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136 - The 1969 Seattle Pilots & the Early Expansion Era w/ Andy McCue

January 26, 2023 A podcast about baseball, music and culture. Season 4 Episode 136
136 - The 1969 Seattle Pilots & the Early Expansion Era w/ Andy McCue
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Hooks & Runs
136 - The 1969 Seattle Pilots & the Early Expansion Era w/ Andy McCue
Jan 26, 2023 Season 4 Episode 136
A podcast about baseball, music and culture.

Author Andy McCue joins Craig and Rex this week to talk about his 2022 book, "Stumbling around the Bases: The American League’s Mismanagement in the Expansion Eras," and his recent article from the Fall 2022 SABR Baseball Research Journal, "The Doomed Pilots of 1969: The Results of Advice Ignored." McCue takes us on a whirlwind journey through the expansion era's first decade, focusing on the unforgettable 1969  Seattle Pilot debacle. Don't miss this one!

Andy McCue's SABR Page
https://sabr.org/authors/andy-mccue/
"Stumbling Around the Bases" at Bookshop.org (affiliate)
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"The Doomed Pilots..." at SABR
https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-doomed-pilots-of-1969-the-results-of-advice-ignored/

Errata:  The Seattle SuperSonics began play in Seattle in 1967. SABR stands for the Society FOR American Baseball Research (sabr.org).

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Author Andy McCue joins Craig and Rex this week to talk about his 2022 book, "Stumbling around the Bases: The American League’s Mismanagement in the Expansion Eras," and his recent article from the Fall 2022 SABR Baseball Research Journal, "The Doomed Pilots of 1969: The Results of Advice Ignored." McCue takes us on a whirlwind journey through the expansion era's first decade, focusing on the unforgettable 1969  Seattle Pilot debacle. Don't miss this one!

Andy McCue's SABR Page
https://sabr.org/authors/andy-mccue/
"Stumbling Around the Bases" at Bookshop.org (affiliate)
https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandruns
"The Doomed Pilots..." at SABR
https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-doomed-pilots-of-1969-the-results-of-advice-ignored/

Errata:  The Seattle SuperSonics began play in Seattle in 1967. SABR stands for the Society FOR American Baseball Research (sabr.org).

-->Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tT8d3pVUsN
-->You can support Hooks & Runs by purchasing books through our store at Bookshop.org. Here's the link. https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandruns

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Craig Estlinbaum on Twitter
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Andrew Eckhoff on Tik Tok
Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@hofffest
Rex von Pohl (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/ 
Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (Premium Beat)
This podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2023, all rights reserved    


Introducing Andy McCue
Early Franchise Movement - 1901-57
The 1961-62 Expansions & Finley's A's
The Four-Team Expansion in 1969
The Sick's Stadium Conundrum
The Pilots Go to Court & The Milwaukee Move
Aftermath: The 1977 AL Expansion
Oakland, Tampa and Future Expansion
On the Society for American Baseball Research