Sunday Mornings with Matt and Myron – Hour 2: Eduardo Perez Joins the Show

October 12, 2025 | ESPN Radio | Hosts: Myron Medcalf & Matt Jones
Special Guest: Eduardo Perez (ESPN MLB Analyst & Broadcaster)

Episode Overview

This energetic and wide-ranging episode features Matt and Myron discussing the latest developments across the sports landscape, with a big focus on Major League Baseball playoffs. The hour’s highlight is an in-depth conversation with ESPN’s Eduardo Perez, who previews the upcoming Mariners–Blue Jays game, analyzes playoff contenders, and debates baseball’s economic structure. The hosts then pivot to cover other current sports headlines—WNBA, football controversies, and offbeat stories—before wrapping up with live NFL updates and some classic sports talk banter.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. MLB Playoff Breakdown with Eduardo Perez

[00:35–11:21]

Emergence of New Contenders & Team Identities

• Fresh faces in the playoffs: Matt and Myron express excitement over teams like the Blue Jays, Mariners, and Brewers advancing, setting the stage for potentially novel World Series matchups.
• Eduardo on what makes these teams compelling:

  “They have the ability to make contact. You look at the Toronto Blue Jays… with two strikes, they put the ball in play. Milwaukee Brewers hit three home runs with two strikes yesterday… These are teams that know how to shorten up and not try to do more than they can.” (Eduardo Perez, 02:12)

• Building from within: Eduardo notes that, in contrast to big-market teams like the Dodgers, franchises such as Milwaukee and Seattle have built successful rosters through internal player development and savvy trades—highlighting stars like Julio Rodriguez and Eugenio Suarez for Seattle.
• Toronto’s broad fan base:

  “Toronto is not just one city, it’s an entire country of Canada.” (Eduardo Perez, 03:57)

The Brewers’ Case & Classic Team-Building Debate

• Defensive prowess and pitching:

  “There’s not a better defensive team in baseball than the Milwaukee Brewers right now… They can play small ball, they steal, they’re fast, exciting to watch. And their pitching—guys throwing 97 plus.” (Eduardo Perez, 04:30)

• Small-market vs. big-market dynamics: Matt pushes the idea that if Milwaukee upsets the Dodgers, it proves baseball’s current economic structure isn’t broken, but Eduardo takes a broader view:

  “It goes down to being able to draft, invest internationally, develop, and spend money on the development side that there’s no cap for… There is a balance as long as you know how to manage your organizational value.” (Eduardo Perez, 06:24)

Dynasty Potential & Managerial Challenges

• On the Dodgers: Myron asks if another Dodgers win sparks a dynasty. Eduardo replies:

  “What stops them is… themselves. Health, age… It’s a tragedy of riches, but these guys know how to win. What Dave Roberts has done with this team full of egos… it’s harder to manage a team like that than a team of average Joes.” (Eduardo Perez, 08:36)

Friday’s Marathon Game: Detroit vs. Seattle

• Matt describes the extra-innings pitchers’ duel as “one of the great postseason games of all time.” Eduardo agrees:

  “Absolutely… the quality of pitching was unbelievable… But here I am, packing a suitcase for Detroit, packing one for Seattle. My wife was laughing at me.” (Eduardo Perez, 10:11 & 10:56)

2. Sports Headlines and Banter

[14:48–43:49]

Banana Ball’s Popularity Soars

• “Banana Ball” (a baseball entertainment phenomenon) is launching a 75-city league, showing massive expansion.

  “I kind of thought this whole thing was a fad and was going away and now it seems to only expand.” (Matt, 15:22) “They’re a good example of what happens when you’re really good on social media, especially TikTok…” (Myron, 15:58)

WNBA: Las Vegas Aces’ Dynasty

• Aces sweep Mercury; Asia Wilson’s greatness debated

  “I think Asia Wilson is the greatest women’s basketball player of all time… Another MVP, another championship.” (Myron, 18:00) “It just gets lost… The WNBA finals right now, so much going on… got lost in the shuffle, which is a shame for a league that otherwise has had momentum." (Matt, 18:25)

Bill Belichick at North Carolina—The Drama

• Belichick’s college stint is in turmoil amid buyout rumors and poor performance.

