We return to the tried and true Duo of History just in time as Christian and Sam unleash countless dick jokes on one of the worst gaffes ever in sports: Fred Merkle’s Boner. Back when the Cubs won the World Series and The Giants were in New York city, one man DEFINIED the popular insult that carries to this day: “What a bonehead!”
Also in this episode: Merkle was Moneyball before there was Moneyball, math majors pay baseball statician for “services”, Christian is cursed with long, lithe dancer’s legs, the lumbago is not a dance, “I’m a medical scientist, not a historologist”, our best metaphors are comic book ones, Moose McCormick a abomination of nature and science but by god can he swing a bat, they didn’t have camera phones back in 1908 contrary to popular belief, we spend a good 3 minutes (that I cut) trying to make a Don Knotts joke, Christian and Sam regale you with their Harey Carey and Jack Buck impressions, domestic abuse is not a joke…unless you’re Don Knotts, baseball courts controversy, best to interview Ty Cobb while fishing, and all comes to a happy ending at the old ball game!
