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Backwards K Pod; History Of Baseball In Cincinnati
Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories
In 1858, Cincinnati, Ohio is the second most populated city, per capita, outside of Manhattan, NY. It is also one of the final destination spots for the Underground Railroad, freeing runaway slaves from the oppressive south. And the young and evolving sports of baseball, takes it’s roots in the city, and in 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings become the first professional baseball team in America.
This week, we examine the long and storied history of baseball in the Queen City, including a rich Negro League Tradition, the rise and fall of Riverfront Stadium, and the construction of today’s baseball cathedral, The Great American B...
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Backwards K Pod Mark Fidrych “The Bird”
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Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories During the 1976 Major League season, a shooting star blazes across the baseball universe, as the kid from nowhere, is seemingly everywhere, becoming a 70’s pop-culture icon. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych captures the hearts and imagination of seamheads everywhere with his dominant pitching prowess, and his on-mound antics, becoming a char...
Mark ”The Bird” Fidrych
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Source: www.podbean.com/eau/pb-mtqgi-16c838f During the 1976 Major League Baseball season, a shooting star blazes across the baseball universe, as the kid from nowhere is seemingly everywhere, becoming a 1970's pop-culture icon. Mark " The Bird" Fidrych captures the imagination and hearts of seamheads everywhere with his dominanat pitching prowess, and his on-mound antics, becoming a character ...
Backwards K Pod; The Mexican League Defections Of 1946
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Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories With players contractually bound to their respective MLB teams, via the Reserve Clause. 22 Major League players defect to the Mexican Baseball League in 1946. New commissioner, Happy Chandler drops the hammer, and levies 5 year suspension, to all the players who jump leagues. This week, we take a look at the 22 players involved, and...
Backwards K Pod; Eddie Matthews The Santa Barbara Bomber
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Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories In this week’s biographical chapter of ballplayers and their stories, the focus is on the baseball journey and life, of the great Eddie Matthews. In tandem with slugger Hank Aaron, the dynamic duo would become baseball’s most lethal power-hitting combo to ever play the game, as the two develop into the game’s premier, prolific power...
Backwards K Pod 1981; The Season Of Fernandomania
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Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories The 1981 MLB season is best remembered for two things; a strike-shortened season breaks the season into a story of two halves, and the birth and rise of Fernandomania in Los Angeles. Fernando Valenzuela was the youngest of 12 siblings, from the backwater town of Etchohuaquila, Mexico. He would rise from abject poverty, to become the...
The History Of Baseball In Pittsburgh
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Source: www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ka3kd-169d328 This week I do a deep dive into the history of baseball in the Steel City. I will give you the genesis backstory on a major league team that has been around since 1882. When a rag-tag group of guys from the Burgh, who called themselves the Alleghenies, would play the then young sport of baseball, after working all day in the mills. I will discuss the...
Backwards K Pod; The History Of Baseball In Pittsburgh
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Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories This week I do a deep dive into the history of baseball in the Steel City. I give you the genesis backstory on a major league team that has been around since 1882. When a rag-tag group of guys from the Burgh, who called themselves the Alleghenies, would play the then young sport of baseball, after a hard day of work at the mills. I ...
Backwards K Pod; Stan “The Man” Musial
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Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories With his famous corkscrew stance, off-balanced follow through, and inside-out swing; line drives came off Stan Musial’s bats like bullets. Stan spent 22 years in the majors, all of them with the St. Louis Cardinals. He won three World Series, and played on 24 All Star Teams. He won 7 batting titles and three MVP awards. This week we...
Stan ” The Man” Musial; The Donora Greyhound
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Source: www.podbean.com/eau/pb-vg4ji-16900cb With his famous corkscrew stance, off balanced follow through, and inside-out swing; line drives came off of Stan Musial's bat like bullets. He spent 22 years in the majors, all with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played in three World Series. and 24 All Star Teams, while winning 7 batting titles, and three league MVP Awards. This week we do a deep char...
Backwards K Pod; The Georgia Peach
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Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories I’ve had to re-learn the Ty Cobb story, that I’ve heard my whole life, because a fraudulent, hack, sportswriter set the historical narrative. This week I do a deep character profile study of the great Tyrus Raymond Cobb. Discern between the facts and myth, that made up this most complex man. And hopefully I can be but a piece of jus...
Backwards K Pod; Jim Abbott
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Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories At every level of baseball, Jim Abbott was doubted. They doubted him in grade school little-league, high school, college and the major leagues. He had model size, and a 95 MPH fastball. By any standard he would be considered gifted. What made Abbott stand out during his amateur and pro career, were the challenges he overcame to comp...
Jim Abbott
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Jim Abbott
Backwards K Pod; The Baker Bowl
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Backwards K Pod; The Baker Bowl
Backwards K Pod: Lou Gehrig
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Backwards K Pod: Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig; The Iron Horse
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Lou Gehrig; The Iron Horse
Backwards K Pod; History Of Baseball In Milwaukee
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Backwards K Pod; History Of Baseball In Milwaukee
Cy Young
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Cy Young
Backwards K Pod; Jim Palmer
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Backwards K Pod; Jim Palmer
Jim Palmer
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Jim Palmer
Backwards K Pod; The History Of Baseball In San Francisco
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Backwards K Pod; The History Of Baseball In San Francisco
Backwards K Pod; Dock Ellis And The LSD No-No
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Backwards K Pod; Dock Ellis And The LSD No-No
Tom Seaver; The Franchise
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Tom Seaver; The Franchise
Backwards K Pod; Tom Seaver
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Backwards K Pod; Tom Seaver
Backwards K Pod; The Collusion Era
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Backwards K Pod; The Collusion Era

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  • @pirate21
    @pirate21 11 дней назад

    The only player to play for the Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves.

  • @irishstan
    @irishstan Месяц назад

    My late father’s favorite player, thus my name. : )

  • @Joseph-namvet
    @Joseph-namvet Месяц назад

    Stan Musial is a baseball Hall of Famer, WW2 veteran who served his country and a man throughout his whole life a man of impeccable character. He is my all-time favorite baseball player.

    • @eltonyancey6426
      @eltonyancey6426 Месяц назад

      One of mine also.

    • @jkrasney1
      @jkrasney1 Месяц назад

      An excellent choice. Remarkable 1815 hits at home, 1815 hits away = 3,630 total lifetime hits.

    • @chas.5009
      @chas.5009 Месяц назад

      Would've finished with approximately 4,600 hits if not for the big one.

  • @josephcooper6692
    @josephcooper6692 Месяц назад

    OOooooh - That Stan the Man! He lived his life as gracefully as he played.

  • @josephkohler638
    @josephkohler638 Месяц назад

    No doubt. I'm 69 and his mechanics with his fastball and devastating curve have not been seen since. The BEST of all time!

  • @jerryking45
    @jerryking45 2 месяца назад

    I remember when he threw a no-hitter against my Indians in ‘93 while with the Yankees.

  • @rossdawgsbrokenspirit9038
    @rossdawgsbrokenspirit9038 2 месяца назад

    The most unique story in MLB history

  • @deepcosmiclove
    @deepcosmiclove 2 месяца назад

    I'd much rather watch a game @ Bake Bowl than in any modern stadium.

  • @Jdwify
    @Jdwify 3 месяца назад

    Johnny Bench is the greatest catcher to ever play. PERIOD. He was once photographed holding 7 baseballs in his right hand. We used to have a picture of that in 1970 when i was in first grade. Im a big Reds fan now because of guys like him, Rose, Perez, Foster, Concepcion, Griffey, and Geronimo. That was a great time to be growing up in Cincinnati. Bench always had a flair for the dramatic and hit a home run in the 1972 playoffs against Pittsburgh and his 389th and last homer on Johnny Bench Night at Riverfront Stadium on September 17, 1983.

  • @A1Frizz
    @A1Frizz 4 месяца назад

    Just listened to your podcasts on Gibby, and Vin Scully, nicely done. Keep up the good work, you got a new subscriber.

  • @leodrosia4369
    @leodrosia4369 4 месяца назад

    Rip lyman and jessica savitch

  • @Solitude47152
    @Solitude47152 4 месяца назад

    He was going to be an All Star, tragic.

    • @spy1965
      @spy1965 Месяц назад

      That's right. He was a great hitter, CA acquired him from MN. Very shocking and tragic.

    • @Solitude47152
      @Solitude47152 Месяц назад

      @@spy1965 Minnesota manager quit over the trade, destroyed dogout when told

  • @privatepenguin3137
    @privatepenguin3137 4 месяца назад

    At 0:58 - getting a hit off of Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley

  • @patrickbrowder6857
    @patrickbrowder6857 5 месяцев назад

    My dad always talked about Koufax (whom I never saw pitch) and would take me to see Randy Jones pitch for the Padres whenever he could during the 75-77 seasons. RJ was my Koufax growing up.

  • @redsky8763
    @redsky8763 5 месяцев назад

    One of the greatest ever. No big ego. Just played the game.

  • @robertboydiiido-bolsa7531
    @robertboydiiido-bolsa7531 5 месяцев назад

    Still my favorite player ever. Yaz played through so many nagging injuries from about 1971 onward. A total warrior!

  • @markmurphy558
    @markmurphy558 5 месяцев назад

    When I was 7 or 8, I went to a Dodgers home game in LA. Koufax pitched against Juan Marichal(sic). It was a one run game, complete game by both pitchers, and Maury Wills walked, stole second and third, and scored the winning run on a sc fly. Good old boring baseball, which I found spellbinding.

  • @robertbell2786
    @robertbell2786 6 месяцев назад

    Goat. Kofax!

  • @rafaelramirez1507
    @rafaelramirez1507 6 месяцев назад

    One of the greatest switch hitters in baseball history 💥⚾

  • @anjdog2003
    @anjdog2003 6 месяцев назад

    I got to see him pitch many times. One or two runs is all he needed. A curve ball that could drop three feet and a 95 miles an hour fastball

  • @roberthadesman7956
    @roberthadesman7956 6 месяцев назад

    Greatest pitcher ever!!!!!

  • @Grizzlied555
    @Grizzlied555 7 месяцев назад

    The Bambino!

  • @FarrukoR
    @FarrukoR 7 месяцев назад

    Who's his Daddy? Who's his Daddy? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @hectorlopez1069
    @hectorlopez1069 7 месяцев назад

    The baseball player who would become known as the great bambino, the sultan of swat, the king of crash and the clouses of clout. Babe ruth.

  • @hectorlopez1069
    @hectorlopez1069 7 месяцев назад

    A hall of famer and one of the best from the country in the Caribbean. Pedro was so great.

  • @hectorlopez1069
    @hectorlopez1069 7 месяцев назад

    One of my favorite pitchers of when i was a little boy. He definitely mean business whenever he was on the mound.

  • @adrianpasillas3832
    @adrianpasillas3832 7 месяцев назад

    Bigger than life...

  • @ACEDIAMOND666
    @ACEDIAMOND666 7 месяцев назад

    I met Sandy Koufax on Saturday, 25 March 1989. The day before Easter. Vero Beach, Florida during spring training. Got his autograph. He had his road greys on. I no longer have the autograph, However, I do have a photograph to prove it. He was a very nice man.

  • @MarkKrauklis
    @MarkKrauklis 8 месяцев назад

    I'm 72 years old and a Yankees fan. 🥰 Koufax is the greatest pitcher I have ever seen; 🥰 bar none.!!!🥰🇺🇲🥰🇺🇲🥰🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

    • @victormarrotti2575
      @victormarrotti2575 6 месяцев назад

      He also completed games,and not like guys today. I have been a Yankees fan all my life. I am 75 and he is the greatest I ever saw

    • @kennethcurtis1856
      @kennethcurtis1856 5 месяцев назад

      Greg Maddox might have a say in this discussion.

  • @indianasunsets5738
    @indianasunsets5738 8 месяцев назад

    Greatest catcher in MLB history.

  • @robertbell2786
    @robertbell2786 8 месяцев назад

    For 6 years the goat!

  • @robertbell2786
    @robertbell2786 8 месяцев назад

    For 6 years, the goat!

  • @sandyblond20
    @sandyblond20 8 месяцев назад

    ONLY I WAS SELECTED SABRMETRICS MASTER PITCHER. EVER🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @JohnSmith-zw8vp
    @JohnSmith-zw8vp 8 месяцев назад

    It sure did come at a price though.

  • @syourke3
    @syourke3 8 месяцев назад

    The greatest pitcher of my lifetime. No doubt.

    • @syourke3
      @syourke3 8 месяцев назад

      @@helmuthare 2.57 on the road. Thats from 62-66. He was better than either Marichal or Gibson during that stretch. But they were also amazing. Gibson in 68 was unbelievable.

    • @syourke3
      @syourke3 8 месяцев назад

      @@helmuthare You have to look at adjusted ERA, and for his last five seasons, Koufax had an adjusted ERA of 1.67, which is spectacular. Of course, his first six seasons were nothing great, because he couldn’t find home plate with a sewing eye dog. But from 62-66, he really was the best pitcher in baseball. Lifetime, Koufax had an adjusted ERA of 131. If you consider Marichal, his lifetime adjusted ERA was 123 but he reached Koufax levels in 65, 66 and 69. As for Gibson, his lifetime adjusted ERA was 127 but he had a spectacular year in ‘68, with an adjusted ERA of 258 and he got 164 in 1969. Of course, Koufax was retired by then.

    • @syourke3
      @syourke3 8 месяцев назад

      @@helmuthare That’s a stupid comment.

  • @erniesinger8768
    @erniesinger8768 8 месяцев назад

    Belated Happy 88th Birthday!

  • @davewilson3113
    @davewilson3113 8 месяцев назад

    Batteries were named after him.

  • @Blackdog222
    @Blackdog222 9 месяцев назад

    Al Kaline outlived the city of Detroit by 40 years. One of the really great members of the 3,000 hit club who often gets overlooked.

    • @diamondsnakejake
      @diamondsnakejake 8 месяцев назад

      For Sure…. That’s why I do this… preserve the history…

    • @davewilson3113
      @davewilson3113 5 месяцев назад

      299 or 399 homers.

  • @roberthudson1959
    @roberthudson1959 9 месяцев назад

    Bench changed the fundamentals of the position. His hands were so big that he could catch the ball one-handed, which reduced the damage to his bare hand.

  • @dzanier
    @dzanier 9 месяцев назад

    Simply one of the worst moments in MLB history.

  • @michaelestrada6840
    @michaelestrada6840 9 месяцев назад

    Johnny bench best Cather ever trailblazer.

  • @soxbearshwks8988
    @soxbearshwks8988 9 месяцев назад

    when i got stationed at Marine Corps Air base in Cali. after boot camp, Jan'64, in the Enlisted men's club, a glass of beer was a nickel, and a pitcher of beer was .30 cents...

  • @jdbuck6460
    @jdbuck6460 9 месяцев назад

    He was my idol growing up in the 70's. I starting catching at age 10 and continued thru college. Got injured and ended my career. Met Johnny at a golf tournament and had a chance to meet and visit with him. He was kind, funny and genuine. Got home and told my wife, " I can die now".

  • @vpimike2646
    @vpimike2646 9 месяцев назад

    Imagine what he could have done if he had used steroids and HGH like the more modern players. (Piazza, Pudge Rod, etc)

  • @nja3224
    @nja3224 9 месяцев назад

    I played little league/organized baseball starting at the age of 7 in 1969, the year my Amazing Mets won the World Series. I was all about baseball, it was in my blood. I started catching a few years later and when it came time to hand out uniforms, I wanted #5 because of this guy right here. I got to see him play a few times over the years when the Reds would visit Shea Stadium. I was a die hard Mets fan but liked the Big Red Machine along with the Cardinals. This was my golden era of baseball, 60s and 70s. I saw plenty of legends over time. I no longer watch much or was the fan I used to be, but this clip feels like home, my childhood. I love baseball for that.

    • @diamondsnakejake
      @diamondsnakejake 9 месяцев назад

      You should check out our baseball show Backwards K Pod. We’ve amassed over 150 years of baseball history. I’m sure there are many of those yesteryear nuggets available for ya in the catalog. Available on all platforms, wherever you listen to your Pods. Or you can go to diamondsnakejake.podbean.com to hear any of the over 100 baseball stories in our vault of archives. Our mission is to spread the gospel of baseball. It does my heart well to hear this video stirred something inside of you.

  • @Paddyboy66
    @Paddyboy66 9 месяцев назад

    The Best………EVER!!

  • @dennismonk9559
    @dennismonk9559 9 месяцев назад

    Pudge was the best thing about being a Rangers fan in the 90s. I am so happy he got a ring, even if it wasn't with the Rangers.

  • @lawrencesilvestro5756
    @lawrencesilvestro5756 10 месяцев назад

    THE ''MUSIC'' AND ''ANNOUNCERS'' MADE LEAVE. I'LL GET THE INFO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

  • @jeffkuykendall4655
    @jeffkuykendall4655 10 месяцев назад

    Jessica Savitch a tragic story of her own! 😪

    • @John7-4
      @John7-4 9 месяцев назад

      She drowned with her dog right ?

    • @stever1791
      @stever1791 9 месяцев назад

      yes it happened in New Hope, Pa. @@John7-4

    • @milojanis4901
      @milojanis4901 5 месяцев назад

      Drowned in Cocaine! Very sad. She was on air, high as high gets during one evening newscast and blood started running out one nostril!!!

    • @milojanis4901
      @milojanis4901 5 месяцев назад

      Drowned in Cocaine!!

    • @milojanis4901
      @milojanis4901 5 месяцев назад

      Drowned in Cocaine!

  • @stephenhawk8384
    @stephenhawk8384 10 месяцев назад

    He was going to be a great. When he signed with tha Angels he got off to a slow start and was so apologetic about it, even offering to return part of his salary. He gave us long-suffering Angels fans hope. Then, he was gone.

    • @dzanier
      @dzanier 9 месяцев назад

      Yeah, it was beyond sad. But I think he left an impact that carried over into 1979. But he was lost far too soon.

    • @kencummings953
      @kencummings953 7 месяцев назад

      ​​@@dzanierthink of how loaded the Angels lineup would have been in 1979 with him in it. As it was three players drove in over 100 runs

    • @dzanier
      @dzanier 7 месяцев назад

      @@kencummings953 yeah, that was a stacked lineup. Baylor, Ford and Grich drove in over 100, in Baylor’ case way over 100, Aikens had 81rbi. Downing 75rbi. Thing is if Lyman hadn’t been killed, they might not have had a need for Dan Ford. So it’s likely that the offense still would’ve been devastating, but without disco Danny. Baylor was the catalyst of that team in every way. He made everybody else better.

    • @howardcosell2022
      @howardcosell2022 5 месяцев назад

      @@kencummings953 Led the way for Carew to join the next season

    • @howardcosell2022
      @howardcosell2022 5 месяцев назад

      @@dzanier Ford would have played centerfield in place of Miller