Baseball is Dumb

We conclude our trilogy on Marge Schott as she gets herself in trouble throughout the entire 1990's. 

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Sources: 

https://www.espn.com/classic/obit/s/2004/0302/1749114.html

https://www.azsnakepit.com/2011/5/9/2159424/baseballs-greatest-scandals-marge-schott-cincinnati-reds

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/10/873511957/a-stadium-name-once-meant-to-honor-now-offends

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/marge-schott/

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2022/06/30/cincinnati-reds-former-owner-marge-schott-did-she-pleased/7725069001/

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/history/2015/03/30/complicated-legacy-marge-schott/70456798/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/schott-marge

https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/11/19/heaven-help-marge-schott-rick-reilly-si-60

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8491927/charles-joseph-schott#view-photo=243195014

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5098012/walter-edward-schott#view-photo=243561160

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bob-howsam/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/06/13/owner-schott-surrenders-reds-reins/cdbea6da-e7e9-4f72-a114-4cda79818db3/

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/21/sports/baseball-schott-agrees-to-sell-reds.html

Now the owner of the Cincinnati Reds, Marge brings her cartoon pettiness (and racism) to the big leagues. Also, just as a heads up, there are slurs in this one.

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For our first series we're going to be examining the life of former Cincinnati Reds owner, Marge Schott, perhaps the worst person to own a baseball team. 

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In this episode, we're joined by Stephen to discuss how Zack Greinke became one of the game's best pitchers, despite not wanting to be one in the first place. 

Socials: @dumb_baseball, @dorkus_supreme

SOURCES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Greinke

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2526441-zack-greinke-attacking-history-like-few-pitchers-have-in-modern-era

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/07/13/zack-greinke-incredible-first-half-all-star-game/30115935/

https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-feb-15-la-sp-0216-plaschke-greinke-20130216-story.html

https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/state

https://vault.si.com/vault/2015/08/03/art-nothing

https://www.mlb.com/news/managers-prank-players-getting-call-to-majors

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greinza01.shtml

https://studentunionsports.com/baseballs-enigma-the-best-zack-greinke-stories/#:~:text=Greinke%20Wanted%20to%20Get%20Sent%20Down&text=Early%20in%20the%20year%2C%20he,%E2%80%9CI%20don't%20know.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/greinkes-redemption-pursuit-perfection-163800891--mlb.html

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/zack-greinke-signs-with-arizona-diamondbacks/c-158874402

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greinza01.shtml

https://stathead.com/tiny/ag83B

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/251411-the-zack-greinke-contract-extension

https://reviewingthebrew.com/2017/12/19/milwaukee-brewers-greinke-royals-trade/

https://www.dailynews.com/2014/10/05/los-angeles-dodgers-get-a-huge-lift-in-game-2-from-zack-greinke/

Don't call it a come back! Like, for real, don't do that. For our glorious return we discuss the many nicknames of Cleveland baseball, the first American Indian player in the majors and, of course, how that all culminated into a lawsuit. 

Corrections: Louis was not over 6 feet. Baseball reference has him listed as 5 foot 11 inch MANLET. Baseball gloves were in use during Louis' playing days, though they looked much different than they do today.  

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SOURCES:

Baseball’s First Indian; The Story of Penobscot Legend Louis Sockalexis by Ed Rice

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/patsy-tebeau/

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jesse-burkett/

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLV/index.shtml

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761887/

https://apihtawikosisan.com/2012/10/the-stereotype-of-the-drunken-indian/

https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/04/05/cleveland-american-indian-movement-protests-cleveland-indians-team-name-mascot-opening-day/

https://www.wtrf.com/news/ohio-headlines/the-history-of-the-cleveland-indians-name/

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cleveland-indians-name-change-history-of-franchise-nickname-chief-wahoo-logo-and-calls-for-a-switch/

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/aaron-judge-free-agency-four-options-for-yankees-if-record-setting-slugger-signs-elsewhere/

https://beltmag.com/secret-history-chief-wahoo/

https://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-indians-wahoo-20180129-story.html

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/10/06/why-did-the-cleveland-guardians-change-their-name-tampa-did-too/69544304007/

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/mlb/cleveland-guardians/2021/10/27/guardians-roller-derby-team-files-lawsuit-against-baseball-club-cleveland-indians-name-change/8564870002/

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sockach01.shtml

In this episode, we're joined by Love Drunk's Charlotte Rose to discuss that one time two Yankee players traded wives, kids, and dogs too! 

