FOJ 84 - Banana Ball, Bears Cuts, and a Live Fantasy Football Draft

Jeff and Jason catch up after Jeff's trip to the Providence/Foxboro area, where he toured the entertainment complex growing up around Gillette Stadium which was preparing for a Savannah Bananas sellout. Jason's men's league baseball team sweeps into the championship series, and the guys kick around ideas for a real FOJ Cup and Listener of the Year trophy. The bulk of the episode is a live fantasy football snake draft with FOJ AI grading picks, interspersed with Pete Crow-Armstrong's monster August for the Cubs, the Bears trimming their roster to 53 (including the Coby Bryant IR move), Aaron Donald's return to the Rams, and Odell Beckham Jr. making the Giants. Jeff and Jason also swap home-project updates, debate a nightmare-fuel bipedal robot race, remember Dolly Parton, and check in on Jeff's 3D-printed FOJ coins.

0:00 - Gillette Stadium recap and the Savannah Bananas sellout

8:03 - Jason's baseball team sweeps into the championship series

17:15 - FOJ Cup and Listener of the Year trophy talk

21:53 - New iPhone and Apple leasing plans

23:43 - Live fantasy football draft begins

33:53 - Pete Crow-Armstrong's monster August for the Cubs

48:09 - Bears trim their roster to 53

59:10 - Draft resumes: kickers, tight ends, and depth picks

1:06:23 - FOJ AI grades Jason's fantasy roster

1:11:56 - Breaking down the sons' fantasy teams

1:17:42 - Aaron Donald returns to the Rams, Odell Beckham makes the Giants

1:22:13 - Chicago trip, FOJ listener meetup, and coins

1:24:47 - AC installs, power washers, and house projects

1:33:16 - Polestar vs. Rivian street race

1:35:19 - Remembering Dolly Parton

1:38:37 - Jeff's 3D-printed FOJ coins and filament switch mount

1:42:17 - FOJ AI recaps the episode and sign-off

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