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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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32:29

70 Mal Fichman

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/08/17

Eds returns from Vietnam and eases back into things with a bit of a bullpen session as he tells Sean the story of Minor League Master of disguise Mal Fichman; who rose from humble beginnings as a manager of independent clubs to oddball baseball history fame for getting tossed from a game in the 80's and the scheme he carried out in pursuit of victory.

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49:57

69 Eric Show: Part Two

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/07/27

Sean makes a quality start and goes from the stretch with part two of the tale recounting the life Eric Show. Later in his career Show continues to shove on the mound but still struggles to deal with his past and his performance. After a terrible brawl in Chicago and a nagging back injury things quickly go awry and thusly downhill in a hurry.

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58:05

68 Eric Show: Part One

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/07/13

In Part One of back to back outings Sean takes the mound and tells the story of Eric Show's abusive upbringing and his rise from motorcycle riding rebel to born again Christian Ace of the San Diego Padres. His actions weren't without controversy and we learn about the origins of a conspiratorial right wing group that got Eric Show into hot water.

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49:30

67 John Bender

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/06/29

Eds toes the rubber and tells Sean the story of John Bender, a man who was much less famous but infinitely more infamous than his hall of famer brother Charles. Early on in his career John showed promise just like his brother but an altercation on a steamboat ultimately turned the tide for the troubled batsman.

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55:06

66 Pearce Chiles

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/06/15

Pearce Chiles was not a good person! In fact he is probably a person we should have long forgotten had he not played a role in baseball's first electronic sign stealing scandal.

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01:01:35

65 Moe Berg

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/05/18

Eds heads back out to the hill and pours one in; and for the first time it's one that Sean has heard of before but not with such insight into the life of Morris, possibly Moses Berg. A man who not only managed to hang on in the majors for an extra ten years because of one day that changed the course of his career, but also a man whose later exploits changed the course of history altogether.

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01:04:55

64 The Chalmers Race

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/05/04

Sean holds the rosin bag in this episode and tell Eds of the 1910 season. America watched as two future Hall of Famers duked it out for the batting title and more importantly; for the keys to a brand new Chalmers Model 30 Automobile. This trailblazing idea should have been an innocent promotion but instead it turned into one of baseball's biggest scandals.

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01:12:43

63 Rock n Roll Softball: Eagles vs Rolling Stone

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/04/20

This time its Levon, Sean and Eds Do Baseball as friend of the show, multi-talented musician and baseball fan Spencer Levon joins the fold to do some baseball. Eds tells the tale of the Eagles and their friendly however feisty relationship with Rolling Stone magazine that resulted in the greatest ego driven matchup Los Angeles would ever see. Accompanying playlist for Spotify Listeners: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xmnirSch4g6PA2uzOvgMo?si=2930c1afb9884035

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01:14:43

62 Charlie Sweeney

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/04/06

It's Sean, Shawn, and Eds Do Baseball with baseball writer and history major; Shawn Smith. Sean brings the heat with the tale of the highly talented and regularly drunk Charlie Sweeney. In a short career Sweeney would set records good and bad but once his career ended, that is when things truly got out of hand.

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49:29

61 Ugly Dickshot

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/03/23

Sean delivers a changeup with the tale of Johnny "Ugly" Dickshot who was know as the most homely man in 1930's baseball. The moniker stemmed from a horrible childhood incident that left his head disfigured. A true AAAA player of his time, Dickshot crushed minor league pitching but continuously struggled to stick in the bigs. So why do we care? His name was Ugly Dickshot!

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50:50

60 Phil Niekro’s Milestone

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/03/09

Eds tells Sean the story of the long and legendary career of a man they called Knucksie, and the ironic circumstances he chose to compete in for the milestone that would surely secure him a place in the Hall of Fame. From the humble family beginnings in what is now Poland to the coal mines of West Virginia the Niekro brothers carried on a family tradition that would lead them both to lengthy and successful careers in the Major Leagues and one to the Halls of Cooperstown.

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01:11:11

59 Gus Greenlee

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/02/23

Sean toes the rubber and delivers our longest episode yet about the life of Gus Greenlee. Greenlee was many things; a war veteran, a booze runner, a numbers man, a community banker, a businessman, a philanthropist and owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords.

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45:49

58 John Donaldson

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/02/09

In celebration of Black History Month, Eds toes the rubber for the first time in 2022 and pitches Sean the story of John Donaldson; a man whose humble beginnings on the banks of the Missouri River taught him the particular set of skills he would need to become arguably the best and inarguably the most influential pitcher in Negro League History.

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45:38

57 Chief Noc A Homa

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/01/26

As the Cleveland Guardian unveil their new on field caps for next season in a move away from decades of cultural appropriation Sean goes back to back in the opening frame of 2022 and tells Eds the history behind the Braves' politically incorrect mascot; Chief Noc A Homa and the man who stepped up to give the caricature some true authenticity.

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53:12

56 The Mage

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/01/12

Sean leads off 2022 with a round tripper through the hilariously violent career of Minor League catcher and more famously; National League umpire George Magerkurth

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38:38

RE-RUN 2 Bill James and the 1914 Boston Braves

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2022/01/05

As Sean and Eds take a well deserved break until next fortnight tune in to a classic RE-RUN episode of Sean and Eds Do Baseball from JANUARY 7th 2019. Sean tells Eds the story of Bill James, but not that Bill James and the incredible comeback of the 1914 Boston Braves who were grossly under-estimated by Cornelius McGillicuddy and the Athletics.

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39:31

RE-RUN 10 Mamie ”Peanut” Johnson

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2021/12/22

As Sean and Eds take a well deserved break for the month of December, tune in to a classic RE-RUN episode of Sean and Eds Do Baseball from February 19th 2020. Sean and Eds welcome a guest to the studio for the first time to share in the doing of baseball. listen in as Sean tells the story of Mamie Johnson, a scrappy young lady who silenced a lot of doubters on her way to the professional ranks. Selected Reading: A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie Peanut Johnson by Michelle Y. Green

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35:23

RE-RUN 5 The Harmonica Incident

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2021/12/08

As Sean and Eds take a well deserved break for the month of December, tune in to a classic RE-RUN episode of Sean and Eds Do Baseball from JANUARY 27th 2019. Yogi Berra hung up his cleats in 1964 and took over for Ralph Houk at the helm of the New York Yankees but not without great scrutiny from the unforgiving New York media. When things looked their worst for the Bronx Bombers a strange altercation between a rookie manager and a young infielder seemed to galvanize the clubhouse. However from the

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01:01:56

55 Charley Pride

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2021/11/24

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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48:47

54 Albert G. Spalding 2: The National Myth

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2021/11/10

Eds finally tells Sean the tale of show nemesis Albert Goodwill Spalding and his retirement days outside of baseball, where he continued to use his power and influence on the game. Spalding "[forsook] baseball for mysticism" with a new old bride and joined a California cult but he just couldn't stay away from the game and Eds sends Sean into existential crisis when he begins to poke holes in baseball's origin story.

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