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Small Hall Baseball Podcast
by Aaron Lattanzi
Three men who believe The Hall should be small and aren't afraid to let their opinions be known. Join Aaron, Frank, and Josh as they explore national baseball news, news from their beloved Phillies, and discuss topics that span the annals of MLB history.
Episodes
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The Length of Careers Looking Much Too Short and Willie Mays Tenure Is Of Highest Import
This week we discuss the apparent shortening of careers. Is this just a phantom that has no merit or do careers really seem to be shortening as baseball goes on? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the 1968 Yaz Batting Title and if modern baseball is trending to lower averages. Will we see...
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Prospect Importance Is Up In the Air and Hack Willson's Case is Worse For The Wear
This week we discuss the value of the baseball prospect. Have prospects become less valuable or more so, but in the sense of just being a commodity? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the legendary Earl Weaver argument with umpire Bill Haller. This segment speaks for itself. We play the...
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Owners In Sports Changing For The Worse and Addie Joss' Induction Feels Slightly Coerced
This week we discuss the changing landscape of sports ownership. Have sports owners changed over the years or have they just become different for better or worse? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the firing of Danny Ozark. Would the Phillies have succeeded with him still at the helm or…
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Coaches in Baseball Lagging Behind and Mathews Career at Third is Greatness Defined
This week we discuss the usefulness of coaches in modern MLB. Have they lost their function in a game with millions thrown around or do they still have a purpose? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss Richie Ashburn hitting the same fan with foul balls in the same at-bat. How much has safety...
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Trading Deadline Still Relevant Today and Mr. Cub's Greatness Is On Full Display
This week we discuss the relevance of the trade deadline. Has the deadline become antiquated or does it still have a key roll in current MLB? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss Tom Hughes hitting a solo HR for his team's only run and pitching a complete game. We talk about how much we miss...
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Rookie of the Year Award Missing It's Sheen and Amos Rusie's Case Not Looking So Clean
This week we discuss the impact of the Rookie of the Year Award. Is this award actually significant on its own or should it only be looked back upon for further significance afterward or as missed potential? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss Bill Haller umpiring behind the plate while his...
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Cycles and No-Hitters Still Have Import and Joe Sewell's Numbers May Just Fall Short
This week we discuss baseball performance oddities. Of the well known ones such as the Cycle or a Perfect Game are some more impressive than others and do any of them still deserve the reverence they get? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss Phil Niekro's 3000th strikeout and the…
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Manager Quality Hard To Pin Down and Roger Connor's Greatness Deserves More Renown
This week we discuss what makes good and bad managers in baseball. Is there a secret sauce to being a good manager and why do great players seem to make such bad ones? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the appearence of 15 year old Joe Nuxhall. He only pitched a single game in 1944, but…
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Mascot Relevance Waning With Time and Bob Lemon's Career Up For The Climb?
This week we discuss the relevance of mascots in professional sports. Do they even have a place anymore and should they persist? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss Cy Young reaching 500 wins. This milestone is bonkers and will never be surpassed, but just how unreachable is it? Our Hall of...
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Early Firings Becoming All The Rage and The Friends of Frankie Frisch Final Day Onstage
This week we discuss the early season dismissal of Alex Cora and Rob Thomson. Should managers be let go this early and should it included scorched earth for their coaching staff if so? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the incident that caused the sudden retirement of Jim Eisenreich in...
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The Small Hall Smörgåsbord 5: A Good Day To Die Hard
We present to you Part 5 of "The Smörgåsbord" This episode we will be reviewing yet another set players that are not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but were suggested by folks on social media as players who should have their case reviewed. We took a look at each player and gave our thoughts on…
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Harry the K's replaced at Citizen's Bank and Robin Roberts Career Enough to Join the Ranks?
This week we discuss the removal of Harry Kalas' name from an establishment in Citizen's Bank Park. Is this a big deal, little deal, or no deal? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the debut and career of pitcher Jim Abbott. Its hard enough being a pitcher in MLB, but how much more respect...
