In The Wheelhouse

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, baseball comes to Iowa as the Yankees and the White Sox face off in a corn field. We discuss the relevance of “Field of Dreams” in 2021. The Orioles’ Chris Davis, finally retires, and Miguel Cabrera should not be too far behind. Trevor Bauer has issues and a former batboy alleges Omar Vizquel sexually harassed him. We’ll talk about Sod Poodles, Yard Goats and Trash Pandas, the Cubs and White Sox and at the 47:25 mark, our Popcorn discussion is on the Alfred Hitchcock classic, Vertigo. Next week: Body Heat.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we break down the individual divisional races and we'll examine the NY Times prediction of a World Series preview. Jayson Stark brought to light some oddities about the recent trade activity. JR Richard passes away and we’ll talk about baseball on the radio. Ramon Laureano is suspended for steroid use and minor league ballplayers are still living in squalor. In Tokyo, Eddie Alvarez is going to do something no American Olympic athlete has ever done. The White Sox go to Wrigley Field to face a diminished version of the Northside Nine and at the 54:01 mark, our Popcorn segment, we are discussing the Argentine crime thriller: Nine Queens.  Next week: Vertigo

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the MLB trade deadline has come and gone, we’ll look at the winners and the losers. Terry Francona vacates the manager’s chair in Cleveland citing health reasons and Joey Votto is getting hot. Anthony Rizzo pays immediate dividends for the Yankees, and Santiago Espinal reminds of us Kevin Mitchell. We’ll break down Olympic Baseball and their use of a ball that could solve a lot of headaches on this side of the Pacific Ocean. The Cubs and Sox play pattycake our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:16 mark on La Vie en Rose.  Next week: Nine Queens.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Cleveland Indians are now the Guardians…of second place in the AL Central. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic maps out some possible trades; we’ll predict which ones are the most likely. A shooting takes place outside of Nationals Park forcing fans and players to take cover. Taijuan Walker makes one of the worst on-field blunders in over thirty years. Broadcaster, Thom Brennaman, attempts to resurrect his career starting at the Prep level. Monessan, Pennsylvania honors the great Josh Gibson and we learn more lurid details from the Zobrist divorce.  We’ll get local with the Cubs and Sox and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 52:50 mark on Whit Stillman's,  Metropolitan Next Week: La Vie En Rose

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Commissioner thinks the foreign substances ban is succeeding, while MLB games look more like a TSA checkpoint. Kyle Schwarber is doing well after leaving the Cubs. Is he a player that may be traded before the deadline? The Negro League Baseball Museum is 101 years old and is celebrating with a fact, per day. The Orioles debut an old rookie and an Atlanta musician has a crush on Ronald Acuña Jr. The entire Cubs pitching staff combines to no hit the Dodgers and the Sox are reeling. Our our Popcorn discussion begins at the 46:28 mark as we discuss the Francis Ford Coppola classic, Godfather II  Next: Jaws

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, USA Today's Bob Nightengale identifies the players most likely to be traded and the teams most likely to trade for them at the deadline. Foreign substances. Who are using them and what are they using? Jacob deGrom has three different ERA titles to shoot for. Derek Jeter will have to wait to be inducted into the HOF, and we’ll ask the tough questions: Do bigger bases beget better baseball? The Cubs and Sox are on top of their respective divisions and no once can quite understand why. Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 52:14 mark, as we break down the Spike Lee joint, Get on the Bus  Next Week: The Searchers 

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, is your favorite player on the IL? You can take comfort in the fact that injuries are up around the league. Bob Brenly will be joining Thom Brennerman on the broadcaster bench while the SF Giants recognize Gay Pride. The Astros are good again and it’s creating a problem and Montana Fouts does something that hasn’t been done since 1912. The All-Star ballot has been released, so where does Kris Bryant play? The Cleveland Baseball team is close to picking a name and we will look back on the career of Mike Marshall. We’ll talk about the Cubs and Sox and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 51:10 mark, as we discuss the Sidney Lumet classic, 12 Angry Men.  Next Week: Get on the Bus

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, veteran umpire, Joe West sets the record for most games arbitrated on the South Side of Chicago. Javy Baéz runs wild on the bases in Pittsburgh while Germain Marquez needs only 62 pitches to complete a game. A Cuban Olympian defects to the USA while the Mickey Calloway era ends in Anaheim before it gets started. The Cubs and Sox are hot and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 54:50 mark as we review the classic, Roadhouse.  Next Week: 12 Angry Men

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, two more no-hitters, but MLB still won’t stop pitchers from applying foreign substances to the ball. Felipe Vazquez is found guilty of sexual assault and we'll examine the most disappointing teams in baseball this season. We’ll go rapid fire on the Kevin Pillar beaning, CC Sabbathia playing softball and Fernando Tatis doing yoga.  The Cubs and Sox have a successful midweek series, but Tony La Russa seems to think it is all about him. And finally our Popcorn discussion begins at the 48:33 mark as we review the Orson Welles classic, "Touch of Evil".  Next Week: "Roadhouse".

