Team of Rivals Podcast

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What's Team of Rivals Podcast about?

The Team of Rivals Podcast is a weekly baseball podcast with some pop culture sprinkled in. It's like having a seat at the bar with three idiots who know just enough to be entertaining.

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Team of Rivals Podcast episodes:

06.22.2024
Season 8, Episode 15 – Just Tell the Story
In this week's episode, we mark a momentous day in Team of Rivals history – Elliott was in the room before Ron! We kick things off with some friendly banter about Ron's ongoing tech struggles, Elliott's surprising punctuality, and the...
06.13.2024
Season 8 Bonus Episode – Rooting for 123
In this special bonus episode of the Team of Rivals Podcast, we break from our usual schedule to bring you an in-depth conversation with Pete's friend and Dirty Dirty White Sox Fan, Alex Levine. As both the Cubs and Cardinals...
06.10.2024
Season 8, Episode 14 – Old Man Yells at Clouds
After a two-week hiatus, the Team returns – with a remote call-in by Elliott! – to discuss the miserable state of baseball in the NL Central, the retirement of Angel Hernandez, and more. First up, Ron and Pete tackle the...
05.26.2024
Season 8, Episode 13 – I'm on No Sleep!
In this week's episode, Ron and Pete tackle a whirlwind of topics, all while Pete battles a severe case of sleep deprivation. From managing a thousand kids at the Field Museum and Navy Pier, to the disappointment of a rained-out...
05.20.2024
Season 8, Episode 11 – Saturday in the Park (Happy Star Wars Day!)
In this May the 4th special, the Team of Rivals Podcast takes the celebration outdoors, embracing the beauty of Chicago's spring while diving headfirst into the world of sports and Star Wars. With Elliott MIA once again, Ron and Pete...
05.20.2024
Season 8, Episode 12 – Saturday Morning Punishment
We're all over the map this week – from technology tantrums to the state of the Cardinals, from Kyle Hendricks' decline to the NL Central's predictability. Ron vents about Wirecast woes and flings furniture, while Pete ponders whether it's time...
04.27.2024
Season 8, Episode 10 – Big Timers
Despite some (unsurprising and inevitable) technical hiccups and the absence of our Permanent Occasional Guest Host, Elliott, Ron and Pete take the reins to dissect the highs and lows of the baseball world, from the Cardinals' tenuous position in the...
04.22.2024
Season 8, Episode 9 – White Rats and Saturdays
Happy Holiday to Elliott and all who celebrate! Ron and Pete press on even as the Permanent Occasional Guest Host lives up to his title on a Saturday morning. The founders dissect the latest from the diamond, including the Cardinals'...
04.13.2024
Season 8, Episode 8 – The Only Reason That We're Streaming Is to Annoy Ron
Gear up for another high-octane episode of the Team of Rivals Podcast, because the guys got up early on a Saturday because … well, just because!! Your favorite trio of die-hard baseball enthusiasts dissect the latest twists and turns of...
04.08.2024
Season 8, Episode 7 – Who Do You Hate?
Buckle up, baseball aficionados, as the Team of Rivals Podcast unpacks the latest and greatest (or perhaps the worst) from MLB, including the bombshell that Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers might be the sport's biggest villains. The Cubs, on the...
03.29.2024
Season 8, Episode 6 – Here We Go!
Step up to the plate with the Team of Rivals as they tackle the highs and lows of MLB's opening day. The Cardinals may have had a rough start against the Dodgers, but Ron, Elliott, and Pete aren't losing hope...
03.24.2024
Season 8, Episode 5 – Claiming Stupid
Strap in for a rollercoaster ride as Ron, Elliott, and Pete tackle the elephant in the room amid a sea of MLB chaos. In this episode, we're bypassing the usual banter on injuries and player movements to zone in on...
03.24.2024
Season 8, Episode 3 – No Baseball for Old Men
It's been a month since Ron, Elliott, and Pete have been willing to record, so they try their best to understand why. They discuss Scott Boras finally overplaying his hand, X/Twitter, Rob Manfred, and the new Nike jerseys, but it...
03.24.2024
Season 8, Episode 4 – Baseball Hospice
The title says it all: THE WORST episode in our history, and the bar was already pretty low. (Let's be honest: It's all Pete's fault.) Where has our motivation gone for baseball? Ron, Elliott, and Pete try to figure out...
01.16.2024
Season 8, Episode 2 – Cub Your Enthusiasm!
Cubs' fans inner fire got lit this week, but is that wise? The Cubs guys think so, but Ron throws some shade because he's seen this before (and he's a dick!) Former and current Cardinals pitchers are talking about Wilson...
01.08.2024
Season 8, Episode 1 - A Concert? Really?
