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Fungos & Fastballs: Baseball History & Trivia
Join us on this podcast exploring baseball's history and lore, plus enjoy some fastball trivia all in under 30 minutes. Topics will be all over the place - players, traditions, baseball lingo, stadiums, baseball movies/books. Like you, we just want to talk baseball!
Episodes
18 episodes
E17: The Polo Grounds Shaped History & Rally Monkey!!
A rally monkey that only appears under strict rules, a capuchin celebrity from Friends, and fans waving stuffed primates like it’s a sacred rite. That’s where we start, because baseball’s superstitions aren’t just funny, they reveal how the spo...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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27:50
E16: MLB Mascots & The 2026 Season So Far
Jerry’s new Mariner Moose plush turns into a full blown tour through the strangest and most lovable corner of baseball culture: MLB mascots. We dig into why mascots work, why a few teams still refuse to have one, and what separates “cute” from ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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33:58
E14: Ball Four Book Review And The Seattle Pilots, The One-Year Team
The fastest way to puncture a sports myth is to show the day-to-day life behind it and Jim Bouton did exactly that with Ball Four. We start with a quick detour into Jerry’s battered tennis hand, then get serious about why this 1970 baseball boo...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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28:13
E13: Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey & Mendoza Line Explained
One bad idea can become baseball history, and sometimes it takes the form of a crate full of disco records wired to explode in center field. We go from a quick, colorful detour on the Mendoza Line (baseball’s infamous .200 batting average bench...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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21:34
E12: Origins of The National League, Fantasy Draft WS26 Predictions & Linda Ronstadt Explained
A fastball that “blue bayou” sounds like something you’d hear in a music documentary, not a baseball broadcast, but that’s exactly why we love the game. We kick things off with one of our favorite bits of baseball terminology: Tim McCarver’s “L...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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23:36
E11: How WWII Reshaped Baseball & A Personal Look at That Cardinals Dynasty
Baseball doesn’t pause for history, even when history is at its loudest. We pick up a question that hovered over America after Pearl Harbor: should Major League Baseball keep playing during World War II, or should the season shut down? From the...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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24:20
E10: Cool Papa Bell & The Trajekt Pitching Machine
What if you could step into the batting cage and face tonight’s starter without burning a single pitch? We open with the Trajekt machine, the AI-powered pitching system transforming batting practice by recreating big-league arms with lifelike r...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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19:28
E9: The Bucky Dent Game: A Personal Look at the 1978 Yanks-Sox Tiebreaker
A rivalry doesn’t become legend overnight; it’s built pitch by pitch until one swing echoes for decades. We’re stepping into October 1978 at Fenway Park with an eyewitness who felt the bleachers shake, as the Yankees and Red Sox fought a one-ga...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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24:27
E8: Vida Blue: Cy Young & AL MVP all at age 22 & Flipping Baseball Cards
A lefty so electric that catchers stuffed sponges in their mitts. We dive into the speed, the swagger, and the scars of Vita Blue’s remarkable career, tracing how a high school quarterback from Louisiana turned a blazing fastball into stardom, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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16:57
E7: World Baseball Classic: History, Rules & 2026 Predictions
Two weeks, twenty nations, and a bracket that turns March into must‑watch baseball. We dive into the World Baseball Classic with Ian Goymer—lifelong Braves diehard and returning guest—to unpack how this tournament became the sport’s most electr...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:58
E6: Marvelous Marv Throneberry, Mets Folk Hero & Rewatching Major League
A great baseball story doesn’t always start with greatness. We open with the joy of a Major League rewatch—Bob Uecker one-liners, fan-favorite gags—and then steer straight into the heart of baseball folklore: Marv “Marvelous Marv” Throneberry a...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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14:50
7th Inning Stretch: Baseball's Midgame Pause Becomes a Beloved Ritual & NOBLETIGER Explained
We start today with the meaning of the baseball acronym NobleTiger. No spoilers here - you'll just have to listen.Then we're on to the Seventh Inning Stretch. It feels timeless, but the story behind that stand-up-and-sing moment is far m...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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16:41
Chipper Jones, Atlanta Brave’s Switch Hitting Legend
A single swing can rewrite a night, but a philosophy can define a franchise. We dive into the legend of Chipper Jones—why his switch-hitting precision, calm under pressure, and team-first choices still shape how Braves fans watch the game. From...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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17:29
Pud Galvin, Forgotten Ace & Rush's Geddy Lee's Book 72 Stories
Listen to Jerry, along with producer Brooke, to hear about a forgotten record holder Pud Galvin. Our first pitch is on Geddy Lee's baseball book.A coffee table book opened a door: from Geddy Lee’s unlikely baseball shrine and a donation ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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16:23
A 37-Foot Legend: The Story of Fenway's Green Monster
A 37-foot wall shouldn’t hold this many stories, yet Fenway’s Green Monster keeps surprising us. We bring a diehard Red Sox fan into the studio to unpack the history, the hidden details, and the real people who make that left field slab feel al...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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19:55
Lou Brock Still Stole The Show & We Had the Wrong Logo
A busted podcast name. A stack of fresh hats with the wrong logo. And a perfectly timed pivot into one of the most electric careers in baseball history. We kick off Fungos and Fastballs with a candid origin story and sprint straight into Lou Br...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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15:49
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