Aug 31, 2022
In their third dispatch from SABR, Mike and Bill and Mike Duncan (@mikeduncan) talk with two guests who have shaped the way untold numbers of fans have viewed the history of baseball. First, they talk with the great Rob Neyer (@robneyer), co-author of the Dale Scott autobiography "The Umpire Is Out," whose work...
Aug 29, 2022
Some people podcast about history. Some people witness it. Melissa Ludtke (@MelissaLudtke) made it happen, successfully fighting back against Bowie Kuhn and Major League Baseball to ensure women in journalism could be on equal footing with male sportswriters. Mike, Bill and Mike Duncan (@MikeDuncan) talk with her about...
Aug 25, 2022
For the first time, and with the help of podcasting superstar Mike Duncan of The History of Rome and Revolutions, TWIBHistory is presenting interviews with some of the most interesting and insightful people in Baltimore for SABR50. In the first of four episodes we're calling SABR Pirate Radio, Mike and Bill are...
Aug 17, 2022
There have been several attempts to break into the monopoly that has traditionally been considered major league baseball, but no one has had much success for more than a season. But that's not to say the attempts were futile. In fact, 63 years aago this week, as the Continental League named Branch Rickey its first and...
Aug 11, 2022
For 67 years, Vin Scully was interwoven with the fabric of baseball, serving as one of its most prominent, if soothing, voices and perhaps as its soul. As they mourn the loss of probably the greatest broadcaster in baseball history, Mike and Bill look back at the great man's long and, often, sad life, finding...