Why Yes, We're Friends

Brendon and Ronnie are flipping the calendar from March to April by talking about everything from college basketball's Final Four to MLB's Opening Weekend. Along the way, the fellas ask if Jaden Ivey is OK, have positive thoughts about the introduction of ABS, and go through the 19-year history of the Giants's Opening Day Left Field Curse.. Brendon recommends everyone play more catch, tells an amazing story of a young ballplayer's journey after being hit by a pitch, and believes his longest disc throws may be behind him. Ronnie went to see the Savannah Bananas live, does a Way-Too-Early check-in on their fantasy team win totals, and hated the Netflix-ication of the Opening Day Game.

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Brendon and Ronnie are watching baseball movies over on the Why Yes, We're Friends Patreon. For the first month of Popcorn & Pop Flies, they took in a viewing of Penny Marshall's 1992 hit A League Of Their Own. Starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, and so many amazing women smoothly running actual baseball drills for B-Roll. The fellas give the facts, their histories, and then a lengthy summary. (It wouldn't be a movie podcast if the episode wasn't longer than the actual film, right?)

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Brendon and Ronnie are ready for the marathon of the 162-game MLB season to get going! They pick a team from each league that the podcast will keep an eye on for the season and then pick the drinks for each new MLB manager as they walk into the Why Yes, We're Friends Bar. They even squeeze in some sumo wrestling. Along the way, the fellas get very nerdy in deciding HOW they'll pick their teams, make a new game from a previous episode's topic, and get all "Only 90s Kids will remember" by bringing up collect calling. Brendon showed up hungry to the episode and thinks Warren Schaeffer looks like a tobacco-chewing Calliou. Ronnie is going to a live Bananaball game and once received a free Adios MFer while sitting with his mother.

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Brendon and Ronnie are fresh off the World Baseball Classic Final and saying goodbye to the tournament as a whole. Then, the two go through the results of the China Grand Prix in F1 before taking on the unenviable task of picking their winners for the March Madness Men's Basketball tournament. Along the way the fellas continue to pitch ideas to improve the WBC, break down the USA's performance, and admire a very good impression of Tucker Carlson. Brendon puts a name on Mark DeRosa's mental lapses during the WBC and tells the tale of his most memorable March Madness bracket. Ronnie recalls a family barbeque where Good Times star Jimmie Walker showed up and once thought that corn was involved with corned beef.

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Brendon and Ronnie prove again that there are no slow news weeks in sports. (And they recorded BEFORE the USA/Italy WBC shocker!) Join them as they sift through the results of F1's Australian Grand Prix, the NHL's trade deadline, the NFL's recent roster shake-ups, and World Baseball Classic's chaotic round robin. Along the way, the fellas give the Australia F1 track a nickname, go through the NFL's top earners, and wish the World Baseball Classic were a little longer. Brendon says "I told you so" about Mercedes' 2026 F1 cars, and makes a case for why Las Vegas might not adopt the A's as a hometown team. Ronnie reports why L.A. Kings mascot Bailey immediately had a problem with Artemi Panarin, and sees a shuffling of mediocre QBs among the NFL's mediocre teams on the horizon.

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Brendon and Ronnie are back with another tier ranking list! This time, they go through all of the F1 liveries ahead of the season starting in Australia. Before that, they talk about the WWE debut of Danhausen and check in with the NHL standings after the Olympic Break. Along the way, the fellas talk about whether or not anyone can stop the Avalanche and wonder if the Mercedes car used to look cooler. Brendon watched some Bananaball recently and loves the nostalgia hit from the Ferrari cars. Ronnie believes the WWE is hoarding talent without plans for them and he really likes the colors scheme of the New Jersey Devils.

F1 Liveries via Silverstone

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Brendon and Ronnie say arrivederci to the Winter Olympics by celebrating the historic gold medals won by both the U.S. Women's and Men's hockey teams. Then the fellas kick off the beginning of the World Baseball Classic by doing a tier list of the cap logos for each team. Along the way the fellas wonder if the divine intervention of Johnny Hockey pushed the U.S. Men's team over the edge, ask if the U.S. need a new World Baseball Classic team logo, and try to manipulate the announcer's curse. Brendon reports on jersey numbers for his Little League team and loves lower case letters. Ronnie explains the beauty of a hockey fight and thinks the Australia logo looks like one for the Athletics, but in Space!

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Brendon and Ronnie continue to watch as much Olympics as possible. Meanwhile they don't watch the NBA All-Star Game at all. In the second half, the two toe the line between the optimism of Spring Training and the pessimism of MLB's looming labor talks. Along the way, the two find perspective in this crazy world through the Lunar New Year, try to figure out how pumps help with the aerodynamics of skiing, and try to pinpoint when the NBA All-Star Game stopped meaning something. Brendon thinks Monobob is a funny Olympic event name, worked out once that Barry Zito used to make $10k a pitch, and gives an amazing Costco Hot Dog hack. Ronnie is loving that former Devils announcer Bill Spaulding is at the Olympics, blames LeBron James for his waning Lakers fandom, and addresses the rumors that Blake Snell is the weakest guy at the Dodgers' Spring Training camp.

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Brendon and Ronnie are enjoying themselves through the first week of the Olympics, with the Mixed Curling event being a highlight. They are also reveling in the week where pitchers and catchers report to start MLB's Spring Training by looking at every team's over/unders for wins. Along the way, the fellas discuss Lindsey Vonn's tragic end to her Olympic games, wonder if Klint Kubiak would call his hiring to be the Raiders's Head Coach a demotion, shower a lot of love on MLB Network's Big Inning. Brendon is using a Field of Dreams for his Little League practices, tells a positive sports gambling story, and hates MLB's de-emphasis on intra-divisional games. Ronnie is a professional who values Brendon's time, is amazed to have seen a backflip in competitive Olympic Figure Skating, and says a nice things about the Giants.

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Brendon and Ronnie are excited for the lighting of the Olympic torch in Milano Cortina! However, first they have to talk about the results of the Royal Rumble and the upcoming Big Football Game for the NFL. Along the way, the fellas wonder about Groundhog's Day and global warming, think having to call the Super Bowl other nicknames is stupid, and claim Curling the Baseball of Winter Sports. Brendon is back for another season of Little League coaching, drops a Sol Snatcher's worth of admiration for Sol Ruca, and low-key loves all of the Skiing events. Ronnie explains his theory for the lack of surprises in the Royal Rumble, likely makes another ill-fated six-pack bet, and low-key loves the Biathalon.

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