The Sandwich Corner

On this week's DITCOW NBA Report, Chris and Dave recap what became an exciting finish at the 2020 NBA All Star Game using the new "Elam Ending" system featuring an untimed fourth quarter that uses a set "Target Score" that the winning team has to reach.  The new format turned a runaway game for team Giannis into a single possession game, and eventual win for Team LeBron in the host city of Chicago.  Later, we catch up on other trade deadline news we missed between last week and this one, plus our second half predictions for the NBA: do the Pelicans make a run to the playoffs?  Who will be in the running for the tank-a-thon, and much more.

It's our 2020 DITCOW Oscars Preview with A Couple Quickies, Umberto's Clam House, and Dave.  We'll cover all the big awards up for grabs, a very good crop of Best Picture nominees, the Best Actor award for which Joaquin Phoenix is a huge favorite, Best Actress and Supporting Role nominations, plus all our predictions for the big show coming up from Hollywood.

This week on the DITCOW "NBA Report," Chris and Dave chat about the latest NBA Trade News and Rumors.  The Rockets, Timberwolves, Hawks, and Nuggets completed a four-team trade that sent Clint Capela to Atlanta and Robert Covington to Houston, among other players.  In addition, D'Angelo Russell, Kevin Love, and Andre Iguodala all have been featured in various potential trades, some denied, some unconfirmed.  We also chat about the Knicks' dismissal of GM Steve Mills and the continued trainwreck within their organization.  Lastly, some potential trade ideas from Chris and Dave - what various contenders could do to improve at the deadline on Thursday, February 6th.

Tom in VA joins Dave for our latest Super Bowl Prop Bets show. This year we run down our favorite prop bets for Super Bowl LIV from Miami.    The usual props are in play such as coin toss, anthem props, and scoring props, plus we check out this year's unusual non-sport related props and some other surprises from the big game.

Part 2 of our Super Bowl Week 2020 coverage begins with added coverage of the KC/SF game matchup with our friend Coach Andrew Jacobsen digging into how the game could be won by either the Chiefs or 49ers.  We also cover the rapid rise of the 49ers from 4-12 a year ago to Super Bowl bound in 2019/20. Later, we segue into the historical context of Super Bowl LIV and Miami's long legacy of hosting Super Bowls, going all the way back to Super Bowl III in which the New York Jets shocked the world by beating the heavily favored Baltimore Colts.  We'll share some of our personal favorite Miami Super Bowls over the years.

John in CT joins Dave to preview Super Bowl LIV between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs.  We look at what could be a great offensive display and what each team brings to the table on defense.  We'll see where the advantages are for either side, cover the potential for KC Coach Andy Reid to finally get his championship, and look at the journey both teams made to get to the Super Bowl.  Will the pressure get to either QB Patrick Mahomes for KC or QB Jimmy Garoppolo for SF?  That and more on our comprehensive Super Bowl matchup preview.

On this DITCOW special, we share our thoughts and feelings on the horrific tragedy that took the lives Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, baseball coach John Altobelli, members of his family, and others on a helicopter headed toward the Newbury Park area.  Dave presents his perspective on one of the true greats in NBA history, and who he matured into as a man, his love of family, his many interests, and his indelible impact on the City of Los Angeles.  Though not a perfect person, Kobe imparted strong work ethic, a commitment to winning, and a thirst for knowledge and success.   We share why this will not soon be forgotten.  We hope to have our "NBA Report" co-host Chris in GA join us for this unofrtunately timed retrospective of a fascinating, remarkable life and the lives of others in the helicopter crash.   Later, a look at how the NBA has responded thus far.

Gerry and Ari are back for this year's MLB Offseason Show.  The dominant topic for 2020 was the massive penalties for the Astros following MLB's investigation of their sign stealing in 2017.  Both the G.M. and Manager were suspended one year, followed by the Astros firing both persons outright.  The crew dig into why this was such a black mark for baseball, and how the suspensions were appropriate punishment, then speculate as to whether MLB should have gone even further with player punishments.  Afterwards, we get into collateral damage from the scandal: the Red Sox and Mets firing their respective managers Alex Cora and Carlos Beltran.  After that, we get into the numerous big transactions so far from the offseason.  Cole signs a giant contract to pitch for the Yankees, Rendon gets a pretty sizable contract to play third base for the Angels, and other big names move to new teams on a much better offeason than the 2019 offseason one year earlier.

On this week's DITCOW "NBA Report" podcast, Chris and Dave look at a number of excellent MLK Jr. Day performances, highlighted by Damian Lillard's new career high 61 points in a thrilling OT win over the Warriors.   Plus we check out the Celtics thumping of the Lakers on the same night, an update on Zion's NBA Debut, plus Dave asks: are certain NBA teams' chemistry issues underrated, overrated, or rated?

Kevin on the Cape, now in mainland Massachussetts, returns to DITCOW for our newest Random Q's show.  This time, we look forward to the new decade and update the audience on Junkie's family life, Dave's quest to see more movies, some commentary on the massive Astros Cheating Scandal, then your Random Questions as submitted through Twitter to @ditcow .