nine and at the 54:01 mark, our Popcorn segment, we are discussing the Argentine crime thriller: Nine Queens.  Next week: Vertigo