On the We Made It To Extra Time CDST Show (Part 2):

— PELE AND RAMBO ON THE SAME TEAM…? THE GERMANS DIDN’T STAND A CHANCE.
— AFTER OUR INTERMISSION, WE’RE JOINED BY JONATHAN TANNENWALD OF THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER.
— PRO SOCCER IS TELEVISED ALL OVER THE CABLE NETWORKS,… BUT IS IT REALLY READILY ACCESSIBLE? WHO’S REALLY PUSHING IT OUT TO THE MASS AUDIENCE, IN AN EFFECTIVE, TARGETED WAY?
— WHY SOCCER’S MINOR LEAGUES ARE MORE LIKE BASKETBALL’S DEVELOPMENTAL LEAGUES AND LESS LIKE MLB’S AAA, AA AND A AFFILIATES
— INDIVIDUAL TEAMS MAY BE IN TROUBLE, EVEN THOUGH THE LEAGUES ARE FUNDAMENTALLY FISCALLY SOUND
— WELL-READ GIVES US A CRASH COURSE ON DELEGATION AND IT’S EVIL HAPPY COUSIN, PROMOTION
— SALARY CAPS TO THE RESCUE? GOOD LOOK NAVIGATING THROUGH THE LABOR LAW PROHIBITIONS, NOT TO MENTION GETTING EUROPEAN CONSENSUS
— THE HUGE IMPACT THAT TITLE IX HAS HAD ON THE INCREASING RELEVANCE OF US WOMEN’S COLLEGE SPORTS
— AND PERHAPS A BIGGER SIGN OF THE TIMES IS THE DIRECT PIPELINE OF WOMEN PRO PLAYERS COMING RIGHT FROM HIGH SCHOOL
— LEST WE NOT FORGET, THE BIGGER REVENUE GENERATOR FOR THE US SOCCER FEDERATION IS THE WOMEN, NOT THE MEN
— WILL WE HAVE SOCCER BACK IN THE US BY SUMMER’S END? IT MAY WELL TURN ON WHETHER THERE’S ENOUGH TESTS.
— CHECK OUT JONATHAN’S GREAT WORK AT INQUIRER.COM/SOCCER
— TANK PAID THE PRICE FOR OD’ING ON KOREAN BASEBALL THE NIGHT BEFORE.. BUT MANAGES TO ROLL IN FOR THE LAST 1/4 OF THE SHOW
— FRANK BECOMES THE MOST BAD ASS CAUCASIAN RAPPER WITH A CAUSE SINCE EMINEM, ADMONISHING THAT BIDEN WILL BE A SHORT TERMER… TO BE SUCCEEDED BY HIS VIP… AND WE HAD BETTER PREPARE FOR REPARATIONS
— HARKENING BACK TO HAND-HELD CHARIOTS OF FIRE…
— WHO SAID “THERE’S NO SPITTING IN BASEBALL?” THE KOREAN LEAGUE… THAT’S WHO.
— WE CAN DEFINITELY SEE SOME OSHA COMPLAINTS COMING OUT OF THE DUGOUTS, … “HEY, I DON’T FEEL SAFE HERE.. HE SPIT RIGHT NEXT TO ME.”
— ONE-USE BALLS REQUIREMENTS?….”OOH NOO…. I CAN’T TOUCH THAT BASEBALL… IT’S GOT GERMS ON IT”
— DETAILING HOW SPITBALLS WERE ONCE MORE PREVALENT ON THE DIAMOND THAN IN THE CLASSROOM.
— HOW MESSY MAYS RAISED OUR COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS THAT WET ONES WERE A SAFETY HAZARD, WHEN HE BEANED AND KILLED RAY CHAPMAN. AND BLACK MIKE ALSO NARROWED MISSED MEETING A SIMILAR, TRAGIC END.
— D-DAY FOR THE VIRUS? WHEN BIDEN WINS ON THAT FIRST TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER…
— WE PUT THE PURE POWER PLAY QUESTION TO THE WAREHOUSE OF SPORTS KNOWLEDGE… AND FLEMING FLESHES OUT THE MAJOR NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK … KONG KINGMAN
— MAC MCGWIRE CHECKS IN AS THE WINNER, WITH AN ASTOUNDING 87% RATIO OF RBI TO HITS
— DON’T IMPUGN THE POP IN THE BAT OF BUHNER, WHO CAME IN AT NO. 8, OR THE FURY OF STORMIN GORMAN “HELL’S KITCHEN” THOMAS, WHO HANGS OUT AT NO. 10.
— AND WE ARE TEMPTED TO GET READY FOR A PHASED RE-OPENING… EVERYWHERE!!!!