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After the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever. At the time there were no free agents, no no-trade clauses. When a player was traded, he had to report to his new team or retire. Unwilling to leave St. Louis and influenced by the civil rights movement, Flood chose to sue Major League Baseball for his freedom.

Is the face of American baseball throughout the world that of goodwill ambassador or ugly American? Has baseball crafted its own image or instead been at the mercy of broader forces shaping our society and the globe? The Empire Strikes Out gives us the sweeping story of how baseball and America are intertwined in the export of “the American way."

The Presidents and the Pastime draws on Curt Smith's extensive background as a former White House presidential speechwriter to chronicle the historic relationship between baseball, the "most American" sport, and the US presidency. Smith, who USA Today calls "America's voice of authority on baseball broadcasting", starts before America's birth, when would be presidents played baseball antecedents. He charts how baseball cemented its reputation as America's pastime in the 19th century and tracks every US president from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump

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.

In November 1934 as the United States and Japan drifted toward war, a team of American League all-stars that included Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, future secret agent Moe Berg, and Connie Mack barnstormed across the Land of the Rising Sun. Hundreds of thousands of fans, many waving Japanese and American flags, welcomed the team with shouts of Banzai! Banzai Babe Ruth! The all-stars stayed for a month, playing 18 games, spawning professional baseball in Japan.

Chris Von der Ahe knew next to nothing about baseball when he risked his life’s savings to found the St. Louis Browns, the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most important - and funniest - figures in the game’s history.

Weaving elements of memoir, philosophical reflection, sports writing, and humour, Fail Better is an intellectual love letter to baseball by one of North America's most engaging philosophers. Kingwell illustrates complex concepts like theoretically infinite game-space, "time out of time", and the rules of civility with accessible examples drawn from the game, its history, and his own halting efforts to hit 'em where they ain't.

Buck O'Neil once described him as "Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Tris Speaker rolled into one". Among experts, he is regarded as the best player in Negro Leagues history. During his prime, he became a legend in Cuba and one of Black America's most popular figures. Yet even among serious sports fans, Oscar Charleston is virtually unknown today.

As the revenues generated by big-time college sports continue to skyrocket, virtually all of the debate involves whether (and how much) student-athletes should be paid for play. Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams Jr., argue that "student" has to come first: the focus should be on prioritizing a meaningful education. They draw on new research to reveal that it has become increasingly difficult for college athletes to balance school and sports, much less a social life, leading to serious economic, professional, and emotional consequences for young people.

ENTERRUPT KC is Thee Kansas City Podcast! Join JL and D.Rod as they meet with business owners, non-profit leaders, community leaders, entertainer, artists, and the regular person to share their story to the world! Enterrupt KC is your podcast to educated the World the Kansas and Kansas City to the World! Community NOT Controversy is our motto! Looking for a fun, engaging, and genuine conversation, then look no further! We talk to all people because that is our niché. We are the only mobile podcast who does what we do in Kansas City! Our content is mostly Kansas City related but our ...

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Join long-time friends Andrew and Garrett as they discuss sports, music, video games, faith, current events, and anything else that comes to mind during each episode! You will enjoy their laid back conversations, and you'll also enjoy plenty of laughs along the way.

Join us every Monday and Friday as we open and close your week with episodes talking about pop culture, science, technology, business, religion, music, and basically anything that has to do with whatever is in Todd's mind.

Hello and welcome to the Grab a Drink with Cat Garcia podcast! Join me as I sit down with a variety of your favorite media members, journalists, radio personalities, authors, storytellers, former colleagues — and of course, most of your favorite sportswriters -- for honest, insightful and often hilariously candid conversations over a stiff one. Some of my favorite things about the media and news industry have always been hearing the advice, stories, and anecdotes that have been swapped over beers and drinks with all sorts of incredible people at our favorite local watering holes. My hope is ...

Thoughts, conversations, and ramblings from childhood friends. We share day to day stories in our lives and cover a variety of topics. Please leave us a rate and review if you enjoyed listening to us. Follow us @cookin.in.champlain on Instagram!

Honest and funny - Meg and her co-host (one of several funny and insightful friends and loved ones) dive into relatable and refreshing conversations so you can laugh out loud and walk away feeling better about your day.Life is messy and Meg takes messy to the next level, so if you are looking for someone to help unravel the often self-inflicted chaos of life, we are your people and you have found your podcast!New episodes are released every other week.

The Infinite Inning is a journey to the past to understand the present using baseball as our time machine. America's brighter mirror, baseball reflects, anticipates, and even mocks the stories we tell ourselves about our world today. Baseball Prospectus's Steven Goldman shares his obsessions: history from inside and outside of the game, politics, stats, and Casey Stengel quotations. Along the way, we'll try to solve the puzzle that is the Infinite Inning: How do you find the joy in life when you can’t get anybody out?