To close out 2020, the strangest year in many of our lifetimes, Bill recounts the life and career of perhaps the strangest ballplayer in history, birthday boy Bill “Spaceman” Lee. Plus, happy birthday to Jim Tobin. See you all in 2021!
It’s the most wonderful time of the offseason, when we all scream at each other over who belongs, and especially who doesn’t belong, in the Hall of Fame. To help us sort it out, we have on Jay Jaffe, of Fangraphs and The Cooperstown Casebook, and actual Hall of Fame voter! Plus, we give away…
Despite being nearly 40, with a family, and missing four toes on one foot, 83 years ago this week Red Ruffing was inducted into the US Army for World War II. It was unexpected to say the least. Mike and Bill kick off Season 5 by looking back on the life and career of a…
Sponsor this Page On March 10, 1941, that the Brooklyn Dodgers announced that all of their players would start wearing batting helmets permanently in the upcoming season. It was not long after that many other teams would adopt this safety precaution as well. General Manager Larry MacPhail was the man behind this innovation. The…
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