Podcast appearances and mentions of urban shocker

Despite his career ending in ignomy 104 years ago this week, Joe Jackson remains a larger than life figure iin baseball and in American culture. But so much of how we picture Jackson is wrong, says former executive director of the Shoeless Joe Museum Dan Wallach (@shoelesspodcast). We talk with Dan about the man behind the myth and why it persists. Plus, happy birthday to Bernard Gilkey and Urban Shocker! And farewell to Jim Umbarger and Doug Creek.

Been a while since doing one of these, and they're always fun, so let's play the first career home run hit/allowed game with Francisco Álvarez.* Francisco Álvarez hit his first home run off Carl Edwards Jr., 10/4/22* Carl Edwards Jr. gave up his first home run to Alemdys Díaz, 6/22/16* Alemdys Díaz hit his first home run off Eric O'Flaherty, 4/18/16* Eric O'Flaherty gave up his first home run to Alex Rodriguez, 8/22/06* Alex Rodriguez hit his first home run off Tom Gordon, 6/12/95* Tom Gordon gave up his first home run to Terry Steinbach, 9/17/88* Terry Steinbach hit his first home run off Greg Swindell, 9/12/86* Greg Swindell gave up his first home run to Garth Iorg, 8/27/86* Garth Iorg hit his first home run off Sparky Lyle, 6/22/80* Sparky Lyle gave up his first home run to Mickey Stanley, 7/16/67* Mickey Stanley hit his first home run off Marshall Bridges, 9/3/65* Marshall Bridges gave up his first home run to Pete Whisenant, 6/28/59* Pete Whisenant hit his first home run off Johnny Antonelli, 6/12/55* Johnny Antontelli gave up his first home run to Stan Musial, 5/24/49* Stan Musial hit his first home run off Rip Sewell, 9/23/41* Rip Sewell gave up his first home run to Jimmie Foxx, 6/14/32* Jimmie Foxx hit his first home run off Urban Shocker, 5/31/27* Urban Shocker gave up his first home run to Nap Lajoie, 5/3/16* Nap Lajoie hit his first home run off Art Herman, 8/20/96* Art Herman gave up his first home run to Charlie Irwin, 6/29/96* Charlie Irwin hit his first home run off Huyler Westervelt, 6/7/94* Huyler Westervelt gave up his first home run to Ed Cartwright, 5/11/94* Ed Cartwright hit his first home run off Mike Morrison, 7/10/90* Mike Morrison gave up his first home run to Charlie Comiskey, 4/30/87* Charlie Comiskey hit his first home run off John Reccius, 5/4/82That was the first home run allowed by John Reccius, who pitched for the Louisville Eclipse in 1882 and 1883, then part of the American Association.Reccius batted unknown and threw unknown, same as his brother Phil Reccius, who managed to escape having his handedness known despite playing in Louisville from 1882-87, and then 68 games for the Cleveland Blues in ‘87 before a return engagement in Louisville, which by then had become the Colonels, but still played at Eclipse Park. The 1887 Colonels roster included Reddy Mack, Chicken Wolf, Hub Collins, Ducky Hemp, Peak-A-Boo Veach, Toad Ramsey, and Ice Box Chamberlain — the latter two serving as the main pitchers for a 76-60 team. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

On this week's episode of SABRcast Rob Neyer is by author and researcher Steve Steinberg. Discussion includes Steve's early work including a book on Urban Shocker, his collaborative process with Lyle Spatz and their latest work, "Comeback Pitchers: The Remarkable Careers of Howard Ehmke & Jack Quinn." Later, Rob is joined by SABRcast CEO Scott Bush to discuss winners of the weekend. For show notes, extra content, and a list of what Rob's reading, visit the SABRcast website at https://sabr.org/sabrcast.

After a player died from being hit by a pitch in 1920, Major League Baseball banned the "spitball." But it allowed 17 players whose careers were determined to be dependent on it to continue throwing it. A century later, baseball is still dealing with what it now calls the "foreign substances" issue.  The physics and history of baseball's dirtiest pitch, plus a guy named Urban Shocker. I value your support on Patreon.

