Podcasts about Seattle Pilots

55 years ago this week, if the story is to be believed, a truck waited at a rest area in the middle of Utah, waiting to find out if it should travel west or east. In the balance hung the hopes of two cities that each wanted a big league baseball team. In Part 1 of a two part episode, Mike and Bill look at the troubled first year of the Seattle Pilots and the messy process that left them on the verge of moving to Milwaukee. Plus, happy birthday to Gary Pettis and Tommy Holmes! Part 2: Bud Selig and the Birth of the Brewers: https://thisweekinbaseballhistory.libsyn.com/episode-195-bud-selig-and-the-birth-of-the-brewers-part-2

On this bonus PLAY BALL! episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel digs into the archives for his 2016 interview with the late Bill Schonely, voice of the Seattle Pilots during their one and only MLB season in the Northwest in 1969. The team became the Milwaukee Brewers on this day - March 31, 1970 - 55 years ago. Schonely remained in the region and became the voice of the Portland Trailblazers. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streaming everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

August 24, 1989, Pete Rose signs an agreement that bans him from baseball permanently. Commissioner Bart Giamatti announces that the agreement does not contain either “an admission or a denial” that Rose bet on baseball games. The ruling will prevent Rose from seeking employment in the major leagues.August 24, 1971, Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs hits his 512th and final career home run. Banks' homer helps the Cubs to a 5-4 victory.How many fans wish they had a owner like this? August 24, 1951, St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck pulls off another one of his famous stunts. Veeck allows over 1,000 fans to act as “managers” during a game at Sportsman's Park. The fans use placards to vote on lineup and strategy decisions.August 24, 1969, the expansion Seattle Pilots trade knuckleballing pitcher Jim Bouton to the Houston Astros for pitchers Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison. Bouton will become a celebrity one year later when his book, "Ball Four", is published and becomes a best-seller.Joe Glenn catches baseball's best hitters:Left fielder Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox pitches the last two innings in a 12-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Williams allows three hits and one run but strikes out Tiger slugger Rudy York. Joe Glenn, who caught Babe Ruth's last pitching appearance in 1933, is Williams'catcher.1919 - Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning in his debut with the team. He recovers to get the final out of the game, and defeats Philadelphia, 2-1.Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn SaysThis Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out.

August 24, 1989, Pete Rose signs an agreement that bans him from baseball permanently. Commissioner Bart Giamatti announces that the agreement does not contain either “an admission or a denial” that Rose bet on baseball games. The ruling will prevent Rose from seeking employment in the major leagues.August 24, 1971, Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs hits his 512th and final career home run. Banks' homer helps the Cubs to a 5-4 victory.How many fans wish they had a owner like this? August 24, 1951, St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck pulls off another one of his famous stunts. Veeck allows over 1,000 fans to act as “managers” during a game at Sportsman's Park. The fans use placards to vote on lineup and strategy decisions.August 24, 1969, the expansion Seattle Pilots trade knuckleballing pitcher Jim Bouton to the Houston Astros for pitchers Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison. Bouton will become a celebrity one year later when his book, "Ball Four", is published and becomes a best-seller.Joe Glenn catches baseball's best hitters:Left fielder Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox pitches the last two innings in a 12-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Williams allows three hits and one run but strikes out Tiger slugger Rudy York. Joe Glenn, who caught Babe Ruth's last pitching appearance in 1933, is Williams'catcher.1919 - Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning in his debut with the team. He recovers to get the final out of the game, and defeats Philadelphia, 2-1.Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn SaysThis Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out.

I discuss the 1 year run of the Seattle Pilots of the American League - why they lasted just 1 year and the lasting legacy of Ball Four.

Those see-through uniforms of the Mariners’ road opponent in this weekend’s three-game series in Wisconsin may say “Milwaukee Brewers,” but everybody knows that the team is really the Seattle Pilots in disguise.

Feliks Banel gives us a Seattle Pilots history lesson // Diane Duthweiler on the fundraising efforts to help the Mount Vernon PD // Chris Fox on the immigration law that is being blocked in Texas // Daily Dose of Kindness: Hospital DJ // Gee Scott on why America is losing happiness // Micki Gamez on Beyonce coming for the country music industry

The brief history of the Seattle Pilots - the only major league team to go bankrupt.     Written by: Tim Scott Hosted by: Thadd Scott Executive Producer: Nina Innsted Audio Producer: Thadd Scott  

Bob LeMoine is the author of "When the Babe Went Back to Boston: Babe Ruth, Judge Fuchs and the Hapless Braves of 1935." The book recounts the story about Babe Ruth's final MLB season - about two months with Judge Emil Fuchs' Braves. Ruth by then was 40, out of shape and wholly at loss on the baseball field. Ruth hit .181 in 92 plate appearances for a financially strapped Braves team that finished 38-115 for the year. Ruth only lasted two months with the Braves, retiring on May 30. He added to his legend though with a grand finish - a 3-home run day at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh on May 25. LeMoine presents a fascinating story about two men - Ruth and Fuchs - who were brought together for one brief moment in history through their desperation to stay in Major League Baseball.Episodes mentioned in this episode:136 - The 1969 Seattle Pilots & the Early Expansion Era w/ Andy McCue -->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/hooksandrunsHooks & Runs - www.hooksandruns.comHooks & Runs on TikTok -  https://www.tiktok.com/@hooksandrunsHooks & Runs on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thehooksandrunsAndrew Eckhoff on Tik TokLink: https://www.tiktok.com/@hofffestRex von Pohl (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/ Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (Premium Beat)  

We ended the season the way we started - at the game with Pitz and Wes! Dan's first trip to Busch Stadium was a success... sort of. @kburdtweets weekly REPORT - Reading, Eating, Playing, Obsession, Recommending and Treat! Pumpkin Bread recipe is HERE. MLB 2023 Postseason preview and predictions Waino's weekend wrap-up! https://www.adamwainwrightmusic.com/ Listen to the story of Seattle Pilots and how Nintendo still owns part of the Mariners today here on Opening Stage VGH. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kburdtweets/support

On August 24, 1989, Pete Rose signs an agreement that bans him from baseball permanently. Commissioner Bart Giamatti announces that the agreement does not contain either “an admission or a denial” that Rose bet on baseball games. The ruling will prevent Rose from seeking employment in the major leagues.On August 24, 1971, Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs hits his 512th and final career home run. Banks' homer helps the Cubs to a 5-4 victory.How many fans wish they had a owner like this? August 24, 1951, St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck pulls off another one of his famous stunts. Veeck allows over 1,000 fans to act as “managers” during a game at Sportsman's Park. The fans use placards to vote on lineup and strategy decisions.August 24, 1969, the expansion Seattle Pilots trade knuckleballing pitcher Jim Bouton to the Houston Astros for pitchers Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison. Bouton will become a celebrity one year later when his book, "Ball Four", is published and becomes a best-seller.Joe Glenn catches baseball's best hitters:Left fielder Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox pitches the last two innings in a 12-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Williams allows three hits and one run but strikes out Tiger slugger Rudy York. Joe Glenn, who caught Babe Ruth's last pitching appearance in 1933, is Williams'catcher.1919 - Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning in his debut with the team. He recovers to get the final out of the game, and defeats Philadelphia, 2-1.Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn SaysThis Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out.

