Almost Cooperstown

By Gordon Kolier & Mark Kolier

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We're a father & son who love to talk and argue about baseball!  Baseball is the professional sport that has the longest history so there is a lot to talk about.  We launched Almost Cooperstown noting that baseball contains a long history of players that, for whatever reasons, have been shunned by the electors of the Hall of Fame.  Consequently here are many 'Almost' players still waiting their turn for induction. With less than 1.5% of the now more than 23,000 players in the HOF, we feel there should be more players included. In these podcasts we discuss the current season as well as the HOF. Please send any messages to almostcooperstown@gmail.com.  

Baseball articles can be found here: https://almostcooperstown.substack.com/publish/posts


Episode Date
Bad treatment for should-be HOF 2nd Basemen - Ep. 512
May 02, 2024
Fried throws a Maddux, Shohei is Mr. Double TWIB - 4.29.24 - Ep. 511
Apr 29, 2024
The Many One Team Hall of Famers - Ep. 510
Apr 25, 2024
TWIB 4.22.24 - Will the Astros wake up? White Sox woes, Injuries abound - Ep. 509
Apr 22, 2024
Will Tony Clark be booted out as MLBPA President? - Ep. 508
Apr 18, 2024
TWIB 4.15.24 - Hot starts for Pittsburgh & KC - can it last? - Ep. 507
Apr 15, 2024
Pitchers chasing velocity is the big problem - Ep. 506
Apr 11, 2024
TWIB 4.8.24 - A no hitter & pitcher injuries galore - Ep. 505
Apr 08, 2024
Baseball Pranksters have disappeared - Ep. 504
Apr 04, 2024
4.1.24 - This Week in Baseball - Ep. 503
Apr 01, 2024
It's 2024 Opening Day! Author Michael Ortman returns - Ep. 502
Mar 28, 2024
2024 Season Predictions - Ep. 501
Mar 25, 2024
A taste of MLB - Former MLB pitcher Pat Ahearne shares his story - Ep. 484
Mar 21, 2024
2024 NL West Primer - Ep. 483
Mar 18, 2024
2024 NL Central Primer - Ep. 482
Mar 14, 2024
2024 NL East 2024 Primer - Ep. 481
Mar 11, 2024
2024 AL West Primer - Ep. 480
Mar 07, 2024
2024 AL Central Primer - Ep. 479
Mar 04, 2024
2024 AL East Division Primer - Ep. 478
Feb 29, 2024
MLB Rookies of the Year - Some are hot then not - Ep. 477
Feb 26, 2024
Stealing signs & the unwritten Rules of Baseball - Ep. 476
Feb 22, 2024
Team Deep Dive #30 - New York Yankees - Ep .475
Feb 19, 2024
Summary of Off-Season Free Agent Signings - Ep. 474
Feb 15, 2024
Team Deep Dive #29 - St. Louis Cardinals - Ep. 473
Feb 12, 2024
Baseball's Bad Apples - Ep. 472
Feb 08, 2024
Team Deep Dive #28 - The Athletics - Ep. 471
Feb 05, 2024
New baseball book 'The Fireballer' with Author Mark Stevens - Ep. 470
Feb 01, 2024
Team Deep Dive #27 - Boston Red Sox - Ep. 469
Jan 29, 2024
The Athletic's Dan Brown discusses his Hall of Fame Ballot - Ep. 468
Jan 25, 2024
Team Deep Dive #26 - San Francisco Giants - Ep. 467
Jan 22, 2024
Greatest MLB Players by Decade - Ep. 466
Jan 18, 2024
Team Deep Dive #25 - Los Angeles Dodgers - Ep. 465
Jan 15, 2024
Decade by decade best baseball rivalries - Ep. 464
Jan 11, 2024
Team Deep Dive #24 - Pittsburgh Pirates - Ep. 463
Jan 08, 2024
Team deep dive #23 - Cincinnati Reds - Ep. 462
Jan 04, 2024
Happy New Year looking back & forward in MLB - Ep. 461
