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Baseball is Dumb is a baseball history podcast where we examine the dumbest stories from America's pastime.

Baseball-is-Dumb


    • Mar 4, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Yankee Wife Swap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 76:43


    In this episode, we're joined by Love Drunk's Charlotte Rose to discuss that one time two Yankee players traded wives, kids, and dogs too! Check out Charlotte's show Love Drunk: https://open.spotify.com/show/0x8OghblATxzCpFdYYVJ2r https://twitter.com/lovedrunkpod https://www.instagram.com/lovedrunkpod/?hl=en @ohcharlotterose Our socials: https://www.instagram.com/baseball_is_dumb/?hl=en https://twitter.com/DumbBaseball @dorkus_supreme SOURCES: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/mar/7/20050307-121328-5084r/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iTAcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6937,4844728&dq=mike+kekich+fritz+peterson+marilyn&hl=en https://archive.org/details/JimmyScottJimmyScott_sHigh_Tight_TheFritzPetersonInterview https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/original-wife-swap-yankee-pitchers-trade-lives-article-1.2138703 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kekicmi01.shtml https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peterfr01.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Peterson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kekich https://bleacherreport.com/articles/856629-fritz-peterson-and-mike-kekich-ruined-their-careers-pleasing-ben-afflect https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/baseball/shocking/moments.html https://nymag.com/guides/summer/2011/mike-kekich-fritz-peterson/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2015/04/10/affleck-damon-still-pursuing-yankees-wife-swap-movie/4izzMCJBzQPINDj8MDywpN/story.html

    Portland's Punk Rock Baseball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 61:58


    Once upon a time in Portland, Oregon Bing Russell started the greatest punk rock band in the history of baseball. Hilarity and corporate fuckery ensues.Correction: I misspoke about the inflation of Bing's settlement. The amount is 881K in 2022 money. Social Media: @BaseballisDumb SourcesBattered Bastards of Baseball – Netflix, 2014 https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/07/portland-mavericks-kurt-russell-mlb-documentaryhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=russel001neihttps://www.mlb.com/news/why-there-are-no-left-handed-catchers-in-mlbhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonanzahttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=russel001kurhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=e8eb342fhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=a7557ff5https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=thomas002reghttps://www.seattletimes.com/sports/meet-the-nuttiest-baseball-team-the-northwest-has-ever-seen/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/07/18/Former-pro-baseball-manager-sentenced-to-prison-for-drug-sex-counts/1503616737600/https://miscbaseball.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/remembering-the-portland-mavericks/

    2021: A Dumb Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 87:43


    The 2021 season has come and gone. Let's recap some of the dumbest events and stats of the year! Build your own team: https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2021-22-free-agents-by-position Sources: baseball-reference baseball savant Follow the show: @Dumbbaseball

    Curses And How To Break Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 67:36


    Happy Spooky Season! This month, we take a closer look at the Curse of the Bambino, The Mets, and take our first foray into Japanese baseball. Follow us on social media! @DumbBaseball SOURCES: https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/babe-ruth-throws-piano-into-pond/ https://www.mlb.com/news/curse-of-the-bambino https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=24401760&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ0MDA2ODI2NSwiaWF0IjoxNjI4NTYyMDMzLCJleHAiOjE2Mjg2NDg0MzN9.HanHg6KAEzXtL5uBYQIKEjuXv-PvBitWB5zX4cVzc_0 https://www.mlb.com/cut4/red-sox-ended-losing-streak-thanks-to-witch-laurie-cabot-c299743668 https://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/the-mets-bobblehead-curse-lives/ https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/24/mets-bobblehead-curse-degnome-palladino/ https://www.thehanshintigers.com/team-history/top-10-infamous-moments/the-curse-of-colonel-sanders/ https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/ridiculous-history-curse-colonel.htm https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=af70e184 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=bc6a038a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Scoop https://www.japan.go.jp/tomodachi/2020/autumn2020/randy_bass.html

    A Brief History of Ejections

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 68:12


    This month, we examine the history of players being ejected from games and take a closer look at the wild events that led to their removal. Follow the show: Twitter: @DumbBaseball Facebook/Instagram: @baseball_is_dumb Sources: https://retrosheet.org/Research/VincentD/EjectionsHistory.pdf https://www.baseball-reference.com/ https://sabr.org/ https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/braves-padres-fight-brawl-august-12-1984-pascual-perez-alan-wiggins/17ozuqr13fhut1v9j1fsnj47vz https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/how-some-braves-padres-bat-boys-played-an-unwitting-role-in-the-wildest-brawl-of-all-time/7caplqtvdq101kpq8m68n6ov4 https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-12-1984-braves-padres-brawl-leaves-17-players-ejected-in-one-game/ https://www.si.com/mlb/2015/08/12/atlanta-braves-san-diego-padres-brawl-fight-1984 https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/08/27/take-me-out-to-the-brawl-game https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/the-day-braves-padres-game-turned-into-one-baseball-wildest-brawls/HmQDyusy8DJApCyce2BokM/

    America's First Black Baseball Player

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 83:01


    In this month's episode, we delve into the life and times of Moses Fleetwood Walker, America's first black player in Major League Baseball. https://www.jackierobinson.org/ Sources: Fleet Walker's Divided Heart by David W Zang https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/419915.Fleet_Walker_s_Divided_Heart Society For American Baseball Research BaseballReference.com Follow the show on Social Media: Twitter: @DumbBaseball Facebook: Baseball is Dumb Instagram: @baseball_is_dumb, @dorkus_supreme

    Andy Hawkins, A Tragedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 45:08


    Happy Opening Day! In this episode, we examine the weird career of starting pitcher Andy Hawkins and his biblical no-hitter. CORRECTIONS: 1) Andy was born in January, not July. 2) Johnny is smarter than me and correctly guessed that the Padres have been to the World Series twice. Their second trip was in 1998 where they got swept by the Yankees. Follow the show on Social Media: Twitter: @DumbBaseball Facebook: Baseball is Dumb Instagram: @baseball_is_dumb, @dorkus_supreme

    Boners And Muffs HaHa

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 75:49


    In this episode, we examine the unfortunate career of New York Giants first baseman, Fred Merkle. Follow the show on Social Media: Twitter: @DumbBaseball Facebook: Baseball is Dumb Instagram: @baseball_is_dumb, @dorkus_supreme

    Dock And The Professor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 49:43


    Happy New Year! In today's episode we discuss a psychedelic no hitter and the perfect game that wasn't. Plus, we dicuss the MLB's official recognition of The Negro Leagues! Follow the show on Social Media: Twitter: @DumbBaseball Facebook: Baseball is Dumb Instagram: @baseball_is_dumb, @dorkus_supreme

    The Gladiator

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 93:20


    This week, we discuss Louis "Pete" Browning, his wild career in Louisville, and his connection to Dracula. Sources: "American Galdiator: The Life and Times of Pete Browning" by Philip von Borries baseball-reference.com Society for American Baseball Research Follow the show on Social Media: Twitter: @DumbBaseball Facebook: Baseball is Dumb Instagram: @baseball_is_dumb, @dorkus_supreme

    Albert Belle and the Great Bat Heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 44:49


    Welcome to the show! In our first episode we examine the career of Cleveland slugger, Albert Belle, and possibly the dumbest heist of all time. Follow the show on Social Media: Twitter: @DumbBaseball Facebook: Baseball is Dumb Instagram: @baseball_is_dumb, @dorkus_supreme

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