Apologies to the Lynx, Goodbye to the Mets, and Hello to Fat Bear Week

Summary

Casuals with Katie Nolan – September 30, 2025

Episode: "Apologies to the Lynx, Goodbye to the Mets, and Hello to Fat Bear Week"

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Overview

In this lighthearted and irreverent episode of "Casuals," host Katie Nolan and her rotating cast (Isabella, Chris, and Brady) catch listeners up on the biggest sports stories of the week. They bounce from playoff heartbreaks in baseball and the WNBA, to the quirky glory of Fat Bear Week, and landmark moves in sports media. All the while, they keep the banter casual, supportive, and inclusive — perfectly tailored for sports fans and the sports-curious alike.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Fat Bear Week: The Only Bracket That Matters (04:28–06:47)

• Fat Bear Week Explained: Listener Laura emails about "Fat Bear Week," an annual online contest where people vote for the fattest hibernating bears in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Bears like "Chunky" (playing through injury) and the reigning champ "Grazer" are highlighted.
• Hosts' Banter: The crew marvels at the concept, joke about volunteering as "fat bears," and riff on animal sports brackets.
• Quote: "Is this real? There's no way this is real." – Katie Nolan (05:41)

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2. Listener Mailbag: Bum Scrum & Sporting Lexicon (07:03–08:15)

• International Suggestion: Chris from Amsterdam suggests renaming the NFL’s “Tush Push” play to "Bum Scrum" for Australian listeners, sparking a discussion about international slang.
• Sports Culture: The talk morphs into rugby lingo, especially after England's win over Canada in the Rugby Women's World Cup (08:25–09:01).
• Quote: "I do like bum scrum, though." – Chris (08:14)

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3. WNBA Apologies & Accountability (09:33–12:35)

• Brady’s On-Air Mea Culpa: Brady apologizes for checking out of a WNBA game at halftime, mistakenly declaring the Lynx victors before the Mercury staged a comeback.
• Host’s Take: Katie gently ribbing Brady for “caveman brain” (11:51) and taking responsibility as host for the misstatements.
• Quote: "I learned, in fact, sporting events can change their outcome after halftime." – Brady (10:11)

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4. Super Bowl Halftime Reveal: Bad Bunny! (16:07–17:05)

• Big News: Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show at Levi’s Stadium in February. The team discusses fan and social media reactions, notably confusion about Puerto Rico’s relationship with the U.S.
• Additional Appearances: Bad Bunny also set to host SNL soon.
• Quote: "How are we still that dumb that people aren't—Puerto Rico is like, with us guys." – Katie Nolan (17:35)

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5. Mourning the Mets & Baseball Playoff Picture (20:00–29:54)

• Mets’ Collapse: Isabella and Katie share their disappointment as the Mets are ousted by the Marlins. Discussion of fan grief, bandwagoning, and the etiquette of rooting for other teams.
• Celebration Controversy: Marlins taking a team photo after their win is debated; hosts agree it’s fine, Mets' booth being "butt hurt."
• Notable Fan Moment: The Marlins “spoiling” the Mets' season draws Katie’s ire and jokes about baseball grief. "Playoff baseball is the best time of the year, Isabella." – Katie (22:06)
• Astros Out, Guardians Win in Quirky Fashion: Guardians win to secure a playoff spot on a walk-off hit-by-pitch, knocking out the Astros.
• Quote: "He called you a turd." – Katie, to Astros fans via Brady (26:21)

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6. Cool Baseball Feats: Dumper Hits 60, Naylor Steals 30 (28:28–30:53)

• Dumpertastic: The Mariners' catcher, affectionately dubbed “Dumper,” hits his 60th home run—a milestone even the crew doubted he’d hit.
• Stats Anomalies: Josh Naylor, a slow-footed first baseman, steals 30 bases—“second percentile in sprint speed.”
• Quote: "98% of all baseball players run faster than Josh Naylor. That's crazy." – Brady (30:23)

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7. Baseball Broadcasts in Flux & Goodbye to Root Sports Northwest (33:28–36:41)

• Regional Sports Upheaval: MLB takes over Root Sports Northwest from the Mariners, heralding a “shuttering” of local broadcasts and layoffs (including beloved sideline reporter Jen Mueller).
• Industry Concern: Katie and Brady lament the loss of community and expertise, hope MLB’s streaming makes access better, not worse.
• Quote: "These are human beings with relationships that go 20 years having their last broadcast together..." – Brady (34:57)

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8. The Saga of the Homeless Athletics (Ball Sack, Anyone?) (37:00–39:17)

• Jersey Changes: The Athletics will play in Sacramento as the "Sacramento Athletics" while awaiting relocation to Vegas, leading to the potential “Ball Sack” scoreboard when facing the Orioles.
• Hosts’ Take: Sympathy for Oakland, branding oddities, and plenty of ball-related puns.
• Quote: "We deserve that if nothing else." – Katie on the "Ball Sack" matchup (39:17)

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9. Manager Merry-Go-Round & Giants' Next Move (39:17–41:21)

• Firings: Giants part ways with Bob Melvin, Twins let go of Rocco Baldelli.
• Speculation: Katie muses on the possibility of Bruce Bochy returning to the Giants.
• Aging Leadership: Brief tangent on old coaches and crossover with other public figures, like Paul Finebaum potentially running for Senate.

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10. WNBA Playoff Drama & Officiating Outrage (42:31–45:16)

• Links Exit: Rehash of the playoff series where the Minnesota Lynx were hurt by a missed foul call, costing them their star and coach (Cheryl Reeve).
• Mercury’s Run: Mercury beat both finalists from last year; Fever also forcing a decisive game.
• Quote: "She said it was fucking malpractice... that that officiating crew was allowed to call that game the way they did." – Brady, on Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve (43:57)

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11. Ryder Cup Chaos & Crowd Etiquette (45:16–48:35)

• Golf Goes Wild: Ryder Cup marred by unruly U.S. fans, performer controversy, and even a beer thrown at Rory McIlroy’s wife.
• American Fandom Dilemma: Katie compares rooting for flawed but home teams across sports.
• Quote: "Golf loves to s its own D... and then people love the Ryder Cup because it’s about heckling." – Katie (47:31)

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12. NFL Highlights: Injuries, Gaffes, and Gummy Game (48:35–60:39)

• Key Storylines: Tyreek Hill’s devastating injury, Dolphins win, Lamar Jackson’s hamstring issue, Giants’ win with rookie QB Jackson Dart, and more.
• Major Oops: Adonai Mitchell fumbles a surefire touchdown, possibly costing Colts the game.
• Sideline Drama: Jaguars-Niners coaches’ verbal altercation: “Keep my name out your fucking mouth” vs. “I will your world up.” (58:48–58:53)
• Giants Hire/Fire Updates: Cowboys-Packers end in a 40–40 overtime tie and management shenanigans discussed.
• Quote: "I think last night... was the first sweatpants culottes versus sweatpants culottes matchup in NFL history." – Brady (51:25)

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13. What to Watch This Week (60:39–61:52)

• Chris’s Picks:
  • US Open Cup Final (Nashville SC vs. Austin FC) – Soccer, Wed., Oct. 1, 8pm ET, Paramount+.
  • NRL Rugby Grand Final (Melbourne Storm vs. Brisbane Broncos) – Rugby League, Sun., Oct. 5, 5:30am ET, watchnrl.com.
  • Red Sox vs. Yankees – MLB, Tonight, 6:08pm ET, ESPN.

