Peanuts & Popcorn

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the MLB trade deadline has come and gone, we’ll look at the winners and the losers. Terry Francona vacates the manager’s chair in Cleveland citing health reasons and Joey Votto is getting hot. Anthony Rizzo pays immediate dividends for the Yankees, and Santiago Espinal reminds of us Kevin Mitchell. We’ll break down Olympic Baseball and their use of a ball that could solve a lot of headaches on this side of the Pacific Ocean. The Cubs and Sox play pattycake our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:16 mark on La Vie en Rose.  Next week: Nine Queens.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Cleveland Indians are now the Guardians…of second place in the AL Central. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic maps out some possible trades; we’ll predict which ones are the most likely. A shooting takes place outside of Nationals Park forcing fans and players to take cover. Taijuan Walker makes one of the worst on-field blunders in over thirty years. Broadcaster, Thom Brennaman, attempts to resurrect his career starting at the Prep level. Monessan, Pennsylvania honors the great Josh Gibson and we learn more lurid details from the Zobrist divorce.  We’ll get local with the Cubs and Sox and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 52:50 mark on Whit Stillman's,  Metropolitan Next Week: La Vie En Rose

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the All-Star Break has come and gone, we’ll break down the highlights. Ichiro Suzuki is remembered by the men who played with him. Commissioner, Rob Manfred, says the league will do away with some of the COVID rule changes in 2022 and he keeping mum on the possible new voting laws in Texas. Trevor Bauer and Starlin Castro are placed on administrative leave, Tom and I will talk about why. Ronald Acuña Jr. blows out his knee forcing the Braves to trade for Joc Pederson and the Baltimore Orioles will be the first team to have an all-woman broadcast team. We’ll get local with the Cubs and Sox and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 52:20 mark on the first summer blockbuster of all time, Jaws.  Next Week: Metropolitan

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Commissioner thinks the foreign substances ban is succeeding, while MLB games look more like a TSA checkpoint. Kyle Schwarber is doing well after leaving the Cubs. Is he a player that may be traded before the deadline? The Negro League Baseball Museum is 101 years old and is celebrating with a fact, per day. The Orioles debut an old rookie and an Atlanta musician has a crush on Ronald Acuña Jr. The entire Cubs pitching staff combines to no hit the Dodgers and the Sox are reeling. Our our Popcorn discussion begins at the 46:28 mark as we discuss the Francis Ford Coppola classic, Godfather II  Next: Jaws

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the foreign substances purge begins. At what point will MLB appear they know what they are doing? Garret Cole wants the baseball to “Talk to us”, while Joe Posnanski takes the long-term view. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. can do something that no one else has ever done and Shohei Othani will anchor the only home run derby that we may actually watch. We’ll talk about the Cubs and Sox. Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 55:40 mark as we discuss the John Ford/John Wayne classic, The Searchers. Next Week: Godfather II

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, USA Today's Bob Nightengale identifies the players most likely to be traded and the teams most likely to trade for them at the deadline. Foreign substances. Who are using them and what are they using? Jacob deGrom has three different ERA titles to shoot for. Derek Jeter will have to wait to be inducted into the HOF, and we’ll ask the tough questions: Do bigger bases beget better baseball? The Cubs and Sox are on top of their respective divisions and no once can quite understand why. Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 52:14 mark, as we break down the Spike Lee joint, Get on the Bus  Next Week: The Searchers 

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, is your favorite player on the IL? You can take comfort in the fact that injuries are up around the league. Bob Brenly will be joining Thom Brennerman on the broadcaster bench while the SF Giants recognize Gay Pride. The Astros are good again and it’s creating a problem and Montana Fouts does something that hasn’t been done since 1912. The All-Star ballot has been released, so where does Kris Bryant play? The Cleveland Baseball team is close to picking a name and we will look back on the career of Mike Marshall. We’ll talk about the Cubs and Sox and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 51:10 mark, as we discuss the Sidney Lumet classic, 12 Angry Men.  Next Week: Get on the Bus

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, veteran umpire, Joe West sets the record for most games arbitrated on the South Side of Chicago. Javy Baéz runs wild on the bases in Pittsburgh while Germain Marquez needs only 62 pitches to complete a game. A Cuban Olympian defects to the USA while the Mickey Calloway era ends in Anaheim before it gets started. The Cubs and Sox are hot and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 54:50 mark as we review the classic, Roadhouse.  Next Week: 12 Angry Men

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, two more no-hitters, but MLB still won’t stop pitchers from applying foreign substances to the ball. Felipe Vazquez is found guilty of sexual assault and we'll examine the most disappointing teams in baseball this season. We’ll go rapid fire on the Kevin Pillar beaning, CC Sabbathia playing softball and Fernando Tatis doing yoga.  The Cubs and Sox have a successful midweek series, but Tony La Russa seems to think it is all about him. And finally our Popcorn discussion begins at the 48:33 mark as we review the Orson Welles classic, "Touch of Evil".  Next Week: "Roadhouse".

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, infection rates fall and teams are allowing more fans in the door. We’ll examine some of the larger, existential issues related to the game we love. The Athletic’s Jayson Stark is weird and wild, and we love it. What is the right way to show a Hall of Fame ballplayer the door? The Oakland Athletics have been allowed to consider relocation and Rob Manfred is just sooo hard to like. We’ll have the week that was for the Cubs and Sox and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:18 mark as we review Mel Brooks, "The Producers".  Next Week: "Touch of Evil".