Postgame Show: Happy Birthday, Sister Jean (feat. JuJu Gotti & Jordan Shusterman)

Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Postgame Show: Happy Birthday, Sister Jean (feat. JuJu Gotti & Jordan Schusterman)
Date: August 21, 2025
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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Overview

This episode brings together Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, and their regular collaborators (including JuJu Gotti, Chris Cody, Taylor, and Jordan Schusterman) for a free-flowing, irreverent discussion weaving sports commentary, pop-culture banter, poll results, and a competitive baseball trivia game. The show celebrates Sister Jean’s 106th birthday (with notable skepticism), recaps standout women’s basketball performances, riffs on viral internet moments, and dives deep into MLB topics and Little League World Series coverage with expert Jordan Schusterman. The signature “Pitch Clock” segment closes out the episode with fierce, comedic trivia competition.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Thursday Thunder Picks with JuJu Gotti

[01:15 – 02:41]

• JuJu Gotti boasts about his successful betting picks: "Congratulations to everybody who made a billion dollars last week on Thursday Thunder...a winner. You feel me?" (Juju, 01:17)
• This week’s picks:
  • Emma Meesseman – Over 5.5 rebounds vs. Chicago Sky.
  • Jonquel Jones – Under 15.5 points (Liberty vs. Sky).
  • A’ja Wilson – Over 11.5 rebounds (Aces vs. Mercury).
• “We gonna replicate that again tonight.” (Juju, 01:31)

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Sister Jean’s 106th Birthday – Celebration or Fatigue?

[02:41 – 03:58]

• The crew marks Sister Jean’s milestone but with bemused skepticism:
  • “Happy birthday to her.” (Chris Cody, 03:09)
  • “I don’t care.” (Juju, 03:12)
• Jokes about her having multiple birthdays per year:
  • “She’s just like, we’re celebrating her birthday two or three times a year. It seems as though we’re just making up birthdays.” (Taylor, 03:31)
• Mention of Ethel Caterham (oldest person alive at 116):
  • “Imagine living 116 years in England.” (Chris Cody, 03:53)

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Recap: Paige Bueckers’ Historic Game

[03:58 – 06:47]

• JuJu and the crew marvel at Paige Bueckers’ WNBA performance:
  • “44 points on 17 of 21...the most points by a rookie in NBA history. First player in league history with 40 plus points on 80 field goals or better. Highest scoring game this year.” (Chris Cody, 04:36)
  • “Something that I don’t think I’ve seen in my adult life, a rookie do—just be able to take over an entire game.” (Juju, 05:07)
• A hesy(hesitation) move banter leads to an official “ruling”:
  • “Can Jeremy Tache use ‘hesi’ because he’s in a big hurry on hesitation?” (Host/Moderator, 05:38)
  • “I’m allow it.” (Juju & Schusterman, 06:03-06:06)

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Viral Video: Car Crashes Through Restaurant During Livestream

[06:47 – 07:49]

• JuJu recounts a viral incident of a car smashing into a streaming couple at a restaurant and crew jokes about the inevitability of lawsuits.
  • “I feel like never has there been an easier layup for a lawsuit…” (Juju, 07:00)
• Chris: “My childhood best friend is a lawyer. He’s the first person I’m calling.” (07:34)

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Random Pop-Culture Riffs: Ron Perlman, Nancy Reagan, and Joke Polls

[07:49 – 09:13]

• Bizarre debate about Ron Perlman’s “flat face” as Beauty and the Beast, segues into a dark-humor poll:

  • “Did Nancy Reagan have a face as long as Ron Perlman?” (Host, 08:15, jokingly for show’s poll)
  • “I can’t believe you told a Nancy Reagan blowjob joke.” (Host, 08:32)

• Shoutout to a fake Justin Bieber who fooled a club and got paid, sparking a Charlotte Flair wrestling reference.

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Audience Poll Results

[09:13 – 10:07]

• Do you like double entendres? 78% Yes
• Is Penn State ever really the #2 team? 92% No
• Pasha for James Franklin? 81% Yes (reference to ‘Ghosts’ TV show)
• Bugs Bunny vs. Lee Corso as a Saturday morning staple? 56% Lee Corso

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The Pitch Clock: Baseball Trivia Showdown

[10:22 – 29:56]

Format & Participants

• Hosts, Chris Cody and Taylor, compete in a Scattergories-inspired home run trivia game, with different rounds keyed to the first letters 'P', 'F', and 'D.'
• MLB expert Jordan Schusterman (of Cespedes Family BBQ) joins for NL analysis and Little League World Series stories.

