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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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01:35:30

Sandy Koufax; The Left Arm Of God

Backwards K Pod ·

2023/12/30

For week seven of the MLB offseason, the show kicks off with the final Hot Stove report of 2023. With the Dodgers spending over a billion dollars on big fish free agents Shohei Ohtani and Japanese import pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, as well as the extension given to new starting pitcher, Tyler Glasnow, Jake wonders aloud if the Dodgers are done with their free agent spending spree? Or could there possibly be another bullet in the gun, left to be fired? Also what does this mean for the next three big

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01:24:59

Mr TIger; Al Kaline

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2023/12/19

This week we celebrate the 89th birthday posthumously, of the baseball icon, who went straight from Southern High School in Baltimore, to the Detroit Tigers, all the way to the Pantheon of immortals in Cooperstown, New York, without spending one day in the minor leagues. As the 2023 calendar melts away, we add Mr Tiger; Al Kaline to our collecrion of ballplayers and their stories. #AlKaline #NicolasKaline #DetroitTigers #SouthernHighSchool #EdKatalinas #SpikeBriggs #FredHutchinson #WillieHorton

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01:16:31

Ten Cent Beer Night

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2023/12/12

What do you get when you have two baseball teams play each other, after having a dugout clearing brawl a week earlier? Combined with a stadium, full of angry fans, fueled for nine innings, on unlimited cups of beer, costing only a dime? You get absolute chaos, is what you get. This is the unforgettable story of Ten Cent Beer Night; The Texas Rangers vs. The Cleveland Indians. June 4th, 1974, Municipal Stadium #TexasRangers #ClevelandIndians #RichardNixon #ArlingtonStadium #MunicipalStadium

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01:22:26

The Standard; Johnny Bench

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2023/12/05

This week we will bear witness to the scintillating career, and the journey, of the kid from small-town BInger, Oklahoma, all the way to the pantheon of the baseball immortals, in Cooperstown, New York, as arguably the greatest catcher, the sport of baseball has ever seen. This week we are talking Johnny Bench. #JohnnyBench #TedBench #BigRedMachine #ThurmanMunson #SparkyAnderson #TonyRobello #JohnnyEdwards #RandyHundley #JimMaloney #RollieFingers #PeteRose #JoeMorgan #TonyPerez #BingerOklahoma

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01:24:00

Ivan Rodriguez; Pudge

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2023/11/28

As Ivan Rodriguez was awaiting the ceremonial first pitch, from former President George W. Bush, at Game One of the 2023 World Series, Pudge ostensibly saw his baseball life flash before his eyes. The kid from the Puerto Rico countryside, who would run around Vega Baja, carrying a stick-bat, and a ball made of rolled-up tape. That same kid who would sign a contract with the Texas Rangers, at the age of 16, after team scouts witness him throw a single 93 MPH pea to second base. Through his amazing

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01:16:32

Lyman Bostock; The Corner of Fifth And Jackson

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2023/11/21

Lyman Bostock had it all. He had the genetic lineage, as his father was a star outfielder for the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro Leaguess during the 1940's. He had a sweet left-handed stroke, that seemingly launched gap-seeking linedrives at will. He had blazing speed, great baseball instincts, and played Gold Glove caliber defense in Center Field. In his first two full seasons while playing for the Minnesota Twins, Bostock is in contention with his future Hall Of Fame teammate Rod Carew, for

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01:30:08

Bob GIbson

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2023/11/14

This week we take a deep dive, into the life and career, of arguably one of the greatest pitchers of the modern game, Bob Gibson. From his humble beginnings of abject poverty, growing up in a project housing complex in Omaha, Nebraska, to becoming the first African-American student-athlete, to earn a full scholarship at Creighton University to play basketball. His amazing four month run, playing basketball with the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. Not to mention his breathtaking career, pitching

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Walter Johnson; The Big Train

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2023/11/07

This week, Backwards K Pod, wraps up the incredible 2023 MLB season, with the crowning and well deserved coronation, of the World Champion Texas Rangers. We give our solemn goodbyes posthumously, to slugger Frank Howard. A prodigious bat during the 60's and 70's, for the Dodgers, Senators and Rangers, who died October 30th, in Aldie, Virginia, after complications from a stroke. And last but not least, the detailed biography about arguably the greatest pitcher of the 20th Century, pre-WW II, who

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01:14:23

Chase Field

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2023/10/31

After a half decade of missed opportunities, political wrangling, financial issues and eventually watching Denver and Miami, recieve new baseball franchises; the NBA Suns owner, Jerry Colangelo, becomes the face of a group, trying to bring a team to the Phoenix metropolitan area, in the next round of expansions, set to begin in 1998.This responsibility requires him to not only bring an MLB team to the Valley, but he also needs to garner support from the tax paying citizens of Maricopa County, for

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01:25:04

Jimmy Foxx; The Beast

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2023/10/25

This week we examine the life and career of one of baseballs most prodigous power htters that ever lived, Jimmy Foxx; The Beast. The powerful farm boy from Sudlersville, MD, who was signed by Connie Mack at the age of 16, and made his major league debut, before the end of his high school junior year. Even though, he is statistically, the most dominate major league hitter of the 1930's decade, Double X is often overshadowed, by the baseball deities of his era, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. #JimmyFoxx

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01:10:40

Ebbets Field: Home Of Dem Bums

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2023/10/17

With Shibe Park, Crosley Field, the Polo Grounds, Forbes Field and Comiskey Park already in our BKP collection, this week we add the grand-daddy of all the throwback cribs; the iconic and majestic Ebbets Field of Flatbush, Brooklyn. The former home of dem bums, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Throughout sports, there are certain franchises, that have such a storied tradition, that their legacy never dies. The Brooklyn Dodgers fit this bill, as the team, and their ballpark, dominated the Brooklyn borough

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01:05:23

Wichita Klu Klux Klan #6 vs. Wichita Monrovians

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2023/10/10

The all-black baseball team, the Wichita Monrovians, existed in an era, where much of their historical record of team exploits, and stats have been lost in time. But their legacy endures after almost 100 years, because of their victory over the domestic terrorist organization, the Wichita Klu Klux Klan #6 baseball team in 1925. #JakeRobinson #WichitaMonrovians #KluKluxKlan #WesternColoredLeague #ThomasJeffersonYoung #NewtJoseph @AndyCooper #IslandPark #AckermanIsland #JosephAckerman #ArkansasRiver

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01:21:35

Rod Carew

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2023/10/03

For a generation of American League baseball fans, Rod Carew was the definition of a batting champion. The owner of a career .328 batting average, and 3,053 hits, to go along with his seven batting titles, and 18 All-Star nods, Carew tormented American League hurlers, with a smooth swing, from a crouched stance, his lightning fast wrist and impeccible hand-eye coordination. From his birth on a segregated train, to his abusive childhood, his escape from his father to New York City, his rise through

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01:21:01

Michael Jack Schmidt; Two Bad Knees, And A Dream

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2023/09/26

He led the National League in home runs eight times. He also led the league in in OPS and extra base hits five times, as well as RBI's four times. He was awarded six Silver Slugger Awards for offensive excellence, and 10 Gold Gloves for his defensive excellence, the most by any player in National League history who has manned the Hot Corner. He is Michael Jack Schmidt, the switch-hitting Short Stop kid, out of Dayton, Ohio, with two bad knees and a baseball dream. And arguably, the greatest

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01:18:27

Ryne Sandberg; Ryno

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2023/09/19

"Kid Natural" Ryne Sandberg let his glove, bat and legs, do his talking on the baseball diamond. By the time his 16 year career was completed, Sandberg's play had announced him as one of the greatest second basemen, to ever play the game of baseball. The Cubs' fans affectionately nicknamed him Ryno, and he quickly became their fan-favorite champion during the 1980's. A hard-working ballplayer, who could do no wrong on the field. The consumate gentleman baseball players for the ages. This week we

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50:38

Roly-Poly Mickey Lolich

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2023/09/12

This week, BKP celebrates the 83rd birthday, of the living legend, and Detroit Tigers' fan-favorite pitcher, Mickey Lolich. Although he is most recognized for his 1968, World Series MVP heroics, that saw him out-duel Cardinals' Ace Bob Gibson for the championship prize, it is way too easy to forget that his 2,832 career strikeouts, are still the third most by a southpaw, behind only Steve Carlton and the "Big Unit" Randy Johnson. He was a durable Clysdale, that finished close to 40% of his starts,

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55:07

Baseball Movie Review; Chasing 3,000 BKP Bonus Pod

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2023/09/09

This week, Jake is joined in the dojo, with Omar Gobby, as they critique the movie Chasing 3,000. An Independant film, released in 2007, about the journey of Mickey Sitka (played by Trevor Morgan), and his younger brother Roger Sitka (Rory Caulkin), who has muscular dystrophy, from California to Pittsburgh in 1972, to watch their baseball idol, Roberto Clemente chase the magical 3,000 hit benchmark. Told through the eyes of an older Mickey Sitka, played by Ray Liotta. #ChasingThreeThousand #3000

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51:08

T-Mobile Park

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2023/09/05

This week, we dig into the complex history of the 14th oldest ballpark in the Major Leagues, T-Mobile Park in Seattle Washington. With the deteriorating Kingdome literally falling apart, and after years of behind the scenes political wrangling by the King County Council, The Mariners ownership group, as well as the tax paying citizens of Seattle. The future health of the franchise, finally had stability with a great retro-throwback style crib of their own, with the modern amenities. The state of the

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01:15:41

Hideo Nomo; The Tornado

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2023/08/29

Hideo Nomo could have stayed in Japan and played ball. Made alot of money, and enjoyed his fame, but he wanted more for himself. His move to play in America, was an attack on the Japanese baseball establishment, but it also promoted thought for not only future Japanes ballers, but the whole entire Asian-Pacific rim, as he offered a pathway of least resistance, to playing the best of the best. He was willing to risk his ruputation back home. He was willing to risk all that he had accomplished as a

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01:00:23

Jim Thome

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2023/08/22

The numbers jump right off the screen, when it comes to looking up his stats. Even in an era where power reigned supreme. His 612 home runs rank eighth on the MLB all-time rank and his 1,747 walks rank seventh. Only six player have totaled 1,700 Walks and 1,699 RBI in the history of the game; Babe Ruth, Mel Ott, Carl Yastrzmeski, Ted Williams, Barry Bonds and Thome. And yet the blue-collar kid from Peoria, Illinoise, always seemed to work hardest on something that can never be quantified; his

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