# Andy Messersmith

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Episode 302 - We Give Up

It's hard enough to lose when you straight up get beat on the field. But when circumstances conspire to prevent you from even being able too compete? That's especially frustrating. That's what happened to the Dodgers 28 years ago this week, when a misguided promotion, questionable umpiring, and a m…

Extra Time: Immaculate Grid - 19 October 2023 - Grid 200

Show Highlights: A new Column! 200+ Wins in a career. Andy Messersmith and Phil Niekro - Jobbed! Follow along as I reveal my daily Immaculate Grid and how I got there. I will post my results each evening after 9:00 PM PT to ensure no spoilers. Learn how I come up with my picks–if I had to get an …

The Last Days Of Dave McNally, Orioles at Athletics, ALCS Game 2, October 6, 1974

Dave McNally is a legend, first as a starting pitcher and finally as an arbitration reliever. He won more than 20 games in four consecutive seasons, was a three-time All-Star, won two World Series rings, and was the AL wins leader in 1970. He was part of the 1971 Orioles rotation that saw himself, …

The Ted Turner Saga | Part 3: The Atlanta Braves & The Sports TV Revolution

Long before live sports dominated television and drove billions in media rights deals, the televised sports landscape was limited, local, and low-priority. In this episode, we explore how Ted Turner saw something no one else did: that sports weren’t just games — they were powerful, 162-game-long TV…

The Lockout That Opened the Gates – MLB’s Forgotten 1976 Showdown

Did you know the gates of free agency in Major League Baseball swung open not with a bang, but with a lockout? Join host Matt on this episode of the Pastball Podcast as we journey back to 1976, a pivotal year in baseball history. Uncover the gripping story of MLB's first-ever owner-initiated lockou…

155: Danny Gardella - MLB

A name so few know ... Danny Gardella. Gardella played for the New York (baseball) Giants (now the #SFGiants) in 1944 and 1945. Then he battled management about his salary. Instead of accepting what the Giants offered, he challenged the reserve clause and lost. Rather than accept the terms, he opte…

COMING SOON: STITCH x STITCH PODCAST

COMING SOON: The Major League Baseball Players Association has a rich history dating back to its inception under founding executive director Marvin Miller in 1966. The MLBPA's Stitch x Stitch Podcast seeks to tell that story through the eyes of Players, who share their personal recollections of the…

Ted Turner

If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect. Ted Turner Robert Edward Turner IIINovember 19, 1938 – May 6, 2026 In the late 1960s Turner began buying several Southern radio stations. In 1969, he sold his radio stations to buy a struggling television station in Atlanta, UHF Channel 17 WJRJ (now…

Phil Garner on Curt Flood, Free Agency & the Rise of Player Power

Phil Garner, the hard-nosed infielder known as “Scrap Iron,’’ joined Stitch x Stitch for a colorful look at the battles that shaped modern baseball, from the early fights over the reserve clause to the birth of free agency, the chaos of collusion, and the replacement spring of 1995. He explained ho…