Peanuts & Popcorn

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the immortal Willie Mays turns 90. The Year of the Pitcher continues as John Means and Wade Miley toss no-hitters in the same week while Yankee fans express their anger to the Houston Trashtos. The World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers are struggling mightily while King Albert is designated for assignment.  We’ll talk about a wild week for the Cubs and the Sox and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:08 mark as we review Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show. Next Week: The Producers.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, how did the San Francisco Giants manage to get into first place? We’ll look back on the career of Brian Jordan and the Colorado Rockies make a change in the front office. Roberto Alomar is placed on the ineligible list for sexual misconduct and Shohei Othani reminds us all of Babe Ruth. We’ll talk Cubs and White Sox and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:15 mark as we discuss Eugene Brady's, The Nephew.  Next Week: The Last Picture Show

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Oakland A’s are hot. So are pitchers, Corbin Burns and Jacob deGrom. The Duneiden Blue Jays are 9-11, are they baseball’s next great team? The Dodgers and the Padres show just how interesting the NL West can be. A National’s fan gets a shot at redemption and we look back on a big day in the Tatis family. We will break down and eventful week in Chicago baseball and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 51:25 mark and we discuss our picks for the Oscars. Next Week: The Nephew.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, MLB is using the Southern League for some experimental rule changes, and Leo suggests a reform that may merit testing. An Atlanta-area public school honors the late Hank Aaron and a former Negro-League stadium will undergo a restoration. We look back on the phenomenon that was “Fernandomania”.  We talk about how Bernie Madoff with a lot of Mets Money that they may need for upcoming sexual harassment lawsuits.  We'll have the latest on a rather dull week in Chicago baseball apart from one amazing Sox story.  Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 49:31 mark we review the last in our series of 2021 Oscar nominees, The Trial of the Chicago 7.  Next Week: Our picks for the Oscars 

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we predict the 2021 post-season award winners. The San Diego Padres get some bad news and some good news. We talk about unknown players setting the world on fire and Nolan Arenado has his first big Busch Stadium moment. Shohei Otani has a historic day against the White Sox and Ichiro Suzuki crashes the Dodgers ring ceremony.  David Wells gives us some insight into his character.  We’ll break down the week that was for the Cubs and the Sox, and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 52:38 mark with the Best Picture nominee, Promising Young Woman.  Next Week: The Trial of the Chicago 7. 

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, MLB takes a stand on an important political issue. We react to a very strange Opening Day along with the rest of the action from around the league. The Mets make Frankie Lindor a very rich man. Eno Harris from the Athletic makes some bold predictions for the season that sound a lot like some of ours, only better researched. We’ll talk about how the Cubs and the Sox did in their opening series, we discuss the maturation of the Marquee Network. Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 51:30 mark with the Best Picture nominee, Nomadland.  Next Week: Promising Young Woman

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we make our predictions for the new season, and we look back to when Randy Johnson killed a bird. MLB hitters will be allowed to use video again this season while pitchers will be banned from using foreign substances. Batman is back in baseball with the Orioles, and Gio Gonzalez decides to call it a career. There’s lots to talk about with the Cubs and the Sox. Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 48:30 mark with the Best Picture nominee, Minari.  Next Week: Best Picture nominee, Nomadland.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, as this may be the last year ever where pitchers hit, Jayson Stark tells us some things to watch out for. An article in 538.com breaks down the impact of Negro League stats to the official MLB statistical record. Joe Maddon says that deadening the baseball would be better than banning the shift. The Mets and Yankees will have fans in the stands for the home opener and apparently someone had been living at the old Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia for years. We’ll have the latest news for the Sox and the Cubs drug bust and Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 42:26 mark and we review the John Ford classic, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.  Next Week: Best Picture nominee, Minari.

This week on Peanuts & Popcorn, we kickoff the 5th season of the podcast with Ernie Harwell reciting the Voice of the Turtle.  The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2021 will be…the Class of 2020, as the writers failed to elect a single player. Curt Schilling, in his penultimate year of eligibility, asks to be removed from the ballot. The New York Mets need to make changes in HR while rule changes will be tested throughout the minor leagues. Johnny Damon catches a DUI, in spite of his political leanings. We’ll have all that plus the latest developments in the White Sox and Cubs camps. Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:46 mark and we review the Tom Hanks movie, News of the World.  Next Week: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

This week on our special mid-season hot-stove edition of Peanuts and Popcorn, Henry Aaron passes… as well as Don Sutton and Tommy LaSorda.  Que descansen en paz. The Miami Marlins choose their new GM and the Cleveland Indians announce their intention to change their offensive nickname. Are pitchers cheating to gain a competitive edge? We look at the remaining big free agents. All that plus the hot stove is fired up for the White Sox and the Cubs.  This week our Popcorn segment begins at the 58:53 mark and our discussion is on the Charlie Brooker film: Death to 2020.