Short Hops & Tall Tales – Details, episodes & analysis

Short Hops & Tall Tales — Brandon & Noah are back with a brand new episode! This one is an origin story of sorts, as they dive into the remarkable Milt Mason, a man who braved living at the top of the scoreboard at Milwaukee County Stadium. They also explored the roots of the phrase "Around the Horn," and debut a frightening new game where they draft an all-time pitching repertoire!

Timestamps:

(01:22) Pickoff Trivia! - HR Leaders

(3:00) The Peculiar Case of Milt Mason

(20:35) Our Favorite Mascots

(27:13) The Pickle Jar - "Around the Horn"

(29:33) Dr. Frankenpitch!

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Short Hops & Tall Tales — The grass is cut, the birds are chirping, and Brandon and Noah are back with a very special Opening Day (weekend) episode!! We revel in our excitement for the new year, then tell a very special story about one of the most incredible players in baseball history— the great Jim Abbott. It's one you won't want to miss!

Timestamps

(03:43) Calling Our Shots for 2022

(17:34) Player Profile: Jim Abbott

(31:16) Abbott's Great Miracle

(44:54) The Pickle Jar: "Chin Music"

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Short Hops & Tall Tales —

(This episode has visual elements available next week in the video recording on YouTube that greatly enhances the viewing experience.)

Join us for a very special LIVE episode, recorded at Pitcher List's 2022 Pitch Con!! Brandon & Noah team up to help raise money for Feeding America, and break out two iconic stories from baseball history. Noah spins a tale straight out of a Mission Impossible film with Jason Grimsley's infamous 'bat heist' of 1994, and Brandon unearths a legendary battle between two of the game's greatest, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson. PLUS: A cameo from Pitcher List himself, Nick Pollack! Tune in!

Timestamps:

(03:12) Pickoff Trivia: World Series HR Heroes!

(06:26) Jason Grimsley's Legendary Bat Heist!

(21:13) The Pickle Jar: "Muffinism"

(26:41) The 1942 Negro League World Series

(43:46) Pickoff Trivia: Postseason Grand Larcenists

(44:35) Rent/Extend/Cut: Edgar, Kenny, & Chase!

(55:13) Nick Pollack's Picks!

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Short Hops & Tall Tales — Brandon & Noah are back and diving into one of America's most interesting legends: the origin of the high five! Plus, they learn about the legacy of one of baseball's most important players, Glenn Burke, in the process. Then, Brandon takes us on a wild trip to learn all about the eccentric Chicken Hawks! Tune in now!

Timestamps

Pickoff Trivia (02:30)

The "Archaeology" of the High Five (04:50)

The Everlasting Legacy of Glenn Burke (16:35)

The Pickle Jar: Doorkeepers (25:27)

The Ballad of Chicken Hawks (29:37)

A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (46:58)

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Short Hops & Tall Tales — Short Hops is back to kick off the new year with a bang, with a pair of baseball stories you're going to have to see (hear?) to believe. Noah digs up some legendary quotes with the enigmatic Bill "Spaceman" Lee, and Brandon dives deep into one of the first instances of women partaking in America's Pastime. Listen now!

Timestamps

Short Hops Resolutions (00:58)

Pickoff Trivia (03:34)

Bill "Spaceman" Lee (07:08)

Brawling with the Yanks (14:08)

Spaceman's Spaciest Quotes (17:16)

The Female Base Ball Championship of 1879 (28:44)

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Short Hops & Tall Tales — We're back with a very mature episode of Short Hops & Tall Tales! Brandon leads off with an odd experiment undertaken by the 1960s Cubs — a rotating 'college' of coaches? Then we take to the sea to get to the bottom of one of baseball's most commonly used slang terms! All of that and more, on a festive edition of Short Hops & Tall Tales!

