TPJ S1E14 People Magazine’s Sexiest Man of the Year Do you feel a little hurt that you’ve been left off the list 70 years and counting? Who is the sexiest person in pickleball? PPA Paddle Conspiracy It appears that the PPA has modified its testing parameters to ensure that ALW could compete in last weeks mixed and women’s doubles Doc to take through the history of cheating, conspiracy, scandals, and coverups in sports. Doc to take a victory lap on calling the Tim Donaghy scandal. Colin vs. Ben Colon gets pissed and turns a blowout into one of the most fun matches of the weekend. Doc, what do you hate losing to your brother in? What is he better at than you? Hurricane/Leah vs. Callie Jo/Sokolova Why is this still an issue in pro pickleball? Is a bad out call the universally most relatable frustration in pro/rec sports? Pickleball TV Billards channel Quick rundown of the weekend in pickleball Salome defeats Lacy JW and Dylan defeat ALWs BF and Connor Garnett BJ and ALW defeat the Johnson’s Ben Johns beats Tyson

TPJ S1E13 MLP Dallas and Nationals    Doc conquered the Grand Canyon with the flu Who had a tougher “flu game” - Doc or MJ?   “Take that bitch!” Summary of what happens  Let Doc cook    Follow-Up  AJ was banned from all Nationals matches for “assaulting” Fed    Tyler Loong continues to be a puss Switzerland on everything  Wouldn’t call out Salome about line calls ALW talked shit to him during an MLP singles match  Let Doc cook  What is your advice for being less of a pushover?   In a recent podcast interview, BJ commented on his “fuck it” frustration shot at the end of his match with JW and Frazier last month It hit the net and hit him in the chest. He was embarrassed and frustrated.  What is the most frustrating thing in pickleball?   Speaking of BJ, he and Colin met Loong and Ignatowich in the Semifinals at Nationals.  After a ricochet from Ben's paddle, Colin Johns took a ball to the forehead. He used the entirety of the medical timeout (15 minutes), which swung momentum from Loong and Ignatowhich.  What was the biggest momentum swing you participated in/caused and what caused it? Also, what is the biggest momentum swing you’ve ever witnessed (live or otherwise)?   Speaking of concussions, Megan Dizon took a paddle to the back of the head from JW.    RIP to Riley Newman’s losing streak. He and the terribly named DC team beat the Orlando Squeeze in the MLP Finals.  ALWs boyfriend won MVP and then bragged about being the only person to win MVP in the Challenger and Premier leagues. He was roasted on the internet.  What is the worst brag you ever made?   Debate: Should the serve be a weapon  Brad with the pro Doc with the con   Doc Hot Take: Pickleball has peaked   Paddle Review: Gearbox Pro   Nationals Recap  No bathrooms, no viewing for amateurs, no medals won I got to play against a lot of different styles Met the golden bachelor  What is Doc’s review of the show Met Jimmy from KOTC Best match: ALW vs. Catherine P in the finals 

TPJ S1E11   Opening   Do us a favor- like, subscribe, leave a comment, write a review (5 stars), and share with a friend!    Fit Check  Doc’s new jacket + hat combo Favorite fashion from the weekend Utah, Aces, Sliders, Slice, DC Brad’s favorites - Sliders (sentimental), Bouncers (bad ass)  Also, did the AZ Drive just steal the Atlanta Braves logo in Atlanta? Is this a clever marketing play to sell more merch in ATL?   MLP    Challenger League Fight  Hold me back  “Get your trash girlfriend out of here”  Favorite sports brawls from the past “Hold me back” era   MLP is a different sort of pickleball, but not necessarily better Team dynamic is fun New partnerships  Added pressure Scoring is very one-sided Close games, but doesn’t always seem like the better team wins LouderLouder fans Louder teammates  More chirping  Physically and emotionally demanding PPA with intermittent MLP events is still the best for fans and players  Singles is hugely important    Karen’s Hot Take  MLP will look even more one-sided than the PPA (BJ and ALW favored) next season  Moving from the draft to free agency will kill any sort of parity the MLP currently has    MLP Atlanta Results  Group A Orlando Squeeze Bay Area Breakers Group BDC Pickleball Team  Chicago Slice  Group CAZ Drive  Miami Pickleball Club  Quarterfinals DC and Squeeze got the bye  AZ defeats Bay Area in 5  Miami beats Slice in 5Notable men’s doubles game    Quick Rant - Singling out a particular player  Tyson McMuffin only hit to Eric Lange (Fed went at BJ) This strategy drives me crazy in rec play    Semifinals Squeeze beats AZ in a dreambreaker  DC whoops Miami in 3   Finals  Squeeze win in 5  Down 2-0 and were battling against match point in both mixed doubles matches    MLP Atlanta Winners and Losers Loser/Megan Dizon Award for Biggest Hangover…Hayden Patraquin and Meg Dizon!  Winner - Players who thrive off the MLP energy Julian Arnold (most wins on the weekend)  Zane?  Anna Bright (Ms. MVP) Loser - Players who don’t thrive in MLPCollin Johns  ALWBeat down in her match against BJ  Looked a bit out of sorts the whole weekend (3-4) JW Johnson  James Ignatowich Winner - Adam Stone translations Balls Winner - “Long shots” Rachel Rohrabacher  Hurricane  Allison Harris Winner - Twin powers Kawamoto’s  Loser - Atlanta Bouncers Looked old and in the wrong league  Team continuity did not win out!  Loser - Ben JohnsIs he a good GM? Lacy Scneeman had a single good game and is the second best singles player, but overall did not look good Winner - BJ Finished 9-2 and dragged his sorry ass team to the quarterfinals (almost semis)  Beat the bricks off of DC Winner - Eric Lange vs. Riley Newman Eric went bananas  Loser - Riley Newman Bested by Eric Lange  Has the picture forever on the internet  Lost in the Finals after having match point on his paddle multiple times  Winner - Squeeze Anna Bright played amazing  Rachel played aggressive and amazing  Zane looked solid  Andrei played good  Winner - hoopers vs. players Bright, Lea, James       

