Press Box Chronicles
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About this podcast
Welcome to Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman—the show where a cranky middle-aged sports writer who has seen it all takes you behind the scenes and into the stories. Bringing Journalism back. I’m your host, Jeff Pearlman
Episodes
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- The NFL's Most DEVASTATING What If Story: Billy Sims - A Career Cut Short · 29 min · Episode 84Today, we're diving into one of the biggest What-Ifs in NFL history, but also, one of the greatest success stories of post-NFL career we've ever seen. Billy Sims, for my money…
- The CRAZIEST Heisman Trophy Campaign Of All-Time · 22 min · Episode 83Back in 1985, Bo Jackson was on top of the college football world - the clear Heisman trophy favorite and one of the most electric players in all of sports. Then, after a Sports…
- The Most Insane One-Month Wonder In MLB History: Shane Spencer's Rise & Fall From The '98 Yankees · 20 min · Episode 82It's 1998, and the New York Yankees are about to kick off one of the greatest runs in MLB history. However, that team had a secret weapon nobody saw coming. A 26-year old who…
- The Long Way Down: How Pearl Washington Went From College Phenom To NBA Wash Out · 27 min · Episode 81Today, we're diving into one of my favorite, favorite, FAVORITE, athletes of all-time: Dwayne 'Pearl' Washington. Pearl was an NYC legend, soaring through the Big East at…
- Gary Carter And The Trade That Gave Birth To A Mets World Series · 27 min · Episode 80Today, we're diving into one of my favorite players I've covered over the years: Gary Carter. The Year is 1984, and Gary Carter is on his way out of Montreal. HIs teammates don't…
- Lyman Bostock Signed One Of The Richest Deals In MLB History ... 6 Months Later He Was Dead · 41 min · Episode 79Today, we're diving into one of the most requested stories in the history of Press Box Chornicles. September 24 marked the 48-year anniversary of Lyman Bostock's shocking murder…
- Walter Payton's Best Friend Showed Up When It Mattered Most | The Matt Suhey Story · 29 min · Episode 78Today, we're diving into a really, really interesting story about friendship. True friendship. Most people know Matt Suhey as the former Chicago Bears fullback who blocked for…
- America's Worst D-I Athlete Of All-Time! · 35 min · Episode 77Today, we're diving into a personal story, and that is the fact that I, Jeff Pearlman, was the worst Division-I athlete of all-time. One of my biggest dreams as a kid was to run…
- The GREATEST Sporting Event Of My Life - Mets vs Braves 10 Days After The Tragedy Of 9/11 · 25 min · Episode 76This week marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City. I was both a New Yorker and a baseball writer at the time, and being there that day…
- Chain Smoking & Alcoholism Led David Woodley To A Super Bowl...Then It All Fell Apart · 31 min · Episode 75Today, we're diving into the illusion of sports. When we think of sports, we think of the highest highs, the money, the fame, the women, the glory. But, in reality, sports at the…
- Albert Belle Was The Most Un-Hinged Baseball Player Of All-Time · 30 min · Episode 74Today, we're diving into one of the most terrifying, scariest, mean, nasty, un-hinged baseball players of all-time. A guy who teammates disliked, opponents feared and fans hated…
- Alcohol, Drugs, Strippers & Dingers - The '93 Phillies INSANE Run To The World Series · 32 min · Episode 73Today, we're diving in to - in my opinion - the last, most INSANE team in MLB history - the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies. This team rivaled the '84 Padres & the '86 Mets with World…
- The Story Behind The WORST Greatest Athlete List Of All-Time · 18 min · Episode 72Today, we're diving into what was one of the worst things I've ever worked on. Back in 1999, Sports Illustrated's decided it wanted to make an end of the century 50 Greatest…
- The Most Fascinating Quarterback In NFL History: Doug Williams · 38 min · Episode 71Today, we're diving into one of my favorite - and I mean one of my FAVORITE - quarterbacks of all-time: Doug Williams. Everyone knows Williams as the first black QB to win a…
- Two Generational Athletes, One Fatal Addiction: The Tragedy of Len Bias & Don Rogers · 29 min · Episode 70Today, we're diving into one of the most requested stories we've ever gotten on this channel, except, with a twist. It's 1986 and the NBA has one of the most promising athletes…
- Aubrey Huff Has Surpassed Dave Kingman As The Biggest A**hole In Baseball History · 24 min · Episode 69Move over, Dave Kingman. Aubrey Huff would like a word on being officially titled Baseball's biggest A**hole. Today, we're diving into the great baseball career - and not so…
- Drugs, S*x and Crime: The REAL story of the NBA's Portland Jail-blazers · 26 min · Episode 68A couple months ago, Netflix's UNTOLD docuseries did a piece on the early-2000's Portland Trailblazers, unaffectionately known as the 'Jailblazers.' What followed was one of the…
- The WORST teammate in baseball history stole Derek Jeter's gear | The Ruben Rivera story · 24 min · Episode 67Welcome to Season 4 of Press Box Chronicies! Today, we're starting off with the WORST teammate in baseball history. It's 2002, and Ruben Rivera is getting a second chance with…
- I Spent Weeks Chasing Allen Iverson. Then My Phone Rang. · 32 min · Episode 66It's the Season 3 Finale! Our final episode of the season takes a look at one of the most influential, culturally important figures in NBA history: Allen Iverson. Except in this…
- The WORST Mascot In The History Of Sports - The Crazy Crab · 26 min · Episode 65Today, we're diving into a sports-adjacent story that has haunted many fans for decades. In 1984, the San Francisco Giants debuted one of the most hilarious, horrendous and…
