Two Strike Noise - A Baseball History Podcast

This week is a full of stocking stuffers from baseball history. With MLB’s announcement regarding Negro League statistics, which records might change hands? Can we find a Mandalorian/baseball connection? Ofcourse we can! Plus, Chicken Wolf saved by a dog, Spiders or the Forest City’s for Cleveland’s new team name and Ted Turner takes over the reigns of his own team, it doesn’t go well. Wax Pack He...

The Simpsons, pitching guns powered by gun powder, catching grapefruits from planes is just to wet your appetite. This week we talk about the history of baseball contracts (hint, they have always included some weird things). Plus, we revisit Merkle’s Boner, but this time we talk about the craziness that occurred when they actually had to make up the game that ended in a tie. Finally, in Wax Pack H...

As we near the end of the year, we look back on the season that was…20 years ago. John Rocker rages on the mound and on an island. Ken Griffey Jr. says anywhere but Seattle as long as it’s Cincinnati. Carl Everett accosts an umpire, possibly because he believes dinosaurs were real? MLB opens in Japan while the Giants, Astros & Tigers open new stadiums. Roger Clemens can’t tell the difference betwe...

We’re doing things in threes this week. Neil Diamond, the Brooklyn Dodgers and Sweet Caroline. Sammy Sosa, Babe Ruth and Black Ink. Tom Browning, Wrigley Field and rooftops. LaMar Johnson, National Anthem and Home Runs. A trivia question from north of the border Plus, Wax Pack Heroes takes on a couple of 1993 Topps Stadium Club packs. Neil Diamond sings Sweet Caroline at Red Sox game - https://www...

This week part two of our conversation with 1962 World Series MVP Ralph Terry. This week he shares some stories about a mound meeting with Yogi Berra & Casey Stengel,  his first at bat against Ted Williams and sitting in the dugout during a Hall of Fame Game with 3 of the greatest players to ever set foot on a baseball diamond. Plus, Wax Pack Heroes takes on 1992 Leaf with a new twist.  Right Down...

We’ve talked to alot of former players, but none of them can boast being named World Series MVP. That is, until now! This week, 1962 World Series MVP Ralph Terry joins us to talk about giving up Bill Mazeroski’s famous Series ending blast in 1960 as well as his incredible Series against the Giants in 1962. In the deciding Game 7 he threw a complete game, 4 hit shutout to win his third World Series...

Just in case you haven’t heard enough about the election, we compare some presidential home run records and remember some other number 46’s. We’ve talked about the Abner Doubleday myth  before, but this week we dive even a little deeper, debunking the Henry Chadwick narrative and introduce Doc Adams who may have been even more influential in the history of baseball. We also look at the games of ro...

Our first podcast of the off season! We talk about World Series hero Clayton Kershaw and his family’s astrological history. The White Sox hired ultra modern manager Tony LaRussa, we revisit his appearance on To Tell the Truth from 1980. Then we dive into the history of teams names in Major League baseball. The Boston Blue Sox? The Detroit Wolverines? The Cincinnati Communists? The merchandise poss...

In this special, scary Halloween edition of Tales from the Dugout we talk about the scariest of all baseball topics, Jell-O? Jell-O-gate reeked havoc with the 1982 Seattle Mariners, we relive the horror. Also, really ailed Wally Pipp? Hint, it wasn’t just a headache. And finally, Bill Mazeroski dashed the Yankees dreams in the 1960 World Series, but whatever happened to the ball? Plus, Wax Pack He...

Former Mariners outfielder Chris Snelling joins the show to discuss his time in the major leagues, representing Australia in the World Baseball Classic some classic rookie mistakes he made when he was called up to the majors.  We also take our own trip to Kangaroo Court, discuss the history of two in one stirrups and remember the legendary Toots Coyne. Plus Chris plays Wax Pack Heroes with a pack...

Ron LeFlore is the only player to have lead both leagues in stolen bases. Until this week that was about all we really knew about him. Now, we know alot more. He was discovered while playing in a prison baseball league, because, well, he was in jail. Form the exercise yard to Tiger Stadium LeFlore went on to become an All Star but he could not escape his old life. Hear the whole story or watch the...

This week we highlight the on going virtual art show and benefit sale benefiting the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Joining us to discuss his work and contribution to the event is show favorite Daniel Horine. We’ve discussed Daniels incredible comic book style baseball work before. Now we hear about his inspiration as well as his work with his all time favorite player of all time, Atlanta Braves g...

