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Sports R Dumb

Joey Held, Sean Hill

Sean and Joey love sports, but they realize there are a lot of dumb elements within our favorite games. And each week, they'll break down one of those dumb things in this tidy, bite-sized podcast. Drop by to hear Sean lament over the stupidity of a certain aspect in sports—basketball, football, baseball, hockey, golf, tennis, volleyball, lacrosse—nothing is off-limits. If there's something dumb to talk about, you better believe we'll hit it. We're also covering some pointless tweets,

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16:15

Bad Weather Football Games R Numbingly Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/12/20

It's getting chilly outside, which means it's the perfect time for smash mouth football!But no no — as Sean notes, Smash Mouth is a band, and football is a ball. And never shall the two meet. Bad weather football is silly and often not a reflection of a team's talent level. So why are we using it to decide super important outdoor sporting events?Plus, a sports cliche about fashion wear, and here's that time a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates ground crew got swallowed by a tarp. Stay

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15:45

Excessive Sports Sponsorships R Brought To You By Dumb

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2022/12/13

Have you ever been watching a sporting event and noticed how every part of the game is sponsored by something? The Vicks VapoRub pregame show is followed by the Under Armour action replay. Then there's the A Charlie Brown Christmas halftime show and the Yellowstone National Park injury report. Wrap it all up with the Sugarhill Gang Rapper's Delight postgame show and you've got yourself a mouthful.Speaking of weird sponsors, Joey reminisces on the time he went to an Amazon Go store and

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11:37

College Football Coach Buyouts R Foolishly Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/12/07

There's no better job in the world than being a fired college football coach. Do an average or even a poor job and earn millions of dollars to go away. Meanwhile, let's keep talking about how we can't pay the players on the field.We're talking about some of the more exorbitant examples of coaches who have been fired this season. In a couple of cases, the school administration doing the firing could have saved money simply by waiting a few weeks. Money is wild, y'all.Plus, Sean

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12:22

Crypto Sports Contracts R DeFi-antly Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/11/29

Remember during the Super Bowl when everyone in the sports world seemed to support cryptocurrency? Steph Curry and Tom Brady were telling us how easy it would be to get into the crypto space, even though they're new to it.Turns out, not understanding how something works is a great way to lose money. Now, with FTX crashing and burning, people are panicking. And the Miami Heat play in an arena named after the defunct crypto exchange. Athletes including Odell Beckham Jr. and Andre Iguodala have

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15:49

NFL Thanksgiving Schedules R Traditionally Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/11/22

Thanksgiving is full of fun traditions. Eating copious amounts of [insert your favorite side dish], spending time with family and friends, and tossing the old pigskin around. Sean enjoys watching the Dallas Cowboys during Thanksgiving, but you know what he does not want to watch? The Detroit Lions playing football. Yet they kick off each and every Thanksgiving with a home game. How can we make these Thanksgiving games better? Let's get MORE of the Nickelodeon Slime Monster. But let's also

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21:36

The Original Rules of Basketball R Actually Kind of...

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/11/15

Today's episode is a little different. With the NBA season in full swing and college basketball tipping off with some exciting matchups, we're going to look at the original basketball rules from 1892. Sean rates each one on a 1-5 scale between "not dumb" and "ahem, the dumbest." Sean also shares a personal story about his recent hockey game, where he went from feeling great to keeling over on the ice in the span of about four seconds. Oops! Plus, a silly sports cliche about

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17:17

Time Outs R Mind Numbingly Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/11/08

We watch sports to actually see the action on the field, court, or ice. Yet why are there so many stoppages in play? (We know why—it's money.) But still, we can do better with our timeouts! Sean is so mad, his voice has never been higher pitched. Also, how many people on a football field at any given time (including out of bounds) are standing around doing nothing? Plus, a silly sports cliche about overachieving, and you could perhaps join the Sports R Dumb crew at an Austin Spurs game

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16:10

Postgame Handshake Lines R Politely Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/11/01

Imagine you just played a very tough game and are sore, tired, and heartbroken. BUT FIRST, you have to go stand in a line and shake hands with everyone else on the other team. What a silly practice. And we have ways to liven it up. Also, the owl from the Tootsie Pop commercials is a big ol' cheater when it comes to counting. Plus, Sean discusses what he'd do if he were Vice President of the United States. It involves a lot of pizza. Don't be a hater — follow the show for more madness

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15:58

Broadcasters Mispronouncing Names R Rudely Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/10/25

Do you have a name that people regularly mispronounce or mishear? Somehow, Sean does, despite the very easy spelling of his name. This regularly happens with NFL broadcasters and analysts, who will routinely mispronounce and sometimes even add or eliminate syllables to names. Sean's dad also recently discovered the East/West Bowl sketch from Key and Peele. We wish we could go back in time to the first time we watched that video, because it is truly glorious. Meanwhile, Sean is very busy with

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19:55

Baseball Statistics R Sabermetrically Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/10/18

