The Baseball Book Club welcomes author Armand Rosamilia to discuss A View From My Seat, his behind-the-scenes look at the 2019 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp season. Through the eyes of a devoted fan, Armand shares what makes minor league baseball such a unique and unforgettable experience, from the personalities and promotions to the community that forms around the ballpark.

Then, we continue our countdown through Joe Posnanski's The Baseball 100 by examining the remarkable career of Jimmie Foxx, the Hall of Fame slugger who ranks #32 on the list. Overshadowed by some of the game's biggest legends, Foxx combined incredible power, consistency, and versatility to become one of baseball's greatest hitters.

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The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies weren't supposed to win the National League pennant. Yet behind a young, energetic roster that became known as the Whiz Kids, they shocked baseball and captured the imagination of a city.

This week, we're joined by author Dennis Snelling, whose book The Whiz Kids tells the remarkable story of one of baseball's most overlooked pennant winners. We discuss the 1950 National League pennant winning Philadelphia Phillies, their improbable season, and why this team deserves to be remembered alongside the game's greatest underdog stories.

We'll also continue our Baseball Terminology series, inspired by Paul Dickson's The Baseball Dictionary, exploring another piece of the game's colorful language and history.

And in another edition of Baseball's Forgotten, we shine a light on Willie Smith, one of the rare players in Major League Baseball history to make an impact as both a pitcher and a position player.

Forgotten champions. Forgotten players - this episode is packed with the stories that make baseball history so unforgettable.

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On the final show of The Baseball Book Club we have three guests.

Justin Renaldi, founder and operator of the facebook page Nostalgic Baseball Geezer, will talk about his own list of the 100 greatest players and we'll compare notes with Joe Posnanski's list.

Matthew Johnson, writer of poetry books will come on to promote his newest book which is newly released.

Tim Brown, award winning author has a new biography on Nolan Ryan which we'll discuss with him.

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The moment was big, the call was just as big. The 1988 World Series featured a Game 1 walk off home run by Kirk Gibson and Jack Buck's call and the famous "I don't believe what I just saw" lives on. We talk about this moment plus guest Craig Colby will join us to discuss his new book, All Caps.

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In the penultimate episode, we want to recognize some writers that we were not able to appear as guests on our show.

The following are those authors and their books:

Robert Cottrell - Willie, Duke and Mickey

Jerry Grillo - Big Cat

Jim Ingraham - So Young, So Great

Chris Jensen - Baseball's Two-Way Greats & Tragedy In Black Baseball

Timothy Zarley - 1901 & 1902

Tim White & Joe Mock - Rickwood

RF Walden - The Luckiest Man Returns

Timothy Bernard Carr - Timing Is Everything

Brian Gaffney - School of Hard Knucks

Christopher Dale - Kid Gloves

Robert Fritts - In The Japanese Ballpark

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In this episode of The Baseball Book Club, we throw some heat with Chapter 2 of Tyler Kepner's K: A History of Baseball in 10 Pitches, exploring how the fastball became baseball's defining pitch and why every great pitcher starts there.

Then we're joined by author David Bohmer, whose biography of Commissioner Ford Frick examines one of the most influential figures in baseball history. From overseeing the game during an era of tremendous change to navigating controversies that still spark debate today, Bohmer helps us better understand the man behind the office and the legacy he left on Major League Baseball.

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A packed episode with multiple guests and talks about The Big Unit, Randy Johnson as well as Negro League's star Newt Allen. Plus we get back into Paul Dickson's The Baseball Dictionary for a few terms.

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Author Dennis Gaub joins us to talk about his biographical book on 1960s Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dave McNally. John and Leroy will also discuss the greatness of second baseman Eddie Collins.

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