Notable Game Segments

Round 1: Letter 'P'

[11:33 – 14:41]

• Top answers: Prince Fielder, Pete Alonso, Paul Molitor, Paul O’Neill.
• Light-hearted frustration over low-scoring picks (“How do you spell Raudo?...That’s the fill you went with, huh?” (Taylor, 12:39-12:42))

Little League World Series Report – Jordan Schusterman

[15:16 – 16:21]

• Schusterman describes the international flavor of the LLWS:
  • “They put the 'world' in World Series…we got 10 different countries represented.” (Schusterman, 15:36)
  • Highlights player/fan interactions with major leaguers: “Those are the moments that really stick with you.” (16:03)

Cubs and Kyle Tucker’s Slump

[16:21 – 18:57]

• Extended conversation on Kyle Tucker’s collapse for the Cubs post-July.
  • “Now that we’re pushing nearly two months of really poor play, it’s absolutely perplexing…The speculation about him being injured feels warranted when you have a player this good that's playing this badly.” (Schusterman, 17:14, 18:45)

Round 2: Letter 'F'

[19:00 – 21:38]

• Best picks: Freddie Freeman (“358 home runs”), Frank Robinson (top F, 586 HRs), Frank Thomas (“the big hurt”), Fred McGriff (“the crime dog”).
• “You both have Frank Robinson? Yeah, we do.” (Game Facilitator, 20:52)

Phillies, Zach Wheeler’s Injury, and NL Playoff Implications

[21:42 – 23:38]

• Discusses the seismic impact of Wheeler’s blood clot and absence for the Phillies.
  • “This is a huge deal, indisputably a huge deal.” (Schusterman, 23:38)
  • Praise for Jesus Luzardo and Phillies pitching depth.

The Reds' Consistency and Playoff Picture

[24:15 – 25:25]

• Noted for “never being swept all season,” but toughest schedule remains.
• “You have to give them credit for not falling on their face the way that so many other teams have.” (Schusterman, 24:39)

Historic MLB Moment: Venezuelan Managers Face Off

[25:25 – 26:28]

• Danny Alvarez’s coverage spotlighted: first matchup between two Venezuelan managers in MLB history.

Round 3: Letter 'D'

[26:33 – 29:48]

• Notables: David Ortiz (“big Papi”—top D, 541 HRs), Dave Parker, Don Mattingly, Dave Winfield, Don Baylor, David Justice.
• “I think that my big issue with this game is that I don’t know names. I’ve realized. I don’t know.” (Chris Cody, 29:48)
• “I have facial blindness. I have name blindness. And apparently color blindness. Not color blindness. Oh...You see color.” (Chris Cody & Taylor, 29:49-29:56)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Sister Jean's Record-Breaking Age:

  • "She's just like, we're celebrating her birthday two or three times a year. It seems as though we're just making up birthdays."
    • Taylor, 03:31

• On Paige Bueckers' 44-Point Game:

  • "44 points on 17 of 21... First player in league history with 40 plus points on 80 field goals or better. Highest scoring game this year. Ridiculous game from her."
    • Chris Cody, 04:36

• On Surviving a Viral Restaurant Car Crash:

  • “Never has there been an easier layup for a lawsuit…”
    • Juju, 07:00

• On MLB Superstars Slumping:

  • “Now that we’re pushing nearly two months of really poor play, it’s absolutely perplexing.”
    • Jordan Schusterman, 17:14

• On the Phillies’ Playoff Future After Wheeler’s Injury:

  • “This is a huge deal, indisputably a huge deal.”
    • Jordan Schusterman, 23:38

• Trivia Self-Deprecation:

  • "I think that my big issue with this game is that I don’t know names; I’ve realized. I don’t know names."
    • Chris Cody, 29:48

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Segment Timestamps

• Thursday Thunder Picks: 01:15–02:41
• Sister Jean’s Birthday & Longevity Chat: 02:41–03:58
• Paige Bueckers Performance Recap: 03:58–06:47
• Viral Restaurant Crash & Lawsuit Banter: 06:47–07:49
• Pop Culture Jokes (Ron Perlman, Nancy Reagan): 07:49–09:13
• Audience Poll Results: 09:13–10:07
• Pitch Clock Intro & Rules: 10:22–11:33
• Pitch Clock – Round 1 ('P'): 11:33–14:41
• Little League World Series & MLB Expert Segment: 15:16–16:21
• Cubs & Kyle Tucker's Slump: 16:21–18:57
• Pitch Clock – Round 2 ('F'): 19:00–21:38
• Phillies, Wheeler, NL Playoff Race: 21:42–23:38
• The Reds & Playoff Consistency: 24:15–25:25
• Venezuelan Managers MLB Milestone: 25:25–26:28
• Pitch Clock – Round 3 ('D'): 26:33–29:48

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Tone & Style

The episode blends irreverence, quick wit, inside jokes, and genuine sports insight. The banter is rapid-fire and intentionally disorganized, with abrupt segues into trivia, polls, and niche culture references. The tone is playful, occasionally self-deprecating, and always inclusive of fans listening or playing along at home.

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For New Listeners

Even without direct experience of the show, this episode is an excellent example of Le Batard & Stugotz’s ability to combine sharp sports insight (especially via special guests like Jordan Schusterman) with unpredictable, offbeat comedy and crowd-involving games. You'll encounter everything from Sister Jean birthday conspiracies and WNBA stats to baseball trivia blowouts, making this a lively, multi-layered listen.

Transcript

[Jordan Schusterman]

You say you'll never join the Navy.

[Juju]

That you'd never track storms brewing in the Atlantic.

