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Press Box Chronicles

Welcome to Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman—the show where a cranky middle-aged sports writer who has seen it all takes you behind the scenes and into the stories. Bringing Journalism back. I’m your host, Jeff Pearlman

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  • English

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  • #74
    Monday · 30 min

    Albert Belle Was The Most Un-Hinged Baseball Player Of All-Time

    Today, we're diving into one of the most terrifying, scariest, mean, nasty, un-hinged baseball players of all-time. A guy who teammates disliked, opponents feared and fans hated. Today, we dive into the strange, complex, enigmatic Albert Belle.

  • #73
    August 17 · 32 min

    Alcohol, Drugs, Strippers & Dingers - The '93 Phillies INSANE Run To The World Series

    Today, we're diving in to - in my opinion - the last, most INSANE team in MLB history - the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies. This team rivaled the '84 Padres & the '86 Mets with World Series runs, they rivaled the level of insane, bat-sh*t craziness that each of those teams had, too. And that's what we're going to dive into today on the Press Box Chronicles.

  • #72
    August 10 · 18 min

    The Story Behind The WORST Greatest Athlete List Of All-Time

    Today, we're diving into what was one of the worst things I've ever worked on. Back in 1999, Sports Illustrated's decided it wanted to make an end of the century 50 Greatest Athletes Of All-Time List. Except, they wanted to do it by state. Yes, 50 of the greatest ahtletes of all-time, in each state. For all 50 states. It went about as poorly as you would think.

  • #70
    July 27 · 28 min

    Two Generational Athletes, One Fatal Addiction: The Tragedy of Len Bias & Don Rogers

    Today, we're diving into one of the most requested stories we've ever gotten on this channel, except, with a twist. It's 1986 and the NBA has one of the most promising athletes coming out of college: Len Bias of Maryland for the NBA. Meanwhile, in the NFL, Don Rogers is beginning to establish himself as an all-time defensive back. Then, within the same week, tragedy struck.

  • #68
    July 13 · 26 min

    Drugs, S*x and Crime: The REAL story of the NBA's Portland Jail-blazers

    A couple months ago, Netflix's UNTOLD docuseries did a piece on the early-2000's Portland Trailblazers, unaffectionately known as the 'Jailblazers.' What followed was one of the laziest pieces of storytelling that I've seen. Here is the REAL story of the Portland Jailblazers of the early 2000s.

  • #66
    June 1 · 32 min

    I Spent Weeks Chasing Allen Iverson. Then My Phone Rang.

    It's the Season 3 Finale! Our final episode of the season takes a look at one of the most influential, culturally important figures in NBA history: Allen Iverson. Except in this story, it's my first-hand account of flying all over the east coast to land an interview with AI for Sports Illustrated, getting blown off left and right, only to have the most incredible, amazing act of kindness put a bow on my whole experience.

  • #65
    May 25 · 25 min

    The WORST Mascot In The History Of Sports - The Crazy Crab

    Today, we're diving into a sports-adjacent story that has haunted many fans for decades. In 1984, the San Francisco Giants debuted one of the most hilarious, horrendous and absurd mascots in sports history. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you The Crazy Crab.

  • #62
    May 4 · 26 min

    David Wells And The Story I Wish I Never Wrote At Sports Illustrated

    Today, we're diving into one of my most embarrassing, regrettable, egregious stories of all time. I'm a young, 20-something year old writer at Sports Illustrated, sent to Toronto, Canada to profile one of the best pitchers in baseball at the time: David Wells. What happened next still gives me embarrassment to this day.

  • #61
    April 27 · 25 min

    The Rise, Fall & Rebirth of former Baltimore Ravens Running Back Ray Rice

    Today's subject matter is very difficult. It's a look into the saga of Ray Rice, the former Baltimore Ravens running back who was caught on camera assaulting his wife in February 2014. Today, we're diving into the rise, fall and rebirth of Ray Rice on the Press Box Chronicles.

  • #60
    April 20 · 28 min

    Hometown Hero: The Small-Town Pitcher Who Reached MLB

    Today, we're diving into a story that hits home - literally. Today, we're talking about hometown heroes, and how Dave Fleming, from my little town in New York, made it all the way to the Major Leagues.

  • #59
    April 13 · 24 min

    Mark McGwire: Baseball's Biggest Phony

    For the last few weeks, we've highlighted the good guys, the good stories, and the feel good moments of being a journalist covering sports. Not today. Today, we're diving into the biggest phony I've ever covered in baseball, and a guy who cheated his way to one of the most historic seasons in MLB history.

  • #57
    March 30 · 24 min

    YINKA DARE | The Coolest Name But Most Insane NBA Lottery Pick Of All-Time

    Today, we're diving into one of the worst draft picks of all-time, and a guy with perhaps the coolest name of all-time: Yinka Dare. It's 1991, and while driving down the side of a road in Lagos, Nigeria, a 6'10" Yinka Dare was discovered, having never played basketball before. What happened next started out as a fairytale story, but quickly ends in nightmare fashion.

  • #56
    March 23 · 24 min

    The Nicest Athlete In All Of Sports | Major League Baseball's Sean Casey

    People gravitate towards a**holes -- If you watch this show, you know some of our biggest episodes are about the biggest a**holes in sports. But today, we're going in a different direction. Today, we're talking about arguably the nicest human to walk the Earth, and certainly the nicest athlete in MLB history: Sean Casey.

  • #55
    March 16 · 26 min

    How Prison Life Led To The Baseball Diamond | The Ron LeFlore Story

    We've had some insane stories on the is show, but today might take the cake. It's 1969, and Ron LeFlore is a kid in Detroit who goes to prison for armed robbery, stealing $35,000 in cash. Less than 5 years later, having never played sports in his life, he's the starting centerfielder for the Detroit Tigers.

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