Podcast appearances and mentions of Jane Leavy

In this special episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng and Charlie Chieppo interview New York Times bestselling American sportswriter, biographer, and author Jane Leavy.  Ms. Leavy offers a vivid exploration of Babe Ruth's life and towering legacy. Leavy sheds new light on Ruth's difficult Baltimore childhood, his formative years at St. Mary's Industrial School, and his remarkable early success as a star pitcher with the […]

In this special episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng and Charlie Chieppo interview New York Times bestselling American sportswriter, biographer, and author Jane Leavy.  Ms. Leavy offers a vivid exploration of Babe Ruth's life and towering legacy. Leavy sheds new light on Ruth's difficult Baltimore childhood, his formative years at St. Mary's Industrial School, and his remarkable early success as a star pitcher with the Boston Red Sox. She discusses Ruth's pivotal sale to the Yankees, his celebrity rise alongside New York City's 1920s boom, his legendary 1927 season with “Murderers' Row,” and his bittersweet final years. Ms. Leavy reflects on Babe Ruth legacy and why he remains the Ruthian symbol of American sports greatness. In closing, Ms. Leavy reads a passage from her book, The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created.

Listen to Michael's conversation with Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax, author of "The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created" - the definitive biography of Babe Ruth—the man Roger Angell dubbed "the model for modern celebrity." Original air date 14 December 2018. The book was published on 16 October 2018.

October 6, 1965. For baseball fans, it's the most sacred time of the year: the World Series. The Dodgers are in Minneapolis to face off against the Minnesota Twins in Game 1. But their star pitcher, Sandy Koufax, isn't on the mound. Because October 6 is sacred for another reason—it's Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. Who is Sandy Koufax? And how did he fundamentally shape baseball and American Jewish life?Special thanks to our guests: Shawn Green, former MLB right fielder and founder of the tech company Greenfly; Mark Langill, Dodgers team historian; Jane Leavy, author of Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy; and Jacob Steinmetz, pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Collectable is humbled to present one of the greatest cards in the history of sports, a 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth card, the Bambino's first card, a minor league baseball card that pre-dates his playing days with the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. Graded a 3 by SGC and one of only 10 known to exist, the card's been displayed at the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore for the past 23 years and continues to reside there today. This card was recently purchased by a private collector—who wishes to remain anonymous—for an undisclosed sum, but legal sources have confirmed it's the most expensive purchase in sports card history, surpassing the $5.2M sums recently paid for a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 9 and a LeBron James rookie card. In partnership with the private owner, Collectable will issue 1% of the total value of the market to the public, date TBD. The owner may release more shares to the public, similar to a secondary offering, at a later date. In honor of the card, we present a Babe Ruth Megamix, a compilation of interviews from April's celebration of the Hall of Famer, featuring interviews with the Babe Ruth Museum's Mike Gibbons, authors Jane Leavy and Tom Wolf, and Sports Collector Daily's Rich Mueller.

