Episodes

  • Episode 0509 - Robert K. Fitts, Part 2
    Jun 10 2026

    On part two of this two-part episode, Dan Wallach talks with Robert K. Fitts, who is an award-winning author and researcher, with a focus on modern baseball history in Japan and the in-stadium experience in the Japanese ballpark today.

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    Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

    Thanks to:

    Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

    Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

    Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

    Robert K. Fitts

    My mom

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    2 hrs and 46 mins
  • Episode 0508 - Robert K. Fitts, Part 1
    May 13 2026

    On part one of this two-part episode, Dan Wallach talks with Robert K. Fitts, who is an award-winning author and researcher whose focus is the history of baseball in Japan and Japanese baseball cards.

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    Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

    Thanks to:

    Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

    Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

    Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

    Robert K. Fitts

    My mom

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    2 hrs and 25 mins
  • Episode 0507 - Maybelle Blair
    Apr 8 2026

    On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Maybelle Blair, who is a women's baseball pioneer and former player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League with the Peoria Redwings.

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    Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

    Thanks to:

    Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

    Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

    Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

    Maybelle Blair

    My mom

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Episode 0506 - Adam Darowski
    Mar 11 2026

    On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Adam Darowski, who is the Executive Director of Design at Sports Reference, and a Negro Leagues and Latin American baseball historian focused on the intersection of statistical analysis and historical preservation.

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    Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

    Thanks to:

    Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

    Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

    Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

    Adam Darowski

    My mom

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    3 hrs and 5 mins
  • Episode 0505 - Bob Kendrick
    Feb 11 2026

    On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Bob Kendrick, who is the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.

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    Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

    Thanks to:

    Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

    Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

    Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

    Bob Kendrick

    My mom

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    2 hrs and 33 mins
  • Episode 0504 - Gary Cieradkowski
    Jan 14 2026

    On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Gary Cieradkowski, who is a renowned baseball historian, researcher, author, and artist.

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    Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.

    Thanks to:

    Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

    Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

    Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork, and for being our guest

    My mom

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    3 hrs and 46 mins
  • Episode 0503 - Phil Rosenzweig
    Dec 10 2025

    On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Phil Rosenzweig, who is an award-winning author and one of the world's foremost experts on the T202 Hassan Triplefolder baseball card set, about his book One Splendid Season.

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    Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.

    Thanks to:

    Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

    Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

    Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

    Phil Rosenzweig

    My mom

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    2 hrs and 36 mins
  • Episode 0502 - Ed Wheatley
    Nov 12 2025

    On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Ed Wheatley, who is the vice president of the St. Louis chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research, an award-winning author of multiple baseball books, an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, and a St. Louis Cardinals historian.

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    Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app.

    Thanks to:

    Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

    Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

    Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

    Ed Wheatley

    My mom

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    3 hrs and 11 mins