Dump On The Ump

Sam reads a poem by Donald Hall.

This week we talk about Houston Astros' owner Jim Crane, his many failed attempts at buying a baseball team, his multiple lawsuits for employment discrimination against women and minorities, and his time spent as a war profiteer during the Iraq War! And we barely even get to the whole cheating in order to win a World Series! Sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sportsmoney/2011/06/14/why-jim-crane-could-become-baseballs-most-controversial-owner/#6feb1b0e1c3d http://presszoom.com/story_134493.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120404132810/http://www.ucmo.edu/today/archives/06/winter/crane.cfm?print=yes& https://www.chron.com/business/amp/EEOC-report-assails-Eagle-hiring-practices-4526260.php https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/ny-jim-crane-astros-owner-discrimination-lawsuit-20191024-uvlxxuhfo5apxmfoijz3n4h2aa-story.html https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/06/16/baseball-owners-players-coronavirus-stoppage Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumponth

Sam and Joel go off on a furious tirade against MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and the team owners as they continue to lie and try to railroad the MLB Players Union during the Players Union! No "both sidesing" on this podcast. Also: ESPN needs to stop carrying the owners water for them. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Sam and Joel talk about the life and times of New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon. They talk about how he got so rich, the dubious means by which he acquired the Mets, and the multiple Ponzi schemes for which he has fallen. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Joel and Sam talk about the ineptitude of the latest negotiations between the MLB and the MLBPA regarding the re-opening of Major League Baseball. Also: Squirrel Olympics! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Sam and Joel give their last thoughts about the propaganda that was ESPN's "The Last Dance," talk about the technical return of live sports that was "The Match," and compare the plans for returning for the NBA and MLB. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Sam and Joel continue their discussion of "The Wrong Stuff," by Bill Lee, and focus on the themes of drugs, sex, and baseball. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Sam and Joel discuss the latest updates to the ongoing negotiations for restarting Major League Baseball, and speculate wildly about what will happen as the country reopens during the Coronavirus pandemic. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

The B Block Book Club returns with "The Wrong Stuff," by Bill "Spaceman" Lee. Joel and Sam talk about baseball in the '60's and '70's, about Lee's time spent playing college ball with USC, and about his times in the minor leagues, and about his early years as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Sam and Joel are back to help you navigate through the seeming neverending madness that is the Coronavirus! Andrew Cotter is busy narrating his dog's lives in Scotland; MLB is trying to get its season started by bullying the players into taking a paycut; Sam is already a big fan of Korean baseball; and if the Coronavirus were a baseball player, what position would it play? Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Sam and Joel are back with all of their bright ideas to improve sports during the coronavirus quarantine! Baseball is back in South Korea, Hafthorr "The Mountain" Bjornsson set a weightlifting world record, and there's more proof that MLB has been juicing their balls! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Sam and Joel are back on the A Block! This week: MLB plans for opening baseball at the end of June, Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski are moving to Florida, and we refuse to discuss the NFL Draft! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

The third and final installment of our conversation with Jay about the insanity of the 1969 baseball season! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Part 2/3 of our conversation with special guest Jay about the baseball season of 1969! Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Joel and Sam welcome special guest Jay, who takes us through the crazy 1969 baseball season! Part 1 of 3. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Sam and Joel are under quarantine, and are bringing back the B Block book club. This week, Sam is talking about Earl Weaver's "It's What You Learn After You Know It All That Counts." Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Sam and Joel welcome special guess Thomas from Seattle! They talk about baseball, and how it's not happening right now. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Sam and Joel talk to their friend Paddy, who is an ex-pat Pat's fan living in Shanghai, China. He talks to them about what it was like to go into quarantine during the height of the coronavirus outbreak in China. They also talk about Tom Brady. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Sam and Joel welcome back special guests Maryn and Lewis from Portland, Oregon! Lewis is a nurse at a Portland-area hospital, and describes what it has been like since Coronavirus has hit. They also talk about the cancellation of the NBA season, Tom Brady going to Tampa Bay, and why Joel only watches the end of Avengers: Endgame while eating Taco Bell. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp

Everything is fine sheeple! Coronavirus has shut down baseball, sadly, but Joel and Sam are still here, talking about their fantasy baseball drafts and trying to find meaning in the absurdity of a world without sports. Facebook: www.facebook.com/dumpontheump/ Twitter: twitter.com/DumpOnTheUmp Wordpress: dumpontheump.wordpress.com Apple iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dump…mp/id1107407433 Soundcloud: @umpnhemp