Rickey Henderson stole 130 bases. Cal Ripken Jr.'s legendary streak began, although no one knew it at the time. The Big Red Machine broke down as the Cincinnati Reds hit rock bottom while Steve Garvey and Tommy Lasorda found themselves immersed in controversy. And George Steinbrenner fired his manager — twice. At the end of it all, Whitey Herzog's speedy St. Louis Cardinals took on Harvey Keuenn's hard-hitting Milwaukee Brewers in a classic World Series.
J. Daniel joins us to discuss the memorable 1982 baseball season.
Episode 335: "Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years"
Episode 334: "Why We Love Baseball"
Episode 333: "The One Hundred Most Important Players in Baseball History"
Episode 332: "Tales from the Dugout"
Episode 330: "Welcome to the Circus of Baseball"
Episode 329: "Major League Baseball Players of the 1970s"
Episode 328: "Baseball's Brief Lives"
Episode 327: "Beauty at Short"
Episode 326: "Stumbling Around the Bases"
Episode 325: "Intentional Balk"
Episode 324: "Stolen Dreams"
Episode 323: "Not an Easy Tale to Tell"
Episode 322: "Whispers of the Gods"
Episode 321: "Red Barber"
From the Patreon archives: "Baseball's Great Experiment"
Episode 320: "Charlie Murphy"
Episode 319: "Ted Sullivan, Barnacle of Baseball"
Episode 318: "Max Gordon"
Episode 317: "The Baseball 100"
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