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Appraise The Phrase Put All Your Eggs In One Basket Episode 1

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286: '26 World Series Tale of the Tape | Long Gone

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Guest: Long Gone

On this week’s episode of Long Gone, the boys recap the Championship Series and examine what comes next for the Guardians and Dodgers after falling short of the World Series. With the possibility of an MLB salary cap looming over baseball, they debate how such a dramatic change could impact both franchises and their ability to compete moving forward.

Knocking On The Devil's Door | Appraise The Phrase

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Six dictionaries have no definition for this phrase. Merriam-Webster, Cambridge, Oxford, Collins, , TheFreeDictionary — nothing. It is the first phrase in six seasons that no published dictionary will touch. #KnockingOnTheDevilsDoor #Etymology #WordOrigins

Topics: Four Brothers, Breaking Bad, And The One Who Knocks · Pride And Joys Of The Brand: Circle The Block · The TGIF Crossover Joints · Cole's Special Attack Is Big Shirley · Today's Phrase: Knocking On The Devil's Door · Sourced From The Group, Credited To Trav

285: Baseball Needs Help! | Long Gone

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Guest: Long Gone

On this week’s episode of Long Gone, the boys break down the wild Division and Championship Series rounds as the road to the World Series heats up. Where do the White Sox go from here? Are the Guardians better than anyone gave them credit for? And can the Milwaukee Brewers really save baseball by winning it all?

If The Shoe Fits | Appraise The Phrase

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The man who coined this phrase had already been pilloried and imprisoned for writing satire people took literally. So the next time he went after Parliament, he built himself an escape hatch.

Topics: Green Goblin, Family Matters, And A Late Submission · The ATP Intro Theme · What's Good: LA, Venice Beach, And Morning Walks · Shout Out To Mo And The Event · Today's Phrase: If The Shoe Fits · Twenty: It Went From Positive To Negative

284: Phillies Tearing It Down! | Long Gone

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Guest: Long Gone

On this week’s episode of Long Gone, the boys recap all the action from the Wild Card and Division Series rounds. Did the right teams advance? Do the clubs still standing have enough to make a run all the way to the World Series? With the postseason field shrinking, the boys break down what they’ve seen so far and what could be coming next.

Go Against The Grain | Appraise The Phrase

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The first person to say “against the grain” was lying. Not figuratively. He was coaching other people to lie, and the phrase was the lie. And the carpentry story everyone repeats? Every source on earth says this comes from woodworking. Gary Martin appears to be the only person who actually checked, and none of the early citations reference wood at all — the carpentry explanation only shows up after Shakespeare. It's not what you know. It's what you can prove.

Topics: Gladiator, Holograms, And What You Can Prove · The ATP Intro Theme · Introducing Our Guest · Who Decides What The Rules Are? · Confirm The Meaning: Merriam-Webster · Twenty Would Have Written It Differently

283: Postseason Prediction Show! | Long Gone

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Guest: Long Gone

On this week’s episode of Long Gone, the boys tip their caps to one hell of a career as Justin Verlander officially rides off into the sunset. They look back at what JV meant to the Tigers, Astros and Major League Baseball as a whole, and where he belongs among the great pitchers of his generation. With Verlander calling it a career, could another future first-ballot Hall of Famer in Max Scherzer be joining him? The boys say not so fast—and explain why.

Wet My Whistle | Appraise the Phrase

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Everybody thinks medieval pubs had cups with whistles baked into them. You blew the whistle, you got a refill. It's a great story and somebody made it up. #WetMyWhistle #Etymology #WordOrigins On this episode, Mario and Twenty are joined by Myron to unveil the origin, confirm the meaning, and assess the value of "wet my whistle." The whistle was never an object.

Topics: The Departed, Cranberry Juice, And A Phrase We Might Have To Retire · The ATP Intro Theme · Myron's In The Building · Spoke Too Soon About The Sports Teams · The Requirements For A Proper Swig · Preferably Over 32 Ounces

282: There Will Never Be Another Cy Young & Bill Dickey

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On this week’s episode, the boys break down the final push toward October as the remaining contenders fight for the last postseason spots and Wild Card chaos takes center stage. They dig into the White Sox, the Astros, Arizona, and José Ramírez’s 1,000th career RBI, asking what each team still needs to punch its ticket and where Ramírez already stands in Cleveland Guardians/Indians history.

In The Nick Of Time | Appraise The Phrase

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Before "in the nick of time," English had a different phrase for arriving just when you needed to: pudding time.#InTheNickOfTime #Etymology #WordOrigins On this episode of Appraise The Phrase, Mario and Twenty unveil the origin, confirm the meaning, and assess the value of "in the nick of time." It starts in 1546 with John Heywood's book of proverbs, where arriving "in pudding time" meant showing up right as dinner started — because in the 16th century, pudding was savory,…

Topics: Indiana Jones, Janice, Drake, And The Nick Of Time · The ATP Intro Theme · What's Good: Football Season Is Here · The Dolphins, Malik Willis, And Quarterback Fit · Yes, This Is Still A Word Show · Today's Phrase: In The Nick Of Time

281: Guess Who Really Invented Baseball?! | Long Gone

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Guest: Long Gone

On The Back Burner | Appraise The Phrase

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Everybody knows what it means. Almost nobody can tell you where it came from...and that turns out to be the whole story. #OnTheBackBurner #Etymology #WordOrigins On this episode of Appraise The Phrase, Mario and Twenty unveil the origin, confirm the meaning, and assess the value of "on the back burner," the youngest phrase this show has ever appraised. Before gas, American stoves didn't have burners at all.

Topics: If Billy Don't Say It, It Ain't No Phrase · The ATP Intro Theme · DC Heat vs. Southern Heat · When Great Directors Have To Explain Their Own Movies · Today's Phrase: On The Back Burner · Twenty's Take: Not My First Choice, But It Gets The Job Done

280: Mets History with A.M. Gittlitz | Long Gone

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Guests: Long Gone, A.M. Gittlitz

On this week’s episode of Long Gone, the boys break down the Angels’ new era under Stan Kroenke. With Kroenke purchasing the franchise for a staggering price, Angels fans finally have reason to be excited about an owner with the resources—and willingness—to spend. But money alone won’t fix everything. The boys tackle Kroenke’s growing to-do list: Who should run his front office? What happens with Mike Trout?

Tournament Championship: MJ Acosta-Ruiz vs. Joy Taylor | The 10/15 Challenge

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Guest: Tournament Championship

The Season 1 Championship of the 1015 Challenge is here! Undefeated champ MJ Acosta-Ruiz (who swept through Tyler and Kev On Stage to get here) faces off against #1 seed Joy Taylor, who's coming in fresh off a bye round — for the ultimate title of Film & TV trivia champion.

Topics: Welcome to the 10/15 Championship! · Meet the finalists: undefeated MJ vs. #1 seed Joy Taylor · How we got here: recapping the Season 1 bracket · Rules of the championship round explained · Q1 (Joy): Braveheart — Wallace's final word · Q2 (MJ): Independence Day — Steven Hiller's profession