Baseball by the Book
Hit a home run with your earbuds by tuning into "Baseball by the Book"! This podcast is a grand slam for baseball fanatics, curious minds, and anyone who loves a good yarn. Justin McGuire, the host, was once a prominent sports editor, but he tossed aside his paper hat to create this stellar podcast about America's favorite pastime. His co-host? A revolving lineup of authors, experts, and fans who share the same fervor for the game. They delve deep into the heart of baseball—its history, legendary figures, tantalizing controversies, and every intricate statistics, bringing you a fun-filled seventh-inning stretch. A must-listen episode? "How 1973 changed Baseball Forever", where guest Dan Epstein enlightens us on how baseball was never the same again after '73. Swing by for a listen, you're in for an entertaining batter up!
Latest Baseball by the Book Episodes
Episode 335: "Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years"
Wed, 22 Nov 2023 03:56:00 +0000
Episode 335: "Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years"
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Episode 334: "Why We Love Baseball"
Tue, 03 Oct 2023 03:32:00 +0000
Episode 334: "Why We Love Baseball"
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Episode 333: "The One Hundred Most Important Players in Baseball History"
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 02:54:10 +0000
Episode 333: "The One Hundred Most Important Players in Baseball History"
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Episode 332: "Tales from the Dugout"
Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:29:00 +0000
Episode 332: "Tales from the Dugout"
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Episode 331: "Suds Series"
Wed, 03 May 2023 02:34:00 +0000
Episode 331: "Suds Series"
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Episode 330: "Welcome to the Circus of Baseball"
Mon, 10 Apr 2023 04:01:00 +0000
Episode 330: "Welcome to the Circus of Baseball"
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Episode 329: "Major League Baseball Players of the 1970s"
Fri, 13 Jan 2023 03:54:00 +0000
Episode 329: "Major League Baseball Players of the 1970s"
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Episode 328: "Baseball's Brief Lives"
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 02:04:00 +0000
Episode 328: "Baseball's Brief Lives"
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Episode 327: "Beauty at Short"
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 03:00:43 +0000
Episode 327: "Beauty at Short"
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Episode 326: "Stumbling Around the Bases"
Thu, 11 Aug 2022 03:15:24 +0000
Episode 326: "Stumbling Around the Bases"
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Episode 325: "Intentional Balk"
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:58:58 +0000
Episode 325: "Intentional Balk"
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Episode 324: "Stolen Dreams"
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 02:15:53 +0000
Episode 324: "Stolen Dreams"
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Episode 323: "Not an Easy Tale to Tell"
Mon, 23 May 2022 04:01:03 +0000
Episode 323: "Not an Easy Tale to Tell"
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Episode 322: "Whispers of the Gods"
Tue, 03 May 2022 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 322: "Whispers of the Gods"
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Episode 321: "Red Barber"
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:07:11 +0000
Episode 321: "Red Barber"
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From the Patreon archives: "Baseball's Great Experiment"
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:28:18 +0000
From the Patreon archives: "Baseball's Great Experiment"
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Episode 320: "Charlie Murphy"
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:51:01 +0000
Episode 320: "Charlie Murphy"
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Episode 319: "Ted Sullivan, Barnacle of Baseball"
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 04:01:25 +0000
Episode 319: "Ted Sullivan, Barnacle of Baseball"
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Episode 318: "Max Gordon"
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 02:01:06 +0000
Episode 318: "Max Gordon"
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Episode 317: "The Baseball 100"
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 317: "The Baseball 100"
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From the Patreon archives: '70s baseball movies
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:24:01 +0000
From the Patreon archives: '70s baseball movies
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From the Patreon Archives: "The Glory of Their Times"
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:00:58 +0000
From the Patreon Archives: "The Glory of Their Times"
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Episode 316: "My 1961"
Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:56:05 +0000
Episode 316: "My 1961"
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From the Patreon Archives: '80s baseball movies
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:37:35 +0000
From the Patreon Archives: '80s baseball movies
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Episode 315: "11 in '11"
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 01:55:48 +0000
Episode 315: "11 in '11"
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Episode 314: "Forty Years a Giant"
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 21:38:10 +0000
Episode 314: "Forty Years a Giant"
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Episode 313: "The Best Little Baseball Town in the World"
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 313: "The Best Little Baseball Town in the World"
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Episode 312: "Double Plays and Double Crosses"