Visit our website BeautifulIllusions.org for a complete set of show notes and links to almost everything discussed in this episodeSelected References:2:19 - The Yankees beat the Indians 1-0 in Game 3 of the 2017 American League Division Series, see “2017 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 3, Indians at Yankees” (Baseball Reference) and 2017 ALDS Game 3 Highlights3:25 - Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Box Score, August 2, 20193:34 - Yankee Stadium3:36 - We always park at the Harlem River North Lot, exit 6 off of I-87S (The Major Deegan Expressway)3:55 - It was Adam Ottavino4:52 - Watch Gleyber Torres' Grand Slam vs Red Sox | August 2, 20195:28 - Torres' grand slam leads Yankees to a 4-2 win | Red Sox-Yankees Game Highlights 8/2/19 (YouTube)8:50 - Written in 1908, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” is the baseball anthem traditionally sung during the 7th inning stretch -  listen to a 1908 recording and watch legendary Cubs announcer Harry Caray famously lead the singing at Wrigley Field9:18 - See “New York Yankees Team History & Encyclopedia” from Baseball Reference, the “History of the New York Yankees” Wikipedia entry, or the “New York Yankees” entry from Baseball Almanac9:45 - Thurman Munson, an avid amateur pilot, died on August 2, 1979 attempting to land his personal plane and crashing short of the runway - see “8/02/1979 - Thurman Munson dies in crash” (SBNation, 2010), “40 years on, Thurman Munson's death remains one of sports' most stunning moments” (Yahoo! Sports, 2019), and “Remembering the Great Thurman Munson 40 Years After His Tragic Death” (How They Play, 2020)10:05 - Watch Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson almost come to blows in the dugout at Fenway Park after Martin pulled Jackson from the game, which the Red Sox won 10-4, see “June 18, 1977: When Reggie Jackson and Billy Martin clashed at Fenway” (Sporting News, 2019) and “New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score, June 18, 1977” (Baseball Reference)14:44 - The Red Sox beat the Yankees 11-0 on Saturday September 6, 2003 at Yankee Stadium, see “Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Box Score, September 6, 2003” (Baseball Reference)16:05 - The Yankees didn’t trade for Jason Giambi, they signed him to a seven-year, $120 million dollar free agent contract in December of 2001, see “Giambi tops Yankees' arsenal of new additions” (ESPN, 2001)16:18 - The Yankees traded Alfonso Soriano for Alex Rodriguez in February of 2004, see “Trades Of The Decade: A-Rod For Soriano” (MLB Trade Rumors, 2009) and “The great A-Rod trade robbery” (Bronx Pinstripes, 2020)16:34 - Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened in 1992 and was innovative and influential for being the first of the “retro” style ballparks that , see “Three Movements in New Retro Ballpark Construction” (Ballpark Ratings)20:06 - See Wikipedia’s list of current Major League Baseball stadiums and the slightly out of date article “MLB Ballparks, From Oldest to Newest” (Ballpark Digest, 2017)20:46 - See “The Steroids Era” (ESPN, 2012) and the Wikipedia entry on “doping in baseball”, also check out what is shaping up to be an excellent podcast summation of the era, Crushed from Religion of Sports20:53 - Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 breaking Babe Ruth’s record of 60 set in 1927, watch the 61st homer with call by the former Yankee shortstop and legendary broadcaster Phil Rizzuto , and see “Roger Maris Breaks the Home Run Record” (History) or “61 Home Runs by Roger Maris” (Baseball Almanac)21:07 - See the “1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase” Wikipedia entry and “The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's wildest seasons ever” (ESPN, 2020)21:10 - The Yankees beat the Red Sox 3-2 at Fenway Park on September 8, 1998, see “New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score, September 8, 1998” (Baseball Reference)21:44 - Watch Mark McGwire’s 62nd homer of 199822:53 - Listen to Beautiful Illusions Episode 09 - Lying About Santa: Naughty or Nice? from December 202024:38 - The Yankees beat the Red Sox 5-4 in 13 innings at Yankee Stadium on Thursday July 1, 2004, this game is notable for being the famous “Jeter In The Stands” game, and is undoubtedly one of the best Yankees vs Red Sox regular season games of all time, see “July 1, 2004: Best regular season win” (Bronx Pinstripes), “Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Box Score, July 1, 2004” (Baseball Reference), and watch the Yankees rally and win in the bottom of the 13th28:08 - The 2003 Yankees home opener vs the Minnesota Twins scheduled to be played on Monday April 7, was postponed due to snow and played on Tuesday April 8, the temperature was a balmy 35° at first pitch, the Yankees won 7-3, and Hideki Matsui hit a memorable grand slam in his first game at Yankee Stadium, see “Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees Box Score, April 8, 2003” (Baseball Reference)29:17 - See the referenced "poster" which was indeed created with Microsoft Paint31:27 - The Diamondbacks came back in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Yankees 3-2 in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, see the winning hit by Luis Gonzalez off of future Hall of Famer, greatest closer of all time, and absolute Yankee legend Mariano Rivera32:08 - See “Baseball History, American History and You” (National Baseball Hall of Fame) and “The National Pastime” (Our Game MLB Blog)33:05 - Watch James Earl Jones in his role as Terence Mann reciting one of the most famous monologues in movie history from 1989’s Field of Dreams, and while you’re at it watch Ray have a catch with his dad, just because...34:06 - See “Why are Sportswriters Whitewashing Baseball’s Dark Secrets?” (The Daily Beast, 2018)34:33 - See “The Legend of Mickey Mantle” (American Heritage, 2019), and with an extreme grain of salt see “Mickey Mantle’s 10 Longest Home Runs” (TheMick.com)34:40 - See “Time in a Bottle” by Mickey Mantle recounting his struggles with alcoholism from the April 1994 issue of Sports Illustrated36:39 - See the 2010 article in Sports Illustrated adapted from her Mickey Mantle biography The Last Boy, by baseball writer and journalist Jane Leavy 42:14 - See “After 1968’s ‘Year of the Pitcher,’ MLB lowered the mound. Now, the league could do it again.” (Washington Post, 2019) and “Four stats that showed why baseball had to lower the mound after 1968” (Cut4, MLB.com)43:27 - The Secret of Our Success by Joseph Henrich43:32 - Listen to Mindscape Episode 128 - Joe Henrich on the Weirdness of the West from January 202144:05 - See “The cultural niche: Why social learning is essential for human adaptation” (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012), “A cultural species: How culture drove human evolution” (American Psychological Association, 2011), and “How Culture Drove Human Evolution” (Edge, 2012)44:42 - Watch “Why chimps don’t play baseball” (Nature YouTube Channel)50:09 - See “Stats to Avoid: Batting Average” (FanGraphs) and “Stat to the Future: Why it's time to stop relying on batting average” (Sporting News)50:16 - See “State of Analytics: How the Movement Has Forever Changed Baseball – For Better or Worse” (Stats Perform) and “Statistics ruined baseball by perfecting it” (The Conversation, 2019)54:02 - The new Yankee Stadium opened in 200955:40 - “My version” of Yankee Stadium was actually the renovated version of the original stadium built in 19231:00 - Listen to Beautiful Illusions Episode 06 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Politics from November 2020 and Episode 13 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Politics Part 2: Just the Facts from April 20201:01:05 - Watch Trumbull, CT win the 1989 Little League World Series by beating Taiwan, 5-2This episode was recorded remotely via Zoom in April 2021The “Beautiful Illusions Theme” was performed by Darron Vigliotti (guitar) and Joseph Vigliotti (drums), and was written and recorded by Darron Vigliotti

On the final day of Babe Ruth Week, bestselling author Jane Leavy discuss the Babe, the Mick, and Sandy Koufax, in a charmingly off-the-rails baseball bull session.

"Don't be like me," Mickey Mantle told the world toward the end of his life. Emerging from a troubled childhood in Oklahoma, the Mick became baseball's biggest star under the bright lights of New York. But alcoholism and other personal demons trailed him throughout his life, overshadowing his prodigious home runs and World Series rings. Acclaimed author Jane Leavy returns to the podcast to discuss her biography of Yankee legend. Patreon: www.patreon.com/baseballbythebook Merchandise: www.teespring.com/stores/baseballbythebookstore  

Jane Leavy is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Last Boy, Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy and the comic novel Squeeze Play, which Entertainment Weekly called “the best novel ever written about baseball.” Her latest title, Big Fella, has been hailed as the definitive biography of Babe Ruth. Epting and Leavy will talk not just about moments in her life as a best-selling author, but also what she believes were the biggest moments in the Babe's life.

Jane Leavy is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Last Boy, Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy and the comic novel Squeeze Play, which Entertainment Weekly called “the best novel ever written about baseball.” Her latest title, Big Fella, has been hailed as the definitive biography of Babe Ruth. Epting and Leavy will talk not just about moments in her life as a best-selling author, but also what she believes were the biggest moments in the Babe's life.

Vagrant Records (Baseball) month concludes with Shakey (@ShakeNBakey). This week we discuss Jane Leavy's fantastic biography, "Koufax - A Lefty's Legacy," and the life of Sandy Koufax and the forgotten early 00's rock band, Koufax. It's somewhat fitting to pair up these two based on title alone, but you'll hear about some of the weird parallels here.We would be remiss if we failed to mention that this episode was recorded before George Floyd was brutally murdered by the Minneapolis Police Department. We'll have more on that in future episodes (to the degree to which you need to get reactions from this very stupid podcast). Buy Koufax music. Read Jane Leavy's book, "Koufax - A Lefty's Legacy." Buy it from a black-owned bookstore, if you can. Follow us on Twitter: @CHIDSPIN, @SighFieri, @RoundingDownRate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Support the show (https://cash.app/$roundingdown)

Steve interviews the First Lady of The Sports-Casters (00:5:50), Jane Leavy. Jane joins us to celebrate Mickey Mantle's 95th Birthday. Jane pulls no punches in describing her soul-crushing encounter with Mantle in 1983. Jane talks about Mantle being her guy, how Sandy Koufax was similar to Mickey, and tells us who her current favorite player in Major League Baseball is. Jane and Steve talk about Drew Brees, the status of the 2020 MLB season, and more. Also, Yaron Weitzman (00:55:33) the author of a new book about tanking in sports and the Philadelphia 76ers. Yaron talks about the challenges of releasing a book in the middle of a global pandemic. Yaron also talks about the politics of the 76ers, the lasting effects of tanking, and debate the outcome of this unique strategy. The show starts with Steve moving quickly to the interview with Jane. The book club has books about Andre the Giant and the 1995 Cleveland Indians and a new book about Yogi Berra. OLT ends the program with a few thoughts on podcasting and honesty. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: thesportscasters@gmail.com

In this episode, David and Sarah are joined by Jane Leavy, author of groundbreaking and best-selling books on Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Sandy Koufax, and former colleague of David's at The Washington Post. They talk about the mythology of sports, The Babe, the relationship between reporters and athletes and the famous bar fight at the Copacabana between the Yankees and a bowling team that changed the rules about covering athletes’ private lives. Sarah asks Jane about being one of the first women reporters in the locker room and the status of women’s sports today. Jane describes an orchestrated dinner party for Billie Jean King and legendary sports writer Red Smith, and she and David discuss how baseball can return to not only a regular season, but to the pre-stat driven days of entertaining and lyrical play.

In The Big Fella, “the definitive biography of Babe Ruth,” author Jane Leavy takes readers inside the life of one of baseball's most-beloved stars. From his troubled childhood, to becoming “the first celebrity of the mass media era,” Jane shares The Babe's colorful and touching story on this episode of The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan. Recorded at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida. Host: Mitchell Kaplan  Producer: Carmen Lucas Editor: Lit Hub Radio https://booksandbooks.com/ https://www.janeleavy.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve interviews Jeff Pearlman (00:04:55) one of the best authors of sports books on the planet. Jeff and Steve have one of their classic hangs where they just turn on the microphones and start talking about shit. The talk about Steve being on the Quaz, parenting, politics, and Jeff and Steve share a story about Black. Jeff announces a new project, gives an update on his upcoming Lakers book, and talks about having Jane Leavy on his podcast. Also, Albert Chen(01:21:16) from Sports Illustrated is on the program. Albert talks about being a senior editor at SI, the future of the magazine, and how things have changed since the most recent sale of Sports Illustrated. Albert also talks about his book about Draft Kings and Fan Duel. Albert explains why he wrote the book, what he thinks the future of the companies is, and his personal gambling habits. Steve starts the show by admitting it's really fucking late. The book club talks about the strange case of the missing Bob Stoops book. The show ends with one last thing about buying the new iPhone and Steve's brother Greg. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: thesportscasters@gmail.com

On this week's episode of SABRcast, Rob Neyer chats with author Jane Leavy about her groundbreaking biographical works on Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle and, most recently Babe Ruth. Then Rob and SABR CEO Scott Bush discuss their acute cases of pennant chase fever. For show notes, extra content, and a list of what Rob's reading, visit the SABRcast website at https://sabr.org/sabrcast