Jan 01, 2024
The continuing evolution of baseball scouting - Ep. 460
Dec 28, 2023
Team Deep Dive #22 - Detroit Tigers - Ep. 459
Dec 26, 2023
Which cap to wear going into the Baseball Hall of Fame - Ep. 458
Dec 21, 2023
Team Deep Dive #21 - Atlanta Braves - Ep. 457
Dec 18, 2023
Straight to the Majors - Ep. 456
Dec 14, 2023
Team Deep Dive #20 - Chicago White Sox - Ep. 455
Dec 11, 2023
It's getting crowded in the dugout - Bench Coaches abounding - Ep. 454
Dec 07, 2023
Team Deep Dive #19 - Chicago Cubs - Ep. 453
Dec 04, 2023
MLB Forfeits, Suspensions & Rain Outs - Ep. 452
Nov 30, 2023
Team Deep Dive #18 - Baltimore Orioles - Ep. 451
Nov 27, 2023
2024 Hall of Fame Ballot is set - Ep .450
Nov 24, 2023
Team Deep Dive #17 - Montreal Expos - Washington Nationals - Ep. 449
Nov 20, 2023
What chance to win it all do 1st year Managers have? Ep. 448
Nov 16, 2023
Team Deep Dive #16 - Minnesota Twins & TWIB 11.12.23 - Ep. 447
Nov 13, 2023
MLB retiring players & managers we will miss - Ep. 446
Nov 09, 2023
Team Deep Dive #15 - Philadelphia Phillies - Ep. 445
Nov 06, 2023
2023 World Series Wrap Up - Ep. 444
Nov 03, 2023
TWIB - 10.19.23 news in MLB & the World Series so far - Ep. 443
Oct 30, 2023
2023 World Series Preview & LCS wrap - Ep. 442
Oct 26, 2023
TWIB - 10.22.23 - LCS, Kim Ng out, Contemporary Era Committee Ballots released Ep. 441
Oct 23, 2023
Are the MLB Playoffs broken? - Ep. 440
Oct 19, 2023
TWIB - 10.15.23 - Division Series Wrap & LCS previews - Ep 439
Oct 16, 2023
Almost Cooperstown's 2023 MLB Award Predictions - Ep. 438
Oct 12, 2023
TWIB 10.8.23 - Wild Card results & Division Series so far - Ep. 437
Oct 09, 2023
Our new statistic refined & improved - Bases Created Per Plate Appearance - Ep. 436
Oct 05, 2023
TWIB 10.1.23 - MLB Playoffs preview - Ep. 435
Oct 02, 2023
Introducing a New Baseball Stat - Total Bases Per Plate Appearance - Ep. 434
Sep 28, 2023
This Week in Baseball 9.24.23 - Ep .433
Sep 25, 2023
Baseball today is the best that's ever been played - Ep. 432
Sep 21, 2023
This Week in Baseball 9.17.23 - Ep. 431
Sep 18, 2023
Team Deep Dive #14 - Miami Marlins - Ep. 430
Sep 14, 2023
This Week in Baseball 9.10.23 - Ep. 429
Sep 11, 2023
Babe Ruth vs Barry Bonds - Ep. 428
Sep 07, 2023
This Week in Baseball 9.3.23 - Ep. 427
Sep 04, 2023
Macho Baseball is no more - Ep. 426
Aug 31, 2023
This Week in Baseball 8.28.23 - Ep. 425
Aug 28, 2023
More Baseball Oddballs - Ep. 424
Aug 24, 2023
This Week in Baseball 8.21.23 - Ep. 423
Aug 21, 2023
What makes MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred so easy to dislike? - Ep. 422
Aug 17, 2023
Team Deep Dive #13 - Toronto Blue Jays - Ep. 421
Aug 10, 2023
Baseball Mascots & Mets Hot Take - Ep. 420
Aug 03, 2023
What's Next for Immaculate Grid? We're back with Sean Forman of Sports Reference! - Ep. 419
Jul 27, 2023
We demonstrate that we are fans of sports other than baseball - Ep. 418
Jul 20, 2023
Rule B Candidates for the HOF are there to right the wrongs - Ep. 417
Jul 13, 2023
Almost Cooperstown midseason report - Ep. 416
Jul 06, 2023
Team Deep Dive #12 - Kansas City Royals - Ep. 415
Jun 29, 2023
MLB Fathers & Sons - Ep. 414
