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- Earl Gillespie - Blaine WalshThe Milwaukee Braves of the 1950s were one of the National League's most formidable and exciting teams, known for their powerful lineup, dominant pitching, and passionate fan base. After relocating from Boston to Milwaukee in 1953, the franchise quickly became a central force in the leagueThe move sparked a surge in attendance, with fans packing County Stadium and giving the team one of the most loyal followings in baseball at the time. Led by a core of future Hall of Famers—Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, and Warren Spahn—the Braves combined offensive firepower with a reliable pitching staff. Aaron and Mathews consistently ranked among the league leaders in home runs and RBIs, while Spahn remained a workhorse on the mound, racking up wins well into his late 30s. The peak of the decade came in 1957, when the Braves won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in seven games. They returned to the Fall Classic in 1958 but fell short in a rematch with the Yankees. Throughout the decade, the Braves remained contenders, often finishing near the top of the standings and challenging the National League's elite. By the end of the 1950s, the team was still strong but beginning to show signs of transition. While the stars remained productive, questions about long-term depth and rising competition foreshadowed the shifts that would define the 1960s. Still, the 1950s Braves left an enduring mark as one of the decade's most respected and balanced clubs.
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Warren Spahn won 363 games ranking him as the winningest southpaw in Major League history. Ed Kasputis interviews author, Lew Freedman about his compelling book.
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Trey Cleeter returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. In it we learned who Walling's most hated baseball broadcaster is, that josh was uncomfortable saying "Negro Leagues," that Scott gave away an answer, that Mason knew a halftime answer because of high school literature, that teams should avoid adding an extra consonant to their answers, that Walling had a Warren Spahn-like season in college, and lastely, we learned about noted German Dale Davis. #negroleagues #answer #highschool #literature #consonant #warrenspahn #german #daledavis https://www.patreon.com/benchwarmerstp https://www.facebook.com/benchwarmerstp https://www.twitter.com/benchwarmerstp https://www.instagram.com/benchwarmerstp/ https://www.teepublic.com/stores/benchwarmers-trivia-podcast
Braves d'Arnaud & Acuña & Minter set records, MLB attendance, White Sox historically suck, Dodgers arrest comedian, CFB monkeying with playoffs again, NFL Draft, Matt Ryan retires a Falcon, Mel Kiper Jr is stranger than you think, Giants player sells drugs, NBA playoffs = Serbians fighting, Caitlin Clark's new kicks, why you should never kick the ring girl (especially in Russia), Bryce Elder, Brian Katrek, Atlanta Safe House, Andruw Jones bday, Ozzie Albies update, Howard Cosell's tongue sandwiches, Warren Spahn, Bud Wilkinson, Tony Esposito, Buster Crabbe is Tarzan & Flash Gordon, who or what is Dick Towers, or Dick Hoover, Wrigley Field opens, Hoyt Wilhelm goes deep, Hank Aaron's first, Tatis' 2 grand slams in one inning off same pitcher, Keith Hernandez says girls don't belong in dugouts, David Halberstam killed, Upton brothers go off, Miggy's 3000th, Florence Pugh sighting, and goodbye dear couch, plus Pete's Tweets, This Day in Sports History, Ripley's Believe It or Not! and quotes from Bill Veeck, Ron Luciano, and Bert Blyleven!
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This week, we examine the life and career, of the forgotten Hall Of Famer, the greatest southpaw pitcher of the dead-ball era, Eddie Plank. From the humble beginnings of a farming family, born just twelve years after the bloody conclusion of the Civi War battle, bearing his hometown name. Plank would develop his game, on the battleground farms of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, before moving on to the major leagues, and becoming a major cog, for the dynastic championship machine, Philadelphia A's, at the turn of the 20th century, under the watchful managerial eye, of the legendary Connie Mack. His 326 wins are the third most in baseball history, by a lefthand pitcher, behind only Warren Spahn and Steve Carlton. His 69 shutouts are still the standard for port-siders, and will likely never be broken, considering how pitchers are used today, in the modern game. From Gettysburg to the Hall Of Fame pantheon in Cooperstown, NY, this is the incredible baseball journey of Gettysburg Eddie. #EddiePlank #GettysburgEddie #GettysburgPennsylvania #GoodIntent #RobertMajor #MorrisMusselman ##FrankForeman #GettysburgCollege #ConnieMack #PhiladelphiaAthletics #ChiefBender #RubeWaddell #WalterJohnson #JackChesbro #ChristyMattewson #JackCoombes #StLouisBrowns #FederalLeague
This week, we examine the life and career, of the forgotten Hall Of Famer, the greatest southpaw pitcher of the dead-ball era, Eddie Plank. From the humble beginnings of a farming family, born just twelve years after the bloody conclusion of the Civi War battle, bearing his hometown name. Plank would develop his game, on the battleground farms of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, before moving on to the major leagues, and becoming a major cog, for the dynastic championship machine, Philadelphia A's, at the turn of the 20th century, under the watchful managerial eye, of the legendary Connie Mack. His 326 wins are the third most in baseball history, by a lefthand pitcher, behind only Warren Spahn and Steve Carlton. His 69 shutouts are still the standard for port-siders, and will likely never be broken, considering how pitchers are used today, in the modern game. From Gettysburg to the Hall Of Fame pantheon in Cooperstown, NY, this is the incredible baseball journey of Gettysburg Eddie. #EddiePlank #GettysburgEddie #GettysburgPennsylvania #GoodIntent #RobertMajor #MorrisMusselman ##FrankForeman #GettysburgCollege #ConnieMack #PhiladelphiaAthletics #ChiefBender #RubeWaddell #WalterJohnson #JackChesbro #ChristyMattewson #JackCoombes #StLouisBrowns #FederalLeague
When he posed for his 1959 Topps baseball card, Lew Burdette grabbed teammate Warren Spahn's glove and pretended to be a lefty. Topps missed the joke and printed the card with the error.Burdette would sign his name “Lewis” on his contracts, and would alternate between “Lou” and “Lew” for autograph-seekers. He said he really didn't care how his first name (which was actually his middle name) was spelled.Years before Mark Fidrych became famous for talking to the baseball, Lew Burdette used the same antics to psych himself up on the mound. Often accused of throwing a spitball, Burdette never bothered to refute that charge, and used the paranoia to his advantage. In the 1957 World Series, he shut out the New York Yankees twice in four days to give the Milwaukee Braves their only World Championship.Lew BurdetteOn October 10, 1957, Burdette shut out the Yankees for the second time in four days. He was the first pitcher in 37 years to win three complete games in a single WS and the first since Christy Mathewson (1905) to throw two shutouts in a single Series. The win gave Milwaukee the world championship and earned Burdette Series MVP honors.Hall of Fame lefty Warren Spahn and righthander Burdette gave the Braves a formidable one-two punch, with 443 victories between them in 13 seasons. A slider and sinkerball pitcher, Burdette was widely accused of throwing a spitball as well. His constant fidgeting on the mound fed that suspicion; it didn't indicate nervousness. Teammate Gene Conley said, “Lew had ice water in his veins. Nothing bothered him, on or off the mound. He was a chatterbox out there … He would talk to himself, to the batter, the umpire, and sometimes even to the ball.”Besides winning 20 games in 1958 and 21 in '59, Burdette won 19 twice and 18 once. His 2.70 ERA topped the NL in 1956. In two All-Star Games, he allowed only one run in seven innings. He no-hit the Phillies on August 18, 1960.On May 26, 1959, he was the winning pitcher when Pittsburgh's Harvey Haddix hurled 12 perfect innings against the Braves, only to lose in the 13th. That winter, the puckish Burdette asked for a $10,000 raise, explaining: “I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!”“My best pitches were a sinker and slider,” Burdette said. “I'd move the ball in and out. I always tried to keep it down. I was always being accused of throwing at the hitters. Early Wynn always said that he was the meanest pitcher in the American League, and I was the meanest in the National League.” — Sports Collectors Digest, September 4, 1998"I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!" - Lew Burdette, 1959""There should be 3 pitching statistics for Burdette: Wins, Losses, and Relative Humidity." - Red Smith, The New York Times
When he posed for his 1959 Topps baseball card, Lew Burdette grabbed teammate Warren Spahn's glove and pretended to be a lefty. Topps missed the joke and printed the card with the error.Burdette would sign his name “Lewis” on his contracts, and would alternate between “Lou” and “Lew” for autograph-seekers. He said he really didn't care how his first name (which was actually his middle name) was spelled.Years before Mark Fidrych became famous for talking to the baseball, Lew Burdette used the same antics to psych himself up on the mound. Often accused of throwing a spitball, Burdette never bothered to refute that charge, and used the paranoia to his advantage. In the 1957 World Series, he shut out the New York Yankees twice in four days to give the Milwaukee Braves their only World Championship.Lew BurdetteOn October 10, 1957, Burdette shut out the Yankees for the second time in four days. He was the first pitcher in 37 years to win three complete games in a single WS and the first since Christy Mathewson (1905) to throw two shutouts in a single Series. The win gave Milwaukee the world championship and earned Burdette Series MVP honors.Hall of Fame lefty Warren Spahn and righthander Burdette gave the Braves a formidable one-two punch, with 443 victories between them in 13 seasons. A slider and sinkerball pitcher, Burdette was widely accused of throwing a spitball as well. His constant fidgeting on the mound fed that suspicion; it didn't indicate nervousness. Teammate Gene Conley said, “Lew had ice water in his veins. Nothing bothered him, on or off the mound. He was a chatterbox out there … He would talk to himself, to the batter, the umpire, and sometimes even to the ball.”Besides winning 20 games in 1958 and 21 in '59, Burdette won 19 twice and 18 once. His 2.70 ERA topped the NL in 1956. In two All-Star Games, he allowed only one run in seven innings. He no-hit the Phillies on August 18, 1960.On May 26, 1959, he was the winning pitcher when Pittsburgh's Harvey Haddix hurled 12 perfect innings against the Braves, only to lose in the 13th. That winter, the puckish Burdette asked for a $10,000 raise, explaining: “I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!”“My best pitches were a sinker and slider,” Burdette said. “I'd move the ball in and out. I always tried to keep it down. I was always being accused of throwing at the hitters. Early Wynn always said that he was the meanest pitcher in the American League, and I was the meanest in the National League.” — Sports Collectors Digest, September 4, 1998"I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!" - Lew Burdette, 1959""There should be 3 pitching statistics for Burdette: Wins, Losses, and Relative Humidity." - Red Smith, The New York Times
When he posed for his 1959 Topps baseball card, Lew Burdette grabbed teammate Warren Spahn's glove and pretended to be a lefty. Topps missed the joke and printed the card with the error.Burdette would sign his name “Lewis” on his contracts, and would alternate between “Lou” and “Lew” for autograph-seekers. He said he really didn't care how his first name (which was actually his middle name) was spelled.Years before Mark Fidrych became famous for talking to the baseball, Lew Burdette used the same antics to psych himself up on the mound. Often accused of throwing a spitball, Burdette never bothered to refute that charge, and used the paranoia to his advantage. In the 1957 World Series, he shut out the New York Yankees twice in four days to give the Milwaukee Braves their only World Championship.Lew BurdetteOn October 10, 1957, Burdette shut out the Yankees for the second time in four days. He was the first pitcher in 37 years to win three complete games in a single WS and the first since Christy Mathewson (1905) to throw two shutouts in a single Series. The win gave Milwaukee the world championship and earned Burdette Series MVP honors.Hall of Fame lefty Warren Spahn and righthander Burdette gave the Braves a formidable one-two punch, with 443 victories between them in 13 seasons. A slider and sinkerball pitcher, Burdette was widely accused of throwing a spitball as well. His constant fidgeting on the mound fed that suspicion; it didn't indicate nervousness. Teammate Gene Conley said, “Lew had ice water in his veins. Nothing bothered him, on or off the mound. He was a chatterbox out there … He would talk to himself, to the batter, the umpire, and sometimes even to the ball.”Besides winning 20 games in 1958 and 21 in '59, Burdette won 19 twice and 18 once. His 2.70 ERA topped the NL in 1956. In two All-Star Games, he allowed only one run in seven innings. He no-hit the Phillies on August 18, 1960.On May 26, 1959, he was the winning pitcher when Pittsburgh's Harvey Haddix hurled 12 perfect innings against the Braves, only to lose in the 13th. That winter, the puckish Burdette asked for a $10,000 raise, explaining: “I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!”“My best pitches were a sinker and slider,” Burdette said. “I'd move the ball in and out. I always tried to keep it down. I was always being accused of throwing at the hitters. Early Wynn always said that he was the meanest pitcher in the American League, and I was the meanest in the National League.” — Sports Collectors Digest, September 4, 1998"I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!" - Lew Burdette, 1959""There should be 3 pitching statistics for Burdette: Wins, Losses, and Relative Humidity." - Red Smith, The New York Times
Hoy de todo un poco: Desde el “Huevo” Romo y Warren Spahn, hasta la escuela de Toros de Tijuana y recordando la historia de Chavez Ravine.
Here's your local news for Wednesday, November 29, 2023:We share an update on the Dane County Jail project, which is facing more budgetary issues,Investigate why government officials use secret email addresses - and the potential consequences,Learn why so many communities across the state still use lead pipes,Continue our conversation with a professional hairstylist,Broadcast the most in-depth weather report on the airwaves,Travel back in time to December 1969,And much more.
For what it's worth - "The Governor" is an amazing nickname for a pitcher. We talk about the Governor's email alias. Plus, we talk Christmas light displays with Calie Herbst. And Lori Nickel talks about the global reach the Milwaukee Bucks have.
Explore the remarkable journey of Warren Spahn, one of baseball's greatest left-handed pitchers, who bravely served in World War II before dominating the major leagues. We'll uncover Spahn's early days, heroic military service, and legendary baseball career, highlighting his character, leadership, and enduring legacy - on Rounders: A History of Baseball in America. Sign Up for the FREE Newsletter Get the weekly digest AND access to the FREE bonus show at rounders.substack.com Sign up as a premium subscriber and get this show ad-free! Liked the Show? Leave Me a One-Time "Good Game" Tip! Tip on Stripe Tip on PayPal Connect on Social Media: Follow on YouTube Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram 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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rounders/message
Warren Spahn won 363 games ranking him as the winningest southpaw in Major League history. Ed Kasputis interviews author, Lew Freedman about his compelling
At 12:45PM on Wednesday October 2nd, Game one of the 1957 World Series took to the air. It pitted The Milwaukee Braves against The New York Yankees from Yankee Stadium in The Bronx. Bob Neal and Earl Gillespie were on the call for NBC Radio, while Mel Allen and Al Helfer telecast the game. The upstart Braves were led by future hall-of-famers Hank Aaron, Eddie Matthews and Warren Spahn. The defending champion Yankees were led by Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and manager Casey Stengel. The Braves moved to Milwaukee from Boston after the 1952 season, leaving beantown to the Red Sox, finishing in the first division the previous four seasons before breaking through and winning the 1957 NL pennant. The Yankees were playing in their twenty-third world series in thirty-seven seasons. The Braves would win the series four games to three. The next year the two teams would meet again, this time with the Yankees taking the series in seven games. The following day, comedian Artie Auerbach, best known for playing Mr. Kitzel on The Jack Benny Program passed away of a heart attack. That same day New York Times columnist Jack Gould criticized NBC for attempting to televise the World Series in color.
September 16, 1968: One day after seeing their team mathematically eliminated,Candlestick Park's patrons show up in 'record' numbers, the smallest crowd tosee a Giants game in San Francisco. The 2,361 fans witnessed the rare sight ofWillie Mays being restrained from charging into the stands to confront twohecklers. 'Nice catch, Willie,' they jeered from the front row after Mays made a spectacular catch in the fourth.'For a $100,000 bum you're finally earning your money'." As Mays approachedthe dugout, he went after the two men but was intercepted by Bobby Bonds andmanager Herman Franks. The two hecklers were ejected from the park.September 16, 1960: At the age of thirty-nine, Warren Spahn pitches a no-hitter beatingthe Phillies, 4 - 0. The crafty lefty sets an all-time Braves record with 15strikeouts. September 16, 1993 - At the age of 41, the Twins' Dave Winfield becomes the 19th majorleaguer to collect 3000 hits as he singles to left off A's ace Dennis Eckersleyin a 5 - 1 home victory over Oakland. September 16, 1996: Steve Finley's lead-off home run in the 11th gives the Padres a 2 - 1win over the host Giants. SF's only run is Barry Bonds 40th homer, and he joinsHank Aaron and Jose Canseco as the only players with 40 home runs and 30 stolenbases in a season. September 16, 1998 Ken Griffey, Jr. steals his 20th base of the season in a 4 - 1 victoryover Oakland. He becomes just the 3rd player in history to record at least 50home runs and at least 20 stolen bases in the same season. Willie Mays andBrady Anderson are the others.
9/16/2024 Passed Ball Show. John opens a show up by making a specific statement about Deion Sanders, and the Colorado buffaloes if Colorado is successful under coach primes leader ship his style will be deemed a success and others will follow. If not, nobody will care about whatever he does. John then talks about the potential upcoming US Olympic basketball dream team. He envisions an all-time team that consist of LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Jimmy Butler, Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum, Kawhi Leonard, Trae Young, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook. John believes that is a better team than a 1992 version. He then gives his praise for North Carolina Tar Heels, college football head coach, Mack Brown for his statement in support of his player. He then brings up a couple distinct possibilities when it comes to the New York football, Jets trading for a quarterback to replace the injured Aaron Rodgers During today's #SavingSportsHistory segment John brings up Elgin, Baylor, Dave Winfield, Paul Moliter, Bill Klem, Warren Spahn, and the Cleveland Browns.
For 1.944 games, Eddie Mathews played Third Base for the Braves; first the Boston Braves, then the Milwaukee Braves, and then the Atlanta Braves. Travelling for the team as it moved cities in the fifties and sixties. And he posted an impressive record; 12 All-Star appearances, two World Series victories, and nine consecutive season with thirty or more home runs. He retired with 512 homers, putting him sixth on the all-time home run record table… today he still sits in an impressive 23rd place. Mathews is rightly regarded as one of the greatest third basemen of all time. Let's join him in his golden years. It's 1962 and the Milwaukee Braves are in County Stadium welcoming the New York Mets to their home for the very first time. Mathews is the clean-up hitter, with his legendary team-mate Warren Spahn on the mound. Sharing the microphone thorugh the game are Lindsey Nelson, Ralph Kiner, and Bob Murphy. You can find the boxscore here. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN196205180.shtml This game was played on May 18th, 1962. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classicbaseballradio/message
Milestones:August 6, 1999, Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres collects his 3,000th major league hit - a single against Dan Smith of the Montreal Expos. Gwynn adds to his total by banging out three more hits, giving him a 4-for-5 night against the Expos at Olympic Stadium.August 6, 1972, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves breaks Babe Ruth's record for the most home runs with one team. The Braves' veteran slugger hits his 660th and 661st home runs to eclipse Ruth's record. The latter home run gives the Braves a 4-3 win in 10 innings.Cooperstown Calls:August 6, 1973, Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Earlier in the year, the Hall's Board of Directors had voted to waive the traditional five-year waiting period for Clemente, in light of the Pittsburgh Pirate right fielder's death in a plane crash on New Year's Eve, 1972. Also inducted are umpire Billy Evans, outfielder Monte Irvin, first baseman George Kelly, and pitcher Mickey Welch. 24 Hall of Famers are in attendance for the festivities.Accomplishments:August 6, 1959, Hoyt Wilhelm of the Baltimore Orioles makes one of the greatest relief appearances ever. The future Hall of Famer pitches 8 2/3 innings of no-hit ball against the Chicago White Sox before allowing his first safety.Oddities:August 6, 1937, Cleveland outfielders set a major league record when they fail to record a single putout in a 10-inning loss to the Yankees. Indians' starter Bob Feller keeps the ball out of the outfield, striking out 12 batters, but he also issues ten walks in taking the defeatBirths - 1945 Andy Messersmith, pitcher; All-Star - Messersmith a fine pitcher is mainly known for becoming one of baseballs first free agents to sign with another team. 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.
