Jul 26, 2017
Mike and Bill delve into a ridiculous moment in baseball history when, 34 years ago this week, George Brett homered off Goose Gossage, only to get called out for having too much pine tar on his bat. How could he have let this happen? What happened after the famous video where George Brett nearly murders Tim McClelland?...
Jul 19, 2017
Mike and Bill interview special guest Jacob Pomrenke (@buckweaver), SABR's Director of Editorial Content and Editor of Scandal on the South Side about the 1919 Chicago White Sox, their successful attempt to throw the World Series, and the trial that followed 96 years ago this week. Along the way they discover that a...
Jul 12, 2017
It's the All Star Game Edition of TWIBH, so Mike and Bill look at what's perhaps the most famous play in ASG history, the collision at home between Ray Fosse and Pete Rose. Was Rose's baserunning dirty? Was Fosse's career ruined? And if not, what happened to one of the most dynamic young catchers in baseball, who was an...
Jul 5, 2017
Live from the annual convention of the Society of American Baseball Research, Mike and Bill discuss pioneering Hall of Famer, Negro Leagues superstar, and New York Giants outfielder Monte Irvin. Why are writers and historians stymied by his career and ignore him? How come fans today just don't know much about one of the...