← FOJ SHOW8 sep · 2 u 05 min
FOJ 85 - Baseball Champs, Caleb's Mustache, and 2026 Bears Predictions
<p>Jason closes out an undefeated men's league season, going 23-1 and winning Manager of the Year, and walks Jeff through the title-clinching doubleheader, the ice water bath, and what next year's roster might look like. From there the guys shift into peak baseball season with Pete Crow-Armstrong's 40 homer, 30-30 chase and an MVP debate against Alex Bregman, Kyle Schwarber, and Shohei Ohtani. A detour into PCA's Hollywood family tree leads into remembering Tim Curry, Hayden Panettiere, and Bears great Matt Suhey. The back half is all Bears: ESPN's playoff odds, the Coby Bryant and Kyler Gordon injuries, a full game by game 2026 schedule debate, and two visits from FOJ AI, who lands on a 10-7 prediction. Caleb Williams stat over/unders, his mustache, and the young Chicago superstar "rat pack" round out the football talk before the guys close with an F Mary Kill on Office Space, Tropic Thunder, and Super Troopers, a reunion story with old Chili's Bolingbrook coworkers, and an update on the FOJ Listener of the Year race.</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 Intro and Labor Day catch-up</p><p>0:04 Jason's championship recap: 23-1 and Manager of the Year</p><p>7:51 Season stats and the 250-plus run differential</p><p>10:56 Player poaching and pay-for-play in men's league ball</p><p>15:24 League expansion and team fees for next season</p><p>17:05 Offseason training plans</p><p>19:02 MVP and pitcher shoutouts from the championship run</p><p>21:11 Coaching the kids and high school team captains</p><p>25:52 Why Jason keeps coaching</p><p>28:02 Pete Crow-Armstrong hits 40 home runs</p><p>30:09 The NL MVP debate</p><p>34:09 The Javy Baez trade that brought PCA to Chicago</p><p>35:41 PCA's Hollywood parents and the Heroes connection</p><p>39:32 High school reminiscing</p><p>42:16 Growing up between Naperville and Rochester</p><p>45:37 Remembering Tim Curry and Hayden Panettiere</p><p>47:31 Remembering Bears great Matt Suhey</p><p>49:23 Bears season preview begins</p><p>52:48 Caleb Williams' year three expectations</p><p>55:04 Jason's game by game Bears predictions</p><p>1:03:24 Jeff's game by game Bears predictions</p><p>1:07:57 FOJ AI breaks down the real 2026 schedule</p><p>1:11:51 FOJ AI's Bears win total prediction</p><p>1:16:56 Is anything short of the playoffs a bust?</p><p>1:18:05 Ben Johnson's offense-first blueprint</p><p>1:21:08 What Chicago sports radio is saying</p><p>1:22:12 Caleb Williams' mustache and Hot Ones</p><p>1:24:51 The young Chicago superstar "rat pack"</p><p>1:27:44 Does Caleb Williams have a personality problem?</p><p>1:32:28 Caleb Williams stat line over/unders</p><p>1:37:57 Caleb as the face of the NFL, plus Madden 26</p><p>1:39:24 Tecmo Bowl vs NFL 2K5 vs Madden nostalgia</p><p>1:41:04 F Mary Kill: Office Space, Tropic Thunder, Super Troopers</p><p>1:48:50 Reuniting with old Chili's Bolingbrook friends</p><p>1:53:00 Chili's Bolingbrook memories</p><p>1:56:10 FOJ Listener of the Year update</p><p>1:58:06 Jeff's Chicago and NYC conference schedule</p><p>2:01:04 FOJ AI previews Bears-Panthers week one</p><p>2:04:45 Wrap-up</p><p><br></p><p>FOJ podcast, Friends of Jeff podcast, Chicago Bears 2026 season preview, Caleb Williams year 3, Coby Bryant injury, Kyler Gordon PUP list, Pete Crow-Armstrong MVP, Pete Crow-Armstrong 40 home runs, Cubs NL MVP race, Alex Bregman Cubs, Jacob Misiorowski Cy Young, Bears schedule 2026 predictions, FOJ AI, Ben Johnson Bears offense, Matt Suhey obituary, Walter Payton Bears, Chicago men's league baseball championship, Office Space vs Tropic Thunder, F Mary Kill, Chili's Bolingbrook, FOJ Listener of the Year, Bears vs Panthers week 1, Caleb Williams mustache, Colston Loveland Bears, Luther Burden Bears, Rome Odunze Bears</p>
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