Jun 22, 2023
Is the MLB All-Star game still worth playing? - Ep. 413
Jun 15, 2023
If your team's not in 1st place June 1 it still might be ok - Ep. 412
Jun 08, 2023
What do baseball managers actually do? - Ep. 411
Jun 01, 2023
Team Deep Dive #11 - The New York Mets - Ep. 410
May 25, 2023
Pitcher's arsenals are more formidable than ever - Ep. 409
May 18, 2023
Betting on Baseball keeps going further - Ep. 408
May 11, 2023
Future HOF'ers & Almosts Playing This 2023 MLB Season - Ep. 407
May 04, 2023
What would become of Babe Ruth, Shohei Ohtani, & Aaron Judge if they switched eras? - Ep. 406
Apr 27, 2023
Team Deep Dive #10 - Houston Astros - Ep. 405
Apr 20, 2023
Comparing careers of Yogi Berra, Johnny Bench, Ivan Rodriguez, & Yadier Molina - Ep. 404
Apr 13, 2023
Which teams handle Rookies best? - Ep. 403
Apr 06, 2023
It's 2023 Opening Day! Still as cool as it was 50 or more years ago! - Ep. 402
Mar 30, 2023
Season 4 kickoff & 2023 MLB Season Preview - Ep. 401
Mar 23, 2023
Team Deep Dive #9 - Cleveland Guardians - Ep. 349
Mar 16, 2023
10 players we'd boot from the HOF if we absolutely HAD to - Ep. 348
Mar 09, 2023
2023 World Baseball Classic Preview - Ep. 347
Mar 02, 2023
MLB Players who played their entire career 10 years or more w same team - Ep. 346
Feb 23, 2023
Team Deep Dive #8 - Arizona Diamondbacks - Ep. 345
Feb 16, 2023
We go crazy - our wildest new baseball rules that won't be adopted - Ep. 344
Feb 09, 2023
Baseball Video, Computer, & Card Games - Ep. 343
Feb 02, 2023
The Athletic's Daniel Brown discusses his 2022 HOF votes - Ep. 342
Jan 26, 2023
Baseball Spring Training will never change - Ep. 341
Jan 19, 2023
Team Deep Dive #7 - Los Angeles Angels - Ep. 340
Jan 12, 2023
Watching HOF voting and revisiting player descriptions - Ep. 339
Jan 05, 2023
Best plays rated by added win % for each team that led to their greatest success - Ep. 338
Dec 22, 2022
Hot Stove Talk & MLB Winter Meetings - Ep. 337
Dec 15, 2022
Team Deep Dive #6 - Colorado Rockies - Ep. 336
Dec 08, 2022
Why join SABR beyond 'Sabrmetrics are cool'? - Ep. 335
Nov 23, 2022
2022 World Series Wrap Up & a look forward - Ep. 334
Nov 10, 2022
Best World Series 'Ever' Candidates - Ep. 333
Nov 03, 2022
100 Wins in a season - it don't mean a thing! - Ep. 332
Oct 27, 2022
Team Deep Dive #5 - Texas Rangers - Ep. 331
Oct 20, 2022
Did Aaron Judge Have the Greatest Season Ever? - Ep. 330
Oct 13, 2022
2022 Mets Season Post-Mortem and Therapy - Ep. 329
Oct 12, 2022
2022 Predictions Review & Playoff Preview! - Ep. 328
Oct 06, 2022
The definitively MOST successful baseball last names - Ep. 327
Sep 29, 2022
2022 Almost Cooperstown 2022 Postseason Award Predictions - Ep. 326
Sep 22, 2022
Our quick take on the 2023 MLB rule changes & September Call-Ups will never be the same - Ep. 325
Sep 15, 2022
Team Deep Dive #4 - Milwaukee Brewers - Ep. 324
Sep 08, 2022
100 episodes of this podcast - now what? - Ep. 323
Sep 01, 2022
Is baseball better on the radio? - Ep. 322
Aug 25, 2022
Our pitch - the baseball HOF 'Corridor of Controversy' - Ep. 321
Aug 18, 2022
Scoring runs is cool - more for teams than players - Ep. 320
Aug 11, 2022