Bill Singer picked up the first ever save for the Dodgers in their game against the Reds on April 7th 1969. Four more pitchers joined Singer on April 8th; the Red Sox's Juan Pizarro, the Expos' Carroll Sembera, the Pirates' Chuck Hartenstein, and the Pilots' Jack Aker. It's to the Seattle Pilots' game we head to this week. Not only is it one of the first games to have a saving pitchers, it's also the very first game for the Pilots in their one and only season. To keep the league numbers balanced, the team's introduction was brought forwards to bring them into America's game alongside Kansas City Royals. This caused significant problems on and off the field for the Pilots. The team would be declared bankrupt seven days before the 1970 season, a financial move which allowed the team to be acquired from the courts by a certain Bud Sellig; he relocated the team to Milwaukee, and renamed them the Brewers.  That's for the future. Right now the Pilots are opening up the season against the California Angels, and while we're missing the third and fourth innings, let's head over to the booth with Dick Enberg, Don Wells and Buddy Blattner.  You can find the boxscore here, https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL196904080.shtml This game was played on April 8th, 1969. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classicbaseballradio/message

This week, we take a look back, at the one year season, of the failed expansion franchise; the 1969 Seattle Pilots. A lukewarm fan base, failed stadium bonds votes, a sickly temporary ballpark, insufficient capital, outrageous ticket prices, an atrocious concession deal, and no local TV broadcast.... What could possibly go wrong? #SeattlePilots #DeweySoriano #MaxSoriano #WilliamDaly #GabePaul #CharlesFinley #SicksStadium #MarvinMilkes #JoeSchultz #KingDome #JamesBranam #EdCarlson #JoeGandy #BudSelig #JimBouton #RickAllen

This week, we take a look back, at the one year season, of the failed expansion franchise; the 1969 Seattle Pilots. A lukewarm fan base, failed stadium bonds votes, a sickly temporary ballpark, insufficient capital, outrageous ticket prices, an atrocious concession deal, and no local TV broadcast.... What could possibly go wrong? #SeattlePilots #DeweySoriano #MaxSoriano #WilliamDaly #GabePaul #CharlesFinley #SicksStadium #MarvinMilkes #JoeSchultz #KingDome #JamesBranam #EdCarlson #JoeGandy #BudSelig #JimBouton #RickAllen

Met fans like us are still smarting from the 2015 loss in the World Series to those overachieving Royals.  Entering the AL as one of 2 expansion teams in the league in 1969 (the Seattle Pilots now Milwaukee Brewers was the other), the Royals got good fast with a winning record only 4 years after their birth and reaching the AL playoffs multiple times in their first 10 years.  Winning the 1985 World Series was also a glorious time for the Royals. But they've been bad more than they've been good and the present team is no exception. We talk about the best players in franchise history although their number one player is universally acknowledged as being HOFer George Brett. We've added a YouTube Channel and are still working out a few kinks so bear with us.  Here is the link to the Almost Cooperstown channel.Please subscribe to our podcast and thanks for listening! If you have a suggestion for an episode please drop us a line via email at Almostcooperstown@gmail.com.  You can also follow us on Twitter @almostcoop or visit the Almost Cooperstown Facebook page or YouTube channel.  If you can please give the podcast 4 or 5 star rating! www.almostcooperstown.com

This week writer, novelist and editor Lincoln Michel joins us to discuss his 2021 baseball-themed cyperpunk novel "The Body Scout" and his 2021 essay "Why is Baseball the Most Literary of Sports?" This turned into a fun conversation that also dives into baseball in science fiction, Robert Coover's "The Universal Baseball Association," what exactly is cyberpunk, and the steroid era's aftermath.In part 2, Andrew and Craig contemplate some baseball related time travel questions.Lincoln Michel's website (https://lincolnmichel.com/)The Body Scout at bookshop.org:https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandruns"Why is Baseball the Most Literary of Sports" on Literary Hub (lithub.com)Episodes referenced:136 - The 1969 Seattle Pilots & the Early Expansion Era w/ Andy McCue-->Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tT8d3pVUsN-->You can support Hooks & Runs by purchasing books, including the book featured in this episode, through our store at Bookshop.org. Here's the link. https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandrunsHooks & Runs - www.hooksandruns.comHooks & Runs on TikTok -  https://www.tiktok.com/@hooksandrunsHooks & Runs on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thehooksandrunsAndrew Eckhoff on Tik TokLink: https://www.tiktok.com/@hofffestRex von Pohl (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/ Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (Premium Beat)  

The new gear honors the old Seattle Pilots franchise.

