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…
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.
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.
Can the Dodgers win a third consecutive World Series, or will the Brewers, Guardians, or Rays pull off the upset? In Episode 727 of Almost Cooperstown, Mark and Gordon Kolier examine baseball's final four, the role of payroll in building a championship team, and why the Dodgers may be more…
After being put down by the #braves, Dave Dombrowski & #phillies failed to bring in Alex Cora to manage for 2027. Will they make significant changes or bring back the core for yet another go-around? A short from our podcast this week.
There's an old adage that goes - 'never make the first or the third out at third base'. Something that #yankees Austin Wells now wishes he remembered during game one of the ALDS vs. #Rays. There were two outs at the time BTW. A short from our podcast this week.
The 2026 MLB regular season is over, the Division Series are underway, and some teams are already facing a difficult question: When is it time to break up the band? Mark and Gordon take a look at several clubs whose familiar cores may have reached a crossroads. The Phillies still…
It was all put together by Justin Verlander's wife Kate Upton and his manager A.J. Hinch. The result was one poignant and tearful farewell and it was beautiful to watch! A short from our podcast this week.
Name the #MLB leader in RBIs for 2026? A short from our podcast this week. #almostcooperstown
The 2026 MLB Playoffs are here. We preview Yankees-Red Sox, Phillies-Braves, Cubs-Padres and White Sox-Astros and make our Wild Card picks. Plus, in Episode 725 we look back at the biggest surprises and performances of the 2026 MLB regular season and look ahead to which division winners could be vulnerable…
Booing your own team seems crazy. Unless you watch them every day you can't understand it. The Mets booed the team's overall lousy performance this year last week even though it appeared they were booing pitcher Jonah Tong.
Kyle Schwarber may not hit 50 HRs for #phillies this season but he's close to matching #yankees Babe Ruth's five-year production of 253 homers from 1926-1930. Schwarber needs only a couple to match the Bambino! A short from our podcast this week.
It used to be an annual thing that players had 200 or more hits in a single season. But the pitching today is too tough and once again no MLB player will reach that plateau. Is it because batters are too-focused on taking their bases-on-balls? A short from our podcast…
Mets fans are often tortured. Last week at Citi Field former #Mets star Pete Alonso returned to Queens as an #orioles player and was able to cause Mets fans to boo their own pitcher and then get a curtain call after he hit a game-tying save-busting 9th inning home run…
Mets fans appeared to boo one of their own pitchers this week, leading Mark and Gordon into a discussion about one of baseball's eternal questions: What does a fan owe the players on the home team? Meanwhile, Pete Alonso returned to Citi Field and received a curtain call after hitting…
From our podcast this week where we discussed a salary cap and a salary floor - something baseball players have rejected since there was baseball. The best players advocate that a cap should never happen. But so many of the rank and file MLB players could make more money if…
#phillies Kyle Schwarber is one homer shy of matching HOFer Harold Baines' 384. How many more homers does Schwaber need to be a HOFer himself? A short from our podcast this week.
It seems like it's an epidemic! Position players are pitching more often than ever and it's ugly to watch. In this clip from our podcast this week we talk about ways to fix it. Watch the entire episode for an overall MVP discussion for all of baseball and why a…
Who would win if Major League Baseball selected one overall MVP: Pete Crow-Armstrong or Yordan Alvarez? PCA’s combination of power, speed, defense and baserunning gives him an exceptionally strong case through all-around measurements such as WAR. Alvarez’s offensive production and performance in high-leverage situations create a different argument, particularly through…
As #Mets fans it's not always easy to talk about Pete Alonso's very good season with the #Orioles. But we did that in this short from our podcast this week.
Jake Rogers of the #whitesox has had an eventful summer. 4 teams in less than one month? He might stick around after his walk off homer last week vs. #Mets. Check out this short from our podcast this week.
Are MLB’s expanded playoffs creating exciting pennant races—or allowing too many average teams to remain in contention? Mark and Gordon Kolier break down the 2026 MLB stretch run, including the crowded Wild Card standings, the teams that look dangerous heading toward October and the contenders that may not be nearly…
There have been several outstanding pitchers in the National League this season including #phillies Cristopher Sanchez and #dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Paul Skenes has been good too but none have been as dominant as #brewers Jacob Misirowski. We talked about his amazing season in this short from our podcast this week.
The 2026 Mets have been a disaster. But could they actually be setting themselves up for a much better 2027? Mark and Gordon break down what went wrong, why the Mets’ 12-game losing streak effectively sank their season, and why a surprising group of young players may give Mets fans…