Baseball is Dumb

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Baseball is Dumb is a baseball history podcast where we examine the dumbest stories from America's pastime.

  1. 09/21/2023

    Marge Schott, Baseball's Racist Aunt, Part Three: Downfall

    We conclude our trilogy on Marge Schott as she gets herself in trouble throughout the entire 1990's.  Follow the show on social media: @dumbbaseball Sources:  https://www.espn.com/classic/obit/s/2004/0302/1749114.html https://www.azsnakepit.com/2011/5/9/2159424/baseballs-greatest-scandals-marge-schott-cincinnati-reds https://www.npr.org/2020/06/10/873511957/a-stadium-name-once-meant-to-honor-now-offends https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/marge-schott/ https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2022/06/30/cincinnati-reds-former-owner-marge-schott-did-she-pleased/7725069001/ https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/history/2015/03/30/complicated-legacy-marge-schott/70456798/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/schott-marge https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/11/19/heaven-help-marge-schott-rick-reilly-si-60 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8491927/charles-joseph-schott#view-photo=243195014 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5098012/walter-edward-schott#view-photo=243561160 https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bob-howsam/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/06/13/owner-schott-surrenders-reds-reins/cdbea6da-e7e9-4f72-a114-4cda79818db3/ https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/21/sports/baseball-schott-agrees-to-sell-reds.html

    1h 25m

  2. 07/18/2023

    Marge Schott, Baseball's Racist Aunt, Part Two: The Palpatine Years

    Now the owner of the Cincinnati Reds, Marge brings her cartoon pettiness (and racism) to the big leagues. Also, just as a heads up, there are slurs in this one. Support the show: Twitter - @Dumbbaseball Insta - baseball_is_dumb

    1 hr

  3. 07/11/2023

    Marge Schott, Baseball's Racist Aunt, Part One: A Woman in a Man's World

    For our first series we're going to be examining the life of former Cincinnati Reds owner, Marge Schott, perhaps the worst person to own a baseball team.  Follow the show:  Twitter: @DumbBaseball @Ian_with_an_i Instagram: @baseball_is_dumb @dorkus_supreme

    58 min

  4. 05/18/2023

    Florida Man Cursed To Be Good Pitcher

    In this episode, we're joined by Stephen to discuss how Zack Greinke became one of the game's best pitchers, despite not wanting to be one in the first place.  Socials: @dumb_baseball, @dorkus_supreme SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Greinke https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2526441-zack-greinke-attacking-history-like-few-pitchers-have-in-modern-era https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/07/13/zack-greinke-incredible-first-half-all-star-game/30115935/ https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-feb-15-la-sp-0216-plaschke-greinke-20130216-story.html https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/state https://vault.si.com/vault/2015/08/03/art-nothing https://www.mlb.com/news/managers-prank-players-getting-call-to-majors https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greinza01.shtml https://studentunionsports.com/baseballs-enigma-the-best-zack-greinke-stories/#:~:text=Greinke%20Wanted%20to%20Get%20Sent%20Down&text=Early%20in%20the%20year%2C%20he,%E2%80%9CI%20don't%20know. https://www.yahoo.com/news/greinkes-redemption-pursuit-perfection-163800891--mlb.html https://www.mlb.com/cut4/zack-greinke-signs-with-arizona-diamondbacks/c-158874402 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greinza01.shtml https://stathead.com/tiny/ag83B https://bleacherreport.com/articles/251411-the-zack-greinke-contract-extension https://reviewingthebrew.com/2017/12/19/milwaukee-brewers-greinke-royals-trade/ https://www.dailynews.com/2014/10/05/los-angeles-dodgers-get-a-huge-lift-in-game-2-from-zack-greinke/

    1h 20m

  5. 03/30/2023

    How To Get Sued By A Roller Derby Team

    Don't call it a come back! Like, for real, don't do that. For our glorious return we discuss the many nicknames of Cleveland baseball, the first American Indian player in the majors and, of course, how that all culminated into a lawsuit.  Corrections: Louis was not over 6 feet. Baseball reference has him listed as 5 foot 11 inch MANLET. Baseball gloves were in use during Louis' playing days, though they looked much different than they do today.   SOCIAL MEDIA:  Twitter: @DumbBaseball, @Ian_with_an_i Instagram: Baseball is Dumb, dorkus_supreme SOURCES: Baseball’s First Indian; The Story of Penobscot Legend Louis Sockalexis by Ed Rice https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/patsy-tebeau/ https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jesse-burkett/ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLV/index.shtml https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761887/ https://apihtawikosisan.com/2012/10/the-stereotype-of-the-drunken-indian/ https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/04/05/cleveland-american-indian-movement-protests-cleveland-indians-team-name-mascot-opening-day/ https://www.wtrf.com/news/ohio-headlines/the-history-of-the-cleveland-indians-name/ https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cleveland-indians-name-change-history-of-franchise-nickname-chief-wahoo-logo-and-calls-for-a-switch/ https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/aaron-judge-free-agency-four-options-for-yankees-if-record-setting-slugger-signs-elsewhere/ https://beltmag.com/secret-history-chief-wahoo/ https://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-indians-wahoo-20180129-story.html https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/10/06/why-did-the-cleveland-guardians-change-their-name-tampa-did-too/69544304007/ https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/mlb/cleveland-guardians/2021/10/27/guardians-roller-derby-team-files-lawsuit-against-baseball-club-cleveland-indians-name-change/8564870002/ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sockach01.shtml

    1h 20m

  6. 03/04/2022

    The Yankee Wife Swap

    In this episode, we're joined by Love Drunk's Charlotte Rose to discuss that one time two Yankee players traded wives, kids, and dogs too!  Check out Charlotte's show Love Drunk:  https://open.spotify.com/show/0x8OghblATxzCpFdYYVJ2r https://twitter.com/lovedrunkpod https://www.instagram.com/lovedrunkpod/?hl=en @ohcharlotterose Our socials:  https://www.instagram.com/baseball_is_dumb/?hl=en https://twitter.com/DumbBaseball @dorkus_supreme SOURCES: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/mar/7/20050307-121328-5084r/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iTAcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6937,4844728&dq=mike+kekich+fritz+peterson+marilyn&hl=en https://archive.org/details/JimmyScottJimmyScott_sHigh_Tight_TheFritzPetersonInterview https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/original-wife-swap-yankee-pitchers-trade-lives-article-1.2138703 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kekicmi01.shtml https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peterfr01.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Peterson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kekich https://bleacherreport.com/articles/856629-fritz-peterson-and-mike-kekich-ruined-their-careers-pleasing-ben-afflect https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/baseball/shocking/moments.html https://nymag.com/guides/summer/2011/mike-kekich-fritz-peterson/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2015/04/10/affleck-damon-still-pursuing-yankees-wife-swap-movie/4izzMCJBzQPINDj8MDywpN/story.html

    1h 17m
  7. Portland's Punk Rock Baseball Team

    02/04/2022

    Portland's Punk Rock Baseball Team

    Once upon a time in Portland, Oregon Bing Russell started the greatest punk rock band in the history of baseball. Hilarity and corporate f*****y ensues.Correction: I misspoke about the inflation of Bing's settlement. The amount is 881K in 2022 money. Social Media: @BaseballisDumb Sources Battered Bastards of Baseball – Netflix, 2014 https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/07/portland-mavericks-kurt-russell-mlb-documentary https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=russel001nei https://www.mlb.com/news/why-there-are-no-left-handed-catchers-in-mlb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonanza https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=russel001kur https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=e8eb342f https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=a7557ff5 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=thomas002reg https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/meet-the-nuttiest-baseball-team-the-northwest-has-ever-seen/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/07/18/Former-pro-baseball-manager-sentenced-to-prison-for-drug-sex-counts/1503616737600/ https://miscbaseball.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/remembering-the-portland-mavericks/

    1h 2m

  8. 01/01/2022

    2021: A Dumb Recap

    The 2021 season has come and gone. Let's recap some of the dumbest events and stats of the year!  Build your own team: https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2021-22-free-agents-by-position Sources: baseball-reference baseball savant  Follow the show: @Dumbbaseball

    1h 28m
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Baseball is Dumb is a baseball history podcast where we examine the dumbest stories from America's pastime.

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  • Creator
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  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    16
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    Explicit
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