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Cheapseat Baseball

Welcome to Cheapseat Baseball, a weekly baseball history podcast from two friends who had the completely original idea of starting a podcast.  We dive into the great teams, great players and great stories... as well as some not so great ones.

Feb 28, 2022

Josh tells Tom the story of the 1991 Minnesota Twins. How the Twins came to Minnesota after being the Washington Senators, how they won the 1987 World Series, only to fall back to last place by 1990 only to rebuild themselves into a World Series squad in 1991. The team was built with home grown stars like Kirby Puckett,...


Feb 27, 2022

This week Tom tells Josh about the Judge: Frank Robinson. We discuss his rapid rise to the majors, his time as a franchise player in Cincinnati, his being a cornerstone of Baltimore's 60s-70s dynasty, and him becoming the first black manager in MLB. Along the way he overcame racial prejudice, numerous injuries brought...


Feb 21, 2022

Sometimes we fire up the Whatif? Sports simulator to have fun with great sports debates.  Who's better all-time: The Dodgers or the Giants?  Can you come up with the greatest team of base stealers?  This is not one of those episodes.  Josh assembles a team of people who share a name with him.  As does Tom.  Stupidity...


Feb 11, 2022

This week Josh tells Tom about the greatest triumph of his favorite team, the Milwaukee Brewers.  A team with great facial hair, nicknamed after a shitty cocktail, and even though they didn't win it all, the city of Milwaukee loved them.  Also, our theme of identity theft returns and we end this episode very abruptly --...