New Podcast: Transaction Takeaways & Reckless Speculation

Ollie Connolly and Edward Overend give their takeaways from the Craig Kimbrel, Leonys Martin, Andrelton Simmons and Francisco Rodriguez trades. They then discuss award voting, David Ortiz and offer some reckless speculation regarding Jose Fernandez, Yasiel Puig and Aroldis Chapman. Continue reading New Podcast: Transaction Takeaways & Reckless Speculation

New “Baseball As It Was” Podcast: Charles Fountain

Joe Jackson, Lefty Williams, Happy Felsch, Buck Weaver, Swede Risberg, Chick Gandil, Eddie Cicotte, Fred McMullin.

Eight names forever linked in baseball infamy. They, of course, are the members of the Chicago White Sox who received lifetime banishment from baseball for conspiring to throw the 1919 World Series against Cincinnati.

While the dark cloud that hovered over the sport would eventually fade away, the discussion hasn’t. Charles Fountain examines the myriad details in his new book, The Betrayal, released on October 15 Continue reading New “Baseball As It Was” Podcast: Charles Fountain