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Notable Quotes

• "Let's all calm down. Okay? Let's all calm down." – Katie Nolan (03:17)
• "Fat bear week. Is this real? There's no way this is real." – Katie Nolan (05:41)
• "98% of all baseball players run faster than Josh Naylor. That's crazy." – Brady (30:23)
• "She said it was fucking malpractice…that that officiating crew was allowed to call that game the way they did." – Brady (43:57)
• "Golf loves to s its own D… and then people love the Ryder cup because it’s about heckling." – Katie Nolan (47:31)
• "That's gotta suck as an experience. Not ideal. But you did it. You went there and you did that. You should be proud of yourselves. I didn't do it. You'll never catch me doing it. I'm a big baby." – Katie Nolan (09:01)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 04:28 – Fat Bear Week Email & Bracket Breakdown
• 07:03 – The "Bum Scrum" & Rugby Chat
• 09:33 – WNBA Lynx Apology and Sports Accountability
• 16:07 – Super Bowl Halftime Show Announcement (Bad Bunny)
• 20:00 – Mets’ Playoff Exit, Marlins Celebration, and Fan Grief
• 28:28 – Dumper’s 60th HR & Naylor’s Stolen Base Feat
• 33:28 – Root Sports Northwest Signs Off
• 37:00 – The Homeless Athletics & Sacramento Jerseys
• 42:31 – WNBA: Lynx Playoff Officiating Outrage
• 45:16 – Ryder Cup Antics & American Sports Fandom
• 48:35 – NFL Highlights: Injuries, Mishaps, Gummy Tie
• 60:39 – What to Watch This Week

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Memorable Moments

• The team’s utter disbelief (and enthusiastic acceptance) of Fat Bear Week as a real sporting event. (04:41–06:47)
• The on-air roast and redemption of Brady for bailing on the Lynx.
• The “Ball Sack” scoreboard possibility (37:39–39:17), executed with perfectly immature glee.
• Heartfelt moments over the end of regional sports broadcasts and tributes to local sports media figures.
• Wild discussion of coach-against-coach NFL sideline smack talk—uncensored, unfiltered, and all the more hilarious for it. (58:48)

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Tone & Language

Fully embracing Casuals’ signature blend of playful irreverence, warmth, and genuine fandom, the panel is quick with jokes, occasional gentle ribbing, pop-culture callbacks, and plenty of emotional sincerity. Quotes are left in their spontaneous, slightly profane form, true to the hosts' camaraderie and unfiltered passion for sports.

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This episode is a must-listen for anyone who loves their sports talk with humanity, heart, and a dash of utter goofiness.

Transcript

[Jeff Bridges]

Morning, Zoe. Got donuts.

[Katie Nolan]

Jeff Bridges, why are you still living above our garage?

[Jeff Bridges]

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[Katie Nolan]

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[Katie Nolan]

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[Brady]

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[Katie Nolan]

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[Jeff Bridges]

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[Katie Nolan]

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[Katie Nolan]

Isabella, did you curl your hair? I did. It looks really pretty. I really like it.

[Isabella]

Is this what the cold open is?

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah. Oh, okay.

[Isabella]

Guys, my hair is so pretty.

[Katie Nolan]

It is.

[Isabella]

But f the early trains because it was packed.

[Katie Nolan]

Packed.

[Isabella]

Therefore it's. I'm really sweaty and so the curls aren't fully there.

[Katie Nolan]

They are. She's lying to you. Don't let her be humble. She looks beautiful. Everybody say, you look beautiful today, Isabella.

[Chris]

You look beautiful today, Isabella.

[Katie Nolan]

Wow.

[Brady]

Great job.

[Katie Nolan]

Noted. Noted. Start the pod. Hello and welcome to Casuals, the sports podcast that's gonna get you caught up on all of it to the best of its ability. It is very early in the morning and it is trying its best. And it loves you. Oh, it loves you so much, that sports podcast. It loves you so much, it's giving you a little. Just a little kiss right on your forehead and saying, good job. Hey, good job. I'm Katie Nolan. I host that podcast. Join today because it's Tuesday. By my casualties, we have our sports newbie, Isabella. Hi. With beautiful curly hair. Thanks. Shit. I was supposed to think of Something better than this. He's got an accent. And you like it. It's Chris.

[Chris]

Oh, hello.

[Katie Nolan]

Is that better?

[Chris]

That's fine.

[Katie Nolan]

Before I at least said that you had, like, technical abilities. I said, this is the editor. This guy does the heavy lifting.

[Chris]

That's true. I'll take whatever. I'm fine.

[Katie Nolan]

And the birthday boy, Brady. Hello. Happy birthday, Brady.

[Brady]

I was worried about Chris's title. Cause the emailers have gotten recently very, like, surprisingly horny for Chris.

[Katie Nolan]

Wow. Wow. This is the kind of stuff I like to know. How many emails would you say we're getting that are horny for Chris?

[Brady]

Two and two is a lot.

[Katie Nolan]

Okay. It's two. Two, and it's not that many. But it is weird that it's two. It is weird that it's happened twice.

[Chris]

I'll take it.

[Katie Nolan]

Let's all calm down. Okay? Let's all calm down.

[Chris]

I disagree. I disagree.

[Isabella]

Chris has no social media, so he needs the emails.

[Katie Nolan]

Oh, my God. I just envisioned a world in which our email functions as Chris's social media.

[Chris]

This is perfect.

[Katie Nolan]

And I actually don't hate that.

[Chris]

No, me neither.

[Katie Nolan]

But we don't have time for it today, so we'll table that. If you want to reach us. By the way, just to tell us. It's an audio medium, so I don't know where objectifying you is coming in. I guess it's just the clips. Casuals with katienolanmail.com voicemail 646-801-0043 on IG and Tik Tok, we are at Casuals, the podcast. Lot of news today. The baseball postseason is set. We have to talk a little bit about that. But we're also going to talk about that more on Thursday because Lauren Gardner's coming in. LG Red, my girl. So we'll do mostly baseball then, but we will get to some of it today. We've also got a new halftime show announcement. We have a lot to get to, but we like to start with either a yap or, you know, I yap about an email or a voicemail somebody sent. And I feel like today, let's go with some. I want human contact. So let's go. Do we have an email?

[Chris]

We do.

[Katie Nolan]

Okay.

[Chris]

The first email that we have is from Laura. And Laura says, hey, Katie. And casualties. Has there been a lot of talk about competitive eating on the podcast? I needed to write into you guys about one of my favorite weeks of the year, Fat Bear Week.

[Katie Nolan]

What?

[Chris]

Fat Bear Week. Every year, the bears in Katmai national park in Alaska. Have their own competitive eating contest that goes on all summer long where they're eating as much as they can to get fat so they can survive the winter. I feel that then in the final week of September, a bracket style tournament showing these bears in all their rotund glory happens when we are instructed to vote for the bear that best exemplifies fatness and success. There are returning competitors, Cubs of former champions and many other great storylines. For example, a perennial favorite and former champion Chunky was spotted by the Rangers with a broken jaw early in the season from a fight with another bear. And there was a lot of concern that he might not be able to adapt and survive. But he seems to have figured it out and has won his first matchup already. The other storyline to watch is that Grazer is the returning back to back champion and she's going for the three Pete. Check it out to see who is crowned the champion this year. Love you mean it.

[Isabella]

Damn.

[Katie Nolan]

Is this real? There's no way this is real.

[Isabella]

Like the bears are consenting and everything.

[Katie Nolan]

Fat bear we a practice tournament vote for the bear that best exemplifies fatness and success.

[Brady]

Yeah. Chunk plays the winner of Popeye against Walker in round two.

[Katie Nolan]

Chunk is doing it through the wire with a broken jaw. How are you eating your way through a broken jaw?

[Chris]

Ice in his veins.

[Katie Nolan]

Ice in his veins. Isn't that what hibernation is technically? Are you lowering your body temperature so that you can. Sick. Okay, so when are we going to Alaska as a podcast?

[Chris]

Has to be this week. That's the next couple of days.

[Katie Nolan]

Or check this out. It could be next year. This week. Next year. You know what I mean? We could do it reasonably. Grab your things.

[Isabella]

Who wants to volunteer as the fat bear.

[Brady]

As tribute?

[Chris]

Sure. That's sour.

[Katie Nolan]

And now I don't think she's understanding what we're talking about.

[Isabella]

Wait, I don't think I am.

[Katie Nolan]

Do we? Do we?

[Brady]

That type of bear is a different. That's a different week in a different place.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah. That is also over the summer, I think. What do we want to go back? Do we have another email? I was told one email and I have noted here on this paper there are two emails.

[Chris]

We have one more.

[Katie Nolan]

Let's hear it.

[Chris]

Very quick email from Chris from Amsterdam who says hey, casualties. I just wanted to offer my alternative to Troosh Push Brotherly shove R Spash for our beloved Aussie Chris.

[Katie Nolan]

I realized he needed the wait. We should dub over when Chris says it because it really sucks.

[Chris]

I realized he needed the phrase Translated into his mother tongue. And that's when I thought of bum scrum. From one Chris to another. You're welcome, love you mean it, Chris from Amsterdam.

