Episode 79: Pennant Fever; Yasiel Puig; Brandon McCarthy; Felix Hernandez; David Price; Don Mattingly; Neil Simon; Vontae Davis
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First and foremost, how about Yasiel Puig and his homer barrage? Just what the Dodgers needed!
In Episode 79 of Foul Territory: A Baseball Podcast—the Jose Abreu edition—Jed and Jon geek out over September baseball and who will make it to the postseason. This week’s Headlines focus on who’s in and who’s out; the Red Sox being the first team in and reaching 100 wins for the first time in 70 years; the Dodgers bashing their way into MLB history with seven players with 20 or more homers; Yasiel Puig going on a home-run binge and having his home broken into (again); two umpires making headlines instead of players; Brandon McCarthy’s career-ending stats of 69 and 4.20; Felix Hernandez having a near walk-off experience (not that kind); Don Mattingly calling for September roster rule changes; Jeff Bannister getting the replacement consideration treatment; the Yankees avoiding a salary tax for the first time ever; David Price being quite content with his money, er, um, time in Boston; Pete Rose saying he’s falling apart; and the Phillies using flamethrowers in an attempt to dry the field.
This week’s Starting Nine is dedicated to the late, great Neil Simon with nine players with Neil Simon play or movie names. Around the Horn takes a quick look (kinda) of every teams surprise or disappointment for 2018, and Extra Innings—our peek outside the world of baseball—delivers with Vontae Davis’ surprise NFL retirement at halftime of a game he was playing in, the NFL announcing Maroon 5 will headline the Super Bowl halftime show (we’d rather see Vontae Davis) and the announcement that LeBron James will star in Space Jam 2. Word.
