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The boys are firing through it today, we've got Ohtani news, Tommy Devito and Zach Wilson had some big games and the knicks drop a brutal one in Utah. Time Codes:00:00:00 - 00:01:18 Intro00:01:18 - 00:13:07 Ohtani00:13:07 - 00:21:29 Breaking Free Agent News & Yamamoto00:21:29 - 00:25:14 Sal Licata is a Moron 00:25:14 - 00:33:06 Soto and the Next Moves for NY Baseball00:33:06 - 00:39:15 Tommy Cutlets00:39:15 - 00:44:58 Zach Wilson00:44:58 - 00:48:04 Vrabel?00:48:04 - 00:51:00 The Whole League Sucks00:51:00 - 00:52:03 Morg’s Free Pick of the Week™️00:52:03 - 00:55:06 Knicks00:55:06 - 00:56:32 5 Seconds on the Brooklyn Seconds/Outro

Our good pal Lance stops by for a marathon episode! We break down Juan Soto being traded to the New York Yankees and what it means for the Bronx, the Padres, Major League Baseball, Brian Cashman, and us. Then, we review Ridley Scott's new film Napoleon starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby. Nolan compares Ridley to a retired NBA small forward. Which is it? Tune in to find out.0:00: Intro/Rest in Pissinger6:00-1:03:00: Juan Soto Trade1:03:00-1:44:00: NapoleonSubscribe at patreon.com/mudvilleProduced & Edited by Nolan RabineCover Art by Brody Staub

JUAN SOTO IS A YANKEE and some other stuff. Time codes below:00:00:00 - 00:01:09 Intro00:01:09 - 00:31:40 Yankees00:31:40 - 00:33:05 Yamamoto00:33:05 - 00:34:38 Sevy Sendoff00:34:38 - 00:39:40 Yamamoto again00:39:40 - 00:43:02 Ohtani00:43:02 - 00:48:58 Blake Snell and the rest of the free agents00:48:58 - 00:52:24 Tyrod is miffed00: 52:24 - 01:02:33 The Jets and Joe B01:02:33 - 01:04:49 Knicks01:04:49 - 01:06:16 30 Seconds On The Brooklyn Nets™️01:06:16 - 01:09:18 Morg’s Free Pick of the Week01:09:18 - 01:12:44 CFB playoff seeding/outro

We skipped a week but WE'RE BACK. Are we really doin' this whole Tommy DeVito thing? Will YamaSoto happen in the Bronx? Should Robert Saleh be fired? What is wrong with the Panthers!?Giants - 3:43Does Tanking Even Work? - 10:28Jets - 17:31Knicks - 29:5230 Seconds On The Brooklyn Nets™️ - 34:39A Very Weird Story About The Yankees - 35:57New York Baseball Bench Coach Chat - 48:28Morg’s Free Pick of the Week: 54:23Morg’s Auxiliary Free Pick of the Week: 58:32

In the wake of September 11th, one man took it upon himself to get arrested by the DEA and sentenced to 7 years in prison. That man was Montgomery “Monty” Brogan. Quick reactions to the Aaron Nola contract, Brandon Woodruff's release, and Atlanta's minor tweaks. Nolan has an idea for where Shohei Ohtani should sign. We watched Spike Lee's post-9/11 masterpiece, 25th Hour, starring Ed Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin, and Brian Cox. Nolan seems to revisit it in times of crisis and Brody watches for the first time. Is it bad that this movie still feels current?0:00-6:00 Intro6:00-33:00 Baseball Talk33:00-1:19:00 25th HourSupport us at patreon.com/mudvilleProduced & Edited by Nolan RabineCover Art by Brody Staub

Everyone's bad, oh boy. Lets talk about it.Yankees: 3:31Mets: 24:45 Knicks: 29:4030 Seconds on the Brooklyn Nets: 37:49Jets/Giants: 41:55Morg’s free pick of the week: 49:21Morg’s shoutout to Trill Withers Show: 51:14

The boys issue a heartfelt apology to a beloved actor and Nolan reads from Louis Menand's "The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War," leading to an excellent discussion about art & money, kitsch, avant-garde, the dead 'indie-to-Marvel' pipeline, Martin Scorsese, dead-eyed TikToks, poetic justice, D*vid Z*slav, sustainability, and capitalist doom.Give us your money or sign up for free at patreon.com/mudvilleProduced & Edited by Nolan Rabine

