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All About Baseball with Byron Copley

A podcast where baseball is the main character, a supporting player, or a silent partner. The possibilities are vast and varied.

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14:07

The Balkanization of Major League Baseball

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/09/01

Rob Manfred is at it again. He wants to expand MLB to 32 teams and organize them in divisions based solely on geographic proximity and dissolve the American and National leagues. His rationale is thin in substance and thick in deception. I think that this is merely about making the TV package negotiations in progress more lucrative for the prospective provider of MLB streaming and TV coverage. Also, I offer a somewhat novel wrinkle to the post season that rewards the all best teams who deserve a

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12:44

What is the Catcher’s Balk? Answer: It Doesn’t Exist

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2025/08/25

A listener-request inspired me to dig into the mystery of the so-called "catcher's balk," a term commonly used, but found nowhere in the rule book. Naturally, my investigation lead me into a discussion about the time-space continuum, which, unlike the "catcher's balk," definitely does exist. bcpodcastbaseball@gmail.com www.byroncopley.com Music: "Field Grass," by Sergei Pavkin

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15:12

Replay: The Perfect One-Hit Game

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2025/08/20

Now that this podcast is approaching 100 episodes, with no intention of slowing down, I'm going to start working in past episodes from time to time. This one is one of my favorites to date, and bears a second listen -- or a first if you have never heard it.bcpodcastbaseball@gmail.com www.byroncopley.com Music: "Field Grass," by Sergei Pavkin

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11:25

The Job of an Umpire is to Remain Anonymous

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2025/08/15

This rather clumsy podcast title was born out of the emergence of Jen Powol, the first woman to ever umpire a Major League baseball game in the regular season. The historical significance of this event would be better served if everyone dismissed her gender and acknowledged that measuring her performance at the same standards of her male peers, without bias in either direction, is what really matters. The best umpires are rarely, if ever, noticed, and the best compliment to Jen Powol would be to

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15:29

The Little League World Series Baseball Field Needs...

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/08/10

The current size of the Little League World Series Baseball field, which features a 46-foot pitching distance from home plate, 60-foot bases, and 225-foot fences, is limiting the development of the 12-year-olds who compete every summer for the LLWS Championship as well as many plays that baseball at the Little League level would offer on a larger field. This podcast identifies specific plays and situations that this small field adversely affects or eliminates altogether, to the detriment of the

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17:25

Microbetting is a Huge Problem in Major League Baseball

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/08/03

Are the scandals involving Cleveland Guardians' pitchers Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase, who suspiciously threw several pitches well out of the strike zone with the identical count of 0-0 on the leadoff hitter in the inning the result of satisfying bets for their own benefit? This podcast does not answer that question. Instead, it offers a simple solution for rendering these incidents as moot: ban legal gambling from the landscape of Major League Baseball, after "scraping to the bottom of the kettle"

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15:20

Blasting Caps, Potato Chips, and Shakespeare

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/07/28

Baseball testimonials and endorsements are as old as the game itself. What used to make the good ones valuable and relevant to me was that the ballplayers featured didn't have to act: they could just be themselves. In this podcast, I offer several examples of what I consider as authentic commercials that featured Detroit Tigers Jim Northrup, Al Kaline and Willie Horton, Los Angeles Dodger Don Drysdale, and San Francisco Giant Willie Mays. However, Pete Rose comes off to me as insincere and

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17:54

In Memoriam: Stuart Mitchell Copley, January 4, 1989...

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/07/22

Our precious son, Stuart, died on June 27, 2025. I thought it fitting to share this tragic event with this audience to offer tribute to Stuart and relate a few memorable experiences he had as a ballplayer during his youth, and to also share a few lessons learned because of this tragedy.bcpodcastbaseball@gmail.com www.byroncopley.com Music: "Field Grass," by Sergei Pavkin https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/charlotte-nc/stuart-copley-12439611

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16:30

A Reevaluation of the Book Ball Four

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/07/13

Ball Four, a diary-book by Jim Bouton, a major-league pitcher from 1962 to 1970, (and five pitching appearances in 1978) revealed the "secrets and scandals" of major-league baseball during the 1969 season. The book was heralded as "funny," honest," and "groundbreaking." I think, now, 55 years after I first read the book, that Ball Four did more harm than good for the game, and especially for the people Bouton exposes as drug users, sexual miscreants, and alcoholics -- all from the inner sanctum of

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17:36

Signs of a Good Umpire

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/07/07

In my fall back topic -- umpiring -- I offer the unseen communication that umpires conduct without uttering a word. The next time you witness a baseball game in person, look for these signs of a good umpire.bcpodcastbaseball@gmail.com www.byroncopley.com Music: "Field Grass" by Sergei Pavkin

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34:02

Neighbors Kyle and Holly Share Their Experiences as...