There’s book smarts, street smarts and then there’s #baseball smarts. Just because you play baseball doesn’t mean you possess the latter. We look at some of the most questionable plays made on the field and even some off. From Babe Ruth to Seattle Mariners managerial legend Maury Wills, we prove that Jose Canseco is not alone when it comes to embarrassing moments on the diamond.     We give the an...

A real-life Nuke LaLoosh or maybe Syd Finch, that’s Steve Dalkowski. LaLoosh is even said to be loosely based on the Orioles fireballer who never quit knew where the ball was going to end up. One thing everybody knew though, it was going to get there really fast. Hear about the live arm that made Dalko a legend. Wax Pack Heroes this week sees a couple of packs of 1990 Fleer donated by a listener....

Just imagine never collecting a single paycheck, your entire life, that you didn’t earn from baseball? That was the dream life that Don Zimmer got the chance to live. From player, to coach, to manager to baseball legend. The man with the face only a mother could love spent 66 years in the game, he wore uniforms for more teams than he didn’t. This week we talk about all facets of his career, from t...

Chickens in the outfield, bags of flour dropping on the infield from above and fewer pictures of all of this than of Bigfoot. We’ll get to the bottom of this Dodger Field mystery. Plus chicks dig the long ball. If that’s true, Joe Bauman must have been very popular in the Longhorn League. Joe put together what might be the best season in the history of baseball in 1954. Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, eve...

This week we talk about Wade Boggs losing the International League batting title on the last game of the season because of some very questionable  tactics by the other team, who just happened to have the guy who was in second place. Also, more stories involving baseball and lightning (it’s a thing apparently for us lately), the history of the Athletics elephant mascot and how many different names...

This week we reveal our baseball pet peeves, Shoeless Joe & pitchers winning batting titles? We go in depth on the very brief existence of the West Coast Negro Baseball Association, a league with the best intentions & backing that never really found a foothold. Plus, a mediocre Cleveland baseball team, tempers flaring between teams, drinking age of 18 & .10 cent beers. What could possibly go wrong...

This week we talk about fishy HR’s, players born at sea and Oyster Burns. Definitely a bit of a nautical theme. Plus, Bob Aspromonte, a light hitting member of the Colt .45’s who is befriended by a young boy in the hospital. In a baseball tale as old as time, a bed ridden fan asks their favorite player to hit them a home run. What happened after that was beyond anything Babe Ruth or Paul O’Neill c...

We’re a baseball history podcast so this week we’re talking about Manny Ramirez, Terry Shumpert, Babe Ruth and Troy Neel? Troy Neel? Plus we continue our conversation with former super utility player Vance Law. We get to hear about his time in Japan, an incredible signed baseball and a great story about how Vance’s father, former Cy Young winner Vern Law, was wooed by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Lance...

We’re a day late with this episode but the wait will definitely be worth it. This week part one of our conversation with former big leaguer Vance Law. Vance has some great stories about his first game playing in the same city his father played in, his first home run off a future Hall of Famer and playing in 25 inning game! Plus, a bonus story about Vance striking out one of the greatest hitters in...

John Updike? On a baseball history podcast? Updike was a huge baseball fan and though he didn’t get to write alot about his favorite sport, what little he did is incredible. On a completely separate vain, we talk about the Curse of the Billy Goat. How expelling a barnyard animal from Wrigley Field in 1945 cursed the Cubs all the way up to 2016. We talk about the odd events attributed to the curse...

How do ballplayers keep in game shape when on strike? Mike Piazza let’s us in on a little known secret in a classic clip from Baywatch. We also hear the tragic story of talented outfielder Lyman Bostock and his too brief MLB career as well as one of the most old tyme baseball players ever in one of the most old tyme baseball stories ever. Old Hoss Radbourn and his incredible 1884 season. Finally,...

Tales form the dugout returns! In this version we talk about the oddest team names through the history of the game, we remember Luis Castillo which ofcourse leads to a Rickey Henderson story (strange, we know!), outfielders sharing gloves, debuts, trivia and ofcourse, Wax Pack Heroes. This week it’s 1990 Score. Twitter - @twostrikenoise Instagram - @twostrikenoise Wax Pack Heros on YouTube - https...

We continue our conversation with former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Don August. Don has had some crazy adventures playing baseball all over the world. This week we cover life outside Major League Baseball including his time playing ball in Mexico and Taiwan. From bandits, to tailgating to singing karaoke with gangsters, Don has literally done it all. Now he can add playing Wax Pack Heroes to that l...