About this episode

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various baseball topics and interview Dolly Vanderlip about her experiences in the AAGPBL.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon . Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the bad omen of a broken bat on an Ichiro Suzuki statue, whether Mason Miller is, at this moment, the best pitcher ever on a batter-per-batter basis, and how to label atypical pitches, then Stat Blast (30:00) about team promotional giveaways, age and debut gaps among MLB brothers, and switch-hitters who hit higher in the lineup from one side. Then (47:58) Ben talks to 88-year-old All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher Dolly “Lippy” Vanderlip about growing up as the lone girl in games against boys, joining the AAGPBL at age 15, playing for manager Jimmie Foxx , life on and off the field, the end of the league, how A League of Their Own revitalized interest in the AAGPBL, the impending launch of the Women’s Pro Baseball League, and more. Audio intro : Tom Rhoads, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio interstitial : Moon Hound, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to broken statue video Link to broken statue image…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

Guest: Dolly “Lippy” Vanderlip

Topics covered

• baseball history
• pitching analysis
• women in sports
• AAGPBL
• promotional giveaways
• Ichiro Suzuki
• switch-hitters

Keywords

• Dolly Vanderlip
• AAGPBL
• Ichiro Suzuki
• Mason Miller
• baseball pitching
• promotional giveaways
• switch-hitters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, Women’s Pro Baseball League

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