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This Week in 1920s Baseball

This Week in 1920s Baseball

Written by: Podsmen Matt and Josh
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 Bethlehem Area Public Library podsmen Matt and Josh bring you “This Week in 1920s Baseball.” They break down the hot takes on the season that was 100 years ago, using the library newspaper archives for research on the games and all the off-season action as it was reported.© 2020 Bethlehem Area Public Library
Episodes
  • Episode 29: When Kenesaw Came to Town

    Episode 29: When Kenesaw Came to Town
    Jan 20 2023
    Sweetbread and Bucketfoot are back at it for an off-season look at the goings on in 1923. None other than the most powerful man in sport, one Kenesaw Mountain Landis, visited Pennsylvania in 1923 to talk about the game. The throngs were pretty excited, to say the least. The podsmen also talk about some international […]
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    26 mins
  • Episode 28: How ’bout that 1922 season!

    Episode 28: How ’bout that 1922 season!
    Nov 21 2022
    Sweetbread and Bucketfoot are back in the building to talk about the 1922 season. It was a battle of the New York squads! Who took home the Series trophy? What was the controversy that plagued game one? Who unexpectedly took the home run crown from Ruth? Why don’t sportswriters pen poems anymore? The podsman talk […]
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    40 mins
  • Episode 27: Welcome to 1922!

    Episode 27: Welcome to 1922!
    Jul 25 2022
    Hey we’re back at it after a long hiatus, bringing you the hot tea kettle takes on the 1922 MLB season and having lots of digressions along the way. We cover one particularly interesting game in the 1922 season, get you caught up in the standings, and talk about the baseball career of Jim Thorpe. […]
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    41 mins
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