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Backwards K Baseball: Tale Of Two Debuts

It's a packed episode of Backwards K Baseball! Scott and Chris break down the hottest stories across MLB, including the debut of Reds pitchers Connor Phillips and Rhett Lowder-wait, no, Petty and Noah! We also dive into the biggest surprises of April, from breakout players to early team flops. Plus, Brett Boone joins the Texas Rangers as their new hitting coach—what could that mean for their offense?
And finally, we preview the start of a big Braves vs Reds series. Can Cincy hold up against the NL powerhouse? Tune in for hot takes, sharp analysis, and your weekly dose of baseball chaos.
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Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Chaos | Shedeur Conspiracies | Trump, Pope Bets & Firework Fails

This week on Craft Brewed Sports:
We kick things off with a wild theory on who the next Pope will be and shift into dissecting how Bill Belichick’s girlfriend derailed a CBS interview and maybe his entire career. Then, we dive into the absurdity of the Shedeur Sanders prank call, Trump’s possible influence on the Browns’ draft, and whether Pete Rose is Hall of Fame-bound after a mysterious meeting with Rob Manfred.
Also:
• Mookie maybe has a sponsor
• The Cleveland Browns QB room is cursed
• Nationals ruin dog night with fireworks
• White Sox drop Bulls-themed City Connects
• Which Canadian team deserves the Stanley Cup?
• Potential Pope or Hockey Player game
• NBA playoff talk, LeBron’s retirement tour, and Adam Silver’s plan to fix the All-Star Game
• Wrexham climbs again
🍺 Craft beer, dumb sports debates, and real chaos.
00:00:00 Introduction, Sports Weekends, Betting on the next Pope
00:09:11 Beer Intros
00:14:49 Bill Belichick's girlfriend disrupts his CBS interview
00:18:18 Belichick - blink twice if you need help
00:22:04 Mookie gets a sponsor - kind of
00:28:15 The Conspiracy Theory about how Bill Belichick met his girlfriend
00:29:36 Is it wrong to laugh at the Shedeur Sanders prank call from draft weekend?
00:37:39 Trump-Haslem-Shedeur conspiracy theory
00:42:52 The Cleveland Browns QB room
00:44:34 If Shedeur goes to the CFL, Toronto has first dibs
00:48:47 Cam Ward has no pressure on him now after the Shedeur free-fall
00:49:36 Washington Nationals host Pups in the Park on the same night as Fireworks night
00:54:23 Did Rob Manfred save immigrants in exchange for Pete Rose being Hall of Fame eligible?
00:59:13 Chicago White Sox City Connect 2.0 jersey review
01:08:11 Which Canadian team do we want to win the Stanley Cup?
01:10:15 Potential Pope or Hockey Player?
01:14:49 Are the Panthers officially the hockey franchise in the state of Florida?
01:17:40 Who bows out first, Ovi or Lebron?
01:20:38 The LeBron retirement tour loading up
01:22:07 The Wall at the Clippers games is fantastic
01:24:20 When can we start paying attention to the NBA Playoffs?
01:29:36 Adam Silver looking to change up the NBA All-Star game
01:34:37 Wrexham earns another promotion - now knocking on the EPL door
01:37:23 Could Tottenham or Man U get a Champions League bid after their dismal EPL season?
01:38:56 Beer recaps
01:40:19 This was a show
01:40:49 Outro
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Backwards K Podcast: Glasnow & Gilbert Injuries | Walt Jocketty Tribute | Pitching Mount Rushmores

On this episode of Backwards K Baseball, Scott and Chris dive into the latest MLB news, including the injuries to Tyler Glasnow and Logan Gilbert and what it means for their teams. The guys pay tribute to longtime GM Walt Jocketty following his passing, discuss Devin Williams losing his closer role for the Brewers, and debate their Mount Rushmore of pitchers after Clayton Kershaw shared his picks.
👉 If you’re a true baseball fan looking for real talk, hot takes, and deep-dive debates, hit that subscribe button!
🧢 Topics Covered:
• Latest updates on Tyler Glasnow and Logan Gilbert injuries
• Remembering Walt Jocketty’s legacy in MLB
• Devin Williams losing his job: What’s next for the Brewers?
• Scott and Chris build their Pitcher Mount Rushmore after Kershaw’s list
📅 New baseball shows and discussions every week!
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Sperm Racing, Poop Shoes, and the Pabst Draft Contest | NINE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