Busy ep! Lots to talk about in the world of New York sports this week with the Jets falling to the Chargers in primetime, the Daniel Jones era (and the season) coming to an end for the Giants, the Yankees hiring a new hitting coach and end-of-year press conference (finally), the Mets hiring Carlos Mendoza as their new Manager, and the Knicks take down the (aging) star studded LA Clippers!Discussion time codes:Brody’s new job/Yankees - 1:34Sal Licata/Mets - 14:31Juan Soto/Kevin Kiermeier - 21:21Knicks - 25:39NBA In-Season tournament - 32:36Morg’s Free Pick of the Week - 36:01Jets - 36:54NY Football Offensive Line Woes - 42:33NY Football Coaching Situations - 45:46Giants - 47:59Why Josh McDaniel Got Fired - 50:31Giants @ Cowboys and Too Early Draft Prep- 52:10Daniel Jones is Done in NY - 57:13Nets - 1:03:02Bucks - 1:04:20Knicks Schedule - 1:06:34

The World Series is over and we're preparing for a full winter spent at the movies. With The Holdovers now in theaters, the boys are joined by Eddie Averill (Extended Clip, The Art & Sports Podcast) to talk about Alexander Payne's 1999 classic Election starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick. We also discuss David Fincher's The Killer, Twin Peaks: The Return, the Dodgers playoff woes, $8 Angels tickets, a ref disaster class in the ridiculous NBA in-season tournament, and cities as bad as Las Vegas. Follow Eddie on Twitter @realhoopermovie and listen to Extended Clip and The Arts & Sports podcast!Support us or just sign up for free at patreon.com/mudville0:00 - 20:00: Intro/TP:TR20:00-46:00: The Dodgers, sports fandom, OKC-GSW, hating on cities46:00-1:29:00: Election (1999)Produced & Edited by Nolan RabineCover Art by Brody Staub

Congrats to the Texas Rangers on winning the World Series! They defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in 5 games on the backs of their offense, rotation, bullpen, manager, and a few special rookies. We break down how and why this happened and what it means for the future. patreon.com/mudville

It's the World Series! We look at the Diamondbacks and Rangers: their stars, their rookies, their damaged aces, their past, present, and future. But first, we have a message for the unserious bladder brigade whining about yet another Scorsese masterpiece. Nolan watched two De Palma classics, Phantom of the Paradise (1974) and Carrie (1976), and wouldn't you know it: they're pretty great. We preview some movies we're excited to see this week, Alexander Payne's The Holdovers and David Fincher's The Killer. Brody is unhappy with the state of network television.Support us or sign up for free at patreon.com/mudville

🚨 🚨 RANT ALERT 🚨 🚨 The guys are feeling rant-y following a TERRIBLE showing from the Giants on Sunday against the Jets, Morgan manages to insult an entire fanbase encompassing (far less than) half of the New York Metropolitan area, and Brody has no idea what Brian brings to the Daboll. The boys also check in on the Knicks first three games of the season.Giants/Jets - 0:00Knicks - 36:20

Morgan and Brody are back at it, the boys take a look at the upcoming Giants and Jets showdown, Morgan got his wish regarding Sean Casey, and the Knicks return tonight. GO NEW YORK GO NEW YORK GO!Giants/Jets: 6:49Yankees: 18:07Mets: 26:06Knicks 33:32

London correspondent Molly Thomas (@angelinrealtime) joins the show to discuss Philly's 3-2 lead in the NLCS and the movies she saw at the London Film Festival, including the new Scorsese which Nolan is still recovering from. Dudes rocking on bikes, Sofia Coppola's take on a mid-century American myth, celebrity gossip, and a new all-time favorite? It's all happening here on Mudville.Support the show or sign up for free at patreon.com/mudville

The first episode of The Staub Brothers' New York Sports, a brand new weekly sports talk show a la all your favorite WFAN or ESPN New York radio vehicles. We'll be covering all the NYC sports teams and get into a debate here and there. Get your New York Sports here!Giants - 4:16Jets - 15:26Knicks - 24:48Nets - 39:36Yankees - 42:02Mets - 50:20Rangers? - 54:47Liberty - 55:21

Rangers and Phillies up 2-0. Donate to humanitarian aid in Gaza: www.anera.orgwww.pcrf.net

The playoffs are flying right by and only four teams remain. We recap the Wild Card sweeps and get into the Division Series, including another unceremonious exit from both the Braves and Dodgers. The Twins put up a fight but in the end Houston is inevitable. Are AL East contenders organizationally flawed? Also, the degradation of social media gets more dystopian.Follow us @mudvillepod and please support the show at patreon.com/mudville