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/07/01

I had always intended to conduct interviews on All About Baseball, and I didn't have to look very far for my first subjects. Neighbors Kyle and Holly, husband and wife, who played D1 baseball and softball at North Carolina and Penn State respectively, join me to tell their unique stories about the ups and downs of being a D1 college athlete. byroncopley@gmail.com www.byroncopley.com Music: "Field Grass," Sergei Pavkin

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14:31

Revisiting the Balk Rule

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/06/25

With all the sudden and substantial rule changes that have been enacted in Major League Baseball the past few years, this podcast episode proposes three specific changes to rule 6.02 "Pitcher Illegal Action" that would make enforcing balks more consistent, more just, and less arbitrary. byroncopley@gmail.com www.byroncopley.com Music: "Field Grass" by Sergei Pavkin

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17:48

The One-Year Anniversary of All About Baseball

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/06/20

To commemorate the one-year anniversary of All About Baseball, I remind myself and you, the listeners, the reason why I am doing this, suggest a few past episodes to listen to that best exemplify the purpose of this podcast, talk about how I would coach youth baseball today if I ever again took on the responsibility to mentor, and offer a measure of gratitude for your interest and loyalty. Thank you for that.bcpodcastbaseball@gmail.com www.byroncopley.com Music: "Field Grass" by Sergei

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20:49

Mayhem at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium: How Did it...

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/06/15

On June 4, 1974, an actual riot took place on the field of Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, where more than 1,000 drunk and disorderly fans, intoxicated by drinking beers that cost a mere 10 cents, lost all inhibition and stormed the field DURING the 9th inning of a 5-5 game between the Indians and the Texas Rangers. This podcast focuses on the events of the week prior, amplified by the media and the respective team managers, which contributed to the crescendo of the

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23:36

The Major League All-Star Game Needs to Pick the Best...

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/06/08

You'd think that this was already the case, but it isn't, and it should be. With bloated rosters, defections, replacements at the last minute, mandatory representation of every team, starting pitchers opting out because of insufficient rest, and fan bias -- it's no wonder that interest and viewership has dwindled over the last 40-plus years. This podcast offers some needed reforms that would boost the competitiveness and relevance of the all-star game to the levels attained from 1933 to the 1980s

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14:49

A Foolproof Way to Protect Your Signs

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/06/04

Sign stealing is an ancient discipline and it perfectly legal when people directly involved in the game observe base coaches with the naked eye. At all levels, signs are a visual code that communicates plays like bunt, hit-and-run, steal, squeeze play -- and more. I learned a foolproof way to protect our signs from the third-base coach that the opposition never deciphered, and that our own player never had to remember. This podcast covers how MLB teams traditionally flash sign and the novel method

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14:31

The MLB Baseball Uniform is Anything but Uniform

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/05/30

A curious assertion, given that the majority of MLB ballplayers wear their uniforms in one of two ways: with the pants at knee-level (or above) or as full-length pants that drape over the shoes. Unimaginative is lending credit to today's current "style". The point is that the art and ritual of donning a baseball uniform in the Major Leagues has given way to a more bland, utilitarian, and un-nuanced necessity. Dressing in a baseball uniform used to be a ritual. Not

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21:33

The Day that Babe Ruth Should Have Retired from Baseball

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/05/25

Ninety years ago today, May 25, 1935, Babe Ruth, now with the last-place Boston Braves, capped his 22-season career with a banner day against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field. This podcast expresses the significance of that day, excoriates Braves' owner Emil Fuchs, and identifies perhaps the actual day, June 13, 1948, when Babe Ruth retired from the game. bcpodcastbaseball@gmail.com www.byroncopley.com Music: "Field Grass," by Sergei Pavkin "Babe Bows Out" Braves vs. Pirates

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21:32

The Mystery of Javier Baez’s Transformation

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/05/20

What is up with Javier Baez? I looked at the numbers in detail to find out HOW Javier Baez has improved so dramatically in 2025 compared to 2024, because they can't lie. Many of Baez's stats are drastically different in 2025 compared to 2024. However, many others are surprisingly the same, or worse, in 2025 compared to 2024.What did I discover? More affirmation that baseball is a random game that gives and takes away. bcpodcastbaseball@gmail.com www.byroncopley.com Music: "Field Grass,"

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18:18

A Losing Bet: The Reinstatement of Pete Rose

All About Baseball with Byron Copley ·

2025/05/15

Not much more to say about the content of this podcast, except for that it references, obviously, the movies American Grafitti, Casablanca, and Animal House. More to the point, it's somewhat ironic to me that MLB Commissioner Manfred waited until Rose died before removing him from the "permanently ineligible" list. This entire situation reeks of irony and contradiction. And convenience. bcpodcastbaseball@gmail.com www.byroncopley.com Music: "Field Grass" by Sergei Pavkin

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