The Benchwarmers Trivia Podcast Crew

Assistant Coach David Fudor returned to the Bench for this Matt Takimoto-hosted game. In it we learned that the Benchwarmers are looking for an apple sponsor (like the Buffalo Bills), that USC is STILL cheating, that the ACC will have to change its name when Cal and Stanford join their conference (All Coastal Conference; All Country Conference; Any…

David hosts this engaging all-Benchwarmer episode with Ede & Matt D teaming up against Matt T & Josh. Ede continues a theme with his team name, and it's all uphill from there. One benchwarmer poses the all important question: Just who is Geddy Lee? And that was before anyone had drunk their befuddlejuice. Ede throws out the answer of Sheryl Dimaggi…

Scott hosts this edition of the BTP podcast, in which Jake Manne finally shows up to pay the piper (though honestly his only crime was carrying an undfeated record). In this game, the Benchwarmers tried diligently to help Mason name his to be child. The teams also discussed Omaha Palm Trees (as if), and concluded that Josh Allen has all the persona…

Eric & Matt discuss these episodes: EP 224: Serbian Power Forward Danny Demogorgon (featuring guest Sam Collins) EP 225: Haiku Imposter Syndrome (featuring Assistant Coach Marc Grenier) EP 226: Wealth is a Super Power (featuring Assistant Coach Scott Hyland and guest Andrew Vahlenkamp) EP 227: Spin Urkel (featuring Head Coach Philip Sanford)…

Assistant Coach Adrian Bias and Equipment Manager Joe O'Brien returned to the Bench for this Walling-hosted game. In it, we learned that Walling and Joe were both suffering from jet lag from recent European trips, that Joe couldn't get Jonathan Cheechoo out of his head, that there should be a penalty box for BTP players (e.g., two minutes for skimm…

Head Coach Philip Sanford returns to host his (almost annual) all-basketball Benchwarmer game. The teams degenerate quickly into a discussion of just how many food pantries are in the state of Iowa (they still don't know). In an effort to help his teammate, Mason attempts to give a police sketch description of one answer. Ede also has many opportun…

Assistant Coach Scott Hyland and guest Andrew Vahlenkamp returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. In it, we learned that Scott Hyland wanted to submit a drawing as an answer (a stick figure with a mustache), that Kim Kardashian was married to a Minnesota Mr. Basketball, that Loy Vaught got a shoutout, that the name Randy O'Neal sounds very …

Assistant Coach Marc Grenier returns to the Bench for this game hosted by Eric Ede. In it, we learned that the haiku police won't be happy with this game (counting syllables is hard), that you should just know that your gut is always better than a coin, that sometimes you can't trust the internet, that we will be starting a baby name pool for Mason…

Eric, Dan & Matt discuss these episodes: EP 219: Gary is my Favorite Anderson (featuring Equiptment Manager Ian Hollenberg) EP 220: Too many Erics...and Davids (featuring guest Tim Geving) EP 221: You're a Mean One, Bobby Grich (Featuring Head Coach Chris Shen) EP 222: Congratulations, DJ Cooper EP 223: The Van Halen Hockey Company (featuring guest…

Guest Sam Collins returns to the Bench, teaming with Eric Ede, in a close game against Benchwarers Josh and Markkus. The teams have fun answering David's questions, surfacing Rick Mind-flayer, Giants legend Harry Carey, Mrs. Coliseum, and even Paul Westphal, before realizing he is no longer with us. One player wants to say something inappropriate, …

Guest Tucker Warner returned to the Bench for Matt Takimoto's first hosted game as an official Benchwarmer. In it, we learned that Matt is no longer Schrödinger's Benchwarmer, that 7 seconds of soccer might still be too much for Josh, that revolving doors aren't for everyone, that 2016 was the year of the Splitiverse (with the total number of "feat…

In this special game, Dan hosted a fatal four-way match with four teams of two benchwarmers each. Almost right off the jump, Dan chose chaos, and introduced a brand-new game style, tempting fate, and risking Josh's dreaded eyeroll. Newest Benchwarmer, Matt Takimoto, gave his teammate confidence when he espoused that he "doesn't remember it, but he …

