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Back to Search210 - Craig Goes to Cleveland.
Season 5 Episode 210
Craig reports on his short getaway to Cleveland, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Progressive Field. The hosts speculate on stadium drama in Oakland,…
1 year, 9 months ago
209 - Rex Goes to Minute Maid
Season 5 Episode 209
Rex attended his first in-person Major League game this week - his Rangers beat Craig's Astros and Rex did an okay job suppressing the urge to be a s…
1 year, 9 months ago
208 - We Are Not Miracle Workers: The Post-Beryl Episode
Season 5 Episode 208
Hurricane Beryl dealt a blow to our hometown but 36 hours after it passed Hooks & Runs is on schedule against all odds. This week, Craig and Rex riff…
1 year, 10 months ago
207 - Fourth of July Fireworks and 20-Game Losing All-Stars
Season 5 Episode 207
In part one, Craig and Rex recall some memorable Fourth of July baseball fireworks featuring the ubiquitous Guy Hecker, the irrepressible Boom Boom B…
1 year, 10 months ago
206 - 1901 and the Chaotic Birth of Modern Baseball w/ Timothy J. Zarley
Season 5 Episode 206
Timothy Zarley has written a wonderful new book, "1901: The War of the Baseball Magnates." (Yelraz Publishing 2024) about the chaotic birth of what w…
1 year, 10 months ago
205 - Baseball at War: Working and Playing Ball in the Bethlehem Steel League w/ William Ecenbarger
Season 5 Episode 205
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author William "Bill" Ecenbarger is our guess this week to discuss his latest book, "Work, Fight, or Play Ball:…
1 year, 10 months ago
204 - Sid Needed Floppy Shoes: The Road to Almost w/ Darryl Rhoades
Season 5 Episode 204
Darryl Rhoades has been entertaining audiences with his music and comedy for over half-a-century. As founder and leader of Hahavishnu Orchestra and l…
1 year, 10 months ago
203 - Magical Matagorda Bay w/ Kimberly Ridley
Season 5 Episode 203
Kimberly Ridley has written "Matagorda Magic: The Hidden Life of a Texas Bay" (Texas A&M University Press 2024) about our very own Matagorda Bay estu…
1 year, 11 months ago
202 - They've Got a Show About Everything!
This week Rex and Craig take on Ángel Hernández's retirement, interference & the infield fly rule, Jose Abreu's return, Austin Maddux's arrest and ar…
1 year, 11 months ago
201 - One Year Wonders - Closers Edition
Season 5 Episode 201
This week, Craig and Rex talk about closers who had one great year then -- nothing after that, along with anticipating Francis Ford Coppola's new fil…
1 year, 11 months ago