The Will LaTulippe Show: Recent Episodes
Will LaTulippe
We talk about baseball (in season), horse racing (when there's something to say), and we poke holes when somebody ends up in the news for something odious (which is all the time).
-Who are my picks in the NFL Divisional Playoff games?
-Which team am I sticking with, despite not being able to find stats to make my case for them?
-How do I feel about this proposal to have the Rays play games in Montreal being quashed?
We're back after a busy holiday season and relocation! Let's preview this weekend's NFL wild card games, complete with a timely Vanessa Williams joke.
-Who's my only underdog pick?
-Which team have I picked to win despite their 2-5 regular season record against 2021 playoff teams?
-Did I pick my Patriots, or do I think that the Bills will take care of business?
I'm back, and I have opinions about sports.
-What was the biggest unlucky break for the Rays in Game 3? (Hint: It wasn't the Renfroe ground rule double)
-What did the Patriots do that I disliked on Sunday?
-How was the Packers/Bengals game like an old episode of Hollywood Squares with Gilbert Gottfried?
-Who's my one lead pipe cinch Breeders' Cup selection right now?
-What nonsense arguments have I read in defense of Jon Gruden?
-What did my friend Jamie the Mets fan have to say about the Mets' managerial situation?
-What should be the next move for Swiss Skydiver after faltering in the Whitney?
-Did the stewards make the right call in the La Jolla at Del Mar on Sunday?
It's not just about horse racing!
-What interesting book about geography am I currently reading?
-What nu metal-adjacent rocker recorded a terrible country song?
-Was Jackie's Warrior's performance the best sprint effort of the weekend?
-What handicapping lesson did we learn from the running of the Jim Dandy?
0:00 Intro/Book review
5:17 Horse racing
14:45 Music
Four graded stakes today between Saratoga and Del Mar! Hear my picks for the Vanderbilt, Jim Dandy, Bowling Green, and Bing Crosby!
-Which 15-1 morning line entry have I selected?
-Will I back an odds-on favorite going two turns at Saratoga like I did last week?
-Which race presents a conundrum between a trainer's two entries?
- What Boston-area music venue will Eric Clapton not be booking?
- How did my encounter go with the driver of a vehicle who was blocking my driveway?
- How does Aaron Boone still have a job?
- Would Javy Baez have messed up and not hustled to first base if there had been two outs instead of one last night?
- How did my stakes selections from last weekend fare?
- Which track in a major urban area is ostensibly done for good at the end of their meet?
0:00 Lifestyle topics
8:22 Baseball
12:40 Horse racing
-What should the Cleveland baseball team have named themselves instead of the Guardians?
-What's my sign that the Yankees are truly out of it?
-Whom do I want MLB to piss test?
-Who do I like in the two graded stakes tomorrow at Saratoga?
-Who do I like in the two graded stakes tomorrow at Del Mar?
-What guitar legend do I consider to be the 28-3 of people?
00:00 Intro/Baseball
14:04 Horse racing
20:46 Entertainment news
-Did I blow my chance to get a photo with Fernando Tatis, Jr?
-Which baseball players are represented in the Maryland Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame?
-Who's the new face of baseball martyrdom?
-What's replaced “Should the NL use the DH?” as the new DH debate?
-What's my value pick of the day for Saratoga's opening day program on Thursday?
-What Basketball Hall of Famer did I have a weird dream about last night?
-Which two pro football records have endured for a longer time than you might believe?
-What other Sixers employee besides Ben Simmons had an atrocious fourth quarter last night?
-Did Chad Brown not give instructions to both of his riders in the Poker yesterday at Belmont?
0:00 Intro/Football records
8:06 Basketball
12:52 Horse racing
-Do we have more sympathy for pitchers who bend the rules than for hitters who do?
-How is Jeff Francoeur like Howard Stern?
-What was my math error in betting the Arizona Diamondbacks?
-What's going on at Royal Ascot this week?
-How are dirt races going at Monmouth Park without jockey whip use?
-What would the Chicago Bears do if they purchased Arlington Park?
00:00 Very short intro because Jag in Detroit said so/Baseball
14:02 Horse racing
What turn of phrase got me banned from Facebook for 24 hours earlier this week? How is Tuukka Rask like Taylor Swift? And which horses have I picked in featured races at Monmouth this weekend (hurry up and listen, because one of the races goes at 4:30 PM Saturday)? You'll find the answers by listening to the latest Will LaTulippe Show!
00:00 Intro/Radio reception highlights
01:25 My Facebook ban/Story on Julia Mejia/slavery reparations
12:41 Bruins
18:26 Horse racing / Monmouth stakes picks
It's Belmont Stakes Day! I talk about all eight runners in the field, and give out picks for each of the nine stakes races. But before that, we visit my Hall of Ridiculousness, and I give you a 1980's-flavored Philadelphia sports update.
00:00 Intro/Hall of Ridiculousness/Kyrie Irving
18:20 Philadelphia Sports Update
19:30 Belmont Stakes full field overview/Picks in undercard stakes races
Who's Randy Good, and why has he gone viral? Who's Nike John, and why is everyone giving her a hard time? How much did six households spend in a month, according to this week's New York Times Magazine? What's the controversy at Monmouth Park, two days before the meet opens?
All of those questions are answered, and all you have to do is click play on this before you go jogging or prepare your quinoa and avocado. Listen now!
Not one, but two trainers in the news today! You've heard of one if you've followed sports at all for the last two weeks, the other might be a new name if you're a racing novice. We'll talk about that, and I'll brief you on baseball in tonight's edition of The Will LaTulippe Show!
“It reminds me of when I was a trivia host, and you would tell players not to look up answers on their phone. That's what eventually killed bar trivia, and maybe that's a cautionary tale here.” My take on the news surrounding Bob Baffert, plus a review of other things from the weekend.
0:00 Intro/Tawny Kitaen/Tim Tebow
5:43 Baseball
10:05 Horse racing
A recap of all seven graded stakes contested on the Kentucky Derby card:
-Do I think Medina Spirit will win again in the Preakness?
-What was my biggest wagering choke on the day?
-Where should Gamine run next?
Listen and find out!
“I dislike the jockey switch, I dislike the sire, and I dislike that there's no published works at Churchill Downs...but I think the horse is that talented.”
I talk about my win selection at 22:41 if you want a digestible morsel, but for the full course in which I talk about all 20 runners, listen to the entire edition of today's Will LaTulippe Show. Find out which shorter-priced horses are overrated, and find out which 50-1 morning line choices are worth including underneath my pick on exotic tickets.
Talk about trans participation in youth sports, plus quick thoughts on whip rules in New Jersey horse racing, and the dumbest internet comment I saw today.
A look back at the Dodgers-Padres series over the weekend, plus news about Kentucky Derby hopeful Concert Tour.
The week in baseball, plus a look at the latest NTRA 3-year old poll, and a deep dive into the guy in South Carolina who harassed his neighbor walking down the street.