Episode 449: Vanessa Ivy Rose
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founder Vanessa Ivy Rose returns to talk to the boys about her most recent business venture, her friendship with Negro Leagues legend Ron “Schoolboy” Teasley, the recent shelving of Netflix’s proposed Prince documentary, her (and Lou’s) phenomenal taste in shoes and, for some reason, Shawn’s horrific fit game. This week’s podcast was brought to you by , and .
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Minisode: The Missing World Series Ring
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POP QUIZ. What do you get when you combine a handful of professional athletes, copious amounts of alcohol and one crazy night at a SuperBowl party? Kevin Millar and Josh Booty join the boys to talk about that time one of them borrowed the other’s World Series ring to impress some fellow revelers. To listen to the entire interview with Josh Booty, . To listen to the entire interview with Kevin Millar, . This week’s podcast was brought to you by , and .
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Episode 448: Jason Vass
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Ken Griffey Junior supercollector Jason Vass joins the boys to talk about the staggering number of different Griffey cards he has in his collection, whether or not he collects Senior the rest of the family, shares the story behind the biggest item in his Griffey collection, that time he was offered a pair of Junior’s pants and how a personal connection with the Hall of Famer saved his life. This week’s podcast was brought to you by , and .
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Episode 447: Jay Jaffe
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Baseball Hall of Fame guru Jay Jaffe joins the boys for the seventh time to break down his 2025 (and 2026!) ballot, explain his issues with the Era Committee, introduce the world to the Hall of Broken Pitchers, crack the code of “what’s the deal with A-Rod” and share that one player that he’d really, really like to see in Cooperstown. This week’s podcast was brought to you by , and .
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Episode 446: Jimmy Parker
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Jimmy Parker, the heart and soul of Beauty of a Game, joins the boys to talk about the role Dale Murphy played in making him love baseball, working behind-the-scenes alongside the Greenville Drive, his appreciation of the art of Jack Davis, movie posters and some of the best (and worst) baseball players on the big screen. This week’s podcast was brought to you by , and .
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Rewind: Ice Cold Kenny
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To celebrate being the most listened to episode of 2024, longtime (and now former) Oakland A’s beer vendor Ice Cold Kenny joins the boys to talk about following his dad and uncle into the family business, the demise of his beloved franchise, whether or not he will be following them to Sacramento and (ultimately) Las Vegas, what that final game at the Coliseum was like, did he take anything home with him and, finally…who is Tom Alfredo? Episode originally aired October 1, 2024. This week’s podcast was brought to you by and .
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Episode 445: Don Pitsch
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Just in time for Christmas, Lou’s best friend in the world, Don Pitsch, joins the boys to talk about New Year’s Resolutions, getting married at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, the inevitability of Ichiro Suzuki entering the Hall of Fame unanimously, bringing back and spending time with Rickey Henderson at the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa. As a bonus, the fellas reveal the top ten most-downloaded episodes from 2024. This week’s podcast was brought to you by , and .
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Episode 444: Jon Shestakofsky
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Jon Shestakofsky, the Vice President of Communications and Education at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, returns to talk to the boys to talk about how (and if) the Hall can plan additions to the collection, some of the oddball items that have recently crossed his proverbial desk, the museum’s latest exhibit, Souls of the Game, whether or not any more “Honey Boy” Evans trophies have materialized and will he really be sending the cops after Lou…and, if so, why? This week’s podcast was brought to you by and .
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Episode 443: Brandon Steiner
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Brandon Steiner, founder of Steiner Sports and , returns to talk to the boys about what’s hot in the collectible world right, give an update on the sports card industry, reveals which slugger has his attention (HINT: it’s NOT Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani) and not wanting to “re-heat the same old soup”. This week’s podcast was brought to you by and .
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Episode 442: Simeon Lipman
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Pop culture specialist and longtime appraiser Simeon Lipman returns to talk to the boys about the unique connection between baseball and historical memorabilia, the amazing foresight of Hall of Fame catcher Ray Schalk, that time he hung out with a certain former U.S. president, the recent grail piece he picked up for his personal collection and remembers the excellence of Fernando Valenzuela. This week’s podcast was brought to you by and .
info_outlineJimmy Parker, the heart and soul of Beauty of a Game, joins the boys to talk about the role Dale Murphy played in making him love baseball, working behind-the-scenes alongside the Greenville Drive, his appreciation of the art of Jack Davis, movie posters and some of the best (and worst) baseball players on the big screen.
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