The PosCast with Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur

Michael and Joe -- but especially Michael -- dive into this controversy, you might have heard about it, involving Tom Brady and the Patriots and deflated footballs. Someone should come up with a name for that. Joe tries to sneak in a plug for his new book "The Secret of Golf." Then, in honor of the new Pixar movie "Inside Out," they draft emotions.

Michael and Joe are talking baseball ... and talking baseball ... and talking baseball. They begin the longest PosCast yet by faux arguing about pace of place, which is something resembling irony. They they tell unveil who will win the World Series, so there is no point in watching the season after that. Then, they draft the best things about the best game.

A new PosCast theme song by Michael Bogdanow! Michael begins the longest Poscast in a while by somewhat sheepishly relishing yet another Boston championship. Joe and Michael faux argue about Pete Carroll's final call in the Super Bowl. Then they draft fears and discuss whether they would go to actor Chris Pratt or Nick Offerman if there was a global pandemic.

Michael and Joe waste another hour talking vaguely about the Royals, the lack of offense in baseball and the designated hitter. They then jump into their most contentious draft yet. It goes without saying that their draft is about fruit.

Michael and Joe actually hold a Poscast to under an hour. Topics include the Oakland A's collapse, the Washington Nationals rise, and World Series predictions. The draft this week involves awards, and it is clear that Michael and Joe had a very different view of what that meant. Also: A new signoff.

Michael and Joe work extremely hard to keep the PosCast time under an hour ... and then fail to do so. Topics include: The first place Kansas City Royals, soccer in America, whether there ever will be a .400 hitter and the depressing saga of Albert Pujols. Draft this week is more serious than usual ... in honor of the late Tony Gwynn, Joe and Michael draft "pure" hitters, while acknowledging that this is no different from drafting "regular" hitters.

Michael and Joe, after putting in safeguards to keep them from yammering on too long, promptly have their longest podcast of the season. Topics discussed include: The palpable sadness of this Derek Jeter farewell tour, their massive disagreement over the intentional walk and the general lousiness of the American League East. They then draft sports penalties.

Michael and Joe create a new segment specially designed to shorten the PosCast, and then incoherently draft superheroes for way too long. Topics covered include the incompetence of Dan Snyder, the uselessness of Aquaman, the lack of restraint of the Superman creators and what kind of sports fan Dr. Manhattan would be.

Joe and Michael talk a little baseball, argue about the Kansas City Royals, discuss why the St. Louis Cardinals are like the San Antonio Spurs and then, like always, have the most important draft in the history of the world.

Joe and Michael talk about the Golden Globes, perfection, the A-Rod mess and then have the most important draft in the history of mankind.