The Cubs are still babying Cade Horton like it’s 2023, the Cardinals are drawing 17,002 fans (and somehow still announcing it proudly), and the Bears are trying to convince us that “cautious optimism” counts as progress.

This week, Ron, Elliott, and Pete stumble into another rundown-less episode that covers everything from baffling roster decisions and dwindling St. Louis attendance to NFL opening week and ESPN trying to ruin RedZone with commercials. Ron sneaks in a very extended Soccer Minute, Elliott gets exposed as the world’s least subtle hacker, and Pete dreams of an emergency podcast the day the Cubs finally trade “You Suck”.

In other words, it’s another week of chaos, sarcasm, and sports therapy.

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Season 9 Episode 34 | S9E34

Pete spent the day doing some investigative journalism. He made calls, pulled records, and chased down leads no one else had the courage — or the free time — to chase.

Something is clearly wrong. Since the All-Star Break, every team ToR follows has decided to embrace mediocrity — at best! — as a lifestyle choice. This weak, the Team discusses the Cubs dropping out of the NL Central race, the Cardinals’ tragic number reducing to four, CITY hovering dangerously close to the Wooden Spoon, and Newcastle drawing Leeds, not to mention the Bears spending Monday's fourth quarter collapsing as performance art.

Because after careful research, meticulous analysis, and hours of reflection, Pete finally uncovered the root cause of all this misery.

It’s Ron’s fault.

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Root Causes | S9E35

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