The Jacobin Sports Show

What do FDR and the current alleged president have in common? What gubernatorial candidate promised voters to make their "wet dreams" come true? It all comes to light in my interview with writer/comedienne/farmer/TN State House candidate Ali Simpson (44:28) on why she's running for office for the first time, what that process is like & what are the main concerns of her & her neighbors in western Tennessee.
First: The Mets losing 2 of their best & most-beloved players in a 24-hour period; Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens missing out again on the HOF is the best kind of good news; MLB scribes should stop carrying water for management, esp. with a work stoppage nearing; and why the Giannis news is awful no matter what team you root for or what kind of fan you are

We open with the significance -- light & dark -- of Pablo Torre breaking the Kawhi/Ballmer scandal, juxtapose Angel Reese's recent comments with another star who said virtually the same thing with no controversy and find more evidence Jim Ratcliffe just straight-up hates the Manchester United women.
Manchester United's men's soccer club has been struggling for a while now. Is there reason to think a renaissance's a-comin'? Or are they just jerking us around? Shwinnypooh of Pod Strickland fame joins to discuss Ratclifee, Ruben Amorim, Garnacho, Mainoo, Bruno Fernandes and more.

Who will win Game 7 of the NBA Finals? Who won the KD trade? On a scale of Three Mile Island to Chernobyl, how much of a disaster is the Club World Cup? Why are tennis players who aren't doping still getting marks against them? Find the answers in this episode!

In which we welcome our favorite sportswriter and ask her: how historically shocking would a Pacers' title rank? After some Finals talk, it's NY, NY the rest of the way -- why we weren't sure the Knicks would fire Tom Thibodeau & why it's encouraging they did. Is Ranger goalie Igor Shesterkin *that* good? Is Ranger GM Chris Drury *that* bad? Also: the new Mets, what one thing we'd change re: sports owners if we could, and more!

The Ringer's Howard Beck talks whether Cleveland should make a move or stay the course, if KD or Giannis are more likely to be traded, whether teams can still plan for 3-5 year runs under the current CBA, if Tyrese Haliburton a bully or a killer & more