Dec 19, 2018
Free agency doesn't seem that complicated, but 38 years ago this week, the Boston Red Sox made a colossal error, accidentally non-tendering two of their biggest stars, Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk. Mike and Bill trace the careers of two of the 1970s and 1980s biggest stars, find out what went so wrong at the end of 1980,...
Dec 13, 2018
In a slight departure from normal protocol, Mike and Bill welcome back friend of the show Mark Simon (MarkAASimonSays) of Sports Info Solutions to discuss one of his obsessions, Bill Buckner, on the former first baseman's 69th birthday. Along the way we learn there's much more to Buckner than the error for which...
Dec 5, 2018
In 1991, 27 years ago this week, Pirates slugger Bobby Bonilla capped what had been an excellent year by signing the then richest ever contract in baseball history to return to his hometown and play for the Mets. To say it went poorly would be both inadequate and inaccurate. Mike and Bill look back at Bonilla's strange...