Classic Baseball Radio
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Baseball's history, one classic game at a time. Using archived news reports, articles, and historical records, Classic Baseball Radio brings you original and recreated broadcasts of games from over 100 years of America's favourite pasttime.
Sit back and enjoy today's legends, folks, and tip the microphone to @awfulannouncing.bsky.social for the rankings.
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He passed the 20-win mark on the road against the Kansas City Royals; now Ralph Terry gets his first start in Yankee Stadium after reaching the milestone. You can listen to our recreation of the game on YouTube youtu.be/75JCDEpRiak?...
That's morning coffee/gym listen sorted!
Small Hall Baseball Podcast@thesmallhallpod.bsky.social · 5d ago🎊🥳100th Episode🥳🎊 For episode 100 its a Smorgasbord and we discuss the HOF cases for the following players! ⚾️Freddie Freeman ⚾️Justin Verlander ⚾️Yadier Molina ⚾️Clayton Kershaw ⚾️Mookie Betts ⚾️Aroldis Chpman ⚾️Nolan Arenado #Discussion #Baseballsky #Podcast www.spreaker.com/episode/epis...
A little bit of Bob Uecker on The Tonight Show for Sunday afternoon? Why not!
Bob Uecker - Mr. Baseball | Carson Tonight Show
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It's 1962 and the Angels are 3.5 games behind the Yankees going into September. It's the top of the ninth; the Angels are down by one with the tying run on first. Albie Person steps into the batter's box with the go-ahead. Listen to this highlight from our recreated game, then tune in for more.
Top of the ninth and down by one against the Yankees, the Angels go-ahead batter is Albie Pearson.
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Celebration: The A’s at the Oakland Coliseum is the newest book from the SABR Digital Library, just out today and free to all SABR members. Glad I had a chance to see a few games there near the end. A’s fans are wonderful and deserve better. sabr.org/e-books/sabr...
The upstart LA Angels are leading the New York Yankees in the bottom of the seventh, but only by one run. Tony Kubek and Bobby Richardson are in scoring position as the Yankees turn to 1961's 'Rookie of the Year' Tom Tresh. Listen to this highlight from our recreated game, then tune in for more.
The Yankees are down by one against the Angels, with runners on 2nd and 3rd. Can Tom Tresh deliver?
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Not a single female presenting voice on the panel at all. We can do better than this.
Joel Sherman@joelsherman.bsky.social · last wk.#MLBNow #MLBNetwork 4-5pE Talking Rays’ stirring G4 comeback, can the Brewers wrap up a title in G5. Joined by @JonHeyman, Yonder Alonso, Brian Kenny. Guests: Griffin Jax, Kevin Millar, Cooper Pratt.
Can you imagine the great big Gilgamesh-esque novel if Vin Scully was taking us through 47 innings... " I remember there was a time when I once saw an elf at shortstop - 3 and 1 on the curve - And she had hair, spun of pure gold mind you, glinting in the sunrise..." #mlb #brewers #rays #worldseries
Vin Scully
Alt: Vin Scully with a grandfatherly cheeky wink to the camera high up of a baseball diamond
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The LA Angels, in their sophomore year after expansion, are third in the American League, 3.5 games behind the New York Yankees. Can the dynasty continue, or will the upstarts get the upper hand? Listen to the final Angels/Yankees match-up of the 1962 season on the Classic Baseball Radio podcast.
Coming soon, to the Classic Baseball Radio podcast...
Retrosheet is a community reference project by those who love baseball, for those who love baseball. Why did @jaywigley.bsky.social, author of 'How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History', choose to document @retrosheet.bsky.social's own history?
Why did Jay Wigley choose to document the history of Retrosheet? #baseball #history #playbyplay
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Watching my timeline here in Scotland and College Football is dominating... has The Heidi Rule kicked in? "Broadcasting policy stipulating that television networks must air a game to its complete conclusion in the competing teams' home markets rather than cutting away for scheduled programming"
Heidi Game - Wikipedia
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This melts my grinchy heart a little bit. I'm absolutely ready for some Milwaukee Brewers World Series baseball tonight. www.mlb.com/news/brewers...
I'm so used to adding "x hits, x runs, x LOB and x errors charged to the other team" at the end of my PxP every half inning, it feels likes its missing from the World Series broadcasts.
From the PxP on WTMJ, "Martinez has already faced the Brewers this season." This upsets me; the AL is the AL, the NL is the NL, and never the twain should meet till October.
This. So much. It's never been about competitive balance, it's about lining the pockets of the owners, depressing wages and labour movement, and keeping more of your $$$ away from the players, the staff, and the game itself. Don't let yourself be gaslit.
Ben Nicholson-Smith@bnsbaseball.bsky.social · 2w agoSpeaking to media at the World Series about an expected MLB lockout, MLBPA executive director Bruce Meyer said “none of this has to be happening.” Meyer said MLB’s push for a salary cap is about increasing franchise values and capping costs, not competitive balance.
Love this look at the voice of World Series radio
Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 2w ago
It's World Series time! Before radio and TV broadcasts, if you wanted to watch the big game but couldn't attend, you might keep track via a "Playograph." This mechanical device was manually operated by people working behind the board, showing crowds where the ball and players were at any given time.
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In our latest bonus episode, "From The Clubhouse," @ewanspence.co.uk talks with @jaywigley.bsky.social on the immense service that Retrosheet provides the baseball community and why he decided to write a book on the history of the site.
What is @retrosheet.bsky.social? Author @jaywigley.bsky.social, author of 'How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History', joined @ewanspence.co.uk in the CBR Clubhouse to discuss Retrosheet's mission and its important role in preserving our game's legacy. Listen to the full interview chat on our podcast.
Jay Wigley discusses Retrosheet's mission and how it documents baseball's history.
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We have a bonus episode for you this week. "From The Clubhouse" features @ewanspence.co.uk in conversation with @jaywigley.bsky.social about his love of baseball, the game's intimidating lore, and his new book on Retrosheet and its mission to preserve baseball's history for everyone.
We're just guessing here, but is the MLB salary camp argument now going to move from "competitive imbalance" to "all our surveys say this is what the fans want"? After all, the owners really want that locked in to increase the valuation of the clubs without having to pass that on to the players
We've another highlight from our recent broadcast of the Braves at the Reds in 1943. Manager Casey Stengel needs to find something to cut the Reds' lead, so he sends in Phil Masi to pinch-hit with the bases loaded.
Casey Stengel sends Phil Masi to pinch-hit for the Braves as they chase the Reds in July 1943.
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It's #Braves 1 #Reds 0 as the Reds return to the top of the order with Lonny Frey coming in to bat. It's set up for a monster at-bat with the bases loaded, but with two outs, Frey can't play safe. Enjoy this highlight, and then listen to our full recreated radio broadcast on YouTube or our podcast.
With the bases loaded, Lonny Frey is one swing away from giving the Reds the lead, July 1943.
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