Total Bases Podcast: S2E40: The 2022 Early Baseball and Golden Days Era Hall of Fame Ballots

In this episode of the Total Bases Podcast, Felipe (Twitter @pathological_h8) is joined by Dan as they talk about baseball and American history as part of their discussion about the 2022 Early Baseball and Golden Days Eras National Baseball Hall of Fame ballots. The show starts off with discussions about the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and its importance in both baseball and American history as the guys break down all 10 players on the Early Baseball ballot, which includes seven players from the old Negro Leagues and discuss the absurdity of the racial color barrier that existed in early 20th century America that spilled over into the game of baseball and prevented the game from seeing the absolute best baseball players compete against each other regardless of skin of color. From their, the show then talks about the Golden Days ballot and analyze all nine players (and one manager) achievements on the field and the statistical accomplishments they compiled while also bringing these players to life by sharing some anecdotes about each player. The show ends when both Dan and Felipe share who they would have voted for if they were in both of these committees as they now wait patiently to see who these committees will induct into the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame class, which announcements will be made on December 5, 2021. Be sure to check out our visuals that we share in our episodes over at our YouTube page: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7rurb8sZLymR3rjJGHOR7qJywDoyxkz3