Episode 362: Jay Jaffe

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by JAY JAFFE.

The author of The Cooperstown Casebook and senior writer at FanGraphs joins the boys (for the fifth time!) to break down the 2023 Hall of Fame ballot, explains why Scott Rolen WASN’T a no-brainer to be elected, discusses the (notso) curious case of Omar Vizquel, reveals his next “cause” and looks ahead to the Class of 2024 and beyond!

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Episode 361: Tom Rinaldi

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by TOM RINALDI.

The award-winning reporter joins the boys to talk about documenting the life (and death) of Lyman Bostock via his podcast “Wesley”, telling the crazy life story of wrestling legend Ric Flair and that insane ten-day stretch back in November when he covered the World Cup, NFL and college football’s biggest rivalry for FOX Sports.

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HOVG Podcast Rewind: Mick Foley

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by MICK FOLEY. 

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the night (January 18, 1998) he showed up in the Royal Rumble THREE TIMES...the hardcore wrestling legend and New York Times bestselling author joins the boys to talk about his lifelong love affair with the New York Yankees, that time he met his idol Thurman Munson, going from the WiffleBall diamond to becoming a professional wrestling Hall of Famer and picks which players from his childhood best mirror the iconic “Three Faces of Foley”.

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Episode 360: T. Sean Shannon

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by T. SEAN SHANNON.

The creator of Baseball Card Theater (and SNL’s Bear City!), joins the boys to talk about his lifelong obsession with bear suits and Boog Powell, hanging out with the legendary Fred Willard, one of the nicest hosts he worked with while with “Saturday Night Live” and that time he chatted up Neil Young.

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Episode 359: Kenny Hillyard

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by KENNY HILLYARD.

The Fred McGriff supercollector joins the boys to talk about how a diehard St. Louis Cardinals fan, born and raised in Texas, amasses a collection of more than 47,000 items dedicated to the “Crime Dog” (and the time it was stolen), shares what “Mrs. McGriff Collector” thinks of his obsession and whether or not they’ll be in Cooperstown this July to see Fred get inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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