Ask us a question! https://www.latenightinseattle.com/ask-us-a-questionCurrent Events-Sounders and TBirds both flying high. THe T Birds are 8-0 in the playoffs and the Sounders are near the top of their conference about 6 weeks into the season; Megan Rapinoe and OL Reign start of the NWSL at 3 wins and 1 loss.. 2nd in the league-Huskies get 4 star transfer from Kentucky! -what's Kraken!? -Mariners news: They got swept by the former Seattle Pilots and the offense looked abysmal. The Cardinals came into town and we bounced back taking 2 out of 3. Highs were Kelenic continuing his hot streak with a couple more dingers, Castillo pitched great again, Kirby has returned to form  Main Event | Seahawks draft preview! We're going to mock the Seahawks first and second round picks.  | Seahawks have 1:5; 1:20; 2:37 and 2:52. They have 26 players signed to the 2023 roster (fewest in NFL) and only | 26 million dollars in cap space. It is imperative that they draft impact players at the top and bottom of the draft. | Glaring holes in the lineup: interior and edge d linemen; Strong Safety (Jamal Adams is the only SS on the roster with Ryan Neal getting signed away; WR3 (Dareke Young is de facto WR3 right now but he's totally unproven heading into his second year); Guard (Phil Haynes and Damian Lewis will return as starters but we have no other guards on the roster. | (***NFL Draft music***) with the 5th overall selection in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks select:  | Adam -- Will Anderson Jr | Robby -- 3 QBs will be gone, leaving only Will Levis. Levis looks fine but is not the gamechanger thant Young, Stroud or possibly Richardson could be at the position. Needing help on the interior D Line and having a decent track record with "character issue" guys in the past, PCJS will select Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia | With the 20th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks select:  | Adam -- We will trade this pick along with our 52nd Pick to the Flacons; and select Bijan Robinson | Robby -- This pick will almost certainly get traded to a team at the bottom of the first round who needs an offensive playmaker. If they don't trade it, they take a wide receiver! Jaxson Smith Njigba will be the first WR selected in the NFL draft. He has solid athleticism and very strong route running. He is considered the most pro-ready WR in the class ready to slot into nearly any spot in an NFL offense. If he's available, the Hawks take him. Some mocks have Houston taking him at 12, in which case the Hawks take Zay Flowers out of Boston College. He's short, 5'9" but another great route runner. He would fill into No-E's old slot roll nicely. | With the 37th pick in the NFL draft, the Seattle Seahawks select: | Adam -- Joey Porter Jr  | V Robby's Hot Take (5 second intro music... 30 seconds w/ 2 mins of discussion and banter) |  |  | lightning Round | Two listener questions!

PASSED BALL SHOW #118 2/5/2014 Part 1 WITH JOE SAMBITO AND RAMON VAZQUEZ; I open up by playing my interview with former Astros and Red Sox LHP Joe Sambito about being a closer for the Astros and transitioning into a LOOGY after his Tommy John Surgery. Joe has been a MLB player agent for the past 25 years and was the first former player to become an agent. I then play my interview with former Pirates, Rangers and Padres SS Ramon Vazquez and talk about his performance in the Rangers 30-3 win over the Orioles in 2008. I then talk about the last Seattle Pilots pitcher to throw a pitch for them, the Ruben Tejada approach with Juan Lagares and the important part of the Yankees 2014 rotation

Author Andy McCue joins Craig and Rex this week to talk about his 2022 book, "Stumbling around the Bases: The American League's Mismanagement in the Expansion Eras," and his recent article from the Fall 2022 SABR Baseball Research Journal, "The Doomed Pilots of 1969: The Results of Advice Ignored." McCue takes us on a whirlwind journey through the expansion era's first decade, focusing on the unforgettable 1969  Seattle Pilot debacle. Don't miss this one!Andy McCue's SABR Pagehttps://sabr.org/authors/andy-mccue/"Stumbling Around the Bases" at Bookshop.org (affiliate)https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandruns"The Doomed Pilots..." at SABRhttps://sabr.org/journal/article/the-doomed-pilots-of-1969-the-results-of-advice-ignored/Errata:  The Seattle SuperSonics began play in Seattle in 1967. SABR stands for the Society FOR American Baseball Research (sabr.org). -->Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tT8d3pVUsN -->You can support Hooks & Runs by purchasing books through our store at Bookshop.org. Here's the link. https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandruns Hooks & Runs - www.hooksandruns.comHooks & Runs on TikTok -  https://www.tiktok.com/@hooksandrunsHooks & Runs on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hooksandrunspcCraig Estlinbaum on TwitterLink: https://twitter.com/CraigEstlinbaumAndrew Eckhoff on Tik TokLink: https://www.tiktok.com/@hofffestRex von Pohl (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/ Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (Premium Beat)This podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2023, all rights reserved    

Talkin’21 podcast welcomes former MLB infielder Fernando González. Originally signed by the Seattle Pilots in 1968, González played six seasons in the big leagues. He shared who was responsible for introducing him to the game of baseball. Surprisingly, he credits himself. He listened to games on the radio, became a batboy and during a brief period in the minors finally made his MLB debut on with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1972. But during his brief period with the Pirates he had an unbelievable opportunity to see his baseball hero up-close: Roberto Clemente. In this podcast, Fernando will share intimate stories on playing alongside “The Great One,” and his recollections of seeing Clemente for the last time in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico on December 27, 1972. And on New Year’s Eve, Clemente would sadly embark on a humanitarian mission that wouldn’t be fulfilled. The plane crashed and although many island residents rushed to shoreline of the accident, Fernando actually did visit the site of where the tragedy occurred. Like so many others, he hoped and prayed his dear friend was still alive. Fifty years later, those memories are still vivid in his mind and this episode provides a first-person account of exactly what happened on December 31, 1972.

