Elly De La Cruz Conversation, Drew Romo Homers, Nick Kurtz Walks
From Is This A Great Game, Or What? by Foul Territory Network
April 30, 2026 · 48 min · Season 3 · Episode 17
About this episode
The episode features a conversation about Elly De La Cruz's character, recent managerial changes in baseball, and highlights from players like Nick Kurtz and Drew Romo.
Elly De La Cruz is a star and just pulled off something incredible, but what we didn’t know is what he was doing when Terry Francona was first hired, and it says a lot about his character. A true class act. Our GameChanger of the Week focuses on managers, especially with all the wild news that broke this week. Alex Cora is out, Rob Thomson is out—so what does that mean for the game? Tim Kurkjian weighs in, and Jeff brings it all the way back around to Little League. Nick Kurtz keeps getting on base, but he’s still short of the record for most consecutive games with a walk. The current leader might surprise you, and no, it’s not Barry Bonds. Plus, Drew Romo has done something that caught all of us off guard. He’s off to a really fun start, no debating that. On This Date in baseball history, Bob Feller comes up, along with a great story involving one of our favorite guests, Steve Sparks. We share some laughs looking back at that interview, and don’t worry, Feller comes back into the conversation later in Alphabest. We wrap things up with Wheel of Kurkjian, Three Cards in the Bathroom, and a Team Tim that highlights some of the best sitcoms of all…
People in this episode
Host: Jeff
Guest: Tim Kurkjian
Topics covered
- Elly De La Cruz
- baseball history
- managerial changes
- Little League
- Drew Romo
- Nick Kurtz
- sitcoms
Keywords
- Elly De La Cruz
- baseball
- managers
- Tim Kurkjian
- Drew Romo
- Nick Kurtz
- Bob Feller
- Steve Sparks
- Little League
- sitcoms
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Foul Territory Network
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