All About Baseball with Byron Copley

All About Baseball with Byron Copley


Latest Episodes

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.

Why Did The Detroit Tigers Sign Javier Baez to a Six-Year Contract?
January 14, 2025

This podcast doesn't answer this question. It answers why the Tigers shouldn't have, as I said more than three years ago, before Baez made his first plate appearance in a Tigers' uniform. I delve into

At What Price Victory, MLB?
January 09, 2025

What does it cost a Major League team in dollars and cents to send one of its hitters on the roster to simply stride to the plate, no matter what the outcome may be? What are Major League teams paying

Enhancing the Little League Baseball In-Game Experience
January 05, 2025

Consider these minor reforms in this podcast that could make the Little League Baseball more compelling, competitive, and compressed. The one that some may consider most radical is the one that I cons

Looking Back, Looking Ahead
January 01, 2025

In the initial podcast of 2025, I turn the corner to begin my second year of sharing my passion for the game of baseball with a like-minded audience. This podcast re-establishes the reasons why I init

Al Kaline’s Rude Introduction to the Detroit Tigers
December 28, 2024

Al Kaline, first-ballot Hall of Fame right fielder for the Detroit Tigers, whose career spanned 22 seasons from 1953 to 1974, was rejected, ostracized, and ridiculed by many teammates during his rooki

Rob Manfred’s Gone Batty
December 21, 2024

A listener sent me a link to a story that revealed the latest in a long line of "reforms" that Rob Manfred, MLB Commissioner, has proposed to "enhance" the game of baseball and "engage" the fans more

When Baseball Became Work
December 17, 2024

The transition from Little League baseball to playing for my Junior High was abrupt, blunt, and unapologetic. Here's just a sample of the experience, that occurred in the spring of 1970. My no-nonsens