This Week in Baseball – Harper Padres Rumor, Realmuto Trade, Mejia Signs, McKeon Hired, Padres Uniforms
Who’s Your Padre?… After the Padres reported meeting with Bryce Harper in Las Vegas, a rumor leaked that they might be leaning toward offering the 26-year-old outfielder a contract rather than continuing their pursuit of shortstop/third baseman Manny Machado. Bold …
Starting 9 – Oscars Nominations 2019
Each week on the Foul Territory Podcast, Jed Rigney takes a current event and tries his best to match the names of active MLB players to that subject. With the announcement of the Oscars nominations for Best Picture, we’re taking …
Meme-O-Random: Office Space
So much of life can be best summed up by movie quotes. And one of the most quotable movies of all time is Mike Judge’s Office Space. Who can forget Michael Bolton and his difficulty in coming to grips with having the …
This Week in Baseball – Hall of Fame, Machado Rumors, Pollock Signs, Gray Traded, 15 Day DL
Hall of Fame… Yankees great Mariano Rivera is in. So is Mike Mussina, the long-time Orioles ace. Also joining them is Seattle Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez and late Blue Jays and Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay. Rivera was the first player …
This Week in Baseball – Machado Rumors, Yankees Signings, Bauer Tweets, Upton Returns, Angels Stadium
Rumor Has It… With no end in sight to the free agency of Manny Machado and Bryce Harper, things are starting to get a little testy. Machado’s agent Dan Lozano lashed out at “reckless” contract rumors being spread on social …
Meme-O-Random: Pizza Sabermetrics (Sbarro-metrics?)
Baseball fans are still pretty divided about the advent of new-fangled statistics. Finally we can put this technology to real use and help both sides improve their lives. With pizza. So, next time you see a deal for two small pizzas, …
This Week in Baseball – Arbitration Records, Machado-Harper Watch, Brewers Catch Grandal, Dodgers Catch Martin, Tebow Catches Fiancee
Arbitration Expectation… Mookie Betts and Jacob deGrom both avoided arbitration with their teams and received record-breaking raises. The new salaries are well-deserved. Betts was the AL MVP and helped the Red Sox win the World Series while deGrom was the …
Meme-O-Random: Baseball Puns—Beethoven’s Ninth
There’s nothing more American than baseball, apple pie and bad puns. So, baseball puns are basically double-American. You may never listen to Beethoven’s Ninth ever the same. But, let’s be fair: you probably weren’t going to listen to it anyway. …
This Week in Baseball – Relief Pitchers, Harper-Machado Rumors, Nelson Cruz, Rays Stadium, Singer Parents
How Do You Spell Relief… This week the reliever free agency market started moving. David Robertson signed with Philly and Zach Britton re-signed with the Yankees—both in the neighborhood of $12 million per year. That leaves Craig Kimbrel, Adam Ottavino …
Meme-O-Random: Where Will Bryce Harper Sign
We’re two months into free agency and we still have no idea where Bryce Harper will be playing next season so we decided to take a few guesses. The Dodgers look like a good fit, but McDonald’s could be good …
