Short Hops & Tall Tales - Brandon (@bdriddle [twitter.com/bdriddle]) and Noah(@noahascott6 [twitter.com/noahascott6]) are back and covering a lot of ground this week with a Halloween(ish) episode! First, we unearth up long-dormant baseball trauma while digging into the origins of Cardinals Devil Magic™. Then, Brandon takes us on a surprising and entertaining journey into baseball's past as he researches the history of baseball cleats! All of that and more in our 25th episode!

 

Timestamps

Pickoff Trivia! Which is the oldest franchise with no MVP awards? (2:40)

Hail Satan: The History of the Cardinals' Devil Magic (06:15)

Brandon & Noah dig up their Cardinals Playoff Trauma (08:55)

2006 (10:01)

2011 (18:54)

Roy Oswalt's Superhero Origin Story (21:19)

Attack of the Rally Squirrel (22:50)

Where were you for Game 6? (26:31)

The Pickle Jar - "Dying Quail" (31:44)

Cleats, Boots, & Spikes oh my! (36:03)

Roman Legionnaires? (37:04)

...King Henry VIII?? (37:23)

"Paul Butler" (38:28)

Waldo M. Claflin (42:04)

The Shoe Shine Sham (45:00)

 

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SH 25 - Devil Magic, Dying Quails, & King Henry VIII

Noah Scott and Brandon Riddle bring you some of the wildest stories behind baseball's most iconic players, quotes, games, and more. It's a baseball podcast for people that don't like baseball (yet!), and for lifelong fans, an engaging dive into the sport's storied past.