We could get all flowery with words here, but it's the one-year anniversary show, and we got Scott Boras and Jose Altuve. 'Nuff said.
Note: We do alert you to the presence of the occasional adult language and subject matter. Don't say we didn't warn you.
Up And In Episode 50: "You Do Want To Be A Ferris Wheel"
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Table Of Contents
0:00: Here's what's going down today
3:29: Here's the housekeeping
4:41: Here's the emails
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Hijinks in the stands
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Tornadoes let you catch up!
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Ferris Wheel or Merry-Go-Round
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Trading draft picks
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Do new owners equal new scouts?
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Delving into some scouting terms
35:42 Jose Bautista: how did this happen?
53:43 Saturday's Posada-gate with special guest Jay Jaffe (@jay_jaffe)
1:08:15 Special Guest: Scott Boras
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How he first got involved in the draft
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The problems with the potential of hard slots
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Is major league baseball an adversary?
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The draft as a loss-leader
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Providing support services for teenage millionaires
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Turning down potential clients, nicely
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Agents and the NCAA
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August 15: a day in the life
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The reputation: Does he care?
1:29:27 Special Guest No. 2: Houston Astros 2B Jose Altuve
1:33:40 How the sausage is made: getting Altuve and Boras
1:38:31 Musical Guest: Thrice
1:40:33 What Are You Drinking?
1:41:51 Cooking With The Professor: Chicken-Fried Steak and Cincinnati Chili
1:47:51 Let's Get Emotional: Has it really been one year?
1:53:26 What's going on this week?
1:59:11 A massive note of thanks to our listeners
Music is by Thrice, all rights reserved.
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I can't wait to listen!
Kudos, Kevin.
I know as far as basketball and football scholarships go, almost all of the kids do not get to take the classes they want to. Rather, they get are made to take the "easy track" to keep them eligable. If it's happening for big time basketball and football programs, I'm sure it would be happening for big time baseball programs as well. I understand that the "student athlete" is getting an education, but many times it's not the education they want, so in that sense sometimes they are giving up rights.
Should have been in haiku form
To appease Kevin