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Backwards K Pod

An educational and biographical look, at the moments and personalities, that have been woven into the fabric of baseball. Backwards K Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories

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37:59

Disco Demolition Night 1979

Backwards K Pod ·

2022/05/03

Of all the wacky promotions baseball has used in their storied history to bring fans to the ballpark, Disco Demolition Night will forever live in infamy. The brainchild of Mike Veeck from the White Sox front office and a local Chicago rock and roll disc jockey, would declare war on the popular genre of disco music. For 98 cents and a disco album, fans could get a ticket to watch both games of a Tigers/White Sox double header. Between games, the plan was to take all the records collected at the

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56:03

Wrigley Field

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2022/04/26

This week, I dig into the fascinating history of Wrigley Field. From it's birth in 1914, and all of her renovations through the years. One of only two jewel box stadiums left in the major leagues, Wrigley still stands as a testament to the way baseball used to be played. After 108 years of incredible baseball stories, Wrigley in all her magnificence, is poised to shine for yet another century.

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47:53

The Sandlot Movie Review

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2022/04/19

**** Spoiler Alert**** This week, we will try something we have never done before at Backwards K Pod, and give a reveiw and the backstory of the 1993 baseball comedy classic. The Sandlot. The coming of age story of young teenage boys in 1962, who together would learn the valuable lessions in life such as S'mores, friendship, kissing a girl and baseball. A podcast chock full of unforgettable scenes, whatever happen to that actor as well as behind the scene nuggets of info. The movie is just shy of 30

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35:09

This Week In Baseball With Mel Allen

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2022/04/12

Before the internet age and 24 hour sports programming, This Week In Baseball was able to bring video, of all the teams in the major leagues, into your local market and on your living room TV. A concept unheard of until then. The creatively, innovative show would also breath life, and ressurect the career of broadcast legend Mel Allen, who was living a sad nomadic baseball life, after his iconic Yankees career ended abrubtly and without cause. Before this show could get greenlit, it had many

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35:58

The Pittsburgh Drug Trials Of 1985

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2022/04/05

This week, we take a look at the biggest baseball scandal at the time, since the 1919 World Series fix. Seven of some of the biggest names in baseball, took the stand before a federal grand jury, to expose the incredible network of players using cocaine, as well as the local Pennsylvania baseball fans who would ultimately pay the price, for servicing the player's insatiable appetite for the drug. An enterprise so expansive, that even the Pirates' mascot, the Parrot, was conducting deals in the

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33:12

The Mutt And Jeff Bandits SHORT Stop POD

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2022/03/29

This is probably, the craziest baseball stories you have never heard. It's so crazy, that Adam Sandler actually considered doing a movie about it. Former MLB catcher Rick Dempsey, once told a group of us in a bar, the story of how his little league California travel team coach, was robbing banks, to fund the team. All the way to the Pony League World Series in Washington, Pa. Thank the baseball gods, I have a platform to tell this incredible story. Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And

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40:09

Baseball In The Dominican Republic

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2022/03/22

There is no country on the planet that ties their national identity to baseball like the Dominican Republic. How does a country with a population of 10.4 million people, produce 11% of the players in Major League Baseball? This week will examine all things Pelota. Baseball and the Dominican Republic. This their story. #OsvaldoVirgilSr #LIDOM #TigrisDelLicey #LeonesEscogido #EstrellasOrientale #AguilaCibañez #ToroDelEste #GigantesDelCibao #10YearWar #RafaelLeonidasTrujillo #Buscones

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55:05

The Big Red Machine

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2022/03/15

With 4 World Series Appearances, 6 NL West Crowns, and two world titles, the Cincinnati Reds dominated 70’s like no other MLB team during the decade. Fueled by the Great Eight lineup which featured the MLB all-time hit king, 3 Hall Of Famers, 6 NL MVP, 4 NL Home Run titles, 3NL batting titles, 25 Gold Gloves and 63 World Series appearances. The Big Red Machine would prove to be one of the most dominant teams ever. This their story… #CincinnatiReds #MajorLeagueBaseball #BigRedMachine

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28:17

Moses Fleetwood Walker; SHORT Stop POD

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2022/03/08

While Jackie Robinson is rightfully embraced as the man who would smash the color line in 1947, it was Moses Fleetwood Walker who was actually the first black man to play Major League Baseball, a whole 63 years before Jackie would take center stage. In fact, it was due to Walkers participation during that 1884 season, that the powers that be, would establish the racist color line. This is the oft-forgotten story of Moses Fleetwood Walker. Backwards K Pod Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their

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01:08:02

Nolan Ryan; The Ryan Express

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2022/03/02

This week we examine, arguably the greatest power pitcher, in the history of Major League Baseball, Mr. Nolan Ryan. For 27 years, the Ryan Express astounded fans and changed the record books forever. #NolanRyan #NewYorkMets #CaliforniaAngels #HoustonAstros #TexasRangers #SandyKoufax #BackwardsKPod #LetsTalkBaseballPodcastNetwork #JakeRobinson

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35:52

Eddie Feigner; The King And His Court SHORT Stop POD

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2022/02/22

Eddie Feigner is the greatest fast pitch softball pitcher who ever lived. How else can you explain the 8,698 batters he struck out.... while being blindfolded? The King And His Court traveled over 4 million miles, through 100 different countries, challenging any and all takers, to a friendly game of fast pitch softball. The King And his three teammates versus your best nine players. #EddieFeigner #KingAndHisCourt #BackwardsKPod #LetsTalkBaseballPodcastNetwork #JakeRobinson

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57:29

1994 The Death Of The Montreal Expos

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2022/02/15

As the baseball universe holds their collective breath, with the current MLB work stoppage underway. We will examine the 1994 baseball strike that literally killed a major league team. At 74-40 with a 6 1/2 game lead over the mighty Braves, the Montreal Expos were standing on the precipice of greatness. That is, until that disastrous strike, that changed everything..... forever. #MLB #MajorLeagueBaseball #MontrealExpos #RustyStaub #TimRaines #AndreDawson #GaryCarter #BlueMonday #Dodgers #Phillies

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53:03

Fenway Park

Backwards K Pod ·

2022/02/08

Here at Backwards K Pod, we not only collect ballplayers and their stories. We also collect milestones, moments, mascots and even stadiums. This week we will begin our collection of stadiums, with the oldest, living, breathing, baseball monument on the planet, Fenway Park. A New England birthright, that has been passed down through the generations, going on 110 years now. #BostonRedSox #MajorLeagueBaseball #BabeRuth #DuffysCliff #FenwayPark #TedWilliams #CarltonFisk #BigGreenMonster #PeskyPole #Fens

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48:35

1934 St Louis Cardinals; The Gashouse Gang

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2022/02/01

In the wake of the devastation, created by the economic collapse of the Great Depression, comes a baseball team that captures the hearts and imagination of the average fan in 1934. A collection of talented but zany characters, known as the Gashouse Gang, that would bully their way to the World Series crown. #StLouisCardinals #GashouseGang #BranchRickey #DizzyDean #DaffyDean #PepperMartin #WildHorseOfTheOsage #RipperCollins #DuckyMedwick #FordhamFlash #FrankieFrisch #LeoDurocher #DetroitTigers #MLB

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33:48

Shohei Ohtani; Ohtani-San SHORT Stop POD

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2022/01/28

Today we examine the quiet, curious kid from Oshu, Japan who would rise up, and become the face of Major League Baseball, during the 2021 season, doing something no one alive has ever seen before. Dominate the game of baseball on the mound and in the batters box. Who is this “Japanese Babe Ruth”? And where did he come from. We have the answers here, on Backwards K Pod. Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories. #BackwardsKPod #ShoheiOhtani #JapanBaseball #KosheinTournament #HidekiMatsui

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58:22

George Steinbrenner; The Boss

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2022/01/24

From his rise as a wealthy shipbuilder living in obscurity in Cleveland, to becoming the architect of a $5.25 Billion baseball empire. This is the story of the Boss. The man who would once again breathe life into the New York Yankees and have a major impact on the game, that will be felt by future generations of fans. #NewYorkYankees #GeorgeSteinbrenner #ClevelandIndians #ReggieJackson #BillyMartin #DaveWinfield #CBS #MajorLeagueBaseball

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29:43

The Baseball Bunch SHORT Stop POD

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2022/01/19

In the late 1970’s, Major League Baseball was a lagging brand, vulnerable to losing a whole generation of kids. Baseball countered this with television programming targeting children and teens. Hear the short story of how The Baseball Bunch, was able to bridge the divide between kids and MLB during the 80’s. #JohnnyBench #SanDiegoChicken #TommyLasorda #BaseballBunch #Baseball #TugMcGraw #PeteRose #MLB #MajorLeagueBaseball

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56:11

Roberto Clemente; The Great One

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2022/01/15

Examining the life of The Great One Roberto Clemente. From his humble beginnings, through his rise in Major League Baseball, to his untimely death trying to save lives. A complex man, living in a complex time. Backwards K Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories #RobertoClemente #PittsburghPirates #MajorLeagueBaseball #BranchRickey #JakeRobinson #LetsTalkBaseballPodcastNetwork

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01:54

Upcoming Launch Of Backwards K

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2022/01/11

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