Episode 156

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4th Oct 2022

Chess Butt Plugs and $2 Million Baseballs

The Carlsen Niemann drama rocking the chess world, ATP Tour winners from last week and preview this week, NFL Week 4 Recap, Basketball and Leafs notes, and Aaron Judge's 61st Homer.

Timestamps Approximate:

We kick off with Chess Cheating (02:15) as Max explains the timeline and events making up the drama, reading one of the best Reddit shitposts of all time.

Back to regularly scheduled Tennis Talk (10:45) we catch up on last weeks 250 winners, as well as previews of the field for this weeks 500 levels in Tokyo and Astana

Football Fancave (14:01) Recap of week 4 see's the Bills reemerge as a front runner, Mahomes doing pure excellence, the Eagles looking like an apex predator, and a scoragami massacre between the Lions and Seahawks.

Brief BBall Storylines (22:13) as the Phoenix Suns continue to find new lows, notes on the Japan game, James Wisemans and Precious Achiuwa development as well.

Talkin' Hockey (27:49) to give Dubas some praise for signing Sandin to a contract with no pain

Wrapping up with a Bit of Baseball (30:50) we talk Judge's 61st Home Run in Toronto, and speculate on ball catching strategies for the potential 62nd

All Music: Mystery Train by UIC https://open.spotify.com/track/3CBI2Nkyd2sx3iWkDmXgnO?si=ij50q1FSQhKp2e7B7daL

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Sports NextDoor
Two Toronto boys who grew up next door to each other talking, playing and breathing sports, continuing to do just that. Tune in to hear analysis and reactions to the latest happenings in the NFL, NBA, NHL, UFC, and more...
Run by two Childhood BestFriends: Sports NextDoor is a next generation sports show. Hybriding the daily show delivery format of the TV era with the freedom of the internet. Sports NextDoor gives the most interesting sports topics of the week the treatment they deserve, unhampered by: length, troll takes, or excessive cordiality. Hosted by two lifelong friends, and sports fans. Max and Owen record themselves doing what they have for 15 years: discussing the weekly games, trades, and prospects in the NBA & NHL and informing each other about what happened in their own areas of interest. Airing twice a week in audio and video format, with regular segments: Baseball Bit, BBall Storylines, Combat Corner, Football Fancave, Talkin’ Hockey, and Tennis Talk. Catch Sports NextDoor on Youtube or all available podcast streaming platforms!

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