Ep. 97 - Were We Too Stupid to Find Out How Phones Work?

04/30/22 • 40 min

The Yankees fought tooth and nail in court to keep "The Letter" sealed -- now it has been leaked and the MLB press uses it to remind everyone the Astros "cheated" to win the 2017 World Series. Or did they? Also this week -- Miguel Cabrera rapped his 3000th career this - who will be next? Did Hooks & Runs jinx Roki Sasaki? The Reds are awful, the A's home attendance is worse and the new Nicholas Cage film.
Episodes Mentioned: We first discussed Hecker's Hitters in Episode 75. Our thoughts on reforming the NFL's absurd overtime rules were presented in Episode 84.
Errata: Yadier Molina announced last Fall that 2022 would be his final MLB season. Robinson Cano needs more than 240 hits to reach 3,000.
Check It Out:
Andrew: Nicholas Cage's new film, "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent"
Craig: Kurt Vile's new album, "(watch my moves)"
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Andrew Eckhoff on FriendFeed (dead link)
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Opening and closing music, "Caroline" by Craig Estlinbaum. All rights reserved.
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Ep. 96 - Is Giving Up an Intentional Walk with the Bases Loaded a Winning Move?

Since 1950, three teams have issued bases loaded intentional walks and in those games, the teams issuing the intentional RBI walk are undefeated. Of course, sample size matters. Nonetheless, Craig and Rex explore this and other amazing stories from the early games in the 2022 baseball season.
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Ep 98 - If You Miss Pitchers Hitting, Check Out the Astro Catchers

This week Hooks & Runs revisits the 3,000 hit club discussion from last week and then dives into the Astros 2022 season after 23 games. The episode wraps with Andrew, Craig and Rex discussing their favorite "obscure" albums.
Errata: The Astros used 32 pitchers in 2021. That Devo song is called "Jocko Homo." Rex's use of "NewWob" is actually "NWOBHM" and stands for New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
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Craig Estlinbaum on Twitter
Andrew Eckhoff on Friendster (dead link)
Rex von Pohl (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebook
Opening and closing music, "Caroline" by Craig Estlinbaum. All rights reserved.
This podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2022, all rights reserved.