Opening Day Has Arrived; Preseason Picks; Extension Palooza; Ichiro Retires; Rookies on Rosters; Gronk; Jussie; Beiber (Ep. 98)
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First and foremost, happy Opening Day!
Episode 98 of Foul Territory: A Baseball Podcast—the Onelki Garcia edition—is all about Opening Day and Jed and Jon’s excitement to kick off the 2019 MLB season. In these week’s Headlines, all the extensions signed in the last week are pretty impressive for teams that (supposedly) didn’t want to spend money, Mariners start 2-0 and Ichiro retires, bunch of rookies make Opening Day rosters (surprisingly), Corey Knebel injury may open door to Craig Kimbrel signing in Milwaukee, Dodgers pitching woes don’t worry Jed (yet), Fangraphs adjusts WAR calculation for catchers, serious charges dropped against Lenny Dykstra, Luis Severino injury pushes Yankees to sign Gio Gonzalez, Royals drop concession prices to boost attendance and Jeff Samardzija thinks games should end in ties instead of playing extra innings (huh?).
Starting Nine honors Opening Day in Japan with nine players with famous Japanese monster names, an Around the Horn has Jed and Jon making predictions for division and wild card winners. Show ends with Extra Innings and a look outside the world of baseball at Gronk retiring, NFL approving the review of pass interference plays, Robert Kraft pleading not guilty on seeking a happy ending, Jussie Smullet charges being dropped, Mueller Report findings and Justin Bieber ripping a troll.
