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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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59:04

147 Boots Poffenberger

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2026/04/08

Sean throws a screwball with the tale of a wild, weird and wacky hurler, Cletus Poffenberger. Boots - as he wanted to be called - had a short but extremely eventful career making headlines on and off the field. He beat Hall of Famers on the bump but his undisciplined lifestyle and drunken antics cost him in the end.

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51:08

146 Eddie Collins

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2026/03/25

Eds throws a heater with the story of Hall of Fame second baseman Eddie Collins.One of the most well educated men in baseball history Collins began his career in baseball witness protection but soon was spreading his astute knowledge on the base paths with anyone who would listen. This rubbed teammates the wrong way and made Eddie a clubhouse outcast in some cases; or maybe it was his strange superstitions. Whatever it was, Collins' habits allowed him to carve a special place for himself among the

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66:10

145 Sulphur Dell

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2026/03/11

Sean spins one in with the story of a stadium and the start of organized baseball in Nashville. Sulphur Dell - first known as Athletic Park - hosted baseball games for nearly 100 years, including contested pennants, fan riots, and eventually some questionable yet interesting landscaping choices in right field. Tal's hill eat your heart out.

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42:25

144 Martin Dihigo

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2026/02/25

Eds heads to the mound for his first outting of the season with the life story of Martin Dihigo. A Cuban superstar who many say was the greatest of his generation and the best player they ever saw at any position, and he played all of them. An eventual Hall of Famer, Dihigo earned his nickname El Immortal on both sides of the ball and eventually as a field general in the dugout, but unfortunately due to the circumstances of his day, his greatness for a while was lost in time.

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56:49

143 Dave Brown

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2026/02/11

Sean goes to the bump for Opening Day 2026 and delivers a wild pitch with the story of Dave K. Brown. Brown was one of the best Left Handed Pitchers in the first professional Negro Leagues but after a celebration ended in a horrific crime, Dave Brown disappeared. Almost 100 years later he was found to have been hiding in plain sight.

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39:18

142 Dick Higham

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/12/11

Sean throws a gem in our 2025 finale with the story of Dick Higham. A star player and manager in the 1870's that would graduate to be an umpire in the 1880's, but not for long. Higham would be accused of crookedness and was put on trial; facing the worst fate possible in baseball.

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51:32

141 The White Brothers

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/11/26

Eds toes the rubber with a doubleheader, 1870's style; with the life stories of James and Will White. Two brothers who not only bucked the trend by living clean lives in an era of debaucherous baseball stars but who also set the trend in numerous ways. Two of the earliest baseball stars on both sides of the ball the White Brothers left a lasting legacy upon the history of the game.

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49:17

140 Rogelio "Roger" Moret

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/11/12

Sean pitches a complete game - but then gets moved to the bullpen - with the story of Rogelio "Roger" Moret. Moret became a can't miss prospect with Boston but couldn't solidify his position in their rotation. His career would fade as fast as it rose and unfortunately he would be known more for an infamous moment in the Texas Rangers clubhouse than his pitching.

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53:01

139 Hitless Wonders - The 1906 White Sox

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/10/29

Eds is on the bump in the middle of the World Series and throws Sean a slider with the story of the 1906 Chicago White Sox who were the underdogs against the Cubs juggernaut in the first ever subway series Fall Classic. Player Manager Fielder Jones ran a tight ship and captained his squad to victory against the record setting North Siders despite his team having the lowest team batting average ever to make it to the big dance.

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55:36

138 Willard Hershberger and the 1940 World Series

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/10/08

Sean delivers a curveball as the Cincinnati Reds returned to the Fall Classic after losing in 1939 but this time they are playing for more than pride. They are playing to honour back-up catcher Willard Hershberger after tragedy struck the team mid-season.

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37:56

137 Dave Dravecky

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/09/24

Eds steps to the hill with a cutter; the inspiring life of Dave Dravecky. From humble beginnings in Youngstown, Ohio, Dravecky beat the odds and made it to the majors and became one of the big game pitchers of the 1980's. His inspirational career was tragically cut short at the end of the decade but that didn't stop him from continuing to serve a higher purpose beyond the diamond.

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57:26

136 Pascual Perez

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/09/10

Sean winds up and delivers the story of Pascual Perez, a slim, erratic pitcher who had one of the wildest careers in baseball history. Whether in the middle of brawls, pennant races or drug controversies, Pascual was a spark plug for his teams, just don’t ask him for a ride if you wanna get to the ball park on time.

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50:58

135 Lou Novikoff

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/08/27

Eds steps to the mound to tell the life story of Lou Novikoff; one of the game's purest hitters. Born in the Arizona desert to Russian immigrants, Lou tore it up on the fast-pitch diamond and worked his way to the majors becoming one of the most feared flash in the pan hitters of his day. He wasn't a Hall of Famer in Cooperstown but all who saw him play couldn't deny that "The Mad Russian" certainly made baseball more fun.

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53:34

134 Howlin' Hilda

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/07/30

Sean tosses a curveball with the story of one of the first famous fans of the game; "Howlin'" Hilda Chester. Hilda lived a rough life but found solace in the bleachers of Ebbets Field screaming at her beloved Brooklyn Bums. Soon she was as big of a story as the Dodgers and became part of the team. That is until they broke her heart in 1957.

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01:04:40

133 Silver King

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/07/02

Eds steps back into the chalked box and throws a complete game with the life story of Silver King. One of the "speediest" pitchers of the late 19th century who had a chip on his shoulder and very few friends on or off the field. King had a strong start to his career but the games growth during its infancy ultimately caused Kings promising career to fizzle out quickly, not before he left his mark in baseball's record books though.

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53:21

132 Dan McGann

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/06/18

Sean goes back to back with the tragic story of speedy first baseman Dennis "Dan" McGann. McGann was a star at the turn of the century who set records on the base paths, fought numerous opposing players as well as his former coach. Sadly, his family life off the field was marred by tragedy and he would be gone far too soon.

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55:19

131 The '88 Hat Jays

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/06/04

Guest Liz McGuire does some baseball with Sean and Eds as Sean delivers a wild pitch about possibly the worst team in modern professional baseball history; the 1988 Medicine Hat Blue Jays. Their record setting losing season wasn't pretty in the box scores or the standings, it sure was a lot of fun though!

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49:26

130 The Christie Pits Riot

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/05/21

Eds continues to deal as he finishes off the Christie Pits saga with the story of the 1933 riot that had been brewing on the streets of Toronto for years. The rise of anti-semitism in Hogtown and around the world catalyzed a six hour race riot between the Jewish youth of the city, their Italian neighbours and the Nazi punks that wished to see them banned from public spaces. Special Thanks to Stephen Dame of SABR for anchoring most of the research for this story. Check out his article at sabr.org

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48:55

129 Christie Pits

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/05/07

Eds returns to the bump with the story of how Hog Town's famed Christie Pits came to be. A beautiful park in the heart of Toronto that hosted the city's early softball leagues soon became the site of an event that catalyzed one of the darkest moments in 20th century Canadian history.

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53:53

128 The Fall of Van Lingle Mungo

Sean and Eds Do Baseball ·

2025/04/23

Sean keeps throwing and things get out of hand with Van Lingle Mungo.An arm injury, boozing, trade rumours, adultery, and confrontations with his managers lead to the end of his tenure in Brooklyn; and eventually his career, but not before one of the wildest stories in baseball history.

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