Ready To Unload: With Cal & Sanpete

Episode #146 - sponsored by: Blue Haven  Recorded on 6.27.13 We had a Rusty Staub level pinch hitter jump in for Matt Cerrone of Metsblog; Cousin Bobby from Nashville, a lifelong Mets fan, regaled us with stories of Ebbets Field, Shea Stadium, and what it was like to be a displaced fan in the days before the internet. A truly memorable conversation. Then we DID have Joe Caporoso, Founder of TurnonTheJets.com, and host of TOJ Podcast join us, and he, as always, "bringed it", as the kids say. We got in over an hour of excellent Jets talk, from personell decisions to how the growing popularity of his blog has changed his Jet

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete Episode # 145 - Jon Presser/NBA Finals LIVE at BLUE HAVEN IN NYC! Recorded on 6.20.13 We had a fantastic time at Blue Haven with Game 7 of the NBA Finals in the backdrop, and were joined by  Jon Presser of  The Shea Faithful.com. A great conversation about the Mets "Super Tuesday", #MetsTwitter and why Met fans are a unique bunch. Plus a little LOLPatriots. Always nice.  We got a little game 7 stuff from our buddy Jess, who was spot on with his analysis of what turned out to be the game, and were joined by PJ for a bit, where we talked about what TV shows we would watch soup to nuts if we had the time.  Jay Mafale, studio owner, engineer and do-gooderer (www.thewind-upshop.com) was behind the glass and amazing again, and Blue Haven itself was completely hopping by the end. (It really is a great place to watch a game). Huge thanks to the staff there, and we'll see you back there in the Fall. Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #144 Episode sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Recorded on 6.13.13 Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes After we all did Alan Thicke impressions, Sanpete misplaced a promo, PJ flew out of a tub, and we finally got an "in your face" Big Unload promo, we got to: THE BIG UNLOAD: The Mets, apathy, fans anger, Sanpete's theory about what's happening with bloggers and fans of the Mets and Jets in relation to being happy vs. being right. Point two of our Guide to Surviving the Wilpons, and then we did some Tebow and Patriots, some actual football with Jets mini camp personnel talk. Sanpete cannot wear white shoes. Gets too... Iroc Z- ish. Parsley... not just a pallette cleanser anymore. THE RTU FUNLOAD: Pop Culture PJ had a gem with bit  actors in bit parts in big movies that leave an idellible mark.

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #143 -Oi! Energizer! Episode sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Recorded on 6.6.13 Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes After we talked about how Cal and Sanpete would pick the lovable losing team in the Iditarod, about PJ's new kittens, and about "Jacko" Jackson, Australian rules football star and Energizer spokesman, we got to: THE BIG UNLOAD: - The Wilpons - They're not going anywhere, so Cal and Sanpete will begin putting together "RTU's Guide for Surviving the Wilpons". (coming this summer from Dumpling Sound books!) - The Yankees and the winning. - The Victor Cruz situation. -The Jets need to name a starting QB after seeing them compete for 2 weeks in June in shorts with no contact putting in a new offense with WR's that won't be here to start the season? THE RTU FUNLOAD: Ever try to get your spouse into something you are really excited about or interested in and want desperately to share with them

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #142 - Prix Fixe Episode sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Recorded on 5.30.13 Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes After dicussing Olympic Scapegoating, the newest Olympic event, The Blame Game, how do pronounce "Prix Fixe", in both America and France, and "Co-Ed Naked" College Tee Shirts, we got to... THE BIG UNLOAD:  The Mets sweep of the Yankees and what it means for both teams, why the Wilpons don't get it on so very many levels, why Mets fans would rather be right than happy, a great discussion about watching a game in 2013 with technology... it's like watching a game with your buddies in a bar... John Tortorella's firing and Cal talking Sanpete right out of him being coach of the Islanders, Jets, Sanchez and OTA's... let's all settle down here, and the emergence of Matt Harvey as one of those "we got one of the best in the game" phenoms, which we didn't see coming... We then had a quick spoiler free

