Tim Newby on Pete Browning

Matt interviews author and journalist Tim Newby about his upcoming book The Life and Times of Forgotten Baseball Legend Pete Browning: The Original Louisville Slugger. They talk about Pete’s mastoiditis and how it was the root cause of his alcoholism, his basement full of baseball bats and his case for induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Later Matt & Tim do a mini preview of the upcoming Baltimore Orioles season and chat about the similarities between jambands and baseball.

https://www.kentuckypress.com/9781985900851/the-original-louisville-slugger

Music: Box Scores - The Baseball Project Whiskey Before Breakfast - Leftover Salmon

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