Folks, a warning, this episodes for the birds. That's in part due to some silliness in Memories being Made right now, including: a horsey candle in the wind (02:06); European-style basket making (04:20) (nice); Olympic sized money problems (07:18); parallels between some phormidable Philly teams (11:45); and a rinse cycle in Baltimore (16:12). But really, this is for the birds because the Guy-bunal's cameo Guy this week twice took flight to the highest of heights with some birds of a feather surrounding him (24:42).

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It's a brand new season and some Guys are on the way, but first up some Memories are being Made, including: a story with trees, boards, and paper (02:37); all manner of crossovers in the mid-Atlantic soccer world (12:36); a pro-protest stance (15:37); and a record setting number of Ks in Korea (18:33)

Then it's time to introduce the category for Season 14 - Cameo Guys (22:42), as well as our first Cameo Guy, who's popular with the popular shooting locations of both Toronto and Los Angeles (24:33).

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This week the Guy-bunal is without newly-christened Wife Guy Diaz, but they've still got a Making Memories jam-packed with: the best Mariners win of the year (01:42); a continental clash on the hardwood (05:25); a baseball blowup under consideration (08:18); a loonie story about hot dogs (13:18); and a hot streak in Vegas (15:53). Then, it's time for Host James and Very-Special Guest Xavier to talk about their favorite forgettable 2010s NBC hour-long drama: Parenthood (22:35).

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As the odometer turns over, the Guy-bunal has but one objective: to celebrate by inducting the largest class in the history of the Hall of Guy.

They'll need some help, but friends of the show new and old answered the call and brought them: a seminal FSU shooter (07:14); a dynasty-starting dad (14:39); a record-setting jungle cat (23:58); a particularly sharp name (30:34); a fine head of Argentinian hair (36:58); a teal titan with a lot of buzz (43:18); a Puerto Rican power generator (1:01:32); a football legend who then ran a lot (1:07:19); a dog that was a big hit (1:21:00); a brief interjection by Diaz about a Swedish fish out of water (1:30:53); and finally a particularly large manager (1:37:40).

After all that, there's just one thing left: the longest deliberation in RTG? history (1:40:14).

Special thanks to Bagel Techno, LJ Rader, Sara, Andrew, Bo Quintana, Luke Knox, Gord Randall, Kevin McFall, Andrew Abbot, and David Roth for their contributions.

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It's no secret that the folks at RTG? understand pandering, and no fan of RTG? internalizes that more than returning friend of the show and Graphics Extraordinaire Mike Canter. In Making Memories, Canter gives Diaz a book report (02:18); Diaz recounts the year's biggest wiffle ball game (05:41); Xavier painstakingly records the unwritten rules of a different bat-and-ball sport (12:49); and James gets depressed until something pumps them back up (18:45). The comes the main event, when Canter reveals a rare species of bird: a joint Sixers/Orioles legend (23:10).

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There's a whole lot to keep track of this week - heck, just in Making Memories, we have the labor rights warrior Bryce Harper (03:18); the continued aquatic excellence of Katie Ledecky (07:14); and the joy of sharing baseball with kids even during the misery of the trade deadline (10:56). It would be understandable to need some help keeping score at home, and luckily that's where this week's guest comes in: Liz Thompson od Diamond Scorecard Designs.

The Guy-bunal kicks things off by talking to Liz about how she came to be not just an advocate for scoring baseball games but a purveyor of custom designs (15:44) - all before she takes some time to nominate a Guy for the Hall, the very largest of Zs (31:06).

Be sure to check out Diamond Scorecard Designs and to follow Liz on bluesky.

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It's time for a well-traveled episode. First up, in Making Memories: Xavier browses through a wide world of tabs (01:47); Diaz catches everyone up on some interference (08:02); and James speeds through some insight into the Tour de France (15:38). Then, it's time for the Guy-bunal to welcome one of the sports world's foremost Roads Scholars: Rodger Sherman.

After some introductions to Rodger's fandoms (25:26) and a new game called "Trump the Crowd Size" (41:39), the stage is set for Rodger's Guy: a fondly-remembered Knick who definitely isn't Rolando Blackman (57:04).

Be sure to keep up with Rodger via his newsletter and on BlueSky.

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Buckle up RTG? fans, cause it's time for change. No change to Making Memories this week: Xavier is still horsing around (02:20); Diaz is using a new marathon runner he discovered for motivation (07:13); and James is talking about Argentinian polo horse clones (09:40). Just normal, every-week stuff.

But then, this season finale features a brand-new, unprecedented segment: Liti-Guy-tion! (17:02)

First the Guy-bunal gives a nod to some Gamebreaking Guys who didn't make the cut for this season (18:26), before turning to three Guys who did make the cut for induction: the season's most literal and least nerdy Gamebreaking Guy (25:52); one whose flop became a hit (32:43); and one who broke the glass finish line (39:13). That's three, but will the class size stop there when it's time for induction into the Hall of Guy? (44:20)

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