Two Strike Noise - A Baseball History Podcast
We talk to you about baseball history & have been described as specializing in Boston Red Sox history. Only one of those are true. It’s isn’t the latter.
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Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Oakland A’s radio voice Vince Cotroneo joins us to talk about calling games at the Astrodome, Vince’s connection to the DiMaggios, calling games with his son, throwing batting practice to Glenn Braggs in the minors (hint, it didn’t end well) and ofcourse Rickey Henderson, there’s always a Rickey Henderson question. Plus, an beautiful wood grained boarders of an ‘87 Topps pack for this week’s Wax Pack heroes.
Vince on Twitter - @vincebaseball
Twitter - @twostrikenoiseInstagram - @twostrikenoiseWax Pack Heros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog
We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
#podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Minor League Announcer of the Year Jesse Goldberg-Strassler of the Lansing Lugnuts joins us this week to talk about practical jokes, road trips, being fined in kangaroo court and many of the young Blue Jay superstars he’s seen. We knew we were going to get some good stories out of Jessie, but this was even better. Plus, an ‘87 Fleer pack for this week’s Wax Pack heroes.
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler - @jgoldstrassThe Baseball Thesaurus - https://www.augustpublications.com/products/the-baseball-thesaurus-3rd-edition?variant=46155106630Henderson the diabetes sensing dog - https://twitter.com/IvePetThatDog/status/1245124674515881984
Twitter - @twostrikenoiseInstagram - @twostrikenoiseWax Pack Heros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog
We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
#podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
This week author Brad Balukjian joins us to talk about his new book, The Wax Pack, On the Road In Search of Baseball’s Afterlife. We don’t want to say it was our interview, but, after talking with us the New York Post named it one of the best books of the week. Brad’s journey started with a pack of 1986 Topps, from there he journeyed across the country in search of what each of those players was now up to. From a Hall of Famer in Pudge to a player we had not even heard of in Jaime Cocanower. Plus Brad brought his own pack of ‘86 Topps to play Wax Pack Heroes with!
Twitter - @twostrikenoiseInstagram - @twostrikenoiseWax Pack Heros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog
We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
#podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Joel from the High & Inside Podcast (@High_and_Inside) joins as guest host to talk about players who have overcome physical limitations to play baseball in the big leagues. Jim Abbott made the biggest splash as a first round draft pick out of Michigan. We also talk about Mordecai Three Finger Brown, Pete Gray and Curtis Pride among others who succeeded despite physical limitations. Plus, we talk about the Woonsocket Rocket and Godzilla in our first debuts segment of the year. And finally, Joel secures his financial future by opening a junk wax pack in Wax Pack Heroes. Where will he land on the leader board?
High and Inside Podcast - http://highandinsidepodcast.libsyn.com/
Twitter - @twostrikenoiseInstagram - @twostrikenoiseWax Pack Heros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog
#podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Author D.B. Firstman (@dianagram) joins us to talk about their new book Hall of Name, Baseball’s Most Magnificent Monikers from the Only Nolan to Van Lingle Mungo and More. D.B. shares some great stories about some of the players with the greatest names of the game. Some of the more contemporary names you may have heard before like Coco Crisp and Boof Bonser, others like Kiki Cuyler and Harry Colliflower were new to us. The book is a great combination of baseball and unique family history. Plus, D.B. plays a round of Wax Pack Heroes with some ‘88 Donruss which provided some great names. Will it be enough to jump to the top of the leaderboard?
Buy Hall of Name on Amazon - https://t.co/tsuzywpmqU?amp=1
Twitter - @twostrikenoiseInstagram - @twostrikenoiseWax Pack Heros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog
We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Our first ever guest host as Mark is on holiday, and our first returning guest, Chris from the Turn A Pair Baseball Podcast. Chris wanted to do a quiz show and came to the table with some great questions, many of which stumped me. I returned the favor by testing his knowledge of his favorite team, the Cubs. Plus we traded nickname in an effort to one up each other, who will come out on top? Can you beat us? And finally, Chris got his second crack at Wax Pack Heroes, will he climb the leaderboard?
Turn A Pair Baseball Podcast (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/TurnAPairChris
Twitter - @twostrikenoiseInstagram - @twostrikenoiseWax Pack Heros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog
We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
What do pitchers and catcher talk about during those meetings on the mound? Live roosters and wedding gifts? Maybe. Alex Avila had a different idea when Max Scherzer was struggling that was right up our alley. Hear about that, player-managers, ideas first used in the Negro Leagues that are still around today and the most common names in baseball. Plus Wax Pack Heroes, we get rich open junk wax packs. It could happen.
Twitter - @twostrikenoiseInstagram - @twostrikenoiseWax Pack Heros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog
We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Leon Day held a 3-1 record, head to head with Satchel Paige, including a 1-0 victory in which the lone run was scored by a Leon Day solo home run. Never playing in the majors and not being the showman Paige was, Day is not a household name, but he was every bit Paige's equal if not better. This week we discuss Day’s career as well as relive the 1994 MLB season. Well not all of it, that’s because it ended in August. The Montreal Expos and New York Yankees stood atop the standings but they would never get the chance to meet in the World Series. Tony Gwynn didn’t get a chance to hit .400 and Matt Williams & Ken Griffey, Jr. were robbed of the chance to break Roger Maris’ season HR mark. Not baseball’s greatest moment. Plus Wax Pack Heroes, we get rich open junk wax packs. It could happen.
Twitter - @twostrikenoiseInstagram - @twostrikenoiseWax Pack Heros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog
We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
#podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
This week special guest Amaury Pi Gonzalez! Amaury has been calling MLB games in Spanish for the A’s since 1977. He has also spent time behind the mic for the Giants, Angels and Mariners, sometimes working for multiple teams at the same time. Amaury talks to us about baseball in Cuba, Minnie Minoso’s knees and acting as Jose Canseco’s translator despite Jose not speaking Spanish. Plus, Amaury remembers players from a pack of ‘89 Topps as he plays Wax Pack Heroes. Will he move to the top of the guest leader board?
Twitter - @twostrikenoiseInstagram - @twostrikenoiseWax Pack Heros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog
We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
We have a hard time remembering what day of the week it is but by God we know who started Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. It was Jack Morris by the way. This week we put that useless knowledge to a test and try to trip each other up with some trivia and nicknames. Do we know the difference between the Flying Dutchman and the Frying Dutchmen? More ‘89 Topps in this week’s Wax Pack Heroes. But who will walk away a couple of cents richer?
Malto Bueno Manny! - https://dutchbaseballhangout.wordpress.com/2020/02/05/persistent-rumors-parma-will-land-manny-being-manny/
Is it a Squatcho or an Ouch Button? - https://uni-watch.com/2015/11/18/squatchee-etymology-a-uni-watch-investigation/
Twitter - @twostrikenoiseInstagram - @twostrikenoiseWax Pack Heros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog
We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/