  December 12, 1941 – Future Hall of Famer Arky Vaughan is traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Bucs receive four players in return, catcher “Hot Potato” Hamlin, Pete Coscarart, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell.   Shifted to third base by the Dodgers, Vaughan had an off year in 1942, batting just .277, to finish under .300 for the first time in his career.  However, he rebounded in 1943, batting .305 and leading the National League with 112 runs scored and a career-high 20 stolen bases.   December 12, 1954 – Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente lead the North to victory in the Puerto Rican Winter League's annual All-Star fundraiser. The Sporting News correspondent, Pita Alvarez De La Vega, gives the exuberant young duo's exploits some national exposure: “The league took a break from its pennant battle to stage the annual ‘Three Kings' all-star game at Mayaguez. All proceeds went into a YMCA fund to buy gifts for the island's poor children in keeping with the old Latin tradition of the Three Kings bringing gifts on January 6… The All-Star North team, made up of players from the Santurce and Mayaguez clubs, won the game, 7 to 5. Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente hit home runs for the winners.”   December 12, 1969 — Cleveland trades pitchers Luis Tiant and Stan Williams to the Twins for 3B Graig Nettles, OF Ted Uhlaender, and pitchers Dean Chance and Bob Miller. Tiant posted a 9-20 record with a 3.71 ERA in 1969. However, his strikeout-to-walk ratio completely tanked, leading to suspicions that he was pitching hurt. He pitched very well at the start of the 1970 season. Tiant was 6-0 with a 3.12 ERA by the end of May, which was followed by him going on the disabled list with arm troubles. He came back in early August, but only won one more game the rest of the way, and then gave up a run in two-thirds of an inning in a relief appearance when Minnesota was swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1970 ALCS. Born on December 12, 1950 in Charleston, SC. Gorman Thomas A big, lumberjack-like slugger, Thomas was a premier outfielder until undergoing rotator-cuff surgery in 1984. He was the first player ever picked by the Seattle Pilots in the June 1969 draft. A two-time minor league home run champion, Thomas' frequent strikeouts and low batting average kept him from a steady major league job until 1978. The strikeouts continued (478 from 1978 to 1980), but his homers increased. Thomas led the league in home runs with 45 in 1979 and 39 in 1982. He also drove in 100 runs three times and finished in top 10 for MVP voting twice in four years.   Defensively, Thomas had fine range and never feared the fences. A controversial trade, disastrous for Milwaukee, sent Thomas to Cleveland in 1983 that marked the end of the Brewers as a dominant power in the AL East, Thomas was traded to the Cleveland Indians on June 5, 1983, with pitchers Ernie Camacho and Jamie Easterly, in return for OF Rick Manning and pitcher Rick Waits. Manning was everything Thomas wasn't: a slick defensive center fielder with superficially impressive batting averages but no power. Thomas was all about massive power, low batting averages, and only passable defense, which was in steep decline as he was aging. Thomas had a rough start to his season, and was hitting below .200 with only five homers; he had played poorly in the 1982 Postseason as well, going a combined 4 for 41 with one long ball as the Brewers came within one game of being World Champions. So there was concern that Thomas was done as a player. He turned things around somewhat with the Indians, connecting for 17 homers with a .221 average in 106 games the rest of the way, while Manning and Waits brought little to the table for the Brewers. At Seattle, Thomas made a brilliant comeback in 1985 but became relegated to DH and first base duty and he will retire in 1986, with 268 career home runs. December 12, 1980 – The St. Louis Cardinals send pitchers Rollie Fingers and Pete Vuckovich, as well as catcher Ted Simmons to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Sixto Lezcano, pitcher Lary Sorensen, and two minor leaguers. The trade will benefit the Brewers; Fingers will win the Cy Young award and MVP award in 1981 and Vuckovich will garner the same honor in 1982. A year later on December 10, 1981, Sixto Lezcano and Garry Templeton were traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Steve Mura and Ozzie Smith. Listen to Baseball Broadcasts - at www.tomsvintagebaseball.com  You can find Matthew Musico on twitter-  @mmusico8 Come celebrate MLB's home run history every single day with me at MLB Daily Dingers, whether it's on my blog, on Twitter, or by repping some gear. 

Longtime ESPN SportsCenter anchor, Kenny Mayne is one of the funniest, most creative, generous people I know. He grew up in Seattle in the 1960's and had a front row view of baseball's only 1 season franchise, the Seattle Pilots.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 370, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Chronicles 1: You'll find the deeds of Emperor Jimmu in the "Nihon Shoki", or "Chronicle of" this country. Japan. 2: Here is the actual diary given to this girl on June 12, 1942. Anne Frank. 3: Jim Bouton, on Nov. 15, 1968 in this book:"I signed my contract today to play for the Seattle Pilots at a salary of $22,000". Ball Four. 4: Jim Bouton, on Nov. 15, 1968 in this book:"I signed my contract today to play for the Seattle Pilots at a salary of $22,000". Ball Four. 5: From his July 25, 1947 diary entry:"Ike and I think MacArthur expects to make a Roman triumphal return to the U.S.". Harry Truman. Round 2. Category: The Shape Of Things 1: This 4-letter word for egg-shaped comes from the Latin word for "egg". oval. 2: In case you were wondering, yes, C and H still makes sugar in this shape. cubes. 3: It's the geometric shape with a circular base in one plane that tapers to a point in another plane. a cone. 4: Something pinnate is shaped like this (it's what "pinna" means in Latin). feather. 5: The Earth is this type of spheroid, meaning flattened at the poles. oblate. Round 3. Category: 4-Letter Verbs 1: As a noun, it's the rear portion of an aircraft; as a verb, it means to follow and keep under surveillance. tail. 2: This animal verb means to down your food voraciously. Wolf. 3: What a barber does, or the "joint" in which he overcharges for the service. Clip. 4: A housewife might do it to the mantle; a forensic expert would do it to look for fingerprints. Dust. 5: (I'm NFL defensive end Kevin Carter) One of my favorite words, it means to tackle a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. sack. Round 4. Category: Phrases That Sell 1: "Obey your thirst" and drink this. Sprite. 2: "Be all that you can be" in this military branch. the Army. 3: This network says it's "The most trusted name in news". CNN. 4: This shipping company asks, "What can Brown do for you?". UPS. 5: It's the popular query in Verizon's TV ads. Can you hear me now?. Round 5. Category: Recipes 1: Blend mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar, then add shredded green and red cabbage to make this. Cole slaw. 2: To make this, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup and pour over popcorn. Caramel corn. 3: The main difference between recipes for white cake and yellow cake is the addition of these. Egg yolks. 4: This popular pigeon that may be broiled, grilled or roasted is farm-raised and hasn't yet learned how to fly. Squab. 5: There are 3 types of pork ribs you can barbecue: spareribs, country-style ribs and these, which include riblets. Baby back ribs. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

What if I told you the MLB had a team in the Emerald City before the Seattle Mariners? A franchise that only lasted one season? What went wrong? We're conducting an autopsy on the Seattle Pilots. Today, on Rounders: A History of Baseball in America! Sign Up for the FREE Newsletter Get the weekly digest at rounders.substack.com Liked the Show? Leave Me a One-Time "Good Game" Tip! Tip on Cash App Tip on PayPal Tip on Venmo Access the Premium Bonus Show "This Week in Baseball History" Become a Subscriber Connect on Social Media: Follow on YouTube Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram  Follow on Twitter Send Me a Question for a Future Show! Send a Message on Social Media (see above) Send an email (rounderspodcast@gmail.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rounders/message

Growing pains are common when it comes to expansion teams playing their first couple of seasons in the Major Leagues. In this episode of "Painting the Corners with Anton Schindler," we'll discuss two teams: the Seattle Pilots and the Houston Colt .45s. Both really had it tough. We'll discuss the brief history behind these two teams and try to figure out what went wrong and what led them to morph into the Milwaukee Brewers and the Houston Astros of today. 

