A couple weeks afterwards, the 2026 Mets season has settled into the splendiferous smell of your choosing and hence it shall remain because winter is no longer coming. It is here and the final moments of baseball play out for the year.

I'll ponder the current postseason and more with the Terminal's unofficial Stadium Chaser Josh Sarfity; like POBO David Stearns' aggressive moves to ensure Carson Benge a clear pathway could be part of the storyline if he comes back with voter-approved hardware.

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 2.69

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A quorum about the Rap Debut Album Tournament (RDAT); A fictional invention from seven years ago essentially working backwards from the statement - Illmatic by Nas is the greatest rookie rap album.

Tonight is one of two RDAT Semifinal matchups - Illmatic vs. The College Dropout.

With no written foundation from 2018, we again discuss if a moment in time is disrupted by the future beyond compare. How influential is an all-time classic, how is the future heard afterwards, and do the streets care about your Ultimate Mixtape?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 206

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The Snowdown Shakes report is filed for the final time in 2026 as we reflect on what took place in the desert without medical advice from Dr. Farthing.

Talk about the postseason shifts to the upcoming NBA season and what it will take for Jaylen Brunson to immortalize himself amongst the throngs. What's wrong with SNL (nothing, but...) and what does any of that have to do with a Hard Rock band from Baltimore?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 15

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The end of the 20th century saw two staples slowly fade away from the public eye - movie soundtracks and Hollywood-supported Black cinema. Both reach a proverbial pinnacle with the release of Dead Presidents in 1995.

Terminal gates are open from all over to discuss both fading staples, the rise (and fall) of starlets from these projects and as far as Dead Presidents; to paraphrase Troy McClure - Ehh...the movie or the soundtrack?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 4

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We miss our Snakes Snowdown reporter, but brave on with a back and forth about a bad football game before throwing out names for various things.

Ranging on a side tangent happens at some point, but that wasn't the brief baseball labor banter. That resulted from bickering about TV ratings. But that was at the end, so how do I begin?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 38

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It's an inevitable outcome but one that still comes as a surprise. However, the surprise was ruined months ago when a 12-game losing streak stunted the Mets season before it could begin.

As I look back only a few moments after there was a reason to watch, I lament about the little I can before I return to waiting for another baseball season. Maybe this time I'll get more than just a Benge in the box.

Tonight's Trivia Answer - .246

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A quorum about the Rap Debut Album Tournament (RDAT); A fictional invention from seven years ago essentially working backwards from the statement – Illmatic by Nas is the greatest rookie rap album.

Tonight we gather to discuss the spark that is a debut album. Or is that what it was? Is the album a 20th century construct and if so, then why not fall back to a 19th century tradition and rank them with nothing but our opinions.

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 3

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Pete Alonso returns to Citi Field and the fans in attendance make their emotions known vocally. It's been almost a fortnight since I stepped off the 7 train, but it feels like I was there in spirit. Even if it was only on a screen...

A screen that's already filled with football of all ages, whether I want to see it or not. So what will I do to avoid the flying foosball? Will I fall privy to pigskin or ponder what free agent signings will appease the peons? Isn't bread and cheese enough?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - .246

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