Bristol's Road to Greenville LLSB and More

Episode Notes — August 11, 2026

Guest: Coach Kevin Kalat, Bristol 12U Little League All-Star Softball In studio: Bobby, Don Father, Crockett, Mac, engineer Kevin Ross. Out: Angry Jay (car and back trouble). Sponsors: Capital Securities — Joe Morello, SVP, "a life well planned" — and Skygazer Brewing.

Summary

Callett on three years with the Bristol Gators: 10U state and New England titles, an 11U East Regional crown, and a 2026 run to the Little League Softball World Series in Greenville, NC — a first for a Bristol 12U girls team. Then: NFC East over/unders, trivia, the red-hot Red Sox, the Dodgers' latest heist, a GOAT bracket, and a new segment — Foul Lines.

Chapters

01:12 Guest intro02:00 The three-year run04:40 Year-round ball, burnout, "tough but fair"08:00 Pregame rituals09:45 The regional final comeback13:20 Relief pitching and the ESPN No. 1 catch18:35 The town parade20:25 What's next: 14U22:40 NFC East over/unders29:30 Football trivia32:15 Red Sox red hot37:50 Yanks: long ball or bust43:00 Dodgers add another ace56:00 GOAT bracket1:01:10 Foul Lines1:13:20 Week 1 is stackedSoftball takeaways

Entered 10U with 8- and 9-year-olds and missed districts on purpose — the plan was experience.Staff: Adam Whitlock (manager), Mike Bastianz, Anthony LaFerge, Jay Thompson, Pat Tisha. Pitching with Kim Bogan in Watertown.On burnout: "The number one reason why kids quit sports is they're not having fun anymore."Rituals: Dakota Green's drum-roll cheer, Whitlock's roll call, and Callett pinching Green's cheeks every game.Whitlock's superpower is coaching from behind — he predicts the score and gets it right.Lucy's inside-the-park homer flipped the regional final; the winning run slid home an inning later.Best team seen: Kentucky. But Milford, East Lyme, and Fairfield are the real gauntlet.Not top-heavy — Juliana Pavlak grinding eight-pitch at-bats from the bottom of the order.Next: 14U, then Wilkes-Barre for regionals and Washington for the World Series.Over/unders

Eagles 10.5 — unanimous over. Cowboys 9.5 — mostly over. Commanders 7.5 — mostly under (Tunsil's tricep). Giants 7.5 — split: Harbaugh optimism vs. Dart and Skattebo durability worries.

Trivia answers

Most receiving TDs from Heisman winners, active — Mike Evans, 58.Most receiving yards per season, min. 10 seasons — Torry Holt.Highest career PPG in Celtics history — Isaiah Thomas, 24.7.Longest gap between NFC title game trips — Washington, 32 seasons.Active non-QB with most Monday night TDs — 13, AFC, playing Week 1.Baseball

Boston went from 14 under to right in the mix on streaks of 15 and 9 — they'll take the walk, hit it to right, steal the bag. It hinges on Crochet. The Yanks are 30-31 since peaking and it's long ball or bust. The Dodgers added Skubal to Yamamoto and Snell. Cardinals CF Nathan Church on facing Misiorowski: guess wrong out of the hand and you have zero chance.

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