Baseball by the Book

Justin McGuire
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A veteran baseball journalist interviews today's best baseball authors about their books.

  1. Episode 335: "Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years"

    11/22/2023

    Episode 335: "Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years"

    Author Steve Gietschier joins us to discuss his new book chronicling baseball history from the 1930s to the 1950s. We discuss how MLB survived the Depression, the rise of the radio, World War II, the end of the color barrier and arrival of big league baseball in California.

    48 min
  2. Episode 334: "Why We Love Baseball"

    10/03/2023

    Episode 334: "Why We Love Baseball"

    Award-winning author Joe Posnanski returns to the podcast to talk about 50 moments (and more) that tell the story of baseball history and why the sport means so much to so many.

    46 min
  3. Episode 333: "The One Hundred Most Important Players in Baseball History"

    09/06/2023

    Episode 333: "The One Hundred Most Important Players in Baseball History"

    Nobody doubts Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente are among the most important baseball players ever. But Dorothy Kamanshek? Dolf Luque? Masanori Murakami?  Author Lincoln Mitchell joins us to discuss how his selection of  important baseball players differs from other such lists — and why so many Giants make the cut.

    50 min
  4. Episode 332: "Tales from the Dugout"

    07/28/2023

    Episode 332: "Tales from the Dugout"

    Tim Hagety, broadcaster for the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, takes us on a journey through 1,001 of the zaniest moments in minor league baseball history. Along the way, we'll meet wild bulls, sprinting weiner dogs, greased pigs and pitchers locked in bathrooms.

    39 min
  5. Episode 331: "Suds Series"

    05/03/2023

    Episode 331: "Suds Series"

    Rickey Henderson stole 130 bases. Cal Ripken Jr.'s legendary streak began, although no one knew it at the time. The Big Red Machine broke down as the Cincinnati Reds hit rock bottom while Steve Garvey and Tommy Lasorda found themselves immersed in controversy. And George Steinbrenner fired his manager — twice. At the end of it all, Whitey Herzog's speedy St. Louis Cardinals took on Harvey Keuenn's hard-hitting Milwaukee Brewers in a classic World Series. J. Daniel joins us to discuss the memorable 1982 baseball season.

    51 min
  6. Episode 330: "Welcome to the Circus of Baseball"

    04/10/2023

    Episode 330: "Welcome to the Circus of Baseball"

    Ryan McGee spent the summer of 1994 working as a $100-a-week intern for the Class-A Asheville Tourists of the South Atlantic League. Three decades later, McGee —now a senior writer for ESPN — has written a memoir about his misadentures in the low minor leagues. He tells us why he loves Asheville's historic McCormick Field, recounts how he witnessed a comical on-field brawl and explains how he knows what it was like to kiss Elvis.

    48 min
  7. Episode 329: "Major League Baseball Players of the 1970s"

    01/13/2023

    Episode 329: "Major League Baseball Players of the 1970s"

    Let's remember some guys. Author Bill Ballew joins us to discuss his new biographical dictionary of every MLB player who debuted in the 1970s — all 1,312 of them, from Don Aase to Richie Zisk. Ballew spent decades researching and writing this massive collection.

    33 min

  8. 10/03/2022

    Episode 328: "Baseball's Brief Lives"

    Steven Goldman joins us to discuss his collection of essays inspired by his podcast The Infinite Inning. From Pete Rose and Henry Aaron to Ski Melillo and Pee-Wee Wanninger, Goldman explores the interconnectedness of baseball and the greater world.

    46 min
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