Sean and Eds Do Baseball

Sean throws a great outing in the second of back to back appearances as he tells the story of Hank Thompson. A trailblazer for black baseball, a World Series hero, a war veteran and (eventually) a reformed criminal. Thompson's life was tragically cut short but full of experiences beyond many's imagination. 

On the cusp of the "Fall Classic", Sean winds up and delivers a gem with the story of the 1925 World Series. The weather wreaks havoc as the young upstart Pittsburgh Pirates go head to head with the reigning World Series champion Washington Senators and their veteran Ace.

Eds toes the rubber for back to back outings and starts off Postseason month with the story of 1908's controversial pennant race between the Pirates, Giants, and Cubs, and of the bonehead play that unceremoniously and undeservedly cemented poor Fred Merkle into the annals of oddball baseball history.

A story adjacent to one of the all time greats, Eds toes the rubber and pitches Sean an often forgotten or possibly swept under the rug tale of  Ty Cobb's family history, and also of a man who may have exploited the fact that after his death, the great Cobb could no longer defend himself.

Sean spins one down the middle with the life of Charles "Gabby" Street.

Sean delivers a heater with the story of the Rangers relocation and the high school phenom who saved the franchise at the cost of his own career.

Eds returns from Vietnam and eases back into things with a bit of a bullpen session as he tells Sean the story of Minor League Master of disguise Mal Fichman; who rose from humble beginnings as a manager of independent clubs to oddball baseball history fame for getting tossed from a game in the 80's and the scheme he carried out in pursuit of victory.

Sean makes a quality start and goes from the stretch with part two of the tale recounting the life Eric Show. Later in his career Show continues to shove on the mound but still struggles to deal with his past and his performance. After a terrible brawl in Chicago and a nagging back injury things quickly go awry and thusly downhill in a hurry.

In Part One of back to back outings Sean takes the mound and tells the story of Eric Show's abusive upbringing and his rise from motorcycle riding rebel to born again Christian Ace of the San Diego Padres. His actions weren't without controversy and we learn about the origins of a conspiratorial right wing group that got Eric Show into hot water.

Eds toes the rubber and tells Sean the story of John Bender, a man who was much less famous but infinitely more infamous than his hall of famer brother Charles. Early on in his career John showed promise just like his brother but an altercation on a steamboat ultimately turned the tide for the troubled batsman.