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Midnight Library of Baseball

Midnight Library of Baseball

By: bendavidorlando
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 In the Midnight Library of Baseball, Ben Orlando offers a unique perspective to historic and modern aspects of the game. He does so with no loud music and no jarring sounds. Tune in to discover the untold stories that make baseball so much more than a game.Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Baseball & Softball World
Episodes
  • Bonus Episode: Rounders Host Jeffrey Lambert Stops by the Library

    Bonus Episode: Rounders Host Jeffrey Lambert Stops by the Library
    Aug 16 2025

    I sit down with Jeffrey Lambert to have a fun debate about whether or not certain players should be included on record lists, and whether we should be comparing players from different eras in the first place. You can find the Rounders podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rounders-a-history-of-baseball-in-america/id1415099174. And you can find a new MLoB episode at https://www.patreon.com/midnightlibraryofbaseball/about?
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    53 mins
  • Ep. 19: What if They Lived in Each Other's Time?

    Ep. 19: What if They Lived in Each Other's Time?
    Aug 1 2025

    It’s easy to compare numbers on paper, but what happens when we do a deep dive into the times and worlds in which Cal Ripken Jr and Lou Gehrig lived? In this final episode of Season 3, I pull back the curtain on what training, medicine, culture, and competition looked like for each man in his day, to get a much better idea of where each man stood in the realm of baseball legacy.
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    54 mins
  • Bonus Episode: Robert Elias Stops By the Library

    Bonus Episode: Robert Elias Stops By the Library
    Jul 28 2025

    I had the pleasure recently of sitting down with prolific baseball author Robert Elias. We talk about the amazing and overlooked life of ballplayer Danny Gardella, the man of a thousand nicknames who receives little credit for how significantly he changed the game. You can find Elias’s book on Amazon, but send a message to midnightlibraryofbaseball@gmail.com for a discount code.
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    52 mins
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