5 episodes
Pastime Podcast John Kemper
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Baseball history, one story at a time. Like us on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram @PastimePodcast
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Episode 5: Ebbets Field - 11:21:18, 10.00 PM
A brief look at one of the most beloved ballparks in baseball history, Ebbets Field.
SHOW NOTES
BOOKS
“THE GREATEST BALLPARK EVER” BOB MCGEE, 2005, RIVERGATE BOOKS
ARTICLES
“ECHOS OF EBBETS FIELD AS IT TURNS 100”: ANDERSON, DAVE; NEW YORK TIMES, APRIL 3, 2013
“EXORCISING THE DODGERS”: ANDERSON, SAM; NEW YORK MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 16, 2004
“ONLY MEMORIES AT EBBETS FIELD”: DELLINGER, KEN; THE WASHINGTON POST; OCTOBER 28, 1981
PODCAST
THE BOWYER BOYS: NEW YORK CITY HISTORY: EPISODE 263 “EBBETS FIELD AND THE GLORY DAYS OF THE BROOKLYN DODGERS”
WEBSITE
https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/ebbets-field/
https://dutchbaseballhangout.wordpress.com/2015/01/25/ebbets-field/
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Episode 4 The History of the Trade Deadline
A brief history of the trade deadline and how nonwaiver and waiver trades are completed in Major League Baseball.
Music Credits
Fourstones "Funky Deep"
700P3D "Fallwind"
Rocavado "Sometimes Lazy"
Grapes "I Dunno"
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Episode 3- The Fisherman's Son
The fisherman wanted his sons to follow in the family business, but baseball stole their hearts and produced one of the greatest players ever.
Music Credits
Kai Engel "Brooks"
Kai Engel "The Blossom"
US Army Blues "Stardust" FreeMusicArchive.org
Les Brown "Joltin Joe DiMaggio"
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Episode 1: The First Night Game and How it Changed Baseball
Episode One: The First Night Game, May 24, 1935 and how it changed baseball.
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Episode 2- Willie Mays
In honor of Willie Mays' first Major League game 65 years ago on May 25, 1951. The Say Hey Kid wowed a generation and lives on in the hearts and minds of baseball fans everywhere.