In 1950, the residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin were given hope. Hope that with the building of a new stadium, professional sports would follow. Well, it didn't happen right away, but it didn't take too long before Lou Perini moved his Boston Braves of the National League to Milwaukee. On, April 6, 1953, the Milwaukee Braves took the field for the first time in County Stadium and a love affair between a city and its team was born. In fact, even today, there are those who can't get over the fact that the Braves packed up after the 1965 season and left for Atlanta. Even with the Seattle Pilots moving to Milwaukee in 1970, there are those who felt so betrayed, they have watched baseball since. They enjoyed the experience of going to County Stadium and watching their beloved team featuring the likes of Hank Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Mathews and so many others win the World Series in 1957. They came out in record-breaking numbers … over two-million packed the Stadium in 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957 – they were the first team to cross that threshold. The Brewers moved into the old ballpark in 1970 and stayed through the 2000 season; and the Green Bay Packers played anywhere from two to four games there every year between 1953 and 1994. Even the Chicago White Sox played a few “home” games there during the 1968 and 1969 seasons. Was the stadium a palace? Nope. Did it have phenomenal, ultra-modern features? Nope. It was just a structure. A building where people could go to watch the favorite baseball players, their favorite football players, grab a hot dog and a drink, sit back and take it all in. In his new book, “On Story Parkway,” author Jim Cryns recalls the events that led up to the building of the stadium, the determination of Bud Selig to get another baseball franchise in Milwaukee after the Braves left and the great memories and stories so many had in relation to the stadium on this episode of Sports' Forgotten Heroes. Join me and Jim as we talk about the history of Milwaukee County Stadium, some of the great events that happened there, its birth and its final stand. Links: Sports' Forgotten Heroes website Sports' Forgotten Heroes twitter © 2021 Sports' Forgotten Heroes

Hembo joins Buster to discuss a fun Thursday night of baseball, how he can prove Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the best hitter in the league, Tyler O'Neil's big step forward offensively and Hembo's dream Derby field. Then, Todd Radom with this week's Forgotten Franchise on the Seattle Pilots and the quiz. Later, Karl Ravech stops by to talk about the College World Series, Aaron Judge absolving Aaron Boone of blame for the Yankees' slide, a Shohei Ohtani Day, Jose Altuve killing the ball and his thoughts ahead of Monday's foreign substance enforcement rollout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hembo joins Buster to discuss a fun Thursday night of baseball, how he can prove Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the best hitter in the league, Tyler O'Neil's big step forward offensively and Hembo's dream Derby field. Then, Todd Radom with this week's Forgotten Franchise on the Seattle Pilots and the quiz. Later, Karl Ravech stops by to talk about the College World Series, Aaron Judge absolving Aaron Boone of blame for the Yankees' slide, a Shohei Ohtani Day, Jose Altuve killing the ball and his thoughts ahead of Monday's foreign substance enforcement rollout.

Nick and Mike give a little background on the rivalry that technically began in 1970, when the Seattle Pilots relocated to Milwaukee and became the Brewers.

Since the Los Angeles Dodgers will face off with the Seattle Mariners this week, I talk to Mariners fan Michael Ajeto, a baseball analytics writer for Pitcher List and Lookout Landing. We talk King Félix, Ichiro Suzuki, and the Seager Brothers (Kyle, Corey, AND Justin). For our bit of history, we learn about the Seattle Pilots and how an early logo design might have cursed the team, hopefully not forever. Baseball Neighborhood is produced by Dodger Yard. Music by BenSound.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

La saison est bien en marche et après un mois de compétition, déjà, les premières conclusions se tirent et les première tendances se dessinent. Et une division s'annonce plus serrée que jamais, puisque non pas deux mais trois équipes se tiennent dans un mouchoir de poche en NL West : les Dodgers, les Giants et les San Diego Padres. L'occasion pour nous de vous emmener faire un tour dans le sud de la Californie et rendre visite a la seule franchisée de National League née dans le Golden State. Car oui, nous vous emmenons aujourd'hui découvrir un demi-siècle d'histoire des San Diego Padres. Créés lors de l'expansion de 1969, en compagnie des Kansas City Royals, des Montreal Expos et des Seattle Pilots, les San Diego Padres ont bien failli disparaitre dans leur première décennie avant de trouver la stabilité. Depuis, sous l'impulsions de stars telles que Dave Winfield, Ozzie Smith et surtout Mr Padres, le légendaire Outfielder Tony Gwynn, les Padres se sont imposés comme l'une des valeurs sures de la Ligue Nationale. Valeur sure mais aussi bien malchanceux, puisque leurs périodes fastes ne furent jamais récompensées d'un titre suprême, tombant notamment lors de leurs deux participations aux World Series face à deux des plus grandes équipes de l'histoire du baseball : les Tigers de 1984 et les Yankees de Joe Torre. Entre instabilité, talent et reconstruction, les Padres connaissent aujourd'hui ce qui se présente comme le début d'un nouvel âge d'or avec un roster comprenant les Tatis, Darvish, Machado, Snell ou encore Hosmer, pour aller enfin chercher ce titre qui leur manque tant. Mais filons tout de suite dans le temps pour revenir aux origines, à l'époque où les San Diego Padres étaient encore une équipe de Triple A et virent les débuts de Ted Williams ou Minnie Miñoso. NB : Cet episode a été enregistré avant le no-hitter de Joe Musgrove, le premier dans l'histoire de la Franchise.

With six panels and a consistent design topped by a squatchee, a baseball cap is an enduring symbol of the game. Jesse Goldberg-Strassler explains how baseball caps evolved in this week’s Tales from the Baseball Thesaurus.Baseball players didn’t originally wear baseball caps on the field: they wore straw hats in the fashion of the day. By 1858, however, teams like the Brooklyn Excelsiors introduced rounded caps to the mix. Pretty soon you saw other variations, including green visors and sunglasses attached to the cap itself, as well as the popular pillbox style and the “Philadelphia style” cap featuring four rows of stitching fronted by a brim attached to the crown itself.When MLB expanded in 1969, teams saw fit to experiment further. The Seattle Pilots introduced embroidered leaves representing pilots on the cap front, while the Montreal Expos went a step further with the colorful red, white and blue pinwheel design—a design criticized at the time by purists but now regarded as a classic. And, we also saw the 1970s Pittsburgh Pirates bring back the pillbox cap to commemorate the founding of the National League.Goldberg-Strassler shares his insights on the colorful patois of America’s Pastime in this weekly podcast. You can find The Baseball Thesaurus at augustpublications.com.

Finishing the story they began last week, Mike and Bill follow the Seattle Pilots east to Milwaukee and profile the man who, in addition to stealing them away, became one of the most powerful men in the history of the game. Plus, happy birthday to Red Smith and Mike Epstein!

