April 15, 2026

Ichiro Statue Fail | NBA's 65 Game Rule Screws Luka | FIFA Hates Fans

Ichiro Statue Fail | NBA's 65 Game Rule Screws Luka | FIFA Hates Fans
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Ichiro Statue Fail | NBA's 65 Game Rule Screws Luka | FIFA Hates Fans
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Back in the Speakeasy and this one goes completely off the rails in the best way possible.

The Seattle Mariners tried to honor Ichiro Suzuki, and the statue immediately had a broken bat situation. You had one job.

Then MLB somehow outdid itself with replay chaos: challenge an overturned call, just to end up with the original call anyway. John Smoltz went full OWG about ABS, and now umpires are even starting to chirp back.

We also dive into:
• A full-blown Cincinnati Reds bobblehead conspiracy
• Why the NBA playoffs feel like they last 6 months
• The 65-game rule screwing over Luka Dončić and a bunch of other guys
• The greatest anti-tanking idea ever: beer prices tied to wins and losses
• A Charlotte restaurant taking shots at Michael Jordan
• The internet losing its mind over Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel in a hot tub
• Rory McIlroy going back-to-back at The Masters
• MFer of the Week: FIFA banning tailgates vs Ohio trying to gut sports gambling

Plus beer recaps, random yard work talk, and whatever else spiraled out of control.

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Jump to your favorite moment:
00:00:00 Introduction | How was your sports weekend?
00:06:19 Sucked right back into yard work talk
00:14:57 What's in your mug?
00:22:04 The Ichiro statue was perfect, except for that whole broken bat thing
00:34:30 Mookie's Cincinnati Reds Bobblehead Conspiracy Theory
00:40:43 The Greg Bobblehead is something that we need badly
00:42:12 The most baseball thing there is: Challenging an overturned challenge ended up with the initial result happening
00:44:57 John Smoltz goes OWG on the ABS
00:46:36 Third straight week of ABS talk. This time, umpires are chirping back.
00:50:01 Seriously, why are the NBA playoffs so long?
00:51:37 The 65 game rule needs changed
00:59:19 A fan on Reddit may have solved tanking in the NBA with dynamic beer prices
01:08:56 Charlotte restaurant trolls Michael Jordan
01:09:20 Remember when Grandmama was on Family Matters?
01:15:18 This Dianna Russini/Mike Vrabel thing seems like too much pearl clutching
01:30:36 Rory goes back-to-back at Augusta | ScottSki45's Stat of the Week
01:35:36 MFer of the Week: FIFA for banning tailgates or Ohio Republicans for trying to gut online gambling?
01:45:40 Beer recaps
01:47:19 This was a show
01:47:49 Outro


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