The HOVG Podcast: 2022 Top Ten Episodes (Part Two)

We’re seven years into this thing and with all due respect to The Grateful Dead (and a tip of the cap to our most-listened to guest of all-time)…what a long, strange trip it’s been!

So, as the calendar changes from 2022 to 2023, it’s crucial to reflect on everything that has happened these past 12 months. Most important…what were the top ten listened to episodes of The Hall of Very Good Podcast?

Here you go!

10 (tie). JOE MADDON (Episode 348)

The World Series-winning skipper joins the boys to talk about Major League Baseball’s short attention span (and its inability to market their stars), reveals whether or not he’d consider managing the Savannah Bananas, gives some tips on how to break other curses and, of course, previews his new book, The Book of Joe.

10 (tie). DAKOTA “STILTS” ALBRITTON (Episode 343)

The pitcher and outfielder for the Savannah Bananas, joins the boys to talk about his tryout with the team, playing for former big leaguer Eric Byrnes, who reached out to him after getting his first hit (on national television!) and, of course, the most difficult thing to do while on stilts.

9. DERRICK BOSTROM (Episode 329)

The Meat Puppets drummer joins the boys to talk about why baseball is the best sport, fondly remembers those early-to-mid-80s New York Mets (and that time he put his father in his place during the 1986 World Series!) and politely listens to Shawn go on and on about traveling uphill both ways through an ice storm to see him perform.

8. MATT EDWARDS (Episode 324)

Holy Hilgendorf! The proprietor and curator of The Relief Room joins the boys to talk about how his dad unknowingly inspired him to turn his first floor powder room into a shrine to Philadelphia Phillies relievers, shares the one piece that would complete his museum, explains how he ended up spending his birthday in his bathroom with 2008 World Series champion Scott Eyre and reveals his fool-proof method of sneaking booze into the ballpark.

7. COLT CABANA (Episode 316)

The professional wrestler and podcaster joins the boys to talk about his show, “Wrestling Anonymous”, that time he went to (not really...but kind of?) a Cosby Sweater Convention, how and why he became Chicago’s biggest Kirby Puckett fan, getting stiffed by Hank Aaron and witnessing Wade Boggs going toe-to-toe with wrestler Balls Mahoney.

6. JAY JAFFE (Episode 315)

The author of The Cooperstown Casebook and senior writer at FanGraphs, returns to talk to the boys about the 2022 Hall of Fame class and what future candidates he’s looking forward to covering the most, what we can expect for pitchers (and relievers) on future ballots, who he thinks might be the next unanimous Hall of Famer and unwittingly names Shawn’s favorite prog rock album.

Who else made the list? Click HERE for the five mostlistened to episodes of 2022.

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