Head Coach Chris Shen returns to the bench to team with Dan to take on the formidable team of Scott and Matt. The game presents a few surprises, as Matt nails halftime, David is deemed "diabolical" by one of the players, and it is Dan who has trouble getting off of someone. The teams also learn about 80s baseball players whose names are made up of …

Tim Geving returns to the Bench for this game hosted by THE Josh. The crew was restless early when they were told there wouldn't be a Sporting Haikus quarter, thanks to Eric Walling. But we did learn a few things during the game: that Austria and Germany are the same place, that Josh has officially retired "Sterling Silver" questions (a callback to…

Ian Hollenberg joins the bench and hosts this episode which features Dan & Mason versus Matt & Scott. In it Scott threw some significant shade, one of Ian's questions triggers Dan, the halftime gets three very quick check ins and one team throws out a lucky Pudge. #Anderson #GaryAnderson #LoniAnderson #AndersonVarejao #AndersonCooper #KennyAnderson…

Eric, Eric and Matt discuss these episodes: EP 214: You've Got Hair and a Beard (featuring guest Meesh Resnick) EP 215: Jimmy Vezina's Calzone's (featuring guest Trey Cleeter) EP 216: I Ain't Got Time to Read (featuring Equipment Manager David Kennedy) EP 217: What's Wrong with Ben Watson? (featuring Assistant Coach Dave Wortz) EP 218: New Hit Show…

Equipment Manager Matt Takimoto returns to the bench to team with Scott (bad idea!) to compete against Mason and Josh in this David-hosted game. It was clear early on that David was having an off day as he started explaining rules that everyone understood (clearly before David did). The teams also witnessed Josh sharing his nuggets, had a discussio…

Assistant Coach Dave Wortz joins the bench and teams up with Mason to face Ede and Matt in this Scott-hosted game. In it we learned that Matt's rap name is Jimmer Leonidas, that Mason takes us Way Back during halftime, that Ludacris had a forgotten album titled Heavy Anthony McDyess, that both teams know a lot about the 2002 MLB All-Star game, and …

Equipment Manager David Kennedy returned to the Bench to host his first BTP game. In it, we learned that David was much more creative than Josh and Markkus when it comes to team names, that Josh just went outside to play as a kid and had no time for books, that Scott can't watch any TV shows because of his contract with Hulu that runs through 2029,…

Guest Trey Cleeter joined the bench to team up with Scott facing David & Matt in this Ede hosted joint. In it we learned about Ede's little league PTSD, that it's easy to steal a Kia Sargento, that Lavid Duck's has a roommate, that Ede can only bet while on the toilet, that Matt loses his Wisconsin card, and we discuss famous steamers. #ILikeCheese…

Eric and Matt discuss these episodes: EP 210: A Gaggle of Davids (featuring Equipment Manager David Kennedy) EP 211: CCR - Clarence Clearwater Revival (featuring Assistant Coach Drew Topp) EP 212: Sanders, Reggie Sanders EP 213: Boy George Kittle (featuring Equipment Manager Josh Snyder & Assistant Coach Drew Topp)…

Guest Meesh Resnick returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. In it, we learned that Cleveland is famous for their grilled cheese sandwiches, Dean Rolaids is the namesake for an MLB award, when anyone is associated with the Kardashians, they absorb the dumb, Josh went off on (another) rant about an NBA player, there haven't been a lot of suc…

The Benchwarmers welcome two Patrons to the Bench in this exciting episode. Equipment Manager Josh Snyder makes his Benchwarmer game debut to team with Scott, competing against Markkus and Assistant Coach Drew Topp. David starts out dark, asking a question about a MLB player no longer with us. Later, while unable to land an answer, Markkus takes a …

In this Father's Day recording of a Scott-hosted game, Josh attempted to get off the schneid in his sixth attempt by teaming up with Dan while facing off against David and Markkus. During this game we learned that it's not nice to call David a douche (or at least not to his face), that David sniffed out a former tennis star (as an answer, we swear)…

Assistant Coach Drew Topp joins the bench and teams up with Dan to face Scott and Matt in this Mason Hosted game. In it we learn to not mess with forklift drivers, Matt think's everyone's last name is Dickey, all Bubba's are good at driving, Drew can't get off of Bradley, a new band called Misfit, Clarence 3000 and the Big Guy. #Bradley #Andre3000 …

