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A bi-weekly sports podcast for people who don't like sports. Hosted by comedians Adam Tod Brown and Jeff May. Each season takes a deep deep dive into the life and career of a different athlete, with a special focus on everything BUT statistics.
Adam and Jeff finish out the season by talking about all the things John and Sherrie Daly have been up to since writing their respective books. Spoiler: It's mostly bad.
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Adam and Jeff discuss the 2011 book Teed Off: My Life as a Player's Wife on the PGA Tour by John Daly's ex-wife, Sherrie Miller.
The book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0043RSJDQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Adam and Jeff discuss John Daly's notoriously volatile marriage to his fourth wife, Sherrie Miller.
Reference Links:
https://archive.commercialappeal.com/news/crime/sherrie-daly-in-trouble-with-the-law--again-288a50b8-e4b7-17f9-e053-0100007ff5eb-364178111.html/
https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2898127
https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/john-daly-timeline
Adam and Jeff dive into a highly gross chapter of golf legend John Daly's autobiography.
Adam and Jeff talk about a tumultuous span of time in John Daly's life where he lost his wife, lost all of his sponsorships, checked into rehab, and came out of it all relatively unscathed.
Adam and Jeff talk about the controversy filled years between John Daly's first and second PGA Major wins.
Adam and Jeff kick off the John Daly season with a look into his early years in Arkansas, the insane diet that got him in playing shape in college, and the unlikely win that made him an overnight golf sensation.
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Adam and Jeff discuss the writing, editing, and release of Jose Canseco's landmark tell-all book, Juiced!
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Adam and Jeff discuss Jose Canseco's lesser-known second book, Vindicated, and form a controversial theory about his relationship with disgraced MLB legend Roger Clemens.
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Adam and Jeff talk about that time a fly ball bounced off of Jose Canseco's head and over the outfield wall for a home run. Oh yeah there's some stuff about his wife and kid too.
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Adam and Jeff discuss one of the most notorious trades in professional sports history, when Jose Canseco was dealt from the Oakland A's to the Texas Rangers...in the middle of a game.
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Adam and Jeff look into Jose Canseco's union with his home run and steroid soul mate, Mark McGwire, and find that the relationship was never as stable as the media made it out to be.
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Adam and Jeff discuss Jose Canseco's meteoric rise from kid in high school to kid everyone is comparing to the greatest baseball player of all-time. Also steroids come up, if you can believe that.
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Adam and Jeff discuss the sad death of Diego Maradona and the still ongoing murder trial that resulted from his passing
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Adam and Jeff look into Diego Maradona's long history of supporting leftists causes and leaders in South America, his hated for George W. Bush, and his conflicts with FIFA
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Adam and Jeff (who doesn't even like sports) talk about Diego Maradona's relentless cocaine habit, his foray into coaching and managing, and his wild press conference statements during the 2010 World Cup.
REFERENCE LINKS
Coaching Career Pt. 1
https://www.90min.com/posts/diego-maradona-manager-looking-back-unforgettable-coaching-career
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1453641-diego-maradona-is-risking-his-legacy-with-chequered-coaching-career
2000 Overdose and Cuba
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/jan/15/6
https://www.espn.com/soccer/news/2000/0117/296764.html#:~:text=Maradona%20chose%20to%20be%20treated,Cup%20in%20the%20United%20States.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv3web/the-immortal-maradona-the-many-times-that-diego-cheated-death
2004 Overdose
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/apr/20/argentina.football
La Noche del 10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Noche_del_10
https://www.sportbible.com/football/boxing-news-football-diego-maradona-interviewed-mike-tyson-on-live-tv-and-it-was-glorious-20201126
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/11/AR2005111101352.html
https://youtu.be/Qtk7VV2UcX4?t=896
Coaching Career Pt. 2
https://www.90min.com/posts/diego-maradona-manager-looking-back-unforgettable-coaching-career
The 2010 World Cup
https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/29/2001324/top-10-crazy-diego-maradona-moments-of-world-cup-2010-so-far
https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/05/07/argentina-2010-world-cup-lionel-messi-diego-maradona
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Adam and Jeff reflect on Diego Maradona's post-Italy years, which were mostly spent doing lots and lots of cocaine.
REFERENCE LINKS
Maradona Doing Coke On the Pitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIygalhVZ00
The Phone Call
https://nypost.com/2019/09/26/how-cocaine-fame-and-the-mafia-destroyed-diego-maradona/
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/diego-maradona-cocaine-charges-argentina-napoli-drugs-421844
Chonky Maradona
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_CYFJAwkes
Back to Spain
https://www.skysports.com/football/story-telling/11095/11981555/diego-maradona-at-sevilla-the-forgotten-season-of-his-career-in-europe
The Beautiful Juan Antonio Ruiz Roman
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3058379#/media/File:Espartaco.jpg
The 1994 World Cup
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/06/30/argentinas-maradona-fails-drug-test/11ca5183-93f6-4e3e-b7b0-19e8ad4af705/
https://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/03/17/diego-maradona-at-world-cup-1994-the-fallen-angel/
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/29/sports/maradona-fails-another-drug-test.html
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/maradona-in-geneva-for-drugs-treatment-1.76790
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Adam and Jeff finish up their deep dive into Diego Maradona's time playing in Italy.
Reference Links:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7700291-once-upon-a-time-in-naples
https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/diego-maradona
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Adam and Jeff discuss Diego Maradona's wildly successful and insanely chaotic time playing in Italy.
Reference Links:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7700291-once-upon-a-time-in-naples
https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/diego-maradona
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Adam and Jeff discuss a Diego Maradona moment that is equal parts infuriating and inspiring
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Adam and Jeff discuss Diego Maradona's record-setting transfer to Barcelona FC and the turbulent years that followed
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Adam and Jeff talk about how Diego Maradona has been great at soccer since he was like three years old
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Adam and Jeff discuss the one race Tony Stewart never managed to win
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Adam and Jeff talk about that time Tony Stewart killed a guy
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Adam and Jeff talk about the day Dale Earnhardt died and the insane crash Tony Stewart survived during the same race
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Adam and Jeff explore Tony Stewart's early years as a NASCAR driver and the various confrontations and conflicts that earned him the "Bad Boy of Racing" title
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Adam and Jeff officially kick off season two with an overview of the life and career of NASCAR legend Tony Stewart, who totally killed a guy once!
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Adam and Jeff tackle a question that has troubled experts and scholars for decades...are race car drivers athletes?
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Adam and Jeff finish up season one with a deep dive into Dennis Rodman's controversial series of excursions to North Korea
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Adam and Jeff look into Dennis Rodman's post-NBA life as a professional wrestler and reality television phenom
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Adam and Jeff discuss the insanely abridged audiobook version of Dennis Rodman's notorious autobiography, As Bad As I Wanna Be
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Adam and Jeff reflect on Dennis Rodman's glory years with the Chicago Bulls, an unfortunate incident involving a cameraman's groin, and so much more!
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Adam and Jeff discuss Dennis Rodman's chaotic and star-making stint with the San Antonio Spurs. Includes lots of Madonna talk
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Adam and Jeff dive into Dennis Rodman's time with the notorious "Bad Boys" Detroit Pistons teams of the late-80s
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Adam and Jeff discuss Dennis Rodman's early years and explore his allegation that he's the oldest of his father's 47 children
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