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 312: "Double Plays and Double Crosses"
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Episode 311: "Walter Alston"
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 311: "Walter Alston"
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Episode 310: "1962"
Tue, 15 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 310: "1962"
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Episode 309: "The Giants and Their City"
Tue, 08 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 309: "The Giants and Their City"
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Episode 308: "Clubbie"
Tue, 25 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 308: "Clubbie"
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Episode 307: "The Pride of Minnesota"
Tue, 18 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 307: "The Pride of Minnesota"
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Episode 306: "Tony Lazzeri"
Tue, 11 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 306: "Tony Lazzeri"
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Episode 305: "Comeback Pitchers"
Tue, 04 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 305: "Comeback Pitchers"
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Episode 304: "Gathering Crowds"
Tue, 27 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 304: "Gathering Crowds"
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Episode 303: "The Captain and Me"
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 303: "The Captain and Me"
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Episode 302: "Two Sides of Glory"
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 302: "Two Sides of Glory"
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Episode 301: "The Best Team Over There"
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 14:56:33 +0000
Episode 301: "The Best Team Over There"
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Episode 300: "Baseball's Greatest Hit"
Thu, 01 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 300: "Baseball's Greatest Hit"
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Episode 299: "Our Team"
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 299: "Our Team"
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Episode 298: "The Only Way is the Steady Way"
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 298: "The Only Way is the Steady Way"
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Episode 297: "Cobra"
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 05:38:48 +0000
Episode 297: "Cobra"
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Episode 296: "Lights, Camera, Fastball"
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 296: "Lights, Camera, Fastball"
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Episode 295: "Viva Baseball"
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Episode 295: "Viva Baseball"
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Episode 294: "Pudge"
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Episode 294: "Pudge"
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Episode 293: "Singled Out"
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Episode 293: "Singled Out"
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Episode 292: "Ken Williams"
Tue, 16 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Episode 292: "Ken Williams"
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Episode 291: "Playing with the Enemy"
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:34:12 +0000
Episode 291: "Playing with the Enemy"
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Episode 290: "The Last Boy"
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Episode 290: "The Last Boy"
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Episode 289: "Just Like Me"
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Episode 289: "Just Like Me"
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Episode 288: "The New York Mets in Popular Culture"
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Episode 288: "The New York Mets in Popular Culture"
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Episode 287: "Zack Wheat"
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:07:36 +0000
Episode 287: "Zack Wheat"
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Episode 286: "Where Nobody Knows Your Name"
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 05:09:38 +0000
Episode 286: "Where Nobody Knows Your Name"
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Episode 285: "Tom Seaver"
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 05:05:09 +0000
Episode 285: "Tom Seaver"
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Episode 284: "The Baseball Talmud"
Tue, 08 Dec 2020 05:00:20 +0000
Episode 284: "The Baseball Talmud"
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Episode 283: "Havana Hardball"
Tue, 01 Dec 2020 05:11:04 +0000
Episode 283: "Havana Hardball"
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Episode 282: "We Played the Game"
Tue, 17 Nov 2020 05:07:33 +0000
Episode 282: "We Played the Game"
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Episode 281: "Negro Leaguers and the Hall of Fame"
Tue, 10 Nov 2020 05:30:52 +0000
Episode 281: "Negro Leaguers and the Hall of Fame"
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Episode 280: "A Year of Playing Catch"
Tue, 03 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000
Episode 280: "A Year of Playing Catch"
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Episode 279: "Dalko"
Tue, 27 Oct 2020 04:10:55 +0000
Episode 279: "Dalko"
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Episode 278: "Gotham Baseball"
Tue, 20 Oct 2020 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 278: "Gotham Baseball"
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Episode 277: "Eddie Cicotte"
Tue, 13 Oct 2020 04:00:55 +0000
Episode 277: "Eddie Cicotte"
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Episode 276: "Arky"
