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Jeff and Mark talk about the funny, odd and always entertaining history and characters from the greatest game there is, baseball. It’s like if the San Diego Chicken and the Philly Fanatic had a baby that was raised by Max Patkin. Grab a hot dog and an adult beverage and ”let’s play two!”
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- 6 days ago1h 18m
Episode 324 - We Just Let Bob Kendrick Talk, That’s the Title
Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, joins Two Strike Noise to talk about the museum's $50+ million capital campaign to build a new 30,000-square-foot facility and Buck O'Neil Education and Research Center in Kansas City. From there the conversation covers the story of Branch Rickey's real first choice to break the color line, why Kansas City Monarchs owner J.L. Wilkinson never saw a dime for Jackie Robinson's contract, the deliberate showmanship of players like Willie Wells and Goose Tatum, the case for Negro Leagues legends most fans have never heard of, and the connection between Banana Ball's Indianapolis Clowns revival and the original barnstorming era. Also in this episode: Mark and Jeff open with a Family Ties rerun packed with unexpected Yogi Berra trivia, the surprise return of the Baseball Beyond Batting Average podcast, MLB reportedly floating a rain delay to protect World Series primetime ratings, and a ranking of MLB broadcast booths by their color commentators' combined career WAR. Then it's another round of Wax Pack Heroes with a run of vintage 1987 Topps cards. Topics: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick, Buck O'Neil, Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey, Monte Irvin, Effa Manley, J.L. Wilkinson, Kansas City Monarchs, Bill Veeck, Clark Griffith, Willie Wells, Goose Tatum, Martin Dihigo, Mule Suttles, Bullet Rogan, Biz Mackey, Roy Campanella, Josh Gibson, Shohei Ohtani, Negro Leagues Japan tour, Philadelphia Royal Giants, Banana Ball, Indianapolis Clowns, shadow ball, NLBM capital campaign, Wax Pack Heroes, 1987 Topps 00:00 Welcome to Two Strike Noise 02:10 BP Pop Culture Baseball 04:45 Podcast Shoutout Return 06:02 World Series Rain Delay 08:35 Booth WAR Rankings 12:12 Movie Takes and Tease 13:02 Introducing Bob Kendrick 13:56 Museum Expansion Vision 16:53 Who Broke the Barrier 22:36 Showmanship and Shadow Ball 25:59 Unsung Greats Dihigo 29:29 Modern Players Fit Today 31:55 Negro Leagues in Japan 37:06 Josh Gibson Legends 41:25 Banana Ball and Atmosphere 46:34 How to Support the Museum 48:34 Museum Support Links 48:45 Fundraiser Plans 49:31 Wax Pack Heroes 01:15:38 Wrap Up and Ways to Follow Connect With Us: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@twostrikenoise Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoise BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/twostrikenoise.bsky.social Email: twostrikenoise@gmail.com Support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: Bob Kendrick and the NLBM are raising funds for a new 30,000-square-foot museum and the Buck O'Neil Education and Research Center in Kansas City. Learn more and donate at www.nlbm.com. Commons4Kids: We pull a lot of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. Donate your unwanted cards to help spark a kid's interest in the game: https://commons4kids.org/C4K Hashtags: #podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards
- 1 weeks ago1h 16m
Episode 323 - The Baseball Records Guinness Recognizes, Ignores, And Probably Regrets
A catcher catches a baseball dropped from a blimp and ruins his face in the process, and Jeff and Mark draft baseball players named after months, days, and holidays. Also: the answer to last week's puzzle — how many hits can a team get in one inning without scoring a run? Also in this episode: A Rickey Henderson story from spring training with the Padres. The universal DH debate. The last time a pitcher stole a base in the American League. Zack Hample straps on a chest protector and tries to break an 80-year-old record. Johnny Bench holds baseballs and Blue-Emu has opinions about it. And Wax Pack Heroes returns with 1972 Topps. Topics: Guinness World Records baseball, Joe 'Mule' Sprinz blimp catch, Zack Hample baseball record, Johnny Bench baseballs one hand, Gabby Street Washington Monument, Wilbert Robinson grapefruit drop, pitcher stolen bases history, Gene Nelson stolen base, Rickey Henderson spring training, Universal DH history, calendar player name draft, Daniel Vogelbach nickname, hits without runs baseball rules, Warren Cromartie Japan, 1972 Topps baseball cards, Wax Pack Heroes, Two Strike Noise 00:00 Open Banter 01:52 BP Rickey Storytime 03:29 Danny Burgers Nickname 04:42 Hits Without Runs Puzzle 05:10 Calendar Name Draft 14:20 Universal DH Talk 15:08 Pitchers Stealing Bases 18:21 Six Hits No Runs Answer 21:11 Guinness Record Attempts 22:36 Baseballs Dropped From Sky 27:28 Zack Hample Tries It 30:07 Weird Guinness Baseball Feats 33:25 Blue Emu And Bench Hands 36:29 Guinness Baseball Grip Rules 39:32 Wax Pack Heroes Returns 1:06:35 Wrap Up And Where To Find Us Connect With Us YouTube: www.youtube.com/@twostrikenoise Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoise BlueSky: @twostrikenoise.bsky.social Email: twostrikenoise@gmail.com Support a Great Cause: Don't let your common cards collect dust! Donate them to help spark a child's interest in the game at http://commons4kids.org/
- 2 weeks ago1h 11m
The Trial of Rabbit Maranville - Hall of Famer or Two Strike Noise Patron Saint
Rabbit Maranville spent 23 seasons in the National League, holds the all-time putouts record at shortstop, and has been in the Baseball Hall of Fame since 1954. He also faked his own death, got dangled out of a 14th floor hotel window by Jim Thorpe, and dove headfirst through a moving subway car. Jeff makes the case that Rabbit belongs in one Hall of Fame — just not the one in Cooperstown. Also in this episode: A minor league bat boy gets tossed for slamming baseballs into an umpire's mask. Jeff introduces a baseball puzzle and spring training stolen bases. And in this weeks version of Wax Pack Heroes, 2010 Topps. Ump ejects ball boy for aggressive ball delivery - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rVdC3cDn43w Topics: Rabbit Maranville, 1914 Miracle Braves, Tinker to Evers to Chance, Johnny Evers, Boston Braves history, Baseball Hall of Fame debate, dead ball era baseball, baseball folklore, baseball antics, Jim Thorpe baseball, Ozzie Smith comparison, Brayden Ward stolen bases, Rickey Henderson spring training record, bat boy ejection, 2010 Topps baseball cards, Wax Pack Heroes. Ump ejects ball boy for aggressive ball delivery - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rVdC3cDn43w 0:00 Podcast Cold Open 1:32 Bat Boy Gets Tossed 4:45 Brayden Ward Speedster 8:47 Inning Hits Quiz 10:48 The Trial of Rabbit Maranville 12:29 Subway Jewel Heist 15:40 Early Career and Errors 19:27 1914 Braves and Double Plays 23:56 Sobriety and Late Peak 26:22 Chaos Categories Begin 27:06 Holy Rollers and Japan 29:18 Hotel Pranks Gone Wild 31:09 Umpire Antics 32:52 Public Disturbances and Reflection 36:46 Rabbit’s Redemption Arc 37:47 Hall of Fame Case File 39:04 Defense Only Comparisons 41:14 Posthumous Induction Debate 42:18 Vaudeville Rabbit Stories 43:18 Wax Pack Heroes Begins 1:07:43 Wrap Up and Farewell Connect With Us YouTube: www.youtube.com/@twostrikenoise Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoise BlueSky: @twostrikenoise.bsky.social Email: twostrikenoise@gmail.com Support a Great Cause: Don't let your common cards collect dust! Donate them to help spark a child's interest in the game at http://commons4kids.org/. #baseballhistory #mlb #baseball #BaseballCards #TwoStrikeNoise #popculture
- Jun 27, 20261h 3m
Episode 321 - Waite Hoyt, Murder’s Row Pitcher - Reds Radio Voice
Jeff and Mark open with light banter before diving into baseball odds and ends, including Aroldis Chapman’s “yes hitter” outing, the show’s odd placement on Red Sox and funny history podcast lists, and White Sox reliever Mike Vassal’s Harry Potter wand-and-hat home run celebration. They share Mets-themed items, from a velvet/velour Mets sweatsuit to the Brooklyn Cyclones’ King of Queens bobblehead night, plus Keith Hernandez’s first-class flight story where a Mets fan doesn’t recognize him until landing. The main history segment spotlights Hall of Fame Yankees pitcher and Reds broadcaster Waite Hoyt, covering his 1920s success, vivid storytelling, off-season funeral home work, and the infamous tale of detouring to Yankee Stadium while transporting a corpse, along with additional Hoyt anecdotes and vaudeville connections. The episode ends with Wax Pack Heroes using listener-sent 1972 cards. 