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StewPod #2: Talking sneakers and baseball with Evan Longoria

Mike Oz

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Why don't more baseball players have their own sneakers? They answer seems fairly obvious, but it's still a question that Evan Longoria inspires us to ask. Longoria, the Tampa Bay Rays star third baseman, has his own sneaker dropping this weekend, a collaboration with New Balance.

While a number of baseball players have their own cleats, getting your own sneaker is a different game entirely. That's Ken Griffey Jr.'s level.

Well, Longoria joins Mike Oz and Chris Cwik on The StewPod to talk about his New Balance kicks, his own sneaker collection, his team's surprising start and much more. Here's a full rundown of the show and then more about the shoe:

• Early All-Star ballots: What do you love? What do you hate?
• The Marlins are still a mess
• A detour into A-Rodville
• Is Ruben Amaro an idiot?
• Chris drops truth bombs (with sound effects)
• Are [surprise successful team] for real?
• Evan Longoria joins us to talk about shoes — specifically his New Balance collabo.
• What were the first pair of kicks that Evan HAD to have?
• What was it like designing your own shoes with New Balance?
• So the Rays are doing much better than anybody though. Let’s talk about that.
• “Evan Longoria, why don’t you steal more bases?”
• Reader e-mail: “Are MLB general managers just over the hill?”

A few more specifics on Longoria's kicks. They're the Evan Longoria x New Balance 530 and, as you can see, they're pretty stylin'. Longoria says they're inspired by his love for denim and his own personal style.

They're available May 30 at a small-scale release at sneaker boutique Private in Long Beach, near where Longoria grew up and played college ball. They're an exclusive at EastBay.com for two weeks, then they'll be released to retailers nationwide.

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Mike Oz is the editor of Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!