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A managerial rookie card! This Cuban national played every field position and was an All-Star in both leagues. Definitely not a bozo. * Buy Me a Coffee, especially when we're sick* Card #97T on Beckett* SABR Bio by Peter Gordon* The questionable hats* Stathead Search: WAR 2B 1971-1973* Gene Mauch talks about Cookie* Cookie and His Cupcakes: Mathilda* Cookie's 1972 All-Star Homer* Cookie shoves an ump

After beating the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium 3-2 to wrap up a 6-4 road trip, the Phillies cam home leading the National League by 6.5 games with 12 games to play. What followed remains the most dramatic late-season collapse in Major League history. The Phillies lost 10 straight games, including all seven on the following home stand, and finished one game behind St. Louis. In this episode, Craig and Rex review the Phillies 1964 season, trying to answer the question:  Who is to blame for the Great Philadelphia Phillies Collapse of 1964?Errata: After Philadelphia's 6-4 loss to Milwaukee on September 26, the Phillies had lost six in a row and eight of their last nine. After beating St. Louis 1-0 on October 2, the Mets' record was 52 wins, 108 losses.-->Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tT8d3pVUsN-->You can support Hooks & Runs by purchasing books, including the books featured in this episode, through our store at Bookshop.org. Here's the link. https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandruns Hooks & Runs - www.hooksandruns.com Email: hooksandruns@protonmail.com Hooks & Runs on TwitterCraig at BlueskyRex (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/ Hosts Emeritus:Andrew Eckhoff on Tik TokEric on FacebookMusic: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (via Premium Beat)     This podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2024.   

On August 6, 2024, the dreadful Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland A's 5-1 at the Coliseum. This win snapped a 21-game losing streak, the longest losing streak in the Majors in 36 years. The Philadelphia Phillies own the modern record losing streak, 23 games, set in 1961. This episode, Craig and Rex will look back on that record losing streak.Episodes Referenced:212 - Ken Johnson Has a Secret-->Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tT8d3pVUsN-->You can support Hooks & Runs by purchasing books, including the books featured in this episode, through our store at Bookshop.org. Here's the link. https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandruns Hooks & Runs - www.hooksandruns.comHooks & Runs on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thehooksandrunsRex von Pohl (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/ Hosts Emeritus:Andrew Eckhoff on Tik TokLink: https://www.tiktok.com/@hofffest Eric on FacebookLink: https://www.facebook.com/ichabodericEmail us: hooksandruns@protonmail.comMusic: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (Premium Beat)     This podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum.      Errata: Babe Ruth made one pinch hitting appearance in the 1915 World Series. 

Braves hurtful to watch, Soler's pinball play in right, bad balls & strikes, Snitker ejected, Bristol Motor Speedway to host Braves & Reds, White Sox finally win, Falcons WR injury, Browns to move to the burbs in a domed stadium? Caleb Williams carries your grandma's purse, Saints owner is a Saint, Spencer Rattler riles up LSU fans, Cris "Crybaby" Carter talking tough, Longhorns RB major injury, Harbaugh slapped on wrist, Olympics cocaine, women proposing to men? Lebron makes an arse of himself, Irish real woman boxer wins, IOC is Orwellian, green wackos attack Messi, yachts, swimming the English Channel & no that's not an illegal immigrant story, Dream Team, Jerry Tarkanian, Frank Howard, Jose Cruz, Ken Dryden, rock climbing, Federer, Alan Ameche, Gene Mauch, Bobby Bowden, Iron Joe McGinnity, Les Brown, Joe DiMaggio, Casey Stengel, Pete Rose, lesbian Dodgers fans kissing, John Smoltz, Mark DeRosa, This Day in Sports History, plus quotes from Jimmy Breslin, Harry Caray, and Jay Leno! 

This is part 1 of a rollicking two-part conversation with Patrick Reusse, longtime sports columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and a member of the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Reusse looks back at his 60 years covering Minnesota sports in his engaging, irreverent, and self-deprecating style. In this first episode, he recalls Glen Sonmor's hockey goons, offers his classic explanation to Vikings general manager Mike Lynn about his philosophy for covering the team, and tells us how the idea for his Turkey of the Year Awards column originated and grew into a much-anticipated Thanksgiving tradition. Patrick provides some humorous tales, as well as a poignant moment with Gene Mauch, from his years as a baseball beat writer covering the Twins. Reusse also goes deep into his complicated relationship with Sid Hartman, another Minnesota media legend who was still working at age 100 when he died in 2020.   Reusse, 77, is senior columnist for the Star Tribune and is also the host of two popular podcasts: "Reusse Unchained" and "Monday Night Sports Talk with Patrick Reusse and Joe Soucheray." Patrick's newspaper career started in 1963 as a copyboy for the Minneapolis Morning Tribune. Two years later, he began writing for the Duluth News-Tribune and Herald, then quickly moved to the St. Cloud Times. In 1968, Reusse joined the St. Paul Pioneer Press, where he went on to cover the Twins from 1974-78 before serving as that paper's sports columnist for nine years, beginning in 1979. He moved to the Star Tribune in 1988 as sports columnist. The native of Fulda, Minnesota also became a fixture in Twin Cities talk radio and television. He was inducted into the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2019.   Patrick has done radio and podcast work with KSTP-1500 since 1980, when he partnered with Soucheray on “Sunday Night Sports Talk.” They shared the airwaves together or independently on “Sports Talk” in various forms nearly every year since. Patrick also hosted “Reusse & Company” for that station (2009-10) and co-hosted “Reusse & Mackey” with Phil Mackey from 2010-14. His show “The Ride with Reusse” appeared weekdays from 2014 until September 2018. Reusse began his radio career at KFAM-AM in St. Cloud in the mid-1960s,   Reusse was also a 20-year panelist on “The Sports Show,” which aired on WUCW-TV, Fox Sports North, and Victory Sports One. Other panelists included Hartman, Mike Max, and George Chappel, better known by his nickname Dark Star.   Books: · “Tales from the Minnesota Sports Beat: A Lifetime on Deadline.” - Co-authored with Chip Scoggins. Dan Barreiro (foreword). · “Tony Oliva: The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend” – by Thom Henninger. Reusse (foreword). · “Minnesota Vikings: The Complete Illustrated History” – by Reusse. Amy Klobuchar (afterword) · “Sid! The Sports Legends, the Inside Scoops, and the Close Personal Friends” – co-authored with Sid Hartman · “Minnesota Twins: The Complete Illustrated History” – co-authored with Dennis Brackin and Harmon Killebrew · “Minnesota Sports Almanac” – by Joel A. Rippel. Reusse (foreword). · “Michael Jordan Super Sports Stars Series (Stars of the Court series)” – by Reusse   Follow him on Twitter: @Patrick_Reusse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 2, Griff and Scotty Mac discuss accountability in the clubhouse, the Blue Jays' big week ahead, the best baseball moments on Seinfeld, and Gene Mauch, the first manager Griff worked with.

PASSED BALL SHOW #91 7/30/2013 Part 1 WITH JACK FISHER AND DON DEMOLA; I start out by speaking with former Orioles and Mets RHP Jack Fisher. Among things we discuss are giving up the HR to Ted Williams in Williams' final AB in 1960 as well as Roger Maris' 60th HR in 1961. He also talks about a young Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman and being around before the Mets became WS Champions in 1969. I follow that up with a great interview with former Expos RHP Don Demola. Don may ruffle some feathers with some of his views about Mariano Rivera, Gene Mauch among other topios. I finish off by giving my opinion of the collusion between MLB and the Yankees to force Alex Rodriguez to forfeit the remainder of his contract

