FOJ 85 - Baseball Champs, Caleb's Mustache, and 2026 Bears Predictions

<p>Jason closes out an undefeated men&#39;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&#39;s roster might look like. From there the guys shift into peak baseball season with Pete Crow-Armstrong&#39;s 40 homer, 30-30 chase and an MVP debate against Alex Bregman, Kyle Schwarber, and Shohei Ohtani. A detour into PCA&#39;s Hollywood family tree leads into remembering Tim Curry, Hayden Panettiere, and Bears great Matt Suhey. The back half is all Bears: ESPN&#39;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 &quot;rat pack&quot; 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&#39;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&#39;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&#39;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&#39;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&#39; year three expectations</p><p>55:04 Jason&#39;s game by game Bears predictions</p><p>1:03:24 Jeff&#39;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&#39;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&#39;s offense-first blueprint</p><p>1:21:08 What Chicago sports radio is saying</p><p>1:22:12 Caleb Williams&#39; mustache