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The Cleveland Indians' Big Four rotation served them well in 1954, delivering 111 wins and a ticket to the World Series. Yet their power is fading, and many worry that the AL pennant in the previous year was a high-water mark. They would rack up eight winning seasons in the decade, but only a sole defeat in the Fall Classic to show for it.In tonight's game the welcome the young and eager Chicago White Sox. Marty Marion's “Go-go” philosophy of speed and base-running would be key. 1955 showed where the gaps were, and some rapid trades (bringing in Larry Doby and clearing the shortstop position for future Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio) would take them all the way in 1959.All of that lies in the future. Tonight is a distillation of the Indians' power and the Go-Go White Sox. reflected in the pitching match-up. Chicago's Billy Pierce is in the middle of a historic season where he will finish with an ERA of 1.97.On the other side of the scorecard is Early Wynn, a future 300-game winner whose scowling, intimidating presence on the mound defined the era's aggressive pitching ethos . Wynn would later win the Cy Young after joining the White Sox, but for now, he stands in the way of the White Sox' first legitimate pennant run in 35 years .Ewan Spence and the Classic Baseball Radio team bring you this recreated radio broadcast from July 1, 1955. This should not be considered a complete or fully accurate historical record. Nevertheless, this is our story of the game.We thank Retrosheet, Sports Reference, Sports Logos Net, Tom R Audio, and  Crafting The Call.** LINKS **Boxscore:https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE195507010.shtml A closer look at the four-way race in 1955's American League pennant race.https://thisgreatgame.com/1955-baseball-history/Early Wynn biography and the philosophy of “The Office” and his willingness to knock down hitters to defend the plate.https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/early-wynn/A look at Wynn's longevity, including his eventual move to the White Sox and his 1959 Cy Young Award.https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/early-wynn  A retrospective evaluation of Billy Pierce's stats and pitching records.https://www.cooperstowncred.com/billy-pierce-star-from-the-1950s-on-the-golden-days-hall-of-fame-ballot Recounting Gene Woodling's journey from the Yankees to the 1955 Indians.https://peanutsandcrackerjack.com/blog/gene-woodling-a-stellar-career-in-baseball  How Larry Doby integrated the American League. https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-5-1947-larry-doby-integrates-american-league-with-pinch-hitting-appearance-for-cleveland/ A look at Marion's managerial philosophy and his transition from Cardinal great to White Sox skipper.https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Marty_Marion/ The history of Comiskey Parkhttps://ballparks.com/baseball/american/comisk.htm

The year of the pitcher is over. Following a league-wide ERA of 2.98, Denny McLain's 31 wins, and Bob Gibson's 1.12 ERA, the MLB took drastic action; the mound was lowered from 15 inches to 10 inches, and the strike zone was reduced.As the season begins, pitchers are coming to terms with a brand new game, none more so than this match-up between the Los Angeles Dodgers' Don Sutton and the Cincinnati Reds' Jim Maloney. Sutton is looking to refine his precision pitching, and Maloney the new target for the firepower of his fastball.Looking back, it's the Reds' lineup card that's impressive. Reading like a Hall of Fame Induction, you have Johnny Bench behind the plate, Tony Perez and Lee May offering muscle in the middle of the order, Wayne Granger ready to come in as the fireman, and the reigning batting champion of Pete Rose (okay, so maybe not everyone is going to be inducted).The Dodgers leaned into pitching to find success in the sixties, but here comes the Reds with a new approach of churning runs while on offense. It's not quite complete, but the genesis of the Big Red Machine is here. Ewan Spence and the Classic Baseball Radio team bring you this recreated radio broadcast from April 9, 1969. This should not be considered a complete or fully accurate historical record. Nevertheless, this is our story of the game.We thank Retrosheet, Sports Reference, Sports Logos Net, Tom R Audio, and  Crafting The Call.** LINKS **Boxscore:https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN196904090.shtmlJim Maloney looks back on his career (Interview).https://irontontribune.com/2025/06/18/reds-pitching-great-maloney-still-going-strong/How Don Sutton became a Los Angeles Dodgers legend.https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/don-sutton/The Big Red Machine's Spring Breaks At Pacetti Hotelhttps://www.ponceinlet.org/history-and-education/pacetti-hotel-history/the-big-red-machine/ The high-speed impact of Bobby Tolan's arrival in Cincinnati.https://www.redlegnation.com/2017/04/02/the-enigma-of-bobby-tolan/ Pete Rose returns to the Hall conversation as baseball embraces his original sin.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/15/pete-rose-hall-of-fame-baseball A history of the Dodgers' $100,000 "bonus baby" Willie Crawford.https://ladodgerchronicles.com/remembering-willie-crawford/Remembering 1968, the year of the pitcher.https://thisgreatgame.com/1968-baseball-history/ A Brief Historical Analysis Of Baseball's Divisional Era (1969-1995)https://notesironbound.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-brief-historical-analysis-of.html

