Baseball is Dumb

In this episode, we're joined by Love Drunk's Charlotte Rose to discuss that one time two Yankee players traded wives, kids, and dogs too! Check out Charlotte's show Love Drunk: https://open.spotify.com/show/0x8OghblATxzCpFdYYVJ2r [https://open.spotify.com/show/0x8OghblATxzCpFdYYVJ2r] https://twitter.com/lovedrunkpod [https://twitter.com/lovedrunkpod] https://www.instagram.com/lovedrunkpod/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/lovedrunkpod/?hl=en] @ohcharlotterose Our socials: https://www.instagram.com/baseball_is_dumb/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/baseball_is_dumb/?hl=en] https://twitter.com/DumbBaseball [https://twitter.com/DumbBaseball] @dorkus_supreme SOURCES: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/mar/7/20050307-121328-5084r/ [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/mar/7/20050307-121328-5084r/] https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iTAcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6937,4844728&dq=mike+kekich+fritz+peterson+marilyn&hl=en [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iTAcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6937,4844728&dq=mike+kekich+fritz+peterson+marilyn&hl=en] https://archive.org/details/JimmyScottJimmyScott_sHigh_Tight_TheFritzPetersonInterview [https://archive.org/details/JimmyScottJimmyScott_sHigh_Tight_TheFritzPetersonInterview] https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/original-wife-swap-yankee-pitchers-trade-lives-article-1.2138703 [https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/original-wife-swap-yankee-pitchers-trade-lives-article-1.2138703] https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kekicmi01.shtml [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kekicmi01.shtml] https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peterfr01.shtml [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peterfr01.shtml] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Peterson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Peterson] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kekich [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Kekich] https://bleacherreport.com/articles/856629-fritz-peterson-and-mike-kekich-ruined-their-careers-pleasing-ben-afflect [https://bleacherreport.com/articles/856629-fritz-peterson-and-mike-kekich-ruined-their-careers-pleasing-ben-afflect] https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/baseball/shocking/moments.html [https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/baseball/shocking/moments.html] https://nymag.com/guides/summer/2011/mike-kekich-fritz-peterson/ [https://nymag.com/guides/summer/2011/mike-kekich-fritz-peterson/] https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2015/04/10/affleck-damon-still-pursuing-yankees-wife-swap-movie/4izzMCJBzQPINDj8MDywpN/story.html [https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2015/04/10/affleck-damon-still-pursuing-yankees-wife-swap-movie/4izzMCJBzQPINDj8MDywpN/story.html]

Once upon a time in Portland, Oregon Bing Russell started the greatest punk rock band in the history of baseball. Hilarity and corporate fuckery ensues.Correction: I misspoke about the inflation of Bing's settlement. The amount is 881K in 2022 money. Social Media: @BaseballisDumb Sources Battered Bastards of Baseball – Netflix, 2014 https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/07/portland-mavericks-kurt-russell-mlb-documentary https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=russel001nei https://www.mlb.com/news/why-there-are-no-left-handed-catchers-in-mlb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonanza https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=russel001kur https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=e8eb342f https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=a7557ff5 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=thomas002reg https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/meet-the-nuttiest-baseball-team-the-northwest-has-ever-seen/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/07/18/Former-pro-baseball-manager-sentenced-to-prison-for-drug-sex-counts/1503616737600/ https://miscbaseball.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/remembering-the-portland-mavericks/

The 2021 season has come and gone. Let's recap some of the dumbest events and stats of the year! Build your own team: https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2021-22-free-agents-by-position Sources: baseball-reference baseball savant Follow the show: @Dumbbaseball

Happy Spooky Season! This month, we take a closer look at the Curse of the Bambino, The Mets, and take our first foray into Japanese baseball. Follow us on social media! @DumbBaseball SOURCES: https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/babe-ruth-throws-piano-into-pond/ [https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/babe-ruth-throws-piano-into-pond/] https://www.mlb.com/news/curse-of-the-bambino [https://www.mlb.com/news/curse-of-the-bambino] https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=24401760&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ0MDA2ODI2NSwiaWF0IjoxNjI4NTYyMDMzLCJleHAiOjE2Mjg2NDg0MzN9.HanHg6KAEzXtL5uBYQIKEjuXv-PvBitWB5zX4cVzc_0 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=24401760&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ0MDA2ODI2NSwiaWF0IjoxNjI4NTYyMDMzLCJleHAiOjE2Mjg2NDg0MzN9.HanHg6KAEzXtL5uBYQIKEjuXv-PvBitWB5zX4cVzc_0] https://www.mlb.com/cut4/red-sox-ended-losing-streak-thanks-to-witch-laurie-cabot-c299743668 [https://www.mlb.com/cut4/red-sox-ended-losing-streak-thanks-to-witch-laurie-cabot-c299743668] https://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/the-mets-bobblehead-curse-lives/ [https://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/the-mets-bobblehead-curse-lives/] https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/24/mets-bobblehead-curse-degnome-palladino/ [https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/24/mets-bobblehead-curse-degnome-palladino/] https://www.thehanshintigers.com/team-history/top-10-infamous-moments/the-curse-of-colonel-sanders/ [https://www.thehanshintigers.com/team-history/top-10-infamous-moments/the-curse-of-colonel-sanders/] https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/ridiculous-history-curse-colonel.htm [https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/ridiculous-history-curse-colonel.htm] https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=af70e184 [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=af70e184] https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=bc6a038a [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=bc6a038a] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Scoop [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Scoop] https://www.japan.go.jp/tomodachi/2020/autumn2020/randy_bass.html [https://www.japan.go.jp/tomodachi/2020/autumn2020/randy_bass.html]

This month, we examine the history of players being ejected from games and take a closer look at the wild events that led to their removal. Follow the show: Twitter: @DumbBaseball Facebook/Instagram: @baseball_is_dumb Sources: https://retrosheet.org/Research/VincentD/EjectionsHistory.pdf [https://retrosheet.org/Research/VincentD/EjectionsHistory.pdf] https://www.baseball-reference.com/ [https://www.baseball-reference.com/] https://sabr.org/ [https://sabr.org/] https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/braves-padres-fight-brawl-august-12-1984-pascual-perez-alan-wiggins/17ozuqr13fhut1v9j1fsnj47vz [https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/braves-padres-fight-brawl-august-12-1984-pascual-perez-alan-wiggins/17ozuqr13fhut1v9j1fsnj47vz] https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/how-some-braves-padres-bat-boys-played-an-unwitting-role-in-the-wildest-brawl-of-all-time/7caplqtvdq101kpq8m68n6ov4 [https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/how-some-braves-padres-bat-boys-played-an-unwitting-role-in-the-wildest-brawl-of-all-time/7caplqtvdq101kpq8m68n6ov4] https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-12-1984-braves-padres-brawl-leaves-17-players-ejected-in-one-game/ [https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-12-1984-braves-padres-brawl-leaves-17-players-ejected-in-one-game/] https://www.si.com/mlb/2015/08/12/atlanta-braves-san-diego-padres-brawl-fight-1984 [https://www.si.com/mlb/2015/08/12/atlanta-braves-san-diego-padres-brawl-fight-1984] https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/08/27/take-me-out-to-the-brawl-game [https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/08/27/take-me-out-to-the-brawl-game] https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/the-day-braves-padres-game-turned-into-one-baseball-wildest-brawls/HmQDyusy8DJApCyce2BokM/ [https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/the-day-braves-padres-game-turned-into-one-baseball-wildest-brawls/HmQDyusy8DJApCyce2BokM/]