249 episodes

Jeff and Mark talk about the funny, odd and always entertaining history and characters from the greatest game there is, baseball. It's like if the San Diego Chicken and the Philly Fanatic had a baby that was raised by Max Patkin. Grab a hot dog and an adult beverage and "let's play two!"

Two Strike Noise - A Baseball History Podcast twostrikenoise

    • Sports
    • 4.9 • 49 Ratings

Jeff and Mark talk about the funny, odd and always entertaining history and characters from the greatest game there is, baseball. It's like if the San Diego Chicken and the Philly Fanatic had a baby that was raised by Max Patkin. Grab a hot dog and an adult beverage and "let's play two!"

    Episode 248 - The Animal, Brad Lesley

    Episode 248 - The Animal, Brad Lesley

    What a weird week it’s been in baseball. Bees, cats and sausages are only the tip of the iceberg. Beanballs in Philly before a game, the Rockies refuse to take the lead and blue collar baseball cards are now a thing. But this is a baseball history podcast, so let’s talk about Brad Lesley. The Animal played briefly in MLB, but he became a star both on the field and on the silver screen once he moved to Japan. A mixture of professional wrestler and fireball closer, Lesley was our kind of guy.Game two of Wax Pack Heroes is a great one if you’re a fan of manager cards. Somebody has to be a fan of manager cards, right?
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    We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
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    • 56 min
    Episode 247 - It’s 420 Somewhere

    Episode 247 - It’s 420 Somewhere

    A week late but never a nug short. This episode is all about April 20th. Who has the best 420 name in baseball history? Who was the best player to debut on 420? How good was the real Lil Stoner and how much would he make in endorsements today? We crunch the numbers and do the math. The new season of Wax Pack Heroes is here! Extra wax this season.
    Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
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    We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
    #podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Episode 246 - The Wrestling Episode w/Brad Balukjian

    Episode 246 - The Wrestling Episode w/Brad Balukjian

    We finally did it, we’re gonna talk baseball AND wrestling this week in honor of WrestleMania. Helping us in two time guest, author Brad Balukjian who has another book, The Six Pack that follows a similar to his first book The Wax Pack. But it’s not all body slams and choke slams, we also talk about minor league promotions, a team full of George Constanza’s, Kenny Lofton learned who the real Man of Steal was from Ron Washington and the long line of Giants Left Fielders. We also open up a pack of baseball card with Brad as The Wax Pack takes on Wax Pack Heroes.
    Get Brads latest book here - https://www.thebradpack.com/
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    We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
    #podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Episode 245 - Tales from the Dugout v37

    Episode 245 - Tales from the Dugout v37

    Our final spring training episode we’re ready to start the season. We dug up a Jorge Posada highlight we had never seen before as well as listen to a Boomer from the 80’s saying Boomer things about baseball, our show fact is pretty heavy but still good with a bat and we have our first debut of the season!Our main segment we talk about a Negro League player we’ve never talked about before, little known WW1 veterans in the big leagues, highlight some historic NPB things that later showed up in MLB and ofcourse some Seinfeld talk.Wax Pack Heroes is back for an exhibition game as we test out some new rules direct from the commissioners office. 
    Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
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    We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
    #podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Episode 244 - Parisian Bob Caruthers

    Episode 244 - Parisian Bob Caruthers

    Joey Votto is back! He’s a man of the people and we’re here for it. We also hear a story from Will Clark about some guy stealing bases, find out what cigarettes the 1934 World Champions smoke, listen to Keith Hernandez learn about Mets jerseys in real time and learn a couple of 244 facts.This week’s main story is about Bob Caruthers, he was Shohei Ohtani 135 years before Shohei Ohtani. He won 40 games multiple times on the mound while leading the league in on base with the bat. He also gave birth to a great team nickname and just might be responsible for the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry.Wax Pack Heroes is back for an exhibition game as we test out some new rules direct from the commissioners office. 
    Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
    Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/TwoStrikeNoise/Instagram - @twostrikenoiseBluesky - @twostrikenoise.bsky.socialThreads - @twostrikenoiseTwitter - @twostrikenoiseTwo Strike Noise on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvh7epD-mqT9qCIV7CNqhogTwitch - https://www.twitch.tv/twostrikenoiseE-mail - twostrikenoise@gmail.com
    We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
    #podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Episode 243 - George Burns, but Not That George Burns

    Episode 243 - George Burns, but Not That George Burns

    Still spring training but we’re in mid season form. This week we tackle the hard hitting topics in baseball like reviewing Lance Parrish’ appearance on Different Strokes, Dwayne Murphy still getting paid by MC Hammer, George Brett wants a bathroom upgrade from Royals Stadium and does singing the national anthem before a game really matter?Our main topic this week is all about George Burns. Not the actor, but the baseball player he actually took his stage name from. A MVP and great hitter Mark has one of the greatest stories of the dangers of foul balls at baseball games can be!Wax Pack Heroes is back for an exhibition game as we test out some new rules direct from the commissioners office. 
    Don’t forget, you can leave us a message at 607-216-8811. 
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    We pull ALOT of commons in Wax Pack Heroes. If you've got those Tom Foley or Ernest Riles cards just sitting around you can donate those commons to charity and maybe spark a child's interest in baseball and collecting. Find out more here: http://commons4kids.org/
    #podernfamily #podnation #baseball #mlb #history #podcast #baseballcards

    • 1 hr 3 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
49 Ratings

49 Ratings

SirFrancisPoppycockIV ,

One of the best baseball podcasts out there

Love the show, very entertaining, and very informative about baseball history!

Stevenvanb ,

Big baseball fan

I am a huge New York Yankees fan and baseball is my most favorite sport.

yoga.aha ,

It’s a pepper in a pickle!

Hence the phrase: caught in a pickle. I honestly thought you were trying to reference Pickle, but I was wrong, I will take the fine! (We would play Pickle while tail-gating before going into every game at County Stadium.) Also please also note that it is 1 RBI and then 2 RBI’s etc…. The apostrophe indicating that the s may be assigned to any letter in the abbreviation. (&, yes, This was just meant to just get your goat!) ;) I think it’s Le Batard that goes on an absolute rant about this RBI thing, in a short ad for his program…. It’s pretty funny. HR’s are tatters and RBI’s are pickles.

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