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