ITS PLAYOFF SZN! The Wild Card round is here and we're breaking down all the matchups. The Brewers lost an ace and the D-Backs are rolling with rookie Brandon Pfaadt in Game 1. The Phillies and Marlins prepare for a philosophical divisional clash. The Rangers have the misfortune of visiting Tropicana Field in a matchup that could be a lot more exciting if both teams aces were healthy. The Blue Jays and Twins can't both lose, right? We look back at the friends we lost along the way, 18 teams who fell just short or never stood a chance. Where did they go wrong? Who has the brightest (or bleakest) future? We cover 26 teams in this special episode! (the Orioles, Astros, Braves, and Dodgers will just have to wait.) If you liked this episode, please check out patreon.com/mudville and consider supporting us! We'll be uploading frequently on there as Twitter becomes more and more unusuable. Until that happens, find us @mudvillepodTimestamps:(12:20) Diamondbacks vs Brewers(21:30) Phillies vs Marlins(31:20) Rangers vs Rays(41:40) Blue Jays vs TwinsRegular Season Recap(51:03) NL East - Nationals, Mets(57:00) NL Central - Cardinals, Pirates, Reds, Cubs(1:15:20) NL West - Rockies, Giants, Padres(1:30:00) AL East - Red Sox, Yankees(1:44:00) AL Central - Royals, White Sox, Guardians, Tigers(1:58:00) AL West - Athletics, Angels Mariners

It's all happening once: The WGA strike is (tentatively) over, and the regular season has but a week to go. We celebrate the huge victory for creatives and unions everywhere and disagree over the word "content," before diving into a slew of topics. Nolan secured a ticket to Killers of the Flower Moon and remembers an all-time theatergoing experience: attending the LA premiere of The Irishman. We get into the differences between film and television, and what went wrong for The Walking Dead. Both the AL & NL Wild Cards are pure chaos and we're dissecting the rest of the schedule. Brody got really into Only Murders in the Building" and Nolan went on a New Hollywood auteur kick with Duel, The Untouchables, The Fury, and Hardcore. Lastly, on October 1st we'll be announcing the launch of the Mudville Patreon. It's a bit earlier than we intended to do this, but we get into why on the show and will explain more very, very soon. It's free to sign up, and we hope you'll decide to join and support us: www.patreon.com/mudvilleFollow us on dying Twitter @mudvillepod

We're back after taking last week off with a shiny new intro! We get into the official CBD of Major League Baseball, the virtues of card collecting, the AL West, the NL Wild Card, and our love for Jon Bois' Dorktown. Brody thinks he got hosed at bar trivia. Nolan reviews Emma Seligman's new movie Bottoms and explains the mumblecore indie movement to Brody, before a conversation about Gen Z's depiction in Hollywood and what the next generation's cinema looks like. Follow us on Twitter @mudvillepod!

The return of Mudville Friday. August turned to September and we're talking Simon & Garfunkel. The Angels cut all their players, a lady stuck a gun into Guaranteed Rate Field, and we talk briefly about the movie JFK and something we were definitely alive for, the Vietnam War.

In light of a recent update to the Michael Oher chronology, Bradford William Davis joins us to discuss an ugly cultural relic: 2009's The Blind Side. This movie was nominated for Best Picture and won Sandra Bullock an Oscar. Why are some calling it "one of the worst films of the decade"? Are we among those people? Would it make Obama's end of year list? We connect the book's author, Michael Lewis, to another of his financially exploitative bestsellers that rocked the sports world: Moneyball. Someone should probably start asking that guy some questions.Follow Bradford on Twitter @BWDBWDBWD and us @mudvillepod (Nolan: @stuckinthecoil) (Brody: Bordguy23)Edited by Nolan RabineCover art by Brody Staub

The failing New York Times published one of their most embarrassing pieces to date and Joey Votto caused commotion on Twitter. We break down two major questions: Are TikTok movie promoters the new Cahiers du Cinema? Could we get a hit in a full MLB season?(0;00 - 12:00) Intro, Fantasy Baseball Trade Deadline, Brody's Trip to Woodstock(12:30 - 39:00) NYT MovieTok Article(39:30) Joey Votto's HypotheticalFollow us on Twitter @stuckinthecoil @Bordguy23 @mudvillepod

