Sean and Eds Do Baseball

It's Sean, Shawn, and Eds Do Baseball with baseball writer and history major; Shawn Smith. Sean brings the heat with the tale of the highly talented and regularly drunk Charlie Sweeney. In a short career Sweeney would set records good and bad but once his career ended, that is when things truly got out of hand.

Sean delivers a changeup with the tale of Johnny "Ugly" Dickshot who was know as the most homely man in 1930's baseball. The moniker stemmed from a horrible childhood incident that left his head disfigured. A true AAAA player of his time, Dickshot crushed minor league pitching but continuously struggled to stick in the bigs. So why do we care? His name was Ugly Dickshot!

Eds tells Sean the story of the long and legendary career of a man they called Knucksie, and the ironic circumstances he chose to compete in for the milestone that would surely secure him a place in the Hall of Fame. From the humble family beginnings in what is now Poland to the coal mines of West Virginia the Niekro brothers carried on a family tradition that would lead them both to lengthy and successful careers in the Major Leagues and one to the Halls of Cooperstown.

Sean toes the rubber and delivers our longest episode yet about the life of Gus Greenlee. Greenlee was many things; a war veteran, a booze runner, a numbers man, a community banker, a businessman, a philanthropist and owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords.

In celebration of Black History Month, Eds toes the rubber for the first time in 2022 and pitches Sean the story of John Donaldson; a man whose humble beginnings on the banks of the Missouri River taught him the particular set of skills he would need to become arguably the best and inarguably the most influential pitcher in Negro League History.

As the Cleveland Guardian unveil their new on field caps for next season in a move away from decades of cultural appropriation Sean goes back to back in the opening frame of 2022 and tells Eds the history behind the Braves' politically incorrect mascot; Chief Noc A Homa and the man who stepped up to give the caricature some true authenticity.

Sean leads off 2022 with a round tripper through the hilariously violent career of Minor League catcher and more famously; National League umpire George Magerkurth

As Sean and Eds take a well deserved break until next fortnight tune in to a classic RE-RUN episode of Sean and Eds Do Baseball from JANUARY 7th 2019. Sean tells Eds the story of Bill James, but not that Bill James and the incredible comeback of the 1914 Boston Braves who were grossly under-estimated by Cornelius McGillicuddy and the Athletics. 

As Sean and Eds take a well deserved break for the month of December, tune in to a classic RE-RUN episode of Sean and Eds Do Baseball from February 19th 2020. Sean and Eds welcome a guest to the studio for the first time to share in the doing of baseball. listen in as Sean tells the story of Mamie Johnson, a scrappy young lady who silenced a lot of doubters on her way to the professional ranks. Selected Reading: A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie Peanut Johnson by Michelle Y. Green

As Sean and Eds take a well deserved break for the month of December, tune in to a classic RE-RUN episode of Sean and Eds Do Baseball from JANUARY 27th 2019. Yogi Berra hung up his cleats in 1964 and took over for Ralph Houk at the helm of the New York Yankees but not without great scrutiny from the unforgiving New York media. When things looked their worst for the Bronx Bombers a strange altercation between a rookie manager and a young infielder seemed to galvanize the clubhouse. However from the outside looking in, it appeared as though Yogi had lost all control; and it may not have happened at all if not for one shit disturbing superstar.