[Chris Cody]

And skydiving could never be.

[Juju]

Part of your commute. You'd never climb Mount Fuji on a port visit or fly so fast you break the sound barrier.

[Taylor]

Joining the Navy sounds crazy.

[Juju]

Saying never actually is.

[Taylor]

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[Taylor]

That's right. It's Thursday Thunder, and It's presented by DraftKings. DraftKings. The Crown is yours, Juju. What's up?

[Juju]

What's happening? Congratulations to everybody who made a billion dollars last week on Thursday Thunder straight through the nets, a winner. You feel me? And guess what? We gonna replicate that again tonight.

[Host/Moderator]

Congratulations, Juju. Finally, finally. After so many two and threes, you won one. Congratulations.

[Juju]

Yes, sir. First leg, we going with Emma meeseman for over 5.5 rebounds tonight against the Chicago Sky. Lock it in. Second leg, we gonna stick with that same game because the Liberty, they just locked up in a couple vicious battles with the number one team in the league, the Minnesota Lynx. So I think my sister Jonquail Jones, she gonna take it easy tonight, man. Big dubs, man, the big way. We gonna go under on Jonquill Jones tonight. 15.5 points. Lock it in. And the last leg, we going to Las Vegas, Nevada with my sister Asia Wilson. They got the Mercury coming in town and they gonna need her to get them rebounds. You dig it? So we going over 11.5 rebounds on Asia Wilson.

[Host/Moderator]

Thank you. The alarm is back. Let me just do a little bit of cleaning up around here and bring up something I should have brought up a lot earlier today and did not. To epic failure. Happy 106th birthday to Sister Jean. Chris, Cody, do you have back there the sister Jean Happy birthday. She imaging because I've only got the male version over here.

[Chris Cody]

Happy birthday to her.

[Juju]

I don't care.

[Taylor]

Good luck. Also, Dan, the oldest person alive, turned 116 today.

[Chris Cody]

116.

[Host/Moderator]

10 years. Sister Jean is 10 years behind. She's never going to catch up.

[Taylor]

Feels like sister Jean has two birthdays. A year. Right. I feel like we're always telling her.

[Host/Moderator]

You rolled your eyes at sister Jean's birthday. Why did you do that?

[Taylor]

Well, because of that. We were talking about it here before, and I think every single person in this room agreed. She's just like, we're celebrating her birthday two or three times a year. It seems as though we're just making up birthdays.

[Host/Moderator]

I don't know why you would go negative on sister.

[Taylor]

I'm not.

[Chris Cody]

I'm not.

[Taylor]

I'm happy for her. Good for her. I don't want to get to 106 for her, though. Ethel Caterham, 116. She lives in England.

[Jordan Schusterman]

England. Oh, my God.

[Taylor]

Imagine living 116 years in England. England.

[Chris Cody]

Brutal.

[Host/Moderator]

We can't be making Ethels anymore, right? We failed in not talking about Paige Beckers today in all of the stuff that we were talking about. Juju. She was amazing last night.

[Juju]

Yes, sir. Bruh. 44 points on 17, 21 in a great game where I thought they could have pulled that game out at the end, but they had a couple of turnovers by a couple of people. Excuse me. Pardon me. By a couple of people. I'm drowning right now. All right, I'm gonna need somebody to say something.

[Host/Moderator]

$10. We've got seven people around here to jump in and rescue.

[Chris Cody]

I just couldn't believe in his own phlegm watching the highlight last night because I didn't have a chance to. To watch it all live. There were a couple of plays in there that were some of the most remarkable ball handling that I've seen in that league. I mean, she went behind the back with like a hesi to get into the paint, and she became. She had the most points by a rookie in NBA history. First player in league history with 40 plus points on 80 field goals or better. Highest scoring game this year. Ridiculous game from her. I mean, truly amazing juju.

[Juju]

Right? It was the efficiency for me as well. It's like timely buckets. She was going back to back with Rekia Jackson for a while. Then Rekia kind of gave out and. And Kelsey Plum took over the game, which we gotta salute the big dog OG Kelsey Plum, game winner at the buzzer. That's all that matter. Getting the dub. But Paige, something that I don't think I've seen in my adult life or rookie do just be able to take over an entire game.

[Host/Moderator]

Zaslo, can I get a ruling here on whether or not. And a judge ruling on whether or not Jeremy Tache can use hesi because he's In a big hurry on hesitation.

[Chris Cody]

Instead of saying jonathan Zaslow now presiding with prejudice.

[Taylor]

No respect. You guys got to stand up.

[Jordan Schusterman]

Jeremy Tashay, is he allowed to use the word hesy?

[Juju]

I'm allow it.

[Host/Moderator]

Really?

[Jordan Schusterman]

I'm allow it.

[Juju]

Yes, sir.

[Jordan Schusterman]

Look at the hesitation move.

[Chris Cody]

That'd be crazy. What are you doing? You already get mad at me for being a broadcaster voice.

[Host/Moderator]

I'm asking for a ruling.

[Jordan Schusterman]

What a hesitation move.