[Katie Nolan]

P.S.

[Chris]

Go Socks. Bum scrum.

[Katie Nolan]

P.S. go Sicks Chris.

[Brady]

I only hear Bluey when you say bum scrum.

[Chris]

Bum scrum.

[Katie Nolan]

Why does Bluey say that?

[Brady]

Yeah, everything's a bum, a bum and a scrum. It's adorable.

[Katie Nolan]

What is with you people? What is this bum? Why is bum.

[Chris]

What is this bum?

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah, why? I know in an Australian show, everything is bum.

[Chris]

Yeah, it's funny.

[Katie Nolan]

Oh, so it's like butt.

[Chris]

Yeah.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah, you're bum. I don't know. Just make it. Well, because doesn't it mean a different thing in. Or am I thinking of Fanny?

[Chris]

You're thinking of Fanny.

[Katie Nolan]

We've already done this on this podcast. That's how often this.

[Chris]

Have we really?

[Katie Nolan]

I think so. I think it was early days on this podcast. We already had this conversation.

[Chris]

I do like bum scrum, though.

[Katie Nolan]

Chris, while we're talking about you and the wacky things, you get into what happened in that Women's World cup of the rugby. Sorry, of rugby. I should have said the sport.

[Chris]

England defeated Canada 3313 in the Rugby Women's World cup over the weekend, which means England are the winners. They are the holders of the Women's Rugby World cup now. So congratulations to them.

[Katie Nolan]

Congratulations to them. Is that a big margin of victory? How does scoring work in rugby? Is it like football?

[Chris]

It's a little bit different, yeah. There have been other games in the tournament that were blowouts much bigger than this. I think there was a couple of 60 to 0 games earlier on in the tournament. So this is close compared to those. But I think you'd probably want a little bit closer for a finals match. But that's just how good England are.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah. And shout out to any team that got beat 60 to 0. We're thinking of you. We're growing the game. You know what I mean? This is growing pains. But that's gotta suck. God, that has to suck as an experience. Not ideal. But you did it. You went there and you did that. You should be proud of yourselves. I didn't do it. You'll never catch me doing it. I'm a big baby. But I do wear the jerseys. I do wear the sporting jerseys. I just don't do any of the sports. Okay. That's the emails. There was something else we wanted to. Oh, that's right. Brady.

[Brady]

Yes.

[Katie Nolan]

I need you to come to the front. Okay.

[Brady]

Yes. Yes. Yep.

[Katie Nolan]

Yep.

[Brady]

Okay.

[Katie Nolan]

And I Need to hold your hand when I say this. You what the. With the WNBA last week.

[Brady]

So I was.

[Katie Nolan]

Did you prepare a statement? Would you like to apologize to our listeners believed that you were an ally for women. The list who thought that you took us seriously and our sports were just as important and necessary to be watched all the way through, just like the boys.

[Brady]

Ah, the all the way through part got me.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah.

[Brady]

I learned, in fact, sporting events can change their outcome after halftime. So a team that per se, is down big at half, much like the Phoenix Mercury were to the Minnesota Lynx, can in fact come back and win that game. So when the links are up 20 at halftime, which I had viewed with my own eyes.

[Katie Nolan]

We believe you for sure. You If. If anything, you've earned our trust with this. But go ahead.

[Brady]

Turns out the Mercury came back and won that game. Yeah, I wrote them off at halftime, gave a very brief look see across the Internet.

[Katie Nolan]

Just a little peeksy poo.

[Brady]

And turned out I was fucking wrong about how that game ended. And I would like to apologize to the fans of the W. The fans of the Minnesota Links, who it is also retrospectively very tragic to say that they had won that game, considering how that series has ended.

[Katie Nolan]

And how's that? I'll say it. You know what? I'll say it just in case, because I watched all the way. The links are done now. The links are.

[Brady]

They're what?

[Katie Nolan]

One could argue that Brady caused this. One could argue that Brady exhibited hubris on behalf of the Lynx. To think, ptah, I'll go to sleep. They have that game won and in the bag. Just like this series they have in the bag as Phoenix is a huge underdog. Hmm.

[Isabella]

He just needed a look, see.

[Katie Nolan]

Just took a little look, see at the girl sport.

[Brady]

Bruce, there's a lot of sports on this happened this week. I need one sport at a time for my caveman brain to process.

[Katie Nolan]

Mm, that's good. See, what he's trying to do there is self deprecate to go, oh, I'm just a stupid, stupid caveman. Okay.

[Brady]

Did it work?

[Katie Nolan]

Well, I don't know. Here's the thing. Cause then when we treat you like a stupid, stupid caveman, all the stupid, stupid cavemen get online and yell at us. So I don't know what to do about that. It puts me in a tough position, if you understand. But I will say this, dear listener, I am so sorry for what that guy did. Oh, my God. But it falls on me. Ultimately. I am the host and ultimately the incorrect stat falls on me. It won't happen. Oh, yeah, I hope.

[Brady]

What, I'm allowed to blame you?

[Katie Nolan]

Fucking pipe down.

[Brady]

I didn't know this was an option. I thought this was just on me. All right, cool.

[Katie Nolan]

I am not talking to you right now at all. I am talking to them before I was so rudely interrupted. Boy, you. I'm deeply sorry it falls on me. It's my fault. I will be better for you. This is, this is your one stop shop for all things sports. And we take them all very seriously and we respect them. I wish you all could see the way Brady is leaning back in his chair right now. If it wasn't this man's heart, this was my fault. If it wasn't this, it was. That's how a coach coaches. Okay? What's difficult is I've got to do both. I've got to do both on air. It's very difficult. Okay, so we'll talk about all of the actual sports news of it at length in a second. Let's hit a quick break, we'll come back and we'll do that. Viori delivers a new perspective on performance apparel with pieces designed to look great beyond the gym. Whether you're running errands, heading to the office or meeting up with friends, Vuori is perfect for whatever your day brings. Take the Viori Performance Jogger. They're great for fitness, but they're also stylish enough for everyday wear and comfortable enough for lounging around. As part of the Dream Nick Connection, they are made of Vori's softest premium stretch fabric. They're lightweight moisture wicking and feature a four way performance stretch. Mine, I got them in like a teal green color. What I really love about them is that they're thin. So in this time of the year, sometimes when you put on like a bulky sweatpant, it's too much. These are perfect. They're lightweight, they wick away sweat, so they're very good for wearing even in like a hot month. We're allowed to be comfortable in hot months, guys. And you should do that with the Vuori Performance Jogger. It's an investment in your happiness. For our listeners, they are offering 20% off of your first Vuori purchase. Get yourself some of the most comfortable and versatile clothing on the [e-mail] Casuals. That's V U O R I.com Casuals. Exclusions apply. Visit the website for full terms and conditions.

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[Katie Nolan]

Jeff Bridges, why are you still living above our garage?

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[Katie Nolan]

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[Katie Nolan]

Okay, biggest news, I think from the. From the weekend and it was a big weekend. We do have a lot to get to. Bad Bunny headlining the super bowl halftime show, which is at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on February 8th. That's. Man, before you know it, it's gonna be February 8th. Isn't that crazy?

[Isabella]

I know.

[Katie Nolan]

Isabella, Are you a big bit bad? Are you a big bad funny thing? Jesus Christ.

[Isabella]

I do really like Bad Bunny. I'm not like a super fan. Like I don't listen to like all of his songs kind of thing, but I do like him. I like his songs that I do know.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah, I like him. That was my answer. Damn it. Sorry.

[Isabella]

No, but I am really excited. I think it's gonna be a really, really good show.

[Katie Nolan]

I think so too. I've heard he puts on a very good show. I've seen a lot of clips on like tick tock of people that like, go to Bad Bunny shows and have fun. And he's not doing any us. He had announced a tour with no US Dates for a very good reason and then said, I think I'll do one US date. And it's the Super Bowl.

[Isabella]

Yeah. It's so badass. Like, it's like the most. Most viewed. Pretty much one of the most viewed.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah. I didn't look at how anybody reacted. Are people being weird about it?

[Brady]

You didn't have to. I mean, yeah, you have the. You have the full. The full reaction of. Well, there was a. There was also. There was a running bit on socials of I can't believe they got another non US citizen to perform the halftime show. And it's like, well, no, he is. He's from Puerto Rico. That's kind of a.

