Winning Side Coaches: Episode 8

Mike and Tim discuss the comparisons between MLB reality and the plan for MLB put out by Bob Costas in his 2000 book "Fair Ball: A Fan's Case for Baseball."

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Batsu Game Tracker

01 Mike - wear Pitt State shirt and sing Pitt State alma mater - DONE (picking Atlanta to win Super Bowl)
02 Mike - Five Words: Bamboo, Banana, Gateau, Heykel, Zhiraf - DONE (UEFA Champions League group stage picks)
03 Mike - get autograph from John Ratzenberger at Planet Comicon in March - DONE (NFL regular season picks)
04 Tim - wear UMKC shirt - DONE (college bowl picks)
05 Mike - wear Tim's Chicago Bears #54 Brian Urlacher jersey - DONE (picking New Orleans to win Super Bowl in adjusted picks)
06 Tim - Four Words: Mount, Fuji, Jet, Pack - DONE (picking Denver to win Super Bowl)
07 Mike - Ned Yost drinking game variation - DONE (college basketball tourney picks)
08 Mike - Four Words: Cuatro, Escuchar, Hasta, Mayo - DONE (picking Barcelona to win UEFA Champions League)
09 Tim - wear Mike's Washington NFL #40 Adam Archuleta jersey - DONE (picking Oklahoma City to win NBA Finals)
10 Mike - drink a chocolate-jalapeno milkshake - DONE (picking Miami to win NBA Finals)
11 Mike - posing with Jerry Rice photo - DONE (picking Boston to win World Series)
12 Mike - wear KC Royals temporary tattoos - DONE (MLB regular season picks)
13 Mike - wear KC Royals necktie - DONE (picking Washington to win World Series in adjusted picks)
14 Tim - Karaoke: NKOTB - DONE (picking Liverpool to win UEFA Champions League + overall UEFA Champions League picks)
15 Ryland - wear Mike's St. Louis Rams #28 Marshall Faulk jersey - DONE (picking San Francisco to win SB49)
16 Tim - Four Words: Football, Sword, Puck, Outrageous - DONE (his original set of 2014 NFL picks)
17 Tim - get autograph from any celebrity at Planet Comicon in March 2015 - DONE (picking Seattle to win SB49)
18 Mike - FREE PASS! (picking Tottenham to win 2014-15 League Cup)
19 Tim - get second autograph at Planet Comicon - DONE (picking Tottenham to win 2014-15 League Cup)
20 Tim - FREE PASS! (2015 college basketball tourney picks)
21 Mike - wear apparel of any team he hates - DONE (picking Vancouver to win the 2015 Stanley Cup)
22 Tim - Four Words: Tiny, Hot, Middle, Nowhere - DONE (picking San Antonio to win the 2015 NBA Finals)
23 Mike (and Ryland*) - HARDSHIP PASS! (picking Aston Villa to win the 2014-15 FA Cup Final)
24 Mike - target practice - DONE (picking Cleveland to win 2015 NBA Finals)
25 Mike and Tim - Karaoke - DONE (picking Washington to win 2015 World Series)
26 Mike - Pie in the Face - DONE (2015 MLB picks)
27 Mike - Star Trek Cosplay at Star Wars variation - DONE (2015-16 UEFA Champions League group stage picks)
28 Mike - Office Space re-enactment - DONE (college bowl picks 2015)
29 Tim - wear shirt/jersey of any Houston pro sports team (Texans, Astros or Rockets) - DONE (2015 NFL picks)
30 Mike and Tim - Four Words: Southeast, Kansas, Democrats, Barbecue - DONE (picking Green Bay to win SB50)
31 Mike - recite New England Patriots fight song - DONE (picking New England to win SB50)
32 Mike and Tim - root for the Yankees on April 15 - DONE (picking Liverpool to win 2015-16 League Cup)
33 Mike - eating chili-flavored M&M's - DONE (picking Juventus to win 2015-16 UEFA Champions League)
34 Mike - Lucas Stoneking caricature - DONE (2016 NCAA bracket)
35 Mike and Tim - play Cards Against Humanity - DONE (picking LA Kings to win 2016 Stanley Cup)
36 Mike and Tim - movie scene re-creation - DONE (picking Crystal Palace to win 2015-16 FA Cup)
37a Tim - campaign ad for Mike - DONE (picking Golden State to win 2015-16 NBA Finals)
37b Mike - FREE PASS! (picking Golden State to win 2015-16 NBA Finals)
38 Tim - FREE PASS! (picking Kansas City to win 2016 World Series)
39 Mike - Karaoke: Billy Joel (picking St. Louis to win 2016 World Series)

Winning Side Coaches

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Episode 8 - Fair Ball