Aug 30, 2017
With the Red Sox considering renaming Yawkey Way, Mike and Bill look at the legacy of the former owner and MLB's decades-long struggle to keep the league segregated. On the 71st anniversary of the owners meeting where Yawkey and his fellow members of the Major League Steering Committee presented a report arguing that...
Aug 23, 2017
Mike and Bill leave the heavy lifting to Liz Roscher (@lizroscher) of The Good Phight and Big League Stew as they dig into the longest losing streak in modern history. This week, 57 years ago, the Phillies ended their 23 game skid, beating the Braves in the second half of a double header, after setting a new mark for...
Aug 16, 2017
Major League Baseball, like America, is at its best when it's diverse and reflective of the countries that play the game. So this week, 52 years after the anniversary of Masahiro Murakami Day at Candlestick Park, Mike and Bill, along with special guest and Murakami biographer Rob Fitts (robfitts.com), remember the...
Aug 9, 2017
Mike and Bill delve into some recent history, Mark McGwire's assault on the rookie record book in 1987. This week, 30 years ago, McGwire hit his 38th of 49 homers, breaking the AL record and tying the MLB mark. They discuss McGwire's prolific amateur career, his incredible 1987, the context in which he hit those home...
Aug 2, 2017
Mike and Bill dig into the life and career of one of the great Yankee captains, Thurman Munson, who died 38 years ago this week on August 2, 1979. Also, Sports Illustrated's Jay Jaffe (@jay_jaffe) joins the podcast in a special interview to discuss his new book, The Cooperstown Casebook, whether Munson belongs in the...