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S6 E7 Macie and Tomas

·1 hr 36 min·2 clips

Philly Cricket Club has seven paddle courts, a temporary court, and “hundreds of people” for nationals.

Inside the Wires opens with sponsor banter, Skyline Chili jokes, and the kind of Zoom background nonsense that makes the room feel half inside the club already. The hosts are getting ready for Nationals and mention junior Nationals coming up in Summit, New Jersey. From there, the talk turns to the draw and the dangerous teams sitting outside the top 16. They focus on the 17 seed and lower. The real question is which pair can push into the round of 16 or even the quarterfinals. Somebody points out that once the draw drops, everyone is basically hoping it is not their line. That panic is part of the fun. The panel keeps circling back to how satisfying it is to be the team that ruins somebody's day. Blake Anderson's name comes up as a welcome return that changes the mood right away. The comparison to Jared Palmer lands because both are treated like veteran names that show up for Nationals and become a problem immediately. The group walks through Blake's recent Nationals history. They remember the 2021 Jersey run and the quarterfinal result. They also bring up the 2020 Darien match point against Mick and Sven. That memory gets sharper when the ankle injury is mentioned. The conversation does not stay purely on the court. It veers into junior Nationals, tournament logistics, and Patty Hogan running the ship in Summit. Eric's sponsor stack and the Skyline Chili obsession add the usual side-road energy. The episode closes with gratitude for the Baltimore crew and the APT. It leaves on the same clubhouse note it starts with: a little chaos, a lot of familiarity, and everyone looking ahead to the next week.

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Bracket talk, sponsor banter, and Nationals nerves keep this racquet-sports episode moving.

The episode keeps its footing in Nationals prep, with sponsor jokes and Skyline Chili banter running alongside bracket logic, seed anxiety, and the urge to spoil somebody else's day.

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