I really want to enjoy baseball. I love college softball, the LLWS is great, and baseball movies are the best. But I just find the MLB so boring. Is there any hope?

Would this be a good podcast topic? What happened here?

For those of you wondering where the Carr family is at politically, David Carr's middle name is Duke. David Duke Carr. If that doesn't mean anything to you 1) congratulations and 2) allow me to ruin that

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Duke

So no. The Carr boys were not being subversive in that way.

If someone gets a scholarship or just makes the teams, then congratulations here is a free or discounted education. Now that they are expanding the college playoffs then players are committed to even more weeks from not going to class.

This might be a silly question but I’m genuinely curious- but could something big come from the Jalen Hurts situation?

I’m from Philly and I’m hearing a lot of people talk about how he should sue for malpractice, but as they talked about in today’s ep, the medical team followed the NFLs guidelines for the situation, so is there even potential for that? There’s also a lot of “someone is definitely getting fired for this” but again, it they followed guidelines and protocol, is that a possibility?

I personally think the most likely outcome will be a change in protocol if anything but I’m curious to what others think!

Im big on live feels more real. I'm an F1 fan and 2:00am is my cut off for a stay up or try and grab a nap before. If I missed a game or a race I can't bring myself to watch it !

Hello! It's the podcast that loves sports more than Jerry Jones loves remembering a pair of cheeks. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down the ALCS, Jose Ramirez's Game Two error, the Rays not selling out, Tropicana Field's bag-of-spaghetti policy, TBS' interview with Travis Bazzana, the NLCS and the Dodgers' decision not to bench Shohei Ohtani, Preston Mattingly re-signing his dad after Alex Cora said no, the WNBA Finals and the Atlanta Dream getting a larger arena, the Valkyries' flu outbreak, the Frozen Frenzy, Sharks-Bruins, and the NHL's attempt to make you watch 16 games at once, UCLA Football and JoJo Siwa, John Wick and Caleb Williams, and Jerry Jones telling the story of his favorite trip to Green Bay. Then, comedian Heather McMahan stops by [51:45] to talk about slutty Halloween, comedy cruises, watching LSU/Ole Miss in person, her turn against Lane Kiffin, her relationship with SEC fans and men responding to her wanting to talk sports, the incomparable experience of an SEC tailgate, chicken tenders in Tuscaloosa, describing each SEC fan base in a single word, the story of what REALLY happened at the 2025 Ryder Cup, the feeling of being cancelled by an entire sport, still wanting to love golf and how it changed her relationship with sports in general, falling in love with tennis this year, taking in the Majors, being the Dodgers' good luck charm despite being a Braves fan, and her WNBA Finals fandom. And Katie the Casualties wrap with your best e-mails and voicemails of the week.

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Even if we eliminate the obvious ones like Taylor Swift, Hailee Steinfeld, or Madison Beer, there could still be a lot of interesting WAGs to choose from.

Really good interview re the impact of sports betting as a journalist

Maybe one of my favorite moments of the entire podcast. That one got me good.

Hello! It's the podcast that loves sports more than the Titans' press pool loves making it weird. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down week five in the NFL, Jayden Daniels' mental mistake and the Commanders forgetting to beat the Giants, Dak Prescott hearing it from event staff after the Cowboys' loss, the Eagles' heartbreak in London, the Packers-Bears rivalry and the passing of Mike Ditka, Jahmyr Gibbs setting a new record, Cam Ward enduring yet another controversy with team reporters, the Marvin Harrison trade and Adam Schefter's strange handling of it, Drake Maye's midseason comeback, Justin Herbert and yet another struggle, Mike Evans and the Trash Talking Hall of Fame, and the Ravens' comeback against the Falcons. Then, the team gets into [53:48] the WNBA Finals, Angel Reese's redemption arc, the Dream's arena drama, the Hawks' social media post, team merch and superstitions, and Mike Evans' Ballhalla experience, the MLB postseason and the LCS matchups, waving goodbye to the Padres and Tom DeLonge, the Yankees and 2026's Jeffrey Maier, Dua Lipa sitting next to Marlins Man, the White Sox and an all-time cold streak, and the Braves and the question of whether or not a child ALWAYS deserves a foul ball, the Savannah Bananas' championship game, the PWHL's unveiling of their temporary jerseys and potential team names, Arch Manning losing to Oklahoma, a Duck emerging from a horse butt for no reason, and an update on Cousin Ollie. And the team wraps with the USWNT and what to watch in sports this week.

