In the inaugural episode of Monument Talk, the new Yankee podcast from SB Nation and Pinstripe Alley, hosts Kenny Crocker and Matt DeMayo discuss Yusei Kikuchi's possible pine tar situation (0:41), German as the ace (2:30), and the ground-breaking Taco Bell window at the Dugout across from the Stadium (8:06). The boys then move on to handing out the weekly awards, leading off with the "Big Bastad" Award (17:20), which fictional baseball players should join the team (31:50), and finally the coveted Shirsey of the Week (39:11).

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