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #141 -Night of 100 Topics Episode sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Recorded on 5.21.13 BIG UNLOAD: It was potpourri night on RTU, and man, did we potpourri... Can and Sanpete fondly recalled Smithtown Baseball Camp and Coach Craig Biggio, Sanpete talked of memories of his parents attending night of 100 stars in 1982, and how Powers Boothe is dead, the great Margot Kidder debate, (her?) and why Cal was a career second basemen. We also managed to have a great Mets conversation, albeit a brief one, about how Sandy Alderson may have jumped the shark for Cal, and Sanpete will not spend any more money on the Mets (until he does again).  Then a bunch of other stuff, highlighted by all of us wondering why Michael Imperioli needs to insult us to get us to drink tequila. Jackass.  . Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #140 Episode sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Recorded on Tuesday, May 14th Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes BIG UNLOAD:  Cal  has suffered a number of serious blows to his fanhood over the years, but this might be it... tonight, this might actually be it. Between Islanders ousting at the hands of the hated Penguins, to the Mets complete disintegration into a non-competitive, unwatchable mess 4 out of every 5 days, to the Rangers winning their series in 7 games, to Jet fans and writers alike running down the team on a daily basis, he is seriously going to snap. Luckily, Sanpete is there to pick up the pieces. Yes, we realize the "Cal/Sanpete is Mad as Hell" show is becoming a seasonal ritual, basically like a Christmas Episode for us, but just like those sitcoms that did it well (so, not like, Darma and Greg), they're all different, all potential classics. And who doesn't like to hear Cal unhinged, besi

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #139 - Let's be honest, quite frankly, there's no doubt about it Episode sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Recorded on Friday, May 10th, at 9:30PM ET Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes BIG UNLOAD:  A great discussion of the "star treatment" in sports when it comes to officiating... the so called "Jordan Rules" that seem to apply in these sports in the playoffs. Is it fair? Should there exist two sets of rules? How can sport be so arbitrary? Does it cheapen the fan's experience? We'll talk it out... Islanders, Rangers, Knicks, Mets, Yankees, Jets... in some way shape or form. We can hit on all of them, and will. Beat reporters still think they are the only ones who have access to a team. A tweet about Matt Harvey takes us back to a show from last year...

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #138 - Helen Hunt's Fastball Episode sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Recorded on 5/2/13 Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes BIG UNLOAD: We were joined by Scott the Islander fan to talk about the series with the Pens, and about the purity of watching a team when you are young. Then we were joined by our old friend Artie from Yahpank, a huge Knick fan, and he took us through a basic guide to panicking about blowing the series. Then we talked about Van Halen playing Twister, Helen Hunt's career, which leaves us cold, and The Outfield's blind keyboard player, and it's all rather cohesive, actually. THE RTU FUNLOAD: Jason Collins became the first active athlete in the four major sports to come out... we talked about what that means, should mean and can mean to us through both sports and cultural prisms.

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete RTU: LIVE at BLUE HAVEN IN NYC! NFL Draft-A-Palooza-THON-Fest-Gate! Wow... it was a fantastic time at Blue Haven. Jay Mafale did another magnificent job with the sound, Jay Linder played the part of Pop Culture PJ, and a ton of friends came down to watch the draft with us. Huge thanks to Joe Caporoso from TurnOnTheJets.com, for checking in after the Jets made their first pick, and to Dr. E Ray Stat for the call. We cannot thank Brie, D and everyone at Blue Haven enough for their continued hospitality and for supporting the show. Special thanks to Rory for having a good sense of humor about the fan in the back room...  Also thoroughly enjoyed my off the mic draft convo with the Jets and Giants fans at the table near the bar. Great stuff, it's what the show is about. Passionate, respectful sports talk. Hope we see you guys again, enjoy the tee shirts...  Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #136 Join us for the next RTU: Live from Blue Haven on Thursday, April 25th at 8pm for RTU: NFL Draft-A-Thon -Ganza- Palooza-Gate. Going to have some great guests and tee shirts to give away, so if in the NYC area, come down! This episode of RTU is sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes Blog talk radio was down. We tried to download some software to record our skype convo. We did. We talked for an hour and half about everything you could possibly want to talk about for NY sports this week. It didn't record. Blerg. We got it to work at about 12:15am, and proceeded to have this little conversation about sports as a distraction from real world events. It was nice actually. So check it out.   Thanks...

