This week we took a look into the situation surrounding Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans and discussed the unprecedented power dynamic that exists between this player and his team, as well as a comparison between this situation and the pow

Episode 37: Nice Things

Jan 18th, 2021 1h 16m

The world is a hell place, so we decided to talk about nice things for a change. In this episode we talked about the athletes that brought us joy. Patrick gushed about Tim Lincecum, Jake talked about Vince Young, Todd Helton, and John Elway amo

Episode 36: Trying is the New Market Inefficiency

Jan 4th, 2021 1h 25m

ASAB is back with our first episode in over half a year. We haven't been podcasting well, because, quite frankly we just didn't feel like it. But we're back for 2021 and in this episode we discuss America's ever-dwindling former pastime: Baseba

Episode 35: The Last Last Dance

May 29th, 2020 2h 47m

Well folks, there ain't much else to say about this one. This is about three hours of Last Dance takes. Over our Discord server. During a pandemic. We also reference Joaquin Phoenix a few times but that's neither here nor there.

Episode 34: All Sports Are Canceled

Mar 18th, 2020 1h 19m

All Sports Are Bad is coming at you from our respective homes in our first ever remote-only show. Friend of the podcast Peter Bogren joined us to talk about our general lack of sports, some NFL tidbits, and sports movies. We got into sports mov

Episode 33: All Sports Are Petty

Jan 22nd, 2020 1h 40m

In another behemoth of a podcast, we cover a wide range of topics including: Local Seattle weed politics, the ever-unfolding MLB sign-stealing scandal, the NFL's weird and disrespectful narratives aimed at black quarterbacks, and the pitfalls o

Episode 32: Most Genericest, the 2020 Padres Rankings

Jan 11th, 2020 1h 48m

For a month we at ASAB have been working on a metric called ALPE, that stands for Anonymity to League Popularity Egregiousness. What ALPE does is it measures a sports franchise level of genericness, or Padres, as we like to call it. It factors

Episode 31: Signs

Nov 16th, 2019 1h 23m

In ASAB 31 we discuss a number of pressing sports topics such as: Racist ass Don Cherry, Baseball's electronic sign stealing scandal, and the egregious case of the Washington Football Franchise's handling of Trent Williams' cancer recovery. A

Episode 30: Deadspin Forever

Nov 1st, 2019 1h 26m

Recorded the night before Halloween, we reacted to the news surrounding Gizmodo Media Group and their sports publication Deadspin.

Episode 29: Copperplate Gothic Bold

Oct 25th, 2019 1h 27m

In episode 29 we had quite a bit to talk about. First off we had to address the despicable fuckery that went down regarding the Astros and their (now former) assistant GM Brandon Taubman and his atrocious behavior. We also talked NBA season pre

Episode 28: The MLB Postseason

Oct 4th, 2019 1h 41m

For episode 28 we've got a hell of a lot to talk about with regards to the MLB Postseason. We run down what we think about each team and their chances of winning the world series. We also talk about some of the teams NOT in the postseason, most

Episode 27: Off The Field Issues

Sep 27th, 2019 1h 34m

The Antonio Brown saga was ugly and unrelentingly shitty on all fronts. It started off weird and has only gotten more grotesque as it continued to unfold over the last few months. It was impossible to ignore, an absolute sports news behemoth. A

Episode 26: Summer's Over

Sep 11th, 2019 1h 37m

It's our final episode of the season, and thank god summer is over. In this episode we chat about just how boring it is to try to cover sports from July through August. We also talk about Major League Baseball's transformation into the sport it

Episode 25: A Privilege Check

Jul 27th, 2019 1h 9m

This week we discussed the United States Women's National Soccer Team, their history, and their quest for equal pay. We also examined our own privilege as men and how even well-meaning allies can contribute heavily to problematic narratives tha

Episode 24: Cleveland Baseball

Jul 12th, 2019 1h 17m

The All Star Game was in Cleveland this past week and it caused us to take a look at the still very thriving culture of racism against Native Americans embedded in not only Cleveland Indians fandom, but sports as a whole. We learned that while

Episode 23: All Drafts Are Bad

Jun 21st, 2019 1h 19m

This week we covered the hectic world of the NBA, the league that never sleeps, and all of the off season nonsense that is going on in that universe before going in to our main topic: Amateur drafts. Why they're absolute nonsense, why they have

Episode 22: Thirst

Jun 7th, 2019 1h 14m

All sports leagues need attention, but oftentimes these organizations get a little TOO thirsty for our eyes and ears. With that, Jake ranks his thirstiest sports complete with commentary. Think your favorite sport made the cut on this who's who

Episode 21: The Long Lost Podcast

Jun 5th, 2019 1h 23m

In this long lost episode from the ancient days of two weeks ago we covered the Warriors and Kevin Durant, and other player-team relationships gone egregiously sour, among many other topics.Also featured: Some NBA prospect analysis, an update

Episode 20: Caster Semenya is Perfect

May 18th, 2019 1h 6m

This week we discussed the very disturbing situation surrounding Caster Semenya and how she has been a target of discrimination by the IAAF, and their ruling that she must now alter her body chemistry in order to compete. We also talk about the

Episode 19: Kobe Bryant Is Bad

May 10th, 2019 1h 15m

In this episode we dive into the legacy of Kobe Bryant. Using analytics and basic scouting methods, how does he stack up to the greatest players of all time? Do Kobe stans have an actual claim here or are they all just total weirdos who have a

Episode 18: A Whole Month of Baseball Isn't All That Much Baseball

May 4th, 2019 54m 36s

We're a full month into the baseball season and that means... well, it doesn't mean that much because a month of baseball isn't actually that much baseball as it turns out. We discuss some of the noteworthy things to happen so far in the season

Episode 17: Special Guest Peter Bogren

Apr 26th, 2019 1h 22m

In Episode 17 we had our very first remote guest in Peter Bogren. We dove into the incredibly unfair situation regarding WNBA player salaries, MLB's unwritten rules, and more.

Episode 16: All Sports Are Game Of Thrones

Apr 12th, 2019 1h 16m

If every media outlet in the world is going to be doing Game of Thrones related content, then we sure as hell aren't going to miss out on this opportunity. Episode 16 is about the current going-ons in the MLB, the NBA, the PGA Tour, and the NCA

Episode 15: Wrestlemania

Apr 4th, 2019 1h 31m

This week we've got a special Wrestlemania edition of All Sports Are Bad. Reuben Poling joins us to talk everything about World Wrestling Entertainment from Saudi Arabia, to rampant bigotry, to the lack of employee healthcare, to undead zombie

Episode 14: Baseball Preview

Mar 29th, 2019 1h 11m

It's our baseball preview episode! This week we went through each division and made our personal picks and standouts. We went over Ichiro Suzuki's retirement and Pete Rose's weird attitude towards him in general.We also covered March Madness