Author John Vampatella joins us to talk about his new book, The Forgotten Game, which chronicles Game 5 of the 2004 ALCS. Sandwiched between Big Papi’s 12th inning walk to keep the Red Sox in the Series and the infamous Bloody Sock Game, Game 5 was a marathon with two Hall of Fame pitchers on the mound (Mussina v Martinez). John was a blast to talk to about 80’s, 90’s & 2000’s MLB. Ofcourse there’s a Lars Nootbaar update, golf & baseball & which team has suffered the most ruptured um, man nether-regions? And why is anybody keeping track? Plus John sticks around for a round of Wax Pack Heroes. 

John Vampatella Website - https://www.johnvampatella.com/featuredproject

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We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/

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