Episode 72: Poo Slinger's Paradise - a podcast by Cespedes Family Barbecue

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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