About this episode

The episode features a discussion about soccer with guest Sam Hale, touching on the World Cup and various aspects of the sport.

This one's for the old heads. We have good friend and erstwhile producer Sam(uel) Hale on to chat about the beautiful game. Sam, as executive producer and host for FC Dallas Radio, talks about his up-close World Cup experience in Dallas, what it's like talking soccer on TV, and why you should never look down when you're in a green-screen room. Mike also talks about his World Cup experience going to two games at the Linc, the good vibes even in Philadelphia, and why soccer doesn't assault its fans with constant sensory stimuli the way baseball does. As the only one of us with a team still in the competition, Mike also gives us some thoughts on the Argentina squad. Inevitably, we talk a bit of politics, mostly how FIFA and Donald Trump cannot ruin the beautiful game, try as they might. We also have a VAR chat, and conclude that it's probably worse than baseball replay and ABS. Finally, because Sam has been checked out of MLB for awhile, we play a few rounds of "where does this former Ranger currrently play?" If you're here for fantasy baseball advice and discussion, this probably isn't for you. But if you're here for three friends shooting the shit, we got you covered. Flags Fly…

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