HeyJaredClear the Field Podcast
Clear the Field is a baseball history podcast about when the game goes sideways. From the sepia-toned malarky of the 19th century game to the psychedelic mayhem of the swingin’ 70s, these true stories of baseball’s forfeits, mad scientists, and general mayhem are brought to…
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Slap Hits: Week of September 15, 2026 (opens the original)
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This Week’s Lineup: - Champagne problems in the locker room - Project Runway: Minor League Baseball - Tristan Peters’ 18-pitch at-bat and the White Sox’ “dumb stuff” - The Immaculate Inning and the Abhorrent Inning - Crochet ramping up; Needlepoint shut down for season - Building the lore of the new Women’s Pro Baseball League What’s This? Every few weeks in “Slap Hits,” Ted and I cover whatever has delighted us from present-day baseball (or sometimes things even further afield) in a lightning r
Slap Hits: Week of September 8, 2026 (opens the original)
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This Week’s Lineup: - Why they sell a Cubs-themed parrot at Wrigley Field - Broadcast shenanigans in Houston - Recapping Pope Hat Night and tipping our mitres to the supreme homer - Brand-new old gloves - Travis Bazzana brings cricket into baseball —succeeds Support Us If you’re a fan of the podcast, nothing says it like becoming a paid subscriber at Project 3.18 . Paid subscribers receive some special newsletter perks and help us build on what we’re doing with Clear the Field . You can also fol
The Wrath of Philadelphia’s “Wolves” (opens the original)
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In the conclusion of our deep-dive into a rare baseball forfeit in 1949, an outraged crowd unleashes a veritable grocery store on three stoic umpires. Here’s the first part of the story, in case you need it: Episode Highlights: - The fiercest wolves in baseball - The difference between cute projectiles and ugly projectiles - One fan, one hundred glass bottles thrown - Ted gives this week’s baseball poetry reading - A forfeit swaps one kind of Phillies loss for another - The unsportsmanship of th
The Pop Bottle Forfeit (opens the original)
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In 1949, a team of showboating umpires tangled with the last group of fans still being served (non-alcoholic) drinks in glass bottles. It didn’t end well. Episode Highlights: - The Philadelphia Phillies’ mid-life identity crisis - Three performative umpires - Ted tries to make “Pafko” happen - Shibe Park: No booze, but projectiles welcome - History repeats itself and Richie Ashburn lights a fire under the toughest crowd in sports We’ll be back next week with the conclusion, when the worked-up cr
Slap Hits: Week of August 18, 2026 (opens the original)
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This Week’s Lineup: - A visit to the National Ballpark Museum in Denver - Keeping tabs on author Eric Nusbaum - Wrigley Field needs an F-16 rule - Cal Raleigh and Hack Wilson (Here’s an outstanding write-up of Hack Wilson, the good and the ugly, by writer Jacob Bielecki) - Shifts in starting pitching milestones . Who’s the next pitcher to throw 2,000 innings? Will anyone? - The Altoona Curve and a rabbit hole of train history - Old-school check-in featuring Jefry Yan, Davis Martin, and Sal Stewa
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