Luke Appling was one of the best old players in baseball history. But nobody truly knew how good an old player could be until 38 years ago this week, when Appling hit his final home run, at the age of 75. Mike and Bill look at the career of the underrated all time great, and…
In perhaps the weirdest, least likely game ever, the Mets, thirty-five years ago this week, beat the Astros 16-4. All 16 of their runs, however, were unearned. Quite simply, the odds of that were astronomical, so Mike and Bill needed to ask Sports Info Solutions’s senior analyst Mark Simon (@MarkSimonSays) all about it, especially since…
One of the best ballplayers and most incredible athletes in modern history, Dave Winfield’s baseball career should speak for itself. Unfortunately, two figures get in the way of that: George Steinbrenner and a stupid seagull, which was accidentally killed by a Winfield warmup toss 37 years ago this week. Mike and Bill examine all Winfield’s…
This is, of course, not the first time baseball has come back in August. The first time it happened was 39 years ago this week, when the owners and the players finally agreed to resume the 1981 season after missing almost 40 percent of the regular season. Mike and Bill look at the reasons behind…
Ray Chapman was the toast of Cleveland, until 100 years ago this week, when his life was tragically cut short by a Carl Mays fastball that crushed in his skull. Mike and Bill go through the lives of the star-crossed pair who would become forever linked in the history of the game, and the ramifications…
Another month, another engaging discussion with folks who, by now, almost seem like old friends, including Craig Calcaterra, formerly of NBC Sports. But there are some new friends too, and always room for more! If you’re interested in joining us next month, visit patreon.com/twibh. In this ep: Our favorite thing about baseball so far in…
Ray Caldwell may have finally done enough to call down God’s judgment 101 years ago this week when, while making his first start for Cleveland, he was struck by lightning while on the mound, then got up and finished the game. At the request of Patron Francis Fay, Mike and Bill look back at Caldwell’s…
When is a no-hitter not a no-hitter? When Fay Vincent decided, 29 years ago this week, that it shouldn’t be. Specifically, he decreed that any no-hitters shorter than nine full innings or that was broken up after the ninth no longer counted, consigning 50 no-hitters to the dustbin of history. That’s where Mike and Bill…
Within a few days of one another this week, the baseball world discovered it had lost both Tom Seaver and Lou Brock. So, this week, Mike and Bill look back at the incredible life and career of one of baseball’s great speedsters, and his connections to possibly the greatest pitcher of all time. Plus, happy…
Baseball is a game that is most often passed down from one generation to the next. But some of those handoffs are more effective than others, like with the the Griffeys, Kens Sr. and Jr., who hit back-to-back homers 30 years ago this week, the first and only time a father and son have done…
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