The Hall of Very Good Podcast

Andre Gaines, director of "After Jackie", joins the boys to talk about his upcoming documentary and how he got involved, separates the Jackie Robinson fact from Jackie Robinson fiction, makes the Hall of Fame case for Bill White and explains how the efforts of the late-Curt Flood directly led to LeBron James making his historic "decision".

Meat Puppets drummer Derrick Bostrom joins the boys to talk about why baseball is the best sport, fondly remembers those early-to-mid-80s New York Mets (and that time he put his father in his place during the 1986 World Series!) and politely listens to Shawn go on and on about traveling uphill both ways through an ice storm to see him perform.

Matthew Mutton, host of British Baseball Podcast , joins the boys to talk about his favorite Topps Project70 artists, the difficulties of collecting baseball cards outside of the United States, why he collects what he collects and what does and doesn't belong in his Beindler.

Just in time to celebrate the 75 th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut, author and baseball historian Ralph Carhart joins the boys to talk about 42's best (and worst) big screen portrayals, shares what it was like to interview Jackie's daughter Sharon and, along with Lou, becomes a voluntary spokesperson for the Ireland Board of Tourism. Check out the new SABR book Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Ja...

Former Rockford Peach Shirley Burkovich passed away March 31, 2022. In November 2019, "Hustle" joined the boys to talk about getting her start in the AAGPBL, how she got her nickname, if she saved anything from her playing days, the status of the International Women's Baseball Center and, of course, "A League of Their Own". Episode originally aired November 19, 2019.

Lutha Davis, sister of the late-Glenn Burke, joins the boys to talk about growing up in a house full of athletes, the excitement of her brother being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972, Glenn's struggles as an openly gay man playing professional baseball and the legacy he left behind following his death in 1995.

On the eve of WrestleMania 23, Wade Boggs inducted his friend Curt Hennig into the WWE Hall of Fame, but did you know that if it wasn't for Mr. Perfect, the Chicken Man's own Hall of Fame career might have been over? To listen to the entire interview, CLICK HERE .

Former Chicago White Sox batboy Jim Riley joins the boys to talk about his time working for the team (and how he got the gig), whether or not that's him in that iconic Sports Illustrated cover with Dick Allen and what it was like working alongside Allen, Bill Melton and Jim Kaat.

Holy Hilgendorf! Matt Edwards, proprietor of The Relief Room, joins the boys to talk about how his dad unknowingly inspired him to turn his first floor powder room into a shrine to Philadelphia Phillies relievers, shares the one piece that would complete his museum, explains how he ended up spending his birthday in his bathroom with 2008 World Series champion Scott Eyre and reveals his fool-proof...

Kevin Millar, co-host of "Intentional Talk" and 2004 World Series champion joins the boys to talk about Rally Karaoke Guy, losing Josh Booty's World Series ring, that time he was part of a certain team that came back from an 0-3 deficit, golfing with Alfonso Ribeiro and the upcoming ClubCorp Classic .

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman joins the boys to talk about the new HBO series "Winning Time" and his super important role as a Hollywood insider, discusses the best and worst sports movies and previews his upcoming book on Bo Jackson.

Chris Ivy, Director of Sports Auctions for Heritage, joins the boys to talk about the company's upcoming auction and what's hot right now in the memorabilia world, explains the art of photo matching, shares which item he wishes would cross his desk and recalls how his favorite baseball memory led him to his current career.

Phil Hecken, deputy editor of Uni Watch , takes a break from "throwing stones" to join the boys for an "agenda-free" episode of the podcast, answers listener tweets, explains why 125 Grateful Dead shows isn't too many, gives his thoughts on the Washington Commanders new uniforms and shares his least favorite thing about close friend Graig Kreindler.

Highland Park high school football coach Randy Allen joins the boys prior to SuperBowl LVI to talk about his relationship with two of his former players, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and three-time Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw, what they're doing to give back to the community, could Matthew have played professional baseball and how he's keeping the legacy of former longti...

Ryan Fagan, senior MLB writer for The Sporting News , joins the boys to talk about his obsession with junk wax and the origin of his "Pack of the Day" series, using his Hall of Fame vote to keep certain players on the ballot, the future of closers making their way to Cooperstown and that time Lou (and a baseball autographed by Jim Gantner) inspired an article.

Author K.P. Wee joins the boys to talk about his book The Case of Barry Bonds in the Hall of Fame , why he wasn't surprised by the 2022 Hall of Fame election, whether or not Bonds was really the bad guy people think he is and what is it about random players like Tom Candiotti and John Cangelosi that he appreciates.

Professional wrestler Colt Cabana joins the boys to talk about his podcast "Wrestling Anonymous", that time he went to (not really...but kind of?) a Cosby Sweater Convention, how and why he became Chicago's biggest Kirby Puckett fan, getting stiffed by Hank Aaron and witnessing Wade Boggs going toe-to-toe with wrestler Balls Mahoney.

Jay Jaffe, author of The Cooperstown Casebook and senior writer at FanGraphs, returns to talk to the boys about the 2022 Hall of Fame class and what future candidates he's looking forward to covering the most, what we can expect for pitchers (and relievers) on future ballots, who he thinks might be the next unanimous Hall of Famer and unwittingly names Shawn's favorite prog rock album.

Painter extraordinaire Graig Kreindler returns to talk to the boys for an "agenda-free" episode of the podcast, answers listener tweets, breakdown Toto's greatest hit(s) and, of course, share what would be in his Beindler...if you had one.

Marilyn Hetrick and daughter Elizabeth Ronie join the boys to celebrate the indelible life of supercollector (and all-around awesome dude) Bill Hetrick. Please consider making a donation in Bill's name to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Museum , the Negro League Baseball Museum or the Holy Savior Catholic Church Building Fund .  As an added bonus, we remember the time Bill, co-founder of the M...

Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, joins the boys for the seventh time to talk about the recent announcement that his friend Buck O'Neil is (finally!) going to be a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, what he's going to wear to the induction ceremony, whether or not he'll be the one to speak for Buck and, of course, looks ahead to 2022.

16-time Gold Glove Award winner (and 2015 Hall of Very Good inductee) Jim Kaat joins the boys to talk about his 60-plus years in baseball, reflects on his Hall of Fame chances, shares why he started Twitter (and who, from his era, would be a great follow), describes golfing in New Zealand and, naturally, gives Lou some links advice. Episode originally aired June 30, 2017

Daniel Jacob Horine, the creative mind behind Pop Fly Pop Shop , talks to the boys about the inspiration and process behind his unique mix of the baseball world and comic books, shares his relationship with Dale Murphy, explains the mystique behind "The Mad Hungarian" Al Hrabosky, explains how baseball is the world's longest-running soap opera and gives his thoughts on what's currently going on in...

Richard Davis, the owner of the world's biggest Wade Boggs collection, joins the boys to talk about how a Christmas morning gift of a 1983 Donruss rookie card kicked off a lifelong obsession, shares his favorite "oddball" items from the Boggs Tavern and what do you get the guy who has everything? Turns out, The Boggsfather has a few suggestions.

John Owens and Dr. David Fletcher, authors of Chili Dog MVP , join the boys to talk about the new book, their individual relationships with should-be Hall of Famer Dick Allen, his chances at making it to Cooperstown, the story behind the slugger's "chili dog" game and the similarities between that 1972 Chicago White Sox team and the Bulls second three-peat.