00:00 Cold Open and Catch Up 02:32 Yes Hitter Explained 04:35 White Sox Wizard Gear 07:33 Mets Velvet Tracksuit 08:37 King of Queens Night 10:56 Keith Hernandez Flight Snub 14:13 Waite Hoyt’s Baseball Life 38:09 Wax Pack Heroes Returns 53:21 Sudden Death Rookie Stars 58:26 Wrap Up And Where To Find Us Connect With Us YouTube: www.youtube.com/@twostrikenoise Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoise BlueSky: @twostrikenoise.bsky.social Email: twostrikenoise@gmail.com Support a Great Cause: Don't let your common cards collect dust! Donate them to help spark a child's interest in the game at http://commons4kids.org/. #baseballhistory #mlb #baseball #BaseballCards #TwoStrikeNoise #popculture
- Jun 13, 20261h 15m
Episode 320 - Julio Franco, You Can't Walk Off the Island
On this episode of Two Strike Noise, Jeff and Mark cover recent baseball chatter (Jazz Chisholm borrowing gear, a new baseball rom-com, and the 1986 Wally Joyner knife incident) before welcoming Baseball-Reference’s Adam Darowski for a deep dive on Julio Franco, from his Dominican upbringing and Phillies signing through stints with Cleveland, Texas, the White Sox, and extensive play in Japan, Mexico, Korea, and back in MLB with Atlanta and the Mets, highlighting his longevity, unique batting stance, training regimen, and age-related MLB records. They discuss Franco’s production peaks (including a 1991 AL batting title), his global hit totals and Darowski’s conservative “gap-filling” 4,000-hit-club research projecting Franco past 3,000 MLB hits, plus context from Negro Leagues/Latin American history and Hall of Fame considerations. The episode also closes with a 1987 Topps Wax Pack Heroes card pull and Adam’s Immaculate Grid favorites. Awesome shot of Julio and other DR players looking fly AF - https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/portrait-of-mlb-shortstops-rafael-santana-julio-franco-news-photo/957081864?adppopup=true Connect With Us YouTube: www.youtube.com/@twostrikenoise Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoise BlueSky: @twostrikenoise.bsky.social Email: twostrikenoise@gmail.com Support a Great Cause: Don't let your common cards collect dust! Donate them to help spark a child's interest in the game at http://commons4kids.org/. #baseballhistory #mlb #baseball #BaseballCards #TwoStrikeNoise #JulioFranco #DominicanRepublic #ImmaculateGrid #popculture
- Jun 6, 20261h 9m
Episode 319 - Boomer Goes Boom for the Most Alcohol Fueled Perfect Game In MLB History
On May 17, 1998, David Wells showed up to Yankee Stadium having slept maybe two and a half hours, running on coffee, a single pancake, and whatever was left of Saturday night. He then threw the 15th perfect game in Major League Baseball history in front of 49,820 people who were mostly there for a Beanie Baby. That's the story this week. We go deep on the whole thing — the legendary SNL after-party that didn't happen, the cast members who swear they were there and provably weren't, the Mandela Effect that turned one hungover pitcher into baseball mythology, and what Wells actually did in the nine years after the game nobody thought he had left in him. Also in this episode: Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice stop by Letterman to deliver a top 10 list, Steve Garvey turns up as an extra in The Godfather Part II, Wade Boggs earns his nickname on the set of Cheers, and we finally finish that pack of 2003 Topps with Alfonso Soriano, Shawn Green, Al Leiter, and Sean Casey. Topics include: David Wells perfect game, 1998 New York Yankees, SNL Mandela Effect, Jimmy Fallon David Wells party, Beanie Baby day Yankee Stadium, Chuck Knoblauch throwing yips, Tim McClelland umpire, Don Larsen perfect game, Dock Ellis no-hitter, Dallas Braden perfect game, David Cone knuckleball, Rickey Henderson Hall of Fame, Wade Boggs Cheers, Steve Garvey Godfather, 2003 Topps baseball cards, baseball history podcast, Two Strike Noise 00:00 Open 01:06 Rickey & Rice on Letterman 05:26 Garvey in Godfather 07:18 Boggs on Cheers 10:10 Towel Toss Ejection 12:40 Wells Perfect Game Intro 15:48 Gout and Yankees Context 19:10 The Mystery Party Night 23:28 Hangover to Perfection 30:37 Perfect Game Tension 33:00 Knoblauch Saves It 34:23 Twins Stall Tactics 35:26 Ninth Inning Drama 37:31 Perfect Game Celebration 38:51 Aftermath And Trivia 45:06 SNL Mandela Effect 47:33 Wax Pack Heroes Returns 01:00:50 Final Cards Winner 01:04:11 Wrap Up And Plugs Connect With Us YouTube: www.youtube.com/@twostrikenoise Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoise BlueSky: @twostrikenoise.bsky.social Email: twostrikenoise@gmail.com Support a Great Cause: Don't let your common cards collect dust! Donate them to help spark a child's interest in the game at http://commons4kids.org/. #baseballhistory #mlb #baseball #BaseballCards #TwoStrikeNoise #popculture
