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This episode celebrates baseball's greatest home run hitters and the evolution of the long ball.

The Home Run Hitters | Old Guy Sports Few plays in sports create the excitement of a baseball soaring over the fence. In this episode of Old Guy Sports, the Old Guy and Miss Amy celebrate baseball’s greatest home run hitters and the evolution of the long ball. The episode begins with a humorous look back at the Old Guy’s first over-the-fence home run at age eleven and a nostalgic discussion of the classic 1960 television series Home Run Derby. From there, the Old Guy traces the history of the home run—from the Dead Ball Era and Babe Ruth’s revolution of power hitting to today’s launch-angle and analytics-driven game. You’ll hear stories about legendary sluggers, tape-measure home runs, inside-the-park home run records, and the power hitters who defined each era of baseball. The Old Guy also shares his personal heroes from the 1970s and ranks his Top 10 greatest home run hitters of all time, explaining the reasoning behind every selection. The episode wraps up with a fun conversation about modern baseball analytics, including exit velocity and launch angle, and whether today’s game has become too dependent on the home run. Whether you grew up listening to games on the radio…

People in this episode

Host: Old Guy

Guest: Miss Amy

Topics covered

• home run hitters
• baseball history
• analytics in baseball
• nostalgia
• power hitting

Keywords

• home run
• baseball
• Babe Ruth
• analytics
• power hitting
• Home Run Derby
• nostalgia

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Books & works: Home Run Derby

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