The future is female and League Talk is finally on board.
For the first time in the history of the show, a female voice was heard on the program. The legendary Arielle Pistiner, a long-time friend and Brent’s first girlfriend, called in to discuss the No. 1 topic in all of football: Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.
Though that relationship has little to no impact on the fantasy season, it was nice to see that the BVB crew (Beans, Vigs, Bones) still has some tricks up their sleeves. Despite some technical issues, the very special guest may be just what the program needs to finally get over that sponsorship hump.
I also hopped on the pod, tough act to follow. My time was short but sweet, explaining the trade that I pray will lead me to the promised land. We’ll check back on that in a few weeks.
But even before the call, there was a moment that most listeners probably questioned. Vigs had something he wanted to say but didn’t. He wrote his thoughts down but we never got to hear them. What did Vigs’ message say? We may never know (please text me, I want to know).
As he has seemed to do every week, Vigs put on another pronunciation clinic. This week’s was a doozy, as he couldn’t get “Acuña” out correctly. First of all, it’s Uh-koon-yuh, not Hakuna Matata. Secondly, how do you not know this? Not only is his brother Ronald the MVP but he’s also been bashing the Mets for years now.
To make matters worse, he also had trouble with the word pronounciate in a variety of different ways I don’t care to write out phonetically.
Now let’s get to the only important part of the show — the picks.
Ryan vs. Jack
All on Ryan
-Beans: Ryan (103-88)
-Vigs: Ryan (N/A)
-Bones: Ryan (96-82)
Brad vs. Abie
All on Abie
-Beans: Abie (112-102)
-Vigs: Abie (N/A)
-Bones: Abie (117-106)
Kris vs. Vigs
Two on Kris, one on Vigs
-Beans: Kris (117-101)
-Vigs: Vigs (121-114)
-Bones: Kris (127-101)
Bones vs. Max
All on Bones
-Beans: Bones (123-99.9)
-Vigs: Bones (N/A)
-Bones: Bones (122-110)
Beans vs. Brent
All on Brent
-Beans: Brent (145-102)
-Vigs: Beans and then he hit the uno reverse so Brent (“Fuck Brent” – Vigs)
-Bones: Brent (132-98)
The guys also did a brief Dudes vs. Dogs segment but it wasn’t worth breaking down.
At one hour and 26 minutes, this episode felt a bit too long. Somehow, even at that length, we had zero (0) food delivery interruptions. With the first-ever female guest, and no Ryan, the show found a way to cross the finish line but not in a position to place. This episode is still certified fresh: 69% 🍅.
Must Be Sunday 