237 - Bugs Raymond, the Overlooked for Cooperstown, Kendrick's Halftime & Beyonce's Grammy

Bugs Raymond battled alcoholism while pitching for the Tigers, Cardinals and Giants as well as several minor league teams during the early Deadball Era -- this week we discuss Raymond's difficult and tragic life in baseball and afterwards. In Chapter 2, Craig and Rex have six players they believe ought to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame but are not. They'll tell you who those players are. They also have some thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's halftime show and Beyonce's Best Country Album GRAMMY Award (like everyone else, apparently).

Bugs Raymond Sources
Baseball-Reference.com
Society for American Baseball Research (www.sabr.com) ("Looking Back at the End of Bugs Raymond’s Career" and "Bugs Raymond")
Newspaper articles accessed via newspaper.com
CenterfieldMaz.com ("The Wild Story Of the Heavy Drinking New York Giants Pitcher: Bugs Raymond (1908-1910)")

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Chapters

• 0:07 Introduction
• 2:34 Who is Bugs Raymond?
• 5:53 Bugs Goes to the Big Apple
• 9:37 Bug Reynolds Decline and Fall
• 14:01 Six Overlooked for the Hall: Jim Edmonds and Bobby Grich
• 20:36 Johan Santana and Bill Dahlen
• 27:28 Lou Whitaker and Kenny Lofton
• 33:43 Kendrick Lamar's Halftime Show
• 37:17 Beyonce's Country Grammy
• 41:21 The Grammy's Have Been a Joke for a Long Time