Episode 78: Deadline Trades; Mariners Skirmish; Scott Servais; Jacob deGrom; Dellin Betances; Shohei Ohtani; Burt Reynolds; NFL Kickoff
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First and foremost, who wears it better: Edwin Diaz or Scott Servais?
Episode 78 of Foul Territory: A Baseball Podcast—the Julio Urias edition—starts off with a do-over after co-hosts Jed Rigney and Jon Sumple experienced technical difficulties. Rehashing fresh jokes falls a little flat, so the intrepid duo forge ahead with this week’s Headlines and stories about Andrew McCutcheon, Ryan Madson, Josh Donaldson and Gio Gonzalez changing teams before the August 31 trade deadline; the Yankees, Red Sox and Astros having concerns about the Donaldson trade; the Cubs getting irked over a rainout in Washington; the Mariners asking the press to leave the clubhouse so Dee Gordon and Jean Segura could duke it out behind closed doors; M’s manger Scott Servais sporting his new ‘do after losing a bet to Edwin Diaz; Dellin Betances becoming the first reliever in MLB history to post five consecutive years of 100 strikeouts; Jacob deGrom becoming only the second player in MLB history to record 25 straight starts allowing three runs or less; Shohei Ohtani celebrating his Tommy John surgery recommendation with two home runs; White Sox top prospect Michael Kopech facing Tommy John surgery, too; Julio Urias returning from said Tommy John surgery; Kenley Jansen keeping his heart in L.A.; Trevor Story setting a Statcast-era record with a 505-foot blast; Ryan Howard officially retiring; A-Rod working at Wahlburgers after losing an early-season bet; and the Orioles wearing special jerseys to honor the blind.
This week’s Starting Nine honors the late, great Burt Reynolds with players whose names sound like one of Reynolds’ movies. The show wraps, as usual, with Extra Innings and a look outside the world of baseball, including the NFL kicking off a new season, Serena Williams melting down during the Women’s U.S. Open Finals and tarnishing the luster of Naomi Osaka’s first Grand Slam title win for a Japanese player, Nicki Manaj throwing down with Cardi B, and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop getting into a tight spot after making unscientific health claims about vaginal eggs.
