Effectively Wild Episode 1646: Farewell to 44

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley reflect on the on-field feats, statistical records, and larger legacy of baseball icon Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, who died on Friday at age 86. Then (25:47) they talk to Joe Lowry of Prospects Live about the ongoing boom in baseball cards, touching on why 2020 fueled a surge in sports-card collecting, how baseball cards have changed since the ’80s and ’90s, the finer points of breaking, box wars, and prospect cards, the demographics of current card collectors, digital cards, how to get back into baseball cards after a hiatus from the hobby, and more. Audio intro: The Baseball Project, "They Don’t Know Henry" Audio interstitial: Chuck D, "It’s So Hard to See My Baseball Cards Move On" Audio outro: Gene Clark, "Home Run King" Link to New York Times Aaron obit Link to Washington Post Aaron obit Link to Howard Bryant’s Aaron obit Link to Claire Smith on Aaron Link to Joe Posnanski on Aaron Link to Michael Baumann on Aaron Link to Zach Kram on Aaron’s stats Link to Neil Paine on Aaron’s stats Link to Posnanski’s Baseball 100 entry on Aaron Link to Dayn Perry on Aaron Link to Matt Trueblood on Aaron’s mid-career shift Link to Jay Jaffe on Aaron’s home-run rate Link to Aaron’s neutralized stats Link to story about Aaron’s philanthropy Link to Craig Wright on Aaron as a second baseman Link to Wright on the last Negro Leaguer to make MLB Link to story on record Mantle card sale Link to Emma Baccellieri on the baseball-card boom Link to Andy McCullough on Phil Hughes Link to Joe on card collecting in 2020 Link to Joe on prospect cards Link to Joe on Jasson Dominguez Link to Joe on card breaking Link to Joe on box wars Link to Slate on digital baseball cards  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