In this one I tell you about my Sunday struggles, the catastrophic collapse of my favorite baseball team, and two mind-blowing tragic tales that I only learned about recently. I hope you enjoy it, thanks for listening!
Mistake I made during this one: Reds manager Fred Hutchinson wore the now-retired number 1 on his uniform, not Bill McKechnie.
Article about Pete Ham and Badfinger
Article about Willard Hershberger
The May Substack column
No New Jeffs Substack website
Further Evidence
Surf Report mailing list
$5 Scratch-Off Project
Wheeler’s Dog podcast
Producer Zipp’s podcast
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Badfinger Straight Up album cover. Pete Ham is in the upper right, third from the left.
Willard Hershberger during the 1940 season, the year of his death