TPJ S1E10.2   Cold open question: Are you more of a team fan or a player fan?     Cincinnati PPA: Winners and Losers Loser: Tyson vs. Loong  Winner: Ben Johns gets 100 Wins  Winner: Hurricane x Rafa  Winner: Fed  Winner: AZ guys  Loser: Riley Newman Concussion: Grace Cincinnati PPA: Observations  Surreal being amongst the pros  JW smiles PPA/MLP Merger   MLP Atlanta Preview  Which teams are you most excited to watch in Season 2? Which two teams will advance out of each of the groups? Group AAtlanta Bouncers: Parris Todd (1.10), Simone Jardim (2.15), Pablo Tellez (3.27), Hunter Johnson (4.46) Bay Area Breakers: Lea Jansen (1.11), Etta Wright (2.14), Rafa Hewett (3.35), Connor Garnett (4.38) Orlando Squeeze: Anna Bright (1.05), Andrei Daescu (2.20), Zane Navratil (3.34), Rachel Rohrabacher (4.39) Texas Ranchers: Dylan Frazier (1.08), Jorja Johnson (2.17), Lauren Stratman (3.32), Travis Rettenmaier (4.41) Group BChicago Slice: Ben Johns (1.01), Jessie Irvine (2.24), Lacy Schneemann (3.25), Erik Lange (4.48) Utah Black Diamonds: Anna Leigh Waters (1.02), Irina Tereschenko (2.23), Thomas Wilson (3.26), AJ Koller (4.47) Dallas Pickleball Club: James Ignatowich (1.09), Callie Smith (2.16), Allyce Jones (3.33), Jay Devilliers (4.40) D.C. Pickleball Team: Riley Newman (1.03), Jackie Kawamoto (2.22), Jade Kawamoto (3.29), Christian Alshon (4.44) Group CAZ Drive: Julian Arnold (1.07), Vivienne David (2.18), Dekel Bar (3.31), Vivian Glozman (4.42) Brooklyn Aces: Catherine Parenteau (1.04), Andrea Koop (2.21), Hayden Patriquin (3.28), Tyler Loong (4.45) Columbus P.C: JW Johnson (1.06), Meghan Dizon (2.19), Maggie Brascia (3.30), Collin Johns (4.43) Miami Pickleball Club: Federico Staksrud (1.12), Tyson McGuffin (2.13), Hurricane Tyra Black (3.36), Mary Brascia (4.37)

Doc, Brad, and [special guest] Jack draft a squad of favorite PPA, MLP, and APP players to watch. Lots of drama and arguments ensue. Please note that the pod is a bit spotty in sections due to poor internet in the country of Norway.