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Jurikson Profar Remains Dumb As Can Be and Earl Averill As HOF Worthy As His Eyes Can See?
This week we discuss the second suspension of Jurikson Profar for a banned substance. How can MLB combat these players continuing to skirt the rules and is the system in place the best we can expect? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the lifting of the permanent ban for Willie Mays and...
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Media Landscape A Hard Nut To Crack and Billy Herman's Career, Greatness It Did Not Lack
This week we discuss the media landscape of Major League Baseball going into the future. What really is the best model for baseball and will the owners and players be able to pick one that works for everyone? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the 1901 rule changes heading into the Modern...
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MLB Players Look To The World Stage and Ralph Kiner's Peak Does Not Quite Engage
This week we discuss the whether or not a team should allow their players to participate in international competitions. Teams from MLB or other leagues drag their feet on this idea, but should they just allow these players to go compete? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the 1920 rule...
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The 2026 Hall of Fame Ballot Discussion
Once Again, that time of year has arrived, the new Baseball Hall of Fame announcement! This episode is dedicated entirely to discussing the results of the most recent BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot. We discussed the 2 BBWAA electees in great detail as well as those who fell short or fell off the…
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Winning With No Stars May Be Only A Dream and Jim Bottomley's Career, Does It Have The Right Gleam?
This week we discuss the whether or not a team in the current baseball landscape can construct a winner without a superstar player. We have seen teams do it in the past such as the 1969 Mets or the 1991 Twins, but do we think its possible now or a dream of a bygone era? For our This Week In...
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Vet's Committee Selection Perplexes Us All and Whitey Ford's Hall Case Is Far From A Close Call
This week we discuss the Modern Era HOF Committee results for this year. Only one selection for the Hall from the committee, but were we surprised by that selection and should he have been the only one? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the standardization of baseball in 1933. It took…
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The Small Hall Smörgåsbord 4: The Quest for Small Hall Peace
We present to you Part 4 of "The Smörgåsbord" This episode we will be reviewing yet another set players that are not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but were suggested by folks on social media as players who should have their case reviewed. We took a look at each player and gave our thoughts on…
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Can A Half-Time Player Be The Best In The Game and Mantle's Great Career A Bright Burning Flame
This week we discuss whether or not a Desginated Hitter can be considered the GOAT in baseball. Do we think a player that only plays half of the game can be considered for being the greatest in his sport? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss two relievers who won the Cy Young in 1987 and…
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The Phillies Regression Is Nearly Complete and Sam Thompsons Numbers Never Took A Backseat
This week we discuss the 2025 Phillies season and result. The Phillies won the division again, but despite the early exit, was it a successful season in any sense? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the 1990 World Series loss for the Oakland A's and its ending of the run for those A's…
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MLB Awards Season Approaching Quite Fast and Clemente's Career Is A Legacy Sure To Last
This week we discuss the AL and NL CYA and MVPs for the 2025. Are they difficult discussions this year or are they sneakily a forgone conclusion? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the 1945 Billy Goat Curse on the Chicago Cubs. The curse was an excuse for the Cubs for many years, but do we...
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Hitters Today All Lacking Technique and George Kelly's Case Is Exceptionally Weak
This week we discuss modern pitching and modern hitting and what the problem seems to be? Is it time to just pack in baseball if hitting is "too difficult" or do the hitters need to adjust their approach?For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss "Merkle's Boner" in 1908. Was it right call and was...
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Geographic Divisions Are Purely For Show and Spahn's True Greatness Has All Of Us Aglow
This week we discuss Rob Manfred's plan for expansion and "Geographic Divions". We don't think much of it, but it there any actual altruism in this plan or is Manfred just helping to pinch pennies? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the leasing of the Polo Grounds in 1880 and the stadium's...
