Episode 106 - Horace Fogel, Failing Upwards

Horace Fogel was a failed politician, failed manager & failed owner. How bad was he? He tried to convert a young Christy Mathewson into a first baseman. Despite all of his misfires he continued to be involved in baseball until he pushed too far, dealing in late 1800’s Qanon-like baseball conspiracy theories. Bad enough were these falsehoods that they landed him in very rare company, banned from baseball for life. Plus Seinfeld-baseball trivia &  Jeff finds his people, The Society for the Preservation of Barbershop Quartet Singing who coincidentally came up with some great names for the then Houston expansion team. Finally, Wax Pack Heroes takes on some very mediocre 1989 Scores packs.  Tipping Pitches Podcast -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tipping-pitches/id1265588219 https://open.spotify.com/show/4GYOatQjKlvePSZ1GkjA1T https://www.stitcher.com/show/tipping-pitches Twitter - @twostrikenoise Instagram - @twostrikenoise Two Strike Noise on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog Hear more of Two Strike Noise on the HotMic app. Use Invite code TWOSTRIKENOISE to download it for FREE at http://hotmic.io We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/ #podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards