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Indy Neidell's Baseball History Time Machine

Indy Neidell's Baseball History Time Machine

By: Indy Neidell
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Join historian Indy Neidell and his baseball-crazy pal Berns for a deep dive into the waters of baseball history. Loads of stories, stars, stats, oddballs, heroes, and villains from all eras of baseball history brought vividly back to life in a sprawling tapestry to honor our favorite sport. This is really for the baseball nerds out there, those of you who really want to know all about the people and the events that shaped the National Pastime.

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Episodes
  • S1E24: The Emery Ball, Part 2- the best pitch ever.

    S1E24: The Emery Ball, Part 2- the best pitch ever.
    Dec 14 2025

    Today Indy and Berns finish off their two part coverage of the Emery Ball with a deep dive into the careers of its two foremost practicioners, Russ Ford and Cy Falkenberg. Also, sidetracks into Federal League teams, Claude Hendrix throwing a game, and suspicions about the 1914 World Series.

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    35 mins
  • S1E23: The Emery Ball

    S1E23: The Emery Ball
    Nov 30 2025

    This week we get into how the emery ball, the most devastating pitch of them all, was revealed to the general public. Of course, Indy and Berns go off on side tracks about Billy Evans, Jimmy MacAleer, Walter Johnson defacing a baseball, a recent cricket scandal, whether Berns is related to Johnny Vander Meer, Joe Niekro's embarrasing sleight of hand, and more!

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    29 mins
  • S1E22: Ted Lyons and the Complete Games Thing

    S1E22: Ted Lyons and the Complete Games Thing
    Nov 15 2025

    Today, Indy and Berns talk about a couple of mind boggling 20th century complete games record, and Indy spends some time talking about Hall of Famer Ted Lyons. There are also sidetracks on the deft Johnny Mostil, Charlie Robertson's perfecto, and 'the Brakeman'. Another instant classic!

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    30 mins
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