(This program was originally broadcast on January 29, 2019)Today, a conversation about one of the most fascinating figures, not only in baseball history, but in American history. George Herman ----Babe---- Ruth, Jr. was born and raised in Baltimore, graduated from the school of hard knocks, and evolved into the most famous man in America, whose every swing of the bat seemed to be a matter of national interest, and whose every exploit off the field was a source of endless fascination for Depression-era fans. His influence and importance to the game is unquestioned, and because the timing of his rise to prominence coincided with an expansion of media from print to broadcast, his influence in the public sphere, well outside the diamond, was unprecedented. In her fascinating and granular look at the life of Babe Ruth, Jane Leavy -- the best-selling author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax -- observes, “At some point in the trajectory of fame, real life becomes apocryphal. Home runs travel in perpetuity, drafting on perpetually willing suspension of disbelief. The temporal facts of biography no longer matter because everyone knows a person who can hit 60 home runs will live forever.” Babe Ruth did hit 60 home runs in the 1927 season, and we’ve been talking about him ever since. Jane Leavy asserts that our current notion of what it means to be a celebrity, what it means to be famous, were inexorably shaped by the life and media circus that was ----the Great Bambino.---- Her book is called The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created.Jane Leavy joins Tom today in Studio A.Their conversation was live-streamed on WYPR's Facebook page, and you can watch the video here.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax, comes the definitive biography of Babe Ruth—the man Roger Angell dubbed "the model for modern celebrity." A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Boston Globe | Publishers Weekly | Kirkus | Newsweek | The Philadelphia Inquirer | The Progressive Winner of the 2019 SABR Seymour Medal | Finalist for the PEN/ESPN Literary Sports Writing Award | Longlisted for Spitball Magazine’s Casey Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year | Finalist for the NBCC Award for Biography “Leavy’s newest masterpiece…. A major work of American history by an author with a flair for mesmerizing story-telling.” —Forbes He lived in the present tense—in the camera’s lens. There was no frame he couldn’t or wouldn’t fill. He swung the heaviest bat, earned the most money, and incurred the biggest fines. Like all the new-fangled gadgets then flooding the marketplace—radios, automatic clothes washers, Brownie cameras, microphones and loudspeakers—Babe Ruth "made impossible events happen." Aided by his crucial partnership with Christy Walsh—business manager, spin doctor, damage control wizard, and surrogate father, all stuffed into one tightly buttoned double-breasted suit—Ruth drafted the blueprint for modern athletic stardom. His was a life of journeys and itineraries—from uncouth to couth, spartan to spendthrift, abandoned to abandon; from Baltimore to Boston to New York, and back to Boston at the end of his career for a finale with the only team that would have him. There were road trips and hunting trips; grand tours of foreign capitals and post-season promotional tours, not to mention those 714 trips around the bases. After hitting his 60th home run in September 1927—a total that would not be exceeded until 1961, when Roger Maris did it with the aid of the extended modern season—he embarked on the mother of all barnstorming tours, a three-week victory lap across America, accompanied by Yankee teammate Lou Gehrig. Walsh called the tour a "Symphony of Swat." The Omaha World Heraldcalled it "the biggest show since Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey, and seven other associated circuses offered their entire performance under one tent." In The Big Fella, acclaimed biographer Jane Leavy recreates that 21-day circus and in so doing captures the romp and the pathos that defined Ruth’s life and times. Drawing from more than 250 interviews, a trove of previously untapped documents, and Ruth family records, Leavy breaks through the mythology that has obscured the legend and delivers the man. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steve-richards/support

My annual based broadcast Award winning author and journalist Jane Leavy talks about her book, "The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the world he created" and I talk baseball with Johnny Costa.

On today's episode, David gives his book report on "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's nest" (and knocks it out of the park!) After that, they welcome in their guest author - Jane Leavy - and her latest book "The Big Fella : babe Ruth and the world he created". And they close things out by talking about the books on their nightstand that they haven't gotten around to reading just yet (you know you have one too!!)

In our latest episode, Micah is joined by New York Times bestselling author Jane Leavy to discuss her latest book, The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created. Together they discuss who Babe Ruth was as a man apart from the mythology surrounding him, what was most rewarding about the research process, and how he, along with his agent Christy Walsh, essentially invented the idea of modern celebrity.

In this episode, our host and B'nai B'rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin is joined by sports writer Jane Leavy, an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of biographies of baseball legends Mickey Mantle and Sandy Koufax. Those books are titled The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood and Sandy Koufax: A Lefty’s Legacy. Leavy also wrote the comic novel Squeeze Play, described by Entertainment Weekly as “the best novel ever written about baseball.” Leavy's latest book The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created explores Babe Ruth’s life as America’s first modern celebrity. The Big Fella has been awarded the Seymour Medal, presented annually by the Society for American Baseball Research for the best baseball book of the year. The book has also been nominated for the National Book Critics Award in biography as well as the Pen-Faulkner award for literary sports writing. The Big Fella includes details never previously reported about the baseball legend’s life. Leavy and Mariaschin discuss all this and more during the episode.

At long last Leavy. First off, an apology. This was originally meant to be posted way back in December but something went kerfluie with the recording. You could hear my side of the conversation, along with the ticking of the clock on the wall and assorted noises from the various pets, but you couldn’t hear […]

Today, a conversation about one of the most fascinating figures, not only in baseball history, but in American history. Babe Ruth was born and raised in Baltimore, graduated from the school of hard knocks, and evolved into the most famous man in America, whose every swing of the bat seemed to be a matter of national interest, and whose every exploit off the field was a source of endless fascination for Depression-era fans. His influence and importance to the game is unquestioned, and because the timing of his rise to prominence coincided with an expansion of media from print to broadcast, his influence in the public sphere, well outside the diamond, was unprecedented. In her fascinating and granular look at the life of Babe Ruth, Jane Leavy -- the best-selling author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax -- observes, “At some point in the trajectory of fame, real life becomes apocryphal. Home runs travel in perpetuity, drafting on perpetually willing suspension of disbelief. The temporal facts of biography no longer matter because everyone knows a person who can hit 60 home runs will live forever.” Babe Ruth did hit 60 home runs in the 1927 season, and we’ve been talking about him ever since. Jane Leavy asserts that our current notion of what it means to be a celebrity, what it means to be famous, were inexorably shaped by the life and media circus that was ----the Great Bambino.---- Her book is called The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created.Jane Leavy joins Tom today in Studio A.Their conversation was live-streamed on WYPR's Facebook page, and you can watch the video here.

Jane Leavy and her great new book on Babe Ruth, "The Big Fella".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane Leavy and her great new book on Babe Ruth, "The Big Fella".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane Leavy is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Last Boy, Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy and the comic novel Squeeze Play, which Entertainment Weekly called “the best novel ever written about baseball.” Her latest title, Big Fella, has been hailed as the definitive biography of Babe Ruth. Epting and Leavy will talk not just about moments in her life as a best-selling author, but also what she believes were the biggest moments in the Babe's life.

