Standing By: The Terry and Ted Podcast · Terry and Ted

A bounty of bonhomie and a mélange of mirth.

February 26, 2025·1 hr 15 min·5 clips

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Terry starts by reaching for a musical opener, then almost immediately talks himself out of it. Ted goes along with the bit. They drift into podcast production value, and land on the idea that some shows do not need polish if the content can carry itself. Terry jokes about the brands sitting in plain sight on the table. Tim Hortons comes up next. Jess has apparently nudged them toward that topic, and they recall the company trying technology changes around roll up the rim to win. From there the conversation moves into baseball replay and robo-umps. One of them likes the idea. The other does not. They work through the real-world strike zone and the difference between a human call and a fixed zone. A newspaper statistic about strike-zone size gives the argument some shape. The count changes the human zone. The robo-ump does not. That inconsistency becomes part of the debate. Terry says he prefers the strike zone to stay the strike zone. Ted keeps the conversation grounded in what gets lost when people are removed from the job. The human element matters to him. So does the memory of making hard calls from hockey. That leads to the line about not calling what you did not see. The talk gets more animated when they reach the best part of old baseball disputes. They both enjoy the manager-umpire confrontation. Nose to nose. Yelling. A bit of theatre. They swap memories of classic arguing and bring up Earl Weaver and Joe West as examples of how good that can sound when both sides are willing to go at it. The episode keeps that casual, familiar rhythm all the way through. There are self-corrections. There are side comments. There are sponsor mentions that stay part of the conversation instead of breaking it. By the end, the show has turned a few ordinary topics into a warm, slightly irreverent exchange about work, fairness, and the things that make live talk feel alive.

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Loose banter that turns a few practical gripes into an engaging baseball-and-podcast conversation.

Terry DeMonte and Ted Bird keep the tone easy and conversational, moving from podcast production values to Tim Hortons before settling into officiating and the human element in baseball.

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Press play if you want a laid-back chat that can turn Tim Hortons and robo-umps into comedy fuel.

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