Owners and Fans Struggle For Control and Joe Kelley's Case Is Not Lacking Soul

This week we discuss the relationship between sports owners and fans of their temas. We know that those owners have control of their teams, but just how much should they listen to their fandom? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss the 1943 banning of Phillies owner William Cox and subsequent sale of the team. The Cox was banned for gambling, but how good an owner was he and how did his successors the Carpenters do after?

Our Hall of Famer this week is outfielder Joe Kelley. He had a great stretch for a number of years, but was this enough for us to give him our blessing? For our parting shots we talk about Ken Boyer's HOF candidacy and the malaise of the MLB awards season.

Enjoy our new crop of weekly commercials with Mrs and Ken Griffey Jr for Geico, Cito Gaston for Ken Griffey Jr Baseball on SNES, and Jimmy Rollins for Dick's Sporting Goods!

Please join us as we discuss baseball topics and we continue our mission to make The Hall small. We hope you'll enjoy the ride.

Timestamps

This Week In Baseball - 20:55

Hall of Fame Discussion - 34:29

Parting Shots - 45:46