Short Hops & Tall Tales

Noah and Brandon are their own guests this week, as this episode is all about numbers! They dive into baseball's 1,000th player, the mysterious "Peek-A-Boo" Veach, and celebrate José Godoy becoming the 20,000th member of the MLB player fraternity. PLUS: Brandon talks about going viral at a D-Backs game and his date getting national coverage?!

 

Timestamps:

01:16 The Name Game - "Peek-A-Boo" Veech

12:35 José Godoy - Mr. 20,000 (or is he?)

21:10 Our Favorite Ballpark Memories

26:06 Brandon's Date Goes Viral

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We are back and are joined by Pitcher List's Sarah Griffin (@skg_18)! We talk with her about the ballplayers that made her fall in love with the game, as well as her reaction to John Means' recent no-hitter! We also cover the time when MC Hammer served as the batboy/clubhouse spy for the Oakland Athletics, and have a discussion about some of our favorite baseball villains. PLUS: Brandon shares a story of the person to throw the first professional no-no, The Great Josephus!

 

Timestamps:

01:38 Sarah's Red Sox/Brewers fandom

06:56 John Means Business

13:46 MC Hammer's Baseball Origin

22:42 The Pickle Jar - "The Kitchen Sink"

30:30 The Legend of the Great Josephus

43:23 Baseball: A Hive of Scum & Villainy

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This week, Brandon and Noah are joined by Going Deep writer Max Greenfield! We talk with Max about his experiences first playing baseball, and then working as an intern for the Washington Nationals. We also unearth the surprisingly long history of baseball's odd fascination with bobbleheads, and learn about "Houdini Acts!"

 

Timestamps:

03:08 Touching Base with Max Greenfield

09:36 Max's experiences with the Washington Nationals

18:37 The History of Bobbleheads

19:10 Max exposes himself as a Sacramento Kings fan

20:07 We talk about Brandon Webb. Again!

22:02 Bobbleheads in the 18th century

25:17 The First Wave

29:33 Jeffrey Loria: Bobblehead Grinch

30:17 Weird Bobblehead Designs

32:24 The Pickle Jar - "Houdini Act"

37:24 Rent/Extend/Cut game - Tony Gwynn, Miguel Cabrera, & Manny Ramírez

49:55 Wrap-Up

 

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OH YEAH! The cream will rise to the top this week as Brandon & Noah discuss the shortlived minor league career of one Randy Poffo, better known as MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE. Also on tap: Ted Williams for Joltin' Joe Dimaggio in the greatest baseball trade to never happen. PLUS: Could a third Hall of Famer have been included in the deal?

"We've got you for 40 minutes! 40 minutes of playtime!"

 

Timestamps:

01:24 MACHO MADNESS

03:15 Brandon does his best "Snap into a Slim Jim" impression

18:00 Who said it? Randy Savage or Yogi Berra? game

21:12 The Best Trade to Never Happen

26:43 Brandon does a scary Boston accent

27:57 ???? ????? sweetens the pot

30:45 The Pickle Jar - "Wormburner"

33:56 Further Differentiating the NL & AL

 

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This week, Brandon and Noah uncover Ted Williams' double-life as a Hall of Fame fly fisherman, and his connections to both the San Diego Padres and American novelist Ernest Hemingway! Brandon also explores the legendary career of Hall of Famer Oscar Charleston, one of the greatest players of all time. 

PLUS: Operation: Get Mike Trout to October is underway!

 

Timestamps:

01:46 Ted Williams: Fishing Legend

03:40 Ted the Hitter

06:10 Ted's San Diego roots

14:18 Ernest Hemingway

14:10 Pickoff Trivia!

21:34 Oscar Charleston

35:24 Operation: Get Mike Trout to October

 

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In a can't-miss episode, we are joined by @PitcherList himself, Nick Pollack! We chat with him about his love of pitching, as well as the origins of the best fantasy baseball resource on the internet. Brandon also takes us on a wild journey with a story about the catcher/CIA spy Moe Berg, which you have to see (hear?) to believe.

 

Timestamps:

02:22 Touching Base with Nick Pollack

08:15 Building Pitcher List

10:40 Pitching in college

18:00 Nick's favorite player interactions

19:58 Pitching Trivia!

24:21 The Wild Life of Moe Berg

41:08 The Pickle Jar - Eyewash

46:18 Building an all-time rotation with Pitcher List

 

 

 

 

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This week we are joined by Twins data analyst Ethan Moore (@Moore_Stats). We talk to him about his experiences building a college baseball analytics program, as well as what it's like working in a modern MLB front office! We also chat about his pitching metric, Quality of Stuff+! PLUS: a brand NEW game segment is debuted, and we discuss our favorite baseball video games of the past. Check it out now!

 

Timestamps:

02:22 Chatting with Ethan Moore about life in the front office

05:59 Ethan's experience building the Cal Poly Baseball analytics team

08:05 Navigating traditional vs. modern analytical viewpoints

09:22 Baseball as Work

12:11 What kinds of data do MLB teams use today?

14:17 Creating QOS+

16:09 Surprising insights from the model

19:56 The Pickle Jar - "Punch & Judy Hitter"

23:15 NEW! Keep/Extend/Cut game!

28:08 Ethan's & Ichiro's 3000th hit

32:31 The Sweet Spot: The Best Baseball Video Games

33:25 Brandon recreates the Ken Griffey Jr. Presents intro for some reason

40:04 Your go-to Backyard Baseball kids

41:32 Brandon Riddle breaks up Eric Gagné 's save streak

42:08 Noah has beef with Pete Wheeler

 

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Short Hops & Tall Tales returns with a brand new episode! We are joined by Shaggin' Flies' Zach Hayes as he recounts his first-hand experience at Mark Buehrle's perfect game! Brandon unearths the 'Knickerbocker Rules' from baseball's earliest days, and Noah shares some tall tales behind baseball's own Huckleberry Finn-type character, Boots Poffenberger!

 

Timestamps:

2:00 Welcome Zach & the Best White Sox of All Time

5:50 Mark Buehrle's Perfect Game!

16:30 The Name Game - Boots Poffenberger

35:55 The Pickle Jar - "Short Porch"

40:30 Ain't That Something? The "Knickerbocker Rules"

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It's just Brandon and Noah this week as they bring it back to basics for an episode about unbelievable injuries, baseball's history of weird changes to the sport, and cups of coffee! PLUS: Brandon bravely shares his story about getting destroyed in Wiffle ball! All of that and more in a crisp new episode!

 

Timestamps:

1:44 - Wiffle Ball

5:13 - Trivia: Who was the first player born in the 90s?

7:45 - Weird Injuries!

21:12 - Ain't That Something: Odd Balls

31:57 - The Pickle Jar: Cup of Coffee

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Noah is joined by Pitcher List's Doug Ishikawa (@coachingish), who shares a story about being in attendance for the Cubs' run to the World Series in 2016. We also discuss multi-sport athletes in this exciting episode, including Deion Sanders, Bo Jackson, and more. Plus: Find out the meaning behind a "Baltimore Chop!"

 

Time Stamps:

6:52 Doug's 2016 postseason run

14:00 Coach's Corner: Slugging Percentage

19:03 Pickle Jar: "Baltimore Chop"

23:36 Multi-Sport Athletes

24:21 Jim Thorpe

27:02 ????? ?????

28:35 Jordan

29:58 Deion Sanders

35:41 Bo Knows

42:22 ??????? ??????

47:44 ??? ?????

 

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