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This Week In Baseball HistoryEpisode 7 (Re-run) - The Black Sox Go To Trial (with Jacob Pomrenke)With Mike out on vacation and the annual SABR convention just on the horizon, it's a great time to revisit one of our earliest episodes with our favorite person from SABR, Jacob Pomrenke (@buckweaver), on the 103rd anniversary of the start of the Black Sox trial. 2024-07-1949 min
Gaming Today Playbook PodcastMLB's Gambling Legacy Long, ComplexJacob Pomrenke of the Black Sox Scandal Research Committee at SABR joins the Gaming Today Playbook podcast to discuss MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s curious quote on baseball’s relationship with legal sports betting.And please come see us at Gaming Today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gamingtoday.substack.com2024-05-1322 min
Hooks & Runs190 - The Jason Lane Phenomenon: Every Pitcher Tells a StoryFormer Houston Astro Jason Lane is one of 21 pitchers in MLB history that have pitched or pitched at least 10 innings in the big leagues with a career ERA below 1.00. The list includes both Negro League players and players that played in the National Association (1871-75).We are looking at the background and history for all 21 players in this episode -- stories that include unfortunate injuries, bad luck, military service, returns home and other fates.Oh, believe it or not, one of the 21 players is a Baseball Hall of Fame inductee!In Part 2, Rex...2024-03-111h 01
SportsLitSportsLit (Season 8, Episode 2) - Jacob Pomrenke (SABR) - Joe Jackson vs. Chicago American League Baseball ClubGambling has become a new revenue stream for major sports leagues in the last few years, raising questions about how to protect competitive integrity. It also calls to mind the fallout from the Black Sox Scandal, the greatest game-fixing scandal in the history of North American sports.
In "Joe Jackson vs. Chicago American League Baseball Club: Never Before Seen Trial Transcript," the public can finally read about a civil trial 100 years ago that laid bare the inner workings of major-league baseball. Jacob Pomrenke, editorial director of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), joins us to explain why the great Sh...2024-01-2959 minHooks & Runs183 - Len Koenecke's Sad and Tragic Trip Home w/ Bill LambBill Lamb is our guest this week to discuss the sad and tragic Len Koenecke. Koenecke played three seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the Great Depression. The Dodgers released Koenicke in September, 1935 while the team was in St. Louis and sent him home to New York by plane with two other players. Koenecke never made it home in a story filled with both mystery and tragedy.Bill Lamb, an award-winning researcher and writer with the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) and Koenecke's biographer on the SABR to relive Koenecke's life, baseball career and fateful journey...2024-01-1340 minHooks & Runs180 - When Your Cosplay Turns Into the TruthIn this episode, Carolina Panther attendance woes; the Houston Oilers are back, baby; what are the Kansas City Royals up to; Shohei Ohtani's most unusual opt-out; a game of chicken in Tampa/St. Pete; plus Craig and Rex review the brilliant Sam Pollard documentary, "The League" (2023) about Negro League baseball.Past episodes referenced:46 - A Journey Through the Negro Leagues w/ Larry Lester76 - A Baseball Season When Hitters Reigned Supreme w/ Lee Freedman142 - The 1919 Black Sox w/ Jacob Pomrenke143 - The Rays Are Getting Their New Stadium w/ Dr. Elizabeth Strom 2023-12-2135 min
On The MeritsThe Untold Story of When "Shoeless" Joe Sued His TeamThe story of baseball's Black Sox scandal, when a group of ballplayers conspired with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series, has been the subject of countless books and articles—not to mention at least two Hollywood movies. But what's now largely forgotten is a subsequent civil trial when one of those ballplayers, the famed "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, dragged his former team to court.However, that trial is forgotten no more with the recent publication of the unabridged court transcripts, once believed to be lost to time. The transcripts, edited by historians Jacob Pomrenke and David Fletcher, show ho...2023-11-2816 min
Locker Room for GrowthNew Information About the 1919 World Series Game Fixing Scandal.Two leading Black Sox Scandal scholars Jacob Pomrenke and Dr. David Fletcher edited a new release called: Joe Jackson, Plaintiff, v Chicago American League Ball Club, Defendant: The Never-Seen-Before Trial Transcript.It is the full testimony from Shoeless Joe Jackson’s 1924 courtroom trial against the Chicago White Sox and team owner Charles Comiskey when he sued for breach of contract after the baseball fixing trial.In 1919, the Chicago White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series. Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver, and six more teammates were accused of accepting bribes from gamblers to in...2023-11-1739 min
Locker Room for GrowthThe 1919 World Series Game Fixing Scandal. Dr. David J. Fletcher & Jacob Pomrenke, Black Sox ScholarsTwo leading Black Sox Scandal scholars Jacob Pomrenke and Dr. David Fletcher edited a new release called: Joe Jackson, Plaintiff, v Chicago American League Ball Club, Defendant: The Never-Seen-Before Trial Transcript.It is the full testimony from Shoeless Joe Jackson’s 1924 courtroom trial against the Chicago White Sox and team owner Charles Comiskey when he sued for breach of contract after the baseball fixing trial.In 1919, the Chicago White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series. Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver, and six more teammates were accused of accepting bribes from gamblers to intentionally th...2023-11-1639 min
