TWISHPOD "The Week in Sports History"

Ty Cobb begins and ends his career in this week, in 1906 the Philadelphia A's faced the Boston Americans playing 24 innings, both pitchers went the distance facing 87 and 89 hitters each and 1950 Gil Hodges joins the most elite club in baseball with 4 homers in a one game. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

AFTER A 5 WEEK HIATUS...THE STORY OF RAY CALDWELL WHO GOT HIT BY A BOLT OF LIGHTINING PICTCHING IN CLEVELAND AND FINISHED THE GAME. PHIL GRATE SETS THE WORLD RECORD THROWING A BASEBALL OVER 440 FT AND OLYMPIC SWIMMER ETHELDA BLEIBTREY BREAKS BARRIERS. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

We start with the liquor review, two nice Bourbons: Basil Hayden and the Kirkland small batch. 1889 the final sanctioned bare knuckle fight goes 75 rounds, 1921 Babe Ruth becomes the all time home run leader at 137 and 1941 Joe Dimaggio's hitting streaks comes to an end. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

Branch Rickey the player, the first collegiate baseball game had the same score as a basketball game and adults playing with a Stretch Armstrong doll. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

After a minor unavoidable sabbatical...The Twishod is back with a triple episode where we discuss Tommy Lasorda's 15 inning complete game in 1948, multiple achievements by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig and Joe Louis' crazy year in 1941. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

Major league baseball's first televised game! How Cal cured athletes foot and why Peter Jackson and Jim Corbett fought 61 rounds in 1891 WITH NO WINNER! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

This week a special double sized Twishpod two weeks in one. We discuss Bob Shaw crazy night in 1963 where he n=balked 5 times, the first perfect game in baseball thrown by Cy Young and the night in 1934 the Red Sox for consecutive triples. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

This Week In Sports History Lou Gehrig gets jobbed on a home by Lyn Lary. Jim Clancy doesn't touch the ball at all for 9 innings...at first base!, and Billy Martin hired by the Yankees for a 4th time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

This Week In Sports History we look at the Clippers horrific 1987 season, the NFL changing the rule that allows coaches to signal from the sideline and Billy Martins unique way of picking the lineup. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

The remarkable 1938 Stanley Cup winning Chicago Blackhawks. The first great pole vaulter Cornelius Warmerdam who set the World Record with a bamboo pole and Bob Goalby's strange win over Roberto Devicenzo at the Masters 1968. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

We look at Babe Ruth's side hustle, Harold Levitt's free throw record and Al Davis the commissioner. We also review a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Central Coast by MOOBUZZ. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

Joe Louis vs Johnny Paycheck 1940, not THAT Johnny Paycheck. Michael Phelps at 15, and in 1931 17 year old female pitcher Jackie Mitchell has a heck of a debut. we also review a Trader Joe's Reserve Petite Sirah from Lodi and a Japanese Whiskey. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

The Story of how Clint Malarchuk nearly died in a hockey game, the fastest hat trick in hockey history, and how an Ali fight fight inspired Stallone to write Rocky. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

We look at the entomology of the Rd Sox name, The first female boxing match and what the winner brought home and Pete Ueberroth's first act as Commish. We also review Clos D'Argentine Cab and Organic Gin. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

On National Women's day We discus the history of women reporters in the locker room, the lack or foresight in the first stock car race and the first 100m freestyle swim in the Olympics. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

We look at the history of winning "A Ring" A golf trick shot artist who shot an 83 using only his putter, one of the strangest trades in Baseball history and we check out 19 Crimes wine again and their high tech interactive label. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

We revisit the Winter Olympics 1980 in Lake Placid and the Miracle on Ice, The History of Sphairstike AKA Tennis and Cassius Clay v. Sonny Liston I 1964. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

We Discuss the history of the Bicycle, and 10 overtime High School basketball game, a surprising result in Olympic Hockey and Ted Williams the fighter Pilot. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

We discuss the history of Volleyball, The Dodgers "longest running infield", How Steph Curry has changed the game and the History of the Catcher's mask. We also discuss Tom Brady's 7th Super Bowl win, and review a couple of Zinfandels. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

We discuss the history of Jim Thorpe's baseball career, the history of sporting goods, Rod Carew, Vince Lombardi's brief career with the Washington Football team (aka Redskins) and the history of beer can technology. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support

We also review the NFC Championship game and review Lonehand Sourmash Whiskey and Kirkland Tennessee Whiskey. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twishpod/support