Effectively Wild Episode 1785: What is This, a Cooperstown Episode?

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about how baseball writers are coping with the lockout, revisit the burst of spending that preceded its start, and marvel at the wide variety of Hall of Fame ballots that have surfaced so far. Then (19:01) they talk to Sean Gibson and Ted Knorr, two of the founders of the 42 for 21 Committee, about getting greater recognition for Negro Leaguers and other stars of Black baseball, their efforts to improve the Hall of Fame induction process, and the most deserving pre-integration Cooperstown candidates who are still outside the Hall. Finally (54:14), they talk to Dr. Sally Yerkovich, a professor of Museum Anthropology at Columbia University, about the field of museum ethics, the challenges confronting modern museums, and the parallels between the thorny issues other institutions face and Hall of Fame voters’ character clause dilemma. Audio intro: Basic Plumbing, “Too Slow” Audio interstitial: Paul Weller, “The Strange Museum” Audio outro: Tiny Ruins, “Me at the Museum, You in the Wintergardens” Link to Ben Clemens on free agent spending Link to Clemens on math and walk rates Link to BBHOF Ballot Tracker Link to Jay Jaffe on Bonds/Clemens/Sosa/Schilling Link to 42 for 21 website Link to 42 for 21 Committee press release Link to 42 for 21 on FanGraphs Audio Link to info on HoF committee membership Link to Sean’s previous appearance on EW Link to Josh Gibson Foundation website Link to Ted Knorr on Rap Dixon Link to Dixon’s SABR bio Link to Rap Dixon NLBM page Link to John Beckwith NLBM page Link to George Stovey NLBM page Link to Gus Greenlee NLBM page Link to Adam Darowski EW episode Link to list of upcoming HoF elections Link to Dr. Yerkovich’s Columbia bio Link to A Practical Guide to Museum Ethics Link to Institute of Museum Ethics website Link to Jared Diamond on the character clause Link to Michael Baumann on the character clause Link to Puckett’s Hall of Fame page CW // Link to SI report about Puckett CW // Link to report about Puig CW // Link to allegations by Bonds’s ex-wife CW // Link to allegations by Bonds’s ex-girlfriend CW // Link to Britni de la Cretaz on Bonds Link to Negro Leagues MLEs explainers Link to podcast about Negro Leagues MLEs Link to Hamtramck Stadium website Link to Hamtramck Stadium video Link to Patreon trivia contest Link to stream Stove League via Viki  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