Here's something of a holiday special for you all- a stand alone episode on 'the Three Heinies', the greatest three major leaguers who were known as 'Heinie' (short for Heinrich or Henry), one a Hall of Famer, one banned from baseball, and one a curiosity who deserves more respect than he gets. Also side tracks into the 1924 World Series, two very close batting races, 'Zimmerman's Boner', and much more.

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Today Indy and Berns finish off their two part coverage of the Emery Ball with a deep dive into the careers of its two foremost practicioners, Russ Ford and Cy Falkenberg. Also, sidetracks into Federal League teams, Claude Hendrix throwing a game, and suspicions about the 1914 World Series.

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This week we get into how the emery ball, the most devastating pitch of them all, was revealed to the general public. Of course, Indy and Berns go off on side tracks about Billy Evans, Jimmy MacAleer, Walter Johnson defacing a baseball, a recent cricket scandal, whether Berns is related to Johnny Vander Meer, Joe Niekro's embarrasing sleight of hand, and more!

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