Away Cooking World Series; Manager Hirings; Brandon Taubman firing; Kanye West (Ep.113)
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First and foremost, how about this away cooking World Series? Will the Nationals keep the streak alive for road wins in Game 6?
Episode 113 of Foul Territory: A Baseball Podcast—the Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy edition—is all about the postseason and the soon-to-launch hot stove season, from the the away cooking World Series theme to manager and GM hirings. This episode’s Headlines feature:
- How neither team can win at home in the World Series
- President Trump opting out of making the first pitch at Game 5
- Aroldis Chapman and Josh Hader winning reliever of the year awards
- Cubs hiring David Ross
- Phillies hiring Joe Girardi
- Padres hiring Jayce Tingler
- Angels hiring Joe Maddon
- Astros firing assistant GM Brandon Taubman
- Red Sox hiring Chaim Bloom as GM
- Yankees announcing Aaron Hicks undergoing Tommy John surgery
- Rob Manfred weighing in on the “dejuiced” playoff baseball controversy
- Analyst Bill James leaving Red Sox with four rings
- Yu Darvish giving Justin Verlander a long-awaited Twitter burn
- Umpire Joe West suing Paul Lo Duca for claiming Billy Wagner bribed him with car rides
This week’s Starting Nine is all about Halloween with nine players with Horror Movie names, and Extra Innings—a look at what’s going on outside the world of baseball—features Tiger Woods tying the all-time PGA win total with 82 victories, China powning the NBA, Kanye West’s new “Jesus Is King” release and Al-Baghdadi being deader than disco.
