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New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game: a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to make you fall in love with the sport all over again. Posnanski writes of major moments that created legends, and of forgotten moments almost lost to time. It's Willie Mays’s catch, Babe Ruth’s called shot, and Kirk Gibson’s limping home run; the slickest steals; the biggest bombs; and the most triumphant no-hitters.

Longer than Moby-Dick and nearly as ambitious,​The Baseball 100 is a one-of-a-kind work by award-winning sportswriter and lifelong student of the game Joe Posnanski that tells the story of the sport through the remarkable lives of its 100 greatest players. In the book’s introduction, Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator George F. Will marvels, “Posnanski must already have lived more than 200 years. How else could he have acquired such a stock of illuminating facts and entertaining stories about the rich history of this endlessly fascinating sport?”

Waite "Schoolboy" Hoyt's improbable baseball journey began when the 1915 New York Giants signed him as a high school junior, for no pay and a five-dollar bonus. Based on a trove of Hoyt's writings and interview transcripts, Tim Manners has reanimated the baseball legend's untold story, entirely in Hoyt's own words. Over his twenty-three-year professional baseball career, Hoyt won 237 big league games across 3,845 2/3 innings—and one locker room brawl with Babe Ruth. He writes at length about the art of pitching and how the game and its players changed—and didn't—over his lifetime.

In this groundbreaking book, Keith Law, the ESPN baseball writer and author of the acclaimed Smart Baseball, offers an era-spanning dissection of some of the best and worst decisions in modern baseball, explaining what motivated them, what can be learned from them, and how their legacy has shaped the game....

By early 1977, New York City was in the grip of hysteria caused by a murderer dubbed "Son of Sam". And on a sweltering night in July, a citywide power outage touched off an orgy of looting and arson that led to the largest mass arrest in the city's history. As the turbulent year wore on, the city became absorbed in two epic battles: the fight between Yankee slugger Reggie Jackson and team manager Billy Martin, and the battle between Ed Koch and Mario Cuomo for the city's mayoralty.

Our guest this week is Arthur D. Hittner, author of "Honus Wagner, The Life of Baseball's Flying Dutchman," Revised Edition (McFarland, 2024). Originally published in 1996, Hittner's book won the prestigious Seymour Medal for best baseball historical or biographical book in 1997. Wagner led the National League in batting 8 times and hit .324 in his storied career and still over 100 years after hi last Major League game, The Flying Dutchman is still considered by many to be the greatest shortstop who ever played. Hittner's revised edition brings Wagner to life for a new generation of ...

September 19, 2024 ~ Fredi the Pizza Man calls in to share his thoughts on the Tigers and what role Al Avila played in their success this season and why Detroit and Al Avila were screwed over by the Covid-19 pandemic. Then Detroit Tigers Beat Writer from The Athletic Cody Stavenhagen joins the show to discuss the surging Detroit Tigers and how this young team bounced back and became the hottest team in the MLB playoff race.

Nic talks Padres, how he became a fan, ballparks and favorite players

Host John Stolnis of The Good Phight and BillyPenn.com recaps the Phillies series loss at the hands of the Brewers, touting two outstanding pitching performances by their top two starters, and why home field advantage is critical for the Phils in the postseason. Also, the 2024 Phillies bullpen is, by far, the best of this recent string of success, and what the playoff roster might look like.

Aram and Jack break down their watchlist on the Senior Circuit after discussing the monetary value of Shohei Ohtani's 50/50 ball and Christian Scott's peculiar surgery.Subscribe to Our New Newsletter!Download the Gametime app and redeem code JUSTBASEBALL for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply)Check out our LinkTree!Get Your Just Baseball MerchUse Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGMCheck out Mint Mobile: mintmobile.com/justbaseballOur Sponsors:* Check out Mint Mobile: mintmobile.com/JUSTBASEBALLSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-just-baseball-show/...

The Cincinnati Reds face another challenging season as they are officially eliminated from playoff contention after a 7-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves, ensuring their drought of playoff advancement will continue another year. This episode dives into the implications of Brandon Williamson's upcoming Tommy John surgery, raising questions about his rehab and the Reds' handling of his return. Hosts Jeff and Steve explore the impressive 20-20 seasons of Spencer Steer and Elly De La Cruz, marking the first time since Barry Larkin and Eric Davis did it that Reds teammates have achieved this feat, and ...

13:52 - Guest: Commanders insider Sam Fortier of The Washington Post on how quarterback Jayden Daniels is doing as a runner off Fortier's in-depth piece examining Daniels protecting himself as a runner, what key advanced stats are telling us about Daniels, impressions of Kliff Kingsbury as Commanders offensive coordinator, whether Kingsbury-Daniels is a good offensive coordinator-quarterback marriage, the latest on the situation between the Commanders and the Wetzel family, where things stand in the saga of the Commanders' next stadium and more 36:11 - Nationals: breakdown of a 10-0 loss at ...

Baseball Prospect Journal's Dan Zielinski III sits down with Basic (Nevada) High School shortstop Tate Southisene to discuss his skill set, development throughout high school, USC commitment and the 2025 MLB draft. Southisene is one of the top prep players in the 2025 draft class. BaseballProspectJournal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Baseball Prospect Journal on X (Twitter): ⁠@TheBPJournal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dan Zielinski III on X (Twitter): ⁠@DanZielinski3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Despite 7 strong innings from Aaron Nola, the #phillies fall to the Milwaukee #brewers 2-1 on a walk off single by Jake Bauers. Phillies offense strikes out 16 times, produces just four hits in the loss. Join Renee Washington and Jamie Lynch, as the PHLY Phillies crew breaks down all the action of the series finale between the #Phillies and the #Brewers!

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We started the show with watching the end of the Oakland As defeat the Chicago Cubs to clinch the NL Central for the Milwaukee Brewers!The Milwaukee Brewers finished their series with the Giants with a win before heading to Arizona to take 2 of 3 from the surging Diamondbacks and then back home to split the first two games against the Phillies. We're going to recap these games today.After that, we have to talk about the Wisconsin Badgers loss to Alabama where they lost more than just the game but also starting QB Tyler Van Dyke. As the Badgers head into their bye week we'll discuss where they ...

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