130 - Don't Pay for Past Performance w/ Alex Boyajian

12/17/22 • 60 min

Alex Boyajian (Chaotically Intolerant, Gridiron Chaos) returns to discuss whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie, our thoughs on Mike Leach, the post-Xander Bogaerts Red Sox, free agency's ebb and flow, an article from Rolling Stone magazine and the pros and cons of getting mixed up with the Kardashian family. Alex was our guest in Episode 122 and we were happy he agreed to return to talk baseball and more.
The Rolling Stone article is: Andy Greene, "The Fifty Worst Decisions in Music History," Rolling Stone, November 28, 2022.
Errata: Mike Leach was 9-3 against Texas A&M. Since 2019, Stephen Strasberg has 8 starts, a 1-4 record, a 6.68 ERA. He has been paid $105M (before the Covid-19 short season adjustment) and has $140M to go on his contract the next four seasons. Jose Abreu hit 30 home runs in 2021, not 33; and he hit 15 home runs in 2022, not 15. Great White and Whitesnake played Rice Stadium in Houston TX in July 1988. Elvis Presley died August 16, 1977. Reggie Bush is an on-air football analyst for Fox Sports - he dated Kim Kardashian at one time. The new Kardashian TV show is called "The Kardashians."
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129 - Frostbite in August and other Bizarre Baseball Injuries

Baseball players have found creative ways to sustain injuries through the years, from turning off the alarm clock to buttering a roll to taking a bite from a microwaved donut to playing Guitar Hero. The week, the Hooks & Runs crew examines these and other injuries and asks why baseball players are so susceptible to such bizarre mishaps. When, for example, is the last time you heard about a professional football or baseball player tearing a meniscus delivering a shaving cream pie to a teammate's face ... or for that matter, shaking hands.
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Rex tells us about the Front Bottoms concert he attended at Emo's in Austin.
Craig recommends "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99," a three-part Netflix documentary released in Austin 2022.
Errata: Adam Eaton was a Padre, not a Brewer when he suffered his paring knife injury and later submitted to Tommy John surgery. John Smoltz retired with 213 career wins.
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131 - Bowl Preview & Predictions w/ Amy Weinland Daughters

Award-winning author and college football guru Amy Daughters returns to Hooks & Runs for our annual bowl preview and predictions episode. Daughters writes for fbschedules.com, a must-bookmark website for information about college football. Her latest book, "Dear Dana: That Time I Went Crazy and Wrote all 580 of My Facebook Friends a Handwritten Letter," won a Bronze Medal in the World Peace category in the 2022 Living Now Book Awards.
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Errata: The bowl game Craig though he was remembering was the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl game between California and TCU - TCU won 10-7 in overtime in a game each team threw four interceptions. The game Craig was trying to think of was the 2008 Sun Bowl - an epic struggle Oregon State won 3-0 against Pittsburgh.
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