Roast Mortem Cast

274 - Rube Waddell (pt.3): Stepping off the mound

March 23rd, 2023  |  1 hr 19 mins

baseball, history, pitcher, podcast, sports history, the goat

Sadly, all great things come to an end. We close up the amazing pitch Rube Waddell. His fall from the top of the mound is not pretty

273 - Rube Waddell (pt.2): Drunken Baseball Master

March 16th, 2023  |  1 hr 41 mins

baseball, baseball history, comedy, cy young, drinking, history, mlb, pitcher, sports, sports history

We get to second base with Rube Waddell. His drunken antics and showmanship on the diamond are knocking it out of the park, as he goes squares up with rival pitcher Cy Young. Problem is you just have to get him to stay on the field.

272 - Rube Waddell (pt.1): Part Time Pitcher, Full Time Master Baiter

March 9th, 2023  |  1 hr 52 mins

19th century., 20th century, baseball, baseball history, comedy, drinking, firefighting, history, pitching, sports, sports history

There are some athletes that simply excel in one thing. Their sport. There are other athletes, like Rube WaddeLl, that not only were top of their profession but was an impromptu firefighter, easily distracted by puppies and taught geese how to hopscotch.

49 - Ty Cobb: Baseball's Dirtiest Player slides into your DMs

October 11th, 2018  |  1 hr 26 mins

all star, assault, bad sportsmanship, baseball, bases, brawling, comedy, drinking, fighting, history, legend, murder, playing dirty, podcast, sports, sports legend

Baseball legend Ty Cobb played a dirty game on and off the diamond. His hobbies included…pistol whipping men to death, picking fights with amputees and digging out viscera from between his cleats. His level of violence really knocked it out of the park.

3 - Yogi Berra

November 16th, 2017  |  25 mins 3 secs

baseball, comedy, drinking, dumb, history, sports, yankees