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#3701: Bavarian Finger Wrestling

Mike O'Meara, Robb Spewak, Josh Sroka

August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

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Mike's morning begins with an open charging flap and ends with him presenting a year-old Orioles miracle to Josh like it just happened—nothing says “current events” like highlights aging in real time. As Michael juggles golf, baseball, broadcasting, and school, Dad is learning the sacred teenage-parenting art of dropping the kid off and backing slowly away. Robb introduces Bavaria's mighty finger-wrestling circuit, where lederhosen, leather loops, and dislocated knuckles turn “pull my finger” into a genuine athletic threat. The News brings body horror, baseball chaos, and an unsettlingly practical discussion of emergency road bottles. Plus, the guys discover a buffet reviewer chasing food poisoning one steam tray at a time, proving that two-and-a-half stars can still buy five-star content.

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[SPEAKER_08]: Michael Merra, review entertainment.

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[SPEAKER_08]: Welcome to our show.

[SPEAKER_08]: We're going to start with the race.

[SPEAKER_11]: It's got to be fucking look at our phone.

[SPEAKER_08]: There's plenty for everyone.

[SPEAKER_08]: It's the Michael Marasho with Michael Marasho.

[SPEAKER_08]: Bye!

[SPEAKER_08]: Josh Rooka.

[SPEAKER_08]: John!

[SPEAKER_08]: And Rob's speedwack.

[SPEAKER_08]: It's only the beginning.

[SPEAKER_13]: And now, here's Mike.

[SPEAKER_13]: Here's when you know you're mourning is a little pandemonium like.

[SPEAKER_13]: So I dropped my kid off at his bus stop and the lady that friend of ours, Kale's mom.

[SPEAKER_13]: That's all I know.

[SPEAKER_13]: I don't know her first name.

[SPEAKER_13]: Just Kale's mom says your flaps open and I looked down at my flight.

[SPEAKER_13]: on the side of my car the the charging flap where the norm you'd normally have a gas tank and it's going to flap and it's open.

[SPEAKER_13]: What did you we have great experience now when that happens does all the electricity get out?

[SPEAKER_13]: No you can see it leaking out of the car.

[SPEAKER_13]: Yeah it's going to say like

[SPEAKER_13]: and what did she say she said oh man I get it uh we're just uh we're just struggling to get by where we're hanging in there I say we're hanging by our fingernails just trying to get the kids to the bus stop at 7 a.m. and uh it was it was an interesting morning because this involves uh Josh Sroka.

[SPEAKER_13]: I come across the very first video clip on YouTube where I live now.

[SPEAKER_13]: I think a lot of people do.

[SPEAKER_13]: You live on YouTube.

[SPEAKER_13]: That's where I get all my stuff.

[SPEAKER_13]: I'm just not where I get all my stuff for the show, but where I'm just relaxing and like, oh, let's see what's on YouTube.

[SPEAKER_10]: And you know what if you sort of sets the tone for your for your scrolling.

[SPEAKER_10]: The first one is important.

[SPEAKER_13]: It's like it.

[SPEAKER_13]: I'm like, oh, okay.

[SPEAKER_13]: Well, this is not my baseball team, but this is another baseball team.

[SPEAKER_13]: This is my friend and co-workers baseball team Mr. Soroka.

[SPEAKER_13]: We had a big game last night.

[SPEAKER_12]: It would make sense to be on the front of your face.

[SPEAKER_12]: So I looked and it looks legit and something like baseball.

[SPEAKER_13]: This is baseball.

[SPEAKER_13]: Put it on.

[SPEAKER_13]: This is something that's relevant.

[SPEAKER_13]: He'll love this.

[SPEAKER_13]: And I thought it was relevant.

[SPEAKER_13]: And when I say relevant and its sports, I thought it was relevant to, you know,

[SPEAKER_13]: like the last 24 hours and I don't know.

[SPEAKER_13]: So I'm watching this thing and then I call Michael over and it says something, the headline is something like Oreos have incredible ninth inning.

[SPEAKER_13]: And I'm like, oh, I love ninth inning fun.

[SPEAKER_13]: Sure.

[SPEAKER_13]: So I'm watching this and it shows Yamamoto.

[SPEAKER_13]: I always remember this picture for the Dodgers because he's, you know, the same name as the guy that they named an aircraft carrier in World War II.

[SPEAKER_13]: I don't believe so.

[SPEAKER_13]: Yeah.

[SPEAKER_13]: So we were playing the Dodgers.

[SPEAKER_13]: You're playing the Dodgers.

[SPEAKER_13]: Okay.

[SPEAKER_13]: This episode of the Michael Meracial is brought to you by the TMOS Amazon Portal. [SPEAKER_13]: Remember to click the Amazon link at TMOSpodcast.com before you shop. [SPEAKER_13]: It's that easy. [SPEAKER_13]: Thank you. [SPEAKER_08]: Now, on with the show. [SPEAKER_08]: IBM presents, you make the call. [SPEAKER_08]: Michael Merra, review entertainment. [SPEAKER_08]: You can learn a little Michael Marasho at tmos.pancast.com or anywhere find podcasts or fun. [SPEAKER_08]: Welcome to our show. [SPEAKER_08]: We're going to start with the race. [SPEAKER_11]: It's got to be fucking look at our phone. [SPEAKER_08]: There's plenty for everyone. [SPEAKER_08]: It's the Michael Marasho with Michael Marasho. [SPEAKER_08]: Bye! [SPEAKER_08]: Josh Rooka. [SPEAKER_08]: John! [SPEAKER_08]: And Rob's speedwack. [SPEAKER_08]: It's only the beginning. [SPEAKER_13]: And now, here's Mike. [SPEAKER_13]: Here's when you know you're mourning is a little pandemonium like. [SPEAKER_13]: So I dropped my kid off at his bus stop and the lady that friend of ours, Kale's mom. [SPEAKER_13]: That's all I know. [SPEAKER_13]: I don't know her first name. [SPEAKER_13]: Just Kale's mom says your flaps open and I looked down at my flight. [SPEAKER_13]: on the side of my car the the charging flap where the norm you'd normally have a gas tank and it's going to flap and it's open. [SPEAKER_13]: What did you we have great experience now when that happens does all the electricity get out? [SPEAKER_13]: No you can see it leaking out of the car. [SPEAKER_13]: Yeah it's going to say like [SPEAKER_13]: and what did she say she said oh man I get it uh we're just uh we're just struggling to get by where we're hanging in there I say we're hanging by our fingernails just trying to get the kids to the bus stop at 7 a.m. and uh it was it was an interesting morning because this involves uh Josh Sroka. [SPEAKER_13]: I come across the very first video clip on YouTube where I live now. [SPEAKER_13]: I think a lot of people do. [SPEAKER_13]: You live on YouTube. [SPEAKER_13]: That's where I get all my stuff. [SPEAKER_13]: I'm just not where I get all my stuff for the show, but where I'm just relaxing and like, oh, let's see what's on YouTube. [SPEAKER_10]: And you know what if you sort of sets the tone for your for your scrolling. [SPEAKER_10]: The first one is important. [SPEAKER_13]: It's like it. [SPEAKER_13]: I'm like, oh, okay. [SPEAKER_13]: Well, this is not my baseball team, but this is another baseball team. [SPEAKER_13]: This is my friend and co-workers baseball team Mr. Soroka. [SPEAKER_13]: We had a big game last night. [SPEAKER_12]: It would make sense to be on the front of your face. [SPEAKER_12]: So I looked and it looks legit and something like baseball. [SPEAKER_13]: This is baseball. [SPEAKER_13]: Put it on. [SPEAKER_13]: This is something that's relevant. [SPEAKER_13]: He'll love this. [SPEAKER_13]: And I thought it was relevant. [SPEAKER_13]: And when I say relevant and its sports, I thought it was relevant to, you know, [SPEAKER_13]: like the last 24 hours and I don't know. [SPEAKER_13]: So I'm watching this thing and then I call Michael over and it says something, the headline is something like Oreos have incredible ninth inning. [SPEAKER_13]: And I'm like, oh, I love ninth inning fun. [SPEAKER_13]: Sure. [SPEAKER_13]: So I'm watching this and it shows Yamamoto. [SPEAKER_13]: I always remember this picture for the Dodgers because he's, you know, the same name as the guy that they named an aircraft carrier in World War II. [SPEAKER_13]: I don't believe so. [SPEAKER_13]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_13]: So we were playing the Dodgers. [SPEAKER_13]: You're playing the Dodgers. [SPEAKER_13]: Okay. [SPEAKER_13]: And