[Katie Nolan]

How are we still that dumb that people aren't. Puerto Rico is like, with us guys, that's. Those are our people. We're supposed to. We have like a duty to them as they do to us. It's a. It's a funny.

[Isabella]

A funny reaction though, I've been seeing is, for example, I saw this one comment where it was like, oh, my God, guys, there's a football game going on during Bad Bunnies concert.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah. Now, just as a person who's been paying attention to that big football game for a long time, that joke happens every year. So I can't. I don't mean to take that away from you. I just wanted the listeners to know that she just doesn't. She's never. It was a good. It's great. I shouldn't have said anything. I wish I could go back to before. You know what?

[Isabella]

I'll just turn my mic off for the rest.

[Katie Nolan]

It's Brady. It's Brady's fault. Please, can we all just put it on Brady?

[Chris]

Brady had one good.

[Brady]

I will absorb those sins, please.

[Katie Nolan]

Happy birthday to you, Bad Bunny.

[Brady]

Greatest celebrity pro wrestler of all time.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah. I've heard people genuinely, like, respect him as a celebrity pro wrestler. Like, he has a great entrance and he was like, very good. Yeah.

[Brady]

Oh, well. So he did. He did a couple matches and then like his big match for the end of his run they did at a show in Puerto Rico and he came like out of the. Out of the tunnel to Shambaya and the whole crowd is like singing it at once. It's one of the greatest.

[Katie Nolan]

Like, Chris, are you fact checking this as he goes?

[Brady]

20,000 people singing at once in the same direction was like, so electric energy of it and like him playing up to the crowd. This super performance is gonna be great. Like, he's. He's going to lean completely into that.

[Katie Nolan]

He's also hosting Saturday night live. That's October 4th is like shockingly soon. Is that this week?

[Brady]

This week? Saturday Night Live host.

[Katie Nolan]

Where's the year going? It's October 4th this week.

[Brady]

Yeah. The Halloween episode is going to be in like two weeks.

[Katie Nolan]

Damn. I mean, it must be October because I'm wearing my socks jersey. Because I'm wearing my socks jersey in New York. And I took this subway and I just kept making eye contact like, huh? And what? Huh?

[Chris]

Did you get any comments?

[Katie Nolan]

No, of course not. Because everybody's normal and I'm just out here going, say something. And they're like, I don't even, lady. I got.

[Chris]

Did you say everyone's normal in regards to the New York subway?

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah. I mean, normal in terms of like, they're not trying to get in a fight over my laundry. You know what I'm saying? They're not looking at my shirt and going, they've got a lot bigger issues that they're dealing with than a lady going like. And say something about it. Just desperately want to be. It's a Devers jersey too. And you know what? I've decided I'm okay with that. I'm okay with that. I accept it. Because if it were up to me, I wish he was with us. I think it's a bummer that he's not playing in the postseason. And I think it's a real bummer we have to face the Yankees this early in the postseason without our Yankee killer. And I miss him. And so that's where I. That was a speech I gave myself when I put this on this morning. And I looked in the mirror and I said, it's okay. No one's gonna make fun of you for wearing the shirt of a guy who's no longer on your team. Even though that shirt just came out this year and you bought it just before he stopped being on your team for.

[Brady]

They can narrow down like an eight week window of when you bought that.

[Katie Nolan]

Oh, my God. And I know that there's a policy where I think if some. If that happens, you can trade it in for a blank. But I had already gone back to the store and traded it in to get a better size and I was not making that trip again. I just know myself, I just wasn't gonna do it. I. And so, Raffy Devers, I hope you're enjoying Your vacation. I'm sorry that we were mean to you. And I think of you fondly, incredibly fondly. That's the segue to get into baseball, I guess. I was thinking throughout this thing, Isabella, there's some sad. Well, we'll just start with the sad one for you, okay? The Mets are out, which means, stop me if you know any of this. They don't get to play anymore. Yeah, it's done for them. How are you feeling?

[Isabella]

You know, it's fine.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah, you know, that's good. Have you practiced that? Because that's very convincing.

[Isabella]

You know, now it's just. I can focus on one less sport. I can. Hey, hey. I don't think I can focus on basketball.

[Katie Nolan]

You can focus on dumper. Mm.

[Isabella]

I don't wanna think about any other baseball team other than my team. I'm not gonna watch the playoffs.

[Katie Nolan]

This is a huge loss. My team's not in it. I didn't realize how much the Mets loss was gonna affect me. This is a huge loss. Playoff baseball is the best time of the year, Isabella. Playoff baseball.

[Isabella]

But how am I supposed to enjoy.

[Katie Nolan]

It if I choose that end? I know, and here's. This is why I'm saying I. I have to respect you going through your stages of fandom. And an early stage of fandom is like, I don't. I can't root for anybody else. I only have eyes for. And you don't have to root. But it's such good baseball.

[Isabella]

No, you know what I mean? Like, if I walk into a bar and then, like, a baseball game's on and everyone's chilling, like, sure.

[Katie Nolan]

Like, I'm so mad at the Mets. I'm madder than I thought I was at the Mets. And I was pretty mad at the Mets.

[Isabella]

I know. And I was like, really? Actually watching more games lately. And I'm like, well, now what the fuck am I gonna pay attention to?

[Katie Nolan]

And I'm gonna. Just one last time, baseball. No. Why are you doing this? Why are you doing this?

[Isabella]

Just kidding.

[Brady]

I turned off the Mets season at halftime. What happened?

[Katie Nolan]

I got. I. As a kid, I was very prone to fainting. Just a backstory for the next part.

[Isabella]

My hearing fell down.

[Katie Nolan]

I just got so. I got the little stars on this. I got so upset that I got the little stars creeping in on the side of my eyes and was like, oh, my God, I'm gonna pass out. She said she's gonna root for the Dodgers. And it made me so upset that I almost passed out.

[Isabella]

Although I will say, if it ends up being like, wasn't it like that last year where if it's like a Dodgers Yankee situation, I will definitely root for the Dodgers.

[Katie Nolan]

Isabella, baby, I'm trying to be on your side here. Really?

[Isabella]

I thought you would.

[Katie Nolan]

You would not, obviously. That was a preface to what I was about to say. Oh. Which is I'm trying to be on your side here, and I won't make you watch the baseball playoffs. But you keep bringing up things that happen in the baseball postseason and saying, if you have to, you're gonna have to root for the Dodgers. We can keep watching the baseball postseason and never root for the Dodgers once. No.

[Isabella]

But I'm saying in instances where they're.

[Katie Nolan]

Playing, why even get to that specific instance? They might get knocked out in the first round for the first time in a long time.

[Isabella]

That'll be funny.

[Katie Nolan]

Wouldn't it be perfect? Let's all pray.

[Isabella]

Who do you think is most likely gonna advance into the playoffs?

[Katie Nolan]

Well, let's get into it. So the Mets lost to the Marlins, and they. And now they're out. You know that. But I have to tell the people who are listening at home because I think it's important to get to the mom. The Marlins essentially just spoiled the Mets season and knocked them out. There was really nothing else the Marlins were playing for. At the end of the game, they took a picture as a team outside of their dugout and the Mets broadcast booth, who I quite like and who has a very good. They have a great reputation in the sport. Everybody loves them. We're talking about how bullshit it was. Basically. They didn't say that word. I did. That the Marlins were celebrating and taking. Or like, taking a team photo. I don't agree, and I'm curious to know what you guys think. Isabella, how did you feel about the other team taking a picture after they.

[Isabella]

So I didn't see this. This footage, but, I mean, if they're just taking a picture, I don't really see.

[Katie Nolan]

Season's over.

[Isabella]

At the end of the season.

[Katie Nolan]

Season's over, and they've accepted that.

[Isabella]

Now is it, like, are they doing it in front of the Mets, like, dugout, even then?

[Katie Nolan]

Fine. You spoiled their season. You should. That's all. You had to play. Who cares?

[Brady]

It was their own dugout.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah. It was their own side of the field. It was.

[Isabella]

Yeah, whatever.

[Katie Nolan]

It doesn't. I'm like, what do you. It just feels like such obvious sour grapes that I'm almost like, it couldn't be.

