Buzzer Beaters

In 1900, hi-tech cheating involved a board, a telegraph, and a very long length of wire.Episode Highlights:- Christy Mathewson explains sign-stealing- Morgan Murphy and Pearce Chiles, baseball’s Butch and Sundance- An anonymous informant reveals a hi-tech operation- A puddle, a board, and a telegraph buzzer- The only King Ralph reference you’ll hear this week- Schemes proliferate throughout the “noble” National LeagueSupport UsYou can support Clear the Field by following the show on your favorite platform:Apple Podcasts Spotify RSSGive a Rating, Like, or RestackIf you enjoyed an episode on a platform like Spotify or Apple Podcasts, can you give it a quick rating and let folks know? A 5-Star rating helps our podcast appear as suggested and helps people find us.Here on Substack, restacking an episode is one click that really helps us, so if you had fun, please click that button up there on the far right of the episode that has two circling arrows on it.EmailIf you have comments or details that add to our stories or ideas for future installments, send us an email at [email protected]. Gentle corrections are also welcome.Warning: If a comment is particularly enlightening and/or funny, we might read it during a future episode. Get full access to Project 3.18 at www.project-318.com/subscribe