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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.
December 04, 2018Episode 144: David RaymondDavid Raymond, the original Phillie Phanatic, joins the boys to talk about the upcoming grand opening of the Mascot Hall of Fame, what visitors (both young and old) can expect when they walk through the doors, the creation of Gritty and the insane popularity of the new Philadelphia Flyers mascot....more28minPlay
November 27, 2018Episode 143: Jerry PritikinThe Bleacher Preacher, Jerry Pritikin joins the boys to talk about his lifelong love of the Chicago Cubs (and the first time he heard "wait 'til next year"), his team getting kicked out of the Gay Softball World Series for being "too straight", striking out former Major Leaguer Glenn Burke and his time photographing the gay rights movement....more49minPlay
November 23, 2018Minisode: F*ck FaceNearly 30 years ago, the baseball card world was turned upside when a certain four-lettered word made its way past censors. Rick Vaughn, the former public relations director for the Baltimore Orioles, was there and thinks he knows exactly how "F*ck Face" went from being scribbled on the knob of Billy Ripken's bat and straight into your collection....more15minPlay
November 16, 2018Episode 142: Brian KennyMLB Network host Brian Kenny joins the boys (for the third time!) to talk about the sudden popularity of bullpenning, previews the off season whereabouts of both Manny Machado and Bryce Harper, gives his Hall of Fame picks and explains why he thinks Orel Hershiser deserves a spot in Cooperstown. Oh…Brian also conveniently blames Lou for any perceived failings Mike Trout might have....more39minPlay
November 09, 2018Minisode: Chicago ViceIn 1988, brothers John and Tock Costacos helped make Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire larger than life by putting them and their big bats (and even bigger biceps) on the walls of every baseball fan across the country. But before "The Bash Brothers" got posterized and immortalized, there was a different dynamic duo decorating bedrooms and dorms across the country...Walter Payton and Jim McMahon....more4minPlay
November 02, 2018Episode 141: Jane LeavyJane Leavy, the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Fella, joins the boys to talk about the lunacy behind spending eight years writing about Babe Ruth (and compares him to the Kardashians!), what she learned most about "Little George" and why her 1987 piece about Muggsy Bogues is one of the great embarrassments of her life....more41minPlay
October 26, 2018Episode 140: Dave WinfieldHall of Famer Dave Winfield joins the boys to talk about his 40-plus year relationship with Don Baylor (and why he joined the Myeloma MVP campaign), what current player reminds him of when he played and what current pitchers he'd like to face and that night in San Diego when the Famous Chicken was hatched....more20minPlay
October 19, 2018Minisode: The Great American Organ TransplantFor more than 40 seasons, Nancy Faust was the organist for the Chicago White Sox, so when her Hammond Elegante Model 340100 went up for auction, Boston Red Sox organist Josh Kantor knew he had to have it. There was just one catch...he had to pick it up in person....more13minPlay
October 12, 2018Episode 139: John CostacosFamed poster boy-turned-author John Costacos returns to talk to the boys about all those times he and his brother Tock almost killed their subjects (turns out it happened a lot!), what current players they'd like to make posters of, the one guy who turned them down and, of course, his new book "Walls of Fame"....more58minPlay
October 05, 2018Episode 138: Lew TempleRecorded on the official last day of the baseball season, actor Lew Temple talks to the boys about his postseason picks and expectations, questions why the NFL always gets top-billing on ESPN.com, wonders what current-day pitchers might have flourished during 1968's "Year of the Pitcher" and, naturally, Lou had to ask him about his upcoming role in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"....more1h 15minPlay
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.