On this episode of The Resident Historian with Feliks Banel: in the early years a century ago, Washington State Patrol officers took along a tent, sleeping bag and a shovel in their sidecars. Then, on “All Over The Map,” is an old ferry boat an artifact of Japanese incarceration, or a rusting wreck? And, From The Archives: remembering Seattle’s first Major League Baseball team with Seattle Pilots broadcaster Bill Schonely. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

51 years ago this week, if the story is to be believed, a truck waited at a rest area in the middle of Utah, waiting to find out if it should travel west or east. In the balance hung the hopes of two cities that each wanted a big league baseball team. In Part 1 of a two part episode, Mike and Bill look at the troubled first year of the Seattle Pilots and the messy process that left them on the verge of moving to Milwaukee. Plus, happy birthday to Gary Pettis and Tommy Holmes!

A punny Wednesday, with multiple clues, based on PARADOX, that happened to contain, DOX, um, make that Docs as in Dr. EVIL, Dr. OZ, Dr. WHO, Dr. RUTH, Dr. DRE and Dr. NO -- clearly the makings of a great medical clinic!There were a few grin-inducing clues -- 53A, Elbows and such, PASTA, and 32D, Togs for sawing logs?, PJS -- offset by one sad clue -- 61D, Number of season's played by baseball's Seattle Pilots, ONE.  Clearly there is a story to be told ...

Legal scholar and baseball historian Mitch Nathanson discusses the amazing and interesting life of Jim Bouton. He talks about his early days as how he wasn’t even the best pitcher on his high school baseball team. Scouts went to see his teammate Jerry Colangelo. He goes into his early baseball success with the Yankees in the 1963 and 1964 World Series. Nathanson explains how Bouton’s life changed with the release of Ball Four, Bouton’s baseball account of life with the Seattle Pilots. Bouton became a controversial figure basically being blacklisted. Mitch then discusses Bouton’s life on TV and his role in the invention of Big League Chew. He finishes with the importance of Jim Bouton on the game of baseball.HOST: Rob Mellon FEATURED BREW: Natural Light, Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MOBOOK: Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Originalhttps://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496217707/MUSIC: Bones Fork

Longtime ESPN broadcaster Kenny Mayne joins the boys to talk about the “magic device” that enabled him to get back on his feet and how he's made it his mission to help others do the same, his love of Tommy Harper and the Seattle Pilots, the game he invented with his uncle, his experience making “Baseketball” and shares his favorite Milwaukee story.

Host Matt Sammon looks back at the 1963 Fleer baseball set, or as he calls it, the "Seattle Pilots" of baseball sets as there won't ever be a set quite like this one. Was the star-studded set a major attempt at curtailing Topps' dominance? Or was it a poorly rolled out, pathetic attempt at nothing in particular? We discuss, with a look at 5 players from that set! Watch the video at https://t.co/4ZUe0fjq3a Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains

Thunderboats memories from our childhood.David Williams has been a fan of hydroplanes since he was five. Now he is the Executive Director of the Hydroplane and Race Boat Museum in Kent. In this episode we chat with David and we learn about Washington State Hydroplane history. Seafair, The 1962 Worlds Fair, The Seattle Pilots, The Seattle Supersonics, and much more can be directly traced back to hydroplanes and the men that owned and raced them. Learn how Hydroplanes helped shape Seattle in the 1950's and 1960's bringing Seattle into the spotlight as an American city. David shares stories about the history of hydroplane racing. Hydro's were instrumental in bringing advertising into modern sports. Learn about the Hydroplane and Race Boat Museum. We chat about some of the boats that have been restored by the museum through the years. Some of the boats are still used in demonstrations! If you ever build a hydro out of scrap wood and pulled it behind your bike this episode is for you! If you want other great ideas of places to visit, or to find out more about people who are making amazing things in Washington State you can visit Explore Washington State.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ExploringWash)

On July 10, 1968, the National League and American League announced they would split into two divisions, but the decision didn't come without drama and the age old debate on when to keep traditions and when to evolve.

In their episode I am joined by Rick Allen, the author of the book , Inside Pitch, a story about the Seattle Pilots one season in MLB --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/astrosbaseball/message

When going on vacation in Africa, what is one of the first things that cross you're mind in terms of dinner conversation? That's right Major League Baseball & what might make the conversation even more entertaining: The 1969 Seattle Pilots. Turn in now to find out how this dinner overseas turned into this book on a team that was played into bankruptcy in 1 year. To Find Rick Allen: https://www.facebook.com/rickallenauthor/ Crazy Train Radio: www.facebook.com/realctradio Twitter: @realctradio Instagram: @crazytrainradio 0

Welcome to UnforMETable, an Amazin’ Avenue Audio show that looks back on less heralded, more obscure Mets players from the past. When the Mets acquired Greg Goossen from the Dodgers organization for $8,000 prior to the 1965 season, the young catcher with power potential quickly became one of the more promising prospects in the young organization. Goossen never lived up to his potential with the Mets, though he caught the notice of—and was the subject of memorable anecdotes from—both Yogi Berra and Casey Stengel. Afterwards, his most successful season in baseball—in the sole season for the Seattle Pilots—landed him a supporting role in Jim Bouton’s iconic Ball Four, before his post-baseball career led him into the orbit of Gene Hackman, which he parlayed into a lengthy career of minor movie roles. As always, you can listen or subscribe to this and all of our wonderful Amazin’ Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. If you’ve got an idea for a player to be featured on UnforMETable, let us know in the comments. Make sure to follow Rob on Twitter (@WolffRR), and you can now follow the show, too (@unformetable). Tune in next week for another tale from the Mets’ past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the day he first stepped into the New York Yankee clubhouse in 1962 at the age of 23, Jim Bouton was baseball’s deceptive revolutionary.  Behind the all-American boy-next-door good looks and formidable fastball, lurked an unlikely maverick with a decidedly signature style – both on and off the diamond. Whether it was his frank talk about MLB front office management and player salaries, passionate advocacy of progressive politics, or efforts to convince the Johnson Administration to boycott the 1968 Summer Olympics, “Bulldog” Bouton fearlessly – and seemingly effortlessly – confronted a largely conservative sports world and compelled it to catch up with a rapidly changing American society. On the field, Bouton defied tremendous odds to reach the majors – first with the champion Bronx Bombers (making 1963’s AL All-Star team in his second season, and winning two World Series games in 1964) – and later, with an improbable post-retirement comeback at age 39 with the Atlanta Braves. But in between, it was his memorable 1969 season with the woeful one-year Seattle Pilots – and his groundbreaking tell-all account called Ball Four – that literally and figuratively changed the game (not to mention Bouton’s career) by reintroducing America to its national pastime in a profound and traditional-altering way. Author Mitch Nathanson (Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original) joins the show for a look at Bouton’s unconventional life, and how – in the cliquey, bottom‑line world of professional baseball, Bouton managed to be both an insider and an outsider all at once.

