Episode 18: Mike Veeck
We Effed Up
English - June 28, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHistory Society & Culture history historic ancient commentary historic figures famous people Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Welcome to the eighteenth episode of “We Effed Up,” where we talk about one of the strangest nights in the history of baseball.
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