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Happy anniversary to Tommy Pham, who eight years ago went deep for the first time as a major leaguer, a two-run shot at Busch Stadium that gave the Cardinals the lead after a Matt Kemp RBI single for the Padres in the top of the third inning. Scoring ahead of Pham on that first homer was an appreciative Lance Lynn, who'd given up the run to San Diego in the top of the frame, and led off the bottom with a single.Two innings later, Lynn and Pham hit back-to-back doubles, and the Cardinals went on to a 3-1 victory — Lynn the winner, he and the just called up Pham (he was in his third game that season after a cup of coffee the previous September) responsible for all the runs.* Tommy Pham hit his first home run off Ian Kennedy, 7/5/15* Ian Kennedy gave up his first home run to B.J. Upton, 9/1/07* B.J. Upton hit his first home run off Kelvim Escobar, 8/17/04* Kelvim Escobar gave up his first home run to Rey Ordóñez, 9/2/97* Rey Ordóñez hit his first home run off Rich Hunter, 9/19/96* Rich Hunter gave up his first home run to Reggie Sanders, 4/6/96* Reggie Sanders hit his first home run off Armando Reynoso, 9/26/91* Armando Reynoso gave up his first home run to Fred McGriff, 8/16/91* Fred McGriff hit his first home run off Bob Stanley, 4/17/87* Bob Stanley gave up his first home run to Ruppert Jones, 5/14/77* Ruppert Jones hit his first home run off Rick Wise, 8/29/76* Rick Wise gave up his first home run to Willie Mays, 5/21/64* Willie Mays hit his first home run off Warren Spahn, 5/28/51* Warren Spahn gave up his first home run to Frankie Gustine, 7/14/46* Frankie Gustine hit his first home run off George Barnicle, 5/6/40* George Barnicle gave up his first home run to Ival Goodman, 9/18/39* Ival Goodman hit his first home run off Charlie Root, 4/21/35* Charlie Root gave up his first home run to Elmer Smith, 7/9/23* Elmer Smith hit his first home run off Parson Perryman, 5/31/15That was the first home run allowed by Parson Perryman, who pitched 24 games for the 1915 St. Louis Browns and gave up one other home run that season, to White Sox first baseman Jack Fournier, who went on to lead the National League with 27 home runs in 1924, and also is part of Francisco Lindor's home run chain, which we haven't yet gotten to here. Maybe tomorrow? 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
Two Historic Hitting Streaks, Ty Cobb, extends his streak to 40 straight games, as he collects three hits and three runs in the Detroit 14-6 win over Cleveland. On a sweltering day in front of 52,832 fans at Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio breaks Wee Willie Keeler's 1897 major league record hitting streak of 45 with a three-run homer off Red Sox hurler Dick Newsome. Cobb's streak ended the next day, but Joltin Joe went on to hit in 56 straight games a record that stands to this day. Extra Inning shutouts also ruled this day as future Hall of Famer's Carl Hubbel and Juan Marichal pitch historic games. Marichal out duels Warren Spahn 1-0 in a thrilling 16 inning game as Willie Mays provides the games only run with a homerun. Hubbel beats the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 in a 18 inning thriller. Hughie Critz drove in the Giants only run in the bottom of 18th. This was the first game of a double header. Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn Says This 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. Trivia is provided by -Horseshide Trivia
On this episode of Hallowed Ground: The Sports Museum Podcast, host Andrew Stockmann interviews John Boutet, archivist and curator for the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in Buffalo, New York. John also shares about his incredible personal collection of Buffalo sports artifacts. Then, Andrew shares about the life and career of legendary left-handed pitcher Warren Spahn, one of Buffalo's greatest sports figures. Greater Buffalo Sports HOF website @BuffSportsHall on Twitter Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame on Facebook Video showcasing John's private Buffalo sports collection Buffalo Sports HOF Warren Spahn page Warren Spahn Baseball-Reference page Baseball Hall of Fame Warren Spahn page Warren Spahn's SABR bio Follow Hallowed Ground on social media! Twitter: @HGPod Instagram: hallowedgroundpod Music by Timmoor from Pixabay
Warren Spahn has finished out the 1958 season with 22 wins. That's an important stat, as it marks him out as the first left-handed pitcher to have nine 'twenty win seasons' in the Majors. He will eventually record 363 wins in his career. It should come as no surprise that the best left-handed pitcher each year wins The Warren Spahn Award. His 22 wins in the 1958 season have brought the Milwaukee Braves to the World Series. Facing the New York Yankees, both teams have a 92-62 record from the season. Spahn is set to pitch the opening game. We join Bob Wolff and Earl Gillespie on NBC radio at the top of the first. You can find the boxscore here: This game was played on October 1st, 1958. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classicbaseballradio/message
On this date in 1965, the Mets opened their fourth season with an 8-1 loss to the Dodgers at Shea Stadium. The 112-loss season didn't even have a moment to gather oxygen before Maury Wills led off with a single, stole second, moved to third on a passed ball by Chris Cannizzaro, and scored on a Willie Davis double. Later that inning, being the 1965 Mets, it became 2-0 Dodgers when Davis scored on a foul pop to Cannizzaro. How the heck did that happen? Did any of our subscribers see the Mets' 1965 opener?If you did see that game, you might also remember that it became 5-0 in the fourth inning when Don Drysdale hit a two-run homer off Al Jackson. That was one of four homers that Drysdale hit in his career against the Mets, tied with Bob Gibson for the all-time lead among pitchers. The Mets have given up 95 homers all-time to pitchers, a number that figures to stay in double digits for many years to come, barring a wave of Shohei Ohtani copycats in the majors.Drysdale hit a solo shot off Tracy Stallard in 1964 at Shea, the two-run dinger off Jackson in the 1965 opener, a tiebreaking solo blast off Warren Spahn in the eighth inning on June 11, 1965, and then one more on July 24, 1966, at Dodger Satdium, off Jack Fisher.Stallard also gave up homers during his Mets tenure to Juan Marichal (1963) and Wade Blasingame (1964), which ties him with Ron Darling, Jacob deGrom, and Dillon Gee among Mets pitchers for giving up dingers to their opposite number. The king of this dubious category? Not surprisingly, it's Tom Seaver, given the amount of opportunities he had.Seaver gave up homers in 1969 to Dan McGinn and Fergie Jenkins (two of six homers that pitchers hit against the Mets that year (tied with 1962 and 2006 — Dontrelle Willis took Jose Lima, Oliver Pérez, and Roberto Hernandez deep that year — for the team record), Juan Pizarro in 1971, Burt Hooton (a grand slam) in 1972, and Larry Christenson in 1976. Tom Terrific got one of those dingers back in 1979, when he took Craig Swan out of the park in Cincinnati.As a Met, Seaver hit six home runs, a team record since broken by Dwight Gooden, who tallied seven. Noah Syndergaard also hit six taters with the Mets.What none of those guys did is hit a grand slam, something no Mets pitcher has done since Jack Hamilton on May 20, 1967… off Al Jackson. Hamilton gave back all four runs within two innings, left the game tied at 4-4, and watched the Mets build back up to a 9-4 lead before losing to the Cardinals, 11-9.Mets pitchers have hit two grand slams, ever, with the other one hit in 1963 by Carl Willey at the Polo Grounds against the Houston Colt .45s. That total of two is equaled by the number of grand slams that the Mets allowed to pitchers in the final season at Shea Stadium: Félix Hernández (off Johan Santana) and Jason Marquis (off Jon Niese) both did it.The Mets are 0-7 all-time when allowing a grand slam to an opposing pitcher. No team has given up more of them since 1962. 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
In this episode of Sports the Nemo Way we bring the left handed starting pitchers to the table for discussion.
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“The greatest game ever pitched” was an event that may best describe the baseball story of Warren Spahn. For in that game, he displayed the strength and the stamina that earned him the title of the greatest major league left-handed pitcher of all time.Warren Edward Spahn was a baseball hero and a hero on the battlefields of World War II. His 363 wins on the baseball field made him the all-time winningest left-handed hurler in the game.In 1973, Warren Spahn was admitted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. And on the battlefield he was a true hero as he was awarded the Battlefield Commission and a Purple Heart for shrapnel wounds.As a young boy, Greg Spahn observed his father in the locker room, in the dugout, and on the playing field. And it is Greg who tells his father's story on VoicesofOklahoma.com.
December 22nd Show Notes Born on December 22, 1862 in East Brookfield, MA, Player, manager, scout, general manager, owner — Cornelius MacGillicuddy (Connie Mack) — did it all. For more than half a century, he owned and managed the Philadelphia A's — nearly their entire existence. He built two dynasties that won a total of five World Series titles. Mack was often described as the “grand old gentleman of the game,” but he wasn't above stretching the rules to gain a competitive advantage. He was rumored to have kept frozen baseballs handy to insert into the game when his pitchers were on the mound. He also employed a special coach who stationed himself in center field at Shibe Park to steal signs from opposing teams. Connie Mack pieced together a tremendous baseball team in the first decade of the 20th century, built in large part, around his famous “$100,000 Infield.” At the time, Mack claimed that even that lofty dollar-amount would not pry the four star players away from him. In 1911, John “Stuffy” McInnis was switched to first base to replace the aging Harry Davis, a fine player. McInnis, who earned his nickname because he had the “right stuff” as a young ballplayer in Boston, joined Eddie Collins, Jack Barry, and Frank Baker to form the greatest infield of the era. His A's from 1929-1931, had a team second to none, which featured Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Cochrane, Al Simmons, Lefty Grove, George Earnshaw, Rube Walberg, and Jack Quinn. Mack holds the all-time record for most games managed (7,755), most games won (3,731), and most games lost (3,814). His record of 50 years managing one team, and 53 years overall will most likely never be broken. Tom December 22, 1944 – Future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton is born in Miami, Florida. Rivaling Tom Seaver as the finest pitcher of the 1970s, Steve Carlton won the National League Cy Young Award in 1972 and 1977 before capturing another two trophies during the early portion of the ensuing decade. One of the greatest left-handed hurlers in the history of the game, Carlton trails only Warren Spahn in victories for a southpaw, with 329. He also ranks fourth on the all-time strikeout list with a total of 4,136. The first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards, Lefty, as he came to be known, surpassed 20 victories on six separate occasions, winning at least 16 games another four times. Over an 18-year stretch beginning in 1967, he failed to post at least 13 victories just once. During that same period, he also finished with an earned run average under 3.00 eight times, struck out more than 200 batters eight times, and threw at least 250 innings 13 times. Carlton remains the last National League pitcher to compile as many as 25 victories in a season, as well as the last pitcher from any team to throw more than 300 innings in a season. December 22, 1980 — The Boston Red Sox mail Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk their new contracts two days after the Basic Agreement's December 20 deadline. Boston's blunder makes their All-Stars eligible for free agency. Fisk will land in Chicago after a legal battle and complete a Hall of Fame career over the next decade plus. Lynn will end up traded to California with Rick Burleson, and play 11 more seasons. However, he will never have the impact he did in Boston. This was a dark era in Boston, similar to recent times as they let a Hall of Fame player slip away, as well as trading away the soul of the team. It took several years for them to become competitive again, when Roger Clemens would arrive in the summer of 1984. December 22, 1999 — In an interview in Sports Illustrated magazine, Atlanta Braves P John Rocker offends virtually every race and ethnic group in a hateful outburst. Community leaders, media, management, coaches, and teammates alike call for action to be taken against the lefthander, who had 38 saves for Atlanta this past season. In a story published in the December 27, 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated, Rocker made a number of allegations stemming from his experiences in New York City and answered a question about whether he would ever play for the New York Yankees or the New York Mets. I'd retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-wracking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through Beirut-next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing… The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country? During the interview, he also spoke of his opinion of the New York Mets and their fans: Nowhere else in the country do people spit at you, throw bottles at you, throw quarters at you, throw batteries at you and say, “Hey, I did your mother last night—she's a whore.” I talked about what degenerates they were and they proved me right. The interview was conducted while driving to a speaking engagement in Atlanta. The reporter, Jeff Pearlman, wrote that during the interview session, Rocker spat on a Georgia State Route 400 toll machine and mocked Asian women. Also, Rocker referred to Curaçaoan teammate Randall Simon as a “fat monkey”. Although Rocker later apologized after speaking with Braves legend and Hall of Famer Hank Aaron and former Atlanta mayor and congressman Andrew Young, he continued to make controversial remarks. For his comments, Commissioner Bud Selig suspended Rocker without pay for the remainder of spring training and the first 28 games of the 2000 season, which on appeal was reduced to 14 games (without a spring-training suspension). December 22, 1953 –Jack Dunn III officially turns over the name “Orioles” to the St. Louis Browns, who recently were acquired in November 1953 by a syndicate of Baltimore business and civic interests led by attorney and civic activist Clarence Miles and Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. His family had successfully operated the International League Orioles franchise for years in Baltimore, Maryland. The original Orioles, an AL charter member franchise eventually moved to New York in 1903 to eventually become the Highlanders, and then the Yankees. The move to Baltimore was ushered in with the arrival of Brooks Robinson in 1955. They experienced their greatest success from 1966 to 1983, when they made six World Series appearances, winning three of them (1966, 1970, 1983). This era of the club featured many future Hall of Famers who would later be inducted representing the Orioles, such as third baseman Brooks Robinson, outfielder Frank Robinson, starting pitcher Jim Palmer, first baseman Eddie Murray, shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., and manager Earl Weaver.
This weekend will be exciting because we'll get to donate our first bunch of winter hats from our Hot Stove, Warm Welcome drive, as State Senator Jessica Ramos hosts a holiday lunch for newly-arrived families here in Queens. The drive continues, as we'll donate a hat for every hoodie we sell this month in our shop. Obviously, we wanted to get hats in time for this lunch, so we ordered some earlier in the month, and we'll do another order at the end of the month, when there will still be winter to go!By Jesse SpectorSome reads heading into the weekend…It's brutal to have lost both Mike Leach and Grant Wahl in the past week. Posthumous memorials at Channel 6 and from Grant's wife Céline Gounder are each things to read while holding the sadness, while happier memories can be found in Spencer Hall's 2011 boat outing with Leach, and Wahl's introduction of an Ohio teenager named LeBron James to the world.This isn't a read, but an interesting and deep explanation of the impact of Leach's Air Raid offense.I always get a kick out of being reminded that the English soccer club Derby County used to play at The Baseball Ground.As Twitter continues to burn down and the CEO dances about with open cans of gasoline, all are welcome on our Discord.Free buses for NYC? At my day job, we're deep into redesigning the bus network already. Go for it.And back here in Queens, I have been to the Boca Juniors restaurant and I'm glad it survived the past two years and now gets to be the center of Argentina fandom in the city. And glad that they got the shine here from Hell Gate.The Mets signed former Brewers catcher and 2021 All-Star Omar Narváez, which means that someone is leaving because that's too many catchers. In his major league debut, back in 2016, one of the White Sox pitchers Narváez caught was Tommy Kahnle, who's just returned to the Yankees. Kahnle appeared again in Narváez's next game, and then his third game was a Carlos Rodón start… and now Rodón is coming to the Yankees, too. Game number four for Narváez? He caught new Mets starter José Quintana.And then it continues. David Robertson, who made his major league debut at Shea Stadium… …got the save in Narváez's fifth career game, a Rodón start. It took nearly a month, until his eighth game, for Narváez to not catch someone who will be with a New York team next year, unless Chris Sale or Jacob Turner somehow winds up here.As Narváez and all those pitchers get ready to come to (or return to) the Big Apple, old friend Noah Syndergaard returned to Los Angeles, where he's set to become the fifth player in history to appear for the Mets, Angels, Phillies, and Dodgers. He'll join Dick Stuart, Dennis Cook, Dennis Springer, and Bobby Abreu in that oddball club, and be the first to take the New York-Anaheim-Philly-LA path to it.I hadn't realized that Stuart, the man best known for his awesome nickname, Dr. Strangeglove, even played for the Mets, let alone the Angels, Phillies, and Dodgers. I knew him as a Pirates slugger, part of the 1960 World Series team… and I may have known but forgotten that his best season was with the 1963 Red Sox, when he led the American League in total bases and runs batted in.After a less impressive, but still really good (.811 OPS, 33 homers) season in 1964, the Red Sox traded Stuart to the Phillies for Dennis Bennett, himself a future Met in 1967 when the Sox sent him here for Al Yates.And that's when Stuart began the Syndergaard speedrun, playing a replacement-level season with the 1965 Phillies. They traded him to the Mets in February of 1966 for Wayne Graham, Bobby Klaus, and Jimmie Schaffer.Stuart played 31 games as a Met, with one of his four homers coming off 1969 Met Don Cardwell… as well as one off his former Phillies teammate Chris Short. After the Mets released Stuart, he caught on with the Dodgers… and hit his first homer in L.A. off the very same Chris Short.Short was a really good pitcher, but not at the level of the last guy that Stuart tagged for a dinger with the Dodgers, Steve Carlton. After two years with the Taiyo Whales in Japan, where he hit a combined 49 homers, Stuart came back to the States and hit one last tater for the Angels, off Tommy John.In Stuart's rookie season, 1958, he homered off Don Drysdale, Warren Spahn, and Robin Roberts. He took Sandy Koufax deep five times, tied with Cardwell, Johnny Podres, and Stan Williams for his most against any pitcher.Taiyo Whales is a new team name for me… they're now the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, having moved from Kawasaki to Yokohama in 1978 and briefly being the Yokohama Taiyo Whales before doing a Tennessee Oilers kind of thing. They had a pretty cool song, if not Beatles level. (Hope you're enjoying We Can Pod It Out!)The Tennssee Oilers… also had a song.That one isn't just not Beatles level, it's not Shitty Beatles level. 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
When they moved to Atlanta, the Braves decided to leave some things behind in Milwaukee. Their stadium. Their loyal fans. And the greatest pitcher in team history to that point, Warren Spahn. Like an old sofa, he was left on the sidewalk and picked up by the Mets 58 years ago this week, ending an incredible era of Braves baseball. Would the old lefty have anything left in the tank and make his old club rue the day? Mike and Bill look back on Spahn's life and career to find out. Plus, happy birthday to Dick Bartell and Leon Cadore!
Dave, AMBS, and Will engage Ray Crone, former MLB Pitcher and 50 year veteran of scouting (Expos, Obirds, Padres, DBacks). From his high school encounter with the Babe, to signing with the same scout as Willie Mays (and garnering more $) to debuting with Hank Aaron ... Crone's time in baseball is a timeline for baseball and US History. The conversations go from Castro (yes Fidel) to Clemens and dive into special relationships with Kevin Towers and pitching lessons via teammate Warren Spahn. You'll get hit right in the beginning with a story about his starting pitching debut at Wrigley vs. Mr Cub himself-Ernie Banks. Listen closely, and you'll hear Hall of Famer after Hall of Famer appear in each story (Hornsby, Speaker, Bill Terry, Eddie Mathews).
Back by popular demand, PSA Principal Authenticator Kevin Keating makes his second appearance on The PSA Pod, with more in-depth stories from his new book, Waiting For A Sign: Volume 2. This time around, Kevin dives into his unique stories involving Warren Spahn (1:15), Bert Shepard (9:25), Buck O'Neil (16:25), plus actors Paul Gleason and Charlie Sheen (23:45). Also, Kevin's incredible, close-to-home story about the chase for Aaron Judge's autograph for his sons (27:10). ***ORDER "Waiting For A Sign, Volume 2" HERE***
With over 80 years of professional baseball experience between Mark Wiley,Will George and Dave Dagostino entertain MLB (Yankees) Scout & former big league pitcher Brandon Duckworth. Brandon articulates the importance of mobility, awareness, and feel. He dishes on the era of specialization and how multiple sport athletes have an advantage. Greats like Maddux, Tanaka, Warren Spahn all get examined. We get deep on pitching strategies involving lower half use, foot strike, being on time, and correcting the "spin off". Brandon shares about his time in Japan and his admiration for the disciplined funadmental style of play. Stay on until the end to understand by all three pitching experts how the responsibility of a pitcher is a lost art ... and how we get it back.
Spencer Strider struck out a career-high 16 batters on Thursday, passing John Smoltz's Atlanta record as the Braves blanked the Colorado Rockies, 3-0 at Truist Park. Home runs from Austin Riley and Michael Harris II provided some run support as Strider fanned the most batters by a Braves pitcher since Warren Spahn in 1952. Grant McAuley recaps the action and previews the weekend series with the Marlins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 3 Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 2 St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 0 Tigers 5, Twins 3 – Tigers top Twins 5-3 after Minnesota’s flurry of trade deals Riley Greene had two hits and two RBIs as the Detroit Tigers spoiled Minnesota’s big trade deadline day, beating the Twins 5-3. Jason Foley (1-0) earned his first career win with a scoreless inning in relief of starter Matt Manning, who was activated off the 60-day injured list before the game after missing three months with right shoulder inflammation. Gregory Soto earned his 20th save. Griffin Jax (5-3) allowed three runs in 1/3 inning of relief. Mark Contreras hit his first career homer for the Twins, who have lost five of seven. White Sox 9, Royals 2 – Jiménez drives in 4, Abreu homers, White Sox beat Royals 9-2 Eloy Jiménez had three hits and four RBIs, José Abreu homered and the Chicago White Sox pounded the Kansas City Royals 9-2. The White Sox made no major moves prior to the trade deadline and will bank on improvement from within as they try to overtake Minnesota and Cleveland to win their second straight AL Central championship. This one wasn’t exactly pristine, but the White Sox will take the lopsided win. Jiménez singled and scored in a three-run first inning and smacked a two-run double in the fourth to bump Chicago’s lead to 5-2. He added a long sacrifice fly in the sixth before Abreu chased Royals starter Brad Keller with a two-run homer making it 8-2. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0 – Wainwright, reunited with Molina, hurls Cards past Cubs 6-0 Adam Wainwright pitched seven spotless innings with longtime catcher Yadier Molina back behind the plate, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0. Paul Goldschmidt homered and drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis offense. Dylan Carlson hit a two-run shot and made a nice catch in center field. Nolan Arenado also went deep. Molina returned from knee inflammation that had sidelined him since June 16. He and Wainwright made their 317th career start as batterymates, passing the Boston/Milwaukee Braves duo of Warren Spahn and Del Crandall for sole possession of second place in major league history since 1901. The only pair in front is Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan with 324 for the Detroit Tigers from 1963-75. Today Detroit (Alexander 2-4) at Minnesota (Ryan 7-4), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Kansas City (Singer 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-4), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 4-7) at St. Louis (Mikolas 8-8), 7:45 p.m. MLB – Contreras, Happ stay with Cubs after deadline passes The Chicago Cubs are keeping All-Stars Willson Contreras and Ian Happ for now after Tuesday’s trade deadline passed with no deal for either. With the Cubs rebuilding and free agency looming, Contreras appeared destined to be traded. Fellow All-Star Happ also seemed like a good bet to be dealt. Contreras got a standing ovation in what many thought would be his final home game at Wrigley Field against Pittsburgh on July 26. Teammates hugged him following Sunday’s 4-0 loss at San Francisco, thinking that might have been his last game for the Cubs. MLB – Twins stock up with starter Mahle, relievers López, Fulmer The Minnesota Twins stocked up their sputtering pitching staff before Tuesday’s trade deadline. They acquired All-Star closer Jorge López from the Baltimore Orioles, starter Tyler Mahle from the Cincinnati Reds and reliever Michael Fulmer from the Detroit Tigers, giving up a total of eight prospects in three separate deals. The Twins took a one-game lead in the AL Central into their game on Tuesday. They have a 5.30 team ERA since the All-Star break. MLB – Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94 Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, the team said. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles, according to the team, which spoke to family members. As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and called it all. He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Dallas Wings 84, Chicago Sky 78 Wings 84, Sky 78 – Mabrey, McCowan help short-handed Wings beat Sky 84-78 Marina Mabrey scored a season-high 26 points, Teaira McCowan added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 84-78. Dallas was missing Arike Ogunbowale, who is third in the league in scoring at 19.9 points, due to an ankle injury. Kahleah Copper led Chicago with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Azurá Stevens, Allie Quigley and Emma Meesseman each scored 14 points. The defending WNBA champions, the Sky (23-8) had their franchise-record 10-game home win streak snapped. Tonight Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA playoff picture still muddled, 2 weeks left in season The WNBA playoff picture is still unclear with two weeks left in the regular season. Five teams have clinched postseason berths and only three games separating Chicago, Las Vegas and Connecticut at the top of the standings. Seattle and Washington also have earned a spot in the postseason and are tied for fourth and fifth. There are still six teams vying for the final three spots, setting up what should be an exciting finish to the regular season. Each of those six teams has at least one game left against the other teams in the group. NBA – Bulls and Dragic finalize $2.9 million, 1-year contract The Chicago Bulls and guard Goran Dragic have finalized a one-year, $2.9 million contract. The Bulls tweeted a welcome message in announcing the deal about a month after the two sides reached an agreement. The 36-year-old Dragic has averaged 13.7 points and shot 36.2% on 3-pointers over 14 seasons with Phoenix, Houston, Miami, Toronto and Brooklyn. From Slovenia, he made an All-Star team with the Heat during the 2017-18 season and helped them advance to the 2020 NBA finals. Dragic averaged 7.5 points while shooting 25.4% from beyond the arc last season for Toronto and Brooklyn. NFL – NFL suspends Dolphins owner for tampering with Brady, Payton The NFL has suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton following a six-month investigation stemming from Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit against the league. The league’s investigation found the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games during the 2019 season but the team had impermissible communication with Brady and his agent, Don Yee. The Dolphins will forfeit a first-round selection in the 2023 draft and third-round selection in the 2024 draft. Ross is suspended through Oct. 17. He may not be present at the team’s facility and may not represent the club at any team or NFL event. NFL – Art McNally set to become 1st NFL official in Hall of Fame The NFL finally will have an on-field official in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Former referee Art McNally will be inducted into the Hall after a decades-long career starting as an on-field official and continuing as the head of officiating for the league. McNally was instrumental in modernizing and standardizing officiating. His use of film to teach and evaluate and a grading system is still mostly in use today and is credited for helping improve the way games have been called over the years. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lake County Captains 4, Great Lakes Loons 3 West Michigan Whitecaps 15, Lansing Lugnuts 8 South Bend Cubs 5, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 1:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 3 Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 2 St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 0 Tigers 5, Twins 3 – Tigers top Twins 5-3 after Minnesota’s flurry of trade deals Riley Greene had two hits and two RBIs as the Detroit Tigers spoiled Minnesota’s big trade deadline day, beating the Twins 5-3. Jason Foley (1-0) earned his first career win with a scoreless inning in relief of starter Matt Manning, who was activated off the 60-day injured list before the game after missing three months with right shoulder inflammation. Gregory Soto earned his 20th save. Griffin Jax (5-3) allowed three runs in 1/3 inning of relief. Mark Contreras hit his first career homer for the Twins, who have lost five of seven. White Sox 9, Royals 2 – Jiménez drives in 4, Abreu homers, White Sox beat Royals 9-2 Eloy Jiménez had three hits and four RBIs, José Abreu homered and the Chicago White Sox pounded the Kansas City Royals 9-2. The White Sox made no major moves prior to the trade deadline and will bank on improvement from within as they try to overtake Minnesota and Cleveland to win their second straight AL Central championship. This one wasn’t exactly pristine, but the White Sox will take the lopsided win. Jiménez singled and scored in a three-run first inning and smacked a two-run double in the fourth to bump Chicago’s lead to 5-2. He added a long sacrifice fly in the sixth before Abreu chased Royals starter Brad Keller with a two-run homer making it 8-2. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0 – Wainwright, reunited with Molina, hurls Cards past Cubs 6-0 Adam Wainwright pitched seven spotless innings with longtime catcher Yadier Molina back behind the plate, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0. Paul Goldschmidt homered and drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis offense. Dylan Carlson hit a two-run shot and made a nice catch in center field. Nolan Arenado also went deep. Molina returned from knee inflammation that had sidelined him since June 16. He and Wainwright made their 317th career start as batterymates, passing the Boston/Milwaukee Braves duo of Warren Spahn and Del Crandall for sole possession of second place in major league history since 1901. The only pair in front is Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan with 324 for the Detroit Tigers from 1963-75. Today Detroit (Alexander 2-4) at Minnesota (Ryan 7-4), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Kansas City (Singer 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-4), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 4-7) at St. Louis (Mikolas 8-8), 7:45 p.m. MLB – Contreras, Happ stay with Cubs after deadline passes The Chicago Cubs are keeping All-Stars Willson Contreras and Ian Happ for now after Tuesday’s trade deadline passed with no deal for either. With the Cubs rebuilding and free agency looming, Contreras appeared destined to be traded. Fellow All-Star Happ also seemed like a good bet to be dealt. Contreras got a standing ovation in what many thought would be his final home game at Wrigley Field against Pittsburgh on July 26. Teammates hugged him following Sunday’s 4-0 loss at San Francisco, thinking that might have been his last game for the Cubs. MLB – Twins stock up with starter Mahle, relievers López, Fulmer The Minnesota Twins stocked up their sputtering pitching staff before Tuesday’s trade deadline. They acquired All-Star closer Jorge López from the Baltimore Orioles, starter Tyler Mahle from the Cincinnati Reds and reliever Michael Fulmer from the Detroit Tigers, giving up a total of eight prospects in three separate deals. The Twins took a one-game lead in the AL Central into their game on Tuesday. They have a 5.30 team ERA since the All-Star break. MLB – Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94 Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, the team said. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles, according to the team, which spoke to family members. As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and called it all. He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Dallas Wings 84, Chicago Sky 78 Wings 84, Sky 78 – Mabrey, McCowan help short-handed Wings beat Sky 84-78 Marina Mabrey scored a season-high 26 points, Teaira McCowan added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 84-78. Dallas was missing Arike Ogunbowale, who is third in the league in scoring at 19.9 points, due to an ankle injury. Kahleah Copper led Chicago with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Azurá Stevens, Allie Quigley and Emma Meesseman each scored 14 points. The defending WNBA champions, the Sky (23-8) had their franchise-record 10-game home win streak snapped. Tonight Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA playoff picture still muddled, 2 weeks left in season The WNBA playoff picture is still unclear with two weeks left in the regular season. Five teams have clinched postseason berths and only three games separating Chicago, Las Vegas and Connecticut at the top of the standings. Seattle and Washington also have earned a spot in the postseason and are tied for fourth and fifth. There are still six teams vying for the final three spots, setting up what should be an exciting finish to the regular season. Each of those six teams has at least one game left against the other teams in the group. NBA – Bulls and Dragic finalize $2.9 million, 1-year contract The Chicago Bulls and guard Goran Dragic have finalized a one-year, $2.9 million contract. The Bulls tweeted a welcome message in announcing the deal about a month after the two sides reached an agreement. The 36-year-old Dragic has averaged 13.7 points and shot 36.2% on 3-pointers over 14 seasons with Phoenix, Houston, Miami, Toronto and Brooklyn. From Slovenia, he made an All-Star team with the Heat during the 2017-18 season and helped them advance to the 2020 NBA finals. Dragic averaged 7.5 points while shooting 25.4% from beyond the arc last season for Toronto and Brooklyn. NFL – NFL suspends Dolphins owner for tampering with Brady, Payton The NFL has suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton following a six-month investigation stemming from Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit against the league. The league’s investigation found the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games during the 2019 season but the team had impermissible communication with Brady and his agent, Don Yee. The Dolphins will forfeit a first-round selection in the 2023 draft and third-round selection in the 2024 draft. Ross is suspended through Oct. 17. He may not be present at the team’s facility and may not represent the club at any team or NFL event. NFL – Art McNally set to become 1st NFL official in Hall of Fame The NFL finally will have an on-field official in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Former referee Art McNally will be inducted into the Hall after a decades-long career starting as an on-field official and continuing as the head of officiating for the league. McNally was instrumental in modernizing and standardizing officiating. His use of film to teach and evaluate and a grading system is still mostly in use today and is credited for helping improve the way games have been called over the years. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lake County Captains 4, Great Lakes Loons 3 West Michigan Whitecaps 15, Lansing Lugnuts 8 South Bend Cubs 5, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 1:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 3 Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 2 St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 0 Tigers 5, Twins 3 – Tigers top Twins 5-3 after Minnesota’s flurry of trade deals Riley Greene had two hits and two RBIs as the Detroit Tigers spoiled Minnesota’s big trade deadline day, beating the Twins 5-3. Jason Foley (1-0) earned his first career win with a scoreless inning in relief of starter Matt Manning, who was activated off the 60-day injured list before the game after missing three months with right shoulder inflammation. Gregory Soto earned his 20th save. Griffin Jax (5-3) allowed three runs in 1/3 inning of relief. Mark Contreras hit his first career homer for the Twins, who have lost five of seven. White Sox 9, Royals 2 – Jiménez drives in 4, Abreu homers, White Sox beat Royals 9-2 Eloy Jiménez had three hits and four RBIs, José Abreu homered and the Chicago White Sox pounded the Kansas City Royals 9-2. The White Sox made no major moves prior to the trade deadline and will bank on improvement from within as they try to overtake Minnesota and Cleveland to win their second straight AL Central championship. This one wasn’t exactly pristine, but the White Sox will take the lopsided win. Jiménez singled and scored in a three-run first inning and smacked a two-run double in the fourth to bump Chicago’s lead to 5-2. He added a long sacrifice fly in the sixth before Abreu chased Royals starter Brad Keller with a two-run homer making it 8-2. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0 – Wainwright, reunited with Molina, hurls Cards past Cubs 6-0 Adam Wainwright pitched seven spotless innings with longtime catcher Yadier Molina back behind the plate, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0. Paul Goldschmidt homered and drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis offense. Dylan Carlson hit a two-run shot and made a nice catch in center field. Nolan Arenado also went deep. Molina returned from knee inflammation that had sidelined him since June 16. He and Wainwright made their 317th career start as batterymates, passing the Boston/Milwaukee Braves duo of Warren Spahn and Del Crandall for sole possession of second place in major league history since 1901. The only pair in front is Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan with 324 for the Detroit Tigers from 1963-75. Today Detroit (Alexander 2-4) at Minnesota (Ryan 7-4), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Kansas City (Singer 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-4), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 4-7) at St. Louis (Mikolas 8-8), 7:45 p.m. MLB – Contreras, Happ stay with Cubs after deadline passes The Chicago Cubs are keeping All-Stars Willson Contreras and Ian Happ for now after Tuesday’s trade deadline passed with no deal for either. With the Cubs rebuilding and free agency looming, Contreras appeared destined to be traded. Fellow All-Star Happ also seemed like a good bet to be dealt. Contreras got a standing ovation in what many thought would be his final home game at Wrigley Field against Pittsburgh on July 26. Teammates hugged him following Sunday’s 4-0 loss at San Francisco, thinking that might have been his last game for the Cubs. MLB – Twins stock up with starter Mahle, relievers López, Fulmer The Minnesota Twins stocked up their sputtering pitching staff before Tuesday’s trade deadline. They acquired All-Star closer Jorge López from the Baltimore Orioles, starter Tyler Mahle from the Cincinnati Reds and reliever Michael Fulmer from the Detroit Tigers, giving up a total of eight prospects in three separate deals. The Twins took a one-game lead in the AL Central into their game on Tuesday. They have a 5.30 team ERA since the All-Star break. MLB – Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94 Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, the team said. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles, according to the team, which spoke to family members. As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and called it all. He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Dallas Wings 84, Chicago Sky 78 Wings 84, Sky 78 – Mabrey, McCowan help short-handed Wings beat Sky 84-78 Marina Mabrey scored a season-high 26 points, Teaira McCowan added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 84-78. Dallas was missing Arike Ogunbowale, who is third in the league in scoring at 19.9 points, due to an ankle injury. Kahleah Copper led Chicago with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Azurá Stevens, Allie Quigley and Emma Meesseman each scored 14 points. The defending WNBA champions, the Sky (23-8) had their franchise-record 10-game home win streak snapped. Tonight Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA playoff picture still muddled, 2 weeks left in season The WNBA playoff picture is still unclear with two weeks left in the regular season. Five teams have clinched postseason berths and only three games separating Chicago, Las Vegas and Connecticut at the top of the standings. Seattle and Washington also have earned a spot in the postseason and are tied for fourth and fifth. There are still six teams vying for the final three spots, setting up what should be an exciting finish to the regular season. Each of those six teams has at least one game left against the other teams in the group. NBA – Bulls and Dragic finalize $2.9 million, 1-year contract The Chicago Bulls and guard Goran Dragic have finalized a one-year, $2.9 million contract. The Bulls tweeted a welcome message in announcing the deal about a month after the two sides reached an agreement. The 36-year-old Dragic has averaged 13.7 points and shot 36.2% on 3-pointers over 14 seasons with Phoenix, Houston, Miami, Toronto and Brooklyn. From Slovenia, he made an All-Star team with the Heat during the 2017-18 season and helped them advance to the 2020 NBA finals. Dragic averaged 7.5 points while shooting 25.4% from beyond the arc last season for Toronto and Brooklyn. NFL – NFL suspends Dolphins owner for tampering with Brady, Payton The NFL has suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton following a six-month investigation stemming from Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit against the league. The league’s investigation found the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games during the 2019 season but the team had impermissible communication with Brady and his agent, Don Yee. The Dolphins will forfeit a first-round selection in the 2023 draft and third-round selection in the 2024 draft. Ross is suspended through Oct. 17. He may not be present at the team’s facility and may not represent the club at any team or NFL event. NFL – Art McNally set to become 1st NFL official in Hall of Fame The NFL finally will have an on-field official in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Former referee Art McNally will be inducted into the Hall after a decades-long career starting as an on-field official and continuing as the head of officiating for the league. McNally was instrumental in modernizing and standardizing officiating. His use of film to teach and evaluate and a grading system is still mostly in use today and is credited for helping improve the way games have been called over the years. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lake County Captains 4, Great Lakes Loons 3 West Michigan Whitecaps 15, Lansing Lugnuts 8 South Bend Cubs 5, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 1:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 3 Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 2 St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 0 Tigers 5, Twins 3 – Tigers top Twins 5-3 after Minnesota’s flurry of trade deals Riley Greene had two hits and two RBIs as the Detroit Tigers spoiled Minnesota’s big trade deadline day, beating the Twins 5-3. Jason Foley (1-0) earned his first career win with a scoreless inning in relief of starter Matt Manning, who was activated off the 60-day injured list before the game after missing three months with right shoulder inflammation. Gregory Soto earned his 20th save. Griffin Jax (5-3) allowed three runs in 1/3 inning of relief. Mark Contreras hit his first career homer for the Twins, who have lost five of seven. White Sox 9, Royals 2 – Jiménez drives in 4, Abreu homers, White Sox beat Royals 9-2 Eloy Jiménez had three hits and four RBIs, José Abreu homered and the Chicago White Sox pounded the Kansas City Royals 9-2. The White Sox made no major moves prior to the trade deadline and will bank on improvement from within as they try to overtake Minnesota and Cleveland to win their second straight AL Central championship. This one wasn’t exactly pristine, but the White Sox will take the lopsided win. Jiménez singled and scored in a three-run first inning and smacked a two-run double in the fourth to bump Chicago’s lead to 5-2. He added a long sacrifice fly in the sixth before Abreu chased Royals starter Brad Keller with a two-run homer making it 8-2. Cardinals 6, Cubs 0 – Wainwright, reunited with Molina, hurls Cards past Cubs 6-0 Adam Wainwright pitched seven spotless innings with longtime catcher Yadier Molina back behind the plate, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0. Paul Goldschmidt homered and drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis offense. Dylan Carlson hit a two-run shot and made a nice catch in center field. Nolan Arenado also went deep. Molina returned from knee inflammation that had sidelined him since June 16. He and Wainwright made their 317th career start as batterymates, passing the Boston/Milwaukee Braves duo of Warren Spahn and Del Crandall for sole possession of second place in major league history since 1901. The only pair in front is Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan with 324 for the Detroit Tigers from 1963-75. Today Detroit (Alexander 2-4) at Minnesota (Ryan 7-4), 1:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 12:50 Kansas City (Singer 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Lynn 1-4), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Steele 4-7) at St. Louis (Mikolas 8-8), 7:45 p.m. MLB – Contreras, Happ stay with Cubs after deadline passes The Chicago Cubs are keeping All-Stars Willson Contreras and Ian Happ for now after Tuesday’s trade deadline passed with no deal for either. With the Cubs rebuilding and free agency looming, Contreras appeared destined to be traded. Fellow All-Star Happ also seemed like a good bet to be dealt. Contreras got a standing ovation in what many thought would be his final home game at Wrigley Field against Pittsburgh on July 26. Teammates hugged him following Sunday’s 4-0 loss at San Francisco, thinking that might have been his last game for the Cubs. MLB – Twins stock up with starter Mahle, relievers López, Fulmer The Minnesota Twins stocked up their sputtering pitching staff before Tuesday’s trade deadline. They acquired All-Star closer Jorge López from the Baltimore Orioles, starter Tyler Mahle from the Cincinnati Reds and reliever Michael Fulmer from the Detroit Tigers, giving up a total of eight prospects in three separate deals. The Twins took a one-game lead in the AL Central into their game on Tuesday. They have a 5.30 team ERA since the All-Star break. MLB – Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94 Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, the team said. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles, according to the team, which spoke to family members. As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and called it all. He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Tonight Dallas Wings 84, Chicago Sky 78 Wings 84, Sky 78 – Mabrey, McCowan help short-handed Wings beat Sky 84-78 Marina Mabrey scored a season-high 26 points, Teaira McCowan added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 84-78. Dallas was missing Arike Ogunbowale, who is third in the league in scoring at 19.9 points, due to an ankle injury. Kahleah Copper led Chicago with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Azurá Stevens, Allie Quigley and Emma Meesseman each scored 14 points. The defending WNBA champions, the Sky (23-8) had their franchise-record 10-game home win streak snapped. Tonight Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream, 7:00 p.m. WNBA – WNBA playoff picture still muddled, 2 weeks left in season The WNBA playoff picture is still unclear with two weeks left in the regular season. Five teams have clinched postseason berths and only three games separating Chicago, Las Vegas and Connecticut at the top of the standings. Seattle and Washington also have earned a spot in the postseason and are tied for fourth and fifth. There are still six teams vying for the final three spots, setting up what should be an exciting finish to the regular season. Each of those six teams has at least one game left against the other teams in the group. NBA – Bulls and Dragic finalize $2.9 million, 1-year contract The Chicago Bulls and guard Goran Dragic have finalized a one-year, $2.9 million contract. The Bulls tweeted a welcome message in announcing the deal about a month after the two sides reached an agreement. The 36-year-old Dragic has averaged 13.7 points and shot 36.2% on 3-pointers over 14 seasons with Phoenix, Houston, Miami, Toronto and Brooklyn. From Slovenia, he made an All-Star team with the Heat during the 2017-18 season and helped them advance to the 2020 NBA finals. Dragic averaged 7.5 points while shooting 25.4% from beyond the arc last season for Toronto and Brooklyn. NFL – NFL suspends Dolphins owner for tampering with Brady, Payton The NFL has suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton following a six-month investigation stemming from Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit against the league. The league’s investigation found the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games during the 2019 season but the team had impermissible communication with Brady and his agent, Don Yee. The Dolphins will forfeit a first-round selection in the 2023 draft and third-round selection in the 2024 draft. Ross is suspended through Oct. 17. He may not be present at the team’s facility and may not represent the club at any team or NFL event. NFL – Art McNally set to become 1st NFL official in Hall of Fame The NFL finally will have an on-field official in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Former referee Art McNally will be inducted into the Hall after a decades-long career starting as an on-field official and continuing as the head of officiating for the league. McNally was instrumental in modernizing and standardizing officiating. His use of film to teach and evaluate and a grading system is still mostly in use today and is credited for helping improve the way games have been called over the years. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night Lake County Captains 4, Great Lakes Loons 3 West Michigan Whitecaps 15, Lansing Lugnuts 8 South Bend Cubs 5, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Tonight West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing Lugnuts, 1:05 p.m. Great Lakes Loons at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Fort Wayne Tin Caps, 7:05 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 39 - Little Ball of Anxiety This week's episode has a Start, Bench, Cut segment that features three players who exceeded Jeremy's expectations as a baseball fan. This episode also questions the pitching of this era - is it so good, or hitters are just not keeping up? Join Jeremy and Jamal talk about this week's featured historic hits and strikeouts of players defying a windy day and old age. In this episode: [03:32] Dinger of the week from Jamal: Going back in the time machine on multiple levels - two HoF involved on 75 Year Old Luke Appling on his 1982 homerun against Warren Spahn [11:25] Dinger of the week from Jeremy: Three homeruns on a windy day by Josh Rojas [16:58] K of the week from Jamal: Cy Young Candidate Verlander's first major league strikeout, pitching against Hafner on July 4th 2005 [21:54] K of the week from Jeremy: Cardinals prospect Matthew Liberatore's strikeout before his debut with a teaser for next week's dinger [27:44] Fair or Foul: Has the pitching got too good these days? [36:54] Are we so focused on velocities compared to the old baseball games? [41:53] How is today's pitching affected by hitters and balls? [48:45] Start, Bench, Cut - exceeded Jeremy's expectations: Nestor Cortes, Tyler Anderson, Merrill Kelly Meet The Hosts Dingers and Ks is a podcast for baseball fans of all ages—new ones or lifelong ones. You'll learn something new about the baseball scene with Jeremy and Jamal to give you perspective on what it means to be in the pro ball today. Jamal Rousell is a baseball blogger from Sportbumz, a left-handed pitcher since high school, and a lifelong fan of the game. Baseball is Jeremy Altshule's first love in high school, which helped him explore other sports and do shows. Find Jeremy and Jamal here Jamal's Blogs on Sportbumz: https://sportbumz.com/brothaonbaseball/ Trade your sports teams like stocks here: https://simbull.app/ Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dingersandkspodcast/ Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedingersandks --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dingers-and-ks/support
Join the conversation as Matt and John talk Mere Evangelism, Why Christian Movies are bad, and Warren Spahn 0:00- Intro and sports 14:27- mere evangelism 21:43- why Chrisitian movies are bad 36:30- sports history 40:10- one thing Resources Jared C. Wilson, Why Christian Movies are So Terrible → https://ftc.co/resource-library/blog-entries/why-christian-movies-are-so-terrible/ Brandon Ambrosino, Why are Christian Movies So Painfully Bad → https://www.vox.com/2015/2/15/8038283/christian-movies-bad-old-fashioned-fifty-shades Andrew Barber, The Problem with Christian Films → https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-problem-with-christian-films/ Tyler Smith, Why are Christian Movies So Bad → https://blog.faithlife.com/why-are-christian-movies-so-bad/
Matt and Chuck join the guys in-studio to start the week. They reminisce about the interviews that were never to be heard again. Dimino tells a story about his conversation with a baseball legend that led to an interesting interaction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Baseball Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher Warren Spahn had an incredible career. He won more games than any other lefthander, 363. He compiled 20-victory seasons 13 times, and 23 victories when he was 42 years old. Spahn hurled at least 245 innings and clubbed at least one home run for 17 consecutive seasons. He was nicknamed Hook due to the shape of his nose, after being hit in the face by a thrown ball. Yogi Berra said of Spahn and himself, “I don't think we're the oldest battery, but we're certainly the ugliest.”
Click below and join us for New York Mets Baseball Today April 11, 2022....Well three out of four against Washington on the road ain't bad.... it was just a bitter way to lose and we discuss why....Carlos Carrasco continued the hot start Mets pitchers are having...Lindor flexed some Home Run power. How is Buck Showalter handling the bullpen to start the season.....all this plus Mets birthdays, transactions....the Mets first ever win, Warren Spahn's historic game against the Mets and Yoenes Cespedes big three Home Run against the Phils in 2017 are all discussed..plus our daily Trivia and Jeopardy..check it out and Let's Go Mets!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stan-phillips8/support
This is a story you've almost certainly never heard before... yet it's part of the origins of professional baseball in this country, and or the origins of the Atlanta Braves in particular. Among the giants of this franchise should include people like Hank Aaron, Bobby Cox, Warren Spahn, Kid Nichols, and many more. But we would be highly lacking to overlook the story of Harry Wright. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Marilyn Hetrick and daughter Elizabeth Ronie join the boys to celebrate the indelible life of supercollector (and all-around awesome dude) Bill Hetrick. Please consider making a donation in Bill's name to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Museum, the Negro League Baseball Museum or the Holy Savior Catholic Church Building Fund. As an added bonus, we remember the time Bill, co-founder of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, joined the boys to talk about his massive collection of autographed baseballs, spending time with the likes of Warren Spahn, Vin Scully, Hank Aaron, the New York Mets famed “Million Dollar Outfield” and, of course, those late night trips to IHOP with The Famous San Diego Chicken. Episode originally aired April 12, 2021.
Meet Tom Tom Andrews operates Andrews Media Ventures an independent PR communications consultancy based in Hartford, Wisconsin. Tom's background includes 35 years of major market broadcast news and public relations experience. Tom and his team have aligned professionals to help corporate and nonprofit clients raise their business and organizational profiles through services such as creative writing, PR console, media relations, spokesperson training, video production, voice talent, and special events support. Besides using conventional online, print, broadcast, advertising, what other ways might a business or nonprofit organization consider to help raise public awareness about their products or services? Well, I'm not at all saying that conventional advertising and such are bad avenues to take. But in conjunction with that, I encourage my clients to think about earned media, grassroots type of methods of getting your message out. Earned media means coming up with angles that your company has that could be potentially newsworthy, and then pitching those to television, radio, print, whatever. Also, the advent of the digital world has given us social media. So there are opportunities now, as you never had before Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, all these different methods that people have to get their word out. Another thing that I encourage them to do is to consider what I call side door advertising. You have an opportunity to be a part of community events, sponsorships, opportunities to get where you're not necessarily the focus, but by the side door, people have to know who you are, they have to be ident you have to be identified. Same thing if your company is featured in a news story of some sort. Maybe the story is not how great Keystone click is, but maybe the story involves Keystone click and they tell people who you are. So there's a variety of different ways to get your message out. All in addition to if you have an advertising budget, all the better. But sometimes I've worked with companies and entities that really didn't have much of a budget to do that. Particularly nonprofits maybe don't have the money to do that. So I look for other avenues to get the word out, get creative. As someone who came from the news business, how important is the use of video in telling my company story and doesn't have the impact it once did in the b2b world as well as reaching the general public? I spent quite a bit of time with video, and I still do I still am involved in video production. So I'm getting my biases out there for you right away. I still think that video when it's done well, has a tremendous impact as much today if not more than ever, because companies used to produce a video, and it has basically one use, they produce it, it'd be a DVD, they'd get it out, send it to their prospective clients or people that they wanted to work with and that was the end of it. Well today, when we shoot videos, we shoot them for repurposing, we shoot them so you can take some sound clips, video clips, and you can put them on Twitter, you can put them on Facebook. So you've got golden opportunities to reuse, if you will, the same material and augmented and refresh it all the time. I think video has a tremendous impact because I think it's the best mode of conveying human emotions. We talk about doing things in person, or the big thing is why is it so effective? Because you get to see the facial expressions of the person you're speaking with. There are silent little signals that don't come over in an email, they don't come over in a post on Facebook, or some social media, but you sit down with somebody and you get to know them, and you get to understand where they're coming from and I think that's a very effective way to get your messages across. When telling a company's or organization's story, can you address the importance of the people aspect in storytelling? That's the in-person thing I've just mentioned. When you're storytelling, for example, I'll pick on the news business for a moment, okay? The stories that I always found got the best response and the longest shelf life, I still hear about them. I've been on television for many, many years, but people remember the people whose lives were affected, or changed for the better, or impacted by whatever the story happened to be. So we build our stories, you build stories around people because that's the factor that everybody that either tugs at the heartstrings, or it or you find yourself saying, "I had that happened to me, I understand what he or she is feeling." Can you share with our listeners your most successful or favorite networking experience that you've had? I will say right up front that I'm a very lucky person because of the career I had before thrust me into all kinds of situations where I had to meet new people. I had to learn about their business, I had to learn something about their family or something like that. What are you doing in networking? You're introducing yourself, you're trying to find out about somebody else's business, you're trying to figure out if you can interface with this person? So when I started out I was on the radio, I covered the Bucks, the Brewers, Marquette Warriors, the Green Bay Packers, the Wisconsin Badgers, all those things. And I was networking, all the while gathering my contacts, but the best location was always the press box because I got to reunite. To this day, I still do some scattered features for the brewery for game day magazine and I get to go and reconnect with people that I used to work with or who were coming into the business. But the thing about it is that kind of an atmosphere has given me all kinds of opportunities. For instance, from doing things with the Green Bay Packers I got to edit rather and do some writing and do the marketing for the first biography ever done on Curly Lambeau. It was called Lambeau, The Man Behind The Mystique. Later on, I was approached because of my junky hood from going back to baseball cards when I was five years old, and getting introduced to the Milwaukee Braves. Today I'm also one of the directors of the Milwaukee Braves Historical Association and because of that, I got sought out by a guy who has written a chain of sportsbooks. The book was for Milwaukee Braves fans only and because of that, I had to split it up in terms of writing. We had contacts with people who are still Milwaukee Braves fans today, catch up with them, and get them to tell us their stories. Their personal stories of I remember the first time I met Warren Spahn, or I got picked up by Warren Spahn when I was hitchhiking, or I remember bugging players in the parking lot outside county stadium. Those are just precious memories. So I got to kind of relive my childhood with that. How do you best stay in from of and nurture your network? Well, I've always considered my network like a garden, if you will. You are planting constantly you're planting and hoping that they're going to bear fruit. But what do you got to do? When you start planting things, do you just wait? No! You have to water it, you have to weed it, you got to do all these things. Also, here's a key one. Keeping in contact with people not only when you're trying to figure out if you can do something together, but it's also learning about your contacts, learning about their family. Mark that stuff down and the old days, we have what was called a Rolodex. You would write down this on this rotating little miniature file system that you kept at your desk. Nowadays its this is called, your database so you have update and nourish your database every chance you get. If you read about something where maybe somebody even if you're not working with them anymore, but you knew them before, and they just did something of significance, call them up, congratulate them, or send them an email. You would be amazed at the number of things that come swimming back to you in a very positive light. If you stand at the edge of the garden with your arms crossed and waiting, it does not happen. You have to push it. Let's go back to your 20-year-old self. What would you tell yourself to do more or less of or differently with regards to your professional career? Wow, that is a loaded question because hindsight is always 20-20, and boy, if I knew then what I knew now, I'm certain that my attitudes on all the number of things would be completely different than they were. I never considered myself to be a know it all, but I would always listen to myself when I was certain that I was correct. I always dug my heels in and that was not very flexible on certain things. Looking back I would be more flexible, I would be more open to seeing other ways of doing things even if I was certain. Listen, I've done this before, I'm lock stock and barrel certain that this is going to work. I've done it before, but maybe not as well as the idea that somebody else just came up here. So I think that's probably what I would tell myself, be a little bit more open, be more flexible, and always be a better listener. Do you have any final words of advice to offer our listeners with regards to growing and supporting your network? Always be thinking about growing and supporting your network. Don't be afraid to reach out and tell your story to others and also be encouraging to get other people to tell you their story. What's the story about them as much as they want to share about them personally, or about their company, or how they got to where they are. People like to share that kind of information, but many times they're not drawn out? to do it. So I would encourage you to do that. Take notes, mental notes, and when you get back to your car, write them down, write something down, make up a little review. If somebody really interested you write down as much as you can remember right there when it's fresh. Builds your network, grow your garden! Connect with Tom Email: andrewst53@gmail.com Phone: 414-732-7371 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomandrews53/
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
Sorry to be late to post this week's episode. This week we examine the only baseball team so far to bring a World Championship to the great city of Milwaukee -- the 1957 Braves. We draw their history starting in Boston, do a deep dive on their magical 1957 run -- powered by Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews and Warren Spahn. They took down -- at least for one season -- the greatest dynasty in American sports history. Josh also goes full Milwaukee towards the end of the episode.
This week Ross is joined by San Francisco Giants Pitcher Alex Wood to discuss one of the greatest lefties to ever step on the mound, Warren Spahn. As a member of the Braves, Spahn's career lasted 17 years where he put up an incredible stat line that included 2.96 ERA in an average 278 innings pitched, and that's not even the half of it. Ross and Wood break down the insane numbers of the hall of fame lefty, and touch on the similarities between not just Spahn and Wood but their former teammate Clayton Kershaw. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:26 - Interview Alex Wood Follow us on social media: GOATS (@twitter) Jam Street Media (@twitter) (@instagram) (@facebook) Follow Ross on (@twitter) & @instagram Follow Alex Wood (@twitter) & (@instagram) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On May 11 1965 At Shea Stadium 24,000 fans enjoyed two future Hall of Famers duel in a classic game. Here is the Full Radio Broadcast brought to you by Franchising connection.com. If you or someone you know is going through c career transition and is considering business ownership talk to franchising connections. www.franchisingconnection.com 1965 | Bob Gibson | Lou Brock | May 11 | New York Mets | Shea Stadium | St Louis Cardinals | Warren Spahn
Mickey Mantle continued his early season surge for the New York Yankees on a road trip through Washington and Minnesota. Mantle, booed regularly at home, was beginning to turn those boos to cheers with one of the greatest starts to a season in his career. Roger Maris was also showing signs of getting his season on track, as the calendar turned from April to May.Not to be outdone, Willie Mays was making noise in the National League with a historic performance. Even 40-year-old Warren Spahn was turning heads. However, the first home game ever played by the Los Angeles Angels turned out to be a disappointment, even though a star-studded contingent attended their first game at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles.
When the Ojai's 2,300 public school students were sent home last March, we had no idea how long until those students would be back in their classrooms. Turned out it would take more than a year before the schools could safely reopen. One of our earliest guests on the Ojai: Talk of the Town podcast was Tiffany Morse, superintendent of the Ojai Unified School District, to talk about the extraordinary measures the district was taking to make sure that the students (and parents) could meet the terrific challenge of remote learning. Not to mention the hundreds of meals each day being served by the district as many families struggled to get enough to eat. We talked about the entire cohort of student athletes, dramatists and musicians who lost these important rituals of passage, including their graduation ceremonies. This time, the news was a little better. The schools reopened, with safety measures including outdoor classrooms, earlier this month. Among the good news was that Dr. Morse had been recently selected as the Superintendent of the Year for the tri-county region, in large part because of public-private initiatives during the pandemic, as seen in the overwhelming support for a $45 million bond measure, which is already being put to use building public spaces like a community pool and a massive solar project. Morse talked about the measured responses to the tremendous pressures exerted on one side by parents who worried about how far their kids would get behind in their education, and teachers, who worried about losing their lives. It has been a time of great challenge and uncertainty, and now it's time for reflection and taking what lessons we can from this lost year. This deep and wide conversation explores the role of teachers, students and key insights into what makes a community work. We did not talk about taimen fishing on the headwaters of the Amur River, the 16-inning pitching duel in 1963 between Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal, or the novels of Sybille Bedford.
Bill Hetrick, co-founder of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (and big time memorabilia collector!), joins the boys to talk about his massive collection of autographed baseballs, spending time with the likes of Warren Spahn, Vin Scully, Hank Aaron, the New York Mets famed “Million Dollar Outfield” and, of course, those late night trips to IHOP with The Famous San Diego Chicken.
On May 18, 1962, At County Stadium Future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn beats the Mets on a 3 hitter. Hank Aaron, Mack Jones, and Eddie Mathews homer for the Braves. Gil Hodges knocks one out for the Mets. Mathews makes his debut at first base, After 14 years in organized baseball, Milwaukee’s strong man Eddie Mathews had a case of the jitters. The shift from his regular spot at third to first base shook his normally steel-like nerves. “I was scared stiff out there,” the 30-year-old slugger admitted with a grin after his debut as a first baseman Friday night in the Braves’ 5-2 victory over the New York Mets. "I was really nervous out there ' and kept thinking about all the things I didn't know about playing first," Mathews said. "I never felt that way in a game before but then I never had played first.
Boog Sciambi joins Tim Kurkjian to discuss the suspensions for Ramon Laureano and Alex Cintron, the lack of trust in the Cleveland locker room, what losing Giancarlo Stanton for a month means for the Yankees , and the challenges of calling games remotely (4:59). Later, Hembo gets into what stands out about Fernando Tatis Jr.’s start, Charlie Blackmon’s impressive batting average splits, the durability of Warren Spahn and Sarah Langs’ MLB debut in the booth as a win for researchers everywhere (26:53). Plus, Getting To Know Tim (37:51).
El 2 de julio de 1963 se dio un duelo de pitcheo legendario. El veterano Warren Spahn enfrentó al joven dominicano, Juan Marichal. Aquel juego de 16 innings solo tuvo a ese par de lanzadores en la lomita y Mari Montes te cuenta la historia.
Warren Spahn won 363 games ranking him as the winningest southpaw in Major League history. Ed Kasputis interviews author, Lew Freedman about his compelling Warren Spahn biography.
RJ and Ron cutup about Josh Jacobs, the Warren Spahn Award, 'The Gentlemen' and a bit of something else.
Amanda Smith, cohost of the Disaster Girls podcast and the author of Le Renard Argenté: The Silver Fox at War explains what inspired her to transport a certain Dodgers second baseman to World War II, plus tales of sign-stealing gone awry and a scrap drive that almost ended Warren Spahn’s career before it started.TABLE OF CONTENTSChuck Dressen Has a Plan For That*Spahn vs. the Rusty Toasters*Amanda Smith: A Book of Tweets?*Cody Bellinger Wins the MVP*The Politics of Fandom/Bad First-Date Tactic*World War II Twitter*Chase Utley Liberates Europe*Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)*Killing Nazis is Now Political?*It’s Not the Killing, It’s the Justice*Into the Utleyverse*Disaster Girls and 85/34 (1988 Dodgers)*In Defense of Dave Roberts*Goodbyes.The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, Cliff Corcoran, and David Roth, and occasional guests discuss the game’s present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, they’ll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you can’t get anybody out?
Amanda Smith, cohost of the Disaster Girls podcast and the author of Le Renard Argenté: The Silver Fox at War explains what inspired her to transport a certain Dodgers second baseman to World War II, plus tales of sign-stealing gone awry and a scrap drive that almost ended Warren Spahn’s career before it started.TABLE OF CONTENTSChuck Dressen Has a Plan For That*Spahn vs. the Rusty Toasters*Amanda Smith: A Book of Tweets?*Cody Bellinger Wins the MVP*The Politics of Fandom/Bad First-Date Tactic*World War II Twitter*Chase Utley Liberates Europe*Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)*Killing Nazis is Now Political?*It’s Not the Killing, It’s the Justice*Into the Utleyverse*Disaster Girls and 85/34 (1988 Dodgers)*In Defense of Dave Roberts*Goodbyes.The Infinite Inning is not only about baseball but a state of mind. Steven Goldman, rotating cohosts Jesse Spector, Cliff Corcoran, and David Roth, and occasional guests discuss the game’s present, past, and future with forays outside the foul lines to the culture at large. Expect stats, anecdotes, digressions, explorations of writing and fandom, and more Casey Stengel quotations than you thought possible. Along the way, they’ll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you can’t get anybody out?
On this episode of our food related podcast myself and Logan @edibleexcellenceokc sat down with Brittany and Janie from Mickey Mantle's. @mickeymantles to talk history of the restaurant, current events and the common misconception about the restaurant.Brittany has been at Mickey Mantle's for 15 years; she started working at the restaurant as a hostess and worked her way up to event planning. She chairs the Warren Spahn awards where they award the best left-handed pitcher in MLB. Through this she’s met many professional ball players such as Clayton Kershaw. We talk a lot about the celebrities who've eaten at the restaurant from Bert Kreisher, Shaq, news correspondents, Mel Gibson and most of the people who play at the Chesapeake or Criterion.The Happy Hour is were it's really at. Not only are drinks cheaper, but there's free finger food. Every Sunday thru Friday 4.30pm -7pmYou need to experience it. Not to mention the free limo rides to Thunder Games and concerts at the Chesapeake Arena.Make sure to follow @MickeyMantles Logan @edibleexcellenceokcUs @thisisoklahomaSubscribe and leave a review. It means the world to us. #thisisoklahoma
It’s been nearly two years since our first look at baseball’s still-revered Milwaukee Braves, and this week – courtesy of author/historian Patrick Steele (Home of the Braves: The Battle for Baseball in Milwaukee) – we finally get the chance to go deeper into the team that, in its brief 13-season run: never posted a losing season, won two National League pennants, and, in 1957, brought “Cream City” its first and only World Series championship. Featuring a stellar lineup of mostly Braves farm club-developed players (including eventual Hall of Famers Henry [Hank] Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, Red Schoendienst, and Phil Niekro) the team immediately won the hearts of Wisconsin sports fans upon its hasty arrival from Boston in the midst of the 1953 pre-season – shattering then-modern-day attendance records, and ushering the city of Milwaukee into the world of America’s proverbial “big leagues.” The Braves' surprising success in Milwaukee during the mid-1950’s prompted Major League Baseball to redefine itself as a big business, clearing the path for: franchises to relocate beyond the sport’s Northeast and Midwest strongholds; its two leagues to expand; and teams to leverage cities in high-stakes battles for local government-subsidized facilities. All of which, ironically, helped sowed the seeds for the club’s eventual relocation to Atlanta in 1966 – an acrimonious departure that generations of Milwaukee baseball fans still haven’t forgotten. PLUS: “There’s No Joy Left” – polka music king Frankie Yankovic’s song of “good riddance”! Enjoy a FREE MONTH of The Great Courses Plus streaming video service – including the just-released 24-chapter lecture series “Play Ball! The Rise of Baseball as America’s Pastime” – created in conjunction with the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum!
We will look at the reality of impeachment.....it's not going anywhere because voters are looking for Congress to do something rather than investigate.....VP Biden and all of those things that he said in the past......Senator Kamala Harris, gun owner............Kate Smith's "God bless America" and 81% say that people are too easily offended these days......Warren Spahn 1961.....Frank Robinson 1956....Happy # 78 Ann Margaret.....Happy # 84 Pedro Ramos.......and more stories............. Please check our blog or follow me on Twitter. Check Carlos Guedes' schedule this week in Dallas
The lineage behind what is today’s Atlanta Braves is one of the longest, deepest and most uniquely enduring in all of professional baseball. With early roots dating back to the launch of 1871’s National Association (when they were based in Boston, and known simply as the “Red Stockings”), the later-renamed Braves franchise boldly moved to the greener pastures of Milwaukee in 1953 – where for 13 years, the team never endured a losing season, won two National League pennants, and, in 1957, brought the city its first and only World Series championship. With a talented lineup featuring future Hall of Famers Henry Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, Red Schoendienst, and Phil Niekro, the team immediately won the hearts of fans, shattered modern-day attendance records, and ushered the city of Milwaukee into the world of the “big leagues.” In the process, the Milwaukee Braves' success prompted Major League Baseball to redefine itself as a big business—clearing the path for franchises to relocate west, its two leagues to expand, and teams to leverage cities in high-stakes battles for civically funded facilities. But the Braves' instant success made their rapid fall from grace in the early 1960s all the more stunning, as declining attendance and local political greed led the team to Atlanta in one of the ugliest divorces between a city and baseball franchise in sports history. In this supremely revelatory conversation, TV documentary director/producer and author (and Wisconsin native) Bill Povletich (Milwaukee Braves: Heroes and Heartbreak; A Braves New World) joins Tim Hanlon to discuss the historical importance of the Braves’ time in Milwaukee, and some of the specific events and personalities that shaped it. Our continued thanks to our friends at Podfly and Audible for their support of the show!
"A ballpark is an empty place until you put people in it." Warren Spahn loved the sounds and anticipation of Opening Day and shares his memories of his 21 seasons.This episode originally aired the first week of the 1987 baseball season.SmarterPodcasts.com, Delivering Sound Advice
The Atlanta Braves opened the brand new SunTrust Park with a special ceremony on April 14, 2017. Former Brave greats Warren Spahn, Eddie Mathews, Greg Maddux, Phil Niekro, Dale Murphy, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, Chipper Jones, Bobby Cox and Hank Aaron are honored before the game and have their numbers unveiled at the new park. John Schuerholz and commissioner Rob Manfred addressed the crowd before the first pitch.
Coop & The Weasel go deep on LEGEND talk! Who were their favorite legends to play with? Who were their least favorite legends to play with? Who are their top 3 wish-list legends and why do message board wish-lists often have unrealistic expectations? Also, the guys break down how excited they are to play with CONFIRMED LEGENDS as of 2/23: Johnny Damon, Warren Spahn, Luis Apacicio, Jason Giambi, Wade Boggs, and more!
Miggins talks about playing against Jackie Robinson in his 1st game for the Dodgers organization. He went to high school with Vin Scully, played with Musial, owned Warren Spahn & modeled for one of the most famous statues in Texas. Miggins tells stories about his amazing life.
Ben talks to former Baseball Prospectus editor-in-chief Steven Goldman and Banished to the Pen’s Darius Austin about how Warren Spahn avoided the 1950s Dodgers and what we can learn from the way managers used their pitchers when rotations weren’t rigid.
It would have been enough just to see them pitch. Taking the mound at San Francisco's Candlestick Park that summer night in 1963 were 42-year-old Warren Spahn and 25-year-old Juan Marichal -- the embodiment of an ageless wonder headed for the Hall of Fame and a whirling wunderkind making his own case for immortality. But as one scoreless inning followed another en route to a 16th-inning climax, the 15,921 fans in attendance began to sense that they were watching a pitching duel for the ages. They remained, shivering and thrilled, to see it end after midnight. The sui generis event surpassed the world of statistics and entered into the realm of magic. Author Jim Kaplan, who covered baseball for Sports Illustrated in the 1970's and 1980's, initially planned to expand a magazine story he'd written about the game into book form. The more he researched the principals in his travels from San Francisco to South Buffalo to Santo Domingo, however, the more fascinated he became with their biographies. Spahn was one of the most decorated ballplayers to fight in World War II. Marichal narrowly escaped death three times. Despite their obvious differences -- Spahn was white, American, and left-handed, Marichal is bronzed, Dominican, and right-handed -- Kaplan found extraordinary similarities between the friendly rivals. Listen in as Jim Kaplan takes us back, 50 years ago, to The Greatest Game Ever Pitched...
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Baseball Historian presents the 1956 All-Star game Bob Friend and Warren Spahn were both nursing a 5-0 shutout until the sixth inning when Spahn was rocked by the frist three batters he faced: Nellie Fox, who hit a single, Ted Willams, who hit a home run, and Mickey Mantle, who followed with another home run
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