PASSED BALL SHOW #93 8/13/2013 Part 1 WITH MIKE LAVALLIERE; I get into the managerial career of longtime Phillies and Angels manager Gene Mauch and make my case why he deserves more credit. I then speak with former Pirates and White Sox catcher Mike LaValliere about his transition to catcher, playing on the Pirates NL East Championship teams of 1990-1992 and what he has done since his playing days ended. I finish off by making a case for Ted Simmons in baseball's Hall of Fame and talk about former MLB OFs Vada Pinson and Carlos Martinez. I then give my opinion about the value of a MLB manager

Joe Maddon, a longtime MLB manager who led the Tampa Bay Rays to their first ever World Series appearance and the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series title in more than 100 years, chats with Trey Elling about THE BOOK OF JOE: TRYING NOT TO SUCK AT BASEBALL AND LIFE. Topics include: The book's goal (2:14) Slogans helping to get a message across (4:08) A football coach who shaped his leadership style (7:24) How he got into coaching baseball (8:53) His favorite championship (10:52) The importance of struggling (12:48) The hardest player he ever had to cut (16:08) Gene Mauch's impact on Joe (17:58) The Cubs' mistreatment of Joe, heading into his final season with the team (19:50) The next ideal managerial situation (21:45) Whether computers should call balls and strikes (24:11)

In 2002 I had the chance to interview former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, Bruce Kison.  At the time he was working in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system. Kison, who died on June 2, 2018 at the age of 68, was the winning pitcher in the first-ever World Series night game.  We talked about that fete, as well as his pitching for notable managers Danny Murtaugh, Gene Mauch and John McNamara.

There Are Too Many Books On LeadershipWith so many books on leadership, which ones do you bother to read? Why are there so many viewpoints and recommendations? It's hard to answer those questions until you understand the core principle behind leadership - effective communication. There's so much more than knowing what to say, it's important you understand how to say it. This requires critical listening skills and strong emotional intelligence. Chapters[01:13]Leadership may be an area where many of us struggle.[01:40]Leadership is all about something key we use in our daily lives - communication.[02:27]Does leadership require a title or does it come from within?[03:54]For some, our backgrounds and childhoods can be a reason for pivoting and taking a leadership stance.[04:45]The book Linchpin by Seth Godin shares the following: [Linchpins] invent, lead (regardless of title), connect others, make things happen, and create order out of chaos.[06:34]Leaders need to watch out for things that rob their energy. Check out CGME Episode 038 - Things That Rob Your Energy[06:45]Leaders need to fuel their bodies both physically and mentally. Check out CGME Episode 039 - What do you fuel your body with?[06:50]Leaders need strong levels of emotional intelligence to navigate tough waters. To learn more listen to CGME Episode 040 - Becoming Aware of Your Emotional Intelligence.[07:15]The late Zig Ziglar's book, See You At The Top, shares "...Explaining step by step his time-tested formula for individual development and personal success."[08:08]You can display and use leadership characteristics in your day-to-day job even if you're not officially leading a team.[10:02]John C Maxwell's book, Winning With People, is sub-titled Discover The People Principles That Work For You Every Time.[10:20]Leadership requires critical communication skills, but you need to know the difference between assertive and aggressive styles.[11:32]You can use your strong communication skills to build a strong network foundation. It's not only your what when you communicate, it's also your how. How you deliver your message.[12:45]Stephen R Covey's book, Principle-Centered Leadership, chapter 1 section titles include They are continually learning, they are service-oriented, and they radiate positive energy.[13:43]Here's a leadership quote by Gene Mauch "You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself."Mentioned LinksSeth Godin's Book: Linchpin, Are You Indispensable?CGME Episode 038 - Things That Rob Your EnergyCGME Episode 039 - What do you fuel your body with?CGME Episode 040 - Becoming Aware of Your Emotional IntelligenceZig Ziglar's Book: See You At The TopJohn C Maxwell's book, Winning With PeopleGene Mauch quote "You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself."

Rammer and Roderick discuss the loss last night in Washington, Gene Mauch and how the offense might fare vs Max Scherzer this afternoon.