- May 30, 20261h 11m
Episode 318 - An Orel History of A Scoreless Innings Streak
The mailbag delivers. Listener emails this week include a baseball honeymoon, a Jeopardy-funded wedding (not a typo), and a fan who shipped over APBA game materials and a stack of 1972 Topps cards. That last one matters by the end of the episode. In BP, Jeff and Mark work through the week's oddities: batters watching their own strikeout replays in real time, the phrase "circuit clout" making a comeback, Elmo showing up in the Phillies booth alongside John Kruk, Jazz Chisholm wearing Giancarlo Stanton's pants to break a slump, and a genuinely strange roster trivia note involving the Marlins, Cardinals, and Twins. The main segment is 1988. Specifically, what happens when a pitcher gets so locked in that the league starts to feel likeit's 1968 all over again. Orel Hershiser threw 59 consecutive scoreless innings that year — breaking Don Drysdale's record — and won the Cy Young while doing it. Jeff puts it in context against Bob Gibson's 1968, the last time people seriously asked whether pitchers had broken the sport. The episode closes with Wax Pack Heroes, using the 1972 Topps cards the listener sent in. 00:00 Cold Open and Welcome 00:18 On Location and Mariners Talk 01:31 Mailbag Honeymoon Baseball Stories 04:15 APBA Surprise and Wax Packs 07:19 BP Big Screens and Circuit Clouts 09:11 Elmo in the Broadcast Booth 10:52 Jazz Chisholm Wears Stantons Pants 13:22 Weird MLB Three Team Trivia 15:01 NCIS New Orleans Baseball Cameos 16:54 Year of the Pitcher Part Deux 44:35 Wax PackHeroes 01:07:10 Thanks Plugs Signoff Connect With Us YouTube: www.youtube.com/@twostrikenoise Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoise BlueSky: @twostrikenoise.bsky.social Email: twostrikenoise@gmail.com Support a Great Cause: Don't let your common cards collect dust! Donate them to help spark a child's interest in the game at http://commons4kids.org/. #baseballhistory #mlb #baseball #Yankees #RedSox #Cal #BaseballCards #TwoStrikeNoise
- May 17, 202653 min
Episode 317 - Tales from the Dugout - Dentures Edition
Jeff and Mark return and open with BP topics including Bobby Witt Jr.’s inside-the-park homer and a minor-league inside-the-park home run created when a fielder slid on a ball and unknowingly plugged it under the turf. They discuss Cal Raleigh ending an 0-for-38 slump by showering in full uniform, then going on the IL, and debate complaints about constant in-stadium audio at Yankee Stadium, including claims Aaron Judge wants Madison Square Garden-style energy and even signals the production booth. In Tales from the Dugout, Mark explains “Eddie Sissons Syndrome” for exaggerated baseball biographies, while Jeff shares an 1883 carrier-pigeon score delivery system and the story of Clarence “Climax” Blethyn’s dentures biting him during a slide. The show ends with Wax Pack Heroes from 2003 Topps, and there's a manager card!. 00:00 BP Weird Baseball Moments 15:04 Grounds Crew to Dugout Tales 16:36 Eddie Sissons Syndrome 20:43 Pigeon Scoreboard in 1883 23:30 Dentures Bite Back Story 30:34 Wax Pack Heroes 46:58 Streams and Signoff Connect With Us YouTube: www.youtube.com/@twostrikenoise Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoise BlueSky: @twostrikenoise.bsky.social Email: twostrikenoise@gmail.com Support a Great Cause: Don't let your common cards collect dust! Donate them to help spark a child's interest in the game at http://commons4kids.org/. #baseballhistory #mlb #baseball #Yankees #RedSox #Cal #BaseballCards #TwoStrikeNoise
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Jeff and Mark talk about the funny, odd and always entertaining history and characters from the greatest game there is, baseball. It’s like if the San Diego Chicken and the Philly Fanatic had a baby that was raised by Max Patkin. Grab a hot dog and an adult beverage and ”let’s play two!”
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