The Ball Boys

• The Second Annual Bally Awards

  It’s time to celebrate the outfits and outbursts, the dudes and feuds, the hot shots and low blows of the ATP and WTA tours with the Second Annual Bally Awards. Paul is joined by his Golden Globes, Matthew Coleman and Matthew Paluch to give out the most prestigious awards in niche, gay, tennis, comedy podcasting.  Find out who wins awards like Best Manchild - is it Daniil Medvedev or Jelena Ostapenko? And who takes home the Lobsbian of the Year - the Laver Cup couch or the Carlos Alcaraz puppy cam.  And of course we have our Golden Bally for BaeTP of the Year.  Don’t miss the original opening song, a touching in-memoriam, and our predictions for 2026. 

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• Finals Fantasy

  The Ball Boys put the rear in year-end with the ATP and WTA Finals.  Paul is joined by media darling, Brooklyn tennis icon, and co-creator of Talk Hole, Eric Schwartau, to break down the final stops on the tour.  We discuss the ASMR of tennis, debate tennis etiquette and that tainted WTA finals ceremony. Plus we cover who came out on top in 2025 between Carlos and Jannik and we have some predictions of who might be retiring and who’s taking home some big trophies in 2026.  And we end with a new case in Cross Court, where the new ATP logo is put on trial in the case we’re calling “whatever happened to fun.”

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• Thirty-Gory, the Ball Boys Halloween

  The Ball Boys are putting the slice in sliced and diced for a special Halloween episode.  Paul is joined by OutLoud Sports’ own Adam Laroche (@adamlaroche) and we cover the ghouls and goblins of the tour from Shagnhai to Basel. We talk about our favorite final girl moments, and review tennis terrors with “She Already Done Had Curses.”  Plus we have some ideas on where the next Masters 1000 should really take place and how to drag up Wimbledon for week two.  And our Lobsbians span everything from the No Kings March to butterfly nets to diss tracks.  

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• Cup Sighs

  Paul is joined by the first member of the Ball Boy Development Program, tennis fanatic and hair deity Benjamin Kersten, to talk the ins and outs of the Asian swing of the ATP and WTA tours.  We give some love to Iga and Coco for their recent form on and off the court, have some ideas for how to get butts in the seats at the China Open, and try to solve the mystery of Jannik Sinner’s tummy.  And in Cross Court we have the case of Cup Sighs, to figure out how to make the schedule just a little bit less insane.  

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• A Taurus Trap - Our US Open Recap

  The Ball Boys are wrapping up the US Open like half the field is wrapping up their shoulders, wrists, and egos.  Tune in as Paul and Matthew run down the top moments from the men’s and women’s competitions. We celebrate the Taurus champions Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka who really are meeting the moment.  We have SIX Lobsbians for you from the players puppy cam to red hot matches.   And we return with another case of Cross Court, the case of Public Indecency.  Tune in and hear the verdict.  

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