Jan 24, 2018
Jackie Jensen was the original Bo Jackson, and he seemed to have it all. Talent to spare, the adulation of an entire city, and a loving marriage to a fellow famous athlete. But darkness lurked beneath that rosy exterior, which would drive the 1958 American League MVP to retire just a year later. Mike and Bill are joined...
Jan 17, 2018
With America's war effort kicking into high gear following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, professional baseball was at a crossroads. Unsure what the war would mean for all levels of the game, Commissioner Landis reached out to President Roosevelt, seeking his advice. Roosevelt's response, which became known as the...
Jan 10, 2018
In the long history of trades, few have ever been so disastrous for a team than the Orioles acquisition of Glenn Davis, 27 years ago this week, for Pete Harnisch, Steve Finley, and Curt Schilling. Perhaps a good idea in theory, Davis was a rising star from a horrifying childhood whose bizarre injury issues kept...
Jan 3, 2018
An icon and legend in his own time, Roberto Clemente's death 45 years ago this week while delivering aid to earthquake victims transformed him and his legacy into much more. Mike and Bill look back at Clemente's life, his incredible career, and his tragic death and discover a complicated man, driven to succeed and to...