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You've got Blue Balls! How lucky for you. Check in every week for rapturous pod talk on all things NYCFC. With NYC Hosts Jake Beckhard (@jakebecknation) and Trey Fillmore (@treyfillmore). "You guys are a good follow" -Brad Sims *MERCH: linktr.ee/blueballspod
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Shorter blurbs this year, Blue Ballers. Yer mans talk experiments, prayer circles and horseshoes, winning wing winks, penalties and punishments, PRO posture, messi mishigas, and of course, phinish with a Philly precap. Bundle up, blizzardinos: you've got Blue Balls.
Did you miss us, Blue Ballers? Of course not — you never had the chance to! Watch Club is over and Jake & Trey are laser-focused on the footy, so all you fairweather listeners can come out of the woodwork. And bring your golf pencils and moleskines with you, because our time-honored tradition returns. That's right, it's the OVER/UNDER season precap! Jake & Trey set lines and meld minds as we try to reason out what the fuck Pascal's Phalanx will bring us this year. We chat Nico, Magno, Maxi, Freese, KPs, World C's, and so much more. AND: What did Trey Really think of Sinners? Plus: a cheeky little precap of a LA Galaxy trying desperately to round the corner. It's only a few days after valentine's, and look at you: you've got Blue Balls.
Ahoyhoy Blue Ballers, another episode here where the boys in blue are inching closer to the real stuff. Jake and Trey break down the two NYCFC preseason friendlies for the first televised soccer of the year. Then, a circling back (yes, again) to the Moussa Sylla failed transfer saga and where the club goes from here. Plus: The armchair analyst is back to the armchair, and the new kit for 2026. Finally, for the last installment of Watch Club 2026 Preseason Edition - F1! Brad Pitt! Tropes! More Tropes! Vroom Vroom! Put on those hard tires, you've got Blue Balls.
Jake and Trey are back at the tail end of silly season, talking practical signings and practical kung fu! Your boys in blue talk australian imports, strikers not striking (we recorded before the Sylla deal fell through but we handled it sweeties no worries), and the apparent MagnoNandez Do-Si-Do. PLUS: football! The other kind! AND: as promised, Jake & Trey move one country east to review Steven Chow's international cartoon-fu proof of concept SHAOLIN SOCCER. Take a deep breath and seek inner peace: you've got Blue Balls!
It's the off-season and we promised you we'd get up to some shenanigans; Jake and Trey break down every sizzling inch of the hot stove and the NYCFCeefsteaks being seared on it! We talk merging Magno, a homegrown unceremoniously Haaked off, the baby Blues leaving and the baby Blues returning, and much more. THEN: Jake and Trey watch their LEDs turn red and their easy money get harder as they review and discuss Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2024 psychological shooter "Cloud". Watch the movie on the Criterion Channel before listening to double your pleasure, double your fun! Put down that limited edition idol figurine — you've got Blue Balls!
It's over/under time, the MOST wonderful time of the year! Break out your scorecards and work through the season with us. Where did we go wrong? Where did we go right? And where did we go home? But before that, Jake & Trey have more to say about sporting directors, signed and unsigned contracts, and the future of New York City FC. Plus a fond farewell from the most fun season in years. Thank you to everyone who listens and double-thanks if you ever wrote a review or dropped a dollar in the tip jar. We'll see you in 2026! *Blue Balled Acquaintance Be Forgot...*
It's the season wrap-up, Blue Ballers! Jake & Trey review the eastern conference final flame-out against MLS' Miami monster before they similarly routed a top-shelf Vancouver to take the cup. But there's plenty else to talk about: World Cup draws and World Cup prices, broadcast rights and wrongs, and MLS joining the big kids table with a fall-to-spring schedule. And coming soon in part 2: Santa's on his sleigh with a big fat bag of Over Unders! Maybe put the butt flap in front: you've got Blue Balls!
Folks, we didn't think we'd be here. But you know what they say: when men make plans, Maxi Moralez laughs. A 1-0 victory over supporters' shield superstars Philly Union has given NYCFC the keys to the eastern conference finals, and your boys in blue are breaking it all down for you. We talk why the squad's goal was #squadgoals, the magnificent Maxi, False Nine Nico, transition positions, Jansen's triumphant triage, and more. Plus a check-in with league winners Gotham FC and a precap of the Messi we have yet to clean up. Careful around that gravy — you've got Blue Balls.
It took yer boys three goals, too many yellow cards, and one fallen soldier, but NYCFC is back in the eastern semifinals!! A white-knuckled ending to the Charlotte chronicle leaves NYCFC on top with a 3-1 victory. We chat Nico's wondergoals, performative Haaktivism, the Armchair Ignorance of Tayvon Gray, and the devastating consequences of Charlotte's concrete turf for perennial NYCFC protagonist Perea. Plus: Gotham FC's stunning upset and some potentially pessimistic predictions for Philadelphia. Eat your heart out, eastern conference: you've got Blue Balls!
Pour something to take the edge off, Blue Ballers; NYCFC's going to a third match. Jake & Trey pass the time waiting for the polls to close by recapping a frequently frustrating bout against visitors Charlotte that ended in a heartbreaking penalty shootout which broke for the away team. We talk Tayvon's Gray-test performance, load-bearing O'Neills, the gaffer's strategic struggles, and Julian's juiffed chance. Plus: a precap of what happens next and a touching eulogy for national hero and friendly fire enthusiast Richard "Dicked Down" Cheney. Careful where you point that thing - you've got Blue Balls.
