Today, we mourn Doc Powers, the longest-tenured original Philadelphia Athletic, born on this date in 1870–just as Oakland fans mourn this week’s loss of THEIR Athletics.

Richie Hebner, who held the record for NLCS appearances by a position player for a quarter-century, made his MLB debut on this date in 1968.

To play baseball, Hebner turned down an NHL deal, just like the man who holds the record for NLCS appearances by a pitcher. Tune in for more.

On this date in 1984, the Cubs clinched their first playoff appearance in nearly four decades.

On this date in 1986, Mike Scott’s no-hitter clinched the NL West title for the Astros.

On this date in 1989, the Cubs clinched just their second playoff appearance since 1945.

On this date in 2003, the Cubs swept a twinbill from the Pirates to clinch their first-ever NL Central title.

On this date in 1998, the Cubs won a one-game playoff, to reach the playoffs.

On this date in 1976, the Chicago Cats sued the American Soccer League and its commissioner, NBA Hall of Famer Bob Cousy. A fortnight later, the ASL would cancel the team’s franchise, ending its existence.

On this date in 1956, Bonus Baby Jim Derrington became the youngest pitcher to start a game since 1890–and his base hit that day set an AL record unlikely to ever be broken.

Welcome to the kickoff episode of MyFavoriteCap, a longer-form version of 90SecondReCAP, where we get to dig MUCH deeper on topics of interest.

I'm thrilled to be joined on this premiere episode by Mark Grant, former Major League pitcher and current San Diego Padres Color Commentator.

Mark shares his background as a uniform geek, his journey from high school to the majors, the benches clearing TWICE in his first major league outing, the current rash of pitching injuries, how he got into broadcasting, his friend Tony Gwynn, and much more!