Put Me In, Coach!

Put Me In, Coach!

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Put Me In, Coach! episodes

  • Second Half Stumbles

    We're taking a gander at some of the worst second half and end-of-season performances in the history of baseball! Plus, Snell's no-hitter, Leyland's retired number, the White Sox making history, and more!

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    Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

    Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

    For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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    FOOTNOTES

    • Reddit u/VStarffin: The Worst Second Half Slumps of All Time, and Where...Someone...Might Rank
    • BleacherReport: 16 of the Worst Post All-Star Game Player Drop Offs
    • BleacherReport: The Top 10 Biggest and Worst Collapses in Baseball History

    • 55 min
    • Night of the Living Deadline

      We are back to take a deep dive into the trade deadline - the weird trades, the good trades, and every trade in between! Plus, our take on the Skubal drama, Paul Skenes no-hitter, a car jacker, and a Holy Shit Season eclipsed by the greatest season ever!

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      Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

      Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

      For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

      54 min
    • The Aww Star Game

      It's our All Star Week Special! In honor of the best in baseball getting together for the Midsummer Classic, we take a look at some of the worst All Star Games ever played, and rundown objectively the least-deserving All Stars of all time! Plus, big shoe news, immaculate innings, OMG, and more!

      We will be off next week!

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      Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

      Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

      For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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      FOOTNOTES

      Sports Illustrated: 10 Worst MLB All-Star Games Ever

      Bleed Cubbie BlueWorst MLB All-Star Game Ever: A Look Back

      OMG - Candelita / Jose Iglesias

      IronCoveCustoms Baseball Dice Game - Etsy

      1 hr
    • Why are we still watching?

      This week we break down all the reasons to keep watching your favorite baseball team even when the season is past salvaging. Plus, a look at the All Star roster and the major snubs, other fun baseball news, furries, and more!

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      Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

      Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

      For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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      FOOTNOTES

      Journal of Sports Sciences: The joy of sports: How watching sports can boost well-being

      APA: Speaking of Psychology: The psychology of sports fans, with Daniel Wann, PhD

      Summer Games Done Quick 2024- Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB by Peanut Butter the Dog & JSR_ in 29:48

      1 hr
    • Dingers of the Dead

      With the recent success of the Mets and Astros, we ask when exactly is a season dead, and what are some of the craziest climbs in baseball history? Plus, a modern miracle has a "Holy Shit Season" and the Home Run Derby gets a shakeup!

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      Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

      Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

      For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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      FOOTNOTES

      The Athletic: As gap between Triple A and MLB widens, is the minor league reset fading away?

      CBS: The greatest second-half comebacks in MLB history

      Space Macs: Do Androids Dream of Electric Space?

      52 min
    • Pastime Palaces

      Matt's wife Ashley Kok joins the show as fill-in co-host as we look at the history of ballparks - where they came from and how they evolved over time. Plus, a baseball-related contract killer strikes in England, a pirate tries to meet the Pirates, and more!

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      Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

      Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

      For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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      FOOTNOTES

      • Baseball Stadium History
      • History of Baseball Stadiums Part One: The Good Old Days
        • 5 Historical Baseball Stadiums
        • Types of ballparks
        • Union Grounds
        • 36 min
        • Zack Hample: Baseball Bastard

          This week we cover controversial "ballhawk" Zack Hample and try to figure out what his deal is. Plus, more gambling news, getting "Abreu'ed", and more!

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          Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

          Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

          For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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          FOOTNOTES

          MLB: Zack Hample vs. The World
          The New Yorker / Reeves Wiedman: Ballhawks
          US Sport History: Catching History: Doug Hakey Chases Baseballs For Glory
          NYPost: Why this ballhawk is baseball’s most hated fan

          54 min
        • Lord I Was Born a Gamblin' Fan

          In light of the recent controversies around sports betting, we take a look at baseball's history and current troubled relationship with gambling. Plus, a new chapter in "Holy Shit Seasons," a recap of the London Series, and more!

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          Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

          Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

          For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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          FOOTNOTES

          • 2024 Athletic Player Poll
          • ESPN: Two distinct periods of gambling
          • Washington Post: MLB embraced gambling while trying to preserve its integrity. It’s a big bet.
          • Athletic: After MLB’s reckoning on sports betting offenders, what can leagues do to enforce the rules?
          • Athletic: Player suspensions are another example of MLB’s delicate dance with gambling
          • Athletic: MLB bans Padres’ Tucupita Marcano permanently for betting on baseball
          • The Conversation: How Gambling Built Baseball and Then Almost Destroyed It
          • USA Today: Getting death threats from aggrieved gamblers, MLB players starting to fear for their safety

          • 54 min
          • Whatever You Do, Don’t Do the Borat Voice (with Katie Mizell)

            Carl is joined by guest host (and his wife) Katie Mizell (Cheap Smut podcast) to talk about being married to a baseball fanatic and to take a deep dive into out queer pro baseball players throughout history in honor of Pride Month! Plus, we say goodbye to Angel Hernandez, hello to Negro League stats, "what the hell" to gambling, and more!

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            Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

            Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

            For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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            FOOTNOTES

            Main link: Meet the 14 out gay players in Major League and minor league baseball history

            Cheap Smut Linktree

            Cheap Smut on TikTok

            1 hr 2 min
          • Royally Rogue Rebuild

            We're tackling the subject of rebuilds - what they entail, how long they take, and some of the most successful in recent years - before diving in on one current rebuild we think just might be due to a cheating conspiracy! Plus, Carl presents us our first chapter of "Holy Shit Seasons!" and we look at the news on Acuña's injury.

            ⚾

            Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

            Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

            For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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            FOOTNOTES

            • Could MLB umpires using PitchCom help with strike calls? Players have mixed feelings
            • East-West Classic celebrates Negro Leagues, reminds former players what’s missing today
            • Adam Daily / Fangraphs: An Examination of Rebuilding Team Timelines
            • Jordan Shusterman / FOX Sports: How to rebuild in MLB
            • MSABR: If You’re Not Cheating, You’re Not Trying: Data Analysis of the 2017 Houston Astros
            • Tom Verducci / SI: The Royals Are the Most Confounding Story in Baseball Right Now
            • 1 hr 6 min

            About Put Me In, Coach!

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            A podcast by and for baseball fans. Throughout the season, we dive deep into classic baseball stories, concepts, and legends, as well as the latest headlines and narratives from the game we love. A…