Ep. 19: What if They Lived in Each Other's Time?
Episode 66 of the Midnight Library of Baseball podcast, hosted by bendavidorlando, titled "Ep. 19: What if They Lived in Each Other's Time?" was published on August 1, 2025 and runs 54 minutes.
August 1, 2025 ·54m · Midnight Library of Baseball
Summary
It’s easy to compare numbers on paper, but what happens when we do a deep dive into the times and worlds in which Cal Ripken Jr and Lou Gehrig lived? In this final episode of Season 3, I pull back the curtain on what training, medicine, culture, and competition looked like for each man in his day, to get a much better idea of where each man stood in the realm of baseball legacy.
Episode Description
Itβs easy to compare numbers on paper, but what happens when we do a deep dive into the times and worlds in which Cal Ripken Jr and Lou Gehrig lived? In this final episode of Season 3, I pull back the curtain on what training, medicine, culture, and competition looked like for each man in his day, to get a much better idea of where each man stood in the realm of baseball legacy.
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