PRODcast 136: God Is Dead

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HUMAN GUEST: Matt Kory of the Athletic Boston

THE BASEBALL THINGS 

VLAD JR.

Mike Trout

Five teams on pace to lose 100 games

• Are the Mariners good?
• Pirates be fightin’,
• Mets are Metsing
• Acuña Matata!
• Cole v. Bauer
• Maybe Yankee fans aren’t that bad after all. ... 

MINOR LEAGUE TEAM OF THE WEEK: Cedar Rapids Kernels

OLD SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: MARVIS FOLEY

Marvis Edwin Foley, was a backup catcher who played in part of five seasons with the White Sox and Rangers in the early 80s. He was mostly unremarkable, aside from his name (which sounds more like he should be one of Aretha Franklin’s backup singers than a baseball playist). His glorious caucasian afro was markable, however. Over his illustrious career, he was worth -1 win, mashed 12 taters, had an OPS+ of 72 (not good), and racked up frequent flier miles shuttling between his big league club and the minors. After reading his name, I was stunned to find out that he was actually a burly, hairy, white dude from Kentucky. See: Reggie Willits, Reggie Cleveland, etc.

Marv is currently the roving catching instructor for the Colorado Rockies, and was previously a very successful MiLB coach, as he is the only manager to win titles in all three AAA leagues.