6. Sports Edition "Fail Mary"

Secret Origins Sports Edition “Fail Mary”

In this pre-October Sports Edition episode, we once again cover the disaster that is New York sports with the possible exception of The Yankees. Even that ain’t guaranteed. We also cover what to watch for in October and some MMA news.

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: 26 James opens the show, then hands it over to Chris for an explanation of the “Fail Mary” and why we have chosen to make it the name of this episode.

1:58 Joe starts off the talk about Nets player Kyrie Irving possibly not playing any home games this season because of his choice not to get vaccinated, and how that will affect the team’s season.

15:17 We move onto baseball, starting with the Mets’ failed season and what they can carry over to next season.

8:40 Joe goes into the good, the bad and the ugly of the weekend teams, but quickly focuses on the disappointing performance from the Jets.

16:25 Joe asks Chris if it is time to get rid of Jason Garrett (offensive coordinator of the Giants), and this leads to a conversation about the management of the Giants as a whole.

24:32 Conversation moves to the Steelers and Roethlisberger, and if he is being kept around for too long.

31:37 What we are looking forward to in October sports overall. Yankees are

showing some rays of hope; also watch the Cardinals, Dodgers and Mariners. Plus

Chris is going to make an attempt to watch baseball and get into the sport.

39:00 James follows up that he is going to watch college football, expanding into a conversation about college sports.

41:50 Additional things to watch for are the AFC West and NFC West divisions, the NHL season starting on October 12, and the return of professional bowling.

45:19 James talks about the new MMA organization, World Fight League, that is set to premier in 2023. This begins a conversation about MMA, fighter longevity and what you can get out of watching.

58:00 There is a discussion about appreciating the nuance in sports

1:05:28 We dangle a future debate about whether or not bowling and golf are sports.