EPISODE · Dec 29, 2025 · 42 MIN

Alex Gordon with Jeffrey Flanagan

from Pod of Fame · host Jim Miloch

Jim is joined by former Kansas City Royals beat reporter for MLB.com and Hall of Fame voter Jeffrey Flanagan to break down the HOF candidacy of Royals left fielder Alex Gordon. First, Jeffrey and Jim cover the 2014 and 2015 Kansas City Royals and try to determine who the best player on those back-to-back American League Championship teams was (11:07). Next, they discuss Gordon's home run in Game 1 of the 2015 World Series and run through some of Gordon's greatest defense plays (14:36). Finally, Jeffrey and Jim make the case for Gordon being the greatest defensive left fielder in MLB history and how much that designation should matter (27:20), before making a final call on whether or not they believe Gordon deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (33:35).