I don't know who you're playing. [SPEAKER_13]: So I don't pay attention to it. [SPEAKER_13]: And I'm watching this and the the first batter that I see in the the video hits a home run. [SPEAKER_13]: And then he goes, well, that there goes the no hit or I said, oh, it's three to nothing. [SPEAKER_13]: He just hit a home run to break up a no hitter. [SPEAKER_13]: That's a big deal. [SPEAKER_13]: And if they're saying Oriol's ninth inning, I said, this is even gonna get better. [SPEAKER_13]: And so they take out Yamamoto because now the no hitters, always throwing 112 pitches. [SPEAKER_13]: I said, well, this is great. [SPEAKER_13]: Anytime you beat up on the Dodgers, and by the way, Yamamoto is a current pitcher for the Dodgers. [SPEAKER_13]: And I'm like, okay, this must have been really special to make a long story short. [SPEAKER_13]: they come back in, they load the bases with the reliever and they end up winning the game. [SPEAKER_13]: They not only bust up the no hitter with two outs, but and I and I said, wow, I said, I cannot, that's going to be my headline today. [SPEAKER_13]: Josh is going to be bouncing off the walls and I said, [SPEAKER_13]: Yeah, and I'm processing this for the show saying, I wonder how much of this clip we can play. [SPEAKER_13]: I said, I think it might be worth playing the entire ninth inning because it's that special. [SPEAKER_10]: But you were so into it. [SPEAKER_13]: You thought it was the way to go. [SPEAKER_13]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_13]: And then I went out from throwing a no hitter and then they say space ball. [SPEAKER_13]: And then they say something like it's a crazy September. [SPEAKER_13]: Oh, no. [SPEAKER_13]: No. [SPEAKER_13]: Wait a minute. [SPEAKER_13]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_13]: And how was it? [SPEAKER_12]: The last year of the year before, your only year off, September. [SPEAKER_12]: The year off. [SPEAKER_12]: September 25. [SPEAKER_12]: September. [SPEAKER_12]: Right. [SPEAKER_12]: Very thin year old. [SPEAKER_13]: Let's be close to the same. [SPEAKER_13]: And my son goes dad. [SPEAKER_13]: You're an idiot. [SPEAKER_13]: And I'm off. [SPEAKER_13]: And I really. [SPEAKER_13]: But I knew that if I brought it up, I knew you would remember that. [SPEAKER_13]: That has to be one of the greatest wins. [SPEAKER_13]: The Orioles have ever had. [SPEAKER_13]: And it was at the New Yorks, right? [SPEAKER_13]: I think I thought that was not always there in a way it would be because Camden yards was going crazy. [SPEAKER_12]: Yeah, it was a home game. [SPEAKER_12]: It was a home game. [SPEAKER_13]: It was a home game for the audience. [SPEAKER_12]: Yeah, that's okay. [SPEAKER_12]: There it is. [SPEAKER_12]: Yeah, no, I remember it because it's one of those games where you start to shut it off and then you'll get a text because I text nonstop through baseball games Who's my dad and my brother? [SPEAKER_12]: is it a group text or do you separate no it is a group text okay that is nonstop and if you don't hear anything by like the second in and there's a little text reminded you know there's a game on this story started group my apologies for those of you that yeah we we did update we did make that change we just didn't tell anyone sorry about that so but if you want to listen at three fifteen the show will be posted that [SPEAKER_13]: You can do that as well. [SPEAKER_13]: Sometimes we have last minute adjustments in the schedule. [SPEAKER_13]: It's one of the things that makes us us. [SPEAKER_13]: Sorry about that. [SPEAKER_13]: Our sincere apologies. [SPEAKER_13]: Speaking of texting text your friends, text your neighbors, and let them know we're doing this live now. [SPEAKER_13]: I see you can make sure my apologies for that. [SPEAKER_13]: But yeah, we're talking about schedules right now. [SPEAKER_13]: Right? [SPEAKER_13]: I mean, it's crazy fun. [SPEAKER_13]: Now I was a baseball. [SPEAKER_10]: Well, speaking of schedules, [SPEAKER_10]: a part from baseball. [SPEAKER_10]: You're two weeks into the school year. [SPEAKER_10]: How is Michael's