PTFO - We Stayed at the NBA's "Haunted" Hotel — and Discovered Something New

It is a century-old legend wrapped in a basketball conspiracy: The Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City was the visiting team's resting place of choice. Except the 10th floor was also (allegedly) home to a housekeeper who's been spooking all-stars for more than a decade. In a crossover Halloween spook-tacular, Pablo sends Oddball hosts Amin Elhassan and Charlotte Wilder on a ghost-hunting sleepover to investigate the foremost paranormal story in sports. They returned with data from the hardcourt to the toilet seat, plus a feisty Paul Pierce... and one gigantic inflatable horse costume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who has a massively popular podcast, a hilarious hit Netflix special, and a new movie which he wrote, produced and stars in? It’s Stavvy, baby!  Stavros Halkias has reached the highest levels of comedy success and makes it look easy, but it took Stavvy years and years of grinding to make his dreams come true, not to mention the pressure of living up to the high expectations of immigrant parents… especially when you’re actually high. Stavvy also tells Dan about his athletic past, his pre-comedy dreams of going pro and how he keeps his love for sports alive through his alter-ego, Ronnie, the beloved, worst kind of Ravens superfan. Go see Stavros’ new film, “Let’s Start a Cult,” in theaters now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The World Series ended in 5 games last night with the Los Angeles Dodgers taking down the New York Yankees. That means this baseball season has come to a close, and with that, as does The Pitch Clock. In our final episode of the 2024 season, Jeremy and Chris square off in Taylor's Trivia titled, "Dodger, Yankee, or both?" Adnan Virk is back as our baseball expert to share his immediate takeaways from the World Series, what went wrong for the Yanks in Game 5, Aaron Boone's decision to take out Gerrit Cole in the 7th inning, and what this win means for the Dodgers franchise. Jeremy and Adnan also get to some of their favorite "B-plots" including Juan Soto's impending free agency, Walker Buehler's special World Series, and Blake Treinen's remarkable Game 5 effort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There has been a crime committed against our merch shop, and Tony's cousin isn't behind it, but he's not NOT behind it. Then, the crew goes to the Bucket of Death, and Roy makes one of the most unbelievable excuses in show history. Plus, award-winning legendary Journalist Bob Woodward joins the show to discuss his new book "War," which details the disdain Donald Trump has for our military and its generals. This is information on Trump our show has never discussed before and Woodward discusses it with expertise and noteworthy facts based off his own interviews. He also touches on Donald Trump's relationship with Vladimir Putin and Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're going to have Bob Woodward and Bob Costas on the show today. Couple of Bobs cuttin' it up. After Amin the fan chats with Dan about comedy, Costas is here and IMMEDIATELY takes out Billy Gil. He then chats with the crew about the New York Yankees epic collapse, how he initially fell in love with baseball, and puts Freddie Freeman's greatness into perspective. Then, he explains why, despite believing Kamala Harris is not the ideal candidate, he believes it's important to confront Trump and the "cult of MAGA" head on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let's not forget that Stugotz said just yesterday that the New York Yankees would come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the World Series. Pablo Torre joins the show in his world famous orca costume to discuss that incredible appearance back in the day when Jesse Ventura was spreading 9/11 conspiracy theories while Pablo was dressed as an orca. Plus, he was at Game 5 last night with Taylor and tells us about his experience before diving into the controversy surrounding The Washington Post. Tony has some opinions on Chet Holmgren against Victor Wembanyama and the development of quarterbacks in the NFL after Anthony Richardson was benched by the Indianapolis Colts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's cast: Dan, Amin, Chris, Jeremy, Mike, Roy, and Tony. How is THIS show bad at Halloween? Of all the people that aren't dressed up, Dan is the one without a costume??? As we poorly celebrate Halloween, we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the World Series after an epic collapse by the New York Yankees in Game 5. Mike previews the spicy upcoming episode of the Oral History which covers Hoch leaving the show and tells us how he had to save the project. Plus, Tony has a victory lap that leads to the Top 5 of things he was reminded of while watching The Comeback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It has been announced that the fans who interfered with Mookie Betts at the World Series game last night will be allowed to attend tonight's Game 5 and Greg Cote is steaming with rage. To cap off the day, we play some of the best moments of Billy on last night's FIU broadcast that included some history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We kick off the hour with Against The Spread and Tony comes out firing with analysis about the Cleveland Cavaliers. Greg Cote has a pick this week but manages to mess it up as he forgets the name of the game. Chris wants to apologize for the cup incident and own up to his mistake, then admits he is a cream corn guy as well. Then, Jessica Smetana and Lucy Rohden are back with a new episode of Gen CFB. Ope of the Week returns to recap a wild Week 9 before previewing the upcoming slate for Week 10. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Cote continues the rare form he's in today as he brings out some masks to celebrate Halloween. We discuss why Tony is wearing a tank top today, and Stugotz and Billy tell us about the upcoming watch party at the DraftKings Sportsbook in Arizona for the Arizona Cardinals game against the New York Jets on November 10. We continue our ongoing discussion about whether Joe Mazzulla is a an odd cat or a strange bird. Why does he want to bring back fighting? What would David Stern have to say about that? Should the Celtics only have five Championships? Then, we go Behind The Bit with one of the legendary guests in show history: Alan Thicke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices