The Open Man is a conversational sports podcast hosted by No Coast Bias’s and 4 Down Territory’s Sam Pouncey. Each week, Sam will bring on a guest to discuss pertinent sports topics of the day. The hope is to be both entertaining and informative. If you have any topic suggestions or would like to become a guest of the pod feel free to leave a comment below.

Sports fandom has always been a fascinating thing to me, especially when someone lives in a region (like Alabama) where your sports fandom isn’t necessarily geographically determined. This week’s guest, Jacob Stinson, is a fascinating example where he has his local team (Alabama football), but is also a diehard Chicago Cubs and Boston Celtics fan. Why? Ask him.

At any event, Jacob joined Sam on the pod this week to talk Cubs baseball, Celtics offseason, the MLB All-Star game and Alabama football. Enjoy!

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