TPJ S1E8 Tour Wars: PPA vs. MLP What is the difference between PPA and MLP? Timeline The MLP was approached by an agency (Top Notch) and began signing players to exclusive, multi-year deals These deals included health insurance, 401K, and pay players $200-300K annually  Famous sneak-attacks - Trojan Horse, Battle of Trenton, Attack on Pearl Harbor  MLP with a huge head start vs. PPA Aggregate/individual views  PPA went after top talent  MLP went after the rest Questions  Which roster do you like more?  Biggest winners of the Tour Wars?  Players  Lawyers Biggest losers? Ownership Leagues  Doc explains the past mergers/eras when there were multiple sports leagues Hot Take: Players don’t deserve all this money  Final predictions for how all of this plays out?  Dad’s thoughts/Loong’s comments  MLP and PPA go bankrupt, APP buys them for pennies on the dollar  PPA Kansas City Top Story: Ben Johns and Matt Wright partner up  Lost a few games, but ultimately won convincingly  Biggest challenge was JW and Dylan in the Finals  BJ/Wright blew 8-0 leads in both the first and second games (even lost the second game outright) Question: How bad of a partner could BJ have and still win?  Wright vs. Riley  Riley out in the quarter finals to Tyson and BPJ ALW and BJ: Triple Crown  ALW and BJ beat the bricks off of Newman and Irvine  Best match of the weekend: ALW/BJ vs. Hurricane/Tweener King ALW and Catherine Parenteau faced off against Bright and Dizon in the finals  ALW cruised in singles with her only loss coming from Lina Padegimaite  BJ didn’t drop a single game in singles  Other notes from the weekend  It was hot af (105 degrees) Lots of drops were missed because the ball was softer  ALW couldn’t overpower  People were drenched in sweat McMuffin vs. McGuffin  Came back from 3-10 to win in the semis vs. Fed Fed needs a wardrobe change  Looks too much like BJ Tweener King punches his paddle following his early loss to Vich Concussion Watch  BJ takes one to the dome from Dylan  Sports Betting Won my first bet Newman/Irvine -110 vs. two nobody’s They are no favorites when money is on the line  All of this and more in our Sports Betting 101 pod coming later this week  Housekeeping  If you’ve made it this far give us a like and subscribe on our YouTube Channel  Download and listen to us anywhere podcasts are available  Leave us a 5-star rating and recommend us to a friend  Deuces

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TPJ S1E6.2 WINNER: Doc’s got the Midas Touch Tyra last week McMuffin triple crown LOSER: Riley Newman Blows it in the Men’s Doubles Final Bad beat in the Mixed Doubles Semis WINNER: Catherine Parenteau Triple Crown Personal trainers LOSER: Video Replay Takes forever Still isn’t right LOSER: Concussions Hayden Anna Bright Patrick Smith WINNER: Two-Handed Backhand Christopher Haworth Connor Garnett WINNER: Doubles Players Doubles play continues to separate the boys from the men Tennis skills can get you far in singles, but that doesn’t translate to doubles LOSER: Women’s Singles Nonexistent competition Isn’t the same without Lea WINNER: Players’ Shine BJ/ALW Coffee is for closers/consistency Favorite Match of the Weekend Men’s Doubles Finals Callie Jo Smith/Alyce Jones vs. Anna Bright/Tyra Black (Semis) Optional: Ages

TPJ S1E5   Vietnam Update  Ask Bao about playing pickleball  Things I’ve noticed Driving  No lines Bellies  Celebrity status    Singles  Ben and ALW go down Who had the worst beat?  ALW vs. Tweener King Who had the worst melt down?  Winner: Tyson McMuffin  Winner: Gabriel JosephBenefitted from BJ losing, but had to beat a number of studs Pablo Tellez, Connor Garnett, Yates Johnson (APP King), Tyson McMuffin,  Federico Staksrud Hurricane Tyra: Biggest winner of the weekend? First medal (Bronze in Women’s Doubles), First gold in singles (vs. Yana Newell)   Mixed Doubles  Erik Lange bodies Colin Johns  AJ Koller covering Jessie Irvine  BJ and ALW dominate   Doubles  Allyce Jones doing Allyce Jones things  ALW and Bright steamroll  Ben Johns carries his brother against Conner/Wright [and into the finals]  JW and Dylan Frazier win goldMircea Morariu coaching Biggest Loser: Riley Newman [plays himself]Lose to Arnold/Wilson  Two tournaments in a row without a BJ/CJ full squad (Lost in Seattle, CJ hobbled at Takeya   Do you find yourself caring as much when the top pros aren’t at championship Sunday?    What is your favorite event?    Are pickleball players real athletes?    Concussion comment  ER doc = any flying object at 40MPH to the head can certainly cause a concussion   If you’ve made it this far Don’t forget to like and subscribe  Share our podcast with a friend  Don’t forget to leave a five-star review

TPJ. S1E3. Beer City Open. Concussion Protocol. Rising Stars. Hurricane Tyra. Nasty Nelson. Altaf Merchant.