E86 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.
E85 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.
E84 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.
E83 The Nationals Are World Series Champs and You Just Love to See It
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.
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E82 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
E81 Dog Days of Summer, New York teams, and Deadline Moves
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
E80 Ranking the Best Baseball Movies (Popped Cast Crossover)
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.
E79 The Great American League Preview
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?
E78 Ichiro's farewell tour, the savvy Padres, and ranking the National League
Zac and Pete resume the MLB preview episodes by finishing up rankings in each of the National League divisions.
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E77 Josh Goldman visits Austin, Bryce Harper's megadeal, and NL East power rankings
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