In The Wheelhouse

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn will begin with a prelude to the airing of The Last Dance,  Doug Glanville outlines how baseball players will have to come together to police cheating in baseball; Barry Bonds checks in a #3 on Joe Posnanski’s Baseball 100; 73 years ago this week Jackie Robinson made his debut and we will talk about the man who scouted him; Damaso Garcia, Glenn Beckert, Jim Frey and Brian Dennehy all passed away this week; we’ll look back on the careers of John Tudor and Mario Mendoza and we examine how missing time for strikes and pandemics may impact a player’s chances for enshrinement in the Hall of Fame.  We’ll touch on the Cubs and our classic movie discussion is on The Good the Bad and the Ugly.  Next Week: Blazing Saddles.