The Whole Ballgame

After a brief hiatus, and some travel in support of the show and in the name of camaraderie, Blake and Gabe are back to dissect a 1987 battle between NL Rivals The Chicago Cubs and The St. Louis Cardinals. As we take the field, temperatures are near 105 degrees, we have concentrates and liquids flowing, and we are about to learn the meaning of "Whitey Ball". Vin is on the call as w

Welcome to our new listeners- we have a treat for you this week! Before launching into an early season divisional matchup between the Cubs and the Cards, we get to know The Wizard and The Ripper. Jack and Ozzie make up the heart of the lineup for the Cards in the Mid-80's and personify "Whitey Ball". Otherwise, these men have secrets and we here at TWBG uncover them as only we can.

After learning more about the personalities involved, we dive in to a 4 hour plus ball game this week. The Mets and Reds go 14 innings and thing get chippy early, leading to a pretty epic bench clearing brawl late in regulation. Wally on GoT disappointment, Keith on being THE BOYS, Harry on his likely talentless grandson, JR murders puppies, Anton Levey's daughter is Taylor Swift,

Ahead of a marathon 14 - inning game with multiple brawls from July of 1986, we dive deep into 2 of the biggest personalities from 'The Bad Guys' Keith Hernandez and Wally Backman couldn't be more different, and we discover their differences run deep. Mustache odor, scat play, cocaine, The F-Bomb, Frank Viola, A Song of Ice and Fire, and the most dangerous game - all this week on T

1994, Opening Day, and no collective bargaining agreement in sight. In an auspicious start to the season, we visit Wrigley for the first time on TWBG, and watch Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, our kisser this week, blast 3 homers in 3 at bats off the legendary Doc Gooden. Perhaps more importantly, we get in our feelings about the one and only Harry Caray. Harry's dalliances with other broadca

As we descend on Fulton County Stadium following our holiday hiatus, just ahead of the 1986 All Star Game, we find ourselves well positioned to delve into America's favorite broadcasting mogul Ted Turner and his ownership of the Atlanta Braves. Add that our kisser this week belongs to the portly dinger machine Bob Horner and we got a stew going. In the ballgame we watch Bob go 4/5

44k pack Joe Robbie Stadium on a beautiful day in April for the debut of Marlins Baseball, Benito Santiago's dual sets of eyebrows, not to mention his unique proclivities and hatred of the San Francisco Giants. We learn about The Hough Stuff, and why the cat-man has "no problems", and perhaps most importantly, Gary Carter is on the call. Its Florida baseball for the first time ever

80,000 plus were on hand for opening day at Mile High Stadium. The game was a rout, but we are more interested in the route to the game. Sex pests, domestic violence, and a Thanksgiving treat from our old pal Marvin Davis. All right here on The Whole Ballgame Watch along with us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm7UVgEgNk4 Follow on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thewholeballgam

Part 2 of our retrospective on National League Expansion in 1993. The Dutch Mafia, Dante Bichette's preternatural fascination with Bo Jackson, more fried birds, and WAYNE F'ng HUIZENGA, Drain the swamp with us as we explore the Florida Marlins on The Whole Ballgame Follow on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thewholeballgame Twitter: www.x.com/wholeballgame Head to the website: www.thew

Part 1 of our retrospective on National League Expansion in 1993. Bart Giamatti, Congress, exotic birds, Oil-men, Charlie Finley. and spinal tumors. Oh, and UKE, too! We break Colorado wide open this week on THE WHOLE BALLGAME Watch along with us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMDitikeL4M Follow on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thewholeballgame Twitter: www.x.com/wholeballgam