
Join historian Indy Neidell and his baseball-crazy pal Berns for a deep dive into the waters of baseball history. Loads of stories, stars, stats, oddballs, heroes, and villains from all eras of baseball history brought vividly back to life in a sprawling tapestry to honor our favorite sport. This is really for the baseball nerds out there, those of you who really want to know all about the people ... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 36 | Founded | a year ago |
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After sidetracking on everything under the sun the past two episodes, Indy finally tells us the incredible thing Rogers Hornsby did NOT do, but someone else did. Not to worry, though, there are still plenty of sidetracks into Harry Heilmann, interest... more
There's something that Rogers Hornsby did NOT do that Indy was supposed to talk about in the first episode of season two. That's on the agenda today, but there are the usual sidetracks- this time about the 1926 World Series, Bubbles Hargrave, the McD... more
Indy and Berns kick off Season 2 of this weirdness in top Time Machine form: Indy sets the scene for what the episode is about, and then spends the rest of the entire episode side tracking about... well, loads of things... let's see... the most impor... more
Indy and Berns get back to the Sluggers of the 1970s Mini Series, today covering a pair of early 70s White Sox homer champs. Also the usual sidetracks into things like Ed Walsh's clutch run at the end of the 1908 season and a guy who played for nearl... more
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As an older St Louis fan I am waiting for too much info on Stan the Man!!
I have been a huge fan of Indy Neidell from the Great War channel, WW2, time Ghosh and the Korean War. I love listening to him when it comes to baseball. I am a huge baseball fan myself and I love what he is doing it is very interesting. As a New York Mets fan this is just a great podcast.
As with his series on WW2, the Korean War and much more on the TimeGhost channel, Indy Neidell has brought his engaging research and narrative expertise to baseball. And he’s got this fan hooked on a topic I never thought would interest me but now can’t get enough. I hope Indy wades into the debate about Yankee Roger Maris and his record-setting 61 homers in 1961–among other all-star achievements yet may never get into the Hall of Fame. No PEDs, no scandals, Mickey Mantle’s roommate not his enem... more
I’m a fan of baseball from Canada and I know Indy been following him since 2014 with his WWI series
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A deep-dive into baseball history hosted by Indy Neidell and Berns, blending archival context, colorful anecdotes, and stats across eras. The show consistently highlights legends, pivotal moments, and quirky narratives, with episodes ranging from 19th-century pitching to 1970s sluggers and beyond. Noteworthy traits include a strong narrative voice, dense historical detail, and lively host banter that appeals to baseball nerds and fans who crave context, lineage, and storytelling around the sport.
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