Down 3-1: Recent Episodes

Down 3-1

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1:30 - Columbus Crew PSA - Why it's time to care more than owning 1 Homage t-shirt

15:43 - Ad

16:23 - Could promotion/relegation work in America?


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It has been exactly 1 year since the beginning of Down 3-1. 

In honor of that, we examined how the Braves went from being within a game of the World Series to being 3 games below .500, and how the Indians got rid of their best player and are off to their best start since 2007. 

0:00-0:40: Ad

0:40-2:10 - We're back

2:10-12:00 - How the Braves added multiple good players to a team that was up 3-1 in the NLCS and are now 3 games under .500.

12:00-20:45 - How the Indians got rid of their best player and best pitcher in last year's playoffs and are off to their best start since 2007. 

20:45-32:25 - Indians: Looking ahead & trade targets

32:25-39:10 - Braves: Looking ahead & trade targets

39:10-45:00 - Noteworthy Things


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0:30 - Spring Training storylines - Indians & Braves

13:00 - Infielder previews


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We interviewed John Focht. John won on Jeopardy last month, and currently works for the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

0:00-27:00: Winning Jeopardy

27:00-1:06:36: Working for the Dodgers


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We preview the Indians & Braves outfield, and take a shot at what baseball can change to not be relegated behind soccer and the bizarre sport of "hockey."

1:40 - Braves Spring Training storylines

7:40 - Indians Spring Training storylines

13:40 - Braves Outfield

18:40 - Indians Outfield

25:25 - Fixing MLB


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We recap the offseason and discuss the Indians' name change, trading Lindor, and how the Braves had a cute little offseason. 

1:00 - Welcome back

2:45 - Name change

5:40 - Lindor trade

23:25 - Who had a worse offseason than Cleveland

31:45 - Funk's cute "We're just as good as the Dodgers and Padres" bit


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This episode explains The Curse of Rocky Colavito: Why the Cleveland Indians have been cursed. 

0:25 - The Curse of Rocky Colavito: Why the Indians Have Been Cursed to Never Win the World Series

19:00 - The Indians literally pay a witch doctor to try to help

20:15 - Ad

20:45 - Indians/Braves Trades in Review

31:40 - The Underdogs Who Underwhelmed


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0:30 - The USMNT actually has players that good teams want

9:50 - Has the USMNT ever actually looked this promising?

14:35 - USA-Wales

32:13 - Funk gets shirtless while recording the ad

32:53 - Zlatan conquers Covid


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Kevin McCormac comes on and we look at our favorite Indians moments, the most heartbreaking Indians moments, and the nuttiest baseball personalities from the Indians and elsewhere. . 

0:35 - The heartbreak and the joy

19:35 - Well-made ad

20:05 - Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez


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Doug counsels/torments Funk as Funk copes with the Braves blowing a 3-1 lead


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0:20 - 72 Years and 2 Days Since the Indians Won the World Series

6:15 - Attacking the Death Star: Braves vs. Dodgers 

24:24 - An Ad from our Only Sponsor

25:04 - Gangster shit


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We crawl out of our bunker to look at the carnage from the Yankees eviscerating the Indians, and we look at the Braves winning a playoff series for the first time since 2001. 

0:25 - What the F*** just happened to the Indians?

10:30 - Where do the Indians go from here?

20:30 - Yes, Virginia, the Braves can win a playoff series.

32:00 - Gangster s***

37:40 - Compelling ad


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Could the Indians beat the Yankees? Could Funk's dad still love him if the Braves beat the Reds? 

1:15 - Braves vs. Reds Preview

19:00 - The most compelling ad you've ever heard

19:30 - Indians vs. Yankees Preview

35:00 - Wild Card Playoff Predictions


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Manfred continues to amaze, Joe Kelly is a legend, and being a Braves and Indians fan taxes the emotional well-being of the common man. 

1:30 - God has been smiting the Astros (hit by pitches, Joe Kelly incident)

10:20 - Manfred & the Marlins ruin everything

17:15 - Braves & Indians 

42:45 - Predictions

48:30 - Funk says goodbye & he loves you all. Doug cries. 


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We look at what you can expect from this crapshoot of a baseball season. 


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We look back at MLB's 2020 and ahead to the rest of MLB's 2020. 


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