Team Deep Dive #3 - Tampa Bay Rays - Ep. 319
Aug 04, 2022
David 'Big Papi' Ortiz headlines the 2022 HOF Inductees - Ep. 318
Jul 28, 2022
Almost Cooperstown midseason report - Ep. 317
Jul 21, 2022
Grassroots Baseball - MLB photographer Jean Fruth & HOF past-President Jeff Idelson - Ep. 316
Jul 14, 2022
Catchers utility will be robbed by Robo-umps - Ep. 315
Jul 07, 2022
Mid-Season Manager Changes mostly don't work - Ep. 314
Jun 30, 2022
Kershaw vs. Koufax - Ep. 313
Jun 23, 2022
Team Deep Dive #2 - San Diego Padres - Ep. 312
Jun 16, 2022
Comparing Eras & Careers of Bobby Bonds, Eric Davis, & Joe Mauer - Ep. 311
Jun 09, 2022
NCAA Baseball & Softball World Series Are Worth Watching! - Ep. 310
Jun 01, 2022
Team Deep Dive #1 - Seattle Mariners - Ep. 309
May 26, 2022
MLB Teams rebuilding & retooling - Ep. 308
May 19, 2022
Worst hitting pitchers in history answer the DH question - Ep. 307
May 12, 2022
Comparing the careers of Cool Papa Bell vs. Rickey Henderson - Ep. 306
May 05, 2022
A quick look at Japanese & Korean baseball leagues - Ep. 305
Apr 28, 2022
MLB uniforms are still too uniform - Ep. 304
Apr 21, 2022
Baseball Coverage for better & for worse - Ep. 303
Apr 14, 2022
Future HOF'ers playing MLB this 2022 season - Ep. 302
Apr 07, 2022
2022 Season 3 Preview & Picks - Ep. 301
Mar 31, 2022
Negro League play - Every bit as good as in MLB! - Ep. 243
Mar 24, 2022
The 1970's Reds & Pirates rivalry you may have forgotten - Ep. 242
Mar 10, 2022
Our favorite sports movies NOT about baseball - Ep. 241
Feb 24, 2022
Will there be anyone voted into the HOF for 2023? - Ep. 240
Feb 10, 2022
The Many MVP's Not in the HOF - Ep. 239
Jan 27, 2022
Almost Cooperstown 2022 HOF Ballot - Ep. 238
Jan 13, 2022
The MLB Lockout, Negotiating A New CBA & Resulting Rule Changes - Ep. 237
Dec 30, 2021
On the New York Mets & nothing but the Mets - Ep. 236
Dec 16, 2021
CVI - Career Value Index - a new & better way to evaluate HOF worthiness - Ep. 235
Dec 09, 2021
Part 2 - 36 players we'd induct into Cooperstown right now - Ep. 234
Nov 25, 2021
36 players we would induct into Cooperstown right now - Ep. 233
Nov 11, 2021
Season 2 Review & Wrap - Ep. 232
Nov 04, 2021
The Hunt for Mr. October - Ep. 231
Oct 28, 2021
October 10th - This Date in Baseball History - Ep. 230
Oct 21, 2021
Does Baseball Go By The Numbers TOO Often? - Ep. 229
Oct 14, 2021
The Pain of Being a baseball team fan - Ep. 228
Oct 07, 2021
Special Guest Sean Forman founder of Baseball-Reference.com - Ep. 227
Sep 30, 2021
Tanking in Baseball - does it work? - Ep. 226
Sep 23, 2021
Our take on 2021 Hall of Fame induction ceremony - Ep. 225
Sep 16, 2021
One Season Wonders - Ep. 224
Sep 09, 2021
Knuckleballers - only 32 total in MLB history! - Ep. 223
Sep 02, 2021
Complete Games are ravaged by batters watching in-game video replay - Ep. 222
Aug 26, 2021
MLB position players transition to pitcher & the reverse - Ep. 221
Aug 19, 2021
Big Trade Deadline Deals That Led to a World Series - Ep. 220
Aug 12, 2021
Interleague Play - when too much is too much - Ep. 219
Aug 05, 2021
Player-Managers, Baseball & the Olympics - Ep. 218
Jul 29, 2021
Brothers in Baseball - Ep. 217
