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Blue Balls NYCFC

Blue Balls NYCFC

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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67:17

Episode 30: S11E30: Tada! Nada for Zaha! Haha!

Blue Balls NYCFC ·

2025/11/12

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

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Episode 29: S11E29: Juli-Off Target

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2025/11/05

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

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Episode 28: S11E28: Alonso's Charlotte's Web - "Some...

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2025/10/29

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.

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Episode 27: S11E27: NYC in 2, Electric Bugaboo

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2025/10/25

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.

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Episode 26: S11E26: Parting Is Such Lee-t Sorrow

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2025/10/08

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!

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Episode 25: S11E25: Chiroprac-tical Adjustment

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2025/09/30

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

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Episode 24: S11E24: Jansy v. Nancy, Zaha No Chancey

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2025/09/23

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.

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Episode 23: S11E23: Pascal's Big BBL (w/ John Baney)

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2025/09/15

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

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Episode 22: S11E22: You Win Some, You Lonesome

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2025/09/11

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"

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Episode 21: S11E21: NYCFC Is Good At Soccer(?)

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2025/08/27

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!

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Episode 20: S11E20: Haaktual Value

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2025/08/21

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

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Episode 19: S11E19: Nico to Tico -> Hat Tricko

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2025/07/31

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

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Episode 18: S11E18: Mad Maxi 2: The Road Warriors

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2025/07/22

Three matches, four points, two dudes, one pod — do the math, Blue Balls Nation! Jake and Trey dig into the first three chapters of our summer road odyssey. We talk Maxi's minimal contributions, young guns, lament the missing birds and wolves, Perea winging it, and so much more. Plus: the stove has gone from cold to sizzling with arrivals and departures galore. And: a quick n' dirty Dallas precap to pre-cap it all off. If you have to write a letter, try not to add a sketch — you've got Blue

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Episode 17: S11E17: New Fernandez, Who Dis

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2025/07/08

Three points at home against Toronto put the wind at NYCFC's back staring at a challenging set of away games — but will they be able to handle it? And who's this mysterious stranger with a $10 million pricetag around his neck? Jake & Trey break down our domination of the Ontar-rible Toronto FC, talk Maxi woes and upcoming solutions, thick midfields and missing Martinezes. THEN: the gold cup finale and looking forward anxiously to World Cup 2026. AND: a Big Bird is paying you a visit

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Episode 16: S11E16: The French Disconnection

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2025/07/01

A grim 0-1 loss to worst-in-the-east Montreal has Jake and Trey feeling weary. We gripe, groan, and grasp at straws to understand what has this team, in the words of one prophetic coach, "showing up late to the party." We touch the Third moRailez and talk about aging playmakers and the frustrating gaps left in their wake. And then? We talk about the good stuff. The Freeze-Teens Golden Showdown. The crusading USMNT. The issuance of receipts to the haters. PLUS: a sloppy little precap of

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Episode 15: S11E15: Draggin' Balls: The Freese-a Saga

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2025/06/26

It's been a long lonely time, but we're back to give you exactly what you've been clamoring for: jetlagged europilled blue boys yapping about whatever. There's some soccer in there, we promise. Jake & Trey hit the Atlanta and Nashville games, Hannes Wolf's productive and suddenly resilient body, water strategies of the great Mediterranean states, Matt Freese's ascension and the haters who don't have anything better to do, the confusing, corrupt, and yes, decently cool Club World Cup,

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Episode 14: S11E14: Elbow Smackaroni & Threes

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2025/05/27

Good morning, good afternoon, good night and good luck Blue Ballers — following a massive 3-1 victory over Gregg Berhalter's visiting Chicago Fire, your Boys in Blue are starting to feel optimistic about the season again. And with NYCFC sitting at 6th in the east, we've got good reason! We cover a punchy yet pinioned Chicago, goals and goal support from Bakrar, Wolf, and Martinez, the solidity developing in the front AND the back (don't ask about the crack), and the beginning of what might

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Episode 13: S11E13: Queens of the Own-age

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2025/05/21

Boys, we're eating good tonight. For the first time in weeks, your boys in blue are relishing the recap. Jake & Trey talk the drought-breaking Martinez screamer, Maxi's looney tunes takedown off a GK error for the brace, O'Neil blowing his outback back out on clearances and man-marks, the Martins defender logs into the chat yet again, and much more. PLUS: a little waxing poetic on the state of New York Sports and an insider view on the trials and tribulations of NYCFC fan media. AND: a

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Episode 12: S11E12: Bo-Rough Night

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2025/05/13

It's a barely-there morning episode to cover the barely-there Blues who dropped 3 league points and crashed out of the Open Cup this weekend. Miseries abound as we do our weekly David Lee grousing, but also evaluate first minutes for the awesome aussie Aidan O'Neill, talk about the mess caused by the Feet of Keat, final third piss-poor passing, and the overall flaccidity of our favorite boys in blue. Also, we talk about basketball. THEN: what does the money mean? Jake and Trey talk soccer

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Episode 11: S11E11: Juli-Han Shot First

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2025/05/06

Three points against the FCC have Jake and Trey feeling like digital pirates! We're cruising down your broadband streams with a total recap of 90 minutes of play that were wetter than Ben Shapiro thinks is biologically possible, including Julian's early gamewinner, Alonso's crossbar crisis, Matt Freese's treats & tricks, tackling the tilt, and much much more. PLUS: a little NBA sidebar as the Knicks clinch game 1 against Boston, a salute to the Tin Man on the occasion of his retirement,

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