Retired Numbers

Retired Numbers 49 St. Louis Cardinals Part 3

Who was the greatest Cardinal ever? Most would say Stan the Man, but he has some competition, particularly from a legendary second baseman known as the Rajah.

Retired Numbers 48 St. Louis Cardinals Part 2

Zach and Leo move on to actual Cardinals' (and Cubs') players; Bruce Sutter, Ken Boyer, Ted Simmons, Dizzy Dean, and Lou Brock.

Retired Numbers 47 St . Louis Cardinals Part 1

The Cardinals have retired 14 "numbers," four of which weren't worn by Cardinals players. Today we discuss the signifiance o Gussie Busch, Jack Buck, Whitey Herzog, and T

Retired Numbers 46 Los Angeles Dodgers Part 3

The greatest Brooklyn Dodger was from LA (Jackie Robinson), and the great LA Dodger was from Brooklyn (Sandy Koufax).

Retired Numbers 45 Los Angeles Dodgers Part 2

Join us as we discuss two pitchers named Don, and three stars from Brooklyn's Golden Generation.

Retired Numbers 44 Los Angeles Dodgers

Today we begin looking at Brooklyn and LA baseball icons including two dynastic managers, Brooklyn's hometown favorite, an elite utility man, and a Mexican legend.

Retired Numbers 43 San Francisco Giants Part 3

Say hey! We're talking Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, and also dabbling a wee bit in some soccer talk.

Retired Numbers 42 San Francisco Giants Part 2

In today's episode we focus on individuals associated with the Giants' New York era, which lasted from 1885-1957. Amongst the New York Giants greats were Bill Terry, Mont

Retired Numbers 41 San Francisco Giants Part 1

The Giants rank second in all time winning percentage, so it's no surprise they have a long list of retired numbers. Zach and Leo begin by focusing on some legends from t

Retired Numbers 40 Atlanta Brave Part 2

Last time we discusses the great braves of the 1990s-2000s. But the team had its share of icons before that: Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, and o

Retired Numbers 39 Atlanta Braves Part 1

Over half of the Braves retired numbers are from a single era: Jones, Jones, Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, and the late Bobby Cox. Zach and Leo talk about how the combination

Retired Numbers 38 Boston Red Sox Part 2

Red Sox fan and longtime listener David Rosenbaum joins us to begrudgingly discuss Wade Boggs, and laud over Carl Yastrzemski (along with Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, and

Retired Numbers 37 Boston Red Sox Part 1

The Red Sox are one of baseball's most iconic teams, yet Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, and Johnny Pesky remain lesser known figures in baseball history.

Retired Numbers 36 Cincinnati Reds Part 2

Frank Robinson is one of the greatest baseball players ever, but he takes a back seat in Reds lore to the trio of Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, and Pete Rose. We discuss thes

Retired Numbers 35: Cincinnati Reds Part 1

Baseball's oldest team is perhaps best known for its stars from the 1970s, including Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion, and manager Sparky Anderson. They are amongst the 10 ret

Retired numbers 34 Chicago White Sox Part 2

Mark Buerhle was too consistently good to be great (does that even make sense?). Zach and Leo also discuss White Sox legends Minnie Miñoso, Ted Lyons, Luke Appling, and F

Retired Numbers Episode 33: Chicago White Sox Part 1

Zach and Leo discuss the recent Hall of Fame vote, setting up the discussion around players like Harold Baines, and Nellie Fox (alongside Paul Konerko, Billy Pierce, Carl

Retired Numbers 32 Detroit Tigers Part 3

The Tigers' retired number wall includes seven baseball greats who didn't have regular numbers. Zach and Leo discuss a prolific grass-chewer, the all-time triples king, a

Retired Numbers 31 Detroit Tigers Part 2

Zach and Leo move on to four "classic" Tigers: Gehringer, Greenberg, Newhouser, and Kaline.

Retired Numbers 30 Detroit Tigers Part 1

Zach and Leo discuss the comparatively recent figures amongst the Detroit Tigers's retired numbers: Willie Horton, Jim Leyland, Sparky Anderson, Jack Morris, and double-p