Eric and Matt discuss these episodes: EP 206: Boring & Business-Like (featuring Assistant Coach Adrian Bias) EP 207: I Know What Spelunking Is (featuring Jake Manne) EP 208: Noted Dominican Russell Branyan (featuring Andrew Vahlenkamp) EP 209: In the Name of Efficiency... (featuring Head Coach Philip Sanford)…

Equipment Manager David Kennedy joined the Bench for the first time for this Josh-hosted game. In this episode, we learned that neither team can pronounce last names, that Markkus referred to an answer stating "he's Halfrican like me," that Matt wondered if someone was drinking a milkshake in Africa, and that Bill Laimbeer was a first-ballot A$$hol…

Head Coach Philip Sanford joins the bench in this game where the players were anxious to get through David's game. In short, Philip makes Ede's hit list, Kelly Tripucka may be in the Urban Dictionary, and we learned what comes from watching Sage Rosenfels. #peaches #anxious #kellytripuka #urbandictionary #sagerosenfels https://www.patreon.com/bench…

Andrew Vahlenkamp returns to the bench to team with David, competing against Markkus and Josh. Walling wrote a stellar game (clearly getting contributions from friends and family). Appropriately, the game had more questions about losers than a Minnesota Sports bar. The teams also contemplated some key life questions: Could David's third bout with C…

Eric Ede's nemesis Jake Manne joins the bench and they are forced to team up against Scott and Matt in this Markkus-hosted game. During the game, Jake teaches us about Low State New York, Hank Stram is the Wilt Chamberlain of coaches, and Matt corrects people on how to pronounce letters. #spelunking #thedescent #xmen #BothAllens #GenericSecondBasem…

Assistant Coach Adrian Bias returns to the bench to team with Mason in a close matchup with Walling & Josh. Before the game even starts, Walling regales us with "Story Time with Eric the Elder". The teams also address several important life questions: Who wants to live in Milwaukee for more than two years? How could David end up in the Knucklehead …

Scott, Eric and Matt discuss these episodes: EP 201: The Left-Handed Episcopalian EP 202: "Look at This Quarterback" performed by Dan Lundberg EP 203: Gary Player: Mr. Fitness AKA Mr. Steal Yo Girl EP 204: *Insert Previous Episode Title Here EP 205: Harry Kane: Big Red Machine (featuring Equipment Manager Matt Takimoto)…

Equipment Manager and Jeopardy Champion Matt Takimoto returned to the bench - this time as a host with Markkus & Dan facing off against Scott & David. In this game, our guest had a clearly-not-self-reflective moment when he admitted, "Matt's can be incredibly douchy" (Attn: Matt Dougherty). Our guest also implied that Lance Harber / Lola Bunny cros…

In this all-Benchwarmer game, hosted by Josh, ChatGPT made two appearances, Dan decided to only respond in previous episode titles, we all realized we missed out on reading the classics of Tee's Inferno and Lanny's Divine Comedy, and we finally learned that Mason's F1 key brings up a menu for emojis and GIFs. #pittsburgh #chatgpt #previousepisodeti…

Guest Host Byron Grubman pitted Markkus and Ede against Scott and Mason in an all-Benchwarmer affair. It was confirmed that Dan play tested when the very first question was about cricket. Thanks to Byron we learned what a Swingwoman is, and that Markkus' sister went to homecoming with a current NBA player. Mason and Scott also struggle to remember …

In this all-Benchwarmer game, hosted by Dan, we learned the following: that the inaugural Paul Bearer Classic was between The Undertaker and Kane, that little Joey Freshwater eventually led to Joshy Saltwater's new nickname of "Taffy," that David Luks is the Daniel LaRusso of the podcast in that you think he's the good guy until you realise he isn'…

Eric and Matt discuss these episodes: EP 197: Relegation Dance-off (featuring guest host & Assistant Coach Trevor Hogg) EP 198: Rock "The Dwayne" Johnson (featuring Equipment Manager Matt Takimoto) EP 199: Papa Smurf - Father of the Blues (featuring assistant coach Scott Hyland) EP 200: Top NHL Defensive Prospect Beefy McWhatnow (featuring Assistan…