The ageing empire of Casey Stengel's Yankees is in a desperate three-way street fight for the American League against the Chicago White Sox (the defending champions) and the ‘Kiddie Krops' of the Baltimore Orioles. With only half a game separating them in the loss column, every game is a make-or-break.In tonight's game, the Yankees welcome the Orioles into the cauldron of the House that Babe Built. Stengel's Yankees are still playing as they did during their dominant fifties with a platoon full of power that will reach the fence or fall short over nine innings. The team crumbled in 1959. Can the old ways still work?Meanwhile, Orioles manager Paul Richards has young arms aplenty, and playing small ball built around bunts, singles and aggressive base running. Will that take them through September and beyond? The Orioles have their own aged war-horse. Hoyt Wilhelm, in his ninth year in the majors, is back where he belongs, pitching in relief with a knuckleball that seems to defy the laws of physics. It's paired with the comically oversized glove of Clint Courtney, because it's the only way any catcher has a hope of getting the ball into the back of the leather.Stengel is watching the sun set on his pinstripes, and Richards is welcoming the sun rise over his baby birds. Only one will stamp their authority in the race for the pennant…Ewan Spence and the Classic Baseball Radio team bring you this recreated radio broadcast from September 28, 1950. This should not be considered a complete or fully accurate historical record. Nevertheless, this is our story of the game.We thank Retrosheet, Sports Reference, Sports Logos Net, Tom R Audio, and  Crafting The Call.** LINKS ** Boxscore:https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196008150.shtml1960 Major League Baseball seasonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_season Ron Hansen, by Jimmy Keenan for SABRhttps://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ron-hansen/Brooks Robinson at the Baseball Hall Of Famehttps://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/robinson-brooksWho Was the Better Third Baseman, Brooks Robinson or Clete Boyer?https://www.baseballhistorycomesalive.com/who-was-the-better-third-baseman-brooks-or-clete/ Hoyt Wilhelm's Knuckleball (The Inside Pitch, with Bob Wolff)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5kdNI_gKLg So long, 45-inch catcher's glovehttps://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/happy-anniversary-so-long-45-inch-catchers-glove/ Art Ditmar Obituaryhttps://ripbaseball.com/2021/06/19/obituary-art-ditmar-1929-2021/ Casey Stengel: The Most Colorful Manager in Baseball Historyhttps://www.cmgworldwide.com/2023/07/05/casey-stengel-the-most-colorful-manager-in-baseball-history/ Once upon a time, the Orioles had the ‘Kiddie Korps'https://www.shepherdstownchronicle.com/sports/2018/06/22/once-upon-a-time-the-orioles-had-the-kiddie-korps/

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The Philadelphia Phillies were meant to have the 1950 National League sewn up. With two weeks left in the regular season, they were seven and a half ahead of the Red Sox and nine ahead of the Dodgers. Then they collapsed.In the second-last series of the season, the Phillies travel to the Polo Grounds to take on a rampaging New York Giants who have won 15 of their last 25 games. The Phillies? Just three wins in the last ten games. The Giants are one win away from the sweep, which would force the Phillies into a win-or-go-home deciding series against the Dodgers.Things are going no better for pitcher Robin Roberts. This is the third game he has started with nineteen wins. No Phillies pitcher has won 20 games since 1917, and Roberts can't get himself over the line. He lost 1-0 to Chicago, then 3-2 to the Dodgers. Roberts is running out of starts, the Whiz Kids are running out of time, and Philadelphia is running out of patience.Ewan Spence and the Classic Baseball Radio team bring you this recreated radio broadcast from September 28, 1950. This should not be considered a complete or fully accurate historical record. Nevertheless, this is our story of the game.We thank Retrosheet, Sports Reference, Sports Logos Net, Tom R Audio, and  Crafting The Call.(Editor's note: Our commentary notes listed the Giants as winning 20 of the preceding 25 games; it is, in fact 15 from the last 25).LINKSBoxscore:https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197306190.shtml Philadelphia Phillies in 1950https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Philadelphia_Phillies_seasonNew York Giants in 1950https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_New_York_Giants_(MLB)_season Robin Roberts profile:https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/robin-roberts/ The Whiz Kidshttps://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/whiz-kids/ The Whiz Kids at 75https://ballnine.com/2025/06/19/whiz75/ The Ballparks: Polo Groundshttps://thisgreatgame.com/ballparks-polo-grounds/ The colorful career of Wes Westrum, Bemidji State's only World Series winnerhttps://bsualumni.org/the-colorful-career-of-wes-westrum-bemidji-states-only-world-series-winner/ Eddie Stankey profilehttps://sabr.org/bioproj/person/eddie-stanky/  Bobby Thompson at the Scottish Sports Hall Of Famehttps://sshf.sportscotland.org.uk/inductees/bobby-thomson/index.html

