Join The Sportists for Christmas in July. Well, not really. But we do need to see Matt Holliday and his newly-wealthy family celebrate the season this winter.

Joe, Keith, Tom and Ron dive into the Cardinals' Rocky Mountain Low. Or was it rock bottom in the Rockies? Which players are on the block? And what does this do for Oli Marmol's job security?

Friend-of-the-Podcast Khaled Abdallah joins from Sacramento to bring us up-to-date on the craziness with the Athletics. How is the first season going in a minor-league stadium, and what's next for the franchise?

NCAA football is just around the corner and predictions for Mizzou and Illinois are quite different. Is optimism or dread misplaced?

All of this plus Christmas with the Tkachuk's. Join us as we exclaim, "That's a BALK!"

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