Episode 67: Coffee Explosions; Mariners Get Alex Colome; Hanley Ramirez Gone; Jose Altuve Streak; Bumgarner, Kershaw Return; Roseanne Barr; Kim Kardashian
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First and foremost, after stating last week that Jerry Dipoto had no arrows in his quiver to make a trade, the Seattle GM pulls the trigger and lands Alex Colome and Denard Span. Well played, Jerry. Well played.
Episode 67 of Foul Territory: A Baseball Podcast—the Seth Lugo edition—kicks off with Jed Rigney discussing the coffee mishap that kicked off his day, as well as a revisit on how to make a poor man’s latte at Starbucks. This week’s Headlines feature the above-mentioned Alex Colome and Denard Span score for the Mariners, the Red Sox’s surprising DFA of Hanley Ramirez (don’t listen to the Boston brass, it was a money move, plain and simple), the Diamondbacks getting a series win for the first time in three weeks, the Rays starting relievers for three straight games, Jose Altuve getting 10 consecutive hits to boost the slow start to his season, Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw returning to the mound, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz hitting the DL for the Mets, the possibility of balls and strikes being called by technology, Jose Ramirez being falsely accused by a Dominican “outlet” of PED usage, Rudy Giuliani booed at Yankee Stadium on his birthday, and the recent Citi Field fire.
In honor of the upcoming Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Starting Nine gives us nine players with dinosaur names. Episode 67 wraps with Extra Innings and a look outside the world of baseball, featuring discussions about Danica Patrick’s final race at Indy, the 76ers GM caught in a Twitter burner scandal, Roseanne Barr’s fall from grace and show cancellation, and Kim Kardashian’s visit to the White House to discuss prison reform.