[Host/Moderator]

I got. I got a ruling. But he. Because you don't want to use the tation, you know, you're in a big hurry, and so you called the he.

[Chris Cody]

Cuz it's called the hey, damn.

[Juju]

Hey, D. It's a hesy.

[Chris Cody]

All right?

[Juju]

And with that he. That hezek with that Kelsey Plum made at the end of the game, it also eliminated Dallas and Chicago from playoff contention already. So that loss was bigger than we thought. You feel me? Salute to pay. She. She the rookie of the year, though, locked it in.

[Host/Moderator]

Before we get to pitch clock here, I want to update some polls, but what do you have for me on a video that we did not get to during the show of a car crashing through a restaurant on a streaming couple.

[Juju]

Right. I feel like never has there been an easier lay up for a lawsuit or whatever the case is that they're gonna get. I see them on cnn. They were streaming, if you don't know, out there tasting food and all of a sudden a car crashes through the window on the couple live. Man, what would y' all do in that scenario? Like, what would be your first move or first car?

[Host/Moderator]

So you guys are going straight to the lawsuit portion of this here. You're not the surprise of it. You're going straight to strategic cashing in. Okay.

[Game Facilitator]

Neck brace next time.

[Chris Cody]

You see, I'm like, unsurprisingly, my childhood best friend is a lawyer. He's the first person I'm calling.

[Host/Moderator]

So all of you think you're going to react that quickly to a car crashing into your dinner without hesi.

[Jordan Schusterman]

Thank you.

[Juju]

So Ron Pearlman was also the beast and beauty of the beast, wasn't he? Because he looked just like the beast. Like I think this was.

[Host/Moderator]

There's never been a head like this. We're agreeing on this. Are all of us saying flatly, are we universally discovering at the same time, the reason we know and love Ron Perlman is because he's got a flat face unlike any head in the history of cinema?

[Jordan Schusterman]

No, I have to correct you.

[Chris Cody]

Nancy Reagan.

[Juju]

Oh.

[Host/Moderator]

Put it on the poll at ler show. Did Nancy Reagan have a face as long as Ron Perlman.

[Taylor]

We don't have to put that one up.

[Jordan Schusterman]

Juju's got it.

[Game Facilitator]

Better head do that.

[Taylor]

Whoa.

[Game Facilitator]

Better head.

[Jordan Schusterman]

Ron Perlman or Nancy?

[Taylor]

We don't have to do that either.

[Host/Moderator]

I can't believe you told a Nancy Reagan blowjob joke.

[Juju]

Oh, come on.

[Jordan Schusterman]

I can't believe you just got it.

[Host/Moderator]

That is him as the beast spinning image. One of the polls today before we get to pitch clock here, Juju, what are the polls we have to update?

[Juju]

Yes, sir. Right before the polls. Also, congratulations to the fake Justin Bieber who got to perform in front of entire club, got paid and everything. Not even Justin Bieber.

[Chris Cody]

Didn't Charlotte Flair get caught taking a picture with fake Justin Bieber?

[Juju]

Yeah, very tough look, of course, you.

[Taylor]

Know the wrestling angle to that dork.

[Juju]

Do you like double entendres? 78 of the audience says yes. They do.

[Chris Cody]

Of course.

[Taylor]

Who voted no there? All right.

[Juju]

Is Penn State ever really the number two team in the country? 92% of the audience says no. They are not. Damn. James Franklin Pushaw. What is that right? I. The only time I ever heard Pasha was on the TV show called ghosts, which is a guilty pleasure, man. I watched the entire TV show called Ghosts Salute to Ghosts. But 81 of the audience says yes. Push out to James Franklin. And the last poll. Bigger part of your Saturday mornings growing up. Bugs Bunny or Lee Corso. 56% of the audience says Lee Corso, and those are your pose.

[Host/Moderator]

Pitch clock next.

[Taylor]

I just shoveled down nachos and, like, two tacos.

[Chris Cody]

Oh, sorry. I'm sorry.

[Juju]

Wow.

[Chris Cody]

Welcome to the pitch clock. Here's the pitch, a two part baseball segment combining a nostalgic baseball trivia and an interview with an expert. This is the pitch clock. Pitch clock is back. Chris Cody's here. You're not gonna do it. You're just gonna. You're gonna stay silent after that burp.

[Taylor]

I just. I just wanted to make it weird.

[Chris Cody]

Do the thing.

[Taylor]

Hi, everybody. There it is. All right.

[Chris Cody]

You really did make it weird for me.

[Taylor]

Taylor's here.

[Chris Cody]

We both complimented his hat before we started recording, which is a rare thing for us to do. We didn't want to give him a big head. So the pitch Clock. We're here. Jordan Schusterman of Sesame family barbecue will be with us soon as our 2025 MLB expert. Taylor, what is our trivia game today?

[Game Facilitator]

We're going back to what we did last week with Scattergories. The category for this time will be home runs. Career home runs. So you guys Will get three. Three rounds, three different letters where you have to name players with that letter. And this time it's gonna be aggregate score. So you have to go through three rounds no matter what. And the added wrinkle will do. If you get a double letter, double the points.

