About this episode

The episode discusses the history of first basemen for the Chicago Cubs, highlighting notable players and some less impressive ones.

For a team that is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year the Cubs haven't had that many regular first basemen in their history, and that's a very good thing. First base has been manned mostly by real Hall of Famers or Utility Tunnel of Famers for much of the team's existence. Andy and Mike D. are here to break them all down from Cap Anson to Frank Chance to Jolly Cholly Grimm to modern day heroes like Mark Grace, Derrek Lee, Anthony Rizzo and Frank Schwindel. Oh, don't worry, there are some bums to make fun of, too.

People in this episode

Host: Andy

Topics covered

• sports
• baseball
• Chicago Cubs
• history
• Hall of Famers

Keywords

• first basemen
• Cap Anson
• Frank Chance
• Mark Grace
• Anthony Rizzo

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