Driveway Moments: Baseball

NPR's Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan presents tales about the big leagues and the little, the fans in the stands, the players, the history, and the lore.

Highlights include commentaries from some of the game’s most recognized authorities (Daniel Okrent, Frank Deford), a look back at some of baseball’s most important figures (Jackie Robinson, Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio), and colorful segments about the game’s unexpected delights, from the Hidden Ball Trick to the “All You Can Eat” option at Dodger Stadium.

What is a Driveway Moment? Maybe it’s happened to you as it has to countless others. . . . You’re driving home, listening to a story on NPR. Suddenly, you find yourself in your driveway (or parking space or parking garage). Rather than turn the radio off, you stay in your car to hear the piece to the end. It’s a Driveway Moment. The NPR Driveway Moments Series collects these “best of” stories so that you are never more than a “play” away from a Driveway Moment.

Tracks

Disc One

1. Introduction Neal Conan
2. A Baseball Tutorial Weekend Edition
3. The Hidden Language of Baseball All Things Considered
4. Dodger Fans Offered ‘All You Can Eat’ Option Day to Day
5. Autumn Glory: Baseball’s First World Series Morning Edition
6. Clemente: The Story of a True Baseball Hero Weekend Edition
7. Baseball Has Been Very, Very Good To Him All Things Considered
8. Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson, Pitching Pioneer Morning Edition
9. For the Love of the Game Tell Me More
10. The Mystery of ‘Sweet Caroline’ and the Sox Morning Edition
11. ‘The Hidden Ball’ and Other Baseball Tricks Day to Day
12. Neal Conan’s 'Play-by-Play' Morning Edition

Disc Two

1. A Test of Courage: Jackie Robinson’s Rookie Year Weekend Edition
2. StoryCorps Griot: Field of Dreams News & Notes
3. Baseball, Apple Pie and Steroids Weekend Edition Sunday
4. Braves Cheered On by Truly Brave Hospice Fans Weekend Edition
5. Remembering Aaron’s Quiet, Courageous Chase Morning Edition
6. ‘Three Blind Mice’ All Things Considered
7. Ballpark Names Fail to Impress All Things Considered
8. ‘Double Duty’ Radcliffe’s Busy Life All Things Considered
9. Math in Baseball Weekend Edition
10. Aren’t We Tired of Watching the Pitch Count? Morning Edition
11. Yogi Berra’s ‘Ten Rings’ All Things Considered
12. Ted Williams: An American Legend All Things Considered

1.75 Hours on 2 CDs