Episode 513: Bob Kendrick

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by BOB KENDRICK.

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president returns to talk to the boys about the annual Hall of Game induction, the two high-profile collections that are on display at the Kansas City museum, getting that “Ted Lasso” bump, the plans to build a new facility, the (notso) unlikely bond between the Savannah Bananas and the Negro Leagues and that time Satchel Paige donned a fake beard to win his share of a $7500 prize.

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Episode 512: The Young Professor

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by THE YOUNG PROFESSOR.

The Savannah Bananas hype man joins the boys to talk about how he ended up with the popular moniker, the full extent of his role with the team, his all-time favorite in-game promo, the art of talking people into the building, hanging out with WWE superstar John Cena and wrestling Bigfoot.

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Episode 511: Shane Obedzinski

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by SHANE OBEDZINSKI.

The actor (and self-proclaimed “angry tree trunk”) returns to talk to the boys about his new YouTube series “Dugout Dads”, previews a potential second season, looks ahead to the 35th anniversary of “The Sandlot”, tries to remember the names of real minor league baseball teams and introduces the world to chocolate shows.

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Remembering Tommy John (1943-2026)

Yeeeeears ago, when we launched The Hall of Very Good, we talked to Tommy John at length about him being our first inductee. He was thrilled. He'd check in randomly throughout those early years and kept in touch as we entered the podcast space.

TJ was a great dude.

To honor his passing, here's the conversation we had with the should-be Hall of Famer back in 2017. He talked to us about his chances at getting into Cooperstown, his favorite baseball movies, the injury that nearly ended his career, his relationship with the late-Frank Jobe (and why the legendary doctor is one of the three most influential men in baseball history) and playing alongside Glenn Burke.

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Episode 510: Lauren Shehadi

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by LAUREN SHEHADI.

The MLB Network  host joins the boys to preview the (should be) annual Field of Dreams game on Netflix, the moment she knew she wanted to cover baseball for a living, watching games alongside Pedro Martinez, her excitement surrounding the WPBL and how everything she does today can be traced back to her early career working in North Dakota’s “Magic City”.

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Episode 509: Jeff Katz

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by JEFF KATZ.

For an unprecedented thirteenth time, the Cooperstown correspondent joins the boys to talk about the excitement (or lack thereof) surrounding the 2026 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, rubbing elbows with baseball immortals (and Jeffrey Leonard!), the “aura” of Derek Jeter, re-evaluates the greatness of Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg and, of course, determines whether or not the Los Angeles Dodgers are ruining baseball.

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Episode 508: Jonathan Eig

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by JONATHAN EIG.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author joins the boys to talk about the recent news of his Lou Gehrig biography being made into a major motion picture, how to cast New York Yankees legends, breaks down his favorite (and least favorite) baseball movies, the desire to tackle big name subjects to write about and, of course, answers the question…what did MLK smell like?

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