My Baseball History

08/01/2025

Episode 0404 is live!

I sat down with baseball card hobby pioneer Michael Aronstein to talk about his incredible career, his favorite cards, how he acquired his first T206 Honus Wagner, and how he acquired his second T206 Honus Wagner.

Follow on twitter and bluesky, and quote the pinned post for a chance to win a Shoeless Joe Jackson card that Michael produced with his groundbreaking company TCMA!

The liner notes have more than 250 pictures, videos, and stories, too, so click the link to follow along as you listen!

https://www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-four/04

15/12/2024

Join me for the 12th and final "Can't Miss Event" of the year!

I will be presenting at a joint Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) chapter meeting on Wednesday, December 18 at 7 PM ET that is sure to be a great time.

Sign up:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMuf-mtqDkvGtMKK26CcJEfxR6BvZYK-QsJ #/registration

11/12/2024

Episode 0403 is live!

I sat down with Ashton Lansdell to talk about her groundbreaking career as a female baseball player, her time with The Savannah Bananas and Home Run Derby X, and her transition to softball in college.

Follow on twitter and bluesky, and quote the pinned post for a chance to win an autographed baseball from Ashton!

The liner notes have some amazing images and stories, too, so click the link to follow along as you listen!

https://www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-four/03

13/11/2024

Episode 0402 is live!

I sat down with Todd Radom to talk about his unbelievable career as one of the most influential graphic designers of his generation, what makes for a good visual identity, and how he does what he does.

Follow on twitter and retweet the pinned tweet for a chance to win an autographed copy of his beautiful and informative book Winning Ugly!

The liner notes have more than 200 images and extra context, so click the link below to follow along as you listen!

https://shoelesspodcast.com/season-four/02

04/11/2024

If you could know one thing about the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, what would you want to know?

Not things like why certain people are or are not inducted, though.

More like questions about the museum itself. Or about specific artifacts inside the museum. Or its history. Things like that.

09/10/2024

Episode 0401 is live!

I sat down with Nancy Faust to talk about her groundbreaking career as organist for the Chicago White Sox for 41 years.

Follow on twitter and retweet the pinned tweet for a chance to win a vinyl record of Nancy Faust playing some fan favorites, recorded live at Comiskey Park!

The liner notes have some amazing images and stories, too, so click the link below to follow along as you listen!

https://www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-four/01

06/08/2024

You've got a chance to interview Mickey Mantle.

What's one question you'd love to hear him answer?

What's one story you'd love for him to tell?

12/07/2024

Are you going to be in Cleveland for in a couple weeks?

Come check out this incredible FREE event at historic League Park on Friday night!

All donations and any money raised that evening will be donated to the Baseball Heritage Museum.

14/06/2024

The latest issue of Clearing The Bases, our email newsletter was sent out today to all of our subscribers and I hope you're all proud of me for the restraint I showed by not mentioning that today is the 26th anniversary of Michael Jordan's shot in Utah.

https://shoelesspodcast.substack.com/p/clearing-the-bases-issue-016

13/06/2024

Who do I know who lives in (or near) Evansville, Indiana?

12/06/2024

Episode 0309 is live!

I sat down with Stew Thornley to talk about the insane history of St. Paul Saints Baseball and what it's like to be an official scorer for the Minnesota Twins.

Follow on twitter and RT the pinned tweet for a chance to win!

Click the link to follow along with the episode's liner notes as you listen.

www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-three/09

03/06/2024

Hey this is something fun happening in late July.

If you're going to be in Cleveland for The National Sports Collectors Convention Inc. at the I-X Center, this event will start once the convention closes on Friday night.

We would love to see you come out and help support the Baseball Heritage Museum at League Park.

Send a message to learn more

08/05/2024

Episode 0308 is live!

I sat down with Jeremy Feador to talk about the history of professional baseball in Cleveland.

Follow on twitter and retweet the pinned tweet for a chance to win an autographed book by Vince Guerrieri or Luke Epplin!

Click the link to follow along with the episode's liner notes as you listen.

shoelesspodcast.com/season-three/08

05/05/2024

This is where the magic happens.

New episode drops Wednesday, May 8th.

If you're a fan of Cleveland baseball, you're going to love this episode.

Even if you're not a Cleveland fan, I promise you're going to learn a lot.

This is a fun one.

10/04/2024

Episode 0307 is live!

I sat down with Ange Armato to talk about her time with the Rockford Peaches & Kalamazoo Lassies of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

The liner notes have some amazing images you've never seen before, so click the link!

shoelesspodcast.com/season-three/07

14/03/2024

Episode 0306 is live!

I sat down with William Peebles to talk about the evolution of the baseball, the historically accurate equipment he makes by hand, and running Huntington Base Ball Co.

The liner notes will really help you enjoy this one, so click the link!

shoelesspodcast.com/season-three/06