Close Second: Recent Episodes
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Play ball! This week Antonio and Marquis are joined by Streetwear Designer, Brand Executive, Hot dog connoisseur and long time friend of the show Wise Mind Jose for a World Series recap! The all-star lineup also talks about the MVP voting process as well as MLB free agency and potential landing spots. Finally, the show wraps up with a few Fastball questions. Jose also drops some EXCLUSIVE Wisemind knows, so be sure to listen closely!
This week on Close Second, Antonio and Marquis talk about the quality of the NFL season so far and what could improve the product. They also go over MVP odds in both the NFL and NBA.
This week on Close Second, Antonio and Marquis talk about the Draymond Green-Jordan Poole Incident, what they are excited about in the 2022-23 season of the NBA, The Formula 1 championship and the FIA.
Late episode this week (Sorry one of us had to deal with a hurricane), Close Second puts some NFL Teams on Pack Watch and some of them a little too early. Antonio and Marquis talk about the Brett Favre Scandal, OUR Las Vegas Aces winning the WNBA Championship and Robert Sarver selling his NBA & WNBA franchises.
Football is back and so is the disappointment we feel for our NFL teams! This week Close Second goes through their biggest surprises of Week 1, who is going to win the WNBA Championship, and then discusses Red Bull's grip on F1.
Close Second is finally back! This week Antonio and Marquis make Bold NFL Season predictions, talk about the NBA Summer Season and what NFL games they are looking forward to in Week One.
Close Second is Back! This week, Ant and Marquis finally talk about the NBA Finals, if the two teams will ever be back again and then turn their attention to Kevin Durant's request for a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. Finally, Marquis talks about the Baker Mayfield trade to the Carolina Panthers and what that means going forward for the franchise.
This week on Close Second, Ant and Marquis react to Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Then they bring on a friend of the show and professional wrestler Hunnycut Hambone Jones, and ask him about life on the independent wrestling circuit, how much preparation goes into it and what drove him to professional wrestling.
Ant and Marquis react to Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Jayson Tatum’s growth. Then we have a discussion about the differences between the Chase Center and the Oracle Arena.
This week on Close Second, tune in for Marquis’ hot takes about the Celtics while Ant gives a quick update on how the WNBA season is going so far. Talk about where our hosts see the Bucks, 76ers and Phoenix Suns going from here, and listen to them breakdown the Top 5 in the NBA Lottery. To wrap it all up they’ll give their thoughts on the F1 Race in Barcelona this past weekend.
This week on Close Second, The NFL off-season continues with Day 1 of the NFL Draft, Marquis and Ant discuss if their teams got better and talk about the AJ Brown Trade. They go through each of NBA playoff 1st round losers, where those teams go from here, and give quick predictions on the match-ups for the conference semi-finals.
This week on Close Second, there is no off-season in the NFL. Ant & Marquis discuss the news of Deebo Samuel asking for a trade from The 49ers and updates on the Brian Flores lawsuit. They share their 2 lessons learned from the NBA playoffs so far and give a heat check to go along with them.🔥 It may be a little behind playoff pace, but it’s worth the listen.
On Close Second this week, Marquis and Ant talk about Tom Brady's fumbled offseason plans. Anthony tries to turn the show into First Take. The 2022 NBA Awards, Defensive Player of the Year, and the All-NBA Teams. They take a trip Down Under and go over the F1 Australian Grand Prix and then give out NBA Season Close Second Award. Sorry about the audio cutting out right at the end. There are some technical difficulties that we are still working through. Thanks for listening.
On Close Second this week, Ant and Marquis talk about the Washington Commanders' congressional investigation and Dan Snyder. Then Marquis goes over the sad sports weekend he just had between Duke and the Los Angeles Lakers, Coach K's legacy, and his impact. Finally, Anthony summarizes the Formula 1 season so far and the upcoming Australian Grand Prix.
On Close Second this week, first we want to say that there were some technical difficulties, one of us got hit with a malware attack in the middle of recording. So we are sorry about that! Secondly, we wanna give a slight content warning on one of the subjects we touch on today which would be the Deshaun Watson trade and what that means for the Cleveland Browns. That starts at 05:50 and ends at 27:54 if you want to skip that discussion. Ant and Marquis also give an update on the Brittney Griner situation in Russia, talk about Tom Brady's UNretirement, high scoring NBA games and wrap up on a look back the Formula 1 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, Ferrari's dominance and more.
In celebration of Netflix's newest season of Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Close Second is ranking the liveries for each Formula 1 team's 2022 cars. Happy Drive to Survive day everyone and Happy 311 Day my dudes!
On Close Second this week, Ant and Maquis talk about the Russell Wilson trade, Aaron Rodgers staying in Green Bay and Britteny Griner's arrest in Russia. Then they get into a bigger discussion about the current NBA playoff seedings, potential match ups and who their MVP picks are heading into the end of the regular season.
This week on Close Second, Ant and Marquis talk about Super bowl 56, ask how great Aaron Donald is and if Matt Stafford is a Hall of Famer. Then they make some way too early bold predictions for the 2022 NFL Season including Super Bowl picks and player awards.
This week on Close Second, Ant and Marquis finally talk about Tom Brady's retirement, how his career and impact shaped their view of sports and fandom. Then they dive into Super Bowl 56, do quick hits on the Bengals and the Ram then make their Super Bowl predictions.
This week on Close Second, Ant and Marquis discuss Brian Flores suing the NFL for Racial Discrimination in the hiring process of coaches. Then they talk about the losers of the NFL Conference Championship round, the future of the San Francisco 49ers, Jimmy Garoppolo landing spots. Andy Reid's old clock management problems showing up again and ask if Patrick Mahomes has been figured out, also if the Kanas City Chiefs are barbequed.
In this week's episode Close Second discusses the super wild card weekend round of the NFL playoffs, the future of the Cardinals, Jimmy G, deliver a eulogy, the rise of the Bengals and Joe Burrow, then they take a look forward to the divisional rounds, what to expect and make some predictions.
Close Second discusses the current state of the Los Angeles Lakers, Lebron's legacy , Anthony Davis, the limits of the team and if their season is salvageable. Then they discuss the merry-go-round that is the AFC in the NFL and make conference game predications.
In our inaugural episode, hosts Anthony and Marquis discuss the dramatic conclusion to the 2021 F1 Season and how it impacts the sport. They also take a look at the future and discuss next season’s changes from Driver Line-ups, cars and who to keep an eye on. The episode comes to end with a discussion about Sir Lewis Hamilton. Is this the end of his and Mercedes’ reign?