[Brady]

It was last day of summer camp vibes. It's like, let's remember the good times the last time we're gonna hang out for a while.

[Katie Nolan]

And I guess because they have a good reputation, that booth I should give them grace and say they're allowed to just be extremely butt hurt because, my God, what a collapse from your New York Metropolitan. My goodness, how much money you spend to then not be in the postseason. Yikes on bikes.

[Brady]

Their owner posted an apology on Instagram.

[Katie Nolan]

Like, sorry, I hate these. Does anybody like these? Is there any fan that goes like, well, my owner actually sent out a tweet, and it was about how they need to be better, and they will be better for us because they're Mets fans, too. And it just, like, I feel a lot better now. Has that ever happened?

[Chris]

At least he's one of the owners that actually spends the money to try and make the team better. Even if it's not working, he's actually putting his money where his mouth is.

[Katie Nolan]

Sure, true, sure. It's so true. Sure, true. Sure, sure, true. But, sure, true.

[Brady]

But you wrap a turd in solid gold, it's still a turd.

[Katie Nolan]

Damn. He called you a turd. He also doesn't respect the w the Astros. Please, can I get to my birthday news? The Astros are out of the playoffs. Ah. Oh, no. Now, listen, if Megan, thee, Stallion, or Beyonce is listening to this podcast, I am so sorry that your team didn't make it.

[Chris]

Firstly, come on the podcast. We have to invite them if they're listening.

[Katie Nolan]

Firstly, Chris, you're creeping him out. He's hot. People think he's hot. If that helps, we get emails about him, I'll just say that Megan and.

[Chris]

Beyonce, if that helps them get on the show, so be it.

[Katie Nolan]

Point is, I'm sorry to you and only you, to all other Astros fans, tee hee hee hee hee. You out. They lost and they. And they're out on the. In the best possible way. The Guardians are known to play small ball. I feel like that's a reputation that they have. Isabella, that's like, a lot of, like, not hitting home runs. It's more like you'll bunt to advance a runner. You'll like, you know, singles and moving base running and yada, yada. The way that they walked off this game in the ninth inning with two outs, it was like a blue. These could be in the wrong order, but there was like a bloop single and there was a walk. There was an intentional walk to load the bases, and then they hit a guy and they walked in the winning run, and that was the walk off victory that secured the Guardian spot. Or like it gave them the. Is that what happened? They won the division and that's how. Or it gave them the wild card. I don't remember which. They are.

[Brady]

Brady Cleveland would have won the wild card.

[Katie Nolan]

Right. And so that knocked out Houston. And so Houston gets eliminated on a walk off hit by pitch. I mean, like a warm hug. That story feels.

[Brady]

And everybody loves Jose Ramirez.

[Katie Nolan]

I mean, yeah. Just the greatest. Just the greatest. Also crazy that Terry Francona is in the post season with the Reds. He had also previously managed the Guardians and obviously famously my Boston fans. Famously. The. What else do we have? The Did I have. We said. Where was Dumper at? When we last talked about Dumper on.

[Brady]

This podcast, Dumper was at like 55, 56. Because he had a flurry of homers to end the season.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah. And they were all amazing. He hit 60 total in the regular season. Unless real incredible. Somebody mentioned this was something that Brady said would never happen on the podcast. But we don't point out when Brady's wrong ever.

[Brady]

I said I didn't think it would happen. You were like, I couldn't.

[Katie Nolan]

I didn't find the clip. I didn't find or pull the clip, but I didn't because I wouldn't because it's your birthday.

[Chris]

We're trying to be nice.

[Katie Nolan]

That's right. That's right. We do eventually have to drop this bit because I feel like people aren't gonna like it. So I feel like at some point, I don't know when I'll just yell moratorium and it'll just be the end of that bit and we'll all move on the. So he hit 60. Amazing. Did you see the picture of Adam Ray, Comedian, big Mariners fan? It's like he's hitting. I want to say it was the 60th, but it might have been the 59th and it could have been the 58th. But you just see, like, him look, it might have been that moon shot, which I think was 58 or was out 59. This is where I'm weak. But it was one of them. And everyone's looking up in the picture. You just see Adam Ray behind the plate, like, stood up to celebrate because he knew right away. And I'm like, as a sports fan, that's the coolest to be a part of the photo. Even if by, like, I don't know. It's very cool. It, like, gave me chills. Also sneaky. Did you know Josh Naylor had stolen as many bases as he had thicke Henderson.

[Brady]

I mean, yeah.

[Katie Nolan]

What is it? Yet he got to 30, I believe.

[Brady]

I think so, yeah.

[Katie Nolan]

Crazy. A first baseman. You have a catcher hitting 60 home runs and a first baseman stealing 30 bags is unheard of. Very cool. Obviously. Go Mariners. Unless, I guess. Isabella's really into the Dodgers, so I can't say, sell my own sweetie pie producer on the greatest team to watch. The most fun team, Josh Naylor's.

[Brady]

Josh, we don't do stats, but I had to look this up. Josh Naylor's sprint speed is second percentile.

[Katie Nolan]

What does that mean? I never know.

[Brady]

That means 98% of all baseball players run faster than Josh Naylor. That's crazy. And he stole 30 bags.

[Katie Nolan]

Good for him.

[Brady]

5:10, 235.

[Katie Nolan]

He makes me nervous. I feel like he's a real live wire when it comes to the postseason. He gets feisty, and that's what's really good for him. But also, you reach points where you go, okay, Josh. Okay. We gotta take a couple deep breaths and center ourselves. Makes me nervous, but I like him. And 30 bags is crazy for a first basement.

[Brady]

So many.

[Katie Nolan]

The guy who caught dumper 60th, gave it to a kid immediately. Insane. Not something I expected to see. Part of the conversation we had when we were talking about catching baseballs was that, like, if it's a monumental. If it's a big. A momentous ball, then it's okay. And it's understandable if you keep it and you. Whatever you want to do with it. This guy didn't even hesitate. Gave it to a kid right away, the 60th. And I think that's beautiful.

[Brady]

Absolutely.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah.

[Brady]

That feeling is gonna last forever.

[Katie Nolan]

Isabella hates it. And I want to hear, go count it.

[Isabella]

No, I don't hate it. My first thought is just like. With this whole conversation. I just hope now this doesn't. Like. Yes, of course. If it's like, you know, you're fighting between a ball and stuff, give it to the kid. Or in this instance, he wanted to give it to the kid, that's totally fine. But I just hope there isn't this new precedent.

[Katie Nolan]

No, I get it.

[Isabella]

Where now people are like, a kid.

[Katie Nolan]

Could be like 10ft away from me.

[Isabella]

And the ball perfectly goes into my head. I'm keeping that shit.

[Katie Nolan]

Can I just say, and I don't know any better. So this is me. I'm just trying to relate two stories I had this same feeling last night about. And I didn't look into this, but Jason Taylor is coaching somewhere now. Is he with the Dolphins? Is he on the coaching staff?

[Brady]

He was in the booth last night because his son plays for the jets and he's in the Dolphins hall of Fame. I don't think he's a coach. He may have, like, a token special advisor role.

[Katie Nolan]

Oh, yeah, because he was. Now I'm thinking of it, there was a woman with him on his lap, so there. He would not be coaching and having it. But so. But they went. They went to the camera of him, and I saw it being shared multiple times as, like, him having a Coldplay moment, quote, unquote. And I went like, hey, we don't know anything about this. That could be his wife. That could be like, why are. Can we not already set a precedent of, like, we can go. If you're in a stadium, we can put a camera on you and then start a narrative about something that, like, let's all calm down on that. We have no. Unless I'm missing something, Brady. And we do have information. And this literally was a Coldplay moment. I saw two different. Of those, like, aggregator sports accounts that you're like, who is this? It's not a real person. They just tweet sports stuff. I'm not going to give any of them credit and say their names, but you know what I mean, Chris doesn't. Because he's not on social media, famously. But it's just like these accounts that are nameless and faceless tweeting this out as, like, him having a Coldplay moment with, like, an emoji that was like, yikes. And it's like, we have no. That could be his wife. What are you talking about?

[Brady]

According to Sports Illustrated, that's his wife, Monica.

[Katie Nolan]

What are we doing, everybody? It's a surveillance state. Like, what are we doing? Can we just all fucking chill out? And so, yeah, can I catch this.

