Stealing Home – The Hardball Times

Stealing Home – The Hardball Times


Latest Episodes

Episode 10 - Chicago
June 19, 2013

In this episode of Stealing Home we look at the baseball history and present of the Windy City. Wrigley tour guide Alex Roberts shares his life as ambassador to one of the most historic places in baseball.   Tom Flynn tal

Episode 9 - Gambling
May 24, 2013

Like or not, gambling and baseball are forever tied. Episode 9 takes a look at that relationship. First, I talk to gambler and author Joe Peta about his book Trading Bases, in which he chronicles his life change from Wall Street trader to gambl

Episode 9: Gambling
May 24, 2013

Like it or not, gambling and baseball are forever tied. Episode 9 takes a look at that relationship.

Episode 8 - The Game Within
May 06, 2013

The games within the games -- the card games, the simulations, and fantasy -- are all highlighted in Episode 8 of Stealing Home. We start off by talking to some old friends of mine and how they spent a summer trading off responsibilities for making

Episode 8: The Game Within
May 06, 2013

The games within the games -- the card games, the simulations, and fantasy -- are all highlighted in Episode 8 of Stealing Home.

Episode 7 - Books
April 22, 2013

    Books are one of the best ways to immerse yourself in baseball, and in Episode 7, we'll discuss many of the best baseball books around. After the news with Chris Cwik, author Tim Brown talks to me about co-authoring Imperfect&nb

Episode 6 - Art
April 08, 2013

In this episode of Stealing Home, the subjects of art and baseball intersect. After the news with Mike Bates, artist Craig Robinson talks to us about his baseball artwork at FlipFlopFlyBall. And illustrator Gary Cieradkowski shares the

Episode 5 - Violence
March 25, 2013

In this episode of Stealing Home we take a peak at the uglier side of baseball, specifically violence. After the news with Chris Cwik, Zach Bowers takes us back to a scary night in Cleveland. Then contributor Mi

Episode 4 - Science!
March 04, 2013

In episode 4 of Stealing Home, we look at different fields of science, and how they intersect with baseball. After the news with Bill Parker, we chat with Dr. Alan Nathan to discuss some of his findings while researching the physics

Episode 3 - International Baseball
February 18, 2013

For episode 3, we go international, and look at baseball in different countries of the world.     After the news with Aaron Gleeman, we chat with writer Jonah Keri about baseball in his hometown of Montreal. Afterwords, we tal