The whole Team assembles this week to kick off the start of Season 8! Ron, Elliott, and Pete (with an assist from Ron's son, Braden) cover a lot of territory on this episode. In the midst of a potentially pivotal...
12.30.2023
Season 7, Episode 26 – Joey Bishop
How about a little holiday cheer while you prep for your New Year celebrations? One week before Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers, Ron and Pete jumped on to lament how frozen the market has been because of Shohei Ohtani...
11.26.2023
Season 7, Episode 25 – All Hell Broke Loose!
In a super double secret probation type of way, Jed Hoyer pulled off a doozy right before this year's GM meetings. Nobody saw it coming, not even the "insiders": Craig Counsell is the new manager of the Chicago Cubs. He'll...
10.09.2023
Season 7, Episode 24 – Turn Out the Lights
On the final Thursday of the regular season, Ron and Pete jumped on to discuss the Cubs' collapse and the impending end of the 2023 season. "God does not want us to be in the playoffs this year." And while...
09.24.2023
Season 7, Episode 23 – Face to Face
As the baseball season fizzles out, Ron and Pete get a chance to do a face-to-face show for the first time in five years. Yeah, it was kinda weird … and the Bears suck. They talk about the rapidly-approaching end...
08.28.2023
Season 7, Episode 22 – Don't Forget the Maintenance Agreement!
Team of Rivals on a Sunday?!?! When there's this much news to cover, Ron, Elliott, and Pete just can't wait until Thursday. So here you are, a rare Sunday episode that talks about the big unicorn in the room, a...
08.19.2023
Season 7, Episode 21 – Cult Heroes & Legendary Names
Nine games separate our two clubs, so not much of a rivalry happening right now. The Cubs stay in it while the Cardinals do laps between 12 and 14 games under 500. So, who were the one-hit wonders who had...
08.14.2023
Season 7, Episode 20 – 2015 Vibes?
The Cubs have made an unexpected push and are hot on the heels of the first place Brewers, giving Pete 2015 vibes, but do other Cubs' fans feel the same? Meanwhile, the Cardinals have reclaimed their spot at the bottom...
07.31.2023
Season 7, Episode 19 – Deadline Duy
The Trade Deadline is only 48 hours away, which is the only reason that Ron, Elliott, and Pete would record a podcast on a Sunday night. We recap the Cubs recent surge into playoff contention (and out of deadline selling),...
07.21.2023
Season 7, Episode 18 – The Hamster Wheel
The Team can't decide which fans are in worse shape. Cubs fans? They're not sure which direction their team is headed. Cardinals fans? They're being patient (except on Twitter and Facebook) as ever. Will the Cardinals going to win just...
07.14.2023
Season 7, Episode 17 – Trade Winds Are Blowing
Big news in baseball as the John Mozeliak confirms that, for the first time in three decades, the Cardinals will be sellers at the trade deadline. But who will will be on the block, and will Cardinals Nation miss them...
06.27.2023
Season 7, Episode 16 – Brits and Basebrawl
Stop us if you've heard this before, but Elliott wasn't able to make it this week, so The Streak ends at one. Ron and Pete jump on this week to discuss how little they are looking forward to this weekend's...
06.17.2023
Season 7, Episode 15 – Lowering the Floor
Ron, Elliott, and Pete are back this week to discuss (once again!) just how far the mighty Cardinals have fallen. Have they hit rock bottom, or is there even further to fall? And while Elliott and Pete enjoy the pleasant...
06.17.2023
Season 7 Bonus – STL City SC Talk with Tito!
Finally someone will talk to Ron about football (soccer). He welcomes Tito Rivera (@triveratops) to talk about STL City SC's inaugural season and the impact it has had on the St. Louis community. As big as City has been to...
06.17.2023
Season 7, Episode 14 – What Will the Cardinals Do?
Pete's off gallivanting around Georgia, so Mike "Moose" Stephenson of the Two for Three Podcast joined Ron and Elliott to dicusss this mess at the other end of I-55. Will the Cardinals actually be sellers for the first time in...
06.03.2023
Season 7, Episode 13 – The Cardinals Have Driven Me to This Insanity
Let's start with the fact that The One Who Shall Not Be Named lives up to his title yet again this week. The last time both teams were this terrible was 1997! And with the Permanent Occasional Guest Host unavailable...
05.15.2023
Season 7, Episode 12 – Out at the Plate
Pete wound Ron up and let him go this week, as the Cardinals' Willson Contreras-inspired drama dominated the headlines at both ends of the I-55 Rivalry. Just in time for the Cards to take two of three from the Cubs!...
05.06.2023
Season 7, Episode 11 – This Pitching Staff … Sucks
It's STAR WARS DAY (May the Fourth Be With You), so of course Elliott is out this week. Ron and Pete go Old School anyway, discussing their Star Wars Weekend plans, the Cubs' prospect anticipation (welcome "Never Nervous Mervis" and...
