Atlas Balked

Atlas Balked

Welcome to Atlas Balked, a weekly chronicle concerning the mundane, weird, and maybe even sometimes dramatic happenings of a Simple Fantasy Baseball League . This podcast captures the thoughts and musings Gregg, Joe, Jack and Tim - four of the twelve owners in the league.

Episodes

March 3, 2020 40 mins

Attempting to carry on without their fearless leader, the revised AB Crew delves deeper into the Astros sign stealing scandal

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The three stars move on without Tim and experience the freedom of getting rid of the weight of his expectations

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January 20, 2020 79 mins

In this episode we discuss:

  • The juiceless expansion draft is broken down with the Psuedo Scout
  • Some fun games
  • Naming our automobiles
  • Planning sad days
  • Swag and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
  • A moving moment
  • Dead, alive, or alive and touring
  • Smyfave know rap better than you
  • This or That
  • Listener feedback we deserve
  • The Joker appears
  • The future Ghost Queen saga's ending
  • Our listeners are trolling us now
  • A breakdown of t...
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January 13, 2020 59 mins

This episode is a lot of fun

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December 9, 2019 66 mins
Dr. Swag Doolittle gives us a lesson and a potential new owner
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November 25, 2019 59 mins

I'm too tired.  Listen and be surprised.

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November 11, 2019 54 mins

In this episode we discuss: 


  • When are we recording this? 
  • Make it last 
  • Listen on slow play 
  • Ceiling fans and the power of perspective 
  • 409 ain't that clean! 
  • Super Duper 
  • Tito is back 
  • And it’s about Justin 
  • A funny reference to Episode 39 
  • J-Lo’s museum  
  • A murder scene? 
  • Hidden in plain sight 
  • Feedback from the Magnificent  
  • Helping out our listeners  
  • Face Forward and Cycle 
  • Forced Fantasy! 
  • Expansion draft rules 
  • Now is the tim...
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November 4, 2019 70 mins

In this episode we discuss: 


  • How ears are receptors 
  • More evidence that baseball is dying 
  • And why we are its savior 
  • J-Lo is a you tube star too? 
  • Niche Christmas light porn 
  • A new Real or Fake installment 
  • The post office killed my dad 
  • The most useless app 
  • HR Courtney is a true fan 
  • Masculine dates 
  • The Psuedo scout names his team  
  • Yawn 
  • Welcome to the family 
  • Demon Blood 
  • And other things 
  • The Barney show on acid 
  • Stephanie i...
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October 14, 2019 55 mins

In this episode we discuss: 

  • The strangest of friendships 
  • A murder mystery? 
  • Who’s Denise Richards 
  • Justice for Rick 
  • The Harper curse is a real-life thing 
  • Philly is a strange and scary town 
  • A rage room 
  • Renting a police dog 
  • Positive feedback on listener feedback 
  • Iron Mikey sends a note 
  • Everything’s a threat to Joe 
  • HR Courtney rant 
  • An Irish social history nugget 
  • Facebook trolling 
  • An accusation falls flat 
  • John and Jay Gruden...
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October 7, 2019 53 mins

In this episode we discuss: 


  • Rubik-type speed 
  • Uncharted territory 
  • What does Tito think? 
  • She defied the odds 
  • And creates a GK dilemma 
  • Which is resolved on air 
  • Kind of 
  • Dull Sheers and Cutting Wit 
  • BH returns! 
  • Why AB is actually TK 
  • How do we describe this? 
  • Three guys and a &@#$ 
  • Iron Mikey 
  • Current Podcasts we like 
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September 30, 2019 53 mins

In this episode we discuss: 


  • Invisible art 
  • Hunks moving junk 
  • Destructive art 
  • The worst trash talkers of all time 
  • An ill-timed text 
  • Scottie’s hidden desire 
  • Who does he think he is? 
  • One brings the gas 
  • One brings the match 
  • Two interviews with the Champ 
  • You decide which is real 
  • And which is a fake 
  • The dumbest of all time? 
  • Speak and Spell or Etch a Sketch 
  • GK throws a tantrum 
  • Peeling apples on the porch 
  • J-Lo peers into th...
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September 16, 2019 55 mins

In this episode we discuss:



  • Wick Trivia 
  • Killed his house 
  • The movie easter egg 
  • Full NFL mode 
  • Dombrowski the rag doll 
  • The Louis Tully podcast 
  • Kids - don’t experiment with curses 
  • Is this real? 
  • Losing their heads 
  • Say what you want…no one is listening anyway 
  • Curse history 
  • Tippecanoe 
  • The Madden curse 
  • GK’s curse throwing 
  • Is like candy thrown by a clown in a parade  
  • Says J-Lo 
  • What GK is actually doing this morning 
  • We na...
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September 9, 2019 57 mins

In this episode we discuss: 

  • The strangest of apologies 
  • Just cover the spread 
  • Joe’s criticisms 
  • GK's catholic guilt 
  • You did your job 
  • A little early for negativity 
  • Download’s remain strong 
  • J-Lo’s legal hold on us 
  • Picasso’s lady told him to paint quieter! 
  • GK’s genius 
  • GK’s lack of genius 
  • To be fair, J-Lo did listen to the whole show 
  • Why great bands break up 
  • Clarity around the Mid-Ball Wizard’s playoff record 
  • Who’s fault is ...
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September 2, 2019 58 mins

Under the weather....maybe later

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August 19, 2019 56 mins

In this episode we discuss: 

  • J-Lo moving the sun for us 
  • Decoding a strange text 
  • It takes two guests to cover for GK 
  • Shakespeare? 
  • Calling in sick to work 
  • Swag is already looking at the Dreamers 
  • Tim can’t leave Bryce alone 
  • Council from J-Lo 
  • Dreamers do it without pitching 
  • Cricket and the creation of Beer Snakes! 
  • Exact (sort of) measurements taken while drunk 
  • What is WACA? 
  • A double wave as proof of the goodness of all peop...
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August 12, 2019 50 mins

In this episode we discuss: 

  • Welcome back Balker Nation! 
  • Break-up responsibility 
  • Expert level ghosting 
  • GK meets his match 
  • Playoffs seeding! 
  • Inside the minds of the winners 
  • The Curse Wagon….Vroom...Vroom! 
  • Expansion team world series? 
  • Vegas Bets on the Juiceless League 
  • His Harper a charm? 
  • Reunion Cornhole Champs  
  • Taken out by a bean bag 
  • J-Lo is everybody’s favorite 
  • BH says hello from Asia 
  • The Drinking Game 
  • Roidon! 
  • GK goes...
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July 28, 2019 47 mins

In this episode we discuss:

  • Why J-Lo is the only one awake
  • GK wakes up grumpy
  • Why no one and everyone cares about a Mick 7 game
  • Another controversy about a benched player? 
  • No. Not really
  • But J-Lo tried
  • What has created the bromance between Swag and GK
  • The great teams this year look rather normal (except Crispi!)
  • The crew dispenses life advice to GK
  • Delilah is playing a dangerous game!
  • The upstanding youth of Saskatoon
  • Swag loves ...
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July 22, 2019 59 mins

In this episode we discuss:

  • J-Lo’s microphone difficulties 
  • And his imitation of GK and Swag 
  • An on-air confession (about not making a move) 
  • Dusty arrives and is a little irritated  
  • Another microphone comment 
  • Boring questions 
  • The dominance of Justin Timberlake 
  • No honor among podcast hosts 
  • The Dreamers are trolling us, constantly 
  • The “Master-mindful” One 
  • Martha M’s legacy 
  • Some uncomfortable questions from GK 
  • The Dreamers c...
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July 15, 2019 52 mins

In this episode we discuss:

  • Matching ourselves to 90’s boy band members 
  • Negative comments are good? 
  • Weird games this week 
  • Crispi ends Gypsy in an honorable victory 
  • We try to capture all the team names this year 
  • Our podcast enemy has a branding problem 
  • Making Mick 7 funny 
  • Curse repellent and its power 
  • Home run derby as an endurance sport 
  • Ideas from a guy in the Biz 
  • The worst catchphrase of all time 
  • Podcaster’s wing in Co...
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July 8, 2019 54 mins

In this episode we discuss 

  • Discipline lost prior to intros being done 
  • T-Shirt design 
  • We are losing the Twitter followers war 
  • Fighting other podcast hosts 
  • Math is showing us the way 
  • Could a win overturn a wagon o’ curses? 
  • J-Lo insists Swag will win their game 
  • The rug salesman makes his first late season visit this year! 
  • From GOAT conversation to second place quickly
  • Is anyone really mathematically in? 
  • The Juiceless All-S...
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