All About Baseball with Byron Copley

All About Baseball with Byron Copley


Latest Episodes

The Head-First Slide is Not a Heads-Up Play
March 12, 2025

In this podcast, I offer three reasons why a head-first slide is not recommended by me, an alternative that is far more effective and safer, and a description of an my makeshift office-studio and the

“Wilson! I’m Sorry!”
March 06, 2025

This podcast reflects on a couple of memorable heckling experiences that I witnessed 40 years apart. The first was at Tiger Stadium in 1971 with my girlfriend. The second was at Comerica Park in 2011

The Rundown on Rundowns
February 26, 2025

We learned how to execute rundown situations during neighborhood games of pickle. Having watched several random videos of major league baseball players failing to retire trapped runners on the basepat

The Automated Ball-Strike System is Not Perfect
February 21, 2025

The Automated Ball-Strike system (ABS) has intruded into Major League Baseball Spring Training games. In this podcast, I refute the wisdom and necessity of using it at this level of play, because it w

Alex Bregman is Not Worth 40 Million Dollars a Year
February 15, 2025

In this podcast, I apply the numbers that, in my opinion, prove that the performance Alex Bregman is expected to produce at the plate in 2025 is not proportionate to his $40,000,000 salary, especially

Missed Opportunities
February 10, 2025

The 50th podcast of All About Baseball recalls two encounters I had when I was 14, in the summer of 1971. The first was a brief phone call with Detroit Tiger outfielder, Jim Northrup, who, out of left

Who’s to Blame for the Walk-Up Song?
February 05, 2025

That's the question that this podcast answers. Virtually non-existent before the MLB baseball strike of 1994, the walk-up song was ubiquitous by the end of the 1990s. Yet, its origins can be traced to

Immaculate Grid: The Ultimate Baseball Trivia Game
January 29, 2025

I discovered this game, Immaculate Grid, a few years ago, and I consider it the best baseball trivia game I've ever played. In this podcast, I complete a specific grid and (attempt) to explain how the

The Honorable Sacrifice of “Jack T. Jamison”
January 22, 2025

"Jack T. Jamison" (not his real name) is one of 4,486 Major League Baseball players who never got to make a 10th plate appearance. The story as to why is the the subject of this podcast, the details o

Remembering Bob Uecker
January 16, 2025

This podcast adds to the litany of responses in reaction to the passing of Bob Uecker (1934 - 2025), but it focuses on the fact that this funny and famous man remained humble throughout his life.