May 30, 2018
In honor of Memorial Day, Mike and Bill celebrate the life and career of Eddie Grant, an underappreciated Phillies, Reds, and Giants third baseman who gave his life in the Argonne Forest in the closing days of World War I. Grant's sacrifice was commemorated by the Giants 97 years ago this week with a touching memorial...
May 23, 2018
By any objective measure, Mickey Cochrane is one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, despite his career ending prematurely 81 years ago this week, when his skull was fractured by an errant Bump Hadley fastball. Mike and Bill look at Cochrane's life and career, and the tragic incident that cut short both...
May 16, 2018
What was thought to be a small rule tweak in 1988 led to an explosion in the number of balks called on MLB pitchers, and confusion and chaos throughout the game. Mike and Bill dig into The Year of the Balk, the pretty hilarious and ridiculous consequences, and why it all was pretty much Bert Blyleven's fault. Plus,...
May 10, 2018
Twenty-six years ago this week, Anthony Young got his first loss of 1992. He followed that up with another loss. And then another. He began inventing new and exciting ways to lose, and his teammates provided no help on offense or on defense. Young would eventually lose 27 straight decisions, the longest streak in...
May 2, 2018
With the impressive debut of Shohei Ohtani, commentators are pointing out that no one has had his level of offensive and pitching excellence in the Majors since Babe Ruth. But as special guest Mike Duncan (Revolutions Podcast; The History of Rome; @mikeduncan) notes, that ignores decades of Negro League history that's...