Secretly Incredibly Fascinating - BONUS SHOW 134: "The Surprising Significance Of Dusty Baker, Inside And Outside Sports"
This is the bonus show for Episode 134! (High Fives)
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore the obviously incredibly fascinating topic of the recipient of the first high five -- and his little-known impact on baseball, scandals, civil rights, and all sorts of other things.
RESEARCH SOURCES:
The wild, mysterious history of sports' most enduring gesture: the high five (ESPN)
Baseball-Reference.com page for Dusty Baker
Baseball-Reference.com page for all-time manager statistics
On the anniversary of the high five, an interview about Glenn Burke with Andrew Maraniss (TrueBlueLA.com)
Ex-Giants skipper Baker finally wins World Series as manager (NBC Sports)
[old piece] Got Young Pitching? Keep It Away From Dusty Baker! (Bleacher Report)
[old piece] Does Reds Manager Dusty Baker Abuse Pitchers? (Bleacher Report)
How the Human Body Evolved to Throw Fastballs (Smithsonian Magazine)
Mark Prior: ‘I don't blame Dusty Baker' (The Chicago Tribune)
The Houston Astros’ 2017 Cheating Scandal: What Happened (The New York Times)
Red Sox scandal: Boston gets off easy for sign-stealing as MLB's credibility takes another hard hit (CBS Sports)
MLB letter to New York Yankees detailed illicit use of technology prior to 2017 sign-stealing edict (ESPN)
Twitter thread about Los Angeles Dodgers alleged sign stealing, via @MLBMetrics
MLB’s Astros punishment was extraordinary, and still not harsh enough (SBNation)
Breaking the Color Line: 1940 to 1946 (The Library Of Congress)
The Red Sox Were The Last Baseball Team To Integrate. This Is How It Happened (WBUR Boston)
MLB Has Lowest Percentage of Black Baseball Players in 3 Decades: Report (Newsweek)
With no Black players in World Series, Astros manager Dusty Baker is 'ashamed of the game' (USA Today)
Ex-Cal Star Darren Baker Plays in MLB All-Star Futures Game (Sports Illustrated)
Nationals manager Baker on how he got the nickname 'Dusty' (NBC Sports Washington)
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