Effectively Wild Episode 1540: Don’t Leave it All on the Field

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about an anecdote in David Halberstam’s book The Teammates about prescient Cardinals pitcher Harry Brecheen, the uproar when players were first prevented from leaving their gloves on the field, and the 20th anniversary of Glenallen Hill’s rooftop home run, then revisit Michael Jordan’s motivations for playing baseball and discuss the etymology and application of the term “eyewash” inside and outside of baseball (plus a remembrance of the late Jerry Stiller and a salute to the alternately underrated and overrated Ken Phelps). Audio intro: Carole King, "Up on the Roof" Audio outro: The Ramones, "Garden of Serenity" Link to The Teammates Link to article about gloves on the field Link to Pages from Baseball’s Past Link to video of Hill’s homer Link to article about Hill’s homer Link to Verducci on Jordan Link to R.J. on Jordan Link to eyewash article Link to Seinfeld scene Link to article about Phelps Link to article about the Phelps All-Stars Link to order The MVP Machine  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source