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90SecondReCap episodes
- The first Black man to toe the rubber at Yankee Stadium
Today, we remember Bill Holland, the first Black pitcher in the history of The House That Ruth Built, born on this date in 1901.
2 min - Northwestern’s Subby Byas
In today’s bonus episode, we remember Subby Byas, the only known Negro Leaguer to have attended Northwestern University.
2 min - Negro Leagues Star and Hall of Famer Hilton Smith
On this date in 1907, Hilton Lee Smith—Satchel Paige’s personal relief pitcher—was born in Giddings, TX.
2 min - Bill Veeck, White Sox Savior
On this date in 1991, Bill Veeck was elected to the Hall of Fame. Known for his innovations, did he try to break the AL/NL color barrier years before Branch Rickey?
2 min - Black Baseball star Monte Irvin
On this date in 1919, Hall of Famer Monte Irvin was born in Haleburg, AL.
3 min - You call it a snowball fight. I call it Yukigassen.
Some may look at this, and think that The Stig is involved in a snowball fight.
But it’s called Yukigassen.
2 min - Black Baseball Legend and Hall of Famer Raymond Brown
On this date in 1908, Hall of Famer Raymond Brown was born in Alger, OH.
2 min - 2 min
- RIP, Home Run Derby’s Mark Scott
On this date in 1960, Mark Scott—host and co-creator of the groundbreaking series Home Run Derby—died at just 45.
2 min - John Donaldson...Greatest Hurler You’ve Never Heard Of
On this date in 1891, Black Baseball legend John Wesley Donaldson—likely the greatest pitcher you’ve never heard of, the man who was Satchel Paige’s pitching coach—was born in Glasgow, MO.
3 min
About 90SecondReCap
From the publisher's feed
90SecondReCap provides a quick sports--and sometimes cultural--history lesson, based on each day's cap.
Learn something new, in less than 90…
seconds!
If you're a baseball fan, you're gonna want to tune in, particularly if you love history, as well as random trivia, including some tidbits that have been discovered for the very first time.
It's not all baseball, all the time, as we've already covered baseball, football, basketball, soccer, tennis, yukigassen, and probably a few more.
Plus, from a cultural standpoint, we've looked at the birth of hip-hop, house music, and a number of other enduring styles.
The first 300 episodes were all 90 seconds or less.
Starting with episode 301, we'll shoot for three or so 90 second episodes per week, along with a longer-form episode.
Please bear with us as we get the entire back catalog posted...hopefully they'll all be loaded by Thanksgiving!
And, please subscribe...you'll gain a little knowledge with each listen, and it won't take very long!