POF Book Club. 1978: Baseball and America in the Disco Era

from Pod of Fame · host Jim Miloch

In this edition of POF Book Club, Jim welcomes author David Krell to discuss his new new book, “1978: Baseball and America in the Disco Era" First, David and Jim discuss why he landed on 1978 as the year he would cover and what he personally remembers about that year (4:55). Then, they discuss the most memorable baseball moment of 1978 (9:25) and who really should have won the MVP awards that season (13:40). Finally, David and Jim run through the Hall of Fame cases of a few greats from the 1978 season and debate whether they belong in Cooperstown (19:03).

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