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Ep 12: Here Comes The Judge
Episode 58
In the second part of this 3-part series, I dive into Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ transition from federal judge to first baseball commissioner, and what happens when the judge gets down to business. Liv…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 11: The Commissioner Who Would be King
Episode 57
For all the known controversies and unbelievable stories surrounding Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, there are just as many mysteries. In this episode, I dig into the origin story of the man who shape…
Published on 7 months ago
Bonus Episode: Author and journalist Scott Miller stops by the library
Episode 56
I sit down with Scott Miller to discuss his new book about the relevance of managers, fifty years ago, and today. I love the overlooked and misunderstood parts of the game, and during our conversatio…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 10: The Secret History of Night Baseball
Episode 55
In this episode, I uncover some hidden stories and unforeseen outcomes of night games in Major League Baseball, including a son who learned, after his father’s death, how integral his father had been…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 9: The Game that Feared the Dark
Episode 54
In this episode, I dig into the question, why did it take Major League Baseball 55 years to introduce the night game, when the first night game actually occurred in 1880? I’ll explore the reasons, an…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 8: The Haunted Game
Episode 53
What do hauntings look like in baseball, and where are ghosts most entrenched? In this episode, I answer these questions, and I explore some of the fascinating, overlooked elements of the most well k…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 7: Sorry Ray. This guy did it first.
Episode 52
In this episode, I try to solve the mystery of why Larry Luebbers spent the equivalent of $300,000 to rebuild Crosley Field on his farm, ten years before a fictional character named Ray Kinsella woul…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 6: The Baseball Reliquary
Episode 51
In this episode, I dive deep into the story of a baseball museum described as both a compliment to and antithesis of Cooperstown, a place where players and people are recognized for their contributio…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 5: Bridging the Chasm
Episode 50
In this episode, I dive into the extraordinary life and career of Lefty O’Doul—a baseball legend whose impact on the game goes far beyond his unorthodox playing days. Despite his remarkable contribut…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 4: Fallen Through the Cracks
Episode 49
Chuck Klein put together one of the greatest five seasons in Major League history, and yet he was forgotten for thirty years, until an unlikely intervention by President Richard Nixon. In this episod…
Published on 9 months ago