May 28, 2021
There may have never been, and may never be, a baseball player better than Willie May. But it didn't seem like that at first, as Mays struggled upon his initial exposure to the Bigs 70 years ago this week and would suffer a crisis of confidence that could have ended his career before it began. How did he get through it...
May 24, 2021
For our 14th Zoom Hangout show since the start of the pandemic, our old buddy Steven Goldman (@GoStevenGoldman) talks baseball and Bob Dylan with us while we watch Corey Kluber throw a no-hitter. Plus, we give away some autographed memorabilia to a couple of lucky patrons. Thanks to everyone who joined us this month and...
May 19, 2021
In one of the strangest games ever played, 109 years ago this week the "Tigers," a ragtag group of replacement players gathered at the last minute when the regular nine all struck in support of a suspended Ty Cobb, lost a laugher to the Philadelphia A's. It'd be pretty funny if the whole situation didn't wind up so sad,...
May 13, 2021
It's one of the most iconic records in sports, Joe DiMaggio's unbelievably improbable 56 game hitting streak, that began 80 years ago this week. Breaking off a new hundo, Mike and Bill go step by step through this incredible accomplishment and marvel at the talent and luck it took to ultimately pull it off. Plus,...
May 6, 2021
For their 200th episode, Mike and Bill feel they've earned the right to be a little self-indulgent, so they're celebrating the greatest Twins slugger of them all, Harmon Killebrew, on the 57th anniversary of he and three other Twins hitting four consecutive home runs in extra innings to beat the A's. Plus, some new...