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The Shootaround Episode 65 – NHL Expansion Draft, Late Night Glizzies and Orangutan Fights

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

(4:25) Toronto Blue Jays Hype Report(12:20) Seattle Kraken Expansion:-Carey Price-Boston’s protected list-Will CBus regret leaving Domi unprotected?-Kyle Dubas playing chess or checkers?-Is the expansion draft too easy?(47:25) Giannas is awesome(52:20) The Podcast’s Cottage Retreat(1:06:00) Hypothetical: Would you rather have to kill a chicken everytime you go into a car or have to fight an orangutan to the death with a

The Shootaround Episode 64 – Chicks Dig the Long Ball

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

(4:00) MLB Home Run Derby(8:56) Shohei Ohtani is the face of baseball(18:13) Where the home run derby stacks up with other sports’ all-star competitions(25:30) Tom gave soccer a chance(34:45) A little NHL talk(43:50) Connor McGregor: Fighter or Promoter?(46:54) NBA Finals(50:22) Is Coors Light the worst beer?(54:46) Blake ropes us in with more baseball talk

The Shootaround Episode 63 – Giannas, Stammer and the Diaper Boys

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

(6:37) NHL Stanley Cup(26:19) International sports: soccer, tennis and Canada basketball(45:15) NBA Finals are set(53:17) Toronto Blue Jays Hype Report(55:22) Joey Chestnut + Eating Contest Talk(1:08:48) We roll through the following “would you rather”s:Would you rather know when you die or how you die?Would you rather hit every red light ever, or have painfully slow internet when the sun goes

The Shootaround Episode 62 – Pods Going Up… On A Tuesday

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Due to other Sunday time commitments, the Shootaround Podcast is now a Tuesday podcast for the foreseeable future (2:40) NHL Playoffs(23:25) NBA Playoffs(33:49) Toughest sports to play in front of an away crowd(47:01) Toronto Raptors draft at fourth overall(58:31) Maybe the most positive Blue Jays Hype Report we’ve ever had(1:05:40) We power rank stuff in the following summer time categories:

The Jersey Blog Week 23

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

This is now a Friday blog. Keep sending jerseys in on Wednesday, but my Thursdays have gotten too busy to hammer these out and post to the blog at a reasonable time on Thursdays. Tough change to make in Week 23 but, like the GOAT, we won’t be phased. If you want in, be sure to DM pictures of your

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The Shootaround Episode 61 – The Rick Nash Episode

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

This week we’re a man short because Blake can’t make it to the pod. But the show goes on (2:36) The Blake-less Blue Jays Hype Report(14:59) Ball Hockey Talk(20:50) NHL Playoffs: Fleury, Price, wild ending to Game 4 of Isles v Lightning(35:55) Whats more entertaining: NHL v NBA Playoffs?(46:55) NBA Playoffs: Jazz are toast, Ben Simmons and KD v Giannas(1:03:56)

The Jersey Blog Week 22

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

Sorry for being a day late on the blog! Sometimes life gets in the way of the keyboard life. Week 22 of the Khris Middleton of blogs. If you want in, be sure to DM pictures of your favourite jersey to one of the Bench Life Social accounts every Wednesday night. Jersey of the Week Submissions Fifth PlaceElton Brand Thrift

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The Shootaround Episode 60 – Early Morning Podcasting & The Childhood Nostalgia Draft

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

The five man unit get up at the crack of dawn and record the pod at 9:30 AM on Sunday. First half of the pod is for sports fans and the second half will take anyone down memory lane (7:17) NHL Playoffs(19:04) NBA Playoffs(27:07) MLB’s Spider Tack Controversy(39:10) Blue Jays Hype Report(40:59) We fantasy draft movies, tv shows, snacks, video

The Jersey Blog Week 21

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

21 blogs in, The Jersey Blog is starting to get as consistent Timmy Duncan. If you want in, be sure to DM pictures of your favourite jersey to one of the Bench Life Social accounts every Wednesday night. Jersey of the Week Submissions Fifth PlaceMo Wagner Michigan Wolverines Mo Wagner was just a fun college player. The lanky German ripped

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The Shootaround Episode 59 – Tom finally Yells

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Thomas Waind Leave a comment

(1:50) Adam and Cameron go through arbitration and are handed out fines for groupchat conduct(20:55) Tom reluctantly addresses the Toronto Maple Leafs(34:55) NHL Playoffs and the defence of Marc-Andre Fleury(47:27) NBA Playoffs(1:09:15) Julio Jones traded to the Titans(1:19:05) Blake’s Blue Jays Hype Report