[Chris Cody]

Whoa. Double the points. Okay.

[Taylor]

I used to play this game in high school.

[Chris Cody]

That's complicated.

[Game Facilitator]

The first letter is P. Pedro Pascal.

[Taylor]

Peter Parker. Silence of thinking. Hmm.

[Chris Cody]

What are names that start with P?

[Taylor]

I have four already. That I feel decent.

[Chris Cody]

How is that? I mean, I have.

[Taylor]

I have.

[Jordan Schusterman]

I don't.

[Chris Cody]

I don't feel good.

[Taylor]

I'm just trying to find a double. Trying to cook. I have five.

[Chris Cody]

I just don't feel good about them. So let's just.

[Taylor]

I don't feel great about mine either.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, it's okay.

[Game Facilitator]

Jeremy, we'll have you reveal first.

[Chris Cody]

All right. My first one is the youngest guy I have on here. It's Prince Fielder.

[Taylor]

Yeah, I have that one, too.

[Game Facilitator]

Prince Fielder is the third best P name, and he has 319 career home runs.

[Chris Cody]

Okay, okay.

[Taylor]

All right.

[Chris Cody]

That makes me. That maybe makes me feel a little bit better about my list.

[Taylor]

Next.

[Chris Cody]

Next up, I'm going to go with one that I know is bad. Phil Rudo.

[Jordan Schusterman]

Wow.

[Game Facilitator]

Okay.

[Juju]

Going to have to.

[Chris Cody]

It's not a good one.

[Taylor]

How do you spell raudo?

[Chris Cody]

Double Z.

[Taylor]

That's the fill you went with, huh?

[Game Facilitator]

So Phil Ruto hit 38 career homes.

[Chris Cody]

I knew it was going to be bad. I didn't know it was going to be that bad. I also want to say something before everyone start talking about this again.

[Taylor]

It's harder when you're doing it.

[Chris Cody]

It's so much harder when the pressure' one more than any other game play.

[Taylor]

Hey, guy, playing along with us? You can just pause your podcast and think forever with no pressure.

[Chris Cody]

Don't be mean.

[Taylor]

I'm going to counter your Phil Roto. Roto. I made him a dish with Phil Nevin.

[Chris Cody]

Phil Nevin.

[Taylor]

He's got to have more than three.

[Chris Cody]

I mean, I. I would think so too, but I didn't say I felt good about it.

[Taylor]

Never would have better than Phil Roto.

[Chris Cody]

You don't feel good about it.

[Game Facilitator]

Phil Nevin hit. 208.

[Chris Cody]

208. We're cooking, baby. Wow.

[Host/Moderator]

It's.

[Chris Cody]

It's over with gas. All right, so you don't have anyone.

[Taylor]

Younger than Prince Fielder? I have one younger guy than Prince Fielder. Pete Alonso.

[Juju]

Oh, my.

[Taylor]

It's not that many. What does he have, like 180 at this point?

[Chris Cody]

He's def. I mean, he's definitely in the 200.

[Taylor]

Is he?

[Game Facilitator]

@ the time of this recording.

[Chris Cody]

Can't believe it.

[Game Facilitator]

Pete Alonso has 254 home runs.

[Chris Cody]

You know who doesn't have 254 home runs? Pete Rose.

[Taylor]

Is that. You wrote him that? Wow. That.

[Chris Cody]

That's.

[Taylor]

You actually wrote his name down.

[Chris Cody]

That's. No, I know.

[Game Facilitator]

Pete Rose. Close. Pete Rose has 160 home runs.

[Chris Cody]

Honestly, truly better than I anticipated. You. You want to give the next one.

[Taylor]

I got a couple Pauls.

[Chris Cody]

Me too.

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Chris Cody]

Great.

[Taylor]

I got Molitor and o'. Neal.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, I have the same. So just not even. I mean, I guess you can tell us where.

[Taylor]

Where.

[Game Facilitator]

Wow. You both have the same paws.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, we have the same paws.

[Taylor]

I mean, aren't those the two Paul. Those are the other Pauls.

[Jordan Schusterman]

Are we.

[Game Facilitator]

You know, so Paul molitor went deep 234 times in his career. Not bad.

[Taylor]

That was a guy that. I just knew his name. Didn't know if he was a home run guy. Paul O', Neill, I'll guess, had 209 home runs.

[Chris Cody]

I'm going 317, 281. Basically the split difference. Taylor, is it 264 home run difference.

[Game Facilitator]

Exactly. 264 home run difference going into the second round.

[Chris Cody]

And now our 2025 MLB expert is here. It's Jordan Schusterman of Cesspitus Family Barbecue. You can check out their work literally everywhere. I feel like I'm constantly seeing what you guys are doing. Jordan, welcome back to the program. And you spent your weekend in Williamsport checking out everything from the Little League, World Series, the Little League Classic. Tell me about your experience in Williamsport. What were the vibes around there? What, you know, what were maybe two or three of your favorite moments.

