Craig Estlinbaum
@craigest.bsky.social
Co-Host at Hooks & Runs, a podcast about baseball, music & culture. Astro fan. Last concert attended - Turnstile. Any opinions expressed are mine and mine alone.
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I haven’t seen such bad clutch pitching and hitting by a home team in a Game 7 since the 2019 Houston Astros.
May the Dodgers henceforth meet the same fate as the 2020+ Nationals.
May the Dodgers henceforth meet the same fate as the 2020+ Nationals.
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I haven’t seen such bad clutch pitching and hitting by a home team in a Game 7 since the 2019 Houston Astros.
May the Dodgers henceforth meet the same fate as the 2020+ Nationals.
May the Dodgers henceforth meet the same fate as the 2020+ Nationals.
Let’s see what the Dodgers can do with the bases loaded and 1 out.
November 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Let’s see what the Dodgers can do with the bases loaded and 1 out.
264 - Texans in the Hall: Joe Morgan.
Morgan won 2 MVP Awards from the heart of the Big Red Machine lineup. His name also causes Astro fans of a certain age to cringe. The point of baseball is to acquire players like Joe Morgan - not to trade them away.
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Morgan won 2 MVP Awards from the heart of the Big Red Machine lineup. His name also causes Astro fans of a certain age to cringe. The point of baseball is to acquire players like Joe Morgan - not to trade them away.
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264 - Texans in the Hall: Joe Morgan
Podcast Episode · Hooks & Runs · 09/25/2025 · 51m
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September 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
264 - Texans in the Hall: Joe Morgan.
Morgan won 2 MVP Awards from the heart of the Big Red Machine lineup. His name also causes Astro fans of a certain age to cringe. The point of baseball is to acquire players like Joe Morgan - not to trade them away.
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Morgan won 2 MVP Awards from the heart of the Big Red Machine lineup. His name also causes Astro fans of a certain age to cringe. The point of baseball is to acquire players like Joe Morgan - not to trade them away.
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The #Astros have set some perverse record for most time lost to injuries, but most teams have had tons of injuries, especially to their pitching staffs.
So where exactly will MLB find the extra 70-75 MLB-quality pitchers it will need to field two expansion teams? Do pitchers grow on trees?
So where exactly will MLB find the extra 70-75 MLB-quality pitchers it will need to field two expansion teams? Do pitchers grow on trees?
September 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The #Astros have set some perverse record for most time lost to injuries, but most teams have had tons of injuries, especially to their pitching staffs.
So where exactly will MLB find the extra 70-75 MLB-quality pitchers it will need to field two expansion teams? Do pitchers grow on trees?
So where exactly will MLB find the extra 70-75 MLB-quality pitchers it will need to field two expansion teams? Do pitchers grow on trees?
We do not need is a 24-28 team FBS playoff. Instead, let's expand the regular season from 12 to 13 games and play them over 15 weeks. Let's require every team to play at least one non-conf. game on the road (not on neutral) as a qualifier for any playoffs or bowls. www.cbssports.com/college-foot...
Big Ten discussing College Football Playoff expansion proposal to 24, 28 teams
The Big Ten developed new models it may soon communicate with other FBS commissioners, sources tell CBS Sports.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We do not need is a 24-28 team FBS playoff. Instead, let's expand the regular season from 12 to 13 games and play them over 15 weeks. Let's require every team to play at least one non-conf. game on the road (not on neutral) as a qualifier for any playoffs or bowls. www.cbssports.com/college-foot...
No offense to Jason Alexander, but if you’re running Jason Alexander, barely a AAAA pitcher, out there in a late September game that matters, you’re kidding yourself. Undrafted FA, 32 years old, 142 MLB IP coming in, began the season in Las Vegas.
September 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
No offense to Jason Alexander, but if you’re running Jason Alexander, barely a AAAA pitcher, out there in a late September game that matters, you’re kidding yourself. Undrafted FA, 32 years old, 142 MLB IP coming in, began the season in Las Vegas.
Banner - From left to right, Lou Gehrig, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth; photo taken in April 1928 by International Newsreel. Speaker and Cobb were at the center of a major gambling scandal following the 1926 season that saw both players forced to resign as manager of their respective teams.
September 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Banner - From left to right, Lou Gehrig, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth; photo taken in April 1928 by International Newsreel. Speaker and Cobb were at the center of a major gambling scandal following the 1926 season that saw both players forced to resign as manager of their respective teams.
New Episode!
263 - The Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker Gambling Scandal of 1926 w/ Dan Taylor
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263 - The Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker Gambling Scandal of 1926 w/ Dan Taylor
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September 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
New Episode!
263 - The Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker Gambling Scandal of 1926 w/ Dan Taylor
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263 - The Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker Gambling Scandal of 1926 w/ Dan Taylor
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262 - Rube and Bill Foster: Texans in the Hall
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262 - Rube and Bill Foster: Texans in the Hall - Hooks & Runs
Andrew "Rube" and William "Bill" Foster were half-brothers born in Calvert, Texas, 25 years apart. Rube (b. 1879) left home in the late 90s to pitch for barnstorming teams deep into the late teens. He...
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September 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
262 - Rube and Bill Foster: Texans in the Hall
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Banner: Rube Foster, Chicago American Giants with an unidentified white player from a Joliet, IL, team. Foster, 37, managed the American Giants and occasionally pitched. He was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
September 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Banner: Rube Foster, Chicago American Giants with an unidentified white player from a Joliet, IL, team. Foster, 37, managed the American Giants and occasionally pitched. He was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
Since June 30, the Astros are 25-28.
The Astros have scored 47 runs in 16 games, August 15-31 (2.93 r/g) - 26 came in the first 3 games in the Oriole series at Camden.