Beyond the Mic with Sean DillonBaseball's Untold Tale: Shoeless Joe Jackson's Trial ExposedUnearth the untold trial of Shoeless Joe Jackson against the White Sox. Join Jacob Pomrenke and David J. Fletcher as they dive deep into baseball history. Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon brings you their insights.Welcome Jacob and DavidWe’re joined on the Starline by the editors of a book nearly 100 years in the making. “Joe Jackson, Plaintiff, v Chicago American League Ball Club, Defendant: The Never-Seen-Before Trial Transcript” has the complete testimony from Shoeless Joe Jackson’s courtroom trial against the Chicago White Sox and team owner Charles Comiskey. Jacob Pomrenke is chair of...2023-10-1825 min
My Baseball HistoryJacob Pomrenke On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Jacob Pomrenke, who is the Director of Editorial Content at the Society for American Baseball Research, and the chair of the Black Sox Scandal Research Committee. Send your written or recorded questions to be read or played on future episodes to shoelesspodcast@gmail.com, or by tagging @shoelesspodcast on twitter. 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...2023-10-112h 50Hooks & Runs143 - The Rays Are Getting Their New Stadium w/ Dr. Elizabeth StromDr. Elizabeth Strom joins us this episode to talk about the Tampa Bay Rays' new stadium project announced in late January. She has a unique insight - first, she has covered the Rays' years-long quest for a stadium upgrade for DRaysBay.com, the Rays blog on SBNation since 2016. She is also an associate professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of South Florida in Tampa. where she researches in housing issues as well as urban politics & policy. She provides a fascinating look into how public-private stadium projects are evolving to serve their teams, fans and communities.2023-03-1556 minHooks & Runs142 - The 1919 Black Sox w/ Jacob PomrenkeJacob Pomrenke (jacobpomrenke.com), editor of "Scandal on the South Side: the 1919 Chicago White Sox" and current Director of Editorial Content for the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR). He joins us this week to talk about the 1919 Black Sox and the culture of gambling in sports, then and now.Please consider ordering "Scandal on the South Side" through our Bookshop.org link below to help support the podcast, or if you are a SABR member, use your membership links for special deals on the book.The Eight Black Sox Out were:Eddie Cicotte...2023-03-0959 min
The Replay: Sports on the Big ScreenEight Men OutThis week, we take you back to 1919, the year that eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. While it’s almost impossible to know exactly what happened considering that the incident was over 100 years ago, we explore the most likely scenarios and discuss how each of these men were portrayed in the film. Guests include D.B. Sweeney and Jacob Pomrenke.
2022-09-2622 min
Sports History This WeekThe Fate of the Black SoxAugust 2, 1921. Hundreds wait inside a Chicago courthouse for the verdict. Seven Chicago White Sox players are accused of intentionally throwing the World Series, losing on purpose to collect a payout. For decades, gambling has been a part of America's pastime, but this fix is too big to ignore. The nation feels betrayed, yet is transfixed by the scandal, spending months following the whirlwind case. Today, the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal comes to a head. How do these baseball players conspire to intentionally lose the World Series? And will their punishment be enough to root out gambling in the sport...2022-08-0331 min
HeyUSA! A Gambling PodcastHeyUSA! Podcast Ep. 17 - Which MLB Star Will Soon Work For a Sportsbook? And Will It Make You Mad?Welcome back to HeyUSA! This week, Brant James (@BrantJames) and Nick Garcia (@ReporterNickG) discuss Major League Baseball ambassadors and their interview with Jacob Pomrenke.2022-04-1433 min
Points Taken with Brant JamesJacob Pomrenke on baseball in end times, MLB getting to second base with gambling, racist nicknamesJacob Pomrenke of the Society for American Baseball Research lends his considerable knowledge and passion to the topics of how baseball coped with previous national dilemmas, the Tigers adding a sportsbook as a corporate partner - shattering a centuries-long taboo - and the need to re-name the Atlanta and Cleveland franchises.
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Chicago's Civil WarEpisode Seven, Wherein as Many as Two World Series are ThrownBetween 1917 and 1920, there is no city series. That's because both the Cubs and White Sox have built pennant winners. But with the country on the brink of war, controversy surrounds the 1918 and 1919 seasons. Sean Deveney breaks down a potential fix in the 1918 World Series and Jacob Pomrenke and Richard Lindberg try to make sense of the confirmed fix of 1919.
2020-05-2731 min
LoHo Daily with Laurence HolmesThe 1919 Black Sox scandalIt's been cool using some of this time without sports to explore stories from the past. Here's how Laurence Holmes came to discuss the 1919 Black Sox scandal and conduct his interview with baseball historian Jacob Pomrenke.
