Episodes
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
97 Magic Mets in the 99 NLCS
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Eds goes high and outside with the story of the 1999 Mets and their rollercoaster ride to the postseason. Bobby Valentine led a squad of ghosts on a magical revenge tour through October but they would run out of aces against a bitter rival in a most unfortunate fashion.
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
96 Go Mets: The World Series Skydive
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Sean goes up in the zone and tells Eds about the 1986 World Series and the man who took it upon himself to give his team a boost when they needed it the most - even if it meant breaking a lot of laws and endangering some lives.
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
RE-RUN 55 Charley Pride
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
In honour of Eds' absence in Nashville Tennessee, it's only fitting that we present a re-run of our 55th episode on Hall of Famer and former baseball superstar Charley Pride.Sean tells Eds the story of Black trailblazer Charley Pride. Pride grew up in the cotton fields of Mississippi and was inspired by Jackie Robinson to pursue baseball and to become a Hall of Famer. Pride succeeded and became a superstar with hits around the world; just not on the ball diamond.
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
95 Win Mercer and the ”Ladie’s Day Riot”
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Sean spins a curveball, telling Eds about the life and tragic death of George 'Win' Mercer who was one of the best pitchers of the 1890's. On top of that he was a two-way player and a handsome one at that; becoming a fan favourite with the ladies of Washington whose admiration for the young hurler birthed a famous baseball legend.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
94 Coaker Triplett
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
As the season winds down Eds steps to the rubber and delivers a story inspired by recent events, with the tale of Coaker Triplett, who spent a lifetime on the fringes of major league baseball. A quad-A player who tore the cover off the ball and cemented his name into the history books with one explosive week that would go unmatched for another 85 years.
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
93 Black Saturday in Philadelphia
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
On the 120th anniversary Sean throws Eds the story of baseball's deadliest day; August 8th, 1903. During a two game double header between the Boston Beaneaters and the home Phillies, an incident outside the stadium would create a chain reaction of events that ended with a dozen tragically killed and hundreds more injured.
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
92 Alston’s Death Row All Stars
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
With a very special guest in Blake Murphy; Sportsnet Personality and Host of Blue Jays Talk Plus, 10am to 12pm EST and after every Jays game on Sportsnet FAN590, Eds takes to the mound and delivers a performance that goes into extras, as he tells the story of an early 20th-century squad born within the walls of a Wyoming State Prison, and the reason that area politicians kept a very watchful eye.
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
91 Sam Crane (the murdering one)
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Sean throws a strike with the story of Sam Crane.A glove first shortstop who kept getting chance after chance to stick in the big leagues. Even after Crane committed a heinous crime, one of baseball's elite continued to go to bat for him.
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
90 Baseball’s Union Association with Justin McKinney
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
In celebration of 90 episodes (the toilet paper anniversary) Sean and Eds put their feet up and welcome award winning author and SABR member Justin McKinney to the show for a highly anticipated spot start. Justin takes to the mound and delivers a short summary of his book; "Baseball's Union Association: The Short, Strange Life of a 19th-Century Major League." (winner of SABR's 2023 Baseball Research Award.) In just one season the Union Association came and went, had some serious trials and tribulations, and a colourful cast of characters; its a wonder they made it one full season at all, and thankfully Justin is here to tell us most of the story.
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
89 Charlie Faust
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Eds returns to the bump with a story of a man whose biographer described him as "the least athletic person apart from Eddie Gaedel to play in the major leagues." Charlie grew up seemingly destined to work the land under the watchful eyes of his younger brothers back home in Kansas, but a trip to the county fair would change not only Charlie's life, but spur the Giants to one of their greatest stretches in team history.