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Player Health Issues Won't Be Assuaged and Mickey Welch's Complete Games Few Have Upstaged
This week we discuss the changing landscape of player health. Players no longer crawl and scrape to be on the field like they once did before guaranteed contracts, but do we think that's necessarily a bad thing? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss Rickey breaking the single season stolen…
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Milestones Lesser Than When They Began and Yogi Berra Proved To Be The Yankees Main Man
This week we discuss the importance of milestones. Have milestones lost their luster? If so, which ones? Also, should they be an automatic in or have the bars been moved in recent years? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the overturning of the the height of the Dodger's lead over the…
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The Prospect Paradox Can Hold Up The Show and Lefty Gomez Stats Show Very Low Plateau
This week we discuss "The Prospect Paradox". Should a team call up prospect and disrupt a successful team's chemistry or are prospects only going to get regular playing time in losing environments? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the overturning of the "Pine Tar Game" ruling against...
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The Small Hall Smörgåsbord 3: A New Hope
We present to you Part 3 of "The Smörgåsbord" This episode we will be reviewing yet another set players that are not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but were suggested by folks on social media as players who should have their case reviewed. We took a look at each player and gave our thoughts on…
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The Sandy Koufax Show
Welcome to "The Sandy Koufax Show" where all of our topics are related to Sandy Koufax is celebration of reaching our toughest Hall of Fame Discussion...possibly ever. We discuss the rthe "Bonus Baby Rule" that began Koufax's career. Was it good and how responsible was it for how long it took him...
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Pete Rose's Exile, Early Wynn's Stockpile, and My Mom Denise's Life Was Entirely Worthwhile
This week we discuss the removal of Pete Rose from the ineligible list for baseball and his potential inclusion. Do we ultimately think he deserves a spot or should his punishment remain in perpetuity? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the Joe Cronin hitting his 3rd three-run home run in…
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Five Man Rotations Dying A Slow Death and Ross Young's Career Simply Ran Out of Breath.
This week we discuss the the evolution of Starting Pitchers and the "Starting Rotation". Is the 6-man rotation coming soon and what has led us to this point in baseball to warrant it? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the 1959 Roy Campanella Night. The outpouring of support was…
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Gamesmanship Having Its Ups and Downs and Dave Bancroft's Case Not As Solid As It Sounds
This week we discuss the concept of "Gamesmanship" and how far is too far. Is it okay so long as you keep it on the field or are there things that are just too far for us to accept? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the 1947 suspension of Leo Durocher. Was this an unwarranted suspension…
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ABS Challenging Doesn't Matter A Whole Lot and Jake Beckley's Numbers Are Quite Hot to Trot
This week we discuss the ABS Challenge System for balls and strikes during Spring Training. Is the ABS system useful or could it possible be more useless than doing nothing? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the the lawsuit the Cubs brought against Chicago over night games. Is there some...
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Foreign League Players Knocking At The Hall and Chick Hafey's Numbers Quite Likely To Appall
This week we discuss expansion of the HOF to include players from International competition. Many have suggested adding big stars from leagues like the NPB, but do we support the notion or even understand it? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the Braves trying to hold Henry Aaron back…
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Designated Hitter Has No Love From Us and Harry Hooper's Numbers Really Do Miss The Bus
This week we discuss the our much disliked Desginated Hitter. We know that the DH is here to stay, but do we think that's for the better and is it even really necessary anymore? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the 1957 Supreme Court decision upholding the MLB's lone anti-trust…
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The Small Hall Smörgåsbord 2: Electric Boogaloo
We present to you Part 2 of "The Smörgåsbord" This episode we will be reviewing even more players that are not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but were suggested by folks on social media as players who should have their case reviewed. We took a look at each player and gave our thoughts on their…
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The 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot Discussion
Once Again, that time of year has arrived, the new Baseball Hall of Fame announcement! This episode is dedicated entirely to discussing the results of the most recent BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot. We discussed the 3 BBWAA electees and along with Dave Park in great detail. Dick Allen was discussed in...
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Owners and Fans Struggle For Control and Joe Kelley's Case Is Not Lacking Soul
This week we discuss the relationship between sports owners and fans of their temas. We know that those owners have control of their teams, but just how much should they listen to their fandom? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the 1943 banning of Phillies owner William Cox and subsequent...