[Jordan Schusterman]

It's a really overwhelming spectrum. The thing is, you know, trying to write a recap of an event like this is really difficult because not only do you, of course, you have the game, but everything that happens today, it's just constant. You turn around and you're seeing this moment, this interaction with the big leaguer and a little league or a big leaguer, just a fan or. Or a coach or a country, right?

[Taylor]

That.

[Jordan Schusterman]

That's what it's all about. Because this is the. The. They put the world in. In World Series. I mean, we are getting real, you know, we. We like to call. We cover the World Series. And then, you know, everyone's like, oh, this isn't the world. This is it. No, no, this is it. This is. We got 10 different countries represented and 10 different states around the US since they've expanded it to 20 teams and just that international flavor and those connections between the. The, you know, Lindor and Diaz. With Puerto Rico.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, with.

[Jordan Schusterman]

With the Venezuelans. With. With the team Venezuela. With. With Randy Rosarena, who, of course has, you know, Cuban born, but has adopted Mexico as really, you know, he's a Mexican citizen. He's. He. He's had his kids there like, like him with Mexico, Andres Munoz. Those are the moments that really stick with you. And just getting to see those is so special.

[Chris Cody]

We did a lot of Al here last week with Adnan for. So I want to talk about the National League a little bit with you. The brewers, they've been surging. We all know this. They have been amazing. And I've tried to talk about them enough here. I've had complaints that we haven't. I'm sorry, but the Cubs, they have not been so amazing until sweeping a doubleheader on Wednesday against those Brewers. But. But the maybe biggest reason why, outside of PCA's slump, is Kyle Tucker completely falling off a cliff. Since July 1, he has one home run. His OPS has dropped by over a hundred points over that stretch. What in the world happened with Kyle Tucker here? How should the Cubs continue to approach it? And I mean, have you ever seen anything like this from. From a player of this caliber?

[Jordan Schusterman]

Yeah, you know, we've. We've had a couple super duper stars have stretches where you're like, what is going on this. This year? I mean, I think about Juan Soto, but yeah, the Soto slump was really two weeks, two and a half, three weeks. And, and while it was overblown and I was not worried, it was like he was bad for a stretch. Three, two, three weeks is about the max that you'll see a player of this caliber go through. So now that we're pushing nearly two months of really poor play, it's absolutely perplexing. And I think what makes Tucker so interesting is him as an individual. Him. His story coming into this season, going into this new team for the first time, but with free agency approaching.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah.

[Jordan Schusterman]

And let's. Let's remember for the first two months, it was like, this is it. This is why you trade for Kyle Tucker. He's leading the best offense in baseball. Oh, my God, we got to give him an extension now. Just like trying to give him 450 million so he doesn't leave. Like, that would be a discount. And then it's a long season. It's a Long season. There. There's a reason the Cubs are not, you know, giving him all he wants right away, and there's a reason that he's not taking it. Sometimes that works out in the player's favor. Sometimes it works out in the team's favor. I still expect Kyle Tucker to make a lot of money this offseason, but right now, we're not. We can't be worried about that. We got to be worried about what he can. What he can be for the Chicago Cubs. And right now, it's a very, very bad hitter. Now, the speculation about him being injured feels warranted when you have a player this good that's playing this badly. But, you know, people point to this finger injury that he had that was June 1st. Dude, was awesome in June.

[Chris Cody]

Yep.

[Jordan Schusterman]

But I don't know, man. It is. It definitely has kind of gone under the radar until this situation where he, you know, gets benched. So that is. That's why we had to talk about it.

[Game Facilitator]

The second letter is going to be F. All right.

[Chris Cody]

There's one that came to mind immediately. I imagine it's the same for you, bro.

[Taylor]

Did I think of a double?

[Chris Cody]

Maybe I did, too. F is like a kind of tough name, but do I not know names?

[Taylor]

I don't know.

[Game Facilitator]

Do you, Chris, how many names do you have?

[Taylor]

I have six. I'm trying to decide who gets cut.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, I only have. I only have. Have five. I'll just go with these.

[Game Facilitator]

Okay, Chris, start us off.

[Taylor]

Oli Francisco Lindor.

[Chris Cody]

Oh, really?

[Taylor]

Yeah.

[Chris Cody]

Okay.

[Game Facilitator]

You have Lindor, Jeremy.

[Chris Cody]

I have Lindor.

[Taylor]

Okay.

[Game Facilitator]

Okay. So Lindor is going to be 272 home runs.

[Chris Cody]

Really?

[Taylor]

Yeah, he has three home.

[Jordan Schusterman]

What?

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, man. He's. He's the hall of Famer.

[Taylor]

Wow, that was a bad job. I mean, not picking him. I mean, I feel good about, like, four minor. Definitely more than him, but Lindor's 213th.

[Game Facilitator]

All time on the home run.

[Taylor]

I decided to go with Fernando Tatis Jr.

[Game Facilitator]

So Fernando Tatis Jr. Has 144 home runs.

[Taylor]

All right, 100 there to you, right? Roughly. Yeah.

[Chris Cody]

You lost 128 to me.

[Taylor]

Okay. Okay. Should we just do our double? Get it out of the way?

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, yeah.

[Taylor]

Freddie.

[Chris Cody]

Freddie Freeman.

