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🎙️ The Baller Lifestyle Podcast – Episode 572: “Chito Martinez”

Hosts: Brian Beckner & Ed Daly

Episode: #572

Title: Chito Martinez

Length: ~1 hour+

🧵 This Week on TBLS:

We’re back and diving deep into everything from busted gaming chairs to Costco shoe disasters. In true Baller Lifestyle fashion, Brian and Ed deliver comedy, nostalgia, and sports-fueled takes with their signature flair.

🪑 In This Episode:

• Brian’s tragic $18 Costco shoe story: back pain and all.
• Ed’s new "gamer" chair and the Craigslist curbside hustle.
• A proper send-off to a host of recently departed legends:
• MLB's Chito Martinez 🇧🇿
• ESPN’s Mike Patrick
• Game show icon Wink Martindale
• Plus: RIP shout-outs to Aaron Bupenza, Don Hasselbeck, and more.
• DeMar DeRozan vs. restaurant hecklers: team DeRozan all day.
• Kevin Gates vs. LeBron's wife 👀 — and a surprising twist on who the guys side with.
• Mike Leach’s wild idea to toss a little person over the line? Legendary football brainstorm.
• Kevin Durant’s sensitive side... in the DMs.
• JD Vance fumbles a national championship trophy... at the White House.
• A wild debate on books, classic authors, and the art of appearing intellectual (feat. Foucault).

🔥 Highlights:

• “It’s a weighted vest of shoes.”
• “This guy’s the Forrest Gump of bad things.”
• “Let DeRozan throw hands.”

📚 Mentions:

• Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller
• The Last Folk Hero by Jeff Pearlman (Bo Jackson bio)
• Camus, Foucault, and the “books as mantle decor” movement

🏀 Sports Talk:

• The absurdity of the tush-push
• Kevin Durant’s fragility despite $497M in earnings
• More cousin-f***ing than you expected (Roosevelt edition incoming)

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