8 FEB 2021 · Between St. Louis and Baltimore, it was like A Tale of Two Cities. Today's episode features a general look at the forgotten baseball team that was the St. Louis Browns. Often overshadowed by the crosstown Cardinals, who were considered the 'elite' club in the city, the Browns were perennial cellar-dwellers in the American League standings, and were more known for being historically bad than historically good. They later moved to Baltimore, where they rebranded as the Orioles and actually became good– but not before their many years as baseball's lovable losers. In particular, I examine the unforgettable 1944 'miracle' season that saw the beloved Brownies, against all odds, win their 1st and only AL pennant and a trip to the World Series. Tune in for more!

25 DEC 2020 · After a 1 month break, I'm back with Episode 3! Today we cover one of the zaniest, unlikely success stories in baseball annals: Charles "Victory" Faust. Miracle? Maybe. Superstition? Definitely. This is the story of how an unathletic farmboy from Kansas became a player for the New York Giants and, despite receiving almost no game time himself, helped them win back-to-back NL Pennants, apparently just by his mere presence in the dugout.

16 NOV 2020 · Today's episode is a long one– but for good reason. It's because we're talking about the beloved Herman "Germany" Schaefer, the Detroit Tigers middle infielder whose larger-than-life personality and hilarious antics both on & off the field earned him a reputation as the "Clown Prince of Baseball". Tune in as we go over some of the best, weirdest stories about Schaefer– and there are a ton of them!

9 NOV 2020 · In the inaugural episode of the podcast Tales from Left Field, we take a look at a pitcher for the Providence Grays named Charles Radbourn who, due to the shenanigans of one of his teammates, decided to put his entire team on his back. Then he went out there and pitched nearly 700 innings on the season en route to winning 59 games in one season. This set the benchmark for single-season wins by a pitcher that is one of the strangest– and most unbreakable– records in professional sports.