[Jordan Schusterman]

Freddie.

[Game Facilitator]

Freddie Freeman would have been the best guess in terms of double letters. Freddie Freeman. You both are gonna get 358 home runs.

[Taylor]

Frank Thomas.

[Chris Cody]

I also have Frank Thomas.

[Game Facilitator]

The big hurt going to be the Second best F name. 521.

[Chris Cody]

Do you have the best one?

[Taylor]

I think so.

[Chris Cody]

I, I, I'm I'm the legend. Yeah.

[Taylor]

I'm you, Frank Robinson.

[Chris Cody]

Yep.

[Game Facilitator]

You both have Frank Robinson.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, we do.

[Game Facilitator]

Wow. Frank Robinson is the top F name 586 Expo's manager.

[Taylor]

That's how I know him. You're gonna win this one because we have to have that fourth one. Right. Like you probably thought of this one.

[Chris Cody]

I don't know. Who'd you think of?

[Taylor]

The Crime Dog.

[Chris Cody]

Interesting. I have a different Fred.

[Taylor]

Okay.

[Chris Cody]

I. I have Fred Lynn.

[Game Facilitator]

But you're so. Jeremy. Fred Lynn is 155 all time on the home run list is which with 306 home runs.

[Chris Cody]

What a tease that was. Jeez, man, I thought I was about to get crushed on that. I mean, McGriff has more.

[Game Facilitator]

I'm gonna phrase it the same way. Fred McGriff, 29th.

[Chris Cody]

Christ.

[Game Facilitator]

With 493 homers.

[Chris Cody]

Oh, no.

[Taylor]

Yep.

[Game Facilitator]

Going into this last letter, Chris Cody is up 323.

[Chris Cody]

It's gonna be really tough for me to come. I feel like my whole thing is I'm just gonna have to go with unique names and hope that we don't have any of the same ones and somehow I have an advantage. But that feels impossible. Phillies. Because this feels like a gigantic deal that not in baseball circles, but certainly I know on our show, has gone under the radar. Zach Wheeler, one of the very best pitchers of this decade, certainly over the last five years, has a blood clot in his shoulder and does not have a timetable to return for the Phillies. How much does this just seismically shift what the National League looks like here for the foreseeable future of this season?

[Jordan Schusterman]

Oh, it's. It's. It's huge. And obviously a situation like that, you're hoping the best for Wheeler and yes, just hope that we can get him back. A guy who is having this awesome season, but is an older pitcher, and he's been very upfront, being like, I'm not going to pitch forever. You know, like he said he was.

[Chris Cody]

Going to retire in a couple years.

[Taylor]

Years.

[Jordan Schusterman]

Maybe Wheeler does come back this season. I hope that that's true. But even for this little stretch run now, what's fortunate for Philadelphia is that at the very least, they. They're in good position to kind of cruise to a top spot in the post, like in. In the seating, probably regardless, because of their situation, because of what they've earned over the last couple months. But once we get to October now, we're having a very different conversation because that game three, that game four, you know, Christopher Sanchez is awesome. Ranger Suarez is Awesome. Lizardo has looked awesome. It's obviously been more hot and cold, but the upside is clearly still there. I think the other part that how it could affect it is, okay, you look at the bullpen, you got Duran, who's awesome. And I picked the Phillies to win the World Series before the season. I'm still riding with them. They've been playing great, but this is. This is a huge deal, indisputably a huge deal.

[Chris Cody]

Going to be really fun to see if Jesus Laz can be the guy that he has been in so many different moments of his career. But on that stage in that town as the potential number three starter for Philadelphia, I obviously have have a soft spot for him, as you know, played against him in high school. He ended my career. He was on the mound the last time I got to pitch. Incredible. He was a freshman. Yeah, man. He was a freshman when I was a senior. I feel like I've told the story before on here, so the people listening probably are annoyed by it. But hey, I'm gonna mention it every opportunity I get. So, hey, are the Reds going to catch the Mets?

[Jordan Schusterman]

The Reds are interesting because they have been hovering right there, I believe. You know, people have noted many times that the Reds have not been swept this season. They're, I think, one of the only teams to not be swept. Season that goes a long way. Right. Their longest losing streak of the year is four games.

[Chris Cody]

Crazy.

[Jordan Schusterman]

Longest winning streak is five games.

[Host/Moderator]

So that's why they've just been.

[Jordan Schusterman]

It's like they clearly have emerged from this unimpressive middle of the National League. We are wondering, is there a twist left in this season? Because the same 12 teams have been in postseason position basically for two months. So wild and the Reds are a compelling option. The one problem is that they have, I think, the toughest schedule remaining in baseball, or at least up there. They're going to really have to earn it. So. So I don't think that they're good enough to do that. But you have to give them credit for not falling on their face the way that so many of these other teams have just had two weeks of looking awful. The Reds have managed to avoid that and credit to them for that.

