Third String

Delayed Super Bowl Reax, Mookie goes to LA, and the XFL Debuts We talk about Mookie going to the LA Dodgers (and leaving a black eye on the Red Sox front office), whether or not Pat Mahomes deserved the Super Bowl MVP, and the new face of spring football: Oliver Luck's XFL. Email us: 3rdstring@vernacularpodcast.com

The Disastros and the Great Baseball Scandal of 2020 Zac and Pete talk about the growing MLB scandal, including whether or not MLB should vacate the title, Jose Altuve's diminished reputation, and whether or not this is worse than the steroid scandals of the 1990s. Email us: 3rdstring@vernacularpodcast.com

Mr. Rivera Goes to Washington, New Overtime Rules, and Jerry Jones is Weird Zac and Pete talk about the NFL coaching carousel, Jadeveon Clowney's hit on Carson Wentz, Zac's horrible predictions for last weekend, Zac's (hopefully) better predictions for next weekend, and some great ideas for NFL overtime. Email us: 3rdstring@vernacularpodcast.com

The Return: Aaron Rodgers is Average, the BCS was better, and Fantasy Football is the worst Zac and Pete are back with a new episode of 3rd String and a commitment to bring you the best baseball and football content every week. On today's episode we talk about the plan for the revived show, debut our "small ball" and "take shop" segments, and talk about Aaron Rodgers' decline, our fantasy football pain, and some guy named Boston Scott.

In this episode, Peter and guest host Josh (co-host of Vernacular's "The Popped Cast") jump on the horn just an hour removed from celebrating the first World Series win for the Washington Nationals. SPOILER: Joy ahead. What did we miss? Email us: lineup@vernacularpodcast.com Sponsor the Vernacular Podcast Network on Patreon! patreon.com/vpn

Pete Visits Colorado, Designing the New XFL, the Washington Nats, and the Ewing Theory In this episode, we return to The Lineup for an in-person pod as Pete visits Colorado and sits down with Zac to talk about everything going on in the sports world. Pete shares with us his excitement about Appalachian State's football program (which is finally having the breakout year he's been watching for), the Washington Nats' trip to the World Series and the Harper version of the Ewing Theory, the NFL's terrible on-field product and how we're going to fix those problems in the new XFL. For starters: the linemen will wear oven mitts and there will be no such thing as holding. What did we miss? Email us: lineup@vernacularpodcast.com Sponsor the Vernacular Podcast Network on Patreon! patreon.com/vpn

The Return In a comeback that rivals Michael Jordan's September 2001 exit from retirement to play for the Washington Wizards, Zac and Pete are back at it to talk about the dog days of summer, the extreme futility of New York teams, the Washington Redskins' QB battle, why Eagles Super Bowl predictions make Zac nervous, and MLB trade deadline moves. Email us: thelineup@vernacularpodcast.com

In this episode, we join forces with The Popped Cast's Josh Goldman for a special crossover episode in which we break down the best baseball movies of all time. This episode originally aired on The Popped Cast, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. Notes from the original podcast are below. In Episode 40, Josh welcomes guests Zac Crippen (the co-founder of the Vernacular Podcast Network, co-host of Vernacular Podcast and co-host of Vernacular’s sports podcast The Line-Up) and Peter Laclede (co-host of Vernacular’s sports podcast The Line-Up), for a very special episode where we rank a selection of 15 baseball movies from worst to first to celebrate the start of the 2019 Major League Baseball season. In no particular order, we ranked Field of Dreams, The Sandlot, The Bad News Bears, A League of Their Own, Bull Durham, Moneyball, The Natural, Fever Pitch, Major League, Rookie of the Year, Little Big League, Angels in the Outfield, For Love of the Game, 42 and The Rookie. We individually ranked each film on a scale of 1-10 in three categories. 1. Overall enjoyment of the film. 2. Overall quality of the film. 3. Baseball accuracy. We then averaged everyone’s score to get a total for each movie out of a possible 30 points. The film with the lowest score would be #15 and the film with the highest score would be #1. The results might surprise you - the top 5 were separated by just 3 and a half points. Email us at thepoppedcast@vernacularpodcast.com! Find out more at https://lineup.pinecast.co

Zac, Pete, and guest co-host Josh Goldman break down the American League for the 2019 season. Among the topics: Are the Red Sox favorites to repeat? Will the Royals be fun to watch as they base steal their way to 60 wins? Is Cleveland confused? Will the Yankees' bullpen be able to carry them? Is the Rays' use of an "opener" a travesty or ingenious? Join the conversation and let us know what you think! Find out more at https://lineup.pinecast.co

Zac and Pete resume the MLB preview episodes by finishing up rankings in each of the National League divisions.

