Vik breaks down his favorite play-by-play call in baseball history: Duane Kuiper's work on Barry Bonds' 756th career home run. How an epic story told over multiple careers and lifetimes led to a few of the most hauntingly poetic words ever uttered in a br

Guest host Varun Raghupathi joins Jacob and Vik to present his canondate: the oft overshadowed Brian Jordan. Jordan was nothing but an utterly competent and valuable piece on multiple playoff teams in both the NFL and MLB. But whether it was being in the

Jacob canonizes one of the many inane schemes of famed former Oakland A's owner Charlie Finley: the designated runner. Herb Washington was perhaps the fastest man on earth and easily the fastest man in the major leagues when he signed for the princely 197

Jacob and Vik are joined again by Matt Wilson and Jimmy Arvan to load up a great week of content. First, the guys reflect on a whirlwind week in which Toy Cannon Canon was a rising entity on KBO Twitter (0:57). Then they re-introduce the concept behind Th

Vik and Jacob are joined by special guest Noah Averick to trumpet the Hall of Fame cases for three borderline candidates. Jacob's nominee was an icon and a machine when it came to 30 homer/30 steal campaigns, but the advanced metrics don't quite reflect h

Special guest Noah Averick justifies the HOF case for an all-time head case. In an era stacked to the gills with talented and productive wide receivers, Noah's pick tends to get lost in the shuffle. He moved to a few different cities, had a plethora of of

Alongside Jacob and guest Noah Averick, Vik canonizes one of the great underappreciated players of the early 2000s: Bobby Abreu. Stuck on underachieving Phillies teams, Abreu got little national attention and his critics were louder than his supporters. H

Jacob presents the HOF case for Alfonso Soriano, one of the most potent power/speed combos ever. Joined by Vik and guest Noah Averick, we go through Soriano's eye-popping counting stats, underwhelming advanced metrics, and undeniable icon status during hi

Welcome to the first edition of our Monday series: "Loading the Canon". Vik & Jacob detail what's coming up on this week's episode of The Canon (0:43). Then Jimmy Arvan and Matt Wilson join to play the Baseball Prospectus Annual Game, where contestants re

Jimmy Arvan comes back on as a guest for a varied class of inductees. First, Vik canonizes the unsung component of the Backyard Sports catalog (2:57). Jimmy takes us back over 100 years to a college football legend whose winning ways and dour demeanor mad