Catch the replay of this wild Ninth Anniversary episode of Craft Brewed Sports where we hit you with the weirdest, funniest, and most ridiculous stories in sports this week:🏈 Tennessee and UCLA basically traded quarterbacks📺 Could TV ratings actually help decide the College Football Playoff?📜 A new House settlement might open the door to a 5th year of eligibility🍻 Pabst Blue Ribbon teams up with The League’s Kevin for a crazy Draft contest⚾️ Nick Castellanos homerun prop bets went crazy after the Pope died👟 Luis Arraez sparks the debate for a safety bag at first🔥 HOT TAKE: If you put in a position player to pitch, the game ends after that inning🏀 Anthony Edwards fined $50K for yelling at a fan during the Lakers series⚽️ USWNT sued for $100 million for allegedly “not trying”👞 A ref cancels a soccer match after finding poop in his shoes💦 AND the first ever UCLA vs. USC sperm racing showdown (yes, it’s a thing)It’s sports. It’s chaos. It’s Craft Brewed Sports 🍻🗓️ New live shows every Tuesday night🎬 Subscribe and catch our weekly clips & shorts👇 Leave a comment with your hot takes and reactions!Navigate to your ideal spot with this chapter guide:00:00:00 Introduction and Keeping ticket stubs00:08:42 What are we drinking tonight?00:14:54 The NFL Draft is this week, huh? Cool, I guess.00:18:14 Soccer detour: why would you ever choose to be a Tottenham fan?00:20:58 Pabst Light's contest for nailing the NFL Draft and winning free beer00:28:17 What ND player should the Bengals take?00:32:11 The transfer portal is chaos, even kids without eligibility are hopping in00:39:22 Let's just do away with the limit on eligibility in college sports00:43:55 We essentially had a trade in college football this week00:47:47 Could TV Ratings factor into College Football Playoff selections going forward?00:51:39 Scott's here!00:53:16 The Pope died and bets on Castellanos to homer skyrocketed00:56:38 Calls for a safety bag on first base after Luis Arraez got concussed after a collision at first01:00:55 Mookie vs. pros is the show we all need to see01:07:05 Hot Take: baseball games should be over if a team decides to pitch a position player01:11:47 Fan suing the USWNT for $100 million saying they purposely lost the She Believes tournament01:15:28 That Kanye story is something...01:17:30 A soccer match in England ended at halftime because someone took a dump in the ref's shoe01:23:40 An actual Sperm Race is going down in California this week01:33:45 Anthony Edwards fined $50k for inappropriate gesture to a fan01:37:09 Would LeBron be closer to Jordan if he told fans that he's got a bigger D than them?01:42:52 Beer recaps01:46:24 This was a show01:46:35 Thank you for NINE YEARS!!01:49:21 Outro#CraftBrewedSports #CollegeFootball #NFLDraft #USWNT #MLB #NBA #Soccer #HotTakes #SpermRacing #SportsPodcast #LiveSportsShow #ComedySports #SportsNews #AnthonyEdwards #NickCastellanos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Judge Named Captain | JD Vance’s Trophy Fail | Sacramento Gold Diggers

The sports world delivered a full platter of chaos this week—and we’re here to break it all down.In this episode of Craft Brewed Sports, we cover:🍺 JD Vance nearly destroying Ohio State’s national title trophy🇺🇸 Aaron Judge gets the nod as Team USA captain👟 Colorado retires Shedeur Sanders & Travis Hunter’s numbers⚾ The A’s injury cart breaks down mid-rescue🏀 Yeshiva & Lehman finally end their ridiculous losing streaks🌟 Sacramento scraps the “Gold Diggers” identity⛳ Rory McIlroy finally wins at Augusta🏒 A Blue Jackets player ignores his ejection—because he doesn’t speak English 😂👀 CHAPTERS to help you jump to your favorite moments:00:00:00 Introduction | Accidentally shaving your beard | Hunter Flagg!! Do better.00:07:44 Beer Intros | Cincy Light Funding UC's NIL00:19:34 Aaron Judge named captain of Team USA for the World Baseball Classic | Can we cheer for Team USA in the Olympics?00:29:36 Yeshiva and Lehman both break their epic losing streaks00:39:51 Do you want to be remembered as the team that lost 99 in a row, or 100?00:41:47 The Athletics injury cart broke down mid-game00:45:16 We need the Rays or A's to make the ALCS for the optics00:47:50 Mookie's Conspiracy Theory: Why MLB is slow to adopt robot umpires00:50:02 Sacramento Gold Diggers back-pedal on the alternate idea after backlash00:56:17 The best 40 Year Old Virgin scene in the movie00:59:32 Another Mookie Conspiracy Theory: Sacramento ditched the Gold Digger name because they can't afford the tariffs01:02:42 Dmitri Voronkov gets a 10 minute misconduct, but doesn't leave the ice01:06:31 The Original 6 and the NHL Playoffs01:10:16 Name that NHL Team Based on the picture01:17:57 Trying to feed your kids on weeknight game days | One parents' car becomes the kid car01:25:21 New poor vs. Old poor01:27:07 JD Vance fumbles Ohio State's National Championship trophy at the White House01:32:16 Shadeur and Travis Hunter are getting their jersey retired?!01:35:36 Rory completes the Career Grand Slam winning the Masters01:37:57 Beer recaps01:41:26 This was a show01:41:40 Outro📢 Don’t forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the 🔔 for more weekly sports chaos.#CraftBrewedSports #SportsHumor #NBAPlayoffs #AaronJudge #SportsFails #JDVance #BaseballHumor #CollegeFootball #FunnySportsPodcast #sportstalkshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Backwards K Podcast: Can We Hit The Reset Button?

