Almost Cooperstown
We're a father & son who love to talk and argue about baseball! Baseball is the professional sport that has the longest history so there is a lot to talk about. We launched Almost Cooperstown noting that baseball contains a long history of players that, for whatever reasons, have been shunned by the electors of the Hall of Fame. Consequently here are many 'Almost' players still waiting their turn for induction. With less than 1.5% of the now more than 23,000 players in the HOF, we feel there should be more players included. In these podcasts we discuss the current season as well as the HOF. Please send any messages to almostcooperstown@gmail.com.
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Episodes
266 episodes
Division series done, on to baseball's final four! - Ep. 556
As #Mets fans of course we're excited that somehow our favorite team is still in it. Yet the prospect of a subway series vs. #Yankees is very enticing and exciting. #Dodgers will have a lot to say about it and Shohei will likely not have anothe...
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Season 5
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Episode 56
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39:44
Three sweeps, Mets sweet - Division Series starts today! Ep. 555
If you know our podcast you know we are huge Mets fans. This week was one of the better ones in the team's history. Playing the only games in #MLB on Monday and Thursday, the Mets were the Drama Queens from Queens! Now that #Brewe...
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Season 5
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Episode 55
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30:53
This Week In Baseball - 10.1.24 - Met Braves nuttiness & Wild Card previews Ep. 554
The #Mets & #Braves split a doubleheader on Monday. Game 1 of the DH was one of the best baseball games a Met fan has ever seen. So we're naturally happy. But there were a ton of other things this week in baseball. We didn't discuss Luis Ar...
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Season 5
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Episode 54
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35:11
What happened with the Minor League championships this season - Ep. 553
The Rookie League championships took place at the end of July! There's have also been championships settled in Low A and High A Ball. This week the AA and AAA finals are being played with the AAA overall championship a one game 'winner ta...
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Season 5
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Episode 53
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23:58
Shohei secures NL MVP, Royals flush, This Week in Baseball - 9.22.24 - Ep. 552
What was CJ Abrams of the Washington Nationals thinking when he stayed out until 8AM before a day game!! The White Sox tie the Mets record for futility with 120 losses. Tigers believe! Twins like the Royals are sinking. Mariners are...
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Season 5
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Episode 52
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32:25
Should we care about a pitching triple crown? - Ep. 551
#Tigers Tarik Skubal and #Braves Chris Sale are both in line to win the AL and NL pitching triple crowns this season. Most wins, most strikeouts, and lowest E.R.A. is the criteria. It was last done in 2020 in the pandemic season by #Guardians S...
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Season 5
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Episode 51
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19:57
Dodgers pitching is in trouble, Tigers surging toward Twins - TWIB - Ep. 550
Tyler Glasnow is out for the year. Yamamoto might be able to throw 6 innings by playoff time. What will the #Dodgers do? #Rangers had the future and the past happen this week with Kumar Rocker, Jacob DeGrom and Max Scherzer start consecutive ga...
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Season 5
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Episode 50
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24:12
Biggest MVP snubs in MLB history - Ep. 549
Albert Belle isn't in the HOF. Nor did he ever win an MVP although he deserved one in 1998. Instead Juan Gonzalez of the #Rangers (also not a HOFer). But Belle's not the biggest snub ever for MVP. There are lots of other more worthy, or unworth...
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Season 5
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Episode 49
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21:00
Schwarber thinks it's June - is it ok to bunt to break up a combined no-hitter? TWIB - 9.9.24 - Ep 548
Parker Meadows had the backyard moment for the #Tigers in San Diego this week hitting a 2 out 2 strike grand slam in the 9th inning with his team down by 3 runs. #Cubs Shota Imanaga was part of a combined no-hitter this week. Meh! We didn...
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Season 5
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Episode 48
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23:43
Robo-umps ABS will change how MLB catchers are evaluated - Ep. 547
Automated balls and strikes, will be instituted in MLB, eventually NCAthers wont be able to 'steal' strikes by trying to trick the umpires. Tennis hasn't missed anything moving to an automated line calling system and neither will MLB. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 47
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23:50
About 25 games to go! This Week In Baseball 9.3.24 - Ep. 546
Can a team go 22-3 to make a playoff run? It can happen but it's not likely. That's where some of the teams that are on the bubble are right now. #Cubs, #Tigers, #RedSox are those kinds of teams with the #Mets not far behind. Septe...
