Episode 89: Hola, Amigos! Charley Steiner Extension; Michael Brantley, Wilson Ramos, Matt Harvey Sign; Mets Are Contenders?; CC Sabathia; Troy Tulowitzki; Clint Eastwood; NFL Pro Bowl
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First and foremost, there are many reasons to listen to Episode 89, but you don’t want to miss Jed’s evisceration of Charely Steiner. Unlike Charley, it’s entertaining.
Episode 89 of Foul Territory: A Baseball Podcast has no accompanying jersey number honor for a player since no player in MLB history has ever worn No. 89 on the diamond. Sad. But we forge ahead because there are Headlines to discuss, including Michael Brantley signing with the Astros, Wilson Ramos signing with the suddenly relevant Mets (whose GM says they’re the NL East favs), Matt Harvey signing with the Angels, CC Sabathia getting his $500K bonus from a kinder/gentler fully operational Deathstar, Troy Tulowitzki attempting to entice a sucker, er, um a team to take the bait, Yu Darvish soft tossing, the stuffy and constantly constipated Charley Steiner getting an extension from the Dodgers (followed by a royal reaming from Jed about how awful Charley Steiner really is), player payrolls declining in 2018 vs. 2017, Red Sox and Nats paying the luxury tax, Mariners playing in the newly pinked-out T-Mobile Park in 2019, and the MLB reaching a deal with the Cuban Federation to post players instead of having them defect.
Starting Nine focuses on nine players with Clint Eastwood movie names in honor of the ever-cool Clint’s new movie, “The Mule.” Show wraps with Extra Innings and a look outside the world of baseball, including Alabama earning the No. 1 ranked recruiting class after early signing day, the NFL announcing Pro Bowl selections, actor and director Penny Marshall going off to the big schlamatzel in the sky, Alfonso Ribiero suing Fortnite for copping his Carlton dance, and the Kardashian-Jenner sisters announcing they are shutting down their apps in 2019.
