Hooks & Runs
Hooks & Runs is a podcast about baseball, music and culture. Our podcast includes interviews with news makers in the sports and music world plus commentary from the co-hosts on interesting current and historical events. Hooks & Runs releases a new episodes every Thursday (more or less).
Podcasting since 2020 • 202 episodes
Hooks & Runs
Latest Episodes
The Clout or an Out Club
Three players in big league history have more than one career home run but no other hits. Two were players that got only a cup of coffee or two in the big leagues; the third, believe it or not, was a pitcher. We have their stories. Plus - the R...
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Season 6
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Episode 250
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55:08
249 - He Went Two for Five the Next Game w/ Beverly Winter-Donaho
In April 1950, Jim Martin, a catcher for the West Texas New Mexico League’s Pampa Oilers, was violently struck by lightning during a game in Abilene, Texas. He not only survived the strike but he played the next game, going two for five. This w...
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Season 6
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Episode 249
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49:02
248 - Ernie Banks: Absurdly Simple & Impossibly Complex (Texans in the Hall) w/ Doug Wilson
In this episode, we talk with Doug Wilson, author of Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), to explore the life and legacy of one of baseball’s most beloved figures. Doug shares...
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Season 6
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Episode 248
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54:10
Ep. 47 - They Were All in Love with Songs w/ Tamara Saviano (From the Vault)
Craig and Rex are taking a break in May giving them a change to feature some favorite episodes from the archives and you an chance to catch up on other episodes you may have missed or wish to revisit. This episode from the vault fea...
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Season 6
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Episode 47
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41:59
133 - We Weren't Rained Out, We Were Rained In w/ Roger Metzger (From the Vault)
Craig and Rex are taking a break in May giving them a change to feature some favorite episodes from the archives and you an chance to catch up on other episodes you may have missed or wish to revisit. This episode from early 2023 is...
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Season 6
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Episode 133
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1:15:27