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What is it about a quality fastball that brings us to the edge of our seats? How is it humanly possible to throw more than 100 mph? And the big question: Who is the fastest pitcher ever?Drawing on interviews with current and former players, managers, scouts, experts, and historians, Tim Wendel delivers the answers to some of the most intriguing questions about the fastball, providing insight into one of baseball’s most exhilarating yet mystifying draws. In High Heat he takes us on a quest to separate verifiable fact from baseball lore, traveling from ballparks across the country to the Baseball Hall of Fame, piecing together the fascinating history of the fastball.

Weekdays at High Noon Nate Lucas and Bob Ramsey entertains and brings you the sports news of the day.

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Toronto Blue Jays News show featuring weekly guests from the Toronto Blue Jays, and Blue Jays Prospects. Hosted by Scott Belford. New Episodes every Friday, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Follow the Cardinals all season long on WRRC2 as we broadcast live from select home and road games. Tune into our broadcast team made up of Trey Wright, Lindsay Scarola and CJ Jackson. They’ll have the inside scoop on how the Cardinals are playing. Tune in to hear the Cardinals take on intrastate rivals Ewing, Princeton, Notre Dame, Hamilton West and more. In addition to knowing who crossed home plate and came up with as defensive gem during the game, listen to the Coach's Catchup with Head Coach Jim Maher, the manager of the Lawrence Cardinals, before every game.

From the Mile High City, host Andrew Dettmer talks all things baseball. From the Rockies down the street to the news and notes from around the MLB and even a little betting advice, tune in to The Walk-Off Walk for Andrew's perspective on the diamond.

The Oakland A's of the early 1970s were the most transformative team in baseball history. Never before had an entire organization so collectively traumatized baseball's establishment with its outlandish behavior and business decisions - or with its indisputable winning record: five straight division titles and three straight championships. The high drama that played out on the field was exceeded only by the drama in the clubhouse and front office.

They Bled Blue is the rollicking yarn of the Los Angeles Dodgers' crazy 1981 season, a watershed campaign that cemented the team's place and reputation as fitting thoroughly within the surrounding LA culture. That it culminated in an unlikely World Series win - during a split season demarcated by a strike, no less - is not even the most interesting thing about this team.

In this deeply entertaining book, philosopher and baseball fan Alva Noë explores the many unexpected ways in which baseball is truly a philosophical kind of game. For example, he ponders how observers of baseball are less interested in what happens, than in who is responsible for what happens; every action receives praise or blame. To put it another way, in baseball - as in the law - we decide what happened based on who is responsible for what happened.

Baseball's Golden Age comes alive through the voices of men who were there. Selected from the original tapes on which Lawrence S. Ritter based his classic book of baseball history, The Glory of Their Times is a collection of wonderful tales that paint a vivid and evocative picture of a lively young America and the giants who starred on her ballfields, legends like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, and many others.

No team in American sports has as storied a history as the New York Yankees, winners of 27 World Series. As the strength and conditioning coach for the Yankees for parts of three decades, Jeff Mangold was firmly imbedded in building the dynasty of the 1990s and 2000s. In Power and Pinstripes, Mangold shares priceless stories from his 14 seasons behind the scenes in the Bronx.