I recently read Jane Leavy's excellent book, Big Fella, about Babe Ruth.  In it, she manages to uncover interesting nuggets about Ruth - especially in his youth - all sandwiched around a nationwide barnstorming trip Ruth and Yankees teammate Lou Gehrig took, following the New York Yankees historic 1927 season. In the book, Leavy mentioned Lefty Gomez, who pitched for the Yankees and Washington Senators and made it into the baseball Hall of Fame.  It got me to thinking about the time I interviewed Gomez, before the 1983 Carolina League All-Star game - which I broadcast - in Hagerstown, MD. Gomez was affable and shared some interesting insights in the interview including: His thoughts on Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak What it was like playing on those great Yankees teams, including what Ruth told him The salaries players were earning in 1983 compared to his era and his current regimen to maintain his health Gomez died nearly 30 years ago in February of 1989.  His interview is one I will always treasure.  I transferred it from a cassette tape and digitized it.  You may hear some warbling, but his insights are well worth any glitches that might be part of the recording.  Enjoy!

Le texte de la semaine avec Aurélie Lanctôt et Kévin Breton. Entrevue avec Emmanuelle Guilcher pour Simone et Brigitte. Deux icônes à la française. Parlons sports avec Alexandre Gascon et François Lemay qui ont lu The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created, de Jane Leavy. Une heure avec le dramaturge Jean-Marc Dalpé et sa nouvelle création, La Queens', présentée au Théâtre La Licorne à Montréal.

On delving deep into a subject who's been dead for decades; on how one decides on the next book topic; on why one would be insane enough to become a biographer.

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Shirley Wang to talk about her dad’s friendship with Charles Barkley. Jane Leavy also joins to discuss her Babe Ruth biography The Big Fella, and ESPN’s Joel Anderson helps assess the Mike Tyson-Buster Douglas documentary 42 to 1. Lin Wang and Charles Barkley (1:50): Why Shirley Wang’s story about their unlikely friendship had such a profound effect on so many people. Babe Ruth (14:20): Jane Leavy explains how the Bambino changed sports and celebrity culture, and how she debunked myths about Ruth’s childhood. 42 to 1 (34:42): Looking back at one of the greatest upsets in the history of sports, and pondering what we should make of Mike Tyson and Buster Douglas today. Afterballs(53:54): Stefan on Babe Ruth’s best nickname and Josh’s continuing Pat Summerall / House of Buggin’ quest. This episode is brought to you by Simplisafe. Start protecting your home today at simplisafe.com/HANGUP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Shirley Wang to talk about her dad’s friendship with Charles Barkley. Jane Leavy also joins to discuss her Babe Ruth biography The Big Fella, and ESPN’s Joel Anderson helps assess the Mike Tyson-Buster Douglas documentary 42 to 1. Lin Wang and Charles Barkley (1:50): Why Shirley Wang’s story about their unlikely friendship had such a profound effect on so many people. Babe Ruth (14:20): Jane Leavy explains how the Bambino changed sports and celebrity culture, and how she debunked myths about Ruth’s childhood. 42 to 1 (34:42): Looking back at one of the greatest upsets in the history of sports, and pondering what we should make of Mike Tyson and Buster Douglas today. Afterballs(53:54): Stefan on Babe Ruth’s best nickname and Josh’s continuing Pat Summerall / House of Buggin’ quest. This episode is brought to you by Simplisafe. Start protecting your home today at simplisafe.com/HANGUP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Table of ContentsThe Embedded Yankee: An Analogy*Babe Ruth’s Rough Year*Jane Leavy: A New View of the Babe*Felicitous Accidents of Research (Johnny Bassler and the Babe’s Childhood)*The Crimes of Babe Ruth’s Parents Against Babe Ruth*Ruth’s Right-Wing Connection*The Indispensable Christy Walsh*There is No Asterisk!*Fifty-Ounce Bats (What Would Ruth Do Today?)*In Search of the Inner Babe*The Unprecedented Revelation of Claire*Ruth’s Inner Hunger and the Babe at St. Mary’s*After the Cheering Stopped*The Tender Ruth?*Babe Ruth vs. Florence Nightingale for All the Nurses*Why Were the Owners So Angry at Ruth?/Ruth as Divisive Racial Figure*The Great Man Votes*The Romance of Ruth*Goodbyes.THE INFINITE INNING ARCHIVE: All episodes available, popcorn extra.THE INFINITE INNING FACEBOOK GROUP: Socialize with like-minded people!SUPPORT THE INFINITE INNING: Visit our Patreon page.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?

A hundred years ago, a young man was about to become famous on an entirely new scale. The dawning engines of mass communication, advertising and public relations elevated Babe Ruth into a national phenomenon. When asked why he earned more money than the President of the United States, Ruth honestly answered “I had a better year.” That marked the birth of the celebrity culture that paved the way for everyone from Charles Lindbergh to Donald Trump. In a special edition of Truth, Politics and Power, host Neal Conan speaks with Jane Leavy, author of “The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created.”

This week we feature books from sports biographer Jane Leavy, humor columnist Jerry Zezima, National Geographic and professional Christmas caroler Renae Baker that are perfect for gifting.

Jane Leavy will be doing a book signing next Saturday, December 15th at The Babe Ruth Museum & Birthplace from 3-5pm. Check out her New York Times best seller!

Good morning! Fun show here on The Bat Around where Stan "The Fan" Charle and Craig Heist welcome author of "The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created", Jane Leavy at 10:20, followed by Mel Antonen from MASN at 10:45 with talk of Patrick Corbin and Johnathan Schoop. The top of the hour welcomes freelance writer, Bruce Buschel at 11:05 with a unique view regarding the filming of baseball games and potential improvements. At 11:30, Andrew Stetka from MASN and the Utaw St. Report joins the show discussing the Diamondbacks, Nationals, and trades around the MLB with the upcoming Baseball Winter Meeting. Lastly, an interview with Washington Nationals GM, Mike Rizzo on Patrick Corbin.

Topics in this edition (ft. New York Times bestselling author Jane Leavy) include: - Who would win the NL East if the season started today? - What moves are looming for the Phillies and Mets? - Talking Babe Ruth with Jane Leavy, whose definitive biography of the Great Bambino - The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created -  is in stores now! - Were the Yankees wise to pass on Patrick Corbin? - Is Nathan Eovaldi getting $100 million?

Morning Lineup: MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince and Richard Justice break down the latest Hot Stove rumors, including the Mets closing in on a deal for Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz and Patrick Corbin's free-agent visits. They also discuss the Athletics' new proposed ballpark and the possibility of the Indians trading their top arms. Plus, New York Times bestselling author Jane Leavy joins the show to talk about her new book "The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created."

Morning Lineup: MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince and Richard Justice break down the latest Hot Stove rumors, including the Mets closing in on a deal for Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz and Patrick Corbin's free-agent visits. They also discuss the Athletics' new proposed ballpark and the possibility of the Indians trading their top arms. Plus, New York Times bestselling author Jane Leavy joins the show to talk about her new book "The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created."

Best-selling author Jane Leavy chats with ML about her new book "The Big Fella," Babe Ruth and the World He Created, The Babe's impact over decades in America and American sports, how he was ahead of his time in more ways than one, the love affair surrounding "The Bambino," how he would handle today's media circus, describes Ruth in one word and more! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mike-lindsley-ml-sports-platter/support This podcast is sponsored by Anchor

Steve interviews Jane Leavy (00:11:07)author of The New York Times best-seller, The Big Fella. Jane talks about the eight years she spent working on the book, promoting it on the Mike Francesca Show, and facing some criticism for saying OJ Simpson did commercials for Avis. Also, Jane talks about Babe Ruth innovating what it meant to be a celebrity, the Babe's relationship with Lou Gehrig, and explains why setting the record straight about Babe's childhood was essential to the book. Jane also gives us a hint about what her next project might be and it has nothing to do with sports. Also, Josh Levin (01:15:57)from Slate and the Hang up and Listen podcast joins us. Josh talks about dealing with the devastation of the Minneapolis Miracle and explains why he wasn't nearly as devastated as Steve was. Josh also talks about politics on the Hang Up and Listen podcast, working on his weekly monologues that close the show, and talks about booking the podcast. Steve starts the show with a very special guest. Paula Bennett joins us quickly to talk about The A-Team, sing a song, and create general chaos in the open. The book club re-loads a change of plans, a new book, and more good faith for an interview that may or may not happen. The show ends with one last thing about loving the Sabres again and public appreciation for the Wise family. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Listeners with questions or concerns can email me: thesportscasters@gmail.com

Multiple time NY Times bestselling author Jane Leavy joins the podcast with Ben Heisler to discuss her new book: "The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created." She shared some unbelievable stories about his childhood, how his rise in fame connects to the modern day rise of celebrity culture, and one of the funniest stories you'll hear about how his agent tracked him down to try and represent him! Plus, hear her thoughts on the concerning future of America's Pastime! Play DFS with Fantasy Sports Markets! There's no salary caps so you get to draft the players you truly want to play! Try us today using promo code "NFL18" for $5 off with no deposit required! Check out the FSM Network! - Facebook.com/fantasysportsmarkets - Periscope.TV/FSMContests - YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt8_80KDx9nSNsKb33WgOKQ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fsm/support

Jane Leavy, the award-winning biographer of Sandy Koufax and Mickey Mantle, now takes on the biggest ballplayer of 'em all: Babe Ruth. Join us as Leavy discusses how she uncovered previously unknown information about the immortal Bambino.

Jane Leavy, the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Fella, joins the boys to talk about the lunacy behind spending eight years writing about Babe Ruth (and compares him to the Kardashians!), what she learned most about “Little George” and why her 1987 piece about Muggsy Bogues is one of the great embarrassments of her life.

Jane Leavy joins Shaun and Ryan on the podcast to discuss her new book "Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created." Leavy brings a trick-or-treat bag full of interesting facts about the Babe, and gives her take on the called shot in '32. Plus, the brothers give their reactions to Brett Gardner's new contract, and host their own draft to decide what Yankees' playoff games they would have most wanted to be at. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we speak to Jane Leavy, author of the new book ‘Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created.’ It’s a unique look at the foundational athlete of the 20th century and the birth of the modern celebrity athlete in American society.  Also we’ve got ‘Choice Words’ about the University of Maryland’s effort to perfume their toxic football culture. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down Awards to Darius Miles and Syracuse coach Jim Boheim, a special Kaepernick Watch, and more.    Jane Leavy Twitter: @janelavy1 https://www.amazon.com/Big-Fella-Babe-World-Created-ebook/dp/B075WTRYMC Zirin, Of Course the University of Maryland’s Football Culture Is Toxic https://www.thenation.com/article/of-course-the-university-of-marylands-football-culture-is-toxic/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Line ‘Em Up - Freeway Feat. Young Chris | The Life - Styles P. Feat. Pharoahe Monch | Live In The Sky - T.I. Feat. Jamie Foxx | All About The Benjamins (Remix) - Puff Daddy Feat. Lil' Kim, The Lox & The Notorious B.I.G. | Brooklyn Zoo - Ol’ Dirty Bastard | Find A Way - Tribe Called Quest | Rock Co.Kane Flow - De La Soul Feat. MF Doom | The Wire Theme

If you're writing about the titans of baseball there's one figure both daunting and irresistible: the Babe, the Big Bam, the Sultan of Swat.  The Bambino.  Babe Ruth was one of was one of 20th century America's first real media stars;, but his young life has resisted biographers. With The Big Fella, Babe Ruth and the World He Created, the bestselling writer Jane Leavy has blown away the myths surrounding the Babe, and in the process brought into focus not just his greatness on the baseball diamond, but his similarly outsize role in the making of the world of fame, celebrity, and mass media that we still inhabit today.  She joined us in the podcast studio to talk about the singular challenge of writing about the Big Fella.

