247 - "A Stranger Among His Own Kind:" Rogers Hornsby (Texans in the Hall)

247 - "A Stranger Among His Own Kind:" Rogers Hornsby (Texans in the Hall)

Author: A podcast about baseball, music and culture. April 27, 2025 Duration: 51:46
Rogers Hornsby won seven batting titles, hit .358 in his 23-year Major League career and remains the all-time batting average leader both among right handed hitters and in the National League. He managed the 1926 St. Louis Cardinals to franchise's first World Series title only to be traded two months later in a salary dispute. Hornsby's career and personal life were marked by conflict, antagonism, lawsuits, acrimony and bitterness. But the man could hit. This week we return to our series, Tex...

You might find yourself wondering how a perfect double play and a classic guitar riff are connected, or what a stadium anthem says about the year it topped the charts. That’s the kind of territory explored on Hooks & Runs. This isn't just a series of interviews, though you’ll hear conversations with fascinating figures from the sports and music industries. It’s also a place for thoughtful commentary, where the co-hosts draw lines between the crack of a bat and a cultural moment, between a legendary concert and a legendary season. They dig into both current headlines and forgotten history, finding the stories where pop culture and the national pastime intersect. Each episode feels like a relaxed, insightful conversation that could start with a baseball statistic and end with a music theory debate. New installments of this podcast arrive roughly every Thursday, offering a consistent dose of their unique blend. If you’ve ever felt that the narratives of baseball and the rhythms of music speak a similar language, this podcast provides the commentary to translate.
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Duration: 48:48
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203 - Magical Matagorda Bay w/ Kimberly Ridley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:14
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202 - They've Got a Show About Everything! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:45
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201 - One Year Wonders - Closers Edition [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:04
This week, Craig and Rex talk about closers who had one great year then -- nothing after that, along with anticipating Francis Ford Coppola's new film. -->Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tT8d3pVUsN -->You can suppor…
199 - The Good, the Not Really That Bad and the Ultimately Ugly [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:13
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198 - Johnny Mize: Born to Hit w/ Jerry Grillo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:04
Jerry Grillo, author of "Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize," (Univ. of Nebraska Press, 2024) joins us this week for a wide-ranging, fast-paced interview about this legendary Cardinal, Giant and Yank…
197 - Bill Veeck, The Second Act w/ Dan Helpingstine [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:56
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