On the final podcast for the 2024 BSL season, we welcome host Emad with the BSL operations committee - Commissioner Mo, Riyad and Zahid. The group delve into how the season went, what may be in store for next year, and also respond to some of your mailbag questions. 

As we wrap up the podcast for this softball season, we want to thank all of you for listening, to our guests for providing fresh perspectives, and most importantly, our hosts Emad, Rehan and Umair on putting countless hours into these throughout the summer. See you in 2025!

Heading into the final weekend of the season, we have hosts Umair and Emad go through the results from last Sunday, their thoughts on the matchups heading into Championship Sunday, and lastly, the individual award winners for this season. 

We are only a few nights away from the first playoff weekend of BSL11. Host Rehan is joined by Nasrids GM Jav and Mughals GM Riyad to talk about the matchups heading into this Sunday, and a bunch of other goodness - any time you get Jav, Ray and Riy in a (virtual) room together, you're bound to get some insightful commentary on all things BSL. 

Episode 17 sees host Emad joined by Home Run Derby Champ Ammer of the Seljuqs to discuss the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game, including his prep heading into the derby and how he picked his team as an All-Star captain. The pair is then joined by Taqi, GM of the Ayyubids, to discuss the pre-playoff power rankings that has team groupchats buzzing.

The final weekend of the regular season is upon us. Host Emad is joined by seasoned vet Khizer of the Ottomans and BSL rookie Luqman of the Seljuqs to discuss their team's respective performances last weekend, Luqman's first year in BSL, and playoff seeding heading into Week 13. 

Ray is joined by GM Jav of the Nasrids and Brotherhood Award winner Sameer of the Abbasids this week, and they have a lot to cover. The trio talk about current standings and playoff seeding, and do a deep dive on some offensive numbers. We also get another round of Ray's percentages, get some insight into pocket radar, chime in on the replacement player process and of course provide a recap of last week's games. 

Host Umair is joined by BSL vets Atif of the Seljuqs and Tans of the Sultans. The trio dive into the results over the last few weeks, who's riding momentum at just the right time, and who appears to be losing ground in the race. They also give their takes on the bye weeks, standout players, and who they view as the contenders this season. 

Ray wakes up on the wrong side of the bed while welcoming guests Yasser of the Abbasids and Mike of the Ottomans. The trio recaps this past week's games, plays "Ray's Percentages", "Cap or No Cap", and an intense "Kangaroo Court" where multiple team fines were levied. Mike also shares his perspective on the Big Trade he was involved in and how he saw it all go down.

Host Emad is joined by Aamir of the Nasrids and Hamid of the Mughals to chat about who the frontrunners are for the BSL Awards at this stage of the season. 

This week's podcast features host Umair with Khizer of the Ottomans and Ali of the Seljuqs. We get to hear the guy's thoughts on last weekend's results, the impact the big fields are having on the numbers and offensive production in the League, and also hear a bit about Ali's experience with Team Canada at the T20 Cricket World Cup. Tune in. 

The Youth Movement is upon us in this pod. Teenage rookie sensations Sufyaan of the Sultans and Idrees of the Abbasids join host Emad this week and these boys held it down. They chat about last week's results, notably with the Mughals dominating the weekend en route to two wins and the Seljuqs aberration of a weekend en route to two losses. Sufs and 'Drees then go into their time in the league so far and what it's been like playing with their dads. We also have another week of "This or That" with Emad, and touch base on the mid-season tournament going down on Friday.   

Episode 9 of the BSL Pod features host Rehan with long-time guest Faisal of the Sultans and first-time guest Salman of the Ottomans. The guys dish out thoughts on the results from last week and go all "Inside Baseball" on the listeners with some lineup construction strategies. They also talk about the recent feedback from the league survey and give their take on how to approach the multitude of ties happening every week. We get another instalment of Ray's Percentages and Kangaroo Court, and close out discussing the Charity Game between Peel Police and BSL taking place on Friday June 7. 

Episode 8 sees host Umair joined by Safwan of the Ayyubids and Nabeel of the Mamluks. The big three go through the results of week 3, as the Seljuqs stayed perfect, the Ottomans and Sultans stayed winless, and we had two ties to close out the afternoon. On the note of ties, the pod goes into how games are generally wrapping up faster, and whether changes should be made to give guys more opportunities to play, including tiebreakers and extra innings. We also dive into the midseason tourney, our special guests from last week, and tons of other content. Tune in.

Episode 7 has host Emad joined by two sultans of swat - Tamour of the Mughals and Hammad of the Ottomans. The boys provide a weekly recap of last week's games and provide their thoughts on how everyone has looked so far. Are the Seljuqs for real? Was there a mistake in the scorekeeping for the Mughals and Ottomans? Izzy hit three dingers on the new fields - really? Also, Emad introduces a new segment called "would you rather" and we get some intel on an exciting exhibition game in the works. 

In this episode, Host Rehan is joined by BSL OG Shaheen of the Mughals and Seljuqs GM Shoaib. The trio get right into it, chatting about the results of week one and their general thoughts on the Opening Day festivities. Rehan brings back "Cap or No Cap" and "Ray's Percentages", and introduces a new segment called "Kangaroo Court" calling out some of the more comical moments from this past Sunday. 

Episode 5 sees host Umair joined by two BSL OGs, Kashif of the Sultans and Rameez of the Ottomans. The trio provide their predictions on who will closing out the season with some shiny new silverware, as we dive into preseason individual award predictions. We also get the guys' thoughts on the teams they see as the biggest threats heading into Year XI. 

Episode 4 is hosted by Emad Ahmed with two BSL GMs and decade veterans, Faisal Khan and Riyad Ramjaun. Riyad previews the new BSL Fantasy pool for the 2024 season and the amazing prizes available to be won. Faisal Khan gives us an update on opening Sunday and what to expect for the rest of the season for food. 

Episode 2 has our host Emad joined by Zahid to discuss the progress of the charity campaign and what is happening over the next few days. They dig into the big announcements regarding the mid-season tourney and rule changes. With the draft on Sunday, excitement is building for the start of the season. 

Welcome to Season 6 of the BSL podcast. In Episode 1, our host Umair Jabbar talks to the new and old commissioners on what to expect this season and what they have planned for the upcoming season. Lots of new fresh ideas and exciting announcements. Should be a great season up ahead. 

In our penultimate episode of the season, our hosts break down the final match of the 2023-24 season and the journey of two different teams to the finals. Anatolia Captain Faizan and Maghrib goalie Ali Imam talk about what it took to get through a tough semifinals and what they look back on. 

Episode 16 is all about the annual awards. Our host Taqi talks to Ramy, Babouli and Emad about the results of the league voting on the annual awards for the 2023-24 season 

S5 E15 - Our host break it down with two of the perennial brotherhood award nominees, Hamza Waheed and Umair Ashraf.  The group chat about the semi-final first legs and what to expect in the do or die second leg. We are down to  the final two matchdays of the season with everything on the line. 

Episode 14, our host talks to two goalkeepers on their preparation for a game and for your opponent. They discuss how to get ready for the semi-finals and what to expect with the final 4 teams.