October 24th, 2018 Jane Leavy, Author of "The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World he Created" joined The Program to discuss her book and some interesting Babe Ruth stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane Leavy joins the show to talk about her new Babe Ruth blockbuster, former NFL Head Coach Brian Billick makes his regular appearance, Lou Nanne calls in to talk Wild and more, plus Gophers trolling history, Ode to a Dead Guy, and Cockroach Terrorism!

Jane Leavy joins the show to talk about her new Babe Ruth blockbuster, former NFL Head Coach Brian Billick makes his regular appearance, Lou Nanne calls in to talk Wild and more, plus Gophers trolling history, Ode to a Dead Guy, and Cockroach Terrorism!

Jane Leavy talks about her new book "The Big Fella" Babe Ruth and the World He Created.

Author Jane Leavy is one of our favorite guests. Her new Babe Ruth book "The Big Fella" is getting rave reviews. Leavy's detailed reporting unearthed some amazing stories from Babe Ruth's childhood that shaped who he became as an adult.

10-18-2018 Passed Ball Show- John opens up the program by adding the Houston Rockets to his list of possible unders when it comes to 2018 NBA win totals, citing Carmelo Anthony's impact on the 2017 Oklahoma City Thunder as a reason to think he may not help the Rockets as much as expected. John then mans up and admits his mistake on a tweet he sent earlier in the morning claiming that the Red Sox and Dodgers have never played in a World Series. They did, of course, in 1916, when the Red Sox won the series 4 games to 1. Mookie Betts attempt to catch a ball in the stands last night should have been either a ball in play or a home run, depending on whether the fan actually made contact with the ball. More information is coming out about the life of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez- from his relationship with Tim Tebow to his asking Bill Bellichick to trade him early in 2013. Was Hernandez hanging out with a bad crowd, or was he the negative influence on his "friends"? Looking forward to reading the Babe Ruth book by sportswriter Jane Leavy, "The Big Fellow." Was Babe Ruth the first American domestic celebrity?

Today's books are: Squeeze Play: a novel by Jane Leavy. Doubleday, 1990. (Not pictured. In his younger days, my little baseball fan tore the cover off my copy.) Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Simon & Schuster, 1997. She Loved Baseball: the Effa Manley story by Audrey Vernick. Balzer & Bray, 2010. Other books mentioned: Queen of the Diamond: the Lizzie Murphy story by Emily Arnold McCully. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2015. Girl Wonder: a baseball story in nine innings by Deborah Hopkinson. Atheneum, 2003. The Streak: how Joe DiMaggio became America's hero by Barb Rosenstock. Calkins Creek, 2014 Links to things discussed today: The Attagirl podcast episode on Effa Manley The Negro Leagues Museum Twitter account Doris Kearns Goodwin's bibliography

In this episode, Caleb and Todd talk with Jim Stovall about his new book, The Art of Learning and Self-Development. ------------- *Guest Links* ------------- Jim's website ( http://jimstovall.com ) The Art of Learning and Self-Development by Jim Stovall and Ray Hull ( https://www.amazon.com/Art-Learning-Self-Development-Your-Competitive/dp/193787981X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=the+art+of+learning+and+self+development&qid=1515888143&s=books&sr=1-1 ) ----------------- *Links Mentioned* ----------------- The Ultimate Gift book ( https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Gift-1/dp/0781445639/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&keywords=the+ultimate+gift&qid=1515888274&s=books&sr=1-2 ) The Ultimate Gift movie ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2OWOXW/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp_1?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01H2OWOXW&pd_rd_r=391ff5c3-11c3-49e8-bdda-40c797829f01&pd_rd_w=UUdxf&pd_rd_wg=x1fGL&pf_rd_i=the+ultimate+gift&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3341940462&pf_rd_r=QFNE5XK622QH6590XVMA&pf_rd_s=desktop-sx-bottom-slot&pf_rd_t=301&qid=1515888274&sr=1 ) Ultimate Productivity by Jim Stovall ( https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Productivity-Customized-Discovering-Personal/dp/1936354381/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=ultimate+productivity&qid=1515888331&s=books&sr=1-1 ) Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson ( https://www.amazon.com/Leonardo-Vinci-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1501139150/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=leonardo+da+vinci+walter+isaacson&qid=1515888441&s=books&sr=1-1 ) The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath ( https://www.amazon.com/Power-Moments-Certain-Experiences-Extraordinary/dp/1501147765/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=the+power+of+moments&qid=1515888471&s=books&sr=1-1 ) The Last Boy by Jane Leavy ( https://www.amazon.com/Last-Boy-Mickey-Americas-Childhood/dp/0060883537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=the+last+boy&qid=1515888490&s=books&sr=1-1 ) Dante's Inferno ( https://www.amazon.com/Inferno-Signet-Classics-Dante-Alighieri/dp/0451531396/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=dantes+inferno&qid=1515888513&s=books&sr=1-1 ) Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill ( https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill/dp/1420952501/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&keywords=think+and+grow+rich+napoleon+hill&psc=1&qid=1515888548&s=books&sr=1-1-spons ) Robert B. Parker ( https://www.robertbparker.net ) Louis L'Amour ( http://www.louislamour.com/tradingpost.htm ) ----------------- *What We Learned* ----------------- *Why People Don't Learn If It's Mandated* * The things that become our passion are the things we pursue. *How Can We Make Uninteresting Things Interesting?* * Use analogies and stories. * Have a "so what?" and explain why what you're teaching matters. *Jim's Process for Sharing a Principle* * What do I know? * How do I know it? * When did I learn it? *How To Write A Book* * Write out the 12 things you know about the subject * Tell what you know * Tell how you found it out *Different Ways People Can Learn* * Read it * Visualize it * Hear it * Experience it * Have it explained to you and then explain it back *How Do You Learn Fast* * I listen to audiobooks on a fast speed *Advice For People Who Don't Think They Can Learn* * Everybody is knowledgeable about something. * Learning has never been more important than now because everything changes so fast. *How Do You Learn?* * When I find an author or subject I'm interested in I find everything I can about them. * I always ask people, "what are you reading?" and "what books do you recommend?" --------------- Quotes to Tweet --------------- "The things that become our passion are the things we pursue." - @stovallauthor @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( https://ctt.ec/8Ursw ) "When you tell a great story you earn the right to share your message." - @stovallauthor @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( https://ctt.ec/3xXcT ) "Instead of asking, 'do you understand?' ask 'what do you understand?'" - @stovallauthor @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( https://ctt.ec/9FwVO ) "It's not important how people learn; it's only important that they learn." - @stovallauthor @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( https://ctt.ec/R3fp1 ) "People learn best when they don't know they're learning." - @stovallauthor @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( https://ctt.ec/bd308 ) "The best way to learn something is to teach it." - @stovallauthor @LearnersPodcast Click to Tweet ( https://ctt.ec/yN0pC ) --------------------------- *New Episode Every Tuesday* --------------------------- ----------------------- *Join Us Every Tuesday* ----------------------- Thank you for listening to the Learner's Corner Podcast. We hope you'll join us for next week's episode. Until next time, keep learning and keep growing.

