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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 47 MIN

Payton Tolle Glitches, the Kings Curse Is Real & Mitch Johnson Sits Down

from Benched and Ready · host Joe and Edwin

Joe and Edwin hand out this week's risers and boneheads — and nobody is safe.Julio Rodriguez woke up. Payton Tolle is a 23-year-old cartoon character with a 2.28 ERA throwing shutout innings for the Red Sox. Max Meyer is quietly outpitching Paul Skenes and nobody outside Miami is talking about it. The NL Cy Young race has four legitimate contenders and it's not even close to being settled.On the bench: Rob Manfred is threatening to cancel baseball before December. The Sacramento Kings Curse is very much alive... Bagley over Luka, trading Halliburton, firing Mike Brown, dealing DeAndre Fox — and every single one of them is in the Finals right now. And Spurs coach Mitch Johnson benched Dylan Harper with four minutes left in Game 1 while Harper was the best player on the floor. The Knicks won 105-95. Game 2 is tonight.New episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Free on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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