Apr 30, 2020
Willie Mays is, undisputedly, one of the top two or three players in baseball history, a breathtaking blend of power, average, and defense that often defied description. One such day was 59 years ago this week, when Willie hit four home runs in one game against the Braves. But Willie was just getting started, and would...
Apr 23, 2020
It's no secret that your hosts, Mike and Bill, have a strong connection to Minnesota baseball. So, in what's probably the second most self-indulgent episode to date, they recount the history of the sport in their home state, of the Washington Senators and the move that quickly provided their new fan base with a pennant...
Apr 17, 2020
The world is hard to deal with right now, so Mike and Bill decided to stop being lonely and meet new friends. This episode is the audio from a Zoom hangout with the two of them and 14 of their closest Patreon supporters to talk about baseball and drink various adult beverages. If you like it, there will be another event...
Apr 15, 2020
Baseball does not belong to one country or to one people, and hasn't since the game was exported to and adopted by Japan in the late 19th century. With special guest Robert Fitts (@robfitts), author of the new book Issei Baseball, Mike and Bill trace its movement across the Pacific and back again to the...
Apr 9, 2020
Sadly, baseball lost one of its brightest stars this week, Tigers icon Al Kaline. Mike and Bill devote this episode to the underappreciated virtuoso with the bat and in the field, who accomplished pretty much everything a person can on a ballfield and spent the rest of his life solidifying his status as Mr. Tiger. Plus,...