Ordinary Effort (Baseball Podcast)

This week, we've got a really special episode. We chatted with Chris Baker, the great grandson of Hall of Famer Frank "Home Run" Baker. We spoke about Frank's legacy, lesser known facts about his career, untold stories, and more.

Watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wt8hTSPTOg

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Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryEffort 

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Jeff Snider from the Locked On Dodgers podcast joined us to talk about memorable moments from the Dodgers recent playoff runs. We dove into what makes an MVP and how the award is voted on.

Go check out Locked on Dodgers: https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnDodgers

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(0:41) Jeff's Bobblehead Collection

(1:53) Rollercoaster 2024 Season

(2:36) Podcasting About a World Series Winner

(4:19) Memorable Moments as a Season Ticketholder

(6:10) Callback to our Immaculate Grid

(6:40) Life of a Baseball Content Creator

(14:50) Most Valuable Players

(25:10) DodgerYard.com

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Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryEffort 

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Mark and Jeff from Two Strike Noise hung out to chat about their time working in MLB. We talked about our favorite baseball moments, from attending perfect games and no-hitters, to autograph signings and playoff games.

Go check out Two Strike Noise: https://twostrikenoise.podbean.com/

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(0:36) Chatting with Two Strike Noise

(1:10) Bat Boy Days

(3:28) Goodbye, Oakland

(4:30) Stadium Chasing

(8:02) Immaculate Grid Players and Approaches

(10:30) Baseball Cards: Here's your sign

(11:24) Morrisey and Metal

(12:12) Confronting Mahomes

(14:10) Ordinary Effort Discord Community

(14:38) Perfect Attendance

(18:19) Memorable Moments

(20:51) Meeting Legends

(23:50) Grid modes

(24:40) Two Strike Noise YouTube Shorts

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For more of our baseball content:

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryEffort 

Follow us on socials:

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We went LIVE with John Bowen (Frivolous Baseball) to talk Brewers, baseball memories, and also debuted the WHEEL OF GRID.

This was a long one, so we highly recommend watching on YouTube for the full experience: https://youtube.com/live/wGE824sJWZw?feature=share

Frivolous Baseball on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@frivolousbaseball

John's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Baseballs-Most-Frivolities-John-Bowen/dp/B0C9SP2DWT/ref=sr_1_1 

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🚨 JOIN OUR GRID DISCORD 🚨

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For more of our baseball content:

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryEffort 

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The hosts of 1988 Topps Podcast stuck around after our grid to talk bobbleheads and baseball cards. We talked about our favorite grid players, and the impact of team performance on individual awards.

Go check out 1988 Topps: https://1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(0:35) Bobblehead collection

(1:49) Favorite grid players

(5:36) Multi-sport athletes

(7:16) Silver Slugger struggles

(8:10) ROY: Dubs and snubs

(12:37) Team impact on player awards

(13:56) Modern metrics

(15:04) Fan-made card art

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For more of our baseball content:

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryEffort 

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It pains us but... the Dodgers run baseball. So, we invited Jeff Snider from Locked On Dodgers to play grid and talk Dodgers.

Go check out Locked On Dodgers: https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnDodgers

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🚨 1/10/25 LIVESTREAM w/ MLB PLAYERS 🚨

HUGE news. We're going LIVE with Atlanta Braves Alumni Denny Neagle, Mike Hampton, Pete Smith, Michael Tucker, and Steve Avery on Friday, January 10th at 9:30 pm ET. We'll talk baseball and play grid.

Save the link and join us: https://www.youtube.com/live/QOQr_ORjbnc?feature=shared

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(0:18) Welcome to Ordinary Effort

(0:30) Introducing Jeff Snider

(2:04) Dodgers/Nationals

(5:02) Dodgers/Giants

(7:21) Dodgers/A's

(11:34) Cardinals/Nationals

(15:25) Cardinals/Giants

(16:57) Cardinals/A's

(22:44) Mariners/A's

(27:05) Mariners/Giants

(31:02) Mariners/Nationals

(34:30) Recap

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Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryEffort 

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Jeff and Mark from Two Strike Noise brought their pop culture and baseball history knowledge to this episode. They shared clubhouse stories from their time working in the AL West to pull players for this grid.

Go check out Two Strike Noise: https://twostrikenoise.podbean.com/

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Timestamps:

(0:00​) Intro

(0:19) Welcome to Ordinary Effort

(0:32) Introducing Two Strike Noise

(4:50) Mets/Astros

(6:02) A's All-Star

(9:16) A's/Marlins

(14:42) A's/Astros

(20:52) Royals/Marlins

(21:48) Royals All-Star

(24:47) Mets All-Star

(29:43) Royals/Astros

(34:10) A's/Astros

(34:50) Mets/Marlins

(37:51) A's/Marlins

(38:01) Recap

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🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨

We officially opened our Immaculate Grid Discord. The server is a place to share daily grids, learn about grid legends, and talk baseball with fellow grid lovers.

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/tKb7X6dvQ6

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For more of our baseball content:

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryEffort 

Follow us on socials:

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MVP and Cy Young are some of our worst grid categories. After getting rocked with an astronomically high score on our first box, we used the memory of a Pizza Hut cup featuring the 1991 MLB MVPs to avoid biffing Grid 3.

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Timestamps:

(0:00​) Intro

(0:29​) Stats

(1:46​) Braves Cy Young

(2:48​) Dodgers Cy Young

(3:43​) Tigers Cy Young

(4:32​) Braves MVP

(5:30​) Dodgers MVP

(6:06​) Tigers MVP

(6:36​) Dodgers MVP

(7:44​) Tigers/Twins

(8:50​) Dodgers/Twins

(9:29​) Braves/Twins

(10:42​) Recap

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🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨

We officially opened our Immaculate Grid Discord. The server is a place to share daily grids, learn about grid legends, and talk baseball with fellow grid lovers.

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/tKb7X6dvQ6

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For more of our baseball content:

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryEffort 

Follow us on socials:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/ordinaryeffort 

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ordinaryeffort.bsky.social

It's a New York Yankees episode! 🍎

Josh was joined by BBD & Max Mannis from Jomboy Media to talk Yankees offseason, the plan after Juan Soto, Cody Ballinger, the next moves coming, and play a Yankees Immaculate Grid.

Re-watch the stream: https://youtube.com/live/pXLpOhyh11A?

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🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨

We officially opened our Immaculate Grid Discord. The server is a place to share daily grids, learn about grid legends, and talk baseball with fellow grid lovers.

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/tKb7X6dvQ6

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For more of our baseball content:

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryEffort 

Follow us on socials:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/ordinaryeffort 

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ordinaryeffort.bsky.social

It's a New York Mets episode! 🍎

Mike was joined by Ryan Finkelstein, host of Locked On Mets, for a special livestream. They talked Mets 2025 outlook, offseason rumors, Juan Soto, Frankie Montas, Clay Holmes, and played an All Mets Immaculate Grid.

Re-watch the stream: https://youtube.com/live/ccCx_BMr0k8

Watch Locked On Mets: https://www.youtube.com/@lockedonmets

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🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨

We officially opened our Immaculate Grid Discord. The server is a place to share daily grids, learn about grid legends, and talk baseball with fellow grid lovers.

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/tKb7X6dvQ6

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For more of our baseball content:

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryEffort 

Follow us on socials:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/ordinaryeffort 

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ordinaryeffort.bsky.social