Oct 29, 2020
When relations between the United States and Japan broke down in the prelude to WWII, no one was more despondent than Lefty O'Doul, who had fallen in love with and become an unlikely icon in the island nation. As the two nations tried to repair their relationship, Lefty was called on 71 years ago this week to begin...
Oct 21, 2020
Joe Morgan faced down critics who thought a little man couldn't excel in big league ball, and racists who didn't want to let him to become the best second baseman in baseball history. After his passing, Mike and Bill recount the unlikely rise of The Little General to become a back-to-back MVP winner and the best player...
Oct 15, 2020
The unquestioned ace of the most successful franchise in baseball history, Whitey Ford was an icon who battled almost constant injuries to become a World Series legend and an inner circle Hall of Famer. He is the latest casualty of what has been a brutal October for MLB Hall of Famers. Mike and Bill give Whitey his due...
Oct 8, 2020
Major League hitters must feel a little safer this week, as perhaps the most intimidating pitcher of all time, Bob Gibson, left us at the age of 84. Mike and Bill pay tribute to the fallen Cardinal and inner circle Hall of Famer as a pitcher and civil rights icon who was so good he forced baseball to change its...
Oct 1, 2020
As darkness fell on Wrigley Field 82 years ago this week, Gabby Hartnett came through with one of the most famous homers in baseball history, which propelled the Cubs into the lead in the National League. Mike and Bill look back on the life and career of the vastly underrated Hartnett, the game and homer themselves,...