Trap Game Math and Maddox Melancholy | Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges

03/11/2025 15 min Episodio 425
Trap Game Math and Maddox Melancholy | Just Wondering with Norm Hitzges

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Norm’s got a Monday doubleheader: first, a public-service announcement that the “2–5” Arizona Cardinals are the most annoying good bad team you’ll see all year; second, a therapy session about the Rangers’ brain drain—Bruce Bochy already gone, and now pitching whisperer Mike Maddux exits stage left to Anaheim. We break down why Jacoby “No Picks” Brissett is the exact backup QB you don’t want to face, why this is a must-win that won’t feel like one, and how Maddux turned duct tape and journeymen into league-best ERA magic…which Texas now has to replace. Bring antacids. Chapters 00:00:01 Trap Game Monday: “Underestimate Arizona at Your Peril”00:00:27 Ad Break: Turn Your Nest Egg into a Stress Check00:01:27 Best 2–5 Team Alive: One-Point Differential, Real Problems00:02:56 The Nerd Stuff: +3:00 TOP, Run Game, and a Secondary on Clearance00:03:35 Kyler Mystery Theater → Trade Deadline Smoke00:04:26 Meet the Villain: Jacoby “Low-Pick” Brissett00:05:08 1.4% INT Rate vs. Dak Reality Check00:06:15 Must-Win Math: Playoff Hopes Need This One00:06:55 Ad Break: Bob’s—Because Anxiety Pairs Well with Wagyu00:07:40 Full Moon PSA: Blotch Today, Gone Tomorrow00:08:55 Rangers Exit Wounds: Bochy’s Door, Maddux Follows00:09:39 Why the Angels Just Got Smarter (And That Stings)00:10:29 Receipts: ERA Freefall to World Series in Two Years00:11:51 Round Two Magic: Title in ’23, Triaging ’2500:12:53 Nine Closers, 26 Arms, League-Best ERA—Somehow00:13:47 So…Why Did He Leave? And Why It Hurts Right Now00:14:40 How to Keep Norm in Your Feed (Do the Follow Thing)00:15:35 SWM Stamp: Credits & Exit Music Check us out: patreon.com/sunsetloungedfwInstagram: sunsetloungedfwTiktok: sunsetloungedfwX: SunsetLoungeDFWFB: Sunset Lounge DFW

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