Running the Bases Podcast

Running the Bases
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Sports

The Game of Baseball, the way it's meant to be Loved. MLB, MiLB, Baseball History, everything inside and outside the lines.

Episodes

  1. Author Jeff Pearlman on "The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson" (10/28/22)

    10/28/2022

    Author Jeff Pearlman on "The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson" (10/28/22)

    Jeff Pearlman, New York Times best-selling author of nine books including "The Bad Guys Won", "Boys Will Be Boys", and "Showtime" (adapted for the HBO Series 'Winning Time'), joins the podcast to talk about his new book "The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson." Jeff shares his process that took almost three years, 700 original interviews and scores of research to craft this seminal biography about the elusive Bo Jackson. Bo was the first two-sport superstar in the modern era, shining on the diamond for the Kansas City Royals and on the gridiron with the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1980s. Jackson was a Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn, the only professional athlete to play in an MLB All-Star Game and the NFL Pro Bowl, and a pop culture phenomenon with his incredible athletic exploits in both. Jeff deep dives into the mythology of what makes Bo Jackson immortal in a time before social media and 24/7 sports coverage.

    1h 2m
  2. "Loserville" Author Clayton Trutor, Plus an Atlanta Braves Victory Lap! (12/20/21)

    12/20/2021

    "Loserville" Author Clayton Trutor, Plus an Atlanta Braves Victory Lap! (12/20/21)

    Author Clayton Trutor joins Tucker and Coach to talk about his new book “Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta - and How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports.” In the time period between the early 1960s through the late 1970s in Atlanta, city government and local business leadership created the mold for bringing sports franchises to a new city (4:51). A cautionary tale of “Too Much, Too Soon”, Clayton examines the circumstances and actions that led to Atlanta having zero major professional sports teams to all four in less than a decade (31:20). The lack of success and support gave Atlanta the moniker of “Loserville”, a struggle later experienced in cities like Phoenix, Tampa and San Diego (39:53). Finally, Tucker and Coach take a long overdue victory lap on the Braves’ improbable 2021 World Series Championship (54:46).

    1h 6m
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The Game of Baseball, the way it's meant to be Loved. MLB, MiLB, Baseball History, everything inside and outside the lines.

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  • Creator
    Running the Bases
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2022
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
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