# Eddie Collins

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146 Eddie Collins

Eds throws a heater with the story of Hall of Fame second baseman Eddie Collins. One of the most well educated men in baseball history Collins began his career in baseball witness protection but soon was spreading his astute knowledge on the base paths with anyone who would listen. This rubbed team…

ABJ Podcast Ep 134 Eddie Collins

Welcome To the ABJ Podcast a place where I the Host Anthony Blackwell sit down with amazing people and learn about them hear their stories and grow as a community Join Us on Discord https://discord.gg/GGptUJzH4p ABJ Links: https://linktr.ee/anthonyblackwelljr HTW Network: https://www.hightens…

297 - Baseball on the South Side After the Black Sox, 1920-26 w/ Bruce S. Allardice

Bruce S. Allardice joins us this week to discuss the Chicago White Sox in the years immediately after the Black Sox scandal that tainted the 1919 World Series. Allardice is the author of After the Black Sox: The Chicago White Sox in Transition, 1920-1926 (McFarland Press 2026). The discussion cover…

The Criminally Underrated Eddie Collins

Author Dennis Gaub joins us to talk about his biographical book on 1960s Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dave McNally. John and Leroy will also discuss the greatness of second baseman Eddie Collins.  TheBaseballBookClub@gmail.com 

TBG 64 - The Winning Team

Ellen Adair and Eric Gilde discuss the 1952 Grover Cleveland Alexander biopic, "The Winning Team." They introduce the film (1:36), with an overview of the story, the cast, and filmmakers, and review the 20-80 baseball scouting grades for rating the film (7:00). Amount of Baseball (11:53) reveals a …

How Does the Philadelphia A's $100,000 Infield Stack up Against Today's San Diego Padres Infield?

Episode 215 -- After Fernando Tatis Jr.'s massive extension was announced, Joel Sherman pointed out that their infield is now being paid close to a billion dollars over the life of their contracts. So Jason takes a look at how they compare to another famously expensive infield, the A's $100,000 inf…

Episode 230 - Would You Like To Buy An Eddie Collins?

One of the first true greats of the American League, Eddie Collins rivals only Joe Morgan and Rogers Hornsby for the title of best second baseman ever. But, with attendance waning and salaries rising, Connie Mack found he was too valuable to keep 107 years ago this week, when he sold him to the Whi…

The Chicago Black Sox and the 1919 World Series Fix (Part One)

The Chicago Black Sox and the Scandal Surrounding the 1919 World Series Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson Almost one hundred years after the Black Sox scandal, the legend of Shoeless Joe Jackson, created by disingenuous journalists and burnished by Hollywood, lives on in the American imagination.  A…

Snow White (1937) Walt Disney, The Brothers Grimm, Adriana Caselotti & Lucille La Verne

Book Vs. Movie: Snow WhiteThe Grimms Fairy Tales Version Vs. the 1937 Disney ClassicIn December, we cover Disney and what better adaptation to discuss than one of the greatest feature-length animated films of all time? 1937’s Snow White is considered a masterpiece of storytelling by Walt Disney, wh…