Jul 22, 2021
MLB All-Star game history & Negro League East West ASG featuring baseball historian Gary Livacari - Ep. 216
Jul 15, 2021
The Best Failed Starting Pitchers Excelling As Relief Pitchers - Ep. 215
Jul 08, 2021
Vanishing Doubleheaders - Ep. 214
Jul 01, 2021
MLB Official Scorer Jillian Geib - Ep. 213
Jun 24, 2021
Sticky Stuff - Ep. 212
Jun 17, 2021
Seriously Overrated & Underrated Teams - Ep. 211
Jun 10, 2021
Baserunning wonders and blunders - Ep. 210
Jun 03, 2021
MLB players playing other Pro Sports - Ep. 209
May 27, 2021
MLB Baseball Parks & Groundskeeping - Ep. 208
May 20, 2021
Are 200-hit seasons an endangered species? - Ep. 207
May 13, 2021
Even the greatest utility players don't belong in Cooperstown - Ep. 206
May 06, 2021
Ready for a Fight! - Best Baseball Brawls - Ep. 205
Apr 29, 2021
Rookie-of-the-Year as a career predictor - Ep. 204
Apr 22, 2021
How Ty Cobb had it SO much easier than Mike Trout - Ep. 203
Apr 15, 2021
The end of pitchers as hitters but not hitters as pitchers! - Ep. 202
Apr 08, 2021
Almost Cooperstown MLB 2021 Season Preview & Picks - Ep. 201
Apr 01, 2021
Pitchers are STILL in danger - featuring former MLB pitcher Willie Blair - Ep. 134
Mar 25, 2021
Statistics & Baseball - Overvalued & Undervalued - Ep. 133
Mar 11, 2021
Gold Glove Fielding Awards Still Matter - Ep. 132
Feb 25, 2021
Best World Series of Each Decade 1960-present - Ep. 131
Feb 11, 2021
Baseball Expressions used every day - Ep. 130
Jan 28, 2021
The Almost Cooperstown 2021 Hall of Fame Ballot - Ep. 129
Jan 14, 2021
Major changes ahead for Minor League Baseball - Ep. 128
Dec 31, 2020
When will MLB add more teams? - Ep. 127
Dec 17, 2020
MLB Team Road Trips - Ep. 126
Dec 03, 2020
Baseball & Technology - Ep. 125
Nov 19, 2020
2020 Season 1 Wrap - Ep. 124
Nov 05, 2020
The 3,000 hit club ain't what it used to be - Ep. 123
Oct 29, 2020
Why teams trade future Hall of Fame players - Ep. 122
Oct 22, 2020
Franchise's Best Player Ever - American League - Ep, 121
Oct 15, 2020
Franchise's Best Player Ever - National League - Ep. 120
Oct 08, 2020
Crushing Team Collapses - Ep. 119
Sep 30, 2020
Greatest Stretch Runs In History - Ep. 118
Sep 24, 2020
Pinch Hitting - a dying art - Ep. 117
Sep 16, 2020
Worst No-Hitters in MLB history - Ep. 116
Sep 10, 2020
Hall of Fame Managers - Ep. 115
Sep 03, 2020
History of the MLB Triple Crown Winners - a ticket to Cooperstown...Almost - Ep. 114
Aug 27, 2020
Should the infield shift be banned? - Ep. 113
Aug 20, 2020
No doubt active MLB players that will be in the Hall of Fame, and others that might - Ep. 112
Aug 13, 2020
Baseball has the best nicknames - Ep. 111
Aug 06, 2020
Team origins and best fan bases in baseball - Ep. 110
Jul 30, 2020
2020 Season Preview & Playoff Picks - Ep. 109
Jul 21, 2020
Silver Sluggers of the Silver Screen - Ep. 108
Jul 16, 2020
3 jarring new rules for the 2020 season - Ep. 107
Jul 09, 2020
Baseball Oddballs - Ep. 106
Jul 02, 2020
The Steroid Guys - Ep. 105
Jun 24, 2020
Six Hall-Worthy Plays - Ep. 104
Jun 18, 2020
Closest to Almost - Ep. 103
Jun 11, 2020
Furthest From Almost - Ep. 102
May 31, 2020
Nine Men In - Ep. 101
May 23, 2020