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, infection rates fall and teams are allowing more fans in the door. We’ll examine some of the larger, existential issues related to the game we love. The Athletic’s Jayson Stark is weird and wild, and we love it. What is the right way to show a Hall of Fame ballplayer the door? The Oakland Athletics have been allowed to consider relocation and Rob Manfred is just sooo hard to like. We’ll have the week that was for the Cubs and Sox and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:18 mark as we review Mel Brooks, "The Producers".  Next Week: "Touch of Evil".

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the immortal Willie Mays turns 90. The Year of the Pitcher continues as John Means and Wade Miley toss no-hitters in the same week while Yankee fans express their anger to the Houston Trashtos. The World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers are struggling mightily while King Albert is designated for assignment.  We’ll talk about a wild week for the Cubs and the Sox and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:08 mark as we review Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show. Next Week: The Producers.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, how did the San Francisco Giants manage to get into first place? We’ll look back on the career of Brian Jordan and the Colorado Rockies make a change in the front office. Roberto Alomar is placed on the ineligible list for sexual misconduct and Shohei Othani reminds us all of Babe Ruth. We’ll talk Cubs and White Sox and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:15 mark as we discuss Eugene Brady's, The Nephew.  Next Week: The Last Picture Show

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Oakland A’s are hot. So are pitchers, Corbin Burns and Jacob deGrom. The Duneiden Blue Jays are 9-11, are they baseball’s next great team? The Dodgers and the Padres show just how interesting the NL West can be. A National’s fan gets a shot at redemption and we look back on a big day in the Tatis family. We will break down and eventful week in Chicago baseball and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 51:25 mark and we discuss our picks for the Oscars. Next Week: The Nephew.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, MLB is using the Southern League for some experimental rule changes, and Leo suggests a reform that may merit testing. An Atlanta-area public school honors the late Hank Aaron and a former Negro-League stadium will undergo a restoration. We look back on the phenomenon that was “Fernandomania”.  We talk about how Bernie Madoff with a lot of Mets Money that they may need for upcoming sexual harassment lawsuits.  We'll have the latest on a rather dull week in Chicago baseball apart from one amazing Sox story.  Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 49:31 mark we review the last in our series of 2021 Oscar nominees, The Trial of the Chicago 7.  Next Week: Our picks for the Oscars 

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we predict the 2021 post-season award winners. The San Diego Padres get some bad news and some good news. We talk about unknown players setting the world on fire and Nolan Arenado has his first big Busch Stadium moment. Shohei Otani has a historic day against the White Sox and Ichiro Suzuki crashes the Dodgers ring ceremony.  David Wells gives us some insight into his character.  We’ll break down the week that was for the Cubs and the Sox, and our Popcorn discussion begins at the 52:38 mark with the Best Picture nominee, Promising Young Woman.  Next Week: The Trial of the Chicago 7. 

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, MLB takes a stand on an important political issue. We react to a very strange Opening Day along with the rest of the action from around the league. The Mets make Frankie Lindor a very rich man. Eno Harris from the Athletic makes some bold predictions for the season that sound a lot like some of ours, only better researched. We’ll talk about how the Cubs and the Sox did in their opening series, we discuss the maturation of the Marquee Network. Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 51:30 mark with the Best Picture nominee, Nomadland.  Next Week: Promising Young Woman

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we make our predictions for the new season, and we look back to when Randy Johnson killed a bird. MLB hitters will be allowed to use video again this season while pitchers will be banned from using foreign substances. Batman is back in baseball with the Orioles, and Gio Gonzalez decides to call it a career. There’s lots to talk about with the Cubs and the Sox. Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 48:30 mark with the Best Picture nominee, Minari.  Next Week: Best Picture nominee, Nomadland.

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, as this may be the last year ever where pitchers hit, Jayson Stark tells us some things to watch out for. An article in 538.com breaks down the impact of Negro League stats to the official MLB statistical record. Joe Maddon says that deadening the baseball would be better than banning the shift. The Mets and Yankees will have fans in the stands for the home opener and apparently someone had been living at the old Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia for years. We’ll have the latest news for the Sox and the Cubs drug bust and Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 42:26 mark and we review the John Ford classic, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.  Next Week: Best Picture nominee, Minari.

This week on Peanuts & Popcorn, we kickoff the 5th season of the podcast with Ernie Harwell reciting the Voice of the Turtle.  The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2021 will be…the Class of 2020, as the writers failed to elect a single player. Curt Schilling, in his penultimate year of eligibility, asks to be removed from the ballot. The New York Mets need to make changes in HR while rule changes will be tested throughout the minor leagues. Johnny Damon catches a DUI, in spite of his political leanings. We’ll have all that plus the latest developments in the White Sox and Cubs camps. Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:46 mark and we review the Tom Hanks movie, News of the World.  Next Week: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

This week on our special mid-season hot-stove edition of Peanuts and Popcorn, Henry Aaron passes… as well as Don Sutton and Tommy LaSorda.  Que descansen en paz. The Miami Marlins choose their new GM and the Cleveland Indians announce their intention to change their offensive nickname. Are pitchers cheating to gain a competitive edge? We look at the remaining big free agents. All that plus the hot stove is fired up for the White Sox and the Cubs.  This week our Popcorn segment begins at the 58:53 mark and our discussion is on the Charlie Brooker film: Death to 2020.