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It's no secret that the folks at RTG? understand pandering, and no fan of RTG? internalizes that more than returning friend of the show and Graphics Extraordinaire Mike Canter. In Making Memories, Canter gives Diaz a book report (02:18); Diaz recounts the year's biggest wiffle ball game (05:41); Xavier painstakingly records the unwritten rules of a different bat-and-ball sport (12:49); and James gets depressed until something pumps them back up (18:45). The comes the main event, when Canter reveals a rare species of bird: a joint Sixers/Orioles legend (23:10).

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There's a whole lot to keep track of this week - heck, just in Making Memories, we have the labor rights warrior Bryce Harper (03:18); the continued aquatic excellence of Katie Ledecky (07:14); and the joy of sharing baseball with kids even during the misery of the trade deadline (10:56). It would be understandable to need some help keeping score at home, and luckily that's where this week's guest comes in: Liz Thompson od Diamond Scorecard Designs.

The Guy-bunal kicks things off by talking to Liz about how she came to be not just an advocate for scoring baseball games but a purveyor of custom designs (15:44) - all before she takes some time to nominate a Guy for the Hall, the very largest of Zs (31:06).

Be sure to check out Diamond Scorecard Designs and to follow Liz on bluesky.

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It's time for a well-traveled episode. First up, in Making Memories: Xavier browses through a wide world of tabs (01:47); Diaz catches everyone up on some interference (08:02); and James speeds through some insight into the Tour de France (15:38). Then, it's time for the Guy-bunal to welcome one of the sports world's foremost Roads Scholars: Rodger Sherman.

After some introductions to Rodger's fandoms (25:26) and a new game called "Trump the Crowd Size" (41:39), the stage is set for Rodger's Guy: a fondly-remembered Knick who definitely isn't Rolando Blackman (57:04).

Be sure to keep up with Rodger via his newsletter and on BlueSky.

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Buckle up RTG? fans, cause it's time for change. No change to Making Memories this week: Xavier is still horsing around (02:20); Diaz is using a new marathon runner he discovered for motivation (07:13); and James is talking about Argentinian polo horse clones (09:40). Just normal, every-week stuff.

But then, this season finale features a brand-new, unprecedented segment: Liti-Guy-tion! (17:02)

First the Guy-bunal gives a nod to some Gamebreaking Guys who didn't make the cut for this season (18:26), before turning to three Guys who did make the cut for induction: the season's most literal and least nerdy Gamebreaking Guy (25:52); one whose flop became a hit (32:43); and one who broke the glass finish line (39:13). That's three, but will the class size stop there when it's time for induction into the Hall of Guy? (44:20)

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Let's make one thing clear: there is no nerd shit in the episode. There's no nerd shit when they're talking about pre-professional soccer (02:04); nothing nerdy about Japanese horse racing anime girl games (07:04); certainly nothing nerdy regarding Northwestern athletics (11:21) or the new RTG? trivia game "Backyard Fakeball" (17:00); and most of all there is absolutely zero nerd shit during Diaz's presentation of our final Gamebreaking Guy from the world of Zelda speedrunning (20:25).

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Time for yet another heaping helping of Guys as the Guy-bunal reconvenes to discuss further breaking of games. This week's hors d'oeuvres in Making Memories include: Diaz fêting some female athletes in Nap Town and Philly (02:35); Xavier transitioning to calling out some cowards (06:34); and James talking about the past weekend's second biggest food competition (12:33). Then, for the main course, James threatens everybody with a good time talking about a dual-threat (18:08).

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It's time to enter the homestretch of the Guy-bunal's Gamebreakers for this season. First up, a Making Memories that includes: the Beast of Africa (01:39); gambling on minors in the minors (06:44); and a brand new game called "Knueppel or K-nope-l?" (18:56). Then, it's this week's presentation featuring a Guy who broke a glass ceiling that someone had just left by the finish line of a race (26:09)? Who would do that??

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This week the Guy-bunal saves the pre-game festivities for the main course. First up in Making Memories: James asks if you "Souvenez de ce Type (Inconnu)?" (1:24); Diaz makes sure that everyone is still feeling the Blues (5:19); and Xavier pays homage to a Guy who is no longer home on the Range(rs) (11:51). Then, when it's time for another Gamebreaking Guy, Diaz talks about one who shot from the hip and took a stand by staying seated (17:13). 

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Go watch the Lachlan Morton documentaries The Divide and The Great Southern Country.

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aka White Guys CAN Jump, because there's a lot Making Memories for the Guy-bunal this week including: Diaz figuring out the ontologically correct draft choice for the Philadelphia 76ers (2:14); Xavier going cuckoo for Coco Gauff (10:20); and James with a brand new game called "Contractual Obli-Guy-tions" (12:32) - BUT, once it's time to zoom in on this week's Gamebreaking Guy, it's all about a Guy who leapt into the track-and-field history books without breaking so much as a flopsweat (19:19).

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The Guy-bunal continues to have a smashing time discussing games being broken this season. First off in Making Memories, Xavier throws some dirt on one postseason run that ended (1:29), as well as one that was at least still going at the time of recording (5:39); James takes the crew through the spin cycle with a recap of a Giro-ic effort (10:09); and Diaz tells everybody about why he's feeling Blue (24:01).

Then, Xavier takes the reins this week as a certain game is forever changed when an earthbound athlete takes one small jump for a man but one giant leap for Guy kind (29:02).

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