05.01.2023
Season 7, Episode 10 – DRAFT DAY!
It's Draft Day! The one and only thing Ron, Elliott, and Pete have in common is their "foos-ball" team. (Heavy discussion there…) Pete's predictions have been right so far … or have they? The Cardinals have looked terrible so far,...
04.21.2023
Season 7, Episode 9 – 4.20!
Happy 4/20 everyone! All three hosts made it to the show this week, navigating through the haze of smoke, the Cubs' entertaining start, and the Cardinals' failed launch. What else entertained them this week? MadBum's DFA, the Las Vegas A's,...
04.01.2023
Season 7, Episode 8 – Loud Noises!
Ron and Pete are both on the road this week, and Elliott is at the Blackhawks game. But it's Opening Day, so let's record an episode! Of course the Permanent Occasional Guest Host can't be bothered to join, so we...
03.13.2023
Season 7, Episode 7 – Decisions, Decisions
It's Old School Ron and Pete this week, with a couple of surprise appearances! Spring Training is in full swing, and the WBC kicks off. Concerns about the Cardinals pitching staff and questions about young talent on both sides of...
03.02.2023
Season 7, Episode 6 – Forcing the Issue
The Permanent Occasional Guest Host takes a week off, so it's an Old School Reunion. Ron and Pete recap their weekends with talk of St. Louis FC and the Fall of Pompeii. They finally get down to business and talk...
02.24.2023
Season 7, Episode 5 – Fatrick Mahomes
After a month off of the pod, Ron, Elliott, and Pete get back together just in time for the start of Spring Training. They discuss Tim McCarver's passing, Shohei Ohtani's future free agency (and a possible midseason trade?), and the...
01.20.2023
Season 7, Episode 4 – Stubborn
With the conclusion of Cubs Con and Winter Warm-Up, Ron, Elliott, and Pete get together again for a post-conventions review. Are they feeling any more optimistic now that the annual feel-good gatherings have taken place? Does the ZIPS projection for...
01.06.2023
Season 7, Episode 3 – Prestige Value
Ron, Elliott, and Pete kick off the New Year by catching up on the Cubs' free agent activity since our last epsiode. Do they take this seriously, and does Elliott feel better since his mid-December rant? The Cardinals addressed their...
12.18.2022
Season 7, Episode 2 – Mr. Irrelevant
Elliott's back, and he's representing most of Cubs fandom with an opening rant for the ages! After digging into the Cubs' relative inaction this offseason, Ron leads the Team on a discussion of the Cardinals' usual operation: Making one big...
12.09.2022
Season 7, Episode 1 – The 2022 Winter Meetings!
It's one of the best times of the year for baseball fans! (Sorry, Pittsburgh and Kansas City.) The Winter Meetings finally returned to normal, and it was nuts! Unique this year for Cubs and Cardinals fans, but not unheard of...
11.04.2022
Season 6, Episode 32 – A Massive Step Away from All This Crap
Ron and Pete jump on for what is likely the final podcast of the season during Game 5 of the 2022 World Series. With nothing on the line at this point in the playoffs, they turn their attention to what...
10.22.2022
Season 6, Episode 31 – Frank Schwindel Went Out of His Mind
Team of Rivals Assemble! Elliott's back from his self-imposed exile to discuss the quick end to the Cardinals' postseason, the mediocrity of the NL Central, and what the future holds for two teams in flux. The guys also discuss the...
10.07.2022
Season 6, Episode 30 – Most Valuable
Ron and Pete sit down to discuss the relative value of the two newly-minted home run records and why those numbers don't seem as important as they did two decades ago. It's also a bad week to be a former...
09.25.2022
Season 6, Episode 29 – 700!
Pete and Ron get together on a Sunday to talk almost exclusively about Albert Pujols and his milestone 700th HR. They also get to welcome That's a Winner Podcast to GCS. Catch it all at Gateway City Sports. Follow us on Twitter, GETTR, and Instagram. Like...
09.10.2022
Season 6, Episode 28 – Remembering Mark
This week's show was dedicated to Mark Littell, former MLB pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, author, CEO of Nutty Buddy, and all around great man. We'll miss him. Follow us on Twitter, GETTR, and Instagram. Like us on...
09.02.2022
Season 6, Episode 27 – Aren't We All Head Cases?
On the eve of a Labor Day Weekend rivalry series, Ron and Pete get together for a bit of old-school ToR fun. (Elliott was out this week "packing s#!t" with his wife.) Three head cases in the news this week...
08.30.2022
Season 6, Episode 26 – John Overpaid Me
This week's show was more crowded than usual. Ron, Elliott, and Pete were joined by B (in the middle of a fantasy draft) and Eric Haberer, a former AA pitcher for the Springfield Cardinals. DId Jed Hoyer send a message...

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Team of Rivals Podcast episodes:

Season 8, Episode 15 – Just Tell the Story

Season 8 Bonus Episode – Rooting for 123

Season 8, Episode 14 – Old Man Yells at Clouds

Season 8, Episode 13 – I'm on No Sleep!

Season 8, Episode 11 – Saturday in the Park (Happy Star Wars Day!)

Season 8, Episode 12 – Saturday Morning Punishment

Season 8, Episode 10 – Big Timers

Season 8, Episode 9 – White Rats and Saturdays

Season 8, Episode 8 – The Only Reason That We're Streaming Is to Annoy Ron

Season 8, Episode 7 – Who Do You Hate?

Season 8, Episode 6 – Here We Go!

Season 8, Episode 5 – Claiming Stupid

Season 8, Episode 3 – No Baseball for Old Men

Season 8, Episode 4 – Baseball Hospice

Season 8, Episode 2 – Cub Your Enthusiasm!

Season 8, Episode 1 - A Concert? Really?

Season 7, Episode 26 – Joey Bishop

Season 7, Episode 25 – All Hell Broke Loose!

Season 7, Episode 24 – Turn Out the Lights

Season 7, Episode 23 – Face to Face

Season 7, Episode 22 – Don't Forget the Maintenance Agreement!

Season 7, Episode 21 – Cult Heroes & Legendary Names

Season 7, Episode 20 – 2015 Vibes?

Season 7, Episode 19 – Deadline Duy

Season 7, Episode 18 – The Hamster Wheel

Season 7, Episode 17 – Trade Winds Are Blowing

Season 7, Episode 16 – Brits and Basebrawl

Season 7, Episode 15 – Lowering the Floor

Season 7 Bonus – STL City SC Talk with Tito!

Season 7, Episode 14 – What Will the Cardinals Do?

Season 7, Episode 13 – The Cardinals Have Driven Me to This Insanity

Season 7, Episode 12 – Out at the Plate

Season 7, Episode 11 – This Pitching Staff … Sucks

Season 7, Episode 10 – DRAFT DAY!

Season 7, Episode 9 – 4.20!

Season 7, Episode 8 – Loud Noises!

Season 7, Episode 7 – Decisions, Decisions

Season 7, Episode 6 – Forcing the Issue

Season 7, Episode 5 – Fatrick Mahomes

Season 7, Episode 4 – Stubborn

Season 7, Episode 3 – Prestige Value

Season 7, Episode 2 – Mr. Irrelevant

Season 7, Episode 1 – The 2022 Winter Meetings!

Season 6, Episode 32 – A Massive Step Away from All This Crap

Season 6, Episode 31 – Frank Schwindel Went Out of His Mind

Season 6, Episode 30 – Most Valuable

Season 6, Episode 29 – 700!

Season 6, Episode 28 – Remembering Mark

Season 6, Episode 27 – Aren't We All Head Cases?

Season 6, Episode 26 – John Overpaid Me

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