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Anika Orrock & Bill Ripken - Baseball's Past & Present
FromCheck Your Brain
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Apr 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
If you turn on basic cable right now (well, after you listen to this podcast), A League of Their Own is probably on somewhere, either IFC, Sundance, or TBS. But how accurate was the film? And how accurate are analytics in today's game?
In this two-part episode, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur first chats with Anika Orrock, author of the book The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, a comprehensive look at the AAGPBL, which was around from 1943 to 1954. The book has wonderful illustrations designed by Anika.
Check out Anika's book: https://www.amazon.com/Incredible-All-American-Professional-Baseball-League/dp/1452173648/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=anika+orrock&qid=1609777806&s=books&sr=1-1
In part two of this podcast, Tony talks to former MLB infielder and MLB Network analyst Bill Ripken about his book, State Of Play: The Old School Guide to New School Baseball. "Billy" talks about the increased use of advanced stats in today's game and the effect it's having on the sport. Spoiler: Tony did NOT ask Ripken about his infamous baseball card, which he appreciated.
Check out Billy's book: https://www.amazon.com/State-Play-School-Guide-Baseball/dp/1635766591/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RPK3EKZ8UTNO&dchild=1&keywords=bill+ripken&qid=1609777679&s=books&sprefix=bill+ripken%2Cstripbooks%2C164&sr=1-1
Follow Tony on his various social media platforms:
Twitter - @TonyMazur
Instagram - @tmaze25
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.
In this two-part episode, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur first chats with Anika Orrock, author of the book The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, a comprehensive look at the AAGPBL, which was around from 1943 to 1954. The book has wonderful illustrations designed by Anika.
Check out Anika's book: https://www.amazon.com/Incredible-All-American-Professional-Baseball-League/dp/1452173648/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=anika+orrock&qid=1609777806&s=books&sr=1-1
In part two of this podcast, Tony talks to former MLB infielder and MLB Network analyst Bill Ripken about his book, State Of Play: The Old School Guide to New School Baseball. "Billy" talks about the increased use of advanced stats in today's game and the effect it's having on the sport. Spoiler: Tony did NOT ask Ripken about his infamous baseball card, which he appreciated.
Check out Billy's book: https://www.amazon.com/State-Play-School-Guide-Baseball/dp/1635766591/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RPK3EKZ8UTNO&dchild=1&keywords=bill+ripken&qid=1609777679&s=books&sprefix=bill+ripken%2Cstripbooks%2C164&sr=1-1
Follow Tony on his various social media platforms:
Twitter - @TonyMazur
Instagram - @tmaze25
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.
Released:
Apr 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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