Chris and Scott are back to break down the first two weeks of the season! And already Scott is wondering what he did that the baseball gods continue to forsake his beloved Braves. Chris revels in the success of some much maligned Reds and all the other happenings around the game as 2025 takes flight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Goose Takes Over Wrigley, HS Player Pees in Cooler?!, Budweiser Shades Ovechkin

This week in sports was absolute chaos—and we are here for it.In this episode, we break down the wildest and weirdest headlines from the week, including:🪿 A Canadian Goose nesting in Wrigley Field and shutting down the bleachers💦 A high school baseball player in New Mexico charged after peeing in the team’s water cooler🍺 Budweiser sending special beer boxes to goalies who stopped Ovechkin⚾️ The Giants drop new City Connect uniforms🥃 The Pirates replace a Roberto Clemente tribute with a canned cocktail ad🏀 Florida wins the men’s title over Houston—was Ted Cruz a jinx?🏀 UConn women dominate again, and Paige Bueckers sets a record🏒 NHL fans already pushing for Ovi to reach 1000 goals🎯 The Nuggets fire their head coach despite a strong season🪂 A French rugby match gets delayed when the guy parachuting in with the game ball gets stuckIf you’re into the lighter (and sometimes wilder) side of sports, you’re in the right place. Grab a drink and catch up with Craft Brewed Sports.👉 Subscribe for more sports + beer content every week!00:00:00 Introduction00:04:52 Beer intros00:14:31 Florida takes down Houston to win the National Championship00:18:06 An Al Horford and the 2007 Gators tangent00:22:24 Old Man rant against the transfer portal00:25:21 It's gotta suck being Cooper Flagg's twin00:31:29 Who is more responsible for Houston losing: the refs, or Ted Cruz?00:33:32 Jasmine Crockett stole "Hotwheels Greg" from our boy, Cesar00:37:31 UConn takes down South Carolina to win their 12th championship00:43:40 Nuggets fire Michael Malone00:46:16 New Mexico HS baseball player pees in the opponent's water cooler00:54:44 Would you unknowingly drink a lot of pee, or have one sip of asparagus pee00:57:12 An even worse Would You Rather01:01:29 Giants unveil their new City Connect uniforms01:07:00 A goose nests in the Wrigley bleachers01:10:36 Pirates ownership gets skewered for taking down a Roberto Clemente memorial for an ad01:16:02 What if the Reds took down Pete Rose memorials?01:20:03 Did they celebrate too much when Ovi broke Gretzky's record?01:31:30 The difference between the Ovechkin celebration and the Yankees dragging out the Maris family01:36:17 Budweiser giving out special cans to goalies that didn't give up a goal to Ovechkin01:43:16 French paratrooper gets tangled in the stadium trying to deliver the game ball during an England vs. France rugby match01:47:07 Beer recap01:48:42 This was a show01:48:52 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB’s Torpedo Bat Craze, Coach Prime’s Wild Idea DENIED, & More Conference Realignment?!

We covered everything from Coach Prime’s wild scrimmage idea getting shut down by the NCAA to MLB’s insane new torpedo bats. Plus:00:00:00 Introduction, Mike's hat curve confession00:05:22 Beer Intro00:13:53 April Fools jokes gone wrong00:22:47 The Torpedo Bats00:30:25 Should we just let the MLB play with aluminum bats?00:33:21 The White Sox had the worst tarp job in recorded history00:41:39 The A's are holding press conferences in a Home Depot shed00:49:47 Coastal Carolina offering free concessions this year | Grifting the All You Can Eat section at Great American Ballpark00:57:58 The 9-9-9 challenge01:01:10 We got got by the Hartford Yard Goat's April Fools joke01:03:51 Beer Baseball Bat holder01:05:58 Coach Prime's Spring Game idea01:11:52 Andrew Luck hires Frank Reich to a one year contract at Stanford01:15:54 90s TV Shows ruined Mike's idea of what college is01:19:44 Ovechkin is so close to the record and more hockey talk01:27:12 Trying to shoehorn in fantasy hockey talk01:28:38 An all chalk Final Four is the worst01:31:57 Xavier hires Dick Pitino01:33:13 Should the Big East and the ACC merge?01:38:58 Jakub Mensik wins the Miami Open after trying to withdraw earlier in the tournament01:41:00 Arsenal is creating a dating show for their supporters01:43:54 Beer recaps01:44:55 This was a show01:45:12 Outro👉 Subscribe for more sports talk & comedy! Hit the 🔔 to never miss a show.#CollegeFootball #MLB #CoachPrime #MarchMadness #SportsTalk #NCAA #AndrewLuck #MLBNews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Backwards K Podcast: Opening Weekend Is In The Books!

The 2025 Season is FINALLY HERE! Opening weekend is in the rearview mirror and there is plenty to discuss! Torpedo bats, an ace like showing in DC and all of the usual shenanigans that Chris and Scott bring! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Mike, No Brakes!

Mike is on vacation in Arizona.... you know what that means Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices