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Back to EpisodesThe Trial of Rabbit Maranville - Hall of Famer or Two Strike Noise Patron Saint
Description
Rabbit Maranville spent 23 seasons in the National League, holds the all-time putouts record at shortstop, and has been in the Baseball Hall of Fame since 1954. He also faked his own death, got dangled out of a 14th floor hotel window by Jim Thorpe, and dove headfirst through a moving subway car. Jeff makes the case that Rabbit belongs in one Hall of Fame — just not the one in Cooperstown.
Also in this episode: A minor league bat boy gets tossed for slamming baseballs into an umpire's mask. Jeff introduces a baseball puzzle and spring training stolen bases. And in this weeks version of Wax Pack Heroes, 2010 Topps.
Ump ejects ball boy for aggressive ball delivery - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rVdC3cDn43w
Topics: Rabbit Maranville, 1914 Miracle Braves, Tinker to Evers to Chance, Johnny Evers, Boston Braves history, Baseball Hall of Fame debate, dead ball era baseball, baseball folklore, baseball antics, Jim Thorpe baseball, Ozzie Smith comparison, Brayden Ward stolen bases, Rickey Henderson spring training record, bat boy ejection, 2010 Topps baseball cards, Wax Pack Heroes.
Ump ejects ball boy for aggressive ball delivery - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rVdC3cDn43w
0:00 Podcast Cold Open
1:32 Bat Boy Gets Tossed
4:45 Brayden Ward Speedster
8:47 Inning Hits Quiz
10:48 The Trial of Rabbit Maranville
12:29 Subway Jewel Heist
15:40 Early Career and Errors
19:27 1914 Braves and Double Plays
23:56 Sobriety and Late Peak
26:22 Chaos Categories Begin
27:06 Holy Rollers and Japan
29:18 Hotel Pranks Gone Wild
31:09 Umpire Antics
32:52 Public Disturbances and Reflection
36:46 Rabbit’s Redemption Arc
37:47 Hall of Fame Case File
39:04 Defense Only Comparisons
41:14 Posthumous Induction Debate
42:18 Vaudeville Rabbit Stories
43:18 Wax Pack Heroes Begins
1:07:43 Wrap Up and Farewell
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