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #135 Part II Recorded on 4.12.13 Join us for the next RTU: Live from Blue Haven on Thursday, April 25th at 7:30pm for RTU: NFL Draft-A-Ganza-Palooza-Fest-A-Thon-Gate. Going to have some great guests & tee shirts to give away, so if in the NYC area, come down! This episode of RTU is sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes In Part II of Episode #135, we talked about Carlos Quentin charging the mound on Zach Greinke, WIllie Randolph's performance in Subway commercials, a famous Dunkin Donuts Munchkins commercial starring Mason Reese, perfectly described by PJ as "Bruce Villanch's little brother", Sanpete and Tim Horton's Timbits, and Cal's Baseball Timbits, Glee, and PJ plays the "What can you do..." game, where we figure out how useless or useful we are around the house.  

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #135 Part I Recorded on 4.12.13 Join us for the next RTU: Live from Blue Haven on Thursday, April 25th at 7:30pm for RTU: NFL Draft-A-Ganza-Palooza-Fest-A-Thon-Gate. Going to have some great guests & tee shirts to give away, so if in the NYC area, come down! This episode of RTU is sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes We talked about lots of stuff, but mostly Cal's new reality show, "Dance Pops" and Cousin Michelle called to talk Mad Men. Then we got to... THE BIG UNLOAD: ISLANDERS. RANGERS. Saturday night. The Old Barn. The Old Rivalry. Renewed. Cal and I have been waiting to do an Islander show that's about hockey itself and not the team moving for 3 years. It's now. And unlike some other folks talking it, we didn't start watching the Islanders again 2 weeks ago.  

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #134 - Suspenders for PJ Recorded on 4/4/13 Join us for the next RTU: Live from Blue Haven on Thursday, April 25th at 8pm for RTU: NFL Draft-A-Ganza-Palooza-Gate. Going to have some great guests and tee shirts to give away, so if in the NYC area, come down! This episode of RTU is sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes  After we discussed our feelings on mimes, Sanpete's bizarre childhood perception of what France is like, Mother's and daughter-in-laws, PJ's distaste for acapella groups, Sarah Chalke, and PJ's decision to finally become a full time suspender wearer, we got to... THE BIG UNLOAD: The "Almost Famous / Penny Lane" Big Unload, as once again in NY sports... it's all happening! We went Islanders and hockey, Knicks and how far can they get, Yankees and injuries and expectations and of course, Mets and disgruntled fans. We also went into the Mike Rice situation at Rutge

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #133 - Patrick Flood Episode sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Recorded on 3.28.13 Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes After we discussed SportsPhone, Sanpete dropping 16 spots in the AP Father of the Year Polls, and Cal somehow putting Joel Grey on Silver Spoons, we were joined by Mets blogger for Amazin' Avenue Patrick Flood, for his 3rd (or 4th) time as an RTU guest. What followed was a fantastic 2 hours of lively 2013 Mets talk, a  lament of  the loss of any enjoyment in rooting for a team, Patrick's Mets Fan origin story, and how he came to be watching Camel Racing at a Chili's in the United Arab Emirates. And then Patrick stuck around for PJ's basement sewer flood story, the RTU: Funload, which asked the question: What Fantasy Rock Band Camp would you attend, and adiscussion of Rolling Stone's recent top 10 debut albums of all time.  All in all, a really fun, enjoyable 2+ hours of sports and other