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The San Diego Padres have lost their last nine games, and with rumours of the franchise moving to Washington, the management is looking for anything to bring the winning ways, and the fans, back to San Diego Stadium.Is the answer Dave Winfield?San Diego picked Winfield with the fourth overall pick in the first round draft. Winfield was a pitcher, but the Padres needed bats in the lineup, so they not only put Winfield out to left field, they also brought him straight into The Show. Winfield remains one of the handful of players to accomplish this feat.Winfield developed into an All-Star with San Diego before moving to the Yankees for a then-record 10-year, $23 million contract, popping up next with the Angels, before heading to the Blue Jays to get a World Series ring in 1992.We're winding the clock all the way back to what is Dave Winfield's first game. The Padres are anchored at the bottom of the National League, 20 games back behind the top spot held by the Dodgers. The Houston Astros are faring much better - third in the League and 4 and a half games back. Can Winfield's bat be the spark that lights up the Padres' season?Ewan Spence and the Classic Baseball Radio team bring you this recreated radio broadcast from 1973. This should not be considered a complete or fully accurate historical record. Nevertheless, this is our story of the game.You can find the boxscore here:https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197306190.shtml This game was played on June 19, 1973..We thank Retrosheet, Sports Reference, Sports Logos Net, Tom R Audio, and  Crafting The Call.LINKSBox Score:https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197306190.shtml Dave Winfield Profile, by Doug Skipperhttps://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dave-winfield/We Are, We Can, We Will: The 1992 World Champion Toronto Blue Jays; Foreword, by Dave Winfield.https://sabr.org/journal/article/foreword-1992-world-champion-toronto-blue-jays-by-dave-winfield/No, Dave Winfield wasn't traded for a dinner.https://www.mlb.com/news/dave-winfield-traded-for-dinner Cito Gaston's contributions left a mark on the game; First African-American skipper to win the World Series built a strong legacy:https://www.mlb.com/news/cito-gaston-left-his-imprint-on-the-game-c215951760 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Jerry Reuss:https://mosportshalloffame.com/inductees/jerry-reuss/The 50-20 Club:https://tht.fangraphs.com/tht-live/the-50-20-club/Looking back at… Cesar Cedeno:https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/cedeno.html

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Following an injury at the 1937 All-Star Game, Dizzy Dean lost his fastball, and the St Louis Cardinals traded away one of the leading lights of The Gashouse Gang. The Chicago Cubs picked up Dean in exchange for three players and the then-legendary sum of $185,000, convinced that his arm would recover.The fastball never returned, but Dean equipped himself with a new arsenal of knuckles, screws and junkballs ahead of the 1938 season. Six games into the year, and the Cardinals visit the Cubs. Everyone wanted Dizzy Dean on the mound to face his old team, and Cubs manager Charlie Grimm did not disappoint a Wrigley Field crowd of over 34,000. Facing Dean were familiar faces from the Gashouse Gang, including Pepper Martin and Johnny Mize.It's time for a reckoning.Ewan Spence and the Classic Baseball Radio team bring you this recreated radio broadcast from 1938. This should not be considered a complete or fully accurate historical record. Nevertheless, this is our story of the game.You can find the boxscore here:https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN193804240.shtml This game was played on April 24, 1938.We thank Retrosheet, Sports Reference, Sports Logos Net, Tom R Audio, and  Crafting The Call.

