Episodes

  • Episode 32: S10E32: Flushing, Down The Drain
    Nov 25 2024

    We lost, you know what it is. Crack this one open if you're ready to process the end of a weird, weird season. Don't forget your SSRIs — you've got Blue Balls.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 31: S10E31: I'll Mitja in the Second Round
    Nov 18 2024

    Blue Ballers, we didn't expect to be recording this episode but we're pleased as punch to be sharing it with you. Jake and Trey sit down to revel in the conquest of 3-seed FC Cincy and the ensuing derby day playoff at Citi Field against the New Jersey Red Bulls. We break down the extra-innings PK shootout against Cincy and all the hardcore defensive action that brought us there, plus Gotham crash-out chat, international doodies, other, messi-er playoff results, and of course, a precap of the biggest-ever hudson river rivalry grudge match. Hope you can find a seat on the 7 train, you've got Blue Balls.

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Episode 30: S10E30: Cinc. Martins
    Nov 4 2024

    Sharp-eared Blue Ballers will know: we never expected to be here after last week. But after a 3-1 victory over visiting Cincy, we've got ourselves a three-game series and the extra motivating factor of a cross-town rival in the postseason. Could NYCFC actually make it to the second round of playoffs? Or was the defensive devastation we saw on Saturday just a flash in the pan? Jake and Trey break it all down for you: Kevin O'Toole and Justin Haak's all-timer performances, Thiago Martins' first-ever club goal, standouts and brainfarts from Freese, and the coaching tete-a-tete that gave us our groove back heading into game three. Then: a little chat about the rest of the bracket, a check-in on spooky season, plus some precap discussion of NYCFC's high hill to climb away, staring down the end of their season. Check you didn't leave the stove on — you've got Blue Balls.

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    53 mins
  • Episode 29: S10E29: All Tricks, No Treats
    Oct 31 2024

    Rough week for New York, Blue Ballers! Jake & Trey hop on the mic to break down one of the most disturbingly toothless performances by NYCFC in club history, in a moment which needed anything but. We talk Santi self-sabotage, Trayvon’s late-game drama, Cushing’s tactical malpractice, and more. Plus a little on the state of the league, the state of the Yanks, and the state of our married friends — and even a mini precap of game two of this first series. Check your Halloween bucket for the good stuff — you’ve got Blue Balls!

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    49 mins
  • Episode 28: S10E28: The Time Of The Postseason for Lovin'
    Oct 25 2024

    Blue ballers, a 0-2 loss against Montreal to drop your boys to 6th has Jake and Trey feeling restless. So we've got another short one that turned out to be a long one on our hands. Your boys in blue break down the disarray to pull some positives out and keep the faith; we talk offensive ineffectiveness and playing-up / playing-down action. THEN: Cushing... out???, getting aggro about the MLS awards, and a little precap of the bizarre round-of-three playoff stretch with Cincy. Cash out your Chuck-E-Cheese tickets: you've got Blue Balls.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 27: S10E27: The Streak-ret Service
    Oct 17 2024

    Ahoy Blue Ballers and welcome back to another edition of your least-favorite favorite soccer pod, and boy did we miss you. After a bye week for both the boys and pod boys, Jake and Trey dive into the last two games of the team's current mini-streak. We talk Santi and Alonso's white hot run, how NYCFC can (or can not) hold it together to end a match, and what feathers we can bless some lesser appreciated pigeons with. Then, Trey asks Jake for some sage MVP voting advice, the inevitable journey to Orlando, and the French (Canadian) mob standing in our way. Scarf up and zip it tight, you've got Blue Balls.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 26: S10E26: Isn’t It 5-1derful
    Oct 1 2024

    Sunnier skies for us, Blue Ballers! An explosive 5-1 victory against New Jersey’s not-quite-finest has Jake and Trey feeling cautiously optimistic about the end of NYCFC’s season. But have Cushing’s children found their form? Or did the adrenaline of a Hudson River sweep give us a power boost we’ll be paying for heading into the end of the 2024 season? We break down the details, including star making performances across the board and every glorious goal, then chat the implications for the team, the gaffer, and the postseason. Plus: a little precap action for Cincy and Nashville this week. Check those NJ Transit times — you’ve got Blue Balls.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode 25: S10E25: 40k Fans, 1 James Sands
    Sep 25 2024

    Blue ballers! We’re coming off an EVENTFUL two matches and ready to piece it all apart. Your Boys in Blue were in the press box for both the historic inaugural 5-1 shellacking by Philadelphia AND the GOAT’s visit to Gotham and the single secured point of the week. Is a last minute equalizer from James Sands enough to buoy our spirits? Or is a continuing winless streak in a clutch moment sending us into fits of depression? PLUS: an insider look into the luxury boxes of the new stadium and a chatty check-in with the man with the answers, Brad Sims. THEN: a classic Fillmore precap to the final derby day of the season. Swap your pinks for baby blues — you’ve got Blue Balls.

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    1 hr and 16 mins