Two Strike Noise - A Baseball History Podcast

Episode 48 - Party Like Its 1999

We continue to wreak havoc with the space time continuum this week as we travel back to 1999. While prepping for Y2K we managed to relive the entire 1999 MLB season, the highs, the lows, the leaders and the steroid fueled home run binges. We remember Don Larsen’s perfect feat and find out just how long people have been complaining about pitchers hitting. This week’s Wax Pack Heroes come in the form of 1988 Score and it’s a race of attrition. It could come down to who has the most mustaches and stirrups cause there were no stars to be had.
Dancin' Bobby- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpAMyLMgdpg
Thankful for these podcasts-Turn A Pair Baseball Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turn-a-pair-baseball-podcast/id1438327524No Crying in Baseball - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-crying-in-baseball/id1302035601Juicing the Numbers - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/juicing-the-numbers/id1449136138The High and Inside Baseball Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-high-and-inside-podcast/id1281169224Diamonds and Roses Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/diamonds-and-roses-podcast/id1435032487Tipping Pitches - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tipping-pitches/id1265588219Effectively Wild - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/effectively-wild-a-fangraphs-baseball-podcast/id545919715Baseball Beyond Batting Average - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-beyond-batting-average/id1269131240Baseball By the Book - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-by-the-book/id1183076342Dome and Bedlam - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dome-and-bedlam/id1199724933Hanshin Tigers English News - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/h-ten-hanshin-tigers-english-news/id102674157620th Century Movie Club - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dana-buckler-show/id737566691This Week in Baseball History - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-baseball-history/id1246614012Wax Ecstatic - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wax-ecstatic/id1158099682Batflips and Nerds - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bat-flips-and-nerds/id1148418720Ballcaps and Bagpipes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1477658725
Wax 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/

Episode 47 - We Love the 80's

It's the final episode of the year, so we take a look back at the decade that was...30 years ago. Greenies, astroturf and speed were king in MLB. We review some of the greatest World Series from the 1980's, award winners, league leaders and future Hall of Famers. We're talking Kal Daniels here people! The Chattanooga Lookouts are this weeks minor league team MLB is threatening do away with and Wax Pack Heroes comes down to the wire with an exciting finish. 
Nolan Ryan's strange 1987 season - http://charlesapril.com/2009/08/closer-look-nolan-ryans-perplexing-1987.html?m=1
Wax 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/

Episode 46 - Solo for the Holidays

Mark is out making a living, so it is just Jeff this week. Despite being sick, he displays Ripken-like perseverance covering baseball holiday books by a rotund, jolly pitcher, the history of the Athletics elephant mascot and a 1980’s baseball quiz to test your long term memory. Plus, he dives into the world of rack packs for a solo Wax Pack Heroes segment. Happy holidays, see you next year!
 
CC Claus - https://www.amazon.com/CC-Claus-Baseball-Christmas-Story/dp/0062318411
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/

Episode 45 - Tales from the Dugout v9

Back by popular demand, another installment of Tales from the Dugout. Hawk Harrelson somehow wins the Ford C. Frick award. Mule Suttles hit a ton of homeruns, why haven’t you heard of him? Victory Faust won a World Series with the New York Giants by coning John McGraw and Eiji Sawamura blew away Japanese batters but how did he fair against The Babe, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, and Charlie Gehringer? Hint, he did just fine. Plus, a new Wax Pack Hero where in one of us nets 3 Hall of Famers. The other does not.
Wax 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/
 

Episode 44 - Mariners PA Tom Hutyler

This week we discuss just how many uniforms the Rangers are going to have next season? Speaking of the Rangers, we also discuss the dimensions of their new park and how they are honoring past players and teams. Black Friday baseball buys, more Larry Walker stats and we highlight one of the minor league teams MLB is trying to take away. Then longtime Mariners PA announcer Tom Hutyler joins us to talk about how he got started in baseball, his favorite Mariner memories from both the Kingdome and SafeCo/T-Mobile Park as well as his time spent in Cooperstown with both Ken Griffey, Jr. And Edgar Martinez. Finally, Tom tells us how he really feels when he pulls an Ozzie Guillen card in Wax Pack Heroes.
Tom Hutyler - @thutylerMississippi Mustache - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww7ersFs6xsCobb Field: A Day at the Ballpark - https://www.amazon.com/Cobb-Field-Craig-Lindvahl/dp/B00QSRK7WK
Wax 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/
 

Episode 43 - Turn A Pair

We’re back from a week off and come back with a bang. Chris from the awesome Turn A Pair Baseball Podcast joins us to talk about his time working in the minor leagues, hanging out with Tommy Lasorda in Nashville and growing up a Cubs fan. Jeff & Mark talk some Japanese baseball pitching awards and walk up music, plus discuss who is the quintessential centerfielder; Mays, Griffey or Trout? And finally, Chris gets on the scoreboard as he plays Wax Pack Heroes.
 
Turn A Pair Baseball Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turn-a-pair-baseball-podcast/id1438327524
Turn A Pair Twitter - https://twitter.com/turnapairchris
Turn A Pair Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/turn_a_pair_baseball_podcast
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/
 

Episode 42 - Stealing Signs

Despite Mark’s computer taking it’s last breath, we still managed to cover the history of stealing signs in MLB baseball. The Astros might be the latest to be accused but they are far from the first. From the Hartford Dark Blues to Ty Cobb to the Shot Heard Round the World, signs have been pilfered as long as they’ve been used. Mark also takes on the first round of the Great Nickname Quiz. Can you score higher than our resident nickname expert? Will Mark remember who the One Dawg is, finally? And what would a baseball history podcast be without a story about Mark Twain?
Astros Sign Stealing Mega Threads!
Jomboy breakdown - https://twitter.com/Jomboy_/status/1194348775965437952
Reddit thread with tons of video - https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/dw1u4g/astros_sign_stealing_video_footage_megathread_for/
SI article about history of sign stealing - https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/11/13/sign-stealing-baseball-history
Ringer article - https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2019/11/13/20963519/houston-astros-sign-stealing-scandal-2017-jeff-luhnow
Accusations that both Joey Cora and Carlos Beltran were involved in 2017 - https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/11/14/astros-sign-stealing-alex-cora-carlos-beltran?utm_source=reddit.com

Episode 41 - Unwritten Rules & Bats

They aren’t written down but we’re talking about them anyways, baseball’s unwritten rules. When is it ok to bunt when you’re being no hit? How should you always approach home plate? What is the magic word that every ump will toss you for using? We’ll tell you about them, just don’t write them down for the love of all that’s holy! Also, what’s up with baseball bats? How did we get from using spokes from a wagon wheel to ax handle bats? We review the history of bats as well as some unique stories and models that have been used throughout the history of the game. This week’s Wax Pack Heroes sees us opening 1991 Topps.
 
Wax 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/

Episode 40 - Tales from the Dugout v8

We had so many shorter stories from last week, we did it again, Tales from the Dugout. This week we cover bats, no hats for bats, just bats. We've already covered how part of Tinker to Evers to Chance didn’t speak for 30 years, this week we discuss if they are really the best double play trio or just a catchy poem, And finally, if you thought the Reds and Phillies played the first night game in 1935 you are wrong, 50 years wrong! Plus, we talk Johnny Damon and his reality tv appearances. And finally, another round of Wax Pack Heroes with ‘89 Topps, who will hit the lottery this week?
 
Career K’s by inning - https://twitter.com/MaxSportsStudio/status/1187823998144602113?s=19Now it can be heard on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6VfixA28AoDetailed info for streaming for all baseball leagues world wide - https://wordsabovereplacement.com/baseball-streaming-guide/Wax 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/

Episode 39.5 - World Series

We're back for a second time this week! The World Series and the season have ended. Jeff and Mark put a bow on the Fall Classic where nobody enjoyed much advantage at home . MVP, free agency and a couple of World Series facts as we all start the long wait for pitchers and catchers to report.