09.17.2015 - By Cespedes Family BBQ
Welcome to Barbecast 72! Our special guest this week (at 28:45) is Rangers prospect and Integalactic Defender of Unpopular Opinions, Mike Matuella. Mike was the Rangers' third round pick in the 2015 Draft out of Duke University just a couple months after getting Tommy John Surgery like all the other cool kids. We talked to Mike about a whole host of topics tangentially related to baseball, including:
growing up in the DC area and the kind of pitcher he was in high school
choosing Duke over Maryland
going from throwing 88 to throwing 98 in two years
pitching in the ACC
getting Tommy John before getting drafted
rehab getting him into the Best Shape of His Life
goals for the 2016 season
Mike's vehement defense of Nickelback as Not The Worst Band In the World
a strong argument against the cult-like nature of Chipotle
...and even more controversial opinions on nonsensical crap that you rarely hear from professional baseball players
Mike was great! Follow him on Twitter @mikematch30 for more scorching hot takes. After Mike (at 1:22:50), another B-Ref Battle commenced which included one of the more incomprehensible names we've ever heard as well as an incredible Honus Wagner story. Next (at 1:46:40), Tales from Logdog with Lana Berry asked HOW MANY FINGERS?!?! We concluded (at 1:53:57) with some thoughts on our inaugural baseball experiences here in Europe: Jake watching actual baseball in London, and my inexplicable sighting of a Billy Koch painting at a Copenahagen pub. Thanks for listening <3
Music: Nickelback (Blame Mike)
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