The Boston Red Sox are in trouble. They are 36-37 at home, and have three games left to avoid the losing record; and they've just lost the first game in a two-game series against the Detroit Tigers. Locked in fourth place, they are playing for pride and to avoid a losing season in Fenway Park.But they have an ace in the line-up. Ted Williams, returning from military service in Korea, is coming back into the Boston lineup and batting .400 for the season. Ahead of him in he line-up is Jim Piersall, finding his form after spending most of 1952 being treated for bipolar disorder.In the Red Sox way is soon to be crowned Rookie of the Year Harvey Kuenn, and Mr Tiger himself Al Kaline… however, at this point in his storied career, Kaline is a rookie who's only been playing in the Majors for three months.Ewan Spence and the Classic Baseball Radio team bring you this recreated radio broadcast from 1953. This should not be considered a complete or fully accurate historical record. Nevertheless, this is our story of the game.You can find the boxscore here:https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195309170.shtmlThis game was played on September 17, 1953.We thank Retrosheet, Sports Reference, Sports Logos Net, Tom R Audio, and  Crafting The Call.

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The records credit Jim Bouton with the win, but everyone who followed the Yankees' 1963 season knows that the driving force in the middle of the year was Elston Howard.Stepping up into a leadership role after Mickey Mantle broke his foot and moved to the Injured List for ten weeks, the Yankees catcher would shepherd the rotation through the summer months with performance like this one, taking the young Bouton through 8 scoreless innings.Howard earned his American League MVP award by putting the Yankees on his broad shoulders.Neither should we ignore opposing pitcher Claude Osteen. The left-hander packed heat alongside an arsenal of breaking pitches. Already established as the Senators' ace, the offence would rarely back him up, and 1963 would end with a 9-14 record. The Dodgers would offer him a lifeline, and in 1965, he would join Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax, and Johnny Podres in a devastating rotation in Los Angeles.Today? Today, you can see the difference Howard makes when supporting a young pitcher.Ewan Spence and the Classic Baseball Radio team bring you this recreated radio broadcast from 1963. Just as radio stations recreated baseball games from ticker-tape messages, we can research this classic game and present it to you as if you were listening to the radio in 1963. This should not be considered a complete or fully accurate historical record. Nevertheless, this is our story of the game.You can find the boxscore here:https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196306190.shtmlThis game was played on June 19, 1963We thank Retrosheet, Sports Reference, Sports Logos Net, Tom R Audio, and  Crafting The Call.

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Knuckleball pitcher Dick Fowler spent his entire career in the Majors with the Philadelphia Athletics. During the Second World War, he enlisted at the age of 22 and served three years with Canada's 48th Light Highlanders, known as "The Ladies from Hell" thanks to wearing kilts on the battlefield.His first start on returning from service saw him face the St Louis Browns and hurl a no-hitter, the first Canadian to do so. Fowler is on the mound to face the Browns once more in today's game.The Philadelphia Athletics are sitting in third place in the American League. Managed by 84-year-old legend Connie Mack, the Athletics are coming off 14 years without a winning record. Can the old-school tactic of manufacturing runs with small-ball batting and pitching bring back the glory years?They face a team fighting to escape a slump. The St Louis Browns have lost eight of their last ten games, but took the first game in this two-game series by 12 runs to 3. On the mound is Fred Sandford, who's looking to find confidence in his fastball.This episode is a new approach to telling the history of America's favourite game. Just as radio stations would recreate baseball games from tickertape messages, we can research this classic game and present it to you as if you were listening to the radio in 1947. Your comments are welcome.Ewan Spence and the Classic Baseball Radio team bring you this recreated radio broadcast from 1947. This should not be considered a complete or fully accurate historical record. Nevertheless, this is our story of the game.You can find the boxscore here:https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA194706250.shtml This game was played on June 25, 1947.We thank Retrosheet, Sports Reference, Sports Logos Net, Tom R Audio, and Crafting The Call.

Jim is joined by Adam Darowski of Sports Reference to break down the HOF candidacy of former MLB pitcher Fernando Valenzuela. First, Adam and Jim discuss Valenzuela's unique pitching delivery and devastating screwball (8:41). Next, they cover "Fernandomania" from start to finish and take a deep dive into the best pitchers of his era (16:15). Finally, they determine where Valenzeula ranks among the 1980s players featured on this year's Veterans Committee ballot (57:34), before making a final call on whether he belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame (1:17:56).

The Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates prepare to meet for the first time in the 1930 season, with the two clubs starting the campaign facing different challenges.The Pittsburgh Pirates, under manager Jewel Ens, have been playing inspired baseball. They have stormed out of the gate with a 9-3 record, establishing themselves as an early pennant contender alongside the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League standings. Meanwhile, the Boston Braves, guided by the steady hand of manager Bill McKechnie, are treading water. They arrive in Pittsburgh playing .500 ball through their first ten contests, holding a 5-5 record that places them in sixth.And while the two teams are preparing for the first of twenty-two meetings this year, rookie outfielder Wally Berger is looking to make his mark on the game. Ahead of him lie 11 years in the majors, four call-ups to the All-Star game, and reaching the World Series twice.This episode is a new approach to telling the history of America's favourite game. Just as radio stations would recreate baseball games from tickertape messages, we can research this classic game and present it to you as if you were listening to the radio in 1930. Your comments are welcomed.This broadcast should not be considered a complete or fully accurate historical record. Nevertheless, this is our story of the game.Ewan Spence and the Classic Baseball Radio team bring you this recreated radio broadcast from 1930. We thank Crafting the Call, Retrosheet, and Sports Reference.You can find the boxscore here: ⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/BaseballScorecards/comments/1oqumwq/boston_braves_4_at_pittsburgh_pirates_3_may_1/⁠⁠This game was played on May 1, 1930.⁠

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Jim is joined by Adam Darowski of Sports Reference to break down the career and HOF candidacy of former Negro League slugger Oscar "Heavy" Johnson. First, they cover how the Negro Leagues valued defense more than any other baseball league and why that may explain Johnson not being as famous as his contemporaries (14:52). Next, they discuss Johnson's 1923 Triple Crown season with the Kansas City Monarchs and why he reminds them both of Hack Wilson (25:05). Finally, they run through Johnson's ridiculous hitting numbers (40:02), before making a final call on whether Johnson belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame (55:13).

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Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz open the show recapping Kevin Gausman's outing, highlighting his consistency over the second half of the season and his dominance in September. Also, they touch on Toronto's difficulty creating traction at the plate. Afterwards, Adam Darowski (30:55), Executive Director of Design at Sports Reference, discusses the development of baseball analytics and how he creates user-friendly tools. Following that, Blake talks to Brian Jeroloman and Chris Bec (51:35), two former members of the Toronto Blue Jays organization. They share stories of watching the likes of AJ Burnett, Roy Halladay, George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. operate. Lastly, Sportsnet's Chris Leroux (01:20:40) gives his thoughts on Trey Yesavage's outing and plans for the rest of his season, Kevin Gausman's stuff playing this late in the year, and more!The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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For so long, we've thought that the 4,000 hit club was one of the most exclusive in baseball history, with just two members. But on the 98th anniversary of Ty Cobb's 4,000th hit, Mike and Bill are joined by Sports Reference's Executive Director of Design, Negro Leagues expert and Latin baseball researcher Adam Darowski (@adarowski.bsky.social) to talk about his presentation at SABR 53, and how much larger that club actually is. The answer, and the players on it, will surprise you and hopefully expand your horizons about what should count toward the record book of baseball. Plus, happy birthday to Rubén Gómez and to Jesse Tannehill! And farewell to Mark Esser, Jack Curtis, Rod Nichols, and Jason Conti. Here's the link to the SABR 53 presentations, where you can find audio and slides from Adam's talk: https://sabr.org/convention/sabr53-presentations

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You can find a transcript of the episode hereOn this episode, our Mark Simon talks to Astros rookie right fielder Cam Smith, who ranks among the leaders in Defensive Runs Saved despite never having played the position before this season.Cam talked about his welcome to the big leagues' moments and explained how teammate Jake Meyers and the Astros outfield coaches have helped in his acclimation to a new position.Then, we switched topics. Mark went to the SABR convention and shared some of the things he learned, and brought on Sports-Reference's executive director of design Adam Darowski to share his research about players with 4,000 hits in pro baseball.Lastly, Mark and his colleague Ben Schneider talked about what SIS measures regarding home plate umpire performance and looked at some tendencies among MLB umpires the last couple of seasons.Three good interviews/discussions in roughly 20 minutes!Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Bluesky at @sportsinfosolutions.com, and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com. You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.

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Jim is joined by Adam Darowski of Sports Reference to break down the HOF candidacy of former MLB third baseman Buddy Bell. First, they discuss Bell's elite advanced metrics, which all point to him being on par with the average Hall of Fame third basemen (7:20). Next, they cover Bell's only season where he finished in the top 10 in the AL MVP vote, how he qualifies to be called Brooks Robinson lite, and whether he belongs on Defensive Third Basemen Mount Rushmore (17:52). Finally, they rank Bell among the best third basemen of his era (46:00), before making a final call on whether he belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame (58:14).

