Welcome to a special edition episode of Transatlantic History Ramblings. Tonight Brian has a one on one interview with author and official historian for Major League Baseball and the Baseball Hall of Fame Mr. John Thorn. John is the author of several books including Total Baseball: The Official  Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball, Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Football, Treasures of the Baseball Hall of Fame, The Hidden Game of Baseball, The Glory Days: New York Baseball 1947–1957, and The Armchair Book of Baseball. and Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game

John and Brian discuss the 1919 World Series in which the Chicago White Sox conspired to lose the series in what would become one of the , if not the biggest scandal in sports history.

Lauren will return for the next episode, and I am sure we will talk about Pluto once more. but for now, please enjoy this special bonus episode