In this all-Benchwarmer game, Eric Ede & Matt compete against Scott & Eric "The Elder" Walling. Early in the game, Matt questions aloud, "This is David game. Why am I having fun?" Ironically, the fun may have ended with Matt with that statement. Through several random twists and turns, the teams also contemplate whether Mark Cuban pays his NBA Fine…

Markkus, Scott, Eric and very special guest Vinnie Iyer from the Sporting News sit down for their 3rd annual NFL Mock Draft.By The Benchwarmers Trivia Podcast Crew

Assistant Coach Dave Wortz joined the Bench for our 200th episode. In it we learned that Josh disrespected Ryne Sandberg's power, that Markkus assists Dan with his edit by counting down for a whistle, that Harvey Williams is the Merton Hanks of running backs, that there is a musical about Gaston Green that Markkus sings a few bars from, and finally…

Assistant Coach Scott Hyland joins the bench to team with Scott in an all-Scott team, competing against the formidable pair of Dan & Mason. The team pondered several important life questions: 1) Could a baseball team really be called the Fighting Galarragas? 2) When David says, a "Late NBA Player", could he really mean that it's someone who just do…

Equipment Manager and Jeopardy! alumnus Matt Takimoto joined the Bench for the first time in this Walling-hosted game. In it we learned that Mason's F1 key got stuck, that Dan pulled an Ede by not reading a question, that Walling stumbled over the words "and And" at least once, that Mason knows his Canadien prime ministers, that we found the 85, an…

Assistant Coach Trevor Hogg hosts this episode freaturing Scott & Dan versus Matt & Mason. In it, Mason calls out Dan for Dansplaining, Matt goes to get his answers in the other room, that I am NOT your answer, Dat Nguyen, we discuss the tallest member of the Baton Twirling Hall of Fame...and marriage, right? #AthingMu #GiveMeMu #DrewHill #DrewHill…

The crew discusses these episodes: EP 193: Now I'm Pissed Because I'm Thinking of Todd Van Poppel (featuring Assistant Coach Byron Grubman) EP 194: Oscar for Short Shorts (featuring Assistant Coach Tim Geving) EP 195: You gotta go shirtless, pal (featuring Head Coach Chris Shen) EP 196: Did you say Michael Ann Taylor? (featuring guest Lucas Guilfoi…

Guest Lucas Guilfoil returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. In it we had two challenges in the first two questions (both were shot down) and we learned that some point guard should have been called "The Pass Doctor", that David disrespects the Royals abilities to get hits, that Josh disrespects Reggie Miller's awful shooting technique, an…

Chris Shen returns to the bench to team with Dan in this combative game against Matt & Scott. The team starts fast as one team confuses Connor McDavid and Connor McGregor. David hypothesizes that 1988 must have been a soft year for Rookies (and baseball cards), but at least Walt Weiss had his number retired (not really). And in an amazing discovery…

Assistant Coach Tim Geving joins the Bench for his scheduled game after pinch hitting a few weeks ago. In this Walling-hosted game we learned that Dan's "spenning [sic] isn't good" after a day of drinking, that Fireball would make for a terrible victory shower, that Josh busted out his handy TI-83 to do some math, that in an alternate universe Char…

Assistant Coach Byron Grubman returned to the Bench to host this all-Benchwarmer game. In it, we learned that there is a penalty in the NFL for "Illegal Feet to the Feet," that there was a famous British Boxer named Juan Prince Amukamara (or maybe not), that Josh doesn't dislike spicy pickles, and that it's a whiskey that belongs to Jack Daniel, th…

The crew discusses these episodes: EP 188: Rihanna on Breanna (featuring Head Coach David Fudor) EP 189: That Just Feeeeeels Right! (featuring guest & BTP Tournament Host Ryan Meyers) EP 190: 11 Herbs and Spices Williams (featuring guest Andrew Vahlenkamp) EP 191: None of This Feels Good to Me - Thanks, David! (featuring Assistant Coach Tim Geving)…

Assistant Coach and long-time Sporting News writer Vinnie Iyer joins the bench, teaming with Ede in a highly competitive match against Markkus & David. On script, Ede hates halftime and forgets to read a question, and the game gets to Bingo before the 1st quarter is over. Dan goes old school with a few questions, and also experiments with some extr…