Check out Charlotte's show Love Drunk: 

https://open.spotify.com/show/0x8OghblATxzCpFdYYVJ2r

https://twitter.com/lovedrunkpod

https://www.instagram.com/lovedrunkpod/?hl=en

@ohcharlotterose

Our socials: 

https://www.instagram.com/baseball_is_dumb/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/DumbBaseball

@dorkus_supreme

SOURCES:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/mar/7/20050307-121328-5084r/

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iTAcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6937,4844728&dq=mike+kekich+fritz+peterson+marilyn&hl=en

https://archive.org/details/JimmyScottJimmyScott_sHigh_Tight_TheFritzPetersonInterview

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/original-wife-swap-yankee-pitchers-trade-lives-article-1.2138703

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kekicmi01.shtml

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peterfr01.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Peterson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kekich

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/856629-fritz-peterson-and-mike-kekich-ruined-their-careers-pleasing-ben-afflect

https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/baseball/shocking/moments.html

https://nymag.com/guides/summer/2011/mike-kekich-fritz-peterson/

https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2015/04/10/affleck-damon-still-pursuing-yankees-wife-swap-movie/4izzMCJBzQPINDj8MDywpN/story.html

Once upon a time in Portland, Oregon Bing Russell started the greatest punk rock band in the history of baseball. Hilarity and corporate fuckery ensues.Correction: I misspoke about the inflation of Bing's settlement. The amount is 881K in 2022 money.

Social Media: @BaseballisDumb

Sources
Battered Bastards of Baseball – Netflix, 2014
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/07/portland-mavericks-kurt-russell-mlb-documentary
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=russel001nei
https://www.mlb.com/news/why-there-are-no-left-handed-catchers-in-mlb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonanza
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=russel001kur
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=e8eb342f
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=a7557ff5
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=thomas002reg
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/meet-the-nuttiest-baseball-team-the-northwest-has-ever-seen/
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/07/18/Former-pro-baseball-manager-sentenced-to-prison-for-drug-sex-counts/1503616737600/
https://miscbaseball.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/remembering-the-portland-mavericks/

The 2021 season has come and gone. Let's recap some of the dumbest events and stats of the year! 

Build your own team: https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2021-22-free-agents-by-position

Sources:

baseball-reference

baseball savant 

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Happy Spooky Season! This month, we take a closer look at the Curse of the Bambino, The Mets, and take our first foray into Japanese baseball. 

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SOURCES: 

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/babe-ruth-throws-piano-into-pond/

https://www.mlb.com/news/curse-of-the-bambino

https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=24401760&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ0MDA2ODI2NSwiaWF0IjoxNjI4NTYyMDMzLCJleHAiOjE2Mjg2NDg0MzN9.HanHg6KAEzXtL5uBYQIKEjuXv-PvBitWB5zX4cVzc_0

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/red-sox-ended-losing-streak-thanks-to-witch-laurie-cabot-c299743668

https://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/the-mets-bobblehead-curse-lives/

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/24/mets-bobblehead-curse-degnome-palladino/

https://www.thehanshintigers.com/team-history/top-10-infamous-moments/the-curse-of-colonel-sanders/

https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/ridiculous-history-curse-colonel.htm

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=af70e184

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=bc6a038a

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Scoop

https://www.japan.go.jp/tomodachi/2020/autumn2020/randy_bass.html

This month, we examine the history of players being ejected from games and take a closer look at the wild events that led to their removal. 

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Sources: 

https://retrosheet.org/Research/VincentD/EjectionsHistory.pdf

https://www.baseball-reference.com/

https://sabr.org/

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/braves-padres-fight-brawl-august-12-1984-pascual-perez-alan-wiggins/17ozuqr13fhut1v9j1fsnj47vz

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/how-some-braves-padres-bat-boys-played-an-unwitting-role-in-the-wildest-brawl-of-all-time/7caplqtvdq101kpq8m68n6ov4

https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-12-1984-braves-padres-brawl-leaves-17-players-ejected-in-one-game/

https://www.si.com/mlb/2015/08/12/atlanta-braves-san-diego-padres-brawl-fight-1984

https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/08/27/take-me-out-to-the-brawl-game

https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/the-day-braves-padres-game-turned-into-one-baseball-wildest-brawls/HmQDyusy8DJApCyce2BokM/