Almost Cooperstown
Almost Cooperstown
We're a father and son who love to talk and argue about baseball! Baseball is the professional sport that has the longest history so there is a lot to talk about! We launched Almost Cooperstown noting that baseball contains a long history of players that, for whatever reasons, have been shunned by the electors of the Hall of Fame. Consequently here are many 'Almost' players still waiting their turn for induction. With less than 1.4% of the now more than 23,000 players in the HOF, we feel there should be more players included. In these podcasts we also discuss current seasons & trends. Please send any messages to almostcooperstown@gmail.com.

Baseball articles can be found here: https://almostcooperstown.substack.com/publish/posts
Almost Cooperstown

Almost Cooperstown

We're father and son who love to talk and sometimes argue about baseball. We're huge fans not just of the Mets, but of baseball old and current. Since baseball is the professional sport that has the longest history so there is a lot to discuss!

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The Brewers Won It All. Will Baseball Follow Their Blueprint?
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The Brewers Won It All. Will Baseball Follow Their Blueprint?

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Nov. 2, 2026

Did the Brewers Just Change How Baseball Is Played? | MLB Awards 2026

The Milwaukee Brewers are 2026 World Series champions! But does their success signal a change in the way baseball teams should play? In Episode 729 of Almost Cooperstown, Mark and Gordon break down Milwaukee's championship, the Rays' disappointing World Series, and the Dodgers' failure to return to the Fall Classic. Can contact hitting, defense, and a dominant bullpen beat the home run-heavy approach that has defined recent championship teams? We also make our 2026 MLB award predictions, incl
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Nov. 2, 2026

The Brewers Won It All. Will Baseball Follow Their Blueprint?

The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history! But did their victory reveal a new blueprint for winning in Major League Baseball? In Episode 729, Mark and Gordon return to Almost Cooperstown to examine Milwaukee's dominant postseason, the disappointing performance of the Tampa Bay Rays, and whether the Brewers' combination of contact hitting, defense, pitching, and bullpen depth could challenge baseball's home run-oriented approach. The Brewers hi
Oct. 19, 2026

31 Moments That Changed Baseball: Author Phil Coffin Joins Almost Cooperstown

Baseball history is filled with remarkable moments—and even more remarkable stories behind them. In Episode 728, Author Phil Coffin joins Mark and Gordon on Almost Cooperstown to discuss A Baseball Book of Days: 31 Moments That Transformed the Game. From Jackie Robinson's first game and the Negro Leagues' All-Star tradition to Moonlight Graham, Dave Winfield's seagull incident, the spitball ban and Bill Veeck's winter meetings, we explore the surprising details behind baseball's familiar and f
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Oct. 19, 2026

31 Moments That Changed Baseball: Author Phil Coffin Joins Almost Cooperstown

What do Jackie Robinson's historic debut, baseball's first All-Star Game, Moonlight Graham, the spitball and Dave Winfield's unfortunate encounter with a seagull have in common? They're all part of baseball's remarkable history—and the stories behind them are often more surprising than the events themselves. In Episode 728, Mark and Gordon welcome author Phil Coffin to discuss his book, A Baseball Book of Days: 31 Moments That Transformed the Game. Coffin takes a different approach to basebal...
Oct. 15, 2026

Openers have replaced too many starting pitchers in the #MLB playoffs

Playoff teams apparently don't trust their own starting pitchers - except for the #dodgers. Are you tired of watching openers pitch to begin critical playoff games? Even if it makes sense it's....meh. A short from out podcast this week.
Oct. 13, 2026

The Art of Taking pitches and the Un-hittable Strike

Players (except for pitchers) and fans hate strikeouts on a called third strike. So as a result batters swing a pitches with two strikes differently. A short from our podcast this week.

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