Huge week for the haters and traders: We celebrate the Yankees-White Sox series by tearing both teams to shreds, before recapping the winners and losers from the 2023 trade deadline. Jose Ramirez knocked Tim Anderson tf out! The Angels shot for the moon and landed in the mud. The Mets pivoted to sell mode, paying teams to take their old aces in return for stud prospects. The Orioles really don't want to talk about how they got here. Follow us on Twitter @mudvillepod0:00-8:00: Intro/Brody's catastrophe8:00-27:30: The Yankees' terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week27:30-40:00: $outh $ide $uicide40:00-1:05:00: Trade Deadline

Greta Gerwig & Christopher Nolan accidentally teamed up to create the cinematic event of the decade and we've got the full Barbenheimer scoop. The guys are joined by Seamus Mulhern (writer/director of Growing Boy) to break down two of the biggest movies of the year.(19:00 - 56:00) Barbie(56:30 - 2:02:00) Oppenheimer

The boys are back for another remote episode and we're proud to report that the kids seem to be alright. We haven't seen the surprise right-wing cult favorite Sound of Freedom, but we have a lot to say about its audience. Action movies are back in a big way; Nolan saw Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One and Brody saw Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. We rave over Inherent Vice as Brody works out an internal conflict of whether Nolan looks like Thomas Pynchon or not. Andrew Painter is getting Tommy John Surgery and the Yankees are dead in a ditch. Check us out on Twitter's graveyard @mudvillepod

The 2023 Draft is in the books and Prospect Sauce is back to discuss how our mock drafts from last week played out. Nick and Nolan give their favorite picks and discuss which players may develop better than others, and which teams walked away with the most talent. Then, Morgan joins the back half of the episode and we talk about the simultaneous WGA & SAG-AFTRA Strikes, anonymous executives turning into movie villains, and a new theory regarding catching prospects. We entertain Buster Olney's report that the Yankees might be in on trading for Shohei Ohtani. I really need the All-Star break to end because I was watching South Park reruns on MAX while editing this.

Nolan and Brody are honored to welcome Nick Chalmers aka Prospect Sauce back to the podcast for a bit of a marathon episode! We recap some of the biggest stories from the first half of the 2023 campaign and speculate where it might go from here. Are both MVP races in the bag? How many records will Shohei Ohtani break? Then, Nolan and Nick present the first ever Mudville Mock, our preview of the MLB draft with analysis on the most talented prospect pool in recent memory (starts around the 53:00 mark). Will LSU teammate Dylan Crews or Paul Skenes go #1 overall? Could Wyatt Langford, Max Clark, or Walker Jenkins be in the mix? We try to make our best predictions.Follow Nick @ProspectSauce or find us on Bluesky @nolanr.bsky.social @brodys.bsky.social

Domingo German and Kyle Higashioka twirled the 24th Perfect Game in MLB history on Wednesday as the Yankees blanked Oakland 11-0, but the legacy is a bit complicated. Shohei Ohtani broke baseball in the month of June and continues his ascension into the stratosphere. LSU won the College World Series over Florida, with Dylan Crews, Paul Skenes, and Wyatt Langford ensuring their status as the cream of the crop. We remember a bunch of drafts and a bunch of guys.Follow on Twitter @mudvillepod @stuckinthecoil @Bordguy23Follow on Bluesky @nolanr.bsky.social @brodys.bsky.social

What a week for billionaires: moving MLB franchises, dying in submarines, and challenging each other to cage matches. We break down the week of news dumped on our heads by Rob Manfred and David Zaslav, debate the terminology of the extra-inning baserunner, and learn something new about a coveted stat. Nolan reviews Extraction 2 and Wes Anderson's Asteroid City. Brody visits Canada and makes a catastrophic FanGraphs blunder.

Baseball's notorious rivals went head-to-head this weekend and we brought on Sox fan Toney Brown to discuss the unwatchable series and dive deep into both franchises. Anthony Volpe is struggling mightily and Triston Casas is too. We discuss Toney's history as a cinephile and his favorite NYC rep theaters, including the Roxy, where he just went in blind to see a movie that's been on Nolan's mind a lot lately: Lars von Trier's Dogville. We try to unpack the new trend of Brand Cinema, and finish with the Oakland Athletics' electric reverse boycott. SELL THE TEAM!

