The Grueling Truth

Kyle and Kevin finally get to discuss Miami's first game of the season! The Florida GAYTORS !

This is definitely is a podcast about baseball, but with Britton gone, who's here to keep this thing under control? This week:

Guys are hurt.
Bryce Harper is cool again.
Briefly live-podcasting the Jays/Mariners game.
A rant against absurd stadium foods!
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The 3-3 road trip was acceptable, but there is a lot to clean up.

Update on Mets Math with 19 of 25 at home.

The big story isn't Alonso - we all knew he would come around - it's the emergence of Amed Rosario.

Since July 1st he's a top-10 offensive SS in baseball. Top three in runs created.

Rosario's defense has improved and if his performance is sustainable you have five core offensive players for next season.

The bullpen situation requires Callaway to just go with who he has and hopes for the best. It makes 7-innings from the starters imperative.

As the Major League Baseball season reaches 6 weeks remaining, injuries continue to push teams to the brink of potential disaster.

The Philadelphia Phillies continue to struggle for playoff position and received rough news this week when SP Jake Arrieta and RP David Robertson both saw their seasons ends and Robertson will miss all of 2020 recovering from Tommy John surgery. Is this the nail in the Phillies' 2019 season?

Rookie of the Year candidate Fernando Tatis Jr. goes on the Injured List with a back injury that will likely keep him out for the rest of the season. Are the Padres making the right decision to not bring him back during the 2019 campaign?

The Boston Red Sox have placed Chris Sale and his sub .500 record on the IL with elbow inflammation. The biggest concern is that Chris Sale will meet with Dr. James Andrews in Florida whose name has become synonymous in baseball with Tommy John surgery. What could the ramifications be for the Red Sox long term success?

Finally, if you have not yet heard of Aristides Aquino the guys will introduce you to him and talk about his record-setting debut in the big leagues.

All that and plenty more this week on Out of Left Field.

One of the sport's premier referees grew up in New York's "Hell's Kitchen" neighborhood, learned from Joe Cortez, Rudy Battle, Tony Perez, Tony Orlando, and Frank Capuchino, and officiated some of the biggest fights of modern times: Pernell Whitaker-Felix Trinidad, Naseem Hamed-Kevin Kelly, Arturo Gatti-Ivan Robinson II, Bernard Hopkins-Antonio Tarver, Miguel Cotto-Shane Mosley, and last year's Canelo-Golovkin rematch.
Benjy Esteves has a million stories, and shares a lot of them during this in-depth, 45-minute interview on this week's show.
Before our conversation with this New Jersey Boxing Hall of Famer, we get our weekly update on the UK's scintillating boxing scene from British correspondent Paul McLaughlin.
And expert analysts Rizwaan Zahid and John J. Raspanti give their inimitable insight on Kovalev-Yarde (with Canelo awaiting the winner), Golovkin-Derevyanchenko, Saunders' decision to dump Frank Warren for Eddie Hearn, how much leverage Andy Ruiz Jr. truly holds over Hearn and Anthony Joshua, the future of Vergil Ortiz in the welterweight division, and the legendary career of the late, great Jose Napoles.

Host Sean Dulaney picks up on the CWA's 1989 warm weather run in Kentucky by taking a deep dive into the matches held at the Owensboro Sportscenter including the Spring under Robert Fuller and late-summer/fall with Jerry Lawler holding the matchmaker's pencil.

This episode begins with Recap from Vergil Oritz Jr.'s KO over Antonio Orozco, Franco/Negrete 3 on DAZN, Huge Upset, & Sosa KO Rhodes on ESPN+! Other Topics For Discussion: Ruiz vs Joshua 2 lands in Saudi Arabia?!? -Regis Prograis pulls out on the WBSS & files for a lawsuit! -Where is Dillian Whyte's "B" Sample? Also, Oscar Rivas's Team files a motion to get the ball rolling on a possible lawsuit. -Billy Joe Saunders signs with Matchroom Sports now DAZN basically has 160 weight class cornered! Plus, More Current Fight News & Rumor Mill Items!

Join Mike Goodpaster for the days sports news. Talking NFL and MLB.

Right now, Drew is wondering if ANYTHING he predicts actually pans out!

This week, we recap our takeaways from Buffalo's win over Indy in the preseason, including Drew's takes on a DT & a pair of RB's he's been a fan of since jump street (sarcasm).

Then we open Chapter 2 of our "AFC East Round-Up" Preseason Series with the only Patriots fan we can stomach, Christian Simonelli! We discuss all of the on field & front office turnover that's gone on over in Bah-ston as well as dissect what their 2019 squad & fortunes might look like as a result.

We close with what we're looking for (or not looking for) on Friday from the Bills in their match-up against the Carolina Panthers!

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On August 1st, Harley Race - the last NWA World Heavyweight Champion to defend that title in Evansville - passed away. On this episode, we look back on his career, that night in March of 1977 as well as the rest of the Memphis loop along with his return to the territory for matches in Memphis that December with Jerry Lawler.