Ep 45: Bar Room Chatter with Trent

Trent cracks open a cool one and talks about the silly theories some people bring up when it comes to the BCS talk and how analysts were overstating the great day WVU had last Saturday (they didn't even play).

Also, what Trent was thinking as he watched Merriman celebrate each tackle as if he were doing it on his own natural ability, and a creative way to announce steroid users. Two words - Maury Povich

Ep 44: Screw 'Em All

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Another late week, but man is the show packed... and you get a picture of a big inflatable penis, what more could you want? This week the Brothers Z talk about:

- ACC Dilemma - Would it be harder to fire Bobby Bowden, or harder to be Bobby Bowden and fire your son? The opinions may not be where you think.

- Purdue's Pecker - The Purdue students got a brilliant idea to blow up a large penis for inspiration... wait. What?

- Tiki Barbs - Michael Irvin is critical of Tiki because he never quit anything in his life, including drugs, chicks...

- Dream League - The Brothers in 3-Z Fantasy Football league is full of parity - most teams are very even - Trent reminds the others who is on top, though )that means he'll lose this week).

Outtakes!
It's Adam's birthday! What are you going to do? "I wanna go home."

Ep mini 43: OMG! The 1st BCS Poll!!

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Analysts, and fans flip over the first BCS poll... and it means nothing right now, so that’s wasted energy.

Also Ryan and Trent do a little explaining about why West Virginia’s schedule is so weak, and why other people should just leave it alone.

Ep 42: Bar Room Chatter with Adam

Adam, on his way home from work, decides that he's ready for his Bar Room Chatter... it's fast and furious - like his driving! (ba dum cha!)

Kenny Rogers - Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater

FOX - Fun Facts? Pudge Rodriguez vacuums naked? Ook.

The Pennsylvania NFL teams suck - and so does that group in D.C. - noooo he doesn't mean Congress.

Obligatory Merriman = HULK Joke

Shawne Merriman, linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, is facing a 4 game suspension for using steroids. Merriman has been regarded as one of the young, premiere defenders in the league as he won Rookie of the Years honors last season.

We, at Brothers in 3-Z, got a chance to talk to Merriman to get his reaction:

B3Z: So Shawne, I will get to the point. You like-a the juice?
Merriman: Grrrrrrr. (grumble) Not. Knowing. GRRRRAAAAAAAAHHHH!
B3Z: I'll take that as a "yes." We have to ask, why do this?
Merriman: After Foley shot in leg... grrrrrrrr Hulk need strength. AAAARRRGGGGGHHH! Be hero. (grumble) Ook. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHRRGGGH!
B3Z: Were you trying to be a hero for the team, or to Foley?
Merriman: (grumbles) Both. Me angry. AAARRRRGGGHH! grrrrrrrrr.
B3Z: Of course you are angry. Please tell us, from a football stand point - you have been so integral in the San Diego defense; your presence alone serves as a anchor and solidifying force on in the D - what ramifications, if any, will this have on the other members of this team?
Merriman: Ook.

There you have it.

Breaking News... sort of (satire)

It seems that Donna Shalala, president of Miami University ("the U"), was not at the game against Florida International, the infamous "brawl game." Shalala had previously said that she was at the game, and that is why she did not need to review the tape in order to dole out the "severe" punishment of a 1 game suspension to 13 Miami players.





Instead of attending the game Shalala was working her second job at the wizarding bank, Gringotts - made famous by being the institution Harry Potter keeps his fortune. The wizard's bank does not seem to to keep conventional banking hours, which is why the bank was open late on a Saturday. Much maligned for the lack of severity in the punishment of the players, Shalala wanted to keep her ties to the wizarding community secret, so she claimed to be at the aforementioned game. The manager at Gringotts revealed that Shalala plans on keeping her job at the bank, so any further incidents during Miami football games will be far from her watchful eyes and almost certain to result in the under-punishment of the players.

Ep 41: Baa Baa Black Sheep

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Proving again that there are lives outside of podcasting - Adam is missing because he moved into a new house, and the podcast is late because of scheduling conflicts... but it's finally here!

Trent and Ryan discuss this week:
- Tiki Bar for Tiki Barber? Tiki wants to retire... that's fine. But what's up with talking about it in the middle of this season?

- Fools Gold. Out of all the teams in the NFC and AFC with winning records, which teams are most likely to screw up and tumble out of playoff contention?

- NCAA Perception is reality? Is the Big East really still the weakest conference in NCAA football? If not, which conferences could be pegged with that title?

Outtake!
Quick recordings produce one outtake. Those baseball uniforms are fabulous!

Ep 40: Bar Room Chatter with Ryan

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Ryan touches on just about every topic over the weekend -

- New clock rules are okay if you are a fan and the game isn't close.

- NCAA Tuck Rule

- Miami Thuggery

-Frozen Tigers?

- CBS has an itchy trigger finger

Episode 39: Underachievers

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Was that snow in Denver? Too early for that. Baseball is still going on, and football is still early in the season. This week the Brothers Z look at a sports network, a coach, and a team that could be considered as underachieving their desired goals this year:

-Baseball Tonight - Okay, ESPN let Harold Reynolds go, and Peter Gammons is still working his way back. We understand. But the new people that are filling in just don't seem to be polished enough.

- Tommy Tuberville - Auburn Head Coach makes a play for a certain undefeated SEC team to play for the National Championship if they go undefeated. He thought he was talking about his own team. As it turns out, he was talking about the Florida Gators.

- The Yankees - Are they really the biggest underachieving team in baseball history? They did severely underperform the last 6 years to not win a World Series, but shouldn't there be another team in the discussion?

Outtakes!!
The Brothers Z invite their mother on the line to talk about her fantasy football team... seriously, you have to hear this - it will explain a lot.

Ep 38: Bar Room Chatter with Trent

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Trent talks about:

Hate the rest - The new found joy of rooting against teams rather than rooting for you favorites. All of the excitement, none of the dissapointment.

No Go Joe - Joe Torre will be out as NY Yankee manager, and Trent says, he wasn't all that good to start out with anyway.

Oh A-Rod....

The Yankees' Alex Rodriguez squandered a big opportunity in Game 2 against the Detroit Tiger-kitties. A big opportunity to win the game? Not so much. More of an opportunity to get into the good graces of the New York fans.. in the first inning.

I am not a Yankees fan (as evidenced by my previous post) but I have felt pretty bad for Alex Rodriguez this year. The fans have been brutal towards him for not coming through in "the clutch." Here's a player who may be one of the best, statistically, of all time getting killed for the perception that he doesn't come through in big situations. However, he is hitting over .300 with runners in scoring position and has a .939 OPS with runners in scoring position (OPS is on base % + slugging %). So the reality is that he does well with people in scoring position. His average jups up 10 points when runners are in scoring position and there are 2 outs and his OPS goes up by 31 points.

In hitting in baseball, you fail a lot more than you succeed. A .300 average (where you get 3 hits for every 10 at bats) is doing pretty well. Still that means you fails 7 times out of 10. If I could fail 7 times out of 10 and still be considered successful - I would be the top guy in my company.

So for some reason - A-Rod's failures are magnified by the media in New York. They just don't like him. So when A-Rod struck out with the bases loaded in the first inning in Game 2, the media was all over it. I heard it on ESPN radio from the moment I got into my car to drive home from work to on my way to work this morning. Forget that the line-up was 1-8 in the first four innings with runners in scoring position. Forget that, in the same city, Carlos Delgado for the Mets failed (grounded out) in a bases loaded situation while they were playing the Dodgers and the game was still very close (2-0 Mets). It's all about A-Rod and his 1st inning failure.

First inning. The FIRST FREAKING INNING! I can't remember a time when a first inning strike out got so much attention. And the radio heads play like they are either debating whether or not the fans' treatment of him is unfair - but the fact they are bringing it up gives it more weight than it should have. He really is getting treated unfairly - however; He's doing the best he can. All he can do is shower after the game, shrug off his failure, get dressed in his Armani suit, ride home in his limo, drink champagne while getting a massage, then go out and find 4 hot super-models to help ease his pain...

--tz

Ep 37: Achilles Heels

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The Brothers Z look forward to another week of sports exploring items rarely discussed. This week they talk about:

-Organizational Arrogance - Which sports franchise is the most arrogant? Who makes 'All the Right Moves'? (with apologies to Tom Cruise's movie)

- Weak Spots - In the top 5 in NCAA College Football, what are the weak spots of those teams? How can they be beaten? In depth analysis.

- Bridesmaid - Who seems to make that one mistake to keep them out of consideration?

Outtakes -
FRISHCANTADA (code for Houshmandzadeh)!

The Brothers Z discuss the merit of mama z's philosophy that "Free Refills" spans a 24 hour time period... wait, really?

Amazin'

Fall Classic... the MLB Playoffs. I actually really like the baseball playoffs. I pay attention to baseball more than Adam through out the season (Ryan always has his eye on the Pirates) but rarely sit and watch random games. I will watch the Mets when they are on, occasionally the Pirates, if I get them over here - but will mainly catch the highlights on SportsCenter and watch the standings.

But the playoffs I will watch as much as I can. I always gain a rooting interest, by feel. Kind of how Adam chooses his teams in the NCAA tournament. The last couple years, I have wanted the Astros to pull through, mainly to see Bagwell and Biggio win a World Series. Anyway, this year the Mets have made the playoffs - so I don't have to choose some other team.

I think they are ripe for the picking though. No Pedro, and they haven't played a meaningful game in about a month. I wouldn't be surprised if the Didgers knocked them off.

For the American League, I will be rooting for anyone playing the Yankees.

Ep 36: Bar Room Chatter with Adam

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Adam gives a couple examples of how a couples of his "sure things" aren't so "sure."

He also throws in his 2 cents on Philip Rivers and Rex Grossman - 2 QBs we haven't seen a lot of until now.