Two for the Win
Mike is a U.S. Navy Veteran and Bryan has more than a decade of civil service experience. Together, these blue collar guys dissect the latest sports headlines and events.
Episodes
93 episodes
Two For The Win - S3.92 - A Late Fumble, A Hot Start, And Why Discipline Wins Games
A foul ball turns into a nightmare, a six-year-old turns a milestone baseball into a pure crowd moment, and suddenly the MLB playoff picture feels like it’s shifting by the hour. We talk late-season baseball injuries, why getting hot in Septemb...
Two For The Win - S3.91 - From Little League To Big League, Has Archie Arrived? & PQ Talks Key Points For Dallas Vs Washington!
A $3 million Mickey Mantle image, a rehab hitter refusing to swing, and a pitch so slow it still clips a batter somehow. That’s how our night starts, because late-season baseball is equal parts pennant-race pressure and pure chaos. We talk the ...
Two For The Win - S3.90 - Liv Files Bankruptcy, O's Offer Free Tix & the Return Of Football!!
Pettiness is the funniest part of sports until you realize it is also the most revealing. We start our third season by tracking petty behavior across leagues and asking what it says about power, pressure, money, and identity, from front offices...
Two For The Win - S2.89 - Mike & Bryan Hit Their Stride In The Closing Out Of Season 2
One minute we’re saying goodbye to an all-time great, the next we’re arguing about stolen bases and Netflix football. We open with Lionel Messi stepping away from Argentina World Cup play and what it signals about a changing guard across sports...
Two For The Win - S2.88 - Hot Dog Heist & Winding Down Our Second Season; DW returns, Sammi Live!
A raccoon paw stealing hot dogs through a hole in the stands at a Mets game sounds like a joke, but it turns into a surprisingly sharp snapshot of how quickly a franchise can look messy when the product on the field isn’t matching the payroll. ...
Two For The Win - S2.87 - From ESPN’s Origin Story To NFL Preseason Truths; Welcome DW!
A sports world built on highlights pauses for two very different reasons: the passing of ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen and the reminder that credibility can disappear in an instant. We talk about how ESPN changed the way fans consume scores, stor...
Two For The Win - S2.86 - Deadline Deals, Does A High Salary Cap Equal Success? Welcome back PQ!!
An $11 million Shohei Ohtani trading card sounds like a joke until you realize it’s the perfect snapshot of where baseball is right now: bigger money, louder headlines, and fans who can’t look away. We kick things off with the wildest moments o...
Two For The Win - S2.85 - MLB Deadline Heat! Seeven-Sixxers? NFL Camp Alarms!!
The sports week doesn’t ease up, it stacks pressure until something breaks, and that’s exactly why we love it. We start with MLB as the trade deadline gets close enough to feel: Hall of Fame news, wild game-changing reviews, and the kind of lat...
Two For The Win - S2.84 - Spain Streaks To Greatness & Other!
One goal in the 106th minute changed everything and it didn’t just decide a World Cup champion, it lit a fuse. We open by breaking down Spain’s 1-0 win over Argentina: the possession battle, the keeper standing on his head, the moment of brilli...
Two For The Win - S2.83 - World Cup, All Stars, Drafts, Trades; Sports On Fire!
The biggest sports stories this week aren’t just about who won, they’re about how leagues are changing right in front of us. We open by rewinding the FIFA World Cup semifinals and setting up the Spain vs Argentina final, where Spain’s near-air-...
Two For The Win - S2.82 - FIFA Fallout, NBA Splashes & The Worlds Largest Glass Of Beer.
The sports calendar hits that rare stretch where every league is loud at the same time, and we try to make sense of all of it without pretending we’ve got it perfectly scripted. We start with the World Cup 2026 heating up, from Norway’s shock w...
Two For The Win - S2.81 - Happy Early Independence Day! Welcome The Pain Train - Preston Quinn! Our Resident Cowboys Analyst! w00t, W00T!
Fire up the grill and pull up a chair because we’re running the full Fourth of July weekend sports spread, from baseball weirdness to NBA chaos to NFL debates that never stop. We start with the kind of stories that make sports hit a little deep...
Two For The Win - S2.80 - Fiscal Awareness In Pro Sports, Should Spike Get A Ring & Should Municipalities Foot The Bill For Infrastructure Personnel At Games?
A $100 million contract should mean you’re set for life, so why do so many pro athletes still end up broke? We open with Shannon Sharpe’s blunt take on financial responsibility and then pull it apart the way sports fans actually talk about it: ...
Two For The Win - S2.79 - Judge's Bat On Lease, Sour-Sorsby, Protect College Sports Act
A puck to the face at 90-plus miles per hour, a four-goal comeback that still ends in heartbreak, and an NBA Finals crowd where two seats can cost a million dollars. That’s the kind of sports week we’re sorting through, and we’re not just readi...
Two For The Win - S2.78 - Finally, The Final.. Finals.
Something feels off about sports right now, and it isn’t just the scoreboards. We start by paying respect to Larry Fitzgerald Sr and legendary coach Rick Adelman, then move straight into the heavier reality behind the highlights: BJ Penn’s ongo...
Two For The Win - S2.77 - From Hot Mikes To Home Runs; Flores Vs NFL.
The sports world can flip from heartbreak to headline-whiplash in about ten minutes, and this week proves it. We start by taking a moment for the losses that hit fans hard, including the passing of racer Kyle Bush and the ripple effect of seein...
Two For The Win - S2.76 - Tonight We Talk UFC, Trend Setters & Welcome! Brandon Casey!!
Playoffs bring out the best stories and the worst decisions, so we go rapid-fire across the sports map with the stuff fans cannot stop talking about. We react to a UFC return that ends in a blink, the kind of finish that instantly fuels controv...
Two for the Win - S2.75 - Playoff Sweeps & Hard Truths; Welcome! Brian "Madd Maxx" Morrison!
A sweep can end a season fast, but it can also expose everything a team tried to hide. We start with the NHL playoffs and the series that are already tilting hard, then shift into MLB news that hits home, including the legacy of Braves legend B...
Two For The Win - S2.74 - Playoffs & Priorities; Welcome Jason Swain!
The sports world doesn’t pause, and neither do we. We start with two losses that hit fans in a different way: Ted Turner’s massive influence on how America watched sports and John Sterling’s iconic Yankees radio legacy. From there, we jump to a...
Two For The Win - S2.73 - NFL Draft Fallout, NBA Bracket, Umass' new AI coach!
A playoff crowd shatters the glass behind an NHL bench, an MLB pitcher “catches” a 107 mph comebacker with his jersey, and a ball strike challenge helps an entire stadium score free pizza. That’s the kind of sports week we’re living in, and we’...