Episode 446: Jimmy Parker

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by JIMMY PARKER.

The heart and soul of Beauty of a Game, joins the boys to talk about the role Dale Murphy played in making him love baseball, working behind-the-scenes alongside the Greenville Drive, his appreciation of the art of Jack Davis, movie posters and some of the best (and worst) baseball players on the big screen.

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The HOVG Podcast: 2024 Top Eleven Episodes (Part One)

The 2024 baseball season was, to say the least…memorable.

So, as the calendar changes from 2024 to 2025, it’s crucial to reflect on everything that has happened these past 12 months both on and off the diamond.

Most important…what were the TOP TEN, er, ELEVEN listened to episodes of The Hall of Very Good Podcast?

Here you go!

The HOVG Podcast: 2024 Top Eleven Episodes (Part Two)

The 2024 baseball season was, to say the least…memorable.

So, as the calendar changes from 2024 to 2025, it’s crucial to reflect on everything that has happened these past 12 months both on and off the diamond.

Most important…what were the TOP TEN, er, ELEVEN listened to episodes of The Hall of Very Good Podcast?

Here you go!

Episode 445: Don Pitsch

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by DON PITSCH.

Just in time for Christmas, Lou’s best friend in the world joins the boys to talk about New Year’s Resolutions, getting married at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, the inevitability of Ichiro Suzuki entering the Hall of Fame unanimously, bringing back The PsyPhy Original Podcast and spending time with Rickey Henderson at the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa.

As a bonus, the fellas reveal the top ten most-downloaded episodes from 2024.

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Episode 444: Jon Shestakofsky

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by JON SHESTAKOFSKY.

The Vice President of Communications and Education at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, returns to talk to the boys to talk about how (and if) the Hall can plan additions to the collection, some of the oddball items that have recently crossed his proverbial desk, the museum’s latest exhibit, Souls of the Game, whether or not any more “Honey Boy” Evans trophies have materialized and will he really be sending the cops after Lou…and, if so, why?

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Episode 443: Brandon Steiner

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by BRANDON STEINER.

The founder of Steiner Sports and CollectibleXchange, returns to talk to the boys about what’s hot in the collectible world right, give an update on the sports card industry, reveals which slugger has his attention (HINT: it’s NOT Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani) and not wanting to “re-heat the same old soup”.

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Episode 442: Simeon Lipman

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by SIMEON LIPMAN.

The pop culture specialist and longtime appraiser returns to talk to the boys about the unique connection between baseball and historical memorabilia, the amazing foresight of Hall of Fame catcher Ray Schalk, that time he hung out with a certain former U.S. president, the recent grail piece he picked up for his personal collection and remembers the excellence of Fernando Valenzuela.

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