Draft Day

<p>So we recorded this podcast on October 31st, but my computer was being weird so it's being uploaded now. It's like an artifact from the past. I sound so young, so naive, so unaware of the world in front of me. I'm...

<p>Happy hockey season to all, and to all a happy hockey season! We're all excited, right? I don't know honestly, I guess it's cool. I watched the Blues game on Tuesday but, like, playoff baseball is going on. I like...

<p>The hosts of this show are many things. Men. Sports fanatics. Giant dorks. But they are truly, truly Americans. Not in a jingoistic, off-putting sense, but they are truly absorbed in American culture, the kind of...

<p>In 2007, a bunch of people were drafted into Major League Baseball. Neither of our hosts, despite one being eligible, were drafted. He had a classmate drafted, which is good for him, but how does that help? It's not...

<p>The 1986 NBA Draft is one of the great what-if drafts of all-time. And while it is mostly remembered today for tragic reasons--the premature death of Len Bias and the squandered potential of Chris Washburn and Roy...

<p>It is very likely that in five months, we will either have our first woman president or our second president elected to non-consecutive terms. In either case, it makes the premise we're doing here feel uncomfortable...

<p>Man, remember 2011? Well, you probably do, it was only 13 years ago. Though I guess if you're like a college freshman you probably barely remember it. My God, how young of listeners do we have? In a macro sense...

<p>We are believers in the Draft Day community. Well, not really. In fact, this is the first time I've ever really considered the Draft Day community as a coherent thing. But this time I'm pretending to care.</p> <p>In...

<p>The crack of the bat. The clash of foot against pigskin on a kickoff. The revving of engines in anticipation of the green flag. These are a few sounds that don't exist in the Summer Olympics. There are 47 sports that...

<p>You looking to learn how some of the greatest players in sports history got their start? Well, that's too bad, because you're stuck with this one instead. I mean, there is one legitimately great player in here, but...

<p>So here's the thing--we recorded this later than we normally would, which means I am uploading this later than I normally would, which means I am exhausted and not clever. Not that I'm ever clever but sometimes what...

<p>On January 1, 2000, none of our electronic malfunctioned. And the St. Louis Rams won the Super Bowl that month, which ruled. Good start, aughts. On December 31, 2009, um, I had to work the next morning at 6 a.m. I...

<p>Happy Wednesday, and happy NBA Draft Day (oh my God, there it is, he said the title)! Tonight, NBA teams will try to shape their futures, and in honor of that, John and special guest P. Funk look back at the 2008...

<p>In most of our episodes, we take a year and draft the best players available from that year. But this time, we are organizing players by draft pick. John and Jason alternate to determine the best ever #1 through #30...

<p>Is professional wrestling a sport? I don't know, man, it's more of a sport than making movies or a bunch of St. Louis food things and we drafted those before. But regardless, one of the regular hosts of this podcast...