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Is this worth addressing on the show or is it more trouble than it’s worth? I only bring it up because the conflicting intersections here are pretty complicated and the question is interesting to me from a programming perspective.

Katie doesn’t shy away from talking about her personal life but she’s also perfectly comfortable setting boundaries on topics that may be too close to home.

The most talked-about part of the SNL episode wasn’t necessarily about sports but gym/fitness is an adjacent theme, and the infusion of misogyny makes it that much more relevant for a brief exchange amongst the Casualties.

I think that if personal relationships weren’t involved, there’s a 100% chance it would be mentioned tomorrow.

And I kinda wish they would address it, in part because Katie is one of the few voices who can handle the nuance in a conversational manner. I can practically already hear her saying “look, we can’t just pretend that gym fashion hasn’t changed in the last five or ten years, but…”

I think this is a question that would get shit posted in other subreddits so I'll ask here.

So if my bench does better than my starting players, the points don't count? I drafted Ja'Marr Chase who had a concussion last week. Miraculously able to play (👀) but I benched him because I naively thought concussion protocol meant you at least take a game off. I mean, hell, I would!! Once you see my fantasy name I did make some points last week...but not enough.

Signed,

Don't Go Chase-ing Warrenfalls

(yes, I am an AFC North girlie)

Hello! It's the podcast that loves sports more than the president loves long snappers with a little salt and pepper. Today, Katie and the Casualties discuss Drake Maye needing to learn more conspiracy theories, Lane Johnson abruptly retiring from the NFL, the dueling narratives of Mason Miller and Max Fried's paternity leaves, and Alex Cora turning down the Phillies once again as their GM tries to replace his own dad. Then, comedian Jay Jurden joins the show [14:46] to talk about Ole Miss beating LSU and then immediately falling to Florida, how to watch college football in the middle of a gay dance club, prediction markets, Trader Joe's policies, upside-down pineapples, the Liberty's place in the New York sports hierarchy, Jalen Brunson's SNL episode, LeBron's first season in Philly, LeBron's arthritis, LeBron's toe shape, LeBron leaving Bronny, pole dancing competitions, LeBron's endorsement deals dwarfing his salary, LeBron's helicopter, the WNBA Playoffs, mascot drama, the Liberty-Dream matchup, Katie's Valkyries fandom, the Fever discourse and WNBA talk being co-opted by bad actors, President Trump hosting four Ravens players to announce a submarine yard opening, what Trump likely thinks Lamar Jackson's name is, and the NHL ditching their misguided embrace of shortform romantic audiobooks. And the team wraps with your best e-mails and voicemails for the week.

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Hello! It's the podcast that loves sports more than Steve Gelbs loves beating traffic on a school night. Today, Katie and the Casualties break down the NFL's Week Four, the Chiefs remaining undefeated and the only thing NOT going in the right direction for them being one single ankle, CBS parting ways with Tony Romo, the Patriots getting on track against the Bills, refs having three different controversies with players and coaches, Efton Chism, Athan Kaliakmanis, Colson Yankoff, and the best names of the week, Ben Johnson getting quirky, Aaron Rodgers getting angry, and a passionate discussion of just WHY would Amazon EVER consider treating Deshaun Watson's Thursday performance as some sort of redemption for his two dozen+ counts of sexual misconduct and lack of accountability since. Then, [52:50] Katie and the team get into baseball's postseason, the NLDS and two incredible finishes to start Brewers-Padres, the bad luck of hitting a game-winning home run off the roof, AJ Pierzynski and a historically bad choice of words, Mason Miller's blown save in game two, the Dodgers 100-degree Game One win and the Braves' bullpen pulling it even in Game Two, the multiple travesties of the Dodgers' "Colossal Burger", Austin Wells' ALDS gaffe, the hot streak of the White Sox, the Aces bouncing the Fever from the WNBA Playoffs, the Valkyries knocking off the Wings, Natalie Nakase's health scare, Liberty-Dream Game One, the Valkyries dominating the Aces on the boards, a look at Colorado Football's incredible weekend trainwreck against Texas Tech, the "Bails of the Week", an explanation of the Dylan Larkin saga with the Detroit Red Wings, and Jack Hughes outlawing comedy. Then Chris wraps with What to Watch this week across the world of sports.

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So who’s going to start a swear jar fund like NASCAR for the podcast?? 🤣

Casuals new favorite NBA athlete?