MLB Opening Day, Greatest Left Handed Hitters Ever, Best Baseball Uniforms All-Time and Wrigley Field vs. Yankee Stadium with Anthony Rizzo
About this episode
Anthony Rizzo joins the hosts to discuss MLB's opening day, his experiences with the Chicago Cubs, and his favorite left-handed hitters.
World Series Champion Anthony Rizzo joins the show to talk MLB’s opening day as the newest member of the Netflix baseball crew alongside Barry Bonds and Albert Pujols. Rizzo talks the 10 year anniversary of the 2016 Chicago Cubs team that took home the World Series and broke the 71-year “Curse of the Billy Goat.” The three-time Gold Glove winner revealed where the infamous baseball from that final out went, and just how much money he was offered for it, chose between Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field and picked his worst fans to play in front of. Finally Rizzo picked his favorite left-handed hitters of all-time, while the guys discussed the greatest baseball uniforms ever. New episodes of Throwbacks drop every Thursday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also, make sure you’re locked in on social @ThrowbacksShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys & the Throwbacks community. (http://throwbacksshow.com/) 00:00 Show open 03:08 Anthony Rizzo Joins 03:34 What is Rizzo looking forward to most with Netflix 04:12 Hall of Fame “Mic’d Up” guy 05:48 Epic nights out with the boys before a game 08:30…
People in this episode
Hosts: Matt Leinart, Jerry Ferrara
Guest: Anthony Rizzo
Topics covered
- MLB Opening Day
- Baseball History
- Left Handed Hitters
- Baseball Uniforms
- Wrigley Field vs. Yankee Stadium
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Netflix, Chicago Cubs
Products: Gold Glove
Places: Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium
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