With the baseball playoffs nearly upon us, we've got a special guest on this episode — Haleigh from the OG Parks n Wrecked crew! She joins because she's rankled by how baseball measures player statistics. She believes a home run should be its own category and shouldn't also count as a hit, an RBI, or a run. But what should happen when, say, a ball hits off Jose Canseco's head and goes over the wall? And if that's not enough, Sean and Haleigh are also displeased by the positional

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14:45

Baseball Update Cut-Ins R Distractingly Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/10/11

We watched a chase of history this year as Aaron Judge tried to hit more home runs in a single season than anyone else ever has before...in the American League...or on the New York Yankees. And broadcasts are cutting into other sports to show us live at-bats, which often end in walks or outs. Also, some great reminiscing about the early days of online videos and playing Slingo online. Plus, is the explosion of pickleball a good thing? And a sports cliche about X. We also drop a TON of references

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18:54

Medical Opinions From Non-Doctors R Incorrectly Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/10/04

This past week, Tua Tagovaiola suffered a pretty severe head and neck injury (you know, like a concussion). This was five days after he maybe had a concussion in another game. And Twitter had a FIELD day. Sean thinks these types of non-doctors dropping medical insights are wildly out of control. Many people also look at their fantasy teams first, which is dumb. Meanwhile, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel ensured us Tagovaiola is fine because he watched MacGruber on the plane and laughed

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14:31

Delay of Game Penalties R *Long Pause* Dumb

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2022/09/27

In any other sport, if you have the ball in your hand when a clock strikes zero, there's some kind of penalty. In football, the play clock often hits zero but the officials make no call because they are busy looking at the ball, then up at the clock, then back to the player snapping the ball. Luckily, Sean and I have come up with some clever ways to solve this issue that only involves a minor mutiny or amount of electroshock. And you're going to learn a LOT about how the NFL uses RFID

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20:27

Sporting Event National Anthems R Musically Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/09/20

We go to a sporting event to see actual sports played on a court or field. So why do we delay the start of these events with The Star-Spangled Banner? It's even more perplexing when you consider how international sports have become, with some teams having more foreigners than Americans. Sure, we may get a gem of a trainwreck such as Carl Lewis, but more often than not we're just kind of standing around for a few minutes. And that seems a bit pandering, doesn't it? Plus, Sean shares a

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13:09

College Football Cupcake Games R Deliciously Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/09/13

What's your favorite kind of cupcake? Joey's is red velvet, particularly the tasty ones from Nothing Bundt Cakes. Sean likes some buttercream with a drizzle of caramel on vanilla. And if you're a college football powerhouse, your favorite cupcake is a small school that you get to demolish on an annual basis. Sean thinks that's pretty darn dumb and rude to those smaller schools. Unless they win, then it's awesome. Sean also learns what the term "imbibing" means and

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19:20

Football Game Lengths R Agonizingly Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/09/06

The average football game takes three hours and 23 minutes. Yet only 18 of those minutes contain actual gameplay. That's WILD. And we don't like how long these football games last. There's too much downtime, and far too many commercials. In fact, let's take a commercial right now. Okay, welcome back. We're also talking about painful massages, cupcakes being served at football games, and terribly close flip cup games, Plus, a personal story about Joey's horrific basketball

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11:41

College Football Targeting Penalties R Ejectedly Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/08/30

There aren't that many college football games in a season. But if you get a targeting penalty, you're going to miss one (or half of two, which adds up to one). And it's pretty difficult to tell intent or if a player is moving their body in a certain way. Hooray for ejecting people from a game! Plus, skeletons and Dracula, a sports cliche about some of the things players do, and we reflect on the time Sean got completely demolished on a football player. Stay safe out there,

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20:53

College Football Rules R Restrictively Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/08/23

The college football season starts this week. That's very exciting, isn't it? NO, it's college football LOL! Why can't players make money? Why is the NCAA such a sham? Why is targeting a penalty? Why does the Big Ten Conference have 16 teams in it? We're trying to figure it all out, so lament along with us, won't you? Plus, silly bowl games, tailgating adventures, and French restaurants. Also, isn't it weird how there are so many people in our lives we'll never

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14:26

Fantasy Football Leagues R Disappointingly Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/08/16

For about 15 years, Joey played fantasy football. He, fortunately, escaped the rubble a few years back, but Sean is still in the endless cycle of torture. Drafting players is fun. Managing those players throughout the season is HIGHLY frustrating. But boy, it's fun to hear Sean get riled up about it. On the plus side, the rise of fantasy football did give us the excellent Fantasy Files commercials. Here are some of the highlights. We're also covering a silly sports cliche about having the

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13:39

Salary Cap Rules R Prohibitively Dumb

Sports R Dumb ·

2022/08/09

Most sports have salary caps. Though they're designed as a way to "increase parity" across sports, these salary caps really just limit what a player can earn. Sean thinks we should rally together as fans to boycott sports until they get rid of salary caps. This will not happen but it's an admirable thought. Plus, have you ever played the lottery? Wouldn't it have been nice to win a jackpot of $1.34 billion (which turned into $433.7 million after taxes on the lump sum)? Or maybe

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