The Man Who Followed Jackie Robinson

Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the sports world’s pandemic purgatory. They also ponder what sports feats have still yet to be achieved. Finally, Luke Epplin joins to discuss his book Our Team and the story of Larry Doby, the second player to break baseball’s modern color barrier. Pandemic purgatory (3:11): What to make of the Texas Rangers’ full stadium and the Vancouver Canucks’ 20-plus positive COVID tests. Rare sports feats (20:30): The Padres have, at last, thrown a no-hitter. What achievement can we cross of the list next? Larry Doby (35:37): The first Black player in the American League was a pioneer in his own right. Afterball (54:30): Joel on North Carolina’s JV men’s basketball team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.0	Hi, I'm Josh Levine, Slate's National Editor. This is hanging up and listen for the week of April 12, 2021.
0:47.0	On this week show, we're going to talk about the Texas Rangers opening their stadium at full capacity,
0:52.0	the Vancouver Canucks having more than 20 positive
0:54.8	COVID cases and other scenes from the Sports World's Pandemic Purgatory.
0:59.7	We'll also discuss what sports achievements remain undone now that the San Diego Padres have
1:06.7	thrown their first no hitter.
1:09.1	And Luke Epplin will be here for a conversation about his book Our Team on the 1948 Cleveland Indians and the lesser
1:15.8	known story of the second black player in the major leagues, Larry Dobie.
1:20.8	I'm in Washington, D.C. I'm the author of The Queen and the host of
1:23.7	Slowburn season 4 on David Duke. Also in D.C. I think I got it right this
1:29.2	week. Stephen Fatsus, author of the book Word Freak, in a few seconds of panic.
1:34.5	I just live in fear of getting your location wrong, Stephen.
1:39.2	You tore the pain off the walls last week.
1:42.0	I did. I mean, it was pretty obvious where I was or where I wasn't.
1:46.1	I mean you know what my background looks like here in DC. Is there a Broncos helmet?
1:50.9	Yes, okay. I think we're good. okay. I think you are in DC and with us from the West
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