We record through carbon monoxide poisoning to mourn the season of Jacob deGrom, rave over Elly De La Cruz, and discuss Brody's experience working of Nicole Holofcener's excellent new film YOU HURT MY FEELINGS starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies. Nolan talks about getting invited to Bluesky and draws a few odd similarities between this movie and Ben Affleck's AIR. Follow us on Twitter @mudvillepod @stuckinthecoil @Bordguy23 and Nolan on Bluesky at @nolanr.bsky.social

California ownership makes a fool of itself in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco. Elly De La Cruz is on the cusp of the majors and the Guardians face some tough decisions. Taika Waititi buries his own legacy so the rest of us won't do it for him. Nolan and Brody make convoluted jokes about The Beatles, predict their first trade of the season, and vaguely discuss the ending of Barry. Brody defends Ted Lasso from guidance counselor allegations.

Get ready to meet the man of the hour: Motern Media's very own Boston Johnny! We discuss Farley & Roxburgh's newest film, as well as the cinematic event of the baseball season: a loose squirrel in Yankee Stadium. Studio execs only get more shameless, The Dodgers whiffed big time, and some young outfielders are turning heads.

A double feature of new releases from the Always Sunny gang brings us to the theater. It's a big week for Canada as we discuss the Yankees visit to Toronto and Matt Johnson latest film Blackberry, alongside Charlie Day's directorial debut Fool's Paradise. Bryce Berg joins the studio to talk about a couple of fun movies and possibly dig up Yogi Berra's buried treasure.

Brody's been sautéing his brain in WFAN radio and the Michael Kay Show. The Yankees and Mets have hit some turbulence, the Cardinals are blowing it, and the Astros haven't turned it on just yet. Nolan spills his drink.

We attended SNY director John DeMarsico's "Baseball is Cinema" event on Saturday and loved it. The WGA is on strike (Solidarity!) and we're cooking up some ideas for the slop trough. The Oakland Athletics are authoritarian fascists and the Yankees are limping their way into a comatose state. The Rays still don't lose. Follow us on Twitter! @mudvillepod (Brody is @Bordguy23; Nolan is @stuckinthecoil)

It's been a wild week for baseball and da movies and for all the corporate ghouls sucking the life out of one or both of those industries. We're back discussing the Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas, the Russo Brothers' AI hellscape of a future, and speculate why Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger, and Max Muncy all went on the paternity list in the span of a week. Follow us on Twitter! @mudvillepod (Nolan is @stuckinthecoil and Brody is @Bordguy23)

We have a very special episode this week as Zac Beck from the Dynasty Dugout and Nick Chalmers from Prospect Sauce join to advocate for points leagues in the fantasy baseball community and discuss Beck's upcoming article, "The Case for Points Leagues." (Conversation begins at 20:55) The guys debate Mike Francesa and discuss the recent slew of prospect call-ups. Follow our guests @Upper_Beck and @ProspectSauce, and follow us @mudvillepod!

We recap first 10 days of the MLB season, including the Rays' undefeated start, the Brewers' shutting us up, the Phillies' falling on their faces, and a few teams that probably shouldn't even exist. Brody falls victim to an Anthony Volpe straw man. Nolan propositions the Cardinals to make a trade with the Rockies.

Nolan and Brody discuss the last week of Spring Training, debate a few young outfielders, and concoct a plan for Alex Rodriguez to get back in the Home Run chase. Brody makes an apology to the Los Angeles Angels for some reason. We preview Thursday's slate of Opening Day baseball!Players mentioned: Anthony Volpe, Jordan Walker, Andrew Vaughn, Riley Greene, Zac Gallen, Mitch Keller, Triston McKenzie, Kyle Muller

Brody and Nolan discuss the ending of the World Baseball Classic, Opening Day excitement, seeing The Night of the Hunter at Film Forum, and go in-depth on the 1942 classic The Pride of the Yankees, a Lou Gehrig biopic starring Gary Cooper.

The guys bring on their first guest, Morgan Staub (@morgoftheflies), to discuss his movie initiative for 2023 and preview the state of the American League. Nolan watched "Creed 3" and "Cocaine Bear" this week and found one to be much better than the other. Brody celebrates his birthday with a history lesson in basketball and endless war.

Mudville steps up to the dish. Brody and Nolan discuss the World Baseball Classic, the 95th Academy Awards, and their first impressions of Spring Training. Dominated by "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and "All Quiet on the Western Front," the Oscars were haunted by the ghost of Will Smith. We have a lot to say about "the Daniels." We discuss the 1989 comedy Major League, starring Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen.