Episode 18: Opening Day(s), Hot-Not, Playoff Predictions, Pepsi Ad Fail
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Opening Day is finally upon us, and Jed Rigney and Jon Sumple chat about the Sunday-Monday opening day activities on Episode 18 of Foul Territory: A Baseball Podcast. The show kicks off with a new sponsor – HOPE – something every fan and team shares on the season-long road to disappointment (save for one team and fan base), followed by this week’s Headlines, which include a variety of opening day highlights, including Madison Bumgarner’s two dingers, Mark Melancon’s highly paid meltdown on day one, Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers’ dominant opener against the hapless Padres, Vin Scully-less baseball, the “Impeach Trump” banner at the Nationals opener, the former catcher now pitcher/catcher/outfielder Christian Bethancourt and his not-so-wow first mound performance, Kate Upton topping Maxim’s list of hot wives/GFs, and the Yankees dropping to third (or second, depending on which source you turn to) in team payroll.
There’s also a discussion about Coca-Cola replacing Pepsi as the official soft drink of MLB that leads into Jed dissing the Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad fail. Jed reacts rather passionately to the ridiculousness of the ad.
After regaining their composure, the focus shifts to a new segment, Hot or Not, a review of who was up (Rougned Odor, Dallas Kuechel, Madison Bumgarner, Clayton Kershaw, Khris Davis) and who was down (Masahiro Tanaka, Jose Quintana and a pack of closers) after game one of the season, followed by this week’s Starting Nine, which focuses on players with comedian names in honor of April Fools Day, before the guys dive into a deep discussion on who will emerge as World Series foes. Jed has Astros-Dodgers while Jon is going with Indians-Nationals. The episode wraps with the anchor segment, Extra Innings, which touches on the boring and ugly NCAA Championship Game, Tony Romo heading to the broadcast booth (maybe), the NHL deciding to bypass the 2018 Olympics, and how to drive big-brand advertisers from your program Bill O’Reilly style.
