We Got Balls

Just a little casual baseball conversation involving the early stages of the MLB season.

We go down a very random path in this episode and create our Mount Rushmore of commercial spokespersons. Flo, most interesting man, Jarred from subway (nah not him), who knows? Plus, Emmanuel tries to flex his Raptors bona fides and we realize its possible he knows nothing about his favorite NBA team. 

What is worse? An open fist slap or punch to the face? We debate which you'd rather have happen to you. Plus, we break down some of the world cup qualifying action and have a NBA check in. Finally, we recap our march snackness tournament. 

We take a break from sports to dive into the Star Wars universe. This podcast is broken up into three different segments: Episodes 1-9, characters in the Star Wars universe, and spinoff shows/movies. This episode is a lot of fun and gave us the opportunity to nerd out a bit. 

We cover a lot of topic this week including a debate on which athlete has the best nickname in sporting history. Also, included is some MLB free agency talk and NCAA march madness tournament lookahead. Plus, a lovely story from Emmanuel at the very end sure to warm your heart.

In this episode we recap our #Marchsnackness tournament, MLB rule changes, and hear about Emmanuel's Tesla cult. 

The crew is all back and we're ready to talk bad guys. That's right, we talk about our favorite and least favorite fictional villain's in entertainment history. We also introduce the 2022 #Marchsnackness tournament field, our version of the march madness tournament. You the listener will vote on which restaurant chain will advance and be crowned champ. 

In this episode we attempted to recap the weekend that was NBA All Star weekend and ended up by suggesting ways to fix it. Every idea provided was 100% nonsense and ridiculous. Adam Silver, you know our number, call us and we can sell these great ideas to you. 

We are joined by the crew of the Wait What... a Trio of Nonsense podcast to pick our favorite one hit wonder songs. This wacky episode is super fun and very entertaining. Does your favorite one hit wonder song make our draft board? Who do you think had the best song draft? Vote by checking out our twitter @gotballspodcast.

Masked Singer, winter Olympics, Tinder Swindler, life's simple pleasures, and more! This episode got weird real fast. Was a great time though and we hope you all enjoy it. 

Lots of topics in this episode. First, we get into some serious sports talk and discuss the omission of Barry Bonds, Rodger Clemens,  and Curt Schilling from the baseball hall of fame. Then Mikey and Emmanuel pay of their Big Baller Bucket punishment of reviewing one of the 100 worst movies of all time (Mac and Me). Finally, we end the show with a little Paw and Order. The crew tries to solve the mystery of which dog pooped in Emmanuel's shoe. 

In this episode Emmanuel calls his good friend and comedian Sinbad to join the show. We discuss our favorite Christmas movies and some others that didn't make the cut. Also, we play game of bowls. A segment where Emmanuel and Mikey try to determine which college bowl game is real and which is fake.

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome! This special release was created to commemorate our one year podcast anniversary. We compiled some of our favorite moments from our first year and spliced them together to make a really entertaining recap. Shout outs to friends of the show Luka Wolf, Thanh Nguyen, Bryan Pic, Mac Trudeau, Jimmy Gilchrist, and Syia Fox for making the cut! Finally, big shout out to you the listener for joining us on our podcast journey over the past year. Thank you for continuing to listening to us and all our nonsense.

In this episode we talk Toronto Raptors basketball and discuss our personal favorite in arena NBA experience. Also, Emmanuel provides some of his  best "life hacks". We decide if these are actual life hacks or if Emmanuel is being a scammer/major Karen. Finally, the shows very own Florida man, Thanh Nguyen, joins the show to give us an update on his time thus far in the sunshine state. 

This baseball heavy episode takes a look into the MLB lockout. We discuss the major sticking points in negotiations and what each side wants. Also, we breakdown the early MLB free agent signing and give each team a grade on their moves so far. Teams we discuss in depth: Rangers, Dodgers, Angles, Mets, Rockies, Red Sox, Braves, and Marlins.

This episode focuses on the question, what if? Inspired by our friends at the greatest games never played podcast, we examine pivotal moments in sports & pop culture history and discuss what would have happened if they went the other way. Scenarios included: 2020 NBA bubble never existed, 2007 Celtics never formed, Michael Jordan didn't sit the 1985 season and suffered a career ending injury, moneyball never existed, and Stan Lee didn't catch his big break.

In this episode the crew discuss the actors with the least range in all of cinema. Plus, we show some love for newly crowned sexiest man alive, Paul Rudd. The guys give their nominations for sexiest man alive runners up and what actors have aged like a fine wine. Finally, we end the show by talking favorite Christmas traditions and ranking holidays. 

In this episode the crew creates their own squid game challenges based on the hit Netflix show. We pick the childhood games we'd want to participate in if we were the curators of the squid game. Also, we discuss the tragic events that occurred at the Astroworld music festival in Houston Texas. Finally, we talk a little cricket (both the sport and insect). 

In this special release we had the chance to sit down with a professional mascot and learn all the secrets of the profession. We find out what it takes to become a professional mascot and how the performers behind the mask climb the mascot ranks into stardom. Along the way we find out some little known facts about the mascot profession and just how much money some of these big time performers actually make. Check out this entertaining, fun, and informative special episode. 

What's the best part about sports? The mascots of course! In this episode the crew discovers that mascots have a very difficult to enter hall of fame. We take a look at what mascot have entered the exclusive club and give our own personal top 5 mascots of all time. Plus, we have a little NBA talk on the back half of the episode. The Raptors, Magic, and Miami Heat all all covered. 

In this episode the crew is joined by friend of the show Sheamus to talk all things NBA. We go through each conference and determine our picks to make the playoffs. Also, the latest information on Ben Simmons in Philadelphia and trade rumors. Plus, the return of the Big Baller Bucket and debut of "stop being bad".

In this latest episode we discuss the insurance fraud sandal involving 18 former NBA players. We also get into some serous power ranking discussions as we rank our top 5 pies and top 5 ice cream flavors. Did we just become a food podcast? Also, Emmy gets a new car and we discuss what you would do if you had a full autopilot driving system installed in your car.  

In this latest episode the crew breaks down the 2021 MLB season and previews October baseball. We go over our biggest surprises of the regular season and what disappointing teams like the New York Mets should do going forward. Before the show dives into all the baseball excitement, we review the lineup for LVI halftime show and discuss some of our favorite acts from the past.