You Don't Know Jack

We are officially in the holiday season the turkey is in the oven, Episode 20 is hot of the press and here for your ears and help you walk off the BIG meal.

We talk sports and the lack of a decent football game on Thanksgiving day, little bit of Maryland Politics and we pay tribute to two greats in their field Ted Troxell and Deigo Maradona

We wish everyone a very and safe Happy Thanksgiving!

Western Maryland is on fire with a record number of new COVID-19 cases, Wile we like being #1 in athletics this is not a record we would like to keep. Once again the leadership in Annapolis has failed again to take charge with aide to the outpost, and just recently offered free testing reveling how awful our numbers really are.

Not to worry we talk about sports in the episode too, OSU and MD, The game that did not happen much like our lost episode 18... Kim Ng becoming the first female GM for the Marlins and the star crossed Ravens in their bid to win another game.

Stay safe everyone, wear a mask, and wash your hands!

While this week is filled with uncertainty we are here to provide you with a little bit of comfort... we are thrilled at the turnout to Vote this year even if you had to wait in long lines, cast your ballot by mail, or drop them in an official ballot box. One thing we know for sure that this country is far more divided and we all need to work together to remember we have more similarities than differences and kindness should be our guiding principal.

We have the gang all back together... and then we called Leo Mazzone to kick off this great episode. We discussed the dreadful game six pitching decision from Cash that cost Tampa Bay the World Series... and should cost him his job. Analytics be dammed... zeros and ones will NEVER be able to duplicate years of instinct, coaching knowledge.

Leo has great insight as always and regals us with stories we feel privileged to record, and produce for you to hear. The best part of the this whole episode... his bid to become MLB commissioner... to bring back day games, and no more seven inning double headers among other excellent ideas.

We hope you are enjoy this episode and it brings you a tiny bit of joy in a stressful time.

Baseball has crowned a new champ, and we have several months until pitchers and catchers report for spring training(feb.16)... still that little glimmer makes the painful reality that baseball is over a little easier to swallow.

Something that is not so easy to understand is BIG10 and their decision to start playing. This mostly politically charged decision has lead to the the inevitable COVID-19 outbreak this week of Wisconsin's football team and cancellation of their game against Nebraska. Proving that this is something that you can not wave a magic wand and make disappear, on a professional or collegiate level.

NFL proved to be enjoyable to watch with. the Steelers beating the Titans and upholding their undefeated status going into the much anticipated matchup with the Baltimore Ravens. This will be a hard fought game on Sunday at 1:00 and will reflect the cities grit that they represent.

Locally we our surrounding counties are holding football games and as we have been since day one of sports, we are hoping for the best but are very much reserved on Podcast Hill that this is a good idea, when out COVID-19 numbers are increasing by double digits daily.

Mike and Lydia take the reigns on this weeks episode while Matt was exercising his right to vote by waiting in line for about 1.5 hours to get the task accomplished and obtaining the well coveted sticker.

We covered a lot of ground in this weeks episode but the most important message.... VOTE!!

Make a plan. Help people get to the polls. Find a ballot box. Discuss voting with your friends and family and VOTE VOTE VOTE

With the World Series kicking off this week, we begrudgingly congratulate Matt on his correct prediction, with the Dodgers and Tampa. With Mookie Betts playing at his best, the Red Sox might have started another curse 100 years after trading the Big Bambino.

Another Curse... the Big-10 returning this weekend with Maryland taking on a tough season, kicking it off with a game Northwestern. As always we are all predicting the worst with wins, keeping the team healthy, etc... We are all hoping for the best but expecting the worst.

Ty Johnson is the light spot in this episode of curses, he had a wonderful game, his first on the field for the NY Jets gaining 42 yards total, making it a stand out performance in an otherwise depressing game.

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It is hard to believe that we have hit 13 episodes, we are very lucky that you continue to listen to us rant and rave about our take on sports local and national. This episode is no exception, we discuss NBA finals, MLB playoffs, and the NFL season. It is with great sadness that each week we seem to do another in memorium to another sports great that has been recruited by the man upstairs. For more insight be sure to check out @mikeburkeMDT's latest columnhttps://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/16419137

We have jumped in feet first with our own Twitter handle, so follow up there for all of the latest and greatest @JackYDK

We have our first remote guest and boy did we swing for the fences. Leo Mazzone is joining us for a fantastic podcast discussing this crazy 60 game baseball season. How some changes are good, strategy is still king and throwing the heat does not a great pitcher make.

Another local starting his professional career Ty Johnson has moved to the Jets after being released from the Lions.

To say we all had fun on this episode us an understatement. Leo will be back hopefully for a great World Series Discussion.

We cover some ground this week discussing #NFLthetvshow, the Titans contracting COVID-19 and postponing the Steelers game indefinitely, it will be interesting to see how the NFL handles a situation that will surely be arising again. The Ravens laid a nice little egg on Monday night and then we will all be watching the Ravens and the Washington to see how that will all shake out.

NBA is currently playing the Finals between the scrappy Miami Heat and the Iconic Lakers. Matt and Mike say the either in 6 Lydia is hoping for 7.

MLB is having an 8 game bonanza for the playoffs, a full day of baseball is everyones dream, but it is A LOT of games. There could be some upsets and surprises as always.

High School Sports- Maryland has decided that Garrett and Allegany County will be allowed to play fall sports. It is yet to be determined what the schedule might look like.

October 27th might be the start date.

In this weeks episode, we hit double digits and discuss two great people who left us this past week. RBG was a woman who was all about leveling the playing field and ensuring that equal rights were at the forefront of her trailblazing law career. An avid O's fan RBG made it possible for women have the same opportunities to play sports, buy a car, a house and have credit independent of a man.

Gayle Sayers another giant in his field, is best summed up in Mike Burkes second article of the week which can be found HERE

We as alway wax poetic on the sports world with the injuries of the NFL and what the definition of a "bubble" to help out the MLB execute it correctly.

We kick off this weeks episode talking about the surprise reversal of Big 10 football in a few weeks. There will be eight games in the regular season. We have to say we did not see this comings since football will be the only Big 10 sport to have a season.

Switching to the NFL, they have finally decided to embrace social justice issues in a bid to still be relevant and lets face it, help their bottom line. Our local teams all won their first game back, with the Ravens creating Mo's Rows 575 cardboard cut outs of Maryland's own Mo Gabba.

In keeping with the #NFL the tv show... Mike Burke has written his first column for YDKJ, it can be found here in the podcast feed and on our Facebook page!

The NBA in their bubbles and are firmly in play-off mode, which means excellent basketball for all of us!

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