Outsports Radio

As you know from listening to any of the past 54 episodes, it doesn't take much to get me talking about Ted Williams. That comes with the territory of doing a baseball show but it would also be true if I hosted a podcast about collecting scrimshaw or the life of Rutherford B. Hayes. Seventy years ago, Williams homered in his final at bat as a major leaguer. It was only fitting that The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived authored the greatest ending to a ballplayer's career in history. This week, I'm joined by Boston sports columnist Steve Buckley (The Athletic), who wrote a wonderful story in September interviewing all of the living players from that momentous day in Red Sox and baseball lore. We do a deep dive about what the piece revealed about the cantankerous legend's numerous acts of surprising kindness and respect toward his fellow ballplayers. Additionally, Buckley shares a great anecdote of a hotel lobby conversation he had with The Splendid Splinter and I sincerely hope my expression of slack-jawed awe i