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #132  Recorded live at  Blue Haven NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups on Wednesay, March 20th 2013. A splendid time was guaranteed, and had by all... There will be a 30 for 30 someday on Cal's gutty call in performance nursing a (lack of a) gall bladder and our old friend Jay Linder sat in the seat on location and added a ton (that's not a fat joke!) to the show. Jay Mafale again did the sound, and played the part of pop culture PJ, who called in sick with a bad case of his wife's birthday. Great drop ins by brother Scott, Jess, and Dean from great fantasy baseball stories and what "checking the waiver wire" really means, how March Madness has jumped the shark for men of a certain age, and how bread needs to be levened to be bread.  Huge thanks again to everyone at Blue Haven, especially Danielle, our server... We'll see you guys Thursday, April 25th! Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes  

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #131 - Stacey Gotsulias Episode sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Recorded on 3.7.13 Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes Stacey Gotsulias one of the Co-Editor's in Chief of the SNY Blog Network Yankee Blog It's about the Money, Stupid. joined us to talk Yankees, and that we did... everything from the current team to her first memories of going to Yankee games, the difference in old guard and new money Yankee fans, defending A-Rod, and how she sees the AL East stacking up this year. It was an hour and half of great Glastnost baseball conversation. THE RTU FUNLOAD: The boys start out talking about lost favorite sitcoms, but it quickly becomes a VH1 countdown of their top 3 favorite breads. Must listen podcast.

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #130 - Jon Presser Episode sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Recorded on 2.26.13 Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes Jon Presser from The Shea Faithful.com  and RantSports.com Jets page joined us for over an hour of funny, engaging, rational Mets talk. Then we tackled Arrested Development, and it turns out Jon is a complete Ann hog. THE RTU FUNLOAD: Bishop PJ will bring the noise and the pain about the Oscars, and tell us why he needs to watch more movies and less TV. Also, sports and pop culture and stuff.

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #129 - Risky: RISQUÉ Episode sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups Recorded on 2.21.13 Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes After we discussed Cal as a dance mom, Sanpete's Deli Counter Person/Met Fan experience and Met Cheese, why we are not allowed to grocery shop anymore, Mr. Cole Cutts of the Land-o-Lakes Boarsheads, Cal's Giant/ Ranger fan bus driver, Confessional Black Belt Weekend, we're old, and know not what the Harlem Shake is, Power Point Confession,  and Topps Litigator Trading Cards, we got to: THE BIG UNLOAD:  Darrelle Revis... Trade or no? Robbie Cano... sign or no? Mets... worst outfield in the history of outfields or no? And why it's not at all surprising the head of the MLBPA wants the Mets to have a higher payroll. Todd McShay find talking about the draft absolutely exasperating. Walking on Sunshine gets the lifetime achievement Oscar for Best Pop Music for a Montage . Our 80's Pop SuperGr

Ready to Unload: with Cal & Sanpete NY Sports Talk Podcast - Episode #128 Sponsored by: Blue Haven - NYC's Sports Bar for Grownups  Recorded on 2.14.13 Subscribe to the RTU: Podcast on iTunes After discussing our Valentine's day traditions, how sporting a Hitler style mustache is the marketing bar for how likable a celebrity is, asking wny Sanpete still acknowledges the day he got engaged, coming up with a new line of greeting cards where you get HALLMARKED! Greeting cards to the extreme!, and discussing our parent's phone etiquette including their propensity to relay the conversation to the other one ("Did you make gravy? You did? He made gravy, Paul...") we got to: THE BIG UNLOAD:  The Mets and the Wilpons and the general hysteria Fred created when he said the team would have money to spend. The plan is in place, and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We are apparently alone in that regard. Mike Piazza's book has some PED revelations, so we continue the PED conversation, as Bill Simmon