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Sean and Eds Do Baseball

Sean and Eds Do Baseball is a bi-weekly baseball history podcast where two friends take turns telling each other a story from the history of the game.

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107 James "Pud" Galvin

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2024/04/24

Sean throws a strike with the story of James "Pud" Galvin; a small but mighty pitcher and MLB's first 300 game winner. Galvin's career would be overshadowed by other stars of the 1880's but a revelation from the early 2000's would embroil him in a modern scandal.

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49:48

106 Benny Meyer

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2024/04/10

Eds returns to the mound with the story of Benny Meyer, a man that Babe Ruth called “the noisiest coacher in either league," who as a young man was given an ultimatum by his father that set him on a path toward a life of baseball.

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42:27

105 Wild Bill Hagy

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2024/03/27

Sean's on the bump with the story of Wild Bill Hagy. One of the original Superfans who led a section of rowdy fans in the bleachers of Baltimore in the late 1970's. Wild Bill's cheers and dancing made him famous before a falling out with the team led to his arrest. His story even inspired an early episode of the Simpsons.

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42:25

104 The Cheesesteak Challenge

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2024/03/13

Eds throws a curveball on his way out of town and tells Sean the story of how a veteran ballplayer in the twilight of his career inadvertently started an underground competition by consuming an ungodly number of Philadelphia Cheesesteak sandwiches while riding the bench one weekend; and how since that day a few MLB personnel have gone to great lengths to claim the crown for themselves.

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01:14:52

103 Oil Can Boyd

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2024/02/28

Sean brings some heat with the story of Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd and his journey through the big leagues and beyond. Known for being a polarizing figure we dig into the racism and horrific experiences that made The Can who he is!

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46:53

102 Wendell Smith

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2024/02/14

Eds makes his first start of the 2024 season with a changeup as he tells the life story of Wendell Smith. Smith was integral to the breaking of baseball's colour barrier in the modern era. Inspired to a life of activism by an unfair rejection by the Tigers as a teen, Smith's actions and awareness of societal conditions paved the way for Jackie Robinson and all those who would follow."Puddin' Pie" credited to United Artists and Wendell Smith Jr. (1959)

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01:05:15

101 The KBO

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2024/01/31

We begin our season just like the MLB, with a trip to Korea! Sean goes to the hill for opening day 2024 and delivers the bloody origin story of the KBO (Korean Baseball Organization) along with the anti-democratic authoritarian leader who wanted to use baseball to placate the South Korean people.

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01:02:27

100 Doc Powers

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/12/13

On the momentous occasion of 100 episodes Sean toes the rubber as Eds and returning alumni and good friends Spencer Levon (pianotuners.ca / FACEPLANT) and Jean Poincelet (Stray Rebel Bullet) strap on the tools of ignorance to hear the story of Michael "Doc" Powers; a man whose defensive prowess as a catcher and his skills as a physician allowed him to have a long career in the majors as a back up catcher. However for some reason the Doctor ignored his own health issues causing him to enter the

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48:43

99 Ron LeFlore

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/11/15

Eds works from inside to outside on the hill as he tells Sean the life story of Ron LeFlore, who by sheer natural talent and a bit of luck managed to make it to the big leagues even though he'd never even played a game of baseball until he landed on the fields of Michigan's Jackson State Prison.

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49:42

98 WE’RE OUT! - The ’99 Umpire Resignations

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/11/01

Sean delivers a gem as he tells Eds about the time that all the umps quit. Back in 1999 the umpires in both the National and American Leagues were frustrated enough that they dared to test the MLB brass by resigning en masse to force contract negotiations. The plan would backfire as the union crumbled; costing 22 umps their jobs.

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48:22

97 Magic Mets in the 99 NLCS

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/10/19

Eds goes high and outside with the story of the 1999 Mets and their rollercoaster ride to the postseason. Bobby Valentine led a squad of ghosts on a magical revenge tour through October but they would run out of aces against a bitter rival in a most unfortunate fashion.

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56:10

96 Go Mets: The World Series Skydive

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/10/04

Sean goes up in the zone and tells Eds about the 1986 World Series and the man who took it upon himself to give his team a boost when they needed it the most - even if it meant breaking a lot of laws and endangering some lives.

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01:01:56

RE-RUN 55 Charley Pride

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/09/20

In honour of Eds' absence in Nashville Tennessee, it's only fitting that we present a re-run of our 55th episode on Hall of Famer and former baseball superstar Charley Pride. Sean tells Eds the story of Black trailblazer Charley Pride. Pride grew up in the cotton fields of Mississippi and was inspired by Jackie Robinson to pursue baseball and to become a Hall of Famer. Pride succeeded and became a superstar with hits around the world; just not on the ball diamond.

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45:56

95 Win Mercer and the ”Ladie’s Day Riot”

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/09/06

Sean spins a curveball, telling Eds about the life and tragic death of George 'Win' Mercer who was one of the best pitchers of the 1890's. On top of that he was a two-way player and a handsome one at that; becoming a fan favourite with the ladies of Washington whose admiration for the young hurler birthed a famous baseball legend.

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42:00

94 Coaker Triplett

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/08/23

As the season winds down Eds steps to the rubber and delivers a story inspired by recent events, with the tale of Coaker Triplett, who spent a lifetime on the fringes of major league baseball. A quad-A player who tore the cover off the ball and cemented his name into the history books with one explosive week that would go unmatched for another 85 years.

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46:56

93 Black Saturday in Philadelphia

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/08/09

On the 120th anniversary Sean throws Eds the story of baseball's deadliest day; August 8th, 1903. During a two game double header between the Boston Beaneaters and the home Phillies, an incident outside the stadium would create a chain reaction of events that ended with a dozen tragically killed and hundreds more injured.

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01:13:14

92 Alston’s Death Row All Stars

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/07/26

With a very special guest in Blake Murphy; Sportsnet Personality and Host of Blue Jays Talk Plus, 10am to 12pm EST and after every Jays game on Sportsnet FAN590, Eds takes to the mound and delivers a performance that goes into extras, as he tells the story of an early 20th-century squad born within the walls of a Wyoming State Prison, and the reason that area politicians kept a very watchful eye.

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50:56

91 Sam Crane (the murdering one)

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/07/12

Sean throws a strike with the story of Sam Crane. A glove first shortstop who kept getting chance after chance to stick in the big leagues. Even after Crane committed a heinous crime, one of baseball's elite continued to go to bat for him.

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01:16:52

90 Baseball’s Union Association with Justin McKinney

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/06/28

In celebration of 90 episodes (the toilet paper anniversary) Sean and Eds put their feet up and welcome award winning author and SABR member Justin McKinney to the show for a highly anticipated spot start. Justin takes to the mound and delivers a short summary of his book; "Baseball's Union Association: The Short, Strange Life of a 19th-Century Major League." (winner of SABR's 2023 Baseball Research Award.) In just one season the Union Association came and went, had some serious trials and

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55:34

89 Charlie Faust

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2023/06/14

Eds returns to the bump with a story of a man whose biographer described him as "the least athletic person apart from Eddie Gaedel to play in the major leagues." Charlie grew up seemingly destined to work the land under the watchful eyes of his younger brothers back home in Kansas, but a trip to the county fair would change not only Charlie's life, but spur the Giants to one of their greatest stretches in team history.

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