Episode Details

Jim is joined by former producer for ESPN's Baseball Tonight and the creator of the website "Cooperstown Cred", Chris Bodig, to break down down the hall of fame candidacy of former MLB starting pitcher Luis Tiant. First, Chris and Jim cover Tiant's famous windup and where it ranks among the greatest windups we have seen on a pitching mound (6:55). Next, they discuss Tiant's legendary performance in the 1975 World Series, his largely forgotten dominant 1968 season with the Cleveland Indians, and why Tiant reminds us both of a lot of Juan Marichal (12:02). Finally, Jim and Chris rank Tiant among the best pitchers of the 1960s/1970s (33:05), before both stating whether or not they believe he deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (43:22).