  “When a school has to put out a statement and says, ‘Just kidding, everything’s okay,’ then it means everything is not okay.” (Myron, 20:37) “If North Carolina fires him right now, they owe him $30 million… this is a great example of going all in on the wrong guy.” (Myron, 21:01)

3. NFL Talk: Live Updates & Team Evaluations

[25:01–43:49]

London Games—A Parade of Mediocrity

• The hosts roast the lackluster Jets-Broncos game:

  “This Jets-Broncos game may go down as the worst one that’s ever happened. The three and outs are insane.” (Matt, 25:09) “I don’t know that we’ve ever given [London] two good teams…” (Matt, 25:44)

• On the muted London crowd:

  “They don’t smile in the stands… There’s not a lot of joy. They look like there’s a lot of comp tickets in that stadium.” (Myron, 26:26)

Chiefs vs. Lions Preview—Is KC in Trouble?

• Debate over Kansas City’s close losses and Mahomes’ performance:

  “Why are they making mistakes in situations where normally they shine? Why is Patrick Mahomes throwing an interception at the one yard line like he’s Russell Wilson in the Super Bowl?” (Myron, 30:16) “You’re much more negative about this Chiefs team than I… Are you ever going to give the Chiefs the benefit of the doubt?” (Matt, 30:40) “There was a lot of luck of the draw last season.” (Myron, 32:10)

Baltimore Ravens: On the Brink?

• With Lamar Jackson out, Myron thinks the season may be lost:

  “They’re giving up a million points a game… Lamar’s not playing. When do you bring him back? … I think we’ll look back and go, the Baltimore Ravens just missed their window.” (Myron, 33:05)

Colts QB Controversy—Anthony Richardson Benched

• Riley Leonard named backup over Anthony Richardson (now QB3), signaling a shift.

  “When you put [Richardson] third string, there’s no coming back. They’re basically saying, that’s it.” (Matt, 37:17) “When is the NFL going to understand that drafting these guys who did not play a lot of games in college and when they did were not good is the worst decision you can do?” (Matt, 38:51)

Coaching Culture Critiqued: Jonathan Gannon’s Outburst

• Player-coach altercation prompts debate on double standards:

  “Coaching is the only thing in the world where we let people act like lunatics and we think it’s okay… The standards of human behavior we just decide don’t apply, and that really annoys me.” (Matt, 41:42)

Are the Colts AFC Contenders?

• Defenses, Jonathan Taylor, and Daniel Jones have Indy in the hunt, but Matt is cautious:

  “They’re not a contender for me. But they are good… When you get a guy who is definitively the best at his position… you’re going to have a good shot.” (Matt, 43:11)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Eduardo Perez on Canadian baseball fandom:

  “Toronto is not just one city, it’s an entire country of Canada.” (03:57)

• Eduardo Perez on the limits of baseball’s balance:

  “Ownership says, ‘We want a cap because we want to balance everything out.’ Yet... we see pretty much the usual suspects in [the NFL] Super Bowl… So it’s just a really interesting dynamic.” (06:24)

• Major League exhaustion:

  “I had two suitcases—one packed for Detroit, one packed for Seattle. My wife was laughing at me. She said, I’m going to sleep, you figure this out.” (Eduardo Perez, 10:56)

• Matt on NFL QB draft mistakes:

  “Why in the world would you pick a guy that wasn’t that good in college and then think he’s going to be good in the NFL? It never works, ever, ever, ever.” (38:51)

• On NFL’s “combine syndrome”:

  “The 6’4” big arm quarterback is sort of the Instagram model of the NFL combine world…” (Myron, 39:05)

Important Timestamps

• Eduardo Perez MLB Playoff Analysis: 02:12–06:24
• Brewers vs. Dodgers economic impact debate: 06:24–08:36
• Dodgers Dynasty Question: 08:18–09:41
• Friday’s epic Detroit-Seattle game: 09:41–11:21
• Banana Ball expansion: 14:56–16:33
• WNBA Aces Sweep: 17:32–18:25
• Belichick UNC drama: 19:13–21:13
• Live NFL/London game banter: 25:01–26:49
• Chiefs-Lions analysis: 26:49–32:10
• Colts QB shift and NFL drafting errors: 36:54–40:25
• Cardinals/Colts coaching debate: 41:06–42:20

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