Steve and Don interview Jane Leavy (00:26:41) the author of an upcoming book about Babe Ruth and Mike Halford(01:15:30) from Pro Hockey Talk about the NHL Playoffs. Steve and Don start the show with 3Things, the book club updates, "The Cubs Way" by Tom Verducci, and the show ends with one last thing about the NFL Draft.

On the fourteenth episode of the sixth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Jeff Passan (Yahoo! Sports, Author) and Jeff Pearlman (Author). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the NFL Draft, the second round of the NHL Playoffs, and the slow start to the NBA Playoffs. The book club says goodbye the long awaited book by Jeff Passan, and looks ahead to what's next. The show ends with Don talking about earwax (as gross as it sounds) and Steve complaining about not understanding Game of Thrones. -Jeff Passan is making his twelfth appearance (0:26:42) on the podcast. Steve and Jeff talked for years about Jeff's book, "The Arm" and Jeff is finally hear to talk about it. Jeff explains why reporting out of his comfort zone creates his best work, talks about finding injured baseball players who would allow him to follow their lives and explains why procrastinating on his book proposal ended up being a blessing in disguise. Jeff also tells a story about how Jane Leavy helped him land his dream interview for the book. -Jeff Pearlman is making his seventh appearance (01:09:36) on the podcast. Pearlman joins us to give Steve advise about being a father, talk about the future of publishing houses, and making out during Black. Jeff also talks about Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and his USFL book, and becoming a documentary film maker.

On the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Jeff Passan (Yahoo! Sportsl) and Will Leitch (Sports on Earth). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don look at the first round of the NHL playoffs and NBA playoffs, and cover a few small NFL stories. Steve looks at the just released NFL schedule, and the show ends with One Last Thing. -Jeff Passan is making his ninth appearance (0:33:28) on the podcast. Jeff talks the start of the baseball season, the Yankees not having a home grown star, and the value of recent 1.1 draft picks. Passan also talks about writing his book on the pitching arm for his son, wrestling in the mainstream media, and talking to Jane Leavy. -Will Leitch is making his eighth appearance (1:25:34) on the podcast. Will talks about writing for Sports on Earth, writing about politics, and the challenges of doing a podcast. Will also talks about the Mets and Cubs, being annoyed with twitter, and improvements at ESPN.

On the twenty-fifth episode of the fourth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Jane Leavy (Author) and Sal Capaccio (WGR Radio). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the NFL, the change to Penn State's sanction, and the U.S. Open. Five on Fantasy looks back at week 1 and ahead to week 2 and the show closes with the return of pick 4. -Jane Leavy is making her sixth appearance (0:30:11) on the podcast. Jane joins us to discuss the end of the historic career of Derek Jeter, how Mickey Mantle would have fared in 21st century America, and where the Yankees go now that the last of the "core four" is retiring. Jane also updates us on her upcoming book about Babe Ruth, gives her opinion on the Ray Rice incident, and continues to resist my pleas for her to join twitter. -Sal Capaccio is making his first appearance (1:53:26) on the podcast. Sal joins us to talk about the Bills staying in Buffalo thanks to new owner Terry Pegula. Sal also talks about his new job as sideline reporter for the Bills radio network, balancing his duties as a reporter with his life as a fan, and life as an on-call radio personality.

He was larger than the game, and the highest paid athlete of his time. He also forged a sports celebrity culture that is a billion-dollar industry today. Author Jane Leavy's book sheds further light on the Bambino and the world off the field he helped create. Andy Pollin rolls in for his usual Tuesday spot. Hue Jackson, finally soooo fired. Twitter to remove the "Like" button? Why?