We are back to take a deep dive into the trade deadline - the weird trades, the good trades, and every trade in between! Plus, our take on the Skubal drama, Paul Skenes no-hitter, a car jacker, and a Holy Shit Season eclipsed by the greatest season ever!

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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.

Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

It's our All Star Week Special! In honor of the best in baseball getting together for the Midsummer Classic, we take a look at some of the worst All Star Games ever played, and rundown objectively the least-deserving All Stars of all time! Plus, big shoe news, immaculate innings, OMG, and more!

We will be off next week!

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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.

Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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Sports Illustrated: 10 Worst MLB All-Star Games Ever

Bleed Cubbie BlueWorst MLB All-Star Game Ever: A Look Back

OMG - Candelita / Jose Iglesias

IronCoveCustoms Baseball Dice Game - Etsy

This week we break down all the reasons to keep watching your favorite baseball team even when the season is past salvaging. Plus, a look at the All Star roster and the major snubs, other fun baseball news, furries, and more!

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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.

Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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Journal of Sports Sciences: The joy of sports: How watching sports can boost well-being

APA: Speaking of Psychology: The psychology of sports fans, with Daniel Wann, PhD

Summer Games Done Quick 2024- Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB by Peanut Butter the Dog & JSR_ in 29:48

With the recent success of the Mets and Astros, we ask when exactly is a season dead, and what are some of the craziest climbs in baseball history? Plus, a modern miracle has a "Holy Shit Season" and the Home Run Derby gets a shakeup!

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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.

Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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The Athletic: As gap between Triple A and MLB widens, is the minor league reset fading away?

CBS: The greatest second-half comebacks in MLB history

Space Macs: Do Androids Dream of Electric Space?

Matt's wife Ashley Kok joins the show as fill-in co-host as we look at the history of ballparks - where they came from and how they evolved over time. Plus, a baseball-related contract killer strikes in England, a pirate tries to meet the Pirates, and more!

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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.

Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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• Baseball Stadium History
• History of Baseball Stadiums Part One: The Good Old Days

• 5 Historical Baseball Stadiums
• Types of ballparks
• Union Grounds

This week we cover controversial "ballhawk" Zack Hample and try to figure out what his deal is. Plus, more gambling news, getting "Abreu'ed", and more!

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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.

Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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FOOTNOTES MLB: Zack Hample vs. The World The New Yorker / Reeves Wiedman: Ballhawks US Sport History: Catching History: Doug Hakey Chases Baseballs For Glory NYPost: Why this ballhawk is baseball’s most hated fan

In light of the recent controversies around sports betting, we take a look at baseball's history and current troubled relationship with gambling. Plus, a new chapter in "Holy Shit Seasons," a recap of the London Series, and more!

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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.

Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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• 2024 Athletic Player Poll
• ESPN: Two distinct periods of gambling
• Washington Post: MLB embraced gambling while trying to preserve its integrity. It’s a big bet.
• Athletic: After MLB’s reckoning on sports betting offenders, what can leagues do to enforce the rules?
• Athletic: Player suspensions are another example of MLB’s delicate dance with gambling
• Athletic: MLB bans Padres’ Tucupita Marcano permanently for betting on baseball
• The Conversation: How Gambling Built Baseball and Then Almost Destroyed It
• USA Today: Getting death threats from aggrieved gamblers, MLB players starting to fear for their safety

Carl is joined by guest host (and his wife) Katie Mizell (Cheap Smut podcast) to talk about being married to a baseball fanatic and to take a deep dive into out queer pro baseball players throughout history in honor of Pride Month! Plus, we say goodbye to Angel Hernandez, hello to Negro League stats, "what the hell" to gambling, and more!

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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.

Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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Main link: Meet the 14 out gay players in Major League and minor league baseball history

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