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On this episode, we cover how playing volleyball helped a future minor league Gold Glover, got an explanation on how defensive positioning models are developed and talked about what stats belong on a baseball scoreboard.Joining Mark Simon, our first guest was Marlins prospect Joe Mack, who won a Gold Glove as a catcher last season. Joe talked about how he developed at the position and what he's working on now.Then Katie Krall, baseball analyst for Marquee Sports Network and former research analyst for the Reds and minor league coach with the Red Sox, shared her insights on defensive positioning, defensive stats, and why she wants to be thought of as the 'card on the wall at an art museum' of baseball analysts.Lastly, Mark's colleague, Nick Rabasco came on to talk about a Bluesky thread from Sports-Reference president Sean Forman about scoreboards at MLB ballparks.Examples of Katie's segmentsPositioning cardshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H61fpueO3M&pp=0gcJCYUJAYcqIYzvUmpire accuracy on close pitcheshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek1gHUblh-sThanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Bluesky at @sportsinfosolutions.com, and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com. You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.

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New features have just launched for Immaculate Grid! We talked with Adam Darowski, Executive Director of Design at Sports Reference, to discuss the latest changes and featuresHighly recommend watching the stream for the full experience: https://youtube.com/live/ZosJvGuCsAs?feature=share------------------

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Send us a textAs Director of Product Adam has been part of Sports-Reference for a long time. Keeping Baseball -Reference.com fresh, being part of the addition of Football, Basketball, (both college and pro), and hockey has proven to be groundbreaking. Adam has also worked on bringing in Negro League player data into BR. We talk Hall of Fame (Adam is a Dustin Pedroia advocate), and what's next for Adam!Intro & Outro music this season courtesy of Mercury Maid! Check them out on Spotify or Apple Music!  Please subscribe to our podcast and thanks for listening! If you can give us 4 or 5 star rating that means a lot. And 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 X @almostcoop or visit the Almost Cooperstown Facebook page or YouTube channel.  And please tell your friends!www.almostcooperstown.com

Jim is joined by Sports Reference's Executive Design Director Adam Darowski to break down down the hall of fame candidacy of former MLB third baseman Ken Boyer. First, Adam and Jim cover how Boyer is the most forgotten man from the greatest era of baseball (7:12) . Next, they discuss the 1964 World Series, how Boyer compares to Ron Santo, and how Boyer was on 3B Mount Rushmore when when he retired in 1969 (19:05). Finally, Adam and Jim walk through the best third baseman that came right after Boyer left baseball and where he ranks among them (51:10), before they both state whether or not they believe Boyer deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (59:45).

Adam Darowski of Sports Reference joins the show to discuss one of the most underrated outfielders of the 1980s. Card 278 on Beckett SABR Bio by Jane Schupmann Hewitt Baseball Hall Card Corner - 1975 Topps #514 Jose's Puerto Rican League Stats Stathead Search: Position Players by WAR, 1975-1986 Follow Adam on Twitter Building the Ballot Podcast

There are a number of unanswerable questions in baseball history, but none truly tantalizes like the question of which pitcher was the fastest of all time. So this week, on the 78th anniversary of Bob Feller setting a new record for recorded pitch speed AND the 50th anniversary of Nolan Ryan doing the same, Mike and Bill break a record of their own, turning in their longest episode yet, looking back at the various attempts to figure out exactly who was the fastest before we had radar guns to spoil all the fun. And they even rope in Sports Reference guru Adam Darowski (@baseballtwit) to help them. Plus, happy birthday to Wild Bill Hallahan and Max Lanier!

Jim is joined by Adam Darowski, Director of Design and Product Management at Sports Reference, to break down down the hall of fame candidacy of former MLB player Julio Franco. First, Jim and Adam discuss Franco's age 45 season with the Atlanta Braves in 2004 and his unforgettable batting stance (10:30). Next, they cover the 1990 All-Star Game, Minnie Miñoso, and Julio's membership in the Pro Baseball 4,000 Hit Club (16:26). Finally, Adam and Jim attempt to properly rank Franco among the best 2B/SS from 1980-2007 (50:45), before they both state whether or not they believe Franco deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (59:55)