Episode 180 - Cup Check

Can Big Boss save the Fighters? The Mets are trying to catch up with the Yankees in number of retired numbers, but we don’t get this one. A former guest was at Old Timers Day at Citi Field and Mark explains why Ken Griffey Jr. Is not joining us for this episode. Our main segment this week looks at the colorful history of MLB playoffs before the first World Series. Who was playing? What were they playing for?  How tall was it? 1990 Donruss supplies the Wax Pack Heroes where we discover the player with a SABR bio least proportional to their MLB career.  Twitter - @twostrikenoise Instagram - @twostrikenoise Two Strike Noise on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhog Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoise E-mail - [email protected] 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