The Cubs are limping into October. The Bears exact revenge on Matt Eberflus. St. Louis City keeps winning whenever Ron isn’t watching. Newcastle United hands Ron the result he hates most: a nil-nil draw. Meanwhile, the Cardinals are already planning for 2026.

Join Ron, Elliott, and Pete for all the chaos, snark, and sports analysis you didn’t know you needed.

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Anthony Rizzo threw himself the retirement party of the century, and the guys can’t help but linger on Cubs talk longer than usual. Eventually, they pivot to St. Louis, where Masyn Winn has shut it down after a second torn meniscus.

Ron delivers his first completely positive Soccer Minute of the season: new Newcastle kicks, wins for both the Magpies and City, and even a Messi sighting as Charlotte knocked off Miami.

To wrap it all up, the crew forces themselves to relive Sunday’s disaster in Detroit, where the Bears flat-out forgot to play the second half.

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Pete spent the day doing some investigative journalism. He made calls, pulled records, and chased down leads no one else had the courage — or the free time — to chase.

Something is clearly wrong. Since the All-Star Break, every team ToR follows has decided to embrace mediocrity — at best! — as a lifestyle choice. This weak, the Team discusses the Cubs dropping out of the NL Central race, the Cardinals’ tragic number reducing to four, CITY hovering dangerously close to the Wooden Spoon, and Newcastle drawing Leeds, not to mention the Bears spending Monday's fourth quarter collapsing as performance art.

Because after careful research, meticulous analysis, and hours of reflection, Pete finally uncovered the root cause of all this misery.

It’s Ron’s fault.

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The Cubs are still babying Cade Horton like it’s 2023, the Cardinals are drawing 17,002 fans (and somehow still announcing it proudly), and the Bears are trying to convince us that “cautious optimism” counts as progress.

This week, Ron, Elliott, and Pete stumble into another rundown-less episode that covers everything from baffling roster decisions and dwindling St. Louis attendance to NFL opening week and ESPN trying to ruin RedZone with commercials. Ron sneaks in a very extended Soccer Minute, Elliott gets exposed as the world’s least subtle hacker, and Pete dreams of an emergency podcast the day the Cubs finally trade “You Suck”.

In other words, it’s another week of chaos, sarcasm, and sports therapy.

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The Cardinals keep finding new ways to lose, from a fan base running out of patience to players losing their minds (looking at you, Willson). Meanwhile, the Cubs try to claw their way back into the NL Central race, but not without Elliott and Pete’s usual mix of drama, anxiety, and over-analysis. The Team also debates rumored MLB expansion cities (spoiler: Nashville comes up, because of course it does). And finally, Ron delivers another extended Soccer Minute with double the heartbreak, as both Newcastle and City lose late, but in very different ways. Maybe it’s Ron…?

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Buckle up, Cubs and Cardinals fans: this week’s episode is super-sized!

The Team starts with Cubs fans’ full-blown panic (and blame-casting) over Kyle Tucker’s injury drama. Elliott and Pete take solace in Chicago’s five-game series win over the Brewers, which sparks just enough hope to be dangerous. Meanwhile, the Cardinals continue their 2025 masterclass in how not to run a baseball organization, before the guys pivot to MLB’s future expansion and the inevitable realignment that follows.

From there, it’s football and fútbol: the Bears’ opening drive against Buffalo gets some love, and Ron’s Soccer Minute goes way over time as Pete joins in to dissect Newcastle’s scoreless draw with Aston Villa and St. Louis City’s latest stumble against the Fire.

Finally, the show closes with a pop culture double feature: Elliott makes amends for skipping Tuesday’s show with a Music Minute review of the Nine Inch Nails concert, and Pete delivers his own Movie Minute after a personal hot streak at the theaters.

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Elliott lives up to his “Occasional” title and misses this week's show, but it doesn't really matter because technical issues with Rumble killed the stream before it even started.

The Cardinals won the weekend, the Cubs keep circling the drain, and the Brewers are on a heater that makes the division race feel like a bad joke. Two weeks ago, Pete and Elliott thought they still had a shot; now they’re Googling “wild card magic number” like it’s a life raft. Pete rants about Jeff Pico’s 1988 debut versus Cade Horton’s August 6 gem in his 14th MLB start. Ron’s Soccer Minute becomes a full segment as he and Pete dig into the bleak road ahead for Ron's Newcastle fandom, proving that when baseball’s this depressing, we’ll cling to any sport that isn’t actively hurting us.

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This week's episode is half baseball, half Star Wars, and somehow, all relevant.

Pete finally binged Andor, so naturally we spent half the episode spiraling into galactic politics, moral ambiguity, and why Syril Karn is the worst.

Also: Too-soon deadline analyses, Cubs fan anxiety, and Ron coming to grips with his soccer choices.

You’ve been warned.

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