Oh Baby, Blue Ballers, it is playoff time, and boy is it ever. Jake and Trey talk the whole shebang right after the big playoff road win - Alonzo's wonder goal, Freese's tidy night, Pascal's surprising choices, and how the boys held it down. Then, a quick precap of a Zaha return to the bronx and what else might change for the pigeons in flight. Strap in jiggle the harness, you've got Blue Balls.
Blue Ballers, it's October and the pigeons are still flying. Pascal Jansen's first season ends with an ignominious 1-2 defeat against Seattle, but NYCFC still in the 5-seed and facing perennial thorns-in-our-ass Charlotte FC over 3 matches. Jake & Trey talk Seattle's red flags and blue balls, punchy postmatch patter, AI-nxiety, Trey's 2025 ballot (not that one), and of course a playoffs precap. Jays fans will have to wait — you've got Blue Balls.
Blue ballers, the season is winding down but we're WOUND UP! Jake and Trey sit down to take some end of season lessons from the Philly phumble. Then: we talk about it and literally nothing else. David Lee, one of the true NYCFC originals, is leaving for greener pastures. What can we say about him? No, actually, what can we say? C-Lee-chet as it is, we must call it the end of an era. So take your yearbooks off your laps — you've got Blue Balls!
Blue ballers, you sound crazy. 0-4 loss? What Miami game? Your boys in blue are here to talk about a ROUTING in the Hudson River Rivalry which saw the New Jersey Red Bulls all but btfo of playoff contention with a 2-3 loss against the Pigeons. Jake and Trey are giddy to tap the spine of this team and examine just what turned a blowout into a blitz this week. We talk Martins mistakes and massive moments, Freese's fogs, Messi's magic, Nico's notes of nuance, Perea's parabolic arcs, and so much more. PLUS: Racial epithets? In supporter's sections? and the Mets crash out in spectacular fashion to give us a clearer run at the cup. AND: a quick n' dirty precap of Philadelphia. Time for that eleventh-inning stretch: you've got Blue Balls.
Your boys in blue are in fabulous spirits. Not only are we six points up from last time against conference titans Charlotte and Columbus, but the homie Jake returns triumphantly. We talk titillating tactics, the conditioning secrets of those beefy Dutch boys, Fernandez and Freese’s fabulous feats, and more. PLUS: Matty’s contract and Braddy’s hard tacks. AND: a messi little precap of Miami and Mahwah’s own. Don’t get the last bus seat at Port Authority — you’ve got Blue Balls.
Ahoy Blue Ballers and welcome back to yet another Blue Balls Bonanza in the most wonderful (and stressful) time of the year. Trey is yet again Jake-less but not John-less as John Baney of Hudson River Blue joins the pod again to breakdown the huge Chi-town 3-1 win. The guys talk the big comeback, Nico's unique role, how Gustavo fits in, and the goalfest. Then, Alonso Mart-DP-nez? And how does this team continue the hell stretch at home against two tough challenges? Get those plane tickets for a new Brazilian Back Line, you've got Blue Balls.
Zut alors Blue Ballers, Blue Balls is back - or shall we say "Blue Ball" as Trey went solo dolo on this one to get you a quick episode before NYCFC head into the wild and wacky home stretch of the season. Trey talks a surprising DC United upset that stopped the boys in blue's momentum in its tracks, and why this team can't beat bad teams - does anyone know? Then, a recap of a convo with Huicho Barraza, some USMNT talk, and can New York play Greggcelently over the Chicago "Spider Man Meme" Fire this weekend? Hide the gravy and cheese curds, you've got Blue Balls.
Three points against Cincy have your boys in blue BUZZING to, once again, fall for it! Is NYCFC good now? Did the summer transfer window go well, actually? Are our acquisitions firing on all cylinders? Is Jansen a shoe-in for coach of the year? Will we throw it all away this weekend to drop points to worst-in-the-league DC again? Better finish drafting that gerrymandering legislation... you've got Blue Balls!
We've got friends in low places, and Nashville is one of them following a 2-1 victory here at Yankee Stadium in Curtis Sliwa's own Boogie-Down Bronx. How did the ragtag bunch of misfits on NYCFC pull it off? Jake & Trey break down the specifics for you including the miserably missing Martins, new toy Nico shoring up the back and making nonzero contributions in the front, and our enduring faith in the goalscoring of El Clinico, Alonso Martinez himself. Plus: some behind the scenes Haakchat and a Son-ny day begins in Jake's new SoCal locale. Take a dip in the mighty Pacific — you've got Blue Balls.
Another week of whiplash in Blue Ball City as Jake & Trey break down the 4-3 victory over Dallas, followed by the ignominious goalless loss against Puebla just a few days later. We chat Nico Fernandez' immediate impact, a pockmarked and panic-inducing back line, el Clinico's return to working service, and much more. Plus: surgery after surgery, and Gray's anatomy is no solution. And: a spicy little precap on a Leagues Cup group stage that seems over before it began. Leave those Sour Swimmers at Trader Joe's — you've got Blue Balls.
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