White Sox Miasma Historically Bad and Earle Combs Numbers Miss Just By A Tad

08/14/24 • 64 min

This week we discuss the miasma of the 2024 Chicago White Sox. They're on pace for one of the worst seasons in MLB history, but should this kind of thing ever happen? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the tragic death of Ray Chapman in 1920. This sort of thing doesn't happen often, but could it happen again and is there anything that can be done?
Our Hall of Famer this week is Center Fielder Earle Combs. The Vet's committee was favorable to the leader man for Murderer's Row, but was it a justified favor? For our parting shots we speak on the trials and tribulations of Mike Trout, the deep cutting nature of the 1994 strike, and the curious case of the Speedway Classic MLB just announced.
Enjoy our new crop of weekly commercials for Tiger Electronics Home Run Derby, Frank Howard for Nestle's Quick, and Tony Gwynn, Paul Molitor, and Jim Abbott for your favorite trading cards.
Please join us as we discuss baseball topics and we continue our mission to make The Hall small. We hope you'll enjoy the ride.
Timestamps
This Week In Baseball - 18:59
Hall of Fame Discussion - 33:05
Parting Shots - 44:55

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Short Season Titles Count Just The Same and Jesse Haines Career Has Quite The Low Flame

This week we discuss the legitmacy of shortened seasons. Many a Dodger fan has complained about the 2020 season and its title, but do we feel the same?. For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the famous Yankees/Red Sox brawl from 2004. It was also the day Josh got married, but was it as significant for the Red Sox?
Our Hall of Famer this week is pitcher Jesse Haines. The Vet's committee has wrongfully put it a lot of players, but did they get it right with Haines? For our parting shots we speak on expectations for the Phillies' second half, the joys of RBI Baseball 94, and peoples' unrealistic complaints about the HR Derby.
Enjoy our new crop of weekly commercials in between segments with Steve Garvey for HungryMan Meals, Rusty Staub for MasterCard, and Yogi Berra for Kinney Shoes.
Please join us as we discuss baseball topics and we continue our mission to make The Hall small. We hope you'll enjoy the ride.
Timestamps
This Week In Baseball - 15:33
Hall of Fame Discussion - 29:13
Parting Shots - 40:04

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The Small Hall Smörgåsbord

We present to you a very special episode of the Small Hall Baseball Podcast entitled, "The Smörgåsbord"
This episode we will be reviewing players that are not in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but were suggested by folks on Twitter as players who should have their case reviewed. We took a look at each player and gave our thoughts on their case. Do we think any of them were oversights and should be in the HOF? Have a listen won't you? This will be the first set of players and we will review more in the future.
Each player can be found at the timestamp below:
"Indian" Bob Johnson: 1:29
Reggie Smith: 9:59
Lou Whitaker: 14:40
Luis Tiant: 22:11
Vada Pinson: 32:26
Dick Allen: 41:49
Charlie Keller: 53:20