Alex Kielar is back with another “This Day In Baseball History” this time having Johnnie Black on to talk about some records being set, extensions being signed, a Seattle Pilots team they only lasted one season, and more. Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexKielar and Johnnie @jball0202 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toomuchpodtar/message

As you probably know, Major League Baseball was due to open up this week. If we can't see it ...let's hear about it. Seattle has a pretty incredible baseball history. I had an interview with Art Thiel, Seattle sports historian, co-founder of Sportspress Northwest and author of: Out of Left Field: How the Mariners Made Baseball Fly in Seattle. We talked about the Seattle Pilots, a major league team that 50-years ago, stuck around for only one-year. The departure of the Pilots, eventually led to the birth of the Mariners. Click below, and find out about the history of modern baseball in Seattle. Pretty fascinating.

Baseball writer Fran Zimniuch (Baseball's New Frontier: A History of Expansion, 1961-1998) help us sketch out a nearly forty-year survey of the major leagues’ fitful journey from a regional set of 16 teams confined to just ten US Northeast and Midwest cities, to the 30-club colossus that today stretches across 27 markets across North America. While the sport’s modern-day wanderlust began in earnest during the 1950s as the Braves moved to Milwaukee, the Browns left for Baltimore (new name: Orioles), the A’s traded Philadelphia for Kansas City, and New York’s Giants and Brooklyn’s Dodgers made haste for California – Major League Baseball entered the 1960s with an urgent need to expand into new markets as the rival Continental League threatened to beat them to the punch. In 1961, the American League added its own Los Angeles franchise with the Angels, and a new expansion version of the Washington Senators hastily replaced their original predecessors, having absconded to the Twin Cities.  Two more teams joined the following year – New York’s Mets and Houston’s Colt .45’s (later renamed Astros).  The addition of four new clubs in 1969 pushed the boundaries even further: the San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, and (ultimately one-year wonder) Seattle Pilots. Seattle’s MLB redemption came in 1977 when the expansion Mariners joined the American League roster, along with Canada’s second franchise – the Toronto Blue Jays. Baseball’s last expansion push came in the 1990s, when Colorado and Florida (now Miami) joined the National League in 1993, and Arizona and Tampa Bay were added the NL and AL respectively in 1998. While rumors of potential relocation of big-league baseball’s current members is always fodder for the off-season Hot Stove (the fate of the Rays in Tampa-St. Pete, in particular), Zimniuch and host Tim Hanlon ponder if further expansion to new markets is in the cards – and if so, where and when? What better reason to plan your Spring Training getaway at VisitArizona.com!

Very few players in the 20th century transformed the way baseball was perceived as much as Jim Bouton, the hotshot Yankees starter who, after arm injuries and a trade to the Seattle Pilots, wrote perhaps the greatest baseball book of all time. Bouton passed away last week, so Mike and Bill talk about his life, his book, and the legacy of both, along with special guest Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) of NBC Sports. Plus, happy birthday to Terry Pendleton!

American Fans Discuss The Global Sport

Topic: The Seattle Pilots and the One Year Wonder with Art Thiel Website: voicesofexperience.com

We sail away from SAILING INTO LOVE (2019) and: "I think it's great" ... THEME ... Seattle Pilots ... Dickie Thon (redux) ... Dave Lopes, Grant Balfour ... Swaddled in torpor ... Four Weddings and a Funeral, on paper ... Plot with no wake ... Instant bread podcast ... The Expositional Challenge ... I got nothin' ... Plot mop-up and island love ... Boy falls in water ... Welcome back to Costner Chat ... BREAK ... Still so featureless ... Spot the Angel: Nobody ... Like a table read ... Fiona Vroom: The Dean Acheson of the Hallmark family of brands ... Eat Your Heart Out: Minimalist dining; Kate-upsetting chowder; Hallmark in Maine; suspiciously beige; penne and Aussie wine; Last Ship nostalgia; family-annihilating unkillable Master Chief ... BREAK ... The Hallmark Expanded Universe: Gus Van Houten's Resort Paradise vs. Lucky In Love and Northern Lights of Christmas ... Overdetermined: Nothing, but also Tom quitting over a street conversation ... Crossover: Into the Blue, Striking Distance and Grey's Anatomy ... Only the driest and most odorless sex ... BREAK ... Letters to Santa: Transcontinental best-friendship ... The Build-a-Buré Workshop: Christmas in July, zero research on Australia, Bryan Brown, Midnight Oil, Luke Prokopec, Natalia Imbruglia and AC/DC ... BREAK ... The Hallmark Bechdel Test: No ... Partner Chat: Appropriately medicating ... Rating: 1 (soporifically) ... Leah Renee, underserved ... Leah Renee's earlier music career ... Busytown Mysteries ... Dave's Willow Bay nostalgia ... Garry Garneau, Aaron Rodgers, Colin Jost and Peyton Manning ... What about my snacks??? ... Merry Christmas ... • MUSIC: "Fuck You If You Don't Like Christmas," from Crudbump, by Drew Fairweather • "Insanity," by Leah Renee • "iBF (Imaginary Boyfriend)," by Leah Renee • "Break the Ice," by John Farnham • "Orinoco Flow," by Enya • "Orchestral Sports Theme" by Chris Collingwood of Look Park and Fountains of Wayne, with Rick Murnane

