The Team is My Friend (Carl Tart's Version)

We'll always remember The Bubble. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the end of the Mariners season and the beginning of the Ddogers attempt to repeat as World Series champions; MLB managers quitting, or just quitting on their team; the NBA embraces being a media and tech company; hockey players we won't be cheering for; menstruating athletes are misled by doctors and manipulated by gamblers; and (53:05) SNL writer Carl Tart on fandoms over friends, why the Clippers are both underdogs and villains, and what storylines he'll be tracking this NBA season. Links: NFL Scorigami Jon Bois's Scorigami docuseries Part 1 (Secret Base) Exclusive: Brewers' Pat Murphy bares soul on baseball, family and past mistakes (USA Today) Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain (The Athletic) Some NFL players are trading their helmets for scrubs (New York Times) How the NBA has evolved into a 'media and technology company' (The Athletic) Vegas can't hide behind 'core values' in signing Carter Hart (USA Today) Men Are Betting on WNBA Players' Menstrual Cycles (Wired) In women's sports, athletes losing their periods was long considered normal. Not anymore (Athletic) Carl Tart (Instagram) The Book of Manning (ESPN)