Richard Hershberger
Baseball historian and author (including Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball) who appears as the episode's Past Blast guest to discuss the 150th anniversary of the National League and its early history.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 1h 52min
Effectively Wild Episode 2435: Oddsball Ideas
Richard Hershberger, baseball historian and author of Strike Four, joins to mark the National League’s 150th. He traces why the NL was formed and the early struggles of the 1876 clubs. Short, lively conversation about how the league adapted, the businessmen who built it, and whether the NL still means the same thing in today’s centralized game.
