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Sports are great, but sometimes the stories outside of the game are even better than the game itself. Our intrepid host dives into the wide, wide world of sporting hijinks, with expert amateur analysi... more
FAQs about Surreal Sports Stories:How many episodes does Surreal Sports Stories have?The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.
August 13, 2024Bash at the Beach 2000, part 3What happens when you let someone go into business for themselves? Whether it's in the wrestling business or regular business, it's usually a beautiful disaster. In this episode, join our intrepid host as he sifts through the fallout of WCW's infamous Bash at the Beach 2000 PPV....more29minPlay
August 08, 2024Bash at the Beach 2000, part 2The wild ride that is Bash at the Beach 2000 continues! In this episode, join our intrepid host as he parses through some of the cattiest "he said, he said" arguments you've ever heard, as well as the shocking conclusion to the show....more27minPlay
July 30, 2024Bash at the Beach 2000, part 1Ever been a part of a disastrous group project where no one can agree on anything and the stakes are higher than they have any right to be? Those aren't fun times, but this set of episodes might provide some catharsis! Join our intrepid host as he dives into one of professional wrestling's weirdest, pettiest, ego trips: Bash at the Beach 2000. ...more30minPlay
July 23, 2024The Other Curse, Part 2In this episode, our intrepid host does a breakdown of the most compelling evidence suggesting the 1918 Chicago Cubs threw the World Series, and comes away with a surprising conclusion....more28minPlay
July 18, 2024The Other CurseThe 1919 Chicago White Sox are rightfully considered a disgrace to baseball for conspiring with gamblers to throw the World Series. But should they be the only ones called out? In this episode, our intrepid host dives into a conspiracy that features the Sox having some unlikely company from their neighbors to the north......more32minPlay
June 04, 2024An NBA "Kidnapping"If you've ever had a flakey friend, this is the episode for you. Our intrepid host dives into the NBA free agency window of 2015, when a little kerfuffle led to barricaded houses, tweets about chicken wings, and a billionaire (allegedly) driving around Houston in a manic panic. Surreal Sports Stories is on Patreon! Find us at www.Patreon.com/SurrealSportsPod...more29minPlay
April 16, 2024Omerta, Part 3: "The Aftermath"It has been more than 20 years since Todd Bertuzzi's hit on Steve Moore. In the conclusion to this series, our intrepid host dives into the aftermath of the hit, how it affected Bertuzzi, Moore, and the NHL itself...and picks a fight (in a sense) with someone who has forgotten more about hockey than he will ever know....more30minPlay
April 09, 2024Omerta, Part 2: "Blood on the Ice"The bad blood continues between the Colorado Avalanche and the Vancouver Canucks, all stemming from Colorado's Steve Moore and his questionable hit on Vancouver's Markus Naslund. Though the NHL has seemingly staved off serious trouble, the "code" of honor must be satisfied. Our intrepid host dives into the events leading up to and during March 8, 2004, one of the darkest days in the history of hockey.Video link to the hit on Steve Moore (Trigger Warning: The following link contains footage of a violent incident in a professional hockey game involving physical harm to a player. Viewer discretion is advised, as the content may be distressing or triggering for some individuals.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yxMbWlnWV8...more26minPlay
April 02, 2024Omerta, Part 1: "A History of Violence"Honor. Loyalty. Respect. Every sport has some sort of "code" that follows these pillars of sportsmanship, but few sports have it down to a science the way hockey does: specifically, through fighting. But what happens when the mix of honor and violence that is a hallmark of hockey becomes dangerous?Our intrepid host goes all the way back to 2004, and dives into a moment where the code of honor and hockey's penchant for pugilism clashed and created one of the sport's darkest scandals.Video of the hit referenced in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhnptY29ZZM...more27minPlay
February 27, 2024The BIGGEST At-Bat of All TIMEIn this episode, our intrepid host dives into one of the most famous at-bats in the history of baseball: one that took place during a doubleheader on August 19, 1951, between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns. It was big. Seriously. The title isn't exaggerating or sarcasm....more38minPlay
FAQs about Surreal Sports Stories:How many episodes does Surreal Sports Stories have?The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.