Oh yeah, we remembered Butch earlier this year! 1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2026/01/butc...

🎂Happy 69th Birthday to should-be-HOFer Lou Whitaker. Blindly pick any year from 1978-95 & you’re almost certain to land on a good or very good year by the underrated Tigers second baseman. What does it all add up to? A great career that belongs in Cooperstown. #Tigers #HOF

Bob Kipper’s beef. We have a buymeacoffee, maybe should have a buymeabagofbeef.

This week, one of the most famous Aurora, Illinois natives not named Wayne or Garth...it's Bob Kipper! Kipper was an Angels 1st round pick, debuted at 20 and was traded that year to the Pirates. He later was a successful reliever and longtime coach. 1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2026/05/bob-...

Imagining Frank Sinatra walking out of a club in Chicago in disbelief: “Bunch of freaks in here dancing with their wives!”

Paunchy, balding starting pitchers who rely on guile, k-y jelly and emery boards, throw too many pitches and go the distance scattering 11 hits while striking out one with a fastball that couldn’t break glass

ATTN: @1988toppspodcast.bsky.social

"If the plural of tooth is teeth, is the plural of booth, beeth? What would chairs look like if our knees bent the other way?" - Larry Andersen's "Shallow Thoughts." Born May 6, 1953, today is Larry Andersen's 73rd birthday! Listen here: 1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2022/09/larr...

Munetaka Murakami's first 14 MLB extra-base hits were home runs That’s the longest such streak to start a player’s MLB career since at least 1900 AND the second-longest streak to start a season in span, behind only 1955 Eddie Robinson (1st 15) h/t @EliasSports

Maybe this is statblastable @ewpod.bsky.social, Murakami hit 14 big league homers before hitting a non-homer extra base hit. He finally hit a double last night. Has anyone hit more homers to start their career before hitting a double or triple? I was hoping he’d hit 50 homers and no other xbh.

Bo Jackson, circa 1988 #Royals #Baseball

Prior to seeing this, if someone told me Starlin Castro still played for the Marlins I would believe them.

With the homies rolling into the Met Gala

Bonus: Chewbacca and Dave Winfield at the Revenge of the Sith premiere, 2005

It's Ben Grieve's 50th birthday

Family Knows Not To Interrupt Dad While He’s Skimming Pool, Listening To Orioles Radio Broadcast https://theonion.com/family-knows-not-to-interrupt-dad-while-he-s-skimming-p-1819578904/

Original sim city. My friend and I printed out our masterpiece on 20 pieces of dot matrix paper…and then promptly destroyed the city with natural disasters.

Baller, Ready, Cerone, Kerfeld

bring back the mcbic razor meal

Scottie Pippen for Mr. Submarine. youtu.be/40YkCQcMCpQ

Born May 2, 1962, today is Jim Walewander's 64th birthday! His 1988 Score card declared his favorite band was the Dead Milkmen! Jim played in 53 games for the Tigers and scored 24 runs on just 13 hits for the 1987 AL East champs. Listen and links: 1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2021/04/jim-...

Anne Hathaway, you will ALWAYS be that girl. 💙💛

39 years ago today, after missing spring training and the month of April, Tim Raines returned to the Expos' lineup to go 4-for-5 with a grand slam, a triple, two singles, three runs, a walk and a stolen base to lead the Expos to an 11-7 win over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.

See a Spock, post a Spock. (Ok, so it's not Spock, but it is Leonard Nimoy in a baseball uniform in an uncredited role in the 1951 film Rhubarb)

I remember Al Nipper best as one of the pitchers (along with Calvin Schiradi) the Red Sox sent to the Cubs in exchange for Lee Smith.

Ticket acquired, who is with me? Cc: @sabrchicago.bsky.social

This week, a 1986 Red Sox starter who overcame some wild health issues to remain in the big leagues...it's Al Nipper! Al went 11-6 as a rookie and shared the team ROY with Roger Clemens. Injuries forced him to evolve...eventually picking up a knuckler! 1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2026/04/al-n...

Oh I am so into this! Chicago friends, let's go!

As ICE raids targeted Pilsen, foot traffic fell for a neighborhood taqueria, Casa Cafe. The community's response: moshing. https://southsideweekly.com/how-casa-cafe-became-the-defiant-heart-of-chicagos-south-side-diy/

@every-topps-card.bsky.social gimmie a pack!

New favorite hat arrived. Thanks Reading Iced Coffees.

Remembering Phil Garner, born on this date in 1949

Remembering former #Pittsburgh #Pirates player and 1979 “We are Fam-a-lee” member Phil Garner, born OTD 4/30/1949. Here’s some of the best of “Scrap Iron” in action during the 1979 season: #LetsGoBucs

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I have a few hundred ideas... Might dig into the 1987 Expos and how collusion cost them Andre Dawson and cost Tim Raines the MVP.

The 🐐 bat flip.

Ben and I talked to Brad Lidge about his post-playing career life as an archeologist (with a little baseball mixed in too). Really fun and illuminating conversation!

This is about as compelling a reason as there is to join @maximumfun.org . Do you enjoy the podcasts? maximumfun.org/join

This might be my favorite episode. I can’t really explain why. Good job, guys.

1988 Topps #662 Jim Rice TBC Boston Red Sox card 218/35366

If we can get Pope Leo and Murakami to share some Chicago style dogs, maybe a shot of malört…it could fix whatever rift occurred in 2016 when the Cubs won the title.

He’s trying to make the White Sox interesting and I’m falling for it.

Terry Steinbach Catcher Debut: 1986 - Retired: 1999 OAK - MIN

John Waters, 1977 Hostess style, in honor of his 80th birthday

Baltimore roadtrip? Front should probably say BIRDS, but I’ll take it.

Jim Abbott Pitcher Debut: 1989 - Retired: 1999 MIL - NYY - CHW - ANA