Jul 26, 2021
This week Tom tells Josh about one of baseball's more obscure record holders: Mike Marshall. He used his knowledge of kinesiology to become a famously durable "bullpen ace" in the 1970's. Marshall eventually faded into obscurity as he had a famously prickly personality, he spent some time getting a Ph.D, and was a...
Jul 19, 2021
The 1997 Florida Marlins became the quickest MLB expansion franchise to win a World Series, and then... they blew it all up. Josh tells Tom the story, diving into the 1990's rounds of expansion, the spending spree that built a World Championship in their fourth season of existence, and the utter demolition / fire sale...
Jul 12, 2021
Two archrivals who followed each other from east coast to the west coast. Out of the Dodgers and the Giants, which franchise is the best? Two podcasters who aren't really fans of either team have decided to settle the score with a totally realistic online simulator. We pick rosters of the best players who've had the...
Jul 5, 2021
Josh tells Tom the story of the legendary Roberto Clemente, the first Latin American player inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame. From his roots in Puerto Rico to grabbing two World titles with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Clemente was famed for his abilities in the field and became a threat at the plate as well. Along...
Jul 2, 2021
Tom here. I make fun of Trevor Bauer a lot in this podcast, so I just wanted to post this quick message about how nothing that's come to light this week is funny. We record our full episodes a few weeks in advance because baseball history is pretty static, so I just wanted to say really quickly that none of what used...