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SABRcast with Rob NeyerEpisode 43: Jacob Pomrenke, Jason Turbow and Joe Sheehan + Sign-stealing Fall-outOn this week's episode of SABRcast, Rob Neyer chats with three guests, SABR's Jacob Pomrenke, "The Baseball Codes" author Jason Turbow, and writer Joe Sheehan. The trio discuss the historical and ethical repercussions and the punishment fall-out from the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal. Then the conversation continues with another perspective when SABR CEO Scott Bush makes his weekly appearance. For show notes, extra content, and a list of what Rob's reading, visit the SABRcast website at https://sabr.org/sabrcast.2020-01-201h 04
The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck GarfienEp. 309: Myths about the 1919 Black Sox 100 years laterChuck Garfien and Chris Kamka speak with Black Sox historian Jacob Pomrenke about the biggest myths surrounding the infamous 1919 Black Sox who fixed the World Series (2:30). Gambling wasn't limited to the White Sox back then. Even Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker threw a game? (10:30) The role of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in the fix (19:20) Could Jackson ever get into the Hall of Fame? (27:00) Could a World Series be fixed in today's game? (33:00) and more.
2019-10-1545 min
Infamous AmericaBLACK SOX Ep. 7 | Jacob Pomrenke InterviewJacob Pomrenke is the chairman of the SABR Black Sox Scandal Research committee. He separates fact from fiction in an interview that dissects the most prominent myths of the Black Sox scandal. Special thanks to the SABR Black Sox Scandal Research Committee for assistance in this production. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-09-1838 min
SABRcast with Rob NeyerEpisode 24: Jacob Pomrenke + Busting 100 year old mythsOn this week's episode of SABRcast, Rob Neyer chats with SABR Director of Editorial Content Jacob Pomrenke about the myths in the popular narrative of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox Scandal along with an upcoming event centered around SABR's "Eight Myths Out" project. Then, as Rob and SABR CEO Scott Bush discuss who won the weekend, a Brian Cashman victory lap after he outlives another rival front office boss. For show notes, extra content, and a list of what Rob's reading, visit the SABRcast website at https://sabr.org/sabrcast2019-09-091h 06
The Ringer MLB ShowJustin Verlander and Gerrit Cole Make the Astros World Series Favorites. Plus: Reflecting on the Black Sox Scandal, 100 Years Later. | The Ringer MLB Show
Justin Verlander threw his third career no-hitter this weekend, sparking conversations about whether the Astros' dominant rotation makes them heavy favorites heading into the postseason (1:25). Plus: Jacob Pomrenke of SABR joins to reflect on the 100-year anniversary of the Black Sox Scandal (16:03), and Ben Lindbergh gives the rundown on players to watch out for now that rosters have expanded in September (40:02).Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach KramGuest: Jacob Pomrenke
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Reading BaseballReading Baseball: The Myths of Eight Men OutThis is the 100th anniversary of the Black Sox scandal. In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson offers a rebuttal to a piece aired by some NPR stations that claims some of the assertions in Eight Men Out are myths.Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, co-author with his son Stephen, of The Slide: Leyland, Bonds and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.Here is a link to the NPR Illinois story and interview with Jacob Pomrenke on You Know...2019-07-0505 min
Sox Machine6: Remembering the Black SoxThe Rundown:
Latest rumors about Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, and J.T. Realmuto, and how they impact the White Sox.
With Comedy Central’s Drunk History featuring the 1919 Black Sox scandal, SABR’s resident expert Jacob Pomrenke joins the show to talk about the team, what actually happened, and new things that are discovered even a 100 years later.
Finally, we answer your questions in P.O. Sox about the new right field addition, “Goose Island.”
Presented by SeatGeek and Visit Arizona.
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2019-02-041h 09
The Infinite InningThe Infinite Inning #050: Shoeless Joe Didn't FlossJacob Pomrenke, editor of Scandal on the South Side: The 1919 Chicago White Sox and SABR’s Director of Editorial Content joins Steve to explore the relevance of the Black Sox to our time, appreciate and criticize both the book Eight Men Out and its filmed counterpart, and attempt to fix the roles of both Joe Jackson and Buck Weaver in throwing the World Series. In addition, this week Steve offers tales of an unappreciated player from the 1940s and of the world of the Black Sox as seen from a small room with just one exit located in the Washington DC...2018-04-141h 48
How Your World WorksSabermetrics, Organ transplant, and the Amazon Brick and MortarThere are 121, 362 people currently on the organ transplant list and not all of them will get the organs they need in time. On this episode of How Your Word Works, we learn about a new medical procedure that can reduce organ rejection and potentially save many more of these people. Jacob Pomrenke of the Society for American Baseball Research explains what sabermetrics is and how Major League Baseball will continue to use it, and on Stupid or Amazing, we debate the future of Amazon.
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