EPISODE · Apr 19, 2017 · 57 MIN

Episode 9: Todd Walker

from The Stretch · host Barstool Sports

12-year MLB veteran, nearly a career .300 hitter, former Cub heart-throb and current SEC/ESPN's 'Baseball Tonight' analyst, Todd Walker, joins the podcast.  Is Avisail Garcia actually good?! (3:26); Carl's early Cubs-related frustrations (6:05); Todd Walker (21:40) waxes poetic on his jersey being retired at LSU (21:40); The hype around being drafted 8th overall in 1994 (27:04); Opening up his wallet at the casino in the minor leagues (32:13); Regrets re: not picking Paul Molitor's mind on baseball stuff more often (33:50); No wonder steroids are called a 'wonder drug' (36:02); Why David Ortiz didn't succeed in Minnesota (38:38); You hit .330 in the minors -- What makes you so different? (47:32); How he was able to crush Pedro Martinez (49:26); Potential White Sox draft picks from the SEC (55:25) EP 111 will feature SB Nation Insider and 21-year old phenom, Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo)! You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/redlineradio