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Character Clause Is Up For Debate and Marquard's Grand Stories Won't Let Him Skate
Welcome to season 3 of the Small Hall Baseball Podcast! This week we discuss the character clause for Baseball Hall of Fame election. Do we like that its there or do we have some beef with this nearly 80 year old part of the election process? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the Mass...
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2024 Phillies Season Debrief and With Satchel's Career We Have Zero Beef
This week we discuss the 2024 Phillies season. The final nail in the coffin was delivered by the Mets some time ago, but we partake in a debrief for the season and air our grievances. For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the two Phillies World Series events in the form victory in 1980 and...
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Pete Rose's Passing Has Fans Quite Intense and Boudreau's Numbers Are Right On The Fence
This week we discuss the death, career, and impact of Pete Rose. We have slightly different opinions than many folks, but he certainly was an impactful part of baseball history for better or worse. For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the the Phillies day in history known as "Black Friday"....
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The Small Hall Smörgåsbord
We present to you a very special episode of the Small Hall Baseball Podcast entitled, "The Smörgåsbord" This episode we will be reviewing players that are not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but were suggested by folks on Twitter as players who should have their case reviewed. We took a look at…
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White Sox Miasma Historically Bad and Earle Combs Numbers Miss Just By A Tad
This week we discuss the miasma of the 2024 Chicago White Sox. They're on pace for one of the worst seasons in MLB history, but should this kind of thing ever happen? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the tragic death of Ray Chapman in 1920. This sort of thing doesn't happen often, but...
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Short Season Titles Count Just The Same and Jesse Haines Career Has Quite The Low Flame
This week we discuss the legitmacy of shortened seasons. Many a Dodger fan has complained about the 2020 season and its title, but do we feel the same?. For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the famous Yankees/Red Sox brawl from 2004. It was also the day Josh got married, but was it as...
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Mays and Cepeda Were Giants of the Game and Roy Campanella Was Worth All The Acclaim
This week we discuss the careers of Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda. Two great players that were part of stellar Giants teams and their presence in baseball will be greatly missed. For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss a game were pitcher Eddie Rommel threw 17 innings of relief. Connie Mack...
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Catchers' Hall of Fame Standard Under Debate and Stan Coveleski Career No Time to Stagnate
This week we discuss the different standard for Catchers to enter the HOF versus other position players. Is it fair that those in the crouch can put up lower hitting numbers or does it feel right for their workload? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the unique Tri-Cornered Baseball Game...
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Baseball Careers That Suddenly End and Waite Hoyte's Totals Just Don't Contend
This week each of us bring a different player to the table that had their career marred by injury. It sucks to have a shining career ended by injury or health, but which players did we think really had it bad? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the dedication of the Baseball Hall of Fame…
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Top Prospect Label Perilous Indeed and Stan The Man Career A Rarified Breed
This week we discuss the the ups and downs of top baseball prospects. It sounds really awesome to have the top prospect label on a player, but what perils are there for that label? We also discuss big top prospects that let down through the decades. For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the...
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Gambling Spectre Continues to Creep and KiKi Cuyler's Climb Looking Quite Steep
This week we discuss the spectre of gambling in professional sports. Just how much further can this go before something monumental happens again and can sports keep their integrity with its presence? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss Ty Cobb's assault of a fan and its consenquences. Could...
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Umpire's Job Not As Easy As It Seems and Goose Goslin Realizing Those Hall of Fame Dreams
This week we discuss Umpiring in MLB with all of its ups and downs. Do we think the robots and lasers should be brought out in full force or are more sympathetic of these men behind the plate? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the end of Lou Gehrig's Iron Man streak in 1939. It truly was...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Three men who believe The Hall should be small and aren't afraid to let their opinions be known. Join Aaron, Frank, and Josh as they explore national baseball news, news from their beloved Phillies, and discuss topics that span the annals of MLB history.
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Aaron Lattanzi
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