I had never heard of Luis Raven, so now you get to hear of Luis Raven. Progress: 21 / 866 (2.4%) 😅

Opened some presents early as we’ll be staying over at a relatives tomorrow and didn’t have room to transport everything. She loves her Barbie bus but dad is so excited for story time later!

Dale Murphy belongs in the HOF!

This is completely true in baseball writing too some of the best ideas come when you're researching A and accidentally stumble across B

It’d be pretty simple. “You’re a follower of Christ.” “Yes” “So you’re pro immigrant and believe they deserve the same rights as Americans?” “…..” “Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner.” Deuteronomy 27:19 “Ughhh” “Will you be playing this Sunday? The lords day?” “Uhhhh”

Their were two Sam Cranes in baseball around this time. One highly respected who would go on the be a writer and one who would go on to be a murderer! Guess which one we covered? podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

NEW! For TVO @therundowntvo.bsky.social I look at the history of the Intercounty Baseball League, which has recently changed its name to the Canadian Baseball League. #history #baseball www.tvo.org/article/how-...

Catching up on the offseason and loved this tidbit

OMG IT’S HERE! My first issue of the Baseball Research Journal as editor! I LOVE IT

It’s wild to think that this was the arm angle of most pitchers in the 1870’s!

A lil late posting but released our final episode of 2025 this week! Did you hear about the betting scandal in baseball? Of course we mean the 1882 scandal featuring former player/manager Dick Higham. Hear all about his career and downfall! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

Congratulations to the newest Hall of Famer, Jeff Kent. Fun fact (?): The Tracker was a thing for all 10 years of Jeff Kent's run on the BBWAA ballot. He received a total of 998 votes over that decade from the writers and the Tracker was able to log 774 of those as public votes (77.6%). Fun!

Today we celebrate our co-host Sean's birthday with a snapshot from Ocean Beach Pier in San Diego on our California baseball trip back in 2018. Listen to a few episodes of baseball history today in his honour!

Looks like the only one of these inductees who had been previously honored in the various Latin American-based Halls of Fame is Carmelo Martínez. He was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004. In 35 CARS games, he hit 10 HR, batted .277, and slugged .589. He was MVP in 1987.

We just covered the White Brothers in our latest episode! James was the HOF’er but Will’s career was sneaky amazing - if multiple 40 win seasons can be sneaky. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

The Romo Brothers (Vicente & Enrique). Vibes for days.

Thanksgiving is about family! Our latest episode was about the White Brothers, James (Deacon) and Will! Baseball stars of the 1870’s that left a long legacy in the game including being the first sibling battery! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Qqn...

Aw man, RIP George Altman. After appearing with the 1955 Kansas City Monarchs, he finally made the majors in 1959 with the Cubs. He was an All-Star in 1961 (.303, 27 HR, 96 RBI) and 1962 (.318, 22 HR, 74 RBI, 19 SB). He hit 101 homers in a 9-year career. He was 92 years old.

I know I told this story on the other site, but I worked for an indy league baseball team in Lynn, MA during the summer of 1997. Midway through the season, we signed Oil Can to a contract.

Brandon Nimmo is the first millionaire to flee Zohran Mamdani's Communist New York City

That contract did not work out exactly! We covered Pascual’s colourful career back in September! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

#OnThisDay in baseball history

New Episode out now! Rogelio Moret, a can’t miss prospect out of Puerto Rico who made his debut at just 20. His issues off the field and MLB’s inability to help him culminated in a notorious moment in 1978! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4M8P...

I normally don't really care about year end awards, but Schneider definitely deserved it.

We’ve covered a lot of veterans, but Jack Lohrke survived the Pacific Theatre in WW2 and then luckily survived his baseball career. If you don’t know his story, it’s a must listen! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

A great turnout for our SABR Hanlan's Point Chapter autumn meeting at Duke of York in Toronto, with special guest Steve Paikin. We had an engaging conversation about the Blue Jays, Red Sox, and stadiums. Honouring baseball history while looking ahead to the future.

I'm reading Paper of Wreckage, an oral history of the New York Post, and came across Mike Vaccaro reminiscing about the time in 2003 when he brutally zinged then Mets GM Steve Phillips.

The whole article can be found in Sports Illustrated...in 1959. vault.si.com/vault/1959/0...

He’s talking about tours. Literally bragging about how much the tours bring in year-round. Yet the Dodgers are refusing to pay a living wage and engaging in union busting.

I think it's really brutal to try to rank Game 7s. Better to group them. 1925 is its own class This one goes with 1924, 1960, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2016, and I suppose 1975. They're all amazing (hopefully not missing one - list was off top of mind)

Relatable

YES! Like, this is the stuff that Manfred took away from us. (and yes this happened in the WS! Imagine someone using this tactic Vlad Jr. or Ohtani instead of the automatic IBB!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR0j...

Only 4 pitchers have recorded a Pitcher’s Cycle — striking out every batter in the opposing lineup — in the World Series: Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5 Randy Johnson, 2001 G2 Bob Gibson, 1968 G1 Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6

New Episode! The 1906 featured a surprise contender and a solidified juggernaut- sound familiar? Ed’s looked into the 1906 World Series and the White Sox team no one expected to have a chance. Frank Isbell’s 4 XBH record would not be broken until Monday night! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

2001 Diamondbacks or 2016 Cubs Imaginary: 1994 Expos!

Great advice not just for tonight, or a game which happens after an unexpectedly long game the night before, but for ALL sporting events, concerts, and just times out in public. The people working may be getting paid to be there, but they're still people. Treat them with the kindness they deserve.

The 4 extra base hits in a World Series Game club. 1906. 2025. Let the record show that Frank Isbell made 17 career pitching appearances.

We're gonna talk a little bit about Frank and his World Series record this Wednesday's episode. Isbell had a performance for the ages after taking a tongue lashing from his manager Fielder Jones.

Another rally killing homer by Kirk.

1-0 Umpire

We recorded last night and talked about one of these performances! It’s out Wednesday but I’ll give a hint, it was one of these 3 ending with 6 and we nicknamed one of the players in the series (not one listed) Popcorn Shirtpants! Another wild, lesser known baseball story out on Wednesday!

They must resurrect Charles Finley!

The Curse of Colonel Sanders is trending so here’s the story! It’s a good one! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

Is this easier in Fenway Park or harder?

Our team is in the World Series for the first time in 32 years! We are thrilled but with that happening, we weren’t able to finish researching our next topic and will have to push our regular episode release back a week. It’s October, so expect some wild Post-Season Baseball History……Next week!

From heartbreak in Game 5 to nothing but joy in Game 7! BLUE JAYS PENNANT BABY! *I guess we didn’t text during Game 6

What if instead of playing Game 7, the Blue Jays and Mariners settled on a truce and agreed to send their best 26 guys to go beat the shit out of the Dodgers, for humanity’s sake?

Baseball returns to a Japanese American detention camp after a historic ball field was restored