On this episode of Legally Accountable, our guest host Nick DellaRova and our host Charlie Muracco interview Mel Proctor.  Mel Proctor is a Denver, Colorado native, best known as the longtime play-by-play voice of the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Bullets. Proctor also called games for the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball and the New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA.  He has also worked at various times for networks such as NBC, CBS, and TNT calling events such as college football, college basketball, pro boxing, and NFL.   In 1994, Proctor published his first book The Official Fan's Guide to The Fugitive.  In 2013, I Love the Work But I Hate the Business was published.  His most recent book was published by Blue River Press in 2015, The Little General, the Baseball Life of Gene Mauch.  Today you can find I Love the Work But I Hate the Business on Audible! Tune in for this fun, one of a kind, and last episode ever of Legally Accountable!  That's right -- this will be our last and final episode of Legally Accountable.  We thank all of you for listening to our episodes.  Please stay tuned for something new and exciting coming in the next few months!Mel's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mel-proctor-59b68513/Books:https://www.amazon.com/Official-FanS-Guide-Fugitive/dp/1440179220https://www.amazon.com/Love-Work-But-Hate-Business/dp/1935628275https://www.amazon.com/Little-General-Gene-Mauch-Baseball/dp/1935628534Audible:https://www.audible.com/pd/I-Love-the-Work-But-I-Hate-the-Business-Audiobook/B08XY64DFS

Justin and Trev go back to talking about Gene Mauch in 1960, whose first game managing the New Phillies took place only days after a threatening message rang out across Connie Mack Stadium, warning fans to deny their base instincts to throw trash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come for the depressing #mubb talk, stay for the Gene Mauch discussion. It's bad guys, we don't know what else to say. Enjoy!

Tim introduces us to a new segment, tentatively called "Mystery Ballplayer." Tweet @thesportlanders for name suggestions for the segment. The fellas dive into the scuttlebutt about the Blazers somehow being the favorites to win the West, even though it will be a slog to get into the playoffs. Unprecedented...we are in the world of the 'Rona, so go figure. Brian gripes about the baseball season, but both guys are nevertheless excited to see it start and give the fans their predictions on how they think the season will ultimately shake out. Show Notes: Chet Lemon, backfield mates in high school football with former USC standout and 1976 Pac-8 Player of the Year, Ricky Bell. Fremont High School, Los Angeles. Famous Alumni (does not include Eddie Murray or Ozzie Smith, who were teammates at Locke High School in LA): Eric Davis. One of the best players of the 1980s and 1990s. Played for a long time and most certainly would have been in the Hall of Fame had injuries not severely curtailed his production. He even lost one year to cancer. Davis played on the same American Legion squad as Darryl Strawberry and former Padres and Giants third baseman, the late Chris Brown. Straw and Brown both went to rival Crenshaw HS. Bobby Doerr. Hall of Famer and longtime Oregonian until he passed away a few years ago at 99 years of age. Red Sox teammate of Portlander Johnny Pesky, Dominic DiMaggio, and the great Ted Williams. Dr. Dre. Rapper & Entrepreneur David Fizdale. Former head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies and NY Knicks. George Hendrick. Long time big leaguer who probably had his best seasons with the early 1980s Cardinals, helping them to the 1982 World Series crown. The progenitor, as far as I can tell, of the "low pants" look in baseball. A man ahead of his time. Also coached in the big leagues for many years. Gene Mauch. Long time big league manager. Never won the Series. Bobby Tolan. Solid big leaguer. Bob Watson. Former first baseman and general manager for the Astros and Yankees. Also played for Braves and Red Sox. Scored baseball's one-millionth run (arguable). Starred in Bad News Bears Break Training ("Let them play!"). Teammates at Fremont included Bobby Tolan and Willie Crawford, both eventual big leaguers. Passed away in early 2020. O'Leary's first first baseman's mitt was a Bob Watson model Wilson. Many more... including the evil congressman Henry Waxman.   The NBA Bubble Snitch line. Give it a watch. Chris Haynes. Channing Frye. 1994 Western Conference First Round. Nuggets upset Sonics. Significant Stanley Cup playoffs Upsets. For the NBA, big upsets were Nuggets over Sonics in 1994 and Warriors over Mavericks in 2007. 1985 Blazers at Celtics Portland Trail Blazers Roster Los Angeles Lakers Roster Pete Maravich. The Pistol. Larry Bird. Stats Earl Weaver Baseball 1965 World Series. Great song about the Twins from The Baseball Project featuring Craig Finn (BC Alum)  

"Underrated in the history of the Twins for rotten-ness..." Pat Reusse retells some of the stories from the 1980-82 Minnesota Twins seasons, which led to the wave of new young players into the mid-80's. -Gene Mauch quits -Roy Smalley traded -Calvin's impact -Printing playoff tickets! -Strike-shortened season

Seth Stohs of Twins Daily.com has been posting his choices for the Minnesota Twins All Decade teams. This week, the topic is the 1970s Twins. In conjunction with those articles, he recently chatted with Patrick Reusse, veteran sports writer and radio personality in the Twin Cities. Reusse covered the Twins in the 1970s and still does today. This podcast is filled with stories on Rod Carew, Lyman Bostock, Roy Smalley, Gene Mauch, Bobby Darwin and other star players from the 1970s Twins. 

Rod Carew's chase of .400 in the summer of '77. Larrly Hisle, Lyman Bostock, Gene Mauch's second year as manager. Patrick Reusse remembers the greats and the great stories from the 1977 Minnesota Twins. "That team was great to cover." Bert Blyleven, Roy Smalley. Disco Danny Ford!

Was in my car the other day jamming to a little Conway Twitty bringing the kids back from music lessons...  When we got home, I decided to quickly clean out the rig and get my daily dose of MLB Network radio to try to keep up with all the latest happenings in the baseball world...  Tyler Kepner and my old teammate Ryan Spillborgs (Spilly) were hosting the show and interviewing new Angels manager Joe Maddon...  For those who are unfamiliar with Maddon, he is the former manager of the Tampa Bay Rays and World Champion Chicago Cubs who is well known for his progressive thinking and eccentric style of coaching and living his life. Spilly, who has always seemed to be somebody who has a thirst for knowledge and growth, proceeded to ask Joe how he evolved into the man and manager that he has become...  Joe paused for a second and then said that when he was 30 years old he was running the Angels instructional league when Gene Mauch (the Angels manager at the time) came up to him, took a long drag off his throat rocket and said, “You have created a great atmosphere here.”  Maddon was moved by the compliment so he went home that night and thought about what Mauch said and then thought about what he had actually done to create the “great atmosphere” that Mauch was referring to...  Joe then proceeded and said that ever since he got into coaching he has always put an emphasis on building relationships. At this point, anticipating this was about to get good, I got my phone out and went to my notes section where I write all my Daily Hustles... I then started hammering the keyboard with one nugget after another that Maddon offered up. He talked about the importance of being ENGAGED in any relationship and used words such as TRUST and TRANSPARENCY. Early in his career, Maddon made it a point to EMBRACE INDIVIDUALITY which was far from the norm back in the mid 1980's...  Joe also talked about the invaluable importance of building an IDENTITY and creating a CULTURE that has the ultimate RESPECT for the history, tradition, and people who have come before.  Lastly, Maddon said NEVER BE AFRAID TO BE CRITICIZED... So long as he coached and lived by these basic principles it simply didn't matter what any outsider had to say...  Joe concluded by saying “Sorry, I guess that was kinda a long answer...” The total time answering the question was probably 3 minutes and I can say it was 3 of the best and most insightful minutes of radio I have ever listened to...  Thanks for the question Spilly & thanks for the answer Joe,  -EB  P.S If you ever wonder how these Daily Hustles come together, these are the notes I took in the 3 minutes of hard hitting radio savagery that led to today's Daily Hustle:

Come late April  1966 in Chicago, the grain elevators were aflame, proms were preparing the young folk to step into adult life, and the Cubs were a reliably beatable squad. Gene Mauch and his Phillies came to town, and while Mauch mentioned they hadn't suffered a real bad loss at Wrigley for some time and were about due, his team came out and walloped the baby bears so hard, they completely checked out for the next day's game.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gene Mauch was a player and manager, who played in the Majors as a second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944, 1948), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947), Chicago Cubs (1948–1949), Boston Braves (1950–1951), St. Louis Cardinals (1952), and Boston Red Sox (1956–1957).Mauch was best known for managing four teams from 1960 to 1987. He is by far the winningest manager to have never won a league pennant (breaking the record formerly held by Jimmy Dykes), three times coming within a single victory. Mauch managed the Philadelphia Phillies (1960–1968), Montreal Expos (1969–1975 — as their inaugural manager), Minnesota Twins (1976–1980), and California Angels (1981–1982, 1985–1987). His 1,902 career victories ranked 8th in MLB history, when he retired, and his 3,942 total games managed ranked 4th. Mauch gained a reputation for playing a distinctive "small ball" style, which emphasized defense, speed, and base-to-base tactics on offense, rather than power hitting.

Mackey & Judd ask Reusse about his thoughts on the Twins managerial search, Eduardo Escobar re-signing with Arizona. Also, how would former Twins manager Gene Mauch handle today's Baseball power structure?

This week, we find the Gipper playing presidentially-monikered baseball star Grover Cleveland Alexander in The Winning Team. Reagan's Warner Brothers swan song was produced and directed by his old comrades from the B-unit trenches (Bryan Foy and Lewis Seiler, respectively), and pairs him with new studio world-beater Doris Day (#7 box office star in the country that year - and rising). The resulting film treads a fascinating line between inspirational sports/disability narrative and post-war "New Domesticity" woman's picture (with songs!). The winning team, you see, isn't the St. Louis Cardinals - it's Grover and Aimee (as long as she agrees to dream in his direction). It's not all Randian achievement and adulation, however - Reagan channels some real Kings Row style pathos in his portrayal of the beleaguered big leaguer - even winding up on the cusp of Nightmare Alley ignominy at his nadir - and it's up to Doris to reclaim him from oblivion.    Things get a bit "inside baseball" as Dave gives in to his lifelong obsession with the erstwhile national pastime, but we also find occasion to discuss millenarian barnstorming baseball squads, 1950s nostalgia for the early 20th century, and grapple with the film's discouraging omission (at the behest of the hurler's widow Aimee) of any mention of Alexander's epilepsy. The filmmakers do, however, delve fairly deeply into the physical symptoms that plagued the pitcher - and ultimately drove him desperately to drink. Also: discover what separates Sylvester from Frank Stallone (at least according to Gareth), hear Romy's reactions to a recent re-screening of In a Lonely Place,  and enjoy the AFI subject tags for Boy Meets Girl (which we forgot to provide in episode 8A).      Cast also includes Frank Lovejoy, Russ Tamblyn (who has had a brush with one of our panelists), Dorothy Adams, and then-current ballplayers Bob Lemon, Peanuts Lowrey, Jerry Priddy, George Metkovich, and Gene Mauch.    Relevant Link: How to Act Drunk by Joel Blackledge (Bright Wall/Dark Room)   Outro Song: "Ol' Saint Nicholas" by Doris Day and friends (including Ronald Reagan)   Follow us at: Facebook Follow Romy on Twitter at @rahrahtempleton Follow Gareth on Twitter at @helenreddymades Follow David on Twitter at @milescoverdale "Driving Reagan theme' by Gareth Hedges

This week, we find the Gipper playing presidentially-monikered baseball star Grover Cleveland Alexander in The Winning Team. Reagan's Warner Brothers swan song was produced and directed by his old comrades from the B-unit trenches (Bryan Foy and Lewis Seiler, respectively), and pairs him with new studio world-beater Doris Day (#7 box office star in the country that year - and rising). The resulting film treads a fascinating line between inspirational sports/disability narrative and post-war "New Domesticity" woman's picture (with songs!). The winning team, you see, isn't the St. Louis Cardinals - it's Grover and Aimee (as long as she agrees to dream in his direction). It's not all Randian achievement and adulation, however - Reagan channels some real Kings Row style pathos in his portrayal of the beleaguered big leaguer - even winding up on the cusp of Nightmare Alley ignominy at his nadir - and it's up to Doris to reclaim him from oblivion.    Things get a bit "inside baseball" as Dave gives in to his lifelong obsession with the erstwhile national pastime, but we also find occasion to discuss millenarian barnstorming baseball squads, 1950s nostalgia for the early 20th century, and grapple with the film's discouraging omission (at the behest of the hurler's widow Aimee) of any mention of Alexander's epilepsy. The filmmakers do, however, delve fairly deeply into the physical symptoms that plagued the pitcher - and ultimately drove him desperately to drink. Also: discover what separates Sylvester from Frank Stallone (at least according to Gareth), hear Romy's reactions to a recent re-screening of In a Lonely Place,  and enjoy the AFI subject tags for Boy Meets Girl (which we forgot to provide in episode 8A).      Cast also includes Frank Lovejoy, Russ Tamblyn (who has had a brush with one of our panelists), Dorothy Adams, and then-current ballplayers Bob Lemon, Peanuts Lowrey, Jerry Priddy, George Metkovich, and Gene Mauch.    Relevant Link: How to Act Drunk by Joel Blackledge (Bright Wall/Dark Room)   Outro Song: "Ol' Saint Nicholas" by Doris Day and friends (including Ronald Reagan)   Follow us at: Facebook Follow Romy on Twitter at @rahrahtempleton Follow Gareth on Twitter at @helenreddymades Follow David on Twitter at @milescoverdale "Driving Reagan theme' by Gareth Hedges

The Phillies were printing World Series tickets and Vegas had stopped taking bets on the outcome of the National League race when the Phillies began an epic collapse 64 years ago this week that saw them blow a 6.5 game lead with 12 to play. Michael Baumann (@MJ_Baumann) joins Mike and Bill this week to catalogue Gene Mauch's descent into madness, and the reasons for the Phillies' phall from the top of the standings. Also, happy birthday to Frank Schulte and Dan Haren!

Jonah Keri covers the hot corner with 15-year MLB veteran Larry Parrish on being too shy as a kid to ask Mickey Mantle for an autograph; the huge influence (and incredible Louisiana accent) of superscout Mel Didier; Gene Mauch's vote of confidence; the role of leadership and chemistry in baseball; the culture shock and frightening disciplinary style of Japanese baseball; Larry's life tip, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Lindbergh (Effectively Wild podcast, The Ringer) returns to not breakdown the postseason, not talk about starting a family, and not talk about all the managers. Actually, we do cover that last one, and some of the others as well. Plus: Fred Merkle vs. the Stoics.TABLE OF CONTENTSMe and My Friend Fred*Bucky Harris, Gene Mauch, Joe Girardi, and Stuckness*The Wedding Bell Blues*Starting a Family Blues*Not Necessarily a World Series Conversations*Cubs-Indians still lingers*When writers root, fans say “We,” and Will Leitch yelled at Steve*Dusty Baker moves on*Managers who grew on the job/Joe McCarthy vs. Ted Williams*Ron Gardenhire’s compromised second chance and Mickey Callaway’s comprised first*Ron Gardenhire Origin Stories*Brad Ausmus, Joe Girardi, and fireable offenses*Lindbergh on Bullpenning*Goodbyes.The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, Cliff Corcoran, and David Roth, and occasional guests discuss the game’s present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, they’ll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you can’t get anybody out?

Wayne talks about Matt Dittman, Connor Teykl, growing up in Houston, his career, playing for Casey Stengel & Gene Mauch, coaching Pettitte & Clemens, his advice for young coaches & much more.