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The Hall of Very Good Podcast is focused on you, the fan. Each week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen sit down and talk to people in and around the game of baseball that help make America's Pastime great.... more
FAQs about The Hall of Very Good Podcast:How many episodes does The Hall of Very Good Podcast have?The podcast currently has 584 episodes available.
October 13, 2020Episode 253: Al OliverShould-be Hall of Famer Al "Scoop" Oliver joins the boy to talk about how he would've handled playing during the coronavirus pandemic and why being a "creature of habit" could've helped him out, playing for the history-making 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates and who his closest teammates were, the toughest pitchers he faced during his career and, of course, his new book....more30minPlay
October 06, 2020Episode 252: Jeff PearlmanJeff Pearlman, the self-proclaimed "Jewish Michael Lewis", joins the boys to talk about that time he and Jesse Orosco ran over a cat, why he chose the Los Angeles Lakers as the subject of his latest book (Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty), reveals the subject of his next book and explains why it isn't about who it should have been about and what the somebody is not Matisyahu....more20minPlay
September 29, 2020Episode 251: Manuel OliverManuel Oliver, founder of Change the Ref, joins the boys to talk about how even though he lost his son (and best friend) Joaquin on February 14, 2018, he's made it to at least 15 Major League Baseball parks this summer, where the CTR name came from, what it stands for and why we all should just f**king vote on November 3....more22minPlay
September 22, 2020Episode 250: Graig Kreindler and Jay CaldwellGraig Kreindler and Jay Caldwell, the men behind the Black Baseball in Living Color exhibit, talk to the boys about what it took to get 230 paintings from Graig's New York studio to the Negro Leagues Museum in Kansas City Museum and getting namechecked by rap icon Chuck D, talk at length about Jay's awesome memorabilia collection and reveal how you can win a set of the limited edition Negro Leagues Legends baseball cards....more56minPlay
September 15, 2020Episode 249: Mick FoleyHardcore wrestling legend (and New York Times bestselling author) Mick Foley joins the boys to talk about his lifelong love affair with the New York Yankees, that time he met his idol Thurman Munson, going from the WiffleBall diamond to becoming a professional wrestling Hall of Famer and picks which players from his childhood best mirror the iconic "Three Faces of Foley"....more44minPlay
September 08, 2020Episode 248: Connie AmarelPlaid jacket winner Connie Amarel talks to the boys about going from underdog to favorite on "Holey Moley 2", shares the behind-the-scenes secrets of the popular ABC gameshow and how a decadeslong obsession, er, admiration of Hall of Fame closer Dennis Eckersley helped lead her to becoming the Oakland A's (un)official "cookie lady"....more26minPlay
September 01, 2020Episode 247: Bruce MarkusenBruce Markusen, manager of digital and outreach learning at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, joins the boys to talk about staying busy and keeping the museum relevant during the coronavirus pandemic, how his two favorite exhibits tie in nicely to his book about the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates, that historic day Bucs skipper Danny Murtaugh put an all-black lineup on field and whether or not we might see another player (or two) from that World Series team enshrined in Cooperstown....more30minPlay
August 25, 2020Episode 246: Rachael PenmanRachael Penman, director of artifacts and exhibits at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum, joins the boys to talk about what people can expect when they visit the 25,000 square foot museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, shares some of the most popular exhibits (i.e. Ted Bundy's VW, OJ Simpson's White Bronco and the 9/11 gallery) and tells the story of a painting by John Wayne Gacy that features the signatures of close to fifty baseball Hall of Famers and former president Richard Nixon as well as a baseball signed by Charles Manson and Juan Corona....more38minPlay
August 18, 2020Episode 245: Jeff KatzAmerica's favorite (former) mayor Jeff Katz joins the boys for a record seventh time to talk about what Cooperstown has been up to following the cancellation of Induction Weekend 2020, looks ahead at the Class of 2021, explains why he thinks Alex Rodriguez is the most underrated player of the lasts quarter-century and, for some reason, unironically drops a Randy Velarde reference....more57minPlay
August 15, 2020Minisode: Dave Dravecky's Final PitchOn August 10, 1989, Dave Dravecky came back from cancer to re-join the San Francisco Giants. Five days later…it was all over. Now, more than thirty years after that tragic last pitch, a random fan letter and a chance poolside encounter have completed Dravecky's story...and it is nothing short of magical. To listen to the entire interview, CLICK HERE....more21minPlay
FAQs about The Hall of Very Good Podcast:How many episodes does The Hall of Very Good Podcast have?The podcast currently has 584 episodes available.