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Back to Search220 - In an Instant It Was All Gone: The Ray Chapman Story w/ Scott H. Longert
Season 5 Episode 220
Author Scott H. Longert joins the show this week to talk about his latest book, "Love and Loss: The Short Life of Ray Chapman" (Ohio Univ. Press 2024…
1 year, 7 months ago
219 - Myths, Legends and Pete Browning, Baseball's Original Louisville Slugger w/ Tim Newby
Season 5 Episode 219
In the great John Ford western, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," a reporter says, "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." Few 19th Centu…
1 year, 7 months ago
218 - The Flying Dutchman, Honus Wagner w/ Arthur D. Hittner
Our guest this week is Arthur D. Hittner, author of "Honus Wagner, The Life of Baseball's Flying Dutchman," Revised Edition (McFarland, 2024). Origin…
1 year, 7 months ago
217 - We are Getting Worried About Justin Verlander
Season 5 Episode 217
Justin Verlander is struggling in his latest return from the injury list. Roger Maris would have celebrated his 90th birthday in the 10th -- he died …
1 year, 8 months ago
216 - Celebrating the Baseball Road Trip w/ Timothy Malcolm
Season 5 Episode 216
Timothy Malcolm wrote the newly revised and updated, "Moon Baseball Road Trips: The Complete Guide to All the Ballparks, with Beer, Bites, and Sights…
1 year, 8 months ago
215 - Close But No Cigar I: Bobby Mathews, 297 Career Wins
Season 5 Episode 215
Bobby Mathews pitched in three major leagues from 1871 to 1887 and ended his career with 297 career wins. Why did he stop playing when he was so clos…
1 year, 8 months ago
214 - The 1961 Phillies: A Cavalcade of Losses
Season 5 Episode 214
On August 6, 2024, the dreadful Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland A's 5-1 at the Coliseum. This win snapped a 21-game losing streak, the longest los…
1 year, 8 months ago
213 - Talking 1890 Players League Blues w/ Robert Ross
Season 5 Episode 213
Professor Robert Ross, author of The Great Baseball Revolt: The Rise and Fall of the 1890 Players League (2016) joins us this week to discuss the fir…
1 year, 8 months ago
212 - Ken Johnson Has a Secret
Season 5 Episode 212
This week Craig and Rex take a deep dive into Houston's Jose Abreu and Rafael Montero contract fiascos and come away glad we're not the Angels. In Pa…
1 year, 9 months ago
211 - The Money Went Dry, The Liquor Went Wet: The Life & Times of Bob Caruthers w/ Dave Heller
Season 5 Episode 211
Journalist, author Dave Heller joins us this week to discuss his new book, "Parisian Bob Caruthers: Baseball's First Two-Way Star" (McFarland 2024). …
1 year, 9 months ago