FOJ 83 - Manager of the Year, Highmark Stadium Headaches, and the FOJ Cup

Jeff and Jason catch up on Jason's men's league baseball playoff run and his CPBL Manager of the Year award, then dig into Bears preseason (Caleb Williams' cameo, Case Keenum), the Deshaun Watson booing controversy, the Myles Garrett trade, and NFL international expansion. A Bears jersey trivia battle leads into Cubs vs. White Sox, headlined by Pete Crow-Armstrong's historic bookend walk-off homers. They talk Jeff's NYC trip, road trips, Joshua's 21st birthday and golf round, the endless Bears stadium saga, and Jeff's 3D-printed FOJ coins, plus early ideas for a "FOJ Cup" and Listener of the Year award. 00:00 - Intro & catching up00:03 - Jason's baseball playoffs recap01:07 - Breaking down the semifinal games05:51 - Jason wins CPBL Manager of the Year07:42 - Shoutout to listener Phil08:14 - FOJ listener-of-the-week coins debut09:34 - Bears preseason: Caleb Williams' cameo10:57 - Deshaun Watson booed, Browns controversy13:07 - Watson's guaranteed money & fallout14:24 - Myles Garrett trade & Browns rebuild15:39 - NFL's international expansion plans17:38 - Aussie/rugby players & NFL's global reach19:19 - Bears #83 trivia: Willie Gault22:15 - Cubs vs. White Sox series recap22:33 - Crow-Armstrong's historic walk-offs25:33 - Cubs/Sox playoff positioning27:12 - Blackhawks, Bulls camps & "Great Purge"28:09 - Jeff's NYC trip: clean streets, food29:53 - NYC boroughs trivia with FOJ AI32:41 - Is Times Square overrated?34:53 - NYC travel costs & Utopia Bagels35:37 - Upcoming Chicago & NYC trip plans36:20 - FOJ coins heading to Chicago37:10 - Jason's road trip history39:21 - Retirement travel dreams40:34 - Jeremy's visit & 18 holes of golf41:15 - Joshua's personal-best round42:47 - Jeff's upcoming Mallorca, Spain trip43:59 - Friend Chad's anniversary44:38 - Joshua's 21st birthday plans45:38 - Flashback: brother Michael's 21st in Vegas46:26 - Jason's Vegas memories47:19 - Vegas as a conference destination48:23 - Bears stadium: Kevin Warren's non-answers50:16 - Mapping the Hammond, Indiana sites51:52 - Political fallout if Bears leave Illinois52:26 - NFL's push to keep Bears in state53:01 - Jets/Giants-in-New-Jersey comparison54:07 - Barclays Center & arena relocations54:52 - NFL/college stadium capacity rankings56:04 - Highmark Stadium's view controversy57:00 - Domed vs. outdoor stadiums debate57:40 - Memorable weather games (Fog Bowl)58:26 - Bills' snow-shoveling crew callback59:03 - Jeff's 3D printing deep dive1:00:00 - How long the coin batch took1:01:47 - Automated material system & filament1:02:36 - Print failures & troubleshooting1:04:17 - QR code keychains & future coin ideas1:06:08 - Coin size, material & durability1:06:24 - FOJ Cup & Super Bowl coin-toss pitch1:07:43 - Brainstorming the FOJ Cup1:08:27 - FOJ Listener of the Year conceptFOJ podcast, Friends of Jeff, Chicago sports podcast, Chicago Bears, Bears preseason, Caleb Williams, Bears stadium, Kevin Warren, Hammond Indiana, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cubs vs White Sox, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cleveland Browns, Deshaun Watson, Myles Garrett, Shedeur Sanders, NFL international expansion, Willie Gault, Blackhawks, Bulls, Highmark Stadium, Soldier Field, MetLife Stadium, AT&T Stadium, Fog Bowl, New York City, Times Square, 3D printing, FOJ coins, FOJ AI, Las Vegas, golf, road trip, Chicago podcast