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 276: "Arky"
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Episode 275: "How Baseball Happened"
Tue, 29 Sep 2020 05:30:23 +0000
Episode 275: "How Baseball Happened"
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Episode 274: "Buzzie and the Bull"
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 274: "Buzzie and the Bull"
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Episode 273: "SABR 50 at 50"
Tue, 15 Sep 2020 04:00:44 +0000
Episode 273: "SABR 50 at 50"
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Episode 272: "Deaf Players in Major League Baseball"
Tue, 08 Sep 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 272: "Deaf Players in Major League Baseball"
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Episode 271: "Miracle on Grass"
Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 271: "Miracle on Grass"
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Episode 270: "Cy Young"
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 270: "Cy Young"
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Episode 269: "Pride of Smoketown"
Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 269: "Pride of Smoketown"
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Episode 268: "Baseball's Greatest Series"
Tue, 11 Aug 2020 13:20:00 +0000
Episode 268: "Baseball's Greatest Series"
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Episode 267: "Mr. Met"
Tue, 04 Aug 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 267: "Mr. Met"
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Episode 266: "24"
Tue, 28 Jul 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 266: "24"
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Episode 265: "The Hall Ball"
Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 265: "The Hall Ball"
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Episode 265: "The Hall Ball"
Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 265: "The Hall Ball"
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Episode 264: "Cleveland Rocked"
Tue, 14 Jul 2020 04:12:42 +0000
Episode 264: "Cleveland Rocked"
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Episode 263: "Doc"
Tue, 07 Jul 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 263: "Doc"
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Episode 262: "The Cactus League"
Tue, 30 Jun 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 262: "The Cactus League"
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Episode 261: "Mrs. Morhard and the Boys"
Tue, 23 Jun 2020 04:12:40 +0000
Episode 261: "Mrs. Morhard and the Boys"
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Episode 260: "Let's Play Two"
Tue, 16 Jun 2020 23:23:59 +0000
Episode 260: "Let's Play Two"
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Episode 259: "One Tough Out"
Tue, 09 Jun 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 259: "One Tough Out"
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Episode 258: "The Called Shot"
Tue, 02 Jun 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 258: "The Called Shot"
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Episode 257: "Isabel 'Lefty' Alvarez"
Wed, 27 May 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 257: "Isabel 'Lefty' Alvarez"
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Episode 256: "A Fan's Guide to Baseball Analytics"
Tue, 19 May 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 256: "A Fan's Guide to Baseball Analytics"
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Episode 255: "Issei Baseball"
Tue, 12 May 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 255: "Issei Baseball"
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Episode 254: "Stealing Home"
Tue, 05 May 2020 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 254: "Stealing Home"
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Episode 253: "Bouton"
Tue, 28 Apr 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 253: "Bouton"
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Episode 252: "The Inside Game"
Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 252: "The Inside Game"
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Episode 251: "Buzz Saw"
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 07:02:08 +0000
Episode 251: "Buzz Saw"
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Episode 250: "Summer Baseball Nation"
Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 250: "Summer Baseball Nation"
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Episode 249: "Future Value"
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:07:44 +0000
Episode 249: "Future Value"
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Episode 248: "Yogi"
Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:20:39 +0000
Episode 248: "Yogi"
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Episode 247: "The Wax Pack"
Tue, 07 Apr 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 247: "The Wax Pack"
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Episode 246: "Billy Ball"
Fri, 03 Apr 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 246: "Billy Ball"
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Episode 245: "Swing Kings"
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 245: "Swing Kings"
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Episode 244: "The Cup of Coffee Club"
Fri, 27 Mar 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Episode 244: "The Cup of Coffee Club"
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Episode 243: "Hall of Name"
Tue, 24 Mar 2020 04:00:00 +0000
Episode 243: "Hall of Name"
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Episode 242: "Live! From the NINE Conference"
Mon, 16 Mar 2020 21:08:08 +0000
Episode 242: "Live! From the NINE Conference"
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Episode 241: "The Incredible Women of the AAGPBL"
Tue, 10 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000
Episode 241: "The Incredible Women of the AAGPBL"
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