Charles Leerhsen (“Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty”) joins the show. First player inducted into the Hall of Fame. Craziest baserunner of all time. Racist. Murderer. We discuss the facts and myths about Ty Cobb that have grown since the superstar’s…
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Episode #205: Charles Leerhsen (“Ty Cobb”)
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Episode #116: Adam Lazarus
Adam Lazarus (“Best of Rivals: Joe Montana, Steve Young, and the Inside Story behind the NFL’s Greatest Quarterback Controversy”) joins the show. We discuss the incredible battle for the starting quarterback job during the San Francisco 49ers heyday. …
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Episode #78: Rob Elias
Rob Elias (University of San Francisco professor and author of “The Empire Strikes Out: How Baseball Sold Foreign Policy and Promoted the American Way Abroad”) joins the show. We discuss baseball’s impact on the world, its close ties to the…
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