Barstool Sports presents the Starting 9, featuring Jared Carrabis and Dallas Braden - the baseball podcast everyone wants but no one else will give you. This week's episode features an interview with former MLB pitcher and hitter Rick Ankiel, who chats with Dallas and Jared for the first time since the 2017 All-Star Game in Washington DC. The crew gets into the Astros sign-stealing/cheating scandal that's been reported by The Athletic; Dallas and Jared review their pre-season awards pick with the first two coming on Monday and Tuesday and the Cy Young announcement on Wednesday and the MVP on Thursday; and Jared delivers his Stockton, California essay - one that's worth the wait!

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