morning routine? [SPEAKER_10]: Is he still enthusiastic about going to school or has it gotten to the point where it's a drag? [SPEAKER_13]: You know what I process Rob is that the scheduling, you know, God bless these little crumb crunches. [SPEAKER_13]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_13]: You know, with [SPEAKER_13]: If you're looking at his schedule, he has since school began. [SPEAKER_13]: He has missed tryouts because they had weather delays for the golf team. [SPEAKER_13]: He is now trying out again today for the golf team. [SPEAKER_13]: He broadcast the varsity football game Friday night. [SPEAKER_13]: He had a baseball practice at the baseball field last night. [SPEAKER_13]: Tomorrow night, he will, or is it tonight? [SPEAKER_13]: I believe it's tonight. [SPEAKER_13]: Tonight, he will go to the indoor facility for baseball practice. [SPEAKER_13]: This is on the heels of his golf trial. [SPEAKER_13]: He is seemingly enjoying school. [SPEAKER_13]: He's already had a test in math, I think. [SPEAKER_13]: No history, did well on it. [SPEAKER_13]: It said, you know, we can read a schedule, no, no, we'll see you return and you have to drive them all over the place. [SPEAKER_10]: Exactly. [SPEAKER_13]: It's, you know, and last night was was fun to watch because they, I'm getting the sense that these coaches really want the parents at arm's length now that they're 13 and I get that you want to take that I do well, I dig the fact that they are. [SPEAKER_13]: You know, they're treating the kids more like adults now and they're tougher on them and you know, the coaches are very much giving us the vibe of, you know, this is in daddy ball anymore. [SPEAKER_13]: This is coaching time and I'm fine with that and they, they have a new facility and they couldn't, they couldn't repeat it enough that please drop the kids off. [SPEAKER_13]: There's not enough room in the facility to have all the parents in there and they're making it really clear. [SPEAKER_13]: But if they told us once that's all we need it, they don't need to tell us 10 times. [SPEAKER_12]: I don't think it's about being harder on the kids. [SPEAKER_12]: I think it's about stopping the parents' influence. [SPEAKER_12]: Stopping the parents outside the cage, telling the kid what to do. [SPEAKER_12]: That's wrong because that parent doesn't know. [SPEAKER_10]: and could it also be partially I mean I know sports sports and you play to win you play because it's physical exercise and all that, but also when you play organized sports it's part of growing up and you have to take on responsibilities and learn teamwork and I guess they probably once you get the parents out of it it helps them to mature. [SPEAKER_13]: Yeah, that's like theater, not just like theater, just like theater odds there you go. [SPEAKER_10]: I love the fact that Michael's off book for the game today. [SPEAKER_10]: I think that's great. [SPEAKER_10]: I love that expression. [SPEAKER_13]: I will say this that I was not aware of outside of games when there was a little tension that, you know, at practices, it was always kind of just sitting down and watching, you know, right? [SPEAKER_13]: I never, you know, saw a lot of parents that would be diving in, but I'm fine with all of it. [SPEAKER_13]: And I love the coaches that he has. [SPEAKER_13]: I've always enjoyed the coaches, I think the people that do this by and large are terrific [SPEAKER_10]: how does he feel about you're not being there because I remember when Robert was playing basketball, he was probably 13. [SPEAKER_13]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_13]: 13 states were talking about here. [SPEAKER_10]: And he would say, and I was not a hands-on screaming, you know, really involved parent in that emotional level. [SPEAKER_10]: But he said, Dad, please don't come in for practice. [SPEAKER_10]: Dad, please don't come in. [SPEAKER_10]: He did not even want me there, even though I was quiet and well behaved. [SPEAKER_13]: I think the you're absolutely right and the kids are there's a way we're quiet and well behaved though. [