INTERVIEW BEGINS AT: 26:40

It's called the American past time, a beloved summer game enjoyed by millions for generations, yet, something seems just not as great. the players are bigger and better than ever. The stadiums more luxurious than a palace, and people still flock to see games, and root root root for the home team....but......

Ed Achorn, historian, journalist, author of The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America’s Game.

Fifty-nine in ’84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had

and Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln joins us to talk baseball's history, and whether the game is as good as it once was

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