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Whether you are a baseball fan or not, you will definitely enjoy the story of the life and career of 'The Rube' Waddell. Famous for his pitching skills AND off the field antics.


This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 4.07 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).


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Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas


Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. 


REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Rube-Waddell/

https://www.amazon.com.au/Rube-Waddell-Brilliant-Strikeout-Artist/dp/0786407867?asin=B009TB1AXW&revisionId=c65b96b1&format=1&depth=1 

https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/waddell__rube#:~:text=Waddell%20was%20born%20to%20his,the%20rest%20of%20their%20lives. 

https://oddsportsstories.com/2021/10/11/the-eccentric-life-of-rube-waddell/

https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/rube-waddell-baseballs-peter-pan-3dc1a0bacf9c 

https://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/2024/06/17/rube-waddell-strange-pitcher/


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