"Death of a Childhood: The 1989 Orioles" - Author Ryan Basen

Czabe gets behind the hibachi and just cooks today, solo. As the Dodgers really have broken baseball, and people's brains with a deal for ace pitcher Tarik Skubal, that does not pass the smell test. Is it collusion, or just giving up? Why baseball is different than football, for 500 million different reasons. The origin story of "Number 1 Bullshit" and also "Let Him Cook!" Plus thanks for getting me out of Russian prison, but I don't think this relationship is working out. Adult summer camp? Sign me up! MORE....Our Sponsors:* Check out Ethos and use my code ethos.com/czabe for a great deal: https://www.ethoslife.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Czabe welcomes his Utah friend PAUL CHARCHIAN to the pod, as they discuss his decision to get internet from "Mike" in the neighborhood, instead of Starlink. Idiot. The Guinness count was off the charts in Ireland. Charch has thoughts on Fauci taking the 5th. The Kyle Shanahan crash story is entering "aurora borealis" levels of non-believability. Tony Romo bodycam footage doesn't look great. Is "strict" Monopoly actually a good board game? (Spoiler: no). Czabe has his "Hedy Lamarr" star turn a with a lengthy, but fascinating bit of facts about a bird, you may not have even been aware of. MORE.....Our Sponsors:* Check out Ethos and use my code ethos.com/czabe for a great deal: https://www.ethoslife.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Czabe gets the table set for the upcoming NFL season with a run through on season totals for all 32 teams with "Mr. Extra Half Point" handicapper KEVIN O'NEILL as well as the headlines from training camps including Baker Mayfield betting on himself, Jalen Carter being a talented bag of shit getting the bag of money, the "patch wars" have begun in college football, and who the hell is Madison Beer? That plus Fauci feedback from the "let him cook" episode on Tuesday. MORE.....Our Sponsors:* Check out Ethos and use my code ethos.com/czabe for a great deal: https://www.ethoslife.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Of course, this little narcissistic elf should be in prison. But I am keeping my expectations low. If not non-existent. And of course, nobody who once worshipped this fraud will admit they were duped. So let's get back to baseball scores, okay? Michael Lombardi put on leave at UNC as Belichick college disaster spirals. ESPN black queens still can't stop taking shots at Caitlyn Clark. It's an utterly un-serious league. Disturbing details about Kyle Shanahan's injuries. A 30 for 30 on Shohei's gambling isn't going to do much to convince anybody with a brain who knows how gambling works. MORE....Our Sponsors:* Check out Ethos and use my code ethos.com/czabe for a great deal: https://www.ethoslife.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Czabe is back from his impossibly perfect Irish golf holiday, and boy has he missed a lot. A few thoughts from Ireland and the stunning upset in their version of the Super Bowl. ANDY POLLIN joins to talk about how insanely over-covered the whole Ryan Clark firing is. The melting media ice cube shows no mercy. Mike Vrabel hides behind a dog. LeBron chooses Philly. The WNBA is writing even more insane chapters of stupidity and self-sabotage. Nancy Armour is a woke idiot. Bryson got slick, got caught. It's a Dirty Old Town.... MORE.....Our Sponsors:* Check out Ethos and use my code ethos.com/czabe for a great deal: https://www.ethoslife.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Czabe reacts to the scintillating World Cup semi in Atlanta, where dejected Brits were sent home, humming sad echoes of "It's (not) coming home..." NICK LAUGHNER of the Cleansheet EPL joins to discuss. Also RYAN GLASSPIEGEL of Front Office Sports pops on to talk Seahawks sale, the WNBA's insane destruction of their golden goose Caitlyn Clark, and more. Tom Rinaldi strikes again with a brilliant All-Star Game montage, and the re-recreation of the Sandlot scene was perfection. MORE....Our Sponsors:* Check out Ethos and use my code ethos.com/czabe for a great deal: https://www.ethoslife.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Czabe is joined by PAUL CHARCHIAN who had a nightmare airline delay story for the ages, and a harshly critical review of a supposedly good cheesesteak joint in the City of Brotherly Love. People now want to go places to get out of the digital hellscape. Ticket prices are responding accordingly. Sony getting rid of physical video game media. The Odyssey is going to be awesome, with two big exceptions. The "other" Air & Space Museum at Dulles is even better than the one downtown. British Open week, and Czabe explains why he wasn't sad that Tom Watson choked one away at Turnberry. MORE.....Our Sponsors:* Check out Ethos and use my code ethos.com/czabe for a great deal: https://www.ethoslife.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I mean, look I get it. Just about everybody has Netflix, but it's just more friction, another couple of steps and clicks, and once you start putting stuff out of reach of casuals, it's bad for sport. CZABE goes solo today, and gets into sweetheart deals in the NBA, drafting a guy in MLB as a favor and turning it into a Hall of Fame career. The fight over "permanent" daylight savings time is at a crossroads, Freddy LA7 still thinks anybody gives a shit about his travels, and having cool tech is one thing, knowing how to fully use it, is another. MORE....Our Sponsors:* Check out Ethos and use my code ethos.com/czabe for a great deal: https://www.ethoslife.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

VAR and the Evil of Replay. World Cup weekend react. Ehrling Haaland. Of Yellow and Red Cards.Home Run Derby on Netflix. ANDY POLLIN. Are we old, or are exhibition events getting tired? When was "peak sports?" Cathy Englebert shanks the interview. Conor McGregor. Lindsay Graham. Old politicians. Bison Attack. My college student newspaper buddies, Aaron Heifetz and Scott Lawrence. MORE....Our Sponsors:* Check out Ethos and use my code ethos.com/czabe for a great deal: https://www.ethoslife.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

LeBron Decision: 16 Years LaterVAR Virus to SpreadHate Soccer: Take This Week Off42M ViewedMen to Give 1/2 of MoneyHow Big A Comeback?Not Now, Janice!Keith Hernandez Goes DarkAUTHOR: Ryan Basen: Death of A Childhood/'89 OriolesTemu Swimming Pool?Our Sponsors:* Check out Ethos and use my code ethos.com/czabe for a great deal: https://www.ethoslife.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy