Episode 64: Infinity War; Ronald Acuna; Jung Ho Kang; Dodgers Dive; Nick Kingham and Sean Manaea; Portland MLB?; Mike Trout WARrior; Westworld; Kanye West
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First and foremost, how about that box office for Avengers: Infinity War? Holy smokes!
Episode 64 of Foul Territory: A Baseball Podcast—the Emilio Bonafacio episode—kicks off with a discussion about why Jed Rigney won’t see the film in the theater. Jed and Jon then dive into this week’s Headlines and banter about Ronald Acuna’s call up, Jung Ho Kang (The Kanger!) making his return to MLB and the Pirates, the Dodgers poor week (including Clayton Kershaw’s horrible outing against the Marlins), Salvador Perez scolding the White Sox for having fun, Nick Kingham retiring the first 20 batters he faced in his MLB debut, Sean Manaea no-hitting and cooling off the Red Sox, Albert Pujols gaining ground on the injured Adrian Beltre in the race to 3,000 hits, Matt Harvey whining about his move to the bullpen, Portland throwing its hat in the ring for a future franchise, Mike Trout leading the world in everything, weather suspensions (again), Theo Epstein saying that David Ortiz wanted a trade in 2003, Pete Rose being a d-bag (again) and Jenny Cavnar’s milestone in the announcing booth.
This week’s Starting Nine honors the new season of HBO’s Westworld, featuring nine players with Old West names. A new segment follows—Book Club—featuring Jed talking about an article he has written that is near and dear to his heart. This week, he shed’s light on his Avengers: Infinity War post, where he compares Marvel Universe characters to the top teams in MLB.
Episode 64 wraps with Extra Innings, a look outside the world of baseball, featuring a brief NFL Draft recap, Michael Vick emerging from the ashes (again) as an offensive coordinator, Ex-NFL cheerleaders offering to settle a lawsuit for $1 if Roger Goodell meets with them, and Kanye West’s “brother” love and “dragon energy” connection to Donald Trump.
