We give you the rundown on MLP Beer City including hot takes on the “worst line call in pickleball history”. And what does the UPA’s announcement about five new international events in 2025 really mean? Hint: more tour wars are coming! Don’t miss a very special guest, MLP Bay Area Breakers Team Owner Geoff Nguyen joins Jill & Kristin to discuss how he acquired an MLP team, his draft strategy, and the best player personalities he’s had on his team. All that and more on “Patio Road Pod” #47 and we are in Aspen Heaven! SEGMENTS: 0:00 Coming Up 1:34 ICYMI 8:20 hole in one, fishing and adventures in aspen 10:50 MLP Midseason Event (Beer City) 15:42 A 22mm Paddle??! 17:40 How to Get your Partner’s attention 18:40 Lightest shoes in pb 19:32 K Chubby’s back! 22:22 Big Props, Big Flops 25:09 Zane’s backhanded compliment 28:27 Rattlesnake vs Hook 34:55 More close calls 37:50 Best Jerseys 43:00 Geoff Nguyen 48:28 Jeremy Lin, Owner 50:30 Drafting for the Win 53:40 The Scott Crandall Effect 58:53 Players w/ the best attitude? 1:00:30 The TRUTH about trading Vivian Glozman 1:04:25 What’s at stake in Challenger this year/ 1:09:59 “Trade” Secrets 1:11:31 MLP Rules & Changes 1:14:25 Advice to Future Pros 1:17:23 What is Next Shark? 1:18:58 What is “Pickleball Cares”? 1:22:59 Our Next Guest/End of Walker match If you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com If you want to support the pod, rate us on Apple and Spotify Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fw Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752 Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleball https://tinyurl.com/thispblife -------------------------------- Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast. Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com -------------------------------- Follow Jilly B: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball⁠ https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball https://twitter.com/jillybpb https://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball ⁠Follow K Dubs: https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLF https://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/⁠ https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatime https://www.facebook.com/wallagolf -------------------------------- Affiliate Codes (help support the Channel) 🏓 Gamma ⁠gammasports.com⁠ JILLYB25 (25% off until November) 💰 PB GODS: pbgods.com Use code PBLIFERS for 10% off 💰 Proband ⁠⁠proband.com⁠⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 💰 KETONE.com/JILLYB 30% off your first subscription at KETONE.com/JILLYB 💰 Bemer ⁠⁠https://www.impactyourwellbeing.com/pbjill⁠⁠ 🎽HALARA (⁠https://halara.com/⁠) JILLYB for 10% off full-priced items 🍖PALEO VALLEY 15% off https://paleovalley.com/store?pc=pvpartners&oid=25&affid=2099&source_id=podcast%E2%81%A0 🏓 Thrive ⁠thrivepb.com⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 🏓 GRUVN ⁠Gruvn.co⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 🎒 RuK pack ⁠⁠https://rukpack.com/?ref=JillyB⁠⁠ JILLYB15 (15% off) 💠Hesacore Grips JILLYB (10% off) https://shop.hesacore.com/discount/JILLYB?ref=HX3KXc_MV8fu5b 🏓 Vatic ⁠vaticpro.com⁠ JILLYB ($10 off) 🏓 Bread n Butter ⁠bnbpickleball.com⁠ JILLYB (15% off) 🏓 Master Athletics ⁠master-athletics.com/collections/pickleball⁠ JILLYB ($20 off pickleball paddle) 🏓 Six Zero ⁠sixzeropickleball.com⁠ JILLYB10 (10% off)