We talked about the holidays, the baseball career of Urban Shocker and his spitball. The history of Guilford CT. Some more poems and some more shows. The time Jake hotboxed an igloo. The three-story treehouse I build. Finding a homemade sex tape from the 90s.

Cohost of Titan Up the Defense and bartender Nathaniel “Hub” Hubbard returns to the Math of You. Along the course of this conversation, we discuss the joy of being at the centre of an extremely specific Venn Diagram, the deep loves and abiding hatreds a childhood steeped in Boston sports can bring, and the adventures of such colourfully named heroes as Urban Shocker, Oilcan Boyd, and some scrub named Larry Bird. And yes, we do briefly talk about the Haunted Disco Barn.Signature Cocktail: The LegendIf you don't cover this drink with somebody, it's gonna do some serious damage. Merry fucking Christmas.1.5oz bourbon1/4oz cognac1/2oz Benedictine D.O.M. liqueur1/2oz sweet vermouth3 dashes Peychaud's Bitterscitrus twist, for garnishCombine ingredients in a mixing jug with ice and stir to combine. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a twist.Follow Hub on Twitter at @ttwasteland_, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to themathofyou@gmail.com.If you like the music on the show, go to bit.ly/TheMathOfYou“It was a good game, both teams played hard." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We delve deep into the Baseball archives and find out about Ugly Dickshot, Urban Shocker, and how to use urine to win the game! Write to us at: podcastmadness@gmail.com

Urban Shocker was regarded by many as the best pitcher of his time. In fact, Babe Ruth said he was the best pitcher he faced. Other pitchers said that Urban was the best. Writers of the day, such as Damon Runyon, and others called Urban the best too. He started his career with the New York Yankees was traded to the St. Louis Browns and then several years later, the Yankees reacquired him. He was the one player of whom the Yankees said they made a mistake in trading. Over the course of his career he won 187 games. Yet, so few have ever heard of Urban Shocker. He played from 1916 through 1928 – and it was towards the end of the 1928 season in which Shocker succumbed to mitral valve failure, a condition he was able to hide from his teammates and his wife. He struggled with this condition for the last half of his career, and despite it, he was still baffling hitters with a variety of pitches. Steve Steinberg, author of “Urban Shocker, Silent Hero of Baseball’s Golden Age,” joins SFH to talk about Urban, how revolutionary parts of his game were, how dominant he was, and just who was Urban Shocker. Links: Sports' Forgotten Heroes website Sports' Forgotten Heroes Patreon Page Sports' Forgotten Heroes twitter ©2018 Sports' Forgotten Heroes  

Urban Shocker: Silent Hero of Baseball’s Golden Age – Steve Steinberg – University of Nebraska Press – Hardcover – 9780803295995 – 352 pages – $32.95 – ebook versions available at lower prices – April 1, 2017 Even avid baseball fans may be forgiven for not knowing much about Urban Shocker, one of the best pitchers […]

Baseball in the 1920's is most known for Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, but there was another great Yankees player in that era whose compelling story remains untold. Urban Shocker was a fiercely competitive and colorful pitcher.  With the 1927 Yankees, widely viewed to be the best team in Major League Baseball history, Shocker pitched with guts and guile, finishing with a record of 18-6 even while his fastball and physical skills were deserting him.  Hardly anyone knew that Shocker was suffering from incurable heart disease that left him able to sleep only while sitting up and which would take his life in less than a year. Steve Steinberg is a baseball historian and coauthor with Lyle Spatz of "The Colonel and Hug: The Partnership that Transformed the New York Yankees" and "1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York." Delving into his baseball career, his love of the game, and his battle with health issues, Steve Steinberg led our intimate Clubhouse conversation about the dominant and courageous force of "Urban Shocker: Silent Hero of Baseball's Golden Age."  Listen in...