Episode 319: "Ted Sullivan, Barnacle of Baseball"

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March 17, 2022 • 38 mins

Ted Sullivan, once known as "the Daddy of Baseball," is almost entirely forgotten today. Author Pat O'Neill joins us to discuss the life of the Irish immigrant who discovered Charles Comiskey, took baseball international and coined the word 'fan.'

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