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This Week In Baseball History

Dec 20, 2017

Innovation that works out is praised as genius. But innovation that fails, no matter how inspired, is roundly mocked. No new idea in baseball has ever inspired more laughter than the College of Coaches, Cubs owner P.K. Wrigley's plan to eliminate the position of manager entirely. It led to chaos and the Cubs lost 193...


Dec 13, 2017

In their quest to find a shortstop who could emerge from the shadow of Marty Marion, the Cardinals thought they had their savior in Garry Templeton. But, after years of conflict, 36 years ago today, they traded him for one of the best shortstops in baseball history. Mike and Bill dig into their contentious early...


Dec 6, 2017

Before the American League awarded him the Angels 57 years ago this week, Gene Autry lived the American dream, rising out of poverty in Oklahoma to become The Singing Cowboy, a beloved national star of stage, radio, music, television, and film. Mike and Bill trace his life both before and after he created the ballclub,...