Ep 196 - Talkin' Baseball w/ Richard Staff (Full episode)
Added 2022-11-02 11:00:14 +0000 UTCSports writer and Mets Sicko Richard Staff joins us to talk about the Philadelphia Phillies World Series triumph, the unionization of the minor leagues and other labor conditions of ballplayers, and how the Mets are are the sinew that ties the world of sports and proletarian politics together.
The Secret History of Richard Nixon, Mets Sicko by Richard Staff: https://defector.com/the-secret-history-of-richard-nixon-mets-sicko/
Inside the Drive: The Minor Leaguers Who Sprung a Union on MLB by Emma Baccellieri: https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/09/22/minor-league-baseball-union-daily-cover
Robert Moses' epic Shea Stadium groundbreaking speech: https://www.wnyc.org/story/flushing-meadow-stadium-groundbreaking-ceremonies-october-28-1961-address-by-robert-moses
Mets and Marlins walk-off field in protest after Kenosha shooting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LJfSQAO2cg
Other audio clips throughout the episode come from "The New Breed: The Story of the Fans of the '62 Mets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqcVwCx_9U
Opening song: Blasterjaxx and Timmy Trumpet - Narco
Comments
lmao
The Antifada
2022-11-04 22:17:18 +0000 UTCsee you joked about the Noah no-no and then the Phil's get no-no'd for only the second time in WS history! lol
Sean Muth
2022-11-03 14:33:56 +0000 UTCI love that this podcast has put Richard Staff within two degrees of separation to Michael Heinrich
Rowan J.
2022-11-02 19:24:26 +0000 UTC