[Isabella]

Ball where there's no child around me?

[Katie Nolan]

I love Big Dumper and I want to keep this. Okay. I don't care about that kid. I just don't. We're giving the kids enough, aren't we? We're giving them global warming. We're giving them a planet that's dying. What more do they want from us? Oh, I also want to just say really quickly an emotional end of root Sports Northwest. I. That's. This is kind of. I'm very confused by what's going on with this. And I don't know Brady or Chris, it. Or Isabella. I don't know. I don't want to count you out. Maybe you know the inside business of how the regional sports networks are going here. But the Seattle Mariners, they. Root Sports is being. It's being absorbed. It's been bought, Brady, by the mlb.

[Brady]

It's been shuttered. It's being shuttered and MLB is going to take over play by play operations and, like, distributing. Distributing those games via, like, their own streaming networks. They're going to keep on, like, half of that staff who is already under contract, but they're getting rid of a whole bunch of members of that Root Sports team that were not under contract at the end of the year. And that includes, like, Sideline Report sideline reporter Jen Mueller.

[Katie Nolan]

Shout out Jen Mueller, who is just.

[Brady]

Fantastic and had been with that broadcast forever. Like, Jen and Angie, the desk analyst Angie Mending and Jen Mueller had, like, such a good rapport. People love Jen. She has a. Jen has a YouTube cooking show that I just discovered in looking.

[Katie Nolan]

She's so sweet.

[Brady]

She's, like, cooking chicken Marsala with Cal Raleigh in her kitchen. It's fantastic. But they were. They were breaking this team up essentially to dissolve Root Sports. And this was Jen's last broadcast with Root Sports on Sunday. And just realizing, like, these are human beings with relationships that go 20 years having their last broadcast together as they bring you this triumphant moment for the Mariners. They're going on to the post season because these local broadcasts don't get to do the postseason games because those are all national. And Jen's in tears. And it was. It was. You feel for him. And it was just a really human side of her saying, like, this is the last time I'm going to get to broadcast is, you know, maybe the best season we've ever had. And this is the last time I'm going to get to broadcast with this team. And she said, I'm not worried about Ugly crying on camera because there is nobody left working in the production studio to put together a blooper reel. And that was, like, heartbreaking that this team is getting broken up during the best season they've had since 2001.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah, Jen rules. I got to work with Jen for one game when we did a Mariners game. She's so. She's just like a consummate professional and she's so sweet and she knows everybody and loves baseball, just like purely loves baseball. And yeah, like, that's. I don't understand what's going on with baseball buying up all the RSNs because they're not going to be able to buy, like, yet. Nessen and yes. Are not going to give up the. Those are profitable regional sports networks. So I don't understand baseball keeps saying the stories I've seen is they're being like, we know we can buy them all. We. We're confident we'll be able to get all of them. And it just feels like there's no chance. Right? There's no way.

[Brady]

I mean, I think it's profitable for them, even if they get almost all the way there.

[Katie Nolan]

Right. I guess I'm just like, I hope they make it. I hope this makes it easier for us to see all of it instead of harder. I hope that this is a step towards making it better for the fan instead of just more profitable for the league. And I don't know which it is yet.

[Brady]

I'm too much of a caveman to know. But like, I hope it works out.

[Katie Nolan]

Moratorium so the A's introduced their new jersey for next season. I guess just to let us know. Yes, they will be staying a team I like. What else is the reason for. You got nothing else to say? This is the team. This is the. They were formerly the Oakland A's. They did not renew the lease on their park, so they're homeless. They are eventually going to. Have they even agreed yet? Or started building the thing in Vegas? They're supposed to be going to Brady. I don't think so, because it's still.

[Brady]

Up in the air whether or not they're going to make it there by 2028.

[Katie Nolan]

Basically, this team is being held hostage for multiple seasons. The decision with this season was to play it in a minor league ballpark in Sacramento and to call the team just the Athletics. To remove the idea of a city existing before the name of the team completely and just be the Athletics. This is a thing we're letting somebody do. A rich person hold a team hostage until they can find another place to put it and rid it of all of its regional that team has now announced that next year they'll wear a jersey that across the front of it says Sacramento.

[Isabella]

I feel bad for Oakland.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah. I mean, repeatedly. Isabelle. This isn't the first time. Wasn't it like the.

[Isabella]

The Raiders in Oakland?

[Katie Nolan]

Yes. And didn't they move the Warriors Stadium out of the Oakland area and into Golden State? I think so. Yes. Into Silicon Valley or whatever.

[Isabella]

They deserve a team.

[Katie Nolan]

Yes, they do. They're very loyal sports fans. But anyway, Sacramento across the front of the shirt. Okay, I'm fine with this. Only because A, we need to move on. I'm not devoting any more time from this very packed post season podcast to talking about the Blank Athletics, who I guess can I call them sack. And the other reason I'm fine with it is because as Brady pointed out in our pre show meeting, this means now that if the Orioles play the Athletics, the scoreboard will say ball sack.

[Brady]

Please, please go with the Sacramento Athletics for this reason alone, please.

[Katie Nolan]

We deserve that if nothing else. And then a couple other teams that are out fired their managers. We're getting the first we're in that season. So the Giants, my. The love of my life's favorite team, the San Francisco Giants, fired Bob Melvin. He had an option for the 2026 season, picked up in July. And they still were like, and that's enough. And can I tell you what I thought as soon as I heard that Bruce Bochy's contract is up with the Rangers. And they just announced yesterday, I believe as well that they're not renewing it. And so doesn't it feel like that's gonna be that? Because isn't Buster Posey in the front office of the Giants now? So then wouldn't that make a heck of a lot of sense?

[Chris]

Be a nice reunion.

[Brady]

I mean, if you want to bring it back.

[Katie Nolan]

What? Wouldn't that make a lot of sense?

[Isabella]

I don't know.

[Katie Nolan]

Just trust me and say, sure. Thanks.

[Isabella]

I'm sorry. When you guys say names that I don't know.

[Katie Nolan]

I know, I know. That's why I was joking. I didn't think that I knew that the joke was that we were. I didn't want to have left you behind in the conversation, I feel like. But I did feel like this was a good thought that I had that I wanted to say. So we'll see, I guess what happens with that. Is that crazy? Are people already saying that? That feels like very obvious.

[Brady]

It feels like Dan would shit his.

[Katie Nolan]

Pants in a parentheses. Positive.

[Chris]

Happy shit.

[Katie Nolan]

Be very excited. I would have to clean it up.

[Brady]

I was the second oldest manager in baseball, though. It's like starting somewhere new at this point.

[Katie Nolan]

At this point. We find out yesterday Paul Feinbaum might be leaving the radio to go run for Senate. How old he like the people in charge are old. If I haven't accept that at this point, at least in baseball it's cute. At least in baseball it's adorable. It isn't cute elsewhere.

[Brady]

Why is Alabama committed to be like, we can only have sports people as senators.

[Katie Nolan]

I do not know Roll Tide. That's me giving a. You're in trouble with me, kids. That's the best I could do. I'm not an actress. The Twins also fired their manager, Rocco Baldelli. Arrivederci. Jesus. I tried to think of. That's so funny to you. I'm Italian. I can do that. He's my guy. He's my brethren. He's la familia. It just has such like a. I'm a chef from a competitive chef show name. Rocco Baldelli. He's like, I'm on Top Chef season three. But they. Sorry. But maybe. But they fired him. Sorry. He's fired on Monday. Sorry about that. He was there for seven years. Seven years. Wow. Three American League Central titles. So he was very good. And second straight disappointing season. So he's out. That's a bummer. And maybe just be old. I don't know. You guys. You've backed me into a corner. Brady, tell them about the wnba, God damn it.

[Brady]

So.

[Katie Nolan]

And do it like you're on a tightrope. Okay.

