Two Strike Noise - A Baseball History Podcast

Episode 213 - Voice of Baseball w/Kirk McKnight

Author Kirk McKnight joins us this week to talk about his book, Voices of Baseball, and some of the incredible broadcasters and their incredible stories. In addition, we have the obligatory Lars Nootbaar story, the NPB fighting the yakuza, the two oldest dudes in MLB face off against each other yet again, and ofcourse debuts, one of which is Sugar Jesus. Kirk stuck around to play a game of Wax Pack Heroes with some 1988 Topps. Where will he rank on our guest scoreboard.Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
Voice of Baseball - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Voices-Baseball-Greatest-Broadcasters-Americas/dp/1442277254Publisher - rowman.com 30% off  DISCOUNT CODE:RLFANDF30
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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/
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Episode 212 - The Gashouse Gang

Jam packed pod this week! Rickey Henderson makes an appearance on Jeopardy!, little known Eddie Gaedel fact, Fred Merkle checks in with a non-bonehead game, highlights from the 1922 Spalding Baseball Guide and the emergence of 80’s hair metal as walk up music is proliferating MLB and we’re here for it! In our main segment we take a brief look at the Gashouse Gang. Where the nickname came from, the characters on the squad and the nicknames, sooo many nicknames on the team.In Wax Pack Heroes we rip what can only be described as the best pack of junk wax ever to be packaged together. More Hall of Famers than non HOF’ers! But who will get this magical unicorn pack? Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
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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/
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Episode 211 - The Real Murder’s Row

Back to normal this week with out usual mix of baseball, pop culture and jokes that we don’t even laugh at. We’ve got a Macho Man connection from a current player, some BigBoss life lesson’s being handed out in the NPB, stolen base numbers after one month, hot dog records being smashed and hit by pitch streaks. In our main story this week we learn about a real team of murders and other incarcerated guys who happen to also be good at baseball. Wins meant possible stays of execution and errors could lead to more time or even worse. Wax Pack Heroes takes us to a couple of packs of Donruss from different years and we vie for an early edge in the standings. Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
Death Row All Stars: A Story of Baseball, Corruption, and Murder - https://a.co/d/d3bUZg2
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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/
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Episode 210 - Everything Is Awful

It’s been a rough week for Two Strike Noise. Bad news regarding the future of the Oakland A’s has brought the show down but we shall persist! We’ve got some numbers regarding the A’s and relocation as well as their pitch staff (or guys on the mound trying to pitch?). We imagine a Major League reboot, discuss MLB continuing to tinker with new rules, see a new HBP record and ofcourse have to talk all thing Nootbaar. We rip a couple of 1988 Topps packs in this week’s Wax Pack Heroes and come up with a science joke that clearly went over Mark’s head..Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
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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/
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Episode 209 - Tales From the Dugout v33

New release day, Wednesday now for the foreseeable future but the wait was worth it. We check out player headshots to gage team tranquility, batting order by defensive position, pitch clock consequences, expansion, Jackie Robinson Day for those who work in baseball, Trash Pandas and debuts. And that’s only the first segment! Form our Tales From the Dugout feature we have the definitive list of the 10 greatest players of all time, finally, the debate can be settled! Another almost unbelievable Rube Waddell story and we remember parachute guys from Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. We rip a couple of 1988 Fleer packs in this week’s Wax Pack Heroes and learn the origin story of Upper Deck baseball cards in the process.Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
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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/
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Episode 208 - George Diggins

Baseball’s in full swing and we’re back in mid-season form talking about more baseball nonsense you won’t find anywhere else. You want to hear about Justin Miller from 2004, we’ve got it. Scoring 7 runs and winning despite being no hit, another record set by Babe Ruth and an alarmingly high number of songs, polka songs even, about baseball in Milwaukee. Our main story this week is about somebody we promise you have never heard of who was part of the first father-son in history, keeping in mind the child labor laws were alot different back in 1904. Game 2 of this season’s Wax Pack Heroes comes down to the wire with some good names we haven’t pulled before. Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
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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/
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Episode 207 - One Rule Five to Rule Them All

Happy Opening Week to those who celebrate. Alot of historic firsts this past week with new rules and big performances. We hear from some of our favorite players on the rule changes and some familiar names with new jobs this year. We get political about MLB blackouts, and ofcourse we check in with our boy Lars Nootbaar and see what condiments he’s going to be rocking in the MLB this season. Our main topic this week if the history between the minor leagues and Major League Baseball. We discover that one rule we know about has been around alot longer than we thought and some very famous names have been involved. It Opening Week for a new season of Wax Pack Heroes as well. Who’s going to use some 2003 Topps to take an early lead? Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
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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/
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Episode 206 - Patron Saint, Jay Johnstone

As we edge closer to Opening Day, we scratch that baseball itch for you this week as we discuss MLB putting the hammer down on batboys and girls, Lars Nootbaar-mania continues to run wild now in Japanese arcades, a minor league team choosing an alternate nickname we can kind of get behind and a bunch of great debuts. Our main topic this week is somebody who was granted immediate 2SN patron sainthood status, Jay Johnstone. This southern California kid went on to have a pretty good career on the field but his antics off of it are what let him ascend to the hallowed halls so quickly. With a great sense of humor and an easy target in Tommy Lasorda, Johnstone made his teammates, opponents and everybody else laugh equally after his playing days were over. In this week’s Wax Pack Heroes, we rip some 2003 Topps and get some great names we haven’t pulled before. Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
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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/
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Episode 205 - The Tools of Ignorance

Opening Day is lurking and we’re getting ready as we continue to enjoy the World Baseball Classic and some incredible games. We also appropriately discuss some of Elston Howard’s contributions to the game, Japan cracking down on cracking pepper and the spring Koshien tournament is in full swing in Japan, and we have our first set of debuts for the season.In our main segment we look at the history of catcher’s equipment, what started out as something that was ridiculed by both players and fans, turned into some unique attempts at, you know, not dying on the field. This week we rip a couple of 1991 Score packs as we fine tune the new rules for this season’s Wax Pack Heroes tournament. Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
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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

Episode 204 - Tales from the Dugout v32

Sooo much World Baseball Classic stuff to talk about. Great Britain’s dynamic uniforms, Tokyo Dome bat boys union contracts and internationals home run celebrations. Plus an obscure college baseball rule, some more unfortunate uniform news and even sadder news from Philadelphia. In our main segment we have a couple of shorter stories including the incredible Yankee pitching from the 1956 World Series and we take a deep dive into a rabbit hole where coffee, baseball and crack cocaine all come together to tell the story how one of baseball’s most famous players became an appliance spokesperson for over two decades. And we’re back to the pre-season in Wax Pack Heroes as we sort through some 1988 Fleer cards and take a stab at some new rules. Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
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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