Athletic Obscura

In this episode Seth and Rich dive into sports analytics and how a Canadian liquor conglomerate is behind it all. Link to Rich's article on Vine Pair- https://vinepair.com/articles/seagrams-sports-analytics/ https://vinepair.com/ Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth and Rich talk about sports curses and how they may not always be what they seem. Link to Video of locating the statue of Colonel Sanders in Osaka- https://youtu.be/LYDcPpn1BwE Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth and Rich finish up the story of the Harlem Globetrotters as they discuss their transition from a focus on basketball to only entertainment. They also chronicle their decent into obscurity and their rise from the ashes.  Links: The Globetrotters Popcorn Machine Variety Show The Globetrotters Cartoon Wide World of Sports Special- The Globetrotters on the White Shadow 1979 Magic Johnson as a Globetrotter UNTOLD- The Rise and Fall of And1 Spinning the Globe by Ben Greene Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich and Seth talk about the formation of the most famous basketball team in the world. From their beginnings in Chicago, not Harlem, to their famous battles against the mighty Minneapolis Lakers. Along the way you will catch a glimpse of the racial struggles facing America in the early to mid 20th Century and see how one day in Berlin began international healing. Spinning the Globe by Ben Greene Book about 1927- One Summer: America by Bill Bryson Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode Seth takes Rich on a sports journey across the globe profiling unique and dangerous traditional sports from around the world, as well as the communities and cultures where they thrive. Locations include Florence Italy, Kyrgyzstan, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the tropical island of Bali. Using the Neflix Docu-series Home Game as source material, Seth will take the listeners on a global adventure and catch a glimpse of culture and history as well.  Link to JDK Wyneken's podcast that Seth was on (look for episode 59). https://www.wordsbyjdk.com/  @JdkWyneken Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Rich and Seth tell some of the stories leading up to the 1980 Winter Olympic hockey tournament in Lake Placid New York including the history of Russian hockey and the rise of the Soviet Red Army Teams. Tales of how the defections of the Stastny brothers from Czechoslovakia and other Russians including Sergei Federov have made the NHL what it is today. Along the way hear about some of the more prominent members of team USA and what became of them after winning the gold medal.  Links to the movies that were referenced in this episode: Red Army (Amazon Prime) Of Miracles and Men (ESPN+) Russian Five (Amazon Prime) Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Seth and Rich talk about the 1956 Olympic Semi-Final Water Polo Match between Hungary and the Soviet Union. The match was loaded with tension after the recent Hungarian revolution that took place just weeks prior. Political ideologies and even freedom itself was on the line in the pool that day December day in Melbourne.  Click HERE to watch the documentary Freedom's Fury on Amazon Prime about this amazing event.  https://www.amazon.com/Freedoms-Fury-Viktor-Ageyev/dp/B0893N8H23/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=freedom%27s+fury&qid=1643493846&sprefix=freedom%27s+fur%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-2 Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sorry for the delay in production. We will be back recording episodes ASAP and hope to have something for you all by early February 2022.  Check out our friend JDK Wyneken  https://www.wordsbyjdk.com/  @JdkWyneken  Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Amazon link to the book Pedestrianism by Matthew Algeo https://www.amazon.com/Pedestrianism-Watching-Americas-Favorite-Spectator/dp/161373882X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=pedestrianism+book&qid=1632349414&sr=8-1 Join us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon link to the book Pedestrianism by Matthew Algeo Join us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Embedded Links work on the Anchor.fm site- https://anchor.fm/athletic-obscura MLB.com article that this episode is based on. Article about the Padres almost move to Washington DC (includes pictures) Join us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we talk about the transient nature of sports starting with the Oakland Athletics potential relocation. We also take a deep dive in the sports team history of the city of Baltimore who has seen more teams come and go than any other city.  Yes, Rich got the year wrong of the St. Louis Browns move to Baltimore to become the Orioles but he rectified it before the end and Seth keeps calling Memorial Stadium in Baltimore Memorial Colosseum (Guess it's his West Coast Bias). ESPN article about the potential relocation of the A's that Seth mentions Nashville Sounds Scoreboard Howard Terminal Project for A's Diner Movie on IMDB Baltimore Colts Band ESPN 30 for 30 Show on the USFL YouTube Video about the MNF game in Baltimore where the field had to be moved 30 yards north because of an issue between the Colts and the Orioles.  Baltimore Skipjacks Link to episode of Peyton's Places on ESPN+ about the Super Bowl V trophy. (You will need a subscription to ESPN+ to watch this). YouTube Video about journalist Dick Beddoes  Join us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com  Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices