Trickeration

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"Psycho" Steve and the WTF Hall of Fame Vote Aug 31, 2020

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397 baseball writers cast ballots for the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame. 396 didn't vote for J.J. Putz. The one guy just crazy enough to vote for a journeyman relief pitcher confesses why he did and reveals which outlier candidate will be getting his vote in 2021.

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I Hijacked Padres Twitter (and All I Got Were These Lousy Tickets) Aug 24, 2020

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A billion dollar baseball team’s social media is stolen by a random college kid in Michigan. No one is safe, especially not the team’s underperforming second baseman. And a cautionary tale about an MLB player forever haunted by two words scribbled on the end of a bat, and the man who became obsessed with him.

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How Joey Votto Became Mr. Roboto Aug 17, 2020

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Exactly one person on the planet has "tweak MLB players" in their job description. A conversation with the Atlanta Braves employee hired to come up with out-of-left-field ways to invade opponent hitters' headspace.

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Michael Jordan and the Man Behind the Mascot Aug 10, 2020

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An LA story about a fan in disguise who snuck into Dodger Stadium and stormed the dugout to show the team what they were missing. And a conversation about mystery with Michael Jordan.

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The Hurdler Was a Spy Aug 03, 2020

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Former Olympic hopeful Liam Collins reveals for the first time the undercover tactics he used to infiltrate the secret world of drug cheats.

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The Case of the Missing Bat Stretcher Jul 27, 2020

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A former Yankee batboy recalls how Don Mattingly pranked him on his first day on the job. And a Nuggets ballboy has a cautionary tale about punking the team’s star player.

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Jim Abbott on How to Avoid Tipping Jul 20, 2020

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Iconic lefty pitcher Jim Abbott talks pitch tipping, base coach spies, and the unwritten rule breaker that threatened to spoil the greatest game of his life.

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The Art of Sneaking In Jul 13, 2020

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A Super Bowl sneak and a fake baseball reporter reveal the secrets of breaching stadium security, and explain how you can attend major sporting events without a ticket.

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Hockey Goons Guide to Stopping Vladimir Putin Jul 06, 2020

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American filmmaker Jon Alpert sneaks onto the ice for a hockey game with notorious thug and crappy hockey player Vladamir Putin. Alpert's mission: stop Putin from scoring, by any means necessary. And later, we hop into the Trickeration time machine for the origin story of the greatest NHL prospect that didn't exist.

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How to Survive a Shaq Attack Jun 29, 2020

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Longtime Lakers trainer Gary Vitti details the time he mistakenly tried to resist Officer Shaquille O'Neal. Vitti also gives the tick-tock of the most elaborate rookie prank in NBA history, and shares a tale of spying on the '80's Celtics.

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