Third String

Delayed Super Bowl Reax, Mookie goes to LA, and the XFL Debuts We talk about Mookie going to the LA Dodgers (and leaving a black eye on the Red Sox front office), whether or not Pat Mahomes deserved the Super Bowl MVP, and the new face of spring football: Oliver Luck's XFL. Email us: [email protected]

The Disastros and the Great Baseball Scandal of 2020 Zac and Pete talk about the growing MLB scandal, including whether or not MLB should vacate the title, Jose Altuve's diminished reputation, and whether or not this is worse than the steroid scandals of the 1990s. Email us: [email protected]

Mr. Rivera Goes to Washington, New Overtime Rules, and Jerry Jones is Weird Zac and Pete talk about the NFL coaching carousel, Jadeveon Clowney's hit on Carson Wentz, Zac's horrible predictions for last weekend, Zac's (hopefully) better predictions for next weekend, and some great ideas for NFL overtime. Email us: [email protected]

The Return: Aaron Rodgers is Average, the BCS was better, and Fantasy Football is the worst Zac and Pete are back with a new episode of 3rd String and a commitment to bring you the best baseball and football content every week. On today's episode we talk about the plan for the revived show, debut our "small ball" and "take shop" segments, and talk about Aaron Rodgers' decline, our

In this episode, Peter and guest host Josh (co-host of Vernacular's "The Popped Cast") jump on the horn just an hour removed from celebrating the first World Series win for the Washington Nationals. SPOILER: Joy ahead. What did we miss? Email us: [email protected] Sponsor the Vernacular Podcast Network on Patreon! patreon.com/vpn

Pete Visits Colorado, Designing the New XFL, the Washington Nats, and the Ewing Theory In this episode, we return to The Lineup for an in-person pod as Pete visits Colorado and sits down with Zac to talk about everything going on in the sports world. Pete shares with us his excitement about Appalachian State's football program (which is finally having the breakout year he's been wa

The Return In a comeback that rivals Michael Jordan's September 2001 exit from retirement to play for the Washington Wizards, Zac and Pete are back at it to talk about the dog days of summer, the extreme futility of New York teams, the Washington Redskins' QB battle, why Eagles Super Bowl predictions make Zac nervous, and MLB trade deadline moves. Email us: thelineup@vernacularpod

In this episode, we join forces with The Popped Cast's Josh Goldman for a special crossover episode in which we break down the best baseball movies of all time. This episode originally aired on The Popped Cast, which you can find wherever you get your podcasts. Notes from the original podcast are below. In Episode 40, Josh welcomes guests Zac Crippen (the co-founder of the Vernacu

Zac, Pete, and guest co-host Josh Goldman break down the American League for the 2019 season. Among the topics: Are the Red Sox favorites to repeat? Will the Royals be fun to watch as they base steal their way to 60 wins? Is Cleveland confused? Will the Yankees' bullpen be able to carry them? Is the Rays' use of an "opener" a travesty or ingenious? Join the conversation and let us

Zac and Pete resume the MLB preview episodes by finishing up rankings in each of the National League divisions.