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The strangest but truest podcast ever, plus the Double Hook is happening!

The strangest but truest podcast ever, plus the Double Hook is happening!

FromThe Windup


The strangest but truest podcast ever, plus the Double Hook is happening!

FromThe Windup

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Length:
78 minutes
Released:
Apr 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

If you love baseball oddities, you love Jayson Stark and you should also love Sarah Langs. Put these two greats together and you have the strangest but truest podcast ever! Jayson and Sarah explain what led them down the path to baseball's numbers, records and overall weirdness and why they're driven to ask questions about the game that most people don't even consider. Then Starkville becomes a family affair as Sarah's mom stops by.
The guys also discuss the rise of the Double Hook... the new rule in the Atlantic League that was named by Jayson and take a moment to marvel at the perseverance of Sean Kazmar Jr.
Sarah also delivers this week's trivia question: Nelson Cruz almost became the first player to lead his league in HRs last year in a season in which he turned 40. The oldest HR champ of all time was 38 when he won. Who is he? 
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Released:
Apr 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Athletic's flagship baseball podcast features some of the best writers and thinkers in the game. Ken Rosenthal, Jayson Stark, Doug Glanville, Britt Ghiroli, Eno Sarris, Keith Law, Andy McCullough, Grant Brisbee, Derek VanRiper, Tim McMaster and more come together five days per week to guide you through the Major League Baseball season. With rumors, analytics, trivia, prospects, and big name interviews, we've got you covered from Spring Training through the World Series.