The Astros have scored 47 runs in 16 games, August 15-31 (2.93 r/g) - 26 came in the first 3 games in the Oriole series at Camden.
September 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Since June 30, the Astros are 25-28.
The Astros have scored 47 runs in 16 games, August 15-31 (2.93 r/g) - 26 came in the first 3 games in the Oriole series at Camden.
The Astros have scored 47 runs in 16 games, August 15-31 (2.93 r/g) - 26 came in the first 3 games in the Oriole series at Camden.
The Rick Wise Interview - Wise once pitched an official CG no-hitter and hit two HRs in the same game. He is the only player in big league history to accomplish this incredible feat.
Do you think there is even a slim chance a big league player someday, somehow, repeats Wise's accomplishment.
The Rick Wise Interview - Wise once pitched an official CG no-hitter and hit two HRs in the same game. He is the only player in big league history to accomplish this incredible feat.
Do you think there is even a slim chance a big league player someday, somehow, repeats Wise's accomplishment.
258 - "I Was a Kid Too Back Then" w/ Rick Wise - Hooks & Runs | iHeart
<p>Rick Wise pitched 18 seasons in the big league, beginning with is rookie year for the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies. He won 188 games in that span and achieved some notable milestones, including becom...
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August 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The Rick Wise Interview - Wise once pitched an official CG no-hitter and hit two HRs in the same game. He is the only player in big league history to accomplish this incredible feat.
Do you think there is even a slim chance a big league player someday, somehow, repeats Wise's accomplishment.
The Rick Wise Interview - Wise once pitched an official CG no-hitter and hit two HRs in the same game. He is the only player in big league history to accomplish this incredible feat.
Do you think there is even a slim chance a big league player someday, somehow, repeats Wise's accomplishment.
Episode 258 - “‘I Was a Kid Too Back Then’ w/ Rick Wise
Rick Wise won 188 games in an 18-yr big league career. He joined us this week to talk no-hitters, World Series, old ballparks and more.
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Rick Wise won 188 games in an 18-yr big league career. He joined us this week to talk no-hitters, World Series, old ballparks and more.
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Podcast Episode · Hooks & Runs · 08/14/2025 · 54m
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August 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Episode 258 - “‘I Was a Kid Too Back Then’ w/ Rick Wise
Rick Wise won 188 games in an 18-yr big league career. He joined us this week to talk no-hitters, World Series, old ballparks and more.
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Rick Wise won 188 games in an 18-yr big league career. He joined us this week to talk no-hitters, World Series, old ballparks and more.
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Has anyone ever been DFA or its equivalent the day after hitting a grand slam?
August 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Has anyone ever been DFA or its equivalent the day after hitting a grand slam?
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August 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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TV Dolls album release show at White Oak Music Hall.
July 27, 2025 at 6:16 AM
TV Dolls album release show at White Oak Music Hall.
Episode 255 is released.
255 - Major League Baseball Needs to Think Globally
Podcast Episode · Hooks & Runs · 07/26/2025 · 47m
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July 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Episode 255 is released.
Bucket list movie.
The release date for Coyote Vs. Acme has been announced at San Diego Comic Con. The film will officially be released in theaters on August 28, 2026. Cannot wait to see this on the big screen!
July 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Bucket list movie.
I’m going to see TV Dolls on Saturday at Houston’s White Oak Music Hall for their debut album release concert. I haven’t seen a new act in a while so I’m looking forward to the show, if not the drive home. #tvdolls #newmusic #livemusic #concert
July 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I’m going to see TV Dolls on Saturday at Houston’s White Oak Music Hall for their debut album release concert. I haven’t seen a new act in a while so I’m looking forward to the show, if not the drive home. #tvdolls #newmusic #livemusic #concert
On July 21, 1928, 20-year old Jimmy Foxx hit a home run completely out of Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. Here’s the description of the blast, written by James C Isaminger in the next day’s Phil. Inquirer.
July 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
On July 21, 1928, 20-year old Jimmy Foxx hit a home run completely out of Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. Here’s the description of the blast, written by James C Isaminger in the next day’s Phil. Inquirer.
After the 1911 season, Tiger great Ty Cobb signed w/ a stock company to star in "The College Widow," a play by George Ade. Cobb toured with the troupe for 10 weeks drawing some positive reviews. One critic wrote Cobb was "a better ballplayer than any actor, and a better actor than any ballplayer."
July 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
After the 1911 season, Tiger great Ty Cobb signed w/ a stock company to star in "The College Widow," a play by George Ade. Cobb toured with the troupe for 10 weeks drawing some positive reviews. One critic wrote Cobb was "a better ballplayer than any actor, and a better actor than any ballplayer."
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On this day (July 20) in 2013 the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park (now Daiken Park) 4-2. The Mariners had just 1 hit in the game - a 2-run double by Michael Saunders in the 7th inning. Seattle scored two in the sixth on 2 walks, 2 passed balls and a sac fly.
July 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
On this day (July 20) in 2013 the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park (now Daiken Park) 4-2. The Mariners had just 1 hit in the game - a 2-run double by Michael Saunders in the 7th inning. Seattle scored two in the sixth on 2 walks, 2 passed balls and a sac fly.
July 19, 1960: Juan Marichal made his big league debut for SF with a complete game 1-hitter against Philadelphia. Marichal came to SF after the Giants demoted Willie McCovey to AAA. Can you think of another future Hall of Famer that was demoted & another future Hall of Famer activated in his place?
July 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
July 19, 1960: Juan Marichal made his big league debut for SF with a complete game 1-hitter against Philadelphia. Marichal came to SF after the Giants demoted Willie McCovey to AAA. Can you think of another future Hall of Famer that was demoted & another future Hall of Famer activated in his place?