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Join us, Ronnie (a Dodgers fan) and Brendon (a Giants fan), for not another sports podcast! Listen as we discuss finer points of universal communicators: Music, video games, movies, and of course, sports. Myriad subjects, really, mostly demonstrating that we're more alike than different. Choose adhesive over solvents, tape over knives, cash over cards. Why Yes, We're Friends. Thanks for asking!
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Tiers Catalog: City Connection Edition
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Brendon and Ronnie tackle a most important subject: Ranking the MLB's City Connection jersey sets and hats. The fellas talk (at length) about the one-third of the jersey sets before fulfilling a prophecy Brendon put in motion. Along the way, the guys lament that the Athletics don't have a city to connect with, have an existential moment over the ev…
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Brendon and Ronnie celebrate the 19th episode by having Ronnie explain why nineteen is his preferred jersey number. (Along with his two other choices for Coach Brendon... by using math!) Then Ronnie takes over with a discussion of his favorite portrayals of Batman in popular media and why Year One is one of the best jumping-on points. It includes s…
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Brendon and Ronnie cleanse the palate from the previous episode and talk about something more lighthearted -- Bloopers and Blunders in sports! They remember Bill Buckner's gaffe in the 1986 World Series, Mark Sanchez's Butt Fumble, the home run that bounced off of Jose Canseco's head -- and many, many more gaffes in sports. Along the way, they reme…
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Brendon and Ronnie take on the subject of things in media that, without a doubt, make them cry. Spoiler alert: it gets a little real. However, they first avoid the tears by talking about how the 2024 Stanley Cup Final is a no-win situation for Calgary Flames fans and remembering the infamous Malice in the Palace 20 years later. However, when the ti…
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Brendon and Ronnie record on a warm night, however neither were in San Francisco. That doesn't stop them from talking (a lot) about The City. Along the way, they share their excitement over the integration of Negro League stats in MLB and discuss why Southern Californians say "the" before a highway's number. Brendon tells us how he left his heart i…
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Brendon and Ronnie talk about the number one cause of cramped wrists and sore fingers: Pinball. From the youthful ambiance of mall arcades to the loud showroom floors of a pinball festival to the quiet areas of childhood homes with Windows 95 and Space Cadet; these guys LOVE pinball. Brendon shares his vast knowledge of history, machines and develo…
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Brendon and Ronnie talk it up about mascots from... well, everywhere. And they marvel at all of the many things they do. Pull the car over, you're gonna want to see some of these! They go from a pro ballplayer-turned-mascot dancing on dugouts to a chicken man dancing in San Diego to sprinting advertisements defeating drunken Atlanta locals. In the …
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Anhyzer Bush: An Exploration of a Drinking Person's Game
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Brendon and Ronnie tee off about the wonderful recreational sport of Disc Golf! Listen as Brendon gives a short history and offers some help in how to pick discs. Revel in the ways he ties the game to everything from thermodynamics to facing fears. And stay for personal stories like playing a 9-hole course that guided him through the backyards of b…
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Bus Leaving for Anaheim, Azusa, and Co-alinga
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Brendon and Ronnie jaw about the unserious language of baseball lingo, and appreciate the writers and announcers who have shaped it over the years. Then they play a game inspired by the many weird names of California cities. Along the way, Brendon goes deuces wild telling everyone his favorite Vin Scully call, and throws his son figurative and lite…
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Brendon and Ronnie stumble into another 2-parter as they continue talking baseball movies. Brendon finishes out the Kevin Costner Universe of baseball films, weighs in on who the bigger dirtbag coach is between Walter Matthau and Billy Bob Thornton, and asks the hard-hitting questions like, "Who's Clippy?" Ronnie reminds everyone of Angels in the O…
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There's No Crying In Baseball Movies
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Brendon and Ronnie start a conversation about favorite baseball movies, and follow a wide array of tangents along the way. So wide one might describe them as, "Juuuust a bit outside." -- Tales of growing up in a city with minor league baseball, rain delays in Los Angeles, and how the rising generation of WNBA players look scary good. Brendon reveal…
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Brendon and Ronnie have TWO WORDS FOR YOU, and then so, so many more about professional wrestling. Ronnie compares WWE to the Vans Warped Tour, tries to review WrestleMania 40 (but really only talks about four matches), and gets deep about physical storytelling. Brendon gets a crash course in AEW, goes on a James Earl Jones-fueled tangent and teach…
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Brendon and Ronnie cleanse the palette after their previous, nerdy episode. With FOOD! Brendon discusses the challenges involved with cooking for different allergies and diets (often at the same time), Ronnie gets deep talking about food as a love language, and they both reveal what they'd whip up to beat Bobby Flay. This episode runs the gamut tal…
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Brendon and Ronnie hook onto the clickbait of a column from The Athletic. Listen as they get nerdy and go down Stephen J. Nesbitt's MLB franchise rankings. (Based on an unfeeling mathematical system.) Where does your favorite team rank, and why? And along the way, discover the most savage (relatively non-violent) thing Ronnie has seen at a Dodgers …
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Brendon and Ronnie culminate their two-part discussion about the various logos and uniform sets of sports teams. This time around they escape from a shallow grave to pluck the eyes of NBA logos past and present. And then they travel to a remote location to give the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart technique to many of the NFL's logos. Seriously, tho…
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Brendon and Ronnie begin a two-part discussion about the various logos and uniform sets of sports teams. This time around, they scratch the surfaces of Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League; the past, the present, the weird, and the cartoony! So pull the car over and start some Google Image searches for this first part. We beg you! F…
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Brendon and Ronnie woke up and chose violence. (And recorded it!) In this episode, they discuss and debate which teams of the Big 4 American sports leagues are the Yankees of their leagues. Is this about prestige and championships? Rich ownership and media attention? Straight-up personal biases? Whatever logic they use, you can probably bank on who…
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Brendon and Ronnie (finally) get into their discussion about the Nintendo Wii with personal tales of the good, the bad, and the weird of the system's game catalog. Fear not! They also stumble upon a number of side quests like strange Super Bowl halftime events other channels used to show, social commentaries hidden in Final Fantasy games, and one o…
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Brendon and Ronnie talk about how the recent Super Bowl was (almost) an all-timer before talking about how they came to (some of) their individual fandoms. Ronnie tells some heartwarming Dodgers stories about MLB journeyman Brett Butler, and the Helpful Honda People. Brendon recounts how his his family was split between the Giants and Dodgers, and …
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*Shang Tsung pose* It. Has. Begun! Brendon and Ronnie break kayfabe for when they recorded by "breaking" the news of Toby Keith's passing, marvel over a decade of using Spotify Premium, wax nostalgic for Southern California radio stations, and close by talking about one of the best video games of all time: Super Mario Bros. 3.…
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