Podcast Audio Episodes

Send us a text Since 1900 there have been hundreds of no-hitters thrown in MLB. The most recent 2020 no-hitter from Lucas Giolito of the White Sox puts the ChiSox in 2nd place all time for no hitters by a team. Who do you t...

Send us a text There are 333 individuals in the Baseball Hall of Fame 235 players, 35 Negro Leaguers, 31 executives but only 22 managers. Too few? Too many? Are there any current managers that are likely to be enshrined? This...

Send us a text In the modern era (1900) there have been 14 triple crowns won by 12 players. None in the National League since 1937. It's surprising there have not been more but that's how difficult it is to achieve. There hav...

Send us a text Over the years baseball has seen several significant rule changes that were instituted 'in the best interests of the game'. MLB and the current commissioner Rob Manfred are concerned with all the strikeouts an...

Send us a text Every baseball generation has its all-time greats. Today's players are no exception. We talk about 9 'no doubters' playing today who will have their plaque and be enshrined in Cooperstown. There are also a ho...

Send us a text Baseball has provided some of the most colorful nicknames of any professional sport. We talk about the great nicknames, the not-so-great nicknames and the surprising fact that there are not many active players...

Send us a text What makes a top tier fan base? How about showing up for your team both in the season as well as ALWAYS showing up for playoff games. Baseball has some historically great fan bases you might expect to be near...

Send us a text We each pick three MLB division winners & two wild cards for both leagues. There will be no fans in the stands but photos of fans and piped in crowd noise. We do a quick analysis of all the divisions and teams....

Send us a text We love baseball movies but there have been a lot of bad ones. We try to put together a 'team' of the best players fictional and otherwise to have never played in an MLB game. It is not really possible to have ...

Send us a text With the opening of the MLB 60-game season scheduled for July 23. We discuss the impact of the impending changes in the game for relief pitchers, designated hitters, and a revolutionary way to end extra inning...

Send us a text Baseball has more unique characters than any of the other major sports. Taking a lighter approach we discuss interesting and oddball players such as Dock Ellis & Bill 'Spaceman' Lee, a maverick and forward thin...

Send us a text After the MLB strike in 1994 the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in 1998 finally brought baseball back to the top of people's minds. We discuss the players that were associated, accused, and s...

Send us a text Baseball fans know about the most 'famous' plays in the game's history. Babe Ruth's called shot (or was it?) in the 1932 World Series, Bill Mazeroski's WS-winning homer in 1960. And for Met fans, there's Mooki...

Send us a text We talked about players who had one shining moment in their career that could be principally responsible for their enshrinement in Cooperstown. Was it deserved? Even if a player had a great moment could one m...

Send us a text Our first episode "Nine Men In" covered players that we feel deserve to be enshrined in the HOF. This second episode "Furthest From Almost" covers players on the opposite end of the spectrum. The names are not ...

Send us a text This first episode is a discussion of the 18 players (2 for each of the 9 positions) we would put at the top of our list to leave 'Almost Cooperstown' to be enshrined in the HOF. We leave out the alleged steroi...