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90SecondReCap

by Mike Coop

Latest episode
The first Black man to toe the rubber at Yankee Stadium

About this podcast

90SecondReCap provides a quick sports--and sometimes cultural--history lesson, based on each day's cap.
Learn something new, in less than 90 seconds!
If you're a baseball fan, you're gonna want to tune in, particularly if you love history, as well as random trivia, including some tidbits that have been discovered for the very first time.
It's not all baseball, all the time, as we've already covered baseball, football, basketball, soccer, tennis, yukigassen, and probably a few more.
Plus, from a cultural standpoint, we've looked at the birth of hip-hop, house music, and a number of other enduring styles.
The first 300 episodes were all 90 seconds or less.
Starting with episode 301, we'll shoot for three or so 90 second episodes per week, along with a longer-form episode.
Please bear with us as we get the entire back catalog posted...hopefully they'll all be loaded by Thanksgiving!
And, please subscribe...you'll gain a little knowledge with each listen, and it won't take very long!

Episodes

The newest 20 of 156 episodes

  • The first Black man to toe the rubber at Yankee Stadium · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 50Today, we remember Bill Holland, the first Black pitcher in the history of The House That Ruth Built, born on this date in 1901.
  • Northwestern’s Subby Byas · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 49In today’s bonus episode, we remember Subby Byas, the only known Negro Leaguer to have attended Northwestern University.
  • Negro Leagues Star and Hall of Famer Hilton Smith · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 48On this date in 1907, Hilton Lee Smith—Satchel Paige’s personal relief pitcher—was born in Giddings, TX.
  • Bill Veeck, White Sox Savior · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 47On this date in 1991, Bill Veeck was elected to the Hall of Fame. Known for his innovations, did he try to break the AL/NL color barrier years before Branch Rickey?
  • Black Baseball star Monte Irvin · 3 min · Season 3 Episode 42On this date in 1919, Hall of Famer Monte Irvin was born in Haleburg, AL.
  • You call it a snowball fight. I call it Yukigassen. · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 45Some may look at this, and think that The Stig is involved in a snowball fight. But it’s called Yukigassen.
  • Black Baseball Legend and Hall of Famer Raymond Brown · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 44On this date in 1908, Hall of Famer Raymond Brown was born in Alger, OH.
  • Miracle on Ice · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 43On this date in 1980, Lake Placid, NY was the scene of a miracle.
  • RIP, Home Run Derby’s Mark Scott · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 42On this date in 1960, Mark Scott—host and co-creator of the groundbreaking series Home Run Derby—died at just 45.
  • John Donaldson...Greatest Hurler You’ve Never Heard Of · 3 min · Season 3 Episode 41On this date in 1891, Black Baseball legend John Wesley Donaldson—likely the greatest pitcher you’ve never heard of, the man who was Satchel Paige’s pitching coach—was born in…
  • Roberto Clemente signs with WHAT CLUB? · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 40On this date in 1954, Roberto Clemente signed his first contract with a team in Organized Baseball—but NOT the one you likely associate him with.
  • The King Takes Down Giants · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 39On this date in 1967, softball legend Eddie Feigner—maybe the best pitcher EVER, on ANY level—struck out Mays, Killebrew, McCovey, Clemente, and Piersall. Don’t believe it? Take…
  • February 17: Luke Appling Makes the Hall of Fame · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 38On this date in 1964, Cooperstown opened its doors to Old Aches and Pains.
  • Charlie O Takes Over in KC · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 37On this date in 1961, Charlie Finley became the sole owner of the Kansas City Athletics. After 6 1/2 years of shenanigans, he’d move the team to Oakland, setting a precedent for…
  • Bigotry in Birmingham · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 36As we roll on with Black History Month, we look back at this date in 1956, when a bunch of spineless, gutless, racist old White dudes were more than happy—proud, even—to be…
  • Da Heart of Da Bears · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 35As we remember the Heart(ley) of Da Bears, we wish a Happy Valentine’s Day to all those who celebrate!
  • RIP Kenny Hubbs · 1 min · Season 1 Episode 34On this date in 1964, 1962 NL Rookie of the Year Kenny Hubbs died when the plane he was piloting went down in inclement weather outside of Provo, UT.
  • Ray Dandridge—The GOAT born too early · 3 min · Season 3 Episode 40Ray Dandridge—the greatest third baseman to never play in the AL/NL—was born on this date in 1913.
  • Hall of Famer Kiki Cuyler · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 33Kiki Cuyler went from being a 21 year-old Army veteran working in a Buick factory to a plaque in Cooperstown. He died on this date in 1950, at the age of 51.
  • Hall of Famer Judy Johnson · 3 min · Season 3 Episode 39On this date in 1975, Negro Leagues star Judy Johnson was elected to Cooperstown.

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