Episode 0502 - Ed Wheatley

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Jason Schwartz, who is the co-chair of SABR's Baseball Cards Research Committee, and a collectibles expert whose research and writing can be found on the SABR Baseball Cards blog, at Hobby News Daily, at 1939Bruins.com, and at Sports Illustrated. Jason is also the founder and artist behind the card creations at Heavy J Studios. Follow MBH on facebook, bluesky, twitter, and instagram @shoelesspodcast and sign up for the email newsletter at shoelesspodcast.substack.com Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Thanks to: Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the MBH artwork Eric Kittelberger at www.tripleplaydesign.com for creating the Shoeless Podcast Network logo Jason Schwartz My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Mark Armour, who is the creator of The Satchel Paige Project. The award-winning author, researcher, and historian also served as the President of the Society for American Baseball Research's Board of Directors from 2019 to 2025. Follow MBH on facebook, bluesky, twitter, and instagram @shoelesspodcast and sign up for the email newsletter at shoelesspodcast.substack.com Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Thanks to: Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the MBH artwork Eric Kittelberger at www.tripleplaydesign.com for creating the Shoeless Podcast Network logo Mark Armour My mom  

On this special bonus episode, Dan Wallach discusses Shoeless Joe Jackson's complicated history with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and Joe's path to possibly receiving a plaque in the future. Then Dan plays excerpts from a conversation he had in 2021 with a former neighbor of Joe and Katie Jackson's, who tells the story of how Joe Jackson saved her life one day in 1942. Follow The Shoeless Podcast Network on facebook, bluesky, twitter, and instagram @shoelesspodcast and sign up for the email newsletter at shoelesspodcast.substack.com Don't forget to rate, review, and listen to My Baseball History on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Thanks to: Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the MBH artwork Eric Kittelberger at www.tripleplaydesign.com for creating the Shoeless Podcast Network logo My mom

On part two of this two-part episode, Dan Wallach talks with Robert K. Fitts, who is an award-winning author and researcher, with a focus on modern baseball history in Japan and the in-stadium experience in the Japanese ballpark today. Follow MBH on facebook, bluesky, twitter, and instagram @shoelesspodcast and sign up for the email newsletter at shoelesspodcast.substack.com Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Thanks to: Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork Robert K. Fitts My mom

On part one of this two-part episode, Dan Wallach talks with Robert K. Fitts, who is an award-winning author and researcher whose focus is the history of baseball in Japan and Japanese baseball cards. Follow MBH on facebook, bluesky, twitter, and instagram @shoelesspodcast and sign up for the email newsletter at shoelesspodcast.substack.com Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Thanks to: Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork Robert K. Fitts My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Maybelle Blair, who is a women's baseball pioneer and former player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League with the Peoria Redwings. Follow MBH on facebook, bluesky, twitter, and instagram @shoelesspodcast and sign up for the email newsletter at shoelesspodcast.substack.com Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Thanks to: Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork Maybelle Blair My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Adam Darowski, who is the Executive Director of Design at Sports Reference, and a Negro Leagues and Latin American baseball historian focused on the intersection of statistical analysis and historical preservation. Follow MBH on facebook, bluesky, twitter, and instagram @shoelesspodcast and sign up for the email newsletter at shoelesspodcast.substack.com Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Thanks to: Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork Adam Darowski My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Bob Kendrick, who is the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Follow MBH on facebook, bluesky, twitter, and instagram @shoelesspodcast and sign up for the email newsletter at shoelesspodcast.substack.com Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Thanks to: Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork Bob Kendrick My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Gary Cieradkowski, who is a renowned baseball historian, researcher, author, and artist. Follow MBH on facebook, bluesky, twitter, and instagram @shoelesspodcast and sign up for the email newsletter at shoelesspodcast.substack.com Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. Thanks to: Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork, and for being our guest My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Phil Rosenzweig, who is an award-winning author and one of the world's foremost experts on the T202 Hassan Triplefolder baseball card set, about his book One Splendid Season. Follow MBH on facebook, bluesky, twitter, and instagram @shoelesspodcast and sign up for the email newsletter at shoelesspodcast.substack.com Don't forget to rate, review, and listen on iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. Thanks to: Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork Phil Rosenzweig My mom