In this episode, Josh Goldman joins us from our sister podcast The Popped Cast to meet Zac for the first time (no, seriously) and to banter about rival NL East allegiances. Josh also encourages Zac on the 13 years of Bryce Harper that lie ahead for Phillies fans, we talk about how Bryce's new contract is long enough to have its own Bar Mitzvah, and we break down the new power rankings in the NL East. Oh, and we tried calling Pete but he didn't pick up. Lame. Pete, consider this our virtual heckling. Find out more at https://lineup.pinecast.co

Zac (@ZacCrippen) and Pete (@Pete_Laclede) preview some key things to watch in tomorrow's Super Bowl matchup, including: - Aaron Donald, Ndamukong Suh and the Rams' defensive line vs. the Patriots' offensive line - Julian Edelman on crossing routes - The Patriots' secondary and linebackers dropping back in coverage - McVay's offensive scheming vs. Belichick's defensive masterminding  - Romo's big day What'd we miss? Let us know at lineup@vernacularpodcast.com or @TheLineupPod.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lineup/support

Zac (@ZacCrippen) and Pete (@Pete_Laclede) review the 12 playoff teams in the NFL playoff field and review, from "worst to first," what their Super Bowl chances are. What'd we miss? Let us know at lineup@vernacularpodcast.com or @TheLineupPod.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lineup/support

Zac (@ZacCrippen) and Pete (@Pete_Laclede) conduct a draft of the best sports moments of 2018 and then briefly discuss some sports things they hated in the past year.  Mentioned in this episode:  - Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup - St Nick and the Eagles' Super Bowl - Baker Mayfield transforming the Browns - Shaquem Griffin being drafted - Tiger's first PGA tour victory since 2013 - Shohei Ohtani as the first two-way player in decades and much more! What did we miss? Tell us at lineup@vernacularpodcast.com or @thelineuppod!  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lineup/support

Zac (@ZacCrippen) and Pete (@Pete_Laclede) debut The Lineup with a definitive watchability rankins of all the 2018 NCAA bowl games. Sound off on what we missed! thelineup@vernacularpodcast.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lineup/support

Zac (@ZacCrippen) and Pete (@Pete_Laclede) run through a "Dime a Dozen" segment and give you their picks for a high payoff 12-game parlay of NFL weekend action. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lineup/support

Zac (@ZacCrippen) and Pete (@Pete_Laclede) discuss the glories of October baseball and talk about the Red Sox/Dodgers matchup, dissect the Saquon Barkley draft decision in retrospect, argue about whether or not the NFC East is the worst division in football, and talk about the surprises of the year. (And, Zac adds, the Browns' 2.5 win total is *not* one of those surprises.) ICYMI: Here is the Peyton Manning video Pete mentioned.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lineup/support

Welcome to the Takes of The Game NBA Season Preview for the 2018-19 season. Taylor and Ishan open with a discussion on Jimmy Butler's practice tirade in Minnesota yesterday before wondering if player empowerment has gone too far. Then, Taylor laments the loss of DeJounte Murray and the implications for the Spurs' already-sad season. The guys give us their individual awards predictions before breaking the league down into various team tiers. Finally, they give us their predictions for the conference finals and eventual champion. Put on your sun screen--the takes are blazing hot! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lineup/support

Zac (@ZacCrippen) and Pete (@Pete_Laclede) discuss the opening salvo of the MLB playoffs, including the Cubs' impressive collapse, the clash of the Titans in Boston and the Bronx, the phenoms on the Braves' roster, and the small-market team who is their favorite to advance to the World Series.    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lineup/support

Ishan takes us down memory lane and tells us where his affection for Jimmy Butler began. That leads the guys on a deep dive into Butler's trade demands. They debate who's to blame for the bad blood betwen Butler and The Wolves and talk about where Butler could go from here. Then Taylor and Ishan give the "island" takes on which they find themselves all alone heading into the new NBA season. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lineup/support