Remember This Crap? Bears-Patriots – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The long, illustrious list of teams the Bears have beaten in the Super Bowl begins and ends with the mighty New England Patriots. But there’s so much more to know about them. For instance, why did Matt Millen punch out their general manager on the field after a…
What in the Strother loving heck is going on around here? – Pointless Exercise Bears Podcast
Lodged in between a game against the Commanders last week and a Patriots game that’s not until Monday the guys do the obvious thing and talk about Strother Martin for a while on the Bears podcast. The look back at the mind-numbing loss to Washington and at how…
Remember This Crap? Bears – Washington Football Whatevers – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Washington NFL franchise has been in existence nearly as long as the Bears but they’ve won more Super Bowls (though fewer total championships) and been much more racist. Their first owner was forced to integrate his team or be denied access to his new…
Too little too late – Bears/Vikings – Pointless Exercise Bears Podcast
The Bears rallied to make Sunday’s loss to the Vikings fun and if Ihmir Smith-Marsette didn’t do a reverse Marion Barber III they might have actually won. The guys discuss the Bears sudden more aggressive approach and if it will endure, how well Justin…
Son of the MLB Playoffs Preview – Pointless Exercise Baseball Preview
The first round of the 2022 playoffs is in the books and the home team lost three of the four “series.” The second round is upon us and Andy and David take a look at what happened in the best two of threes over the weekend and ahead to three underwhelming…
Baseball Playoff Preview – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The baseball playoffs start on Friday, and apparently the Cubs aren’t in them, but there’s still fun stuff to talk about. The guys have some fun with the top 20 home run seasons in the history of both leagues. They ponder how many teams that actually tried…
Riding the poo cart – Pointless Exercise Bears Podcast
The Bears went to New Jersey and muddled around for a few hours and came home no longer tied for first place in the NFC North. Was this a blow to their Super Bowl hopes? The guys discuss that, and how you can fall for the same play over and over and over. Did Justin…
Remember This Crap – 1987 Bears v. Giants, Super Bowl XXI.5 – Pointless Exercise Podcast
It’s hard to express just how hyped the season opener for the Bears was in 1987. It was on Monday Night Football, it was against the defending Super Bowl Champion Giants, both teams had been 14-2 in the 1986, they had met in the 1985 NFC Championship Game and…
Maybe throwing is overrated? – Pointless Exercise Bears Podcast
The first place, 2-1 Bears are doing it the old fashioned way with an opportunistic defense, a rugged running game and a passing game that looks like came straight out of the 1920s. Is it too early to give up on Justin Fields? Yes. Is it too early to worry about him?…
Don’t Judge Us – Pointless Exercise Podcast
David Brown is back to talk baseball and the guys talk about whether anyone can have a good enough season to be more valuable than Shohei Ohtani. They talk about Aaron Judge’s run at the American League triple crown (and he homers right in the middle of the…
(Still) Not Ready For Primetime – Bears/Packers – Pointless Exercise Podcast
For some reason the NFL insists on foisting the Bears and Packers in Lambeau at night, on national TV on us. They should know better. The Bears were overmatched, again, and while they kept the score superficially close, the outcome was really never in doubt. The Bears…
Remember This Crap? 2004 Cubs – Pointless Exercise Podcast
It is probably the most infuriating season in Cubs history (and that’s saying something with this bunch). The Cubs patched almost all of their holes from the year before when they gagged away a pennant, and the fans were manic from the first game on. Greggie…
Bears swim past Niners – Pointless Exercise Bears Podcast
Was the Bears win over the Niners a sign that they’re better than people thought, or just that they’re good mudders? What were the good signs to take away from game one and the bad ones that invariably get washed away in the glow of victory? Did the Bears…
Remember This Crap? 1985 Bears at Niners – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Bears had put the NFL on notice with a big win over the (then) Redskins a couple of weeks prior, but they had a big score to settle when they went to San Francisco in week six in a rematch of the 1984 NFC Championship game. The Bears punched the Niners in the face…
The Flus is loose – Bears season preview – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Bears podcast is back and so is Mike Pusateri for his third season. They take a look at the roster and try to figure out who the hell these guys are. What are reasonable expectations for the Bears with a first year head coach, a second year quarterback and the…
Remember This Crap? 1987 Cubs – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Cubs had two Hall of Famers on their pitching staff, they literally got to write in any salary they wanted to pay another Hall of Famer to join their outfield, and they won 75 games. The year was 1987, Wrigley Field’s last without lights, Harry Caray had…
Maybe the Cubs should get Shohei after all! – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast
David Brown is back from vacation (and he wasn’t robbed) and the guys take the bold stance that darnit, the Cubs SHOULD find a way to trade for Shohei Ohtani. They really went out there on a limb for that one. The talk about how much a team will have to give up…
Remember This Crap? 2006 Cubs – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Dusty Baker era ended with a big wet thud as a promising start ended abruptly when Rafael Furcal careened into Derrek Lee and broke his wrist. Mark Prior pitched his final games for the Cubs. Kerry Wood’s career as a starting pitcher ended. Phil Nevin traded…