We cover the nearly mythical legend of Satchel Paige this week. But Paige was very real, and thanks to the work of actual historians, we have the chance to discuss Satchel's early career, the Pittsburgh Crawfords, his legendary barnstorming, as well as how he was received by the 1940's version of Skip Bayless, Ted Shane.

• Larry Tye's biography of Satchel Paige (also the main source of information of this episode)
• Paige's Negro Leagues stats on Seamheads
• We released this the exact same week that Bob Kendrick's far superior Black Diamonds podcast did an episode on Paige, where he interviewed Larry Tye. Here's to timing!