Timestamps

Pickoff Trivia! (02:08)

The College of Coaches (05:24)

The Pickle Jar! - "In the Hole" (17:28)

We say "poopdeck" a lot (23:52)

Rent/Extend/Cut! (Shortstop edition) (26:24)

We try (and fail) to come up with a new nickname for Tatis (46:13)

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Short Hops & Tall Tales — Brandon and Noah are back with a fun Hall of Fame twist! They lead off with a discussion about the Veterans Committee Inductees (and get angry for Dick Allen), and reflect on several players that they kind of already assumed were in the Hall of Fame already. Then, rather than rehash the same Hall ballot discussion again, they start up their own Short Hops Hall, celebrating the most decorated and iconic players in baseball film. Trimming a ballot of 18 to 5 inductees leads to heated debate, and multiple celebrity impressions. Tune in now for one of the funniest episodes of the year!

Timestamps

On HoF Discourse (1:26)

Pickoff Trivia: Gold Gloves (2:30)

Veterans Committee Inductions (4:10)

Buck O'Neil (6:15)

Minnie Miñoso (8:48)

Gil Hodges (11:48)

Tony Oliva (14:26)

Jim Kaat (16:24)

Bud Fowler (18:08)

Dick Allen >:( (19:48)

The Short Hops Hall (22:19)

Pedro Cerrano (24:15)

Crash Davis (26:56)

Jack Elliot (27:47)

The Ghost of Shoeless Joe (29:17)

The Ghost of Moonlight Graham (30:18)

Willie Mays Hayes (30:37)

Dottie Hinson (32:11)

Roy Hobbs (33:27)

Brandon does a segue (33:31)

The G.O.A.T. 🐐 (35:14)

Noah poorly explains Space Jam (35:28)

Nuke LaLoosh (35:50)

Kelly Leak (37:01)

BRENDAN FRASER SIGHTING (37:53)

T-Rex Pennebaker (40:19)

Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez (41:27)

Stan "Mr. 3000" Ross (44:02)

Henry Rowengartner (46:41)

Jake Taylor (49:01)

Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn (50:04)

A Spirited Debate! (52:13)

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Short Hops & Tall Tales — Brandon & Noah get excited for a long-awaited episode, all about the magic and mystique of knuckleballs! They talk about what makes the pitch such a unique part of baseball lore, as well as some of its most infamous pitchers. Brandon reads a tribute to the many battered and beleaguered catchers behind the plate that have attempted to wrangle this pitch over the decades, and Noah caps things off with a special story of a time when a Hall of Fame third baseman unleashed his knuckler in an MLB game. Tune in now!

Timestamps:

Leadoff Quote(s)! (03:04)

What is a knuckleball? (03:40)

A brief(lol) knuckleball history (05:07)

Hoyt Wilhelm (08:03)

Wilbur Wood (11:38)

Phil Niekro (16:16)

Noah's Uncle Rico moment/talking pitch grips (20:50)

R.A. Dickey (25:27)

The Pickle Jar! "Submarine Pitchers" (32:01)

Knuckleball catchers! (39:24)

Rick Ferrell (40:20)

The '45 Senators (42:40)

Gus Triandos (48:13)

Bob Uecker (50:58)

Jerry McNertney (51:36)

Wade Boggs' Knuckleball Adventure (53:10)

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Short Hops & Tall Tales — Brandon & Noah are back to chat all about the somewhat surprising retirement of Buster Posey, along with the player retirements that have had the biggest impact on us as fans. PLUS, baseball stadiums are weird! Let's talk about it.

Timestamps

Pickoff Trivia! (02:34)

A Buster Posey Career Retrospective (05:30)

Buster & Bench (12:33)

Posey & the Hall (13:56)

Noah can't help himself (15:19)

Favorite Buster moments (16:30)

Retirements that make us feel old (20:42)

The Pickle Jar! (25:12)

Weird Stadium Quirks (29:12)

Noah goes on a rant (shocker) (46:47)

The Ivy vs. The Monster (51:44)

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Short Hops & Tall Tales — Brandon & Noah are back in action with an autumnal baseball harvest, featuring beanballs, clutch home runs, and our thoughts on the 2021 World Series. PLUS, the episode wouldn't be complete without a Yogi Berra cameo!!

Timestamps

Pickoff Trivia! Leaders in HBP (02:51)

The Shot Heard 'Round the World (11:30)

Yogi Beats Traffic (31:00)

The Pickle Jar: Arm Barns?? (35:45)

What we tentatively titled "The World Series of World Series" (41:50)

Our dream WS matchups (47:14)

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