Reiter Than You 12-2-21 - Hour 1

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit BillReiter.Substack.com. In today’s episode, Bill Reiter laments how many all-time greats are pushing way too far into their careers. Plus, Bill and Tom get into Tiger’s woes, Trout’s possible resurgence, what to let Henry do, SGA’s MVP case, MLB’s ABS experiment, nature calling, AJ Brown and Aaron Rodgers’ futures, and more.To listen to more Reiter Than You podcasts, read Bill Reiter’s columns and reporting, and get more sports content, sign up as either a paid or free subscriber at BillReiter.Substack.com.

Bill and Tom talk about the Final Four, marvel at UConn’s crazy buzzer beater to down Duke, worry over Tiger’s demons, contemplate Sydney Sweeney's talent, analyze baseball’s opening days, and allegedly offer up the greatest Start/Bench/Cut question ever asked.For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows. 

Tom and Bill cap off this week’s shows talking Opening Day, the hope-springs-eternal joys of baseball in March, Tom's love for the first three Harry Potter books, the Sweet 16, Stu’s absence, Bum Of The Week and more.For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows. 

Today’s show is a family affair, with my brother Bobby swinging by to chop it up. He explains the oh-wow-you-didn’t origin story for the name of today’s pod. We go deep on his Tottenham team’s potential relegation nightmare and delve into the USMNT in the lead up to this summer’s World Cup. There’s some March Madness and the beauty of baseball talk. And we lament Hollywood’s plans for The Lord Of The Rings. Plus, today we bring back an old favorite — Start/Bench/Cut — to rank GOATs, sports, terrible people and world-class food.For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows.  

Tom and Bill lament Bill's bracket, question Tom's, discuss the lack of Cinderellas this March, look forward to a marvelous MLB season, recount a disastrous first date, worry about the NBA, and roll through a busy Buy or Sell.For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows. 

Bill and Tom get into some breaking news involving the Pistons, celebrate what the WNBA might have going, delve into Giannis’ motivations, brag about their brackets, and wade through a hefty number of Bum Of The Week nominees — including some very familiar names. To listen to more Reiter Than You podcasts, read Bill Reiter’s columns and reporting, and get more sports content, sign up as either a paid or free subscriber at BillReiter.Substack.com.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit BillReiter.Substack.com. In today’s episode, Bill, Stu and Tom had waaaaaaay too much fun chopping it up for today’s show: Delayed breaking news energy, Jaylen Waddle, more Sean-Payton-ain’t-all-that truth telling, no-holds-barred marriage advice, rules of fandom, lots of hockey talk, the pitch for a Laurie Show Appearance, button malfunctions, a sick and giggling Stu, and so much more, much of it random. To listen to more Reiter Than You podcasts, read Bill Reiter’s columns and reporting, and get more sports content, sign up as either a paid or free subscriber at BillReiter.Substack.com.

Today’s mailbag show … goes off the rails very, very quickly. Bill, Tom and Stu talk a new model for college football, a beer odyssey for the ages, how Albert Pujols enacted a great revenge moment, Stu quits the show briefly, radical NBA draft fixes, soccer! talk, Stu’s crazy glow-up, and more. We’ll have a second mailbag show tomorrow behind the paywall, but today’s is free. For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows.  

Stu joins Bill on today’s podcast, and they hit on several things — Bruce Pearl, obnoxious sports parents, March Madness, the WBC, NBA expansion, the red-hot Lakers, an unfortunate and surprising song, the Oscars and more.For more of the show, to subscriber for free or as a paid supporter, and more, visit BillReiter.Substack.com. 

Plus, USA sneaks through in the WBC, a crowded Bum Of The Week field, the problem with the NBA, and why Stuart “TGS” Kovacs finds himself in some of your crosshairs.For an ad-free version of this podcast, subscribe at BillReiter.Substack.com, or become a paying subscriber for added benefits and shows.