6: The 1919 World Series Scandal; Or, The Rise of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis This Was A Thing: The Retro Podcast

You’ve heard of the “Curse of the Bambino”, “Curse of the Billy Goat”, and even “Merkle’s Boner." But the case that changed baseball forever was The 1919 World Series Scandal, better known as "The Black Sox Scandal," because itt was discovered that players were betting against their own team!
Ray teaches Rob about players like “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, Eddie Cicotte, “Buck” Weaver, and “Chick” Gandil who had enough of their Manager, Charles Comisky, which led them to engaging in the first baseball scandal, the naming of the first commissioner of baseball (named. Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis....You read that correctly), the theory that famous gambler, Arnold Rothstein, was behind the fix, how baseball redeemed itself........and honestly, what’s with all of these nicknames?!?

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TEAM:
Ray Hebel
Robert W Schneider
Mark Schroeder
Billy Recce
Daniel Schwartzberg
Gabe Crawford
Natalie DeSavia

WEBSITES
1919 World Series Stats
Famous Trials Timeline
Timetoast Timeline

ARTICLES
The Black Sox Trial: An Account
NY Times 1921 Article 1
NY Times 1921 Article 2
SportsCenter Flashback

AUDIO/VISUAL
Eight Men Out Trailer

Music and Sound Effects
“Charge!” as played by Nancy Bea Hefley
“Red Dead Redemption 2” - House Building Theme
Small Group Applause by SM Soundfx
Crowd Cheering as posted by J Gaming
Three Taps on Microphone by Foley for Free
Microphone Feedback
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