[Chris Cody]

I love watching games at that ballpark in the postseason because it's such a strange ballpark for teams that don't play there often. So I hope they have the opportunity. One note, especially considering the Marlins, considering the nl, I did want to know our mutual friend Danny Alvarez and his coverage from just a couple days ago. First time in MLB history that two Venezuelan managers faced off against each other. It was Miguel Cairo with the Nationals. It was Carlos Mendoza with the Mets. I know Danny, who again is our mutual friend and a friend of this program on the pitch clock had a lot to do with getting that interview together, getting sort of the. The national recognition here. I know there's stuff that's going to the hall of Fame, potentially the Venezuelan Baseball hall of Fame. So check out the coverage that he had with Alexa. And I know he's staying with Jake, so, yes, that ends up making all of this very full circle. Jordan, make sure to go check out his stuff with Cesspas family barbecue along with Jake. You guys rock. You rock individually. Jordan, thank you so much for. For taking some time to hang out with us.

[Jordan Schusterman]

Always a pleasure. Thanks for the invite.

[Chris Cody]

All right, let's send it back to this game between me and Chris. It's not going to be a fun ending.

[Game Facilitator]

I don't think the letter for the last round is D. D as in dog.

[Taylor]

Wow. I mean, I've already thought none of these guys don't have a lot of career home runs, but I have three doubles.

[Juju]

Wow.

[Host/Moderator]

What?

[Game Facilitator]

I just checked the top 75. There's 7D names.

[Chris Cody]

So how is that?

[Game Facilitator]

There's room. There's room for a comeback.

[Chris Cody]

I'm really, really, really, really, really struggling.

[Taylor]

All right, I'm ready.

[Chris Cody]

Hold on.

[Taylor]

Oh, what happened? I thought this was called pitch clock. I mean, jeez, I. I have no.

[Chris Cody]

I have no chance.

[Game Facilitator]

All right, Jeremy, we're gonna need your five.

[Taylor]

I mean, Christ, I've got five OLIs. I'm not happy with my Dante Pachette.

[Chris Cody]

That's funny. I. I left him in there.

[Taylor]

Yeah, that's how bad your list is.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah, I know.

[Game Facilitator]

So, Jeremy, you had Dante Bichette. Dante Bichette had 274.

[Taylor]

Wow.

[Game Facilitator]

Career home runs.

[Chris Cody]

I'll take that.

[Taylor]

Darren Dalton.

[Game Facilitator]

Oh, so Darren Dalton.

[Chris Cody]

That sucks.

[Game Facilitator]

Had 137 home runs. Double it. And it's exactly. Dante Bichette, 274.

[Taylor]

That's why I went with it, just for fun.

[Chris Cody]

That is so frustrating. Frustrating. I can't even articulate. God.

[Taylor]

My next one is Big Poppy.

[Chris Cody]

That's a good one. I didn't have them on my list.

[Taylor]

Really?

[Game Facilitator]

Oh, my God.

[Chris Cody]

I know. So I went with again. I. I thought. I thought about Big. No, I knew you would think of Big Poppy, but the guys with the.

[Taylor]

Most you got, like, why? How are you ever gonna come up with people with more than that?

[Game Facilitator]

David Ortiz is going to Be the top d name. Yeah. 541 home runs.

[Chris Cody]

Yeah. So it's over, but that's fine.

[Taylor]

I can't overlook that. That one. All right, I got three more. And they're all like old hall of Famers. Okay, go for it. Dave Parker. I don't even know if he hit a lot of home runs. Just feels like a guy. He struggled to get into the. The hall of Fame. Right. Wasn't he one of those guys that took a while. Yeah.

[Chris Cody]

Damn. Just like, just got in or something.

[Game Facilitator]

Dave Parker.339 home runs.

[Taylor]

Then I got Don Mattingly.

[Chris Cody]

I'm Mattingly, too. I was hoping you wouldn't.

[Game Facilitator]

Yeah, Don Mattingly. 222.

[Taylor]

Oh. So that should have been my cut. I should have cut Mattingly.

[Game Facilitator]

Chris, what was your fifth name?

[Taylor]

Dave Winfield.

[Chris Cody]

Winfield's a good one.

[Game Facilitator]

So David Ortiz was the top D name. Dave Winfield was the second D name.

[Chris Cody]

Yes. This is 465 at Don Baylor.

[Game Facilitator]

Don Baylor had 338 home runs. So a good guess.

[Taylor]

I'm just not even gonna write this down. I'm just gonna assume it all goes Dave Stewart.

[Game Facilitator]

Dave Stewart had 264 career home runs.

[Chris Cody]

It's a real baseball player. My last one was just for fun. David Justice.

[Taylor]

Thought of him, didn't write it.

[Game Facilitator]

David justice pays Homage to Miami. 305 home runs. 305.

[Taylor]

Yep.

[Chris Cody]

It's still not going to be close, but it was a fun. It was a fun effort. I don't. I'm not embarrassed by my effort there. Everybody I picked had over 200 home runs. I think that my big issue with this game is that I don't know names. I've realized. I don't know.

[Taylor]

I'm a good name guy.

[Chris Cody]

I don't know names. I have a little. I have facial blindness. I have name blindness. And apparently color blindness. Not color blindness. Oh.

[Taylor]

You see color.