The Old Ball Game Week: The San Diego Chicken Almost Moved To Atlanta

We're replaying more of our favorite baseball-themed episodes this week. In this one from June 2020, we look at the time when sports mascot drama almost left us all talking about the Atlanta Chicken instead of the San Diego Chicken. Plus: we'll explain why is at the Gerald Ford Presidential Library in Michigan as well as the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Profiles in Plumage: The San Diego Chicken (Society for American Baseball Research)A look back at the ‘Grand Hatching’ of the San Diego Chicken (ESPN)Found at the Presidential Libraries Dr. Seuss, Air Force One, and the San Diego Chicken (Prologue Magazine)This show needs backers on Patreon like a sports team needs a chicken mascot. Join today!