[Brady]

So I gave the Minnesota Links a win they didn't deserve. The Links were the best team of the regular season outside of the Vegas Aces streak to end it. Game three of that series was the controversial one. Nafisa Collier got fouled at the end of the game as the Lynx were trying to make a comeback. She got fouled hard. The problem was they didn't call a foul. The Mercury stole the boffmer. It was a knee crashing into a knee. It turned her ankle. She went down in a heap. She was in pain. The Mercury basically got a layup that sealed the game. And Links coach Cheryl Reeve was pissed and with every right. Nafisa Collier, the. The best player on the Links, disputably the best player in the WNBA. Attempted 0 free throws in that game. She was not getting calls. They're beating the. Out of that team. They were letting them play a very physical game. And you know, you want the refs to call it down the middle both ways, but the problem is, like, eventually someone's going to get hurt if you allow just hard contact after hard contact. And Cheryl Reeve got ejected from that game for going after the refs. She went after them post game presser.

[Katie Nolan]

But it was nice to see somebody like Gen. Like, usually you hear like, wow, they disparage the refs. And then you watch it and you're like, oh, I mean, I guess this.

[Brady]

Was like she said it was fucking malpractice. Yeah, that. That. That. That officiating crew was allowed to call that game the way they did.

[Katie Nolan]

And look, the. The. It was very costly, too. That fee didn't get to play the next game. When they lost, she was out. She was rolling around on the Court with, like, a scooter. I think it was foot or ankle, they said. Originally, when I saw the play, I thought it was knee, and then I.

[Brady]

Think she turned her ankle pretty bad. So I don't know where the actual injury is in it.

[Katie Nolan]

And they didn't have their coach details, and then they don't have their coach. So it was like a. You know, it was a. A very costly play and not a. Not a great look. So I understand the. The frustration, but that really stinks. And now the Links are out. Really crazy that the Mercury in there, in this run that they're on, they beat the two teams from the finals last year, so they are just, like, on a. On a tear right now. And we will find out tonight who they're going to go up against because the Fever forced game five against the Aces. So that's another. The Fever are on a run as well against the Aces, who are a huge. Like you said, Brady, they came into the postseason on a, like, what was it, an insane streak?

[Chris]

I think it was a 130 run or 140 run. And then they won the first few games in the postseason as well. So in total, it was a 170 run. Is that right?

[Brady]

We lost track of the number because it was just. They didn't. The regular season after the baby racing controversy in July.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah. Damn. Pretty crazy. So we'll watch that tonight and we'll see what happens. But if it's. Yeah, there's certainly a lot to talk about with that, and it's exciting. The Ryder cup was this weekend. We know that because Mike Nolan told us all about it. He texted me as if he were an analyst, through the entire weekend, full paragraphs. And this after he texted me what I sent to you guys once we got off the phone, which was photos of the options for his outfit for the day that he was playing golf and the Ryder cup was on, he was sure to let me know I'd be going with shorts if it's warm, but I'll be doing the blue pants if it's cooler out that day. And I was like, this was a mistake. Involving my father in the podcast was a mistake. No, it was very sweet. The Ryder cup scoring. Sorry to you. I'm not gonna figure you out. I was just like, hey, Kevin, I text my brother, I said, can you let me know on Sunday because I'm gonna be watching football. Can you let me know if, like, it is close, like, there's a possibility the United States? Because all I had seen were the videos online of, like, Us being embarrassing as a crowd. Sorry, but I went to school on Long island, so, like, I'm allowed to say that the crowd was embarrassing in a number of ways. There was, like, a video of somebody trying to lead. Heather McMahon was trying to, like, lead a cheer. I think she was, like, hired by pga and then they ended up. The story was that they fired her because the cheer said Rory in it. But, like, also, the audience wasn't really vibing with the cheerleading anyway. And so it felt like, why wouldn't you have used somebody who goes to golf a lot and is in the crowd? That's nothing against Heather. I love Heather, but I feel like they put. Did not put her in a good position. And then they kind of pushed her out as the. Like, we solved the problem. We got rid of her, and it was like, she was just doing what you asked her to do. Why'd you ask her to do that? This didn't make sense. And then somebody threw a beer at Rory's wife like that. I get it. That the. I actually don't get it. You know what I don't get it? What I don't get to say about the Ryder Cup. What I don't get about the Ryder cup is that golf loves to s its own D about how it's like, we only clap like this, and we're quiet during this part, and we're very respectful and women can't come. You know, golf's very like, the way that it is. And then that people love the Ryder cup because it's about heckling. And I'm like, well, I can't square this with the way that you guys normally like to act. And then you'll hear people go like, well, it's about the heckling, but with. In reason. And then you go like, well, Erica can't be trusted with that right now. I think it's pretty clear if you're telling America, it can yell at you and be mean. It's not very good at knowing where the limit on that is and taking a step back so you can take your shot. So I'm, like, unsurprised by it going this way, but surprised by the reaction and just in general, confused. So I'm going to put my hands up and slowly back away from continuing to talk about the Ryder cup, because I feel like it might be a little more layered and nuanced than I even understand, but. But I'm glad Trump got to go.

[Brady]

It was America's worst day.

[Katie Nolan]

The day he showed up, nobody could get in. Cause the tickets were so expensive. But I'm so glad that he had the day off from his job to do that. And it helped. Oh, boy, did it help. Usa. Here's my other thing that's complicated and nuanced is I got annoyed when people didn't root for our United States women's National team soccer because they didn't like the politics of the people on the team. I'm thinking specifically, like, Megan Rapinoe. A lot of people were, like, nasty about their own national team because they didn't like her. And that made me sick because it was like, you can't claim you like America and treat an American who's out here representing our country like that. And so that is in the back of my mind when I see a lot of people online going like, the European team is so much more likable. And I'm like, yeah, that might be true, but, like, this is our team, and we have to answer to that. So let's not be out here. You know, it's. Of course it's easier to root for a team that's. That A1B didn't wait till the last day to show up and see. I don't know, just like, a lot. But it. This is the American team, and that's how you're supposed to. We keep our mess in house. Or we're supposed. Theoretically, anyway. Europe won, by the way, in case you didn't see. We lost and tried to blame a rule. How about that Mike McDaniel? How about that Mike McDaniel getting a win in prime time and losing Tyreek Hill. Now, I've got complicated thoughts on him as a man. Of. Of course I'm not gonna. But I will just say, because it is the news. He is an important part of that team. And he's out. He was in. It was. I don't know if you guys saw the video. His knee exploded is medically what happened. So he's out. He. He dislocated his knee and tore multiple ligaments, including the acl. That's like it. What was once a knee is no longer. That sounds really bad. And I don't ever root for an injury or celebrate an injury. So I wish him a speedy recovery, and my well wishes will end right there. The. But they won. The Dolphins won. And that's exciting. I've got a. I said I would never wear Dolphins merch. I made that very clear to Dan. I was like, I don't care about this relationship. I will not be rooting for a team that's in my division and isn't my team. I don't have, like, strong heat and hate for the Dolphins, but I won't be doing it. He has a Miami Mike shirt that has just, like, Mike's silhouette with his sunglasses, and it's Dolphins colors. And I wore that last night.

[Brady]

I think last night. Jets Dolphins, Aaron Glenn against Mike. Mike McDaniel willing to say that was the first Sweatpants Culottes versus Sweatpants Culottes matchup in NFL history.

[Katie Nolan]

Culottes is a wild word. Aren't they just joggers?

[Brady]

But they're pulled up mid calf, so.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah, still just joggers. We don't have to go back to the 1910s. Still just joggers pulled up. Cool off.

[Chris]

This is one of the interesting side narratives of Isabella. Getting into sports is like slowly getting accustomed to seeing these horrific injuries because there is still, like, so many throughout the years that I can think of that are just horrendous. Like, the one that I always go back to is Andrew Wiggins. I don't know if you remember the Andrew bogart1 from mid 2000s maybe, where he dislocated his arm after going up for a dunk and someone coming in underneath him.

[Katie Nolan]

Yeah.

[Chris]

And essentially tunneling him. And they were just. Man, we're gonna. You're gonna start to experience those more and more as well.

[Katie Nolan]

You're gonna cover your eyes. Yesterday during football, I don't remember which game, there was a. Well, it must have been. That was one of the two night games. Obviously, it was Monday Night Football. There was a fumble that happened while an injury was happening behind it, and they needed to, like, zoom in and keep watching the. To try to decide if they had. And Dan was like, don't look, don't look, don't look, don't look. And I just kept like, oh, my God. I didn't look at it. But it's. It's the heart. One of the harder things.

[Chris]

Was it Russ Smith in the. For Louisville in the. In March Madness? Was it Russ Smith? Is that his name?

[Katie Nolan]

That's when I thought it was. Oh, yeah. No, it wasn't Russ Smith, but I don't remember who it is, and I feel bad now.

[Brady]

Kevin Ware.

[Katie Nolan]

Yes, Kevin Ware. Okay. The Chiefs beat the Ravens 37 to 20. The Ravens are now 1 and 3 on the season. Yikes. After a terrible defensive performance over the weekend. To make matters worse, Lamar Jackson left the game in the third quarter with a hamstring injury. They've now lost to the Bills, the Lions, and The Chiefs, those are three very, very good teams. That being said, you've seen if you're a Ravens fan, if you're Stavros, honey, you've seen your running back fumble a bunch a couple times in like really important moments. You've seen your quarterback go down with a hamstring injury and you've seen a bad defense. And so it's just a tough, it's a tough one. And three, could they bounce back? Yeah. Are they a good team? Yeah, but the numbers are the numbers. But you know what, the good news, you guys, the Chiefs are back on track. At least those Chiefs can get some success. Finally those long suffering Chiefs fans can take a deep breath.

[Chris]

Feel good for Heidi.

[Katie Nolan]

Yes. Well, yeah, actually that's. I'm genuine. You named the only one that I know. Colts lost to the Rams. A bummer for the Colts to get their first loss. Bigger bummer is that they lost by a touchdown. Final score 27 20. Early in the third quarter, Adonai Mitchell had what looked to be a 76 yard touchdown pass from Daniel Jones. It was sick. He caught it. Little spin move to shake the defenders, makes it into the end zone and as he's crossing the line into the end zone, tries to like transfer the ball into his other hand to reach it out to, I don't know, look cooler, no one's near him. Drops the ball, fumbles the ball, no touchdown. Holy shit. There has to be a few other things in sports that feel this upsetting and the fact that you go on to lose the game by the touchdown that you would have had, I guess the fact that it was, would have been like an awesome touchdown gets him a little bit of. But still that's brutal. What a brutal play that was. So that's a bummer and sorry to him and to the Colts, but that's look, they didn't look that bad and could still be good. I stand by what I said. Also in the NFL, the Giants beat the Chargers. They got their first win. Jackson Dart was the quarterback. This was his first start. Kind of another like silver. What's the opposite of a silver lining? Like a really bad thing that happened during a good thing. So I guess it'd be like a touch of gray. Who. What? Malik Neighbors is out. Torres, acl. He will be sidelined for the rest of the season. Dart finished 13 of 20 for 111 yards and he ran 10 times for 54 yards. He's got quite the jawline, that Jackson Dart. He's got like old war face. He's like, you know, he's like a. That guy is. And did you see how happy Brian Dayball was at the end of that game to have a win? He was like a. He was childlike in his thrill. He was like jumping up like, thank God.

[Chris]

Do you think Jackson Dodd will get his dinner reservation now?

[Katie Nolan]

Probably four. Charles is definitely reaching out.

[Chris]

Yeah.

[Brady]

Old war face, but had a TikTok dance ready to go when he scored.

[Katie Nolan]

Love that. Love that. A bummer about neighbors, though. I mean, that's your number one weapon. Something's going on with turf, dude. We gotta look into turf. And I, and I. But I just also want to say that the women, like female athletes, have been banging that drum for years. Saying, like, this isn't cool. You guys are making us play on this and it's hurting us. But, yeah, I do still think we should look into it. So if this is what it takes, fine. The Jaguars beat the Niners. Don't love that. 26, 21. The big story at the end of this one is that Liam Cohen, who you may remember from early, early episode of Casuals, Dan Soder was the guest. He announced that he was gonna coach the Jaguars with a press conference in which he said, duval, the name of the county. It's a chant, a cheer that they say down there in the most embarrassing way you've probably ever seen. Something so cringeworthy it would turn somebody into a pistachio. It was wild. That guy got in the face of Robert Sala, the defensive coordinator of the Niners, former head coach of the Jets. So I'm trying to help you picture the guy. Bald, handsome as hell, a pretty sturdy man. Liam Cohen told him to, keep my name out your mouth. Keep my name out your fucking mouth, Duvall. I don't know what. So I guess what had happened was that Robert Sala earlier in the week was talking about how the Jaguars, quote, unquote, legally steal signs, which is a bit of an oxymoron because if you're stealing, it wouldn't be legal. So it is implying they're doing something wrong, but it's also explicitly stating that they're not doing anything wrong. So it is confusing. And clearly Liam Cohen took offense to it and felt that he was being accused of doing something wrong. Though again, he did say legal, which is explicitly saying it's not. But I don't know. And so he got mad and I guess his grown up reaction was to say, keep my name out of your fucking mouth. Which is just. I don't know if we're still using the phrase fighting words, but those are technically like keep my name out of your fucking mouth. And so I guess Salah replied in part, I will your world up.

[Chris]

That's such a good reply. It's so funny.

[Brady]

It's funny cuz it's true.

[Katie Nolan]

I mean, like if those two got in a fight, which we are not encouraging, but would be watching through our hands, Embarrassed, ashamed, peeking, my fingers open so that I can see, he would kick. He would. He would win by a lot, I think easily. So that happened. I'm getting the light. Cowboys, packers ended with a score of gummy. It also ended in a tie. A 40, 40 overtime tie. The big game of the week Sunday night. Micah Parsons returning to Dallas. Jerry Jones pregame interview. Tough watch. Tough watch. To the point where I don't know if this is true, but it felt like they cut it early and threw to somebody else because they were like, he. Is he okay? But he seems to think that it's okay that he. I lost a little bit of respect for Collinsworth, by the way. He said something about Jerry Jones and Micah had agreed to a number. And then there was an agent sitting on the outside who didn't like it. And the agent went and got. The agent's job is to be in there. That's the agent's literal job, so that Micah Parsons can focus on slamming into people with his body the right way. The agent's job is to make sure he gets paid properly while his body still works. And so the fact that Collinsworth was like, it was an agent, an agent made this more difficult than it needed to be. No, Jerry Jones did by trying to skip the line and appeal directly to Micah and do the thing that a lot of employers do about how we're family and how you owe this to me. And he didn't owe that man anything anyway. That game, 40, 40 tie, just what we all wanted. Justice was served. Nobody walked away a winner. Okay, that's all we have time for. We gotta get out of this studio. So we're gonna hit a quick break. When we come back, Chris will tell you what to watch if you wanna watch sports this week.

[Chris]

All right, I'm gonna run through these really quickly. The first thing that we should all watch this week is the U.S. open cup final. This is soccer. We've got Nashville SC versus Austin FC on Wednesday, October 1st. That is tomorrow at 8:00pm Eastern on Paramount. Plus, the U.S. open cup is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the US it's the Nashville SC second ever finals appearance since joining MLS in 2020 and a win would mark Nashville SC's first trophy and will be their first major professional sports championship in Tennessee State history. So make sure you watch that game tomorrow night at 8pm on Paramount. Plus, the second thing we should watch this week is the NRL rugby. This is Australian Rugby Rugby League. This is the Melbourne Storm versus the Brisbane Broncos. It'll be on Sunday, October 5th at 5:30am Eastern. You can watch that game on watchnrl.com the Storm lost the Grand Final last season against the Penrith Panthers. The Storm last won the grand final in 2020 and the Brisbane Broncos last one the grand final in 2006. Make sure you watch that big game for all you rugby fans out there. And the last thing we should all watch, Red Sox, Yankees Tonight, 6:08pm Eastern on ESPN. It's going to be a big one. And that's it for this week.

[Katie Nolan]

Okay guys, that's it for the show. Thank you so much for listening and we love you. We mean it. We will see you on Thursday. We'll talk more baseball and other things. If you want to reach us, you know how to do it. We say it at the top of the podcast. We love you. We mean it. Bye. Oh hey. Love your shoes. If you're hearing this, this is your sign to try those on.

[Isabella]

Trust us, you can totally pull them off.

[Katie Nolan]

In fact, try on every shoe here if you want. We won't stop you in our house. You've got unlimited freedom to play. And hey, fall is the perfect season to do wear, be whatever you want. And with tons of shoes that get you at prices that get your budget, we'll give you something to brag about. So go ahead, try them on. Let us surprise you.