Our National Pastime: Tales of Old Time Baseball

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A baseball podcast focused on the early years of the sport and how it grew into the modern game. Featuring: Player and Coach Profiles, Historic Team Features, the history of rule changes and how they were received.

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  1. Curtis Weigand's Wild Week (June 1903)

    06/11/2025

    Curtis Weigand's Wild Week (June 1903)

    The Year is 1903 and Curtis “Captain” Weigand is leading York’s Penn Park ballclub until he is plucked away and held to his contract he had signed earlier that year with the Baltimore Eastern League Club nicknamed the Orioles.  Meanwhile, Baltimore had high expectations going into the season and is looking for anyone to help them climb up the standings. Is Curt the answer to their problems? Earlier that year even the legendary Connie Mack wanted him for the Philadelphia Athletics.  Welcome to Curtis Weigand’s Wild Week.  The Articles sourced for this podcast originated from: The Baltimore Sun The York Dispatch The York Gazette The Evening Journal from Wilmington Daily Local News West Chester PA The Baltimore World and The Baltimore News The Photo on the Podcast cover: 1897 Media PA http://oldchesterpa.com/sports_baseball_big_leaguers_dca_1942.htm We also referenced Curt Weigand’s Baseball-Reference Page, though his playing stats from 1903 are not captured on the site.  Thank you once again to all of our listeners. For any feedback about the podcast or if you wanted to submit a forgotten Baseball player, or if you have any information on Curtis Wiegand you can contact us at the following: Via email: Nationalpastimepod@gmail.com Via Twitter: @Ourpastimepod  Via Bluesky: @nationalpastime.bsky.social  Or on Facebook: Facebook.com/OurNationalPastime  Our Linktree and Socials are also in the show notes.

    18 min

  2. 04/09/2025

    Welcome to Our National Pastime

    Coming soon, Jordan will dive into old time baseball stories not commonly featured in baseball media. From the creation of the sport, to unknown legends of the game. Our episodes will comprise of player and manager profiles, features on historic teams, the history of rule changes, how these changes were received, and much more.  This is Our National Pastime: Tales of Old Time Baseball.

    1 min

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A baseball podcast focused on the early years of the sport and how it grew into the modern game. Featuring: Player and Coach Profiles, Historic Team Features, the history of rule changes and how they were received.

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