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Season 5
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Episode 46
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24:56
2024 Mets season review w 31 games to go - Ep. 545
We didn't need to wait until the end of the #MLB season to review the #Mets performance. Are we happy? Yes and No? Was it a good season? Yes and No. The team has undergone a lot of changes since Opening Day. Rosters are diffe...
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Season 5
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Episode 45
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30:33
Judge & Ohtani secure their MVP's - This week in baseball 8.24.24 - Ep 544
40 Homers and 40 steals is cool - Ronald Acuna of the #braves showed that last year. Shohei Ohtani is vying to have a 50/50 season - 50 home runs and 50 steals! Plus Ohtani is throwing off the mound! Will he come back for the playoffs? OK not l...
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Season 5
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Episode 44
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18:25
Getting hit by pitches is riskier than ever - Ep. 543
The pitcher who has hit the most batters in MLB history is one that you have almost certainly never heard about before - Gus Weyhing. Walter 'Big' Train Johnson is 2nd and Randy 'Big Unit' Johnson third all-time hitting batters and they pitched...
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Season 5
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Episode 43
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18:20
6 innings mandate for starting pitchers is crazy, but... - TWIB 8.19.24 - Ep. 542
We did not even talk about #phillies Weston Wilson who became the first Phillie rookie to hit for the cycle! Complete game shutouts are back in vogue. Injuries still are in the picture for pitchers. Outfield defense is ...
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Season 5
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Episode 42
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26:23
SABR 52 - A delightful baseball nerd-fest! - Ep. 541
Mark has been a SABR member for 4 years but has never attended the annual convention. This year it was in Minneapolis in early August and the Twin Cities proved to be a great location for a content-rich three days of baseball talk and presentat...
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Season 5
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Episode 41
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27:30
Soto soars, 18 teams .500 or better? This week in Baseball - Ep. 540
Episode #250! #Phillies, #Brewers, #Dodgers, #Orioles, #Yankees, #Guardians all are within a game of one another for the best record in #baseball! Juan Soto hit 2HRs Sunday to lead the Bombers over the fading #Rangers who los...
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Season 5
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Episode 40
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25:49
Teams that have won 108 games or more in a season - Ep. 539
The #Mariners won 116 games in 2001 but could not win a playoff series. The 1906 #Cubs also won 116 games and did win the World Series. It's happened other times as well. But most of the time if a team can win 108 games or more they do go on to...
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Season 5
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Episode 39
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23:40
Trout out. Kershaw bombed. This week in Baseball - Ep. 538
@yankees Aaron Judge was walked to lead off the bottom of the 2nd inning. Apparently the Blue Jays felt he was in scoring position (thanks
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Season 5
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Episode 38
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30:20
2024 trading deadline FINAL - every MLB team in 44 minutes - Ep. 537
We thought we could do all 30 teams in 30 minutes but it took longer despite how fast we talked. Most teams were in the middle but there were winners and there were losers and we called them out. No top 100 prospects were tra...
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Season 5
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Episode 37
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44:35
We try not to talk about trading deadline TWIB 7.29.24 - Ep. 536
Players have been traded but we didn't really talk about that. Dylan Cease pitched a no-hitter for the #Padres & is on an amazing run. #Mets Kodai Senga pitched so well in his return from a shoulder injury. He then went down for the season ...
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Season 5
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Episode 36
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27:08
2024 HOF Inductions of 4 greats & trading deadline stuff - Ep. 535
Manager Jim Leyland, along with all-time greats Adrian Beltre, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer all were officially inducted into Cooperstown this past Sunday. All 4 made heartfelt and good speeches. It's always great to see the amount of HOFers that...
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Season 5
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Episode 35
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27:50
All-Star Game yawn, weekend series wrap. trading deadline thoughts, all in TWIB! - Ep. 534 -
At least we got to see Paul Skenes pitch to Aaron Judge. It lasted all of one pitch however. The All-Star Game lost its juice years ago. Mark suggested counting All-Star stats in career totals. For whatever that would be worth. To add to that t...
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Season 5
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Episode 34
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28:56
AC midseason awards & season review through All Star break - Ep. 533
Best manager of the first 100 games? MVP candidates? Who might be traded? Will the Orioles hold on?: How about the @clevelandguardians? Are the @brewers for r...
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Season 5
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Episode 33
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28:32
All-Star week is here but No REAL baseball until Friday - Ep. 532
MLB's annual trade show and conference for players has started. It's only for the best players as the non-All-Stars are home with their families. For four days! The break for players is welcomed. Fans may feel differently. Th...
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Season 5
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Episode 32
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25:39