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Big league baseball would seem to have been a hard sell in 1942. World War II was not going well for the United States in the Pacific and not much better in Europe. Moreover, the country was in drastically short supply of ships, planes, submarines, torpedoes, and other war materials, and Uncle Sam needed men, millions of them, including those from 21 through 35 years of age who had been ordered to register for the draft, the age range of most big league baseball players.

First Word with James Rapien is Cincinnati’s ONLY daily morning sports show, delivering the latest news, analysis, and insider insight on the biggest stories in sports. Rapien is joined by Marisa Contipelli and Jacob Tissot to cover everything happening with the Bengals, Reds, FC Cincinnati, Bearcats, Musketeers and Ohio State Buckeyes. From breaking news and game reactions to exclusive interviews, roster updates, and expert analysis, First Word gets you caught up on everything you need to know before the day starts. Watch LIVE weekdays from 7-11AM ET on YouTube and the Rock Entertainment ...

In his first fourteen seasons, as a pitcher for the Giants, Christy Mathewson never won fewer than twenty games in a season, and he almost single-handedly won the 1905 World Series. In 1918, though age thirty-eight and exempt from military service, he enlisted for World War I, where he exposed himself to nearly lethal amounts of mustard gas as he taught soldiers how to put on gas masks. When he returned home, he was diagnosed with lung problems and tuberculosis, which led to his untimely death at the age of forty-five.

Acclaimed journalist Randall Sullivan tells the story of baseball in America, from its rough-and-tumble origins through the first decades of the twentieth century and into the pivotal summer of 1933—when national crisis and a sport’s fight for survival converged in baseball’s first...

A Chicago White Sox Podcast that breaks everything down inning by inning. News, rumors, moves, top prospects, and predictions. Fast, focused, and made for real White Sox Fans.

First Pitch Strike is all about MLB. We cover your favorite teams, plays, homers, defense, and other fun information. Aaron is a former coach and umpire, a current board member for the local Legion team and a national scorekeeper for American Legion Tournaments. Ethan is a former All-State Legion player and current coach for the same team he starred for. Their expertise will provide you a unique point of view. As fans, they’ll share some of same perspectives as you. Welcome aboard and enjoy your ride through the MLB with the Casey boys.

Combining expert baseball knowledge with first-hand accounts from Major League Baseball players, Who’s on First? explains how to succeed and find fulfillment in the baseball journey both on and off the diamond.

Have you ever wondered how your favorite Toronto blue Jays players career as a Blue Jays started? If so this is the podcast for you. Each episode will recall the details that went into a random players journey to the Blue Jays and then detail there first game as a Jay For some players it will be a major league debut for others players it will be 15 years into a major league career when they make there debut with the Blue Jays

FIRST PITCH – Le podcast 100% MLB Chaque semaine, la saison MLB s’écrit sous vos yeux. Les superstars brillent. Les rivalités s’enflamment. Les séries basculent. Bienvenue dans First Pitch, le podcast hebdromadaire dédié à toute l’actualité de la Major League Baseball. Résultats, performances, trades, rumeurs, prospects, stats, moments clutch… De l’Opening Day aux World Series, en passant par la Trade Deadline et le Spring Training, on analyse tout. Sans filtre. Sans détour. Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, Astros, Braves… toutes les franchises MLB sont au cœur des débats. ...

The Santa Booed First podcast is a Philly based sports and entertainment podcast focused mainly on the Philadelphia Eagles. The podcast is hosted by three generations of Eagles fans – Deke, Jim and DJ, with the occasional guest dropping into talk all things sports in one of the greatest sports cities in the world!

Have you ever wondered how your favorite Toronto blue Jays players career as a Blue Jays started? If so this is the podcast for you.Each episode will recall the details that went into a random players journey to the Blue Jays and then detail there first game as a JayFor some players it will be a major league debut for others players it will be 15 years into a major league career when they make there debut with the Blue Jays

Welcome in to First Pitch, a show powered by the Inside Baseball Podcast Network coming at you every weekday covering what's going on around Major League Baseball. Hosted by Lindsay Crosby, Christian Rauh and Troy Brock.

Pitcher List's Brian Entrekin and Jake Crumpler tell you everything you need to know to win your fantasy baseball league in just fifteen minutes. Every morning, seven days a week.

"Top of the First with Cliff Connors" is a new show on Golden Eagle Radio covering all things baseball! From the Dodgers to the Golden Eagles, the weekly show will recap the games, analyze the stats, and prognosticate what is to come. Cliff will frequently bring on Cal State LA coaches and players for an interview segment. Leave a voicemail at (310) 339-1816 to have your take on LA baseball featured on the show! Airing Mondays at 4 PM PT (except for special episodes) and posted the next day wherever you get your podcasts.

Documenting multiple challenges at every turn - as a target for racism from society at large and sexism both inside and outside of the Negro League - this is the unique story of the first woman to play professional baseball on a men's team, breaking barriers in sports while believing, "There's got to be a first in everything. Maybe it will be me." The text explains that as players began to leave the Negro League for major league teams, Toni Stone seized her only opportunity to play professional ball and replaced Henry Aaron on the Negro League's top team.

At fifteen, Willie Horton received his first contract offer to become a professional baseball player. At twenty, he smacked his first major-league home run. At twenty-four, Horton stood in full uniform on the hood of his car, in the midst of burning homes and overturned vehicles, and pleaded for an end to the violence of the 1967 Detroit riots. In this new autobiography, Horton shares the fascinating story of his life and career, from growing up in Detroit's Jeffries Projects as the youngest of twenty-one children to winning a World Series with his hometown Tigers in 1968.

Jackie Robinson heroically broke the color barrier in 1947. But how—and, in practice, when—did the integration of the sport actually occur? Bill Madden shows that baseball’s famous black experiment” did not truly succeed until the coming of age of Willie Mays and the emergence of some star players—Larry Doby, Hank Aaron, and Ernie Banks—in 1954. And as a relevant backdrop off the field, it was in May of that year that the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled, in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, that segregation be outlawed in America’s public schools.

The Who's On First Show is your daily morning trip around the horn that brings you details on every game, score, stat, player and play that you will see in an MLB day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who’s on first? Well, nearly every player who ever played the game of baseball. But first base isn’t just a resting place where one waits for the next hitter to advance them around the diamond. It is also a social gathering place. No where else on the field are their 4 individuals. So who’s on first? The first baseman, of course. The runner, naturally,(oh, he’s the pitcher). What’s also present? The first base coach, and the umpire. At any given moment you have a diverse group of people, only two of which are familiar with each other. Ever wonder what goes on at first base? Do they ...

Jake Daubert could have followed the path of two of his brothers and died as a young coal miner. Instead he died as an active baseball player. Baseball provided an escape from the dangerous coal mines of Pennsylvania, but it couldn’t save him from an undiagnosed genetic condition that cut short his life as one of the best players of the Deadball Era.