Two time award winning journalist and assistant Lincoln Park High School Varsity Baseball Coach Josh Abeare along with Jay Fielder LPHS alum, former JV baseball coach and owner of the Seattle Pilots joins Stiner on this weeks episode. Coaching is important and the guys go over their coaching experiences and how they see it fit. Do the players even like Coach Stiner, Stiner doesn't know he can't hear them behind his back. Things have changed over the last 15 years in schools and sports and it is noticeable. The guys also each go over their 5 favorite sport movies and also 5 least favorite. Plus Tigers and Lions talk. Another must listen! Back to the Future Fantasy Baseball starts at 1 hour and 45 minutes in. Enjoy! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In 1969, Major League Baseball expanded to four cities: San Diego, Montreal, Kansas City and Seattle. Montreal moved to Washington and became the Nationals and Seattle moved as well. Yes, there was a team in Seattle before the Mariners – the Seattle Pilots. The Pilots played in Seattle for just one season – 1969 – and at the end of spring training, 1970, they were officially sold and relocated to Milwaukee. But that one year in Seattle was a most interesting time. The Pilots were/are a study in what not to do when trying to establish a new team in a new city. Ownership of the team was not committed, the Stadium was ancient and not meant to host Major League Baseball, many of Seattle’s politicians and residents did not want a team and, getting back to the stadium, finding a location was utter chaos. The team itself was a typical expansion team going 64-98 in its first season. But they had a few players who people thought they could build around: Tommy Harper, Tommy Davis, Lou Pinella and Mike Hegan. But, before the season started, Pinella was traded to Kansas City where he went on to win Rookie of the Year. That trade of Pinella for John Geinar and Steve Whitaker proved to be one of the most lopsided trades in franchise history, and it was orchestrated by Seattle’s GM Marvin Milkes, who also thought the team was much better that it was and talked about the Pilots finishing as high as third. That was a problem too as he did everything he could to help the team play better ball. Well, that backfired as the Pilots had a revolving door of players and according to Bill Mullins, author of the book, “Becoming Big League, Seattle, the Pilots, and Stadium Politics,” and who is our guest on this episode of Sports’ Forgotten Heroes, Seattleites regarded the Pilots as nothing more than a glorified minor league team because of the constant player movement, just like a minor league team. Join Bill Mullins now on Sports’ Forgotten Heroes as we take a look back at the fascinating story of the Seattle Pilots. Links: Sports' Forgotten Heroes website Sports' Forgotten Heroes Patreon Page Sports' Forgotten Heroes twitter ©2019 Sports' Forgotten Heroes

On April 11, 1969, The Seattle Pilots debuted for their first home game at Sick's Stadium.  Gus Bell fires a complete game 7-0 shutout over the White Sox as the paid attendance of 14,000+ watches on a perfect Seattle day.  The story of the Pilot's though is a deep complicated one and in this podcast, we will discuss -  Ball Four, William Daley's Role, how the ballpark although clearly unusable for Major League Baseball was not the main issue and neither was the attendance. How two bids to buy the team failed to keep them in Seattle and how they were the only team in MLB history to go bankrupt.   Also - the website celebrating the Pilots. Or, watch a promotional 17-minute videothe Pilots produced about their season-including footage of opening day at Sicks.)    

We kick off the New Year with our first-ever discussion about one of Major League Baseball’s most enduring enigmas – the ephemeral, one-season Seattle Pilots. However, as we discover in our conversation with this week’s guest Bill Mullins (Becoming Big League: Seattle, The Pilots, and Stadium Politics), the story of the team’s 1969 American League misadventures has a much longer historical arc – one rooted in the decades-long success of the city’s minor league Rainiers prior – and extending years afterward, when a new expansion Mariners franchise took to the Kingdome turf in 1977. In between, the story of the Pilots wends its way through the concentric worlds of pro sports economics (MLB’s blind zeal for expansion in the West Coast’s third-most populous market); municipal politics (Seattle’s quest for “major league” status, from the 1962 World’s Fair to a tortuous pursuit of a modern domed stadium); managerial challenges (an underfunded ownership group with limited resources and overly-optimistic revenue expectations); and logistical realities (a quaint-but-aging minor league Sicks’ Stadium, ill-prepared for the more pronounced demands of big league play and fan comfort). And, oh yes, a surprisingly competitive on-field performance filled with memorable highs (winning both their first-ever game [at the California Angels, 4/8/69], and their home debut [vs. the Chicago White Sox, 4/11/69]); forgettable lows (three home runs by Reggie Jackson in a 5-0 loss to the Oakland A’s, 7/2/69); and a deceivingly last-place finish in a tightly-bunched AL West cellar, only a handful of games behind the Angels, Royals and White Sox. Despite the Pilots’ woes, the legacy of this quixotic franchise remains remarkably endearing to the Seattle fans who got to experience the city’s first taste of big-time major league sports fifty years hence. Be sure to visit our new sponsor Streaker Sports – where, fittingly, you can order a beautiful baby blue classic Seattle Pilots logo T-shirt to commemorate this episode (and the team’s 50th anniversary)!

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Episode Two -- The second part of a story about a father-son bond and the legacy it left behind in a rural, southeastern Ohio town. DISCLAIMER: The archival announcer sounds used are NOT from the game that Dick Bates played in. Instead, they are from a game on May 13, 1969, played between the Seattle Pilots and New York Yankees at Sick's Stadium.

Mike Silva kicks wraps up opening weekend by featuring former Mets closer Skip Lockwood who talks about his book “Insight Pitch: My Life as a Major League Closer.” Skip remembers the late former teamates Ed Charles and Rusty Staub, talks about his transition as a starting pitcher to a reliever and being part of the subject of the book “Ball Four” as a member of the Seattle Pilots. Mike talks about opening weekend and his early observations of the 2018 club. He also reiterates the importance of Matt Harvey’s first start and the upcoming series with the Nationals in DC. 

Mike Silva wraps up opening weekend by featuring former Mets closer Skip Lockwood who talks about his book “Insight Pitch: My Life as a Major League Closer.” Skip remembers the late former teams Ed Charles and Rusty Staub, talks about his transition as a starting pitcher to a reliever and being part of the subject of the book “Ball Four” as a member of the Seattle Pilots. Mike talks about opening weekend and his early observations of the 2018 club. He also reiterates the importance of Matt Harvey’s first start and the upcoming series with the Nationals in DC.

Welcome to Major League Baseball in America’s Dairyland. If bratwurst, beer, baseball and the Milwaukee Brewers are your thing, then you’ll love the first home of the Seattle Pilots which is Milwaukee County Stadium. This stadium was the home of the original sausage races and the one time home run champion, Henry Aaron. Harvey’s Wallbangers once won an American League Championship here too. So let’s visit Milwaukee here next in the Digital Dugout. Chasing a Dream is a proud member of the No Phony Podcast Network.

Host Matt Sammon returns to the box of cards from the 1960s and 70s, and finds Jack Aker who had a pretty good career and great life despite playing for a not-so-great "one hit wonder" baseball team. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains

Baseball will forever be linked to promotions- bat giveaways, Ladies' Day, bobble heads - all to entice fans to the ballpark. Most have been a success. Others, not so much. This Great Game's Eric Gouldsberry chronicles baseball's ten worst promotional ideas. Also- what major sports facility hosts the most games each year? With the Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Sparks, the Staples Center in Los Angeles tops the list. Operations Director Armen Dembekjian details transitions between hockey, basketball and concert events. Plus, tracing the strange one-year saga of the Seattle Pilots.  

M's win again and we have the highlights. We hear from Leonys Martin. Feliks Banel visits to talk Seattle Pilots

Diego Segui, right-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Pilots, Boston Red Sox, and Seattle Mariners from 1962 through 1977.