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Episode 0506 is live! Make sure you're following @shoelesspodcast and quote this post with the correct answer to the following trivia question for a chance to win: According to @adarowski.bsky.social, who has the 6th most hits in pro baseball history? www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-five/06

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#OnThisDay in baseball history

Lineup form the 1970s the Board Game "Charlie Brown All-Stars" P-Charlie Brown C-Schroeder 1B-Patty 2B-Linus 3B-Peppermint Patty SS-Snoopy LF-WoodStock CF-Franklin RF-Lucy The playing odds were pretty realistic & offered a significant amount of detail.

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We had the best time sharing the Heritage Trail with Bridgewater State University today. Thank you, Maxwell Library!

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Calm before the storm! We’re about to get under way with the 2026 SABR Analytics Conference: sabr.org/analytics

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Few players matched Minnie Miñoso’s blend of consistency, power, and speed. His career numbers—more than 4,500 hits, 400 home runs, and 400 stolen bases—across the U.S. and Latin America tell the story of a true all-time great.

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YouTube, man. Here is home video footage of Roberto Clemente just weeks before his death (Nov 22, 1972). He was actually in Nicaragua managing Puerto Rico in the Amateur World Series. The footage was taken by Norbert Jaeger, a member of the German team. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RerR...

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This @pwsullivan.bsky.social column made me wonder, how would we explain SEO to Ring Lardner?

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Finished this today. While a podcast this long can seem daunting, it’s a gift to get this much out of the interviews. Dan does an awesome job. 👏

#OnThisDay in baseball history

#OnThisDay in baseball history

I am now the proud owner of a @graigkreindler.bsky.social portrait of George Wright. Off to the framer, next week. (I love the "Brady Stand," often visible in studio photos of the period.)

The Negro Leagues produced some of the best baseball in the sport’s history, and with the help of future Hall of Famer Rube Foster, the Negro National League was founded #OTD in 1920. ow.ly/Ekb850Yf522

#OnThisDay in baseball history Don't forget to listen to the new episode of the podcast with @nlbmprez! www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-five/05

#OnThisDay in baseball history

#OnThisDay in baseball history

Episode 0505 is live! Make sure you're following @shoelesspodcast and quote this post with the correct answer to the following trivia question for a chance to win: Which Canadian rocker has donated 400 signed baseballs to the @nlbmuseumkc.bsky.social? www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-five/05

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Part seven of my pictorial retrospective of baseball; this installment is devoted to the 1840s. Pretty good, I think. ourgame.mlblogs.com/a-pictorial-...

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Rare on the field footage of baseball legend Josh Gibson! #BHM #History

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Frank Robinson is the only player in history to win Rookie of the Year, league MVP, All-Star game MVP, and World Series MVP. As a lagniappe, he added an extra MVP (giving him one in each league) and Manager of the Year.

Satchel Paige is the special guest on a classic episode of "I've Got a Secret" with Steve Allen! (1965) #MLB #BHM #Baseball #Legend #TV #History

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Babe Ruth, born today, in 1895, once said, "Whatever I have at bat or on the mound or in the outfield or even on the bases, I owe directly to Brother Matthias." Read about the big Canadian who set the young Ruth straight in life and on the ball field. sabr.org/journal/arti...

This should put to rest any idea that baseball and the sportsbooks can adequately police themselves. It took how many games and seasons of corruption before anyone caught on to the Clase/Ortiz scheme? www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...