Two Strike Noise - A Baseball History Podcast
Episodes
Episode 16 - Hanshin Tigers Pt 2
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our conversation with Trevor from the Hanshin Tigers English News. We get into the differences between baseball in the MLB and the NBP. De...
Episode 15 - Hanshin Tigers Pt. 1
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Trevor from The Hanshin Tigers English News joins Jeff and Mark to finally set the record straight about the Curse of the Colonel. He also talks about...
Episode 14 - Bill Veeck and Disco Demolition
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The greatest promoter baseball had ever seen was Bill Veeck. You think you know more than the manager? He invited the White Sox crowd to make all mana...
Episode 13 - Ejections & Babe Ruth Myths
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about some of the greatest ejections in the game, and we don’t even get to Billy Martin or Lou Pinella! Those must be some good ej...
Episode 12 - Phraseology and Baseball Cards
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff and Mark dig into some of the strange phrases that are used in baseball and where they came from. Do you know the difference between a Texas Leag...
Episode 11 - Superstitions
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Little known fact, baseball players are superstitious. Some might say they are super-superstitious. This week Mark and Jeff explore some of the odd su...
Episode 10 - Rube Foster and Fenway Pahk
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk alot about the Negro Leagues on this show, but this week we talk about the man who founded the best known one, Rube Foster. While a great pitc...
Episode 9 - Japan and Baseball
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about the Opening Series in Japan. From shots delivered to your seat, awesome bento boxes and the crowd reaction to Ichiro. We also ...
Episode 8 Tales From the Dugout v3
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back from Japan. We're also got pretty sick in Japan! So instead of hearing half of us weezing and coughing, here's another volume of Tales from...
Episode 7 - Tales From the Dugout v2
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're In Japan for the Opening Series pitting the A's and the Mariners against each other so this week we talk about several shorter stories from the ...
Episode 6 - Satchel Paige-1960 Game 7
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about one of the greatest showmen to ever grace the mound, Satchel Paige. From pulling the outfields off the field to strike out the...
Episode 5 - Merkle's Blunder and Harry Caray
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Who was Fred Merkle and what was his blunder? NY Giants and Cubs fans from the early 1900's know and so should you! Baserunning is hard, sometimes you...
Episode 4 - Mark Fidrych and Players Serving Their Country
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a look at the larger than life character that was Mark Fidrych as well as the great baseball players who put aside their careers (so...
Episode 3 - House of Spiders
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One team was devoid of any good players the other razors. This week we explore the worst team in the history of the game, the 1899 Cleveland Spiders a...
Episode 2 - Batgate & Other Tales from the Dugout
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Good teammate Jason Grimsley played Mission Impossible during a game in Chicago to get back a loaded bat. It was not easy. We also discuss moonshots, ...
Episode 1 - Number 4 In Your Program, Number 1 In Your Heart
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
They told us, you can't possibly do a show just about jersey numbers? Hold my beer. Jeff and Mark explore the history of jersey numbers in baseball. W...