Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman has proven himself to be one of MLB's best young personalities. He's fiery on the field and fun off it. Last season, when his a spring training ACL injury cut his season short, he went back to college to finish his degree while rehabbing. Then he returned to post a 1.67 ERA in four regular season starts and help the Blue Jays in the playoffs.
So it's safe to say he knows something about the big-league balancing act.
When Stroman joined the StewPod this week, he proved that yet again. He was playing golf while talking to us, yet had plenty to say about his goal of becoming Toronto's ace next season, his recent rap debut, that video that surfaced of him as a kid on "Figure It Out" and his line of custom caps through New Era, for whom he is a brand ambassador. He'll also be part of their 2016 opening day commercial.
Also on this week's podcast, we're joined by Bad News Ramen for another Three Strikes segment and we talk about a wide range of sports and pop culture topics.
Here's the full rundown of this week's show:
• It's a slow week in baseball news, booo!
• Fangraphs' Win-Loss projections and why we're not down on the Royals
• A-Rod's ARod Corp.
• Marcus Stroman joins the show — while playing golf
• We talk about Marcus' 2015 season — from injury to college to the postseason
• On his relationships with Aaron Sanchez, David Price and Mark Buehrle
• What did he get with his Toy 'R' Us gift certificate from "Figure It Out" when he was a kid?
• Can he beat his dad in arm wrestling
• The No. 6, Drake and Marcus' foray into rapping with ex-Duke teammate Mike Stud
• How he designed his own line of New Era Caps
• Three Strikes with Bad News Ramen on crazy bobbleheads, Jessica Mendoza and Bud Selig
• The story of when Hulk Hogan hit Mike in the face
• Mike and Chris talk about David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Brad Dassey's rap song.
• Important question: What's your dream job at ARod Corp?
[Music: Mike Stud ft. Marcus Stroman - "These Days remix"]
